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AIR FORCE ACADEMY TRACK AND FIELD
JUSTIN TYNER ALL-AMERICAN IN THE INDOOR 5000-METER RUN 2010 NCAA THIRD-PLACE FINISHER TOP AMERICAN FINISHER AT 2010 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS MWC CHAMPION IN THE INDOOR 3000 METERS THREE-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTION OUTDOOR 1500-METER RECORD HOLDER (3:44.05) INDOOR 5000-METER RECORD HOLDER (13:41.26) OUTDOOR 5000-METER RECORD HOLDER (13:37.66) 2010 MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MOST VALUABLE COMPETITOR TWO-TIME CROSS COUNTRY MVP TWO-TIME MWC CROSS COUNTRY HONOREE TWO-TIME ALL-REGION SELECTION
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COACHING STAFF
VOLUNTEER COACH . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Graf (High Jump) VOLUNTEER COACH . . . . . . . . Mark Stanforth (Distance) VOLUNTEER COACH . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron White (Sprints) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS . . MAJ JASON ZARB COUSIN Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.333.6787 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jason.zarb-cousin@usafa.edu
Table of Contents and Quick Facts . . . . . . Media Information and Pronunciation Guide Letter from Coach Lindeman . . . . . . . . . 2011 Indoor Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MEET THE FALCONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach Ralph Lindeman . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Associate Head Coach Scott Irving . . . . . . 9-10 Assistant Coach Juli Benson . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Assistant Coach Scott Steffan . . . . . . . . . . 12 Assistant Coach Devin West . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Director of Ops Maj Jason Zarb-Cousin . . . . . 13 Volunteer Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 Support Staff and Cadet Managers . . . . . . . 15 2011 Team Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 2011 Roster and Breakdown. . . . . . . . . 18-19 Returning All-American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Returning All-Conference Performers. . . . 21-31 Returning All-Conference Relay . . . . . . . 32-34 Returning Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . 35-49 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-52 2010 SEASON IN REVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indoor Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55 Top Indoor Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Outdoor Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-58 Top Outdoor Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Military Championship Results . . . . . . . 60-61 Team Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 ACADEMY RECORD BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Time Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-82 Non-Traditional Records . . . . . . . . . . . 83-84
PROGRAM HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Nick Frawley Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Sara Neubauer Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 All-Time Team Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Top Award Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Academy Top Six Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Team Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-93 Academic Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-95 World Class Athlete Program . . . . . . . . . . 96 Regional Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 USAFA Hall of Fame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 USATF Champions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . 97-100 CONFERENCE HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain West Conference Information . . . 102 Award Winners and Champions. . . . . . . . 103 Conference Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 All-Conference Honorees . . . . . . . . .104-105 2010 MWC Indoor Results . . . . . . . . .106-107 2010 MWC Outdoor Results . . . . . . . .108-109 Western Athletic Conference History . . . . . 110 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 The Academy Experience . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Air Force Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . .114-115 Cadet Field House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Cadet Outdoor Track Stadium . . . . . . . . . 117 2011 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
MEDIA INFORMATION TRACK AND FIELD CONTACT . . . . . . . . VALERIE PERKIN Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.333.8286 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.333.3798 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .valerie.perkin@usafa.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GoAirForceFalcons.com
CREDITS & COVERS The 2011 Air Force Track and Field Media Guide was written and designed by Valerie Perkin, assistant athletic media relations director. Editorial assistance provided by the athletic media relations staff. Photos taken by Perkin, MWC Photography, NCAA Photos, Col Martin France and DenMar Photo Services. The front cover features Justin Tyner, the program’s returning All-American, conference champion and Academy record holder in the indoor 5000-meter run, outdoor 1500-meter run and outdoor 5000-meter run. The back cover features Academy record holders Robert Drye (weight throw) and Melissa Beerse (indoor pole vault, outdoor pole vault).
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QUICK FACTS | TABLE OF CONTENTS
HEAD COACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RALPH LINDEMAN Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combined Events Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.333.2173 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.333.6569 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ralph.lindeman@usafa.edu ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH. . . . . . . . . . . . SCOTT IRVING Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Throws Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.333.3013 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scott.irving@usafa.edu ASSISTANT COACH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JULI BENSON Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Middle Distance, Distance Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.333.3602 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . julianne.henner@usafa.edu ASSISTANT COACH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCOTT STEFFAN Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.333.4694 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scott.steffan@usafa.edu ASSISTANT COACH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEVIN WEST Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sprints, Hurdles Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.333.9501 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . devin.west@usafa.edu
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2011 TEAM INFORMATION | MEET THE FALCONS | SEASON REVIEW | PROGRAM HISTORY | AIR FORCE ACADEMY
ACADEMY QUICK FACTS
INTERVIEW POLICIES INTERVIEWS: Interviews with Air Force coaches and athletes must be arranged through Valerie Perkin in the Air Force Athletic Media Relations Office. All requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the desired interview time. WORKING PRESS CREDENTIALS: Press and photo credentials for media can be obtained by contacting Valerie Perkin, assistant athletic media relations director, at (719) 333-8286. Requests should be made at least one day prior to the meet. CONTACTING ATHLETES: The private phone numbers and email addresses of Air Force cadet-athletes will not be issued to the media. The cadet-athletes have been instructed not to accept calls from any members of the media without prior notification from the athletic media relations office.
AIR FORCE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS
MEDIA INFORMATION
AIR FORCE ACADEMY | PROGRAM HISTORY | SEASON REVIEW | MEET THE FALCONS | 2011 TEAM INFORMATION
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Associate Athletic Director | Communications . Assistant Athletic Director | Media Relations. . Assistant Media Relations Director . . . . . . . Assistant Media Relations Director . . . . . . . Assistant Media Relations Director . . . . . . . Assistant Media Relations Director . . . . . . . Graphics Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcast Executive Producer . . . . . . . . . . Television Production Assistant . . . . . . . . .
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WWW.GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM Visit the official Air Force athletic website - GoAirForceFalcons.com - for the most up-to-date information regarding the Falcons’ track and field team and all 27 Air Force sports. Results, statistics, rosters, cadet-athlete bios, previews, features, interviews and meet recaps can be found on the team page.
FIND US ON FACEBOOK & TWITTER The Air Force track and field team has joined Facebook and Twitter! Anyone can get behind the scenes information on the team by clicking “like” on their Facebook page and following their Twitter feed.
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PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MEDIA Media Contact . Email . . . . . . Office Phone . . Website . . . .
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Academy Spirit HQ USAFA/PAI USAFA, CO 80840 Phone: (719) 333-2044
Denver Post 101 W. Colfax Ave., 600 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (303) 954-1296
KOAA-TV (5/30) - NBC 2200 7th Ave. Pueblo, CO 81003 Phone: (719) 630-3930
KRDO-TV (13) - ABC P.O. Box 1457 Colo. Springs, CO 80901 Phone: (719) 575-6360
KKTV (11) - CBS 3100 N. Nevada Ave. Colo. Springs, CO 80907 Phone: (719) 578-0000
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The Gazette 30 S. Prospect Colo. Springs, CO 80903 Phone: (719) 636-0250
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Beski . . . . Bieber . . . Heikkinen . Keranen . . Lauritzen . . Palicia. . . . Ptacek . . . Quallio . . . Schwochow Severino . . Tyner . . . . Uzor Udensi Walmsley. . Zubey . . . .
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During the 2011 season, our vision for the Air Force Academy Track and Field program has never been clearer -- ‘to develop highly competitive men’s and women’s track and field teams which annually contend for the Mountain West Conference title; insisting on a total commitment to academic and military goals; unwavering compliance with institutional, conference and NCAA guidelines, whose trademarks are an image of complete class and unquestioned integrity.’ Our strategy and tactics to realize this vision is simple -- ‘to recruit the highest quality student-athletes in the United States, and to develop those in our program to improve and progress from week to week, month to month and year to year, into conference championship-caliber and NCAA championship-qualifying performers.’ We trust you’ll see that we are committed to excellence in athletics with this 2011 Media Guide. Our traditions, our coaching staff, our facilities, our schedule and the administrative and financial support we receive are among the best in NCAA Division I athletics. We hope you will recognize that the Air Force Academy is characterized not only by its athletic achievements, but also by its sound foundation of academic leadership and character development. The motto - “Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do” -- is truly believed in by each member of our administration, team, and coaching staff.
The team and coaches welcome you to another exciting season of Air Force Track and Field and we express our appreciation to the Falcons’ many friends, students and alumni for your support. Together, we are a part of the great Air Force tradition and each of us plays an important role in the future success of the Air Force Academy Track and Field program. Sincerely,
Ralph Lindeman Air Force Head Track and Field Coach
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LETTER FROM COACH LINDEMAN
Under the leadership of our athletic department personnel, the future for this program continues to be promising. Their vision, understanding and dedication will allow Air Force Track and Field to grow and mature to one of the premier programs in the country.
2011 TEAM INFORMATION | MEET THE FALCONS | SEASON REVIEW | PROGRAM HISTORY | AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Dear Friends of Air Force Track and Field,
2011 INDOOR HIGHLIGHTS
At the 2011 NCAA Track and Field Championships, JUSTIN TYNER earned first-team All-America status following a fifth-place finish in the 3000-meter run and teamed with TYLER STANLEY, ANTHONY DELGADO and NICK WHITE for second-team accolades in the distance medley relay behind a ninth-place finish. Tyner becomes the third member of the men’s team to earn indoor All-America honors in back-to-back years – and the first to do so in different events. The relay team became the Falcons’ first Division I relay team to earn All-America status – and the first at any division since the women’s 1600-meter relay team claimed Division II honors in 1984. After coaching the men’s team to their best-ever indoor finish at the Mountain West Conference Championships, RALPH LINDEMAN was voted as the 2011 MWC Men’s Coach of the Year. The Falcons placed second with 122 points.
MORGAN MOSBY broke the program’s 30-year-old record in the 1000-meter run at the adidas Classic on Jan. 22, as she crossed the finish line in a career-best time of 2:54.62.
Backed by conference titles in the 3000- and 5000-meter races, JUSTIN TYNER claimed the conference’s High Point award with 20 points, sharing the honor with Leif Arrhenius of BYU, who took first in the shot put and weight throw.
TYLER STANLEY broke the program’s 600-meter standard at the New Mexico Classic and Combined Meet on Feb. 4, as he crossed the finish line in a USAFA record time of 1:19.52.
The distance medley relay team of TYLER STANLEY, ANTHONY DELGADO, NICK WHITE and JUSTIN TYNER shattered the Academy record by nearly nine seconds at the Alex Wilson Invitational on Mar. 4. With a time of 9:32.06, the quartet crushed the previous mark that had stood since 2004, while posting the 10th-fastest time in the nation.
Air Force claimed its first-ever MWC title in the 4x400-meter relay when MANNY SMITH, ANTHONY DELGADO, CORY ENGEL and CHRIS SEVERINO clocked a combined time of 3:12.79 – the fourth-fastest time in Academy history – to hold off a late charge from BYU during the final event of the conference championships on Feb. 26.
Tyner, who claimed the 5000-meter title on Friday with a championship meet record time of 14:13.33, successfully defended his 3000-meter title on Saturday with another championship meet record time of 8:16.72.
CALE SIMMONS was named the Mountain West Conference Athlete of the Week on two occasions in 2011. He first claimed the honor on Jan. 17 after winning the pole vault (16’6¾”), before earning it again on Feb. 28 after becoming the 12th vaulter in program history to clear the 17-foot bar (17’2¾”).
On Feb. 4, ROBERT DRYE broke his own Academy record in the weight throw at the New Mexico Classic and Combined Meet. Drye threw 62’3” to better his previous program standard by over one foot and improve the Academy’s threeyear-old Junior Class Record by over two feet.
Seven individuals and one relay team earned all-conference honors at the MWC Championships, after finishing within the top three of their respective events. JUSTIN TYNER (3000-meter run, 5000-meter run); ROBERT DRYE (shot put) NOAH PALICIA (heptathlon), CHRIS SEVERINO (400-meter dash), MICHAEL TIBBS (heptathlon), CALE SIMMONS (pole vault) and JIM WALMSLEY (5000-meter run) earned individual all-conference honors, while Severino, MANNY SMITH, ANTHONY DELGADO and CORY ENGEL received all-league recognition on the 4x400-meter relay team.
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MEET THE FALCONS
RALPH LINDEMAN Head Coach Combined Events 22nd Season Arizona State (1973)
Ralph Lindeman, an eight-time conference coach of the year, is in his 22nd season at the helm of the Air Force track and field team.
As the chairman of the Hurdle sub-committee for USATF’s Men’s Development Committee, he coordinated video analysis of all hurdle races at USA Championships and Olympic Trials and managed a series of mini-camps for the elite U.S. male hurdlers at San Diego’s Olympic Training Center that ran annually from 1993 to 2000.
He is well-known throughout the international track and field community and holds many distinctions from his long involvement with both the Olympic sport and the Academy’s athletic program. From the very first day he stepped onto the track at the Academy in 1989, the Falcons have benefited from Lindeman’s leadership and his love of coaching.
HEAD COACH RALPH LINDEMAN
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He has also worked on the coaching staff for the United States men’s team at the 1992 World Junior Championships and the “West Team” at the 1987 United States Olympic Festival.
Over his tenure, he has earned numerous distinctions and honors. Lindeman is a seven-time conference Coach of the Year and the 2001 NCAA Mountain Region Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year.
Lindeman first became excited about track and field as a seventh grader at Phoenix Christian Grade School in Arizona, when his physical education teacher took his class to a collegiate track dual-meet featuring Arizona State and New Mexico. Later, the influences of his high school track coaches, according to Lindeman, “unknowingly inspired me to pursue coaching.”
He has guided the men’s program to 14 top-three finishes during the Mountain West Conference indoor and outdoor seasons, including three runner-up positions. He has watched the women’s program break numerous Academy records and become a significant force in the league.
Lindeman’s coaching career began in 1973, when he was an assistant coach at Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix, Ariz., working with the football and track teams. From there, he became an assistant track coach at Glendale High School in Glendale, Ariz., working under Ken France, a legend in the Arizona coaching ranks. He also served as the head coach for the cross country and track teams during his five-year tenure at Glendale.
His work is not limited to the boundaries of the Academy. Most recently, Lindeman served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Track & Field Team that participated in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Previously he was the jumps, pole vault and decathlon coach for the U.S. Men’s Track & Field Team at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. That team collected 19 medals - including two Gold and five Silver medals from Lindeman-coached athletes - for the squad’s highest medal count since the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
Following a stint as the boys’ track and cross country coach at Westwood High School in Mesa, Ariz., Lindeman moved up to the collegiate ranks, becoming an assistant track coach at Arizona State, coaching the field events for the men’s team. The 1982 Sun Devil team won Arizona State’s first-ever PAC-10 title in track and field.
He also served as an advisor to the South Korean team at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and was a scheduling manager for the 1996 Games in Atlanta. In addition to his work with the Olympic Games, Lindeman has also served as the head men’s coach for the 2001 World University Games, 1999 Pan American Games and the “North Team” at the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival.
In 1982, Lindeman went to the University of Arizona as an assistant coach of the men’s and women’s teams, overseeing the sprints, hurdles and jumps. Both the men’s and women’s teams placed in the top 10 at the 1984 NCAA Championships. Lindeman credits Dave Murray at the University of Arizona for giving him his first full-time job at the university level and teaching him about coaching collegiate athletes. For his 11 years coaching within the state of Arizona, Lindeman was inducted into the Arizona Track Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2009. Lindeman left Arizona in 1984, when he was named the head coach at Long Beach State University. During his five years there, he took the men’s and women’s track and field teams, as well as the cross country teams, to new heights in the Big West Conference. He remained with the 49ers until his appointment at Air Force. In 1989, Lindeman came to the Air Force Academy as the head coach of the men’s and women’s track and field team, as well as the head coach of the Falcons’ men’s cross country program.
Lindeman and associate head coach Scott Irving watch the Air Force throwers compete at the 2010 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships.
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The team’s second-place finish at the regional championships remains the best finish ever by an Air Force cross country team, while its placing at the national meet is the program’s second-best finish since 1967. Since Lindeman’s arrival at the Air Force Academy, the Falcons have accounted for 31 WAC champions and 65 Mountain West Conference champions. In addition, the men have rewritten 39 Academy records, while the women have displaced 34. Lindeman-coached Air Force teams have produced two national champions, including Callie Calhoun, who earned five titles during her career. His teams have also garnered 42 All-America selections. Lindeman has a simple coaching philosophy which is summed up in the USAFA core values - “Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all we do”. He believes that his role as the head coach is to make sure that the program provides a framework in which the cadet-athletes can achieve excellence, not only athletically, but also academically and militarily. In addition to his coaching duties, he has been a featured speaker at coaching clinics in 25 states and four countries, while writing articles that have been published in three journals and chapters of the textbooks “Hurdles: Theory and Technique” and the “USA Track and Field Coaching Manual” (1999 edition).
He has also sat on the men’s hurdle development committee during four Olympic quadrennials, holding the chairman’s position from 1993-2000. In addition, he has served on the NCAA Track and Field Rules Committee, acting as the chairman for the 2000 outdoor championships and was the president of the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association (Division I Coaches) from 2000-03. Lindeman sees his involvement with these organizations as a way to not only make a significant improvement to the sport of collegiate track and field, but to extend benefits to the development of the Air Force program. Lindeman graduated in 1973 from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He went on to complete a master’s degree in exercise science from ASU in 1976. He has been married to his wife, Cindy, for the past 39 years. Cindy has been a fixture as a teacher at Springs Community Church Preschool for many years.
COACHING HONORS Inducted into the Arizona Track Coaches Hall of Fame, as a member of the Class of 2009 Served as an assistant coach on the 2004 U.S. Men’s Olympic Track and Field Team in Athens, Greece. Served as Meet Director for the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival held in Colorado Springs, Colo. Served on the NCAA Track and Field Rules Committee from 1996-2000, including chairman of the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Served as the president of the U.S. Track Coaches Association (Div. I Coaches) from 2001-03. Currently serving as the Chairman of the Coaches Association’s Ethics Committee Elected as Chair of the USATF Coaches’ Advisory Committee
COACHING DISTINCTIONS Coaching Staff, USA Men’s Team 2007 World Championships - Osaka, Japan Coaching Staff, USA Men’s Team 2004 Olympic Games - Athens, Greece Head Coach, USA Men’s Team 2001 World University Games - Beijing, China
They have two children and five grandchildren. Their daughter, Jennifer, is a graduate of Arizona State, as is her husband, Brian Rowedder. Jennifer and Brian have three children, Maddison , Brock and Landon. Their son, Brian, is a firefighter in Parker, Colo., and a former high school state champion in the pole vault. He is married to Heather Dunavint, and they have twin girls, Elsie and Mira.
Head Coach, USA Men’s Team 1999 Pan American Games - Winnipeg, Canada Head Coach, “North” Team 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival - San Antonio, Texas Coaching Staff, USA Men’s Team 1992 World Junior Championships - Seoul, Korea Coaching Staff, “West” Team 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival - North Carolina
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Lindeman has been very active on various track and field committees, as well. He currently serves as the chairman of the Coaches’ Association Ethics Committee, and was recently elected as the chair of the USATF Coaches Advisory Committee.
2008 MWC Indoor Coach of the Year 2004 MWC Indoor Coach of the Year 2003 MWC Outdoor Coach of the Year 2001 MWC Outdoor Coach of the Year 2001 MWC Indoor Coach of the Year 2001 NCAA Regional Men’s Coach of the Year 1995 WAC Indoor Coach of the Year 1991 WAC Cross Country Coach of the Year 1989 Big West Coach of the Year (Long Beach State)
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As the cross country mentor, he guided the Falcons to their first-ever conference championship, when they claimed the 1991 Western Athletic Conference championship. Led by two-time WAC Champion, Chris Nelson, Lindeman’s 1991 team went on to place second at the regional meet and 14th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Q&A WITH COACH LINDEMAN What is the “Lindeman Philosophy”? “I don’t think my position is just coaching the men’s and women’s track teams. My responsibility is to provide leadership for the entire program - that means not only ensuring athletic success, but success in the other mission elements as well. I’ve always thought of myself first and foremost as a teacher, and that’s how I started out in this profession - teaching biology and coaching at the high school level. I’m now a teacher who spends up to three hours every day with the cadet-athletes I work with. I like to think I mentor those cadet-athletes in everything I teach from track and field technique and training to character development and leadership.”
What is your vision for the program? “Our vision is to develop highly competitive men’s and women’s track and field and cross country teams which annually contend for the conference title, while insisting on a total commitment to academic and military goals, unwavering compliance with institutional and NCAA guidelines; and whose trademarks are an image of complete class and unquestioned integrity.” What do you look for when recruiting athletes? “The first task is to identify high school juniors and seniors who can run fast, jump high and throw far. Then, we screen the candidates for their academic credentials, character and citizenship. Finally, our challenge is to sell the prospects on a service academy education and a career in the U.S. Air Force.”
Who do you look to as a mentor? “I get much of my inspiration and motivation from my peers - like Scott Irving from our own staff, or rivals like Ron Mann at Louisville, Rick McGuire at Missouri or John McNichols at Indiana State - I respect these guys and value their opinions. Also, my wife, Cindy, is the most loving and thoughtful person I’ve ever been around. She challenges me to be the same - in fact, I guess I have to say that she is my “mentor” in addition to being my best friend.”
What are your most memorable coaching experiences? “The most memorable experiences are of the teams that achieved way beyond their potential. This would include the 2004 men’s team which went into the final event of the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships within three points of both eventual champion, BYU, and runner-up, Colorado State. Then, there was our 1995 men’s team which was the runner-up in the indoor conference championships - just three and half points behind BYU. At the time, that was the closest any team had come to BYU in six years - that was exciting! And I will never forget the 1991 cross country team that won the Air Force Academy’s first-ever WAC Championship and then placed 14th in the NCAA Championships. I love scoring meets, particularly conference championship meets. They’re all memorable when I can look back and identify both individual and team successes.”
What do you love about being a coach at the Academy? “I love the caliber of the young men and young women that I get to work with. They are well-rounded individuals who have higher priorities than athletics, but who are just as committed to excellence as any other highly successful competitors.”
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What do you expect from your athletes? “I expect them to be committed to excellence, which means always striving to develop, progress and show improvement of their performances in their events over the course of the year and throughout their four years in our program.”
OFF THE TRACK Hobbies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fly-fishing, playing golf Favorite Pastime . . . Playing with his grandchildren, watching them play sports Favorite Vacation Spot . Grand Lake, Colo. (near Rocky Mountain National Park) Favorite Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chariots of Fire Favorite Foods . . . . . . . . Salmon, Bison, anything with Green Chile Peppers Favorite Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ted’s Montana Grill Person He’d Most Like to Meet . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Barack Obama If He Wasn’t Coaching, He’d Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pastor or Youth Minister Coaching Hero . . . . . . . The late Payton Jordan (longtime coach at Stanford) Favorite Track Meet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa) Favorite Track Stadium . . . . . . . . . . Oregon’s Hayward Field (Eugene, Ore.) Favorite Pro Sports Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado Rockies First Job . . . . . . . Milking cows on a dairy farm while in high school in Arizona
ABOVE: Lindeman visited the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, while he was a part of the coaching staff for the U.S. Men’s Track and Field Team at the Olympic Games. RIGHT: Lindeman claimed his third Mountain West Conference Indoor Coach of the Year award in 2008. Lindeman has also claimed a pair of MWC outdoor Coach of the Year awards.
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Associate Head Coach Throws 12th Season Willamette (1973)
Scott Irving joined the Air Force staff in 1999 as the coach of the field events. He was promoted to the associate head coach prior to the start of the 2008 season. His primary responsibilities include recruiting for field events and coaching the Falcons’ throwing program.
During the 2007 season, Irving coached senior Olivia Korte to a new Academy record and conference title in the discus throw, as well as a new Mountain West Conference championship-meet record in that event. Korte and Neubauer teamed up to rewrite the program’s shot put records several times throughout the course of the season, while Neubauer capped off an impressive freshman campaign with a USTF Junior National title in the shot put. With Neubauer’s MWC titles in the indoor shot put, weight throw, outdoor shot put and discus throw, Korte’s crown in the discus throw, Pounds’ three titles in the javelin, Dominique Boivin’s 2003 discus title, and Ana-Maria Ortega’s 2001 title in the pole vault, Irving now claims 10 of Air Force’s female Mountain West Conference champions. Since 2001, he has coached 19 MWC champions and 17 MWC runners-up during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Falcons’ men’s and women’s track and field teams.
His throwers had a stellar 2010 season, accounting for five Mountain West Conference titles, an All-America certificate and four Academy records. Neubauer, who won conference titles in the indoor shot put, weight throw, outdoor shot put and discus throw, earned All-America status in the discus throw for the second straight year and set Academy records in the indoor and outdoor shot put, weight throw and hammer throw. Katie Weber won the javelin throw at the conference meet, as Air Force accounted for five of the six throwing titles at the combined conference championships.
In 2003, Jocelyn Dooley became the Academy’s first female NCAA Division I regional qualifier. Since that time, Irving’s throwers have accounted for 29 of the 40 female qualifiers to the NCAA Regional meet (now the NCAA Preliminary Round). And of the 11 times Falcons have advanced to the national championship meet in all women’s sports at the Academy, Irving has coached nine (Pounds three times, Korte twice, Dooley and Neubauer three times).
Highlighted by three meet records, Neubauer won four event titles at the Military Championships, leading the women to their first-ever team championship at the all-service academy meet.
Irving coached two MWC champions in 2002, including freshman pole vaulter Paul Gensic, who was ranked second in the NCAA among freshmen. Tim Fritz set a championship-meet and MWC all-time record on his way to the first of two javelin titles. In 2007, Matt Schwandt’s first-place finish in the javelin was the Falcons’ seventh conference championship in that event over an eight-year span.
On the men’s side, Robert Drye set an Academy record in the weight throw, while Conner Van Fossen collected all-conference honors in the javelin throw. The 2009 season was also an impressive year for Irving-coached athletes. Behind top-eight finishes in the shot put and discus throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Neubauer became the Falcons’ first female athlete ever to earn multiple All-America honors at the Division I level. Neubauer, who scored for Air Force in all four throwing events at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships and earned all-conference accolades in the shot put and discus throw, set Academy records in the indoor and outdoor shot put, as well as the hammer throw (in just her first year throwing that apparatus).
Irving brought impressive credentials to the Academy. Countless champions in four leagues, over 35 All-Americans, eight national champions, numerous national team members and two Olympians have developed under his tutelage. He helped build two NCAA championship programs at Oregon (1977-83) and Florida (1983-89). Three records for Irving-coached athletes stand at Oregon, and Florida throwers earned five of the top seven places in the women’s discus throw at the 1989 SEC championships, including the champion and runner-up.
Drye and Paige Blackburn earned all-conference accolades in the hammer throw and javelin throw, respectively, at the 2009 conference championships, while 16 incursions were made to the program’s all-time record book in the throwing events. In addition, Neubauer, Drye and Blackburn were three of the seven Air Force throwers to compete at the NCAA Regional Championships.
From 1989-93, Irving guided Illinois’ men’s team back to the conference title, as he built the strongest field events program in the Big Ten. At Illinois, he coached three Big Ten triple jump champions, including 1991 Big Ten Medal of Honor winner, GTE Academic All-American and NCAA outdoor AllAmerican Aaron Mobarak. Another Irving-coached athlete, JD Teach, was a fivetime conference shot put champion and NCAA All-American.
For his success, Irving has been honored as the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division I Mountain Region Women’s Outdoor Assistant Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2010. He is the first Air Force coach to be honored in this capacity and third overall connected to the throws program, joining Neubauer (Mountain Region Outdoor Female Field Athlete of the Year, 2010) and Dana Pounds (Mountain Region Outdoor Female Field Athlete of the Year, 2006).
Records by Irving’s javelin throwers still stand in five programs where he has coached (Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Southeastern Conference, Pac-10 Conference, Mountain West Conference).
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In 13 seasons, Irving has developed the Academy throwers into one of the top throwing programs, not only in the Mountain West Conference, but nationally as well, on both the NCAA and USATF championship scenes. Under Irving’s guidance, program records have been rewritten countless times in every field event. In addition, the throwers have continued to increase point production at the MWC Championships. In fact, the women’s throwing team, which includes over two-thirds of the program’s all-MWC selections, has scored over half of the team points at the conference championships every year since 2003.
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Irving continued to coach Pounds after her collegiate career had ended. Under Irving’s supervision, she won the national title at the 2007 USATF Championships, upsetting the defending champion and then-American record holder. A member of Team USA and the Air Force World Class Athlete Program, Pounds placed second at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials and has competed at the World Championships and Pan-American Games. In 2009, Irving was selected to be a featured speaker at the annual U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Convention, where he spoke on coaching javelin throwers. In addition, Irving has written dozens of technical articles. His national coaching assignments include the 1985 World University Games, the 1987 Olympic Festival, head coach for the 1989 junior tour, the 1990 Scandinavian Javelin Tour, and the “U.S. vs. Great Britain” meet in the summer of 1993. A recipient of two master’s degrees (Art History from Northwestern in 1977 and Physical Education from Oregon in 1979), the 1973 Willamette University graduate places the pursuit of academic excellence as an utmost priority. Irving’s throwers at Oregon annually dotted the dean’s list, while his throwers at Florida made the All-SEC academic team 40 times. Since joining the Academy, his athletes have earned academic allconference honors on over 50 occasions.
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Phenomenally, in two out of just four years at Illinois, he had athletes awarded the most prestigious accolade - the Big Ten Medal of Honor for academic/athletic excellence. The tradition of academic excellence continues at the Academy, as 2005 graduate Brian Willis was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. For excellence in the classroom and from the field, five athletes have been named to the national USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Irving was born in Portland, Ore., 40 miles from his hometown of Cascade Locks. He and his wife, Allyn, have been married 37 years and have two sons, Scott and Kevin.
USTFCCCA Division I Mountain Region Outdoor Women’s Field Event Coach of the Year (2009) USTFCCCA Division I Mountain Region Outdoor Women’s Field Event Coach of the Year (2010)
BY THE NUMBERS One American collegiate record holder One World Championship team member Two USATF national champions Four MWC-meet record holders Ten Academy record-holders Three World Class Athlete Program participants Two Olympic Trials qualifiers Two NCAA national champions Seven NCAA All-Americans Eight NCAA national qualifiers Five Most Valuable Academy Athletes Eight MWC championship titles for men Ten women’s MWC championship titles Eight MWC javelin champions in 11 years Three MWC discus champions
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS The women’s throwing team won all four titles to pace Air Force to its first-ever Military Championships In 2009, Sara Neubauer became the program’s first-ever female double All-American at the Division I level The women’s throwers have earned 18 of the team’s 29 individual all-conference selections In 2008, Dana Pounds, the runner-up at the U.S. Olympic Trials, was recognized as the top female athlete in the Air Force The men’s throwers outscored all other conference throwing programs at the 2008 MWC championships Air Force throwers accounted for two USTF titles at the 2007 championships - the only college program to accomplish feat The women’s throwers outscored all other conference throwing programs at the 2007 MWC meet The 2007 women’s throwing team was recognized by the Sportswomen of Colorado, Inc., for their outstanding achievement Dana Pounds was recognized by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, as the state’s outstanding female college athlete The throw team finished 21st at the 2006 NCAA meet, beating out all other conference programs
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Assistant Coach Distances and Middle Distances Third Season James Madison (1992)
Juli Benson is in her third season as an assistant coach for the Air Force track and field team. In addition to her duties coaching the Falcons’ middle distance and distance runners, Benson is the head coach for the Academy’s cross country program, where she was named the MWC Coach of the Year in 2010. During the 2010 track season, she coached Justin Tyner to a MWC title in the 3000-meter run and to All-American status in the 5000-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where he was the top American finisher. In all, her middle distance and distance runners accumulated five all-conference selections, while the Air Force men claimed four of the top seven finishes in the 5000-meter run at the MWC Outdoor Championships.
Benson comes to the Academy following a three-year stint at George Mason University, where she served as the men’s middle distance coach and recruiting coordinator. While with the Patriots, Benson was instrumental in improving the placement of the men’s cross country team at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships from ninth to second in just two seasons. Prior to her time at GMU, she spent five years as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track and field team at Georgetown University. During her tenure with the Hoyas, over 20 athletes earned All-America status. In addition, the distance program was consistently ranked among the nation’s top-10. One of her Georgetown runners, Chris Lukezic, won the USA Junior National Championship in the 1500-meter run and finished fourth in that event at the 2004 Olympic Trials. She also guided Treniere Clement to a runnerup performance in the 1500-meter run at the 2004 NCAA Championships. Benson began her coaching career as the head coach of the women’s cross country team at her alma mater, James Madison University, in 1993. During her four-year tenure, she helped lead the Dukes to their first-ever CAA Championship. In addition, she served as an assistant coach for the track and field team. She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from James Madison in 1992 and a master’s degree in sports administration and exercise science in 1996. A four-year letterwinner, she was an NCAA All-American in the 1500-meter run during the 1992 season. In 2002, Benson was inducted into the JMU Athletic Hall of Fame. Benson, who spent seven years as a competitor for Asics Tiger Corporation (1993-94) and Reebok International (1994-00), served as an assistant women’s coach for the 2007 U.S. World Championship Team that competed in Osaka, Japan, and as the junior women’s coach for the 2003 U.S. Cross Country Team that captured its highest finish ever at the World Cross Country Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. She has served as a personal coach to Kevin Sullivan, who set new Canadian records in the indoor and outdoor 3000-meter events and finished 13th at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships, and Lukezic, who finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and clocked the seventh-fastest 1500-meter time ever in a U.S. outdoor performance. Benson also served as a consultant to Alan Webb, who was ranked No. 1 in the 1500 meters during that time. She was also elected to the U.S. Women’s Track and Field Coaches Association Advisory Board and as a representative for USATF Women’s High Performance (middle distance running). An accomplished runner, Benson represented the U.S. in the 1500-meter run during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She is a two-time silver medalist in the 1500 at the World Student Games and a gold medalist in that event at the 1996 Atlanta Gran Prix. She also earned a bronze medal in the mile of the 1997 Gran Prix Final. She was married in July 2009 to Robert Benson, the associate head football coach and defensive coordinator at The Colorado School of Mines. The couple resides in Highlands Ranch, Colo.
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2010 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS In 2010, Justin Tyner was the top American finisher in the 5000-meter run (third overall) at the NCAA Indoor Championships to claim All-America honors Benson coaches several post-collegiate athletes, including Olympian Jenny (Barringer) Simpson In 2010, Justin Tyner set Academy records in the 1500-meter run and both the indoor and outdoor 5000-meter races In 2009, Sean Houseworth earned the Academy’s Top Six Award for Athletic Excellence In 2010, Ally Romanko collected first-place finishes in both the 800- and 1500-meter events to help the Air Force women win their first-ever title at the Military Championships
BY THE NUMBERS Four Academy record-holders One NCAA All-American Three MWC championship titles for men EIght all-conference selections Three USTFCCCA Scholar-Athletes Six Military Championship record-holders One CoSIDA Academic All-American Two USTFCCCA Scholar-Athletes 23 MWC Academic All-Conference selections Two World Class Athlete Program participants
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In 2009, during her first season with the Falcons’ track and field team, two of her athletes set Academy records. Senior Sean Houseworth, who won the 3000- and 5000-meter titles at the MWC Indoor Championships, clocked a program-best time in the 10,000-meter race at the Stanford Invitational during the outdoor season. In addition, Daniel Castle set a program standard in the 1500-meter run at the NCAA Championships.
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SCOTT STEFFAN Assistant Coach Pole Vault Fourth Season New Mexico (1999)
Scott Steffan is in his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Air Force track and field team, where he serves as the event coach for the pole vaulters.
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In his first season with the Falcons (2008), Steffan coached the pole vault program to a record-setting season. Nick Frawley became the program’s 21st outdoor All-American, after placing second at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. He also won the Mountain West Conference title at the indoor championships, while claiming all-conference honors in the outdoor meet. On the women’s side, Melissa Beerse rewrote both the indoor and outdoor records, while earning all-conference honors during the indoor season. Three other Falcons made their mark on the women’s top-10 lists, so Steffan-coached athletes hold the top three spots in the indoor pole vault and the top two spots in the outdoor pole vault. In addition, both Frawley and Beerse participated in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. In 2009, the Steffan-coached pole vault team exceeded its success from his first season. Frawley picked up a pair of All-America certificates, tying for seventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships and placing seventh outright at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Frawley, who was named the USTFCCCA Division I Mountain Region Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Year, set the Academy’s indoor pole vault mark at 18’1”. On the women’s side, a pair of Falcons’ earned all-conference accolades, as Rachel Simmons (indoor) and Kimber Shealy (outdoor) each finished third at their respective championship meets. Shealy, who was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, moved into the top-three in the program’s all-time record book, including a tie for second outdoors. Last year, Steffan’s athletes continued to have unprecedented success, concluding with another All-America honor for Frawley. Following a third-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Frawley became the most-decorated Division I All-American, with four citations. The Falcons claimed the top two finishes at the indoor conference championship, as Frawley won his third career title and freshman Chase Cooper placed second. The program’s top-10 list received a major revamp for the third straight year, as seven top heights in men’s and women’s history were accounted for. Shealy, who was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for the second straight year, became just the second member of the women’s team to clear the 13-foot bar during the indoor season. Steffan joined the Falcons’ program after spending seven years at the University of New Mexico, where he coached the pole vault and men’s multi-event athletes. While with the Lobos, Steffan rebuilt the men’s and women’s pole vault program. Under his watch, three UNM pole vaulters competed at the NCAA Championships, while at least three qualified for the regional championships during each of his last four years. Also during that time, eight Lobos earned all-conference honors. Steffan coached former Lobo Robert Caldwell to All-America status, in addition to leading Derek Mackel to the NCAA Midwest Regional record of 18’1”. In addition to his work with the pole vault team, Steffan also improved the Lobos’ decathlon and heptathlon teams. He guided New Mexico to two decathlon titles, as well as the first MWC heptathlon crown. Coaching multiple decathlon finalists, Steffan has also coached six all-conference honorees in the multi-events and two NCAA Championship participants. Prior to joining the UNM staff, Steffan spent three years at Wichita State University. While there, he coached All-Americans in the pole vault, triple jump and heptathlon. His women’s pole vault team finished first, second and third at the Missouri Valley Conference championships during each of his three years. Steffan began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Virginia in 1991. During his six years at Virginia, he coached All-American athletes in the high jump, heptathlon, decathlon, 400-meter hurdles and long jump. He also guided 22 Atlantic Coast Conference champions. An all-Western Athletic Conference decathlete for New Mexico, Steffan graduated from the school in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in education. A native of Aztec, N.M., Steffan and his wife, Joanne, have two young sons Jake, who is four, and Trey, who was born in May 2009.
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COACHING HIGHLIGHTS In 2010, Nick Frawley became the program’s mostdecorated All-American with four citations In 2008, Melissa Beerse became the first member of the women’s team to clear the 13-foot bar Nick Frawley was the NCAA runner-up in 2008 and the third-place finisher in 2010 In 2009, Nick Frawley was voted as the Mountain Region Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA The top six women’s indoor pole vault marks have come under his leadership, as well as five of the top six outdoor clearances Three men have impacted the men’s indoor top 10, while two have impacted the outdoor top 10
BY THE NUMBERS Three Academy record-holders One World Class Athlete Program participant Four NCAA All-Americans Three MWC championship titles for men Ten all-conference selections One CoSIDA Academic All-District selections Two USTFCCCA Scholar-Athletes Seven MWC Academic All-Conference selections Two Military Championship record-holders
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Assistant Coach Sprints and Hurdles First Season Kennesaw State (2010)
Prior to his appointment at the Academy, West served as an assistant coach at Kennesaw State from 2007-10. During his tenure with the Owls, he was a part of four Atlantic Sun Conference Championship teams. He coached 19 Atlantic Sun outdoor champions (individual and relay teams), as well as 81 All-Atlantic Sun performers, the 2009 Indoor Championship Freshman of the Year and the 2010 Outdoor Championship Freshman of the Year. Four of his athletes qualified to the NCAA East Regional in the 110-meter hurdles and 63 set Kennesaw State records for both the men’s and women’s programs. He also assisted in the recruitment of three Nike Outdoor National participants, including one Nike Outdoor All-American, and four state champions to Kennesaw State. In addition, West coached a 2010 IAAF World Junior Championship qualifier in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and a 2009 USATF Junior National qualifier in the men’s 100-meter dash. Prior to his stint at KSU, West was an assistant track and field coach at Norcross High School, coaching nine state meet finalists and 13 state meet qualifiers. A USATF Level I certified coach, West graduated from Kennesaw State in 2010 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
MAJ JASON ZARB-COUSIN Director of Operations First Season (Second Overall) Air Force Academy (1999)
Maj Jason Zarb-Cousin is entering his first season the director of operations for the Air Force track and field program, after spending one season working with the Falcons’ distance runners. Zarb-Cousin, a 1999 graduate of the Air Force Academy, returned to his alma mater in 2009 after spending the past four seasons as an assistant cross country and track coach at Loyola Marymount University, while stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base. During his time with the Lions, the women’s cross country team earned three top-three finishes at the West Coast Conference Championships and finished within the top-15 at three straight NCAA Regional Championship meets. The women’s team also produced two individuals who made multiple NCAA national championship appearances in both cross country and track. In 2008, his last season at Loyola Marymount, the men’s cross country picked up a second-place finish at the WCC Championships – the squad’s highest finish since 1981 – and a 16th-place finish at the regional championships. Prior to his stint at LMU, he assisted the cross country and track teams at Fort Collins HS in Fort Collins, Colo., including the nationally ranked boys’ cross country team that won the 2004 5A state title. During his tenure at FCHS, both the boys’ and girls’ cross country teams finished within the top three at the state championships. ZarbCousin also coached the boys’ 4x800-meter relay team to the 2005 state title and the girls’ 4x800-meter relay teams to a pair of second-place finishes at the state meet. A native of Colorado Springs, Zarb-Cousin was a letterwinner for the Falcons’ track team as a middle distance runner. He graduated from the Academy with a degree in basic sciences and earned a master’s degree in physical education/kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado.
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Devin West is in the midst of his first season as an assistant coach with the Air Force track and field team. West, who joined the program following a three-year stint as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track programs at Kennesaw State University, oversees the Falcons’ sprint and hurdle athletes.
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Bob Graf is entering his sixth season as a volunteer coach for the Air Force track and field team, where he works primarily with the program’s high jumpers.
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Graf joined the Academy staff after spending six years as the assistant track coach at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. Prior to his appointment at UCCS, Graf spent 25 years coaching at the high school level, including 18 years at Wasson High School in Colorado Springs. He has also coached several athletes in the Army’s World Class Athlete program and at the 2008 Olympic Trials. During his career, Graf coached a state championship boys’ team and a state champion or place-finisher in 17 of 18 track events. He has been honored as the Coach of the Year four times, was named the Junior Achievement “Economics Teacher of the Year” for the state of Colorado and the Colorado High School Coaches Association Teacher/Coach of the Year. He is a master USA Track and Field official and has been the head starter for Air Force track meets over the past 20 years. Graf has also served as the head starter at the Colorado state meet. He has worked at two Olympic Games and four Olympic Trials, as well as numerous national meets. Graf has served as the president and executive secretary of the Colorado High School Coaches Association. He is also a member of the USA Track and Field Officials Association. Graf received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado and went on to obtain a master’s degree from Adams State College, where he worked as a graduate assistant for the cross country and track programs. A retired activities director from the Woodland Park School District, Graf and his wife Suzie live at Blue Mountain Ranch, which is an activities and sports camp that was founded by Suzie’s parents in 1946. They have two sons, David and Tim.
Mark Stanforth returns to the Air Force track and field program in his first season as a volunteer coach. Stanforth, who retired in 2006 after serving 15 years as the head coach of the cross country and associate head coach of the track and field team, will assist the current Falcons’ middle distance and distance runners. The highlights for the men’s cross country program during Stanforth’s 15 years include three top-16 NCAA finishes between 2000 and 2004, topped by an eighthplace finish in 2003. When the Falcons qualified for the NCAA Division I championship in 2000, it marked a unique coaching distinction for Stanforth - his teams had qualified for the national cross country championship in every collegiate division: NJCAA, NAIA, NCAA Divisions I, II and III. The Falcons won three conference championships, were conference runners-up six times and finished outside the top three only once in that 15 year span. Stanforth was selected by his peers as the conference coach of the year four times. Stanforth led the women’s cross country team during their transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. In his first four years, the Falcon women competed in Division II and qualified for the NCAA championships each year with program-high finishes of sixth place in both 1992 and 1995. In 1996, the Academy women’s programs moved to Division I. In 1999, the Falcons started a string of five consecutive third-place MWC conference finishes, the only upper division finishes by any Falcon women’s program in Division I. Individually, athletes with whom Stanforth worked with earned All-America honors 10 times in track and field and six times in cross country. He coached 26 individual conference champions on the track and one in cross country. His teams also earned national all-academic honors nine times. Prior to coaching at the Academy, Stanforth coached one year at his alma mater, the University of South Dakota/Springfield, seven years at Glendale (Ariz.) Community College and five years at the University of California, San Diego, in addition to one year as a graduate assistant at Northern State (S.D.) University. Stanforth and his wife, Pat, have two sons, Nicholas and Daniel.
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Kristen Cornett
Strength Coach
Athletic Trainer
Col Martin France Officer Rep.
In his ninth year as a volunteer coach (sprints) with the Falcons, Ron White brings a diverse coaching background to the Air Force track and field program.
After his retirement from the Air Force, White resumed his coaching career within the Colorado Public Schools System. He coached several of the best sprinters, hurdlers and middle distance runners in the state, including an undefeated two-time 110-meter high hurdles state champion and record holder.
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White began coaching in the USATF Junior Olympics program and was able to coach even more state champions and finalists, which included male and female champions in both hurdle distances, sprinters in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes and middle distance runners in the 1600- and 3200-meters. As a coach for the Junior Olympics, White has guided national champions in the 200-meter dash and 400-meter hurdles, as well as several national top-six 400-meter and 1600-meter relay teams. In over 40 years of coaching, it can be estimated that White has been a coach and mentor to over 75 champions in Colorado and Pennsylvania.
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White has also been a member of two Colorado state champion football staffs. As the coach of the linebackers and quarterbacks, he was fortunate to coach all-state team members in both positions.
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White and his wife, Veronica, have been married for 54 years.
NAME Ryan Anderson Lantz Balthazar Tyler Bloodworth Gordon Broadbent Joshua Casey Vincent Chen Adrianna Dong Robin Ekholm John Farquhar Riley Feeney Jonathan Fonbuena Kyle Frayling Timothy Hartman Brent Mattocks Justin McCroskey Stefan Morell Joshua Nielsen Keisha Salandy Alex Schultheiss
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HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Poth, Texas (Poth) Niceville, Fla. (Rocky Bayou Christian School) Union Grove, Wis. (Union Grove) Highland, Ind. (Calument Baptist) Duncan, S.C. (James F. Byrnes) Walnut, Calif. (Walnut) Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) Annandale, Minn. (Annandale) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) Chelsea, Mich. (Chelsea) Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga) Raytown, Mo. (Raytown South) Arlington, Texas (Lamar) Miramar, Fla. (Everglades) Montgomery, Ala. (Alabama Christian Academy) White Lake, Mich. (Lakeland) Forest Lake, Minn. (Forest Lake) Atlanta, Ga. (Frederick Douglas) Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids)
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Following his last tour in Vietnam, White returned to coaching in Weisbaden, Germany. His military coaching duties included two years as the head track coach for the USAFE team that placed third and second at the All-Air Force Championships. He also spent several years as the head track coach, assistant football coach and head of the Department of Athletics and Training at the USAFA Prep School.
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NAME Ted Artz Daniel Bailey Spencer Baldwin Jared Barkemeyer Matt Bell Bryce Bergman Elliott Beski Daniel Bieber Brendon Birdsell Isaiah Bragg Nathan Bratka Matt Cain Matt Caldwell James Chambers James Cole Chase Cooper Shane Cox Michael Craig Ryan Del Grosso Anthony Delgado James Dills Jeremy Drenckhahn Robert Drye Shawn Dubbs Cameron Edwards Carl Eifert Kyle Ellsworth Cory Engel Jalen Fooster Brian Ford Carson Fugal Daniel Funk Brad Hackert Jake Hawkins Tommy Heikkinen Sean Herbison Matt Jones Tyler Jordan William Kent Chris Keranen Zeb Kimball Ryan Kunce Mike Lauritzen Alex Lindsay Max Lutton James MacAndrew Justin Manchester Blake Moorhead Blair O’Bryant Phillip Ofili Sam O’Hair Gage Owens Gavin Owens Noah Palicia Seth Pelletier Charlie Perkins David Ptacek Andrew Quallio Reggie Rembert Jake Ringrose Jon Rock Jon Santiago Kyle Schwochow Chris Severino Cale Simmons Rob Simmons Tyler Small
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EVENTS 800m, 1500m 1500m, 5000m DT, HT, SP DT, HT, SP 5000m, 10000m 110mH, 400mH PV 400m DT, HT 5000m, 10000m DT, SP, HT, JT 800m, 1500m 800m, 1500m DT, HT, SP DT, HT, SP PV DT, HT, SP 200m, 400m 3000mSC, 5000m 400m, 200m Decathlon 5000m, 10000m SP, DT, HT 5000m, 10000m 800m, 1500m 5000m, 10000m PV 110mH, 400mH HT, DT, SP DT, SP, HT 5000m, 10000m TJ Decathlon 1500m, 5000m 1500m, 5000m SP, DT, HT 110mH, 400mH HJ HT, DT, SP LJ, TJ Decathlon PV JT 800m, 1500m 400m, 200m 100m, 200m 400mH JT 800m, 1500m 100m, 200m 1500m, 5000m 800m, 1500m 1500m, 5000m Decathlon, PV 1500m, 5000m 1500m, 5000m 400m, 200m 1500m, 5000m 100m, 200m Decathlon 5000m, 10000m JT SP, DT 400m, 200m PV PV 5000m, 10000m
HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Satellite, Fla. (Satellite) Lincroft, N.J. (Christian Brothers Academy) Joseph City, Ariz. (Joseph City) Belen, N.M. (Belen) Denver, Colo. (George Washington) New Bremen, Ohio (New Bremen) Denver, Colo. (Mullen) Cherokee, Iowa (Washington) Irvine, Calif. (Beckman) Springfield, Ohio (Emmanuel Christian Academy) West Liberty, Ohio (West Liberty-Salem) Brockport, N.Y. (Brockport) Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill) Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman) Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill) Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) Orrville, Ohio (Orrville) Marysville, Ohio (Marysville) Austin, Texas (Liberal Arts and Science Academy) Fair Oaks, Calif. (Bella Vista) Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata) Las Vegas, Nev. (Shadow Ridge) Cripple Creek, Colo. (Cripple Creek-Victor) Park City, Utah (Park City) Peachtree City, Ga. (McIntosh) Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler) Northglenn, Colo. (Northglenn) Marietta, Ga. (Marietta) Alamosa, Colo. (Alamosa) Park City, Utah (Park City) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Doherty) Thomaston, Conn. (Thomaston) Perry, N.H. (Pinkerton Academy) Panama City, Fla. (Rutherford) West Saint Paul, Minn. (St. Croix Lutheran) Ashtabula, Ohio (Lakeside) Ramona, Calif. (Ramona) Marietta, Ga. (George Walton Comp) Callon, Va. (Washington and Lee) Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista) Camas, Wash. (Camas) Rochester Hills, Mich. (Rochester Adams) Tacoma, Wash. (Franklin Pierce) Arlington, Texas (Pantego Christian Academy) Panama CIty, Fla. (Bay) Loxahatchee, Fla. (Seminole Ridge) Douglasville, Ga. (Chapel Hill) Houston, Texas (Cy-Creek) Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin) Ennis, Mont. (Ennis) Ennis, Mont. (Ennis) Stoneboro, Pa. (Lakeview) Wells, Maine (Home School) Alameda, Calif. (Alameda) Allegan, Mich. (Hamilton) Jacksonville, Fla. (Zama American/Japan) Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) Eagle Point, Ore. (Eagle Point) Macomb, Mich. (Eisenhower) Kaploei, Hawaii (Kapolei) Brookville, Ohio (Brookville) Pataskala, Ohio (Watkins Memorial) Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin) Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin) Mercersburg, Ohio (Mercersburg Academy)
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NAME Manny Smith Travis Smith Tyler Stanley Dontae Strickland Michael Tibbs Justin Tyner Uzor Udensi Tim Urista Conner Van Fossen Jim Walmsley Jared Weary Nick White Lance Wolfsmith Zach Wood Alex Zubey
YR Jr. So. Sr. So. So. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr.
EVENTS 400m, 200m HJ 800m, 1500m 100m, 200m, LJ Decathlon 1500m, 3000mSC, 5000m 200m, 400m Decathlon, JT JT 1500m, 5000m 100m, 200m 800m, 1500m 5000m, 1500m HJ 800m, 1500m
HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan) Bexley, Ohio (Bexley) Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South) Rogers, Ark. (Rogers) Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd Senior) San Antonio, Texas (Central Catholic) Rosebury, Ore. (Douglas) Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Horizon) San Antonio, Texas (James Madison) Falcon, Colo. (Falcon) Morgan Hill, Calif. (Ann Sobrato) Augusta, Ill. (Southeastern) Tamaqua, Ill. (Tamaqua Area)
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EVENTS SP, DT, HT PV DT, SP, HT 1500m, 5000m PV JT, DT, HT, SP 5000m 3000mSC DT, HT 1500m, 5000m JT 400mH, 100mH DT, HT 800m, 1500m 800m, 1500m Heptathlon 800m, 1500m SP, HT 400m, 200m, LJ 5000m Heptathlon, TJ Heptathlon, HJ HJ HJ, TJ 5000m, 10000m PV, 100m SP, DT, HT 800m, 1500m PV DT, HT, SP 800m, 400m HJ, JT 5000m HJ 800m, 1500m PV 200m, 400m PV JT 400mH 800m, 1500m Heptathlon, HJ, 100mH HJ 5000m, 10000m PV, 100mH HJ
HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Stockton, Calif. (St. Mary’s) Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) Post Falls, Idaho (Post Falls) Eden, Utah (Weber) Morrow, Ohio (Little Miami) Soldotna, Alaska (Soldotna) Mankato, Minn. (Mankato East) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sand Creek) South Riding, Va. (Freedom) San Antonio, Texas (Churchill) Peoria, Ill. (Peoria Christian) Cedaredge, Colo. (Cedaredge) Cisco, Texas (Cisco) West Chicago, Ill. (West Chicago Community) Billings, Mont. (Billings Senior) Delta, Colo. (Delta) Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) Alpena, Mich. (Alpena) Alexandria, S.D. (Hanson) Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill) Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian) Westminster, Colo. (Stanley Lake) Rockford, Mich. (Rockford) Chicago, Ill. (St. Ignatius College Prep) Kyle, Texas (Jack C. Hays) Auburn, Calif. (Placer) Santa Maria, Calif. (St. Joseph) Pflugerville, Texas (Hendrickson) Palatine, Ill. (William Fremd) Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette) Lakewood, Colo. (Mullen) Sacramento, Calif. (St. Francis) Plano, Texas (Plano West Senior) Wellsboro, Pa. (Wellsboro Area) San Antonio, Texas (Ronald Regan) Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain) Grandbury, Texas (Happy Hill) Jacksonville, Fla. (Espicopal) Kirtland, N.M. (Kirtland Central) Peyton, Colo. (Falcon) Hope Mills, N.C. (Grays Creek) Los Lunas, N.M. (Los Lunas) Mishawaka, Ind. (Mishawaka) State College, Pa. (State College Area) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) New Palestine, Ind. (New Palestine)
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NAME Jackie Ahloo Jess Barton Becca Bauman Whitney Beck Melissa Beerse Paige Blackburn Amanda Blain Jen Bremser Christina Burke Katie Carroll Ashley Christ Emily Cotharn Emily Edwards Annette Eichenberger Auriele Fain Phaelen French Melissa Fuerst Rachel Gebauer Bethany Gross Carley Gross Kassie Gurnell Jamie Hart Rachel Herald Briana Jones Kate Kanetzky Tawny Lambuth Teresa Loya Tasha Mayne Bizzy Mellado Katy Moorkamp Morgan Mosby Alana Piccone Alexa Ramsier Regan Rogers Stephaney Saari Kimber Shealy Heather Shepard Paige Shirley Kimberly Smith Rachel Thomas Glorimar Torre Santiago Lesly Torres Loren Van Rassen Katherine Ward Libby Westfall Amanda Wineman
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JUSTIN TYNER Senior (C1C) Baxter, Minn. Brainerd Senior HS Distances
Team captain.
RETURNING ALL-AMERICAN
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JUNIOR (2010): All-American in the 5000-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Championships…was the top American finisher at that meet, clocking a career-best time of 13:37.66…that time is an Academy record by nearly 15 seconds…that time is also the fastest ever by a Mountain West Conference runner, bettering the previous best by over four seconds…Mountain West Conference champion in the 3000-meter run…three-time all-conference honoree…set three Academy records…first set indoor 5000-meter record (13:52.47, altitude adjusted) with a runner-up finish at the conference championships, before breaking that mark at the NCAA Championships…also set outdoor records in the 1500-meter run (3:44.05) and 5000-meter run (13:37.66)…also recorded the second-fastest time in Academy history in the 3000-meter steeplechase (8:41.09)…finished the outdoor season ranked among the nation’s top-10 in the steeplechase (fourth) and 5000-meter run (eighth)… qualified for the national preliminary meet in both events, but was forced to sit out due to injury…won two championship titles at the Service Academy Championships…set meet records behind winning times in the 1500-meter run (3:47.32) and 5000-meter run (14:09.44)…shattered the previous SAC meet record by 27 seconds…claimed the conference’s weekly award following that meet…also collected first-place finishes in the 1000-meter run at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational and in the mile run at the adidas Classic…was the only Falcon to win three different events during the indoor season…received the team’s Most Valuable Competitor Award…also earned the program’s High Point Award and the Alonzo Babers Outstanding Performance Award…named the program’s Athlete of the Week on seven occasions (three indoors, four outdoors)…named Mountain West Conference Athlete of the Week on March 30…received the Air Force Athlete of the Week award on April 19. SOPHOMORE (2009): Received the team’s Most Improved Award…all-region honoree in the 3000-meter steeplechase…moved into sixth on the program’s all-time list in the steeplechase, with a time of 9:00.68…recorded that time at the Arizona State Invitational…placed eighth in that event at the NCAA Regional Championships with a time of 9:05.06…placed seventh at the MWC Championships in the steeplechase (9:34.48)…recorded the ninth-best time in Academy history (14:11.37) in the 5000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays…placed first among 47 runners at that meet…also qualified to the NCAA regional meet in that event… finished seventh at the conference meet in the 5000-meter race (15:11.40)…also competed in the 1500-meter run during the outdoor season, clocking a seasonbest time of 3:55.63 at the Missouri Tom Botts Invitational…ran the second leg of the 4x1600-meter relay team that clocked a season-best time of 17:15.65 to place ninth at the Drake Relays…placed seventh at the conference’s indoor championships with a time of 15:23.90 in the 5000-meter run…that time was an indoor season-best and the third-fastest time on the team…also competed in the 3000-meter race, clocking a season-best time of 8:30.63 (adjusted for altitude)… earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award on two occasions. FRESHMAN (2008): Competed in the mile and 3000-meter races during the indoor season...clocked a time of 4:34.21 (adjusted for altitude) at the Robert Shine Invitational...set a career-best 3000-meter time (8:46.67) at the Big 12/Mountain West Conference Challenge...ran the outdoor 1500 in 4:06.91 at the Willie Williams Classic...also participated in the 3000-meter steeplechase...time of 9:27.58a at the Front Range Invitational was the fourth-fastest on the team.
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HIGH SCHOOL: All-state selection...finished 10th at the Minnesota AA cross country championships...clocked a personal-best time of 4:24.96 in the 1600-meter run at the Minnesota AA track and field championships...member of the U.S. Junior World Cup Biathlon Team in 2007. PERSONAL: Full name is Justin Wilson Tyner...nickname is “Snuggles”...son of Richard and Linda Tyner...has three older siblings, Lyric, Harmony and Nathanial... majoring in systems engineering management...future plans include becoming a pilot...has served as Wing Operations NCO, Group Standardization and Evaluation NCO, Element Leader and Squadron Chief of Standardization and Evaluation... member of the `500 Club’...hobbies include playing guitar, hiking and eating… spent the summer serving as a sports camp counselor, completing the Powered Flight Program and taking English 411…member of the Air Force cross country team…two-time MVP…two-time all-conference and all-region honoree…2010 team captain…participated at the last two NCAA Cross Country Championships… member of Cadet Squadron 32.
JUSTIN’S TOP MARKS Indoor 800-Meter Run . . . . . . . Indoor Mile Run . . . . . . . . . . . Indoor 3000-Meter Run. . . . . . . Indoor 5000-Meter Run. . . . . . . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run. . . . . . Outdoor 5000-Meter Run. . . . . . Outdoor 3000-Meter Steeplechase
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Senior (C1C) Morrow, Ohio Little Miami HS Pole Vault
Team captain…returns to the team after receiving a medical redshirt in 2010.
SOPHOMORE (2008): Earned the team’s Outstanding Competitor award...was also awarded the Gail Conway Performance Award...Academy record holder in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault...participant at the NCAA Indoor Championships...posted the eighth-best height in the nation during the regular indoor season...set Sophomore Class record with a career-best, Academy-record clearance of 13’6½” at the Mountain West Conference Championships...earned all-conference honors behind a second-place finish at that meet...the bar of 13’6½” is the fourthbest clearance ever at the MWC Championships...it is also the fourth-best mark in conference history...NCAA provisional qualifier...rewrote the program standard three times...became the first woman in Academy history to clear the 13-foot plateau...won the pole vault at the All-Comers Meet, Air Force Invitational and Don Barrett Open during the indoor season...NCAA Regional Qualifier...cleared 13’1½” to set the Academy’s outdoor record at the Colorado Invitational...finished within the top six at the outdoor conference championships...earned first regional qualifying mark during the second meet of the outdoor season...won the pole vault at the inaugural Front Range Invitational...earned the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award twice during the indoor season and once during the outdoor season. FRESHMAN (2007): Earned co-Newcomer of the Year honors...set Freshman Class and Academy records in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault...NCAA regional qualifier...broke Academy record twice during the outdoor season...cleared a career-best 12’9½” at the Wyoming Invitational to break own record and win the event...won the event at the Military Classic with a then-record 12’5¾”...earned Field Event Athlete of the Week honors twice during the outdoor season...rewrote the indoor pole vault record twice at the Air Force Open...set a mark of 12’0¾”, before winning the event with a mark of 12’4¾”...won two Field Event Athlete of the Week honors...also won the pole vault at the Air Force All-Comers Meet, Rob Upton Invitational and the Air Force Twilight Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in the pole vault at the 2006 Ohio state indoor championships...tied for the state indoor record at 12’0”...named Outdoor Conference Field Athlete of the Year as a senior... picked up a third-place finish in the outdoor state meet...school record holder in the pole vault (12’2”), 100-meter hurdles (15.10) and 300-meter hurdles (47.6)...three-time first-team all-city honoree in the pole vault...holds pole vault records at the conference, district, city and regional levels...four-time academic all-state selection...earned numerous conference, district and regional records in the pole vault...elected as president of the French Club and French National Honors Society...also served as vice-president of the student government...was the chair of multiple committees as a member of the National Honor Society...class salutatorian...graduated with honors.
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MELISSA’S TOP MARKS Indoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13’6½” (2008) Outdoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13’1½” (2008)
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JUNIOR (2009): Cleared a team-leading 12’11¾” at the season-opening Air Force All-Comers Meet…set a Junior Class record with that clearance…named the team’s Field Athlete of the Week following that meet…recorded a provisional qualifying mark to the NCAA Indoor Championships with that height…cleared 12’5½” to finish sixth at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships…won the Don Barrett Duals with a clearance of 12’8¼”…placed fifth at the Pole Vault Summit (12’5½”) and at the Air Force Invitational (11’11¾”)…did not compete during the outdoor season...served on the team’s leadership council.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Peter and Lisa Beerse...nickname is Mel...is the oldest of eight children - Matt (21), Mark (19), Megan (17), Mitchell (15), Molly (13), Michael (7) and Macallan (2)...Oliver was born Sept. 24, 2009…majoring in biology, while earning a minor in French...future plans include becoming a physical therapist…serving as Squadron Commander…also served as Assault Course First Sergeant, Squadron First Sergeant, Group Operations NCO and Squadron Director of Operations…hobbies include drawing, painting, art, rock climbing and spending time with family...spent eight years as a competitive gymnast, “so I’ve been upside-down my entire life”...spent the summer taking a philosophy class and training for the track season…member of Cadet Squadron 12.
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BRYCE BERGMAN Junior (C2C) New Bremen, Ohio New Bremen HS Hurdles
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SOPHOMORE (2010): All-conference honoree in the 110-meter hurdles…clocked a time of 14.60 to finish third at the MWC Championships…member of the 4x400meter relay team that claimed all-conference honors with a third-place finish (3:12.57)…also placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles…posted a career-best time of 51.48 in that event at the conference championships…that time is the fourth-fastest in Academy history…qualified to the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles…ranked 30th nationally in the 400-meter hurdles and 45th in the 110-meter hurdles, entering the First Round…won the 400-meter hurdles at the George Mason Invitational and Front Range Classic…clocked a meet record time of 52.13 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Front Range Classic…finished second in the 110-meter hurdles (14.86) at the Military Championships…led the team in both hurdles events…posted a careerbest 110-meter time of 14.49 at the Beach Invitational…received the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award twice during the outdoor season FRESHMAN (2009): Shared the program’s Newcomer of the Year award...all-conference selection...placed third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.79... that time was the second-fastest on the team...also earned all-conference honors as a member of the third-place 4x100-meter relay team...the quartet’s time of 41.03 was a season high and tied for the 10th-fastest time in Academy history... also ran a leg of the season’s fastest 4x400-meter relay (3:15.86)...clocked a season-best time of 54.22 (second best time on the team) in the 400-meter dash at the conference championships...clocked a season-best time of 8.45 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Air Force Invitational...that time was third-fastest on the team... scored for the Falcons in that event (eighth) at the conference championships... was a member of the of the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked the team’s best time of the season (3:17.77) at the MWC meet.
BRYCE’S TOP MARKS Indoor 60-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.45 (2009) Outdoor 110-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.49 (2010) Outdoor 400-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.48 (2010)
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HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Ohio Division 3 state champion in 2008...won titles in the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles...recorded a career-best time of 38.49 in the 300-meter hurdles...as a senior, clocked a season-high time of 14.37 in the 110-meter hurdles. PERSONAL: Nickname is “Ice Berg”...majoring in civil engineering...future plans include becoming a billionaire...served as First Sergeant…also served as Fourth Class Representative during freshman year…”has mastered perceptibility”…spent the summer completing Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory (FERL) at Nellis AFB, Nev….hobbies include “teachin’ how to dougie”...member of Cadet Squadron 03.
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Junior (C2C) Soldotna, Alaska Soldotna HS Throws
Team captain…
FRESHMAN (2009): Shared the program’s Newcomer of the Year award...qualified to the NCAA Regional Championships in the javelin throw...all-conference selection in that event...posted a team-best third-place distance of 151’4” at that meet...that mark is a Freshman Class record and the fifth-best throw in Academy history...placed 16th at the regional championship meet with a throw of 132’3”... placed 14th in the javelin throw (127’11”) at the USTF Junior National Championships...also threw a career-best 46’8¼” in the shot put and a 146’7” in the discus throw at that meet...that shot put distance is the second-best of the season and the third-best in Academy history...the distance in the discus throw is the 10thbest in the program record book...finished within the top-five of the javelin (second), discus (third) and shot put (fifth) at the Missouri Tom Botts Invitational... posted a season-best indoor shot put of 45’7¼” to finish sixth at the conference championships...that distance was the second-best on the team...academic allconference selection...earned the program’s Field Athlete of the Week award on two occasions. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track...four-time MVP of the field team... eight-time regional champion in the shot put and discus throw...Alaska state champion in the shot and discus as a senior...state runner-up in both events as a junior...finished within the top five of the shot put and top seven of the discus throw during freshman and sophomore seasons...four-year letterwinner in volleyball...served as team captain for two years...three-time MVP...chosen as Gatorade Rookie of the Year...two-time all-region first team...named Northern Lights Conference Player of the Year for two straight years...also lettered three years in basketball...two-time MVP...served as team captain for two years...two-time all-region first team...earned all-state honors in 2006...selected as Soldotna Athlete of the Year...class valedictorian...named Math Student of the Year...graduated with a 4.08 GPA...three-year member of the National Honor Society...served as Class President on the student council for three years.
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PAIGE’S TOP MARKS Indoor Shot Put . . . . . Indoor Weight Throw . . Outdoor Shot Put . . . . Outdoor Discus Throw . Outdoor Hammer Throw Outdoor Javelin Throw .
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SOPHOMORE (2010): Qualified to the NCAA Semifinals in the javelin throw…received the team’s Laura Piper Ironman Award…threw a career-best 52’3¾” in the weight throw at the Don Barrett Duals…that throw is the sixth-best distance in Academy history…finished second in the shot put, discus throw and javelin throw at the Military Championship…recorded a career-best 153’4” in the discus throw at that meet…that throw is the fifth-best toss in Academy history…also moved into 10th in the program’s hammer throw standings…threw a 143’5” at the Sun Angel Classic…finished fourth in the discus throw and eighth in the shot put at the MWC Championships…tossed a season-high 45’8½” in the shot put to score for the Falcons at the conference meet…added a season-best distance of 145’11” in the javelin throw at the Sun Angel Classic…ranked 45th in the nation with that throw…earned the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award once during the indoor season…also earned the honor once during the outdoor season…USTFCCCA AllAcademic team honoree…academic all-conference selection.
PERSONAL: Full name is Bethany Paige Blackburn...goes by Paige...nicknames are “Gutes” and “B-Burn”...daughter of Keith Blackburn and Margaret and Doug Hawkinson...has two older siblings, Kass Knodel and Jimmy Knodel...majoring in civil engineering...future plans include becoming a civil engineering officer...spent the summer participating in Operation Air Force at Hurlburt AFB, Fla., and FERL (Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory)…also served as cadre during the survival portion of Combat Survival Training…served as Command Center Operations NCO…has also served as Accountability Clerk...hobbies include snowboarding, hiking, camping and fishing...had a broken collarbone when born...winner of Big Bad Basic...member of Cadet Squadron 01.
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CHASE COOPER Sophomore (C3C) Aurora, Colo. Smoky Hill HS Pole Vault
FRESHMAN (2010): Received the team’s Newcomer of the Year award…all-conference honoree at the MWC Indoor Championships…finished second a the MWC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 17’4½”…moved into fourth on the program’s all-time list with that clearance…NCAA Provisional Qualifier…became the ninth vaulter in Academy history to clear the 17-foot bar with a height of 17’0¾” at the Air Force Invitational…cleared 16’8¾” to finish second at the Pole Vault Summit…posted a season-best outdoor clearance 16’4¾” at the MWC Championships… placed third at the Military Championships with a clearance of 16’0¾”… also finished third at the Mason Spring Open with a height of 15’11”.
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HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 Nike Indoor National Champion...two-time Colorado 5A state champion (2008, 2009)...three-time Centennial League champion...finished second at the Great Southwest Invitational...ranked sixth on the 2009 World Junior (under-19) list with a season-best vault of 17’4¾”...USA Today and Track and Field News All-America selection...named the Prep Athlete of the Week by the Denver Post...all-league safety in football...served as team captain for two years. PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Susan Cooper...nicknames are “MEAT”, “Meaticus” and “Sir Meaticus, Head Knight of the Meat Table”...has one older brother, Kirk, and one younger sister, Drew...majoring in behavioral science...unsure of future career plans, but “I just want to get my boots dirty”…hobbies include “dancing like no one is watching” and being loud...spent the summer completing Global Engagement, Soaring and Combat Survival Training…also spent time with friends… grandfather Don Cooper is a member of the Drake Relays Hall of Fame and set the 1951 collegiate pole vault record while at the University of Nebraska...member of Cadet Squadron 14.
CHASE’S TOP MARKS Indoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17’4½” (2010) Outdoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’4¾” (2010)
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Junior (C2C) Las Vegas, Nev. Shadow Ridge HS Throws
Team captain …
FRESHMAN (2009): Shared the program’s Newcomer of the Year award...NCAA Regional qualifier in the hammer throw...all-conference selection in that event... placed third at the MWC Championships with a personal-best throw of 187’7”... that distance is the seventh-best throw in Academy history...placed 16th at the regional meet with a toss of 177’9”...finished 14th in the hammer throw (187’0”) at the USTF Junior National Championships...also paced the team in the shot put with a toss of 49’7¼” at the Jack Christiansen Invitational...led the team in the indoor shot put with a toss of 50’10¼” at the conference championships...placed seventh at that meet...recorded a season-best weight throw mark of 54’6” at the Robert Shine Invitational...that mark is a Freshman Class record...academic allconference selection...earned the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award on two occasions…competed in the hammer throw at the USATF Junior Nationals. HIGH SCHOOL: Great Southwest Classic runner-up in the hammer throw with a toss of 182’10”...it was only the second time of ever competing in that event... Nevada state meet runner-up in the shot put...placed fifth in the discus throw at the state championship meet...had best marks of 56’11½” in the shot put and 156’2” in the discus throw...ranked 25th in the United States as a senior.
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ROB’S TOP MARKS Indoor Shot Put . . . . . Indoor Weight Throw . . Outdoor Shot Put . . . . Outdoor Discus Throw . Outdoor Hammer Throw
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51’10½” (2010) . 61’1½” (2010) . 52’8¼” (2010) . 160’4” (2010) . 187’7” (2009)
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SOPHOMORE (2010): Set Academy record in the weight throw…tossed a 61’1½” at the New Mexico Classic…that throw is also a new Sophomore Class record… became the third Air Force thrower to surpass the 60-foot mark in that event… won the weight throw on three occasions (Air Force All-Comers Meet, adidas Classic and Don Barrett Duals)…was also the top collegiate finisher in that event at the Air Force Invitational…placed fourth in the weight throw at the MWC Championships…posted a career-best distance of 51’10½” in the indoor shot put at the Air Force Invitational…qualified to the NCAA Semifinals in the hammer throw…entered the national meet ranked 41st with a season-best throw of 187’1”…recorded that distance in a winning effort at the Front Range Classic…finished third in the hammer throw at the Military Championships (175’8”)…placed fourth at the MWC Championships with a throw of 185’10”…recorded a season-best throw of 52’8¼” in the shot put at the Front Range Classic…tossed a career-best distance of 160’4” in the discus throw at the Sun Angel Classic…claimed first-place honors in the shot put and hammer throw at the George Mason Invitational…earned the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award twice during the indoor season…also claimed the honor twice during the outdoor season…named the Academy’s Athlete of the Week following the George Mason Invitational…received the team’s Laura Piper Ironman Award.
PERSONAL: Full name is Robert J-T Drye…majoring in civil engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot or civil engineer...served as Global Engagement Element Leader, Squadron Element NCO, Combat Survival Training Base Flight NCO, Squadron Element Leader and FERL Commander...earned fifth kyû (rank) in Aikido...spent the summer traveling to Hurlburt Field, Pensacola, Tyndall AFB and Eglin AFB for CE Ops…also went through Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory (FERL) and served as Base Flight NCO during Combat Survival Training…member of Cadet Squadron 13.
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NOAH PALICIA Senior (C1C) Stoneboro, Pa. Lakeview HS Decathlon, Pole Vault
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JUNIOR (2010): Recorded the fifth-best heptathlon total in program history… scored 4,999 points at the New Mexico Classic…moved from 18th to sixth during the second day of competition…posted career-best marks in the 60-meter dash (7.38), high jump (6’0”), long jump (19’10¾”) and shot put (35’7¾”)…also added a season-best 2:43.88 at that meet…named the team’s Field Athlete of the Week following the New Mexico Classic…recorded a career-best pole vault clearance of 16’0¾” at the Air Force Invitational…also earned a season-best time of 8.77 in the 60-meter hurdles at that meet…finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Military Championships with a time of 15.92…also finished seventh in the pole vault at that meet (15’1”)…placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.95) and javelin throw (176’5”) at the Mason Spring Open.
PERSONAL: Full name is Noah Alexander Palicia...nickname is “Skeeze”...son of David and Teresa Palicia...has one older brother, Eric, and one older sister, Marie... father was a C-130 pilot for 23 years...brother is a West Point graduate and current captain and company commander for the Army...sister attends Westminster Aeronautical School, while flying for a private company...majoring in systems engineering management...future plans include becoming a pilot...served as Squadron Commander…also served as an A-2 Element Leader...scored a 999/1000 on the AFT and PFT...member of Cadet Squadron 29.
SOPHOMORE (2009): Received the program’s Comeback of the Year award, after recovering from off-season knee surgery to place second in the decathlon at the Mountain West Conference Championships...all-conference honoree...scored career-best 6,642 points, despite suffering a broken nose during the pole vault...that total is the eighth-best score in Academy history...climbed from fifth to second on final day, winning the pole vault (16’2¾”), javelin throw (165’11”) and 1500-meter run (4:42.81)...distances in the pole vault and javelin throw were career-best marks...the pole vault clearance was the team’s second-best mark of the season and tied for the 10th-best clearance in program history...member of the 4x400meter relay team (3:15.86) that posted the team’s fastest time of the season at the Front Range Invitational...ranked third on the team in the high jump (5’9¾”) and long jump (18’0½”)...did not compete during the indoor season while recovering from knee surgery.
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FRESHMAN (2008): Named the team’s Newcomer of the Year...set a Freshman Class record in the heptathlon with 4,681 points...that mark is the seventh-best total in Academy history...placed fifth at the conference championships in both the heptathlon (4,681) and decathlon (6,452)...recorded the team’s second-best clearance on the pole vault (15’7”) to guide Air Force to a top-five sweep at the Robert Shine Invitational...was the only non-senior on the 4x400-meter team that accounted for the top time of the season at 3:18.61 (adjusted for altitude)...won two of the final three decathlon events at the Mountain West Conference championships to place fifth...finished sixth at the California Decathlon after entering the day in 20th...recorded the team’s second-best 400-meter dash time (49.57) of the season...ran a leg of the team’s fastest 4x400-meter relay team (3:16.58)...ranked second on the team in the pole vault (15’3”) and third on the high jump (5’9¾”)... named the team’s Newcomer of the Week twice during the indoor season. HIGH SCHOOL: Runner-up in the 800-meter run at the Pennsylvania AA state championship meet...school record holder in that event...also recorded a careerbest clearance of 15’0” in the pole vault.
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NOAH’S TOP MARKS
60-Meter Dash (7.38, 2010), 60-Meter Hurdles (8.76 / 55c, 2008), 1000-Meter Run (2:43.88, 2009), High Jump (6’0”, 2010), Long Jump (19’10¾”, 2010), Shot Put (35’7¾”, 2010)
Outdoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’2¾” (2009) Outdoor Decathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6642 (2009) 100-Meter Dash (11.43, 2009), 400-Meter Dash (50.10, 2009), 1500-Meter Run (4:33.62, 2009), 110-Meter Hurdles (15.38, 2008), High Jump (5’9¾”, 2009), Long Jump (18’10½”, 2009), Shot Put (34’7”, 2009), Discus Throw (91’7”, 2009), Javelin Throw (178’4”, 2009)
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Junior (C2C) Shelby Township, Mich. Eisenhower HS Distances
FRESHMAN (2009): Competed in three events during the outdoor season...ran the 1500-meter run in 4:00.67a at the Colorado Invitational...completed the 5000 meters in 14:53.65a at the Front Range Invitational...posted a career-best 10,000-meter time of 30:56.08 at the Mt. SAC Relays....participated in the 5000and 10,000-meter events at the MWC Championships...placed 10th in the 10K and 15th in the 5000...also competed in three distances during the indoor season... clocked a season-best time of 4:29.55 (adjusted for altitude) in the mile run at the Don Barrett Duals...recorded a 3000-meter time of 8:47.24 at the Big 12/Mountain West Conference Challenge...completed the 5000-meter race in a time of 15:31.09a at the Air Force Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: All-American...coached by Rick Straughen...all-state, all-region, allcounty and all-conference selection...named the conference’s Most Valuable Player...team MVP...school record holder in the 5K...served as team captain...received all-academic team honors at the state, county and conference levels...selected as Athlete of the Week by the Macomb Daily...chosen as a Detroit Free Press Prep Star...earned Utica Community Schools Recognition for Athletic Achievement... named Academic-Athlete of the Class of 2008...graduated Cum Laude.
JON’S TOP MARKS Indoor Mile Run . . . . . . . Indoor 5000-Meter Run. . . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run. . Outdoor 5000-Meter Run. . Outdoor 10,000-Meter Run
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PERSONAL: Full name is Jonathan Michael Rock...goes by Jon...son of John and Maureen Rock...has a twin sister, Jen, who runs for Loyola University in Chicago... majoring in political science...also earning a minor in Spanish…future plans include becoming a pilot...received a commandant’s pin for excellence in military performance...has also received the Athletics Pin for excellence in athletic performance… served as Element NCO, Academic Clerk and Athletics NCO…member of the “500 Club”…Honor Basic…hobbies include running, playing basketball, football, drums and video games (Madden NFL, NBA Live), hanging out with family and friends, watching football (Dallas Cowboys), basketball (Detroit Pistons), baseball (Detroit Tigers) and track...member of the Air Force cross country team...member of Cadet Squadron 29.
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SOPHOMORE (2010): All-conference honoree in the 10,000-meter run…clocked a time of 32:04.74 (at altitude) to finish third at the Mountain West Conference Championships…recorded a career-best 29:53.74 at the Mt. SAC Relays to move into sixth on the program’s all-time list…posted a career-best 5000-meter time of 14:31.21 to place fourth at the Military Championships…also competed in the 1500-meter run…recorded a personal-best 3:58.99 at the Mason Spring Open… moved into 10th on the program’s all-time indoor 5000-meter list…posted a career-best 14:25.73 at the Husky Classic…that was a personal improvement of 16 seconds…also ran the mile, clocking a time of 4:18.84 (adjusted for altitude) at the New Mexico Classic…that time was ranked third on the team.
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KIMBER SHEALY Junior (C2C) Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain HS Pole Vault
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SOPHOMORE (2010): Received the team’s Callie Calhoun Award for Drive and Determination…became the second Air Force vaulter to clear the 13-foot bar… recorded a personal-best clearance of 13’3½” at the Robert Shine Invitational to move into second on the program’s all-time list…won the Robert Shine Invitational with a meet and facility (War Memorial Fieldhouse) record…named Mountain West Conference Women’s Track and Field Athlete of the Week following that meet…also received the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award…also won the pole vault during the indoor season at the Don Barrett Duals…placed fourth at the MWC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 12’9½”…also recorded that height at the MWC Outdoor Championships to tie for fifth…that height was a personal-best for the outdoor season and the second-best vault in Academy history…qualified to the semifinals of the NCAA Outdoor Championships…tied for the 27th-best clearance during the outdoor season with the 12’9½”…cleared 12’6” to win the pole vault at the Military Championships, setting a new meet record…also won the pole vault at the Front Range Classic...earned the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award once during the outdoor season…CoSIDA Academic All-District (second team) selection…USTFCCCA All-Academic team honoree…academic allconference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete. FRESHMAN (2009): Shared the team’s Newcomer of the Year award...also received the “Falcon Award for Spirit and Enthusiasm”...NCAA Regional Qualifier... all-conference honoree...cleared 12’7½” to win the pole vault at the Beach Invitational...that mark is a regional qualifying clearance and tied for the second-best height in Academy history...placed 13th at the NCAA regional championships with a clearance of 12’6”...earned all-conference honors following a third-place finish (12’7½”) at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships...posted the team’s best clearance during the outdoor season...moved into third on the Academy’s all-time indoor list with a height of 12’9½”...recorded that clearance at the conference championships to finish fourth...recorded a clearance of 12’6¼” to win the Robert Shine Invitational...paced Air Force to a sweep of the top spots... became the fifth Air Force female to clear the 12-foot plateau...earned the Mountain West Conference Female Athlete of the Week award following that meet... received the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award on two occasions...academic all-conference selection...named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 Georgia state champion in the pole vault...holds the state’s all-time record at 12’5”...four-time regional pole vault champion...member of the all-state track team in 2008...four-time regional qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles...served as captain of track team...two-time state competitor for cross country...graduated within the top five-percent of class...voted “Most Intellectual”... served as treasurer of the National Honor Society...also served as vice president of the Spanish Club.
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PERSONAL: Full first name is Kimberly, but goes by Kimber...daughter of Forrest and Linda Shealy...father is a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and a pilot...has two older brothers, Blake and Drew...also has one younger sibling, Jordan...majoring in history...earning a minor in Arabic...future career plans include working in the intelligence field…served as Wing Operations NCO and Wing Support NCO… hobbies include hiking, cooking and working with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to do “Cadet For A Day” at USAFA...spent the summer completing Operation Air Force in England…also working at an orphanage in Morocco…member of Cadet Squadron 25.
KIMBER’S TOP MARKS Indoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13’3½” (2010) Outdoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12’9½” (2010)
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Sophomore (C3C) San Antonio, Texas Central Catholic HS Sprints
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in track...two-time Texas 5A runner-up in the 100-meter dash at the TAPPS state meet in 2009...recorded a personal-best time of 10.75 in that event...also lettered two years in football...National Achievement Commended for score on the PSAT...took three Advanced Placement classes as a senior (AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP English and Literature). PERSONAL: Full first name is Uzochukwu, but goes by Uzor...son of Ifeanyi and Cheryl Udensi...mother is currently a major in the Air Force...has two older siblings, Ifeanyi and Nnenna...majoring in biology...future plans include becoming a doctor...completed Jump over the summer…member of Cadet Squadron 11.
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FRESHMAN (2010): All-conference honoree in the 200-meter dash at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships…clocked a time of 21.76 to finish third at that meet…moved into seventh on the program’s all-time list after clocking a winning time of 21.61 at the Don Barrett Duals…was also the top collegiate finisher at that distance during the Air Force All-Comers Meet…ran a 6.89 in collegiate debut of the 60-meter dash to finish second at the Air Force All-Comers Meet…claimed the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award twice during the indoor season…competed in the 100-and 200-meter dashes during the outdoor season…led the team in the 200-meter dash, behind a career-best time of 21.88 at the Mt. SAC Relays…placed third in both the 100- and 200-meter events at the Military Championships…posted a career-best 11.09 in the 100-meter dash at that meet…academic all-conference selection.
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CONNER VAN FOSSEN Senior (C1C) Missoula, Mont. Hellgate HS Javelin Throw
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JUNIOR (2010): All-conference honoree…threw a career-best 223’7” to place third at the MWC Championships…that is the second-best distance in Academy history…became just the second Air Force thrower to surpass the 220-foot mark… qualified to the semifinals of the NCAA Outdoor Championships…ranked 20th in the region heading to the national meet…won the javelin throw three times and was the top collegiate finisher in a fourth meet…threw 201’3” to win that event at the Military Championships…set a new meet record with that throw…posted four throws over 200 feet at the Texas Relays…threw a then-best 214’9” at the Texas Relays to first move into fourth on the all-time list…claimed the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award following the Texas Relays and again after the Mountain West Conference Championships… SOPHOMORE (2009): Recorded the fifth-best javelin throw in Academy history... recorded a career-best throw of 210’11” at the Arizona State Invitational...that mark was a regional qualifying distance...placed 13th at the NCAA Regional Championships with a toss of 201’1”...placed fifth in that event (197’10”) at the MWC Championships...set a Front Range Invitational record with a winning throw of 198’7”...became just the eighth Falcon to clear the 200-foot mark...received the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award following the meet at ASU. FRESHMAN (2008): Placed sixth in the javelin at the Mountain West Conference championships...recorded a distance of 188’4” at that meet...recorded a careerbest throw of 194’7” at the Louisville Classic...one of two Falcons to sweep the top spots at the Jack Christiansen Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field...three-time all-state honoree...four-year letterwinner in golf...tied for fifth at the state golf tournament as a senior...earned all-state honors...also lettered three years in basketball...member of the 2005 state championship basketball team.
CONNER’S TOP MARKS Javelin Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223’7” (2010)
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PERSONAL: Son of Jim and Jan Van Fossen...has one older sister, Ashleigh...majoring in economics...future plans include working as a contracting officer…served as Element Leader, Athletic NCO and Athletic Officer…named Fourth Group Element Leader of the Semester in the spring of 2010…named to the Dean’s List.... notes that “Grandma Lois and Grandpa Van are my two biggest fans”...attended the Academy’s Prep School...earned the highest physical fitness score while at the prep school…hobbies include fly-fishing, floating in the Blackfoot, Clark Fork and Bitterroot Rivers…spent the summer serving as the Interceptors Personnel Officer during Basic Cadet Training…also working as a counselor during USAFA Sports Camps...has an aunt who is a retired commander in the Navy...member of Cadet Squadron 34.
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Sophomore (C3C) Augusta, Ill. Southeastern HS High Jump
FRESHMAN (2010): All-conference honoree at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships…cleared 6’9” to finish as the runner-up in that meet…that height was the best by any Air Force high jumper…also placed second at the Robert Shine Invitational with a height of 6’6”…posted a career-best outdoor height of 6’7” at the outdoor conference championships…placed fourth at that meet… claimed a third-place finish at the Mason Spring Open, behind a clearance of 6’0¾”…finished sixth at the Military Championships at 6’2¾”.
PERSONAL: Full name is Zachariah Jacob Wood...goes by Zach...nickname is “Woody”…son of Robb and Chris Wood...has one older sister, Alexis, and one younger brother, Justin...majoring in management...future plans include “graduating, putting in some time for my country and farming”…served as Morale Welfare and Recreation Clerk…hobbies include hunting and farming...grew up on a large farm operation and worked various jobs from driving large machinery to tending the animals…would like to add that he is proud of his unofficial “son”, freshman high jumper Tyler Jordan…field cultivated, planted beans, ran a forklift, shot off fireworks, went skydiving, flew a glider and “lived my life” during the summer… member of Cadet Squadron 06.
ZACH’S TOP MARKS Indoor High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’6” (2010) Outdoor High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’7” (2010)
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HIGH SCHOOL: Central-Southeastern High School record holder in the high jump (6’8”)...runner-up at the IHSA state meet as a senior...finished sixth in that event as a sophomore...finished second in the state dunk contest as a senior...member of the National Honor Society...served as president of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and vice-president of Future Farmers of America (FFA).
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MATT JONES
CHRIS SEVERINO
Senior (C1C) Ashtabula, Ohio Lakeside HS Hurdles
Senior (C1C) Pataskala, Ohio Watkins Memorial HS Sprints
JUNIOR (2010): Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors at the MWC Indoor Championships behind a third-place finish (3:14.71)…member of the 4x440-yard relay team that placed second at the Air Force Invitational (3:19.06)…ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay that placed second at the Robert Shine Invitational (3:39.73)…also earned a fifth-place individual finish in the 55-yard hurdles (8.08) at that meet…that was the team’s fastest time… named the team’s Track Athlete of the Week following the Robert Shine Invitational…ran the 400-meter dash in a career-best 49.92 at the New Mexico Classic… competed in the hurdles and relays during the outdoor season…member of the winning 4x400-meter relay team at the Sun Angel Classic (3:13.73)…finished third in the 400-meter hurdles (54.85) and fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.74) at the Military Championships…posted a season-best 110-meter hurdles time of 15.56 at the Mason Spring Break…clocked a season-best time of 54.07 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Mt. SAC Relays.
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SOPHOMORE (2009): Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors at the MWC Outdoor Championships...squad finished third with a time of 41.03...that time is tied for the 10th-fastest time in Academy history... placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the conference championships with a career-best time of 52.44...that time was the best on the team during the outdoor season...also paced the Falcons in the 400-meter dash (48.55)...recorded that time at the Willie Williams Classic...ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that recorded the fastest time of the season (3:15.86) at the Front Range Invitational... was a member of the five fastest relay teams at that distance...ran the 400-meter dash during the indoor season...clocked a season-best time of 49.93 at the MWC Indoor Championships...ran the leadoff leg of the fastest 4x400-meter relay team (3:17.77) of the season.
SOPHOMORE (2009): Earned all-conference honors as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the MWC Championships...team clocked a season-best time of 3:17.77 at that meet...competed in the 200- and 400-meter dashes...posted a season-best time of 21.19c at the Robert Shine Invitational... recorded a time of 50.71 at the Air Force Invitational...that time was the third fastest on the team...also competed in the 200- and 400-meter dash events during the outdoor season...clocked a time of 23.09 in the 200 meters at the Missouri Tom Botts Invitational...also recorded a career-best 400-meter time of 50.18 at that meet...academic all-conference selection.
FRESHMAN (2008): Clocked a time of 53.59 in the indoor 400-meter dash at the Air Force Invitational...participated in the 400-meter hurdles during the outdoor season...clocked a season-best time of 55.89 at the Front Range Invitational...also competed in the 110-meter hurdles, recording a season-best time of 16.20 at the Colorado Invitational. PERSONAL: Nickname is “Matty”...majoring in systems engineering management...future plans include becoming a pilot...served as Honor NCO...hobbies include playing ping-pong...member of Cadet Squadron 22.
MATT’S TOP MARKS Indoor 400-Meter Dash . . . Indoor 60-Meter Hurdles . . Outdoor 110-Meter Hurdles Outdoor 400-Meter Hurdles
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JUNIOR (2010): Earned all-conference honors as a member of the two 4x400meter relay teams that placed third at both the conference indoor and outdoor championships…at the indoor meet, the team clocked a time of 3:14.71…team improved time to 3:12.57 at the outdoor championships…individually, clocked the team’s second-fastest 400-meter time, crossing the finish line in 49.07 at the Air Force Invitational…competed in the 200-meter dash, recording a time of 22.85 at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational…recorded the second-fastest times on the team in the 200- and 400-meter dashes during the outdoor season…scored for the Falcons in the 400-meter dash at the MWC Championships…finished sixth with a season-best time of 47.76 at that meet…clocked a time of 22.15 in the 200-meter dash at the Front Range Classic…placed fourth in the 400-meter dash at the Military Championships…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete.
FRESHMAN (2008): Competed in the 400-meter dash during the indoor season... recorded a season-best time of 51.79 at the Air Force Invitational...that time was the fourth-fastest time on the team...also competed in that event during the outdoor season...recorded a time of 51.83 at the Front Range Invitational...that was also the fourth-fastest time on the team. PERSONAL: Has a younger brother, Conner...majoring in civil engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot...has served as Element NCO, Wing Support NCO, Element Leader and Flight Commander...named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic excellence...hobbies include woodworking…served as Director of Operations for FERL (Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory), a three-week, hands-on civil engineering program that is held in Jack’s Valley…also spent three weeks with the Air Force Research Laboratories at Tyndall AFB, Fla., helping with research on the effects of explosions on steel frame structures...member of Cadet Squadron 01.
CHRIS’S TOP MARKS Indoor 200-Meter Dash . . Indoor 400-Meter Dash . . Outdoor 200-Meter Dash . Outdoor 400-Meter Dash .
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TYLER STANLEY
Junior (C3C) Alpharetta, Ga. Milton HS Sprints
Senior (C1C) Bexley, Ohio Bexley HS Middle Distances
FRESHMAN (2009): Competed in the 200-meter dash during the outdoor season… clocked a season-best time of 23.15 at the Jack Christiansen Invitational…did not compete during the indoor season. PERSONAL: Full first name is Manuel, but goes by Manny…son of Samuel and Marlo Smith...has two brothers, Samuel and Daniel...also has one sister, Karly... grandfather is Alfred “Gumpy” Texeira...majoring in systems engineering management...future plans include becoming a fighter pilot and systems engineer…served as Element Leader…enjoys traveling…hobbies include “readin’, ritin’ and rithmatic”…spent the summer as an Ops Staff Member and Element Leader for Summer Seminar...favorite quote is Psalms 23:4...member of Cadet Squadron 26
Team captain … JUNIOR (2010): Member of two all-conference relay teams…earned all-conference honors with the distance medley relay team that finished third at the indoor meet (10:05.76)…claimed all-MWC honors on the 4x400-meter relay during the outdoor championships (3:12.57)…moved into fourth on the program’s all-time list in the outdoor 800-meter run with a career-best time of 1:49.67a…used that time to place fourth at the conference meet…won the 800-meter event at the Front Range Invitational…competed in the first round of the 800-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships…finished second in the 800-meter run at the Military Championships…competed in the 1500-meter run, posting a career-best time of 3:51.32 at the Mt. SAC Relays…clocked the second-fastest time on the team in the 800-meter run during indoor season, recording an altitude-converted time of 1:54.95 to score for Air Force at the MWC Championships…was the top collegiate finisher at the distance during the Air Force Invitational…also ran the mile, collecting a career-best time of 4:19.72a at the New Mexico Classic…received the program’s Bret Hyde Award for Drive and Determination…academic all-conference selection. SOPHOMORE (2009): Earned all-conference honors as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the MWC Championships…team clocked a time of 10:22.51 at that meet…member of the DMR team that recorded a seasonbest time of 9:57.86 to finish second at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational…shared the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award with relay teammates following that meet…paced the Falcons in the 800-meter run during the indoor season…clocked a season-best time of 1:54.69 at Notre Dame…also competed in the 800 meters during the outdoor season…clocked an outdoor-best time of 1:54.81 at the Missouri Tom Botts Invitational…academic all-conference selection.
MANNY’S TOP MARKS Indoor 60-Meter Dash . . Indoor 200-Meter Dash . . Indoor 400-Meter Dash . . Outdoor 200-Meter Dash . Outdoor 400-Meter Dash .
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FRESHMAN (2008): Clocked the team’s third-best 400-meter dash time (51.72 converted) at the Robert Shine Invitational...also competed in the 800-meter run... crossed the finish line of the Air Force Invitational in a season-best time of 1:58.89 (adjusted for altitude)...recorded a season-best 800-meter time of 1:53.15a at the Front Range Invitational...that time was the third-fastest on the team.
. 7.02 (2010) . 22.16 (2010) . 48.94 (2010) . 22.19 (2010) . 47.32 (2010)
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state honoree in track...finished third in the 800-meter run (1:54.40) at the state championship meet as a senior...member of the seventh-place 4x800-meter relay team...captain of track team...also lettered in soccer, basketball and baseball...member of the 2003 and 2005 state championship soccer teams...served as captain of soccer and basketball teams...member of the National Honor Society...graduated with honors...served as class vice-president. PERSONAL: Full name is Paul Tyler Stanley...goes by Tyler...nickname is “Steamer”...son of Sharleen Stanley...has one older brother, Chase, and one younger brother, Spencer...majoring in management...named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance...member of the Air Force cross country team…2010 team captain…member of Cadet Squadron 03. TYLER’S TOP MARKS Indoor 800-Meter Run . . Indoor Mile Run . . . . . . Outdoor 800-Meter Run . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run.
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SOPHOMORE (2010): Earned all-conference honors as a member of the two 4x400-meter relay teams that placed third at both the indoor and outdoor MWC Championships…at the indoor meet, the team clocked a time of 3:14.71…team improved time to 3:12.57 at the outdoor championships…qualified to the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400-meter dash…clocked a careerbest 47.74 at the Mountain West Conference Championships…finished fourth at that meet…entered the NCAA First Round ranked 45th in the region in that event… won the 400-meter dash at the Front Range Classic with a time of 45.02…placed third in the 400-meter dash (49.50) and fifth in the 200-meter dash (22.53) at the Military Championships…led the team in the 400-meter dash during the indoor season…clocked a career-best time of 48.98 at the Air Force Invitational… also competed in the 60-meter dash (career-best 7.02 at Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational) and 200-meter dash (career-best 22.16 at Don Barrett Duals).
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JIM WALMSLEY Junior (C2C) Scottsdale, Ariz. Horizon HS Distances
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SOPHOMORE (2010): Received the team’s Most Improved Athlete award…recorded the third-best outdoor 5000-meter time in program history (13:56.66) at the Mt. SAC Relays…became just the third Air Force runner to break the 14-minute mark in the 5000-meter distance…that marks is also a Sophomore Class record… advanced to the semifinals of the 5000-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships…time of 13:56.66 was ranked 23rd in the region…placed fifth in the 5000-meter event at the conference championship (14:54.46)…finished second at that distance at the Military Championships in 14:16.64…also placed second in the 1500-meter race at that meet (3:51.81)…scored for the Falcons in both the 1500-meter (seventh, 3:51.78) and 5000-meter (fifth, 14:54.46) races at the MWC Championships…won the 1500-meter run at the George Mason Invitational with a time of 3:57.36…earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award following that meet…set the program’s Sophomore Class record in the 3000-meter run at the Washington Final Qualifier…clocked a career-best 8:03.58 to easily win the race by 14 seconds…that time is also the eighth-fastest time in Academy history… earned all-conference honors as a member of the distance medley relay team that finished third at the MWC Indoor Championships (10:05.76)…also earned a sixthplace finish in the 3000-meter run at that meet (8:28.09). FRESHMAN (2009): Scored for the Falcons in the 10,000-meter run at the MWC Championships...clocked a time of 31:30.72 (adjusted for altitude) to place eighth at that meet...posted the team’s fourth-fastest time in the 5000-meter run...recorded a time of 14:36.24 at the Front Range Invitational...also competed in the 1500-meter run, clocking a season-best time of 4:05.10a at the Jack Christiansen Invitational...participated in the outdoor 3000-meter run, clocking a time of 8:44.04 at the Missouri Tom Botts Invitational...competed in the mile and 3000-meter run during the indoor season...posted a time of 4:19.98a at the Air Force Invitational... clocked a time of 8:27.57a at the MWC Championships...finished sixth in 5000-meter run (14:59.66) at the 2009 U.S. Junior National Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 Footlocker National Finalist (23rd)...Arizona 5AD2 individual cross country champion as a senior...also won the Mt. SAC SuperSweeps and the Doug Conley Invitational cross country titles in 2007...finished second at the Arizona 5AD1 state meet as a junior...member of two teams that finished second at the Arizona 5AD2 state meets in 2006 and 2007...team also finished second at the 2006 Doug Conley Invitational...earned multiple regional and district titles...won the 1600-meter run at the state track and field championships as a senior...was a member of the Arizona 5AD2 championship team in 2008...clocked personal-best times of 4:17 in the 1600-meter run and 9:13 in the 3200-meter run...also lettered two years in soccer...member of the National Honor Society...two-time French Honorary...four-year member of the Society of Gentlemen Scholars.
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PERSONAL: Son of Harry and Joan Walmsley...goes by Jim...has a twin brother, Wil, who is on the rugby team at Arizona State University...also has a sister, Kim, that attends the University of Arizona...majoring in biology...future plans include attending dental school...hobbies include rock climbing, bowling and basketball... member of Air Force cross country...earned the program’s Newcomer of the Year award in 2008...member of Cadet Squadron 07.
JIM’S TOP MARKS Indoor Mile Run . . . . . . . Indoor 3000-Meter Run. . . Outdoor 800-Meter Run . . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run. . Outdoor 5000-Meter Run. . Outdoor 10,000-Meter Run
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JEN BREMSER
Junior (C2C) Franklin, Wis. Franklin HS Pole Vault
Sophomore (C3C) Colorado Springs, Colo. Sand Creek HS Distances
FRESHMAN (2010): Finished first in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Military Championships…time of 11:26.92 is a new meet record….that time is also the fifthfastest steeplechase time in Academy history…was the runner-up in that event (12:16.87) at the Front Range Classic…also competed in the 1500-meter run... clocked a time of 4:54.01 in the 1500-meter run at the Beach Invitational…ran in the mile and 3000-meter run during the indoor season…clocked a career-best 5:31.40 in the mile at the Nebraska Wesleyan Open...recorded an altitude converted time of 11:04.81 in the 3000-meter run at the New Mexico Classic…academic all-conference selection.
FRESHMAN (2009): Posted a season-best time of 12.87 in the 100-meter dash at the Front Range Invitational...clocked a time of 26.86 in the 200-meter dash at the Arizona State Invitational...also ran a leg of the 4x100-meter relay team (48.17) that posted the second-fastest time of the season at the Mountain West Conference Championships...competed in the 60-meter dash (8.09c) and 200-meter dash (26.82) during the indoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Colorado Springs 5A Runner of the Year by The Colorado Springs Gazette...competed at the Footlocker Midwest Championship...four-year state qualifier in cross country...three-year state qualifier to the state track meet... placed fifth at the 2007 Colorado state cross country championships...state runner-up in the 3200-meter run in 2008...school record holder in the 5K (18:07) and two-mile (11:25)...league and regional cross country champion...city two-mile champion...academic all-state first-team selection...Colorado High School Athletic Association scholarship winner...class valedictorian...graduated with a 4.2 grade point average...member of the National Honor Society...student council athletic commissioner...Link Leader...Rotary Club champion...selected as the Mayor’s Top100 Teen...four-year scholar-athlete...three-time Sand Creek Student of the Year (2007-08-09).
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Wisconsin Division I state track and field championships...qualified to the 2008 state meet in three events...recorded a personal-best clearance of 10’0” in the pole vault...also clocked a time of 12.93 in the 100-meter dash. PERSONAL: Full first name is Jessamy…goes by Jess…majoring in foreign area studies...also earning a minor in Portuguese…future plans include becoming a pilot... served as Group Athletic NCO…has jump wings...hobbies include snowboarding, skiing and reading...spent part of the summer in Brazil as a part of the Academy’s Cadet Summer Language Immersion Program…also completed Operation Air Force at Langley AFB, Va., and received an F-15 ride…member of Cadet Squadron 14.
JESS’S TOP MARKS Indoor 60-Meter Dash . . Indoor 200-Meter Dash . . Indoor 400-Meter Dash . . Outdoor 100-Meter Dash . Outdoor 200-Meter Dash . Outdoor 400-Meter Dash . Outdoor Long Jump . . . .
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PERSONAL: Full name is Jennifer Grace Bremser...goes by Jen…daughter of Dennis and Amy Bremser...father retired from the Air Force with the rank of major... has one younger sister, Bree...majoring in behavioral science...future plans include working in the medical field...hobbies include running, hiking and hanging out with family and friends...spent the summer completing Global Engagement and Combat Survival Training…grandfathers were in the Marines and the Army... set Alabama state mile record (7:01) at seven years old... age group champion of the Bolder Boulder and State Games of the West...member of the Air Force cross country team…cousin of 1984 Olympic distance runner, Cindy Bremser...member of Cadet Squadron 17.
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SOPHOMORE (2010): Ran the leadoff leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that recorded the second-fastest time in Academy history (47.73) at the Mountain West Conference Championships…also posted a season best time of 12.70 in the 100-meter dash at that meet…placed seventh in the 200-meter dash at the Military Championships with a season-best time of 27.27…also participated in the long jump, clearing a career-best 15’8¼” at the Tom Benich Classic...competed in the 60-meter and 200-meter dash during the indoor season…clocked a season-best time of 8.19 at the Air Force All-Comers Meet…recorded a season-best 200-meter time of 27.61 at the New Mexico Classic.
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JESS BARTON
CHRISTINA BURKE
KATIE CARROLL
Senior (C1C) South Riding, Va. Freedom HS Throws
Junior (C2C) San Antonio, Texas Churchill HS Distances
JUNIOR (2010): Moved into ninth on the program’s all-time list with a weight throw distance of 49’3”…recorded that distance at the Don Barrett Duals…also placed fourth in that event (48’5½”) at the Robert Shine Invitational...also placed within the top five (fifth) in that event at the Air Force All-Comers Meet (47’2½”)… placed third in the discus throw at the Mason Spring Open (140’2”)…that mark was a career best…also added a career-best hammer distance of 143’0” at that meet…finished third in the discus throw at the Military Championships with a throw of 138’7”…also placed eighth in the hammer throw at that meet with a toss of 135’3”…collected a season-best shot put mark of 34’5” at the Military Championships.
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SOPHOMORE (2009): Moved into the Academy record book in the discus throw and weight throw...recorded a discus throw mark of 147’5” at the Willie Williams Classic...that mark is the ninth-best throw in Academy history...also competed in the shot put (37’3¾”) and hammer throw (122’8”) during the outdoor season... posted the 10th-best weight throw (47’0¼”) in program history at the Robert Shine Invitational...posted a season-best indoor shot put distance of 37’4” at the Air Force Invitational...that was the third-best individual distance on the team. FRESHMAN (2008): Recorded the second-best shot put of the indoor season... posted a distance of 35’5¾” at the Robert Shine Invitational... recorded the second-best shot put throw of the outdoor season...tossed a 34’7” at the Willie Williams Classic...also ranked second on the team in the discus throw after tossing a 134’2” at the Colorado Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Finished fourth in the discus at the Virginia AA State Championship with a toss of 120’2”. PERSONAL: Daughter of Darryl and Doreen Burke...has one younger brother, Matthew...nickname is “Tidbit”…majoring in American history...future plans include becoming a navigator…served as Flight Commander…has also served as Element Leader...spent the summer as cadre during the first session of Basic Cadet Training…also took academic courses and participated in powered flight…got to solo... father and grandfather served in the Air Force...member of Cadet Squadron 31.
CHRISTINA’S TOP MARKS Indoor Weight Throw . . Outdoor Shot Put . . . . Outdoor Discus Throw . Outdoor Hammer Throw
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SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in the 800-meter and 1500-meter races dring the outdoor season…recorded a career-best 800-meter time of 2:25.39 (adjusted for altitude) at the Colorado Invitational…improved 1500-meter time to 4:55.22 at the Military Championships…placed fifth at that meet…clocked the team’s secondfastest time on the team in the mile run during the indoor season…clocked a career-best 5:15.24 at the adidas Classic in that distance…also ran in the 800-meter run…ran a 2:22.96a in that distance at the Air Force All-Comers Meet…academic all-conference selection. FRESHMAN (2009): Competed in the mile and 3000-meter distances during the indoor season…recorded a season-best time of 5:43.01 (adjusted for altitude) in the mile at the Air Force Invitational…captured a season-best 3000-meter time of 11:47.71 at the Nebraska Wesleyan Open…ran the 1500-meter run during the outdoor season…clocked a season-best time of 5:06.00a at the Front Range Invitational…academic all-conference selection. HIGH SCHOOL: Winston Churchill High School...qualified to the state cross country championships as a senior...district champion in the 3200-meter run in 2008... runner-up in the 1600-meter race at the district championships...MVP of the girls’ wrestling team (2006-07)...district champion in the 119-pound weight class...graduated 16th in a class of 700...had a grade-point-average of over 4.0...member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Full name is Katherine Louise Carroll...goes by Katie...daughter of Joseph and Martha Carroll...has two brothers, Richard and Mike...also has one younger sister, Janie...majoring in electrical engineering….member of the Air Force cross country team…hobbies include reading...member of Cadet Squadron 15.
KATIE’S TOP MARKS Indoor 800-Meter Run . . Indoor Mile Run . . . . . . Indoor 3000-Meter Run. . Outdoor 800-Meter Run . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run.
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EMILY COTHARN
Junior (C2C) Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman HS Throws
Junior (C2C) Cedaredge, Colo. Cedaredge HS Hurdles
SOPHOMORE (2010): Won the discus throw at the George Mason Invitational and Military Championships…set a new meet record at the Military Championships with a distance of 160’8”…earned the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award following the Military Championships…also finished within the top-five in the shot put during both meets…scored for the Falcons with a seventh-place finish in the discus at the MWC Championships with a throw of 158’3”…recorded a career-best 163’11” in the discus throw at the Sun Angel Classic…improved career shot put distance to 52’6½”…tallied that distance to finish sixth at the Front Range Classic… also posted a personal-best 130’11” in the hammer throw at that meet…competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season…threw a career-best 50’2” in the shot put at the Air Force All-Comers Meet...recorded a career-best weight throw distance of 47’8” at the Air Force Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 Montana state track and field meet champion in the shot put...was the state leader in the discus throw...runner-up in that event at the state championship meet. PERSONAL: Majoring in electrical engineering…nickname is “Tiberius”…served as Element Leader…hobbies include reading, FCA, basketball and computers…spent the summer working Basic Cadet Training…member of Cadet Squadron 13.
JAMES’S TOP MARKS Indoor Shot Put . . . . . Indoor Weight Throw . . Outdoor Shot Put . . . . Outdoor Discus Throw . Outdoor Hammer Throw
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FRESHMAN (2009): Clocked a season-best time of 68.25 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Jack Christiansen Invitational…competed in the 60-meter hurdles…recorded a season-best 10.13 at the Don Barrett Duals…also ran the 400-meter dash during the indoor season…posted a season-best 62.09 (converted for track size) at the Robert Shine Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Placed third in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2008 Colorado 3A state championships...clocked a seasonal-best time of 47.24 at that meet…allstate selection…served as team captain…eight-time state player in track… also a member of the volleyball team...all-conference selection…team captain…served as Student Council president…graduated with a 3.86 GPA. PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Terri Cotharn…has two older brothers, Boyce and James…”I have the cutest nephew in the whole world, Boyce Jr.” (two years old)…nickname is “Em”…majoring in management...future plans include becoming a pilot…three-time selection to the Athletic Director’s List…served as Element NCO...named “Knight of the Month” for CS-30...spent the summer completing SPACE and Global Engagement, before spending leave in western Colorado “soaking up the rays”...hobbies include reading, shopping and scrapbooking…would like to add “thanks to my family for “supporting me. I love you all very much”…member of Cadet Squadron 30.
EMILY’S TOP MARKS Indoor 400-Meter Dash . . . Indoor 60-Meter Hurdles . . Outdoor 100-Meter Hurdles Outdoor 400-Meter Hurdles
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FRESHMAN (2009): Threw discus throw and shot put during the outdoor season… ranked third on the team in the discus throw with a mark of 142’2”…recorded that distance at the Tom Botts Invitational…recorded a throw of 45’2½” in the shot put at the Jack Christiansen Invitational…competed in the shot put during the indoor season…recorded a season-best throw of 46’6” at the Don Barrett Duals…ranked fourth on the team during the indoor season.
SOPHOMORE (2010): Recorded a career-best 400-meter hurdles time of 63.93 at the Colorado Invitational to debut in seventh on the program’s all-time list…that was a team-leading finish…placed fourth in that event at the Military Championships with a time of 66.84…also ran the 100-meter hurdles during the outdoor season…clocked a career-best time of 16.30 at the Mason Spring Open…ran a leg of the indoor 4x400-meter relay team that posted the fifth-fastest time (3:54.82) in Academy history…improved career-time in the 60-meter dash to 9.40 (converted from a 55-meter course) at the Robert Shine Invitational…ran the 400-meter dash in a season-best 59.58 at the Air Force Invitational…earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award once during the indoor season.
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JAMES COLE
RYAN DEL GROSSO
JEREMY DRENCKHAHN
Junior (C2C) Marysville, Ohio Marysville HS Distances
Sophomore (C3C) Plymouth, Minn. Wayzata HS Distances
SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase during three meets…recorded a career-best time of 9:33.92 to placed sixth at the Military Championships…also claimed a fifth-place finish in that event at the Front Range Classic (10:16.58)…ran the 1500-meter race at the Beach Classic (4:03.43)…participated in the mile and 3000-meter run during the indoor season…ran a career-best 4:28.39 (adjusted for altitude) at the Ari Force Invitational…ranked fifth on the team in the 3000-meter run…clocked a personal-best time of 8:43.94a at the New Mexico Classic…academic all-conference selection.
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FRESHMAN (2009): Participated in the mile and 3000-meter races during the indoor season…clocked a season-best mile time of 4:43.80 at the Air Force AllComers Meet…also posted a season-best time in the 3000-meter run (9:44.01a) at that race…competed in the 5000-meter run during the outdoor season…recorded a season-best time of 16:18.33a at the Jack Christiansen Invitational…academic all-conference selection. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time team MVP...two-time regional qualifier...graduated with a 4.22 GPA...member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Alexander Del Grosso...nickname is “Gonzo”…son of John and Connie Del Grosso...has one older brother, Nicholas...majoring in environmental engineering...future plans include becoming working in the field of special tactics…hobbies include hiking, swimming, camping and shooting…spent part of the summer at Hurlburt Field, Fla., with the Special Tactics Orientation Group…also taught Evasion during Combat Survival Training...member of the Air Force cross country team…member of Cadet Squadron 24.
RYANS’S TOP MARKS Indoor Mile Run . . . . . . Indoor 3000-Meter Run. . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run. Outdoor 5000-Meter Run.
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FRESHMAN (2010): Placed fifth in the 10,000-meter run at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a career-best time of 32:53.97…also finished seventh in the 5000-meter run at that meet (15:07.15)…recorded a career-best time of 14:38.15 in that distance at the Mt. SAC Relays…finished sixth in the 5000-meter run at the Military Championships with a time of 14:57.62…also competed in the 1500-meter run, clocking a time of 4:07.85 at the Mason Spring Open… placed third in the 3000-meter run at the Front Range Classic (8:52.28)…competed in the mile, 3000-meter and 5000-meter distances during the indoor season… placed fourth in the 3000-meter run at the New Mexico Classic with a career-best 8:40.77…ran 14:44.83 (adjusted for altitude) in the 5000-meter run at the MWC Championships…ran a 4:33.94a in the mile at the Air Force All-Comers meet… named the team’s Track Athlete of the Week once during the indoor season…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-state cross country selection...finished 10th at the Minnesota AA cross country championships as a senior...finished 12th in that meet as a junior...member of two cross country state championship teams that qualified for Nike Team and Nike Cross Nationals as a junior and senior, respectively...state champion in the 3200-meter run as a senior...finished seventh in the 1600-meter run that year...clocked a personal-best time of 4:21.4 in the 1600 meters...fourtime academic all-state selection. PERSONAL: Son of Theron Drenckhahn and Peggy Farah...father retired from the Air Force with the rank of major after serving as a C-130 navigator...has one older brother, Nathan, and one younger sister, Melissa...brother is a second lieutenant in the Air Force, currently flying T-38s...nickname is “Gumdrop”...majoring in aeronautical engineering…future career plans include becoming a pilot…hobbies include playing hockey and hanging out with friends…hails from the number one city in America to live, as reported by CNN Money magazine...member of the Air Force cross country team…member of Cadet Squadron 08.
JEREMY’S TOP MARKS Indoor Mile Run . . . . . . . Indoor 3000-Meter Run. . . Indoor 5000-Meter Run. . . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run. . Outdoor 5000-Meter Run. . Outdoor 10,000-Meter Run
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PHAELEN FRENCH
Junior (C2C) Billings, Mont. Billings Senior HS Middle Distances
Junior (C2C) Delta, Colo. Delta HS Heptathlon
SOPHOMORE (2010): Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time all-state selection in cross country (2004-07)...also a four-time all-state honoree in track (2005-08)...competed at the 2006 Nike Team Cross Country Nationals, placing 37th individually...placed fourth in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter events at the Montana Class AA state track and field championships...recorded a best times of 2:16.35 in the 800-meter run, 5:12.35 in the 1600-meter run and 11:32.68 in the 3200-meter run...four-time academic all-state selection in both cross country and track...recipient of the 2008 Big Sky State Games “Character Counts” scholarship...graduated with High Honors. PERSONAL: Full name is Auriele Nelle Fain...daughter of Bruce and Patricia Fain... has two older siblings, Aubree and Austin...also has two younger siblings, AuraLea and Auguste...majoring in political science...future plans include becoming a pilot...hobbies include snowboarding and rock climbing...spent the summer completing Operation Air Force at Aviano Air Base, Italy...flew in the back of an F-16 during a training mission and visited Rome, Florence and Venice while in Italy... also served as an Element Leader on Flight Staff during the first session of Basic Cadet Training...member of the Air Force cross country team…2010 team captain… member of Cadet Squadron 31.
FRESHMAN (2009): Moved into the program’s top-10 lists in both the pentathlon and heptathlon...posted the eighth-highest total in Academy history in the pentathlon...scored 2,844 points at the Mountain West Conference Championships... recorded the ninth-best heptathlon total (3,814) in program history at the Glenn Morris Multi-Meet...placed fifth at that meet...earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award following that meet...placed seventh at the conference meet with 3, 792 points...ranked third on the team in the high jump and long jump during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned eighth-place honors in the 800-meter run at the 2008 Colorado 4A state track and field championships...also placed seventh in the long jump at that meet...recorded season-best marks of 2:18.65 in the 800-meter run and 17’5¼” in the long jump. PERSONAL: Full name is Phaelen Ann French...daughter of Don and Beth French... is an only child...currently undecided on major...hobbies include riding horses, hiking, canoeing, kayaking and singing...member of Cadet Squadron 01.
PHAELEN’S TOP MARKS Indoor Pentathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2973, 2010) 800-Meter Run (2:18.22, 2010), 60-Meter Hurdles (10.23, 2010), High Jump (4’11”, 2010), Long Jump (16’5”, 2009), Shot Put (31’11¼”, 2010)
AURIELE’S TOP MARKS Indoor 800-Meter Run . . Indoor 1500-Meter Run. . Outdoor 800-Meter Run . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run.
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FRESHMAN (2009): Earned the team’s Callie Calhoun Award for Drive and Determination...ran the leadoff leg of the distance medley relay team that clocked the 10th fastest time in Academy history...team posted a time of 12:38.94 (adjusted for altitude) to place fifth at the conference championships...led the team in the indoor mile run with a time of 5:04.80 at the Big 12/Mountain West Conference Challenge...placed fourth at that meet...also competed in the 800-meter run during the indoor season...clocked a time of 2:17.47a at the Don Barrett Duals... clocked the team’s second-fastest time in the 1500-meter run (4:38.40) at the Arizona State Invitational...posted a season-best time of 2:16.81 in the outdoor 800 meters at the Beach Invitational...academic all-conference selection...received the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award following the season opener.
SOPHOMORE (2010): Posted a career-best pentathlon total of 2,973 points at the Mountain West Conference Championships…that is the eighth-best total in Academy history…ranked third on the team in the 800-meter run...clocked a careerbest time of 2:18.22 at the adidas Classic…finished first in the 600-yard run at the Robert Shine Invitational (1:31.51)…totaled 3,967 points in the heptathlon at the MWC Championships to move into ninth on the program’s all-time list…ranked third on the team in the 800-meter run with a career-best time of 2:19.96 at the Mt. SAC/California Invitational Combined Events Meet…placed seventh in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Military Championships…time of 12:25.87 is the eighth-best steeplechase time in Academy history.
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AURIELE FAIN
RACHEL GEBAUER
BETHANY GROSS
Junior (C2C) Alpena, Mich. Alpena HS Throws
Sophomore (C3C) Alexandria, S.D. Hanson HS Sprints
SOPHOMORE (2010): Moved into ninth on the program’s outdoor shot put list with a career-best 40’9” at the Front Range Classic…ranked third on the team in that event…also competed in the hammer throw…posted a season-best throw of 136’7” at the Mountain West Conference Championships…competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season…ranked third on the team in the weight throw with a career-best 39’1¼” at the Air Force All-Comers Meet…recorded a career-best toss of 44’6¾” at the conference championships.
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FRESHMAN (2009): Recorded a career-best shot put distance of 38’11” at the Front Range Invitational...that mark was the third-best distance on the team during the outdoor season...also participated in the hammer throw, tossing a personal-best 126’11” at the Jack Christiansen Invitational...earned the team’s Field Athlete of the Week following that meet...that mark was the second-best distance on the team...posted a season-best indoor shot put distance of 36’6¾” at the Air Force Invitational...posted a distance of 41’11½” in the weight throw at the Robert Shine Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Regional champion in the shot put...has a personal-best distance of 40’2”...also a standout pitcher on the high school softball team…earned firstteam all-state honors in softball as a senior…also claimed first-team all-state honors in basketball during senior year. PERSONAL: Majoring in legal studies...future plans include obtaining a master’s degree...hobbies include reading and scrapbooking...served as Flight NCO…served as an Element Leader during Basic Cadet Training…member of Cadet Squadron 30.
FRESHMAN (2010): Earned the team’s Newcomer of the Year award…also received the Falcon Award for Spirit and Enthusiasm…entered the program’s all-time record book in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and long jump…set two Class record…was also a member of two relay teams that moved into the program’s top three…was the top collegiate finisher at the Beach Invitational…clocked a time of 55.71 to finish second overall at that meet…that time is the fifth-fastest in Academy history and a Freshman Class record…clocked the fourth-best 200-meter time in program history during only appearance of the season at that distance… ran a 25.09 at the Front Range Classic…that time is also a Freshman Class record… jumped 18’2¼” at the Mountain West Conference Championships…that distance is the sixth-best mark in Academy history…ran the final leg of the 4x100-meter relay that clocked the second-fastest time in program history (47.73) at the conference championships…also anchored the 4x400-meter relay team that moved into third on the all-time list (3:45.05) at that meet…recorded five top-five finishes… member of the 4x400-meter relay team that won the Military Championships… also accounted for two individual top-five finishes (400-meter dash, long jump) in collegiate debut at the Military Championships…did not compete during the indoor season…was a member of the Air Force women’s basketball team. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in basketball, six in track and two years in volleyball and tennis...all-state as a senior...all-state tournament as a junior...firstteam all-conference as a junior and senior...helped lead Hanson to back-to-back state titles in track as a junior and senior...as a junior, earned first-place finishes in the long jump, 200, 400 and 4x400 relay events at state meet...school record holder in the 2000meter dash, 400-meter dash, 4x400-meter relay and long jump... long jumped 18’ 6” as a senior to crack the South Dakota all-time top 10...secondteam all-conference in volleyball...served as president of National Honor Society.
RACHEL’S TOP MARKS Indoor Shot Put . . . . . Indoor Weight Throw . . Outdoor Shot Put . . . . Outdoor Hammer Throw
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Greg and Melody Gross ... has a twin sister, Brigitte...also has a younger brother, Andrew...hobbies include reading, writing, singing and spending time with family...member of Cadet Squadron 26.
39’1¼” (2010) 44’6¼” (2010) . 40’9” (2010) 136’7” (2010)
BETHANY’S TOP MARKS Outdoor 200-Meter Dash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.09 (2010) Outdoor 400-Meter Dash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.71 (2010) Outdoor Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18’2¼” (2010)
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KATE KANETZKY
Junior (C2C) West Saint Paul, Minn. St. Croix Lutheran HS Throws
Sophomore (C3C) Buda, Texas Jack C. Hayes HS Distances
SOPHOMORE (2010): Finished fourth in the discus throw at the Military Championships (150’3”)…set a career-best throw of 162’7” in that event at the Colorado Invitational…ranked second on the team with that throw…also ranked second on the team in the hammer throw…posted a career-long 163’10” at the Mountain West Conference Championships…also posted a career-best 49’1½” in the shot put at that meet…was the runner-up in the discus throw at the Mason Spring Open…competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season… ranked second on the team in the weight throw…posted a career-best 49’1½” at the Air Force Invitational…recorded a career-best throw of 49’3” in the shot put at the Robert Shine Invitational.
PERSONAL: Majoring in English…served as Element Leader and Element NCO… hobbies include throwing and reading…spent the summer completing Operation Air Force at Hickham AFB, Hawaii…member of Cadet Squadron 11.
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed 27th at the Texas state cross country championships... won the district title in the two-mile race during the track season...also served as captain of the soccer team...earned academic all-state honors in cross country... graduated seventh in class...AP Scholar. PERSONAL: Full name is Kate Lyn Kanetzky...daughter of Don and Marty Kanetzky...has two older siblings, Dakota and Case...majoring in geospatial science…future plans include becoming a pilot…working towards getting a pilot’s license…has soloed…named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance…served as Element NCO…hobbies include running, hiking, stargazing, swimming and camping…spent the summer completing Combat Survival Training, Global Engagement, Soaring and Philosophy 310...member of the Air Force cross country team…member of Cadet Squadron 23.
SEAN’S TOP MARKS KATE’S TOP MARKS Indoor Shot Put . . . . . Indoor Weight Throw . . Outdoor Shot Put . . . . Outdoor Discus Throw . Outdoor Hammer Throw
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FRESHMAN (2009): Competed in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw outdoors…posted a distance of 42’3¼” in the shot put at the Jack Christiansen Invitational…threw a 133’4” in the discus throw at the Colorado Invitational…added a distance of 132’2” in the hammer throw at the Front Range Classic…threw the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season…tossed a season-best 42’9” in the shot put at the Air Force Invitational…also recorded a season-best weight throw distance of 42’4¾” at that meet.
FRESHMAN (2010): Moved into the program’s top-10 on two events…debuted in ninth on the program’s indoor 5000-meter list…clocked a career-best time of 17:56.48 at the adidas Classic…also competed in the mile during the indoor season...placed third in that event (5:20.21, adjusted for altitude) at the Air Force AllComers Meet...clocked the 10th-fastest 10,000-meter time in Academy history at 38:48.57 (adjusted for altitude)…recorded that time at the Mountain West Conference Championships…was the Falcons’ only competitor at that distance…placed fifth in the 5000-meter run at the Military Championships with a career-best time of 5:02.15…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete.
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TAWNY LAMBUTH
MAX LUTTON
Junior (C2C) Auburn, Calif. Placer HS Pole Vault
Junior (C2C) Tacoma, Wash. Franklin Pierce HS Sprints
SOPHOMORE (2010): Received the team’s Most Improved Athlete award…cleared 12’1½” at the Tom Benich Classic to move into fourth on the program’s all-time outdoor pole vault standings...became the fifth Falcon to clear the 12-foot mark during the outdoor season…debuted in 10th on the program’s all-time list at the 100-meter distance…recorded a time of 12.48 at the Mountain West Conference Championships…ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that clocked the second-fastest time in Academy history (47.73) at the conference meet…placed third in the 100-meter dash at the Military Championships with a time of 12.57… also finished fourth in the pole vault with a clearance of 10’11¾”…cleared a career-best 12’5½” twice during the indoor season…scored for the Falcons at the conference championships with that height…that mark is the fourth-best clearance in Academy history…named the program’s Field Athlete of the Week once during the indoor season…claimed the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award following the Tom Benich Classic. FRESHMAN (2009): Moved into the program’s all-time record book in the indoor and outdoor pole vault...recorded the seventh-best indoor height with a clearance of 11’7¾” at the Don Barrett Duals...moved into ninth in the outdoor standings, after clearing 10’11¾” at the Jack Christiansen Invitational...also ran a leg of the fastest 4x100-meter relay team, which clocked a time of 47.99 at the Missouri Tom Botts Invitational...that time is the fourth fastest time in Academy history...competed in the 100-meter dash during the outdoor season...recorded the secondfastest time on the team (12.71) at the Jack Christiansen Invitational.
SOPHOMORE (2010): Did not compete. FRESHMAN (2009): Ran a leg of the season’s fastest distance medley relay team (9:57.86) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational...shared the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award with the rest of the DMR squad following that meet...was a member of the team’s best indoor 4x400-meter relay team...squad recorded a time of 3:17.77 at the MWC Championships...paced the squad in the indoor 400-meter dash with a time of 49.43, which was clocked at Notre Dame...participated in the indoor 200-meter dash, clocking a time of 23.05 at the Air Force All-Comers Meet...recorded the second-fastest time on the team during the outdoor season in the 400-meter dash (career-best 48.73 at the Front Range Invitational). HIGH SCHOOL: Won the 2007 Washington 3A state champion in the 400-meter dash...missed most of the 2008 outdoor season with a stress fracture, but came back to anchor the state championship 4x400-meter relay team...also ran a leg of the 4x100-meter relay that finished third...recorded career-best times of 48.86 in the 400-meter dash and 22.35 in the 200-meter dash. PERSONAL: Full first name is Maxwell, but goes by Max...majoring in civil engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot...served as Element Leader during Global Engagement...hobbies include painting...member of Cadet Squadron 19.
MAX’S TOP MARKS HIGH SCHOOL: Placed eighth in the pole vault at the 2008 California 4A state track and field championship meet...recorded a personal-best mark of 12’0” in the pole vault. PERSONAL: Daughter of Matt and Nancy Lambuth…has one older brother, Zaac, and one older sister, Shayne…nickname is “VeggieBurger”...majoring in humanities...future plans include working in the public affairs field…served as Squadron First Shirt…has also served as Recycling Clerk...hobbies include gymnastics, knitting, spending time with friends and family…spent the summer in Grand Forks, N.D., during Operation Air Force…also “lived in the woods for two weeks” while working Combat Survival Training and spent time at home in Rocklin...member of Cadet Squadron 34.
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KATY MOORKAMP
Sophomore (C3C) Palatine, Ill. William Fremd HS Pole Vault
Sophomore (C3C) Wildwood, Mo. Lafayette HS Throws
FRESHMAN (2010): Became the seventh Falcon to clear the 12-foot bar during the indoor season…cleared 12’1½” at the New Mexico Classic...moved into sixth on the program’s all-time list…also moved into sixth on the program’s all-time outdoor list with a career-best height of 11’9”…recorded that mark at the Beach Invitational…finished second at the Military Championships with a clearance of 11’5¾”…also finished as the runner-up at the Colorado Invitational with a clearance of 11’3¾”…also claimed top-five finishes at the Tom Benich Classic (outdoor) and Air Force All-Comers Meet (indoor)…earned the team’s Field Athlete of the Week once during the indoor season.
PERSONAL: Full first name is Elisabeth, but goes by Bizzy...daughter of Jim and Leanne Mellado...has one older sister, Ester, and one younger brother, Davy…majoring in foreign area studies, with an emphasis in Latin America…future plans include working in the Intelligence field…served as Track and Field PEER…part of the vocal jazz group, as well as the cadet worship team…loves to volunteer and serve at Woodman Valley Chapelspent the summer completing Combat Survival Training and Global Engagement...also went home to Chicago over the summer…grandfather is a veteran of the Korean War...member of Cadet Squadron 21.
BIZZY’S TOP MARKS Indoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12’1½” (2010) Outdoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11’9” (2010)
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HIGH SCHOOL: School record holder in the discus throw...earned the team’s Most Valuable Field Athlete award as a senior...district champion in the shot put and discus throw in 2009...SW Conference champion in the discus throw and shot put ...earned all-state honors in the discus throw (sixth-place finish)...state qualifier in the shot put... served as team captain during senior season...won the conference and district titles in the discus throw as a junior...named the 2008 Most Improved Athlete...two-time Scholar-Athlete selection in track and basketball. PERSONAL: Daughter of Tom and Mary Moorkamp...has two younger sisters, Amy and Annie, and three younger brothers, Tommy, Joey and Jimmy...majoring in foreign area studies, with an emphasis on Africa…served as B-1 Element NCO…hobbies include skiing, biking, kayaking, climbing…spent the summer taking academic courses and completing Combat Survival Training, Global Engagement and Soaring…member of Cadet Squadron 13.
KATY’S TOP MARKS Indoor Shot Put . . . . . Indoor Weight Throw . . Outdoor Shot Put . . . . Outdoor Discus Throw . Outdoor Hammer Throw
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HIGH SCHOOL: Placed third in the pole vault at the Illinois 3A state championship meet as a senior...school record-holder in the pole vault (11’7”) and 200-meter dash (25.2)...served as team captain during both junior and senior years...two-time recipient of the Most Outstanding Track and Field Athlete award (junior and senior years)...earned the Illinois High School Association MSL All-Academic Award... also received the All-Academic Senior Athlete Award...placed fourth against all male competition at the Illinois Prep Top Times Decathlon State Championship... AP Scholar...High Honor Roll...three-year member of the National Honor Society... voted Attorney General at Illini Girls State and went on to represent Illinois at Girls Nation during the summer of 2008.
FRESHMAN (2010): Finished fourth in both the shot put (39’1¾”) and discus throw (134’8”) at the Military Championships…posted career-best marks in those two events at the Front Range Classic…tossed a 39’11½” to finish sixth in the shot put… ranked fourth on the team in that event…also finished sixth in the discus at that meet with a toss of 139’9”…tossed a career-best 139’6” in the hammer throw at the Tom Benich Classic…that distance was ranked fourth on the team…ranked second on the team in the shot put with a career-best 41’6”…placed third at the Robert Shine Invitational with that height…also earned a fifth-place distance in the weight throw (43’1¾”) at that meet…threw a career-best weight of 47’9” at the Mountain West Conference Championships.
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MORGAN MOSBY
BLAIR O’BRYANT
Sophomore (C3C) Lakewood, Colo. Mullen HS Middle Distances
Sophomore (C3C) Douglasville, Ga. Chapel Hill HS Middle Distances
FRESHMAN (2010): Set a new Front Range Classic meet record in the 800-meter run with a winning time of 2:15.32…that time, converted to 2:14.56 with altitude, is the ninth-fastest 800-meter time in Academy history…also rank the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that accounted for the third-best time in Academy history (3:45.05) at the Mountain West Conference Championships…ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay that won the Military Championships (3:54.12)…also finished fourth in the 800-meter run (2:17.27) at that meet…also competed in the 1500-meter run during the outdoor season…ranked second on team with 4:44.26 that was recorded at Mt. SAC Relays…moved into eighth on the program’s indoor 800-meter list…clocked a time of 2:15.43 (converted for altitude) at the New Mexico Classic…also ran the second leg of the indoor 4x400-meter relay team that recorded the fifth-fastest time in Academy history (3:54.82)…finished second in the 600-meter run (1:36.72) at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational…received the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award once during the indoor season.
FRESHMAN (2010): Posted a career-best heptathlon total of 4,377 points to finish ninth at the Mountain West Conference Championships…that total is the 10thbest total in Academy history…won the 1000-meter event (2:44.30) in the conference heptathlon…was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that won the Potts Invitational in 3:48.96…was also the runner-up in the 400-meter dash (54.27) at that meet…scored 4,335 points in heptathlon debut at the New Mexico Classic… was the runner-up in the 600-yard run at the Robert Shine Invitational with a time of 1:17.73…scored 5,756 points in decathlon debut at the Mt. SAC/California Combined Events Meet…won the 1500-meter event (4:34.58) at that meet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed fourth in the 800-meter run at the 2007 Colorado 4A state track and field championships...recorded a time of 2:18.28 at that meet...set a personal-best time of 2:17.79 in the 800-meter run...placed 13th at the state 4A cross country championships in 2008.
PERSONAL: Son of Daryl and Cassie O’Bryant...has three younger siblings, Kylie, Marissa and Rayne...majoring in English, with a minor in philosophy...future plans include serving as a combat controller...hobbies include anything outdoors and music...member of the Air Force cross country team in 2010…member of Cadet Squadron 01.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time varsity letterwinner in track and cross country...was a scoring member of three state championship teams...earned back-to-back state titles in the 800-meter run at the Georgia 5A state championships...holds five school records...state finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman.
PERSONAL: Full name is Morgan Diane Mosby...nickname is “Momo”...daughter of James and Mary Mosby...has four siblings, Tre, Jahlorah, Hannah and Madison... majoring in behavioral science…future plans include flying helicopters…hobbies include reading, music and friends…spent the summer completing Combat Survival Training, Global Engagement and the Parachuting program...member of the Air Force cross country team…member of Cadet Squadron 11.
Indoor Heptathlon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4377 (2010) 60-Meter Dash (7.51, 2010), 800-Meter Run (2:10.69a, 2010), 1000-Meter Run (2:44.30, 2010), 60-Meter Hurdles (9.19 / 55c, 2010), High Jump (5’6½”, 2010), Pole Vault (13’9¼”, 2010), Shot Put (33’8½”, 2010)
Outdoor 800-Meter Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:54.83a (2010) Outdoor Decathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5756 (2010)
MORGAN’S TOP MARKS Indoor 400-Meter Dash . . Indoor 800-Meter Run . . Outdoor 400-Meter Dash . Outdoor 800-Meter Run . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run.
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KYLE SCHWOCHOW
Senior (C1C) Kapolei, Hawaii Kapolei HS Javelin Throw
Junior (C2C) Brookville, Ohio Brookville HS Throws
JUNIOR (2010): Scored for the Falcons in the javelin throw at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a sixth-place throw of 183’7”…won the that event at the Front Range Classic (186’5”)…was the runner-up at the Tom Benich Classic (188’5”)…placed third at the Mason Spring Open with a throw of 190’3”… finished fourth at the Military Championships (180’1”) and fifth at the Beach Invitational (184’6”). SOPHOMORE (2009): Recorded a career-best javelin throw distance of 191’1” at the Mountain West Conference Championships...placed seventh at that meet... placed third at the Front Range Invitational, helping Air Force to four of the top five spots.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in both football and baseball...earned allstate honors in football as a senior…also earned all-conference honors that year… played in the HUB Senior Bowl…also claimed all-conference honors in baseball as a senior…named Scholar-Athlete of the Year…served as president of the Interact Club…member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Son of Jon and Joan Santiago...has three siblings, Trina, Aaron and Jodi…nicknames are “Santi” and “Bruddah”...majoring in economics...future plans include becoming a pilot...served as A-Flight Assistant Commander, Confidence Course Cadet-In-Charge, Athletic NCO and C-3 Element Leader...named to the Commandant’s List for excellence in military performance...also named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List...hobbies include fishing, spear fishing, hanging out at the beach, lifting weights and golfing...spent the summer serving as the Confident Course CIC and working in the Summer Seminar Cadre...member of Cadet Squadron 28.
JON’S TOP MARKS Javelin Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191’1” (2009)
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FRESHMAN (2009): Ranked second on the team in the shot put during the outdoor season…threw a season-best 47’1½” at the Front Range Classic…also competed in the discus throw and hammer throw…posted a season-best 125’6” in the discus at the Arizona State Invitational…threw a 108’4” in the hammer throw at the Colorado Invitational…ranked third on the team in the shot put…recorded a distance of 46’8¾” at the Don Barrett Duals…competed in the weight throw at the Robert Shine Invitational…posted a distance of 39’5¾” at that meet. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned a sixth-place finish in the shot put at the 2008 Ohio Division 2 state championship meet...has recorded a personal-best throw of 55’9” in that event.
KYLE’S TOP MARKS Indoor Shot Put . . . . . Indoor Weight Throw . . Outdoor Shot Put . . . . Outdoor Discus Throw . Outdoor Hammer Throw
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FRESHMAN (2008): Competed in the javelin throw for the Falcons...posted a career-best distance of 183’5” at the first-ever Front Range Invitational...placed fifth at that distance, as Air Force took five of the top six places.
SOPHOMORE (2010): Recorded the ninth-best outdoor shot put mark in Academy history…threw a career-best, team-leading 54’2¾” at the Front Range Classic... scored for the Falcons in that event with a distance of 51’9”…placed fifth in the discus throw at the Military Championships with a career-best throw of 148’4”... finished eighth in the shot put at the MWC Indoor Championships....recorded a career-best 53’8¼” at that meet…that mark is the ninth-best distance in Academy history…that mark was also the best on the team…finished as the runner-up in that event at the Robert Shine Invitational with a throw of 53’1¾”…recorded a career-best weight throw distance of 45’1¾” at the adidas Classic…received the program’s Field Athlete of the Week once during the indoor season…also claimed the honor once during the outdoor season.
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JON SANTIAGO
CALE SIMMONS
ROB SIMMONS
Sophomore (C3C) Rocklin, Calif. Rocklin HS Pole Vault
Sophomore (C3C) Rocklin, Calif. Rocklin HS Pole Vault
FRESHMAN (2010): Cleared a career-best 16’6¾” twice during the indoor season… first cleared that height at the New Mexico Classic…matched that clearance with a runner-up finish at the Robert Shine Invitational…won the pole vault at the Nebraska Wesleyan Open (15’7”)…won section of Pole Vault Summit with matching height…won the pole vault during the outdoor season at the Front Range Classic… cleared a career-best 16’3¼” to match the meet record…also finished within the top four at the Tom Benich Classic and Mason Spring Open…earned the program’s Field Athlete of the Week award once during the indoor season.
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HIGH SCHOOL: CIF-San Joaquin Section runner-up in the pole vault...two-time California state qualifier...recorded a personal-best high school clearance of 16’2”... passed on competing at the state meet as a senior to participate in the Rocklin High School graduation ceremony...ranked fourth in the state of California and 12th in the nation as a senior. PERSONAL: Son of Craig and Carol Simmons...has a twin brother, Rob, who is also an Academy sophomore and member of the Air Force pole vault team...has one older sister, Rachel, who is a senior at the Academy...also has two younger sisters, Olivia and Isabel...nicknames are “Bones”, “Thing 1”, “Thing 2”, “Cale-Rob” and “Twin”…majoring in chemistry…future plans include becoming a pharmacist and pilot…member of the “500 Club”…served as Doolie Coach…spent the summer completing Combat Survival Training and AM490 (jump)…hobbies include skiing, skydiving, scuba diving, holding breath, pulling pranks, sledding, competitive Boost drinking, slack lining, rock climbing, catching lizards and sleeping…member of Cadet Squadron 19.
FRESHMAN (2010): Won the pole vault at the Air Force Invitational and Robert Shine Invitational during the indoor season with matching career-best heights of 16’6¾”…claimed the team’s Field Athlete of the Week award following the Robert Shine Invitational…also finished within the top five at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational (15’7”)…cleared a career-best 16’¾” twice during the outdoor season… first set that mark at the Mt. SAC Relays to finish second at that meet…matched that height with a sixth-place finish at the Mountain West Conference Championships…finished second at the Military Championships with a clearance of 16’0¾”… was also the runner-up at the Tom Benich Classic (16’0¾”). HIGH SCHOOL: CIF-San Joaquin Section champion in the pole vault...two-time California state qualifier...recorded a personal-best high school clearance of 16’4”... passed on competing at the state meet as a senior to participate in the Rocklin High School graduation ceremony...ranked second in the state of California and seventh in the nation as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Robert, but goes by Rob...son of Craig and Carol Simmons...has a twin brother, Cale, who is also an Academy sophomore and member of the Air Force pole vault team...has one older sister, Rachel, who is a senior at the Academy...also has two younger sisters, Olivia and Isabel...nicknames are “Thing 2”, “Cale-Rob”, “Twin”, “Toothpick” and “Pencil”…majoring in chemistry… future plans include becoming a pilot...member of the “500 Club”…named to the Dean’s List…hobbies include skiing, skydiving, camping, rock climbing, scuba diving, playing with string, sleeping, building snowmen, cloud watching and finger painting…spent the summer completing Combat Survival Training, SPACE and Global Engagement...member of Cadet Squadron 21.
CALE’S TOP MARKS ROB’S TOP MARKS Indoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’6¾” (2010) Outdoor Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’3¼” (2010)
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Sophomore (C3C) Clovis, Calif. Buchanan HS High Jump
Junior (C2C) Falcon, Colo. Falcon HS Hurdles
FRESHMAN (2010): Finished fifth at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships with a clearance of 6’6”…earned the same placement at the outdoor championships with a height of 6’4¾”…led the team during the indoor season after clearing a career-best 6’6¾” at the Air Force All-Comers Meet…finished fourth at that meet…ranked second on the team during the outdoor season with clearance at conference meet…scored for the Falcons at the Military Championships with an eighth-place bar of 6’2¾”.
PERSONAL: Full name is Travis Carter Smith...son of Rich and Tracy Smith...has two siblings, Brianna and Taylor...majoring in civil engineering…future plans include becoming an architect and designing houses or structures…served as Coach and Element NCO…hobbies include listening to music, playing sports, watching movies and hanging out with friends..spent the summer completing Combat Survival Training, Global Engagement and Jump…also spent time with family and friends in California…would like to add that he is proud of his unofficial “high jump son”, freshman Tyler Jordan…member of Cadet Squadron 30.
FRESHMAN (2009): Did not compete. HIGH SCHOOL: Runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2007 Colorado 4A state meet...recorded a personal-best time of 44.84 at that meet...attended the Air Force Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year. PERSONAL: Majoring in chemistry...future plans include working in the public health field…hobbies include hiking, shopping and skiing…served as Group Athletic NCO and Community Service Representative…spent the summer completing Operation Air Force at Shaw AFB, S.C., and working as an Element Leader during the second session of Basic Cadet Training...member of Cadet Squadron 25.
RACHEL’S TOP MARKS Indoor 400-Meter Dash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.29 (2010) Outdoor 400-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.40 (2010)
TRAVIS’S TOP MARKS Indoor High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’9” (2010) Outdoor High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’4¾” (2010)
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HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked second in the nation for youth nationals in high jump... recorded a personal-best height of 6’10” at the CIF Central Section North meet during sophomore year...cleared 6’6” at the West Coast Relays in 2009...lettered three years in basketball...also played water polo...named most valuable and most inspirational...graduated with a 3.9 GPA...member of the National Honor Society... served as a peer counselor for five years...involved in numerous community service projects.
SOPHOMORE (2010): Finished third in the 400-meter hurdles (66.75) at the Military Championships…clocked a career-best time in that event of 64.40 at the Front Range Classic…competed in the 400-meter hurdles at the Mountain West Conference Championships (65.48, 11th)…competed on three 4x400-meter relay teams…competed in the 400-meter dash during the indoor season…ranked fourth on the team with a career-best 60.29 at the conference championships….member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed second (4:14.82) at the Robert Shine Invitational.
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MICHAEL TIBBS
LESLY TORRES
Sophomore (C3C) Rogers, Ark. Rogers HS Decathlon
Sophomore (C3C) Los Lunas, N.M. Los Lunas HS Heptathlon
FRESHMAN (2010): Set Freshman Class records in the heptathlon and decathlon… recorded a career-best heptathlon total of 4,697 points at the New Mexico Combined Events Meet…that is the eighth-best total in Academy history and a Class record...finished sixth at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships with 4,621 points...member of the 4x400-meter relay team that won the Potts Invitational (3:48.96) during the indoor season…led the Falcons in the decathlon during the outdoor season with 6,475 points…placed fifth in the decathlon at the MWC Outdoor Championships with that score… that total is also a Freshman Class record…won the discus throw event in the conference decathlon with a distance of 122’3”…tallied 6,306 points in decathlon debut to finish second at the Mt. SAC/ California Invitational Combined Events Meet…won the discus throw event at that meet with a throw of 127’10”...competed in the decathlon at the USATF Junior National Championships…forced to withdraw from competition with injury on the second day...was in eighth after the first day competition…academic all-conference selection. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time AAU All-American in the decathlon...state champion in both the decathlon and discus throw...two-time regional champion and record holder in the decathlon...AAU national champion in the decathlon...two-time allconference and all-state in football...selected as the Academic-Athlete of the Year for the state of Arkansas...received the Football Hall of Fame Academic Athletic Award...named Air National Guard Academic-Athlete of the Year...graduated with a 4.1 GPA...distinguished honors graduate...member of the choir and chess club.
FRESHMAN (2010): Recorded the eighth-best heptathlon total in Academy history with 4,126 points at the Mountain West Conference Championships…finished ninth in that meet…posted career-best marks in the 200-meter dash (27.30), 100-meter hurdles (15.85) and javelin throw (102’3”) at that meet…also competed in the high jump at the conference meet…cleared a personal-best 5’2¼” at that meet…scored 4,017 points in heptathlon debut at the Mt. SAC/California Invitational Combined Events Meet…placed eighth in the high jump at the Military Championships with a height of 5’1”…earned the same placement and same height at the Mason Spring Open…competed in the 60-meter hurdles (9.84), high jump (5’1”) and long jump (15’11½”) at the Air Force All-Comers Meet. HIGH SCHOOL: New Mexico 5A-A state champion in the long jump (17’4½”) and triple jump (36’4”) as a senior...runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles (46.15)... led team to a fourth-place finish...also won state titles in the 100-meter hurdles (15.02) and high jump (5’6¼”) as a junior...placed 13th at the Great Southwest Classic in the heptathlon with 4004 points...also played soccer...named secondteam all-district defender...academic letterwinner all four years...two-time academic all-district selection...member of the National Honor Society...member of the marching band...served as section leader...member of the symphonic wind ensemble and jazz band...served as vice-president of the student council. PERSONAL: Daughter of Alfredo and Maria Torres...has one older brother, Lyle... majoring in behavioral science, while earning a minor in Spanish...future plans include working in the intelligence field...member of Cadet Squadron 36.
PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Lee Tibbs II...son of Michael and Sharen Tibbs... has one older sister, Amy Gale Glenn...nickname is “B.A.”…majoring in astronautical engineering...future plans include going to graduate school and pilot training… served as Clerk Chief…member of the “500 Club”…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List…hobbies include college football, video games and hanging out with friends….spent the summer competing in the decathlon at the USATF Junior National Championships…also lost 18 pounds while “wandering in the woods aimlessly” during Combat Survival Training…member of Cadet Squadron 21.
LESLY’S TOP MARKS Indoor 60-Meter Hurdles . Indoor High Jump . . . . . Indoor Long Jump . . . . . Outdoor Heptathlon. . . .
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MICHAEL’S TOP MARKS Indoor Heptathlon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4697 (2010) 60-Meter Dash (7.43, 2010), 60-Meter Hurdles (8.75 / 55c, 2010), 1000-Meter Run (3:00.91, 2010), High Jump (5’9¾”, 2010), Pole Vault (14’7¼”, 2010), Long Jump (20’9¼”, 2010), Shot (39’10½”, 2010)
Outdoor Decathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6475 (2010) 100-Meter Dash (11.49, 2010), 400-Meter Dash (53.41, 2010), 1500-Meter Run (5:06.28a, 2010), 110-Meter Hurdles (15.73, 2010), High Jump (6’0½”, 2010), Pole Vault (14’1¼”, 2010), Long Jump (21’1½”, 2010), Shot Put (38’11½”, 2010), Discus Throw (128’8”, 2010), Javelin Throw (173’9”, 2010)
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Senior (C1C) State College, Pa. State College Area HS Distances
Junior (C2C) Falcon, Colo. Falcon HS Middle Distances
Team captain … JUNIOR (2010): Led the team in the 5000-meter run during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…clocked a season-high, team-leading 17:54.15 at the Military Championships…placed fourth at that meet…ran a 17:55.04 (adjusted for altitude) at the New Mexico Classic…led the team in the 3000-meter run during the indoor season…clocked a career-best 10:19.02a at the Mountain West Conference Championships…competed in the 1500-meter run during the outdoor season…posted a season-best 4:52.93a in that distance to finish fifth at the CSU-Pueblo Invitational…also ran in the 800-meter run (2:34.77a) at that meet...also claimed a top-five finish in the 3000-meter run (10:35.54) at the Front Range Classic.
FRESHMAN (2008): Recorded the ninth-best 10,000-meter time in Academy history...clocked a time of 38:23.47 at the prestigious Drake Relays...also competed in the 5000-meter run...posted a season-best time of 18:16.84 at the Willie Williams Classic...led the team in the 5000-meter run (18:31.49-adjusted for altitude) during the indoor season...clocked the second-fastest time of the season in the 3000-meter run (10:43.99a) at the Don Barrett Air Force Open...earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award once during the outdoor season...earned the team’s Newcomer of the Week award once during the indoor season. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time champion at the district cross country championships... won the 1600- and 3200-meter races as a sophomore and junior...also ran a leg of the winning 4x800-meter relay both years...competed for a track club during senior year...earned All-America honors in the indoor 5000-meter run...named a High Honor Student all four years...graduated with a 4.0 GPA. PERSONAL: Daughter of Kelly and Karen Ward...nicknames are “Warden” and “Big Kat”...has younger twin brothers, Kyle and Kendall, who are freshman at West Point…both parents graduated from Army...majoring in legal studies...served as Academics Officer…future plans include working in the Intelligence field...enjoys reading, writing, salsa dancing, sleeping, eating ice cream and learning to dance hip-hop...member of the Air Force cross country team…2010 team captain…member of Cadet Squadron 36.
KATHERINE’S TOP MARKS Indoor Mile Run . . . . . . Indoor 3000-Meter Run. . Indoor 5000-Meter Run. . Outdoor 800-Meter Run . Outdoor 1500-Meter Run. Outdoor 5000-Meter Run.
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FRESHMAN (2009): Led the team in the 800-meter run during the outdoor season…clocked a team-leading time of 1:53.74 (adjusted for altitude) at the Front Range Invitational…finished second at that meet…also competed in the 1500-meter run…recorded a season-best time of 4:03.93 at the Arizona State Invitational… participated in the 800-meter and mile distances during the indoor season…ran the 800-meter race in 1:56.11a at the Air Force Invitational…finished the mile in 4:34.54a at the Air Force All-Comers Meet. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Metro League cross country champion...Metro League champion in the 1600- and 800-meter events...also earned the regional championship (Colorado Springs area) title in those two events…clocked a personal-best time of 1:55.69 in the 800-meter run. PERSONAL: Full name is Melvin Nicholas White...goes by Nick...nickname is “Whitey”...son of Melvin and Dylia White...father is retired from the Air Force...has three younger siblings, Mercedes, Chris and Andrew...majoring in systems engineering management...future plans include becoming a fighter pilot...hobbies include running, snowboarding, basketball and playing video games...attended the Academy’s Prep School...member of the Air Force cross country team…member of Cadet Squadron 08.
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SOPHOMORE (2009): Recorded the seventh-fastest indoor 5000-meter time in Academy history...clocked a time of 17:51.21 at the Meyo Invitational...earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award following that meet...that was the best time on the team...also competed in the 3000-meter run during the indoor season...clocked a time of 10:39.54 (adjusted for altitude)...that time was ranked second on the team...also paced the team in the 5000-meter run during the outdoor season...clocked a time of 17:50.62 at the Mt. SAC Relays...competed in the 1500-meter run, recording a time of 4:43.94 at the Arizona State Invitational.
SOPHOMORE (2010): Led the team in the 800-meter run during the indoor season…clocked a team-leading time of 1:53.04 (adjusted for altitude) to finish sixth at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships…also ran the mile during the indoor season, clocking a career-best, altitude adjusted, time of 4:20.97 at the Don Barrett Duals…ranked second in the 800 meters during the outdoor season… clocked an altitude-adjusted time of 1:52.52 at the Front Range Invitational…also participated in the 1500-meter run, clocking a career-best time of 3:58.94 at the Beach Invitational.
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MICHAEL CRAIG
Cream Ridge, N.J. | Christian Brothers Academy
Orrville, Ohio | Orrville High School
Placed ninth in the 5000-meter run at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships with a time of 15:36.95…recorded outdoor personal-best times of 4:24.30 in the 1600-meter run…accounted for an indoor 3200-meter time of 9:34.22 to place second at the New Jersey Group Championships.
Finished second in the 200-meter dash (21.83q) and fourth in the 100-meter dash (10.87q) at the 2009 Ohio 2A High School State Championships… also ran 49.74 in the 400-meter dash…spent the 2009-10 academic year at the USAFA Prep School.
SPENCER BALDWIN
SHAWN DUBBS
Joseph City, Ariz. | Joseph City High School
Cripple Creek, Colo. | Cripple Creek-Victor High School
Two-time Arizona 1A High School state champion in the shot put and discus throw…recorded personalbest marks of 51’6¼” in the shot put and 143’3” in the discus throw.
Two-time Colorado 2A state champion in the 1600-meter run…used a career-best time of 4:24.80 to defend title as a senior…won the state title at 3200 meters as a senior with a career-best 9:51.99… finished third in the 800-meter run…competed in cross country for Woodland Park HS…placed fourth in the Colorado 4A state championships.
BECCA BAUMAN
ANNETTE EICHENBERGER
Post Falls, Idaho | Post Falls High School
West Chicago, Ill. | West Chicago High School
Idaho 5A state champion in the discus throw…runner-up in the shot put…recorded a career-best discus distance of 138’2”…also had a career-best shot put distance of 38’1¾”.
Illinois 3A state champion in the 800-meter run (2:12.26) as a senior…finished third as a junior…also won the 800-meter event as a senior at the Illinois state indoor championships…placed second in the “emerging elite” 800-meter run at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals…placed second in the 200-meter steeplechase at the 2009 AAU Junior Olympics.
ISAIAH BRAGG
CORY ENGEL
West Liberty, Ohio | Emmanuel Christian Academy
Northglenn, Colo. | Northglenn High School
Ohio Division III state high school champion in the 3200-meter run…recorded a personal-best time of 9:22.13 to win the title…runner-up at the state meet in the 1600-meter run with a career-best time of 4:22.07…runner-up in the Ohio Division III State Cross Country Championships.
2008 Colorado 5A state champion in the 110-meter hurdles (14.09)…also placed fourth in the 300-meter hurdles…finished third in the 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 400-meter dash at the state meet as a senior…placed fourth in the decathlon at the 2009 Great Southwest Classic…spent the 2009-10 academic year at the USAFA Prep School.
NATE BRATKA
JALEN FOOSTER-BARRINO
West Liberty, Ohio | Salem High School
Marietta, Ga. | Marietta High School
Ohio Division III state champion in the discus throw as a junior…placed sixth in that event as a senior… recorded a season-best distance of 174’1”…also earned all-district honors in basketball as a senior… spent the 2009-10 academic year at the USAFA Prep School.
Product of the “Throw 1 Deep” Track Club…placed 15th in the weight throw at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships…recorded personal-best distances in the hammer throw (183’9”) and weight throw (63’5”) at the Simplot Games…also threw shot put (52’1”) and discus (164’11”).
MATT CALDWELL
CARSON FUGAL
Centennial High School | Smoky Hill High School
Park City, Utah | Park City High School
Runner-up in the 800-meter run at the Colorado 5A high school state championships…used a time of 1:52.82 at that meet…also placed second in the 1600-meter run…also ran a 9:39.45 in the 3200-meter run at the Nike/Valor Invitational ...earned allstate second-team honors in cross country.
Member of the Park City HS cross country team that won the state championship…recorded personalbest times of 4:35 in the 1600-meter run and 9:58 in the 3200-meter run.
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Ramona, Calif. | Ramona High School
Recorded a career-best triple jump distance of 44’5” at the Pueblo Invitational.
California state high school champion in the high jump at 6’11”…cleared 7’0” on first attempt of the San Diego CIF Section preliminary meet…named Athlete of the Year for Boys Track and Field by the San Diego Union-Tribune…also recorded a long jump distance of 21’10½”.
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WILLIAM KENT
Tustin, Calif. | Foothill High School
Marietta, Ga. | Walton High School
Posted a career-best time of 5:23 in the 1600-meter run…also added a personal-best time of 11:42 in the 3200-meter run…ran a 5K in 18:15 at the 2008 CIF Cross Country State Championships.
Product of the “Throw 1 Deep” Track Club…placed ninth at the Georgia High School Weight Throw Championships…recorded a career-best mark of 63’2” in the indoor weight throw…also added career marks of 194’2” in the hammer throw and 158’9” in the discus throw.
KASSIE GURNELL
MIKE LAURITZEN
Pearland, Texas | Westbury Christian High School
Camas, Wash. | Camas High School
Recorded a career-best 38’11¾” in the triple jump to place second at the Texas TAPPS 4A State Championships as a senior…won the state title in 2009… runner-up in the high jump, 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash at the 2009 state meet…posted personal-best times of 25.87 in the 200 meters and 59.22 in the 400 meters.
Placed fourth in the javelin throw at the Washington 3A State Championships…recorded a personalbest distance of 187’5” in that event…also finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the state meet with a personal-best time of 14.92…accounted for a personal-best long jump distance of 20’9¾”.
JAMIE HART
ALEX LINDSEY
Westminster, Colo. | Standley Lake High School
Rochester, Mich. | Rochester Adams High School
Posted a personal-best clearance of 5’6¼” in the high jump…placed within the top 10 at both the 2008 (ninth) and 2009 (seventh) Colorado 5A State Championships in the high jump.
Ran a 1:53.8 leg of the 4x800-meter relay team that placed second at the Michigan state championships…ran a leg of Michigan’s 4x800-meter relay at the Midwest Meet of Champions…recorded a personal-best 800-meter time of 1:55.3…attended Northwestern Prep School in the fall of 2009.
JAKE HAWKINS
TERESA MARIE LOYA
Hampstead, N.H. | Pinkerton Academy
Santa Maria, Calif. | St. Joseph High School
Placed fifth in the 1600-meter run at the indoor New England Championships…recorded a personal-best time of 4:25.09 at that distance…clocked a career-best time of 9:25.39 at 3200 meters…also ran a 4:00.60 in the indoor 1500 meters…placed fifth at the New Hampshire Meet of Champions in cross country.
Finished fourth in the shot put at the 2010 California CIF State Championships with a throw of 43’11”… placed fifth in that event at the 2009 meet…threw 44’5” to finish second in the CIF Southern Section Masters meet…recorded a personal-best distance of 45’0¼” in the shot put…also posted a career-best mark of 135’8” in the discus throw.
RACHEL HERALD
CHARLIE PERKINS
Rockford, Mich. | Rockford High School
Alameda, Calif. | Alameda High School
Runner-up in the high jump at the 2008 Michigan (MHSAA Lower Peninsula Division I) State Championships…recorded a career-best clearance of 5’6¼”.
Finished ninth in the 3200-meter run (9:35.24) at California’s North Coast Section Meet of Champions…recorded a personal-best 1600-meter time of 4:30.59…won Division at the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational…placed 22nd at the California state cross country championships.
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Colorado Springs, Colo. | Doherty High School
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PAIGE SHIRLEY
Roseville, Calif. | St. Francis Catholic High School
Jacksonville, Fla. | Episcopal High School
Throws the discus and shot put…spent the 2009-10 academic year at Northwestern Prep School.
Two-time Florida 2A state champion in the pole vault (2009, 2010)…recorded a career-best clearance of 11’6”…also won the pole vault at the 2010 Florida Relays.
DAVID PTACEK
TIM URISTA
Allegan, Mich. | Hamilton High School
Roseburg, Ore. | Douglas High School
Transferred from the University of Michigan… placed 22nd in the 400-meter dash at the 2010 Big Ten Indoor Championships…member of the Hamilton HS team that won the Division II state title…ran a leg on the 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams that won state titles…placed seventh in the 400-meter dash at the state meet.
Placed fourth in the javelin at the 2009 Oregon 4A state meet…also competed in the 400-meter dash, 300-meter hurdles and long jump at that meet… holds the 25th-best javelin mark in Oregon high school history (198’6”)…graduated Douglas HS in 2009…won the 2010 Osprey Invitational (200’5”)… placed second at 2010 ThRose Festival (201’11”).
REGAN ROGERS
LIBBY WESTFALL
Wellsboro, Pa. | Wellsboro Area High School
Colorado Springs, Colo. | Pine Creek High School
Recorded a career-best clearance of 5’7” to win the high jump at the Pennsylvania District IV Meet in 2010…won the triple jump with a career-best mark of 35’9¾”…placed in the top five of the high jump at both the 2008 (fourth) and 2009 (fifth) PIAA state meet…ran a 58-second split on the school’s 4x400meter relay team at the state championship meet.
Placed third in the pole vault at the Colorado 5A state championships…cleared a career-best 12’0½” at the Pikes Peak Invitational…won the Air Force High School Invitational at 11’10¼”…won the pole vault at the 2009 USATF Region X Junior Olympic Meet...also won the pole vault at the Colorado USATF Junior Olympic Meet.
STEPHANEY SAARI
LANCE WOLFSMITH
San Antonio, Texas | Ronald Regan High School
Morgan Hill, Calif. | Ann Sobrato High School
Placed eighth in the 800-meter run at the Texas 5A State Championships…recorded a personal-best time of 2:17.08.
Won the 2009 California Central Coast Section in the 3200-meter run…also won the 3000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational that year…competed in the 1600 meters in the Blossom Valley League Finals …won the 2006 USA Triathlon Youth Elite National Championships in Colorado Springs…spent the 2009-10 academic year at the USAFA Prep School.
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TYNER EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONORS Justin Tyner became the 11th athlete in men’s program history to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships, as he placed third in the 5000-meter run. Clocking an Academy and Mountain West Conference record time of 13:41.26, Tyner was the top American. DID YOU KNOW? Justin Tyner’s third-place finish is the best for an Air Force athlete at the NCAA Indoor Championships since 2005, when Paul Gensic took third in the pole vault. It is also the best finish on the track at the Division I indoor meet since Dan Rojas placed second in the 800-meter run in 1984. MAKING HISTORY Three Falcons were selected to compete at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships – the most for a single championship in program history – as Nick Frawley (pole vault), Sara Neubauer (shot put) and Justin Tyner (500-meter run) were selected to the national indoor meet. BY THE NUMBERS Since 2004, the Falcons have sent seven athletes to the indoor meet a combined 11 times. With his third appearance, Nick Frawley has earned more selections to the NCAA Indoor Championships than any other Falcon in program history.
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WALMSLEY MOVES UP Jim Walmsley, who had hovered near the NCAA Provisional Mark of the 3000-meter run all season, finally cracked the standard to move up the Academy’s all-time standings on March 6. Clocking a career-best 8:03.58, Walmsley improved his time by five seconds to finish second in the field of 31. He moved into sixth on the program’s all-time list and improved his own Sophomore Class Record. NEUBAUER NOTES Sara Neubauer concluded regular season with an amazingly perfect 9-0 record in the indoor shot put. Competing at the Final Qualifier on March 6, Neubauer won the event with a distance of 52’9¼” – a mark that beat the field by over 16 feet. WHAT A WEEKEND Sara Neubauer picked up a pair of MWC titles at the conference championships. Contributing to over half of the women’s team points, Neubauer won both the shot put and weight throw. She won her first-ever title on Friday, winning the weight throw with a distance of 60’2”. Neubauer returned to the medal podium on Saturday, after a career-best, Academy-record performance of 53’11” in the shot put. Her winning throw marked the sixth time in the eight meets this season that Neubauer has improved the Academy record, while moving into third on the conference’s all-time list. DID YOU KNOW? By winning the shot put and weight throw, Sara Neubauer became the first female to win both MWC throwing titles since Colorado State’s Loree Smith in 2005, and the first overall to win both titles since the Rams’ Nate Heyrman in 2006. TYNER GETS THE GOLD Justin Tyner became the 19th different Air Force athlete to claim a MWC title, winning the 3000-meter run in a time of 8:21.59. Clocking the third-fastest time in championship meet history, Tyner capped off a stellar weekend, which included a record-setting runner-up finish in the 5000-meter run. With time of 13:52.47, Tyner blasted the previous time in that event by nearly seven seconds.
GOING THE DISTANCE Justin Tyner’s victory marked the third straight year that an Air Force runner has won the 3000-meter race. Former Falcon Sean Houseworth claimed back-to-back titles in 2008 and 2009, before Tyner claimed the 2010 medal. FRAWLEY, COOPER STAND ATOP PODIUM With a 17’4” clearance, Nick Frawley claimed the second indoor title of his career and led the Falcons to the top two spots on the medal podium. Frawley, who also won the title at 2008 meet, has now earned all-conference honors in six of seven MWC championships. Chase Cooper earned all-MWC honors with a matching mark, finishing second based on attempts. FANTASTIC FRESHMAN Three members of the Falcons’ youngest class picked up all-conference honors at the MWC Championships on Feb. 25-27. Chase Cooper placed second in the pole vault, with a careerbest clearance of 17’4¾”, while classmate Zach Wood claimed runner-up honors in the high jump with a personal-best height of 6’9”. Wood became the first Air Force high jumper to finish within the top three at a conference meet since Jim Campbell in 2003. Fellow freshman Uzor Udensi edged into medal contention of the 200-meter dash by .01 seconds, becoming the only non-TCU sprinter to finish within the top five. LOOKING TO THE RELAYS Both men’s relay teams earned all-MWC honors, marking the first time since 2002 that both had finished within the top three. Chris Severino, Matt Jones, Bryant Davis and Manuel Smith combined for a time of 3:14.71 to place third in the 4x400-meter relay, while the distance medley relay team of Zach Nordahl, Bryant Davis, Tyler Stanley and James Walmsley finished third in 10:05.76. WHITE IT OUT Cresha White had an outstanding weekend at the MWC championships, tying an Academy record and setting personal-best marks in her other two events. White crossed the finish line of the 60-meter dash semifinals in a time of 7.68, matching the time that Jeri Nelson first set in 1979 and Apryl Ford matched in 1981. She also moved into third on the Academy’s all-time list in both the 200-meter dash (25.54) and long jump (18’5”) over the weekend. KIMBER SHEALY EARNS MWC HONOR Following a career-best performance at Wyoming, Kimber Shealy was named the MWC Athlete of the Week on Feb. 23. The sophomore became the second Air Force female to clear the 13-foot bar in the pole vault, as she recorded a NCAA provisional mark of 13’3½” to move into second on the program’s all-time list. DID YOU KNOW? Kimber Shealy became the fourth Air Force athlete this season to earn the league’s weekly honor, joining Nick Frawley (twice), Sara Neubauer (twice) and Ally Romanko. The six awards set a record for the most such honors in a season. However, the previous high of five, set in 2004, encompassed both the indoor and outdoor seasons. VAULTING TO NEW HEIGHTS The height of 13’3½” that Kimber Shealy recorded at Wyoming’s Robert Shine Invitational is a new meet record, as well as the best clearance ever at War Memorial Field House.
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CAN’T HAVE A RELEASE WITHOUT THIS Sara Neubauer upped her Academy record in the shot put to 52’11” at the Robert Shine Invitational, marking the fifth time in seven meets that she has rewrote the program and Senior Class record. Neubauer bettered the field to remain unbeaten in the shot put. HIGH JUMP HAPPENINGS After going nine years without an incursion to the women’s high jump alltime standings, two Falcons posted top-10 marks in a span of just six days. Loren Van Rassen’s 5’5” clearance at the RSI on Feb. 19 matched the height that Danielle McCarty first set at the AFI on Feb. 13. ROMANKO EARNS MWC AWARD Ally Romanko claimed her first MWC Athlete of the Week honor on Feb. 16, following a record-setting 800-meter performance at the Husky Classic. Shaving three seconds off of her time, Romanko crossed the finish line in 2:06.91 to win her section. That time, a NCAA provisional mark, is the fourth-fastest in the league this season and ranked 21st in the nation. OH, WHAT A NIGHT Clocking a 5000-meter time of 14:00.20, Justin Tyner crashed into the Academy’s all-time list at the Husky Classic. By cutting 43 seconds off of his previous best time, Tyner recorded the second-fastest mark in program history and debuted in second on the program’s all-time list; less than one second off of the current Academy record. SOPHOMORE DUO SHINE AT HUSKY CLASSIC A pair of sophomores also had a stellar weekend at the Husky Classic. Jim Walmsley easily won the 3000-meter race with a career-best 8:08.02 – a time that bettered the other 30 runners by 14 seconds! With the eighth-best time in Academy history, Walmsley broke Eric Mack’s 1994 Sophomore Class Record. Jon Rock shaved 16 seconds off of his PR at 5000 meters (14:25.73) to move into ninth on the Academy’s all-time list. DOWN GOES A RECORD … AGAIN Sara Neubauer increased her Academy standard in the shot put for the fourth time this year. Hitting 52’6”, Neubauer won the 42-member event at the AFI. Her throw, a three-inch personal improvement, bettered the field by over four feet. It is also the sixth time in as many meets that Neubauer has placed first in the shot put. MOVING ON UP Several members of the Falcons’ women’s team made an impact on the record book at the AF Invitational on Feb. 12-13. Cresha White clocked a career-best time of 7.69 in the 60-meter dash to into a tie for second on the program’s all-time list. Tawny Lambuth matched the fourth-best pole vault clearance in Academy history at 12’5½”, while Danielle McCarty recorded a high bar height of 5’5” to debut at seventh on the program’s all-time list. QUICK FACT Danielle McCarty is the first Air Force female to appear in the high jump top-10 since 2001. MAKING AN IMPACT The men impacted the record book at the Feb. 12-13 meet. Chase Cooper became the ninth pole vaulter to clear the 17-foot bar (17’0¾”), debuting in a tie for fifth on the all-time list. Robert Drye used a 61’1½” in the weight throw to match his program standard, while Kyle Schwochow tossed a shot put 52’11½” to move into ninth.
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DID YOU KNOW? Nick Frawley’s MWC Athlete of the Week honor is the fourth of his career. That total is tied for the most-ever by an Air Force athlete. He joins former Falcons Sean Temple and Dana Pounds as the only Air Force athletes to have claimed four weekly awards during their career. WORKING WITH THE WHITEOUT The heptathlon top10 got a big upgrade at the New Mexico Classic. Noah Palicia moved into fifth with a career-best total of 4999. In their heptathlon debuts, freshmen Michael Tibbs (4697, seventh) and Blair O’Bryant (4335, 10th) made an immediate impact on the all-time list.
MORE RECORDS FALL AT NEW MEXICO Sara Neubauer (61’11”) and Robert Drye (61’1½”) rewrote their own respective records in the weight throw on Feb. 6. In addition, Morgan Mosby debuted at sixth in the 800-meter top-10, with a time of 2:16.13. Phaelen French improved her all-time standing in the pentathlon, as she tallied 2, 894 points to move into eighth. OTHER NEWS FROM NEW MEXICO Jeremy Drenckhahn finished fourth in the 3000-meter race at the New Mexico Classic in a career-best 8:40.77. Cale and Rob Simmons cleared matching career-best heights of 16’6¾” to tie with Joel Nolan for fifth in the pole vault. The height cleared by the Simmons twins bettered their previous best by nearly a foot. WEIGHT FOR IT Robert Drye established himself as the Academy’s all-time leader in the weight throw with a winning throw of 60’4½” at the Don Barrett Duals on Jan. 30. The career-best mark broke Kirk Devine’s 2008 Academy record by two inches.
QUITE THE DAY Cresha White had a stellar day at the Don Barrett Duals, accounting for three top-three finishes. The runner-up in the 200-meter dash (25.57), White also placed third in the 60-meter dash (7.72) and long jump (season-best 17’4”), while running a leg of the fifth-place 4x400-meter relay. NEWS FROM THE SUMMIT Four freshmen had strong performances at the Pole Vault Summit. Cale Simmons won his section with a height of 15’7”, while his twin brother Rob finished second with a height of 15’3”. Clearing 16’8¾”, Chase Cooper improved his personal-best height by eight inches to finish second in his section. On the women’s side, Pia Goodman also matched her career-best (10’6”) to place ninth. OFF TO A FAST START Uzor Udensi made quick work of moving up the Academy’s all-time list. In just the third meet of his first season, Udensi has already recorded the seventh-fastest time in program history and is currently just .01 out of the sixth-place spot. NEUBAUER REPEATS AS MWC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK For the second consecutive week, Sara Neubauer was selected as the MWC Athlete of the Week. It is the first time ever that Air Force has taken the league award in back-to-back weeks. Neubauer earned the honor after setting Academy records in the shot put and weight throw. She leads the conference in both events, while ranking 13th nationally in the shot put. NOT TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT Sara Neubauer broke Academy records in the shot put and weigh throw for the third time in as many meets. Neubauer reset her own records at the NWU Invitational, winning both the shot put (51’6¼”) and weight throw (59’7¾”). Less than 24 hours later, she rewrote them again at the adidas Classic, cruising to event titles in both the shot put (52’3¾”) and weight throw (60’1”).
AN ELITE LIST Robert Drye became just the third member of the men’s team to surpass the 60-foot plateau in the weight throw. The sophomore joined Kirk Devine (2008) and Vern Conaway (1992).
CAUTION, FALLING RECORDS In addition to the Academy standards in the shot put and weight throw, two other Academy records fell to the wayside in Nebraska. Ally Romanko smashed a pair of records on the track – including on which had stood for 28 years. At the NWU Invitational, Romanko broke Gail Conway’s 1982 record in the 600-meter run, as she won the race with a time of 1:32.64. She went on to break her own standard in the 800 meters at the adidas Classic, placing second with a record-setting time of 2:09.94.
YOU KNEW THIS WAS COMING Sara Neubauer improved her record in the weight throw for the fourth straight meet, tossing a distance of 61’2” at The Duals. Although her four-week streak of upping the shot put record fell short by a mere two inches, Neubauer improved to 8-0 on the season in the throws.
NOT A BAD DAY, INDEED Five Falcons competed at the Potts Invitational on Jan. 23 and all five left Boulder with a share of an event victory. Chad Liscar placed first in the 200-meter dash, while James Dills, Michael Tibbs, Jacob Ringrose and Blair O’Bryant teamed up to win the 4x400-meter relay.
THROWING AWAY RECORDS Sara Neubauer wasn’t the only one to impact the all-time list in the weight throw at The Duals. In addition to Neubauer’s recordsetting performance, Paige Blackburn improved her sixth-place standing to 52’3¾”, while Christina Burke bettered her ninth-place throw to 49’3”.
IT’S TYNER TIME Justin Tyner won the 1000-meter run (2:27.43) at the NWU Invitational, before earning the fastest time in the mile (4:07.55) at the adidas Classic. His time in the mile, which is seventh on the program’s all-time list, is the second fastest in the conference and ranked 19th in the nation.
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FALCONS SWEEP CONFERENCE AWARDS Nick Frawley and Sara Neubauer were named the Mountain West Conference Athletes of the Week on Jan. 19. Frawley cleared a winning height of 17’7” to lead the conference in the pole vault, while Neubauer set Academy records in both the shot put and weight throw. DID YOU KNOW? Nick Frawley and Sara Neubauer’s sweep of the weekly MWC awards marked the second time Air Force has taken both the men’s and women’s awards in the same week. The last time was in 2005 with Paul Gensic and Olivia Korte. Incidentally, like Frawley and Neubauer, Gensic and Korte competed in the pole vault and throws, respectively. TWO EVENTS … TWO RECORDS Just two events into the 2010 season and Sara Neubauer has set two Academy records. In the season-opening Air Force All-Comers Meet, the senior improved her own program standard in the shot put to 50’8”, while setting a new Academy mark in the weight throw at 58’8”.
INDOOR TEAM SCORES ADIDAS CLASSIC (MEN): 1. Nebraska 206; 2. Kansas State 86.50; 3. Missouri 83; 4. Colorado State 59; 5. Wichita State 52.50; 6. Air Force 40 (WOMEN): 1. Nebraska 167; 2. Kansas State 106; 3. Missouri 86; 4. Wichita State 79; 5. Air Force 47; 6. Colorado State 41 DON BARRETT DUALS (MEN): Colorado 68.50 – Air Force 52.50; Colorado State 69 – Air Force 49; Air Force 82.50 – Northern Colorado 31.50; Wyoming 72 – Air Force 50 (WOMEN): Colorado 60 – Air Force 57; Colorado State 74 – Air Force 48; Air Force 63 - Northern Colorado 47; Wyoming 72 - Air Force 46 AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL (MEN): 1. BYU 89; 2. Colorado State 81; 3. Air Force 73.50; 4. Wyoming 66; 5. Wayland Baptist 42; 6. Wichita State 40.10; 7. New Mexico 39; 8. Western State 30.60; 9. UC-Colorado Springs 30; 10. Northern Colorado 22; 11. Adams State 21; 12. Metro State 20; 13. Colorado 15.60; 14. Kansas 15; 15. West Texas A&M 13.60; 16. Colorado School of Mines 7.60; 17. Montana State Billings 3 (WOMEN): 1. BYU 150; 2. Colorado State 69.50; 3. Wayland Baptist 66; 4. Wyoming 45; 5. Wichita State 43.50; 6. Air Force 37.50; 7. Northern Colorado 35; 8. Colorado 27.50; 9. Western State 24; 10. Metro State 22; 11. New Mexico 20; 12. Mesa State 16; 13. Colorado School of Mines 14; 14. Kansas 10; 15. UC-Colorado Springs 9; 15. West Texas A&M 9; 17. Adams State 8; 18. CSU-Pueblo 1 MWC CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN): 1. BYU 159.50; 2. TCU 135; 3. New Mexico 123.50; 4. Wyoming 98; 5. Air Force 83.50; 6. Colorado State 57.5 (WOMEN): 1. BYU 193; 2. TCU 129.50; 3. San Diego State 87; 4. Utah 63; 5. New Mexico 48; 6. Colorado State 46.50; 7. Wyoming 37; 8. Air Force 34; 9. UNLV 25
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GOING HIGHER AND HIGHER Tawny Lambuth and Bizzy Mellado both cleared the 12-foot bar in the pole vault at the New Mexico Classic. The pair recorded matching heights of 12’1½” to move into fifth on the program’s all-time list. Prior to 2007, only one female pole vaulter had cleared 12-foot plateau … but since then, six Falcons have bested the 12-foot clearance.
VAULTING TO NEW HEIGHTS Joel Nolan cleared a career-best bar of 17’0¾” in the pole vault at the Don Barrett Open. Tying for the fifth-best clearance in Academy history, Nolan became just the eighth Air Force pole vaulter to clear the 17-foot plateau.
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FRAWLEY EARNS SECOND MWC HONOR Nick Frawley picked up his second MWC Athlete of the Week honor of the season on Feb. 6, following a strong performance at the New Mexico Classic. Clearing 17’6½”, Frawley won the pole vault title over 28 other competitors. It was the third time in four meets that the senior has surpassed the NCAA Provisional standard.
MEN’S TOP INDOOR MARKS OF 2010 EVENT 60 Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 800-Meter Run Mile Run 3000-Meter Run 5000-Meter Run 60-Meter Hurdles 4x400-Meter Relay Distance Medley Relay High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Weight Throw Heptathlon
MARK 6.89 21.61 48.94 1:53.04a 4:07.55 8:03.58 13:41.26 8.08 (55) 3:14.71 9:56.98a 6’9” 17’7¾” 21’10¾” 44’8¾” 55’8¾” 61’1½” 4999
ATHLETE Uzor Udensi Uzor Udensi Manny Smith Nick White Justin Tyner Jim Walmsley Justin Tyner Matt Jones Team Team Travis Smith Nick Frawley Kegan Garnett Kegan Garnett Kyle Schwochow Robert Drye Noah Palicia
DATE 15 Jan. 30 Jan. 13 Feb. 27 Feb. 23 Jan. 6 Mar. 12 Mar. 19 Feb. 27 Feb. 26 Feb. 26 Feb. 6 Mar. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 27 Feb. 5 Feb. 5-6 Feb.
LOCATION Air Force All-Comers Meet (USAFA, Colo.) Don Barrett Duals (USAFA, Colo.) Air Force Invitational (USAFA, Colo.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) adidas Classic (Lincoln, Neb.) Washington Final Qualifier (Seattle, Wash.) NCAA Indoor Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.) Robert Shine Invitational (Laramie, Wyo.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) 2x, last Washington Final Qualifier (Seattle, Wash.) Robert Shine Invitational (Laramie, Wyo.) Robert Shine Invitational (Laramie, Wyo.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) New Mexico Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.) New Mexico Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.)
ATHLETE Cresha White Cresha White Ally Romanko Ally Romanko Katherine Ward Katherine Ward Katherine Ward Danielle McCarty Team Team Danielle McCarty Loren Van Rassen Kimber Shealy Cresha White Molly Bush Sara Neubauer Sara Neubauer Danielle McCarty
DATE 26 Feb. 26 Feb. 15 Jan. 13 Feb. 30 Jan. 27 Feb. 5 Feb. 22 Jan. 26 Feb. 13 Feb. 13 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 27 Feb. 5 Feb. 25 Feb.
LOCATION MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) Air Force All-Comers Meet (USAFA, Colo.) UW Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.) Don Barrett Duals (USAFA, Colo.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) New Mexico Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.) Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational (Lincoln, Neb.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) Air Force Invitational (USAFA, Colo.) Air Force Invitational (USAFA, Colo.) Robert Shine Invitational (Laramie, Wyo.) Robert Shine Invitational (Laramie, Wyo.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) New Mexico Classic (Albuqueruque, N.M.) MWC Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.)
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EVENT 60 Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 800-Meter Run Mile Run 3000-Meter Run 5000-Meter Run 60-Meter Hurdles 4x400-Meter Relay Distance Medley Relay High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Weight Throw Pentathlon
MARK 7.68 25.54 58.56 2:06.91 5:13.62a 10:19.02a 17:55.04a 9.33 3:54.82 12:54.20a 5’5” 5’5” 13’3½” 18’5” 35’4½” 53’11” 61’11” 3448
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FRAWLEY TAKES THIRD Nick Frawley cleared a season-best 17’4½” to finish third in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships. It is the third consecutive year that he has finished among the top eight and the second time that he has placed among the top three. GOING OUT IN STYLE With a toss of 172’9”, Sara Neubauer finished seventh in the discus throw at the NCAA Championships to claim her second All-America honor in that event and her third overall. She also placed 15th in the shot put with a distance of 52’3¼”. MORE NEWS FROM OREGON Ally Romanko concluded her collegiate career with a 19th-place finish in the national semifinals of the 800-meter run (2:09.89).
FALCONS CLAIM 11 ALL-MWC AWARDS Highlighted by four medals from Sara Neubauer, the Falcons claimed 11 all-conference selections at the MWC Championships. In all, seven individuals and one relay team earned top-three finishes. Bryce Bergman, Nick Frawley, Jonathan Rock, Justin Tyner, Conner Van Fossen and Katie Weber earned individual honors, while Bergman, Chris Severino, Tyler Stanley and Manny Smith teamed up on the 4x400-meter relay.
PASSING THE BATON Both women’s relay teams made a dramatic impact on the Academy’s all-time list at the conference championship meet. Jessica Mapes and Bethany Gross each ran a leg of the 4x100-meter and the 4x400-meter relays that moved into the topthree on the program’s all-time list. Jess Barton and Tawny Lambuth joined the pair in the 4x100-meter relay, which finished in 47.73 and moved into second on the all-time list, while Morgan Mosby and Ally Romanko teamed up with Mapes and Gross for the third-fastest 4x400-meter relay time ever at 3:45.05. WHAT A DAY! Sara Neubauer had an impressive first day at the MWC Championships, winning the discus title and upping her own Academy record in the hammer throw. Throwing into a heavy crosswind, Neubauer dominated the field by over 13 feet to win the discus title (159’4”). Only hours earlier, she blasted her standard in the hammer throw by over seven feet (193’7”), to earn all-conference honors in that event. GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES Jonathan Rock placed third in the 10,000-meter run (unadjusted time of 32:34.14) to mark that ninth straight year that Air Force has claimed at least one top-three finish in the championships’ longest race. In fact, the Falcons earned a pair of top-five marks in 2010, as Jeremy Drenckhahn finished fifth in a time of 32:53.97. TIBBS SETS FRESHMAN RECORD Michael Tibbs set the Academy’s Freshman Class Record in the decathlon, as he scored 6,475 points to finish fifth at the MWC Championships. With a personal improvement of 169 points, Tibbs broke Marcus Nichols’ 1994 class record by 12 points. His best placement of the day came in the discus throw, as he won that event.
DID YOU KNOW? Sara Neubauer became the first MWC athlete (male or female) to earned all-conference honors in all four throwing events at the outdoor championship meet. Neubauer won the shot put and discus throw, while placing third in the hammer and javelin throws. In fact, the senior won both throwing titles at the indoor meet, bringing her season total to four titles and six all-conference awards.
LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE HEPTATHLON In her final competition, Danielle McCarty posted a career-best 4,494 points. By improving her personal score by 80 points, McCarty recorded the fourth-best total in Academy history. Lesly Torres moved into eighth on the program’s all-time list, as she upped her personal total by 200 points (4,216), while Phaelen French improved her score by 150 points (3,967) to move into ninth.
IT’S GOOD TO BE BLUE Finishing second, Justin Tyner helped Air Force make a dominating statement on the podium of the 5000-meter run. Air Force accounted for four of the top seven spots. Jim Walmsley placed fifth, while Zach Nordahl and Jeremy Drenckhahn finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Air Force has now accounted for four of the top eight runners in the 5000-meter run during each of the last four years.
JUST-IN TIME Justin Tyner raced up the Academy’s alltime list in another event at the Payton Jordan Invitational on May 1, as he recorded the second-fastest 3000-meter steeplechase time in program history. Running the event for the first time this season, Tyner shaved nearly 19 seconds off of his previous time to cross the finish line in 8:41.09. That time shot the junior from sixth to second in the program’s record book. He also posted his third Junior Class Record of the year, edging Bret Hyde’s junior time by 0.01.
MAKING SOME DRASTIC IMPROVEMENTS Conner Van Fossen and Wyatt Warnick improved their personal distances in the javelin by over a combined 30 feet at the MWC meet. Van Fossen bettered his mark by 10 feet to finish third at 223’7”, while Warnick improved his distance by over 20 feet to finish fifth at 197’7”. Van Fossen moved into second on the Academy’s all-time list (only a foot off Joe Bonner’s record of 224’9”), while Warnick debuted in 10th.
RUNNIN’ ROMANKO Clocking a time of 2:06.29 in the 800-meter run, Ally Romanko improved her No. 2 ranking on the program’s all-time list. Finishing second among the collegiate runners at the Payton Jordan Invitational, Romanko bettered her personal-best time by nearly two seconds. She is now just over two seconds shy of the Academy standard.
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LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS In a combined effort at the Front Range Classic on May 1, the Air Force men and women accounted for 12 first-place finishes, 46 top-five scores, six meet records and six additions to the Air Force Academy’s all-time record book. MAKING HER MARK Bethany Gross continues to make an impact on the program’s history book. Clocking a career-best time of 25.09 in the 200-meter dash at the Front Range Classic, Gross moved into fourth on the program’s all-time list and broke the Academy’s 25-year-old Freshman Class Record. With less than one season under her belt, Gross holds two class records, is ranked fourth in the 200-meter dash, fifth in the 400-meter dash, ninth in the long jump and has been a member of the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams that have cracked the all-time top-10 lists. THERE’S NOTHING “NEU” ABOUT THIS Sara Neubauer picked up a pair of victories at the Front Range Classic, winning the shot put and discus throw with meet-record performances. Neubauer tossed a mark of 54’3¼” in the shot put and a career-best toss of 174’2” in the discus throw. In addition to her two event titles and the second-best discus mark in Academy history, Neubauer placed third in the hammer. TWICE AS NICE Manny Smith and Tyler Stanley paced the Falcons with a share of two meet titles at the Front Range Classic. Smith won the 400-meter dash (48.02), while Stanley earned the top spot in the 800-meter run (1:50.43). In addition, the pair comprised half of the winning 4x400-meter relay squad that recorded a meet record of 3:13.31. EASY AS 1-2-3 Air Force claimed the top three places in the men’s 800-meter run at the Front Range Classic on May 1. Tyler Stanley won the race in a careerbest time of 1:50.43, while Nick White and Alex Zubey finished second (1:53.17) and third (1:54.67), respectively. In addition to winning the race, Stanley moved into fourth on the program’s all-time list with an altitude converted time of 1:49.78. HOME ON THE RANGE Kyle Schwochow moved into ninth on the program’s all-time shot put list, as he tossed a career-best distance of 54’2¾” at the Front Range Classic. Making her first appearance in the Academy’s all-time shot put records was Rachel Gebauer, who recorded the ninth-best throw in women’s history at 40’9”. In addition, Morgan Mosby debuted in ninth on the program’s all-time list following an 800-meter performance of 2:14.50 (altitude). IT’S BLUE AT THE TOP Air Force took four of the top five spots in the women’s pole vault and three of the top five in the men’s event at the Front Range Classic on May 1. Kimber Shealy won the women’s pole vault, while Tawny Lambuth took second. Bizzy Mellado and Pia Goodman finished fourth and fifth, respectively. On the men’s side, Cale Simmons tied for the top clearance, finishing second based on attempts, while his twin brother Rob took third. Matt Cooper rounded out the top finishers, as he placed fifth. DEALINGS FROM DRAKE Two throwers competed at the 101st annual Drake Relays over the April 23-24 weekend. Junior Conner Van Fossen placed eighth in the javelin throw, recording a distance of 191’7”, while sophomore Robert Drye finished 23rd in the hammer throw with a toss of 173’11”.
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HOME SWEET HOME Backed by a career-best 800-meter time in the NCAA quarterfinals, Ally Romanko will get to conclude her impressive collegiate career in her home state of Oregon. Romanko earned her ticket home by placing 12th in the quarterfinal. Clocking a personal-best time of 2:06.13, Romanko improved the second-best time in Academy history.
IT’S ALL ABOUT AIR POWER Air Force earned half of the top six spots in the men’s pole vault. Nick Frawley claimed his seventh all-conference honor in eight meets with a third-place finish of 17’0¾”, while Joel Nolan and Rob Simmons finished fifth and sixth, respectively, with matching heights of 16’4¾”.
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BY THE NUMBERS With his fourth career All-America award, Nick Frawley became the most decorated Division I All-American in Academy history. Frawley claimed All-America honors for three consecutive years at the outdoor championships, as well as one during the 2009 indoor championships. Sara Neubauer picked up her third All-America honor at the 2010 championships - tying two-time NCAA champion Dana Pounds for the second most in Division I history.
TYNER SHATTERS ANOTHER RECORD For the second straight week, Justin Tyner set an Air Force Academy record. This time, he crushed the program’s 14-yearold mark in the 5000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays, crossing the finish line in 13:37.66. Tyner shaved nearly 32 seconds off of his previous best time at that distance to break Eric Mack’s 1995 record of 13:48.76. DID YOU KNOW? Justin Tyner’s Academy-record finish of 13:37.66 in the 5000-meter race at the Mt. SAC Relays also improved on the Academy’s Junior Class Record from 13:41.26. Tyner originally set that mark during his third-place performance (as the top American finisher) at the NCAA Championships. A CHANGE AT THE TOP For the last six years, the Academy’s top three 5000-meter times remained the same. However, after two races at the Mt. SAC Relays, only one name remains. Following Justin Tyner’s Academy-record 13:37.66, Jim Walmsley recorded the third-fastest time ever, as he finished his section in a Sophomore Class Record time of 13:56.56. The pair joined former record-holder Eric Mack as the only Falcons to finish below the 14-minute mark.
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DID YOU KNOW? The Falcons’ 5000-meter trio at the Mt. SAC Relays bettered their career-best times in that race by an average of over 23 seconds. Justin Tyner shaved 32 seconds off of his previous best, while James Walmsley improved his time by 20 seconds. Jeremy Drenckhahn also competed at that distance, bettering his time by over 19 seconds. MOVING ON UP Ally Romanko had a strong showing in the 1500-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays, jumping from 10th to fifth on the program’s all-time list. The senior bettered her time in that race by nearly two seconds, as she finished in 4:30.60. NEWS FROM THE RELAYS Jon Rock clocked a careerbest 29:53.74 in the 10,000-meter run to debut in sixth on the program’s all-time list, while shaving nearly a minute off of his previous best time. Nick Frawley, competing for the first time since late March, cleared a season-best 17’4½” to finish second among collegiate competitors in the “invitational” pole vault. Sara Neubauer recorded a hammer toss of 186’3” – a throw just two inches off of her Academy record. MULTIPLE MULTI NOTES, DECATHLON Michael Tibbs paced the Air Force decathletes at the California Combined Events Meet with a score of 6,306 points. Including a first-place score in the discus throw, Tibbs finished seventh overall in the “A” section. Blair O’Bryant, who won the “B” section’s 1500-meter run, placed eighth in his section with 5,576 points.
JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE BEACH Bethany Gross had a stellar day at the Beach Invitational. Clocking a career-best time of 55.71, Gross improved her fifthplace standing on the program’s all-time list. She also dismantled the Freshman Class Record of 56.22 that had stood since the 1981 season. In addition, Gross ran a leg of the 4x100-meter relay that clocked the ninth-fastest time in program history (48.50) and a leg of the 4x400-meter relay that placed fifth. NEUBAUER EARNS ANOTHER WEEKLY AWARD Just days after setting an Air Force Academy record in the hammer throw and improving her conference leading mark in the discus throw, Sara Neubauer picked up her third Mountain West Conference Athlete of the Week honor on April 13. It is Neubauer’s third weekly award of the season and the fourth of her career. DID YOU KNOW? Sara Neubauer’s April 13 weekly award was the third of the season and the fourth of her career. She is now tied with current teammate Nick Frawley and former Air Force standouts, Dana Pounds and Sean Temple, for the most career weekly honors in program history. TYNER TIMES IN Finishing the Sun Angel Classic’s 1500-meter run in a time of 3:44.05, Justin Tyner not only debuted on the program’s all-time top-10 list for that event, he did it in an Academy record-setting fashion. Shaving three seconds off of his prior best time, Tyner finished as the runner-up in the “premiere” section of the race and edged out former Academy record-holder Dan Castle by 0.03 seconds. MOVING ON UP Bryce Bergman finished ninth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Sun Angel Classic with a career-best time of 51.96. In addition to clocking the eighth-fastest time in program history, Bergman became the first Falcon since 2004 to appear on the Academy’s all-time top-10 list in that event. SHE’S A FAST LEARNER Despite just being on the track team for less than a month, Bethany Gross already has her name listed in two spots on the program’s all-time record book. The freshman, who is already ranked ninth in the long jump, moved into 10th on the program’s all-time list in the 400-meter dash with a 56.41 at the Sun Angel Classic on April 10. LEADING THE SQUAD Conner Van Fossen and Bizzy Mellado paced their respective squads at the Colorado Invitational. Van Fossen won the javelin with a throw of 205’0”, while Mellado cleared 11’4¾” to place second in the pole vault. Van Fossen led Air Force to four of the top five collegiate finishes in the javelin throw, including Michael Tibbs (third), Noah Palicia (fourth) and Wyatt Warnick (fifth).
MULTIPLE MULTI NOTES, HEPTATHLON In the heptathlon, Danielle McCarty tallied a team-best 4,241 points, Lesly Torres (4,017) became just the eighth Falcon to surpass the 4000-point mark and Phaelen French won the 800-meter run. Torres also debuted in eighth on the program’s all-time list with that total.
MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT … AGAIN Sara Neubauer improved the Academy’s hammer throw record at the Sun Angel Classic to 186’5”. Just one week after rewriting her own shot put standard, Neubauer improved her mark in the hammer by nearly four feet.
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS Backed by three career marks, the pole vault team had an impressive day at the Beach Invitational. Joel Nolan became the seventh Falcon to clear the 17-foot bar in men’s competition, as he tied for first at the meet and moved up three spots on the program’s all-time list.
NEUBAUER RESETS SHOT PUT RECORD Sara Neubauer improved her Academy record in the shot put at the Texas Relays on April 3, as she tossed a distance of 54’5½”. Finishing third in the “A” section of the shot, Neubauer recorded the second-farthest throw in Mountain West Conference history.
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GOING BIG IN TEXAS Recording a distance of 214’9”, Conner Van Fossen had a stellar night at the Texas Relays. With four of his six attempts surpassing the 200-foot mark, Van Fossen was one of just two throwers to account for a “fair” throw on every attempt. A personal improvement by nearly four feet, Van Fossen moved into fourth on the program’s all-time list. TOTALLY TAWNY Tawny Lambuth blasted her personal-best clearance in the pole vault at the Tom Benich Classic. Clearing the bar at 12’1½”, Lambuth improved her height by over one foot and shot from 10th to fourth on the all-time list. In addition to her runnerup finish in the pole vault, Lambuth also earned fourth-place times in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. POLE VAULT POWER Two Falcons made an impact on the Falcons all-time pole vault rankings at the Tom Benich Classic on April 3. In addition to Tawny Lambuth’s fourth-best clearance of 12’1½” in the pole vault, Bizzy Mellado used a personal-best height of 11’7¾” to move into a tie for sixth on the all-time list. Pia Goodman’s debut of 10’2” helped Air Force account for three of the top five spots in that event. TYNER EARNS MWC HONORS Justin Tyner claimed his first MWC Athlete of the Week Award on March 30. The junior won both the 1500- and 5000-meter races as the Military Track and Field Championships on March 27, setting meet records and career-best times in both. He took over the conference lead in the 1500-meter race with a time of 3:47.32, while recording the eighth-fastest time in Academy history in the 5000-meter race with a time of 14:09.44. That time shattered the previous meet record by 27 seconds! WOMEN WIN MILITARY CHAMPIONSHIPS Backed by 11 first-place finishes, including a sweep of the throwing events from Sara Neubauer and three titles from Ally Romanko, the Air Force women dominated the field to win the Military Championships. Accounting for eight meet records, the Falcons collected 237 points to better the other academies by 44 points. MEN PLACE SECOND AT MILITARY MEET Air Force’s men’s team collected seven first-place finishes and 198 points to place second at the Military Championships. The meet was highlighted six meet records and a pair of first-place finishes from Justin Tyner. AND THAT’S A MEET RECORD… As marks from the inaugural all-military meet in 2007 fell, that phase was uttered by the announcer 21 times over the two-day meet in 2010. Air Force accounted for 14 of those occurrences, including three from Sara Neubauer (shot put, discus throw, hammer throw), two from Ally Romanko (800-meter run, 1500-meter run) and two from Justin Tyner (1500-meter run, 5000-meter run). DID YOU KNOW? After two Military Track and Field Championships (2007, 2010), the Air Force track and field team now hold over half of the meet records (21 of 38 total marks). Included in that impressive total are six of the eight throwing events, both of the pole vaults, both of the 3000-meter steeplechase events and eight of the 11 men’s track e vents, including everything from the 100- to 5000-meter distances.
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EVENT 100 Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 800-Meter Run 1500-Meter Run 5000-Meter Run 10,000-Meter Run 110-Meter Hurdles 400-Meter Hurdles 3000-Meter Steeplechase 4x100-Meter Relay 4x400-Meter Relay High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Throw Hammer Throw Javelin Throw Decathlon
MARK 11.05 21.88 47.32 1:49.67a 3:44.05 13:37.66 29:53.74 14.49 51.48 8:41.09 42.36 3:12.57 6’7” 17’4½” 21’6” 45’1½” 54’2¾” 163’11” 187’1” 223’7” 6475
ATHLETE Chad Liscar Uzor Udensi Manny Smith Tyler Stanley Justin Tyner Justin Tyner Jon Rock Bryce Bergman Bryce Bergman Justin Tyner Team Team Zach Wood Nick Frawley Kegan Garnett Kegan Garnett Kyle Schwochow James Cole Robert Drye Conner Van Fossen Michael Tibbs
LOCATION CSU-Pueblo Invitational (Pueblo, Colo.) Mt. SAC Relays (Walnut, Calif.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) Sun Angel Track Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) Mt. SAC Relays (Walnut, Calif.) Mt. SAC Relays (Walnut, Calif.) Beach Invitational (Cerritos, Calif.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.) Military Championships (Lexington, Va.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) 3x, last NCAA Outdoor Championships (Eugene, Ore.) Front Range Classic (Fort Collins, Colo.) Tom Benich Classic (Greeley, Colo.) Front Range Classic (Fort Collins, Colo.) Sun Angel Track Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) Front Range Classic (Fort Collins, Colo.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.)
DATE 14 May 1 May 17 Apr. 28 May 16 Apr. 27 Mar. 14 May 12 May 10 Apr. 27 Mar. 15 May 15 May 15 May 14 May 27 Mar. 27 Mar. 3 Apr. 1 May 14 May 15 May 12-13 May
LOCATION MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) Front Range Classic (Fort Collins, Colo.) Beach Invitational (Cerritos, Calif.) NCAA Championship Quarterfinals (Austin, Texas) Mt. SAC Relays (Walnut, Calif.) Military Championships (Lexington, Va.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) Colorado Invitational (Boulder, Colo.) Military Championships (Lexington, Va.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) Military Championships (Lexington, Va.) Military Championships (Lexington, Va.) Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Austin, Texas) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MWC Outdoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.)
WOMEN’S TOP OUTDOOR MARKS OF 2010 EVENT 100 Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 800-Meter Run 1500-Meter Run 5000-Meter Run 10,000-Meter Run 100-Meter Hurdles 400-Meter Hurdles 3000-Meter Steeplechase 4x100-Meter Relay 4x400-Meter Relay High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Throw Hammer Throw Javelin Throw Heptathlon
MARK 12.48 25.09 55.71 2:06.13 4:30.60 17:54.15 38:48.57a 15.45 1:03.93 11:26.92 47.73 3:45.05 5’4¼” 12’9½” 18’2½” 35’1¼” 54’5½” 174’2” 193’7” 149’11” 4494
ATHLETE Tawny Lambuth Bethany Gross Bethany Gross Ally Romanko Ally Romanko Katherine Ward Kate Kanetzky Danielle McCarty Emily Cotharn Jen Bremser Team Team Danielle McCarty Kimber Shealy Cresha White Molly Bush Sara Neubauer Sara Neubauer Sara Neubauer Katie Weber Danielle McCarty
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DATE 17 Apr. 16 Apr. 15 May 15 May 10 Apr. 16 Apr. 15 Apr. 17 Apr. 15 May 1 May 27 Mar. 15 May 14 May 10 June 1 May 2 Apr. 1 May 10 Apr. 1 May 15 May 12-13 May
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March 26-27, 2010 | Lexington, Va. | Reed Memorial Track at Foster Stadium
100-METER DASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Alfred McDaniel, Army . . . . . . . . . . .10.85 2. James Alexander, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . .11.03 3. Uzor Udensi, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . 11.09 4. Daniel Till, Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.12 5. Christian Graham, Citadel. . . . . . . . . .11.14 6. Jesse Iwuji, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.32 7. Zachary Batcho, Army . . . . . . . . . . . .11.33 8. Adam Crawford, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . .11.43
400-METER HURDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Justin Manchester, Air Force . . . . . . . 54.77 2. Taylor Kensy, Army. . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.83 3. Matt Jones, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . 54.84 4. Kyle Coleman, Coast Guard . . . . . . . . .55.64 5. Bryant Davis, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 56.44 6. Benjamin Wallace, Army . . . . . . . . . .56.64 7. Robert Weir, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57.32 8. Bryce Bergman, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 58.50
SHOT PUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Chris Boniwell, Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . 50’0½” 2. Kurt Bujewski, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 49’6¼” 3. Matthew Nulk, Army . . . . . . . . . . . 49’4½” 4. Joseph Nemeth, Army. . . . . . . . . . . 49’3¾” 5. James Cole, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 48’7½” 6. Robert Drye, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . 48’6” 7. Cody Davis, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47’9” 8. Jeffrey Steinmetz, Navy . . . . . . . . . . 45’6½”
200-METER DASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Alfred McDaniel, Army . . . . . . . . . . .21.92 2. James Alexander, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . .21.98 3. Uzor Udensi, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . 22.29 4. Daniel Till, Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.32 5. Manny Smith, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 22.53 6. Travis Fanning, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.73 7. Zachary Batcho, Army . . . . . . . . . . . .22.79 8. Alexander Jackson, Navy . . . . . . . . . .22.80
3000-METER STEEPLECHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Zach Nordahl, Air Force . . . . . . . .**9:18.35 2. Dean Black, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:23.74 3. Aaron Foote, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:25.05 4. Brendon Knight, Citadel . . . . . . . . . .9:25.50 5. Matt Satterwhite, VMI. . . . . . . . . . .9:28.34 6. Ryan Del Grosso, Air Force . . . . . . . 9:33.92 7. Kirk Chitwood, Army. . . . . . . . . . . .9:38.30 8. Ian McGinn, VMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:40.56
DISCUS THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. James Cole, Air Force . . . . . . . . . **160’8” 2. Chris Boniwell, Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . 151’2” 3. Robert Drye, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . 150’7” 4. Sean Herbison, Air Force . . . . . . . . 150’3” 5. Kyle Schwochow, Air Force . . . . . . . 148’4” 6. Kurt Bujewski, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 146’4” 7. Brian Ford, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . 143’4” 8. Richard Davis, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 138’1”
400-METER DASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Michael Hutchins, Army. . . . . . . . . . .48.00 2. Brunson Miller, Citadel . . . . . . . . . . .48.84 3. Manny Smith, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 49.50 4. Chris Severino, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 49.72 5. Andrew Ferrara, Army. . . . . . . . . . . .49.72 6. Brandon Wright, Army . . . . . . . . . . .49.74 7. Alexander Jackson, Navy . . . . . . . . . .49.89 8. Christopher Michels, Army . . . . . . . . .50.21
4x100-METER RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42.32 2. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.36 3. Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42.42 4x400-METER RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **3:14.56 2. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:14.91 3. Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:17.44
HAMMER THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Mark Van Orden, Navy . . . . . . . . **195’10” 2. Christopher Ricks, Navy . . . . . . . . . 183’11” 3. Robert Drye, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . 175’8” 4. Adam Schwartz, Army . . . . . . . . . . . 170’7” 5. Chris Castagno, Citadel . . . . . . . . . . 165’0” 6. Chad Lawson, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . 159’10” 7. Cody Davis, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158’0” 8. Devin Adams, Coast Guard . . . . . . . . 153’3”
800-METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Felix Kitur, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:51.81 2. Tyler Stanley, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 1:52.40 3. Matthew Evers, Navy . . . . . . . . . . .1:52.59 4. Christopher Wagner, Army . . . . . . . .1:52.76 5. David Ash, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:53.24 6. Cody Rome, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:53.57 7. George Stevenson, Navy . . . . . . . . .1:53.65 8. Andrew Tingan, Army . . . . . . . . . . .1:53.68
HIGH JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Michael Hutchins, Army. . . . . . . . . **6’8¾” 2. Thomas Wagner, Army . . . . . . . . . . .6’6¾” 3. Dennis James, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’6¾” 4. Brian Zitterkopf, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . .6’6¾” 5. Joshua Houston, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . .6’4¾” 6. Zach Wood, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . 6’2¾” 7. Antonio Wood, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’2¾” 8. Travis Smith, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . 6’2¾”
JAVELIN THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Conner Van Fossen, Air Force . . . . . **201’3” 2. Christopher Ricks, Navy . . . . . . . . . 191’11” 3. Heath Patrick, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 186’3” 4. Jon Santiago, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 180’1” 5. Kurt Bujewski, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 174’6” 6. Wyatt Warnick, Air Force . . . . . . . . 167’5” 7. Noah Palicia, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 163’8” 8. Matt Earls, Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . 154’10”
1500-METER RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Justin Tyner, Air Force . . . . . . . . .**3:47.32 2. Jim Walmsley, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 3:51.81 3. Cody Rome, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:53.32 4. Daniel Nix, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:58.44 5. Alex Zubey, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 3:59.62 6. Dominic DellaPelle, Navy . . . . . . . . .3:59.83 7. Dean Gonsalves, VMI . . . . . . . . . . .3:59.86 8. Bryce Livingston, Army . . . . . . . . . .4:01.35
POLE VAULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Nick Frawley, Air Force . . . . . . . . **17’0¾” 2. Rob Simmons, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 16’0¾” 3. Chase Cooper, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 16’0¾” 4. Joel Nolan, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . 16’0¾” 5. Nathan Woodason, Navy . . . . . . . . . . 15’7” 6. Ian Quinn, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15’1” 7. Noah Palicia, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 15’1” 8. Evan Nelson, Army. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14’1¼”
TEAM SCORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 2. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 3. Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 4. Virginia Military Institute . . . . . . . . 93 5. Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.5 6. Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.5 7. Merchant Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5000-METER RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Justin Tyner, Air Force . . . . . . . . **14:09.44 2. Jim Walmsley, Air Force . . . . . . . . 14:16.64 3. Andrew Hanko, Navy . . . . . . . . . . 14:21.33 4. Jon Rock, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . 14:31.21 5. Kenneth Bunnell, Navy . . . . . . . . . 14:43.96 6. Jeremy Drenckhahn, Air Force . . . . 14:57.62 7. James Pearson, Navy . . . . . . . . . . 15:08.98 8. Zach Reiter, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:17.34
LONG JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Alfred McDaniel, Army . . . . . . . . . . 23’3¼” 2. Michael Hutchins, Army. . . . . . . . . . 23’2½” 3. Brian Zitterkopf, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 22’7¾” 4. Mile Snelgrove, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 22’3½” 5. Ademola Titcombe, VMI . . . . . . . . . 21’9½” 6. William Stillman, Navy . . . . . . . . . . 21’7¼” 7T. Matt Tolliver, Coast Guard . . . . . . . 20’10½” 7T. Shane Woodward, Citadel . . . . . . . 20’10½”
110-METER HURDLES 1. Domonick Sylve, Army. . . . . . . . . . **14.13 2. Bryce Bergman, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 14.86 3. Matthew Hanley, Navy . . . . . . . . . . .15.54 4. Kyler Martin, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.55 5. Matt Jones, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . 15.74 6. Noah Palicia, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 15.92 7. Phillip Picache, Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . .16.13 8. Joey O’Rourke, Citadel . . . . . . . . . . .16.21
TRIPLE JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Frederick Beebe, Army . . . . . . . . . . 41’11” 2. Thomas Wagner, Army . . . . . . . . . . 47’7¼” 3. Ademola Titcombe, VMI . . . . . . . . . 47’1¾” 4. Brian Zitterkopf, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . 47’1” 5. Terrance Green, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . 44’6¼” 6. Matt Tolliver, Coast Guard . . . . . . . . 42’3¼” 7. William Stillman, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 38’5”
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SHOT PUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sara Neubauer, Air Force . . . . . . . . **49’3” 2. Paige Blackburn, Air Force . . . . . . . 43’1½” 3. Amanda Phelps, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 40’2¼” 4. Katy Moorkamp, Air Force . . . . . . . 39’1¾” 5. Leshay Bernstein, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 39’1” 6. Janet VonEiff, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . 39’0½” 7. Ashley Anthony, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 36’5” 8. Tonya Stallard, Army. . . . . . . . . . . 35’10¾”
200-METER DASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Arabia Littlejohn, Navy . . . . . . . . . . .26.17 2. Mansfield Murph, Navy . . . . . . . . . . .26.40 3. Chandale Williams, VMI. . . . . . . . . . .26.44 4. Colleen McFadden, Navy . . . . . . . . . .26.48 5. Cresha White, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 26.73 6. Jessica Ridgway, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . .27.16 7. Jessamy Barton, Air Force. . . . . . . . . 27.27 8. Krystina Johnson, Navy . . . . . . . . . . .27.35
3000-METER STEEPLECHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Jen Bremser, Air Force. . . . . . . . **11:26.92 2. Katie Taylor, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:33.62 3. Jenna Moye, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:42.64 4. Chrissy Rath, Army. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:02.41 5. Bethany Rahall, Navy . . . . . . . . . . 12:05.94 6. Niki Kauzlarich, Navy . . . . . . . . . . 12:15.78 7. Phaelen French, Air Force . . . . . . . 12:25.87 8. Mary Prakel, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:27.59
DISCUS THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sara Neubauer, Air Force . . . . . . . **165’0” 2. Paige Blackburn, Air Force . . . . . . . 153’4” 3. Christina Burke, Air Force . . . . . . . . 138’7” 4. Katy Moorkamp, Air Force . . . . . . . 134’8” 5. Amanda Phelps, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 125’3” 6. Amanda Napolitani, Army. . . . . . . . . 123’0” 7. Monique Edwards, Citadel . . . . . . . . 122’0” 8. Anne Jefferson, Coast Guard . . . . . . . 121’1”
400-METER DASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Arabia Littlejohn, Navy . . . . . . . . . . .57.87 2. Chandale Williams, VMI. . . . . . . . . . .58.25 3. Abigail Gesecki, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . .58.41 4. Mansfield Murph, Navy . . . . . . . . . . .58.65 5. Bethany Gross, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 58.69 6. Jessica Mapes, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 59.31 7. Ashley Gordon, Army . . . . . . . . . . .1:01.37 8. Cathy Haycraft, Air Force . . . . . . . . 1:01.56
4x100-METER RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48.96 2. Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49.03 3. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.38 4x400-METER RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**3:54.12 2. Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:55.33 3. Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:03.60
HAMMER THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sara Neubauer, Air Force . . . . . . . **175’3” 2. Mia Blundetto, Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . 169’5” 3. Kim Mallard, Army. . . . . . . . . . . . . 164’2” 4. Amanda Phelps, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 159’2” 5. Monique Edwards, Citadel . . . . . . . . 158’3” 6. Emily Green, Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . 148’7” 7. Ella Starr, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138’8” 8. Christina Burke, Air Force . . . . . . . . 135’3”
800-METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Ally Romanko, Air Force. . . . . . . .**2:10.36 2. Jess Palacio, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:12.73 3. Micah Wessinger, Citadel . . . . . . . . .2:13.58 4. Morgan Mosby, Air Force . . . . . . . . 2:17.27 5. Shalala Dowdy, Army . . . . . . . . . . .2:21.32 6. Carissa Hauck, Army. . . . . . . . . . . .2:22.03 7. Erin Neumann, Navy. . . . . . . . . . . .2:25.90 8. Natasha Druggen, Navy . . . . . . . . . .2:29.62
HIGH JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. McKenzie Majchrzak, Army . . . . . . . . **5’6” 2. Kristin Smith, Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’3” 3. Christine Scales, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’3” 4. Krystina Johnson, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 5’3” 5. Danielle McCarty, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 5’3” 6T. Christina Johnson, Army . . . . . . . . . . 5’1” 6T. Loren Van Rassen, Air Force . . . . . . . . 5’1” 8. Lesly Torres, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’1”
JAVELIN THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sara Neubauer, Air Force . . . . . . . . 135’11” 2. Paige Blackburn, Air Force . . . . . . . 126’8” 3. Michelle Feole, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . 126’5” 4. Lenora Earley, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 123’3” 5. Tonya Stallard, Army. . . . . . . . . . . . 109’1” 6. Hope Hackenmeyer, VMI . . . . . . . . . 105’4” 7. Rebecca Kratz, Army. . . . . . . . . . . . 104’6” 8. Joy Nemeth, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99’2”
1500-METER RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Ally Romanko, Air Force. . . . . . . .**4:33.77 2. Jess Palacio, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:36.90 3. Molli Hebda, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:48.66 4. Sarah Strickland, Citadel . . . . . . . . .4:50.51 5. Katie Caroll, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 4:55.22 6. Lindsey Carty, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:59.29 7. Erin Neumann, Navy. . . . . . . . . . . .5:02.56 8. Chelsea Prahl, Army . . . . . . . . . . . .5:03.07
POLE VAULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Kimber Shealy, Air Force . . . . . . . . **12’6” 2. Bizzy Mellado, Air Force. . . . . . . . . 11’5¾” 3. Kasandra Clark, Army . . . . . . . . . . 10’11¾” 4. Tawny Lambuth, Air Force . . . . . . 10’11¾” 5. Kate Collins, VMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10’6” 6. Jennifer Sing, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10’6” 7. Carrie Wortham, VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . 10’0” 8. Jordan Kronshage, Navy. . . . . . . . . . .9’6¼”
TEAM SCORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 2. Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 3. Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 4. Virginia Military Institute . . . . . . . . . . . 64 5. Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 6. Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5000-METER RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Hannah Granger, VMI . . . . . . . . **17:29.28 2. Mollie Hebda, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 17:39.12 3. Erica Ziel, Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:52.80 4. Katherine Ward, Air Force. . . . . . . 17:54.15 5. Kate Kanetzky, Air Force. . . . . . . . 19:01.95 6. Jillian Busby, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:32.71 7. Sara Burns, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:36.72 8. Natalie Wolin, Citadel . . . . . . . . . . 18:58.51
LONG JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Cresha White, Air Force . . . . . . . . . 18’2½” 2. Ashley Bucholz, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 18’2½” 3. Bethany Gross, Air Force . . . . . . . . 18’0¼” 4. Kasandra Clark, Army . . . . . . . . . . 17’11¾” 5. Zipporah McCann, VMI . . . . . . . . . . 17’6¼” 6. Arian Davis, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17’0¾” 7. Christine Scales, Navy . . . . . . . . . . 16’10¾” 8. Angela Jenkins, Army . . . . . . . . . . . 16’3¾”
100-METER HURDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Tonya Stallard, Army. . . . . . . . . . . . .14.83 2. Hallie Huggins, Army . . . . . . . . . . . .14.99 3. Kaitlyn Love, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.36 4. Annie Taft, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.39 5. Danielle McCarty, Air Force . . . . . . . . 15.75 6. Ashley Aitken, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.91 7. Stephanie Payne, Navy . . . . . . . . . . .16.35 8. Michelle Ferguson, Navy . . . . . . . . . .16.41
TRIPLE JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Angela Jenkins, Army . . . . . . . . . . . 36’6¼” 2. Ashley Bucholz, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . 36’2¾” 3. Jarietta Ross, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35’6” 4. Molly Bush, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 35’1¼” 5. Ashley Robinson, Navy . . . . . . . . . 34’11¼” 6. Danielle McCarty, Air Force . . . . . . . 34’5½” 7. Melanie Sluzewicz, Navy . . . . . . . . 33’10¾” 8. Audrey Stiles, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . 33’8½”
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ALL-TIME MILITARY MEET TEAM CHAMPIONS MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force (246 pts) 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Army (209 pts) WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Navy (209 pts) 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force (237 pts)
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400-METER HURDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Danielle McCarty, Air Force . . . . . . . 1:04.38 2. Annie Taft, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:05.55 3. Rachel Thomas, Air Force . . . . . . . . 1:06.75 4. Emily Cotharn, Air Force . . . . . . . . 1:06.84 5. Kaitlyn Love, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:07.73 6. Alaina Kiskaddon, Coast Guard . . . . . .1:07.76 7. Stephanie Payne, Navy . . . . . . . . . .1:09.27 8. Caitlyn Fine, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:09.78
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100-METER DASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Hallie Huggins, Army . . . . . . . . . . . .12.53 2. Lesa Boyd, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.54 3. Tawny Lambuth, Air Force . . . . . . . . 12.57 4. Cresha White, Air Force . . . . . . . . . . 12.61 5. Krystina Johnson, Navy . . . . . . . . . . .12.73 6. Sarah Creel, Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.80 7. Colleen McFadden, Navy . . . . . . . . . .12.84 8. Jessica Ridgway, Navy . . . . . . . . . . . .12.97
WHAT A WEEKEND!!! Sara Neubauer successfully defended her shot put title (49’3”) at the Military Championships on Friday, before winning all three of her events on Saturday. The senior finished first in all four throwing events, while setting meet records the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. Neubauer opened the second day of competition with a distance of 135’11” to win the javelin, before placing first in the hammer at 175’3”. She completed her gold medal sweep with a winning 165’0” in the discus. RUNNIN’ ROMANKO Ally Romanko claimed a pair of event titles in the middle distances at the second annual Military Championships. She defended her title in the 800-meter run, while improving her meet-record time to 2:10.36. Romanko also set a meet record in the 1500-meter run, winning that race in 4:23.77. The senior also ran the final leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished first in a record time of 3:54.12. Joining Romanko on the winning relay were Jessica Mapes, Bethany Gross and Morgan Mosby.
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FITTING RIGHT IN Bethany Gross, who spent the past six months as a member of the women’s basketball team and hadn’t even trained with the track and field team, joined the team on March 24 and made an immediate impact just three days later. At the Military Championships, Gross placed third in the long jump with a distance of 18’0¼”, becoming just the ninth female in Academy history to surpass 18-feet in that event. She also ran the second leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay team that clocked the sixth-fastest time in Academy history and scored for Air Force with a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter dash. MORE WINNERS In addition to the seven combined titles claimed by Sara Neubauer and Ally Romanko, the Air Force women earned four additional firstplace finishes at the Military Track and Field Championships, en route to their first team title. Jen Bremser won her debut in the 3000-meter steeplechase (11:26.92) and moved into fifth on the program’s alltime top-10 list. Danielle McCarty won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 64.38. Kimber Shealy cleared 12’6” to win the pole vault, while Cresha White won the long jump with a career-best 18’2½”. MORE WINNERS, PART TWO While Justin Tyner claimed a pair of event titles at the Military Track and Field Championships, five additional Falcons accounted for first-place finishes at the service academy showdown. Justin Manchester clocked a 54.77 to win the 400-meter hurdles, while Zach Nordahl clocked a time of 9:18.35 to win the 3000-meter steeplechase. Clearing 17’0¾”, Nick Frawley won the pole vault and improved the meet record by nearly two feet, while James Cole (discus throw, 160’8”) and Connor Van Fossen (javelin throw, 201’3”) claimed first-place honors in their respective throwing events. A NEW MEET, SORT OF The Military Championships was fairly new to most members of the Air Force program. The first – and last - Military Track and Field Championships took place in 2007, so only a handful of Falcons participated in this meet. The seniors that competed here as freshman were Nick Frawley, Danielle McCarty, Brittany Morreale, Sara Neubauer, Ally Romanko and Katie Weber. The meet between service academies was also new for all of the Falcons’ coaching staff, except for head coach Ralph Lindeman and associate head coach Scott Irving.
AIR FORCE MEN WIN OUTDOOR OPENER Highlighted by eight first-place finishes, including a sweep of the throwing events, the Air Force men won its outdoor season opener, the Mason Spring Open, on March 20. The men accounted for 23 top-three finishes, as they bettered the rest of the field by over 40 points. TAKING CONTROL OF THE EVENT The Falcons accounted for first-place marks in all four men’s throwing events and three of the four top spots in the women’s throws at the Mason Spring Open. On the men’s side, Robert Drye won both the shot put and hammer throw, while Connor Van Fossen placed first in the javelin and James Cole finished first in the discus. Sara Neubauer picked up first-place finishes in both the shot put and discus throw for the women, while Katie Weber posted the winning distance in the javelin. PATRIOT GAMES In addition to the victories from the throwing team at the Mason Spring meet, Air Force earned first-place marks from Ally Romanko and Jim Walmsley in their respective 1500-meter races. Joel Nolan (pole vault) and Bryce Bergman (400-meter hurdles) also picked up first-place marks. THE YOUNG WILL LEAD There are only 16 seniors (eight men, eight women) on a roster that featured nearly 120 athletes. The men’s freshmen class is the largest with 42 members. In fact, that number is nearly the total of the entire women’s team. A RHODES SCHOLAR Brittany Morreale became the 11th cadet-athlete to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. Earning a major in physics and minor in Japanese, Morreale was a member of the Academy’s Scholar’s Program and holds the Freshman and Sophomore Class Records in the 5000-meter run.
TEAM AWARD WINNERS NICK FRAWLEY Most Valuable Athlete (Men) SARA NEUBAUER Most Valuable Athlete (Women) High Point Award (Women) Gail Conway Outstanding Performance Award JUSTIN TYNER Most Valuable Competitor (Men) High Point Award (Men) Alonzo Babers Outstanding Performance Award ALLY ROMANKO Most Valuable Competitor (Women) PAIGE BLACKBURN Laura Piper Ironman Award CHASE COOPER Newcomer of the Year (Men) ROBERT DRYE Laura Piper Ironman Award RILEY FEENEY Ernie Cuncliffe Award for Manager BETHANY GROSS Newcomer of the Year (Women) Falcon Award for Spirit and Enthusiasm TAWNY LAMBUTH Most Improved Athlete (Women) JOEL NOLAN General Tad Oelstrom Award for Excellence
OUTDOOR TEAM SCORES MASON SPRING OPEN (MEN): 1. Air Force 188; 2. George Mason 144; 3. Virginia 82; 4. Fordham 55; 5. Georgetown 44; 6. Richmond 19 (WOMEN): 1. Towson 124; 2. Virginia 117; 3. Air Force 1010; 4. Richmond 74; 5. George Mason 64; 6. Fordham 50; 7. Georgetown 10 MILITARY CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN): 1. Army 209; 2. Air Force 198; 3. Navy 154; 4. VMI 93; 5. Citadel 54.50; 6. Coast Guard 18.50; 7. Merchant Marine 6 (WOMEN): 1. Air Force 237; 2. Navy 193; 3. Army 163; 4. VMI 93; 5. Citadel 49; 6. Coast Guard 11 FRONT RANGE CLASSIC (MEN): 1. Colorado State 184; 2. Air Force 170; 3. Wyoming 148; 4. Northern Colorado 60; Colorado 23 (WOMEN): 1. Colorado State 195; 2. Air Force 145; 3. Wyoming 144; 4. Northern Colorado65; 5. Colorado 14 MWC CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN): 1. BYU 211; 2. New Mexico 153; 3. TCU 149; 4. Air Force 113; 5. Wyoming 96; 6. Colorado State 87 (WOMEN): 1. BYU 204; 2. TCU 121; 3. Colorado State 101; 4. New Mexico 93.50; 5. UNLV 71; 6. Utah 70.50; 7. San Diego State 70; 8. Air Force 59.50; 9. Wyoming 28.50
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KIMBER SHEALY Callie Calhoun Award for Drive and Determination TYLER STANLEY Bret Hyde Award for Drive and Determination JIM WALMSLEY Most Improved Athlete (Men) KATIE WEBER Arnie Arneson Coaches’ Award AMANDA WINEMAN Paul Gensic Comeback Award
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INDOOR 60-METER DASH MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Field House Record . . . AF Invitational Meet Record . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
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CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 6.92 . . . . . . . . Irina Privalova, Russia (1995) American Record . . . . . . . . 6.95 . . . . . . . . . 2x, last Marion Jones (1998) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 7.09 . . . . . . . . . Angela Williams, USC (2008) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 7.13 . . LaKeya Brookins, South Carolina (2009) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 7.20 . . . . . . . . . Ashley Owens, UNLV (2006) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 7.20 . . . . . . . . . Ashley Owens, UNLV (2006) Cadet Field House Record . . . 7.13 . . . . . Philomene Mensah, Canada (2000) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 7.13 . . . . . Philomene Mensah, Canada (2000) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 7.68y* . . . . . . . 3x, last Cresha White (2010)
Top 10 Academy Performers 6.74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Picou (2007) 6.76c . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deric Dobbs (1984) 6.77c . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Stewart (1990) 6.77 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Griswold (1998) 6.78c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Shedd (1985) 6.79c . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Lankford (1978) 6.78c . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Profit (1988) 6.80c . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Ewing (1971) 6.80c . . . . . . . . . George Kramlinger (1980) 6.81c . . . . . . . . . . . Danta Johnson (1996)
Top 10 Academy Performers 7.68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cresha White (2010) 7.68y* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apryl Ford (1981) 7.68y* . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeri Nelson (1979) 7.69 . . . . . . . . . . . Genelle Chapman (2005) 7.72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jami Hodge (2005) 7.77c*. . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Darby (1990) 7.78c*. . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1984) 7.88c . . . . . . . . . . . .Sharon Rucker (1984) 7.89c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barb Fogel (1985) 7.89c . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts (1985)
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OUTDOOR 100-METER DASH MEN . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . MWC All-Time Record . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . Cadet Track Stadium Record . Service Academy Meet Record Front Range Meet Record . . USAFA School Record . . . .
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . MWC All-Time Record . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . Cadet Track Stadium Record . Service Academy Meet Record Front Range Meet Record . . USAFA School Record . . . .
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TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 10.46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travis Picou (2006) 10.52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Profit (1988) 10.53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlos Hattix (1995) 10.58 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Wright (1979) 10.58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deric Dobbs (1983) 10.61 . . . . . . . . . . . . Danta Johnson (1996) 10.63 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Griswold (1997) 10.64* . . . . . . . . . . . Russ Clemons (1989) 10.64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Stewart (1989) 10.68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Jenkins (1985) CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . .
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TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 12.09 . . . . . . . . . . Genelle Chapman (2005) 12.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1983) 12.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apryl Ford (1980) 12.27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jami Hodge (2005) 12.28 . . . . . . . . . . . .Stacey McClain (1997) 12.36 . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon Rucker (1983) 12.37 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts (1985) 12.41 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cresha White (2009) 12.44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gale Brown (1981) 12.48 . . . . . . . . . . Tawny Lambuth (2010) CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . .
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Field House Record . . . AF Invitational Meet Record . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Field House Record . . . AF Invitational Meet Record . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.87 . . . . . . Merlene Ottey, Jamaica (1993) 22.33 . . . . . . Gwen Torrence, Misuno (1996) 22.40 . . . . . . . . Bianca Knight, Texas (2008) 22.40 . . . . . . . . Bianca Knight, Texas (2008) 22.99 . . . . . . . . . . Virgil Hodge, TCU (2007) 23.27 . . . . . . . . . . Virgil Hodge, TCU (2007) 23.57 . . . 2x, last Hydiane Harper, UNLV (1998) 23.57 . . . . . . . Aspen Burkett, Illinois (1996) 25.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jami Hodge (2005) TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 25.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jami Hodge (2005) 25.46 . . . . . . . . . . Genelle Chapman (2005) 25.54 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cresha White (2010) 25.74* . . . . . . . . . . Lianne Peterson (1991) 25.82 . . . . . . . . . Dominique Torbert (2001) 25.91 . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffany Bishop (2002) 25.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . Renea Toliver (1983) 26.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katy Crow (2003) 26.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacy McClain (1997) 26.24 . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon Tucker (1983)
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NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.20 FAT
OUTDOOR 200-METER DASH MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Track Stadium Record . . Service Academy Meet Record . Front Range Meet Record . . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Track Stadium Record . . Service Academy Meet Record . Front Range Meet Record . . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 20.73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Picou (2006) 20.96 . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Griswold (2000) 21.04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellen Curry (2009) 21.24 . . . . . . . . . . . Danta Johnson (1996) 21.34 . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Bromberek (2002) 21.34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Luina (2006) 21.34#* . . . . . . . . . Morgan Lankford (1977) 21.36 . . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers (1982) 21.39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlos Hattix (1995) 21.44#* . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Thompson (1966) CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 21.06 . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Griswold (1999) 21.09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Picou (2007) 21.38 . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Bromberek (2002) 21.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlos Hattix (1995) 21.54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellen Curry (2009) 21.60 . . . . . . . . . .Marcus Alexander (1996) 21.61. . . . . . . . . . . . . Uzor Udensi (2010) 21.88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Luina (2006) 21.94 . . . . . . . . . . . Dee Munhenga (1992) 21.97 . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Linvel (1988)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . .44.57 . . . . . . . . Kerron Clement, U.S. (2005) American Record . . . . . . . . .44.57 . . . . . . .Kerron Clement, Florida (2005) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . .44.57 . . . . . . .Kerron Clement, Florida (2005) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . .44.57 . . . . . . .Kerron Clement, Florida (2005) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . .45.67 . . . . . . . . . . Lewis Banda, TCU (2006) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . .46.69 . . . . . . . . . . Lewis Banda, TCU (2006) Cadet Field House Record . . . .46.07 . . . . . . Kevin Little, U.S. West TC (1996) AF Invitational Meet Record . . .46.07 . . . . . . Kevin Little, U.S. West TC (1996) USAFA School Record . . . . . . .46.86 . . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers (1982)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . .49.59 . . J. Kratochvilova, Czechoslovakia (1983) American Record . . . . . . . . .50.54 . . . Francena McCorory, Hampton (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . .50.54 . . . Francena McCorory, Hampton (2010) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . .50.54 . . . Francena McCorory, Hampton (2010) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . .51.79 . . . . . . Shauna Smith, Wyoming (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . .52.95 . . . . . . Shauna Smith, Wyoming (2005) Cadet Field House Record . . . .52.88 . . . . . . . . Jessica Fox, Wyoming (2004) AF Invitational Meet Record . . .52.88 . . . . . . . . Jessica Fox, Wyoming (2004) USAFA School Record . . . . . . .54.67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1983)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 46.86 . . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers (1982) 47.14#*. . . . . . . . . . . Mark Webster (1976) 47.34 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Griswold (1999) 47.59 . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Alexander (1996) 47.64#*. . . . . . . . . . . Dick Van Dame (1971) 47.84#*. . . . . . . . . . . . George Cato (1970) 47.85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Luina (2006) 48.14#*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Lee (1977) 48.32 . . . . . . . . . . . . Calvin Speight (1988) 48.34#*. . . . . . . . . . . .Ted Holloway (1983)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 54.67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1983) 56.32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jami Hodge (2005) 56.45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barb Fogel (1987) 57.28 . . . . . . . . . . . Arcolar Harrison (1984) 58.01 . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Cleveland (1983) 58.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Mapes (2009) 58.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . Ally Romanko (2007) 58.35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katy Crow (2003) 58.37 . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacy McClain (1997) 58.92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alana Eiland (1999)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.15 FAT (46.9 MT)
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OUTDOOR 400-METER DASH MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . .43.18 . . . . . . . . Michael Johnson, U.S. (1999) American Record . . . . . . . . .43.18 . . . . . . . Michael Johnson, Nike (1999) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . .44.00 . . . . . . . . . .Quincy Watts, USC (1992) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . .44.00 . . . . . . . . . .Quincy Watts, USC (1992) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . .45.10 . . . . . . . . . . Lewis Banda, TCU (2006) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . .45.68 . . . . Jarrin Solomon, New Mexico (2009) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . .44.73 . . . . . . . . . .James Rolle, South (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . .47.71 . . . . . . . . .Nick Luina, Air Force (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . .47.81 . Tyler Hoerner, Northern Colorado (2008) USAFA School Record . . . . . . .45.36 . . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers (1983)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . .47.60 . . . . . Marita Koch, East Germany (1985) American Record . . . . . . . . .48.70 . . . . . . . . .Sanya Richards, Nike (2006) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . .50.10 . . . . .Monique Henderson, UCLA (2005) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . .50.10 . . . . .Monique Henderson, UCLA (2005) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . .51.15 . . . Tonette Dyer, San Diego State (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . .51.15 . . . Tonette Dyer, San Diego State (2004) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . .50.84 . . . . . . . Michelle Collins, South (1995) Service Academy Meet Record . .56.52 . . . . . . . . Ebony Thomas, Army (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . .54.90 . . . . . . . Afiya Walker, Wyoming (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . .53.06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1983)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 45.36 . . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers (1983) 46.43 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Griswold (2000) 46.54#*. . . . . . . . . . . Mark Webster (1976) 46.74#*. . . . . . . . . . . . Don Walters (1980) 46.90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Luina (2005) 46.94 . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Alexander (1996) 47.04#*. . . . . . . . . . Gary Hightower (1980) 47.06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deonte Day (1996) 47.14#*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three with time
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 53.06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1983) 54.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Fogel (1987) 55.38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jami Hodge (2005) 55.41 . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacy McClain (1997) 55.71 . . . . . . . . . . . Bethany Gross (2010) 56.58 . . . . . . . . . . . Arcolar Harrison (1983) 56.90 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Mapes (2009) 57.39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katy Crow (2002) 57.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . Ally Romanko (2007) 58.02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alana Eiland (1999)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Field House Record . . . AF Invitational Meet Record . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 1:55.82 . . . . . Jolanda Ceplak, Slovenia (2002) American Record . . . . . . . . 1:58.71 . . . . . . Nicole Teter, Nike Farm (2002) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 2:00.75 . . . . . Nicole Crook, Tennessee (2005) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 2:01.77 . . . . . . . . Hazel Clark, Florida (1999) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 2:04.27 . . . . . . . . .Lacey Cramer, BYU (2009) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 2:08.88 . . . . . . . . . Carlee Clark, BYU (2008) Cadet Field House Record . . . 2:08.30 . . . . . . . . . . Tytti Reho, SMU (1999) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 2:11.61 . . . . . . . . . Janet Trujillo, Nike (2001) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 2:06.91 . . . . . . . . . . . Ally Romanko (2010)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 1:48.23# . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Rojas (1984) 1:48.32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Kuzma (1994) 1:49.27 . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Hawkins (2008) 1:49.57 . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Sersun (1991) 1:50.77 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryant Bevan (2003) 1:51.6# . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Brodel (1970) 1:51.94 . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gomez (1995) 1:52.0# . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Wetterer (1969) 1:52.29a . . . . . . . . . .Sebastian Ortiz (2007) 1:52.5# . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave McCloy (1970)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 2:06.91 . . . . . . . . . . . Ally Romanko (2010) 2:11.98 . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin Trichler (2005) 2:12.4# . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1984) 2:12.56 . . . . . . . . . . . . Laureli Mazik (1984) 2:13.4# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita Burr (1981) 2:14.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelly Ginder (1983) 2:14.97 . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Robinson (2005) 2:16.13 . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Mosby (2010) 2:16.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . Becca Burditt (2009) 2:16.90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tisha David (1999)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . 1:48.00 FAT (1:47.7 MT)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . 2:05.00 FAT (2:04.7 MT)
OUTDOOR 800-METER RUN MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Track Stadium Record . . Service Academy Meet Record . Front Range Meet Record . . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 1:53.28 . J. Kratochvilova, Czechoslovakia (1983) American Record . . . . . . . . 1:56.40 . . . . . Jearl Miles Clark, Reebok (1999) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 1:59.11 . . . . . . . Suzy Favor, Wisconsin (1990) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 1:59.11 . . . . . . . Suzy Favor, Wisconsin (1990) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 2:03.01 . . . . . . . . .Lacey Cramer, BYU (2009) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 2:04.67 . . . . . . . . .Lacey Cramer, BYU (2010) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 2:02.20 . . . . . . . . . . . Alisa Hill, East (1995) Service Academy Meet Record . 2:10.36 . . . . . .Ally Romanko, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 2:15.32 . . . . Morgan Mosby, Air Force (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 2:03.92 . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1984)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 1:48.62 . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Hawkins (2008) 1:48.68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Kuzma (1994) 1:48.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Rojas (1981) 1:49.67a . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Stanley (2010) 1:49.93a . . . . . . . . . . . Calvin Glass (2006) 1:50.14 . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers (1983) 1:50.5 . . . . . . . . . . . John MacGilvra (1977) 1:50.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryant Bevan (2003) 1:50.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Myers (1980) 1:51.1# . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Wetterer (1969)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 2:03.92 . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1984) 2:06.13 . . . . . . . . . . . Ally Romanko (2010) 2:10.15 . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin Trichler (2005) 2:10.61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joy Meyen (1983) 2:11.01 . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Robinson (2005) 2:12.18 . . . . . . . . . . . Cindy Dawson (2004) 2:14.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolly Patel (1996) 2:14.16 . . . . . . . . . . . Dalia Wenckus (1998) 2:14.56a . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Mosby (2010) 2:14.84 . . . . . . . . . . . .Becca Burditt (2009)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . .3:48.45 . . Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco (1997) American Record . . . . . . . . .3:49.89 . . . . . . . . Bernard Lagat, Nike (2005) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . .3:55.02 . . G. Fernandez, Oklahoma State (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . .3:55.33 . . . . . Kevin Sullivan, Michigan (1995) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . .3:56.84 . .Bryan Berryhill, Colorado State (2001) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . .4:10.61 . .Bryan Berryhill, Colorado State (2001) Cadet Field House Record . . . .4:09.20 . .Bryan Berryhill, Colorado State (1998) AF Invitational Meet Record . . .4:12.90 Philemon Hanneck, South Plains (1990) USAFA School Record . . . . . . .4:01.63a . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack (1996)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . .4:17.14 . . . . . Doina Melinte, Romania (1990) American Record . . . . . . . . .4:20.50 . . . Mary Slaney, Athletics West (1982) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . .4:25.91 . . . . Jenny Barringer, Colorado (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . .4:29.71 . . . . Sarah Bowman, Tennessee (2009) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . .4:40.13 . . . . . . . . . Heidi Magill, BYU (2005) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . .4:50.83 . . . . . Michaela Mannova, BYU (2003) Cadet Field House Record . . . .4:53.54 . . . . . . Sara Gorton, Colorado (2001) AF Invitational Meet Record . . .4:53.54 . . . . . . Sara Gorton, Colorado (2001) USAFA School Record . . . . . . .4:49.29 . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Robinson (2005)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 4:01.63a . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack (1996) 4:01.98 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Walter (2005) 4:03.07a . . . . . . . . . . Nick MacFalls (1995) 4:04.64 . . . . . . . . . . Brian Carpenter (2002) 4:06.03 . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Castle (2009) 4:06.88 . . . . . . . . . . Travis Patterson (2005) 4:07.55 . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Tyner (2010) 4:07.60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Ryan (1968) 4:07.70 . . . . . . . . . . . .Dennis Sbach (1972) 4:07.70 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Layman (1976)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 4:49.29 . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Robinson (2005) 4:50.62# . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill Wood (1987) 4:51.68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolly Patel (1996) 4:53.60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joy Meyen (1983) 4:53.9# . . . . . . . . . . . . Laureli Mazik (1984) 4:53.92 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elissa Ballas (2003) 4:54.48 . . . . . . . . . . Shannen Karpel (1991) 4:55.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita Burr (1980) 4:55.88# . . . . . . . Michelle Truesdale (1995) 4:59.31 . . . . . . . . . . Kelly McPherson (2003)
CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . 4:37.00 FAT (4:36.7 MT)
OUTDOOR 1500-METER RUN MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 3:26.00 . . Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco (1998) American Record . . . . . . . . 3:29.30 . . . . . . . . Bernard Lagat, Nike (2005) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 3:35.30 . . . . . Sydney Maree, Villanova (1981) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 3:35.30 . . . . . Sydney Maree, Villanova (1981) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 3:37.05 . .Bryan Berryhill, Colorado State (2001) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 3:44.63 . .Rob Vermillion, Colorado State (2001) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 3:45.50 . . . . . . . . Tom Duits, Midwest (1979) Service Academy Meet Record . 3:47.32 . . . . . .Justin Tyner, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 3:50.09 . . Wil Buchanan, Colorado State (2009) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 3:44.05 . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Tyner (2010)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Track Stadium Record . . Service Academy Meet Record . Front Range Meet Record . . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 3:44.05 . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Tyner (2010) 3:44.08 . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Castle (2009) 3:44.42 . . . . . . . . . . Brian Carpenter (2001) 3:44.49 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Walter (2005) 3:44.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick MacFalls (1995) 3:44.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack (1995) 3:45.51 . . . . . . . . . . . .Rob Langsta (1984) 3:45.65a . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Lopez (2000) 3:45.78a . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Zubey (2010) 3:46.14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Myers (1980) CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Field House Record . . . AF Invitational Meet Record . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Field House Record . . . AF Invitational Meet Record . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . .7:54.50 FAT (7:54.2 MT)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 9:41.96 . . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun (1990) 9:53.91 . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Kornacker (1993) 9:59.4 . . . . . . . . . . . Shannen Karpel (1990) 10:00.89 . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Reecy (1991) 10:06.27 . . . . . . . . . . . .Elissa Ballas (2003) 10:08.19a. . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Smith (2000) 10:12.88a. . . . . . . Michelle Truesdale (1995) 10:13.57a. . . . . . . . . . . Jaime Flood (2001) 10:15.09 . . . . . . . . . . . Elyse Willard (2009) 10:16.57a. . . . . . . . . .Margaret Frash (2006) CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . 9:13.00 FAT (9:12.7 MT)
OUTDOOR 3000-METER STEEPLECHASE MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 7:53.63 . . . . . . . . Saif Shaheen, Qatar (2004) American Record . . . . . . . . 8:08.82 . . . . . . . . Daniel Lincoln, Nike (2006) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 8:05.40 . . Henry Rono, Washington State (1978) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 8:12.39 . .Henry Rono, Washington State (1978) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 8:29.24 . . . . . . . . . . .Kyle Perry, BYU (2009) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 8:53.12 . . . Rob Watson, Colorado State (2007) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 8:59.61 . . . . . . . . Bruce Bickford, East (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 9:18.35 . . . . . . Zach Nordahl, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 9:14.13 . . . . . Matt Williams, Air Force (2009) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 8:32.44a . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bret Hyde (1981)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 8:58.81 . . . . . . Guinara Galkina, Russia (2008) American Record . . . . . . . . 9:12.50 . . . . Jenny Barringer, Colorado (2009) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 9:25.54 . . . . Jenny Barringer, Colorado (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 9:25.54 . . . . Jenny Barringer, Colorado (2009) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 9:44.68 . . . . . . Kathryn Anderson, BYU (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 9:55.63 . . . . . . Elizabeth Jackson, BYU (2001) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 9:41.30 . . . . . Cindy Bremser, Midwest (1979) Service Academy Meet Record . 11:26.92 . . . . . .Jen Bremser, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 11:11.21. . . . . Allison Sawyer, Colorado (2009) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 10:48.25. . . . . . . . . . .Margaret Frash (2005)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 8:32.44a . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bret Hyde (1981) 8:41.09 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Tyner (2010) 8:46.73 . . . . . . . . . . . .Shane Rogers (2001) 8:54.36 . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Williams (2009) 8:59.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Meehan (1996) 9:00.29 . . . . . . . . . . . David Romero (2002) 9:05.61a . . . . . . . . . . . .Zach Nordahl (2009) 9:07.30 . . . . . . . Josh van Wyngaarden (2008) 9:08.43 . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Davidson (2005) 9:09.0 . . . . . . . . . . . Trey Culbertson (1990)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 10:48.25. . . . . . . . . . .Margaret Frash (2005) 10:52.31. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Taylor (2004) 11:01.41. . . . . . . . . . .Lara Coppinger (2002) 11:22.82. . . . . . . . . . Kate Papenberg (2006) 11:26.92 . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Bremser (2010) 11:42.42a . . . . . . . . . . . .Ashley Culp (2004) 11:52.68. . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Graham (2003) 12:25.87 . . . . . . . . . .Phaelen French (2010)
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TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 7:52.49a . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack (1996) 8:01.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Acs (2004) 8:02.74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach Smith (1998) 8:03.31 . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Marx (1997) 8:03.2# . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jones (1971) 8:03.58 . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Walmsley (2010) 8:05.05 . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Dumm (2004) 8:05.30a . . . . . . . . Sean Houseworth (2009) 8:09.61a . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Tyner (2010) 8:11.4# . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Murphy (1964)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:23.72 . . . . . . Meseret Defar, Ethiopia (2007) 8:33.25 . . . . . . Shalane Flanagan, Nike (2007) 8:42.03 . . . . Jenny Barringer, Colorado (2009) 8:42.03 . . . . .Jenny Barringer, Colorado (2009) 9:04.06 . . . . . Michaela Mannova, BYU (2004) 9:47.61 . . . . . . . Sharolyn Shields, BYU (2001) 9:47.61 . . . . . . . Sharolyn Shields, BYU (2001) 9:53.14 . . . . . . Sara Gorton, Colorado (2002) 9:41.96 . . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun (1990)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 12:49.60. . . . .Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia (2004) American Record . . . . . . . . 13:11.59. . . . . . . . Bernard Lagat, Nike (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 13:18.12. . . . . . . . Galen Rupp, Oregon (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 13:28.93. . . . . . Alistair Cragg, Arkansas (2003) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 13:41.26 . . . . . . Justin Tyner, Air Force (2010) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 14:26.92. . . . . . . Josh Rohatinsky, BYU (2007) Cadet Field House Record . . . 14:33.46. . Richard Kosgei, Barton County (1004) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 14:33.46. . Richard Kosgei, Barton County (1994) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 13:41.26 . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Tyner (2010)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 14:24.37. . . . . . Meseret Defar, Ethiopia (2009) American Record . . . . . . . . 14:47.62. . . . . . Shalane Flanagan, Nike (2009) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 15:14.18. . . . . . Kim Smith, Providence (2004) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 15:14.18. . . . . . Kim Smith, Providence (2004) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 16:04.89. . . . . . . . . Laura Turner, BYU (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 16:35.81. . . . . Whitney McDonald, BYU (2007) Cadet Field House Record . . . 17:09.03. . . . . . . Tara Rohatinsky, BYU (1999) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 17:31.56. . . . . Kim Bosen, Adams State (2000) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 16:48.20. . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun (1991)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 13:41.26 . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Tyner (2010) 13.59.28 . . . . . . . . . Sean Houseworth (2008) 14:04.26. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Payne (2004) 14:04.79a . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack (1996) 14:10.1# . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bret Hyde (1981) 14:11.63. . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Dumm (2005) 14:12.9# . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Rooney (1981) 14:22.66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Acs (2003) 14:25.61a . . . . . . . . . .Kalib Wilkinson (2005) 14:25.73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Rock (2010)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 16:48.20. . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun (1991) 17:10.61. . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Smith (2000) 17:24.63. . . . . . . . . . Shannen Karpel (1989) 17:24.95. . . . . . . . . . . . Jaime Flood (2001) 17:47.26. . . . . . . . Michelle Truesdale (1995) 17:50.09# . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Sivacek (1987) 17:51.21 . . . . . . . . . Katherine Ward (2009) 17:53.44. . . . . . . . . . .Lara Coppinger (2002) 17:56.48 . . . . . . . . . . Kate Kanetzky (2010) 17:57.24. . . . . . . . . . . Anne Chumlea (2002)
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OUTDOOR 5000-METER RUN MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 12:37.35. . . . .Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia (2004) American Record . . . . . . . . 12:54.12. . . . . . . . Bernard Lagat, Nike (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 13:08.40. .Henry Rono, Washington State (1978) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 13:20.63. . . . . Sydney Maree, Villanova (1979) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 13:25.53. . . . . . . Josh Rohatinsky, BYU (2007) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 14:09.70. . . . . . . Josh Rohatinsky, BYU (2007) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 14:25.30. . . . . . Herb Lindsay, Midwest (1979) Service Academy Meet Record . 14:09.44 . . . . . . Justin Tyner, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 14:21.99. . . Philemon Kimutai, Wyoming (2009) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 13:37.66 . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Tyner (2010)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 14:11.15. . . . Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia (2008) American Record . . . . . . . . 14:44.76. . . . . . Molly Huddle, Saucony (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 15:01.70. . . . .Jenny Barringer, Colorado (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 15:15.08. . . . . Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech (2008) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 15:44.55. . . . . Whitney McDonald, BYU (2007) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 16:00.16. . . . . Whitney McDonald, BYU (2007) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 17:15.76. . . . . . . . Katrina Price, North (1997) Service Academy Meet Record . 17:29.28. . . . . . . Hannah Granger, VMI (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 17:50.88. . . .Ellie Rastall, Colorado State (2009) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 16:27.31. . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun (1990)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERs 13:37.66 . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Tyner (2010) 13:48.76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack (1996) 13:56.56 . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Walmsley (2010) 14:01.5 . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Ferguson (1982) 14:03.63. . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Dumm (2004) 14:04.60 . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Murphy (1964) 14:05.37. . . . . . . . . Sean Houseworth (2008) 14:06.72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Acs (2003) 14:07.20. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Payne (2003) 14:09.06. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bret Hyde (1981)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 16:27.31. . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun (1990) 17:01.45. . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Smith (2000) 17:02.65. . . . . . . . . . . . Jaime Flood (2001) 17:06.65. . . . . . . . . Brittany Morreale (2008) 17:15.4 . . . . . . . . . . Shannen Karpel (1991) 17:24.57. . . . . . . . . . .Suzanne Henke (1991) 17:30.74@ . . . . . . . . . Kristin Trichler (2005) 17:41.61. . . . . . . . . . . Anne Chumlea (2003) 17:48.93. . . . . . . . . . . . .Elissa Ballas (2003) 17:49.20a . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Grose (2004)
CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 29:31.78. . . . . . . . Junxia Wang, China (1993) American Record . . . . . . . . 30:22.22. . . . . . Shalane Flanagan, Nike (2008) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 31:25.45. . . . . Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech (2008) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 32:28.57. . Sylvia Mosqueda, Cal State LA (1988) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 33:06.23. . . . . Whitney McDonald, BYU (2007) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 35:01.98. . . . . . . .Chelsea McKell, BYU (2006) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 37:32.95. . . . . . . . .Lisa Chipman, BYU (1992) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 34:39.83. . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun (1991)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 28:33.71. . . . . . . . . Sean Houseworth (2009) 29:04.55. . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Dumm (2005) 29:25.34. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Payne (2004) 29:40.52. . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Wilson (2005) 29:43.69a . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Nelson (1992) 29:53.74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Rock (2010) 30:15.4a . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bret Hyde (1981) 30:24.72a . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Juarez (1992) 30:28.13. . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Balcao (2009) 30:30.80. . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Rooney (1982)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 34:39.83. . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun (1991) 36:16.45. . . . . . . . . . .Suzanne Henke (1991) 37:11.49a . . . . . . . . . . . Jaime Flood (2000) 37:50.67a . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Smith (1999) 37:51.10. . . . . . . . . . .Annetta Weber (1979) 37:52.09. . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Lynch (2008) 37:58.37. . . . . . . . . . . Vivien Aspden (2003) 38:16.04. . . . . . . . . . Renae Bartolone (1994) 38:23.47 . . . . . . . . . Katherine Ward (2008) 38:48.57a . . . . . . . . . Kate Kanetzky (2010)
CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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INDOOR 60-METER HURDLES MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 7.30 . . . . . .Colin Jackson, Great Britain (1994) American Record . . . . . . . . 7.36 . . . . 3x, last T. Trammell, Track Star (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 7.47 . . . . . . . Reggie Torian, Wisconsin (1997) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 7.51 . . . . . . . Aries Merritt, Tennessee (2006) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 7.89 . . . . . . . . Sean Temple, Ari Force (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 7.89 . . . . . . . . Sean Temple, Air Force (2004) Cadet Field House Record . . . 7.58 . . . . . . . . Ron Bramlett, Alabama (2002) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 7.58 . . . . . . . . Ron Bramlett, Alabama (2002) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 7.76c* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Profit (1988)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 7.68 . . . . . . . . Susanna Kallur, Sweden (2008) American Record . . . . . . . . 7.72 . . . . . . . . . . . . Lolo Jones, Asics (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 7.84 . . . . . . . . . . Ginnie Powell, USC (2005) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 7.84 . . . . . . . . . . Ginnie Powell, USC (2005) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 8.13 . . . . . . . . . . . Kirsten Bolm, BYU (2000) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 8.20 . . . . . . . . . . . Kirsten Bolm, BYU (2000) Cadet Field House Record . . . 7.83c. . . . . . . . . . . . Tiany Lott, BYU (1997) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 8.04 . . . . .Trecia Roberts, Joe Gentry TC (1997) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 8.54c. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renea Toliver (1985)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 7.76c* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Profit (1988) 7.80y. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ahart Powers (1975) 7.83y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T.G. Parker (1977) 7.88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Temple (2004) 7.91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Marker (2004) 7.91y* . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick McIntosh (1974) 7.93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Campbell (2004) 8.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellen Curry (2008) 8.02y* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Four with time
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 8.54c. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renea Toliver (1985) 8.63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland (2005) 8.79 . . . . . . . . . . . Genelle Chapman (2005) 8.87 . . . . . . . . . . . Rachael McIntosh (2005) 8.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Elliott (2009) 8.98c. . . . . . . . . . . . . Keri Broussard (1983) 9.08c. . . . . . . . . . . . Lianne Peterson (1992) 9.14c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Afia Malone (1998) 9.24c. . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Goodall (1988) 9.25c. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mona Wheeler (1991)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 26:17.53. . . . .Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia (2005) American Record . . . . . . . . 26:59.60. . . . . . . . Chris Solinsky, Nike (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 27:08.49. . . . . . .Sam Chelanga, Liberty (2010) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 28:01.30. . . . .S. Nyambui, Texas-El Paso (1979) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 27:55.86. . . . . . . Josh Rohatinsky, BYU (2007) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 30:01.96. . . . . . . .Ben Payne, Air Force (2004) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 29:29.90. . . . . . . . Frank Shorter, West (1979) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 28:33.71. . . . . . . . . Sean Houseworth (2009)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 12.87 . . . . . . . . Dayron Robles, Cuba (2008) American Record . . . . . . . . 12.89 . . . . . . . . . . David Oliver, NIke (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 13.00 . . . Renaldo Nehemiah, Maryland (1979) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 13.21 . . . . . . Aries Merritt, Tennessee (2006) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 13.80 . . . . . . . Sean Temple, Air Force (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 14.04 . . . . . . . . . Tom Clark, Air Force (2003) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 13.47 . . . . . . . . . .Willie Gault, South (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 14.13 . . . . . . . Domonick Sylve, Army (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 14.30 . . . . . . . .Kellen Curry, Air Force (2009) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 13.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Temple (2004)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 12.21 . . . . Yordanko Donkova, Bulgaria (1988) American Record . . . . . . . . 12.33 . . . . . . . . . . .Gail Devers, Nike (2000) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 12.48 . . . . . . . . . Ginnie Powell, USC (2006) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 12.48 . . . . . . . . . Ginnie Powell, USC (2006) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 13.02 . . . . . . . . . . Kirsten Bolm, BYU (2000) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 13.02 . . . . . . . . . . Kirsten Bolm, BYU (2000) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 13.05 . . . . . . Melissa Morrison, South (1995) Service Academy Meet Record . 14.56 . . . . . . . Kirsten Andrews, Navy (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 13.61 . . . . . Shaylee Babbitt, Wyoming (2008) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 13.77 . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland (2006)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 13.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Temple (2004) 14.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Marker (2004) 14.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Profit (1988) 14.04 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Clark (2003) 14.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Campbell (2004) 14.14*y . . . . . . . . . . . Dick McIntosh (1975) 14.14*y . . . . . . . . . . . . . T.G. Parker (1977) 14.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellen Curry (2009) 14.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Tew (1985) 14.24*y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two with time
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 13.77 . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland (2006) 13.91 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renea Toliver (1985) 14.46 . . . . . . . . . . Genelle Chapman (2005) 14.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . Erica Lankford (2001) 14.56 . . . . . . . . . . Rachael McIntosh (2005) 14.65 . . . . . . . . . . . Ainsley Thrailkill (2002) 14.84* . . . . . . . . . . . Lianne Peterson (1992) 14.87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Afia Malone (1996) 14.87 . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Rountree (2004) 14.95 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jana Kokkonen (1994)
CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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. Mike Profit (1985) Sean Temple (2002) Sean Temple (2003) Sean Temple (2004)
CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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.Renea Toliver (1983) .Renea Toliver (1984) Dierra Poland (2006) .Renea Toliver (1986)
OUTDOOR 400-METER HURDLES MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 46.78 . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Young, U.S. (1992) American Record . . . . . . . . 46.78 . . . . Kevin Young, Foot Locker AC (1992) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 47.56 . . . . . . .Kerron Clement, Florida (2005) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 47.56 . . . . . . .Kerron Clement, Florida (2005) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 49.19 . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Carter, BYU (2006) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 49.67 . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Carter, BYU (2006) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 47.98 . . . . . . . . . Edwin Moses, West (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 54.24 . . . . . . . . . Dan McLeod, Army (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 52.13 . . . . . . Bryce Bergman, Air Force (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 50.39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Clark (2003)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 52.34 . . . . . .Yuliya Pechonkina, Russia (2003) American Record . . . . . . . . 52.61 . . . . . . . . . Kim Batten, Reebok (1995) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 53.54 . . . . . . . Sheena Johnson, UCLA (2004) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 53.54 . . . . . . . Sheena Johnson, UCLA (2004) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 54.37 . . . . . . Shauna Smith, Wyoming (2005) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 55.31 . . . . . . Shauna Smith, Wyoming (2005) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 55.69 . . . . . . . . . Lori McCauley, East (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 62.54 . . . . . . . . . Katelin Grant, Army (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 60.72 . . . . . . Taylor Gardner, Wyoming (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 62.65 . . . . . . . . . . . Ainsley Thrailkill (2002)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 50.39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Clark (2003) 50.93 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Alexander (1992) 51.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Temple (2004) 51.48 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryce Bergman (2010) 51.66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gomez (1995) 51.78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kory Pearson (2004) 51.83 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Campbell (2003) 51.84 . . . . . . . . . . . . Javier Esparza (1999) 51.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ted Holloway (1983) 52.04* . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Webster (1977)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 62.65 . . . . . . . . . . . Ainsley Thrailkill (2002) 62.69 . . . . . . . . . . . Lianne Peterson (1991) 62.84* . . . . . . . . . . . Arcolar Harrison (1985) 62.94 . . . . . . . . . . Danielle McCarty (2008) 63.06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Urrutia (1984) 63.53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula Maffey (2003) 63.93 . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Cotharn (2010) 64.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Neville (2004) 64.02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Durey (2005) 64.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brenda Smith (1993)
CADET CLASS RECORDS Freshman . . . . . . . . . Sophomore . . . . . . . . Junior . . . . . . . . . . . Senior . . . . . . . . . . .
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 10:50.98. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee (2009) American Record . . . . . . . . 10:50.98. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee (2009) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 10:50.98. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 10:50.98. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee (2009) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 10:56.73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYU (2009) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 11:37.96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYU (2007) Cadet Field House Record . . . 12:00.20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYU (1997) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 12:01.29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado (2002) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 11:52.02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force (2003)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 9:40.62 . . . . . . . Nathan Franz - Troy Jensen - Bryant Bevan - Mark Walter (2004) 9:46.79 . . . Paul Graddon - Marcus Alexander - Paul Gomez - Andrew Marx (1996) 9:49.04 . . . . . . . .Joe Lopez - Tom Clark - Jason Sanders - Brian Carpenter (2001) 9:49.9# . Michael Wetterer - Michael Martin - Howard Parris - Michael Ryan (1968) 9:50.95 . . . . . . . Jeff Lamb - Dan Rojas - Michael Sowell - Robert Langstaff (1984) 9:53.0# . . . . Ricardo Linares - Russell Clemons - David Wynn - Daniel Lentz (1978) 9:53.29a . . . . Jason Beck - Kyle Meakins - Richard Elmore - Ian McFarland (2007) 9:53.2# . . . . . . . David McCloy - John Perrigo - Dennis Sbach - John Jones (1971) 9:53.2# . Kelly Alexander - Richard Van Dame - Robert Banks - Dennis Sbach (1972) 9:55.06# . . . . .Travis Patterson - Nick Luina - Kevin Hawkins - Mark Walter (2006)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 11:52.02 . . . . .Kelly McPherson - Katy Crow - Cindy Dawson - Elissa Ballas (2003) 12:02.34 . . . . . . Elissa Ballas - Katy Crow - Kelly McPherson - Jean Taylor (2001) 12:16.28 . . . Dalia Wenckus - Alana Eiland - Tisha David - Heather Johnson (1999) 12:19.61a . . . Kelly Robinson - Jen Neville - Kristin Trichler - Lindsay Grose (2005) 12:23.04 . . . . Kelly McPherson - Jami Hodge - Cindy Dawson - Jean Taylor (2004) 12:23.48 . . . . . . Elissa Ballas - Katy Crow - Sarah Malberg - Tracy Danero (2000) 12:25.96#a . . . Jen Young - Tisha David - Dalia Wenckus - Heather Johnson (1998) 12:30.62 . . . Cindy Dawson - Jami Hodge - Steph Cornell - Kelly McPherson (2002) 12:33.10#a . Heather Johnson - Stacy McClain - Kathy Moore - C. Majauskas (1997) 12:38.94a . Auriele Fain - Margaret Weingart - Becca Burditt - Elyse Willard (2009)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . 9:32.00 FAT (9:31.7 MT)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . 11:05.50 FAT (11:05.2 MT)
OUTDOOR 4x100-METER RELAY MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 37.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamaica (2008) American Record . . . . . . . . 37.40 . . . . . . . . . U.S. National Team (1992) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 38.04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU (1998) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 38.04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU (1998) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 39.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU (2006) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 39.40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYU (2000) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 38.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Team (1979) Service Academy Meet Record . 41.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 40.64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 40.48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force (1996)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 41.37 . . . . . . . . . . . . East Germany (1985) American Record . . . . . . . . 41.47 . . . . . . . . . U.S. National Team (1997) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 42.36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&M (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 42.36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&M (2009) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 43.53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU (2007) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 44.23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU (2006) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 41.61 . . . . . . . . . U.S. National Team (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 47.24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Army (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 46.62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming (2008) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 47.61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force (2005)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 40.48 . . . . Adrian Smith - Marcus Alexander - Deonte Day - Danta Johnson (1996) 40.52 . . Adrian Smith - Floyd Brazier - Dimeatrius Edwards - Kevin Griswold (1997) 40.54 . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Jenkins - Gary Tew - William Shedd - Jeff Lamb (1985) 40.70 . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Luina - Travis Picou - John Payne - Kellen Curry (2007) 40.74* . Robert Wright - James McReynolds - Russell Clemons - Dale Stovall (1978) 40.74 . . . Javier Esparza - Mindaugas Butkus - Ben Dahlke - Kevin Griswold (1999) 40.77 . . . . . Nate Baldwin - Sean Temple - Luke Marker - Nick Bromberek (2002) 40.84*#. Dennis Bellamy - James McReynolds - Russell Clemons - Will Shirey (1976) 40.96 . . . . . . . . Terry Robinson - Travis Picou - L.D. Woods - Kellen Curry (2008) 41.03 . . . . . . . . .Matt Davis - Bryce Bergman - Matt Jones - Kellen Curry (2009)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 47.61 . . . . Jami Hodge - Genelle Chapman - Rachel McIntosh - Deb Durey (2005) 47.73 . . . . . Jess Barton-Jessica Mapes-Tawny Lambuth-Bethany Gross (2010) 47.74* . . . Sharon Rucker - Arcolar Harrison - Virginia Brown - Gail Conway (1983) 47.89 . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts - Barbara Fogel - Renea Toliver - et al (1985) 47.99 . . . . Cresha White - Tawny Lambuth - Gabby Quirao - Jessica Mapes (2009) 48.12 . . . . Dorothy DeLuz - Jenny Stehwein - Alana Eiland - Le’Netta Banks (1999) 48.12 . . . . Barbara Fogel - Arcolar Harrison - Sharon Rucker - Gail Conway (1984) 48.34* . Jeri Mae Nelson - Nicole Anderson - Sharon Rucker - Virginia Brown (1982) 48.39 . . . . .Alana Eiland - Stacy McClain - Dorothy DeLuz - Jenny Stehwein (1997) 48.59 . . . . . Sarah Rountree - Genelle Chapman - Jill Adamek - Jami Hodge (2004)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 9:25.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas (2008) American Record . . . . . . . . 9:25.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas (2008) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 9:25.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 9:27.77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michigan (2004) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 9:30.38 . . . . . . . . . . . . New Mexico (2009) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 10:00.73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYU (2006) Cadet Field House Record . . . 10:01.66. . . . . . . . . . . . New Mexico (1984) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 10:12.08. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado (2001) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 9:40.62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force (2004)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 3:02.83 . . . . . . . . . . . .United States (1999) American Record . . . . . . . . 3:01.96 . . . . . . . . U.S. National Team (2006) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 3:03.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida (2005) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 3:03.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida (2005) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 3:06.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU (2008) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 3:08.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU (2006) Cadet Field House Record . . . 3:09.61 . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas-El Paso (1998) AF Invitational Record. . . . . . 3:13.03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Tech (1998) Academy Record. . . . . . . . . 3:11.64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force (1977)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 3:23.37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russia (2006) American Record . . . . . . . . 3:27.34 . . . . . . . . U.S. National Team (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 3:27.66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas (2003) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 3:27.66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas (2003) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 3:31.87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 3:40.41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCU (2006) Cadet Field House Record . . . 3:41.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming (2004) AF Invitational Record. . . . . . 3:41.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming (2004) Academy Record. . . . . . . . . 3:49.44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force (1983)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 3:11.64 . . . Russell Clemons - Williams Lee - Mark Webster - Jeff Remington (1977) 3:12.46# . . . . . . Sean Temple - Marc Fulson - Tom Clark - Nick Bromberek (2002) 3:12.54# . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Lamb - William Shedd - Todd Scott - E.L. Byrd (1985) 3:13.24# . . . .Adrian Smith - Paul Gomez - Deonte Day - Marcus Alexander (1996) 3:13.30# . . . . . . . Calvin Speight - Jeff Lamb - William Shedd - Todd Scott (1985) 3:13.34#* . . . Richard Van Dame - Fred Rock - George Cato - John Perrigo (1970) 3:13.34#* Michael Lee - Jeff Remington - Mark Webster - Roderick Williams (1976) 3:13.99# . . .L. Wallace - Adrian Smith - Kevin Griswold - Marcus Alexander (1997) 3:14.34#* . . Robert Gardner - Mark Webster - Williams Lee - Michael Ryan (1975) 3:14.47# . . . . . . . Tyler Paige - Marc Fulson - Tom Clark - Nick Bromberek (2001)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 3:49.44 . . . . Arcolar Harrison - Joy Meyen - Cheryl Cleveland - Gail Conway (1983) 3:51.41 . . Arcolar Harrison - Sharon Rucker - Cheryl Cleveland - Gail Conway (1984) 3:53.07 . . . . . .Rennie Lovy - Joy Meyen - Karen Marie Price - Gail Conway (1982) 3:54.59c . . Jessica Mapes - Becca Burditt - M. Weingart - Danielle McCarty (2009) 3:54.82 . . . . Jessica Mapes-Morgan Mosby-Ally Romanko-Emily Cotharn (2010) 3:54.86# . . . . Barbara Fogel - Shelly Ginder - Laureli Mazik - Cathy Roberts (1985) 3:55.56c . . . . . Paula Maffey - Jami Hodge - Stephanie Cornell - Katy Crow (2003) 3:56.04 . . . . . . .Jen Neville - Kelly Robinson - Kristin Trichler - Jami Hodge (2005) 3:58.40 . . . . Karen Marie Price - Roxann Goetz - Rennie Lovy - Gail Conway (1981) 3:58.8# . . . . . . . . Rennie Lovy - Karen Marie Price - Apryl Ford - Sue Hall (1980)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . 3:07.70 FAT (3:07.4 MT)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . 3:35.20 FAT (3:34.9 MT)
OUTDOOR 4x400-METER RELAY MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . MWC All-Time Record . . . . . MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . Cadet Track Stadium Record . . Service Academy Meet Record . Front Range Meet Record . . . USAFA School Record . . . . . .
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TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 3:09.1# . .Doug Withers - James Thompson - Charles Clements - Dale Stovall (1966) 3:09.84 . . . . . Marcus Alexander - Paul Gomez - Michael Reed - Jeff Kuzma (1994) 3:09.95 . . . . .Deonte Day - Paul Gomez - Adrian Smith - Marcus Alexander (1996) 3:10.00 . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Scott - E.L. Byrd - Jeff Lamb - William Shedd (1985) 3:10.11 . Theodore Holloway - Todd Scott - Alonzo Babers - Richard Goddard (1983) 3:10.66 . . . . . . . Sean Temple - Tom Clark - Marc Fulson - Nick Bromberek (2002) 3:10.95 . Adrian Smith - Marcus Alexander - Lonzo Wallace - Kevin Griswold (1997) 3:10.4# . . . Mark Brown - Williams Lee - Mark Webster - Jeffrey Remington (1977) 3:11.14 . . . Michael Reed - D. Munhenga - Daniel Boyland - Cliff Alexander (1992) 3:11.0. . . . . . . . David Kuenzli - David Coley - Eric Jenkins - Calvin Speight (1988)
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TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 3:41.33 . . . Arcolar Harrison - Sharon Rucker - Barbara Fogel - Gail Conway (1984) 3:43.41 . . Arcolar Harrison - Sharon Rucker - Cheryl Cleveland - Gail Conway (1983) 3:45.05 . . . . Jessica Mapes-Morgan Mosby-Ally Romanko-Bethany Gross (2010) 3:52.32 . . . . Jessica Mapes - Becca Burditt - Gabby Quirao - Ally Romanko (2009) 3:52.66 . . . . . . .Deb Durey - Kelly Robinson - Kristin Trichler - Jami Hodge (2005) 3:53.74 . . . . . Jen Neville - Genelle Chapman - Cindy Dawson - Jami Hodge (2004) 3:54.32 . . . . . Jen Neville - Jami Hodge - Paula Maffey - Stephanie Cornell (2003) 3:54.49 . . . . . Katy Crow - Cindy Dawson - Stephanie Cornell - Jami Hodge (2002) 3:54.65 . . . . . . Karen Marie Price - Apryl Ford - Gail Conway - Rennie Lovy (1982) 3:55.49 . . . . . Alana Eiland - Kathy Moore - Dorothy DeLuz - Stacy McClain (1997)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 7’11½”. . . . . . . Javier Sotomayor, Cuba (1989) American Record . . . . . . . . 7’10½”. . . . . . . . . Hollis Conway, Nike (1991) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 7’9¼” .Hollis Conway, Louisiana-Lafayette (1989) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 7’9¼” .Hollis Conway, Louisiana-Lafayette (1989) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 7’2½” . . . . . . . David Pendergrass, BYU (2006) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 7’1” . . . 2x, last David Pendergrass, BYU (2007) Cadet Field House Record . . . 7’8¾” . Matt Hemmingway, U.S. West TC (2000) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 7’7¼” . . . . 2x, last Mark Boswell, Texas (2000) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 7’1¾” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clayton Cole (1997)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 6’9¾” . . . . . . Kajsa Bergqvist, Sweden (2006) American Record . . . . . . . . 6’7” . . . . . . . Tisha Waller, Unattached (1998) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 6’6” . . . . . . . . Destinee Hooker, Texas (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 6’6” . . . . . . . . Destinee Hooker, Texas (2009) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 6’0¼” . . . . . . . . Lindsay Metcalf, BYU (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 5’11¼” . . . . 3x, last Lindsay Metcalf, BYU (2005) Cadet Field House Record . . . 6’4¾” . . . . . . . . . Kajsa Berqvist, SMU (1997) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 6’2½” . . . . . . Tisha Waller, Goldwin TC (1995) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 5’9¾” . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Petykowski (1996)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 7’1¾” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clayton Cole (1997) 7’1½” . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Webster (1989) 7’1½” . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Parman (1997) 6’11¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rob Mishev (1997) 6’10¾”. . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Medley (1992) 6’10¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Claborn (1992) 6’10”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Millican (1979) 6’10”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Benich (1980) 6’10”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Horn (1985) 6’9½” . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Campbell (2003)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 5’9¾” . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Petykowski (1996) 5’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Averill (1987) 5’7¼” . . . . . . . . . . . Kristi Lowenthal (1996) 5’7” . . . . . . . . . . . . . LeNetta Banks (2001) 5’6½” . . . . . . . . . . Brittany Edmonds (2001) 5’6½” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1983) 5’6” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renea Toliver (1986) 5’6” . . . . . . . . . . . Monica Holzhauer (1988) 5’5” . . . . . . . . . . . Loren Van Rassen (2010) 5’5” . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle McCarty (2010)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 8’0½” . . . . . . . Javier Sotomayor, Cuba (1993) American Record . . . . . . . . 7’10½”. . . . . Charles Austin, Unattached (1991) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 7’9¾” .Hollis Conway, Louisiana-Lafayette (1989) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 7’9¾” .Hollis Conway, Louisiana-Lafayette (1989) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 7’4½” . . . . . . . . . . Marc Chenn, BYU (2000) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 7’4½” . . . . . . . . . . Marc Chenn, BYU (2000) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 7’6½” . . . . . . . . James Howard, South (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 6’8¾” . . . . . . .Michael Hutchins, Army (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 6’8” . . . . Caston Mabin, Colorado State (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 7’2½” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clayton Cole (1997)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 6’10¼” . . . . Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria (1987) American Record . . . . . . . . 6’8¾” . . . . . . . . . Chaunte Lowe, Nike (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 6’6” . . . . 2x, last Destinee Hooker, Texas (2009) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 6’5” . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Acuff, UCLA (1995) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 6’0¾” . . .2x, last Christine Spence, UNLV (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 6’0¾” . . . . . . . Christine Spence, UNLV (2004) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 6’4¼” . . . . . . . . . . Tisha Waller, East (1995) Service Academy Meet Record . 5’6” . . . . . . McKenzie Majchrzak, Army (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 5’10¾”. . . . Niomi Ridge, Colorado State (2008) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 5’8” . . . . . S. Averill (1986); G. Conway (1983)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 7’2½” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clayton Cole (1997) 6’11¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Claborn (1994) 6’11½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Webster (1989) 6’11”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Parman (1997) 6’10¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rob Mishev (1998) 6’10¾”. . . . . . . . . . . .Leonard Medle (1994) 6’10½”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Marc Duncan (1980) 6’10¼” . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996) 6’10”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walt Pate (1978) 6’9¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy White (1985)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 5’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Averill (1986) 5’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1983) 5’7” . . . . . . . . . . . Monica Holzhauer (1990) 5’7” . . . . . . . . . . . . . LeNetta Banks (1999) 5’6” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renea Toliver (1985) 5’6” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lori Ritter (1985) 5’6” . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Petykowski (1996) 5’6” . . . . . . . . . .Dawn Higginbotham (2004) 5’5¾” . . . . . . . . . . . Kristi Lowenthal (1995) 5’5” . . . . . . . . . . . Brittany Edmonds (2001)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 20’2”. . . . . .Sergey Bubka, Soviet Union (1993) American Record . . . . . . . . 19’6½”. . . . . Lawrence Johnson, adidas (2001) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 19’2¼” . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Davis, Texas (1999) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 19’2¼” . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Davis, Texas (1999) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 18’8¼” . . . . . . . . . Robinson Pratt, BYU (2006) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 18’4½”. . . . . . . . . Robinson Pratt, BYU (2006) Cadet Field House Record . . . 19’0¾”. . . . . Pat Manson, U.S. West TC (1998) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 18’2½”. . . . . . Pat Manson, unattached (2001) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 18’1”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Frawley (2009)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 16’4¾”. . . . . . Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia (2009) American Record . . . . . . . . 15’10” . . . . . . . . . . Jenn Suhr, adidas (2009) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 14’10¼” . . . . . . . Amy Linnen, Arizona (2002) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 14’10¼” . . . . . . . Amy Linnen, Arizona (2002) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 14’0½”. . . . . Erin Asay, San Diego State (2006) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 14’0”. . Shayla Balentine, San Diego State (2005) Cadet Field House Record . . . 14’7¼” . . . . . Kelsie Hendry, unattached (2010) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 14’7¼” . . . . . Kelsie Hendry, unattached (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 13’6½” . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Beerse (2008)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 18’1”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Frawley (2009) 18’0½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Pike (1995) 18’0½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gensic (2005) 17’4½” . . . . . . . . . . . Chase Cooper (2010) 17’3½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Makisi Haleck (2005) 17’1”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Jones (2004) 17’0¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Nolan (2010) 17’0¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake Gensic (2000) 17’0¾”. . . . . . . . . . Christian Morgan (2004) 16’8¾”. . . M. Nichols (1995), P. Goossen (2003)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 13’6½” . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Beerse (2008) 13’3½” . . . . . . . . . . . Kimber Shealy (2010) 12’10¼” . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Simmons (2008) 12’5½” . . . . . . . . . . Tawny Lambuth (2010) 12’5½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Miller (2008) 12’1½” . . . . . . . . . . . Bizzy Mellado (2010) 12’0½”. . . . . . . . . . Ana-Maria Ortega (2001) 11’6¼” . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Richardson (2005) 11’5¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Becky Stone (2007) 11’4½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Gilliland (2006)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.50m (18’0½”)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.30m (14’1¼”)
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 16’7¼” . . . . . . Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia (2009) American Record . . . . . . . . 16’1¾”. . . . . . . Jenn Stuczynski, adidas (2008) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 15’1”. . . . . . . . Chelsea Johnson, UCLA (2006) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 14’7¼” . . . . . Kylie Hutson, Indiana State (2010) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 14’3¼” . Stephanie James, San Diego State (2010) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 14’0”. . Stephanie Bagen, San Diego State (2008) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 13’1¼” . Shayla Balentine, San Diego State (2002) Service Academy Meet Record. 12’6” . . . . . . Kimber Shealy, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 12’7½” . . . . . Melissa Beerse, Air Force (2008) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 13’1½” . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Beerse (2008)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 18’0½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gensic (2004) 17’10½” . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996) 17’9”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Makisi Haleck (2005) 17’7”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Frawley (2009) 17’2¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Pike (1995) 17’0¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake Gensic (2000) 17’0”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Nolan (2010) 16’8¾”. . . . . . . . . . Christian Morgan (2003) 16’6¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Jones (2004) 16’5½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Gensic (2001)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 13’1½” . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Beerse (2008) 12’7½” . . . . . . . . . . . Kimber Shealy (2010) 12’7½” . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Simmons (2008) 12’1½” . . . . . . . . . . Tawny Lambuth (2010) 12’0½”. . . . . . . . . . Ana-Maria Ortega (2001) 11’9” . . . . . . . . . . . . Bizzy Mellado (2010) 11’7¾”. . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Fryling (2006) 11’7¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Gilliland (2006) 11’6½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Miller (2008) 11’5¾”. . . . . . . . . . . Erin Richardson (2005)
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 24’2¼” . . . Heike Drechsler, East Germany (1988) American Record . . . . . . . . 23’4¾”. . . . Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Honda (1994) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 22’8”. . . . . . . Elva Goulbourne, Auburn (2002) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 22’ 6½” . . . . . Blessing Okagbare, UTEP (2010) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 21’3¼” . . . . . . . . . Amy Menlove, BYU (2005) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 21’2¾”. . . . . . . . . . Kristin Bolm, BYU (2000) Cadet Field House Record . . . 21’3¼” . . . . . Jenay Deloach, unattached (2010) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 21’3¼” . . . . . Jenay Deloach, unattached (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 18’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts (1985)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 25’2”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Russ Clemons (1976) 24’4 ½” . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Park (2004) 24’3”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Danta Johnson (1995) 24’2½”. . . . . . . . . . . Northan Golden (1984) 24’1½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Banks (2003) 24’0¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . Wally Cannon (1975) 24’0½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rich Weston (1990) 24’0”. . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Hawkins (1971) 23’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Budinsky (1975) 23’9”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Walsh (2007)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 18’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts (1985) 18’5¼” . . . . . . . . . . LaTravia Robinson (2002) 18’5”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cresha White (2010) 18’5”. . . . . . . . . . Dominique Torbert (2001) 18’2”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mona Wheeler (1990) 17’11½” . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Goodall (1987) 17’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon Rucker (1984) 17’10¼” . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland (2005) 17’8¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Johnson (2007) 17’7”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tammi Wilson (1984)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.90m (25’11”)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38m (20’11¼”)
MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 29’4½”. . . . . . . . . . Mike Powell, U.S. (1991) American Record . . . . . . . . 29’4½”. . . . . . . . . . Mike Powell, U.S. (1991) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 28’8¼” . . . . . . . Erick Walder, Arkansas (1994) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 28’0”. . . . . . . . Erick Walder, Arkansas (1993) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 25’8”. . . . . . . . . . .Aron Szmuda, BYU (2002) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 25’8”. . . . . . . . . . .Aron Szmuda, BYU (2002) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 27’3¾”. . . . . . . . .Jason Grimes, South (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 24’0¼” . . . . . . . . . . Rudy Meija, Army (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 24’6½”. . . . . . Lenyn Leonce, Wyoming (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 24’5”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Park (2003)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 24’8¼” . .Galina Chistyakova, Soviet Union (1988) American Record . . . . . . . . 24’7”. . . . . Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Honda (1994) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 22’11¼” . . . . Jackie Joyner-Kersee, UCLA (1985) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 22’9¼” . . . . . . . . . . Sheila Echols, LSU (1987) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 21’9”. . . . . . . . Mindy McClurkin, BYU (2010) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 21’9”. . . . . . . . Mindy McClurkin, BYU (2010) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 21’8¾”. . . . . . . . . . Carol Lewis, South (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 18’8”. . . . . . . . Kristen Andrews, Navy (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 18’6½”. . . .N. Bruins, Northern Colorado (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 18’11¾” . . . . . . . . . LaTravia Robinson (2002)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 24’5”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Park (2003) 24’2”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Nathan Golden (1985) 24’1”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Gifft (1993) 23’11½” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Stone (1970) 23’10¾” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Banks (2003) 23’10” . . . . . . . . . . . . Russ Clemons (1978) 23’9”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Walsh (2007) 23’8½”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Brandon (1966) 23’6½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Park Hinman (1963) 23’6½”. . . . . . . . . . . Robert Jertberg (1998)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 18’11¾” . . . . . . . . . LaTravia Robinson (2002) 18’9½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts (1985) 18’5”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mona Wheeler (1991) 18’3¼” . . . . . . . . . Domonique Torbert (2001) 18’2½” . . . . . . . . . . . .Cresha White (2010) 18’2¼” . . . . . . . . . . . Bethany Gross (2010) 18’1”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland (2006) 18’0½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeri Nelson (1980) 18’0½”. . . . . . . . . . . .Stacey McClain (1997) 17’11½” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Durey (2005)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 58’8¾”. . . . . . . .Teddy Tamgho, France (2010) American Record . . . . . . . . 58’3¼” . . . . . . . .Mike Conley, Tyson TC (1987) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 57’5”. . . . . . . Charlie Simpkins, Baptist (1986) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 56’9½”. . . . . . . . . Keith Connor, SMU (1981) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 54’9¼” . . . . . . Quincy Howe, Wyoming (2001) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 54’9¼” . . . . . . Quincy Howe, Wyoming (2001) Cadet Field House Record . . . 55’11¼” . . . . . . . Brian Wellmann, Nike (2000) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 53’7”. . . . . . . Quincy Howe, Wyoming (2002) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 50’9½”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Park (2004)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 50’4¾”. . . . . . Tatyana Lebedeva, Russia (2004) American Record . . . . . . . . 46’8¼” . . . . . . . Sheila Hudson, Reebok (1995) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 46’9”. . . . . . . . . . . . Suzette Lee, LSU (1997) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 46’9”. . . . . . . . . . . . Suzette Lee, LSU (1997) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 44’6¾”. . . Karoline Koehler, San Diego St (2010) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 44’0”. . . . . . . . Neidra Covington, TCU (2008) Cadet Field House Record . . . 44’2¾”. . . . Anna Tarasova, Texas-El Paso (2001) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 40’2¾”. . .Stephanie Miller, Wichita State (2007) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 39’5¾”. . . . . . . . . . LaTravia Robinson (2003)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 50’9½”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Park (2004) 50’6”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Gregg Marshall (1984) 50’4”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Roscoe Moore (1993) 49’11¾” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Banks (2004) 49’9¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Adams (1977) 49’9”. . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Jertberg (1998) 48’10¼” . . . . . . . . . . . .Melvin Harris (1997) 48’8”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Ransom (1995) 48’6¼ . . . . . . . . . . Terrance Mitchell (1988) 48’6¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . Danta Johnson (1995)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 39’5¾”. . . . . . . . . . LaTravia Robinson (2003) 38’10¾” . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts (1985) 38’7”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Johnson (2007) 38’3”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Darby (1990) 37’8”. . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Goodall (1987) 37’5¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikki Gipson (1999) 37’2¼” . . . . . . . . . Dominique Torbert (2000) 36’10½” . . . . . . . . . Danielle McCarty (2007) 36’10¼” . . . . . . . . . Brittany Edmonds (2001) 36’9”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Afia Malone (1996)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.15m (53’0”)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30m (43’7¾:)
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 50’10¼” . . . . . . Inessa Kravets, Ukraine (1995) American Record . . . . . . . . 47’5”. . . . . . . . . . .Tiombe Hurd, Nike (2004) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 46’9”. . . . . . . . Trecia Smith, Pittsburgh (1997) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 46’2”. . . . . . . Candice Baucham, UCLA (2005) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 44’8¼” . . . . . . . . Kamila Rywelska, BYU (2005) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 44’2”. . . . . . . . Neidra Covington, TCU (2010) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 46’0¾”. . . . . . . . Diana Orrange, South (1985) Service Academy Meet Record . 38’4¾”. . . . . . . . Angela Jenkins, Army (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 39’4½”. Tanesha Johnson, Colorado State (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 40’6¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts (1985)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 51’1½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Banks (2004) 50’4¼” . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Jertberg (1998) 50’2”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Park (2002) 49’10” . . . . . . . . . . . . Roscoe Moore (1993) 49’9¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . Russ Clemons (1978) 49’2¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerry O’Hara (1983) 49’2¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Franklin (1990) 48’10¾” . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Hilton (1983) 48’10¾” . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Golando (2002) 48’10” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Golden (1989)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 40’6¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts (1985) 40’0”. . . . . . . . . . . LaTravia Robinson (2003) 38’7½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Johnson (2006) 38’1½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Erica Lankford (2001) 37’10½” . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikki Gipson (1999) 37’9¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Darby (1990) 37’8¾” . . . . . . . . . . Jordyn Stoddard (2009) 37’8½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Joynt (1998) 37’1¼” . . . . . . . . . . Danielle McCarty (2008) 37’1¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Afia Malone (1996)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 74’4¼” . . . . . . . . . Randy Barnes, U.S. (1989) American Record . . . . . . . . 74’4¼” . . . . . . Randy Barnes, Mazda TC (1989) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 71’3½”. . . . Ryan Whiting, Arizona State (2008) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 71’3½”. . . . Ryan Whiting, Arizona State (2008) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 66’10” . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Roberts, BYU (2001) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 65’4”. . . . . . . . . Niklas Arrhenius, BYU (2004) Cadet Field House Record . . . 71’2¾”. . . . . . . . John Godina, Reebok (1998) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 68’5¼” . . . . . . . CJ Hunter, U.S. West TC (1994) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 58’6¾”. . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Johnson (2001)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 73’10” . . . H. Fibingerova, Czechoslovakia (1977) American Record . . . . . . . . 65’0¾”. . . . . . Ramona Pagel, Mazda TC (1987) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 62’10” . Laura Gerraughty, North Carolina (2004) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 62’10” . Laura Gerraughty, North Carolina (2004) MWC All-Time Record. . . . . . 56’2¾”. . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2005) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 56’3”. . . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2005) Cadet Field House Record . . . 61’9¾”. . . . . . Jesseca Cross, Wyoming (2000) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 60’9¼” . . . . . . Jesseca Cross, Wyoming (2000) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 50’7½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2009)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 58’6¾”. . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Johnson (2001) 57’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Lissy (2008) 57’6¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Hughes (1988) 57’4¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Larcher (1993) 55’4¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Jones (2006) 55’2”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Drew Schaeffer (1983) 54’0½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Sadler (1997) 53’9¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . Mike McGinnis (1976) 53’8¼” . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Schwochow (2010) 52’10¾” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rich Lewis (1987)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 53’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2010) 47’6½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia Korte (2007) 45’7¼” . . . . . . . . . . Paige Blackburn (2009) 45’5½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Manning (1984) 44’3½”. . . . . . . . . . Dominique Boivin (2005) 43’7”. . . . . . . . . . . Gretchen Rhoads (1997) 43’2”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Piper (1992) 42’10” . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Callaghan (1983) 42’2”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Bozied (1992) 42’0”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mona Wheeler (1991)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.30m (63’4”)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.90m (55’5½”)
MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 75’10¼” . . . . . . . . Randy Barnes, U.S. (1990) American Record . . . . . . . . 75’10¼” . . . . . Randy Barnes, Mazda TC (1990) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 72’2¼” . . . . . . . . . John Godina, UCLA (1995) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 72’2¼” . . . . . . . . . John Godina, UCLA (1995) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 65’11” . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Roberts, BYU (2000) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 65’3¼” . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Roberts, BYU (2000) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 69’1½”. . . . . . . . Michael Carter, South (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 51’4½”. . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Filer, Army (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 56’4½”. . .Tyson Williams, Colorado State (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 59’9½”. . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Johnson (2001)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 74’3”. . .Natalya Lisovskaya, Soviet Union (1987) American Record . . . . . . . . 66’2½”. . . . . . Ramona Pagel, Mazda TC (1988) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 62’10” . Laura Gerraughty, North Carolina (2004) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 61’2¼” . . . . Tressa Thompson, Nebraska (1998) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 54’9½”. . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2005) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 54’9½”. . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2005) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 57’3”. . . . . . . . . . Lorna Griffin, West (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 49’3”. . . . . . . Sara Neubauer, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 54’3¼” . . . . . . Sara Neubauer, Air Force (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 54’5½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2010)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 59’9½”. . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Johnson (2001) 56’6”. . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Applegate (1983) 56’4”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Lissy (2008) 56’0¼” . . . . . . . . . . . .Drew Schaeffer (1983) 55’8¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Larcher (1993) 54’5½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Jones (2005) 54’5”. . . . . . . . . . . . . David Thomas (1977) 54’3½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Clark (1965) 54’2¾” . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Schwochow (2010) 53’1½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Sadler (1998)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 54’5½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2010) 48’2”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia Korte (2007) 46’8¼” . . . . . . . . . . Paige Blackburn (2009) 45’5½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Manning (1984) 45’2¼” . . . . . . . . . . Dominique Boivin (2004) 42’6¼” . . . . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Bozied (1994) 41’5¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Piper (1992) 41’5¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland (2006) 40’9” . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Gebauer (2010) 40’6¾”. . . . . . . . . Stephanie Halcrow (1992)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . 84’10¼” . . . . . Lance Deal, New York AC (1995) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 81’1¼” . . . . . . . . Scott Russell, Kansas (2002) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 78’9¾”. . . . . . Libor Charfreitage, SMU (2001) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 74’1¾”. . . . . . Jason Gervais, Wyoming (2000) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 74’1¾”. . . . . . Jason Gervais, Wyoming (2000) Cadet Field House Record . . . 78’6½”. . . . .Tore Johnsen, Texas-El Paso (1984) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 72’6¼” . . . . . Kevin Mannon, unattached (2000) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 61’1½” . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Drye (2010)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Record . . . . . . . . 83’10¼” . . Brittney Riley, Southern Illinois (2007) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 83’10¼” . . Brittney Riley, Southern Illinois (2007) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 83’10¼” . . Brittney Riley, Southern Illinois (2007) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 74’3¾”. . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2005) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 72’11¼” . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2005) Cadet Field House Record . . . 75’8¼” . . . . .Dawn Ellerbe, New York AC (2000) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 75’8¼” . . . . .Dawn Ellerbe, New York AC (2000) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 61’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2010)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 61’1½” . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Drye (2010) 60’2½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirk DeVine (2008) 60’0½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Vern Conaway (1992) 59’5”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Paladino (2008) 56’3¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Nan (2009) 56’8¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Hurdle (2008) 56’4¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Craig Fisher (1999) 55’7¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Pinson (2007) 54’11½” . . . . . . . . . . Henry Akalaonu (2006) 54’11¼” . . . . . . . . . . Doug Applegate (1984)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 61’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2010) 57’1½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia Korte (2006) 53’5¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Inglis (2002) 53’1”. . . . . . . . . . . Dominique Boivin (2005) 52’11½” . . . . . . . . . Gretchen Rhoads (1997) 52’3¾” . . . . . . . . . . Paige Blackburn (2010) 50’2½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Kristine Muth (2005) 49’7¼” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tara Copas (2000) 49’3” . . . . . . . . . . . .Christina Burke (2010) 48’6”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Perez (2004)
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54’6” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Drye (2009) 61’1½” . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Drye (2010) 60’2½”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirk DeVine (2008) 60’0½”. . . . . . . . . . . . Vern Conaway (1992)
NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.50m (70’6½”)
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NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00m (68’10¾”)
OUTDOOR HAMMER THROW MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 284’7” . . . . . Yuriy Syedikh, Soviet Union (1986) American Record . . . . . . . . 270’9” . . . . . . Lance Deal, New York AC (1996) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 268’10” . . . . . . . . . . Balazs Kiss, USC (1995) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 265’3” . . . . . . . . . . . Balazs Kiss, USC (1996) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 233’0” . . . . Drew Loftin, Colorado State (2003) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 233’0” . . . . Drew Loftin, Colorado State (2003) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 241’6” . . . . . . . . Dave McKenzie, West (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 195’10” . . . . . . Mark Van Orden, Navy (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 219’11” . . . . . .Jake Shanklin, Wyoming (2009) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 203’10” . . . . . . . . . . . Vern Conaway (1992)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 256’10” . . . . .Anita Wlodarczyk, Poland (2010) American Record . . . . . . . . 242’4” . . . . . Erin Gilreath, New York AC (2005) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 239’4” . . . . . . Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia (2007) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 232’0” . . . . . . Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia (2007) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 229’9” . . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2005) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 229’9” . . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2005) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 192’5” . . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2002) Service Academy Meet Record . 175’3” . . . . . . Sara Neubauer, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 209’8” . . . . . . . Kate Burton, Wyoming (2008) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 193’7” . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2010)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 203’10” . . . . . . . . . . . Vern Conaway (1992) 194’3” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Paladino (2008) 192’6” . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason McNeal (2004) 190’11” . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Chekinsky (2003) 189’9” . . . . . . . . . . . . Reggie Wesley (1998) 188’1” . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Anderson (1994) 187’7” . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Drye (2009) 186’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Macsay (2000) 186’9” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirk DeVine (2007) 182’3” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Craig Fisher (1999)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 193’7” . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2010) 177’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tara Copas (2000) 172’1” . . . . . . . . . . Dominique Boivin (2005) 170’11” . . . . . . . . . .Priscilla Giddings (2003) 168’0” . . . . . . . . . . . Gretchen Rhoads (1997 166’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia Korte (2006) 164’4” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Inglis (2002) 156’0” . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristine Muth (2005) 149’9” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eve Douglas (1996) 143’5” . . . . . . . . . . Paige Blackburn (2010)
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 252’0” . . Gabriele Reinsch, East Germany (1988) American Record . . . . . . . . 222’0” . . . . . . . . . . Suzy Powell, Asics (2007) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 221’5” . . . . . . . . Meg Ritchie, Arizona (1981) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 210’10” . . . . . . . . . Seilala Sua, UCLA (1999) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 187’3½” . . . Loree Smith, Colorado State (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 177’3” . . . . . . . . Olivia Korte, Air Force (2007) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 199’8” . . . . . . . . . . .Carol Cady, West (1983) Service Academy Meet Record . 165’0” . . . . . . Sara Neubauer, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 174’2” . . . . . . Sara Neubauer, Air Force (2010) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 177’3” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia Korte (2007)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 183’9” . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Larcher (1993) 178’6” . . . . . . . . . . . .Drew Schaeffer (1983) 177’7” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan St. Clair (2006) 177’2” . . . . . . . . . . .David Thompson (2003) 176’6” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirk DeVine (2007) 176’4” . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Johnson (2001) 175’3” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Mandas (1968) 174’8” . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Applegate (1984) 173’1” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Lissy (2008) 171’6” . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Kemp (2008)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 177’3” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia Korte (2007) 174’2” . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2010) 159’6” . . . . . . . . . . Dominique Boivin (2004) 156’5” . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Manning (1984) 153’4” . . . . . . . . . . Paige Blackburn (2010) 151’3” . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristine Muth (2004) 150’8” . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Halcrow (1994) 150’3” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Perez (2003) 147’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherie Griffen (1998) 147’5” . . . . . . . . . . .Christina Burke (2009)
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168’3” . 176’6” . 183’9” . 178’0” .
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166’6” . 175’5” . 173’9” . 177’3” .
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OUTDOOR JAVELIN THROW MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 323’1” . . . . .Jan Zelezny, Czech Republic (1996) American Record . . . . . . . . 299’6” . . . . . . . . Breaux Greer, adidas (2007) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 292’4” . . . . . . . . . Patrik Boden, Texas (1990) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 268’7” . . . . . . . . Esko Mikkola, Arizona (1998) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 240’8” . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Reno, BYU (2010) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 240’8” . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Reno, BYU (2010) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 260’0” . . . . . . . . . Ed Kaminski, North (1995) Service Academy Meet Record . 201’3” . . Conner Van Fossen, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 198’7” . . . Conner Van Fossen, Air Force (2009) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 224’9” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Bonner (1999)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 237’2” . . . .B. Spotakova, Czech Republic (2008) American Record . . . . . . . . 218’8” . . . . . . . . Kara Patterson, Asics (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 202’10” . . . . . . . Irina Kharun, Indiana (2003) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 202’10” . . . . . . . Irina Kharun, Indiana (2003) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 195’8” . . . . . . . Dana Pounds, Air Force (2006) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 195’8” . . . . . . . Dana Pounds, Air Force (2006) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 188’6” . . . . . . . . .Sherry Calvert, West (1978) Service Academy Meet Record . 137’6” . . . . . . . Katie Weber, Air Force (2007) Front Range Meet Record . . . 155’9” . . . . . . . Katie Weber, Air Force (2008) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 195’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds (2006)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 224’9” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Bonner (1999) 223’7” . . . . . . . . Connor Van Fosson (2010) 219’6” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Fritz (2003) 218’7” . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Schwandt (2006) 212’2” . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Gibson (1988) 208’4” . . . . . . . . . . .Brandon Murphy (2005) 207’6” . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcus Wells (2006) 205’5” . . . . . . . . . . . . Harmon Gage (2008) 199’8” . . . . . . . . . . . Jeromy Williams (1992) 197’7” . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyatt Warnick (2010)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 195’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds (2006) 157’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Dooley (2003) 157’1” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Weber (2008) 155’11” . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Bayne (2007) 151’4” . . . . . . . . . . Paige Blackburn (2009) 150’3” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lacy DeWall (2004) 149’10” . . . . . . . . . . . Caitie Holliday (2005) 142’4” . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer (2009) 135’4” . . . . . . . . . . . .Brittany Wright (2005) 132’10” . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Willman (1990)
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151’4” . . . . . . . . . . Paige Blackburn (2009) 174’4” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds (2004) 188’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds (2005) 195’8” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds (2006)
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MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 243’0” . . . . Jurgen Schult, East Germany (1986) American Record . . . . . . . . 237’4” . . . . Ben Plucknett, SoCal Striders (1981) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 222’0” . . . . . . . . Hannes Hopley, SMU (2004) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 220’0” . . . . . . . Kamy Keshmiri, Nevada (1992) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 211’6” . . . Casey Malone, Colorado State (2000) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 203’2” . . . . . . . . Niklas Arrhenius, BYU (2007) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 214’0” . . . . . . . . . . John Powell, West (1979) Service Academy Meet Record . 160’8” . . . . . . . . James Cole, Air Force (2010) Front Range Meet Record . . . 193’3” . . . Jason Schultz, Colorado State (2008) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 183’9” . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Larcher (1993)
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WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 4991 . . . . . . . . . . Irina Belova, Russia (1992) American Record . . . . . . . . 4753 . . . . . . . . . Hyleas Fountain, Nike (2010) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 4496 . . Jacquelyn Johnson, Arizona State (2008) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 4496 . . Jacquelyn Johnson, Arizona State (2008) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 4365 . . . . . . . . . . Amy Menlove, BYU (2009) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 4172 . . . . . . . . . . Amy Menlove, BYU (2005) Cadet Field House Record . . . 4301 . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffany Lott, BYU (1998) AF Invitational Meet Record . . 3826 . . . . . Jennifer Hoppe, Unattached (2000) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 3586 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland (2005)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 5539 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Walsh (2007) 5187 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Herald (2004) 5111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Nolan (2009) 5096 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caleb Pelger (2005) 4999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Palicia (2010) 4950 . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1994) 4794 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skylar Morgan (2008) 4697 . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Tibbs (2010) 4604 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Gensic (2006) 4377 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blair O’Bryant (2010)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 3586 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland (2005) 3448 . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle McCarty (2010) 3236 . . . . . . . . . . . Brittany Edmonds (2001) 3229 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Joynt (1998) 3156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Elwer (1981) 3107 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mona Wheeler (1989) 3046 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Durey (2006) 2973 . . . . . . . . . . . .Phaelen French (2010) 2719 . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Bengard (2007) 2479 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sara Buegel (2000)
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NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,675 points
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NCAA Indoor Automatic Qualifying Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,075 points
OUTDOOR DECATHLON | HEPTATHLON MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 9026 . . . . Roman Sebrle, Czech Republic (2001) American Record . . . . . . . . 8891 . . . . . . . . . Dan O’Brien, Reebok (1992) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 8465 . . . . . . . . . . .Trey Hardee, Texas (2006) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 8457 . . . . . . . . . Ashton Eaton, Oregon (2010) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 7534 . . . . . . . . . . Curtis Pugsley, BYU (2004) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 7525 . . . . . . . . . . Curtis Pugsley, BYU (2000) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 8047 . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Fucci, West (1995) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 7723 . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996)
WOMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Record . . . . . . . . . . 7291 . . . . . . .Jackie Joyner-Kersee, U.S. (1988) American Record . . . . . . . . 7291 . . . . . . .Jackie Joyner-Kersee, U.S. (1988) Collegiate Record . . . . . . . . 6527 D. Guthrie-Gresham, George Mason (1995) NCAA Meet Record . . . . . . . 6527 D. Guthrie-Gresham, George Mason (1995) MWC All-Time Record . . . . . 5751 . . . . . . .Aja Frary, San Diego State (2001) MWC Meet Record . . . . . . . 5723 . . . . . .Sandy Fortner, New Mexico (2010) Cadet Track Stadium Record . . 6374 . . . . . . . . . Jamie McNeair, South (1995) USAFA School Record . . . . . . 4728 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Elwer (1983)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 7723 . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996) 7334 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Walsh (2007) 7178 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeromy Williams (1992) 7051 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Robert (1981) 6750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skylar Morgan (2008) 6745 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Herald (2003) 6652 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Duffy (2001) 6642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Palicia (2009) 6587 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caleb Pelger (2005) 6486 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Nolan (2006)
TOP 10 ACADEMY PERFORMERS 4728 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Elwer (1983) 4576 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland (2006) 4560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Joynt (1998) 4494 . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle McCarty (2010) 4352 . . . . . . . . . . . Brittany Edmonds (2001) 4347 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Durey (2005) 4247 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mona Wheeler (1991) 4216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesly Torres (2010) 3967 . . . . . . . . . . . .Phaelen French (2010) 3855 . . . . . . . . . . . Ana-Maria Ortega (1999)
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WOMEN . . . . . 50-Yard Dash . . . 300-Yard Dash . . 500-Meter Dash . 600-Yard Run. . . 600-Meter Run . 1000-Yard Run . . 1000-Meter Run . Two-Mile Run . . Three-Mile Run . 50-Yard Hurdles . 220-Yard Hurdles
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OUTDOOR DISCONTINUED EVENTS / NON-TRADITIONAL EVENTS MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-Yard Dash . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abe Abraham (1973) 660-Yard Dash . . . . . . . . . . 1:19.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dale Stovall (1965) Two-Mile Run . . . . . . . . . . 8:52.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Fer (1962) Three-Mile Run . . . . . . . . . 13:25.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jones (1971) Six-Mile Run . . . . . . . . . . . 27:48.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jones (1971) Marathon . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:23.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Rupel (1975) Javelin Throw (pre-1985) . . . . 246’7” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al Pegoraro (1980)
DECATHLON SUB-EVENTS
WOMEN . . . . 100-Yard Dash . 600-Yard Dash . Three-Mile Run
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HEPTATHLON SUB-EVENTS
MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-Meter Dash . . . . . . . . . 10.84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Walsh (2007) Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . 23’9”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Walsh (2007) Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42’2¾”. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Herald (2003) High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . 6’10”. . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996) 400-Meter Dash . . . . . . . . . 48.94 . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996) First Day Total . . . . . . . . . . 3972 . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996) 110-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . 14.94 . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996) Discus Throw. . . . . . . . . . . 130’5” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Roberts (1980) Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . 17’8¾”. . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996) Javelin Throw . . . . . . . . . . 199’8” . . . . . . . . . . . Jeromy Williams (1992) 1500-Meter Run . . . . . . . . . 4:22.62 . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996) Second Day Total . . . . . . . . 3837 . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (1996)
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ACADEMY RECORD BOOK (DISCONTINUED/NON-TRADITIONAL EVENTS; DECATHLON/HEPTATHLON SUB-EVENTS)
MEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-Yard Dash . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Thompson (1965) 75-Yard Dash . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Wood (1963) 300-Yard Dash . . . . . . . . . . 30.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers (1981) 500-Yard Dash . . . . . . . . . . 1:01.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers (1983) 600-Yard Run. . . . . . . . . . . 1:09.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Webster (1976) 1000-Yard Run . . . . . . . . . . 2:10.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Brodel (1970) 1000-Meter Run . . . . . . . . . 2:25.21 . . . . . . . . . . . Nick MacFalls (1994) Two-Mile Run . . . . . . . . . . 8:41.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jones (1970) Three-Mile Run . . . . . . . . . 13:40.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bret Hyde (1981) 50-Yard High Hurdles . . . . . . 6.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Dick (1965) 60-Yard Low Hurdles . . . . . . 6.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T.G. Parker (1977) 70-Yard High Hurdles . . . . . . 8.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three tied with time 75-Yard High Hurdles . . . . . . 9.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Dick (1964) Pentathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . 3861 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Campbell (2003)
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INDOOR DISCONTINUED EVENTS / NON-TRADITIONAL EVENTS
INDOOR NON-CHAMPIONSHIP RELAYS Men’s 4x800-Meter Relay 7:30.8. . . .Sam White - Jeromy Williams - Doug Sersun - Roosevelt Boyland (1991) 7:39.5# . . . . . . Kelly Alexander - James Blissit - Robert Banks - Robert Taft (1972) 7:42.3# . . Kelly Alexander - Will Blumberg - Mark Haesecke - David McCloy (1970) 7:43.32 . . . . Sam White - Roosevelt Boyland - David Fresella - Doug Sersun (1990) 7:44.5# . . . . . . . . . . Chris Jaco - Robert Taft - Robert Banks - John Jones (1971)
Women’s 4x800-Meter Relay 8:59.69 . . . . . . Arcolar Harrison - Joy Meyen - Laureli Mazik - Gail Conway (1984) 9:17.96# . . . . . . Laureli Mazik - Shelly Ginder - Annetta Weber - Rita Burr (1982) 9:21.1# . . . . . . . . . Laureli Mazik - Shelly Ginder - Rita Burr - Joy Meyen (1983) 9:39.81 . . . . .Kathy Moore - Sara Whittingham - Dolly Patel - Jen Robinson (1994) 9:49.28# . . . . . . . . Keri Fox - Karen Pastoret - Jill Wood - Shannen Karpel (1989)
Men’s Sprint Medley Relay 3:26.5y . . . Doug Withers - James Thompson - Royce Woodell - Dale Stovall (1965)
Women’s Sprint Medley Relay 1:57.9y . . . Nicole Anderson - Renea Toliver - Cheryl Cleveland - A. Harrison (1983)
Men’s 4x60-Yard Shuttle Hurdle Relay 27.6. . . . . . . . . T.G. Parker - Joe Kahiapo - Ahart Powers - Dick McIntosh (1975)
Women’s Mile Medley Relay 4:09.7y . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Hall - Apryl Ford - Gail Benjamin - Rita Burr (1980)
OUTDOOR NON-CHAMPIONSHIP RELAYS ACADEMY RECORD BOOK (NON-CHAMPIONSHIP RELAYS)
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Men’s 4x200-Meter Relay 1:24.02 . . Adrian Smith - Marcus Alexander - Floyd Brazier - Kevin Griswold (1997) 1:26.24#* . Frederick Rock - Richard Van Dame - John Perrigo - George Cato (1970) 1:26.96 . . . . . . . .Paul Mayo - Kevin Griswold - Frtiz Glasgow - Tyler Paige (2000)
Women’s 800-Meter Sprint Medley Relay 1:44.51 . . Sharon Rucker - Arcolar Harrison - Cheryl Cleveland - Gail Conway (1983) 1:44.63# . . Virginia Brown - Nicole Anderson - Sharon Rucker - Gail Conway (1982) 1:46.7# . . . . . . Virginia Brown - Sharon Rucker - Apryl Ford - Gail Conway (1981)
Men’s 4x800-Meter Relay 7:27.37 . . . Calvin Glass - Richard Elmore - Travis Patterson - Kevin Hawkins (2006) 7:36.5. . . . . Roosevelt Boyland - Doug Sersun - Sam White - David Fresella (1990) 7:36.7# . . . Mark Gerlach - Jesse Neyman - Michael Wetterer - Dale Stovall (1967)
Women’s 1600-Meter Sprint Medley Relay 4:05.60 . . . . . . . . . Jill Adamak - Jami Hodge - Katy Crow - Cindy Dawson (2003) 4:07.19 . . .Jami Hodge - Genelle Chapman - Kelly Robinson - Kristin Trichler (2005)
Men’s 4x1600-Meter Relay 15:43.51 . . . . . . . . . Chris Acs - Ben Payne - Mark Walter - Nathan Franz (2003) 15:57.20 . . . . . . Paul Graddon - Eric Mack - Andrew Marx - Nick MacFalls (1995) 16:08.17 . . . . . .Joe Lopez - Joe Monaco - Shane Rogers - Brian Carpenter (2001) Men’s Sprint Medley Relay 3:19.52 . . . . . . . . Kellen Curry - Travis Picou - Nick Luina - Kevin Hawkins (2007) 3:21.4# . .James Thompson - Doug Withers - Charles Clements - Dale Stovall (1966) 3:22.14 . . . . . . Nick Bromberek - Luke Marker - Tom Clark - Bryant Bevan (2003) Men’s Distance Medley Relay 9:45.43 . . . . . . . . . .Nick MacFalls - Paul Gomez - Jeff Kuzma - Eric Mack (1994) 9:47.23 . . . . Greg Marshall - Dan Rojas - Michael Sowell - Robert Langstaff (1984) 9:49.22 . . . . . . . . . Nick MacFalls - Deonte Day - Paul Gomez - Eric Mack (1995) Men’s 4x110-Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay 56.22 . . . . . . Sean Temple - Luke Marker - Jim Campbell - Jonathan Myers (2004) 56.3y . . . . . . . T.G. Parker - Fred Whitican - Ahart Powers - Dick McIntosh (1975) 57.68 . . . . . . . . . Sean Temple - Tom Clark - Jim Campbell - Marc Fulson (2003)
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Women’s 4x100-Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay 61.62 . . . .Genelle Chapman - Lindsey Bengard - Deb Durey - Dierra Poland (2006) 63.14 . . . .Genelle Chapman - Rachel McIntosh - Paula Maffey - Deb Durey (2005) Women’s 4x800-Meter Relay 9:07.11# . . . . . Joy Meyen - Arcolar Harrison - Laureli Mazik - Gail Conway (1984) 9:16.92 . . Ally Romanko - Kelly Robinson - Becca Burditt - Danielle McCarty (2008) 9:18.86. Cindy Dawson - Kelly McPHerson - Stephanie Cornell - Elissa Ballas (2002) Women’s 4x1500-Meter Relay 19:08.29 . . .Jaime Flood - Rachel Smith - Dalia Wenckus - Heather Johnson (2000) 19:33.6 . . . . Shannen Karpel - Amy Reecy - Sherry Teague - Callie Calhoun (1990) 19:43.64 . . . . Nicole Graham - Lindsay Grose - Cindy Dawson - Jean Taylor (2003) Women’s 4x1600-Meter Relay 21:07.21 . . . . Anne Chumlea - Kelly McPherson - Jean Taylor - Elissa Ballas (2003) Women’s Distance Medley Relay 11:26.41 . . . .Kelly Robinson - Jami Hodge - Cindy Dawson - Kristin Trichler (2005) 11:53.57 . . . . Kelly McPherson - Jami Hodge - Cindy Dawson - Elissa Ballas (2003) 11:54.91 . . Kelly McPherson - Jami Hodge - Cindy Dawson - Nicole Graham (2004)
PROGRAM HISTORY
NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS INDOOR SEASON 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . Jill Wood . . . . . . . . . . 1500-Meter Run 1990 . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run 1991 . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
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GAIL CONWAY
JILL WOOD
CALLIE CALHOUN
1983 . . . . Outdoor 400-Meter Dash 1984 . . . . . Outdoor 800-Meter Run
1988 . . . . . Indoor 5000-Meter Run
1990 1990 1990 1991 1991
NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
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OUTDOOR SEASON 1964 . . . . . . . . . Jim Murphy . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run (co) 1983 . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway . . . . . . . . . . 400-Meter Dash 1984 . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway . . . . . . . . . . .800-Meter Run 1990 . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run 1991 . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run 2005 . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . .Javelin Throw 2006 . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . .Javelin Throw
DID YOU KNOW? -- Callie Calhoun is the only Air Force track athlete to earn back-toback national champion honors in both the indoor and outdoor seasons (1990, 1991). -- In addition, Calhoun was the Academy’s first female cross country national champion, winning the NCAA Division II title in 1990.
JIM MURPHY
DANA POUNDS
1964 . . . . Outdoor 5000-Meter Run
2005 . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw
-- In 2001, Calhoun was inducted into the NCAA Division II Track and Field Hall of Fame. -- Dana Pounds is the Academy’s only Division I athlete to successfully defend a national title. -- Jill Wood was also the national runner-up at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in 1988 and 1989. -- Jim Murphy was the program’s first All-America honoree in outdoor track and cross country, both attained in 1964.
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ATHLETE . . . . . . . . . . . EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . Dale Stovall . . . . . . . . . . 440-Yard Dash. . . . . . . . Douglas Withers . . . . . . . 440-Yard Dash . . . . . . . Douglas Withers . . . . . . . 440-Yard Dash. . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers. . . . . . . . . 600-Yard Run . . . . . . . . Gail Conway . . . . . . . . . . 500-Meter Run . . . . . . . Dan Rojas . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run . . . . . . . Cathy Roberts . . . . . . . . . Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . Laureli Mazik . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run . . . . . . . Renea Toliver . . . . . . . . . 55-Meter Hurdles . . . . . Renea Toliver . . . . . . . . . High Jump . . . . . . . . . Shannon Averill . . . . . . . . High Jump . . . . . . . . . Barb Fogel . . . . . . . . . . . 400-Meter Run . . . . . . . Pat Goodall . . . . . . . . . . Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . Jill Wood. . . . . . . . . . . . 1500-Meter Run . . . . . . Shannen Karpel . . . . . . . . 1500-Meter Run . . . . . . Jill Wood. . . . . . . . . . . . 1500-Meter Run . . . . . . Callie Calhoun. . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . Shannen Karpel . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . Callie Calhoun. . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . Shannen Karpel . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . Callie Calhoun. . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . Shannen Karpel . . . . . . . . 1500-Meter Run . . . . . . Jennifer Kornacker . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . Jeff Kuzma. . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run . . . . . . . Kristi Lowenthal. . . . . . . . High Jump . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Petykowski . . . . . High Jump . . . . . . . . . . Kristi Lowenthal. . . . . . . . High Jump . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack . . . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . Dolly Patel . . . . . . . . . . . One Mile Run . . . . . . . . Jennifer Petykowski . . . . . High Jump . . . . . . . . . Andrew Marx . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . Zach Smith . . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run . . . . . . Paul Gensic . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gensic . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . Nick Frawley . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . Justin Tyner . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run . . . . . .
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NICK FRAWLEY MOST DECORATED DIVISION I ALL-AMERICAN 2008 NCAA RUNNER-UP 2010 NCAA THIRD-PLACE FINISHER FOUR-TIME ALL-AMERICAN THREE-TIME ALL-REGION SELECTION THREE-TIME MWC CHAMPION SEVEN-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTION INDOOR POLE VAULT RECORD HOLDER (18’1”) FOUR-TIME MWC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK USAFA ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER 2010 MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MVP
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Livingston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Livingston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Livingston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Bilello, Miles Kasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Carlstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Fer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alfred Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Lambert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Brandon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas Withers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eugene Greer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Martin, Lindsay Parris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Rock, Paul Bauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Perrigo, John Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Lattin, Mark Ewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Herb Harrison, Dan O’Hollaren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Allard, Clark Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick McIntosh, Tom Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Shirey, Bob Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Webster, T.G. Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russ Clemons, Morgan Lankford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walt Pate, Dave McKinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Cummings, Don Walters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Kelchner, Bret Hyde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Rooney, Chris Kasselder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Rooney, Rick Goddard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Rojas, Doug Applegate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Sowell, Rob Eamon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Scott, Northan Golden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clarence Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Jenkins, Clarence Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Coley, Vinny Lostetter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Coley, Dave Fresella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken D’Alfonso, Doug Sersun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roosevelt Boyland, Sam White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Juarez, Roscoe Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Kuzma, Mike Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick MacFalls, David Pike, Don Royster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gomez, Eric Mack, Lisle Babcock . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols, Marcus Alexander, Andrew Marx . . . . .Floyd Brazier, Dee Edwards, Brandon Maroon, Will Woodward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Dahlke, Rob Mishev, Todd Moenster . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Griswold, Jim Nelson, Jake Gensic, Joe Bonner . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Macsay, Joe Lopez, Kurt Duffy, Ben Gensic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Carpenter, Greg Starling, Paul Golando . . . . Tom Clark, Tim Fritz, Paul Goossen, Jason Sanders, Marc Fulson . Chris Banks, Bryant Bevan, Nick Herald, Dave Hoffecker, Sean Temple . . . . . . . . . .Brian Dumm, Nathan Franz, Paul Gensic, Caleb Pelger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Luina, Dan St. Clair, Mark Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Elmore, Nick Luina, Matt Schwandt . Matt Gensic, Kevin Hawkins, David Lissy, Ian McFarland, Travis Picou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellen Curry, Skylar Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Frawley, Zach Nordahl, Andy Schweitzer . . . . . . . . . Robert Drye, Chris Severino, Tyler Stanley, Justin Tyner
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MOST OUTSTANDING COMPETITOR 1966 . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Withers 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Withers 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Martin 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Martin 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Rock 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . Dave McCloy 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Ewing 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . Abe Abraham 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Baldwin 1975 . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Modrich 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Shirey 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . T.G. Parker 1978 . . . . . . . . . Morgan Lankford 1979 . . . . . . . . . Mark Cummings 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Walters 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Eamon 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Eamon 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ed Byrd 1986 . . . . . . . . . .Northan Golden 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Hughes 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Profit 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Webster 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Kuenzli 1991 . . . . . . . . Roosevelt Boyland 1992 . . . . . . . . . Jeromy Williams 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Kuzma 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . Nick MacFalls 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack 1996 . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Marx 1998 . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Griswold 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Mishev 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . Shane Rogers 2001 . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Johnson 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Payne 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Fritz 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . .Sean Temple 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Dumm 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Wilson 2007 . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Hawkins 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . Ian McFarland 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellen Curry 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Tyner
MOST VALUABLE ATHLETE 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apryl Ford 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apryl Ford 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . Laureli Mazik 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joy Meyen 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . Laureli Mazik 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . Laureli Mazik 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Fogel 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill Wood 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Darby 1989 . . . . . . . . . . Shannen Karpel 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun 1992 . . . . . . . . Stephanie Halcrow 1993 . . . . . . . . Jennifer Kornacker 1994 . . . . . . . . Stephanie Halcrow 1995 . . . . . . . . Stephanie Halcrow 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolly Patel 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . Stacy McClain 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katie Joynt 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Smith 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Smith 2001 . . . . . . . . .Ana-Maria Ortega 2002 . . . . . . . . . . Lara Coppinger 2003 . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Dooley 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Korte 2008 . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer 2009 . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer 2010 . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer
MOST OUTSTANDING COMPETITOR 1980 . . . . . . . . . . Annetta Weber 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita Barr 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . Renea Toliver 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . Renea Toliver 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Fogel 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill Wood 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun 1990 . . . . . . . . . . Shannen Karpel 1991 . . . . . . . . . . Mona Wheeler 1992 . . . . . . . . . Amber Wimberly 1993 . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Robinson 1994 . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Robinson 1995 . . . . . . . . Michelle Truesdale 1996 . . . . . . . .Jennifer Petykowski 1997 . . . . . . . . . Gretchen Rhoads 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Smith 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tara Copas 2000 . . . . . . . . .Ana-Maria Ortega 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaime Flood 2002 . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Dooley 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . Elissa Ballas 2004 . . . . . . . . .Dominique Boivin 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Korte 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Korte 2007 . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer 2008 . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Beerse 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . Ally Romanko 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . Ally Romanko
Justin Tyner (left) and Ally Romanko (above) earned the program’s awards for Most Outstanding Competitor. It was the second consecutive year that Romanko had earned that honor. Highlights on the 2010 MVPs - Nick Frawley and Sara Neubauer - can be found on pages 26-27.
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2011 Air Force Track and Field Media Guide | GoAirForceFalcons.com MALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack 1995 . . . . . . . . . . Sam Ransom, Danta Johnson 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Putnam 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demetrius Edwards 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Bonner 1999 . . . . . . . . . Brian Carpenter, David Romero 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Fulson 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Payne 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gensic 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Walter 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Murphy 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Picou 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Williams 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Frawley, Dan Paladino 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Palicia 2009 . . . . . . . . . . Bryce Bergman, Robert Drye 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chase Cooper
BABERS PERFORMANCE AWARD Named for Alonzo Babers (Class of 1983), who went on to win two Olympic gold medals (400-meters, 4x400-meter relay) at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This award honors the male athlete with the single best performance of the season.
FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolly Patel 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Petykowski 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Majauskas 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Johnson 1998 . . . . . . . . . . Cherie Griffin, Dalia Wenckus 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Kinney 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domonique Torbert 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaTravia Robinson 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominique Boivin 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Korte 2005 . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Robinson, Kristin Trichler 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Fryling 2007 . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer, Melissa Beerse 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rachel Simmons 2009 . . . . . . . . Paige Blackburn, Kimber Shealy 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bethany Gross
MOST IMPROVED MALE ATHLETE 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Gbelia 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Meehan 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Johnson 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Jertberg 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reggie Wesley 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Johnson 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Lopez 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Goossen 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Temple 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Campbell 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Jones, Brian Dumm 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Luina 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Hawkins 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Houseworth 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Butcher, Daniel Castle 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Tyner 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Walmsley
CONWAY PERFORMANCE AWARD Named for Gail Conway (Class of 1984), who established numerous school records from 100-800 meters and scored in the NCAA Division I Championships. This award honors the female athlete with the single best performance of the season.
MOST IMPROVED FEMALE ATHLETE 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jana Kokkonen 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristi Lowenthal 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gretchen Rhoads 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikki Gipson 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alana Eiland, Tisha David 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaime Flood 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooke Page 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elissa Ballas 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly McPherson 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Priscilla Giddings 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicole Graham 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Frash 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Gilliland 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Bayne 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Weber 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Becca Burditt 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tawny Lambuth
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Sara Neubauer became the fifth member of the track and field team to be named the Academy’s Female Athlete of the Year and the third since 2006.
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TOP-SIX AWARDS MOST VALUABLE MALE ATHLETE 1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Fer 1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Murphy 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Lawson 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T.G. Parker 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Payne 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gensic MOST VALUABLE FEMALE ATHLETE 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Petykowski 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ana-Maria Ortega 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Korte 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Houseworth 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Frawley ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP 1965 . . . . . . . . . . 1972 . . . . . . . . . . 1981 . . . . . . . . . . 1997 . . . . . . . . . . 2000 . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . . . . . . . . . .
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At the conclusion of each academic year, the athletic department presents its “Top Six Awards” at the annual Cadet Awards Banquet. The awards, selected by members of the department, are given to the top performers representing all 27 Academy sports.
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. . Carlos Hattix (m), Stephanie Halcrow (w) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols (m) . . . . Floyd Brazier (m), Stacy McClain (w) . . . . . Kevin Griswold (m), Katie Joynt (w) . . . . . Rob Mishev (m), Le’netta Banks (w) . . . . Kevin Griswold (m), Rachel Smith (w) . . Anthony Park (m). Brittany Edmonds (w) Nick Bromberek (m), LaTravia Robinson (w) . . . Chris Banks (m), LaTravia Robinson (w) . . . . . . Sean Temple (m), Olivia Korte (w) . . . . . .Travis Picou (m), Dana Pounds (w) . . . . . . Nick Wilson (m), Brian Walsh (m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds (w) . . . . . . Travis Picou (m), Olivia Korte (w) . Sean Houseworth (m), Sara Neubauer (w) . . . . Kellen Curry (m), Sara Neubauer (w) . . . . Justin Tyner (m), Sara Neubauer (w)
FALCON AWARD This award is handed out to the individuals that showcase strong spirit and enthusiasm for the team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . Michele Johnson, John Gifft . . . Dolly Patel, Jason Anderson . . . Stacy McClain, Lisle Babcock . . .Cathy Majauskas, Bob Sadler Cathy Majauskas, Todd Moenster . . . . . . Katy Crow, Jake Gensic . . . . Jocelyn Dooley, Kurt Duffy . . . . . . . Beth Inglis, Tim Fritz . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gensic Rachael McIntosh, Anthony Park . . . . . . . . . Rachael McIntosh . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds . . . .Caitie Holliday, Travis Picou . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . .Kimber Shealy . . . . . . . . . . .Bethany Gross
GENERAL OELSTROM AWARD Named after former USAFA Superintendent (19972000) Gen Tad Oelstrom, who was a former recordholder (4x800-meter relay). This award goes to the one senior on the combined roster who excels athletically, academically and militarily. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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. .Matt Puckett . . .Ben Gensic . . . Beth Inglis . . Elissa Ballas . . Chris Banks . Cindy Dawson . . Dan St. Clair Richard Elmore . . . Deb Durey . Matt Williams . . . Joel Nolan
COMEBACK AWARD This award is given to the athlete who had to overcome significant obstacles during the season.
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BRET HYDE AWARD The men’s “drive and determination” award is named for the late Bret Hyde (1981), Academy record-holder in the 3000-meter steeeplechase, who went on to place at the 1984 Olympic Trials. Bret died of Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2000. 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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LAURA PIPER IRONMAN AWARD Named for Laura Piper (1992), who was killed in Operation Desert Shield. It honors an individual who competes in, excels and scores in multiple events at scoring meets. 1995 1996 . . . 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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. . Jana Kokkonen, Marcus Nichols . . . . . .Afia Malone, Travis Lewis . . . . . . . . . .Marcus Alexander . . . . . . . Katie Joynt, Bob Sadler . Ana Maria Ortega, Le’netta Banks . . . . . Tara Copas, Javier Esparza . . . . . . . Tara Copas, Kurt Duffy . .Brittany Edmonds, Paul Golando . Dominique Boivin, Thomas Clark . . . Caitie Holliday, Jason McNeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland . . . . . . Kellen Curry, Kirk Devine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Lissy . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer . . . Robert Drye, Paige Blackburn
ERNIE CUNLIFFE AWARD Named after former coach, Ernie Cunliffe (19791984), who served as a manager for two U.S. Olympic teams. This award is given to the program’s top cadet-manager. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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ARNIE ARNESON COACHES’ AWARD Named after former Acadmey head coach (1958-75), Arne Arneson, this award recognizes the individual whom the coaching staff feels best exemplifies the quality of dedication to excellence. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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CALLIE CALHOUN AWARD The women’s award for “drive and determination” is named for Callie Calhoun (1991), who won six NCAA titles in indoor track, outdoor track and cross country.
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HIGH POINT AWARD Prior to 2005, this award went to the individual who scored the most combined points over the course of the indoor and outdoor seasons. Beginning in 2005, it was awarded to the individual who scored the most points in championship meets.
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MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year(s) Vivien Aspden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Elizabeth Catherwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Anne Chumlea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Cindy Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Ilea Eskildesen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Margaret Frash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 Matt Hellier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04, 2004-05 Nick Herald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Luke Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Ashley Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Becky Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07 Elizabeth Van Pelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Caroline White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Brian Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Nick Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Brittany Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04, 2004-05 Kenny Grosselin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 Joel Nolan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-05 Brian Rahl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-05 Josh van Wyngaarden . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
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Matt Williams was the last Air Force track and field athlete to claim academic all-conference honors all four years.
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year(s) Elissa Ballas . . . . . . . . . 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 James Blech . . . . . . . . . 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Brian Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . 2000, 2001, 2002 Tara Copas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Kathryn Crow . . . . . . . . 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Tracy Denaro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000, 2001 Jocelyn Dooley. . . . . . . . 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Katie Eckert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000, 2001 Sarah Malberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Evaine Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Shane Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000, 2001 David Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000, 2003 Cynthia Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Dalia Wenckus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000, 2001 Brian Willis . . . . . . . . . . 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 Justin Ballinger. . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002, 2003 Bryant Bevan. . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Jim Campbell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Anne Chumlea . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Kurt Duffy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Tim Fritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002, 2003 Ben Gensic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Nick Herald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2003, 2004 Tim Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2003, 2004 Luke Marker . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Jessica Perez . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2002, 2003 Jean Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001, 2003, 2004 Sean Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001, 2002 Robert Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001, 2002 Kevin Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Adam Chitwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Cindy Dawson . . . . . . . . 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Brian Dumm . . . . . . . . . 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Makisi Haleck . . . . . . . . 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Beth Inglis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Ben Payne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002, 2003, 2004 Erin Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002, 2005 Derek Storbeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002, 2003 Ainsley Thrailkill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Mary Uhler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Vivien Aspden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, 2004 Chris Gausepohl . . . . . . . . . . . 2003, 2004, 2005 Jeff Gosselin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, 2004 Thomas Kubler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Michael McFarland . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, 2004 Jason McNeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, 2004 Kelly McPherson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, 2004 Kory Pearson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, 2004 Caleb Pelger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003, 2004, 2005 Andrea Pinchak . . . . . . . 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Erin Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, 2004 Nick Wilson . . . . . . . . . 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Brittany Wright . . . . . . . . . . . 2003, 2004, 2005 Jason Beck . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Elizabeth Catherwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Kyle Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004, 2005 Veronica Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004, 2005 Ilea Eskildsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Margaret Frash . . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2005, 2006 David Hoffecker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Caitie Holliday . . . . . . . . 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Paula Maffey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Ashley Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Becky Stone . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Wes Wilkening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Dominique Boivin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Kim Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005, 2006, 2007
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2011 Air Force Track and Field Media Guide | GoAirForceFalcons.com USAFA ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME In 2007, the Air Force Academy announced the formation of the Athletic Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame honors the Academy’s former intercollegiate athletes for achievements and contributions to the intercollegiate team program during their cadet career and their achievements as leaders of character for the Air Force, the Department of Defense, and the nation upon commissioning. Former athletic administrators of the intercollegiate program, coaches and support staff may also be honored for extraordinary achievements. Inductees into the Athletic Hall of Fame will be honored with a plaque on the “Walk of Honor,” recognizing their distinguished achievements. The “Walk of Honor” is located on the fourth floor of the Falcon Athletic Center. Every Olympic cycle, the Air Force sponsors 20-30 athletes to train for a berth in the next Olympic Games. Athletes for this program must be of Olympic caliber: that is, the National Governing Body (NGB) must recognize the athletes chosen for the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) as having a legitimate chance at attaining an Olympic berth.
Class of 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alonzo Babers (1983) Class of 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Callie Calhoun (1991) Class of 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Conway (1984)
Athletes who meet the criteria are then placed in a special duty assignment preceding the Olympic Games. The initiation of this program was in 1995, modeled after the Army’s existing program. It was developed after seeing a decline in the amount of Armed Forces members achieving International athletic prowess; specifically, the number of Olympic medals awarded to these members. What does this mean for track and field athletes? Simply put, high caliber athletes graduating from the Academy have a unique opportunity to continue training in their sport. Not only do they get the time to train the way an elite athlete needs to train, but they also get all of the support. A section of Air Force services called ‘AF Sports’ selects these athletes and takes care of all the equipment, training supplies and travel for the athletes. The athletes choose where they would like to train to get the best benefit. PRE-ATLANTA GAMES 1994-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Kuzma, Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Sersun, Distance
USTFCCCA REGIONAL AWARD WINNERS
PRE-SYDNEY GAMES 1998-00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack, Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick MacFalls, Distance
Dana Pounds. . Nick Frawley . . Scot Irving . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Neubauer.
PRE-BEIJING GAMES 2005-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Gensic, Pole Vault 2006-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds, Javelin Throw 2007-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Korte, Discus Throw PRE-LONDON GAMES 2010-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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USATF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
. . . . . . . . . . .Nick Frawley, Pole Vault . . . Sean Houseworth, 10,000-Meter Run . . . . . . Sara Neubauer, Hammer Throw . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds, Javelin Throw . Matt Williams, 3000-Meter Steeplechase
DANA POUNDS Javelin Throw, 2007
SARA NEUBAUER Shot Put, 2007 Juniors
U.S. AIR FORCE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Dana Pounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008
As a member of the Air Force WCAP, Dana Pounds finished second at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.
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Bennett, Bruce . . . . . . . . . 73 Bennett, William . . . . . . 73 74 Benton, M.L. . . . . . . . . 82 83 Bergman, Bryce . . . . . . 09 10 Berman, Bernice . . . . . . . . 79 Berquist, David. . . . . . . . . 69 Bethel, Robert . . . . . . . . . 81 Bevan, Bryant . . . . 01 02 03 04 Bifolchi, George . . . . . . 60 61 Bilello, James. . . . . . . 58 59 60 Bingham, Janet. . . . . . . . . 96 Bishop, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Black, Heidi. . . . . . . . . . . 96 Blackburn, Paige . . . . . . 09 10 Blech, Jim. . . . . . . . . . . . 00 Blenkush, John . . . . 88 89 90 91 Blissit, James Jr. . . . 72 73 74 75 Blumberg, William . . . . . 69 70 Bobroswki, Paul . . . . . . . . 71 Bodnar, Mary. . . . . . . . . . 86 Boivin, Dominique . . 02 03 04 05 Bonner, Joe. . . . . . . . 98 99 00 Bopp, Andrea . . . . . . . . . 78 Bowen, Malcolm . . . . . . . . 63 Boyland, Roosevelt . 89 90 91 92 Boylen, Daniel . . . . . . . 77 79 Bozied, Jennifer . . . . . 91 92 94 Bradley, Kevin . . . . . . . . . 98 Brady, Kim . . . . . . . . 05 06 07 Brandon, Thomas . . . . 64 65 66 Brannon, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . 63 Brazier, Floyd . . . . . . . 95 97 98 Bremser, Jen . . . . . . . . . . 10 Brennan, Barb . . . . . . . . . 94 Brock, Larry . . . . . . . . . . 87 Brodel, Robert . . . . . . . 70 71 Bromberek, Nick . . . 01 02 03 04 Broussard, Kerri . . . . . . 82 83 Brown, David. . . . . . . . . . 63 Brown, Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Brown, Mark . . . . . . . 76 77 78 Brown, Richard. . . . . . . 62 63 Brown, Virginia Gale. . . . 81 82 Brucher, John. . . . . . . 60 61 62 Brunderman, John . . . . . 79 80 Brunskole, Daniel . . . . 80 81 82 Bryant, Emille . . . . . . . . . 92 Bryant, Henry . . . . . . . . . 70 Budinsky, Christopher . . 73 74 75 Buegel, Sarah. . . . . . . . 99 00 Bunton, Clark. . . . . . . 67 68 69 Burbank, Patrick . . . . . . . . 75 Burditt, Becca . . . . . . 07 08 09 Burke, A.W. . . . . . . . . . 82 83 Burke, Christina . . . . 08 09 10 Burke, Eve . . . . . . 92 93 94 95 Burke, Katie . . . . . . . . . . 97 Burket, Louise . . . . . . . . . 78 Burr, Rita . . . . . . . 80 81 82 83 Burrell, Hugh . . . . . . . . . . 79 Burton, Christian. . . . . . . . 89 Bush, Judith . . . . . . . . 99 00 Bush, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bushe, James Devin . . . 85 86 87 Butcher, Jon . . . . . . . . . . 08 Butkus, Mindaugas . . . . 98 99 Butler, Pat . . . . . . . . . 90 91 Byrd, Brenton . . . . . . . . . 07 Byrd, E. L. . . . . . . . 82 83 84 85
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Caldwell, Richmond . . . . . . 72 Calhoun, Callie . . . . 88 89 90 91 Call, Rachel . . . . . . . . . 91 92 Callaghan, Cathy . . . . . 81 82 83 Campbell, James . . . 01 02 03 04 Campbell, Jeff . . . . . . . 79 80 Cannon, Wallace . . . . . . 73 74 Carbaugh, David . . . . . . 76 77 Cardenas, Paul . . . . . . . . . 67 Cardoza, Thomas . . . . 61 62 63 Carling, Joseph . . . . . . . . . 59 Carlstrom, David . . . . . 59 60 61 Carpenter, Brian . . . 99 00 01 02 Carpenter, Gerald . . . . . . . 68 Carroll, Katie . . . . . . . . . . 10 Casperson, Heidi . . . . . . . . 86 Castle, Daniel. . . . . . . 07 08 09 Castro, Christopher . . . . . . 80 Catherwood, Elizabeth . . . . 04 Cato, George . . . . . . . 68 69 70 Changery, Jennifer . . . . . . . 91 Chapman, Barbara. . . . . . . 78 Chapman, Genelle . . . . 04 05 06 Chapman, James. . . . . . . . 57 Chatman, Robert. . . . . 70 71 72 Chee, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Cherkinsky, Josh . . . . . 01 02 03 Childress, Iris . . . . . . . . . . 82 Chumlea, Anne. . . . 01 02 03 04 Citrowske, Tori . . . . . . . . . 98 Claborn, Mike . . . . 92 93 94 95 Clark, Jason. . . . . . . . . 94 96 Clark, Tom . . . . . . 00 01 02 03 Clements, Charles . . . . 65 66 67 Clemons, Russell . . . 75 76 77 78 Cleveland, Cheryl . . . . . . . 83 Cliff, Donna E . . . . . . . . . . 78 Cochran, Greg . . . . . . . . . 88 Cole, Clayton . . . . . 94 95 96 97 Cole, James. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cole, Nancy. . . . . . . . . 81 82 Cole, Stephen . . . . . . . . . 72 Coleman, Anthony . . 89 90 91 92 Coley, David . . . . . 87 88 89 90 Collup, Justin . . . . . . . . 99 00 Compton, Matt. . . . . . . . . 98 Conaway, Vernon . . 89 90 91 92 Conway, Gail . . . . . . . 81 82 83 Cooper, Chase`` . . . . . . . . 10 Copas, Tara . . . . . . . . 98 99 00 Coppinger, Lara . . . . . . . . 99 Corbett, Maggie . . . . . 90 91 92 Cordoza, Thomas . . . . . 62 63 Cote, Richard. . . . . . . . . . 69 Cotharn, Emily . . . . . . . . . 10 Coverdale, Jeff . . . . . . . 05 06 Covey, Richard . . . . . . 66 67 68 Covington, John . . . . . . . . 76 Cowles, Parker . . . . . . . 07 09 Cox, Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . 09 Crandall, Jason . . . . . . . 90 91 Creedon, Roger . . . . . . . . 88 Cregier, Roderick. . . . . . 82 83 Crow, Katy . . . . . . 00 01 02 03 Culbertson, Steven . . . . . . 72 Culbertson, Trey . . . . . . 89 90 Culp, Ashley . . . . . . . . . . 05 Cumm, Lucas . . . . . . . . . . 08 Cummings, Mark. . . 77 78 79 80 Curran, Joe . . . . . . . . . 07 08 Currier, William . . . . . 58 59 60
09 Curry, Kellen . . . . . . . 07 08 09 91 06 62 91 99 74 69 80 03 90 99 05 10 87 82 09 05 07 96 91 89 05 12 00 89 08 59 09 05 65 94 85 91 59 03 98 96 13 83 12 01 97 82 70 64 05 08
D’Alfonso, Ken . . . . . . . 90 91 D’Amato, Anthony . . . . 03 04 06 D’Entremont, James . . . . 61 62 Daack, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Dahlke, Ben . . . . . . . 97 98 99 Daley, David . . . . . . . . . . 73 Dallager, John . . . . . . . . . 69 Dalton, Benjamin . . . . . . . 78 Danero, Tracy . . . . . . . . . 00 Darby, Leslie . . . . . 87 88 89 90 David, Tisha . . . . . 96 97 98 99 Davidson, Kyle . . . . . . . 04 05 Davis, Bryant . . . . . . . . . . 10 Davis, Darrel . . . . . . . 86 87 88 Davis, Lemuel . . . . . . . . . 80 Davis, Matthew . . . . . . . . 09 Dawson, Cindy . . . . 02 03 04 05 Dawson, Veronica . . . . . . . 05 Day, Deonte . . . . . 93 94 95 96 Dayon, Amy . . . . . . . 88 89 90 Deboni, Craig. . . . . . . . 86 87 Deisher, Sarah . . . . . . 03 04 05 Del Grosso, Ryan . . . . . . . . 10 DeLuz, Dorothy . . . 97 98 99 00 Dennis, Walt . . . . . . . . . . 86 DeRusha, Dan . . . . . . . . . 05 Desantis, Joseph . . . . . . . . 57 DeVine, Kirk . . . . . 06 07 08 09 DeWall, Lacy . . . . . 02 03 04 05 Dick, David . . . . . . . . 63 64 65 Dixon, Tommy . . . . . . . 91 92 Dobbs, Deric . . . . . . . . 83 84 Dockery, Leon . . . . . . . . . 89 Dolan, John. . . . . . . . 57 58 59 Dooley, Jocelyn . . . 00 01 02 03 Dorsey, Brent. . . . . . . . . . 98 Douglas, Eve . . . . . 93 94 95 96 Drenckhahn, Jeremy. . . . . . 10 Droze, Gary. . . . . . . . . . . 83 Drye, Robert . . . . . . . . 09 10 Duffy, Kurt . . . . . . 98 99 00 01 Duncan, Heath . . . . . . 95 96 97 Duncan, Marc . . . . 79 80 81 82 Dunn, James . . . . . . . . . . 68 Dunn, Roger . . . . . . . . . . 63 Dumm, Brian . . . . . 02 03 04 05 Durey, Deb . . . . . . 05 06 07 08
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Fagnant, John . . . . . . 79 80 81 Fain, Auriele . . . . . . . . . . 09 Fallon, Richard . . . . . . 66 67 68 Farris, John . . . . . . . . . 79 80 Fenstermaker, Scott . . . . . . 83 Fenton, Stephen . . . . . . 71 72 Fer, John . . . . . . . . . 60 61 62 Ferguson, Andrew . . . . 80 81 82 Fischer, Dale . . . . . . . . . . 63 Fischer, Robert . . . . . . 58 59 60 Fishburn, Thomas Jr.. . . 68 69 70 Fisher, Craig . . . . . . . . 98 99 Fisher, Edward . . . . . . . . . 82 Fitch, Amy . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Flanagan, Thomas . . . . . 81 82 Fleming, Kenneth . . . . . 60 61 Flood, Jaime . . . . . 98 99 00 01 Floyd-James, Ayana . 04 05 06 07 Flynn, Michael . . . . . . 80 81 82 Flynt, Billy . . . . . . . . 03 05 06 Fogel, Barbara . . . . 84 85 86 87 Foley, Robert Jr. . . . . . 64 65 66 Fontenot, Elizabeth . . . 97 98 99 Ford, Apryl . . . . . . . . . 80 81 Ford, Jeffrey . . . . . . . 74 75 76 Foster, William . . . . . . . 60 61 Fox, Keri . . . . . . . . . . 89 90 Francis, Dave . . . . . . . . 98 00 Frank, Howard . . . . . . . 72 73 Franklin, Phil . . . . . . . . 90 91 Franz, Nathan . . . . 02 03 04 05 Frash, Margaret . . . . . 04 05 06 Frawley, Nick . . . . . 07 08 09 10 Frazer, Robert . . . . . . . . . 76 French, Phaelen . . . . . . 09 10 Fresella, David . . . . 87 88 89 90 Fritz, James. . . . . . . . . 80 81 Fritz, Tim . . . . . . . . . 01 02 03 Fry, Douglas . . . . . . . 73 74 75 Fryling, Michelle . . . . . . 06 07 Fryman, Trey . . . . . . . . 03 05 Fuller, Robert. . . . . . . . . . 62 Fulson, Marc . . . . . . . 00 01 02
99 09 59 76 89 86 79 05 12 01 00 08 05 69 83 86 88 05 81 94 06 85
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Habeich, Anita . . . . Haesecke, Mark . . . Haines, Cyril Jr. . . . . Halcrow, Stephanie, . Haleck, Makisi . . . . Hall, Kirk . . . . . . . Hall, Zachary . . . . . Hallager, Donald . . . Hamby, Brad . . . . . Hamby, Henry III . . . Hanrahan, Theresa . Hansen, Gregg . . . . Hansen, Jared . . . . Hardin, Marques . . . Hardison, Jasper . . . Hardy, John. . . . . . Harris, Melvin . . . . Harrison, Arcolar. . . Harrison, Herbert . . Hart, Devin . . . . . . Hartman, Mary. . . . Hattix, Carlos . . . . . Hawes, Wade . . . . Hawkins, Kevin . . . . Hawyes, Adonis . . . Haycraft, Cathy. . . . Hayes, Michael. . . . Hayes, Robert . . . . Heal, Jeffrey . . . . . Healy, Sue . . . . . . Hellier, Matt . . . . .
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Hempel, Britta . . . . . . . . . 86 Henke, Suzanne . . . 88 89 90 91 Hennigh, Brock. . . . . . . . . 99 Henry, Barry . . . . . . . . . . 89 Herald, Nick . . . . . . . 01 03 04 Herbison, Sean . . . . . . . . . 10 Herold, Jimmy . . . . . . . . . 06 Herriges, Darrell . . . . . . 77 78 Herner, Marcy . . . . . . . . . 99 Hertzog, Randolph. . . . . 61 62 Higginbotham, Dawn . . 04 06 07 Hightower, Gary . . . . . . 79 80 Hildebrandt, Gregory . . 62 63 64 Hill, Haven . . . . . . . . 59 60 61 Hilton, Michael. . . . . . 81 82 83 Hinman, Ellwood III . . . . 62 63 Hodge, Jami . . . . . 02 03 04 05 Hoffecker, David . . . . . 02 03 04 Hoglund, David. . . . . . . 72 73 Holbrow, Willmore. . . . . 61 62 Holden, Kirt . . . . . . . . 87 88 Holen, Wade . . . . . . . . . . 96 Holliday, Caitie . . . . 04 05 06 07 Holloway, Theodore . . . 81 82 83 Holm, Gregory . . . . 73 74 75 76 Holman, Charles Jr. . . . . . . 58 Holman, Pebbles. . . . . . . . 86 Holmes, Ransom III . . . . 58 59 Holzhauer, Monica. . 87 88 89 90 Hood, Thomas . . . . . . . 92 93 Horn, John . . . . . . 83 84 85 86 Horton, Tracy. . . . . . . 80 81 82 Houchen, Bonnie . . 77 78 79 80 Hough, Jonatha . . . . . . . . 01 Hough, Luther II . . . . . . 70 71 Houseworth, Sean . . 06 07 08 09 Houston, Marcy . . . . . 85 86 87 Hoy, Timothy . . . . . 76 77 78 79 Hudson, Tony. . . . . . . . . . 81 Hughes, Mark . . . . 85 86 87 88 Hughes, Timothy. . . 01 02 03 04 Hurdle, Ian . . . . . . . . . 08 09 Hyde, Bret . . . . . . 78 79 80 81
02 Ingles, Beth. . . . . . . . . . . 99 92 Ingram, Walt . . . . . . . . . . 92 82 Interrante, Faith . . . . . . 79 80 68 73 10 82 96 88 62 08 99 07 88 96 00 94 97 95 78 84 01 97 02 67 09
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Jones, Anthony. . . . 97 98 99 00 Jones, Bryan . . . . . . . 04 05 06 Jones, Jason . . . . . . . 04 05 06 Jones, John III . . . . . . 69 70 71 Jones, Kyle . . . . . . . . . 08 09 Jones, Matthew . . . . . . 09 10 Jones, Odette . . . . . . . . . 88 Jones, William Jr.. . . . . 62 63 64 Jones, William Jr.. . . . . 78 79 80 Jordan, James . . . . . . . . . 97 Joynt, Katie . . . . . . 95 96 97 98 Jozwiak, Thomas . . . . . . . . 57 Juarez, Chris . . . . . 90 91 92 93 Juback, Sara . . . . . . . . . . 07
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Kahiapo, Joseph Jr.. . . . 73 74 75 Kailiwai, George III . . . . . 77 78 Kane, Charles. . . . . . . . . . 72 Kanetzky, Kate . . . . . . . . . 10 Karpel, Shannen . . . 88 89 90 91 Karsokas, Barry. . . . . . . . . 70 Kasper, Miles Jr. . . . . . 58 59 60 Kasselder, Chris . . . . . 80 81 82 Kaucic, Robert Jr.. . . . . . . . 82 Keasley, Shawna . . . . . . . . 90 Keeler, Eugene . . . . . . . . . 05 Kelchner, Bryan . . . . . 79 80 81 Kelly, Albert . . . . . 99 00 01 02 Kemp, James . . . . . . . 79 80 81 Kemp, Michael . . . . . . . . . 08 Kieser, Cathy . . . . . . . . . . 86 Kilstrom, Kelvin . . . . . . 73 74 Kimm, Larry . . . . . . . . 80 81 Kinney, Sara . . . . . . . . 99 00 Kiovsky, Rebecca . . . . . . . . 78 Kirkpatrick, Kelly . . . 89 90 91 92 Klei, Herbert . . . . . . . . 79 80 Klein, David. . . . . . . . 98 99 00 Klena, Martin. . . . . . . . . . 73 Kluk, Justin . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Knolmayer, T.J. . . . . . . . . . 87 Knuckles, Gwen . . . 77 78 79 80 Kokkonen, Jana . . . 92 93 94 95 Kolojejchick, D.. . . . . . . . . 82 Komatsu, Matt . . . . . . . . . 98 Kornacker, Jennifer . . . . 93 94 Koster, James. . . . . . . . 72 73 Korte, Olivia . . . . . 04 05 06 07 Kramlinger, George . . . 80 81 82 Kruel, Brent . . . . . . . . . . 98 Kubesh, Rob . . . . . . . 89 90 91 Kubitschek, Mike. . . . . . . . 82 Kubler, Tom. . . . . . . . . . . 03 Kuenzli, David . . . . . . 88 89 90 Kutrieb, Josh . . . . . 89 90 91 92 Kuzma, Jeff . . . . . . 91 92 93 94
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Lamb, Jeff. . . . . . . . . . 85 86 Lambert, Robert . . . . . 63 64 65 Lambuth, Tawny . . . . . . 09 10 LaMont, Perry . . . . . . . 80 81 Landreth, Jeff. . . . . . . 89 89 90 Langmade, Laurel . . 77 78 79 80 Langstaff, Robert. . . 81 82 83 84 Langston, Erin . . . . . . . . . 00 Lankford, Erica . . . . . . . . . 01 Lankford, Morgan . . . . . 77 78 Larcher, Shawn. . . . . . 91 92 93 Larned, Russ . . . . . . . 77 78 79 Lattin, Daniel . . . . . . 70 71 72 Law, James . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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83 95 78 96 91 01 83 71 71 05 73 93 99 89 03 02 96 13 70 61 85 03 76 10 73 04 98 84 92 80 69 71 03 97 09 74 04
Maas, Brian . . . . . . . 81 82 83 MacFalls, Nick . . . . 92 93 94 95 MacGilvra, John . . . 75 76 77 78 Mack, Eric . . . . . . 93 94 95 96 Maclin, Sherre . . . . . . . 89 90 Macsay, Dan . . . . . . . 99 00 01 Madison, Joel Vernon . . . . . 80 Madsen, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . 69 Maffey, Paul . . . . . . . 68 69 70 Maffey, Paula. . . . . 02 03 04 05 Magnusson, Kent . . . . 70 71 73 Mahaffey, Cynthia . . . . . . . 90 Majauskas, Cathy . . 96 97 98 99 Major, Dana . . . . . . . . . . 86 Malberg, Sarah. . . . . . . . . 00 Malley, Seth . . . . . . . . . . 97 Malone, Afia . . . . . . . . 95 96 Manchester, Justin. . . . . . . 10 Mandas, Richard . . . . . . . . 68 Mandel, Joseph . . . . . . 59 61 Manning, Mary . . . . . 82 83 84 Mansfield, Evaine . . . . . . . 00 Mansfield, Robert Jr.. . . . . . 75 Mapes, Jessica . . . . . . 08 09 10 Maravilla, Ernest . . . . . . . . 73 Marker, Luke . . . . . 01 02 03 04 Maroon, Brandon . . 95 96 97 98 Marshall, Gregory . . . . . 81 82 Marshall, Jason . . . . . 90 91 92 Martin, Anne . . . . . . . 77 78 79 Martin, Michael . . . . . 67 68 69 Martin, Steven . . . . . . . . . 69 Martin, Terry . . . . . . . . 01 02 Marx, Andrew . . . . . . 95 96 97 Mason, Justin . . . . . . . 08 09 May, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . 73 Mays, Asia . . . . . . . . . 01 02
03 85 05 96 82 76 10 97 71 62 71 93 10 89 08 04 84 76 01 80 05 75 89 79 85 74 04 81 93 04 77 08 94 96 99 13 94 71 84 80 98 64 94 76 11 73 79 73 08 99 00 88 96 75 99 01 97 66 93 08 13 08 97 05 09 83 10 13 96 84 81
Mayo, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . 00 Mazik, Laureli . . . . . . 82 84 85 Mazurek, Ken . . . . . . . . . 03 McBride, Tom . . . . . . . . . 93 McCarthy, Amy Ellen . . . . . 79 McCarthy, Howard. . . . . 73 74 McCarty, Danielle . . 07 08 09 10 McClain, Stacy . . . . 94 95 96 97 McCloy, David . . . . . . . 70 71 McConnell, Douglas . . . . . . 60 McCullough, Patrick . . . . . . 70 McDonald, Carlton. . . . . 91 92 McDowell, Myles . . . . 07 08 09 McFadden, Lisa . . . . . 86 87 88 McFarland, Ian . . . . . . 06 07 08 McFarland, Mike . . . . . . 03 04 McFarlane, Delise . . . . . . . 82 McGinnis, Michael. . 73 74 75 76 McGrath, Lauren. . . . . . . . 00 McGuire, Kurt Mathew . . 79 80 McIntosh, Rachael . . 02 03 04 05 McIntosh, Richard . . 72 73 74 75 McKenna, Heidi . . . . . . . . 89 McKinney, David . . . . . 77 78 79 McKnight, Ivan . . . . . . . . . 82 McMonagle, Donald. . . 72 73 74 McNeal, Jason . . . . . . 02 03 04 McPartlan, Gerard . . . . 79 80 81 McPherron, Leif . . . . . . . . 93 McPherson, Kelly . . 01 02 03 04 McReynolds, James . . . 75 76 77 Meakins, Kyle . . . . . . 05 06 07 Medley, Leonard . . . 91 92 93 94 Meehan, Andy . . . . . . 94 95 96 Meier, Lisa . . . . . . . . . 96 97 Mellado, Bizzy . . . . . . . . . 10 Messerli, Paul . . . . . . . 91 92 Metzler, James . . . . . . . 70 71 Meyen, Joy . . . . . . . . 81 82 83 Meyers, Gary. . . . . . . . 79 80 Mihalaevich, Aaron . . . . . . 95 Miheve, Gregory . . . . . . 62 63 Miles, Erica . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Miller, Jeffrey. . . . . . . . 73 75 Miller, Rachel. . . . . . . . 08 09 Miller, William . . . . . . . 72 73 Millican, Marc . . . . . . 77 78 79 Minter, Oscar III . . . . . . . . 71 Mirandette, Erik . . . . . . . . 07 Mishev, Rob . . . . . 96 97 98 99 Mitchell, Katie . . . . . . . 97 99 Mitchell, Terence . . . . 86 87 88 Mizell, John. . . . . . 93 94 95 96 Modrich, Mark . . . . . . 73 74 75 Moenster, Todd . . . . . 97 98 99 Monaco, Joe . . . . . 98 99 00 01 Moore, Kathy. . . . . 94 95 96 97 Moore, Lewis. . . . . . . . . . 66 Moore, Roscoe . . . . 90 91 92 93 Moore, Tiffany . . . . . . . . . 08 Moorkamp, Katy . . . . . . . . 10 Moorman, Creighton . . . 07 08 Morgan, Beau . . . . . . . . . 94 Morgan, Christian . . 02 03 04 05 Morgan, Skylar . . . . . . 07 08 09 Morganthaler, Victor . . . 80 81 Morreale, Brittany . . . . . 07 08 Mosby, Morgan . . . . . . . . 10 Mosley, Serena. . . . . . . 95 96 Mueller, Amy . . . . . . . . 82 83 Muetzel, Jeanne . . . . . . 78 80
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02 92 07 10 66 92 06 80 05
Mullee, Cathy . . . Munhenga, D. . . . Murphy, Brandon . Murphy, Conor . . . Murphy, James. . . Murphy, Sean . . . Muth, Kristine . . . Myers, Gary James. Myers, Jonathan . .
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. . . 99 00 89 90 91 92 04 05 06 07 . . . . . 09 . . 64 65 66 . . . . . 89 03 04 05 06 . . . 79 80 . . . 04 05
09 09 92 01 00 82 72 10 06 63 90 67 97 60 10 10 87 70 84
Nan, David . . . . . Nelson, Aaron . . . Nelson, Chris . . . . Nelson, Corey . . . Nelson, James . . . Nelson, Jeri Mae . . Nestico, John . . . . Neubauer, Sara. . . Neville, Jen . . . . . Newberry, Wayne . Newland, Tara . . . Neyman, Jessee Jr. . Nichols, Marcus . . Nogar, Edmond Jr. . Nolan, Joel . . . . . Nordahl, Zach . . . Norwesh, Edward . Noyes, Steve . . . . Nussle, Ronald . . .
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. . . 08 09 . . . . . 07 89 90 91 92 . . . . . 98 97 98 99 00 . . . 79 82 . . 70 71 72 07 08 09 10 03 04 05 06 . . . 61 62 . . . . . 87 . . 65 66 67 94 95 96 97 . . . . . 59 05 06 09 10 . . . 09 10 . . . 86 87 . . . . . 69 . . . . . 81
74 13 83 00 73 89 94 65 12 10 00 01 09 90 65 88
O’Brien, Kevin . . . . . . . . . 73 O’Bryant, Blair . . . . . . . . . 10 O’Hara, G.F.. . . . . . . . 81 82 83 O’Hara, Ryan . . . . . . . . 99 00 O’Hollaren, Daniel . . . . 71 72 73 O’Neal, Phillip . . . . . . . 86 87 O’Neill, Grace . . . . . . 91 92 93 Oelstrom, Tad . . . . . . 63 64 65 Ofili, Phillip . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Oliphint, John . . . . . . . . . 08 Orland, Uriah. . . . . . . . 97 98 Ortega, Ana-Maria. . 98 99 00 01 Ortiz, Sebastian . . . . . 06 07 09 Osburn, Thad. . . . . . . . . . 87 Overall, Jessee IV . . . . 63 64 65 Owens, Billiana. . . . . . . . . 88
83 00 01 10 11 08 04 59 62 77 63 97 00 69 89 79 96 82 06 72 99 04 97 08
Packett, Mitchell . . . . . . 82 83 Page, Brooke . . . . . . . 98 99 00 Paige, Tyler . . . . . . . . . 98 01 Paladino, Dan . . . . . . 07 08 09 Palicia, Noah . . . . . . . . 08 09 Papenberg, Kate . . . . . 05 06 07 Park, Anthony . . . . 01 02 03 04 Parker, Brian . . . . . . . . . . 57 Parker, Richard . . . . . . . . . 62 Parker, Thomas. . . . 74 75 76 77 Parlette, Robert . . . . . 61 62 63 Parman, Scott . . . . 94 95 96 97 Parr, Jolane . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Parriss, Howard Jr. . . . . 67 68 69 Pastoret, Karen. . . . 86 87 88 89 Pate, Walter Jr. . . . . 76 77 78 79 Patel, Dolly . . . . . . 93 94 95 96 Patterson, Tilford . . . . . . . 79 Patterson, Travis . . . 03 04 05 06 Patty, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Paulson, Tony . . . . . . . . . 99 Payne, Ben . . . . . . 01 02 03 04 Payne, Brian . . . . . 94 95 96 97 Payne, John . . . . . . . 06 07 08
06 81 75 05 79 00 04 91 96 62 71 80 83 94 75 98 01 08 63 95 08 06 97 07 92 84 90 80 05 07 65 06 05 76 09 01 81 83 91 12 68 88 93 00 89 60 65 96
Pearson, Kory . . . . Pegoraro, Alan . . . . Pekarsky, Walter . . . Pelger, Caleb . . . . . Pepin, Wayne . . . . Peoples, Jimmy . . . Perez, Jessica. . . . . Perez, Karen . . . . . Perez, Rita . . . . . . Perlotto, Richard . . . Perrigo, John . . . . . Petak, Mickey . . . . Peterson, Eugene . . Peterson, Lianne . . . Peterson, Thomas . . Petykowski, Jen . . . Phillips, Andre . . . . Picou, Travis . . . . . Pierson, Jack . . . . . Pike, David . . . . . . Pilinko, Cory . . . . . Pinchak, Andrea . . . Pinchak, Stephen . . Pinson, Matt . . . . . Piper, Laura. . . . . . Piper, Richard . . . . Pippel, Brenda . . . . Plosa, Beverly . . . . Poindexter, Margaret Poland, Dierra . . . . Pool, Loren . . . . . . Pounds, Dana . . . . Powalski, Jessica . . . Powers, Ahart Jr. . . . Pozun, Danielle . . . Pressett, Carrie. . . . Price, John . . . . . . Price, Karen Marie . . Pringle, Heather . . . Prinkey, Meghan . . . Prins, Barry . . . . . . Profit, Michael . . . . Pruett, Jon . . . . . . Puckett, Matt . . . . . Puhek, Gary . . . . . Pupich, George. . . . Puster, John . . . . . Putnam, Jeff . . . . .
. . . 03 04 78 79 80 81 . . 73 74 75 02 03 04 05 76 77 78 79 . . . 99 00 01 02 03 04 . . . . . 88 . . . 95 96 . . . . . 60 . . 69 70 71 . . . . . 79 . . . 82 83 . . . 91 92 . . . 74 75 95 96 97 98 . . . . . 00 05 06 07 08 . . . 62 63 92 93 94 95 . . . . . 05 03 04 05 06 . . . 96 97 . . 05 06 07 88 89 91 92 . . . . . 83 86 87 88 89 . . . . . 78 . . . . . 02 04 05 06 07 . . . . . 63 03 04 05 06 . . . . . 01 . . 74 75 76 . . 06 07 08 . . . . . 98 . . . . . 78 . . 80 81 82 . . 88 89 90 . . . . . 09 . . . 67 68 85 86 87 88 . . . . . 92 . . . 99 00 . . 87 88 89 . . . 59 60 . . 63 64 65 . . . . . 96
12 Quirao, Gabrielle. . . . . . . . 09 74 98 08 97 99 96 85 91 94 91 93 11 77 80 97 81 98 93 05 10
Rabinoz, Mark . . . . . . . . . 74 Radtke, Steve. . . . . 95 96 97 98 Rahl, Brian . . . . . . . . . 05 06 Ramirez, Yumi . . . . . . 94 95 96 Randall, Josh . . . . . . . . . . 97 Ransom, Sam. . . . . . . . 95 96 Reasor, Reid . . . . . . . . . . 82 Reecy, Amy . . . . . . 88 89 90 91 Reed, Michael . . . . 91 92 93 94 Reichel, Rhonda . . . . . . . . 88 Releford, Craig . . . . . . . 90 91 Rembert, Reggie . . . . . . 09 10 Remington, Jeffrey. . . . 75 76 77 Renner, Robert . . . . . . . 79 80 Renton, Jessica. . . . . . . . . 94 Rhoades, Nancy . . . . . . . . 78 Rhoads, Gretchen . . . . 95 96 97 Ricca, Eli . . . . . . . 90 91 92 93 Richardson, Erin . . . 02 03 04 05 Richter, Thomas . . . . . . . . 08
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Lawson, Dave . . . . . . 74 75 76 Lawson, James . . . . . . 63 64 65 Layman, Michael. . . . . 74 75 76 Leake, Victoria . . . . . . . . . 99 Lee, Ida Marie . . . . 88 89 90 91 Lee, Michael . . . . . . . . 75 76 Lee, Norman III. . . . . . 61 62 63 Lee, Sean . . . . . . . . . . 97 98 Lee, Williams . . . . . 74 75 76 77 Lentz, Daniel . . . . . . . 76 77 78 Lewis, Brenda . . . . . . . 86 87 Lewis, Richard . . . . 86 87 88 89 Lews, Travis. . . . . . . . 94 95 96 Lin, Viki . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Linares, Ricardo . . . . . 76 77 78 Lindhorst, Chris . . . . . 91 92 93 Lindsley, Dana . . . . 80 81 82 83 Linvel, Shannon . . . . . . . . 88 Lissy, David . . . . . . . . 05 06 08 Little, Ty. . . . . . . . . . . 93 94 Livingston, Donald . . . . 57 58 59 Lizzol, Buddy . . . . . . . 02 03 04 Loeffler, Jerry. . . . . . . . . . 93 Loker, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . 79 Lopez, Joe . . . . . . 98 99 00 01 Lostetter, Vincent . . 86 87 88 89 Loving, Andy . . . . . . . . . . 93 Lovy, Renne . . . . . 80 81 82 83 Lowenthal, Kristi . . . 93 94 95 96 Luina, Nick . . . . . . . . 05 06 07 Lundberg, Sven . . . . . . . . 99 Lutton, Max . . . . . . . . . . 09 Lynch, Katie . . . . . . . . 08 09
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Richter, Zach . . . . . . . . 99 00 Riley, Elaine. . . . . . . . . . . 92 Riley, Wendell . . . . . . . . . 78 Rimsky, Mike . . . . . . . . . . 94 Ritter, Lori . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Rivera, Amanda . . . . . . . . 97 Rivers, Kevin . . . . . . . . 08 09 Roberdeau, Chris . . . . . 97 99 Roberts, Byron . . . . . . 79 80 81 Robinson, Chris . . . . . . . . 99 Robinson, Jen . . . . 91 92 93 94 Robinson, Kelly. . . . 05 06 07 08 Robinson, LaTravia. . 01 02 03 04 Robinson, Terry . . . . . . . . 08 Robinson, Thomas Jr. . . . 79 80 Rock, Frederick. . . . . . . 69 70 Rock, Jonathan. . . . . . . 09 10 Roderick, Norman . . . . . 61 62 Rogers, Cort . . . . . . . . . . 09 Rogers, Shane . . . . 96 97 00 01 Rojas, Daniel . . . . . 81 82 83 84 Roland, Dion . . . . . . . 92 94 95 Romanko, Ally . . . . 07 08 09 10 Romero, David . . . . 99 00 01 02 Rominger, John. . . . . . . 67 68 Rooney, Daniel . . . . . . 80 81 82 Root, David . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Ross, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . 66 Rossi, Frank. . . . . . . . . . . 86 Rountree, Sarah . . . . . . 03 04 Royster, Don . . . . . . . 93 94 95 Rubio, Stu . . . . . . . . . 97 98 Rucker, Sharon . . . . . . 81 82 83 Rupel, Patrick . . . . . . . 74 75 Ryan, Michael B. . . . . . . . . 70 Ryan, Michael S. . . . . . . 74 75
98 65 03 11 61 03 88 87 86 72 84 10 60 09 59 89 07 89 86 10 81 91 86 81 12 91 84 67 86 80 91 87 11 00
Sadler, Bob . . . . . . . . 96 97 98 Sammons, Ronald . . . . . . . 63 Sanders, Jason . . . . . . . . . 00 Santiago, Jon . . . . . . 08 09 10 Sanzenbacher, Frederick . . . 59 Sargent, William . . . . . . 02 03 Sather, Scott . . . . . . . . 86 87 Saulski, Joseph . . . . . . 84 85 86 Savino, Vincent. . . . 83 84 85 86 Sbach, Dennis . . . . . . 70 71 72 Schaefer, Andrew . . . . 81 82 83 Schafer, Jessica. . . . . . . . . 07 Schehr, Richard . . . . . . 58 59 Schenk, Addison . . . . . . . . 06 Schmidt, Karl . . . . . . . 57 58 59 Schone, Michael . . . . . 87 88 89 Schwandt, Matt . . . 04 05 06 07 Schwartz, Chris. . . . . . . . . 86 Schwartz, Terese . . . . . . . . 83 Schweitzer, Andy. . . . . . 07 09 Schwindt, James . . . . . 79 80 81 Scott, John . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Schwartz, Terese . . . . . . . . 83 Schwindt, James . . . . . 79 80 81 Schwochow, Kyle. . . . . . . . 10 Scott, John . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Scott, LaMont . . . . . . . 81 83 Scott, Michael . . . . . . . . . 65 Scott, Todd . . . . . . 83 84 85 86 Senz, Tanya . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Sersun, Douglas . . . 88 89 90 91 Sersun, Ken. . . . . . . . . 86 87 Severino, Chris . . . . . . . 09 10 Shanahan, Patrick . . . . . 99 00
78 12 87 82 77 85 76 95 91 13 11 13 97 82 73 90 95 97 94 02 08 84 00 91 12 92 00 82 12 98 10 07 69 83 85 81 00 88 72 09 06 70 11 06 02 02 00 92 89 99 82 91 12 98 07 72 03 05 63 67 85 94 98 12 64 65 91 93 94
Shankle, Michael. . . . . . . . 75 Shealy, Kimber . . . . . . . 09 10 Shedd, William . . . . 84 85 86 87 Shelton, Cynthia . . . . . . . . 79 Sheppard, Garry . . . . . . 76 77 Sheridan, Kim . . . . . . . . . 82 Shirey, William . . . . 73 74 75 76 Short, Margaret . . . . . . . . 92 Simmons, Andy . . . . . . 89 90 Simmons, Cale . . . . . . . . . 10 Simmons, Rachel . . . . 08 09 10 Simmons, Rob . . . . . . . . . 10 Simon, David . . . . . . . . . . 97 Sisson, M. A. . . . . . . . . . . 82 Sisson, Timothy . . . . . . . . 73 Sivacek, Rebecca. . . . . . 85 86 Slucas, Allison . . . . . . . . . 93 Smith, Adrian. . . . . 94 95 96 97 Smith, Brenda . . . . . . 92 93 94 Smith, Glory . . . . . . . . . . 99 Smith, Greg. . . . . . . . . 05 06 Smith, Jeff . . . . . . . . . 81 82 Smith, Jesse . . . . . . . 98 99 00 Smith, Karen Michelle . . . . . 88 Smith, Manny . . . . . . . . . 10 Smith, Mark . . . . . . . . 90 91 Smith, Rachel . . . . 97 98 99 00 Smith, Roderick . . . . . . . . 79 Smith, Travis . . . . . . . . . . 10 Smith, Zach. . . . . . . . 96 97 98 Snider, Danielle . . . . . . . . 07 Snyder, Ashley . . . . . . . . . 04 Snyder, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . 68 Somerson, Lisa . . . . . . 80 81 82 Sowell, Michael . . . . . . 82 83 Spedding, Ben . . . . . . . . . 79 Speed, Alex (Thad). . . . . 97 98 Speight, Calvin . . . . 85 86 87 88 Spindle, William . . . . . . . . 70 Soto, Jessica . . . . . . . . . . 08 St. Clair, Dan . . . . . 03 04 05 06 Stamm, William . . . . . . 69 70 Stanley, Tyler . . . . . . 08 09 10 Stanton, Mary Ashley . . . . . 03 Starling, Greg. . . . . 99 00 01 02 Steenberge, Greg . . . . . 00 02 Stehwein, Jenny . . . 97 98 99 00 Stein, Cindy. . . . . . . . . . . 91 Stephens, Michael . . 86 87 88 89 Stevens, Mark . . . . . . . 98 99 Stevenson, M. . . . . . . 80 81 82 Stewart, Todd . . . . 88 89 90 91 Stoddard, Jordyn. . . . . . 09 10 Stolkowski, Meng . . . . . . . 95 Stone, Rebecca. . . . 04 05 06 07 Stone, Thomas . . . . . . 70 71 72 Stoner, Justin . . . . . . . . 00 01 Storbeck, Derek . . . 02 03 04 05 Storms, Robert . . . . . . . . . 61 Stovall, Dale . . . . . . . 65 66 67 Stoyle, Richard . . . . . . . . . 82 Stratton, Todd . . . . . . . 92 93 Streff, Candy . . . . . . . . . . 95 Stucky, Dillon. . . . . . . . . . 09 Sultany, Dennis. . . . . . 62 63 64 Svob, Robert . . . . . . . . 63 65 Swain, Kristine . . . . . . . . . 88 Swayze, Jocelyn . . . . . 91 92 93 Swenson, Phil . . . . . . 91 92 93
73 Taft, Robert. . . . . . . . 71 72 73
90 04 90 04 92 87 86 68 12 67 82 03 68 02 01 76 02 05 89 13 86 79 03 05 13 08 98 63 86 11
Taylor, Craig . . . . . . . . 89 90 Taylor, Jean . . . . . . 01 02 03 04 Teague, Sherry . . . . 87 88 89 89 Temple, Sean . . . . . 01 02 03 04 Tenney, Mike . . . . . 89 90 91 92 Testa, Micky . . . . . . . . 84, 85 Tew, Gary . . . . . . . 83 84 85 86 Thomas, Michael . . . . . 66 67 Thomas, Rachel . . . . . . . . 10 Thomas, Robert . . . . . 65 66 67 Thomas, Vicki . . . . 79 80 81 82 Thompson, David . . 00 01 02 03 Thompson, James . . . . . 66 67 Thompson, Jarek. . . . . . . . 00 Thompson, Kristen. . . . . 00 01 Thompson, Robert. . . . 74 75 76 Thompson, Robert. . . . . . . 01 Thraikill, Ainsley . . . . . . . . 02 Tibbitts, Jean . . . . . . . . . . 86 Tibbs, Michael . . . . . . . . . 10 Toliver, Renea . . . . 83 84 85 86 Tomkinson, Stanley . . . . . . 77 Torbert, Domonique. . . . . . 00 Torguson, Erik . . . . . . 03 04 05 Torres, Lesly . . . . . . . . . . 10 Trichler, Kristin . . . . . . . . . 05 Truesdale, Michelle . . . . . . 95 Tucker, Douglas . . . . . . . . 61 Turner, M Scott. . . . . . . 85 86 Tyner, Justin . . . . . . 08 09 10
13 Udensi, Uzor . . . . . . . . . . 10 84 Urrutia, Linda . . . . . . 81 82 83 68 11 13 61 00 08 72 62 92 95
Vail, Thomas M . . . . . . . . 68 Van Fossen, Connor . . 08 09 10 Van Rassen, Loren . . . . . . . 10 Van Sant, Bradley . . . . . . . 59 Van Weezendonk, M. . . 97 98 99 Van Wyngaarden, J . 05 06 07 08 Vandame, Richard . . . . 70 71 72 Viccellio, Henry Jr. . . . . 60 61 62 Violet, Karen . . . . . . . . . . 89 Volpe, Clifton. . . . . . . . 94 95
97 00 64 12 07 06 80 11 84 13 85 70 83 95 86 66 74 81 82 84 91 92 82 10 77 89
Wadd, Matt . . . . . . . . . . 94 Wallace, Lonzo . . . . . . . . . 97 Wallender, Harvey III . . . . . 62 Walmsley, James. . . . . . 09 10 Walsh, Brian . . . . . 04 05 06 07 Walter, Mark . . . . . 03 04 05 06 Walters, Donald . . . 77 78 79 80 Ward, Katherine . . . . 08 09 10 Ward, Tammy . . . . . . . . . 81 Warnick, Wyatt. . . . . . . . . 10 Washington, Joy . . . . . . 82 83 Waskow, Thomas . . . . . 69 70 Waszkiewicz, Margaret . . . . 80 Watkins, Brian . . . . . . . . . 94 Watsek, Darrel . . . . 83 84 85 86 Watson, Richard . . . . . . . . 64 Watson, Ronald . . . . . 71 72 74 Watson, Yvonne . . . . . . . . 78 Watts, Wendi. . . . . . . . . . 79 Weaver, Gay . . . . . . . . . . 81 Weaver, Rod . . . . . . . 89 90 91 Webb, Steve . . . . . . . . . . 89 Weber, Annetta . . . 79 80 81 82 Weber, Katie . . . . . 07 08 09 10 Webster, Mark . . . . 74 75 76 77 Webster, Mark . . . . 86 87 88 89
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62 12 07 01 05 99 90 69 90 91 90 11 12 02 88 92 75 96 98 92 81 06 12 93 94 97 09 93 76 79 05 03 90 10 85 06 94 12 99 67 99 99 65 90 13 11 67 98 91 05 81 78
Wedemeyer, Austin . . . 60 61 62 Weingart, Margaret . . . . . . 09 Wells, Marcus . . . . 04 05 06 07 Wenckus, Dalia. . . . 98 99 00 01 Wengel, Abe . . . . . . . 03 04 05 Wesley, Reggie . . . . . . . 97 98 Weston, Richard . . . 87 88 89 90 Wetterer, Michael . . . . . 67 69 Wharton, James . . . . . . . . 88 Wheeler, Mona . . . 88 89 90 91 White, Dana . . . . . 87 88 89 90 White, Nercressaine . . . 08 09 10 White, Nick. . . . . . . . . 09 10 White, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . 99 White, Randall . . . . 85 86 87 88 White, Sam . . . . . . 89 90 91 92 Whitican, Fred . . . . 72 73 74 75 Whittingham, Sara. . . . 93 94 96 Wieland, Bryan. . . . . . . 97 98 Wilburn, Mike . . . . . . 89 90 91 Wiley, Janet . . . . . 77 78 79 80 Wilkinson, Kalib . . . . . 03 04 05 Willard, Elyse. . . . . . . . . . 09 Williams, Jay . . . . . . . . . . 93 Williams, Jeromy. . . . . . 91 92 Williams, Kevin. . . . . . . . . 94 Williams, Matt . . . . 06 07 08 09 Williams, Neal . . . . . . 90 91 92 Williams, Roderick . . 73 74 75 76 Williams, Steven . . . . . . 78 79 Willis, Brian. . . . . . . . . 04 05 Willis, David . . . . . . . . . . 00 Willman, Lisa . . . . . 87 88 89 90 Wills, Marshall . . . . . . . . . 09 Wilson, Burke . . . . . . . . . 82 Wilson, Nick . . . . . 03 04 05 06 Wimberly, Amber . . 91 92 93 94 Wineman, Amanda . . . . . . 10 Wirtz, Aaron . . . . . . . 97 98 99 Withers, Douglas. . . . . 65 66 67 Wolf, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Wolfe, Rob . . . . . . . . . 97 99 Wood, James . . . . . . . . . . 63 Wood, Jill Renee . . . . . 87 88 89 Wood, Zach. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Woods, LaDarius . . . . . . . . 08 Wooddell, Royce . . . . . 65 66 67 Woodward, Will . . . . 96 97 98 Wormack, Corey . . . . . . 90 91 Wright, Brittany . . . . . . 03 05 Wright, Robert . . . . 78 79 80 81 Wynn, David . . . . . . . 76 77 78
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99 Zarb-Cousin, Jason. . . . . . . 99
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Now in its 12th year, the MWC has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics. The Mountain West Conference has marked several achievements over its first 11 years of existence, most notably becoming the first to establish a sports television network dedicated solely to an intercollegiate athletic conference (The Mtn.). The Mountain West also was the first to experiment with the coaches challenge in the college football instant replay system, and was the first non-automatic-qualifying BCS conference to participate in and win two BCS bowl games. Additionally, the Mountain West was the first conference to have a member institution with No. 1 overall picks in both the NFL and NBA drafts in the same year (Utah’s Alex Smith and Andrew Bogut, respectively in 2005). With San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg claiming the No. 1 pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the Mountain West is one of two conferences to have the No. 1 selection in each of the NFL, NBA and MLB drafts since the MWC was founded in 1999. The Mountain West also ranks second in No. 1 draft picks in the NFL, NBA and MLB over the last six years with three overall. The Mountain West Conference is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most beautiful terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain West Conference boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which borders four MWC schools (Air Force, BYU, Colorado State and Utah). The high plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,220 feet – the highest Division I campus in the nation) contrast with the desert city of Las Vegas (the fastest growing metropolitan area in the West) and the Pacific Ocean locale of San Diego State. The southwestern flavor of New Mexico complements the western heritage and culture of Fort Worth, Texas, home of the MWC’s most recent member, TCU. HISTORY The Mountain West Conference was conceived on May 26, 1998, when the presidents of eight institutions — Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form a new NCAA Division I-A intercollegiate athletic conference. The split from the former 16-team conference re-established continuity and stability among the membership within the new league and signaled the continuation of its tradition-rich, long-standing athletic rivalries. Five of the MWC’s eight original members have been conference rivals since the 1960s (BYU, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado State), while San Diego State (1978) and Air Force
(1980) were longtime members as well. UNLV and TCU entered the fold in 1996 and the Rebels continued as one of the original eight institutions that formed the MWC in 1999. TCU rejoined the group with its first year of competition in the Mountain West in 2005-06. On June 17, 2010, Commissioner Craig Thompson announced the addition of Boise State University to the Mountain West Conference, effective July 1, 2011. When the MWC officially began operations on July 1, 1999, the new league had in place a seven-year contract with ESPN, giving the broadcaster exclusive national television rights to MWC football and men’s basketball, and three-year agreements to send the league’s football champion to the Liberty Bowl and a second team to the Las Vegas Bowl. Commissioner Craig Thompson also arranged a third bowl tie-in each of the first three years (1999 Motor City, 2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans) before securing a four-year deal with the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco in 2002. Entering the 2011 season, the MWC has five contracted bowl affiliations – the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, San Diego Country Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl and New Mexico Bowl. An innovator in the postseason bowl structure, the MWC engineered many “firsts,” as league teams have participated in five inaugural bowl games (2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans, 2002 San Francisco (Emerald), 2005 Poinsettia, 2006 New Mexico), as well as placing the first non-automatic- qualifying BCS team into a BCS bowl game with Utah’s appearance in the 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. EXPOSURE The Mountain West Conference continues to receive unprecedented national television exposure through a combination of telecasts on The Mtn., CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV) and VERSUS. In 2009-10, 46 football, 94 men’s basketball and 34 women’s basketball Conference controlled contests were broadcast nationally. On Aug. 26, 2004, CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV) and the Mountain West Conference announced a visionary partnership that revolutionized the college sports landscape. The landmark agreement was the first NCAA Division I football and men’s basketball conference-wide deal for CSTV and provided the network exclusive rights to all Conference events, including cable and satellite television coverage, national over the air and satellite radio, video-on-demand and online broadcast rights. In the summer of 2006, the centerpiece of this historic relationship was realized with the launch of The Mtn. – MountainWest Sports Network – the first sports network dedicated to serving a single collegiate athletic conference. Nearly 25,000 hours of MWC programming have aired on The Mtn. since the network’s launch on Sept. 1, 2006, and over 260 MWC events are shown live annually through a combination of telecasts on The Mtn., CBS College Sports Network and VERSUS.
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MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Pounds
2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Griswold. . . . . . . . . . . . .400-Meter Dash
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2001 outdoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Park 2005 indoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Picou 2005 outdoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Picou
2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Monaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Ana-Maria Ortega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault
HIGH POINT AWARD 2009 indoor . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sean Houseworth SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierra Poland
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CONFERENCE FINISHES INDOOR 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
MEN (PTS) . . . . . . . WOMEN (PTS) Fourth (111.50) . . . . . . Eighth (15) Third (130) . . . . . . . . Seventh (47) Third (130) . . . . . . . . . . Eighth (4) Third (135) . . . . . . . . . Eighth (25) Third (162.50) . . . . . . . . Eighth (8) Third (94.50). . . . . . . . Eighth (29) Fourth (105) . . . . . . . . . Ninth (16) Third (103) . . . . . . . . . Eighth (21) Third (127) . . . . . . . . . . Ninth (22) Third (91) . . . . . . . . Seventh (40) Fifth (83.5) . . . . . . . . . Eighth (34)
OUTDOOR 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
MEN (PTS) . . . . . . . WOMEN (PTS) Second (152) . . . . . . . Eighth (22) Second (182) . . . . . . . Eighth (16) Third (148.50) . . . . . . . Eighth (32) Third (129) . . . . . . . . . . Sixth (58) Third (161.50) . . . . . . Seventh (50) Second (168) . . . . . . Seventh (59) Fourth (96). . . . . . . . . Eighth (29) Third (146) . . . . . . .Seventh (47.50) Third (135) . . . . . . . . . . Ninth (26) Fourth (124) . . . . . . . Seventh (62) Fourth (113) . . . . . . .Eighth (59.50)
2003 . . . . . Bryant Bevan. Sean Temple . Jim Campbell.
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2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-Meter Hurdles Anthony Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long Jump 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caleb Pelger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heptathlon Travis Picou . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200-Meter Dash 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Picou . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200-Meter Dash Brian Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heptathlon 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Picou . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200-Meter Dash Kevin Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run 2008 . . . . . . . Sean Houseworth Nick Frawley . . . David Lissy . . . .
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2009 . . . . . . . Kellen Curry . . . Sean Houseworth Sean Houseworth
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2010 . . . . . . Nick Frawley . . Sara Neubauer. Sara Neubauer. Justin Tyner . .
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2002 . . . . . Tim Fritz . . . Ben Payne . . Paul Gensic. . Sean Temple . David Romero
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2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Payne . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Thomas Clark . . . . . . . . . . . 110-Meter Hurdles Tim Fritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw Dominique Boivin . . . . . . . . . . . . Discus Throw 2004 . . . . . Ben Payne . . Sean Temple . Anthony Park Dana Pounds.
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2005 . . . . . Travis Picou . Travis Picou . Nick Wilson . Dana Pounds.
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2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Dana Pounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run Sean Houseworth . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Nick Frawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Olivia Korte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discus Throw Matt Schwandt . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw Brian Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon 2008 . . . . . . Kevin Hawkins . Ian McFarland . Ian McFarland .
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2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skylar Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon 2010 . . . . . . Sara Neubauer. Sara Neubauer. Katie Weber . .
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COACH OF THE YEAR 2001 indoor . . . . . . 2001 outdoor . . . . . 2003 outdoor . . . . . 2004 indoor . . . . . . 2008 indoor . . . . . .
2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One-Mile Ben Payne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Franz, Clark, Blech, Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . DMR
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2000 . . . . . . Kevin Griswold. Joe Lopez. . . . Matt Puckett . . Men’s Team . . Dave Klein . . . Jake Gensic. . . Anthony Jones .
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2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Monaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Ben Payne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Jaime Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Men’s Team . . . . . . . . . . . . 4x400-Meter Relay Women’s Team . . . . . . . . Distance Medley Relay Tim Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Jump Ben Gensic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Ana-Maria Ortega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Anthony Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long Jump Kurt Duffy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pentathlon 2002 . . . . . . . Nick Bromberek . Brian Carpenter . Ben Payne . . . . Ben Payne . . . . Marc Fulson . . . Sean Temple . . . Men’s Team . . . Men’s Team . . . Jim Campbell. . . Paul Gensic. . . . Nick Bromberek . Paul Golando . .
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2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Bromberek . . . . . . . . . . . 200-Meter Dash Sean Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400-Meter Dash Bryant Bevan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run Sean Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-Meter Hurdles Tom Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-Meter Hurdles Men’s Team . . . . . . . . . . Distance Medley Relay Women’s Team . . . . . . . . Distance Medley Relay Jim Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Jump Anthony Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Triple Jump LaTravia Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Triple Jump Jim Campbell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pentathlon
2004 . . . . . . . Nick Bromberek . Ben Payne . . . . Brian Dumm . . . Ben Payne . . . . Brian Dumm . . . Sean Temple . . . Luke Marker . . . Jim Campbell. . . Men’s Team . . . Paul Gensic. . . . Anthony Park . . Chris Banks. . . . Anthony Park . . Nick Herald. . . . Caleb Pelger . . .
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2005 . . . . . . Travis Picou . . Travis Picou . . Kelly Robinson . Brian Dumm . . Paul Gensic. . . Caleb Pelger . .
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2006 . . . . . . Travis Picou . . Nicholas Luina . Kelly Robinson . Mark Walter . . Devin Hart . . . Brian Walsh . .
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2007 . . . . . . Travis Picou . . Travis Picou . . Kevin Hawkins . Kellen Curry . . Men’s Team . . Olivia Korte . . Brian Walsh . .
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2000 . . . . . . Kevin Griswold. Kevin Griswold. Joe Lopez. . . . Shane Rogers . David Romero . Team . . . . . . Jake Gensic. . . Doug Alfar . . . Joe Bonner . . .
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2001 . . . . . . . Brian Carpenter . Marc Fulson . . . Tom Clark . . . . Shane Rogers . . Team . . . . . . . Team . . . . . . . Tim Hughes . . . Ben Gensic . . . . Anthony Park . . Nick Bromberek . Anthony Park . . Shawn Johnson . Tim Fritz . . . . .
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2002 . . . . . . . Nick Bromberek . Brian Carpenter . Ben Payne . . . . Ben Payne . . . . Sean Temple . . . Marc Fulson . . . David Romero . . Albert Kelly. . . . Men’s Team . . . Paul Gensic. . . . Tim Fritz . . . . .
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2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Acs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Elissa Ballas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Ben Payne . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Nick Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Tom Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-Meter Hurdles Tom Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400-Meter Hurdles Paul Gensic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Christian Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Dominique Boivin . . . . . . . . . . . . Discus Throw Tim Fritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw Jocelyn Dooley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw Nick Herald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon 2004 . . . . . . . Ben Payne . . . . Ben Payne . . . . Sean Temple . . . Jim Campbell. . . Luke Marker . . . Paul Gensic. . . . Makisi Haleck . . Anthony Park . . Chris Banks. . . . Anthony Park . . Chris Banks. . . . Brandon Murphy Dana Pounds. . . Lacy DeWall . . .
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2005 . . . . . . Travis Picou . . Travis Picou . . Mark Walter . . Nick Wilson . . Brian Dumm . . Mark Walter . . Nick Wilson . . Paul Gensic. . . Olivia Korte . . Matt Schwandt Marcus Wells . Dana Pounds. . Brian Walsh . .
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2006 . . . . . . Kevin Hawkins . Nick Wilson . . Olivia Korte . . Matt Schwandt Dana Pounds. . Brian Walsh . .
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2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Tyner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Jonathan Rock . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Bryce Bergman . . . . . . . . . 110-Meter Hurdles Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4x400-Meter Relay Nick Frawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Sara Neubauer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shot Put Sara Neubauer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discus Throw Sara Neubauer. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hammer Throw Conner Van Fossen . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw Katie Weber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw Sara Neubauer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw
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2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Picou . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-Meter Dash Travis Picou . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200-Meter Dash Kevin Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run Sean Houseworth . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Joe Curran . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Kellen Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-Meter Hurdles Men’s Team . . . . . . . . . . . . 4x100-Meter Relay Nick Frawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Sara Neubauer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shot Put Olivia Korte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shot Put Olivia Korte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discus Throw Sara Neubauer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discus Throw Matt Schwandt . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw Casey Bayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw Brian Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon 2008 . . . . . . . Kevin Hawkins . . Ally Romanko . . Ian McFarland . . Ian McFarland . . Sean Houseworth Kellen Curry . . . Men’s Team . . . Nick Frawley . . . David Lissy . . . . Sara Neubauer. .
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2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ally Romanko . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run Sean Houseworth . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Kellen Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-Meter Hurdles Bryce Bergman . . . . . . . . . 110-Meter Hurdles Men’s Team . . . . . . . . . . . . 4x100-Meter Relay Nick Frawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Kimber Shealy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault Sara Neubauer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shot Put Sara Neubauer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discus Throw Robert Drye . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hammer Throw Paige Blackburn . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw Skylar Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon Noah Palicia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon
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With first-place finishes in the shot put and discus throw, as well as third-place marks in the hammer throw and javelin throw, Sara Neubauer became the first conference athlete to earn all-conference accolades in all four throwing events during the same championship meet.
2011 TEAM INFORMATION | MEET THE FALCONS | SEASON REVIEW | PROGRAM HISTORY | AIR FORCE ACADEMY
OUTDOOR ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES
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2010 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS | MEN’S RESULTS
AIR FORCE ACADEMY | PROGRAM HISTORY | SEASON REVIEW | MEET THE FALCONS | 2011 TEAM INFORMATION
February 25-27, 2010 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Albuquerque Convention Center
METER DASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skye Dawson, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.69 Charles Silmon, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.75 Lamaar Thomas, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 6.75 Mario Harris, WYO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.80 Stephen Michel, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.81 Mychal Dungey, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.82 Mark Barnes, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.85 Sulaiman Sayyid, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.87
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METER HURDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Pitts, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.08 De’Vron Walker, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.09 Phillip Bettis, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.25 Brandon Douglass, WYO . . . . . . . . . . 8.29 Nigel Joseph, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.35 Bryan Payne, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.39 Michael Tasker, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.43 Jay Petsch, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.44
LONG JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Jeremiah James, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . 24’6¼” 2. Lenyn Leonce, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . 24’6¼” 3. Kendall Spencer, UNM. . . . . . . . . . . 24’3¾” 4. Stephen Michel, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . 23’6¼” 5. Aaron Powell, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23’2½” 6. Anse Myller DeAraujo, BYU . . . . . . . . . 23’0” 7. Kyle Mills, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22’7¾” 8. Brandon Douglass, WYO . . . . . . . . . . 22’7”
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METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clemore Henry, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.02 Mychal Dungey, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . .21.05 Uzor Udensi, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.76 OJ Stoneham, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.77 Dell Guy, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.78 Kendall Spencer, UNM. . . . . . . . . . . .21.81 Mark Barnes, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.92 Thomas Trujillo, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . .22.26
4X400 METER RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Texas Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:09.73 2. Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:13.82 3. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:14.71 DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1. New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:01.74 2. Texas Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:03.43 3. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:05.76
TRIPLE JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Jeremiah James, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . 50’3½” 2. Stephen Michel, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . 50’3¼” 3. Ryan Billups, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49’9¼” 4. Nnamdi Agwu, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 49’4¼” 5. Aaron Powell, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48’9½” 6. Kyle Millis, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48’5½” 7. Anse Myller DeAraujo, BYU . . . . . . . . . 47’5” 8. Travis Smith, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47’2¼”
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METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Love, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.08 Rhyan Atrice, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.21 Clemore Henry, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.35 Dell Guy, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.57 Mario Harris, WYO. . . . . . . . . . . . . .48.03 Bryan Payne, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48.04 Kevin Biesinger, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .48.68
HIGH JUMP 1. Trevor Heiner, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6’10¾” 2. Zach Wood, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6’9” 3. Jeremiah James, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . 6’9” 4. Tyler Skinner, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’7½” 5. Travis Smith, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6’6” 6. Richard York, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’0¾” 6. Brandon Ribble, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . .6’0¾” 8. Phillip Bettis, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’0¾”
SHOT PUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Leif Arrhenius, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 59’9¾” 2. Daniel Lawson, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 58’8¾” 3. Tyson Williams, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 57’2¾” 4. Sean Tabor, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56’8¾” 5. Marcus Cannon, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . 55’7” 6. Ian Lettow, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54’0½” 7. Thomas Killen, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . 53’11¾” 8. Kyle Schwochow, AFA . . . . . . . . . . 53’8¼”
POLE VAULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Nick Frawley, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 17’4½” 2. Chase Cooper, AFA. . . . . . . . . . . . 17’4½” 3. Chris Little, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17’0¾” 4. Kirk Cooper, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’8¾” 5. Doug Dieker, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’8¾” 6. Tanner Emrich, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’8¾” 7. Kyle Walker, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’4¾” 8. Joel Nolan, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’4¾”
WEIGHT THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Leif Arrhenius, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 68’7¼” 2. Joe Plante, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60’3¼” 3. Oliver Whaley, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 60’2½” 4. Robert Drye, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . .59’11¼” 5. Ian Lettow, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58’3¼” 6. Sean Tabor, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53’11¼” 7. Tyson Williams, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 53’11” 8. Mark Sparks, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . 52’11½”
800-Meter Run 1. Lee Emanuel, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50.87 2. Brian Weirich, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . .1:51.28 3. James Heiner, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:52.66 4. Raffi Cote, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:52.79 5. Justin Hedin, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:52.89 6. Nick White, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:53.65 7. Jack Obrien, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:54.03 8. Tyler Stanley, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:55.56 ONE MILE RUN 1. Lee Emanuel, UNM . . 2. Rory Fraser, UNM . . . 3. David Bishop, UNM . . 4. Ross Millington, UNM . 5. Spenser Lynass, CSU . . 6. Matt Everett, UNM . . 7. Josh Adams, BYU. . . . 8. Robert Harrison, BYU .
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3000 METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Justin Tyner, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:21.59 2. Festus Kigen, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:22.54 3. Jacob Kirwa, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:22.56 4. Nathan Ogden, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .8:23.82 5. Jon Kotter, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:27.85 6. Jim Walmsley, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:28.09 7. Rory Fraser, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:30.83 8. Keith Gerrard, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . .8:31.80
TEAM SCORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159.5 2. Texas Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 3. New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123.5 4. Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 5. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.5 6. Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.5
5000 METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Festus Kigen, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:14.19 2. Justin Tyner, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:14.94 3. Nathan Odgen, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . 14:16.08 4. Jacob Kirwa, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:18.22 5. Chris Barnicle, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 14:18.53 6. Keith Gerrard, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 14:41.95 7. Jon Kotter, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:45.85 8. Daniel Wallis, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:05.73
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METER HURDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larissa Matthews, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . 8.41 Briana Johnson, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . 8.60 Annimari Korte, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.60 Candise Maxwell, UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . 8.70 Amy Otis, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.72 Fatima Makakala, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . 8.75 Sany Fortner, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Jennifer Schmitz, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . 8.93
TRIPLE JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Karoline Koehler, SDSU . . . . . . . . . 43’10½” 2. Neidra Covington, TCU . . . . . . . . . 41’11½” 3. Tanesha Johnson, CSU. . . . . . . . . . . . 41’3” 4. Alex Evans, SDSU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40’4¾” 5. Whitney Gipson, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . 39’1¾” 6. Madara Dzalbe, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . 38’11½” 7. Meaghann Peak, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 37’8” 8. Thoraya Maronsey, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . 37’5”
METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mindy McClurkin, BYU . . . . . . . . . . .23.34 Chaniqua Corinealdi, TCU . . . . . . . . . .23.67 Teneshia Peart, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .23.91 Karoline Koehler, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . .24.07 Porshe Giddings, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .24.32 Tanesha Johnson, CSU. . . . . . . . . . . .24.39 Emily Blok, UNLV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.61 Larissa Matthews, TCU . . . . . . . . . . .24.80
4X400 METER RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Texas Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:41.57 2. Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:42.02 3. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:45.35 DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:38.59 2. Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:50.02 3. New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:05.64
SHOT PUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sara Neubauer, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . 53’11” 2. Kelsey Samuels, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . 50’9¼” 3. Stormy Harrison, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . 49’5¾” 4. Jennifer Ugochukwu, CSU. . . . . . . . 46’11¾” 5. Sara Talley, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44’11¾” 6. Tiana Ili, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44’4¼” 7. Ashley Hutchinson, WYO . . . . . . . . . . 44’2” 8. Nikkie Rudder, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . 43’3¼”
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METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Afiya Walker, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53.40 Kristal Juarez, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53.43 Nicole Stone, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .53.69 Natalie Stewart, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .54.63 Alyssa Johnson, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . .56.12 Kelsey Williamson, UNLV . . . . . . . . . .56.31 Taylor Gardner, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . .57.84 Quinterra Charles, TCU . . . . . . . . . . .62.15
HIGH JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Ada Robinson, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’11¼” 2. Langley Iverson, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . .5’8¾” 3. Diana Blauer, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5’8¾” 4. Sandy Fortner, UNM. . . . . . . . . . . . .5’7¾” 5. Johna Jeffries, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’6” 6. Emily Hanna, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5’4¼” 6. Sonni Russell, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5’4¼” 8. Brianna LeRoy, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . .5’4¼”
WEIGHT THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sara Neubauer, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 60’2” 2. Ashley Hutchinson, WYO . . . . . . . . . 59’2¼” 3. Sarah Grimm, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . 57’10¼” 4. Tipaleli Fotu, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56’9¼” 5. Amanda Aimone, WYO . . . . . . . . . . 56’5¾” 6. Deezbaa Whaley, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . 55’6¼” 7. Cassandra Woodall, BYU . . . . . . . . . 55’3¾” 8. Meagan Berg, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55’3”
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METER RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lacey Cramer, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . .2:05.55 Nachelle Stewart, BYU. . . . . . . . . . .2:07.06 Angela Wagner, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .2:08.90 Nicole Clark, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:09.04 Ally Romanko, AFA. . . . . . . . . . . . 2:09.15 Josefine Koskinen, SDSU . . . . . . . . .2:12.41 Lucy Yates, UTAH. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:12.91 Alex Darling, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:13.05
POLE VAULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Stephanie James, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . 14’1¼” 2. Rachel Brooke Fisher, BYU . . . . . . . 13’11¼” 3. Kari Clark, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13’1½” 4. Kimber Shealy, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . 12’9½” 5. Kelsy Hintz, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12’9½” 6. Kelli Ehardt, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12’9½” 7. Kelly Fortner, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . 12’5½” 8. Tawny Lambuth, AFA . . . . . . . . . . 12’5½”
PENTATHLON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sandy Fortner, UNM. . . . . . . . . . . . .4,147 2. Amy Otis, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,053 3. Kristen Kugler, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,796 4. Brianna LeRoy, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . .3,519 5. Emily Hanna, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,486 6. Danielle McCarty, AFA. . . . . . . . . . . 3,448 7. Mindy Robins, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,391 8. Britney Jackson, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . .3,338
ONE MILE RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Angela Wagner, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .4:55.87 2. Amanda Mergaert, UTAH . . . . . . . . .4:57.38 3. Ashley Gibson, UNM . . . . . . . . . . .4:58.53 4. Sarah Edwards, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .4:59.09 5. Sarah Yingling, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .5:00.57 6. Michaelanne Laurent, BYU . . . . . . . .5:01.02 7. Ruth Senior, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:04.91 8. Aliese Willard, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . .5:11.07
LONG JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Karoline Koehler, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . 21’3¼” 2. Mindy McClurkin, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . 20’9” 3. Whitney Gipson, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . 20’5¼” 4. Neidra Covington, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . 20’5” 5. Kai Wheeler, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19’4¾” 6. Sandy Fortner, UNM. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18’9” 7. Brianna LeRoy, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . . 18’6” 8. Deja Edwards, UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . 18’5¾”
TEAM SCORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 2. Texas Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129.5 3. San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 4. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 5. New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 6. Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.5 7. Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 8. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 9. Nevada-Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3000 METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Alyssa Abbott, UTAH. . . . . . . . . . . .9:55.54 2. Rose Tanui, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:56.18 3. Ellie Rastall, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:57.73 4. Rachel Lange, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:59.20 5. Nicky Archer, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00.04 6. Bailey Kuestermeyer, UNLV . . . . . . . 10:01.85 7. Katie Bowen, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:01.86 8. Lacey Oeding, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 10:02.17 5000 METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Rose Tanui, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:09.46 2. Katie Bowen, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:22.83 3. Nicole Nielsen, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . 17:22.91 4. Katy Andrews, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . 17:23.01 5. Ellie Rastall, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:25.58 6. Lacey Oeding, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 17:31.05 7. Bailey Kuestermeyer, UNLV . . . . . . . 17:31.61 8. Nicky Archer, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 17:39.54
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METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Silmon, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.24 Lamaar Thomas, UNM . . . . . . . . . . .10.33 Mychal Dungey, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . .10.38 Mark Barnes, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.41 Stephen Michel, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . .10.46 Mario Harris, WYO. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.48 Skye Dawson, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.50 OJ Stoneham, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.66
110 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
METER HURDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Pitts, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.18 De’Vron Walker, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . .14.39 Bryce Bergman, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.60 Brandon Douglass, WYO . . . . . . . . . .14.75 Kelby Dias, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.76 Lance Walker, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.93 .14 14.93 14 93 Brandon Ribble, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . .15.15 .15 15. 5 15 1 Tanner Emrich, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.53 .22.5 53 5 3
TRIPLE JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8¾ 50’ 50 8 8¾” 1. Ryan Billups, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50’8¾” 50’ 5 50 0 0½” 2. Ty Kirk, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50’0½” O . . . . . . . . . . . 49’9¾” 49’ 4 49 9 9¾” 3. Stephen Michel, WYO SU . . . . . . . . . . . . 49’2½” 49’ 49 9 2½” 4. Nnamdi Agwu, CSU 5. Travis Smith,, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49’2½” Aaron Powell, Powel Po wee l,, BYU U . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48’2¾” 48’ 48 4 8’2¾” 8 2¾ 6. Aaron 7. Kyle Kyylee Mills, Milil BYU BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48’0¾” 48’0¾” 7. n Mabin, Mab ab n, CSU abin abi U . . . . . . . . . . . . 47’1¾” 47’ 4 7 1¾” 1¾ 8. Caston
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METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mychal Dungey, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . .20.64 Charles Silmon, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.65 Mario Harris, WYO. . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.98 Dell Guy, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.01 Mark Barnes, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.03 Clemore Henry, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.37 Thomas Trujillo, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . .21.52 OJ Stoneham, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.79
400 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8.
METER HURDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kekoa Chavez, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.74 Clint Renfro, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.82 .50. 0.8 0.82 0. Jordan Pitts, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51.17 .51 1.17 Bryce Bergman, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.48 51. 1..4 48 8 Nigel Joseph, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51.60 .5 51.60 0 Bryan Payne, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51.74 .5 51 51 1.74 4 Lance Walker,, B BY BYU YU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51.86 .5 51.86 51 6
S HOT PU UT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UT SHOT PUT ieel Lawson, Lawson on, BYU BYY . . . . . . . . . . . . 60’3¼” 60’3¼” ¼ 1. Dani Daniel Arr Ar A r heniu rr us, BYU BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58’8” 58’8 8” 2. Leif Arrhenius, 3. Tyson Tyso on Williams, on William ms, s CSU CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56’8” 56’8” 3. 4. Sean n Tabor, Tab abor, TCU TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56’1¼” TC 56’ 5 56 6 1¼ ¼” 4. 5. Marcus Marc rcu rc ccus Cannon, Cann non on, TCU U . . . . . . . . . . 55’11¼” 55’11¼ ¼” 5. Thom mas Killen, Killen, TCU U . . . . . . . . . . . . 54’7½” 54 54’7½ 54’ 4’7½”” 4’ 6. Thomas Leeett ttow, ow, ow w CS CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53’11”” CSU 7. Ian Lett 8.. Kyle 8 Kyylle e Sc SSch Schwochow, ch hwochow, AFA A . . . . . . . . . . . 51’9” 51’9 51’ 9””
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METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dell Guy, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46.39 Rhyan Atrice, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46.91 Clemore Henry, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .46.95 Manny Smith, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.32 Kevin Biesinger, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.49 Chris Severino, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.75 James Derek McCall, BYU . . . . . . . . . .47.88 Jason Easley, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49.98
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METER RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Waite, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48.73 Lee Emanuel, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . .1:49.46 Sam Evans, UNM. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50.08 Tyler Stanley, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:50.33 Jack OBrien, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50.39 Brian Weirich, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50.48 Sean Zurko, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50.72 Ryan Friese, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:51.00
1500 METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Lee Emanuel, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 3:44.99S 2. Brian Weirich, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . .3:47.03 3. David Bishop, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . .3:47.34 4. Ross Millington, UNM . . . . . . . . . . .3:47.48 5. Festus Kigen, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:49.51 6. Alex Zubey, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:51.11 7. Jim Walmsley, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:51.78 8. Josh Adams, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:53.01 5000 METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Chris Barnicle, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 14:18.20 2. Justin Tyner, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:19.31 3. Rory Fraser, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:40.30 4. Ross Millington, UNM . . . . . . . . . . 14:52.29 5. Jim Walmsley, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . 14:54.46 6. Zach Nordahl, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . 14:58.06 7. Jeremy Drenckhahn, AFA . . . . . . . 15:07.15 8. Festus Kigen, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:07.91 10,000 METER RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Jacob Kirwa, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:42.53 2. Jonathan Kotter, BYU . . . . . . . . . . 31:45.83 3. Jon Rock, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:04.74 4. Daniel Wallis, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:34.14 5. Jeremy Drenckhahn, AFA . . . . . . . 32:53.97 6. Allen Pittman, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 33:00.04 7. Brock Hagerman, UNM . . . . . . . . . 33:11.43 8. Andrew Lesser, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . 33:30.26
METER STEEPLECHASE 3,000 MET T E R STEEP EPL EP P ECHAS ASEE . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard 1. Rich ch hard Nelson, hard ha Nel elson, BYU. el BYU YU. . . . . . . . . . . .9:14.32 .9:1 9:1 9: :14.3 32 Ryan 2. Rya an Merriman, Merrriman an, BY BYU . . . . . . . . . . .9:16.75 .9 9:16.7 75 3. Alexx Willis, Willis iiss, s UNM UN NM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:18.74 .9:18.7 74 Regan BYU 4. Rega an Frey, Frey ey, BY ey YU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:23.11 .9:2 9:23.11 9:2 Keyser, CSU 5. Jake Key K seer, CS SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:26.98 .9:26.9 6.98 6.9 8 6. Josh Adams, Adamss, BYU. BYYU.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:27.61 .9:2 27.61 7. Spenser Spensser e Lynass, Lyn nass,, CSU CSSU . . . . . . . . . . . .9:35.27 .9 9:35.27 8. Sean Stam, Sttam, UNM. UNM M . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:37.06 METER RELAY 4X100 METE E R REL L AY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Texas Christi Chrristi i an n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.69 . 39 9.69 9 Mexico 2. New Mexic ico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40.40 ic . 40 0.40 0 3. Colorado do o State Sta St tate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40.97 ta .40. 0 97 0. 4X400 MET METER ER RELAY AY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Brigham Brigham Young You ou o ung n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:08.81 .3:08.8 81 2. Texas Texaas Christi Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:09.76 .3:0 3 9.7 3: 76 3. Air FForce orce orc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:12.57 3 2.57 3: 3:1 7 HIGH HIG G H JUMP MP P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Trevor T evor Hein Tr Heiner, ner, er B BYU. YU. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6’10¾” 6’1 6 10¾” 2. Caston Casto Ca stt n Mabin, sto M Mab abin, CSU SU . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’8¼” .6’8 6’8 ’’8 8¼” 8¼” ¼ 3. Tyler Skinner, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6’7” 4. Zach h Woo Wood Wood, d, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6’7” 5. Travis Smith, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6’4¾” 6. Richard York, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . .6’1½” .6’1 6 ½” 7. Jaymes Talkington, WYO . . . . . . . . . 5’11½” 5’ 1 8. Phillip Bettis, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’11½” 5’1 5 11 1½” ½” POLE VAULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Chris Little, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17’8½” 1 8½” 17’ ½”” 2. Kyle Walker, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17’4½” 17 7’4½” 7’ 3. Nick Frawley, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 17’0¾” 17’0¾ 0¾ 0¾” 0¾ 4. Kirk Cooper, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’8¾”” 5. Joel Nolan, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’4¾” 6. Rob Simmons, AFA. . . . . . . . . . . . 16’4¾” 7. Sam Potter, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’4¾” 8. Tanner Emrich, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 16’4¾” LONG JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Lenyn Leonce, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . 24’10½” 2. Jeremiah James, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . 24’6¼” 3. Anse Myller DeAraujo, BYU . . . . . . . . 24’1¾” 4. Ty Kirk, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23’7¼” 5. Jay Petsch, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23’3¼” 6. Stephen Michel, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . 23’3¼” 7. Phillip Bettis, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23’2½” 8. Aaron Powell, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23’1¼”
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DISCUS C TH CUS THR THROW. ROW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.. Leif 1 Leeiff Arrhenius, Arrh hen nius us,, BYU BYU Y . . . . . . . . . . . . 189’9” 189 89’9” 9 2 Thomas 2. Th hom oma o mas ma as Killen, Kill Kil ili en, n,, TCU TC CU . . . . . . . . . . . . 186’8” 186’ 86’8”” WYO 3. Joe 3. J e Plante, Jo Plan nte, W YO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165’5” 165’5” 4. Daniel Daanieel Lawson, Law wso on, n BYU BYYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 163’1” CSU 5. Cameron Cam mer eron n Carter, Caarterr, C SU U . . . . . . . . . . 161’10” 161’10 161 10” 10 6. Sean Sean Se a Tabor, T bor Tabor Tab or, TCU TC CU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161’10” 161’10 161 ’10”” ’10 7. James e Cole, es Cole Co le, AFA le AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158’3” 158 3 8.. Mark 8 M rkk Spa Ma Sparks Sparks, r ,W rk WYO YO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157’3” 157 3 HAMMER HAM AM M MER M TH ME THROW H ROW OW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Leif Leeiff Arrhenius, Arrrh henius u , BYU BYU U . . . . . . . . . . . 205’11” 205 2. Oliver 2. Olive verr Whaley, ve Wha Wha haley, y BY BYU U . . . . . . . . . . . . 202’8” 202 02’8 02 ’8” ’8 3. Sam Sam Lambert, Lamb Lamb ambert ert,, WYO WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . 191’2” 191 2 4. Ro Rober Robert bertt Drye D Drye, rye,, AFA AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 185’10” 185’10 185 1 ” 5.. Joe Plante, 5 Plan ante, t WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179’7” 17 79’7” 6.. Ian CSU 6 n Lett Lettow, CS C U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177’0” 17 77’0 0” 7.. Tyson 7 Tys ysson Williams, Willia iiaams, CSU CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 167’8” 16 67’8 8” 8.. Sean 8 Sea eaan Tabor, Tabo or,, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166’7” 16 66’7 7” JJAVELIN AVELII N TTHROW HR ROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Chris Ch hris Reno, Reno, BYU BYYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240’8” 240 24 4 ’8” 2. Sean Richardson, BYU . . . . . . . . . . 234’11” 3. Conner Van Fossen, AFA. . . . . . . . . 223’7” 4. Blaine Baker, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215’0” 215 15’’0” 15 5. Wyatt Warnick, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . 197’7” 197’7”” 19 6. Jon Santiago, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 183’7” 183’7 ’7 7” 7. Richard York, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . 183’7” 183 3’7” 8. Eric Storey, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177’10” 177 10” 177’10 DECATHLON DECATH DE H LON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Richard 1 R cha Ri chard rd York, Yo k, Yor k, UNM NM . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,292 .7,2 7,29 7,2 92 Petsch, 2 Jay 2. J yP Ja etsch, h WY WYO O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,112 .7 7 112 7,112 3. Brian Brria ian n Wilson, W lson, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,762 Wi .6,7 6,762 62 4. Phillip, P illip, Ph ip, Betti Be s, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,496 .6 6 496 6,4 4 5 Michael 5. Mich ch cha h ell Tibbs, TTib bbs, b AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,475 6. Josh JJo osh McMillin, McM Mc c illllin, in CSU CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,352 7. Brett Brrett Birkeland, Birke keela llan a d, d BYU YU . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,243 Jeremy UNM 8. Jerem my LLee, ee, UN NM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,920 TEAM SCORES 1. BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 2. New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 3. TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 14 4. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 5. Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 9 6. Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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METER HURDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larissa Matthews, TCU . . . . . . . . . . .13.49 Briana Johnson, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . .13.92 Amy Otis, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.94 Kiersten Kirkland, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . .14.13 Angela Kaplar, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.17 Fatima Makakala, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . .14.23 Candise Maxwell, UNLV . . . . . . . . . . .14.29 Mindy Robins, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.36
TRIPLE JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Neidra Covington, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . 44’2” 2. Deanna Young, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 43’3¼” 3. Alex Evans, SDSU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41’0¼” 4. Madara Dzalbe, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . 40’5½” 5. Tanesha Johnson, CSU. . . . . . . . . . . 40’0½” 6. Kai Wheeler, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 39’11½” 7. Thoraya Maronsey, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . 39’3” 8. Olivia Downing, CSU. . . . . . . . . . . . 37’7¾”
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METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mindy McClurkin, BYU . . . . . . . . . . .23.32 Chauncey David-Jacobs, UNLV . . . . . . .23.87 Chaniqua Corinealdi, TCU . . . . . . . . . .23.93 Kristal Juarez, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.16 Emily Blok, UNLV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.45 Porshe Giddings, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .24.62 Jessika Hornsby, SDSU. . . . . . . . . . . .24.78 Quinterra Charles, TCU . . . . . . . . . . .24.98
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METER HURDLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alyssa Christensen, BYU. . . . . . . . . . .59.34 Chelsey Kaplar, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . .59.89 Taylor Gardner, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . .60.58 Chelsea Taylor, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .61.59 Ashley Miknis, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . .61.69 Andrea Frary, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . .64.43 Christine Lowe, UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . .68.73 Kiersten Kirkland, SDSU . . . . . . . . . .1:59.36
SHOT PUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sara Neubauer, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . 51’1½” 2. Stormy Harrison, TCU . . . . . . . . . . 50’11½” 3. Kelsey Samuels, TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50’0” 4. Jennifer Ugochukwu, CSU. . . . . . . . . 46’9½” 5. Nikkie Rudder, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . 46’7¼” 6. Jeanette McConnell, SDSU . . . . . . . 45’11¾” 7. Maria Rodriguez, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . 45’9¼” 8. Paige Blackburn, AFA . . . . . . . . . . 45’8½”
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METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristal Juarez, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52.91 Afiya Walker, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52.93 Quinterra Charles, TCU . . . . . . . . . . .53.58 Chauncey David-Jacobs, UNLV . . . . . . .54.14 Tawsha Brazley, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . .54.98 Shirley Pitts, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55.02 Lauryn McKay, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . .55.79 Ashley Mosley, UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . .55.80
3000 METER STEEPLECHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Kristen Hemphill, CSU . . . . . . . . . . 10:35.85 2. Ruth Senior, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:48.90 3. Katie Bowen, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00.44 4. Katy Andrews, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . 11:08.00 5. Nicole Peters, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:14.02 6. Sarah Muniz, UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . 11:22.87 7. Carolyn Boosey, UNM . . . . . . . . . . 11:30.31 8. Rachel Lange, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:36.75
DISCUS THROW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sara Neubauer, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . 159’4” 2. Elizabeth Johnson, CSU . . . . . . . . . . 146’0” 3. Jeanette McConnell, SDSU . . . . . . . 145’11” 4. Paige Blackburn, AFA . . . . . . . . . . 144’3” 5. Meagan Berg, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143’9” 6. Amanda Bingson, UNLV . . . . . . . . . 142’10” 7. Hilary Fraser, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142’5” 8. Briana Paxton, UNM. . . . . . . . . . . 141’11”
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METER RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lacey Cramer, BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . .2:04.67 Angela Wagner, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .2:04.94 Nachelle Stewart, BYU. . . . . . . . . . .2:05.55 Lucy Yates, UTAH. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:08.12 Nicole Clark, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:08.81 Katie Palmer-Cox, BYU. . . . . . . . . . .2:10.36 Josefine Koskinen, SDSU . . . . . . . . .2:10.90 Ally Romanko, AFA. . . . . . . . . . . . 2:11.56
4X100 METER RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.76 2. Nevada-Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.83 3. Texas Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.93 4X400 METER RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Texas Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:38.72 2. Nevada-Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:39.80 3. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:42.41
HAMMER THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Amanda Bingson, UNLV . . . . . . . . . . 210’2” 2. Sarah Grimm, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . 194’10” 3. Sara Neubauerr, AFA. . . . . . . . . . . 193’7” 4. Meagan Berg, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184’3” 5. Leah Elmshauser, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . 183’1” 6. Jenna Sliwinski, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 173’7” 7. LaShante Ellison, UNLV . . . . . . . . . . 170’8” 8. Danielle Rios, UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . 168’7”
1500 METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Alyssa Abbott, UTAH. . . . . . . . . . . .4:29.98 2. Katie Palmer-Cox, BYU. . . . . . . . . . .4:31.80 3. Ashley Gibson, UNM . . . . . . . . . . .4:31.81 4. Candace Eddy, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .4:34.63 5. Sarah Edwards, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .4:35.40 6. Amanda Mergaert, UTAH . . . . . . . . .4:39.19 7. Aliese Willard, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . .4:39.74 8. Ruth Senior, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:44.81
HIGH JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Ada Robinson, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’11½” 2. Ashley Dziendziel, BYU . . . . . . . . . . 5’10½” 3. Langley Iverson, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . .5’9¼” 4. Marin Schweigert, UNM . . . . . . . . . . 5’6” 5. Diana Blauer, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’6” 5. Sonni Russell, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’6” 5. Johnna Jeffries, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’6” 5. Brianna LeRoy, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5’6”
JAVELIN THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Katie Weber, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . 149’11” 2. Allyson Wardell, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . 144’8” 3. Sara Neubauer, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . 140’3” 4. Sarah Lancaster, BYU . . . . . . . . . . 139’11” 5. Kristen Kugler, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 135’7” 6. Breanna Freestone, UTAH. . . . . . . . . 132’3” 7. Amber Freeman, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . 123’7” 8. Sara Talley, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121’10”
5000 METER RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Rose Tanui, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:21.06 2. Kristen Hemphill, CSU . . . . . . . . . . 17:29.39 3. Janna Mitsos, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 17:32.87 4. Vanessa Ortiz, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 17:48.13 5. Ellie Rastall, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:49.59 6. Kendra Gerk, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:51.25 7. Alyssa Abbott, UTAH. . . . . . . . . . . 17:54.58 8. Lacey Oeding, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 18:00.02
POLE VAULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Kari Clark, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13’9¼” 2. Stephanie James, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . 13’5¼” 3. Katie Morgan, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 13’1½” 4. Kelli Ehardt, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12’9½” 5. Kimber Shealy, AFA . . . . . . . . . . . 12’9½” 5. Kelly Fortner, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . . 12’9½” 7. Kelsy Hintz, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12’9½” 8. Theresa Waybright, Utah . . . . . . . . . 12’3½”
HEPTATHLON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Sandy Fortner, UNM. . . . . . . . . . . . .5,723 2. Kristen Kugler, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,057 3. Mindy Robins, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,816 4. Sophia Wagner, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,709 5. Brianna LeRoy, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,670 6. Cate Brus, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,515 7. Danielle McCarty, AFA. . . . . . . . . . . 4,494 8. Britney Jackson, WYO . . . . . . . . . . . .4,290
10,000 METER RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Rose Tanui, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36:14.81 2. Lacey Oeding, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 37:44.31 3. Bailey Kuestermeyer, UNLV . . . . . . . 37:56.17 4. Ellie Rastall, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38:09.01 5. Sarah Heuer, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 38:23.73 6. Nicky Archer, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 39:01.98 7. Kendra Gerk, CSU . . . . . . . . . . . . 39:06.86 8. Ashlee Smalley, UNM . . . . . . . . . . 39:21.46
LONG JUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Mindy McClurkin, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . 21’9” 2 . Whitney Gipson, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . 21’8” 3. Neidra Covington, TCU . . . . . . . . . . . 20’9” 4. Deanna Young, UNM . . . . . . . . . . . 20’7¼” 5. Sandy Fortner, UNM. . . . . . . . . . . . 20’0¼” 6. Shana Watson, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . 19’11¾” 7. Amy Otis, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19’5¼” 8. Deja Edwards, UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19’4”
TEAM SCORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 2. Texas Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 3. Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 4. New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.5 5. Nevada-Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 6. Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.5 7. San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 8. Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.5 9. Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.5
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METER DASH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mindy McClurkin, BYU . . . . . . . . . . .11.66 Chaniqua Corineald, TCU . . . . . . . . . .11.71 Porshe Giddings, BYU . . . . . . . . . . . .11.82 Emily Blok, UNLV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.06 Alicia King, SDSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.09 Shahnel Woodley, UNLV. . . . . . . . . . .12.17 Chantel Bernabo, WYO . . . . . . . . . . .12.17 Jessika Hornsby, SDSU. . . . . . . . . . . .12.30
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INDOOR CHAMPIONS
STAN BATES AWARD (TOP STUDENT-ATHLETE) 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Nelson PERFOMER OF THE MEET 1995 indoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack 1996 indoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack COACH OF THE YEAR 1995 indoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ralph Lindeman
CONFERENCE FINISHES INDOOR 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
MEN Third Fourth Fifth Fourth Fourth Third -Fourth Fifth Fourth Third Third Fourth Fifth Second Fifth Third Seventh Seventh
WOMEN --------------Seventh Sixth 12th 13th 14th
INDOOR 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
MEN Fifth Sixth Fifth Sixth Sixth Sixth Fifth Fifth Eighth Eighth Fifth Third Fourth Fifth Fourth Fifth Fourth Ninth Ninth
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OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS
1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holloway, Yancy, Babers, Scott . . .1600-Meter Relay
1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bret Hyde . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Steeplechase
1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Rojas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880-Yard Run
1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Eamon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw
1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Byrd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600-Yard Dash Mike Profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-Yard Hurdles
1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Eamon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw
1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-Yard Hurdles
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1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-Meter Hurdles 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Webster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Jump 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Sersun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run Boyland, Fresella, White, Sersun . . . Two-Mile Relay 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boyland, White, Williams, Ricca . . . Two-Mile Relay 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400-Meter Dash Alexander, Munhenga, Reed, Coleman . . Mile Relay 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clayton Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Jump 1995 . . . . . Eric Mack. . . Eric Mack. . . Nick MacFalls David Pike . .
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1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Alexander . . . . . . . . . . .400-Meter Dash Eric Mack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run Eric Mack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run Jen Petykowski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Jump 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Marx . . . . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run Clayton Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Jump 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3000-Meter Run
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1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-Meter Hurdles Robert Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javelin Throw 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Boyland, MuhengaReed, Alexander. . . 1600M Relay Cliff Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . 400-Meter Hurdles Jeromy Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Kuzma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Kuzma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Meter Run Nick MacFalls . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500-Meter Run 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick MacFalls . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500-Meter Run 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Mack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000-Meter Run 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole Vault 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Radtke . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000-Meter Run Marcus Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon
AIR FORCE ACADEMY
LT GEN MICHAEL C. GOULD, SUPERINTENDENT Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a four-year academic, military training, athlec and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force officer. The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assignments, ranging from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of the United States. He has held numerous command posions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was commander of Cheyenne Mountain Operaons Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operaons and Plans, U.S. Transport on Command, Sco Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC-135R. The general’s military awards and decoraons include the Disnguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendaon Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
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COURSES OF STUDY Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential to a career Air Force officer. The entire USAFA experience is integrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired outcomes in every graduate. The core academic curriculum includes courses in basic sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Cadets take elective courses to complete requirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadets complete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the social sciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include management, aeronautical engineering, foreign area studies, history, behavioral science, civil engineering, astronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering mechanics.
The majority of the Academy’s faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air Force officers. They are selected primarily from career-officer volunteers who have established outstanding records of performance and dedication. Each has at least a master’s degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal degrees in their field of study. About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of disciplinary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and continuity. Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part of their officer development. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for the most accessible and involved faculty for four years in a row. To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has several visiting professors and endowed professors who serve one or more years. Officers from other services, as well as officers from allied countries are also members of the faculty. Distinguished civilian and military lecturers also share their expertise with the cadets during the academic year.
ATHLETIC PROGRAM The U.S. Air Force Academy offers a four-year program of instruction and experience designed to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.
An air, space and cyberspace-oriented military education, training and leadership program begins with basic cadet training and continues throughout the four years. Seniors are responsible for the organizational leadership of the cadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to develop team and interpersonal leadership and instructional skills. Cadets are projected into as many active leadership roles as possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force officers. Fundamental concepts of military organization -- drill, ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- are emphasized the first summer during basic cadet training. Freshmen study the military role in United States society, as well as the mission and organization of the Air Force. Sophomores receive instruction in communication skills and juniors study combat and operational aspects of the Air Force. The Academy offers courses in flying, navigation, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fly light aircraft with the Cadet Flying Team. Summer training for cadets is divided into three, three-week training periods. There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to complete two training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All new cadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their first summer. Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets’ second summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have options such as working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborne parachute training, soaring or basic free-fall parachute training. During their last two summers, all cadets are offered leadership training as supervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above. Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program. The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few of the programs available to Academy cadets.
NOMINATIONS Nominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional sponsor or by meeting eligibility criteria in other categories of competition established by law. For information on admission procedures, write to: HQ USAFA/RRS 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200 USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025.
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HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military educators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needs of the newly established Air Force. The board determined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service academies and recommended an Air Force Academy be established without delay. In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in selecting a site and on April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the United States Air Force Academy. After considering 580 sites in 45 states, the commission narrowed the choice to three locations. During the summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property. In July 1955, the first Academy class entered interim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while construction began. It was sufficiently completed for occupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million. Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.
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The U.S. Air Force Academy offers a four-year program of instruction and experience designed to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.
DR. HANS J. MUEH, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his seventh year as the director of athletics at the Air Force Academy. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of faculty for two years prior to his retirement from active duty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heavily involved in Academy athletics before becoming director of athletics. He was the Academy’s faculty athletics representative from 1996-2004 and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Air Force Academy Athletics Association.
He still holds the Academy record for saves in a game with 30, accomplishing it twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Benedictine. In his junior and senior years, Mueh helped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League championship and quarterfinal berths in the NCAA tournament. He was a first-team all-league selection in 1965.
Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In 2007, the Academy was one of only three schools (Michigan State and Boston College) to reach post-season play in football (2007), men’s basketball and ice hockey (2006-07). It marked the first time a service academy has ever had a team compete in the post-season in all three sports.
Between earning the two degrees, Mueh returned to the Academy as an instructor in the department of chemistry from 1970-72. He also served as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Denver during those two years, leading the Internationals to the Colorado state title in 1971.
In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s basketball team has played in an NCAA tournament and the National Invitational Tournament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team won three straight conference championships and made three straight appearances in the NCAA tournament. Mueh was on the selection committee that hired current head coach Frank Serratore and led the Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey Association.
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The football program, the Academy’s flagship sport, has gone through a major overhaul under Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall mark and a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualified for their first bowl game in five years, playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. The program has posted back-to-back eight-win seasons and qualified for bowl games since, marking the first time since 1990-92 Air Force has been to a bowl three straight years. Mueh has been just as successful behind the scenes with the administration of the department. Mueh restructured the department with an internal/external model that has streamlined resources and made the department more effective from top to bottom. In addition, he has the department on course to become a federally chartered non-profit organization which will lead to more fund-raising opportunities. Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA Endowment and the announcement of an Indoor Training Facility that broke ground in the summer of 2010. The $15 million facility will be completed in 2011.
Following graduation, Mueh completed two assignments in intelligence before attending the University of Wisconsin where he earned his master’s degree in chemistry in 1970. He later earned a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wisconsin in 1976 as a distinguished graduate. Mueh also completed Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College.
He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served as an intelligence officer in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand, in 1972 and 1973. After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh returned to the Academy in 1976 as an associate professor of chemistry. He remained at the Academy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special assistant for technical matters at the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon. In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head, department of chemistry, before being selected for his position of permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry in 1987. As faculty athletics representative, he was active in both the Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West Conference, and was the Academy’s representative on the transition team to form the new MWC, the only faculty athletics representative on the team. He competes in golf, racquetball, handball and tennis, and has promoted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sports throughout his tenure, beginning with work as chairman of the hockey eligibility committee, officer representative to the men’s golf team and five years as the officer representative to the football team. Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of Cincinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kristine, Kurt and Deborah.
Mueh has also been active within the conference and the NCAA. He was recently selected to be part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet and has been active on the NCAA’s academics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s golf committee and the region 7 postgraduate scholarship committee. Mueh has been equally active within the conference on various leadership committees. He is currently on the awards and recognition committee and has previously served on the joint council executive committee, and committees on championships, television and sportsmanship. Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the Academy, Mueh was permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Academy, a position he held since October 1987 where he oversaw the annual design and instruction of 25 undergraduate courses for 1,500 cadets annually.
Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962 as a member of the Academy’s eighth graduating class, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1966. While at the Academy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soccer as a goalie.
Dr. Hans Mueh and Olympic champion and former track standout Alonzo Babers at the 2007 Air Force Athletic Department Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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COL BILLY WALKER Deputy AD / Head, Physical Education
Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy’s.
JIM TREGO
JOHN COULAHAN
Senior Associate AD - External Affairs
Associate AD - Finance
The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning of all cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for officership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramurals and physical education.
MARTI GASSER
WILLIAM CARPENTER
Associate AD - Intercollegiate Programs
Associate AD - Recruiting Support
The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete in this conference against teams from Brigham Young, New Mexico, Colorado State, San Diego State, TCU, Wyoming, Utah and UNLV. All sports also compete against non-conference opponents, including many nationally-ranked teams. The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons have won the trophy 16 times, which is more than Army and Navy combined. The winner of the annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by the President of the United States. The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in the country. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fields laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of more than 9,000.
WAYNE KELLENBENCE
TROY GARNHART
Associate AD - Support
Associate AD - Communications
DERMOT COLL
KAREN WALKER
Associate AD - Development
Associate AD - Human Resources
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AIR FORCE ATHLETICS
The intercollegiate program has 17 men’s and 10 women’s NCAA-sanctioned teams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fields women’s teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerleading.
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CADET FIELD HOUSE INDOOR TRACK The Cadet Field House is considered one of the top athletic facilities in the country. This multi-purpose facility, built in 1968, houses the indoor track, basketball arena, and ice hockey rink for intercollegiate sports. The indoor track area, whichcan seat 1000 fans, is at the second-highest elevation of any track in the nation. The track is a full-pour polyurethane surface of 268-meters (six laps/mile), with eight lanes on the straightaway and six lanes on the oval. Inside the oval is an FieldTurf surface that includes polyurethane runways for the pole vault, horizontal and high jumps, along with a throwing cage. The field house is equipped with a full-size Daktronics scoreboard and message center along with event-specific AAE field event scoreboards, and a FinishLynx computerized timing system. In July 1997, the Academy’s Class of 1976 commissioned regional artist Michael Esch to paint an eight panel canvas representing the life of an Academy cadet over four years. Each canvas is a 40-foot by 40foot panel, painted in acrylic enamel that portrays the realism of Academy life since 1976. The panels hang on the north wall of the Field House indoor track and are a gift to the Athletic Department.
MEET ANNOUNCER - TOM WESTON Tom Weston is entering his 14th year as the meet announcer for the Air Force track and field team. Weston, who retired in 2010, after seven years as the principal at Liberty High School in Colorado Springs, also works with the athletic department as the public address announcer for Falcon football and basketball games. Aside from announcing all Air Force track and field meets, Weston has been the announcer for the last 13 conference indoor championship meets, as well as the last 10 outdoor championship meets. He has also announced the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) 4A and 5A Track and Field Championships and the 4A and 5A Cross Country Championships. In addition, Weston is the announcer for the Mountain West Conference Basketball Tournament. He has held that position for the past eight years and was the announcer at the 2004 and 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball First Round games in Denver.
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FACILITY FACTS & FEATURES Polyurethane surface with 5/8-inch thickness 268-meters (6 laps/mile) Eight 42” lanes on the straight Six 38” lanes on the oval Inside the oval, FieldTurf surface with polyurethane runways Two horizontal jump runways One pole vault runway One high jump approach and take-off area One throwing cage 1,000 permanent bleacher seats Full-size Daktronics scoreboard and message center Event-specific AAE field event scorebords FinishLynx computerized timing system Elevation is 7,048 feet.
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The most noticeable change to the Cadet Track Stadium will be its placement among the Academy’s athletic fields. The track oval will be shifted to the North and West, increasing the track’s radius by over 10 feet (from 102’0” to 112’6”). The new track will consist of eight 48-inch lanes, as opposed to the 42-inch lanes in the current layout. The new track surface will be the BSS-1000 system, an IAAF-certified surface that is durable enough to resist the roughest weather and the toughest competition (see features below).
The pole vault, with dual directional runways, will be located just outside the track’s West straightaway. By having a dual front pit in the middle and additional boxes at both ends, two competitions can be staged simultaneously in the same North/South or South/North direction. There will also be two additional pole vault runways and boxes on the North side of the stadium to allow for vaulting in an East or West direction. “We’ve been waiting a long time for this renovation,” Lindeman continued. “Undersurface water damage made our existing track unusable for home competition since the 2006 season. Typically, a track surface can be expected to last 10 years. Our track was initially installed in 1983 and resurfaced in 1995. So, we’ve gotten maximum use out of it!” The new track stadium will be completed in the summer of 2011.
“Our athletes are excited about the surface,” Air Force head coach Ralph Lindeman said. “It was engineered to be soft enough to prevent overuse injuries on the track, but will be extremely fast for competition.”
BSS-1000 SURFACING SYSTEM Surfacing will be the BSS-1000 system of 13mm “full-pour” polyurethane, with “light encapsulation” of an alaphatic coat to bind SBR rubber granules on the surface.
Bleachers will be moved to the East side of the stadium, along the straightaway toward the new common finish line. ADA seating will be installed on the Northwest curve, bringing the permanent stadium capacity to 2,500. By moving the track oval, the Falcons will be able to take advantage of the existing hill on the West side, adding an additional, natural, seating area to the venue. In addition, a pressbox to house meet personnel will be built above the new finish line.
BSS-1000 is a product of Beynon Sports Surfaces, owned by FieldTurf Tarkett Company, the same company that installed FieldTurf in Falcon Stadium, as well as USAFA’s Baseball and Lacrosse fields.
“Our staff is really excited about the layout, particularly for the field events,” Lindeman commented. “We believe this configuration will be one of the most complete and versatile field event facilities in the country.”
Its bio-engineered force reduction layer integrates very fine SBR rubber granules with environmentally-friendly polyurethane to create an impermeable shock-absorbing cushion on contact.
The majority of the field events will now be contested inside of the oval.
Recent installations include the University of Oregon (where the 2010 NCAA Championships were held), University of Wisconsin, University of Iowa, University of Missouri, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas-Austin, University of North Carolina, University of South Carolina, Duke University, Rice University, George Mason University and the U.S. Military Academy, West Point.
Two parallel long jump/triple jump runways will be located along the East straightaway, with sand pits on both ends to allow for simultaneous competition Two high jump pit positions will be located in the North End, while the discus throw ring will be situated in the Northwest corner. The South portion of the infield will consist of two shot put rings, a combination discus throw/hammer throw cage and the steeplechase water jump. There will be javelin runways on both the North and South ends, allowing for throws in either direction, depending on the wind.
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CADET OUTDOOR TRACK STADIUM
The Cadet Track Stadium, the outdoor home of the Air Force track and field team, is in the midst of a $3.8-million renovation. Once completed, the stadium, located at 6,980 feet above sea level, will be one of the premier track and field facilities in the nation.
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2011 ForceTRACK TrackAND andFIELD FieldSCHEDULE Indoor Schedule 2011Air INDOOR Jan 14 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Jan. 29 Feb. 3-4 Feb. 4-5 Feb. 11-12 Feb. 11-12 Feb. 18 Feb. 24-26 Mar. 5 Mar. 11-12
All-Comers Meet at adidas Classic Don Barrett Duals at National Pole Vault Summit at New Mexico Combined Events at New Mexico Classic Air Force Invitational at Husky Classic at Robert Shine Invitational at MWC Indoor Championships at National Qualifying Meet at NCAA Indoor Championships
USAF Academy, Colo. Lincoln, Neb. USAF Academy, Colo. Reno, Nev. Albuquerque, N.M. Albuquerque, N.M. USAF Academy, Colo. Seattle, Wash. Laramie, Wyo. Albuquerque, N.M. South Bend, Ind. College Station, Texas
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Mar. 18-19 Mar. 25-26 Apr. 2 Apr. 9 Apr. 9 Apr. 13-14 Apr. 14-16 Apr. 16 Apr. 16 Apr. 23 Apr. 28-30 Apr. 30 May 1 May 11-14 May 26-28 June 8-11 June 23-26
at UC-Irvine Spring Break Invitational at Stanford Invitational at New Mexico Invitational at Sun Angel Classic at Colorado Invitational at Mt. SAC/California Cobined Event Meet at Mt. SAC Relays at Beach Invitational at CSU-Pueblo Invitational at Jack Christiansen Invitational at Drake Relays at Front Range Classic at Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at MWC Outdoor Championships at NCAA Preliminary Rounds at NCAA Outdoor Championships at USATF Championships
Home meets in bold.
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Irvine, Calif. Palo Alto, Calif. Albuquerque, N.M. Tempe, Ariz. Boulder, Colo. Azusa, Calif. Walnut, Calif. Cerritos, Calif. Pueblo, Colo. Fort Collins, Colo. Des Moines, Iowa Laramie, Wyo. Palo Alto, Calif. Fort Collins, Colo. Eugene, Ore. Des Moines, Iowa Eugene, Ore.
WEIGHT THROW RECORD HOLDER ROBERT DRYE
POLE VAULT RECORD HOLDER MELISSA BEERSE