2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Women's Track/Cross Country Guide by Amanda Decker

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Mireille Sankatsing

1995 NCAA 200 Meter Champion Three-time NCAA All-American

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1992 NCAA 800 Meter Champion Five-time NCAA All-American

Donna Donakowski

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Four-time NCAA All-American

Lela V. Nelson

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2005 NCAA Heptathlon Champion Two-time NCAA All-American

IG AN UNIVER H C I M N R E SITY EA ST S CROSS COUN ’ N E M O W T RY 8 0 0 2 T R S ’ A CK & FIE EN M O W LD 2009 Joy Inniss

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Two-time NCAA All-American

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Quick Facts

2 EMU Sports Information

3 Directions/Mission Statement 4-5 Head Coach Sue Parks 6 Asst. Coach John Guarino

7 Asst. Coach Gary Bastien/Grad. Asst. Shean Perry

8 Season Preview

9 Media Roster

10-19 2009 Student-Athlete Bios 21-23 2008 Results/Best List 25-37 Cross Country 48-49 Eastern Michigan University

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50 EMU President Dr. Susan Martin

51 EMU Board of Regents

52 EMU Athletic Director Dr. Derrick Gragg

53 EMU Athletic Dept. Personnel/EMU Head Coaches

54 NCAA Indoor Qualifying Marks

55 NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifying Marks

Athletic Department Derrick Gragg

Assoc. AD/SWA

Stephannnie Vandenberg

Associate AD /Chief of Staff

Doug Dowdy

Associate AD/Internal Affairs/Budget Oversight

Mike Malach

Associate AD/Compliance/Special Projects

Melody Reifel Werner

Associate AD/ Development/Ex. Dir. EMU Athletic Club

Craig Fink Jim Streeter

Director of Sports Medicine

Steve Nordwall

Acting Equipment Manager

Jay Sofen

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Writing, layout and design by Amanda Decker with special assistance from Bob Parks. Edited by Bob Parks, Jim Streeter, Greg Steiner, Sarah VanMetre and Dan Wyar. Photography by Larry Clapper, Amanda Decker, Dick Schwarze, Randy Mascharka and championship host sites. Information current as of Feb. 2, 2009

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Team Information 2008 MAC Indoor Track Finish 2008 MAC Outdoor Track Finish 2008 NCAA Mideast Regional Finish 2008 NCAA Championship Finish Letterwinners Returning/Lost Newcomers

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Ypsilanti, Mich. 1849 22,638 Dr. Susan W. Martin Eagles Green (349) and White Mid-American (MAC) Bob Parks Track Olds/Marshall Track

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Location Founded Enrollment President Nickname Colors Conference Home Facility (Indoor) Home Facility (Outdoor)

Sue Parks Eastern Michigan, 1980 734.487.0262 sparks6@emich.edu John Guarino Georgia Tech, 1993 734.487.2250 jguarino@emich.edu Gary Bastien Eastern Michigan, 1981 Shean Perry Oberlin, 2006 sperry11@emich.edu

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Head Coach Alma Mater Office Phone Number E-mail Assistant Coach Alma Mater Office Phone Number E-mail Assistant Coach Alma Mater Graduate Assistant Coach

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Jim Streeter Greg Steiner Amanda Decker adecker5@emich.edu 734.276.8818 Sarah VanMetre Dan Wyar 734.487.0317 734.485.3840 799 N. Hewitt Rd. Convocation Center Room 307 Ypsilanti, Mich. 48197 www.EMUEagles.com

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Associate AD/Media Relations Assistant Sports Information Director Graduate Assistant/Track Contact E-mail Cell Phone Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Office Phone Office Fax Mailing Address Website

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Eastern Michigan Sports Information Department EMU MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES The Eastern Michigan University women’s track and field guide is intended to be a source of information for the media. If additional information on EMU track and field and other Eagle sports is required, please contact the EMU Sports Information Office, located on the second floor of the Convocation Center.

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Jim Streeter Greg Steiner Amanda Decker Sarah VanMetre

Dan Wyar

Sports Information Director............................................................... Jim Streeter Office Phone................................................................................ 734.487.0317 Cellular Phone............................................................................... 734.260.1004 Home Phone................................................................................ 734.485.3221 E-mail..............................................................................jim.streeter@emich.edu Sport Contact for......................................................... Football, Men’s Basketball Asst. Sports Information Director..................................................... Greg Steiner Office Phone................................................................................. 734.487.0318 Cellular Phone............................................................................... 734.845.1132 E-mail..............................................................................greg.steiner@emich.edu Sport Contact for.........................................Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Golf Sports Information Graduate Assistant....................................... Amanda Decker Office Phone................................................................................. 734.487.0318 Cellular Phone............................................................................... 734.276.8818 E-mail..................................................................................adecker5@emich.edu Sport Contact for....................................... Cross Country, Track & Field, Tennis Sports Information Graduate Assistant........................................Sarah VanMetre Office Phone................................................................................. 734.487.0317 Cellular Phone............................................................................... 317.679.8228 E-mail................................................................................. svanmetr@emich.edu Sport Contact for.......................................Swimming & Diving, Softball, Soccer Sports Information Graduate Assistant................................................ Dan Wyar Office Phone................................................................................. 734.487.0318 Cellular Phone............................................................................... 440.666.2129 E-mail......................................................................................dwyar@emich.edu Sport Contact for.................................................. Baseball, Gymnastics, Rowing Office Fax......................................................................................... 734.485.3840 Address................................................................ Room 307, Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, Mich. 48197

How to get EMU Track & Field Information • The Eastern Michigan University Sports Information office: Track & Field contact: Amanda Decker......................................................734.487.0317 Cell Phone.................................................................................................603.801.9152 Office Fax...................................................................................................734.485.3840 • The Internet: Log onto the World Wide Web to get all of the latest Eastern Michigan University Athletics Information, including up-to-date track and field statistics and notes:

CONTACT The Sports Information contact for the track and field team is Amanda Decker. She can be reached at 734.487.0317, or via e-mail at adecker5@emich. edu. SERVICES The EMU Sports Information Office offers a weekly release containing team and individual notes, statistics, reviews of past meets and a look ahead to upcoming events. Additional information will include Mid-American Conference rankings, statistics and league notes. CREDENTIALS AND PARKING All credential requests should be directed to Amanda Decker at least one week in advance of home meets. All media wishing to attend away meets should contact the host institution regarding media policies and services. EMU does not issue parking credentials for track and field. Parking for the Olds/ Marshall and Bob Parks track can be found on a first-come, first-serve basis. Media personnel will be responsible for their own parking arrangements. PRESS SERVICES Game programs, notes and cumulative statistics for all participating teams will be available one hour prior to all meets. Results will be available at the conclusion of the meet. INTERVIEWS Head coach Sue Parks is available for interviews on an appointment-only basis after meets and practices. Personal interviews with the coach and players should be scheduled with the EMU Sports Information Office. Individual student-athletes are available for interviews Monday-Thursday. Their availability will depend on practice and class schedules. Please give at least 24-hour advance notice so the studentathletes can be contacted and arrangements can be made. Home phone numbers for student-athletes and coaches WILL NOT be given out by the EMU Sports Information Office. The coaching staff and players will be available for post-meet interviews following a short cooling-off period. WORLD WIDE WEB The media can access all the latest EMU track and field news on the athletic department’s Web site, located at www.EMUEagles.com. The EMU Sports Information Office produces this Web site with the most up-to-date and extensive coverage of the Eagles. Track and field information available on the EMU Web site includes statistics, rosters, press releases and notes.

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Directions to Eastern Michigan/ EMU Athletic Mission Statement

Arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. From the north: U.S. 23 south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium. From the south:

Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium. From the east: (A) Take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The stadium is on the

(B) Take I-96 west to M-14 west. Follow M-14 to U.S. 23 south. Go south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium. From the west: Take I-94 east to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181). Turn left and get in the far left lane. Turn left on

east side of the road.

From the north: U.S. 23 to Washtenaw Avenue (exit 37A); head east on Washtenaw to Oakwood; turn left on Oakwood and proceed to the parking garage on the east side of the street at the bottom of the hill. The three buildings are just to the east of the parking garage. From the south: From the east: I-94 west to Huron Street; head north on Huron Street to Cross Street; turn left at Cross to Hewitt; turn right at Oakwood and see directions above from the north.

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From the west: I-94 east to U.S. 23 north; exit U.S. 23 at Washtenaw Avenue (exit 37A) and follow directions above

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Hewitt and head north on Hewitt approximately 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw. The stadium is on the

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U.S. 23 north to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on

Core values of emu athletics • Four values guide and govern our action at all times and in all our affairs. The values define “what we stand for” and “what we will not stand for.” These values include: 1. Respect- We treat ourselves and those we serve with dignity, kindness and respect. 2. Integrity- We operate in a spirit of integrity at all times and know that doing the right thing is of utmost importance. 3. Passion- We have a strong work ethic and are passionate about what we do. This is more than just a job to us. 4. Excellence- Excellence is the cornerstone of all we do within our department, on campus, within the community, as well as on the regional and national levels.

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Rynearson Stadium, which houses Olds/Marshall Track, is on the east side of the road.

Vision of emu athletics • Our vision is to become the premier program in the Mid-American Conference, both academically and athletically.

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Mission of emu athletics • Our mission above all else, is to guide, support and inspire our student-athletes in their pursuit of excellence- academically, athletically and socially while maintaining a successful Division I-A athletics program.

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Sue Parks

Head Coach Cross Country • Track & Field Alma Mater • Eastern Michigan, 1980 Third season at EMU A familiar face returned to direct the Eastern Michigan University women’s track and field and cross country programs on July 27, 2006. That date marks the beginning of the Sue Parks coaching era. A former EMU track great, a member of the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame and the daughter of legendary men’s track coach Bob Parks, enters her third season as the head coach of the women’s cross country and track programs in 2008-09. Rebuilding a team is no easy task, but veteran coach Parks is up to the task. Inn three seasons at the helm of the Eagle track and cross country programs, things are beginning to look bright for the Green and White. Under Parks, the Eagles have made dramatic improvements, including in 2008 when a dozen or so members of the team propelled the squad to seventh and ninth place finishes, respectively, at the indoor and outdoor Mid-American Conference Championships.

Currently, Parks serves as the second Vice President of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coaches Association Executive Committee, which is in charge of all NCAA cross country proposals. In that post, she is responsible for directing the regional representatives and presiding over the national meeting at the NCAA Championship. Prior to returning to EMU as the head coach of the women’s track program, Parks enjoyed tremendous success in a 12-year tenure at Ball State from 1994-2006, winning eight Mid-American Conference titles and finishing runner-up 10 times in track and cross country. She was named MAC Women’s Coach of the Year a total of eight times, three for indoor track (1996,1998,2001), four for outdoor track (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001) and one for cross country (2003). In addition, she was selected as an NCAA Regional Coach of the Year in indoor and outdoor track in 1998. Her 2002 cross country team

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Head coach Sue Parks and EMU senior Melissa Green

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Sue Parks Detroit, Mich. Ypsilanti H.S. Eastern Michigan, 1980 English Literature and Language Eastern Michigan, 1988 Physical Education

Parks is no stranger to Eastern Michigan, as she was a three-time MAC Cross Country Invitational Champion from 1976-1977.

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tended Ypsilanti High School where she was an outstanding cross country and track competitor. She was a Michigan high school champion and former record holder in the 800 meters and also competed for the United States in the Pan American Games. Parks went on to graduate from EMU with a bachelor’s degree in 1980 and a master’s degree in 1988. While an undergraduate, Parks was a MAC cross country invitational champion in 1976, 1977 and 1978 and was also an Olympic Trials qualifier. She competed against the USSR both indoors, on the American record setting two-mile relay team, and outdoors, as a high jumper, winning a U.S. high jump title. She was elected to the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Her father, Bob Parks, was the head men’s track and field and head men’s cross country coach at EMU for 34 years, from 1967-2000.

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became just the third MAC team to ever qualify for the NCAA Championship when it accomplished the feat. From 1990-94 she was an assistant cross country and track coach for both the men’s and women’s programs at the University of Arizona. Her UA women’s cross country squads placed 11th, 14th, and 12th at the NCAA Championship in 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively. Her 1993 cross country team won the NCAA District 8 championship. She was also named NCAA District 8 Coach of the Year after the 1993 cross country season. During her tenure at Arizona she coached seven All-Americans in women’s cross country and track, including the 1994 5,000-meter champion in the NCAA indoor track championship. Before heading to Arizona, Parks was the head women’s cross country coach and assistant women’s track coach at Michigan State University from 1988-90. She was graduate assistant coach for the EMU men’s track team from 1987-88. From 1984-87, she was the women’s head cross country coach and women’s assistant track coach at the University of Michigan. She coached eight AllAmericans in cross country and was selected as the Big Ten Conference Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1986. Her other coaching stints include serving as the head women’s track coach at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard in 1982 and the head women’s cross country coach at Ann Arbor Huron High School from 1979-83. Parks is certainly no stranger to EMU and the Ypsilanti area. She was raised in Ypsilanti and at-

Assistant Coach, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track 1988-1990 Michigan State University Head Coach, Women’s Cross Country Assistant Coach, Women’s Track & Field 1987-1988 Eastern Michigan University Graduate Assistant, Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field 1984-1987 University of Michigan Head Coach, Women’s Cross Country Assistant Coach, Women’s Track & Field 1982 Gabriel Richard H.S. (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Head Coach, Girl’s Track & Field 1979-1983 Huron H.S. (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Head Coach, Girl’s Cross Country

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2006-Present Eastern Michigan University Head Coach, Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field 1994-2006 Ball State University Head Coach, Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field 1990-1994 University of Arizona

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John Guarino

Assistant Coach Track & Field • Sprints/Jumps Alma Mater • Georgia Tech, 1993 Second season at EMU John Guarino enters his second season as the assistant coach for the women’s track and field program in 2008-09. His responsibilities include coaching the sprinters and jumpers, and he will also serve as the recruiting coordinator. During the 2008 season, Guarino guided a slew of athletes to numerous successes, highlighted by Janice Keppler’s MAC Indoor pole vault Championship title. Keppler also finished second outdoors. The 4x400-meter relay team of Dejaa Shearer, Beverly Elcock, Jasmine Gates and Beverly Elcock finished third at the 2008 Indoor and Outdoor MAC Championship. Five of his athletes earned top-five MAC finishes, including Brittany Lockhart (pentathlon), Andrea Wheeler (60-meter hurdles), Shearer (400 meters) and Gates (high jump). Guarino came to EMU from the University of Central Florida. While at UCF, he coached four athletes in five events to the NCAA Regional meet. He also coached six different athletes to All-Conference USA honors including the 4x400-meter relay team in 2006. In addition, he also coached Ann Larsen, a three-time U.S. National qualifier in the high jump. He also coached four Atlantic Sun Conference champions and 10 all-conference honorees in just one year. Prior to his stint at UCF, he spent one year as a graduate assistant coach at Florida State University. While there, he helped develop the female sprinters and the men’s 800-meter athletes. Before going to FSU, Guarino served as head coach at his alma mater, St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and led them to six consecutive state titles from 1998-2003. In 2000, the team was ranked second in the country, and for his efforts, he received the Florida Girl’s Track Coach of the Year award four times. While at St. Thomas Aquinas, he coached Sanya Richards, the junior American record holder in the 400 meters and an Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400-meter relay. Under Guarino, Richards had a personal high school best 400 meter time of 50.69 and won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships. At St. Thomas, he coached four high school AllAmericans, a national championship relay team (4x200meters) and state champions in 11 different events. He also

coached the boys and girls cross country teams and the Ultimate Flyers Track Club each of his years. Guarino graduated with a Bachelor’s of Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993 and then went on to receive a Master of Sports Administration in 2004 from Florida State. While at Georgia Tech, he competed for two years as a 400 and 800-meter runner. He was a four-year letter winner in track and field and cross country at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He holds a USA Track and Field Level II certification in sprints, hurdles, relays and jumps. Guarino currently resides in Ypsilanti.

The John Guarino File Name John Guarino Birthplace North Miami, Fla. High School St Thomas Aquinas (Ft Lauderdale, Fla.) College (Bachelor) Georgia Tech, ‘93 Degree Mechanical Engineering College (Masters) Florida State, 2004 Degree Sports Administration

Coaching Experience 2007-present 2004-2007 2003-2004 1998-2003 1995-1997

Eastern Michigan University Assistant Women’s Track and Field Coach University of Central Florida Assistant Track and Field Coach Florida State University Graduate Assistant Coach St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) Head Cross Country/Track and Field Coach St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

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Alma Mater • Eastern Michigan, ‘81 Third season at EMU

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Perry graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Archeological Studies and Religion from Oberlin. While there, he was a fouryear letterwinner and an NCAC All-Conference performer for five consecutive seasons, winning the NCAC Indoor Conference Championship in 2004 and breaking the indoor school record. Perry holds a USATF Level I Coaching Certificate and is currently working towards a Level II Certificate in sprints and jumps. A native of Loveland, Colo., he is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology at EMU and resides in Ann Arbor.

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Alma Mater • Oberlin, 2006

Shean Perry enters his first season as a graduate assistant for both the men’s and women’s track and field program. Perry’s day-to-day responsibilities include recruiting and coaching the pole vaulters, as well as assisting with the decathletes. Perry comes to Eastern Michigan after serving as an assistant coach at Oberlin College for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Most recently, he coached two athletes to first and fourth places finishes at the North Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Conference Championship with both athletes breaking indoor and outdoor school records. He also coached Cory Myers to a thirdplace finish at the NCAC Outdoor Conference with a men’s provisional qualifying mark for the National meet and an outdoor school record. In three seasons (one indoor, two outdoor), Perry coached Myers to a three and a half feet improvement.

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he won four consecutive MAC decathlon titles. He also competed in the U.S. junior national championship, USA versus USSR junior games, was a four-time NCAA Division I National Championship qualifier, where he twice earned All-American honos, in 1979 and 1980. After college, he defeated two NCAA champions and three future Olympians at the 1983 TAC National Championship (now the USATF) winning a bronze medal. That effort earned him a spot on the 1983 U.S. Pan American Games team, qualified him for the 1984 Olympic trials and put him on the All-Time U.S. Decathlon Performance list. During that time, Bastien also coached under legendary Olympic team coach Mel Rosen, at Auburn University, coaching the throwing and multi-events. After retiring from running in 1986, he spent 23 years in the advertising industry, but continued to coach at EMU in 1986 and off and on into the late 80s and early 90s. He has also coached the Saline Hershey youth track teams for 10 years, the Ann Arbor Track Club Youth teams and volunteered with other youth programs on an as-needed basis as well. Bastien was inducted into the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989. He has been married for 27 years to his wife Kathy, an EMU graduate and a women’s track member from 1976-1978. They reside in Saline, Mich., and have two children, Sarah (20) and Steven (14).

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Gary Bastien is in his second season at Eastern Michigan University as the throwing coach, teaching the shot put, javelin, discus, hammer and indoor weight events. He also helps the heptathletes and decathletes with their throwing technique. The 2007-08 season saw several of his charges make dramatic improvements, including Gerald Gersham, who was an NCAA Regional qualifier. Gersham also finished second at the MidAmerican Conference outdoor track and field championship. In 2006-07 he was asked to return to the EMU program as an assistant coach responsible for the throwing events. Though away from the national collegiate coaching scene for years, last year he was one of only two coaches at the NCAA Mideast Regionals to have two throwers in the shot put finals (Matt Pinter and Dave Adamek). At season’s end, Adamek, Pinter and freshman Gerald Gersham scored close to 50 points in the indoor and outdoor Mid-American Conference championships. Adamek won both the indoor and outdoor MAC shot put titles, totalling six for his career. Pinter finished second indoors in the shot and third outdoors. Further, Adamek was ranked 11th in the country when he qualified for the NCAA National Championship, breaking the EMU shot put record with a toss of 62-04.00. Bastien also coached the women’s hammer thrower, Maite Cortin, to a school record. Bastien is a 1981 EMU graduate. While an athlete at EMU

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2009 Roster Name Morgan Churchwell Cassie Coffman Beverly Elcock Jacqueline Ellis Christina Farrow Megan Flewelling Jasmine Gates Melissa Green Rachel Hollinger-Janzen Desiree Holman Amber Hutson Danielle Kirkpatrick Brittany Lockhart ReJeana Marigna Ashley Minor Jessica Novakowski Lauren Quaintance Shannon Rimmer Angela Scarber Shade St. Louis Dejaa Shearer Ashley Wartley Natalie Webb Margaret White Shantavia Williams

Event Middle Distance Multis/Pole Vault Middle Distance Distance Middle Distance Distance Sprints/Jumps Distance Distance Long Sprints Distance Distance Multis Sprints Sprints Pole Vault Middle Distance Sprints Throws Middle Distance Sprints/Hurdles Sprints Distance Sprints/Jumps Long Sprints

Cl.-El. Hometown-High School Fr.-Fr. Ada, Mich.-Forest Hills Central Fr.-Fr. Chelsea, Mich.-Chelsea So.-So. Fort Wayne, Ind.-Northrop Jr.-Jr. Lebanon, Ohio-Lebanon (Hope College) Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Renaissance Jr.-Jr. Grand Blanc, Mich.-Powers Catholic Jr.-Jr. Virgina Beach, Va.-Tallwood Sr.-Sr. Brecksville, Ohio-Broadview Heights Fr.-Fr. Goshen, Ind.-Goshen So.-So. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Lincoln Fr.-Fr. Jerome, Mich.-Hanover Horton Fr.-Fr. Twinsburg, Ohio-Twinsburg Jr.-Jr. Canton, Mich.-Salem Fr.-Fr. Beverly, N.J.-Burlington County Institute of Technology So.-So. Cleveland, Ohio-East Technical Jr.-Jr. Wixom, Mich.-Walled Lake Western So.-So. White Lake, Mich.-Walled Lake Northern So.-So.. Cleveland, Ohio-James Ford Rhodes Fr.-Fr. Waterford, Mich.-Waterford Jr.-Jr. Kansas City, Kan.-Eldorado Senior Comprehensive (Trinidad) (Kansas City CC) So.-So. Canton, Ohio-GlenOak Fr.-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Belleville Fr.-Fr. Allen Park, Mich.-Woodhaven Fr.-Fr. New Albany, Ohio-New Albany Fr.-Fr. Homestead, Fla.-South Dade

Head Coach: Sue Parks (Third season) Assistant Coach: John Guarino (Second season) Assistant Coach: Gary Bastien (Third season) Graduate Assistant Coach: Shean Perry (First season)

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2009 Women’s Track and Field Team Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach John Guarino, Shannon Rimmer, Christina Farrow, Lauren Quaintance, Brittany Lockhart, Jackie Ellis, Jessica Novakowski, Jasmine Gates, ReJeana Marigna, Rosie White, Assistant Coach Gary Bastien. Middle Row (L-R): Head Coach Sue Parks, Natalie Webb, Melissa Green, Amber Hutson, J.B., Desiree Holman, Morgan Churchwell, Cassie Coffman, Ashley Wartley, Rachel Hollinger-Janzen, Shantavia Williams, Graduate Assistant Coach Shean Perry. Front Row (L-R): Beverly Elcock, Danielle Kirkpatrick, Megan Flewelling, Angela Scarber, Ashley Minor, Shade St. Louis, Dejaa Shearer

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Beverly Elcock

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2009 Season Preview The Eastern Michigan University women’s track team returns a strong sophomore and junior class and with a talented group of newcomers on board and this means the 2009 season will be filled with high expectations. In just two seasons at the helm of the EMU women’s track and field team, Head Coach Sue Parks has begun to turn the program around, one rich in tradition, producing 13 Mid-American Conference Championship titles. Joining Parks for the 2008-09 season will be sprints/jumps assistant coach John Guarino, who enters his second season, as well as third-year throwing mentor Gary Bastien. New to the group this season is graduate assistant coach Shean Perry, who will work primarily with the pole vaulters, along with those competing in the multi event category. The 2008-09 Eagles are very young, with just one senior on the roster in Melissa Green (Brecksville, Ohio-Brecksville/ Broadview Heights). Also returning are the members of the 4x400-meter relay team; Jasmine Gates (Virginia Beach, Va.-Tallwood), Dejaa Shearer (Canton, Ohio-Glen Oak), Beverly Elcock (Fort Wayne, Ind.-Northrop) and Brittany Lockhart (Canton, Mich.-Salem). This team finished third in the 4x400 at both the indoor and outdoor MAC Championship. “You look to the more experienced athletes for leadership, but we do have some sophomores and freshmen who lead by example,” commented Guarino. “The freshmen and transfer studentathletes will make a big impact for us. They are the present and future of the success of this team.” Coach Parks and staff follows with a preview of each area for the 2009 season. Sprints/Hurdles EMU’s short sprints will be dominated by a group of freshmen, as ReJeana Marigna (Beverly, N.J.-Burlington County Institute of Technology), Rosie White (New Albany, OhioNew Albany) and Ashley Wartley (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Belleville) look to impact the team immediately. That trio of newcomers, with several state championships under their belt, bring a wealth of experience to the squad. In fact, Marigna was a seven-time New Jersey state champion in the short/long sprints. The long sprints will meld veterans and newcomers. Dejaa Shearer returns for her second year wearing the Green and White, while junior Shade St. Louis (Kansas City, Kan.-Eldorado Senior Comprehensive (Trinidad) (Kansas City CC)) joins the mix after transferring from Kansas City Community College. Freshmen Shantavia Williams (Homestead, Fla.-South Dade) and Christina Farrow (Detroit, Mich.-Renaissance) will join Shearer and St. Louis. Shearer made an immediate impact last season in the 400 meters, finishing sixth indoors and fifth outdoors at the MAC Championship. In the hurdles, the Eagles will look for Brittany Lockhart for support, while Shearer will see action in the intermediate hurdles during the outdoor season.

Middle Distance Perhaps the core of the team, the middle distance group will be littered with freshmen and sophomores looking to make an immediate impact on the team. Perhaps the strongest group will be the 800 meter runners, with a quartet of athletes—Beverly Elcock, Shade St. Louis, Christina Farrow and Lauren Quaintance (White Lake, Mich.-Walled Lake Northern)—vying for the three squad spots at the MAC Championships. Quaintance, Elcock and freshman Natalie Webb (Allen Park, Mich.-Woodhaven) will keep the Eagles on pace in the mile and 1,500 meters. Distance Joining freshman Natalie Webb in the distance corp will be fellow newcomer Rachel Hollinger-Janzen (Goshen, Ind.-Goshen) and senior Melissa Green. Webb is coming off a tremendous rookie cross country season as the Eagles’ top runner in four meets in the fall of 2008, including the MAC Championship and NCAA Great Lakes Regional, while Hollinger-Janzen was the top EMU runner in two meets this past fall. Green is the current school-record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, as she broke her own mark last season, running 10:48.14. She also finished third in the event at the MAC Outdoor Championship and was fifth in the 5,000-meter run. Jumps The Eagles will look to four individuals in the jumps. Leading the way will be junior Jessica Novakowski (Wixom, Mich.Walled Lake Western) and freshman Cassie Coffman (Chelsea, Mich.-Chelsea) in the pole vault, junior Jasmine Gates in the high jump and freshman Rosie White in the horizontal jumps. Novakowski returns as the top EMU vaulter after a transfer led the Eagles short handed in the vault. After sitting out the indoor season, Novakowski began to consistently jump over 11 feet and cleared an outdoor personal-best in the pole vault last season, jumping 11-11.75. Coffman, who cleared over 10 feet in high school, will look to add some depth in the event. Gates returns for her junior season after finishing third in the high jump last indoor season. Outdoors, she jumped a best of 5-07.00 at the Sea Ray Relays. She just missed out placing in the event at the outdoor conference championship. White will hold down the field in the long and triple jumps for the Eagles. Multis Brittany Lockhart and Cassie Coffman will represent the Eagles in pentathlon and heptathlon. With two years under her belt, Lockhart just missed out on cracking into the scoring column at last year’s indoor and outdoor MAC Championships and has high expectations to do so in 2009. Throws After spending the 2008 season without a single thrower on the roster, coach Parks and crew added Angela Scarber (Waterford, Mich.-Waterford) to the roster. Scarber was a three-year state qualifier in the shot put for the state of Michigan. Her best finish came as a junior when she finished second.

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2009 Student-Athlete Profiles

Sophomore Beverly Elcock

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Media Info.

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Morgan

Beverly Elcock

Churchwell

Long Sprints/Mid-Distance

Ada, Mich. Forest Hills Central Freshman-Freshman

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner…School record holder in 4x800-meter relay…Senior: State qualifier in the 800 meters in the 4x800-meter relay...All conference in the 400 meters…Personal: Full name: Morgan Almia Churchwell…Daughter of Joseph and Candice Churchwell…Both mother and father are graduates of Western Michigan University…Has two brothers, Jay and Melvin…Born: 4-20-90… Major: Communications.

Cassie Coffman

Multis/Pole Vault Chelsea, Mich. Chelsea Freshman-Freshman

High School: Held high school bests of 10-00.00 in the polvault, 2:30 in the 800 meters, 16-06.00 in th elong jump, 1:02.4 in the 400 and 5:28 in the 1,500...Was the varsity track and cross country teams captain both junior and senior year…Senior year was named All-Academic All-State, All-Region and All-Conference…Received the Sportsmanship Award senior year…Placed second in the 4x400-meter relay and 12th in the 10 feet pole vault at the state meet her senior year…Also senior year she placed third in pole vault and second in the 4x400-meter relay at the regional meet…Sophomore year was named track All-Region and All-Conference in the 4x400…Was a state qualifier in the 4x400-meter relay and was All-Conference in the 4x200… Freshman year was a level 9 gymnastics competitor…Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Chelsea High School…Was a four-year member of the High Honor Roll…A member of the National Honor Society and a Student Council representative…Personal: Full name: Cassandra S. Coffman…Daughter of Charles and Tammy Coffman, both who are EMU graduates…Charles was a member of the EMU swim team…Has one brother, Niko and one sister, Christina…Born: 9-25-90…Major: Exercise Science/Pre-Med.

Fort Wayne, Ind. Northrop Sophomore-Sophomore

Letters: 2007 & 2008 XC, 2008 Track EMU: 2008 XC: Ran in seven meets, finishing a top-five runner five out of seven meets...Placed 131st while running a 6K time of 23:45 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)...At the MAC Championship (Nov. 1), she ran a season and career-best 5K mark of 18:40, finishing 55th...Set career-best 6K time of 23:27 at the Pre-NCAA Championship (Oct. 18)...Placed 31st at the Michigan Intercollegiate (Oct. 10), running 20:24...Ran 20:23 at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 27), good for 129th...Season-best finish of 27th at the George Dales Invitational (Sept. 19), crossing the tape at 20:21.84...At the season-opener, ran 22:13 to finish 100th...2008 Track: Outdoor: Helped lead the Eagles to a ninth place finish at the MAC outdoor championship, running 2:12.45 in the 800 to finish fourth...Was also a member of the third-place finishing 4x400 relay that ran a season-best 3:50.88...Ran a career-best in the 800 at the Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays, going 2:11.89 over the two-lap race...Recorded the team’s five-fastest 800 times during the 2008 season....Ran a personal best 57.16 in the 400 meters at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 10)... Indoor: Helped lead the Eagles to a seventh place team finish at the Indoor MAC Championship (Feb. 29-March 1), placing fifth in the 800 (2:15.49) and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay and distance medley relay...Ran a season best 58.01 for the 400-meter dash at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 23), good for second place...Took second in the 500meter dash at the Bowling Green Invite (Jan. 18), running 1:18.21...Ran a 2008 team-best 2:14.06 in the 800-meter run at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 8-9)....2007 XC: Ran in one meet, the MAC Championship (Oct. 27), where she finished 76th with a season-best 20:12.0...High School: All-SAC in 400 and 800 meters…Third place at state championship in 800 meters…Personal-best time of 2:13 in 800 meters and 57.0 seconds in 400 meters…Personal: Full name: Beverly Marie Elcock...Daughter of Claude Elcock and Michelle Bolton Sims...Has one brother, Braylon Sims, and four sisters, Brianna, Patricia and Latrice Bolton and Shantel Elcock...Born: 6-26-89…Major: Japanese and art.

Elcock’s Collegiate Collegiate Career Bests 5K 6K 400 (I) 800 (I) Mile 200 (O) 400 (O) 800 (O)

Beverly Elcock

NCAA Standards

EMU Athletics

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Middle Distance

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2009 Eagles

18:40 23:27 58.01 2:14.06 5:18.51 27.05 57.16 2:11.89

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Megan Flewelling

Distance

Grand Blanc, Mich. Powers Catholic Junior-Junior

Coaches

Lebanon, Ohio Lebanon-Hope College Junior-Junior Letters: 2008 XC

Letters: 2006-2008 XC

Ellis’ Collegiate Career Bests

19:09.20 25:40

Flewelling’s Collegiate Career Bests

Middle Distance Detroit, Mich. Renaissance Freshman-Freshman

Eastern Michigan EMU Athletics NCAA Standards

Megan Flewelling

History/Records

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track for Renaissance High School and Harrison High School...Held best times of 2:13 (800 meters) and 1:32.00 (600 meters)...Senior: State and city champion in the 800 meters...Team was city champions....Ranked fourth in the 800 at the AAU Nationals...High school All-American in the 800 and 4x400-meter relay team...Broke school 800 record at the Mumford Invitational...Ranked in the DyeStat 800...Named All-City in cross country…Junior: Team was state champions...Named All-City in the 500 and all-state in the 400...All-American in the 4x800-meter relay team at the AAU Nationals... Ranked in the DyeStat 800...Cross Country All-City...Sophomore: MVP in cross country...Captain of Harrison High School cross country team...All-State in the 800...Freshman: All-City in cross country...All-City in 800 and 4x800... Personal: Full name: Christina Sheree Farrow…Daughter of Erskine and Tina Farrow… Father, Erskine, competed for the University of Tennessee in track, while mother Tina was a member of the Western Kentucky track team...Has one sister, Ersula, who is ranked third in the nation in the 800 in her age group…Born: 19-3-90...Major: Psychology.

20:23 23:27 1:46.80 2:30.33 2:29.13 5:01

Cross Country

5K 6K 600 (I) 800 (I) 800 (O) 1,500

2008 Recap

Christina Farrow

2009 Eagles

EMU: 2008 XC: Ran a season best 20:29.6 at the MAC Championship (Nov. 1)...2008 Track: Outdoor: Had a career best time of 5:15.91 both at the EMU Invite (April 19) and Hillsdale Relays (April 24-26)...Ran a season best 2:34.26 in the 800-meter run at the Jack Shaw Invite (April 5) placing eighth...Indoor: Ran a season best 2:30.33 in the 800 at the EMU Classic (Feb. 16)...2007 XC: Ran a season best 19:57 at the Falcon Invite (Oct. 13), finishing 79th...2007 Track: Fifth in the 600 meters at the Bowling Green Invite (1:46.80)...Seventh in the 800 meters (2:29.13) at the Len Paddock Invite...2006 XC: Competed in all eight events... Placed 14th at the Michigan Intercollegiate (16:13)...18th at the EMU Classic (19:53)...19th at the Michigan Open (22:43)...27th at the Bronco Invitational (20:21)...34th at the Toledo Invitational (20:54)...72nd at the MAC Championships (22:47)...79th at the Falcon Invitational (20:10)...166th at the NCAA Regionals (24:44)...High School: Two-year varsity track team member...Also participated in cross country, soccer and bowling...Personal: Full name: Megan Mae Flewelling...Daughter of Tim and Sally Flewelling...Has one brother, Keith, and one sister, Liza...Born: 11-16-88...Major: General Business.

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2008 XC: Ran in six meets for the Eagles...Ran a season-best time of 19:09.20 a tthe MAC Championship (Nov. 1)...Her best team finish came at the Titan Invitational (Sept. 6), where she finished as EMU’s fourth runner...Prior to EMU: Competed for Hope College from the fall of 2006 through spring 2008…NCAA Division III championship qualifier in cross country, finishing 64th…High School: Team captain 2003-2005…Senior: Second-team All-Conference…Southwest Regional Qualifier in 4x800-meter relay and 800 meters…Personal: Full name: Jacqueline Marie Ellis…Daughter of Timothy and Susan Ellis…Both mother and father competed for Purdue University in cross county and track...Has one brother Gabe…Born: 10-19-1987...Major: Exercise Science, Pre-Med. 5K 6K

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Jackie Ellis

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Jasmine Gates

Melissa Green

Virginia Beach, Va. Tallwood Junior-Junoir

Brecksville, Ohio Broadview Heights Senior-Senior

Letters: 2007, 2008

Letters: 2005-2008 XC, 2006-2008 Track

EMU: 2008: Outdoor: Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed third at the MAC Championship that ran a season best 3:50.88...Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished eighth at the conference championship...Ran a season best time of 58.74 in the 400 at the Stanford Invitational (April 4-5)...Finished eighth in the 100 at the Len Paddock Invite (May 10), running 12.73...Cleared 5-07.00 at the Sea Ray Relays (April 10-12) to finish tied for eighth and set a personal best...Indoor: Tied for third in the high jump at the MAC Championship (Feb. 29-March 1), clearing 5-06.00, an indoor personal best...Member of the third-place 4x400 relay team...Won the high jump at the Bowling Green Invite (Jan. 18) and the EMU Open (Jan. 12)...Ran 25.76 in the 200-meter dash at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 23) to finish fourth...2007: Fourth in the heptathlon at the Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays (3,799 pts.)...Fifth in the high jump at Toledo (5-03.00) and sixth at EMU Twilight (5-02.25)... Sixth at Bowling Green Invite in the high jump (5-02.25)...Eighth in the pentathlon (2,449 pts.) and third in the high jump (5-04.35) at the Michigan Intercollegiates...High School: Three-time state champion in the 4x400-meter relay…Placed third or higher in high jump state competition all four years…Held personal bests of: 5-07.00 in the high jump, 57.8 seconds in the 400 meters, 46.5 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles…Four-year honor student…Personal: Full name: Jasmine Danielle Gates...Daughter of Anthony and Jacqueline Gates…Born: 9-02-88...Major: Psychology and a minor in Social Work.

Gates’ Collegiate Career Bests 41.15 24.80 5-06.00 5-07.00 2,449 4,358

EMU: 2008 XC: The Eagles’ top finisher at the Pre-NCAA meet (Oct. 19) finishing 188th with a time of 22:46...Finished 39th at the MAC Championship (Nov. 1) with a time of 18:21.9...2008: Outdoor: Academic All-MAC...NCAA Regional qualifier in the steeplechase...Finished third in the steeplechase (10:58.31) and fifth in the 5,000 meters (17:49.07) at the Outdoor MAC Championship...Indoor: Indoor Academic All-MAC...Set a season best time of 5:05.79 in the mile at the EMU Classic (Feb. 16)...2007 XC: Top EMU runner at the MAC Championships (Oct. 27) where she finished 12th to earn second team All-MAC honors for the first time in her career...Ran a careerbest at the Falcon Invitational on Oct. 13 (18:17), finishing 11th, breaking her previous best by eight seconds and improving by a total of 13 seconds during the season... Finished 55th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship (Nov. 10)...Highest finish came at the Detroit Run Fit Invitational (Sept.8) where she placed fourth... Finished eighth at the Central Collegiate Championship (Sept. 21), 12th at Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 29) and 15th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)...2007: Set the EMU record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Penn Relays with a time of 11:03.11 and then broke it two weeks later at the MAC Championship with a time of 11:00.67...Finished fifth in the 5,000meters and sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2007 Outdoor MAC Championship...Sixth in the 1,500 meters at the Len Paddock Invite...Won the steeplechase at the EMU Twilight... Finished 13th in the 5,000 meters at the prestigious Stanford Invite...Third in the 3,000 meters at the Simmons-Harvey Invite (10:19.52)...Fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Bowling Green Invite (17:58.99)...2006: Fifth in the mile at the EMU Classic (5:22.24)...High School: Conference MVP, District champion and state qualifier her junior and senior years...Finished 10th at States in the 3,200 meters her junior year...Conference champ, District and Regional runnerup and All-Ohio at States her sophomore year...Also a member of the cross country and swimming teams throughout her high school career, winning many awards in those events as well...Personal: Full name: Melissa Karrie Green... Daughter of Trevor and Shanon Green...Has three sisters, Alicia, Candice and Tataiana...Born: 5-8-87...Major: Chemistry.

Green’s Collegiate Career Bests Jasmine Gates

NCAA Standards

EMU Athletics

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Distance

Melissa Green

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Jumps/Sprints

300 (I) 200 (O) High Jump (I) High Jump (O) Pentathlon Heptathlon

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5K 6K mile 1,500 3,000 (I) 5,000 (O) Steeplechase

18:17 22:29.67 5:03 4:46.36 10:06.21 17:20.00 10:48.14 School Record

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Amber Hutson

Goshen, Ind. Goshen Freshman-Freshman Letters: 2008 XC

Jerome, Mich. Hanover Horton Freshman-Freshman Letters: 2008 XC

Holman’s Collegiate Career Bests 1:00.85 26.85 59.75

High School: Team won 2007 district championship and NOC Championship…Three-time district champion in 3,200 meters and two-time champ in 1,600 meters in track…Senior: All-league… District Champion in 1,600 and 3200 meters…Junior: All-league in cross country…All-State and district champion in 1,600 and 3,200… Part of state championship 4x800-meter relay team…Personal: Full name: Danielle Arianna Kirkpatrick…Daughter of Darryl and Victoria Kirkpatrick…Father attended University of Dayton and mother attended Cleveland State University…Has two brothers, Darryl and Isaiah…Born: 8-12-90…Major: Undecided.

NCAA Standards

2008: Outdoor: Ran a 26.79 for the 200-meter dash at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 9-10)...Also at the Len Paddock, she ran a best 59.75 seconds in the 400 meters...Indoor: Ran an indoor 400-meter dash best of 1:00.85 at the Silverston Invitational, where she finished sixth... High School: Held a personal-best of 58.6 seconds in the 400 meters... Personal: Full name: Desiree Ashton Holman...Daughter of Norman and Angle Holman…Born: 9-12-89...Major: Biology.

EMU Athletics

Ypsilanti, Mich. Lincoln Sophomore-Sophomore Letters: 2008

Twinsburg, Ohio. Twinsburg Freshman-Freshman

Eastern Michigan

Distance

Long Sprints

History/Records

Danielle Kirkpatrick

Cross Country

19:35.1 24:30

2008 Recap

Hutson’s Collegiate Career Bests 5K 6K

2009 Eagles

Desiree Holman

2008 XC: Ran in all eight meets for the Eagles...Was named MAC Runner of the Week after being the top EMU runner at the EMU Classic (Oct. 25)...Ran a collegiate best time of 19:35.1 at the MAC Championship (Nov. 1)...High School: Four-year track letterwinner, three in cross country...Team captain senior year in track, cross country and basketball...Senior: Named team MVP...Jackson Citizen Patriot All Area second team...MHSAA Division III State qualifier, Academic All-State, Team Academic All-State, All-Conference...Team Conference Champions...Academic All-Conference and All-County in cross country...Track team captain; MVP, Coaches Award, Foundation Award, 4x800, 1,600 and 3,200 All-Conference; Academic All-Conference; 4x800 All-County...Basketball Team Captain; Coaches Award; Starting point guard; Academic All Conference; Record 17-4...Junior: Cross country team conference champions; Jackson Citizen Patriot All Area third team, MHSAA D3 All State (18th place, 5Kk: 19:20)...Track Most Valuable Runner; 4x800, 1,600, and 3,200 All Conference; 4x800 All County; 4x800 MHSAA D3 State Qualifier...Basketball Starting Point Guard, Class C Team Academic All State HM, Record 16-7... Sophomore: Cross country team conference champions; MHSAA D3 State Qualifier; Team Academic All State...Track team leader in points; 4x800, 1,600, and 3,200 Conference Champion; 4x800 MHSAA Division III State Qualifier...Basketball point guard; Class C Team Academic All State Honorable Mention; Record 17-5...Personal: Full name: Amber Lynn Hutson...Daughter of Ramon Hutson...Born: 7-2289...Major: Business.

2009 Preview

18:25.9 23:02.00

Coaches

Hollinger-Janzen’s Collegiate Career Bests

5K 6K

Distance

Rachel Hollinger-Janzen

2008 XC: Was the Eagles’ top runner in two meets, at the Titan Invitational and the Michigan Intercollegiates... Ran a career-best time at the MAC Championship (Nov. 1), running 18:25.9...High School: Cross Country Team MVP in 2006 and 2007…Ran a high school best time of 11:10 for the 3,200 meters...Senior: Northern Lakes Conference All-Conference, state qualifier, school record holder (5K)… Conference champion and record holder in 1,600 and 3,200 meters…Seventh in 3,200 at the indoor state meet… Junior: All-Conference Honorable Mention…Track all-conference and 3,200 champion…Eighth at indoor state meet in the 3,200…Personal: Full name: Rachel Akpene HollingerJanzen…Daughter of Rod and Lynda Hollinger-Janzen…Father is a graduate of Waterloo University and mother is a graduate and former volleyball and track athlete for Goshen College…Has a brother, Femi, and a sister, Mimi… Born: 12-09-90... Major: Biochemistry.

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Rachel Hollinger-Janzen Distance

400 (I) 200 (O) 400 (I)

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Brittany Lockhart

ReJeana Marigna

Canton, Mich. Salem Junior-Junior Letters: 2007, 2008

Beverly, N.J. Burlington County Institute of Tech. Freshman-Freshman

Sprints

EMU: 2008: Outdoor: Member of the third-place 4x400-meter relay team that ran a season best 3:50.88...Member of 4x100-meter relay team that finished eighth at conference championship...Just missed placing at the MAC Championship in the heptathlon, totalling 4,371 points... Indoor: Part of third-place 4x400-meter relay team at the MAC Championship (Feb. 29-March 1)...Also finished fourth in the pentathlon at the MAC Championship, totalling 3,568 points...Second in the triple jump at the EMU Open (Jan. 12), jumping 30-04.00...Ran 43.33 at the Meyo Invite (Feb. 8-9) in the 300-meter dash...Fourth in the high jump at the BGSU Invite (Jan. 19), clearing 5-02.25...Fifth in the high jump at the EMU Classic (Feb. 16), jumping 5-02.25...2007: Won the 400 meters at the Silverston Invite...Was second in the heptathlon at the Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays with 4,360 points...Tied for second in the high jump at the EMU Twilight...Sixth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Len Paddock Invitational...Finished sixth in the long jump at the Michigan Open...High School: Was awarded the “Iron Woman” award her senior and junior years...Also received the “Best Sprinter” award her senior and sophomore seasons...Named All-City in the 4x400-meter relay her freshman year...Has a personal-best long jump of 18-04.00, high jump (5-06.00) and 300-meter hurdles (46.1 seconds)…Personal: Full name: Brittany Diane Lockhart...Daughter of Otis and Berniece Lockhart… Has one brother, Shemar, and two sisters, Tiffany and Whitney...Born: 1-15-88…Major: Business management.

Sprints

Cleveland, Ohio East Technical Sophomore-Sophomore Letters: 2008

EMU Athletics

Eastern Michigan

2008: Indoor: Finished third in the 60-meter dash at the Silverston Invitational (Jan. 26), running a career best 7.84 seconds...Third in the 60 at the Bowling Green Invite (Jan. 19), running 7.90...High School: 2006 Regional Champion in 100 meters…2006 District Champion in 100-meters and 200 meters…Honor Student…Personal: Full name: Ashley Renee Minor...Daughter of Charlotte Minor…Born: 8-1589…Major: Undecided.

Minor’s Collegiate Career Bests 60

7.84

Ashley Minor

NCAA Standards

Ashley Minor

3,568 4,371

Brittany Lockhart

High School: Held high school bests of 12.15 for the 100 meters, 25.2 for the 200 meters and 58.00 for the 400 meters...Senior year was the outdoor and indoor track Group I 400 meter, 200 meter, and 100 meter state champion… Was named to the Burlington County Times first team in the 400…She was only the third female in her county history to win the 100-meter title four years in a row…Junior year she was the outdoor and indoor Group I 100 and 400 state champion…Was named to the Burlington County first team in the 400 and a member of the Freedom All-Star team in the 4x4 relay, 100 and 200 meters…Sophomore year was the 400 and 4x400-meter relay state champion…Was named the Burlington County First-Team for the 400… A member of the Freedom All-Stars in the 4x4 relay, 100 and 400…Freshman year was named the Burlington County Fastest Female Athlete…Was named to the Burlington County Times first-team in the 100 and 200… A member of the Freedom Division All-Stars for 4x400 relay and 100…Personal: Full name: ReJeana Ann Marigna…Daughter of Homer and Martha Marigna… Has two brothers, Nicholas and Jeremiah and seven sisters, Nicole, Natasha, LaVonda, Rechelle, Charna, Alex and Marjorie…Born: 6-27-90…Major: Undecided.

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History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Multis

Pentathlon Heptathlon

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Lauren

Novakowski

Quaintance

Wixom, Mich. Walled Lake Western Junior-Junior

White Lake, Mich. Walled Lake Northern Sophomore-Sophomore

Middle Distance

2009 Eagles 2008 Recap

11-07.75 11-11.75

2009 Preview

Collegiate Career Bests

EMU: 2008 XC: Ran a personal best 23:40 for the 6K at the Pre-NCAA meet (Oct. 18)...Ran a career-best 5K time of 19:24.68 at the George Dales Invitational (Sept. 20)...2008: Outdoor: Ran a personal best 2:15.12 in the 800-meter run at the Len Paddock Invitational (May-10), finishing sixth... Won the 800 at the Jack Shaw Invite (April 3), running 2:17.94...Fastest 1,500-meter run time of 4:48.63 at the Stanford Invitational (April 5)... Indoor: Finished seventh at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 26) in the 600 meters, running 1:41.70...Placed eighth in the 800 at the MAC Championship, running 2:16.20...Fastest 800 came during the preliminary round of the event at the MAC Championship, running 2:15.89...2007 XC: Season best time of 19:30 at the Lakefront Invite...High School: 800 meter Oakland County, Regional and Michigan Division I State Champion her senior year...4x400-meter relay team qualified for states her senior year...800-meter Oakland County and Regional Champion her junior year and also a state qualifier...400 meter Regional runner-up and state qualifier her sophomore year...400 meter Regional Champion and state qualifier as a freshman...4x400-meter relay team qualified for states...Four-year member of the varsity cross country and track squads... Member of the National Honor Society...Personal: Full name: Lauren Marie Quaintance...Daughter of Timothy and Ruth Quaintance...has two sisters, Rachel and Rebecca...Born: 8-4-89...Major: Elementary Education (Language Arts) with a minor in Integrated Science.

Coaches

Letters: 2007 XC, 2008 XC 2008 Track

Letters: 2007, 2008

EMU: 2008: Outdoor: Won the vault at the Jack Shaw Invitational (May 3) clearing 11-05.75...Set a career best at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 10), clearing 11-11.75 to finish sixth...Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season...2007: Competed indoors for the Eagles in the pole vault... Had four fifth-place finishes at the Michigan Open, Simmons-Harvey Invite, EMU Classic and Silverston Invitational...Finished seventh at the Michigan Intercollegiates...Jumped a personal-best 11-07.75 at the Simmons-Harvey Invite and the Indoor MAC Championships where she finished ninth... High School: Was named All-Conference and Most Valuable ScholarAthlete her senior year...Earned the most points for her team her senior season...Finished ninth in the pole vault at the state meet...Also ran cross country for four years...Honor roll student…Physical Education award recipient…Personal: Full name: Jessica Marie Novakowski...Daughter of David and Vera Novakowski...Has one brother, Joshua...Born: 10-6-88... Major: Criminal Justice.

Media Info.

Jessica Pole Vault

Novakowski’s Pole Vault (I) Pole Vault (O)

TRACK

Quaintance’s Collegiate Career Bests

Sprints

Cleveland, Ohio Ford Rhodes Sophomore-Sophomore

8.11 27.47

NCAA Standards

Rimmer’s Collegiate Career Bests

60 200 (I)

EMU Athletics

Jessica Novakowski

EMU: 2008: Ran a season best time of 8.11 seconds in the 60-meter dash and 27.47 in the 200-meter dash during the indoor season...High School: Team was district and regional champions for three years…State qualifier in 4x100-meter, 4x200-meter, and 4x400-meter relay teams for three years…Has a personal-best of 12.19 seconds in 100-meters, 25.6 seconds in the 200 meters…7.32 seconds in the 55 meters…7.90 seconds in 60 meters…All-Ohio Academic award…Personal: Full name: Shannon Indiannia Rimmer...Daughter of Antonette and Stephen Young…Has a twin sister, Shellie...Born: 7-11-89…Major: Business management.

Eastern Michigan

Shannon Rimmer

History/Records

19:24.68 23:40 1:41.70 2:15.89 5:11.11 1:02.07 2:15.12 4:48.63

Cross Country

5K 6K 600 800 (I) Mile 400 (O) 800 (I) 1,500

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2009 Eagles

CROSS Media Info.

Angela Scarber

Dejaa Shearer

Throws

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Waterford, Mich. Waterford Freshman-Freshman High School: Four-year track and field letterwinner...Inducted into Waterford Ketterings Hall of Fame for junior and senior year performances in the shot put...Team won four-consecutive league titles...Awarded MVP Senior year...Finished third in the state in the shot put, second as a junior and was a qualifier as a sophomore...Varsity top-point scorer her junior and senior years...Participated in basketball for three years...Personal: Full name: Angela Elyse Scarber...Daughter of John and Tonya Scarber...Has one brother, Jonathan…Born: 2-2090…Major: Political Science.

Shade St. Louis

Middle Distance

2008 Recap Cross Country History/Records Eastern Michigan EMU Athletics NCAA Standards

Sprints/Hurdles

Kansas City, Kan. Eldorado Senior Comprehensive (Trinidad)- Kansas City C.C. Junior-Junior Prior to EMU: Attended Missouri Baptist University where she was named an All-American in 2006…Attended Kansas City Community College through May 2008…High School: Attended El Dorado Senior Comprehensive in Trinidad…Personal: Full name: LaDonna Shade St. Louis…Daughter of Ali and Lydia St. Louis…Has one brother and four sisters…Sister Candace runs track at Highland University and her other sister Britany runs track at Florida State University…Born: 5-12-86… Major: Psychology.

Canton, Ohio GlenOak Sophomore-Sophomore Letters: 2008

EMU: 2008: Outdoor: Top sprinter for the Eagles, running the fastest times in the 200 and 400 during 2008...Second in the 200-meter dash at the Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays (April 24-26), running 25.04...Ran the three fastest 400 times during 2008, including a fifth place finish at the MAC Championship (May 15-17) running 55.29...Also member of the 4x100 meter relay team that finished eighth at the MAC Championship and the 4x400-meter relay team that finished third with a season best time of 3:50.88...Won the 400 at the Len Paddock Invite (May 10), running 55.50...Indoor: Placed sixth in the 400 at the MAC Championship (Feb. 29-March 1) running 57.64...Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished third at the MAC Championship...Ran a career best in the 400 at the Meyo Invite (Feb. 8-9), running 57.06...High School: 2007 District Champion in 300-meter hurdles…Member of the 4x400meter relay team that placed third at states in 2007...2005 State runnerup in 4x200-meter relay…In 2004, her 4x100-meter relay team placed third at the state competition… Had a personal-best of 43.98 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles and 55.9 seconds for the 400 meters…Personal: Full name: Dejaa Tierra Shearer...Daughter of Elizabeth Jackson...Has two brothers, Derrick Jackson and Dominique Shearer and one sister, Denaya Jackson…Born: 5-10-89…Major: Biology.

Shearer’s Collegiate Career Bests 60 200 (I) 300 400 (I) 100 200 (O) 400 (I)

7.84 25.61 40.15 57.06 12.73 24.49 55.29

St. Louis’ Collegiate Career Bests

400 600 800

55.00 1:35.00 2:12.00

Ashley Wartley Sprints

Ypsilanti, Mich. Belleville Freshman-Freshman High School: Was named to the Ann Arbor All-Area Team senior year… Placed fifth in the 4x100 at the state meet and was named MVP senior year…Sophomore year received MVP status…Holds the Belleville High School records for long jump, 100-meter hurdles, 100-meter dash, 4x100 and 4x200-meter relays…Personal: Full name: Ashley Wartley…Daughter of Lawrence and Sharon Wartley…Has two sisters, Julia and Melissa…Born: 11-21-90…Major: Nursing.

Dejaa Shearer

TRACK

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2009 Eagles

CROSS

TRACK

Shantavia Williams

Allen Park, Mich. Woodhaven Freshman-Freshman

Homestead, Fla. South Dade Freshman-Freshman

Distance

Long Sprints

EMU

Did You Know?

2009 Eagles

Webb’s Collegiate Career Bests

High School: Was named MVP of the track team and Most Improved runner of the cross country team her senior year…Placed third in the 4x800-meter relay and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at the state meet…Junior year was named the Most Improved runner of the track team…Placed eighth in the 4x800 and sixth in the 4x400 at the state meet…Sophomore year was named the track team MVP… Personal: Full Name: Shantavia Rena Williams…Daughter of Catrina Williams…Has one brother, Xavier Harmon…Born: 10-27-90… Major: Undecided.

2009 Preview

EMU: 2008 XC: Top EMU runner in four out of the seven meets she ran in...Ran a personal best 18:05.3 at the MAC Championship (Nov. 1) to finish 25th...Top 6K mark came at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15) where she finished 67th...High School: Recorded high school best time of 4:59 for the 1,600 meters...Team captain and MVP in 2006 and 2007...All-State honors in track from 2006 through 2008…Earned All-state honors in cross country in 2004, 2005 and 2007...Senior: Allstate honors in cross country and track…All-state honors in track as a junior…Personal: Full name: Natalie Rose Webb…Daughter of Robert and Doreen Webb…Mother is a graduate of the University of Michigan… Has three sisters…Sister Kelsey is a junior at Aquinas College and runs cross country and track…Born: 9-7-90…Major: Undecided.

Coaches

Letters: 2008 XC

5K 6K

Media Info.

Natalie Webb

18:05.3 22:46

Eastern Michigan EMU Athletics NCAA Standards

Lela V. Nelson

High School: Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in track and field… Held personal bests of 18-08.00 in the long jump, 12.2 in the 100 meters and 25.5 in the 200 meters...She was named captain of her team sophomore, junior and senior years…Personal: Full name: Margaret Rossetta White…Daughter of Anthony and Dena White…Has one brother, Mark Childs, who runs track and field at Heidelberg College, and one sister, Dena…Born: 3-21-90…Major: Communications.

History/Records

New Albany, Ohio New Albany Freshman-Freshman

Cross Country

Sevatheda Fynes

Sprints/Jumps

2008 Recap

Mireille Sankatsing

Natalie Webb

Rosie White

The Eastern Michigan University women’s track and field team has had three NCAA Champions in the 32-year history of the program. Mireille Sankatsing won EMU’s first NCAA Championship title in 1992 in the indoor 800 meters. Sevatheda Fynes was next, winning the 200 meters at the 1995 NCAA outdoor Champiosnip. She also finished second in the 100 meters. Lela V. Nelson is EMU’s most recent NCAA Champion, winning the sevenevent heptathlon in 2005. She also earned All-American honors in the long jump that season.

2008 Track and Field In Review

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2008 Indoor Best Times Place 3rd 5th prelim prelim prelim

Meet Silverston Invitational Silverston Invitational Bowling Green Invite Bowling Green Invite Bowling Green Invite

200-Meter Dash Dejaa Shearer Jasmine Gates Shellie Rimmer Shannon Rimmer

Time 25.61 25.76 26.73 27.47

Place 3rd 4th 12th 12th

Meet Silverston Invitational Silverston Invitational EMU Classic EMU Open

300-Meter Dash Dejaa Shearer Jasmine Gates Brittany Lockhart Shellie Rimmer Shannon Rimmer

Time 40.15 41.15 43.33 43.86 44.28

Place 5th 15th 32nd 6th 8th

Meet Notre Dame Meyo Notre Dame Meyo Notre Dame Meyo Bowling Green Invite Bowling Green Invite

400-Meter Dash Time Dejaa Shearer 57.06 Beverly Elcock 58.01 Desiree Holman 1:00.85 Karmen Coley 1:02.03

Place 22nd 2nd 6th 7th

Meet Notre Dame Meyo Silverston Invitational Silverston Invitational Silverston Invitational

500-Meter Run Beverly Elcock

Time 1:18.21

Place 2nd

Meet Bowling Green Invite

600-Meter Run Lauren Quaintance Morgan Newman Brittany Lockhart

Time 1:41.70 1:45.76 1:49.89

Place 7th 9th 11th

Meet Simmons-Harvey Simmons-Harvey Simmons-Harvey

800-Meter Run Beverly Elcock Lauren Quaintance Morgan Newman Megan Flewelling Hayden Ahrens Robyn Nalanzi

Time Place 2:14.06 31st 2:15.89 prelim 2:24.83 18th 2:30.33 41st 2:39.08 56th 2:43.25 63rd

Meet Notre Dame Meyo MAC Championship EMU Classic EMU Classic EMU Classic EMU Classic

EMU Athletics NCAA Standards

Kalli Williams

Mile Run Melissa Green Lauren Quaintance Beverly Elcock Kalli Williams Morgan Newman Andrea Pollack Hayden Ahrens Nicole Boeving

TRACK Time 5:05.79 5:17.48 5:18.51 5:21.23 5:22.79 5:46.99 5:57.78 6:19.02

Place 2nd 10th 12th 15th 12th 11th 14th 19th

Meet EMU Classic Silverston Invitational EMU Classic EMU Classic Silverston Invitational Simmons-Harvey Bowling Green Invite EMU Open

3,000-Meter Run Time Place Meet Melissa Green 10:15.57 4th Michigan Intercollegiates Kalli Williams 10:21.10 7th Michigan Intercollegiates Andrea Pollack 11:32.51 3rd EMU Open 5,000-Meter Run Time Place Kalli Williams 18:00.11 26th Andrea Pollack 19:13.87 7th High Jump Mark Jasmine Gates 5-6 Brittany Lockhart 5-0.25

Meet Notre Dame Meyo Bowling Green Invite

Place Meet 1st Bowling Green Invite 7th Michigan Intercollegiates

Long Jump Mark Place Jasmine Gates 15-8.25 10th Brittany Lockhart 16-10.50 8th

Meet Bowling Green Invite Bowling Green Invite

Triple Jump Mark Brittany Lockhart 34-7

Place 6th

Meet EMU Classic

Shot Put Meet Jasmine Gates 31-3.75 Brittany Lockhart 31-8.00

Mark

Place

18th 32nd

EMU Open EMU Classic

Mark Place 13-05.75 1st

Meet EMU Classic

Pole Vault Janice Keppler Andrea Wheeler

60 Meter Dash Time Ashley Minor 7.84 Andrea Wheeler 7.88 Shannon Rimmer 8.11 Shellie Rimmer 8.14 Jasmine Gates 8.16

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

CROSS

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2008 Outdoor Best Times List

time 24.49 25.54 26.22 26.56 26.85 27.05 27.24

place Pre/Final Meet 10th P MAC Championship 8th F Len Paddock 5th F Jack Shaw Invite 34th F Stanford Invitational 18th F Len Paddock 32nd F Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays 23rd F EMU Invitational

400-meter dash time Dejaa Shearer 55.29 Beverly Elcock 57.16 Brittany Lockhart 57.83 Jasmine Gates 58.74 Desiree Holman 59.75 Lauren Quaintance 62.07 Karmen Coley 62.79

place Pre/Final Meet 5th P MAC Championship 4th F Len Paddock 4th F Hillsdale ‘‘Gina’’ Relays 29th F Stanford Invitational 15th F Len Paddock 4th F Jack Shaw Invite 21st F EMU Invitational

place Pre/Final Meet 29th F Sea Ray Relays 59th F Stanford Invitational 15th P MAC Championship 28th F EMU Invitational 47th F EMU Invitational 52nd F EMU Invitational

3,000-meter run time place Pre/Final Melissa Green 10:18.91 1st F Kalli Williams 10:27.80 2nd F

Melissa Green Kalli Williams Andrea Pollack

place Pre/Final

17:20.00 1st 17:46.49 20th 20:27.99 31st

F F F

Meet EMU Invitational Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays EMU Invitational

100-meter hurdles time Andrea Wheeler 13.63 Brittany Lockhart 14.90

place Pre/Final 1st F 10th P

Meet Jack Shaw Invite EMU Invitational

Place Pre/Final 3rd F 5th F

Meet Jack Shaw Invite Jack Shaw Invite

Heptathlon Mark Brittany Lockhart 4,371

Place Pre/Final Meet 9th F MAC Championship

Discus Mark Jessica Novakowski 63-07

Place Pre/Final 9th F

Meet Jack Shaw Invite

Shot Put Mark Place Pre/Final Jasmine Gates 31-3.75 9th F Brittany Lockhart 30-11.75 10th F

Meet Jack Shaw Invite Jack Shaw Invite

4x100 Relay Mark Place Pre/Final Wheeler, Shearer, Lockhart, Gates 47.35 5th F

Meet EMU Invitational

4x400 Relay Mark Place Pre/Final Meet Elcock, Lockhart, Shearer, Gates 3:50.88 3rd F MAC Championship Lockhart, Gates, Shearer, Holman 3:51.66 2nd F EMU Invitational Newman, Quaintance, Flewelling, Aherns 4:18.12 12th F EMU Invitational 4x800 Relay Mark Place Pre/Final Meet Quaintance, Elcock, Newman, Green 9:26.83 6th F Sea Ray Relays

NCAA Standards

400-meter hurdles time place Pre/Final Meet Dejaa Shearer 1:02.71 2nd F Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays Jasmine Gates 1:07.36 23rd F Stanford Invitational Dejaa Shearer 1:10.39 28th F Stanford Invitational

Javelin Mark Jasmine Gates 84-02 Brittany Lockhart 75-00

EMU Athletics

10,000-meter run time place Pre/Final Meet Kalli Williams 36:40.01 20th F Stanford Invitational

Pole Vault Mark Place Pre/Final Meet Janice Keppler 13-3.50 2nd F MAC Championship Jessica Novakowski 11-5.75 1st F Jack Shaw Invite

Eastern Michigan

5,000-meter run time

Meet Jack Shaw Invite Jack Shaw Invite

Triple Jump Mark Place Pre/Final Meet Brittany Lockhart 36-0.75 14th F MAC Championship

History/Records

3,000 steeplechase time place Pre/Final Meet Melissa Green 10:48.14 11th F Stanford Invitational

Meet Sea Ray Relays Jack Shaw Invite

Cross Country

1,500-meter run time Melissa Green 4:46.36 Lauren Quaintance 4:48.63 Morgan Newman 4:49.76 Kalli Williams 4:49.81 Megan Flewelling 5:15.91 Rolyn Nakalanzi 5:39.00

High Jump Mark Place Pre/Final Jasmine Gates 5-7 tie-8th F Brittany Lockhart 5-5 5th F

2008 Recap

800-meter run time place Pre/Final Meet Beverly Elcock 2:11.89 5th F Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays Lauren Quaintance 2:15.12 6th F Len Paddock Morgan Newman 2:19.61 25th F Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays Megan Flewelling 2:34.26 8th F Jack Shaw Invite Hayden Aherns 2:39.19 50th F EMU Invitational

Meet EMU Invitational

2009 Eagles

200-meter dash Dejaa Shearer Jasmine Gates Brittany Lockhart Andrea Wheeler Desiree Holman Beverly Elcock Shellie Rimmer

Long Jump Mark Place Pre/Final Brittany Lockhart 17-5.50 6th F

2009 Preview

place Pre/Final Meet 5th F Len Paddock 14th P Hillsdale ‘Gina’ Relays 6th F Jack Shaw Invite 17th P EMU Invitational

Coaches

time 12.27 12.73 12.73 13.12

TRACK Media Info.

100-meter dash Andrea Wheeler Dejaa Shearer Jasmine Gates Shellie Rimmer

Beverly Elcock

CROSS

TRACK

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Media Info.

Coaches

2009 Preview

2009 Eagles 2008 Recap History/Records

Eastern Michigan

EMU Athletics

Melissa Green-2007 All-MAC Cross Country

NCAA Standards

Cross Country

TRACK CROSS

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Cross Country • 2008 Roster

TRACK

Justine Baese

Morgan Churwell

Beverly Elcock

Jacqueline Ellis

Megan Flewelling

Melissa Green

Rachel Hollinger-Janzen Player Justine Baese Morgan Churchwell Beverly Elcock Jacqueline Ellis Megan Flewelling Melissa Green Rachel Hollinger-Janzen Amber Hutson Danielle Kirkpatrick Lauren Quaintance Natalie Webb Head Coach: Sue Parks (Third season)

Amber Hutson

Danielle Kirkpatrick

Cl.-Elig. Fr.-Fr. Fr.-Fr. So.-So. Jr.-Jr. Jr.-Jr. Sr.-Sr. Fr.-Fr. Fr.-Fr. Fr.-Fr. So.-So. Fr.-Fr.

Ht. 5-0 5-3 5-5 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-5 5-1 5-3 5-7 5-7

Lauren Quaintance

Natalie Webb

Hometown- High School Elsie, Mich.-Ovid-Elsie Ada, Mich.-Forest Hills Central Ft. Wayne, Ind.-Northrop Lebanon, Ohio-Hope College Grand Blanc, Mich.-Powers Catholic Brecksville, Ohio-Broadview Heights Goshen, Ind.-Goshen Jerome, Mich.-Hanover Horton Twinsburg, Ohio-Twinsburg White Lake, Mich.-Walled Lake Northern Allen Park, Mich.-Woodhaven

NCAA Standards

EMU Athletics

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

CROSS

Back row (L-R): Head coach Sue Parks, Beverly Elcock, Jackqueline Ellis, Natalie Webb, Melissa Green, Megan Flewelling, Lauren Quaintance, Assistant Coach John Guarino. Front row (L-R): Morgan Churchwell, Justine Baese, E. Hall, Amber Hutson, Danielle Kirkpatrick, Rachel Hollinger-Janzen.

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Cross Country • 2008 Revirew/Results

CROSS

TRACK Media Info. Coaches 2009 Preview

Natalie Webb

Rachel Hollinger-Janzen

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Beverly Elcock

22:13 (100-8)

20:21.84 (27-6)

20:23 (129-5)

Jacqueline Ellis

21:03 (64-4)

20:21.13 (26-5)

20:45 (153-7)

Megan Flewelling

20:44 (68-5)

20:45.26 (29-8)

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Mich. Inter.

Pre-NCAA

EMU Classic

MAC

---

21:01 (35-2)

20:10.3 (94-8)

20:24 (31-4)

23:27 (228-4)

---

18:40 (55-4)

21:15 (68-7)

25:40 (265-7)

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19:09.2 (72-5)

---

21:02 (36-3)

20:29.6 (97-9)

--23:13.7 (98-2)

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Regionals --23:45 (131-3)

19:16 (51-3)

19:49 (19-3)

22:46 (188-1)

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18:21.9 (39-2)

19:06 (24-1)

18:39.17 (6-2)

18:51 (32-2)

19:20 (11-1

23:02 (206-3)

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18:25.9 (47-3)

24:03.2 (148-4)

Amber Hutson

21:32 (88-7)

20:28.19 (28-7)

20:31 (141-6)

20:37 (41-5)

24:30 (256-6)

20:05 (25-1)

19:35.1 (75-6)

24:33 (179-5)

Lauren Quaintance

20:19 (60-3)

19:24.68 (16-3)

19:53 (92-4)

20:48 (50-6)

23:40 (240-5)

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20:08.9 (79-7)

DNF

Natalie Webb

19:12 (29-2)

18:21.32 (2-1)

18:40 (18-1)

19:21 (13-2)

22:51 (194-2)

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18:05.3 (25-1)

22:46 (67-1)

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Top EMU Finisher BOLDED

NCAA Standards

20:05.50 (24-4)

Rachel Hollinger-Janzen

Melissa Green

EMU Athletics

Loyola

20:47.98 (30-98)

Eastern Michigan

George Dales

21:03 (76-6)

History/Records

Titan Inv.

Justine Baese

Cross Country

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2008 Recap

Green returned to form at the Pre-National meet in Terra Haute, Ind. She led the Eagles for the first time all season against the nation’s best. It was her experience that helped her lead the way through one of the most challenging courses of the season for the Eagles. Green placed 188th overall. In the final home meet of the year before heading to the MAC Championship, freshman Amber Hutson led the way for the Eagles at the non-scoring EMU Fall Classic, finishing 25th in a time of 20:05. For her efforts, she was named the MAC Runner of the Week. In the comfort of home, the Eagles were looking for improvement from last season at the MAC Championship in which they finished 11th. The team finished 10th overall improving one spot from 2007. Webb led the way for the best individual performance, finishing 25th, while Green followed, placing 39th. Two weeks later, Webb led the way in the final meet of the season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet in West Lafayette, Ind. Webb finished 67th with a personal best time of 22:46. Eight out of nine runners set personal best times in the 5K during the season, while five of the runners improved their 6K marks. With a solid nucleus of underclassmen, the future looks bright for the Eagles.

2009 Eagles

After returning to her alma mater in 2006, head coach Sue Parks knew that rebuilding the women’s cross country program to its glory days would be no easy task, but little by little, the team has made improvements, heading in the right direction. Leading the way for the Eagles during the 2008 season was not a group of veterans but a duo of freshmen in Natalie Webb and Rachel Hollinger-Janzen, while senior Melissa Green added a solid third runner to the mix. Green, who was a 2007 All-Mid-American Conference performer and the teams’ number one runner at the MAC meet in 2007, was hampered all season long by a lingering leg injury. In the first meet of the season the team was without Green, Hollinger-Janzen stepped up and led the team to a sixth place finish at the Detroit Titan Invitational. At the George Dales Invitational, it was Webb who would finish as the Eagles’ top runner, finishing second overall, while Hollinger-Janzen was sixth. Sophomore Lauren Quaintance was the third EMU runner across the line, finishing 16th. Green, running in her first meet of the season, debuted at 24th, good for fourth on the team. Hollinger-Janzen got her chance to lead the team against the best the state of Michigan had to offer at the Michigan Intercollegiates, featuring MAC rivals Central Michigan and Western Michigan, along with countr rival Michigan. She led the team to a third-place finish overall and finished 11th individually.

Melissa Green

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Cross Country • 2008 MAC Championship Results

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

CROSS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Team Results

Miami Akron Ohio Central Michigan Bowling Green Toledo Buffalo Kent State Western Michigan Eastern Michigan Ball State Northern Illinois

39 81 107 141 147 165 177 184 218 238 251 255

MAC Coach of the Year Rita Molis-Miami

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

Women’s All-MAC Team First Team Annie Beecham-Ohio Kari Summers-Ohio Rachel Patterson-Miami Larisa Arcip-Akron Mary Veith-Bffalo Amanda Mirochna-Miami Kara Butler-Bowling Green

Second Team

Laura Neufarth-Miami Kelsey McHugh-Miami Kim Lorentz-Akron Cassandra Schenek-Akron Kelly Gephart-Kent State Katie Lenanhan-Western Michigan Jennifer Roberts-Western Michigan

NCAA Standards

EMU Athletics

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Women’s Academic All-MAC

Larisa Arcip, Akron Kim Lorentz, Akron Cassie Schenck, Akron Sarah Kehe, Ball State Kara Butler, Bowling Green Kylie Korsnack, Bowling Green Jamie Roflow, Bowling Green Mary Veith, Buffalo Michelle Diverio, Central Michigan Amanda Rudert, Central Michigan Katie Lenahan, Miami Kelsey McHugh, Miami Amanda Mirochna, Miami Rachel Patterson, Miami Annie Beecham, Ohio Kari Summers, Ohio Dagna Sztykiel, Toledo Jennifer Roberts, Western Michigan

Women’s Academic All-MAC Honerable Mention-EMU

Lauren Quaintance-Eastern Michigan

TRACK

2008 Mid-American Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship • Nov. 1, 2008 Eastern Michigan • Ypsilanti, Mich. Results by Order of Finish 5,000-meter Run: 101 Participants

1. Annie Beecham 2. Kari Summers 3. Rachel Patterson 4. Larisa Arcip 5. Mary Veith 6. Amanda Mirochna 7. Kara Butler 8. Laura Neufarth 9. Kelsey McHugh 10. Kim Lorentz 11. Cassandra Schenck 12. Kelly Gephart 13. Katie Lenanhan 14. Jennifer Roberts 15. Maggie Bingham 16. Amanda Rudert 17. Karen Sovacool 18. Julie Roche 19. Jamie Roflow 20. Jenielle Hunt 21. Carly Wells 22. Brittni Hutton 23. Vanessa Gilbert 24. Kelley Miller 25. Colleen Moran 26. Natalie Webb 27. Jessica Schultz 28. Melissa Darling 29. Michelle Diverio 30. Lindsay Toussant

Ohio Ohio Miami Akron Buffalo Miami Bowling Green Miami Miami Akron Akron Kent State Miami Western Michigan Miami Central Michigan Toledo Miami Bowling Green Ohio Bowling Green Western Michigan Ball State Miami Akron Eastern Michigan Buffalo Central Michigan Central Michigan Toledo

16:56.8 17:02.9 17:10.0 17:15.9 17:16.4 17:19.0 17:24.6 17:29.5 17:34.1 17:35.5 17:36.3 17:40.0 17:41.5 17:42.6 17:43.7 17:46.9 17:51.2 17:51.9 17:54.5 17:57.7 18:01.9 18:02.5 18:02.5 18:03.0 18:04.5 18:05.3 18:05.4 18:05.9 18:07.0 18:08.8

EMU Individual Finishes

26. 41. 49. 59. 82. 87. 93. 94. 97.

Natalie Webb.................................... 18:05.3 Melissa Green................................... 18:21.9 Rachel Hollinger-Janzen.................. 18:25.9 Beverly Elcock.................................. 18:40.0 Jackie Ellis........................................ 19:09.2 Amber Hutson.................................. 19:35.1 Lauren Quaintance........................... 20:08.9 Justine Baese..................................... 20:10.3 Megan Flewelling............................. 20:29.6

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Cross Country • 2007 MAC Championship Results

CROSS

Team Results

56 58 77 89 135 174 218 224 230 232 286 289

Clay Calkins-Ohio

Women’s All-MAC Team First Team

EMU Individual Finishes Melissa Green................................... 18:11.0 Kalli Williams.................................. 19:27.3 Lauren Quaintance........................... 19:33.9 Megan Flewelling............................. 20:11.5 Beverly Elcock.................................. 20:12.0 Morgan Newman.............................. 20:16.1 Anna Delcamp.................................. 21:17.4

EMU Athletics

12. 60. 63. 75. 76. 77. 84.

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Melissa Green, Eastern Michigan Kalli Williams, Eastern Michigan Larisa Arcip, Akron Olivia Jaworek, Akron Ali Bishel, Ball State Vanessa Gilbert, Ball State Mary Veith, Buffalo Elizabeth Carpenter, Central Michigan Kelly McClure, Central Michigan Amanda Rudert, Central Michigan Sarah Henize, Miami Kelsey McHugh, Miami Jennie Stoll, Miami Carime Reinhart, Ohio Dagna Sztykiel, Toledo

17:35.2 17:38.9 17:48.6 17:49.0 17:51.7 17:55.9 17:56.6 17:58.3 18:00.6 18:05.0 18:07.4 18:11.1 18:12.9 18:16.0 18:16.8 18:18.8 18:23.1 18:25.4 18:27.6 18:29.3 18:29.6 18:30.0 18:30.8 18:34.2 18:34.4 18:35.5 18:36.4 18:36.7 18:37.5 18:38.6

Cross Country

Women’s Academic All-MAC

Miami Ball State Buffalo Akron Ohio Ohio Ohio Akron Toledo Akron Miami Eastern Michigan Akron Ohio Buffalo Toledo Toledo Miami Central Michigan Miami Toledo Ball State Akron Ohio Western Michigan Toledo Miami Bowling Green Central Michigan Ball State

2008 Recap

Second Team

Melissa Green, Eastern Michigan Sediah Erskine, Akron Renata Volf, Toledo Larisa Arcip, Akron Jennie Stoll, Miami Kim Lorentz, Akron Julie Weisenborn, Ohio

Laura Neufarth Allison Bishel Mary Veith Cassandra Schenck Carime Reinhart Annie Beecham Kari Summers Sediah Erskine Renata Volf Larisa Arcip Jennie Stoll Melissa Green Kim Lorentz Julia Weisenborn Nicole Soblosky Nicole Camp Dagna Sztykiel Kelsey McHugh Kelly McClure Rebekah Hollander Joni Camp Vanessa Gilbert Heidi Gross Rachel Beakas Samantha Draney Karen Sovacool Sarah Henize Barbara Powers Amanda Rudert Kelsey Nielsen

2009 Eagles

Laura Neufarth, Miami Allison Bishel, Ball State Mary Veith, Buffalo Cassandra Schenck, Akron Carime Reinhart, Ohio Annie Beecham, Ohio Kari Summers, Ohio

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

2009 Preview

MAC Coach of the Year

2007 Mid-American Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship • Oct. 27, 2007 Central Michigan • Mount Pleasant, Mich. Results by Order of Finish 5,000-meter Run: 104 Participants

Coaches

Ohio Akron Miami Toledo Ball State Central Michigan Bowling Green Western Michigan Kent State Buffalo Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois

Media Info.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

TRACK

NCAA Standards

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field 2008-09 Media Guide

Cross Country • 2007/2008 NCAA Regional Results

NCAA Standards

EMU Athletics

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

CROSS

2008 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Purdue University West Lafayette, Ind. November 15, 2007 Women’s 6,000 Meters

2007 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Indiana University Bloomington, Ind. November 10, 2007 Women’s 6,000 Meters

Team Results (Top 10) 1. Michigan 2. Wisconsin 3. Michigan State 4. Notre Dame 5. Indiana 6. Miami (Ohio) 7. Marquette 8. Akron 9. IPFW 10. Purdue 23. Eastern Michigan

Team Results (Top 10) 1. Michigan State 2. Michigan 3. Wisconsin 4. Marquette 5. Butler 6. Cincinnati 7. Akron 8. Miami (Ohio) 9. Ball State 10. Ohio NTS Eastern Michigan

72 80 83 125 145 208 221 284 288 309 614

Individual Results (Top 25) 1. Nicole Bush Michigan State 2. Nicole Edwards Michigan 3. Gwen Jorgensen Wisconsin 4. Wendi Robinson Indiana 5. Kari Summers Ohio U. 6. Lisa Senakiewich Michigan State 7. Annie Beecham Ohio U. 8. Crystal Martinez IPFW 9. Hanna Grinaker Wisconsin 10. Lindsey Ferguson Notre Dame 11. Jennifer Morgan Michigan 12. Crystina Martinez IPFW 13. Sarah Pease Indiana 14. Marissa Treece Notre Dame 15. Emily Langenberg Michigan State 16. Danielle Tauro Michigan 17. Ashley Beutler Wisconsin 18. Lilian Jelimo Cincinnati 19. Caitlin Comfort Wisconsin 20. Larisa Arcip Akron 21. Geena Gall Michigan 22. Kelly Sampson Michigan 23. Kelsey McHugh Miami (Ohio) 24. Laura Rolf Valparaiso 25. Anna Weber Marquette

20:48.5 20:57.4 21:01.1 21:03.9 21:16.3 21:21.0 21:23.5 21:26.8 21:29.2 21:29.6 21:32.0 21:34.1 21:40.2 21:41.0 21:42.4 21:44.7 21:45.7 21:48.7 21:51.5 21:52.4 21:52.8 21:54.3 21:54.5 21:56.2 21:57.7

Eastern Michigan’s Finishes 67. Natalie Webb Eastern Michigan 98. Melissa Green Eastern Michigan 131. Beverly Elcock Eastern Michigan 148. R. Hollinger-Janzen Eastern Michigan 179. Amber Hutson Eastern Michigan

22:46.0 23:13.7 23:45.0 24:03.2 24:33.0

TRACK

60 63 93 192 220 240 263 284 285 286

Individual Results (Top 25) 1. Nicole Edwards Michigan 2. Nicole Bush Michigan State 3. Erin Webster Michigan 4. Hanna Grinaker Wisconsin 5. Laura Neufarth Miami (Ohio) 6. Laura Rolf Valparaiso 7. Alison Bishel Ball State 8. Alissa McKaig Michigan State 9. Genni Gardner Butler 10. Lisa Senakiewich Michigan State 11. Gwen Jorgensen Wisconsin 12. Holly Nearman Wis.-Milwaukee 13. Anna Weber Marquette 14. Lilian Jelimo Cincinnati 15. Sarah Price Michigan State 16. Geena Gall Michigan 17. Jill Glassmeyer Cincinnati 18. Cassie Peller Marquette 19. Leah Coyle Wisconsin 20. Lisa Uible Michigan 21. Crystina Martinez IPFW 22. Jayne Grebinski Marquette 23. Danielle Tauro Michigan 24. Renata Volf Toledo 25. Becky McCormack Michigan State

20:30.76 20:34.47 20:47.23 20:51.96 20:55.07 20:56.62 21:00.07 21:08.44 21:15.18 21:20.28 21:25.46 21:27.78 21:29.46 21:29.53 21:29.99 21:30.35 21:32.81 21:34.63 21:37.44 21:37.45 21:40.32 21:40.72 21:44.91 21:47.47 21:50.17

Eastern Michigan’s Finishes 55. Melissa Green Eastern Michigan 153. Lauren Quaintance Eastern Michigan 165. Morgan Newman Eastern Michigan 178. Megan Fleweling Eastern Michigan

22:29.67 24:05.17 24:19.66 24:47.00

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field 2008-09 Media Guide

Cross Country • EMU All-Time MAC Results/ Individual Champions

CROSS

TRACK

Runners-Up

1976 1977 1978 1987 1997

1980 1993 1999 2000

Sue Parks* Sue Parks* Sue Parks* Donna Donakowski Carrie Gould

17:22.0 17:57.5 17:04.6 18:22.0

Bonnie Arnold Adele Rankin Domtilla Mwei Domtilla Mwei

18:12.9 17:59.0 17:22.8 17:22.0

*MAC Invitational Champion...The MAC did not begin awarding an official MAC Championship in women's

cross country until 1980.

Cross Country History/Records

Current head coach Sue Parks is no stranger to the EMU community. The 1980 graduate competed for the then-Hurons in the late 70s. She was the Mid-American Conference Invitational cross country champion from 1976-1978. Her best time of 17:22 was a school record for eight years and has only been topped by a handful of runners since.

Eastern Michigan

Sue Parks

NCAA Standards

MAC Coaches of the Year Sid Sink, BGSU............................ 5 Keela Yount, CMU....................... 2 Elmore Banton, Ohio.................... 5 Debbie Hunt, WMU.................... 1 Steve Price, BGSU......................... 3 Karen Lutzke, CMU..................... 1 Clay Calkins, Ohio....................... 2 Sue Parks, Ball State...................... 1 Kevin Hadsell, Toledo................... 2 Dianne Russo, WMU................... 1 Bob Maybouer, EMU.................... 2 Rita Arndt Molis, Miami............... 1 Rod O’Donnell, Kent.................... 2

EMU Athletics

Ohio ..............................................10 Bowling Green....................................7 Western Michigan...............................4 Central Michigan................................2 Toledo................................................2 Akron ................................................2 Ball State.............................................2 Kent State...........................................2 Miami . ..............................................1

Champions

2008 Recap

Championships

Eastern Michigan University Individual MAC Champions and Runners-Up

2009 Eagles

MAC Team

Eastern Michigan’s 1996 cross country team is one of only three teams in Mid-American Conference history to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Bowling Green qualified in 1995 and Ball State qualified in 2002.

2009 Preview

Champion..................EMU Finish Bowling Green.......................Second Bowling Green.......................... Fifth Bowling Green....................... Fourth Bowling Green.......................... Fifth Western Michigan................Seventh Western Michigan.................Second Western Michigan.................Second Ohio......................................Second Ohio.....................................Seventh Ohio......................................... Fifth Ohio......................................Second Ohio......................................Second Ohio...................................... Fourth Western Michigan................. Fourth Ohio......................................... Sixth Bowling Green.........................Third Bowling Green.........................Third Ohio......................................... Fifth Bowling Green.......................... Fifth Akron...................................Seventh Central Michigan....................Third Toledo.....................................Tenth Toledo..................................Seventh Ball State.................................Tenth Kent State........................... Eleventh Akron................................. Eleventh Ohio....................................... Ninth Ohio................................... Eleventh Miami.....................................Tenth

Coaches

Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Media Info.

MAC Cross Country Finishes Year-by-Year

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field 2008-09 Media Guide

Cross Country • Through the Years

CROSS

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

Coach: Dennis Faletti (1976-84) 1976 (4-0) W Bowling Green W Central Michigan W Bowling Green W Central Michigan 1st Lipke Invitational 1st Wolverine Invitational 1st Golden Triangle Invitational 6th Kettering Striders Invitational 3rd State AAU 20th AIAW Nationals

25-31 28-29 22-33 25-32

1977 (15-1) 9-17 EMU Open 9-24 at Central Michigan (3-0)

NTS 1st, 27 pts.

(w/CMU, WMU, Hillsdale)

10-2 Golden Triangle Invite (4-0)

1st, 35 pts.

10-8 at Ohio State (1-1)

2nd, 59 pts.

10-15 at Central Michigan (3-0)

1st, 27 pts.

2009 Eagles

9-16 9-23 9-30 10-7 10-14 10-21

EMU Athletics

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

10-22 at BGSU Invite (4-0)

2008 Recap

(w/CMU, Hillsdale, WMU)

NCAA Standards

1982 (1-2 Bowling Green Toledo Western Michigan Kentucky Invitational EMU Open Western Michigan Invite MAC Championship NCAA Districts

9-17 9-24 9-30 10-8 10-15 10-22 10-29

1983 (1-0) at Toledo EMU Invite 3K Postal Run at WMU Invite at MSU Invite Huron Open at MAC Championship

W, 27-31 9th, 205 pts. NTS 4th, 124 pts. 8th, 198 pts. NTS 5th, 131 pts.

9-13 9-22 9-29 10-6 10-13 10-19 10-27 11-3 11-10

1984 (1-4) at Toledo vs. Central Michigan at Central Michigan EMU Invite at WMU Invite at MSU Invite at Bowling Green vs. Central Michigan Huron Open at MAC Championship at NCAA Districts

W, 19-38 L, 42-15 L, 40-18 10th, 242 pts. 6th, 130 pts. 5th, 132 pts. L, 5-=15 L, 32-23 NTS 7th, 159 pts. 15th, 391 pts.

(w/BGSU, CMU, OSU, Notre Dame) (w/Penn State, Ohio State)

L W L 9th 7th 4th 4th 12th

1st, 37 pts.

(w/OSU, BGSU, CMU, WMU)

10-29 MAC Invitational

1st, 29 pts.

(BGSU, WMU, CMU)

11-5 at MAIAW Regional 11-19 at AIAW Nationals 1978 (1-0) at CMU at Midwest USTFF EMU Invite at Penn State Tri at WMU Invite at BGSU Invite

1st, 211 pts. NTS W, 20-37 4th, 146 pts. 1st, 66 pts. 3rd, 54 pts. 1st, 46 pts. 1st, 44 pts.

(w/CMU, WMU, BGSU, Michigan)

10-28 MAC Invite-EMU Classic 9-15 9-22 9-29 10-6 10-13 10-20 10-27 11-2

1979 (0-1) at CMU Invite at Kentucky Invite EMU Invite at Michigan State Inv. at WMU Invite at BGSU MAC Invite-EMU IAA at MAIAW Regional

1980 (1-3) MAC Runner-up L Michigan Stat L Michigan W Kent State L Bowling Green 2nd CMU Invitational 5th Kentucky Invitational 4th EMU Invitational 2nd MAC Championship 8th AIAW Regional 1981 (1-1) 9-12 at CMU Invite

1st, 39 pts. 3rd, 50 pts. 7th, 162 pts. 7th, 162 pts. 5th, 104 pts. 83 pts. L, 41-19 3rd, 69 pts. 11th, 274 pts.

59-28 59-40 15-46 35-24

3rd, 78 pts.

(w/CMU, WMU, Spring Arbor, Ferris State, Aquinas)

9-19 9-26 10-1 10-10 10-24 10-31 11-7

at Kentucky Invite EMU Invite SDSU Invite Cedarville Bowling Green at MAC Championship at BGSU Open NCAA Midwest District

9th, 250 pts. 7th, 160 pts. NTS W, 15-50 L, 40-21 4th, 97 pts. NTS 4th, 137 pts.

50-15 19-14 39-19

TRACK 1987 at Ball State Invite at Kentucky Invite EMU Invite at Minnesota at Michigan Intercollegiate Ohio MAC Championship at NCAA Districts

2nd 6th 1st 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 6th

1988 9-10 at Ball State Invite 9-17 EMU Invite 9-24 at Western Ontario 10-1 at GBS/Nike Invite 10-15 at Michigan Intercollegiate 10-21 at Michigan State Open 11-5 at MAC Championship 11-12 at NCAA Disctricts

4th, 86 pts. 3rd, 76 pts. 9th, 280 pts. 17th, 398 pts. 5th, 129 pts. NTS 7th, 187 pts. 17th, 445 pts.

1989 at UDM Invite at Jayhawk Invite at Western Ontario Invite Midwest Invite at GBS/Nike Inv. at Michigan Intercollegiate EMU Open at MAC Championship at NCAA Districts

2nd, 44 pts. 3rd, 45 pts. 4th, 158 pts. 7th, 171 pts. 7th, 86 pts. 5th, 115 pts. 1st, 31 pts. 5th, 188 pts. 13th, 61 pts.

9-12 9-19 9-26 ND 10-17 ND 11-7 11-14

9-9 9-16 9-23 9-29 10-7 10-14 10-20 10-28 11-11

1990 (8-0) MAC Runner-up

Coach: Bob Maybouer (1985-2005)

9-14 9-21 9-28 10-5 10-19 10-26 11-2 11-16

1985 (0-2) State and MAC Runner-ups at Ball State Invite 3rd, 80 pts. at CMU Invite 1st, 23 pts EMU Invite 3rd, 67 pts. at Indiana Invite NTS at MSU Invite 2nd, 53 pts. at Bowling Green L, 33-24 vs. Michigan L, 43-16 at MAC Championship 2nd, 77 pts. at NCAA Districts 9th, 244 pts.

L L W W L W W L W W W W W 3rd 6th 2nd 2nd 7th

1986 (9-3) State and MAC Runner-ups Miami Central Michigan Ball State Toledo Central Michigan Macomb CC Lansing CC Western Michigan Hillsdale Central Michigan Ball State Macomb CC Detroit EMU Invitational Golden Gopher Invitational Michigan Intercollegiate MAC Championship NCAA Districts

15-40 15-40 15-40 21-34 27-28 26-29 18-37 15-40

W W W W W W W 1st 6th 3rd t3rd 2nd 7th

Detroit Toledo Macomb CC Akron Michigan State Cleveland State Toledo UDM Invite Jayhawk Invite Notre Dame Invite Michigan Intercollegiate MAC Championship NCAA District 4

W W W W W W W W 1st 2nd 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd 8th

1991 (8-0) CCC and MAC Runner-up Siena Heights Macomb CC Detroit Hillsdale Yale Syracuse Detroit Buffalo UDM Invite Western Ontario Invite Notre Dame Invite Michigan Intercollegiate Central Collegiate MAC Championship NCAA Districts

19-36 15-40 16-39 20-35 22-33 15-40 15-40

16-39 15-40 16-39 17-38 19-36 23-32 16-39 15-40

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field 2008-09 Media Guide

Cross Country • Through the Years

CROSS

1998 103 pts.

NTS 1st, 28 pts. 2nd, 44 pts. 8th, 204 pts. 6th, 146 pts. NTS 4th, 99 pts.

1994

20-35 27-28 17-38 15-40 26-29 20-35

101 pts.

2000 EMU Open NTS at UDM Invite 2nd, 70 pts. at Roy Griak Invite 14th, 417 pts. at Central Collegiate Championship 3rd, 67 pts. at Ntre Dame Invite 8th, 254 pts. at Michigan Intercollegiate 2nd, 38 pts. EMU Classic NTS at MAC Championship 3rd, 120 pts. NCAA Great Lakes Regional 9th at NCAA Championship Gould, 60th

9-1 9-8 9-21 9-29 10-5 10-12 10-19 10-27 10-10

2001 EMU Open NTS at Detroit Titan Invitational 4th, 98 pts. at Western Ontario Invite 8th, 174 pts. at Central Collegiate Championship 3rd, 84 pts. at Ntre Dame Invite 15th, 365 pts. at Michigan Intercollegiate 6th, 169 pts. EMU Classic NTS MAC Championship 10th, 262 pts. at NCAA Great Lakes Regional 18th

8-31 9-7 9-20 9-27 10-4 10-11 10-25 11-2 11-16

2002 EMU Open at UDM Invite at MSU Invite Central Collegiate Championship at Notre Dame Invitational at Michigan Intercolelgiate EMU Classic at MAC Championship at NCAA Great Lakes Regional

NTS 4th, 108 pts. NTS 2nd, 88 pts. 18th, 487 pts. 3rd, 63 pts. NTS 7th, 160 pts. 16th, 436 pts.

9-10 9-16 9-24 10-7 10-15 10-21 10-29 11-12

2005 at UDM Invitational Spartan Invitational at Western Ontario Classic at Michigan Intercollegiate at Bronco Invitational EMU Fall Classic at MAC Championship at NCAA Great Lakes Regional

NTS NTS 12th, 282 pts. NTS 2nd, 50 pts. NTS 11th, 284 pts. 28th, 804 pts.

9-1 9-16 9-22 10-6 10-14 10-20 10-28 11-11

Coach: Sue Parks (2006-present) 2006 at Michigan Open NTS at Toledo Invitational 4th, 86 pts. at George Dales Invite 3rd, 65 pts. at Michigan Intercollegiate 2nd-19 pts. at Falcon Invitational 7th, 155 pts. EMU CLASSIC NTS at MAC Championship 9th, 185 pts. at NCAA Great Lakes Regional 17th, 488 pts.

2007 8-31 at Michigan Open NTS 9-8 at Detroit Titan Invite 2nd, 49 pts. 9-21 Central Collegiate 4th, 83 pts. 9-29 at Loyola Lakefront Invite 12th, 275 pts. 10-13 at Falcon Invite 8th-200 pts. 10-19 EMU CLASSIC NTS 10-27 at MAC Championships 11th, 286 pts. 11-10 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional DNS 9-6 9-19 9-27 10-10 10-18 10-24 11-1 11-15

2008 at Detroit Titan Invite at George Dales Invite at Loyola Lakefront Invite at Michigan Intercollegiate at Pre-NCAA EMU CLASSIC MAC CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA Great Lakes Regional

6th, 166 pts. 3rd, 59 pts. 11th, 304 pts. 3rd, 115 pts. 37th, 1,056 pts. NTS 10th, 238 pts. 23rd, 614 pts.

NCAA Standards

9-2 9-9 9-23 9-29 10-6 10-13 10-20 10-28 11-11 11-20

NTS 5th, 124 pts. NTS 8th, 217 pts. 10th, 277 pts. NTS 11th, 296 24th, 662 pts.

EMU Athletics

1996 Michigan Intercollegiate Champions NCAA District Runner-up NCAA Qualifying Team 1st at UDM Invite 5th at Western Ontario Invite 4th at Notre Dame Invite 1st at Michigan Intercollegiate 7th at Central Collegiate Championship 3rd at MAC Championship 71 pts. 2nd at NCAA District s 22nd at NCAA Championship

NTS 1st, 55 3rd, 59 pts. 8th, 263 pts. 4th, 120 pts. 1st, 44 pts. NTS 7th, 158

2004 EMU Open at UDM Invite at MSU Invite at Western Ontario Classic at Michigan Intercollegiate EMU Classic at MAC Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Eastern Michigan

1995 Detroit Windsor Macomb CC Wayne State Buffalo Syracuse at UDM Invite at Western Ontario Invite at Notre Dame Invite at Michigan Intercollegiate at MAC Championship at NCAA Districts

130 pts.

1999 9-4 EMU Open 9-11 at UDM Invite 9-18 at Mel Brodt Invite 10-1 at Notre Dame Invite 10-8 at Michigan Intercollegiate 10-15 Central Collegiate Championship 10-22 EMU Classic 10-30 at MAC Championship 11-13 at NCAA Districts 11-22 at NCAA Championship

NTS 2nd, 71 pts. 9th, 226 pts. t5th, 181 pts. 3rd, 83 pts. 2nd, 55 pts. NTS 5th, 127 pts.

9-4 9-11 9-17 9-25 10-8 10-22 10-30 10-15

History/Records

W W W W W W 1st 4th 15th 5ht 3rd 9th

31-24 17-38 16-39 34-21 27-28 27-28 20-35 29-26 27-28 25-30 23-32

EMU Open at UDM Invitational at Roy Griak Invite at Notre Dame Invite at Michigan Intercollegiate at Central Collegiate Championship EMU Classic at MAC Championship at NCAA Districts at NCAA Championship

2003 EMU Open NTS at UDM Invite 4th, 91 pts. at MSU Invite NTS at Western Ontario Invite at Notre Dame Invite 18th, 527 pts. at Michigan Intercollegiate 5th, 110 pts. EMU Classic at MAC Championship 10th, 264 pts. at NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Cross Country

Detroit Canisius Findlay Western Michigan Ball State Windsor Butler Buffalo Central Michigan Syracuse Yale Detroit Mercy Invitational Western Ontario Invitational Michigan Intercollegiate Central Collegiate Championship MAC Championship NCAA Districts

9-5 9-12 9-26 10-2 10-9 10-16 10-23 10-30 10-14 10-23

8-30 9-6 9-19 9-27 10-3 10-10 10-24 11-1 11-15

2008 Recap

L W W L W W W L W W W 3rd 7th 5th 2nd 6th 14th

1997 Alumni Meet NTS at UDM Invite 5th, 128 pts. EMU Invite NTS at Western Ontario Invite 1st, 52 pts. at Roy Griak Invitational 11th, 310 pts. at Michigan Intercollegiate 2nd, 54 pts. Central Collegiate Championship 1st, 51 pts. EMU Classic NTS at MAC Championship 5th, 122 pts. at NCAA Districts 9th, 267 pts.

2009 Eagles

1993 Alumni Meet at Detroit Invite at Western Ontario Invite at Minnesota Invite at Michigan Intercollegiate EMU Classic at MAC Championship

8-30 9-6 9-12 9-20 9-27 10-10 10-17 10-25 11-1 11-15

2009 Preview

9-4 9-11 9-18 10-2 10-8 10-22 10-30

20-35 18-37 18-37 23-32 20-35 20-35 17-38

Coaches

1992 Canisius Detroit Hillsdale Yale Detroit Buffalo Syracuse at UDM Invite Western Ontario Invite at Nike Invite at Michigan Intercollegiate Michigan Interregional MAC Championship at NCAA Districts

Media Info.

W W W W W W W 1st 2nd 6th 4th 7th 4th 9th

TRACK

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field 2008-09 Media Guide

Cross Country • EMU Individual MAC Finishes 1980 @ Eastern Michigan 2. Bonnie Arnold 6. Cheryl Scheffer 7. Brenda Clark 14. Brigette Duprez 16. Debbie Love 32. Connie Kidder 39. Carrie Pierce 1981 @ Toledo 3. Bonnie Arnold 4. Cheryl Scheffer 18. Brigette Duprez 33. Tammy Babcock 35. Debbie Love 39. Brenda Clark 43. Jennifer Bedick 1982 @ Bowling Green 4. Brenda Clark 7. Cheryl Scheffer 23. Brigette Duprez 27. Tammy Babcock 30. Colleen Geary 31. Julie Montgomery 35. Debbie Love 1983 @ Ball State 8. Brenda Clark 24. Sheryl Koeltbow 28. Colleen Geary 35. Leslie Kinczkowski 36. Nancy Thomas 38. Amy Kaake 39. Sue Tomanek

18:12 18:37 18:46 19:03 19:08 19:56 20:21 18:37 18:38 19:06 19:51 19:55 20:09 20:36 18:16 18:21 19:10 19:35 19:48 19:58 20:11 17:42 18:29 18:33 18:54 18:59 19:08 19:22

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

CROSS

18:48 18:57 19:01 19:26 19:39 20:31

1985 @ Ohio 3. Donna Donakowski 4. Julie Watson 18. Sue Tomanek 24. Leslie Kinczkowski 28. Barb Courtade 31. Andrea Bowman 37. Kath Wojewski

17:31 17:32 18:21 18:35 18:42 18:48 19:02

1986 @ Central Michigan 4. Donna Donakwoski 5. Sue Tomenak 6. Julie Watson 13. Andrea Bowman 48. Barb Bourtade 59. Karen Opp

17:49 18:15 18:16 18:29 20:01 20:50

1987 @ Eastern Michigan 1. Donna Donakowski 2. Julie Watson 13. Denise Durrer 14. Andrea Bowman 15. Gloria Dursin 45. Karen Opp 59. Michele North 1988 @ Western Michigan 16. Denise Huntsinger 25. Gloria Durisin 31. Karen Opp 51. Jen Sample 59. Michelle North 57. Angie DiSalvo 1989 @ Bowling Green 4. Sara Gish 24. Karen Opp 26. Julie Watson 29. Julie Moore 35. Gloria Durisin 46. Lori Larrick 51. Noelle Dixon

EMU Athletics NCAA Standards

1984 @ Toledo 20. Colleen Geary 25. Leslie Kinczkowski 28. Sheryl Koeltzow 42. Nancy Thomas 46. Rebecca Stine 55. Amy Kaake

Andrea Bowman and Julie Watson

1990 @ Miami 8. Noelle Dixon 11. Sara Gish 15. Lori Larrick 16. Mireille Sankatsing 29. Vonda Meder 41. Tera Tuerst 43. Pat Bagley

17:04 17:11 18:03 18:05 18:07 19:05 20:09 19:10 19:37 19:54 21:08 22:20 22:20 17:50 18:33 18:39 18:44 19:00 19:25 19:54 18:17 18:25 18:47 18:48 19:11 19:43 19:54

TRACK

Donna Donakowski

1991 @ Kent State 4. Adele Rankin 6. Lori Larrick 7. Vonda Meder 9. Mireille Sankatsing 21. Sara Gish 35. Pat Bagley 1992 @ Ball State 5. Mireille Sankatsing 13. Adele Rankin 14. Lori Larrick 34. Tricia Biship 37. Pat Bagley 38. Vonda Meder 48. Tami Rice

18:04 19:13 18:17 18:27 18:59 19:21 18:01 18:29 18:31 19:01 19:03 19:04 19:19

1993 @ Central Michigan 2. Adele Rankin 11. Vonda Medor 18. Kari Larsen 22. Elena Ramos 46. Susanne Hoesli 59. Danielle Choate 60. Michelle Reighler

17:59 18:31 18:44 18:52 19:31 20:25 20:29

1994 @ Eastern Michigan 4. Adele Rankin 17. Elena Ramos 39. Susasn Hoesli 46. Danielle Choate 49. Alane Spillson 59. Beth Shroyer

18:29 19:10 19:48 19:59 20:06 20:25

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field 2008-09 Media Guide

Cross Country • EMU Individual MAC Finishes

CROSS

17:22

18:14 18:30 18:43 18:45 18:53 19:06 19:15 19:27 19:41

2003 @ Akron 23. Lauren Snell 27. Kristy Canty 54. Evie Scholl 88. Allison Bedingfield 90. Tanya Matthews 91. Nichole Erlacher 93. Melissa Ehrecke 100. Rachel Flores 109. Lindsay Delorme

18:19 18:28 19:02 19:55 19:58 20:00 20:12 20:48 21:24

2007@ Central Michigan 12. Melissa Green 62. Kalli Williams 68. Lauren Quaintance 84. Megan Flewelling 85. Beverly Elcock 87. Morgan Newman 102. Anna Delcamp

19:08 20:02 20:09 20:21 20:27 21:00 21:22 21:22 22:17

2008 @ Eastern Michigan 26. Natalie Webb 41. Melissa Green 49. Rachel Hollinger-Janzen 59. Beverly Elcock 82. Jackie Ellis 87. Amber Hutson 93. Lauren Quaintance 94. Justine Baese 97. Megan Flewelling

2004 @ Toledo 30. Lauren Snell 64. Jamie Clark 67. Amy Zacharaski 70. Jody Sauer 75. Nichole Erlacher 87. Nicole Renaud 92. Chelsea Snell 94. Rachel Flores 97. Lindsay DeLorme

2006 @ Buffalo 13. Kalli Williams 17. Melissa Green 36. Angie Martinez 49. Consolata Kisang 72. Megan Flewelling 93. Rachel Oliveras 100. Anna Delcamp 101. Nicole Boeving

21:15 21:19 21:44 22:47 23:43 25:22 26:16 18:11 19:27 19:33 20:11 20:12 20:16 21:17 18:05.3 18:21.9 18:25.9 18:40.0 19:09.2 19:35.1 20:08.9 20:10.3 20:29.6

NCAA Standards

2002 @ Miami 17. Christy Canty 25. Erin Stauffer 36. Michelle Ruggero 38. Sara J. DeBruyn 44. Evie Scholl 55. Laura Snell 66. Tanya Matthews 78. Allison Bedingfield 86. Allison Nichol

18:39 19:09 19:41 19:48 19:57 21:21 21:38 22:12 22:56

EMU Athletics

19:30 19:32 19:45 1952 20:22 21:26 21:51

2005 @ Northern Illinois 24. Consolata Kisang 48. Laren Snell 70. Amy Zacharaski 77. Lindsay Abdul-Haqq 81. Melissa Green 101. Chelsea Snell 102. Nicolle Erlacher 103. Nicole Boeving 104. Anna Delcamp

Eastern Michigan

Cheryl Scheffer, Bonnie Arnold, Brenda Clark

Sue Tomanek

2001 @ Eastern Michigan 37. Michelle Ruggero 38. Sara DeBruyn 54. Sarah DeBruyn 63. Alison Bedingfield 82. Marne Smiley 102. Melissa Ehrecke 105. Elizabeth Dillon

History/Records

1999 @ Kent State 2. Domtila Mwei

17:22 17:26 18:03 18:45 18:55 19:35 20:00 20:09

Cross Country

17:43 18:16 18:42 19:02 19:21 20:02 20:28

2000 @ Western Michigan 2. Domtila Mwei 4. Carrie Gould 14. Michell Ruggero 45. Marne Smiley 57. Sara DeBruyn 79. Kelly Passino 87. Emily Ward 90. Melissa Ehrecke

2008 Recap

1998 @ Bowling Green 4. Carrie Gould 9. Mary Colburn 27. Shauna Sikorski 36. Christine Synowiec 52. Rachel Broser 76. Kelsie Gould 88. Emily Ward

17:43 18:29 18:52 19:10 19:30 20:44 21:32

2009 Eagles

18:22 19:10 19:36 19:41 19:53 19:54 20:16 20:52

8. Sara DeBruyn 34. Rachel Broser 52. Christine Synowiec 63. Amber Ward 78. Kelly Passino 90. Emily Ward 96. Mary Asmus

2009 Preview

17:47 18:17 18:43 18:47 18:58 19:34 19:43

Coaches

1997 @ Toledo 1. Carrie Gould 17. Karen Smith 30. Gabrielle Aispuro 33. Rachel Broser 41. Mary Coburn 42. Amity Pollock 62. Amber Burkhardt 75. Christine Synowiec

18:18 18:28 18:30 18:39 19:46 19:57 22:05

Media Info.

1995 @ Akron 9. Michelle Reigler 12. Elena Ramos 13. Sue Hoesli 17. Zelda Elijah 50. Jenny Sisk 54. Danielle Choate 68. D’Ann Bork 1996 @ Ball State 4. Beth Shroyer 11. Michelle Riegler 22. Zelda Elijah 27. Sue Hoesli 30. Karen Smith 48. Rachel Broser 52. Amity Pollock

TRACK

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NCAA Standards

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Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

CROSS

ALL-CENTRAL COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE

1991 1994 1996 1997

1980 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2006 2007

Adele Rankin Mireille Sankatsing Noelle Dixon Adele Rankin * Elena Ramos Michelle Riegler Sue Hoesli Carrie Gould * Karen Smith Rachel Broser Gabrielle Aispuro

ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Bonnie Arnold Cheryl Scheffer Brenda Clark Bonnie Arnold (2) Cheryl Scheffer (2) Brenda Clark (2) Cheryl Scheffer (3) Brenda Clark (3) Donna Donakowski Julie Watson Donna Donakowski (2) Sue Tomanek Julie Watson (2) Donna Donakowski (3) Julie Watson (3) Sara Gish Noelle Dixon Sara Gish (2) Adele Rankin Lori Larrick Vonda Medor Mireille Sankatsing Mireille Sankatsing (2) Adele Rankin (2) Vonda Medor (2) Adele Rankin (3) Michelle Reigher Beth Shroyer Carrie Gould Michelle Reigher (2) Carrie Gould (2) Carrie Gould (3) Mary Coburn Domtila Mwei Sara J. DeBruyn Carrie Gould (4) Kalli Williams Melissa Green

TRACK

NCAA DIVISION I-A ALL-REGIONAL

1977 1981 1985 1989 1987 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Sue Parks (AIAW) Bonnie Arnold Cheryl Scheffer Donna Donakowski Donna Donakowski (2) Donna Donakowski (3) Julie Watson Mireille Sankatsing Adele Rankin Adele Rankin (2) Adele Rankin (3) Michelle Riegher Beth Shroyer Carrie Gould Carrie Gould (2) Domtila Mwei Carrie Gould (3) Domtila Mwei

NCAA DIVISION I-A Qualifiers

1977 1986 1987 1996

Sue Parks (AIAW) Donna Donakowski Donna Donakowski Team Carrie Gould Sue Hoesli Michelle Riegler Zelda Elijah Rachel Broser Amity Pollock Beth Shroyer

Donna Donakowski Donna Donakowski

Academic All-MAC

Mary Coburn Mellissa Green Vonda Meder Adele Rankin Michelle Riegler Beth Shroyer Lauren Snell Kalli Williams

USTFCCCA All-Academic

NCAA DIVISION I-A ALL-AMERICANS

1986 1988

Carrie Gould is Eastern’s only four-time All-MAC selection, winning it all in 1997.

28th

1996 2007 1993 1993-94 1996 1996 2005 2006-07

1994 Team Adele Rankin (Individual) 1995 Team 1996 Team Beth Shroyer (Individual) 1997 Team 1999 Team 2000 Team * Champion $ Runner-up

The 1996 squad poses outside Bowen Field House in front of a sign wishing them good luck on their NCAA Birth.

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Cross Country • Letterwinners

CROSS

Mwei, Domtila

1998-99

1990-93 1993-94 1980-82

2007 1989

-ZZZZacharski, Amy Zelda, Elijah Current athletes are Bold.

NCAA Standards

1977-79 1999-00 1978-79, 81 1996-97

EMU Athletics

2006 1987-88

2004-05 1995-97

Eastern Michigan

2007-08 2008 2003, 05

2006 1985 1978 1991-94 1977, 79 1990

-NNNNewman, Morgan North, Michelle -OOOOlivares, Rachel Opp, Karen -PPPParks, Sue Passino, Kelly Pierce, Carrie Pollock, Amity

1984-85 1981 1984-87 2005-06 1984-85

Snell, Chelsea 2004-05 Snell, Lauren 2002-05 Spillson, Alane 1995 Stauffer, Erin 2002 Stine, Rebecca 1985 Synowiec, Christine 1998-99 -TTTThomas, Nancy 1984-85 Tomanek, Susan 1984, 86-87 -WWWWard, Amanda 1999 Ward, Emily 1999-00 Watson, Julie 1986-88, 90 Webb, Natalie 2008 Welch, Mary Ann 1978 Williams, Kalli 2006-07 Wojewski, Kathy 1986

History/Records

1999, 01-02 2006-07 1990-92 1986-88 1980 1980-83 1988-91 1987-88

Kaake, Amy Kidder, Connie Kinczkowski, Leslie Kisang, Consolata Koeltzow, Sheryl -LLLLarrick, Lori Larsen, Kari Love, Debbie -MMMMartinez, Angela Martinez, Kathy Mayotte, Deborah Meder, Vonda Miller, Kim Moore, Julie

1991 1991-93 2004 1981-83 2002-03 1986 1998 1997

Cross Country

2002-03 1993, 95 1981-84 2004 1997-98 1990 1986-87

-KKK-

1994-95 1992-95 1994-97 2000-02

2008 Recap

2006 1986-88 1991 1996-99 1978 1997 1985 1992

2007-08

2009 Eagles

1982-83 2008 1990-92 1977-80 1979 1984 2001-03 1992-93

Faber, Emily 2002 Flewelling, Megan 2006-08 Furst, Tera 1991 -GGGGardner, Charla 1979-80 Gavoor, Nancy 1977 Geary, Colleen 1983-85 Gish, Sara 1990-92 Gordon, Wendy 1987 Gould, Carrie 1996-98, 00 Green, Melissa 2005-08 -HHHHoesli, Susanne 1994-97 Hollinger-Janzen, Rachel 2008 Hutson, Amber 2008

2009 Preview

DeBruyn, Sara Delcamp, Anna Dixon, Noelle Donakowski, Donna Dornfield, Mary Ann Duprez, Brigitte Durisin, Gloria Durrer, Denise -EEEElcock, Beverly Ellis, Jackie Erlacher, Nicole

2005 1977-78 1997 1979-82 1979 1999

-QQQQuaintance, Lauren -RRRRamos, Elena Rankin, Adele Riegler, Michelle Ruggero, Michelle -SSSSandweiss, Rhonda Sankatsing, Mirielle Sauer, Jodie Scheffer, Cheryl Scholl, Evie Seferian, Tanya Sikorski, Shauna Smith, Karen

Coaches

Boeving, Nicole Bowman, Andrea Brodt, Robin Broser, Rachel Brotherton, Carol Burkhardt, Amber Burson, Sarah Butler, Shelley -CCCCanty, Kristy Choate, Danielle Clark, Brenda Clark, Jamie Colburn, Mary Collister, Nancy Courtade, Barbara -DDD-

-FFF-

Media Info.

-AAAAbdul-Haqq, Lindsay Adcock, Sue Aispuro, Gabrielle Arnold, Bonnie Asbury, Debra Asmus, Mary -BBBBabcock, Tammy Baese, Justine Bagley, Patricia Barber, Cindy Barrett, Ruth Bedick, Jennifer Bedingfield, Alison Bishop, Tricia

TRACK

EMU Track and Field Record Book

Lela V. Nelson-2005 NCAA Champion

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EMU Track & Field Records

INDOOR RECORDS

EMU Athletics NCAA Standards

TRACK

OUTDOOR RECORDS

60 Meters

7.17 1995

Sevatheda Fynes

100 Meters

11.12 1995

Sevatheda Fynes

200 Meters

23.38 1995

Sevatheda Fynes

200 Meters

22.63 1995

Sevatheda Fynes

400 Meters

53.14 1995

Tamyka McCord

400 Meters

52.62 1995

Tamyka McCord

800 Meters

2:03.47 1992

Mirielle Sankatsing

800 Meters

2:03.05 1992

Mirielle Sankatsing

Mile

4:41.44 1988

Donna Donakowski

1,500 Meters

4:18.09 1987

Sue Tomanek

3,000 Meters

9:32.61 1999

Carrie Gould

3,000 Meters

9:14.44 1988

Donna Donakowski

5,000 Meters

16:43.90 1999

Carrie Gould

5,000 Meters

16:25.45 1999

Carrie Gould

60 Meter HH

8.28 1996

LaTonya Nobles

10,000 Meters

34:09.50 1999

Carrie Gould

Pentathlon

3851 2004

Lela V. Nelson

100 Meter HH

13.34 2005

Lela V. Nelson

Long Jump

20-06.50 2006

Ashley McCullough

400 Meter LH

56.75 2006

Chrystal Dooley

Triple Jump

42-03.25 1994

Joy Inniss

3,000 Steeplechase

10:48.14 2007

Melissa Green

High Jump

6-01.00 1982

Ellie Hayden

Long Jump

21-03.50 2005

Lela V. Nelson

Pole Vault

13-05.75 2002 Hanna Palamaa 2008 Janice Keppler

Triple Jump

42-04.00 1994

Joy Inniss

Shot Put

47-07.25 1990

Tammy Stahl

High Jump

6-01.00 1982

Weight Throw

53-07.75 2000

Becky Leevy

Pole Vault

13-05.50 2001 Hanna Palamaa

1,600 Meter Relay

3:38.49 2005

Dooley, Nelson Beasley, Woods

Shot Put

47-02.50 2001

8:51.68 1986

Opp, Bowman Tomanek, Donakowski

Hammer Throw

166-06 2007

Maite Cortin

3,200 Meter Relay

11:38.95 2000

Discus

139-01 1986

Rhonda Moorehead

DMR

Javelin

169-09 2003

Brit Klanert

Heptathlon

5878 2005

Lela V. Nelson

400 Meter Relay

44.99 2005

Beasley, Nelson Harvin, Jenkins

800 Meter Relay

1:33.80 2005

Beasley, Harvin Jenkins, Nelson

1600 Meter Relay

3:35.54 1995

Fuller, Nobles McKenzie, Fynes

3200 Meter Relay

8:43.85 1987

Opp, Bowman Tomanek, Watson

Shutlle Hurdle Relay

55.55 2006

DMR

11:32.51 2001

Gould, K-Dawes Thompson, Mwei

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

CROSS

Carrie Gould

Donna Donakowski

Lela V. Nelson

Tamyka McCord

Eboni Jenkins

Melissa Green

Ellie Hayden

Vesna Cadikovska

Dooley, Giscombe, Wheeler, McCullough Gould, Morgan, Mwei, Thompson

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All-Time Indoor Records

CROSS

800-meter run Mireille Sankatsing Andrea Bowman Domtila Mwei Margaret Ajayi Karen Smith Sara DeBruyn Evie Scholl- Julie Watson Adriane Fuller Sue Tomanek

2:03.47 2:07.91 2:08.67 2:09.31 2:12.31 2:12.40 2:12.46 2:12.56 2:12.74 2:12.76

1992 1988 2000 2001 1997 2003 2003 1989 1995 1986

Mile Run Donna Donakowski Domtila Mwei Julie Watson Andrea Bowman Adele Rankin Carrie Gould Sue Hoesli Cheryl Sheffer Sara DeBruyn Sue Tomanek

4:41.44 4:44.91 4:44.91 4:44.97 4:48.53 4:53.91 4:55.42 4:55.70 4:56.80 4:58.59

1988 2000 1989 1988 1995 1999 1996 1982 2003 1987

3,000-meter run Carrie Gould Donna Donakowski Domtila Mwei Adele Rankin Andrea Bowman Lauren Snell Sue Hoesli Sue Parks Kalli Williams

9:32.61 9:35.04 9:47.63 9:48.91 9:54.00 9:58.04 9:58.76 9:58.84 10:02.25

1999 1988 2000 1995 1988 2006 1996 1980 2006

Long Jump Ashley McCullough Lela V. Nelson Ann Meachum-Lohner Angela Springer Joy Inniss Ingrid Boyce Jenell Ali Marquita Knight Allia Hanson Tomeca Brown

20-06.50 20-05.25 20-02.50 20-02.50 20-02.25 19-09.75 19-06.75 19-06.25 19-04.75 19-04.25

2006 2005 1981 1988 1993 1984 1998 1996 1996 1997

Shot Put Tammy Stahl Vesna Cadikovska Jill Kwasneski Lawanda Hall Rhonda Moorehead Anna Parrish Jackie Burton Kerrie Goulding Lisa Cark Jodie Kallio

47-07.25 47-02.25 44-11.50 42-05.00 41-11.00 41-02.50 40-06.50 39-08.75 39-07.00 39-06.00

1990 2001 1987 1996 1986 1986 1980 1994 1982 1999

Weight Throw Becky Leevey Marika Leroy Maite Cortin Andi Cristodoulou Kerrie Goulding Jennifer Krile Vesna Cadikovska Alex Piening Amber Lauderdale

53-07.57 48-07.75 46-11.50 43-09.00 40-11.50 39-06.00 36-05.75 36-02.25 32-08.50

2000 2007 2007 1999 1996 1998 2000 2003 2003

6-01.00 5-10.50 5-09.00 5-08.75 5-08.75 5-08.50 5-07.00 5-07.00 5-06.50 5-06.25

1982 1984 1990 2002 2003 2004 2002 1988 1998 1983

42-03.25 41-08.50 41-04.50 41-02.25 40-10.25 40-07.25 40-04-75 40-03.50 40-01.25 39-06.75

1994 2004 2000 1998 1992 1997 1999 2006 2005 2002

Pentathlon Lela V. Nelson Shamarie Giscombe Chrystal Dooley Ashley McCullough Brittany Lockhart Sheila Papatriantafyllou Lisa Cowdrey Jenn West Andrea Wheeler Rhonda Moorehead Traci Parsons

3894 3683 3668 3586 3564 3554 3525 3481 3418 3296 3255

2005 2006 2005 2006 2008 1990 2002 1994 2006 1985 1998

1,600-meter Relay Dooley, Nelson, Beasley, Woods 3:38.49 Fuller, Fynes, McKenzie, Nobles 3:39.18 Fuller, Judge, Nobles, McKenzie 3:41.18 Woods, Walters, Dooley, Harvin 3:43.04 Dooley, Giscombe, Beasley, Woods 3:43.87 Beasley, Dooley, Woods, Walters 3:43.95 Walters, Woods, Dooley, Keane-Dawes 3:44.06 Beckles, Sankatsing, Inniss, McCord 3:44.32 Bowman, Bullie, Hinds, Springer 3:44.54 Judge, Nobles, Swindle, McKenzie 3:45.86 DMR Gould, Keane-Dawes, Thompson, Mwei 11:36.88 Mwei, Dame, DeBruyn, Gould 11:38.00 DeBruyn, Keane-Dawes, Koenig, Canty 11:38.95 Smith, Hoesli, Calderon, Gould 11:42.26 Hoesli, Judge, Fuller, Rankin 11:44.39 Bowman, Opp, Watson, Donakowski 11:50.04 Canty, DeBruyn, Koenig, Scholl 11:51.39 Meder, Judge, Ramos, Rankin 11:54.91 c= Converted times from 55 to 60 meters

2005 1995 1995 2004 2006 2006 2003 1992 1988 1995

2000 1999 2003 1997 1995 1988 2003 1994

NCAA Standards

High Jump Ellie Hayden Barb Mahnke Sheila Papatriantafyllou Bethany Piccolini Lisa Cowdrey Pam Klundert Lela V. Nelson Sue Prindle Susie Lee Deb Graski

Triple Jump Joy Inniss Kemba Johnson Kayla Dodd Tomeca Brown Arantxa Garcia Allia Hanson Jennifer Morgan Ashley McCullough Lela V. Nelson Ronique Keane-Dawes

EMU Athletics

1995 1991 1995 2005 1988 2007 2005 1995 1999 1997

1996 1992 1983 1992 2006 2006 1998 1973 1998 2006 1990

2002 2007 2005 2003 2006 2001 2007 2002 2001 2002

Eastern Michigan

53.14 53.95 54.65 54.85 54.90 54.94 55.10 55.20 55.20 55.23

8.28c 8.29c 8.36c 8.45c 8.48 8.53 8.53c 8.57c 8.58 8.58 8.58c

13-05.75 13-01.25 12-06.00 12-04.00 12-02.50 12-02.00 11-07.75 11-05.75 11-05.75 11-05.75

History/Records

400-meter dash Tamyka McCord Jackie Hinds Shermayne McKenzie Chrystal Dooley Angela Springer LaTanya Nobles Bria Woods Adriane Fuller Jennifer Morgan Ronique Keane-Dawes

60-meter Hurdles LaTanya Nobles Val Beckles Gina Tempro Rene Murphy Chrystal Dooley Shamarie Giscombe Marla Benford Deby Lansky Pamela Grayer Andrea Wheeler Vicky Kozlina

Pole Vault Hana Palamaa Janice Keppler Kim Wise Kellie Kern Val Smith Cailen Wells Jessica Novakowski Lynn Gasparella Hanna Virtanen Susan Jadan

Cross Country

1995 1988 2002 2000 2006 1997 1994 2005 1991 2002

1999 1982 1978 2006 1987 2001 1982 1989 2003 1988

2008 Recap

23.38 23.82 23.83 23.89 23.91 23.93 24.27 24.29 24.37 24.44

16:43.90 17:12.50 17:12.84 17:13.64 17:25.13 17:28.45 17:28.69 17:30.50 17:33.63 17:39.54

2009 Eagles

200-meter dash Sevatheda Fynes Angela Springer Sasha Springer Jadine Robinson Patrice Beasley Janell Ali Joy Inniss Eboni Jenkins Jackie Hinds Winsome Howell

5,000-meter run Carrie Gould Brenda Clark Sue Parks Kalli Williams Julie Watson Michelle Ruggero Bonnie Arnold Sara Gish Lori Larrick Denise Durrer

2009 Preview

1995 1998 2006 1978 1985 2002 1988 1995 2002 1979

Coaches

7.17c 7.33 7.35 7.35c 7.38c 7.42 7.45c 7.47c 7.48 7.50c

Media Info.

60-meter dash Sevatheda Fynes Jenell Ali Patrice Beasley Athleen Bowles Joy Ann Clarke Sasha Springer Virgie Bullie Vania Nelson Jadine Robinson Debbie Mullice

TRACK

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All-Time Outdoor Records

TRACK

Shelia Papatriantafyllou 100-meter dash Sevatheda Fynes 11.12 Vania Nelson 11.42 Patrice Beasley 11.43 Janell Ali 11.44 Winsome Howell 11.65 Jadine Robinson 11.72 Virgie Bullie 11.72 Shakera Pinto 11.72 Joy Ann Clarke 11.74 Sasha Springer 11.77 100-meter Hurdles Lela V. Nelson 13.34 Val Beckles 13.43 Gina Tempro 13.49 Chrystal Dooley 13.50 Vicky Kozlina 13.63 LaTanya Nobles 13.72 Pamela Grayer 13.75 S. Papatriantafyllou 13.87 Marla Benford 13.90 Renee Murphy 13.90 200-meter dash Sevatheda Fynes Vania Nelson Virgie Bullie Eboni Jenkins Janell Ali Jackie Hinds Patrice Beasley Lela V. Nelson Angela Springer Winsome Howell

22.63 23.33 23.55 23.56 23.69 23.70 23.74 23.78 23.82 23.85

Tammy Stahl

Val Beckles

1995 1995 2006 1998 2002 2001 1988 2002 1985 2001

400-meter dash Tamyka McCord Angela Springer Jackie Hinds Mireille Sankatsing Sevatheda Fynes Bria Woods Jennifer Morgan Shermayne McKenzie Adriane Fuller LaTanya Nobles

52.62 52.69 53.35 53.35 53.40 53.55 54.44 54.44 54.84 54.99

1993 1988 1991 1991 1995 2005 1999 1995 1995 1997

2005 1992 1984 2006 1990 1997 1998 1990 1997 1992

400-meter Hurdles Chrystal Dooley R. Keane-Dawes S. Papatriantafyllou LaTanya Nobles Jewel Walters Lela V. Nelson Shamarie Giscombe Val Beckles Kari Agin Vicky Kozlina

56.75 58.74 58.93 59.42 59.52 60.06 60.34 60.37 60.97 61.56

2006 2003 1990 1995 2004 2005 2006 1992 1984 1990

1995 1995 1988 2004 1998 1990 2004 2005 1988 2002

800-meter run Mireille Sankatsing Domtila Mwei Andrea Bowman Sue Tomanek Karen Opp Margaret Ajayi Sara DeBruyn Evie Scholl Karen Smith Donna Donakowski

2:03.05 2:06.23 2:06.31 2:07.65 2:09.34 2:09.62 2:10.35 2:11.30 2:11.41 2:11.50

1992 2001 1986 1987 1987 2000 2003 2003 1997 1988

Angela Springer

1,500-meter run Sue Tomanek Andrea Bowman Domtila Mwei Donna Donakowski Mireille Sankatsing Carrie Gould Adele Rankin Sara DeBruyn Sue Hoesli Julie Watson

4:18.09 4:18.27 4:19.03 4:21.57 4:27.68 4:27.83 4:28.09 4:29.10 4:29.80 4:31.85

1987 1987 2001 1988 1991 1999 1994 2003 1996 1990

3,000-meter run Donna Donakowski Carrie Gould Julie Watson Adele Rankin Sue Hoesli Andrea Bowman Sue Parks Domtila Mwei Sara DeBruyn- Kalli Williams

9:14.44 9:32.58 9:33.95 9:38.42 9:39.55 9:41.02 9:42.42 9:42.57 9:58.80 10:01.25

1988 1999 1989 1994 1996 1988 1980 2000 1999 2007

3,000-meter steeplechase Melissa Green 10:48.14

2008

5,000-meter run Carrie Gould Donna Donakowski Julie Watson Beth Shroyer Domtila Mwei Adele Rankin Kalli Williams Julie Montgomery Melissa Green Sue Hoesli

1999 1986 1987 1992 2000 1993 2006 1981 2008 1997

16:25.45 16:42.16 16:50.80 17:00.95 17:04.03 17:08.14 17:09.83 17:18.40 17:20.00 17:20.14

10,000-meter run Carrie Gould Julie Watson Kalli Williams Bonnie Arnold Noelle Dixon Beth Shroyer Leslie Kinczkowski Lori Larrick Colleen Geary Kari Larsen

34:09.50 34:41.60 35:27.52 35:41.60 35:41.90 35:52.95 36:39.60 36:50.73 36:53.50 37:09.01

1999 1987 2006 1982 1990 1995 1986 1993 1984 1994

Heptathlon Lela V. Nelson Chrystal Dooley Traci Parsons Lisa Cowdrey Shamarie Giscombe Jenn West Hana Palamaa Laura Burke Barb Mahnke Brittany Lockhart

5878 4962 4896 4796 4636 4561 4513 4506 4401 4371

2005 2006 1996 2002 2006 1994 1999 1982 1984 2008

High Jump Ellie Hayden Barb Mahnke Laurie Rogers S. Papatriantafyllou Leah Cunningham Courtney Huffman Pam Klundert Lisa Cowdrey Lela V. Nelson Jasmine Gates

6-01.00 5-08.00 5-08.00 5-07.75 5-07.25 5-07.00 5-07.00 5-07.00 5-07.00 5-07.00

1982 1984 1981 1990 1995 1999 2003 2003 2005 2008

NCAA Standards

EMU Athletics

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

CROSS

Joy Inniss

Donna Donakowski

Andrea Wheeler

Tamyka McCord

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CROSS

TRACK Media Info. Coaches 2009 Preview

Patrice Beasley

Triple Jump Joy Inniss Kemba Johnson Allia Hanson R. Keane-Dawes Arantxa Garcia Lela V. Nelson Jennifer Morgan Tomeca Brown Ashley McCullough Kayla Dodd

42-04.00 41-08.50 41-05.75 41-00.25 40-11.75 40-09.50 40-08.75 40-07.75 40-07.75 40-06.75

1994 2004 2000 2002 1991 2003 2000 1997 2006 2000

Discus Rhonda Moorehead Julie Blavier Lisa Cark Tammy Stahl Jill Kwasneski Becky Leevey Andi Christofoulou Dasha Yeakey Beth Leonard Jenny Krile

139-01.00 138-11.25 138-09.00 138-08.00 135-09.00 132-00.00 126-04.00 124-09.75 122-09.00 122-04.00

1986 1990 1983 1991 1989 1998 1998 1996 1982 1998

Pole Vault Hana Palamaa Janice Keppler Kelli Kern Kim Wise Cailen Wells Sarah Chrzanowski Lynn Gasparella Hanna Virtanen Susan Jadan Val Smith

13-05.50 13-03.50 13-02.25 12-05.50 12-03.50 11-09.75 11-07.75 11-01.75 11-00.25 10-11.75

2001 2008 2003 2005 2002 2004 2002 2001 2003 2006

Hammer Maite Cortin Becky Leevey Kerry Goulding Marika Leroy Becky Scheerhorn Vesna Cadikovska Alex Piening

166-06 157-04 154-00 153-04 121-05 118-07 115-01

2007 2000 1996 2006 2001 2001 2003

2003 1999 1997 1991 1982 1998 1980 1987 2004 1996

400-meter Relay Beasley, Nelson, Harvin, Jenkins 44.99 2005 Ali, Nobles, Calderon, Nelson 45.06 1997 McCullough, Woods, Harvin, Beasley 45.10 2006 Pinto, Jenkins, Beasley, Nelson 45.27 2004 Robinson, Keane-Dawes, Alston, S. Springer 45.52 2001 Nelson, Jenkins, Pinto, Beasley 45.53 2004 Pinto, Bartley, Jenkins, Beasley 45.63 2003 Hinds, Springer, Kozlina, Bullie 45.69 1988 Nelson, McKenzie, Judge, Fynes 45.69 1995 Pinto, Robinson, Bartley, Howell 45.70 2002

800-meter Relay Beasley, Harvin, Jenkins, Nelson 1:33.80 2005 Beasley, Nelson, Woods, Jenkins 1:34.40 2005 Woods, Jenkins, Nelson, Beasley 1:34.63 2004 Beasley, McCullough, Harvin, Woods 1:35.31 2006 Beasley, Dooley, Harvin, Woods 1:35.51 2006 Beasley, Dooley, Jenkins, Woods 1:35.74 2005 Foster, Springer, Inniss, McCord 1:36.21 1993 Springer, Hinds, Inniss, Bullie 1:36.58 1988 Benford, Nelson, Ali, Calderon 1:36.58 1997 Evans, Springer, Hinds, Bullie 1:36.69 1988 1,600-meter Relay Fuller, Nobles, McKenzie, Fynes 3:35.54 1995 Nelson, Dooley, Beasley, Woods 3:36.23 2005 Beasley, Dooley, Harvin, Woods 3:37.94 2005 Evans, Bullie, Hinds, Springer 3:38.07 1988 Dooley, Woods, Nelson, Walters 3:38.74 2004 Beasley, Dooley, Jones, Woods 3:38.77 2006 Hinds, Sankatsing, Inniss, McCord 3:39.51 1991 Brooks, Dooley, Nelson, Woods 3:41.33 2005 Hinds, Bullie, Bowman, A. Springer 3:41.55 1988 Sankatsing, Beckles, Hinds, McCord 3:41.92 1991

EMU Athletics NCAA Standards

Ellie Hayden

169-09.00 147-09.00 147-02.00 145-00.00 138-02.00 130-02.00 128-03.25 126-00.00 122-10.00 120-06.00

Eastern Michigan

2001 1990 1987 1987 1980 2005 1986 1998 1985 1979

History/Records

47-02.25 45-08.00 44-09.75 42-03.25 40-02.00 39-10.50 39-00.00 38-09.25 38-03.00 37-10.25

Cross Country

2005 2006 1984 1988 1998 1981 1999 2004 1992 1988

Javelin Brit Klanert Vesna Cadikovska Kerry Schrader Kathy Doughty Laura Burke Jennifer Krile Devra Kaner Jeanette Dezan Francine Rincon Kerry Goulding

2008 Recap

21-03.50 20-10.50 20-05.00 20-03.00 20-01.50 20-01.75 20-01.00 19-10.75 19-09.00 19-06.50

Lela V. Nelson

Shot Put Vesna Cadikovska Tammy Stahl Jill Kwasneski Rhonda Moorehead Bonnie Paulley Lela V. Nelson Anna Parrish Andi Christofoulou Alecia Snyder Jackie Burton

2009 Eagles

Long Jump Lela V. Nelson Ashley McCullough Ingrid Boyce Angela Springer Janell Ali Ann Meachum Alecia Fraser Kemba Johnson Joy Inniss Nancy Nowak

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EMU Indoor MAC Champions

Media Info.

55-meter Hurdles Gina Tempro Kay McConney Val Beckles Vicky Kozlina Val Beckles LaTanya Nobles 60-meter dash Ann Meachum Joy Ann Clarke Sevatheda Fynes Jadine Robinson Sasha Springer Patrice Beasley Patrice Beasley 60-meter Hurdles Ann Meachum Gina Tempro Vicky Kozlina 200-meter dash Angela Springer Joy Inniss Sevatheda Fynes Jenell Ali Jadine Robinson Sasha Springer Patrice Beasley Eboni Jenkins Patrice Beasley 200-meter Hurdles Sheila Papatriantafyllou Sheila Papatriantafyllou Val Beckles Val Beckles 300-yard dash Ann Meachum 300-meter dash Ingrid Boyce Virgie Bullie

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

55-meter dash Joy Ann Clarke Virgie Bullie Virgie Bullie Jenell Ali Jenell Ali

Coaches

CROSS 1984 1987 1988 1997 1998 1984 1986 1989 1990 1992 1998 1981 1982 1995 2001 2002 2004 2006 1981 1982 1987 1988 1994 1995 1997 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 1989 1990 1991 1992 1981 1985 1987

400-meter dash Ingrid Boyce Angela Springer Jackie Hinds Jackie Hinds Mireille Sankatsing Maubra Foster Jeanette Judge Shermayne McKenzie LaTanya Nobles LaTanya Nobles

1985 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

600-meter dash Karen McDougall

1980

800-meter run Sue Tomanek Sue Tomanek Andrea Bowman Andrea Bowman Mireille Sankatsing Mireille Sankatsing Mireille Sankatsing Elena Ramos Domtila Mwei Domtila Mwei Margaret Ajayi 1,000-meter run Sue Tomanek Karen Opp Karen Opp Adele Rankin

1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1999 2000 2001 1987 1989 1990 1995

1,500-meter run Cheryl Sheffer Andrea Bowman

1984 1987

Mile Cheryl Sheffer Andrea Bowman Julie Watson Adele Rankin Domtila Mwei

1981 1988 1989 1995 2000

3,000-meter run Julie Watson Carrie Gould Domtila Mwei

1989 1999 2000

5,000-meters Bonnie Arnold Pat Bagley Carrie Gould

1982 1991 2000

800-meter Relay G. Tempro, E. Hayden, I. Boyce, J. A. Clark 1,600-meter Relay S. Tomanek, J.A. Clarke, K. Agin, I. Boyce K. Opp, L. McCoy, A. Bowman, A. Springer A. Bowman, V. Bullie, J. Hinds, A. Springer A. Bowman, K. Opp, S. Papa, M. Sankatsing K. Opp, M. Sankatsing, S. Papa, J. Hinds T. McCord, V. Beckles, A. Robinson, J. Hinds M. Foster, A. Fuller, J. Inniss, T. McCord J. Inniss, T. McCord, A. Fuller, J. Judge J. Judge, L. Nobles, T. Swindle, S. McKenzie J. Robinson, R. Keane-Dawes, M. Ajayi, W. Howell P. Beasley, C. Dooley, B. Woods, J. Walters

NCAA Standards

1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 2000 2004

Two Mile Relay Crowell, B. Riccardi, C. Sheffer, J. Montgomery 1981 3200-meter Relay A. Kaake, W. Gusie, D. Love, C. Sheffer B. Courtade, D. Durrer, S. Tomanek, A. Bowman K. Opp, D. Durrer, A. Bowman, S. Tomanek J. Watson, D. Donakowski, A. Bowman, D. Durrer M. Sankatsing, L. Larrick, J. Moore, K. Opp A. Rankin, A. Fuller, E. Ramos, V. Meder Distance Medley Relay V. Meder, J. Judge, E. Ramos, A. Rankin D. Mwei, S. Dame, S. DeBruyn, C. Gould C. Gould, R. Keane-Dawes, N. Thompson, D. Mwei S. DeBruyn, R. Keane-Dawes, N. Koenig, K. Canty

1994

1982 1986 1987 1988 1990 1993

1994 1999

Long Jump Ann Meachum Ann Meachum Ingrid Boyce Ingrid Boyce Angela Springer Nancy Nowak Joy Inniss Joy Inniss Allia Hanson Lela V. Nelson

1980 1981 1982 1984 1988 1989 1993 1994 1997 2004

Triple Jump Elaine Chiodini Elaine Chiodini Arantxa Garcia Arantxa Garcia Joy Inniss Joy Inniss Joy Inniss Alecia Fraser

1985 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2000

High Jump Barb Mahnke Sheila Papatriantafyllou

1984 1990

Pole Vault Hanna Palamaa Hanna Palamaa Hanna Palamaa Hanna Palamaa

1999 2000 2001 2002

Shot Put Tammy Stahl Tammy Stahl

1990 1991

Team Titles 1986* 1987* 1988* 1989* 1990* 1991* 1992* 1993* 1994* 1995* 1997 2000 MAC Most Valuable Performer 2000 Domtila Mwei

2000 2003

MAC Most Outstanding Performance 2002 Hanna Palamaa *The Mid-American Conference did not begin an official Indoor Championship until 1996. Prior to 1996, the meet was held but not officially sanctioned by the MAC.

EMU Athletics

Pentathlon Jennifer West

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Results from the 1983 season are missing. Any help in getting a copy would be greatly appreciated.

Virgie Bullie

Andrea Bowman

Domtila Mwei

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cross Country/Track & Field 2008-09 Media Guide

EMU MAC Outdoor Champions

CROSS

1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 2000 2001

1977*

5,000-meter run Julie Montgomery Donna Donakowski Donna Donakowski Carrie Gould 10,000-meter run Cindy Barber Julie Watson Beth Shroyer Beth Shroyer Carrie Gould Carrie Gould Long Jump Debbie Odden Anne Meachum Anne Meachum Anne Meachum Ingrid Boyce Ingrid Boyce Ingrid Boyce Angela Springer Angela Springer Nancy Nowak Joy Inniss Alecia Frazer Triple Jump Arantxa Garcia Joy Inness Joy Inness Joy Inness Allia Hanson Kaylah Dodd

1981 1986 1988 1999 1979* 1987 1995 1996 1999 2000 1977* 1979* 1980* 1981 1982 1983 1984 1987 1988 1989 1994 1999 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1999

400-meter Relay G. Tempro, E. Hayden, I. Boyce, J.A. Clarke I. Brewster, I. Bouce, K. McConney, J.A. Clarke I. Brewster, I. Boyce, K. McConney, J.A. Clarke, M. Brown, L. McCoy, S. Hardy, K. McConney A. Springer, S. Hardy, V. Kozlina, V. Bullie J. Hinds, A. Springer, V. Kozlina, V. Bullie S. Papa, J. Hinds, V. Kozlina, V. Beckles J. Inniss, M. Foster, A. Springer, T. McCord V. Nelson, S. McKenzie, J. Judge, S. Fynes J. Ali, V. Nelson, S. Calderon, L. Nobles S. Pinto, J. Robinson, C. Bartley, W. Howell S. Pinto, C. Bartley, E. Jenkins, P. Beasley P. Beasley, L. Nelson, L. Harvin, E. Jenkins A. McCullough, B. Woods, L. Harvin, P. Beasley

2001 2002 2003

1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2006

Mile Relay C. Williams, D. Asbury, D. Mullice, K. McDougall 1979 * 3200-meter Relay L. Yanik, C. Gardner, K. Witherspoon, B. Riccardi 1979 *

1989 1993 1995 1997 2002 2003 2005

TEAM TITLES 1979* Tie with BGSU 1982 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1997 2003

2006

440-yard Relay C. Williams, A. Meachum, K. McDougall, D. Mullice 1979* Sprint Medley Relay G. Tempro, J.A. Clarke, I. Boyce, C. Sheffer

1987

1982

MAC Most Valuable Performers 1986 Donna Donakowski 1988 Angela Springer 1991 Tamyka McCord 1993 Joy Inniss 1995 Adele Rankin 1999 Carrie Gould 2005 Lela V. Nelson 2006 Patrice Beasley

Current athletes in BOLD

Mireille Sankatsing

Joy Inniss

Anne Meachum

NCAA Standards

* The Mid-American Conference did not begin an official championship for women until 1981. Prior to that, schools ran it as an Invitational.

EMU Athletics

MAC Most Outstanding Performance 1991 Mireille Sankatsing 1994 Joy Inniss 1995 Sevatheda Fynes 2000 Domtila Mwie

Eastern Michigan

800-meters-run Andrea Bowman Andrea Bowman Mireille Sankatsing Mireille Sankatsing Mireille Sankatsing Domtila Mwei Domtila Mwei

Three Mile Sue Parks

Javelin Brit Klanert Brit Klanert Brit Klanert

1990 2001

1986

History/Records

1989 1990 2004 2005 2006

1977*

Shot Put Tammy Stahl Vesna Cadikovski

2000 2001 2002 2007

1,600-meter Relay S. Tomanek, A. Bowman, L. McCoy, S. Hardy K. Opp, A. Bowman, S. Tomanek, A. Springer A. Springer, A. Bowman, J. Hinds, J. Evans M. Sankatsing, L. McCoy, S. Papa, J. Hinds M. Sankatsing, V. Beckles, J. Inniss, T. McCord A. Fuller, J. Inniss, A. Garcia, M. Sankatsing A. Fuller, M. Foster, J. Inniss, T. McCord J. Judge, A. Fuller, M. Foster, T. McCord S. McKenzie, A. Fuller, J. Judge, L. Nobles V. Nelson, J. Ali, L. Nobles, S. Calderon P. Beasley, C. Dooley, L. Jones, B. Woods

Cross Country

400-meter Hurdles Shelia Papatriantafyllou Shelia Papatriantafyllou Jewell Walters Chrystal Dooley Chrystal Dooley

Two Mile Sue Parks

Pole Vault Hanna Palamaa Hanna Palamaa Hanna Palamaa Janice Keppler

1981

2008 Recap

1980* 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995

1986 1988 1989 1994 1995 1999 2000

High Jump Ellie Hayden

2009 Eagles

400-meters-dash Debbie Mullice Angela Springer Jackie Hinds Jackie Hinds Tamyka McCord Tamyka McCord Tamyka McCord Shermayne McKenzie

1982 1985 1987 1988 1991 1993 1995 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006

3,000-meter run Donna Donakowski Donna Donakowski Julie Watson Adele Rankin Adele Rankin Carrie Gould Domtila Mwei

1987 1988 1991 1992 1994 1996 2000 2001

2009 Preview

200-meters-dash Joy Ann Clarke Joy Ann Clarke Andrea Springer Virgie Bullie Tamyka McCord Tamyka McCord Sevatheda Fynes Sasha Springer Winsome Howell Patrice Beasley Patrice Beasley Patrice Beasley

1981 1982 1984 1989 1990 1991 1992 2005

1,500-meter run Sue Tomanek Andrea Bowman Mireille Sankatsing Mireille Sankatsing Adele Rankin Zelda Elijah Domtila Mwei Domtila Mwei

Coaches

100-meter Hurdles Gina Tempro Gina Tempro Gina Tempro Val Beckles Vicky Kozlina Val Beckles Val Beckles Lela V. Nelson

1982 1985 1987 1988 1995 1997 2001 2002 2006

Media Info.

100-meter dash Gina Tempro Joy Ann Clarke Virgie Bullie Virgie Bullie, Sevatheda Fynes Vania Nelson Sasha Springer Winsome Howell Patrice Beasley

TRACK

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field 2008-09 Media Guide

Track & Field • Letterwinners

NCAA Standards

EMU Athletics

Eastern Michigan

History/Records

Cross Country

2008 Recap

2009 Eagles

2009 Preview

Coaches

Media Info.

CROSS

-AAAAdcock, Sue 1977 Abdul-Haqq(Delome), Lindsey 2003-06 Agin, Keri 1984-85 Ajayi, Margaret 1999-2002 Ali, Jenell 1997-98 Alston, Shelitha 2001 Arnold, Bonnie 1979-82 Asbury, Debra 1979 Aumaugher, Jan 1978 -BBBBagley, Pat 1990-91 Barber, Cindy 1977-79 Barrett, Ruth 1978 Bartley, Chivaun 2001-04 Beasley, Patrice 2003-06 Beckles, Val 1989-92 Bedick, Jennifer 1982-83 Bedingfield, Allison 2001-04 Benford, Marla 1996-97 Bishop, Tricia 1990-93 Blavier, Julie 1990 Bowles, Athlen 1978 Bowman, Andrea 1986-88 Boyce, Ingrid 1983-85 Boyd, Whitney 2005-06 Brewster, Ingrid 1985 Broser, Rachel 1996-99 Brown, Mary 1986 Brown, Tomeca 1997-98 Bullie, Virgie 1987-88 Burke, Laura 1979, 81-82 Burkhardt, Amber 1996-98 Burson, Sarah 1985 Burton, Jackie 1980 Butler, Kasey 2006 -CCCCadikovska, Vesna 1999-2002 Calderon, Shirley 1994-97 Canty, Kristy 2003 Cark, Lisa 1981-83 Chiodini, Elaine 1984-86 Chrzanowski, Sarah 2005-06 Clark, Brenda 1981-84 Clarke, JoyAnn 1983-85 Choatem Danielle 1992-93 Cole, Charneal 1990-93 Connell, Suzanne 1991 Cortin, Maite 2006-07 Courtade, Barbara 1986 Cowdrey, Lisa 2000-03 Craig, Amy 1987 -DDDDame, Stacy 1997-99 Danak, Andrea 1993-94 Davis, Dottie 1977 DeBruyn, Sara J. 1999, 01-03 Delcamp, Anna 2007 Dezan, Jeanette 1988 Dillon, Elizabeth 1999-2002 Dixon, Noelle 1989-91 Dodd, Kaylah 1997-2000 Donakowski, Donna 1986-88 Dooly, Chrystal 2003-06 Doughty, Kathy 1991 Doyal, Kim 1994

Duprez, Brigette 1979, 83 Durisin, Gloria 1988-90 Durrer, Denise 1986-88 -EEEEhrecke, Melissa 2001-04 Elcock, Beverly 2008 Elijah, Zelda 1996-97 Evans, Janet 1987-88 Everely, Debbie 1978 -FFFFaber, Emily 2000-03 Foster, Maubra 1992-94 Fraser, Alecia 1999-01 Fuller, Adriane 1992-95 Furst, Tera 1991-92 Fynes, Sevatheda 1995 -GGGGarcia, Arantxa 1990-92 Gardner, Charla 1979-80 Gaspazella, Lynn 2002 Gates, Jasmine 2007-2008 Gavoor, Nancy 1977-78 Geary, Colleen 1983-84 Giscombe, Shamarie 2003-06 Gish, Sara 1989, 91 Gould, Carrie 1997-2000 Goulding, Kerrie 1993-96 Graski, Debbie 1983-84 Grayer, Pamela 1996-99 Gusie, Wendy 1983 -HHHHanson, Allia 1994-97 Hardy, Saundra 1986-87 Harvin, Lintera 2004-06 Hayden, Ellie 1981-82 Henderson, Kellie 1992 Hinds, Jackie 1988-91 Hoesli, Sue 1994-97 Holman, Desiree 2008 Howell, Winsome 1999-2002 -IIIInniss, Joy 1991-94 Irby, JoAnn 1987 -JJJJadan, Susan 2002-05 Jenkins, Eboni 2002-05 Johnson, Kemba 2003-06 Jones, LaQuae 2003-06 Joyner, Sumon 2007 Judge, Jeanette 1994-95 -KKKKaake, Amy 1983-85 Kaner, Devra 1980 Keane-Dawes, Ronique 2000-03 Kern, Kellie 2000-03 Keppler, Janice 2006-2008 Kinczkowski, Leslie 1985-87 Kisang, Consolata 2004-07 Klanert, Brit 2000-03 Klundert, Pamela 2003-06 Koeltzow, Sheryl 1985 Koenig, Nadja 2002-05 Kozlina, Victoria 1987-90 Knight, Marquita 1996 Krite, Jennifer 1996-99 Kwasneski, Jill 1987-90

-LLLLanderdale, Amber 2003-04 Larke, Karen 1986-89 Larrick, Lori 1990-93 Larsen, Kari 1992-1994 Lee, Susie 1997-98 Leevey, Rebecca 2000 LeRoye Marika 2006-07 Lockhart, Brittany 2007-2008 Love, Debbie 1980-83 -MMMMahnke, Barb 1983-84 Martinez, Kathy 1985 Matthes, Chris 1980 Matthews, Tanya 2001-2003 McConney, Kay 1985-86 McCord, Tamyka 1990-94 McCoy, Lisa 1985-87 McCullough, Ashley 2005-06 McDougall, Karen 1977-80 McKenzie, Shermaine 1995 Meachum, Anne 1979-81 Meder, Vonda 1991-94 Messam, Jade 2007 Miller, Kim 1977 Minor, Ashley 2008 Montgomery, Julie Voyles 1981 Moorehead, Rhonda 1983, 85-87 Morgan, Jennifer 1998-2001 Morrow, Kim 1994-95 Mullice, Debbie 1978-81 Mulligan, Katie 2007 Murphy, Da’Naque 2001 Murphy, Lela 2002 Murphy, Renee 1992 Murphy, Terri 1983 Mwei Domtila 1998-2001 -NNNNagy. Carol 1986 Nash, Robin 1987 Nelson, Lela V. 2001-2005 Nelson, Vania 1994-97 Newman, Morgan 2008 Nichol, Allison 2001-03 Nobles, Latanya 1995-98 North, Michelle 1989 Novakowski, Jessica 2007-2008 Nowak, Nancy 1986-89* -OOOOdden, Debbie 1977* Opp, Karen 1987, 89-90* Owen, Shelly 1980-82 -PPPPalamaa, Hanna 1999-02 Papatriantafyllou, Sheila 1989-90 Parks, Sue 1977-78, 80 Parsons, Traci 1994-97 Paul, Kim 1988 Perez, Silvia 2003-04 Piccolini, Bethany 2002 Pierce, Carrie 1980* Pinto, Shakeza 2001-04 Platts, Chris 1988* Prindle, Sue 1986, 88 Pryor, Porshia 2005-07

TRACK -QQQQuaintance, Lauren 2008 -RRRRamos, Elena 1993-95 Rankin, Adele 1992-95 Riccardi, Betsy 1978-81 Rice, Tami 1992 Richi, Heather 1990 Riegler, Michelle 1993-96 Robinson, Jadine 1999-2002 Robinson, Jamie 2000-02 Rogers, Laurie 1981 Rokicsak, Stacey 1993 Ruggero, Michelle 2000-01 Runyon, Kelly 1984 -SSSSandweiss, Rhonda 1988-91 Sankatsing, Mireille 1989-92 Shearer, Dejaa 2008 Scheffer, Cheryl 1981-83 Scholl, Evelyn 2001-04 Shroyer, Beth 1995-1998 Smith, Karen 1995-98 Smith, Michelle 1984 Smith, Valerie 2006-07 Snell, Lauren 2003-06 Snyder, Alicia 1985 Spears, Sandy 1983 Springer, Angela 1986-88 Springer, Deanna 1990-93 Springer, Sasha 2001-02 Stahl, Tammy 1990-91 Sterle, Mary 1988 Steward, Phillippia 1978 Swindle, Teyah 1993-96 -TTTTaylor, Shawana 1996-98 Tempro, Gina 1981-84 Tomanek, Sue 1984-87 -VVVVirtanen, Hanna 2000-01 -WWWWalters, Charlise 2001-04 Watson, Julie 1986-90 Welch, Mary Ann 1978-79 Wells, Cailen 2001-04 West, Jennifer 1992-94 Wheeler, Andrea 2005-2008 Whitfield, Valerie 1977 Williams, Cheryl 1979 Williams, Kalli 2006-2008 Witherspoon, Kim 1979 Wise, Kim 2003-05 Woods, Bria 2003-06 -YYYYasenchak, Dawn 1980 -ZZZZacharaski, Amy 2005-06 Current athletes are Bold.

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field 2008-09 Media Guide

Track & Field • Honors

CROSS

NCAA Champions

Event 800 (I) 200 Heptathlon

NCAA Indoor Championship Team Finishes Points 4 8 10 2 2 8 4 ½ 3

Finish 4th 2nd 1st 5th 7th 2nd 5th 8th 6th

MAC Indoor Championship First Team

MAC Outdoor Championship First Team

Year Name 1981 Debbie Mullice Cheryl Scheffer 1982 Bonnie Arnold Ellie Hayden 1984 Colleen Geary 1985 Ingrid Boyce Mary Brown 1988 Jill Kwasneski Nancy Nowak 1990 Val Beckles Arantxa Garcia 1991 Lori Larrick Renee Murphy 1993 Jennifer West Maubra Foster 1994 Adriane Fuller 1995 Allia Hanson Vania Nelson LaTonya Nobles 1996 Marquita Knight 1997 Jenall Ali Karen Smtih Carrie Gould Tomeca Brown 1998 Jenell Ali (2) Pam Grayer Tomeca Brown 1999 Domtila Mwei Pam Grayer Vesna Cadikovska 2000 Alecia Fraser Jennifer Morgan 2001 Sara DeBruyn 2002 Jadine Robinson Vesna Cadikovska (2) 2003 Sara DeBruyn (2) Ronique K-Dawes Lisa Cowdrey 2004 Eboni Jenkins Chrystal Dooley 2006 Ashley McCullough

NCAA Standards

Year Name 1981 Jule Montgomery Gina Tempro Anne Meachum Ellie Hayden 1982 Gina Tempro (2) Joy Ann Clarke Ingrid Boyce 1983 Ingrid Boyce (2) 1984 Gina Tempro (3) 1985 Joy Ann Clarke (2) 1986 Andrea Bowman Donna Donakowski 1987 Andrea Bowman Angela Springer Virgie Bullie Sue Tomanek Julie Watson 1988 Andrea Bowman (2) Angela Springer (2) Donna Donakowski (2) Virgie Bullie (2) 1989 Nancy Nowak Julie Watson Val Beckles Jackie Hinds Sheila Papatriantafyllou 1990 Tammy Stahl Jackie Hinds (2) Vicki Kozlina Mireille Sankatsing Sheila Papatriantafyllou (2) 1991 Mireille Sankatsing (2) Tamyka McCord Val Beckles (2) Arantxa Garcia 1992 Mireille Sankatsing (3) Val Beckles (3) Joy Inniss (1)

MAC Outdoor Championship Second Team

EMU Athletics

Year Name 1996 Sue Hoesli Marquita Knight Allia Hanson Shawna Taylor 1997 Karen Smith Carrie Gould 1998 Domtila Mwei 1999 Jennifer Morgan Pam Grayer 2000 Jadine Robinson Kaylah Dodd

Event 100HH 3,000 800 800 800 200 100 10K 1,500 Jav. Hept. LJ LJ

Eastern Michigan

MAC Indoor Championship Second Team

Finish 10th 6th 7th 4th 4th 1st 2nd 4th 8th 4th 1st 6th 12th

History/Records

Name Gina Tempro Donna Donakowski Mirielle Sankatsing Mireille Sankatsing Mireille Sankatsing Sevatheda Fynes Sevatheda Fynes Carrie Gould Domtilla Mwei Brit Klanert Lela V. Nelson Lela V. Nelson Ashley McCullough

Cross Country

Year Name 1996 LaTanya Nobles 1997 Jenell Ali Allia Hanson LaTanya Nobles (2) 1998 Jennell Ali (2) LaTanya Nobles (3) 1999 Carrie Gould Domtila Mwei Hanna Palamaa 2000 Alecia Fraser Carrie Gould (2) Domtila Mwei (2) Hanna Palamaa 2001 Margaret Ajayi Hanna Palamaa (2) Jadine Robinson 2002 Hanna Palamaa (3) Sasha Springer 2004 Patrice Beasley Lela V. Nelson Bria Woods 2005 Eboni Jenkins 2006 Patrice Beasley (2) 2008 Janice Keppler

Event Mile 800 800 TJ TJ 55 55 Mile PV

NCAA Outdoor Championship All-Americans

2008 Recap

Year Name 1986 Donna Donakowski 1991 Mirielle Sankatsing 1992 Mirielle Sankatsing 1993 Joy Inniss 1994 Joy Inniss 1995 Sevethyda Fynes 1998 Jenell Ali 2000 Domtilla Mwei 2001 Hanna Palamaa

Year 1982 1988 1990 1991 1992 1995 1995 1999 2001 2003 2005 2005 2006

Points 3 3 5 5 18 5 1 5 16

2009 Eagles

NCAA Indoor Championship All-Americans

Year Finish 1988 T-42nd 1990 T-54th 1991 T-31st 1992 T-34th 1995 T-12th 1999 T-48th 2001 T-67th 2003 T-43rd 2005 17th

2009 Preview

Year Finish 1986 T-25th 1991 T-18th 1992 T-15th 1993 T-35th 1994 T-43rd 1995 T-25th 1998 T-43rd 2000 T-56th 2001 T-45th

NCAA Outdoor Championship Team Finishes

1993 Tamyka McCord (2) Joy Innis (2) 1994 Adele Rankin Joy Inniss (3) Tamyka McCord (3) 1995 Shermaine McKenzie Sevatheda Fynes Adele Rankin (2) Beth Shroyer 1996 Beth Shroyer (2) Zelda Elijah Allia Hanson 1997 Vania Nelson 1999 Carrie Gould Alecia Fraser Kaylah Dodd 2000 Domtila Mwei Carrie Gould (2) Hanna Palamaa 2001 Sasha Springer Domtila Mwei (2) Hanna Palamaa (2) Brit Klanert 2002 Winsome Howell Hanna Palamaa (3) Brit Klanert (2) 2003 Brit Klanert (3) 2004 Patrice Beasley Jewel Walters 2005 Patrice Beasley (2) Lela V. Nelson Chrystal Dooley 2006 Patrice Beasley (3) Chrystal Dooley (2) 2007 Janice Keppler

Coaches

Year Name 1992 Mirielle Sankatsing 1995 Sevatheda Fynes 2005 Lela V. Nelson

2001 Michelle Ruggero 2002 Jadine Robinson Kia Johnson 2003 Lela V. Nelson 2004 Bria Woods Pam Klundert 2005 Patrice Beasley Lela V. Nelson (2)

Media Info.

Olympians

1976 Deby Lasky 1996 Sevatheda Fynes 2000 Sevatheda Fynes 2008 Sasha Springer-Jones

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Eastern Michigan University Mission Statement

Fast Facts Founded:

1849 - Michigan State Normal School

Enrollment: Fifth-largest state institution in Michigan Undergraduates: Graduates:

17,808

4,830

Gender: Undergraduates: 60 percent female; 40 percent male Graduates:

65 percent female; 35 percent male

Michigan residents:

91 percent

President:

Susan Martin

Board of Regents:

Eight-member board,

appointed by governor

Faculty:

689 full time

Faculty holding Ph.D.:

93 percent

Student/Faculty Ratio:

19:1

New Freshmen Average GPA:

3.1

New Freshmen Average ACT:

New Freshmen Average SAT:

1014

Academic programs:

423 majors, minors and

concentrations, plus 167 graduate degrees and

Doctoral programs:

certificate programs 2 - Educational Leadership;

Clinical Psychology

Campus Buildings:

122

Campus Size:

880 acres

Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Conference:

NCAA Division I-A Mid-American Conference

Mascot: Colors:

Eagles Green and White

2008-09 Tuition and Fees* In-state and Ohio, 30 credit hours: Out-of-State, 30 credit hours: Room and Board, 20 meals weekly:

$7,490 $19,924 $6,874

*subject to change

Timeline

Eastern Michigan University is committed to excellence in teaching through traditional and innovative approaches, the extension of knowledge through basic and applied research, and creative and artistic expression. Building on a proud tradition of national leadership in the preparation of teachers, we maximize educational opportunities and personal and professional growth for students from diverse backgrounds through an array of baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs. We strive to provide a student-focused learning environment that enhances the lives of students and positively impacts the community. We extend our commitment beyond the campus boundaries to the wider community through service initiatives, and public and private partnerships of mutual interest addressing local, regional, national and international opportunities and challenges.

Our History

Founded in 1849, when the state of Michigan was just 12 years old, Michigan State Normal School was designated by the state legislature as the first institution to educate teachers to serve the public schools. The University thus began, somewhat humbly, as the sixth teacher education institution in the nation. A campus that today comprises more than 800 acres was once a four-acre plot with one building and two programs of study – a classical course and an English Course. The school’s name changed several times – to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern Michigan College in 1956; and finally to Eastern Michigan University in 1959. During its first 100 years, the institution certified thousands of teachers and developed the broad-based curricula that ultimately prepared it for university status. Within that new university, three colleges emerged: Education, Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School. The University has since expanded three more times; adding the College of Business in 1964, the College of Health and Human Services in 1975 and the College of Technology in 1980. More recently Eastern Michigan has developed Extended Programs that include Continuing Education, the Centers for Corporate Training, the World College and numerous community-focused institutes. The University has enhanced its learning environment through structural initiatives during the past several years. Recent construction includes the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998), the Convocation Center (1998), the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998), the John W. Porter College of Education Building (1999), the Everett L. Marshall College of Health and Human Services Building (2000), the Village residence hall (2001), University House (2003), and new Student Center (2006).

March 28, 1849: State Legislature passed Act No. 138 entitled “An Act to Establish a State Normal School.”

1915: First U.S. teacher’s college to establish training for teachers of the disabled.

Sept. 9, 1994: The mascot “Swoop” is officially adopted.

Oct. 5, 1852: Official dedication of Michigan State Normal School.

Oct. 24, 1929: Athletic teams are named the Hurons.

Nov. 28, 1995: Groundbreaking for the Bruce T. Halle Library.

March 29, 1853: Michigan State Normal School opens, offering two programs of study, a “classical course” and an “English course.” 1854: Michigan State Normal School holds first commencement, with three graduates. Sept. 1881: The student newspaper, the Normal News, is founded as a monthly. 1890: MSNS is first Michigan institution to establish a department of geography. Oct. 22, 1896: Theodore Roosevelt visits Michigan State Normal School. Sept. 15, 1897: The student newspaper is renamed the Normal College News, which comes out twice a month. 1897: MSNS is first U.S. teacher’s college to become a four-year institution. April 28, 1899: Michigan State Normal School is renamed Michigan State Normal College. 1900: Student athletes unofficially adopt the nickname Normalites. Athletes could wear either a “Y” for Ypsilanti or an “N” for Normal.

July 1, 1956: Michigan State Normal College becomes Eastern Michigan College. July 6, 1956: The student newspaper is renamed the Eastern Echo, a weekly publication. June 1, 1959: Eastern Michigan College is renamed Eastern Michigan University. 1959: College of Education is established. 1959: College of Arts and Sciences is established. Oct. 13, 1960: Senator John F. Kennedy visits Eastern Michigan University 1964: College of Business is established. 1975: College of Health and Human Services is established. 1980: College of Technology is established. 1990: Eastern Michigan University begins first phase of a $213-million investment in campus renovations.

Oct. 30, 1996: President Bill Clinton visits EMU to present a speech on women in the business community. Sept. 20, 1997: A “beaming ceremony” is hosted to celebrate construction of the new Convocation Center. June 1, 1998: Opening of the $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library. Oct. 9, 1998: Official dedication of the Bruce T. Halle Library. Jan. 1, 1999: Eastern Michigan University begins a year-long celebration of its sesquicentennial. May 2000: President Bill Clinton delivers the commencement address at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center. Sept. 21, 2004: Ground Breaking Ceremony for New $37.5-million EMU Student Center.

Jan. 30, 1991: Board of Regents approve changing the Huron name and logo.

May 14, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin appointed the 22nd president of EMU by a unanimous vote of the EMU Board of Regents.

May 22, 1991: Board of Regents approve new EMU logo and nickname - the Eagles.

July 7, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin begins her role as EMU President.

Eastern Michigan University Where We’re Located

Eastern Michigan University is located in historic Ypsilanti, about 10 miles east of Ann Arbor, 40 miles west of Detroit and just 20 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It is an area rich in academic, research, technological and recreational resources. The University also has sites in Livonia, Jackson, Traverse City, Flint, Detroit and Monroe. EMU’s 800 plus-acre campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails and has 122 buildings throughout the academic and athletic campuses. Eagle Crest – Eastern Michigan’s conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake. Recently named “A Cool City,” by Michigan’s Governor Jennifer Granholm, Ypsilanti plays a leading role in industry and education. The city and the University have forged close ties that have lasted 159 years.

What Makes Us Unique

Enrollment Profile

With nearly 23,000 students, EMU provides a rich learning environment for the campus community. The University currently has approximately 17,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. Our students represent 45 states and 93 foreign countries. Of undergraduate students, 69 percent are full time and 60 percent are women. The most popular majors are education, business, social sciences and history, science and engineering, English, and the health professions. EMU’s population is approximately 70 percent white; 16 percent black; 3 percent international; 6 percent undeclared; 2.5 percent Asian-American; 2 percent Hispanic and 0.5 percent Native-American. Eastern Michigan offers a number of special academic programs to help students succeed. These include the Honors College; the Holman Learning Center; distance learning; accelerated format programs; online, weekend and evening programs and courses; American Humanics certification; the World College Study Abroad Tours; a specialized master’s degree program for corporations offered onsite; a double master’s degree; online technologies for education and training through the Centers for Corporate Training; and EMU Worldwide. With more than 200 academic and social organizations, an extensive intramural sports program, 21 NCAA Division I-A sports and numerous cultural activities from which to choose, EMU students have diverse opportunities to become involved in campus life. Students’ oncampus housing choices range from traditional dormitory-style rooms to apartments and include living/learning center options.

In 1849, with the passage of Act No. 138, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan formally paved the way for the establishment of Michigan State Normal School, with the exclusive purposes of instructing persons in the art of teaching; providing a good common school education; and giving instruction in the mechanic arts, husbandry, agricultural chemistry and the laws of the United States. Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a University, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The University currently serves nearly 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan’s exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education.

Faculty/Staff

Eastern Michigan University employs about 689 full-time faculty and 1,100 staff members. Ninetyfour percent of EMU professors have doctoral degrees or terminal degrees in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 19:1. Faculty work closely with students, and many involve students in their research. In 2008, the University celebrated its 28th annual Undergraduate Symposium; a benchmark program for undergraduate research.

Community Outreach

Eastern Michigan is making an impact nationally by channeling its academic research as a means of solving real-world problems. EMU currently has 14 research institutes and centers that focus on community building and civic engagement, quality, community and regional development, small business development, geospatial education, textiles, export assistance and product development. EMU is well known for merging theory and practice for the benefit of the community. Applied research leads to new knowledge, new jobs and new business. Annually, the university receives about $15 million in revenues for sponsored research and community service activities.

The Alumni Association

Representing more than 120,000 alumni and friends, the Alumni Association sponsors social and service-related programs for more than 20 geographically-based and special-interest alumni chapters.

EMU’s Economic Impact

Since its founding in 1849, Eastern Michigan has provided quality services to the residents of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and other states and nations. EMU’s total impact on the Michigan economy of an estimated $3 billion annually reflects a return of more than $30 for each dollar received from the state. The University’s total impact on the Michigan economy results in a contribution of $115 million in state tax revenue. Thus, EMU’s impact on state government tax revenue is $1.25 in taxes for each dollar received from the state.

EMU President Dr. Susan Martin

Dr. Susan Martin EMU President

Dr. Susan Martin was named the 22nd president of Eastern Michigan University May 14, 2008. She is the first female president in EMU’s 160-year history. Martin officially took office July 7. “I am thrilled to be chosen for the honor of leading this great university, which has a strong history of excellent education and a bright future,” said Martin. Before coming to EMU, Martin was the provost and vicechancellor of academic affairs at the University of Michigan – Dearborn. The majority of Martin’s higher education career was at Grand Valley State University, where she taught and published as a

professor of accounting and taxation. Martin served as director of the master of taxation program, director of international business programs, and chair of the accounting and taxation department. In June 2001, Martin joined the GVSU provost’s office and served in roles as assistant, associate, and executive associate vice president of academic affairs. One of her major duties in that office was to help manage the $154 million budget for the Academic Affairs Division. Before GVSU, Martin was deputy state treasurer for

the Bureau of Local Government Services for Michigan from June 1981-June 1984. She also was the commissioner of revenue for the state of Michigan from 19851988. Martin is chair of the State of Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, originally appointed by former Gov. Blanchard and then reappointed by Governors Engler and Jennifer Granholm. She also was appointed by Gov. Granholm to serve as her ex-officio representative on The Detroit Medical Center Financial Emergency Task Force in 2003-2004. Martin received her doctorate in accounting from Michigan State University in 1988 and her master’s degree in accounting from MSU in 1976. She earnedher bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 1971. Martin is married and has three children.

EMU Board of Regents The Board of Regents is the governing body of Eastern Michigan University. Its current format was created when the State of Michigan ratified a new constitution, Jan. 6, 1964. The Board comprises eight regents who are appointed to eight-year terms by the governor.The current EMU Regents are Thomas W. Sidlik, chair; Roy Wilbanks, vice chair; Floyd Clack; Gary D. Hawks; Philip A. Incarnati; Mohamed Okdie; Francine Parker; and James F. Stapleton. “Other institutions of higher education established by law having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees shall each be governed by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. The board shall have general supervision of the institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution’s funds. It shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He shall be the principal executive officer of the institution and be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote. The board may elect one of its members or may designate the president to preside at board meetings. Each board of control shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in the same year, and who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner.”

Floyd Clack

Floyd Clack was appointed by Governor Granholm in June 2005 to fill the seat vacated by Steven G. Gordon, and then reappointed to a full term in January of 2007. Clack was a member of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners (District 2) from 1996-2004 and is a former state represenFloyd Clack tative, serving seven terms from 1982 – 1996. He also served as a member of the Flint City Council from 1979 – 1982 and was a guidance counselor and teacher in the Flint Community Schools. He is a former president of the Flint NAACP. Mr. Clack received a master’s degree in counseling from EMU in 1972. He

Gary D. Hawks

Thomas W. Sidlik Chair

Thomas W. Sidlik was appointed by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to replace Michael Morris with a term expiring December 2012. Sidlik was a member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG from December 1998 Thomas Sidlik Chair through August 2007, and was responsible for Global Procurement and Supply from 2003 through August 2007. Sidlik was Vice-Chairman of the National Minority Supplier Development Council and Chairman of the Council’s Executive Committee. He is Executive Sponsor of the Automobile Industry Action Group and Member of the Board of Overseers, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University. Mr. Sidlik is a resident of Ann Arbor.

Roy E. Wilbanks Vice Chair

Roy E. Wilbanks was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to fill the seat vacated by Dr. Rosalind E. Griffin for a term ending in December 2012. Wilbanks was employed by Eastern Roy E. Wilbanks Vice-Chair Michigan University in various roles such as: Assistant to the President for Government and Community Relations, Vice President for University Relations and Secretary to the Board of Regents, Executive Vice President, Interim Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Michigan Foundation. In 2004, he was inducted into the Ypsilanti High School Athletic Hall of Fame and, in 2003, he was awarded the John W. Porter Distinguished Service Award. Wilbanks earned a Master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University. Mr. Wilbanks serves as chair of the Athletic Affairs Committee and is a resident of Ypsilanti.

Mohamed Okdie

Gary D. Hawks was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Sharon Rothwell, who resigned. Hawks was the vice president of University Relations at EMU from 1972-1981. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2010.

Francine Parker

Philip A. Incarnati

Philip A. Incarnati was appointed to the board by Governor John Engler in February, 1992, to fill the seat left vacant by John Burton. He was reappointed in 1994 for a term ending December, 2002. In December 2002, Governor Engler reappointed him for a term ending December 2010. Incarnati is president and chief executive officer for the McLaren Health Philip A. Care Corporation in Flint, Michigan. He is a member of the Incarnati following boards: Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Genesee Area Focus Council, Healthcare Council of MidMichigan, Genesee County Medical Control Authority, Flint Cultural Center, Greater Flint Health Coalition, Flint Area Medical Education Corporation, The One Hundred Club of Flint, Inc., HBO & Company and the Detroit Area CEO Exchange. Incarnati is an Eastern Michigan University alumnus with a bachelor of business administration degree in 1976 and a masters of business administration in 1982. He served as chair of the Board from 1995 to 2005. He is a resident of Clarkston.

Mohamed Okdie was appointed by Governor Granholm in December 2007 to replace Ismael Ahmed, who resigned. Okdie is a school social worker for Detroit Public School System. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2008. Prior to working for the Detroit Public School System, Okdie was a psychiatric social worker at Detroit Receiving Hospital and was a community liaison for Congressman John Conyers..

Francine Parker

Francine Parker was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Joseph Antonini, whose term expired in December 2006. In 2008, Parker retired as president and CEO of Health Alliance Plan She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2014.

James F. Stapleton

James Stapleton was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Karen Valvo, who resigned. Stapleton is president and CEO of B&R Consultants. Stapleton was reappointed by Governor Granholm in January 2009 to a term that expires Dec. 31, 2016.

Director of Athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg

Dr. Derrick Gragg Athletics Director The mark of an exceptional athletics program is the progress that is made each year. And under the leadership of athletics director Dr. Derrick Gragg, the Eastern Michigan University department of athletics has turned in back-to-back successes in his first two years at the helm. During Gragg’s first year at EMU in 200607, the department set a school and MidAmerican Conference record by capturing a remarkable eight team conference titles, adding a league post-season crown and recording two runner-up finishes. The MAC-record eight team championships eclipsed the mark of six held jointly by Central Michigan (2003-04) and Western Michigan (1984-85). In 2007-08, Gragg’s second as athletics director, EMU followed up the recordbreaking eight championships in 2006-07 with four league regular-season titles and one MAC Tournament crown and the Eagles secured the Reese Trophy which is awarded annually to the top overall men’s athletics program in the league. Eastern had won the prestigious Reese Trophy three previous times (1987-88, 1990-91 and 1995-96). Gragg was named EMU’s 11th athletic director, Feb. 21, 2006, after spending the previous six years at the University of Arkansas. He first joined the U of A in 2000 as an associate athletic director and was promoted to senior associate athletic director in 2003 and then to deputy athletic director. In his tenure at Arkansas, Gragg was involved in various areas including:

athletic administration, sport program oversight, marketing, sports information, recruitment, budget, student-athlete support, compliance, facilities and game management, fund-raising and research. During his career, the 38-year-old Gragg has published several articles and editorials on intercollegiate athletics as well as a nationwide study on sports-related gambling. He is a former member of the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities & Interests Committee, having served as co-chair of the committee in 2004-05. Gragg also served as a member of the Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors and as a member of the American Heart Association, Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors. He currently serves as a member of the NCAA’s Academic/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet and is a member of the NACDA Division IA Athletic Directors Scholarship Ad Hoc Steering Committee. Gragg also serves as cochair of the MAC track coaches group. A former collegiate wide receiver, Gragg lettered four years at Vanderbilt while earning his degree. He graduated with a bachelor’s in human development in 1992 and was a member of the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll during his senior year. Gragg served from 1993 to 1995 as an academic counselor at his alma mater before adding the title of director of student life in his final year at Vanderbilt. During his time as a Commodore athletic administrator, he coordinated

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student life and support programs as well as supervising the academic counseling programs for student-athletes. In 1995, Gragg was named director of compliance & operations at the University of Missouri. During his two years in Columbia, he was the game event manager for 10 Olympic sports programs and served on the Big 12 Compliance Coordinators Group during his last year as compliance coordinator at the university. Named assistant athletic director for compliance at Michigan in 1997, Gragg spent three years with oversight of the UM compliance department. While serving in Ann Arbor, Gragg also earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Wayne State University. He also served on the faculty at WSU, teaching intercollegiate sport administration and sports marketing classes. He earned his doctorate in higher education administration from the U of A in May of 2004 and also taught two undergraduate courses during his tenure there as an athletic administrator. Gragg is a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He is also a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA). Gragg and his wife, Sanya, have a daughter, DeSha, 14, and two sons, Avery, 11, and Phillip-Raymond, 7.

THE DERRICK GRAGG FILE

Derrick Lamont Gragg 11-19-69 in Huntsville, Ala. Lee H.S. (Graduated in 1988) Vanderbilt University (Graduated in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in human development) Wayne State University (Graduated in 1999 with a master’s degree in sports administration) University of Arkansas (Earned his doctorate in higher education administration in 2004) Wife: Sanya (Whittaker); Daughter: DeSha (14); Sons: Avery (11) and Phillip-Raymond (7)

Intercollegiate Athletics Experience Year School Position 2006-Present. Eastern Michigan University Director of Athletics 2000-2006 University of Arkansas 2003-06 Senior Associate Athletics Director 2000-03 Associate Athletics Director and Director of Compliance 1997-2000 University of Michigan Director of Compliance 1995-97 University of Missouri Director of Compliance and operations 1993-95 Vanderbilt University Academic Counselor for two years; Director of Student Life for his final year

EMU Athletic Department Personnel

Bobbie Bowling Senior Account Specialist

Lori Baron Athletic Secretary

Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg Assoc. AD/SWA

Erich Keil Facilities Manager

Jay Sofen Acting Equipment Manager

Mike Malach Associate Athletic Director

Megan Snow Staff Athletic Trainer

Erin Burdis Asst. Director of SASS

Liz Broughton Faculty Athletics Representative

Steve Nordwall Head Athletic Trainer

Greg Steiner Asst. Sports Info. Director

Doug Dowdy Associate Athletic Director

Ann Pierson Academic Counselor

Mike Paciorek Faculty Compliance Associate

Jim Streeter Sports Information Director

Craig Fink Associate Athletic Director

Mike Szerszen Head Strength Coach

Karen Hansen Administrative Secretary

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner Associate Athletic Director

Bill Tuscany Assoc. Athletic Trainer

Scott Schultz Director of Marketing

Masayasu Takaiwa Staff Athletic Trainer

EMU Head Coaches

Jay Alexander Baseball

Karen Baird Softball

Kim Berrington Volleyball

Bruce Cunningham Men’s Golf

Derek DelPorto Wrestling

Ron English Football

Brad Fairchild Men’s Track

AnnMarie Gilbert Women’s Basketball

John Goodridge Men’s XC

Scott Hall Women’s Soccer

Brad Holdren Rowing

Peter Linn Swimming

Sue Parks Women’s Cross Country/Track

Charles E. Ramsey Men’s Basketball

Ryan Ray Women’s Tennis

Buck Smith Diving

Sandy Wagner Women’s Golf

Steve Wilce Gymnastics

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2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Indoor Track & Field Qualifying Standards (Sea Level) AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL Event FAT MT FAT MT 55 Meters 6.74@ — 6.92@ — 60 Meters 7.26@ — 7.44@ — 55-Meter Hurdles 7.57@ — 7.86@ — 60-Meter Hurdles 8.14@ — 8.43@ — 200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 23.60 — 24.30 — (200m/220 yds)* 23.40 — 24.10 — (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 23.20 — 23.90 — 400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 53.00 52.7 55.00 54.7 (200m/220 yds)* 52.70 52.4 54.70 54.4 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 52.40 52.1 54.40 54.1 800 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 2:05.40 2:05.1 2:09.40 2:09.1 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 2:05.00 2:04.7 2:09.00 2:08.7 Mile# (200m/220 yds or less)* 4:38.60 4:38.3 4:48.60 4:48.3 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 4:38.00 4:37.7 4:48.00 4:47.7 3,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 9:15.80 9:15.5 9:34.80 9:34.5 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 9:15.00 9:14.7 9:34.00 9:33.7 5,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 16:09.60 16:09.3 16:46.60 16:46.3 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 16:08.00 16:07.7 16:45.00 16:44.7 1,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:35.40 3:35.1 3:42.40 3:42.1 (200m/220 yds)* 3:34.20 3:33.9 3:41.20 3:40.9 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:33.00 3:32.7 3:40.00 3:39.7 Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:36.60 3:36.3 3:43.60 3:43.3 (200m/220 yds)* 3:35.40 3:35.1 3:42.40 3:42.1 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:34.20 3:33.9 3:41.20 3:40.9 Distance Medley Relay—Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 11:11.00 11:10.7 11:32.00 11:31.7 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 11:09.00 11:08.7 11:30.00 11:29.7 Distance Medley Relay—Yards# (200m/220 yds or less)* 11:14.50 11:14.2 11:35.50 11:35.2 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 11:12.50 11:12.2 11:33.50 11:33.2 @ Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds. High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put 20-Pound Weight Pentathlon *—Size of track. #—Altitude adjustment available.

METRIC 1.85 4.20 6.35 13.30 16.90 21.00 4,050 points

METRIC 1.78 3.95 6.10 12.65 15.20 18.75 3,700 points

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1.75 3.85 6.00 12.32 14.30 47.30 43.45 54.15

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11.75 23.96 54.61 2:09.80 4:27.80 4:49.30 10:50.25 16:52.00 33:30.00 35:00.00 13.92 1:00.82 45.70 45.90 3:42.00 3:43.30

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HIG AN UN C I M N R E T IVER S A E SIT 9 0 W omen ’ s T rack and F ield S chedule 0 Y 2 JANUARY 10 EMU INVITE ...................................11 a.m. 17 at Bowling Green Invite......................5 p.m. 24 at Simmons-Harvey Invite..................9 a.m. 30-31 MICH. INTERCOLLEGIATES.2 p.m./Noon FEBRUARY 6-7 at Meyo Invite..........................5 p.m./8 a.m. 13-14 at GVSU ‘Big Meet’................4 p.m./10 am. 21 at Silverston Invite............................11 a.m. 27-28 at MAC Championship..10 a.m./ 10:45 a.m. MARCH 6-7 at Alex Wilson Invite......................... All Day 13-14 at NCAA Indoor Championship........ All Day 20-21 at Willie Williams Classic................. All Day 27-28 at Stanford Invite.............................. All Day

APRIL 4 at CMU/WMU Triangular.....................Noon 8-9 at Sea Ray Relay Heptathlon........... All Day 10-11 at Miami Invite.................................. All Day 17-18 EMU TWILIGHT.............................. All Day 23-25 at Drake Relays............................... All Day MAY 2 at Jack Shaw Invite.......................... All Day 8-9 at Len Paddock Invite...................... All Day 14-16 at MAC Championship..................... All Day 29-30 at NCAA Mideast Regional.............. All Day JUNE 10-13 at NCAA Championship................... All Day

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