2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD TABLE OF CONTENTS
2011 BIG SKY CONFERENCE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS HORNET QUICK FACTS
University Information Location...................................Sacramento, Calif. Founded......................................................1947 Enrollment................................................29,241 Nickname.................................................Hornets Colors............... Green & Gold (PMS 343 & 4515) Administration President......................... Dr. Alexander Gonzalez Director of Athletics.................... Dr. Terry Wanless Faculty Athletics Rep....................... Dr. Steve Perez Media Relations Director (T&F Contact).Brian Berger Asst. Media Relations Director............... Ryan Bjork Asst. Media Relations Director............. Joe Waltasti Office Phone................................(916) 278-4313 E-Mail....................................bwberger@csus.edu Website..............................www.hornetsports.com Track Staff Dir. of Track & Field/CC.................Kathleen Raske Assistant Coach (Jumps)......... Terry Vanlaningham Assistant Coach (Throws)..................... Jeff Magley Assistant Coach (Distance).................. Scott Abbott Assistant Coach (Distance)..............Lauren Weaver Assistant Coach (Pole Vault)................ Matt Gilbert Volunteer Assistant........................ Chris Kirkwood Volunteer Assistant....................... Ronald Brookins Volunteer Assistant............................Lizzy Norvell Dir. of Operations............ Stephanie Brown Trafton Track & Field Information Affiliation..........................................NCAA Div. I Conference............................. Big Sky Conference Home Stadium................ Hornet Stadium (21,195) 2011 W/M Big Sky Indoor Finish...............1st/1st 2011 W/M Big Sky Outdoor Finish.............1st/1st 2011 W/M Cross Country Finish...............6th/5th
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Championship Teams..........................................2 Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex..........................4 In the Community...............................................6 Finish Line Club..................................................7 2011 Women’s Roster........................................8 2012 Men’s Roster.............................................9 Women’s Season Preview..................................10 Men’s Season Preview......................................12
THE COACHES
Kathleen Raske................................................14 Terry VanLaningham.........................................16 Jeff Magley......................................................18 Scott Abbott.....................................................19 Matt GIlbert/Lauren Weaver/Chris Kirkwood/ Ronald Brookins/Lizzy Norvell/ Stephanie Brown Trafton...................................20
THE HORNETS
Women’s Team Bios Seniors............................................................22 Belioux-Yoldi....................................................30 Men’s Team Bios Seniors............................................................40 Ahmann-Younger.............................................43
CROSS COUNTRY
2010 Cross Country Review..............................68 Cross Country Records.....................................72
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Sacramento State.............................................73 The Well..........................................................75 Athletic Facilities..............................................77 Athletic Excellence............................................79 Administration.................................................80 SARC..............................................................81 Sports Medicine...............................................82 Head Coaches/Staff.........................................83 City of Sacramento...........................................84
CREDITS
The 2012 Sacramento State track & field media guide was written and designed by Media Relations Director Brian Berger. Assistance in editing provided by Ryan Bjork, Joe Waltasti and the Hornet track & field coaching staff. Photographs not credited provided by Sam Parsons, Bob Solorio, Robert Wallingford, the Sacramento Kings, Sacramento River Cats and Sacramento State Sports Information files. Sacramento information courtesy of Dan Flynn’s Inside Guide to Sacramento, Sacramento Magazine and Chamber of Commerce sources.
RECORDS & HISTORY
2011 Indoor Leaders........................................54 2011 Outdoor Leaders.....................................55 Women’s Indoor Records/Honors......................56 Men’s Indoor Records/Honrs.............................58 Women’s Outdoor Records/Honors...................58 Men’s Outdoor Records/Honors........................64
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CONTINUING A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION Sacramento State has become the most successful track and field program in the Big Sky Conference over the last five years. The Hornets have won 11 conference titles during that span including sweeping all four team titles in 2011. The streak began when the men’s team stunned the rest of the Big Sky at the 2007 indoor championships. The team proved its title was not a fluke by repeating in 2008 and was joined atop the awards stand by the women’s team which claimed its first crown. In the spring of 2008, the Hornet women grabbed the first Big Sky outdoor title in school history while the men finished second. In 2009, the women claimed their second consecutive outdoor title and just missed out on winning indoors, finishing second. The women continued their domination in 2010, sweeping both the indoor and outdoor championships. The Hornets finished 76.5 points ahead of the nearest team at the indoor championships and was 36 points better than the closest competition at the outdoor meet. In 2011, Sacramento State became just the third school in Big Sky history to win all four team titles in the same season. The indoor championships came in different ways as the women cruised to a 50 point victory and the men narrowly defeated host Idaho State by a half point. The Hornets hosted the outdoor championships and took advantage of the friendly environment to run away with both titles. The women became the first school in Big Sky history to win four consecutive outdoor titles. Individually, Sacramento State has also produced 74 Big Sky Conference champions in the last four years.
2007 Men’s Indoor
2008 Women’s Indoor
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD HORNET TRACK & FIELD 2008 Men’s Indoor 2011 Men’s Indoor
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2009 Women’s Outdoor
2011 Men’s Out door
2010 Women’s Indoor
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD ALEX G. SPANOS SPORTS COMPLEX
ALEX G. SPANOS SPORTS COMPLEX The Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex was an ambitious project that changed the face and character of Sacramento State. It was a centerpiece of Destination 2010, University President Alexander Gonzalez’ initiative which transformed the campus into a premier metropolitan university and a destination campus. Thanks to generous gifts by philanthropist and San Diego Chargers owner Alex G. Spanos and his wife, Faye, the facility has had more than $13 million in upgrades since 1998. Hornet Stadium also is at the center of a project that includes the Eli and Edythe Broad Fieldhouse (opened in 2009), a recreation center (opened in 2010), and stadium renovation — all part of the Spanos Sports Complex. Alex G. and Faye Spanos provided the leadership gift of $10 million to support expansion of the Spanos Sports Complex. There will be additional funding from other private sources and a new fee that students supported in a 2004 referendum. The first expansion phase of the complex was the Broad Fieldhouse in recognition of a $2 million gift from Eli and Edythe Broad. The facility is on the south side of the stadium and includes a nearly 6,000 square-foot weight room, as well as locker rooms, offices and athletic training room. Also in 2008, Sacramento State broke ground on the Recreation and Wellness Center north of the stadium. At approximately 150,000 square feet, the state-of-the-art facility, which opened in the fall of 2010, has an indoor track, fitness center, recreational courts, a rock-climbing wall and a health center. Its completion complemented the unprecedented number of students living on campus with the 2009 opening of the University’s new residence hall. Sacramento State is currently pursuing public-private partnership options for the arena portion of the complex. It will be built on the east of the stadium and seat 6,000 to 8,000 for events such as intercollegiate basketball, commencement and concerts. The stadium renovation will include a more permanent structure and additional amenities. The development of the Spanos Sports Complex was part of the Destination 2010 initiative which improved Sacramento State through enhanced academic and student programs, the building of a welcoming campus, the creation of a dynamic physical environment and the development outstanding community support.
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD HORNET FACILITIES
The Sacramento State track and field program begins its 13th season in the renovated Hornet Stadium and its second in the Eli & Edythe Broad Fieldhouse. Seating just over 21,000, the stadium remains the University’s most impressive athletic facility and the largest track facility in the Big Sky Conference. Thanks to a generous donation by philanthropist Alex G. Spanos, Hornet Stadium underwent a major renovation in May of 1998 to accommodate the upgrades for the 2000 Olympic Trials. Reconstruction of the existing track was completed by August, just three months later. A separate warm-up track followed in 1999. In 2003, upgrades were made to the stadium lighting and a new scoreboard was installed for both track and football. Regarded as one of the fastest surfaces in the country, Hornet Stadium has also hosted the 2001 Junior Olympics, the 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials. The track has been used by some of the best athletes in the world. Since it was installed in 1999, one world, six American, 22 Olympic Trials, eight U.S. Championship, 13 NCAA, three American junior and two national high school records have been set at the facility. The stadium track is surfaced with Mondo Sportflex Super X and features eight 1.22 meter-wide lanes on the oval and nine lanes for the 200 and 100 meter races. The track has a 37-meter radius with the steeplechase water jump on the inside of the track on the North curve. The field event areas include two dual directional long/triple jump runways positioned on the inside of the East side of the track. There are also two dual directional pole vault runways located inside the North end of the track. The high
jump has two approach areas on each end. The field event approach surfaces are all Mondo Sportsflex Super X. All throwing events can be contested on the infield inside the track. In addition to the high-quality stadium track, there is a 400-meter oval practice track located just to the North of the stadium. The additional track is used for warm-ups at large meets and as an extra practice site. The second track is also surfaced with Mondo Sportsflex Super X and has a six-lane straightaway with a two-lane 400 meter oval built to the same specifications of the stadium track. All jumping and throwing events have runways, pits, and rings within the practice facility. In the fall of 2008, a new throws area (center picture) was added on the north end of the practice track. The area features a new 10-meter hammer/discus cage, two shot put rings with an 85-foot dedicated landing area and a javelin runway. The facility allows all Hornet throwers to train and compete in the same location for the first time in school history. This allows for greater instruction during practice and meets and is fan-friendly for competition viewing. The Broad Fieldhouse provides the Hornets with one of the top facilities in the Big Sky Conference. The building, which was completed in the spring of 2008, contains locker rooms for both the men’s and women’s teams, coaches offices, training room and weight room. The facility is located at the south end of the stadium and gives the program the ability to train and meet year-around. The addition of these projects only enhances Sacramento State’s ability to continue to host NCAA and USATF national championship meets.
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IN THE COMMUNITY The Sacramento State track & field teams took time from their preseason training to give back to the community volunteering at Habitat for Humanity. The team served at Habitat’s ReStore facility on Richards Blvd., helping prepare for an upcoming move to a new building. “It was a tremendous opportunity,” Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Kathleen Raske said. “It was great for the team to show what they can accomplish when they work together. “I was proud of how much work we were able to get done in a short period of time and glad that we were able to help out a great organization like Habitat for Humanity.” Members of the team are also active throughout the season, giving their time to read to children at local elementary schools or assisting with local races. During the fall, several members served as guides to help a visually impaired runner complete the California International Marathon.
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FINISH LINE CLUB
It is an exciting time to be a Hornet! Sacramento State Track & Field and Cross Country teams have erupted on the scene and have been dominating the Big Sky Conference as the team to beat. After winning all four Big Sky Conference team titles last season, and 11 conference championships overall, there is no better time than now to get involved in Sacramento State Track and Field! With your donation, you will not only be supporting the student-athletes, but also ensuring the continued success of the program. In addition, by becoming a member of the Finish Line Club, your support and commitment to Hornet Track & Field and Cross Country will aid us in keeping you better informed and updated on new developments happening on the track, in the field, and on the cross country course. Everyone involved with Sacramento State Track & Field thank you for your willingness to help support us as we continue to grow.
Olympic Level Mrs. M.A. Ross Scott Ross Gold Level Geraldine Blumm Gary DeMattei James & Carol McEwen Tina McKenzie Silver Level Richard & Patricia Allen Deron Allred Dewain & Doris Azevedo Lisa & Erik Baurmeister Dell & Susan Bleekman Dolores Bleekman Mary Boughton Bruce & Megan Braucher Ramona Bugatto Bertha Cabrera Carl Casey Marguerite Casillas Chuck & Nancy Caudle Charlie, Jill, Sean, & Hudson Downs David & Gail Ernstam Brandie Evans Cindi Feldman Stephen & Barbara Fredman Linda Harold Marvin Harold Chuck & Jean Harvey Raymond Hines Mr. & Mrs. Dean Holloway Clarence & Lunertha Holzendorf Elizabeth Huck Robert Johnson Bryan Jones Oscar Kerndt Judy M. Kordella Cliff & Ann Kutsch Therese Lackner
Bob & Eileen Lackner Charles Lewis Ken & Betty Luft Lisa Martignetti Alexander McGeoch Diane McKelvey Eileen Meuris Roger & Gloria Miller Carl & Frances Miller Craig & Maria Mitchell David Page Paul Pheasant Allen & Joyce Phipps Dorothy Ratto Vincent M. Roche James B. Rogers David Rossi Ron & Merrilee Royal William Sampson Kody William Sampson Sue Scharer Lynn Schusterman David Short Hal Snyder Ron & Lynn Stinnett Lindsey & Faye Thomas Cardia Thomas Chanayle Ulloa Douglas & Jane Wacker Tom & Vivian Weaver Joan White Stephen V. Wickersham LaVerne Willers Marti Wright Roblyn Yoldi Gabe Yoldi Lohse Farms & Apiaries Stan Swanson Bronze Level Ahmad Abbas Noris Adams Jerri Berna Delores Bolton
Byron & Anesia Bolton Gary Bowers David Braucher Jackie Buckley John & Sue Buhagiar Jordan & Jenna Buhagiar Eileen & Morgan Bunch Edward Burke Teresa Cabrera Jose M. Cabrera Dale & Katy Carlsen Steve & Stacey Casas Terri & Don Cavalli Donald & Marilyn Champlin Bill & Patty Chavez Jennifer Chen Marc Chyburn Devree Clark Ed Cresswell Sunjia Davis Kathy Dorr Alan Druse Dennis Duffy Thomas Eng Lori Farmer Jim & Lucille Fiske John & Shelly Fletcher Dave & Laura Fraley Brian Fraley Kathleen Garrett Kathryn & Jason Gilbert Cristina Guevarra Jack & Sharon Hamilton Brett Harvey Annie Hatchett Delaine Hawley Phil & Rea Hill Jeff & Jane Hood Alicia Ingram BJ & Nikki Irvin Integrity Fire Protection Mike & Dani Jaime Lily Lay Jang Siamak & Sandra Jonaidi
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Deni Parker Rene & Don Pizzo Carmen & John Pollastro Hugo & Alva Quilici Rosalina Sally Rice Mary Rogers Holly & Garrett Schaad Debbie Sordello Jean Talburt Patricia Thomas Marilyn Tribble Rebekka Voyles Susan Wacker Jane Warner Richard & Joyce Wenig Mike Wilson Allen & Mary Wright Quality Decks & Patio Corp Maxim Physical Therapy Carol Flores Insurance Agency
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S ROSTER Hornet Roster Breakdown By Class
Seniors (11)
Ify Agwuenu, Sakya Bolton, Jessica Bonner, Baiba Celma, Nicole Jackson, Lora Marchini, Sara Pizzo, Moira Robinson, Renisha Robinson, Alicia Truesdale, Natalia Wright
Juniors (10)
Ashley Chavez, Holly Fraser, Vanessa Houston, Emily Kersting, Lauren McGlory, Nicole McGlory, Rachel Mitchell, Morgan Pope, Lila Yoldi, Sarah Yoldi
Sophomores (9)
Markita Hinton, Arrielle Holzendorf, Erinn Jones, Breanna Lewis, Lauren Mugnaini, Justine Rea, Mariah Rogers, Kenna Ross, Veronica Stinnett
Freshmen (18)
Chloe Berlioux, Stephanie Blumm, Breeann Braucher, Angelina Ceppaglia, Brianna Cole, Jasmine Cunningham, Amanda Garcia, Kristina Kirkland, Teresa Mallory, Zarria McKearney, Brianna Miller, McKenzie Paul, Caprice Powell, Dominique Ratto, Adrianna Royal, Vicky Warner, Elaine Weaver, Dominique Whittington
By Hometown
Northern California (22)
Stephanie Blumm, Ashley Chavez, Jasmine Cunningham, Arrielle Holzendorf, Nicole Jackson, Erinn Jones, Breanna Lewis, Lora Marchini, Lauren McGlory, Nicole McGlory, Brianna Miller, Rachel Mitchell, Lauren Mugnaini, Sara Pizzo, Caprice Powell, Dominique Ratto, Renisha Robinson, Mariah Rogers, Alicia Truesdale, Vicky Warner, Elaine Weaver, Natalia Wright
Central California (8)
Angelina Ceppaglia, Amanda Garcia, Markita Hinton, Teresa Mallory, Moira Robinson, Dominique Whittington, Lila Yoldi, Sarah Yoldi
Southern California (11)
Ify Agwuenu, Sakya Bolton, Jessica Bonner, Breeann Braucher, Brianna Cole, Holly Fraser, Vanessa Houston, Kristina Kirkland, McKenzie Paul, Morgan Pope, Justine Rea
Oklahoma (1) Chloe Berlioux
Oregon (1) Emily Kersting
Washington (3)
Kenna Ross, Adrianna Royal, Veronica Stinnett
2012 WOMEN’S ROSTER Name Ify Agwuenu Chloe Berlioux Stephanie Blumm Sakya Bolton Jessica Bonner Breeann Braucher Baiba Celma Angelina Ceppaglia Ashley Chavez Brianna Cole Jasmine Cunningham Holly Fraser Amanda Garcia Markita Hinton Arrielle Holzendorf Vanessa Houston Nicole Jackson Erinn Jones Emily Kersting Kristina Kirkland Breanna Lewis Teresa Mallory Lora Marchini Lauren McGlory Nicole McGlory Zarria McKearney Brianna Miller Rachel Mitchell Lauren Mugnaini McKenzie Paul Sara Pizzo Morgan Pope Caprice Powell Dominique Ratto Justine Rea Moira Robinson Renisha Robinson Mariah Rogers Kenna Ross Adrianna Royal Veronica Stinnett Alicia Truesdale Vicky Warner Elaine Weaver Dominique Whittington Natalia Wright Lila Yoldi Sarah Yoldi
Events Indoor/Outdoor Hometown/Previous School Throws Sr./Sr. Chino Hills, Calif./Ayala HS MIddle Distance Fr./Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley HS Sprints/Hurdles Fr./Fr. Roseville, Calif./Roseville HS Sprints/Hurdles Jr./Sr. Ontario, Calif./Colony HS Throws Sr./Sr. Temecula, Calif./Chaparral HS Throws Fr./Fr. Castaic, Calif./West Ranch HS Jumps/Multi/Javelin Sr./Sr. Piltene, Latvia/Ventspils Secondary School No. 4 Throws Fr./Fr. Fresno, Calif./Central HS Distance Jr./Jr. Brentwood, Calif./Carondelet HS Sprints/Jumps Fr./Fr. Corona, Calif./Santiago HS Sprints Fr./Fr. Bay Point, Calif./Mt. Diablo HS Throws So./Jr. Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro HS MIddle Distance Fr./Fr. Atwater, Calif./Atwater HS Throws So./So. Atascadero, Calif./Atascadero HS Sprints So./So. Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS Sprints Jr./Jr. San Diego, Calif./UC Irvine Sprints/Hurdles Sr./Sr. Grass Valley, Calif./Bear River HS Throws So./So. Union City, Calif./James Logan HS Javelin So./Jr. McMinnville, Ore./McMinnville HS Sprints/Hurdles Fr./Fr. Moreno Valley, Calif./Rancho Verde HS Distance Fr./So. Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon HS MIddle Distance Fr./Fr. Merced, Calif./Golden Valley HS Middle Distance Sr./Sr. Hercules, Calif./Salesian HS Jumps So./Jr. Hayward, Calif./James Logan HS Jumps/Hurdles Jr./So. Hayward, Calif./James Logan HS Hurdles/Jumps Fr./Fr. Victoria, B.C./Oak Bay HS Sprints/Jumps Fr./Fr. Castro Valley, Calif./Castro Valley HS Distance So./Jr. Fremont, Calif./American HS Distance Fr./So. Sacramento, Calif./Rio Americano HS MIddle Distance Fr./Fr. Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS Pole Vault Jr./Sr. Santa Cruz, Calif./Cuesta JC Sprints Jr./Jr. La Quinta, Calif./Northern Arizona Sprints Fr./Fr. Palo Alto, Calif./Menlo-Atherton HS Distance Fr./Fr. Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS Distance Fr./So. Trabuco Hills, Calif./Trabuco Hills HS Jumps/Multi/Hurdles Sr./Sr. Visalia, Calif./Mt. Whitney HS Middle Distance ---/Sr. San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS Multi/Jumps/Hurdles Fr./So. San Jose, Calif./Prospect HS Javelin Fr./So. Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla HS MIddle Distance Fr./Fr. Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor HS Middle Distance So./So. Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS Hurdles/Sprints Sr./Sr. Hayward, Calif./Tennyson HS Pole Vault Fr./Fr. Loomis, Calif./Del Oro HS Throws Fr./Fr. Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS Sprints/Jumps Fr./Fr. Lemoore, Calif./Lemoore HS Jumps Sr./Sr. Stockton, Calif./Stagg HS Throws Jr./Jr. Holister, Calif./San Benito HS Throws Jr./Jr. Holister, Calif./San Benito HS
Canada (1)
Zarria McKearney
Latvia (1)
Baiba Celma
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Hornet Roster Breakdown
Name Andrew Ahmann Kirk Anderson Jordan Archie Reesey Byers Richard Casas Zach Coniglio Evan Crayton-Crogan Tyler Creswell Bryan Cuellar Jalen Davenport Tirrell Day Callan Duffy Jesse Elvrom Billy Eng Kyle Fraley Luke Frazier Mark Frazier Zach Kaylor James Kinloch Steve Kutsch Kyle Lackner Nathanael Litwiller Andrew Lohse Paul Lyons Evan Meehan Alberto Millan Daniel Mitchell Justin Nesbitt Chris Romo Oleg Ryabokorovka Marcus Sannadan Sam Schur Brett Thompson Jason Wacker Blair Wallingford Benny Willers Anthony Williams Matt Williamson DJ Wright Cole Younger
Seniors (6)
Events Indoor/Outdoor Hometown/Previous School Hurdles Fr./So. Rancho Murieta, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS Sprints Sr./--- Ripon, Calif./Modesto JC Sprints So./So. Fair Oaks, Calif./Bella Vista HS Distance Fr./So. Windsor, Calif./Santa Rosa HS Throws Fr./Fr. Prunedale, Calif./North Monterey County HS Throws Fr./So. Martinez, Calif./Alhambra HS Sprints Fr./Fr. Fresno, Calif./Bullard HS Hurdles So./Jr. Ramona, Calif./Ramona HS Sprints Fr./Fr. Brentwood, Calif./Heritage HS Jumps Fr./Fr. Lompoc, Calif./Cabrillo HS Hurdles Jr./Sr. Oakland, Calif./Merritt JC Throws Jr./Sr. Fresno, Calif./Fresno City JC Hurdles/Javelin So./So. Roy, Wash./Yelm HS Jumps Fr./Fr. Brentwood, Calif./Heritage HS Pole Vault Fr./Fr. Lemoore, Calif./Lemoore HS Distance So./Jr. Pacifica, Calif./CCSF Distance So./Jr. Pacific, Calif./CCSF Distance Fr./So. Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS Throws Fr./Fr. Roseville, Calif./Granite Bay HS Distance So./So. Spokane, Wash./Oregon Distance Jr./Jr. Folsom, Calif./Jesuit HS Middle Distance So./Jr. Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS Pole Vault Sr./Jr. Madera, Calif./Madera HS Sprints/Hurdles Fr./Fr. Manteca, Calif./Manteca HS Sprints So./So. Novato, Calif./Novato HS Throws So./So. Livingston, Calif./Livingston HS Distance So./Jr. Carmichael, Calif./Del Campo HS Sprints Jr./Jr. Modesto, Calif./Grace Davis HS Distance Jr./Jr. Roseville, Calif./Woodcreek HS Jumps So./Jr. Kirovograd, Ukraine/Santa Rosa JC Throws Jr./Jr. Red Bluff, Calif./Shasta JC Multi/Jumps Sr./Sr. Santa Maria, Calif./St. Joseph HS Pole Vault So./So. Livermore, Calif./Granada HS Throws Jr./Jr. Redding, Calif./Shasta HS Pole Vault/Javelin Sr./Sr. Roseville, Calif./Roseville HS Distance Jr./Jr. Daly City, Calif./CC of San Francisco Hurdles/High Jump Fr./Fr. Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS Sprints/Hurdles Jr./Jr. Pleasant Hill, Calif./De La Salle HS Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps So./So. Eugene, Ore./Sheldon HS Middle Distance So./So. Visalia, Calif./Mt. Whitney HS
By Class
Kirk Anderson, Tirrell Day, Callan Duffy, Andrew Lohse, Sam Schur, Blair Wallingford
Juniors (13)
Tyler Creswell, Luke Frazier, Mark Frazier, Kyle Lackner, Nathanael Litwiller, Daniel Mitchell, Justin Nesbitt, Chris Romo, Oleg Ryabokorovka, Marcus Sannadan, Jason Wacker, Matt Williamson, Benny Willers
Sophomores (12)
Andrew Ahmann, Jordan Archie, Reesey Byers, Zach Coniglio, Jesse Elvrom, Zach Kaylor, Steve Kutsch, Evan Meehan, Alberto Millan, Brett Thompson, DJ Wright, Cole Younger
Freshmen (9)
Richard Casas, Evan Crayton-Crogan, Bryan Cuellar, Jalen Davenport, Billy Eng, Kyle Fraley, James Kinloch, Paul Lyons, Anthony Williams
By Hometown
Northern California (24)
Andrew Ahmann, Jordan Archie, Reesey Byers, Zach Coniglio, Bryan Cuellar, Tirrell Day, Billy Eng, Luke Frazier, Mark Frazier, Zach Kaylor, James Kinloch, Kyle Lackner, Nathanael Litwiller, Paul Lyons, Evan Meehan, Cameron Mitchell, Chris Romo, Marcus Sannadan, Brett Thompson, Jason Wacker, Blair Wallingford, Benny Willers, Anthony Williams, Matt Williamson
Central California (10)
Kirk Anderson, Richard Casas, Evan Crayton-Crogan, Callan Duffy, Kyle Fraley, Andrew Lohse, Alberto Millan, Justin Nesbitt, Sam Schur, Cole Younger
Southern California (2) Tyler Creswell, Jalen Davenport
Oregon (1) DJ Wright
Washington (2)
Jesse Elvrom, Steve Kutsch
Ukraine (1)
Oleg Ryabokorovka
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It all began in February of 2008 in Pocatello, Idaho. It has turned into a dynasty. The Sacramento State women’s track and field team has become the most dominant force in the Big Sky Conference, winning seven of the last eight league titles, including an unprecedented four consecutive outdoor crowns. The streak began for the Hornets in 2008 with their first indoor title at Idaho State. Last season, the team produced two of the most lopsided victories in Big Sky history en route to becoming the first team in conference history to win four straight titles. Despite the success, Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Kathleen Raske believes that her team remains focused to keep things rolling for the Hornets. “It is always a challenge to repeat,” Raske said. “We tell the team that winning takes talent but repeating takes character. This team is very competitive which keeps them hungry.” Each season, Raske assigns her senior leadership team the task of coming up with a theme for the season. The result for 2012 was W.I.N, an acronym for Whatever is Necessary. “The theme boils down to doing those things daily that make you a better athlete and person,” Raske said. “It really reflects discipline and the daily decision making process that is needed to succeed.” If the Hornets are going to repeat both indoors and outdoors, the team will have to replace All-American Lea Wallace (800, 1500) and Big Sky Champions Andi Behring (shot put), Victoria Humphrey (400),
Ericka Violett (pole vault) and Naima Goodwin (high jump). At first glance, those may be too big of shoes to fill. However, the team still boasts six returners who have won Big Sky Championships, including seniors Moira Robinson and Renisha Robinson (no relation) who have won multiple titles. Sacramento State’s indoor season will culminate with the Big Sky Championships at Northern Arizona on Feb. 24-25. The NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships will be hosted by Boise State in Nampa, Idaho in early April. During the outdoor season, the team will host four meets, including the annual Causeway Classic Dual Meet against UC Davis on April 27. The Big Sky Championships will take place at Montana State on May 9-12. The NCAA will continue to use its postseason formula which was put in place in 2010. The first and second rounds will take place at two preliminary sites with those advancing (12 automatics in each event from both sites) competing at the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The east prelim will be held in Florida, while the west will be in Austin, Texas.
four-time Big Sky Champion and has earned all-Big Sky honors nine times during her career. Last year, she was third in the indoor 200 at the Big Sky meet to earn all-Big Sky accolades. Bolton has twice competed at the NCAA West Preliminary and will focus on the short sprints. Last season, she scored for the team in both the 60 and 100 and was also a member of the 4x100 relay team which finished second at the Big Sky Championships. Sophomore Arrielle Holzendorf returns to run the 400. As a freshman, Holzendorf qualified for the Big Sky championships and scored for the team indoors. She was also a member of the 4x400 relay team which won the Big Sky outdoor title as set a school record. Newcomers to the group include redshirt freshman Caprice Powell, transfer Vanessa Houston and freshmen Dominique Whittington, Jasmine Cunningham, Brianna Cole and Stephanie Blumm. Houston comes to the Hornets from UC Irvine where she competed the past two seasons. As a freshman, she was second in both the 100 and 200 at the Big West Conference Championships. Powell and Whittington both competed at the California state meet while in high school.
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MIDDLE DISTANCE
Seniors Alicia Truesdale and Sakya Bolton headline a deep and talented group of Hornet sprinters. A three-time NCAA qualifier, Truesdale will run the 60 during the indoor season and the 100 outdoors as well as the 200 in both. The fifth-year senior is a
Senior Renisha Robinson will enter her final year at Sacramento State as the favorite to win another Big Sky title in the 800. The San Jose native is already a four-time Big Sky champion and a six-time NCAA qualifier.
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S SEASON OUTLOOK Robinson’s primary competition during her career came from teammate Lea Wallace. The pair have accounted for the last four Big Sky outdoor titles in the 800 and also won three outdoor 1,500s. A fifth-year senior, Robinson only has outdoor eligibility remaining before closing out her collegiate career. “Renisha’s been set up well to capitalize,” Raske said. “She could have a fantastic year. She’s shown that she has the ability to make the NCAAs and now is looking to take it up the chain and qualify for the Olympic Trials.” Robinson is not the only veteran on the Sacramento State roster for the middle distances as senior Lora Marchini returns for her fifth year. Marchini has run the 800 and 1,500 as well as cross country each season and is currently ranked among the top 10 in school history in the 800. Sophomore Veronica Stinnett returns after scoring in the 800 at both the indoor and outdoor championships. Newcomers to the unit include Chloe Berlioux, McKenzie Paul and Teresa Mallory.
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Junior Rachel Mitchell will lead a young, but talented distance crew. Mitchell scored for the team in both the steeplechase and the 5K at last season’s outdoor championships. The Fremont, Calif., native also ran the 3K at the indoor championships. Sophomores Lauren Mugnaini, Breanna Lewis and Dominique Ratto as well as redshirt freshman Justine Rea will also compete in the longer races. Freshman Adrianna Royal will likely join Mitchell in the steeplechase.
HURDLES
Sacramento State features three conference champions in the hurdles and returns four point scorers from a year ago. Seniors Sakya Bolton, Alicia Truesdale and Moira Robinson have all won a Big Sky title in the hurdles and with the service of Nicole McGlroy, the group is one of the deepest in the nation. Bolton finished first in the 100-hurdles at the 2009 Big Sky Championships. She then repeated in the 55-hurdles in 2010 before placing second at the outdoor championships. Last season, Bolton was second indoors and returned to the top outdoors by winning the 100-hurdles with a career best of 13.57. Truesdale has placed among the top four in both the indoor and outdoor short hurdles five times, including winning the indoor titles in 2008 and 2011 and the outdoor championship in 2008. Robinson capped a memorable 2010 Big Sky Outdoor Championship with a win in the 100-hurdles. That victory capped a stretch where she won four events at the meet. The senior has been named the Big Sky Most Valuable Female Athlete each of the last two seasons. McGlory will add an extra boost to the order after redshirting during the 2011 outdoor season. During the indoor season, she scored for the team at the Big Sky Championships. Senior Nicole Jackson will anchor the team in the 400-hurdles during the outdoor season. The Grass Valley, Calif., native advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary a year ago after earning all-Big Sky honors with a second-place finish. Her best of 59.86
in the event ranks fourth in school history. Freshmen Stephanie Blumm and Kristina Kirkland will also compete in the hurdles.
JUMPS
Along with hurdles, jumps has been a critical part of Sacramento State’s success in recent years. Over the past three seasons, members of the team have combined to win the long jump three times, the triple jump and pole vault twice and the high jump once. Indoors, a Hornet has won the long jump seven times in the last 10 years. Leading the way during that stretch is Moira Robinson who won the long jump, triple jump and high jump at the 2010 outdoor championships and then repeated in the long and triple a year ago. “We have got to keep her healthy,” Raske said of Robinson. “If she can prepare, she can be dynamic. She is very hungry based on the fact that injuries held her back last season.” Nicole McGlory is the other returning champion on the roster. McGlory won the indoor triple jump as a freshman in 2010 and earned all-Big Sky honors last year after placing third. McGlory’s twin sister, Lauren, will also compete in the long and triple jumps as will senior Natalia Wright. Both have earned all-Big Sky honors with finishes among the top three. Senior Baiba Celma and sophomore Mariah Rogers will compete in the long and triple jumps, respectively. In the high jump, Robinson and Celma will be joined by freshman Zarria McKearney. Robinson has cleared 5-08 in the event and ranks second in school history indoors and fourth outdoors. Celma has a best of 5-04.25 but, according to coaches, is poised for a breakout season after reporting to camp in the best shape of her career. A native of Victoria, British Columbia, McKearney was the Vancouver Island champion in the high jump and long jump as a senior. With the graduation of Big Sky champions Ericka Violett and Lizzy Norvell, Sacramento State will turn to senior Sara Pizzo and freshman Vicky Warner in the pole vault.
THROWS
Two-time Big Sky shot put champion Ify Agwuenu returns after redshirting last season while recovering from injury. The Chino Hills, Calif., native holds school records in the weight throw and outdoor shot put and ranks second in Hornet history in the indoor shot put. A three-time NCAA qualifier and four-time all-Big Sky honoree, Agwuenu also serves as one of the team captains. “Ify does so much for this team,” Raske said. “She has really embraced the role and I’m very appreciative
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of her.” Sophomore Markita Hinton returns as well in the shot and will be joined by redshirt freshman Erinn Jones. Hinton qualified for the Big Sky championships in both the shot and discus during her first collegiate season. After a very successful Big Sky outdoor championships, juniors Lila and Sarah Yoldi are the top returners in the hammer throw. Sarah earned all-Big Sky honors and advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary after placing third. Lila was one spot behind in fourth in the event final. Senior Jessica Bonner will add depth in the weight throw, discus and hammer. A talented crew of javelin throwers, which holds four of the top 10 throws in school history, return for 2012. The group is led by junior Emily Kersting who threw 151-06 a year ago which ranks third in school history. Kersting also won her first Big Sky title and qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary for the second time. Holly Fraser finished second at the Big Sky meet and also competed in the NCAA postseason. Fraser is fourth in school history with a best of 146-10. The other half of the quartet is sophomore Kenna Ross and Celma who respectively rank seventh and eighth in the Hornet record book.
MULTIS
Three Hornets will be given the opportunity to compete in the pentathlon indoors and the heptathlon outdoors. Rogers is the most decorated of the three, finishing fifth at the Big Sky Championships in the heptathlon. Rogers’ total of 4,833 points placed her fourth in school history. Celma could also return to the multi for the first time since 2010 while McKearney is set to make her debut.
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If you look at the Sacramento State men’s track and field team as a building, then Director of Track & Field/ Cross Country Kathleen Raske is the architect. Currently in her ninth season, Raske has drawn the plans that have resulted in four Big Sky Conference team titles, including a sweep of the indoor and outdoor championships last season. Part of the Hornets’ success has been the ability to stockpile talent to make a run at the title in a given year. Last season, Sacramento State rode a senior-laden team to a half-point victory at the indoor championships before crushing the field at home to win the outdoor title for the first time in program history. With the graduation of All-American Ronald Brookins as well as multiple Big Sky champion Emilio Hernandez, Raske has opted to make 2012 a rebuilding year for the Hornets. “It was conscious decision to rebuild this season,” Raske said. “There is athletic development that needs to happen but we are going to gain experience for the future. We will take a bit of a hit but will still be competitive.” Among those who will likely redshirt this season is Sam Schur. Last season, Schur won the Big Sky title in the decathlon and also qualified in the high jump. Raske fully understands that the task could be large for the Hornet men but feels the team is up for the challenge. “Coming off a perfect season is tough to do,” Raske said regarding Sacramento State’s sweep of all four Big Sky team titles in 2011. “There are some big shoes
to fill in points as well as leadership. The exciting part is that the challenge is there and we will see how the team reacts.” Each season, Raske assigns her senior leadership team the task of coming up with a theme for the season. The result for 2012 was W.I.N, an acronym for Whatever is Necessary. “The theme boils down to doing those things daily that make you a better athlete and person,” Raske said. “It really reflects discipline and the daily decision making process that is needed to succeed.” Sacramento State’s indoor season will culminate with the Big Sky Championships at Northern Arizona on Feb. 24-25. The NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships will be hosted by Boise State in Nampa, Idaho in early April. During the outdoor season, the team will host four meets, including the annual Causeway Classic Dual Meet against UC Davis on April 27. The Big Sky Championships will take place at Montana State on May 9-12. The NCAA will continue to use its postseason formula which was put in place in 2010. The first and second rounds will take place at two preliminary sites with those advancing (12 automatics in each event from both sites) competing at the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The east prelim will be held in Florida, while the west will be in Austin, Texas.
SPRINTS
Sacramento State has dominated the short sprints over the last two years. Brookins won the 2010 outdoor 100 and Andy White won the indoor 55 in 2010, the 60 in 2011 and then claimed the outdoor 100 title later that spring. With both student-athletes gone, the team will turn to sophomores Jordan Archie and Evan Meehan. Archie qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 100 and 200 and was part of the winning 4x100 relay team. He scored for the Hornets in the 200 at both the indoor and outdoor Big Sky meets. Meehan also earned points for the team in the 100 and 200 at the outdoor meet. Sophomore DJ Wright returns after redshirting last year. As a freshman in 2010, Wright was a Big Sky qualifier in the 100. Freshman Bryan Cuellar rounds out the group who will compete in the 100 and 200. Junior Justin Nesbitt is a two-time all-Big Sky honoree in the 200. Nesbitt finished third at the outdoor championships last year and owns a best of 21.38. Senior Kirk Anderson has just indoor eligibility remaining but will look to get back up on the awards podium. Anderson finished third in the indoor 400 and was fourth at the outdoor meet last season. Freshman Evan Crayton-Crogan will likely be the top newcomer in the 200 and 400. Crayton-Crogran comes to Sacramento State from Fresno, Calif., where he set the school record in the 400. “Evan is a true freshman but knows what he has to
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do to be successful,” Raske said. Hurdlers Tirrell Day and Paul Lyons could each compete in the 400, mostly during the indoor season.
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Nathanael Litwiller headlines a group of 800 runners who could all finish among the top of the conference. Litwiller closed 2011 in dramatic fashion, advancing to the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships where he earned honorable mention AllAmerica. After finishing third in the 800 at the Big Sky Championships, Litwiller earned a spot to the NCAA Championships after breaking the school record with a time of 1:48.35 at the NCAA West Preliminary. For his short career, Litwiller has already been a USATF Junior All-American, a Big Sky champion and a four-time all-Big Sky honoree. Sophomore Cole Younger finished fourth in the 800 and also scored in the 1,500 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships. The Visalia, Calif., native has run 1:53.19 in the 800 which ranks sixth in program history. The versatile Reesey Byers qualified for the Big Sky Championships in both the 800 and 5K as a true freshman. Byers, who was Sacramento State’s top runner in cross country during the fall, is also capable of running the 1,500. As a freshman, he set the school record in the 5K after running 14:14.35 at the Mt. SAC Relays. Sophomore Zach Kaylor primarily ran the 1,500 as a freshman and will look to continue his momentum after a strong cross country season. Following a redshirt season in 2011, Chris Romo will add depth in the 5K. Romo also holds the school record in the indoor 3K. The steeplechase features four contenders. Junior Daniel Mitchell returns after qualifying for the Big Sky Championships a year ago. Also back on the team will be sophomore Steven Kutsch. A trio of City College of San Francisco transfers will also compete in the steeple. Benny Willers, who redshirted last season will be joined by twins Luke and Mark Frazier. Mark was the state JC champion in 2010 while Luke finished second. Both went on to be named All-America.
HURDLES
Replacing Brookins in the hurdles might be the biggest challenge for the team. Over his four years, the San Diego native won four Big Sky outdoor and two indoor championships. Brookins was also a fourtime NCAA Championships qualifier (two indoor, two outdoor), including a 10th place finish at the 2011 indoor meet. His career best of 7.75 in the 60-hurdles puts him .27 seconds ahead of the closest Hornet. Outdoors, he holds the 110-hurdles record at 13.61. Junior Tyler Creswell is the top returning short hurdler for Sacramento State. Creswell finished fourth at the Big Sky outdoor meet with a PR of 14.76. He also scored for the team indoors. Freshman Paul Lyons will also run the 60-hurdles during the indoor season the 110-hurdles outdoors. Lyons ran 14.33 as a high school senior and qualified for the state finals. In the 400-hurdles, Tirrell Day is back for his senior season after finishing fifth last season. A former JC All-American, Day owns a best of 54.24.
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Lyons and sophomore Andrew Ahmann will add depth to the 400-hurdles as well.
JUMPS
Sacramento State has held a monopoly on the Big Sky long jump title. Since joining the Big Sky in 1997, Sacramento State has won the outdoor long jump nine times, including the last four years and eight of the past nine. Last season, Brookins won the indoor and outdoor title for the third time. Emilio Hernandez completed the outdoor sweep of the jumps with wins in the triple jump and high jump. The graduation of the championship duo has opened the door for a new wave of Hornet jumpers. Wright, junior college transfer Oleg Ryabokorovka and freshmen Anthony Williams and Billy Eng could each compete in the long, triple and high jumps. Wright qualified for the Big Sky championships as a freshman in 2010 and finished second at the Oregon state meet as a senior in high school in the long jump. Originally from Kirovograd, Ukraine, Ryabokorovka comes from Santa Rosa JC where he was a state meet qualifier in the long jump. Williams redshirted last season after a knee injury forced him out of competition. In high school, he was the Northern Section champion in the high jump and qualified for the state meet in four events. A true freshman, Eng finished seventh in the state and second in the North Coast Section in the high jump. During the season, he cleared 6-07.00 Andrew Lohse, Brett Thompson and Kyle Fraley will all compete in the pole vault. Senior Blair Wallingford will redshirt this season after finishing fifth outdoors and sixth indoors at the Big Sky championships. Lohse was sixth at the conference outdoor meet and owns a best of 15-07.00 Thompson is entering his sophomore season and competed in five meets as a freshman. Fraley’s high school best was 16-04 and he also competed in the state meet for Lemoore HS.
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THROWS
What was a young throws unit last year has developed into a experienced team that is capable of scoring at the conference championships. Sophomores Alberto Millan and Zach Coniglio each adapted quickly to collegiate competition last year. Millan qualified for the Big Sky outdoor championships in the shot put, discus and hammer. He finished fourth in the shot with a career best (5210.25). Coniglio earned all-Big Sky honors in the discus after placing third with a throw of 162-09. That toss bettered his PR by 18 inches and moved him into sixth place in school history. The Martinez, Calif., native also scored in the shot put and competed in the hammer. Senior Callan Duffy placed sixth in the hammer throw with a career best of 175-02. Duffy now ranks ninth in school history in the hammer and is seventh in the weight throw indoors. Jason Wacker rounds out the returners. The junior scored for the team in both the shot put and discus at the Big Sky outdoor meet. Junior college transfer Marcus Sannadan is the newest addition to the throwers. Sannadan comes from Shasta JC. Jesse Elvrom is the leading returner in the javelin. Last season, Elvrom finished first in two meets. His best of 197-00 ranks him sixth in school history.
MULTIS
Elvrom is also slated to make his multi debut during the indoor season. In his previous time at Sacramento State, the Roy, Wash., native has only competed in the javelin. “Jesse has shown promise in the multis,” Raske said. “He is healthy and already has a lot of the tools needed to be successful.”
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KATHLEEN RASKE Co-Director of Track & Field/Cross Country/Head Coach | 9th Year | Southern Illinois, ‘90
PERSONAL Bachelor’s Degree Southern Illinois, ‘90
CAREER HONORS College NCAA Div. I All-American 100-Hurdles (1989) Gateway Athletic Conference Champion 55-Hurdles (1989) Gateway Athletic Conference Champion 200 (1989) Gateway Athletic Conference Champion 100-Hurdles (1989) Southern Illinois Athletic Hall of Fame (1997) Gateway Athletic Conference MVP of the Decade
Coaching Big Sky Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year (2007, ‘08, ‘11) Big Sky Women’s Indoor Coach of the Year (2008, ‘10, ‘11) Big Sky Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year (2011) Big Sky Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year (2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11)
Prior to 2004 the Hornet Track & Field/Cross Country programs had never finished better than fourth as a team at a Big Sky Conference Championship meet. Kathleen Raske took the helm in 2004 and quickly turned the program around. Raske has led the Hornets to 11 Big Sky team championships while finishing second four additional times. To say that times have changed is an understatement. Raske’s team-oriented and family-focused philosophy has nurtured in an era of excellence at Sacramento State. In the eight seasons Raske has led the Hornets, she has been named Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year 11 times, produced 13 NCAA All-Americans, six USATF Junior All-Americans, 65 NCAA National Championship participants, 81 NCAA West Regional participants, 129 conference champions, and 302 all-Big Sky performers. There have also been 115 new event school records established, and 536 all-time top 10 event marks have been recorded. Raske is the only woman to coach a Div. I men’s team to four conference championship titles in NCAA history in any sport. During her tenure the cross country teams have enjoyed their best results in since joining Div. I. The team and individual accomplishments for the women include; seven all-conference accolades (top 10 championship race finishers), eight of the Hornet all-time top 10 times and all-time top placers at the conference championship, and nine of the top 10 all-time NCAA regional championship times and six of the top 10 finishers respectively, and a Big Sky Championship team runner-up finish. The men’s accolades include; six of the top ten Big Sky conference championship finishes and seven of the top 10 NCAA Regional finishes, and seven of the top 10 NCAA regional championship individual places and times. 2011 was a year for the record books. The Hornets claimed all four Big Sky Conference Championship team track and field titles. While doing so, the women’s team claimed its fourth outdoor championship in a row, the first time ever accomplished in the history of the Big Sky. The men, not to be outdone, swept the indoor and outdoor titles for the first time in program history. Leading the way for the women was four-time NCAA All-American and four-time Big Sky champion Lea Wallace. For the men, seniors Ronald Brookins and Emilio Hernandez let the way claiming eight Big Sky championships and two All-America honors. The duo also shared the outdoor championship MVP accolade. Raske, for the eighth, ninth, 10th, and 11th times was awarded the Big Sky Coach of the Year award. Brookins went on to represent the Hornets and the USA in China at the World University Games where won the bronze medal in the 110-hurdles. The 2011 award totals are as follows; four conference team championships, seven NCAA All-Americans, 33 NCAA Championship meet participants, 75 All-conference recipients, 113 all time top 10 marks, 22 new school records, seven conference championship meet MVP’s, 15 Big Sky athletes of the week, nine USATF top 40 marks, four coach of the year accolades, one World University Games participant, and eight were named to the USTFCCA All-Academic team. 2010 was yet another record breaking year. The women continued their recent dominance of the Big Sky conference by sweeping the indoor and outdoor track and field team titles. The outdoor title was the third in a row for the women a feat only matched one other time in conference history. The men’s team rejoined the conference top tier taking third place in both championships. Leading the way for the women was five time conference champion Moira Robinson. Moira won four individual championships during the outdoor meet which also earned her the meet’s MVP award. Ronald Brookins led the men with four conference championships himself in addition to garnering the championship MVP at both the indoor and outdoor meets. Raske, for the six and seventh time respectfully was awarded the Conference coach of the year award for the women indoor and outdoor championship meets. In 2009 the Hornets continued their high level of performance. The women repeated as Big Sky outdoor champions while finishing runner up indoors and in cross country. The second place finish in cross country was the highest finish in school history. Ronald Brookins and Ericka Violett were voted Most Valuable Field Athletes of the meet at the indoor championships. In total for the year, the athletes’ individual accolades included; 13 conference champions, 37 all-conference accolades,
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Head Women’s Coach NACAC Games (2012) Head Women’s Coach Birmingham, England (2008) Head Coach World University Games (2009) Assistant Coach Junior Pan-Am Games (1999) Assistant Coach Junior Pan-Am Games (2005)
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD THE COACHES 18 entries to the West NCAA Regional and three to the NCAA Championship meets. In addition nine school records and 67 all-time top five marks were established. In 2008, the Hornets set numerous firsts. Individually, Raphael McFarlane joined Dan O’Brien as the only two men to be named both track and field athlete of the meet at the Big Sky indoor championships, and Emilio Hernandez garnered the field athlete of the meet award at the outdoor championships. There were also a record 22 Big Sky event titles won, 20 entries to the NCAA West Regional and five to the NCAA Championships (three outdoor, two indoor). Raske also had success after the season as freshman Ronald Brookins finished third at the USATF Junior Nationals in the 110-hurdles and 11th at the IAAF Junior World Championships in Poland. Raske led the Hornets to prominence in 2007, winning the school’s first Big Sky title (men’s indoor). That year, the individual accomplishments included 20 school records, 16 conference titles, 35 all-conference honors, 11 NCAA West Regional participants in 15 events, and a record-setting four NCAA National Championship participants. Raske coached Nancy Searcy to the NCAA Championship meet and the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Championships. Searcy won three Big Sky titles and had six all-conference finishes. While doing so, she broke a 22-year old school record when she ran 13.35 in the 100-hurdles at the prestigious Mt. Sac Relays. In 2006, the honors continued to pile up for Sacramento State. Dave Nichols finished sixth at the NCAA Championships making him the first Hornet to be named All-America two times. Awarded the Big Sky Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet, Roshena Duree became the first Hornet to garner a conference championship most outstanding accolade. During the year, eight conference championships and 23 all-conference finishes were collected by Sacramento State. The 2005 campaign was a banner year for Raske’s programs. An unprecedented three student-athletes competed at the NCAA Championships. While there, all three (Geoff Fong, Nichols and Brandon Parker) advanced to their event finals and two were named All-America — Parker in the long jump and Nichols in the shot put. Both also claimed their event conference title at both the Big Sky indoor and outdoor championship meets. In 2004, Raske’s Hornets had a solid first year under her guidance. The men and women had their highest team finishes at a Big Sky championship meet, men (third) and women (fifth). Eight conference championships were won and 19 all-conference honors were attained. Fourteen athletes qualified for the NCAA West Regionals and two advanced to the national championship meet. Nichols began his great career in 2004 when he earned two USATF Junior All-America certificates in the shot put and discus. Raske, hired in August of 2004, came to Sacramento State from Central Michigan University where she served as the head coach of the women’s track & field and cross country programs for six years. While at CMU, Raske coached 19 conference champions, 49 all-league recipients, 20 NCAA championship meet qualifiers, three All-Americans and 53 school records were established. In 2002, she led CMU to its first Mid-American Conference championship. For her efforts, she was named MAC Coach of the Year, Great Lakes NCAA Regional Coach of the Year and Central Collegiate Coach of the Year. Two NCAA All-Americans were garnered that year. High jumper Suzy Bozin and heptathlete Maria Derezinksi each earned the accolade. The Chippewas won their first outright MAC Cross Country title under Raske’s direction in 2000. Prior to working at Central Michigan, Raske was an assistant coach at Miami (Ohio) and Southern Illinois. While at Miami, she coached both the men and women in sprints and hurdles. She had six athletes win MAC titles and three advanced to the NCAA Championships between 1992-97. One of her top athletes with the Redhawks was hurdler Becca Williams who was a two-time NCAA All-American and was ranked 20th in the world in the 400-hurdles. From 1989-92, Raske coached at Southern Illinois where she had two athletes win Missouri Valley Conference crowns and two qualify for the NCAA Championships. While at SIU, she oversaw the team’s sprinters, hurdlers, and relay teams. A renowned teacher, Raske has not only coached at the collegiate level but also in regional and national competition. In the summer of 2006, Raske served as the head women’s coach for the United States team in its quadrangular meet against Great Britain, China and Russia in Birmingham, England. She was
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Women that have led an NCAA Div. I men’s team to a conference title and been named Coach of the Year. Raske became the first when she led the Hornets to the 2007 Big Sky title and earned the conference award. USA Track & Field national team coaching appointments. That includes serving as the women’s head coach in a quad meet against Russia, China and Great Britain. Big Sky Championships won under Raske’s watch. The men won indoor titles in 2007 and 2008 while the women won both the indoor and outdoor during the 2008 and 2010 seasons and the indoor in 2009. Student-athletes coached by Raske that have competed at either the USATF National Championships or Olympic Trials. Conference coach of the year awards won by Raske in her time at Central Michigan and Sacramento State. She earned three MAC awards with CMU and 11 with the Hornets. School records that have been set under Raske. Last season, the Hornets set 22 school records during the the indoor and outdoor seasons. Big Sky event championships won by Sacramento State in the last eight years. Last season, the team won 10 at the indoor championships and 12 at the Big Sky outdoor championships. Number of Hornet entries into the NCAA Div. I Championships under Raske. This total includes the indoor and outdoor championships as well as NCAA regionals.
also tabbed to serve as the head coach for the for the USA at the 2009 World University Game and was recently named the 2012 women’s coach for the NACAC Games. In 2005, she was an assistant coach for the United States team at the Junior Pan-American Games. In that role, she worked with the team’s high jumpers and hurdlers. She was also named the coordinator for USATF Olympic Hurdle Development in July of 2003 after serving as the assistant coordinator for three years. In the summer of 1999, she was a manager for the United States team that won the gold medal at the Junior Pan-American Games. Off the track, Raske serves on the executive committee of the Division I USTFCCCA and is secretary for the Coaches Advisory Committee for USATF. In addition to her committee responsibilities, Raske has also been a speaker on the topic of hurdling and sprinting at major coaching clinics throughout the United States and internationally. Raske is also involved with Athletes in Action. In the summer of 2002, she led a U.S. team to Thailand and Laos. She also serves as the faculty advisor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCS) on campus.” Raske competed at Southern Illinois and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. As a sprinter and hurdler, she was an All-American in the 100-meter hurdles and held the conference record in the 200-meter, 55-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles. Raske was named MVP of the Decade by the Gateway Athletic Conference. She has also competed in five U.S. National Championships, including the 1992 Olympic Trials in the 100-meter hurdles. Raske is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the NCSA and has earned Level I and Level II USA Track and Field coaching education certification. She graduated from Southern Illinois in 1990 with a double major in education and zoology.
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TERRY VANLANINGHAM Co-Director/Recruiting Coordinator | 8th Year | Kansas State, ‘90
PERSONAL Bachelor’s Degree Kansas State, ‘90 Master’s Degree Kansas State, ‘93
COACHING NOTES NCAA All-Americans at Sacramento State Brandon Parker (2005) Raphael McFarlane, LJ (2008) Ronald Brookins, LJ (2010)
NCAA Championship Participants at Sacramento State Brandon Parker, LJ (2005) (O) Daniel Imlach, PV (2008) (I/O)
Terry VanLaningham enters his eighth year at Sacramento State. He coaches the horizontal jumpers, high jump, and multi-event athletes, while also coordinating recruiting. VanLaningham also manages and directs all aspects of home competitions, including scheduling of events, competition and warm-up facility site management, corporate sponsorship, and facility management. Under VanLaningham’s tutelage, the Hornet jumps, vaults, and multis have experienced much success. In his seven season he has coached; three NCAA All-Americans, one USATF Junior All-American, claimed 38 conference championships, qualified 37 times to the NCAA championship meets, earned 82 all-Big Sky accolades, have set 30 school records, recorded 115 all-time top 10 marks, and awarded Big Sky conference MVP six times. In 2011, VanLaningham’s group continued their dominance in the Big Sky, winning seven of the eight events he coached. Emilio Hernandez led the men claiming three conference titles while finishing runner up two times. Hernandez qualified for the NCAA championships and met the Olympic Trials B standard for 2012 with jump of 7-01.00. For the Hornet women, Moira Robinson had another banner year. She defended her Big Sky titles in both the outdoor long jump and triple jump while finishing second in the high jump. The yearly total for VanLaningham’s group included; 10 Big Sky champions, 20 all-conference accolades, 10 NCAA championship participants, four school records, 25 all-time top 10 marks, two Big Sky championship MVP’s, and four top 40 USATF marks. In 2010, Ronald Brookins led the way for the Hornet men. He swept the indoor and outdoor league championships and capped off the Hornets collegiate season garnering All-America honors in the long jump. Brookins was also awarded the conference championship MVP for each meet. For the women, Moira Robinson finished the year with five conference championships, seven all-conference honors, and the outdoor championship MVP. She also competed in the NCAA championships first round in the long jump, triple jump and high jump. The yearly award totals for VanLaningham’s group include; one NCAA All-American, seven conference champions, 14 all-conference accolades, three school records, and three conference championship meet MVP’s. The 2009 season was highlighted by junior Ericka Violett who won four conference championships, earned seven allconference accolades, established eight all-time top five marks, provisionally qualified for the indoor NCAA Championships meet in two events, participated in the outdoor West NCAA Regional championship in three events, established two new school records, was voted Big Sky athlete of the Week three times, and was voted the Big Sky Indoor Championship Field athlete of the Meet. Brookins also had a big year winning the indoor conference long jump title with a mark of 25-02.50. In all VanLaningham coached athletes, won six Big Sky Championships, earned 12 all-conference accolades, set three new school records, established 20 all-time top five marks, and earned two Big Sky Athlete of the meet awards. In 2008, pole vaulter Daniel Imlach qualified for the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. He was joined at the
Raphael McFarlane, LJ (2008) (I/O) Ronald Brookins, LJ (2010) (O)
Big Sky Champions* Brandon Parker, LJ (2005) Raphael McFarlane, LJ (2006-08) Daniel Imlach, PV (2007-08) Nancy Searcy, LJ (2007) Lori Vaught, TJ (2007-08) Lori Vaught, LJ (2008) Ronald Brookins, LJ (2008-11) Philip Burks, LJ (2009) Philip Burks, TJ (2009) Lizzy Norvell, PV (2008, 10-11) Ericka Violett, LJ (2009-10) Ericka Violett, TJ (2009) Ericka Violett, PV (2009, 11) Nicole McGlory, TJ (2010) Moira Robinson, LJ (2010-11) Moira Robinson, TJ (2010-11) Naima Goodwin, HJ (2011) Emilio Hernandez, HJ (2011) Emilio Hernandez, TJ (2011) Sam Schuer, DEC (2011)
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letes to USA national rankings: Paul Speer in the decathlon (26th) and indoor heptathlon (16th) and Koya Webb in the heptathlon (37th). In 2003, VanLaningham’s athletes earned two NCAA All-America certificates, won five conference championships, earned 10 all-conference honors and established two school records. During the 2002 season, five of VanLaningham’s athletes were named All-America, including two individual NCAA second-place finishes. He also coached 20 All-MVC recipients, including 11 MVC individual champions. There were seven school records set in the jumps and multi-events, two MVC records, four MVC Championship meet records and three MVC Most Outstanding Field Performers awards. In 2001, VanLaningham coached five conference champions and five allconference performers. He guided Heidi Yost, who was named the MVC Most Outstanding Field Performer, at both the indoor and outdoor championship meets. Prior to moving to WSU, VanLaningham was in charge of the men’s and women’s track and field program at Allen County Community College. He has also served as the head women’s track and field and cross country coach at Dodge City Community College and as the head track and field/cross country coach at Coffeyville Community College for three years (1992-95). While at CCC, his women athletes established 33 school records and improved from 10th place to fourth in the 16-team Regional Championship. His last two years, the women finished ninth and 11th at the National Championship meet. Under VanLaningham’s tutelage, the men’s squad at CCC established 22 school marks, finished in the top 10 at both Regional and National Championship meets and had 18 All-Americans. VanLaningham earned his master’s degree in kinesiology from Kansas State in 1993. While attending graduate school at KSU, VanLaningham served as a graduate assistant for the Wildcat track and field program. He developed and wrote a psychological skills performance enhancement program for athletes. He is USA Track and Field Coaching; Level 1 and Level 2 certified. As an undergraduate at KSU, he competed on the track and field team, finishing fourth in the decathlon at the Big 8 Championship in 1988 and 1989. He also placed 13th at the USA National Pentathlon Championship meet in 1989.
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JEFF MAGLEY Assistant Coach/Throws | 7th Year | Westmont, ‘98
PERSONAL Wife Lisa Children Ashley (9), Kelsey (6), Brynley (3) Bachelor’s Degree Westmont, ‘98 Master’s Degree Northern Colorado, ‘00
COACHING NOTES All-Americans at Sacramento State David Nichols, SP (2006)
NCAA Championship Participants at Sacramento State David Nichols, SP (2006) (O) David Nichols, SP (2007) (I/O)
Big Sky Champions* David Nichols, SP (2006-07) Ify Agwuenu, SP (2009-10) Andi Behring, SP (2011) Emily Kersting, JAV (2011) *Includes indoor and outdoor
Jeff Magley enters his seventh year at Sacramento State where he coaches the Hornet throwers. In addition, he manages the programs equipment and apparel, while assisting with home meet management duties, and team statistics. The Hornet throwers have enjoyed much success under Magley’s leadership. In six seasons they have; earned one NCAA All-America accolade, provided the programs first NCAA Indoor Championship competitor, sent 15 to compete at the NCAA championship meets, won six Big Sky Conference titles, earned 24 all-conference honors, established 15 school records, set three conference all-time and championship meet records and produced 79 all-time top 10 Sacramento State marks. 2011 was a big year for Magley’s throw group. Leading the way for the women was Andi Behring who claimed the title at the Big Sky indoor championships with a school record toss of 50-03.50. Outdoors, she finished second by less than an inch and competed at the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Emily Kersting led a one-two sweep of the javelin with a winning toss of 150-04. Taylor Weldon and Blair Wallingford led the way for the men, placing second in the shot put and javelin, respectively, at the outdoor championship. They were accompanied by a young group which claimed eight scoring places totaling the most points in any championship meet since Magley’s arrival. In 2010, Magley coached athletes had a terrific year. Junior Ify Agwuenu won her second outdoor Big Sky championship in as many years in the shot put. Additionally, Magley ushered in a new era for the javelin with three freshmen who each qualified for the USATF Jr. National championship meet and two (Emily Kersting and Holly Frazier) finished in the top eight at the conference championship. Magley coached Agwuenu to Sacramento State and Big Sky conference prominence in 2009. Agwuenu, won the outdoor championship in the shot put while finishing second indoors. She placed sixth just one spot out of an NCAA automatic championship meet berth at the West NCAA Regional championship with a lifetime best and school record 50-06.75. At the Big Sky outdoor championships, three women finished in the top eight in the shot put. Junior Nick Mills also excelled as he broke the school record in the javelin with a mark of 215-11, while placing sixth at the West NCAA Regional. In 2008, Magley coached three Sacramento State throwers to all-conference honors. Monica Gomez earned the honor indoors in the shot put. Outdoors, Agwuenu and Ashley Ast were recognized in the shot put and javelin, respectively. During the year, Gomez set the school indoor record in the shot put with a mark of 47-05.75, Agwuenu broke the outdoor shot put record with a put of 47-07.75 and Ast bettered her own javelin mark with a throw of 158-10. Agwuenu and Ast each also qualified for the NCAA West Regional. David Nichols highlighted 2007 with a Big Sky indoor conference championship in the shot put (62-02). His mark established new school, conference meet and all-time conference records. The put also sent him to his first appearance at the NCAA Championships where he finished 10th. In doing so, he became the first Hornet to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championship meet. The outdoor season provided four all-conference finishes, two school records and qualified three to compete at the NCAA West Regional. That list included Nichols, who placed third at the regional and qualified for his third outdoor NCAA National Championship meet. Magley’s first year with the program was memorable in 2006. Hornet throwers broke five school records, won one conference championship, earned four all-conference honors and qualified four to the NCAA West Regional. He guided Nichols to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships where he became the first Sacramento State two-time All-American and broke his own school record by two feet. Nichols also qualified for and competed at the USATF National championship where he finished 14th against the nation’s best throwers. Magley came to Sacramento State after six seasons at Slippery Rock where he tutored the throwers and multi-event athletes to 10 NCAA Div. II national championship appearances and seven NCAA provisional qualifying performances. He also saw them accumulate 10 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference individual titles and 60 All-Conference honors. Magley’s athletes also broke three PSAC conference records and three school records. Prior to his arrival at Slippery Rock, Magley spent one year as an assistant coach at Northern Colorado. During the 2000 season, Magley coached Drew Loftin to a berth at the Outdoor NCAA Championships as well as the North Central Conference title in the hammer and the school record. Angie Leachman also set the school record in the hammer and was a NCAA provisional qualifier. As an athlete, Magley competed for three years at Westmont College serving as team captain his senior season. Magley received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Westmont in 1998 and earned his master’s in physical education from Northern Colorado in 2000. Magley holds his Level II certification from the USATF in the throws and his Silver Level certification from the U.S. Pole Vault Committee. Coach Magley has also been a speaker at numerous throws clinics throughout the country. He and his wife, Lisa, are the proud parents of three daughters — Ashley (9), Kelsey (6) and Brynley (3).
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SCOTT ABBOTT Assistant Coach/Distance | 5th Year | UCLA, ‘00
PERSONAL Wife Katie Children Isaac (4), Alyssa (2), Everly (4 mos.) Bachelor’s Degree UCLA, ‘00 Master’s Degree San Francisco, ‘07
COACHING NOTES Awards Big Sky Conference Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year (2008) All-Americans at Sacramento State Lea Wallace, 800 (2010) (I) Lea Wallace, 800 (2011) (I) Lea Wallace, 800 (2011) (O) Nathanael Litwiller, 800 (2011) (O)
NCAA Championship Participants at Sacramento State Renisha Robinson, 800 (2010-11) (I) Renisha Robinson, 800 (2009, ‘11) (O) Lea Wallace, 800 (2010-11) (I) Lea Wallace, 800 (2009, ‘11) (O) Nathanael Litwiller, 800 (2011) (O)
Big Sky Champions* Jeffrey Paneda, 800 (2008) Renisha Robinson, 800 (2008-10) Lea Wallace, 800 (2009, ‘11) Lea Wallace, Mile (2011) Lea Wallace, 1500 (2011) Nathanael Litwiller, 800 (2010) *Includes indoor and outdoor
Scott Abbott begins his fifth year at Sacramento State where he coaches the cross country teams and the track middle distance and distance runners. In addition, he functions as the programs academic liaison with the Student-Athlete Resource Center, assists with event scheduling and team travel, and assists with home event management. Under Abbott’s tutelage the cross country teams have experienced unprecedented success. In his five seasons, Abbott has coached the women to; five all-conference accolades, seven of the Hornet all-time top 10 times and all-time top placers at the conference championship, and nine of the top 10 all-time NCAA regional championship times and five of the top 10 finishers respectively. He was voted the Big Sky Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2008. The men have been very successful as well, having posted six of the all-time top 10 conference championship race times and seven of the all-time NCAA regional championship times. Additionally, the men have established four of the top ten Big Sky conference championship finishes and five of the top ten NCAA Regional finishes during his tenure. On the track, Abbott has coached five NCAA and one USATF Jr. All-Americans, 12 Big Sky conference champions, 30 all-conference accolades, 22 NCAA championship meet participants, 27 new school records, 94 all-time top 10 marks, two Big Sky championship meet MVPs, and three top 20 USATF marks. Lea Wallace and Renisha Robinson led the way for the women in a historic 2011 season as they finished first and second at the indoor conference meet and both earned All-America accolades at the NCAA indoor national championship meet. Outdoors, Wallace continued her dominance winning the Big Sky 800 and 1500. She then proceeded to be the only Div. I athlete to participate in the championship meet and earn All–America honors in both events. In doing so, she became the first Hornet to earn all-America status twice in the same meet and at both the indoor and outdoor championships. Along the way, she was named MVP for both indoor and outdoor conference championships and broke all the school records for both events indoor and outdoor. To top it off, Wallace was awarded co-athlete of the year for the NCAA West Region by the United State Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Wallace finished the year ranked ninth indoor in the USA at 800 with a time of 2:03.07. Outdoors, her times of 2:02.15 and 4:10.77 were 20th and 18th respectively on the USATF list. For the men, Nathaniel Litwiller placed second at the indoor championships with a school record time and backed it up outdoors by placing second in the 1500 and third in the 800. He then proceeded to advance to the NCAA Championships with a school record of 1:48.35 and brought home All-America honors in the 800m. For the year, Abbott coached; two USATF National championship qualifiers, five NCAA All-Americans, six NCAA championship meet participants, four conference champions, eight all-conference performers, nine new school records, 25 new all-time top ten marks, and two Big Sky Conference championship MVP’s. In 2010, Wallace and Robinson headlined the women’s accolades. Wallace became the first Hornet woman to earn indoor NCAA All-American honors with her eight place finish in the 800. Not to be outshined, Robinson continued her dominance by sweeping the indoor and outdoor conference titles in the 800 and advancing to both respective NCAA national meets. For the men, David Rabinowitz set school records for the indoor (1:51.39) and outdoor (1:49.12) 800 and competed in the outdoor NCAA championships. Litwiller shocked the conference by winning the outdoor 800 conference championship race and then went on to earn USATF Jr. All-American status. In 2009, Abbott guided both Wallace and Robinson to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Wallace advanced to the semifinal and broke an 11-year old record in the process. Wallace and Robinson also finished first and second at the Big Sky indoor and outdoor meets in the 800. Robinson took the indoor title and finished second in the outdoor 1500, while Wallace took the outdoor title. The longer distances were very successful as well with Kristina Holtz placing second in the 5,000 and Erica Sahli third in the 10,000. In 2008, Abbott coached athletes became immediately successful with; three Big Sky championships. Jeffrey Paneda and Robinson combined to sweep the men and women’s indoor and outdoor championship 800 titles and established three of the four events new school records. During the cross country season, the women recorded a second-place finish at the Big Sky Championships — the highest in school history — and were also ranked 15th in the West Region. He also coached three Hornets (Kristina Holtz, Robinson and Caprice Bradshaw) to all-Big Sky honors. Prior to joining the Sacramento State staff, Abbott served two seasons as a volunteer assistant at UCLA. With the Bruins, UCLA produced back-to-back top-ranked recruiting classes and advanced to its first NCAA national championship appearance in 23 years. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Abbott was an assistant cross country coach at Jesuit High School in Sacramento from 2002-05. During his tenure, the Marauders won California state titles in 2002 and 2005. He also spent one year as the assistant coach at Bend High School in Bend, Ore., where the team won the Oregon state crown in 2001. Abbott also served on the United States Olympic Committee Coaching Division in 1999. As a student-athlete at UCLA, Abbott served as a team captain for the 1999 and 2000 seasons, and was a three-time Pac-10 all-academic team member and two-time UCLA Track Student-Athlete of the Year. Abbott prepped at Jesuit where he teamed with future Olympian Michael Stember to lead the team to three California State team championships. As a senior, he was named all-state and all-west in 1995. He has developed, promoted and marketed clinics and camps for distance coaches and athletes since 2000. Abbott graduated magna cum laude from UCLA in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. He added a master’s degree in sport management from the University of San Francisco in 2007. His thesis focused on NCAA track & field reform. Scott is married to former Hornet distance standout Katie Fontana. The couple have three children: Isaac (4), Alyssa (2) and Everly born in September.
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MATT GILBERT
RONALD BROOKINS
Matt Gilbert enters his fourth year as an assistant coach after serving as a volunteer. Gilbert primarily work with the pole vaulters while assisting Terry VanLaningham with the other jumping events. A native of Campbell, Calif., Gilbert spent four years with the Hornets between 2005-08. He scored for the team at the 2006 Big Sky outdoor championships by placing eighth in the pole vault. Gilbert has coached Ericka Violett and Lizzy Norvell to Big Sky Conference titles over the last three seasons and has seen the school’s women’s indoor and outdoor record broken. Gilbert graduated from Sacramento State with a degree in criminal justice.
One of the most decorated student-athletes in Sacramento State history, Ronald Brookins enters his first season as a Hornet assistant coach. Brookins will assist with the sprints, hurdles and jumps. During his career, Brookins was a Junior World qualifier, a two-time NCAA All-American, a five-time NCAA Championships qualifier and a 14-time Big Sky champion. He also was selected as the Big Sky male athlete of the meet at the championships four times. As a senior, he qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60-meter hurdles and advanced to the outdoor championships in the 110-meter hurdles. Brookins left Sacramento State as the school record holder in the 55-hurdles, 60-hurdles, and 110-hurdles. As a business administration major, he was also a Big Sky all-academic selection all four years.
Assistant Coach • First Year
Assistant Coach • Fourth Year
LAUREN WEAVER
LIZZY NORVELL
Assistant Coach • Fourth Year
Lauren Weaver is in her fourth season as a coach at Sacramento State. The former standout at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., will assist Scott Abbott in cross country and the distance races. Weaver graduated from Belmont in 2008 after a stellar career. She competed at the 2007 NCAA Div. I Cross Country and 2008 Outdoor Track & Field Championships during her senior season. She currently holds the Belmont record in both the mile (4:56.92) and the 1,500 (4:29.35). Weaver also won the Atlantic Sun title in the 5K in 2004 and 2008 and was the conference cross country champion in 2007. Weaver has also competed at the US National Championships. Weaver, who was an academic all-Atlantic Sun selection during her career, graduated with degrees in exercise science and marketing.
Volunteer Assistant Coach • First Year
Lizzy Norvell begins her first season as an assistant coach at Sacramento State. A two-sport student-athlete with the Hornets, Norvell earned all-league honors in both track & field and gymnastics. In track, Norvell was a two-time Big Sky champion in the pole vault, winning the outdoor title in 2010 and the indoor crown in 2011. She currently hods the Sacramento State record indoors (13-05.75) and outdoors (13-05.25) in the pole vault. As a gymnast, Norvell helped Sacramento State to a Western Athletic Conference team title and was an all-WAC honoree on beam.
STEPHANIE BROWN TRAFTON
CHRIS KIRKWOOD Volunteer Assistant Coach • Fifth Year
Chris Kirkwood is in his fifth year as a volunteer assistant with the Hornets and will continue to work with the javelin throwers. Kirkwood tutored Nick Mills to a school record in the event and a berth into the NCAA West Regional in 2009 and had three women advance to the 2010 USATF Junior Nationals and one to the NCAA West Preliminary. Last season, Emily Kersting won the Big Sky title while Holly Fraser finished second. The pair both went on to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary. Kirkwood competed for Sacramento State during the 2006 and 2007 seasons, advancing to the NCAA West Regional in the javelin each season. As a senior, he broke the school record with a javelin throw of 213-07. He also earned all-Big Sky Conference honors for the second consecutive season by placing second.
Director of Operations • Third Year
Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Brown Trafton returns for her third year on the Hornet coaching staff. Brown-Trafton will serve in an administrative capacity as the team’s Director of Operations during 2011. In 2008, Brown Trafton won the United States’ first gold medal in the women’s discus since 1932. It was also the first medal of any kind by an American woman in the event since 1984. Brown Trafton’s lengthy resumé also includes a title at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships and a second-place finish at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials As a collegiate athlete, Brown Trafton was a six-time All-American at Cal Poly. She was also a three time-Big West champion
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IFY AGWUENU Throws Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Chino Hills, Calif. | Ayala HS USATF Junior National Qualifier Three-Time NCAA Qualifier Two-Time Big Sky Champion Five-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
2008 Season: Qualified for the USATF Junior Nationals and the NCAA West Regional in the shot put…finished second at the Big Sky Championships with a mark of 47-07.25…top mark during the year was 47-07.75 which set the school record…other bests included 138-01 in the discus (which qualified for the Big Sky Championships) and 145-00 in the hammer…indoors, she competed in the shot put and weight throw. High School: Graduated from Ruben S. Ayala HS in Chino Hills, Calif., in 2007… ran four years of track and played three years of basketball for the Bulldogs… holds the school record in the shot put (42-7) and discus (142-1)…was named all-Sierra League in track all four years…qualified for the state meet as a senior… finished second in the shot put at the CIF Masters meet in 2007…was the captain of the basketball team which won the section Div. II title. Personal: Majoring in biology…parents are Augustin and Josephine Agwuenu.
Personal Bests Shot Put........... 50-06.75 Discus................ 153-07 Hammer............. 162-09 Weight Throw.. 59-05.50
2010 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the shot for the third consecutive season…was the Big Sky champion in the shot put with a distance of 49-10.50…season best was 49-11.00…placed eighth at the Big Sky meet in the hammer…moved into seventh place in Hornet history with a hammer throw of 162-09…set career best in discus at 153-07…indoors, was second at the Big Sky meet in the weight throw and was fifth in the shot put…set the school record in the weight throw with a toss of 59-05.50…best shot put was 47-01.00. 2009 Season: Was an NCAA West Regional qualifier where she placed sixth with a school record mark of 50-06.75 in the shot put…was also the Big Sky champion in the event…had a put of at least 48-feet in six of her eight meets…top discus mark was 137-06…best hammer throw was 136-06…indoors, she finished second at the Big Sky Championships in the shot put with mark of 48-01.25 to set the school record…best weight throw was 49-03.50.
SAKYA BOLTON Sprints/Hurdles Junior/Senior | Fourth Year Ontario, Calif. | Colony HS Two-Time NCAA Qualifier Three-Time Big Sky Champion Five-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Was the Big Sky Conference cham- Personal Bests pion in the 100-hurdles and advanced to the NCAA 60......................... 7.88 West Preliminary in the event…ran 13.57 to win the 100..................... 12.00 hurdles and record the third-fastest time in school 55H....................... 7.94 history…was a member of the 4x100 relay team 60H....................... 8.56 which placed second…was also fifth at the meet 100H................... 13.57 in the 100 and long jump…ran 12.00 in the 100 Long Jump....... 19-03.50 qualifying round for her career best…also PRed in the long jump with a leap of 19-03.50…indoors, she finished second at the Big Sky Championships in the 60-hurdles…ran a career best 8.56 which places her third in the school record book…also set a PR in the 60 where she ran 7.88 which places her seventh.
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2010 Season: Finished second at the Big Sky Championships in the 100-hurdles with a season-best time of 14.06…had six races of 14.3 or better…top 100 time was 12.54 at two different meets…ran 26.13 for her best 200 mark…indoors, she was the Big Sky Champion in the 55-hurdles…posted a time of 7.94 in the finals which is the second-fastest in Hornet history…is tied for seventh in the school record book with a 60-hurdles time of 8.79…also ranks eighth all-time at Sacramento
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JESSICA BONNER Throws Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Temecula, Calif. | Chaparral HS 2011 Season: Competed in the shot put and discus Personal Bests during the outdoor season…had a put of 43-07.75 Shot Put........... 43-07.75 at the Brutus Hamilton Open for her career best… Discus................ 146-01 top discus mark was 143-02…indoors, she quali- Weight Throw.. 52-08.00 fied for the Big Sky Championships in the shot put and weight throw…placed fifth in the weight throw was a PR of 52-08.00, which ranks seventh in school history…best shot put was 41-09.25. State in the 60 (8.00)…best 200 time was 26.19. 2009 Season: Won the Big Sky Championship in the 100-hurdles after running 14.13 in the finals…that time was .14 seconds faster than her previous best during the year…also qualified for the Big Sky meet in the 100…other bests were 12.53 in the 100 and 26.71 in the 200…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: A 2009 graduate of Colony HS in Ontario, Calif...competed in three years of track and volleyball for the Titans...was the Mt. Baldy League MVP as a senior in track...also earned three team MVP awards and helped the squad to three league titles...was the MBL champion in the 100-hurdles in 2006, 2007 and 2008...also won the 300-hurdles title as a senior...was a member of the 4x100 relay team which won three conference titles and won a pair of 4x400 crowns... top 100-hurdles time was 14.4. Personal: Majoring in sociology...parents are Byron Bolton and Roennia Wilson.
2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the shot put and discus… recorded the eighth-best discus throw in school history with a toss of 146-01 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational…best shot put was 42-09.50 at the Cal-Nevada Championships…indoors, competed at the Big Sky Championships in the shot put… best put of the year was 42-11.50 at that meet to rank ninth in Hornet history…is eighth all-time at Sacramento State with a weight throw of 50-07.25. 2009 Season: Was a member of the team but did not compete. 2008 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: A 2007 graduate of Chaparral HS in Temecula, Calif…competed in the shot put and discus all four years…won the CIF Southern Section title in 2007…was the Southwestern League champion in both events as a senior…top marks were 149-01 in the discus and 40-feet in the shot put. Personal: Majoring in sociology…parents are Claude Madison and Cathy Bonner.
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NICOLE JACKSON
Jumps/Multi Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Piltene, Latvia | Ventspils Secondary No. 4
Hurdles Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Grass Valley, Calif. | Bear River HS
2011 Season: Competed in the triple jump and javelin…best outdoor triple jump was 37-06.50 at the Bulldog Invitational…threw the javelin 13504 at the Causeway Classic for her career best… that distance places her eighth in school history… indoors, competed in the high jump, triple jump and pentathlon…triple jumped 36-03.00 for her season best.
Personal Bests High Jump......... 5-04.25 Long Jump....... 17-00.25 Triple Jump...... 39-00.25 Javelin................ 133-10 Pentathlon............ 3,256 Heptathlon............ 4,308
2010 Season: Primarily competed in the heptathlon, long jump and triple jump during the outdoor season…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the heptathlon and triple…scored 4,308 points in the heptathlon at the RJ/JJK Invitational…moved into ninth place in school history in the javelin with a throw of 133-10 at the Aggie Opener…top triple jump was 39-00.25 at the Sacramento State Open…best long jump was 17-00.25…indoors, placed seventh at the Big Sky Championships in the pentathlon with a career best of 3,256…also qualified for the meet in the triple jump. 2009 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the javelin where she placed seventh…top marks were 38-03.25 in the triple jump and 124-06 in the javelin…indoors, she was seventh in the high jump at the Big Sky Championships… cleared 5-04.25 which tied her for fifth in school history…also qualified for the Big Sky meet in the triple jump…best mark was 38-00.25. High School: Graduated from Ventspils Secondary School No. 4 in Latvia in 2008...represented Lativa at the European Cup in 2008 in the heptathlon...was the Latvian junior champion in the heptathlon and finished second in the triple jump...also placed second in the triple jump at the Latvia women’s championships. Personal: A kinesiology major...parents are Inguna Celma and Gaitis Celms.
NCAA Qualifier All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Advanced to the NCAA West Prelimi- Personal Bests nary in the 400-hurdles…also earned all-Big Sky 60H....................... 8.99 honors after placing second at the outdoor meet… 100H................... 14.32 ran 59.86 in the Big Sky finals which places her 400H................... 59.86 fourth in school history…won the 400-hurdles at the Causeway Classic…indoors, she competed twice in the 400. 2010 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…did not compete indoors. 2009 Season: Scored for the team in both the 100-hurdles and 400-hurdles… finished eighth in the 100-hurdles and seventh in the 400-hurdles…ran 14.32 in the Big Sky qualifying round for her PR…set a career best time in the 400H with a time of 1:01.87. 2008 Season: Finished sixth at the Big Sky Championships in the 400-hurdles… ran 1:02.44 in the finals for her PR…top 100H time was 15.09…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: A 2007 graduate of Bear River HS in Grass Valley, Calif…ran four years of track and played two seasons of basketball for the Bruins…served as the team captain her senior season…was the team co-MVP as a junior…top times were 15.18 in the 100-hurdles, 47.59 in the 300-hurdles, 1:08.22 in the 400-hurdles and 12.60 in the 100…was a member of the California Scholastic Federation and was a four-year scholar-athlete. Personal: A psychology major…mother is Dawn Rich.
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LORA MARCHINI Distance Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Hercules, Calif. | Salesian HS 2011 Cross Country: Was in the lineup for all eight meets…ranked third on the team with a season best 5K time of 18:03 at the Hornet Jamboree.
Personal Bests 800.................. 2:14.55 1500................ 4:39.26
2011 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…indoors, finished seventh at the Big Sky Championships in the 800…ran 2:14.55 at the Husky Classic for her fastest career time in the event…that time places her sixth in school history. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in five meets during the season…finished among the top three on the team in three meets…fastest 5K time was 17:44.5 at the Santa Clara Invitational…her time of 22:17 at the NCAA West Regional was the ninth fastest in school history. 2010 Season: Competed at the Big Sky Championship in the 800…best time on the year was 2:16.15 at the Cal-Nevada Championships…also ran 4:46.35 in the 1,500…indoors, she finished fifth at the Big Sky Championships in the 800… ran a season-best 2:15.94 in the finals. 2009 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 800 and 1,500… set a PR with an 800 time of 2:15.53 at the Mondo Invitational…ran 4:39.26 for a PR in the 1,500…indoors, she competed in two meets, including the Big Sky Championships…top 800 time was 2:17.93.
2008 Cross Country: Competed in seven of the team’s eight meets…ran 22:30 at the Aggie Open for her top 6K time…best 5K mark was 18:39 at the Big Sky Championships. 2008 Season: Primarily ran the 800 and 1500 during her first season…top times were 2:17.21 in the 800 at the UCLA RJ/JJK Invite and 4:45.36 in the 1500 at Steve Scott Invitational…redshirted during the indoor season. 2007 Cross Country: Was in the lineup for all six meets…finished second on the team at the Hornet Jamboree for her top finish…ran 19:08 at the Bronco Invitational for her best 5K time. High School: A 2007 graduate of Salesian HS in Richmond, Calif…ran four years of cross country and two years of track, and played three seasons of soccer for the Pride…finished fifth in the North Coast Section cross country meet with a time of 19:04…named the team MVP in cross country all four years…also earned the honor in track twice…participated in the Meet of Champions in track. Personal: A family and consumer science major…parents are Andrea and Dena Marchini.
SARA PIZZO Pole Vault Junior/Senior | Second Year Santa Cruz, Calif. | Cuesta JC 2011 Season: Competed in two outdoor meets in the pole vault…cleared 1006.00 at the Cal-Nevada Championships for her season high…did not compete during the indoor season. Prior to Sacramento State: Attended Cuesta JC in San Luis Obispo, Calif., for two years…earned All-America and all-Western State Conference honors in the pole vault in 2010…won the conference title and finished third in the state meet in the event…cleared 10-10.00 for her top height. High School: A 2008 graduate of Monte Vista Christian HS in Watsonville, Calif… competed in track and field all four years…was also a member of the cross country and volleyball teams…won a pair of Monterey Bay League titles in the pole vault… earned six all-conference awards. Personal: A government-journalism major…parents are Steve and Lisa Pizzo.
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MOIRA ROBINSON Jumps/Multi/Hurdles Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Visalia, Calif. | Mt. Whitney HS USATF Junior National Qualifier Six-Time NCAA Qualifier Two-Time Big Sky Outdoor Athlete of the Meet Seven-Time Big Sky Champion Fourteen-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Pre- Personal Bests liminary in the long jump and triple jump…was the 60H....................... 8.74 Big Sky outdoor champion in the both events and 100H................... 13.78 added a second-place finish in the high jump and High Jump......... 5-08.00 a fifth-place showing in the 100-hurdles…was the Long Jump....... 19-10.75 named the Big Sky Most Valuable Female Athlete Triple Jump...... 42-04.00 after scoring 32 points…tied the school record Pentathlon............ 3,603 after triple jumping 42-04.00 at the Mt. SAC Heptathlon............ 4,661 Relays…that mark was the 26th best in Div. I and the 29th longest by an American during the year… cleared a season-best 5-07.00 in the high jump at the Big Sky meet…also set season bests in the long jump (19-09.75) and 100-hurdles (13.94) at the meet… indoors, placed fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump at the Big Sky Championships…ran the 60-hurdles in 8.79 at the Mountain States Games… other bests included 5-05.25 in the high jump, 18-03.75 in the long jump and 39-09.25 in the triple jump.
2010 Season: Produced one of the most memorable performances in Big Sky history at the outdoor championships…won four events to score 40 points for the team and was named the Female Field Athlete of the Meet…was victorious in the 100-hurdles, long jump, triple jump and high jump…also qualified for the NCAA preliminaries in each event…ran 13.78 at the championships in the 100-hurdles to tie for the sixth-fastest time in school history…her triple jump of 42-00.50 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational is the second best in Hornet history…best long jump of 19-10.75 at the Sacramento State Open ranks sixth in the school record book…high jumped 5-08.00 at the Big Sky Championships to move into third place in school history…indoors, she tied for first in the high jump at the Big Sky Championships with a school record mark of 5-06.00… also earned all-conference honors in the triple jump after placing second with a leap of 40-05.50…that distance was the fifth best at Sacramento State. 2009 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. 2008 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in the high jump and triple jump with third place showings in both events…also finished fifth in the long jump…qualified for the USATF Junior Nationals in the 100H, triple jump and heptathlon…top marks were 14.17 in the 100H, 5-05.00 in the high jump, 19-00.00 in the long jump and 39-10.00 in the triple jump…also competed in one heptathlon where she scored 4,661…indoors, she earned all-Big Sky accolades in the 60H and long jump…added a fourth-place finish in the triple jump and tied for fourth in the high jump…ran 8.74 for her top 60H time…tied the third best mark in school history with a high jump of 5-05.75…ranks fifth in Hornet history with a TJ of 39-07.25…set the school record with a pentathlon total of 3,603. High School: A 2007 graduate of Mt. Whitney HS in Visalia, Calif…ran track and played basketball all four years for the Pioneers…earned All-America honors as a senior in track and field…finished fifth in the state meet in the triple jump in 2007 and was third in the high jump in 2006…top marks were 40-8 in the triple jump, 18-1.5 in the long jump, 5-8 in the high jump and 10-6 in the pole vault…helped lead Mt. Whitney to three West Yosemite League team titles…was named the school’s athlete of the year…was a four-year member of the honor roll. Personal: Majoring in criminal justice…parents are Fred Robinson and Harriet Armstead.
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RENISHA ROBINSON Distance ---/Senior | Fourth Year San Jose, Calif. | Archbishop Mitty HS Six-Time NCAA Qualifier USATF Junior National Qualifier Four-Time Big Sky Champion Fourteen-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor Personal Bests season…indoors, qualified for the NCAA 800.................. 2:05.38 Championships for the second time in her ca- 1,500............... 4:25.36 reer in the 800…earned all-Big Sky honors af- Mile.................. 4:55.84 ter placing second in the 800 behind teammate Lea Wallace…was also part of the school’s 4x400 relay team which finished second…best 800 time was 2:05.71 at the UW Last Chance meet. 2010 Cross Country: Earned all-Big Sky Conference honors for the third consecutive season after finishing 10th at the conference meet…her finish is the eighth best in school history…led the team in her final four meets…was second overall at the Willow Hills Invitational…ran 17:40.4 at the Santa Clara Invitational for her best 5K time. 2010 Season: Was the Big Sky Conference champion in the 800 at the outdoor championships…qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary and advanced to the second round in the 800…best time during the season was 2:06.66 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational…that time moved her into third place in school history… finished first in the 1,500 at the Cal-Nevada Championships with a season best of 4:29.77…competed in the 400 in two meets…qualified for the NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships in the 800…placed 14th at the meet…ran a career-best 2:05.38 at the UW Last Chance Meet to meet the qualifying standard…that time ranks second in school history…was the Big Sky champion in the 800 and earned all-conference honors after placing third in the mile…set the school record in the mile with a time of 4:55.84 at the Husky Classic.
2009 Cross Country: Earned all-Big Sky honors after placing eighth at the Big Sky Championships…led the team at the Big Sky meet as well as the NCAA West Regional…her finish at the Big Sky Championships ranks sixth in school history…recorded the seventh best time (22:28) and finish (66th) at the NCAA West Regional for a Hornet…competed in six of the eight meets…top 5K time was 18:27 at Santa Clara. 2009 Season: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 800…finished fifth at the NCAA West Regional with a season-best time of 2:08.14…finished second at the Big Sky Championships in the 800 and 1,500…earned all-Big Sky honors in both events…best 1,500 time was 4:26.50…indoors, she was the Big Sky champion in the 800…ran 2:08.64 to set the school’s indoor record. 2008 Cross Country: Earned all-Big Sky honors after placing seventh at the Big Sky Championships…ran 17:32 at the meet which ranks second in school history…also ran the third fastest NCAA West Regional in school history at 21:42. 2008 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in the 1,500 after running 4:25.36 to place third…that time broke her PR by over five seconds and set the school record…led the Big Sky during the year with a time of 2:07.40 in the 800…qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the 800…indoors, she was the Big Sky champion in the 800 with a time of 2:10.26…broke the then-school record by two seconds. 2007 Cross Country: Competed in all six meets…posted the fastest time on the team in three meets and ranked second on the squad in another…was sixth at the 4K Stanford Invitational in 14:51…ran 18:57 at the Big Sky Championships. High School: A 2007 graduate of Archbishop Mitty HS in San Jose, Calif…was twice named All-America and all-state in the 800…was the San Jose Mercury News Runner of the Year in 2007…earned the Central Coast Section Freshman of the Year award… named first team all-CCS all four years…finished fourth in the state in the 800 as a senior…won the CCS title that same year…finished 15th in the state as a sophomore in cross country. Personal: Majoring in communication studies…daughter of Ron and Regina Robinson.
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ALICIA TRUESDALE Hurdles/Sprints Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Hayward, Calif. | Tennyson HS USATF Junior National Qualifier Three-Time NCAA Qualifier Four-Time Big Sky Champion Nine-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Returned to the NCAA West Prelimi- Personal Bests nary in the 100-hurdles…earned all-Big Sky honors 60......................... 7.59 in the 100-hurdles and the 4x100 relay…placed 60H....................... 8.44 third in the 100-hurdles with a time of 13.71…her 100..................... 11.99 season best of 13.67 came at the Mondo Mid-Major 200..................... 24.83 Challenge and is the fifth-fastest in school history… 100H................... 13.67 ran 11.99 in the qualifying round of the 100 which 400H................ 1:02.91 places her ninth in the Hornet record book…finished seventh in the finals of the event…indoors, she was the Big Sky champion in the 60-hurdles and was third in the 60 and 200…set the school record after running 8.44 in the 60-hurdles finals…her best 60 time was 7.59 at the Husky Classic which also set a school record…ran 24.83 in the 200 at the Big Sky Championships to rank second in the school top 10.
2010 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the 100-hurdles…also competed the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 100-hurdles and 400-hurdles… placed fourth in the 100H…season best was 13.78 at the Sacramento State Open which is tied for the sixth fastest in school history…ran 1:02.91 in the 400H at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational…indoors, qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 55 and 55-hurdles…recorded the third-fastest 55 in school history after running 7.17 in the finals…other bests during the year were 7.85 in the 60, 8.19 in the 55H and 8.84 in the 60H. 2009 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. 2008 Season: Was the Big Sky champion in the 100-hurdles in 14.28…ran the anchor leg of the 4x100 relay which also finished first…also scored for the team in the 100 by placing sixth…best marks were 12.10 in the 100 and 14.13 in the 100H…indoors, she was the Big Sky champion in the 60 (7.62) and finished second in the 60H (8.73)… her fastest times of the year came in both finals…also ran the 200. High School: Graduated from Tennyson HS in Hayward, Calif., in 2007…ran track all four years and played three seasons of soccer for the Lancers…was an all-Hayward Area Athletic League selection as a junior and senior…was the team MVP as a senior… won the HAAL title in the 300-hurdles as a junior…set the league record in the 100H and 300H…finished eighth at the state championships in the 300-hurdles…qualified for the Junior Olympics and placed eighth…top times were 14.35 in the 100-hurdles and 44.42 in the 300-hurdles. Personal: A sociology major…parents are Walter and Cynthia Truesdale.
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NATALIA WRIGHT Jumps Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Stockton, Calif. |Stagg HS USATF Junior National Qualifier Two-Time NCAA Qualifier Two-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West PrePersonal Bests liminary in both the long jump and triple jump… Long Jump....... 19-06.75 placed fifth at the Big Sky meet in the TJ and was Triple Jump...... 41-09.75 seventh in the LJ…best long jump was 19-06.75 at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge…triple jumped 41-09.75 to win the Cal-Nevada Championships…that distance places her fourth in school history and ranked her 43rd in Div. I during the year…indoors, she earned all-Big Sky honors by placing second in the triple jump…had a mark of 40-07.75 which is the third best by a Hornet all-time. 2010 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. 2009 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors with a third-place finish in the triple jump…recorded a leap of 40-04.25 to tie her career high at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational…was seventh in the long jump at the Big Sky meet…top distance during the year was 18-09.75 which set her PR…indoors, she was sixth at the Big Sky Championships in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 39-03.75… best long jump was 18-00.50. 2008 Season: Qualified for the USATF Junior Nationals in the triple jump…finished fifth at the Big Sky meet in the TJ with a mark of 38-03.25…also qualified for the conference meet in the long jump…top jumps were 18-02.50 in the long and 40-04.25 in the triple…is fifth all-time at Sacramento State in the TJ…indoors, she scored in both the long and triple jump at the Big Sky Championships…best marks were 18-06.75 (LJ) and 39-05.00 (TJ). High School: A 2007 graduate of Amos Alonzo Stagg HS in Stockton, Calif… ran four years of track and two of cross country for the Delta Kings…won the San Joaquin Athletic Association title in the long jump, triple jump, 400 and 4x100 as a junior and senior…finished seventh in the state meet in the triple jump as a senior and was eighth as a junior…was part of the 4x100 relay team which qualified for the state meet as a freshman…top marks were 18-1 in the long jump and 40-4 in the triple jump…was named the female student-athlete of the year for the Stockton school district…earned two congressional awards for athletic and academic achievement. Personal: A criminal justice major…parents are Anthony and Enid Wright.
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CHLOE BERLIOUX
BREEANN BRAUCHER
Middle Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Tulsa, Okla. | Bishop Kelly HS
Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Castaic, Calif. | West Ranch HS
High School: A 2011 graduate of Bishop Kelley HS in Tulsa, Okla…was a three-time All-American and three-time all-state honoree in the 800…finished sixth in the 800 and eighth in the 1,500 at the Junior Olympics…was the 800 champion at the USATF Youth Championships…ran 58.04 in the 400, 2:16.8 in the 800 and was part of school-record setting teams in the 4x400 and 4x800…also played volleyball where her team won four state titles. Personal: Plans to major in nursing with minors in French and Spanish… would like to work as an international nurse…parents are Marcel and Charmaine Berlioux.
STEPHANIE BLUMM Sprints/Hurdles Freshman/Freshman | First Year Roseville, Calif. | Roseville HS High School: Graduated from Roseville HS in 2011…competed in track and volleyball all four years…was a two-time state meet qualifier in the hurdles… earned all-Sierra Foothill League honors three times…was the SFL champion in the 300-hurdles after running a school record time of 44.20…also owns the school record in the 400 (58.89)…other bests included 16.25 in the 100-hurdles, 12.80 in the 100 and 1:05.70 in the 400-hurdles.
High School: A 2011 graduate of West Ranch HS in Stevenson Ranch, Calif…competed in track & field and volleyball for the Wildcats all four years… won the Foothill League title in the shot put and discus as a senior…best discus throw was 108-02 at the Foothill League meet…had a shot put of 4008.25 at the California Relays for her best…was named the school’s female athlete of the year. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…sister, Kayley, competed at Fresno State…parents are Bruce and Megan Braucher.
ANGELINA CEPPAGLIA Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Fresno, Calif. | Central HS High School: A 2011 graduate of Central East HS in Fresno, Calif…had bests of 41-09 in the shot put and 133-07 in the discus…earned the team’s overall performer award as a senior and was its most outstanding athlete as a sophomore. Personal: Majoring in criminal justice…parents are Vince and Karen Ceppaglia.
Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are Stephen and Lisa Blumm.
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ASHLEY CHAVEZ
BRIANNA COLE
Distance Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Brentwood, Calif. | Carondolet HS
Sprints/Jumps Freshman/Freshman | First Year Corona, Calif. | Santiago HS
2011 Cross Country: Saw action in four of the team’s eight meets…best 6K time was 22:16.4 at the Doc Adams Invitational…ran 19:46 at the Hornet Jamboree for her fastest 5K. 2011 Season: Ran the 1,500 at the Hornet Invitational and the 5K at the Woody Wilson Classic during the outdoor season…did not compete indoors.
High School: A 2011 graduate of Santiago HS in Corona, Calif…finished third at the Southern Section meet in the triple jump with a school record mark of 38-11…was also part of the 4x100 relay team which ran 49.19 to set the school record…was named team MVP as a junior and senior…was also the most outstanding jumper in 2011…best time in the 200 was 25.8…helped the team to the Mountain View Championship as a freshman.
2010 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…did not compete indoors.
Personal: Majoring in criminal justice…parents are Roderick Cole and Carolyn Cofield…stepfather is Darryl Cofield.
2009 Cross Country: Competed in five meets…ran 20:05 at USF for her top 5K time…best 6K time was 22:51 at the Doc Adams Invitational. 2009 Season: Ran the 800, 1,500, 2-mile and steeplechase during the outdoor season…top 1,500 time was 4:54.05…ran 12:02.09 for her top time in the steeplechase…redshirted during the indoor season. 2008 Cross Country: Ran in three meets during the year…ran 24:28 at the Doc Adams Invitational for her top 6K time…best 5K time was 19:33 at the Santa Clara Invitational. High School: A 2008 graduate of Carondolet HS in Concord, Calif…ran four years of track and cross country and played one year of basketball… earned first team all-Bay Valley Athletic League honors all four years in cross country…helped the team to the state title in 2006…ran 18:49 at the state meet as a senior…top mile time was 5:16 and ran the 800 in 2:21. Personal: A kinesiology major…parents are Timothy and Diane Chavez.
JASMINE CUNNINGHAM Sprints Freshman/Freshman | First Year Bay Point, Calif. | Mt. Diablo HS High School: A 2011 graduate of Mt. Diablo HS in Concord, Calif…qualified for the North Coast Section Meet of Champions as a senior in both the 200 and 400…best times were 26.40 in the 200 and 58.21 in the 400…was the MVP of the Diablo Valley League as a senior…was twice named the team MVP in track and earned honor three times in cross country. Personal: Majoring in psychology…mother is Gwendolyn Cunningham.
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HOLLY FRASER
MARKITA HINTON
Throws Sophomore/Junior | Third Year Lake Forest, Calif. | El Toro HS
Throws Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Atascadero, Calif. | Atascadero HS
NCAA Qualifier All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Advanced to the NCAA West Personal Bests Preliminary and earned all-Big Sky honors in Discus................ 138-08 the javelin…finished second at the Big Sky meet Hammer............. 129-08 with a throw of 145-09…bettered that mark at Javelin................ 145-09 the NCAA Preliminaries with a toss of 146-10 which ranks fourth in school history…also competed in the discus and had a long of 138-08 at the Beach Invitational. 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the javelin where she finished seventh…ranks fifth in school history with a throw of 137-04 at the Mondo Invitational…threw at least 130 feet in four of her final five meets…also competed in the discus and hammer…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: A 2009 graduate of El Toro HS in Lake Forest, Calif…competed in volleyball, softball and track & field for the Chargers…was the captain and MVP of the track team…named all-Orange County in the discus…top marks were 127-09 in the javelin, 119-07 in the discus and 29-00 in the shot put. Personal: Majoring in communication studies…sister, Hilary, is a thrower at Colorado State…parents are Cort and Susan Fraser.
AMANDA GARCIA Middle Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Atwater, Calif. | Atwater HS High School: Graduated from Atwater HS in 2011…ran cross country and track all four years…was the Central California Conference champion in the 1600…helped lead the Falcons to the 2009 CCC team title…bests included 2:19 in the 800 and 5:29 in the 1600. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are Leobardo and Olga Garcia.
2011 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Cham- Personal Bests pionships in the shot put and discus during the Shot Put........... 44-06.75 outdoor season…had a put of 44-06.75 at the Discus................ 130-00 Brutus Hamilton Open which ranks eighth in school history…best discus throw was 130-00 at the Causeway Classic. High School: Graduated from Atascadero HS in 2010…placed third at the California State Championships in the shot put and seventh in the discus as a senior in 2010…had a career best of 47-08.50 in the preliminaries… that marked ranked 12th nationally for high school girls in 2010…won the Southern Section Div. III title in the shot put and finished fifth at the master’s meet…top discus throw was 141-08…finished eighth at the California State Meet as a junior with a shot put of 43-09 in 2009. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…parents are Mark and Juanita Hinton.
ARIELLE HOLZENDORF Sprints Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Fairfield, Calif. | Fairfield HS Big Sky Champion All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Ran the leadoff leg of the Hor- Personal Bests nets’ 4x400 relay team which won the Big 400..................... 56.57 Sky Championship in a school-record time of 3:42.76…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 400…fastest time was 56.65 at the Brutus Hamilton Open…indoors, placed sixth in the 400 at the Big Sky meet with a time of 56.57…that time ranks fourth in school history…also ran the 200 in one meet. High School: Graduated from Fairfield HS in 2010…finished fourth in the 400 at the Sacramento Meet of Champions with a time of 57.48 in 2010… as a junior, she placed fourth in the 400 at the Sac-Joaquin Section masters meet with a career best of 57.32…also ran on the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams…qualified for the California State Championships as a sophomore in the 4x400…ran the leadoff leg for the team. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…parents are Kendra and Greg Robertson.
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VANESSA HOUSTON
EMILY KERSTING
Sprints Junior/Junior | First Year San Diego, Calif. | Hoover HS | UC Irvine
Javelin Sophomore/Junior | Third Year McMinnville, Ore. | McMinnville HS
Prior to Sacramento State: Spent two seasons at UC Irvine…finished second at the Big West Championships as a freshman in the 100 and 200…was named the school’s freshman of the year and was the women’s track MVP… competed at the U.S. Junior Nationals in the summer of 2010…best times were 11.86 in the 100, 24.11 in the 200 and 55.64 in the 400. High School: A 2009 graduate of Hoover HS in San Diego…competed in track as well as wrestling, basketball, and cross country…named MVP all four years in track…CIF San Diego Section champion in the 400 in 2007 and 2009, runner-up in the 200 in 2006 and 2007, runner-up in the 100 in 2007… Central League champion in the 400 in 2007 and 2009, 100 in 2008, 200 in 2007, 2008 and 2009…was the school’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009…was a member of the Union Tribune All-Academic first team 2008 and 2009...qualified for state championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Personal: Majoring in ethnic studies…parents are William and Vanessa Houston.
ERINN JONES Throws Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Union City, Calif. | James Logan HS 2011 Season: Competed in the shot put, discus Personal Bests and hammer during her first outdoor season… Shot Put........... 43-02.25 bests included 43-02.25 in the shot put, 144-03 Discus................ 144-03 in the discus and 147-07 in the hammer…in- Hammer............. 147-07 doors, she moved into ninth place in school his- Weight Throw.. 51-06.25 tory with a weight throw of 51-06.25 at the Big Sky Championships where she placed sixth… also PRed at the Big Sky meet in the shot with a put of 41-04.50. High School: A 2010 graduate of James Logan HS…qualified for the state meet in the shot put as a senior in 2010 where she placed 12th…career best marks are 43-08 in the shot put and 126-10 in the discus…was first at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions…as a junior, she also qualified for the state championship.
Two-Time NCAA Qualifier Big Sky Champion All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Returned to the NCAA West Pre- Personal Bests liminary in the javelin…earned her first Big Sky Javelin................ 151-06 championship with a throw of 150-04…had a season best of 151-06 which won the Causeway Classic…that throw also ranks third in school history…did not compete indoors. 2010 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the javelin… finished fourth at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships…her throw of 148-04 at the Rainbow Relays ranks third in school history…threw at least 140 feet in six of nine meets…also pole vaulted in two meets…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: Graduated from McMinnville HS in 2009…competed in track & field, volleyball and equestrian all four years…set the school record in the javelin as a senior with a throw of 137-07…that mark placed her third in the state…finished fifth at the state meet as a junior…was the Pacific Conference champion in the javelin her final two years…was on the honor roll all four years. Personal: Majoring in biology…parents are John and Ellen Kersting.
KRISTINA KIRKLAND Sprints/Hurdles Freshman/Freshman | First Year Moreno Valley, Calif. | Rancho Verde HS High School: Graduated from Atwater HS in 2011…ran cross country and track all four years…was the Central California Conference champion in the 1600…helped lead the Falcons to the 2009 CCC team title…bests included 2:19 in the 800 and 5:29 in the 1600. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are Leobardo and Olga Garcia.
Personal: A kinesiology major…parents are Michael and Sandra Jones.
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BREANNA LEWIS
NICOLE McGLORY
Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Sacramento, Calif. | Sheldon HS
Jumps/Sprints/Hurdles Junior/Sophomore | Third Year Hayward, Calif. | James Logan HS
2011 Cross Country: Competed in five of the team’s eight meets…ranked second among Hornets at the Stanford Invitational with a 6K time of 22:06… best 5K time was 19:36.28 at the Big Sky Championships. 2011 Season: Ran the 5K at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge for her lone competition…redshirted during the indoor season. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in six meets as a true freshman…finished second on the team at both the Big Sky Championships and the NCAA West Regional…led Sacramento State, and finished sixth overall, at the Nevada Chase Race…best 5K time was 18:00.7 at the Santa Clara Invitational. High School: A 2010 graduate of Sheldon HS…finished second at the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I Championships in the 3,200 with a career best time of 11:15.90…won the Delta River League title in the same event and set a PR in the 1,600 (5:20.13) in 2010…as a senior in cross country, she competed at the state championships and finished second at the Sac-Joaquin Section Championships with a school record time of 19:03…during the year, she also won the Delta River League title and finished first at the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…mother is Brenda Keebaugh.
TERESA MALLORY Middle Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Merced, Calif. | Golden Valley HS
Big Sky Champion Three-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor Personal Bests season…indoors, earned all-Big Sky honors after 60H....................... 8.67 placing third in the triple jump with a season best of Long Jump....... 18-08.00 39-11.50…also scored in the 60-hurdles by placing Triple Jump...... 40-07.00 eighth…her season best in the 60H of 8.67 came at the Bronco Invitational and ranks seventh in school history…also qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the long jump…best long jump was 18-03.00 at the Mountain States Games. 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the long jump and triple jump…placed fifth in the triple jump to score points for the team…recorded the 10th-best triple jump in school history with a leap of 39-06.50 at the Big Sky Championships…best long jump was 18-08.00 at the Sacramento State Open… also competed in the 100-hurdles with a best of 14.57…indoors, won the Big Sky title in the triple jump with a mark of 40-07.00…that distance places her third in school history…also competed at the meet in the long jump and 55-hurdles… had a season best long jump of 18-08.50 which ranks eighth in school history… placed eighth in the 55-hurdles…ran 8.02 in the prelims which was the fourth fastest time in Hornet history. High School: A 2009 graduate of James Logan HS in Union City, Calif…qualified for the state meet as part of the school’s 4x100 relay team…earned all-Mission Valley League honors in both the long and triple jump three times…top marks were 39-03 in the triple jump and 18-09 in the long jump…helped lead James Logan to four Mission Valley League titles in track & field. Personal: A family and consumer science major…her twin sister, Lauren, is also on the team…parents are Marcus and Leesa McGlory.
2011 Cross Country: Competed in four meets as a true freshman…best 5K time was 19:08 at the Hornet Jamboree…ran 23:04.5 at the Doc Adams Invitational for her best 6K mark. High School: A 2011 graduate of Golden Valley HS in Merced, Calif…competed in track and cross country all four years…was named the Merced Sun Star track MVP in 2009 and 2011…holds the school record in four events… best times were 59.17 in the 400, 2:15 in the 800, 4:57 in the 1,600 and 18:26 in the three mile run. Personal: Majoring in public relations…mother is Melina Bond.
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LAUREN McGLORY Jumps/Sprints Sophomore/Junior | Third Year Hayward, Calif. | James Logan HS NCAA Qualifier Two-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Advanced to the NCAA West Pre- Personal Bests liminary in the triple jump…finished second at the Long Jump....... 18-02.50 Big Sky Championships in the TJ with a season best Triple Jump...... 41-11.50 of 41-11.50…that leap ranks her third in the school record book and was the 39th longest by an American during the year…jumped at least 40-feet in five meets…in the long jump, her best was 18-01.75 at the Bulldog Invitational…indoors, she was third at the Big Sky Championships in the triple jump with a season long of 39-11.50…redshirted during the indoor season. 2010 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors after placing third in the triple jump with a season best of 39-08.50…that distance placed her ninth in school history…best long jump was 18-02.50…indoors, she placed fifth at the Big Sky Championships in the triple jump…jumped 40-00.75 to tie for the sixth best mark in the Hornet record book…had a long jump of 17-08.25 for her indoor best. High School: A 2009 graduate of James Logan HS in Union City, Calif…finished fifth in the state in the triple jump as a senior with a mark of 40-05.00…also placed 14th at the state meet in the long jump that same year…helped lead James Logan to four Mission Valley League titles in track & field…scored in the long and triple jumps each year…best long jump was 18-03.00 at the North Coast Section meet… finished third in the triple jump at the 2007 Junior Olympics. Personal: A family and consumer science major…her twin sister, Nicole, is also on the team…parents are Marcus and Leesa McGlory.
ZARRIA McKEARNEY
BRIANNA MILLER Sprints/Jumps Freshman/Freshman | First Year Castro Valley, Calif. | Castro Valley HS High School: Graduated from Castro Valley HS in 2011…was the Hayward Area Athletic League champion in the long and triple jumps as a senior…also finished second in the high jump that same season…as a junior, she finished first in the league in the 400 and was second in the long and triple jumps… best marks were 12.89 in the 100, 26.62 in the 200, 4-10.00 in the high jump, 17-06.50 in the long jump and 36-00.50 in the triple jump. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…mother is Felicia Miller.
RACHEL MITCHELL Distance Sophomore/Junior | Third Year Fremont, Calif. | American HS NCAA Qualifier 2011 Cross Country: Led Sacramento State in all Personal Bests six meets in which she competed…narrowly missed 3K.................. 10:01.36 earned all-Big Sky honors after placing 14th at the 5K.................. 10:55.56 conference championships…her time of 21:28 at STPL................ 16:43.64 the NCAA West Regional was the second fastest in school history at that meet…finished third at the Aggie Open and fifth at the Hornet Jamboree…best 5K time was 17:30.7 at the Santa Clara Invitational.
Hurdles/Jumps Freshman/Freshman | First Year Victoria, B.C. | Oak Bay HS High School: A 2011 graduate of Oak Bay HS in Victoria, British Columbia…was the Vancouver Island champion in the 100-hurdles, high jump and long jump in 2011…helped lead the team to four provincial titles… was the British Columbia champion in the 100-hurdles in 2010 after running 14.81…also played volleyball. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are Lorn Wolf and Juanita Cusack.
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2011 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the 5K…scored for the team in the steeplechase and the 5K at the Big Sky Championships…was fourth in the steeplechase with a season-best time of 10:55.56…that time ranked third in school history…placed eighth in the 5K…best 5K time was 16:43.64 at the Mt. SAC Relays…that performance was the second fastest by a Hornet…indoors, she qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 3K…ran 10:01.36 at the Husky Classic to rank fifth in school history. 2010 Cross Country: Ran in five meets…fastest 5K time was 17:50.1 at Santa Clara. 2010 Season: Competed at the Big Sky Championships in the 10K…also ran the steeplechase and the 5K during the season…redshirted during the indoor season. 2009 Cross Country: Competed in seven of the team’s eight meets as a true freshman…led the team in her first two meets, running 18:52 at the USF Invitational and 18:03 at the Hornet Jamboree…placed sixth at the WAC Preview and seventh at the Hornet Jamboree for her highest finishes…ran 20:37 at the WAC Preview for her best 6K time. High School: A 2009 graduate of American HS in Fremont, Calif...competed in cross country and track & field all four years...finished third in the 1,600 at the 2009 Sacramento Meet of Champions with a time of 5:03.42...ran 10:43 in the 3,200 at the California state meet...won the 2008 Mission Valley Athletic League title in the 1,600...was the MVAL cross country champion as a senior...was a twotime team MVP in cross country and track & field...top cross country times were 18:20 at the North Coast Section meet and 18:28 at the California state meet. Personal: Majoring in journalism...parents are Craig and Maria Mitchell.
LAUREN MUGNAINI Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Sacramento, Calif. | Rio Americano HS 2011 Cross Country: Competed in seven of the team’s eight meets…was second among Hornets at the NCAA West Regional…her time of 22:12 at the regional ranks ninth in school history…best 5K time was 18:07 at the Hornet Jamboree… placed eighth at the Aggie Open. 2011 Season: Ran the 3K and the 5K during her first outdoor season…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 5K…best time was 17:31.70 at the Brutus Hamilton Open…redshirted during the indoor season.
McKENZIE PAUL Middle Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Burbank, Calif. | Burbank HS 2011 Cross Country: Was one of three Hornets to compete in all eight meets…placed seventh at the Gator Invitational for her highest finish…best 5K time was 18:40 at the Hornet Jamboree…ran 22:18.5 at the Doc Adams Invitational for her fastest 6K. High School: A 2011 graduate of Burbank HS…was the Burbank Leader’s female athlete of the year for both track and cross country as a senior…won three Pacific League titles in the 800 and one in the 1,500…best times were 2:15 in the 800 and 5:05 in the mile. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…parents are George and Lori Paul.
MORGAN POPE Sprints Junior/Junior | First Year La Quinta, Calif. | Northern Arizona Prior to Sacramento State: Spent two seasons at Northern Arizona…finished third in the 200 at the Big Sky Championships with a wind-aided time of 24.39…was fourth in the 100 after running 12.20…top legal times during the 2011 season were 12.14 in the 100, 24.91 in the 200 and 57.25 in the 400…indoors, she qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 60 and 200…best 60 mark was 7.77…as a freshman, she qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in 100 and 200. High School: Graduated from La Quinta HS in 2009…competed in track & field, basketball and volleyball…broke the school record in the 200 (25.22) and was part of record-breaking relays in the 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800… named the school’s athlete of the year as a senior. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are Lee and Julie Pope …father ran track and played football at New Hampshire.
2010 Cross Country: Competed in six meets as a true freshman…placed second on the team in her first three meets…placed 14th overall at the Hornet Jamboree…was 10th at the Willow Hills Invitational…ran 17:57.2 at the Santa Clara Invitational for her top 5K time. High School: A 2010 graduate of Rio Americano HS in Sacramento…qualified for the state meet finials in the 3,200 in 2010…advanced to the meet after winning the Sac-Joaquin Section masters meet and Div. II title…was also the Capital Athletic League champion in the 3,200 and 1,600…top times during the year were 10:55.94 in the 3,200 and 5:09.93 in the 1,600…became the first Rio Americano female to qualify for the California State Cross Country Championships since 1996 when she competed this past fall…ran a career best 18:58 at the state meet and also finished third at the Sac-Joaquin sub-section with a time of 19:31. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…parents are Teres and Mike Mugnaini.
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CAPRICE POWELL
JUSTINE REA
Sprints Freshman/Freshman | Second Year East Palo Alto, Calif. | Menlo-Atherton HS
Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Trabuco Hills, Calif. | Trabuco Hills HS
2011 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: A 2010 graduate of Menlo Atherton HS…was part of the 4x100 relay team which qualified for the state championships in 2007…ran 12.42 in the 100 for her best time. Personal: Majoring in criminal justice…received the key to the city of East Palo Alto based on her achievements in track and academics…July 25 is Caprice Powell Day in the city…mother is Felicia Stanton.
DOMINIQUE RATTO Distance Freshman/Freshman | Second Year Petaluma, Calif. | Casa Grande HS 2011 Cross Country: Competed at the Hornet Jamboree for her lone action of the season. 2011 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. 2010 Cross Country: Represented Sacramento State in five meets…best 5K time was 19:47 at the Hornet Jamboree. High School: A 2010 graduate of Casa Grande HS in Petaluma, Calif…was a four-time all-Sonoma County League selection in both track and cross country… advanced to the North Coast Section Meet of Champions in the 800 in her final three seasons…as a junior, she ran 2:21 in the 800 for her career best…was part of a cross country team which won four league titles and advanced to the state meet during her final three seasons. Personal: Majoring in speech pathology…parents are Tory and Carolyn Ratto.
2012 Season: Was one of three Hornets to compete in all eight meets…led the team at the Gator Invitational with a 6K time of 22:31.9 to place fourth…best 5K time was 18:32.2 at the Santa Clara Invitational.
Personal Bests STPL................ 11:45.08 5K.................. 19:00.16
2011 Season: Ran the steeplechase and the 5K during the outdoor season…ran 11:45.08 in the steeplechase at the Brutus Hamilton Open for her best time… completed the 5K in 19:00.16 at the Cal-Nevada Championship…redshirted during the indoor season. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in six meets during her first season with the team… ran 18:35.8 at the UC Riverside Invitational for her best 5K time. High School: A 2010 graduate of Trabuca Hills HS…qualified for the state championship in cross country in 2009 where she ran 19:09 over the 5K course…in track, she ran 11:06 in the 3,200 at the Sea View League finals as a senior…as a junior, she ran 11:14 for her career best. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…parents are Ralph and Sarah Rea.
MARIAH ROGERS Multi/Jumps/Hurdles Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year San Jose, Calif. | Prospect HS 2011 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Personal Bests Championships in the heptathlon, 200, and long 200..................... 24.39 jump…was also part of the 4x100 relay team which Long Jump....... 19-00.00 earned all-Big Sky honors after placing second… Heptathlon............ 4,833 moved into fourth place in program history with a heptathlon total of 4,833 at the Big Sky Championships where she finished fifth… ran 24.39 in the qualifying round of the 200 at the Big Sky meet and then finished fifth the following day…her time is the ninth-fastest by a Hornet…top 100-hurdles time was 14.34 at the Causeway Classic…long jumped 19-00.00 at the Aggie Opener…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: A 2010 graduate of Prospect HS in San Jose, Calif…placed fifth at the California State Meet in the long jump in 2010…recorded a career-best jump of 19-01.75 at the meet…was third at the Central Coast Section championships that same year…set the CCS record after scoring 4,655 points in the heptathlon at the Arcadia Invitational…as a junior, she was a state meet qualifier in the 100-hurdles, 300-hurdles and long jump…took third at the CCS meet in the 100H in a time of 14.56…other bests include 12.08 in the 100, 14.34 in the 100H and 44.28 in the 300H. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…father is Joseph Rogers.
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KENNA ROSS
VICKY WARNER
Javelin Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Walla Walla, Wash. | Walla Walla HS
Pole Vault Freshman/Freshman | First Year Loomis, Calif. | Del Oro HS
2011 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…did not compete indoors.
Personal Bests Javelin................ 136-03
2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the javelin as a true freshman…threw 136-03 at the Sacramento State Open for her best mark…that distance placed her seventh in school history…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: Graduated from Walla Walla HS in 2009…was a four-sport letterwinner for the Blue Devils…was a three-time all-Columbia Basin League selection in track & field…set the school and 4A record as a senior with a javelin throw of 145-03…finished second in the javelin at the Golden West Invite as a junior… was third in the state of Washington as a senior…also competed in volleyball, basketball and softball. Personal: Majoring in psychology...parents are Scott and Annette Ross.
ADRIANNA ROYAL Middle Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Oak Harbor, Wash. | Oak Harbor HS 2011 Cross Country: Competed in three meets during her first collegiate season…ran 19:20 for her fastest 5K time. High School: A 2011 graduate of Oak Harbor HS in Washington…competed in cross country, track and basketball all four years…was a three-time allWesco North League selection and a two-time league MVP in cross country… also earned all-conference honors in track three times and was the distance MVP…placed sixth at the Washington 3A state championships in the 800 after running a career best 2:17.01…was second at the 2010 and 2011 Junior Olympics in the steeplechase…was also eighth at the 2010 JO’s in the 1500. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are Ken and Dena Royal.
High School: A 2011 graduate of Del Oro HS in Loomis, Calif…competed in track & field and volleyball all four years…helped lead the Golden Eagles to the 2011 Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II title…cleared 12-feet as a junior for her best pole vault…earned the team’s toughness award in 2009 and 2010…was a second-team all-Sierra Foothill League selection as a libero in volleyball. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…would like to become an adaptive physical education teacher…parents are Doug and Lynda Warner.
VERONICA STINNETT Middle Distance Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Bonney Lake, Wash. | Bonney Lake HS 2011 Cross Country: Competed in six of the team’s Personal Bests eight meets…ranked among the top three on the 800.................. 2:11.13 team in each contest…placed fourth at the Aggie 1500................ 4:41.84 Open and was 10th at the Hornet Jamboree…best 5K time was 17:57.4 at the Santa Clara Invitational. 2011 Season: Reached the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 800 where she finished seventh…ran 2:11.13 in the qualifying round for her season best…that time also ranks seventh in school history…competed in the 1,500 in four meets with a vest of 4:41.84 at the Causeway Classic…indoors, she was eighth in the 800…ran 2:15.83 in the opening round of the Big Sky meet which places her seventh in the Hornet record book. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in six meets during her first collegiate season… best 5K time was 18:02.9 at the Santa Clara Invitational. High School: A 2010 graduate of Bonney Lake HS…earned numerous honors at Bonney Lake High School…was a cross country All-American at the 2007 Junior Olympics…as a senior in 2009, she finished first in four of her team’s meets and ended the year with a 10th-place showing at the Washington state championships…that performance helped her earn all-state honors as well as South Puget Sound League 3A Athlete of the Year…in track, she primarily ran the 800 and 1,600…finished third at the Washington 3A state championships as a senior in the 800 with a time of 2:16.02…ran 2:12.95 to win the West Central District title and set a season best…also finished first at the West Central District meet and eighth at the state meet in the 800…top 1,600 time was 5:05.21…as a junior, she finished seven in both the 800 and 1,600 at the Washington state meet… ran 2:16.16 in the 800 at the Golden West Invitational which placed her eighth in the national-caliber field. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are Susan and Jeff Stinnett.
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ELAINE WEAVER Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Petaluma, Calif. | Casa Grande HS High School: A 2011 graduate of Casa Grande HS in Petaluma, Calif… competed in track & field for three seasons and also played four years of basketball and volleyball for the Gauchos…was a three-time all-Sonoma County League and all-Empire selection in track & field…was the North Coast Section and Sonoma County League champion in both the shot put and discus… best marks were 38-11 in the shot put and 125-03 in the discus…was named the school’s student-athlete of the year in 2011. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…brother, Vince, is an offensive lineman with the Hornet football team…parents are Tom and Vivian Weaver.
DOMINIQUE WHITTINGTON Sprints/Jumps Freshman/Freshman | First Year Lemoore, Calif. | Lemoore HS High School: Graduated from Lemoore HS in 2011…was a three-time state meet qualifier…as a senior, she was named the Hanford Sentinel’s Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year…was the Central Section Master’s champion in the 400…also won West Yosemite League and Central Section titles in the 200 and 400 that same season…ran a personal best 52.20 in the 400 at the West Coast Relays…other bests included 12.35 in the 100, 24.57 in the 200 and a high jump of 5-00.00. Personal: Has not declared a major…mother is LaTasha Sams.
LILA YOLDI
2009 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: Graduated from San Benito HS in Hollister, Calif., in 2008… competed in four years of track and field and three seasons of water polo for the Haybalers…was the 2007 Tri-County Athletic League shot put champion…set the school record with a shot put of 39-10.50…team won a pair of TCAL track championships…named best offensive player in water polo…team went 22-4 and won TCAL title in 2007. Personal: Majoring in biology…twin sister, Sarah, is also a thrower for the Hornets…parents are Gabriel and Roblyn Yoldi.
SARAH YOLDI Throws Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Holister, Calif. | San Benito HS NCAA Qualifier All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Personal Bests Preliminary and placed fourth at the Big Sky Shot Put........... 37-01.75 Championships in the hammer…had a career best Hammer............. 180-06 of 180-06 at the Big Sky meet which set the school record…surpassed at least 175-feet in three meets…did not compete during the indoor season. 2010 Season: Competed in the shot put and hammer in her first active season…best shot put was 37-01.75 at the Payton Jordan Invitational…threw 149-08 at the Mondo Invitational for her best hammer mark. 2009 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: Graduated from San Benito HS in Hollister, Calif., in 2008… competed in four years of track and field and three seasons of water polo for the Haybalers…won the TCAL discus title in 2007 and 2008…named the league’s Most Outstanding Field Athlete that same season…team won a pair of TCAL track championships…named all-league in water polo as a goalie…team went 22-4 and won TCAL title in 2007. Personal: Majoring in biology…twin sister, Lila, is also a thrower for the Hornets… parents are Gabriel and Roblyn Yoldi.
Throws Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Holister, Calif. | San Benito HS 2011 Season: Placed fourth at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the hammer…her season best of 171-03 at the Bulldog Invitational ranks sixth in school history.
Personal Bests Shot Put........... 40-11.00 Hammer............. 171-03
2010 Season: Was a Big Sky Championships qualifier in the hammer…threw 16108 at the Sacramento State Open for her best hammer mark during the year…that distance placed her ninth in school history…also competed in the shot put where she had a best of 40-11.00 at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
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KIRK ANDERSON
TIRRELL DAY
Sprints Senior/--- | Third Year Ripon, Calif. | Ripon HS | Modesto JC
Hurdles Junior/Senior | Second Year Oakland, Calif. | Merritt JC
Two-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Finished fourth at the Big Sky Personal Bests Championships in the 400 after running 48.37 in 200..................... 22.26 the finals…had the fastest time on the team in the 400..................... 48.16 event, running 48.16 in the semis…was part of the 4x400 relay team which finished second at the conference meet and ranks 10th in school history…indoors, he earned all-Big Sky honors with a third-place finish in the 400….his time of 48.75 is the sixth fastest in school history. 2010 Season: Competed in the 200 and 400 during his first season with the team… outdoors, he had bests of 22.45 in the 200 and 49.65 in the 400…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 400…indoors, his bests were 22.57 in the 200 and 49.97 in the 400. Prior to Sacramento State: Attended Modesto JC for two years…competed in the 200 and 400 and also ran the relays…was a member of the 4x400 relay team which finished second at the state meet with a time of 3:11.88…also ran on the 4x100 team which placed fourth in 40.04…other bests included 22.07 in the 200 and 48.00 in the 400.
2011 Season: Placed fifth at the Big Sky Championships in the 400-hurdles with a season best of 54.24…ran sub-54.00 in four races, including his last three…indoors, he competed in one meet, running the 200 and 400.
Personal Bests 400..................... 50.40 400H................... 54.24
Prior to Sacramento State: Earned All-America, all-state and all-conference honors in the 400-hurdles in 2010…was the Big 8 Conference champion and finished fourth in the state while competing for Merritt College…best time was 53.6…also ran the 4x400 for the Thunderbirds.. High School: Graduated from Mt. Eden HS in Hayward, Calif., in 2008…competed in track, football and baseball…best track times were 54.96 in the 400 and 24.8 in the 200. Personal: Majoring in child development…parents are Ephraim and Regina Day.
High School: Graduated from Ripon HS in 2007…competed in track & field all four years and also played soccer for two years…was the Trans Valley League champion in the 200 and 400…ran 21.96 in the 200 as a senior and 50.02 in the 400 as a junior for his best times…earned the TVL Academic Excellence award for having the highest GPA on the team. Personal: Majoring in business administration…parents are Vance and Esperanza Anderson.
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CALLAN DUFFY
SAM SCHUR
Throws Junior/Senior | Second Year Fresno, Calif. | Bullard HS | Fresno City JC
Multi/Jumps Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Santa Maria, Calif. | St. Joseph HS
2011 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Champi- Personal Bests onships in the hammer and placed sixth…had a Weight Throw.. 53-09.00 career best throw of 175-02 at the Big Sky meet Hammer............. 175-02 which ranks ninth in school history…threw at least 174 feet in four meets….indoors, he had a best of 53-09.00 in the weight throw to move into seventh in the Hornet record book… set a PR in three of his four meets. 2010 Season: Scored for the team in the hammer at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships after placing sixth…moved into ninth place in school history with a toss of 173-05 at the Sacramento State Open…recorded a throw of at least 160-feet in four meets…indoors, his best weight throw was 49-00.25. Prior to Sacramento State: Spent two years at Fresno City JC…was the Central Valley Conference champion in the hammer as a sophomore…helped lead the Rams to a pair of CVC titles…best hammer throw was 165-11 which came at the NorCal championships…best shot put was 44-01. High School: A 2007 graduate of Bullard HS in Fresno, Calif…competed in wrestling and football for the Knights.
Big Sky Champion Three-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Was the Big Sky champion in the Personal Bests decathlon with 7,378 yards…that point total ranks High Jump......... 6-06.75 second in school history…also qualified for the Big Long Jump....... 23-06.75 Sky meet in the long jump…scored 7,292 points Heptathlon............ 5,375 to win the decathlon at the Mondo Mid-Major Decathlon............. 7,378 Challenge…indoors, he finished second in the heptathlon with a school record 5,375 points…placed fourth in the high jump after clearing a personal best 6-06.75 which ties him for fifth in school history. 2010 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in the decathlon with a third-place finish…also qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 110-hurdles and long jump…scored 6,888 points at the RJ/JJK Multi to set a then-career high and rank third in school history at the time…other season bests included 14.84 in the 110-hurdles, 6-04.00 in the high jump and 23-06.75 in the long jump… indoors, he set the school record in the heptathlon with 5,130 points at the New Mexico Classic…also qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the long jump… cleared 6-03.50 in the high jump for the sixth best indoor mark in school history.
Personal: Majoring in history…parents are Dennis and Laura Duffy.
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD SENIOR CLASS 2009 Season: Competed in the pole vault and javelin as a freshman…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in both events…top marks were 15-07.00 in the pole vault and 184-08 in the javelin…indoors, he cleared 15-11.00 in the pole vault to finish fourth at the Big Sky Championships. High School: Graduated from Roseville HS in 2008…earned first team all-metro honors by the Sacramento Bee…finished second at the state meet in the pole vault as a junior and was third as a senior…top mark was 16-07.00 at the Arcadia Invitational…had the top mark in the Sac-Joaquin Section during the year… finished second at both the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II meet and the Masters meet in 2008…cleared 16 feet in five meets as a senior…ranked second in the nation after clearing 17-01.00 at the USATF Junior Olympics…was a versatile athlete that also competed in the shot put, discus, high jump, long jump and the 4x100 relay. Personal: A communication studies major…parents are Robert and Kirstin Wallingford.
2009 Season: Competed in 11 events as a true freshman outdoors…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 110-hurdles and long jump…competed in one decathlon at the UC Multi…scored 6,298 points…indoors, moved into third place in school history with a heptathlon score of 4,734 at the Cougar Indoor. High School: Graduated from St. Joseph HS in Santa Maria, Calif…was the Southern Section high jump champion in 2006…was the Los Padres League champion in the 110-hurdles and long jump in 2008…won the LPL title in the high jump in 2006 and the 110-hurdles in 2007…named first team all-league, all-area and all-country in 2007 and 2008…helped lead the team to two Los Padres League track titles…scored 5,660 at the Asics Decathlon for his career high…set the school record in the long jump at 22-06.50…also played four years of varsity basketball where he was twice named all-area, all-county and all-league…led the basketball team to three league championships. Personal: Majoring in business administration…parents are Barry and Cynthia Schur…his father was the 1972 AAU high jump champion and finished 10th in the decathlon at the 1971 NCAA Championships while competing for Kansas.
BLAIR WALLINGFORD Pole Vault/Javelin Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Roseville, Calif. | Roseville HS 2011 Season: Finished fifth at the Big Sky ChamPersonal Bests pionships in the pole vault and also qualified for Pole Vault........ 15-11.00 the meet in the javelin…cleared at least 15-01.00 Javelin................ 194-09 in all eight meets…top height was 15-07.00 in two meets…best javelin mark was 194-09 at the Mondo Invitational…that distance places him sixth in school history…indoors, he tied for sixth at the Big Sky meet in the pole vault…top height was 15-07.75 at the UW Invitational. 2010 Season: Finished fifth at the Big Sky Championships in the pole vault and also qualified for the meet in the javelin…cleared at least 15-01.00 in all eight meets…top height was 15-07.00 in two meets…best javelin mark was 194-09 at the Mondo Invitational…that distance places him sixth in school history…indoors, he tied for sixth at the Big Sky meet in the pole vault…top height was 15-07.75 at the UW Invitational.
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ANDREW AHMANN
REESEY BYERS
Hurdles Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Rancho Murieta, Calif. | Pleasant Grove HS
Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Windsor, Calif. | Santa Rosa HS
2011 Season: Competed solely in the 400-hurdles Personal Bests during his freshman season…ran 55.17 at the 400H................... 55.17 Bulldog Invitational for his best time…posted a time of sub-56.0 in his last two meets…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: A 2010 graduate of Pleasant Grove HS in Elk Grove, Calif…competed in track and football all four years…earned the track team’s MVP award as a senior…set career bests in the 110-hurdles (14.63), 300-hurdles (39.13) at the West Valley Invitational…top 400-hurdle time was 57.06…was presented with the US Army Award as the school’s top scholar-athlete. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…mother is Sandra Ahmann.
JORDAN ARCHIE Sprints Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Fair Oaks, Calif. | Bella Vista HS NCAA Qualifier All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky ChampionPersonal Bests ships in the 100 and 200…scored for the team in 60......................... 7.11 the 200 with a seventh-place finish…was also a 100..................... 10.76 member of the 4x100 relay team which won the 200..................... 21.67 conference championships and competed at the NCAA West Preliminary…ran 21.67 in the Big Sky finals for his best 200 time…top 100 time was 10.76 at the Hornet Invitational… indoors, he was seventh at the Big Sky Championships in the 200…ran 22.12 in the semis for his best mark…his fastest 60 time was 7.11 at the Bronco Invitational. High School: A 2010 graduate of Bella Vista HS in Fair Oaks, Calif…competed in track all four years…was named the Capital Athletic League’s MVP as a senior… helped lead the Broncos to three CAL team titles…best times were 10.82 in the 100 and 22.1 in the 200. Personal: Majoring in biology…parents are Thaddous and Rosemary Archie.
2011 Cross Country: Competed in seven of the team’s eight meets…led the team in three meets and ranked second among Hornets in three others… finished third at the Aggie Open and was sixth at the Hornet Jamboree and Doc Adams Invitational… led the team at the NCAA West Regional with a 10K time of 30:31 which is the fastest in school history.
Personal Bests 800.................. 1:53.34 1500................ 3:52.93 5K.................. 14:14.35
2011 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in both the 800 and the 5K during his first season…set the school record in the 5K after running 14:14.35 at the Mt. SAC Relays…best 800 time was 1:53.34 at the Big Sky Championships…also ran the 1500 during the course of the year with a best of 3:52.93… redshirted during the indoor season. 2010 Cross Country: Ran in all of the team’s meets during his first season…led the team at the Santa Clara Invitational and the Big Sky Championships…finished 19th at the Big Sky meet in a time of 23:15.09…his finish was the eighth-highest in school history…was third on the team at the NCAA West Regional after running 32:18.09 which ranks ninth in program history. High School: High School: A 2010 graduate of Santa Rosa HS…was named the Male Track Athlete of the Year by the Santa Rosa Press Democrat as a senior… also earned the newspaper’s Runner of the Year award for cross country…set the Empire record in the 3,200 after running 8:59.89 at the Arcadia Invitational… other bests include 4:11.83 in the 1,600…placed ninth at the California Div. II meet with a time of 15:23 in 2009…also wont the North Coast Section Div. II title and finished 29th at the West Regional of the Foot Locker National Championships. Personal: Majoring in electrical engineering…parents are Mary and Mike Byers.
RICHARD CASSAS Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Prunedale, Calif. | North Montery County HS High School: A 2011 graduate of North Monterey County HS in Castroville, Calif…competed in track & field, football, baseball and wrestling for the Condors…holds the school record in the shot put (56-06) and discus (16107)…helped lead the team to a pair of Monterey Bay League titles…was undefeated in conference competition during his final two years…placed fourth at the Central Coast Section meet in the shot put and discus as a junior…was named the school’s athlete of the year as a senior. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…parents are Stephen and Stacey Casas.
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ZACH CONIGLIO
TYLER CRESWELL
Throws Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Martinez, Calif. | Alhambra HS
Sprints Sophomore/Junior | Third Year Ramona, Calif. | Ramona HS
All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in the Personal Bests discus after placing third…also scored for the team Shot Put........... 52-10.75 in the shot put (seventh) and qualified for the meet Discus................ 162-09 in the hammer…his discus throw of 162-09 at the Hammer............. 170-02 Big Sky Championships set a PR by 18 inches and moved him into sixth place in Hornet history… is seventh in the school record book in the shot put with a best of 52-10.75 set at the Causeway Classic…longest hammer throw was 170-02 at the Causeway Classic…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: A 2010 graduate of Alhambra HS in Martinez, Calif…competed at the California State Championships in the shot put and discus as a senior…had shot put of 56-11.75 to finish seventh at the state meet…placed third at the Meet of Champions in the shot put and was fourth in the discus…set career best in both the shot put (60-06) and discus (180-07) at the North Coast Section Tri-Valley Championships…was also a state meet qualifier in the discus as a junior in 2009… was a three-time Diablo Foothill Athletic League selection in track…named to the Contra Costa Times Top 25 Eastbay Athletes in 2010. Personal: Majoring in criminal justice…mother is Lisa Coniglio.
2011 Season: Finished fourth at the Big Sky Personal Bests Championships in the 110-hurdles…set his PR in 60H....................... 8.32 the event during the finals with a time of 14.76… 110H................... 14.76 broke 15 seconds in four meets…also ran the 100 once and the 200 twice…indoors, he was seventh at the conference meet in the 60-hurdles…ran 8.32 in the semis for the sixth fastest time in school history…also ran the 60 and 200 in three meets. 2010 Season: Scored at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships after placing seventh in the 110-hurdles with a time of 15.29…ran 14.94 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational for his best time of the season…also competed in the 100 and 200 during the year…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: Graduated from Ramona HS in 2009…ran the 110-hurdles and 300-hurdles for four years…finished among the top three in the San Diego Section in the 110-hurdles each of his final three years…as a sophomore he was second, won the section title as a junior and was third as a senior…set the school record as a senior with 110H time of 14.53…earned all-Valley League honors his final two years and the league champ as a junior…was twice named to the league’s all-academic team. Personal: Majoring in computer science…parents are Greg and Susan Creswell.
EVAN CRAYTONCROGAN
BRYAN CUELLAR
Sprints Freshman/Freshman | First Year Fresno, Calif. | Bullard HS
Sprints Freshman/Freshman | First Year Brentwood, Calif. | Heritage HS
High School: A 2011 graduate of Bullard HS in Fresno, Calif…competed in track, cross country and basketball for the Knights…was a three-time allCounty/Metro Athletic Conference and all-valley honoree…broke the school and West Coast Relay record by running 48.48 in the 400…also earned all-CMAC honors in cross country as a junior…other bests included 22.22 in the 200 and 1:59 in the 800. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are Jimmy Clewis and Tiffany Willome.
High School: A 2011 graduate from Heritage HS in Brentwood, Calif… placed third in the 200 and fourth in the 100 at the Bay Valley Athletic League championships as a senior…qualified for the North Coast Section Meet of the Champions in the 200 that same season…best times included 11.02 in the 100, 22.85 in the 200 and 52.47 in the 400. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…parents are Willie and Nemy Cuellar.
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JALEN DAVENPORT Jumps Freshman/Freshman | First Year Lompoc, Calif. | Cabrillo HS High School: A 2011 graduate of Cabrillo HS in Lompoc, Calif…earned all-Los Padres League honors and helped the team to the league championship…finished first in the long jump and second in the triple jump at the Santa Barbara Championships…qualified for the Southern Section Championships in both events…PRs were 20-09.75 in the long jump and 42-10.75 in the triple jump. Personal: Majoring in psychology…son of Linda Sanders.
JESSE ELVROM Hurdles/Javelin Junior/Junior | Third Year Roy, Wash. | Yelm HS 2011 Season: Threw the javelin in eight meets Personal Bests during the outdoor season…finished first in two Javelin................ 197-00 meets, including the Brutus Hamilton Open… personal best of 197-00 came at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge…did not compete indoors. 2010 Season: Competed at the Aggie Opener in the javelin for his lone competition of the year…did not compete indoors. High School: Graduated from Yelm HS in 2009…competed in track and basketball all four seasons…best marks were 205-00 in the javelin, 39.13 in the 300-hurdles and 15.10 in the 110-hurdles…as a senior, he finished first in the javelin, 300-hurdles, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay in the same invitational. Personal: Majoring in psychology…parents are Mason and Judy Elvrom.
BILLY ENG
career…also competed in the 110-hurdes where he finished second at the BVAL meet in 2011. Personal: Majoring in business administration…parents are Thomas and Yenny Eng
KYLE FRALEY Pole Vault Freshman/Freshman | First Year Lemoore, Calif. | Lemoore HS High School: Graduated from Lemoore HS in 2011…competed in track & field, basketball and water polo for the Tigers…cleared 16-04 in the pole vault as a senior for his career best…qualified for the state meet as a junior… earned all-West Yosemite League honors. Personal: Majoring in business administration…began pole vaulting in the second grade…parents are Brian and Rebecca Fraley.
LUKE FRAZIER Distance Sophomore/Junior | First Year Pacific, Calif. | Terra Nova HS | CCSF 2011 Cross Country: Competed in five of the Hornets’ eight meets during his first season with the team…ran 26:21.7 at the Gator Invitational for his fastest 8K. Prior to Sacramento State: Attended City College of San Francisco for two years…earned All-America honors in the steeplechase after placing second in the state meet…helped the Rams win a pair of Northern California cross country championships…top times were 9:32 in the steeplechase and 4:02 in the 1,500. High School: A 2008 graduate of Terra Nova HS in Pacifica, Calif…ran track all four years and competed in two years of cross country…primarily ran the mile and two mile. Personal: Majoring in film production…twin brother, Mark, is also a member of the Sacramento State cross country and track & field teams…mother is Connie Berman.
Jumps Freshman/Freshman | First Year Brentwood, Calif. | Heritage HS High School: Graduated from Heritage HS in Brentwood, Calif., in 2011… finished seventh in the California state meet in the high jump as a senior… was the Bay Valley Athletic League champion as a sophomore, junior and senior…placed second at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions as a senior with a PR of 6-07.00…cleared 6-06.00 in three meets during his
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MARK FRAZIER
JAMES KINLOCH
Distance Sophomore/Junior | First Year Pacific, Calif. | Terra Nova HS | CCSF
Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Roseville, Calif. | Granite Bay HS
2011 Cross Country: Ran in seven of the eight meets during his first season… led the team at the Big Sky Championships with an 8K time of 26:18.65 to place 18th…also led the team at the Gator Invitational…fastest 8K time was 25:45.5 at the Santa Clara Invitational. Prior to Sacramento State: Competed for two years at City College of San Francisco…finished first at the California state meet in the steeplechase to earn All-America recognition…led the Rams to a pair of conference and Northern California championships…top times were 9:28 in the steeplechase and 32:16 in the 10K. High School: A 2008 graduate of Terra Nova HS in Pacifica, Calif…was the school’s cross country MVP…ran the mile in 4:33 and the two-mile in 10:04. Personal: Majoring in film production…twin brother, Luke, also competes for the Hornets in cross country and track…mother is Connie Berman.
ZACH KAYLOR Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Redding, Calif. | Enterpirse HS 2011 Cross Country: Competed in five of the team’s eight meets…was among the top three finishers on the team in three meets…ran 24:57.8 at the Santa Clara Invitational for his best 5K time.
Personal Bests 1500................ 3:53.67
2011 Season: Ran a variety of middle distance and distance events during his first outdoor season…primarily ran the 1500 and had a best of 3:53.67 at the Mt. SAC Relays…redshirted during the indoor season. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in every meet as a true freshman…finished among the top three on the team in the final three meets of the year…led the Hornets at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 31:35.06…that mark is the third fastest in school history…was second on the team at the Big Sky Championships where he finished 19th in 23:17.04. High School: A 2010 graduate of Enterprise HS in Redding, Calif…primarily competed in the 800, 1600 and 3200…qualified for the state meet in the 3200 where he placed 19th with a career-best time of 9:19.13…was the Northern Section and Eastern Athletic League champion in the event as well…placed third at the Northern Section Div. I Championships in the 1600…career best in the event was 4:16.78 in 2009.
High School: Graduated from Granite Bay HS in 2011…competed in track & field all four years for the Grizzlies…qualified for the state meet in the discus where he placed 10th…was the Sac-Joaquin Section and Sierra Foothill League champion in the discus…was a three-time all-Sierra Foothill League selection…best marks were 186-06 in the discus and 49-11 in the shot put… his discus mark was best in Sac-Joaquin Section during the year…placed ninth in the section and second in the league in the shout put. Personal: Majoring in civil engineering…parents are Stephen and Jennifer Kinloch.
STEVEN KUTSCH Distance Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Spokane, Wash. | Mead HS | Oregon 2011 Cross Country: Competed in all eight meets…placed 10th at the Aggie Open…best 8K time was 25:23.9 at the Doc Adams Invitational. 2011 Season: Focused on the 1500 but also ran the 800, 3K and steeplechase during the year…best 1500 time was 4:01.60 at the Aggie Opener…did not compete during the indoor season. 2010 Cross Country: Ran in all seven meets during the season…had the best finish on the team at the Doc Adams Invitational at UC Davis. Prior to Sacramento State: Competed in cross country and track at Oregon…ran unattached in several meets in both sports. High School: Was a 2009 graduate of Mead HS in Spokane, Wash…helped lead the team to a pair of state cross country championships (2007, ’08) and the 2009 Washington state track and field title…scored as a senior at 1,600 meters (4th, 4:18.79) and as a member of the sixth-place 4x400 meter relay team…ran a season-best 4:14.58 in winning the 1,600 meters at the regional meet…was a member of the team which placed fifth at the 2006 nationals. Personal: A communication studies major…parents are Steven and Kim Kutsch… mother played volleyball, basketball and ran track at Washington State.
Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are John and Tania Kaylor.
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KYLE LACKNER Distance Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Folsom, Calif. | Jesuit HS 2011 Season: Did not compete during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Personal Bests 5K.................. 15:14.59
2010 Cross Country: Competed in five meets…top 8K time was 25:03.7 at the Santa Clara Invitational. 2010 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. 2009 Cross Country: Ran in five meets during the season…ran 27:40 at the Stanford Invitational for his fastest 8K time. 2009 Season: Competed in a variety of distance races during his first outdoor season…ran the 10K at the Big Sky Championships…best 5K time was 15:14.59… also had one race in the 1,500…redshirted during the indoor season. 2008 Cross Country: Ran in five meets…is tied for 10th in school history after running 25:31 at the Big Sky Championships…is 10th in school history at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 32:39.
1:51.03…ranks second in Hornet history in the mile with a best of 4:09.77 at the Husky Classic. 2010 Cross Country: Represented Sacramento State in four meets…finished second on the team at the Santa Clara Invitational in a time of 24:43.3. 2010 Season: Earned USATF Junior All-America honors after placing sixth in the 800 in June with a time of 1:50.82…that race came on the heels of his stunning win in the 800 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships…ran 1:52.13 in the finals to win the race as a true freshman…best time during the year was 1:50.66 to win the Sacramento State Open and rank as the fifth-fastest in school history…also competed in the 1,500 during the year with a best of 3:51.72…that time ranks ninth in the Hornet record book…redshirted during the indoor season. 2009 Cross Country: Competed in six meets during his first season…ran 25:35 at the Santa Clara Invitational for his fastest 8K time. High School: A 2009 graduate of Clayton Valley HS in Concord, Calif...ran cross country and track all four years...as a senior in cross country, he was named second team all-state, first team all-NorCal and all-Diablo Valley Athletic League...also earned all-DVAL honors as a sophomore and junior...won a pair of North Coast Section titles in track and was three times all-DVAL...placed third in the state in 2009 in the 800 with a time of 1:52.66...that mark set the school record...other top times include, 49.0 in the 400, 4:14.99 in the 1,600, 9:23 in the 3,200 and 15:15 in the 5K. Personal: Majoring in business administration...parents are Mark and Pam Litwiller.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Jesuit HS in Carmichael, Calif…competed in track and cross country all four years…earned all-state honors as a senior… was twice named all-Metro by the Sacramento Bee and all-Delta River League… helped lead the Marauders to the 2006 California state title…team finished fourth at the national championships that season…top 5K time of 15:45 came at the state championships. Personal: Majoring in civil engineering…appeared in a “got milk” ad in elementary school…parents are Robert and Eileen Lackner.
NATHANAEL LITWILLER Middle Distance Sophomore/Junior | Third Year Concord, Calif. | Clayton Valley HS USATF Junior All-American NCAA All-American NCAA Qualifier Big Sky Conference Champion Four-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Earned honorable mention All- Personal Bests America honors after finishing 24th in the 800… 800.................. 1:48.35 set the school record by running 1:48.35 in the 1,500............... 3:47.12 second round of the NCAA West Preliminary where Mile.................. 4:09.77 he finished 11th…earned all-Big Sky honors in both the 800 and 1500…finished second in the 1500 with a PR of 3:47.12…that time ranks fourth in school history…was third in the 800…had three 800 races under 1:50…indoors, he was second in the 800 and sixth in the mile at the Big Sky meet….set the school record in the 800 by running
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EVAN MEEHAN
Pole Vault Senior/Junior | Fourth Year Madera, Calif. | Madera HS
Sprints Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Novato, Calif. | Novato HS
2011 Season: Placed sixth at the Big Sky ChampiPersonal Bests onships in the pole vault…cleared 15-07.00 at the Pole Vault........ 15-07.00 Bulldog Invitational for his career high…had a best of at least 15-02.00 in his final four meets of the year…indoors, he competed in three meets with a best of 14-11.50. 2010 Season: Recorded the sixth-best pole vault in school history when he cleared 15-01.75 at the UW Invitational…also cleared 15-00.25 at the Big Sky Championships…redshirted during the outdoor season. 2009 Season: Competed in nine meets in the pole vault as a true freshman, including the Big Sky Championships…cleared 15-01.00 at that meet for his personal best…indoors, his best height was 14-03.25. High School: Graduated from Madera HS in 2008…finished fourth in the pole vault at the USATF Youth Championships in Charlotte, N.C…was the Valley Section champion in the pole vault that same season…also won a pair of Tri-River Athletic Conference titles…named to the all-valley team by the Fresno Bee… cleared 15-00.00 at both the Woody Wilson Invitational and the Valley Section Championships…was named the school’s athlete of the year as a senior…also competed in three years of soccer and two years of cross country for the Coyotes. Personal: Majoring in psychology…parents are Thomas and Tracy Lohse.
PAUL LYONS Sprints/Hurdles Freshman/Freshman | First Year Manteca, Calif. | Manteca HS High School: Graduated from Manteca HS in 2011…qualified for the state finals in the 110-hurdles in 2011 with a best of 14.33…was named the Valley Oak League and Stockton Record Runner of the Year…other bests included 49.5 in the 400 and 38.6 in the 300-hurdles. Personal: Majoring in history…parents are Paul and Aunmari Lyons.
2011 Season: Scored for the team in both the 100 and 200 at the Big Sky Championships…was seventh in the 100 and eighth in the 200…fastest 100 time was 10.83 at the Bulldog Invitational…ran 21.69 in the semis of the 200 at the Big Sky meet for his top time…indoors, he had bests of 7.07 in the 60 and 22.60 in the 200.
Personal Bests 60......................... 7.07 100..................... 10.83 200..................... 21.69
High School: A 2010 graduate of Novato HS…was a state meet qualifier in both the 100 and 200 in 2010…finished first at the North Coast Section Redwood Empire Championships in the 100…ran a career best time of 10.75 at the state meet…top 200 time was 22.02 which also came at the state championships… was the Marin County Athletic League champion in both events as a junior…was also an all-league selection in football as a defensive back. Personal: Majoring in business administration.
ALBERTO MILLAN Throws Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Livingston, Calif. | Livingston HS 2011 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Champi- Personal Bests onships in the shot put, discus and hammer…was Shot Put........... 52-10.25 fourth in the shot put following a career best of Discus................ 151-00 52-10.25…that put bettered his previous long by Hammer............. 168-08 nearly two feet and ranks ninth in school history… Weight Throw.. 53-06.25 best discus throw was 151-00 at the Mondo MidMajor…had a hammer throw of 168-08 at the Bulldog Invitational…indoors, he was fifth in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw…ranks third in school history with a put of 51-10.00 at the Big Sky Championships…is eighth in the weight throw following a toss of 53-06.25 at the same meet. High School: Graduated from Livingston HS in 2010…finished sixth at the California State Championships in the shot put in 2010…won the Western Athletic Conference title as a senior with a career best put of 59-10.25…placed second at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters meet that same season…also won the conference championship in the discus and was fifth at the masters meet in the discus… as a junior, he qualified for the state meet in the shot put…won the Sac-Joaquin Section championship with a shot put of 54-03.00. Personal: Majoring in biology…parents are Alfredo Millan and Martha Hernandez.
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DANIEL MITCHELL Distance Sophomore/Junior | Third Year Carmichael, Calif. | Del Campo HS 2011 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the steeplechase and 5K…his time of 9:15.23 set a PR in steeple…ran 14:35.13 in the 5K for his best time…both marks came at the Big Sky Championships…did not compete indoors.
Personal Bests STPL.................. 9:15.23 5K.................. 14:35.13
2010 Cross Country: Was in the lineup for every meet for the Hornets…best 8K time was 25:35.5 at the Santa Clara Invitational. 2010 Season: Primarily ran the 5K and the steeplechase during the outdoor season…best 5K time was 15:12.69 at the Cal-Nevada Championships…ran 9:39.79 at the Sacramento State Open for his top steeplechase time…redshirted during the indoor season. 2009 Cross Country: Competed in seven of the team’s eight meets as a true freshman…led the team at the USF Invitational — his first collegiate event…ran 25:49 at the Santa Clara Invitational for his fastest 8K time. High School: A 2009 graduate of Del Campo HS in Fair Oaks, Calif...competed in four years of cross country and track & field...was twice named all-metro in cross country by the Sacramento Bee...finished 15th at the state cross country championships in 2008...placed eighth at the state championships in the mile as a junior with a time of 4:15.4...other top times are 1:57 in the 800, 8:56 in the 3,200 and 15:26 in the 5K. Personal: An environmental science major...parents are Daryl Mitchell and Zoe Boughgton-Mitchell.
JUSTIN NESBITT Sprints Junior/Junior | Third Year Salida, Calif. | Grace Davis HS Two-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2011 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in the 200 Personal Bests after finishing third…ran 21.38 to win the Cause- 60......................... 7.05 way Classic meet for his best time…best 400 time 100..................... 10.84 was 49.34 at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge… 200..................... 21.38 indoors, he placed fourth at the Big Sky meet in the 400..................... 49.34 200 with a season best time of 21.06…also qualified for the 400…ran 49.66 at the Bronco Invitational for his best.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Grace Davis HS in Modesto, Calif…competed in four years of track and football and two seasons of basketball for the Spartans… was the Modesto Metro Conference champion in the 100 and 200 as a senior… won the 200 and 400 titles as a junior…was also part of the 4x400 relay team which set the school record…best times were 10.85 in the 100, 22.5 in the 200 and 49.9 in the 400. Personal: Majoring in business administration…parents are Abe and Pat Nesbitt.
CHRIS ROMO Distance Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Roseville, Calif. | Woodcreek HS 2011 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…did not compete indoors.
Personal Bests 3K.................... 8:25.39 5K.................. 14:41.61
2010 Cross Country: Paced Sacramento State in the first two meets of the season…finished fifth at the Hornet Jamboree with a 4-mile time of 20:22…was 12th at the UC Riverside Invitational in 24:34.4…competed in five meets overall. 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 5K…ran 15:30.57 for his best time in the event…top time in the 1,500 was 3:55.07…indoors, he ran the 3K in two races…set the school record at the Husky Classic with a time of 8:25.39. 2009 Cross Country: Competed in six meets…led the team at the Hornet Jamboree and placed fourth overall with a 4-mile time of 19:54…was second on the team in three other meets…best 8K time was 24:46 at Santa Clara where he placed eighth overall. 2009 Season: Primarily competed in the 5K during his first outdoor season…ran 14:41.61 at the Cal-Nevada Championships for his fastest time…also had one race in the 1,500 and 3K…redshirted during the indoor season. 2008 Cross Country: Ran five meets during his freshman season…ran 25:20 at the Big Sky Championships for his best 8K time…that mark ranks eighth in school history at the meet. High School: Graduated from Woodcreek HS in 2008…earned all-state honors as a senior…finished sixth at the Div. II state meet in 2007…was the Sierra Foothill League champion in 2006 and 2007…helped lead the team to a pair of SFL titles and the 2007 Sac-Joaquin Section crown…top track times were 2:00.09 in the 800, 4:03.01 in the 1500 and 8:47.57 in the 3000. Personal: Majoring in psychology…parents are Luis and Maria Romo.
2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 100 during his first season…also ran the 200 and 400…recorded the top 200 time on the team after running 21.72 at the Mondo Invitational…other bests included 10.84 in the 100 and 49.38 in the 400…indoors, he earned all-Big Sky honors in the 200 after placing third with a season-best time of 21.81…that time ranks third in school history…also ran 7.05 in the 60 and 51.18 in the 400.
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RYABORKOROVKA
BRETT THOMPSON
Jumps Sophomore/Junior | First Year Kirovograd, Ukraine | Santa Rosa JC
Pole Vault Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Livermore, Calif. | Granada HS
Prior to Sacramento State: Attended Santa Rosa JC for two years…earned all-Big 8 Conference honors both seasons…qualified for the state meet as a freshman after long jumping 23-01.25 to finish fourth at the NorCal Championships…best high jump was 6-06.00 at the NorCal meet in 2011…had a triple jump of 43-09.00. High School: Graduated from Fort Bragg HS in 2009…was a three-time all-Coast Mountain Conference selection…was named team MVP all four years…won three North Coast Section Class A titles in the long jump and triple jump…finished third in the long jump at the NCS Meet of Champions as a senior which qualified him for the state meet. Personal: Majoring in business administration with an emphasis on international marketing…mother is Natalya Drew.
MARCUS SANNADAN Throws Junior/Junior | First Year Red Bluff, Calif. | Shasta JC Prior to Sacramento State: Competed at Shasta College in track & field and football for two years…threw 177-03 in the hammer at the NorCal finals for his career best…top shot put was 53-06 in 2011…redshirted in 2009. High School: Graduated from Red Bluff HS in 2008…was a three-sport athlete, competing in track, wrestling and football…best mark in the shot put was 52-feet. Personal: Majoring in family and consumer science…is a competitive Olympic weight lifter…parents are George Sannadan and Dawn Ching.
2011 Season: Competed in five meets in the pole Personal Bests vault…cleared 15-05.00 at the Cal-Nevada ChamPole Vault........ 15-05.00 pionships for his season best…indoors, his best was 14-11.00 at the Mountain States Games which ranks eighth in school history. 2010 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: A 2009 graduate of Granada HS in Livermore, Calif…competed in four years of wrestling, three years of track and one season of football for the Matadors…was named all-East Bay Athletic League as a junior and senior in the pole vault…qualified for the state meet as a junior…was the EBAL champion as a senior…set the school record three times…best height was 14-08…was on the honor roll every semester in high school. Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering…parents are Doug Thompson and Yvonne Oates.
JASON WACKER Throws Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Redding, Calif. | Shasta HS 2011 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Cham- Personal Bests pionships in the shot put and discus…scored for Shot Put........... 52-06.50 the team in the shot with an eighth place finish… Discus................ 151-04 had a put of 52-06.50 at the Mondo Mid-Major Hammer............. 132-11 Challenge…best discus throw was 151-04 at the Bulldog Invitational…indoors, he competed at the Big Sky Championships in the shot put…best was 51-02.75 at the Mountain States Games. 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the shot put… had a best of 50-04.75 at the RJ/JJK Invitational…also competed in the discus and hammer during the season…threw 142-03 at the UC Davis Classic for his top discus mark…had a hammer throw of 131-02 at that same meet…indoors, he recorded the seventh best shot put in school history with a mark of 46-02.00 at the UW Invitational. 2009 Season: Competed in one indoor meet before redshiriting with an injury… had a shot put of 44-11.75 which ranks seventh in school history…redshirted during both the outdoor season. High School: A 2008 graduate of Shasta HS in Redding, Calif…competed in football and track all four years for the Wolves…ranked fourth in the state as a senior with a shot put of 61-02…threw the discus 158-00…earned the school’s most outstanding athlete award…named all-Eastern Athletic League in the shot put following his final three years…earned all-league honors as a middle linebacker in football as a senior. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…is an Eagle Scout…parents are Doug and Jane Wacker.
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BENNY WILLERS
Hurdles/High Jump Freshman/Freshman | Second Year Redding, Calif. | Enterprise HS
Distance Junior/Junior | Second Year Daly City, Calif. | Riordan HS | CCSF
2011 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: A 2010 graduate of Enterprise HS in Redding, Calif…competed at the California State state championships in four events as a senior…individually, he ran the 110-hurdles, 300-hurdles and long jump…also competed in the 4x400 relay where he ran the anchor leg…was the Northern Section champion in the 100-hurdles with a career best time of 14.63…also won the section title in the 300-hurdles and high jump…his high jump mark of 6-10.00 won the event by seven inches…top 300-hurdles time was 38.44…as a junior, he was third at the section meet in the 300-hurdles and high jump. Personal: Has yet to declare a major…mother is Kelly Bickett.
MATT WILLIAMSON Sprints/Hurdles Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Pleasant Hill, Calif. | De La Salle HS 2011 Season: Competed in the 400 in four meets… best time was 50.51 at the Bulldog Invitational… indoors, ran the 200 and 400…best 400 time was 49.93 at two meets.
Personal Bests 400H................... 55.80
2010 Season: Competed solely in the 400-hurdles during the outdoor season… qualified for the Big Sky Championships…ran 55.80 at the RJ/JJK Invitational for his fastest time of the year…redshirted during the indoor season. 2009 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…indoors, he competed in the heptathlon at the Cougar Indoor…also ran the 60-hurdles and long jumped during the season. High School: A 2008 graduate of De La Salle HS in Concord, Calif...competed in the hurdles, jumps, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays for the Spartans...4x400 team qualified for the state meet finals as a junior...ran on school record-setting 4x200 (1:27.82)... top marks were 15.37 in the 110-hurdles, 39.17 in the 300-hurdles, 21-11 in the long jump, 6-02 in the high jump, 41.95 in the 4x100, and 3:18.69 in the 4x400...was twice named first team all-Bay Valley Athletic League. Personal: Majoring in communication studies…parents are John and Sue Williamson.
2011 Cross Country: Competed in five meets…finished second on the team at the Gator and Doc Adams invitationals…was third on the team at the NCAA West Regional…ran 25:25.2 at the Santa Clara Invitational for his fastest 8K. 2011 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…did not compete during the indoor season. Prior to Sacramento State: Attended City College of San Francisco for two years…set personal bests in the 800 (2:00.21), 1500 (4:01.81), 3K (8:56.59), 5K (15:11.73), 10K (32:20.63) and steeplechase (9:36.33)…placed sixth at the California JC championships in the 5K as a sophomore. High School: A 2008 graduate of Archbishop Riordan HS in San Francisco… competed in track and cross country. Personal: Majoring in psychology…parents are Patricia and Edward Willers.
DJ WRIGHT Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Eugene, Ore. | Sheldon HS 2011 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Personal Bests 55H....................... 7.90 60......................... 7.15 60H....................... 8.47 100..................... 10.92 Long Jump....... 22-05.00
2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 100 and the long jump…best time in the 100 was 10.92 at the Sacramento State Open… long jumped 22-05.00 at the Aggie Opener for his best mark…indoors, qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 55-hurdles… also competed in the 60-hurdles, long jump and high jump during the year. High School: A 2009 graduate of Sheldon HS in Eugene, Ore...competed in four years of track and football for the Fighting Irish...finished second in the state in the 100 and third in the long jump as a senior...was also the Southwest Conference champion in both events that year...as a junior, he finished second in the long jump at the state meet and was third at the Golden West Invitational...helped lead the team to four track SWC titles...top marks were 23-08.50 in the long jump, 11.2 in the 100, 14.87 in the 110-hurdles, 22.7 in the 200, and 6-04 in the high jump. Personal: Majoring in business administration...parents are David Wright and Debra Smith.
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COLE YOUNGER Middle Distance Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Visalia, Calif. | Mt. Whitney HS 2011 Cross Country: Competed in six of the team’s eight meets…led the Hornets in three meets and finished second on the team in three others…was second at the Aggie Open and 10th at the Hornet Jamboree…best 8K time was 24:38.6 at the Santa Clara Invitational.
Personal Bests 800.................. 1:53.19 1,500............... 4:01.52
2011 Season: Scored for the team at the Big Sky Championships in the 800 and 1500…placed fourth in the 800 with a PR of 1:50.93 which ranks sixth in school history…best 1,500 time was 3:52.07 at the Big Sky Championships where he was seventh…indoors, he qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 800…moved into sixth in school history in the mile after running 4:17.13 at the Husky Classic. 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 800 as a true freshman…ran 1:53.93 at the Sacramento State Open for his top time…also ran a pair of races in the 1,500…indoors, he scored for the team at the Big Sky Championships after placing seventh in the 800…ran 1:53.19 in the finals for his season best…that time ranks third in school history. High School: A 2009 graduate of Mt. Whitney HS in Visalia, Calif...competed in cross country and track & field for the Pioneers...earned All-America, all-Tulare County and all-West Yosemite League honors in cross country as a senior after running 1:53.16 in the 800...named second team all-Central Section in 2007... in track, he was the WYL champion in the 800 as a junior...named all-WYL and first team all-Tulare County...team won a share of three WYL cross country titles... top times were 49.9 in the 400, 4:27 in the 1,600, 9:42.40 in the 3,200 and 16:03 in the 5K. Personal: Has yet to declare a major...parents are Larry Younger and Carlo Barrientos.
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD 2011 IN REVIEW INDOOR EVENT LEADERS 60 M: Andy White, Big Sky Champ. (2/26) W: Alicia Truesdale, Husky Classic (2/12)
6.70 7.59
200 M: Justin Nesbitt, Bronco Invitational (1/22) W: Alicia Truesdale, Big Sky Champ. (1/26)
21.93 24.83
400 M: Kirk Anderson, Big Sky Champ. (2/26) W: Lea Wallace, Bronco Invitational (1/22)
48.75 56.52
800 M: Nathanael Litwiller, Big Sky Champ. (2/26) W: Lea Wallace, UW Last Chance (3/5)
1:51.03 2:03.07
Mile M: Nathanael Litwiller, Husky Classic (2/12) W: Lea Wallace, Big Sky Champ. (2/26)
4:09.77 4:48.19
3,000 M: None W: Erin Lewis, Husky Classic (2/12)
9:58.24
60-Hurdles M: Ronald Brookins, Husky Classic (2/12) W: Alicia Truesdale, Big Sky Champ. (2/26)
Ronald Brookins qualified for the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships as well as winning four Big Sky individual events.
7.75 8.44
High Jump M: Emilio Hernandez, Mtn. States Games (1/28) 6-11.75 W: Naima Goodwin, Husky Classic (2/12) 5-08.00 Long Jump M: Ronald Brookins, Big Sky Champ. (2/26) W: Moira Robinson, Big Sky Champ. (2/25)
24-07.25 18-03.75
Triple Jump M: Emilio Hernandez, Big Sky Champ. (2/26) 48-09.50 W: Natalia Wright, Big Sky Champ. (2/26) 40-07.75 Pole Vault M: Blair Wallingford, Big Sky Champ. (2/26) W: Lizzy Norvell, UW Last Chance (3/5)
15-05.00 13-05.75
Shot Put M: Alberto Millan, Big Sky Champ. (2/25) W: Andi Behring, Big Sky Champ. (2/26)
51-10.00 50-03.50
Weight Throw M: Callan Duffy, Husky Classic (2/12) W: Jessica Bonner, Big Sky Champ. (2/25)
53-09.00 52-08.00
Lea Wallace was an indoor All-American in the 800 and earned the same honor outdoors in the 800 and 1500.
Heptathlon/Pentathlon M: Sam Schur, Big Sky Champ. (2-25/26) 5,375 W: Naima Goodwin, Mtn. States Games (1-28-29) 3,588 4x400 Relay M: Husky Classic (2/12) W: Big Sky Championships (2/26) Distance Medley Relay M: UW Invitational (1/28) W: UW Invitational (1/28)
3:17.60 3:46.19 10:01.18 11:31.67
Emilio Hernandez was the Big Sky high jump champion and was named the co-Most Valuable Athlete along with Ronald Brookins.
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD 2011 IN REVIEW OUTDOOR EVENT LEADERS 100 M: Andy White, Causeway (4/2)/Big Sky Champ. (5/14) 10.54 W: Victoria Humphrey, Causeway Classic (4/2) 11.94
Nathanael Litwiller became an NCAA Div. I All-American after advancing to the NCAA Championships in the 800.
200 M: Justin Nesbitt, Causeway Classic (4/2) W: Victoria Humphrey, Big Sky Champ. (5/14)
21.38 24.39
400 M: Kirk Anderson, Big Sky Champ. (5/13) W: Victoria Humphrey, Big Sky Champ. (5/13)
48.16 54.75
800 M: Nathanael Litwiller, NCAA West Preliminary (5/28) W: Lea Wallace, Mondo Mid-Major Challenge (4/9)
1:48.35 2:02.95
1,500 M: Nathanael Litwiller, Big Sky Champ. (5/14) W: Lea Wallace, Payton Jordan Cardinal Invit. (5/1)
3:47.12 4:11.31
Steeplechase M: Daniel Mitchell, Big Sky Champ. (5/13) W: Rachel Mitchell, Big Sky Champ. (5/13)
9:15.23 10:55.56
5,000 M: Reesey Byers, Mt. SAC Relays (4/15) W: Rachel Mitchell, Mt. SAC Relays (5/1)
14:14.35 4:11.31
10,000 M: None W: None 100-Hurdles/110-Hurdles M: Ronald Brookins, Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) W: Sakya Bolton, Big Sky Champ. (5/14)
13.42 13.57
400-Hurdles M: Tirrell Day, Big Sky Champ. (5/14) W: Nicole Jackson, BIg Sky Champ. (5/14)
54.24 59.86
High Jump M: Emilio Hernandez, Big Sky Champ. (5/13) W: Naima Goodwin, Causeway Classic (4/2)
Moira Robinson was the Most Valuable Athlete at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships after finishing first in the long, triple and high jumps.
2011 Senior Class (Front L-R): Tirrell Kirtz, Erin Lewis, Kirk Anderson; Middle: Athena Gillen, Naima Goodwin, Brianna Nelson, Krystal Buck, Myko Lucas, Victoria Humphrey, Andi Behring, Katelynne Moore, Ronald Brookins; Top: Callan Duffy, Holly Lohse, Lea Wallace, Emilio Hernandez; Taylor Weldon, Greg Mayo, Ericka Violett.
7-01.00 5-10.50
Long Jump M: Ronald Brookins, Big Sky Champ. (5/13) W: Moira Robinson, Big Sky Champ. (5/13)
25-00.00 19-09.75
Triple Jump M: Emilio Hernandez, Cal-Nevada Champ. (3/27) W: Moira Robinson, Mt. SAC Relays (4/15)
49-03.50 42-04.00
Pole Vault M: Blair Wallingford, Mt. SAC Relays (4/15) W: Ericka Violett, Big Sky Champ. (5/14)
16-06.75 13-00.75
Shot Put M: Taylor Weldon, Mondo Mid-Major (4/9) W: Andi Behring, Causeway Classic (4/2)
55-00.00 49-09.75
Discus M: Zach Coniglio, Big Sky Champ. (5/14) W: Holly Lohse, Cal-Nevada (3/27)/Beach Invit. (4/16)
162-09 158-10
Hammer M: Callan Duffy, Causeway Classic (4/2) W: Sarah Yoldi, Big Sky Champ. (5/14)
174-09 180-06
Javelin M: Blair Wallingford, Big Sky Champ. (5/14) W: Emily Kersting, Causeway Classic (4/2)
214-08 151-06
Decathlon/Heptathlon M: Sam Schur, Big Sky Champ. (5/11-12) W: Naima Goodwin, Mondo Mid-Major (4/7-8)
7,378 4,741
4x100 Relay M: Big Sky Championships (5/13) W: Big Sky Championships (5/13)
40.24 45.83
4x400 Relay M: Big Sky Championships (5/14) W: Big Sky Championships (5/14)
3:13.36 3:42.76
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S INDOOR RECORDS 55-Meter
800-Meter
High Jump
60-Meter
Mile
Pole Vault
3,000-Meter
Shot Put
5,000-Meter
Weight Throw
1. Joni David......................................7.10 (2000) 2. Nancy Searcy.................................7.11 (2007) 3. Alicia Truesdale..............................7.17 (2010) 4. Shanita Bryant................................7.21 (2001) 5. Candice Mills..................................7.22 (2004) 6. Jessica Thomas...............................7.24 (2005) 7. Crystal Watson...............................7.25 (1998) 8. Candice Jones.................................7.30 (2006) 9. Ashlee Gary...................................7.32 (2003) 10. Seqoiya Peggese...........................7.34 (2006) 1. Alicia Truesdale..............................7.59 (2011) 2. Victoria Humphrey..........................7.79 (2009) 3. Seqoiya Peggese.............................7.80 (2006) 4. Jessica Thomas...............................7.82 (2006) 5. Nancy Searcy.................................7.83 (2007) 6. Nicole McGlory..............................7.84 (2011) 7. Sakya Bolton..................................7.88 (2011) 8. Candice Jones.................................7.99 (2006)
55-Meter Hurdles
1. Nancy Searcy.................................7.83 (2007) 2. Sakya Bolton..................................7.94 (2010) 3. Moira Robinson..............................7.96 (2010) 4. Nicole McGlory..............................8.02 (2010) 5. Roshena Duree................................8.05 (2003) Ericka Violett...................................8.05 (2010) 7. Myesha Kirtman..............................8.18 (2000) 8. Alicia Truesdale..............................8.19 (2010) 9. Catherine Crawford........................8.24 (2006) 10. Naima Goodwin...........................8.27 (2010)
60-Meter Hurdles
1. Alicia Truesdale..............................8.44 (2011) 2. Nancy Searcy.................................8.47 (2007) 3. Sakya Bolton..................................8.56 (2011) Ericka Violett...................................8.56 (2009) 5. Catherine Crawford........................8.61 (2006) 6. Roshena Duree................................8.64 (2006) 7. Nicole McGlory..............................8.67 (2011) 8. Moira Robinson..............................8.74 (2008) 9. LeClaire Ebow.................................8.79 (2006)
1. Lea Wallace...............................2:03.07 (2011) 2. Renisha Robinson.......................2:05.38 (2010) 3. Jennifer Burkhalter......................2:12.17 (2002) 4. Africa Eldrige............................2:12.31 (1998) 5. Angela Mercado........................2:13.22 (2005) 6. Lora Marchini............................2:14.55 (2011) 7. Veronica Stinnett.......................2:15.83 (2011) 8. Stephanie Artis..........................2:17.70 (1998) 9. Mary O’Reilly............................2:18.32 (2009) 10. Anais Castillo-Springer.............2:18.70 (2007) 1. Lea Wallace...............................4:48.19 (2011) 2. Renisha Robinson.......................4:55.84 (2010) 3. Angela Mercado........................4:59.15 (2005) 4. Marisa Avendano......................5:01.75 (1997) 5. Michelle Garcia.........................5:01.89 (2007) 6. Erin Lewis..................................5:02.75 (2009) 7. Tiffany Hall................................5:04.20 (2008) 8. Kristina Holtz.............................5:05.23 (2008) 9. Sara Baxter...............................5:09.32 (2006) 10. Melissa Madeson.....................5:10.04 (2001) 1. Tiffany Hall................................9:56.46 (2008) 2. Kristina Holtz.............................9:57.77 (2008) 3. Erin Lewis..................................9:58.24 (2011) 4. Michelle Garcia.......................10:00.06 (2007) 5. Rachel Mitchell........................10:01.36 (2011) 6. Erica Sahli...............................10:02.62 (2009) 7. Melissa Madeson.....................10:04.81 (2001) 8. Katie Fontana..........................10:36.89 (2000) 9. Sara Swan...............................10:38.18 (2002) 10. Krystal Buck...........................10:39.86 (2010) 1. Kristina Holtz...........................17:57.20 (2010) 2. Rachel Mitchell........................18:12.93 (2011) 3. Virginia Grillo..........................18:30.35 (2006) 4. Erica Sahli...............................19:13.43 (2009( 5. Annette Corey..........................19:41.62 (2002) 6. Sara Swan...............................19:46.97 (2002) 7. Amy Cockerham......................20:39.49 (2002)
Long Jump
200-Meter
1. Candice Mills................................24.59 (2004) 2. Alicia Truesdale............................24.83 (2011) 3. Tyriena Henley-Henderson.............24.97 (2008) 4. Victoria Humphrey........................24.98 (2010) 5. Brianna Nelson.............................25.01 (2010) 6. Joni David....................................25.21 (1999) 7. Jessica Thomas.............................25.38 (2005) 8. Nancy Searcy...............................25.43 (2007) 9. Shanita Bryant..............................25.46 (2004) 10. Rosalyn Morris............................25.50 (1998) Morinsola Keshinro.....................25.50 (2009)
1. Shanita Bryant.........................20-00.50 (2001) 2. Ericka Violett............................20-00.25 (2009) 3. Nancy Searcy..........................19-08.25 (2007) 4. Lori Vaught..............................19-07.00 (2008) 5. Karmen Furr............................19-05.25 (2000) 6. Jessica Thomas........................19-01.50 (2005) 7. Moira Robinson.......................19-00.00 (2008) 8. Nicole McGlory.......................18-08.50 (2010) 9. Carlyn Whitney........................18-07.75 (2008) 10. Natalia Wright......................18-06.50 (2008)
400-Meter
1. Ericka Violett............................41-03.00 (2009) 2. Lori Vaught..............................41-01.75 (2008) 3. Natalia Wright........................40-07.75 (2011) 4. Nicole McGlory.......................40-07.00 (2010) 5. Karmen Furr............................40-06.75 (2000) 6. Moira Robinson.......................40-05.50 (2010) 7. Roshena Duree.........................40-02.75 (2004) Lauren McGlory.......................40-00.75 (2010) 9. Seqoiya Peggese......................39-08.75 (2006) 10. Naima Goodwin....................39-05.00 (2010)
1. Africa Eldridge.............................55.46 (1999) 2. Victoria Humphrey........................56.21 (2009) 3. Brianna Nelson.............................56.41 (2010) 4. Lea Wallace..................................56.52 (2011) 5. Tyriena Henley-Henderson.............56.56 (2008) 6. Arrielle Holzendorf.......................56.57 (2011) 7. Morinsola Keshinro.......................57.06 (2009) 8. Renisha Robinson..........................57.28 (2010) 9. Chelsea Davis...............................57.31 (2008) 10. Deirdre Reese.............................57.45 (2005)
Triple Jump
1. Naima Goodwin........................5-08.00 (2011) 2. Moira Robinson.........................5-06.00 (2010) Sandra Butler.............................5-06.00 (2000) Alicyn Chappelle........................5-06.00 (1999) 5. Jessica Jones..............................5-05.75 (2004) 6. Baiba Celma.............................5-04.25 (2009) Rachel Welz..............................5-04.25 (2007) LeClaire Ebow............................5-04.25 (2005) Sumayyah Abdullah...................5-04.25 (1998) 10. Roshena Duree.........................5-03.25 (2006) 1. Lizzy Norvell...........................13-05.75 (2011) 2. Ericka Violett............................12-11.75 (2009) 3. Kaitlynne Moore......................12-05.50 (2009) 4. Melissa Adams........................11-07.75 (2006) 5. Jillian Schlenker.......................11-06.25 (2006) Iran Serrano............................11-06.25 (2003) 7. Tracy Dahl...............................11-05.75 (2000) 8. Shawna Peterman....................11-04.25 (2002) 9. Hilary Herndon........................11-02.25 (2000) 10. Dylan Swisley........................10-11.75 (2011) 1. Andi Behring...........................50-03.50 (2011) 2. Ify Agwuenu...........................48-01.25 (2009) 3. Monica Gomez........................47-05.75 (2008) 4. Ashley Arbuckle.......................46-04.00 (2006) 5. Tatiana Clark...........................45-02.50 (2009) 6. Holly Lohse..............................44-10.25 (2010) 7. Nicole McClure........................44-06.00 (2009) 8. Sabrina Kirkwood.....................43-08.00 (2004) 9. Markita Hinton........................43-07.75 (2011) 10. Jessica Bonner.......................42-11.50 (2010) 1. Ify Agwuenu...........................59-05.50 (2010) 2. Ashley Arbuckle.......................59-00.00 (2006) 3. Nicole McClure........................56-00.00 (2009) 4. Monica Gomez........................54-04.75 (2009) 5. Laura Cadranel........................53-11.00 (2006) 6. Wendi Selle.............................53-01.50 (2002) 7. Jessica Bonner.........................52-08.00 (2011) 8. Tatiana Clark...........................51-09.00 (2009) 9. Erinn Jones..............................51-06.25 (2011) 10. Andi Behring.........................49-11.25 (2010)
Pentathlon
1. Naima Goodwin...........................3,691 (2010) 2. Moira Robinson............................3,603 (2008) 3. LeClaire Ebow...............................3,478 (2005) 4. Carlyn Whitney.............................3,475 (2007) 5. Emily Griffin.................................3,390 (2005) 6. Ileah Jackson................................3,358 (2004) 7. Roshena Duree..............................3,338 (2006)
4x400-Meter Relay
1. 1999...................................................3:45.91 2. 1999...................................................3:46.14 3. 2011...................................................3:46.19 4. 2010...................................................3:47.71 5. 2007...................................................3:48.24
Distance Medley Relay
1. 2011.................................................11:31.67 2. 2010.................................................11:45.54 3. 2008.................................................12:01.04 4. 2011.................................................12:08.67 5. 2009.................................................12:10.29
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2011 Lea Wallace (12th)^........................................ 800 Renisha Robinson (16th).................................. 800 2010 Lea Wallace (8th)*.......................................... 800 Renisha Robinson (14th).................................. 800 *All-America ^Second Team All-America
Big Sky Indoor Champions
2011 Andi Behring............................................Shot Put Lizzy Norvell......................................... Pole Vault Alicia Truesdale...................................60-Hurdles Lea Wallace................................................. 800^ Lea Wallace................................................... Mile ^Most Outstanding Performer 2010 Sakya Bolton.......................................55-Hurdles Naima Goodwin...................................High Jump Nicole McGlory.................................. Triple Jump Renisha Robinson........................................... 800 Ericka Violett.........................................Long Jump 2009 Ericka Violett^...................................... 60-Hurdles Renisha Robinson........................................... 800 Ericka Violett^.......................................Long Jump Ericka Violett^......................................Triple Jump ^Co-Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet 2008 Alicia Truesdale............................................... 60 Renisha Robinson........................................... 800 Lori Vaught...........................................Long Jump Lori Vaught..........................................Triple Jump
2007 Nancy Searcy...................................... 55-Hurdles Nancy Searcy.......................................Long Jump Lori Vaught..........................................Triple Jump Melissa Tracey, A. Castillo-Springer, Carlyn Whitney, Tyriena Henley-Henderson............. 4x400 2006 Catherine Crawford............................. 60-Hurdles 2004 Shanita Bryant .....................................Long Jump Roshena Duree ....................................Triple Jump 2001 Shanita Bryant .....................................Long Jump 1999 Africa Eldridge.....................................400-Meter
Alicyn Chappelle, High Jump; Africa Eldridge, 400; Hillary Herndon, Pole Vault
1997
Marisa Avendano, Mile; Tracy Dahl, Pole Vault
Big Sky Indoor Athlete of the Week 2011
Andi Behring, Field; Lea Wallace, Track
2010
Ericka Violett, Field; Lea Wallace, Track
2009
Ericka Violett, Field
2004
Jessica Thomas, Field; Shanita Bryant, Field
1997 Marisa Avendano.......................................... Mile
2003
Big Sky Indoor All-Conference
Big Sky Indoor All-Academic
2011
Andi Behring, SP; Sakya Bolton 60H; Naima Goodwin HJ; Arrielle Holzendorf 4x400; Victoria Humphrey 4x400; Nicole McGlory TJ; Brianna Nelson 4x400; Lizzy Norvell PV; Renisha Robinson 800, 4x400; Alicia Truesdale 60, 60H, 200; Lea Wallace 800, Mile; Natalia Wright TJ
2010
Ify Agweunu WT; Sakya Bolton 55H; Naima Goodwin HJ, Pent; Victoria Humphrey 4x400; Nicole Jackson 4x400, DMR; Erin Lewis DMR; Lora Marchini DMR; Brianna Nelson 4x400; Moira Robinson 55H, HJ, TJ; Renisha Robinson 800, DMR, 4x400; Ericka Violett TJ, LJ, PV
2009
Ify Agwuenu SP; Victoria Humphrey 400, 4x400; Morinsola Keshinro 4x400; Renisha Robinson 800, 4x400; Ericka Violett 60H, LJ, LJ, PV; Lea Wallace 800, 4x400
2008
Chelsea Davis 4x400; Monica Gomez SP; Tyriena HenleyHenderson 400, 4x400; Victoria Humphrey 4x400; Moira Robinson 60H, LJ; Renisha Robinson 800, 4x400; Alicia Truesdale, 60, 60H; Lori Vaught LJ, TJ
2007
Anais Castillo-Springer, 4x400; Tyreina Henley-Henderson, 400, 4x400; Nancy Searcy 55, 55-hurdles, LJ; Melissa Tracey, 4x400; Lori Vaught, TJ; Ericka Violett, PV; Carlyn Whitney, 4x400
2006
Ashley Arbuckle, WT; Catherine Crawford, 60-hurdles; Roshena Duree, 60-hurdles; LeClaire Ebow, Pentathlon; Seqoiya Peggese, TJ
2005
LeClaire Ebow, Pentathlon; Tyreina Henley-Henderson, 200, TJ
2004
Shanita Bryant, Long Jump, 200; Roshena Duree, 55-hurdles, TJ
2003
Shanita Bryant, Long Jump; Roshena Duree, 55-hurdles, TJ Shanita Bryant holds the school record in the indoor and outdoor long jump. Bryant won the Big Sky title indoors in 2001 and 2004 and also finished first at the 2001 outdoor championships.
1999
Roshena Duree, Field
2011
Naima Goodwin, Nicole McGlory, Rachel Mitchell, Veronica Stinnett, Lea Wallace
2010
Ify Agwuenu, Kristina Holtz, Nicole Jackson, Erin Lewis, Holly Lohse, Nicole McGlory, Ericka Violett, Lea Wallace
2009
Ify Agwuenu, Naima Goodwin, Nicole Jackson, Morinsola Keshinro, Ericka Violett
2008
Ify Agwuenu, Naima Goodwin, Morinsola Keshinro, Lori Vaught, Ericka Violett, Rachel Welz, Carlyn Whitney
2007
Michelle Garcia, Morinsola Keshinro, Mary O’Reilly, Lori Vaught, Ericka Violett, Carlyn Whitney
2006
Melissa Adams, Sara Baxter, Michelle Garcia, Morinsola Keshinro, Jessica Thomas, Melissa Tracey, Lori Vaught, Carlyn Whitney
2005
Anaís Castillo-Springer, Angela Mercado, Theresa Schultz, Jessica Thomas
2003
Heather Clark, Ashlee Gary, Virginia Grillo, Jasmine McMahon, Angela Mercado, Heidi Poppelreiter
2002
Jennifer Burkhalter, Heather Clark, Annette Corey, Ileah Jackson, Heidi Poppelreiter, Iran Serrano
2001
Shanita Bryant, Michelle Luedke, Angela Mercado, Karen Trapani
2000
Sandra Butler, Katie Fontana, Melissa Madeson
1999
2001
Shanita Bryant, Long Jump
Stephanie Artis, Danielle Bezner, Africa Eldridge, Katie Fontana, Melissa Madeson, Sarah White
2000
1998
Karmen Furr, Long Jump
Katie Fontana
1997
Africa Eldridge, Serena Collins, Karynn Wylie
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800-Meter
High Jump
60-Meter
Mile
Pole Vault
3,000-Meter
Shot Put
5,000-Meter
Weight Throw
1. Tyrone Taylor..................................6.31 (1998) 2. Jonathan Davis...............................6.33 (2002) 3. Jody Johnson..................................6.34 (2007) 4. Raphael McFarlane.........................6.38 (2007) 5. Ronald Brookins..............................6.39 (2010) 6. A.J. Reed........................................6.40 (2010) Stephen Thames..............................6.40 (1998) 8. Darin Carter...................................6.42 (1999) 9. Andy White....................................6.42 (2010) 10. Chauncey Corbin..........................6.45 (2005) 1. Andy White....................................6.70 (2011) Raphael McFarlane.........................6.70 (2008) 3. Jody Johnson..................................6.76 (2007) 4. Ronald Brookins..............................6.82 (2011) 5. A.J. Reed........................................6.86 (2010) 6. Arsenio Corbin...............................6.91 (2006) 7. Louis Burress...................................7.01 (2006) 8. Jason Nelson..................................7.02 (2009) 9. Justin Nesbitt..................................7.05 (2010) 10. Evan Meehan...............................7.07 (2011)
55-Meter Hurdles
1. Ronald Brookins..............................7.28 (2010) 2. A.J. Reed........................................7.43 (2010) 3. Chauncey Corbin............................7.59 (2003) 4. André Wright.................................7.61 (2006) 5. Chris Santana.................................7.63 (2004) 6. Charles Amey.................................7.65 (2001) 7. Nick Santana..................................7.66 (2004) Tony Galaviz..................................7.66 (1999) 9. Jeff Santana....................................7.77 (2005) 10. D.J. Wright...................................7.90 (2010) Larry Harris..................................7.90 (2003)
60-Meter Hurdles
1. Ronald Brookins..............................7.75 (2011) 2. A.J. Reed........................................8.02 (2010) Andre Wright.................................8.02 (2006) 4. Marcus McMillan............................8.15 (2009) 5. Chauncey Corbin............................8.29 (2006) 6. Tyler Creswell.................................8.32 (2011) 7. Tony Galaviz..................................8.35 (1999) 8. D.J. Wright.....................................8.47 (2010) 9. Sam Schur......................................8.48 (2011) 10. Stephone Paige.............................8.56 (2007)
200-Meter
1. Jody Johnson................................21.40 (2008) Raphael McFarlane.......................21.40 (2008) 3. Justin Nesbitt................................21.81 (2010) 4. Jason Nelson................................21.83 (2010) 5. Tyrone Taylor................................21.85 (1998) 6. Chauncey Corbin..........................21.99 (2007) 7. Tymone Archie..............................22.00 (1998) 8. Jordan Archie...............................22.12 (2011) Darin Carter.................................22.12 (1999) 10. Mike Kenyon..............................22.14 (1999)
400-Meter
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1. Kenny Gowan...............................47.33 (1998) 2. Jason Nelson................................47.74 (2010) 3. Mike Kenyon................................48.06 (1999) 4. Eddie Johnson...............................48.10 (1998) 5. Alex Jackson.................................48.64 (2008) 6. Kirk Anderson..............................48.75 (2011) 7. Kenan Smith.................................49.21 (2002) 8. Andy Kotko..................................49.40 (1998) 9. Cameron Jost................................49.54 (2010) 10. Justin Nesbitt..............................49.66 (2011)
1. Nathanael Litwiller....................1:51.03 (2011) 2. David Rabinowitz.......................1:51.39 (2010) 3. Jeffrey Paneda...........................1:52.22 (2007) 4. Cole Younger.............................1:53.19 (2010) 5. Myko Lucas................................1:53.23 (2010) 6. Dustin Diaz................................1:53.34 (2001) 7. V.J. Blair....................................1:53.66 (2006) 8. Terrell Kirtz................................1:54.29 (2010) 9. Robert McNeil............................1:54.64 (2003) 10. Juan Vazquez..........................1:55.55 (2005) 1. Jeffrey Paneda...........................4:09.64 (2008) 2. Nathanael Litwiller....................4:09.77 (2011) 3. David Rabinowitz.......................4:12.17 (2010) 4. Scott Grose................................4:12.40 (2010) 5. Cuco Chavez.............................4:17.02 (2003) 6. Cole Younger.............................4:17.13 (2011) 7. Daniel Grech.............................4:18.32 (2006) 8. Juan Vazquez............................4:19.48 (2003) 9. Jacob Mills................................4:23.98 (2002) 10. Craig Farley............................4:26.26 (1999) 1. Chris Romo...............................8:25.39 (2010) 2. Colin Szehner............................8:32.01 (2008) 3. Dominic Vogl.............................8:38.35 (2007) 4. Jose E. Garcia...........................8:49.62 (2007) 5. Jose A. Garcia...........................8:57.60 (2007) 5. Cuco Chavez.............................9:00.75 (2002) 6. Enrique Torres............................9:02.13 (1998) 7. Tom Getchell..............................9:04.15 (2003) 8. Jason Tackett..............................9:09.00 (1998) 9. Erik Mencarini...........................9:11.35 (2000) 1. Colin Szehner..........................15:05.06 (2010) 2. Steven Schenck........................15:19.14 (2006) 3. Daniel Carlson.........................15:19.38 (2010) 4. Jose Garcia.............................15:29.01 (2007) 5. Jason Tackett............................15:39.73 (1998) 6. Dominic Vogl...........................15:41.87 (2007) 7. Erik Mencarini.........................15:49.33 (1999)
Long Jump
1. Raphael McFarlane..................25-07.75 (2008) 2. Ronald Brookins.......................25-02.75 (2009) 3. Brandon Parker........................24-09.50 (2005) 4. Jimmithee Banks.......................24-08.25 (2000) 5. Greg Mayo..............................23-08.00 (2011) 6. Philip Burks..............................23-06.75 (2009) 7. David Houghton.......................23-06.25 (2009) 8. Emilio Hernandez.....................23-05.25 (2011) 9. Jay D. Coles............................23-03.50 (2003) 10. Sam Schur.............................23-01.75 (2010)
Triple Jump
1. Ron Scurlock............................49-05.50 (1998) 2. Emilio Hernandez.....................48-09.50 (2011) 3. Raphael McFarlane..................48-06.25 (2008) 4. Philip Burks..............................48-05.25 (2009) 5. Greg Mayo..............................47-09.25 (2011) 6. Jimmithee Banks.......................47-06.50 (1999) 7. Nick Taylor..............................47-04.50 (2011) 8. Jay D. Coles............................46-09.50 (2003) 9. Bryan Parker............................46-09.00 (2005) 10. Scott Towne............................46-08.75 (1999)
1. Joe Radan.................................7-03.75 (1979) 2. Emilio Hernandez.......................6-11.75 (2011) 3. Rokeem Osby............................6-08.75 (2001) 4. Larry Harris...............................6-07.00 (2003) 5. Sam Schur.................................6-06.75 (2011) James Sumner............................6-06.75 (2000) 7. Nick Taylor................................6-04.25 (2011) 8. Mario Giovannoni......................6-02.25 (2011) 9. Daniel Renich.............................6-02.00 (2006) 10. Brandon Lynch.........................6-00.50 (2002) 1. Daniel Imlach...........................17-06.50 (2008) 2. Robert Brazier..........................16-02.75 (2008) 3. Jimmy Williamson.....................16-01.25 (2009) 4. Blair Wallingford.....................15-11.00 (2009) 5. Theotis Daniels.........................15-08.25 (2003) 6. Andrew Lohse.........................15-01.75 (2010) 7. Charles Nichols........................15-01.50 (2007) 8. Brett Thompson.......................14-11.00 (2011) 9. Sam Schur...............................14-09.50 (2011) 10. Matt Gilbert...........................14-02.50 (2008) 1. David Nichols..........................62-02.25 (2007) 2. Geoff Fong..............................53-05.75 (2004) 3. Alberto Millan.........................51-10.00 (2011) 4. Taylor Weldon.........................51-08.50 (2011) 5. Jason Wacker..........................51-02.75 (2011) 6. Tanner Harrah.........................50-11.50 (2007) 7. Derek Baumer..........................49-02.00 (1997) 8. Alan Duben.............................48-01.00 (1997) 9. Ron Tilton................................45-07.25 (2004) 10. Andrew Titherington...............45-06.50 (2011) 1. Geoff Fong..............................63-03.50 (2005) 2. Derek Baumer..........................63-00.00 (1997) 3. Robert Linkul............................59-06.25 (2004) 4. Justin Carvalho........................55-09.75 (1997) 5. Joel Johnson............................55-05.00 (2004) 6. Taylor Weldon.........................54-07.50 (2010) 7. Callen Duffy............................53-09.00 (2011) 8. Alberto Millan.........................53-06.25 (2011) 9. Tim McGallian.........................52-11.50 (2003)
Heptathlon
1. Sam Schur....................................5,375 (2011) 2. Robert Brazier...............................5,062 (2008) 3. Richard Duhaime..........................4,748 (2006) 4. Daniel Renich................................4,663 (2006) 5. Matt Williamson...........................4,587 (2010) 6. Jordan Stevenson..........................4,047 (2005) 7. Ron Tilton.....................................3,430 (2004)
4x400-Meter Relay
1. 2008...................................................3:13.43 2. 2010...................................................3:14.34 3. 2007...................................................3:15.54 4. 2003...................................................3:15.84 5. 2004...................................................3:15.87
Distance Medley Relay
1. 2011.................................................10:01.18 2. 2003.................................................10:09.16 3. 2000.................................................10:14.12 1999.................................................10:14.12 5. 2002.................................................10:15.49
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2011 Ronald Brookins (10th).......................... 60-Hurdles 2010 Ronald Brookins (14th).......................... 60-Hurdles 2008 Daniel Imlach (10th)................................Pole Vault Raphael McFarlane (13th)*.....................Long Jump 2007 David Nichols (10th)................................. Shot Put *All-America
Big Sky Indoor Champions
2011 Ronald Brookins............................... 60-Hurdles^% Ronald Brookins.....................................Long Jump Emilio Hernandez..................................Triple Jump Andy White...................................................... 60 ^Most Outstanding Performer %Most Valuable Athlete 2010 Ronald Brookins^.................................. 55-Hurdles Ronald Brookins^...................................Long Jump Emilio Hernandez...................................High Jump Jason Nelson.................................................. 400 Andy White...................................................... 55 ^Big Sky Men’s Track Athlete of the Meet 2009 Marcus McMillan.................................. 60-Hurdles Ronald Brookins^...................................Long Jump ^Big Sky Men’s Field Athlete of the Meet
Big Sky Indoor All-Conference
Big Sky Indoor All-Academic
Kirk Anderson 400; Ronald Brookins 60, 60H, LJ; Emilio Hernandez HJ, TJ; Nathanael Litwiller 800; Greg Mayo LJ, TJ; Sam Schur, HEP; Andy White 60
Ronald Brookins, Alberto Millan, Jason Wacker
2011
2010
Kirk Anderson 4x400; Ronald Brookins 55, 55-hurdles, LJ; Emilio Hernandez HJ; Cameron Jost 4x400; Jason Nelson 400, 4x400; Justin Nesbitt 200, 4x400; David Rabinowitz 800; A.J. Reed 55, 55-hurdles; Andy White 55
2009
Ronald Brookins, Jason Nelson, David Rabinowitz, A.J. Reed, Jason Wacker
2009
Ronald Brookins, Jon Jordan, Jason Nelson, David Rabinowitz
2008
Jason Nelson, David Rabinowitz, A.J. Reed
2008
David Houghton, Jason Nelson, Jeffrey Paneda, A.J. Reed, Jermaine Wilson
Robert Brazier Heptathlon; Ronald Brookins 60-hurdles; Emilio Hernandez HJ; Daniel Imlach, PV; Alex Jackson 4x400; Jody Johnson 60, 4x400; Raphael McFarlane 60, 200, LJ, TJ; Jason Nelson 4x400; Jeffrey Paneda 800; AJ Reed 60-hurdles; Jermaine Wilson 4x400
2007
Chauncey Corbin 4x400; Daniel Imlach PV; Raphael McFarlane LJ, 55; Jody Johnson 55, 200; Jason Nelson 4x400; David Nichols SP; Stephone Paige 4x400; Jeffrey Paneda 800; AJ Reed 55-hurdles; Jermaine Wilson 4x400
2006
Daniel Imlach, PV; Raphael McFarlane, LJ; André Wright, 60-hurdles
2005
2007
2006
Daniel Grech, David Houghton
2003
Dustin Fee, Tom Getchell, Joel Johnson, Robert Linkul
2002
Cuco Chavez, Ben Jones, Obi Osuji
2001
Jeremy Espino, Shawn Hooper, Jacob Mills
2000
Andrew Kotko
Chauncey Corbin, 55, 55-hurdles; Geoff Fong, Weight Throw; David Nichols, Shot Put; Brandon Parker, Long Jump; Chris Santana, 55-hurdles
1999
2004
Jason Tackett
Brandon Parker, Long Jump; André Wright, 55-hurdles
2003
2007 Jody Johnson.................................................... 55 Jody Johnson.................................................. 200 Raphael McFarlane................................Long Jump Daniel Imlach..........................................Pole Vault David Nichols........................................... Shot Put
Mike Kenyon, 400
Jonathan Davis, 55
Andrew Kotko, Max Naegele
1998 1997
Chad Cook, Ryan Nugent, Alan Duben, Andrew Kotko, Dan Pyatt
2002
Jay D. Coles, Triple Jump; Jonathan Davis, 55
2001
Jonathan Davis, 55
2000
Jimmithee Banks, Long Jump
1999
Big Sky Indoor Athlete of the Week 2011
Ronald Brookins, Field (2x)
2006 André Wright....................................... 60-Hurdles
2010
2005 Brandon Parker......................................Long Jump David Nichols........................................... Shot Put
2009
2004 Brandon Parker .....................................Long Jump
Raphael McFarlane, Field (3x), Track (1x)
2000 Jimmithee Banks.....................................Long Jump
2010
Ronald Brookins 60, 60-hurdles, LJ; Philip Burks TJ; Marcus McMillan, 60-hurdles
2008 Raphael McFarlane^......................................... 60 A.J. Reed.............................................. 60-Hurdles Raphael McFarlane^....................................... 200 Jeffrey Paneda................................................ 800 Raphael McFarlane^..............................Long Jump Daniel Imlach..........................................Pole Vault Jason Nelson, Alex Jackson, Jermaine Wilson, Jody Johnson......................................4x400 Relay ^Big Sky Track & Field Athlete of the Meet
2002 Jonathan Davis .......................................55-Meter
2010
Ronald Brookins, Field Ronald Brookins, Track, Field
2008 2005
David Nichols, Field
2004
André Wright, Track
1997
Derek Baumer, Field Emilo Hernandez ranks second in Hornet history in both the triple jump and long jump. Hernandez won five Big Sky individual event titles during his career.
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S OUTDOOR RECORDS 100-Meter
1. Lea Wallace............................... 2:02.95 (2011) 2. Africa Eldridge.......................... 2:06.07 (1998) 3. Renisha Robinson...................... 2:06.66 (2010) 4. Jennifer Burkhalter...................... 2:08.52 (2001) 5. Diana Pappas............................ 2:10.50 (1981) 6. Nancy Mullen.............................2:11.0h (1973) 7. Veronica Stinnett....................... 2:11.13 (2011) 8. Nancy Figliomeni....................... 2:11.20 (1984) 9. Tammy Gonzales........................ 2:12.40 (1980) 10. Barbara Barnes........................ 2:12.55 (1982)
200-Meter
1,500-Meter
400-Meter
3,000-Meter
1. Donna Carley .............................. 23.66 (1988) 2. Janet Dodson................................ 23.96 (1982) 3. Bobbie Gilmore............................. 24.12 (1982) 4. Victoria Humphrey........................ 24.18 (2010) 5. Tyreina Henley-Henderson............. 24.26 (2008) 6. Joni David.................................... 24.28 (2000) 7. Shanita Bryant.............................. 24.30 (2001) 8. Crystal Watson............................. 24.36 (1998) 9. Mariah Rogers............................. 24.39 (2011) 10. Natalie Day................................ 24.46 (1985) Marisa Avendano finished second at the 1997 NCAA Div. I Outdoor Track Championships in the 10,000. Her finish made her the first Hornet woman to earn AllAmerica honors at the Div. I level. Avendano easily has the best marks in school history in the 5K (16:19.57) and 10K (34:17.61). She is also the only Sacramento State athlete to compete at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. She was an All-American in cross country in 2006 after placing sixth.
800-Meter
1. Donna Carley............................... 11.45 (1983) 2. Bobbie Gilmore............................. 11.60 (1982) 3. Stacey Rogers............................... 11.69 (1992) 4. Janet Dodson................................ 11.73 (1982) 5. Joni David.................................... 11.74 (2001) 6. Nancy Searcy............................... 11.75 (2007) 7. Natalie Day.................................. 11.81 (1984) 8. Shanita Bryant.............................. 11.90 (2001) 9. Victoria Humphrey........................ 11.94 (2011) 10. Alicia Truesdale.......................... 11.99 (2011)
1. Bobbie Gilmore............................. 53.83 (1982) 2. Tyreina Henley-Henderson............. 54.53 (2008) 3. Victoria Humphrey........................ 54.75 (2011) 4. Chelsea Davis............................... 55.01 (2008) 5. Africa Eldridge............................. 55.26 (1998) 6. Brianna Nelson............................. 55.30 (2011) 7. Kari Tranzor................................. 55.80 (1998) 8. Jennifer Burkhalter......................... 55.92 (2001) 9. Morinsola Keshinro....................... 56.36 (2006) 10. Arrielle Holzendorf..................... 56.65 (2011)
1. Lea Wallace............................... 4:11.31 (2011) 2. Renisha Robinson...................... 4:25.36 (2008) 3. Diane Figliomeni........................ 4:26.60 (1984) 4. Mary Ann Scannell.................... 4:30.62 (1981) 5. Marisa Avendano...................... 4:31.20 (1997) 6. Tiffany Hall................................ 4:31.98 (2008) 7. Tina Limon................................. 4:34.58 (2000) 8. Kristina Holtz............................. 4:34.64 (2009) 9. Diana Pappas............................ 4:34.91 (1981) 10. Erin Lewis................................ 4:35.34 (2009) 1. Marisa Avendano...................... 9:32.32 (1997)
5,000-Meter
1. Marisa Avendano.................... 16:19.57 (1997) 2. Rachel Mitchell........................ 16:43.64 (2011) 3. Kristina Holtz........................... 16:51.82 (2009) 4. Mary Ann Scannell.................. 16:57.50 (1981) 5. Michelle Garcia....................... 17:01.22 (2007) 6. Tiffany Hall.............................. 17:11.94 (2008) 7. Lisa Foy................................... 17:14.22 (1980) 8. Erica Sahli............................... 17:17.34 (2009) 9. Kathy Pfiefer............................ 17:20.75 (1981) 10. Robin Tracey.......................... 17:30.50 (1981)
10,000-Meter
1. Marisa Avendano.................... 34:17.61 (1997) 2. Lisa Foy................................... 36:40.90 (1980) 3. Laura Rinde ............................ 36:43.70 (1983) 4. Kathy Pfiefer............................ 36:44.80 (1981) 5. Krista Roberts.......................... 36:51.30 (1980)
100-Meter Hurdles
1. Nancy Searcy............................... 13.35 (2007) 2. Natalie Day.................................. 13.46 (1985) 3. Sakya Bolton................................ 13.57 (2011) 4. Roshena Duree.............................. 13.60 (2004) 5. Alicia Truesdale............................ 13.67 (2011) 6. Myesha Kirtman............................ 13.74 (2002) 7. Rosalyn Morris.............................. 13.77 (2000) 8. Moira Robinson............................ 13.78 (2010) 9. Catherine Crawford...................... 13.84 (2006) 10. Ericka Violett............................... 13.95 (2009)
400-Meter Hurdles
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Lea Wallace was a two-time NCAA Indoor All-America in the 800. As a senior, Wallace was named the Most Outstanding Performer at the Big Sky Championships after winning the 800 and mile. Outdoors, became the first Hornet to advance to then NCAA Div. I Championships in two events during the same season, qualifying in the 800 and 1,500. She also qualified for the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships in 2009.
1. Natalie Day ............................ 58.24 (C) (1985) 2. Rosalyn Morris.............................. 59.29 (1998) 3. Melissa Tracey.............................. 59.62 (2006) 4. Nicole Jackson............................. 59.86 (2011) 5. Morinsola Keshinro....................... 59.90 (2009) 6. Lori Finnerly............................... 1:01.00 (1991) 7. Joni David................................. 1:01.15 (1999) 8. Emily Griffin.............................. 1:01.84 (2005) 9. Joanna Cooper.......................... 1:01.98 (2000) 10. Nancy Wallace........................ 1:02.21 (1982)
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1. Kristina Holtz........................... 10:27.53 (2008) 2. Jodie Leal................................ 10:52.50 (2008) 3. Rachel Mitchell........................ 10:55.56 (2011) 4. Jenni Eiremo............................ 11:13.12 (2009) 5. Caprice Bradshaw.................... 11:15.20 (2009) 6. Virginia Grillo.......................... 11:30.06 (2006)
High Jump
1. Naima Goodwin........................ 5-10.50 (2011) 2. Alicyn Chappelle........................ 5-09.00 (1996) 3. Sandra Butler............................. 5-08.50 (2000) 4. Moira Robinson......................... 5-08.00 (2010) 5. Kelli Barber............................... 5-07.00 (1984) 6. Renee Sandberg........................ 5-06.75 (1993) DeAnne Homstead..................... 5-06.75 (1981) 8. Sumayyah Abdullah................... 5-06.00 (1996) 9. Monique Spencer....................... 5-05.00 (2007)
Pole Vault
1. Lizzy Norvell........................... 13-05.25 (2010) 2. Ericka Violett............................ 13-00.75 (2011) 3. Kaitlynne Moore...................... 12-05.50 (2011) 4. Tracy Dahl............................... 12-04.00 (2001) 5. Melissa Adams........................ 12-01.50 (2006) Jillian Schlenker....................... 12-01.50 (2006) 7. Hilary Herndon........................ 11-08.00 (2000) 8. Dylann Swisley......................... 11-06.25 (2011) Shawna Peterman.................... 11-06.25 (2002) 10. Iran Serrano.......................... 11-04.00 (2001)
Long Jump
1. Shanita Bryant......................... 20-02.25 (2001) 2. Stacey Rogers ......................... 20-01.00 (1992) 3. Nancy Searcy.......................... 20-00.25 (2007) 4. Ericka Violett............................ 19-11.50 (2009) 5. Seqoiya Peggese...................... 19-11.00 (2006) 6. Moira Robinson....................... 19-10.75 (2010) 7. Candice Mills........................... 19-10.25 (2004) 8. Karen Trapani.......................... 19-09.50 (2001) Lori Vaught.............................. 19-09.50 (2007) 10. Jessica Thomas...................... 19-08.75 (2003)
Discus
Heptathlon
Hammer
4x100-Meter Relay
1. Stacey Hom ............................... 170-03 (1990) 2. Jennifer Onyegbako.................... 166-03 (2005) 3. Holly Lohse................................. 160-04 (2010) 4. Mary Dentinger.......................... 159-04 (1985) 5. Ashley Arbuckle.......................... 154-08 (2006) 6. Ify Agwuenu.............................. 153-07 (2010) 7. Jackie Hotchkiss.......................... 152-10 (2000) 8. Jessica Bonner............................ 146-01 (2010) 9. Chelesa Stephney........................ 145-05 (1997) 10. Tatiana Clark............................ 144-10 (2010) 1. Sarah Yoldi................................ 180-06 (2011) 2. Laura Cadranel........................... 180-01 (2005) 3. Katie Lodato............................... 176-05 (2007) 4. Holly Lohse................................. 173-10 (2010) 5. Windi Selle................................. 172-09 (2002) 6. Lila Yoldi.................................... 171-03 (2011) 7. Monica Gomez........................... 170-11 (2009) 8. Nicole McClure........................... 167-08 (2009) 9. Ify Agwuenu.............................. 162-09 (2010) 10. Theresa Schultz......................... 162-02 (2005)
Javelin
1. Ashley Ast.................................. 158-10 (2008) 2. Liz Parsley.................................. 152-04 (2006) 3. Emily Kersting............................ 151-06 (2011) 4. Holly Fraser................................ 146-10 (2011) 5. Lorea Jones................................. 140-04 (2003) 6. Janine Dickey............................. 136-07 (2003) 7. Kenna Ross................................ 136-03 (2010) 8. Baiba Celma.............................. 135-04 (2011) 9. Ileah Jackson.............................. 131-04 (2003) 10. Marty Atkinson......................... 129-03 (1993) 1. Jeanine Miller*............................ 164-02 (1986) * Old rules javelin
1. Natalie Day.................................. 5,422 (1985) 2. Roshena Duree.............................. 5,142 (2006) 3. Naima Goodwin........................... 5,019 (2010) 4. Mariah Rogers............................. 4,833 (2011) 5. Emily Griffin................................. 4,719 (2005) 6. Marty Atkinson............................. 4,715 (1993) 7. Sharon Holgersen......................... 4,694 (1991) 8. Moira Robinson............................ 4,661 (2008) 9. Sarah Beesley............................... 4,644 (1993) 10. Kelli Barber................................. 4,627 (1984) 1. David, Kirtman, Lash, Morris..................... 45.80 (2000) 2. Byrd, Bryant, David, Kirtman.................... 45.82 (2001) 3. Truesdale, Rogers, Bolton, Humphrey........ 45.83 (2011) Banks, Carley, Moore, Gilmore................. 45.83 (1982) 5. Byrd, Bryant, David, Kirtman.................... 45.97 (2001) 6. Byrd, Stanton, Reed, Kirtman.................... 46.10 (2002) 7. Banks, Moore, Gilmore, Carley................. 46.11 (1982) 8. Trapani, David, Kirtman, Watson.............. 46.13 (1999) 9. Unknown................................................. 46.32 (2008) 10. Humphrey, Nelson, N. McGlory, Truesdale.. 46.35 (2010)
4x400-Meter Relay
1. Holzendorf, Nelson, Humphrey, Wallace... 3:42.76 (2011) 2. Tranzor, David, Kirtman, Eldridge........... 3:43.24 (1999) 3. Keshinro, Humphrey, R. Robinson, Wallace.. 3:43.57 (2009) 4. Davis, Keshinro, Stucks,Henley-Henderson... 3:43.81 (2008) 5. Morris, Tranzor, Moorer, Eldridge........... 3:44.53 (1998) 6. Morris, Tranzor, Moorer, Eldridge........... 3:45.19 (1998) 7. Wallace, Thompson, Carley, Gilmore...... 3:46.12 (1982) 8. David, Kirtman, Lash, Morris.................. 3:47.86 (2000) 9. Unknown.............................................. 3:48.60 (2007) 10. Humphrey, Nelson, R. Robinson, Goodwin.... 3:48.95 (2010)
Bold - Current Members of the Team
Triple Jump
1. Moira Robinson....................... 42-04.00 (2011) Karmen Furr............................ 42-04.00 (2000) 3. Lauren McGlory....................... 41-11.50 (2011) 4. Natalia Wright........................ 41-09.75 (2011) 5. Roshena Duree......................... 41-01.75 (2006) 6. Lori Vaught.............................. 40-11.50 (2007) 7. Ericka Violett............................ 40-09.75 (2009) 8. Seqoiya Peggese...................... 40-06.00 (2006) 9. Karen Trapani.......................... 40-01.25 (2001) 10. Nicole McGlory..................... 39-06.50 (2010)
Shot Put
1. Ify Agwuenu........................... 50-06.75 (2009) 2. Andi Behring........................... 49-09.75 (2011) 3. Monica Crawford..................... 47-06.50 (2001) 4. Ashley Arbuckle....................... 47-01.00 (2006) 5. Nicole McClure........................ 46-10.75 (2009) 6. Monica Gomez........................ 46-04.25 (2009) 7. Linda Mitchel .......................... 45-06.00 (1983) 8. Markita Hinton........................ 44-08.25 (2011) Dawn Anderson....................... 44-08.25 (1996) 10. Holly Lohse............................ 44-03.25 (2010)
Nancy Searcy holds the school indoor record in the 55-hurdles and 60-hurdles and the outdoor record in the 100-hurdles. Searcy also ranks among the top 10 in the indoor 55 (second), long jump (third), 60 (fifth) and 200 (seventh) as well as the outdoor long jump (third) and 100 (sixth). In 2007, qualified for the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships in the 100-hurdles.
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S OUTDOOR HONORS NCAA Outdoor Participants 2011
Lea Wallace (6th)*..............................800 Lea Wallace (9th)^...........................1,500
NCAA Outdoor Regional Participants 2009
Africa Eldridge (19th)................ 800-Meter
Lea Wallace (3rd)...............................800 Renisha Robinson (5th).......................800 Ify Agwuenu (6th)......................... Shot Put Kristina Holtz (8th)................. Steeplechase Lizzy Norvell (t12th)....................Pole Vault Ericka Violett (12th)................... Long Jump Ericka Violett (t15th)....................Pole Vault Morinsola Keshinro (16th)........400-Hurdles Ericka Violett (16th).................. Triple Jump Sakya Bolton (18th)................100-Hurdles
1997
2008
2009
Lea Wallace (15th)..............................800 Renisha Robisnon (26th).....................800
2007
Nancy Searcy (19th)...............100-Hurdles
1998
Marisa Avendano (2nd)*...... 10,000-Meter * All-America ^ Second Team All-America
NCAA West Preliminary Participants 2011
Lea Wallace (4th)................................800 Lea Wallace (7th).............................1,500 Moira Robinson (20th)............. Triple Jump Holly Fraser (22nd).........................Javelin Lauren McGlory (23rd)............ Triple Jump Ermily Kersting (24th).....................Javelin Ericka Violett (30th).....................Pole Vault Sakya Bolton (33rd)................100-Hurdles Andi Behring (35th)....................... Shot Put Natalia Wright (35th).............. Triple Jump Natalia Wright (38th)............... Long Jump Alicia Truesdale (41st).............100-Hurdles Rachel Mitchell (45th)............................5K Moira Robinson (47th).............. Long Jump Sarah Yoldi (47th)........................ Hammer Nicole Jackson (48th)..............400-Hurdles Naima Goodwin (NH)............... High Jump
2010
Lizzy Norvell (t14th)....................Pole Vault Renisha Robinson (15th).....................800 Moira Robinson (18th)............. Triple Jump Ify Agwuenu (23rd)...................... Shot Put Emily Kersting (25th).......................Javelin Moira Robinson (t28th)............. High Jump Alicia Truesdale (36th)............100-Hurdles Holly Lohse (40th)............................Discus Moira Robinson (42nd)...........100-Hurdles Victoria Humphrey (43rd)....................200 Moira Robinson (43rd).............. Long Jump
Kristina Holtz (8th)................. Steeplechase Victoria Humphrey, T. Henley-Henderson, Ericka Violett, Truesdale (8th)........... 4x100 Tyriena Henley-Henderson (10th)..........200 Renisha Robinson (13th).....................800 Ashley Ast (13th).............................Javelin Ify Agwuenu (14th)....................... Shot Put Alicia Truesdale (16th)............100-Hurdles Morinsola Keshinro (21st)........400-Hurdles Lori Vaught (21st)..................... Triple Jump Lizzy Norvell (27th).....................Pole Vault
2007
Nancy Searcy (4th).................100-Hurdles Ashley Ast (9th)...............................Javelin Nancy Searcy (12th)................. Long Jump Lori Vaught (12th).................... Triple Jump Melissa Tracey (17th)...............400-Hurdles Lori Vaught (19th)..................... Long Jump
2006
Melissa Tracey (9th).................400-Hurdles Liz Parsley (10th).............................Javelin Roshena Duree (10th)..............100-Hurdles Catherine Crawford (11th).......100-Hurdles Seqoiya Peggese (13th)............ Triple Jump Seqoiya Peggese (15th)............. Long Jump Lori Vaught (17th)..................... Long Jump Ashley Arbuckle (22nd)................. Shot Put Roshena Duree (Foul)............... Triple Jump
2005
2007
2004
2006
2003
2005
Jennifer Onyegbako (14th)...............Discus Ashley Ast (22nd)...........................Javelin Laura Cadranel (23rd).................. Hammer Roshena Duree (14th)..............100-Hurdles Shanita Bryant (18th)................ Long Jump Janine Dickey (23rd).......................Javelin Lorea Jones (24th)...........................Javelin Roshena Duree (11th)............... Triple Jump Jessica Thomas (Foul)................ Long Jump
Big Sky Outdoor Champions 2011
Victoria Humphrey..............................400 Lea Wallace*............................800, 1500 Sakya Bolton..........................100-Hurdles Naima Goodwin....................... High Jump Ericka Violett...............................Pole Vault Moira Robinson^....Long Jump, Triple Jump Emily Kersting................................Javelin Arrielle Holzendorf, Brianna Nelson, Humphrey, Wallce.................. 4x400 Relay ^ Athlete of the Meet * Performance of the Meet
2010
Ify Agwuenu................................ Shot Put Lizzy Norvell..............................Pole Vault Renisha Robinson...............................800 Moira Robinson^.............. 100H, LJ, TJ, HJ ^ Field Athlete of the Meet
2009
Ify Agwuenu................................ Shot Put Sakya Bolton..........................100-Hurdles Ericka Violett............................. Long Jump Lea Wallace.......................................800
2008
Tyriena Henley-Henderson...................200 Morinsola Keshinro.................400-Hurdles Alicia Truesdale......................100-Hurdles Victoria Humphrey, Henley-Henderson, Ericka Violett, Truesdale......... 4x100 Relay
Moira Robinson tied the Big Sky Conferene record after scoring 40 points at the 2010 outdoor championships. The Visalia, Calif., native finished first in the 100-hurdles, high jump, long jump and triple jump. Robinson went on to compete in all four events at the NCAA West Preliminary.
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Nancy Searcy.........................100-Hurdles Melissa Tracey........................400-Hurdles Lori Vaught............................... Long Jump Roshena Duree........................100-Hurdles Melissa Tracey........................400-Hurdles Jennifer Onyegbako.........................Discus
2004
Roshena Duree^ .....................100-Hurdles ^ Field Athlete of the Meet
2002
Myesha Kirtman......................100-Hurdles
2001
Shanita Bryant ......................... Long Jump Joni David, Myesha Kirtman, Shanita Bryant, Stephanie Byrd..... 400-Meter Relay
2000
Rosalyn Morris........................100-Hurdles
1999
Kari Tranzor, Joni Davis, Myesha Kirtman, Africa Eldridge............. 1,600-Meter Relay
1998
Rosalyn Morris........................400-Hurdles
1997
Marisa Avendano.................. 5,000-Meter
2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S OUTDOOR HONORS Big Sky Outdoor All-Conference 2011
Andi Behring........................................ SP Sakya Bolton........................100H, 4x100 Holly Fraser........................................ JAV Naima Goodwin................................... HJ Arrielle Holzendorf.........................4x400 Victoria Humphrey.....................200, 400, 4x100, 4x400 Nicole Jackson................................ 400H Emily Kersting.................................... JAV Lauren McGlory.....................................TJ Brianna Nelson............................... 4x400 Moira Robinson.......................... LJ, HJ, TJ Mariah Rogers...............................4x100 Alicia Truesdale....................100H, 4x100 Ericka Violett.........................................PV Lea Wallace.................. 800, 1500, 4x400 Sarah Yoldi...................................... HAM
2010
Ify Agwuenu........................................ SP Sakya Bolton................................... 100H Naima Goodwin................................. HEP Victoria Humphrey.................. 400, 4x100 Nicole McGlory.....................................TJ Lauren McGlory.....................................TJ Brianna Nelson..............................4x100 Lizzy Norvell........................................PV Moira Robinson................ 100H, LJ, TJ, HJ Renisha Robinson...............................800 Alicia Truesdale..............................4x100
2009
Ify Agwuenu........................................ SP Sakya Bolton................................... 100H Chelsea Davis................................. 4x400 Kristina Holtz........................................5K Victoria Humphrey.................. 100, 4x400 Morinsola Keshinro......................... 4x400 Brianna Nelson....................... 400, 4x400 Renisha Robison.......................800, 1500 Erica Sahli..........................................10K Ericka Violett............................... LJ, TJ, PV Lea Wallace........................................800 Natalia Wright...................................... TJ
2008
Ify Agwuenu........................................ SP Ashley Ast.......................................... JAV Chelsea Davis................................. 4x400 Tyreina Henley-Henderson 200, 400, 4x100, 4x400 Kristina Holtz..................................... STPL Victoria Humphrey.................. 100, 4x100 Morinsola Keshinro...............400H, 4x400 Lizzy Norvell........................................PV Renisha Robinson............................1,500 Najmah Stucks................................ 4x400 Alicia Truesdale....................100H, 4x100 Lori Vaught............................................ LJ Ericka Violett..............................PV, 4x100
2007
Ashley Ast.......................................... JAV Tyreina Henley-Henderson...................400 Morinsola Keshinro.......................... 400H Nancy Searcy......................100, 100H, LJ Melissa Tracey................................. 400H Lori Vaught....................................... LJ, TJ
2006
Ashley Arbuckle...................................DIS Roshena Duree....... 100H, TJ, Hept., 4x100 Morinsola Keshinro.............................400 Seqoiya Peggese........................ LJ, 4x100 Jillian Schlenker....................................PV Jessica Thomas............................... 4x100 Melissa Tracey................................. 400H Carlyn Whitney............................... 4x100
2005
Jennifer Onyegbako.........................Discus
2004
Tyreina Henley-Henderson...................400 Roshena Duree.............................100H, TJ Jessica Thomas...................................... LJ
2003
Jennifer Burkhalter...............................800 Lorea Jones......................................... JAV Jessica Thomas...................................... LJ
2002
Stephanie Byrd...................................100 Lorea Jones......................................... JAV Myesha Kirtman............................... 100H
2001
Shanita Bryant........................... LJ, 4x100 Jennifer Burkhalter...............................800 Stephanie Byrd............................... 4x100 Monica Crawford.................................. SP Tracy Dahl............................................PV Joni David...................... 100, 200, 4x100 Myesha Kirtman....................100H, 4x100
2000
Sandra Butler........................................ HJ Joni David..................................100, 200 Karmen Furr.......................................... TJ Rosalyn Morris................................. 100H
1999
Big Sky Outdoor Athlete of the Week 2011
Naima Goodwin, Field Lea Wallace, Track (3x) Natalia Wright, Field
2009
Lizzy Norvell, Field Moira Robinson, Field (2x) Renisha Robinson, Track Alicia Truesdale, Track
2009
Melissa Adams, Ashley Ast, Sara Baxter, Kerby Boschee, Anaís Castillo-Springer, Michelle Garcia, Theresa Schultz
2004
Anaís Castillo-Springer, Jasmine McMahon, Theresa Schultz
2008
2002
Kristina Holtz, Track Renisha Robinson, Track
2007
Nancy Searcy, Track (2x) Nancy Searcy, Field
2006
Jennifer Burkhalter, Heather Clark, Annette Corey, Ashlee Gary, Ileah Jackson, Jasmine McMahon, Christina Shamass, Brooklynn Solomon, Jessica Thomas Heather Clark, Amanda Dean, Dionne Mitchell, Jasmine McMahon, Angela Mercado, Annette Corey, Christina Shamass, Ileah Jackson, Heidi Poppelreiter
2001
Roshena Duree, Track (2x) Roshena Duree, Field Melissa Tracey, Track
Jennifer Burkhalter, Chrissy Clark, Heather Clark, Tracy Dahl, Ann Koscki, Tina Limon, Angela Mercado, Iran Serrano, Karen Trapani
2004
2000
Roshena Duree, Track
2002
Myesha Kirtman (2x), Track
2001
Shanita Bryant, Field Monica Crawford, Field
1998
Big Sky Outdoor All-Academic
Marisa Avendano...........................3K, 5K Tracy Dahl............................................PV Africa Eldridge...................................800
2005
2003
1998
1997
Melissa Adams, Sara Baxter, Anais Castillo-Springer, Morinsola Keshinro, Jillian Schlenker, Jessica Thomas, Lori Vaught, Carlyn Whitney
Ify Agwuenu, Field Kristina Holtz, Track Renisha Robinson, Track Ericka Violett, Field Lea Wallace, Track
Joni David...................................... 4x400 Africa Eldridge............................... 4x400 Jackie Hotchkiss...................................DIS Myesha Kirtman.............................. 4x400 Kari Tranzor................................... 4x400 Africa Eldridge...................................400 Rosalyn Morris................................. 400H
2006
Rosalyn Morris, Track
1997
Marisa Avendano (2x), Track
2011
Andi Behring, Naima Goodwin, Nicole Jackson, Erin Lewis, Lauren McGlory, Rachel Mitchell, Justine Rea, Veronica Stinnett, Ericka Violett, Lea Wallace
2010
Sandra Butler, Chrissy Clark, Heather Clark, Annette Corey, Ann Koscki, Christina Limon, Michelle Luedke, Melissa Madeson, Iran Serano, Melicia Wong
1999
Stephanie Artis, Danielle Bezner, Katie Fontana, Melissa Madeson
1998
Stephanie Artis, Naomi Ennis, Katie Fontana
1997
Stephanie Arits, Africa Eldridge, Heather Trout, Karen Wylie
USTFCCCA All-Academic 2011
Andi Behring, Naima Goodwin, Nicole Jackson, Lauren McGlory, Rachel Mitchell, Ericka Violett, Lea Wallace
Ify Agwuenu, Naima Goodwin, Emily Kersting, Jessica Koehne, Erin Lewis, Lauren McGlory, Nicole McGlory, Rachel Mitchell, Lizzy Norvell
2010
2009
Ify Agwuenu, Morinsola Keshinro, Ericka Violett
Ify Agwuenu, Nicole Jackson, Morinsola Keshinro, Ericka Violett, Lea Wallace
2008
Ify Agwuenu, Holly Lohse, Emily Kersting
2009
2010 Team
Melissa Adams, Ify Aguenu, Ashley Ast, Naima Goodwin, Morinsola Keshinro, Lori Vaught, Ericka Violett, Rachel Welz, Carlyn Whitney
2007
Melissa Adams, Ashley Ast, Sara Baxter, Anais Castillo-Springer, Michelle Garcia, Morinsola Keshinro, Lori Vaught, Ericka Violett, Carlyn Whitney
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1. Chester Hynes............................... 10.25 (1986) Adam Banks................................. 10.25 (1969) 3. Mike Johnson................................ 10.27 (1991) 4. Jody Johnson................................ 10.34 (2008) Brian Harrison.............................. 10.34 (1988) 6. Ralph Ligons................................. 10.35 (1971) 7. Raphael McFarlane....................... 10.38 (2007)
110-Meter Hurdles
1. Ronald Brookins............................ 13.61 (2010) 2. Tony Galaviz................................ 13.76 (2000) 3. A.J. Reed...................................... 14.08 (2010) 4. Mike Lee ...................................... 14.11 (1985) 5. André Wright............................... 14.12 (2004) 6. Tony McFarlane............................ 14.19 (1988) 7. Tom Ellis....................................... 14.21 (1971) 8. Cornelius McCormick.................... 14.47 (1971) 9. Rob Harrison................................ 14.49 (1986) 10. Chris Santana............................. 14.63 (2004)
200-Meter
Jody Johnson established the school’s 200 record by running 20.64 in 2007. That time broke the previous mark of 20.94 which was originally set in 1972 and later tied in 1988. Johnson later advanced to the NCAA Championships in 2008 in both the 100 and 200 making him the only Hornet to qualify to the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships in two events.
1. Jody Johnson................................ 20.64 (2007) 2. Brian Harrison.............................. 20.94 (1988) Adrien Rodgers........................ 20.94 (C) (1972) 4. Mike Kenyon................................ 20.96 (1999) 5. Tom Allen..................................... 21.00 (1971) 6. Chauncey Corbin.......................... 21.06 (2007) 7. Mike Johnson................................ 21.10 (1991) 8. Tim Morris.................................... 21.14 (1986) 9. Kenny Gowan............................... 21.24 (1998)
400-Meter
1. Mike Kenyon................................ 46.22 (1999) 2. Robert Ellis................................... 46.80 (1987) 3. Tim Morris.................................... 46.83 (1986) 4. Larry Bolton.................................. 47.01 (1975) 5. Kenny Gowan............................... 47.35 (1998) 6. Adrian Williams............................ 47.39 (1994) 7. Chester Hynes............................... 47.40 (1986) 8. Jason Nelson................................ 47.43 (2010)
400-Meter Hurdles
1. Chris Santana............................... 51.20 (2004) Richard Curtis............................... 51.20 (1988) 3. Adrian Williams............................ 51.69 (1995) 4. Andrew Kotko............................... 52.31 (1999) 5. Nick Santana................................ 52.40 (2004) 6. Jeff Santana.................................. 52.61 (2004) 7. Dick Reimers................................. 52.65 (1967) 8. Tom Hoban................................... 53.05 (1985) 9. Stephone Paige............................. 53.25 (2006) 10. George Patterson........................ 53.52 (1982)
800-Meter
Brandon Parker was the first Sacramento State athlete to compete in two different NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships. Parker qualified in the long jump at both the 2003 and 2005 meets (both hosted by Sacramento State). In 2005, he earned All-America honors by placing ninth overall. Parker also holds the Hornet outdoor long jump record at 25-09.25 and won three consecutive Big Sky titles in the event from 2003-05.
1. David Rabinowitz....................... 1:49.12 (2010) 2. Jeffrey Paneda........................... 1:49.14 (2008) 3. Darin Slade............................... 1:49.37 (1989) 4. John Mijares.............................. 1:49.81 (1975) 5. Nathanael Litwiller.................... 1:50.66 (2010) 6. Drake Dawson........................... 1:51.32 (1997) 7. Terrell Kirtz................................ 1:51.63 (2009) 8. Jeff Scott.................................... 1:51.80 (1986) 9. V.J. Blair.................................... 1:51.97 (2006) 10. Howard Story, Jr...................... 1:52.19 (2002)
1,500-Meter
1. Darin Slade............................... 3:46.70 (1989) 2. David Rabinowitz....................... 3:46.94 (2010) 3. Rick Denesik.............................. 3:47.09 (1979) 4. Pedro Reyes............................... 3:48.15 (1983) 5. Jeffrey Paneda........................... 3:49.71 (2008) 6. James Johnson........................... 3:49.79 (1994) 7. Dan Javesky.............................. 3:50.00 (1984) 8. Steve Hass................................. 3:51.01 (1985) 9. Nathanael Litwiller.................... 3:51.72 (2010)
Steeplechase
1. Lee Young.................................. 8:59.00 (1983) 2. Jeff Grubbs................................ 9:02.00 (1983) 3. Dominic Vogl............................. 9:02.47 (2008) 4. Scott Grose................................ 9:06.18 (2009) 5. Jason Tackett.............................. 9:08.80 (1994) 6. Brian Lee Parkhurst .................... 9:10.00 (1983) 7. Jacob Mills................................ 9:10.90 (2003) 8. Kevin Furey................................ 9:11.20 (1972)
5,000-Meter
1. Noel Hitchlock......................... 14:22.90 (1971) 2. Mike Van Horn........................ 14:26.80 (1979) 3. Darrin Slade............................ 14:28.00 (1989) 4. Brad Brown............................. 14:29.60 (1980) 5. Pedro Reyes............................. 14:30.00 (1983) 6. Tim Katron............................... 14:32.10 (1982)
10,000-Meter
1. Jaime White............................ 29:38.60 (1979) 2. Mike Van Horn ....................... 30:00.00 (1980) 3. Jason Tackett............................ 30:11.32 (1994) 4. Angel Carrillo.......................... 30:21.80 (1980) 5. Hector Delgado........................ 30:29.30 (1996)
Long Jump
1. Brandon Parker........................ 25-09.25 (2003) 2. Jimmithee Banks....................... 25-04.00 (2000) 3. Henry Lawson.......................... 25-00.50 (1966) 4. Ronald Brookins....................... 24-11.25 (2009) 5. Raphael McFarlane.................. 24-09.25 (2007) 6. James Sumner.......................... 24-06.25 (2000) 7. Lizo Harper............................. 24-04.00 (1970) 8. Lanell Taylor............................. 24-00.00 (1971) 9. David Houghton....................... 23-11.00 (2007) 10. Dave Chan............................ 23-09.75 (1968)
Triple Jump
1. Ray Price................................. 51-07.00 (1970) 2. Floyd Gibson........................... 50-02.50 (1982) 3. Henry Lawson.......................... 50-02.00 (1965) 4. Ron Scurlock............................ 49-05.00 (1998) 5. Emilio Hernandez..................... 48-08.25 (2007) 6. Kevin Moore............................ 48-06.75 (1971) 7. Dwain Johnson........................ 48-00.00 (1986) Scott Towne.............................. 48-00.00 (1999) Philip Burks.............................. 48-00.00 (2008) 10. Derek Hammond.................... 47-10.50 (2008)
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Decathlon
Pole Vault
4x100-Meter Relay
1. Joe Radan................................. 7-03.00 (1979) 2. Bill Abbott................................. 7-01.75 (1980) 3. Adolfo Lopez............................. 7-01.50 (1994) 4. Mike Patterson........................... 7-01.25 (1986) 5. James Sumner............................ 7-00.50 (2000) 6. Larry Dogan.............................. 7-00.25 (1979) 7. Rokeem Osby............................ 6-11.75 (1999) 8. Emilio Hernandez....................... 6-11.00 (2010) 9. T.J. Durham............................... 6-10.50 (1995) 10. Sid Teevis................................ 6-10.00 (1978) 1. Daniel Imlach........................... 17-06.50 (2008) 2. Paul Sinatra............................. 16-04.25 (1989) 3. Jimmy Williamson.................... 16-02.75 (2008) 4. Scott Strohmeyer...................... 16-01.00 (1986) 5. Troy Newbold.......................... 16-00.00 (1994) Curt Roth................................. 16-00.00 (1985) Ken Frazier.............................. 16-00.00 (1985)
Shot Put
1. David Nichols.......................... 64-07.00 (2006) 2. Dave McKenzie........................ 56-06.00 (1971) 3. Jan DeSoto.............................. 55-11.25 (1975) 4. Richard Gorbet........................ 54-04.00 (1977) 5. Geoff Fong.............................. 53-10.50 (2004) 6. Derek Baumer.......................... 53-10.25 (1997) 7. Chris Lunggi............................ 52-08.00 (1980) 8. Taylor Weldon......................... 52-01.75 (2009)
Discus
1. Dave McKenzie........................... 181-01 (1971) 2. David Nichols............................. 176-00 (2007) 3. Derek Baumer............................. 170-09 (1997) 4. Dan Baige.................................. 166-05 (1965) 5. Jan DeSoto................................. 160-02 (1975) 6. Jon Heintz.................................. 159-06 (1967) 7. Joel Johnson............................... 157-02 (2004) 8. Alan Duben................................ 156-04 (1997) 9. Taylor Weldon............................ 155-09 (2008) 10. Ron Tilton................................. 152-00 (2003)
1. Albert Miller................................. 7,455 (1983) 2. Bob Fournier................................. 7,040 (1980) 3. Sam Schur.................................... 6,888 (2010) 4. Robert Brazier............................... 6,785 (2008) 5. Andrew Kotko ............................. 6,526 (1999) 6. Daniel Renich................................ 6,465 (2006) 7. Richard Duhaime.......................... 6,390 (2005) 8. Andrew Kotko............................... 6,258 (1997) 9. Brandon Lynch.............................. 6,106 (2003) 10. Al Essman.................................. 5,816 (1978) 1. Corbin, Johnson, Nelson, McFarlane.40.16 (2007) 2. Reed, Brookins, Nelson, Johnson.... 40.34 (2008) 3. Ligon, Allen Pruitt, Jones................ 40.44 (1971) 4. Brown, Hurwitz, Osuji, Davis......... 40.48 (2002) 5. Ellis, Harrison, Morris, Hynes......... 40.66 (1986) 6. Brown, Kemp, Osuji, Parker........... 40.72 (2004) 7. Wartell, Hynes, Hoban, Morris....... 40.75 (1986) 8. Brown, Corbin, Osuji, Davis........... 40.86 (2003) 9. Unknown...................................... 40.91 (2006) 10. White, Brookins, Nelson, Reed..... 40.96 (2010)
4x400-Meter Relay
1. Shorey, Hynes, Ellis, Morris.............. 3:09.51 (1986) 2. Johnson, Steward, Dean, Gowan..... 3:10.44 (1998) 3. Johnson, Stewart, Dean, Gowan...... 3:10.92 (1998) 4. Morris, Hynes, Wartell, Hoban......... 3:11.55 (1988) 5. Slade, Curtis, Ellis Harrison.............. 3:11.72 (1988) 6. Morris, Hynes, Wartell, Hoban......... 3:11.87 (1988) 7. Jackson, Brazier, Wilson, Nelson...... 3:12.24 (2008) 8. Andreatti, Cline, Wells, Burpo.......... 3:12.30 (1968) 9. Sims, N. Santana, C. Santana, Osuji.3:13.13 (2003) 10. Nelson, Brazier, Corbin, Jackson.... 3:13.52 (2007)
Geoff Fong set the Sacramento State record in the hammer at the 2005 NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships with a throw of 212-06. Fong is one of four Hornets to eclipse 200-feet in the event and also ranks fifth all-time in school history in the shot put.
Bold - Current Members of the Team
Javelin
1. Nick Mills................................... 215-11 (2009) 2. Chris Kirkwood........................... 213-07 (2007) 3. Ryan Brandel.............................. 212-02 (2005) 4. Mike Miller................................. 209-08 (2005) 5. Chris Uribe................................. 204-10 (1999) 6. Jesse Elvrom............................... 197-00 (2011) 7. Blair Wallingford........................ 194-09 (2010) 8. Jeff Daugherty............................ 191-04 (2004) 1. Mike Harriman..........................218-03 (1972)* * Old rules javelin
Hammer
1. Geoff Fong................................. 212-06 (2005) 2. Justin Carvalho........................... 211-07 (1997) 3. Robert Linkul............................... 207-10 (2004) 4. Dave Lunde ................................ 200-02 (1992) 5. Bob Rush.................................... 190-07 (1982) 6. Ken Norlan................................. 185-07 (1986) 7. Derek Baumer............................. 182-05 (1997) 8. Mike Mizuki................................ 176-03 (1977) 9. Callan Duffy............................... 173-05 (2010) David Nichols qualified for three NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships (2005-07) and one Indoor Championship (2007) in the shot put. Nichols was a two-time All-American outdoors, including a sixth-place finish in 2006. He also won two Big Sky outdoor titles and two indoors. Nichols’ outdoor school record of 64-07.00 is 8-feet, 1-inch better than any other mark at Sacramento State.
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD MEN’S OUTDOOR HONORS NCAA Outdoor Participants 2011
Ronald Brookins (15th)^..........110-Hurdles Nathanael Litwiller (24th)#..................800
2010
Ronald Brookins (9th)*............... Long Jump Ronald Brookins (12th)............110-Hurdles
2009
Ronald Brookins (24th)............110-Hurdles
2008
Daniel Imlach (T10th)..................Pole Vault Jody Johnson (17th)............................100 Jody Johnson (23rd)............................200
2007
Raphael McFarlane (20th)...................100 Jody Johnson (23rd)............................200 David Nichols (Foul)...................... Shot Put
2006
David Nichols (6th)*...................... Shot Put
2005
David Nichols (9th)*...................... Shot Put Brandon Parker (9th)*................ Long Jump Geoff Fong (11th)........................ Hammer
2004
Robert Linkul (14th)...................... Hammer André Wright (DQ).................110-Hurdles
2003
Brandon Parker (18th)............... Long Jump
2000
Tony Galaviz (16th).................110-Hurdles
1997
Justin Carvalho (14th)*................. Hammer * All-America ^ 2nd Team All-America # Honorable Mention All-America
NCAA West Preliminary Participants 2011
Ronald Brookins (5th)..............110-Hurdles Nathanael Litwiller (8th)......................800 Emilio Hernandez (14th)............ High Jump Justin Nesbitt, Andy White, Jordan Archie, Ronald Brookins (14th)........... 4x100 Relay Ronald Brookins (17th).............. Long Jump Blair Wallingford (26th)...................Javelin Andy White (27th)..............................100 Emilio Hernandez (32nd)........... Long Jump Taylor Weldon (36th)..................... Shot Put Emilio Hernandez (37th)........... Triple Jump
2010
Ronald Brookins (8th)..............110-Hurdles Emilio Hernandez (t8th)............. High Jump Ronald Brookins (11th).............. Long Jump David Rabinowitz (17th)......................800 A.J. Reed (19th)......................110-Hurdles
NCAA Outdoor Regional Participants 2009
Ronald Brookins (6th)................ Long Jump Nick Mills (6th)...............................Javelin Ronald Brookins (t7th).............110-Hurdles Philip Burks (11th).................... Triple Jump Philip Burks (13th)..................... Long Jump David Rabinowitz (20th)......................800 Scott Grose (29th).................. Steeplechase
2008
Jody Johnson (2nd).............................200 Jody Johnson (3rd)...100 A.J. Reed, Ronald Brookins, Jason Nelson, Jody Johnson (5th). 4x100 Relay Daniel Imlach (6th)......................Pole Vault Jeffrey Paneda (8th)............................800 A.J. Reed (12th)......................110-Hurdles Ronald Brookins (14th)............110-Hurdles Ronald Brookins (16th).............. Long Jump Dominic Vogl (20th)............... Steeplechase Emilio Hernandez (NH)............. High Jump
2007
David Nichols (3rd)....................... Shot Put Raphael McFarlane (3rd).....................100 Daniel Imlach (6th)......................Pole Vault Jody Johnson (6th)..............................200 Raphael McFarlane (6th)........... Long Jump Chauncey Corbin (8th)........................200 Chris Kirkwood (10th).....................Javelin Chauncey Corbin, Jason Nelson, Jody Johnson, Raphael McFarlane (4th).... 4x100
2006
David Nichols (3rd)....................... Shot Put Chauncey Corbin (9th)........................200 Raphael McFarlane (9th)........... Long Jump André Wright (10th)................110-Hurdles Daniel Imlach (11th)....................Pole Vault Chris Kirkwood (14th).....................Javelin Louis Burress, Chauncey Corbin, David Houghton, Raphael McFarlane (9th).4x100
2005
Big Sky Outdoor Champions 2011
Ronald Brookins^...................110-Hurdles, 4x100, Long Jump Emilio Hernandez^.. High Jump, Triple Jump Sam Schur................................. Decathlon Andy White........................................100 Evan Meehan, Andy White, Jordan Archie, Ronald Brookins ^ Co-Athletes of the Meet
2010
Ronald Brookins^...........100, 110-Hurdles, Long Jump Emilio Hernandez...................... High Jump Nathanael Litwiller.............................800 ^ Track Athlete of the Meet
2009
Ronald Brookins......................110-Hurdles Philip Burks.............Long Jump, Triple Jump
David Nichols (3rd)....................... Shot Put Geoff Fong (4th).......................... Hammer Brandon Parker (6th)................. Long Jump Ryan Brandel (18th)........................Javelin Mike Miller (21st)............................Javelin Ryan Brandel, Louis Burress, Obi Osuji, Brandon Parker (DNF)..................... 4x100
Ronald Brookins.... 110-Hurdles, Long Jump Emilio Hernandez^.................... High Jump Daniel Imlach..............................Pole Vault Jody Johnson..............................100, 200 Jeffrey Paneda....................................800 ^ Field Athlete of the Meet
2004
2007
Robert Linkul (2nd)....................... Hammer André Wright (6th)..................110-Hurdles Chris Santana (7th).................400-Hurdles Brent Sims, Obi Osuji, Jeff Santana, Chris Santana (8th).................................. 4x400 Chris Brown, Micah Kemp, Obi Osuji, Brandon Parker (9th)........ 400 Meter Relay Brandon Parker (9th)................. Long Jump Geoff Fong (16th)........................ Hammer Jeff Santana (18th)..................400-Hurdles David Nichols (Foul)...................... Shot Put
2003
Brandon Parker (4th)................. Long Jump Robert Linkul (8th)........................ Hammer Nick Santana (18th)................400-Hurdles Jacob Mills (25th)................... Steeplechase
2008
Daniel Imlach..............................Pole Vault Jody Johnson......................................200 Raphael McFarlane.............................100 Chauncey Corbin, Jason Nelson, Jody Johnson, Raphael McFarlane........... 4x100
2006
Chauncey Corbin................................200 Raphael McFarlane................... Long Jump David Nichols............................... Shot Put Louis Burress, Chauncey Corbin, David Houghton, Raphael McFarlane......... 4x100
2005
David Nichols............................... Shot Put Brandon Parker......................... Long Jump Ryan Brandel, Louis Burress, Obi Osuji, Brandon Parker................ 400 Meter Relay
2004
Brandon Parker ........................ Long Jump Chris Santana ........................400-Hurdles Chris Brown, Micah Kemp, Obi Osuji, Brandon Parker ............... 400 Meter Relay Brent Sims, Obi Osuji, Jeff Santana, Chris Santana ...................... 1,600 Meter Relay
2003
Brandon Parker ........................ Long Jump
A.J. Reed (left) and Ronald Brookins (right) are two of the most decorated student-athletes in school history. Reed was an eight-time all-Big Sky Conference selection and also earned Big Sky all-academic honors in each of his competitive seasons. Brookins became the first Hornet to become an NCAA Div. I Outdoor AllAmerican since 2006 when he earned the award in the long jump. Brookins is a 13-time Big Sky champion and was named Big Sky all-academic each year. Brookins holds the school record in the 110-hurdles while Reed ranks third.
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Jonathan Davis......................... 100-Meter Chris Brown, Jacob Hurwitz, Obi Osuji, Jonathan Davis................ 400-Meter Relay
2000
Jimmithee Banks........................ Long Jump Tony Galaviz..........................110-Hurdles
2005
Geoff Fong....................................... HAM David Nichols....................................... SP Brandon Parker...................................... LJ Chris Santana.......................400H, 4x100
2004
Justin Carvalho^.......................... Hammer ^ Field Athlete of the Meet
Chris Brown.................................... 4x100 Micah Kemp................................... 4x100 Robert Linkul..................................... HAM Obi Osuji................... 200, 4x100, 4x400 Brandon Parker.......................... LJ, 4x100 Chris Santana.......................400H, 4x400 Jeff Santana.................................... 4x400 Brent Sims...................................... 4x400 André Wright.................................. 110H
Big Sky Outdoor All-Conference
2003
1999
Tony Galaviz..........................110-Hurdles Michael Kenyon^........................200, 400 ^ Track Athlete of the Meet
1997
2011
Kirk Anderson................................4x400 Jordan Archie.................................4x100 Ronald Brookins..........100, 110H, 4x100, 4x400, LJ Zach Coniglio......................................DIS Emilio Hernandez.........................LJ, HJ, TJ Nathanael Litwiller...................800, 1500 Myko Lucas..................................... 4x400 Evan Meehan.................................4x100 Justin Nesbitt..........................200, 4x400 Sam Schur..........................................DEC Nick Taylor............................................ TJ Blair Wallingford................................ JAV Taylor Weldon...................................... SP Andy White............................ 100, 4x100
2010
Ronald Brookins....... 100, 100H, LJ, 4x100 Emilio Hernandez.................................. HJ Nathanael Litwiller.............................800 Myko Lucas.........................................800 Jason Nelson.................................. 4x100 A.J. Reed..............................110H, 4x100 Sam Schur..........................................DEC D.J. Wright ....................................4x100
2009
Ronald Brookins...........................110H, LJ Philip Burks....................................... LJ, TJ
2008
Ronald Brookins....... 100, 110H, LJ, 4x100 Emilio Hernandez............................. HJ, TJ Derek Hammond.................................... TJ David Houghton..................................... LJ Daniel Imlach........................................PV Jody Johnson.................. 100, 200, 4x100 Jason Nelson.................................. 4x100 Jeffrey Paneda....................................800 A.J. Reed..............................110H, 4x100
2007
Robert Brazier................................. 4x400 Chauncey Corbin................ 4x100, 4x400 Daniel Imlac.........................................PV Alex Jackson................................... 4x400 Jody Johnson.................. 100, 200, 4x100 Chris Kirkwood................................... JAV Raphael McFarlane......... 100, 200, 4x100 Jason Nelson...................... 4x100, 4x400 David Nichols.................................SP, DIS
2006
Louis Burress................................... 4x100 Chauncey Corbin.................... 200, 4x100 David Houghton.............................. 4x100 Chris Kirkwood................................... JAV Raphael McFarlane................ LJ, 100, 400 David Nichols....................................... SP Stephone Paige................................ 400H
Chauncey Corbin............................. 110H Jonathan Davis...................................100 Robert Linkul..................................... HAM Obi Osuji...........................................200 Brandon Parker,..................................... LJ Nick Santana................................... 400H
2002
Chris Brown.................................... 4x100 Jay D. Coles.......................................... TJ Jonathan Davis....................... 100, 4x100 Jacob Hurwitz................................. 4x100 Obi Osuji....................................... 4x100
2001
Jonathan Davis...................................100 Brent Sims..........................................400
2000
Jimmithee Banks..................................... LJ Tony Galaviz................................... 110H Andrew Kotko.................................. 400H James Sumner...................................HJ, LJ
1999
Jimmithee Banks..................................... LJ Tony Galaviz................................... 110H Michael Kenyon..........................200, 400 Andrew Kotko.................................. 400H
1998
2006
Daniel Imlach, Field (2x) David Nichols, Field (2x) Raphael McFarlane, Track André Wright, Track
2005
2006
Daniel Grech, David Houghton, A.J. Reed
2005
Kyle Hasapes
2004
Chauncey Corbin, Track Brandon Parker, Field
Jeff Dougherty, Robert Linkul, Ryan O’Connell
2004
Geoff Fong, Field
Cuco Chavez, Jeff Dougherty, Tom Getchell, Jacob Mills, Kevin Willard
2001
2002
Rokeem Osby, Field
1999
Tony Galaviz, Track
1997
2003
Ben Jones, Chris Santana, Jeff Santana, Kevin Willard, Erik Poppelreiter, Michael Santarosa
2001
Justin Carvalho, Field
Jeremy Espino, Shawn Hooper, Jacob Mills, Peter Ucovich
Big Sky Outdoor All-Academic
2000
Ronald Brookins, Matt Case, Callan Duffy, Alberto Millan, Cameron Mitchell, Jason Wacker
1998
2011
2010
Ronald Brookins, Daniel Carlson, Matt Case, Robert Davis, Scott Grose, Daniel Mitchell, Jason Nelson, David Rabinowitz, A.J. Reed, Jason Wacker
2009
Ronald Brookins, Scott Grose, Andrew Lohse, Cameron Mitchell, Jason Nelson, David Rabinowitz, Ben Rinn
2008
Ronald Brookins, Matt Gilbert, Scott Grose, Jon Jordan, Jason Nelson, Jeffrey Paneda, David Rabinowitz, A.J. Reed
2007
Emilio Hernandez, Jason Nelson, David Rabinowitz, A.J. Reed
Jonathan Davis, Andrew Kotko, Michael Santarosa, Peter Ucovich Alan Duben, Jason Tackett
1997
Chad Cook, Drake Dawson, Alan Duben, Donald Ellis, Andrew Kotko, Ryan Nugent, Daniel Pyatt, Jason Tackett
USTFCCCA All-Academic 2011
Ronald Brookins
2010
Ronald Brookins, David Rabinowitz, A.J. Reed
2009
Ronald Brookins, Scott Grose, David Rabinowitz Current Member of the Team
Ron Scurlock.......................................... TJ
1997
Justin Carvalho................................. HAM
Big Sky Outdoor Athlete of the Week 2011
Ronald Brookins, Track (3x) Emilio Hernandez, Field Sam Schur, Field
2010
Ronald Brookins, Track, Field Jason Nelson, Track A.J. Reed, Track
2009
Ronald Brookins, Track; David Rabinowitz, Track
2008
Ronald Brookins, Track Jody Johnson, Track Daniel Imlach, Field
2007
Raphael McFarlane, Field (2x) Jody Johnson, Track David Nichols, Field
Daniel Imlach (left) is the owner of both the Sacramento State indoor and outdoor pole vault records. His indoor mark is 15.75 inches higher than anyone else in Hornet history and ties him for second place in Big Sky Conference history. Raphael McFarlane (right) became the school’s first NCAA Div. I Indoor All-American when he achieved the feat in the long jump at the 2008 championships.
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD 2011 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW Reesey Byers
The Sacramento State men’s cross country team continued its resurgence in 2011, relying heavily on the efforts of Reesey Byers, Cole Younger and Mark Frazier in the process. Byers and Younger each led the team in three meets while Frazier had the fastest time in the other two. Younger began the year with a second-place finish at the Aggie Open and had Byers cross the line right behind him in third. The pair reversed roles at the Hornet Jamboree but each remained in the top 10. Byers ran 19:36 to place sixth while Younger ran 19:44 to finish 10th. At the Stanford Invitational, the duo was separated by just five seconds over the 8K course. Younger ran 24:44 and Byers clocked a time of 24:49 for the top two times by Hornets. With Byers and Younger receiving a much-deserved week off, Frazier and Benny Willers seized the opportunity to lead the team at the Gator Invitational. Frazier ran 25:54.8 for the fastest time on the team and helped Sacramento State to a third-place finish. After Younger and Byers returned to post the fastest times on the team at the Santa Clara Invitational, the team turned its attention to the Big Sky Championships in Pocatello, Idaho. Frazier completed the 8K course in 26:18.65 to finish 18th overall and Younger was second on the team and 20th overall. Each athlete moved into the top 10 in school history for best finishes at the Big Sky Championships with Frazier now ranking eighth and Younger 10th. Sacramento State closed its season at the NCAA West Regional at Stanford. Byers guided the team with a time of 30:31 over the 10K course. His time set the school record for a regional by six seconds while his finish is tied for the fifth highest in program history.
Mark Frazier
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD 2011 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW
Rachel Mitchell The 2011 Sacramento State cross country season served as the breakout year for junior Rachel Mitchell and a showcase of the team’s youth. Mitchell led the Hornets in the six meets in which she competed, including narrowly missing the all-Big Sky honors after placing 14th at the Big Sky Championships in Pocatello, Idaho. Mitchell also recorded a pair of top five finishes and four top 15 showings. The Hornets began the season at the Aggie Open in Davis where Mitchell finished third with a 4K time of 13:58. Two weeks later, she placed fifth at the Hornet Jamboree and helped Sacramento State finish third in the team standings. Following the Hornet Jamboree, Mitchell was named the Big Sky Runner of the Week. The honor was given to a Hornet for the first time since 2001. Mitchell led the team for a third consecutive week after finishing 31st at the highly-competitive Stanford Invitational, completing the 6K course in 21:37. At the Gator Invitational two weeks later, Justine Rea and McKenzie Paul paced the Hornets with top 10 finishes. Rea ran 22:31.9 to finish fourth while Paul was seventh. At the Santa Clara Invitational, Mitchell returned to the lineup and led the team by placing 15th. She carried that momentum to the Big Sky Championships and later the NCAA West Regional at Stanford where she also had the fastest time among Hornets. Mitchell’s Big Sky finish was the ninth best in school history, her regional time of 21:28 was the second fastest in school history while her finish was the fourth highest. Sophomores Veronica Stinnett, Lauren Mugnaini and Rea were also consistently near the front of the pack for the Hornets. Stinnett finished second to Mitchell in four races and was third on the team in another. Mugnaini was second among Hornets at the NCAA West Regional and finished third in four meets. Rea paced the team at the Gator and Doc Adams Invitationals.
Veronica Stinnett
Lauren Mugnaini
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD 2011 CROSS COUNTRY ROSTERS
Men’s Cross Country Roster Name Mustafa Abbas Reesey Byers Luke Frazier Mark Frazier McConnell Harvey Zach Kaylor Steve Kutsch Kyle Lackner Nathanael Litwiller Daniel Mitchell Chris Romo Benny Willers Cole Younger
Yr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So.
Women’s Cross Country Roster Exp. HS 1V JC JC HS 1V 1V 3V 2V 2V 3V RS 1V
Hometown/High School Sacramento, Calif./El Camino HS Windsor, Calif./Santa Rosa HS Pacifica, Calif./CCSF Pacifica, Calif./CCSF Davis, Calif./Davis HS Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS Spokane, Wash./Oregon Folsom, Calif./Jesuit HS Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS Carmichael, Calif./Del Campo HS Roseville, Calif./Woodcreek HS Daly City, Calif./CC of San Francisco Visalia, Calif./Mt. Whitney HS
Coaches
Name Chloe Berlioux Ashley Chavez Amanda Garcia Jessica Koehne Breanna Lewis Teresa Mallory Lora Marchini Rachel Mitchell Lauren Mugnaini McKenzie Paul Dominique Ratto Justine Rea Adrianna Royal Veronica Stinnett
Yr. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. So.
Exp. HS 1V HS RS 1V HS 3V 2V 1V HS 1V 1V HS 1V
Hometown/High School Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley HS Brentwood, Calif./Carondelet HS Atwater, Calif./Atwater HS Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon HS Merced, Calif./Golden Valley HS Hercules, Calif./Salesian HS Fremont, Calif./American HS Sacramento, Calif./Rio Americano HS Burbank, Calif./Burbank HS Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS Trabuco Hills, Calif./Trabuco Hills HS Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor HS Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS
Kathleen Raske, Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Scott Abbott, Cross Country Coach
Part of Sacramento State’s cross country training is to take advantage of the resources available on campus. This past fall, the team worked closely with Prof. Roberto Quintana. Dr. Quintana is the director of human performance research in the department of exercise physiology. Quintana’s specializes in altitude physiology and exercise performance. With his assistance, the team has been able to utilize some of the most advanced training techniques available at this time. Sacramento State also has the services of a registered dietician available. This allows the student-athletes to be able to create menus which best assist their training and recovery process.
Granite Regional Park Home of Sacramento State Cross Country
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STANFORD INVIT.
SANTA CLARA INVIT.
DOC ADAMS INVIT.
Scoring Individuals, women 3. Rachel Mitchell.....................13:58 4. Veronica Stinnett..................14:03 8. Lauren Mugnaini..................14:11 11. Lora Marchini....................14:39 15. Justine Rea........................14:38 18. McKenzie Paul...................14:43 21. Teresa Mallory...................15:16
Scoring Individuals, women 31. Rachel Mitchell...................21:37 59. Breanna Lewis....................22:06 73. Veronica Stinnett................22:20 98. Lauren Mugnaini................22:39 121. McKenzie Paul.................22:55 125. Justine Rea......................22:56 184. Lora Marchini..................23:30 193. Teresa Mallory.................23:41 211. Ashley Chavez.................24:04
Scoring Individuals, women 13. Rachel Mitchell................17:30.7 44. Veronica Stinnett.............17:57.4 59. Lauren Mugnaini.............18:13.7 62. Lora Marchini.................18:15.6 101. Justine Rea...................18:32.2 104. McKenzie Paul..............18:34.9
Scoring Individuals, women 15. Justine Rea.....................21:49.3 21. Lora Marchini.................21:57.1 26. Ashley Chavez................22:16.4 28. McKenzie Paul................22:18.5 48. Teresa Mallory................23:04.5 52. Adrianna Royal..............23:27.5
Scoring Individuals, men 32. Cole Younger..................24:38.6 41. Reesey Byers...................24:41.9 47. Zach Kaylor....................24:57.8 79. Benny Willers.................25:25.2 97. Mark Frazier...................25:45.5 149. Steve Kutsch..................26:49.6
Scoring Individuals, men 6. Reesey Byers.....................23:54.7 17. Benny Willers.................24:51.2 24. Steve Kutsch....................25:23.9 30. Mustafa Abbas...............25:36.8 34. McConnell Harvey...........25:55.4
BIG SKY CHAMPS.
Stanford, Calif. • Nov. 12, 2011 Distance (w/m) ....................6K/10K Team Finish (w/m)............. 21st/20th
Davis, Calif. • Sept. 3, 2011 Distance (w/m) ...............4K/6K mile Team Finish (w/m)............Not scored
Scoring Individuals, men 2. Cole Younger.......................18:16 3. Reesey Byers........................18:30 10. Steve Kutsch.......................19:11 11. Mark Frazier......................19:15 17. Luke Frazier.......................19:48
HORNET JAMBOREE
Sacramento, Calif. • Sept. 18, 2011 Distance (w/m) .................5K/4 mile Team Finish (w/m)............... 3rd/3rd Scoring Individuals, women 5. Rachel Mitchell.....................17:48 10. Veronica Stinnett................18:03 12. Lauren Mugnaini................18:07 20. Breanna Lewis....................18:38 22. McKenzie Paul...................18:40 24. Lora Marchini....................18:45 28. Justine Rea........................18:49 35. Teresa Mallory...................19:08 41. Adrianna Royal.................19:20 55. Ashley Chavez...................19:46 59. Dominique Ratto................19:57 Scoring Individuals, men 6. Reesey Byers........................19:36 10. Cole Younger.....................19:44 22. Zach Kaylor.......................20:13 28. Steve Kutsch.......................20:26 33. Benny Willers....................20:46 43. McConnell Harvey..............21:00 46. Mark Frazier......................21:07 53. Mustafa Abbas..................21:27 64. Luke Frazier.......................21:53
Stanford, Calif. • Sept. 24, 2011 Distance (w/m) ......................6K/8K Team Finish (w/m).............. 11th/9th
Scoring Individuals, men 28. Cole Younger.....................24:44 38. Reesey Byers......................24:49 66. Zach Kaylor.......................25:19 92. Mark Frazier......................25:41 113. Steve Kutsch.....................26:03 117. Benny Willers..................26:06 138. McConnell Harvey............26:18 190. Mustafa Abbas................27:07
GATOR INVIT.
San Francisco, Calif. • Oct. 7, 2011 Distance (w/m) ......................6K/8K Team Finish (w/m)...............2nd/3rd Scoring Individuals, women 4. Justine Rea.......................22:31.9 7. McKenzie Paul..................22:37.6 11. Breanna Lewis.................22:50.4 13. Lauren Mugnaini.............23:01.4 15. Ashley Chavez................23:16.9 21. Lora Marchini.................23:25.6 45. Adrianna Royal..............24:12.7 Scoring Individuals, men 15. Mark Frazier...................25:54.8 22. Benny Willers.................26:02.5 26. Steve Kutsch....................26:11.5 34. Luke Frazier....................26:21.7 37. McConnell Harvey...........26:28.3 49. Mustafa Abbas...............26:52.7
Sunnyvale, Calif. • Oct. 16, 2010 Distance (w/m) ......................5K/8K Team Finish (w/m)................ 9th/9th
Pocatello, Idaho • Oct. 29, 2011 Distance (w/m) ......................5K/8K Team Finish (w/m)................ 6th/5th Scoring Individuals, women 14. Rachel Mitchell..............18:37.33 21. Veronica Stinnett...........19:09.78 32. Breanna Lewis...............19:36.28 34. McKenzie Paul..............19:50.83 38. Justine Rea...................20:06.62 40. Lora Marchini...............20:09.13 43. Lauren Mugnaini...........20:22.33 Scoring Individuals, men 18. Mark Frazier.................26:18.65 20. Cole Younger................26:22.66 28. Reesey Byers.................26:49.39 29. Luke Frazier..................26:54.47 36. Steve Kutsch..................27:18.68 46. Zach Kaylor..................28:00.30
Davis, Calif. • Nov. 5, 2011 Distance (w/m) ......................6K/8K Team Finish (w/m)...................---/---
NCAA WEST REGIONAL
Scoring Individuals, women 47. Rachel Mitchell...................21:28 101. Lauren Mugnaini..............22:12 121. Veronica Stinnett..............22:28 132. Lora Marchini..................22:38 136. Justine Rea......................22:45 165. McKenzie Paul.................23:05 211. Breanna Lewis..................24:56 Scoring Individuals, men 50. Reesey Byers......................30:31 93. Cole Younger.....................31:23 128. Benny Willers..................32:04 136. Zach Kaylor.....................32:17 139. Steve Kutsch.....................32:19 146. Mark Frazier....................32:45 158. Luke Frazier.....................33:57
Zach Kaylor
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD CROSS COUNTRY RECORDS & HONORS WOMEN’S RECORDS
Top 10 Big Sky Championship Times (5K) 1. Kristina Holtz (6).................... 17:31......... 2008 2. Renisha Robinson (7).............. 17:32......... 2008 3. Caprice Bradshaw (9)............. 17:35......... 2008 4. Melissa Madeson (5).............. 17:46......... 2000 5. Marisa Avendano (6)............. 17:55......... 1996 Erin Lewis (17)....................... 17:55......... 2007 7. Kristina Holtz (7).................... 17:56......... 2006 8. Jodie Leal (20)....................... 18:00......... 2008 9. Erin Wachter (28).................. 18:24......... 2008 10. Tina Limon (28).................... 18:33......... 2000 Top 10 Big Sky Finishes 1. Melissa Madeson (17:46)........... 5th......... 2000 2. Marisa Avendano (17:55).......... 6th......... 1996 Kristina Holtz (17:31)................. 6th......... 2008 4. Kristina Holtz (17:56)................. 7th......... 2006 Renisha Robinson (17:32)........... 7th......... 2008 6. Renisha Robinson (20:02)........... 8th......... 2009 7. Caprice Bradshaw (17:35).......... 9th......... 2008 8. Renisha Robinson (16:14)......... 10th......... 2010 9. Rachel Mitchell (18:37)............ 14th......... 2011 10. Kristina Holtz (20:29)............. 16th......... 2009 Top 10 West Regional Times (6K) 1. Kristina Holtz (48).................. 21:17......... 2008 2. Rachel Mitchell (47)............... 21:28......... 2011 3. Melissa Madeson (35)............ 21:34......... 2000 4. Renisha Robinson (69)............ 21:42......... 2008 5. Renisha Robinson (95)............ 21:52......... 2010 6. Caprice Bradshaw (81)........... 21:53......... 2008 7. Erin Lewis (93)....................... 22:02......... 2008 8. Breanna Lewis (120).............. 22:10......... 2010 9. Lauren Mugnaini (101).......... 22:12......... 2011 10. Jodie Leal (108)................... 22:14......... 2008 Top 10 West Regional Finishes (5K/6K) 1. Marisa Avendano (17:08)..........3rd......... 1996 2. Marisa Avendano (17:38).......... 9th......... 1997 3. Melissa Madeson (21:34)......... 37th......... 2000 4. Rachel Mitchell (21:28)............ 47th......... 2011 5. Kristina Hotlz (21:17)............... 48th......... 2008 6. Kristina Holtz (22:58)...............63rd......... 2006 7. Tina Limon (22:50)................... 65th......... 2000 8. Renisha Robison (22:28)........... 66th......... 2009 9. Renisha Robinson (21:42)......... 69th......... 2008 10. Kristina Holtz (22:41)............. 78th......... 2009
Marisa Avendano
NCAA DIV. I PARTICIPANTS 1997 Marisa Avendano (30th) 1996 Marisa Avendano (6th)
ALL-BIG SKY 2010 Renisha Robinson 2009 Renisha Robinson 2008 Caprice Bradshaw, Kristina Holtz, Renisha Robinson 2006 Kristina Holtz 2000 Melissa Madeson 1996 Marisa Avendano
BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC
2010 Breanna Lewis, Erin Lewis, Rachel Mitchell, Dominique Ratto, Justine Rea, Veronica Stinnett, Lea Walalce 2009 Danzel Bradshaw, Kristina Holtz, Erin Lewis, Rachel Mitchell, Lea Wallace 2007 Lora Marchini 2006 Beatrice Mireles Mary Wagner
2005 Sara Baxter Michelle Garcia 2004 Sara Baxter 2003 Jasmine McMahon 2002 Rochelle Brecek, Jennifer Burkhalter, Heather Clark, Annette Corey, Bianca Davis, Virginia Grillo, Melissa Madeson, Jasmine McMahon, Angela Mercado, Molly Peterson,Caitlin Smith 2001 Jennifer Burkhalter, Amy Cockerham, Annette Corey, Angela Mercado, Dionne Mitchell 2000 Chrissy Clark, Annette Corey, Ann Koscki, Tina Limon, Melissa Madeson 1999 Chrissy Clark, Ann Koscki, Melissa Madeson, Lora Peterson, Katina Zannakis 1998 Katie Fontana 1997 Naomi Ennis, Katie Fontana, Carie Irwin 1996 Traci Ballard, Serena Collins, Darcy Gibson, Heather Trout BIG SKY RUNNER OF THE WEEK Rachel Mitchell (2011); Annette Corey (2001); Melissa Madeson (2x, 2000); Katie Fontana (1999); Marisa Avendano (2x, 1996)
Kristina Holtz
Melissa Madeson
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2012 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD CROSS COUNTRY RECORDS & HONORS MEN’S RECORDS
Top 10 Big Sky Championship Times (8K) 1. Colin Szehner (17)................. 24:37......... 2008 2. Dominic Vogl (10).................. 24:51......... 2006 3. Dominic Vogl (25).................. 24:56......... 2008 4. Erik Mencarini (12)................ 25:00......... 1999 5. Scott Grose (29)..................... 25:14......... 2008 6. Jason Tackett (7)..................... 25:16......... 1996 7. Hector Delgado (4)................. 25:19......... 1997 8. Chris Romo (31)..................... 25:20......... 2008 9. Jason Sey (35)....................... 25:30......... 2008 10. Daniel Carlson (25).............. 25:31......... 2006 Kyle Lackner (36)................. 25:31......... 2008 Top 10 Big Sky Finishes 1. Hector Delgado (25:19).............. 4th......... 1997 2. Jason Tackett (25:16).................. 7th......... 1996 3. Dominic Vogl (24:51)............... 10th......... 2006 4. Erik Mencarini (25:00)............. 12th......... 1999 5. Scott Grose (26:30).................. 14th......... 2009 Hector Delgado (25:35)............ 14th......... 1996 7. Colin Szehner (24:37).............. 17th......... 2008 8. Mark Frazier (26:18)............... 18th......... 2011 9. Reesey Byers (23:15)............... 19th......... 2010 10. Cole Younger (26:22)............. 20th......... 2011 Top 10 West Regional Times (10K) 1. Reesey Byers (50).................. 30:31......... 2011 2. Colin Szehner (50)................. 30:37......... 2008 3. Dominic Vogl (59).................. 30:56......... 2008 4. Cole Younger (93).................. 31:23......... 2011 5. Zach Kaylor.......................... 31:35......... 2010 6. Scott Grose (37)..................... 31:43......... 2009 7. Hector Delgado (21)............... 31:55......... 1997 8. Cole Younger (114)................ 31:59......... 2010 9. Scott Grose (73)..................... 32:02......... 2007 10. Benny Willers (128)............. 32:04......... 2011 Top 10 West Regional Finishes 1. Hector Delgado (31:55).............21st......... 1997 2. Scott Grose (31.43).................. 37th......... 2009 3. Enrique Torres (32:45).............. 47th......... 1997 4. Enrique Torres (32:30).............. 48th......... 1998 5. Reesey Byers (30:31)............... 50th......... 2011 Colin Szehner (30:37).............. 50th......... 2008 7. Dominic Vogl (30:56)............... 59th......... 2008 8. Scott Grose (32:02)..................73rd......... 2007 9. Dominic Vogl (32:08)............... 75th......... 2005 10. Daniel Carlson (32:44)...........83rd......... 2006
Hector Delgado recorded the highest finishes at the Big Sky and NCAA West Regional meets in school history.
ALL-BIG SKY 2006 Dominic Vogl
Dominic Vogl
1997 Hector Delgado 1996 Jason Tackett
BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC 2010 Daniel Mitchell, Ben Rinn
2009 Scott Grose, Cameron Mitchell, David Rabinowitz 2008 Scott Grose 2007 David Rabinowitz 2006 Jeffrey Paneda, Jason Sey 2005 Daniel Grech
Colin Szehner
2004 Kyle Hasapes 2003 Tom Getchell 2002 Dustin Fee, Tom Getchell 2001 Cuco Chavez 2000 Jacob Mills 1999 Stephan Wolsh 1997 Ryan Nugent 1996 Chad Cook, Drake Dawson, Donald Ellis, Ryan Nugent, Jason Tackett BIG SKY RUNNER OF THE WEEK Cole Younger (2011) Chris Romo (2010) Juan Vazquez (2004) Cuco Chavez (2002) Craig Farley (2000) Erin Mencarini (2000) Hector Delgado (2x, 1997), (2x, 1996)
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UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS LEADERSHIP Attending Sacramento State offers a lifechanging opportunity. We will prepare you not only for a career, but to be a leader in your profession and in your community. ACADEMICS Sacramento State offers a vibrant intellectual environment with a multicultural student body of 27,003. We graduate almost 6,000 students each year. Students take their pick from 60 undergraduate, 40 graduate and two doctoral programs. CAMPUS We’re particularly proud of our beautiful 300-acre campus, with its lush landscaping and 3,000 trees. Miles of trails stretch along the nearby American River Parkway, linking campus and student housing with areas such as Folsom Lake and downtown Sacramento. ACTIVITIES More than half the University’s students join at least one of 250 student organizations,
SACRAMENTO STATE STUDENTS Enrollment: 27,003
Top: A new bookstore opened on campus in 2007. Below: There is late-night study space in the AIRC.
Men: 42% Women: 58% Undergraduate: 77% Graduate: 22%
SACRAMENTO STATE STUDENT ETHNICITY African American: 7% American Indian: 1% Asian/Pacific: 20% Latino/Latina: 16% Caucasian: 43% International: 2% Other: 11%
and thousands participate in the intramural sports program. There are arts programs, speeches, debates, comedy shows and concerts throughout the year. VALUE Sacramento State remains one of the nation’s best higher education values, with student fees among the lowest in the nation. About one-third of our students receive some form of financial assistance.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA Sacramento is one of the state’s most affordable big cities, and offers dozens of stylish restaurants, galleries and boutiques within minutes of campus. The region’s parks, rivers and nearby recreation areas make it popular with outdoor enthusiasts.
CAMPUS
THE WELL Sacramento State opened its state-of-the-art 151,000 square-foot recreation and wellness center, the WELL, prior to the 2010-11 school year and it has already become a hub for students. The facility, which is open year-round, features four basketball courts, a track, a climbing wall, a multi-purpose sport court for indoor soccer and volleyball, racquetball courts, expansive weight-training and cardio areas and full locker rooms. There are also exercise studios where trainers lead classes in everything from yoga and zumba to cycling boot camps and cardio kickboxing. Personal trainers are also available. In addition, The WELL is the home base for Sacramento State’s intramurals program, student health center and the Peak Adventures organization. Peak Adventures is an outdoor program that provides recreational and educational opportunities through guided outdoor trips and ropes course programs plus clinics and classes on many outdoor subjects. Peak Adventures also boasts a full-service bike shop and equipment rentals to prepare students for any journey.
Top: The exterior of the WELL lit up at night.
The WELL sponsors great events for students
Above: A huge climbing wall is near the entrance.
throughout the year. Check out photos from
Below: The WELL’s four basketball courts
some of them HERE.
RESIDENCE HALLS Sacramento State utilizes six residence hall complexes to house students. American River Courtyard, the newest - completed in 2009, houses upperclassmen in apartment style dorms while Sutter Hall, Sierra Hall, Draper Hall, Jenkins Hall and Desmond Hall feature traditional style dorms for freshmen. All of the residence halls are located on the north edge of campus along the American River, with three buildings on each side of the dining commons. Living on campus can have a significant impact on academic success and personal growth. The Residence Halls are not only comfortable and convenient, but they also offer VIEW A VIRTUAL TOUR HERE ample opportunities to make new and lasting friendships and to be involved with floor, hall, and campus-wide activities. Residence halls are staffed by live-in professionals and trained student Resident Advisors. Staff help organize a variety of programs and social activities, and serve as a source of campus information.
Top: Sacramento State opened up the American River Courtyard dorms in 2009. Above: A large dining hall is in the middle of the residence hall complex. Below: Bunk beds are common in the freshmen dorms.
MAJORS, MINORS & CERTIFICATES AFRICAN STUDIES: Minor, Certificate ANTHROPOLOGY: BA, Minor ART: BA, Minor ASIAN STUDIES: BA, Minor ASTRONOMY: Minor BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: BA, BS, Honors, Minor, Certificate BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: BS, Business Honors, Minor, Certificate CALIFORNIA STUDIES: Minor CAREER & TECHNICAL STUDIES: BS CHEMISTRY: BA, BS, Minor CHICANA/O LATINA/O STUDIES: Minor CHILD DEVELOPMENT: BA, Minor CHINESE: Minor COMMUNICATION STUDIES: BA, Minor COMPUTER SCIENCE: BS, Minor, Certificate CRIMINAL JUSTICE: BS, Minor ECONOMICS: BA, Minor, Certificate EDUCATION: Minor EDUCATION - BILINGUAL: Minor EDUCATION - SPECIAL EDUCATION, REHABILITATION, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY, & DEAF STUDIES: BA, Minor, Certificate EDUCATION — TEACHER EDUCATION: Minor ENGINEERING: Minor ENGINEERING — CIVIL: BS, Certificate ENGINEERING — COMPUTER: BS ENGINEERING — CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT: BS-Minor in Business Administration
ENGINEERING — ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC: BS ENGINEERING — MECHANICAL: BS ENGLISH: BA, Minor, Certificate ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: BA, Minor ETHNIC STUDIES: BA, Minor, Certificate FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES: BA, Minor FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION: Certificate FILM: BA, Minor (Film Studies)
Top: The North entrance to campus. Above: There are many outdoor study spaces.
FRENCH: BA, Minor GEOGRAPHY: BA, Minor, Certificate GEOLOGY: BA, BS, Minor GERMAN: Minor GERONTOLOGY: BS, Minor GOVERNMENT: BA, Minor GRAPHIC DESIGN: BS HEALTH SCIENCE: BS, Minor HELLENIC STUDIES: Minor HISTORY: BA, Minor HUMANITIES & RELIGIOUS STUDIES: BA
INTERIOR DESIGN: BA ITALIAN: Minor JAPANESE: Minor JOURNALISM: BA, Minor KINESIOLOGY: BS, Minor, Credential, Certificate LABOR STUDIES: Minor LATIN: Minor LIBERAL STUDIES: BA MATHEMATICS: BA, Minor, Credential MIDDLE EAST/ISLAMIC STUDIES: Minor MILITARY STUDIES: Minor MUSIC: BA, BM, Minor NURSING: BS PEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION: Minor PHILOSOPHY: BA, Honors Program, Minor PHOTOGRAPHY: BA PHYSICAL SCIENCE: BA PHYSICS: BA, BS, Minor, Certificate PORTUGUESE: Minor PSYCHOLOGY: BA, Minor, Certificate RECREATION, PARKS, & TOURISM ADMINISTRATION: BS, Minor RUSSIAN: Minor SOCIAL SCIENCE: BA SOCIAL WORK: BA, Minor SOCIOLOGY: BA, Minor SPANISH: BA, Minor SPECIAL MAJOR: BA, BS, Minor SPEECH PATHOLOGY & AUDIOLOGY: BS THEATER & DANCE: BA, Minor WOMEN’S STUDIES: BS, Minor
SACRAMENTO STATE ATHLETICS
FACILITIES SACRAMENTO STATE FACILITIES Hornet Stadium: Football, Track and Field John Smith Field: Baseball Shea Stadium: Softball Hornet Field: Men’s and Women’s Soccer The Nest: Volleyball, Gymnastics and Basketball Sacramento State Aquatic Center: Rowing Rio Del Oro RC: Men’s and Women’s Tennis Spare Time Indoor TC: Men’s and Women’s Tennis Empire Golf, Valley Hi CC, Del Paso CC, Morgan Creek CC, Winchester CC and Sierra View CC : Golf Broad Fieldhouse: Weight Room, Training Room
Top: Hornet Stadium had state-of-the-art Field Turf installed prior to the 2010 season. Above: Shea Stadium, home of the softball team, is the finest facility in the conference. Below: The Sacramento State volleyball team, along with men’s and women’s basketball, plays at The Nest. Left: The Nest is also packed for gymnastics meets each year.
THE BROAD FIELDHOUSE The newest athletics facility on the Sacramento State campus, the Eli and Edythe Broad Fieldhouse, was completed in 2008.
The facility, located on the south end of Hornet Stadium, provides large meeting rooms that can be divided for small groups.
The facility features locker rooms and coaches offices for the Sacramento State football and track & field programs as well as a new weight room. The Broad also houses an equipment room and training room.
The strength and conditioning staff is housed in the Broad with all teams executing customized workout programs in the 6,000 square-foot weight room.
Top: The main entrance of the Broad Fieldhouse on the south end of Hornet Stadium. Above: One of many stations in the Broad Fieldhouse weight room. Left: All Sacramento State teams receive specialized weight training in the Broad Fieldhouse.
ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (LAST 4 YEARS) 2010-11 MEN’S SOCCER - Mountain Pacific Sports Federation WOMEN’S SOCCER - Big Sky Conference MEN’S INDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference MEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky Conference WOMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky Conference MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference 2009-10 MEN’S SOCCER - Mountain Pacific Sports Federation WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference MEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky Conference WOMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky Conference WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference
Top: Women’s soccer has won two Big Sky Conference titles in the last four years, including last season. Above: Men’s soccer has won back-to-back conference titles and NCAA Tournament first-round games. Below: The women’s tennis team has won an incredible 82 consecutive Big Sky Conference matches.
2008-09 MEN’S GOLF - America Sky Conference ROWING - Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association MEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky Conference WOMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky Conference WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference 2007-08 WOMEN’S SOCCER - Big Sky Conference VOLLEYBALL - Big Sky Conference MEN’S INDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference MEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky Conference WOMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky Conference SOFTBALL - Pacific Coast Softball Conference WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference
ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Dr. Alexander Gonzalez Dr. Alexander Gonzalez has served more than three decades as a professor and education leader, including serving as president of California State University, Sacramento, since 2003. As the first person in his family to graduate from college, Dr. Gonzalez has devoted his career to ensuring greater opportunities for students. Dr. Gonzalez enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at age 17, served four years and then used the G.I. Bill to graduate from Pomona College. He graduated with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He later earned a master’s degree in psychology and doctorate from the University of California, Santa Cruz, before serving as a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University. His experience includes six years as president of California State University, San Marcos, and 18 years at Fresno State, where he was the university’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. His commitment to the California State University system includes serving on a work group that reviewed and recommended corrective action on remedial education, and, more recently, as a member of a committee of presidents considering policy on enrollment management, the CSU’s Technology Steering Committee, and the Institute for Teaching and Learning. Dr. Gonzalez is Sacramento State’s 11th president.
ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Dr. Terry Wanless Dr. Terry Wanless’ nine-year tenure as Sacramento State’s Director of Athletics has seen growth unparalleled in the school’s 20-year Division I history. His vision of broad success in the department has come to fruition over the last five years as the Hornets have combined to win 34 conference championships. That includes an unprecedented eight conference titles during the 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2010-11 academic years. In addition, the program claimed the 2010-11 Big Sky Conference All-Sports Points Title. This past year, the program finished 119th out of 345 schools in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, the highest ranked team in the Big Sky Conference. The 2008-09 West Region Athletic Director of the Year for the Football Championship Subdivision, Wanless has overseen significant facility enhancement to the athletic facilities. The biggest change came during the spring of 2008 with the opening of the Broad Fieldhouse, which serves as the home to Hornets football and track and field, as well as athletic training and strength and conditioning. Wanless has served on numerous NCAA committees, and recently completed a term as a member of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision selection committee.
STUDENT-ATHLETE RESOURCE CENTER The Student-Athlete Resource Center was created in March 2006 in an effort to combine three very important Student Affairs’ programs that provide valuable services to Hornet student-athletes, coaches, and staff. The programs of Athletic Academic Services, Life Skills and Student-Athlete Development, and NCAA Compliance and Financial Services combine to provide student-athletes with the support to develop as independent and successful
Life Skills Mark McGushin 916-278-5297
young adults and the skills to achieve their academic goals, to persist towards graduation, and to meet all NCAA eligibility requirements. The SARC staff helps student-athletes navigate through many of the campus’ academic procedures and policies, understand NCAA rules compliance and eligibility requirements, and provide services that place student welfare and the development of the whole student as a top priority.
Compliance Katherine Zedonis 916-278-4537
Compliance Kylee Keroher 916-278-2644
Director Paul Edwards 916-278-7796
Academic Services Laurie Dahlberg 916-278-5440
Football Advisor Bob Shook 916-278-2306
Admissions Shannon Hall 916-278-6309
SPORTS MEDICINE The Sports Medicine Team at Sacramento State provides quality health care to all intercollegiate student-athletes. This is done through the following domains: risk management and injury prevention, pathology of injuries and illnesses, assessment and evaluation, acute care of injury and illness, pharmacology, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, general medical conditions and disabilities, nutritional aspects of injury and illness and psychosocial intervention and referral. We intend to fulfill our purpose by: • Creating a comfortable and caring environment within the athletic training facility.
Head Athletic Trainer Brandon Padilla
Athletic Trainer Heather Farwig
• Assuring that our emergency procedures are safe, efficient, and expedient. • Providing care for student-athletes regardless of ability, race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin or sport. • Assuring that each physician, staff member and student athletic trainer maintains a pleasant, caring, and professional attitude consistent with the National Athletic Trainers Association Code of Professional Practice. • Maintaining and operating our athletic training facility in an organized and efficient manner. • Providing essential care within the limits of the budget allocated by the University.
Athletic Trainer Joe Ramos
Graduate Assistant Tammy Gough
• Assuring that each athlete is carefully counseled regarding their injury or illness and options are explained when appropriate. • Philosophically providing all athletes with the opportunity to see a physician if he or she makes this request to a certified staff member. • Insuring that student athletic trainers are properly trained and knowledgeable regarding basic care and treatment of injuries. • Insuring that each athlete has the best possible opportunity to participate in intercollegiate athletics in a physically healthy environment. Assuring that our emergency procedures are safe, efficient and expedient.
Graduate Assistant Kelsey Hammerel
Graduate Assistant Elizabeth Silva
HEAD COACHES
Reggie Christiansen Baseball 2nd Season
Mike Connors Women’s Rowing 10th Season
Jamie Craighead Women’s Basketball 3rd Season
Randy Dedini Women’s Soccer 5th Season
Dima Hrynashka Women’s Tennis 6th Season
Kim Hughes Gymnastics 30th Season
Brian Katz Men’s Basketball 4th Season
Slava Konikov Men’s Tennis 7th Season
Mike Linenberger Men’s Soccer 23rd Season
Kathleen Raske CC/T&F 9th Season
Marshall Sperbeck Football 5th Season
Kathy Strahan Softball 20th Season
David Sutherland Golf 5th Season
Ruben Volta Volleyball 4th Season
SUPPORT STAFF Kyle Aber Strength/Conditioning Graduate Assistant
Nat Bailey Equipment Manager
Martinique Baker Administrative Assistant
Brian Berger Media Relations Director
Bobby Biggs Director of Cheerleading
Ryan Bjork Assistant Media Relations Director
Tina Blessen Stinger Athletic Foundation
Jaime Coffee Public Address Announcer
Veronica Espindola Athletic Equipment Attendant
Angeliza Fontillas Green Army Coordinator
Kylie Hurn Business Assistant
Steve Iwasa Equipment Manager
Mark Livingston Associate Athletics Director
Bill Macriss Deputy Athletics Director
Carter Mattice Athletic Equipment Attendant
Lois Mattice Senior Woman Administrator
Scott Moak Public Address Announcer
Dr. Steve Perez Faculty Athletics Representative
Adam Primas Marketing Director
Tracy Ralls Public Address Announcer
Dr. Clay Redfield Associate Director of Bands
Jolie Roberts Dance Team Director
Will Schilling Public Address Announcer
T-Anté Sims Director of Ticket Operations
John Smith Special Assistant to the Athletic Director
Bob Solorio Staff Photographer
Steve Tebbs Facilities/Operations Director
Gigi Timpson Business Assistant
Joe Waltasti Assistant Media Relations Director
Rose Welch Business Manager
Erin White Strength/Conditioning Assistant
Becca Whitman Assistant A.D. for Corporate Sales
GET TO KNOW SACRAMENTO
THE CAPITOL BUILDING The California State Capitol is home to the government of California. The building houses the bicameral state legislature and the office of the governor. The Neoclassical structure was completed between 1861 and 1874 at the west end of Capitol Park, which is framed by L Street to the north, N Street to the south, 10th Street to the west, and 15th Street to the east. The Capitol and grounds were listed on the office of the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and listed as a California Historical Landmark during 1974, with a re-dedication on January 9, 1982 to commemorate the close of the bicentennial restoration project. The California Senate chamber seats its 40 members in a large chamber room decorated in red, which is a reference to the British House of Lords, also the upper house of a bicameral legislature. The Latin phrase “Senatoris est civitatis libertatem tueri” [“It is the duty of a Senator to protect the liberty of the people”] lines a wall in the chamber.
HISTORIC CALIFORNIA CAPITAL LOCATIONS 1. Monterey September 9, 1849 - October 13, 1849 2. Pueblo de San Jose December 15, 1849 - May 1, 1851 3. Vallejo January 5, 1852 - January 12, 1852 4. Sacramento January 16, 1852 - November 2, 1853 5. Vallejo January 3, 1853 - February 4, 1853 6. Benicia Top: The Capitol building is the heart of downtown. Above: A stained glass state seal at the Capitol.
The California Assembly chamber is located at the opposite end of the building. Its green tones are based on those of the British House of Commons, the lower house. The dais rests along a wall shaped like an “E”, with the central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice appears a quotation from Abraham
February 11, 1853 - February 25, 1854 7. Sacramento February 28, 1854 - present day
Lincoln in Latin: legislatorum est justas leges condere (“It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws”). Public tours are conducted daily, on the hour, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For tour information, call (916) 324-0333.
MIDTOWN Going to school and living in an urban area has its advantages. Midtown is a perfect example of that.
Top: Sacramento’s midtown neighborhood features many restaurants and shops. Left: There are a myriad of old Victorian homes that have been renovated into apartments in midtown.
The neighborhood, bordered by R Street on the South, J Street on the North, 16th Street on the West and 30th Street on the East, is home to many Hornets.
Below: Tree-lined streets and wide sidewalks make midtown an inviting place to live.
A large number of Sacramento State students live in Midtown due to the area’s fun and vibrant atmosphere and the numerous public transportation options available. Students can take both bus and light rail to get to campus. It is a largely residential community with treelined streets and old Victorians. It is also the center of Sacramento’s art, music, and cultural scene. Boutiques, bars, clubs and upscale and casual dining abound and Midtown has the only winery located in the greater urban area.
Midtown hosts the famous “Second Saturday” street fair on the second Saturday of each month, which attracts thousands of visitors. Midtown is known for being pedestrianfriendly and bike-friendly with continuous marked bike-lanes throughout the neighborhood and a bike path connecting to the American River Parkway which extends to Folsom.
OLD SACRAMENTO In 1839, John Sutter arrived on the shore of the American River near its confluence with the Sacramento River. With the promise of a Mexican land grant, Sutter and his landing party established Sutter's Fort.
In 1853, a mammoth project was proposed to raise the city above the flood level. The ambitious and expensive proposal was not fully accepted until another devastating flood swept through the city in 1862. Within a few years, thousands of cubic yards of earth were brought in on wagons and the daring scheme to raise the street level began. The original street level can be seen throughout Old Sacramento under the boardwalks and in basements.
As the settlement grew and became permanent, it attracted other businessmen looking for opportunities. Sutter and the people he attracted created a commercial center in the area, but it was the Gold Rush in 1848 that created the City of Sacramento. When gold was discovered in the nearby foothills by James Marshall, local merchant Sam Brannan rushed to open a store near the Sacramento River to take advantage of the convenient waterfront location. What was then called Sutter’s Embarcadero was soon known as the City of Sacramento and now Old Sacramento. The city rapidly grew into a trading center for miners outfitting themselves for the gold fields. Early Sacramento’s waterfront location was
Top: The Old Sacramento area of downtown Above: Sutter’s Fort is now a downtown park
prime for commercial success, but was prone to severe flooding. The city also fell victim to repeated fires engulfing its hastily constructed buildings composed mainly of wood and canvas. In 1850 the new city experienced its first devastating flood, and in 1852, the city was again wiped out by high water. It was apparent that drastic measures would have to be taken if it was to be saved.
In the mid-1960’s, a plan was set forth to redevelop the area and through it, the first historic district in the West was created. Today, with 53 historic buildings, Old Sacramento has more buildings of historic value condensed into its 28 acres than most areas of similar size in the west. The area has flourished and is once again a thriving commercial center. Many restaurants, shops, clubs and a comedy club line the wooden sidewalks of a popular hangout for Sacramento locals and tourists alike.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS Sacramento is home to a wide variety of professional sports - from basketball to baseball and football to soccer. The highlight of that group is the Sacramento Kings. The local NBA franchise features players such as Tyreke Evans, DeMarcus Cousins and Jimmer Fredette. The Kings play at Power Balance Pavilion in Natomas, a neighborhood north of downtown Sacramento. The Sacramento River Cats - the AAA affiliate of the Oakland A’s - play home games from April through early September at Raley Field in West Sacramento. The local professional sports scene also features the United Football League’s Sacramento Mountain Lions, which play their home games on campus at Hornet Stadium, and the Sacramento Gold FC soccer club. The Folsom Rodeo is a popular event each summer, as well as the Tour of California bike race and many golf tournaments.
Top: The Sacramento Kings play at Power Balance Pavilion, just 15 minutes from campus. Above: The Sacramento River Cats - the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics - play games at Raley Field.
SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL Unlike many universities around the country, Sacramento State is just 15 minutes away from an international airport. Student-athletes benefit with easy travel schedules to road games. Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Northern California’s gateway to the world, is served by 12 airlines offering nonstop and direct flights to cities throughout North America. On October 6, 2012, SMF will open Central Terminal B, a new, state-of-the art terminal and concourse featuring an exciting mix of local and national retail and restaurant brands. Aeromexico, Alaska, American, Frontier, Hawaiian, Horizon, Jet Blue and Southwest will serve passengers from Central Terminal B. Continental, Delta, United and US Airways will serve Passengers from Terminal A. Please see www.smf.aero for more information about the airport or follow them on Twitter and Facebook (SacIntlAirport).
Top: The Sacramento International Airport is just a 15 minute drive from campus. Above: A new state-of-the-art terminal will open in October.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION The Sacramento Regional Transit District operates 64 bus routes and 37.5 miles of light rail 365 days a year using 76 light rail vehicles, 182 buses and 11 shuttle vans. Buses operate daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. every 15 to 75 minutes, depending on the route. Light rail trains begin operation at 4 a.m. Blue Line and Gold Line trains operate until 10:30 p.m. The Gold Line’s University/65th station is just two blocks away from the Sacramento State campus. Students receive a free ride pass. The Hornet Express Shuttle bus also runs from the 65th street station and other locations near campus. During the school year, the Hornet Night Shuttle provides free taxi service backand-forth from campus. An Amtrak rail line also runs into downtown Sacramento, with the station serving the California Zephyr Line, the Coast Starlight Line, the San Joaquin Line, and the Capitol Corridor Line.
Top: One of the trains in the Sacramento Regional Transit Light Rail System. Above: The Sacramento State campus is just two blocks from the University/65th Street station.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Sacramento is centrally located to all the best Northern California has to offer.
Above: One of the many waterfalls located in
A 90-minute drive west is the San Francisco Bay Area, a beautiful, bustling metropolitan area of 7.4 million people. Also two hours away, to the east of campus, is pristine Lake Tahoe, which offers world class skiing and snowboarding in the winter plus watersports and beaches in the summer. A three hour drive south of Sacramento is the famous Yosemite National Park, home of three 2,000+ foot waterfalls.
Yosemite National Park. Left: The Golden Gate bridge and the San Francisco Bay Area is less than a two-hour drive from campus. Below: Recreation opportunities abound during all four seasons at Lake Tahoe.