Founded in 1947, Sacramento State is the seventh-largest University in the California State system. With nearly 29,000 students the University is a multi-cultural campus featuring extensive research and internship opportunities. The city of Sacramento not only houses the state Capitol, it was named “America’s most diverse city” by TIME magazine.
2011 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD TABLE OF CONTENTS HORNET QUICK FACTS
Track Staff Dir. of Track & Field/CC........................Kathleen Raske Alma Mater..................................Southern Illinois, ‘90 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.................................. Jody Johnson Volunteer Assistant..................................... Lori Vaught Dir. of Operations................... Stephanie Brown Trafton Manager....................................................Kelly Lewis Track & Field Information Affiliation................................................ NCAA Div. I Conference.................................... Big Sky Conference Home Stadium....................... Hornet Stadium (21,195) 2010 W/M Big Sky Indoor Finish.................... 1st/3rd 2010 W/M Big Sky Outdoor Finish.................. 1st/3rd 2010 W/M Cross Country Finish..................... 4th/4th
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Hornet Quick Facts....................................................1 Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex.................................2 Championship Teams.................................................3 2011 Women’s Roster...............................................4 2012 Men’s Roster....................................................5 Women’s Season Preview...........................................6 Men’s Season Preview...............................................8 Hornet Stadium.......................................................17 Finish Line Club.......................................................18
THE COACHES
Kathleen Raske.......................................................10 Terry VanLaningham................................................12 Jeff Magley.............................................................13 Scott Abbott............................................................14 Matt GIlbert/Lauren Weaver/Chris Kirkwood/Jody Johnson/Lori Vaught/Stephanie Brown Trafton/ Kelly Lews...............................................................15
THE HORNETS
Ify Agwuenu/Andi Behring......................................20 Krystal Buck/Naima Goodwin.................................21 Victoria Humphre/Erin Lewis....................................22
CONTENTS
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
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University Information Location......................................... Sacramento, Calif. Founded.............................................................1947 Enrollment.......................................................29,241 Nickname....................................................... Hornets Colors......................Green & Gold (PMS 343 & 4515)
Holly Lohse/Lora Marchini.......................................23 Kaitlynne Moore/Brianna Nelson.............................24 Lizzy Norvell/Renisha Robinson...............................25 Lea Wallace............................................................26 Erica Violett............................................................27 S. Bolton/J. Bonner/D.l Bradshaw............................28 B. Celma/A. Chavez/T. Curfman.............................29 J. Curtis/H. Fraser/Athena Gillen/M. Hinton............30 A. Holzendorf/A. Ihle/N. Jackson/E. Jones..............31 E. Kersting/J. Koehne/B. Lewis/L. McGlory..............32 N. McGlory/R. Mitchell/L. Mugnaini........................33 P. Nared/U. Orduna/S. Pizzo/C. Powell/ D. Ratto/J. Rea.......................................................34 M. Robinson/M. Rogers/K. Ross/A. Slamal..............35 V. Stinnett/D. Swisley/A. Truesdale..........................36 N. Wright/L. Yoldi/S. Yoldi.....................................37 Ronald Brookins......................................................38 Emilio Hernandez....................................................39 Kirk Anderson/Callan Duffy.....................................40 Terrell Kirtz/Myko Lucas..........................................41 Greg Mayo/Taylor Weldon......................................42 A. Ahmann/J. Archie/J. Arveson/R. Byers/M. Case.43 Z. Coniglio/M. Cooper/T. Creswell/T. Day J. Eckel/M. Giovannoni...........................................44 B. Hartman/Z. Kaylor/S. Kutsch/K. Lackner.............45 N. Litwiller/A. Lohse/E. Meehan..............................46 A. Milan/C. Mitchell/D. Mitchell/J. Nesbitt...............47 B. Rinn/C. Romo/S. Schur.......................................48 G. Stewart/N. Taylor/B. Thompson/A. Titherington J. Wacker...............................................................49 B. Wallingford/A. White/B. Willers.........................50 A. Williams/M. Williamson/DJ Wright/C. Younger..51
RECORDS & HISTORY
2010 Indoor Leaders...............................................52 2010 Outdoor Leaders............................................53 Women’s Indoor Records.........................................54 Women’s Indoor Honors..........................................55 Men’s Indoor Records..............................................56 Men’s Indoor Honors...............................................57 Women’s Outdoor Records......................................58 Women’s Outdoor Honors.......................................60 Men’s Outdoor Records...........................................62 Men’s Outdoor Honors............................................64 2010 Cross Country Review.....................................66 Cross Country Records............................................69
WELCOME TO SACRAMENTO STATE
University Information..............................................70 City of Sacramento..................................................72 Athletic Excellence...................................................73 President Alexander Gonzalez.................................74 Director of Athletics Terry Wanless............................74 Academic Support..................................................75 Athletic Training......................................................75 Coaches/Staff.........................................................76
CREDITS
The 2011 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.
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2011 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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CONTINUING A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION Sacramento State has become the most successful track and field program in the Big Sky Conference over the last four years. The Hornets have won seven conference titles during that span including three out of four in 2008. 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, 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. Individually, Sacramento State has also produced 74 Big Sky Conference champions in the last four years.
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Hornet Roster Breakdown By Class
Seniors (15)
Ify Agwuenu, Andi Behring, Krystal Buck, Naima Goodwin, Victoria Humphrey, Nicole Jackson, Erin Lewis, Holly Lohse, Lora Marchini, Kaitlynne Moore, Brianna Nelson, Lizzy Norvell, Renisha Robinson, Ericka Violett, Lea Wallace
Juniors (8)
Sakya Bolton, Jessica Bonner, Baiba Celma, Athena Gillen, Sara Pizzo, Moira Robinson, Alicia Truesdale, Natalia Wright
Sophomores (11)
Ashley Chavez, Holly Fraser, Allison Ihle, Emily Kersting, Jessica Koehne, Lauren McGlory, Nicole McGlory, Rachel Mitchell, Kenna Ross, Lila Yoldi, Sarah Yoldi
Freshmen (17)
Danzel Bradshaw, Tawnya Curfman, Julianne Curtis, Markita Hinton, Arrielle Holzendorf, Erinn Jones, Breanna Lewis, Lauren Mugnaini, Percylla Nared, Unique Orduna, Caprice Powell, Dominique Ratto, Justine Rea, Mariah Rogers, Alec Slamal, Veronica Stinnett, Dylan Swisley
By Hometown
Northern California
Danzel Bradshaw, Krystal Buck, A shley Chavez, Julianne Curtis, Athena Gillen, Naima Goodwin, Arrielle Holzendorf, Victoria Humphrey, Allison Ihle, Nicole Jackson, Erinn Jones, Jessica Koehne, Breanna Lewis, Holly Lohse, Lora Marchini, Lauren McGlory, Nicole McGlory, Rachel Mitchell, Lauren Mugnaini, Brianna Nelson, Sara Pizzo, Caprice Powell, Dominique Ratto, Renisha Robinson, Mariah Rogers, Dylann Swisley, Alicia Truesdale, Ericka Violett, Lea Wallace, Natalia Wright
Central California
Markita Hinton, Erin Lewis, Kaitlynne Moore, Lizzy Norvell, Unique Orduna, Moira Robinson, Lila Yoldi, Sarah Yoldi
Southern California
Ify Agwuenu, Andi Behring, Sakya Bolton, Jessica Bonner, Tawnya Curfman, Holly Fraser, Percylla Nared, Justine Rea, Alec Slamal
Oregon
Emily Kersting
Washington
Kenna Ross, Veronica Stinnett
Latvia
Baiba Celma
Name Ify Agwuenu Andi Behring Sakya Bolton Jessica Bonner Danzel Bradshaw Krystal Buck Baiba Celma Ashley Chavez Tawnya Curfman Julianne Curtis Holly Fraser Athena Gillen Naima Goodwin Markita Hinton Arrielle Holzendorf Victoria Humphrey Allison Ihle Nicole Jackson Erinn Jones Emily Kersting Jessica Koehne Breanna Lewis Erin Lewis Holly Lohse Lora Marchini Lauren McGlory Nicole McGlory Rachel Mitchell Kaitlynne Moore Lauren Mugnaini Percylla Nared Brianna Nelson Lizzy Norvell Unique Orduna Sara Pizzo Caprice Powell Dominique Ratto Justine Rea Moira Robinson Renisha Robinson Mariah Rogers Kenna Ross Alec Slamal Veronica Stinnett Dylann Swisley Alicia Truesdale Ericka Violett Lea Wallace Natalia Wright Lila Yoldi Sarah Yoldi
Events Indoor/Outdoor Hometown/Previous School Throws Sr./Sr. Chino Hills, Calif./Ayala HS Throws Sr./Sr. Canyon Country, Calif./Canyon HS Sprints/Hurdles So./Jr. Ontario, Calif./Colony HS Throws Jr./Jr. Temecula, Calif./Chaparral HS Distance Fr./Fr. Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS Distance Sr./Sr. Sacramento, Calif./American River JC Jumps/Multi/Javelin Jr./Jr. Piltene, Latvia/Ventspils Secondary School No. 4 Distance So./So. Brentwood, Calif./Carondelet HS Pole Vault Fr./Fr. Costa Mesa, Calif./Newport Harbor HS Distance Fr./Fr. Garden Valley, Calif./Golden Sierra HS Throws Fr./So. Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro HS Distance Jr./Jr. Placerville, Calif./Union Mine HS Jumps/Multi Sr./Sr. Vallejo, Calif./Sheldon HS Throws Fr./Fr. Atascadero, Calif./Atascadero HS Sprints Fr./Fr. Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS Sprints Sr./Sr. Vallejo, Calif./Logan HS Hurdles Fr./So. Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS Sprints/Hurdles Jr./Sr. Grass Valley, Calif./Bear River HS Throws Fr./Fr. Union City, Calif./James Logan HS Javelin Fr./So. McMinnville, Ore./McMinnville HS Distance Fr./So. Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS Distance Fr./Fr. Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon HS Distance Sr./Sr. Modesto, Calif./Oregon Throws Jr./Sr. Glenn, Calif./Shasta JC Middle Distance Jr./Sr. Hercules, Calif./Salesian HS Jumps So./So. Hayward, Calif./James Logan HS Jumps/Hurdles So./So. Hayward, Calif./James Logan HS Distance Fr./So. Fremont, Calif./American HS Pole Vault Sr./Sr. Paso Robles, Calif./Paso Robles HS Distance Fr./Fr. Sacramento, Calif./Rio Americano HS Sprints Fr./Fr. Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills HS Sprints Sr./Sr. Los Altos, Calif./Los Altos HS Pole Vault Sr./--- Fresno, Calif./Buchanan HS Sprints Fr./Fr. Fresno, Calif./Hoover HS Pole Vault So./Jr. Santa Cruz, Calif./Cuesta JC Sprints Fr./Fr. Palo Alto, Calif./Menlo-Atherton HS Distance Fr./Fr. Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS Distance Fr./Fr. Trabuco Hills, Calif./Trabuco Hills HS Jumps/Multi/Hurdles Jr./Jr. Visalia, Calif./Mt. Whitney HS Middle Distance Sr./Sr. San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS Multi/Jumps/Hurdles Fr./Fr. San Jose, Calif./Prospect HS Javelin Fr./So. Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla HS Distance Fr./Fr. Temecula, Calif./Great Oak HS Middle Distance Fr./Fr. Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS Pole Vault/Hurdles Fr./Fr. Auburn, Calif./Placer HS Hurdles/Sprints Jr./Jr. Hayward, Calif./Tennyson HS Jumps/Hurdles/Pole Vault Sr./Sr. Shingle Springs, Calif./Ponderosa HS Middle Distance Sr./Sr. Napa, Calif./Cal Poly Jumps Jr./Jr. Stockton, Calif./Stagg HS Throws So./So. Holister, Calif./San Benito HS Throws So./So. Holister, Calif./San Benito HS
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Hornet Roster Breakdown
Name Andrew Ahmann Kirk Anderson Jordan Archie Jake Arveson Ronald Brookins Reesey Byers Matt Case Zach Coniglio Matt Cooper Tyler Creswell Tirrell Day Callan Duffy Jacob Eckel Mario Giovannoni Brad Hartman Emilio Hernandez Zach Kaylor Terrell Kirtz Steve Kutsch Kyle Lackner Nathanael Litwiller Andrew Lohse Myko Lucas Greg Mayo Evan Meehan Alberto Millan Cameron Mitchell Daniel Mitchell Justin Nesbitt Ben Rinn Chris Romo Sam Schur Greg Stewart Nick Taylor Bret Thompson Andrew Titherington Jason Wacker Blair Wallingford Taylor Weldon Andy White Benny Willers Anthony Williams Matt Williamson DJ Wright Cole Younger
Seniors (8)
Events Indoor/Outdoor Hometown/Previous School Hurdles Fr./Fr. Rancho Murieta, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS Sprints Jr./Sr. Ripon, Calif./Modesto JC Sprints Fr./Fr. Fair Oaks, Calif./Bella Vista HS Middle Distance Fr./Fr. Seaside, Calif./Monterey HS Hurdles/Sprints/Jumps Sr./Sr. San Diego, Calif./Helix HS Distance Fr./Fr. Windsor, Calif./Santa Rosa HS Middle Distance Fr./So. Sacramento, Calif./Del Campo HS Throws Fr./Fr. Martinez, Calif./Alhambra HS Throws So./Jr. Hayward, Calif./Sacramento City JC Hurdles Fr./So. Ramona, Calif./Ramona HS Hurdles So./Jr. Oakland, Calif./Merritt JC Throws Jr./Sr. Fresno, Calif./Fresno City JC Throws Fr./Fr. Castro Valley, Calif./Castro Valley HS Jumps/Multi Fr./Fr. Napa, Calif./Napa HS Sprints Fr./So. Santa Cruz, Calif./Scotts Valley HS Jumps Sr./Sr. Redwood City, Calif./Del Mar HS Distance Fr./Fr. Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS Middle Distance Sr./Sr. Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS Distance Fr./Fr. Spokane, Wash./Oregon Distance So./So. Folsom, Calif./Jesuit HS Middle Distance Fr./So. Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS Pole Vault Jr./So. Madera, Calif./Madera HS Middle Distance Sr./Sr. Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS Jumps Jr./Sr. Fresno, Calif./Fresno City JC Sprints Fr./Fr. Novato, Calif./Novato HS Throws Fr./Fr. Livingston, Calif./Livingston HS Middle Distance So./So. Roseville, Calif./Woodcreek HS Distance Fr./So. Carmichael, Calif./Del Campo HS Sprints So./So. Modesto, Calif./Grace Davis HS Distance Jr./Jr. Auburn, Calif./Placer HS Distance So./Jr. Roseville, Calif./Woodcreek HS Multi/Jumps Jr./Jr. Santa Maria, Calif./St. Joseph HS Sprints/Jumps So./Jr. Oakland, Calif./Merritt JC Jumps Fr./Fr. Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS Pole Vault Fr./Fr. Livermore, Calif./Granada HS Throws Fr./So. Carmichael, Calif./Jesuit HS Throws So./So. Redding, Calif./Shasta HS Pole Vault/Javelin Jr./Jr. Roseville, Calif./Roseville HS Throws Sr./Sr. Elk Grove, Calif./Sheldon HS Sprints Jr./Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo HS Distance So./Jr. Daly City, Calif./CC of San Francisco Hurdles/High Jump Fr./Fr. Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS Sprints/Hurdles So./So. 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, Ronald Brookins, Callan Duffy, Emilio Hernandez, Terrell Kirtz, Myko Lucas, Greg Mayo, Taylor Weldon
Juniors (9)
Matt Cooper, Tirrell Day, Ben Rinn, Chris Romo, Sam Schur, Greg Stewart, Blair Wallingford, Andy White, Benny Willers
Sophomores (14)
Matt Case, Tyler Creswell, Brad Hartman, Kyle Lackner, Nathanael Litwiller, Andrew Lohse, Cameron Mitchell, Daniel Mitchell, Justin Nesbitt, Andrew Titherington, Jason Wacker, Matt Williamson, DJ Wright, Cole Younger
Freshmen (14)
Andrew Ahmann, Jordan Archie, Jake Arveson, Reesey Byers, Zach Coniglio, Jacob Eckel, Mario Giovannoni, Zach Kaylor, Steve Kutsch, Evan Meehan, Alberto Millan, Nick Taylor, Bret Thompson, Anthony Williams
By Hometown
Northern California
Andrew Ahmann, Jordan Archie, Reesey Byers, Matt Case, Zach Coniglio, Matt Cooper, Tirrell Day, Jacob Eckel, Mario Giovannoni, Brad Hartman, Emilio Hernandez, Zach Kaylor, Terrell Kirtz, Kyle Lackner, Nathanael Litwiller, Myko Lucas, Evan Meehan, Cameron Mitchell, Daniel Mitchell, Ben Rinn, Chris Romo, Greg Stewart, Bret Thompson, Andrew Titherington, Jason Wacker, Blair Wallingford, Taylor Weldon, Benny Willers, Anthony Williams, Matt Williamson
Central California
Kirk Anderson, Jake Arveson, Callan Duffy, Andrew Lohse, Greg Mayo, Alberto Millan, Justin Nesbitt, Sam Schur, Cole Younger
Southern California
Ronald Brookins, Tyler Creswell, Nick Taylor, Andy White
Oregon DJ Wright
Washington Steve Kutsch
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With five Big Sky Conference titles in the last three years, including a pair of convincing victories in 2010, Sacramento State has established itself as the most dominant women’s program in the league. Despite all the success, Hornet Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Kathleen Raske feels that 2011 may be the breakout year for the team. “I believe that this could be a banner year for our program,” Raske said. “Our goal is to elevate nationally and to dominate the Big Sky.” Raske’s lofty team goals can be backed up by the fact that Sacramento State returns nearly every key contributor from last season’s team which cruised to a pair of Big Sky titles. The Hornets won the indoor title by 76.5 points and the outdoor crown by 36 points. Among the returners for Sacramento State are eight Hornets who combined to win 12 Big Sky individual titles. If that was not enough, the team will receive a boost with the addition of All-American Lea Wallace and Ericka Violett. Wallace missed the Big Sky indoor championships but still went on to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championships before redshirting during the outdoor season. Violett also redshirted outdoors and will close out her decorated collegiate career during the spring. “We have put together a great team,” Raske said. “Our depth on the women’s side is exceptionally strong. We have the ability to score in all events and are very well balanced.” An added bonus for the team is the fact that Sacramento State will host the Big Sky Conference
Outdoor Championships in May. The change in venue (originally scheduled to be at Northern Colorado) will allow the Hornets to serve as host for the second time in four years. When Sacramento State previously hosted the meet in 2008, it served as a launching point for women’s program. That year, the Hornets won their first of three-consecutive outdoor titles which placed them alongside Boise State (1984-86) and Northern Arizona (2003-05) as the only programs to reel off three straight titles in Big Sky history. The Hornets’ will have a chance to make Big Sky history with their fourth-straight outdoor title when it hosts the meet on May 11-14 at Hornet Stadium. The team will be given the opportunity to defend its Big Sky indoor title on Feb. 25-26 at Idaho State. The NCAA will continue to use its postseason formula which was put in place last season. 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 Bloomington, Indiana, while the west will be at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. “If things go as planned, I believe the women have the ability to become a top 25 team at the championships,” Raske said. The 2011 NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships will be hosted by Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.
SPRINTS
A mix of experienced runners who have scored at the conference championship and a highly-touted group of newcomers will make up the sprinters for Sacramento State in 2011. The veterans will be led by Alicia Truesdale in the short sprints and Victoria Humphrey and Brianna Nelson in the 200 and 400. Truesdale first captured the conference’s attention in 2008, winning the 60-meter dash as a true freshman. After redshirting in 2009, she returned to last season to record the third-fastest 55 in program history. Humphrey is a five-time all-Big Sky selection who finished second at the Big Sky outdoor championships in the 400. She also scored in the outdoor 200 ran the third-fastest indoor 200 in school history. Nelson has also earned all-Big Sky honors during her career and has placed her name among the top 10 in the Hornet record book. Sophomore Nicole McGlory will be joined by freshmen Percylla Nared and Caprice Powell in the short sprints while Arielle Holzendorf will run the 400.
MIDDLE DISTANCE/DISTANCE
With two of the top 800 runners in the nation, the middle distance lineup for Sacramento State is once again loaded for 2011. The group is led by Lea Wallace and Renisha Robinson, who each qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships last season and have also won a Big Sky title.
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Lea Wallace returns for her senior season after becoming Sacramento State’s first Div. I female NCAA Indoor All-American.
Wallace became the first Sacramento State woman to earn All-America recognition during the indoor season when she placed eighth. During the season, she set the school record with a time of 2:04.73. Robinson captured a pair of Big Sky titles in the 800, sweeping both the indoor and outdoor crowns. She also advanced to the NCAA Indoor Championships for the first time and advanced to the second round of the NCAA West Preliminary. Her season best time of 2:06.66 ranks second in school history. The much anticipated race between the two never came to fruition at either Big Sky meet during the season. Wallace missed the indoor championships due to a family emergency and redshirted during the outdoor campaign leaving Robinson without her top rival. “The two of them really push each other,” Raske said. “They have a great dynamic which creates an phenomenal training environment. “The goal is to not only get both of them back to the national championships but to get them both to the final. They have both gained experience which makes them better competitors.” Along with the pair, Sacramento State will also feature senior Lara Marchini as well as freshmen Dominique Ratto and Veronica Stinnett in the 800. Robinson will also be in search of a winning the 1,500/mile and completing the double which has eluded her so far. Senior Erin Lewis will anchor the longer races for the team. Lewis has competed in just about every distance race during her career. Last season, she scored for the team in the 10K but also raced the 1,500, 3K and 5K. Senior Krystal Buck, sophomores Danzel Bradshaw and Rachel Mitchell, and freshman Laura Mugnaini, Justine Rea, Jessica Koehne and Breanna Lewis are also slated to compete in the longer races. One of the few questions for the team this season comes in the steeplechase where Sacramento State does not have a returner.
HURDLES
With four conference champions on the roster, Sacramento State could do some serious damage in the hurdles. The group is comprised of Sakya Bolton,
Alicia Truesdale, Moira Robinson and Ericka Violett. “I’m very excited about our chances in the hurdles,” Raske said. “We are loaded (in the event) which should create a fun final.” In two years with the team, Bolton has already won the Big Sky indoor and outdoor title in the short hurdles. Last season, she finished first in the 55-meter hurdles at the indoor championships and was second in the 100-hurdles at the outdoor championships. Moira Robinson became the latest Hornet to win a hurdle championship, finishing first in the 100-hurdles during the spring as part of her amazing weekend which saw her capture four events. Truesdale won the 100-hurdles in 2008 as a true freshman and will add the 400-hurdles to her events this spring. “I actually recruited Alicia as a 400-hurdler,” Raske said. “She is very talented and has innate skills you can’t teach as a coach. Unfortunately, she has had some injuries over the last couple of years which has prevented her from running the 400-hurdles.” Violett was the 60-hurdles champion in 2009 but will only compete during the outdoor season in 2011. She has scored for the team in the event the last two years and ranks ninth in school history with a best of 13.98. Sophomore Nicole McGlory will also compete in the short hurdles. In the 400-hurdles, Nicole Jackson returns after redshirting last season. Jackson has scored in the event at the Big Sky Championships in first two seasons.
JUMPS
Much like the hurdles, the Hornets boast incredible depth and success in the jumps. The 2011 roster features five student-athletes who have combined to win 10 individual titles. Violett and Moira Robinson are the most decorated of the two. Violett has finished first in the long jump three times and has also won the triple jump once. She currently holds the school record in the indoor triple jump and indoor pole vault, is second in the indoor long jump, fourth in the outdoor long jump and fifth in the outdoor triple jump. Robinson placed herself among the Big Sky elite when she scored a conference-record tying 40 points at last season’s outdoor championships. At that meet, Robinson finished first in the long jump, triple jump, high jump and 100-hurdles. She also advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary in all four events. Naima Goodwin will also compete in the long and triple jumps as well as the high jump. In the fall, Goodwin cleared 5-foot-9 in the team’s Green-Gold Meet which would set the school record. Sophomores Nicole and Lauren McGlory return in the long and triple jumps. Nicole finished first at the Big Sky Indoor Championships as a freshman after recording a mark of 40-07.00 which places her third in school history. Lauren earned all-Big Sky honors in the outdoor triple jump with a third-place finish and also scored in the indoor triple. Junior Natalia Wright returns after redshirting last season. In 2009, she was third in the outdoor triple jump and seventh in the long jump. Junior Baiba Celma will compete in the triple jump and freshman Mariah Rogers is slated to challenge in the long jump.
Along with Violett, Sacramento State returns defending conference champion Lizzy Norvell in the pole vault. Norvell, who has one year of indoor eligibility remaining, set the school outdoor record after clearing 13-05.25. Senior Kaitlynne Moore, redshirt freshman Dylann Swisley and junior college transfer Sara Pizzo will also compete in the event.
Senior Ify Agwuenu is a two-time Big Sky shot put champion and school record-holder.
THROWS
Two-time Big Sky shot put champion Ify Agwuenu highlights this list of throwers on this year’s roster. The senior also set the school record in the weight throw and set PRs in both the hammer and discus. Fellow seniors Andi Behring and Holly Lohse will add depth to the events. Behring scored for the team in shot put and also qualified for the Big Sky outdoor championship in the hammer. Lohse was an NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the discus during her first year with the team. She also recorded the third-longest throws in school history in the discus and hammer. Sophomores Lila and Sarah Yoldi also return and will be joined by freshmen Markita Hinton and Erinn Jones. In the javelin, the Hornets return three studentathletes who qualified for the USATF Junior Nationals. The group was led by sophomore Emily Kersting who recorded the third-longest javelin throw in school history (148-04). Sophomore Holly Fraser ranks fifth in program history while Kenna Ross is seventh. Junior Baiba Celma will also compete in the javelin.
MULTIS
Returners Goodwin, Celma and Moira Robinson and freshman Mariah Rogers could all compete in the multis. Last season, Goodwin set the school record in the pentathlon leaving Raske with high expectations for 2011. “We’re looking for Naima to qualify for nationals early in the season,” Raske said. “She has developed all the skills needed to become successful in the multi.” Rogers set the Central Coast Section record in the heptathlon with 4,655 points as a senior.
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All in. Once limited to your last stand at the poker table the expression has recently become part of mainstream vernacular. It will also serve as the theme for this season’s Sacramento State track and field season. Since arriving at Sacramento State in 2004, Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Kathleen Raske has put the task to her senior leaders to set a theme for each season. The formula has not just been motivational words, it has helped produced the most success that the program has ever seen. “I was pleased with what this group came up with,” Raske said. “The mind set behind it was the more you put in, the greater the reward.” The rewards for the Hornets have already been plentiful under Raske’s leadership. The team stunned the rest of the Big Sky when it won the 2007 indoor conference title. To prove the first was not a fluke, the Hornets came back the following year to repeat at the indoor championships and fall just short of its first outdoor title. Individually, Sacramento State has also boasted five All-Americans, including returner Ronald Brookins who achieved the feat in the long jump at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Brookins and fellow senior Emilio Hernandez will look to lead Sacramento State back to the top of the Big Sky standings in 2011. The pair have been two of the more dominant student-athletes over the last three years, combining to win 11 individual event titles. Add to the mix a strong group of freshmen and sophomores — which began to shine at the end of
2010 — and home field advantage for the conference meet and the Hornets may be poised to capture their first outdoor title in program history. “We are thrilled to have the championships back in Sacramento,” Raske said. “I think we have the best facility in the conference with the best weather and a level-playing field since we will be competing at sea level.” Those outdoor championships will take place May 11-14 at Hornet Stadium. The meet will mark the second time in the last four years that Sacramento State has served as host for the Big Sky Championships. The Big Sky Indoor Championships will take place Feb. 25-26 at Idaho State. The NCAA will continue to use its postseason formula which was put in place last season. 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 Bloomington, Indiana, while the west returns to Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
SPRINTS
Sacramento State continued to expand its legacy in the men’s sprints last season with victories in both the 55 and 100. At the indoor championships, the Hornets swept the top three spots with Andy White taking the top spot. Mission Viejo, Calif., native ran 6.42 to earn his first
Big Sky title and lead the first sweep by a team in the event since Northern Arizona in 1995. “Andy is a unique athlete who requires a different style of coaching,” Raske said. “He’s very explosive with his strength coming off his acceleration from the start.” Trailing White in the 55 was senior A.J. Reed and Brookins. The all-conference honor for Brookins was just the first of three at the meet which led to him being named the Track Athlete of the Meet. Brookins then moved to the top of the award stand during the outdoor season with a victory in the 100. The pair of Brookins and White will be aided by freshmen Evan Meehan and Jordan Archie in the short sprints. Meehan was a state qualifier in both the 100 and 200 as a senior at Novato High School in 2010. Justin Nesbitt is the Hornets’ top returner in the 200 and 400. The senior earned all-Big Sky honors in the indoor 200 after placing third with a time of 21.81. That mark also moved him into third place in school history. However, his outdoor season was derailed due to injury. In the 400, senior Kirk Anderson and JC transfers Tirrell Day and Greg Stewart will have the challenge of filling the void left by the graduation of 2010 conference champion Jason Nelson. Day and Stewart both came to the team in January after spending last season as teammates at Merritt College in Oakland, Calif.
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For the second consecutive season, the 800 could serve as the deepest track event for Sacramento State. Even with the departure of school record holder David Rabinowitz, the Hornets will feature three student-athletes who scored in the event at Big Sky championships. Among those who return are sophomore Nathanael Litwiller who finished first at the Big Sky outdoor championships and also earned USATF Junior All-America honors during the summer. Last spring, Litwiller ran 1:52.13 to win the 800 as a true freshman. He went to finish sixth at the USATF Junior Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. His best time of 1:50.66 places him sixth in school history. “Nano put in a ton of mileage over the summer,” Raske said. “He’s very fit and is well ahead of where he was last year at this point.” Senior Myko Lucas and sophomore Cole Younger also return after earning all-conference honors. Lucas placed third at the outdoor championships in the spring and also scored for the team in 2009. Younger finished seventh at the indoor championships and recorded the third fastest indoor time in program history after running 1:53.19. Senior Terrell Kirtz comes back from a redshirt season in 2010 and will look to qualify for the conference meet in the 800 for the third time. Litwiller and Younger will also likely compete in the mile/1,500 along with Mitchell and Steve Kutsch. In the longer races, junior Chris Romo and sophomore Daniel Mitchell both return. The duo will be joined by Oregon transfer Kutsch, junior college transfer Benny Willers and freshmen Reesey Byers and Zach Kaylor. Byers and Kaylor both had breakout seasons during cross country and will likely run the 5K and 10K. Willers will be the team’s top competitor in the steeplechase. While at City College of San Francisco, he placed sixth at the state championships in the 5K.
HURDLES
Heading into his senior season, Brookins is already the most decorated Hornet male runner in school history. The San Diego native has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships twice and made his first NCAA Indoor Championship appearance last winter. Along with holding the school record in the 55-hurdles, 60-hurdles and 110-hurdles, Brookins has also been a three-time Big Sky all-academic selection. Last season, he finished first in the 55-hurdles at the Big Sky Indoor Championships and also in the 110-hurdles outdoors. He also set the school record in each event during the season. “Our goal this season is for Ronald to make it to the finals,” Raske said. “He has increased his strength and also improved his flexibility which were two areas that held him back in the past. I expect him to be among the national leaders all season.” Sophomore Tyler Creswell scored for the team after placing seventh in the 110-hurdles as a true freshman but, according to Raske, is poised for a “big breakthrough”. Sam Schur will also compete in the short hurdles as part of the multi and in individual competition. In the 400-hurdles, returner Matt Williamson, Day
and will test his skills in the high jump. Giovannoni cleared 6-06.00 for his best mark in high school. In the pole vault, Blair Wallingford and Andrew Lohse both return and will be paired with freshman Brett Thompson. Wallingford finished fifth at the Big Sky outdoor meet and tied for sixth at the indoor championships. His best during the year was 15-07.00. Lohse competed during the indoor season where he cracked the school’s top 10 with a vault of 15-01.75.
THROWS
Ronald Brookins was an All-American in 2010 as well earning Big Sky Athlete of the Meet honors both indoors and outdoors.
and freshman Andrew Ahmann will all compete. Williamson qualified for the Big Sky outdoor meet during his first season running the event. Day was an All-American and all-state honoree as well as the Big 8 Conference champion in the event.
JUMPS
Brookins became the eighth Hornet to win the conference outdoor long jump since Sacramento State joined the Big Sky in 1997 (14 years). The senior then advanced through the NCAA West Preliminary and on to the NCAA Championships where he earned AllAmerica honors after placing ninth with a season-best of 24-10.00. Indoors, he earned his second straight Big Sky title and narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Fellow seniors Emilio Hernandez and Greg Mayo will also compete in the long jump as well as the triple jump. Mayo finished fourth in both events at the outdoor championships and also scored during the indoor season. Hernandez has twice scored in the triple jump but has made his mark in the high jump. Last season, the Redwood City, Calif., native finished first at the Big Sky indoor and outdoor championships. Outdoors, he cleared 6-11.00 while his best indoor mark was 6-10.25. “Emilio cleared seven feet at the Green vs. Gold meet,” Raske said. “He has become much more consistent and has the goal of advancing to nationals.” Freshman Nick Taylor will also compete in the long jump, triple jump and high jump. As a senior in high school, Taylor finished sixth at the California state championships in the triple jump with a mark of 48-01.75. Schur will see action in the long jump and high jump while Stewart and DJ Wright will solely compete in the long jump. Freshman Mario Giovannoni completes the jumpers
A year ago, Sacramento State entered the season with only one returning thrower. This year, the Hornets have quite a bit of experience as five members of the team return after seeing significant action in 2010. Senior Taylor Weldon led the team in the shot put, discus and weight throw last season. Weldon finished eighth in the shot put at the Big Sky outdoor championships and also moved into the top five in school history for the indoor shot put and weight throw. Senior Callan Duffy also returns after pacing the team in the hammer. Duffy finished sixth at the Big Sky Championships in the hammer and his throw of 173-05 ranks ninth in program history. Other returners include Andrew Titherington, Jason Wacker and Blair Wallingford. Two newcomers could make an immediate impact during their first season. Alberto Millan finished sixth at the state championship in the shot put and was also the conference champion in the shot put and discus. Zach Coniglio was also a state qualifier in the shot put and discus while at Alhambra High School in Martinez, Calif.
MULTIS
Schur is the top returner in the multi. Last season, the Santa Maria, Calif., native earned all-Big Sky honors in the decathlon after placing third. During the year, he 6,888 points which ranked third in school history. In the heptathlon, Schur set the school record 5,130 points.
Emilio Hernandez finished first in the high jump at the Big Sky Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
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KATHLEEN RASKE Co-Director of Track & Field/Cross Country/Head Coach | 8th Year | Southern Illinois, ‘90
PERSONAL Birthdate Feb. 19, 1966 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)
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 seven Big Sky team championships while finishing second four additional times. To say that times have changed is an under statement. Raske’s team-oriented and family-focused philosophy has nurtured in a new era of excellence at Sacramento State. In the seven seasons Raske has led the Hornets, she has been named Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year seven times, produced six NCAA All-Americans, six USATF Junior All-Americans, 33 NCAA National Championship participants, 81 NCAA West Regional participants, 97 conference champions, and 227 all-Big Sky performers. There have also been 93 new event school records established, and 422 all-time top ten event marks have been recorded. Raske is the only woman to coach a Div. I men’s team to a conference championship title in NCAA history in any sport. Sacramento State enjoyed another successful season in 2010. 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. Robinson 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 all, the 2010 season saw Sacramento State win two conference team championships, have two NCAA All-Americans, one USATF All-American, three NCAA championship meet participants, 23 conference champions, 47 all-conference honorees, 123 all time top 10 marks, three conference championship MVP’s, 12 conference athletes of the week, and two coach of the year accolades. 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, 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. That year, the individual accomplishments included 20 school records, 16 conference titles, 35
Gateway Athletic Conference MVP of the Decade
Coaching Big Sky Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year (2007, 2008) Big Sky Women’s Indoor Coach of the Year (2008, 2009) Big Sky Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year (2008)
USA Track & Field Head Women’s Coach Birmingham, England (2008) Head Coach World University Games (2009) Assistant Coach Junior Pan-Am Games (1999) Assistant Coach
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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, David 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. Dave 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. Bozin was a three-time MAC champion in the high jump and was the top freshman to compete at the 1999 NCAA Indoor championships. She qualified for the championship events four times in her career. 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 Becca Williams. The hurdler 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
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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 seven with the Hornets. School records that have been set under Raske. Last season, the Hornets set 17 school records during the the indoor and outdoor seasons. Big Sky event championships won by Sacramento State in the last seven 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.
against Great Britain, China and Russia in Birmingham, England. She was also tabbed to serve as the head coach for the for the USA at the 2009 World University Game. The event was not the first USATF experience for Raske. 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 is the secretary for the USA Track and Field Coaches Advisory Committee. She previously served as secretary for the U.S. Women’s Track Coaches Association for nine years and was on the USTCA Rules Panel Committee. 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. 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 | 7th Year | Kansas State, ‘90
PERSONAL Birthdate April 10, 1968 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) Raphael McFarlane, LJ (2008) (I/O) Ronald Brookins, LJ (2010) (O)
Terry VanLaningham begins his seventh year at Hornet coaching staff. VanLaningham will continue to coach the Hornet horizontal jumpers, high jump, and multi-event athletes, while also coordinating recruiting. He also manages and directs all aspects of home competitions. Some of these components include scheduling of events, competition and warm-up facility site management, officials, corporate sponsorship, and facility management. In his six seasons with the program the Hornet jumps, vaults, and multis have excelled to a higher level. VanLaningham has coached three NCAA and one USATF Junior All-Americans. His student-athletes have also claimed 28 conference championships, qualified 27 times for the NCAA championship meets, earned 62 all-Big Sky awards, have set 26 school records, and recorded 92 all-time top 10 marks.. Under VanLaningham’s tutelage, his event groups continued their dominance in 2010. Ronald Brookins led the way for the Hornet men. The junior swept the indoor and outdoor league championships and capped off the Hornets’ collegiate season garnering All-American honors all in the long jump. Brookins was also awarded the conference championship MVP for each meet respectively. For the women, Moira Robinson had a break out year. 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, 3 school records, and 3 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. Sophomore, Ronald 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, VanLaningham saw his athletes continue their development with a record-breaking year. The season was highlighted by Daniel Imlach qualifying for both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Championships. He was joined at the indoor championships by Raphael McFarlane who earned All-America honors in the long jump. McFarlane was also named the Big Sky Track and Field Athlete of the Meet at the indoor championships after finishing first in the 60, 200 and long jump and helping the Hornets to their second straight team title. In all, VanLaningham coached six Big Sky champions during the year and had three student-athletes qualify for the USATF National Junior Championships. He also guided Imlach (indoor and outdoor), Ericka Violett (indoor) and Lizzy Norvell (outdoor) to school records in the pole vault.
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 (2008-10) Philip Burks, LJ (2009) Philip Burks, TJ (2009) Lizzy Norvell, PV (2008, 10) Ericka Violett, LJ (2009-10) Ericka Violett, TJ (2009) Ericka Violett, PV (2009) Nicole McGlory, TJ (2010) Moira Robinson, LJ (2010) Moira Robinson, TJ (2010) *Includes indoor and outdoor
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2011 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD THE COACHES In 2007, Hornet jumpers and multi-eventers garnered six conference championships, nine all-conference accolades, competed in five events at the outdoor NCAA West Regional, one qualified and competed at the USATF National Junior Championships, produced 18 all-time top five marks, and set six school records. He guided Imlach to both the indoor and outdoor conference pole vault titles while provisionally qualifying for the indoor NCAA Championships. His Hornet jumpers also won three of the four possible conference long jump titles. In addition, he coached Emilio Hernandez to a three-foot personal best in the triple jump which qualified him for the USATF Junior National Championships. In 2006, he helped guide Roshena Duree to an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the heptathlon. Duree also became the first Hornet to be named Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet at the Big Sky Championships. Later that summer, Carly Whitney was named Jr. USATF All-American in the heptathlon. In 2005, VanLaningham coached Brandon Parker to NCAA All-America honors in the long jump. Parker also won an unprecedented third straight Big Sky outdoor long jump title and captured the Big Sky indoor crown for the second consecutive year. VanLaningham came to Sacramento State after four seasons with the track and field program at Wichita State where he was responsible for home meet management, coordination of recruiting, and working with the Shocker jumpers and multi-event competitors. During his four seasons at Wichita State he coached seven All-Americans, two NCAA runner-ups, 12 regional qualifiers, 27 Missouri Valley Conference champions, 57 all-MVC performers, nine school record holders, 70 all-time top 10 marks, two MVC record holders, six MVC Championship meet record holders, and seven MVC Most Outstanding Field Performers. In 2003-04, Wichita State had five jumpers and multi-event athletes compete at the NCAA National Championship meets, won six conference championships, claimed 22 all-conference honors and set two school records. VanLaningham continued to coach former WSU standout Randy Lewis to a Grenadian national record and a 2004 Olympic Games berth with a jump of 56-10.75. Lewis finished the year as the 13th best triple jumper in the world. Ineta Radevica, whom VanLaningham coached in 2002, also competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in the long jump and triple jump. VanLaningham also coached two athletes to USA national rankings: Paul Speer in the decathlon (26th) and indoor heptathlon (16th) and Koya Webb in the heptathlon (37th). In 2002-03, 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 2001-02 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 2000-01, VanLaningham coached five conference champions and five all-conference 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 | 6th Year | Westmont, ‘98
PERSONAL Birthdate April 14, 1976 Wife Lisa Children Ashley (8), Kelsey (5), Brynley (2) Bachelor’s Degree Westmont, ‘98 Master’s Degree Northern Colorado, ‘00
COACHING NOTES NCAA 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) *Includes indoor and outdoor
Jeff Magley enters his sixth year at Sacramento State. He is primarily responsible for coaching the Hornet throwers. In addition, he manages the programs equipment and apparel, while assisting with home meet management duties. In his five seasons, Magley’s throwers have earned one NCAA All-America accolade, provided the program’s first NCAA Indoor Championship competitor, sent nine to compete at the NCAA championship meets, won four Big Sky Conference titles, earned 16 all-conference honors, established 13 school records, set three conference all-time and championship meet records and produced 54 all-time top 10 Sacramento State marks. In 2010, Magley coached athletes had a terrific year. Junior Ify Agwuenu led the way winning 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. All three qualified for the USATF Jr. National championship meet and two (Emily Kersting and Holly Frazier) finished in the top eight at the conference championship. The men and women were both heavily represented with no fewer than two entries in all four throwing events at the outdoor championship meet. Magley coached sophomore Ify Agwuenu to Sacramento State and Big Sky conference prominence in 2009. Agwuenu, won the outdoor championship in the shot put while finishing runner-up indoor. 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 championship, 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 Region meet as well. In 2008, Magley coached three Sacramento State throwers to all-conference honors. Monica Gomez earned the honor indoors in the shot put. Outdoors, Ify 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. Hornet throwers had an excellent year in 2007, highlighted by David Nichols’ Big Sky indoor conference championship in the shot put with a throw 62-2. 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. In doing so, 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. During his time at Slippery Rock, Magley tutored the throwers and multi-event athletes to 10 NCAA 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. In his final season at Slippery Rock, Magley’s student-athletes won one conference title, earned four all-conference honors. Conference champion in the decathlon Bill Jordan also placed 13th at the NCAA Div. II National Championship meet. In 2003, Magley coached Mackenzie Gurak to an indoor conference shot put title and PSAC championship meet record. She also won the outdoor shot put title and participated in the NCAA Div. II National Championship in both the shot put and discus where she finished in the top 20 in both. In 2002, the Rock throwers dominated the PSAC winning one discus and all four shot put titles. Two conference championship meet records were established. Magley guided Cory Darr to two of those championships as well as a ninth and All-American sixth place finish at that year’s NCAA Div. II championship meets. Magley’s first year at the Rock in 2001 saw four of his student-athletes compete at the NCAA Div. II Championships with finishes of ninth, two 10th places and one 11th. Erica Timmons won both the outdoor PSAC conference titles in the shot put and discus while teammate Mackenzie Gurcak added a second place finish in the discus to complete a one-two sweep of the event. Prior to his arrival at Slippery Rock, Magley spent one year as an assistant coach at the University of 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 (8), Kelsey (5) and Brynley (2).
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SCOTT ABBOTT Assistant Coach/Distance | 4th Year | UCLA, ‘00
PERSONAL Birthdate Nov. 8, 1977 Wife Katie Children Isaac (2), Alyssa (6 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) NCAA Championship Participants at Sacramento State Renisha Robinson, 800 (2009-10) Lea Wallace, 800 (2009-10)
Big Sky Champions* Jeffrey Paneda, 800 (2008) Renisha Robinson, 800 (2008-10) Lea Wallace, 800 (2009) Nathanael Litwiller, 800 (2010) *Includes indoor and outdoor
Scott Abbott begins his fourth year at Sacramento State. He is primarily responsible for coaching 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 much of the team travel, and with home event management. Under Abbott’s tutelage his athletes have enjoyed unprecedented success. In his three seasons, Abbott has coached one NCAA and one USATF Jr. All-American, eight Big Sky conference champions, 22 all-conference accolades, 16 NCAA championship meet participants, 18 new school records, and 69 all-time top 10 marks. He was voted the Big Sky Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2008. 2010 was yet another standout season for the Hornet distance runners. The dynamic duo of Lea Wallace and Renisha Robinson headlined the women’s group accolades. Wallace became the first Hornet woman to earn indoor NCAA AllAmerican honors with her eight place finish in the 800m. In doing so, she also set a new school record with a time of 2:04.73. Not to be outshined, Robinson continued her dominance by sweeping the indoor and outdoor conference titles in the 800m and advancing to both respective NCAA national meets. The men had a terrific tandem as well. David Rabinowitz set new school records both indoor (1:51.39) and outdoor (1:49.12) and competed in the outdoor NCAA championships. Freshman, Nathaniel Litwiller shocked the conference by winning the outdoor 800m conference championship race and then went on to earn USATF Jr. All-America status after finishing sixth with a time of 1:50.82. For the year, Abbott coached; one NCAA All-American, one USATF Jr. All-American, three conference champions, seven all-conference performers, and seven new school record holders. In 2009, Abbott guided both Wallace and Robinson to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field championship meet. Wallace advanced to the semifinal and broke an 11-year old record with a personal best time of 2:05.55. Wallace and Robinson also finished first and second at the Big Sky Conference championship meet both indoor and outdoor in the 800. Robinson took the indoor title and finished runner up in the outdoor 1500, while Wallace took the outdoor title. Between the two, they set three new school records, and established four all-time top five marks. The longer distances were very successful as well with Kristina Holtz placing second in the 5,000 and Erica Sahli third at 10,000 meters. In 2008, Abbott coached athletes became immediately successful with; three Big Sky Conference championships, five all-conference accolades, and establishing seven school records. The duo of Jeffrey Paneda and Renisha Robinson combined to sweep the men and women’s indoor and outdoor championship 800 meter titles. While doing so they established three of the four events new school records. His success continued into the cross country season where the Sacramento State 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, Renisha Robinson and Caprice Bradshaw) to all-Big Sky Conference honors in cross country. Following the year, Abbott was named the Big Sky Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year by his peers. 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. Abbott was also responsible for home meet management, travel, equipment and academic services for the cross country team. 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. Away from the track, Abbott 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 two children: Isaac (3), Alyssa (1).
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MATT GILBERT
JODY JOHNSON
Matt Gilbert enters his third year as an assistant coach after serving as a volunteer. Gilbert will assist Terry VanLaningham with the coaching of pole vaulters and jumpers. 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 two 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.
Jody Johnson returns for his second season as a volunteer coach for the Hornet sprinters. While competing for Sacramento State, Johnson was the Big Sky Conference indoor champion in the 55 and the 200 in 2007. He added the outdoor 200 title to his resume later that spring. The following year, Johnson won both the 100 and 200 and the Big Sky outdoor meet and advanced to the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships in both events. Johnson is currently tied for the school record in the indoor 200 (21.40) and holds the outdoor mark in a time of 20.64 seconds. Following his career at Sacramento State, Johnson ran in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200.
Volunteer Assistant Coach • Second Year
Assistant Coach • Third Year
LAUREN WEAVER
LORI VAUGHT
Assistant Coach • Third Year
Lauren Weaver is in her third 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 • Third Year
Lori Vaught is in her third season as a member of the Hornet coaching staff. She will primarily assist in coaching the horizontal jumps and sprints. Vaught won four Big Sky Conference individual titles and was a six-time all-academic selection. She won the indoor triple and outdoor long in 2007 and added both the indoor long and triple in 2008. Vaught holds the Sacramento State indoor record in the triple jump with a mark of 41-01.75 and ranks third in the indoor long jump (19-06.00), and the outdoor triple jump (40-11.50).
STEPHANIE BROWN TRAFTON
CHRIS KIRKWOOD
Volunteer Assistant Coach • Fourth Year
Chris Kirkwood is in his fourth 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. 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 • Second Year
Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Brown-Trafton returns for her seond year on the Hornet coaching staff. Brown-Trafton will serve in an administrative capacity as the team’s Director of Operations during 2010. 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
KELLY LEWIS
Manager • First Year
Kelly Lewis is the newest member of the Hornet coaching staff and will serve as the team’s manager for 2011. In that role, Lewis will assist the coaching staff with the day-to-day activities of the office. Lewis joined the Sacramento State program in the fall of 2009 as a member of the cross country team where she competed in three meets.
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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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ANDI BEHRING
Throws Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Chino Hills, Calif. | Ayala HS
Throws Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Canyon County, Calif. | Canyon HS
USATF Junior National Qualifier Three-Time NCAA Qualifier Two-Time Big Sky Champion Five-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Personal Bests Preliminary in the shot for the third consecutive Shot Put........... 50-06.75 season…was the Big Sky champion in the shot Discus................ 153-07 put with a distance of 49-10.50…season best was Hammer............. 162-09 49-11.00…placed eighth at the Big Sky meet in Weight Throw.. 59-05.50 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 weighth throw and was fifth in the shot put…set the school record in the weighth 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. 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.
2010 Season: Scored for the team at the Big Sky Personal Bests Championships after placing eighth in the shot Shot Put........... 47-02.75 put…also qualified for the meet in the hammer… Hammer............. 147-08 set an outdoor PR in the shot put with a mark of 47-00.75 at the Cal-Nevada Championships which ranks fourth in school history…best hammer throw was 145-11 at Mondo Invitational…indoors, she was fourth at the Big Sky Championshipos in the shot put with a distance of 4702.25…that distance ranks third in school history…top weight throw was 4911.25 which is the ninth best in the Hornet record book. 2009 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. 2008 Season: Established an outdoor PR in the shot with a mark of 42-08.75 at the Hornet Invite…best hammer throw was 138-10…indoors, she recorded a career best shot put of 43-11.00 which ranked third in school history…top weight throw was 42-11.75. 2007 Season: Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer…ranked second on the team in both the shot put (40-09.50) and hammer (147-08)…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the hammer…indoors, she competed in the shot put and weight throw…top marks were 40-11.75 in the shot put and 39-06.40 in the weight throw…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the shot put. High School: A 2006 graduate of Canyon HS in Canyon Country, Calif…competed in four years of basketball and track and field…a three-time first team allFoothill League selection…holds the school record in both the shot put (42-01.5) and discus (129-03)…won the shot put title and placed second in the discus at the 2006 Mt. SAC Invite…helped the team to a pair of titles and a 65-meet unbeaten streak…was the track team MVP and the school’s 2006 Female Athlete of the Year. Personal: Born Nov. 5, 1988…is double majoring in film production and digital media with an emphasis in digital video…parents are John and Shari Behring
Personal: Born June 9, 1989…majoring in biology…parents are Augustin and Josephine Agwuenu.
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KRYSTAL BUCK
NAIMA GOODWIN
Middle Distance | Junior/Senior Second Year | Sacramento, Calif. Bella Vista HS | American River JC
Jumps/Multis Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Vallejo, Calif. | Sheldon HS
2010 Season: Competed in the 1,500 and steeplechase during her first season with the team…top 1,500 time was 4:51.07 at the UC Davis Classic…indoors, ran the 3K in 10:39.86 at the Husky Classic in her lone meet.
USATF Junior National Qualifier Big Sky Champion Three-Time All-Big Sky Conference
2009 Cross Country: Ran in five of the team’s eight meets during the year…best 5K time was 18:42 at the Hornet Jamboree…top 6K mark was 24:05 at the Doc Adams Invitational.
2010 Season: Placed third at the Big Sky Cham- Personal Bests pionships in the heptathlon…scored 5,109 points High Jump......... 5-06.00 to rank third in Hornet history…also scored for the Long Jump....... 18-07.25 team in the long jump (sixth), triple jump (sixth) and Triple Jump...... 39-05.00 high jump (seventh)…top marks were 18-07.25 Pentathlon............ 3,691 in the long jump, 39-05.00 in the triple jump and Heptathlon............ 5,109 5-06.00 in the high jump…is tied for seventh in the school record book in the high jump…indoors, shared the Big Sky title in the high jump with Moira Robinson…cleared 5-06.00 to set the school record…also broke the Hornet record in the pentathlon with 3,691 points which finished second at the Big Sky meet…also cracked the school top 10 in the triple jump with a leap of 39-05.00 which ties for ninth.
Prior to Sacramento State: Competed in cross country and track & field for American River College for two years...earned all-NorCal honors in cross country as a sophomore...was also a two-time all-Big 8 selection in cross country...helped lead the Beavers to the 2007 state track & field championship...top times were 4:53 in the 1500 and 19:25 in the 5K. High School: A 2006 graduate of Bella Vista HS in Fair Oaks, Calif...competed in both cross country and track & field for the Broncos...was a three-time all-Capital Athletic League selection...top time was 5:32 in the 1,600. Personal: Born June 21, 1988...majoring in kinesiology...parents are Michael and Janine Buck.
2009 Season: Finished fourth in the heptathon at the Big Sky Championships with a total of 4,837 which ranked third in school history at the time…also qualified for the Big Sky meet in the high jump…indoors, she placed sixth in the pentathlon at the Big Sky Championships…ranks fourth at Sacramento State with 3,460 points… set a PR in the triple jump with a distance of 38-03.25. 2008 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the heptathlon and the triple jump…top triple jump was 37-04.50…scored 4,541 points in the heptathlon at the Big Sky meet…indoors, qualified for the league championships in the pentathlon and triple jump…had a TJ of 38-00.75 to place eighth…best total in the pentathlon was 3,326. High School: A 2007 graduate of Sheldon HS…helped lead the team to the Delta River League championship as a senior…won the DRL title in the triple jump and also ran on the winning 4x400 relay team…was named the school’s outstanding cross country runner in 2005, the outstanding track runner in 2006 and the outstanding field performer in 2007…top triple jump was 38-6. Personal: Born Sept. 18, 1988…majoring in kinesiology…parents are Alfred and Benita Goodwin.
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VICTORIA HUMPHREY
ERIN LEWIS
Sprints Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Vallejo, Calif. | Logan HS
Distance Senior/Senior | Third Year Modesto, Calif. | Modesto HS | Oregon
Two-Time NCAA Qualifier Big Sky Champion Five-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors after Personal Bests finishing second in the 400 in 55.78 seconds… 100..................... 11.95 ran 55.10 at the Sacramento State Open for her 200..................... 24.18 career best…that time places her fourth in school 400..................... 55.10 history…placed eighth at the Big Sky Championships in the 200…other bests included 11.95 in the 100 and 24.18 in the 200… indoors, she ran the third best 200 in Hornet history (56.41)…placed fifth at the Big Sky Championships in the 400 2009 Season: Was an all-Big Sky selection in the 100 after placing third with a personal-best time of 12.11…finished fourth in the 200 at the Big Sky Championships…top 200 time was 24.68…competed in only two 400s with a top time of 55.82 for a personal best…indoors, she earned all-Big Sky honors in the 400 by placing third in 56.21…placed eigth in the 200 to score for the team…best time in the 200 was 25.17…ran 7.79 for her best mark in the 60. 2008 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in two events…ran the leadoff leg for the 4x100 relay team which finished first in 46.37…finished second in the 100 in 12.19…was fourth in the 200 with a career best 24.77… top 100 time was 12.12…best 400 mark was 56.45…indoors, placed eighth in the 400 at the Big Sky meet…top mark was 56.54…also qualified in the 200. High School: Graduated from James Logan HS in Union City, Calif., in 2007… ran track and cross country all four years for the Colts…won the Mission Valley Athletic League title in the 400 as a sophomore and junior…qualified for the state meet all four years…finished ninth in the 400 in 2006…top times were 24.5 in the 200 and 55.4 in the 400. Personal: Born July 10, 1989…majoring in criminal justice…parents are Victor and Suzette Humphrey.
2010 Cross Country: Ran in five meets…paced the Hornets and was ninth overall at the Hornet Jamboree…ran 17:53.2 at the Santa Clara Invitational for her top 5K time.
Personal Bests 1,500............... 4:35.34 3K.................. 10:08.81
2010 Season: Scored at the Big Sky Championships after placing eighth in the 10K with a time of 39:35.93…best time in the 1,500 was 4:36.64…indoors, competed in the mile and 3K…ran 10:08.81 in the 3K for the sixth-fastest time in Hornet history. 2009 Cross Country: Competed in five meets…came on strong at the end of the season, placing third on the team at both the Big Sky Championships and the NCAA West Regional…had an 18:31 5K at the Santa Clara Invitational…top 6K time was 22:51 at the NCAA West Regional. 2009 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 1,500…top time was 4:35.34…indoors, she competed at the Big Sky Championships in the mile… ran in only two meets during the year with a best time of 5:04.02. 2008 Cross Country: Ran in seven of the eight meets…ranks fifth in school history with an NCAA West Regional time of 22:02 and is tied for fifth after running 17:55 at the Big Sky meet…both of those times were season bests. Prior to Sacramento State: Attended Oregon for two years…redshirted during the 2006 season…competed in four meets in 2007…top 5K time was 18:07 at the Mike Hodges Invitational. High School: Graduated from Modesto HS in 2006…was a three-time Modesto Metro Conference MVP in cross country…earned first team all-state honors in cross country as a senior after placing 11th…earned Junior Olympic All-America honors in cross country as a junior and senior…was the Sac-Joaquin Section champion in the 1,600 as a junior and finished nine in the state that same season. Personal: Born July 11, 1988…majoring in business administration with an emphasis in marketing…sister, Kelly, is also a member of the team…parents are Wayne and Kathy Lewis.
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2011 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD SENIOR CLASS
HOLLY LOHSE
LORA MARCHINI
Throws Junior/Senior | Second Year Ordbend, Calif. | Hamilton HS | Shasta JC
Distance Junior/Senior | Fourth Year Hercules, Calif. | Salesian HS
NCAA Regional Qualifier 2010 Season: Qualified for the NCAA Prelimi- Personal Bests nary in the discus during her first season with Shot Put........... 44-06.75 the team…also advanced to the Big Sky Out- Discus................ 160-04 door Championships in the shot put, hammer Hammer............. 173-10 and discus…threw the discus 160-04 at the Weight Throw.. 48-03.25 Sacramento State Open for the third-best distance in school history…also had the third-longest hammer throw in school history with a toss of 173-10 at the Mondo Invitational…moved into ninth in Hornet history with a shot put of 44-03.25…indoors, she competed at the Big Sky Championships in the shot put…best put was 44-06.75 which placed her sixth in the school record book…top weight throw was 48-03.25. Prior to Sacramento State: Attended Butte JC for one year and Shasta JC for two years…began her collegiate career by competing in softball and volleyball for Butte…earned all-Golden Valley Conference honors in softball… transferred to Shasta and helped lead the team to a pair of GVC titles in track…was the state champion in the hammer in 2009…finished second in the state in the discus in 2008 and 2009. High School: A 2006 graduate of Hamilton HS in Hamilton City, Calif… competed in volleyball, basketball, softball and track & field all four years… earned 13 all-Mid Valley League accolades in those sports…named allNorthern Section in basketball (three times), volleyball (three times), softball (once) and track (once)…was twice named MVL MVP in volleyball and basketball…set the school record for points in basketball. Personal: Born May 4, 1988…majoring in business administration…her cousin, Kyle Lohse, is a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals…parents are John and Ann Lohse
2010 Cross Country: Competed in five meets during Personal Bests the season…finished among the top three on the 800.................. 2:15.53 team in three meets…fastest 5K time was 17:44.5 1500................ 4:39.26 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: Born Feb. 18, 1989…a family and consumer major…parents are Andrea and Dena Marchini.
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KAITLYNNE MOORE
BRIANNA NELSON
Pole Vault Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Paso Robles, Calif. | Paso Robles HS
Sprints Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Los Altos, Calif. | Los Altos HS
2010 Season: Finished seventh at the Big Sky Personal Bests Championships in the pole vault…cleared 12- Pole Vault........ 12-05.50 01.50 at the Cal-Nevada Championships for her season high…indoors, she finished sixth at the conference meet…top height was 11-08.50 at the UW Invitational. 2009 Season: Placed eighth at the Big Sky Championships in the pole vault… established a personal best after clearing 12-02.50 at the Sacramento State Open which tied her for fourth in school history…indoors, her top height of 12-05.50 set a personal best and is tied for second at Sacramento State. 2008 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the pole vault…cleared 11-11.75 at the Nike Elite meet for her best height…cleared 11 feet in five of her seven meets…indoors, placed eighth at the Big Sky Championships with a height of 11-11.75 which is second in school history. High School: Graduated from Paso Robles HS in 2007…competed in track and field and tennis all four years for the Bearcats…placed seventh at the Junior Olympics in the pole vault…cleared 12-1 during the summer of 2007…also competed at the Arcadia meet and the night section of the Mt. SAC Invitational…missed qualifying for the state meet by one spot after clearing 11-6 at the section championships… was named the most valuable female athlete at Paso Robles HS…also earned the most valuable field athlete award. Personal: Born Jan 28, 1989…majoring in family and consumer science… would like to work as a nutritionist following graduation…parents are Mike and Susan Moore.
All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky ChampionPersonal Bests ships in the 200 and 400…ranked second on the team 200..................... 24.74 in both events with season bests of 24.89 in the 200 400..................... 55.59 and 55.59 in the 400…her 400 time ranks sixth in school history…scored for the team at the Big Sky Indoor Championships after placing seventh in the 200…ran 25.01 in the qualifying round for her season best…that time ranks fourth in school history…recorded a time of 25.16 in the finals…her 400 time of 56.41 at the Husky Classic is the third fastest in program history. 2009 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in the 400 by placing third with a season best time of 55.70…was sixth in the 200 after running 24.89…best 200 time during the year was 24.74…fastest 100 time was 12.73…indoors, she was fourth in the 200 at the Big Sky Championships…ran 25.10 in the finals for a PR…was ninth in the 400…best time was 57.40. 2008 Season: Primarily ran the 200 and 400…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 400…top times were 24.90 in the 200 and 56.54 in the 400…indoors, she ran 26.06 in the 200 and 58.88 in the 400. High School: A 2007 graduate of Los Altos HS…competed in track and field all four years for the Eagles…also played one year of volleyball…holds the school record in the 400 after running 56.71 as a sophomore at the section meet…qualified for the state meet that season…anchored the 4x100 relay team which ran a school-record 47.6, finished second in the section and qualified for the state meet…as a junior, she was a member of the 4x400 relay team which qualified for the state meet…earned the team’s varsity girls MVP during her final three seasons…top times were 56.71 in the 400 and 25.2 in the 200. Personal: Born July 2, 1989…majoring in photography…parents are Dan and Dee Nelson.
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LIZZY NORVELL
RENISHA ROBINSON
Pole Vault Senior/--- | Fifth Year Fresno, Calif. | Buchanan HS
Distance Senior/Senior | Fourth Year San Jose, Calif. | Archbishop Mitty HS
Three-Time NCAA Qualifier Big Sky Champion Three-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Set the school record in the pole vault Personal Bests after clearing 13-05.25 to win the Sacramento State Pole Vault........ 13-05.25 Open…went on to become the Big Sky outdoor champion with a meet-record vault of 13-02.75 and tied for 14th at the NCAA West Preliminary…cleared at least 13 feet in her final six meets of the year…competed in two indoor meets with a best of 12-07.50…that marks ranks second in school history… also completed her career as a Hornet gymnast during the winter. 2009 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the pole vault…set the school record after clearing 12-10.00 at the meet…cleared at least 12 feet in five of her nine meets…indoors, she was named all-Big Sky for the second straight season after placing third at the Big Sky Championships with a height of 12-05.50…continued as a member of the Hornets’ gymnastics team where she was a beam specialist. 2008 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors after placing second in the pole vault with a career best 12-07.50…qualified for the NCAA West Regional…cleared 12 feet in her final four meets of the year…did not compete indoors…was a member of the Hornet gymnastics team that advanced to the NCAA West Regional…became the first Sacramento State student-athlete to qualify for NCAA postseason competition in two sports in the school’s Div. I history. 2007 Season: Finished seventh at the Big Sky Championships after tying her career best with a pole vault of 11-05.75…also matched that height at the Hornet Invite… did not compete indoors…was a member of the Hornet gymnastics team during the winter which won the Western Athletic Conference title and advanced to the NCAA West Regional.
Five-Time NCAA Qualifier USATF Junior National Qualifier Four-Time Big Sky Champion Twelve-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Cross Country: Earned all-Big Sky Confer- Personal Bests ence honors for the third consecutive season after 800.................. 2:05.38 finishing 10th at the conference meet…her finish is 1,500............... 4:25.36 the eighth best in school history…led the team in her Mile.................. 4:55.84 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 Invitatational…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.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Buchanan HS in Clovis, Calif…completed in three years of track and field and four years of gymnastics for the Bears…cleared 11 feet in the pole vault to finish fifth at the Valley Championships…team won the Valley Section track and field title her senior season. Personal: Born Sept. 23, 1988…majoring in economics…parents are Jay and Catherine Norvell.
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LEA WALLACE Middle Distance Senior/Senior | Third Year Napa, Calif. | Vintage HS | Cal Poly USA National Championship Qualifier Div. I All-American Two-Time NCAA Qualifier Big Sky Champion Two-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Cross Country: Competed in four meets…led Sacramento State at the UC Riverside Invitational after running 17:51.1 over the 5K course…was third on the team at the Big Sky Championships.
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.
Personal Bests 400..................... 57.07 800.................. 2:04.73 1,500............... 4:28.87
2010 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…competed at the USA National Championships in the summer of 2010… indoors, became the first Sacramento State woman to earn Div. I Indoor AllAmerica honors after placing eighth in the 800…set the school record at the UW Last Chance Meet with a winning time of 2:04.73…had four times of sub 2:07 during the year…ran the 400 in one meet (New Mexico Classic) and responded by running the sixth-fastest time in Hornet history (57.07)…did not compete at the Big Sky Championships.
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: Born Feb. 7, 1989…majoring in business administration…daughter of Ron and Regina Robinson.
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2011 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD SENIOR CLASS 2009 Cross Country: Competed in five meets…led the team at the Stanford Invitational by running 22:09…best 5K time was 18:10 at the Santa Clara Invitational. 2009 Season: Qualified for the NCAA Championships where she placed 15th in the 800…set the school record in the event with a time of 2:05.55 which came in the qualifying round…was third at the NCAA West Regional and won the Big Sky title in the 800…never finished below third in any meet prior to the NCAA Championships in the 800…indoors, she was second in the 800, placing behind teammate Renisha Robinson…best time was 2:13.07 which places her fourth in school history. Prior to Sacramento State: Attended Cal Poly for two seasons…ran cross country and track for the Mustangs as a freshman and then redshirted in 2007-08…was the Big West champion in the 800 in 2007 after running 2:09. High School: A 2006 graduate of Vintage HS in Napa, Calif…competed in track and cross country for three years…was a three-time state meet qualifier in the 800…was the Napa County Athlete of the Year.
that mark ranks fourth in school history…ran a season best 14.45 in the semifinals of the 100-hurdles at the Big Sky meet…best triple jump of 37-08.50 came at the Big Sky Championships…indoors, she earned all-Big Sky honors after placing third at the Big Sky meet in the pole vault…cleared 12-09.00 to break the school record by 13.25 inches…was fifth in the 55-hurdles after running 8.38…competed in the pentathlon at the UW Invitational. High School: A 2006 graduate of Ponderosa HS in Shingle Springs, Calif…competed in hurdles, long jump, triple jump and pole vault…was the Sierra Valley Conference champion in the 100-hurdles and pole vault as a senior…top marks include 11-09.00 in the pole vault and 15.10 in the hurdles…was the school’s 2006 Student Scholar Athlete of the Year. Personal: Born May 28, 1988…is an interior design major…parents are Joel and Shannon Violett.
Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1988…majoring in family and consumer science…parents are Thomas and Barbara Wallace.
ERICKA VIOLETT Hurdles/Pole Vault/Jumps ---/Senior | Fifth Year Shingle Springs, Calif. | Ponderosa HS Four-Time NCAA Qualifier Big Sky Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet Four-Time Big Sky Champion Eight-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season… indoors, she was the Big Sky champion in the long jump with a season-best of 19-11.50…also finished third in the triple jump (40-05.00) and the pole vault (12-06.00) and was fourth in the 55-hurdles (8.05)…hurdle time ties her for the fifth-fastest in school history…best pole vault was 12-07.50 at the New Mexico Classic.
Personal Bests 55H....................... 8.05 60H....................... 8.56 100H................... 13.95 Pole Vault........ 12-11.75 Long Jump....... 20-00.25 Triple Jump...... 41-03.00
2009 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the long jump, triple jump and pole vault…was the Big Sky champion in the long jump with a mark of 19-09.75…also earned all-Big Sky honors in the triple jump and pole vault with second place showings in each event…led the team with a 100-hurdles time of 13.95…finished fourth at the Big Sky Championships…best long jump was 19-11.50 at the Brutus Hamilton to place fourth in school history…triple jumped 40-09.75 at the same meet and now ranks fourth at Sacramento State…cleared at least 12-01.50 in the pole vault in the final six meets of the year…recorded a height of 12-07.50 in four meets…indoors, she was the Big Sky champion in the 60-hurdles, long jump and triple jump…also earned all-conference accolades in the pole vault by placing third…was named the Big Sky co-Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet…ran 8.56 to win the 60-hurdles and rank second in the school record book…best long jump was 20-00.25, triple jumped 41-03.00 and pole vaulted 12-11.75…that PV mark broke her own school record. 2008 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in the pole vault by placing third with a season best of 12-02.50…was fourth in the 100-hurdles (14.28) and seventh in the triple jump (37-05.25)…indoors, top marks were 9.15 in the 60H, 37-01.25 in the triple jump and 11-11.75 in the pole vault. 2007 Season: Scored in two events at the Big Sky Championships, placing sixth in the pole vault and eighth in the triple jump…top pole vault was 11-11.75 in three meets…
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SAKYA BOLTON
JESSICA BONNER
Sprints/Hurdles Sophomore/Junior | Third Year Ontario, Calif. | Colony HS
Throws Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Temecula, Calif. | Chaparral HS
NCAA Qualifier Two-Time Big Sky Champion Three-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Finished second at the Big Sky Cham- Personal Bests pionships in the 100-hurdles with a season-best 60......................... 8.00 time of 14.06…had six races of 14.3 or better… 55H....................... 7.94 top 100 time was 12.54 at two different meets… 60H....................... 8.79 ran 26.13 for her best 200 mark…indoors, she was 100H................... 14.06 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 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: Born May 26, 1990...has yet to declare a major...parents are Byron Bolton and Roennia Wilson.
2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Champi- Personal Bests onships in the shot put and discus…recorded the Shot Put........... 42-11.50 eighth-best discus throw in school history with a toss Discus................ 146-01 of 146-01 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational…best Weight Throw.. 50-07.25 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: Born March 21, 1989…majoring in sociology…parents are Claude Madison and Cathy Bonner.
DANZEL BRADSHAW Middle Distance Freshman/Freshman | Second Year Fairfield, Calif. | Fairfield HS 2010 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. 2009 Cross Country: Competed in four meets as a true freshman…best 5K time was 19:15 at the Hornet Jamboree…ran 23:19 at the Doc Adams Invitational for her best 6K mark. High School: Graduated from Fairfield HS in 2009...competed in cross country and track & field all four years and added two seasons of basketball...led the team to four league titles in cross country...in 2005, she was the first freshman to cross the finish line at the state cross country championships...earned all-metro honors by the Sacramento Bee and was second team all-NorCal that season...finished first at the MEL track championships in the 800, 1,600 and 4x400 relay as a senior... was first in the 800, 1,600, 3,200 and 4x400 as a junior...top times were 2:16 in the 800, 5:10 in the 1,600, and 11:20 in the 3,200. Personal: Born April 5, 1991...has yet to declare a major...parents are Arthur and Samantha Bradshaw...sister, Caprice, was a member of the Hornet cross country and track & field teams (2008-09).
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BAIBA CELMA
ASHLEY CHAVEZ
Jumps/Multi Junior/Junior | Second Year Piltene, Latvia | Ventspils Secondary No. 4
Distance Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Brentwood, Calif. | Carondolet HS
2010 Season: Primarily competed in the heptath- Personal Bests lon, long jump and triple jump during the outdoor High Jump......... 5-04.25 season…qualified for the Big Sky Championships Long Jump....... 17-00.25 in the heptathlon and triple…scored 4,308 points Triple Jump...... 39-00.25 in the heptathlon at the RJ/JJK Invitational…moved Javelin................ 133-10 into ninth place in school history in the javelin with Pentathlon............ 3,256 a throw of 133-10 at the Aggie Opener…top Heptathlon............ 4,308 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: Born Oct. 17, 1989...a kinesiology major...parents are Inguna Celma and Gaitis Celms.
2010 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…did not compete indoors. 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: Born Dec. 19, 1989…a kinesiology major…parents are Timothy and Diane Chavez.
TAWNYA CURFMAN Pole Vault Freshman/Freshman | Second Year Costa Mesa, Calif. | Newport Harbor HS 2010 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: A 2009 graduate of Newport Harbor HS in Newport Beach, Calif…competed in cross country and track & field her final three years… cleared 10-06.00 in the pole vault. Personal: Born July 3, 1991…has yet to declare a major…plays the trombone…parents are Brian and Sherrie Curfman.
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JULIANNE CURTIS
ATHENA GILLEN
Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Garden Valley, Calif. | Golden Sierra HS
Distance Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Placerville, Calif. | Union Mine HS
High School: A 2010 graduate of Golden Sierra HS in Garden Valley, Calif… qualified for the Sac-Joaquin Section masters meet in the 100, 100-hurdles and 300-hurdles…finished fourth at the Golden West Meet in the 300-hurdles with a time of 46.54…was the Golden Empire League champion in the 100-hurdles and 300-hurdles…placed second in the 300-hurdles and third in the 100-hurdles at the Div. III Sac-Joaquin Section Championships…ran 16.78 in the 100-hurdles for her career best. Personal: Born May 22, 1991…parents are Jeanne Ienny and Mark Boots.
2010 Cross Country: Ran in three meets for the Hornets…best 5K time was 20:39 at the Willow Hills Invitational. 2010 Season: Competed in the 1,500 and 3K during the outdoor season…top 1,500 time was 5:04.95 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational…did not compete indoors. 2009 Cross Country: Ran in two meets during the season…best time was 19:28 in the 5K at the Santa Clara Invitational.
HOLLY FRASER
2009 Season: Was a member of the team but did not compete during the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Throws Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Lake Forest, Calif. | El Toro HS
2007 Cross Country: Was in the lineup for four of the team’s six meets…top 5K time as 20:10 at the Bronco Invitational.
2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Cham- Personal Bests pionships in the javelin where she finished sev- Discus................ 131-11 enth…ranks fifth in school history with a throw Hammer............. 129-08 of 137-04 at the Mondo Invitational…threw at Javelin................ 137-04 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: Born June 7, 1991…majoring in business administration…sister, Hilary, is a thrower at Colorado State…parents are Cort and Susan Fraser.
2008 Cross Country: Competed in three meets…ran 25:10 at the SFSU Invitational for her best 6K…top 5K was 19:24 at the Santa Clara Invitational. 2008 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
High School: Graduated from Union Mine HS in El Dorado, Calif., in 2007… competed in cross country, track and tennis for the Diamondbacks…won the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. III cross country title after running 20:38.0. Personal: Born Dec. 5, 1989…majoring in biology…parents are Tom and Susan Gillen.
MARKITA HINTON Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Atascadero, Calif. | Atascadero HS 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: Born Nov. 30, 1992…has yet to declare a major…parents are Mark and Juanita Hinton.
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ARIELLE HOLZENDORF
NICOLE JACKSON
Sprints Freshman/Freshman | First Year Fairfield, Calif. | Fairfield HS
Hurdles Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Grass Valley, Calif. | Bear River HS
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: Born Jan. 21, 1992…has yet to declare a major…parents are Kendra and Greg Robertson.
ALLISON IHLE 400-Hurdles Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Concord, Calif. | Clayton Valley HS 2010 Season: Ran the 400-hurdles in seven meets during her first season… top time was 1:10.69 at the Cal-Nevada Championships…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: Graduated from Clayton Valley HS in 2009…attended Berean Christian HS her first three years of high school…was a three-time all-league selection…also advanced to the North Coast Section meet and the Meet of Champions all four years…helped lead her team to a pair of conference titles in track & field and also back to-back championships in basketball. Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1991…has yet to declare a major…parents are Todd and Lisa Ihle.
2010 Season: Redshirted during the outdoor season…did not compete indoors.
Personal Bests 60H....................... 8.99 100H................... 14.32 400H................ 1:01.87
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: Born Aug. 5, 1988…a psychology major…mother is Dawn Rich.
ERINN JONES Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Union City, Calif. | James Logan HS 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. Personal: Born June 13, 1992…has yet to declare a major…parents are Michael and Sandra Jones.
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EMILY KERSTING
BREANNA LEWIS
Javelin/Pole Vault Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year McMinnville, Ore. | McMinnville HS
Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Sacramento, Calif. | Sheldon HS
NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier 2010 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Personal Bests Preliminary in the javelin…finished fourth at the Javelin................ 148-04 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: Born Sept. 19, 1991…majoring in kinesiology…parents are John and Ellen Kersting.
JESSICA KOEHNE Middle Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Fairfield, Calif. | Fairfield HS 2010 Season: Ran the 800 and 1,500 during her first collegiate season…top times were 2:20.75 in the 800 and 4:55.72 in the 1,500… redshirted during the indoor season.
Personal Bests 800.................. 2:20.75 1,500............... 4:55.72
High School: Graduated from Fairfield HS in 2009…competed in four years of track & field and cross country for the Falcons…was a member of three Monticello Empire League championship teams in cross country and won four MEL titles in track…qualified for the state cross country meet as a freshman…best times were 2:19 in the 800 and 5:18 in the 1,600. Personal: Born Oct. 26, 1991…majoring in nursing…parents are Robert and Melinda Koehne.
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: Born Jan. 22, 1992…has yet to declare a major…mother is Brenda Keebaugh.
LAUREN McGLORY Jumps/Sprints Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Hayward, Calif. | James Logan HS All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors after Personal Bests placing third in the triple jump with a season best Long Jump....... 18-02.50 of 39-08.50…that distance placed her ninth in Triple Jump...... 40-00.75 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: Born Oct. 22, 1991…has yet to declare a major…her twin sister, Nicole, is also on the team…parents are Marcus and Leesa McGlory.
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NICOLE McGLORY
RACHEL MITCHELL
Jumps/Sprints/Hurdles Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Hayward, Calif. | James Logan HS
Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Fremont, Calif. | American HS
Big Sky Champion All-Big Sky Conference
2010 Cross Country: Ran in five meets…fastest 5K time was 17:50.1 at Santa Clara.
2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Champi- Personal Bests onships in the long jump and triple jump…placed Long Jump....... 18-08.00 fifth in the triple jump to score points for the team… Triple Jump...... 40-07.00 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 1808.00 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.
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.
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: Born Oct. 22, 1991…has yet to declare a major…her twin sister, Lauren, is also on the team…parents are Marcus and Leesa McGlory.
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: Born Sept. 4, 1991...majoring in journalism...parents are Craig and Maria Mitchell.
LAUREN MUGNAINI Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Sacramento, Calif. | Rio Americano HS 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: Born April 16, 1992…parents are Teres and Mike Mugnaini.
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PERCYLLA NARED
CAPRICE POWELL
Sprints Freshman/Freshman | First Year Mission Viejo, Calif. | Trabuco Hills HS
Sprints Freshman/Freshman | First Year East Palo Alto, Calif. | Menlo-Atherton HS
High School: A 2010 graduate of Trabuco Hills HS in Mission Viejo, Calif…was named all-Oragne County as a junior and senior in both the 100 and 200…was part of the 4x100 relay team which placed seventh at the state championships… ran 11.99 in the 100 and 24.15 in the 200 at the Southern Section preliminaries for her top times…as a junior, she advanced to the California State Meet as a member of the 4x100 relay team which finished ninth. Personal: Born Jan. 10, 1992…has yet to declare a major.
UNIQUE ORDUNA Sprints Freshman/Freshman | First Year Fresno, Calif. | Hoover HS High School: A 2010 graduate of Hoover HS in Fresno, Calif…competed in track, soccer and golf for the Patriots…qualified for the Central Section Championships in three years…was named the team’s MVP all four years…top times were 12.5 in the 100 and 26.9 in the 200. Personal: Born Aug. 27, 1992…majoring in sociology…mother is Victoria Ahumada.
SARA PIZZO Pole Vault Sophomore/Junior | First Year Santa Cruz, Calif. | Cuesta JC 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: Born Sept. 15, 1990…majoring in health science…plans to attend nusring school following graduation…parents are Steve and Lisa Pizzo.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Menlo Atherton HS…was part of the 4x100 realy team which qualified for the state championships in 2007…ran 12.42 in the 100 for her best time. Personal: Born March 6, 1992…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 | First Year Petaluma, Calif. | Casa Grande HS 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-Sonama 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: Born Nov. 9, 1992…parents are Tory and Carolyn Ratto.
JUSTINE REA Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Trabuco Hills, Calif. | Trabuco Hills HS 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: Born Nov. 7, 1992…parents are Ralph and Sarah Rea.
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MOIRA ROBINSON
MARIAH ROGERS
Jumps/Multi/Hurdles Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Visalia, Calif. | Mt. Whitney HS
Multi/Jumps/Hurdles Freshman/Freshman | First Year San Jose, Calif. | Prospect HS
USATF Junior National Qualifier Four-Time NCAA Qualifier Big Sky Outdoor Field Athlete of the Meet Five-Time Big Sky Champion Eleven-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Produced one of the most memorable Personal Bests performances in Big Sky history at the outdoor cham- 60H....................... 8.74 pionships…won four events to score 40 points for 100H................... 13.78 the team and was named the Female Field Athlete High Jump......... 5-08.00 of the Meet…was victorious in the 100-hurdles, long Long Jump....... 19-10.75 jump, triple jump and high jump…also qualified for Triple Jump...... 42-00.50 the NCAA preliminaries in each event…ran 13.78 Pentathlon............ 3,603 at the championships in the 100-hurdles to tie for the Heptathlon............ 4,661 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: Born Nov. 25, 1989…majoring in criminal justice…parents are Fred Robinson and Harriet Armstead.
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: Borm March 11, 1992…father is Joseph Rogers.
KENNA ROSS Javelin Sophomore/Freshman | Second Year Walla Walla, Wash. | Walla Walla HS 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Champion- Personal Bests ships in the javelin as a true freshman…threw 136-03 Javelin................ 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: Born Nov. 19, 1990...majoring in psychology...parents are Scott and Annette Ross.
ALEC SLAMAL Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Temecula, Calif. | Great Oak HS High School: A 2010 graduate of Great Oak HS in Temecula, Calif…competed in track and cross country…finished second at the Inland Empire Championships in the 800 as a senior after running 2:16.91. Personal: Born March 17, 1992…mother is Heather Suarez.
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VERONICA STINNETT
ALICIA TRUESDALE
Middle Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Bonney Lake, Wash. | Bonney Lake HS
Hurdles/Sprints Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Hayward, Calif. | Tennyson HS
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: Born March 8, 1992…parents are Susan and Jeff Stinnett.
DYLANN SWISLEY Pole Vault/Hurdles Freshman/Freshman | Second Year Auburn, Calif. | Placer HS 2010 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: A 2009 graduate of Placer HS in Auburn, Calif…won the Sac-Joaquin Section title in the pole vault as a senior…was the Pioneer Valley League MVP in 2009 and earned all-PVL honors in the pole vault, 100-hurdles and the 4x100… helped lead the team to four PVL team titles…cleared 11-03 at the Sac Joaquin master’s meet in the pole vault for her best mark.
USATF Junior National Qualifier Two-Time NCAA Qualifier Three-Time Big Sky Champion Four-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Pre- Personal Bests liminary in the 100-hurdles…also competed the Big 60......................... 7.62 Sky Outdoor Championships in the 100-hurdles and 60H....................... 8.73 400-hurdles…placed fourth in the 100H…season best 100..................... 12.10 was 13.78 at the Sacramento State Open which is tied 100H................... 13.78 for the sixth fastest in school history…ran 1:02.91 in 400H................ 1:02.91 the 400H at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational…indoors, qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 55 and 55-hurdles…recorded the thirdfastest 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: Born Aug. 31, 1989…a sociology major…parents are Walter and Cynthia Truesdale.
Personal: Born May 8, 1990…has yet to declare a major…parents are Patrick and Randi Swisley.
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NATALIA WRIGHT
LILA YOLDI
Jumps Junior/Junior | Fourth Year Stockton, Calif. |Stagg HS
Throws Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Holister, Calif. | San Benito HS
USATF Junior National Qualifier All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Personal Bests Long Jump....... 18-09.75 Triple Jump...... 40-04.25
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: Born Sept. 28, 1989…a criminal justice major…parents are Anthony and Enid Wright.
2010 Season: Was a Big Sky Championships qualifier Personal Bests in the hammer…threw 161-08 at the Sacramento State Shot Put........... 40-11.00 Open for her best hammer mark during the year…that Hammer............. 161-08 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. 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: Born Oct. 27, 1990…majoring in biology…twin sister, Sarah, is also a thrower for the Hornets…parents are Gabriel and Roblyn Yoldi.
SARAH YOLDI Throws Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Holister, Calif. | San Benito HS 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.
Personal Bests Shot Put........... 37-01.75 Hammer............. 149-08
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: Born Oct. 27, 1990…majoring in biology…twin sister, Lila, is also a thrower for the Hornets…parents are Gabriel and Roblyn Yoldi.
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RONALD BROOKINS Hurdles/Sprints/Jumps Senior/Senior | Fourth Year San Diego, Calif. | Helix HS IAAF Junior World Qualifier NCAA All-American Seven-Time NCAA Championship Qualifier USATF Junior National Qualifier Nine-Time Big Sky Champion Big Sky Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet Big Sky Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet Big Sky Outdoor Track Athlete of the Meet Eleven-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Recorded one of the finest seasons Personal Bests by a Hornet student-athllete…earned NCAA Div. 55......................... 6.39 I Outdoor All-America honors after placing ninth 55H....................... 7.28 in the long jump at the national championships at 60......................... 6.86 Oregon…also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor 60H....................... 7.84 Championships in the 110-hurdles where he fin- 100..................... 10.64 ished 12th…was named the Big Sky Conference 100H................... 13.61 Male Outdoor Track Athlete of the Meet after Long Jump....... 25-02.75 winning the 100, 110-hurdles and long jump… also finished first in the 110-hurdles at the CalNevada Championships and won the long jump at the USC Trojan Invitaitonal, Mondo Invitational and Brutus Hamilton Invitaional…set the school record in the 110-hurdles with a time of 13.61 at the NCAA West Preliminary…best long jump during the outdoor season was 24-10.00 at the NCAA Championships…indoors, he qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 60-hurdles and placed 14th with a career best and school
record time of 7.84…won the Big Sky title the 55-hurdles and long jump…also earned all-conference honors in the 55-meter after finishing third…set the school record in the 55-hurdles with a time of 7.28…best long jump was 24-05.75… ran 6.39 in the qualifying round of the 55 for his season best…that mark ranks fifth in school history…also earned Big Sky all-academic honors in both indoors and outdoors. 2009 Season: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 110-hurdles… captured the Big Sky title in the 110-hurdles for the second consecutive season… advanced to the NCAA West Regional in the 110H and long jump…scored in both events, placing sixth in the long jump and seventh in the hurdles…ran 13.92 in the 110H to rank second in school history…moved into fourth place at Sacramento State with a long jump of 24-11.25…top 100 time was 10.87…indoors, he won the Big Sky championship in the long jump with a mark of 25-02.75 which ranks second in school history…was third in the 60-hurdles…ran a school-record 7.96 at the Husky Classic for his best time…also earned all-Big Sky honors in the 60 after placing second in 6.86 seconds…that time places him third in school record book. 2008 Season: Was the Big Sky champion in the 110-hurdles and the long jump and earned all-league honors by finishing third in the 100…qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the long jump and 110-hurdles…also advanced to the USATF Junior Nationals and the IAAF Junior World Championships in Poland in the 110H…placed third at the USATF Juniors and was 17th at the world meet… ran 14.29 in the 110H for his best time…other bests included 10.70 in the 100 and 23-09.50 in the long jump…indoors, he was named all-league after finishing third in the 60-hurdles…was fourth in the long jump and fifth in the 60…set PRs in each event at the meet. High School: A 2007 graduate of Helix HS in La Mesa, Calif…competed in track, football and basketball for the Scotties…finished eighth in the state in the 110-hurdles as a junior…named team MVP during his final two years…was an all-CIF and all-Grossmont League selection…ran 14.1 in the 110-hurdles at the state meet…set the school stadium record with a time of 13.9…was the Grossmont League champion in the long jump with a mark of 22-4. Personal: Born July 5, 1989…majoring in business administration…parents are Ronald and Pamela Brookins.
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EMILIO HERNANDEZ Jumps Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Redwood City, Calif. | Del Mar HS USATF Junior National Qualifier Two-Time NCAA Qualifier Three-Time Big Sky Champion Big Sky Outdoor Field Athlete of the Meet Four-Time All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Won a pair of Big Sky titles in the Personal Bests high jump, sweeping both the indoor and outdoor High Jump......... 6-11.00 championships…outdoors, he cleared 6-11.00 at Long Jump....... 23-03.25 Triple Jump...... 48-08.25 the Big Sky Championships to set his personal best and move into sixth in school history…matched that height at the NCAA West Preliminary…also competed in the long jump and triple jump…indoors, he cleared 6-10.25 at the New Mexico Classic to rank second in school history…that jump was the best by Hornet since 1979…finished first at the Big Sky meet with a height of 6-09.00…was fourth in the triple jump with a season best of 47-03.00. 2009 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. 2008 Season: Named the Big Sky Male Field Athlete of the Meet after winning the high jump and placing third in the triple jump…cleared 6-10.75 to win the high
jump…best triple jump was 48-03.50 at the Nike Elite…also qualified for the Big Sky meet in the long jump…top long jump was 23-03.25 at the Nike Elite meet… competed at the NCAA West Regional in the high jump…indoors, he earned all-Big Sky honors after placing third in the high jump (6-06.75)…was fifth in the triple jump (46-03.25). 2007 Season: Competed at the USATF Junior National Championships…scored in both the triple jump and high jump at the Big Sky Championships during the outdoor season…finished sixth in the triple jump (47-03.50) and seventh in the high jump (6-04.75)…his top triple jump of the year was 48-08.25…jumped at least 47 feet in three of his four meets…cleared 6-04 in the high jump on two occasions…indoors, finished seventh at the Big Sky meet in the high jump with a mark of 6-05.50, which ranks third in school history…top triple jump was 45-03.00 and also had a long jump of 21-11.00. High School: A 2006 graduate of Del Mar HS in San Jose, Calif…competed in track and football for the Dons…won the Central Coast Section title in the high jump as a senior…top mark was 6-06.00…also won the Blossom Valley Athletic League title in the high jump and triple jump…in football, he was the BVAL’s Utility Player of the Year…was inducted into the school’s hall of fame for track and field. Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1988…majoring in kinesiology…mother is Sandra Hernandez.
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KIRK ANDERSON
CALLAN DUFFY
Sprints Junior/Senior | Second Year Ripon, Calif. | Ripon HS | Modesto JC
Throws Junior/Senior | Second Year Fresno, Calif. | Bullard HS | Fresno City JC
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. 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: Born Feb. 24, 1989…majoring in business administration…parents are Vance and Esperanza Anderson.
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.
Personal Bests Weight Throw.. 49-00.25 Hammer............. 173-05
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. Personal: Born Nov. 29, 1988…majoring in history…parents are Dennis and Laura Duffy.
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TERRELL KIRTZ
MYKO LUCAS
Middle Distance Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Fairfield, Calif. | Fairfield HS
Middle Distance Senior/Senior | Fourth Year Fairfield, Calif. | Fairfield HS
2010 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor season.
Personal Bests 800.................. 1:51.63
2009 Cross Country: Competed in two meets during the season…best 8K time was 26:38 at Santa Clara.
All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Cross Country: Ran in four meets…top 8K time was 26:44.8 at the Santa Clara Invitational.
Personal Bests 800.................. 1:52.52
2009 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 800…top time was 1:51.63 at the Hornet Invitational…indoors, he also competed at the Big Sky Championships in the 800…best time was 1:54.29.
2010 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in the 800 after finishing third…ran 1:52.62 in the prelims and 1:52.88 in the finals for his season bests…indoors, he qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 800…top time during the year was 1:53.23.
2008 Season: Primarily ran the 800…qualified for the Big Sky Championships… best time was 1:53.07 at the Big Sky Championships…indoors, he qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 800…ran 1:55.83 at the Husky Classic.
2009 Season: Placed fifth at the Big Sky Championships in the 800 with a time of 1:52.87…set a PR in the qualifying round after running 1:52.52…indoors, he competed in three meets in the 800 with a best of 1:55.72.
2007 Season: Ran the 800 in seven meets during his first season…top time was 1:55.56…indoors, he competed in the 800 in three meets…top mark was 1:57.67.
2008 Cross Country: Competed in four meets…best time came at the Big Sky Championships where ran the 8K course in 26:10.
High School: Graduated from Fairfield HS in 2006…participated in track and football for the Falcons…was a member of the school’s 4x400 relay team which placed sixth in the state at the 2004 and 2005 state meets and won a pair of Solano County Athletic Conference titles…was also named all-league in cross country following his junior and senior seasons.
2008 Season: Competed in the 800 and 1,500…qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 800…ran 1:55.06 at UCLA…indoors, he ran 2:00.52 at the Mountain States Games.
Personal: Born Nov. 6, 1987…a business administration major…parents are Terrell and Lucretia Kirtz.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Fairfield HS…ran four years of track and two years of cross country for the Falcons…helped lead the track team to a seventh place finish at the state meet and a Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I title as a senior… finished seventh at the state meet in the 800…top time was 1:53.7…named the school’s Spring Athlete of the Year as a senior.
2007 Cross Country: Redshirted during the season.
Personal: Born Aug. 22, 1989…majoring in graphic design…parents are Anthony Lucas and Rhondora Pasiloe.
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GREG MAYO
TAYLOR WELDON
Jumps Junior/Senior | Second Year Fresno, Calif. | Bullard HS | Fresno City JC
Throws Senior/Senior | Fifth Year Elk Grove, Calif. | Sheldon HS
2010 Season: Scored for the team in both the long Personal Bests jump and triple at the Big Sky Outdoor ChampionLong Jump....... 23-09.50 ships during his first season…placed fourth in both Triple Jump...... 46-07.00 events…best triple jump was 46-07.00 at the Big Sky Championships…best long jump was 23-09.50 at the RJ/JJK Invitational… indoors, he tied for seventh at the Big Sky Championships in the long jump with a season best of 22-10.00…longest triple jump was 46-11.75. Prior to Sacramento State: Spent two years at Fresno City JC…finished second in the state in the triple jump as a sophomore with a mark of 48-06…that distance helped him earn All-America and all-Central Valley Conference honors…won the CVC triple jump title both years…best marks were 23-feet in the long jump and 48-08 in the triple. High School: A 2007 graduate of Bullard HS in Fresno, Calif…competed in three years of track for the Knights…was a two-time all-County Metro Athletic League selection…won the CMAL triple jump title as a senior with a jump of 44-06… helped the team to three league titles. Personal: Born July 27, 1989…majoring in communication studies…mother is Virgie Grant.
2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Personal Bests Championships in three events for the second Shot Put........... 52-01.75 consecutive season…placed eighth in the shot to Discus................ 155-09 contribute to the team total…led the team in the Hammer............. 166-09 shot put and discus…top shot put was 51-01.75 at the Big Sky meet…threw 148-05 in the discus and 166-09 in the hammer for his other outdoor bests…indoors, had the best shot put and weight throw for the team…had a put of 50-06.75 at the Husky Classic which ranks fourth in school indoor history…best weight throw was 54-07.50 which places him fifth in the Hornet record book. 2009 Season: Was a three-event qualifier to the Big Sky Championships (shot put, discus and hammer) for the second straight season…was eighth in the shot put which scored for the team…led the team in all three events during the year…set a PR in the shot with a put of 52-01.75…other bests were 150-08 in the discus and 162-02 in the hammer…indoors, he competed in the shot put and weight throw in two meets. 2008 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the shot put, discus and hammer…led the team in all three events…top marks were 48-11.50 (SP), 155-09 (DIS) and 164-05 (HAM)…did not compete indoors. 2007 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: A 2006 graduate of Sheldon HS in Elk Grove, Calif…participated in track, wrestling and football all four years…was named the school’s Best Male Athlete as a senior…was the team’s most valuable athlete in 2006 and most valuable field athlete in 2005…top marks were 155-07 in the discus and 52-10 in the shot put. Personal: Born Sept. 13, 1988…majoring in kinesiology…parents are Gary and Nita Weldon.
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ANDREW AHMANN
REESEY BYERS
Hurdles Freshman/Freshman | First Year Rancho Murieta, Calif. | Pleasant Grove HS
Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Windsor, Calif. | Santa Rosa HS
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.
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.
Personal: Born Nov. 27, 1992…majoring in kinesiology…mother is Sandra Ahmann.
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.
JORDAN ARCHIE Sprints Freshman/Freshman | First Year Fair Oaks, Calif. | Bella Vista HS 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: Borm July 1, 1992…majoring in biology…parents are Thaddous and Rosemary Archie.
JAKE ARVESON Middle Distance Freshman/Freshman | Second Year Seaside, Calif. | Monterey HS 2010 Cross Country: Competed at the Hornet Jamboree…ran 22:02 over the four mile course. 2010 Season: Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Personal: Born March 3, 1992…has yet to declare a major…parents are Mary and Mike Byers.
MATT CASE Middle Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Sacramento, Calif. | Del Campo HS 2010 Season: Competed in seven outdoor meets in the 800 during his first collegiate season…had a best of 1:54.40 at the Sacramento State Open… redshirted during the indoor season.
Personal Bests 800.................. 1:54.40
High School: A 2009 graduate of Del Campo HS in Fair Oaks, Calif…competed in four years of track and three years of cross country for the Cougars…finished second at the California state meet in the 800 as a senior after running 1:52.47… was named all-Sac-Joaquin Section, all-city and all-Capital Athletic League as a senior in 2009…was a two-time all-CAL selection in cross country…helped lead Del Campo to three conference cross country titles…other best times included 4:17.61 in the 1,600, 9:25.80 in the 3,200 and 15:38 in the 3-mile. Personal: Born June 26, 1991…majoring in criminal justice…parents are Harland and Janet Case.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Monterey HS…competed in four years of cross country and track & field…ran the 800 in 1:53.99. Personal: Born Feb. 7, 1991…majoring in history and would like to teach following graduation…parents are Lenny and Sally Arveson.
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ZACH CONIGLIO Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Martinez, Calif. | Alhambra HS 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: Born March 31, 1992…has yet to declare a major…mother is Lisa Coniglio.
MATT COOPER
Throws Sophomore/Junior | First Year Fremont, Calif. | Sacramento City JC Prior to Sacramento State: Attended Sacramento City College for two years… competed in the shot put and discus…was coached by former Hornet All-American David Nichols. High School: Graduated from John F. Kennedy HS in Fremont, Calif., in 2008… competedin track, basketball, football and volleyball for the Titans…earned 10 varsity letters during his high school career…best shot put was 49-06. Personal: Born July 25, 1990…majoring in both criminal justice and psychology…would like to work as a forensic psychologist…parents are Norris and Gloriadean Cooper.
TYLER CRESWELL Sprints Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Ramona, Calif. | Ramona JC 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 int he 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
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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: Born May 10, 1991…majoring in computer science…parents are Greg and Susan Creswell.
TIRRELL DAY
Hurdles Sophomore/Junior | First Year Oakland, Calif. | Merritt JC Prior to Sacrameto 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: Born Dec. 3, 1989…majoring in digital media…parents are Ephraim and Regina Day.
JACOB ECKEL Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Catro Valley, Calif. | Castro Valley HS High School: Graduated from Castro Valley HS in 2010…lettered in track, basketball and football…was the Hayward Area Athletic League champion in the shot put and discus as a junior…helped lead the team to a pair of HAAL titles…high school bests included 50-02 in the shot put and 150-04 in the discus. Personal: Born Aug. 3, 1992…majoring in kinesiology…parents are Roderick and Rovi Eckel.
MARIO GIOVANNONI Jumps/Multi Freshman/Freshman | First Year Napa, Calif. | Napa HS High School: Graduated from Napa HS in 2010…was twice named the team’s MVP…primarily competed in the high jump and long jump…high jumped 6-06.00 a the Sac-Joaquin Section finals…best long jump was 22-06.00 at the Monticello Empire League meet. Personal: Born Feb. 24, 1992…majoring in business…parents are Tony and Julie Giovannoni…brother, Dominic, is a decathlete at UCLA.
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BRAD HARTMAN
STEVEN KUTSCH
Sprints Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Santa Cruz, Calif. | Scotts Valley HS
Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Spokane, Wash. | Mead HS | Oregon
2010 Season: Competed in the 200 and 400 during the outdoor season…recorded bests of 22.67 in the 200 and 51.07 in the 400…both of those times came in meets at Sacramento State…redshirted during the indoor season. High School: A 2009 graduate of Scotts Valley HS…competed in football and lacrosse all four years and did not begin running track until his senior year… helped lead the team to the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in track…ran the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x400 and also long jumped…best times were 11.24 in the 100 and 22.72 in the 200…was a two-time all-SCCAL selection in lacrosse. Personal: Born Nov. 13, 1991…majoring in business administration…father and stepmother are Peter and Teresa Hartman…mother is Sonia Lee-Suarez.
ZACH KAYLOR Distance Freshman/Freshman | First Year Redding, Calif. | Enterpirse HS 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. Personal: Born Feb. 26, 1992…parents are John and Tania Kaylor.
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: Born Feb. 14, 1991…parents are Steven and Kim Kutsch…mother played volleyball, basketball and ran track at Washington State.
KYLE LACKNER Distance Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Folsom, Calif. | Jesuit HS 2010 Cross Country: Competed in five meets…top 8K time was 25:03.7 at the Santa Clara Invitational.
Personal Bests 5K.................. 15:14.59
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. 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: Born July 23, 1990…majoring in civil engineering…appeared in a “got milk” ad in elementary school…parents are Robert and Eileen Lackner.
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NATHANAEL LITWILLER
ANDREW LOHSE
Middle Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Concord, Calif. | Clayton Valley HS
Pole Vault Junior/Sophomore | Third Year Madera, Calif. | Madera HS
USATF Junior All-American Big Sky Conference Champion All-Big Sky Conference 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.
Personal Bests 800.................. 1:50.66 1,500............... 3:51.72
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, 9:23in the 3,200 and 15:15 in the 5K. Personal: Born July 6, 1991...has yet to declare a major...parents are Mark and Pam Litwiller.
2010 Season: Recorded the sixth-best pole vault Personal Bests in school history when he cleared 15-01.75 at the Pole Vault........ 15-01.75 UW Invitaitonal…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: Born April 24, 1990…majoring in psychology…parents are Thomas and Tracy Lohse.
EVAN MEEHAN Sprints Freshman/Freshman | First Year Novato, Calif. | Novato HS 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: Born May 22, 1992…has yet to declare a major.
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ALBERTO MILLAN
DANIEL MITCHELL
Throws Freshman/Freshman | First Year Livingston, Calif. | Livingston HS
Distance Freshman/Sophomore | Sophomore Year Carmichael, Calif. | Del Campo HS
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: Born March 20, 1992…has yet to declare a major…parents are Alfredo Millan and Martha Hernandez.
CAMERON MITCHELL Middle Distance Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Roseville, Calif. | Woodcreek HS 2010 Season: Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Personal Bests 800.................. 1:55.74 1,500............... 4:00.35
2009 Cross Country: Competed in the first four meets of the year before being sidelined by injury…best 8K time was 27:24 at the Doc Adams Invitational. 2009 Season: Ran the 800 and 1,500 during his first collegiate season…ran 1:55.74 at the Sacramento State Open for his fastest 800…top 1,500 time was 4:00.35 at the Aggie Open…indoors, he solely ran the 800…ran 1:57.08 at the Cougar Indoor for his best time. High School: Graduated from Woodcreek HS in 2008…was a four-time all-Sierra Foothill League selection in both track and cross country…won the SFL title in the mile in 2006 and 2007…was the 800 champion in 2006 and 2008…helped lead the cross country to a pair of SFL titles and the 2008 Sac-Joaquin Section crown…finished seventh in the state as a senior with an 800 time of 1:53.67… was also the Sac-Joaquin Section champion in the 800…other top times include 50.1 in the 400, 4:01.1 in the 1500, 4:19 in the 1600 and 15:47 in the 5K. Personal: Born Dec. 1, 1989…majoring in criminal justice…parents are Robert and Kelly Mitchell.
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.
Personal Bests STPL.................. 9:39.79 5K.................. 15:12.69
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: Born July 29, 1991...an environmental science major...parents are Daryl Mitchell and Zoe Boughgton-Mitchell.
JUSTIN NESBITT Sprints Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Salida, Calif. | Grace Davis HS All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Champion- Personal Bests ships in the 100 during his first season…also ran 60......................... 7.05 the 200 and 400…recorded the top 200 time on 100..................... 10.84 the team after running 21.72 at the Mondo Invi- 200..................... 21.72 tational…other bests included 10.84 in the 100 400..................... 49.38 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. 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: Born Aug. 29, 1990…has yet to declare a major…parents are Abe and Pat Nesbitt.
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BEN RINN
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: Born June 28, 1990…majoring in psychology…parents are Luis and Maria Romo.
Distance Junior/Junior | Third Year Auburn, Calif. | Placer HS 2010 Cross Country: Competed at the Hornet Jamboree, UC Riverside Invitational, Willow Hills Invitational and Santa Clara Invitational. 2009-10 Seasons: Did not compete. 2008 Cross Country: Ran in three meets during the year…top 8K time was 26:39 at the Aggie Open. High School: A 2007 graduate of Placer HS in Auburn, Calif…ran track all four years and also spent two seasons with the cross country team…named all-Pioneer Valley League in cross country as a senior…helped lead the team to the 2006 Sierra Foothill League and the 2007 Pioneer Valley league titles…finished third in the 800 at the Sac-Joaquin Section meet as a senior to help his team win the section Div. III title…top time in the 800 was 1:59.2…top 400 time was 51.4. Personal: Born April 30, 1989…majoring in geography and would like to work in urban planning…parents are Brad Rinn and Janis Wikoff.
CHRIS ROMO
Multi/Jumps Junior/Junior | Third Year Santa Maria, Calif. | St. Joseph HS All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Earned all-Big Sky honors in the Personal Bests decathlon with a third-place finish…also qualified High Jump......... 6-04.00 for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the Long Jump....... 23-06.75 110-hurdles and long jump…scored 6,888 points Heptathlon............ 5,130 at the RJ/JJK Multi to set a career high and rank Decathlon............. 6,888 third in school history…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. 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.
Distance Sophomore/Junior | Third Year Roseville, Calif. | Woodcreek HS 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.
SAM SCHUR
Personal Bests 3K.................... 8:25.39 5K.................. 14:41.61
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.
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: Born April 7, 1990…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.
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
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GREG STEWART
ANDREW TITHERINGTON
Sprints/Jumps Sophomore/Junior | First Year Oakland, Calif. | Merritt JC
Throws Freshman/Sophomore | Second Year Carmichael, Calif. | Jesuit HS
Prior to Sacramento State: Competed at Merritt College in Oakland for two seasons…placed 11th at the state championships in the long jump with a mark of 22-07.00…was also part of the 4x100 relay team which finished ninth at the state meet…best 200 time was 22.52…top 400 time was 49.57. High School: A 2006 graduate of Fremont HS in Oakland, Calif…competed in football and basketball for the Tigers. Personal: Born Oct. 9, 1988…majoring in communication studies…parents are Gregory and Rahin Stewart.
NICK TAYLOR Jumps Freshman/Freshman | First Year Murrieta, Calif. | Vista Murrieta HS High School: A 2010 graduate of Vista Murrieta HS…finished sixth at the California State Meet in the triple jump in 2010…recorded a career high of 49-01.00 in the preliminaries and followed with a leap of 48-01.75 in the finals…also finished third at the Southern Section Masters meet in the triple jump…finished fourth in the Southern Section Divisional Final in the high jump…best high jump was 6-06.00. Personal: Born March 15, 1992…has yet to declare a major…parents are Timothy and Denise Taylor.
BRET THOMPSON Pole Vault Freshman/Freshman | Second Year Livermore, Calif. | Granada HS 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: Born April 10, 1991…majoring in mechanical engineering…parents are Doug Thompson and Yvonne Oates.
2010 Season: Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer during his first collegiate season… bests were 46-10.75 in the shot put, 139-11 in the discus and 132-11 in the hammer….redshirted during the indoor season.
Personal Bests Shot Put........... 46-10.75 Discus................ 139-11 Hammer............. 132-11
High School: A 2009 graduate of Jesuit HS in nearby Carmichael...competed in four years of track and field for the Marauders...was a three-year, four-event state meet qualifier...won the Delta River League shot put and discus titles as a freshman...finished first in the shot put at the Sacramento Meet of Champions as a sophomore...also advanced to the state meet in the shot that same year...as a junior, he qualified in the shot and discus and also earned all-Delta River League honors...finished second in the discus and third in the shot put at the Sac-Joaquin Section championships...as a senior, he won the Sac-Joaquin Section discus title with a career best throw of 165-02...also finished seventh in the shot put... earned all-Delta River League honors as a senior and advanced to the state meet in the discus. Personal: Born May 10, 1991…majoring in kinesiology…parents are Herb and Yvonne Titherington.
JASON WACKER Throws Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Redding, Calif. | Shasta HS 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Personal Bests Championships in the shot put…had a best of 50- Shot Put........... 50-04.75 04.75 at the RJ/JJK Invitational…also competed Discus................ 142-03 in the discus and hammer during the season… Hammer............. 132-11 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 Invitaitonal. 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: Born May 7, 1990…majoring in kinesiology…is an Eagle Scout… parents are Doug and Jane Wacker.
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BLAIR WALLINGFORD
ANDY WHITE
Pole Vault/Javelin Junior/Junior | Third Year Roseville, Calif. | Roseville HS
Sprints Junior/Junior | Third Year Mission Viejo, Calif. | Mission Viejo HS
2010 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. 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: Born April 3, 1990…has yet to declare a major…parents are Robert and Kirstin Wallingford.
Big Sky Conference Champion All-Big Sky Conference 2010 Season: Ran the 100 during the outdoor Personal Bests season in six meets…qualified for the Big Sky 55......................... 6.42 Championships…top time was 10.92…indoors, he 60......................... 6.96 won the Big Sky title in the 55 after running 6.42… 100..................... 10.90 led a sweep of the top three spots by the Hornets in the event with a time that places him ninth in school history…also moved into sixth in school history in the 60 with a time of 6.96 at the Husky Classic. 2009 Season: Competed solely in the 100 during his first outdoor track season… ran 10.90 at the Mt. SAC Relays for his top time…indoors, ran 7.04 in the 60 at the Big Sky Championships. 2008 Season: Attended Sacramento State but was not a member of the team. High School: Graduated from Mission Viejo, Calif., in 2007…competed in track and football all four years for the Diablos…qualified for the finals of the 100 in the state meet as a senior…top time was 10.59…as a junior, he was a member of the 4x100 relay team which placed third in the state…named all-Orange County in track as a senior…named all-South Coast League in both track and football as a senior. Personal: Born Jan. 20, 1989…majoring in finance…parents are Steve and Lena White.
BENNY WILLERS Distance Sophomore/Junior | First Year Daly City, Calif. | Riordan HS | CCSF 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: Born Sept. 14, 1990…parents are Patricia and Edward Willers.
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ANTHONY WILLIAMS
DJ WRIGHT
Hurdles/High Jump Freshman/Freshman | First Year Redding, Calif. | Enterprise HS
Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Eugene, Ore. | Sheldon HS
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.
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.
Personal: Born Nov. 5, 1992…has yet to declare a major…mother is Kelly Bickett.
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.
MATT WILLIAMSON Sprints/Hurdles Sophomore/Sophomore | Third Year Pleasant Hill, Calif. | De La Salle HS 2010 Season: Competed solely in the 400-hurdles Personal Bests during the outdoor season…qualified for the Big 400H................... 55.80 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: Born June 20, 1990…majoring in business administration…parents are John and Sue Williamson.
Personal Bests 55H....................... 7.90 60......................... 7.15 60H....................... 8.47 100..................... 10.92 Long Jump....... 22-05.00
Personal: Born July 14, 1991...majoring in business administration...parents are David Wright and Debra Smith.
COLE YOUNGER Middle Distance Sophomore/Sophomore | Second Year Visalia, Calif. | Mt. Whitney HS 2010 Season: Qualified for the Big Sky ChampionPersonal Bests ships in the 800 as a true freshman…ran 1:53.93 800.................. 1:53.19 at the Sacramento State Open for his top time… 1,500............... 4:01.52 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: Born Aug. 1, 1991...has yet to declare a major...parents are Larry Younger and Carlo Barrientos.
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2011 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD 2010 IN REVIEW INDOOR EVENT LEADERS 60 M: A.J. Reed, New Mexico Classic (2/6) W: Alicia Truesdale, Big Sky Champ. (2/27)
6.86 7.85
200 M: Justin Nesbitt, Big Sky Champ. (2/27) W: Victoria Humphrey, Big Sky Champ. (2/26)
21.81 24.98
400 M: Jason Nelson, Big Sky Champ. (2/27) W: Brianna Nelson, Husky Classic (2/13)
47.74 56.41
800 M: David Rabinowitz, Big Sky Champ. (2/27) W: Lea Wallace, UW Last Chance (3/6)
1:51.39 2:04.73
Mile M: David Rabinowitz, UW Invitational (1/30) W: Renisha Robinson, Husky Classic (2/13)
4:12.17 4:55.84
3,000 M: Chris Romo, Husky Classic (2/13) W: Kristina Holtz, Husky Classic (2/13) 60-Hurdles M: Ronald Brookins, NCAA Champ. (3/12) W: Sakya Bolton, N.M. Classic (2/6)
8:25.39 10:06.07 7.84 8.79
High Jump M: Emilio Hernandez, N.M. Classic (2/6) W: Naima Goodwin/Moira Robinson (2/26)
6-10.25 5-06.00
Long Jump M: Ronald Brookins, Big Sky Champ. (2/26) W: Ericka Violett, Big Sky Champ. (2/26)
24-05.75 19-11.50
Triple Jump M: Emilio Hernandez, Big Sky Champ. (2/27) 47-03.00 W: Nicole McGlory, Big Sky Champ. (2/27) 40-07.00 Pole Vault M: Blair Wallingford, UW Invitational (1/30) W: Lizzy Norvell, N.M. Classic (2/6)
15-07.75 12-07.50
Shot Put M: Taylor Weldon, UW Invitational (1/30) W: Andi Behring, Big Sky Champ. (2/26)
50-06.75 47-02.25
Weight Throw M: Taylor Weldon, N.M. Classic (2/6) W: Ify Agwuenu, Big Sky Champ. (2/27)
54-07.50 59-05.50
Heptathlon/Pentathlon M: Sam Schur, N.M. Classic (2/5-6) W: Naima Goodwin, Big Sky Champ. (2/26) 4x400 Relay M: Big Sky Championships (2/27) W: Big Sky Championships (2/27) Distance Medley Relay M: UW Invitational (1/30) W: UW Invitational (1/30)
Andy White (middle), A.J. Reed (left) and Ronad Brookins sweep indoor 55 at Big Sky Championships.
Lea Wallace earns Div. I Indoor All-America honors after placing eighth at the NCAA Championships.
5,130 3,691 3:14.34 3:47.71 10:23.60 11:45.54
Ronald Brookins qualifies for NCAA Div. I Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Goes on to become All-American in the long jump.
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Renisha Robinson wins the 800 at both the Big Sky Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Also qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championship.
100 M: Ronald Brookins, Big Sky Champ. (5/15) W: Victoria Humphrey, Mondo Invitational (4/17)
10.64 12.20
200 M: Justin Nesbitt, Mondo Invitational (4/17) W: Victoria Humphrey, Mondo Invitational (4/17)
21.72 24.18
400 M: Jason Nelson, Big Sky Champ. (5/15) W: Victoria Humphrey, Sacramento State Open (5/8)
47.43 55.10
800 M: David Rabinowitz, NCAA West Prelim. (5/15) W: Renisha Robinson, Brutus Hamilton (4/24)
1:49.12 2:06.66
1,500 M: David Rabinowitz, NCAA West Regional (4/24) W: Renisha Robinson, Cal-Nevada Champ. (3/27)
3:46.94 4:29.77
Steeplechase M: Scott Grose, Cal-Nevada Champ. (3/26) W: Jenni Eiremo, Sacramento State Open (5/8)
9:07.87 11:42.27
5,000 M: Colin Szehner, Sacramento State Open (5/8) W: Rachel Mitchell, Cal-Nevada Champ. (3/26)
14:52.32 18:35.40
10,000 M: Colin Szehner, Big Sky Champ. (5/14) W: Erin Lewis, Big Sky Champ. (5/14)
31:46.28 39:35.93
100-Hurdles/110-Hurdles M: Ronald Brookins, NCAA West Prelim. (5/29) W: Alicia Truesdale, Sacramento State Open (5/8)
Jason Nelson finishes first in the 400 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships.
400-Hurdles M: Matt Williamson, RJ/JJK Invitational (4/10) W: Alicia Truesdale, Brutus Hamilton (4/24)
55.80 1:02.91
High Jump M: Emilio Hernandez, 2x, last at NCAA Prelim. (5/27) W: Moira Robinson, Big Sky Champ. (5/15)
6-11.00 5-08.00
Long Jump M: Ronald Brookins, NCAA Championships (6/12) W: Moira Robinson, Sacramento State Open (5/8)
24-10.00 19-10.75
Triple Jump M: Greg Mayo, Big Sky Champ. (5/15) W: Moira Robinson, Brutus Hamilton (4/24)
46-07.00 42-00.50
Pole Vault M: Blair Wallingford, Brutus Hamilton (4/24) 15-07.25 W: Lizzy Norvell, 2x, last at NCAA West Prelim. (5/27) 13-05.25 Shot Put M: Taylor Weldon, Big Sky Champ. (5/14) W: Ify Agwuenu, Brutus Hamilton (4/24)
2010 Senior Class (L-R): David Rabinowitz, Mary O’Reilly, Caprice Bradshaw, Daniel Carlson, Kathleen Raske, Jason Sey, Nick Mills, Jason Nelson, A.J. Reed and Colin Szehner
13.61 13.78
51-01.75 49-11.00
Discus M: Taylor Weldon, Sacramento State Open (5/8) W: Holly Lohse, Sacramento State Open (5/8)
148-05 160-04
Hammer M: Callan Duffy, Sacramento State Open (5/8) W: Holly Lohse, Mondo Invitational (4/17)
173-05 173-10
Javelin M: Nick Mills, Mondo Invitational (4/17) W: Emily Kersting, Rainbow Relays (4/3)
199-06 148-04
Decathlon/Heptathlon M: Sam Schur, RJ/JJK Invitational (4/8-9) W: Naima Goodwin, Big Sky Champ. (5/12-13)
6,888 5,019
4x100 Relay M: Big Sky Championships (5/15) W: Big Sky Championships (5/15)
40.45 46.35
4x400 Relay M: Cal-Nevada Championships (3/27) W: Cal-Nevada Championships (3/27)
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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..............................7.62 (2008) 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..............................7.87 (2010) 7. Candice Jones.................................7.99 (2006) 8. Sakya Bolton..................................8.00 (2010)
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. Nancy Searcy.................................8.47 (2007) 2. Ericka Violett...................................8.56 (2009) 3. Catherine Crawford........................8.61 (2006) 4. Roshena Duree................................8.64 (2006) 5. Alicia Truesdale..............................8.73 (2008) 6. Moira Robinson..............................8.74 (2008) 7. LeClaire Ebow.................................8.79 (2006) Sakya Bolton..................................8.79 (2010)
1. Lea Wallace..............................2:04.73 (2010) 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............................2:15.94 (2010) 7. Stephanie Artis..........................2:17.70 (1998) 8. Mary O’Reilly............................2:18.32 (2009) 9. Anais Castillo-Springer...............2:18.70 (2007) 10. Missy Carter............................2:18.80 (1998) 1. Renisha Robinson......................4:55.84 (2010) 2. Angela Mercado........................4:59.15 (2005) 3. Marisa Avendano......................5:01.75 (1997) 4. Michelle Garcia.........................5:01.89 (2007) 5. Erin Lewis..................................5:02.75 (2009) 6. Tiffany Hall................................5:04.20 (2008) 7. Kristina Holtz.............................5:05.23 (2008) 8. Sara Baxter...............................5:09.32 (2006) 9. Melissa Madeson.......................5:10.04 (2001) 10. Mary O’Reilly..........................5:12.78 (2008) 1. Tiffany Hall................................9:56.46 (2008) 2. Kristina Holtz.............................9:57.77 (2008) 3. Michelle Garcia.......................10:00.06 (2007) 4. Erica Sahli...............................10:02.62 (2009) 5. Melissa Madeson.....................10:04.81 (2001) 6. Erin Lewis................................10:08.81 (2010) 7. Katie Fontana..........................10:36.89 (2000) 8. Sara Swan...............................10:38.18 (2002) 9. Krystal Buck............................10:39.86 (2010) 10. Virginia Grillo........................10:51.43 (2005) 1. Kristina Holtz...........................17:57.20 (2010) 2. Virginia Grillo..........................18:30.35 (2006) 3. Erica Sahli...............................19:13.43 (2009( 4. Annette Corey..........................19:41.62 (2002) 5. Sara Swan...............................19:46.97 (2002) 6. Amy Cockerham......................20:39.49 (2002)
Long Jump
200-Meter
1. Candice Mills................................24.59 (2004) 2. Tyriena Henley-Henderson.............24.97 (2008) 3. Victoria Humphrey.......................24.98 (2010) 4. Brianna Nelson............................25.01 (2010) 5. Joni David....................................25.21 (1999) 6. Jessica Thomas.............................25.38 (2005) 7. Nancy Searcy...............................25.43 (2007) 8. Shanita Bryant..............................25.46 (2004) 9. 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
Triple Jump
1. Africa Eldridge.............................55.46 (1999) 2. Victoria Humphrey.......................56.21 (2009) 3. Brianna Nelson............................56.41 (2010) 4. Tyriena Henley-Henderson.............56.56 (2008) 5. Morinsola Keshinro.......................57.06 (2009) 6. Lea Wallace.................................57.07 (2010) 7. Renisha Robinson.........................57.28 (2010) 8. Chelsea Davis...............................57.31 (2008) 9. Deirdre Reese...............................57.45 (2005) 10. Myesha Kirtman..........................57.51 (1998)
1. Ericka Violett............................41-03.00 (2009) 2. Lori Vaught..............................41-01.75 (2008) 3. Nicole McGlory.......................40-07.00 (2010) 4. Karmen Furr............................40-06.75 (2000) 5. Moira Robinson.......................40-05.50 (2010) 6. Roshena Duree.........................40-02.75 (2004) Lauren McGlory.......................40-00.75 (2010) 8. Seqoiya Peggese......................39-08.75 (2006) 9. Natalia Wright........................39-05.00 (2008) Naima Goodwin......................39-05.00 (2010)
1. Naima Goodwin........................5-06.00 (2010) 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. Ericka Violett............................12-11.75 (2009) 2. Lizzy Norvell...........................12-07.50 (2010) 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. Brooklynn Solomon................10-06.00 (2006) 1. Ify Agwuenu...........................48-01.25 (2009) 2. Monica Gomez........................47-05.75 (2008) 3. Andi Behring...........................47-02.25 (2010) 4. Ashley Arbuckle.......................46-04.00 (2006) 5. Tatiana Clark...........................45-02.50 (2009) 6. Holly Lohse..............................44-06.75 (2010) 7. Nicole McClure........................44-06.00 (2009) 8. Sabrina Kirkwood.....................43-08.00 (2004) 9. Jessica Bonner.........................42-11.50 (2010) 10. Kate Birkmaier.......................42-05.25 (2004) 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. Tatiana Clark...........................51-09.00 (2009) 8. Jessica Bonner.........................50-07.25 (2010) 9. Andi Behring...........................49-11.25 (2010) 10. Katie Lodato..........................49-05.50 (2006)
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)
4x400-Meter Relay
1. 1999...................................................3:45.91 2. 2010...................................................3:47.71 3. 2007...................................................3:48.24 4. 2008...................................................3:48.55 5. 2009...................................................3:48.89
Distance Medley Relay
1. 2010.................................................11:45.54 2. 2008.................................................12:01.04 3. 2009.................................................12:10.29 4. 2002.................................................12:16.52 5. 1999.................................................12:25.78
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2011 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S INDOOR HONORS NCAA Indoor Participants
2010 Lea Wallace (8th)*.......................................... 800 Renisha Robinson (14th).................................. 800 *All-America
Big Sky Indoor Champions
2010 Sakya Bolton.................................................55H Naima Goodwin...............................................HJ Nicole McGlory................................................ TJ Renisha Robinson.......................................... 800 Ericka Violett......................................................LJ 2009 Ericka Violett^................................................60H Renisha Robinson.......................................... 800 Ericka Violett^....................................................LJ Ericka Violett^................................................... TJ ^Co-Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet 2008 Alicia Truesdale............................................... 60 Renisha Robinson.......................................... 800 Lori Vaught........................................................LJ Lori Vaught....................................................... TJ 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
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
2001
Shanita Bryant, Long Jump
2000
Karmen Furr, Long Jump
1999
Alicyn Chappelle, High Jump; Africa Eldridge, 400; Hillary Herndon, Pole Vault
1997
Marisa Avendano, Mile; Tracy Dahl, Pole Vault
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
Big Sky Indoor Athlete of the Week
2001
Ericka Violett, Field; Lea Wallace, Track
2000
2010 2009
Ericka Violett, Field
2004
Jessica Thomas, Field; Shanita Bryant, Field
2003
2004 Shanita Bryant .....................................Long Jump Roshena Duree ....................................Triple Jump
Roshena Duree, Field
2001 Shanita Bryant .....................................Long Jump
Ify Agwuenu, Kristina Holtz, Nicole Jackson, Erin Lewis, Holly Lohse, Nicole McGlory, Ericka Violett, Lea Wallace
Big Sky Indoor All-Academic 2010
Shanita Bryant, Michelle Luedke, Angela Mercado, Karen Trapani Sandra Butler, Katie Fontana, Melissa Madeson
1999
Stephanie Artis, Danielle Bezner, Africa Eldridge, Katie Fontana, Melissa Madeson, Sarah White
1998
Katie Fontana
1997
Africa Eldridge, Serena Collins, Karynn Wylie
1999 Africa Eldridge.....................................400-Meter 1997 Marisa Avendano.......................................... Mile
Big Sky Indoor All-Conference 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
Nancy Searcy holds the school record in the 55H and 60H. Searcy also ranks second in school history in the 55, third in the long jump, fifth in the 60 and sventh in the 200. In 2007, she became the first Sacramento State woman to win two Big Sky individual indoor titles in the same year by finishing first in the 55-hurdles and long jump.
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2011 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD MEN’S INDOOR RECORDS 55-Meter
800-Meter
High Jump
60-Meter
Mile
Pole Vault
55-Meter Hurdles
3,000-Meter
Shot Put
5,000-Meter
Weight Throw
Long Jump
Heptathlon
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. Raphael McFarlane.........................6.70 (2008) 2. Jody Johnson..................................6.76 (2007) 3. Ronald Brookins.............................6.86 (2009) A.J. Reed........................................6.86 (2010) 5. Arsenio Corbin...............................6.91 (2006) 6. Andy White....................................6.96 (2010) 7. Louis Burress...................................7.01 (2006) 8. Jason Nelson..................................7.02 (2009) 9. Justin Nesbitt..................................7.05 (2010) 10. Brandon Johnson..........................7.11 (2006) 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.............................7.84 (2010) 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. Tony Galaviz..................................8.35 (1999) 7. D.J. Wright.....................................8.47 (2010) 8. Sam Schur......................................8.51 (2010) 9. 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. Darin Carter.................................22.12 (1999) 9. Mike Kenyon................................22.14 (1999) 10. Obi Osuji...................................22.20 (2002)
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. Kenan Smith.................................49.21 (2002) 7. Andy Kotko..................................49.40 (1998) 8. Cameron Jost................................49.54 (2010) 9. Kirk Anderson..............................49.97 (2010) 10. Jermaine Wilson.........................50.04 (2009)
1. David Rabinowitz.......................1:51.39 (2010) 2. Jeffrey Paneda...........................1:52.22 (2007) 3. Cole Younger.............................1:53.19 (2010) 4. Myko Lucas...............................1:53.23 (2010) 5. Dustin Diaz................................1:53.34 (2001) 6. V.J. Blair....................................1:53.66 (2006) 7. Terrell Kirtz................................1:54.29 (2010) 8. Robert McNeil............................1:54.64 (2003) 9. Juan Vazquez............................1:55.55 (2005) 10. Howard Story, Jr......................1:55.76 (2001) 1. Jeffrey Paneda...........................4:09.64 (2008) 2. David Rabinowitz.......................4:12.17 (2010) 3. Scott Grose................................4:12.40 (2010) 4. Cuco Chavez.............................4:17.02 (2003) 5. Daniel Grech.............................4:18.32 (2006) 6. Juan Vazquez............................4:19.48 (2003) 7. Jacob Mills................................4:23.98 (2002) 8. Craig Farley..............................4:26.26 (1999) 9. Colin Szehner............................4:26.91 (2007) 10. Erik Mencarini.........................4:28.24 (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) 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. Philip Burks..............................23-06.75 (2009) 6. David Houghton.......................23-06.25 (2009) 7. Jay D. Coles............................23-03.50 (2003) 8. Sam Schur...............................23-01.75 (2010) 9. Darin Carter............................22-11.00 (1999) 10. Derek Hammond....................22-10.50 (2008)
Triple Jump
1. Ron Scurlock............................49-05.50 (1998) 2. Raphael McFarlane..................48-06.25 (2008) 3. Philip Burks..............................48-05.25 (2009) 4. Jimmithee Banks.......................47-06.50 (1999) 5. Emilio Hernandez....................47-03.00 (2010) 6. Greg Mayo.............................46-11.75 (2010) 7. Jay D. Coles............................46-09.50 (2003) 8. Bryan Parker............................46-09.00 (2005) 9. Scott Towne..............................46-08.75 (1999) 10. Jerrad Walls..........................46-06.00 (2005) Derek Hammond....................46-06.00 (2008)
1. Joe Radan.................................7-03.75 (1979) 2. Emilio Hernandez......................6-10.25 (2010) 3. Rokeem Osby............................6-08.75 (2001) 4. Larry Harris...............................6-07.00 (2003) 5. James Sumner............................6-06.75 (2000) 6. Sam Schur.................................6-03.50 (2010) 7. Daniel Renich.............................6-02.00 (2006) 8. Brandon Lynch...........................6-00.50 (2002) 9. Matt Williamson........................6-00.00 (2010) 10. Chauncey Corbin.....................5-11.50 (2005) 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. Matt Gilbert.............................14-02.50 (2008) 9. Sam Schur...............................13-01.50 (2010) Matt Williamson......................13-01.50 (2010) 1. David Nichols..........................62-02.25 (2007) 2. Geoff Fong..............................53-05.75 (2004) 3. Tanner Harrah.........................50-11.50 (2007) 4. Taylor Weldon.........................50-06.75 (2010) 5. Derek Baumer..........................49-02.00 (1997) 6. Alan Duben.............................48-01.00 (1997) 7. Jason Wacker..........................46-02.00 (2010) 8. Ron Tilton................................45-07.25 (2004) 9. Jon Jordan...............................44-05.50 (2009) 10. Tim McGallian.......................43-11.25 (2003) 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. Tim McGallian.........................52-11.50 (2003) 1. Sam Schur....................................5,130 (2010) 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. 1998...................................................3:18.02
Distance Medley Relay
1. 2003.................................................10:09.16 2. 2000.................................................10:14.12 1999.................................................10:14.12 4. 2002.................................................10:17.94 5. 2010.................................................10:23.60
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2011 SACRAMENTO STATE TRACK & FIELD MEN’S INDOOR HONORS NCAA Indoor Participants
2010 Ronald Brookins (14th).........................60-Hurdles 2008 Daniel Imlach (10th)................................Pole Vault Raphael McFarlane (13th)*.....................Long Jump
2008
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
2007 David Nichols (10th)................................. Shot Put *All-America
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
Big Sky Indoor Champions
2006
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
Daniel Imlach, PV; Raphael McFarlane, LJ; André Wright, 60-hurdles
2005
Chauncey Corbin, 55, 55-hurdles; Geoff Fong, Weight Throw; David Nichols, Shot Put; Brandon Parker, Long Jump; Chris Santana, 55-hurdles Brandon Parker, Long Jump; André Wright, 55-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
Jay D. Coles, Triple Jump; Jonathan Davis, 55
2006 André Wright....................................... 60-Hurdles 2005 Brandon Parker......................................Long Jump David Nichols........................................... Shot Put
1999
Andrew Kotko, Max Naegele
1998
Jason Tackett
1997
Chad Cook, Ryan Nugent, Alan Duben, Andrew Kotko, Dan Pyatt
Jonathan Davis, 55
2000
Jimmithee Banks, Long Jump
1999
Mike Kenyon, 400
Big Sky Indoor Athlete of the Week 2010
Ronald Brookins, Field
2009
Ronald Brookins, Track, Field
2008
Raphael McFarlane, Field (3x), Track (1x)
2005
David Nichols, Field
2004
André Wright, Track
2000 Jimmithee Banks.....................................Long Jump
Ronald Brookins, Jason Nelson, David Rabinowitz, A.J. Reed, Jason Wacker
Ronald Brookins 60, 60-hurdles, LJ; Philip Burks TJ; Marcus McMillan, 60-hurdles
Andrew Kotko
2001
Big Sky Indoor All-Academic
2009
2000
2002
2002 Jonathan Davis .......................................55-Meter
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
Jeremy Espino, Shawn Hooper, Jacob Mills
Jonathan Davis, 55
1997
2010
2001
2003
2004 Brandon Parker .....................................Long Jump
Big Sky Indoor All-Conference
Cuco Chavez, Ben Jones, Obi Osuji
2004
2009 Marcus McMillan.................................. 60-Hurdles Ronald Brookins^................................. Long Jump ^Big Sky Men’s Field Athlete of the Meet
2007 Jody Johnson.................................................... 55 Jody Johnson.................................................. 200 Raphael McFarlane................................Long Jump Daniel Imlach..........................................Pole Vault David Nichols........................................... Shot Put
2002
Derek Baumer, Field
2010
2009
Ronald Brookins, Jon Jordan, Jason Nelson, David Rabinowitz
2008
Jason Nelson, David Rabinowitz, A.J. Reed
2007
David Houghton, Jason Nelson, Jeffrey Paneda, A.J. Reed, Jermaine Wilson
2006
Daniel Grech, David Houghton
2003
Dustin Fee, Tom Getchell, Joel Johnson, Robert Linkul
Daniel Imlach (top) 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 (bottom) 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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1. Lea Wallace.............................. 2:05.55 (2009) 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. Nancy Figliomeni....................... 2:11.20 (1984) 8. Tammy Gonzales........................ 2:12.40 (1980) 9. Barbara Barnes.......................... 2:12.55 (1982) 10. Angela Mercado...................... 2:15.05 (2003)
100-Meter Hurdles
1,500-Meter
200-Meter
3,000-Meter
1. Nancy Searcy............................... 13.35 (2007) 2. Natalie Day.................................. 13.46 (1985) 3. Roshena Duree.............................. 13.60 (2004) 4. Myesha Kirtman............................ 13.74 (2002) 5. Rosalyn Morris.............................. 13.77 (2000) 6. Alicia Truesdale............................ 13.78 (2010) Moira Robinson............................ 13.78 (2010) 8. Catherine Crawford...................... 13.84 (2006) 9. Ericka Violett................................ 13.95 (2009) 10. Andrea Swift............................... 14.05 (1991) 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.
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. Natalie Day.................................. 24.46 (1985) 10. Stacey Rogers............................. 24.51 (1991)
400-Meter
1. Bobbie Gilmore............................. 53.83 (1982) 2. Tyreina Henley-Henderson............. 54.53 (2008) 3. Chelsea Davis............................... 55.01 (2008) 4. Victoria Humphrey....................... 55.10 (2010) 5. Africa Eldridge............................. 55.26 (1998) 6. Brianna Nelson............................ 55.59 (2010) 7. Kari Tranzor................................. 55.80 (1998) 8. Jennifer Burkhalter......................... 55.92 (2001) 9. Morinsola Keshinro....................... 56.36 (2006) 10. Felicia Thompson........................ 56.65 (1982)
400-Meter Hurdles
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....................... 11.95 (2010) 10. Crystal Watson........................... 12.02 (1998)
1. Natalie Day ............................ 58.24 (C) (1985) 2. Rosalyn Morris.............................. 59.29 (1998) 3. Melissa Tracey.............................. 59.62 (2006) 4. Morinsola Keshinro....................... 59.90 (2009) 5. Lori Finnerly............................... 1:01.00 (1991) 6. Joni David................................. 1:01.15 (1999) 7. Emily Griffin.............................. 1:01.84 (2005) 8. Nicole Jackson.......................... 1:01.87 (2009) 9. Joanna Cooper.......................... 1:01.98 (2000) 10. Nancy Wallace........................ 1:02.21 (1982)
1. Renisha Robinson...................... 4:25.36 (2008) 2. Diane Figliomeni........................ 4:26.60 (1984) 3. Lea Wallace.............................. 4:28.87 (2009) 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)
Steeplechase
1. Kristina Holtz........................... 10:27.53 (2008) 2. Jodie Leal................................ 10:52.50 (2008) 3. Jenni Eiremo............................ 11:13.12 (2009) 4. Caprice Bradshaw.................... 11:15.20 (2009) 5. Virginia Grillo.......................... 11:30.06 (2006)
5,000-Meter
1. Marisa Avendano.................... 16:19.57 (1997) 2. Kristina Holtz........................... 16:51.82 (2009) 3. Mary Ann Scannell.................. 16:57.50 (1981) 4. Michelle Garcia....................... 17:01.22 (2007) 5. Tiffany Hall.............................. 17:11.94 (2008) 6. Lisa Foy................................... 17:14.22 (1980) 7. Erica Sahli............................... 17:17.34 (2009) 8. Kathy Pfiefer............................ 17:20.75 (1981) 9. Robin Tracey............................ 17:30.50 (1981) 10. Katie Fontana........................ 17:36.03 (1999)
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)
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)
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1. Karmen Furr............................ 42-04.00 (2000) 2. Moira Robinson....................... 42-00.50 (2010) 3. Roshena Duree......................... 41-01.75 (2006) 4. Lori Vaught.............................. 40-11.50 (2007) 5. Ericka Violett........................... 40-09.75 (2009) 6. Seqoiya Peggese...................... 40-06.00 (2006) 7. Natalia Wright........................ 40-04.25 (2009) 8. Karen Trapani.......................... 40-01.25 (2001) 9. Lauren McGlory....................... 39-08.50 (2010) 10. Nicole McGlory..................... 39-06.50 (2010)
High Jump
1. Alicyn Chappelle........................ 5-09.00 (1996) 2. Sandra Butler............................. 5-08.50 (2000) 3. Moira Robinson......................... 5-08.00 (2010) 4. Kelli Barber................................ 5-07.00 (1984) 5. Renee Sandberg........................ 5-06.75 (1993) DeAnne Homstead..................... 5-06.75 (1981) 7. Naima Goodwin........................ 5-06.00 (2010) 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........................... 12-07.50 (2009) 3. Tracy Dahl............................... 12-04.00 (2001) 4. Kaitlynne Moore...................... 12-02.50 (2009) 5. Melissa Adams........................ 12-01.50 (2006) Jillian Schlenker....................... 12-01.50 (2006) 7. Hilary Herndon........................ 11-08.00 (2000) 8. Shawna Peterman.................... 11-06.25 (2002) 9. Iran Serrano............................ 11-04.00 (2001) 10. Jessica Pimentel...................... 11-03.75 (2009)
Shot Put
1. Ify Agwuenu........................... 50-06.75 (2009) 2. Monica Crawford..................... 47-06.50 (2001) 3. Ashley Arbuckle....................... 47-01.00 (2006) 4. Andi Behring........................... 47-00.75 (2010) 5. Nicole McClure........................ 46-10.75 (2009) 6. Monica Gomez........................ 46-04.25 (2009) 7. Linda Mitchel .......................... 45-06.00 (1983) 8. Dawn Anderson....................... 44-08.25 (1996) 9. Holly Lohse.............................. 44-03.25 (2010) 10. Sabrina Kirkwood.................. 44-02.00 (2004)
Discus
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)
Javelin
1. Ashley Ast.................................. 158-10 (2008) 2. Liz Parsley.................................. 152-04 (2006) 3. Emily Kersting............................ 148-04 (2010) 4. Lorea Jones................................. 140-04 (2003) 5. Holly Fraser................................ 137-04 (2010) 6. Janine Dickey............................. 136-07 (2003) 7. Kenna Ross................................ 136-03 (2010) 8. Baiba Celma.............................. 133-10 (2010) 9. Ileah Jackson.............................. 131-04 (2003) 10. Marty Atkinson......................... 129-03 (1993) 1. Jeanine Miller*............................ 164-02 (1986) * Old rules javelin
Hammer
1. Laura Cadranel........................... 180-01 (2005) 2. Katie Lodato............................... 176-05 (2007) 3. Holly Lohse................................. 173-10 (2010) 4. Windi Selle................................. 172-09 (2002) 5. Monica Gomez........................... 170-11 (2009) 6. Nicole McClure........................... 167-08 (2009) 7. Ify Agwuenu.............................. 162-09 (2010) 8. Theresa Schultz........................... 162-02 (2005) 9. Lila Yoldi.................................... 161-08 (2010) 10. Amanda Helmer....................... 157-01 (2009)
Heptathlon
A two-time NCAA West Regional qualifier, Ashley Ast set the Sacramento State record in the javelin in 2008. Her throw of 158-10 makes her one of two Hornet to eclipse the 150-foot barrier with the current regulations. Ast was also a two-time all-Big Sky selection and twice earned Big Sky all-academic honors.
1. Natalie Day.................................. 5,422 (1985) 2. Roshena Duree.............................. 5,142 (2006) 3. Naima Goodwin........................... 5,019 (2010) 4. Emily Griffin................................. 4,719 (2005) 5. Marty Atkinson............................. 4,715 (1993) 6. Sharon Holgersen......................... 4,694 (1991) 7. Moira Robinson............................ 4,661 (2008) 8. Sarah Beesley............................... 4,644 (1993) 9. Kelli Barber................................... 4,627 (1984) 10. Carlyn Whitney........................... 4,616 (2006)
4x100-Meter Relay
1. David, Kirtman, Lash, Morris..................... 45.80 (2000) 2. Byrd, Bryant, David, Kirtman.................... 45.82 (2001) 3. Banks, Carley, Moore, Gilmore................. 45.83 (1982) 4. Byrd, Bryant, David, Kirtman.................... 45.97 (2001) 5. Byrd, Stanton, Reed, Kirtman.................... 46.10 (2002) 6. Banks, Moore, Gilmore, Carley................. 46.11 (1982) 7. Trapani, David, Kirtman, Watson.............. 46.13 (1999) 8. Unknown................................................. 46.32 (2008) 9. Humphrey, Nelson, N. McGlory, Truesdale.... 46.35 (2010) 10. Byrd, Gary, Duree, Thomas..................... 46.41 (2003)
4x400-Meter Relay
1. Tranzor, David, Kirtman, Eldridge........... 3:43.24 (1999) 2. Keshinro, Humphrey, R. Robinson, Wallace.. 3:43.57 (2009) 3. Davis, Keshinro, Stucks,Henley-Henderson... 3:43.81 (2008) 4. Morris, Tranzor, Moorer, Eldridge........... 3:44.53 (1998) 5. Morris, Tranzor, Moorer, Eldridge........... 3:45.19 (1998) 6. Wallace, Thompson, Carley, Gilmore...... 3:46.12 (1982) 7. David, Kirtman, Lash, Morris.................. 3:47.86 (2000) 8. Unknown.............................................. 3:48.60 (2007) 9. Humphrey, Nelson, R. Robinson, Goodwin..... 3:48.95 (2010) 10. Gibson, Santa Maria, Lyons, Gilmore... 3:50.80 (1980)
Kristina Holtz left Sacramento State ranked first in the steeplechase (10:27.53), second in the 5K (16:51.82) and eighth in the 1,500 (4:34.64). Holtz was also a twotime NCAA West Regional qualifier and was a four-time all-Big Sky selection in track and cross country.
Bold - Current Members of the Team
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Lea Wallace (15th)..............................800 Renisha Robisnon (26th).....................800
2007
Nancy Searcy (19th)...............100-Hurdles
1998
Africa Eldridge (19th)................ 800-Meter
1997
Marisa Avendano (2nd)........ 10,000-Meter
NCAA West Preliminary Participants 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
NCAA Outdoor Regional Participants 2009
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
2008
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
Big Sky Outdoor Champions 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
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
2008
2006
2007
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
Jennifer Onyegbako (14th)...............Discus Ashley Ast (22nd)...........................Javelin Laura Cadranel (23rd).................. Hammer
2004
Roshena Duree (14th)..............100-Hurdles Shanita Bryant (18th)................ Long Jump
2003
Janine Dickey (23rd).......................Javelin Lorea Jones (24th)...........................Javelin Roshena Duree (11th)............... Triple Jump Jessica Thomas (Foul)................ Long Jump
Tyriena Henley-Henderson...................200 Morinsola Keshinro.................400-Hurdles Alicia Truesdale......................100-Hurdles Victoria Humphrey, Henley-Henderson, Ericka Violett, Truesdale......... 4x100 Relay Nancy Searcy.........................100-Hurdles Melissa Tracey........................400-Hurdles Lori Vaught............................... Long Jump
2006
Roshena Duree........................100-Hurdles Melissa Tracey........................400-Hurdles
2005
Jennifer Onyegbako.........................Discus
2004
Roshena Duree^ .....................100-Hurdles ^ Field Athlete of the Meet
2002
Myesha Kirtman......................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
Big Sky Outdoor All-Conference 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
2001
Shanita Bryant ......................... Long Jump Joni David, Myesha Kirtman, Shanita Bryant, Stephanie Byrd..... 400-Meter Relay
2000
Rosalyn Morris........................100-Hurdles
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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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
1997
Marisa Avendano...........................3K, 5K Tracy Dahl............................................PV Africa Eldridge...................................800
Big Sky Outdoor Athlete of the Week 2009
Lizzy Norvell, Field Moira Robinson, Field (2x) Renisha Robinson, Track Alicia Truesdale, Track
2009
Ify Agwuenu, Field Kristina Holtz, Track Renisha Robinson, Track Ericka Violett, Field Lea Wallace, Track
2008
Kristina Holtz, Track Renisha Robinson, Track
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
2007
2005
2004
Jennifer Onyegbako.........................Discus
Roshena Duree, Track
2004
2002
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
Nancy Searcy, Track (2x) Nancy Searcy, Field
2006
Roshena Duree, Track (2x) Roshena Duree, Field Melissa Tracey, Track
Big Sky Outdoor All-Academic
2002
2010
Ify Agwuenu, Naima Goodwin, Emily Kersting, Jessica Koehne, Erin Lewis, Lauren McGlory, Nicole McGlory, Rachel Mitchell, Lizzy Norvell
Heather Clark, Amanda Dean, Dionne Mitchell, Jasmine McMahon, Angela Mercado, Annette Corey, Christina Shamass, Ileah Jackson, Heidi Poppelreiter
2009
2001
Ify Agwuenu, Nicole Jackson, Morinsola Keshinro, Ericka Violett, Lea Wallace
2008
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
2006
Melissa Adams, Sara Baxter, Anais Castillo-Springer, Morinsola Keshinro, Jillian Schlenker, Jessica Thomas, Lori Vaught, Carlyn Whitney
2005
Melissa Adams, Ashley Ast, Sara Baxter, Kerby Boschee, Anaís Castillo-Springer, Michelle Garcia, Theresa Schultz
Jennifer Burkhalter, Chrissy Clark, Heather Clark, Tracy Dahl, Ann Koscki, Tina Limon, Angela Mercado, Iran Serrano, Karen Trapani
2000
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 2010
Ify Agwuenu, Holly Lohse, Emily Kersting
2004
2009
Myesha Kirtman (2x), Track
Anaís Castillo-Springer, Jasmine McMahon, Theresa Schultz
Ify Agwuenu, Morinsola Keshinro, Ericka Violett
2001
2003
2010
Shanita Bryant, Field Monica Crawford, Field
1998
Rosalyn Morris, Track
1997
Marisa Avendano (2x), Track
Jennifer Burkhalter, Heather Clark, Annette Corey, Ashlee Gary, Ileah Jackson, Jasmine McMahon, Christina Shamass, Brooklynn Solomon, Jessica Thomas
Team
Lizzy Norvell (left) and Erica Violett have each won Big Sky event titles. Norvell captured the 2010 pole vault championship while Violett has won in the long jump, triple jump and hurdles.
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
Joni David...................................... 4x400 Africa Eldridge............................... 4x400 Jackie Hotchkiss...................................DIS Myesha Kirtman.............................. 4x400 Kari Tranzor................................... 4x400
1998
Africa Eldridge...................................400 Rosalyn Morris................................. 400H
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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. Nathaniel 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. Blair Wallingford........................ 194-09 (2010) 7. 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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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
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
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
NCAA West Preliminary Participants
Justin Carvalho (14th)*................. Hammer * All-America
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
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
2004
2009
Ronald Brookins.....................110-Hurdles Philip Burks.............Long Jump, Triple Jump
2008
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
2007
Daniel Imlach..............................Pole Vault Jody Johnson......................................200 Raphael McFarlane.............................100 Chauncey Corbin, Jason Nelson, Jody Johnson, Raphael McFarlane........... 4x100
2006
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
Chauncey Corbin................................200 Raphael McFarlane................... Long Jump David Nichols............................... Shot Put Louis Burress, Chauncey Corbin, David Houghton, Raphael McFarlane......... 4x100
2003
2004
Brandon Parker (4th)................. Long Jump Robert Linkul (8th)........................ Hammer Nick Santana (18th)................400-Hurdles Jacob Mills (25th)................... Steeplechase
Big Sky Outdoor Champions 2010
Ronald Brookins^..........100, 110-Hurdles, Long Jump Emilio Hernandez..................... High Jump Nathanael Litwiller.............................800 ^ Track Athlete of the Meet
2005
David Nichols............................... Shot Put Brandon Parker......................... Long Jump Ryan Brandel, Louis Burress, Obi Osuji, Brandon Parker................ 400 Meter Relay 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
2002
Jonathan Davis......................... 100-Meter Chris Brown, Jacob Hurwitz, Obi Osuji, Jonathan Davis................ 400-Meter Relay
2000
Jimmithee Banks........................ Long Jump Tony Galaviz..........................110-Hurdles
1999
Tony Galaviz..........................110-Hurdles Michael Kenyon^........................200, 400 ^ Track Athlete of the Meet
1997
Justin Carvalho^.......................... Hammer ^ Field Athlete of the Meet
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 nine-time Big Sky champion and has also been named Big Sky all-academic each year. Brookins holds the school record in the 110-hurdles while Reed ranks third.
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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
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
2005
Chauncey Corbin, Track Brandon Parker, Field
2004
2004
Jeff Dougherty, Robert Linkul, Ryan O’Connell
2003
Geoff Fong, Field
Cuco Chavez, Jeff Dougherty, Tom Getchell, Jacob Mills, Kevin Willard
2001
2002
Rokeem Osby, Field
1999
Tony Galaviz, Track
Ben Jones, Chris Santana, Jeff Santana, Kevin Willard, Erik Poppelreiter, Michael Santarosa
2001
Ronald Brookins..........................110H, LJ Philip Burks....................................... LJ, TJ
1998
1997
Ron Scurlock.......................................... TJ
Justin Carvalho, Field
Jeremy Espino, Shawn Hooper, Jacob Mills, Peter Ucovich
2008
1997
Big Sky Outdoor All-Academic
2000
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
Justin Carvalho................................. HAM
Big Sky Outdoor Athlete of the Week 2010
Ronald Brookins, Track, Field Jason Nelson, Track A.J. Reed, Track
2009
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
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
2006
Daniel Imlach, Field (2x) David Nichols, Field (2x) Raphael McFarlane, Track André Wright, Track
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
2006
Jonathan Davis, Andrew Kotko, Michael Santarosa, Peter Ucovich
1998
Alan Duben, Jason Tackett
1997
Chad Cook, Drake Dawson, Alan Duben, Donald Ellis, Andrew Kotko, Ryan Nugent, Daniel Pyatt, Jason Tackett
USTFCCCA All-Academic 2010
Ronald Brookins, David Rabinowitz, A.J. Reed
2009
Ronald Brookins, Scott Grose, David Rabinowitz Current Member of the Team
Daniel Grech, David Houghton, A.J. Reed
2005
Kyle Hasapes
2005
Geoff Fong....................................... HAM David Nichols....................................... SP Brandon Parker...................................... LJ Chris Santana.......................400H, 4x100
2004
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
2003
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
Chauncey Corbin (left) finished first in the 200 at the 2006 Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field Championships and also was part of the winning 4x100 relay team that season season. Chris Santana (right) finished first in the 400H and 4x400 in 2004.
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MEN
Without a senior on the roster, the Sacramento State men’s cross country was able to showcase its young talent during the 2010 season. The Hornet men competed as a team in five races and finished fourth at the Big Sky Championships. At the start of the year, junior Chris Romo was the leader. Romo placed fifth at the Hornet Jamboree and was 12th at the UC Riverside Invitational. Romo was followed by Cole Younger (eighth) and Nathanael Litwiller (ninth) to help the team to second place at the Hornet Jamboree. From that point, freshman Reesey Byers moved to the front of the pack. The Windsor, Calif., native posted the fastest time on the team at the Santa Clara Invitational and then placed 19th at the Big Sky Championships two weeks later. Sacramento State closed out the year at the NCAA West Regional in Springfield, Ore. Freshman Zach Kaylor had the best finish on the team, completing the 10K course in 31:35.06. Kaylor’s time was the third-fastest by a Hornet at the regional meet in school history. He also cracked the top 10 in the Sacramento State record book for his finish.
Erin Lewis
WOMEN
The Hornet women took advantage of its senior leadership during its sixmeet schedule in 2010. A senior led the team in five races, including Renisha Robinson who took the top spot on the squad in the final three meets. Sacramento State opened the year at the Hornet Jamboree and were guided by Erin Lewis’ ninth-place finish. As a team, Sacramento State placed third and had four runners among the top 20. The following week, Lea Wallace paced the team at the UC Riverside Invitational. The one exception to the seniors’ rule came at the Nevada Chase Race where freshman Breanna Lewis placed sixth overall. From that point, Robinson took over. The senior began her streak by placing second Chris at the Willow Hills Invitational, she then was 22nd at the highRomo ly-competitive Santa Clara Invitational before placing 10th at the Big Sky Championships. At that meet, Robinson earned her third all-Big Sky Conference honor in as many years and helped Sacramento State to a fourth-place finish. The team ended its year at the NCAA West Regional with Robinson posting the fastest time. Her 6K time of 21:52.68 was the fourth-fastest in school history for that meet.
Breanna Lewis
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Men’s Cross Country Roster Name Jake Arveson Reesey Byers Zach Kaylor Steve Kutsch Kyle Lackner Nathanael Litwiller Myko Lucas Daniel Mitchell Ben Rinn Chris Romo Benny Willers Cole Younger
Yr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr.
Women’s Cross Country Roster Exp. 1V HS HS TR 2V 1V 2V 1V 2V 2V JC RS
Hometown/High School Monterey, Calif./Monterey HS Windsor, Calif./Santa Rosa HS Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS Spokane, Wash./Oregon Folsom, Calif./Jesuit HS Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS Carmichael, Calif./Del Campo HS Auburn, Calif./Placer HS Roseville, Calif./Woodcreek HS Daly City, Calif./CC of San Francisco Visalia, Calif./Mt. Whitney HS
Coaches
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.
Name Krystal Buck Ashley Chavez Julianne Curtis Jenni Eiremo Athena Gillen Jessica Koehne Breanna Lewis Erin Lewis Lora Marchini Rachel Mitchell Lauren Mugnaini Dominique Ratto Justine Rea Renisha Robinson Alec Slamal Veronica Stinnett Lea Wallace
Yr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr.
Exp. Hometown/High School 1V Sacramento, Calif./American River JC 1V Brentwood, Calif./Carondelet HS HS Garden Valley, Calif./Golden Sierra HS 1V Carmichael, Calif./Iona 2V Placerville, Calif./Union Mines HS RS Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS HS Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon HS 1V Modesto, Calif./Oregon 2V Hercules, Calif./Salesian HS 1V Fremont, Calif./American HS HS Sacramento, Calif./Rio Americano HS HS Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS HS Trabuco Hills, Calif./Trabuco Hills HS 2V San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS HS Temecula, Calif./Great Oak HS HS Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS 1V Napa, Calif./Cal Poly
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Sacramento, Calif. • Sept. 11, 2010 Distance (w/m) .................5K/4 mile Team Finish (w/m)...............3rd/2nd Scoring Individuals, women 9. Erin Lewis............................18:09 14. Lauren Mugnaini................18:17 16. Lora Marchini....................18:18 19. Lea Wallace.......................18:27 23. Veronica Stinnett................18:36 24. Breanna Lewis....................18:42 30. Rachel Mitchell...................18:50 38. Justine Rea........................19:23 39. Jenni Eiremo......................19:30 46. Krystal Buck.......................19:45 47. Dominique Ratto................19:47 48. Renisha Robinson...............19:49 70. Athena Gillen....................21:49 Scoring Individuals, men 5. Chris Romo .........................20:22 8. Cole Younger.......................20:26 9. Nathanael Litwiller...............20:28 15. Reesey Byers......................20:47 18. Kyle Lackner......................20:55 25. Daniel Mitchell...................21:09 30. Steven Kutsch.....................21:20 31. Zach Kaylor.......................21:22 40. Myko Lucas........................21:42 47. Jake Arveson.....................22:02 56. Ben Rinn............................22:31
UC RIVERSIDE INVIT.
Riverside, Calif. • Sept. 18, 2010 Distance (w/m) ......................5K/8K Team Finish (w/m)................ 7th/3rd Scoring Individuals, women 32. Lea Wallace....................17:51.1 41. Lauren Mugnaini.............18:02.5 43. Erin Lewis.......................18:03.0 45. Lora Marchini.................18:04.6 58. Rachel Mitchell................18:12.8 59. Breanna Lewis.................18:13.1 77. Jenni Eiremo...................18:26.7 82. Veronica Stinnett.............18:28.6 92. Justine Rea.....................18:35.8
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Scoring Individuals, men 12. Chris Romo.....................24:34.4 29. Cole Younger..................24:58.6 34. Nathanael Litwiller..........25:02.8 46. Reesey Byers...................25:11.0 51. Zach Kaylor....................25:16.1 53. Kyle Lackner...................25:17.2 79. Daniel Mitchell................25:48.5 101. Steve Kutsch..................26:03.5
NEVADA CHASE RACE
Reno, Nev. • Oct. 2, 2010 Distance (w/m) ...................... 5K/--Team Finish (w/m)................. 3rd/--Scoring Individuals, women 6. Breanna Lewis......................20:55 10. Veronica Stinnett................21:25 13. Justine Rea........................21:47 14. Dominique Ratto................22:02 15. Jenni Eiremo......................22:09 19. Krystal Buck.......................23:19
WILLOW HILLS INVIT.
Folsom, Calif. • Oct. 9, 2010 Distance (w/m) ......................5K/6K Team Finish (w/m)...................---/--Scoring Individuals, women 2. Renisha Robinson.................18:48 5. Lauren Mugnaini..................18:59 9. Jenni Eiremo........................19:47 10. Justine Rea........................19:48 16. Domonique Ratto...............20:26 20. Athena Gillen....................20:39 22. Krystal Buck.......................20:50 Scoring Individuals, men 7. Steve Kutsch.........................16:22 13. Ben Rinn............................16:51 26. Matt Case..........................19:02
As a true freshman, Reesey Byers led Sacramento State in two meets, including the Big Sky Championships. His 19th-place finish was the eighth best by a Hornet male in program history.
SANTA CLARA INVIT.
32. Daniel Mitchell..............23:42.32 36. Nathanael Litwiller........23:52.43 37. Chris Romo...................23:56.03 42. Steve Kutsch..................24:05.95
Scoring Individuals, women 22. Renisha Robinson............17:40.4 28. Lora Marchini.................17:44.5 37. Rachel Mitchell................17:50.1 43. Erin Lewis.......................17:53.2 45. Lauren Mugnaini.............17:57.2 48. Breanna Lewis.................18:00.7 51. Veronica Stinnett.............18:02.9 56. Lea Wallace....................18:05.1 122. Jenni Eiremo.................18:53.6
DOC ADAMS INVIT.
Sunnyvale, Calif. • Oct. 16, 2010 Distance (w/m) ......................5K/8K Team Finish (w/m)................ 3rd/8th
Scoring Individuals, men 29. Reesey Byers...................24:39.8 33. Nathanael Litwiller..........24:43.3 61. Zach Kaylor....................25:03.7 86. Cole Younger..................25:18.4 96. Daniel Mitchell................25:35.5 114. Kyle Lackner.................25:55.0 136. Steve Kutsch..................26:27.7 140. Chris Romo...................26:33.8 141. Ben Rinn.......................26:35.5 148. Myko Lucas...................26:44.8
BIG SKY CHAMPS.
Cheney, Wash. • Oct. 30, 2010 Distance (w/m) ......................5K/8K Team Finish (w/m)................ 4th/4th Scoring Individuals, women 10. Renisha Robinson..........16:14.87 19. Breanna Lewis...............16:43.67 22. Lea Wallace..................16:46.71 26. Lora Marchini...............16:56.95 28. Erin Lewis.....................16:57.72 30. Rachel Mitchell..............16:59.14 37. Veronica Stinnett...........17:10.59 Scoring Individuals, men 19. Reesey Byers.................23:15.09 21. Zach Kaylor..................23:17.04 26. Cole Younger................23:27.39
Davis, Calif. • Nov. 6, 2010 Distance (w/m) ......................6K/8K Team Finish (w/m)...................---/--Scoring Individuals, women 20. Justine Rea........................22:44 25. Jenni Eiremo......................23:01 34. Dominique Ratto................23:39 47. Athena Gillen....................25:23 Scoring Individuals, men 23. Steve Kutsch.......................25:26 38. Ben Rinn............................25:54 40. Myko Lucas........................26:04
NCAA WEST REGIONAL Springfield, Ore. • Nov. 13, 2010 Distance (w/m) ....................6K/10K Team Finish (w/m)...........23rd/22nd
Scoring Individuals, women 95. Renisha Robinson..........21:52.68 120. Breanna Lewis.............22:10.95 125. Lora Marchini.............22:17.44 138. Lauren Mugnaini.........22:24.62 153. Rachel Mitchell............22:31.10 166. Erin Lewis...................22:47.43 181. Veronica Stinnett.........23:05.64 Scoring Individuals, men 84. Zach Kaylor..................31:35.06 114. Cole Younger..............31:59.90 132. Reesey Byers...............32:18.09 144. Chris Romo.................32:44.34 148. Daniel Mitchell............32:46.30 150. Steve Kutsch................32:48.01 173. Kyle Lackner...............34:43.30
Senior Renisha Robinson became the first Sacramento State runner to earn three all-Big Sky honors in cross country. In 2010, Robinson placed 10th. SHe also led the team in four meets.
HORNET TRACK & FIELD | BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
2011 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. Kristina Holtz (20:29)............... 16th......... 2009 10. Erin Lewis (17:55).................. 17th......... 2008 Top 10 West Regional Times (6K) 1. Kristina Holtz (48).................. 21:17......... 2008 2. Melissa Madeson (35)............ 21:34......... 2000 3. Renisha Robinson (69)........... 21:42......... 2008 4. Renisha Robinson (95)........... 21:52......... 2010 5. Caprice Bradshaw (81)........... 21:53......... 2008 6. Erin Lewis (93)....................... 22:02......... 2008 7. Breanna Lewis (120).............. 22:10......... 2010 8. Jodie Leal (108)..................... 22:14......... 2008 9. Lora Marchini (125)............... 22:17......... 2010 10. Renisha Robinson (66)......... 22:28......... 2009 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. Kristina Hotlz (21:17)............... 48th......... 2008 5. Kristina Holtz (22:58)...............63rd......... 2006 6. Tina Limon (22:50)................... 65th......... 2000 7. Renisha Robison (22:28).......... 66th......... 2009 8. Renisha Robinson (21:42)........ 69th......... 2008 9. Kristina Holtz (22:41)............... 78th......... 2009 10. Caprice Bradshaw (21:53).......81st......... 2008
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. Reesey Byers (23:15)............... 19th......... 2010 9. Ben Morales (26:44).................21st......... 2002 Zach Kaylor (23:17).................21st......... 2010 Top 10 West Regional Times (10K) 1. Colin Szehner (50)................. 30:37......... 2008 2. Dominic Vogl (59).................. 30:56......... 2008 3. Zach Kaylor.......................... 31:35......... 2010 4. Scott Grose (37)..................... 31:43......... 2009 5. Hector Delgado (21)............... 31:55......... 1997 6. Cole Younger (114)................ 31:59......... 2010 7. Scott Grose (73)..................... 32:02......... 2007 8. Dominic Vogl (78).................. 32:08......... 2005 9. Reesey Byers (132)................ 32:18......... 2010 10. Enrique Torres (48)............... 32:30......... 1998 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. Colin Szehner (30:37).............. 50th......... 2008 6. Dominic Vogl (30:56)............... 59th......... 2008 7. Scott Grose (32:02)..................73rd......... 2007 8. Dominic Vogl (32:08)............... 75th......... 2005 9. Daniel Carlson (32:44).............83rd......... 2006 10. Zach Kaylor (31:35).............. 84th......... 2010
Hector Delgado recorded the highest finishes at the Big Sky and NCAA West Regional meets in school history.
Marisa Avendano
Melissa Madeson
WOMEN
NCAA Div. I CC Participants
1997 Naomi Ennis, Katie Fontana, Carie Irwin
1997 Marisa Avendano (30th) 1996 Marisa Avendano (6th)
1996 Traci Ballard, Serena Collins, Darcy Gibson, Heather Trout
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
2009 Danzel Bradshaw, Kristina Holtz, Erin Lewis, Rachel Mitchell, Lea Wallace
BIG SKY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Annette Corey (2001); Melissa Madeson (2x, 2000); Katie Fontana (1999); Marisa Avendano (2x, 1996)
MEN
ALL-BIG SKY 2006 Dominic Vogl
1997 Hector Delgado 1996 Jason Tackett
BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC
2009 Scott Grose, Cameron Mitchell, David Rabinowitz
2007 Lora Marchini
2008 Scott Grose
2006 Beatrice Mireles Mary Wagner
2007 David Rabinowitz
2005 Sara Baxter Michelle Garcia
2006 Jeffrey Paneda, Jason Sey 2005 Daniel Grech
2004 Sara Baxter
2004 Kyle Hasapes
2003 Jasmine McMahon
2003 Tom Getchell
2002 Rochelle Brecek, Jennifer Burkhalter, Heather Clark, Annette Corey, Bianca Davis, Virginia Grillo, Melissa Madeson, Jasmine McMahon, Angela Mercado, Molly Peterson, Caitlin Smith
2002 Dustin Fee, Tom Getchell
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
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
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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• Sacramento State is one of the largest universities in the 23-campus CSU system, enrolling a multicultural student body of more than 29,000. The 300-acre campus is sheltered by more than 3,000 trees and dotted with flower gardens, including 3 million square feet of building space. Miles of trails stretch along the nearby river parkway, linking the University and student housing with recreational areas such as Folsom Lake and Old Sacramento. • Quality teaching is a top priority, and classes are small and personalized. More than 80 percent of recent graduates say their professors were enthusiastic and genuinely enjoyed teaching. • Preparing students for a career is a vital part of the education here. Thousands of students from all majors earn academic credit working in internship and co-op positions, many of which are paid. • Sacramento State, often called “Sac State,” was founded as Sacramento State College in 1947 during a time of intense demand for higher education after World War II. We moved to our permanent location on the banks of the historic American River in 1953. In 1972, we were renamed California State University, Sacramento. • The University recently completed an ambitious master plan (Destination 2010) that included 1.5 million square feet of new building space for additional housing and a recreation and wellness center. The initiative has resulted in new academic and student programs, partnerships with businesses, non-profit and public agencies, modernized classrooms and new facilities for students and faculty. • Unlimited bus and light rail service throughout Sacramento is available for University students. Students may attend all home athletic events for free and attend other campus events for free or at a discount. More than half the students join one of the more than 200 student organizations, which include 35 fraternities and sororities.
Quick Facts Founded........................................ 1947 Location...................... Sacramento, Calif. Campus Size............................300 acres Student Body Breakdown Student to Faculty Ratio................ 20:1 Enrollment............................... 29,241 Men........................................ 12,084 Women................................... 17,157 Undergraduate........................ 24,388 Graduate.................................. 4,853 Total Faculty.................................. 1,338 Total Staff...................................... 1,350 Degree Programs Undergraduate............................... 60 Graduate....................................... 40 Campus Phone Numbers Admissions.......................... 278-3901 Campus Operator................ 278-6011 Housing.............................. 278-6655 Internet Address..............www.csus.edu
• Sacramento State offers 60 undergraduate and 40 graduate degrees in seven Colleges. The largest programs include teacher education, business, criminal justice, communication studies, psychology and computer science. Smaller class sizes and a focus on quality teaching promote faculty-student interaction. • Attracting students from all over the world, the criminal justice program is one of the largest in the United States. • One in 24 residents of the six-county Sacramento Region is a Sacramento State graduate. The University generates more than $1 billion in activity for the statewide economy each year. • Sacramento State graduates about 6,000 students each year. • Sacramento State was the site of the 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 NCAA Div. I Track & Field Championships, and the Sacramento State Aquatic Center was the site of the 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2008 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships. In addition, Sacramento State was host of the 2007 NCAA Div. I Women’s Volleyball Final Four at Arco Arena. • Sacramento State hosted the most successful U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials ever in 2000, and hosted the event again in 2004. • Famous Sacramento State alumni include actor Tom Hanks, Grammy award winner Bobby McFerrin, former cohost of Good Morning America Joan Lunden, former host of the Early Show, Rene Syler, stand-up comedian Brian Posehn, actor Carlos Alazraqui, film director Joe Carnahan, former Stockton mayor Edward Chavez, famous economist and author Richard J. Maybury, former KTLA Morning News Giselle Fernández and founding member of the Village People David Hodo. • Famous Sacramento State athletics alumni include retired nine-year NFL offensive lineman and two-time Super Bowl winner John Gesek, Houston Texans’ quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp, former 10-year NFL fullback Daimon Shelton, 11-year long snapper and three-time Super Bowl winner Lonie Paxton, former 12-year NFL defensive back Lorenzo Lynch, CFL Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray, former CFL three-time rushing champion Charles Roberts, Arena Football League record-setting quarterback Aaron Garcia and former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Fred Otis Amey.
• The city of Sacramento (population 486,189) is the cultural, educational, business and governmental center of a four-county metropolitan region. As California’s capitol city, Sacramento is center stage for governmental policy for the entire state. A dynamic business sector, an expanding public transportation system, affordable housing, and growing cultural, educational, and medical facilities serve the needs of 1.5 million people. • One of the most affordable big cities in California., Sacramento is part of a Capital Region in the heart of Northern California, one of the country’s most beautiful areas. Within easy driving distance are San Francisco, the Napa and Sonoma valleys, Yosemite Valley and the Lake Tahoe region’s ski slopes. • Founded in 1849, Sacramento was California’s first charter city and is at the heart of California history – the gold rush, Pony Express and first continental railroad all began in Sacramento. The city’s rich historical heritage, commitment to quality of life, and abundance of trees and parkland contributed to Newsweek magazine naming Sacramento one of the ten best cities in the United States. • Sacramento is home to the NBA’s Sacramento Kings and the Sacramento River Cats (Oakland A’s TripleA affiliate). • Sacramento has also become a tourist center with attractions including the State Capitol building, North America’s largest railroad museum, the Old Sacramento historic area, the California State History Museum and the Crocker Art Museum.
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. He grew up in East Los Angeles with six siblings, graduating from high school at a time when students did not have the same options for higher education that they have today. 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 in Claremont, Calif. He graduated with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He later earned a master’s 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 a faculty member and chair of the Psychology Department before becoming the university’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. At Sacramento State, Dr. Gonzalez implemented his Destination 2010 initiative to transform the campus into a premier metropolitan university. The bold initiative seeks to make Sacramento State a campus of choice for students in the Sacramento region and beyond. Following his belief that universities and communities must work together to
improve lives and opportunities, Dr. Gonzalez serves on the Sutter Health Board of Directors and the Pomona College Board of Trustees. He previously served on the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans and the Valley Vision Board of Directors. His service on several boards and commissions includes six years as a commissioner for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the accrediting agency for higher education institutions in the western United States. He also served as chair of the Governing Board of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. 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. His wife, Gloria, is also a graduate of the CSU. They have two sons.
Dr. Terry Wanless’ eight-year tenure as Sacramento State’s Director of Athletics has seen growth unparalleled in the school’s 19-year Division I history. His vision of broad success in the department has come to fruition over the last four years where the Hornets have combined to win 26 conference championships. That includes an unprecedented eight conference titles during both the 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years. In addition, the program has claimed three straight Big Sky Conference Women’s All-Sports Trophies. In fact, of the 347 Div. I athletics programs, SI.com ranked Sacramento State as the 36th best athletics program during the 2007-08 academic year. This past year (2009-10), the program finished 132nd in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, the second 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 Hornet football and track and field, as well as athletic training and strength and conditioning. The Eli and Edythe Broad Fieldhouse was the first step of an elaborate plan that began with the passing of a referendum by the Sacramento State student body. That vote also led to the creation of a recreation and wellness center which will benefit the entire student body and open in September of 2010. Wanless has served on numerous NCAA committees, and recently completed a term as a member of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision selection committee and the Div. I Football Issues Committee. Previously, he was a member of the NCAA Football rules committee and the NCAA Peer Review committee. Wanless has been a visible member of the Sacramento State athletics family, constantly representing the University and department at public outings and speaking engagements. His commitment to the student-athlete has also been clear as both he and his wife, Joanne, attend the majority of Hornet home athletic events and support several teams on the road. His leadership and academic support have been evident to the student-athletes in other ways as well. The department’s Life Skills Program has seen rapid growth, significantly increasing the number of summer and fifth-year scholarships available to Hornet student-athletes. The Life Skills program has also launched the program’s first computer lab and offers Hornet student-athletes tutoring as well as academic counseling.
Over the last eight years, Sacramento State student-athletes have posted over 2,200 term GPAs of 3.0 or above. At the conclusion of the 2010 spring semester, Hornet student-athletes combined for an overall GPA of 2.98, which is the highest mark since the program joined the Div. I ranks in 1991-92. His efforts in restoring the department’s booster club structure as well as aggressively improving the University’s collegiate licensing program, while not readily visible, are projects that have, and will continue to enhance the program’s financial footing in years to come. Athletically, the Hornets have also seen continued growth and success on the field of play. During his eight years at Sacramento State, 25 teams and 145 individuals have advanced to NCAA postseason competition. Wanless’ efforts to put the Hornets on the map have been instrumental in helping make Sacramento State the unofficial “home of NCAA Championships”. During his eight years of leadership, Sacramento State has served as host to seven NCAA championships (four track, two rowing, one volleyball) as well as the 2004 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Prior to Sacramento State, Wanless served as athletics director at the University of North Dakota from 1990-1999, guiding the program to one of its most successful decades in school history. During that time, North Dakota enjoyed strong competitive success, winning four NCAA national championships and 36 conference titles. Additionally, 25 other teams finished second in their respective conferences. Before his position at North Dakota, Wanless was director of intercollegiate athletics at Western Carolina for four years and held a variety of positions, including director of intercollegiate athletics, at Towson University in Maryland. Wanless earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Black Hills State, a master’s degree in physical education from Northern Illinois and a doctorate in athletics administration from Temple. He and his wife, Joanne, are the parents of two children. Their daughter, Heather, and her husband, Chad Collins, reside in Lexington, Ky., with their daughters Hadley and Leah, and son Jack. Their son Troy, and his wife, Jesi, live in Minneapolis with their daughters Elli and Scarlett.
The Student-Athlete Resource Center offers academic advising, tutoring and mentoring, NCAA rules education and compliance, athletic financial services support, and life skills programming for all student-athletes of Sacramento State’s Division I Intercollegiate Athletics program. The S.A.R.C.’s services and programming are provided in an assortment of ways including individual advising, orientations, group and team meetings, coaches’ compliance and rules education sessions, freshmen seminar classes, and a variety of student development and academic workshops. S.A.R.C. Director Paul Edwards, Academic Athletic Services Coordinator Laurie Dahlberg, Football Athletic Advisor Bob Shook and Life Skills and Student-Athlete Development Coordinator Mark McGushin serve as the primary advisors to the student-athletes. Additionally, McGushin coordinates the mentoring program which addresses student-athletes experiencing academic difficulties. The Student-Athlete Academic & Life Skills Lab is available to student-athletes as a study area and to meet with tutors. The S.A.R.C. also provides additional services, guest speakers and
Paul Edwards
Brandon Padilla
Heather Farwig
Laurie Dahlberg
Mark McGushin
Bob Shook
Katherine Zedonis
Shannon Hall
Josh Collins
The goal of the athletic training staff is to provide all Sacramento State student-athletes with high quality health care. Headed by full-time certified athletic trainers Brandon Padilla, Heather Farwig and Joe Ramos, the Hornets’ athletic training facility provides state-of-the-art support and the services of highly trained sports medicine and health care professionals. Should an injury occur, student-athletes are seen immediately by their sport’s specific athletic trainer, and are referred, when necessary, to the appropriate medical provider or facility. Sacramento State boasts three athletic training facilities (two located in the physical education complex and one at the Broad Fieldhouse). All athletic training facilities are equipped with the finest therapeutic modalities and rehabilitative apparatus. A staff of three team physicians (Dr. Alan Hirahara, Dr. Ronald Sockolov, Dr. Harold Strauch) and a skillful and talented athletic training staff tend to the medical and rehabilitative needs of each and every studentathlete. Also assisting in the health of the student-athletes is a Kaiser physician, two dentists, a physical therapist and a chiropractor. Sacramento State’s athletic training staff consists of three full-time certified athletic trainers, three graduate assistants and more than 15 athletic training students preparing for a career in sports medicine.
Kyle Yamashiro Physical Therapist RESULTS PT 9500 Micron Ave, #200 Sacramento, CA 95827 (916) 362-7962 Dr. Ronald Sockolov Family Practice 1 Scripps Drive, #202 Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 927-1114
Joe Ramos
workshops related to finding information on campus, in the community and NCAA resources in a variety of areas related to student life, welfare and career opportunities. Athletic Compliance and Financial Services Director Katherine Zedonis and Compliance Coordinator Shannon Hall are responsible for the administration of NCAA eligibility rules education and compliance for all intercollegiate teams, including issues related to athletic financial aid of student-athletes. The Athletic Compliance Office is responsible for developing, monitoring and enforcing a compliance program that ensures the integrity of the institution within the guidelines of the NCAA, Big Sky Conference and the University. Admission Counselor/NCAA Initial Eligibility Coordinator Josh Collins services Sacramento State student-athletes with admission processing responsibilities and monitoring of NCAA initial-eligibility requirements. Collins works closely with both new transfer and incoming freshmen student-athletes. He is the main contact at Sacramento State for student-athletes working with NCAA Eligibility Center procedures.
Dr. Alan Hirahara Orthopedic Surgeon 2801 K Street, Suite 330 Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 733-5049 Dr. Brian Davis Dir. Of Sports Medicine UC Davis Med Center 4860 Y Street, #1700 Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 734-5292
Dr. Boris Ellyason Kaiser Permanente Orthopedic Surgeon 1600 Eureka Road Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 784-5283 Dr. Harold Strauch Orthopedic Surgeon 2801 K Street #330 Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 733-5049
Dr. Randy Davey Team Dentist 6246 Fair Oaks Blvd. Carmichael, CA 95608 (916) 972-8851 Dr. Greg Heise Oral Surgeon 2525 K Street #101 Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 442-1882
Mike Connors Women’s Rowing 9th Season
Reggie Christiansen Baseball 1st Season
Jamie Craighead Women’s Basketball 2nd Season
Randy Dedini Women’s Soccer 4th Season
Dima Hrynashka Women’s Tennis 5th Season
Kim Hughes Gymnastics 29th Season
Brian Katz Men’s Basketball 3rd Season
Slava Konikov Men’s Tennis 6th Season
Mike Linenberger Men’s Soccer 22nd Season
Kathleen Raske CC/T&F 8th Season
Marshall Sperbeck Football 4th Season
Kathy Strahan Softball 19th Season
David Sutherland Golf 4th Season
Ruben Volta Volleyball 3rd Season
Nat Bailey Equipment Manager
Martinique Baker Administrative Assistant
Brian Berger Media Relations Director
Ryan Bjork Assistant Media Relations Director
Tina Blessen Stinger Athletic Foundation
Angeliza Fontillas Green Army Coordinator
Joe Gengler Technical Support
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
Dr. Steve Perez Faculty Athletics Representative
Adam Primas Marketing Director
T-Anté Sims Director of Ticket Operations
Steve Tebbs Facilities/Operations Director
Gigi Timpson Travel Coordinator
Joe Waltasti Assistant Media Relations Director
Rose Welch Business Manager
Becca Whitman Assistant A.D. for Corporate Sales
Adam Craft Terrance Brooks Strength/Conditioning Strength/Conditioning Asst. Director Director
Veronica Espindola Athletic Equipment Attendant
2011 TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE Indoor Schedule Date Jan. 22 Jan. 28-29 Jan. 28-29 Feb. 12 Feb. 25-26 March 5 March 11-12
Day Meet Sat. at Boise State Fri.-Sat. at Mountain State Games Fri.-Sat. at UW Invitational Sat. at Husky Classic Fri.-Sat. at Big Sky Championships Sat. at Last Chance Meet Fri.-Sat. at NCAA Championships
Outdoor Schedule Date March 12 March 19 March 24-25 March 26-27 April 2 April 7-8 April 8-9 April 15-16 April 16 April 22-23 April 30 May 11-14 May 27-28 June 8-11 June 23-26
Day Meet Sat. at Aggie Opener Sat. HORNET INVITE Thur.-Fri. at Cal Multi Sat.-Sun. at Cal-Nevada Championships Sat. at Causeway Classic Thur.-Fri. MONDO MULTI Fri.-Sat. MONDO INVITE Fri.-Sat. at Mt. SAC Invitational Sat. at Woody Wilson Fri.-Sat. at Brutus Hamilton Sat. at Fresno State Wed.-Sat. BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS Fri.-Sat. at NCAA West Preliminary Wed.-Sat. at NCAA Championships Thur.-Sun. at USATF Jr./Sr. Championships
Location Boise, Idaho Pocatello, Idaho Seattle, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Pocatello, Idaho Seattle, Wash. College Station, Texas
Location Davis, Calif. HORNET STADIUM Berkeley, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Davis, Calif. HORNET STADIUM HORNET STADIUM Walnut, Calif. Davis, Calif. Berkeley, Calif. Fresno, Calif. HORNET STADIUM Eugene, Ore. Des Moines, Iowa Eugene, Ore.