Track & Field
linda RAINWATER 2008 national champion
nick MORILLA 2008 all-ccaa
bre SCHOFIELD 2008 all-american
casey RYAN 2008 all-american
christine MERRILL three-time all-american
fred COOK 2008 all-ccaa
jake LEVIEUX 2008 all-ccaa
stephanie LEFEVER 2008 all-american
laiah BLUE four-time all-american
scott TSUDA two-time ccaa champ
sarah HENDY two-time all-american
This Is UC San Diego... Location…
Nestled on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean just north of downtown San Diego, UC San Diego is known as one of the most attractive and liveable campuses in the country. Just over 27,000 students are spread across UCSD’s 1,200 wooded acres. With near-perfect weather year-round and boundless recreational activities to choose from, San Diego truly lives up to its motto of “America’s Finest City.”
Education…
UC San Diego is one of the top academic institutions in the world. U.S. News and World Report rated UCSD seventh in the nation among public universities, while The London Times ranked UC San Diego among the top 25 universities in the world. UCSD also garnered recognition as the 2007 “Hottest School For Science” and was ranked among the nation’s top 10 “Best Value” public colleges for 2009 by The Princeton Review.
Competition…
As well as competing as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association, widely considered the premiere Division II conference in the country, UC San Diego competes against many of the top NCAA Division I programs in the state of California.
Facilities…
UC San Diego’s Track and Field Complex is known as one of the top facilities in the country. The facility includes a nine lane track surface in Triton Stadium, a world-renowned throwing facility, spacious locker rooms, and a weight room. Large grass fields and a eucalyptus forest with trails surround the stadium providing endless possibilites for training. Near the track is the state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar RIMAC athletic event center that features a 5,000 seat arena and a 12,000 square foot weight room.
Triton All-Americans - Women National Champions Whitney Johnson Triple Jump Linda Rainwater Heptathlon Renee Sprowl Long Jump Erica Washington 100 Meters Shannon Quigley Shot Put Shannon Quigley Discus Throw
2008 2008 1995 1992 1989 1989
Division II All-Americans Sarah Hendy Discus Whitney Johnson Long Jump Whitney Johnson Triple Jump Stephanie LeFever Heptathlon Ann Lee McGregor 4x400 Relay Emily McGregor 10,000 Meters Christine Merrill 400 Hurdles Christine Merrill 4x400 Relay Linda Rainwater Heptathlon Brianna Schofield 1500 Meters Corey Sheredy 4x400 Relay Katie Skorupa 4X400 Relay Laiah Blue 100 Hurdles Laiah Blue 400 Hurdles Laiah Blue 4x400 Relay Diane Dunn 3000 Meters Amber Green 4x400 Relay Whitney Johnson Long Jump Whitney Johnson Triple Jump Anna Lee McGregor 4x400 Relay Emily McGregor 5000 Meters Christine Merrill 4x400 Relay Laiah Blue 100 Hurdles Sarah Hendy Discus Briana Hinga Javelin Mimi Hodgins 800 Meters Kendra Canape High Jump Mimi Hodgins 800 Meters Lindsay Stalker 800 Meters Lindsay Stalker 1500 Meters Sagrario Hernandez Shot Put Sara Allsup Discus Throw
Sagrario Hernandez Sagrario Hernandez Audrey Sung Sara Allsup Sagrario Hernandez Megan Bergin Audrey Sung Audrey Sung
2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2003
Division III All-Americans Jessica Shugart 400 Meters Carolyn Jones 3000 Meters Nicole Rodriquez 400 Hurdles Jessica Shugart 200 Meters Courtney Gray 800 Meters Maggie Dwire 800 Meters Michaela Monahan 400Hurdles Lisa Shepard 100Hurdles Renee Sprowl Long Jump Michelle Domico Triple Jump Lisa Shepard 100 Hurdles Kenya Thacker Triple Jump Michaela Monahan 400 Hurdles Erica Washington 100 Meters Erica Washington 200 Meters Yvette Marzullo 4x100 Relay Renee Sprowl 4x100 Relay Michelle Milledge 4x100 Relay Jill Lyday Discus Throw Erica Washington 100 Meters Erica Washington 4x100 Relay Denise McFayden 1500 Meters Denise McFayden 3000 Meters Yvette Marzullo 4x100 Relay Shannon Quigley Shot Put Shannon Quigley Discus Throw Michelle Milledge 4x100 Relay Erica Washington 100 Meters Erica Washington 200 Meters Erica Washington 4x100 Relay
Whitney Johnson • Triple Jump 2008 National Field Athlete of the Year
Sagrario Hernandez • Shot Put Four-Time NCAA All-American
Audrey Sung • 3000 Meters Three-Time NCAA All-American
Hammer Throw Shot Put 3000 Meters Discus Throw Shot Put Hammer Throw 3000 Meters 3000 Meters
2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2000 2000 1999 1999 1998 1997 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995 1994 1993 1993 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991
Denise McFayden Debbie Hargrove Vicki Dunckley Yvette Marzullo Shelly Squibb Shannon Quigley Shannon Quigley Rachel Beerman Michelle Milledge Michelle Conlay Michelle Conlay Erica Washington Erica Washington Erica Washington Vicki Dunckley Shannon Quigley Shannon Quigley Rachel Beerman Andrea Kouremetis Andrea Kouremetis Shannon Quigley
1500 Meters Discus Throw 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Discus Shot Put Discus Throw Discus Throw 4x100 Relay 5000 Meters 10000 Meters 100 Meters 200 Meters 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Discus Throw Shot Put Discus Throw 100 Meters 200 Meters Shot Put
Kendra Canape • High Jump 2005 NCAA All-American
Briana Hinga • Javelin 2006 NCAA All-American
1991 1991 1991 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1988
Triton All-Americans - Men National Champions James Nielsen 5000 Meters James Nielsen 5000 Meters J.J. Castner 5000 Meters Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw Matt Inskeep Decathlon Tim Vallez 800 Meters
2000 1999 1995 1992 1990 1990 1988
Division II All-Americans Casey Ryan High Jump Mike Cunningham 400 Hurdles Jon Patton 400 Hurdles Mike Cunningham 400 Hurdles Rob Ewanio Shot Put Rob Ewanio Shot Put Steve Pease Pole Vault
2008 2006 2006 2005 2002 2001 2001
Jon Patton • 400 Hurdles 2006 NCAA All-American
Rob Ewanio • Shot Put Two-Time NCAA All-American
James Nielsen • 5000 Meters Two-Time National Champion
Creed Stary • Pole Vault 1997 All-American
Division III All-Americans James Nielsen 10,000 Meters James Nielsen 5000 Meters Jim Freeman 110 Hurdles James Nielsen 5000 Meters Matt Seefeld Hammer Throw Dave Spector Pole Vault Matt Seefeld Shot Put Matt Seefeld Hammer Throw Creed Stary Pole Vault Geoff Lambert Hammer Throw Rhodes Walton 1500 Meters Dave Spector Pole Vault Gavin Clinger 5000 Meters JJ Castner 5000 Meters Randy Buehler Hammer Throw Ernest Clark 400 Meters Goss Lindsey 1500 Meters JJ Castner 5000 Meters Curtis Williams Hammer Throw Jeff Taylor Hammer Throw Matt Inskeep Decathlon Pat Foy 800 Meters Damian Coleman Triple Jump Jeff Taylor Hammer Throw Paul Cogbill Hammer Throw Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw Scott Sargeant Discus Throw Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw Tim Vallez 800 Meters
2000 2000 2000 1999 1999 1998 1998 1998 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1993 1993 1993 1993 1992 1992 1992 1992 1991 1991 1990 1989 1988
Scott Sargeant • Hammer Throw Two-Time National Champion
Mike Cunningham • 400 Meter Hurdles 2004, 2006 NCAA All-American
Women’s All-Time Marks 100 Meters Kelly Fogarty Elisa Holiday Erica Washington Christine Merrill Jessica Shugart
11.92 12.00 12.01 12.33 12.38
2008 2004 1992 2007 2000
5000 Meters Audrey Sung Emily McGregor Michelle Conlay Denise McFayden Diane Dunn
17:00.26 17:14.48 17:14.70 17:30.14 17:39.78
2003 2007 1990 1988 2008
Triple Jump Whitney Johnson Kaylin Siever Leah Murphy Lisa Shepard Michelle Domico
42’4.25” 39’ 8.75” 39’4” 38’7.5” 38’3.5”
2008 2004 2008 1996 1995
Discus Shannon Quigley Sarah Hendy Shelly Squibb Rachel Beerman Sara Allsup
163’2” 158’4” 156’9” 156’0” 155’2”
1991 2008 1990 1990 2002
200 Meters Elisa Holiday Kelly Fogarty Andrea Kouremetis Laiah Blue Erica Washington
24.24 24.73 24.73 24.80 24.88
2004 2008 1989 2007 1993
10000 Meters Emily McGregor Michelle Conlay Amanda Burkhardt Erin O’Donnell Lindsey Young
35:26.00 35:30.23 37:03.50 37:33.64 38:05.09
2008 1990 2007 2006 2005
High Jump Kendra Canape Linda Rainwater Kelsey Turner Susan Christy Heather Jacobs
5’7.75” 5’7.25” 5’6” 5’6” 5’5”
2005 2008 2004 1991 2006
Heptathlon Linda Rainwater Stephanie LeFever Kayleigh Knudson Amy Beeman Briana Hinga
5057 pts 4749 pts 4601 pts 4470 pts 4380 pts
2008 2008 2008 2006 2005
400 Meters Christine Merrill Anna Lee McGregor Jessica Shugart Amber Green Katie Skorupa
55.20 56.47 56.57 56.75 57.44
2008 2008 2000 2007 2008
100 Meter Hurdles Laiah Blue Meredith Perry Lisa Shepard Christine Merrill Kayleigh Knudson
13.66 14.11 14.29 14.46 14.47
2007 2004 1995 2008 2008
Pole Vault Christina Sloyer Madeleine Flint Meredith Perry Donna LeFever Jackie Vu
12’5.5” 12’0.5” 11’9.75” 11’ 8” 11’6.5”
2008 2006 2004 2008 2003
4 x 100 Meter Relay Knudson, Skorupa, Merrill, Fogarty Green, Skorupa, Merrill, Blue Green, Skorupa, Holiday, Johnson Johnson, Blue, Holiday, Green Marzullo, Sprowl, Washington, Milledge
46.94 47.14 47.52 47.68 47.79
2008 2007 2006 2005 1992
800 Meters Lindsay Stalker Mimi Hodgins Maggie Dwire Robyn Herskowitz Gisele English
2:10.33 2:10.96 2:14.01 2:14.10 2:14.42
2005 2005 1997 1996 1987
400 Meter Hurdles Christine Merrill Laiah Blue Clara Wilson Corey Sheredy Michaela Monahan
59.62 59.87 61.88 62.02 62.02
2008 2007 2004 2008 1996
Hammer Throw Sagrario Hernandez Megan Bergin Melissa Karnaze Tara Monaghan Tina Summers
172’7” 166’ 11” 166’8” 164’9” 158’7”
2003 2002 2008 1996 2000
4 x 400 Meter Relay Blue, McGregor, Merrill, Green Skorupa, Sheredy, Merrill, McGregor Schaefer, Green, Holiday, Skorupa Tsu, Wilson, Mills, Schaefer Tsu, Wilson, McGrane, Mills
3:44.27 3:45.31 3:48.22 3:52.51 3:53.05
2007 2008 2006 2004 2002
1500 Meters Mimi Hodgins Lindsay Stalker Diane Dunn Denise McFayden Audrey Sung
4:29.95 4:30.02 4:30.65 4:32.74 4:33.50
2005 2005 2007 1988 2003
3000 Meter Steeplechase Catherine Strouse 11:20.94 Julie Pope 11:23.02 Meghan Scott 11:24.14 Ashleigh Montgomery 11:28.85 Amanda Kuehn 11:29.66
2006 2003 2001 2006 2008
Shot Put Sagrario Hernandez Shannon Quigley Katie Hogan Jillian Sola Lauren Anderson
50’4” 47’10” 43’6.5” 43’1.5” 42’9”
2003 1991 2005 2006 2006
3000 Meters Carolyn Jones Audrey Sung Denise McFayden Diane Dunn Mimi Hodgins
9:39.02 9:46.28 9:54.94 9:56.02 9:56.43
2000 2003 1992 2007 2006
Long Jump Whitney Johnson Leah Murphy Stephanie LeFever Elisa Holiday Renee Sprowl
2008 2008 2008 2005 1995
Javelin Briana Hinga Michelle Beebe Torrey Trust Bobbie Octavo Lynne Brinkman
159’1” 146’ 11” 139’2” 133’5” ** 132’8”
2006 2004 2007 1991 2002
19’10.25” 18’10.75” 18’9.25” 18’9.25” 18’9.25”
Lindsay Stalker holds UCSD’s all-time mark at the 800 meter.
Men’s All-Time Marks 100 Meters Brad Libuit Bob Hoffman Matt Maybeno Andrew Gonzalez Peiman Lahsaei
10.80 10.84 10.84 10.96 10.97
2006 1983 2006 1997 2005
10000 Meters James Nielsen Robert Eap JJ Castner Merrell Hora Walter Dehority
29:52.97 30:45.81 30:48.94 31:32.74 31:46.24
2000 2004 1994 1988 1995
High Jump Kevin Beeman Casey Ryan Ian Cooke Brad Libuit Eryn Houston
6’11” 6’10.75” 6’10” 6’9” 6’8”
2005 2008 1993 2006 1996
Decathlon Matt Inskeep John Serrano Andrew van Straaten Danny Kung Derrick Bennett
200 Meters Jon Patton Matt Borzage Matt Maybeno Andrew Gonzalez David Newquist
21.64 21.88 21.89 21.90 21.94
2006 2006 2004 1997 2000
110 Meter Hurdles Jim Freeman Jon Patton Mike Cunningham Khalil Hooper John Serrano
14.08 14.40 14.43 14.56 14.64c
2000 2006 2005 2008 1980
Pole Vault Creed Stary Steve Pease David Spector Mark Gomez Paul Johnson
16’6.75” 16’4.75” 16’1.75” 16’0.75” 16’0.75”
1997 2001 1998 2002 1992
4 x 100 Meter Relay Maybeno, Patton, Lahsaei, Borzage Lawrence, Patton, Lahsaei, Borzage Olagunju, Takayama, O’Keefe, Newquist Maybeno, Patton, Lawrence, Borzage Lawrence, Lahsaei, Patton, Borzage
41.43 41.72 41.83 41.84 42.10
2006 2005 2000 2004 2003
400 Meters Ernest Clark Mike Cunningham Matt Borzage Kevin Morning Matt Horner
47.86 48.00 48.03 48.20 48.77
1995 2006 2006 1978 2004
400 Meter Hurdles Mike Cunningham Jon Patton Kirk Miller John Serrano Dan Noel
51.16 51.49 53.34 53.34c 53.68
2005 2006 1997 1980 2007
Hammer Throw Scott Sargeant Jeff Taylor Paul Cogbill Matt Seefeld Randy Buehler
214’1” 201’2” 189’9” 185’0” 179’10”
1992 1993 1992 1999 1996
4 x 400 Meter Relay Bettisworth, Borzage, Patton, Cunningham Horner, Cunningham, Noel, Borzage Bettisworth, Cunningham, Patton, Borzage Anderson, Clark, Moore, Foy Inskeep, Jandrisevits, Foy, Anderson
3:13.73 3:14.94 3:15.10 3:16.68 3:17.12
2006 2004 2005 1992 1993
800 Meters Mark Yuen Tim Vallez Daniel Anderson Patrick Foy Rhodes Walton
1:51.26 1:51.48 1:51.60 1:51.65 1:51.73
1993 1988 2007 1993 1997
3000 Meter Steeplechase Carl Lostrom 9:09.45 Brian Barton 9:13.54 Julian Nahan 9:16.57 David Dunbar, Jr. 9:19.12 Rhodes Walton 9:19.97
2005 1982 2004 2003 1997
Shot Put Rob Ewanio Matt Seefeld Nick Morilla Scott Sargeant Elliot Williamson
60’ 4.5” 54’3” 51’5” 50’11” 49’9.25”
2002 1998 2008 1991 2007
1500 Meters Jon Wong James Nielsen Carl Lostrom Goss Lindsey Rhodes Walton
3:50.03 3:50.3h 3:50.96 3:51.75 3:51.79
2001 2001 2005 1995 1997
Long Jump Eryn Houston Tom Wolf JJ Cisneros Damian Coleman Phong Long
23’11.5” 23’6.25” 23’4.5” 23’0” 22’11.25”
1995 1969 1991 1993 2002
Javelin Brad Libuit Dan Macks Kevin Baca Casey Ryan Matt Inskeep
200’0” 190’0” 188’10” 183’0” 182’10”
2006 2008 1992 2008 1993
5000 Meters James Nielsen JJ Castner Gavin Klinger Carl Lostrom Merrell Hora
14:21.15 14:25.30 14:37.13 14:37.91 14:43.61
2001 1996 1996 2005 1990
Triple Jump Scott Tsuda Damian Coleman Marcus Keller Doug Olander Mike DePano
48’2.5” 48’0.75” 47’1.75” 46’11.75” 45’7.75”
2006 1993 2004 1997 1988
Discus Jim Dunn Scott Sargeant Abel Aramburo Matt Seefeld Paul Cogbill
197’ 9” 173’10” 166’2” 166’2” 163’0”
1968 1992 2003 1999 1990
7014 pts 6818 pts 6169 pts 5745 pts 5255 pts
1993 1980 2008 2004 1996
Carl Lostrom set the school record in the 3000 meter steeplechase in 2005.
2009 Triton Women Name Brianna Alban Jennifer Albertson Kim Andrews Marie Archer Miriam Asaki Laiah Blue Jessie Bodenhamer Lindy Capps Maria DeBarrows Shana Emile Heather Erickson Kelly Fogarty Jordana Henderson Sarah Hendy Heather Hisgen Elena Inouye Aaryn Kobayaski Erin Langford Donna LeFever Stephanie LeFever Mary Manu Anna Lee McGregor Caitlin Meagher Christine Merrill Ashleigh Montgomery Leah Murphy Linda Rainwater Theresa Richards Deyna Roberson Jacqueline Rose Allison Rudd Bre Schofield Katie Skorupa Karla Spence Catherine Strouse Nina Su Lyndly Tamura Caprice Thompson Danielle Thu Kathryn Turner Madeline Weissman
Position Distance Hurdles Distance Throws Hurdles Hurdles Distance Throws Throws Throws Jumps Sprints Distance Throws Distance Distance Distance Jumps Pole Vault Multi-Events Hurdles Sprints Hurdles Hurdles Distance Jumps Multi-Events Sprints Sprints Sprints Hurdles Distance Hurdles Throws Distance Distance Pole Vault Distance Throws Distance Sprints
Year So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr.
Hometown (Previous School) Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake HS) Camarillo, Calif. (Adolfo Camarillo HS) San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Santa Rosa, Calif. (Santa Rosa JC) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain HS) El Cajon, Calif. (Granite Hills HS) San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Acampo, Calif. (American River College) Santee, Calif. (Santana HS) Burbank, Calif. (John Burroughs HS) Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley HS) Fairfax, Va. (Fairfax HS) Sonora, Calif. (Sonora HS) Orange, Calif. (El Modena HS) Torrance, Calif. (West HS) Anaheim, Calif. (Canyon HS) Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) Aptos, Calif. (Aptos HS) Aptos, Calif. (Aptos HS) Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma HS) Escondido, Calif. (San Pasqual HS) Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield Christian HS) Walnut Creek, Calif. (Carondolet HS) Moorpark, Calif. (Simi Valley HS) Goleta, Calif. (Dos Pueblos HS) Chino Hills, Calif. (Ruben S. Ayala HS) San Diego, Calif. (Kearny High Construction Tech Academy) San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) Santa Clarita, Calif. (Saugus HS) Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) Walnut Creek, Calif. (Carondolet HS) Suisun City, Calif. (Vanden HS) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks HS) Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS) Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina HS) Spring Valley, Calif. (Monte Vista HS) Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) La Canada, Calif. (Westridge School for Girls)
2009 Triton Men Name Leon Baham Eric Baum Daniel Byrne Jaime Carrillo Fred Cook Alex Corliss George Davis Bryan Dieffenbach Donnie Douangchak Wil Dyer John Folker Roger Francis Greg Geldman Dustin Harris Tobias Haswell Jeffrey Head Nick Howe Roger Huang Charles Hutchinson Jason Jackson Soha Jafarzade Andrew Karnaze In Cheon Kim Kevin Klein Gabe LaMothe Jake LeVieux Kiley Libuit Graham Lockett Dan Macks Connor McCabe Nick Morilla Jesse Morrill Max Mullender Dan Nguyen Jeremy Riley Leon Roach Casey Ryan Dane Sandifer Nico Sawaya Jonathan Sha Mackenzie Spears John Svet Andrew Tran Thinh Truong Scott Tsuda Andrew van Straaten Michael Villasin Gary Ward Mike Wright
Position Jumps/Hurdles Distance Pole Vault Sprints Throws Distance Throws Sprints Throws Sprints Sprints Jumps Distance Sprints Hurdles Jumps Throws Sprints Hurdles Throws Hurdles Jumps Jumps/Hurdles Distance Distance Distance Jumps/Throws Sprints Throws Sprints Throws Distance Distance Sprints Distance Pole Vault High Jump Throws Distance Jumps Distance Distance Jumps Jumps Jumps Multi-Events Sprints Throws Distance
Year Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr.
Hometown (Previous School) Redlands, Calif. (Redlands HS) Los Gatos, Calif. (Bellarmine College Prep) Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville HS) San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna HS) Santa Barbara, Calif. (San Marcos HS) West Hills, Calif. (Moorpark College) Poway, Calif. (Poway HS) Riverside, Calif. (La Sierra HS) Walnut Creek, Calif. (Las Lomas HS) Menlo Park, Calif. (Menlo-Atherton HS) Concord, Calif. (De La Salle HS) Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos HS) Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista HS) Reno, Nev. (Galena HS) Linden, Calif. (Linden HS) Los Altos Hills, Calif. (Little Elm HS) Mountain View, Calif. (Mountain View HS) Downey, Calif. (El Camino College) Alpine, Calif. (Granite Hills HS) San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS) Escondido, Calif. (San Pasqual HS) Torrance, Calif. (El Camino College) Shoreline, Wash. (Shorewood HS) Carmel, Calif. (Stevenson HS) Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) Los Altos Hills, Calif. (Saint Francis HS) San Diego, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) Oak Park, Calif. (Oak Park HS) Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill HS) Rohnert Park, Calif. (Santa Rosa JC) Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina HS) Newport Beach, Calif. (Laguna Beach HS) Los Alamos, N.M. (Los Alamos HS) San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo HS) Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina HS) Jackson, Calif. (Argonaut HS) Northridge, Calif. (Notre Dame HS) Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia (Cate School) San Jose, Calif. (Mount Pleasant HS) Northridge, Calif.(Bishop Alemany HS) Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda HS) Westminster, Calif. (Westminster HS) El Monte, Calif. (Arroyo HS) Burbank, Calif. (Notre Dame HS) San Jose, Calif. (College of San Mateo) Orange, Calif. (Servite HS) Yorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza HS) Rescue, Calif. (Ponderosa HS)
Coaching Staff Darcy Ahner • Women’s Head Coach Jumps/Hurdles/Multi-Events
Tony Salerno • Men’s Head Coach Throwing Events
Darcy Ahner enters her second season as head coach of the UC San Diego women’s track and field program and an assistant with the men having guided the Triton women to the most successful season in program history a year ago. Dual meet wins over Division I sister schools UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Riverside in the All-UC Championships and a win over cross-town rival San Diego State at the San Diego City Championships meet set the tone for an impressive 2008 season. UCSD went on to capture a fourth consecutive California Collegiate Athletic Association title and an unprecedented 4th place team finish at NCAA Championships. The Triton women concluded the 2008 season with a final ranking of No. 2 in the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association National Power Rankings.
Tony Salerno begins his tenth season as the head coach of the men’s track and field program at UC San Diego, while also serving as an assistant coach for the women’s program in the throwing events. Salerno served as head coach for both the men’s and women’s squads before relinquishing head coaching responsibilities for the women’s program to Darcy Ahner.
Ahner brings nearly 20 years of college coaching experience to UCSD, including nine seasons on the La Jolla campus. She served as Associate Head Coach for both the men’s and women’s teams in 2006 and 2007 and was an assistant coach for both squads from 2000-05. Known as one of the nation’s most talented and versatile collegiate track and field coaches, Ahner’s successes have spanned all three NCAA Divisions. Ahner joined the staff at UC San Diego in 2000 after nine years as an assistant coach at the Division I level. She spent seven seasons at her alma mater, the University of New Mexico, coaching the jumps and multievents. While at New Mexico, Ahner’s athletes dominated the high jump in the Western Athletic Conference, as four different athletes won four consecutive WAC championships. Seven athletes achieved individual WAC titles in seven years and four broke school records. During her tenure, seven athletes qualified for the D-I National Championships, producing one All-American. After her stint at the University of New Mexico, Ahner spent two seasons coaching jumps, hurdles, and multievents at Northern Arizona University, where four of her athletes were NCAA Division I qualifiers, including an All-American in the Heptathlon. Five athletes achieved Big Sky Conference individual titles, while three set new school records. Ahner’s first nine years at UCSD have seen her athletes rewrite the Triton record books in the jumps, hurdles and multi-events. Her athletes have won a remarkable 27 CCAA individual conference titles and 15 have earned All-American honors. Under Ahner’s guidance, Tritons Linda Rainwater (Heptathlon) and Whitney Johnson (Triple Jump) became the first UC San Diego track and field athletes to win individual NCAA titles in 2008. Ahner was selected as the CCAA Coach of the Year and the NCAA West Region Women’s Coach of the Year last season. A Level II USA Track and Field certified coach, Ahner is also a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and serves as the strength and conditioning coach for the Triton track and field program. She was a coach for the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Team in Beijing this past summer, coaching two athletes to gold medals and new world records in the high jump and the pentathlon. As an athlete, Ahner competed in the heptathlon while at New Mexico, setting school records in the high jump, javelin, and heptathlon. She was honored as the Western Athletic Conference Most Valuable Athlete in 1989 and was the conference heptathlon champion in 1988 and 1989. Ahner was a three-time NCAA Division I Championships qualifier, as well as a World Championships trials competitor in 1990. She graduated from New Mexico in 1990 with a degree in psychology and education.
Salerno brings over 25 years of college coaching experience to UCSD. Since moving to the NCAA Division II level in 2001, both the men’s and women’s squads have been ranked among the top programs in the nation under his guidance. UCSD athletes have earned a remarkable 50 NCAA Division II All-American honors during his tenure as head coach. Since Salerno arrived on the La Jolla Campus, the evolution of both the men’s and women’s teams at the Division II level has been nothing short of dramatic, with the men registering their highest CCAA Championship finish ever with a 2nd place finish in 2006. The men’s program has consistently ranked among the top 25 programs in the nation in the U.S. Track and Cross Country Coaches Association National Power Rankings. Salerno’s final season as head coach of the women’s program in 2007 proved to be a banner year for the Tritons as they claimed their third straight CCAA Championship. The season was capped by an 8th place finish at NCAA Championships, which was the program’s highest national championship placing since moving to the Division II level at the time. The Triton women ranked either first or second in the USTFCCAA National Power rankings every year from 2003 to 2008. The successes of the Triton track and field programs have not gone unnoticed by his coaching peers. Salerno was voted the CCAA Women’s Coach of the Year in 2005, 2006, and 2007, as well the West Region Coach of the Year in 1993, 2005, 2006, and 2007. He was voted National Coach of the Year in 2005. A specialist in coaching the throwing events, Salerno has produced 36 NCAA All-Americans, as well as four individual NCAA Champions in the throwing events and the decathlon during his time at UC San Diego. Over the span of his 30 years of coaching at the high school, community college, Division I, Division II, and Division III levels, he has produced numerous record setters and champions including an Olympian in track and field and a World Champion in Olympic weightlifting. Salerno began his tenure at UC San Diego in 1988 as an assistant coach before taking on head coaching responsibilities for both the men’s and women’s teams in 1993. From 1996 to 1999 Salerno coached at the Division I level at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., before returning to La Jolla in 2000 as part of UCSD’s move to the Division II level the following year. He was named the president of the Cal/Nevada Coaches Association in December 2008. A San Diego native, Salerno graduated from Mount Miguel High School then earned his B.A. in physical education from San Diego State University in 1984.
Coaching Staff Nate Garcia Distance Events
Mick Gieskes Sprints
Mike Hogan Pole Vault
Nathan Garcia begins his third year coaching the distance events for the UC San Diego track and field program. Garcia has also served as the head coach for the UCSD men’s and women’s cross country programs since the fall of 2007.
Mick Gieskes enters his 12th year at UCSD as an assistant coach for men’s and women’s track and field in 2009. A long time member of the San Diego track and field community, Gieskes’ athletes have rewritten the Triton record books in nearly every event in his tenure as sprint coach at UC San Diego. In 2008 freshman Kelly Fogarty became the first UCSD sprinter to win an individual CCAA title with wins in both the 100 and 200 events. She was selected CCAA Freshman of the Year.
Mike Hogan begins his second tenure as pole vault coach for the UCSD track and field program in 2009. He returns to coaching after a ten-year hiatus to focus on his duties at UC San Diego’s School of Medicine, where he serves as a professor in the Division of Physiology. He was the pole vault coach at UCSD from 1985 to 1998.
Garcia found immediate success as a coach on the La Jolla campus. He coached two track and field athletes to All-American honors in 2007 and added two more All-Americans last season. His first years as head coach of the cross country programs proved no less successful, with both squads reaching the NCAA Division II National Championships in his first season, marking just the second time UCSD accomplished that feat at the D-II level. Seniors Emily McGregor and Diane Dunn earned All-America honors after top 25 finishes at the 2007 national meet, while freshman Bre Schofield earned All-American recognition after qualifying for the National Championships as an individual in 2008. Teammate Jake LeVieux also earned a trip to the championships, held in Slippery Rock, Pa. Garcia earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from UCSD in 2000, graduating cum laude. He then completed a multi-subject professional clear CLAD credential at UCSD in 2001. Garcia was a four-year athlete in both track and cross country while attending UCSD from 1996 to 2000. During his time as a Triton, he earned numerous athletic and academic honors, including Verizon All-Academic District VIII and CCAA Scholar-Athlete honors in 200001. He was also honored by UCSD on National Student-Athlete Day that same year.
The last several years have been particularly notable for the sprint crew with school records in both men’s relays in 2006, in the women’s 4x400 relay (3:44.27) in 2007, and the women’s 4x100 relay (46.94) in 2008. The Triton women’s 4x400 relay team earned All-America status in both 2007 and 2008. Gieskes’ many coaching honors include his selection by his peers as the 1999 Division III West Region Coach of the Year in cross country. In 1997, he coached the Triton women’s cross country team to victory at the CCAA conference championships -- the first UCSD team in any sport to win a CCAA championship. Along with his team accomplishments, Gieskes has coached three individual qualifiers to the NCAA Division III National Cross Country Championships. During this time, two UC San Diego athletes achieved All-America status in cross country, including the 1999 individual runner-up. In track and field, Gieskes has coached two individuals that qualified for the Division III National Championships, as well as two individual Division II National Qualifiers and 5 Relay Team National Qualifiers. He graduated from Torrey Pines High School and UC Riverside, where he earned his bachelors degree in Literature.
With over 20 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, Hogan brings a vast amount of knowledge to the Triton vaulters. He served as pole vault coach at UC Santa Barbara from 1977-78, held the same title at his alma mater, Notre Dame from 1978-79, and coached at the University of Tennessee from 1980-84. While working at Tennessee he coached several SEC Champions and a Junior National Champion. Hogan produced several NCAA All-Americans, as well as the current school record holder during his first stint as the pole vault coach at UCSD. Hogan was a team captain and school record holder at Notre Dame and has continued to compete in the vault, winning several National Master Championships. He has also placed in the top three in the World Masters Championships. After earning his bachelors from Notre Dame in 1976, Hogan received his Ph.D from Tennessee in 1985.
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2009 Track & Field Schedule Meet/Opponent Blue/Gold/Alumni Cal Poly Pomona, CSUDH (W), San Diego State (W) All-Cal Championships (UCSB, UCI, UCR) San Diego City Collegiate Championships (SDSU, Point Loma, Cal State San Marcos) Point Loma Nazarene Decathlon/Heptathlon Aztec Invitational Cal/Nevada Collegiate Championship Mangrum Invitational UCLA Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite Mt. SAC Decathlon/Heptathlon Long Beach Invitational UCSD Triton Invitational CCAA Championships Occidental Invitational NCAA Championships
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