2010 UC San Diego Track & Field Media Guide

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Track & Field • 2010

Nick Howe 2009 CCAA Freshman of the Year

Casey Ryan 2009 CCAA Champion 2008 All-American Linda Rainwater 2-Time National Champion

Bre Schofield 2009 All-American

2009 Academic Athlete of the Year

Kelly Fogarty 2009 CCAA Champion

Women’s 4x400 Relay 2009 All-Americans

Danielle Thu 2009 National Champion Fred Cook 2009 All-CCAA

Christine Merrill 2009 National Champion

Leon Baham 2009 CCAA Champion

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 possibilities 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 Christine Merrill Linda Rainwater Danielle Thu Whitney Johnson Linda Rainwater Renee Sprowl Erica Washington Shannon Quigley Shannon Quigley

400 Hurdles High Jump Hammer Throw Triple Jump Heptathlon Long Jump 100 Meters Shot Put Discus Throw

2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 1995 1992 1989 1989

Division II All-Americans Laiah Blue Laiah Blue Laiah Blue Kelly Fogarty Sarah Hendy Anna Lee McGregor Christine Merrill Christine Merrill Christine Merrill Linda Rainwater Linda Rainwater Deyna Roberson Bre Schofield Katie Skorupa Katie Skorupa Danielle Thu Sarah Hendy Whitney Johnson Whitney Johnson Stephanie LeFever Ann Lee McGregor Emily McGregor Christine Merrill Christine Merrill Linda Rainwater Bre Schofield Corey Sheredy Katie Skorupa Laiah Blue

100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Discus 4x400 Relay 400 Hurdles 4x100 Relay 4x400 Relay High Jump Heptathlon 4x400 Relay 1500 Meters 4x100 Relay 4x400 Relay Hammer Throw Discus Long Jump Triple Jump Heptathlon 4x400 Relay 10,000 Meters 400 Hurdles 4x400 Relay Heptathlon 1500 Meters 4x400 Relay 4X400 Relay 100 Hurdles

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007

Laiah Blue • Hurdles Seven-time NCAA All-American

Whitney Johnson • Triple Jump 2008 National Field Athlete of the Year

Laiah Blue Laiah Blue Diane Dunn Amber Green Whitney Johnson Whitney Johnson Anna Lee McGregor Emily McGregor Christine Merrill Laiah Blue Sarah Hendy Briana Hinga Mimi Hodgins Kendra Canape Mimi Hodgins Lindsay Stalker Lindsay Stalker Sagrario Hernandez Sara Allsup Sagrario Hernandez Sagrario Hernandez Audrey Sung Sara Allsup Sagrario Hernandez Megan Bergin Audrey Sung Audrey Sung

400 Hurdles 4x400 Relay 3000 Meters 4x400 Relay Long Jump Triple Jump 4x400 Relay 5000 Meters 4x400 Relay 100 Hurdles Discus Javelin 800 Meters High Jump 800 Meters 800 Meters 1500 Meters Shot Put Discus Throw Hammer Throw Shot Put 3000 Meters Discus Throw Shot Put Hammer Throw 3000 Meters 3000 Meters

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001

Division III All-Americans Jessica Shugart Carolyn Jones Nicole Rodriquez Jessica Shugart Courtney Gray Maggie Dwire Michaela Monahan Lisa Shepard Renee Sprowl Michelle Domico Lisa Shepard Shannon Quigley • Discus/Shot Put Two-Time National Champion

400 Meters 3000 Meters 400 Hurdles 200 Meters 800 Meters 800 Meters 400Hurdles 100Hurdles Long Jump Triple Jump 100 Hurdles

2000 2000 1999 1999 1998 1997 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995

Kenya Thacker Michaela Monahan Erica Washington Erica Washington Yvette Marzullo Renee Sprowl Michelle Milledge Jill Lyday Erica Washington Erica Washington Denise McFayden Denise McFayden Yvette Marzullo Shannon Quigley Shannon Quigley Michelle Milledge Erica Washington Erica Washington Erica Washington 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

Triple Jump 400 Hurdles 100 Meters 200 Meters 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Discus Throw 100 Meters 4x100 Relay 1500 Meters 3000 Meters 4x100 Relay Shot Put Discus Throw 4x100 Relay 100 Meters 200 Meters 4x100 Relay 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

1995 1994 1993 1993 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 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 James Nielsen J.J. Castner Scott Sargeant Scott Sargeant Matt Inskeep Tim Vallez

5000 Meters 5000 Meters 5000 Meters Hammer Throw Hammer Throw Decathlon 800 Meters

Division III All-Americans

2000 1999 1995 1992 1990 1990 1988

Division II All-Americans Casey Ryan Mike Cunningham Jon Patton Mike Cunningham Rob Ewanio Rob Ewanio Steve Pease

High Jump 400 Hurdles 400 Hurdles 400 Hurdles Shot Put Shot Put Pole Vault

2008 2006 2006 2005 2002 2001 2001

Rob Ewanio • Shot Put Two-Time NCAA All-American

Creed Stary • Pole Vault 1997 All-American

James Nielsen • 5000 Meters Two-Time National Champion

Tim Vallez • 800 Meters 1988 NCAA All-American

James Nielsen James Nielsen Jim Freeman James Nielsen Matt Seefeld Dave Spector Matt Seefeld Matt Seefeld Creed Stary Geoff Lambert Rhodes Walton Dave Spector Gavin Clinger JJ Castner Randy Buehler Ernest Clark Goss Lindsey JJ Castner Curtis Williams Jeff Taylor Matt Inskeep Pat Foy Damian Coleman Jeff Taylor Paul Cogbill Scott Sargeant Scott Sargeant Scott Sargeant Scott Sargeant Scott Sargeant Tim Vallez

10,000 Meters 5000 Meters 110 Hurdles 5000 Meters Hammer Throw Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Throw Pole Vault Hammer Throw 1500 Meters Pole Vault 5000 Meters 5000 Meters Hammer Throw 400 Meters 1500 Meters 5000 Meters Hammer Throw Hammer Throw Decathlon 800 Meters Triple Jump Hammer Throw Hammer Throw Hammer Throw Hammer Throw Discus Throw Hammer Throw Hammer Throw 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

Jim Freeman • 110 Meter Hurdles 2000 NCAA All-American

Women’s All-Time Marks 100 Meters

Kelly Fogarty 11.85 Laiah Blue 11.99 Elisa Holiday 12.00 Erica Washington 12.01 Katie Skorupa 12.12

2009 2009 2004 1992 2009

Elisa Holiday 24.24 Kelly Fogarty 24.36 Christine Merrill 24.43 Andrea Kouremetis 24.73 Laiah Blue 24.80

2004 2009 2009 1989 2007

Christine Merrill 55.20 Anna Lee McGregor 56.04 Jessica Shugart 56.57 Amber Green 56.75 Katie Skorupa 57.44

2008 2009 2000 2007 2008

Lindsay Stalker Mimi Hodgins Maggie Dwire Robyn Herskowitz Gisele English

2005 2005 1997 1996 1987

200 Meters

400 Meters

800 Meters

2:10.33 2:10.96 2:14.01 2:14.10 2:14.42

1500 Meters Bre Schofield Mimi Hodgins Lindsay Stalker Diane Dunn Denise McFayden

4:29.67 4:29.95 4:30.02 4:30.65 4:32.74

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

2009 2005 2005 2008 1988 2003 2007 1990 1988 2008

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

100 Meter Hurdles Laiah Blue Meredith Perry Christine Merrill Lisa Shepard Kayleigh Knudson

13.63 14.11 14.24 14.29 14.47

400 Meter Hurdles Christine Merrill Laiah Blue Clara Wilson Corey Sheredy Michaela Monahan

58.59 59.87 61.88 62.02 62.02

3000 Meter Steeplechase Catherine Strouse Julie Pope Meghan Scott Ashleigh Montgomery Amanda Kuehn

11:20.94 11:23.02 11:24.14 11:28.85 11:29.66

Long Jump

Whitney Johnson 19’10.75” Stephanie LeFever 18’10.75” Leah Murphy 18’10.75” Elisa Holiday 18’9.25” Renee Sprowl 18’9.25” Triple Jump Whitney Johnson 42’4.25” Kaylin Siever 39’ 8.75” Leah Murphy 39’4” Lisa Shepard 38’7.5” Michelle Domico 38’3.5”

High Jump

2008 1990 2007 2006 2005

Linda Rainwater 5’9.75” Kendra Canape 5’7.75” Kelsey Turner 5’6” Susan Christy 5’6” Heather Jacobs 5’5”

2009 2005 2004 1991 2006

2009 2004 2009 1995 2008

Donna LeFever Christina Sloyer Madeleine Flint Meredith Perry Jackie Vu

2009 2008 2006 2004 2003

2009 2007 2004 2008 1996

Danielle Thu Sagrario Hernandez Marie Archer Megan Bergin Melissa Karnaze

2006 2003 2001 2006 2008

Sagrario Hernandez Shannon Quigley Katie Hogan Jillian Sola Lauren Anderson

2008 2009 2008 2005 1995

Briana Hinga Michelle Beebe Torrey Trust Bobbie Octavo Theresa Richards

159’1” 146’11” 139’2” 133’5” 132’10”

2006 2004 2007 1991 2009

2008 2004 2008 1996 1995

Shannon Quigley Sarah Hendy Shelly Squibb Rachel Beerman Sara Allsup

163’2” 160’11” 156’9” 156’0” 155’2”

1991 2009 1990 1990 2002

Pole Vault

12’ 6” 12’5.5” 12’0.5” 11’9.75” 11’6.5”

Hammer Throw

198’8” 172’7” 168’5” 166’ 11” 166’8”

Shot Put

50’4” 47’10” 43’6.5” 43’1.5” 42’9”

Javelin

Discus

2009 2003 2009 2002 2008 2003 1991 2005 2006 2006

Heptathlon

Linda Rainwater Stephanie LeFever Kayleigh Knudson Amy Beeman Briana Hinga

5303 pts 5004 pts 4601 pts 4470 pts 4380 pts

2009 2009 2008 2006 2005

4 x 100 Meter Relay

4 x 400 Meter Relay

Merrill, Skorupa, Fogarty, Blue Knudson, Skorupa, Merrill, Fogarty Green, Skorupa, Merrill, Blue Green, Skorupa, Holiday, Johnson Green, Skorupa, Holiday, Johnson

Roberson, Skorupa, McGregor, Merrill Blue, McGregor, Merrill, Green Skorupa, Merrill, Sheredy, McGregor Schaefer, Green, Holiday, Skorupa Tsu, Wilson, Mills, Schaefer

45.81 46.94 47.14 47.52 47.68

3:42.97 3:44.27 3:45.31 3:48.22 3:52.51

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2009 2007 2008 2006 2004

Audrey Sung holds UCSD’s all-time mark in the 5000 Meters.

Men’s All-Time Marks 100 Meters Brad Libuit 10.80 Bob Hoffman 10.84 Matt Maybeno 10.84 Andrew Gonzalez 10.96 Peiman Lahsaei 10.97

200 Meters Jon Patton 21.64 Matt Borzage 21.88 Matt Maybeno 21.89 Andrew Gonzalez 21.90 David Newquist 21.94

400 Meters Ernest Clark 47.86 Mike Cunningham 48.00 Matt Borzage 48.03 Kevin Morning 48.20 Matt Horner 48.77

800 Meters Mark Yuen 1:51.26 Tim Vallez 1:51.48 Daniel Anderson 1:51.60 Patrick Foy 1:51.65 Rhodes Walton 1:51.73

2006 1983 2006 1997 2005

1000 Meters James Nielsen 29:52.97 Robert Eap 30:45.81 JJ Castner 30:48.94 Merrell Hora 31:32.74 Walter Dehority 31:46.24

2000 2004 1994 1988 1995

High Jump Casey Ryan 7’.25” Kevin Beeman 6’11” Ian Cooke 6’10” Brad Libuit 6’9” Eryn Houston 6’8”

2009 2005 1993 2006 1996

Decathlon Matt Inskeep 7014 pts John Serrano 6818 pts Andrew van Straaten 6169 pts Danny Kung 5745 pts Derrick Bennett 5255 pts

2000 2006 2005 2008 1980

Pole Vault Creed Stary 16’6.75” Steve Pease 16’4.75” David Spector 16’1.75” Mark Gomez 16’0.75” Paul Johnson 16’0.75”

1997 2001 1998 2002 1992

4 x 100 Meter Relay Maybeno, Patton, Lahsaei, Borzage 41.43 2006 Lawrence, Patton, Lahsaei, Borzage 41.72 2005 Olagunju, Takayama, O’Keefe, Newquist 41.83 2000 Maybeno, Patton, Lawrence, Borzage 41.84 2004 Lawrence, Lahsaei, Patton, Borzage 42.10 2003

2005 2006 2009 1997 1980

Hammer Throw Scott Sargeant 214’1” Jeff Taylor 201’2” Paul Cogbill 189’9” Matt Seefeld 185’0” Fred Cook 180’11”

1992 1993 1992 1999 2009

4 x 400 Meter Relay Bettisworth, Borzage, Patton, Cunningham 3:13.73 2006 Horner, Cunningham, Noel, Borzage 3:14.94 2004 Bettisworth, Cunningham, Patton, Borzage 3:15.10 2005 Anderson, Clark, Moore, Foy 3:16.68 1992 Inskeep, Jandrisevits, Foy, Anderson 3:17.12 1993

2005 1982 2004 2003 1997

Shot Put Rob Ewanio 60’ 4.5” Matt Seefeld 54’3” Nick Morilla 52’7.5” Fred Cook 52’0.5” Scott Sargeant 50’11”

2002 1998 2009 2009 1991

1993 1988 2007 1993 1997

110 Meter Hurdles Jim Freeman 14.08 Jon Patton 14.40 Mike Cunningham 14.43 Khalil Hooper 14.56 John Serrano 14.64c

400 Meter Hurdles Mike Cunningham 51.16 Jon Patton 51.49 Leon Baham 52.38 Kirk Miller 53.34 John Serrano 53.34c

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

1500 Meters Jon Wong 3:50.03 James Nielsen 3:50.3h Carl Lostrom 3:50.96 Goss Lindsey 3:51.75 Rhodes Walton 3:51.79

2001 2001 2005 1995 1997

Long Jump Eryn Houston 23’11.5” Tom Wolf 23’6.25” JJ Cisneros 23’4.5” Damian Coleman 23’0” Phong Long 22’11.25”

1995 1969 1991 1993 2002

Javelin Nick Howe 201’3” Brad Libuit 200’0” Dan Macks 190’0” Kevin Baca 188’10” Casey Ryan 183’0”

2009 2006 2008 1992 2008

5000 Meters James Nielsen 14:21.15 JJ Castner 14:25.30 Gavin Klinger 14:37.13 Carl Lostrom 14:37.91 Merrell Hora 14:43.61

2001 1996 1996 2005 1990

Triple Jump Scott Tsuda 48’10.75” Damian Coleman 48’0.75” Marcus Keller 47’1.75” Doug Olander 46’11.75” Mike DePano 45’7.75”

2009 1993 2004 1997 1988

Discus Jim Dunn 197’ 9” Scott Sargeant 173’10” Abel Aramburo 166’2” Matt Seefeld 166’2” Paul Cogbill 163’0”

1968 1992 2003 1999 1990

2006 2006 2004 1997 2000 1995 2006 2006 1978 2004

1993 1980 2008 2004 1996

Scott Tsuda set the school record in the triple jump in 2006.

2010 Women’s Roster Name

Position

Year

Hometown (Previous School)

Uchenna Agbahiwe Brianna Alban Marie Archer Miriam Asaki Jessie Raye Bodenhamer Anh Bui Jennifer Cheng Catherine Crisp Ximena Cruz Shana Emile Heather Erickson Kelly Fogarty Samantha Groff Madelin Hall Jordana Henderson Heather Hisgen Kathleen Hitchens Elena Inouye Jennifer Kaehms Kathleen Kane Aaryn Kobayashi Samantha Koppel Erin Langford Donna LeFever Stephanie LeFever Mary Manu Julia McCarthy Anna Lee McGregor Caitlin Meagher Christine Merrill Jessica Miklaski Leah Murphy Linda Rainwater Theresa Richards Deyna Roberson Bijon Robinson Jacqueline Rose Allison Rudd Toni Sarge Marie Schaper Bre Schofield Jackie Sikkema Karla Spence Lyndly Tamura Rachel Tears Caprice Thompson Danielle Thu Kathryn Turner Bailey Weaver Madeline Weissman

Throws Distance Throws Hurdles Distance Distance Throws Distance Distance Throws Jumps/Hurdles Sprints Distance Distance Distance Distance Sprints Distance Distance Distance Distance Sprints Jumps Pole Vault Multi-Events Hurdles Jumps/Hurdles Sprints Hurdles Hurdles Sprints Jumps/Hurdles Jumps/Hurdles Throws Sprints Sprints Sprints Hurdles Distance Distance Distance Distance Throws Pole Vault Pole Vault Distance Throws Distance Sprints Sprints

Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr.

Bellflower, CA/Millikan HS Thousand Oaks, CA/Westlake HS Santa Rosa, CA/Santa Rosa JC Scottsdale, AZ/Desert Mountain HS San Diego, CA/Torrey Pines HS San Lorenzo, CA/Arroyo HS Orange, CA/Villa Park HS Roseville, CA/Roseville HS Mission Viejo, CA/Trabuco Hills HS Burbank, CA/John Burroughs HS Murrieta, CA/Vista Murrieta HS Danville, CA/San Ramon Valley HS Lake Forest, CA/Laguna Hills HS Davis, CA/Davis Senior HS Fairfax, VA/Fairfax HS Orange, CA/El Modena HS Pleasanton, CA/Foothill HS Torrance, CA/West HS Castro Valley, CA/Dublin HS San Diego, CA/Westview HS Anaheim, CA/Canyon HS Apple Valley, CA/Granite Hills HS Carlsbad, CA/Carlsbad HS Aptos, CA/Aptos HS Aptos, CA/Aptos HS Murrieta, CA/Vista Murrieta HS Aptos, CA/Aptos HS San Diego, CA/Point Loma HS Escondido, CA/San Pasqual HS Bakersfield, CA/Bakersfield Christian HS San Diego, CA/Westview HS Moorpark, CA/Simi Valley HS Goleta, CA/Dos Pueblos HS Chino Hills, CA/Ruben S. Ayala HS San Diego, CA/Kearny High Construction Tech North Hollywood, CA/Birmingham HS San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HS Santa Clarita, CA/Saugus HS San Jose, CA/Pioneer HS Simi Valley, CA/Royal HS Carlsbad, CA/Carlsbad HS Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield Memorial HS Suisun City, CA/Vanden HS Huntington Beach, CA/Huntington Beach HS Trabuco Canyon, CA/Saddleback College Huntington Beach, CA/Marina HS Spring Valley, CA/Monte Vista HS Pacific Palisades, CA/Harvard-Westlake HS Danville, CA/San Ramon Valley HS La Canada, CA/Westridge School for Girls

2010 Men’s Roster Name

Position

Year

Hometown (Previous School)

Daniel Anderson Leon Baham David Baker Eric Baum Fred Cook Alex Corliss George Davis Bryan Dieffenbach Donnie Douangchak Wil Dyer Matt Endler Erik Frost Dustin Harris Tobi Haswell Jeffrey Head Anthony Heredia Nick Howe Roger Huang Tom Hudson Charles Hutchinson Jason Jackson Soha Jafarzade Andrew Karnaze Brian Knight Matthew Lenehan Kiley Libuit Ryan Lok Jesse Morrill Max Mullender Eric Musker Zach Nagengast Dan Nguyen Nolan O’Dowd Christopher Pleitez Jeremy Riley Mike Rizzo Justin Rovin Casey Ryan Dane Sandifer John Svet Andrew Tran Thinh Truong Shaun Tu Hector Vega Gary Ward Mike Wright

Distance Jumps/Hurdles Jumps/Hurdles Distance Throws Distance Throws Sprints Throws Sprints Throws Sprints Distance Hurdles Jumps Distance Throws Sprints Distance Hurdles Throws Hurdles Jumps Distance Distance Throws Distance Distance Distance Pole Vault Throws Sprints Jumps/Hurdles Distance Distance Distance Jumps/Hurdles Jumps/Throws Throws Distance Jumps Jumps Jumps/Hurdles Sprints Throws Distance

Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr.

Burbank, CA/John Burroughs HS Redlands, CA/Redlands HS Escondido, CA/Calvin Christian HS Los Gatos, CA/Bellarmine College Prep Anderson, SC/T.L. Hanna HS Santa Barbara, CA/San Marcos HS West Hills, CA/Moorpark College Poway, CA/Poway HS Riverside, CA/La Sierra HS Walnut Creek, CA/Las Lomas HS Fresno, CA/Clovis West HS Napa, CA/Napa HS Danville, CA/Monte Vista HS Reno, NV/Galena HS Linden, CA/Linden HS Lakewood, CA/Lakewood HS Aptos, CA/Little Elm HS Mountain View, CA/Mountain View HS Coppell, TX/Coppell HS Downey, CA/El Camino College Alpine, CA/Granite Hills HS San Diego, CA/Rancho Bernardo HS Escondido, CA/San Pasqual HS San Luis Obispo, CA/San Luis Obispo HS San Diego, CA/Torrey Pines HS Los Altos Hills, CA/Saint Francis HS Oakland, CA/Oakland HS Huntington Beach, CA/Marina HS Newport Beach, CA/Laguna Beach HS Roseville, CA/Granite Bay HS San Miguel, CA/Paso Robles HS Los Alamos, NM/Los Alamos HS San Jose, CA/Santa Teresa HS Lakewood, CA/Lakewood HS San Luis Obispo, CA/San Luis Obispo HS Elmhurst, IL/York Community HS Laguna Beach, CA/Orange Coast College Jackson, CA/Argonaut HS Northridge, CA/Notre Dame HS Brea, CA/Brea Olinda HS Westminster, CA/Westminster HS El Monte, CA/Arroyo HS Fresno, CA/Clovis West HS Pacoima, CA/John H. Francis Polytechnic Yorba Linda, CA/Esperanza HS Rescue, CA/Ponderosa HS

Coaching Staff DARCY AHNER

TONY SALERNO

Darcy Ahner enters her third season as head coach of the UC San Diego women’s track and field program, having guided the Triton women to another extremely successful season in 2009. Ahner, who also serves as an assistant with the men’s program, led the Tritons to team victories at the All-Cal Championships and San Diego City Collegiate Championships a year ago, before guiding UCSD to a fifth consecutive California Collegiate Athletic Association title. Two Tritons went on to win individual national titles in her events, paving the way for an unprecedented third place team finish at the NCAA Championships in San Angelo, Texas and a final ranking of No. 2 in the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association National Power Rankings.

Tony Salerno begins his 11th 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 prior to the 2008 season.

Ahner brings nearly 20 years of college coaching experience to UCSD, including 10 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.

UCSD athletes have earned a remarkable 57 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 second place finishes at the CCAA Championships in 2006 and again in 2009. 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 and was named a USTFCCCA Academic All-American Team last season.

WOMEN’S HEAD COACH JUMPS/HURDLES/MULTI-EVENTS

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 multi-events.

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 multi-events 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 32 CCAA individual conference titles and 20 have earned All-American honors. Under Ahner’s guidance, four Tritons have won individual NCAA National Championships. Christine Merrill took home the national title in the 400-meter hurdles in 2009, while Linda Rainwater won her second career championship, placing first in the high jump. Ahner has been selected as both the CCAA Coach of the Year and the NCAA West Region Women’s Coach of the Year in each of the last two seasons and the Tritons were named a USTFCCCA Academic All-American Team in 2009.

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.

MEN’S HEAD COACH THROWING EVENTS

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.

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 eighth 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 2009.

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 38 NCAA All-Americans, as well as five individual NCAA Champions in the throwing events and the decathlon during his time at UC San Diego. In 2009, junior Danielle Thu won the national title in the hammer throw with a toss of 198’8”, a mark that ranks fifth all-time in Division II. Over the span of his 30 years of coaching at the high school, community college, Division I, II, and 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 has served as the president of the Cal/Nevada Coaches Association since December 2008.

A San Diego native, Salerno graduated from Mount Miguel High School then earned his B.A. in Kinesiology from San Diego State University in 1984.

Coaching Staff NATE GARCIA

MICK GIESKES

MIKE KUOPPAMAKI

Nathan Garcia begins his fourth 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 13th year at UCSD as an assistant coach for men’s and women’s track and field in 2010. 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 and went on to win another conference title last season in the 100.

Mike Kuoppamaki begins his first year as pole vault coach for the UC San Diego track and field program in 2010.

Kuoppamaki adds a wealth of experience to the Triton staff, having coached in the college ranks since 1999 at UC Davis and then Idaho State.

DISTANCE EVENTS

Garcia found immediate success as a coach on the La Jolla campus. He coached five track and field athletes to All-American honors the last three seasons, including Bre Schofield in the 1500 in 2009.

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 Schofield earned All-American recognition after qualifying for the National Championships as a freshman in 2008.

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.

SPRINTS

The last several years have been particularly notable for the sprint crew with school records in both men’s relays in 2006, as well as the 4x100 (45.81) and 4x400 (3:42.97) relays on the women’s side last season. The women’s 4x400 relay team earned All-American status in 2007 and 2008, while both the 4x100 and 4x400 squads achieved the honor in 2009.

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 three individual Division II National Qualifiers and seven Relay Team National Qualifiers. He graduated from Torrey Pines High School and UC Riverside, where he earned his bachelors degree in Literature.

POLE VAULT

He has worked with two individual national champions, as well as several CCAA Champions and National All-Americans. In addition, he has sent two athletes to the Olympic trials.

Mike graduated from UC Davis with a bachelors degree in Neuro Physiology and Behavior in 1998. He placed fourth at the NCAA National Championships in the decathlon while competing for the Aggies and then went on to place 13th at the U.S. Nationals in 2003.

Kuoppamaki received his Doctorates of Chiropractic in 2008 and now works in San Diego.

2010 Track & Field Schedule

Day Date

Saturday Feb. 6

Saturday Feb. 20

Saturday Feb. 27

Saturday Mar. 6

Saturday Mar. 13

Saturday Mar. 27

Sat.-Sun. Mar. 27-28

Saturday Apr. 3

Thu.-Sat. Apr. 8-10

Wed.-Thu Apr. 14-15

Saturday Apr. 17

Fri.-Sat. Apr. 23-24

Thu.-Sat. May 6-8

Saturday May 15

Thu.-Sat. May 27-29

Meet/Opponent Location Blue/Gold/Alumni UC San Diego Cal Poly Pomona, CSUDH, CMS, San Diego State UC San Diego All-Cal Championships (UCSB, UCI, UCR) UC Irvine San Diego City Collegiate Championships UC San Diego (SDSU, Point Loma, Cal State San Marcos) Point Loma Invitational Point Loma Point Loma Spring Break Open Point Loma Cal/Nevada Collegiate Championship UCLA Mangrum Invitational Cal State San Marcos UCLA Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational UCLA Mt. SAC Decathlon/Heptathlon Azusa Pacific Soka Peace Invitational Soka University UCSD Triton Invitational UC San Diego CCAA Championships UC San Diego Cal State L.A. Invitational Cal State L.A. NCAA Championships Charlotte, NC

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