Youngstown State 2008-09 Track & Field Media Guide by Youngstown State Athletics

EIGHT HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS ... 78 INDIVIDUAL HORIZON LEAGUE TITLES STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT | MEET THE PENGUIN WOMEN | MEET THE PENGUIN MEN | HISTORY

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Address _________________ One University Plaza Location (Zip) _______ Youngstown, Ohio (44555) Founded _____________________________ 1908 Enrollment _________________________ 13,712 President ___________________ Dr. David Sweet Colors _________________________ Red & White Nickname _________________________Penguins Affiliation_____________________NCAA Division I League _____________________ Horizon League Venue ___________________ YSU Track Complex

COACHES/LEAGUE

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Executive Director of Athletics ______ Ron Strollo Assoc. Athletic Director/SWA _____ Elaine Jacobs Associate Athletic Director __________ Rick Love Assistant Athletic Director _______Emily Haynam Assistant Athletic Director _______Robb Schmidt Faculty Representative _______ Dr. Jane Kestner Dir. of Athletic Development _______ Joe Cassese Ticket Coordinator _________________Tim Stuart Facilities Coordinator___________ Grant Springer Head Athletic Trainer ____________John Doneyko Equipment Manager _________Carmine Cassese Department Phone ___________ (330) 941-2385

HISTORY

34 • Special Athletic Awards 35-36 • First-Team Athletes 37-38 • Women’s Records 39-40 • Men’s Records 41 • Cross Country Records 41 • Academic Awards 42-44 • Horizon League Championships

8 • Roster 9 • Season Outlook 10-20 • Athlete Profiles

YSUsports.com - “Where the ‘Guins are always on”

The official website of Youngstown State athletics, YSUsports.com, offers one of the most comprehensive athletic sites in all of college athletics. Fans and media can log on for the latest statistics, game notes, daily releases, coach and student-athlete biographies, wallpapers and much more detailing the YSU track and field program. The site also keeps Youngstown State fans and the media up to date on all other 17 Penguin athletic programs as well as Penguin Club and department social events. YSUsports.com also offers live statistics for all sports, live video for football and men’s and women’s basketball and live audio for select sports. Partnered with the Horizon League Network, all league basketball contests and select league championships are video-streamed live on the Internet.

YSU Athletics Mission Statement

T he mi s sion of t he D ep ar t ment of Intercollegiate Athletics at Youngstown State is to offer broad-based programs which accommodate the needs and interests of the students. The Intercollegiate Athletic Department is committed to: Welfare of student-athletes, Academic integrity, Sportsmanship and ethical integrity, Fiscal Integrity, Ethnic Integrity, Gender Equity and outreach.

SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director _______ Trevor Parks Assistant SID _____________________ Jamie Hall Asstistant SID____________________ John Vogel Student Intern/Track Contact _____ Todd Mounce Office ____________________ (330) 941-3192 Email ___________ tjmounce@student.ysu.edu Cell Phone ________________(330) 718-6040 Direct Line ________________ (330) 941-5295 Student Intern _________________ Megan Villers Sports Information Office ______ (330) 941-3192 Sports Information Fax ________ (330) 941-3191 Web site ________________ www.YSUsports.com Horizon League Contact __________ Josh Rattray Email ____________ jrattray@horizonleague.org Horizon League Phone ________ (317) 237-5622 Horizon League Fax ___________ (317) 237-5620 Web site ______________ www.horizonleague.org

21 • Roster 22 • Season Outlook 23-33 • Athlete Profiles

MEET THE PENGUIN WOMEN

TEAM AT A GLANCE Head Coach ___________Brian Gorby (16th Year) Alma Mater_________Youngstown State, 1990 Office Phone ______________(330) 941-3395 Office Fax _________________ (330) 941-2968 Jumps __________ Marcella Bolha (Seventh Year) Throws __________ Shawn Cobey (Seventh Year) Pole Vault _________ Rick Penniman (Ninth Year) Sprints ___________David Townsend (Third Year) 2008 Women’s Horizon Indoor Finish ______First 2008 Women’s Horizon Outdoor Finish _____First 2008 Men’s Horizon Indoor Finish ______ Second 2008 Men’s Horizon Outdoor Finish ____ Second Returning Women’s Conference Champions __ 10 Returning Men’s Conference Champions _____ 5

MEET THE PENGUIN MEN

2-3 • Head Coach Brian Gorby 4 • Coach Marcella Bohla 4 • Coach Shawn Cobey 5 • Coach Rick Penniman 5 • Coach David Townsend 6-7 • Horizon League 7 • Horizon League Map

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HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS Men - 2003 Indoor Women - 2004 Indoor, 2004 Outdoor, 2005 Indoor, 2005 Outdoor, 2006 Outdoor, 2008 Indoor, 2008 Outdoor (Above)

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

The 2008-09 Youngstown State University Track and Field Media Guide is a production of the YSU Sports Information Office. It was written by student-intern Todd Mounce with contributions from former track and field SID John Vogel. Editorial assistance provided by Trevor Parks, Jamie Hall and Megan Villers. Photos by Carl Leet of YSU Media Services and Ron Stevens. Printed by YSU Printing Services.

107 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS ... ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT | HEAD COACH BRIAN GORBY

BRIAN

GORBY Head Coach • 16th Season Youngstown State, 1991 In 1987, a Boardman, Ohio, native laced up his track shoes and put on his Penguins jersey for the first time. Now, entering his 21st season as a member of the Youngstown State track and field family and his 16th as head coach, Brian Gorby has built one of the elite programs in Ohio, the Horizon League and the Mideast Region. After earning three letters as an athlete from 1987-1990, Gorby served as an assistant coach in both cross country and track before being promoted to the helm of the cross country program in August of 1993. He was named head track and field coach in July of the following year. In his 15 seasons, Gorby has led the men’s program to six conference championships and the women to 11 conference titles, including the 2008 Women’s Indoor & Outdoor titles. He also directed the men’s squad to the MidContinent Conference Triple Crown in the 1996-97 season as the team won the title in cross country and both the indoor and outdoor track titles. On the individual level, he has produced one All-American, nine national qualifiers, three junior national qualifiers and 28 NCAA Mideast Regional qualifiers. Gorby has also seen Jarrod Davis earn Academic All-America accolades in 2006 and 93 student-athletes garner academic all-league laurels. After claiming eight Mid-Continent Conference Championships from 19942001, the Penguins have continued to reap conference titles after moving into the Horizon League by winning six track and field titles in six years. Gorby has also led the Penguins to 78 individual titles and 14 relay wins in the Horizon League. Emerging on the National Level On March 15, 2003, Kurt Michaelis moved the Youngstown State track and field program to a new level by becoming the school’s first Division I All-American. After hitting the provisional mark in the mile at the Meyo Invitational on Feb. 8, he entered the national meet with the 12th-fastest time in the nation. He finished third in his first heat to qualify for finals then crossed the finish line ninth during finals with a time of 4:07.79. Michaelis was named the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year two weeks later, and he earned his first of two Vindicator/YSU Student-Athlete of the Year awards in May. With Gorby as an assistant coach in 1994, Mona Jackson became YSU’s first provisional national qualifier in the indoor 55m. In 1997 with Gorby at the helm, Laura Thomas became the first-ever YSU cross country athlete to qualify for national competition. After finishing third out of 189 runners at the Great Lakes Regional, she placed 124th with a time of 18:16 at the national meet. Matt Folk became the first male cross country runner to make it to nationals a year later and placed 77th with a time of 31:48.9. Also in 1998, YSU saw its first male athlete provisionally qualify for national competition in track and field as Paul Carter qualified in the 800m. Thomas qualified for nationals again in 1999, this time provisionally in outdoor track and field in the 10,000-meter run. In 2000, Kofi Owusu-Ansah posted a 15th-place finish in the 200m dash at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Davis hit the provisional mark in the weight throw in 2006 and Anderson eclipsed the standard in 2007. Since the inception of the NCAA Mideast Regional in 2003, YSU has had student-athletes qualify 34 times by hitting the required mark or winning a Horizon League outdoor title. In 2007 Bethany Anderson posted the highestever finish by a Penguin at the meet by finishing eighth in the hammer. A year earlier, a program high 11 different student-athletes competed at the regional. Michaelis placed 10th in the 1,500m as a member of YSU’s first qualifying class along with Eugene Harris, Delores Gaines and Beth Hochstetler. His 10th-place finish still ranks as the top for a YSU student-athlete in a running event, and he is the only Penguin to compete in two individual events during

the same regional. Gorby has also coached four studentathletes who have qualified for the Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships. In 2002 Emily Schnitkey finished 16th in the 5,000m at Stanford University as the program’s first qualifier. Aaron Merrill placed 13th in the shot put and Katie Betts finished sixth in her heat and 32nd overall in the 200m as two Penguins qualified for the first time in school history in 2006. In 2008, freshman Breanne Romeo in the 400-meter dash at the Saint Francis Red Flash Open.

Conference Championships Horizon League (8) 2008 Women’s Outdoor 2008 Women’s Indoor 2006 Women’s Outdoor 2005 Women’s Outdoor 2005 Women’s Indoor 2004 Women’s Outdoor 2004 Women’s Indoor 2003 Men’s Indoor

Mid-Continent Conference (8) On to the Horizon 1997 Women’s Cross Country Since Youngstown State joined the 1997 Women’s Outdoor Horizon League in the 2001-02 school 1997 Men’s Outdoor year, Gorby has led the Penguins to eight 1997 Men’s Indoor conference crowns and 28 special individual 1996 Women’s Indoor awards at the conference meet. 1996 Men’s Cross Country From 2004-2006, the women’s track and 1995 Men’s Cross Country field squad won five out of a possible six 1994 Men’s Cross Country Horizon League Championships. Included in that stretch was a string of four straight from the 2004 indoor title to the 2005 outdoor crown. The women’s squad in 2008 took both the indoor and outdoor conference championships. Bethany Anderson was named Field MVP, top newcomers Breanne Romeo and Danielle Curry and sophomore Alisha Anthony helped lead a second-day surge that gave the women’s track and field team their first HL Indoor Track and Field title since 2005, edging Milwaukee 170-159 to end its three-year drought. At the Outdoor Championships, Alisha Anthony and Romeo were named the top newcomers, as the Penguins had a solid all-around effort to capture

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EIGHT YSU STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR ... 34 MIDEAST REGIONAL QUALIFIERS HEAD COACH BRIAN GORBY | STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT the Horizon League crown. Anthony won the triple jump with a school-record mark of 39-4 and finished second in the long jump with a personalbest leap of 18-11 1/4. Romeo was one-hundredth of a second from tying the Horizon League record in the 400m, turning in a first-place time of 55.36. Anderson added a win in the hammer and both of YSU’s women’s relays were victorious. Gorby was named the Women’s Coach of the Year for the 15th time in his career after leading the program to its seventh league title in the last five years. In May 2006, the Penguins trailed by 26 points heading into the final day. A strong effort from the sprint group and three specialty award winners helped YSU score 163 points on the final day to win by 11. Danielle Bolt was named the meet’s Outstanding Running Performer after winning the 100m dash, anchoring the winning 4x100m relay and placing fourth in the 200m. Anderson won the shot put and the hammer to earn Outstanding Field Performer honors, and Betts was named Running Newcomer of the Year after placing second in the 200m, third in the 100m and running in both winning relays. A year earlier the Penguins sat third after day one before rallying to win their fourth straight Horizon League Track and Field title behind two individual victories from Emily Schnitkey and one from Anderson. Schnitkey won the steeplechase with a time of and the 5,000 while Anderson set two school records and won the shot put to earn Field Newcomer of the Year honors. YSU set three championship records at the meet with Aaliyah Gillespie setting the conference record the 100m hurdles, Anderson topping the standard in the shot put and Jeanna Cunningham, Yandeh Joh, Leslie Johnson and Emily Wollet setting the 4x400m record. The Penguins turned in a dominating performance at the 2005 indoor meet, winning the title by 62 points and collecting three out of four individual awards. Cunningham was named Track Performer of the Meet and freshman Carly Youlton was named Field Performer of the Meet. Anderson was named the league’s Field Newcomer of the Year. YSU won eight different events as Bolt and Youlton won two events apiece while Cunningham, Gillespie and Anderson won one event. Cunningham and Gillespie also teamed up with Joh and Wollet to win the 4x400m relay. Bolt set the conference record in the 60m and Anderson set the standard in the shot put. At the 2004 Horizon League Outdoor Championship, the Penguins pulled together through a season full of injuries and adversity to top Milwaukee by 18 points. Bolt and Gillespie won three events apiece to pace the winning effort. Leslie Johnson was part of both winning relays to cap off a year in which she was named the Vindicator/YSU Student-Athlete of the Year. In the 2004 indoor campaign, the women picked up the program’s first conference track title since 1996. Bolt highlighted the championship meet as she was named Newcomer of the Year after winning the 60m and running in the winning 4x400m relay. Gillespie, Schnitkey and Johnson also earned individual victories. Gorby also directed the men’s track and field team to the 2003 Horizon League Indoor Championship, which was YSU’s first Horizon League crown in any sport. Eugene Harris swept the sprinting events for the second straight year at the meet while Michaelis was the league champion in the mile. During the 2003 outdoor season Harris set conference records in the 100m and 200m that still stand to be named Outstanding Running Performer. Michaelis earned the same honor a year later as he ended his career with

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nine individual Horizon League titles. Overshadowed by the championship trophies, YSU has also finished as runners-up at the league meet eight times. Gorby’s success in the Horizon League is not limited to just track and field, and the future looks promising to get the cross country program back to the success it enjoyed in the 1990s. In 2007 a young men’s team finished third at the conference meet, which was its highest since 2003. Sophomore Justin Dickman and junior Dan Nemergut earned Second-Team All-Horizon League honors, and three of YSU’s top six finishers were freshmen. In 2005, Schnitkey capped off an impressive cross country career by earning for her fourth top-10 finish at the Horizon League meet. She also finished sixth in 2004 and 2002 and seventh in 2001. As a freshman she earned Horizon League Newcomer of the Year honors and was named the Ohio Freshman of the Year by finishing 11th at the All-Ohio Championships During the 2003 cross country season, Gorby helped the men’s squad to their 11th-straight year of finishing third or better at a conference cross country championship. He also guided freshman Lisa Davies to a second-place finish at the conference meet that earned her First-Team All-League accolades and the title Newcomer of the Year title. Her finish is the best ever for a Penguin in the Horizon League. Like Schnitkey, Davies was also named Ohio Freshman of the Year by posting a 12th-place finish at the All-Ohio Championships. Success in the Mid-Con Before joining the Horizon League, Gorby led the Penguins to eight MidContinent Conference Championships in a four-year span. The men won cross country championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996, while claiming both the indoor and outdoor titles in 1997. The women’s squad won the league title in cross country in 1997, the indoor track and field title in 1996 and the outdoor track and field title in 1997. Gorby also coached three athletes of the year and four newcomers of the year in the Mid-Con. In 1997, Thomas and Andrea Cohol paced the women’s cross country team to its first-ever conference crown. Thomas became YSU’s first individual cross country champion and Cohol finished third as the Penguins won by an impressive 16 points over Southern Utah. In the spring of 1997, Thomas and Marcella Scaife each won two events as the Penguins won the outdoor track and field title by narrowly edging Western Illinois by 0.83 points. The 1996 women’s indoor squad won YSU’s first conference crown in track and field as Scaife won two events. The 1996-97 academic year was a dominant one for the men’s program as it won conference titles in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. Folk finished third at the cross country championship meet while Chris Emory and Mark Brady both finished in the top 10 to start the winning trend. Bob Bond won two events to lead the Penguins to the indoor crown, and YSU captured in the outdoor title by defeated Troy State by a lopsided score of 271.5-129. Bond, Owusu-Ansah and Jason Pope each won two events apiece. In 1994 YSU won the Mid-Con Cross Country title behind Brady’s secondplace finish and a sixth-place effort from Donn Craig. Brady’s runner-up placing is still the best by a male cross country runner in school history. Brady placed fifth a year later in 1995 while Craig and Folk finished in the top 10 to lead YSU to another conference crown. Owusu-Ansah still holds the conference record - now the Summit League - in the outdoor 200m (20.89). Jasmine Reynolds is the conference record-holder in the outdoor 100m (11.86), and Karyn McCready owns the javelin mark (45.19m). Personal As a noted distance runner himself, Gorby has competed in several marathons. His personal-best time of 2 hours and 26 minutes still ranks him as one of the top runners in the nation. He received his doctorate in educational leadership in 2003 from Youngstown State after earning a bachelor’s degree in education in 1990 and a master’s in physical education in 1994. Gorby and his wife, Charlotte, reside in Boardman, with their daughter Jersey and their son Beau.

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MARCELLA

BOLHA

COBEY

Jumps • Seventh Season Youngstown state, 1999

Throws / Assistant Coach • Seventh Season Youngstown State, 2001

Marcella Bolha, a former three-time track MVP at Youngstown State, enters her seventh season as the jumps coach for the Penguins. In her previous six years, the Penguins have won eight individual conference crowns in jumping events, and three student-athletes have earned specialty awards at the Horizon League Championships. Last year, Alisha Anthony was named Newcomer of the Year in the outdoor season after winning the triple jump with a school-record mark of 39-4 and finished second in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 18-11 1/4. As a freshman, Anthony busted onto the league scene by being named Field Newcomer of the Year at the indoor championship meet. She won the long jump with a distance of 19-1 1/2, which was the fourth-longest winning mark in league history at the time. Anthony, who set the Ohio high school record at the Division III state championship meet as a junior, also ranks third in school history by less than two inches in the indoor long jump behind Lissette Alamo and Bolha. Also in 2007-08 under Bolha’s guidance, freshman Jerrill Hall was named the Men’s Field Newcomer of the Year in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Hall placed second in the high jump (6-6 3/4) and sixth in the long jump (22-1 3/4) in outdoor season In the 2005 season Bolha helped Carly Youlton experience similar success in her first season. Youlton was named the Field Performer of the Meet by winning the long jump and triple jump at the indoor league championship meet. She then went on to set two school records at the outdoor met and placed second in the triple jump and third in the long jump. Marty Vieth became Bolha’s first men’s champion in 2006 when he won the high jump at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships. In total, Bolha has had 55 scorers at Horizon League meets in her five years. The best group effort came at the 2005 Horizon League Indoor Championships when Bolha had five jumpers finish in the top six. In addition to Youlton’s titles in the long jump and triple jump, Yandeh Joh finished second in the triple jump, Nikki Hooper placed second in the triple jump and Estee Rogers was sixth in the high jump. Bolha, formerly Scaife, came to YSU from Xenia High School and made an immediate impact being named the Mid-Contintent Conference Newcomer of the Year in 1995. At YSU, she led the Penguins to two conference championships while setting the school record in the outdoor 4x400-meter relay and the long jump in both indoor and outdoor. After graduating from Youngstown State in the spring of 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice, Bolha moved to Lakewood, Ohio and coached middle school track for two years as well as working as a personal trainer, substitute teacher and child care director. Bolha currently resides in Youngstown with her husband Bernard, the varsity boys basketball coach at Chaney High School.

SHAWN

Shawn Cobey, a former six-time all-conference athlete and three-time captain at Youngstown State, enters his seventh season as throws coach and third as assistant track coach and recruiting coordinator at his alma mater. Through six seasons Cobey has turned YSU’s throwing program into a dominating force in the Horizon League. Penguin throwers have earned 85 top-three finishes and captured 23 individual conference titles during his tenure. Even more impressive, 21 of those individual titles and 62 of the top-three finishes have come in the last four seasons. Cobey has also coached YSU throwers to five Horizon League Field Performer of the Meet honors, one Horizon League Athlete of the Year, two provisional qualifiers for nationals and 21 NCAA Mideast Regional qualifiers. He has also worked diligently in the recruiting process to help assemble a women’s team that won five Horizon League Championships in six tries and a competitive men’s squad that had three straight runner-up finishes to earn the promotion of recruiting coordinator in 2006. Under Cobey’s tutelage, Bethany Anderson has developed into the most accomplished thrower in school history. Anderson, who Cobey recruited out of Jamestown, N.Y. in 2004, has been a Horizon League Champion 12 times, Field Performer of the Meet at the Horizon League Championships three times, the Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year and the YSU Female Athlete of the Year. Jarrod Davis was also a provisional qualifier in the weight thrower as a senior in 2006, a two-time Outstanding Field Performer honoree and a threetime NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier. Aaron Merrill was also named the Field Newcomer of the Year in the 2006 outdoor season, and Joe Lahmon earned indoor Outstanding Field Performer honors in 2007. Danielle Curry was named Field Newcomer of the Year at the 2008 indoor season. In addition, Cobey’s throwers have set eight out of 12 possible school records, and 34 new entries have been made to the top-five all-time performers list in the last five years. On 22 occasions in the last five years, YSU has had at least three scorers in the same throwing event. In Cobey’s first outdoor championship meet, YSU had the top five finishers in the discus. He also coached the top four women’s weight throwers in 2006, the top three men’s weight throwers in 2006 and the top three women’s hammer throwers in 2007. Cobey, a four-time letterwinner and three-time team captain for the Penguins from 1997 to 2001, is a former Mid-Continent Champion in the discus and a six-time all-conference athlete in the shot put and discus. During his tenure at Youngstown State, he also led the Penguins to two Mid-Continent Championships and set school records in the shot put and discus. In 2001, Cobey graduated from YSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. Before returning to YSU as a coach, Cobey spent two years as a head coach for Canfield High School, his alma mater. As head coach, he led Canfield to two conference championships. Cobey is currently employed as a physical education and health teacher for Youngstown City Schools.

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EIGHT HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS ... 78 INDIVIDUAL HORIZON LEAGUE TITLES ASSISTANT COACHES | STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT

RICK

DAVID

PENNIMAN

TOWNSEND

Pole Vault • Ninth Season Youngstown State, 1999

Sprints • Third Season Youngston State, 1981

Former Youngstown State pole vaulter Rick Penniman has steadily moved YSU’s pole vaulting program toward the top of the Horizon League in his eight years as an assistant coach. The top five pole vaulters in the history of the women’s indoor program have all competed under Penniman in his six-year tenure as the pole vault coach. The USATF Level 1 Coach spent his first three seasons on the staff coaching the jumpers and hurdlers. In addition, Derek Riker became Penniman’s first conference champion when he won the pole vault during the 2006 Horizon League Championships. During the 2005-06 indoor season Stephanie Jarvis set the school record as a freshman with a height of 10-11 3/4. Darla Wilson also improved her personal-best mark to move into second-place all-time. Jarvis also set the school record during the outdoor season with a height of 11-1 1/2 at the Horizon League Championships to earn Second-Team AllHorizon League honors. Under Penniman’s guidance, Riker set the school record in the outdoor pole vault in 2006 by clearing a height of 15-feet, 6-inches. Riker also ranks third all-time in the indoor pole vault. The future also looks bright for the pole vaulting program as Penniman was instrumental in recruiting All-Ohio pole vaulter Johnny Copley to the 2007-08 squad. During the 2007-08 season, Penniman coached Stephanie Jarvis who won the pole vault twice at Baldwin Wallace and had five top-four finishes in the indoor season. Jarvis went on to finish third in the pole vault with a schoolrecord mark of 11-1 3/4 at the Horizon League Championships and won the vault at the Robert Kahn Invitational. On the men’s side during the 2007-08 season Johnny Copley went on to win the pole vault during the indoor season at the Baldwin Wallace Mid-January Meet. Copley took fourth at both the Horizon League Indoor and Outdoor Championships and ranks fourth in school history in the pole vault on both the indoor and outdoor charts. With Penniman as the hurdles and jumpers coach, Kelly Leonard won the Horizon League indoor hurdles title in 2002, and Laura Schatz was the high jump champion. Leonard repeated in the outdoor season and won the 100m hurdles. As a student athlete, Penniman was a member of YSU’s first Mid-Continent Conference Championship team in 1997. He ranks fifth in YSU history in the pole vault and fourth all-time in the decathlon.

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Former Youngstown State football player and area AAU coach David Townsend is in his third season as sprints coach for YSU’s track and field program. Last year Townsend’s group of sprinters were key contributors to the women’s team winning both the indoor and outdoor conference championships. At the indoor championships Breanne Romeo placed second in the 400m, seventh in the 200m and anchored YSU’s 4x400 relay that finished in second by .01 seconds. Kari Kreutzfeld won the 400m at the event and junior Katie Betts earned runner-up finishes in the 60m (7.83) and the 200m (25.13). During the outdoor championships Romeo was named the top newcomer of the year and was one-hundredth of a second from tying the Horizon League record in the 400m, turning in a first-place time of 55.36 Alisha Anthony, Kreutzfeld, Katie Betts and Darcelle Formby teamed up to win the 4x100m relay. Romeo along with Emily Wollet, Yandeh Joh and Kreutzfeld were a part of the on the winning 4x400m relay team. In his first season, Townsend’s sprinters were key contributors in leading YSU to two runner-up finishes at the Horizon League Championships. In the indoor campaign, Yandeh Joh became the sixth consecutive YSU hurdler to capture the Horizon League title in the 60m hurdles. Kari Kreutzfeld also won the 400m dash. In addition to Joh’s win, two other Penguins scored in the hurdles as Jen Grayson placed second in the and Emily Dumitru finished sixth. Ashley Oliver placed third in the 60m and Alisha Anthony placed third in the 200m. The success carried on to the outdoor circuit where Aaliyah Gillespie won the 100m hurdles for a third time. Darcelle Formby’ had second-place finishes in the 100m and 200m, and Katie Betts placed third in the 200m. The sprinters also made six new entries to YSU’s all-time top performers list in the indoor season and seven in the outdoor campaign. On the men’s side Townsend helped develop freshman Eric Baltputnis to a second-team all-conference sprinter in the indoor 60m. Baltputnis was one of five sprinters to earn a top-six finish. In the outdoor season, Streiner placed third in the 100m and 200m dashes at the Horizon League Championships. The men’s sprint group also made four new entries on the all-time list in the indoor season and one more in the outdoor circuit. Townsend has been the head coach of the Youngstown Striders Track and Field Club since 1998 and has produced four Ohio state champions. During his tenure, 18 of his athletes have qualified for the Ohio State Track and Field Championships and 11 have earned All-Ohio honors. Townsend has also coached 157 AAU Junior Olympics qualifiers in his 10year stay with the Striders. The team has had 16 medalists, and one of his runners won a national title in 2000. Townsend is also the current sports director for the Lake Erie AAU Track and Field Association. A reserve tailback for YSU’s football team from 1976 to 1978, Townsend was a member of the 1978 team that won the Mid-Continent Conference and earned YSU’s first Division II playoff victory. He scored four touchdowns in his three seasons and played under coach Bill Narduzzi. A 1975 graduate of Youngstown East High School, Townsend has been very active in the community. At YSU he was president of the NAACP, a member of YSU’s Student Council and was and the Black United Students Studentof-the-Year in 1978. He was inducted into the Ebony Lifetime Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Townsend graduated from YSU with a bachelor’s degree in combined sciences in 1981 and has worked for the Internal Revenue Service since 1979. He and his wife Beverly have two sons, Dorian and Devin.

188 CONFERENCE EVENT TITLES ... 23 CONFERENCE NEWCOMERS-OF-THE-YEAR THE HORIZON LEAGUE

Horizon League: Raise Your Sights Aspiring to teach young people, through athletic competition, the value of learning, service to others and personal responsibility Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2008-09, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models. The Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Current membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University. The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms of athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports – nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and volleyball). In all sports, all teams participate in their respective postseason League championships regardless of regular-season performance, allowing all student-athletes an opportunity to qualify for NCAA championships. The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field and the NCAA national office.

A PROUD HISTORY Founded on June 16, 1979, as the Midwestern City Conference with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and added women’s sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Charter members of the conference included current members Butler and Loyola as well as the University of Evansville, Oklahoma

City University, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University. Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 in the largest non-merger conference expansion in history, with Youngstown State joining in 2001 and Valparaiso in 2007. On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League unveiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic direction that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of being one of the nation’s top ten conferences with a focus on enhancing the student-athletes experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive positions.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS In the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprecedented success on the national stage, highlighted by three Sweet Sixteen appearances (Butler 2003, 2007; Milwaukee 2005) and eight wins in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in the past six seasons. In other sports, League teams have won at least one game in their respective NCAA Championships each of the last six seasons in men’s soccer (Milwaukee 2002-05, UIC 2006-07), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In softball, League teams won a game in the national tournament four straight years earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s soccer three of the last four seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06). Green Bay’s women’s basketball team added to that résumé with a victory in the 2007 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s first NCAA individual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and then finished fourth at the 2005 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS Horizon League student-athletes also excel in the classroom as more than 500 have been named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past seven semesters for carrying a grade-point average of 3.2 or better, including more than 600 for the fall 2007 and spring 2008 semesters. Forty-eight studentathletes were named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District teams in 2007-08, while 14 earned Academic All-America honors, including a pair of first-team selections.

COMMUNITY SERVICE In addition to its athletics success, the Horizon League has secured a well-earned reputation for its community service initiatives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elementary schools for an art, music and essay contest highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with

winners recognized at League games on the weekend of MLK Day. The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) also has continued a tradition of working with youth in Indianapolis during its annual summer meeting, while the League, it schools and fans donate to Komen for the Cure for breast cancer awareness during its annual women’s basketball championship. On campus, student-athletes have raised money and awareness for such causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighborhood clean-ups, Big Brother/ Big Sister programs and more.

SPORTSMANSHIP One of the Horizon League’s points of emphasis is fostering collegial environments for competition among student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans in a pro-active approach. Among the vehicles is the Ethical Conduct Pledge, which is signed each season by student-athletes, coaches, officials, and campus and League administrators. Its purpose is to make all the involved groups aware of the Horizon League expectations of behavior during conference events.

DEMOGRAPHICS Horizon League institutions boast a combined enrollment of more than 130,000 plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest footprint. League media markets include five of the nation’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more than nine percent of the nation’s television audience.

GOVERNANCE The Horizon League is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the ten member institutions’ chief executive officers. Dr. David Sweet, President of Youngstown State, serves as Board Chair through June 30, 2010. Ron Strollo, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Youngstown State, serves as chair of the Executive Council, and Christine Moeller, Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Cleveland State, is the Second Delegate, while Sheila Patterson of Cleveland State serves as chair of the Faculty Athletics Representatives.

LEADERSHIP Jonathan B. (Jon) LeCrone is in his 17th year as Commissioner of the Horizon League, having been

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HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK The Horizon League is a recognized leader in video streaming, through the Horizon League Network (HLN), having produced more than 800 free, live events in the past three years, with plans to web cast more than 400 during the 2008-09 academic year. In addition to live games, HLN includes highlight vignettes of all 19 League championships, weekly highlight videos during the men’s and women’s basketball season and other special programming covering Horizon League institutions, coaches and student-athletes.

VISIBILITY The Horizon League has enhanced its media visibility with a number of initiatives. The League is in the fourth year of a five-year agreement with ESPN that includes selected regular-season men’s basketball action (ESPN2) and the men’s championship game (ESPN) and features increased exposures each year on ESPNU plus inclusion in the annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters, one of college basketball’s premier in-season events. In addition, the Horizon League has partnered with CBS College Sports to provide the official web site at www.horizonleague.org, which offers the most comprehensive coverage of Horizon League teams on the net.

McCAFFERTY TROPHY

HORIZON LEAGUE SCHOOLS Institution Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Loyola Milwaukee UIC Valparaison Wright State Youngstown State

City Indianapolis Cleveland Detroit Green Bay, Wis. Chicago Milwaukee, Wis. Chicago, Ill. Valparaiso, Ind. Dayton, Ohio Youngstown, Ohio

Population 785,597 444,313 871,121 100,353 2,833,321 573,358 2,833,321 26,519 156,771 81,520

The Horizon League annually awards the McCafferty Trophy in recognition of its all-sports champion in honor of its first commissioner, James J. McCafferty. Cleveland State won its first McCafferty Trophy in school history following the 2007-08 academic year. The Vikings also captured their first Men’s All-Sports Award, while Milwaukee claimed the women’s honor for the third straight year and seventh time in the past eight years. As an indication of the League’s competitive balance, eight of its ten schools won at least one team championship last year.

2009 Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 28 - March 1 | Location: Greencastle, Ind. Track Complex: DePauw University Track and Tennis Center | Hosted by: Butler

2009 Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 1-2 | Location: Leslie, Ill. Hosted by: UIC/Loyola

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188 CONFERENCE EVENT TITLES ... 23 CONFERENCE NEWCOMERS-OF-THE-YEAR 2008-2009 ROSTER | MEET THE PENGUIN WOMEN NAME Alisha Anthony Katie Betts Lauren Blase Amanda Carpin Amanda Cox Danielle Curry Emily Dumitru Darcelle Formby Dawn Goodwin Jen Grayson Kaitlyn Griffith Alexis Hall Lyndsie Hall Malin Heineking Stephanie Jarvis Yandeh Joh Laura Kosiorek Kari Kreutzfeld KaiCee Kubicina Eryn Langenkamp Lisa Lee Leah Love Madelyn McGhee Amy Moore Marissa Opper Robyn Ray Jennifer Roman Breanne Romeo Nicole Rymer Jocelyn Steiner Katy Wells Kayla Witmer Kelcie Witmer Emily Wollet

EVENTS Jumps/Sprints Sprints Distance Pole Vault Throws Throws Hurdles Sprints/Jumps Distance High Jump/Multi Throws Throws Throws Distance Pole Vault Hurdles/Multi Sprints Sprints Throws Multi Middle Distance Throws Distance Middle Distance Throws Jumps Middle Distance Sprints Hurdles Distance Hurdles Distance Distance Sprints

XC/IN/OUT x/Jr./So. x/Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr./Jr. x/So./So. x/Fr./Fr. x/So./So. x/Jr./So. x/Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr./Jr. x/Sr./Jr. x/Fr./Fr. x/Jr./Jr. x/So./So. So./So./So. x/Jr./Jr. x/x/Sr. x/Fr./Fr. x/Sr./Sr. x/Fr./Fr. x/Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr./So. x/Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr./Sr. Sr./Jr./Sr. x/So./So. x/Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr./Jr. x/So./So. x/Fr./Fr. x/Fr./Fr. x/Jr./Sr. So./So./So. So./So./So. x/x/Sr.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS/HIGH SCHOOL Van Wert, Ohio/St. John’s Cortland, Ohio/Lakeview Youngstown, Ohio/Walsh/Boardman Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary Thornville, Ohio/Sheridan Hamilton, Ontario/Westmount Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Rhodes West Salem, Ohio/Sullivan Black River Cortland, Ohio/Maplewood Orrville, Ohio/Orrville Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch Boardman, Ohio/Boardman Chardon, Ohio/Chardon Canfield, Ohio/Canfield Cleveland, Ohio/Regina Erie, Pa./McDowell Port Clinton, Ohio/Port Clinton Newton Falls, Ohio/Newton Falls Celina, Ohio/ Celina Norwalk, Ohio/Norwalk Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg Brookfield, Ohio/Brookfield Aurora, Ohio/Aurora Chardon, Ohio/Chardon Cleveland, Ohio/Beaumont Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Rhodes Boardman, Ohio/Boardman Medina, Ohio/Medina Ravenna, Ohio/Ravenna Hebron, Ohio/Lakewood Columbiana, Ohio/South Range Columbiana, Ohio/South Range Canfield, Ohio/Canfield

Head Coach: Brian Gorby (16th Season • Youngstown State, 1990) Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Throws: Shawn Cobey • Jumps Coach: Marcella Bohla • Sprints Coach: David Townsend •Pole Vault Coach: Rick Penniman

SPRINTS (6): Alisha Anthony, Katie Betts, Darcelle Formby, Kari Kreutzfeld, Breanne Romeo, Emily Wollet HURDLES (4): Emily Dumitru, Yandeh Joh, Nicole Rymer, Katy Wells MIDDLE DISTANCE (3): Lisa Lee, Amy Moore, Jennifer Roman DISTANCE (7): Lauren Blase, Dawn Goodwin, Malin Heineking, Madelyn McGhee, Jocelyn Steiner, Kayla Witmer, Kelcie Witmer JUMPS (5): Alisha Anthony, Darcelle Formby, Jen Grayson, Laura Kosiorek, Robyn Ray POLE VAULT (2): Amanda Carpin, Stephanie Jarvis THROWS (7): Amanda Cox, Danielle Curry, Kaitlyn Griffith, Alexis Hall, Lyndsie Hall, KaiCee Kubicina, Marissa Opper MULTI (4): Jen Grayson, Yandeh Joh, Eryn Langenkamp FRESHMEN (8): Amanda Cox, Kaitlyn Griffith, Laura Kosiorek, KaiCee Kubicina, Eryn Langenkamp, Leah Love, Nicole Rymer, Jocelyn Steiner SOPHOMORES (8): Amanda Carpin, Danielle Curry, Lyndsie Hall, Malin Heineking, Marissa Opper, Breanne Romeo, Kayla Witmer, Kelcie Witmer JUNIORS (9): Alisha Anthony, Lauren Blase, Emily Dumitru, Dawn Goodwin, Alexis Hall, Stephanie Jarvis, Lisa Lee, Robyn Ray, Jennifer Roman SENIORS (9): Katie Betts, Darcelle Formby, Jen Grayson*, Yandeh Joh*, Kari Kreutzfeld, Madelyn McGhee, Amy Moore*, Katy Wells*, Emily Wollet* * - redshirt junior in at least one season

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Horizon League Champs Set to Defend Their Titles The YSU women’s team will look for an encore performance as they have their sights on defending their indoor and outdoor crowns from a year ago. Following a two-year drought, the Guins brought the hardware back to Youngstown and want to keep it here. The squad returns a core group of athletes that between them have nine conference individual championships. Along with 18 upperclassmen, the squad also returns eight underclassmen and a group of 10 freshman to add depth to the team. “Our team depth is one of the main keys to our success,” Gorby said. “We’ve also got some real quality people in some events and a great group of seniors. Our kids embrace the opportunity to compete for a championship and keep our tradition going.”

after both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Romeo has won the 400m and ran on the winning 4x400m relay at the league championships. Junior Alisha Anthony also is a key member to the sprints group as she has a 4x100m title to her name. T h e P e n gu i n s h av e b e e n dominant in the hurdles since joining the Horizon League in 2001-02. Since that time, YSU has won 11 out of a possible 14 titles in the 60m and 100m hurdles. Junior Katy Wells will look to overtake first place as she Is a two-time runner-up in the hurdles SPRINTS / HURDLES at Horizon League championship During the 2008 campaign, seven Penguin meets sprinters stood on the top podium after winning three Junior Emily Dumitru ranks sixth conference championships in sprinting events. in YSU history in the 400m hurdles Senior Darcelle Formby and Junior Alisha Anthony are two of Senior Katie Betts returns to the team as a four- and seventh in the indoor 55m seven Penguins who own a conference championship. time league champion in relay events and has also hurdles and the 60m hurdles been named Horizon League Running Newcomer of Freshmen Laura Kosiorek and Nicole Rymer will outdoor circuit. the Year honors twice. Grayson won her first Horizon League title in the be the newcomers to the veteran sprints and hurdles Fellow senior Kari Kreutzfeld will look to recapture group and will look to carry on the championship indoor high jump in 2008 and is the school record the indoor 400m league championship that she won tradition. holder in the event, while also ranking second in the in 2007. She has also won three titles in the 4x400m pentathlon. and one title in the 4x100m. DISTANCE Robyn Ray finished fifth in the high jump at Another senior looking to have a great year is Experience will be key as the Penguins return six the Horizon League Outdoor Championships and Yondeh Joh. Joh has won six Horizon League titles. distance runners and three middle distance runners had top-five finishes in three events at the indoor Five titles have come in relays with the other being a from a year ago. championships. 60m hurdle champion in the indoor circuit. Junior Jennifer Roman headlines the group of Joining Jarvis as a pole vaulter will be sophomore Seniors Emily Wollet and Darcelle Formby also middle distance runners as she finished in third in the Amanda Carpin. Carpin, a diver at YSU, placed eighth own relay titles. Wollet has won three league titles 800m atthe outdoor league championships and took in the pole vault at the Horizon League Outdoor as part of relays while Formby has two league titles fourth place at the indoor league championships. Championships a year ago and along with Jarvis will to her credit. Senior Amy Moore and junior Lisa Lee provide be a very competitive duo. Sophomore Breanne Romeo has already built an experience and both will look to improve on their times THROWS impressive resume as a Penguin. Romeo was named from last year. The Penguins are will look to continue their the Horizon League Running Newcomer of the Year On the distance side junior Lauren Blase and sophomore Kayla Witmer will be a major factor as dominance in the throwing department, but will be to how the Penguins will finish in the distance without Bethany Anderson who was a vital part to events. Witmer and Blase were the top two their success. Returning to the squad is junior Alexis finishers for the Penguins in every cross country Hall, and sophomores Danielle Curry, Lyndsie Hall, and Marissa Opper. event in 2008. Without Anderson, Alexis Hall will look to claim the Dawn Goodwin finished sixth in the league at the outdoor steeplechase, and she ran in three top spot as she has finished as the runner-up in the cross country meet this fall. Madelyn McGhee, hammer during at the outdoor championships as well Malin Heineking, and Kelcie Witmer add as second in the weight throw in the indoor season experience to the group as all three have scored championship. Curry earned Field Newcomer of the Year honors in cross country events. Joining the group will be at the 2008 indoor league championships. She has newcomers Liz Shivers and Jocelyn Steiner. one individual league title to her credit, the 2008 JUMPS / POLE VAULT indoor shot put. The jumps squad will feature Anthony, and Lyndsie Hall finished ninth in the javelin at the senior Jen Grayson, while school record-holder Horizon League Championships and took 16th in the Stephanie Jarvis highlight will look to carry the weight throw at the indoor championships. pole vautlers. Opper threw a personal best hammer at the Anthony was Named the Field Newcomer outdoor championships where she took fifth place. of the Year after winning the triple jump and She also took seventh place in the weight throw at the finishing second in the long jump at the outdoor indoor championships. Junior Stephanie Jarvis finished third in the pole vault at championships a year ago. She also owns school Three newcomers will join the squad this season, the indoor and outdoor championships. records in the long jump and triple jump in the Amanda Cox, Kaitlyn Griffith, and KaiCee Kubicina.

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ALISHA

ANTHONY Sprints / Jumps • x / Jr. / So. Van Wert, Ohio • Delphos St. John’s High 2008 Outdoor (R-Fr.): Named the Field Newcomer of the Year after winning the triple jump and finishing second in the long jump ... broke the school record in the triple jump with a mark of 39-4, which was nearly three feet further than her previous season-best distance ... leaped a personal-best 18-11 1/4 at the league meet to finish second by 1 1/4 inches ... added a runner-up finish in the 100m with a personal-best time of 12.37, and she ran on YSU’s winning 4x100m relay ... posted a personalbest 200m time of 25.57 in the prelims at conference ... set meet records in the long jump and triple jump at the Red Flash Open ... named the Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week on May 13 ... earned Academic All-Horizon League honors. Indoor (So.): Defended her league title in the long jump (18-9 1/4), and earned three other top-four finishes at the Horizon League Championships ... tied for second in the triple jump with a personalbest mark of 37-2 1/4 ...was ranked eighth in the triple coming into the league meet, and beat her previous season-best by two feet, three inches ... also placed third in the 60m dash (7.87) and fourth in the 200m (25.63), running personal-best times in each .... was the top point scorer in individual events with 26 points at the league meet ... leaped a personal-best 19-2 to win the long jump at the Akron Open ... earned Academic All-Horizon Anthony is a four-time Horizon League Champion and holds League honors. the school outdoor record in 2007 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished third in the the long and triple jump. long jump at the Duke Asics Invitational (18-5) in the first meet of the season before missing the rest of the season due to an injury ... earned a medical redshirt. Indoor (Fr.): Named the Horizon League Field Newcomer of the Year after winning the long jump and placing sixth in the triple jump at the league championships ... her leap of 19-1 ½ at the league meet was the fourthhighest winning long jump mark in league history and tied her personal-best distance ... posted a season-best mark of 36-8 ¼ in the triple jump and added a third-place effort in the 200m dash at the league meet ... also won the long jump at the Akron Open (in two different divisions), the Findlay Open and at Kent State. High School: Broke the school and the Division III state record in the long jump as a junior with a mark of 18-9 ½ ... also won the long jump as a senior with a mark of 18-6 ¼ ... finished second in the state as a sophomore (17-8 ¾) and freshman (18-0) ... also set school records in the 200m, 4x100m and 4x200m ... anchored the Blue Jays’ second-place 4x100m relay at state as a senior ... was a state qualifier in the 200m as a senior ... anchored the sixthplace 4x200m relay and seventh-place 4x100m relay at state as a junior ... placed sixth individually in the 200m as a junior (26.41) ... was named the best track athlete of the area ... was also a standout gymnast, earning a spot on the Ohio All-Star Gymnastics Team ... was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Awarded the Lester Donnell Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year ... born May 3, 1988 ... parents are Stephen and Margaret Anthony ... has four brothers and four sisters ... major is exercise science ... is a member of SAAC for the 2008-09 academic year.

KATIE

BETTS Sprints • x / Sr. / Sr. Cortland, Ohio / Lakeview High 2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Placed seventh in the 100m (12.56) and eighth in the 200m (26.21) at the Horizon League Championships after tweaking her back on the final day ... was third in the 100m (12.46) and fifth in the 200m (25.13) during prelims ... posted a personal-best 100m time of 12.01 at the Sea Ray Relays. Indoor (Jr.): Earned runner-up finishes in the 60m (7.83) and the 200m (25.13) at the Horizon League Championships ... was .04 seconds behind the winner in the 200m and .05 seconds short in the 60m ... held the top prelim time in the 200m ... both times were seasonbest efforts and the fastest since her freshman year ... won the 200m at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet (25.73) as one of three top-two finishes on the year ... also ran the 55m in 7.45 at Baldwin Wallace. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Finished third in the 200m (24.89) and fourth in the 100m (12.39) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-best times of 12.17 in the 100m and 24.64 in the prelims of the 200m ... improved her season-best time by .4 seconds in the 100m and by two seconds in the 200m at the league meet. Indoor (So.): Finished seventh in the 60m (8.05) and ninth in the 200m (26.17) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran her secondfastest 60m time of the year (7.97) to qualify for finals in the 60m ... posted a season-best times of 7.92 in the 60m and 25.68 in the 200m at Kent State to finish second in both events. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Earned Horizon League Running Newcomer of the Year accolades after placing second in the 100m (12.12), third in the 200m (24.83) and running in two winning relays ... posted personal-best times of 12.02 in the 100m and 24.40 in the 200m in prelim heats at the league meet ... qualified for the 2006 Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she placed Betts has received Horizon 32nd in the 200m against the top youth League Running Newcomer-ofcompetitors in the country ... ran the the-Year honors twice. second leg of YSU’s 4x400m at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... finished ninth in the invitational race of the 200m at the Raleigh Relays (3/25). Indoor (Fr.): Was named the Horizon League Running Newcomer of the Year ... placed third in the 60m (7.82) and the 200m (25.09) at the championship meet, and anchored the 4x400m relay ... posted a personal-best time of 7.77 in the prelims of the 60m ... ran a personal-best time of 24.75 to win the 200m at the Kent State Tune-Up ... also won the 200m at the Golden Flash Gala in her first collegiate meet ... finished second in the 55m at Robert Morris with a personal-best time of 7.34. High School: Was a four-year letterwinner ... anchored Lakeview’s 4x200m relay that finished sixth at state and the 4x100m that finished 10th her senior year ... finished 13th in the 200 at the state meet as a junior (26.09) ... set school records in the 100m dash (12.5), 200m dash (25.8), 4x100m relay and 4x200m relay ... was named Sprinter of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year three times ... helped lead the Bulldogs to a TAC-8, Trumbull County and District Championship. Personal: Born July 8, 1987 ... daughter of Karl Betts and Karen Honkonen ... has one brother and two sisters ... major is hospitality management.

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LAUREN

BLASE Distance / XC • Jr. / Jr. / Jr. Youngstown, Ohio / Walsh / Boardman High 2008 XC (Jr.): Finished among YSU’s top two runners in all seven meets ... led the Penguins five times, including at the Horizon League Championships when she finished 15th ... ran a time of 23:32 at the Great Lakes Regional... ran a season-best 5K time of 18:51 at the Notre Dame Invitational...named Horizon League Cross Country Athlete of the Week following a 5K time of 19:39 at the All-Ohio Championships. 2008 Outdoor (So.): Placed 11th in the 10,000m (40:13.50) and 15th in the 5,000m (19:04.79) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 5,000m in a season-best 18:54.24 at the Red Flash Open ... placed fifth in the 10,000m with a season-best time of 39:42.78 at the Sea Ray Relays ... won the 5,000m at the Sparky Adams Invite and was the runnerup at the Jack Hazen Open. Indoor (So.): Finished 10th in the mile (5:19.33) and 11th in the 3,000m (10:35.72) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted personal-best times in each ... earned two top-10 finishes in the mile and another in the 3,000m. XC (So.): Finished among YSU’s top two runners in all six meets ... led the Penguins three times, including at the Horizon League Championships when she finished 34th ... ran a season-best 5K time of 20:22 at the Notre Dame Invite.

meter ... scored a personal best of 216.45 in the one-meter at the Butler/ Illinois tri-meet, ranking her eighth in school history ... placed first in the three meter against Ohio (161.33) and second in the one-meter and three-meter against Niagara (191.25/172.28). High School: Four-year letterwinner ... set multiple school records and was recognized as an all-state, all-district and all-county athlete ... member of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors ... also broke the school diving record. Personal: Born July 9, 1989 ... daughter of Kim and Chris Carpin ... has one brother (Chris) ... major is special education ... is also a diver on the YSU swimming and diving team.

DANIELLE

CURRY

Throws• x / So. / So. Thornville, Ohio / Sheridan High

Blase ranks eighth in school history in the indoor 3,000meter run.

Walsh: Finished 21st at the American Mideast Conference/NAIA Region IX Championships to lead the Cavaliers to a sixth-place finish ... was 33rd at the All-Ohio Championships ... was Walsh’s top finisher in three meets. High School: Was 21st in the Northeast District and 51st at the Youngstown Regional in Division I as a senior ... placed 12th in the 1,600m in Division I at the Youngstown Regional as a senior. Personal: Awarded the Sokolov Family Scholarship and the Youngstown Road Runners Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year...Major is exercise science.

AMANDA

CARPIN Pole Vault • x / So. / So. Erie, Pa. / Harbor Creek High 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed eighth in the pole vault at the Horizon League Championships (8-8 1/4). Indoor (Fr.) Cleared a season-best 9-6 1/4 twice ... placed fourth in the pole vault at the indoor league meet, clearing 10 feet ... ranks second in school history in the indoor pole vault and third in

2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Earned three top-five finishes at the Horizon League Championships, highlighted by a third-place showing in the shot put (42-4 1/4) ... posted personal-best marks in the hammer (15-8) and discus (137-10) to finish fourth and fifth, respectively ... her throw in the hammer was more than 14 feet further than her previous best of the season, and her discus throw was a five-foot improvement ... finished in the top 10 five times in the shot put, four times in the discus and twice in the hammer. Indoor (Fr.): Named the Field Newcomer of the Year after winning the shot put (44-4) and finishing fifth in the weight throw (52-0 1/20 ... was the only freshman at the meet to claim an individual title ... was in fourth heading into her final throw before leaping into first place by just over four inches ... won the shot put at Baldwin Wallace at two different meets, posting a personal-best mark of 44-7 1/2 at the Mid January Meet ... earned five top-five finishes in the weight throw, including a third-place finish at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet when she threw a personal-best 54-8 3/4. Curry was named Field High School: Was a four-year letterwinner Newcomer of the Year after the ... placed second in the discus (134-3) 2008 Indoor Championships, and third in the shot put (40-0 ½) at the where she won the shot put. Ohio state championships in Division II as a senior ... also finished fourth in the shot (40-3 ½) and 12th in the discus (109-3) as a junior at state ... was seventh in the state in the shot put (39-2) and ninth in the discus (120-0) as a sophomore ... finished fourth in the state in the shot during the indoor season as a junior and second as a senior ... set the school record in the discus ... was a three-time Muskingum Valley League champion in both throwing events ... also a three-time All-Southeast District thrower ... also played volleyball. Personal: Daughter of Danny and Amber Curry ... has two brothers (Dann Jr. and Donny) ... born April 27, 1989 ... major is exercise science... is a member of SAAC for the 2008-09 academic year.

the outdoor vault. Swimming and Diving: Placed 13th in the one-meter and three-meter dives during her first appearance in the Horizon League Championships in 2007 ... posted a 196.20 in the finals of the one-meter and scored a 152.82 in three-

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AMANDA

DARCELLE

COX

FORMBY

Throws• x / Fr. / Fr. Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary

Sprints / Jumps • x / Sr. / Sr. Cleveland, Ohio • James Ford Rhodes High

High School: Was a three-year letterman at Poland Seminary … set the shot put record … first thrower from Poland to make it to state … named Poland’s field MVP three years in a row … member of two MAC conference title teams … coach was Rob Sainato … also earned three letters in golf. Personal: Born Nov. 21, 1989 … mother is Debbie Cox … has a sister (Amy) … major is chemical engineering.

EMILY

DUMITRU Hurdles • x / Jr. / So. Hamilton, Ontario / Westmount Secondary 2008 Outdoor (R-Fr.): Finished sixth in both the 100m hurdles (15.60) and the 400m hurdles (1:06.31) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 400m hurdles in a personal-best 1:06.24 during the prelims ... posted a personalbest 100m hurdles time of 15.32 at the Sparky Adams Invitational ... earned three top-six finishes in the 400m hurdles and two in the 100m hurdles. Indoor (So.): Placed fourth in the 60m hurdles with a personal-best time of 9.09 at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 55m hurdles in 8.67 at the Baldwin Wallace mid February Meet ... earned three top-10 finishes in the 60m hurdles ... improved her 60m hurdles time by .39 seconds from her freshman year. 2007 Outdoor (Fr.): Ran the 100m hurdles in 16.53 the first week at the Duke Asics Invitational, but did not compete the rest of the season ... was granted a medical redshirt. Indoor (Fr.): Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships thanks to a personal-best time of 9.48 in the finals ... posted a personal-best time of 8.48 in the 60m at the Golden Flash Gala. High School: Set Westmount’s hurdles records at distances of 80m, 100m and 400m ... was also part of the school-record 4x100m relay ... named team MVP as a junior and senior and earned the Special Award for Excellence ... placed 11th in the 400m hurdles at the Canadian Junior Nationals ... won the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association championship ... finished fourth in the 100m hurdles at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Championship ... also placed sixth at the OFSAA meet in the 400m hurdles. Personal: Awarded the Sigma Club Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year ... born Jan. 22, 1988 ... parents are Jeff and Marilynn Dumitru ... has two brothers and two sisters ... major is geography ... is a member of SAAC for the 2008-09 academic year.

2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Finished third in the 100m (12.38) and fourth in the 200m (25.68) at the Horizon League Championships ... also anchored YSU’s winning 4x100m relay and finished 12th in the long jump (16-5) ... her time in the 100m final was a season-best, and she ran a season-best 25.11 in the prelims of the 200m ... won the 100m and 200m at the Sparky Adams Invitational ... earned four top-three finishes in the 100m and three in the 200m. Indoor (Jr.): Finished seventh in the 60m (8.04), ninth in the 200m (25.91) and 10th in the long jump (16-5 1/4) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-best times of 7.87 in the 60m and 25.89 in the 200m. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Finished second in both the 100m (12.32) and 200m (24.81) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a personal-best time of 12.24 in the prelims of the 100m ... ran a personal-best time of 24.41 in the 200m at the Campbell/Wright Open to finish second ... improved her personal-best 200m time by more than a second. Indoor (So.): Placed eighth in both the 60m (8.75) and 200m (27.46) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a season-best time of 7.89 in the 60m in the prelims, which was the fourth-fastest heat time ... ran the 200m a season-best 25.98 at the Findlay Open to place second. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished fifth in the 100m (12.43) and ninth in the 200m (25.60) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-best times in both events at the league meet. Indoor (Fr.): Finished Formby is a two-time Horizon fifth in the long jump at the Horizon League League champion in relays Championships (17-6) ... also posted a and fifth in YSU history in the personal-best time of 7.88 in the 60m outdoor 200m. dash in the prelims (7.88) ... won the 200m (26.20) and the long jump with a personalbest leap of 18-1 at Robert Morris ... also posted a personal-best time of 7.35 in the 55m at RMU to finish third ... ran a personal-best 200m time of 25.80 at Penn State ... finished second in the long jump, fourth in the 200m (25.88) and fifth in the 60m (7.90) at the Central Collegiate Championship. High School: Finished 12th in the 100m (12.72) and 16th in the 200m (25.76) as a senior at the Division I Ohio state meet ... also anchored the eighth-place 4x200m and led off the 4x400m relay at State as a senior ... as a junior, placed seventh in the state in the 200m and helped pace the 4x200 to a sixth-place finish ... placed third in the 60m (7.25) and third in the 200 (25.71) at the state indoor meet … also earned All-Ohio honors in the long jump ... was a two-time district champion in the 100m and 200m ... helped lead Rhodes to two district titles, a regional title and a runner-up finish at state. Personal: Awarded the Lester Donnell Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year...born Feb. 13, 1987 ... daughter of Dorian Brown and Tonya Formby ... has one brother and one sister ... major is chemistry.

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DAWN

GOODWIN Distance / XC • Jr. / Jr. / Jr. West Salem, Ohio • Black River High 2008 XC (Jr.): Ran in three events and scoring in one...placed 54th at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best time of 20:58...finished the Great Lakes Regional with a time of 26:31 2008 Outdoor (So.): Finished sixth in the .steeplechase at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 12:30.62 ... also posted a personal-best 5,000m time of 20:15.09 to finish 18th at the league meet ... set the meet record in the steeplechase at the Red Flash Open (12:56.5). Indoor (So.): Placed 13th in the 5,000m with a personal-best time of 19:33.62 at the Horizon League Championships ... that time was 2:15 faster than her previous season-best ... also finished 27th in the 3,000m at the league meet in a personal-best 11:58.33 ... ran the mile in 6:04.15 at the Kent State Tune-Up XC (So.): Scored in every meet ... placed 58th at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 21:05.5 ... was YSU’s top finisher at the All-Ohio Championship ... ran personal-best 5K time at Notre Dame Invite (20:50). 2006-07 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed ninth in the 5,000m at the Horizon League Championships (20:47.16) ... posted a personal-best 5,000m time of 20:23.93 at the Sparky Adams Invitational ... ran the 3,000m in a personalbest 11:56.13 at the Northeast Ohio Quad. Indoor (Fr): Ran the 3,000m in 12:27.32 at the Golden Flash Gala ... did not compete after the first meet of the season. XC (Fr.): Was a displacer the final six meets of the season ... finished 59th at the Horizon League Championships (22:08.45). High School: Set the school record in the two-mile and 3K (cross country) ... finished 15th at the Division III Ohio State Cross Country Championships as a senior (19:35) ... also finished 17th in the state as a junior (19:54). Personal: Born Nov. 10, 1987 ... parents are Rick and Robin Norman ... has three brothers and three sisters ... major is social work.

JEN

GRAYSON High Jump / Multi • x / Sr. / Jr. Cortland, Ohio • Maplewood High 2008 Outdoor (So.): Finished as the runnerup in the high jump at the Horizon League Championships (5-3) ... a lingering knee injury kept her out of action the rest of the season. Indoor (Jr.): Won the high jump at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best mark of 5-6 ... also won the high jump at the Roo Town Open (5-5) ... did not finish lower than fourth in the high jump at any of her five meets ... a knee injury limited her to just high jumping. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Redshirted. Indoor (So.): Finished second in the 60m hurdles and the high jump (5-3 ¼) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a season-best time of 9.17 in the hurdles in the finals ... won the high jump at the Findlay Open with a mark of 5-7, which tied her personal-best height ... had five top-five finishes in the high jump. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished second in the heptathlon (4,195 points) and second in the high jump (5-5 ¾) at the Horizon League Championships ... also finished seventh in the 100m hurdles at the league championships (15.40) ... ran a personal-best time of 15.17 in the 100m hurdles during the heptathlon at the league meet. Indoor (Fr.): Placed second in the high jump (5-3 ¾) third in the pentathlon (3,392 points) and fourth in the 60m hurdles

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(personal-best 9.01) at the Horizon League Championships ... broke the school record in the high jump with a mark of 5-7 during the pentathlon ... ran a personal-best time of 8.40 in the prelims of the 55m hurdles at the Kent State Tune-Up ... ran a time of 8.42 in the finals to finish second ... won the high jump at Robert Morris and finished second at the Central Collegiate Invite. High School: Was a 10-time All-Ohioan at Maplewood ... finished second in the 300 hurdles (44.82), third in the 100 hurdles (15.12) and fourth in the high jump (5-5) as a senior at the 2005 Division III Ohio State Track and Field Championships ... won the state high jump title as a junior with a mark of 5-6 ... also finished fourth in the 300 hurdles and sixth in the 100 hurdles as a junior ... her personal-best mark of 5-7 ¼ in the high jump as a junior ranked 57th nationally ... set school records in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, high jump and long jump.

Grayson won her first Horizon League title in the indoor high jump in 2008.

Personal: Awarded the John Kerola Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year ... born Oct. 18, 1986 ... daughter of Randall and Laura Grayson ... has one brother ... major is integrated language arts.

KAITLYN

GRIFFITH Throws • x / Fr. / Fr. Orrville, Ohio • Orrville High High School: Earned four letters at Orrville ... holds school records in the shot put, discus, high jump, and hammer throw ... three-time school field MVP ... two-time OCC Field MVP ... qualified for state meet three times ... coach was Jason Ayers. Personal: Born Feb. 25, 1990 ... parents are Brett and Sherri Griffith ... major is criminal justice.

LYNDSIE

HALL

Throws • x / So. / So. Boardman, Ohio • Boardman High 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished ninth in the javelin at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best throw of 92-2 ... threw the hammer a personal-best 104-7 at the Northeast Ohio Quad. Indoor (Fr.): Placed 16th in the weight throw at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best mark of 41-4 1/4 ... placed seventh in the weight throw at the Baldwin Wallace Mid January Meet. High School: Was a two-year letterwinner and team captain one year ... helped lead the Spartans to Mahoning County titles as a junior and senior ... also played basketball all four years and volleyball for two ... graduated with honors. Personal: Born Nov. 29, 1988 ... parents are Lennie and Patti Hall ... has one brother (Philip) and one sister (Alison) ... major is middle childhood education.

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ALEXIS

STEPHANIE

Throws • x / Jr. / Jr. Austintown, Ohio • Austintown Fitch High

Pole Vault • x / Jr. / Jr. Canfield, Ohio • Canfield High

HALL

2008 Outdoor (So.): Finished as the runner-up in the hammer at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best throw of 160-7 ... that mark was a 10-foot improvement over her previous best mark of the season ... also finished 10th in the discus with a season-best throw of 123-2 ... finished in the top seven three times in the hammer. Indoor (So.): Finished second in the weight throw at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best heave of 54-10 ... that distance was nearly a foot further than her previous personal best ... won the weight throw at the Baldwin Wallace Mid January meet (50-6 3/4) ... earned six top-four finishes in the weight throw. 2007 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished third in the hammer (154-3) and seventh in the discus (126-4) at the Horizon League Championships ... distance in the hammer was a personal-best ... posted a personalbest mark of 127-10 in the discus at the Northeast Ohio Quad Meet ... improved hammer throw by 33 feet from the first Hall ranks second in YSU meet of the year. Indoor (Fr.): Placed second in the weight throw at the Horizon history in the weight throw and third in the hammer. League Championships with a personalbest mark of 50-5 ¼ ... also placed 14th in the shot put at the league meet ... posted a personal-best mark of 3611 in the shot put at the Golden Flash Gala ... improved her distance in the weight throw by more than nine feet throughout the year ... finished sixth in the weight throw at the Findlay Open (48-10 ¾). High School: Finished third at the Division I state championship in the discus as a senior with a mark of 131-9 ... also finished 14th as a junior ... was a Steel Valley Conference and Mahoning County champion ... also placed at districts and regionals ... was team MVP and a captain of the basketball team. Personal: Born Oct. 15, 1987 ... parents are Timothy Hall and Angela Burns ... has a sister ... major is integrated language arts.

MALIN

HEINEKING Distance / XC • So. / So. / So. Chardon, Ohio / Chardon High 2008 XC (So.): Redshirted 2007 XC (Fr.): Scored at the All-Ohio Championship and was a displacer in three other meets ... finished 73rd at the Horizon League Championships (21:49.8) ... ran a personal-best 5K time of 21:16. High School: Earned eight letters and was a two-time team captain for the Hilltoppers ... set the school cross country record in the 5K (20:32) ... helped lead Chardon to a Premier Athletic Conference Championship in 2006 by finishing second at the conference meet. Personal: Daughter of Brian and Unni Heineking ... has two brothers (Dan and Emil) ... born June 30, 1989 ... major is exercise science.

JARVIS

2008 Outdoor (So.): Finished third in the pole vault with a school-record mark of 11-1 3/4 at the Horizon League Championships ... won the vault at the Robert Kahn Invite ... earned three other top-six finishes in the pole vault during the year. Indoor (So.): Finished third in the pole vault at the Horizon League Championships, matching her season-best height of 10-11 3/4 ... won the pole vault twice at Baldwin Wallace ... earned five top-four finishes in the pole vault. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Redshirted. Indoor (So.): Broke her own school record in the pole vault with a mark of 11-0 ¼ at the Golden Flash Gala in the first meet of the season ... missed the remainder of the year with an injury but was granted a medical redshirt. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished second in the pole vault at the Horizon League Championships with a mark of 10-9 ½ ... set the school-record in the pole vault at the Slippery Rock Invitational with a mark of 11-0 ... earned a total of seven top-10 finishes in the pole vault ... threw the discus a personal-best 113-0 ½ at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (Fr.): Broke the YSU pole vault record with a mark of 10-11 ¾ at the Kangaroo Invitational ... won the pole vault at Robert Morris ... placed in the top-10 in six meets. High School: Placed seventh in the pole vault in Division I at the state meet as a Jarvis holds the school record junior with a mark of 10-4 … also finished in the pole vault in both the fourth in the state in the pole vault in indoor and outdoor circuits. the indoor season ... broke the Division I Youngstown District pole vault record with a first-place mark of 10-7 as a senior … was a district and county champion ... set the school record in the pole vault, long jump relay and shot put relay. Personal: Awarded the John Kerola Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year ... born March 25, 1987 ... daughter of Jim and Jan Jarvis ... has two brothers ... major is integrated math education.

YANDEH

JOH

Hurdles / Multi • x / x / Sr. Cleveland, Ohio / Regina High 2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Scored in five different events at the Horizon League Championships, highlighted by a second-place finish in the 400m hurdles (1:04.38) and a third-place finish in the 100m hurdles (14.94) ... also placed fourth in the heptathlon (3,882) and sixth in the high jump (5-1), and she ran the third leg in YSU’s winning 4x400m relay ... added a ninth-place finish in the long jump (17-4 1/4) ... her high jump and long jump marks were season-bests ... ran the 100m hurdles in a personal-best 14.59 at the Northeast Ohio Quad ... won the 100m hurdles (14.63) and long jump (17-4) at the Sparky Adams Invite ... set the meet record in the 100m hurdles

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EIGHT YSU STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR ... 34 MIDEAST REGIONAL QUALIFIERS MEET THE PENGUIN WOMEN | STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS (14.86) at the Red Flash Open. Indoor (Sr.): Won the pentathlon (3,319) and scored in three other events at the Horizon League Championships ... also finished third in the 60m hurdles (9.03) and fourth in the long jump (18-0 1/2), and she ran the third leg of the second-place 4x400m relay ... won the 55m hurdles in a personal-best 8.32 at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February meet ... ran the 60m hurdles a season-best 8.98 at the Golden Flash Gala ... recorded season-best marks of 4-11 3/4 in the high jump and 18-1 in the long jump during the pentathlon ... scored a season-best 3,325 points in the pentathlon at the Akron Open. 2007 Outdoor (Jr.): Redshirted. Indoor (Jr.): Was the Horizon League Champion in the 60m hurdles, running a finals time of 9.05 Joh has won six Horizon League titles and holds the school .... also finished eighth in the 400m, 11th record in the pentathlon as in the 200m and 12th in the long jump at well as the 400m hurdles. the league meet ... posted a personal-best hurdles time of 8.02 at the Doug Raymond Invitational ... earned four top-seven finishes in the hurdles. 2006 Outdoor (So.): Set the school record in the long jump at the Horizon League Championships with a second-place leap of 18-9 ¾ ... also placed second in the 400m hurdles (1:03.39) and third in the 100m hurdles (14.78) ... also part of the winning 4x100m and 4x400m relays ... ran the first leg of YSU’s 4x400m relay at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... set the school record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.47 at the Northeast Ohio Invitational ... won the 400m hurdles at the Campbell/Wright Open (1:03.17) ... posted a personal-best time of 14.77 in the 100m hurdles at the Sparky Adams Invite. Indoor (So.): Was YSU’s top point scorer at the Horizon League Championships with four second-place finishes and a fifth-place finish ... was the conference runner-up in the 400m, long jump, pentathlon and the 4x400m relay, and placed fifth in the 60m hurdles ... ran the 400m in personal-best time of 57.76 during the pentathlon ... won the 400m at Robert Morris ... posted personal-best times of 8.41 in the 55m hurdles and 25.78 in the 200m at the Kent State Tune-Up. 2005 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed fourth in the long jump with a personal-best mark of 18-4 at the Horizon League Championships ... also placed 10th in the 400m (59.77) and 12th in the 200m with a personal-best time of 27.00 ... ran the first leg of the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... posted a personal-best 400m time of 58.46 at the Raleigh Relays. Indoor (Fr.): Placed second in the long jump at the Horizon League Championships (17-8 ¼) ... also ran the first leg of YSU’s first-place 4x400m relay and finished eighth in the 200m (26.31) ... posted a personal-best mark of 18-1 ¾ in the long jump at the Bowling Green Quintangular to place fourth. High School: Was a four-time letterwinner and two-time captain for the Royals ... set the school record in the 100-meters (12.23 seconds), the 800 (2:15) and the long jump (19-1) ... was a Plain Dealer and News-Herald all star ... was Regina’s MVP four times ... also competed in volleyball. Personal: Born Jan. 18, 1986 ... daughter of Alberta Joh ... her brother Papis is a former sprinter for YSU ... major is sociology.

KARI

KREUTZFELD Sprints • x / Sr. / Sr. Port Clinton, Ohio / Port Clinton High 2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Finished third in both the 200m (25.41) and 400m (56.67) at the Horizon League Championships ... her finals time in the 400m was a season-best, and she ran a seasonbest 25.25 in the prelims of the 200m ... also ran in the winning 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the league meet ... won the 400m at the Jack Hazen Open (57.52) ... earned eight top-five finishes during the year. Indoor (Jr.): Placed fifth in the 400m dash at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 57.89 ... also placed eighth in the 200m (26.35) at the league meet ... posted personalbest times of 7.53 in the 55m dash, 8.10 in the 60m dash and 25.70 inn the 200m ... won the 400m at Kent State and the 300m at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February meet. 2006-07 Outdoor (So.): Finished second in the 400m (56.57) and eighth in the 200m (25.78) at the Horizon League Championships ... had the top time in the prelims of the 400m but was .52 seconds behind the winner in the finals ... won the 400m at the Campbell/Wright Open with a personal-best time of 56.25 ... also posted a personal-best 200m time of 24.65 at the Campbell/Wright Open ... ran a personal-best 12.55 in the 100m at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (So.): Won the 400m dash at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best time of 58.59 ... earned four top-10 finishes in the 400m ... posted personal-best times of 8.15 in the 60m and 26.52 in the 200m at the Golden Flash Gala. XC (R-Fr.): Was a displacer the first two meets of the season ... ran a personal-best 5K time of 22:54.96 at the Mel Brodt Invitational. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished fourth in Kruetzfeld has won five the 400m dash (59.26) and 13th in the 200m (26.28) at the Horizon League events at the Horizon League Championships ... added a personal-best Championships, four of which have come in relays. time of 26.28 in the 200m dash to finish 13th at the league meet ... earned four top10 finishes in the 400 during the season ... competed in the 800m run once, finishing 17th at the All-Ohio Championship (2:31.11). Indoor (Fr.): Placed fifth in the 400m dash at the Horizon League Championship with a personalbest time of 58.55 ... competed in the 60m dash, the 800m run and the long jump one time each. High School: Anchored Port Clinton’s 4x100 relay that placed second and the 4x200 that placed fifth at the 2005 Division II Ohio state meet … placed sixth in the 200 at the state meet with a time of 25.67 as a junior ... also competed in the second-place 4x100 and third-place 4x200 at State as a junior ... won the Division II state title in the indoor 200 (26.60) and placed second in the 400 (60.30) ... also earned All-Ohio honors in the 55 meter dash (7.48) ... broke the school record in the 200m (25.5) and the 400m (59.96) while tying the mark in the 100m (12.4) ... earned Most Points Award all four years. Personal: Born Aug. 15, 1986 ... parents are Rick and Maryanne Kreutzfeld ... has a twin sister ... major is criminal justice.

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LAURA

KOSIOREK

Personal: Born July 20, 1989 … parents are Dave and Kim Langenkamp … has two sisters (Kendall & Taylor) and one brother (Bryce) … major is dental hygiene.

Sprints • x / Fr. / Fr. Erie, Pa. / Erie McDowell High School: Was a four-year letterman at Erie McDowell…holds school records in the 4x4 relay…4x2 relay in the indoor circuit…holds the school record and District 10 record in the4x1 relay in the outdoor circuit…was a state qualifier in the 4x400m 2005…in 2006 was an indoor and outdoor state qualifier in the hurdles... took fifth place in the hurdles at both the state indoor and outdoor meets in 2007…in 2008 took sixth place at the state indoor and outdoor meet in the hurdles…was a national qualifier in the triple jump and the hurdles 2007 and 2008…won the District 10 title in hurdles from 2006-2008…named MVP hurdler three times…also competed in cross country…coach was Joe Sanford. Personal: Born June 10, 1990…parents are Dan and LouAnn Kosiorek…major is veterinary sciences.

KAICEE

KUBICINA Throws • x / Fr. / Fr. Newton Falls, Ohio / Newton Falls High School: Holds school and TAC-8 records in the discus and shot put ... 2008 Division II state champ in the discus ... took fourth at state in the shot put ... named Newton Falls Student Athlete of the Year ... TAC-8 and Trumbull County Champ in the discus and shot put in 2007 and 2008 ... in 2007 placed fifth in the discus at state ... claimed 15th in the discus at the state meet in 2006 ... earned four varsity letters ... took fifth in the discus and seventh in the shot put for Team Ohio at the Mid-West Meet of Champions ... coach was Jon Culp ... also played soccer and basketball. Personal: Born April 21, 1990 ... parents are Greg and Karen Mondok and the late George Kubicina ... has two brothers (Matt Kubicina and Greg Mondok) and two sisters (Kourtney Kubicina and Ashley Mondok) ... academic interest is physchology.

ERYN

LISA

LEE Middle Distance / XC • Jr. / Jr. / So. Norwalk, Ohio / Norwalk High 2008 XC (Jr.): Scored in five meets being the third or fourth runner ... placed 41st at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 20:21...ran a 5k best time of 20:12 at the Notre Dame Invite... ran a time of 26:11 at the Great Lakes Regional. 2008 Outdoor (R-Fr.): Finished seventh in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (2:25.18) ... ran a season-best time of 2:20.67 in the prelims of the league meet ... ran the 1,500m in a seasonbest 5:11.51 to place fifth at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (So.): Finished fifth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (2:18.59) ... ran a personal-best 2:17.49 in the prelims of the league meet ... won the 1,000m at the Baldwin Wallace mid February Meet (3:10.56) ... earned three top-five finishes in the 800m ... posted personal-best times of 5:23.58 in the mile and 20:04.53 in the 5,000m. XC (So.): Scored in four meets as the third runner ... placed 49th at the Horizon League Championships (20:58.6). 2006-07 Outdoor (Fr.): Redshirted. Indoor (Fr.): Finished seventh in the 1,000m (3:14.67) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 1,000m in 2:27.41 at the All-Ohio Championships ... ran the mile a personal-best 5:28.84 at Kent State. XC (Fr.): Was the only runner to score in every meet ... finished as the top runner the first two meets and second runner in the final five ... placed 39th at the Horizon League Championships (21:07.50) ... ran a personal-best 5K time of 20:11.15 to finish 24th at the Mel Brodt Invitational ... posted a 6K time of 25:43.62 at the Great Lakes Regional. High School: Set the school record in the 400m (58.5), 800m (2:17.2) and the 4x200m, 4x400m and 4x800m relays ... finished 11th in the state in the 800m as a junior ... was also state qualifier as a junior ... was an Academic All-Ohioan as a junior. Personal: Born April 27, 1988 ... daughter of Mark and Kayleen Lee ... has two brothers ... major is education... is a member of SAAC for the 2008-09 academic year.

LANGENKAMP

LEAH

LOVE

Multi • x / Fr. / Fr. Coldwater, Ohio / Celina High High School: Was a four-year letterman at Celina … set the school pole record by clearing 10 feet … also holds school record in the 100m dash with a time of 12:58 … four-time First-Team AllWBL selectee … was district champ and regional qualifier in the 4x200m and 4x400m relays as a freshman … as a sophomore was district champ in the 100IH, 4x200m and 4x400m relays … qualified for regional’s in the 100m and 300m hurdles, as well as the 4x200 and 4x400m hurdles … state qualifier in the 4x400m … during junior year was a member of the district champion team … was district champ in the 4x400m … qualified for regional’s in the 300m hurdles, 4x100m, 4x200m, and 4x400m relays … qualified for state in the 4x400m … as a senior was county champ in the 100m and 200m dash … WBL champ in the 100m and 4x100m relay … regional qualifier in the long jump, 100m hurdles, 100m dash … took sixth place in state in the long jump … coach was Dan Otten … also named First-Team All-WBL twice in soccer.

Throws • x / Fr. / Fr. Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg High High School: Was a three-year letterman and team captain at Twinsburg…holds the schoolrecords in the long and high jump…coach was Chris Kosoriek…also holds the school record for most points scored in a game for basketball… named Team-MVP…was a three-year starter in volleyball. Personal: Born Dec. 20, 1988…parents are Willie and Linda Love…has one sister (Lisa)…major is criminal justice.

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EIGHT HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS ... 78 INDIVIDUAL HORIZON LEAGUE TITLES MEET THE PENGUIN WOMEN | STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS

MADELYN

McGHEE Distance / XC • Sr. / Sr. / Sr. Brookfield, Ohio / Brookfield High XC (Sr.): Scored in two meets ... ran a season-best 5K time of 21:36 at the Notre Dame Invite...had a 6K time of 27:19 at the Great Lakes Regional. 2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Placed 16th in the 1,500m (5:18.96) and 24th in the 5,000m (21:19.51) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 1,500m in a personal-best 5:08.61 at the Red Flash Open to finish fifth ... posted a season-best 21:05.77 in the 5,000m at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (Jr.): Finished 15th in the 5,000m (20:13.84) and 19th in the 3,000m (11:24.41) at the Horizon League Championships ... both times were personal-bests ... also turned in personal-best times of 3:19.62 in the 1,000m at 5:40.54 in the mile. XC (Jr.): Scored in five meets and was a displacer in another ... placed 60th at the League Championships (21:09.2) ... ran a personal-best 5K time of 20:40 at the Notre Dame Invite ... completed the 6K in a personal-best 24:44.55 at the Great Lakes Regional. 2006-07 Outdoor (So.): Placed fifth in the 10,000m (43:17.19) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a personal-best times of 11:36.62 in the 3,000m, 19:44.48 in the 5,000m and 43:06.41 in the 10,000m. Indoor (So.): Placed ninth in the 5,000m (20:47.14) and 15th in the 3,000m (11:43.60) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted personal-best times in three events during the year - 11:26.51 in the 3,000m, 20:36.75 in the 5,000m and 5:46.83 in the mile. XC (So.): Scored in six meets, including two as the third finisher ... placed 43rd at the Horizon League Championships (21:27.15) ... posted a season-best 5K time of 20:50.57 at the Falcon Invitational. 2005-06 Outdoor (Fr.): Ran a personal-best time of 5:35.60 in the 1,500m at the Northeast Ohio Invitational ... posted a personal-best time of 2:38.25 int he 800m at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (Fr.): Ran a personalbest time of 2:37.57 in the 800m run to place ninth at the Central Collegiate Championship ... posted a personal-best time of 3:26.67 in the 1,000m. XC (Fr.): Finished 71st at the Horizon League Championships with with a with a season-best 5K time of 22:38 ... ran a season-best 6K time of 26:55 at the Penn State National Cross Country Race ... scored in one meet. High School: Earned Brookfield’s Archie Griffin Award for sportsmanship ... academically, she earned student-of-the-year awards in A.P. English and health ... was on the honor roll and served as student council president ... also played basketball. Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1986 ... parents are Byron and Lou Ann Mcghee ... has a sister ... major is middle childhood education.

AMY

MOORE Middle Distance / XC • Sr. / Jr. / Sr. Aurora, Ohio / Aurora High 2008 XC (Sr.): Placed 62nd at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 5K in a season-best 21:28 at the league championships...ran a 6K time of 26:22 at the Great Lakes Regional.

the 5K in a season-best 22:24 at the Notre Dame Invite. 2006-07 Outdoor (So.): Placed 17th in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (2:33.96) ... ran a personal-best 800m time of 2:32.19 a week earlier at the Campbell/Wright Open. Indoor (So.): Ran the 1,000m in 3:17.30 at the Golden Flash Gala in her only race of the year ... was granted a medical redshirt. XC (So.): Scored in six meets and finished as YSU’s third runner in two meets ... finished 45th at the Horizon League Championships (21:32) ... ran a personal-best 5K time of 20:46.44 at the Falcon Invite ... ran a personal-best 6K time of 26:04.54 at the Great Lakes Regional. 2005-06 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished seventh in the steeplechase (13:35.97) and 16th in the 1,500m run (5:43.48) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran a personal-best time of 13:23.94 in the steeplechase at the Sparky Adams Invite ... posted a personal-best time of 5:18.82 in the 1,500m at the All-Ohio Championships. Indoor (Fr.): Placed 12th in the 1,000m run at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 3:12.34 ... earned three top-six finishes in the 1,000m run, including a third-place finish at the Kent State Tune-Up ... ran a personal-best time of 2:35.01 in the 800m run at the Black Squirrel Classic. XC (Fr.): Scored in every meet ... placed 65th at the Horizon League Championships (21:34) ... ran a season-best 5K time of 21:31 in the first meet of the season at the Mel Brodt Invitational ... ran a season-best 6K time of 26:30 at the Spiked Shoe Invitational. High School: Anchored the ninth-place 4x800m relay at State in Division II as a senior … anchored the third-place 4x800m and placed 16th in the 800m at the state meet as a junior ... set school records in the 800m (2:22.34), 4x800m relay, 4x1600m relay and DMR ... was team MVP as a senior. Personal: Born Dec. 1, 1986 ... daughter of Glenn and Christine Moore ... has one brother and one sister ... major is exercise science.

MARISSA

OPPER

Throws • x / So. / So. Chardon, Ohio / Chardon High 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished fifth in the hammer with a personal-best throw of 151-10 at the Horizon League Championships ... surpassed her previous best by 15 feet ... also finished 12th in the discus at the league meet ... threw the discus a personal-best 133’ 5” at the Toledo Invitational to finish fifth ... placed fourth in the discus at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (Fr.): Placed seventh in the weight throw at the Horizon League Championships, posting a personal-best mark of 49-7 ... earned five top-10 finishes in the weight throw, including a runner-up showing at the Baldwin Wallace Mid January Meet ... threw the shot 33-3 3/4 at Kent State. High School: Earned four letters for the Hilltoppers ... placed fourth in the discus in Division I at the Ohio State Track and Field Championships as a senior (134-0) ... also finished 13th in the state in the discus as a junior (10511) ... set the school record in the discus (140-3) ... was a two-time Premier Athletic Conference Champion in the discus. Personal: Daughter of Richard and Debra Opper ... has four brothers and two sisters ... born Nov. 16, 1988 ... major is anthropology.

2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Finished 18th in the 800m (2:34.52) and 20th in the 1,500m (5:36.69) at the Horizon League Championships ... her 800m time was a season-best ... ran the 1,500m in a season-best 5:27.38 at the Sparky Adams Invite. Indoor (So.): Finished 19th in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (2:36.45) ... ran the mile in a personal-best 5:57.11 at the Golden Flash Gala ... was eighth in the 1,000m at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February meet (3:26.55). XC (Jr.): Placed 86th at the Horizon League Championships ... ran

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

16 CONFERENCE TITLES ... EIGHT CONFERENCE ATHLETES-OF-THE-YEAR STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS | MEET THE PENGUIN WOMEN

JENNIFER

ROBYN

Middle Distance / XC • Jr. / Jr. / Jr. Cleveland, Ohio / James Ford Rhodes High

Jumps • x / Jr. / Jr. Cleveland, Ohio / Cleveland Heights Beaumont

ROMAN 2008 XC (Jr.): Ran in four events...scored at the Spiked Shoe Invitational... finished 61st at the Horizon League Championships with a season best 5K time of 21:28. 2008 Outdoor (So.): Finished third in the 800m with a personal-best time of 2:14.73 at the Horizon League Championships ... that time was 4 1/2 seconds faster than her previous personal-best ... ran the 1,500m in 5:06.12 at the Sparky Adams Invitational to finish third ... earned three other top-six finishes in the 800m during the year. Indoor (So.): Finished fourth in the 800m with a personal-best time of 2:15.64 at the Horizon League Championships ... also ran the second leg of YSU’s runner-up 4x400m relay ... ran the 1,000m in a personal-best 3:12.57 at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet to finish third ... earned four top-10 finishes in the 800m. XC (So.): Scored in the final two meets of the season ... finished 54th at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best 5K time of 21:03.7 ... ran the 6K at the Great Lakes Regional in a personal-best 25:09.41. Roman was a Horizon League champion in the 4x400m 2006-07 Outdoor (Fr.): Moved to the relay at the 2007 outdoor sprints toward the end of the season ... conference meet. placed fifth in the 400m (58.46) and 11th in the 200m (26.32) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted personal-best times of 57.91 in the 400m and 26.22 in the 200m a week earlier at the Campbell/Wright Open ... ran a personal-best 800m time of 2:20.03 at the Sparky Adams Invitational to finish fifth ... ran the 1,500m in 5:18.61 at the Northeast Ohio Quad Meet. Indoor (Fr.): Placed fifth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (2:23.01) ... posted a personal-best 800m time of 2:19.95 at the All-Ohio Championships to finish third ... ran the 400m in 1:00.01 and the 200m in 27.33 at the Akron Open, which were both season-bests. XC (Fr.): Scored in six meets, including two as the fourth runner ... placed 53rd at the Horizon League Championships (21:53.35) ... posted season-best times of 21:37.44 in the 5K and 25:52.47 in the 6K. High School: Set school records in the indoor 800m (2:17), outdoor 800m (2:14) ... also broke the district 800m mark (2:16) ... finished seventh in the 800m at the Division I state meet as a senior ... was named Rhodes’ MVP during the indoor and outdoor seasons ... helped lead the Rams to a district and regional title. Personal: Born Dec. 3, 1986 ... parents are John and Jacqueline ... has one brother and one sister ... major is Spanish ... is a member of SAAC for the 2008-09 academic year.

RAY

2008 Outdoor (So.): Finished fifth in the heptathlon (3,268) and the high jump (5-1) at the Horizon League Championships ... also placed eighth in the triple jump (34-9 1/2) at the league meet ... won the high jump by clearing a personalbest height of 5-1 3/4 at the Red Flash Open. Indoor (So.): Had top-five finishes in three events at the Horizon League Championships ... placed fourth in the pentathlon (3,007), fourth in the high jump (5-0 1/4) and fifth in the triple jump (36-2 3/4) ... all three marks were season-bests, and her pentathlon score was a personal-best ... was fourth in the long jump at Kent State ... leaped a personal-best 16-2 1/2 in the long jump during the pentathlon. 2007 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished fifth in the high jump (4-11 ¾) and the triple jump (34-9) at the Horizon League Championships ... cleared 5-1 in the high jump three times ... finished second in the triple jump at the Sparky Adams Invitational with a personal-best mark of 36-5 ½. Indoor (Fr.): Placed sixth in the high jump (4-11 ½), seventh in the triple jump (36-4 ¾) and 10th in the 60m hurdles (9.87) at the Horizon League Championships ... her hurdles time was a career-best ... posted season-best marks of 5-3 in the high jump, 15-7 ½ in the long jump and 36-7 ½ in the triple jump ... totaled 2,846 points in the pentathlon at the Akron Open to place sixth. High School: Was a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain ... set school records in the triple jump and high jump ... was sixth in the high jump and ninth in the long jump at regionals as a senior ... competed at the Ohio Meet of Champions in the high jump ... also competed in soccer where she was the Defensive MVP. Personal: Born Sept. 10, 1988 ... daughter of Robert and Yolanda Harris ... has three brothers and one sister ... major is psychology.

JOCELYN

STEINER Distance/XC • Fr. / Fr. / Fr. Ravenna, Ohio / Ravenna High 2008 XC (Fr.): Scored in six out of seven meets she ran in ... placed 36th at the Horizon League Championships ... ran a personal best 5k time of 20:11 at the league championships ... ran a 6K time of 24:50 at the Great Lakes Regional. High School: Was a four-year letterman in track and cross county … named team captain in both track and cross country … set the school record in the 5k with a time of 19:51 … holds the school record in the 3,200m with a time of 11:25 … her time of 5:26 in the 1,600m is also a school record … posted school record of time of 2:29 in the 800m … named First-Team All-WRC … named three-times to First-Team All PTC … member of Ravenna’s PTC Championship team in 2008 … coach was Vicki Sorber … was a scholar-athlete all four years. Personal: Born April 10, 1990 … parents are Bob and Tonya Steiner … has two sisters (Darci & Becca) … major is biology.

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

ONE ALL-AMERICAN ... NINE NATIONAL QUALIFIERS ... FOUR JUNIOR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS MEET THE PENGUIN WOMEN | STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS

BREANNE

KATY

ROMEO

WELLS

Sprints • x / So. / So. Boardman, Ohio / Boardman High

Sprints / Hurdles • x / Jr. / Sr. Hebron, Ohio / Lakewood High

2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Named the Horizon League Running Newcomer of the Year at the conference championship meet and qualified for the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships in her first year ... won the 400m with a personalbest time of 55.36, placed sixth in the 200m and led off the winning 4x400m relay ... missed breaking the meet record by .01 seconds ... ran a personal-best 200m time of 25.28 in the prelims at the league meet ... qualified for the USA junior national meet and set the meet record in the 400m at the Red Flash Open with her time of 55.63 ... finished 17th at the championships with a time of 56.93 ... ran the 100m in 12.71 at the Sparky Adams Invite. Indoor (Fr.): Became the second Penguin in the last three years to earn Running Newcomer of the Year honors, joining Kate Betts’ 2006 effort ... placed second in the 400m (56.54), seventh in the 200m (26.24) and anchored YSU’s 4x400 relay that finished second by .01 seconds at the Horizon League Championships ... won the 400m with a personal-best time of 56.06 at her first collegiate meet ... ran the 200m a personal-best 25.50 at the Kent State Tune-Up to place fourth ... ran the 60m dash in 8.05 at the Akron Quad. Romeo became the fourth student-athlete in school High School: Earned five letters and was a two-time team captain for the Spartans history to qualify for the USA ... finished seventh in the 400m at the Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2008. Division I Ohio state championship meet as a junior ... competed in the 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals where she placed 30th in the 400m ... set the school record in the 400m (56.4) ... named the Federal League MVP in 2007 after winning the 400m with a league-record time of 56.46 ... was the MVP at the Mahoning County meet ... was the top point scorer in meets at Austintown Fitch and Boardman. Personal: Awarded Clarence R. Smith, Jr. Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year Daughter of Matt and Tammy Romeo ... has two brothers (Matt and NIck) and two sisters (Taylor and April) ... both of her parents and her sister April attended YSU ... her father works on campus as a member of the maintenance staff ... born March 4, 1989 ... major is marketing... is a member of SAAC for the 2008-09 academic year.

NICOLE

RYMER Hurdles • x / Fr. / Fr. Medina, Ohio / Medina High High School: Was a three-year letterman at Medina…conference champion as a senior in the 100m hurdles…two-time state qualifier in the 100m hurdles…coach was Scott Van Fleet…also was a four-year state qualifier in gymnastics… took third in state during her junior year.

2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Finished as the runner-up at the Horizon League Championships in the 100m hurdles (14.89) ... ran a personal-best time of 14.81 in the hurdles to finish second at the Sparky Adams Invite topped the best time she ran as a sophomore by more than a second. Indoor (So.): Finished as the runner-up in the 60m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships (9.01) ... ran the best prelim time, which was a personalbest 8.95 ... earned five top-five finishes in the 60m hurdles, improving her personal-best time by 0.73 seconds ... ran the 55m hurdles in a personal-best 8.55 at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February meet. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Placed 10th in the 100m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships (16.00) ... ran a season-best time of 15.91 in the hurdles a week earlier at the Campbell/Wright Open ... also ran a personal-best 13.50 in the 100m at the Campbell/Wright Open. Indoor (So.): Redshirted. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Ran a season-best time of 17.26 in the 100m hurdles. Indoor (Fr.): Posted personal-best times of 9.14 in the 55m hurdles and 27.14 in the 200m dash at Robert Morris ... ran a personal-best time of 9.68 in the 60m hurdles at the Golden Flash Gala. High School: Was a four-time letterwinner and two-time team captain ... placed fifth in the 100 hurdles at the 2004 Ohio State Track and Field Championships with a time of 15.13…placed third in the 60m hurdles at the indoor state championships with a time of 8.85 ... set school records in the 100m hurdles (14.9), 300m hurdles (46.1) and the pole vault (8-6). Personal: Born April 22, 1987 ... daughter of Gary and Beth Wells ... has two brothers ... brother Josh is a former pitcher on the YSU baseball team ... major is general studies ... was a goalie for the YSU soccer team in 2007.

KELCIE

WITMER Distance / XC • So. / So./ So. Columbiana, Ohio / South Range High 2008 XC (So.): Ran in four meets and scoring in one... ran the 5K a season-best 21:05 at the Notre Dame Invite. 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished ninth in the steeplechase at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 13:15.28 ... also ran the steeplechase at the Northeast Ohio Quad. Indoor (Fr.): An injury limited her to competing in just two meets ... ran the 5,000m in 20:35.09 at the Golden Flash Gala ... ran the 800m in 2:38.56 at the Akron Quad. XC (Fr.): Scored in two meets and was a displacer in three others ... finished 67th at the Horizon League Championships (21:32.9) ... ran the 5K a season-best 21:15 at the Notre Dame Invite. High School: Earned four letters in cross country ... was a four-year FirstTeam All-Inter Tri-County League selection ... also played basketball and softball ... was an honor roll student. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Linda Witmer ... has three sisters (Kayla, Taylor and Brianne) ... twin Kayla is also a member of the cross country and track and field squads ... born Feb. 14, 1989 ... major is marketing... is a member of SAAC for the 2008-09 academic year.

Personal: Parents are Mark and Kathy Rymer…has one brother (Danny) and one siser (Emilie)…major is middle childhood education.

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

188 CONFERENCE EVENT TITLES ... 23 CONFERENCE NEWCOMERS-OF-THE-YEAR KAYLA

WITMER

WOLLET

Distance / XC • So. / So./ So. Columbiana, Ohio / South Range High

Sprints • x / x / Sr. Canfield, Ohio / Canfield High

2008 XC (So.): Finished among YSU’s top two runners in all seven meets ... led the Penguins two times, including at the Bowling Green Falcon Invite when she finished 12th ... finished in 22nd at the Horizon League Championships (19:24)... ran a season-best 5K time of 18:59 at the Notre Dame Invite...ran a 6K time of 23:27 at the Great Lakes Regional...named Horizon League Cross Country Athlete of the Week after a 6K time of 23:28 at Penn State’s Spiked Shoe Invitational. 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished seventh in the 10,000m at the Horizon League Championships (38:17.29) ... ran the 5,000m in a season-best 18:56.24 at the Red Flash Open ... also ran the 3,000m in 11:46.72 at the Northeat Ohio Quad. Indoor (Fr.): Finished ninth in the 5,000m (18:49.56) and 18th in the 3,000m (11:15.32) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 3,000m a personal-best 10:43.13 at the Roo Town Open to finish eighth ... posted a personal-best 18:21.58 in the 5,000m at the Akron Open ... earned three top-eight finishes in the 3,000m ... ran the mile in 5:38.42 at the Akron Quad. XC (Fr.): Scored in all four meets in which she ran, placing as YSU’s top runner twice and second runner twice ... finished 47th at the Horizon League Championships (20:56.7) ... ran the 5K a season-best time of 19:59 at Notre Dame ... ran the 6K at the Great Lakes Regional in 24:41.84. High School: Set the Inter-Tri County League record in the 5K ... was a Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee, which is a national award presented annually to one male and female senior who best exemplify the designation of scholar-citizen-athletes ... placed 17th as a senior at the Ohio State Cross Country Championship ... was the Northeast District champion in cross country as a senior ... finished sixth at the Youngstown Regional as a senior ... during her junior track season she was the Division III Mahoning County champion in the 3,200-meters by nearly two minutes, Witmer ranks ranks seventh in and she placed second in the county in the school history in the outdoor 800 and the 1,600 ... collected All-Ohio 10,000m and the indoor honors as a junior in the 3,200-meters by 5,000m. finishing eighth in the state ... finished fifth in the 3,200m as a senior at the Division III Region 9 meet ... finished second in the 3,200m and fifth in the 1,600m across all divisions in Mahoning County as a senior ... also played basketball ... was class valedictorian. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Linda Witmer ... has three sisters (Kelcie, Taylor and Brianne) ... twin Kelcie is also a member of the cross country and track and field squads ... born Feb. 14, 1989 ... recipient of Leslie H. Cochran Scholarship, which is YSU’s top academic award ... major is food and nutrition.

EMILY

2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Placed fourth in the 400m (57.04) and ninth in the 200m (25.74) at the Horizon League Championships ... her time in the 400m was a personal-best, and her 200m time was the fastest of the season ... also ran the second leg of the winning 4x400m relay ... held the top prelim time in the 400m ... placed third in the 400m at the Toledo Invitational. Indoor (Sr.): Finished fourth in the 400m (57.81) and 11th in the 200m (26.24) at the Horizon League Championships ... both times were personal bests ... ran the 800m in 2:28.89 at the Akron Quad ... earned six top-four finishes in the 400m ... won the 400m and finished third in the 200m at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Finished sixth in the 400m at the Horizon League Championships (1:00.07) ... ran a season-best time of 59.16 in the 400m prelims ... earned two other top-six finishes in the 400m. Indoor (Jr.): Finished sixth in the 400m at the Horizon League Championships (1:01.35) ... ran the 400m a season-best time of 1:00.88 at the Akron Open ... also ran a Wollet Is a three-time Horizon season-best time of 27.29 in the 200m at League champion in relays and the Akron Open. ranks sixth in school history in the indoor 400m. 2006 Outdoor: Redshirted. Indoor (So.): Finished seventh in the 400m at the Horizon League Championship with a season-best time of 59.32 ... placed fourth in the 400m at the Central Collegiate Championship ... placed second in the 400m and fourth in the 200m at Robert Morris. 2005 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed second in the 400m at the Horizon League Championship with a personal-best time of 57.33 ... also finished fifth in the 200m (25.66) at the league meet ... ran the second leg of YSU’s 4x400m relay at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... ran a personal-best 200m time of 25.45 at the Campbell/Wright Open. Indoor (Fr.): Finished fourth in the 400m (59.02) and sixth in the 200m (26.16) at the Horizon League Championship ... ran a personal-best time of 26.06 in the prelims of the 200m at the league meet ... won the 400m at the Kent-State Tune-Up with a personal-best time of 58.69. High School: Set school records in the 200-meter dash (25.69), the 400 (56.6) and the 4x200-meter relay ... was named Metro Athletic Conference MVP three times ... finished fourth at the Division I Ohio State Track & Field Championship as a senior (57.33) ... also competed in basketball where she earned special mention all-state honors ... earned All-Ohio academic accolades. Personal: Born Oct. 26, 1986 ... daughter of William and Kerri Wollet ... has two brothers (Walt, Gene) and two sisters (Molly, Cally) ... Recipient of the 2008-09 Watson Family Scholarship ... major is middle childhood education ... is the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee president for the 2008-09 academic year ... named the 2008 Homecoming Queen.

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

ONE ALL-AMERICAN ... NINE NATIONAL QUALIFIERS ... FOUR JUNIOR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS 2008-09 ROSTER | MEET THE PENGUIN MEN NAME Eric Baltputnis Sam Cassano Nick Clowes Johnny Copley Joe Copploe Scott Denham Jake Dialesandro Justin Dickman Bryin Ehrhardt Jeremiah Folger R.D. Goodright Jerrill Hall J.R. Hodge Da’Michael Horne Clarence Howell Jerome Jeffrey Harold Jones Adam Kagarise Joe Lahmon Jake Lape Rick Lape Mark Lipinsky Aaron Merrill Dan Nemergut John Pallini Michael Perri Antonio Quarterman Jim Ramson J.D. Sheppard Kiplangat Tisia Martin Vieth Lenny Wicks Shayne York

EVENTS Sprints Throws Hurdles/High Jump Pole Vault Distance Middle Distance Distance Distance Jumps Throws Middle Distance Jumps/Hurdles Sprints Sprints Sprints/Jumps Middle Distance Middle Distance Sprints Throws Distance Distance Hurdles/Sprints Throws Distance Throws Multi/Sprints Jumps Distance Middle Distance Distance High Jump Sprints Jumps

XC/IN/OUT x/Jr./Jr. x/Jr./So. x/So./So. x/So./So. So./So./So. So./So./So. So./So./So. Jr./Jr./So. x/So./So. x/So./So. x/Sr./Sr. x/So./So. x/Sr./Sr. x/Jr./Jr. x/Sr./Jr. Jr./Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr./Jr. x/Jr./So. x/Sr./Sr. So./So./So. So./So./So. x/Sr./Sr. x/Sr./Jr. Sr./Sr./Sr. x/So./So. x/Sr./Sr. x./Sr./Sr. So./So./RFr. Sr./Sr./Sr. x/Fr./Fr. x/Sr./Jr. x/Jr./Jr. x/Sr./Sr.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS/HIGH SCHOOL Salem, Ohio/West Branch Youngstown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch Austintown, Ohio/Ursuline Wellington, Ohio/Keystone McDonald, Ohio/McDonald Oregon, Ohio/Clay Ravenna, Ohio/Ravenna Van Wert, Ohio/Van Wert Sandusky, Ohio/St. Mary’s Central Catholic Salem, Ohio/Salem Wooster, Ohio/Wooster Maple Heights, Ohio/Maple Heights Bremerton, Wash./Hampton/Olympic Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg Youngstown, Ohio/Chaney Mt. Vernon, N.Y./New Rochelle Cincinnati, Ohio/Wyoming Canfield, Ohio/Austintown Fitch Mount Vernon, Ohio/Mount Vernon Boardman, Ohio/Boardman Boardman, Ohio/Boardman Boardman, Ohio/Kent State/Boardman Leetonia, Ohio/Leetonia Youngstown, Ohio/South Range Medina, Ohio/Medina Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe Unioto St. Petersburg, Fla./Thiel/St. Petersburg Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary Huron, Ohio/Firelands Koiybey, Kenya/Tenwek Oregon, Ohio/Clay Pittsburgh, Pa./Carrick Whitehouse, Ohio/Toledo St. Francis

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

SPRINTS (8): Eric Baltputnis, J.R. Hodge, Da’Michale Horne, Clarence Howell, Adam Kagarise, Mark Lipinsky, Michael Perri, Lenny Wicks HURDLES (3): Nick Clowes, Jerrill Hall, Mark Lipinsky MIDDLE DISTANCE (4): Scott Denham, Jerome Jeffrey, Harold Jones, J.D. Sheppard DISTANCE (9): Joe Copploe, Jake Dialesandro, Justin Dickman, R.D. Goodright, Jake Lape, Rick Lape, Dan Nemergut, Kiplangat Tisia, Jim Ramson JUMPS (8): Nick Clowes, Bryin Ehrhardt, Jerrill Hall, Clarence Howell, Michael Perri, Anotnio Quarterman, Martin Vieth, Shayne York POLE VAULT (1): Johnny Copley THROWS (5): Sam Cassano, Jeremiah Folger, Joe Lahmon, Aaron Merrill, John Pallini, FRESHMEN (1): Kiplangat Tisia SOPHOMORES (12): Nick Clowes, Johnny Copley, Joe Copploe, Scott Denham, Jake Dialesandro, Bryin Ehrhardt, Jeremiah Folger, Jerrill Hall, Jake Lape, Rick Lape, John Pallini, Jim Ramson JUNIORS (7): Eric Baltputnis, Sam Cassano, Justin Dickman, Da’Michael Horne, Jerome Jeffrey, Adam Kagarise, Lenny Wicks SENIORS (13): R.D. Goodright*, J.R. Hodge, Clarence Howell*, Harold Jones*, Joe Lahmon*, Mark Lipinsky, Aaron Merrill*, Dan Nemergut, Michael Perri, Antonio Quarterman, J.D. Sheppard*, Martin Vieth*, Shayne York * - redshirt junior in at least one season

107 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS ... ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN MEET THE PENGUIN MEN | SEASON OUTLOOK

Experienced Men Squad Looks to Reclaim Titles Having finished as the conference runners-up at five of the past six championship meets, experience will be a big advantage for the men this season as they have 27 athletes returning along with only one incoming freshman and just five other newcomers. The veteran group will look to overcome nemesis Milwaukee in order to claim a title which they last won in 2003 during the indoor circuit.

SPRINTS / HURDLES The sprints/hurdles group returns seven competitors who have all had great success in both the indoor and outdoor circuit. Senior Michael Perri earned three fourth-place finishes at the Horizon League Championships last season and ranks second in school history in the heptathlon and 400m hurdles. Fellow senior Clarence Howell will provide versatility as he will return after being redshirted last season during the outdoor season as he ranks in the schools top-10 list in three events. The solid junior is class made up of Eric Baltputnis, Da’Michael Horne and Adam Kagarise. Baltputnis ran personal-best times in the 200m and 60 at the league indoor meet last season. Horne, a fouryear letterwinner on the football team returns to the squad after taking the 2007-08 campaign off and has competed in both the indoor and outdoor championships. Kagarise holds the school-record in both the indoor and outdoor 400m and was runner up in the event a year-ago in the outdoor championships. The sophomores consist of Nick Clowes and Jerrill Hall. Clowes ranks fifth in school history in the indoor 60m hurdles and seventh in school history in the outdoor 110m hurdles. Hall is the school record holder in the indoor 60m hurdles, and ranks third in the 55m hurdles. New to the group are seniors J.R. Hodge and Mark Lipinsky along with junior Lenny Wicks. Hodge has great speed, but has not run competitive track since high school. Lipinsky, a Boardman native, holds the school record in the 110m hurdles and placed third at the state meet in the 110m hurdles. Wicks is a multi-sport athlete who also plays football.

DISTANCE Junior Justin Dickman headlines the distance runners finishing as the Penguins’ top-runner in five out of seven events during the cross country season. Senior Dan Nemergut will also be a major contributor as he is the school-record holder in the outdoor 3,000m and earned Second-Team All-Horizon League honors in cross country in 2008. Sophomores Joe Copploe, Jake Dialesandro, Jake Lape and Jim Ramson return to this season along with a new addition, fellow sophomore Rick Lape. Copploe is coming off personal-best times in the 1,500 and 5,000m at the outdoor championships. Dialesandro will look to improve on his personalbest times in the 5,000 and 3,000m at the indoor championships. Ramson will be in his first full season

as he was injured during the indoor season and redshirted during the outdoor campaign. This season Jake Lape will be joined by his twin brother Rick. Jake had a solid cross country season as he finished as YSU top-runner twice and its second finisher four times. Rick scored in three events in cross country in 2008. In addition the Guins landed a big recruit in Kenyan Kiplangat Tisia who can have an immediate impact. YSU also has a talented and experienced group of middle distance runners that is headlined by seniors R.D. Goodright, J.D. Sheppard and Harold Jones. Goodright is the school-record holder in the indoor 1,000m and finished second in the 800m at the outdoor championships. Sheppard ranks sixth all-time in Senior J.D. Sheppard and junior Adam Kagarise will be vital for the the outdoor 800m and 10th in the Penguins if they want to overtake Milwaukee for the league title. 1,500m. He also finished fourth in the 800m at both the indoor and outdoor Quarterman, a multi-sport transfer from Thiel. championships. Quarterman was named First-Team All-PAC in track Jones became YSU’s first male runner to win while at Thiel, where he also played football. an individual event at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships in four years in 2008 when he won THROWS The throws squad may be the most dominate of the 800m. Junior Jerome Jeffrey just missed out on the top-10 any group and this year should be no exception as at both championship meets last season. Sophomore accomplished seniors Aaron Merrill and Joe Lahmon Scott Denham was the runner-up in the 1,000m at the return. Merrill hit the NCAA Mideast Regional automatic Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet. qualifying mark in the shot put in 2008 and is the only JUMPS / POLE VAULT thrower in school history to qualify for the USA Junior The men have a talented and experienced jumps/ Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Merrill also pole vault squad as they return eight of the nine owns the shot put school record in and was named members from a year ago with five seniors. Horizon League Field Newcomer of the Year in 2006. Senior high jumper Martin Vieth holds top-10 Lahmon was an automatic NCAA Regional qualifier records in six events along with a victory at the 2006 in the hammer in 2008 and is the school record holder outdoor meet. in the event. Lahmon is one of three throwers in school Senior Shayne York won the long jump at the 2008 history along with Jarrod Davis and current coach Horizon League Outdoor Championships and was the Shawn Cobey to rank in the top 10 in all four throwing runner-up in the triple jump the previous year. events. He was recognized as the Horizon League’s top Howell finished 13th at the indoor championships a thrower during the 2007 indoor season. year ago and redshirted during the outdoor season. Junior Sam Cassano finished fifth in the discus Perri owns top-10 marks in five events, including and 10th in the hammer at the 2008 outdoor top-five accolades in the high jump and heptathlon. championships. At the indoor championships he Four sophomores return in Bryin Ehrhardt , Clowes took seventh in the weight throw and ninth in the Jerrill Hall, and Johnny Copley. shot put. Last season Hall was named the Horizon League Sophomores Jeremiah Folger and John Pallini will Field Newcomer of the Year following the indoor and look to build on impressive freshman seasons. outdoor conference meets. Folger finished fourth in the shot put and eighth Ehrhardt ranks third in school history in the indoor in the hammer (152-5) at the outdoor league high jump, finishing sixth at the indoor league meet. championships and fifth in both the shot put and weight Clowes placed eighth in the high jump at the outdoor throw at the indoor championships. championships. Pallini has a runner-up finish in the shot put at the Copley is the lone pole vaulter and placed fourth at 2008 Horizon League Indoor Championships to his both the indoor and outdoor championships. name and finished third in the shot put and 10th in the The only newcomer to the bunch is senior Antoinio discus at the league’s outdoor championship.

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EIGHT YSU STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR ... 34 MIDEAST REGIONAL QUALIFIERS ERIC

SAM

BALTPUTNIS

CASSANO

Sprints • x / Jr. / Jr. Salem, Ohio / West Branch High

Throws • x / Jr. / So. Youngstown, Ohio / Austintown Fitch High

2008 Outdoor (So.): Finished 10th in the 100m (11.29) and 13th in the 200m (22.88) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran seasonbest times in both events ... placed seventh in the 100m at the Sparky Adams Invite. Indoor (So.): Placed third in the 200m (22.36) and fourth in the 60m (7.08) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted personal-best times in each ... also ran a personal-best time of 6.63 in the 55m at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet ... earned three top-five finishes in the 60m and two in the 200m. 2007 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed fourth in the 100m dash (11.14) and fifth in the 200m (22.89) at the Horizon League Championships (11.14) ... ran a personalbest 100m time of 11.10 a week earlier at the Campbell/Wright Open to finish fifth ... also finished sixth in the 200m at the Campbell/Wright Open with a personalbest time of 22.11. Indoor (Fr.): Finished second in the 60m dash with a personalbest time of 7.11 ... placed second in the 55m at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Meet (6.64) ... ran the 200m a season-best 23.15 at the Doug Raymond Invitational.

Baltputnis ranks eighth alltime in the indoor 60m, ninth in the 200m and 10th in the 55m.

High School: Set the school record in the 100m and the 200m ... earned firstteam all-conference accolades ... was a Bill Barry two-time MVP ... was also all-conference in football ... was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Awarded the Robert and Marilyn O’Leary Scholarship for the 20082009 academic year...born April 25, 1987 ... parents are Janis and Diane Baltputnis ... has two sisters ... major is business management.

JOHNNY

COPLEY Pole Vault • x / So. / So. Wellington, Ohio / Keystone High 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Horizon League Championships (14-7 1/4) ... cleared a personal-best 14-11 at the Robert Kuhn Invite to finish third. Indoor (Fr.): Placed fourth in the pole vault (14-7 1/4) at the Horizon League Championships ... cleared a personalbest 14-9 1/2 to win the pole vault at the Baldwin Wallace Mid January Meet ... also finished as the runner-up in the pole vault against Kent State. High School: Was a four-year letterwinner ... finished sixth in the pole vault at the Division II state meet as a junior ... was fourth at Regionals and second at districts ... also placed 12th at state as a sophomore ... set the district record in the pole vault as a senior (14-9) ... that mark also broke the Lorain County Conference record ... was a four-year MVP ... also lettered in football, golf and bowling ... graduated with honors. Personal: Born March 7, 1989 ... son of Johnny and Diane Copley ... has one sister (Dianna Jo) ... major is nursing.

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2008 Outdoor (R-Fr.): Finished fifth in the discus (142-1) and 10th in the hammer (145-1) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted personal-best marks in both the discus (147-5) and the hammer (145-11) at the Sparky Adams Invite .... his distance in the discus earned him fourth place. Indoor (So.): Placed seventh in the weight throw (51-2 1/4) and ninth in the shot put (40-11 3/4) at the Horizon League Championships ... his distance in the weight throw was a personal-best ... earned five top10 finishes in the weight throw, including a runner-up finish at the Baldwin Wallace Mid January Meet. 2007 Outdoor (Fr.): Redshirted. Indoor (Fr.): Placed ninth in the shot put (42-6 ¾) and 10th in the weight throw (47-3) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a personal-best shot put mark of 42-8 at the Findlay Open ... recorded a personal-best distance in the weight throw with a heave of 47-9 ¼ at the Kent State Tune-Up ... placed sixth in the weight throw at the BaldwinWallace Mid-January Meet (47-5). High School: Was a four-year letterwinner ... placed sixth in the country in the discus at the 2003 Junior Olympics ... set Mahoning County and Federal League records in the discus ... finished third in the discus at the Division I state meet as a sophomore, junior and senior ... was the Youngstown Regional champion in the discus as a junior and senior ... competed at the Midwest Meet of Champions ... was a Vindicator All-Star ... helped lead Fitch to a district title as a senior and a Steel Valley Conference championship as a freshman ... posted a personal-best mark of 178-5 in the discus ... also played football. Personal: Recipient of the Coca-Cola Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year...born July 16, 1987 ... son of Paul and Karen Cassano ... has one brother (Jesse) and one sister (Georgia) ... major is education.

JOE

COPPLOE Distance / XC • So. / So. / So. McDonald, Ohio / McDonald High 2008 XC (So.): Scored in three meets...ran a personal-best 8K time of 26:37 at the Falcon Invite...placed 48th at the Horizon League Championships... ran a time of 35:54 at the Great Lakes Regional. 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed 18th in the 1,500m (4:12.79) and 29th in the 5,000m (16:53.32) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-best times in both events ... earned two topeight finishes in the 1,500m. Indoor (Fr.): Finished 14th in the mile (4:35.71) and 16th in the 800m (2:02.84) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the mile in a personal-best 4:33.71 at the Akron Quad. XC (Fr.): Scored in four meets ... placed 40th at the Horizon League Championships (27:50.5) ... ran a personal-best 8K time of 27:15 at Notre Dame ... ran the 10K in 34:59.56 at the Great Lakes Regional. High School: Earned eight letters ... at the Division III state cross country meet he finished 25th as a senior, 18th as a junior and 21st as a sophomore ... was the top finisher for McDonald when it won the state title his sophomore year ... was an individual champion at the county and conference level ... led team to multiple conference, county and regional titles ... graduated as class valedictorian. Personal: Born Aug. 20, 1988 ... son of Joe and Toni Copple ... has two brothers and one sister ... major is chemistry.

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NICK

JUSTIN

CLOWES

DICKMAN

Hurdles / High Jump • x / So. / So. Youngstown, Ohio / Ursuline High

Distance / XC • Jr. / Jr. / So. Van Wert, Ohio / Van Wert High

2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Ran a personal-best time of 15.79 to place sixth in the 110m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships ... also placed eighth in the high jump (6-0 3/4) and 11th in the 400m hurdles (1:00.29) ... it was the only time he competed in the high jump during the year ... posted a personalbest time of 58.81 in the 400m hurdles at the Sparky Adams Invite. Indoor (Fr.): Finished seventh in the 60m hurdles (8.74) and ninth in the high jump (6-0) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted personal-best marks in both events .... ran the 55m hurdles in 8.40 at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet ... earned four top-seven finishes in the 60m hurdles. High School: Placed 10th at the Division II state meet as a senior in the high jump ... finished third in the high jump at the regionals ... also was a regional qualifier in the 110m and 300m hurdles as a senior ... earned three top-three finishes at districts Clowes ranks seventh in school history in the 110m hurdles as a senior ... also played soccer. Personal: Born April 7, 1989 ... son of Donald and Jodi Clowes ... has one sister (Beth) ... major is telecommunication.

SCOTT

DENHAM Middle Distance / XC • So. / So. / So. Oregon, Ohio / Clay High 2008 XC (So.): Scored in two events...ran a personal-best 8K time of 27:45 at the Falcon Invitational. 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished 19th in the 800m (2:00.75) and 24th in the 1,500m (4:16.94) at the Horizon League Championships ... his time in the 800m was a season-best ... posted a personal-best 1,500m time of 4:12.60 at the Sparky Adams Invite. Indoor (Fr.): Finished 14th in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (2:01.00) ... ran the 800m a personalbest 1:59.33 at the Roo Town Open ... was the runner-up in the 1,000m at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet (2:38.84) ... ran the mile in 4:41.25 against Kent State. XC (Fr.): Was a displacer the first meet ... placed 69th at the Horizon League Championships (29:16.6) ... ran a personal-best 8K time of 28:39 at the Notre Dame Invitational. High School: Earned eight letters and was a three-time team captain ... set school records in the 800m, the distance medley and the 4x400m relay ... was rewarded for being Clay’s top point scorer, Outstanding Distance Runner and Rookie of the Year ... earned first-team all-league honors three years ... was a regional and state qualifier ... also played basketball where he led the team in points and steals ... was on the honor roll and was recognized for perfect attendance.

2008 XC (Jr.): Scored in all seven meets...was the Penguins top runner five times...finished 16th at the Horizon League Championships (26:10)...ran a personal-best 8K time of 26:00 at the Falcon Invitational...ran a 10K time of 34:22 at the Great Lakes Regional...was named Horizon League Cross Country Athlete of the Week after his 28th place finish at the Spiked Shoe Invite (27:50)...also named Horizon League Scholar of the Month for August/September. 2008 Outdoor (So.): Redshirted. Indoor (So.): Finished 13th in the 5,000m (16:01.40) and 18th in the 3,000m (9:18.14) at the Horizon League Championships ... set personal-bests in the 3,000m (9:00.79) at Kent State and the 5,00m (15:42.50) at the Golden Flash Gala ... ran the mile in 4:34.51 at the Kent State Tune-Up. XC (So.): Scored in five meets and was YSU’s top finisher twice ... placed a team-high 10th at the Horizon League Championships to earn second-team all-conference honors ... ran a personal-best 8K time of 26:11 at the Notre Dame Invite ... finished the 10K in a personal-best 34:06.12 at the Great Lakes Regional. 2006-07 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed sixth in the 10,000m at the Horizon League Championships (33:52.50) ... posted a Dickman holds the fourth-best personal-best 10,000m time of 32:50.94 time in school history in the at the Duke Asics Invitational ... ran outdoor 3,000m. the 5,000m a personal-best time of 15:49.77 at the All-Ohio Championships. Indoor (Fr.): Finished ninth in the 5,000m (15:44.35) and 16th in the 3,000m (9:15.35) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran a personal-best times of 4:34.46 in the mile, 9:03.07 in the 3,000m and 14:55.96 in the 5,000m. XC (Fr.): Scored in six out of the seven meets ... was YSU’s top finisher once and second finisher three times ... placed 60th at the Horizon League Championships (28:43.05) ... finished eighth in his first collegiate meet with a four-mile time of 21:57 at the Tommy Evans Invitational High School: Set the school record in the indoor 3,200m (9:47) ... finished 16th at the Division II Ohio State Cross Country Championships as a senior (16:31) ... ran the third leg of Van Wert’s seventh-place 4x800m relay at the state meet in 2005 ... ran the second leg of the 4x800m relay that placed eighth in the state as a sophomore ... finished second in the state in the indoor 3,200m as a senior and sixth as a junior ... earned the Jim Howell Memorial Award ... helped lead Van Wert to two Western Buckeye League championships in cross country and two in track ... was also part of three district champion track teams and one in cross country. Personal: Awarded the Lester Donnell Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year ... born June 13, 1987 ... parents are Denny and Maribeth Dickman ... has one sister ... major is communications.

Personal: Son of Scott and Darlene Denham ... has one brother (Jason) and two sisters (Lindsey and Jamie) ... born March 17, 1989 ... major is biology.

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JAKE

DIALESANDRO Distance / XC • So. / So. / So. Ravenna, Ohio / Ravenna High 2008 XC (So.): Scored in the only meet he ran in...ran a personal best 8K time of 27:18 at the Horzion League Championship finishing in 42nd... ran a time of 34:47 at the Great Lakes Regional. 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed 23rd in the 5,000m run at the Horizon League Championships (16:25.84) ... ran the 5,000m a personal-best 16:24.62 at the Robert Kuhn Invite ... ran the 3,000m in 9:38.33 at the Northeast Ohio Quad ... finished second in the 10,000m (35:34.11) at the Sparky Adams Invite. Indoor (Fr.): Placed 14th in the 5,000m (16:15.05) and 20th in the 3,000m (9:22.50) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran personal-best times in both events. XC (Fr.): Finished 65th at the Horizon League Championships (29:02.4) ... ran the 8K a season-best 28:37 at the Notre Dame Invitational. High School: Earned four letters and was team captain one year ... set school records in the 3,200m (9:47) and the 5,000m (16:22) ... was a two-time FirstTeam All-Portage Trail Conference in cross country and a one-time all-league pick in track ... placed second in the 3,200m at districts as a senior. Personal: Born Feb. 26, 1989 ... son of John Dialesandro and Colleen Moyer ... has one brother and two sisters ... major is math.

BRYIN

EHRHARDT High Jump • x / So. / So. Sandusky, Ohio / St. Mary’s Central Catholic 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished eighth in the high jump at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best leap of 6-0 3/4 ... was the runnerup in the high jump at the Red Flash Open (6-0). Indoor (Fr.): Finished sixth in the high jump at the Horizon League Championships (6-2) ... cleared a season-best 6-5 at the Golden Flash Gala ... finished a season-best third in the high jump at the Akron Quad. High School: Earned one letter for the Panthers ... tied the school high jump record with a mark of 6-7 ... earned All-Ohio honors by finishing third in Division III at the state championship meet his senior year ... also earned allregion, all-district and all-conference honors ... was the high jump champion at the conference, district and regional meets ... also played basketball where he was a First-Team All-Sandusky Bay Conference selection and Honorable Mention All-Ohio pick in Division IV. Personal: Son of Mathew and Sandy Ehrhardt ... has one brother (Bruce) and one sister (Brittany) ... born June 2, 1988 ... major is marketing.

JEREMIAH

FOLGER Throws • x / So. / So. Salem, Ohio / Salem High 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished fourth in the shot put (4-9 1/4) and eighth in the hammer (152-5) at the Horizon League Championships ... his throw in the hammer was a personal-best ... heaved the shot a personal-best 48-9 1/2 at the Red Flash Open ... threw the discus 119-1 at the Northeast Ohio Quad. Indoor (Fr.): Finished fifth in both the shot put (47-8) and weight

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throw (52-8 1/4) at the Horizon League Championships ... his weight throw mark was a personal-best ... was the only freshman to score in both throwing events ... threw the shot put a personal-best 49-11 1/4 at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet ... earned five top-eight finishes in the weight throw and four in the shot put. High School: Earned four letters for the Quakers ... set the Metro Athletic Conference shot put record ... finished second at the Ohio state meet in Division II in the shot put (55-10) as a senior ... also finished seventh in the shot as a junior ... was Salem’s Field MVP all four years ... also named MVP at the MAC and Columbiana County championships. Personal: Son of Claye and Julia Folger ... has one sister (Gabby) ... born March 9, 1989 ... major is mechanical engineering.

JERRILL

HALL

Jumps / Hurdles • x / So. / So. Maple Heights, Ohio / Maple Heights High 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Named the Horizon League Field Newcomer of the Year, joining YSU’s Aaron Merrill as the second Penguin to earn the distinction in a three-year span ... was the league runner-up in the high jump, clearing the bar at a personal-best height of 6-6 3/4 ... also finished third in the 110m hurdles (14.99) and leaped a personal-best 22-1 3/4 to place sixth in the long jump at the league meet ... his jump was four feet, four inches further than his previous season-best distance ... ran the 110m hurdles in a personal-best 14.87 at the Sea Ray Relays ... earned three top-five finishes in the hurdles and three more in the high jump. Indoor (Fr.): Named the Horizon League Field Newcomer of the Year, becoming the first YSU male to earn the honor ... was the Horizon League runner-up in the high jump (6-4) and 60m hurdles (8.30) and placed fourth in the long jump ... his hurdles time was a school record, and his two marks in the jumps were personal bests ... was just .01 seconds behind the winner in the hurdles ... won the high jump twice at Baldwin Wallace, clearing 6-4 both times ... recorded a personal-best mark of 41-11 Hall was named the Horizon 1/2 in the triple jump at Kent State ... ran League Field Newcomer of the the 55m hurdles in a personal-best 7.90 Year following the indoor and at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet outdoor conference meets in ... won the 55m hurdles at the Baldwin 2008 . Wallace Mid January Meet (7.95). High School: Earned three letters and was a team captain for one year ... set the school high jump record and posted the most points ever recorded ... earned All-Lake Erie League honors in the hurdles, 4x400-meter relay and high jump ... helped lead the Mustangs to an LEL championship as a senior ... also played football. Personal: Son of Gerald Grooms and Sharon Hall ... has one brother (Russty) ... born May 30, 1989 ... major is pre-law.

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R.D.

GOODRIGHT

HODGE

Middle Distance / XC • x / Sr. / Sr. Wooster, Ohio / Wooster High

Sprints • x / Sr. / Sr. Bremerton, Wash. / Hampton / Olympic High

2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Finished as the runner-up in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 1:53.08 ... also ran 1:53.16, which was his fastest time in two years, to start the season at the Pepsi Florida Relays ... won the 1,500m at the Sparky Adams Invite with a season-best time of 3:57.61. Indoor (Jr.): Finished fifth in the mile (4:17.25) and sixth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (1:55.09) ... his mile time was a personal best ... also set three other personal-best times on the year ... ran the 800m in a career-best 1:53.09 to place second at the Kent State Tune-Up ... won the 3,000m at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet with a personal-best time of 8:54.58. XC (Sr.): Scored in two meets, including when he placed 38th at the Horizon League Championships ... ran a seasonbest 8K time of 27:47.5 at the league meet ... also scored the first meet of the season at the Tommy Evans Invite. 2006-07 Outdoor (Jr.): Redshirted. Indoor (Jr.): Redshirted. XC (Jr.): Scored in six meets ... was the squad’s top finisher in the final meet and placed second in three meets ... placed 36th at the Horizon League Championships (27:48.15) ... ran a personal-best 8K time of 26:26.37 at the Falcon Invite ... posted a personal-best 10K time of 34:33.56 at the Great Lakes Regional ... placed 11th at the Tommy Evans Invite. 2005-06 Outdoor (So.): Earned two top-five finishes at the Horizon League Championships, placing fourth in the 1,500m (3:59.71) and fifth in the 800m (1:56.25) ... posted a personal-best 800m time of 1:53.64 at the Northeast Ohio Invitational to finish second ... ran a personal-best 1,500m time of 3:58.65 at the Sea Ray Relays. Indoor (So.): Finished second and set the school record in the 1,000m at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 2:27.70 ... also anchored YSU’s third-place distance medley relay and ran the second leg of the fifth-place 4x400m relay ... ran a personal-best time of 1:54.14 in the 800m at the Kent State Tune-Up to finish fifth ... posted a personal-best mile time of 4:17.60 to finish fifth at the Central Collegiate Championships ... placed second in the 1,000m at the Golden Flash Gala ... also finished second in the mile at Robert Morris and second in the 800m at the Kangaroo Invitational. XC (So.): Scored in five out of six meets ... placed 51st at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 27:17 ... ran a season-best 8K time of 27:14 at the Notre Dame Invitational. 2004-05 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed sixth in the 1,500m with a personal-best time of 3:57.05 at the Horizon League Championships ... also finished seventh in the 800m at the league meet with a personal-best time of 1:54.24 ... posted a personal-best 16:42.92 in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays. Indoor (Fr.): Finished fourth in the 1,000m (2:30.67) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran season-best times of 4:22.33 in the mile and 1:54.45 in the 800m ... placed second in the 800m at the All-Ohio Championship (1:55.73). XC (Fr.): Scored in his first meet ... ran a season-best 8K time of 27:33 to place 41st at the Central Collegiate Invite ... ran a season-best 10K time of 35:02.0 at the Great Lakes Regional. High School: Set the school record in the 800m (1:54.06) and the 4x400-meter relay ... helped lead team to the Ohio Cardinal Conference Championship ... finished 33rd overall (16:32) at the 2003 Division-I Ohio State Cross Country Championship en route to leading Wooster a third-place finish ... placed 17th at the 2002 state meet (16:00) ... finished third in the 800m at the 2004 Division I Ohio State Championship in 1:54.06 ... placed eighth in the 1,600m in 2002 (4:21.58). Personal: Born Oct. 10, 1985 ... son of Rik and Nancy Goodright ... has one sister ... major is marketing.

J.R.

YSU Football: Saw action in two games as a defensive reserve in 2007 ... played against Stony Brook and Lock Haven. Hampton Football: Was a member of the program in 2004 and 2005 ... team won conference championships and reached the playoffs both years. High School: As a senior was an Honorable-Mention All-Narrows League selection ... played two years as a running back ... set school record for allpurpose yards ... scored 14 touchdowns ... coach was Carrolton Cooper ... a standout sprinter in track and field ... part of state championship (Class 4A) 4x100-meter relay team. Personal: Parents are Stephanie and Robert Hodge ... has a brother (Robert) ... his grandmother attended YSU ... born April 29, 1986 ... major is communications.

CLARENCE

HOWELL Sprints • x / Sr. / Jr. Youngstown, Ohio / Chaney High 2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Redshirted. Indoor (Jr.): Finished 10th in the 60m dash and 13th in the long jump at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 200m in a personal-best 23.20 at the Roo Town Open ... ran the 60m in a season-best 7.12 twice ... leaped a season-best 21-2 3/4 at Kent State. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Finished sixth in the 100m (11.46), ninth in the long jump (20-7) and 12th in the 200m (22.90) at the Horizon League Championships ... his mark in the long jump was a season-best, and the 200m time was a personal-best ... ran a personal-best 100m time of 11.15 in the prelims of the 100m at the league meet. Indoor (So.): Finished third in the long jump with a personal-best mark of 21-11 at the Horizon League Championships ... also placed ninth in the triple jump (39-5) and seventh in the 60m (7.27) at the league meet ... ran season-best times of 7.11 in the 60m, 23.49 in the 200m and 6.75 in the 55m. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished sixth in the long jump at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best leap of 21-8 ¾ ... also finished 10th in the triple jump (38-7 ¾) and 11th in the 100m dash (11.38) ... posted a personal-best distance of 40-7 in the triple jump at the Campbell/Wright Open. Indoor (Fr.): Finished seventh in the 60m at the Horizon League Championships (7.19) ... also placed ninth in the long jump with a personalbest mark of 20-9 ¾ ... posted a personal-best time of 7.10 in the prelims of the 60m ... recorded personal-best marks of 6.64 in the 55m, 23.38 in the 200m and 40-9 ¾ in the triple jump. High School: Was a member of Chaney’s school-record 4x200-meter relay ... named Mahoning County MVP and team MVP twice ... was a three-time City champion and three-time regional qualifier ... also earned All-City recognition in football ... graduated with honors. Personal: Born May 15, 1987 ... parents are Clarence and Kim Howell ... has one brother and two sisters ... major is industrial engineering.

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

ONE ALL-AMERICAN ... NINE NATIONAL QUALIFIERS ... FOUR JUNIOR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS | MEET THE PENGUIN MEN

Da’MICHAEL

HORNE

Sprints • x / Jr. / Jr. Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg High 2007-08: Reshirted. 2006-07: Competed in the 55-meter dash, 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash during the indoor campaign... placed sixth in the 60-meter dash (7.19 seconds) at the Horizon League Indoor Championships... finished eighth in the 200-meter dash (23.20 seconds) at the HL Championships. 2005-06: Competed in the 55-meter dash, 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, Distance Medley Relay and was part of the 4x400-relay team during the indoor season...part of the group that broke the eight-year-old DMR record in February 2006...qualified for the indoor Horizon League meet in the 400-meter dash and ran anchor on the 4x400-relay...finished sixth in the 400 meters...at outdoor HL Championships, was sixth in the 100-meter dash (11.10 seconds) and sixth in the 200-meter dash (22.44 seconds). YSU Football: For his career has caught 54 passes for 597 yards and two touchdowns....is a four-year letterman...has played in every game over his four years...as a senior played in all 12 games as a wide receiver and was solid special teams contributor...started nine games during the campaign....named HBK Offensive Player of the Game vs. Ohio State his junior year..named the HBK Special Teams Player of the Game against Penn State his junior year. High School: Was a two-year two-way starter at wide receiver and defensive back...had 41 receptions for 762 yards...averaged 18.5 yards per catch...had 10 receiving touchdowns...had 47 total tackles, including 35 solo tackles and recorded two interceptions...named first-team All-Western Reserve Conference-North as a corner...was an all-county selection...had more than 1,000 all-purpose yards...was a three-year starter at corner...had five career interceptions...coach was Al Hedalkeuic...named all-conference in track... regional qualifier in the 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay. Personal: Mother is Ayako Horne...has a brother (Eddie)...born March 25, 1987...major is Finance.

JEROME

JEFFREY Middle Distance • Jr. / Jr. / Jr. Mt. Vernon, N.Y. / New Rochelle 2008 XC (Jr.): Ran as a displacer at the Falcon Invitational...finished the event with an 8K time of 29:55. 2008 Outdoor (So.): Placed 13th in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships, missing his personal-best time by 0.33 seconds (1:57.78) ... ran his personal-best at the Red Flash Open (1:57.45) to place third ... also ran the 400m (52.38) and the 1,500m (4:45.24). Indoor (So.): Finished 11th in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships, running a personal-best time of 1:58.56 ... ran the 1,000m in a personal-best 2:46.80 at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet. 2007 Outdoor (Fr.): Placed 11th in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (1:59.37) ... ran a personal-best 800m time of 1:58.46 a week earlier at the Campbell/Wright Open to place seventh. Indoor (Fr): Finished 11th in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (2:04.80) ... ran a season-best 800m time of 2:03.58 at the Golden Flash Gala.

05 indoor league and class champion in the 600m ... also earned indoor allcounty honors in the 600m and 300m ... was the 400m and 800m outdoor conference champion ... was the county champion in the 400m as a senior ... helped lead New Rochelle to three straight outdoor league titles. Personal: Born April 15, 1988 ... parents are Elizabeth and Clayton ... has one brother (Clayton) and one sister (Jaime) ... major is business management.

HAROLD

JONES Middle Distance / XC • Sr. / Sr. / Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Wyoming High 2008 XC (Sr.): Was a displacer in two events...ran a season-best 8K time of 28:54 at Notre Dame 2008 Outdoor (So.): Was the Horizon League champion in the 800m, running a time of 1:52.76 to edge teammate R.D. Goodright ... ran a personal-best time of 1:51.42 in the 800m at the NCAA Mideast Regional to place 14th ... broke the 1:53 mark three times during the year ... won the 800m at three different meets and earned two runner-up finishes. Indoor (Jr.): Finished third in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 1:53.53 ... earned four top-three finishes in the 800m, including winning the event at the Akron Quad ... broke 1:55 four times in the 800m ... ran the mile in a personal-best 4:26.83 at the Akron Quad. 2006-07 Outdoor (So.): Redshirted. Indoor (So.): Finished second in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (1:57.95) ... posted a personal-best 800m time of 1:55.03 at the Zips Open ... ran the 400m in 51.49 at the Findlay Open. Jones won the 800m at the XC (So.): Finished as a displacer in four 2008 Horizon League Outdoor meets, including the Horizon League Championship Championships ... placed 53rd at the league meet with a season-best 8K time of 28:27.45. 2005-06 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished 10th in the 800m run with a personal-best time of 1:57.11 at the Horizon League Championships ... also finished 13th in the 1,000m (4:11.39) ... ran the 400m in 52.52 at the Campbell/Wright Open. Indoor (Fr.): Finished sixth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (1:55.99) ... also ran in the distance medley relay that placed third at conference ... ran personal-best times of 2:34.74 in the 1,000m and 4:31.09 in the mile. XC (Fr.): Finished 62nd at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best 8K time of 27:45. High School: Won the 800m at the 2004 Division II Ohio state championship as a junior (1:54.41) ... placed second in the 800m as a senior with a time of (1:54.65) ... ran a time of 1:55.07 in the 800m as a senior during the indoor season to rank 15th nationally according to Dyestat.com ... set the school record in the 800m ... was a 10-time conference champion, three-time MVP and two-time conference runner of the year ... helped lead the Cowboys to 10 Cincinnati Hills League titles, a state title and a state runner-up finish ... also competed in basketball where he earned MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Personal: Born Aug. 26, 1986 ... son of Harold and Terri Jones ... has one sister ... major is general studies.

High School: Earned six letters and was team captain twice ... was the 2004-

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

107 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS ... ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN MEET THE PENGUIN MEN | STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS

ADAM

JOE

KAGARISE

LAHMON

Sprints • x / Jr. / So. Canfield, Ohio / Austintown Fitch High

Throws • x / Sr. / Sr. Mount Vernon, Ohio / Mount Vernon High

2008 Outdoor (R-Fr.): Was the runner-up in the 400m (47.89) and placed fourth in the 200m (22.48) at the Horizon League Championships ... clocked in with the second-fastest time of his career in the 400m ... broke the school record in the 400m at the Sparky Adams Invitational, running a first-place time of 47.53 ... his time at the conference meet would have also broken the previous school record ... posted a personal-best time of 22.12 in the 200m at the Red Flash Open ... earned four top-four finishes in the 400m and three more in the 200m ... named to the Horizon League All-Academic Team. Indoor (So.): Finished fourth in the 400m and seventh in the 200m at the Horizon League Championships ... held the top prelim time in both events, running the 200m in a personal-best 22.15 and the 400m in a personal-best 48.69 ... earned three top-four finishes Kagarise holds the school in the 400m ... earned Academic Allrecord in the outdoor 400m Horizon League honors. and ranks second in the 400m 2007 Outdoor (Fr.): Redshirted. Indoor in the indoor circuit. (Fr.): Finished fourth in the 400m (49.79) and ninth in the 200m (22.93) at the Horizon League Championships ... won the 200m at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Meet with a personal-best time of 22.56 ... ran a personalbest time of 49.67 in the 400m at the Golden Flash Gala. High School: Set the school record in the 400m (48.13) and was part of the record-setting 4x800m relay (8:01) ... was the indoor state champion in the 400m in 2005 ... finished fifth at the outdoor state meet as a junior (48.62) and sixth as a senior (48.93) ... was the MVP of the Mahoning County meet twice ... anchored Fitch’s sixth-place 4x400m relay at the state meet ... also lettered twice in football. Personal: Awarded the Lester Donnell Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year ... born Dec. 28, 1987 ... parents are James and Linda Kagarise ... has one brother and two sisters ... major is exercise science ... is a member of SAAC for the 2008-09 academic year.

2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Was the only thrower to score in all four events at the Horizon League Championships ... earned runner-up finishes in the hammer (187-10) and the javelin (168-10), placed fourth in the discus (148-0) and finished sixth in the shot put (46-11 3/4) ... his javelin mark was a personal-best, and his throw in the discus was furthest of the season ... hit the NCAA Regional qualifying mark in the hammer three times during the year ... threw the hammer a personal-best 193-4 at the Sea Ray Relays to finish second ... threw the hammer 190-0 at the Mideast Regional to finish 17th ... improved his top hammer throw by 25 feet from his sophomore year ... earned six top-four finishes in the hammer ... threw the shot put a personal-best 48-4 1/2 at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (Sr.): Redshirted. 2007 Outdoor (Jr.): Redshirted. Indoor (Jr.): Named the Field Performer of the Meet at the Horizon League Championships after winning the weight throw and placing fifth in the shot put ... won the weight throw by Lahmon was an automatic 3 feet, 5 inches ... his distance of 60-6 NCAA Regional qualifier in was a personal-best mark and moved him 2008 in the hammer throw. into second place on YSU’s all-time list ... also ranks fourth in the shot put with his personal-best mark of 50-7 ½ at the league meet ... won the shot put and finished fourth in the weight throw at the Akron Open ... earned a total of five top-five finishes in the weight throw and three in the shot put. 2006 Outdoor (So.): Finished second in the hammer (166-8), third in the javelin (168-9), sixth in the discus (129-11) and ninth in the shot put (43-10) at the Horizon League Championships ... his mark in the javelin was a seasonbest ... set personal-best marks of 168-10 in the hammer and 150-4 in the discus at the Campbell/Wright Open ... also set a personal-best of 45-8 in the shot put at the Slippery Rock Invite. Indoor (So.): Placed third in the weight throw (54-6 ½) and seventh in the shot put (47-3) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-bst throws of 54-7 ½ in the weight throw and 49-7 in the shot put. 2005 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished second in the discus (139-8), third in the javelin (162-0) and fourth in the hammer (147-0 ¼) at the Horizon League Championships ... had a season-best mark of 155-9 in the hammer at the Sparky Adams Invitational to place fifth. Indoor (Fr.): Finished sixth in the weight throw (48-11 ½) and eighth in the shot put (43-1 ½) at the Horizon League Championships. High School: Set the indoor shot put record (50-1) and the sophomore discus record (153-0) ... helped lead team to Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division Championship ... was a two-time conference champion in shot put and discus ... also played football, basketball and baseball ... was inducted to National Honor Society. Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1985 ... son of Tom and Bonnie Lahmon ... has one sister ... major is early childhood education.

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

EIGHT YSU STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR ... 34 MIDEAST REGIONAL QUALIFIERS STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS | MEET THE PENGUIN MEN

JAKE

AARON

LAPE

MERRILL

Distance / XC • So. / So. / So. Boardman, Ohio / Boardman High

Throws • x / Sr. / Jr. Leetonia, Ohio / Leetonia High

2008 XC (So.): Scored in all seven events ... led the squad twice ... finished 17th at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 26:13 ... ran a personal-best 8K time of 25:50 at Falcon Invitational ... ran a team-best time of 33:38 at the Great Lakes Regioanl. 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished as the runner-up in the steeplechase at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 9:43.43 ... ran two other personal-bests at the league meet, placing 11th in the 1,500m (4:01.54) and 12th in the 5,000m (15:49.15) Indoor (Fr.): Finished 13th in the 3,000m at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 3,000m in a personal-best 9:00.63 at the Roo Town Open ... posted a personal-best 5,000m time of 15:39.53 at the Akron Open ... ran the mile a personal-best 4:28.60 at the Kent State Tune-Up. XC (Fr.): Scored in five meets and was YSU’s top finisher twice ... placed 17th at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best 8K time of 26:56.7 ... ran the 10K a personal and team-best 33:33.79 at the Great Lakes Regional ... named the Horizon League Athlete of the Week after leading YSU at the Iona Meet of Champions (27:09.9). High School: Earned eight letters and was a two-time team captain ... set four school records in cross country and track at Boardman ... left as the all-time top Spartan in the 800m (1:56), 1,600m (4:28), 3,200m (9:50) and the 5K (16:15) ... was a two-time state qualifier and threetime national qualifier. Personal: Son of Robert and Loreta Lape ... has two brothers (Rick and Bob) and six sisters (Val, Katie, Abbey, Annie, Jessie and Grace) ... born July 8, 1988 ... major is criminal justice...brother Rick is also a member of the track team.

Lape finished as the runnerup in the steeplechase at the Horizon League Championships.

RICK

LAPE Distance • So. / So. / So. Boardman, Ohio / Boardman High 2008 XC (So.): Scored in three meets, including his collegiate debut ... finished 49th at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 27:25 ... ran a personal-best 8K time of 27:14 at Notre Dame ... ran a time of 35:38 at the Great Lakes Regional. High School: Earned eight varsity letters between cross country and track... school record in the 800m ... is a two-time national qualifier ... participant in the Mid-West Meet of Champions ... Federal League and District champ in the 800m ... took sevent in the event at state ... All-Ohio honoree. Personal: Born July 8, 1988 ... son of Robert and Loreta Lape ... has two brothers (Jake and Bob) and six sisters (Val, Katie, Abbey, Annie, Jessie and Grace) ... major is business management ... brother Jake is also a member of the track/cross country teams.

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

2008 Outdoor (So.): Won the shot put by more than five feet at the Horizon League Championships (55-8 1/4) to claim the top spot the event for the second time in his career ... also finished third in the discus (153-9) and sixth in the hammer (162-3) at the league meet, setting personalbest marks in each ... hit the NCAA Regional automatic qualifying mark seven times during the year ... finished 15th at the NCAA Mideast Regional (54-10) ... won the shot put five times, including the Butler Twilight when he threw a school-record 58-9 1/4 ... won the shot put (57-7 3/4) and the discus (147-5) at the Red Flash Open ... named the Horizon League Athlete of the Week on April 8 and Horizon League Scholar Athlete of the Week on May 13. Indoor (Jr): Won the shot put at the Horizon League Championships with a meet record distance of 57-3 3/4 ... matched his school-record mark in the shot the following week at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet ... won the shot put (5410) and weight throw (personal-best 54-0) at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet ... was named the Horizon League Athlete of the Week on Feb. 20 and the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Week on March 11. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Redshirted. Indoor (So.): Placed second in the shot put at the Horizon League Championships (53-11 ¾) ... won the shot put at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Meet with a school-record mark of 54-1 ¾ ... earned eight top-nine finishes in the shot ... also placed fifth in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 47-5 ¾ at Baldwin-Wallace. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Named Field Newcomer of the Year at the Horizon League Championships after winning the shot put with a school-record mark Merrill is the only thrower in of 53-10 ¼ ... also finished sixth in the school history to qualify for the hammer (145-6) and seventh in the discus USA Junior Outdoor Track & (126-3)...finished 13th in the shot put at Field Championships. the Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 53-11 ¼ ... placed 22nd in the shot at the NCAA Mideast Regional (50-8 ¼) ... posted personal-best marks of 146-7 in the hammer at the Campbell/Wright Open and 142-0 in the discus at the Northeast Ohio Invitational. Indoor (Fr.): Placed third in the shot put at the Horizon League Championships (52-4) ... posted a season-best mark of 52-4 ¾ in the shot at the Central Collegiate Championship. High School: Finished second in the shot put at the 2005 Division III Ohio state championships as a senior (58-3 ¼) ... added an eighth-place distance of 160-0 in the discus at State ... placed fifth in the state in the shot (56-4 ¾) and seventh in the discus (159-0) as a junior ... set the Tri-County Meet record in the shot with a personal-best mark of 60-3 as a senior ... that mark ranked 23rd nationally in 2005 according to Dyestat.com ... was the Tri-County League champion in the shot put three straight years ... was also a standout in football, earning First-Team All-Ohio honors and being named the Division VI Player of the Year as a senior ... broke 19 school football records and was the first player in TCL history to earn first-team all-conference honors all four years ... was named WYTV Channel 33’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year. Personal: Awarded Lester Donnell Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year...born April 30, 1987 ... son of Larry and Sandy Merrill ... has two brothers and one sister ... major is criminal justice.

16 CONFERENCE TITLES ... EIGHT CONFERENCE ATHLETES-OF-THE-YEAR MEET THE PENGUIN MEN | STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS

MARK

MICHAEL

Hurdles • x / Sr. / Sr. Boardman, Ohio / Kent State / Boardman High

High Jump / Multi • x / Sr. / Sr. Chillicothe, Ohio / Chillicothe High

LIPINSKY High School: Earned three letters at Boardman … was named team captain once … holds the school record in the 110m high hurdles with a time of 13.96 … named All-SVC … First-Team All-Federal League … named All-Ohio in 2003 and 2004 … took third at the state meet in the 110m hurdles … coach was Dave Pavlansky. Personal: Born Feb. 7, 1986 … parents are Marty and Yvonne Lipinsky … has one sister (Danielle) … major is accounting.

DAN

NEMERGUT Distance / XC • Sr. / Sr. / Sr. Youngstown, Ohio / South Range High 2008 XC (Sr.) Scored in one event and ran as a displacer in another...ran a season best 8K time of 28:32 at Bowling Green. 2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Finished sixth in the steeplechase at the Horizon League Championships, running a season-best time of 9:46.92 ... also finished ninth in the 10,000m (33:29.90) and 31st in the 5,000m (17:01.27) at the league meet ... it was the first time he ran the 10,000m in a meet. Indoor (Jr.): Placed 11th in the mile (4:31.67) and 16th in the 5,000m (16:43.24) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the mile in a personal-best 4:29.46 at the Roo Town Open ... posted season-best times of 9:16.91 in the 3,000m and 16:20.47 in the 5,000m. XC (Jr.): Scored in every meet and finished as the squad’s second runner three times ...finished 13th at the Horizon League Championships (26:41.6) to earn second-team honors ... ran the 8K a personal-best 26:34 at Notre Dame. 2006-07 Outdoor (So.): Finished fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 9:51.79 ... posted a personal-best 3,000m time of 9:03.08 at the Duke Asics Invitational ... finished second in the 3,000m at the Campbell/Wright Open. Indoor (So.): Placed ninth in the 3,000m (9:01.88) and 11th in the 5,000m (16:01.80) at the Horizon League Championships ... his 3,000m time was a personal-best ... posted personal-best times of 15:36.66 in the 5,000m and 4:31.59 in the mile. XC (So.): Scored in six meets, including finishing second on the squad at the Horizon League Championships with a 24th-place time of 27:20.45 ... also finished third on the squad twice and fourth three times. 2005-06 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished seventh in the steeplechase (10:14.01) and 17th in the 5,000m (16:24.75) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran a personal-best times of 4:18.04 in the 1,500m and 15:47.51 in the 5,000m. Indoor (Fr.): Finished 17th in the 3,000m run at the Horizon League Championships (9:08.67) ... ran the 5,000m a season-best 16:33.96 ... earned two top-four finishes in the 3,000m. XC (Fr.): Scored in two meets, including posting a season-best 8K time of 26:38 at the Horizon League Championships to place 36th.

PERRI

2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Earned three fourth-place finishes at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 400m hurdles in a personal-best 54.88 at the league meet, which was more than four seconds faster than his best time as a sophomore ... also placed fourth in the high jump (6-2 3/4) and the decathlon (5,110), setting personal-bests in each ... earned four top-four finishes in the 400m hurdles, including finishing as the runner-up at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (Jr.): Finished ninth in the 400m at the Horizon League Championships (50.00) ... ran the 400m a personal-best 49.88 at the Kent State Tune-Up a week earlier ... also ran in both relays at the league meet ... earned four top-10 finishes in the 400m. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Finished eighth in the high jump at the Horizon League Championships (5-11 ½) ... cleared 6-0 ¾ twice in the high jump ... ran the 400m hurdles in a personal-best 59.17 at the Duke Asics Invitational. Indoor (So.): Placed fifth in the high jump at the Horizon League Championships (6-1 ½) ... cleared a personal-best height of 6-4 to win the high jump at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Meet. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished third in the high jump (5-10 ¾) and fourth in the decathlon (4,567 points) at the Horizon League Championships ... cleared a personal-best height of 6-2 ¼ in the high jump during the decatahlon ... posted personal-best marks of 52.26 in the 400m, 2:01.95 in the 800m and 127-2 in the javelin. Indoor (Fr.): Placed third in the heptathlon at the Horizon League Championships with 3,746 points ... also finished fifth in the high jump at the conference meet (6-0 ½) ... ran a personal-best 400m time of 52.36 at the Kent State Tune-Up.

Perri ranks second in school history in the heptathlon and the 400m hurdles.

High School: Was a four-time letterwinner and one-time captain ... ran the first leg of Chillicothe Unioto’s 4x800-meter relay that placed ninth at the 2005 Division II Ohio State Track and Field Championships ... also ran the third leg of the 4x400m ... placed 14th in the high jump with a mark of 6-0 ... was the state champion in the indoor high jump with a mark of 6-6, which ranked 38th nationally according to Dyestat.com ... set school marks in the high jump (6-6) and the 800m (1:57.3) ... was named All-SVC and all-district ... won the SVC title in the high jump, 4x400m and 4x200m ... earned Ross County titles in the 800, the high jump and the 4x400m relay. Personal: Born Jan. 30, 1987 ... son of Frank and Frankie Perri ... has one brother (Stefan) ... major is psychology.

High School: Was the 2004 Division III cross country state champion, running a time of 16:13 ... was runner-up at the state meet as a junior (16:11) and 32nd as a sophomore (16:51) ... placed second in the state in the 3,200m as a senior with a school-record time of 9:29.89 ... placed eighth in the state in the 3,200m as a junior (9:44.96). Personal: Awarded the Harry K. Graebing Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year ... born Oct. 9, 1986 ... major is electrical engineering.

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

EIGHT HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS ... 78 INDIVIDUAL HORIZON LEAGUE TITLES JOHN

J.D.

PALLINI

SHEPPARD

Throws • x / So. / So. Medina, Ohio / Medina High

Middle Distance / XC • Sr. / Sr. / Sr. Huron, Ohio / Firelands High

2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished third in the shot put (49-5) and 10th in the discus (125-10) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted personal-best marks in each ... earned four topseven finishes in the shot put. Indoor (Fr.): Was the runner-up at the Horizon League Championships in the shot put (50-7 1/2) ... just missed his personalbest mark in the weight throw en route to a ninth-place finish (44-6 1/4) ... threw the shot a personal-best 52-6 1/2 to win at the Akron Open ... recorded a personal-best mark of 44-7 1/2 in the weight throw at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet ... earned seven top-five finishes in the shot put. High School: Earned seven letters and was a team captain twice for the Battling Bees ... set the Medina High record for the shot put (61-2) and the discus (162-8) ... placed fourth in the shot put and 16th in the discus in Division I at the Ohio state Pallini finished as the runnerup in the shot put at the championships as a senior ... earned All-Medina County, All-Northeast Ohio 2008 Horizon League Indoor Championships. Conference, all-district and all-regional honors ... also participated in football where he was an all-conference, all-county, and all-district player ... was an Academic All-Ohioan and a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Son of Paul and Cynthia Pallini ... has one brother (Brian) and one sister (Cari) ... born June 22, 1989 ... major is integrated math education.

ANTONIO

QUARTERMAN Jumps • x / Sr. / Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. / Thiel / St. Petersburg Thiel: Was a member of both the track and football team … First-Team All-PAC member in track … named second-team All-PAC in 2007 for football … member of PAC-Academic Honor Roll. High School: Was a three-year letterman at St. Petersburg … named team captain once … named second-team All-PCAC in 2004 … coach was Ken Jackson. Personal: Born Feb. 10, 1986 … mother is Alberta Quarterman … has a sister (Kai’Schele) … major is education.

2008 XC (Fr.): Scored in all five meets he ran in...ran a personal-best 8K time of 26:05 at the Falcon Invitational...finished 29th at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 27:18 2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Finished fourth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best time of 1:53.92 ... held the third-fastest time in prelims ... ran a personal-best 1,500m time of 3:57.84 to finish third at the Red Flash Open ... received Academic All-Horizon League accolades. Indoor (Jr.): Finished fourth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 1:53.63 ... was just 0.07 seconds off his personal-best time in the mile at the Akron Open to finish sixth (4:27.40) ... earned Academic All-Horizon League honors. XC (Sr.): Redshirted. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Finished sixth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships (1:57.37) ... ran a season-best 800m time of 1:53.43 at the Hillsdale Relays ... placed second in the 800m at the Campbell/Wright Open (1:55.91) ...ran a season-best 1,500m time of 4:05.35 at the Duke Asics Invitational ... named to the Academic All-Horizon League team. Indoor (So.): Placed fourth in the 1,000m at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 2:34.23 ... ran the 800m in a season-best 1:55.51 at the Zips Open to finish third ... also placed third in the 800m at the AllOhio Championships ... ran the 3,000m in 9:15.55 at the Doug Raymond Invitational ... named to the academic all-league squad. XC (Jr.): Was the only non-senior to score in every meet ... finished 32nd at the Horizon League Championships (27:41.10) ... finished third on the squad three times, fourth twice and fifth twice ... ran a personal-best 8K time of 27:19.33 at the Falcon Invitational ... placed 12th at the Tommy Evans Invitational. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished fourth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championship with a time of 1:55.03...ran a personal-best 800m time of 1:53.43 at the Sea Ray Relays...ran a personal-best time of 3:58.37 in the 1,500m to finish fourth at the Northeast Ohio Invitational...also finished fourth in the 800m at the All-Ohio Championship. Indoor (Fr.): Placed fifth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championship with a time of 1:54.92...posted a personalbest time of 1:54.34 in the 800m a week earlier at the Kent State Tune-Up...ran a personal-best mile time of 4:27.33 to finish second at the Kangaroo Invitational... also placed second in the 800m at the Central Collegiate Championships and at Robert Morris ... earned Academic All-Horizon League mentioning. XC (So.): Worked his way back from an injury that kept him out of both track seasons the previous year...finished 73rd at the Horizon League Championship (29:20)...ran a season-best 8K time of 27:52 at the Notre Dame Invitational. 2005 Outdoor: Redshirted. Indoor: Redshirted. XC (Fr.): Scored in four meets in his freshman campaign...finished 70th at the Horizon League Championship with an 8K time of 29:09...ran a personal-best 10K time of 34:04.1 to place fourth on the squad and 144th overall at the Great Lakes Regional. High School: Earned eight letters...set the school record in the 800-meters with a time of 1:54.7 and the 4x400-meter relay...also set the Lorain County Conference record in the 800 at the conference meet with a time of 1:57...won the 800 at the 2003 Division-II Ohio State Championship with a time of 1:55.08...also finished second in the 800 at the state meet in 2004 in 1:54.80...anchored the 4x400meter relay at the 2003 state meet that finished fifth...named LCC distance MVP three times...led Firelands to four conference track titles and one conference title in cross country. Personal: Born July 3, 1985...son of John and Lisa Sheppard...has one brother (Jacob)...major exercise science...is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the 2007-08 academic year.

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JIM

RAMSON Distance / XC • So. / So. / RFr. Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary High 2008 XC (So.): Scored in all five events he ran in...finished in 26th at the Horizon League Championships (26:45)...ran a personal-best 8K time of 26:12 at the Falcon Invitational...ran a 10k time of 35:22 at the Great Lakes Regional. 2008 Outdoor (Fr.): Redshirted. Indoor (Fr.): Competed in four meets before missing the remainder of the season with an injury ... ran the 3,000m in 9:12.45 at Kent State to finish fifth ... ran the mile in 4:34.33 and the 5,000m in 15:41.80. XC (Fr.): Scored in every meet and was the team’s top finisher twice ... finished 23rd at the Horizon League Championships (27:19.5) ... ran a personal-best 5K time of 26:48 at the Notre Dame Invite ... was YSU’s top finisher at the All-Ohio Championships and Tommy Evans Invite. High School: Was a state qualifier in the 4x800m relay ... helped lead Poland to a Metro Athletic Conference Championship in cross country ... was an AllMahoning County runner three times ... also guided Poland to a runner-up finish in the Suburban League.

¾) ... posted a personal-best mark of 18-6 ½ in the long jump at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (Fr.): Finished fifth in the heptathlon at the Horizon League Championships with a score of 3,438 points ... also placed fourth in the high jump (6-0 ½) at the conference meet ... posted a personal-best height of 6-3 ½ in the high jump during the heptathlon ... competed in the first meet, but did not compete in another until the league championship. High School: Placed 10th in the high jump at the 2005 Division I Ohio State Track and Field Championships with a mark of 6-4… earned All-Ohio honors in the indoor high jump with a mark of 6-7, which ranked 25th nationally according to Dyestat.com... was named team MVP field MVP twice... was a two-time Toledo City Athletic League Champion.

Vieth ranks third in school history in the heptathlon.

Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1986 ... son of Jon and Marilyn Vieth ... has one brother and one sister ... major is civil engineering.

Personal: Son of John and Joanie Ramson ... has a brother (Johnny) and a sister (Jayme) ... born Oct. 10, 1988 ... major is nursing.

KIPLANGAT

TISIA

Distance • x / Fr. / Fr. Koiybey, Kenya / Tenwek Previous: Native Kenyan...all-around athlete... played volleyball...earned two-letter in the sport. Personal: Parents are Timothy and Annah Cheruitot...has four brothers (Clement, Festus, Elkana, and Jacob) and two sisters (Monicah and Martha)...born Nov. 25, 1988...major is exercise physiology.

MARTIN

VIETH

High Jump • x / Sr. / Jr. Oregon, Ohio / Clay High 2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Redshirted. Indoor (Jr.): Finished seventh in the heptathlon (3,370) at the Horizon League Championships ... cleared a season-best 6-2 in the high jump twice during the year ... earned three top-five finishes in the high jump ... was fourth in the 55m hurdles at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet ... clocked in with a personal-best time of 8.30 in prelims ... ran a personal-best 8.98 in the 60m hurdles at the league meet.

LENNY

WICKS Sprints • x / Jr. / Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Carrick High YSU Football: Played in 11 games, starting the first nine at cornerback in 2008...credited with 54 total tackles, including 35 solo stops...had 19 assisted tackles...had two pass breakups and one interception on the campaign...in 2007, played in all 11 games, starting five at cornerback... credited with 41 total tackles, including 31 solos stops...picked off two passes for 38 yards...recorded 10 tackles...redshirted in 2005. High School: Played running back at Carrick...was named to the City League All-Star Team...named team’s offensive MVP as a senior...was a team captain...as a senior led the City League in receiving...rushed for three touchdowns and 173 yards on 32 carries against Schenley... as a junior finished second in the league with 797 yards rushing...as a sophomore rushed for 137 yards on 30 carries versus Allderdice... ran for 124 yards against Oliver...earned three letters...coach was Jeff McCafferty...also played basketball. Personal: Mother is Yvonne Wicks...has a brother (Eric) and a sister (Tanisha)...born July 30, 1987...brother Eric played at West Virginia and was a first-team All-Big East selection in 2006 and 2007...Angelo & Donna Pezzulo 2008-09...major is Criminal Justice.

2007 Outdoor (So.): Finished fifth in the high jump at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best height of 6-1 ½ ... earned three top-six finishes in the high jump. Indoor (So.): Posted a season-best high jump mark of 6-0 ¾ at the Zips Open to finish sixth ... earned four top-10 finishes in the high jump. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Was the Horizon League Champion in the high jump with a personal-best mark of 6-3 ¼ ... earned four other top-seven finishes in the high jump, including a fourth-place effort at the Campbell/Wright Open (6-2

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YORK

Jumps • x / Sr. / Sr. Whitehouse, Ohio / Toldeo St. Francis High 2008 Outdoor (Jr.): Was the Horizon League champion in the long jump with his personal-best leap of 23-0 3/4 ... also scored in three other events, placing third in the triple jump (46-7 1/2), third in the decathlon (5,439) and sixth in the javelin (143-8) ... turned in personal-best marks in each ... added an eighthplace and personal-best mark of 6-0 3/4 in the high jump ... won the long jump at the Red Flash Open ... leaped 22-4 1/4 at the NCAA Mideast Regional. Indoor (Jr.): Placed third in the long jump (21-9) and ninth in the triple jump (42-4 3/4) at the Horizon League Championships ... leaped a season-best 22-2 1/4 at the Akron Open in the long jump ... recorded a season-best 44-1 1/2 at Kent State to win the triple jump ... earned three top-three finishes in the long jump. 2007 Outdoor (So.): Finished second in the triple jump, third in the long jump and ninth in the 200m at the Horizon League Championships ... set personalbest marks in the long jump (22-6 ¼) and the 200m (22.70) at the league meet .... posted a triple jump distance of 44-11 ½ at conference, which was his second best of the season ... jumped a personal-best 45-6 ½ a week earlier at the Campbell/Wright Open to place second. Indoor (So.): Finished third in the triple jump (44-8 ¾) and 10th in the long jump (20-5 ¼) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a personal-best mark of 44-11 in

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the triple jump to place second at the All-Ohio Championships ... also leaped a personal-best 22-3 ¾ in the long jump at the Doug Raymond Invitational to finish third ... won the triple jump at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Meet. 2006 Outdoor (Fr.): Finished fourth in the triple jump (44-9) and eighth in the long jump (20-11 ¼) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-best marks of 21-6 in the long and 45-4 ¼ in the triple jump ... won the triple jump (44-0 ¼) and finished third in the long jump (21-4) at the Sparky Adams Invitational. Indoor (Fr.): Finished fourth in the long jump (21-6 ¾) and sixth in the triple jump (43-11 ¼) at the Horizon League Championships ... topped his previous top distance by nearly 10 inches in the triple jump ... earned four top-five finishes in the long jump.

York won the long jump last year at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships.

High School: Earned three letters and was a team captain one year ... finished 10th in the long jump at the 2005 Division I Ohio State Track and Field Championships with a mark of 21-3 ... set school records in the long jump (22-4) and the high jump (6-2). Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1987 ... son of Gregory and Malinda York ... major is exercise science.

16 CONFERENCE TITLES ... EIGHT CONFERENCE ATHLETES-OF-THE-YEAR AUTOMATIC NCAA REGIONAL QUALIFIERS Bethany Anderson _ 2007 (Hammer) Jarrod Davis ______2006 (Hammer) Emily Schnitkey __ 2004 (Steeplechase)

JUNIOR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS Katie Betts _________ 2006 (200m) Aaron Merrill ______ 2006 (Shot Put) Emily Schnitkey ___ 2001 (5,000m)

YSU HALL OF FAME MEMBERS Kurt Michaelis is YSU’s only twotime student-athlete of the year and first All-American.

ALL-AMERICANS Kurt Michaelis __2003 (Indoor Mile)

OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIERS Matt Folk__ 2008, 2004 (Marathon)

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS INDOOR Bethany Anderson __2007 (Weight Throw*) Jarrod Davis __ 2006 (Weight Throw*) Kurt Michaelis _______ 2003 (Mile) Paul Carter ________ 1998 (800m*) Mona Jackson ________ 1994 (55m*) OUTDOOR Kofi Owusu-Ansah ___ 2000 (200m) Laura Thomas _____1999 (10,000m*) CROSS COUNTRY Matt Folk__________________1998 Laura Thomas _____________1997 * - provisional qualifier and did not compete at national meet

Danielle Bolt

Keith Gorby ________________2007 Mona Jackson _____________2004 Dave Ritter ________________2003

VINDICATOR/YSU STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Bethany Anderson __________2007 Leslie Johnson _____________2004 Kurt Michaelis _______ 2004, 2003 Kofi Owusu-Ansah __________2000 Matt Folk__________________1999 Donn Craig ________________1997 Anne Ralston ______________1996 Mona Jackson _____________1994

HORIZON LEAGUE INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Bethany Anderson ____ 2008, 2007 Kurt Michaelis _____________2003 OUTSTANDING RUNNING PERFORMER Jeanna Cunningham ________2005 Kurt Michaelis _____________2002

FIELD NEWCOMER OF YEAR Jerrill Hall _________________2008 Danielle Curry ______________2008 Alisha Anthony _____________2007 Bethany Anderson __________2005 RUNNING NEWCOMER OF YEAR Breanne Romeo ____________2008 Katie Betts ________________2006 Danielle Bolt _______________2004 Jeanna Cunningham ________2002 COACH OF THE YEAR Brian Gorby__________ 2008, 2005 ____________________ 2004, 2003

Matt Folk

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Emily Schnitkey ____________2001 Lisa Davies ________________2003

MID-CON INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Bob Bond _________________1997 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Paul Carter ________________1997 Kofi Owusu-Ansah __________1996

HORIZON LEAGUE OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

COACH OF THE YEAR Brian Gorby__________ 1997, 1996

OUTSTANDING RUNNING PERFORMER Danielle Bolt _______________2006 Kurt Michaelis _____________2004 Eugene Harris______________2003

MID-CON OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER Bethany Anderson __________2006 Jarrod Davis _______________2006 FIELD NEWCOMER OF YEAR Alisha Anthony _____________2008 Aaron Merrill _______________2006 Bethany Anderson __________2005 RUNNING NEWCOMER OF YEAR Breanne Romeo ____________2008 Katie Betts ________________2006 Jeanna Cunningham ________2002 Eugene Harris______________2002 COACH OF THE YEAR Brian Gorby__________ 2008, 2006 ____________________ 2005, 2004

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Kofi Owusi-Ansah ___________2000 Bob Bond _________________1997 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Karyn McRead _____________2001 Marcella Scaife ____________1995 COACH OF THE YEAR Brian Gorby________________1997

MID-CON CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Andrea Cohol ______________1999 Laura Thomas _____________1997 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Mark Brady ________________1994 COACH OF THE YEAR Brian Gorby_1997, 1996, 1995, 1994

OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER Bethany Anderson ____ 2008, 2007 Joe Lahmon _______________2007 Jarrod Davis _______________2006 Carly Youlton ______________2005

Paul Carter

HORIZON LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY

Eugene Harris

Mona Jackson

Laura Thomas

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ONE ALL-AMERICAN ... NINE NATIONAL QUALIFIERS ... FOUR JUNIOR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS HISTORY | WOMEN’S FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

2008 • Kent, Ohio (Youngstown State) Bethany Anderson ______________ Weight Throw Alisha Anthony ____________________Long Jump Danielle Curry ______________________ Shot Put Jen Grayson ______________________ High Jump

2008 • Youngstown, Ohio (Youngstown State) Bethany Anderson __________________ Hammer Alisha Anthony ___________ Triple Jump, 4x100m Katie Betts _________________________4x100m Darcelle Formby _____________________4x100m Yandeh Joh _________________________4x400m Kari Kreutzfeld _____________ 4x100m, 4x400m Breanne Romeo ______________ 400m, 4x400m Emily Wollet ________________________4x400m

2007 • Ann Arbor, Mich. (Detroit) Bethany Anderson _________ Shot Put; Wt. Throw Alisha Anthony ____________________Long Jump Yandeh Joh _____________________60m Hurdles Kari Kreutzfeld ________________________400m 2006 • Kent, Ohio (Youngstown State) Bethany Anderson _________ Shot Put, Wt. Throw Satara Freeman _________________60m Hurdles 2005 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Bethany Anderson __________________ Shot Put Danielle Bolt _____________________60m; 200m Jeanna Cunningham __________ 400m; 4x400m Aaliyah Gillespie ________ 60m Hurdles; 4x400m Yandeh Joh _________________________4x400m Emily Wollet ________________________4x400m Carly Youlton __________ Long Jump; Triple Jump 2004 • Greencastle, Ind. (Butler) Danielle Bolt ___________________60m; 4x400m Alex Casi ___________________________4x400m Jeanna Cunningham _________________4x400m Aaliyah Gillespie _________________60m Hurdles Leslie Johnson _______________ 400m; 4x400m Emily Schnitkey ________________________ Mile 2003 • Milwaukee, Wis. (Milwaukee) Aaliyah Gillespie _________________60m Hurdles 2002 • Greencastle, Ind. (Butler) Jeanna Cunningham _________________4x400m Delores Gaines_________________ Weight Throw Leslie Johnson ______________________4x400m Kelly Leonard __________ 60m Hurdles; 4x400m Laura Schatz _____________________ High Jump Janae Stephens _____________________4x400m 1999 • Norman, Okla. (Oral Roberts) Marcella Scaife __________ Long Jump, 4x400m Jen Rizer ___________________________4x400m Suzy Thompson _____________________4x400m Marcy Reinbolt ______________________4x400m 1998 • Sterling, Ill. (Western Illinois) Becky Riggle ________________________ 5,000m 1996 • Charleston, Ill. (Eastern Illinois) Kenitha Smith __________________55m Hurdles Marcella Scaife ____________ 200m; Long Jump

2007 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Bethany Anderson __________ Shot Put, Hammer Katie Betts _________________________4x400m Darcelle Formby _____________________4x400m Aaliyah Gillespie _______________ 100m Hurdles Kari Kreutzfeld ______________________4x400m Jennifer Roman _____________________4x400m 2006 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Bethany Anderson __________ Shot Put; Hammer Katie Betts ________________ 4x100m; 4x400m Danielle Bolt _________________ 100m; 4x100m Jeanna Cunningham ________ 4x100m; 4x400m Satara Freeman _______________ 100m Hurdles Yandeh Joh ________________ 4x100m; 4x400m Kari Kreutzfeld ______________________4x400m Katy Williams ________________________ Discus 2005 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Bethany Anderson __________________ Shot Put Jeanna Cunningham _________________4x400m Aaliyah Gillespie _______________ 100m Hurdles Yandeh Joh _________________________4x400m Leslie Johnson ______________________4x400m Emily Schnitkey ________ 5,000m; Steeplechase Emily Wollet ________________________4x400m 2004 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Danielle Bolt _________ 100m; 4x100m; 4x400m Jeanna Cunningham ________ 4x100m; 4x400m Aaliyah Gillespie _______________ 100m Hurdles; __________________________ 4x100m; 4x400m Leslie Johnson _____________ 4x100m; 4x400m 2003 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Delores Gaines______________________Shot put Beth Hochstetler _____________________ Discus 2002 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Jeanna Cunningham ___________________100m Kelly Leonard _________________ 100m Hurdles 2001 • Youngstown, Ohio (YSU) Karen McReady ______________________ Javelin 2000 • Kansas City, Mo. (UMKC) Andrea Cohol ______________ 5,000m; 10,000m Mary Domitrovich_____________________ Discus Jasmine Reynolds ______________ 100m; 200m

Aaliyah Gillespie won six Horizon League crowns in the hurdles and three more in relays. 1997 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo) Meressa Cornwell __________________ Shot Put Marcella Scaife ____________ 400m; Long Jump Laura Thomas _____________ 5,000m; 10,000m 1996 • Kansas City, Mo. (UMKC) Elizabeth Gilliam _____________________ Discus Anne Ralston _______________________ 1,500m 1995 • New Britain, Conn. (CCSU) Elizabeth Gilliam _____________________ Discus Marcella Scaife _______________________400m

CROSS COUNTRY 2004 • Kenosha, Wis. Emily Schnitkey __________________ Sixth Place 2003 • Warren, Ohio (YSU) Lisa Davies ____________________ Second Place 2002 • Chicago, Ill. Emily Schnitkey __________________ Sixth Place 2001 • Chicago, Ill. Emily Schnitkey _________________ Eighth Place 1999 • UMKC Andera Cohol _____________________ First Place 1997 • Buffalo Laura Thomas ____________________ First Place Andrea Cohol ____________________ Third Place 1996 • Valparaiso Laura Thomas ___________________ Third Place 1995 • Youngstown State Kim Rosenberger _______________ Second Place

1998 • Kansas City, Mo. (UMKC) Mary Domitrovich_____________________ Discus

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188 CONFERENCE EVENT TITLES ... 23 CONFERENCE NEWCOMERS-OF-THE-YEAR MEN’S FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES | HISTORY 1999 • Kansas City, Mo. (UMKC) Mark Brady ____________________ Steeplechase Matt Folk__________________________10,000m Kofi-Owusu Ansah _____________________200m 1998 • Sterling, Ill. (Western Illinois) Matt Folk___________________________ 3,000m 1997 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo) Bob Bond _____________________ 3,000m; Mile Paul Carter ___________________________800m Kofi Owusu-Ansah ______________________ 55m Frank Pennel _________________________200m Jason Pope _______________________ Pole Vault Vikas Sheoran ____________________ High Jump

2008 • Kent, Ohio (Youngstown State) Aaron Merrill _______________________ Shot Put 2007 • Ann Arbor, Mich. (Detroit) Joe Lahmon ___________________ Weight Throw 2006 • Kent, Ohio (Youngstown State) Jarrod Davis ___________________ Weight Throw Adam Lewis ____________________60m Hurdles 2004 • Greencastle, Ind. (Butler) Sherod Holmes ________________________60m Papis Joh ____________________________200m Derek Riker _______________________ Pole Vault 2003 • Milwaukee, Wis. (Milwaukee) Eugene Harris____________________60m; 200m Kurt Michaelis _________________________ Mile 2002 • Greencastle, Ind. (Butler) Eugene Harris____________________60m; 200m Kurt Michaelis ___________________ 800m; Mile 2000 • Norman, Okla. (Oral Roberts) Kofi Owusu-Ansah ______________________60m

1996 • Kansas City, Mo. (UMKC) Matt Callicoat ______________________ Shot Put 1995 • New Britain, Conn. (CCSU) Jeremy Zarins ______________________10,000m

1995 • Charleston, Ill. (Eastern Illinois) Randy Clossen _____________________ Shot Put

1992 • Charleston, Ill. (Eastern Illinois) Keith Gorby ________________________10,000m

1992 Keith Gorby _________________________ 5,000m

CROSS COUNTRY

2008 • Youngstown, Ohio (Youngstown, Ohio) Harold Jones _________________________800m Aaron Merrill _______________________ Shot Put Shayne York ______________________Long Jump

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

1997 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo) Bob Bond _____________ 1,500m; Steeplechase Paul Carter _________________________4x400m Don Craig __________________________ 5,000m Colin Klier _________________________ Hammer Kofi Owusu-Ansah ____________ 200m; 4x400m Jason Pope ______________Pole Vault; Decathlon Dave Purins ________________________4x400m Kenric Reed ________________________4x400m

1996 • Charleston, Ill. (Eastern Illinois) Matt Callicoat ______________________ Shot Put Kofi Owusu-Ansah ______________________ 55m

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Kofi Owusu-Ansah won nine Mid-Continent Conference sprinting titles from 1997-2000.

1998 • Kansas City, Mo. (UMKC) Bob Bond _____________________ Steeplechase

2006 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Marty Vieth _______________________ High Jump Derek Riker _______________________ Pole Vault Aaron Merrill _______________________ Shot Put Jarrod Davis _________________Hammer; Javelin 2004 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Kevin Breckenridge ____________ 4x400m Relay Dorian Chenault _______________ 4x100m Relay Jarrod Davis _______________________ Hammer Chris Goffer __________________ 4x100m Relay Papis Joh ____________________ 4x400m Relay Kurt Michaelis _________ Steeplechase; 1,500m T.J. Peterson __________________ 4x100m Relay Ryan Strzalka _________________ 4x400m Relay Scott Weiser _______________ 4x100m; 4x400m

1999 • UMKC Tim Tatarka____________________Seventh Place 1998 • Chicago State Matt Folk_______________________ Fourth Place Mark Brady ______________________ Sixth Place 1996 • Valparaiso Matt Folk________________________ Third Place 1995 • Youngstown State Mark Brady _______________________Fifth Place 1994 • Northeastern Illinois Mark Brady ____________________ Second Place 1993 • Valparaiso Keith Gorby ____________________ Second Place 1991 • Eastern Illinois Keith Gorby _____________________ Fourth Place

2003 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Eugene Harris__________________ 100m; 200m Kurt Michaelis ______________________ 1,500m 2002 • Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler) Eugene Harris__________________ 100m; 200m Kurt Michaelis ________________800m; 1,500m 2000 • Kansas City, Mo. (UMKC) Shawn Cobey ________________________ Discus Kofi Owusu-Ansah ______________ 100m; 200m 1999 • Kansas City, Mo. (UMKC) Mark Brady ____________________ Steeplechase Kofi Owusu-Ansah _____________________200m Matt Folk__________________________10,000m

Mark Brady won two Mid-Con titles in the steeplechase and earned all-league honors three times in cross country.

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800-METER DASH

TRIPLE JUMP

55-METER HURDLES

1,000-METER RUN

HIGH JUMP

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

Mona Jackson ________________ 6.94 __11/3/93 Danielle Bolt __________________ 7.01 __2/19/05 Charlene White _______________ 7.20 _2/11/95 Jeanna Cunningham ___________ 7.26 __2/19/05 Aaliyah Gillespie _______________ 7.29 __2/19/05 Katie Betts___________________ 7.34 _ 1/19/06 Darcelle Formby ______________ 7.35 _ 1/19/06 Ashley Oliver _________________ 7.36 _ 2/18/06 Jo-Lein Ocasio-Quarles _________ 7.40 __2/22/97 Marcy Reinbolt ________________ 7.45 __ 2/7/98 Aaliyah Gillespie _______________ 8.02 ___ 3/3/05 Satara Freeman _______________ 8.06 __2/18/06 Yandeh Joh ___________________ 8.32 _ 2/15/08 Jen Grayson __________________ 8.40 _ 2/18/06 Kelly Leonard _________________ 8.42 __2/16/02 Katy Wells ___________________ 8.55 _ 2/15/08 Emily Dumitru ________________ 8.67 _ 2/15/08 Cassandra Smith ______________ 8.71 __2/19/05 Kenitha Smith_________________ 8.86 ___2/3/96 Brittny Humphrey ______________ 9.05 __2/19/05

60-METER DASH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Danielle Bolt __________________ 7.52 __ 2/27/05 Jeanna Cunningham ___________ 7.69 __ 2/27/05 Katie Betts___________________ 7.77 _ 2/26/06 Aaliyah Gillespie _______________ 7.80 __ 2/27/05 Ashley Oliver _________________ 7.85 _ 2/25/07 Darcelle Formby ______________ 7.87 _ 12/8/07 Alisha Anthony _______________ 7.87 __ 3/2/08 8. Jen Rizer _____________________ 7.93 __2/23/01 9. Suzy Thompson _______________ 7.98 __2/26/00 10. Cassandra Smith ______________ 7.99 ___3/2/03

60-METER HURDLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Aaliyah Gillespie _______________ 8.60 ___2/5/05 Satara Freeman _______________ 8.74 __2/26/06 Kelly Leonard _________________ 8.88 __2/26/00 Yandeh Joh ___________________ 8.92 _ 1/13/07 Katy Wells ___________________ 8.95 __ 3/2/08 Jen Grayson __________________ 9.01 _ 2/26/06 Emily Dumitru ________________ 9.09 __ 3/2/08 Cassandra Smith ______________ 9.31 __2/15/03 Britty Humphrey _______________ 9.72 __2/12/05 Robyn Ray ___________________ 9.81 _ 2/25/07

200-METER DASH

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

Becky Rudzik ______________ 2:12.90 Marielle Glanz______________ 2:15.02 __2/12/05 Lindsay Frontz _____________ 2:15.31 __2/22/03 Jennifer Roman ____________ 2:15.64 __ 3/2/08 Jen Moore _________________ 2:16.31 ___ 2/9/02 Emily Schnitkey ____________ 2:16.84 __2/16/02 Lisa Lee __________________ 2:17.49 __ 3/2/08 Shantel Jackson _____________2:17.79 __2/18/06 Lindsay Wojciak ____________ 2:18.53 __2/22/03 Racheal Albert _____________ 2:19.45 __2/22/03

Lindsay Frontz _____________ 2:58.32 ___3/2/03 Emily Schnitkey ____________ 2:58.99 __2/19/05 Jen Moore _________________ 2:59.44 __2/24/02 Lindsay Wojciak ____________ 3:03.16 _ 1/31/04 Racheal Albert _____________ 3:02.29 __2/24/02 Gina Mavrikis ______________ 3:07.35 __2/26/06 Lisa Lee __________________ 3:10.56 _ 2/15/08 Kim Jendre ________________ 3:10.66 __2/29/04 Amy Moore ________________ 3:12.34 _ 2/26/06 Jennifer Roman ____________ 3:12.47 _ 2/15/08

1-MILE RUN

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

Emily Schnitkey ____________ 5:01.41 __2/14/04 Lisa Davies ________________ 5:06.76 __2/14/04 Andrea Cohol ______________ 5:08.98 ___ 2/7/98 Amy Vernace _______________ 5:10.19 __2/14/98 Laura Thomas______________ 5:10.77 __2/20/99 Anne Ughrin _______________ 5:14.34 __2/14/98 Marielle Glanz______________ 5:15.09 ___2/5/05 Lindsay Wojciak ____________ 5:15.99 __2/14/04 Lindsay Frontz _____________ 5:16.79 __2/15/03 Racheal Albert _____________ 5:18.39 __2/15/03

3,000-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Becky Rudzik _____________ 10:08.50 Lisa Davies _______________ 10:10.55 _ 1/31/04 Andrea Cohol _____________ 10:13.00 __2/26/00 Emily Schnitkey ___________ 10:15.65 ___2/1/03 Laura Thomas______________10:17.70 __2/20/99 Becky Riggle ______________ 10:22.72 _ 1/31/98 Amy Vernace ______________ 10:28.80 ___ 2/7/98 Lauren Blase _____________ 10:35.72 __ 3/2/08 Lindsay Wojciak ___________ 10:39.90 __1/25/03 Lori Ruggles ______________ 10:40.00 __2/26/00

Danielle Bolt _________________ 24.59 __2/12/05 Katie Betts__________________ 24.75 _ 2/18/06 Jeanna Cunningham __________ 24.97 __ 2/27/05 Mona Jackson _______________ 25.12 __11/3/93 Breanne Romeo _____________ 25.50 _ 2/23/08 Alisha Anthony ______________ 25.63 __ 3/2/08 Kari Kreutzfeld ______________ 25.70 _ 12/8/07 Suzy Thompson ______________ 25.70 __2/19/00 9. Aaliyah Gillespie ______________ 25.72 __2/12/05 10. Ashley Oliver _________________ 25.78 __2/25/07 Yandeh Joh __________________ 25.78 _ 2/18/06

5,000-METER RUN

400-METER DASH

LONG JUMP

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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

Jeanna Cunningham __________ 55.82 __2/12/05 Breanna Romeo _____________ 56.06 _ 12/8/07 Leslie Johnson _______________ 56.95 __2/29/04 Janae Stephens ______________ 57.39 __2/26/00 Yandeh Joh __________________ 57.76 _ 2/26/06 Emily Wollet _________________ 57.81 __ 3/2/08 Kari Kreutzfeld ______________ 58.31 _ 12/8/07 Marcella Scaife ______________ 58.16 __2/14/98 Jen Rizer ____________________ 58.40 __2/12/00 Alex Casi ____________________ 59.06 __2/29/04

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

Laura Thomas_____________ 17:25.57 __ 2/27/99 Lisa Davies _______________ 17:30.05 __2/29/04 Emily Cicero (Schnitkey) ____ 17:54.54 __2/15/03 Amy Vernace ______________ 18:05.45 _ 1/31/98 Becky Riggle ______________ 18:14.79 __1/24/98 Andrea Cohol _____________ 18:18.97 __2/26/00 Kayla Witmer _____________18:21.58 __ 2/2/08 Andrea Bardy _____________ 18:36.21 __2/23/01 Lindsay Wojciak ___________ 18:39.75 ___2/1/03 Lauren Blase _____________ 18:39.82 __ 2/2/08 Lissette Alamo _______5.87m (19-3 ¼) ___3/2/03 Marcella Scaife _____ 5.86m (19-2 ¾) __2/20/99 Alisha Anthony ______ 5.84m (19-12) __ 2/2/08 Carly Youlton ________ 5.59m (18-4 ¼) __ 2/27/05 Yandeh Joh _________ 5.53m (18-1 ¾) _ 1/28/05 Darcelle Formby ______ 5.51m (18-1) _ 1/19/06 Alex Casi ____________5.34m (17-6 ¼) __2/21/04 Nikki Hooper ___________ 5.28m (17-4) __2/21/04 Amy Wilson __________ 5.27m (17-3 ½) __2/12/00 Suzy Thompson ______ 5.22m (17-1 ½) __2/20/99

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Miranda Fellows _____11.47m (37-7 ¾) Lissette Alamo ________11.35m (37-3) ___3/2/03 Alisha Anthony ____ 11.33m (37-2 ¼) __ 3/2/08 Carly Youlton __________11.30m (37-1) ___2/5/05 Robyn Ray ________ 11.16m (36-7 ½) _ 2/10/07 Nikki Hooper __________11.07m (36-4) __2/29/04 Marcella Scaife _______10.74m (35-3) __2/13/99 Alex Casi __________ 10.24m (33-7 ¼) ___3/2/03 Laura Schatz ______ 10.22m (33-6 ½) __1/19/02 Mary Domitrovich ___ 10.22m (33-6 ½) __2/13/99

1. Jen Grayson ____________1.70m (5-7) _ 2/26/06 Laura Schatz ___________ 1.70m (5-7) __2/14/04 3. Shannon Devlin _________1.68m (5-6) 4. Yandeh Joh __________ 1.61m (5-3 ½) _ 2/25/07 5. Robyn Ray _____________1.60m (5-3) _ 12/9/06 Amanda Eichner _________ 1.60m (5-3) _ 12/2/95 Chrystina Sawyer ________ 1.60m (5-3) __1/15/00 Jessica Wran ___________ 1.60m (5-3) __2/26/00 9. Courtney Collins _________ 1.55m (5-1) __2/11/95 10. Estee Rogers ________ 1.53m (5-0 ¼) __2/19/05

POLE VAULT

1. Stephanie Jarvis ____ 3.36m (11-0 ¼) _ 12/9/06 2. Amanda Carpin _______ 3.05m (10-0) __ 3/2/08 Darla Wilson _________ 3.05m (10-0) _ 2/23/08 4. Kristin Hill ___________3.04m (9-11 ¾) __12/8/07 5. Racheal Albert __________2.44m (8-0) 6. Laura Schatz ___________ 2.13m (7-0) ___3/2/03 Amber Buckwald ________ 2.13m (7-0) __2/14/03 8. Jen Rizer _______________1.98m (6-6) __2/20/99

Danielle Bolt is the top runner in the 60m and 200m.

SHOT PUT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Bethany Anderson _ 14.51m (47-7 ¼) _ 2/27/05 Danielle Curry _____ 13.60m (44-7 ½) _ 1/25/08 Lindsey Hill ________ 13.42m (44-0 ½) __ 2/27/05 Meressa Cornwell _ 13.38m (43-10 ¾) __2/14/98 Beth Hochstetler _____ 13.28m (43-7) __2/10/01 Amy Hill ___________ 13.21m (43-4 ¼) __2/26/06 Delores Gaines _____ 13.19m (43-3 ¼) __2/16/02 Courtney Proctor ___ 13.02m (42-8 ¾) __2/26/00 Natalie Sekula _____12.78m (41-11 ¼) ___2/6/99 Tyshaune Toney ____ 12.38m (40-7 ½) _ 12/8/07

Becky Rudzik owns records in the 800m and 3,000m.

WEIGHT THROW 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Bethany Anderson ___ 19.38m (63-7) __2/17/07 Alexis Hall __________ 15.37m (50-5) _ 2/25/07 Danielle Curry _____ 14.39m (47-2 ½) _ 12/8/07 Delores Gaines _____ 16.65m (54-7 ½) ___3/2/03 Katy Williams ______ 16.50m (54-1 ¾) __2/12/05 Merissa Cornwell ___ 15.94m (52-3 ¾) __2/22/97 Amy Hill ___________ 15.26m (50-0 ¾) __2/26/06 Marissa Opper _______ 15.11m (49-7) __ 3/2/08 Lindsay Cobey ________15.11m (49-7) __2/18/06 10. Danielle Sexton ____ 14.43m (47-4 ½) ___3/2/03

PENTATHLON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Yandeh Joh ____________3,436 points _ 2/26/06 Jen Grayson ___________3,392 points _ 2/26/06 Robyn Ray ____________3,007 points __ 3/2/08 Estee Rogers __________ 2,150 points 12/10/05 Kristin Hill _____________ 2,001 points ___ 2/3/07

Bethany Anderson holds the record for the weight throw and the shot put.

107 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS ... ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD RECORDS | HISTORY 100-METER DASH

1. Jasmine Reynolds ____________ 11.44 ___ 5/7/00 2. Danielle Bolt _________________ 11.82 __5/12/06 Mona Jackson _______________ 11.82 ____ 1994 4. Katie Betts__________________ 12.01 _ 4/12/08 5. Jeanna Cunningham __________ 12.08 __4/30/05 6. Aaliyah Gillespie ______________ 12.15 __5/13/05 7. Darcelle Formby _____________12.24 _ 5/11/07 8. Ashley Oliver ________________12.27 _ 5/12/06 9. Alisha Anthony ______________ 12.37 ___5/9/08 10. Jen Rizer ____________________ 12.48 __4/29/00

200-METER DASH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jasmine Reynolds ____________ 23.47 ___ 5/7/00 Jeanna Cunningham __________ 24.19 __4/29/06 Mona Jackson _______________ 24.20 __5/14/94 Katie Betts __________________ 24.40 __5/12/06 Darcelle Formby _____________ 24.41 ___5/5/07 Danielle Bolt _________________ 24.61 __5/12/06 Kari Kreutzfeld ______________ 24.65 ___5/5/07 Suzanne Thompson ___________ 25.00 ___5/1/99 Jen Rizer ____________________ 25.18 ___5/1/99 Breanne Romeo _____________ 25.28 ___5/9/08

400-METER DASH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jeanna Cunningham __________ 54.64 __4/29/06 Breanne Romeo _____________ 55.36 ___5/9/08 Janae Stephens ______________ 55.91 __5/13/00 Marcella Scaife ______________ 56.09 ___5/1/99 Kari Kreutzfeld ______________ 56.25 ___5/5/07 Mona Jackson _______________ 56.35 __5/20/94 Leslie Johnson _______________ 56.89 __4/24/04 Jen Rizer ____________________ 57.24 ___ 5/3/98 Emily Wollet _________________ 57.04 ___5/9/08 Jennifer Roman ______________ 57.91 ___5/5/07

800-METER DASH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Lindsay Frontz _____________ 2:13.98 ___ 5/9/02 Jennifer Roman ____________ 2:14.73 ___5/9/08 Jen Moore _________________ 2:16.24 ________3. Marielle Glanz______________ 2:16.60 __5/13/05 Shantel Jackson ____________ 2:18.10 ___ 5/5/07 Janae Stephens ____________ 2:18.43 ___ 5/7/00 Racheal Albert _____________ 2:19.36 ___ 5/9/02 Lisa Clegg _________________ 2:19.50 ____ 1994 Lisa Spalding ______________ 2:20.35 __5/13/95 Lisa Lee __________________ 2:20.67 ___5/9/08

1,500-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Emily Schnitkey ____________ 4:37.81 ___ 5/7/04 Anna Ralston ______________ 4:45.83 __5/14/96 Annabelle Hunt _____________ 4:45.91 __4/24/99 Jen Moore __________________ 4:47.74 __4/28/01 Chrysa Gearhart ____________ 4:48.74 __5/13/95 Andrea Snyder _____________ 4:49.66 ___ 5/5/01 Adeen Cahal _______________ 4:50.97 __3/25/00 Lindsay Frontz _____________ 4:51.00 __4/13/02 Laura Thomas______________ 4:51.26 __5/11/97 Becky Rudzik ______________ 4:53.00 __3/29/92

3,000-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Laura Thomas_____________ 10:01.55 __4/10/99 Andrea Cohol _____________ 10:18.05 __5/13/00 Amy Vernace ______________ 10:22.88 __5/11/97 Anna Ralston _____________ 10:25.67 __5/14/96 Chrysa Georhart ___________ 10:40.05 __5/14/96 Becky Rudzik _____________ 10:42.82 Anne Ughrin ______________ 10:44.24 ___ 5/3/98 Becky Riggle ______________ 10:49.23 __5/11/97 Kim Jendre _______________ 10:51.73 __4/24/04 Marielle Glanz ____________ 10:54.67 ___4/7/07

5,000-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Emily Schnitkey ___________ 17:13.15 __5/13/05 Andrea Cohol _____________ 17:39.00 __3/18/00 Lisa Davies _______________ 17:48.55 __4/10/04 Laura Thomas_____________ 17:51.84 ___5/1/99 Anna Ralston _____________ 18:07.70 __5/14/96 Kim Rosenberger __________ 18:13.35 __5/13/95 Becky Riggle ______________ 18:19.85 __5/11/97

8. Lindsay Wojciak ___________ 18:23.08 ___ 5/7/04 9. Andrea Bardy _____________ 18:29.10 ___ 5/7/04 10. Amy Vernace ______________ 18:33.92 __5/11/97

10,000-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Laura Thomas_____________ 35:29.01 __4/24/99 Andrea Cohol _____________ 36:34.61 __4/29/00 Lisa Davies _______________ 36:38.23 __3/26/04 Emily Schnitkey ___________ 37:14.51 ___ 5/9/02 Becky Riggle ______________ 37:39.85 __ 3/27/99 Kim Rosenberger __________ 37:49.07 __5/13/95 Kayla Witmer _____________ 38:17.29 ___5/9/08 Lori Ruggles ______________ 38:39.09 __ 3/27/99 Andrea Bardy _____________ 39:22.32 __4/28/01 Lauren Blase _____________ 39:42.78 _ 4/12/08

3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Emily Schnitkey ___________ 10:44.75 __4/28/05 Lindsay Wojciak ___________ 11:29.78 ___ 5/7/04 Andrea Snyder ____________ 11:43.14 __4/21/01 Andrea Bardy _____________ 11:50.80 __ 4/27/02 Dawn Goodwin____________ 12:30.62 ___5/9/08 Courtney Houck ___________ 12:57.43 __4/21/01 Kelcie Witmer ____________13:15.28 ___5/9/08 Amy Moore _______________ 13:23.94 _ 4/29/06

100-METER HURDLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Aaliyah Gillespie ______________ 13.88 __5/13/05 Satara Freeman ______________ 14.23 __ 4/22/06 Kelly Leonard ________________ 14.39 ___ 5/9/02 Yandeh Joh __________________ 14.59 _ 4/12/08 Kenitha Smith________________ 14.66 __5/14/96 Katy Wells __________________ 14.81 _ 4/19/08 Jen Grayson _________________ 15.17 _ 5/12/06 Emily Dumitru _______________ 15.32 _ 4/19/08 Cassandra Smith _____________ 15.42 ___ 5/7/04 Michelle Fletcher _____________ 15.60 ____ 1994

400-METER HURDLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Yandeh Joh ________________ 1:02.47 _ 4/22/06 Michelle Fletcher ___________ 1:02.90 ____ 1994 Satara Freeman ____________ 1:02.92 __4/29/06 Kelly Leonard ______________ 1:04.21 ___ 5/9/02 Kenitha Smith______________ 1:05.92 __5/14/96 Emily Dumitru _____________ 1:06.31 ___5/9/08 Alex Casi __________________ 1:06.57 ___ 5/7/04 Brittny Humphrey ___________ 1:06.66 __4/30/05 Aaliyah Gillespie ____________ 1:06.88 __3/26/05 Cassandra Smith ___________ 1:07.96 ___ 5/7/04 Dawn Oddo ________________ 1:08.60 ____ 1994

LONG JUMP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Alisha Anthony ____5.77m (18-11 ¼ ) ___5/9/08 Yandeh Joh _________ 5.73m (18-9 ¾) _ 5/12/06 Carly Youlton ________ 5.65m (18-6 ½) __5/13/05 Marcella Scaife ________5.64m (18-6) __4/24/99 Lissette Alamo _________5.56m (18-3) ___ 5/9/02 Vickie Robinson _____5.48m (17-11 ¾) __5/11/97 Alex Casi ____________5.34m (17-6 ¼) ___ 5/7/04 Suzanne Thompson ___5.32m (17-5 ½) ___5/1/99 Marcy Reinbolt _______ 5.25m (17-2 ¾) ___4/1/00 Nikki Hooper _________ 5.22m (17-1 ½) __ 4/17/04

TRIPLE JUMP 1. 2. 3. 4.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Alisha Anthony ______11.99m (39-4_ ___5/9/08 Carly Youlton ________ 11.73m (38-5 ¾) __5/13/05 Lissette Alamo ______11.41m (37-5 ¼) ___ 5/9/02 Robyn Ray ________ 11.11m (36-5 ½) _ 4/28/07 Miranda Fellows ____ 11.11m (36-5 ½) __5/14/96 Marcella Scaife ______ 11.10m (36-5) ___5/1/99 Nikki Hooper _______ 10.90m (35-9 ¼) __ 3/27/04 Laura Schatz ______ 10.75m (35-3 ¼) __4/28/01 Amanda Eichner ______9.91m (32-6 ¼) __5/13/95 Amy Wilson __________9.58m (31-5 ¼) __5/13/00

HIGH JUMP

1. Jen Grayson _________ 1.67m (5-5 ¾) _ 5/12/06 Laura Schatz _________1.67m (5-5 ¾) ___ 4/7/01 3. Amanda Eichner _______1.63m (5-4 ¼) __5/14/96 4. Shannon Devlin _________ 1.62m (5-4) ____ 1995

5. Courtney Collins _________ 1.60m (5-3) __5/13/95 Chrystina Sawyer ________ 1.60m (5-3) ___ 5/7/00 Jessica Wran ___________ 1.60m (5-3) ___4/8/00 8. Robyn Ray __________ 1.57m (5-1 ¾) _ 4/26/08 9 Yandeh Joh _____________1.55m (5-1) ___5/9/08 10. Kim Hensel __________ 1.53m (5-0 ¼) __3/25/00 Larissa Papach_______ 1.53m (5-0 ¼) __4/10/04

POLE VAULT

1. Stephanie Jarvis ____ 3.40m (11-1 ¾) ___5/9/08 2. Darla Wilson ___________2.95m (9-8) ___5/9/08 3. Kristin Hill ____________2.90m (9-6 ¼) __4/28/07 Amanda Carpin ______ 2.90m (9-6 ¼) _ 4/12/08 5. Melissa Zimmerman _____ 2.59m (8-6) ___4/1/00 6. Jen Beach ______________2.44m (8-0) __4/20/00 7. Laura Schatz ___________ 2.13m (7-0) ___ 5/9/02 8. Lori Griffin ____________2.04m (6-8 ½) __ 4/27/02

DISCUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Mary Domitrovich _____47.04m (154-4) __5/13/00 Elizabeth Gilliam ____ 46.43m (152-4) __5/14/96 Katy Williams ________44.81m (147-0) __4/14/04 Beth Hochstetler ______ 44.53 (146-1) ___ 5/9/02 Delores Gaines ______ 43.76m (143-7) ___ 5/7/00 Amy Hill ______________ 43.34 (142-2) __5/11/07 Marian Steele _______ 42.54m (139-7) ___ 5/9/03 Stephanie Traffis ____ 42.19m (138-5) __5/13/95 Kristi Echelberry_____ 41.68m (136-9) __3/29/92 Jacquline Clonch _41.34m (135-7 ½) _ 4/29/06

Emily Schnitkey owns the 5,000m and steeplechase records.

HAMMER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

7. 8. 9. 10.

Bethany Anderson ___ 58.04m (190-5) ___ 4/5/08 Lindsay Cobey _____ 49.03m (160-10) __4/21/07 Alexis Hall _________ 48.94m (160-7) ___5/9/08 Amy Hill ____________ 48.87m (160-4) __4/14/07 Danielle Curry ____ 47.15m (154-8 ¼) ___5/9/08 Katy Williams _____ 47.15m (154-8 ¼) __4/29/06 Danielle Sexton _____ 46.41m (152-3) ___ 5/9/03 Marissa Opper _____ 46.28m (151-10) ___5/9/08 Delores Gaines ______ 45.90m (150-7) ___ 4/6/02 Lauren Girdler_______ 45.34m (148-9) ___ 5/5/01

JAVELIN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Karen McReady _____ 45.19m (148-3) __5/12/01 Laura Widdowson ___ 35.38m (116-1) __3/30/90 Laura Schatz ______ 34.36m (112-8 ¾)___5/13/05 Amy Hill ___________ 34.31m (112-6 ¾)___5/13/05 Mary Domitravich ____ 33.43m (109-8) __4/26/97 Christina Campana __ 33.15m (108-9) ___ 4/6/02 Estee Rogers _______ 33.07m (108-6) __5/13/05 Delores Gaines ______32.87m (107-10) __4/15/00 Christine Handte ____ 31.80m (104-4) __5/12/01 Lindsey Hill _________ 31.29m (102-8) __3/13/04

Mary Domitrovich is the reocrd holder in the discus and heptathlon.

SHOT PUT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Bethany Anderson __ 14.11m (46-3 ½) __5/13/05 Lori Sickle ________ 13.70m (44-11 ½) _____1991 Delores Gaines ______ 13.36m (43-10) ___ 5/9/03 Meressa Cornwell ____ 13.31m (43-8) __5/11/97 Lindsey Hill ___________13.13m (43-1) __4/15/06 Amy Hill ____________ 13.08m (42-11) __4/15/06 Suzi Behm __________ 13.08m (42-11) __5/13/95 8. Danielle Curry ____ 13.07m (42-10 ¾) _ 4/26/08 9. Courtney Proctor ____12.72m (41-8 ¾) __4/29/00 10. Natalie Sekula _____ 12.59m (41-3 ¾) ___5/1/99

HEPTATHLON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mary Domitrovich _____________ 4,200 __5/13/00 Jen Grayson _________________ 4,195 _ 5/12/06 Yandeh Joh __________________ 3,882 ___5/9/08 Marcy Reinbolt _______________ 3,777 __5/13/00 Kacy Boros __________________ 3,757 __5/14/96 Robyn Ray __________________ 3,628 ___5/9/08 Estee Rogers ________________ 3,529 __5/13/05 Cassandra Smith _____________ 3,386 __4/26/05 Kim Hensel __________________ 3,158 __5/13/00

Laura Thomas holds records in the 3,000m and 10,000m.

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

EIGHT HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS ... 78 INDIVIDUAL HORIZON LEAGUE TITLES HISTORY | MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RECORDS 55-METER DASH 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Kofi Owusu-Ansah _____________ 6.24 __1/15/00 Damian Wright ________________ 6.45 __2/18/06 Eugene Harris _________________ 6.46 __2/16/02 Sherod Holmes ________________ 6.52 __2/21/04 Dwyte Smiley _________________ 6.52 __1/24/98 Jeremiah Wright _______________ 6.54 __2/18/06 Mike Austin ___________________ 6.60 __1/25/97 Frank Pennel__________________ 6.62 __1/27/96 Denver Williams _______________ 6.62 ___2/6/99 Eric Baltputnis _______________ 6.63 _ 2/15/08 Ron Pearson __________________ 6.63 __1/25/97

55-METER HURDLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jay Payne ____________________ 7.63 Tyler Morton __________________ 7.85 __2/21/04 Jerrill Hall ____________________ 7.90 _ 2/15/08 Adam Lewis___________________ 7.97 __2/18/06 Jason Greenamyer _____________ 8.04 __2/18/06 Mike Powell ___________________ 8.19 ___2/6/99 Chris Goffer __________________ 8.22 __2/13/04 Martin Vieth__________________ 8.30 _ 2/15/08 Rick Penniman ________________ 8.34 __1/25/97 Nick Clowes __________________ 8.40 _ 2/15/08

60-METER DASH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kofi Owusu Ansah _____________ 6.73 __2/19/00 Eugene Harris _________________ 6.87 ___ 2/3/01 Damian Wright ________________ 6.94 __2/26/06 Sherod Holmes ________________ 6.97 __2/14/04 Jeremiah Wright _______________ 7.00 __2/26/06 Jerald Burley __________________ 7.04 __2/24/02 Scott Streiner ________________ 7.05 __ 3/2/08 Eric Baltputnis _______________ 7.08 __ 3/2/08 Edwin Jackson ________________ 7.09 __2/24/02 Clarence Howell ______________ 7.10 _ 2/26/06

60-METER HURDLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jerrill Hall ____________________ 8.30 __ 3/2/08 Adam Lewis___________________ 8.31 __2/26/06 Tyler Morton __________________ 8.57 ___3/2/03 Jason Greenaymer _____________ 8.67 __2/26/06 Nick Clowes __________________ 8.74 __ 3/2/08 Chris Goffer __________________ 8.75 __2/14/04 Mike Powell ___________________ 8.86 __2/20/99 Charles Keatley _______________ 8.92 __12/8/01 Martin Vieth__________________ 8.98 __ 3/2/08 Alvin Shavers _________________ 9.12 ___3/2/03

200-METER DASH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kofi Owusu Ansah ____________ 21.04 __2/19/00 Denver Williams ______________ 21.75 __2/14/98 Damian Wright _______________ 21.95 __2/26/06 Papis Joh ____________________ 22.01 __1/23/04 Eugene Harris ________________ 22.04 ___3/2/03 Dwyte Smyley ________________ 22.11 __1/24/98 Adam Kagarise ______________22.15 __ 3/2/08 Scott Striener ________________ 22.21 __12/8/07 Eric Baltputnis ______________ 22.35 __ 3/2/08 Scott Weiser _________________ 22.49 __2/19/05

400-METER DASH

1. Dwyte Smiley ________________ 48.64 _ 1/31/98 2. Adam Kagarise ______________ 48.69 __ 3/2/08 3. Ben Kipp ____________________ 48.75 _________ 4. Papis Joh ____________________ 49.14 __2/29/04 5. Dave Purins__________________ 49.26 _ 1/31/98 6. Kofi Owusu Ansah ____________ 49.32 __2/26/00 7. Scott Weiser _________________ 49.45 __2/29/04 8. Mike Perri ____________________ 49.88 _ 2/23/08 9. Eugene Harris ________________ 49.94 _ 1/22/00 Da’Michael Horne ____________ 49.94 __2/26/05

800-METER DASH

TRIPLE JUMP

1,000-METER RUN

HIGH JUMP

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

Paul Carter ________________ 1:49.59 __ 2/27/99 Kurt Michaelis _____________ 1:50.81 ___2/1/03 Dan Brown ________________ 1:52.03 __1/23/99 Tim Tatarka ________________ 1:52.87 __2/16/02 R.D. Goodright _____________ 1:53.09 _ 2/23/08 Nick Smith_________________ 1:53.29 __2/22/03 Harold Jones ______________ 1:53.53 __ 3/2/08 J.D. Sheppard______________ 1:53.63 __ 3/2/08 Chris Smolko_______________ 1:58.35 ___2/6/99 Dennis Machooka __________ 1:58.38 __2/14/98 R.D. Goodright _____________ 2:27.70 _ 2/26/06 Nick Smith_________________ 2:28.12 __2/26/06 Kurt Michaelis _____________ 2:28.23 __12/7/02 Tim Tatarka ________________ 2:29.27 __2/24/02 Ryan Petrick _______________ 2:30.75 __12/7/02 J.D. Sheppard______________ 2:34.23 _ 2/25/07 Harold Jones ______________ 2:34.74 ___2/4/06 Chris Hine _________________ 2:35.84 _ 1/31/04 Scott Denham _____________ 2:38.62 _ 2/23/08 Dan Cuesta ________________ 2:38.91 ___2/2/02

MILE RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kurt Michaelis _____________ 4:02.71 ___2/8/03 Bob Bond _________________ 4:12.54 __1/24/98 Nick Smith_________________ 4:14.88 ___3/2/03 Matt Folk __________________ 4:15.43 ___2/8/98 R.D. Goodright _____________ 4:17.25 __ 3/2/08 Tim Tatarka ________________ 4:19.00 _ 1/22/00 Nick Buzek ________________ 4:19.27 __2/21/04 Chris Smolko_______________ 4:19.64 __2/14/98 Paul Robinette _____________ 4:20.49 __2/16/02 Nick Kruse ________________ 4:20.61 __2/25/07

3,000-METER RUN

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

Nick Smith_________________ 8:24.87 ___ 3/8/03 Bob Bond _________________ 8:28.45 ___ 2/7/98 Chris Emory________________ 8:29.76 __2/14/98 Matt Folk __________________ 8:34.74 __ 1/17/98 Nick Buzek ________________ 8:36.89 _ 1/31/04 Tim Tatarka ________________ 8:42.04 __2/10/01 Nick Kruse ________________ 8:36.49 ___3/2/03 Tony Orcena _______________ 8:36.66 __2/24/02 Paul Robinette _____________ 8:42.31 __2/24/02 Will Edwards _______________ 8:44.20 __2/26/00

5,000-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Keith Gorby _______________ 14:38.80 Bob Bond ________________ 14:45.80 _ 1/31/98 Will Edwards ______________ 14:52.01 __12/9/00 Tony Orcena ______________ 14:55.83 __2/24/02 Matt Folk _________________ 14:56.15 _ 1/31/98 Jeremy Riehm _____________ 14:56.60 ___2/5/05 Nick Buzek _______________ 14:56.82 __2/29/04 Paul Robinette ____________ 15:04.37 __1/26/02 Dave Mealy ________________15:07.74 __2/26/06 Tim Tatarka _______________ 15:08.20 ___ 2/9/02

LONG JUMP 1. 2. 3. 4.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Chris Volmer _________7.18m (23-6 ½) ___2/3/96 Justin Reams __________6.83m (22-5) ___3/2/03 Kofi Owusu-Ansah ______6.81m (22-4) _ 12/2/95 Shayne York ________ 6.80m (22-3 ¾) _ 1/13/07 T.J. Peterson ________ 6.80m (22-3 ¾) __2/14/04 Jason Greenamyer ______ 6.78m (22-3) __ 2/27/05 Jerald Burley ___________ 6.63m (21-9) __2/24/02 Edwin Jackson _______6.61m (21-8 ¼) ___ 2/3/01 Jerrill Hall ____________ 6.60m (21-8) __ 3/2/08 Mike Austin __________6.54m (21-5 ½) __1/25/97

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

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

Corey Reagle________14.42m (47-3 ¾) Mike Cameron _____ 13.81m (45-3 ¾) __2/23/01 Chris Volmer __________13.79m (45-3) __1/27/96 Shayne York ________ 13.69m (44-11) _ 2/10/07 Justin Reams ______ 13.60m (44-7 ½) __2/13/04 Edwin Jackson ________13.03m (42-9) __2/23/01 Jerald Burley _______ 12.88m (42-3 ¼) ___ 2/9/02 Jerrill Hall ________ 12.79m (41-11 ½) _ 1/18/08 Christian Hattow ___12.77m (41-10 ¾) __2/14/98 Vikas Sheoran ______12.73m (41-9 ¼) __1/25/97

1. 2. 3. 4.

Anwaa Martin _________2.08m (6-9 ¾) __2/20/99 Vikas Sheoran __________ 2.03m (6-8) __1/25/97 Bryin Ehrhardt __________1.96m (6-5) __12/8/07 Jerrill Hall ______________1.93m (6-4) _ 1/25/08 Michael Perri ___________1.93m (6-4) _ 1/19/07 Kyle Dalton _____________ 1.93m (6-4) 12/10/04 Jason Pope _____________ 1.93m (6-4) __1/25/97 8. Martin Vieth_________ 1.91m (6-3 ¼) 12/10/05 9. Jason Greenamyer _____1.89m (6-2 ¼) __2/26/06 10. Shayne York ___________ 1.83m (6-0) _ 2/18/06 Nick Clowes ___________ 1.83m (6-0) __ 3/2/08 John Wilson_____________1.83m (6-0) __1/25/97

POLE VAULT

1. Jake Andreadis _______4.63m (15-2 ¼) 2. Jason Pope ____________ 4.60m (15-1) __2/14/98 3. Derek Riker ___________4.55m (14-11) __2/29/04 4. Johnny Copley ______ 4.51m (14-9 ½) _ 1/25/08 5. Nathan Miller __________4.42m (14-6) __2/20/99 6. Rick Penniman _________ 4.27m (14-0) __2/20/99 7. Dustin Reimond _____ 3.80m (12-5 ½) __2/29/04 8. Nick Durdill ____________ 3.51m (11-6) __1/30/98 9. Martin Vieth_________ 2.90m (9-6 ¼) _ 2/15/08 10. Kyle Muir _____________2.75m (9-0 ¼) __2/15/08

Nick Smith holds the 3,000m record and ranks in the top five in three other events.

SHOT PUT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Aaron Merrill _______17.47m (57-3 ¾) __ 3/2/08 Jarrod Davis ______ 16.44m (53-11 ¼) __2/26/06 Shawn Cobey ________16.13m (52-11) __2/19/00 John Pallini _______ 16.01m (52-6 ½) __ 2/2/08 Joe Lahmon _______ 15.43m (50-7 ½) _ 2/25/07 Jeremiah Folger __15.22m (49-11 ¼) _ 2/15/08 Mike Stanton ______ 15.03m (49-3 ¾) __2/14/98 Nick Roberts _________ 14.83m (48-8) ___1/8/00 Nick Rodland ______ 14.64m (48-0 ½) __ 2/27/05 Matt Callicoat ________14.58m (47-10) __1/27/96

Anwaa Martin is the high jump record holder.

WEIGHT THROW 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jarrod Davis _______ 19.28m (63-3 ¼) ___ 2/4/06 Joe Lahmon _________ 18.44m (60-6) _ 2/25/07 Drew Weizer ________17.39m (57-0 ¾) __1/19/07 Dom DeFilippo ________17.22m (56-6) __2/25/07 Aaron Merrill ________ 16.46m (54-0) _ 2/15/08 Jeremiah Folger ___ 16.06m (52-8 ¼) __ 3/2/08 Sam Cassano ______ 15.60m (51-2 ¼) __ 3/2/08 Joe Bruderly ________ 14.88m (48-10) __2/21/04 Shawn Cobey _________ 14.50m (47-7) __2/19/00 Kyle Muir ____________ 14.22m (46-8) __ 2/17/07

HEPTATHLON 1. 2. 3. 4.

Jason Greenamyer ______ 4,609 points __2/26/06 Michael Perri __________ 3,746 points _ 2/26/06 Martin Vieth___________3,438 points _ 2/26/06 Kyle Muir ____________________ 3,317 ___3/2/08

Jarrod Davis owns the weight throw mark and ranks second in the shot.

16 CONFERENCE TITLES ... EIGHT CONFERENCE ATHLETES-OF-THE-YEAR MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD RECORDS | HISTORY 100-METER DASH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kofi Owusu-Ansah ____________ 10.29 ___ 5/7/00 Jamal Smith _________________ 10.50 __5/14/94 Eugene Harris ________________ 10.55 ___ 5/7/00 Sherod Holmes _______________ 10.65 __4/26/03 Damian Wright _______________ 10.76 __4/29/06 Edwin Jackson _______________ 10.80 __ 4/27/02 David Smith _________________ 10.82 __4/20/94 Rich Norman _________________ 10.91 ___5/2/92 Jeremiah Wright ______________ 10.93 __4/15/06 Scott Streiner ________________ 10.95 __5/11/07

200-METER DASH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kofi Owusu-Ansah ____________ 20.68 ___ 5/7/00 Eugene Harris ________________ 21.14 ___ 5/7/00 Scott Streiner ________________ 21.39 ___ 5/5/07 Damian Wright _______________ 21.60 __4/15/06 David Smith _________________ 21.61 __5/14/94 Denver Williams ______________ 21.63 ___ 5/1/98 Frank Pennel_________________ 21.87 __5/11/97 Ben Kipp ____________________ 21.98 __5/20/94 Scott Weiser _________________ 22.00 ___ 5/7/04 Edwin Jackson _______________ 22.05 ___ 5/9/03

400-METER DASH

1. Adam Kagarise ______________ 47.53 _ 4/19/08 2. Scott Weiser _________________ 48.11 ___ 5/7/04 3. Papis Joh ____________________ 48.18 ___ 5/7/04 4. David Smith _________________ 48.38 ____ 1994 5. Ben Kipp ____________________ 48.52 __5/14/94 6. Dave Purins__________________ 49.52 __5/11/97 7. Scott Streiner ________________ 49.63 __4/22/06 8. Reggie Parks_________________ 49.76 __5/14/96 9. Paul Carter __________________ 49.81 ___5/1/99 10. Mike Perri ___________________ 50.73 ___5/3/08

800-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kurt Michaelis _____________ 1:50.42 __3/29/02 Paul Carter ________________ 1:50.60 __4/16/99 Harold Jones _______________151:42 _ 5/31/08 Dennis Machooka __________ 1:52.75 ___ 4/4/98 J.D. Sheppard______________ 1:53.08 ___5/9/08 R.D. Goodright _____________ 1:53.64 _ 4/22/06 Ryan Petrick _______________ 1:54.60 ___ 5/9/03 Kenric Reed _______________ 1:54.66 __5/14/96 Papis Joh __________________ 1:54.88 __4/10/04 Nick Smith_________________ 1:54.90 ___ 5/9/03

1,500-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Kurt Michaelis ______________3:47.03 __4/30/04 Bob Bond _________________ 3:53.08 __4/18/98 Paul Carter ________________ 3:53.86 ___5/1/99 Tim Tatarka ________________ 3:56.90 __ 4/27/02 R.D. Goodright _____________ 3:57.05 _ 5/13/05 Nick Kruse ________________ 3:57.20 __4/14/07 Simon Lindsay _____________ 3:57.20 ___ 5/6/95 8. Matt Folk __________________ 3:57.33 ___5/1/99 9. Nick Smith__________________3:57.76 __4/10/02 10. J.D. Sheppard______________ 3:57.84 _ 4/26/08

3,000-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Dan Nemergut _____________ 9:03.08 ___4/7/07 Chris Hine _________________ 9:03.66 __4/10/04 Dave Mealy ________________ 9:12.61 __4/10/04 Justin Dickman ____________ 9:14.70 _ 4/14/07 Sean Finnerty ______________ 9:23.98 ___ 5/5/07 Jake Dialesandro __________ 9:30.56 _ 4/12/08 Kurt Michaelis _____________ 9:35.84 __5/12/01 Tim Tatarka ________________ 9:42.32 __5/12/01 Jeri Hull ___________________ 9:42.45 __5/12/01 Matt Schaffner _____________ 9:50.01 ___ 4/5/03

5,000-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Keith Gorby _______________ 14:39.20 __5/18/90 Matt Folk _________________ 14:39.77 __3/26/98 Nick Buzek _______________ 14:49.32 __4/28/05 Kurt Michaelis ____________ 14:49.82 __3/13/04 Jeremy Zarins _____________ 14:52.89 ___ 5/6/95 Tony Orcena ______________ 14:59.05 __3/16/02 Nick Smith________________ 15:02.53 __5/13/05 Don Craig ________________ 15:03.21 __5/14/96 Mark Brady _______________ 15:07.00 __4/24/98 Dave Mealy _______________ 15:07.64 __5/12/06

HIGH JUMP

10,000-METER RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Matt Folk _________________ 30:09.40 ____ 1998 Will Edwards ______________ 30:35.32 __4/29/00 Dave Mealy _______________ 31:11.57 __3/25/06 Tony Orcena ______________ 31:23.35 ___ 5/9/03 Kevin Gorby_______________ 31:29.24 __3/31/90 Chris Emory_______________ 31:30.14 __4/12/98 Mark Brady _______________ 31:31.98 __4/12/98 Jeremy Zarins _____________ 31:37.92 __5/13/95 Keith Gorby _______________ 31:45.80 ___5/2/92 Sean Voorhies ____________ 31:55.25 __4/14/00

3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kurt Michaelis _____________ 8:53.16 __4/22/04 Bob Bond _________________ 8:57.30 __4/24/98 Mark Brady ________________ 9:11.42 __4/23/99 Nick Smith_________________ 9:19.46 __4/28/05 Matt Folk __________________ 9:19.48 __4/12/97 Chris Emory________________ 9:25.41 ___ 5/3/98 Nick Kruse ________________ 9:30.13 ___ 5/9/03 Paul Robinette _____________ 9:33.04 ___ 5/9/03 Jeri Hull ___________________ 9:41.80 ___5/1/99 Chris Hine _________________ 9:41.97 __ 4/17/04

110-METER HURDLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jay Payne ___________________ 14.00 _____1993 Jerrill Hall ___________________ 14.87 _ 4/12/08 Adam Lewis__________________ 15.11 __4/15/06 Jason Greenamyer ____________ 15.50 __4/29/06 Alvin Shavers ________________ 15.59 ___ 5/9/03 Mike Powell __________________ 15.78 ___4/3/99 Nick Clowes _________________ 15.79 ___5/9/08 John Vence __________________ 15.84 __3/31/90 Abe Klasener ________________ 15.93 ___ 5/3/98 Jason Pope __________________ 16.03 __5/11/97

400-METER HURDLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jay Payne ___________________ 52.11 _____1991 Michael Perri ________________54.88 ___5/9/08 Adam Lewis__________________ 55.09 ___ 5/9/03 Justin Carolyne _______________ 55.43 __4/22/06 Kevin Breckenridge ___________ 55.86 ___ 5/7/04 Mike Powell __________________ 56.72 ___5/1/99 Alvin Shavers ________________ 56.81 ___ 5/9/03 Abe Klasener ________________ 57.73 ___ 5/3/98 John Vence __________________ 58.76 __3/31/90 Nick Clowes _________________ 58.81 _ 4/19/08

LONG JUMP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 8. 9. 10.

Todd Lark __________7.31m (23-11 ¾) _____1991 Chris Vollmer ________7.15m (23-5 ½) __5/14/96 Kofi Owusu-Ansah ____7.04m (23-1 ¼) __5/11/97 Shayne York ________ 7.03m (23-0 ¾) ___5/9/08 Justin Reams __________6.88m (22-7) __4/26/03 Mike Austin _________ 6.86m (22-6 ¼) __5/11/97 Jerrill Hall __________ 6.75m (22-1 ¾) ___5/9/08 Edwin Jackson _________ 6.63m (21-9) ___ 4/7/01 Clarence Howell ____ 6.62m (21-8 ¾) _ 5/12/06 Dave Purins__________6.53m (21-5 ¼) ___5/1/99

TRIPLE JUMP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Chris Vollmer ________14.27m (46-10) ____ 1994 Shayne York _______ 14.21m (46-7 ½) ___5/9/08 Vikas Shearan _______ 13.94m (45-9) __5/11/97 Mike Cameron _____ 13.51m (44-3 ¾) __5/12/01 Edwin Jackson _____ 13.22m (43-4 ½) ___ 4/7/01 Mike Austin ________ 13.20m (43-3 ¾) __5/11/97 Anwaa Martin _____ 13.07m (42-10 ¾) ___5/1/99 Christian Hattow ______12.85m (42-2) ___ 5/3/98 George Schinker_______12.65m (41-6) ___5/2/92 Clarence Howell _____ 12.37m (40-7) ___5/6/06

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Dave Ritter _____________ 2.13m (7-0) ____ 1989 Anwaa Martin _________2.05m (6-8 ¾) ___5/1/99 Jerrill Hall ___________ 2.00m (6-6 ¾) ___5/9/08 Vikas Sheoran __________ 1.93m (6-4) __5/11/97 Marty Vieth _________ 1.91m (6-3 ¼) _ 5/12/06 Michael Perri ________ 1.90m (6-2 ¾) ___5/9/08 John Barber __________1.90m (6-2 ¾) __5/13/05 Kyle Dalton ___________1.90m (6-2 ¾) __5/13/05 9. Dave Purins_____________ 1.88m (6-2) __5/11/97 Jason Pope _____________ 1.88m (6-2) ___ 5/3/98 Nate Miller _____________ 1.88m (6-2) ___ 5/3/98

POLE VAULT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Derek Riker ____________ 4.72m (15-6) __3/25/06 Jason Pope ____________ 4.70m (15-5) ___ 5/3/97 Nathan Miller ______ 4.56m (14-11 ½) ___ 5/3/98 Johnny Coploe _______ 4.55m (14-11) _ 4/25/08 Randy Miller ___________4.11m (13-6) __5/14/94 Rick Penniman _________4.04m (13-3) __4/24/99 Nick Durgil ____________ 3.51m (11-6) __4/18/98

Dave Ritter owns the top spot in the high jump and javelin.

DISCUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Josh Hacker _________53.37m (175-1) ___ 4/7/01 Jarrod Davis ________ 48.22m (158-2) __4/15/06 Aaron Merrill _______ 46.87m (153-9) ___5/9/08 Shawn Cobey ________46.74m (153-4) __5/13/00 Colin Klier __________ 46.41m (152-3) ___ 5/3/97 Drew Weizer _______ 46.01m (150-11) ___ 5/6/06 Joe Lahmon ________ 45.82m (150-4) ___5/6/06 Craig Needham _____45.09m (147-11) ___5/2/92 Sam Cassano _________ 44.93 (147-5) _ 4/19/08 Nick Roberts _______ 42.93m (140-10) __5/13/00

HAMMER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Joe Lahmon ________ 58.94m (193-4) _ 4/12/08 Jarrod Davis _________58.26m (191-2) __5/12/06 Aaron Merrill _________ 49.45 (162-3) ___5/9/08 Dominic DeFilippo ___ 48.77m (160-0) __5/11/07 Colin Klier __________ 48.16m (158-0) __5/11/97 Shawn Cobey ________47.42m (155-7) __4/20/00 Jeremiah Folger ____ 46.45m (152-5) ___5/9/08 Sam Cassano ________44.47 (145-11) _ 4/19/08 Joe Bruderly ________ 43.76m (143-7) ___ 4/3/04 Drew Weizer ________ 42.46m (139-4) __3/25/06

JAVELIN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Aaron Merrill set the shot put record in 2008.

Dave Ritter _________ 61.26m (201-0) ____ 1989 Jarrod Davis _________ 52.27m (171-6) ___ 5/7/04 Joe Lahmon _______ 51.47m (168-10) ___5/9/08 Tom Zetts ___________51.04m (167-5) ___ 5/9/08 Sean Borawiec _______50.93m (167-1) ___5/2/92 Dave Purnis__________50.77m (166-7) __5/11/97 Joe White _________ 49.02m (160-10) ___ 5/7/04 Chris Vollmer _______ 48.49m (159-1) __5/11/97 Christian Hattow ____47.52m (155-11) ___ 5/3/98 Shawn Cobey ________ 47.17m (154-9) ___5/1/99 Mike DeToro _________ 47.17m (154-9) ___ 5/7/04

SHOT PUT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Aaron Merrill _____ 17.66m (57-11 ¼) _ 4/12/08 Matt Callicoat ______ 16.20m (53-1 ¾) ____ 1996 Shawn Cobey ______ 15.91m (52-2 ¼) __4/29/00 Nick Roberts _______ 15.25m (50-0 ½) ___ 5/7/00 John Pallini _________ 15.06m (49-5) ___5/9/08 Jarrod Davis ________ 14.91m (48-11) __4/22/06 Joe Bruderly ______ 14.90m (48-10 ¾) ___ 5/9/03 Jeremiah Folger _____14.87 (48-9 ½) _ 4/26/08 Mike Stanton ________ 14.86m (48-9) ___ 5/3/98 Joe Lahmon _______ 14.74m (48-4 ½) _ 4/19/08

Jay Payne holds both hurdles marks.

DECATHLON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Dave Purins____________ 6,530 points ____ 1999 Jason Pope ____________ 6,275 points __5/11/97 Jason Greenamyer ______ 6,009 points __4/26/05 Rick Penniman _________ 5,469 points __5/11/97 Shayne York ___________5,439 points ___5/9/08 Mike Perri_____________4,567 points _ 5/12/06 John Herdman _________ 4,558 points __5/13/95 Nick Durdil ____________ 4,276 points __5/13/00 Matt Wood __________ 4,131m points ___ 5/3/98

Keith Gorby is the top 5,000m runner.

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

ONE ALL-AMERICAN ... NINE NATIONAL QUALIFIERS ... FOUR JUNIOR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS HISTORY | CROSS COUNTRY RECORDS / ACADEMIC AWARDS Women’s 5K 1 2 3 4

Andrea Cohol Amy Vernace Laura Thomas Kim Rosenberger Emily Schnitkey 6 Becky Rudzik Chryssa Gearhart 8 Lisa Davies 9 Annabelle Hunt 10 Jen Moore

17:35 17:45 17:52 18:05 18:05 18:10 18:10 18:20 18:22 18:41

1996 1998 1997 1996 2004 1996 1996 2003 1998 2000

Notre Dame Invitational Mid-Con Championships All-Ohio Championships Notre Dame Invitational Notre Dame Invitational All-Ohio Championships Notre Dame Invitational Notre Dame Invitational Mid-Con Championships Notre Dame Invitational

21:47 21:50 22:34 22:41 22:43 22:51 22:56 23:07 23:09 23:18

2003 2004 2004 2004 2000 2004 2008 2002 2004 2008

Penn State National XC Race Great Lakes Regional Great Lakes Regional Great Lakes Regional Spiked Shoe Invitational Great Lakes Regional BGSU Falcon Invitational Spiked Shoe Invitational Great Lakes Regional BGSU Falcon Invitational

Women’s 6K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.

Lisa Davies Emily Schnitkey Marielle Glanz Kim Jendre Jen Moore Lindsay Wojciak Kayla Witmer Andrea Bardy Gina Mavrikis Kayla Witmer

Matt Folk Mark Brady Will Edwards Keith Gorby Paul Carter Nick Kruse Dave Mealy Bob Bond Paul Robinette Jeremy Riehm

24:32 25:04 25:13 25:15 25:20 25:24 25:25 25:31 25:33 25:35

1998 1998 2002 1993 1998 2005 2005 1996 2002 2004

Notre Dame Invitational Notre Dame Invitational Horizon League Championships Mid-Con Championships Notre Dame Invitational Horizon League Championships Horizon League Championships Notre Dame Invitational Horizon League Championships Notre Dame Invitational

31:48 32:25 32:26 32:37 32:41 32:46 32:47 32:49 32:54 32:59

1998 2004 2001 2002 2003 1990 2001 1990 1996 1996

Great Lakes Regional Great Lakes Regional Great Lakes Regional Great Lakes Regional Great Lakes Regional Penn State Invitational Great Lakes Regional Penn State Invitational District Championships District Championships

Men’s 10K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Matt Folk Dave Mealy Matt Paullin Will Edwards Tony Orcena Kevin Gorby Tim Tatarka Keith Gorby Chris Emory Bob Bond

2008-09 YOUNGSTOWN STATE TRACK & FIELD

Dave Mealy

ACADEMIC AWARDS First-Team Academic AllAmerica Jarrod Davis - 2006

Men’s 8K/5-Mile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Lisa Davies

Academic All-Horizon League CROSS COUNTRY Justin Dickman - 2008, 2007 J.D. Sheppard - 2008 Lauren Blase - 2008 Kayla Witmer - 2008 Emily Schnitkey - 2005, 2004, 2002 Jeremy Riehm - 2003 Tony Orcena - 2003 Will Edwards - 2002, 2001 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Bethany Anderson - 2008, 2007, 2006 Alisha Anthony - 2008 Adam Kagarise - 2008 Aaron Merrill - 2008 Darla Wilson - 2008 John Sheppard - 2008, 2007 Jacquline Clonch - 2007 Lindsay Cobey - 2007, 2006 Darcelle Formby - 2007 Aaron Merrill - 2007 Dan Nemergut - 2007 Michael Perri - 2007 Drew Weizer - 2007, 2006, 2005 Jarrod Davis - 2006, 2004 Dave Mealy - 2006 Nick Smith - 2006, 2005, 2003

Katy Williams - 2006, 2005 Nikki Hooper - 2005 Jeremy Riehm - 2005 Emily Schnitkey - 2005, 2004, 2003 Joe Bruderly - 2004 Leslie Johnson - 2004 Kurt Michaelis - 2003, 2002 Beth Hochstetler - 2002 Kelly Leonard - 2002 Tony Orcena - 2002 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Bethany Anderson - 2008, 2007, 2006 Alisha Anthony - 2008 Adam Kagarise - 2008 Joe Lahmon - 2008 Aaron Merrill - 2008 John Sheppard - 2008, 2007, 2006 Darla Wilson - 2008 Jacquline Clonch - 2007 Lindsay Cobey - 2007 Darcelle Formby - 2007 Madelyn McGhee - 2007 Dan Nemergut - 2007 Mike Perri - 2007 Drew Weizer - 2007, 2006 Jarrod Davis - 2006, 2004 Lindsey Hill - 2006 Dave Mealy - 2006, 2005 Emily Schnitkey - 2006, 2005, 2004 Nick Smith - 2006, 2005, 2003 Katy Williams - 2006, 2005, 2004 Carly Youlton - 2006 Jeanna Cunningham - 2005 Leslie Johnson - 2005, 2004 Joe Bruderly - 2004 Tony Orcena - 2004 Kurt Michaelis - 2003, 2002 Beth Hochstetler - 2003 Kelly Leonard - 2002

188 CONFERENCE EVENT TITLES ... 23 CONFERENCE NEWCOMERS-OF-THE-YEAR HORIZON LEAGUE TITLE RECAPS | HISTORY 2003 INDOOR • MARCH 2, 2003

2004 INDOOR • FEB. 29, 2004

2004 INDOOR • MAY 7, 2004

Men Claim First Horizon League Championship in School History

Women’s Program Captures First Horizon League Title

Women Complete 2004 Sweep By Winning Outdoor Title

Milwaukee, Wis. -- The Youngstown State men’s track and field team captured the first Horizon League Championship in school history behind a complete team attack and individual victories from Eugene Harris and Kurt Michaelis. With the win, the Penguins claim their first league crown since 1997 and bring home the first Horizon League Championship in any sport since YSU joined the league in 2001. “This group shows what heart can do for you,” Head Coach and Men’s Coach of the Year Brian Gorby said. “The seniors who sacrificed the last four years finally got a championship. They weren’t going to get denied.” Harris won both the 60m (7.02) and the 200m (22.29) for the second consecutive year while Michaelis earned a victory in the mile (4:11.96). “It feels really good to finally get the first championship in the league,” Harris said. “We showed we can compete in the league and hopefully more championships will follow.” In the men’s sprints and hurdles, Sherod Holmes finished just .01 seconds behind Harris to place second and finished fifth in the 200m. Tyler Morton, Adam Lewis and Alvin Shavers claimed the third through fifth spots in the 60m hurdles. Michaelis led the distance group with a victory in the mile, a third-place finish in the 1,000m and a fourth-place finish in the 80m0. Nick Smith placed highly in three events, finishing third in the mile, fifth in the 800m and eighth in the 1,000m. Nick Buzek added a third-place finish in the 5,000m. “It’s tough to explain how this feels,” Michaelis said. “We waited so long and for everything to come together and for it to happen my senior year is unbelievable.” In the field, Nick Roberts finished third in the shot put and fourth in the weight throw while Jarrod Davis placed third in the weight throw and fourth in the shot.

Greencastle, Ind. -- The Youngstown State women’s track team used a complete team attack and four individual champions to capture the 2004 Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championship at DePauw University. Nearly every member of the team scored as it captured YSU’s first women’s indoor conference title since 1996. Danielle Bolt was named the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year, winning the 60m in a Horizon League record time of 7.71. Other individual winners on the women’s side included Leslie Johnson in the 400m (57.25), Emily Schnitkey in the mile (5:04.28) and Aaliyah Gillespie in the 60m hurdles (8.90). The women’s 4x400m relay of Bolt, Alex Casi, Jeanna Cunningham and Johnson shattered the YSU and Horizon League records with a first-place time of 3:52.80. Head coach Brian Gorby was named Women’s Coach of the Year in leading the team to the title. Johnson, one of three seniors on the squad, won the 400m by a margin of just one-hundredth of a second in a school record time of 57.25. “This is an amazing feeling,” Johnson said. “Everyone worked so hard and put so much effort in all season long. It was a great team effort.” Schnitkey added a fourth-place finish in the 800 mand was part of the second-place distance medley relay that also included Marielle Glanz, Lindsay Wojciak and Gina Mavrikis. Freshman Lisa Davies scored 17 points with second-place finishes in the 3,000m and 5,000m. In the sprints and hurdles, Jeanna Cunningham finished third in the 200 in 25.65 and fourth in the 60 with a time of 7.89 to pick up 10 points. Cassandra Smith finished third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.31 while Casi finished fifth in the 400 in 59.36. In the field events, Casi finished second in the long jump with a leap of 17-4 ¾ while Nikki Hooper finished fourth with jump of 16-10. Hooper added a third-place finish in the triple jump while Laura Schatz finished second in the high jump with a mark of 5-5 ¾. Amy Hill headed the throws with a second-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 43-0 ½. Lindsey Hill added a fifth-place finish in the shot while Katy Williams placed fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 49-5 ½.

Indianapolis -- Danielle Bolt won the 100m, Aaliyah Gillespie won the 100m hurdles and the Youngstown State got a lift from two winning relay teams en route to capturing the 2004 Horizon League Outdoor Championship. Head Coach Brian Gorby won Women’s Coach of the Year accolades as the Penguins won their first outdoor title since 1997. Bolt set the Horizon League record in the preliminary round of the 100m (12.04), and Gillespie also set a league record (14.36) in the hurdles. The 4x400-meter relay group of Jeanna Cunningham, Leslie Johnson, Gillespie and Bolt also broke a Horizon League record with a first-place (3:48.17) while they set YSU’s all-time record in the 4x100-meter but were just .01 seconds shy of the conference record. Bolt added a third-place finish in the 200mwith a time of 24.82. Cunningham also stepped up in the sprints as she posted second-place finishes in the 100m (12.55) and the 200m (24.69). Johnson added a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.20. Emily Schnitkey paced the Penguins in the distance events as she placed second in the steeplechase (11:04.38) while adding a third-place finish in the 1,500-meters with a school-record time of 4:37.81. She added a fifth-place spot in the 5,000-meters (17:50.51), and Lindsay Wojciak placed fifth in the steeplechase (11:29.78). Laura Schatz led the way in the field events as she tied her own school record in the high jump with a mark of 5-5 ¾ to finish second, and she added a third-place finish in the javelin (104-5). Casi placed second in the long jump (17-6 ¼), and Larissa Papch finished fifth in the high jump (4-11 ¾). Katy Williams headed the throwers with a second-place finish in the discus (139-3) and a fifth-place showing in the hammer (141-6). Amy Hill placed third in the discus (137-6), Kim Lammers finished fifth in the shot put (40-2 ¾) and Lauren Girdler placed sixth in the hammer (136-8). YSU was fourth-place entering the day, trailing Butler by 11 points, Detroit by 10 and Loyola by five.

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Youngstown State ___________________ 116 Loyola ______________________________ 99 Detroit _____________________________ 91 Milwaukee __________________________ 85 Butler ______________________________ 72 UIC ________________________________ 55

Youngstown State ___________________ 143 Milwaukee _________________________ 113 Detroit ____________________________86.5 Loyola ______________________________ 70 Butler ______________________________ 57 UIC ________________________________ 46 Wright State________________________11.5

Youngstown State ___________________ 131 Milwaukee _________________________ 113 Detroit ____________________________ 112 Butler ______________________________ 95 Loyola ______________________________ 85 UIC ________________________________ 57 Wright State_________________________ 26

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EIGHT YSU STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR ... 34 MIDEAST REGIONAL QUALIFIERS HISTORY | HORIZON LEAGUE TITLE RECAPS 2005 INDOOR • MARCH 1, 2005

2005 OUTDOOR • MAY 13, 2005

2006 OUTDOOR• MARCH 12, 2006

Women Win Horizon League Indoor Track Title, Again

Women Win Fourth Consecutive Horizon League Title

Three Award Winners Pace Women to Third Straight Outdoor Title

Greencastle, Ind. -- The Youngstown State women’s track and field team turned in a dominating performance to win by 62 points and capture its second indoor conference championship in as many years and its third straight title overall. The Penguins also dominated the individual awards as senior Jeanna Cunningham was named Running Performer of the meet and freshman Carly Youlton was named Field Performer of the Meet. Freshman Bethany Anderson was named the Field Newcomer of the Year, and head coach Brian Gorby accepted the Women’s Coach of the Year Award. “This championship is a credit to the seniors and all the coaches who have done a tremendous job,” Gorby said. “It’s a team effort and we’ve set the tone for hopefully many more to come.” “The key for the entire meet was everybody stepping up. It was a great learning experience for the freshman and that senior leadership, the nucleus of the team, of course got it done for us. Every year we talk about seniors stepping it up and they did that today.” Cunningham blew away the competition in the the 400m with a first-place time of 56.59 to win by nearly two seconds, and she added second-place finishes in the 60m (7.73) and the 200m (25.17). Youlton took top honors in the long jump (18 -4 ¼) and triple jump (36-5 ¾). Anderson set Horizon League and YSU records in the shot put (47-7 ¼) and set the school mark in the weight throw (55-8 ½). The Penguins took top honors in four events and set three conference records in the sprints and hurdles. Sophomore Danielle Bolt set two conference records wit first-place times of 7.52 in the 60m and a 24.94 in the 200m. Senior Aaliyah Gillespie set the conference record in the 60m hurdles (8.68). She also teamed up with Cunningham, Emily Wollet and Yandeh Joh to win the 4x400m relay. Senior Emily Schnitkey paced the Penguins in the distance events with a third-place finish in the 1,000m (2:59.73) and a third-place spot in the mile (5:03.99). Sophomore Marielle Glanz added a third-place finish in the 800m (2:16.07). In the jumps, Joh placed second in the long jump (17-8 ¼) and Nikki Hooper was second in the triple jump (36-0 ¼). Junior Katy Williams placed fourth in the weight throw (53-5 ½) while Lindsey Hill placed fourth in the shot put (44-0 ½).

Indianapolis -- Emily Schnitkey won two events and Bethany Anderson was named Field Newcomer of the Meet to lead the Youngstown State women’s track and field team to its fourth straight Horizon League Championship. Schnitkey won the steeplechase in 11:01.20 and the 5,000m in 17:13.50. Anderson set two school records and won the shot put with a mark of 46-3 3 ½. But this championship took something extra from the team. After winning the indoor title by 62 points, the team expected to have a good shot to sweep. It didn’t expect plaguing injuries to its top sprinters and bad weather all season long that even forced a three-hour rain delay Friday. “We had to overcome tons of adversity all year - probably the most we’ve ever had to overcome as a team,” Gorby said. “With meets being rained out and injuries, every girl had to step up and they did. You can’t say enough about these girls. They just know how to win.” The Penguins entered the final day in third, and after the Titans and Milwauee came out strong in the second day, it looked like the Penguins were going to fall short before Marielle Glanz and Schnitkey got the momentum going. Glanz, who came into the meet ranked 10th in the 800m, came up with a clutch fourth-place time of 2:16.60 that started to turn the meet in YSU’s favor. Schnitkey then stepped up with her win in the 5,000m and it was YSU’s meet. Aaliyah Gillespie broke the YSU and Horizon League records in the 100m hurdles (13.88) while Satara Freeman finished second (14.54). Gillespie added a second-place finish in the 100m (12.15) while Jeanna Cunningham and Danielle Bolt finished third and fourth. Cunningham added a second-place finish in the 200m (24.81) while Bolt placed third and Emily Wollet was fifth. Wollet placed second in the 400m (57.33) and Leslie Johnson was third. Carly Youlton broke two school records in the jumps, placing second in the triple jump (38-6) and third in the long jump (18-6). Yandeh Joh placed fourth in the long jump (18-4) while Laura Schatz finished second in the high jump (5-3 ¼). Anderson placed third in the hammer with a school-record mark of 171-10 ½ while Katy Williams finished second in the discus (142-2). Amy Hill and Lindsay Cobey finished third and fourth in the discus while Hill added a fifth-place finish in the hammer.

Indianapolis -- The Youngstown State women’s track and field squad used a strong second day and three specialty award winners to win its third straight Horizon League Outdoor Championship. Trailing Milwaukee by 26 points heading into the final day, YSU outscored the Panthers 163 to 126in the final day to win by 11 points and claim its fifth overall title in three years. Danielle Bolt was named Outstanding Running Performer after winning the 100m and anchoring the winning 4x100m relay. Bethany Anderson won the shot put and the hammer to earn Outstanding Field Performer honors, and Katie Betts was named Running Newcomer of the Year after placing second in the 200m, third in the 100m and running in both winning relays. Two other Penguins picked up individual victories as Satara Freeman won the 100m hurdles (14.35) and Katy Williams won the discus (135-3). Bolt and Betts paced a strong sprints group that scored a total of 73 points. Bolt ran a time of 11.94 in the 100m, and Betts’ time of 12.12 was good enough for third. Betts, Jeanna Cunningham and Bolt finished second through fourth in the 200m. Cunningham placed second in the 400m while Kari Kreutzfeld was fourth. Cunningham ran the first leg of both relays and was joined by Betts, Yandeh Joh and Bolt in the 4x100m and Kreutzfeld, Joh and Betts in the 4x400m. In the distance events, Emily Schnitkey placed third in the steeplechase (11:41.89), and Shantel Jackson placed fifth in the 800m (2:20.23). In addition to Freeman’s win, Joh placed third in the 100 m hurdles (14.78) and second in the 400m hurdles (1:03.39). In the field, Joh set the school record in the long jump (18-9 ¾) and Jen Grayson tied the school record and placed second in the high jump (5-5 ¾). Carly Youlton placed second in the long jump (18-6) and third in the triple jump (37-11 ¼). Behind Anderson’s mark of 44-3 ½ in the shot put, Lindsey Hill finished second (42-3 ¼) and Amy Hill was fourth (40-6 ¼). Jacquline Clonch finished second in the discus (133-5), and Amy Hill placed fifth (126-0). Amy Hill was third in the hammer (147-9), and Lindsey Cobey placed fourth (143-5). Lindsey Hill placed fourth in the javelin (113-0). Grayson added a second-place score of 4,195 points in heptathlon.

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1. Youngstown State ___________________ 180 2. Detroit ____________________________ 151 Milwaukee _________________________ 151 4. UIC ________________________________ 53 5. Loyola ______________________________ 49 6. Butler ______________________________ 46 7. Wright State_________________________ 21

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Youngstown State ___________________ 165 Milwaukee _________________________ 104 Loyola ______________________________ 84 Detroit _____________________________ 72 Butler ______________________________ 41 UIC ________________________________ 38 Wright State_________________________ 24

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Youngstown State ___________________ 216 Milwaukee _________________________ 205 Butler _______________________________71 Loyola ______________________________ 67 Detroit _____________________________ 55 UIC ________________________________ 30 Wright State___________________________4

107 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS ... ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN 2008 INDOOR • MARCH 2, 2008 Three Award Winners Help Women Reclaim League Title

Kent, Ohio -- Field MVP Bethany Anderson, top newcomers Breanne Romeo and Danielle Curry and sophomore Alisha Anthony helped lead a second-day surge that gave the Youngstown State women’s track and field team its first Horizon League Indoor Track and Field title since 2005. Head coach Brian Gorby also accepted the Women’s Coach of the Year Award on behalf of the entire staff. The Penguins edged Milwaukee 170-159 to end its three-year drought during the indoor season. YSU won in both 2004 and 2005, the latter of which was the freshman year for Anderson and four other seniors. Anderson earned the Field Performer of the Meet honor for the second straight year after winning the weight throw on Saturday and placing fourth in the shot put. She set meet and school records in the weight throw with a mark of 63-10 1/2 to win the event for the third straight year. Anderson, a senior who had won three straight league titles in the shot put, is one of only three student-athletes in Horizon League history to finish as a three-time champion in two events. Romeo placed second in the 400m, seventh in the 200m and anchored YSU’s 4x400 relay that finished second by .01 seconds. She is the second Penguin in the last three years to earn the Running Newcomer-of-the-Year Award, joining Katie Betts in 2006. Curry was the only freshman at the meet to claim an individual title, and she provided one of the biggest moments for YSU in the shot put. The Field Newcomer of the Year was in fourth place heading into her final throw before heaving the shot 44-4 to win by just over four inches. She added a fifth-place effort in the weight throw. Anthony defended her league title in the long jump with a leap of 18-9 1/4, and she posted the third-best triple jump mark in school history (37-2 1/4) to finish third. Her previous top distance this season in the triple jump was 34-11, and she ranked eighth coming into the meet. She added personal-best times in the 60m (7.87) and 200m (25.63) to finish third and fourth, respectively, and earn a total of 26 points. Junior Jen Grayson added her first career league title in the high jump by clearing a season-best height of 5-6, and Yandeh Joh won the pentathlon with 3,319 points. Katie Betts earned second-place finishes in the 60m (7.83) and the 200m while Katy Wells, Joh and Emily Dumitru placed second through fourth in the hurdles. Emily Wollet (57.81) and Kari Kreutzfeld (57.89) placed fourth and fifth in the 400m while Jennifer Roman was fourth in the 800m (2:15.64) and Lisa Lee was sixth (2:18.59). Ashley Oliver added a sixth-place finish in the 60m (7.93). Kreutzfeld, Roman and Wollet joined Romeo in the 4x400m. In the field, Stephanie Jarvis (10-11 3/4) and Amanda Carpin (10-0) placed third and fourth in the pole vault, and Robyn Ray placed fourth in the high jump (5-0 1/4). Alexis Hall added a second-place mark in the weight throw (54-10).

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2008 OUTDOOR • MAY 9, 2008 Anthony, Romeo Lead Women to Outdoor Title

Youngstown -- Youngstown State’s Alisha Anthony and Breanne Romeo were named the top newcomers, and the Penguins had a solid all-around effort to capture the Horizon League Outdoor Track & Field crown last May. Anthony won the triple jump with a school-record mark of 39-4 and finished second in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 18-11 1/4. Romeo was one-hundredth of a second from tying the Horizon League record in the 400m, turning in a first-place time of 55.36. The freshman from Boardman, Ohio, also finished sixth in the 200m and ran the first leg of YSU’s champion 4x400m-relay. Head Coach Brian Gorby was named the Women’s Coach of the Year for the 15th time in his career after leading the program to its seventh league title in the last five years. Bethany Anderson added a win in the hammer on the final day of competition, and both of YSU’s women’s relays were victorious. The Penguins defeated Milwaukee 194-178 while Valparaiso finished third in its first year in the league with 74 points. YSU and Milwaukee traded the lead throughout the afternoon in the women’s competition before Anthony’s big win in the triple jump and strong performances in the 400m hurdles and the 200m lifted the Penguins to a sweep of the indoor and outdoor titles for the first time since 2005. Joining Romeo on the winning 4x400m relay were Emily Wollet, Yandeh Joh and Kari Kreutzfeld. Anthony and Kreutzfeld teamed up with Katie Betts and Darcelle Formby to win the 4x100m relay. Anderson won the hammer for the third straight year with a mark of 182-5, which surpassed Andrea Karpala’s 2003 distance for the top ever thrown at the championship meet. Earning second-team all-conference honors with runner-up finishes were Anthony in the 100m (12.37), Katy Wells in the 100m hurdles (14.89), Joh in the 400m hurdles (1:04.38), Jen Grayson in the high jump (5-3), Anthony in the long jump, Anderson in the shot put (43-7) and the discus (139-6) and Alexis Hall in the hammer (160-7).

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Youngstown State ___________________ 194 Milwaukee _________________________ 178 Valparaiso ___________________________74 Butler ______________________________ 65 Loyola ______________________________ 64 Detroit _____________________________ 49 Wright State_________________________ 21 UIC __________________________________6

Youngstown State ___________________ 170 Milwaukee _________________________ 159 Butler _______________________________74 Valparaiso __________________________ 33 Detroit _____________________________ 32 Wright State_________________________ 26 Loyola ______________________________ 25 UIC __________________________________8

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