2010 Bearcat Track & Field

BEARCAT TRACK & FIELD

W I L L A M E T T E U N I V E R S I T Y

A Running Tradition of Excellence

Men’s and Women’s Track & Field2009 Northwest Conference Champions


General InformationWillamette Championships

NWC ChampionshipsMen (21) — 1951, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009Women (12) — 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Location .............................................. Salem, OregonFounded .............................................................1842Enrollment ........ 1,800 Undergraduate; 2,605 OverallPresident ........................................ Dr. M. Lee PeltonFaculty Athletic Rep. ............. Dr. Julianne AbendrothDirector of Athletics .............................Mark MajeskiNickname ..................................................... BearcatsColors ......................................Cardinal and Old GoldNational Affiliation........................... NCAA Division IIIConference ................. Northwest Conference (NWC)Associate Athletic Director ...........Dr. R. Skip KenitzerAssistant Athletic Director ..................... Judy GordonAdministrative Assistant ...................... Leslie BerningHead Athletic Trainer ......................Shane Wibel, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer .................Erin Scharer, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer ....................Ken Smith, ATCTeam Physician .............................. Dr. David ThorsettTeam Physician .........................Dr. Daniel SchweigertAthletics Comm. Director ............... Robert McKinneyAsst. Athletics Comm. Director ................ Sara BrooksAthletics Comm. Phone ..................... (503) 370-6110Athletics Comm. E-mail ... [email protected] Department Phone ............. (503) 370-6420Athletics Department FAX ................. (503) 370-6379Athletics Web Site ..... www.willamette.edu/athletics

Table of ContentsWillamette Information ........................................... 12010 Season Preview............................................ 2-3Head Coach Matt McGuirk ................................... 4-5Assistant Coach Brett Franz ..................................... 6Assistant Coach Christopher Sabato ........................ 7Assistant Coach Soren Sorensen ............................. 8Assistant Coach Gery Ellibee ................................... 9Assistant Coach Bobbi Wright ................................. 9Assistant Coach Tyler May ....................................... 9Willamette Men’s Team .................................... 10-22Men’s Top 5 Marks ................................................ 23Willamette Women’s Team .............................. 24-32Women’s Top 5 Marks ........................................... 33WU Graduate Nick Symmonds .............................. 34WU Graduate Sarah Zerzan ................................... 352009 Season Review ......................................... 36-372009 WU Individual NWC Champions ................... 37Bearcat Track and Field History ............................. 382009 Willamette All-Americans ............................. 39WU Track and Field Facilities ............................ 40-41Willamette University ....................................... 42-43The City of Salem ................................................... 43WU Administration/Athletics Department ............ 44Action Photos ....................................................... IBC2010 Willamette Schedule ................................. OBC

Willamette General Information

Credits: The 2010 Willamette University Track and Field Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Christopher Sabato and Brett Franz, assistant cross country coaches, Robert McKinney, athletics communications director, and Sara Brooks, assistant athletics communications director. Cover pages and Team Section pages designed by Sabato. Photos: FrontCover (Middle, L to R) — Jennifer Luecht, Chris Platano; (Corner Photos, clockwise from upper left) — Kyle Kotaich, Jaela Dinsmore, Leo Castillo, Kimber Mattox. Inside Front Cover —Chris Platano; Inside Back Cover (L to R) — Sally Venable; Steven Collins, Kimber Mattox, Neal Howard. Back Cover — Jennifer Luecht. Photos by Sabato, Naomi Stukey and the WU Office of Communications. Printing by K/P Corporation.

Bearcat Track and Field Quick FactsHead Coach ................................... Matt McGuirk Office Phone ........................... (503) 370-6898 Years as WU Head Coach ........ 7th (11th overall)Alma Mater............................ U. of Oregon, 1988Assistant Coach .................................. Brett Franz Office Phone ........................... (503) 370-6934Assistant Coach ..................... Christopher Sabato Office Phone ........................... (503) 370-6803Other Assistant Coaches Gery Ellibee ‘73 ......................... Sprints/Jumps Tyler May ‘05 ...................................... Hurdles Soren Sorensen .................................... Throws Bobbi Wright ‘06 ................................ DistanceTrack & Field Facility ........... Charles Bowles Track


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2010 Season Preview After a strong 2009, the Bearcat men and women will both look to defend their Northwest Conference titles. The women will seek their ninth straight title, while the men will pursue their second straight title and their seventh in the last nine years.The Bearcats also hope to add to theirlist of NCAA All-Americans, as there are five returning student-athletes who havenational championship experience.

Distance

Men: The foundation of the Bearcat men’s success has been in the distance events. The men return a large contingent of conference scorers who will look to break through on the national level after

a strong fall cross country season. Leading the way for the Bearcats will be five conference scorers in the 1,500, which was won by conference champion Leo Castillo (So., Parkdale, Ore.). He led a 1-4-5-6-7 finish at last year’s conference championships. He was joined by returnees Stefan Redfield (Jr., Sisters, Ore.), Kyle Kotaich (Sr., Florence, Ore.), Nick Rebol (Jr., Cottonwood, Calif.) and Ryan McLaughlin (Jr., Milwaukie, Ore.). The Bearcat men also were impressive in the 5,000 with a 1-5-6-7 finish. Castillo again led the squad to pick up his second conference title as a freshman. He was joined by Ben Donovan (So.,

Minneapolis, Minn.), Chris Platano (Sr., Myrtle Point, Ore.) and Redfield. Platano led a 1-2-5 finish in the steeplechase along with Rebol and Donovan.

Women: The women return All-American and NWC Athlete of the Meet Kimber Mattox (So., Bend, Ore.). Mattox won the steeplechase with an NCAA automatic qualifying time, went on to win the 5,000 and place third behind two teammates in the 1,500. Mattox will be joined by Tina Patel (Sr., Bend, Ore.), who scored in both the 5,000 and 10,000 at last year’s NWC championships. Patel also qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships this last fall. Mattox and Patel are joined by a young group of runners who will be looking to replace the points lost by graduation.

Sprints, Hurdles, Jumpsand Multi-Events

Men: The Bearcat men return a strong group in the sprints with all four members of the third place 4 x 100-meter team back as well as 400-meter NWC champion Paul Winger

Kimber M

attox

Leo Castillo

2010 BEARCAT TRACK & FIELD

(So., Bonney Lake, WA). Leading the way in the short sprints is Neal Howard (So., Seattle, Wash.), who placed in both the 100 and 200 at last year’s conference championships and ran a key leg on the All-Conference relay team. Winger ran away from the field in the 400 to win his first conference crown in the long sprint. He also anchored the 4 x 400-meter team that finished third at the NWC Meet. Trevor May (Jr., Florence, Ore.) willlead the hurdlers into the season. He was fifth in the NWC in the 110-meter hurdles last season. May also scored in the high jump and the triple jump at last year’s NWC Meet. May is part of a strong multi-event group that will be led by Evin Colignon (Jr., Poulsbo, Wash.). Colignon improved in the decathlon by 1,087 points last season to record an NCAA provisional qualifying score of 6,060 points. Joining Colignon and May will be Brandt Nevin(Jr., Eagle Point, Ore.), who was an NCAA provisional qualifier in the javelinand scored at the NWC Meet with a third place finish in the pole vault.

Women: The Bearcat women will look to three seniors to top the sprint group this season. Leading the way is seven-time NWC champion Jennifer Luecht (Sr., Milwaukie, Ore.), who won the 400 in an NCAA provisional qualifying time, and then came back to win the

200 and anchor the winning 4 x 400 team. She also ran a leg on the third place 4 x 100 team. She is joined by returning All-American Lydia Marsalli (Sr., Klamath Falls, Ore.), who scored in the 400 and long relay at the NWC Meet, Kaitlin St. John (Sr., Bend, Ore), who scored in the 100, 200 and both relays, and Jaela Dinsmore (So., Hines, Ore.), who scored in the 200, 400 and both relays.Samantha Nhim (So., Tigard, Ore.) contributed onthe short relay and scored in the 400 at theNWC Meet in 2009.

Throws

Men: Leading the way in the throws will be David Oppat (Jr., Beaverton, Ore.) and Josh Clothier (Jr., Walla Walla, Wash.), who both scored in the shot put and discus at last year’s NWC Championships. Also scoring in the NWC last year were Steven Collins (Jr., Zillah, Wash.) in the hammer throw and Nevin in the javelin.

Women: The women will be led by two-time NWC shot put champion Christina Edholm (Sr., Pleasanton, Calif.). Edholm was also fourth inthe discus and fifth in the Hammer at the NWCChampionships last year. Joining Edholm will beNCAA javelin qualifier Katie Peterson (So., Independence, Ore.), who finished fifth at theNWC Championships last spring.

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Matt McGuirk is in his seventh year as the head track and field coach at Willamette University and is in his 11th year on the coaching staff. He was named NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 2004 (men) and 2007 (women). In both 2004 and 2005, the Willamette men’s team ended the season by bringing home NCAA trophies for Top 4 finishes. In the Northwest Conference, the Bearcats have set a high bar of excellence by winning 10 of last 12 men’s and women’s team titles since 2004. At Willamette, McGuirk and his staff

have coached 23 athletes to 45 All-America performances. They have helped WU athletes win 253 All-Conference awards. One of McGuirk’s top athletes was seven-time NCAA National Champion Nick Symmonds, who won the 1,500 three times and the 800 four times. Symmonds competed at the 2008 Olympics, where he won his preliminary heat to reach the semifinals. He took first place in the 800 at the Olympic Trials and has placed second at the U.S. Outdoor Championships twice. He has won two titles in the 800 at the U.S. Indoor Championships.

Among McGuirk’s proudest achievements is coaching three Bearcats (Jacob Stout, Aaron Hollingshead and Scott Overby) to All-American status at the 2004 NCAA Championships in the steeplechase, his primary race as a collegiate and professional runner. Prior to his arrival at Willamette, McGuirk was the first head coach at Wilsonville High School and built the cross country program from the ground up. In only its fifth year of existence, the school won its first State cross country title. Since then, Wilsonville has annually been one of the top Class 3A programs in Oregon. McGuirk is a native of Eugene, Ore. After completing a decorated high school career at South Eugene HS, McGuirk embarked upon an excellent college career at the University of Oregon. At U of O, he became a member of a select group by lettering eight times in cross country and track & field. McGuirk also put his name in the Oregon record books by racing to All-America status in the steeplechase in 1984, helping the Ducks win the NCAA outdoor track and field national championship. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree. He majored in Finance and Marketing. McGuirk has shown an ability to transfer his athletic experiences into true coaching expertise, allowing dedicated student-athletes to realize immediate results while working toward long-term goals.

Matt McGuirkHead Coach

Contact Coach McGuirkOffice Phone: (503) 370-6898

E-mail: [email protected]


“Willamette is the ideal place for a student who is looking for high quality academics and athletics. It’s my honest belief that if an individual chooses Willamette and decides to be successful in and out of the classroom, the opportunity will be provided. The philosophy of my staff is to simply impart the best advice, information and opportunities to allow student-athletes to be great in whatever they want to achive”

— Matt McGuirk

NCAA Coach of the Year2004: Men, 2007: Women

NWC Men’s Coach of the Year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009

NWC Women’s Coach of the Year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

West Region Men’s Coach of the Year 2004, 2005

West Region Men’s Coach of the Year 2004, 2005, 2007

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Brett Franz is in his fourth season on the Bearcat staff and will oversee the sprints, jumps, hurdles and multi-events this spring. Franz joined the Willamette coaching staff after being the head men’s and women’s cross country and distance coach at Lindenwood University (Mo.). In addition to coaching the distance runners, he was the head assistant coach for the track and field teams. As the head assistant coach at LU, Franz worked with a squad that had 50 NAIA Track and Field All-Americans, including 11 NAIA National Champions.

He helped guide the Lindenwood men’s team to an NAIA Indoor National Championship as well as an Outdoor National runner-up finish. The women’s squad finished fourth at the Indoor National Championship and sixth at theOutdoor National Championship. The track and field team at Lindenwood included Donald Thomas, the 2007 World Champion in the high jump, plus Michael Rodgers (100m) and James Jenkins (triple jump), who were qualifiers and finalists at the 2008

Olympic Trials. Also at Lindenwood was Kayann Thompson, the 2004 World Junior bronze medalist at 800 meters. Under his direction, the Lindenwood men’s cross country team placed third at the NAIA National Championships, while the women’s cross country team placed 15th. He coached the NAIA men’s National Champion and runner-up in cross country. Franz was selected as Heart of America Conference and NAIA Region V Coach of the Year for men’s cross country. Franz received a master’s degree in Athletic Administration from Lindenwood. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business from Western Oregon University.

Contact Coach FranzOffice Phone: (503) 370-6834 E-mail: [email protected]

Brett FranzAssistant Coach


Christopher Sabato returns to the Willamette University coaching staff for his fifth year as an assistant coach with the cross country and track & field teams. Sabato works with the cross country team in the fall and coaches the pole vaulters during the spring. He coached Willamette athletes to third place finishes in the men’s pole vault and the women’s pole vault at the 2009 Northwest Conference Championships. WU athletes coached by Sabato hold five of the Bearcats’ Top 10 all-time marks in the women’s pole vault. Sabato started his coaching career

at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. At Rhodes, he was an assistant for a program that had 37 All-Conference athletes and four NCAA Division III national qualifiers during his two seasons. Sabato attended Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y., where he graduated in 2002 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. During his collegiate track and field career, Sabato competed in the sprints, the long jump, and the pole vault. He was a three-time All-State pole vaulter in the New York State Collegiate Track Conference.

Christopher SabatoAssistant Coach

In addition to his coaching duties, Sabato is the web master for the Willamette athletics web site and is a web programer for the University’sweb team. He also designs some of the covers and inside pages used inmedia guides produced by the Athletics Department.

Contact Coach SabatoOffice Phone: (503) 370-6803 E-mail: [email protected]


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Soren Sorensen is in his 10th season as an assistant coach with the Willamette track and field teams. He oversees the development of the throwers. As a coach for the Bearcats, he has worked with athletes who have become competitive at the conference and national levels. In 2005, Kelsey Stolz, Sophia Dentzel and Jeff Liepman all represented

WU at the NCAA Division III Championships in the javelin, with Stolz earning All-America honors. Last season, Grant Piros received All-America recognition for the second straight year in the javelin, while Jacob Monroe (hammer) and Katie Peterson (javelin) also competed at the NCAA Championships. He also guided Willamette’s Nate Matlock to a pair of All-America awards in the hammer throw and school records in the shot put and hammer throw in 2005. In 2006, Sorensen

Soren SorensenAssistant Coach, Throws

helped Dentzel claim All-America status.She was 6th at the NCAA Championships. In 2008, Sorensen’s guidance helped Melinda Fahey set the WU record in the women’shammer throw. Sorensen graduated in 1987 from Western Oregon University, where he competed in track and field and powerlifting. He was a two-time NAIA All-American after placing fourth in the hammer throw and fifth in the discus in 1987. As a powerlifter, he won a Collegiate National Powerlifting Championship in 1986. He won a U.S. Powerlifting title in 1991.

Contact Coach SorensenE-mail: [email protected]


Gery Ellibee (`73) has been a fixture in Willamette track and field for over thirty years. He competed at Willamette as a standout jumper and as a football player. As a Bearcat, he set six school records in the sprints and jumps. Ellibee still holds the long jump record with a leap of 23’9.75”. He currently helps coach WU’s sprinters and jumpers. He is in his 36th season as a coach for the Bearcats.

Gery Ellibee `73Assistant CoachSprints, Jumps

Tyler May (`05) has been helping coach the Bearcats since the 2006 season and is now in his fifth year. He will work with hurdlers this spring. May competed in the decathlon as a student-athlete at WU and earned All-America honors with third place finishes at the NCAA Championships in 2004 and 2005. He is third on Willamette’s all-time list in the decathlon with 7,107 points in 2005.

Tyler May `05Assistant CoachHurdles

Bobbi Wright (`06) is in her third year on the Willamette coachingstaff. While competing for the Bearcats in track and field, shescored in three consecutive conference meets in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. As a WU cross country runner, she participated at the NCAA Championships in 2004. This season, she will help coach theBearcat distance runners.

Bobbi Wright `06Assistant CoachDistance


MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

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2009 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS


Tristan Bodding-Long

SENIOR

Hometown: Woodinville, Wash.High School: Woodinville HSMajor: Spanish

Bodding-Long is a two-time All-Northwest Conference performer as a result ofhis third place finishes on the Willamette 4 x 400-meter relay team in 2007 and 2009. He has qualified to compete at the NWC Championships individually inthe 400-meter dash each of the past three seasons. He placed fifth in the NWCin 2008.

Personal Best200m ........... 23.49400m ........... 50.91800m ........ 2:00.30

Kyle Kotaich

Hometown: Florence, Ore.High School: Siuslaw HSMajor: Physics

Kotaich has achieved All-NWC honors twice in the 1,500-meter run, including a first place finish at the 2008 NWC Championships. In 2009, he recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the 1,500 during the Willamette Invitational. Hehas scored for the Bearcats in the 1,500-meter run and the 800-meter run at the NWC meet during each of his first three seasons. He also has competed for WUat the NCAA Championships in cross country.

Personal Best800m ........ 1:55.481500m ...... 3:54.79

SENIORAndy Meuser

Hometown: Portland, Ore.High School: Woodrow WilsonMajor: Biology

Meuser is a two-time qualifier for the NWC Championships in the 400-meter dash. He garnered a seventh place finish in the 400 during the NWC meet in 2008. Heearned All-Northwest Conference honors as a member of WU’s 4 x 400-meter relay team in 2009, as he helped the Bearcats claim third place. He lowered hispersonal record times in the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash last season.

Personal Best100m ........... 11.60200m ........... 22.91400m ........... 51.00

SENIOR

Track & Field - 4 years




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Chris Platano

SENIOR

Hometown: Myrtle Point, Ore.High School: Myrtle Point HSMajor: Economics

Platano was the 2009 NWC Champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He has scored in the steeplechase, the 1,500 and the 5,000 at the NWC Championships in his three years with the Bearcats. Platano also was a competitor at the NCAA Championships in cross country and he received the NCAA Elite 88 Award as the top student-athlete at the championships. He was chosen First Team ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-District in 2008 and 2009.

Personal Best1500m ...... 4:01.66Steeple ..... 9:32.33 5000m .... 15:29.07

Craig Sather

Hometown: Junction City, Ore.High School: Junction City HSMajor: Chemistry

Sather has qualified for the Northwest Conference Championships in the shotput all three years as a Bearcat. He has also participated for Willamette at theNWC Championships in the hammer throw.

Personal BestShot Put ....45-9.25Hammer ...... 149-5

SENIOR




Kevin Aubol

FRESHMAN

HometownEllensburg, Wash.High SchoolEllensburg HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)1600m ...................4:223200m ...................9:32

Leo Castillo

SOPHOMORE

HometownParkdale, Ore.High SchoolHood River Valley HS MajorInt’l Studies

Personal Bests1500m ..............3:55.575000m ............14:47.3210000m ..........34:22.86

Wyatt Briggs

FRESHMAN

HometownScio, Ore.High SchoolScio HS MajorExercise Science

Personal Bests (H.S.)Shot Put ................ 40-0Discus ................. 157-0Javelin ................. 175-0

Octaviano Chavarin

FRESHMAN

HometownMerrill, Ore.High SchoolLost River HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)1500m ...................4:233000m ...................9:43

Aaron Bilbao

SOPHOMORE

HometownKingston, Wash.High SchoolKingston HS Major: Chemistry(Biochemistry)

Personal BestsPole Vault ............. 14-6

Trevor Bassett-Smith

SENIOR

HometownKeizer, Ore.High SchoolMcNary HSMajorEconomics

Personal BestsShot Put ........... 40-9.75Hammer.............. 159-3


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Spencer Clemmer

SOPHOMORE

HometownSacramento, Calif.High SchoolElk Grove HS MajorEconomics

Personal BestsPole Vault ........ 12-11.5

Steven Collins

SENIOR

HometownZillah, Wash.High SchoolZillah HS MajorRhetoric/Management

Personal BestsShot Put ........... 44-7.50Hammer.............. 167-6

Evin Colignon

JUNIOR

HometownPoulsbo, Wash.High SchoolCharles Wright AcademyMajorEconomics

Personal BestsDecathlon ......6060 pts.Shot Put ................ 42-0Discus ................. 123-1

Josh Clothier

JUNIOR

HometownWalla Walla, Wash.High SchoolWalla Walla HS MajorEconomics

Personal BestsShot Put ........... 48-8.25Discus ................. 140-3Hammer.............. 126-6

Steven Collins

Cliff Chen

SENIOR

HometownSalem, Ore.High SchoolSouth Salem HS MajorEconomics


Stefan Redfield


Ben Donovan

SOPHOMORE

HometownMinneapolis, Minn.High SchoolSouth HS MajorStudio Art

Personal Bests1500m ..............4:18.353000 Steeple .....9:43.605000m ............15:32.35

Nate Dick

SENIOR

HometownStanfield, Ore.High SchoolStanfield HSMajorArchaeology/Sociology

Personal Bests100m ...................11.28200m ...................22.95

Joe Donovan

SOPHOMORE

HometownMinneapolis, Minn.High SchoolSouth HS MajorUndecided


Jonnie Dunne

SENIOR

HometownAstoria, Ore.High SchoolAstoria HS MajorEnvironmental Science

Personal Bests800m ................2:02.851500m ..............4:16.56

Cole Douglas

FRESHMAN

HometownTacoma, Wash.High SchoolBellermine PepMajorPsychology

Bradley Eckerson

SOPHOMORE

HometownPortland, Ore.High SchoolCleveland HS MajorChemistry


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Casey Fields

FRESHMAN

HometownVancouver, Wash.High SchoolSkyview HS MajorExercise Science

Personal Bests (H.S.)Shot Put ................ 53-1Javelin ............... 183-10

Max Faulhaber

FRESHMAN

HometownEugene, Ore.High SchoolSheldon HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)Shot Put ................ 45-5 Discus ................. 143-9Javelin ................. 161-8

Conor Foley

SOPHOMORE

HometownSomers, Mont.High SchoolFlathead HS MajorAnthropology


Neal H

oward

Ryan McLaughlin


Paul Hoard

FRESHMAN

HometownLake Oswego, Ore.High SchoolLake Oswego HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)400m ...................53.77800m ................1:59.92

Bart Grabman

SOPHOMORE

HometownAnchorage, AlaskaHigh SchoolSteller HS MajorBiology

Personal Bests400m ...................55.34800m ................1:58.60

Neal Howard

SOPHOMORE

HometownSeattle, Wash.High SchoolBallard HS MajorExercise Science

Personal Bests100m ...................11.28200m ...................22.81

Brian Gnerre

FRESHMAN

HometownTorrance, Calif.High SchoolTorrance HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)1600m ...................4:26

Tristan Bodding-Long, Andy M

euser


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Jonathan Lanning

JUNIOR

HometownSpringfield, Ore.High SchoolThurston HS MajorMathematics


Devin Leonardi

FRESHMAN

HometownHamilton, Mont.High SchoolHamilton HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)Triple Jump ........... 42-3

Greg Lemay

FRESHMAN

HometownSherwood, Ore.High SchoolSherwood HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)800m .....................2:051500m ...................4:20

Mark Kornei

JUNIOR

HometownLos Altos, Calif.High SchoolSt. Francis HS MajorEconomics

Personal BestsShot Put ................ 36-7Hammer.............. 115-7

Chris Platano, Nicholas Rebol


Brin Manoogian-O`dell

SOPHOMORE

HometownAthens, OhioHigh SchoolAthens HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests1500m ..............4:40.92

Trevor May

JUNIOR

HometownFlorence, Ore.High SchoolSiuslaw HS MajorEconomics

Personal BestsDecathlon .....5,622 pts.110H ....................15.44Triple Jump ...... 42-2.75

Nolan Mayther

FRESHMAN

HometownLongview, Wash.High SchoolKelso HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)Javelin ................. 157-6

Ryan McLaughlin

JUNIOR

HometownMilwaukie, Ore.High SchoolMilwaukie HS MajorHistory


Trent Michels

FRESHMAN

HometownSalem, Ore.High SchoolSprague HS MajorPolitics

Personal Bests (H.S.)Shot Put ................ 49-1

Matthew Merritt

FRESHMAN

HometownAurora, Ore.High SchoolNorth Marion HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)400m ...................52.51800m ................1:59.19


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Samuel Mintzmyer

FRESHMAN

HometownDavis, Calif.High SchoolDavis HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)Shot Put ................ 47-1Discus ................. 149-1

Mikey Neuhauser

FRESHMAN

HometownCorona Del Mar, Calif.High SchoolMater Dei HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)Discus ................. 143-3

Abe Moland

JUNIOR

HometownSpokane, Wash.High SchoolSt. Georges SchoolMajorExercise Science

Personal Bests100m ...................11.29200m ...................22.93400m ...................51.49

Ben Donovan

Nicholas Rebol


Brandt Nevin

JUNIOR

HometownEagle Point, Ore.High SchoolEagle Point HS MajorEconomics

Personal BestsPole Vault ........ 13-7.25Javelin ................. 194-2

Nicholas Rebol

JUNIOR

HometownCottonwood, Calif.High SchoolRed Bluff Union HS MajorPhysics

Personal Bests1500m ..............3:59.853000 Steeple .....9:35.765000m ............15:13.36

David Oppat

JUNIOR

HometownBeaverton, Ore.High SchoolSouthridge HS MajorEconomics

Personal BestsShot Put ........... 46-5.50Discus ............... 147-10Hammer.............. 148-7

Sean Sharma

FRESHMAN

HometownLa Canada, Calif.High SchoolLa Canada HS MajorUndecided

Stefan Redfield

JUNIOR

HometownSisters, Ore.High SchoolSisters HS MajorRhetoric and Media Studies

Personal Bests800m ................1:59.221500m ..............3:57.505000m ............15:07.62

Colin O`Leary

SOPHOMORE

HometownOlympia, Wash.High SchoolOlympia HS MajorExercise Science


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Jeffery Short

JUNIOR

HometownGranite Bay, Calif.High SchoolGranite Bay HS MajorPolitics

Personal BestsShot Put ........... 40-2.25Discus ................. 120-4Hammer............ 136-10

Paul Winger

SOPHOMORE

HometownBonney Lake, Wash.High SchoolBonney Lake HS MajorExercise Science


Matt Weisbard

SENIOR

HometownWilmette, Ill.High SchoolNew Trier HS MajorInternational Studies


Colby Takeda

JUNIOR

HometownMililani, HawaiiHigh SchoolIolani SchoolMajorExercise Science


Colby Takeda


Men’s Top 5 Marks100-Meter Dash1. Tim Archer ........................ 10.74 ..... 1978 Rich Torquato ................... 10.74 ..... 19863. Gordon McKenzie ............. 10.84 ..... 1994 Mark Nolan ...................... 10.84 ..... 19945. Jeremy Senn ..................... 10.90 ..... 1998

200-Meter Dash1. Rex Putnam ...................... 21.74 ..... 19412. Mac Clouse ....................... 22.04 ..... 1968 Tim Archer ........................ 22.04 ..... 1978 Carlos Gilyard ................... 22.04 ..... 19845. Steve Phillips .................... 22.14 ..... 1966 Steve Krohn ...................... 22.14 ..... 1969 Gary Hallaian .................... 22.14 ..... 1976 David Scearce ................... 22.14 ..... 1987

400-Meter Dash1. Nick Symmonds ................ 48.15 ..... 20062. Doug Ousterhout.............. 48.34 ..... 19793. Ben Carrington ................. 48.53 ..... 19944. David Scearce ................... 48.54 ..... 19865. Tyler May .......................... 48.70 ..... 2005

800-Meter Run1. Nick Symmonds ............. 1:45.83 ..... 20062. Dale Hartman ................ 1:51.94 ..... 19583. Brian Roesler ................. 1:52.64 ..... 20024. Reid Gilbertson .............. 1:52.83 ..... 20095. Everett Thomas ............. 1:53.00 ..... 2004

1,500-Meter Run1 Nick Symmonds ............. 3:40.91 ..... 20042 Jacob Stout .................... 3:51.44 ..... 20043 David Fleming ................ 3:51.51 ..... 19804 Julio Vierya .................... 3:52.57 ..... 20075 Rick LaGreide................. 3:53.04 ..... 1980

3,000-Meter Steeplechase1. Jacob Stout .................... 9:01.11 ..... 20042. Aaron Hollingshead ....... 9:01.55 ..... 20053. Tim Rutledge ................. 9:05.44 ..... 19784. Scott Overby .................. 9:06.08 ..... 20035. Kelly Sullivan.................. 9:08.14 ..... 1979

5,000-Meter Run1. Dan Hall ....................... 14:11.14 ..... 19762. David Fleming .............. 14:17.84 ..... 19803. Jacob Stout .................. 14:22.28 ..... 20044. Aaron Hollingshead .......... 14:28.30 ..... 20055. Ian Batch ..................... 14:31.79 ..... 2008

10,000-Meter Run1. David Fleming .............. 29:54.44 ..... 19802. Rich Groenendaal ........... 30:46.54 ..... 19823. Terry Zerzan ................. 31:02.84 ..... 19774. Derek Hayden .............. 31:12.74 ..... 19905. Ian Batch ..................... 31:18.94 ..... 2008

120-Yard/110-Meter High Hurdles1. Dean Benson .................... 14.14 ..... 19562. Tyler May .......................... 14.44 ..... 20053. Doug Ousterhout.............. 14.84 ..... 19804. Sam Lapray ....................... 14.87 ..... 19875. Justin Lydon ...................... 14.88 ..... 1995

400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles1. Doug Ousterhout.............. 52.74 ..... 19802. Bob Burles ........................ 53.04 ..... 19643. Bob DeVyldere ................. 53.33 ..... 19864. Eric Brown ........................ 53.34 ..... 19795. Don Hicks ......................... 53.54 ..... 1982

4 x 100-Meter Relay1. Bartlett, Golden, Espiritu, McKenzie ............. 41.99 ..... 19922. Walsh, Hallaian, Runner, Archer ................. 42.24 ..... 19763. Clouse, Stewart, Houck, Williams................ 42.34 ..... 1968 Archer, Hallaian, Runner, Seils ..................... 42.34 ..... 1977 Archer, Ousterhout, Houser, Seils ..................... 42.34 ..... 1978 Archer, Ousterhout, Houser, Petterson ............. 42.34 ..... 1978

4 x 400-Meter Relay1. McKenzie, Wandschneider, Nolan, Carrington ........... 3:16.76 ..... 19942. May, Decherd, Thomas, Symmonds ..................... 3:16.94 ..... 20053. McKenzie, Napoli, Espiritu, Golden ............. 3:17.44 ..... 19924. Thomas, Garrelts, Schmidt, Roesler .......................... 3:17.60 ..... 20035. Nolan, Carrington, Coleson, McKenzie ....................... 3:17.82 ..... 1993

High Jump1. David Crume .................. 6-11.25 ..... 19842. Jimmy Watts .................. 6-10.75 ..... 20003. Scott Wallace ................. 6-10.25 ..... 19804. Ken Ashley ....................... 6-9.75 ..... 19635. Zach Larsen ....................... 6-9.5 ..... 2004

Pole Vault1. Allen Heinly ........................ 16-0 ..... 19952. Jeff Fowler .......................... 15-6 ..... 19903. Brett McNeil .................. 15-5.75 ..... 20044. Mike Gile ............................ 15-0 ..... 1989 Zach Sommers .................... 15-0 ..... 2003

Long Jump1. Gery Ellibee ................... 23-9.75 ..... 19732. Greg Hansen ....................... 23-9 ..... 19813. Gareth Pooleon ............. 23-6.75 ..... 19874. Jonas Welsch ...................... 23-6 ..... 20045. Jeff Allison ..................... 23-1.75 ..... 1990

Triple Jump1. David Crume .................... 49-2.5 ..... 19842. Kevin Connors ................. 48-5.5 ..... 19853. Jeff Allison .......................... 47-4 ..... 19894. Allen Heinly ........................ 47-1 ..... 19955. K.B. Ofori ..................... 46-10.75 ..... 1984

Shot Put1. Nate Matlock ................. 53-9.25 ..... 20052. David Novotney ............... 53-8.5 ..... 19853. Ron Jensen .................... 52-11.5 ..... 19684. Brian Bean .......................... 52-0 ..... 19795. Adam Dittman .................... 50-8 ..... 2000

Discus1. Bob Roy ............................ 163-8 ..... 19612. Denny Charlton ................ 159-0 ..... 19633. Jason Holmgren .............. 156-10 ..... 20024. Doug Sommer .................. 154-9 ..... 19885. Nate Matlock .................... 153-2 ..... 2005

Javelin (New)1. Jim Williams ................... 211-11 ..... 19872. Scott Baker ....................... 206-4 ..... 19913. Grant Piros ....................... 203-0 ..... 20094. Jimmy Watts ................... 202-11 ..... 19995. Jeff Roller .......................... 195-1 ..... 1993

Javelin (Old)1. Greg Hunnicutt ............... 224-11 ..... 19712. Steve Hunnicutt ................ 224-4 ..... 19743. Rich Wheeler .................... 223-1 ..... 19764. Brad Bales ........................ 220-3 ..... 19845. Scott Irving ....................... 218-4 ..... 1973

Hammer1. Nate Matlock .................... 192-5 ..... 20052. Jacob Monroe................... 184-6 ..... 20093. Dave Collins ...................... 176-1 ..... 19884. Todd Goergen ................. 173-11 ..... 19845. Bill Sandbo ....................... 170-7 ..... 2003

Decathlon1. Jimmy Watts ..................... 7,384 ..... 20002. David Crume ..................... 7,199 ..... 19843. Tyler May .......................... 7,107 ..... 20054. Greg Hansen ..................... 6,825 ..... 19825. Rusty Lorenz ..................... 6,622 ..... 1986

10,000-Meter Racewalk1. Randy Jacobs ................. 46:56.2 ..... 19872. Andrew Hermann .......... 48:29.7 ..... 19903. Joseph Lucas.................. 50:53.0 ..... 19904. Troy O’Donnell .............. 53:12.9 ..... 19875. Jeff Kilday .................... 53:53.94 ..... 1987

Marathon1. Terry Zerzan ................... 2:22:23 ..... 19772. Pat Williams .................. 2:30:07 ..... 19823. John Watts ..................... 2:30:23 ..... 19774. Tim Rutledge ................. 2:31:27 ..... 19795. Mike Shinn .................... 2:39:40 ..... 1978

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WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

2009 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

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WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

Elizabeth Andrews

SENIOR

Hometown: Bellevue, Wash.High School: Bellevue HSMajor: Exercise Science

Personal BestPole Vault ...... 10-6

Christina Edholm

Hometown: Pleasanton, Calf.High School: Foothill HSMajor: Math / Physics

Personal BestShot Put ....39-5.25Discus .......... 113-0Hammer ...... 143-4

SENIORJennifer Luecht

Hometown: Milwaukie, Ore.High School: Rex Putnam HSMajor: International Studies


SENIOR

Andrews has earned All-Northwest Conference honors a total of three times for her performances in the pole vault. She finished second in the NWC in 2007 andwas third in both 2008 and 2009. Andrews ranks third all-time at Willamette inthe pole vault.

Edholm is a two-time NWC Champion in the shot put, winning titles in 2008 and 2009. She also has scored at the NWC Championships for the Bearcats in thediscus and the hammer, finishing as high as fourth in the discus. Edholm is 10thall-time at Willamette in the shot put and fourth all-time in the hammer throw.

Luecht is a seven-time NWC Champion, including three consecutive titles in the 200-meter dash. She also was the 2009 NWC Champion in the 400-meter dashand hit an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 57.23 in the process. Luecht was an NCAA All-American in the 4 x 400-meter relay in 2007 and has participated intwo NCAA Championships. She is a member of WU’s record-holding 4 x 400-meterrelay squad, which earned a time of 3:47.42 in the NCAA finals in 2007.





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Lydia Marsalli

SENIOR

Hometown: Klamath Falls, Ore.High School: Klamath Union HSMajor: Psychology

Personal Best100m ........... 12.69200m ........... 25.97400m ........... 57.89800m ........ 2:22.72

Kaitlin St. JohnHometown: Bend, Ore.High School: Mountan View HSMajor: Psychology


SENIORMaya Velez

Hometown: Oakland, Calf.High School: Skyline HSMajor: Exercise Science

Personal Best800m ........ 2:24.661500m ...... 5:06.80Steeple ... 11:59.80

SENIOR

Marsalli ran on both the 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 400-meter school record-holding relay teams. She was an NCAA All-American in 2007 as part of the 4 x 400 relay,and has competed for the Bearcats during two National Championships. Marsalliis a nine-time All-NWC athlete. She was the runner-up in 2007 and 2008 in the200-meter dash at the NWC meet.

St. John is a member of the 4 x 100-meter relay team that set the school recordof 47.78 seconds in 2007. She has represented WU at two NCAA Championships,competing in 2007 and 2008. She has achieved All-Northwest Conference honors five times. St. John recorded a runner-up finish in the 100-meter dash at the NWCChampionships in 2007.

Velez has qualified for the Northwest Conference Championships two times inthe 3,000-meter steeplechase. In 2008, she finished eighth in the steeplechaseat the NWC meet. Velez also was a four-year contributor to the Bearcat crosscountry squad.





Danielle Barnett

JUNIOR

HometownMyrtle Point, Ore.High SchoolMyrtle Point HS MajorAnthropology

Personal Bests100m ...................13.59200m ...................28.33Long Jump ....... 15-1.50

Larissa DeHaas

FRESHMAN

HometownBoise, ID.High SchoolBishop Kelly HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)300m H ................48.86

Alexis Bennett

FRESHMAN

HometownMiddleton, ID.High SchoolMiddelton HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)100m ...................13.29200m ...................26.57

Tina Patel

Kimber M

attox


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Kaitlin Greene

SOPHOMORE

HometownPullman, Wash.High SchoolPullman HS MajorSociology


Erin Madden

SOPHOMORE

HometownAlbuquerque, N.M.High SchoolEldorado HS MajorPsychology

Personal Bests1500m ..............5:23.533000 Steeple ...12:41.675000m ............19:58.84

Ginny Hodges

FRESHMAN

HometownSan Francisco, Calf.High SchoolSt. Ignatius College Prep MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)High Jump ............... 5-2

Jaela Dinsmore

SOPHOMORE

HometownHines, Ore.High SchoolBurns HS Major: Latin Amer.Studies/Spanish

Personal Bests100m ...................12.87200m ...................26.24400m ...................59.87

Stevie Gildehaus

FRESHMAN

HometownSpokane Valley, Wash.High SchoolUniversity HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)1600m ...................5:133200m .................11:27

Theresa Edwards

FRESHMAN

HometownLake Tapps, Wash.High SchoolBonney Lake HS MajorUndecided



Kimber Mattox

SOPHOMORE

HometownBend, Ore.High SchoolBend HS MajorExercise Science


Brandi Miller

SOPHOMORE

HometownGrants Pass, Ore.High SchoolNorth Valley HS MajorMusic

Personal BestsHeptathlon ... 4010 pts.100H ....................16.12Long Jump ............ 16-1

Sarah McSweeney

SOPHOMORE

HometownPetaluma, Calif.High SchoolCasa Grande HS MajorExercise Science


Jennifer Luecht, Jaela Dinsm

ore


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Katie Peterson

JUNIOR

HometownIndependence, Ore.High SchoolCentral HS MajorPhilosophy

Personal BestsJavelin ................. 138-7Hammer............ 110-10Discus ................... 95-4

Kendra Schaffer

FRESHMAN

HometownVeneta, Ore.High SchoolElmira HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)800m .....................2:343000m .................11:48

Eryn Rebol

FRESHMAN

HometownCottonwood, Calif.High SchoolRed Bluff Union HS MajorStudio Art

Personal Bests (H.S.)400m ................1:00.98800m .....................2:161600m ...................5:11

Cathy Monahan

SOPHOMORE

HometownLa Grande, Ore.High SchoolLa Grande HS MajorFrench

Tina Patel

SENIOR

HometownBend, Ore.High SchoolSummit HS Major: Chemistry(Biochemistry)


Samantha Nhim

SOPHOMORE

HometownTigard, Ore.High SchoolSouthridge HS MajorPhysics



Rachel Siebuhr

FRESHMAN

HometownCentralia, WashHigh SchoolCentralia HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)Long Jump ............ 15-5Triple Jump ........... 34-9

Phoebe Tollefson

JUNIOR

HometownBillings, Mont.High SchoolBillings HS MajorPolitics


Alisha Till

FRESHMAN

HometownRichland, Wash.High SchoolRichland HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)3200m .................11:35

Amanda Tamanaha

FRESHMAN

HometownHonolulu, HawaiiHigh SchoolSt. Andrews Priory School MajorUndecided


Elizabeth Andrew

s


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Hannah Vietmeier

SENIOR

HometownShoreline, Wash.High SchoolShorewood HS MajorBiology


Sally Venable

SOPHOMORE

HometownVentura, Calif.High SchoolFoothill Technology HS MajorBiology


Natalee Uhlich

FRESHMAN

HometownYamhill, Ore.High SchoolYamhill-Carlton HS MajorUndecided

Personal Bests (H.S.)Javelin ................. 123-5Triple Jump ........... 33-0Shot Put ................ 32-0

Sarah McSw

eeney

Katie Peterson


Women’s Top 5 Marks100-Meter Dash1. Sonda Strong .................... 11.88 ..... 19892. Andrea May ...................... 12.38 ..... 20063. Lindsey Patterson ............. 12.38 ..... 20064. Ocean Kuykendall ............. 12.47 ..... 19965. Jazzmin Reece .................. 12.54 ..... 2003

200-Meter Dash1. Sonda Strong .................... 24.60 ..... 19892. Sharon Canda ................... 24.86 ..... 19763. Andrea May ...................... 25.32 ..... 20064. Tammy Moland ................ 25.57 ..... 19845. Lindsey Patterson ............. 25.72 ..... 2006

400-Meter Dash1. Sharon Canda ................... 54.82 ..... 19762. Tammy Moland ................ 56.47 ..... 19843. Mariah Hanson ................. 56.86 ..... 20044. Alicia Andrews .................. 57.14 ..... 20045. Jennifer Luecht ................. 57.23 ..... 2009

800-Meter Run1. Lisa Starkey .................... 2:09.19 ..... 20012. Jordyn Smith ................. 2:09.43 ..... 20083. Beth Fitzgerald .............. 2:09.48 ..... 19994. Alicia Andrews ............... 2:10.57 ..... 20055. Kari Holbert ................... 2:12.25 ..... 2004

1,500-Meter Run1. Sarah Zerzan .................. 4:31.52 ..... 20072. Maddie Coffman ........... 4:32.99 ..... 20073. Carrie Morales ............... 4:34.14 ..... 19974. Beth Fitzgerald .............. 4:34.84 ..... 20005. Kari Holbert ................... 4:34.92 ..... 2004

3,000-Meter Steeplechase1. Kimber Mattox ............ 10:38.05 ..... 20092. Jena Winger ................ 10:42.08 ..... 20093. Kari Holbert ................. 10:59.44 ..... 20044. Katie Pierce ................. 11:15.74 ..... 20055. Ashley Sharratt ............ 11:20.04 ..... 2008

3,000-Meter Run1. Sarah Zerzan .................. 9:39.01 ..... 20072. Kara Crisifulli ................. 9:57.35 ..... 19853. Carrie Morales ............. 10:09.63 ..... 19964. Jennifer Goettsche ...........10:16.14 ..... 19915. Kristin Peterson ........... 10:22.34 ..... 1986

5,000-Meter Run1. Sarah Zerzan ................ 16:28.54 ..... 20072. Maddie Coffman ......... 17:02.33 ..... 20093. Jena Winger ................ 17:21.59 ..... 20084. Kara Crisifulli ............... 17:21.94 ..... 19855. Danya Rumore ............. 17:30.43 ..... 2004

10,000-Meter Run1. Sarah Zerzan ................ 35:20.17 ..... 20072. Danya Rumore ............. 36:03.64 ..... 20043. Kara Crisifulli ............... 36:26.50 ..... 19864. Natalie Muren ............. 36:51.84 ..... 20035. Marilyn Fishback ........... 38:17.40 ..... 1986

100-Meter High Hurdles1. Andrea May ...................... 14.72 ..... 20072. Jazzmin Reece .................. 14.94 ..... 20043. Shannon McGrane ........... 15.00 ..... 20054. Laura Leineweber ............. 15.13 ..... 20025. Nicole Lucas ..................... 15.19 ..... 2005

400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles1. Shannon McGrane ........... 1:00.95 ..... 20052. Jordyn Smith ................. 1:02.30 ..... 20053. Roseann Kassebaum ......... 1:02.76 ..... 20044. Amy Carlson .................. 1:02.98 ..... 19945. Kari Holbert ................... 1:04.34 ..... 2001

4 x 100-Meter Relay1. Schmeck, Marsalli, St. John, May .................... 47.78 ..... 20072. Payne, Buell, K. Jones, Strong ................ 49.04 ..... 19893. Patillo, Rosenberg, Dille, Kuykendal ................ 49.18 ..... 19964. Rosenberg, Carlson, Dille, Kuykendall ............... 49.21 ..... 19955. Nihm, Luecht, St. John, Dinsmore ............ 4933 ..... 2009

4 x 400-Meter Relay1. May, Luecht, Marsalli, Hanson .......................... 3:47.42 ..... 20072. May, Patterson, Smith, Hanson ............... 3:47.85 ..... 20063. McGrane, Smith, May, Andrews ................ 3:51.39 ..... 20054. Andrews, McGrane, Kassebaum, Hanson .......................... 3:52.08 ..... 20045. Luecht, Smith, St. John, Marsalli.......................... 3:53.39 ..... 2008

High Jump1. Laura Leineweber ............. 5-7.75 ..... 20022. Alanna Pledger ..................... 5-7 ..... 20063. Laurie Lingel ......................... 5-5 ..... 19814. Amy Gakstatter ................ 5-4.75 ..... 19865. Shannon Baird ................. 5-4.25 ..... 1986

Pole Vault1. Jessica Anderson .............. 11-4.25 ..... 20022. Marika Middag ................... 11-1 ..... 20013. Elizabeth Andrews .............. 10-6 ..... 2007 Autumn Schmeck ............... 10-6 ..... 20075. Christina Arquette ............ 10-0.75 ..... 2005 Lynn Olson ......................10-0.75 ..... 2005

Long Jump1. Saran Patillo .................... 19-4.5 ..... 19962. Stephanie Libby .................. 19-2 ..... 19923. Lindsey Patterson ........... 18-11.75 ..... 20044. Karla Jones ...................... 18-6.5 ..... 19865. Christina Siffert ................ 18-0.5 ..... 2002

Triple Jump1. Lara Wright ......................... 38-6 ..... 19892. Danielle Page .................... 36-11 ..... 20033. Heather Holly ..................... 36-4 ..... 19914. Wendy Walker .................. 34-10 ..... 19905. Sarah Burton ................. 34-7.75 ..... 2008

Shot Put1. Carrie Pietig ................. 48-11.75 ..... 19902. Saran Patillo .................. 42-5.75 ..... 19933. Diana McDonald ................. 42-3 ..... 19894. Nancy Weyler .................. 41-0.5 ..... 20025. Autumn Helmick .............. 40-8.25 ..... 2005

Discus1. Carrie Pietig ...................... 167-4 ..... 19902. Sarah Reichner ................. 142-5 ..... 20013. Lea Bush ........................... 142-3 ..... 19894. Nancy Weyler ............ 140-11.75 ..... 20025. Melinda Fahey .................. 139-0 ..... 2008

Hammer1. Melinda Fahey .................. 162-4 ..... 20082. Kasey Sorenson ................ 152-7 ..... 20033. Monique Reed .................. 145-1 ..... 20044. Christina Edholm .............. 137-2 ..... 20095. Holly Winter ..................... 134-9 ..... 2008

Javelin1. Mea Frantz ....................... 159-8 ..... 19922. Kim Marsh ........................ 153-5 ..... 19823. Heidi Buckmaster .............. 147-10 ..... 19894. Monica Scott .................... 147-5 ..... 20015. Kelsey Stolz ....................... 147-4 ..... 2005

Heptathlon1. Brooke Smith .................... 4,536 ..... 20082. Gayle Roth ........................ 4,408 ..... 19843. Jazzmin Reece .................. 4,399 ..... 20034. Laura Leineweber ............. 4,304 ..... 20025. Shannon McGrane ........... 4,116 ..... 2005

Half Marathon1. Jennifer Goettsche .............1:30:14 ..... 19912. Laura Thurston ...............1:32:15 ..... 1991

Marathon1. Laura Thurston .............. 3:08:17 ..... 19892. Lizz Ribbeck ................... 3:26:30 ..... 19953. Marie Watt .................... 3:27:37 ..... 19884. Mary Helm .................... 3:42:03 ..... 19845. Carrie Cole ..................... 3:45:22 ..... 1992

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Nick Symmonds College4-time NCAA 800m National Champion3-time NCAA 1500m National ChampionNWC Cross Country Champion

NationalUSA Outdoor 800m Champion 2-time USA Outdoor 800m Runner-up2-time USA Indoor 800m ChampionPrefontaine Classic 800m Champion

InternationalWorld Championships SemifinalistBeijing Olympic Games Semifinalist

As a Bearcat, Nick Symmonds was verysuccessful in the classroom and lost tono one on the track. He won every NCAAChampionship race he entered, claimingfour national titles in the 800-meter runand three in the 1,500-meter run.

Since graduating, he has taken the countryby storm, winning the USA 800-meteroutdoor championship once and the 800-meter indoor championship twice. He also has placed second two times atthe USA outdoor championships.

At the international level, he reached the semifinals in the 800-meter run at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He also reachedthe semifinals in the 800 at the WorldChampionships in Berlin in 2009.

Nick Symmonds signedautographs at the 2008Willamette Invitationalas part of the Celebrationof Distance.


Sarah Zerzan She was selected as the nominee from cross country for the 2007-08 NCAA Division III Woman Athlete of the Year Award. Zerzan also was the nominee from cross country for the Woman Athlete of the Year Award in 2006-07. A total of just 11 student-athletes are chosen as nominees for the prestigious award each year, with only one athlete nominated per sport. She earned First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors in the combined category of cross country/track and field for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years. She graduated in the spring of 2008. In the summer of 2006, Zerzan took her studies abroad to Costa Rica, where she participated in a program with Duke University and the Organization for Tropical Studies. She helped conduct ethnobiology field research through interviews with the Costa Rican indigenous people. Zerzan remained actively involved on the Willamette campus as

a member of the steering committee for WU’s chapter of the Student Global AIDS Campaign. Since her freshman year, Zerzan volunteered

at Waldo Middle School as part of the Russian-English bilingual mentorship program. She also volunteered as a Spanish-English mentor at Richmond Elementary School. She was a member of Willamette’s Chemistry Club.

Distance runner Sarah Zerzan was Willamette University’s first ever NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award recipient in 2008. Zerzan, a Chemistry majore (Biochemistry track), and seven other student-athletes from throughout the NCAA were chosen for the Today’s Top VIII Award. All of the recipients were in their final year of eligibility and were selected for their athletic and academic achievements, plus character and leadership. As a cross country runner, Zerzan won back-to-back NCAA Division III individual national championships

in 2006 and 2007. She became only the third athlete to repeat as the women’s champion in the 27-yearhistory of the NCAA Division III National Championships. Zerzan earned All-America honors for the third consecutive season. In the fall of 2007, she was undefeated against all collegiate opponents. During her career, she won two NWC titles and three West Regional titles in cross country. Zerzan was named NCAA Division III National Female Athlete of the Year in cross country in 2006 and 2007. She was selected as the West Region Athlete of the Year three times in cross country (2005, 2006 and 2007) and one time in track and field (2007).


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2009 Season in Review Willamette University won the men’s and women’s Northwest Conference team titles in 2009. Itwas the eighth consecutive NWCchampionship for the WU women’s team and the sixth in eight yearsfor the men’s team. The women scored 196.5 points to win by 46.5 points. The men tallied 217 pointsto triumph by 19 points. WU won nine men’s events and eight women’s events at the NWCChampionships. Kimber Mattox waschosen Women’s Athlete of the Meet with two first place finishesand one third place finish. Head Coach Matt McGuirk was named NWC Women’s Coach of the Year for the sixth consecutive year. He also was named NWC Men’s Coach of the Year for the fourthtime since 2004. Mattox took first place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NWC Meet with an NCAA automatic

qualifying time of 10:38.50. She alsowon the 5,000-meter run in 17:48.32 and was third in the 1,500 with an NCAAprovisional qualifying mark of 4:38.25. Four other Willamette athletes alsowon two individual events. Jennifer Luecht registered her third consecutive NWC title in the 200-meter dash and also prevailed in the 400-meter dash. Her winning time in the 200 was 25.76 seconds and her time in the 400was a personal-best 57.23 seconds. Luecht also ran the anchor leg on Willamette’s 4 x 400-meter relay team, which took first place in 4:00.95. Also on the winning relay were Kaitlin St. John,Lydia Marsalli and Jaela Dinsmore. Maddie Coffman achieved two wins, as she took first in the 800-meter run in 2:17.53 and finished first in the 1,500-meter run in 4:34.24. Her time in the 1,500 was an NCAA provisionalqualifying mark. Coffman led a 1-2-3 sweep for WU in the 1,500. Jena Winger was secondwith an NCAA provisional time of 4:37.24. Mattox completed the sweep. Double event winners for the men’s team were Leo Castillo and Drew Lackman. Castillo claimed first in the 1,500 in 3:55.57 and the 5,000 at 15:16.01. Lackman swept the hurdles, winning the 110-meter hurdles in15.36 seconds and the 400-meter hurdles in 55.98 seconds.

Grant Piros

Maddie Coff

man


Also winning NWC titles were Christina Edholm from the women’s team and Grant Piros, Jacob Monroe, Raymond White, Chris Platano and PaulWinger from the men’s team. Edholm outdistanced the field in the shot put for the second year in a row. Edholmearned a throw of 39’5.25”. Piros improved his NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the javelin with a winning throw of 203’0”. The throw placed Piros third on WU’s all-time list. Monroe added 8 1/2 feet to hisNCAA provisional distance in the hammer, as he won the event at 184’6”. Platano took first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:32.33. White was victorious in the triple jump at 44’10.75”. He led a 1-3 finish, with Jonathan Woodland in third at 43’6”. Winger earned a personal-best time of49.35 seconds to win the 400-meter dash. A total of 13 Bearcats achieved NCAA automatic or provisional qualifyingmarks and seven were selected to compete at the NCAA Championships. Three athletes — Coffman, Mattox and Winger — were chosen for nationalsin two events apiece. Mattox also was named West Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year. Coffman set a school record of 4:30.58 and finished fourth at the NCAA Championships in the 1,500 to receive All-America honors. Mattox registereda sixth place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase as she also achieved

All-America status. Mattox placed 12th in the 5,000. Also competing for the WU women’s team were Brooke Smith in the heptathlon, Katie Peterson in the javelin and Winger in the steeplechase and the 5,000. Piros claimed All-America honors for the second year in a row in the javelin, as he recorded his second consecutive seventh place finish at the NCAA Championships. Also competing at nationals for the Willamette men’steam was Monroe, who placed 11th in the hammer throw. Overall, it was a great track and field season. The Bearcats achieved many of their top performances at the NWC Championships and the NCAA Championships. Willamette scored significant points in a variety of events in NWC competition, which helped both teams finish in first place. There weremany NCAA qualifying marks, personal bests and near personal bests.

2009 NWC Women’s ChampionsMaddie Coffman, 800m, 1500mChristina Edholm, Shot PutJennifer Luecht, 200m, 400mKimber Mattox, 5000m, Steeple4 x 400m Relay - KaitlinSt. John, Lydia Marsalli,Jaela Dinsmore, Luecht

2009 NWC Men’s ChampionsLeo Castillo, 1500m, 5000mDrew Lackman, 110H, 400HJacob Monroe, HammerGrant Piros, JavelinChris Platano, SteepleRaymond White, Triple JumpPaul Winger, 400m

Jacob Monroe

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Track & Field History

Northwest Conference Champions: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009NCAA Division III All-Americans: 13 (27 awards)NCAA Division III National Champions: 9NAIA National Champions: 5

Northwest Conference Champions: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009NCAA Division III All-Americans: 25 (43 awards)NCAA Division III National Champions: 1NAIA National Champions: 4

The Bearcat women have won 12 Northwest Conference championships, including the last 8 in a row. The Willamette women have earned numerous All-Conference honors along with over 110 Northwest Conference individual championships. Willamette has produced 25 NCAA All-Americans who have achieved 43 All-America performances.

The WU men’s track & field team has won 21 Northwest Conference championships, including six of the last eight. The Bearcats have received countless All-Conference honors and have achieved over 160 Northwest Conference individual titles. Willamette also is proud of its 13 NCAA All-Americans and their 27 All-America performances.

Willamette University has a strong tradition of track & field. In recent years, Willamette has established itself as one of the premier track & field programs in the Northwest. WU has competeed at prestigious venues such as Oregon’s Hayward Field and the Mt. Sac Relays. As the Bearcat track & field program has grown, it has become a strong presence at the national level.

Men’s Team Women’s Team

Carrie Pietig


Maddie Coffman1,500m 4th place

Grant PirosJavelin7th Place

Kimber Mattox3,000m Steeplechase6th Place

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McCulloch Stadium


McCulloch Stadium is located two blocks south of the Willamette University campus in Bush’s Pas-ture Park. McCulloch Stadium includes home and visiting locker rooms, an alumni room, a training room and a circuit-style weight room for track and field. McCulloch Stadium has a seating capacity of 2,400 with a covered seating area and is used for track and field, cross country, football and various community programs. The stadium has been host to NWC Championships, semi-professional soccer and Oregon high school football playoffs.

Bowles Track is the site for Willamette track and field home competitions as well as various high school and Junior Olympic competitions. Bowles Track has a storied history and has some of the best track records in the Northwest, including track records set by Olympians Marla Runyan and Dyrol Burleson. The track is a full pour polyurethane surface which allows for high-level competition at Willamette Invitationals. In addition to the standard field layout, Bowles Track has three shot put rings and four long/triple jump landing pits.

Charles Bowles Track

Charles Bowles Track RecordsWomen’s Records1500m Marla Runyan 4:24.135000 m Sarah Zerzan 16:28.54 10,000 m Marla Runyan 32:39.46Steeple Kimber Mattox 10:49.67Shot Put Carrie Pietig 48’ 1 1/2” Discus Mary Etter 179’ 5”Men’s Records1500m Dyrol Burleson 3:40.24 5000m Nolan Swanson 13:54.54Javelin Darryl Roberson 232’ 5”Shot Put Ken Patera 60’ 9 1/2”


Bush’s Pasture Park covers 90.5 acres and is just two blocks from the Willa-mette University campus. It is a public city park and is highly utilized by the Wil-lamette community and by the citizens of Salem. Professors take their classes to the park to conduct scientific surveys or to perform ecological restoration projects. Students take breaks from studying to exercise in the park or have a picnic. A total of four Willamette sports call the park home. Baseball plays at Spec Keene Stadium, football plays at McCulloch Stadium, and track and field hosts meets at Charles Bowles Track. The cross country teams use the entire park for training and for home meets, including the Charles Bowles In-vitational. The bark trail around the perimeter of the park is approximately 1.5 miles, making it a great place for Bearcat runners to complete an easy run or a full workout. Races at Bush’s Pasture Park are ideal for the spectator as well since there are many vantage points to see the action and cheer, as runners move through the fast, beautiful course.

Although Willamette University is located in the heart of Salem, Bearcat runners love the fact that it takes just five minutes to hit the trail leading to Minto-Brown Island Park. The Willamette River makes up one of the borders of the park. When winter rains come, the river often overflows its banks and pours out into the park, turning it into an island. The park itself, just about two miles from the track, is the perfect place for long runs and workouts. While many of the 20 miles of paths are paved, a bit of exploration and adventure can lead to the soft surfaces of bark paths that runners crave. This 900-acre park doubles as a Wildlife Refuge, so keep your eyes peeled for great blue herons and beavers. The trails wind through orchards, fields, forests and a dog park. Even when the parking lots are full, Minto-Brown is the place to go for those seeking seclusion. In the front of the park, you’ll find plenty of other runners, walkers and bikers, but once you delve into the deeper trails, it feels like you have the place to yourself!

Bush’s Pasture Park

Minto-Brown Park

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but WU has added something extra: an equally important focus outside the classroom. Attending college should be fun, inspiring and at times invigorating. It should challenge you and makeyou laugh. At Willamette, the student-faculty ratio of 11:1allows faculty members to maintain ample office hours and meet with students and to serve as advisors. WU’s professors are engaged in scholarly research and publish their findings, but they areprimarily focused on teaching. The University is selective and seeks serious and talented students. The typical first-year student has a 3.75 GPA, a median SAT score of 1840 (3 parts)

Willamette University, founded in 1842 as the first university in the West, covers 61 acres in Salem, Ore. Willamette merges its beautiful residential campus with the benefits of a downtown location in the State Capital. At Willamette, faculty and staff care about the overall success of each student, sothe focus is on a combining quality experiences in the classroom with social and cultural development. Students are expected to work hard at academic endeavors, yet be active members of the Salemarea and their home communities. WU is proud of the academic accomplishments and well-rounded lives of its students. At Willamette, students have found an ideal match between the

Historic Waller Hall (left) and Eaton Hall are seen from across the campus quad.

demands of a rigorous academic program and the ability to participate in a variety of athletic, social and community activities. WU students exemplify the University motto: “Not unto ourselves aloneare we born.” This motto is put into action both locally andthroughout the world. At Willamette, you can study abroad or be locally involved in social and environmental issues. Willamette students are concerned about maintaining the natural beauty of Oregon and are also dedicated to improvingthe lives of others. Willamette ranks among the country’s most academically respected colleges and universities,

About the First University in the West


and a median ACT score of 28. Full-time enrollmentat the undergraduate level is 1,800, with a total enrollment of 2,605. About 95% of WU’s students receive some form of financial aid. Many studentsadvance to graduate or professional schools. Willamette’s endowment is consistently amongthe largest in the Northwest and compares favorablyon a national basis. The campus features 42 buildings,plus the Campus Quad and athletic fields. Construction is complete on Ford Hall, which includes Rhetoric and Media Studies, Computer Science, Math, Digital Art, Film Studies and Music Technology. Funding for the 46,000-square-footbuilding included an $8 million gift from Hallie Ford. Willamette benefits from its location across the street from the Oregon State Capitol and from being near other federal, state, county, and city offices. In particular, Willamette students are often chosen forinternships with government organizations.

Quality Academics

Student-Athletes are more than1/4 of the student body

Competition in the NCAAand the Northwest Conference

Student-Faculty Ratio of 11:1

Students from 44 States and26 Foreign Countries

Opportunity to Study Abroad

Located across the streetfrom the Oregon State Capitol

Near the Pacific Coast and theCascade Mountains

Salem, the capital city of Oregon as well as the second largest city in the state, lies in the center of the lush Willamette Rivervalley, 47 miles south of Portland. Salem is located an hour from the Cascade Mountains to the east and an hour from the ocean beaches to the west. The population is about 147,000 and is growing each year at an average rate of 1.5 percent. Trips to the Oregon coast, the Cascade and Coast Mountain ranges, as well as vineyards and high desert areas, offer a variety of experiences. The varied terrain within 60 minutes of Salem provides some of the most beautiful scenes in the Pacific Northwest. Salem has many restaurants, places to shop, historic sites and museums. Several parks and the historic district are within walking distance of Willamette. Salem has a farmers market that offer local produce, and the city hosts the Salem Arts Fair andthe Oregon State Fair each year.

The City of Salem, Oregon

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Dr. M. Lee Pelton was appointed the 22nd president of Willamette University in July, 1999. Under Pelton’s leadership, the University has increased its academic profile, successfully employing strategies to attract the best faculty and the brightest students from the state, the nation and the world. Since 2001, Willamette University has been ranked a top tier liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report. President Pelton holds a doctorate from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree

in English and Psychology from Wichita State University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1974. His area of academic focus is century British prose and poetry. He served as dean of the college at Colgate University (1988-91) and Dartmouth College (1991-98). At Harvard, he taught in the English Department and was the dean of one of Harvard’s 13 undergraduate colleges.

Mark Majeski began his tenure with Willamette University in October of 2000, following five years as athletic directorat the University of California, Santa Cruz and four years asassistant athletic director at Menlo College. He currently serves as the chairman of the NCAA Division III membership committee, which provides oversight of the Division IIIprovisional member program. Majeski also worked venue management and operations for the 1994 FIFA Men’s Soccer

World Cup and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. At WU, Majeski oversees 20 varsity teams, with the Bearcats competing in NCAA Division III, the Northwest Conferenceand the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. Majeski received an undergraduate degreein Journalism from Menlo College and earned a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from San Jose State University. He lives in Salem with his wife, Denise,and their son, Jack Henry, age 5.

Dr. M. Lee Pelton President

Mark Majeski Director of Athletics

Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Julianne AbendrothAssociate Athletic Director Dr. R. Skip KenitzerAssistant Athletic Director Judy GordonHead Athletic Trainer Shane Wibel, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer Erin Scharer, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer Ken Smith, ATCAthletics Comm. Director Robert McKinneyAssistant Comm. Director Sara BrooksAdministrative Assistant Leslie Wright

Administrative StaffBaseballAaron Swick ................. (503) 370-6011Men’s BasketballKip Ioane ...................... (503) 370-6063Women’s BasketballAnne Lapray ................. (503) 370-6132Cross Country/Track & Field (M/W)Matt McGuirk .............. (503) 370-6898FootballMark Speckman ........... (503) 375-5350Golf (M/W)Noah Horstman ........... (503) 370-6876Rowing (M/W)Susan Parkman ............ (503) 370-6655Men’s SoccerNelson Larson .............. (503) 375-5428Women’s SoccerHillary Arthur ............... (503) 370-6657SoftballDamian Williams ......... (503) 370-6656Swimming (M/W)Leslie Shevlin ............... (503) 370-6601Men’s TennisToby Krauel .................. (503) 370-6841Women’s TennisBecky Roberts .............. (503) 370-6804VolleyballTom Shoji ..................... (503) 370-6230

Head Coaching Staff


“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift”— Steve Prefontaine


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DATE EVENT/HOST LOCATION Mar 6 Willamette Opener Charles Bowles Track Willamette University Salem, Ore.

Mar 13 Southern Oregon Dual Raider StadiumA Southern Oregon University Ashland, Ore.

Mar. 18-19 Charles Bowles Classic Charles Bowles Track Willamette University Salem, Ore.

Mar 20 Oregon Preview Hayward Field University of Oregon Eugene, Ore.

Apr. 2-3 Willamette Invite Charles Bowles Track Willamette University Salem, Ore.

Apr 9 Pacific Northwest Relays Oregon City Stadium Clackamas / Warner Pacific Oregon City, Ore.

Apr 9 John Knight Twilight MacArthur Stadium Western Oregon University Monmouth, Ore.

Apr 11-12 NWC Multi Champs Lincoln Park Stadium Pacific University Forest Grove, Ore.

Apr 15 WU/WOU Mini Meet Charles Bowles Track Willamette University Salem, Ore.

Apr 23-24 NWC Championships Boppell Track Whitworth University Spokane, Wash.

Apr 30 - May 1 Oregon Relays Hayward Field University of Oregon Eugene, Ore.

May 2-3 WU Multi-Event Charles Bowles Track Willamette University Salem, Ore.

May 8 Oregon Twilight Hayward Field University of Oregon Eugene, Ore.

May 18 WU Last Chance Charles Bowles Track Willamette University Salem, Ore.

May 27-29 NCAA Championships George Finnie Stadium Baldwin-Wallace College Berea, OhioW

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