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3. ...........................Table of Contents/Quick Facts4-5 .......................................A History of Tradition6 .....................................Athletic Media Relations7 .............................................Directions to Tracks8-9 ...........................Head Coach John Goodridge10 ................................... Assistant Coaching Staff 11-12 ................................... 2013-14 Team/Roster13 .............................................. 2013-14 Captains14-15 .............................................Season Preview16-18 .......................................................... Seniors19-22 ...........................................................Juniors23-26 ..................................................Sophomores27-29 ...................................................... Freshmen30-31 ............... 2013 MAC Championship Results32-33 ............... 2012 MAC Championship Results34-35 ............... 2011 MAC Championship Results36-37 ............... 2010 MAC Championship Results39 ..........................EMU Indoor/Outdoor Records40-41 .................................. EMU MAC Champions42-43 .................................All-Time Indoor Top 1044-45 ..............................All-Time Outdoor Top 1046 .....EMU National Champions & All-Americans47 ................................................. EMU Olympians48 .................................... Sub 4-Minute Mile Club50-53 ....................... Eastern Michigan University54 .....................................President Susan Martin55 ............................................... Board of Regents56-57 .................................................Heather Lyke58-65 ........................................EMU Support Staff66 ...............................................The EMU Identity67 ............................................Bowen Field House68 ............................................. NCAA Compliance69 ..................................Student-Athlete Support70 ........................................... E-Club Hall of Fame71 ................................Mid-American Conference72-73 ................................. EMU Athletic Facilities

UNIVERSITYLocation: Ypsilanti, MichiganFounded: 1849Enrollment: 22,638President: Dr. Susan W. Martin Nickname: EaglesColors: Green (349) and WhiteConference: Mid-American Conference (MAC)Home Arena: Bowen Field HouseCapacity: 1,000

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTAthletics Director: Heather LykeSenior Assoc. AD/SWA: Dr. Melody Reifel WernerSenior Assoc. AD/Finance/Operations: Mike MalachSenior Assoc. AD/Administration Christopher HoppeAsst. AD: Greg SteinerAsst. AD/Academics: Erin BurdisFaculty Representative: Edward SidlowAsst. AD/Sports Medicine: Steve NordwallFacility Coordinator: Erich KeilEquipment Manager: Jay SofenTicket Manager: Ron Reid

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD STAFFHead Coach John GoodridgeAlma Mater Long Island, ‘72Office Phone Number 734.487.0236/2245Email [email protected] Coach Steven ManzAlma Mater Michigan State, ‘04Email [email protected] Coach Sterling RobersAlma Mater Eastern Michigan, ‘03Email [email protected]

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSAsst. AD/Media Relations: Greg SteinerAsst. Director of Media Relations: Sean HostetterMedia Relations GA: Adam KuffnerMedia Relations GA: Megan SamassaMedia Relations GA/Track and Field Contact: Chloe SmithSmith E-mail [email protected] Cell 619.384.3878Office Phone: 734.487.0317 or 0318

Mailing Address: 799 N. Hewitt Road Convocation Center Room 307 Ypsilanti, MI 48197Web site: emueagles.com

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© COPYRIGHT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYThe 2013-14 EMU Men’s Track and Field Media Guide was written by the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. All text and photo content is property of Eastern Michigan University and can not be reproduced without permission from the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office.

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CreditsEditor/Layout: Chloe SmithAssistant Editors: Sean Hostetter Adam Kuffner Megan Samassa Greg Steiner Cover Design: Chloe Smith

Photography Randy Mascharka, Walt Middleton, Dick Schwarze, Wolverine Photo, Steve King

The 2013-14 EMU Men’s Track & FieldMedia Guide is pro-vided as a service to accredited media and opponents.

Information is current as of Dec. 15, 2013.

Eastern Michigan Track and Field

A History of TraditionEastern Michigan University’s men’s track and field has prided itself for years as having a history of success on the conference, national, and Olympic level. Since its inception in

1905, EMU has produced 13 Olympic athletes, 66 NCAA Division I All-Americans, 27

NCAA Division II All-Americans, and 40 NAIA All-Americans.

The then-Hurons joined the Mid-American Conference in 1972, and have since won a total

of 35 conference championship titles between the indoor and outdoor seasons. The

outdoor track and field team has won a conference-high 21 titles, while the indoor team

also holds the conference standard after winning 14 titles since the MAC began hosting an indoor championship in 1996, including nine consecutive titles from 1996-2004.

During their 41-year membership in the MAC, the Eagles have produced 174 athletes that

hold the distinction of being an Indoor-MAC Champion and 135 Outdoor-MAC Champions.

In addition to having success in the conference, the Green and White has also won a total

of 36 National Championship events. The first taste of national victory came in 1969, when the indoor track and field team won the NAIA National Championship. Back-to-back NAIA National Championship title sweeps of indoor and outdoor track and field were won

in 1970 and 1971, followed by a Division II Outdoor National Championship in 1972.

1972 NCAA Division II Men’s Outdoor Track and Field National Champions

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eMu aThleTiC Media RelaTiOns

How to get eMU SwiMMing inforMation

• The Eastern Michigan University Sports Information office:Men’s Track and Field Contact: Chloe Smith ...734.487.0318

• The Internet:Log on to the World Wide Web to get all of the latestEastern Michigan University Athletics Information,

including up-to-date track and field statistics:

Eagle All-AccessCatch game highlights and interviews of Eastern Michigan student-athletes and coaches only on Eagle All-Access, the official video source for EMU Athletics. Log-on to EMUEagles.com for more information.

EMU on Mobile DevicesFans using mobile devices can access news, scores and schedules on emueagles.com/mobile

eMU atHleticS MiSSion StateMentOur mission above all else, is to guide, support and inspire our student-athletes in their pursuit of excellence- academically, athletically and socially while maintaining a successful Division I-A athlet-ics program.

ViSion of eMU atHleticSOur vision is to become the premier program in the Mid-American Conference, both academically and athletically.

core ValUeS of eMU atHleticSFour values guide and govern our action at all times and in all our affairs. The values define “what we stand for” and “what we will not stand for.” These values include:

♦ Respect - We treat ourselves and those we serve with dignity, kindness and respect.

♦ Integrity - We operate in a spirit of integrity at all times and know that doing the right thing is of utmost importance.

♦ Passion - We have a strong work ethic and are passionate about what we do. This is more than just a job to us.

♦ Excellence - Excellence is the cornerstone of all we do within our department, on campus, within the community, as well as on the regional and na-tional levels

EMU AthlEtic MEdiA RElAtions

Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations ................................... Greg Steiner Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0317 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................734.845.1132 E-mail ....................................................................................................................greg.steiner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ...................................Football, Women’s Basketball, Golf and Web site

Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations ........................... Sean Hostetter Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................734.218.3417 E-mail ........................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered .....................................................Volleyball, Men’s Basketball and Tennis

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ................................ Adam Kuffner Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................419.953.1679 E-mail ...........................................................................................................................akuffner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered .................................................................Soccer, Gymnastics and Baseball Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ............................ Megan Samassa Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................810.223.3700 E-mail .......................................................................................................................msamassa@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered .................................................................... Softball, Wrestling and Rowing

Athletic Media Relations Assistant ................................................... Chloe Smith Office Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................619.384.3878 E-mail ..........................................................................................................................csmit241@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ........................................Cross Country, Swimming & Diving and Track

Address: ...........................799 N. Hewitt Rd., Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Greg Steiner Sean Hostetter Adam Kuffner Megan Samassa Chloe Smith

EMUEagles.com/mtrack

EMU Track & Field on the Web

EMUEagles.comtwitter.com/emuathletics

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Directions to Bowen FielD House/BoB Parks track

From the north:U.S. 23 to Washtenaw Avenue (exit 37A); head east on Washtenaw to Oakwood; turn left on Oakwood and proceed to

the parking garage on the east side of the street at the bottom of the hill. The three buildings are just to the east of the parking garage.From the south:

See above directions from the north.From the east:

I-94 west to Huron Street; head north on Huron Street to Cross Street; turn left at Cross to Hewitt; turn right at Oakwood and see directions above from the north.

From the west: I-94 east to U.S. 23 north; exit U.S. 23 at Washtenaw Avenue (exit 37A) and follow directions above (from the north).

Directions to eastern MicHigan university anD olDs/ MarsHall track

By air:Arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw avenue. Rynearson Stadium, which houses the track, is

on the east side of the road.From the north:

U.S. 23 south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From the south:U.S. 23 north to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to

Rynearson Stadium.From the east:

(A) Take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The stadium is on the east side of the street.

(B) Take I-96 west to M-14 west. Follow M-14 to U.S. 23 south. Go south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From the west:Take I-94 east to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181). Turn left and get in the far left lane. Turn left on Hewitt and head north

on Hewitt approximately 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw. The stadium is on the east side of the road.

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13th Year at eMU - Long IsLand, ‘72; MIchIgan, ‘74

head coach

John goodrIdge

The 2013-14 season marks the 13th season for John Goodridge as a member of the track & field and cross country staffs at Eastern Michi-gan University. The veteran coach has enjoyed an outstanding coach-ing career, with EMU’s Mid-American Conference championships in 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007,2008, 2010, and 2013. Goodridge has coached con-ference cross country champion-ship teams in the MAC, Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conferences.

Since arriving at Eastern Michigan in 2001 Goodridge has coached 12 track & field All-Americans including two NCAA National Track and Field Champions (Boaz Cheboiywo in the 10,000 meters and Jordan Desilets in the 3,000 meter steeplechase) as well

as numerous individual MAC Track and Field/Cross Country Champions. Goodridge has also coached eight EMU school-record performances, most recently the indoor pole vault, which was broken by senior Max Babits at the 2013 MAC Indoor Track and Field Champioships. Five EMU tracksters have broken the magical sub-4:00 mile mark of which Goodridge has coached three (Cheboiywo, Desilets and Gavin Thompson) along with Paul McMullen and Ben Reese coached by EMU Athletic Hall of Famer Coach Bob Parks.

Prior to his arrival at EMU, Goodridge was the head track and field coach at Wake Forest University for 15 years (1984-1999) where he

Goodridge coached Jordan Desilets, who won the 2004 NCAA National Champion-ship in the 3,000 meter steeplechase

Head Coach John Goodridge shows off the Eagles’ trophies after sweeping the indoor and outdoor MAC Championships in 2010

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coached the Demon Deacons to unparralleled success in the school’s history. Goodridge coached Wake Forest to its highest ever Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) finishes in cross country (first) and track & field (second) and its highest ever national finishes in cross country (third) and track & field (eighth). At Wake Forest he coached 14 individual ACC Champions and seven All-Americans. He coached Wake Forest to its first ever ACC cross country championship, first ever individual champion, first All-Americans in track and field and cross country, first team NCAA cross country appearance and highest ever finish in school history (third). His Wake Forest cross country teams finished first or second in the ACC for 10 consecutive years, winning

four titles and making seven NCAA appearances. During his long and distinguished coaching career, Goodridge has coached 20 athletes including five EMU athletes (Desilets, DuBois, Naughton, Nowitzke, Perrin) who have represented the United States in international competition including the Olympics, World Track and Field Championships, World Cross Country Championships and Pan American Games as well as three EMU athletes (Cheboiywo, Karanja, Thompson) who have represented Canada, Kenya and Great Britain in international competition including the World Championships, Commonwealth Games, European Championships and Francophone Games. Three years ago, EMU then-freshman Donald Scott won the United States National Junior Championship in the

triple jump and the silver medal in the Pan-Am Junior Championships.

Coach Goodridge was named the 2010 Indoor MAC Coach of the Year

Coach Goodridge with the 2011 Outdoor MAC Championship MVP, Terefe Ejigu

Goodridge coached Boaz Cheboiywo to a NCAA National Champioship in the

10,000-meter run

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AssistAnt CoACh steve MAnzThe 2013-14 season marks the fourth season for Steve Manz as an assistant coach with the Eastern Michigan University men’s track and field team. He coaches the throws, combined events, and oversees the training for the pole vault. Manz has built up a large, suc-cessful group from less than a handful in the last three years. His group improved drastically, scoring zero points at conference meets in 2011, three points in 2012, and forty-two points

in 2013. Three of his athletes in 2013 were All-Conference – Solo-mon Ijah in the indoor long jump and decathlon, Teron Turner in the indoor weight throw, and Max Babits in the pole vault.

Prior to his arrival at Eastern Michigan University, Manz coached his student-athletes at the University of Findlay to 13 NCAA provisional qualifying marks, 3 NCAA automatic qualify-ing marks, and two All-American awards. One of his student-athletes, Derrick Vicars, went on to become the 2010 Division

II National Champion in the discus. Prior to coaching at Findlay, Manz spent two years training for the 2008 Olympic Trials while assisting four-time Olympian Jud Logan at Ashland University. From 2005-2007, Manz was the throws coach at McNeese State University in Louisiana. His athletes broke school records in all but two of the throwing events with multiple athletes qualifying for the post-season.

Manz, a successful collegiate and professional athlete, spent much of his early career juggling the duties of an athlete and a coach. His college career was highlighted by four school records, three All-American awards, multiple All-Academic awards, and the 2004 Big Ten Medal of Honor award. Manz also competed post-collegiately for five years, spending summers competing in Europe and South America, making two Olympic Trials, one Olympic Trials final, and finishing with a best shot put throw of 66’7”, the farthest by any born and raised Michigander all-time. In high school, Manz was a standout at Ogemaw Heights High School in West Branch, MI, where he brought home two state titles, the 1999 discus state championship (176’) and the 1997 football state championship.

Manz earned a B.S. in Zoology from Michigan State University in 2004 and is finishing up his M.S. in Exercise Physiology at Eastern Michigan University. He and his fiancée, Beth, currently reside in Ypsilanti, MI.

AssistAnt CoACh sterling robertsThe 2013-14 season marks the second sea-son for former Eagle Sterling Roberts as an assistant coach with the East-ern Michigan U n i v e r s i t y

men’s track and field team. He coaches sprints, hurdles, hori-zontal jumps, and high jump.

“I’ve known Sterling since he was an athlete at EMU and was impressed with his competitiveness in training and competition. I admire his efforts to develop professionally as he has been suc-cessful as a head high school coach, Division III assistant coach and most recently as a Division I assistant coach at the University of Illinois,” commented EMU Head Track and Field Coach John Goodridge of Roberts.

Roberts graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 2003 where he was a four-year varsity track student-athlete. He com-peted as a sprinter and hurdler who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. Roberts was a two-time All-MAC award winner, while

he also was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that won a MAC Championship in 2002. He later earned his master’s degree from Defiance in 2011.

Most recently, Roberts worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Illinois where he assisted with the develop-ment and modification of the training program for male sprinters, hurdlers, and jumpers. He coached four different NCAA prelimi-nary qualifiers.

Prior to his year at Illinois, Roberts was an assistant coach at Defiance College from 2009-11. While at Defiance, he was charged with recruitment of male/female jumpers, hurdlers, and sprinters, including assisting in establishing a database for coordinating recruiting among all coaches. He also coached an NCAA Division III national qualifier in the pole vault, high jump, and decathlon.

Roberts also has coached at the high school level as he was the head coach of the Wakefield High School track and field programs in Raleigh, N.C. While at Wakefield, he coached five high school All-Americans including the Nike Indoor National 200 meter Champion.

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2013-14 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Track & Field Roster

Name Events El. Hometown-High School (Previous School)Ty Annett Sprints Fr. Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - Northern CollegiateMike Aririguzo Sprints Sr. West Bloomfield, Mich. - West BloomfieldTeyland Avery Sprints Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. - Ottawa HillsMax Babits Pole Vault Sr. Fowlerville, Mich. - FowlervilleAaron Benton High Jump Sr. Dryden, Mich. - AlmontBennett Biondo Sprints Fr. Longwood, Fla. - Lake BrantleyWayne Blanchard Sprints So. Toledo, Ohio - St. Francis De SalesCameron Bolton Sprints Jr. Missouri City, Texas - HightowerScott Bradley Mid-Distance So. Battle Creek, Mich. - LakeviewTyler Brown Sprints/Jumps Fr. Findlay, Ohio - FindlayEli Burdette Throws Fr. Mansfield, Ohio - OntarioJulius Collier Throws So. Edison, N.J. - EdisonPedro Delgado Sprints Jr. Southfield, Mich. - Brother RiceHarry Dixon Distance R-Jr. Nelson, New Zealand - Nayland CollegeJeff Elam Hurdles So. Latrobe, Pa. - Greater Latrobe SeniorJason Ervin Sprints So. Farmington Hill, Mich - FarmingtonWilly Fink Distance So. Maumee, Ohio - MaumeeChris Fischre Jumps R-Jr. East Lansing, Mich. - East LansingAbel Flores Distance Fr. Defiance, Ohio - DefianceJosh George Mid-Distance Sr. Toronto, Ontario - Frontinac SecondaryMichael Griffin Sprints/Jumps Fr. Norwalk, Ohio - St. PaulIan Hancke Distance R-Jr. Haslett, Mich. - HaslettTravis Harris Throws So. Walled Lake, Mich. - Walled Lake CentralCaleb Hess Distance Fr. Owosso, Mich. - OwossoGabe Hodge Sprints Fr. Davison, Mich. - DavisonSolomon Ijah Multis Jr. Murrieta, Calif. - Murrieta ValleyNick James Sprints So. Troy, Ohio - TroyAnthony Jones Throws So. Sandusky, Ohio - SanduskyGrzegorz Kalinowski Mid-Distance Sr. Torun, Poland - Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityJohn Knox Distance Fr. Gloversville, N.Y. - GloversvilleJared LaBarge Distance Fr. Alpena, Mich. - AlpenaTyler Leach Pole Vault Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. - PioneerJavion Lee Jumps Fr. Clinton, Miss. - ClintonMitch Lenneman Distance Fr. River Falls, Wisc. - River FallsQuinn Levering Throws Fr. Caledonia, Ohio - River ValleyBryce Lindsey Hurdles So. New Middletown, Ohio - Fairfield SeniorRyan McNulty Throws So. Huron, Ohio - HuronAustin Moore Jumps Fr. Castalia, Ohio - MargarettaJames O’Shea Jumps So. Toledo, Ohio - St. Johns JesuitJoseph Okaiye Sprints Fr. Waterford, Mich. - KetteringDavid Papenhagen Multis R-So. White Lake, Mich. - LakelandAntwan Persons Jumps Fr. Dayton, Ohio - Chaminade JulienneNick Petro Distance R-Sr. Monroe, Mich. - MonroeNick Raymond Distance Fr. Erie, Mich. - MasonChris Scott Sprints Sr. Holt, Mich. - HoltDonald Scott Jumps Sr. Apopka, Fla. - ApopkaLevi Selvig Hurdles Jr. Flushing, Mich. - Flushing CommunityDallas Shields Distance Fr. Hazel Park, Mich. - Hazel ParkDaryl Smith Distance R-Jr. Windsor, Ontario - Vincent Massey S.S.Dylan Stites Pole Vault Jr. Huntsville, Ohio - Indian LakeClay Strycker Distance Sr. New Lothrop, Mich. - Westfield (Ind.)Nick Trefz Distance Fr. Fairmont, W.Va. - FairmontWilliam Trice Distance So. Grand Rapids, Mich. - Forest Hills NorthernCameron Trinh Distance Jr. Oakland, Calif. - SkylineTeron Turner Throws R-Sr. Ypsilanti, Mich. - Southfield SeniorZach Waldron Jump So. Grand Rapids, Mich. - NorthviewMason Waynes Mid-Distance So. Kenosha, Wisc. - BradfordAndrew Wentz Throws Jr. Napoleon, Ohio - NapoleonKeith Williams Throws Jr. Sherman, Ill. - WilliamsvilleMatthew Williams Sprints So. Moreno Valley, Cali. - Vista Del LagoWarren Witchell Distance R-Jr. Williamston, Mich. - DansvilleBrandon Wynsma Distance So. Augusta, Mich. - Richland Gull Lake

Head Coach: John Goodridge (13th season)Assistant Coach: Steve ManzAssistant Coach: Sterling RobertsVolunteer Assistants: Howard Booth, Victor Nembhard, Vern Williams


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In his 13th season working with the Eastern Michigan Uni-versity men’s track and field team, Head Coach John Goo-dridge and his staff are looking to record another successful season for the Eagles. EMU is returning 12 athletes that placed in the top-four during the 2013 Indoor and Outdoor Mid-American Conference Championships and welcomes 22 rook-ies who look to make an impact curing the 2013-14 season.

SPRINTS

The Eagles have a strong core of sprinters as they return the 2013 MAC Indoor Championship 4x400m relay team of Jason Ervin, Jeff Elam, Matt Williams, and Cameron Bolton. Bolton and Ervin both had victories during the 2012-13 season, and senior Chris Scott is expected to add depth to the field as he was a member of the winning 4x100m relay team along with Williams and Bolton in the 2013 MAC Outdoor Championship. Fighting to earn a spot to represent the Green and White alongside veteran sprinters will be Nick James, Ty Annett, Teyland Avery, Bennett Biondo, Michael Griffin, Tyler Brown, and Gabe Hodge.

HURDLES

A pair of sophomores, Jeff Elam and Bryce Lindsey, are expected to primarily headline the hurdle events after junior Levi Selvig transitioned into multis. Elam claimed a victory at the EMU Holiday Meet and made appearances in the MAC Championships, while Lindsey competed in 16 meets for the Green and White during the 2012-13 campaign.

MIDDLE DISTANCES

Seniors Josh George and Grezegorz Kalinowski look to extend their impressive careers as Eagles in the 800m run. Both athletes boast finishes as high as second for the previous season, though both have a history of championship finishes for EMU. Returning with Kalinowski is the first-place 2013 MAC Distance Medley Relay team of Scott Bradley, Ian Hancke, and Chris Scott. Freshmen Mitch Lenneman and Jared LaBarge will also strive to get into the mix.

STEEPLECHASE

After coming out victorious in the 2013 MAC Outdoor Champion-ships and qualifying for the NCAA Regionals, redshirt-junior Daryl Smith hopes to sustain his success in the steeplechase. Joining Smith will be senior Nick Petro, who nabbed a third-place finish at last year’s conference meet.

2013-14 Sophomore Matt Williams

2013-14 Sophomores Bryce Lindsey (left) and Jeff Elam (right)

2013-14 Seniors Josh George (left) and Grzegorz Kalinowski (center)

2013-14 Redshirt-junior Daryl Smith

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LONG DISTANCES

Kalinowski will show his versatility as not only a mid-distance runner but also as a long distance athlete. The senior claimed victories in the mile, almost breaking the elusive sub-four minute barrier, and was a runner-up in the 1,500m. Redshirt-juniors Harry Dixon and Warren Witchell also aim to improve upon last season in the 5,000m and 10,000m runs. Six freshmen join the seasoned distance squad as Abel Flores, Caleb Hess, John Knox, Dallas Shields, Nick Raymond, and Nick Trefz will add depth to the already successful group.

JUMPS

After breaking the EMU indoor triple jump record, Donald Scott has high hopes for his final season donning the Green and White. Zach Waldron continues to improve for the Eagles. Aaron Benton, Tyler Brown, Michael Griffin, Javion Lee, Austin Moore, and Antwan Persons make up the group of incoming athletes.

POLE VAULT

Senior Max Babits has done nothing but improve in each of his seasons at EMU and proved so by breaking the EMU record by clearing 5.33 meters at the 2013 MAC Indoor Championships and qualifying for the NCAA Regional. Joining Babits from last season will be Dylan Stites, and incoming vaulter Tyler Leach will look to represent the Eagles in meets.

THROWS

The Eagles boast numerous athletes who can make an impact in throwing events, after Teron Turner, Keith Williams, Travis Harris, Anthony Jones, Ryan McNulty, and Andrew Wentz all made significant contributions during the 2012-13 season in the weight throw, shot put, discus throw, and hammer throw. Julius Collier returns to represent EMU in the javelin throw, and fresh-men Eli Burdette and Quinn Levering join the squad in hopes of getting on the field for the Green and White.

MULTIS

Juniors Solomon Ijah and Levi Selvig gained increasing success in the heptathlon and decathlon during the 2012-13 campaign and will return to compete in the multis along with David Papenha-gen. After a third-place finish in the decathlon, Ijah should prove to be a top contender in his events.

2013-14 Redshirt-junior Warren Witchell

2013-14 Senior Max Babits

2013-14 Senior Donald Scott

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2013-14 TRaCk & field seniORsNick PetroDistanceErie, Mich.-MonroeR-Senior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in eight meets in the indoor and outdoor season…Indoor: Placed fourth in the 3,000m run with an in-door season best time of 8:50.39 at the Eagle Holiday meet…Outdoor: Finished first in the 2000m steeplechase at the Toledo Invitation-al with a season-best time of 6:03.55…Placed

first in the 3,000m steeplechase at the EMU Twilight with a time of 9:20.29…2011-12: Indoor: Took fifth at the Akron Opener with a time of 8:45.19 in the 3000m run...Outdoor: Finished second in the 2000m steeplechase at the To-ledo Collegiate Challenge with a 6:03.55...Placed second at the Spartan Invi-ational in the 3000m steeplechase posting 9:16.85...Took runner-up behind teammate Daryl Smith at the Jesse Owens Classic 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:11.13...2010-11: Outdoor: Took second in the 2000m steeple-chase with a 6:14.61 at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge...Placed sixth in the 3000m steeplechase at the EMU Twilight...Finished seventh in the 3000m steeplechase at the Outdoor MAC Championships...2009-10: Redshirted...High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track...Personal: Full Name: Nicholas Anthony Petro...Son of Steven and Rebecca Petro...Has two brothers, Dominic and Jordan...Major: Business Management.

Teron TurnerThrowsSouthfield, Mich.-SouthfieldR-Senior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in 11 meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Placed second in the weight throw at the EMU Triangular with a distance of 16.88 me-ters (55 feet, 4.75 inches)…Finished third at the MAC Championship in the weight throw with a distance of 18.68 meters (61 feet, 3.50 inches)…Outdoor: Finished with a season-best distance at the Spartan In-vitational with a distance of 47.05 meters…2011-12: Indoor: Placed third in the weight throw with a 17.07-meter toss at the Akron Opener...Took fifth in the 35-pound weight throw at the MAC Indoor Championships...Outdoor: Threw a season-best 47.53 meters in the hammer throw at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge...High School: Was named All-Metro North twice...He was an all-county and all-region selection in his senior year...Personal: Full Name: Teron Raheim Turner...Son of Ronald and Michelle Turn-er...Has one brother, Ronald and one sister, Ronisha... Major: Communication.

Mike AririguzoSprintsWest Bloomfield, Mich.-West BloomfieldSenior

EMU: 2012-13: Competed in five indoor meets and three outdoor meets for the Green and White…Indoor: Ran a personal-best 6.96 in the 60m dash at the Silverston Invitational, Feb. 16, finishing fourth…Ran a 23.55 in the 200m in his EMU debut at the Eagle Holiday Meet, Dec. 7…Notre Dame

College: Named First Team All-GMAC in the 100m dash and 4x100m re-lay as a sophomore...Earned Second Team All-GMAC in the 100m dash and 4x100m relay as a freshman...Outdoor: Compiled personal-records in the 100m and 200m with times of 11.19 and 23.43, respectively, at the Spartan Invitational, April 6…Finished fifth in the 100m at the Toledo Col-legiate Challenge, March 30…High School: Was a two-time all-state run-ner in the 4x200m relay...Won the AAU Michigan State Championship in the 100m dash...Took home first place as a member of the 4x100m relay team at the USATF Nationals...Named All-Oakland County...Also was a member of the football team…Personal: Full Name: Michael C. Aririgu-zo...Son of Dominic and Josephine Aririguzo...Has one brother, Jeffrey, who is on the track team at Oakland; and one sister, Leslie, who ran track and Virginia Tech and Michigan State... Major: Business Administration.

Max BabitsPole VaultFowlerville, Mich.-FowlervilleSenior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in pole vault in a total of 12 meets throughout both indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Received Second Team All-MAC Honors for pole vault…Set a school record at the MAC Cham-pionship with a leap of 5.33m/17-feet 5.75-inches…Received first-place in three meets throughout the season…Outdoor: Placed first in three-of-five invitational meets with leaps of 5.18m/17-feet 0-inches, 4.90m/16-feet 1.0- inches, and 5.05m/16-feet 6.75-inches…Qualified for NCAA Regionals in pole vault…2011-12: Indoor: Finished fourth at GVSU Open with a 4.90-meter vault...Placed fourth at Silverston Invite with a 4.85-meter leap...Outdoor: Won the pole vault with a 4.85-meter jump at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge...Tied for second with teammate Joe Abela-Tesner at the Spartan Invita-tional with a jump of 4.88 meters...Leaped 5.05 meters to finish runner-up at the Al Owens Classic...With a season-best vault of 5.05 meters, won the Hillsdale Gina Relays...Took third at the MAC Outdoor Championship with a 4.93-meter jump...2010-11: Indoor: Took first in the pole vault with a 4.75-meter leap at the CMU/Detroit Triangular meet...Took first at the Har-vey Invitational with a 5.05-meter jump in the pole vault...Placed second at the Wisconsin/Purdue Triangular with a 5.00-meter jump...Took fourth at the Silverston Invite with a 4.60-meter vault...His 5.05-meter jump placed him in fifth at the Indoor MAC Championships...Outdoor: Took the crown at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge with a 4.88-meter jump...Took fourth at the MAC Outdoor Championships with a 4.85-meter leap...High School: As a senior, was the Michigan Division II State Pole Vault Champion and meet record holder with a career best vault of 16’-6”...Indoor state cham-pion, competed in the World Youth Championships in Italy for the United States...all-State vaulter (4th place finish at states) and CAAC Gold League champion...Personal: Full name: Robert Maximillian Babits...Son of Robert, who was a pole vaulter at San Jose State University, and Lilli Babits...Has one brother, Alex Babits...Major: Mechanical Engineering Technologies.

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2013-14 TRaCk & field seniORsAaron BentonHigh JumpDryden, Mich.-AlmontSenior

EMU: Incoming athlete...High School: A four-year letterwinner in track…All-state for high jump and long jump during his senior year, taking third in high jump and 10th in long jump…Placed second at the Mid-West Meet of Champions in high jump…Also lettered in basketball…

Had a personal-best of 6’11” in high jump and 21’3” in long jump…Personal: Full Name: Aaron Bradley Benton…Son of Tim and Kathy Cole-man…Has two sisters, Ashley and Alex…Major: Sport Management.

Josh GeorgeMid-DistanceToronto, Ontario-Frontinac SecondarySenior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of nine meets during both the indoor and out-door seasons…Indoor: Academic All-MAC…Finished second in the 800m run with a time of 1:55.44 at the Eagle Holiday Meet…Out-door: Finished fifth in the 800m run at the Sea Ray Relays with a time of 1:53.5…2011-12: Indoor: Won the 600m run at the Findlay Classic with a season-best time of 1:20.93...Was runner-up in the 600m run posting a 1:20.96 time at the Silverston Invite...Placed second with a 1:52.84 time in the 800m run at the MAC Indoor Championships...Outdoor: Took runner-up behind team-mate Ian Hancke in the 1500m run at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge with a 3:57.25 posting...Won the Jesse Owens Classic’s 800m event with a time of 1:51.55...Named All-MAC First Team after taking home the 800m MAC Out-door Championship title, posting a time of 1:51.68...2010-11: Indoor: Won the 600m with a 1:22.79 at the CMU/Detroit Triangular...Placed first in the 600m with a 1:23.61 at the Simmons-Harvey Invite...Took 10th at the Wis-consin/Purdue Triangular with a 1:22.38 in the 600m ...Finished fifth in the 800m run with a 1:53.24 at the Meyo Invite...Took third at the MAC Indoor Championships after finishing the 800m run with a time of 1:53.44...Out-door: Placed 15th at the Florida Invitational in the 800m run...High School: Named the Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009…Was named the track MVP from 2005-2009…Was an OFSAA finalist from 2005-2009….A member of the honor roll…Personal: Full name: Joshua Levi George…Son of Ralph and Jane George…Has two brothers, Nathan and Jacob…Major: Undecided.

Grzegorz KalinowskiMid-DistanceTorun, Poland-Nicolaus Copernicus UniversitySenior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of eight meets during both the indoor and out-door seasons…Indoor: Named Academic All-MAC, MAC Track Athlete of the Week and MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week…Nomi-nated MAC Most Outstanding Track Per-former after receiving First Team All-MAC for

the mile and distance medley relay in the MAC Championship…Took first in the 3000m run with a time of 8:27.25 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational…Ran a time of 1:51.40 to win the 800m run at the GVSU Quad Meet…Was runner-up at the Spire Invitational in the mile run with a personal-best time of 4:00.29…Outdoor: Collected MAC Athlete of the Week, Second Team All-MAC and NCAA Regional Qualifier in the 1500m run…Won the 800m run with a time of 1:52.52 at the Lyle Bennett Open…Finished second at the MAC Championships in the 1500m run with a time of 3:52.15…2011-12: In-door: Named All-MAC Second Team...Took second in the 800m with a time of 1:54.51 at the Simmons-Harvey Invite...Posted a season-best 2:22.76 in the 1000m run, good enough for runner-up at the Meyo Invitational...Outdoor: Named All-MAC Second Team after finishing runner-up in the 1500m run at the MAC Outdoor Championships posting a time of 3:50.26...2010-11: In-door: Placed first in the 800m run at the CMU/Detroit Triangular meet with a 1:56.62...Took sixth at the Simmons-Harvey Invite with a 1:24.23 in the 600m...Previous School: Attended Nicolaus Copernicus University...2009: Placed 15th at European Junior Championships for the 1500m...Placed third at Polish Junior Championships in 800m and 1500m... 2008: Took second in 1500m at the Polish Indoor Championships... Personal: Full name: Grzegorz Mateusz Kalinowski...Son of Jan and Marianna Kalinowski...Has two brothers, Jan and Jozef, and three sisters, Elzbieta, Anete, and Zofia...Major: Marketing.

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2013-14 TRaCk & field seniORsDonald ScottJumpsApopka, Fla.-ApopkaSenior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in nine meets in the indoor season…Indoor: Set an EMU record when he placed first in the triple jump at Eagle Holiday Meet with a distance of 15.58 meters/ 51 feet, 1.5 inches…Was First Team All-MAC in the triple jump with a distance of 15.20 meters/ 49 feet, 10.5 inches at the MAC Championship…2011-12: Indoor: Won the triple jump with a 15.17-meter leap at the Akron Opener...Outdoor: Named All-MAC First Team after winning the triple jump at the MAC Outdoor Champion-ship jumping 15.67 meters...Qualified for the NCAA Championships posting a season-best triple jump 51.80 meters...2010-11: Outdoor: Took second at the EMU Twilight in the triple jump after leaping 15.45 meters...Won the triple jump at the Hillsdale Gina Relays with a 46-09.50 leap...Placed sec-ond at the Outdoor MAC Championships with a 15.42-meter leap...Placed 35th in the NCAA Regionals in the triple jump...High School: Graduated from Apopka High School in Apopka, Fla. where he played football for Head Coach Rick Darlington...Outstanding football player as well as a track competitor...Was a two-time All-American in the 300-meter hurdles and the triple jump...Had a career-best 49’8” triple jump...Senior Year: Played wide receiver for a run-oriented offense...Selected No. 48 on The Orlando Sentinel Central Florida Top 100 players in 2009...Caught 12 passes for 300 yards and four touchdowns...Rushed seven times for 67 yards and three scores...Won the AAU National title in the triple jump and finished third in the state of Florida and was a district champion in that event...Named third-team All-State in the triple jump...Junior Year: Had three receiving touchdowns for the football squad...Earned 2009 USA Youth Track and Field All-American status, as well as honorable mention All-State accolades...Was the 2009 USA Youth Track triple jump champion along with being a finalist in the 400m dash...Was an AAU All-American in both the triple jump and 400m hurdles and was a USATF All-American in that event...Named honorable mention all-state in the triple jump...Personal: Full Name: Donald Douglas Scott...Son of Teresa Powell...Major: Criminal Justice.

Chris ScottSprintsHolt, Mich.-HoltSenior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in nine meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons… Indoor: First team All-MAC in the distance medley relay…Placed second in the 200 dash at the EMU Triangular meet with a time of 22.72…Finished with a time of 22.16 at the Meyo In-vitational in the 200m dash…Outdoor: First

Team All-MAC in the 4x100m relay…Placed fourth at the Spartan Invitational in the 200m dash with a season-best time of 21.77… Took seventh in the 400m dash with a season-best time of 48.45…2011-12: Indoor: Named All-MAC First Team at the MAC Indoor Championships after winning the 400m dash in a season-best 47.95...Outdoor: Placed third in the 400m dash with a time of 48.82 at the Hillsdale Gina Relays...Named All-MAC Second Team after a sec-ond-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the MAC Outdoor Championships...2010-11: Indoor: Placed fourth with a 51.0 in the 400m dash at the CMU/De-troit Triangular...Won the Simmons-Harvey Invite’s 200m dash with a 22.20...Placed fifth at the Wisconsin/Purdue Triangular with a 22.31 in the 200m...Took fourth in the 400m at the MAC Indoor Championships...Outdoor: Placed in the top-four in a pair of events at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge, including being a member of the top 4x100m relay team...Was a member of the winning 4x100m relay team at the EMU Twilight, as well as taking third in the 200m dash with a 21.89...Won the triple jump with a 46-09.50 at the Hillsdale-Gina Relays...Took fourth in both the 400-meter and 200m dashes at the Len Paddock Invite...Took fourth in the 400m dash and fifth in the 200m dash at the Outdoor MAC Championships, while being a member of both the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that each finished third...High School: Was an all-state perfomer in multiple events at Holt High School..Four-year letter-winner in track and three-year letterwinner in football...Named to the Lan-sing Journal’s Dream Team for track...Personal: Full Name: Christopher Ryan Scott...Son of Antonio and Shannon Scott...Has three brothers: Jalen, Jeanel, and Vershawn; and two sisters, Summer and Deshawn...Major: Marketing.

Clay StryckerDistanceNew Lothrop, Mich.-Westfield (Ind.)Senior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in six meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Placed ninth in the mile at the EMU Triangular with a season-best time of 4:32.9…Outdoor: Finished with a season-best time of 15:51.92 in the 5000m run at the EMU Twilight…2011-

12: Indoor: Ran a season-best 4:30.43 in the mile at the Akron Opener...Outdoor: Posted a season-best 4:10.53 in the 1,500-meter run at the Spar-tan Invitational...Portland State: Was named all-conference and a scholar athlete...Personal: Full Name: Clayton Dwayne Strycker...Son of John and Cary Strycker...Has one sister, Sarah...Major: Business Management.

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2013-14 TRaCk & field JuniORsChris FischreJumpsEast Lansing, Mich.-East LansingR-Junior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of seven meets during both the indoor and out-door seasons…Indoor: Finished fifth in the triple jump at the Eagle Holiday Meet with a jump of 12.65 meters/41-feet 06.0-inches…Outdoor: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Jumped for second-place in the triple jump at both the EMU Twilight Meet with a leap of 12.34 meters/40-feet 5.75-inches and the Lyle Bennett Open with a jump of 13.23 meters/43-feet 5.0-inches…2010-11: Attended Wayne State University...High School: While at East Lansing, was a state qualifier in track and field... Earned all-conference honorable mention and three varsity letters as a member of the school’s football team...Personal: Full Name: Jean-Michel Christopher Fischre...Son of Robert Fischre III and Cheryl Trawick Fischre...Has one brother, Robert, and two sisters, Genevieve and Noel...Major: Communication Technology.

Harry DixonDistanceNelson, New Zealand-Nayland CollegeR-Junior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of three meets during the indoor season…Indoor: Academic All-MAC…Ran for third-place with a time of 4:16.50 in the mile at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational…Won the 3000m run at the GVSU Quad Meet with a personal-best time of 8:24.67…2011-12:

Indoor: Took fourth with a 8:41.83 time in the 3000m run at the Akron Opener...Ran a season-best 3000m run in 8:27.22 at the Meyo Invitational, good enough for second-place...Outdoor: Finished runner-up in the 1500m race posting a season-best 3:55.58 time at the Meyo Invitational...Named All-MAC Second Team after placing second behind teammate Terefe Ejigu in the 10,000m run at the MAC Outdoor Championship with a time of 31:37.90...2010-11: Indoor: Placed fifth in the mile at the CMU/Detroit Trian-gular...High School: Participated in both track and cross country...Part of the first New Zealand Cross Secondary School’s Cross Country Championship...Took first in the 3000m and 5000m...Personal: Full name: Harry David Dix-on... Son of David and Lyndsay Dixon...Has one brother, Joe...Major: Biology.

Ian HanckeDistanceHaslett, Mich.-HaslettR-Junior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of 10 meets during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Academic All-MAC…First Team All-MAC in the Distance Medley relay…Finished runner-up in the mile during the first two meets (Eagle Holiday and Eagle Triangular) with times

of 4:19.90 and 4:21.7, respectively…Outdoor: Ran for a personal-best time of 1:56.19 in the 800m run at the Lyle Bennett Open, good for sixth-place…2011-12: Indoor: Took runner-up in the 3000m run at the Ak-ron Opener, posting a time of 8:31.71...Tasted victory at the Meyo Invita-tional’s 3000m run with a 8:24.86 time...Outdoor: Won the 1500m run in 3:54.91 at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge...Placed third in the 1500m run at the Spartan Invitational with a time of 3:48.90...2010-11: Redshirted...High School: Was an all-state cross country performer in his junior and senior years...Personal: Full Name: Ian Hancke...Son of Ian and Rolette Hancke...Has two sisters, Danine and Esme...Major: Business Marketing. Warren Witchell

DistanceWilliamston, Mich.-DansvilleR-Junior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in nine meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Placed second in the 3000m run at the Eagle Holiday Meet with a time of 8:37.42…Finished fourth in the mile run at the Simmons-Harvey Invite with a season-best time of 4:20.3…Outdoor: Placed third in the 10,000m run Sea Ray Relays with a season-best time of 30:30.95…Finished fifth in the 5000m run at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 14:39.22…2011-12: Indoor: Placed third at the Simmons-Harvey Invite with a season-best 1:57.50 in the 800m run...Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 1500m run at the Len Paddock Invite, posting a season-best time of 3:52.53...2010-11: Redshirted…High School: Took first at regionals both senior and junior years in the 3200m re-lay...Placed second at state meet for 3200m relay his senior season...Took first at state meet in the 800m... Was also a four year letterwinner in soc-cer...Personal: Full name: Warren Fredric Witchell...Son of Fred and Wendy...Has four brothers: Josh, Jay, Cory, and Andy...Major: Social Studies.

Daryl SmithDistanceWindsor, Ontario-Vincent Massey S.S.R-Junior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in five meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…In-door: Finished third in the 3000m run with a season-best time of 8:26.54 at the MAC Championship…Outdoor: First Team All-MAC at the MAC Championship in the 3000m steeplechase with a season-best time of 9:02.86… Participated in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Regional and finished with a time of 9:26.75…2011-12: Indoor: Took first in the mile run in 4:07.95 at the GVSU Open...Outdoor: Won the 3000m steeplechase at the Jesse Owens Classic in 9:07.37...Named All-MAC Second Team at the MAC Outdoor Champion-ships after finishing runner-up in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:15.87...2010-11: Did not compete...High School: Was named to OFSAA Gold Team all four years...Won OFSAA Individual Gold during sophomore season...Took OFSAA Silver for 2000msteeplechase in both junior and se-nior seasons...Personal: Full name: Daryl Derek Smith...Son of Orlando Smith and Laura Spring...Has one sister, Ebony... Major: Pre-Chiropractic.

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2013-14 TRaCk & field JuniORsCameron BoltonSprintsMissouri City, Texas-HightowerJunior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of 10 meets during both indoor and outdoor season…Indoor: Earned a victory in each of his events (60m, 200m, 400m), recording two first-place finishes in the 60m dash… At the MAC Championship, finished both second-place in the 400m dash in 48.38 and

third-place in the 200m dash in 21.75…Outdoor: First Team All-MAC in the 4x100m relay…Took second in the 400m dash at the Sea Ray Relay…As-sisted the team by gaining a second and third-place finish in the 100mdash with a time of 10.82 and the 200m dash with a time of 21.77…2011-12: Indoor: Won the 200m dash at the Akron Opener in 21.77...Took first in the 200m dash at the Findlay Classic with a time of 22.14...Named All-MAC Sec-ond Team after finishing runner-up in the 200-meter dash and 400m dash at the MAC Indoor Championships with a time of 21.76 and 48.02, respec-tively...Outdoor: With a time of 11.08, finished second in the 100m dash at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge...Won the 200m dash at the Spartan Invita-tional in 21.71 and finished second in the 400m dash with a time of 48.04...Took third at the Len Paddock Invite running the 200m dash in 21.58...High School: Was ranked as high as ninth in the nation in the 400m dash...Won the Texas State Championship in the 4x100m relay in junior campaign...He is a member of the Hightower High School record setting 4x400m relay team in his sophomore year...Personal: Full Name: Cameron Mikel Bolton...Son of Mike and Lisa Bolton...Has one sister, Dia…Major: Sport Management.

Pedro DelgadoSprintsSouthfield, Mich.-Brother RiceJunior

EMU: High School: A two-year varsity track letterwinner…A member of the record-breaking 4x100m relay team and Catholic League champion in the 100m and 200m during his senior season…Member of the honor roll…Personal: Full Name: Pedro Guadalupe Delgado, Jr…Son of Pedro, Sr. and Carrie Delgado…Has one sister, Trinity…Major: Finance.

Solomon IjahMultisMurrieta, Calif.-Murrieta ValleyJunior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of 13 meets during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Academic All-MAC…Finished first in the high jump with 2.01 meters/6-feet 07-inches at the Eagle Holiday Meet…Won the long jump with a leap of 6.98 meters/22-feet 11-inches at the Eagle

Triangular…Took first in the triple jump at the GVSU Squad Meet at 14.41 meters…Runner-up in the heptathlon with a score of 4,937…Outdoor: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Threw for 53.02 meters/173-feet 11-inches to win the javelin throw at the Spartan Invitational…Won the de-cathlon at the Hillsdale-Gina Relays with a score of 6,967…Achieved a per-sonal-best score of 7,092 in the decathlon at the MAC Championship, good for third-place…2011-12: Did not compete...High School: Placed 12th in the U.S. National Junior Decathlon Championships scoring 6305 points...Had a triple jump best of 48’-10”...Was an all-league and All-Valley selection in his senior year at Murrieta Valley High School...Personal: Full Name: Sol-omon Auryan Ijah...Son of Mekiel Ijah and Elissa Simmons...Has one brother, Ben,who is a football player at Texas State, and one sister, Eve...Major: Finance.

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Dylan StitesPole VaultHunsville, Ohio-Indian LakeJunior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in nine meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Placed third in the pole vault at the Eagle Hol-iday Meet with a season-best height of 4.57 meters/15 feet…Outdoor: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Placed first in the pole vault at the EMU Twilight meet with a season-best distance of 4.75 me-ters…2011-12: Indoor: Won the pole vault at the Findlay Open with a career-best 4.40-meter leap...High School: Four-year letterwinner in track at Indian Lake High School...Two-time first team all-conference selection in junior and senior years...Took fourth at the state meet after winning his conference, dis-trict and region...Personal: Full Name: Dylan James Stites...Son of Greg and Susan Stites...Has one brother, Gregory…Major: Aviation Flight Technology.

Levi SelvigHurdles/MultisFlushing, Mich.-Flushing CommunityJunior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in ten meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Placed third in the heptathlon at the SPIRE In-vitational with a season-best score of 4643…Finished ninth in the heptathlon at the MAC Championship with a score of 4,690…Out-door: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Placed ninth in the decathlon at the MAC Championship with a season-best score of 6,263…Finished fifth in the decathlon at the Hilsdale-Gina Relays with a score of 5,974… 2011-12: Indoor: Finished third in the 60m hurdles at the Akron Opener with a time of 8.43...Placed third running an 8.40 in the 60m hurdles at the Silverston Invite...Outdoor: Took first at the Spartan Invitational in the 110m hurdles with a season-best 14.82...High School: Three-year letterwinner in track...Was named second team all-conference in the 110m and 300m hurdles as a junior...Qualified for state meet as a junior in the 110m hurdles...Named to the 2011 Flint Journal’s Men’s Track Dream Team his senior year...Was also a first team all-conference award winner, as well as a seventh-place finisher at the state meet...Personal: Full Name: Levi Gregory Selvig...Son of Tim and Kerry Selvig...Has three brothers, Kyle, Blake and Chad...Major: Geography.

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2013-14 TRaCk & field JuniORsAndrew WentzThrowsNapoleon, Ohio-NapoleonJunior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in nine meets in the indoor and outdoor season…Indoor: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Placed fourth in the weight throw at the Eagle Holiday Meet with a distance of 15.16 meters/ 49 feet, 9.0 inches… Finished sev-enth in the weight throw at the EMU Trian-gular with a season-best distance of 15.92 meters/ 52 feet 2.75 inches…Out-door: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Had a season-best distance in the hammer throw at the Spartan Invitational with a distance of 47.12-meters/154-feet 7-inches…2011-12: Did not compete...High School: Team captain in both water polo and track & field at Napoleon High School in his senior year...Three-year letterwinner for track & field...Qualified for districts in both his junior and senior campaigns...Holds a career-best of 130 feet in the discus, 66 feet in the hammer throw and 39 feet in the shot put...Personal: Full Name: Andrew Reed Wentz...Son of Tony and Shelley Wentz...Has three sisters: Bethany, Kimberly, and Rachel... Major: Exercise Science/Psychology.Keith Williams

ThrowsSherman, Ill.-WilliamsvilleJunior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in eight meets in the indoor season…Indoor: Aca-demic All-MAC…Placed third at the Eagle Holiday Meet in the shot put with a 15.15 meters/49 feet, 8.5 inches…Threw the shot put at the MAC Championship with a season-best of 16.15 meters/ 52 feet, 11.75

inches…2011-12: Indoor: Placed fourth in the shot put at the GVSU Open with a throw of 14.81 meters...Outdoor: Threw the shot put for a season-best 15.76 meters at the Hillsdale-Gina Relays...High School: Four-year varsity lettwerwinner in track & field...Three-year letterwinner in football...Won the Illinois 1A State Championship in the shot put his senior year...Took fifth in the state in the discus throw his senior year...Was an all-state selection for football...Holds a Williamsville High School record for career solo tackles...Personal: Full Name: Keith Michael Williams...Son of Donald and Frances Williams...Has two sisters, Caroline and Laurel... Major: Nursing.

Cameron TrinhDistanceOakland, Calif.-SkylineJunior

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in 12 meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…In-door: Finished with a season-best time in the mile run at the GVSU Quad with a time of 4:18.52…Placed fifth in the 3000m run with a season-best time of 8:27.17 at the MAC Championship…Out-

door: Placed third in the 10,000m run at the Hillsdale-Gina Relays with a time of 32:13.57…2011-12: Indoor: Posted a season-best 4:23.98 in the mile at the Akron Opener, good enough for sixth...Outdoor: Finished eighth at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge with a season-best 8:50.88 in the 3000m run...High School: An All-East Bay cross country team mem-ber...Qualified for the CIF State Cross Country Championship twice...Per-sonal: Full Name: Cameron Trinh...Son of Don and Cathy Trinh...Has two brothers, Timothy and Jonathan, and one sister, Brittany...Major: Biology.

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2013-14 TRaCk & field sOphOMOResDavid PapenhagenMultisWhite Lake, Mich.-LakelandR-Sophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in seven meets in the indoor and outdoor season… Indoor: Placed fourth in the heptathlon at SPIRE In-vitational with a score of 4341…Outdoor: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Placed seventh in the decathlon at the Hills-dale-Gina Relays with a season-best score of

5,939… 2011-12: Indoor: Won the 60m hurdles with a career-best time of 7.09 and took third in the long jump with a 5.93-meter leap at the Findlay Open...Outdoor: Finished fifth in the decathlon with 5,939 at the Hillsdale Gina Relays...High School: Four-year letterwinner for track at Lakeland...Was named the Most Improved Player in his sophomore year...Was named Lake-land’s MVP in his senior campaign...Personal: Full Name: David Ryan Pap-enhagen...Son of William Papenhagen and Mary Turner... Major: Fine Arts.

Wayne BlanchardSprintsToledo, Ohio-St. Francis de SalesSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of nine meets in both indoor and out-door seasons…Indoor: Came in fourth-place in the 100m dash at the EMU Twi-light with a time of 11.06…Outdoor: Ran a time of 7.04 in the 60m dash to take fourth at the EMU Holiday Meet…High School: Took fifth in the 60m dash at the indoor state champion-ship...Ran the indoor 60m dash in 7.00 along with a 10.93 in the 100m dash and a 22.20 in the 200m dash...Personal: Full Name: Wayne LaMarr Blanchard II...Son of Wayne and Cereda Blanchard...Major: Engineering.

Scott BradleyMid-DistanceBattle Creek, Mich.-LakeviewSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of 11 meets during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: First Team All-MAC in the distance medley relay…Finished third in the 600m run with a time of 1:21.81 at the Simmons-Harvey Invite, also recording a new personal-best…Outdoor: Took third-

place in the 800m run with a time of 1:55.33 at the EMU Twilight …Ran for a time of 1:55.12 in the 800m to take fourth-place at the Lyle Bennett Open…High School: While at Lakeview, earned letters junior and senior year in cross country and was a state qualifier both seasons…Was two-time All-City Male Athlete of the Year in cross country…In track and field, was a four year varsity letterwinner and three-time state qualifier, twice be-ing named to the MHSAA All-State track and field teams… As a freshman and sophomore, played football prior to joining cross country...Personal: Full Name: Scott Christopher Bradley…Son of Todd Bradley and Deborah Vellaire…Has two brothers, Casey and Mike… Major: Political Science.

Julius CollierThrowsEdison, N.J.-EdisonSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of five meets during the outdoor season…Outdoor: Finished second-place in the javelin throw at both the Lyle Bennett Open and Toledo Invitational, with throws of 50.23-meters/164-feet 9.00-inches and 49.42-meters/162-feet 2-inches…Grabbed a third-place finish at the EMU Twilight with a throw of 42.83 -meters/140-feet 6.5-inches, respectively…High School: Entered EMU with a personal-best of 167-feet, 5-inches in the javelin...All-conference honoree...Personal: Full Name: Julius Collier...Major: Actuarial Science.

Jeff ElamHurdlesLatrobe, Pa.-Greater Latrobe SeniorSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of 10 meets during both indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: First Team All-MAC in the 4x400m relay…Clinched a first-place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.22 at the Eagle Holiday Meet…Placed third in the 400m dash at the EMU Trian-

gular Meet with a time of 50.15…Ran a time of 22.39 in the 200m dash, good for third at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational…High School: Took fourth in the 300m hurdles and fifth in the 110m high hurdles at the PIAA State Meet...WPIAL District champion in 300m hurdles and 110m high hurdles...Holds school records in the 200m dash, 300m hurdles, 110m hurdles, 100m dash, 4x400m relay...Personal: Full Name: Jeffrey Thomas Elam...Son of Darrell and Tina Elam...Father played football at West Virginia Tech…Has one brother, Matt... Major: General Business.

Jason ErvinSprintsFarmington Hills, Mich.-FarmingtonSophomoreEMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of 10 meets during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: First Team All-MAC in the 4x400m relay…Finished first in the 400m dash with a time of 49.00 at the Eagle Holiday Meet…Gained second-place finishes in both the 600m run and the 200m dash at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational and Silverston Invita-tional…Outdoor: Ran a time of 48.15 in the 400m dash to finish first at the Toledo Invitational…Achieved two second-place finishes in the 400m dash at the Lyle Bennett Open with a time of 49.57 and at the EMU Twi-light Meet with a time of 50.08…Finished seventh overall at the MAC Championship in the 400m dash with a time of 48.35…High School: Was the indoor state champion in the 400m dash and ran a best 22.25 in the 200m dash...Personal: Full Name: Jason Paul Ervin...Son of Paul Caraballo and Lynn Tisdale...Father ran track for Detroit Mercy…Has one brother, Jairen Caraballo, and one sister, Briana Tisdale...Major: Business.

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2013-14 TRaCk & field sOphOMOResWilly FinkDistanceMaumee, Ohio-MaumeeSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in one meet during the indoor season…Indoor: Finished fifth in the 800m run at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational with a time of 1:59.78…High School: Four-year letterman at Maumee and three-time Academic-All Ohio… As a senior, was named first team All-Northern

Lakes League, first team all-district, first team all-region, first team all-state as a third-place medalist at state meet…In track and field, a varsity letter winner as a freshman, sophomore and junior and was twice named MVP… As a junior, took first in the 1600m in the Northern Lakes League and district, and finished second in the region and fourth in the state…Per-sonal: Full name: William George Fink…Son of David and Lorraine Fink…Has two brothers, Elmer and Wayne, and one sister, Pam…Major: Biology.

Travis HarrisThrowsWalled Lake, Mich.-Walled Lake CentralSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a total of 11 meets during both the indoor and out-door seasons…Indoor: Took fifth-place in weight throw during the Eagle Holiday Meet with a throw of 14.00-meters/45-feet 11.25-inches…Took third in shot put with a throw of 15.58-meters/51-feet 1.50-inches at the EMU Triangular…Outdoor: Won shot put at the Lyle Bennett Open with a toss of 15.64-meters/51-feet 3.75-inches…Finished sixth in discus at both EMU Twilight (45.46 meters/149-feet 2-inches)and the Lyle Bennett Open (47.52-meters/155-feet 11-inches)…High School: Joins EMU having recorded a 56-feet 4-inches throw in the shot, and 167-feet in the discus his senior year...While at Walled Lake, named all-state and all-conference along with claiming regional, city, and division champion-ships...Personal: Full Name: Travis David Harris...Son of Howard Harris and Tina May-Harris...Has one brother, Chris…Major: Criminal Justice.

Nick JamesSprintsTroy, Ohio-TroySophomore

EMU: Joins the team after transferring from Bellarmine University...Bellarmine Univer-sity: Redshirted the outdoor season…High School: A two-time regional qualifier…All-Ohio, state finalist, conference champion, and school record holder in the 200m and 4x100m during senior season…Also played football all four years…Personal: Full Name: Nicholas Alonzo James…Son of Thomas and Denise James…Has one brother, Nicklaus…Major: Business.

Anthony JonesThrowsSandusky, Ohio-SanduskySophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in a to-tal of 12 meets during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Threw for 16.60- meters/54-feet 05.5-inches to win the weight throw at the Eagle Holiday Meet…Took thirdin the weight throw with a toss of 16.85-meters/55-feet 3.50-inches at the EMU Triangular…Outdoor: Finished fourth in the hammer throw at the Lyle Bennett Open with a throw of 49.77-meters/163-feet 3.00-inches…High School: Comes to the Eagles with personal-bests of 51-feet-9 ½-inches in the shot and 161-feet 8½-inches in the discus...Earned all-conference and all-district honors in discus, shot put, and 4x100m re-lay...Qualified for regional competition his senior year...Personal: Full Name: Anthony Jamari Jones...Son of Anthony Jones and Danielle Oli-ver…Has one brother, Lorenzo, and one sister, Rhian…Major: Marketing.

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2013-14 TRaCk & field sOphOMOResBryce LindseyHurdlesNew Middletown, Ohio-Fairfield SeniorSophomore

EMU: 2012-13: Competed in 16 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Ran a season-best 8.29 in the 60m hurdles at the 2013 MAC Indoor Champion-ships….Posted season-highs in the 60m and the 200m at the Harvey Simmons Invitation-al…Outdoor: Placed 10th at the 2013 MAC

Outdoor Championships in the 110m hurdles with a season-best time of 14.45…High School: A four-year varsity letterwinner…Named team MVP and second team All-GMC in 110m hurdles during his sophomore and senior seasons…Also named third team in 4x400m relay in senior year…Personal: Full Name: Bryce William Edward Lindsey…Son of Germane and Rhonda Lind-sey…Has three brothers, Branden, Germane, and Matthew, all of whom were collegiate athletes; and two sisters, Brittney and Brianca…Major: Education.

Ryan McNultyThrowsHuron, Ohio-HuronSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in nine meets during the indoor and outdoor season… Indoor: Placed seventh in the shot put with a distance of 14.07m/46-feet 2.00-inches at the Simmons-Harvey meet…Threw an indoor season-best at the EMU Triangular meet with a distance of 14.16m/46-feet 5.50-inches…Outdoor: Finished ninth at the MAC Championship in the shot put with a distance of 14.73m/48-feet 4.00-inches…Placed seventh with a season-best of 14.94 m/49-feet .25-inches…High School: Tossed a personal-best of 56-feet 11-inches his senior year in the shot...Person-al: Full Name: Ryan Patrick McNulty...Son of Steve McNulty and Janine Smith; father played football at Heidelberg...Has one brother, Jackson, and three sisters, Abby, Bella and Caitlyn...Major: Elementary Education.

William TriceDistanceGrand Rapids, Mich.-Forest Hills NorthernSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in five meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons… Indoor: Placed sixth in the mile at the Eagle Holiday Meet with a season-best time of 4:29.87…Outdoor: Finished with a season-best time of 4:08.54 in the 1500m run at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge…High School: Dur-ing his senior year, earned OK Scholar Athlete in track and field while also becoming OK Blue All-Conference and all-region in cross country…Named OK Blue All-Conference, all-region and all-state in the 4x800m in track and field along with OK Blue All-Conference, all-region, and Division II all-state in cross country as a junior...Personal: Full Name: William Clarence Trice III...Son of William Trice, Jr. and Joy Copin...Has one brother, Davontay, and three sisters, Alyzia, Sarina and Champaine... Major: Engineering Physics.

James O’SheaJumpsToledo, Ohio-St. Johns JesuitSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in four meets during the indoor and outdoor season… Indoor: Placed fifth in the high jump for a season-best height of 1.92m/6-feet 1.25-inches…Outdoor: Threw shot put for a dis-tance of 14.06m/46-feet 1.50-inches… High School: Qualified for state meet twice in the

high jump...Personal: Full Name: James Charles O’Shea...Son of Michael and Judy O’Shea...Has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Liz... Major: Education.

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2013-14 TRaCk & field sOphOMOResMason WaynesMid-DistanceKenosha, Wisc.-BradfordSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in six meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…In-door: Placed sixth in the 400m dash at the Eagle Holiday Meet with a time of 50.99…Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 400m dash at the EMU Twilight with a season-best time of 50.87…High School: Three-time state quali-fier that finished runner-up at state meet in the 400m dash while also quali-fying in the 4x400m relay and 4x800m relay his senior year...Was regional champion and conference champion in the 4x800m relay and First Team All-South East Conference...Personal: Full Name: Mason Conner Waynes...Son of Ron and Erin Waynes...Has one brother, Trae... Major: Business.

Zach WaldronJumpsGrand Rapids, Mich.-NorthviewSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in seven meets in the indoor and outdoor season… Indoor: Placed eighth in the long jump at the Eagle Holiday Meet with a height of 6.04-meters/ 19-feet 9.75-inches…Outdoor: Finished first at the Toledo Invite in the high jump with a distance of 1.95-meters/6-feet 4.75-inch-

es… High School: Named all-conference...Posted personal-bests of 6-feet, 9-inches in the high jump and 21-feet 7-inches in the long jump...Personal: Full Name: Zachary Scott Waldron...Son of Donald and Debra Waldron...Has two sisters, Becky and Megan...Major: Product Design and Development.

Brandon WynsmaDistanceAugusta, Mich.-Richland Gull LakeSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in four meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Had a season best time of 4:36.02 in the mile run at the EMU Triangular…Outdoor: Fin-ished eighth at the Lyle Bennett Open in the 3000m run with a season-best time of 9:22.99…High School: Named to the SMAC Academic All-Conference Team...Team qualified for state meet in cross country...Personal: Full Name: Brandon Richard Wynsma...Son of Rick and Shari Wynsma...Has one sister, Brianna...Major: Healthcare Administration.

Matthew WilliamsSprintsMoreno Valley, Calif.-Vista Del LagoSophomore

EMU: 2012-2013: Competed in 13 meets in the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: First Team All-MAC in the 200mdash and 4x400m relay at the MAC Championships…Placed first in the 400m dash with a time of 49.83 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational… Had a season-best time of 48.05 in the 400m

dash at the SPIRE Invitational…Outdoor: First Team All-MAC in the 4x100m relay at the MAC Championships…Finished third in the 100-meter dash with a season-best time of 10.87 at the Spartan Invitational…Placed sixth in the 400m dash at the MAC Championship with a season-best time of 47.80…High School: Ran a 21.77 in the 200m dash and 48.41 in the 400m dash, earning MVP for his team...Personal: Full Name: Matthew Isaiah Williams...Son of James and Amy Williams...Has one brother, James...Major: Biology.

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Ty AnnettSprintsWhite Lake, Mich.-LakelandFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming recruit...High School: Named MVP for the track team during his freshman season…Personal: Full Name: Tyler James Dean Annett…Son of Dean and Bridgett Annett…has one broth-er and two sisters…Major: Pre-nursing.

Teyland AverySprintsGrand Rapids, Mich.-Ottawa HillsFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: A four-time all-confer-ence selection and three-time all-regional and all-state pick…Honored as an All-Amer-ican his senior season…Member of the honor roll and Youth Grant Committee…Personal: Full Name: Teyland JaMichael Avery…Son of Ramon Avery and Ayanna Freeman…Major: Pre-medicine.

Tyler BrownSprints/JumpsFindlay, Ohio-FindlayFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: A four-year track let-terwinner and three-time all-conference selection…Senior Year: Conference champion and record holder in the 400, 200, high jump, and long jump…Con-ference MVP for both track and field…Four-time district champion and record holder…State runner-up in long jump and champion in 400 and high jump…Holds school records in 400 (47.08), 200 (21.86), high jump (6-feet-10 ¼-inches) and long jump (23-feet-9 ¾-inches)…Personal: Full Name: Tyler Benjamin Brown…Son of Guy and Janet Brown…Has one sister, Brittany…Major: Undecided.

Eli BurdetteThrowsMansfield, Ohio-OntarioFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: Received All-Ohio hon-ors in discus for junior and senior seasons…Also named to All-Ohio team in shot put during senior year…Member of the honor roll…Personal: Full Name: Eli Bronson Burdette…Son of Tim and Denise Bur-

dette…Has one brother, Shane, and one sister, Jessica…Major: Finance.

Abel FloresDistanceDefiance, Ohio-DefianceFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: State champion in the 3200m…Named to the first team all-region, all-district, and WBL in both cross country and track all four years…A three-time all-state selection in cross country and two-time all-state honoree in track after having to sit out his junior track season due to injury…Member of the honor roll…Personal: Full Name: Abel Garcia Flores…Son of Abel and Francis Flores…Has one brother, Elias, and one sister, Adrianna…Major: Exercise Science.

Michael GriffinSprints/JumpsNorwalk, Ohio-St. PaulFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming recruit...High School: A tri-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track…Named to the All-Ohio team in track and was honored as the Firelands Conference Most Outstanding Runner and team MVP…An all-state selec-tion and MVP in football…First team all-con-

ference and team MVP in basketball…Member of the honor roll…Person-al: Full Name: Michael Thomas Griffin…Son of Tim and Diana Griffin…Has one brother, Brian, and one sister, Meghan…Major: Sport Management.

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Bennett BiondoSprintsLongwood, Fla.-Lake BrantleyFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: A four-year letterwinner in track…A member of the honor roll and Business Professionals of America…Per-sonal: Full Name: Bennett Alexander Bion-do…Son of Jean Biondo…Major: Business.

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Caleb HessDistanceOwosso, Mich.-OwossoFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming recruit...High School: A four-year letterwinner in cross country and swimming; three-years varsity track…A three-time academic all-conference and two-time academic all-state pick…Con-ference and regional champion in the mile run during his senior season while placing

10th in state DII competition…Ranks as the fifth-fastest runner in school his-tory…Graduated with high honors…Personal: Full Name: Caleb Penning-ton Hess…Son of Timothy and Carolyn Hess…Major: Computer Science.

Gabe HodgeSprintsDavison, Mich.-DavisonFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming recruit...High School: A first team all-state selection for track and field dur-ing junior and senior years…Also let-tered in football all four years…Personal: Full Name: Gabriel Andrew Hodge…Son of Phillip Hodge and Anne Chris-tenson…Has one brother, Nathaniel…Major: Biochemistry.John Knox

DistanceGloversville, N.Y.-GloversvilleFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: A four-year letter-winner in indoor and outdoor track…Named MVP team award for cross country and indoor track three times and spring MVP during his junior and senior sea-sons…Competed in the state meet for

cross country and track during his senior season and was awarded the Sportsmanship Award at the indoor track state meet…Graduated in the top-15 in his class…Personal: Full Name: John Brooks Knox III…Son of John, Jr. and Diane Knox…Has one sister, Amanda, who is a track and field athlete at SUNY Oneonta…Major: Aviation Flight Technology.

Jared LaBargeDistanceAlpena, Mich.-AlpenaFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming recruit...High School: A three-year letterwinner in track and field…During his senior campaign, was awarded the Distance MVP award, was a state qualifier in the 800m, and broke the school record in the 800m with a time of 1:55.76…Also lettered in cross country and was named team captain, receiving the Coaches Award during senior season…Personal: Full Name: Jared Donald LaBarge…Son of Robert and Margaret LaBarge…Has one brother, Nathan…Major: Aviation Flight Technology.

Javion LeeJumpsClinton, Miss.-ClintonFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: Named to the all-state team and was a school record holder in track and field during junior and senior sea-sons…Was state champion and six-meet re-cord holder during senior campaign…Also

a four-year powerlifter, garnering all-state honors as a freshman…State champion with three school records broken, two state records broken and one matched during senior year in powerlifting…A member of National Honor Society and the Academic Team…Personal: Full Name: Javion Manuel Lee…Son of Solomon Polk and Kimberly Lee…Major: Biology.


Mitch LennemanDistanceRiver Falls, Wisc.-River FallsFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming recruit...High School: A four-year track letterwinner and three-time track MVP and Big Rivers Conference champion in the 800m…Also was champion in the 1600m during senior campaign and a state qualifier in both the 800 and 1600m…Lettered in cross country and basketball…A member of the honor roll and FBLA Nationals…Personal: Full Name: Mitchell Gregory Lenneman…Son of Gordon and Laura Lenneman, who were both track and field athletes at UW River Falls…Has one brother, Neil…Major: Accounting.

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Quinn LeveringThrowsCaledonia, Ohio-River ValleyFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: A four-year track letter-winner, four-time all-conference pick, and three-time All-Ohio selection…Named Ath-lete of the Year during his senior season…Also played football and golf…Personal: Full Name: Logan Quinn Levering…Son of

Dean and Melody Levering…Has two brothers, Tyler and Austin, and one sis-ter, Lindsay; Austin was a track and field athlete at Akron…Major: Nursing.

Austin MooreJumpsCastalia, Ohio-MargarettaFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming recruit...High School: A four-year track and field athlete and All-SBC First Team pick…Also received conference honors in basketball and football…Involved in Teen Leadership Corps…Personal: Full Name: Austin Lee Moore…son of Terry and Monica Moore…Has three brothers: Kyle, Dylan, and Dakota…Major: Exercise Science.

Joseph OkaiyeSprintsLongwood, Fla.-Lake BrantleyFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: A four-year track and field letterwinner and an all-district and all-region honoree…Also swam for two years, being named MVP during fresh-man season…Rookie of the Year for track and field, soccer, and wrestling…Two-time

member of the KLAA Division wrestling championship team…Also played football…Personal: Full Name: Joseph Broxie Okaiye…Son of Anthony and Karla Okaiye…Has one brother, Matthew…Major: Sport Management.

Antwan PersonsJumpsDayton, Ohio-Chaminade JulienneFreshmanEMU: Joins the team as an incoming recruit...High School: A three-year letterwinner and All-GCL First Team selection…Indoor state champion in the long jump during junior year and GCL Track and Field Athlete of the Year…Named to first team all-district in his senior campaign, claiming district and regional championship titles in the long jump and qualifying for state meet…Named GCL Athlete of the Year in senior season while claiming All-GCL honors in football…Personal: Full Name: Antwan Damar Persons…Son of Antonio Persons and April Sanders…Has three brothers: Christopher, Craig, and Anto-nio; and three sisters: Caitlin, Savannah, and Mahogany…Major: Marketing.

Nick RaymondDistanceErie, Mich.-MasonFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: A four-time letterwin-ner in track and field, cross country, and swimming…League champion in 1600m and 3200m, regional champion and state qualifier in 3200m during sophomore year…League/regional champion and

state qualifier in 1600m and 3200m in junior campaign…Senior season: League/regional champion in 800m, 1600m, and 3200m…State runner-up in 1600m and 3200m…Named Monroe Evening News Runner of the Year…Record-holder in 1600m and set National Silver Standard times in 800m, 1600m, and 3200m…Member of the honor roll…Personal: Full Name: Nicholas Steven Raymond…Son of Marvin and Cindi Raymond…Has two brothers, Sean and Andrew, and one sister, Casey…Major: Undecided.

Dallas ShieldsDistanceHazel Park, Mich.-Hazel ParkFreshmanEMU: Joins the team as an incoming recruit...High School: A four-year let-terwinner in track and cross country…Placed fifth at the state meet during ju-nior year, earning him all-state recognition and induction into the Hazel Park Hall of Fame…Member of National Honor So-ciety…Personal: Full Name: Dallas James Shields…Son of Doug and Laura Shields…Has two brothers, Dylan and Jeremy…Major: Medicine.

Nick TrefzDistanceFairmont, W.Va.-FairmontFreshman

EMU: Joins the team as an incoming re-cruit...High School: A three-time letter-winner in track and cross country, quali-fied for state track meet all three years…Was West Virginia Class AA state cham-pion in 3200m during senior year, sec-ond in 4x800m relay, and third place in 1600m…Member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta…Personal: Full Name: Nicolas Alexander Trefz…Son of Scott and Sherrit Trefz…Has one brother, Drew…Major: Mathematics.


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Final Standings1. Eastern Michigan 157.52. Akron 1423. Kent State 113.54. Buffalo 735. Central Michigan 39

60m1. Miles Lewis, Buffalo 6.822. Malachi Freeman, Akron 6.833. Wayne Gordon, Kent State 6.884. Bryce Cheek, Akron 6.895. Ross Parson, CMU 6.936. Jairus Saunders, EMU 6.957. Darien Johnson, Buffalo 7.018. Vince Turnage 7.09

60m Hurdles1. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 7.862. Ryan Billian, Buffalo 7.933. William Barnes, Kent State 8.064. Kyle Walker, Akron 8.115. Jacob Wray, Buffalo 8.136. Cory Noeker, CMU 8.187. Darrell Butler, EMU 8.198. Jeff Elam, EMU 8.23

200m1. Matthew Williams, EMU 21.682. Wayne Gordon, Kent State 21.703. Cameron Bolton, EMU 21.754. Jairus Saunders 21.875. Miles Lewis, Buffalo 21.876. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 21.957. Ross Parsons, CMU 22.21

400m1. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 48.172. Cameron Bolton, EMU 48.383. Matthew Williams, EMU 48.414. Laron Brown III, Kent State 48.765. Nick Owens, Akron 48.816. Jason Ervin, EMU 48.827. Julius Ruby, Akron 48.398. Ryan Thomas, Kent State 51.53

800m1. Gabriel Genovesi, Akron 1:51.212. Grzegorz Kalinowski, EMU 1:51.763. Jacob Swords, Kent State 1:52.404. Jake Hiltner, Akron 1:52.745. Tyler Ross, EMU 1:53.226. Nathan Sanches, CMU 1:53.697. Marteze Roper, Kent State 1:55.658. Joshua Schmidt, Kent state 2:00.33

Mile1. Grzegorz Kalinowski, EMU 4:10.652. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 4:12.023. Ben Wynsma, CMU 4:13.064. Brad Hough, Akron 4:13.085. Brian Crimmins, Buffalo 4:14.216. Ethan Lievense, CMU 4:15.477. Andrew Goodwin, Kent State 4:19.18

Long Jump1. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 7.52m2. Diavonte Smith, CMU 7.12m3. Solomon Ijah, EMU 7.11m4. Donald Scott, EMU 7.05m5. Xavier Braxton, Kent State 7.03m6. De’Vion Tate, Akron 7.01m7. Ryan Brumfield, EMU 6.96m8. Austin Ashby, Buffalo 6.88m9. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 6.83m10. Donald McCann, Buffalo 6.72m11. Jailyn Twitty, Kent State 6.60m12. Dylan Shirley, Kent State 6.58m13. Darien Spann, Akron 6.47m14. Craig Mauldin, CMU 6.39m

Triple Jump1. Donald Scott, EMU 15.20m2. Austin Price, Buffalo 14.97m3. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 14.65m4. Justin Bailey, Kent State 14.62m5. De’Vion Tate, Akron 14.52m6. Craig Mauldin, CMU 14.35m7. Douglas Hannon, Buffalo 14.25m8. John Dahlstrand, Akron 14.05m9. DeMetris Hazly-Ward, Akron 13.96m10. Jailyn Twitty, Kent State 13.56m11. Michael Johnson, CMU 13.27m12. Dylan Shirley, Kent State 12.86m13. Solomon Ijah, EMU 12.81m

Shot Put1. Jonathan Jones, Buffalo 19.59m2. Nicholas Banke, Akron 17.49m3. Michael King, Kent State 17.39m4. Matthias Tayala, Kent State 17.28m5. Alex Rose, CMU 17.11m6. Evan Palmer, Buffalo 16.52m7. Keith Williams, EMU 16.15m8. Casey Slane, Akron 15.90m9. Travis Harris, EMU 15.38m10. Sean Harvey, Buffalo 14.57m11. Samuel Groves, Kent State 14.49m

Weight Throw1. Matthias Tayala, Kent State 20.35m2. Nicholas Banke, Akron 19.34m3. Teron Turner, EMU 18.68m4. Anthony Jones, EMU 18.52m5. Calvin Jackson, CMU 18.02m6. Alex Rose, CMU 17.49m7. Paul Jordan, Akron 16.45m8. Michael King, Kent State 16.16m9. Andrew Wentz, EMU 15.08m

Heptathlon1. Alex McCune, Akron 55832. Bjorn Johansson 52363. Dexter Shreve, Kent State 52054. Kyle Tywon, Kent State 51055. Tim Reynolds, CMU 50646. Craig Howard, Buffalo 50107. Levi Selvig, EMU 46908. Mike Morgan, Buffalo 46259. Bryan Jones, Akron 449610. Tyler Jones, Kent State 366211. Kevin Enck, Buffalo 2445

3000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 8:24.432. Michael Heller, Kent State 8:25.363. Daryl Smith, EMU 8:26.544. Cameron Bruce, Buffalo 8:27.055. Cameron Trinh, EMU 8:27.176. Kyle Cochrun, Akron 8:31.067. Ethan Lievense, CMU 8:35.159. Alex Saavedra, Buffalo 8:38.8910. Zach Krause, Buffalo 8:49.0311. Andrew Goodwin, Kent State 8:59.85

5000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 14:33.832. Michael Heller, Kent State 14:35.463. Kyle Cochrun, Akron 14:38.944. Warren Witchell, EMU 14:39.225. Ethan Lievense, CMU 14:39.616. Harry Dixon, EMU 14:45.597. Nate Ghena, CMU 14:49.608. Alex Saavedra, Buffalo 14:51.219. Kyle Stacks, CMU 14:54.6610. Zach Krause, Buffalo 15:14.2911. Kevin Budge, Kent State 15:41.99

4x400m Relay1. Ervin, Elam, Williams, Bolton; EMU 3:13.632. Brown III, Dunlap, Swords, Bailey; KSU 3:16.263. Ruby, Hiltner, Owens, Genovesi; Akron 3:17.644. Cole, Billan, Cummiskey, ; Buffalo 3:18.235. Holman, Cargill, Lee, Parsons; CMU 3:21.68

4000m DMR1. Hancke, Scott, Bradley, Kalinowski; EMU 9:57.32. Sanchez, Dutkiewicz, Lee, Wynsma; CMU 10:03.453. Hough, Alexander, Mazzaferi, Genovesi; Akron 10:05.824. Crimmins, Hannon, Palafox, Pressler; Buffalo 10:08.175. Roper, Thomas, Swords, Goodwin; KSU 10:09.58

Pole Vault1. Shawn Barber, Akron 5.43m2. Max Babits, EMU 5.33m3. Joe Wesley, Akron 5.33m4. Shawn Light, Akron 5.06m5. Elliott Tedquist, Kent State 4.91m5. Joe Tesner, EMU 4.91m7. Jesse oxley, Kent State 4.76m8. Adam Hume, Buffalo 4.61m

High Jump1. Martel Durant, Akron 2.15m2. Chris Reape, Buffalo 2.12m3. Kenneth Agee, Kent State 2.12m4. Tyler Jones, Kent State 2.07m5. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 2.07m6. Ryan Brumfield, EMU 2.02m7. Matt Mueller, CMU 2.02m7. Cody Jones, Kent State 2.02m9. John Strickland, Buffalo 1.97m10. Jakob Leon, akron 1.97m11. John Dahlstrand, Akron 1.97m12. Zach Waldron, EMU 1.92m

MVP: Terefe Ejigu, EMUMost Outstanding Track Performer: Grzegorz Kalinowski, EMUMost Outstanding Field Performer: Jonathan Jones, Buffalo

Coach of the Year: John Goodridge, EMU

EMU All-MAC First Team SelectionsMatthew Williams

Grzegorz KalinowskiTerefe EjiguJason Ervin

Jeff ElamCameron Bolton

Ian HanckeChris Scott

Scott BradleyDonald Scott

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Final Standings1. Akron 1952. Kent State 1833. Eastern Michigan 142.504. Miami 1255. Buffalo 97.506. Central Michigan 67

100m 1. Wayne Gordon, Kent State 10.482. Vince Turnage, Akron 10.713. Jairus Saunders, EMU 10.734. Chris Scott, EMU 10.735. Julius Ruby 10.826. Miles Lewis, Buffalo 10.847. Darien Johnson 11.028. Cameron Bolton, EMU 11.22

110m Hurdles1. Ryan Billian, Buffalo 14.052. Renaldo Powell, CMU 14.063. William Barnes, Kent State 14.304. Darrell Butler, EMU 14.465. Kyle Walker, Akron 14.516. Mitchell Seawood, Kent State 14.607. JaShawn Combs, Miami 14.628. Sam Chester, Miami 14.73

200m1. Wayne Gordon, Kent State 21.002. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 21.533. Ryan Billian, Buffalo 21.594. Jairus Saunders, EMU 21.645. Cameron Bolton, EMU 21.746. Laron Brown III, Kent State 21.817. Matthew Williams, EMU 22.018. Jahquil Hargrove, Miami 22.54

400m1. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 47.472. Jahquil Hargrove, Miami 47.563. Nick Owens, Akron 47.684. Cameron Bolton 48.075. Laron Brown III, Kent State 48.096. Matthew Williams, EMU 48.317. Jason Ervin, EMU 48.358. Robert Balzano, Miami 48.74

400m Hurdles1. Parker Scott, CMU 51.772. Sean Weems, Akron 51.963. Darrell Butler, EMU 52.124. William Cole, Buffalo 52.225. Miles Dunlap, Kent State 53.116. Jeff Elam, EMU 53.197. J’Lani Pryce, Akron 53.398. Ziemowit Dutkiewicz, CMU 53.53

800m1. Jacob Swords, Kent State 1:49.932. Jack Spilman, Miami 1:50.353. Jake Hiltner, Akron 1:50.454. Gabriel Genovesi, Akron 1:51.275. Kevin Brown, Miami 1:51.386. Wade Coffin, Miami 1:52.477. Josh George, EMU 1:52.728. Nathan Sanchez, CMU 1:55.84

High Jump1. Martel Durant, Akron 2.11m2. Peter Stefanski, Miami 2.07m3. Chris Reape, Buffalo J2.07m3. Cody Jones, Kent State J2.07m5. John Dahlstrand, Akron 2.03m6. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo J2.03m7. Matt Gambill, Miami 1.98m7. Ryan Brumfield, EMU 1.98m9. Jakob Leon, Akron J1.98m10. Kenneth Agree, Kent State J1.98m11. John Strickland, Buffalo 1.93m12. Tyler Jones, Kent State J1.93m13. Matt Mueller, CMU J1.93m

Pole Vault1. Shawn Barber, Akron 5.40m2. Max Babits, EMU 5.30m3. Joseph Wesley, Akron 5.20m4. Shawn Light, Akron 5.05m5. Joe Tesner, EMU 4.90m6. Jesse Oxley, Kent State J4.90m7. Sam Wildeman, Miami 4.75m7. Cory Miller, Kent State 4.75m9. Dylan Stites, EMU 4.60m

Long Jump1. Sam Spallinger, Miami 7.43m2. John Cantwell, Miami 7.40m3. Diavonte Smith, CMU 7.37m4. Bryan Jones, Akron 7.28m5. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 7.13m6. Donald McCann, Buffalo 7.11m7. Austin Ashby, Buffalo 7.08m8. Darien Spann, Akron 7.02m9. Ryan Brumfield, EMU 6.93m10. Calen Settles, Miami 6.84m11. Nathan Chronister, Akron 6.76m12. Craig Mauldin, CMU 6.73m13. Dylan Shirley, Kent State 6.44m14. Michael Johnson, CMU 6.39m

Triple Jump1. Austin Price, Buffalo 15.18m2. John Cantwell, Miami 14.60m3. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 14.53m4. De’Vion Tate, Akron 14.48m5. Justin Bailey, Kent State 14.38m6. John Dahlstrand, Akron 14.19m7. Douglas Hannon, Buffalo 14.05m8. Colin Killins, Kent State 14.16m9. Craig Mauldin, CMU 14.04m10. Jailyn Twitty, Kent State 13.88m11. Solomon Ijah, EMU 13.49m12. Michael Johnson, CMU 13.40m13. Calen Settles, Miami 13.12m

1500m1. Jarrod Eick, Miami 3:51.662. Grzegorz Kalinowski, EMU 3:52.153. Brad Hough, Akron 3:52.974. Grant Onken, Kent State 3:54.205. Brian Crimmins, Buffalo 3:54.516. Ian Hancke, EMU 3:55.177. Daryl Smith, EMU 3:56.118. Anderson Lee, CMU 3:56.639. Cameron Bruce, Buffalo 3:59.5410. Ben Wynsma, CMU 4:05.5211. Nathan Sanchez, CMU 4:11.47

3000m Steeplechase1. Daryl Smith, EMU 9:02.862. Ethan Lievense, CMU 9:09.513. Andrew Goodwin, Kent State 9:13.274. Brett Wagner, Miami 9:20.965. Nick Petro, EMU 9:22.936. Monte Scott, CMU 9:28.157. Ryan Moncrieff, Miami 9:31.508. Ben Wynsma, CMU 9:43.519. Isaac Hagen, Buffalo 9:51.2810. Matthew Pelletier, Miami 9:56.2511. Cody Chabola, EMU 10:03.24

5000m1. Michael Heller, Kent State 14:39.722. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 14:40.133. Stephen Kiplagat, Miami 14:41.984. Kyle Cochrun, Akron 14:44.525. Warren Witchell, EMU 14:46.086. Ethan Lievense, CMU 14:46.507. Jarrod Eick, Miami 14:57.228. Daniel Garleb, Miami 14:57.249. Brad Hough, Akron 15:03.1510. Nate Ghena, CMU 15:07.6911. Trevor Norris, Akron 15:14.0112. Kevin Budge, Kent State 15:22.95

10,000m1. Michael Heller, Kent State 30:52.642. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 30:58.723. Warren Witchell, EMU 31:12.774. David Wing, Miami 31:17.695. Kevin Budge, Kent State 31:18.976. Kyle Cochrun, Akron 31:21.657. Nate Ghena, CMU 31:22.358. Matt Marol, Miami 31:27.219. Trevor Norris, Akron 31:33.4510. Tanner Pesonen, CMU 31:47.2811. Cameron Trinh, EMU 33:06.6912. John Inzina, Buffalo 33:15.36

4x100m Relay1. Scott, Bolton, Williams, Saunders; EMU 40.472. Seifert, Gordon, Barnes, Scales; Kent State 40.733. Walker, Owens, Ruby, Turnage; Akron 40.934. Powell, Holman, Mitchell, Smith; CMU 41.105. Bodrick, Spallinger, Combs, Hargrove; Miami 41.50

4x400m Relay1. Dunlap, Brown, Swords, Bailey; Kent State 3:11.112. Weems, Hiltner, Genovesi, Walker; Akron 3:11.353. Scott, Bolton, Elam, Ervin; EMU 3:11.514. Coburn, Balzano, Bodrick, Hargrove; Miami 3:12.635. Cummiskey, Scheving, Cole, Crimmins; Buffalo 3:16.426. Holman, Cargill, Barrett, Scott; CMU 3:17.18

Shot Put1. Jonathan Jones, Buffalo 19.09m2. Nicholas Banke, Akron 17.19m3. Michael King, Kent State 17.13m4. Robert Stein, Miami 16.20m5. Casey Slane, Akron 15.86m6. Travis Harris, EMU 15.85m7. Paul Golen, Miami 15.40m8. Robert Mitman, Akron 15.26m9. Ryan McNulty, EMU 14.73m

Discus Throw1. Nicholas Banke, Akron 55.71m2. Matthias Tayala, Kent State 53.90m3. Reginald Jagers, Kent State 51.23m4. Evan Palmer, Buffalo 51.10m5. Cole Walderzak, CMU 50.13m6. Michael King, Kent State 47.39m7. Paul Golen, Miami 46.19m8. Robert Mitman, Akron 45.72m9. Anthony Jones, EMU 45.65m10. Bjorn Johansson, Akron 43.70m11. Travis Harris, EMU 42.81m12. Robert Stein, Miami 42.05m13. Lucas Ferguson, Miami 39.25m

Hammer Throw1. Matthias Tayala, Kent State 65.69m2. Nicholas Banke, Akron 59.25m3. Calvin Jackson, CMU 54.48m4. Jordan Paul, Akron 54.45m5. Zachary Shull, Akron 52.87m6. Cole Walderzak, CMU 52.73m7. Anthony Jones, EMU 52.64m8. Evan Palmer, Buffalo 51.43m9. Reginald Jagers, Kent State 50.98m

Javelin Throw1. Brian Florek, Kent State 68.10m2. Jacob Sunday, Buffalo 66.77m3. Bryce Lemon, Akron 64.80m4. Tyler Yee, Mimai 64.35m5. Casey Garbaty, Buffalo 63.39m6. Bryan Dowdell, Akron 62.08m7. Bryan Jones 60.43m8. Taylor Celestin, Miami 56.93m9. Brandon McCleese, CMU 54.08m10. Julius Collier, EMU 46.53m

Decathlon1. Alex McCune, Akron 74112. Bjorn Johansson, Akron 71823. Solomon Ijah, EMU 70924. Bryan Jones, Akron 70785. Sam Chester, Miami 67256. Dexter Shreve, Kent State 66957. Tim Reynolds 65668. Kyle Tywon, Kent State 65609. Levi Selvig, EMU 626310. Kevin Enck, Buffalo 613811. Mike Morgan, Buffalo 6029

EMU All-MAC First Team SelectionsCameron Bolton

Jay SaundersChris ScottDaryl Smith

Matthew Williams

EMU All-MAC Second Team SelectionsMax Babits

Grzegorz KalinowskiTerefe Ejigu

MVP: Nicholas Banke, AkronMost Outstanding Track Performer: Shawn Barber, Akron

Most Outstanding Field Performer: Mike Heller, Kent StateCoach of the Year: Dennis Mitchell, Akron

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60m1. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 6.792. Dominique Watson, Akron 6.823. Miles Lewis, Buffalo 6.824. Ross Parsons, CMU 6.865. Cody Seifert, Kent State 6.876. Manley Waller, Akron 6.897. Greg Knaus, CMU 6.968. Andre Britton, Buffalo 7.00

60m Hurdles1. Renaldo Powell, CMU 8.062. Mitchell Seawood, Kent State 8.153. Cory Noeker, CMU 8.204. Jacob Wray, Buffalo 8.325. levi Selvig, EMU 8.426. Kyle Tywon, Kent State 8.457. Parker Scott, CMU 8.498. Alex McCune, Akron 8.55

200m1. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 21.702. Cameron Bolton, EMU 21.763. Ross Parsons, CMU 21.764. Dominique Watson, Akron 21.765. Manley Waller, Akron 21.766. Miles Lewis, Buffalo 21.787. Jairus Saunders, EMU 22.018. Andre Britton, Buffalo 22.05

400m1. Chris Scott, EMU 47.952. Cameron Bolton, EMU 48.023. Nick Owens, Akron 48.264. Dave Ashcraft, CMU 48.455. Sean Weems, Akron 48.476. Dillon Corbett, Kent State 48.967. William Cole, Buffalo 53.098. Laron Brown III, ent State 1:09.76

800m1. Gabriel Genovesi, Akron 1:52.722. Josh George, EMU 1:52.843. Joshua Schmidt, Kent State 1:52.864. Willie Brown, akron 1:53.605. Chris Hall, EMU 1:54.026. Marteze Roper, Kent State 1:54.627. Lucas Bade, CMU 1:55.088. Colin Pettiford, Kent State 1:55.179. James Gnecco, Akron 1:56.20

Mile1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 4:08.462. Grzegorz Kalinowski, EMU 4:08.813. Brad Hough, Akron 4:09.394. Nicholas Stroemple, Akron 4:09.605. John Minen, Kent State 4:09.736. Andrew Goodwin, Kent State 4:12.507. Cole Sanseverino, EMU 4:13.028. Stephen Fischer, Kent State 4:14.569. Ben Wynsma, CMU 4:16.4710. Nathan Huff, CMU 4:18.6211. Zachary Goulet, Akron 4:20.4512. A.J. Nasello, Buffalo 4:27.2113. Cord Sgaglio, Buffalo 4:31.65

Long Jump1. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 7.40m2. Darien Spann, Akron 7.07m3. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 7.06m4. Kevin Bacon, CMU 6.98m5. Rob Falchi, Kent State 6.91m6. Brian Archie, Buffalo 6.88m7. Nathan Chronister, Akron 6.87m8. Robert Tarpley, EMU 6.68m9. Diavonte Smith, CMU 6.66m10. Andrew Linebarger, kent State 6.60m11. Sigismund Ajavon, Buffalo 6.57m12. Justin Bailey, Kent State 5.53m

Triple Jump1. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 14.96m2. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 14.79m3. Rob Falchi, Kent State 14.78m4. Austin Price, Buffalo 14.66m5. Andrew linebarger, Kent State 14.48m6. Justin Bailey, Kent State 14.46m7. John Dahlstrand, Akron 14.13m8. Douglas Hannon, Buffalo 14.08m9. Anthony Bradley, EMU 13.88m10. Arron Davis, EMU 13.42m11. Darien Spann, Akron 13.09m

Shot Put1. Nicholas Banke, Akron 18.08m2. Corey Knox, Buffalo 17.64m3. George Flanner, CMU 16.82m4. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 16.75m5. Shane Smith, Buffalo 16.46m6. Mychael King, CMU 16.44m7. Randy Rue, kent State 16.25m8. Marcus Vicars, Kent State 15.82m9. Keith Williams, EMU 15.65m

Weight Throw1. Eric Hubbard, Akron 19.86m2. Ryan McCullough, CMU 19.38m3. Bo Crabtree, Kent State 19.08m4. Nicholas Banke, Akron 18.78m5. Teron Turner, EMU 18.46m6. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 18.13m7. Calvin Jackosn, CMU 17.50m8. Robert Golabek, Buffalo 17.46m9. Jordan Paul, Akron 16.69m10. Erik Myyra, EMU 14.68m

Heptathlon1. Josh Kettlewell, CMU 54652. Alex McCune, Akron 51403. Tim Reynolds, CMU 51044. Dexter Shreve, Kent State 50065. Tyler Jones, Kent State 49536. Kevin Enck, Buffalo 49037. Kyle Tywon, Kent State 48728. Bryan Jones, Akron 46159. David Papenhagen, EMU 4534

3000m1. Tecumseh Adams, CMU 8:36.562. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 8:37.743. Kyle Stacks, CMU 8:37.784. John Minen, Kent State 8:39.095. Brad Hough, Akron 8:39.516. Michael Heller, Kent State 8:39.957. Ian Hancke, EMU 8:39.968. Stephen Fischer, Kent State 8:43.479. Daryl Smith, EMU 8:45.6210. John Inzina, Buffalo 8:46.5711. Ethan Lievense, CMU 8:48.5512. Dylan Conway, Buffalo 8:49.0813. Joe McCoy, Akron 8:57.5114. Nicholas Stroemple, Akron 8:58.3615. Zach Ahart, Buffalo 9:01.02

5000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 14:14.062. Tecumseh adams, CMU 14:22.583. Michael Heller, kent State 14:32.864. Kyle Stacks, CMU 14:38.205. Austin Hendrix, EMU 14:43.316. Dylan Conway, Buffalo 14:43.697. Kyle Cochrun, Akron 14:49.948. Dylan Papp, Akron 14:51.709. Jacob Hagen, Buffalo 14:56.9510. Jason Drudge, CMU 14:57.7611. Andris Goncarovs, Buffalo 15:20.6712. Harry Dixon, EMU 15:23.52

4x400m Relay1. Pryce, Owens, Weems, Genovesi; Akron 3:14.052. Holman, Parsons, Thomas, Ashcraft; CMU 3:14.193. Dunlap, Roper, Corbett, Schmidt; Kent State 3:14.844. Scott, Hall, Holland, Bolton; EMU 3:15.315. Lewis, Britton, Hannon, Mask; Buffalo 3:16.96

4000m DMR1. Goulet, Brown, Genovesi, Hough; Akron 9:47.732. Fischer, Dunlap, Schmidt, Minen; Kent State 9:49.773. Sanseverino, Holland, Hall, Kalinowski; EMU 9:50.814. Sanchez, Mitchell, Bade, Huff; CMU 9:58.045. Sgaglio, Hannon, Nasello, Inzina; Buffalo 10:34.49

Pole Vault1. Joe Wesley, Akron 5.21m2. Daniel Garrett, Akron 5.21m3. Shawn Light, Akron 5.11m4. Josh Kettlewell, CMU 4.96m5. Derek Hopkins, Kent State 4.96m6. Joe Tesner, EMU 4.81m7. Daniel Reynolds, Buffalo 4.81m8. Max Babits, EMU 4.81m9. Elliott Tedquist, Kent State 4.81m10. Craig Howard, Buffalo 4.66m11. Tim Reynolds, CMU 4.66m12. Joseph Jankowski, CMU 4.51m

High Jump1. Kenneth Agee, Kent State 2.15m2. Dean Wood, Kent State 2.10m3. Martell Durant, Akron 2.10m4. Jakob Leon, akron 2.05m5. Ruben Belen, Kent State 2.05m6. Chris Reape, Buffalo 2.05m7. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 2.05m8. Jacob Behmlander, CMU 2.00m9. John Strickland, Buffalo 2.00m10. Andrew Kruskamp, CMU 2.00m11. Caden Johnson, Akron 1.95m

MVP: Terefe Ejigu, EMUMost Outstanding Track Performer: Gabriel Genovesi, Akron

Most Outstanding Field Performer: Daryl Baptiste, AkronCoach of the Year: Dennis Mitchell, Akron

EMU All-MAC First Team SelectionsTerefe EjiguChris Scott

EMU All-MAC Second Team SelectionsCameron Bolton

Josh GeorgeGrzegorz Kalinowski

MVP: Terefe Ejigu, EMUMost Outstanding Track Performer: Jahquil Hargrove, MiamiMost Outstanding Field Performer: Ryan McCullough, CMU

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Coach of the Year: Dennis Mitchell, Akron

EMU All-MAC First Team SelectionsTerefe EjiguJosh George

Cole SanseverinoDonald Scott

EMU All-MAC Second Team SelectionsCameron Bolton

Harry DixonChris Hall

Grzegorz KalinowskiJairus Saunders

Chris ScottDaryl Smith

Final Standings1. Akron 1612. Kent State 1503. Central Michigan 1374. Eastern Michigan 1305. Buffalo 1196. Miami 111

100m1. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 10.532. Miles Lewis, Buffalo 10.573. Dominique Watson, Akron 10.654. Andre Britton, Buffalo 10.715. Ross Parsons, CMU 10.756. Cody Seifert, Kent State 10.847. Jairus Saunders, EMU 10.888. Miles Dunlap, Kent State 10.99

110m Hurdles1. JaShawn Combs, Miami 14.402. Cory Noeker, CMU 14.453. Jordan Goffena, Miami 14.464. Sam Chester, Miami 14.525. Mitchell Seawood, Kent State 14.666. Renaldo Powell, CMU 14.667. Brandon Piligia, CMU 15.04

200m1. Miles Lewis, Buffalo 21.332. Andre Britton, Buffalo 21.463. Jahquil Hargrove, Miami 21.474. Dominique Watson, Akron 21.475. Ross Parsons, CMU 21.536. Cameron Bolton, EMU 21.737. Jairus Saunders, EMU 21.798. Princeton Bryson 1:07.07

400m1. Jahquil Hargrove, Miami 46.622. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 46.913. Dave Ashcraft, CMU 47.884. Clay Holman, CMU 48.185. Nick Owens, Akron 48.536. Chris Scott, EMU 48.667. Robert Balzano, Miami 48.77

400m Hurdles1. Brandon Post, CMU 52.112. William Cole, Buffalo 52.293. J’Lani Pryce, Akron 52.834. Miles Dunlap, Kent Stte 53.045. Skyler Coburn, Miami 53.056. Parker Scott, CMU 53.947. Fontaine Holland, EMU 54.398. Cory Noeker, CMU 55.52

800m1. Josh George, EMU 1:51.682. Kevin Brown, Miami 1:52.023. Gabriel Genovesi, Akron 1:52.034. Joshua Schmidt, Kent State 1:52.495. Marteze Roper, Kent State 1:52.646. Austin Hendrix, EMU 1:53.227. Lucase Bade, CMU 1:54.728. Nathan Sanchez, CMU 1:54.90

Pole Vault1. Shawn Light, Akron 5.08m2. Joe Wesley, Akron 5.08m3. Max Babits, EMU 4.93m4. Matt Rudin, Miami 4.93m5. Joe Tesner, EMU 4.78m6. Sam Wildeman, Miami 4.78m7. Daniel Reynolds, Buffalo 4.63m8. Derek Hopkins, Kent State 4.63m9. Elliott Tedquist, Kent State 4.48m

High Jump1. John Strickland, Buffalo 2.07m2. Kenneth Agee, Kent State 2.07m3. Jakob Leon, Akron 2.07m4. Chris Reape, Buffalo 2.07m5. Martel Durant, akron 2.03m6. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 2.03m7. Ryan Brumfield, EMU 2.03m8. Justin Bailey, Kent State 2.03m9. John Dahlstrand, Akron 1.98m10. Jacob Behmlander, CMU 1.98m11. Matt Gambill, Miami 1.93m

Long Jump1. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 7.51m2. Rob Falchi, Kent State 7.43.m3. Darien Spann, Akron 7.37m4. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 7.33m5. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 7.15m6. Reggie Mitchell, Miami 7.13m7. John Cantwell, Miami 7.02m8. Donald McCann, Buffalo 6.83m9. Brian Archie, Buffalo 6.68m10. Robert Tarpley, EMU 6.51m11. Jordan Goffena, Miami 6.43m12. Kevin Bacon, CMU 6.00m

Triple Jump1. Donald Scott, EMU 15.67m2. Rob Falchi, Kent State 15.23m3. Justin Bailey, Kent State 14.94m4. Andrew Linebarger, Kent State 14.84m5. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 14.79m6. Arron Davis, EMU 14.74m7. John Cantwell, Miami 14.31m8. John Dahlstrand, Akron 14.16m9. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 14.15m10. Marvin Cox, Buffalo 14.10m11. Douglas Hannon, Buffalo 13.97m12. Anthony Bradley, EMU 13.82m13. Reggie Mitchell, Miami 12.90m

1500m1. Cole Sanseverino, EMU 3:49.542. Grzegorz Kalinowski, EMU 3:50.263. Jarod Eick, Miami 3:51.074. Brad Hough, Akron 3:51.285. Zachary Goulet, Akron 3:51.526. Nicholas Stroemple, Akron 3:51.737. John Minen, Kent State 3:52.428. Nathan Sanchez, CMU 3:52.679. Warren Witchell, EMU 3:54.3110. Stephen Fischer, Kent State 3:54.5311. Nathan Huff, CMU 3:55.8812. Brian Gallagher, Miami 3:57.8713. Andrew Goodwin, Kent State 3:58.5614. Brandon Cowles, Buffalo 4:01.49

3000m Steeplechase1. Joe McCoy, Akron 9:08.032. Daryl Smith, EMU 9:15.873. Ethan Lievense, CMU 9:16.854. Nick Petro, EMU 9:22.395. Ben Wynsma, CMU 9:29.226. Michael Heller, Kent State 9:30.417. Andy Knapp, Akron 9:31.958. Cody Chabola, EMU 9:51.279. Ryan Moncrieff, Miami 10:04.5910. Brett Wagner, Miami 10:24.85

5000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 15:11.382. Michael Heller, kent State 15:13.063. Kyle Stacks, CMU 15:14.814. Andy Knapp, Akron 15:15.905. Ian Hancke, EMU 15:16.816. John Inzina, Buffalo 15:18.267. Brad Hough, Akron 15:19.768. Daryl Smith, EMU 15:20.649. Ethan Lievense, CMU 15:25.0110. Kyle Cochrun, Akron 15:25.7511. Zach Ahart, Buffalo 15:28.7812. Matt Marol, Miami 15:31.6013. Matt Lutzke, CMU 15:33.3914. Jarod Eick, Miami 15:45.9715. Andrew Goodwin, Kent State 15:50.5316. Isaac Hagen, Buffalo 15:2.2717. Daniel Garleb, Miami 15:56.63

10,000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 31:13.712. Harry Dixon, EMU 31:14.243. Kyle Stacks, CMU 31:22.604. Dylan Conway, Buffalo 31:24.595. Matt Marol, Miami 31:28.006. David Wing, Miami 31:30.057. John Inzina, Buffalo 31:31.748. Andris Goncarovs, Buffalo 31:35.939. James Hughes, EMU 31:37.9010. Jason Drudge, CMU 31:43.9611. Matt Lutzke, CMU 31:45.3512. Kyle Cochrun, CMU 31:45.3513. Matt Kahl, Akron 32:10.7114. Brian Dudek, Akron 32:56.71

4x100m Relay1. Seifert, Bryson, Dunlap, Bailey; Kent State 40.662. Bell, Britton, Lewis, Young; Buffalo 41.163. Scott, Bolton, Delgado, Saunders; EMU 41.344. Powell, Knaus, Mitchell, Parsons; CMU 41.355. Waller, Pryce, Spann, Watson; Akron 41.646. Chester, Combs, Cantwell, Mitchell; Miami 42.71

4x400m Relay1. Corbett, Schmidt, Swords, Bailey; Kent State 3:13.442. Saunders, Scott, Hall, Bolton; EMU 3:14.443. Coburn, Coffin, Balzano, Hargrove; Miami 3:15.744. Holman, Parsons, Bade, Ashcraft; CMU 3:17.475. Lewis, Hannon, Bell, Britton; Buffalo 3:24.52

Shot Put1. Robert Golabek, Buffalo 18.71m2. Nicholas Banke, Akron 17.29m3. Alex Rose, CMU 16.98m4. Adam Ruiz, Miami 16.96m5. Corey Knox, Buffalo 16.90m6. Mychael King, CMU 16.73m7. Randy Rue, Kent State 16.58m8. Marcus Vicars, Kent State 16.53m9. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 16.28m10. Robert Stein, Miami 16.03m11. Andrew Meyer, EMU 16.03m12. George Flanner, CMU 15.74m13. Nathan Hoch, Miami 15.59m14. Keith Williams, EMU 15.54m15. Shane Smith, Buffalo 15.14m

Discus Throw1. Alex rose, CMU 55.11m2. Corey Knox, Buffalo 53.82m3. Matthias Tayala, Kent State 53.77m4. Nicholas Banke, Akron 53.73m5. Nathan Hoch, Miami 52.94m6. Aaron Crabtree, kent State 51.53m7. Ryan McCullough, CMU 51.08m8. Kevin Mays, CMU 49.97m9. Shane Smith, Buffalo 49.82m10. Robert Stein, Miami 48.7311. Adam Ruiz, Miami 46.22m12. Andrew Meyer, EMU 44.07m13. Marcus Vicars, Kent State 43.47m

Hammer Throw1. Ryan McCullough, CMU 64.20m2. Eric Hubbard, Akron 62.96m3. Kevin Mays, CMU 60.96m4. Matthias Tayala, Kent State 59.47m5. Bo Crabtree, Kent State 56.89m6. Nicholas Banke, Akron 56.54m7. Calvin Jackson, CMU 55.06m8. Erik Myyra, EMU 54.78m9. Robert Stein, Miami 52.81m10. Adam Ruiz, Miami 52.73m11. Marcus Vicars, Kent State 52.16m12. Bo Zeigler, Akron 51.64m

Javelin Throw1. Robert Robbins, Kent State 64.17m2. Brian Florek, Kent State 62.86m3. Jacob Sunday, Buffalo 62.18m4. Kyle Smith, CMU 60.17m5. Bryan Dowdell, Akron 58.24m6. Bryce Lemon, Akron 57.38m7. Matt Rudin, Miami 52.31m8. Taylor Celestin, Miami 52.07m9. John Brockman, Miami 50.34m10. Alex McCune, Akron 45.56m

Decathlon1. Bryan Jones, Akron 72762. Jordan Goffena, Miami 72153. Josh Kettlewell, CMU 68814. Alex McCune, Akron 68465. Tim Reynolds, CMU 67016. Sam Chester, Miami 66637. John Dahlstrand, Akron 63398. Kyle Tywon, Kent State 62699. Kevin Enck, Buffalo 606210. David Papenhagen, EMU 5741

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60m1. Clint Allen, EMU 6.762. Collister Fahie, Akron 6.763. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 6.774. Nathaniel Scales, Kent State 6.805. Ross Parsons, CMU 6.866. Koleon Prescott, EMU 6.887. Dominique Watson, Akron 6.898. Marcus Ferguson, Akron 6.90

60m Hurdles1. Vanier Joseph, EMU 7.752. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 7.913. Kevin Lanier, EMU 8.024. Mitchell Seawood, Kent State 8.065. Renaldo Powell, CMU 8.066. Austin Archibald, Buffalo 8.177. Andrew Omoregie, Buffalo 8.208. Jamal Norward, Buffalo 8.25

200m1. Phil Ferguson, Akron 21.542. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 21.613. Nathaniel Scales, Kent State 22.044. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 22.135. Jairus Saunders, EMU 22.176. Koleon Prescott, EMU 22.257. Brian Smith, Buffalo 22.268. Ross Parson, CMU 22.43

400m1. Bryson Spratling, EMU 48.092. Phil Ferguson, Akron 48.333. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 48.974. Chris Scott, EMU 49.105. KC LaCross, Akron 49.366. Javon Walker, Kent State 49.637. J’Lani Pryce, Akron 49.998. Matt Moffett, Kent State 50.37

800m1. Willie Brown, Akron 1:51.772. Destin Heasley, Kent State 1:52.483. Josh George, EMU 1:53.444. Moise Frisch, EMU 1:54.145. Gabriel Genovesi, Akron 1:54.436. Marteze Roper, Kent State 1:54.647. Shaun Brummert, Buffalo 1:54.858. Kyle Fortin, EMU 1:55.719. Max Hiltner, Akron 1:59.19

Mile1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 4:13.392. Max Hilter, Akron 4:13.913. Zachary Goulet, Akron 4:15.644. Matt Hammersmith, EMU 4:16.475. Tecumseh Adams, CMU 4:17.066. Stephen Fischer, Kent State 4:18.297. Michael Pressler, Buffalo 4:19.928. Steve Houghmaster, Buffalo 4:20.149. Brad Hough, Akron 4:20.9310. Michael Heller, Kent State 4:23.2011. Colin Pettiford, Kent State 4:28.25

Long Jump1. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 7.53m2. Collister Fahie, Akron 7.51m3. Rob Falchi, Kent State 7.25m4. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 7.18m5. Kevin Bacon, CMU 7.06m6. Kevin Lanier, EMU 6.99m7. Jonathan Alexis, Buffalo 6.80m8. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 6.80m9. Brian Archie, Buffalo 6.79m10. Jeremy Natter, Kent State 6.41m11. Danny Ngo, EMU 6.40m

Triple Jump1. Rob Falchi, Kent State 15.42m2. Collister Fahie, Akron 15.39m3. Andrew Linebarger, Kent State 14.87m4. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 14.27m5. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 14.23m6. Anthony Bradley, EMU 13.90m7. Michael Schober, Kent State 13.80m8. Eugene kennedy, Buffalo 13.79m9. Marvin Cox, Buffalo 13.66m10. Kevin Bacon, CMU 13.18m11. Darien Spann, Akron 12.99m12. Heritier Ndele, EMU 12.73m

Shot Put1. Robert Golabek, Buffalo 18.59m2. Alex Rose, CMU 17.75m3. Cory Knox, Buffalo 17.19m4. John Calvert, CMU 16.91m5. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 16.90m6. Nicholas Banke, Akron 16.55m7. Andrew Meyer, EMU 16.31m8. Marcus Vicars, Kent State 16.29m9. Mychael King, CMU 16.24m10. Randy Rue, Kent State 15.94m11. Austin Levering, Akron 15.75m

Weight Throw1. Kevin Mays, CMU 20.58m2. Matt Pfleger, Kent State 20.01m3. Matthew Gac, Buffalo 19.05m4. Ryan McCullough, CMU 18.89m5. Bo Crabtree, Kent State 18.59m6. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 18.40m7. Eric Hubbard, Akron 17.99m8. Nicholas Banke, Akron 17.73m9. Austin levering, Akron 16.68m10. Alex Rose, CMU 15.22m

Heptathlon1. Russell Cameron, Buffalo 53642. Dexter Shreve, Kent State 53043. Michael Schober, Kent State 52884. Josh Kettlewell, CMU 52145. Bjorn Johansson, Akron 51766. Tim Reynolds, CMU 50987. Jamey Robson, Akron 48998. Tim Fuller, EMU 4349

3000m1. Kiplangat Tisia, Kent State 8:30.592. John Inzina, Buffalo 8:32.123. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 8:33.644. Joe McCoy, Akron 8:34.515. Andy Morgan, Akron 8:35.136. Chris Pankow, CMU 8:35.527. Dylan Conway, Buffalo 8:37.738. Scott Meyers, Akron 8:44.939. Cole Sanseverino, EMU 8:52.3610. Austin Hendrix, EMU 8:53.0111. Jason Drudge, CMU 8:55.3212. Michael Heller, Kent State 9:06.2613. Andrew Goodwin, Kent State 9:07.47

5000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 14:37.932. Kiplangat Tisia, Kent State 14:41.473. Scott Meyers, Akron 14:47.094. Dylan Conway, Buffalo 14:48.975. Chris Pankow, CMU 14:59.176. Jacob Hagen, Buffalo 15:04.327. Dylan Papp, Akron 15:09.818. Kyle Wheeler, Akron 15:15.859. Jeremy Kiley, CMU 15:18.5410. James Hughes, EMU 15:25.3311. Jason Drudge, CMU 15:30.9112. Austin Hendrix, EMU 14:40.1413. Daniel Bullard, Kent State 15:45.60

4x400m Relay1. Moffett, Walker, Heasley, Bailey; Kent State 3:17.802. LaCross, Pryce, Genovesi, Brown; Akron 3:18.223. Holman, Powell, Thomas, Post; CMU 3:20.934. Smith, Bechford, Brummert, Bauman; Buffalo 3:23.53

4000m DMR1. Goulet, Pryce, McCoy, Hough; Akron 10:00.162. Inzina, Hannon, Houghmaster, Pressler; Buffalo 10:08.203. Holman, Powell, Thomas, Post; CMU 10:08.234. Pettiford, Moffett, Schmidt, Fisher; Kent State 10:09.05

Pole Vault1. Michael Uhle, Akron 5.10m 2. Joe Wesley, Akron 5.10m3. Daniel Garrett, Akron 4.95m4. Joe Tesner, EMU 4.80m5. Max Babits, EMU 4.80m6. Josh Kettlewell, CMU 4.65m7. Joseph Jankowski, CMU 4.65m8. Tim Reynolds, CMU 4.50m9. Adam Hume, Buffalo 4.50m10. Derek Hopkins, Kent State 4.50m

High Jump1. Michael McCall, Akron 2.05m2. Dean Wood, Kent State 2.05m3. Jacob McDonald, CMU 2.05m4. Kenneth Agee, Kent State 2.00m5. Ruben Belen, Kent State 2.00m6. Eugene Kennedy, Buffalo 2.00m7. Kevin Bacon, CMU 1.95m8. Andrew Kruskamp, CMU 1.95m9. Jakob Leon, Akron 1.95m10. Heritier Ndele, EMU 1.95m

MVP: Terefe Ejigu, EMUMost Outstanding Track Performer: Vanier Joseph, EMU

Most Outstanding Field Performer: Kevin Mays, CMUCoach of the Year: Dennis Mitchell, Akron

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Final Standings1. Akron 198.502. Kent State 165.503. Central Michigan 1194. Eastern Michigan 1124. Buffalo 1125. Miami 105

100m1. Clint Allen, EMU 10.342. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 10.503. Nathaniel Sclaes, Kent State 10.514. Ross parsons, CMU 10.525. Dominique Watson, Akron 10.616. Ryan Brooks, CMU 10.627. Brian Smith, Buffalo 10.648. Greg Knaus, CMU 10.709. Jairus Saunders, EMU 10.7110. Dontell Higgins, Kent State 10.7311. Lorenzo Brazzell, Akron 10.7712. Marcus Ferguson, Akron 10.8113. Andre Britton, Buffalo 10.9414. Brian Archi, Buffalo 11.0615. Reggie Mitchell, Miami 11.10

110m Hurdles1. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 14.142. Mitchell Seawood, Kent State 14.373. Andrew Omoregie, Buffalo 14.394. Austin Archibald, Buffalo 14.555. Jordan Goffena, Miami 14.576. Cory Noeker, CMU 14.597. Renaldo Powell, CMU 14.80

200m1. Brian Smith, Buffalo 21.122. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 21.153. Clint Allen, EMU 21.294. Ross Parsons, CMU 21.335. Chris Scott, EMU 21.486. Ryan Brooks, CMU 21.507. Greg Knaus, CMU 21.598. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 21.629. Justinn Eddie, Miami 21.7610. Lorenzo Brazzell, Akron 21.7711. Jairus Saunders, EMU 21.8012. Nathaniel Scales, Kent State 22.0113. Marcus Ferguson, Akron 22.13

400m1. Bryce Spratling, EMU 46.652. Jaquil Hargrove, Miami 47.683. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 47.934. Chris Scott, EMU 48.605. Javon Walker, Kent State 48.786. Matt Moffett, Kent State 48.847. Justinn Eddie, Miami 49.148. Christopher Thomas, CMU 49.499. Dave Ashcraft, CMU 49.8410. Clay Holman, CMU 50.14

400m Hurdles1. William Cole, Buffalo 51.742. KC LaCross, Akron 51.853. Parker Scott, CMU 54.764. Steve McLean, Kent State 55.145. Michael McCarty, Miami 55.396. Douglas Hannon, Buffalo 55.707. Renaldo Powell, CMU 55.758. Cory Noeker, CMU 1:03.91

800m1. Willie Brown, Akron 1:51.462. Marteze Roper, Kent State 1:54.793. Gabriel Genovesi, Akron 1:55.024. Kevin Brown, Miami 1:55.135. Collin Pettiford, Kent State 1:55.376. Jack Spilman, Miami 1:55.577. John Bauman, Buffalo 1:55.668. Wade Coffin, Miami 1:55.899. Shaun Brummert, Buffalo 1:56.4510. Nathan Sanchez, CMU 1:56.5411. Ryan Zillmann, Buffalo 1:56.9812. Kyle Fortin, EMU 1:58.2513. Wes Stoody, EMU 2:00.1414. Keith Zech, CMU 2:01.2715. Max Hiltner, Akron 2:01.76

Pole Vault1. Kenny Owens, Akron 5.06m2. Daniel Garrett, Akron 4.96m3. Derek Hopkins, Kent State 4.85m4. Max Babits, EMU J4.85m5. Adam Lohner, CMU 4.70m6. Joe Tesner, EMU J4.70m7. Joe Wesley, Akron J4.70m8. Adam Hume, Buffalo J4.70m9. Tim Reynolds, CMU 4.55m10. Sam Wildeman, Miami J4.55m11. Joey Jankowski, CMU J4.55m

High Jump1. Michael McCall, Akron 2.11m2. Dean Wood, Kent State 2.07m3. Kenneth Agee, Kent State 2.03m4. Michael Schober, Kent State 1.98m5. Jakob Leon, Akron 1.98m6. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo J1.98m7. Jacob McDonald, CMU J1.98m8. Andrew Kruskamp, CMU 1.93m9. Matt Gambill, Miami J1.93m9. Eugene Kennedy, Buffalo J1.93m9. Peter Bligh, Buffalo J1.93m12. David Serrano, Miami 1.88m

Long Jump1. Collister Fahie, Akron 7.74m2. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 7.69m3. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 7.42m4. Rob Falchi, Kent State 7.38m5. Sam Spallinger, Miami 7.29m6. Brian Archi, Buffalo J7.29m7. Michael McCarty, Miami 7.09m8. Michael Carrol, Kent State 7.04m9. Jonathan Alexis, Buffalo 7.03m10. Kevin Bacon, CMU 7.01m11. Josh Rees, Miami 7.00m12. Christopher Davis, Buffalo 6.45m13. Danny Ngo, EMU 6.44m14. Andrew Linebarger, Kent State 6.27m15. Arron Davis, EMU 6.21m

Triple Jump1. Rob Falchi, Kent State 15.77m2. Donald Scott, EMU 15.42m3. Collister Fahie, Akron 15.00m4. Andrew Linebarger, Kent State 14.35m5. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 14.26m6. Michael Carrol, Kent State 14.23m7. Anthony Bradley, EMU 13.99m8. John Cantwell, Miami J13.99m9. Douglas Hannon, Buffalo 13.96m10. Heritier Ndele, EMU 13.64m11. Eugene Kennedy, Buffalo 13.61m12. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 13.27m13. Matt Losi, Miami 12.90m

1500m1. Tecumseh Adams, CMU 3:54.602. Jarod Eick, Miami 3:55.853. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 3:56.704. Cole Sanseverino, EMU 3:56.795. Nicholas Stroemple, Akron 3:57.676. Brad hough, Akron 3:57.847. Max Hiltner, Arkon 3:57.928. Stephen Fischer, Kent State 3:58.429. Ryan Zillmann, Buffalo 4:00.7810. Andrew Goodwin, Kent State 4:01.5711. Keith Zech, CMU 4:05.71

3000m Steeplechase1. Ryan Bloom, Buffalo 9:14.652. Joe McCoy, Akron 9:14.673. Chris Pankow, CMU 9:19.464. Kiplangat Tisia, Kent State 9:21.225. Robbie Fisher, Miami 9:25.916. Steve Houghmaster, Buffalo 9:25.947. Nick Petro, EMU 9:37.328. Brett Wagner, Miami 9:50.839. Zach Tranter, CMU 9:54.2010. Heath Harris, Akron 10:08.98

5000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 15:10.292. Tecumseh Adams, CMU 15:11.593. Austin Hendrix, EMU 15:13.574. Chris Pankow, CMU 15:17.775. Michael Perry, Miami 15:17.846. Jarod Eick, Miami 15:19.117. Brad Hough, Akron 15:19.428. Steve Houghmaster, Buffalo 15:19.709. John Inzina, Buffalo 15:20.4510. Kiplangat Tisia, Kent State 15:21.9211. Scott Meyers, Akron 15:26.5412. Jason Drudge, CMU 15:31.1713. Daniel Bullard, Kent State 15:32.2714. Nicholas Stroemple, Akron 15:36.7115. Andrew Goodwin, Kent State 15:47.4316. Ryan Bloom, Buffalo 15:52.6217. Matt Wines, EMU 15:54.3218. Daniel Garleb, Miami 15:55.64

10,000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 32:01.372. Austin Hendrix, EMU 32:04.563. Scott Meyers, Akron 32:16.074. Michael Perry, Miami 32:18.685. Heath Harris, Akron 32:24.806. Jacob Hagen, Buffalo 32:25.997. Matt Marol, Miami 32:28.918. Chris Pankow, CMU 32:54.209. Jason Drudge, CMU 33:05.8310. David Eichenberger, Miami 33:10.3911. Matt Hammersmith, EMU 33:31.7212. Daniel Bullard; Kent State 33:35.5113. Jeremy Kiley, CMU 33:39.13

4x100m Relay1. McLean, Princton, Higgins, Scales; Kent State 40.782. Ferguson, Peoples, Fahie, Watson; Akron J40.783. Scott, Allen, Saunders, Spratling; EMU 40.944. Brooks, Knaus, Powell, Parsons; CMU 41.595. Britton, Smith, Archi, Omoregie; Buffalo 41.716. Mitchell, Spallinger, Rees, Eddie; Miami 42.61

4x400m Relay1. Princton, Moffett, Thomas, Walker; Kent State 3:15.152. Holman, Scott, Thomas, Parsons; CMU 3:16.743. Scott, Fortin, Saunders, Spratling; EMU 3:17.744. Smith, Bauman, Brummert, Kennedy; Buffalo 3:18.425. LaCross, Peoples, Genovesi, Brown; Akron 3:18.686. Goffena, Spilman, Hargrove, Eddie; Miami 3:18.73

Shot Put1. Robert Golabek, Buffalo 19.18m2. Adam Ruiz, Miami 16.93m3. Nicholas Banke, Akron 16.76m4. George Flanner, CMU 16.63m5. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 16.56m6. Alex Rose, CMU 16.42m7. John Calvert, CMU 16.30m8. Randy Rue, Kent State 15.96m9. Robert Stein, Miami 14.99m10. Austin Levering, Akron 14.92m11. Andrew Meyer, EMU 14.88m12. Josh Harvey, Miami 14.69m13. Marcus Vicars, Kent State 14.55m

Discus Throw1. Evan Palmer, Buffalo 54.00m2. Matthew Gac, Buffalo 53.84m3. Nathan Hoch, Miami 52.58m4. Nicholas Banke, Akron 52.25m5. Ryan McCullough, CMU 52.03m6. Robert Stein, Miami 51.34m7. Lucas Ferguson, Miami 50.38m8. Randy Rue, Kent State 49.93m9. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 49.28m10. Matt Pfleger, Kent State 48.29m11. Kevin Mays, CMU 47.13m12. Andrew Meyer, EMU 44.69m13. Alex Rose, CMU 44.22m

Hammer Throw1. Matt Pfleger, Kent State 63.92m2. Eric Hubbard, Akron 60.89m3. Ryan McCullough, CMU 59.92m4. Matthew Gac, Buffalo 59.79m5. Evan Palmer, Buffalo 59.65m6. Bo Crabtree, Kent State 57.53m7. Kevin Mays, CMU 56.32m8. Nicholas Banke, Akron 55.87m9. Austin Levering, Akron 54.93m10. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 54.58m11. Adam Ruiz, Miami 52.18m12. Lucas Ferguson, Miami 50.59m13. Andrew Meyer, EMU 43.93m

Javelin Throw1. Tyler Sweet, Akron 65.12m2. Kyle Smith, CMU 62.00m3. Nick Erdesky, Akron 57.87m4. Bryan Jones, Akron 57.62m5. Matt Rudin, Miami 56.01m6. Dean Wood, Kent State 53.40m7. Ruben Belen, Kent State 52.21m8. Taylor Celestin, Miami 52.11m9. John Brockman, Miami 49.35m10. Russell Cameron, Buffalo 47.83m11. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 46.44m12. Nick Rainey, CMU 43.60m

Decathlon1. Bjorn Johansson, Akron 74132. Michael McCarty, Miami 70163. Jordan Goffena, Miami 69944. Tim Reynolds, CMU 69055. Dexter Shreve, Kent State 66776. Bryan Jones, Akron 65027. Michael Schober, Kent State 64628. Jamey Robson, Akron 61849. Tim Fuller, EMU 5243

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Brycen SpratlingClint Allen

EMU All-MAC Second Team SelectionsAustin HendrixDonald Scott

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Most Outstanding Field Performer: Bjorn Johansson, AkronCoach of the Year: Dennis Mitchell, Akron

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60m1. Clint Allen, EMU 6.782. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 6.803. Nathaniel Scales, Kent State 6.874. Koleon Prescott, EMU 6.895. Phil Ferguson, Akron 6.916. Daniel Harris, Buffalo 6.947. Aaron Dobson, Akron 6.988. Nana Adomako, CMU 6.99

60m Hurdles1. Vanier Joseph, EMU 7.992. Jamal Norward, Buffalo 8.123. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 8.154. Renaldo Powell, CMU 8.185. Zach Harper, Akron 8.186. Austin Archibald, Buffalo 8.277. Mitchell Seawood, Kent State 8.318. Greg Keys, Kent State 8.34

200m1. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 21.512. Ackeem Forde, EMU 21.563. Phil Ferguson, Akron 21.604. Clint Allen, EMU 22.065. Koleon Prescott, EMU 22.436. Brian Smith, Buffalo 22.527. Aaron Dobson, Akron 22.728. Kirkston Edwards, CMU 22.75

400m1. Ackeem Forde, EMU 48.392. Curtis Eaton Jr., Kent State 48.893. Christopher Thomas, CMU 49.414. Matt Moffett, Kent State 49.525. Dave Ashcraft, CMU 49.826. James Seale, Akron 49.827. Ezekiel Porter, Buffalo 50.018. William Cole, Buffalo 50.779. Nathan Blackwell, EMU 51.46

800m1. Destin Heasley, Kent State 1:50.842. Blake Figgins, EMU 1:52.183. Joe Mummert, Akron 1:54.424. David Brent, EMU 1:54.755. Shaun Brummert, Buffalo 1:55.196. Colin Pettiford, Kent State 1:55.807. Willie Brown, Akron 1:55.868. Nathan Sanchez, CMU 1:56.159. Stephen Fischer, Kent State 1:56.22

Mile1. David Brent, EMU 4:15.082. Cole Sanseverino, EMU 4:15.273. Michael Heller, Kent State 4:16.834. Austin Hendrix, EMU 4:18.135. Ryan Zillmann, Buffalo 4:19.106. Zachary Goulet, Akron 4:20.067. Scott Hilditch, Kent State 4:21.888. John Bauman, Buffalo 4:25.079. Chris Pankow, CMU 4:25.7110. Adam Stackpole, Akron 4:26.9611. Patrick Gorby, Kent State 4:39.37

Long Jump1. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 7.63m2. Collister Fahie, Akron 7.33m3. Kevin Bacon, CMU J7.33m4. Oliver Walther, EMU 7.16m5. Jeremy Brading, Kent State 6.98m6. Andrew Omoregie, Buffalo J6.98m7. Christopher Davis, Buffalo 6.94m8. Danny Ngo, EMU 6.85m9. Brian Archie, Buffalo 6.73m10. Xavier Clais, EMU 6.57m11. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 6.53m12. Mike McGregor, CMU 6.52m

Triple Jump1. Oliver Walther, EMU 14.94m2. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 14.85m3. Collister Fahie, Akron 14.31m4. Eugene Kennedy, Buffalo 13.52m5. Michael Carrol, Kent State 13.81m6. Kevin Bacon, CMU 13.68m7. Dean Wood, Kent State J13.68m8. Chandler Brown, Buffalo 13.67m9. Michael Schober, Kent State 13.18m10. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 12.90m11. Xavier Clais, EMU 12.29m12. David Simor, EMU 12.16m13. Renaldo Powell, CMU 11.92m

Shot Put1. Jacob Madonia, Buffalo 18.04m2. Gerald Gersham, EMU 17.67m3. Robert Golabek, Buffalo 17.27m4. Evan Whiting, Kent State J17.27m5. Keith Huebner, Akron 17.02m6. Tony Connor, Kent State 16.70m7. John Calvert, CMU 16.21m8. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 15.89m9. Andrew Meyer, EMU 15.62m10. Alex Rose, CMU 15.30m11. George Flanner, CMU 14.99m

Weight Throw1. Matthew Gac, Buffalo 19.87m2. Gerald Gersham, EMU 19.46m3. Eric Hubbard, Akron 18.96m4. Tony Connor, Kent State 18.54m5. Kevin Mays, CMU 18.23m6. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 18.18m7. Greg Pilling, CMU 17.17m8. Wes Stein, Kent State 16.64m9. Andrew Meyer, EMU 16.38m10. Ryan McCullough, CMU 15.50m

Heptathlon1. Bjorn Johansson, Akron 51772. Daniel Kinsey, Akron 51143. Josh Kettlewell, CMU 50034. Dexter Shreve, Kent State 49815. Keith Hurst, Kent State 46216. Gregor Harzer, EMU 45967. Bryan Dowdell, Akron 44618. Ruben Belen, Kent State 3818

3000m1. Curtis Vollmar, EMU 8:21.242. Aiman Scullion, Kent State 8:23.993. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 8:25.044. Cole Sanseverino, EMU 8:28.265. Joe McCoy, akron 8:36.536. Michael Heller, Kent State 8:41.457. Nicholas Stroemple, Akron 8:41.998. Matt Lutzke, CMU 8:42.139. Ryan Bloom, Buffalo 8:47.2910. Jacob Hagen, Buffalo 8:50.2011. Zachary Goulet, Akron 8:54.9012. Jacob Korir, CMU 8:59.25

5000m1. Curtis Vollmar, EMU 14:33.172. Aiman Scullion, Kent State 14:34.863. Riak Mabil, CMU 14:34.894. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 14:36.995. R.P. White, EMU 14:39.906. Andrew Carnes, Kent State 14:47.137. Joe McCoy, Akron 14:59.368. Matt Lutzke, CMU 15:06.329. Sammy Kirprotich, CMU 15:09.1710. Joe Purpura, Kent State 15:36.1011. Jacob Hagen, Buffalo 15:57.27

4x400m Relay1. Walker, Bryson, Heasley, Moffett; Kent State 3:17.372. Peoples, Pryce, Brown, Seale; Akron 3:18.393. Porter, Mask, Brummert, Smith; Buffalo 3:19.154. Fortin, Trammell, Forde, Blackwell; EMU 3:19.915. Thomas, Powell, Post, Ashcraft; CMU 3:23.70

4000m DMR1. Sanseverino, Fortin, Figgins, Brent; EMU 10:06.532. Olson, Pryce, Gnecco, Stackpole; Akron 10:11.253. Bauman, Campoli, Brummert, Zillman; Buffalo 10:13.834. Gorby, Walker, Pettiford, Fischer; Kent State 10:19.445. Buchs, Calloway, Erdmans, Pankow; CMU 10:35.60

Pole Vault1. Michael Uhle, Akron 5.30m2. Marcus Briedinger, CMU 5.05m2. Daniel Garrett, Akron 5.05m4. Mike McGregor, CMU 4.90m5. Jeremy Brading, Kent State 4.75m6. Kenny Owens, Akron J4.75m7. Derek Hopkins, Kent State 4.60m8. Joe Tesner, EMU J4.60m9. Joseph Jankowski, CMU J4.60m10. Adam McMillian, EMU 4.45m

High Jump1. Michael McCall, Akron 2.14m2. Xavier Clais, EMU J2.14m3. Eugene Kennedy, Buffalo 2.09m4. Kenneth Agee, Kent State J2.09m5. Dean Wood, Kent State 2.04m6. Andrew Kruskamp, CMU 1.99m7. Kevin Bacon, CMU J1.99m8. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 1.94m9. Jacob McDonald, CMU J1.94m10. Peter Bligh, Buffalo 1.89m11. Darren Trammell, EMU J1.89m

EMU All-MAC First Team SelectionsClint Allen

David BrentAckeem FordeVanier JosephOliver WaltherCurtis Vollmar

MVP: Princeton Bryson, Kent StateMost Outstanding Track Performer: Destin Heasley, Kent State

Most Outstanding Field Performer: Tyshaun Peoples, AkronCoach of the Year: John Goodridge, EMU

EMU All-MAC Second Team SelectionsGerald Gersham

Xavier ClaisBlake Figgins

Cole Sanseverino

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Final Standings1. Eastern Michigan 1862. Akron 175.503. Kent State 149.504. Buffalo 1365. Central Michigan 966. Miami 66

100m1. Clint Allen, EMU 10.502. Phil Ferguson, Akron 10.603. Koleon Prescott, EMU 10.704. Brian Smith, Buffalo 10.785. Marcus Fergus, Akron 10.816. Daniel Harris, Buffalo 10.867. Jairus Saunders 10.928. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 19.08

110m Hurdles1. Vanier Joseph, EMU 14.032. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 14.163. Kevin Lanier, EMU 14.384. Austin Archibald, Buffalo 14.435. Andrew Omoregie, Buffalo 14.476. Zach Harper, Akron 14.577. Jamal Norward, Buffalo 14.648. Michael McCarty, Miami 14.78

200m1. Phil Ferguson, Akron 20.782. Brian Smith, Buffalo 21.093. Ackeem Forde, EMU 21.114. Koleon Prescott, EMU 21.685. Jairus Saunders, EMU 21.946. Aaron Dobson, Akron 22.077. Princeton Bryson, Kent State 42.30

400m1. Ackeem Forde, EMU 47.272. Brandon Bailey, Kent State 48.123. Dave Ashcraft, CMU 48.274. Matt Moffett, Kent State 48.365. Ezekiel Porter, Buffalo 48.806. James Seale, Akron 48.937. Christopher Thomas, CMU 49.038. Nathan Blackwell, EMU 49.21

400m Hurdles1. Brandon Post, CMU 52.402. J’Lani Pryce, Akron 53.483. Renaldo Powell, CMU 53.734. Brendan Hagerty, Buffalo 53.745. John Connors, Buffalo 54.556. Kevin Lanier, EMU 55.517. Daniel Collins, EMU 55.718. Michael McCarty, Miami 1:00.70

800m1. Destin Heasley, Kent State 1:49.052. Willie Brown, Akron 1:50.303. Shaun Brummert, Buffalo 1:50.974. Blake Figgins, EMU 1:51.335. Colin Pettiford, Kent State 1:52.236. John Bauman, Buffalo 1:53.517. Isaiah Mask, Buffalo 1:53.728. Jack Spilman, Miami 1:59.03

Pole Vault1. Michael Uhle, Akron 5.36m2. Marcus Briedinger, CMU 5.06m3. Kenny Owens, Akron 5.06m4. Daniel Garrett, Akron 4.91m4. Joseph Jankowski, CMU 4.91m6. Matt Rudin, Miami 4.91m7. Mike McGregor, CMU 4.76m8. Joe Tesner, EMU 4.61m9. Derek Hopkins, Kent State 4.61m10. Adam McMillian, EMU 4.61m11. Daniel Reynolds, Buffalo 4.46m12. Sam Wildeman, Miami 4.46m

High Jump1. Michael McCall, Akron 2.10m2. David Serrano, Miami 2.06m3. Dean Wood, Kent State 2.06m4. Xavier Clais, EMU 2.06m5. Kenneth Agee, Kent State 2.06m6. Ruben Belen, Kent State 2.01m6. Kevin Bacon, CMU 2.01m8. Andrew Kruskamp, CMU 2.01m9. Eugene Kennedy, Buffalo 1.96m9. Zach Harper, Akron 1.96m11. Travis Brumm, Miami 1.96m12. Peter Bligh, Buffalo 1.96m13. Jacob McDonald, CMU 1.96m

Long Jump1. Collister Fahie, Akron 7.30m2. Michael McCarty, Miami 7.22m3. Christopher Davis, Buffalo 7.18m4. Tyshaun Peoples, Akron 7.13m5. Josh Rees, Miami 7.02m6. Kevin Bacon, CMU 6.97m7. Oliver Walther, EMU 6.85m8. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 6.83m9. Andrew Omoregie, Buffalo 6.63m10. Brian Archie, Buffalo 6.54m11. John Cantwell, Miami 6.46m12. Xavier Clais, EMU 6.40m13. Michael Schober, Kent State 6.08m

Triple Jump1. Oliver Walther, EMU 14.76m2. Collister Fahie, Akron 14.62m3. Tomarris Bell, Buffalo 14.61m4. Eugene Kennedy, Buffalo 14.17m5. Michael Schober, Kent State 14.12m6. Josh Rees, Miami 13.83m7. Michael Carrol, Kent State 13.82m8. Daryl Baptiste, Akron 13.75m9. Matt Losi, Miami 13.41m10. Itilca Sebuharara, Buffalo 13.40m11. Anthony Bradley, EMU 13.23m12. John Cantwell, Miami 13.18m

1500m1. Cole Sanseverino 3:50.932. David Brent, EMU 3:51.143. Austin Hendrix, EMU 3:51.494. Stephen Fischer, Kent State 3:52.755. Zachary Goulet, Akron 3:53.516. Scott hilditch, Kent State 3:54.577. Michael Heller, Kent State 3:54.918. Jarod Eick, Miami 3:56.489. Black Dircksen, Miami 4:06.6810. Michael Pressler, Buffalo 4:07.59

3000m Steeplechase1. David Brent, EMU 9:00.022. Curtis Vollmar, EMU 9:00.083. Scott Hilditch, Kent State 9:08.384. Joe McCoy, Akron 9:08.895. Ryan Bloom, Buffalo 9:13.286. Ryan Dezso, Miami 9:22.947. Robbie Fisher, Miami 9:23.518. Matt Hammersmith, EMU 9:30.939. Chris Pankow, CMU 9:51.2510. Andy Knapp, Akron 9:53.0711. Brett Wagner, Miami 10:09.77

5000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 14:34.032. Curtis Vollmar, EMU 14:35.863. Aiman Scullion, Kent State 14:40.234. Nicholas Stroemple, Akron 14:40.955. Matt Lutzke, CMU 14:44.556. Michael Perry, Miami 14:45.787. Sammy Kiprotich, CMU 14:52.188. Austin Hendrix, EMU 14:57.129. Ryan Dezso, Miami 15:09.3710. Ryan Bloom, Buffalo 15:12.5611. David Eichenberger, Miami 15:17.2712. Joe McCoy, Akron 15:18.5013. Zachary Goulet, Akron 15:28.6814. Michael Heller, Kent State 15:52.32

10,000m1. Terefe Ejigu, EMU 30:01.172. Andrew Carnes, Kent State 30:10.903. Aiman Scullion, Kent State 30:32.844. Riak Mabil, CMU 30:41.855. Matt Lutzke, CMU 30:48.636. Sammy Kiprotich, CMU 31:07.517. R.P. White, EMU 31:13.648. Paul Krebs, Miami 31:21.219. James Hughes, EMU 31:51.6310. Chris Dennison, Miami 31:55.7411. Matt Marol, Miami 31:59.73

4x100m Relay1. Vanier, Ackeem, Prescott, Allen; EMU 40.272. M. Ferguson, P. Ferguson, Brazzell, Dobson; Akron 40.383. Bell, Porter, Harris, Smith; Buffalo 41.424. Mitchell, Sillah, Rees, Eddie; Miami 42.325. McLean, Schober, Seawood, Scales; Kent State 42.346. Knaus, Rau, Powell, Edwards; CMU 42.38

4x400m Relay1. Moffett, Shreve, Heasley, Bailey; Kent State 3:12.582. Saunders, Figgins, Blackwell, Forde; EMU 3:14.883. Hull, McCarty, Sillah, Eddie; Miami 3:15.924. Brummert, Mask, Smith, Bauman; Buffalo 3:15.925. Thomas, Powell, Post, Ashcraft; CMU 3:15.93

Shot Put1. Robert Golabek, Buffalo 17.65m2. Keith Huebner, Akron 17.46m3. Jacob Madonia, Buffalo 17.44m4. Evan Whiting, Kent State 16.94m5. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 16.87m6. Alexandros Stamatakis, Buffalo 16.85m7. Gerald Gersham, EMU 16.77m8. Alex Rose, CMU 16.42m9. Andrew Meyer, EMU 16.27m10. Nathan Hoch, Miami 15.32m11. George Flanner, CMU 15.30m12. Tony Connor, Kent State 15.11m13. Austin Levering, Akron 13.74

Discus Throw1. Greg Pilling, CMU 57.08m2. Matthew Gac, Buffalo 56.39m3. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 50.94m4. Kevin Mays, CMU 50.74m5. Nicholas Banke, Akron 50.13m6. Cory Knox, Buffalo 49.46m7. John Gausmann, Miami 48.98m8. Gerald Gersham, EMU 48.74m9. Tony Connor, Kent State 48.45m10. Jacob Madonia, Buffalo 45.83m11. Austin Levering, Akron 41.85m12. Daniel Kinsey, Akron 39.79m

Hammer Throw1. James Eric, Kent State 62.56m2. Matt Pfleger, Kent State 62.36m3. Matthew Gac, Buffalo 61.32m4. Robert Golabek, Buffalo 57.41m5. Greg Pilling, CMU 57.08m6. Eric Hubbard, Akron 55.99m7. Ryan McCullough, CMU 54.15m8. Kevin Mays, CMU 53.82m9. Austin Levering, Akron 52.11m10. John Gausmann, Miami 48.52m11. Andrew Meyer, EMU 48.08m12. Lucas Ferguson, Miami 47.43m13. Aaron Crabtree, Kent State 47.1314. Nicholas Banke, Akron 44.61m

Javelin Throw1. Casey Garbaty, Buffalo 69.33m2. Brian Florek, Kent State 67.16m3. Tyler Sweet, Akron 64.36m4. John Brockman, Miami 62.28m5. Bjorn Johansson, Akron 60.53m6. Matt Rudin, Miami 54.79m7. Steven Maciejewski, Buffalo 54.51m8. Nick Erdesky, Akron 53.50m9. Ray Kaplin, Kent State 53.07m10. Keith Hurst, Kent State 48.97m11. Gregor Harzer, EMU 48.67m

Decathlon1. Daniel Kinsey 73132. Bjorn Johansson, Akron 70763. Dexter Shreve, Kent State 67274. Keith Hurst, Kent State 65345. Josh Kettlewell, CMU 64576. Gregor Harzer, EMU 63237. Matt Rudin, Miami 62818. Reggie Mitchell, Miami 60319. Michael Schober, Kent State 5202

EMU All-MAC First Team SelectionsTerefe EjiguDavid Brent

Ackeem FordeOliver WaltherVanier Joseph

Cole SanseverinoClint Allen

EMU All-MAC Second Team SelectionsCurtis Vollmar

MVP: Terefe Ejigu, EMUMost Outstanding Track Performer: Phil Ferguson, Akron

Most Outstanding Field Performer: Casey Garbaty, BuffaloCoach of the Year: John Goodridge, EMU

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55 Meters 6.14 Hasely Crawford 1975

60 Meters 6.60 Hasely Crawford 1975

200 Meters 20.64 Clement Chukwu 1998

300 Meters 33.75 Chuck Wilson 1989

600 Meters 1:17.64 Stan Vinson 1975


800 Meters 1:46.84 Mark Dailey 1991

Mile 3:57.34 Paul McMullen 1995

3000 Meters 7:52.40 Boaz Cheboiywo 2003


55 Meter HH 7.19 Tiberia Patterson 1994


200 Meter HH 24.29 Eric Alejandro 2005

Heptathlon 5224 Kevin Lanier 2011

Long Jump 25-04.00 James Chikwe 1994

Triple Jump 51-01.50 Donald Scott 2012

High Jump 7-06.00 James Nieto 1999

Pole Vault 17-05.75 Max Babits 2013

Shot Put 62-01.25 Gerald Gresham 2010

Weight Throw 65-07.50 Dave Seaborne 1998

Sprint Medley Relay 3:18.94 Calhoun, Witherspoon 1984 Curry, Jones

800 Meter Relay 1:26.55 Boyd, Jules 1988 Jenkins, Wilson

1600 Meter Relay 3:08.64 Horton, Jules 1988 Jenkins, Johnson

3200 Meter Relay 7:18.41 Kerbey, Mifsud 1990 Griffith, Dailey

DMR 9:32.72 Vollmer, Forde 2010 Figgins, Brent

INDOOR RECORDS100 Meters 10.18 Hasely Crawford 1975



800 Meters 1:43.74 Earl Jones 1984

1500 Meters 3:38.74 Paul McMullen 1995




400 Meter LH 50.08 Jeff Dils 1979

3000 Steeplechase 8:24.62 Jordan Desilets 2004

Long Jump 25-05.50 Victor Nembhard 1999

Triple Jump 52-02.00 Juris Vaskans 1999

High Jump 7-04.50 James Nieto 1998

Pole Vault 17-05.00 Mark Smith 1991

Shot Put 62-02.50 Dave Adamek 2007

Hammer Throw 187-09.50 Dave Adamek 2006

Discus 185-08 Clark Wilson 2005

Javelin 220-00 Bill Kouvolo 1970

Decathlon 7510 Morris Ellis 1990

400 Meter Relay 40.11 Boyd, Jules 1989 Smith, Wilson

800 Meter Relay 1:23.74 Ray, Mitchell 1978 Delor, Bailey

1600 Meter Relay 3:04.73 Wilson, Jules 1988 Jenkins, Johnson

3200 Meter Relay 7:15.39 Henrikson, VanLoton 1983 Lezovich, Jones

6000 Meter Relay 15:14.24 Helms, Grabowski 1978 Weaver, Jones

6400 Meter Relay 16:11.17 Helms, Grabowski 1978 Weaver, Jones

Sprint Medley Relay 3:13.21 Jenkins, Smith 1985 Hamilton, Jones

DMR 9:35.88 VanLoton, Calhoun 1983

OUTDOOR RECORDS

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40High Jump1974 Garrade Pettus1977 Steve Elliott1980 Tim Doyen1982 Chuck Clay1986 Anthony Clay1998 Jamie Nieto1999 Jamie Nieto2007 Adam Kring

Shot Put1990 Jason Masterson1993 Eddie Nwagbaraocha2001 Okechukwu Eziuka2004 Dave Adamek2006 Dave Adamek2007 Dave Adamek

Long Jump1974 Anthony Joseph1990 Brian Benn1991 Tony Barton1999 Victor Nembhard

Pole Vault1977 Wes Teeple1982 Jim Lotan1986 Paul Hedemark1987 Jason Oldham1988 Jason Oldham1989 Mark Smith1990 Mark Smith1991 Mark Smith1992 Tony Bonacci

Weight Throw1990 Jason Masterson1992 Jason Masterson1998 David Seaborne

Triple Jump1985 Terry Beauford1990 Anthony McClendon1991 Will Harber1992 Will Harber1999 Juris Vaskans2013 Donald Scott

55-meter dash1974 Carlos Woods (60 yd)1975 Haseley Crawford (60yd)1977 Bruce Taylor (60yd)1978 Russell Bailey (60yd)1987 Dazel Jones1989 Ed Smith1993 Kevin Lawson1994 Kevin Lawson1996 Kerch Patterson2011 Clint Allen (60-meter)

55-meter Hurdles1978 Jeff Dils (60yd)1979 Jeff Dils (60yd)1986 Glen Williams1991 Tiberia Patterson1992 Eric Respress1993 Tiberia Patterson1994 Tiberia Patterson1997 Mike Spaulding

60-meter Hurdles2000 Jailu Mayo (Co-Champion)2001 Jailu Mayo 2004 Tino Ngoy2008 Eric Alejandro2011 Vanier Joseph

200 meters1988 Dazel Jules1990 Dazel Jules1993 Kevin Lawson1994 Kevin Lawson1996 Kerch Patterson1997 Clement Chukwu1998 Clement Chukwu1999 Clement Chukwu2013 Matthew Williams

300-yard dash1977 Bruce Taylor 1978 Russell Bailey 1979 Jeff Dils1981 Norm Graham (300m)1982 Daryl Curry1984 Daryl Curry

400-meter dash1975 Stan Vinson (440yd)1984 Mike Calhoun1986 Carl Johnson1989 Chuck Wilson1990 Chuck Wilson1991 Chuck Wilson1992 Carl Lowe1994 Carl Lowe1997 Clement Chukwu1998 Clement Chukwu1999 Clement Chukwu2001 Nduka Awazie2002 Nduka Awazie2003 Nduka Awazie2011 Brycen Spratling2012 Chris Scott

600-yard dash1977 Mike Arnold1982 Mike Calhoun1983 Mike Calhoun (500m)1984 Joe Cordington 1985 David Beasley (500m)1987 Carl Johnson (500m)

800 meters 1977 Jerry Wojtala1982 Chris Lezovich1984 Bradford Horton1985 Earl Jones1986 Bradford Horton1987 Bradford Horton1988 Bradford Horton Mark Dailey1989 Mark Dailey1990 Mark Dailey1991 Mark Dailey1992 Tommy Asinga1993 Tommy Asinga1994 Tommy Asinga1996 Kealoha Stokes1997 Derrick Jackson1998 Derrick Jackson1999 Neil Kirk2006 Jacob Dubois2007 Jacob Dubois

1,000 meters1976 Jim Deren (1000yd)1977 Maurice Weaver (1000yd)1978 Jerry Wojtala (1000yd)1983 Chris Lezovich1984 Earl Jones1987 John Yates

Mile1974 Gordon Minty1978 Roger Jones1979 Roger Jones1982 Erik Henricksen1983 Dan Shamiyeh (1500m)1985 Earl Jones (1500m)1987 George Rodriguez (1500m)1988 John Yates1989 Mark Dailey1990 Mark Dailey1991 Mark Dailey1992 Clive Bonelle1993 Paul McMullen1994 Paul McMullen1996 Ben Reese1997 Ben Reese1998 Morris Giddens1999 Ben Reese2000 Ben Reese2001 Neil Kirk2002 Neil Kirk2003 Boaz Cheboiywo2004 Jordan Desilets2006 Corey Nowitzke2007 Josh Perrin2011 Terefe Ejigu2012 Terefe Ejigu2013 Grzegorz Kalinowski

3,000 meters1980 Mike Helms1984 Dan Shamiyeh 1991 Scott Hippen1992 Dominic Middleton1996 Ben Reese1997 Ben Reese1998 Morris Giddens1999 Ben Reese2000 Ben Reese2001 Aaron Bartee2003 Boaz Cheboiywo2004 Jordan Desilets2013 Terefe Ejigu

5,000 meters1974 Nick Ellis (3 mile)1975 Dave Smith (3 mile)1976 Tom Hollander (3 mile)1978 John Scholze (3 mile)1982 Dan Shamiyeh (3 mile)1987 Don Johns1990 George Rodriguez 1991 Todd Tippin1992 Jason Jeske1993 Jason Jeske1997 Clint Verran2001 Aaron Bartee2003 Boaz Cheboiywo2004 Gavin Thompson2011 Terefe Ejigu2012 Terefe Ejigu2013 Terefe Ejigu

SEPTATHLON1984 Kevin Cooley

PENTATHLON1988 Morris Ellis1989 Morris Ellis

3,200-Meter Relay1975 S. Vinson, J. Thomas, P. Baulls, J. Deren1976 R. Keirn, E. Grabowski, J. Thomas, D. Hubbard1978 E. Brennan, W. White, M. Scott, K. Young1983 S. Van Loton, S. Reighard, E. Henriksen, C. Lezovich1987 D. Bob, J. Mifsud, F. Pena, B. Horton

1,600 -Meter Relay1978 B. Ray, H. Mitchell, T. Cadogan, J. Dils1983 M. Calhoun, J. Cordington, D. Beasley, E. Jones1985 W. Hamilton, D. Beasley, C. Johnson, M.Calhoun1986 E. Hughes, B. Horton, W. Jenkins, J. Smith1988 B. Horton, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, C. Johnson1989 D. Bob, M. Williams, B. Chadwick, C. Wilson1990 B. Bob, B. Chadwick, D. Jules, C. Wilson1991 E. Respress, B. Chadwick, T. Asinga, C. Wilson1992 F. Sellabona, A. Nortan, C. Lowe, T. Asinga1994 K. Lawson, A. Nortan, T. Asinga, C. Lowe1997 J. Chavis, H. Gibson F. Rollins, C. Chukwu1998 E. Lindstrom, D. Jackson F. Rollins, C. Chukwu2001 A. Morton, S. Roberts J. Mayo, N. Awazie2002 D. Haqq, B. Jiles A. Morton, N. Awazie2003 D. Young, B. Jiles, A. Morton, N. Awazie2004 P. Huffman, R. Shavers B. Jiles, D. Young2007 E. Alejandro, N. Blackwell F. Blackwell, R. Shavers2013 J. Ervin, J. Elam, M. Williams, C. Bolton

Distance Medley Relay1974 M. Arnold, K. Travis, R. Goodman, J. Deren1976 J. Thomas, D. Everett, D. Burkhart, E. Grabowski1978 M. Scott, Z. Miller, J. Wojtala, K. Young1981 C. Lezovich, A. Hendeson, J. Codrington, J. Ousema1984 M. Brosnan, T. Elliott, J. Oudsema, C. Los1994 G. Rhymer, C. Lowe, T. Asinga, P. McMullen1996 B. Reese, T. Kessel M. Franko, J. Boothroyd1997 M. Franko, F. Rollins M. Ames, C. Verran1998 M. Giddens, E. Linstrom D. Jackson, C. Verran1999 C. Chiaro, J. Barylski T. Gunn, B. Reese2000 N. Grignon, A. Morton T. Gunn, B. Reese2001 J. Desilets, A. Morton T. Gunn, N. Kirk2002 N. Kirk, B. Jiles F. Estelus, J. Desilets2003 T. Clifford, A. Morton F. Estelus, J. Desilets2004 G. Thompson, R. Shavers B. Jiles, J. Desilets2006 D. Brent, A. Simmons, J. DuBois, C. Nowitzke2007 J. DuBois, N. Blackwell J. Kirsch, C. Vollmar2013 I. Hancke, C. Scott S. Bradley, G. Kalinowski

*Note: The MAC did not officially run a championship until the 1996 season, Prior to ‘96, it was run as an invitational.

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Shot Put2000 Okechukwu Eziuka2001 Okechukwu Eziuka2005 Wilson Clark (Co-Champion)2005 Dave Adamek (Co-Champon)2006 Dave Adamek2007 Dave Adamek

Long Jump1975 Clearence Chapman1991 Tony Barton

Triple Jump1973 Stan Vinson1983 Eric Hartfield1984 Marvin Jenkins1988 Anthony McClendon1989 Darnell Terry2012 Donald Scott

High Jump1981 Steve Elliott1985 Anthony Abbott1986 Anthony Abbott

Pole Vault1976 Hooker Wellman1980 Jim Lotan1989 Mark Smith1990 Mark Smith1991 Mark Smith

Discus1974 Ron Duncan

Decathlon1978 Gary Bastien1979 Gary Bastien1980 Gary Bastien1981 Gary Bastien1987 Morris Ellis1988 Morris Ellis1989 Morris Ellis

100-meter dash1974 Carlos Woods (100yd)1975 Hasely Crawford (100yd)1977 Russell Bailey1981 David Phillips1987 Dazel Jules1988 Dazel Jules1989 Dazel Jules1994 Kevin Lawson1995 Kerch Patterson1996 Kerch Patterson2011 Clint Allen

110-meter Hurdles1973 Tony Nelson (120yd)1978 Jeff Dils1979 Jeff Dils1980 Tim O’Hare1987 Darrin Carpenter1993 Tiberia Patterson1994 Tiberia Patterson2003 Tino Ngoy2004 Abdallah Mohamed2008 Eric Alejandro

200-meter dash1976 Russell Bailey (220yd)1977 Russell Bailey1980 Billy Ray1981 David Phillips1982 David Phillips1987 Dazel Jules1988 Dazel Jules1989 Dazel Jules1994 Kevin Lawson1995 Kerch Patterson1996 Kerch Patterson2002 Nduka Awazie

400 meters1973 Stan Vinson (440yd)1974 Stan Vinson (440yd)1975 Stan Vinson (440yd)1984 Eric Frederick1985 Mike Calhoun1989 Chuck Wilson1990 Chuck Wilson1991 Chuck Wilson1995 Carl Lowe1997 Clement Chukwu1998 Clement Chukwu1999 Clement Chukwu2002 Nduka Awazie2011 Brycen Spratling

400-meter Hurdles1979 Jeff Dils1985 Glen Williams1987 Carl Johnson1988 Carl Johnson1996 James Grady2008 Eric Alejandro

800 meters1984 Earl Jones1985 Earl Jones1986 Bradford Horton1987 Bradford Horton1988 Mark Dailey1989 Mark Dailey1990 Mark Dailey1991 Tommy Asinga1992 Tommy Asinga1993 Tommy Asinga1994 Tommy Asinga1995 Paul McMullen1996 Kealoha Stokes1997 Derrick Jackson1998 Derrick Jackson2012 Josh George

1,500 meters1982 Erik Henriksen1983 Earl Jones1984 Earl Jones1985 Earl Jones1987 P.J. Osika1989 Mark Dailey1990 Mark Dailey1991 Mark Dailey1992 Paul McMullen1994 Paul McMullen1995 Paul McMullen2003 Boaz Cheboiywo2004 Jordan Desilets2006 Corey Nowitzke2007 Corey Nowitzke2012 Cole Sanseverino

3,000-meters Steeplechase1982 Mark Smith1983 Mark Smith1984 Mark Smith1986 Mark Smith1988 Mark Brosnan1990 Scott Hippen1991 Dan Liedel1994 Carl Warren1996 Ben Reese1997 Ben Reese1998 Clint Verran1999 Ben Reese2002 Jordan Desilets2003 Jordan Desilets2004 Jordan Desilets2005 Corey Nowitzke2007 Corey Nowitzke2009 Josh Karanja2010 David Brent2013 Daryl Smith

5,000 meters 1973 Gordon Minty (3 miles)1974 Gordon Minty (3 miles)1975 Dave Smith (3 miles)1976 Dave Smith (3 miles)1982 Mark Smith1986 Mark Smith1992 Dominic Middleton1993 Dominic Middleton1994 Carl Warren1995 Paul McMullen1997 Ben Reese1998 Ben Reese2002 Boaz Cheboiywo2003 Boaz Cheboiywo2004 Gavin Thompson2011 Terefe Ejigu2012 Terefe Ejigu

10,000 meters1973 Gordon Minty (6 miles)1974 Gordon Minty (6 miles)1975 Dave Smith (6 miles)1976 Dave Smith (6 miles)1984 Mark Smith1986 Mark Smith1988 Don Johns1993 Dominic Middleton1998 Clint Verran2002 Boaz Cheboiywo2003 Boaz Cheboiywo2004 Gavin Thompson2011 Terefe Ejigu2012 Terefe Ejigu

400-meter Relay1975 C. Chapman, J. Keister B. Taylor, H. Crawford1977 E. Williams, B. Taylor K. Delor, R. Bailey1979 J. Dils, B. Ray M. Gardner, K. Bailey1981 R. Washington, D. Curry M. Gardner, D. Phillips1982 A. Bell, T. Thomas D. Curry, D. Phillips1983 R. Simpson, D. Curry P. Niemi, D. Phillips1987 D. Witherspoon, D. Jules W. Jenkins, J. Smith1988 W. Boyd, D. Jules W. Jenkins, C. Wilson1989 W. Boyd, D. Jules E. Smith, J. Duran1992 D. Benjamin, E. Respress G. Davis, R. Santana2002 G. Stanford, N. Awazie O. Olatunji, A. Morton2011 C. Scott, C. Allen, J. Saunders, B. Spratling2013 C. Scott, C. Bolton, M. Williams, J. Saunders

1,600-meter Relay1974 K. Travis, M. Arnold B. Soens, S. Vinson1975 D. Everett, M. Arnold H. Mitchell, S. Vinson1982 J. McGrath, J. Codrington D. Curry, M. Calhoun1983 M. Calhoun, J. Codrington D. Curry, D. Beasley1984 M. Calhoun, J. Codrington E. Frederick, E. Jones1985 M. Calhoun, W. Hamilton D. Beasley, E. Jones1986 E. Hughes, B. Horton H. Harden, C. Johson1987 E. Hughes, B. Horton H. Harden, W. Jenkins1989 A. Bunnell, M. Williams D. Jules, C. Wilson1991 C. Lowe, F. Sellabona, T. Asinga, C. Wilson1994 T. Asinga, D. Johnson, A. Nortan, C. Lowe1995 D. Johnson, G. Rhymer C. Lowe, K. Patterson Jr.1997 E. Lindstrom, J. Chavis F. Rollins, C. Chukwu1998 E. Linstrom, D. Jackson F. Rollins, C. Chukwu2002 D. Haqq, B. Jiles A. Morton, N. Awazie2003 W. Hills, B. Jiles A. Morton, N. Awazie2004 R. Shavers, N. Awazie B. Jiles, D. Young2005 F. Blackwell, A. Terry R. Shavers, D. Young2006 F. Blackwell, A. Simons E. Alejandro, R. Shavers2007 F. Blackwell, N. Blackwell D. Young, R. Shavers2011 C. Scott, K. Fortin, J. Saunders, B. Spratling

4260-Meter Dash Time Yr.Hasely Crawford 6.60 1975Clint Allen 6.65 2008Bob Colville-Brown 6.71 2005Gerald Rasool 6.71 2001Wayne Boyd 6.71 1988Kevin Lawson 6.72 1994Will Hills 6.72 2004Dazel Jules 6.75 1987Geoff Pope 6.76 2004Ed Smith 6.78 1989

60-meter Hurdles Time Yr.Tiberia Patterson 7.69 1994Hayes Jones 7.74 1960Floyd Jenkins 7.74 1974Vanier Joseph 7.75 2011Jalilu Mayo 7.77 2001Tino Ngoy 7.78 2004Mike Spaulding 7.82 1997Bill Tipton 7.84 1970Jeff Dils 7.84 1978Darrin Carpenter 7.90 1987

200 meters Time Yr.Clement Chukwu 20.64 1998Kerch Patterson Jr. 21.08 1996Kevin Lawson 21.14 1993Jabari Chavis 21.17 2000Dazel Jules 21.18 1990Hasely Crawford 21.24 1975Nduka Awazie 21.26 2002Eugene Thomas 21.34 1970Mike Calhoun 21.34 1985Fabian Rollins 21.36 1998

400 meters Time Yr.Clement Chukwu 45.37 1998Chuck Wilson 46.47 1991Brycen Spratling 46.48 2011Fabian Rollins 46.52 1998Nduka Awazie 46.73 2002Mike Calhoun 46.87 1985Stan Vinson 46.94 1975Carl Johnson 47.63 1988William Hamilton 47.64 1985Dazel Jules 47.70 1988

600 meters Time Yr.Stan Vinson 1:17.64 1975Earl Jones 1:18.34 1985David Beasley 1:18.34 1984Mike Calhoun 1:18.56 1984Tommy Asinga 1:18.67 1992Mark Dailey 1:19.06 1991Brycen Spratling 1:19.16 2011Brandon Jiles 1:19.18 2004Tyler Ross 1:19.40 2013Brad Horton 1:19.68 1988

800 meters Time Yr.Mark Dailey 1:46.84 1991Earl Jones 1:47.26 1985Tommy Asinga 1:47.64 1992Bradford Horton 1:49.24 1988John Griffiths 1:49.24 1990Greg Rhymer 1:49.60 1994Dave Beasley 1:49.96 1985Derrick Jackson 1:50.02 1998Eric Nesbitt 1:50.04 1968Brandon Jiles 1:50.15 2004

Mile Time Yr.Paul McMullen 3:57.34 1995Boaz Cheboiywo 3:58.07 2003Gavin Thompson 3:59.05 2004Ben Reese 3:59.82 1997Jordan Desilets 3:59.83 2004Grzegorz Kalinowski 4:00.29 2013David Brent 4:00.90 2010Earl Jones 4:00.16 1984Neil Kirk 4:02.83 2001Jim Deren 4:04.34 1976

3,000 meters Time Yr.Boaz Cheboiywo 7:52.40 2003Gordon Minty 7:57.84 1974Dan Shamiyeh 8:00.07 1983Terefe Ejigu 8:01.80 2012Dominic Middleton 8:02.10 1993Tom Hollander 8:04.04 1975Corey Nowitzke 8:06.42 2007Jim Deren 8:08.44 1975Terry Furst 8:08.44 1973George Rodriguez 8:08.91 1987

5,000 meters Time Yr.Boaz Cheboiywo 13:29.26 2003Dominic Middleton 13:49.16 1992Gordon Minty 13:57.64 1973Tom Hollander 13:59.24 1973Dave Ellis 14:04.84 1971Terefe Ejigu 14:05.73 2013Mark Smith 14:06.17 1984Gavin Thompson 14:08.21 2003Aaron Bartee 14:08.91 2001Don Johns 14:09.59 1988

1,600-meter Relay Time Yr.Horton, Jules, Jenkins, Johnson 3:08.64 1988Lindstrom, Jackson, Rollins, Chukwu 3:08.97 1998Bob, Chadwick, Jules, Wilson 3:09.37 1990Haqq, Mayo, Rollins, Chukwu 3:09.68 1999Calhoun, Hamilton, Johnson, Jones 3:09.86 1985Frederick, Calhoun, Beasley, Jones 3:10.08 1984Chavis, Lindstrom, Rollins, Chukwu 3:10.71 1998Young, Jiles, Awazie, Morton 3:10.72 2003Chavis, Gibson, Rollins, Chukwu 3:10.89 1997Carpenter, Horton, Johnson, Jenkins 3:10.98 1987

Distance Medley Relay Time Yr.Vollmer, Forde, Figgins, Brent 9:33.72 10Beyst, Patterson, Boothroyd, McMullen 9:35.21 95Thompson, Morton, Jiles, Cheboiwyo 9:35.73 03Desilets, Awazie, Estelus, Kirk 9:36.09 02Rhymer, Lowe, Asinga, McMullen 9:38.13 94Stokes, Patterson, Boothroyd, Reese 9:38.77 96Franko, Chukwu, Jackson, Reese 9:38.91 97Grignon, Chavis, Gunn, Reese 9:39.28 00Codrington, Frederick, Jones, Shamiyeh 9:40.14 84Gully, Arnold, D. Hubbard, Burkhart 9:41.64 76

Pole Vault Mark Metric Yr.Max Babits 17-05.75 5.33m 2013Jason Oldham 17-03 .50 5.27m 1988Blake Burnett 17-00.75 5.20m 2003Mark Smith 17-00.00 5.18m 1991Nat Durham 16-11.50 5.17m 1977Tony Bonacci 16-10.75 5.15m 1993Randle Lynn 16-08.00 5.08m 2004Jim Lotan 16-08.00 5.08m 1980Bill Barrett 16-06.00 5.03m 1968Jim Hensel 16-06.00 5.03m 1984Chris Turcheck 16-06.00 5.03m 1999

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Former EMU NCAA National Champion

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CLEMENT CHUKW

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Former Olympian and EMU NCAA National Champion


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High Jump Mark Metric Yr.James Nieto 7-06.00 2.29m 19991. Anthony Abbott 7-02.50 2.20m 19862. Chuck Clay 7-02.00 2.185m 19833. Adam Kring 7-01.75 2.18m 20064. Steve Elliott 7-01.75 2.18m 19805. Darrin Trammell 7-00.25 2.14m 20096. Xavier Clais 7-00.25 2.14m 20107. Jalilu Mayo 7-01.00 2.16m 20008. Tim Doyen 7-00.00 2.13m 19789. Tom Hughes 7-00.00 2.13m 198410.

Shot Put Mark Metric Yr.Gerald Gresham 62-01.25 18.93m 20101. Dave Adamek 61-11.00 18.87m 20062. Okechukwu Eziuka 60-08.50 18.50m 20013. Clark Wilson 59-02.75 18.05m 20054. Matt Pinter 56-10.25 17.33m 20065. Lional Dalton 56-02.00 17.12m 19966. Jeremy Lingenfelter 55-11.25 17.05m 19987. Jason Masterson 55-11.25 17.05m 19908. Ron Gatherright 55-07.50 16.955m 19769. James Franklin 55-05.00 16.89m 198710.

Weight Throw Mark Metric Yr.Dave Seaborne 65-07.50 20.00m 19981. Gerald Gresham 63-10.25 19.46m 20102. Dave Adamek 63-00.75 19.21m 20063. Bryan Slykhouse 62-05.75 19.04m 20054. Matt Pinter 62-00.75 18.90m 20065. Jason Masterson 61-10.25 18.85m 19926. Teron Turner 61-03.50 18.68m 20137. Anthony Jones 60-09.25 18.52m 20138. Jim Wetenhall 57-02.50 17.43m 19769. Marc Keast 57-00.25 17.38m 200310.

Long Jump Mark Metric Yr.James Chikwe 25-04.00 7.72m 19941. Keith Swanston 24-07.50 7.505m 19692. Victor Nembhard 24-06.25 7.47m 19993. Tony Barton 24-05.00 7.44m 19934. Brian Benn 24-04.00 7.415m 19905. Anthony McClendon 24-03.50 7.405m 19886. Edouard Joliveau 24-03.25 7.40m 20067. Gary Stanford 24-03.25 7.40m 20028. Kevin Lanier 24-02.50 7.38m 20119. Therm Kirkland 24-01.50 7.35m 197110.

Triple Jump Mark Metric Yr.Donald Scott 51-01.50 15.15m 20121. Will Harber 50-10.25 15.50m 19912. Marvin Jenkins 50-05.50 15.38m 19853. Anthony McClendon 50-05.00 15.365m 19904. Juris Vaskans 50-03.25 15.32m 19995. Kauko Ketolainen 50-03.25 15.32m 19696. Steve Banks 50-00.00 15.24m 19837. Abdallah Mohamed 49-09.25 15.17m 20028. Garfield Wright 49-08.50 15.15m 19999. Victor Nembhard 49-08.50 15.15m 199910.

Heptathlon Mark Yr.Kevin Lanier 5224 20111. Brad Waidmann 5076 20082. Dave Stewart 5102 20003. Sam Sheffer 5067 19994. Anthony Quinn 5055 20035. Morris Ellis 4951 19886. Solomon Ijah 4937 20137. Gregor Harzer 4828 20108. Blake Burnett 4711 20029. Mike Healander 4710 199910.

55-Meter Dash Time Yr.Hasley Crawford 6.14 19751. Wayne Boyd 6.25 19882. Kevin Lawson 6.26 19943. Dazel Jules 6.29 19874. Gerald Rasool 6.31 19995. Ed Smith 6.32 19896. Kerch Patterson 6.32 19967. David Phillips 6.33 19838. Jim Bibbs 6.34 19519. Hayes Jones 6.34 195810.

55-meter Hurdles Time Yr.Tiberia Patterson 7.19 19941. Hayes Jones 7.24 19602. Floyd Jenkins 7.24 19743. Jalilu Mayo 7.27 20004. Mike Spaulding 7.32 19975. Bill Tipton 7.34 19706. Jeff Dils 7.34 19787. Darrin Carpenter 7.40 19878. Mark Brown 7.42 19929. Tony Nelson 7.44 197310.

200-meter Hurdles Time Yr.Eric Alejandro 24.29 20051. Eric Thompson 24.30 19952. Mike Spaulding 24.32 19973. Darrell Bob 24.34 19904. Carl Johnson 24.40 19855. Harold Reid 24.41 20016. Bill Cartwright 24.44 19717. Sterling Roberts 24.46 20018. Jim McGrath 24.51 19829. Darrel Lawson 24.54 198410.

300-yard dash Time Yr.Hasely Crawford 30.24 19751. Daryl Curry 30.51 19812. Chuck Wilson 30.53 19913. Eugene Thomas 30.54 19714. Willie Jenkins 30.64 19875. Jeff Dils 30.64 19776. Dazel Jules 30.67 19877. Russell Bailey 30.74 19778. Ken Delor 30.74 19779. Mike Calhoun 30.79 198410.

300-meter dash Time Yr.Chuck Wilson 33.75 19891. Eugene Thomas 33.94 19702. Mike Calhoun 33.94 19853. Daryl Curry 34.02 19844. Jeff Smith 34.25 19865. Ian Hall 34.34 19716. Willie Jenkins 34.49 19877. Earl Jones 34.53 19848. Dazel Jules 34.59 19879. Jim Grant 34.74 197010.

600 yards Time Yr.Stan Vinson 1:08.64 19751. Earl Jones 1:09.34 19852. Dave Beasley 1:09.34 19843. Mike Calhoun 1:09.56 19844. Carl Johnson 11:09.75 19865. Bradford Horton 1:10.68 19886. Joe Codrington 1:10.70 19827. Mike Arnold 1:10.74 19768. Jeff Dils 1:10.74 19789. Ralph Stephenson 1:11.04 196810.

800-meter Relay Time Yr.Boyd, Jules, Jenkins, Wilson 1:26.55 19881. Tipton, Grant, Hall, E. Thomas 1:26.74 19702. C. Woods, Sims, E. Thomas, Vinson 1:27.44 19733. Carpenter, Witherspoon, Bunnell, Jenkins 1:27.57 19874. Simpson, Curry, Witherspoon, Phillips 1:27.84 19845. McDuffie, Jules, W. Jenkins, J. Smith 1:27.95 19866. McGrath, Simpson, T. Thomas, Curry 1:28.16 19827. Chavis, Stossel, Oxley, Swanston 1:28.24 19708. Bunnell, E. Smith, Duran, Wilson 1:28.30 19899. Ray, Griffith, K. Bailey, R. Bailey 1:28.44 197910.

3200-meter Relay Time Yr.Kerbey, Mifsud, Griffith, Dailey 7:18.41 19901. Lowe, McMullen, Rhymer,Asinga 7:19.13 19932. VanLoton, Lezovich, Henriksen, Jones 7:21.22 19833. Hauer, Cavender, Hippen, Dailey 7:25.56 19894. Kerbey, London, Hippen, Asinga 7:26.20 19915. Mifsud, London, Griffith, Dailey 7:28.00 19906. Cole, Gully, Wojtala, Weaver 7:28.64 19777. London, Hippen, Asinga, Dailey 7:28.69 19908. LaPlante, Lynch, Wells, Collins 7:29.24 19719. Burkhart, Wojtala, Deren, Arnold 7:29.24 197610.

Sprint Medley Relay Time Yr.Calhoun, Witherspoon, Curry, Jones 3:18.94 19841. Cadogan, Delor, Ray, Wojtala 3:24.54 19782. Mitchell, B. Taylor, Ray, Arnold 3:25.94 19773. Arnold, Delor, R. Bailey, Deren 3:26.04 19764. Grant, Wicker, Oxley, Stephenson 3:26.84 19685. Bunnell, Witherspoon, Jules, Horton 3:26.84 19876. Grant, Stossel, Swanston, Nesbitt 3:26.94 19697. Gardner, Graham, K. Bailey, Wojtala 3:26.94 19798. Vinson, Keister, C. Woods, Baulls 3:27.14 19749. Putz, K. Bailey, Curry, Love 3:27.34 198010.

240-yard Shuttle Hurdle Relay Time Yr.E. Taylor, Jackson, Ramsey, Dils 28.64 19781. Bastien, Jackson, Ramsey, Dils 28.64 19782. Tipton, Davis, Lynn, Cerulla 28.84 19683. Ramsey, E. Taylor, Jackson, Dils 28.84 19774. Grady, Pihlstrom, E.Thompson, Patterson 29.00 19935. Anderson, Ramsey, Jackson, E. Taylor 29.04 19776. Doran, Bastien, Thames, Dils 29.05 19797. Brown, Ellis, Schlecht, Carpenter 29.14 19888. Carpenter, James, Niemi, Williams 29.24 19859. Keating, Bialowicz, Veasey, O’Hare 29.26 198210.

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Hasely Crawford 10.18 19751. Clint Allen 10.21 20082. Kevin Lawson 10.27 19943. Dazel Jules 10.28 19904. Kerch Patterson,Jr. 10.30 19965. Bob Colville-Brown 10.32 20046. Wayne Boyd 10.34 19897. Nduka Awazie 10.35 20018. Clement Chukwu 10.38 19999. Jabari Chavis 10.42 199810.

110-meter Hurdles Time YearTiberia Patterson 13.67 19941. Hayes Jones 13.74 19602. Jalilu Mayo 13.89 20013. Bill Tipton 13.94 19704. Jeff Dils 13.94 19785. Abdallah Mohamed 14.04 20046. Eric Alejandro 14.07 20087. Tim O’Hare 14.07 19828. James Grady 14.07 19959. Tino Ngoy 14.12 200510.

200 meters Time YearClement Chukwu 20.30 19981. Dazel Jules 20.32 19882. Hasely Crawford 20.44 19753. Kevin Lawson 20.74 19944. Russell Bailey 20.75 19775. Kerch Patterson,Jr. 20.78 19966. Eugene Thomas 20.84 19707. Daryl Curry 20.90 19838. Nduka Awazie 20.93 20029. Bob Colville-Brown 20.96 200410.

400 meters Time YearClement Chukwu 44.79 19991. Chuck Wilson 45.57 19912. Nduka Awazie 45.65 20013. Stan Vinson 46.14 19754. Carl Johnson 46.28 19885. Mike Calhoun 46.38 19826. Fabian Rollins 46.50 19987. Brycen Spratling 46.65 20118. Erik Frederick 46.68 19849. Jim Grant 46.74 197010.

400-meter Hurdles Time YearJeff Dils 50.08 19791. Eric Alejandro 50.51 20082. Carl Johnson 50.76 19873. Jim Grant 51.14 19704. Darrel Bob 51.16 19905. Bill Cartwright 51.44 19716. Brian Chadwick 51.47 19907. Francy Louis 51.52 20008. Glen Williams 51.56 19869. Eric Respress 51.58 199210.

800 meters Time YearEarl Jones 1:43.74 19841. Paul McMullen 1:46.48 19952. Tommy Asinga 1:46.74 19923. Mark Dailey 1:46.77 19904. Greg Rhymer 1:46.98 19945. Bradford Horton 1:48.01 19886. Erik Henriksen 1:48.01 19827. Brandon Jiles 1:48.46 20048. Stan Vinson 1:48.72 19759. Carl Lowe 1:48.90 199410.

1,500 meters Time YearPaul McMullen 3:38.74 19951. Earl Jones 3:40.64 19832. P.J. Osika 3:41.39 19873. Ben Reese 3:41.87 19974. Boaz Cheboiywo 3:42.61 20035. Erik Henriksen 3:42.88 19836. Steve Reighard 3:43.63 19837. Dan Shamiyeh 3:43.71 19848. Maurice Weaver 3:44.04 19809. Jason Boothroyd 3:44.54 199410.

3,000 Steeplechase Time YearJordan Desilets 8:24.62 20041. Mark Smith 8:29.73 19862. Corey Nowitzke 8:34.42 20073. Josh Karanja 8:37.20 20074. Steve Reighard 8:41.50 19835. Mark Brosnan 8:47.31 19886. David Brent 8:47.93 20097. Scott Millis 8:50.29 19828. Clint Verran 8:51.53 19989. Carl Warren 8:52.41 199410.

5,000 meters Time YearBoaz Cheboiywo 13:29.77 20031. Gordon Minty 13:40.94 19722. Jordan Desilets 13:52.71 20043. Don Shamiyeh 13:55.28 19844. Terefe Ejigu 14:00.00 20115. Gavin Thompson 14:03.75 20036. Mark Smith 14:04.44 19837. Dominic Middleton 14:07.14 19938. Roger Jones 14:07.44 19799. Don Johns 14:07.77 198810.

10,000 meters Time YearBoaz Cheboiywo 27:46.47 20031. Gordon Minty 28:20.94 19722. Dave Smith 28:48.94 19763. Don Johns 28:50.48 19884. Gavin Thompson 29:07.00 20045. Dave Ellis 29:20.04 19696. Mark Smith 29:30.73 19847. Blake McDowell 29:34.07 20008. Corey Nowitzke 29:40.83 20069. Dan Shamiyeh 29:44.59 198010.

High Jump Mark Metric Yr.James Nieto 7-04.50 2.25m 1998Anthony Abbott 7-02.25 2.19m 1986Xavier Clais 7-01.25 2.17m 2009Tim Doyen 7-01.00 2.16m 1978Steve Elliott 7-00.00 2.13m 1979Chuck Clay 7-00.00 2.13m 1983Adam Kring 7-00.00 2.13m 2005Gerrade Pettus 6-11.00 2.11m 1975Mike Morgan 6-10.75 2.10m 1988Tom Hughes 6-10.75 2.10m 1988

Pole Vault Mark Metric Yr.Mark Smith 17-05.00 5.31m 1991Max Babits 17-04.50 5.30m 2013Jim Lotan 17-02.25 5.24m 1983Jason Oldham 17-01.00 5.20m 1988Tony Bonacci 16-08.00 5.08m 1993Joe Tesner 16-07.50 5.07m 2012Wes Teeple 16-06.00 5.03m 1978Joe Grassman 16-06.00 5.03m 1991Randle Lynn 16-05.25 5.01m 2004Bill Barrett 16-04.00 4.98m 1968

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HASLEY CRAWFORD

Former Olympic Gold Medalist


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Long Jump Mark Metric Yr.Victor Nembhard 25-05.50 7.76m 991. James Chikwe 25-03.50 7.71m 972. Brian Benn 25-02.00 7.67m 913. Tony Barton 25-00.50 7.63m 914. Therm Kirkland 25-00.50 7.63m 715. Edouard Joliveau 24-09.75 7.56m 066. Clarence Chapman 24-08.00 7.52m 757. Gerald Rasool 24-07.75 7.51m 998. Morris Ellis 24-07.00 7.49m 909. Juris Vaskans 24-06.00 7.47m 9910.

Triple Jump Metric Mark Yr.Juris Vaskans (15.90) 52’2” 991. Donald Scott (15.79) 51’ 9.75” 112. Terry Beauford (15.495) 50’10” 853. Stan Vinson (15.405) 50’6 1/2” 734. Anthony McClendon (15.39) 50’6” 905. Will Harber (15.35) 50’4 1/2” 926. Cliff Larkins (15.285) 50’1 3/4” 717. Everett Goodson (15.26) 50’3/4” 958. Kauko Ketolainen (15.26) 50 3/4” 699. Steve Banks (15.24) 50’0” 8310.

Shot Put Metric Mark Yr.Dave Adamek (18.96) 62’ 2 1/2” 071. Okechukwu Ezjuka (18.39) 60’4” 002. Clark Wilson (18.28) 59’ 11 ¾” 053. Gerald Gersham (18.26) 59’ 11” 094. Matt Pinter (17.72) 58’1 3/4” 075. Andrew Meyer (16.88) 55’ 4.75” 116. Jeremy Lingenfelter (16.85) 55’3 ½” 007. Jason Masterson (16.79) 55’1” 898. Barry Summers (16.625) 54’6 1/2” 799. James Franklin (16.61) 54’6” 8710. Ed Nwagbaraocha (16.48) 54’ 1” 9411.

Discus Metric Mark Yr.Clark Wilson (56.60) 185’ 8” 051. Matt Pinter (52.49) 172’2” 072. Marc Keast (52.18) 171’2” 033. Ron Duncan (50.93) 167’1” 744. Bob Higgins (50.42) 165’5” 825. Dave Seaborne (50.35) 165’2 1/2” 986. Dave Adamek (49.38) 162”0” 057. Ernie Demarse (49.05) 161’11” 788. John Mitroka (49.04) 161’10” 809. Gerald Gersham (49.06) 160’ 11” 0910.

Hammer Throw Metric Mark Yr.Dave Adamek (57.24) 187’ 9 1/2” 061. Matt Pinter (56.16) 184’3” 052. Jason Masterson (55.70) 182’9” 903. Damon Page (55.44) 181’11” 014. Marc Keast (55.04) 180’7” 035. Barry Summers (54.98) 180’4 1/2” 806. Bryan Slykhouse (54.93) 180’2” 057. Dave Seaborne (53.84) 176’8” 968. Jim Wetenhall (53.77) 176’5” 769. Kirk Keebler (53.06) 174’1” 9210.

Javelin Metric Mark Yr.Bill Kouvolo (67.06) 220’0” 701. Wirt Gilliam (64.75) 212’5” 862. Damon Page (63.76) 209’2” 003. Darwin Scott (63.09) 207’0” 824. Terry Beauford (61.65) 202’3” 855. Bruce Ritter (60.48) 198’ 3” 756. Dave Phillips (59.00) 193’7” 837. Yusef Dibbles (58.80) 192’11” 948. Dave Biskner (58.69) 192’6” 889. Dan Bilotta (58.06) 190’6” 9310.

Decathlon Points YearMorris Ellis 7510 90Gary Bastien 7476 80Solomon Ijah 7092 13Sam Sheffer 7069 99Dave Stewart 6828 99Ron DeVries 6822 72Dave Gravender 6707 80Kevin Lanier 6681 09Kyle Cooley 6561 84Anthony Quinn 6549 01

400-meter RelayW. Boyd, D. Jules, E. Smith, C. Wilson 1. 40.11 89W. Boyd, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, C. Wilson 2. 40.16 88E. Williams, B. Taylor, K. Delor, R. Bailey 3. 40.17 77D. Witherspoon, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, J. Smith 4. 40.26 87W. Boyd, D. Jules, E. Smith, J. Duran 5. 40.27 89B. McDuffie, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, J. Smith 6. 40.30 86D.Benjamin, E.Respress, G.Davis, R. Santana 7. 40.31 92J. Mayo, F. Rollins, J. Chavis, G. Rasool 8. 40.32 99Y. Olatunji, D. Haqq, W. Hills, B. Colville-Brown 9. 40.35 03B. Chadwick, D. Jules, A. Bunnell, E. Smith 10. 40.43 90

800-meter RelayB. Ray, H. Mitchell, K. Delor,R. Bailey 1. 1:23.74 78A. Bunnell, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, C. Wilson 2. 1:23.80 88M. Spaulding, C. Chukwu, J. Chavis, F. Rollins 3. 1:23.84 98B. Ray, B. Taylor, K. Delor, R. Bailey 4. 1:24.24 77D. Witherspoon, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, J. Smith 5. 1:24.51 87J. Mayo, J. Chavis, F. Rollins, C. Chukwu 6. 1:24.57 99D. Benjamin, K. Lawson, D. Owens, T. Patterson 7. 1:24.70 94A. Bunnell, D. Jules, E. Smith, C. Wilson 8. 1:24.74 89B. McDuffie, D. Witherspoon, W. Jenkins, J. Smith 9. 1:24.76 86G. Rasool, A. Morton, J. Mayo, O. Olatunji 10. 1:24.78 01

1,600-meter RelayC. Wilson, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, C. Johnson 3:04.73 88M. Calhoun, J. Codrington, D. Beasley, E. Jones 3:06.04 83M. Calhoun, W. Hamilton, C. Johnson, E. Jones 3:06.14 85A. Bunnell, D. Jules, M. Williams, C. Wilson 3:07.12 89J. Chavis, J. Barylski, F. Rollins, C. Chukwu 3:08.33 99M. Calhoun, C. Johnson, D. Beasley, E. Jones 3:08.37 85W. Jenkins, B. Horton, H. Harden, C. Johnson 3:08.71 87M. Calhoun, E. Frederick, D. Beasley, E. Jones 3:08.74 85B. Cartwright, I. Hall, G. Collins, S. Vinson 3:08.74 72E. Hughes, B. Horton, H. Harden, C. Johnson 3:08.78 86

3,200-meter RelayE. Henriksen, S. VanLoton, C. Lezovich, E. Jones 7:15.39 83P.Kerbey, P.McMullen, G.Rhymer, T. Asinga 7:20.31 93C. Lowe,P. McMullen, G. Rhymer, T. Asinga 7:21.70 94C. Lowe, J. Boothroyd, G. Rhymer, P. McMullen 7:22.47 95P. Kerbey, B. London, J. Mifsud, M. Dailey 7:23.85 90R. Tremblay, F. Wells, W. Seiler, E. Nesbitt 7:25.04 70J. Codrington, D. Beasley, B. Horton, E. Jones 7:25.55 84D. Jackson, N. Grignon, B. Reese, K. Stokes 7:25.68 97J. Codrington, D. Beasley, P. Osika, B. Horton 7:25.96 84B. London, C. Wilson, T. Asinga, M. Dailey 7:26.58 91

6,400-meter RelayM. Helms, E. Grabowski, M. Weaver, R. Jones 16:11.17 78C. Lezovich, S. Reighard, D. Shamiyeh, E. Henriksen 16:14.06 83S. Hubbard, N. Ellis, D. Burkhart, G. Minty 16:18.04 74G. Rhymer, C. Warren, J. Boothroyd, P. McMullen 16:20.15 94D. Hubbard, N. Ellis, J. Deren, M. Weaver 16:22.24 76J. Wojtala, E. Grabowski, J. Deren, M. Weaver 16:25.54 77G. Rhymer, D. Middleton, J. Boothroyd, P. McMullen 16:29.07 95S. Hubbard, N. Ellis, D. Burkhart, G. Minty 16:33.14 74P. Kerbey, G. Rodriguez, D. Liedel, S. Hippen 16:34.21 89J. Thomas, E. Grabowski, B. Williams, J. Deren 16:34.21 75


46 EMU COLLEGIATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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Ron DeVriesRon Duncan

John GraysonIan Hall

Tom HollanderBill Kouvolo

Thermond KirklandFred LaPlante

George MasonTony Mifsud

Gordon MintyTony Nelson

Terry NormanEd Oxley

Garrade PettusAl Ruffner

Bob SampsonWayne Seiler

Keith SwanstonEugene Thomas

Bill TiptonStan Vinson

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Don Baker

Charlton BaldwinBill BarrettPat Bynoe

Dave CampbellJohn CarrollJerry CerullaGary CollinsJohn DanielRon DeVriesGlenn Dusek

Dave EllisJimmy GrantJohn Grayson

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Rovan LockeMarvin Lynche

Bob LynnTony Mifsud

Gordon MintyEric Nesbitt

Terry NormanRay PihlajaAl Ruffner

Bob SampsonWayne SeilerJohn Smiley

Ralph Stephen-son

Keith SwanstonEugene Thomas

Bill TiptonRoger Tremblay

Floyd WellsJim Wicker Sr.

1932 440 yd IH Eugene Beatty NCAA Division I Outdoor1959 120 yd HH Hayes Jones NCAA Division I Outdoor1959 220 yd LH Hayes Jones NCAA Division I Outdoor1967 1000 yd Terry Norman NAIA Indoor1967 2 mile relay Ray Pihlaja, Randy Hillman NAIA Indoor John Daniel, Terry Norman1968 1000 yd Eric Nesbitt NAIA Indoor1968 110m HH Jerry Cerulla NAIA Outdoor1968 5000m Dave Ellis NAIA Outdoor1969 60-yd HH Bill Tipton NAIA Indoor1969 1000 yd Eric Nesbitt NAIA Indoor1969 600 yd Pat Bynoe NAIA Indoor1969 2 mile Dave Ellis NAIA Indoor1969 2 mile relay Glenn Dusek, Fred LaPlante NAIA Indoor Floyd Wells, Wayne Seiler 1969 3 mile Dave Ellis NAIA Outdoor1970 Javelin Bill Kouvolo NCAA Divsion II1970 120 yd HH Bill Tipton NCAA Division II1970 Hammer John Smiley NAIA Outdoor1971 Mile Wayne Seiler NCAA Division II Outdoor1971 3 mile Gordon Minty NCAA Division II Outdoor1971 6 mile Gordon Minty NCAA Division II Outdoor1971 3 mile Gordon Minty NAIA Outdoor1971 6 mile Dave Ellis NAIA Outdoor1972 10000m Gordon Minty NCAA Division II Outdoor1972 5000m Gordon Minty NCAA Division II Outdoor1972 Mile Relay Ian Hall, Bill Cartwright NCAA Division II Outdoor Gary Collins, Stan Vinson 1974 600 yd Stan Vinson NCAA Division I Indoor1975 60 yd Hasely Crawford NCAA Division I Indoor1975 600 yd Stan Vinson NCAA Division I Indoor1975 100 yd Hasely Crawford NCAA Division I Outdoor1984 DMR Joe Codrington, Eric Frederick NCAA Division I Indoor Dan Shamiyeh, Earl Jones1985 800m Earl Jones NCAA Division I Indoor1985 800m Earl Jones NCAA Division I Outdoor1993 3200m Relay Carl Lowe, Paul McMullen NCAA Division I Indoor Greg Rhymer, Tommy Asinga1999 400m Clement Chukwu NCAA Division I Outdoor2002 10000 Boaz Cheboiywo NCAA Division I Outdoor2004 Steeplechase Jordan Desilets NCAA Division I Outdoor

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Year Event(s) Name Country Site Medal 1960 110 m HH Hayes Jones USA Rome, Italy Bronze1964 110 m HH Hayes Jones USA Tokyo Japan Gold1968 5,000 m/10,000 m Dave Ellis Canada Mexico City, Mexico 1972 100 m Hasely Crawford Trinidad & Tobago Munich, Germany 1972 110 m HH Tony Nelson Canada Munich, Germany1976 100 m/200 m Hasely Crawford Trinidad & Tobago Montreal, Canada Gold/ 1980 100 m Hasely Crawford Trinidad & Tobago Moscow, Russia 1984 100 m Hasely Crawfod Trinidad & Tobago Los Angeles, Calif. 1984 800 m Earl Jones** USA Los Angeles, Calif. Bronze1988 800 m Tommy Asinga Suriname Seoul, Korea1992 800 m Tommy Asinga Suriname Barcelona, Spain 1996 1500 m Paul McMullen USA Atlanta, Ga.1996 800 m Tommy Asinga Suriname Atlanta, Ga. 1996 800 m/4 x 400 m relay Greg Rhymer British Virgin Islands Atlanta, Ga. 1996 400 m Clement Chukwu NIgeria Atlanta, Ga. 2000 4 x 400 m relay Clement Chukwu*** Nigeria Sydney, Australia Gold2000 4 x 400 m relay Nduka Awazie*** Nigeria Sydney, Australia Gold2000 400 m/4 x 100 m relay Fabian Rollins Barbados Sydney, Australia2004 High Jump Jamie Nieto USA Athens, Greece2012 High Jump Jamie Nieto**** USA London England 2012 110 m HH Eric Alejandro Puerto Rico London, England

**Jones won the U.S. Olympic Trials in American record time (1:43.74)

***Due to USA vacating the Gold in the 4 x 400 m relay, Chukwu and Awazie were upgraded from Silver to Gold for Nigeria

****Nieto won the U.S. Olympic Trials enroute to his trip to London

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These are the five Eastern Michigan University athletes that have posted a mile time in less than four minutes while running for the Green and White. Boaz Cheboiywo, Jordan Desilets and Gavin Thompson were each coached by current Head Coach John Goodridge in their tenure at EMU. Paul McMullen and Ben Reese were each

coached by EMU Hall of Fame member Bob Parks.

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Our Students With nearly 23,000 students, EMU provides a rich learning environment for the campus community. The University currently has approximately 18,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. Our students represent 45 states and 93 foreign countries. Of undergraduate students, 72 percent are full time and 57 percent are women. The most popular majors are education, business, social sciences and history, science and engineering, English, and the health professions. EMU’s undergraduate population is approximately 65 percent white; 21 percent black; 2 percent international; 2.5 percent Asian-American; 2 percent Hispanic, 0.5 percent Native-American, and 7 percent not answered (i.e. elected not to respond to this inquiry). Eastern Michigan offers a number of special academic programs to help students succeed. These include the Honors College; the Holman Success Center; distance learning; accelerated format programs; online, weekend and evening programs and courses; American Humanics certification; Study Abroad Tours; a specialized master’s degree program for corporations offered onsite; a double master’s degree; online technologies for education and training. With more than 200 academic and social organizations, an extensive intramural sports program, 21 NCAA Division I-A sports and numerous cultural activities from which to choose, EMU students have diverse opportunities to become involved in campus life. Students’ on-campus housing choices range from traditional dormitory-style rooms to apartments and include living/learning center options.

Faculty/Staff Eastern Michigan University employs nearly 700 full-time faculty and 1,000 staff members. Ninety-four percent of EMU professors have doctoral degrees or terminal

Where We’re Located Eastern Michigan University is located in historic Ypsilanti, about 10 miles east of Ann Arbor, 40 miles west of Detroit and just 20 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It is an area rich in academic, research, technological and recreational resources. The University also has sites in Livonia, Jackson, Traverse City, Flint, Detroit and Monroe. EMU’s 800 plus-acre campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jog-ging trails and has 122 buildings throughout the academic and athletic campuses. Eagle Crest – Eastern Michigan’s conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake.Ypsilanti plays a leading role in industry and education. The city and the University have forged close ties that have lasted more than 160 years.

What Makes Us Unique In 1849, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan formally paved the way for the establishment of Michigan State Normal School, with the exclusive purposes of instructing persons in the art of teaching; providing a good common school education; and giving instruction in the mechanic arts, husbandry, agricultural chemistry and the laws of the United States. Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a Uni-versity, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The University currently serves 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Educa-tion; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan’s exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education.

degrees in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 19:1. Faculty work closely with students, and many involve students in their research. Recently, the University celebrated its 30th annual Undergraduate Symposium; a benchmark program for undergradu-ate research.

Community Outreach Eastern Michigan is making an impact nationally by channeling its academic research as a means of solving real-world problems. EMU currently has 14 research institutes and centers that focus on com-munity building and civic engagement, quality, com-munity and regional development, small business development, geospatial education, textiles, export assistance and product development. EMU is well known for merging theory and practice for the benefit of the community. Applied research leads to new knowledge, new jobs and new business. Annually, the university receives about $15 million in revenues for sponsored research and community service activities.

The Alumni Association Representing more than 142,000 alumni and friends, the Alumni Association sponsors social and service-related programs for more than 20 geographically-based and special-interest alumni chapters.

EMU’s Economic Impact Since its founding in 1849, Eastern Michigan has provided quality services to the residents of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and other

states and nations. EMU’s total impact on the Michigan economy of an estimated $3.7 billion annually reflects a return of more than $42 for each dollar received from the state. The University’s total impact on the Michigan economy results in a contribution of $166 million in state tax revenue. Thus, EMU’s impact on state government tax revenue is $1.87 in taxes for each dollar received from the state.

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Eastern Michigan University is com-mitted to excellence in teaching through traditional and innovative approaches, the extension of knowledge through basic and applied research, and creative and artistic expression. Building on a proud tradition of na-tional leadership in the preparation of teach-ers, we maximize educational opportunities and personal and professional growth for students from diverse backgrounds through an array of baccalaureate, master’s and doc-

toral programs. We strive to provide a student-focused learning environment that enhances the lives of students and positively impacts the community. We extend our commitment beyond the campus boundaries to the wider community through service initiatives, and public and private partnerships of mutual interest addressing local, regional, national and international opportunities and challenges.

Our History Founded in 1849, when the state of Michigan was just 12 years old, Michigan State Normal School was designated by the state legislature as the first institution to educate teachers to serve the public schools. The University thus began, somewhat humbly, as the sixth teacher education institution in the nation. A campus that today comprises more than 800 acres was once a four-acre plot with one building and two programs of study – a classical course and an English Course. The school’s name changed several times – to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern Michigan College in 1956; and finally to Eastern Michigan University in 1959. During its first 100 years, the institution certified thousands of teachers and developed the broad-based curricula that ultimately prepared it for university status. Within that new university, three colleges emerged: Education, Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School. The University has since expanded three more times; adding the College of Business in 1964, the College of Health and Human Services in 1975 and the College of Technology in 1980. More recently Eastern Michigan has developed Extended Programs and numerous community-focused institutes. The University has enhanced its learning environment through structural initiatives during the past several years. Recent construction includes the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998), the Convocation Center (1998), the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998), the John W. Porter College of Education Building (1999), the Everett L. Marshall College of Health and Human Services Building (2000), the Vil-lage residence hall (2001), University House (2003), new Student Center (2006), and the new Science Complex (2010).

March 28, 1849: State Legislature passed Act No. 138 entitled “An Act to Establish a State Normal School.”

Oct. 5, 1852: Official dedication of Michigan State Normal School.

March 29, 1853: Michigan State Normal School opens, offering two programs of study, a “classical course” and an “English course.”

1854: Michigan State Normal School holds first commencement, with three graduates.

Sept. 1881: The student newspaper, The Normal News, is founded as a monthly.

1890: MSNS is the first Michigan institution to establish a depart-ment of geography.

Oct. 22, 1896: Theodore Roosevelt visits Michigan State Normal School.

Sept. 15, 1897: The student newspaper is renamed The Normal College News, published twice a month.

1897: MSNS is the first U.S. teacher’s college to become a four-year institution.

April 28, 1899: Michigan State Normal School is renamed Michigan State Normal College.

1900: Student athletes unofficially adopt the nickname Normalites. Athletes could wear either a “Y” for Ypsilanti or an “N” for Normal.

1915: MSNC is the first U.S. teacher’s college to establish training for teachers of the disabled.

Oct. 24, 1929: Athletic teams are named the Hurons.

July 1, 1956: Michigan State Normal College becomes Eastern Michigan College.

July 6, 1956: The student newspaper is renamed The Eastern Echo, a weekly publication.

June 1, 1959: Eastern Michigan College is renamed Eastern Michigan University.

1959: The College of Education is established.

1959: The College of Arts and Sciences is established.

Oct. 13, 1960: Senator John F. Kennedy visits Eastern Michigan University

1964: The College of Business is established.

1975: The College of Health and Human Services is established.

1980: The College of Technology is established.

1990: Eastern Michigan University begins the first phase of a $213-million investment in campus renovations.

Jan. 30, 1991: The Board of Regents approve changing the Huron name and logo.

May 22, 1991: Board of Regents approve new EMU logo and nickname - the Eagles.

Sept. 9, 1994: The mascot “Swoop” is officially adopted.

Nov. 28, 1995: Groundbreaking for the Bruce T. Halle Library is held.

Oct. 30, 1996: President Bill Clinton visits EMU to present a speech on women in the business community.

Sept. 20, 1997: A “beaming ceremony” is hosted to celebrate con-struction of the new Convocation Center.

June 1, 1998: The official opening of the $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library is held.

Oct. 9, 1998: Official dedication of the Bruce T. Halle Library takes place.

Jan. 1, 1999: Eastern Michigan University begins a year-long cel-ebration of its sesquicentennial.

May 2000: President Bill Clinton delivers the commencement address at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center.

Sept. 21, 2004: A ground breaking Ceremony is held for the New $37.5-million EMU Student Center.

May 14, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin is appointed the 22nd president of EMU by a unanimous vote of the EMU Board of Regents.

July 7, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin begins her role as EMU President.

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Fast FactsFounded: 1849 - Michigan State Normal SchoolEnrollment: Fifth-largest state institution in MichiganUndergraduates: 18,569Graduates: 4,772Gender: Undergraduates: 59% female; 41% male Graduates: 65% female; 35% maleMichigan residents: 88 percentPresident: Susan MartinBoard of Regents: Eight-member board, appointed by governorFaculty: 689 full timeFaculty holding Ph.D.: 93 percentStudent/Faculty Ratio: 19:1New Freshmen Average GPA: 3.1New Freshmen Average ACT: 21New Freshmen Average SAT: 1,014Academic programs: 423 majors, minors and concentrations, plus 167 graduate degrees and certificate programsDoctoral programs: 2 - Educational Leadership; Clinical PsychologyCampus Buildings: 122Campus Size: 880 acresAthletic Affiliation: NCAA Division FBS (1-A)NCAA Conference: Mid-American ConferenceMascot: Eagles Colors: Green and White

2012-13 Tuition and Fees*In-state and Ohio, 30 credit hours: $8,683Out-of-State, 30 credit hours: $23,095Room and Board, 18 meals weekly: $8,069*subject to change

The City of Ypsilanti Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County with a population of 22,362. Originally a trading post established in 1809 by Gabriel Godfroy, a French-Canadian fur trader from Montreal, a permanent settlement was established on the east side of the Huron River in 1823 by Major Thomas Woodruff. It was incorporated into the Territory of Michigan as the village Woodruff’s Grove. A separate com-munity a short distance away on the west side of the river was established in 1825 under the name “Ypsilanti”, after Demetrius Ypsilanti, a hero in the Greek War of Independence. Woodruff’s Grove changed its name to Ypsilanti in 1829, and the two communities eventually merged. Henry Ford and the automotive industry came to Ypsilanti in the 1930s and beautiful Ford Lake was created to generate hydroelectric power for the manufacturing plants. During World War II, Ypsilanti became home to the Willow Run Bomber Plant, a factory that would employ 100,000 work-ers.

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Facilities Our 803-acre campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails, and has 128 buildings, the Lake House and Rynearson Stadium located on the south side of Huron River. Eagle Crest – our conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake. Most recent additions include the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998); the Convocation Center (1998); the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998); the John W. Porter Building, housing the College of Education (1999); the environmentally sustainable Everett L. Marshall Building, housing the College of Health and Human Services (2000); the renovation of Boone Hall (2000), housing our Extended Programs offices; and The Village (2001), a spacious, apartment-style residence facility. There are currently 11 residence halls and three apartment complexes with 583 units housing more than 4,000 students. The EMU Student Center also opened in November of 2006.

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tHe BrUce t. Halle liBrary The $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library represents the latest technological trends in libraries, integrating tradi-tional print with emerging electronic sources. The 218,000-square-foot facility has 520 computer workstations; 300,000 volumes of open-shelf books; 800,000 volumes in an automated retrieval collection; 3,000 network connection ports; a 100-seat auditorium with seats wired for laptop computers; a 70-seat teleconferencing room; a 130-station computing commons with six learning labs (electronic classrooms); a distance learning lab; a television studio; the Paradox Cafe; individual and group study areas and self-direction stations.

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tHe eMU StUDent center Since Nov. 6, 2006, EMU Student Center has become the new vibrant hub of activity on EMU’s main campus in Ypsilanti, MI. In fact, in April 2007, it was voted the “Best Place to Hang Between Classes” by Eastern Echo readers. From the wide range of eatery choices to the fireplace lounges, there’s so much more in between: EMU Bookstore, Chase Bank, wireless Internet access*, a 24/7 computer lab, two art galleries, meeting/conference/banquet rooms, a dining room stage, and an auditorium for movies, live performances and guest lectures. Ad-ditionally, students will find many EMU student services, programs and organization offices all under one roof. When you view it altogether, EMU Student Center lives up to its slogan: Centered on You!

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Entering her fifth year as the presi-dent of Eastern Michigan University, Dr. Susan W. Martin has made a significant impact on the campus in her short time in Ypsilanti. Named the 22nd president of EMU May 14, 2008, she is the first female president in EMU’s 162-year history. Martin officially took office July 7, 2008. Since joining EMU she has led the institution in two consecutive years of enrollment growth, kept tuition, room and board at 0% increase for 2010-11, enhanced the quality of education by investing in hiring new faculty, and en-hanced the living and learning facilities by making $195M in capital improve-ments to the campus. “I am thrilled to be chosen for the honor of leading this great University, which has a strong history of excellent education and a bright future,” said Martin. During her inaugural address Martin set forth an ambitious vision for the university. The goals included building on the pillars of academic excellence, refreshing alumni relationships, com-prehensive fundraising and earning the

public’s trust. Under Martin’s guid-ance in 2008, EMU was again recognized as a “Best Midwestern College” by The Princeton Review for the sixth straight year. Additionally, for the fifth consecutive year, The Princeton Review recognized Eastern’s College of Business as one of the “Best 296 Busi-ness Schools” in the nation. Eastern Michigan also was awarded a 2009 Michigan His-toric Preservation Network’s (MHPN) Government/Institu-tional Award for its preserva-tion of the University’s core historic campus. Prior to coming to EMU, Mar-tin was the provost and vice-chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The majority of Martin’s higher education career was at Grand Valley State Univer-

sity, where she taught and published as a professor of accounting and taxation. Martin served as director of the master of taxation program, director of inter-national business programs, and chair of the accounting and taxation depart-ment. In June 2001, Martin joined the GVSU provost’s office and served in roles as assistant, associate, and executive asso-ciate vice president of academic affairs.

One of her major duties in that office was to help manage the $154 million budget for the Academic Affairs Divi-sion. Before GVSU, Martin was deputy state treasurer for the Bureau of Local Gov-ernment Services for Michigan from June 1981-June 1984. She also was the commissioner of revenue for the state of Michigan from 1985-1988. Martin received her doctoral degree in accounting from Michigan State Uni-versity in 1988 and her master’s degree in accounting from MSU in 1976. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Cen-tral Michigan University in 1971. In 2009, Martin received the MSU Department of Accounting and Infor-mation Systems Alumna of the Year Award. Martin is a member of the boards of directors of the Michigan Educational Trust as well as Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization that seeks to bring businesses to the Ann Arbor area. She is married to Dr. Larry Martin, pro-fessor of economics at Michigan State University, and has three children and two grandchildren.

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Roy E. Wilbanks Chair Roy E. Wilbanks was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to fill the seat vacated by Rosalind E. Grif-fin for a term ending in December 2012. Wilbanks was employed by Eastern Michigan University in various roles such as: Assistant to the President for Government and Community Relations, Vice President for University Relations and Secretary to the Board of Regents, Executive Vice President, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Michigan Foundation. In 2004, he was inducted into the Ypsilanti High

School Athletic Hall of Fame and, in 2003, he was awarded the John W. Porter Distinguished Service Award. Wilbanks earned a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University. Wilbanks serves as chair of the Eagle Administrative Services Board and is a resident of Ypsilanti.

Thomas W. Sidlik Thomas W. Sidlik was appointed to the Board of Regents of Eastern Michi-gan University by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to a term expir-ing in December 2012. He was elected by the Board as EMU’s Vice-Chair from June 2005 to January 2007. In January 2007, he was elected to be the Chair of the EMU Board of Regents, for a term ending in February 2009. He has served as the Chair of the EMU Educational Policies Com-mittee since January 2007. In March 2009 he was appointed to be the vice chair of the Faculty Affairs committee. He is a member of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee and the Executive committee. In other capacities, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Detroit

Institute of Arts. Sidlik retired as a member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG in August 2007. Sidlik has been vice chairman of the National Minority Supplier Development Council and Chairman of the Council’s Executive Committee. Sidlik is a resident of Ann Arbor.

Floyd Clack Floyd Clack was appointed by Governor Granholm in June 2005 to fill the seat vacated by Steven G. Gordon, and then reappointed to a full term in January of 2007. Clack was a member of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners (District 2) from 1996-2004 and is a former state represen-tative, serving seven terms from 1982 – 1996. He also served as a member of the Flint City Council from 1979 – 1982 and was a guidance counselor and teacher in the Flint Community Schools. He is a former president of the Flint NAACP. Clack received a master’s degree in counseling from EMU in 1972. He lives in Flint. Clack serves as vice chair of the Student Affairs

committee, vice chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and secretary of the Eagle Administrative Services Board.

Beth Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.Beth Fitzsimmons was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Mohamed Okdie, who resigned. She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2016. She serves as chair of the Student Affairs commit-tee. Dr. Fitzsimmons founded Information Strategists, LLC, in 1987, a com-pany that provides information services for high tech companies. Clients include scientists, engineers, marketing specialists and executives of major U.S. corporations. From 2003-2008, she was appointed by the President and chaired the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). From 1996-1999, Dr. Fitzsimmons was involved with several proj-ects at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to that, she was associ-

ated with CENDI; an Executive Branch interagency working group composed of the scientific and technical (STI) managers from the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, Health and Human Services, and NASA. Dr. Fitzsimmons served as the information specialist for 10 years at Aerodyne Research, Inc., and also has served as the Chairman of the Depository Library Council to the U.S. Public Printer (1993-94) and received the Public Printer’s Distinguished Service Award. She is the current President of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, the largest Rotary Club in Michigan, and has served on the Boards of the YMCA, University of Michigan Libraries, HelpSource, First Congrega-tional Church, Cleary University, Library of Michigan Foundation, and MIT Enterprise Forum.Michael Hawks

Michael Hawks was appointed by Governor Snyder in February 2011 to replace Phil Incarnati, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He serves as chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and vice chair of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee. Hawks was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up in Ypsilanti Township. He graduated from Ypsilanti High School where he excelled in football and re-ceived a full athletic-scholarship from Eastern Michigan University. Hawks earned a varsity letter as a true freshman and went on to be the team’s starting Noseguard the next three seasons. While at EMU, he earned a BA

in Business Administration and subsequently earned a MA in Higher Education Administration from Michigan State University. After completing his education, he served as Chief of Staff for the Major-ity Floor Leader in the Michigan House of Representatives and on the Staff of the Speaker of the House. He currently serves as a director of Governmental Consultant Services Inc. (GCSI) in Lansing, Michigan. GCSI is a multi-client Lobbying firm that is consistently recognized as Michigan’s number one rated firm. Hawks individually has consistently been voted among the 10 best lobbyists in the state by independent political surveys of Capitol insiders.

James F. Stapleton Jim Stapleton was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm in January of 2007 to replace Karen Valvo, who resigned. Stapleton was reappointed by Governor Granholm in January 2009 to his own eight-year term that expires December 31, 2016. Stapleton is President and CEO of B&R Con-sultants. From 2001 through July of 2004 (while continuing to fully own and operate B&R), Stapleton assumed the responsibilities of Senior Vice President of Business Affairs of the Detroit Tigers, making him (for a good majority of his tenure) the highest ranking African-American within the business operations of a Major League Baseball franchise. In July of 2004, Stapleton left Major League Baseball to participate in a group that, in June

of 2005, purchased the Minnesota Vikings. He is the former president of The Think Twice Founda-tion, an organization comprised of African and Jewish American Community Leaders that raised more than $1 million and provided more than 200 units of new and/or refurbished housing for Detroit residents. He is also a past chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the Urban League. Stapleton has also served on several profit and not-for-profit boards, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Wayne State University’s Shiffman Medical Library Board of Visitors, Ontario Michigan Rail, and the Board of Directors of Detroit Commerce Bank.

Francine Parker Vice Chair Francine Parker was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Joseph Antonini, whose term expired in December 2006. Parker is the Executive Director of the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, which provides health care benefits to UAW retirees. Parker, who has more than 40 years of healthcare experience, retired as president and CEO of Health Alliance Plan in 2008. She serves as chair of the Personnel and Compensa-tion committee, chair of the Faculty Affairs committee and vice chair of the Educational Policies committee. She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 2014.

Mike Morris Mike Morris was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Gary Hawks, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He is chairman of the Board of American Electric Power (AEP). From 1997 to 2003, Morris was chairman, president and CEO of Northeast Utilities System. Before joining Northeast Utilities, he was president and CEO of Consumers Energy, principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, and president of CMS Marketing, Services and Trading. He was previously president of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. and executive vice president of marketing, transportation and gas supply for ANR Pipeline

Co., both subsidiaries of El Paso Energy. Morris was the founder and president of ANR Gathering Co., one of the first gas marketing companies in the United States. Morris is past chairman of the Edison Electric Institute, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited. He also serves on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Board, the National Governors Association’s Task Force on Electricity Infrastructure, Business Roundtable (chairing the Business Roundtable’s Sustainable Growth Initiative). He serves as a director of the boards of Alcoa, Battelle and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Morris graduated from Eastern Michigan University with both bachelors and masters degrees in biology. He served on the Board of Regents at Eastern Michigan University from 1997-2004. He is currently serving a new term through 2018. In 1995 he received the university’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. During his graduate years, he was com-mander of the ROTC Brigade. Morris received a law degree, cum laude, from the Detroit College of Law and is a member of the Michigan Bar Association. Morris chairs the Board’s Finance, Audit and Investment committee.

The Board of Regents is the governing body of Eastern Michigan University. Its current format was created when the State of Michi-gan ratified a new constitution, Jan. 6, 1964. The Board comprises eight regents who are appointed to eight-year terms by the gov-ernor. The current EMU Regents are Roy Wilbanks, chair; Fran-cine Parker, vice chair; Floyd Clack; Beth Fitzsimmons; Michael Hawks; Mike Morris; Thomas W. Sidlik; and James F. Stapleton.

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by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. The board shall have general supervision of the institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution’s funds. It shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution un-der its supervision. He shall be the principal executive officer of the institution and be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote. The board may elect one of its members or may designate the president to preside at board meetings. Each board of control shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in the same year, and who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner.”

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Heather LykeEMU Vice President/Athletic Director

Heather Lyke ls Eastern Michigan Uni-versity’s new Director of Athletics. Lyke, who has spent the past 15 years as an associate athletic director at Ohio State University, took over the EMU position in July 2013. Lyke is the 12th athletic director in Eastern Michigan history. Following a national search, Lyke was selected from a pool of more than 80 candidates. She also is the first woman to hold the full-time AD position at EMU. “I am honored and excited to be named the Director of Athletics at Eastern Michi-gan University,” said Lyke. “This is a tre-mendous opportunity to become a part of a dynamic leadership team. I am eager to serve and build great relationships with President Martin and the University lead-ership, the faculty, our student-athletes, coaches and staff, alumni and donors, and the greater Ypsilanti and Michigan community. Eastern Michigan has a rich history of athletic success and academic achievement. I look forward to being part of the continued success of Eastern Michi-gan University as we help shape the next generation of leaders and achieve even greater accomplishments.” Lyke has more than 17 years experience in

intercollegiate athletics adminis-tration – 15 of which have been at Ohio State. In her current role at OSU, she is a member of the athletic department’s executive team and is responsible for the assessment, design and develop-ment of the department’s strate-gic plan. She directly oversees 10 of OSU’s 36 athletic programs and manages/supervises 31 full-time coaches and staff. She also has oversight over all facets of the athletic councils involv-ing budget oversight, revenue generation and facilities as well as the golf course operations. Additionally, she supervises the sport performance division of the department, which includes the strength and conditioning coaches, athletic training staff and sports medicine staff. This year, she developed the first ever student-athlete internship program within the Depart-ment of Athletics. On a national

level, Lyke has been active within the NCAA and Big Ten Conference commit-tee structure as a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee and Big Ten Sports Management Commit-tee and previously served on the NCAA Softball Rules Committee and the NCAA Amateurism Committee. Her previous roles at OSU include associate athletic director for sport ad-

ministration (2002-2012) and associate athletic director for sport administra-tion, compliance and camp operations (1998-2002). Prior to Ohio State, Lyke was at the University of Cincinnati for two years, serving as the assistant ath-letic director for compliance as well as the senior woman administrator. Lyke began her athletics administrative ca-reer at the NCAA national office as an intern in the enforcement and student-athlete reinstatement department. Lyke also has worked for the Big Ten Network as a color analyst for softball games. Lyke grew up in Canton, Ohio, and attended the University of Michigan on a softball scholarship. While at U-M, she was a four-year letter winner as a first baseman, two-time team captain, Big Ten champion and Academic All-Big Ten honoree as a member of its softball team. She earned a bachelor’s of sci-ence degree in education from Univer-sity of Michigan and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron School of Law. She was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1995. Lyke and her husband, David Cata-lano, have three children, Elle, Sophie and Eli.

THE HEATHER LYKE FILEName: Heather LykeBorn: Canton, Ohio - Oct. 19, 1969High School: Glen Oak H.S. - Graduated in 1988College: University of Michigan - Bachelor’s degree in education - 1992 University of Akron Law School - Juris Doctorate - 1995Family: Husband, David Catalano; Children, Elle, Sophie and Eli

COLLEGIATE WORK EXPERIENCEYEAR SCHOOL JOB TITLE 2013 Eastern Michigan University Vice President/Director of Athletics2013 Ohio State University Senior Associate AD2009-12 Big Ten Network Softball Color Analyst2002-12 Ohio State University Associate AD/Sport Administration 1998-02 Ohio State University Associate AD/ Sport Administration, Compliance and Camp Operations1996-98 University of Cincinnati Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance/SWA 1995-96 National Collegiate Athletic Association Enforcement Intern1989-92 University of Michigan Four-year letterwinner in softball

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EMU’s MAC ChampionshipsBaseball1975, ’76, ’78, ’81, ’82, 2003, 2007

Football1987

Men’s Basketball1988, ’91, ’96, ’98

Women’s Basketball2004, 2012

Men’s Cross Country1973, ’74, ’86, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, 2000, 2001,

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Men’s Golf2007, 2008

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field1974, ’77, ’78, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’94, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2001, 2002,

2007, 2010

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field1982, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’95,’97,

2003

Men’s Indoor Track & Field1996, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,

2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013

Women’s Indoor Track & Field1997, 2000, 2011

Men’s Swimming and Diving1978, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008,

2009, 2010, 2012, 2013

Women’s Gymnastics2007

Women’s Swimming and Diving2006, 2007

Women’s Tennis1998, 2001

Women’s Soccer1999, 2013

Softball2007

Wrestling1996

EMU’s MAC Championships

1972- NCAA DII Men's Swimming and Diving1972 – NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field1971- NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving1971- NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field

1971 – NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field1970 - NAIA Baseball

1970 – NCAA DII Men's Cross Country1970 - NAIA Men's Cross Country

1970 – NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving1970 – NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field

1970 – NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field1969 – NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving1969 – NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field1968 – NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving

1967 – NAIA Men's Cross Country1966 – NAIA Men's Cross Country

EMU National Championships

EMU Athletic Directors Through the YearsWilbur Bowen - 1903-28

Joseph McCulloch 1931-47Elton Rynearson 1948-63

F.L. “Frosty” Ferzacca - 1966-73Dr. Albert E. Smith - 1975-76

Alex Agase - 1977-82Paul Shoults - 1982-86Gene Smith - 1986-93Tim Weiser - 1993-97

Carole Huston (Interim) 1997-99Dr. David Diles - 1999-05

Bob England (Interim) - 2005-06Dr. Derrick Gragg - 2006-13

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner (Interim) - April 2013-July 2013Heather Lyke - 2013

Female Athletic Directors in the FBSSandy Barbour - California

Kathy Beauregard - Western MichiganJulie Hermann - Rutgers

Lynn Hickey - Texas-San AntonioCheryl Levick - Georgia State

Heather Lyke - Eastern MichiganDebbie Yow - North Carolina State

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Erin Burdis is in her 12th year as a full-time member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department. Burdis joined the EMU staff as a part-time academic counselor in 2001-02 and was elevated to full-time academic counselor and assistant to the director of compliance in October 2002. In the spring of 2004 she took over leadership of the program.

As the director of Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS), Burdis has developed a comprehensive learning support program which consists of learning specialist, mentoring and tutoring meetings that are all individualized. The department’s GPA has continued to improve over the last several semesters and the current cumulative GPA of 3.191 is the second best in history.

The 37-year-old Burdis joined the EMU athletics staff at the start of the 2001 academic year after serving as a graduate assistant in the University of Kentucky Athletics Department during 2000-01. A native of Frankenmuth, Mich., Burdis was an all-state softball player and played on state championships teams in softball and basketball at Frankenmuth High School before graduating in 1994. Burdis then went on to Concordia University in Ann Arbor and was an honorable mention All-American shortstop as a senior and the co-captain of the softball team her final two years. She helped lead Concordia to the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championship in both 1998 and 1999. In addition, the softball team won the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference title in 1997 and 1999 and Burdis was named All-League shortstop and was an All-League All-Academic pick three times (1997, 1998, 1999).

Erin BurdisAssistant Athletic Director/Academics

Sean Hostetter is in his first year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations Office after serving as a graduate assistant since July 2011, then taking on the role of Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations in Jan. 2013. Hostetter’s responsibilities include the handling of all publicity and publications for the men’s basketball, volleyball and tennis teams. In addition to those tasks, Hostetter

will coordinate the department’s social media efforts. Prior to coming to EMU, Hostetter spent the 2010-11 season as the As-sistant Sports Information Director at Brevard College in North Carolina. There he was the primary contact for the Tornados’ soccer, cross country, women’s basketball, softball, and track & field teams. He also was the analyst on the men’s basketball radio broadcasts. A native of Livonia, Mich., Hostetter served as the Media Relations Intern for the Quad Cities River Bandits, the single-A affiliate of the St.

Sean HostetterAssistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Louis Cardinals in 2010. He was in charge of the organization of the press box, as well as distributing statistics to media, coaches, and broadcasters, and producing game notes for all media outlets. He also was a webmaster of the River Bandits website and a columnist for the Bandits’ monthly gameday program, Play Ball. Hostetter also served as one of three River Bandits radio broadcasters during the season. Additionally, Hostetter held the title of Broadcasting & Media Relations Intern in the summer of 2009 while he worked for the Burlington Roy-als, the rookie-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. He was the solo radio broadcaster, while serving as the main media contact for the team. A 2009 graduate of Albion College, Hostetter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies and Political Science. While at Albion, he served as a sports information student assistant. Hostetter earned a Master of Science in Sport Management from Eastern Michigan in 2013. He currently resides in Farmington, Mich. and is a member of the Col-lege of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Christopher Hoppe is in his second year as the Associate Athletic Director for Compli-ance for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. The 33-year-old Hoppe earned two degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently working on a third. He completed his undergraduate degree, with honors, in English literature in 2000 and earned his Juris Doctorate in the spring of

2003. Hoppe has also been working on a Ph.D in postsecondary educa-tion and leadership at UW. A native of Rhinelander, Wisc., Hoppe began his professional career as a court commissioner for Oneida and Vilas County Circuit Courts in 2003-04.

Chris HoppeSenior Associate Athletic Director/Administration

Upon returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 for his Ph.D work, Hoppe began his career in collegiate athletics as an athletic compliance intern for the Badgers in 2005-06. In 2006, Hoppe joined the San Diego State University Aztecs as a student-athlete eligibility/student services coordinator. From San Diego State, Hoppe was named the Assistant Athletics Director for compliance and sport supervisor at Robert Morris University in 2008, a post he held until joining EMU in the summer of 2011. A member of the state bar of Wisconsin, Hoppe and his wife, Meris, have two children, Austin and Isabelle.

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Erich Keil is entering his seventh season as a part of the Eastern Michigan Univer-sity facilities department.

Keil joined the EMU athletics depart-ment in December 2007 after working for the University of Michigan depart-ment of athletics for 20 years.

Keil was responsible for the mainte-

Erich KeilCoordinator of Athletic Equipment and Facilities

nance of the U-M baseball field that was voted the best college baseball field in the nation by Turface in 1997. In addition to his work as the EMU director of athletic facilities, Keil has three daughters: Melissa (25), Stephanie (23) and Kristina (19). Melissa is a graduate of the University of Michigan and is a professional figure skating coach. Stephanie is enrolled in Michigan State University’s dental school program and Kristina is a sophomore at Michigan State University.

Garrett Hotchkiss is in his seventh year as an Academic Counselor for the athletic department at Eastern Michigan Univer-sity. Hotchkiss joined the Student Athlete Support Services staff full time in 2007 after spending 2006 as a Compliance Assistant and Learning Specialist within the EMU athletic department.

Hotchkiss is currently responsible for pro-viding academic support and monitoring student-athletes academic progress in the sports of golf, cross country, track, wrestling and ten-nis.

Garrett HotchkissAcademic Counselor

The 35-year-old Hotchkiss earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Central Michigan University in 2001. He completed his master’s degree in sports administration from Xavier University in 2005. Prior to his time here at EMU, Hotchkiss worked as a Research As-sistant in the Government Affairs office in Washington D.C. for Corning Incorporated. He also worked as a Game Day Operations Coordinator at the University of Cincinnati and Graduate Assistant for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio, during his time as a graduate student.

Matt Jakobsze is in his first year as the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance at the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. The 27-year-old Jakobsze (pronounced JAY-cub-see) joined the Omaha Athletic Department in February of 2012. His day-to-day duties included managing all aspects the Athletic Department’s compliance program, and serving as the primary liaison for coaches, student-athletes, boosters, and the university community. In this role, Jakobsze acted as the primary administrator for all educa-

tional outreach efforts, coordinates the department’s financial aid program, and oversaw recruiting, and playing seasons. In addition, Jakobsze oversaw the eligibility processing of student-athletes, and coordinated interactions between coaches, current and prospective student-athletes, the Summit League, and the NCAA. Jakobsze also supervised the athletic compliance office internship programs. As the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance for Omaha’s Division I transition-ing Athletic Department, Jakobsze oversaw the second year of the University’s NCAA Division I Reclassification process. Jakobsze also served on the Athletic Director’s Executive Staff, assisted in drafting the National College Hockey Conference’s Bylaws, responded to multiple compliance reviews, and coordinated a Title IX review. Jakobsze joined the Omaha Athletic Department after serving as the Compliance

Matt JakobszeAssociate Athletic Director of Compliance

Coordinator at Mid-American Conference member Northern Illinois University. While at NIU, Jakobsze served as the primary liaison for monitoring daily opera-tions for eligibility, recruiting, personnel, and education. In addition, he supported the Assistant Athletics Director of Compliance and Student Services in monitoring the daily operations of financial aid, legislation, and playing seasons, and assisted student-athletes’ personal growth through the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program. Prior to serving as the Compliance Coordinator at NIU, Jakobsze started the Huskie Athletic Compliance Office’s externship program while attending Northern Illinois University’s College of Law. A 2008 graduate of Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., Jakobsze majored in psychology and political science. While at Dominican, Jakobsze captained the men’s soccer team, and led the Stars to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and the Sweet 16 in 2007. In 2011, Jakobsze received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Northern Illinois University’s College of Law. While at NIU, Jakobsze was a Lead Articles Editor of the Northern Illinois University Law Review, President of the College of Law’s Sports & Entertainment Law Society, and represented NIU in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. In addition to serving on the Communications Committee of the National Asso-ciation for Athletics Compliance (NAAC), Jakobsze is licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois.

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Adam Martin is in his fourth year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Fa-cilities department, and his second as the Director of Operations/Assistant Facilities Coordinator.

As the Director of Operations, Martin is responsible for the daily supervision of all athletic facilities at EMU including facility scheduling, maintenance and prepara-

tion, and assisting in the planning, management and execution of all athletic events, campus events and external events. Martin hires, trains and supervises all event management staff along with graduate assistants and student staff. He also well as assists with various capital, facility maintenance and renovation. Additionally, Martin also serves as the secondary liaison to all campus-operating units which include: physical plant, public safety, facility management, custodial, outside contractors and other various

Adam MartinDirector of Operations/Assistant Facilities Coordinator

campus departments. As the Assistant Facilities Coordinator, Martin is responsible for game management of NCAA Division I-A football, Division I-A men’s and women’s basketball and all other Olympic sports. He also assists in the coordination of athletic facilities scheduling with coaches and administration in accordance with department scheduling policies. A native of Albion, Mich., Martin was a four sport athlete as a member of the soccer, baseball, basketball and swimming and diving teams. Martin earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management in 2008 from Siena Heights University playing soccer for the Saints before earning his master’s degree from Eastern Michigan in 2009. Martin resides in Milan, Mich. with his wife, Tracy, and their daughter Natalie Marie (1).

Angela Mierzwiak has been named an As-sistant Athletic Trainer at Eastern Michigan University, Assistant Athletics Director of Sports Medicine Steve Nordwall an-nounced Aug. 8, 2013. Mierzwiak had been the Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith for the past two seasons.

She will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU women’s gymnastics and track and field teams while overseeing softball. The 29-year-old Mierzwiak joined UAFS in 2010-11 as the assistant athletic trainer before being promoted the following season. She oversaw the entire sports medicine department and its staff. She also worked directly with volleyball and women’s basketball and assisted with men’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s cross country,

Angela Mierzwiak Assistant Athletic Trainer

men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis. A native of Petersburg, Mich., Mierzwiak is a 2006 graduate of the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s of science degree in athletic training. While attending the University of Michigan, she worked in the sports medicine department as a student trainer for football, track and field, women’s water polo, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, ice hockey and volleyball. Mierzwiak also is a 2010 graduate of Grand Valley State University, where she earned a master’s of education degree in higher education. While attending Grand Valley State, she worked in the sports medicine department as a graduate assistant certified athletic trainer for men’s and women’s cross country, track and field and football. Mierzwiak is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Associa-tion.

Mike Malach is in his 17th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department and his sixth as the director of internal affairs.

The 46-year-old Malach joined the EMU staff in September 1998 after a two-year stint as athletics business manager at Southeast Missouri State University. He was responsible for the development and

control of the entire athletics budget at Southeast Missouri and he assumed the same responsibilities at Eastern, as well as, overseeing facilities, game operations and sports oversight. A 1990 graduate of Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisc., Malach

Mike MalachSenior Associate Athletic Director Finance/Operations

went on to earn a master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1992. After completing his M.A., he joined the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as an assistant athletics director from 1992-95. Malach then became a systems engineer with Office Technology Company in March 1995 before moving to Cape Girardeau, Mo., as a member of the Southeast Missouri staff in January 1996. A native of Denmark, Wisc., Malach attended Denmark High School and was a member of the 1985 boys basketball team that won the Class B state championship. He also participated in baseball and football as a prep. Malach lives in Milan, Mich. with his wife, Joan, and their son, Brevin (16) and daughter, Elaina (8).

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Dr. Michael Paciorek, a professor of physical education in the EMU College of Health and Human Services joined the Office of Compliance in January 2006 as Faculty Compliance Associate.

Paciorek is a 1975 graduate of St. Bonaventure University where he received a B.S. in physical educa-tion. He received a Master’s degree in adapted physical education from The George Washington University in 1977 and a Ph.D. from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1981.

He taught adapted physical education in the Norfolk (Va.) City Schools from 1976-1979, and holds national certification in adapted physical education. Paciorek is known for his work in the field of disability sport having been on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Michigan for 12 years. He was a member of the United States Disabled Sports Team that competed in the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain and worked in classification at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. He was on the evaluation team for the 1995 Special Olympic World Games and was Co-Coordinator for disabled athlete participation at the 1990 and 1991 U.S. Olympic Festivals

Dr. Michael PaciorekFaculty Compliance Associate

in Minneapolis and Los Angeles respectively. Additionally, he spent 14 years in the United States Army Reserves rising to the rank of Major. Paciorek has written extensively in professional journals and his book “Disability Sports & Recreation is in its Third Edition. Since arriving at Eastern Michigan in 1981 Paciorek was the Physical Education Program Coordinator while teaching classes in adapted physical education, motor learning and development and disability sport. In 1999, he served as the President of the Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPER&D). While at EMU he has received the Eastern Michigan University Distinguished Faculty Award for Service in 2000 and the EMU Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award in 1994. Professionally, he has received the MAHPER&D Distinguished Honor Award in 2005; the National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities Outstanding Service Award in 1999; and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance; Adapted Physical Activity Council Professional Recognition Award in 1999. Paciorek and his wife Karen, a professor of early childhood education at EMU have two sons: Clark (28) and Clay (25).

Ann O’Sullivan is in her 12th year as an academic counselor for the athletics department at Eastern Michigan Univer-sity.

O’Sullivan joined the SASS staff after spending six years as an assistant coach for the EMU softball team.

O’Sullivan earned a bachelor’s degree in recreation and parks managements with an emphasis in thera-peutic recreation from Central Michigan University in 1987. She earned her master’s degree in sport management from EMU in 2011.

Ann O’SullivanAcademic Counselor

While an undergrad at CMU, Pierson helped CMU win two Mid-American Conference softball championships (1983 and 1986) and one league basketball title (1982-83). She played on CMU softball teams that qualified for three NCAA regional appearances. A native of Ann Arbor, O’Sullivan lettered in basketball and softball at Gabriel Richard High School. She helped the softball team win the state of Michigan Class D championship as a fresh-man and senior and was named All-State as a senior. A two-time Class D All-State selection in basketball, O’Sullivan led the team to the Class D state championship game in her final season. O’Sullivan has a son, Brian (19).

The 2012-13 season is Steve Nordwall’s 12th at Eastern Michigan University. Based in the Convocation Center athletic training facility, he is responsible for the daily sports medicine operation for EMU’s 21 varsity sports programs.

Nordwall supervises an associate head athletic trainer, three assistant athletic trainers, and numerous graduate and student athletic trainers, and also has travel responsibilities with the school’s football team. He participates in regularly held senior staff meetings to discuss ongoing issues within the athletic department.

Nordwall joined EMU in 2002 as the Head Athletic Trainer and Director of Sports Medicine, before becoming the Assistant

Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in the fall of 2011. While at Eastern Michigan, Nordwall has instituted an effective approach towards student athlete care, injury management, physician coordination, alcohol and other drugs programs, psychological care programs, crisis management plan development, quality assurance strategies which protect the university’s liability. He has also served on various committees during his tenure including: the National Athletic Trainer Association’s College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee District 4 Representative (June 2008-11), the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society (Vice President - Jan. 2012-Present; Secretary - Jan. 2006-12), the Mid-American Conference Sports Medicine Association (Executive Officer - May 2007-Present), the EMU Student Intervention Team Member (2010-2012), the EMU Biannual AOD Policy Review Committee member (July 2002-Present), Coordinator of the EMU Athletic AOD Policy Review, the Athletic Department Crisis Plan Develop Committee Co-Chair (Aug. 2007-Present), the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (Aug. 2006-Present) and the EMU Athletics Strategic Planning Committee (Jan. 2007-08).

Steve NordwallAssistant Athletic Director/Sports Medicine

Nordwall has also been a part of two major academic research projects, Time to Return to Play After High Ankle Sprains in Collegiate Football Players: A Prediction Model and the Evaluation of a Clinical Test Of Reaction Time in Sport Concussion. Prior to coming to Ypsilanti, Nordwall spent five years as an assistant athletic trainer for the Kent State University athletic program. For the Golden Flashes, Nordwall worked with the entire intercol-legiate sports program and held direct responsibilities with the football and men’s basketball teams. During his time in Kent, Ohio the men’s basketball team advanced to the 2002 NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight to go along with NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999 and 2001. From 1991-94 Nordwall was the head athletic trainer at Triton College in River Grove, Ill. He then moved on to Western Michigan University as a graduate assistant athletic trainer from 1994-96, fol-lowed by a position at the University of Notre Dame as an assistant athletic trainer during the 1996-97 season. He joined the Kent State University staff in 1997 as an assistant athletic trainer and remained there until accepting the EMU position. A native of Minnetonka, Minn., Nordwall graduated from Minnehaha Academy in 1986. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at North Park College in Chicago, Ill. in 1990, and followed that with his master’s degree at Western Michigan University in 1996. In the classroom, Nordwall serves as a adjunct lecturer/clinical instructor in the EMU Athletic Training Education program after working as a clinical instructor/in-service coordinator at KSU from 1997-02. Nordwall is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association and the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society. He is also a certified professional rescuer CPR/AED by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and certified in first aid by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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Wayne Smith is in his sixth year as a full-time member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department.

Smith joined the EMU staff as an under graduate in 2004-05 and was elevated to full-time in 2008.

Wayne SmithAssistant Equipment Manager

The 29-year-old Smith is responsible for the day-to-day equip-ment needs of the EMU’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and EMU’s Olympic sports teams. Smith is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Manag-ers Association (AEMA).

Matthew Slachetka is in his first year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department.

Slachetka joined EMU in July 2013 after spending the previous two years as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The 30-year-old Slachetka joined VCU in 2010 and worked di-rectly with the women’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, golf and cross country programs. Prior to joining the VCU staff, he was the graduate assistants strength and conditioning coach

Matthew SlachetkaAssociate Head Sports Performance Coach

at Eastern Illinois University in 2009. Prior to that he spent from 2006-09 as the football sports performance intern at the University of Louisville. Slachetka was a walk-on football offensive lineman at the Univer-sity of Massachusetts after serving five years in the United States Marines including two tours of duty in Iraq. A native of Chicopee, Mass., he graduated from Chicopee Comprehensive in 2001 before enrolling in the Armed Forces in June of 2001. He completed his tour in June 2006. Slachetka graduated from the UMass in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He earned his master’s degree in sports management from Eastern Illinois University in 2012.

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner is in her 17th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University staff.

She previously served as the associate athletics director/compliance and as-sumed the role of interim athletic director from April 2013 until July 2013. The 56-year-old Reifel Werner has earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral de-

grees with honors from Eastern Michigan University. She completed her bachelor’s degree in marketing and communications in 1979 and her master’s in organizational communications in 1998. She was awarded her doctoral degree in educational leadership at EMU in

Dr. Melody Reifel WernerSenior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator

2006. Reifel Werner is the author of Protecting University Integrity: Managing Risks in Intercollegiate Athletics. Prior to joining EMU, Reifel Werner worked as an educational con-sultant for The Pace Group and as a training consultant for GTE. She is the former Chair of the NCAA Research Committee and a former member of the executive committee of the National Asso-ciation of Athletics Compliance (NAAC). She serves on the Advisory Board to the “College Athletics and the Law” publication, which provides guidance on athletics laws and regulations. Reifel Werner is married to Thomas Werner and has two grown sons: Thomas Joseph and Anthony John.

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Greg Steiner is in his 12th year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations Office and his first as the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations. From Dec. 2004 until Oct. 2012, he was the office’s assistant director. He will serve as the primary contact for the football women’s basketball and golf teams, while aiding in game-day help with nearly

all 21 sports. During his tenure in Ypsilanti, Steiner has promoted two Academic All-Americans, worked with seven Mid-American Conference champion-ship teams and instituted an aggressive approach to web development to provide better online coverage of Eagle athletic events. In addition, he has worked as an announcer for radio and television broadcasts of EMU sporting events, and he was part of the media relations staff at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional and the 2009 Final Four in Detroit, Mich. Steiner has also overseen the statistics crew for the past five Marathon MAC Football Championship games, six FirstEnergy MAC Basketball

Greg Steiner Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

Tournaments and the previous seven MAC Baseball Tournaments. The 32-year-old Steiner worked as a student athletic media relations director at Eastern Michigan for three years. A 2003 graduate of EMU, he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. During his tenure as a student assistant, Steiner was responsible for the development of the athletics department Web site, as well as most of the office’s publications. Steiner worked four years (2001-2005) for WOHL television in Lima, Ohio, as videographer and co-host of “The Friday Night Frenzy” and “The Ottawa Oil Pre-Game Show”, a local high school sports show. He completed an internship at Bluffton University during the summer of 2002, where he assisted with the day-to-day operations of the sports information office. A native of Bluffton, Ohio, Steiner graduated from Bluffton High School in 1999. He is a member of the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the MAC News Media Association (MNMA). Steiner and his wife, Cathy, live in Milan.

Katie Skinner is in her first year as an as-sistant athletic trainer at Eastern Michi-gan University. Skinner had previously been the Assistant Athletic Trainer at Anderson University (S.C.) since August 2012.

She will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU women’s basketball

team while overseeing women’s tennis. The 26-year-old Skinner worked directly with the Trojans’ women’s soccer, men’s basketball and baseball teams along with sharing responsibilities for track, golf and cheerleading. She also

Katie SkinnerAssistant Athletic Trainer

served as an adjunct professor in the kinesiology department. A native of Stow, Ohio, Skinner is a 2010 graduate of the Uni-versity of Toledo with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Athletic Training. Skinner went on to complete her Master of Science in Exercise Physiology at EMU in 2012. While earning her degree, she worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the women’s volleyball and women’s crew programs. Skinner is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers As-sociation.

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Brad Watson has been named an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Eastern Michigan University, Assistant Ath-letics Director of Sports Medicine Steve Nordwall announced, Aug. 6. He will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU men’s basketball team while overseeing volleyball and crew.

The 24-year-old Watson joined EMU in 2011 as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. He worked directly with the baseball and wrestling teams during his first two years in Ypsilanti. He earned a master’s degree in sports management in 2013.

A native of Bellevue, Ohio, Watson is a 2011 graduate of Ohio State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in athletic training. As an Ohio State undergraduate, Watson assisted with the football, men’s basketball, wrestling and women’s lacrosse teams. He also spent time aiding Worthington Kilbourne High School, Ohio Wesleyan University, the Ohio High School Athletic Association and various Ohio State sports camps. Watson is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association.

Brad WatsonAssistant Athletic Trainer

Brad Watson has been named an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Eastern Michigan University, Assistant Athletics Director of Sports Medicine Steve Nordwall announced today, Aug. 6. He will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU men’s basketball team while overseeing volleyball and crew. The 24-year-old Watson joined EMU in 2011 as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. He worked directly with the baseball and wrestling teams during his first two years in Ypsilanti. He earned a master’s degree in sports management in 2013.

A native of Bellevue, Ohio, Watson is a 2011 graduate of Ohio State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in athletic training. As an Ohio State undergraduate, Watson assisted with the football, men’s basketball, wrestling and women’s lacrosse teams. He also spent time aiding Worthington Kilbourne High School, Ohio Wesleyan University, the Ohio High School Athletic Association and various Ohio State sports camps.

Watson is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association.

Bill Tuscany is in his 28th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University sports medicine staff, having been promoted to associate head athletic trainer in Sept. 2001. Tuscany works in the Bowen Field House Athletic Training Room where he oversees the Olympic sports. In addition, Tuscany serves as a lecturer and clinical instructor in EMU’s accredited athletic training curriculum. A

1973 Eastern Michigan University graduate, Tuscany earned his master’s degree from EMU in 1976. He is a charter member of the Athletic Training Chapter of the Eastern Michigan Alumni Association. Before joining the EMU athletics department, Tuscany was the head athletics trainer at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill., from 1976-86. In

Bill TuscanyAssociate Head Athletic Trainer

addition to his athletic training duties at Lewis, Tuscany was the director of the Emergency Medical Service, an associate professor in physical education and from 1981-86 he was the chairman of the physical edu-cation department. In 1993 Tuscany was elected to the Lewis University Hall of Fame. Tuscany was also a Board of Certification Examiner from 1978 until 2009 at which time the exam was computerized. Tuscany is in his 36th year as a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and is a recipient of the 25 year award. He is also a member of the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society, and the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association. He is a licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Michigan. The 62-year-old Tuscany and his wife, Carol, have a daughter, Sarah (30).

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eMu suppORT sTaff / head COaChes

Lori BarronAthleticsSecretary

Karen HansenAdministrative

Secretary

Bobbie Bowling Senior Account

Specialist

Administrative AssistantsEastern Michigan University

Head CoachesEastern Michigan University

Jay AlexanderBaseball

Kim BerringtonVolleyball

Bruce CunninghamMen’s Golf

Derek DelPortoWrestling

John GoodridgeMen’s XC/Track

Scott HallSoccer

Brad HoldrenRowing

Rob MurphyMen’s Basketball

Peter LinnSwimming

Sue ParksWomen’s XC/Track

Melissa GentileSoftball

Chris CreightonFootball

Ryan RayTennis

Buck SmithDiving

Sandy WagnerWomen’s Golf

Steve WilceGymnastics

Tory VerdiWomen’s Basketball

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The eMu idenTiTy

SoMe of eMU’S ProMinent alUMni

Eastern Eagles Fight Song

“Eastern Eagles, hats off to you!Fight, fight, fight for ole EMU.Look to the sky, the Eagles will fly,the bravest we’ll defy.... Rah,rah, rah!”

“Hold that line for ole Green and White.Sons and daughters show your might.So, FIGHT, FIGHT! for ole EMU and vic-tor-y!”

EMU Alma Mater

Eastern, sacred Alma Mater to your name we shall be true.Ever marching on to victory, we’ll stand by to see you through,Softly floating on the breeze, verdant green with white of snow,This our banner we will carry in our hearts whe’er we go.

Go Green

Go Green, roll up the score.Go Green, let’s get some more.Raise a cheer for old Green and White.Let’s show them we came here to fight.Go Green, vic’try we’ll claim.Go Green, let’s win this game.We’ll always fight for old EMU.Come on and let’s go Green!

Since the 1991 season, Eastern Michigan University athletic teams have gone by the nickname “Eagles.” The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron nickname and logo with the new one. EMU originally went by the nicknames “Normalites,” “Men from Ypsi” and various other titles through the years before “Hurons” was adopted in 1929. The “Hurons” first came into being as the re-sult of a contest sponsored by the Men’s Union in 1929. On Oct. 31 of that year, a three-person committee, composed of Dr. Clyde Ford, Dr. Elmer Lyman and Professor Bert Peet, selected the name “Hurons” from the many entries in the contest. The name was submitted by two students, Gretchen Borst and George Hanner. Hanner was working at the Huron Hotel at the time of the contest and was no doubt as much influenced by his place of employment as by the Huron Indian tribe. The runner-up name in that contest was Pioneers. EMU began investigating the appropriate-ness of its Huron Indian logo after the Michigan Department of Civil Rights issued a report in October 1988 suggesting that all schools using such logos drop them. The report indicated that the use of Native American names, logos and mascots for athletic teams promoted racial stereotypes. At that time, four colleges, 62 high schools and 33 junior high/middle schools in Michigan used Indian logos or names. The EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the Huron name with Eagles, taken from three recommendations from a committee charged with supplying a new nickname. The other two final names submitted were Green Hornets and Express.

A Look Back at EMU’s Logos

1929-1991

1995-2001

1991-1994

2002, 2013-PreSent

2003-2013

• Charlie Batch, Lional Dalton, Jason Jones, L. J. Shelton, Barry Stokes, Kevin Walter – professional football players

• Ron Campbell – President, Tampa Bay Lightning

• Fred Cofield, Earle Higgins, Harvey Marlatt, George Gervin, Grant Long, Derrick Dial, Earl Boykins, Carl Thomas, Charles Thomas – professional basketball players

• General John G. Coburn -- one of eight four-star generals in the United States

• Hayes Jones -- Olympic gold medalist

• Bruce T. Halle -- Founder and CEO of Discount Tire Co.

• John Heffron -- Winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2004

• Greg Mathis –Judge and later TV personality

• Lloyd Olds - designed the zebra shirt worn by referees

• Dean Rockwell – Olympic team wrestling coach in 1964

• Rocky Roe -- Major League Baseball umpire

• Jack Roush -- CEO and owner of Roush Racing

• Rodney Slater -- former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

• Shirley Spork -- co-founder of the LPGA

• Bob Welch -- Cy Young Award winner

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Bowen Field House holds a special place in the hearts and minds of anyone associated with EMU as the venerable venue enters its 56th season of use in 2011-12. It was the second field house built on Eastern’s campus and was con-structed concurrently with Goddard and Jones Residence Halls and Pine Grove Apartments during a period of great growth for the university. Briggs Field House was simply too small. Bowen Field House was built as the first stage of a full-scale physical education facility. Later additions would include a gymnasium, swimming pool, additional locker rooms and classrooms.

Bowen was named for the late Wilbur Pardon Bowen, a mathematics instruc-tor and first head of the Department of

Physical Education, 1894-1928. It was he who first established a teacher-training course in physical education. The 88,000 square foot building cost $1.25 million to construct. When it was built, it was one of the largest in the country including not only basketball, track, and baseball practice areas, but also facilities for outdoor activities like tennis and bad-minton. It also had indoor classrooms. There was permanent seating for 1,200 viewers and theoretically, additional seating capacity for 6,000. The building also included an 8-laps-to-the-mile track, a hard surfaced infield, a lounge, and a physical therapy room.

Bowen Field House saw 351 wins in its 43 years as the home of Eastern’s men’s basketball team. Cheering and applause echoed from the steal beams of the building leading a radio announcer on WEMU to refer to the building

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as “The Old Barn” and the name stuck. Originally basketball court was located in front of the balcony and the baskets were at east and west ends of court. The floor later switched to north/south direction in 1960.

Bowen has undergone several renova-tions. In 1976 it had its first face-lift, in-tended to increase attendance at major events. In 1982 it received a 9,400 square foot addition, new lighting, a new track surface, and improved seating, which expanded seating permanent capacity to 4,800. In 1986 it was further remod-eled and made handicapped accessible, offices were updated, a two-story addi-tion was built on the southwest corner, and the heating and air conditioning were improved updated.

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nCaa COMplianCe The Eastern Michigan University Office of Athletics Compliance is committed to a com-prehensive compliance program that educates student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, institutional employees, community members and boosters about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Mid-American Conference and institu-tional rules. The commitment to compliance en-sures institutional control over the department of athletics. The existence of a successful com-pliance program depends on the willingness of coaches, administrators, staff, student-athletes and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, MAC and institutional rules.

WHAT IS COMPLIANCE? At Eastern Michigan University, the Office of Compliance works within the department of athletics and the University to ensure EMU's compliance with all applicable NCAA, MAC and institutional rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the following tasks:

Educating administrators, coaches, staff, • prospective student-athletes, current stu-dent-athletes and boosters about NCAA, MAC and institutional rules;Developing monitoring systems to ensure • compliance with NCAA, MAC and institu-tional rules (e.g., recruiting, academic eli-gibility, financial aid, awards and benefits, amateurism and agents);Investigating and reporting violations of • NCAA, MAC and institutional rules.

ARE YOU A BOOSTER? You are a booster if you are or ever have:

Been a member of a booster organization • that supports EMU athletics (e.g., EMU Ath-letic Club, E-Gridiron Group);Made any financial contributions to the • athletics department;Been involved in promoting EMU's athlet-• ics program;Been a season ticket holder; or• Provided benefits to enrolled student-ath-• letes or their relatives or friends.

You can become a booster if you provide ben-efits to prospects, student-athletes, their rela-tives or friends and any of the following state-ments are true:

The relationship between the athlete (or • parents of the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a re-sult of the athlete's participation in athlet-ics or their reputation as an athlete;The relationship began only after the ath-• lete become a prospect;The relationship began only after the ath-• lete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation;The pattern of benefits increased after the • athlete attained notoriety as a talented athlete.

ONCE A BOOSTER ALWAYS A BOOSTER. Once an individual is identified as a booster, the person retains that identity forever! This is true even if the individual no longer contrib-utes to, or is involved with, EMU's athletics pro-gram.

WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE? A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade, students enrolled in preparatory schools and two-year colleges are also consid-ered prospects. An individual remains a pros-pect even after he/she signs a National Letter of Intent.

WHAT IS AN EXTRA BENEFIT? An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a EMU employee or booster to provide a prospect, student-athlete or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

Gifts of cash, clothing, equipment or any • other tangible item;A special discount, payment arrangement • or credit on any purchase or service;Loan of money or co-signing of loans;• A vehicle, use of a vehicle, or any trans-• portation expenses;Free or reduced-cost services, purchases • or rentals;Entertainment on- or off-campus; or• Free or reduced-cost rent or housing.•

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? EMU is responsible for the actions of its boosters. If a booster provides an impermis-sible benefit to a prospect, student-athlete, their relatives or friends, EMU may be subject to penalties from the NCAA and Mid-American Conference. When a violation occurs, regard-less of intention, it can:

Jeopardize the eligibility of prospective • and current student-athletes; Result in the EMU athletics program be-• ing penalized by the NCAA and/or the Mid-American Conference; and Cause you to lose benefits or privileges • associated with the athletics department (i.e., booster club membership, ticket privileges).

QUESTIONS? The above information is a brief overview of compliance and rules pertaining to boost-ers and their interactions with prospective student-athletes. If you have any questions about any NCAA, MAC or institutional rules, please contact the Christopher Hoppe at 734.487.3263 or [email protected]. For more information on compliance and boosters, please visit the Office of Athletic Compliance's website at: EMUEagles.com/compliance

RECRUITING DO'S AND DON'TS Only EMU coaches may be involved in the recruiting process. Boosters may not make any recruiting contacts with prospective student-athletes, Boosters are prohibited from the fol-lowing:

Do not telephone, write or make in-person • contact with a prospect for recruiting pur-posesDo not contact a prospect's coach, princi-• pal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospectDo not become involved in making ar-• rangements for a prospect, the prospect's relatives or friends to receive money or financial aid of any kindDo not visit a prospect's school to acquire • films or transcripts in an attempt to evalu-ate the prospect's academic or athletics eligibilityDo not have contact with a prospect, their • relatives or friends during any of their vis-its to EMU's campusDo not contact student-athletes enrolled • in other four-year institutions regarding the possibility of transferring to EMU

Even though there are many rules prohibit-ing your involvement with prospects and the recruiting process, as a booster you are permit-ted to do the following:

Notify EMU coaching staff about notewor-• thy prospects in your area,

Attend a prospect's athletics event on • your own initiative, provided no contact with the prospect, the prospect's parents or coach occurs,

Continue existing friendships, provided • solicitation of a prospect's enrollment does not occur.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONContact Christopher Hoppe, EMU’s Associate Athletic Director for Compliance.

Christopher [email protected]

734.487.3263

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Student-Athlete Support Services Academic, personal and professional support are essential to college success. At EMU, Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) helps student-athletes reach their full potential. Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program, integrated with the University, that will assist all student-athletes with their transition into college. This all-encompassing support continues throughout each student-athlete’s collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a job or enters graduate school. Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We gather important background information and build an aca-demic profile on each student-athlete, assessing his or her needs in advance. Services provided through SASS include the following: programs that focus on student-athletes’ special needs, monitoring academic performance, providing learning assistance, assisting with registration procedures, assisting in monitoring athletic eligibility, providing priority registration and making sure that athletes are advised about current NCAA, MAC and University rules and regulations. Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and sup-port. College is not easy. But with hard work and dedication from both the student-athlete and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college experience. The success of Eastern’s student-athletes hinges on their willingness to seek as-sistance from SASS as well as other University student services. SASS staff members continually refer student-athletes to the Admissions Office, Academic Advising Center, Career Services Center, Health Services, the Records Office, Financial Aid and The Holman Learning Center. Faculty members also provide assistance to student-athletes through advising in course selection and providing additional help with courses when requested.

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Department has a long his-tory and reputation for excellence in the health care of student-athletes and the education of athletic training students. Founding practitioners Gary Strickland, Ron Venis and Dr. Wally Roeser envisioned a goal of first-class prevention, man-agement and rehabilitation of athletic injuries for all student-athletes. Although the department continues to grow, its primary mission remains the same. The student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics receive comprehensive health care from an expansive sports medicine team. The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine staff is led by Dr. Wally Ro-eser and head athletic trainer Steve Nordwall. Additionally, the staff consists of two primary care sports medicine fellows, three full-time staff athletic trainers, two full-time athletic training clinical educators, five graduate assistant athletic trainers. Our sports medicine staff works in conjunction with various medical professionals within the community who provide nutritional, dental, vision and other specialized services for our student-athletes. At Eastern Michigan University, the philosophy of the Sports Medicine staff is two-fold: to provide a high standard of medical care through effective preventive and management programs, and to facilitate an effective post-injury rehabilitation process for a safe return to competition. In all cases, the ultimate well-being of each student-athlete is considered our number one priority, not only while they compete at Eastern Michigan University, but during their lifetime as well. The Sports Medicine staff operates out of three campus athletic training facili-ties in the Convocation Center, Bowen Field House and the Rynearson Stadium team building.

Strength and Conditioning The main focus of the EMU strength and conditioning program is to develop the complete student-athlete. Everything that is incorporated into the training program relates to success on the court. The program is not just about lifting weights, but rather the development of all aspects of athletic performance. These areas include speed, strength, quick-ness, agility, flexibility, explosion, sports nutrition and mental toughness. One of the main objectives of the program is to improve the players’ agility and speed. The goal is to develop stronger and more physical student-athletes without losing speed or flexibility. With that in mind, our staff focuses on improving strength in the “Power Zone.” Abdominal, lower back and hip strength are crucial for an athlete’s success. Increasing strength in these areas decreases the chance and severity of injury and assists in strength and power development. EMU athletes are pushed as much as possible to prepare for competition. The athletes are challenged through physically demanding and intense workouts year-round. The athletes are also challenged during each workout with some type of mental toughness/physical challenge. We train not only the physical side of the student-athlete, but also the mental and competitive side. While everyone lifts weights during the year, EMU Eagle student-athletes will also condition. This places us as one of the best conditioned teams in the country each year. Our goal is simple: Be the best conditioned/most physical team in the coun-try. A highly motivated athlete is a program’s most valuable asset. Everyone in the country works on developing their athletes from the neck down, but at EMU, our program strives for excellence both mentally and physically. Our staff works to develop long-term and short-term goals for success. We work closely with the athletes so we know exactly what they are doing and what they need to do to improve. Developing athletes is a year-round task for our strength staff. During the year, the athletes will spend almost as much time in the weight room as they do on the court. Strength and Conditioning at EMU is a full-time commitment. There is no such thing as part-time champions. EMU athletes work hard but have fun. The camaraderie and work ethic developed in the weight room carry onto the field.

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e-Club hall Of faMe The Eastern Michigan University alumni varsity letterwinners club, E-Club, sponsors the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s class will mark the 37th anniversary of the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2013 will then be honored at the men’s in February of 2014. Tickets for the Hall of Fame ceremony can be purchased by calling the EMU Athletics Department at 734.487.8236.

1976Charles Eugene Beatty*James “Bingo” Brown*

William E. Foy*George W. Marshall*

Lloyd W. Olds*Elton J. Rynearson, Sr.*

Edwin Shadford*Raymond L. Stites*

1977C. Dale Curtiss*

Charles Hanneman*Charles “Whitey” Hlad*

Hayes W. JonesHarry Ockerman*Dean Rockwell*

Olin Sanders*Paul Shoemaker*

1978William E. Crouch*

Daniel Webster KirkseyRobert K. Middlekauff

Thomas V. Quinn*Kenneth “Red” Simmons

Andrew Vanyo*James A. Walsh*William C. Zepp*

1979Louis Batterson*

James BibbsMerrill Hershey*Harvey Marlatt

George Muellich*Ron Oestrike

Arthur D. Walker*Frank “Buck” Weeber*

1980Ruth Boughner*Leighton Boyd*

Kenneth “Beef” Matheson*Ferris G. Newman*

Bob Parks

1981Delmar Allman*Rha W. Arnold*

Charles E. Forsythe*James R. Martin*

David L. Pureifory*Abe Rosenkrantz*

Clarence B. Sabbath*Shirley G. Spork

1982Garion H. Campbell*

Clifford D. Crane*Marvin R. Mittlestat*

Albert H. PingelEarl N. Riskey*

Charles J. ShontaFred D. Trosko*

1983Roger Arnett*

Santee Brockman*Ralph Gilden

Augusta “Gussie” Harris*Kenneth Hawk*

Charles Lappeus*Neville “Tex” Walker*

George Wendt*

1984William Barrett

James BellWardell Gilliam*

Gordon MintyBernard Otto*

1985John BanaszakDoug Cossey*

Hasely CrawfordMichael H. Jones*Richard Moseley

Charles PaigeJean Siterlet*

1986Jean S. Cione*

David EllisBruce HowellRon Johnson

Richard G. RaymondBill Tipton

1987Glenn Davis

Marvin JohnsonBob Rowland*

William J. StephensJack Weiss

1988Norbert S. Badar

Clarence ChapmanSherm J. CollinsClare Ebersole

Stanley McConnorBob Welch

1989Gary Bastien

William M. Cave*Ron Gulyas

Ann (Meachum) LohnerBob OwchinkoHarry Werbin*

1990Ken Bruchanski

Dottie Denise DavisJeffrey E. Dils

Frank ReaumeVirgil E. WindomDuane Zemper

1991James Brodie*

Tom FaganJim Grant*Jeff HuxleyJames Ross

Claude Snarey*

1992Cleon Gilliam

Jay JonesSusan “Sue” ParksMike Strickland

Leo Turner*

1993Joe Brodie

Laurie Ann ByrdOswald Gaynier*

George GervinNick Manych*

1994Terry Collins

Donna DonakowskiF.L. “Frosty”

Ferzacca*Kevin “Rocky” Miller

Robert SimsC.P. Steimle*

1995John Clay

Bob CrosbyKerry Keating

James MatthewsLucy Parker

Larry Radcliff

1996Jim Applegate

John C. FountainKennedy

McIntosh*Randy Mills

Andrea (Bowman) OsikaJeff Peck

1997Walter Gerald Brown*

Ed Engle*Glenn GulliverEarle HigginsDuane Root

Eugene ThomasClaudia Wasik

1998Marc Dingman

Grant LongLoita “Blink” Molineaux*

Nanette PushRon Saunders*

Pat SheridanTom Smith

1999Ron Adams

Jim HarkemaKelly HeblerDave Kieft

Leroy Potter*Mark Smith

Jeff Washington

2000Wilbur P. Bowen*

Jack BrusewitzChris Hoiles

Denise (Kaercher) Leipold

Jim NelsonJenny Romatowski

Wayne Seiler

2001Angie Fielder

Jon GatesBob Jennings

Mauri Jormakka*George Mead*

John “Rocky” RoeRodney Slater

2002William “Audie” ColeRena (Cox) McBroom

Earl JonesLanny Mills

J.E. Morcombe*Jim Pietrzak

Ron RiceMary Smith*

2003Sherry (Anderson)

BoughtonSharon (Brown) CalhounMarsha (Barker) Crosby

Jim DutcherGarry Grady

Paul McMullenJoel Smith

2004Melissa (Drouillard) Bater

Roxanne (Munch) Bronkema

Roger CoryellMark DaileyEarl Dixon

Mireille (Sankatsing) SmithJim Streeter

2005Tommy AsingaDan Boisture*

Ben BraunHamilton Morningstar*

Dr. Waldomar RoeserDanny Schmitz

Sara SeegersHarold Simons

2006Nikki (Stubbs) Douglas

Greg HoweCarole Huston

Dazel JulesPeter LinnBob Lints

Gary Tyson

2007Al Jagutis

Marci KelleyMark Leonard

Tamyka McCordStan VinsonDoug Willer

2008Joy (Inniss) Johnson

Lindell ReasonJeff Reaume*Sarah Willis

Chuck Wilson

2009Denise AllenCharlie BatchJerry Cerulla

Angela (Springer) JohnsonSharon McNie

Gary PattonGary Strickland

2010Clement Chukwu

Dawn (Godfrey) HeckLaurie Hubbard

JoAnne (LeFevre) McBroomHildred LewisJohn R. MartinBarry Stokes

2011Ingrid (Boyce) Benn

Howard BoothTraci (Parsons) McMullen

Linda MilhollandJamie NietoNorm Parker

John Schmidt

2012Erik Henriksen

Ivory Westly HoodBrian Tolbert

Sharon (Rose) Schwartz Jerry Umin

*Deceased

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The Mid-aMeRiCan COnfeRenCe Providing leadership in education and diversity, the Mid-American Conference moves into its 67th year of service to the student-athlete. Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. One of only ten football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in March of 2009. The league has grown its commitment to championships by expanding to seven its number of neutral site post season events – football (Ford Field, Detroit), volleyball (SPIRE Academy, Geneva, Ohio), men’s and women’s basketball (Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland), softball (Firestone Stadium, Akron) and baseball (All Pro Freight Stadium, Avon, Ohio). In addition, the SPIRE facility will also serve as the site for the 2014 women’s swimming & diving championship and 2015 men’s swimming & diving championship. In 2012, the MAC set a conference record with seven teams receiving a bowl invita-tion, including the first ever BCS Bowl invitation with Northern Illinois playing in the Discover Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, following a thrilling 44-37 double overtime win over Kent State in the 2012 Marathon MAC Football Championship game. The seven MAC programs that were extended bowl invitations included: Toledo (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl); Ball State (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg); Central Michigan (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl); Bowling Green (Military Bowl); Ohio (Advocare V100 Independence Bowl); Northern Illinois (Discover Orange Bowl) and Kent State (GoDaddy.com Bowl). The 2012 season witnessed four football programs ranked in the top 25 of national polls – Northern Illinois, Kent State, Toledo and Ohio—as the BCS Standings had two MAC programs in the Top 25 at the end of the regular season with No. 15 Northern Il-linois and No. 25 Kent State. The MAC also set a conference record for the most wins against FBS opponents with 16 victories. MAC programs were 4-4 against the Big East Conference, including wins over Rutgers, Cincinnati, UConn and South Florida, and three wins against opponents from the Big Ten Conference, including wins over Penn State, Iowa and Indiana. The dramatic 2012 football season was capped as Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher was selected as the first overall selection by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2013 NFL Draft, becoming the first football player from the MAC with such an honor. For the first time in league history, the MAC will have seven bowl relationships--three primary and four secondary. The three primary agreements are with the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl (Detroit, Mich.), GoDaddy Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Ida.). In addition, the MAC has secured secondary agreements with the BBVA Compass Bowl, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, the Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. In its partnership with ESPN, the MAC is in the fifth year of its eight-year rights agree-ment (through 2016-2017 academic years) for football, as well as men’s and women’s basketball. The deal is the most extensive in the 67-year history of the conference. The agreement calls for a minimum of 25 events annually to be produced and aired on an ESPN platform including the men’s and women’s basketball championships, a regular-season MAC presence on ESPN, the Marathon MAC Football Championship Game and a minimum of 11 regular-season football games. In men’s basketball, the MAC witnessed Akron reach the FirstEnergy MAC Men’s Bas-ketball Tournament for the seventh consecutive season, as the Zips won their third title in five years. Also, Ohio University earned an invitation to the NIT, while Western Michi-gan reached the College Basketball Invitational Final Four after wins over North Dakota State and Wyoming. Kent State received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tour-nament and defeated Fairfield in the opening round. Akron center Zeke Marshall and Ohio point guard D.J. Cooper were selected to play in the 2013 Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game, as Cooper garnered MVP game honors. During the 2012-13 academic year, the University of Akron men’s soccer team won its ninth MAC championship and fifth in the last six years, as the Zips advanced to their fifth consecutive NCAA Round of 16 appearance after defeating Michigan. Akron witnessed senior midfielder Scott Caldwell named as the All-America Scholar Athlete of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy. The MAC had two student-athletes selected in the first round of the 2013 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft – No. 3 overall Akron goalkeeper David Meyes (Portland Timbers) and No. 12 overall West Virginia defender Eric Schoenle (Phila-delphia Union). The MAC also welcomed the addition of West Virginia as an affiliate member in men’s soccer for the 2012-13 academic year. In wrestling, the MAC welcomed Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion (2014-15) as affiliate members. Missouri won the 2013 conference tournament title as an affiliate member, snapping Central Michigan’s 11-year reign as champions. The MAC had a conference-best 40 wrestlers earn an invitation to the NCAA Division I National Championship and 11 wrestlers earned All-America status – Central Michigan seniors Ben Bennett, school’s first four-time All-American, and Jarod Trice; Kent State senior Dustin Kilgore, schools first three-time All-American; Missouri’s Alan Waters, Nathan Mc-Cormick, Drake Houdashelt, Mike Larson, and Dom Bradley, matching the schools most All-Americans in a single-season; Northern Iowa’s David Bonin and Ryan Loder; and Ohio redshirt freshman Cody Walters. In men’s cross country, Eastern Michigan claimed its 17th conference championship, while the Eagles captured their 31st conference title in men’s swimming and diving. The 31 championship titles for Eastern Michigan in men’s swimming and diving is a confer-ence record. In addition, Eastern Michigan won the program’s 14th conference champi-onship in indoor track and field. Kent State won the program’s fifth consecutive and 19th overall conference title and received its 26th NCAA appearance. Kent State and Ball State both advanced to the NCAA Men’s Conference Championship, marking only the fifth time since 1983 the con-ference had two programs advance in the NCAA postseason tournament. In men’s tennis, Western Michigan won its second consecutive conference champion-

ship and tenth title in the last 15 years. In men’s outdoor track and field, Akron won its third consecutive conference title and program’s fifth championship in the last six years. In baseball, Bowling Green won the program’s first conference title since 1999 as the No. 6 seed in the conference tournament. Women’s athletics continued to shine for the MAC this past year. The MAC had a total of six women’s basketball programs invited to postseason tournaments. Central Michi-gan claimed the MAC tournament title for the first time since 1984 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, while Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Miami and Toledo all received at-large invitations to the WNIT Tournament. Three MAC programs – Ball State, Bowling Green and Toledo – all reached the WNIT Sweet 16. In women’s soccer, Miami earned its fourth MAC title in program history and Central Michigan earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, becoming the first team in conference history to earn an at-large bid. Central Michigan fell to Michigan in overtime, 2-1, while Miami defeated Tennessee 3-2 (OT) in the first round of the NCAA tournament and fell to Duke in the second round. Miami senior forward Jess Kodiak was named third team All-America by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Ko-diak, along with Katie Slaughter of Central Michigan and Kayla Zakrzewski of Miami, were named All-Great Lakes Region First Team by the NSCAA. In volleyball, Bowling Green claimed the MAC title for the second time since 1991 and became the first team in program history to win a NCAA Tournament match. The Falcons defeated Yale in the first round, 3-2, and fell to Penn State in the second round. In women’s cross country, Toledo claimed its fifth title in school history in record fashion. The Rockets scored a conference record-low 24 points and have now won three con-secutive conference titles for the first time in school history. In field hockey, Miami won the program’s first conference title in program history, while the RedHawks won the programs 17th conference championship in women’s swimming and diving. In women’s tennis, Miami won the conference championship for the third time in the last five years. In gymnastics, Central Michigan and Western Michigan claimed share of the confer-ence championship. For Central Michigan it claimed a share of its fourth consecutive championship and for Western Michigan was the programs fourth overall tournament title. Central Michigan and Kent State advanced to the NCAA Regionals. In women’s indoor track and field, Kent State won its fourth overall conference title and consecutive conference championships for the first time in program history, while the Golden Flashes won the women’s outdoor track and field championship for the fourth consecutive year. In women’s golf, Kent State won its 15th consecutive conference championship. In softball, Central Michigan won the conference championship for the tenth time in pro-gram history. Ball State’s Jennifer Gilbert was named NFCA All-Great Lakes Region First Team, while Macy Merchant was named NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team. From two-time Super Bowl quarterback winning Ben Roethlisberger (Miami Univer-sity), NFL Defensive MVP James Harrison (Kent State University), four NFL Pro Bowlers (OT Joe Staley, KR Josh Cribbs, TE Antonio Gates, LB James Harrison), British Open win-ner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), World Series winning manager Bob Brenly (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled team member Brock Kreitzburgh (University of Toledo), the Mid-American Conference continues to excel in producing leaders in the world of athletics.

History of the MAC

Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men’s and women’s bas-ketball since moving to Northeast Ohio. The MAC was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, UMass for football only beginning in 2012. In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competitive sport in the MAC, which now spon-sors a total 23 sports. Women’s sports were brought into the conference’s structure in 1980. For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gym-

nastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.

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