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Much of the Parks era historical section, is taken from Coach Parks’ book. nine times. This section would not have been as complete without his help or his book. THE OLYMPIANS O The Eastern Michigan University men’s track and field pro- Eastern has not only been successful at the collegiate gram is rich in tradition and it all began in 1905. Now in level, but also at the international level. The Green and White have had nine athletes reach the highest stage 15

Media Info. its 103rd year, the Eagles have racked up a number of accomplishments in that time span. The Green and White times. It all began back in the 50’s with Hayes Jones. have had 56 Division I All-Americans, 27 Division II All- While at Eastern, Jones earned two NCAA hurdles titles in 1959 in the 120-yard high hurdles and the 220 inter- Americans and 40 NAIA All-Americans. a m i e N I E T THE COACHES mediate hurdles. He set a consecutive hurdle and dash J A track team begins with the coach and Eastern Michi- win streak of 56. He was the first American to appear Coaches gan has only seen four men walk through in the initial five meets with the Soviet Union from the door and lead the EMU track squads. 1959-63, was a National AAU indoor champion hur- Lloyd Olds began the winning tradition dler in 1959-64, National AAU outdoor champion for for the men and coached from 1922-41. three years, set 23 records and was the high scorer During his tenure, the men from Ypsi won in four consecutive Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic 85 percent of their meets. Conference championship meets. His first trip to the Olympics was the 1960 Games

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1941 and served for 26 years and helped y in Rome where he earned the Bronze Medal. In 1964 bring EMU its first national championship in Tokyo, Jones finished at the top, taking home the Gold Medal in the 110-meter hurdles. (1966 NAIA cross country crown). He is L l o best remembered for molding sprinter One of the great distance runners for the Green Hayes Jones into an Olympic hurdler. He was also at the and White was Canadian Dave Ellis. Ellis was a member of the track and cross country teams from 1967-71.

2008 Eagles helm when the Hurons upset defending Big Ten champion Indiana in an indoor dual meet in 1958. He held the post Not only was he successful on the cross country course, through the 1966 cross country season before Bob Parks but he also won NAIA titles in the two-mile in both 1969 was named the head man in January of 1967. and 1970 and was second in the two-mile at the 1968 NAIA indoor championships. In In 34 years at the helm of the Eastern Michigan track H and field program, Parks led the outdoor track, he won four NAIA G a y individual titles; in the 5,000-me-

2007 Recap Hurons to 31 Mid-American con- e o r g M A R S H L ters indoors in 1968, the three- ference titles in track and cross e s J O N E S country, 13 MAC invitational titles mile and six-mile in 1969 and the (indoor MAC championship prior to six-mile in 1971. He helped EMU being sanctioned in 1996) and nine win five NAIA track titles and was NAIA/ Division II titles. He had named an NAIA All-American 12 EMU History 286 MAC and Central Collegiate times. He competed in the 1968 Champions, 31 NAIA/NCAA Cham- Olympic Games in Mexico City for pions and earned 26 MAC Coach of Canada where he was in the fi- the Year honors and eight NCAA nals of the 10,000-meter run and Regional Coach of the Year hon- also ran in the 5,000-meters. ors. His runners also made their Tony Nelson had a short but rewarding career at Eastern. In 1972, he placed in the indoor CCC 60-yard EMU History mark on the ultimate international track stage, the Olympic Games, where 10 of his athletes made 16 appearances in high hurdles and was fourth in the NCAA Outdoor Divi- the Olympics. Former EMU great Hasely Crawford won sion II 110-meter high hurdles. In 1973, he was third in the Gold Medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1976 Olym- the indoor CCC 60-yard hurdles, won the outdoor MAC pics for Trinidad-Tobago and former Eastern standout Earl 120-yard hurdles and placed in the Outdoor CCC 120-yard Jones won the Bronze Medal in the 800-meter run for the hurdles. In winning the MAC Outdoor hurdles in 1973, he Record Book United States in the 1984 Olympics. broke the conference record running 13.9. He competed Parks announced his retirement 33 for Canada in the 1972 Olympics. In 1976, he was injured years later and retired following the and served as a business manager 2000 cross country season and long for the Olympics. time assistant Brad Fairchild took Hasely Crawford was a three- over from there and continues the A R K S year letterman at Eastern Michi- winning tradition. gan’s winning 400-yard relay team NCAA Standards

In just seven seasons, Fairchild at the 1975 MAC Championship W F O R D has continued the winning ways of and won the individual title in the

the Eagle track program. His teams B o b P 100-yard sprint. He was a two-time have won three MAC outdoor titles NCAA champion sprinter, winning EMU and six indoor titles, and he has been the 60-yard dash indoors in 1975 named coach of the year a total of and then the 100-yard dash at the a s e l y C R A H 32 Mac indoor champions: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Mac outdoor champions: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide FIELD FIELD University of Champions: A Rich Tradition TRACK

1976 NCAA He was a member of the 1993 indoor Media Info. Outdoor 3,200-meter relay team that won the O Champion- NCAA title and beat out the defend- ship. On ing Champions in the race, the Uni- the interna- versity of Florida. His post-collegiate tional stage, career saw him win the 1995 National Crawford title in the 1,500-meters and win the c M U L E N Coaches competed 1996 U.S. Olympic trials in the same a m i e N I E T J for his na- event. He was also ranked number a u l M

tive country, one in both the mile and 1,500-me- P Trinidad- ters in 1996 and in 2001. At the Olym- 1996 Olympian EMU’s most recent Olympian, competing in the high

jump. He just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth, Tabago. He pic Games in Atlanta, he finished 19th 2008 Preview going 7-08.00, a personal-best. competed overall. In 1998, he won the mile at the National Indoor in four Championships. Olympics Greg Rhymer was a very consistent runner who had between 1972-84 and took home the Gold Medal in the the misfortune (or opportunity) to run behind Asinga and 100-meter dash in 1976. McMullen at EMU. He was a four-time All-American (1993 Earl Jones was an outstanding track and cross country NCAA Division I-champion 3200-meter relay, along with runner for EMU from 1982-85. Jones won two MAC 800 Carl Lowe, McMullen and Asinga, running the third leg; 2008 Eagles meter championships outdoors and captured three MAC 1,500 1932 440 yd IH Eugene Beatty NCAA D I Outdoor meter titles and ran on two win- 1959 120 yd HH Hayes Jones NCAA D I Outdoor ning 1600-meter relay teams. 1959 220 yd LH Hayes Jones NCAA D I Outdoor He also won other numerous 1967 1000 yd Terry Norman NAIA Indoor 2007 Recap titles in the Central Collegiate I O N S 1967 2 mile relay Ray Pihlaja, Randy Hillman NAIA Indoor Conference, both indoors and John Daniel, Terry Norman outdoors. He was a five-time 1968 1000 yd Eric Nesbitt NAIA Indoor NCAA All-American in track with 1968 110m HH Jerry Cerulla NAIA Outdoor a second place the 1,500 meter 1968 5000m Dave Ellis NAIA Outdoor run in the 1983 NCAA outdoor 1969 60-yd HH Bill Tipton NAIA Indoor

championship, a runner-up spot 1969 1000 yd Eric Nesbitt NAIA Indoor EMU History in the 800 meters at the 1984 1969 600 yd Pat Bynoe NAIA Indoor outdoor meet and as a member 1969 2 mile Dave Ellis NAIA Indoor of the winning distance medley 1969 2 mile relay Glenn Dusek, Fred LaPlante NAIA Indoor relay team at the 1984 NCAA Floyd Wells, Wayne Seiler indoor championship. He won 1969 3 mile Dave Ellis NAIA Outdoor two NCAA titles, the indoor and 1970 Javelin Bill Kouvolo NCAA D II EMU History 1970 120 yd HH Bill Tipton NCAA D II outdoor 800 meters in 1985. 1970 Hammer John Smiley NAIA Outdoor Jones went on to earn a bronze 1971 Mile Wayne Seiler NCAA D II Outdoor medal in the 800-meter run at 1971 3 mile Gordon Minty NCAA D II Outdoor the 1984 Olympic Games in Los 1971 6 mile Gordon Minty NCAA D II Outdoor Angeles. 1971 3 mile Gordon Minty NAIA Outdoor Behind Earl Jones, Tom- 1971 6 mile Dave Ellis NAIA Outdoor Records

my Asinga is one of the best a t i o n l C e g H A M P 1972 10000m Gordon Minty NCAA D II Outdoor 800-meter runners in school 1972 5000m Gordon Minty NCAA D II Outdoor history and still owns the third- 1972 Mile Relay Ian Hall, Bill Cartwright NCAA D II Outdoor best time. He competed in two Gary Collins, Stan Vinson 3 4 N

Olympics, in 1988 and 1992, for 1974 600 yd Stan Vinson NCAA D I Indoor NCAA Standards his native Suriname and was 1975 60 yd Hasely Crawford NCAA D I Indoor the flag bearer for his country in 1975 600 yd Stan Vinson NCAA D I Indoor the 1992, Olympic opening cer- 1975 100 yd Hasely Crawford NCAA D I Outdoor emonies. Asinga also competed 1984 DMR Joe Codrington, Eric Frederick NCAA D I Indoor at the 1996 Olympic Games Dan Shamiyeh, Earl Jones Paul McMullen may be 1985 800m Earl Jones NCAA D I Indoor one of the greatest middle-dis- 1985 800m Earl Jones NCAA D I Outdoor tance runners Eastern has ever 1993 3200m Relay Carl Lowe, Paul McMullen NCAA Division I Indoor Greg Rhymer, Tommy Asinga EMU seen. He was an eight-time 1999 400m Clement Chukwu NCAA Division I Outdoor NCAA Division I All-American 2002 10000 Boaz Cheboiywo NCAA Division I Outdoor and 10-time MAC Champion. 2004 Steeplechase Jordan Desilets NCAA Division I Outdoor Mac indoor champions: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Mac outdoor champions: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 33 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide TRACK University of Champions: A Rich Tradition FIELD FIELD

R 1994 seventh place NCAA DMR; 1994 indoor 800 meters, and 1995 outdoor 800 meters). He ran in the 1996 Olym- pics in Atlanta for British West Indies despite being a U.S. citizen (his father was born in the British West Indies). At e d S I M O N Y the Olympics, he ran the 800 meters and was a member Media Info. T of the 1,600-meter relay. T Clement Chukwu was an outstanding sprinter for the Eagles. At the 1998 indoor MAC Championship, he ran the fastest time in the world in the 400 meters, setting an EMU varsity record at 45.37. In 1999, he won the 400 meters

Coaches at the NCAA Championship in a time of 44.79, which is an EMU record and the fastest ever by a state of Michigan col- u g e n B E A legian. In 1998, he set a school record of 20.30 in the 200 E meters and ran 10.38 in the 100 meters in 1999. He tallied nine total individual MAC titles along with several relays. Division 1 Leroy Potter Eugene Thomas He won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, on Mike Arnold Tom Quinn Billl Tipton the 1,600-meter relay team for Nigeria as the lead-off run- Rha Arnold Billy Ray Stan Vinson 2008 Preview ner. Tommy Asinga Ben Reese Bill Barrett Grey Rhymer NAIA Fabian Rollins was another outstanding sprinter for Gary Bastein Fabian Rollins Bob Anderson the Eagles who had the misfortune of running at the same Eugene Beatty Duane Root Don Baker time as another EMU great (Chukwu). He never won an in- Jeff Beyst David Seaborne Charlton Baldwin dividual MAC title for the Eagles, finishing second to Chuk- Jason Boothroyd Wayne Seiler Bill Barrett wu most of the time, but was part of several championship 2008 Eagles Dave Burkhart Dan Shamiyeh Pat Bynoe winning relays. A two-time All-American, Rollins ran in the Mike Calhoun Willie Sims Dave Campbell 2000 Olympic games for Barbados, running in the 400 and Boaz Cheboiywo Dave Smith John Carroll the 4x100-meter relay. Clement Chukwu Mark Smith Jerry Cerulla Jamie Nieto was a transfer from Sacramento Ju- Joe Codrington Kealoha Stokes Gary Collins nior College, competing for the Eagles from 1997-99. He Gary Collins Gavin Thompson John Daniel earned All-American honors in 1999 at the indoor NCAA

2007 Recap Hasely Crawford Steve VanLoton Ron DeVries Mark Dailey Stan Vinson Glenn Dusek Championships with a jump of 7-06.00. Nieto competed Jim Deren Maurice Weaver Dave Ellis for the United States in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He Jordan Desilets Chuck Wilson Jimmy Grant won the Olympic trials, leaping 7-07.75. In Athens, he Ron DeVries Jerry Wojtala John Grayson just missed taking home a medal, finishing fourth, clearing Jeff Dils Billy Zepp Ian Hall 7-08.00.

EMU History Morris Ellis Randy Hillman MAC CHAMPIONS Mike Franko Division II Homer Hinchliff EMU trackmen have been around for 103 years but Erik Frederick Bill Barett Thermond Kirk- have only been in the Mid-American Conference for the Jimmy Grant Jim Bilsborrow land past 36 years and in that time they have tallied 31 MAC Craig Gully Bill Cartwright Fred LaPlante Championship titles in indoor and outdoor track. Ian Hall Gary Collins Cliff Larkins Although indoor track has been run for years in the Whitey Hlad Hasely Crawford Rovan Locke MAC, they had not begun awarding an official indoor

EMU History Erik Henriksen Ron DeVries Marvin Lynche Derrick Jackson Ron Duncan Bob Lynn championship until 1996. Since then, the Green and White Earl Jones John Grayson Tony Mifsud have claimed 11 of those 12 titles since its inception, win- Hayes Jones Ian Hall Gordon Minty ning nine straight from 1996-2004. The first seven years Roger Jones Tom Hollander Eric Nesbitt of the MAC Invite, the indoor championship prior to 1996, Mauri Jormakka Bill Kouvolo Terry Norman scores were not kept. The score was kept from 1981 on Dazel Jules Thermond Kirkland Ray Pihlaja and the Eagles won 13 titles in 15 years before the MAC Record Book Chris Lezovich Fred LaPlante Al Ruffner sanctioned the meet in 1996. 1 3 N C A / I l - m e r i c a n s Carl Lowe George Mason Bob Sampson The Eagles are one of only two schools in the confer- Ray Lowry Tony Mifsud Wayne Seiler ence to have claimed the triple crown (winning cross coun- George Mason Gordon Minty John Smiley try, indoor and outdoor titles in one school year) and they Paul McMullen Tony Nelson Ralph Stephenson Dominic Terry Norman Keith Swanston have done so a total of three times (2000-01, 2001-02, Middleton Ed Oxley Eugene Thomas 2006-07). Central Michigan University is the only other NCAA Standards Gordon Minty Garrade Pettus Bill Tipton team to do so (2004-05). Jamie Nieto Al Ruffner Roger Tremblay Outdoors, the Eagles have been just as successful. The Corey Nowitzke Bob Sampson Floyd Wells Eagles have the most MAC outdoor titles in the confer- Kerch Patterson, Jr. Wayne Seiler Jim Wicker Sr. ence, with 20.

EMU Tiberia Patterson Keith Swanston 1974 Outdoor: The 1974 Hurons were without Olym-

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pian Hasely Crawford, who had foot surgery after the 21.46), and Ken Delor (10.67; 21.55) also joined forces Media Info. indoor season and only in their second year of competition with Eric Williams to win the 4x100-meter relay in 40.50 in the MAC. seconds, a varsity, MAC and stadium record and an NCAA Gordon Minty won the six mile run, keeping the pace qualifying time. Russell’s time was an NCAA qualifying time slow in the blistering 90 degree weather, winning in a time as well. The Hurons also picked up three places in the of 29:30.90. Stan Vinson finished third in the triple jump 110-meter hurdles with Jeff Dils (14.29, third), Ed Tay- with only one attempt, as he had not competed in the lor (14.42, fourth), and Gary Ramsey (14.88, sixth). Dils Coaches event since the year before. He held off the nearest com- came back with a big PR of 51.78 seconds for second in petitor by 3/4 of an inch. the 400-meter hurdles and anchored the 1,600-meter re- The Hurons regained some momentum when Vinson lay team to a second place finish in a time of 3:12.6. They roared into a MAC record time of 46.2 to win the 440-yard got some other key places such as: Ed Grabowski-third

dash. Carlos Woods won the 100 in 9.6 with Clarence in the steeplechase-9:01.24; Steve Elliott-tie for third in 2008 Preview Chapman finished fourth and the high jump-6-08.00; Ernie De- was also third in the long jump, Y marse-fourth in the discus-151-11; going 23-02.50. Steve Taylor Maurice Weaver-fourth in the cleared 15-06 and got a needed 1,500 meters-3:52.95; Ben Gib- third in the pole vault and Peter son-third in the 400 meters-47.96; Baulls (1:51.7) and Phil Combs and Mike Arnold-fifth in the 800 (1:54.4) were second and sixth in meters-1:53.05. 2008 Eagles the 880 for the Green and White. The pole vault was an exciting Still trailing, the Hurons got 15 competition with the Hurons’ Wes

big points from Minty, who won d o n M I N T Teeple and Nat Durham locking

the mile and Nick Ellis and Dave o r horns with OU’s Roger Gilders, the Burkhart, who finished fourth son of the Ohio swimming coach and 2007 Recap and sixth, respectively. The only G the former national high school in- chance to win the title was if the door record holder in the vault. Gild- Hurons won the mile relay. Kim ers won on fewest misses with Dur- Travis, Mike Arnold and Bill ham second and Teeple third. One Soens put Vinson close enough way or another, EMU won the meet, and the feared anchorman came scoring 126 to OU’s 99.5, Miami’s

from behind to beat Bowling Green 86.5, WMU’s 83, BG’s 60, CMU’s 56, EMU History at the finish with a 45.8 leg. Their Ball State’s 54, Kent State’s 41, To- time was a seasonal best 3:13.90 ledo’s 27, and Northern Illinois’ 18. and with only the discus to be It was announced at the MAC concluded, the Green and White banquet that EMU’s Jim Deren was were within range of winning the EMU’s scholar-athlete of the year team title. and Coach Parks got his second EMU History When it really counted, Ron MAC Coach of the Year award. Duncan and Jim Wetenhall (who had earlier placed sixth in the hammer) both unleashed personal-best-throws 1978 Outdoor: Russell Bailey, the defending champion on their final attempts to place 1-3 and score 16 points in both sprints hurt his leg at West Virginia and re-injured for the Hurons. Duncan’s mark of 167-1 held up as an it at Penn, but was eager to give it a try. Terry Thames EMU varsity record until 2003 and Wetenhall had a toss injured his leg against Toledo and was questionable. East- of 157-11. The Hurons won with 123 points to BG’s 120. ern had earlier lost distance runner, John Schulze; high Records WMU was third with 109, followed by Kent State 97, Ohio jumper, Steve Elliott; decathlete, Tom Korpal; 800 me- 59, Miami 43, Northern Illinois 35, CMU 26, Ball State 25 ter man, Craig Gully; hurdler, Ed Taylor and long and and Toledo 14. Coach Parks was voted Coach of the Year. triple jumper, Ray Washington due to injuries or other

eligibility issues. This group alone would likely beat half of NCAA Standards 1977 Outdoor: The 1977 MAC win was an exciting the teams in the meet. one. Tom Korpal pulled a muscle in the 100 meters, On day one, the Hurons took 2-4-6 in the 10,000 me- the first event of the decathlon, but insisted on doing the ters, with Roger Jones (30:58.02), Scott Ferguson whole grind anyway, a gutty performance which inspired (31:05.40) and Rick Fethke (31:41.19). Jones blistered his teammates. After the first two days, the Hurons were up so badly that he wasn’t able to run in the 5,000 meters in last place with only six points, while arch-rival Western on Saturday. Gary Bastien won the decathlon with a MAC Michigan, was far ahead with 30. The Green and White and varsity record and NCAA qualifying mark of 7,210. won all three preliminary heats in the 100 and 200 meters, The Hurons qualified three men for the finals in the EMU and then did the same thing in the finals, going 1-2-3 in 100, 200, 400, 1,500 and high hurdles and two in the 800 both sprints, the first such slam in its brief MAC meet histo- and 400 hurdles. ry. Russell Bailey (10.53; 21.19), Bruce Taylor (10.62; On Saturday it rained hard and was cold and EMU had

Coaches Weaver clocked 3:50.07. In the 100, Ken Delor and Scott taking third in the javelin at 214-3.50, Bob Higgins Howard Mitchell went 3-4 in 10.62 and 10.72, respec- sixth in the discus at 159-10 and Jim Lotan and Walt tively. The same two came back to go 2-3 in the 200 in Mills second and third, respectively, in the pole vault at 21.46 and 21.57. 15-05.75 and 15-02.00, behind Ward of Miami, an 18 foot According to coach Parks, Billy Ray was worried vaulter who had already won the decathlon. about drawing lane eight in the 400, but told him it was a The races started off Saturday with a clutch win in the great place to be, and he evidently believed him because 400-meter relay. Anthony Bell, Terry Thomas, Daryl 2008 Preview he ran a big time PR of 47.92, placing second, ahead of Curry and Dave Phillips won in 41.01, their best and teammates Tony Cado- a MAC record. They came from gan (48.26-fifth) and Ben behind to win over Ohio. Gibson (48.39-sixth). 1984 DMR CHAMPIONS Next came the 1,500 Jeff Dils led a 1-4-5 fin- and Erik Henriksen demol- ish in the 110 hurdles at ished the field as he took first 2008 Eagles 13.94 (Gary Ramsey, in a time of 3:46.78 with team- 14.38-fourth and Kevin mate Scott Millis following in Jackson, 14.45-fifth). Dils third with 3:49.22. With O’Hare then came back with a sec- out of the 100 hurdles and Paul ond place finish in the 400 Bialowicz falling on the first hurdles with Jackson third, barrier, Ted Keating had to do 2007 Recap both hitting PR’s of 51.08 it himself, and he did, placing and 52.63, respectively. second in a big upset, in 14:54. Eastern turned in a Dave Phillips was the fourth and sixth in the 800 defending champion in the 100, with Weaver (1:50.48) and Dan Shamiyeh, Earl Jones, Eric Frederick, Joe Codrington but had not been running par- EMU History Jerry Wojtala (1:51.90) ticularly well. He came to run and Grabowski came back in this one, however, placing a to place sixth in the 5,000 in a time of 14:43.36. Ernie close second in 10.76. He had not even won his prelimi- Demarse finished second in the discus at 152-11 and the nary heat. He traded wins with Kent State’s Thomas Jeffer- mile relay team of Gibson, Cadogan, Ray, and Dils was son, a sophomore, who later would be the 1984 Olympic second in a time of 3:12.29. bronze medallist in the 200 at Los Angeles. When the rain hit, the pole vault and high jump were In the 400, Terry Thomas, who also hadn’t won his EMU History moved into nearby Finch Field House and went on well af- heat, ran a PR by almost a second, clocking 46.84 and tak- ter the meet, which ended with a sunny day outside. Tim ing second while Mike Calhoun ran 47.80 for fifth place. Doyen qualified for the NCAA meet as he cleared aPR Jim McGrath messed up his steps on the last hurdle, of 7-01.00, placing third and Jim Lotan (16-00.00) and but hung on for second in the 400 hurdles with a PR of Wes Teeple (15-06.00) were 2-3 in the vault. The Hurons 51.87. The Hurons, who had been far behind going into

Record Book won the meet easily with 156 points with Central finishing the final day, were closing the gap fast. Henriksen ran a second with 106 points. PR 1:48.72 in the 800 for a close second behind McIntosh, with Lezovich also getting a PR of 1:50.70 in fifth place. 1982 Outdoor: The Green and White had a slow The 200 really turned the tide. Phillips, who was as- start at the 1982 conference meet. On the second day signed lane eight because of his loss in the prelims, broke Mark Smith and Scott Millis went 1-2 in the steeple- out fast for a change and won in 21.08, a PR. Curry came chase (8:47.19 and 8:51.66, respectively) but not much on strong to clock 21.38 in third and Thomas, still tired

NCAA Standards else went right. Millis’ time was 14 seconds better than his from the 400, got fifth. With the 18 points in this event, previous best. Parks had decided not to run Smith in the the Hurons took the lead for good. 10,000, saving him for the steeple and 5,000. It turned Miami’s last chance was the 5,000, but Mark Smith out to be a good move. EMU failed to place in the hammer, took care of that by running away from pre-meet favorite

EMU shot put and long jump. Eastern came out of the second and 10K winner, Brian Carlton, and winning in a MAC record day in third place with 38 points behind the leader, Miami, 14:11.19 with Craig Howe finishing fourth in 14:28.14, a

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PR. Lawson and Tom Elliott were 2-3 in the 400 hurdles and Media Info. The relay was anti-climactic, but the Hurons decided Kyle Cooley was second in the decathlon. Darron With- to win that one too. Thomas was lying on his back on the erspoon was third in both sprints and Jim Hensel and track, looking cross-eyed up into the sky, so they figured Anthony Abbott were second in the pole vault and high he wasn’t ready to run. With their teammates chanting, jump, respectively. Mark Smith was named co-MVP and “Green Machine, Green Machine,” Jim McGrath came Coach Parks was named the MAC Coach of the Year. in close in 48.5, Joe Codrington kept it there with a Coaches PR of 46.9, Daryl Curry moved into the lead with 47.8, 1986 Outdoor: The 1986 championship was held in Ox- and Mike Calhoun held on to clock 47.7 and we won in ford, Ohio. The Hurons got off to a good start on day one 3:10.99. The final scores were: EMU 156, Miami 132, WMU getting 22 points in the 10,000 meters, as Mark Smith 90, Ohio University 66, Kent State 55, Toledo 51, Bowling won in 30:11.66. He was followed across the line by Don

Green 46, Central Michigan 32, Ball State 12, and Northern Johns (30:24.71) in second and George Rodriguez in 2008 Preview Illinois 9. fourth (31:04.33). The first day of the decathlon was also contested and Wirt Gilliam and Paul Bialowicz were 1983 Outdoor: Eastern Michigan won its fifth outdoor third and fifth with 3,457 and 3,375, respectively. championship and second in a row at the 1983 MAC out- On Friday, the Hurons had another good day, qualify- door meet at BGSU. The Hurons tallied ing three men in the 100, 200 and 400, 165 points en route to a 69-point victory two in the 400 hurdles and 800 and one over second place Miami University. The in the high hurdles. The prelims in the 2008 Eagles Hurons received big points in some areas, 1,500 were cancelled in favor of a final including a 1-2-4 finish in the steeplechase on Saturday. Anthony Abbott set a with Mark Smith, Steve Reighard, and MAC record in the high jump at 7-02.25. Scott Millis. EMU finished 1-2 in the 400 He had a spirited competition with Kev- and triple with Mike Calhoun and Da- in Flowers of Miami, who cleared 7-1. vid Beasley 400 and Eric Hartfield and Abbott wished that Flowers could have 2007 Recap Steve Bank in the triple. In the 1,500, k S M I T H kept going longer as he wanted compe-

Eastern went 1-2-3 with Earl Jones, a r tition in his quest for an NCAA qualifying Erik Henriksen, and Steve Reighard, mark. Jeff Loria cleared a PR 6-08.25 respectively. They all broke the MAC, var- M to take fourth on fewest misses from sity, Michigan Intercollegiate and stadium Guy Stockard of WMU. EMU didn’t score

records and automatically qualified for the in the hammer or long jump but James EMU History NCAA. It was the first 1,500 that Jones had Franklin threw a PR of 54-00.00 to fin- finished during the outdoor season. Jones’ ish fourth in the shot. Eastern got 16 mark of 3:41.53 still stands today. Daryl more big points in the steeplechase as Curry had a good meet, placing fourth in Mark Smith and Mark Brosnan ran the 100, second in the 200, almost beating 1-3 in 8:48.39 (a new track record) and future Olympic medalist, Thomas Jefferson 9:00.01 (a PR), respectively. EMU History of Kent State. Curry also ran on two win- Gilliam and Terry Beauford ning relay teams. Paul Niemi was third in took 4-5 in the javelin with 199-07 and the 110 hurdles, second in the 400 hurdles 198-05. Eric Buckberry and Paul He- and ran a leg on the 4x100-meter relay team. Coach Parks demark didn’t vault as high as they had been, but still was named MAC Coach of the Year. tied for fourth at 14-08.25, while Beauford (49-04.5) and Marvin Jenkins (48-7) were third and fifth in the triple 1984 Outdoor: The Hurons recorded the largest margin jump, respectively. Records of victory in winning its third straight MAC title at the 1984 The Hurons almost beat heavily favored WMU in the outdoor championship, scoring 194.33 points to Western 400 relay, losing 40.79-40.80 as the team came on strong Michigan’s 95.33. The margin of 99 points still stands to- and almost nipped them at the line. John Yates ran a

day. Mark Smith won a tough double, the steeplechase great race, hitting a PR of 3:49.80 for second in the 1,500, NCAA Standards and 10,000, beating favored Jeff Drenth in the latter, run- while Kirk Scharich also had one (3:51.63) in sixth. They ning a PR of 29:30.73. He also finished second in the 5,000. had three athletes place in the 400. Carl Johnson was Dan Shamiyeh had a good meet, placing second in the third (47.17), Ed Hughes was fourth (47.73) and Harold steeplechase in only his second try ever at the event. In Harden was fifth (48.12), whileTerrance James finished addition, he was third in the 1,500 and fourth in the 5,000. fifth in the 100 hurdles (14.66). Earl Jones won the 1,500, 800 and anchored the win- The 800 was a classic race. Brad Horton was running ning 4x400 team, with a come- from-behind leg. Marvin second on the backstretch of the last lap, but he got boxed Jenkins and Terry Beauford were 1-3 in the triple jump and had to wait until everyone went by him before he EMU and Beauford was also sixth in the javelin. Joe Codring- started his charge. Horton was 10th at the start of the last ton was third in the 800 behind Jones. Erik Frederick turn and passed four guys on the turn. Coming down the won the 400. It was a balanced team effort, as Darrel final stretch, he was flying by people. When he moved by

finished third (21.48) andJeff Smith was M co Pena was in fourth in another PR of sixth (21.69), picking up 15 more points. 3:53.38. The Hurons had out-scored West- Darrel Bob ran a PR of 52.53 for a r ern, 33-6, in the first two events Saturday

third in the 400 hurdles, while Paul Ni- k D A I L E and the rout was on. Darrin Carpen- emi finished sixth with a time of 53.47. ter won the third event of the day, the Mark Smith completed his “triple,” by 110-meter high hurdles, in 14.13 in a mild winning the 5,000 meters (14:23.12) and upset and the margin increased. Carl John- 2008 Preview Johns took runner-up honors in 14:28.17, son was second in a PR 46.58 and Willie while Rodriguez was fourth in a time of Jenkins was fourth in 47.30, in the 400 14:51.43. A total of 22 more points were meters. Dazel Jules took care of the com- added to the Green and White total and Y petition in the 100, easily, clocking 10.67 the rout was on. They added icing on the to pull away after his usual sluggish start. cake by taking the 1,600 meter relay with Witherspoon managed to pick up a sixth in 2008 Eagles Hughes, Horton, Harden and Johnson run- 11.00. ning 3:10.00. If the meet was not already put away, The Hurons ended up with 195 points the 800 meters more than did it as Brad to 106.5 for Western, 85.5 for Miami, 67 Horton and Osika ran 1-2 in 1:50.17 and for Central, and 66 for Kent State, round- 1:50.26 in a tight race with WMU’s Brad ing out the top five. Ball State-62, Bowling Mora, who had beaten them in the dual 2007 Recap Green-34, Toledo-18, and Ohio-17 were meet. the other scores. Mark Smith was named Since Johnson was one of the slower Athlete of the Year, while coach Parks took qualifiers in the 400 hurdle prelims, he was home his seventh outdoor track Coach of assigned to lane seven, which worked out the Year award. great with his long stride. He started out EMU History reasonably slow, with a 20/15 stride pat- 1987 Outdoor: The Hurons had a chal- tern and kept it all the way, coming from lenge ahead of them as they headed to way back, to roar by everyone in the home Athens, Ohio, for the MAC Championship, stretch and win going away, in a MAC re- as Western had beaten them during dual competition ear- cord of 50.76. lier in the year and looked to have a strong squad at the The Hurons even sneaked out some field event points, conference championship. In Thursday’s events, Jason placing 5-6 in the triple jump with Ellis, coming back EMU History Oldham ran a PR of 16-06.00 and finished second in the from the grueling decathlon and Anthony McClendon vault, while Don Johns finished third in the 10K, running at 46-08.5 and 46-06.00, respectively. Wirt Gilliam also 30:47.40. bounced back from the decathlon, placing 4th in the jav- On Friday, Tom Hughes finished second in the high elin with 195-2. jump at 6-10.00 and Mike Meehan tied for fourth, clear- Jules came back to win the 200 in 20.91 in a close fin-

Record Book ing 6-08.00. James Franklin snuck out a sixth place finish with Western’s Louis (21.03) with Witherspoon in sixth ish in the shot at 52-03.25. Mark Brosnan suffered a (21.40). Johns put some more icing on the cake with a nasty fall on the opening lap of the steeplechase and had a fifth place finish in a very tough 5K field, being timed in lot of ground to make up. He made a gallant effort and did 14:32.2. First place was only eight seconds ahead of him manage to place, running 9:11.16 for sixth place. West- and sixth was 19 behind him. ern took 1-2 with John Loviska (8:58.43) and Kurt Frazier The Hurons won the 1,600 meter relay with a team of (8:58.59), which was not a good sign, but EMU’s Craig Eddie Hughes, Horton, Harold Harden and Jenkins, in

NCAA Standards Steen ran a big-time PR of 9:02.84 in third. a good race against Miami, clocking in at 3:09.44, and win- Freshman Morris Ellis trailed Chuck Cook of Miami ning by just over a second. throughout the whole decathlon and needed to beat him In the final team tallies, the Hurons had 168 to 113 for by 13 seconds in the final event, the 1,500, in order to win. WMU, 104 for Miami, 63 for Ball State, 58 for Kent State,

EMU Ellis beat him by 22 seconds to win with 6715 points to the 44 for Bowling Green and Ohio University, 33 for CMU, Cook’s 6654. Wirt Gilliam had a PR of 6361 to finish in and 24 for Toledo. They had nine firsts, six seconds, and

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two thirds, including two MAC records and two Goldsberry also placed in the 5,000. Jason Jeske was second in the Media Info. track records. 10,000 and fourth in the 5,000. Coach Parks was named the MAC Coach of the Year. 1988 Outdoor: The Hurons tallied 162 points en route to a 53 point victory over second place Western Michigan at 1992 Outdoor: The 1992 MAC Outdoor was held at To- the 1988 outdoor championship in Mount Pleasant, Mich. ledo and the Hurons were behind going into the final day, Dazel Jules led the way by taking the 100 and 200, as but pulled it out with 149.5 points to 135.5 for WMU and Coaches well as running two good relay legs, one on the winning 129 for Miami. They pulled an upset in the 4x100 relay, 4x100 team, which broke the MAC record with a time of winning with a time of 40.31 behind David Benjamin, 40.16. Other team members were Wayne Boyd, Willie Eric Respress, Giles Davis and Reinaldo Santana. Jenkins and Chuck Wilson. Our other firsts went to: Tommy Asinga and Greg Rhymer went 1-2 in the 800,

Morris Ellis, decathlon; Mark Brosnan-steeplechase; while Paul McMullen won his first outdoor MAC title, win- 2008 Preview Tony McClendon-triple jump; Carl Johnson-400 hurdles ning the 1,500 in a close finish. Dominic Middleton and and Mark Dailey-800 meters. Dailey beat teammate, Jason Jeske went 1-2 in the 5,000, 2.9 tenths apart. The Brad Horton who had five straight indoor and outdoor 4x400 relay team of Respress, Nortan, Carl Lowe and MAC titles in the event, including a tie with Dailey indoors Asinga ran 3:09.79, but lost to WMU, who ran six tenths in 1988. faster.

1989 Outdoor: The Hurons hosted the 1989 MAC Out- 1994 Outdoor: In the 1994 MAC outdoor at Ohio, the 2008 Eagles door at Rynearson Stadium and won it easily, hitting the Eagles won with 169 points, to 117 for Miami and 110.5 for magic figure of 201 points, far ahead of runner-up CMU, Kent State. They went 1-2-3 in the 1,500 with Paul Mc- which had 131. Dazel Jules won both sprints and ran on Mullen, Jason Boothroyd, and Greg Rhymer and in both winning relay teams and was named the co-MVP with the 800 with Tommy Asinga, Rhymer and McMullen. Pat- Morris Ellis who won the decathlon, as well as also plac- terson beat his hated rival, Thompson, in the 110 hurdles, ing in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump individual- running a MAC and varsity record 13.67 seconds, winning 2007 Recap ly. Mark Dailey successfully defended his 800 meter title by two-hundredths. Kevin Lawson won both dashes, and added the 1,500 as well, while Chuck Wilson took with David Benjamin finishing third in the 100 and sec- the 400 and anchored the winning 4x400 team. Darnell ond in the 200. Carl Warren won the steeplechase and Terry pulled a huge upset, winning the triple jump, just the 5,000. EMU won the 4x400 with Asinga, Don John- ahead of teammate, Will Harber. Mark Smith won the son, Nortan and Carl Lowe in 3:10.38. Asinga and Lowe

pole vault. went 2-3 in the 400. EMU History

1990 Outdoor: The 1990 Outdoor MAC was held in Ox- 1996 Indoor: The Eagles hosted the first official indoor ford, Ohio, and the Hurons won with 197.50 to runner-up MAC Championships in 1996. Eastern won it easily with Ball State, which had 138.50. Scott Hippen and Dan Lie- 135.5 points to WMU’s 89.5 and Kent State’s 85.5. Kerch del went 1-2 in the steeplechase, while Mark Dailey and Patterson won both the 55 and 200 meters. They won Hippen went 1-2 in the, 1,500 and Dailey came back to the DMR in a fairly slow time, with Ben Reese, Tom EMU History win the 800, while Chuck Wilson won the 400. EMU had Kessel, Mike Franko, and Jason Boothroyd. Reese, a lot of second place finishes, as Dazel Jules lost his bid Boothroyd, and Morris Giddens went 1-2-3 in the mile to win four straight sprint doubles, and Morris Ellis had and Reese, Franko and Giddens went 1-3-4 in the 3,000 the same thing happen in the decathlon. Football player meters. Kealoha Stokes, Boothroyd and Derrick Jackson Rich Palmer and Ellis went 2-3 in the triple jump, while went 1-2-5 in the 800. They also got 4-8 in the 5,000 Brian Chadwick and Darrel Bob finished third in the scoring a lot of points in the distance events. Freshman 400 hurdles. Palmer also finished fourth in the long jump, football players, Corey Smith and Lional “Jelly Roll” Records while Tiberia Patterson was runner-up in the 110 hurdles Dalton got 4-5 in the shotput, both with PR’s. Coach Parks and Jason Masterson was second in the shot put. Mark was named Coach of the Year, Patterson the Most Valuable Smith won the pole vault for the second straight year. performer and Reese was honored for the Most Outstand-

ing Performance. NCAA Standards 1991 Outdoor: The 1991 MAC outdoor meet was held in Muncie, Ind., and EMU won with 175 points to 131 1997 Indoor: The 1997 MAC indoor was at Kent State for Miami and 104 for BG. Tony Barton celebrated his on their 300m track. The Eagles won with 169 points to return to his home state with a win in the long jump, while 131.5 for Kent State. Toledo was third with 87. Clement Mark Smith took his third straight pole vault and Dan Chukwu was named the Most Valuable Performer, while Liedel the won steeplechase. Mark Dailey won the 1,500 Ben Reese was given the award for the Most Outstand- for the third straight year and Tommy Asinga won his ing Performance and coach Parks was named Coach of the first of four 800 meter titles.Chuck Wilson won his third Year. Eastern won the DMR in 9:56.24 as Clint Verran EMU 400 title, was fourth in the 200 and anchored the win- held off CMU and WMU on the anchor leg. Mike Franko, ning 4x400 team and runner up 4x100 team. Dominic Fabian Rollins and Matt Ames ran the first, second Middleton was second behind Dailey in the 1,500 and and third legs. They won the 4x400 easily in 3:10.89 as

Coaches Budzyn. Derrick Jackson won the 800 was at Akron and everyone thought and Franko and Giddens were 2-5 behind Kent State was going to win. Jamie Reese in the 3,000. Chukwu wowed the Nieto jumped well, clearing 7-03.00, crowd with a time of 45.77 in the 400, a but got beaten by Mike Caza of Kent new MAC and EMU record and also won State, who went 7-04.50. Eastern was

the 200 in 21.08. T H O M P S N behind the whole meet to Kent State. The Eagles ended up scoring a lot at 2008 Preview 1997 Outdoor: Kent State hosted the the end of the meet to win it with 171. 1997 outdoor meet as well as the indoor, Kent State had 142.5 and CMU had with the temperature seemingly warmer a v i n 93. With the meet on the line, Eastern

during the indoor championships. East- G went 1-2-3 in the 5,000 for 24 points ern won with 152.5 points to Toledo’s with Ben Reese, Clint Verran and 109 and Central’s 105. Ben Reese was Aaron Bartee. With a lap to go, Bar- 2008 Eagles named the Most Valuable Performer tee said, “Time to go, guys,” and they for winning a triple- the steeplechase, 1,500 and 5,000. went. The whole field was tight to that point. The Eagles He and Mike Franko went 1-2 in the steeplechase and then won the 4x400 with Fabian Rollins and Clement 1,500. Clement Chukwu and Fabian Rollins went 1-2 Chukwu on the last two legs and Kent State was fourth. in the 400 and they ran the third and fourth legs on the Verran won the 10,000 and steeplechase and was second 4x400-meter relay team that won. Chukwu anchored in a in the 5,000 to win co-Most Valuable Performer honors. 2007 Recap sensational 44.6. Derrick Jackson went out hard in the Reese won the 1,500. Eastern was 1-3-5 in the steeple- 800 meters and hung on to win. This was the 14th straight chase and 800, 1-3 in the 10,000 and 1-2 in the 400. They outdoor title in the event. James Chikwe jumped 25-3.5 surprised people in the 800, taking it out hard and taking for second in the long jump, his best ever and still second the wind out of DeLong of CMU, who was doubling from on the all-time list. the 1500. Coach Parks was named the EMU History MAC Outdoor Coach of the Year for 1998 Indoor: The 1998 MAC indoor the 12th time. was again at Kent State and Clement Chukwu broke his own records as he 1999 Indoor: The 1999 indoor sea- again won the 400 (45.37) and 200 son saw the Eagles claim their third (20.64). Fabian Rollins was second consecutive MAC title, all the while behind him in the 400 and fourth in the coach Parks was in a wheelchair af- EMU History

200. They ran the third and fourth leg S ter slipping on ice. The meet was held on the 4x400 after Erik Lindstrom and at BGSU, and Eastern won with 188 Derrick Jackson. They won the DMR points to 111 for CMU and 77 for Kent for the third year in a row with Giddens, State and WMU. The Chips thought Lindstrom, Jackson and Clint Verran. they could give the Eagles a run for

Record Book Vastly improved, Jamie Nieto, won the their money and they did, for awhile high jump on misses over Mike Caza of anyway. Eastern scored in everything Kent State. Nieto had only cleared 6-10 except the weight throw, scoring 24 the year before in the MAC indoor. Da- points in the last event, (the triple vid Seaborne returned near his home jump), to none for Central to increase to win the weight throw at 64-09.75, de- the margin of victory. Juris Vas- d a n D E S I L T spite efforts by the Kent State throwing kans, Garfield Wright, and Victor NCAA Standards coach to unnerve him by closing in the o r Nembhard went 1-2-3. Ben Reese throwing cage and making the center J won the mile and 3,000 meters and field bleachers too close. Jackson won anchored the winning distance med- 2004 NCAA Champion and three his second straight 800 meter title. Mor- ley relay for EMU. Clement Chukwu

EMU time All-American in the 3,000-meter ris Giddens, Mike Franko and Verran and Fabian Rollins went 1-2 in the steeplechase ran 1-2-4 in the mile and Morris and Ver- 400, while Nembhard and Vaskins

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went 1-3 in the long jump and Chukwu won the 200. Neil 2001 Outdoor: The 2001 MAC outdoor meet was held Media Info. Kirk won the Eagles 31st straight 800 title (indoor and in Oxford, Ohio and Eastern won the team title. The meet outdoor). In the high jump, Jamie Nieto passed to 7-1 was held up several times by storms and torrential rain. and had two misses. He made it on his third and then Aaron Bartee was named MVP as he won the 5,000 and made 7-3 on his third to beat the Shunk brothers of Ball 10,000, both coming on good kicks at the end and beating State. the same Miami runner who was favored in each event. Jalilu Mayo won the 110 hurdles, Okechukwu Eziuka Coaches 1999 Outdoor: At Mount Pleasant, coach Parks really won the shot put and Anthony Quinn was 3rd in the de- thought CMU could beat the Eagles, but they didn’t. The cathlon with a PR 5377 points. Coach Fairchild was voted 15 straight MAC 800 meter title win streak ended. Clem- Coach of the Year. ent Chukwu and Fabian Rollins continued their 1-2 400 B o a z C H E O I Y

meter finishes. Juris Vaskans rose 2002 Indoor: The 2002 MAC In- 2008 Preview to the occasion and won the long door was held in Bowen Field House and triple jump. Sam Sheffer didn’t on Bob Parks track and Eastern won want to do decathlon, but coach it with 164 points to 90 for WMU Parks made him and he had a great and 80.5 for CMU. Nduka Awazie one, scoring 7,069 to finish second. successfully defended his 400 meter The Eagles didn’t score in the throws crown and also finished second in or high jump, but got second and the 200, as well anchoring the win- 2008 Eagles third finishes in a lot of other places. ning 4x4 team. Neil Kirk and Jor- Ben Reese won the steeplechase, dan Desilets went 1-2 in the mile

but got upset in 1,500, then placed W and Kirk and Feder Estelus went in the 5,000. Jerome Rodgers had 1-2 in the 800. Gavin Thompson done nothing all year, but begged to O and Steve Crane went 2-3 in the be in the meet, so they took him and 3,000. EMU won the DMR with Kirk, 2007 Recap he ran 14.36 for a big PR and fifth Brandon Jiles, Estelus and Desi- in the 100 hurdles. Eastern won with lets. Gary Stanford was second 151 points to CMU’s 136. in the 60 hurdles and long jump and also placed in the triple jump. 2000 Indoor: The Eagles hosted Anthony Quinn was third in the

the 2000 indoor MAC Championship heptathlon. The only event that the EMU History and it was coach Parks’ last indoor. Eagles didn’t place in was the weight Eastern won with 152 to Kent State’s 100 and WMU’s 99.5. throw. Kirk was named the Most Valuable Performer while Ben Reese had a great meet, coming from far back to coach Fairchild was named the Coach of the Year. anchor the winning DMR, and then won the 3,000 and 5,000 to be named the Most Valuable Performer of the 2002 Outdoor: The Eagles tallied 168 points en route to a meet. The Eagles won the DMR by a whopping margin, 55 point victory over WMU, the 19th outdoor title for EMU. EMU History despite trailing badly when Reese took the stick. Jabari Nduka Awazie was named the Most Valuable Performer Chavis took second in the 200 in 21.17, which qualified for winning the 200 and 400 and running on both relays. him for the NCAA meet. EMU went 1-2-3 in the 3,000 with Boaz Cheboiywo was awarded the MAC Most Outstand- Reese, Aaron Bartee and Blake McDowell and 2-3-4 in ing Performance for winning the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. the 5,000 with McDowell, Bartee and Steve Crane. Jalilu Jordan Desilets won his first of what would be three Mayo finished in a rare tie in the 60 hurdles at 7.77. steeplechase titles. The Eagles recorded victories in both the relays. Records 2001 Indoor: It was held at CMU, as Eastern won easily with 168.5 points to 87 for Central and 86 for West- 2003 Indoor: The 2003 MAC meet was held at Kent ern. EMU placed in every event. Nduka Awazie made State. Boaz Cheboiywo made his indoor MAC debut an

his MAC debut a good one, by winning the 400, placing impressive one by winning the mile, 3,000 and 5,000 to NCAA Standards in the 200 and anchoring the winning 4x400-meter relay win Most Valuable Performer. Gavin Thompson finished team. Neil Kirk won the mile, anchored the winning DMR second behind Cheboiywo in the 3,000 and 5,000 and Jor- team and placed in the 800. Aaron Bartee won the 3,000 dan Desilets finished second in the mile.Nduka Awazie and 5,000 and was named co-Most Valuable Performer. won his third straight MAC indoor 400 meter title and the Jalilu Mayo won the 60 hurdles and placed in the high Eagles won the DMR. Anthony Quinn took third for the jump. His time of 7.79 in the hurdles was an NCAA qualifier. second straight year in the heptathlon. Awazie anchored Okechukwu Eziuka won the shot put by almost three EMU to victory in the 4x400 and Eastern won the meet feet, hitting 60-08.50. Mayo was named the Most Valuable with 153.5 points, placing in every event. EMU Performer while new head coach Brad Fairchild was named the Coach of the Year. 2004 Indoor: The 2004 MAC indoor was held at EMU as the Eagles won their ninth consecutive title with 186

Coaches Performance, while coach Fairchild was named the Coach team also took home a victory for the Green and White. of the Year. This was the ninth consecutive years that the Eastern had four first-team All-MAC performers and four Eagles won the indoor MAC title. second-team All-MAC honorees. Adamek, DuBois, Perrin and Kring were all first team honorees while Alejandro, 2006 Indoor: Eastern Michigan tallied 171 total points Karanja, Nowitzke and Matt Pinter were all named to the to capture its 10th title in the last 11 years of competi- All-MAC second team. tion. Kent State came in second (134 points) while Cen- 2008 Preview tral Michigan finished third (124.50 points), Akron fourth 2007 Outdoor: The MAC Championship saw the Eagles (116.50 points) with Buffalo placing fifth (63 points) and nip the University of Akron Zips to claim their 20th outdoor Ohio sixth (46 points). title. Corey Nowitzke was named the Most Valuable Per- The Most Outstanding Field Performance went to EMU’s former while Brad Fairchild was named the Coach of the David Adamek. Adamek broke the MAC Championship Year. Meet record in the shot put with a throw of 61-11.00, Nowitzke won the 1,500-meters and the 3,000-meter 2008 Eagles which was an NCAA provisional mark. Head track coach steeplechase and finished second in the 5,000-meters. Fairchild was named Coach of the Year. The other MAC Champion was Dave Adamek in the shot On the final day of competition, the Eagles were also put. led by Roy Shavers who notched two second place fin- Just as the Indoor MAC Championship was decided by ishes in the 200 and 400-meter dash with times of 21.86 the 4x400-meter relay team, (Fred Blackwell, Nate and 49.09 respectively. Corey Nowitzke took the title Blackwell, Donnie Young and Roy Shavers) so was 2007 Recap in the one mile run with a time of 4:08.97 while Jake the outdoor. Going into the relay, Akron had the edge with DuBois finished first in the 800 meters with a time of 175 points, EMU had 172 and Kent scored 170. The only 1:56.09. Adam Kring cleared 6-10.75 to finish second way for the Eagles to win the meet was for them to win the place in the high jump. relay and hope that another team would put Akron in third On Friday, the Eagles easily claimed victory in the dis- place or worse, because had the Zips finished second, the EMU History tance medley relay with a time of 10:00.18 ran by the Eagles would have been defeated by one point. Shavers, team of David Brent, Adrian Simmons, Dubois and the anchorman for the team, finished .73 seconds ahead Nowitzke. of Kent, who had nipped the Zips by one-tenth of a second In other Friday finals, the Eagles had top finishes from to put Akron in third place, thus securing the victory for Josh Karanja, with a second-place finish in the 5,000 me- the Eagles. ters in 14:37.47; Adamek with a third in the weight throw The Eagles had two athletes named first-team All-MAC, at 63-00.25; Matt Pinter with a fifth in the weight throw; including Adamek and Nowitzke. The team also had Eric EMU History Phil Saffron with a third in the pole vault at 15-05.5 inch- Alejandro, David Brent, Josh Karanja, Adam Kring es and Josh Goodrich with a fifth-place finish in the pole and Shavers named to the All-MAC second team. vault at 14-11.5. C hamps 2007 Indoor: The final test of the season for the

Record Book Eagles as a team was the MAC Championship. They

totaled 169 points and claimed their second straight C title and 11th overall. The Eagles came back from a 19-point deficit after day one to slip past conference foe Kent State by two points for the victory. Corey Nowitzke was named the MAC Most Valuable Per- former and head coach Brad Fairchild was named

NCAA Standards MAC Coach of the Year. The Eagles broke a MAC meet records in the competition. The 4x400-meter relay team of Eric Alejandro, Fred Blackwell, Nate Blackwell, and Roy Shavers 2 0 4 M A

EMU turned in a time of 3:11.83 for a first place finish. The 2004 Indoor squad celebrates its ninth straight MAC title. “The entire meet came down to the 4x400-meter re-

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55 Meters 6.14 Hasely Crawford 100 Meters 10.18 Hasely Crawford 1975 1975 60 Meters 6.60 Hasely Crawford 200 Meters 20.30 Clement Chukwu 1975 1998 Coaches 200 Meters 20.64 Clement Chukwu 400 Meters 44.79 Clement Chukwu 1998 1999 300 Meters 33.75 Chuck Wilson 800 Meters 1:43.74 Earl Jones 1989 1984 600 Meters 1:17.64 Stan Vinson 1500 Meters 3:38.74 Paul McMullen 2008 Preview 1975 1995 400 Meters 45.37 Clement Chukwu 5000 Meters 13:29.77 Boaz Cheboiywo 1998 2003 800 Meters 1:46.84 Mark Dailey 10000 Meters 27:46.47 Boaz Cheboiywo 1991 2003 Mile 3:57.34 Paul McMullen 100 Meter HH 13.67 Tiberia Patterson

1995 1994 2008 Eagles 3000 Meters 7:52.40 Boaz Cheboiywo 400 Meter LH 50.08 Jeff Dils 2003 1979 5000 Meters 13:29.26 Boaz Cheboiywo 3000 Steeplechase 8:24.62 Jordan Desilets 2003 2004 55 Meter HH 7.19 Tiberia Patterson Long Jump 25-05.50 Victor Nembhard 1994 1999 2007 Recap 60 Meter HH 7.69 Tiberia Patterson Triple Jump 52-02.00 Juris Vaskans 1994 1999 200 Meter HH 24.29 Eric Alejandro High Jump 7-04.50 James Nieto 2005 1998 Heptathlon 5102 Dave Steward Pole Vault 17-05.00 Mark Smith 2000 1991

Long Jump 25-04.00 James Chikwe Shot Put 62-02.50 Dave Adamek EMU History 1994 2007 Triple Jump 50-10.25 Will Harber Hammer Throw 187-09.50 Dave Adamek 1991 2006 High Jump 7-06.00 James Nieto Discus 185-08 Clark Wilson 1999 2005

Pole Vault 17-03.50 Jason Oldham Javelin 220-00 Bill Kouvolo EMU History 1988 1970 Shot Put 61-11.00 Dave Adamek Decathlon 7510 Morris Ellis 2006 1990 Weight Throw 65-07.50 Dave Seaborne 400 Meter Relay 40.11 Boyd, Jules 1998 1989 Smith, Wilson Sprint Medley Relay 3:18.94 Calhoun, Witherspoon 800 Meter Relay 1:23.74 Ray, Mitchell 1984 Curry, Jones 1978 Delor, Bailey Records 800 Meter Relay 1:26.55 Boyd, Jules 1600 Meter Relay 3:04.73 Wilson, Jules 1988 Jenkins, Wilson 1988 Jenkins, Johnson 1600 Meter Relay 3:08.64 Horton, Jules 3200 Meter Relay 7:15.39 Henrikson, VanLoton 1988 Jenkins, Johnson 1983 Lezovich, Jones

3200 Meter Relay 7:18.41 Kerbey, Mifsud 6000 Meter Relay 15:14.24 Helms, Grabowski NCAA Standards 1990 Griffith, Dailey 1978 Weaver, Jones DMR 9:35.21 Beyst, Patterson 6400 Meter Relay 16:11.17 Helms, Grabowski 1995 Boothroyd, McMullen 1978 Weaver, Jones Sprint Medley Relay 3:13.21 Jenkins, Smith 1985 Hamilton, Jones DMR 9:35.88 VanLoton, Calhoun 1983 EMU

Mac indoor champions: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Mac outdoor champions: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 43 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide TRACK Indoor Mid-American Conference Champions FIELD FIELD High Jump 300-yard dash Mile 1,600 -Meter Relay 1974 Garrade Pettus 1977 Bruce Taylor 1974 Gordon Minty 1978 B. Ray, H. Mitchell, 1977 Steve Elliott 1978 Russell Bailey 1978 Roger Jones T. Cadogan, J. Dils 1980 Tim Doyen 1979 Jeff Dils 1979 Roger Jones 1983 M. Calhoun, J. Cordington, 1982 Chuck Clay 1981 Norm Graham (300m) 1982 Erik Henricksen D. Beasley, E. Jones 1986 Anthony Clay 1982 Daryl Curry 1983 Dan Shamiyeh (1500m) 1985 W. Hamilton, D. Beasley, 1998 Jamie Nieto 1984 Daryl Curry 1985 Earl Jones (1500m) C. Johnson, M.Calhoun Media Info. 1999 Jamie Nieto 1987 George Rodriguez (1500m) 1986 E. Hughes, B. Horton, 2007 Adam Kring 400-meter dash 1988 John Yates W. Jenkins, J. Smith 1975 Stan Vinson (440yd) 1989 Mark Dailey 1988 B. Horton, D. Jules, W. Shot Put 1984 Mike Calhoun 1990 Mark Dailey Jenkins, C. Johnson 1990 Jason Masterson 1986 Carl Johnson 1991 Mark Dailey 1989 D. Bob, M. Williams, 1993 Eddie Nwagbaraocha 1989 Chuck Wilson 1992 Clive Bonelle B. Chadwick, C. Wilson 2001 Okechukwu Eziuka 1990 Chuck Wilson 1993 Paul McMullen 1990 B. Bob, B. Chadwick, Coaches 2004 Dave Adamek 1991 Chuck Wilson 1994 Paul McMullen D. Jules, C. Wilson 2006 Dave Adamek 1992 Carl Lowe 1996 Ben Reese 1991 E. Respress, B. Chadwick, 2007 Dave Adamek 1994 Carl Lowe 1997 Ben Reese T. Asinga, C. Wilson 1997 Clement Chukwu 1998 Morris Giddens 1992 F. Sellabona, A. Nortan, C. Long Jump 1998 Clement Chukwu 1999 Ben Reese Lowe, T. Asinga 1974 Anthony Joseph 1999 Clement Chukwu 2000 Ben Reese 1994 K. Lawson, A. Nortan, 1990 Brian Benn 2001 Nduka Awazie 2001 Neil Kirk T. Asinga, C. Lowe 1991 Tony Barton 2002 Nduka Awazie 2002 Neil Kirk 1997 J. Chavis, H. Gibson 1999 Victor Nembhard 2003 Nduka Awazie 2003 Boaz Cheboiywo F. Rollins, C. Chukwu 2004 Jordan Desilets 1998 E. Lindstrom, D. Jackson 2008 Preview Pole Vault 600-yard dash 2006 Corey Nowitzke F. Rollins, C. Chukwu 1977 Wes Teeple 1977 Mike Arnold 2007 Josh Perrin 2001 A. Morton, S. Roberts 1982 Jim Lotan 1982 Mike Calhoun J. Mayo, N. Awazie 1986 Paul Hedemark 1983 Mike Calhoun (500m) 3,000 meters 2002 D. Haqq, B. Jiles 1987 Jason Oldham 1984 Joe Cordington 1980 Mike Helms A. Morton, N. Awazie 1988 Jason Oldham 1985 David Beasley (500m) 1984 Dan Shamiyeh 2003 D. Young, B. Jiles, 1989 Mark Smith 1987 Carl Johnson (500m) 1991 Scott Hippen A. Morton, N. Awazie

2008 Eagles 1990 Mark Smith 1992 Dominic Middleton 2004 P. Huffman, R. Shavers 1991 Mark Smith 800 meters 1996 Ben Reese B. Jiles, D. Young 1992 Tony Bonacci 1977 Jerry Wojtala 1997 Ben Reese 2007 E. Alejandro, N. Blackwell 1982 Chris Lezovich 1998 Morris Giddens F. Blackwell, R. Shavers Weight Throw 1984 Bradford Horton 1999 Ben Reese 1990 Jason Masterson 1985 Earl Jones 2000 Ben Reese Distance Medley Relay 1992 Jason Masterson 1986 Bradford Horton 2001 Aaron Bartee 1974 M. Arnold, K. Travis, 1998 David Seaborne 1987 Bradford Horton 2003 Boaz Cheboiywo R. Goodman, J. Deren 1988 Bradford Horton 2004 Jordan Desilets 1976 J. Thomas, D. Everett, D. 2007 Recap Triple Jump Mark Dailey Burkhart, E. Grabowski 1985 Terry Beauford 1989 Mark Dailey 5,000 meters 1978 M. Scott, Z. Miller, 1990 Anthony McClendon 1990 Mark Dailey 1974 Nick Ellis (3 mile) J. Wojtala, K. Young 1991 Will Harber 1991 Mark Dailey 1975 Dave Smith (3 mile) 1981 C. Lezovich, A. Hendeson, 1992 Will Harber 1992 Tommy Asinga 1976 Tom Hollander (3 mile) J. Codrington, J. Ousema 1999 Juris Vaskans 1993 Tommy Asinga 1978 John Scholze (3 mile) 1984 M. Brosnan, T. Elliott, 1994 Tommy Asinga 1982 Dan Shamiyeh (3 mile) J. Oudsema, C. Los EMU History 55-meter dash 1996 Kealoha Stokes 1987 Don Johns 1994 G. Rhymer, C. Lowe, 1974 Carlos Woods (60 yd) 1997 Derrick Jackson 1990 George Rodriguez T. Asinga, P. McMullen 1975 Haseley Crawford (60yd) 1998 Derrick Jackson 1991 Todd Tippin 1996 B. Reese, T. Kessel 1977 Bruce Taylor (60yd) 1999 Neil Kirk 1992 Jason Jeske M. Franko, J. Boothroyd 1978 Russell Bailey (60yd) 2006 Jacob Dubois 1993 Jason Jeske 1997 M. Franko, F. Rollins 1987 Dazel Jones 2007 Jacob Dubois 1997 Clint Verran M. Ames, C. Verran 1989 Ed Smith 2001 Aaron Bartee 1998 M. Giddens, E. Linstrom 1993 Kevin Lawson 1,000 meters 2003 Boaz Cheboiywo D. Jackson, C. Verran 1994 Kevin Lawson 1976 Jim Deren (1000yd) 2004 Gavin Thompson 1999 C. Chiaro, J. Barylski

EMU History 1996 Kerch Patterson 1977 Maurice Weaver (1000yd) T. Gunn, B. Reese 1978 Jerry Wojtala (1000yd) SEPTATHLON 2000 N. Grignon, A. Morton 55-meter Hurdles 1983 Chris Lezovich 1984 Kevin Cooley T. Gunn, B. Reese 1978 Jeff Dils (60yd) 1984 Earl Jones 2001 J. Desilets, A. Morton 1979 Jeff Dils (60yd) 1987 John Yates PENTATHLON T. Gunn, N. Kirk 1986 Glen Williams 1988 Morris Ellis 2002 N. Kirk, B. Jiles 1991 Tiberia Patterson 1989 Morris Ellis F. Estelus, J. Desilets 1992 Eric Respress 2003 T. Clifford, A. Morton

Record Book 1993 Tiberia Patterson 3,200-Meter Relay F. Estelus, J. Desilets 1994 Tiberia Patterson 1975 S. Vinson, J. Thomas, P. 2004 G. Thompson, R. Shavers 1997 Mike Spaulding Baulls, J. Deren B. Jiles, J. Desilets 1976 R. Keirn, E. Grabowski, 2006 D. Brent, A. Simmons, 60-meter Hurdles J. Thomas, D. Hubbard J. DuBois, C. Nowitzke 2000 Jailu Mayo (Co-Champion) 1978 E. Brennan, W. White, 2007 J. DuBois, N. Blackwell 2001 Jailu Mayo M. Scott, K. Young J. Kirsch, C. Vollmar 2004 Tino Ngoy 1983 S. Van Loton, S. Reighard, E. Henriksen, C. Lezovich

NCAA Standards 200 meters 1987 D. Bob, J. Mifsud, F. Pena, *Note: The MAC did not officially 1988 Dazel Jules B. Horton run a championship until the 1996 1990 Dazel Jules season, Prior to ‘96, it was run as 1993 Kevin Lawson an invitational. 1994 Kevin Lawson 1996 Kerch Patterson EMU 1997 Clement Chukwu 1998 Clement Chukwu 1999 Clement Chukwu 44 Mac indoor champions: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Mac outdoor champions: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide FIELD FIELD Outdoor Mid-American Conference Champions TRACK

Shot Put 200-meter dash 3,000-meters Steeplechase 400-meter Relay Media Info. 2000 Okechukwu Eziuka 1976 Russell Bailey (220yd) 1982 Mark Smith 1975 C. Chapman, J. Keister 2001 Okechukwu Eziuka 1977 Russell Bailey 1983 Mark Smith B. Taylor, H. Crawford 2005 Wilson Clark (Co-Champion) 1980 Billy Ray 1984 Mark Smith 1977 E. Williams, B. Taylor 2005 Dave Adamek (Co-Champon) 1981 David Phillips 1986 Mark Smith K. Delor, R. Bailey 2006 Dave Adamek 1982 David Phillips 1988 Mark Brosnan 1979 J. Dils, B. Ray 2007 Dave Adamek 1987 Dazel Jules 1990 Scott Hippen M. Gardner, K. Bailey 1988 Dazel Jules 1991 Dan Liedel 1981 R. Washington, D. Curry Long Jump 1989 Dazel Jules 1994 Carl Warren M. Gardner, D. Phillips Coaches 1975 Clearence Chapman 1994 Kevin Lawson 1996 Ben Reese 1982 A. Bell, T. Thomas 1991 Tony Barton 1995 Kerch Patterson 1997 Ben Reese D. Curry, D. Phillips 1996 Kerch Patterson 1998 Clint Verran 1983 R. Simpson, D. Curry Triple Jump 2002 Nduka Awazie 1999 Ben Reese P. Niemi, D. Phillips

1973 Stan Vinson 2002 Jordan Desilets 1987 D. Witherspoon, D. Jules 2008 Preview 1983 Eric Hartfield 400 meters 2003 Jordan Desilets W. Jenkins, J. Smith 1984 Marvin Jenkins 1973 Stan Vinson (440yd) 2004 Jordan Desilets 1988 W. Boyd, D. Jules 1988 Anthony McClendon 1974 Stan Vinson (440yd) 2005 Corey Nowitzke W. Jenkins, C. Wilson 1989 Darnell Terry 1975 Stan Vinson (440yd) 2007 Corey Nowitzke 1989 W. Boyd, D. Jules 1984 Eric Frederick E. Smith, J. Duran High Jump 1985 Mike Calhoun 5,000 meters 1992 D. Benhamin, E. Respress 1981 Steve Elliott 1989 Chuck Wilson 1973 Gordon Minty (3 miles) G. Davis, R. Santana

1985 Anthony Abbott 1990 Chuck Wilson 1974 Gordon Minty (3 miles) 2002 G. Stanford, N. Awazie 2008 Eagles 1986 Anthony Abbott 1991 Chuck Wilson 1975 Dave Smith (3 miles) O. Olatunji, A. Morton 1995 Carl Lowe 1976 Dave Smith (3 miles) Pole Vault 1997 Clement Chukwu 1982 Mark Smith 1,600-meter Relay 1976 Hooker Wellman 1998 Clement Chukwu 1986 Mark Smith 1974 K. Travis, M. Arnold 1980 Jim Lotan 1999 Clement Chukwu 1992 Dominic Middleton B. Soens, S. Vinson 1989 Mark Smith 2002 Nduka Awazie 1993 Dominic Middleton 1975 D. Everett, M. Arnold

1990 Mark Smith 1994 Carl Warren H. Mitchell, S. Vinson 2007 Recap 1991 Mark Smith 400-meter Hurdles 1995 Paul McMullen 1982 J. McGrath, J. Codrington 1979 Jeff Dils 1997 Ben Reese D. Curry, M. Calhoun Discus 1985 Glen Williams 1998 Ben Reese 1983 M. Calhoun, J. Codrington 1974 Ron Duncan 1987 Carl Johnson 2002 Boaz Cheboiywo D. Curry, D. Beasley 1988 Carl Johnson 2003 Boaz Cheboiywo 1984 M. Calhoun, J. Codrington Decathlon 1996 James Grady 2004 Gavin Thompson E. Frederick, E. Jones 1978 Gary Bastien 1985 M. Calhound, W. Hamilton 1979 Gary Bastien 800 meters 10,000 meters D. Beasley, E. Jones EMU History 1980 Gary Bastien 1984 Earl Jones 1973 Gordon Minty (6 miles) 1986 E. Hughes, B. Horton 1981 Gary Bastien 1985 Earl Jones 1974 Gordon Minty (6 miles) H. Harden, C. Johson 1987 Morris Ellis 1986 Bradford Horton 1975 Dave Smith (6 miles) 1987 E. Hughes, B. Horton 1988 Morris Ellis 1987 Bradford Horton 1976 Dave Smith (6 miles) H. Harden, W. Jekins 1989 Morris Ellis 1988 Mark Dailey 1984 Mark Smith 1989 A. Bunnell, M. Williams

1989 Mark Dailey 1986 Mark Smith D. Jules, C. Wilson EMU History 100-meter dash 1990 Mark Dailey 1988 Don Johns 1991 C. Lowe, F. Sellabona, 1974 Carlos Woods (100yd) 1991 Tommy Asinga 1993 Dominic Middleton T. Asinga, C. Wilson 1975 Haseley Crawford (100yd) 1992 Tommy Asinga 1998 Clint Verran 1994 T. Asinga, D. Johnson, 1977 Russell Bailey 1993 Tommy Asinga 2002 Boaz Cheboiywo A. Nortan, C. Lowe 1981 David Phillips 1994 Tommy Asinga 2003 Boaz Cheboiywo 1995 D. Johnson, G. Rhymer 1987 Dazel Jules 1995 Paul McMullen 2004 Gavin Thompson C. Lowe, K. Patterson Jr. 1988 Dazel Jules 1996 Kealoha Stokes 1997 E. Lindstrom, J. Chavis 1989 Dazel Jules 1997 Derrick Jackson F. Rollins, C. Chukwu Records 1994 Kevin Lawson 1998 Derrick Jackson 1998 E. Linstrom, D. Jackson 1995 Kerch Patterson F. Rollins, C. Chukwu 1996 Kerch Patterson 1,500 meters 2002 D. Haqq, B. Jiles 1982 Erik Henriksen A. Morton, N. Awazie 110-meter Hurdles 1983 Earl Jones 2003 W. Hills, B. Jiles 1973 Tony Nelson (120yd) 1984 Earl Jones A. Morton, N. Awazie NCAA Standards 1978 Jeff Dils 1985 Earl Jones 2004 R. Shavers, N. Awazie 1979 Jeff Dils 1987 P.J. Osika B. Jiles, D. Young 1980 Tim O'Hare 1989 Mark Dailey 2005 F. Blackwell, A. Terry 1987 Darrin Carpenter 1990 Mark Dailey R. Shavers, D. Young 1993 Tiberia Patterson 1991 Mark Dailey 2006 F. Blackwell, A. Simons 1994 Tiberia Patterson 1992 Paul McMullen E. Alejandro, R. Shavers 2003 Tino Ngoy 1994 Paul McMullen 2007 F. Blackwell, N. Blackwell 2004 Abdallah Mohamed 1995 Paul McMullen D. Young, R. Shavers

2003 Boaz Cheboiywo EMU 2004 Jordan Desilets 2006 Corey Nowitzke 2007 Corey Nowitzke

60-Meter Dash Time Yr. 600 meters Time Yr. 1. Hasely Crawford 6.60 1975 1. Stan Vinson 1:17.64 1975 5,000 meters Time Yr. 2. Bob Colville-Brown 6.71 2005 2. Earl Jones 1:18.34 1985 1. Boaz Cheboiywo 13:29.26 2003 3. Gerald Rasool 6.71 2001 3. David Beasley 1:18.34 1984 2. Dominic Middleton 13:49.16 1992 4. Wayne Boyd 6.71 1988 4. Mike Calhoun 1:18.56 1984 3. Gordon Minty 13:57.64 1973 5. Kevin Lawson 6.72 1994 5. Tommy Asinga 1:18.67 1992 4. Tom Hollander 13:59.24 1973 Media Info. 6. Will Hills 6.72 2004 6. Mark Dailey 1:19.06 1991 5. Dave Ellis 14:04.84 1971 7. Dazel Jules 6.75 1987 7. Brandon Jiles 1:19.18 2004 6. Mark Smith 14:06.17 1984 8. Geoff Pope 6.76 2004 8. Brad Horton 1:19.68 1988 7. Gavin Thompson 14:08.21 2003 9. Ed Smith 6.78 1989 9. Joe Codrington 1:19.70 1982 8. Aaron Bartee 14:08.91 2001 10. Olayemi Olajunji 6.78 2003 10. Mike Arnold 1:19.74 1976 9. Don Johns 14:09.59 1988 10. George Rodriguez 14:09.94 1990

Coaches 60-meter Hurdles Time Yr. 800 meters Time Yr. 1. Tiberia Patterson 7.69 1994 1. Mark Dailey 1:46.84 1991 1,600-meter Relay Time Yr. 2. Hayes Jones 7.74 1960 2. Earl Jones 1:47.26 1985 1. Horton, Jules, Jenkins, Johnson 3:08.64 1988 3. Floyd Jenkins 7.74 1974 3. Tommy Asinga 1:47.64 1992 2. Lindstrom, Jackson, Rollins, Chukwu 3:08.97 1998 4. Jalilu Mayo 7.77 2001 4. Bradford Horton 1:49.24 1988 3. Bob, Chadwick, Jules, Wilson 3:09.37 1990 5. Tino Ngoy 7.78 2004 5. John Griffiths 1:49.24 1990 4. Haqq, Mayo, Rollins, Chukwu 3:09.68 1999 6. Mike Spaulding 7.82 1997 6. Greg Rhymer 1:49.60 1994 5. Calhoun, Hamilton, Johnson, Jones 3:09.86 1985 7. Bill Tipton 7.84 1970 7. Dave Beasley 1:49.96 1985 6. Frederick, Calhoun, Beasley, Jones 3:10.08 1984 8. Jeff Dils 7.84 1978 8. Derrick Jackson 1:50.02 1998 7. Chavis, Lindstrom, Rollins, Chukwu 3:10.71 1998 2008 Preview 9. Darrin Carpenter 7.90 1987 9. Eric Nesbitt 1:50.04 1968 8. Young, Jiles, Awazie, Morton 3:10.72 2003 10. Mark Brown 7.92 1992 10. Brandon Jiles 1:50.15 2004 9. Chavis, Gibson, Rollins, Chukwu 3:10.89 1997 10. Carpenter, Horton, Johnson, Jenkins 3:10.98 1987 H B o a z C H E O I Y M a s e l y C R A a r 2008 Eagles k D A I L E W F O R D 2007 Recap Y W O EMU History

200 meters Time Yr. Mile Time Yr. Distance Medley Relay Time Yr. 1. Clement Chukwu 20.64 1998 1. Paul McMullen 3:57.34 1995

EMU History 2. Kerch Patterson Jr. 21.08 1996 2. Boaz Cheboiywo 3:58.07 2003 1. Beyst, Patterson, Boothroyd, McMullen 9:35.21 1995 3. Kevin Lawson 21.14 1993 3. Gavin Thompson 3:59.05 2004 2. Thompson, Morton, Jiles, Cheboiwyo 9:35.73 2003 4. Jabari Chavis 21.17 2000 4. Ben Reese 3:59.82 1997 3. Desilets, Awazie, Estelus, Kirk 9:36.09 2002 5. Dazel Jules 21.18 1990 5. Jordan Desilets 3:59.83 2004 4. Rhymer, Lowe, Asinga, McMullen 9:38.13 1994 6. Hasely Crawford 21.24 1975 6. Earl Jones 4:00.16 1984 5. Stokes, Patterson, Boothroyd, Reese 9:38.77 1996 7. Nduka Awazie 21.26 2002 7. Neil Kirk 4:02.83 2001 6. Franko, Chukwu, Jackson, Reese 9:38.91 1997 8. Eugene Thomas 21.34 1970 8. Jim Deren 4:04.34 1976 7. Grignon, Chavis, Gunn, Reese 9:39.28 2000

Record Book 9. Mike Calhoun 21.34 1985 9. Mark Dailey 4:04.67 1989 8. Codrington, Frederick, Jones, Shamiyeh 9:40.14 1984 10. Fabian Rollins 21.36 1998 10. Erik Henriksen 4:04.96 1982 9. Gully, Arnold, D. Hubbard, Burkhart 9:41.64 1976 10. VanLoton, Calhoun, Shamieyh, Henriksen 9:41.69 1982 400 meters Time Yr. 3,000 meters Time Yr. 1. Clement Chukwu 45.37 1998 1. Boaz Cheboiywo 7:52.40 2003 Pole Vault Mark Metric Yr. 2. Chuck Wilson 46.47 1991 2. Gordon Minty 7:57.84 1974 1. Jason Oldham 17-03 .50 5.27m 1988 3. Fabian Rollins 46.52 1998 3. Dan Shamiyeh 8:00.07 1983 2. Blake Burnett 17-00.75 5.20m 2003 4. Nduka Awazie 46.73 2002 4. Dominic Middleton 8:02.10 1993 3. Mark Smith 17-00.00 5.18m 1991 5. Mike Calhoun 46.87 1985 5. Tom Hollander 8:04.04 1975 4. Nat Durham 16-11.50 5.17m 1977 NCAA Standards 6. Stan Vinson 46.94 1975 6. Corey Nowitzke 8:06.42 2007 5. Tony Bonacci 16-10.75 5.15m 1993 7. Carl Johnson 47.63 1988 7. Jim Deren 8:08.44 1975 6. Randle Lynn 16-08.00 5.08m 2004 8. William Hamilton 47.64 1985 8. Terry Furst 8:08.44 1973 7. Jim Lotan 16-08.00 5.08m 1980 9. Dazel Jules 47.70 1988 9. George Rodriguez 8:08.91 1987 8. Bill Barrett 16-06.00 5.03m 1968 10. Jeff Dils 47.74 1977 10. Gavin Thompson 8:08.92 2003 9. Jim Hensel 16-06.00 5.03m 1984 EMU 10. Chris Turcheck 16-06.00 5.03m 1999

46 Mac indoor champions: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Mac outdoor champions: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide FIELD FIELD All-Time Indoor Track & Field Top-10 TRACK Media Info. Triple Jump Mark Metric Yr. 1. Chuck Wilson 33.75 1989 High Jump Mark Metric Yr. 1. Will Harber 50-10.25 15.50m 1991 2. Eugene Thomas 33.94 1970 1. James Nieto 7-06.00 2.29m 1999 2. Marvin Jenkins 50-05.50 15.38m 1985 3. Mike Calhoun 33.94 1985 2. Anthony Abbott 7-02.50 2.20m 1986 3. Anthony McClendon 50-05.00 15.365m 1990 4. Daryl Curry 34.02 1984 3. Chuck Clay 7-02.00 2.185m 1983 4. Juris Vaskans 50-03.25 15.32m 1999 5. Jeff Smith 34.25 1986 4. Adam Kring 7-01.75 2.18m 2006 5. Kauko Ketolainen 50-03.25 15.32m 1969 6. Ian Hall 34.34 1971 5. Steve Elliott 7-01.75 2.18m 1980 6. Steve Banks 50-00.00 15.24m 1983 7. Willie Jenkins 34.49 1987 6. Jalilu Mayo 7-01.00 2.16m 2000 7. Abdallah Mohamed 49-09.25 15.17m 2002 8. Earl Jones 34.53 1984 7. Tim Doyen 7-00.00 2.13m 1978 8. Garfield Wright 49-08.50 15.15m 1999 9. Dazel Jules 34.59 1987 Coaches 8. Tom Hughes 7-00.00 2.13m 1984 9. Victor Nembhard 49-08.50 15.15m 1999 10. Jim Grant 34.74 1970 9. Matt Syverson 6-11.00 2.11m 1996 10. Terry Beauford 49-07.00 15.11m 1985 10. Bryan Ody 6-10.25 2.09m 1995 600 yards Time Yr. Heptathlon Mark Yr. 1. Stan Vinson 1:08.64 1975 Shot Put Mark Metric Yr. 1. Dave Stewart 5102 2000 2. Earl Jones 1:09.34 1985 1. Dave Adamek 61-11.00 18.87m 2006 2. Sam Sheffer 5067 1999 3. Dave Beasley 1:09.34 1984 2008 Preview 2. Okechukwu Eziuka 60-08.50 18.50m 2001 3. Anthony Quinn 5055 2003 4. Mike Calhoun 1:09.56 1984 3. Clark Wilson 59-02.75 18.05m 2005 4. Morris Ellis 4951 1988 5. Carl Johnson 11:09.75 1986 4. Matt Pinter 56-10.25 17.33m 2006 5. Blake Burnett 4711 2002 6. Bradford Horton 1:10.68 1988 5. Lional Dalton 56-02.00 17.12m 1996 6. Mike Healander 4710 1999 7. Joe Codrington 1:10.70 1982 6. Jeremy Lingenfelter 55-11.25 17.05m 1998 7. Rob Ellerman 4678 2004 8. Mike Arnold 1:10.74 1976 7. Jason Masterson 55-11.25 17.05m 1990 8. Brad Waidmann 4659 2007 9. Jeff Dils 1:10.74 1978 8. Ron Gatherright 55-07.50 16.955m 1976 9. Dave Gravender 4611 1981 10. Ralph Stephenson 1:11.04 1968 9. James Franklin 55-05.00 16.89m 1987 10. Steve Pitcher 4568 1988 2008 Eagles 10. Eddie Nwagbaraocha 53-11.00 16.43m 1992 Other Events 800-meter Relay Time Yr. 55-Meter Dash Time Yr. 1. Boyd, Jules, Jenkins, Wilson 1:26.55 1988 1. Hasley Crawford 6.14 1975 2. Tipton, Grant, Hall, E. Thomas 1:26.74 1970 D 2. Wayne Boyd 6.25 1988 3. C. Woods, Sims, E. Thomas, Vinson 1:27.44 1973

a v 3. Kevin Lawson 6.26 1994 4. Carpenter, Witherspoon, Bunnell, Jenkins 1:27.57 1987 4. Dazel Jules 6.29 1987 5. Simpson, Curry, Witherspoon, Phillips 1:27.84 1984 e A D M E K 5. Gerald Rasool 6.31 1999 6. McDuffie, Jules, W. Jenkins, J. Smith 1:27.95 1986 2007 Recap 6. Ed Smith 6.32 1989 7. McGrath, Simpson, T. Thomas, Curry 1:28.16 1982 7. Kerch Patterson 6.32 1996 8. Chavis, Stossel, Oxley, Swanston 1:28.24 1970 8. David Phillips 6.33 1983 9. Bunnell, E. Smith, Duran, Wilson 1:28.30 1989 9. Jim Bibbs 6.34 1951 10. Ray, Griffith, K. Bailey, R. Bailey 1:28.44 1979 10. Hayes Jones 6.34 1958 3200-meter Relay Time Yr. 55-meter Hurdles Time Yr. 1. Kerbey, Mifsud, Griffith, Dailey 7:18.41 1990

1. Tiberia Patterson 7.19 1994 2. Lowe, McMullen, Rhymer,Asinga 7:19.13 1993 EMU History 2. Hayes Jones 7.24 1960 3. VanLoton, Lezovich, Henriksen, Jones 7:21.22 1983 3. Floyd Jenkins 7.24 1974 4. Hauer, Cavender, Hippen, Dailey 7:25.56 1989 4. Jalilu Mayo 7.27 2000 5. Kerbey, London, Hippen, Asinga 7:26.20 1991 5. Mike Spaulding 7.32 1997 6. Mifsud, London, Griffith, Dailey 7:28.00 1990 6. Bill Tipton 7.34 1970 7. Cole, Gully, Wojtala, Weaver 7:28.64 1977 7. Jeff Dils 7.34 1978 8. London, Hippen, Asinga, Dailey 7:28.69 1990

8. Darrin Carpenter 7.40 1987 9. LaPlante, Lynch, Wells, Collins 7:29.24 1971 EMU History 9. Mark Brown 7.42 1992 10. Burkhart, Wojtala, Deren, Arnold 7:29.24 1976 10. Tony Nelson 7.44 1973 Sprint Medley Relay Time Yr. 200-meter Hurdles Time Yr. 1. Calhoun, Witherspoon, Curry, Jones 3:18.94 1984 Weight Throw Mark Metric Yr. 1. Eric Alejandro 24.29 2005 2. Cadogan, Delor, Ray, Wojtala 3:24.54 1978 1. Dave Seaborne 65-07.50 20.00m 1998 2. Eric Thompson 24.30 1995 3. Mitchell, B. Taylor, Ray, Arnold 3:25.94 1977 2. Dave Adamek 63-00.75 19.21m 2006 3. Mike Spaulding 24.32 1997 4. Arnold, Delor, R. Bailey, Deren 3:26.04 1976 3. Bryan Slykhouse 62-05.75 19.04m 2005 4. Darrell Bob 24.34 1990 5. Grant, Wicker, Oxley, Stephenson 3:26.84 1968

4. Matt Pinter 62-00.75 18.90m 2006 5. Carl Johnson 24.40 1985 6. Bunnell, Witherspoon, Jules, Horton 3:26.84 1987 Records 5. Jason Masterson 61-10.25 18.85m 1992 6. Harold Reid 24.41 2001 7. Grant, Stossel, Swanston, Nesbitt 3:26.94 1969 6. Jim Wetenhall 57-02.50 17.43m 1976 7. Bill Cartwright 24.44 1971 8. Gardner, Graham, K. Bailey, Wojtala 3:26.94 1979 7. Marc Keast 57-00.25 17.38m 2003 8. Sterling Roberts 24.46 2001 9. Vinson, Keister, C. Woods, Baulls 3:27.14 1974 8. Damon Page 55-02.00 16.81m 2001 9. Jim McGrath 24.51 1982 10. Putz, K. Bailey, Curry, Love 3:27.34 1980 9. Jim Kurek 55-01.00 16.79m 1982 10. Darrel Lawson 24.54 1984 10. Landon Burkhardt 54-06.75 16.63m 2002 240-yard Shuttle Hurdle Relay Time Yr. NCAA Standards 300-yard dash Time Yr. 1. E. Taylor, Jackson, Ramsey, Dils 28.64 1978 Long Jump Mark Metric Yr. 1. Hasely Crawford 30.24 1975 2. Bastien, Jackson, Ramsey, Dils 28.64 1978 1. James Chikwe 25-04.00 7.72m 1994 2. Daryl Curry 30.51 1981 3. Tipton, Davis, Lynn, Cerulla 28.84 1968 2. Keith Swanston 24-07.50 7.505m 1969 3. Chuck Wilson 30.53 1991 4. Ramsey, E. Taylor, Jackson, Dils 28.84 1977 3. Victor Nembhard 24-6.25 7.47m 1999 4. Eugene Thomas 30.54 1971 5. Grady, Pihlstrom, E.Thompson, Patterson 29.00 1993 4. Tony Barton 24-05.00 7.44m 1993 5. Willie Jenkins 30.64 1987 6. Anderson, Ramsey, Jackson, E. Taylor 29.04 1977 5. Brian Benn 24-04.00 7.415m 1990 6. Jeff Dils 30.64 1977 7. Doran, Bastien, Thames, Dils 29.05 1979 6. Anthony McClendon 24-03.50 7.405m 1988 7. Dazel Jules 30.67 1987 8. Brown, Ellis, Schlecht, Carpenter 29.14 1988 7. Edouard Joliveau 24-03.25 7.37m 2006 8. Russell Bailey 30.74 1977 9. Carpenter, James, Niemi, Williams 29.24 1985 8. Gary Stanford 24-03.25 7.37m 2002 9. Ken Delor 30.74 1977 10. Keating, Bialowicz, Veasey, O’Hare 29.26 1982 EMU 9. Therm Kirkland 24-01.50 7.35m 1971 10. Mike Calhoun 30.79 1984 10. Garion Campbell 24-01.25 7.345m 1949 300-meter dash Time Yr.

100 meters Time Year 400-meter Hurdles Time Year 5,000 meters Time Year 1. Hasely Crawford 10.18 1975 1. Jeff Dils 50.08 1979 1. Boaz Cheboiywo 13:29.77 2003 2. Kevin Lawson 10.27 1994 2. Carl Johnson 50.76 1987 2. Gordon Minty 13:40.94 1972 3. Dazel Jules 10.28 1990 3. Jim Grant 51.14 1970 3. Jordan Desilets 13:52.71 2004 4. Kerch Patterson,Jr. 10.30 1996 4. Darrel Bob 51.16 1990 4. Don Shamiyeh 13:55.28 1984

Media Info. 5. Bob Colville-Brown 10.32 2004 5. Bill Cartwright 51.44 1971 5. Gavin Thompson 14:03.75 2003 6. Wayne Boyd 10.34 1989 6. Brian Chadwick 51.47 1990 6. Mark Smith 14:04.44 1983 7. Nduka Awazie 10.35 2001 7. Francy Louis 51.52 2000 7. Dominic Middleton 14:07.14 1993 8. Clement Chukwu 10.38 1999 8. Glen Williams 51.56 1986 8. Roger Jones 14:07.44 1979 9. Jabari Chavis 10.42 1998 9. Eric Respress 51.58 1992 9. Don Johns 14:07.77 1988 10. Gerald Rasool 10.42 2000 10. Eric Alejandro 51.63 2007 10. Dave Ellis 14:10.44 1969

Coaches 110-meter Hurdles Time Year 800 meters Time Year 10,000 meters Time Year 1. Tiberia Patterson 13.67 1994 1. Earl Jones 1:43.74 1984 1. Boaz Cheboiywo 27:46.47 2003 2. Jerome Rodgers 14:36 1999 2. Paul McMullen 1:46.48 1995 2. Gordon Minty 28:20.94 1972 3. Sam Sheffer 14:99 1999 3. Tommy Asinga 1:46.74 1992 3. Dave Smith 28:48.94 1976 4. Hayes Jones 13.74 1960 4. Mark Dailey 1:46.77 1990 4. Don Johns 28:50.48 1988 5. Jalilu Mayo 13.89 2001 5. Greg Rhymer 1:46.98 1994 5. Gavin Thompson 29:07.00 2004 6. Bill Tipton 13.94 1970 6. Bradford Horton 1:48.01 1988 6. Dave Ellis 29:20.04 1969 7. Jeff Dils 13.94 1978 7. Erik Henriksen 1:48.01 1982 7. Mark Smith 29:30.73 1984 8. Abdallah Mohamed 14.04 2004 8. Brandon Jiles 1:48.46 2004 8. Blake McDowell 29:34.07 2000 2008 Preview 9. Tim O’Hare 14.07 1982 9. Stan Vinson 1:48.72 1975 9. Corey Nowitzke 29:40.83 2006 10. James Grady 14.07 1995 10. Carl Lowe 1:48.90 1994 10. Dan Shamiyeh 29:44.59 1980

J C l e m n t H U K W o r d a n D E S I L T 2008 Eagles Jamie NIETO 2007 Recap S EMU History

200 meters Time Year 1,500 meters Time Year High Jump Mark Metric Yr. 1. Clement Chukwu 20.30 1998 1. Paul McMullen 3:38.74 1995 1. James Nieto 7-04.50 2.25m 98

EMU History 2. Dazel Jules 20.32 1988 2. Earl Jones 3:40.64 1983 2. Anthony Abbott 7-02.25 2.19m 86 3. Hasely Crawford 20.44 1975 3. P.J. Osika 3:41.39 1987 3. Tim Doyen 7-01.00 2.16m 78 4. Kevin Lawson 20.74 1994 4. Ben Reese 3:41.87 1997 4. Steve Elliott 7-00.00 2.13m 79 5. Russell Bailey 20.75 1977 5. Boaz Cheboiywo 3:42.61 2003 5. Chuck Clay 7-00.00 2.13m 83 6. Kerch Patterson,Jr. 20.78 1996 6. Erik Henriksen 3:42.88 1983 6. Adam Kring 7-00.00 2.13m 05 7. Eugene Thomas 20.84 1970 7. Steve Reighard 3:43.63 1983 7. Gerrade Pettus 6-11.00 2.11m 75 8. Daryl Curry 20.90 1983 8. Dan Shamiyeh 3:43.71 1984 8. Mike Morgan 6-10.75 2.10m 88

Record Book 9. Nduka Awazie 20.93 2002 9. Maurice Weaver 3:44.04 1980 9. Tom Hughes 6-10.75 2.10m 88 10. Bob Colville-Brown 20.96 2004 10. Jason Boothroyd 3:44.54 1994 10. Matt Syverson 6-10.25 2.09m 96

400 meters Time Year 3,000 Steeplechase Time Year Pole Vault Mark Metric Yr. 1. Clement Chukwu 44.79 1999 1. Jordan Desilets 8:24.62 2004 1. Mark Smith 17-05.00 5.31m 91 2. Chuck Wilson 45.57 1991 2. Mark Smith 8:29.73 1986 2. Jim Lotan 17-02.25 5.24m 83 3. Nduka Awazie 45.65 2001 3. Corey Nowitzke 8:34.42 2007 3. Jason Oldham 17-01.00 5.20m 88 4. Stan Vinson 46.14 1975 4. Steve Reighard 8:41.50 1983 4. Tony Bonacci 16-08.00 5.08m 93 5. Carl Johnson 46.28 1988 5. Josh Karanja 8:44.83 2007 5. Wes Teeple 16-06.00 5.03m 78 NCAA Standards 6. Mike Calhoun 46.38 1982 6. Mark Brosnan 8:47.31 1988 6. Joe Grassman 16-06.00 5.03m 91 7. Fabian Rollins 46.50 1998 7. Scott Millis 8:50.29 1982 7. Randle Lynn 16-05.25 5.01m 04 8. Erik Frederick 46.68 1984 8. David Brent 8:50.68 2007 8. Bill Barrett 16-04.00 4.98m 68 9. Jim Grant 46.74 1970 9. Clint Verran 8:51.53 1998 9. Paul Hedemark 16-02.00 4.93m 87 10. Tommy Asinga 46.82 1991 10. Carl Warren 8:52.41 1994 10. Blake Burnett 16-01.00 4.90 03 EMU

48 Mac indoor champions: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Mac outdoor champions: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 2008 Media Guide FIELD FIELD All-Time Outdoor Track & Field Top-10 TRACK Media Info. Long Jump Mark Metric Yr. Decathlon Points Year 1,600-meter Relay 1. Victor Nembhard 25-05.50 7.76m 99 1. Morris Ellis 7510 90 C. Wilson, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, C. Johnson 2. James Chikwe 25-03.50 7.71m 97 2. Gary Bastien 7476 80 3:04.73 88 3. Brian Benn 25-02.00 7.67m 91 3. Sam Sheffer 7069 99 M. Calhoun, J. Codrington, D. Beasley, E. Jones 4. Tony Barton 25-00.50 7.63m 91 4. Dave Stewart 6828 99 3:06.04 83 5. Therm Kirkland 25-00.50 7.63m 71 5. Ron DeVries 6822 72 M. Calhoun, W. Hamilton, C. Johnson, E. Jones 6. Edouard Joliveau 24-09.75 7.56m 06 6. Dave Gravender 6707 80 3:06.14 85 7. Clarence Chapman 24-08.00 7.52m 75 7. Kyle Cooley 6561 84 A. Bunnell, D. Jules, M. Williams, C. Wilson 8. Gerald Rasool 24-07.75 7.51m 99 8. Anthony Quinn 6549 01 3:07.12 89 Coaches 9. Morris Ellis 24-07.00 7.49m 90 9. Paul Bialowicz 6528 86 J. Chavis, J. Barylski, F. Rollins, C. Chukwu 10. Juris Vaskans 24-06.00 7.47m 99 10. Wirt Gilliam 6439 87 3:08.33 99 M. Calhoun, C. Johnson, D. Beasley, E. Jones Triple Jump Metric Mark Yr. 400-meter Relay 3:08.37 85 1. Juris Vaskans (15.90) 52’2” 99 1. W. Boyd, D. Jules, E. Smith, C. Wilson W. Jenkins, B. Horton, H. Harden, C. Johnson 2. Terry Beauford (15.495) 50’10” 85 40.11 89 3:08.71 87 2008 Preview 3. Stan Vinson (15.405) 50’6 1/2” 73 2. W. Boyd, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, C. Wilson M. Calhoun, E. Frederick, D. Beasley, E. Jones 4. Anthony McClendon (15.39) 50’6” 90 40.16 88 3:08.74 85 5. Will Harber (15.35) 50’4 1/2” 92 3. E. Williams, B. Taylor, K. Delor, R. Bailey B. Cartwright, I. Hall, G. Collins, S. Vinson 6. Cliff Larkins (15.285) 50’1 3/4” 71 40.17 77 3:08.74 72 7. Everett Goodson (15.26) 50’3/4” 95 4. D. Witherspoon, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, J. E. Hughes, B. Horton, H. Harden, C. Johnson 8. Kauko Ketolainen (15.26) 50 3/4” 69 Smith 40.26 87 3:08.78 86 9. Steve Banks (15.24) 50’0” 83 5. W. Boyd, D. Jules, E. Smith, J. Duran 10. Marvin Jenkins (15.24) 50’0” 84 40.27 89 3,200-meter Relay 2008 Eagles 6. B. McDuffie, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, J. Smith E. Henriksen, S. VanLoton, C. Lezovich, E. Jones Shot Put Metric Mark Yr. 40.30 86 7:15.39 83 1. Dave Adamek (18.96) 62’ 2 1/2” 07 7. D.Benjamin, E.Respress, G.Davis, R. San- P.Kerbey, P.McMullen, G.Rhymer, T. Asinga 2. Okechukwu Ezjuka (18.39) 60’4” 00 tana 40.31 92 7:20.31 93 3. Clark Wilson (18.28) 59’ 11 ¾” 05 8. J. Mayo, F. Rollins, J. Chavis, G. Rasool C. Lowe,P. McMullen, G. Rhymer, T. Asinga 4. Matt Pinter (17.72) 58’1 3/4” 07 40.32 99 7:21.70 94

5. Jeremy Lingenfelter (16.85) 55’3 ½” 00 9. Y. Olatunji, D. Haqq, W. Hills, B. Colville- C. Lowe, J. Boothroyd, G. Rhymer, P. McMullen 2007 Recap 6. Jason Masterson (16.79) 55’1” 89 Brown 40.35 03 7:22.47 95 7. Barry Summers (16.625) 54’6 1/2” 79 10. B. Chadwick, D. Jules, A. Bunnell, E. Smith P. Kerbey, B. London, J. Mifsud, M. Dailey 8. James Franklin (16.61) 54’6” 87 40.43 90 7:23.85 90 9. Ed Nwagbaraocha (16.48) 54’ 1” 94 11. R. Tremblay, F. Wells, W. Seiler, E. Nesbitt 10. James Allen (15.85) 52’0” 58 800-meter Relay 7:25.04 70 11. Barry Binkley (15.85) 52’0” 68 1. B. Ray, H. Mitchell, K. Delor,R. Bailey J. Codrington, D. Beasley, B. Horton, E. Jones 1:23.74 78 7:25.55 84

Discus Metric Mark Yr. 2. A. Bunnell, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, C. Wilson D. Jackson, N. Grignon, B. Reese, K. Stokes EMU History 1. Clark Wilson (56.60) 185’ 8” 05 1:23.80 88 7:25.68 97 2. Kirt Galligher 46.76) 153’5” 97 3. M. Spaulding, C. Chukwu, J. Chavis, F. Rol- J. Codrington, D. Beasley, P. Osika, B. Horton 3. Matt Pinter (52.49) 172’2” 07 lins 1:23.84 98 7:25.96 84 4. Marc Keast (52.18) 171’2” 03 4. B. Ray, B. Taylor, K. Delor, R. Bailey B. London, C. Wilson, T. Asinga, M. Dailey 5. Ron Duncan (50.93) 167’1” 74 1:24.24 77 7:26.58 91 6. Bob Higgins (50.42) 165’5” 82 5. D. Witherspoon, D. Jules, W. Jenkins, J.

7. Dave Seaborne (50.35) 165’2 1/2” 98 Smith 1:24.51 87 6,400-meter Relay EMU History 8. Dave Adamek (49.38) 162”0” 05 6. J. Mayo, J. Chavis, F. Rollins, C. Chukwu M. Helms, E. Grabowski, M. Weaver, R. Jones 9. Ernie Demarse (49.05) 161’11” 78 1:24.57 99 16:11.17 78 10. John Mitroka (49.04) 161’10 80 7. D. Benjamin, K. Lawson, D. Owens, T. Pat- C. Lezovich, S. Reighard, D. Shamiyeh, E. Hen- terson 1:24.70 94 riksen 16:14.06 83 Hammer Throw Metric Mark Yr. 8. A. Bunnell, D. Jules, E. Smith, C. Wilson S. Hubbard, N. Ellis, D. Burkhart, G. Minty 1. Dave Adamek (57.24) 187’ 9 1/2” 06 1:24.74 89 16:18.04 74 2. Matt Pinter (56.16) 184’3” 05 9. B. McDuffie, D. Witherspoon, W. Jenkins, G. Rhymer, C. Warren, J. Boothroyd, P. McMul- 3. Jason Masterson (55.70) 182’9” 90 J. Smith 1:24.76 86 len 16:20.15 94

4. Damon Page (55.44) 181’11” 01 10. G. Rasool, A. Morton, J. Mayo, O. Olatunji D. Hubbard, N. Ellis, J. Deren, M. Weaver Records 5. Marc Keast (55.04) 180’7” 03 1:24.78 01 16:22.24 76 6. Barry Summers (54.98) 180’4 1/2” 80 J. Wojtala, E. Grabowski, J. Deren, M. Weaver 7. Bryan Slykhouse (54.93) 180’2” 05 16:25.54 77 8. Dave Seaborne (53.84) 176’8” 96 G. Rhymer, D. Middleton, J. Boothroyd, P. Mc- 9. Jim Wetenhall (53.77) 176’5” 76 Mullen 16:29.07 95 NCAA Standards 10. Kirk Keebler (53.06) 174’1” 92 S. Hubbard, N. Ellis, D. Burkhart, G. Minty 16:33.14 74 Javelin Metric Mark Yr. P. Kerbey, G. Rodriguez, D. Liedel, S. Hippen 1. Bill Kouvolo (67.06) 220’0” 70 16:34.21 89 2. Wirt Gilliam (64.75) 212’5” 86 J. Thomas, E. Grabowski, B. Williams, J. Deren 3. Damon Page (63.76) 209’2” 00 16:34.21 75 4. Darwin Scott (63.09) 207’0” 82 5. Terry Beauford (61.65) 202’3” 85 6. Bruce Ritter (60.48) 198’ 3” 75 7. Dave Phillips (59.00) 193’7” 83 8. Yusef Dibbles (58.80)192’11” 94 EMU 9. Dave Biskner (58.69) 192’6” 88 10. Dan Bilotta (58.06) 190’6” 93