2011-12 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Cross Country and Track & Field
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2011-12 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Cross Country and Track & Field CORPORATE PARTNERS THE GOLDEN EAGLES WISH TO THANK THE F OLLOWING : sizzler.com chipotle.com in-n-out.com sierraacura.com mixedchicks.net doubletree.com pepsi.com FOR MORE IN F ORMATION ON BECOMING A GOLDEN EAGLE CORPORATE PARTNER , PLEASE CONTACT THE DIVISION O F INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS , AT (323) 343-3080 OR ONLINE AT CSULAATHLETICS .COM 1 www.csulaathletics.com 2011-12 CSULA ROSTER 2011-12 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Cross Country/Track & Field Roster Women’s Roster Men’s Roster Name Events Ht. Yr. Hometown Name Events Ht. Yr. Hometown Michelle Alfaro Distances 5-0 Fr. Baldwin Park Oreoluwa Adegoke Jumps 5-11 Fr. Rancho Cucamonga Jessica Barfield Sprints/Jumps 5-6 Jr. Lynwood Uriel Aquino Middle Distance 5-8 Jr. Lancaster Alisha Belt Multi 5-8 Jr. Carson Patrick Atkins Sprints 5-9 Fr. Oakland Patrice Davis Jumps/Sprints 5-9 Jr. Sacramento SeDale Barkley Sprints 5-10 So. Los Angeles Erika Epinger Sprints 5-3 Jr. Sacramento Fred Barrientos Sprints 5-8 Fr. Los Angeles Blakeley Ficenec Multi/Pole Vault 5-8 Fr. Orange Horalia Gamboa Distances 5-4 Fr. San Gabriel Dameion Berry-Smith Jumps 5-9 Jr. Los Angeles Sharlia Gulley Sprints 5-7 Sr. Modesto Giorgio Bryant Sprints, Jumps 6-2 Sr. Bossier City, LA Samantha Gutierrez Throws 5-10 Jr. Lake Elsinore David Carcamo Sprints 5-7 Sr. Seaside Chantiel Harden Sprints/Jumps 5-4 Jr. San Francisco Eric Carlos Throws 5-10 Sr. Temple City Myeesha Hardiman Throws 5-7 So. Santa Clara Steven de Comarmond Hurdles 5-10 Fr. Santa Maria Te’Ahnalin Harris Throws 5-9 Sr. San Diego Andres De La Cruz Distance 6-1 So. Norwalk Maritza Hernandez Distances 5-2 Sr. Pasadena Brandon Dickson Sprints, Jumps 6-0 Sr. Long Beach Regina Hernandez Distances 5-3 Fr. Pico Rivera Anthony Hall Jumps 5-11 Sr. Ewa Beach, HI Tuekeha Huntley Multi 5-11 Sr. Los Angeles Matthew Harmon Hurdles 6-0 Jr. Castaic Cara Jones Sprints/Hurdles 5-7 Sr. Woodland Hills Scott Hubbard Multi 6-3 Jr. Lodi Damanjot Kaur Distances 5-7 So. Fontana Melissa Lopez Distances 5-3 Jr. Hacienda Heights Floyd Jackson Sprints 5-10 Jr. Oakland Sabrina Lopez Distances 5-4 So. Alhambra Julius Joseph Throws 5-8 Sr. Los Angeles Calista Lyon Throws 6-1 So.Tallangatta Valley, Australia Solomon Kirven Jumps 5-8 So. Oakland Brittany Manuel Sprints 5-2 Sr. San Bernardino Kevin Martinez Hurdles 5-10 Jr. Los Angeles Cassandra Mejia Distances 5-3 Jr. Pico Rivera Lawrence Mendenhall Hurdles 6-0 Fr. Los Angeles Doraliz Miranda Distances 5-7 Jr. Ontario Belal Mogaddedi Sprints, Pole Vault 5-11 Jr. Oakland Lisa Ohberg Distances 5-7 Jr. Uddevalla, Sweden Glenn Rivera Throws 5-11 Jr. Santa Clarita Scarlett Perez Distances 5-6 Fr. Los Angeles LaRon Taylor Sprints 5-9 Sr. Los Angeles Justina Sadauskaite Distances 5-7 Sr. Kaunas, Lithuania Vijay Tidwell Sprints 5-7 Sr. Fairfield Valerie Sanchez Distances 5-1 Jr. Pacoima Gabbi Segall Sprints 5-1 Sr. Irvine Jordan Tyler Pole Vault 6-1 Sr. Moorpark Megan Thompson Sprints 5-7 Fr. Newbury Park Gregory Veals Sprints 5-7 Fr. Los Angeles Alyssa Vaughn Distances 5-2 Jr. Corona Erick West Sprints 6-3 Fr. Los Angeles Ayana Younge Sprints 5-2 Sr. Elk Grove Ronald Williams Hurdles 6-2 Jr. Long Beach Lamar Wint Hurdles 5-7 So. Detroit, MI Head Coach: Christopher Asher (10th Season) Assistant Coaches: Steve Laguna, Octavious Gillespie-Bennett, Jordan Savidge, Eugene Hutchinson, Johnathan Golden 2012 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California Enrollment 21,000 Colors Black and Gold Home Facility Jesse Owens Track Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. James M. Rosser Director of Athletics Dr. Dan Bridges Credits: The 2011-12 Cross Sports Information Director Paul Helms Country and Track & Field SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 media guide was designed Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 and edited by Paul Helms and Head Coach Christopher Asher Dr. James M. Rosser Dr. Dan Bridges Brendan Dally. Cover by Gloria Twu, CSULA Public Affairs. Assistant Coaches Laguna, Gillespie-Bennett President Director of Athletics Track & Field Office Phone 323-343-6413 2011-12 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Cross Country and Track & Field 2 COA C HING STAFF After leading the Golden Eagle cross country and track and field teams to outstanding accomplishments in 2010-11, Christopher Asher returns for his 10th season as Cal State L.A.’s head coach for women’s cross country, women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. Asher led the men’s outdoor track and field team to a ninth-place national finish, which gives Cal State L.A. consecutive national top-10 finishes for the first time since 1995-96. The women’s outdoor track and field team finished third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, the women’s indoor team wound up 43rd in the nation and the cross country team finished fourth in the CCAA for a second straight season. The highlight of the 2010-11 season came in men’s outdoor track and field where the Golden Eagles had a pair of national champions. Giorgio Bryant won the national title in the long jump and Josh Como won the national championship in the triple jump. The two championships marked the first time since 1996 that Cal State L.A. had claimed multiple individual national titles. Christopher Asher The men’s team also claimed seven individual titles at the CCAA Championships on their way to a second-place finish, its Head Coach best since 2008. The women’s outdoor track and field team got a pair of All-America performances and finished 29th in the nation while also claiming three individual CCAA championships on its way to a third-place finish in the conference. It was a good follow-up to the 2009-10 season when Asher led the men’s outdoor track and field team to a sixth-place national finish, which was its best since 1998. The women’s outdoor team finished third in the CCAA and 38th in the nation, the women’s indoor team was 44th in the nation and the cross country team finished fourth in the CCAA. That success came on the heels of an outstanding performance in the 2008-09 season. Asher led the women’s outdoor track and field team to a seventh- place national showing, which was its best finish since 1996. The women’s indoor track and field team took 26th in the country and the men’s outdoor track and field team took 41st in the nation. The women’s outdoor track and field team finished second in the CCAA. In the 2007-08 season, Asher led the women’s cross country team to its first CCAA championship since 1994 and guided the squad to a second-place finish in the West Region and a fifth-place national finish. He also led the women’s indoor track and field team to an 11th-place national finish that included a national championship for triple jumper Omonike Kotey. The men’s track and field team finished seventh in the nation after an impressive second-place showing in the CCAA, while the women’s track and field team finished third in the conference. He was named the CCAA Coach of the Year in women’s cross country and the USTFCCCA West Region Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Head Coach of the Year. That season was an impressive follow-up to a memorable 2006-07 campaign. Asher led the women’s cross country team to an NCAA Division II West Region championship, a second-place finish in the CCAA and a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Division II Championships in 2006. The fourth-place finish is the highest national placing in the program’s history. He also led the 2007 women’s indoor track and field team to a 13th-place national finish. The men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams both posted national top-25 finishes. The men placed 21st in the country, while the women wound up 24th. During his first nine years, Asher has coached four individual NCAA champions: Josh Como in the 2011 triple jump, Giorgio Bryant in the 2011 long jump, Omonike Kotey in the 2008 indoor triple jump title and April Brown, in the 2006 indoor 60 meters. Cal State L.A. has picked up 66 CCAA individual titles, including 63 in track and field (41 in men’s track and field and 22 in women’s track and field) during his tenure. The Golden Eagles earned 10 individual conference championships and 30 All-CCAA awards in men’s and women’s track and field combined in 2011. In Asher’s nine years as head coach, the Golden Eagles have earned 207 All-CCAA awards (99 in men’s track, 88 in women’s track and 20 in cross country). The Golden Eagles also had individual CCAA cross country champions in 2002, 2003 and 2007. Also, the Golden Eagles have earned 77 All-America honors in cross country and track and field since Asher took over as head coach, including five in 2010-11 (one in indoor track and field, two in men’s outdoor track and field and two in women’s outdoor track and field), nine in 2009-10 (one in indoor track and field, five in men’s outdoor track and field and three in women’s outdoor track and field) and nine in 2008-09 (two in indoor track and field, one in men’s outdoor track and field and six in women’s outdoor track and field).