2002Track andBAYLOR Field Media Relations Contact: Laurie Cannon ?(254) 710-4049 [email protected] This Week Purple Tiger Baylor travels to Baton Rouge, La. to participate in 2002 Schedule the LSU-hosted Purple Tiger Invitational Sat., Jan. 26. Invitational The meet will be held at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse INDOOR with field events beginning at 9:30 a.m. and track races Date Meet Location Carl Maddox Field House starting at 10:30 a.m. The last field event is scheduled December Baton Rouge, La. for 6 p.m., while the final races will conclude at 8:10 p.m. 1 Oklahoma All-Comers Norman, Okla Jan. 26, 2002 All times listed are EST. January 19 Southwest Indoor Classic Houston, Texas Field Events: 9:30 a.m. EST Big field awaits Baylor in Baton Rouge Track Events: 10:30 p.m. EST 26 LSU Invitational Baton Rouge, La. 26 teams are set to participate in the 2002 Purple February Tiger Invitational. Teams of note on the men’s side 1-2 Fayetteville, Ark. include host LSU, who is currently ranked third in the 8-9 Houston All-Comers Houston, Texas nation, as well as 17th-ranked Texas. Ranked teams making an appearance on the 22-23 Big 12 Indoor Champ. Lincoln, Neb. women’s side include No. 3 LSU and 11th-ranked Rice. March 1-2 USA Indoor Champ. Atlanta, Ga. Bears among the best in the Big 12 8-9 NCAA Indoor Champ. Fayetteville, Ark. Two meets into the 2001-02 indoor season the Bears are already pacing the Big 12 Conference owning the top times in five individual events. In addition Baylor has seven OUTDOOR individuals and four relay teams that have posted either the second or third best times in Date Meet Location the conference to date. Athletes with the top conference marks include March in the 400 meters (47.40), Kyle King in the 3,000 meters (8:22.36), Alex Adler in the 5,000 16 Whataburger Relays San Antonio, Texas meters (15:11.28), Barbara Petrahn in the 600 yards (1:22.72), and the men’s mile relay 23 DR PEPPER INVITE WACO, TEXAS team (3:14.10). A complete list of Baylor’s top-five conference performers and times can 30 Houston Invitational Houston, Texas be found on page two. April 4-6 Texas Relays Austin, Texas BU in the rankings 19-20 MICHAEL JOHNSON/ WACO,TEXAS After spending the first week of the season ranked 25th in the nation, according to SW BELL OPEN the Trackwire Top 25 poll, Baylor’s men’s indoor team slipped out of this 25-27 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa week’s top 25 ranking. May Despite dropping out of the team ranks both Baylor’s men’s and women’s 4x400 relay 4 Texas Invitational Austin, Texas teams, as well as individuals Zsolt Szeglet (400) and Barbara Petrahn (400) have been 9 A&M All-Comers College Station, Texas listed among the nation’s top 12 in their respective events according to Trackwire. 17-19 Big 12 Outdoor Champ. Columbia, Mo. Even with the loss of three legs from its national championship 4x400 relay team a 29-1 NCAA Outdoor Champ. Baton Rouge, La. year ago, Baylor’s men’s relay team is still considered one of the top in the nation. The June Bears will likely call upon senior Michael Smith, sophomore Joel Martin, and freshmen 21-23 USA Outdoor Champ. Palo Alto, Calif. Darold Williamson and Dwight Ruff to join lone returnee Zsolt Szeglet in it’s quest to con- tinue it’s national dominance in the 4x400 relay. BU’s women’s 4x400 relay team returns three runners, in sophomore Tiffany Wise and seniors Chava Demart and Barbara Petrahn from it’s 4x400 team that finished fourth at the outdoor NCAA’s a year ago. Baylor will look Athletic Media Relations to another pair of freshmen, Jasmine Esiere and Danielle Myricks to fill the hole left by departed senior Keisa Brown. Assistant Director/Track Contact. . . . . Laurie Cannon Seniors Zsolt Szeglet and Barbara Petrahn have both been listed as one of the top- Office Phone ...... (254) 710-4049 12 collegiate runners in the men’s and women’s indoor 400 meters, respectively. Szeglet Home Phone ...... (254) 741-6716 is the defending Big 12 outdoor champion and ran the lead leg on BU’s national champi- Office Fax ...... (254) 710-1369 onships 4x400 team in 2001. Petrahn earned outdoor All-America honors in both the 400 E-mail ...... [email protected] meters and the 4x400 relay a year ago, after being sidelined for the indoor season with an injury. In her only race of the season to date Petrahn blew away the field in the 600 yards Asst. AD/Communications...... Scott Stricklin at the Oklahoma All-Comers, posting a time of 1:22.72. Her time ranks as the fastest in the Director of Media Relations ...... Heath Nielsen Big 12 Conference so far this year.

Hart begins 39th season at the helm Internet begins his 39th season as the head coach of Baylor’s track and field pro- gram this season. In his tenure at BU, Hart has firmly established the Bear program as one Up-to-date information on the Baylor track and field pro- of the best in the nation. Hart has coached athletes to 23 national championships (11 indi- gram can be found on the World Wide Web at: vidual/12 relay) and 429 All-American awards (143 individual/286 relay). Named the men’s www.GoBaylorBears.com assistant coach for Team USA at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Hart has coached athletes to ten world record performances. In 1996, he was named the Coach of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee. That year he coached Michael Johnson www.GoBaylorBears.com ?150 Bear Run, Waco, TX 76708 2002 Baylor Track and Field

to gold medals in the 200 meters and the 400 meters at the Games of the 26th Olympiad in Baylor in the Big 12 Standings Atlanta, Ga. Hart was also named the NCAA Indoor Coach of the Year in 1996 after garnering Top Five Performances (as of Jan. 23, 2002) such honors in 1989. A four-time Southwest Conference Indoor Coach of the Year, Hart has established Baylor as “Quarter Mile University,” after producing 14 4x400 relay national champi- ons and four 400 meter national champions. MEN

Conf. 2002 Indoor Recaps Name Event Mark Rank Darold Williamson . . . . . 400 ...... 47.40 ...... 1st Oklahoma All-Comers Dec. 1, 2001 Kyle King ...... 3,000...... 8:22.36. . . . . 1st Yeoman Field House Norman, Okla. Alex Adler ...... 5,000...... 15:11.28. . . . 1st ? Baylor ...... Mile Relay . . . . 3:14.10. . . . . 1st The 2001-02 indoor season began with sophomore Nick Devenport claiming individual Jon Capron ...... 800 ...... 1:53.61 . . . . 2nd titles in both the 800 meter race and the mile run with times of 1:56.08 and 4:15.37, respective- Ferenc Bekesi ...... Mile ...... 4:11.16 . . . . 2nd ly. Jim Autenreith posted an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the pole vault in his first out- Michael Smith . . . . . 4x400 Relay . . . 3:14.43 . . . . 2nd ing of the season clearing a height of 17-0 3/4. Robert Quiroga Baylor was well represented in the 400 meters, grabbing two of the top three spots on the Ryan Kedley men’s side as freshman Darold Williamson finished second in the race (48.69) and sophomore Darold Williamson Joel Martin placed third (48.83). The men also grabbed a first place finish in the 4x440 yard relay Jason Baker ...... DMR...... 10:15.57 . . . 2nd posting a time of 3:14.79, besting second place Oklahoma by nearly six seconds. Michael Smith The Baylor women matched the men's accomplishment also claiming top honors in the Chris Boley 4x440 yards clocking a time of 3:51.07. Lanie Millar also had a successful day claiming the indi- Sam Bernal vidual title in the 800 meters (2:14.71), and placing second in the mile run (5:02.02). Barbara Petrahn and Alisha Hooker also came away with first place finishes for the Bears as Petrahn Joel Martin ...... 400 ...... 48.43...... 3rd won the 600 yard race (1:22.72), and Hooker took top honors in the 60 meter high hurdles (8.84). Jim Autenreith ...... PV...... 17-0 3/4. . . . 3rd Other Lady Bears to come away with top-three finishes included freshman Lakadron Ivery who Charley Donaldson . . . . . PV...... 16-3 3/4. . . . 4th placed second in the 60 meters (7.65) and third in the 200 (25.17). Ivery was just .05 seconds behind teammate Elizabeth Wilson who placed second in the 200. Chava Demart ran to a sec - Nick Devenport ...... Mile ...... 4:14.57. . . . . 5th ond place finish in the 400 posting a time of 57.05.

WOMEN Houston Indoor Invitational Jan. 19, 2002 Carl Maddox Field House ?Baton Rouge, La. Conf. Name Event Mark Rank The men finished second and the women placed third as five Bears took top honors in their Barbara Petrahn . . . . . 600 yd...... 1:22.72. . . . . 1st events and eight other athletes finished in the top three. Lanie Millar...... 800 ...... 2:10.49 . . . . 2nd Baylor's distance teams saw outstanding performances from both the men's and women's Baylor ...... Mile Relay . . . . 3:49.87 . . . . 2nd side. Junior Alex Adler won the 5,000-meter crown (15:13.13), while senior Jon Capron led the Katherine Duncan . . . . . DMR...... 12:16. 43. . . 2nd 800 meter pack (1:54.21) and junior Ferenc Bekesi won the mile (4:11.96). In his first meet as Tiffany Wise a Bear, transfer Kyle King posted a PR time of 8:23.66 in the 3,000 to place third overall. Holly Moser On the women's side the duo of Debbie Thornhill and Kara Newton finished one, two in Jessa Vacek the 3,000 meters with times of 10:00.76 and 10:10.40, respectively. Second-place finishes went to senior Lanie Millar in the 800 (2:10.87) and the women's distance medley relay team Debbie Thornhill ...... 3,000...... 9:59.96 . . . . 3rd (12:18.43). Baylor's 4x400 team, comprised of Tiffany Wise, Jasmine Esiere, Danielle Myricks, April Holliness ...... LJ ...... 19-0 1/2. . . . 3rd and Chava Demart finished in third (3:51.77). For the men, Darold Williamson won the first individual title of his career, claiming top 400 Lakadron Ivery ...... 60...... 7.65 ...... 4th meter honors with a time of 47.80. Williamson, along with teammates Michael Smith, Robert Kara Newton...... 3,000...... 10:09.60. . . . 4th Quiroga, and Ryan Kedley just missed taking the 4x400 crown, running the race in 3:16.03 to UT-Arlington's 3:15.96. Elizabeth Wilson...... 200 ...... 24.92...... 5th In the field events Charley Donaldson finished second in the pole vault (16-0 ¾), while Lanie Millar ...... Mile ...... 5:01.42. . . . . 5th Tiffany Wise...... 4x400 Relay . . . 3:50.57. . . . . 5th Sherman Harness tied with four other athletes for third in the high jump, leaping 6-7. Jasmine Esiere Danielle Myricks Chava Demart

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NCAA Indoor History Athletes to Watch - 2001 Highlights MEN Year Place Pts. WOMEN MEN 1979 ...... 32nd ...... — Chava Demart ?Sr.-2L ?400, 400H Jim Autenreith ?Sr.-2L ?Pole Vault 1980...... 20th ...... — A three-time All-American... Ran the second leg Earned All-American honors clearing a height of 1981...... 24th ...... — on Baylor’s 4x400 team that placed fourth at the 17-4 1/2 to place sixth in the pole vault at the 1982 ...... DNP ...... — 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships (3:34.36)... NCAA Outdoor Championships... Reached NCAA 1983...... 29th ...... — Finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles at the provisional qualification standards in four of his 1984...... 20th ...... 8 USA Outdoor Championships (57.23)... five performances during the spring... Best clear- 1985...... 3rd ...... 25 Established school record times in four of her last ance was 17-8 1/2 which earned him a second- 1986...... 29th ...... 6 five 400-meter hurdle races... Her career-best place finish at the Big 12 Championships... His 1987...... 19th ...... 18 time of 57.05 at the Big 12 Outdoor second-place showing marked a career-best con- 1988 ...... 11th ...... 14 1989...... 4th ...... 22.5 Championships was good enough for a second- ference finish. 1990...... 7th ...... 23 place finish at the conference meet... Ran 57.77 1991...... 7th ...... 17 at the NCAA Championships. Michael Smith Sr.-2L ?Hurdles, Sprints 1992...... 8th ...... 20 Five-time All-American... Placed second in the 1993...... 30th ...... 6 Lanie Millar ?Sr.-2L ?800 400-meter hurdles to teammate Bayano Kamani 1994...... 9th ...... 23 Etched her name in the Baylor record books post- at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (49.34)... 1995...... 7th ...... 22 ing a school record time of 2:06.66 in the 800 Ran the 400 hurdles in 49.83 to finish second at 1996...... 4th ...... 24 meters at the Cardinal Invitational... Earned all- the Big 12 Outdoor Championships... Ran the 1997 ...... t19th ...... 11 Big 12 accolades placing second in the event at third leg at the outdoor conference meet as 1998...... 7th ...... 18 1999...... 21st ...... 9 the outdoor championships with a time of Baylor claimed its fourth 4x400 conference title in 2000 ...... t15th ...... 10 2:08.29... Won the 800 crown at four regular sea- five years, posting the nation’s fastest time 2001 ...... t14th ...... 14 son meets (Tellez Invitational, Michael Johnson (3:02.92) in that event... Earned all-Big 12 honors Classic, Dr Pepper Invitational, and the UTSA with a fourth-place finish in the 400 meters at the WOMEN Relays). indoor conference championships... Member of Year Place Pts. the Baylor’s 4x400-meter relay time that finished 1993 ...... DNP ...... — Kara Newton ?Sr.-3L ?Distances second at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships 1994...... 29th ...... 8 Earned all-Big 12 accolades in the outdoor 5,000 with a time of 3:04.74... Ran 46.00 in the second 1995...... 13th ...... 14 1996...... 47th ...... 2 meters and 10,000 meters clocking times of leg of that race... Also ran the second leg in 46.34 1997 ...... t28th ...... 5 17:11.80 and 36:27.79, respectively... Finished as Baylor won the Big 12 indoor title in the 4x400 1998 ...... 11th ...... 18 seventh in the 10,000 meters with a provisional (3:06.79)... Ran the 400 in 47.10 as the second 1999 ...... t4th ...... 24 mark of 34:38.77 at the Mount Sac Relays... Won leg of Baylor’s distance medley relay team that 2000...... 30th ...... 7 the 5,000 at the Dr Pepper Invitational posting a finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships. 2001 ...... DNP ...... — time of 17:42.97... Turned in a second-place fin- ish in the 5,000 at the Texas Relay recording a Zsolt Szeglet ?Sr.-2L ?200, 400 NCAA Indoor Champions season-best outdoor time of 17:10.66. A three-time All-American... Lead leg for Baylor’s 2001 national championship 4x400-meter relay MEN Year Athlete(s) ...... Event . . . Time Barbara Petrahn ?Sr.-3L ?200, 400 team (3:03.89)... Won his first individual Big 12 1985 Willie Caldwell . . . 500m. . 1:01.24 Has earned All-American honors eight times dur- conference title with a career-best time of 45.53 1989 Michael Johnson . 200m . . . 20.59 ing her career at Baylor... Earned he second indi- in the 400 meters at the outdoor championships... 1990 Michael Johnson . 200 m . . 20:72 vidual All-American award placing fifth in the 400 Placed fourth in the 200 meters at the Big 12 1990 Tony Miller ...... 4x400m3:06.49 meters at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a season-best time of Todd Thompson Championships... Ran the anchor leg for Baylor’s 20.96... Finished with the ninth-best time in the Ethridge Green 4x400 relay team that placed fourth at the nation- preliminaries at the NCAA Indoor Michael Johnson al meet clocking a time of 3:34.36... Shattered the Championships, running the 400 in 46.99... 1991 Daniel Fredericks . 4x400m3:07.74 school record in the 200 meters during the pre- Placed second in Baylor’s 1-4 finish at the Big 12 Corey Williams Ethridge Green liminaries of the Big 12 Championships posting a Indoor Championships with a season-best indoor Tony Miller time of 22.92... Finished third in the 200 meter 400 time of 46.53... Finished fifth in the 200 at the 1992 . . . . . 400m . . . 46.15 finals at the conference meet, running 23.22. Big 12 Championships with a season-best time of 1992 Daniel Fredericks . 4x400m3:04.89 21.35... Anchor leg for BU’s 4x400-meter relay Ethridge Green Tiffany Wise ?So.-1L ?400, 800 team that finished second at the 2001 NCAA Deon Minor Earned All-American status as a member of Indoor Championships with a time of 3:04.74... Corey Williams Baylor’s 4x400 relay team... Ran the opening leg Ran the second leg in 46.13 as Baylor finished 1995 Deon Minor . . . . . 400m . . . 46.00 during the team’s fourth-place finish at the NCAA first at the Tyson Invitational with the nation’s 1998 Damian Davis . . . 4x400m3:04.53 Outdoor Championships (3:34.36)... Her split of fastest 4x400 time of the season (3:04.50). Bayano Kamani Stephan Bragner 54.10 helped the Bears to a second-place finish Brandon Couts at the Big 12 Championships (3:34.40)... Posted 2000 Brandon Couts. . . 400m . . . 45.79 a season-best 400-meter time of 54.79 for a third- place finish at the Texas Invitational... Ran 54.91 WOMEN for a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Outdoor 1998 Angelique Bankuet 4x400m3:33.93 Championships. Alayah Cooper Yulanda Nelson Jennifer Jordan

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Women’s Roster 2001 Women’s Indoor Bests

Name Ht. Cl-Exp. Events Hometown (High School) 55 Meters (6.80/6.94) Amber Barnes 5-8 So.-1L Throws Lake Jackson, Texas (Brazoswood) no times...... Lacy Beckler 5-6 Fr.-HS 800, 400 Hurdles Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) Stephanie Bennett 5-7 Jr.-2L Middle Distances Richmond, B.C. (C.E. London Sec.) Emily Bonilla 5-8 Fr.-HS Distances Corpus Christi, Texas (Carroll) 55 Meter Hurdles (7.64/7.90) Candace Carroll 5-9 So.-1L Hurdles Robinson, Texas (Robinson) no times...... Nicki Cobler 5-1 Fr.-HS Distances Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite) Kimy Cordell 5-6 So.-1L 400, 800 Houston, Texas (Memorial) 60 Meters (7.30/7.44) Chava Demart 5-2 Sr.-2L 400, 400H Cypress, Texas (Cypress Creek) Lakadron Ivery ...... 7.65 Sonja denDulk 5-7 Jr.-2L Pole Vault Houston, Texas (Tomball) Rebecca Denham 5-7 Sr.-2L Pole Vault Albuquerque, N.M. (Sandia) 60 Hurdles (8.17/8.43) Erin Dixon 5-8 Jr.-2L Distances Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) Alisha Hooker...... 8.84 Katherine Duncan 5-6 So.-1L 800, 1500 Roscoe, Texas (Roscoe) Jasmine Esiere 5-6 Fr.-HS 200, 400 Stafford, Texas (Stafford) 200 Meters (23.50/24.05) Christine Garza 5-6 Fr.-HS Distances Boerne, Texas (Boerne) Elizabeth Wilson...... 24.92 Lindsey Gomez 5-0 Fr.-HS Distances San Antonio, Texas (Tom C. Clark) Stephanie Hagglund 5-3 Fr.-HS Pole Vault Southlake, Texas (Carroll) Eboni Hammond 5-9 Sr.-3L Discus Waco, Texas (Midway) 400 Meters (53.50/54.70) Cari Haskell 5-8 Fr.-HS Distances Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown) Danielle Myricks ...... 56.55 April Holliness 5-8 Fr.-HS 100, LJ, TP Duncanville, Texas (Greenhill) Alisha Hooker 5-8 Sr.-2L Hurdles Plano, Texas (Plano High) 600 Yards Annie Housholder 5-6 Jr.-2L Heptathlon Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands) Barbara Petrahn...... 1:22.72 Lisa Housholder 5-9 Sr.-2L Heptathlon Nashville, Texas (Harpeth Hall) Lakadron Ivery 5-7 Fr.-HS 100, Long Jump Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 800 Meters (2:06.90/2:09.60) Sheri Jamal 5-2 Fr.-HS 400, 800 Houston, Texas (Jersey Village) Lanie Millar...... 2:10/49 Dana Johnson 5-6 Fr.-HS Thrower Arlington, Texas (James Bowie) Anna Kaczmarek 6-0 Fr.-HS Distances Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) 1,000 Meters Candice Kolb 5-4 Fr.-HS Distances Austin, Texas (Cedar Park) no times...... Leah Marbach 5-4 Jr.-2L Distances Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) Kristin Martin 5-7 Fr.-HS Pole Vault Southlake, Texas (Carroll) Megan McCoin 5-5 So.-1L Distances Houston, Texas (Tomball) Mile (4:42.60/4:48.40) Lanie Millar 5-11 Sr.-3L Hurdles, 800 St. Louis, Mo. (L.H. Watkins) Lanie Millar...... 5:01.42 Lydia Morris 5-10 Fr.-HS Heptathlon Mahomet, Ill. (Seymour) Holly Moser 5-6 Fr.-HS Distances Flower Mound, Texas (Lewisville) 3,000 Meters (9:23.20/9:37.20) Danielle Myricks 5-8 Fr.-HS 400 Hurdles Willingboro, N.J. (Willingboro) Debbie Thornhill ...... 9:59.96 Kara Newton 5-4 Sr.-3L Distances Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo) Katie O’Connell 5-5 Fr.-HS Distances Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) 5,000 Meters (16:20.00/16:48.50) Udi Deja Opusunju 5-6 Jr.-2L 400, 800 Stafford, Texas (Stafford) Megan McCoin...... 17:58.86 Lisa Padon 5-3 So.-HS Pole Vault Lindale, Texas (Lindale) Barbara Petrahn 5-3 Sr.-3L 200, 400 Gyor, Hungary (Bercsenzi Miklos) 4x400 Relay (3:35.80/3:41.80) Hasina Pottinger 5-5 So.-1L 400, 800 Sugar Land, Texas (Stephen F. Austin) Wise, Esiere...... 3:50.57 Linsey Price 5-6 Fr.-HS Distances Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) Lindsey Ramey 5-6 Fr.-HS 100, 200, LJ Garland, Texas (Garland) Myricks, Demart Rachal Roessler 5-8 Sr.-2L Throws Lorena, Texas (Lorena) Rachel Tibbs 5-8 So.-1L 400, 800 Houston, Texas (North Shore) Mile Relay (3:37.05/3:43.05) Jessa Vacek 5-2 Fr.-HS Distances Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) Esiere, Demart ...... 3:49.87 Rachal Whittle 5-7 Fr.-HS Hurdles/Multi Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall) Wise, Petrahn Jordan Willmann 5-10 So.-1L Heptathlon Llano, Texas (Llano) Elizabeth Wilson 5-4 Fr.-HS Sprints Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) Distance Medley Relay (11:19.00/11:36.00) Tiffany Wise 5-3 So.-1L 400, 800 Houston, Texas (James Madison) Duncan, Wise...... 12:16.43 Moser, Vacek Quick Facts Long Jump (6.40--21-0/6.10--20-0) General Information Men’s Team April Holliness ...... 19-0 1/2 Location: Waco, Texas 2001 Big 12 Indoor / Outdoor: 5th/4th Founded: 1845 2001 NCAA Indoor / Outdoor: t14th/3rd High Jump (1.86--6-0/1.77--5-9 3/4) Enrollment: 14,221 Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 1710 no marks...... Colors: Green and Gold Nickname: Bears Coaching Staff and Support Staff Shot Put (16.10--52-10/14.90--48-10 3/4) Affiliation: NCAA Division I Asst. AD/Track & Field Head Coach: Conference: Big 12 Clyde Hart (Baylor, 1956) Rachal Roessler ...... 37-1 1/4 Home Facility: Hart/Patterson Complex Assistant Head Coach: President: Dr. Robert B. Sloan Jr. Danny Brabham (Baylor, 1973) Weight Throw (19.50--63-11 3/4/17.70-- 58-1) Director of Athletics: Tom Stanton Assistant Coaches: Rachal Roessler ...... 49-10 1/2 Associate AD/SWA: Paul Bradshaw Todd Harbour (Baylor, 1981) Faculty Athletic Representative: Michael Rogers Michael Ford (Baylor, 1997) Pole Vault (4.10--13-5 1/4/3.80--12-5 1/2) Katie Meyers (Missouri, 2001) Sonja denDulk...... 8-6 Team Information Stacey Bowers (Baylor, 2000) Women’s Team Track Office Phone: (254) 710-1266 Pentathlon 2001 Big 12 Indoor / Outdoor: t10th/5th no marks...... 2001 NCAA Indoor / Outdoor: -/21st Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 18/5 Jan. 26 ?Purple Tiger Invitational 2002 Baylor Track and Field

2001 Men’s Indoor Bests Men’s Roster

55 Meter Hurdles (7.23/7.39) Name Ht. Cl-Exp. Events Hometown (High School) no times...... Alex Adler 6-0 Jr.-2L Distances Austin, Texas (St. Stephen’s Episcopal) Alex Altaffer 5-9 Fr.-HS 800 Garland, Texas (Jesuit College Prep) 60 Meters (6.62/6.72) Jim Autenreith 6-0 Sr.-2L Pole Vault Houston, Texas (Memorial) T.J. Henderson...... 7.21 Jason Baker 6-0 Fr.-HS Distances Greenwood Village, Colo. (Denver Christian) Ferenc Bekesi 5-8 Jr. 2L Distances Budapest, Hungary (Petoli Sandor) 60 Hurdles (7.74/7.90) Sam Bernal 5-8 Fr.-HS Distances Frisco, Texas (Plano West) Mark Henkes ...... 8.18 Chris Boley 5-9 Fr.-HS Distances McKinney, Texas (McKinney) Jon Capron 6-0 Sr.-3L Distances Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado) 200 Meters (20.85/21.25) Matt Chance 6-0 So.-1L Distances Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine) Chris Gillis...... 23.05 Nick Devenport 5-9 So.-1L Distances Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite) Charley Donaldson 6-0 Sr.-2L Pole Vault/Multi Cypress, Texas (Cypress Falls/LSU) 400 Meters (46.32/47.25) Corey Elzner 6-1 Fr.-HS Hurdles, HJ Forney, Texas (Forney) Darold Williamson ...... 47.40 Andra Fuller 5-11 Sr.-3L Sprints Aldine, Texas (Aldine) Chris Gillis 6-0 Fr.-HS Long Jump/Multi Camden, N.J. (Pennsauken) 600 Yards Joel Gittemeier 6-5 So.-1L 400, 800 Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands) Alex Altaffer...... 1:13.03 Jonathan Harbour 5-9 So.-1L Distances Riesel, Texas (Riesel) Sherman Harness 6-0 Sr.-2L High Jump Sugar Land, Texas (Clements) 800 Meters (1:48.30/1:50.20) Robert Harris 5-8 Fr.-HS Distances Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne) Jon Capron...... 1:53.61 T.J. Henderson 5-11 Sr.-2L Pole Vault/Multi Clifton, Texas (Clifton) Ryan Hendricks 5-8 Fr.-HS Distances McKinney, Texas (McKinney) 1,000 Meters Mark Henkes 6-2 Jr.-2L Hurdles Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell) no times...... James Hernandez 5-11 Jr.-HS Throws Laredo, Texas (John B. Alexander) Ryan Jeffrey 6-4 Fr.-HS 400 Lorena, Texas (Lorena) Mile (4:00.70/4:05.20) Ryan Kedley 5-11 So.-1L 400 Lowden, Iowa (North Cedar) Ferenc Bekesi ...... 4:11.16 Walker Lea 5-9 Fr.-HS 800 Dawson, Texas (Dawson) Jordan Lewis 6-0 Jr.-JC Hurdles Shafter, Calif. (Shafter/Bakersfield JC) 3,000 Meters (8:00.0/8:10.70) Matt Linn 5-10 Fr.-HS Long Jump Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) Kyle King...... 8:22.36 Joel Martin 5-10 So.-1L 400 Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville) Nathan Miller 5-11 Fr.-HS Sprints Southlake, Texas (Carroll) 5,000 Meters (13:58.15/14:18.15) Scott Patterson 6-0 Fr.-HS Distances Midlothian, Texas (Waxachachie) Alex Adler ...... 15:11.28 Robert Quiroga 6-2 So.-1L 400 San Antonio, Texas (Holmes) Steve Raquet 6-7 Fr.-HS High Jump Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva) 4x400 Relay (3:06.90/3:10.40) Jay Rhodes 5-9 Fr.-HS Distances Longmont, Colo. (Lyons) Dwight Ruff 5-8 Fr.-HS Hurdles, Sprints Camden, N.J. (Camden) Smith, Quiroga ...... 3:14.43 Michael Smith 5-11 Sr.-3L Hurdles, Sprints Abilene, Texas (Cooper) Kedley, Williamson Zsolt Szeglet 5-11 Sr.-2L 400 Ajka, Hungary (Magyar Hajozasi Szakkozepiskola) Aaron Ward 5-10 Sr.-3L Distances Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulphur Springs) Mile Relay (3:08.10/3:11.60) Dorald Williamson 6-2 Fr.-HS 200, 400 San Antonio, Texas (Holmes) Martin, Smith...... 3:14.10 Korey Wright 6-2 Fr.-HS 400, 800 Arlington, Texas (Lamar) Williamson, Szeglet

Distance Medley Relay (9:37.75/9:45.75) Baker, Smith ...... 10:15.57 Boley, Bernal

Long Jump (7.85--25-9 1/4/7.55--24-9 1/4) Chris Gillis...... 22-10

High Jump (2.25--7-4 1/2/2.16--7-1) Sherman Harness...... 6-7

Shot Put (19.00--62-4/17.50--57-5) no marks ......

Pole Vault (5.50--18-0 1/2/5.20--17-0 3/4) Jim Autenreith...... 17-0 3/4

Heptathlon no marks ......

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