USATF Olympic Trials Missouri’s Involved Athletes, Coaches, & Staff

Michelle Moran Fiona Asigbee Women’s Women’s Heptathlon 2000 Big 12 Champion 2003 Big 12 Champion

Janae Strickland Women’s Two-time All-American Men’s Shot Put Men’s 800m Run 2004 IAAF World Indoor Champ 1999 NCAA Champion World’s Leading Shot Putter1 American Collegiate Record Holder Tim Dunne Ray Hughes Men’s 800m Run Men’s Steeplechase2 2003 All-American 1997 Big 12 Champion

Dr. Rick McGuire Brett Halter Jared Wilmes Tom Lewis Jen Artioli Esteban Missouri Head Coach Missouri Asst. Coach Missouri Asst. Coach Sports Information Sports Medicine Ruvalcaba Heptathlon Coach Throws Coach Men’s Distance Coach Message Therapy

1 Photo by Kirby Lee (Sporting Image) at 2004 IAAF Indoor Championships 2 Photo by Allison Wade (New York R.R.) at 2003 Maine Distance Festival Missouri Track & Field 2004 News & Notes CONTACT INFO: Outdoor Season TOM LEWIS USATF Olympic Team Trials (O) 573-884-9486 (C) 573-424-9447 Sacramento, Calif. (F) 573-882-4720 July 9-18, 2004 [email protected] Inside the Notes... USA Track & Field Olympic Trials #21 MISSOURI PARTICIPANTS Location: Sacramento, Calif. TRACK & FIELD'S OLYMPIC TRIALS BEGIN FRIDAY IN SACRAMENTO Track: A.G. Spanos Sports Complex 3-11 CHRISTIAN CANTWELL Seven current and former Tigers to embark Hosts: Sacramento Sports Commission, 12-14 DERRICK PETERSON on two-week long trip 15 TIMOTHY DUNNE Sacramento State University, and 16-17 MICHELLE MORAN USA Track & Field The U.S. Olympic Team Trials will begin Friday, July 9th in Sacramento, Calif., and seven current 18-19 FIONA ASIGBEE Advancement: The top three in each and former Tigers will be in attendance, vying for a spot 20-21 JANAE STRICKLAND event will land a spot Team USA that travels in the 27th to be held in , Greece 22-23 RAY HUGHES to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, in August. Three from Missouri, Christian Cantwell, 23 CONRAD WOOLSEY Greece, provided they have eclipsed the Derrick Peterson, and Ray Hughes, will enter their events in the top eight amongst all entries. The top three ISCELLANOUS Olympic “A” qualifying standard 24 M finishers in each event will become a part of Team USA, provided they have earned or will earn an Olympic "A" 25-27 MISSOURI COACHES BIOS qualifying mark. Live television coverage can be seen throughout the week on NBC and the USA Network. 27 STAFF PHOTO Missouri’s Schedule Live Results: U.S. Olympic Trials (pacific time) ... continued on page 2... http://www.usatf.org/events/2004/ Time ... Event ...... Round ...... Athlete OlympicTrials-TF/ Friday, July 9 4:30 PM Heptathlon #1 ...... 100m Hurdles . Michelle Moran ...... Fiona Asigbee TV Schedule 5:25 PM Heptathlon #2 ...... High Jump ...... Michelle Moran ...... Fiona Asigbee Central time 6:10 PM M Shot Put ...... Qualifying ..... Christian Cantwell Date ... Time ...... Network ...... Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) Jul. 9 ..... 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (LIVE) ...... USA 7:20 PM M 800m Run ...... Quarterfinal .. Derrick Peterson ...... Timothy Dunne Jul. 10 ... 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. (LIVE) ...... NBC 7:40 PM Heptathlon #3 ...... Shot Put ...... Michelle Moran Jul. 11 ... 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. (LIVE) ...... NBC ...... Fiona Asigbee Jul. 12 ... 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (LIVE) ...... USA 8:00 PM M Long Jump ...... Qualifying ...... William Hobson 9:05 PM Heptathlon #4 ...... 200m Dash ...... Michelle Moran Jul. 15 ... 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (LIVE) ...... USA ...... Fiona Asigbee Jul. 16 ... 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (LIVE) ...... USA Saturday, July 10 Jul. 17 ... 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. (LIVE) ...... NBC 1:10 PM Heptathlon #5 ...... Long Jump ...... Michelle Moran ...... Fiona Asigbee Jul. 18 ... 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (LIVE) ...... NBC 2:20 PM Heptathlon #6 ...... Javelin ...... Michelle Moran ...... Fiona Asigbee 4:30 PM M Shot Put ...... FINAL* ...... Christian Cantwell 4:55 PM Heptathlon #7 ...... 800m Run ...... Michelle Moran ...... Fiona Asigbee 6:10 PM M 800m Run ...... Semifinal* ...... Derrick Peterson ...... Timothy Dunne Sunday, July 11 3:30 PM M Long Jump ...... FINAL* ...... William Hobson Monday, July 12 7:10 PM M 800m Run ...... FINAL* ...... Derrick Peterson ...... Timothy Dunne Finals Schedule (pacific time) 7:55 PM M ...... Semifinal ...... Ray Hughes Thursday, July 15 Tuesday, July 13 Friday, July 9 9:25 PM .. M 10,000m Run 5:45 PM .. W Long Jump off day 7:45 PM .. W Hammer Throw Wednesday, July 14 Saturday, July 10 7:50 PM .. M 400m Dash off day 4:30 PM .. M Shot Put 8:30 PM .. W Steeplechase 4:55 PM .. W Heptathlon 8:45 PM .. M Steeplechase Thursday, July 15 5:50 PM .. W 100m Dash 5:35 PM W Shot Put ...... Qualifying . Janae Strickland (Sr.) Friday, July 16 7:45 PM M Steeplechase ...... FINAL* ...... Ray Hughes Sunday, July 11 7:45 PM .. W Shot Put Friday, July 16 1:15 PM .. M Pole Vault 8:55 PM .. M 5000m Run 1:30 PM .. W Triple Jump 9:20 PM .. W 10,000m Run 7:45 PM W Shot Put ...... FINAL* ...... Janae Strickland (Sr.) 2:45 PM .. W Javelin Saturday, July 17 3:30 PM .. M Long Jump Saturday, July 17 no Missouri competitiors 4:14 PM .. W 400m Hurdles 7:00 AM .. M 20,000m Race Walk Sunday, July 18 4:30 PM .. M 400m Hurdles 1:00 PM .. M Javelin 1:30 PM .. M Triple Jump no Missouri competitiors 4:48 PM .. M 100m Dash 2:52 PM .. W 400m Dash * if advance Monday, July 12 5:15 PM .. M Decathlon 5:30 PM .. M Hammer Throw 7:00 PM .. W 800m Run Sunday, July 18 IAAF World Junior Championships 7:10 PM .. M 800m Run 7:00 AM .. W 20,000m Race Walk Time ... Event ...... Round ...... Athlete 7:15 PM .. W High Jump 2:30 PM .. W Pole Vault Tuesday, July 13 7:30 PM .. W Discus 3:05 PM .. M Discus 12:00p .. M 800m Run ...... Heats ...... Marcus Mayes (Fr.) 9:25 PM .. W 5000m Run 3:10 PM .. M High Jump 4:30 PM .. M 1500m Run Wednesday, July 14 Tuesday, July 13 5:00 PM .. W 1500m Run 10:10a .. M 800m Run ...... Semifinal* .... Marcus Mayes (Fr.) - Off Day 5:13 PM .. M 110m Hurdles Friday, July 16 Wednesday, July 14 5:25 PM .. W 100m Hurdles 11:25a .. M 800m Run ...... FINAL* ...... Marcus Mayes (Fr.) 5:38 PM .. M 200m Dash - Off Day 5:50 PM .. W 200m Dash (central time) page 2 USATF Olympic Trials ... continued from page 1... Quick Facts The list of the seven current and former Tigers that Timothy Dunne ('03), General Information have achieved qualifying marks good enough to gain N.Y. Athletic Club, Jerome, Idaho, Location ...... Columbia, Mo. 65205 entry into the meet include: Christian Cantwell (men's Men's 800-meters Population ...... 84,531 shot put), Derrick Peterson (men's 800-meter run), Timo- Dunne will be entering in his first USATF Olympic Tri- Founded ...... 1839 thy Dunne (men's 800-meters), Michelle Moran als. Originally from Jerome, Idaho, Dunne was an NCAA Enrollment ...... 26,805 Nickname ...... Tigers (women's heptathlon), Fiona Asigbee (women's heptath- all-American in 2003 in the 800 finishing in ninth place. Colors ...... Old Gold and Black lon), Janae Strickland (women's shot put), and Ray Conference ...... Big 12 Hughes (men's steeplechase). Missouri junior Conrad His personal-best time of 1:47.39 occurred at last year's Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Woolsey ranks 25th on the entry list in the men's shot qualifying round of the NCAA Championships. He put. The top 24 that declare into the meet will compete; currently has a season best of 1:47.76. University Personnel therefore, if one in the top spots decides not to declare, President (UM System) ...... Dr. Elson S. Floyd Woolsey will travel to Sacramento. The declaration dead- Chancellor ...... Dr. Richard Wallace Peterson and Dunne must go through three rounds Director of Athletics ...... Michael Alden (Evansville ’80) line for the men's shot put is tonight, Tuesday, July 6th, at to advance to the Olympic Games. The quarterfinal Sr. Woman Administrator ...... Sarah Reesman 10:59 p.m., central. will be on Friday, the 9th, followed by the semifinal on Athletic Switchboard ...... (573) 882-6501 Saturday, the 10th, and if continuing to advance, the A quick look at Missouri's competitors… top three will come from the final which will be held Track & Field Information st Monday, the 12th, live on the USA Network. Head Coach ...... Rick McGuire (St. Lawrence ’69), 21 Christian Cantwell ('03), Assistant Coaches – (Alma Mater), season at Mizzou Throws .... Brett Halter (Indiana Univ. of Penn. ’93), 11th Nike, Eldon, Mo., Men's Shot Put Michelle Moran ('00), Distance (Men) ...... Jared Wilmes (Missouri ’94), 6th Cantwell currently ranks No. 1 in the IAAF World Stand- Wildwood, Mo., Women's Heptathlon Distance (Women) ... Rebecca Wilmes (Missouri’ 97), 6th ings in the shot put and has the world's longest throw Moran will be entering in her second U.S. Olympic Jumps/Hurdles ... Matt Candrl (Northeast Mo. State ’91), 4th of 73 feet, 11¾ inches (22.54m) for the season. Earlier Trials. Moran, a native of Wildwood, Mo., qualified for Sprints ...... Chad Shade (Missouri ’00), 4th this year, Cantwell won his first U.S. Championship at the Olympic Trials with a personal-best score of 5,698 nd Pole Vault .... Dan Lefever (Nebraska Wesleyan ’99), 2 the USATF Indoor Championships in Boston, Mass. He points in May at Missouri's Audrey Walton Combined Office Phone ...... (573) 882-0722 followed by striking gold at the IAAF World Indoor Cham- Office Fax ...... (573) 882-4720 Event, setting a new stadium record. Indoor Facility ...... Hearnes Center Fieldhouse (1972) pionships in , Hungary. Cantwell has won 14 Outdoor Facility Audrey J. Walton Track/Soccer Stadium (1998) straight shot put finals, with the second best thrower in Earlier this year, Moran finished second at the USATF the world two feet behind. USA, as of now, has the top Indoor Combined Event Championships in Chapel Hill, Media Relations four performers in the world. Cantwell's competition N.C. Track & Field/Cross Country Contact ...... Tom Lewis will be stiff, with two-time Olympian , 2000 Lewis’ Direct Line ...... (573) 884-9486 silver Olympic Medialist , and , While at Missouri, Moran experienced much success in Lewis’ Cell Phone ...... (573) 424-9447 Lewis’ Home Phone ...... (573) 814-1105 2004 World Indoor Runner-Up, being the top competi- the year 2000. That year, Moran was the Big 12 Hep- Lewis’ E-Mail ...... [email protected] tors for the top spots. tathlon Champion, an all-American, and qualified for Website ...... www.mutigers.com the USATF Olympic Trials. She took a year off in 2001 While at Missouri, Cantwell, a native of Eldon, Mo., was a to rehabilitate from a back injury. Media Relations Phone ...... (573) 882-3241 seven-time all-American and a six-time Big 12 Cham- Media Relations Fax ...... (573) 882-4720 pion. Cantwell holds both the Missouri indoor and out- Fiona Asigbee ('03), Shipping Address ...... 600 Stadium Drive, 330B Hearnes, door school records in the shot. Walford, Iowa, Women's Heptathlon Columbia, Mo. 65205 Asigbee, a native of Walford, Iowa, captured the indoor Media Relations Cantwell will throw in the preliminary round on Friday, pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon Big 12 Champi- the 9th, and, if advances, will throw in the finals on onships titles in 2003. The four-time all-Big 12 per- Tom Lewis Saturday, the 10th, live on NBC. former also qualified for the 2003 NCAA Champion- ships, finishing ninth, and placed eighth at last year's Derrick Peterson ('00), USATF Championships. cell: (573) 424-9447 adidas, Jonesboro, Ga., Men's 800-meters Derrick Peterson will be in his second USATF Asigbee scored her personal best of 5,669 points in Olympic Trials this year. The former Tiger missed qualify- early-June at the Olympic Training Center's Multi-Car- Team Hotel: ing for the 2000 Olympic Trial final by two-hundredths nival. During the indoor season, Asigbee finished third AmeriSuites of a second. This time around, Peterson will have the at the USATF Indoor Combined Event Champion- Rancho Cordova, CA much needed experience needed to excel on such a ships. Dr. Rick McGuire stage. Peterson, a native of Jonesboro, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, will have lots of people gunning for him, as it will Moran and Asigbee will compete on Friday, the 9th, Missouri Head Coach be one of the most exciting and unpredictable events in and Saturday, the 10th. the Olympic Trials. Janae Strickland (Sr.), Peterson is one of only six Americans to have achieved Houston, Texas, Women's Shot Put the Olympic "A" qualifying standard in the past two Strickland, the only current Tiger to travel to Sacra- years. His time of 1:45.69 at the Maine Distance Festival mento, will be on hand for the women's shot put. in June 2003 ranks him high on the list of performances Strickland holds the indoor and outdoor Missouri of the past two years. His season-best time of 1:46.46 school records, with her personal-best outdoor toss came at his last meet at the Occidental College Twilight of 55 feet, 6¼ inches (16.92m) occurring at this year's Distance Qualifier in Los Angeles, Calif. Earlier this year, Big 12 Championships. Strickland is a two-time All- Peterson finished second at the Indoor USATF Champi- American, finishing eighth at this year's NCAA Cham- onships, earning a spot on Team USA for the IAAF World pionships in Austin, Texas. Indoor Championships. Strickland's mother, Lorinda Richardson, was a five- While at Missouri, Peterson won both an indoor and time All-American at Missouri, and holds the school's outdoor NCAA Championship in the 800 meters. His indoor and outdoor long jump records. winning time of 1:45.88 at the 1999 NCAA Indoor Championships still I the American Collegiate record in Strickland will compete in the preliminary round of the Brett Halter Jared Wilmes the event. Peterson was also an eight-time Big 12 Cham- women's shot put on Thursday, the 15th, and, if she pion and six-time all-American. advances, the final on Friday, the 16th. ... continued on page 24 ... Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 3 Christian Cantwell originally: Eldon, Mo. currently: Columbia, Mo. / Stillwater, Okla. 6-6 / 330 lbs. Missouri (‘03) Coach: Brett Halter Season Highlights * World Indoor Champion (IAAF, 2004) * USATF Indoor Champion (2004) * Longest Throw in the World (Outdoor, 2004, 73-11¼) * Longest Throw in the World (Indoor, 2004, 72- ¼) * Currently Ranked No. 1 in the world * USA Track & Field Athlete of the Week (June 8, 2004) * Has won 14 straight shot put finals Career Highlights * Seven-Time Collegiate All-American * Six-Time Big 12 Champion * 17-time All-Big 12 * Holds Three School Records

2004: CHRISTIAN CANTWELL (right) with American teammate Reesa Hoffa at the IAAF Outdoor: Has won 14 straight shot put finals af- World Indoor Championships (photo by Getty Images) ter finishing first at the Oregon Classic with a new personal-best toss of 73-11¼ (22.54m), named USATF Athlete of the Week for first time in ca- American honor in the shot put with a third pion in the shot put ... he finished fifth in the shot at reer soon after ... threw for 73-4 (22.32m) at the place finish with a toss of 67 feet, 8½ inches the NCAA meet in Oregon ... best throw in the shot Home Depot Invitational … jumped to eighth all- (20.64m) … also qualified for the NCAA Cham- was a 64-8 mark to set the school standard ... also time in the world … won his third straight title at pionships in the and took ninth qualified for NCAA’s in discus ... scored 20 points at a rain-soaked ... had back-to-back in the competition … won Big 12 title in the the Big 12 Championships (shot put - 1st, hammer - meets on consecutive days, winning at the USOC's weight throw event with a toss of 69 feet, 11 3rd, discus - 5th) ... set personal best when he was Titan Games and the Nike in inches (21.31m) ... season high in the shot put third in the hammer with a 187-7 mark at the Big 12 the same weekend Indoor: (PRO) Jumped to No. came at the Adidas Classic after toss of 68 feet, Championships ... his performances at the conference 1 in the world after winning the IAAF World In- 5 inches ... named Big 12 Athlete of the Week meet placed him third in point-getters at the meet. door Title in early March … won his first national two weeks consecutive from first place per- Indoor: Earned All-America status in the 35-pound title at the USATF Indoor Championships … had formances at the Illinois' Health Alliance Clas- weight throw with a ninth place finish at NCAA’s ... longest indoor throw in the world at MU All-Com- sic and Nebraska's Adidas Classic. the Big 12 Champion in the shot put ... his throw of ers (21.95m, 72-¼), throw also longest in the world 63-6.75 set the school record and erased the oldest indoors since 2000, the longest by an American record in Missouri’s books (1966) ... Cantwell also indoors since 1989 ... recorded five of the world's 2002: set the standard in the weight throw at the MU-KSU- ten longest throws for season. Outdoor: All-American in the shot put, finish- KU Triangular in a distance of 70-3.75. ing fifth ... personal-best toss of 70-4.5 was in 2003: the top-five throws in the world during the 2000: Outdoor: (MU) As a collegian, earned his seventh 2002 outdoor season ... the Male Midwest Ath- Outdoor: Big 12 Champion in the shot put ... threw all-American honor, tying an indivdual record at lete of the Year as selected by the USTCA ... at least one qualifying mark at every meet ... his 64- Mizzou … at the NCAA Championships, broke Drake Relays Champion in the men's invita- 6.5 was an Olympic Trials qualifying mark, NCAA his own school record and finished second in the tional shot put, performing better than some automatic qualifying mark, a meet shot put event with a toss of 70 feet, 9 inches of the world's best in the event -- the perfor- record and a school record. Indoor: Picked up All- (21.56m) … took fifth place at the USATF Cham- mance led to being selected as the Drake Re- American honors as well as being named the Big 12 pionships in the shot put ... NCAA Mideast Cham- lays Outstanding Male Performer ... led the col- indoor and outdoor Freshman of the Year ... placed pion in the shot put ... took fifth all-time Big 12 legiate performance list in the shot put for a seventh at the NCAA’s with a toss of 61-5, his best title with a toss of 69 feet at the the Big 12 Cham- majority of the season ... selected as Big 12 of the season. pionships in Austin ... also all-Big 12 in the hammer Athlete of the Week twice during the season ... throw and discus, bring his collegiate total of all- All-Big 12 in the shot put, hammer and discus. Personal: Big 12 honors to 17 ... took second place at the Indoor: An All-American in the shot put with a Son of Robert & Jackie Cantwell ... a hotel & Prefontaine Classic in late May with a throw of 70 third place finish (67-0.5) at the NCAA Indoor restaurant management major ... born September 30, feet, 5¼ inches (PRO) Started professional career Championships ... placed second at the Indoor 1980 in Jefferson City, Mo.. for Nike in summer competing in IAAF Grand Prix USA Track & Field meet with his personal best events around Europe ... in mid-July threw for a throw of 68-5.25 in the shot ... All-Big 12 in the personal-best of 70 feet, 11¼ inches, fourth long- shot put and the weight throw ... every mark est in the world in 2003, en route to a champion- he had in the shot during the season was an ship at the "Diputacion de Salamanca" in Spain, jump- automatic qualifying mark ... set the school ing his world ranking into the top eight by August records in the shot put (68-5.25) and the weight ... in September, gained ultimate recogonition af- throw (72-3.75) ... named the Big 12 Athlete of ter winning the 2003 IAAF Athletics Grand Prix the Week on Jan. 14. Final in Monte Carlo, Monaco, his third title of the summer, catapulting him to No. 4 in the IAAF World 2001: Rankings to end the year. Indoor: Earned sixth all- Outdoor: An All-American and Big 12 Cham- Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 4 USATF Olympic Trials Cantwell’s Shot Put Ledger 2004 Season ...... year average: 21.45m (70-4½) OUTDOOR ...... outdoor average: 21.77m (71-5¼) Date ...... Metric ... English . Place Meet ...... Location ...... Remarks ...... Throw Series Sat Jun 19 ...... 21.74 .....71-4 ...... 1 .... Nike Prefontaine Classic ...... Eugene, Ore...... 14th straight win ...... FOUL ..... 20.93m .. 21.74m .. 20.95m ... 21.39m . FOUL Fri Jun 18 ...... 22.25 .....73-0 ...... 1 .... USOC's Titan Games ...... Atlanta, Ga...... exhibition ...... 22.25m .. FOUL .... 21.53m .. FOUL ..... FOUL . 21.45m Sat Jun 5 ...... 22.54 .....73-11½ ... 1 .... adidas Oregon Track Classic ...... Gresham, Ore...... World's Longest Throw 2004 . 22.54m .. 22.16m .. 22.33m .. 21.33m ... FOUL ... FOUL Sat May 22 ..... 22.35 .....73-4 ...... 1 .... Home Depot Invitational ...... Carson, Calif...... all six throws over 70 feet ...... 21.67m .. 21.94m .. 22.35m .. 21.35m ... 21.46m 21.45m Sat May 15 ..... 21.11 .....69-3¾ ..... 1 .... Ward Haylett Invitational ...... Manhattan, Kan...... stadium record ...... not available ...... Sat Apr 24 ..... 20.64 .....67-8¾ ..... 1 .... Drake Relays ...... Des Moines, Iowa ... heavy rain during throws ...... FOUL ..... FOUL .... 20.64m .. FOUL ..... FOUL ... FOUL INDOOR ...... indoor average: 21.17m (69-5½) Sun Mar 7 ...... 21.49 .....70-6¼ ..... 1 .... IAAF World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary ... first World Championship ...... 20.96m .. 21.49m .. 20.81m .. 20.62m ... FOUL ..... PASS Sun Feb 29 .... 21.26 .....69-9 ...... 1 .... USATF Indoor Championships ...... Boston, Mass...... first USA Championship ...... 20.65m .. 20.73m .. FOUL .... FOUL ..... 20.78m 21.26m Sat Feb 21 ..... 21.95 .....72-¼ ...... 1 .... Missouri All-Comers ...... Columbia, Mo...... indoor personal-best ...... 21.09m .. FOUL .... 21.55m .. 21.95m ... FOUL ... FOUL Fri Feb 13 ...... 20.35 .....66-¼ ...... 1 .... Tyson Foods Invitational ...... Fayetteville, Ark...... not available ...... Fri Feb 6 ...... 21.28 .....69-9¾ ..... 1 .... Millrose Games ...... New York, N.Y...... not available ...... Sat Jan 31 ...... 21.03 .....69-0 ...... 1 .... Tiger Classic ...... Columbia, Mo...... 20.94m .. 21.03m .. FOUL .... FOUL ..... FOUL ... FOUL Fri Jan 16 ...... 20.82 .....68-3¾ ..... 1 .... Missouri Invitational ...... Columbia, Mo...... not available ......

2003 Season ...... year average: 20.61m (67-7½) OUTDOOR (sr.) .... outdoor average: 20.78m (68-2¼) Sat Sep 13 ..... 20.93 .....68-8 ...... 1 .... IAAF Final ...... Monte Carlo, Monaco ...... 20.45m .. 20.93m .. FOUL .... FOUL ...... Fri Aug 8 ...... 19.69 .....64-7¼ ..... 5 .... Norwich Union British Grand Prix ... London, England ...... Sun Aug 3 ...... 19.98 .....65-6¾ ..... 4 .... International Meeting Thessaloníki .... Thessaloníki, Greece ...... Sat Jul 19 ...... 20.89 .....68-6½ ..... 2 .... Meeting de Madrid 2012 ...... Madrid, Spain ...... Tue Jul 15 ...... 21.62 .....70-11¾ ... 1 .... Diputation de Salmanaca ...... Salmanca, Spain ...... Missouri Record ...... 21.02m .. FOUL .... FOUL .... 21.62m ... FOUL . 21.01m Sun Jun 29 ..... 20.30 .....66-7¼ ..... 5 .... Memorial Josefa Oldozila ...... Praha, Czech Republic ...... not available ...... Sat Jun 21 ...... 20.57 .....67-6 ...... 5 .... USATF Outdoor Championships ...... Palo Alto, Calif...... FOUL ..... 20.30m .. 20.26m .. 20.57m ... 20.31m . FOUL Fri Jun 13 ...... 21.56 .....70-9 ...... 2 .... NCAA Outdoor Championships ...... Sacramento, Calif. ....7th all-American honor ...... 19.67m .. FOUL .... 20.04m .. 20.93m ... 21.56m 21.11m Sun Jun 1 ...... 20.72 .....67-11¾ ... 1 .... NCAA Mideast Regional ...... Columbus, Ohio ...... Sat May 24 ..... 21.47 .....70-5¼ ..... 2 .... Prefontaine Classic ...... Eugene, Ore...... 21.47m .. 21.27m .. FOUL .... 20.59m ... FOUL . 21.21m Mon May 19 .. 21.03 .....69-0 ...... 1 .... Big 12 Championships ...... Austin, Texas ...... 6th Big 12 title ...... 19.92m .. FOUL .... 20.75m .. FOUL ..... 20.28m 21.03m Sat May 3 ...... 20.62 .....67-8 ...... 2 .... Ward Haylett Invitational ...... Lincoln, Neb...... Sat Apr 26 ..... 21.16 .....69-5¼ ..... 1 .... Drake Relays ...... Des Moines, Iowa ... special division ...... Sat Mar 29 ..... 20.31 .....66-7¾ ..... 1 .... Florida Relays ...... Gainsville, Fla...... invitational division ...... INDOOR ...... indoor average: 20.32m (66-8) Sat Mar 15 ..... 20.64 .....67-8¾ ..... 3 .... NCAA Indoor Championships ...... Fayetteville, Ark...... 20.64m .. 20.61m .. FOUL .... 20.32m ... FOUL ... FOUL Sat Mar 8 ...... 20.79 .....68-2½ ..... 1 .... Iowa State NCAA Qualifier ...... Ames, Iowa ...... Lied Center & meet record ...... Sat Mar 1 ...... 20.22 .....66-4¼ ..... 2 .... Big 12 Indoor Championships ...... Lincoln, Neb...... Fri Feb 14 ...... 20.46 .....67-1½ ..... 1 .... Iowa State Classic ...... Ames, Iowa ...... Lied Center & meet record ...... Sat Feb 8 ...... 20.85 .....68-5 ...... 1 .... adidas Classic ...... Lincoln, Neb...... Missouri Indoor Record ...... Sat Feb 1 ...... 20.17 .....66-2¼ ..... 1 .... Health Alliance Illini Classic ...... Champaign, Ill...... 19.92m .. 20.17m .. 19.78m .. FOUL ..... 19.46m 20.16m Sat Jan 25 ...... 20.01 .....65-7¾ ..... 1 .... MU-KU-KSU Triangular ...... Lawrence, Kan...... 19.32m .. 20.01m .. 19.53m .. FOUL ..... FOUL ... FOUL Fri Jan 17 ...... 19.43 .....63-9 ...... 1 .... Missouri Invitational ...... Columbia, Mo...... Olympic pressure doesn't weigh on shot putter By Ray Glier, special for USA TODAY Athens. He has the best throws in the world be- young hopefuls act as if they are whistling past a cause, so far, he refuses to "get freaked out" by an graveyard pretending not to notice doom. The June 22, 2004 event. youngsters melt in the pressure.

If U.S. shot putter Christian Cantwell makes it to For now, all the pressure is on Cantwell's rivals, Cantwell promises not to melt. Athens for the Olympics, he promises more than who include former Olympic medalists John courage on his sport's biggest stage. He promises Godina and Adam Nelson. Cantwell, who won the A body of power indifference. Titan Games, a pre-Olympic international meet, It's not hard to see how Cantwell can heave a shot Friday in Atlanta and then flew to Eugene, Ore., to put farther than anyone else. When he stepped on "Just another track meet," he says with a shrug. win the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, has the to a large shuttle bus for a trip to the airport fol- longest throw in the world this year, 73 feet, 11 lowing his win at the Titan Games, he didn't just fill Oh? inches. He also has the next two longest. He has the doorway, he had to squeeze through. won 14 consecutive shot put competitions. "You better treat it the same, the same 16-pound Cantwell, 6-6, 325 pounds, has what other shot ball, the same 7-foot ring," says the 23-year-old "I can go out and throw in a forest, or I can go out putters describe as "farm boy power." Not coinci- from Eldon, Mo., one of track and field's hottest and throw on a boat," he says. "It doesn't matter to dentally, Cantwell grew up in farm country. Eldon young stars. "If you don't, you're in trouble. Why me. ... It's you vs. the tape measure. It's black and has a population of 4,000. His father, Bob, has been make it something it's not?" white. It's not anybody you're throwing against; it's a truck driver 37 years. His mother, Jackie, took the tape measure. Why change it?" care of eight children. Christian was the youngest, Cantwell does not want the mental leash of pres- and his mother called him "Baby Huey." sure to hold him back in the coming weeks when Olympic veterans probably smirk at such bravado he has to win a spot on the U.S. team at the Olym- from a young thrower. In a sport where the peak Cantwell played football in high school but not, pic trials in Sacramento and then go for gold in age often can be in the late 20s, they have seen ...continued on page 4... Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 5 from USA Today 2004 IAAF Top 25 Throws List ...continued from page 3 ... Rk .... Mark ...... Rank . Name ...... Location ...... Date per Jackie's wishes, in college. He stuck to fishing 1 ...... 22.54... 73-11½ . 1 .... Christian Cantwell ...... USA ...... Gresham, OR ...... Jun 5 and track and field. 2 ...... 22.35 ...... 73-4 ...... Christian Cantwell ...... Carson, CA ...... May 22 3 ...... 22.25 ...... 73-0 ...... Christian Cantwell ...... Atlanta, GA ...... Jun 18 As a high school thrower, though, he was not even 4 ...... 21.74 ...... 71-4 ...... Christian Cantwell ...... Eugene, OR ...... Jun 19 the star in central Missouri. In fact, the University 5 ...... 21.71 ..... 71-2¾...... 2 ..... John Godina ...... USA ...... Palo Alto, CA ...... May 31 of Missouri had just $1,700 left in scholarship 6 ...... 21.68 ..... 71-1½...... 3 ..... Adam Nelson ...... USA ...... Gresham, OR ...... Jun 5 money when throws coach Brett Halter started 7 ...... 21.67 ..... 71-1¼...... 4 ..... Reese Hoffa ...... USA ...... Carson, CA ...... May 22 hearing about a giant teen with raw power...... 21.67 ..... 71-1¼...... John Godina ...... Gresham, OR ...... Jun 5 9 ...... 21.50 ..... 70-6½...... Adam Nelson ...... Eugene, OR ...... Jun 19 "At first, I thought he was a myth," Halter says. 10 ...... 21.32 ..... 69-11½ ...... John Godina ...... La Jolla, CA ...... Apr 24 "People told us we ought to go down and see this 11 ...... 21.24 ..... 69-8¼...... 5 ..... ...... RSA ...... Praha ...... Jun 28 high school kid. I thought they were talking about 12 ...... 21.11 ...... 69-3¼ ...... Christian Cantwell ...... Manhattan, KS ...... May 15 one of our other recruits from down there, Russ 13 ...... 21.07 ..... 69-1½...... John Godina ...... Salinas, CA ...... May 19 Bell." 14 ...... 21.05 ..... 69-¾ ...... Janus Robberts ...... Warszawa...... Jun 13 15 ...... 21.04 ..... 69-½ ...... John Godina ...... Carson, CA ...... May 22 Halter says he got a call from someone in Eldon 16 ...... 20.99 ..... 68-10½ ...... Reese Hoffa ...... Santiago de Chile ...... May 8 who said Cantwell just had beaten Bell in the shot 17 ...... 20.96 ..... 68-9¼...... 6 ..... Petr Stehlik...... CZE ...... Turnov ...... May 23 put. The next day Halter says he drove to Eldon to 18 ...... 20.93 ..... 68-8 ...... 7 ..... Carl Myerscough...... GBR ...... Austin, TX ...... Jun 10 watch Cantwell throw 59 feet. Two days later, the 19 ...... 20.91 ..... 68-7¼...... Adam Nelson ...... Palo Alto, CA ...... May 31 teenage thrower was on campus talking with head 20 ...... 20.88 ..... 68-6 ...... 8 ..... ...... GER ...... Engers ...... May 19 track coach Rick McGuire...... 20.88 ..... 68-6 ...... 9 ..... Yuriy Bilonog ...... UKR ...... Moskva ...... May 29 22 ...... 20.87 ..... 68-5¾...... 10 .... Milan Haborák ...... SVK ...... Turnov ...... May 23 Cantwell, however, did not take the Big 12 Con- 23 ...... 20.86 ..... 68-5¼...... 11 .... Joachim Olsen...... DEN ...... Sevilla ...... Jun 5 ference by storm. Three meets into his freshman ...... 20.86 ..... 68-5¼...... Joachim Olsen...... Praha ...... Jun 28 year, he wanted to quit because he couldn't reach 25 ...... 20.85 ..... 68-5 ...... Carl Myerscough...... Bydgoszcz ...... Jun 19 60 feet...... 20.85 ..... 68-5 ...... Carl Myerscough...... Gateshead ...... June 27 updated 7/6 "Oh, I don't know if I would have quit," says Cantwell, who ended up a seven-time All-Ameri- A year later, he's past 73 feet. He understands how A Missouri Legend can. "I was sitting in a corner feeling sorry for my- cynics wonder about his jump. And Halter says there From humble, yet mythical, origins Tigers shot putter self." is a logical explanation for Cantwell's improvement. has emerged as the favorite for gold medal he bench pressed 610 pounds, according to Halter. "I think people are suspicious because they think By MIKE DeARMOND he got good in a hurry," the Missouri coach says. The Kansas City Star "He's way bigger than all of us and that's his biggest "But if you look at it, he was competing with an advantage, his natural size," says Godina, who has injury last year. When he got better and his hand June 6, 2004 won Olympic silver and bronze. "I don't think a lot didn't hurt, then he could really perform and im- of guys his size can pull off what he does (right leg prove his distance." COLUMBIA — Five years ago, Brett Halter whip). That's impressive." thought Christian Cantwell was a myth. Cantwell said the injury - a tendon sheath had torn Cantwell has size, but he has also honed his tech- loose in his right ring finger, not uncommon for Halter had heard tales of this hulking giant from nique with that leg whip. He starts his throws like shot putters - nearly forced him into surgery or down near the Lake of the Ozarks, this man-child a lot of other shot putters: back to the throwing even ending his career. He couldn't close his hand who stood 6 feet 5 and who weighed more than area, ball under chin. Then he goes into a spin, his without pain. The pills he took for the pain ate at 300 pounds, who could pick up a 16-pound shot right leg swinging out and high. his stomach for 11/2 years. The injury was healed put and throw it past a big tree that stood 50 feet with therapy. away. "He has figured out the biomechanics," Halter says. "He's figured out a personal style that works. When The result is a shot putter to contend with on the But Halter, an assistant coach at Missouri in charge you get that kind of mass going in one direction, it's international stage. What makes Cantwell a tough of those who threw the shot and the discus or difficult to stay in 7 feet of space." out is his ability to pop off a winning throw at the hammer, knew of only one person who matched start of competition. that description. And that was Russ Bell, of Jefferson Technique plus power City High, whom Halter was already recruiting. A year removed from a career-threatening hand "A throw like that early puts a lot of pressure on injury, Cantwell climbed past Godina and Nelson the others," Cantwell says. "That's an advantage I “Everybody was talking about this guy out of the in the world rankings this spring and is favored have. ... I'm ready to go right off the bat. I don't have lake area,” Halter said. “But I thought, that's Russ heading into the Olympic trials July 9. to work into it. Just sit back and let everyone else Bell.” fight. You can conserve energy and have it if you Given the climate around track with drug scandals, need it." No, that was Christian Cantwell. Out of tiny Eldon, there is suspicion about a thrower who gained 3 Mo., not Jefferson City. Another 20 miles closer feet on his throws in a year. Cantwell, fifth in the to the Lake of the Ozarks in the Show-Me State's 2000 Olympic trials, threw 70-11 his senior sea- central core. son at Missouri in 2003.

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 6 USATF Olympic Trials IAAF All-Time List Youngest to 22m (16 to do so) Rk ....Mark ...... Rk .. Athlete ...... Ctry ...... Born .. Location ...... Date 1 .... (USA) 1 ...... 23.12 ..... 75-10¼ ..... 1 .... Randy Barnes ...... USA ...... 1966 .... Westwood, CA ...... May 20, 1990 ...... 22 years, 2 months, 2 days old 2 ...... 23.10 ..... 75-9½...... Randy Barnes ...... 1966 .... San José, CA ...... May 26, 1990 2 .... (GBR) 3 ...... 23.06 ..... 75-8...... 2 .... Ulf Timmermann ...... GDR ...... 1962 .... Hanía ...... May 22, 1988 ...... 22 years, 10 months, 20 days old 4 ...... 22.91 ..... 75-2...... 3 .... .... ITA ...... 1959 .... Viareggio ...... Aug 12, 1987 3 .... Sergey Kasnauskas (URS) 5 ...... 22.86 ..... 75-0...... 4 .... ...... USA ...... 1945 .... El Paso, TX (A)...... May 10, 1975 ...... 23 years, 4 months, 4 days old 4 .... Christian Cantwell (USA) 6 ...... 22.75 ..... 74-7¾...... 5 .... Werner Günthör ...... SUI ...... 1961 .... Bern ...... Aug 23, 1988 ...... 23 years, 7 months, 23 days old 7 ...... 22.67 ..... 74-4½...... 6 .... ...... USA ...... 1967 .... Lawrence, KS ...... Apr 19, 2003 5 .... Adam Nelson (USA) 8 ...... 22.64 ..... 74-3½...... 7 .... ...... GDR ...... 1955 .... ...... Aug 20, 1986 ...... 25 years, 0 months, 7 days old 9 ...... 22.62 ..... 74-2½...... Ulf Timmermann ...... 1962 .... Berlin ...... Sep 22, 1985 6 .... Werner Günthör (SUI) 10 ...... 22.61 ..... 74-2¼...... Ulf Timmermann ...... 1962 .... Potsdam ...... Sep 8, 1988 ...... 25 years, 1 months, 15 days old 11 ...... 22.60 ..... 74-1¾...... Ulf Timmermann ...... 1962 .... Tallinn ...... Jun 21, 1986 7 .... (USA) 12 ...... 22.56 ..... 74-¼ ...... Ulf Timmermann ...... 1962 .... Berlin ...... Sep 13, 1988 ...... 25 years, 8 months, 2 days old 13 .....22.54 ... 73-11½ .... 8 ... Christian Cantwell USA ...... 1980 ... Eugene, OR ...... Jun 5, 2004 8 .... Sergey Smirnov (RUS) 14 ...... 22.52 ..... 73-10¾ ..... 9 .... ...... USA ...... 1961 .... Walnut, CA ...... Apr 26, 1987 ...... 25 years, 9 months, 2 days old 15 ...... 22.51 ..... 73-10¼ ...... Ulf Timmermann ...... 1962 .... Erfurt ...... Jun 1, 1986 9 .... John Brenner (USA) ...... 22.51 ..... 73-10¼ .... 10 ... Adam Nelson ...... USA ...... 1975 .... Portland ...... May 18, 2002 ...... 26 years, 3 months, 12 days old 17 ...... 22.47 ..... 73-8¾...... Ulf Timmermann ...... 1962 .... Dresden ...... Aug 17, 1986 10 .. John Godina (USA) ...... 22.47 ..... 73-8¾...... Werner Günthör ...... 1961 .... ...... Jul 2, 1987 ...... 27 years, 0 months, 25 days old ...... 22.47 ..... 73-8¾...... Ulf Timmermann ...... 1962 .... Seoul ...... Sep 23, 1988 20 ...... 22.45 ..... 73-8...... Brian Oldfield ...... 1945 .... El Paso, TX ...... May 22, 1976 Youngest to 74 feet 21 ...... 22.43 ..... 73-7¼...... Werner Günthör ...... 1961 .... Lüdenscheid ...... Jun 18, 1987 1 . Ulf Timmermann* ...... GBR 22 ...... 22.42 ..... 73-6¾...... Randy Barnes ...... 1966 .... Zürich ...... Aug 17, 1988 .... 22 years, 10 months, 20 days ...... 22.62 ... 74-2½ 23 ...... 22.40 ..... 73-6...... Randy Barnes ...... 1966 .... Rüdlingen ...... Jul 13, 1996 2 . Randy Barnes ...... USA 24 ...... 22.39 ..... 73-5½...... Randy Barnes ...... 1966 .... Seoul ...... Sep 23, 1988 .... 23 years, 11 months, 3 days old .. 23.12 75-10¼ 25 ...... 22.36 ..... 73-4½...... Ulf Timmermann ...... 1962 .... Athína ...... May 16, 1988 3 . Werner Günthör ...... SUI 26 ...... 22.35...... 73-4 ...... Christian Cantwell ...... 1980..... Carson, CA ...... May 24, 2004 .... 27 years, 1 months, 11 days old .. 22.75 ... 74-7¾ 27 ...... 22.31 ..... 73-2½...... Udo Beyer ...... 1955 .... Potsdam ...... Aug 20, 1987 4 . Alessandro Andrei ...... ITA 28 ...... 22.28 ..... 73-1¼...... Brian Oldfield ...... 1945 .... Edinburgh...... Jun 18, 1975 .... 28 years, 7 months, 7 days old ..... 22.91 ...... 75-2 ...... 22.28 ..... 73-1¼...... Randy Barnes ...... 1966 .... Walnut, CA ...... Apr 22, 1990 5 . Brian Oldfield ...... USA 30 ...... 22.26 ..... 73-½ ...... John Brenner ...... 1961 .... Westwood, CA ...... Apr 18, 1987 .... 29 years, 11 months, 7 days old .. 22.86 ...... 75-0 31 ...... 22.25 ..... 73-0...... Werner Günthör ...... 1961 .... Zürich ...... Aug 19, 1987 6 . Udo Beyer ...... GDR 32 ...... 22.24 ..... 72-11¾ .... 11 ... Sergey Smirnov ...... RUS ...... 1960 .... Tallinn ...... Jun 21, 1986 .... 31 years, 0 months, 10 days old .. 22.64 ... 74-3½ 33 ...... 22.23 ..... 72-11¼ ...... Werner Günthör ...... 1961 .... Roma ...... Aug 29, 1987 7 . Kevin Toth ...... USA 34 ...... 22.22 ..... 72-10¾ ...... Udo Beyer ...... 1955 .... Los Angeles, CA ...... Jun 25, 1983 .... 35 years, 3 months, 20 days old .. 22.67 ... 74-4½ ...... 22.22 ..... 72-10¾ ...... Werner Günthör ...... 1961 .... ...... Aug 28, 1986 ...... 22.22 ..... 72-10¾ ...... Adam Nelson ...... 1975 .... Palo Alto, CA ...... Jun 22, 2002 Cantwell is 23 years, 9 months, and 23 days old 38 ...... 22.19 ..... 72-9¾...... Kevin Toth ...... 1967 .... Eugene...... May 26, 2002 39 ...... 22.15 ..... 72-8...... Adam Nelson ...... 1975 .... Knoxville, TN ...... Apr 13, 2002 40 ...... 22.12 ..... 72-7...... Adam Nelson ...... 1975 .... Sacramento, CA ...... Jul 15, 2000 41 ...... 22.10 ..... 72-6¼...... 12 ... Sergey Gavryushin ... URS ...... 1959 .... Tbilisi ...... Aug 31, 1986 42 ...... 22.09 ..... 72-5¾...... 13 ... Sergey Kasnauskas ... URS ...... 1961 .... Minsk ...... Aug 23, 1984 44 ...... 22.02 ..... 72-3...... 14 ... Dave Laut ...... USA ...... 1956 .... Koblenz ...... Aug 25, 1982 44 ...... 22.02 ..... 72-3...... 15 ... John Godina ...... USA ...... 1972 .... Eugene, OR ...... Jun 27, 1999

The same Christian Cantwell who on Saturday at Eldon. “I wasn't great. My PR (personal record) in Halter likes to tell the story of how, as a freshman the Oregon Classic heaved the shot put 73 feet, the shot was just over 60 feet.” at Missouri, Cantwell tried to quit after only his 11 ½ inches, the longest toss in the world this third meet. Halter told it again Wednesday, staring year. The same Christian Cantwell who is sud- *** out of his office window at the Hearnes Center denly now the gold-medal favorite for the 2004 down onto the fieldhouse floor where Cantwell's Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Stories abound about Christian Cantwell. depression hit rock bottom that first year. The same Christian Cantwell who now enjoys One of his favorites is about older brother Chris “He broke 60 feet once in high school,” Halter kidding Halter, MU head coach Rick McGuire and and how his legacy at high school caused some con- said. even friend and former MU teammate Bell about fusion. how they almost missed the man, the myth, and He was struggling even to match that mark. the growing legend that grew up in their own “When I was younger, someone would call you to back yard. come to the office,” Christian said. “They'd go like, “After his third meet here in the fieldhouse, he sat ‘Chris Cantwell.' I was always telling them my name in that corner,” Halter said, pointing out through “Just being so close to the university, you'd think is Christian. He goes by Chris. the glass, “and was going to quit track because he that somebody would notice you,” Cantwell said was so bad. recently, trying his best to mount some wounded “All the teachers wanted to call me that, but I never pride. would let them. That's my brother's name.” “Later that season he went on and threw 61 feet at the indoor national championships and was All- But then the big man laughed. He couldn't help Blame Jackie Cantwell, Christian's mom, for the American. And later that season he went on to himself. confusion. throw 64 feet (plus 6.5 inches) and set the Big 12 record.” “I was decent,” Cantwell said of his final days at “My mom just liked ‘C' names,” Christian said. “I get that question all the time.” ...continued on page 6 ... Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 7 from the Kansas City Star was born and raised just south of Columbia, about “Even though I beat them, I still feel I'm not as ... contiuned from page 5 ... 45 minutes' drive. good as them,” Cantwell said. “John's definitely A smile, a knowing smile, crossed Halter's face. someone I've looked up to for a long time. Having “I grew up going to Missouri sporting events, and a chance to meet him and see him and to hang out “I'll never forget it,” Halter said, “and I'll never let this is where I wanted to go.” with him, it's definitely been a treat. I see that he's Christian forget it.” not just a great athlete. He's a great person, too.” Football, Cantwell suspected, wasn't going to get But the best story about Christian Cantwell — him to Columbia. Nelson said he and Cantwell have become close better than anything about him going on to be a friends since the last Olympic trials. seven-time All-American, five-time Big 12 champ, “I had a knee injury that I had to have surgery on my 17-time All-Big 12 — is the story about how he junior year. My senior year, I wasn't the same player. Nelson assessed Cantwell's status as the best in almost didn't wind up at Missouri, a school that is I knew coming into college that I wasn't ready to the world. at best a 45-minute drive north of his home. play football, mentally. I was still afraid of getting hurt again. “He may be the one that puts the world record *** out a little bit farther,” Nelson said, and then is- “I loved track. At the time I wasn't very good. But I sued a warning. McGuire contends that he and Halter first set eyes knew that whatever I tried to be good at I usually on Christian Cantwell while attending a high school became good at.” “If I don't get there first.” basketball tournament in Versailles, Mo. A fan, rec- ognizing McGuire in the hall, queried the two track Cantwell was convinced, at that point, that he'd Nelson contends that the old guard — Nelson coaches about why they were on hand. come for 17 percent of a full scholarship. Really, he and Godina — is just getting warmed up. was. The fan pointed out a tall kid, with the girth of a “In an Olympic year there is a particular phenom- pro football player, at the other end of the hall. The *** ena that happens,” Nelson said. “People that were fan didn't mention the kid's name, but did mention hurt become healthy. People that aren't throwing that Missouri was recruiting him for football and Christian Cantwell, these days, likes to talk about well or weren't running particularly well, start the fact that “he does track, too.” his arrival at the elite level of shot putting being running where they should be, or performing at inevitable. the level they should be.” “Hope we see him,” McGuire said, “and didn't think another thing of it.” “There really isn't any breakthrough,” he said of the If that was a shot across Cantwell's bow, he doesn't breakthrough of 2004. “We've done everything that seem particularly concerned. But in March of 1999, two days before McGuire we have the last couple of years. It's just the normal was getting ready to take his track and fielders on progression. We practice hard and lift hard all “Coming from Adam, I don't see it that way,” an annual spring competition trip, Halter received through the indoor season, never really peak for Cantwell said. “I see it as a reality. The veterans a telephone call. the indoor season, although I had a great indoor will get better. That's something that I and Reese season. My best ever.” (Hoffa) … will have to get ready for. He's not “It was from a friend of the family out of Eldon,” lying. Halter said, remembering that the man asked why “Anybody who knows me, and sees me every day, MU wasn't recruiting this big kid from the lake knows that this isn't a big surprise.” “It's just him saying that things are going to get district, who had just nearly beaten Russ Bell in the hotter and that he and John (Godina) are going to shot put. McGuire nearly chokes on those words as he thinks be a part of that.” back to the early days, the days that almost weren't. “I went, ‘Well, I thought he was a rumor,' ” Halter *** said, “that he was Russ Bell.” “Nobody, and don't let anybody ever put the line out there, knew he was going to be this good,” It would be something if Christian Cantwell That was a Monday. On Tuesday, Halter drove down McGuire said. “There isn't any coach anywhere in brought an Olympic gold medal, or even a silver to Eldon and watched this kid — Christian Cantwell the world that knows that.” or a bronze, home to Eldon, Mo. was his name — in a meet. But perhaps Christian Cantwell knew. Perhaps he “Eldon's not a very big place,” Christian explained. Saw how he really did have to avoid a tree planted really did. “It's a little over 4,000 (population). But it's right 50 feet in the left-center of the shot put sector. down near the Lake of the Ozarks. So in the sum- Saw him throw that heavy ball some 59 feet, with- He remembers the 2000 Olympic trials at which he mer it gets pretty big with the tourists and stuff.” out benefit of a spin technique. felt he didn't belong with the likes of two-time Olym- pic medalist John Godina, and with Adam Nelson, Christian Cantwell is big there, but just feels at Two days later, Cantwell was in Columbia, talking the 2000 Olympic silver medalist. Cantwell finished home. to Halter and McGuire, with McGuire explaining fifth, but gained from the experience. that he had only 17 percent of a scholarship left to “I was there … for Mother's Day,” he said. “I don't hand out, about $1,700. Cantwell has joined Godina and Nelson now. Be- know how big I am there. I just feel normal there. fore he pulled out of last Monday's Payton Jordan But my Mom, she says she can hardly go out to the Cantwell remembers what he told McGuire. U.S. Open at Stanford because of a slightly tweaked store without people wanting to stop and talk for back, Cantwell had won 11 straight shot titles, beat- about 25 minutes. “I was offered a scholarship to play football at the ing not only Godina but Nelson as well. He added University of Missouri and other places,” Cantwell his 12th straight title Saturday. The second- and “She just called me and told me they're going to said. “I never really wanted to go anywhere else. I third-place finishers? Nelson and Godina. have a Christian Cantwell Appreciation Day com- ing up pretty soon. I don't know if I want that to Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 8 USATF Olympic Trials up fresh after school. "I wasn't real good at it," he said, "And I didn't see happen. But it's definitely an honor just to have a future in it." somebody say that.” Now, "let's get out and throw the shot" means this: From kitten to tiger *** Cantwell has had the four longest throws in the Any future, even life itself, once was uncertain for world this year and has won his past 14 competi- Cantwell. Christian Cantwell has come so far, a point not tions entering the U.S. Olympic track and field tri- lost on the MU track coaches who didn't have to als, which begin Friday in Sacramento, Calif. "It was the worst pregnancy. I was sick and almost go so far to get him, and who continue to help lost him," Jackie Cantwell said. "The whole nine guide his shooting star in the world of shot put. Although he still must qualify for the U.S. team, months was miserable. But it was the easiest birth." Cantwell is the favorite to win the gold medal at “He came out of Eldon,” Halter said, beginning to the upcoming Athens Olympics. When he was held as a newborn, Christian purred muse. “He was throwing in a shot put sector that and meowed "like a kitten," his mother said. As he just 50 feet left of center had a big tree in it. He Yet if Klein couldn't see what might come to pass, grew, he never seemed especially energetic or to was throwing trying to miss the tree. And if it neither could anyone else, including University of take an interest in anything more sporting than rolled too far, it rolled out of the sector down a Missouri track coaches who heard rumblings of riding a bike or playing video games. hill into the creek.” Cantwell but scoffed until late in his senior year of high school. Cantwell, now 6 feet 6 and 330 pounds, And there was nothing in either parent's genes to McGuire turned the view ahead, to the Fields of had to be seen to be believed. suggest he would grow immense or have a shred Olympia, where the original ancient Olympic of athleticism. Jackie Cantwell jokes that she fed Games were held, where the 2004 Olympic shot Not that they were "morons," coach Rick McGuire him "Miracle-Gro," though she notes she makes will again me heard around the world. said, laughing, "But we basically missed this kid." "a mean meatloaf."

“Christian is thinking it's the coolest thing going,” McGuire is grateful not only for Cantwell's MU As for being an athlete? McGuire said. career (1999-2003) but also for what he repre- sents, ironically enough: someone to believe in. "I wasn't - were you, darlin'?" she asked her quiet And trying not to. husband, Bob, as they sat in their living room. He "It's been a rough time for America, whether it's 9- shook his head no. “You really can't let it consume you,” Cantwell 11 or the war, or the economy and gasoline or the said. “The ring's still seven foot. The ball's still 16 whole BALCO (drug scandal)," McGuire said. "We If the family background didn't herald an athletic pounds.” need heroes. We need successes that are believ- future, neither did living in Eldon, a former rail- able." road town near Lake of the Ozarks that has fewer But then, Christian Cantwell added words that than 5,000 residents. show just really how far he has come. No one has been more stupefied by Cantwell's athletic emergence than his parents, who didn't care Although the community has produced some fine “I'm going there,” Cantwell vowed, “to win.” for sports, weren't athletic themselves and resisted athletes, it had never seen anything like what his participation in them. Cantwell would become. A shot at glory: Thrower When Christian came home in seventh grade want- Should Cantwell win at the Athens Olympics, or Christian Cantwell's rise to ing to sign up for football, they initially told him even medal there, he will become about the most stardom "absolutely not" because, his mother said, she famous product of Eldon. Irene Ryan - Granny from By Vahe Gregorian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch "didn't want to see my baby get hurt." They only "The Beverly Hillbillies" - is from Eldon, which Story ran on Sunday, July 4, 2004 relented because they figured he'd quit in a few also was the inspiration for "Hooterville" in "Pet- days. After all, about the only competitions he had ticoat Junction." ELDON, Mo. - From a distance, he seemed merely been in were a "Little Mr. Wal-Mart" contest as a 2- the stuff of rumor, myth or folklore, a Sidd Finch of year-old and a sixth grade spelling bee. He won The city council already is talking about ideas for sorts who mystically materialized in the Ozarks. both but hadn't necessarily demonstrated a com- commemorating Cantwell's roots, perhaps by petitive edge. naming a street after him or putting up highway At closer range, the story of Christian Cantwell signage that notes Eldon as his hometown. may be no more plausible than George Plimpton's Moreover, said his mother, Jackie Cantwell, he had invented baseball phenom. never washed a dish or taken out trash and was "Eldon is like a lot of rural Missouri," said Wayne "used to his time being his own" and being coddled Morgan, the director of the Eldon Chamber of "He's someone who comes around just once in a as the youngest of her eight children, most of whom Commerce. "The people here are hard-working lifetime, I think," said Cloyce Klein, Cantwell's track are much older. friendly people, and certainly Christian is an ex- coach in Eldon. ample of that. . . . It's a tribute to rural Missouri." "Of all the kids, I would never have thought Chris- Klein had no vision of what he was ultimately sow- tian would be the success that he is. Only because, But being from rural Missouri also was something ing when he said, "Come on, now - let's get out and really truly, he was a mama's boy," she said, adding, to be overcome, in terms of athletic resources, throw the shot" and cajoled Cantwell into it in "Christian didn't succeed (in sports) because of us; the chance to receive specialized training and get- seventh grade. he has succeeded despite us." ting noticed.

He had no notion of what it would mean that he Cantwell has succeeded, in fact, despite innumer- "In small towns, you have small-time coaches," said was able to coax Cantwell - occasionally, anyway - able factors, including his initial reaction to the shot Jim Herriman, who coached Cantwell in football. from spending practice time hiding behind a truck put, which he said Klein "made him" do. "We can take an athlete just so far, because we're and snacking on his mom's cobblers that he'd pick teaching a group. You're not teaching an individual." Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 9 consistency and aggressiveness. And for a man his Thus, Klein pushed and encouraged Cantwell, but For a flickering moment, he almost didn't. After size, Cantwell is remarkably agile and nimble. for the finer points of shot put and discus struggling as a freshman, he contemplated quitting. Cantwell observed and tried to work from "Speed is something people overlook," said memory. "I just figured I'd come in and set a world record that year, and I didn't," said Cantwell, who was con- Cantwell, who also played basketball in high school. "(Many others) go slow in their technique to try to Even as he progressed as a thrower, football was sidering switching to football, not leaving school. get in the right technical position instead of just his love, until he suffered a torn anterior cruciate really letting go and turning it loose. A little too ligament his junior year. He became tentative about By the end of the outdoor season, though, Cantwell mechanical." football after that, and those recruiting him, in- was an All-American and Big 12 record-holder with cluding MU, became tentative about him. a throw of 64 feet, 6 1/2 inches. This, with a 16- pound shot - he used a 12-pounder in high school. In a time when many track athletes are being scru- tinized and stigmatized because of the lingering While he was winning competition after compe- BALCO inquiry and a general atmosphere of sus- tition and breaking school records repeatedly in Suddenly, he was qualified for the U.S. Olympic tri- picion, there may be those who question Cantwell's track, his numbers as a junior weren't enough to als, where he was more spectator than competitor. rise. impress Mizzou track coaches. "Now he's throwing with the guys he's looked up But it has been gradual and steady in his healthy "The truth is there are a lot of guys who are 58- to and read about in magazines," Halter said. "He's times, and Cantwell stresses that competing clean foot shot putters, and you can't run them all down standing next to them, like, getting their autographs is a moral obligation. and see" their potential, McGuire said. and stuff." "I know everybody who does (shot) in the U.S. Cantwell knew he wanted to go to college but Said Cantwell: "I didn't belong there, I was out- right now is clean, and we're going to keep it that doubted he'd have a chance to earn a scholarship classed. I wasn't that good of a thrower." way," he said. "This is about everybody. It's about as he entered his senior track season. Cantwell, who needs nine hours to complete his the people who are going to be at our level five years from now, 10 years from now." When his mother asked why, he said he wasn't MU degree, wasn't just being self-deprecating. That good enough. Her response: "Well, then, get out experience helped him recognize that what sepa- By then, Cantwell expects to have been an Olym- there and throw far enough! What's the matter rates world-class from potential is consistency and pic champion at least once. with you? Just do it." work ethic. "I'm not going (to Athens) to get second," said And just about like that, he did, breaking the 60- All of that was within him: One of the things he Cantwell. "I'm going there to . . . win. That's the foot mark. And, finally, he performed with Mis- admires about his father, Bob, a truck driver, is that idea." souri assistant coach Brett Halter watching at a he seldom missed work even if "he felt like dying," meet at Ozark High in April, after MU determined Christian said. The prospect of competing in the ancient stadium he wasn't "just a rumor." But the habit was tapped loose and stoked by Hal- in Olympia thrills Cantwell, but he also is trying to block it out. McGuire recalled Halter's breathless phone call ter and McGuire, who at one point chided Cantwell afterward: for sloppy practices that were contributing to a tendency to foul. "It's people who can make it a track meet who are going to do the best there," he said. "People who "Coach - the . . . real . . . deal. Maybe the best I've are taking it all in before and get engulfed in what's ever seen. He doesn't have any idea how good he "You've got to get that eliminated," McGuire told going on, those are the people who are going to is. Coach - . . . huge . . . long arms. Doesn't have any him. "Until you do that, you're going to be just an- have a hard time and struggle with it." idea what he's doing. But when it's time to push other big guy who 'maybe will.' " the shot, it's like there's nothing in his hand." Practice makes perfect Of course, Cantwell still has to qualify for Athens. But his mother already has a feeling about her boy: But Missouri had almost nothing in hand for him: Now, McGuire said, Cantwell has become "the best He'll win the gold medal and break the world record McGuire thought he had finished recruiting for practice athlete we've ever had." And it shows in in the ancient stadium. the year and had just 17 percent of a scholarship Cantwell's world-leading performance this year with left. Other schools had begun recruiting Cantwell, throws of 73-11 3/4, 73-4, 73 and 71.4. The world "There were too many things going against him," too, particularly the University of Memphis. outdoor record is 75-10 1/4, set by the USA's Randy Barnes in 1990. she said. "I just think it's destiny." Cantwell, though, long had wanted to go to MU and took the limited scholarship, even though it "Everybody asks me what you have done so much meant a student loan for that year. He was the different to get to 74 feet. I haven't done anything first on either side of the family to go to college, different, that's the thing," Cantwell said, adding, his mother said. "You know, there's definitely . . . a . . . limit. I don't know that I'll see that within the next three or four Under the tutelage of Halter and McGuire, years. I assume I'll keep improving like I have." Cantwell flourished but only after some predict- able setbacks. Said Halter: "I don't know how far he can throw, but everything's in danger." "Even the guy who ends up best in the world had to learn and had to grow and had to step on all the Cantwell, who holds the Mizzou bench-press steps of the ladder," McGuire said. "But the good record with a preposterous 610 pounds, attributes news is he did." his breakthroughs to recovery from a hand injury,

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 10 USATF Olympic Trials FLASHBACK ... to 2002 ... a student of the throw. He MU’s Cantwell among the taught himself nation’s best technique by watching oth- By JESSICA HOPP, Columbia Daily Tribune ers. Published Thursday, March 7, 2002 His senior year, Heading into the third round of the shot put com- Cantwell was petition at the USA Track and Field Indoor Cham- on the football pionships last weekend, Christian Cantwell was field once again. on top of the world - or at least on top of the Physically, he nation. was close to normal, but He had thrown the shot a personal-best 68 feet mentally he 5¼ inches - the fifth best throw in the world this wasn’t the year - and was just one round away from a first- same. Cantwell place finish against the nation’s elite. found that he was constantly But in this sport you can’t play defense. worried about someone hit- There was nothing Cantwell could do as Olympic ting his knee, silver medalist Adam Nelson stepped into the and his play suf- circle. There was nothing he could do as Nelson fered because heaved the 16-pound ball 70 feet 91/4 inches. of it. Nelson had thrown for the world’s best mark this He began to year, and all Cantwell could do was stand and watch realize that he it happen. But that’s what he likes about the sport. wasn’t ready to play Division I "It’s individual. Black and white. Just you and the football and tape measure," the Missouri junior said. "There is Cantwell early in his collegiate career had to turn no one else I have to worry about doing their job down offers from schools including Wisconsin and - no one missing a block or not getting a rebound. Missouri. But becoming a Division I athlete wasn’t Cantwell failed to qualify for the 2000 Olympic If you do good, it’s because you did good." out of the question yet. Cantwell’s throwing skills team, but he continued to earn other titles. He continued to flourish. won last year’s Big 12 championship and was this Cantwell’s investment in the sport has earned him year’s runner up. His performance at the USA a spot among the best in the world. He has evolved In April, Missouri throwing coach Brett Halter Championships last weekend helped solidify his from an Eldon High School standout who picked watched Cantwell compete. Cantwell finished the place as one of the best throwers in the world. up the sport to stay in shape for basketball season season ranked 13th in the nation. In August, he was He is currently ranked seventh in the world in the to a Missouri star who has a chance to fulfill his walking the MU campus as a Division I track ath- shot put and eighth in the weight throw. dream and become an Olympian. lete. But things won’t get any easier this weekend. But before Cantwell takes a chance in the 2004 Not having had any formal coaching, Cantwell had a Three shot putters ranked ahead of Cantwell will Olympics, he has a few more pressing competi- lot to learn his freshman year. also be competing. SMU’s Janus Robberts, Idaho’s tions to worry about - starting with this weekend’s Joachim Olsen and Nebraska’s Carl Mayerscough NCAA Indoor Championships at the University "When he came in, he was like a young foal stum- are ranked second, third and fourth in the world, of Arkansas. Cantwell qualified for both the weight bling all over the place," Halter said. "But he was respectively. throw competition and the shot put, which takes working really hard, being a student of the event. place today. Very diligent. Very methodical. He got good in a "Last week the competition was big, this week is hurry." even deeper," Cantwell said. "Right now there are Cantwell didn’t always dream of becoming an four people out there fighting to win, including Olympian. Instead, he had dreams of playing Divi- By the end of his freshman season, Cantwell found me. We’re all within a foot of each other, so it’s sion I college football. Cantwell was a standout himself at the 2000 Olympic Trials. In just one year, going to be really close. It’s whoever shows up defensive end and tight end at Eldon. He stayed in he had gone from reading about his idles, throwers that day. shape by playing basketball, and he only joined the like Nelson and 1996 Olympic silver medalist John track team because his basketball coach, who was Godina, to standing next to them competing for the "I feel great. I feel like if I go in there and throw also the track coach, made him do it. same position. like I have been throwing, then I have as good a chance as anybody of winning. I have to just get in But his junior year, his priorities began to change. "I had never seen anything like it," Cantwell said. "It there and throw it. There is nothing else you can He tore the ACL in his right knee playing football, was chaos. I think part of the reason I didn’t do very do." and, after reconstructive surgery, he wasn’t sure if well is because I was in awe. These were people I he would be able to play the sport again. had read about and seen on television. ... I didn’t care how I did." Cantwell was ready for track in the spring. With his football career up in the air, Cantwell became Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 11 FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ... America has some incredible people in," Halter said. the Tigers total team points as MU finished third, "He should be able to see what these guys do and its highest conference finish in school history. For some, Trials really maintain the confidence he gained this year." are for learning Shanks and Bell traded the school record in the That’s what keeps a coach like Halter waiting to hammer throw throughout the season, improving see what can happen in the future. "I’m pretty ex- the mark by more than 10 feet, while Cantwell By Kent Heitholt, Columbia Daily Tribune cited about what might be going here in the next earned a NCAA Championship berth in the shot few years," Halter said. put and finished as an All-American. Story ran on Thursday, July 13, 2000 Cantwell said he struggled in the second half of his Even with their recent success, none of the three Christian Cantwell was puzzled. Three weeks ear- freshman year trying to maintain the intensity. He has hit his potential. lier, he was the perfect storm, putting together all said it was a challenging statement by Halter that of his strength, the perfect technique and a burst motivated him through the Big 12 meet. "One of the best things about freshmen is they of adrenaline at the same moment to establish become juniors," MU assistant coach Brett Hal- himself as the best shot putter in the Big 12. Of course, improvement and being able to strike at ter said. "Micah is just coming into his own and the the right moment is still the biggest mystery in track timing is great because he is a leader to the young- Then, at the NCAA Championships, he was out of and field. sters. He’s been a tremendous leader and Russ rhythm, worn out and a mere mortal. In less than and Christian have given a little extra spark to a month, the Missouri freshman had been to the It can make for some very confusing moments, es- Micah. He’s an animal right now." top and crashed at the bottom. pecially for a young athlete. While Shanks, a quiet, witty individual who an- "He really wasn’t sure how to take that," MU Which is why Christian Cantwell will keep his eyes swers to the nickname "Pup", leads by example, Bell is the team jokester. weight coach Brett Halter said. "We talked a lot open and take in everything around him this week. about it and I told him to sit back and think about Cantwell is the hulking figure that stands in the everything he had been through in one year of It just might make him an Olympian in the future. college. middle. Although their personalities come out during practice, when it’s time to throw they are Triple threat all business. "In less than a year he has experienced more than Trio of throwers ignites Missouri track team. some people see in a career. I told him to take all of that in and use it for the future." "This environment couldn’t get any better," said By JON STEMMLE, Columbia Daily Tribune Cantwell, who is ranked first in the conference in May 18, 2000 Don’t close the book yet, though. The 19-year-old the shot put. "We compete against everyone else, from Eldon will take part in the Olympic Trials in but we go against each other first. If we can do They are the gentle giants of the Missouri men’s that part well, the competition will be a breeze. Sacramento, Calif. He will be the youngest and track and field team. least experienced competitor in a field that is un- "None of us have big egos. We’re just not like that. doubtedly the best the world. Look for the three 6-foot-4 guys, the smallest I know I didn’t expect this kind of year. I’m just one weighing 280 pounds, who are laughing, jump- tickled to death about how things have gone." Like the marathon world is dominated by African ing around, and defying gravity with every throw runners, the shot put is an American property. of a shot put, discus and hammer. Bell, a Jefferson City native, enjoys competing close Cantwell gets to rub shoulders with the best. to home. Having friends and family attend every While his chances of making any waves in the com- The camaraderie shared by junior Micah Shanks home meet has helped the jovial freshman ap- petition for the 2000 Games are thin, the experi- and freshmen Russ Bell and Christian Cantwell is proach his lofty goals. ence could be called upon again in four years when as strong as their competitive drive. the next Olympic Trials arrive. "I hoped this year would be awesome," Bell said. Shanks set the tone in the fall, returning to school "I think you’ve gotta hope like that. I’m motivated "You have to remember Christian is a kid who in the best shape of his life. As hard as Shanks when I work with these guys. Having Micah around never won his state championship and really didn’t drives himself both on the field and in pursuit of and seeing what he does has rubbed off on us. have any big wins before he came to college," said his degree in mechanical engineering, there is no Halter, whose Tiger weight throwers pummeled substitution for the competition provided by Bell "Coach Halter tells us to stay on the ladder and the record book this year. "We got him ready and and Cantwell. improve rung by rung. I’m not like that though. I peaked for the Big 12 and he came through with want to jump to the top and slam dunk." the best in the conference. But freshmen just aren’t "One of us is always having a good day and that used to staying at that level for such a long time helps get the others up," said Shanks, a three-time Bell, in the discus, and Cantwell, in the shot put, period." All-Big 12 performer and MU record-holder in have recorded NCAA provisional throws. Shanks the hammer. "Christian’s specialty is in the weight is within a few feet after his school record 195-11 This week, Cantwell will get to watch the best in room and with the shot, but we each have our hammer throw. Regardless of how this weekend the business prepare themselves for world class own specialties. We feed off each other a lot." turns out, Halter plans to treasure every moment. meets. Competitors like C.J. Hunter, John Godina, Andrew Bloom and Kevin Toth have been through Typically when one of the trio unleashes a mon- "The peak age for throwers are 26 to 30," Halter these meets before and have throws of more than ster throw or lifts a new personal best in the said. "What they are doing right now is remark- 21 meters (over 70 feet) on the books. Cantwell weight room, the other two are motivated to go able. I hear about elite athletes spending hours barely has 10 meets under his belt with a best of one better. This friendly one-upmanship has and hours trying to perfect a skill. Only time will 19.67 meters (64-feet, 6.5 inches). served the group well. tell, but I know that not too many people in the world have the physical capabilities these guys are "Christian just happens to be in the event that At the Big 12 Indoor Championship, Shanks, Bell blessed with." and Cantwell accounted for nearly one-third of Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 12 USATF Olympic Trials Derrick Peterson Year-by-Year Bests originally: Jonesboro, Ga. Year ...... Season ...... Time ...... Date ...... US rank .... Meet ...... Location currently: Columbia, Mo. 2004 ..... outdoor ... 1:46.46..... 6/28 ...... 3rd ...... Twilight Dist. Qualifier ...... Los Angeles, Calif. Missouri (‘00) ...... indoor ...... 1:47.31..... 2/14 ...... 2nd ...... Tyson Invitational ...... Fayetteville, Ark. affiliation: adidas 2003 ..... outdoor ... 1:45.69..... 7/5 ...... 4th ...... Maine Distance Carnival ..... Brunswick, Maine ...... indoor ...... 1:47.73..... 2/15 ...... 2nd ...... Tyson Invitational ...... Fayetteville, Ark. Coach: Jared 2002 ..... outdoor ... 1:47.18..... 6/8 ...... 10th ...... U.S. Open ...... Palo Alto, Calif. Season Highlights Wilmes ...... indoor ...... 1:46.60..... 3/2 ...... 2nd ...... USATF Indoor Champ...... New York, N.Y. * Finished second at the USATF Indoor Champion- 2001 ..... outdoor ... 1:45.49..... 9/1 ...... 4th ...... World Univ. Games ...... Bejing, China ships in Boston in the 800, advancing as part of Team ...... indoor ...... 1:48.26..... 2/10 ...... 10th ...... Tyson Invitational ...... Fayetteville, Ark. USA to the IAAF World Indoor Championships * 2004 USA Olympic Trials Qualifier “A” Senior Career Highlights 2000 ..... outdoor ... 1:45.18* ... 6/2 ...... 2nd ...... NCAA Championships ...... Durham, N.C. * 1999 Indoor NCAA Champion ...... indoor ...... 1:46.85..... 3/11 ...... 2nd ...... NCAA Indoor Champ...... Fayetteville, Ark. * American Collegiate record holder in indoor 800 Junior * Six-Time All-American 1999 ..... outdoor ... 1:46.97...... NCAA Championships ...... * Four-Time Drake Relays Champion (2-Indiv., 2relay) ...... indoor ...... 1:45.88*^ 3/6 ...... 1st# ...... NCAA Indoor Champ...... Indianapolis, Ind. * Eight-Time Big 12 Champion * 2000 USA Olympic Trials Qualifier Sophomore * Mizzou’s indoor and outdoor 800 record holder 1998 ..... outdoor ... 1:47.17...... * Finished second at the 2001 USATF Champion- ...... indoor ...... ships, qualfiying for the World Championship team Freshman * Won three medals at the World University Games ... 1997 ..... outdoor ... 1:48.10...... including Gold in the 2001 games as part of 1600m relay team Personal Bests # fourth-best time in the World for season 800 (I) ...... 1:45.88...... NCAA Championships 1999 * Missouri school record 800 (O) ...... 1:45.18...... NCAA Championships 2000 ^ current American collegiate record Recent Times 6/5/03 ...... 1:45.69 ...... Maine Distance Festival 6/28/04 ...... 1:46.46 Twilight Dist. Qual. (LosAngeles) Year-by-Year Bests 2004 (O) ...... 1:46.46 ...... 6/28...... Los Angeles, Calif. 2004 (I) ...... 1:47.31 ...... 2/14Tyson Inv. (Fayetteville)

From USA Track & Field.... Career Highlights: 2002 U.S. Indoor champ; 2001 2001: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (1:47.40)… USA Outdoor runner-up; 1999 NCAA Outdoor 5th in opening round heat at World Outdoor Champion; 2000 NCAA Outdoor runner-up; 1999 Champs (1:48.56)…6th at USA Indoors World University Games bronze medalist (1:51.14)…2nd at adidas Oregon Track Classic (1:46.44)…1st at Peregrine Systems U.S. Open A former All-American and NCAA champion, (1:46.03)…4th at Millrose Games (1:50.87)…3rd at Peterson made his first World Championships Tyson Invitational (1:48.26)…ranked #2 in U.S. by appearance in in 2001, and won his T&FN…best of 1:45.49 in Zurich. first U.S. title at the 2002 USA Indoor Champi- onships… Peterson, who won bronze at the 1999 2000: Runner-up, NCAA Outdoors (1:45.18)… 5th, World University Games, is the American colle- Olympic Trials semis (1:48.10)…Won Big 12 giate record holder in the indoor 800m (1:45.88). Championship… best of 1:45.18. He was an eight-time Big 12 champion in the 800m, six-time All-American and holds the Missouri 1999: Won NCAA Outdoors (1:46.97)… Won Big school record in both the indoor (1:45.88) and 12 Championships… 4th, prelims at USA Out- outdoor (1:45.18) 800m. He is a student assistant doors… Bronze medalist, World University Games… coach with the Tigers…majored in hotel and res- best of 1:46.75, 1:45.88i. taurant management at Missouri...was hit by a car during a training run in the summer of 1995 only 1998: 4th, NCAA Outdoors… Won Big 12 several weeks after being in a car accident while Championships…6th, semis at USA Outdoors…best driving…he walked away from both incidents…a of 1:47.14. two-time Georgia state champ and former Geor- gia State High School Athlete of the Year. 1997: 7th in prelims at NCAA Outdoors and USA Peterson at the 2000 Big 12 Champion- Outdoors… Won Big 12 Championships…best of ships after winning his eighth title 2003: 6th in semifinal at USA Outdoors 1:48.10. (1:48.83)…1st at Brunswick (1:45.69)…1st in “B” race at Heusden (1:46.13)…best of 1:45.69.

2002: USA Indoor 800m champ (1:46.60)...3rd at USA Outdoors (1:48.14)…1st at Boston (2:19.82i)…6th at Linz (1:48.22)…1st at Stanford (1:47.18)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:47.18. Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 13 FLASHBACK ... to 2001 ... FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ... Last summer, Peterson hoped his inaugural profes- Peterson’s star still rising sional victory would springboard him toward a Best of Y2K MU great flourishes as professional. berth in the 2002 Olympic Games. Dominating Derrick & Friends

By DAVE MATTER of the Columbia Daily Tribune That dream came up short at the Olympic Trials, By Kent Heitholt, Columbia Daily Tribune Story ran on Friday, June 29 2001 when he narrowly missed qualifying for the finals, Story ran on Sunday, December 31 2000 but another win in Scotland could help toward a Maybe one day Derrick Peterson will manage his crucial August. After the World’s in Edmonton on To sweep anything in athletics in a single year is a own restaurant or hotel. Perhaps he’ll even open a Aug. 3-12, Peterson heads to for the World feat. chain, starting in his hometown of Jonesboro, Ga., University Games on Aug. 27-31. or his second home in Columbia. Imagine sweeping four straight years. "His race at the Outdoor Championships was the But until then, the former Missouri track star is smartest race he’s ever ran in his career," said Pigg, Missouri half-miler Derrick Peterson completed working on another career. The eight-time Big 12 who joined his pupil in Oregon last weekend and a perfect Big 12 career, winning four indoor titles champion in the 800 meters travels to Edinburgh, will head to Edmonton next month. "We all thought and four outdoor titles in the 800 meters. That’s Scotland this weekend to participate in a Great he was on a mission after he came in inch short of eight straight without a defeat. Britain vs. U.S. track meet. The event marks the qualifying for the Olympics. We know it really sparks one-year anniversary of Peterson’s first profes- him." His final victory, which he claims was the most sional victory, which earned him $7,000. stressful, came on his home track in Walton Sta- Pigg still designs Peterson’s workouts, and the two dium with his mother and brother cheering him "It was a good start to something that hopefully talk at least three times a week. Though he’s more on. will continue," said Peterson, 23, whose race is than 250 miles away at the ISU campus in Sunday. "It was definitely a milestone in my running Bloomington, Ill., Pigg still attends as many of "The whole day I knew what I had to do and I chronolog. Your first win definitely stands out." Peterson’s meets as possible. focused within myself to do it," he said after the race. This weekend’s race is just one stop on a whirl- "Coach Pigg and I have always been close, back to wind schedule for Peterson’s balancing act between when he was recruiting me," said Peterson, who Peterson leaves the collegiate ranks with Big 12 school and work. While taking a few required visited the ISU campus records in his signature events and MU courses toward his degree in hotel/restaurant man- earlier this year to records as well. In the spring he also ran agement this summer, Peterson is training daily and work out with Pigg and the fastest time in the 800 by an American traveling cross country - soon to be worldwide - his team. "But our bond collegian, 1:45.18 when he finished sec- to various meets. is a lot stronger now, ond in the NCAA Championships. even stronger than Last week was the USA Track and Field Outdoor when he was my coach The Georgia product, whose quiet assum- Championships in Eugene, Ore., where Peterson here. With him being ing ways earned him a special place among finished second by .005 of a second to David away I’ve had to do MU athletes, was unable to repeat as the Krummenacker, but still qualified for next month’s things on my own and national champ, but he did make the Olym- prestigious IAAF World Outdoor Championships that’s helped me in pic Trials. in Edmonton, Canada. some ways." In a disastrous turn of events, Peterson "I didn’t know I finished second until the names "We formed that base was boxed in and could not make his came up on the scoreboard," Peterson said. "I knew foundation, and that’s trademark kick into the finals. I had to have a good race to make the team, and made it a lot easier," that’s what was really important. To win the race Pigg said. "He has the But that was all post-climactic to his Big would have just been an extra bonus." desire to be good, but 12 career, which ended with three glori- he still knows it’s im- ous days for MU athletes at Walton Sta- As a professional rookie, Peterson has flourished portant we communi- dium. the last two months, beginning with a victory at the cate. (C) Photo Run Drake Relays, where Peterson was joined by a few In addition to Peterson’s heroics, Ashley friends. "When I see someone Wysong won the women’s 800 in Big 12 as successful as Der- record fashion and Michelle Moran won "The Drake Relays really kicked off the great suc- rick, the last thing I want to do is let him down." the heptathlon and qualified for the Olympic Tri- cess he’s had in the last month," said Jeff Pigg, als. Freshman Christian Cantwell, an unknown former MU coach now head coach at Illinois State. As for Peterson’s instructors in the classroom, from Eldon, cracked the Big 12 record in the shot "He had a lot of people there cheering him on, they’ve been just as helpful as his career has sur- put as he heaved the sphere an incredible 64-feet, from all his teammates from Missouri and all of us passed the amateur ranks. 6.5 inches. from Illinois State. He just didn’t want to let them down." "It’s been easy because my professors are willing to Wysong went on to finish third in the NCAA 800, work with me," said Peterson, who graduates in setting another school record in the process. After Drake, Peterson ran his third fastest time December. "They recognize the pressures I have ever (1:46.01) at the Prefontaine Classic in Eu- and they see I’m putting in the effort. It’s like we’re gene, Ore., and finished sixth overall against a field working together to accomplish two things, and it’s of top-flight international runners. really worked out well."

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 14 USATF Olympic Trials FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ... "You just think of the things that could hap- Perfect Figure 8 pen," Pigg said. "You can get hurt, have a Peterson ends Big 12 career undefeated in the 800 false start, get knocked around. Some people meters. could say he got lucky. It was discipline. He didn’t let accidents occur. He stayed out of By JON STEMMLE, Columbia Daily Tribune trouble. Today was a big, scary day for him. May 22, 2000 He had everything to lose and nothing to gain. I know all he feels is relief right now. Derrick Peterson is used to being shot at. Ever He will sleep well tonight." since he won his first Big 12 800-meter champi- onship four years ago, he has had a bullseye on his After a perfect Big 12 racing career, Peterson back that has grown with each additional title. By can now turn his attention to the NCAA the time he stepped onto the track of Walton Championship and defending his outdoor Stadium yesterday that bullseye encompassed his title. entire being as he was on the brink of his eighth- Columbia Tribune/Don Shrubshell photo in 1999 straight Big 12 championship and closing out his "I’m just proud and happy to run for the conference career undefeated. University of Missouri," said Peterson. "Winning ference 800 championships, has Americanized that the eighth conference championship was an impor- regimen. After all, he rides a bicycle. Even then, As the announcer listed off each of the finalists’ tant thing, but more important were the 10 points Peterson does not ride it "to the grocery store or accomplishments, he mistakenly said Peterson had I got for the Tigers. When I came here four years to church." won eight titles. That mistake lasted just one ago, the freshman class set our goal as competing minute, 48.42 seconds as Peterson held off Baylor’s for the Big 12 championship. We’re leaving with But it still is a sacrifice. Peterson makes the 1½- Floyd Thompson to finish his run of titles that that goal met." mile trek to campus in spite of the weather or started in 1997. time of day. Freezing. He’s riding. Raining. He’s riding. FLASHBACK ... to 1999... Snowing. He’s riding. Late night. He’s riding. "That was definitely the hardest of my Big 12 vic- ‘Achievement-friendly’ tories," said Peterson, who is the only athlete in Riding the bicycle, Missouri coach Rick McGuire conference history to go 8-0 in a career. "When I Peterson hopes sacrifices result in NCAA title. said, is among many sacrifices Peterson has made. made my way to the finish line I knew they were He takes everything seriously. His faith. His aca- not long behind me. I hoped and prayed I was By JASON WILLIAMS, Columbia Daily Tribune demics. His relationships. His diet. His training. quick enough for them not to catch me at the end. March 5, 1999 This was one of my more stressful days." "Derrick lives his life in a way that is achievement- When Missouri’s Derrick Peterson finished sec- friendly," McGuire said. "He just makes all the little With his mother, Cheryl Dopson, and little ond in the 800-meter race at the NCAA indoor choices right, and he doesn’t have to live like a brother, Josh, cheering in the stands, Peterson national championships last year, he immediately monk to do it. What another junior at the univer- crossed the finish line with his arms raised and his began thinking about what it would take to place sity might do on a weekend, Derrick doesn’t do." index fingers extended to let everyone know who first. was number one. Peterson got little sleep the Instead, Peterson is busy focusing on winning and night before the race, spending more time tossing So, in August, Peterson purchased what he be- training during the weekends. When he returns and turning than resting. When he arrived at the lieves is a key ingredient for him to be a national from a Saturday meet, Peterson said it sometimes track he kept to himself, speaking only to MU champion this year — a bicycle. is a struggle forcing himself to run 12 miles that day head coach Rick McGuire and distance coach Jeff or the next to begin preparing for the upcoming Pigg. Motivated by the training style of many runners in race. Third World countries, Peterson left his car back "The whole day I knew what I had to do and I home in Jonesboro, Ga., and began riding his bi- But, when he contemplates whether he should turn focused within myself to do it," said Peterson. cycle to class and practice everyday. around and head home after running six miles, "Before the race coach Pigg told me to just go out Peterson thinks about gaining the one place that and do what I normally do. That was code to scrap He hopes the extra work — those days pedaling separated him from the national title last year. the strategy and do what I knew how to do." up hills on South Providence Road going to and from his south Columbia residence — helps him "When I find myself feeling very lazy about running, With all eyes on him, Peterson jumped out with win the national championship at the RCA Dome I just look back on that and it keeps me focused," the pack and stayed with them for the first 500 in Indianapolis this weekend. He runs in the 800 said Peterson, the preseason favorite to win the meters. From there he started his patented kick, preliminary race this afternoon to qualify for national championship by Track and Field News. streaking past Thompson and Texas Tech’s tomorrow’s finals. Gezachw Yossef to grab the lead. While normally McGuire remembers the day Peterson discussed Peterson’s kick would end the hopes of the rest "It was a personal challenge to myself," Peterson his desire to win a national title with him. Almost of the field, Thompson wasn’t willing to succumb said of purchasing the bicycle. "One reason why two years ago, the soft-spoken freshman visited without a fight. Thompson stayed on Peterson’s the Africans are so dominant is because of their McGuire in his Hearnes Center office. right shoulder through the final 100 meters, but determination and they don’t have to rely on cars. could not catch the champion. They have to run to school, run back for lunch, "There hasn’t been a lot of kids that have walked in then run home." over the years and said, ‘Coach, I want to win an As the crowd rose to its feet to cheer Peterson, NCAA championship so can you talk about what I Pigg could just marvel. Peterson, the junior who has won five Big 12 Con- can do to get ready for that?’ " said McGuire, in his 16th season at Missouri. "… He’s got a vision and he intends to fulfill that." Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 15 Timothy Dunne USATF 2004 Outdoor 800-meter Bests 1:45.59 ..... ...... 1 ...... adidas ...... Jun 4 ...... Turin originally: Jerome, Idaho 1:45.64 ..... Krummenacker ...... Jun 11 ...... Bergen currently: Columbia, Mo. 1:46.32 ..... Jonathan Johnson ...... 2 ...... Texas Tech ...... Apr 18 ...... Walnut Missouri (‘03) 1:46.39 ..... Johnson ...... Jun 12 ...... Austin affiliation: N.Y. Athletic Club 1:46.46 ... Derrick Peterson...... 3 ...... adidas ...... Jun 28 ...... Los Angeles 1:46.53 ..... ...... 4 ...... Nike ...... Jun 5 ...... Coach: Jared Wilmes 1:46.60 ..... Paul Cross ...... 5 ...... Tennessee ...... May 16 ...... Oxford Season Highlights 1:46.76 ..... Moise Joseph ...... 6 ...... Florida ...... May 2 ...... Gainesville * 2004 USA Olympic Trials ...... Elliott Blount ...... 6 ...... Nike Farm Team...... Jun 11 ...... Victoria Qualifier “B” 1:46.78 ..... Jesse O'Connell ...... 8 ...... Georgetown ...... Jun 10 ...... Austin Career Highlights 1:46.80 ..... Jesse Strutzel ...... 9 ...... Nike ...... Apr 10 ...... Westwood * 2003 NCAA All-American (Out- 1:46.82 ..... Jebreh Harris ...... 10 ...... EHI ...... May 22 ...... Carson door, 9th place) 1:46.84 ..... ...... 11 ...... Nike ...... Jun 5 ...... Los Angeles * Fourth-Best All-Time In Mizzou 1:47.01 ..... Marc Sylvester ...... 12 ...... Tennessee ...... May 16 ...... Oxford History in 800 1:47.03 ..... David Paulsen ...... 13 ...... Unat...... Jun 5 ...... Los Angeles * Nine time all-Big 12 1:47.10 ..... ...... 14 ...... Nike ...... Apr 16 ...... Claremont Personal Bests 1:47.26 ..... Floyd Thompson ...... 15 ...... SMTC ...... May 22 ...... Carson 800 ...... 1:47.39...... NCAA Championships 2003 1:47.47 ..... Richard Smith ...... 16 ...... Nike Oregon ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford Season Best 1:47.48 ..... Lubert Lewis ...... 17 ...... Reebok Boston ...... Jun 12 ...... Boston 800 ...... 1:47.76 ...... Jim Bush Inv. (LA) 1:47.52 ..... James Hatch ...... 18 ...... Arkansas ...... May 16 ...... Oxford 1:47.55 ..... Kevin Elliott ...... 19 ...... Nike Farm Team...... Mar 27 ...... Stanford 2003; (Senior) 1:47.57 ..... ...... 20 ...... Nike Farm Team...... Jun 11 ...... Victoria Outdoor: Earned All-American honors with ninth place 1:47.73 ..... Jason Briggs ...... 21 ...... Indiana State ...... May 28 ...... Baton Rouge finish at the NCAA Championships ... ran a personal- 1:47.76 ..... Sam Burley ...... 22 ...... Asics ...... Apr 9 ...... Knoxville best 1:47.39 in the prelims to advance to the final ... finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships (1:48.93) ...... Timothy Dunne ...... 22 ...... NYAC ...... Jun 5 ...... Los Angeles ... fourth all-time in Missouri history. 1:47.78 ..... Trent Riter ...... 24 ...... Minnesota ...... Jun 20 ...... Stanford 1:47.80 ..... Wil Fitts ...... 25 ...... Baylor ...... Apr 10 ...... Tempe 2002: (Junior) 1:47.81 ..... Kris Landers ...... 26 ...... Kentucky ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford Outdoor: Placed fifth at the conference meet to pick 1:47.82 ..... Mike Inge ...... 27 ...... Kent ...... May 7 ...... Ann Arbor up his sixth All-Big 12 honors ... best time of the season 1:47.88 ..... Jeff Delong ...... 28 ...... Nike Farm Team...... Jun 5 ...... Los Angeles in the 800m was a 1:49.14 in the prelims of the Big 12 1:47.91 ..... Courtney Jaworski ...... 29 ...... Penn ...... May 29 ...... Gainesville Championships. Indoor: All-Big 12 in the 800m (1:54.11) 1:47.96 ..... Brian Rue ...... 30 ...... Unat...... Jun 12 ...... Boston with a fourth-place finish ... ran a 1:50.13 for 12th place 1:48.00 ..... Ben Armel ...... 31 ...... Cal-Santa Barbara ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... ran a personal- 1:48.01 ..... Nick Thornton ...... 32 ...... UCLA ...... Mar 27 ...... Stanford best and automatic-qualifying time of 1:49.84 at the 1:48.02 ..... Kevin Hicks ...... 33 ...... Florida A&M ...... May 28 ...... Gainesville NCAA Qualifier at Iowa State. 1:48.04 ..... Dan Murray ...... 34 ...... Wisconsin ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford 1:48.05 ..... Joel Legare ...... 35 ...... Connecticut ...... May 29 ...... Gainesville 2001: (Sophomore) 1:48.26 ..... Daniel Pessing ...... 36 ...... Rice ...... May 15 ...... Houston Outdoor: All-Big 12 in the 800m (1:50.14) with a fifth- 1:48.28 ..... Jean Balan ...... Kentucky ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford place finish at the conference meet. Indoor: All-Big 12 1:48.34 ..... Paul Moser ...... Villanova ...... May 29 ...... Gainesville honors for third time with runner-up finish at the Big 1:48.45 ..... Ben Aragon ...... UCLA ...... May 15 ...... Tucson 12 Championships (1:50.09), qualifying for the NCAA 1:48.46 ..... Brandon Jiles ...... Eastern Michigan ...... May 16 ...... Oxford Championships in the same event. 1:48.48 ..... Jacob Hernandez ...... TxHS ...... May 15 ...... Austin 1:48.61 ..... Adam Davis ...... Rice ...... Apr 24 ...... Houston 2000: (Freshman) 1:48.69 ..... Rodney Hollis ...... Indiana ...... Mar 27 ...... Stanford Outdoor: 1:48.76 ..... Aaron Lanzel ...... Navy ...... Jun 12 ...... Hillsdale Earned All-Big 1:48.77 ..... Jon Rankin ...... UCLA ...... May 15 ...... Tucson 12 honors in the 800m by ...... Toby Henkels ...... Unat...... Jun 11 ...... Victoria placing fifth ... 1:48.78 ..... Said Ahmed ...... Arkansas ...... Apr 18 ...... Walnut runner-up at 1:48.80 ..... Christian Smith ...... Kansas State ...... Apr 10 ...... Miami the U.S. Colle- ...... Jeremiah Johnson ...... Wyoming ...... May 15 ...... Las Vegas giate meet in 1:48.81 ..... Sam Vasquez ...... Arkansas ...... May 14 ...... Oxford the 800m. In- 1:48.85 ..... Jacob Koczman ...... Indiana Invaders ...... Jun 12 ...... Hillsdale door: Earned 1:48.88 ..... Chris Lukezic ...... Georgetown ...... Apr 9 ...... Chapel Hill first-ever All-Big 1:48.89 ..... Peter Paplanus ...... Chico State ...... May 8 ...... Modesto 12 honors 1:48.91 ..... Andrew Neugebauer ...... Nike Farm Team...... May 22 ...... Carson placing fifth in 1:48.98 ..... Brandon Shaw ...... Azusa Pacific ...... May 8 ...... Occidental 800m.

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Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 16 USATF Olympic Trials Michelle Moran Keeping the dream alive "Michelle was just unbelievable," McGuire gushed. "Unbelievable." originally: Wildwood, Mo. Moran prevails, qualifies for Olympic Trials. currently: Columbia, Mo. Moran’s total of 5,698 was the fourth-best score by Missouri (‘00) By DAVE MATTER, Columbia Daily Tribune an American this year and ranks 17th in the world. Published Saturday, May 15, 2004 Coach: Rick McGuire The score set a Walton Stadium record, earned Moran will be entering in her second U.S. Olympic Moran $500 in prize money and punched a ticket to Trials. Moran, a native of Wildwood, Mo., qualified for Kicking off a weekend of commencement exer- Sacramento, Calif., for the Trials in July. the Olympic Trials with a personal-best score of 5,698 cises, Missouri track Coach Rick McGuire appro- points in May at Missouri's Audrey Walton Combined priately strolled around Walton Stadium yester- "A big relief, very big," she said between congratu- Event, setting a new stadium record. day looking like a proud papa on graduation day. latory hugs from friends and family. "I was a little bit Earlier this year, Moran finished second at the USATF concerned that I was going to have to search for He had 5,698 reasons to celebrate. Indoor Combined Event Championships in Chapel Hill, another meet. But the fact that it happened here N.C. makes it a lot better." After a disappointing performance in the high jump While at Missouri, Moran experienced much success in Thursday, heptathlete Michelle Moran, a former Two months ago at Texas A&M, Moran missed the the year 2000. That year, Moran was the Big 12 Hep- MU All-American, needed a major comeback if Trials qualifying score by eight points. With steady tathlon Champion, an all-American, and qualified for she hoped to post a qualifying score for the Olym- showers soaking the track Thursday and yesterday’s the USATF Olympic Trials. She took a year off in 2001 pic Trials. to rehabilitate from a back injury. drop in temperature, McGuire knew the conditions were far from ideal. Yesterday, at the inaugural Audrey Walton Com- bined Event Carnival, Moran did that … and more. "I thought Michelle had a good shot at 5,700 points with great conditions," McGuire said. "When I heard Setting personal bests in the long jump and 800 10 days ago, when they first put these two days on meters, Moran cruised to the heptathlon title - the radar screen, that we were going to have two beating fellow former Tiger Fiona Asigbee by 126 inches of rain Friday, I’m thinking, ‘Oh, man.’ " points - and eclipsed the Trials qualifying minimum standard by more than 200 points. Thursday afternoon, teardrops followed raindrops at the high jump pit. In the day’s second event, Moran

Moran after winning the 2004 Walton Combined Event 100mH HJ SP 200m LJ JT 800m Personal Bests ------> 13.61 1.79m 12.95m 25.03 5.90m 40.52m 2:15.31 5-10½ 42-6 19-4¼ 132-11 B12 '00 OTC '04 Walton '04 Walton '04 Walton '04 Heptathlon Bests ----> 1.79m 25.03 5.90m 40.52m 2:15.31 5-10½ 19-4¼ 132-11 B12 '00 OTC '04 Walton '04 Walton '04 Walton '04 Big 12 Championships 13.96 1.79m 11.11m 25.23 5.40m 39.66m 2:18.77 Columbia, Mo. w: 0.6 5-10½ 36-5½ w: 0.9 w: -1.3 130-1 May 19-20, 2000 984 966 602 866 671 661 840 Old PR, Old Stadum Record 984 1950 2552 3418 4089 4750 5590 College Station Multis 14.38 1.69m 12.30m 25.39 5.58m 37.87m 2:20.34 College Station, Texas w: 4.0 5-6½ 40-4¼ w: 2.9 18-3¾ 124-3 March 18-19, 2004 925 842 681 851 723 626 819 925 1767 2448 3299 4022 4648 5467 Audrey Walton Combined Event 14.13 1.67m 11.93m 25.07 5.90m 40.52m 2:15.31 Columbia, Mo. w:0.8 5-5¾ 39-1¾ w: 2.6 19-4¼ 132-11 May 14-15, 2004 960 818 656 880 819 677 888 Heptathlon PR * Stadium Record 960 1778 2434 3314 4133 4810 5698 Olympic Training Center Multi-Carnival 14.06 1.71m 12.25m 25.03 5.40m 37.42m 2:21.56 San Diego, Calif. 5-7¼ 40-2¼ 17-8¾ 122-9 June 5-6, 2004 970 867 678 884 671 618 802 970 1837 2515 3399 4070 4688 5490

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Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 17 couldn’t get over the bar at 5 feet, 7 inches and FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ... his four finished seventh. She sobbed into her towel know- heptathletes ing Sacramento might have just slipped away. Moran highlights Tigers’ went through sunny day the day. All four "I’ve been so up and down with the high jump," recorded ca- Junior wins heptathlon, Olympic Trial berth. she said. "It seems like when other things go well, reer-best it doesn’t. It’s the most frustrating event for me. marks in the By JON STEMMLE, Columbia Daily Tribune When I finished it, I just lost it. heptathlon, May 21, 2000 while Moran "I said, ‘OK, at least it’s not the end. At least I have added per- Sometimes athletes can pinpoint the exact mo- a mark.’ I had to collect myself. I came back, and it sonal-best ment that changed their lives forever. was definitely a motivation. I got mad, and I had to marks in the use that." javelin and 800 For Michelle Moran it was 2:08 p.m. yesterday at to bring her to- the finish line of the 800-meters at Walton Sta- Later in the day, Moran bounced back with a per- tal to five PRs. dium during the Big 12 Track and Field Champion- sonal best in the 200 meters, putting her in posi- ship. That was the moment she clinched her first tion for yesterday’s breakthrough. "I can’t begin to Big 12 heptathlon title and launched her career describe how onto the national stage. She began the day with another personal best, a proud I am," leap of 19-4¼ in the long jump. When she heard McGuire. said Moran after winning the 2000 Moran’s 5,590 points were a Walton Stadium Big 12 Championships the measurement from the officials, Moran was "This is as fun as record, automatic NCAA qualifier and enough for stunned. it’s ever been. an Olympic Trial berth. The junior was one of four I’m just thrilled. This comes after a lot of years, a Tigers to place in the heptathlon, joined by Jill "I hit the board, and it was like I was in the air and lot of dreaming, believing and holding them up when Aholt in fifth, Eli Sommerfeldt in seventh and Abbe didn’t know what to do with myself," she said. "I the blips came. " Ohneck in eighth, giving the team 17 points in the don’t think I’ve ever been in the air that long. It event. Aholt, a senior, broke her career-best mark was a surprise but a nice one to have." McGuire was so confident in Moran’s ability he by more than 200 points and earned a NCAA pro- purchased an airplane ticket to Sacramento, Calif,. visional mark. Meanwhile, first-day leaders Austra Skujyte and for the Olympic Trials weeks ago. Moran’s mother, [...] , both former Olympians, scratched Sue Ann, was equally sure of her daughter, buying a On the strength of Christian Cantwell’s shot put on their attempts and sank in the overall stand- ticket to fly to Durham, N.C. in two weeks for the victory, Jay Meystedt’s second-place finish in the ings. NCAA Championship. high jump and a third- and fifth-place finish in the decathlon, the MU men lead the championship with After throwing 132-11 in the javelin, Moran knew "I’ve been a nervous wreck watching her," said Sue 46 points. Nebraska stands in second with 42, fol- she was in position to reach the Trials qualifying Ann, who cried as she finished the 800 to com- lowed by Texas with 34, Texas A&M with 32 and mark. With 4,810 points in the bag, she could prob- plete her day. "After yesterday I kind of expected Kansas State with 31. ably finish the final stretch of the 800 running on today. You have to be optimistic. I don’t think she her hands, but … has as much confidence in herself as we have in Even with the outstanding performances put on her." by Cantwell, Boswell and decathlon champion "I knew I didn’t have to run what I ran," she said. Andy Morris of Kansas, the day belonged to Moran. "But I did it just to get more points." As Sue Ann wiped away her tears, her husband, Mike, furiously dialed his cell phone trying to reach After leading the entire first day, Moran slipped to Pushed by Nebraska’s Ashley Selig, Moran finished the rest of the Moran clan about the news. "I’ve third place after the long jump. Iowa State’s Bar- first in 2 minutes, 15.31 seconds - another career- been on the phone trying to call her brothers," bara Szlendakova took the lead with a jump of 20- best time. Mike said. 3 and Baylor’s Kerry O’Bric moved into second place overall with a jump of 18-8. Moran closed Asigbee was two spots behind and finished with When told the full implications of her score, Moran the gap to 23 points with a 130-1 throw in the 5,572 points, which is the eight-best total by an quickly realized she faced a new dilemma. Figuring javelin, trailing only O’Bric as Szlendakova slipped American this year. Her score eclipsed the Trials she wouldn’t make the Olympic Trials, Moran had to third. qualifying minimum, but there’s no guarantee she’ll accepted an all-expense paid trip to Europe to be a be among the top 24 scorers who are invited to group leader for International Sports Tours. The Heading into the final event, the 800, Moran knew Sacramento. opportunity would allow Moran to see Europe all she had to do was beat O’Bric and not lose to while leading high school athletes through compe- Szlendakova by more than nine seconds — a feat "I don’t really know how it’s going to play out titions. she had no trouble completing. with the Trials," said Asigbee, who earned $400 for finishing second. "I can’t control how other "I never considered the Trials," said Moran. "I "This was more than I could ask for," Moran said. people compete." thought it would be another four years before I "I went to the Olympic Development camp in Chula got to that. I’ve talked to the person in charge of Vista" Calif. "last summer and didn’t feel like I was For Asigbee, there was no shame finishing second IST, and he told me the position would be there on the same level as the women there. Coach" to Moran, her former MU teammate and fellow for me next year." Rick McGuire "said I was the same type of person graduate assistant at Missouri. they were. Now I can believe it." "It’s great to have one of your teammates do so McGuire, who coaches the multi-event athletes well in such adverse conditions," Asigbee said. "It and jumpers for MU, could be heard in the far just gives me hope that I’m right there with her." reaches of the stadium yelling encouragement as Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 18 USATF Olympic Trials Fiona Asigbee FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ... originally: Walford, Iowa Asigbee works hard to currently: Columbia, Mo. Missouri (‘03) 2001: become heptathlete Coach: Rick McGuire Outdoor: Won the 100m hurdles twice -- at the By DAVE MATTER, Columbia Daily Tribune 2004: Missouri Relays and at Tom Botts ... competed as a Published Tuesday, June 10, 2003 Outdoor: Hit a personal-best at the Olympic Training heptathlete twice, finishing 15th at the Texas A&M Center Multi-Carnival (5,669). Indoor: Finished third invitational and 13th at Mt. SAC. Indoor: Won the There was a time when Missouri’s Fiona Asigbee long jump and the 60m hurdles at the Missouri at the USATF Indoor Combined Event Champion- wasn’t the graceful heptathlete she is today. Just ships in Chapel Hill, N.C. Invitational ... finished third in the 200m dash at the Tiger Invitational. last season, when she began experimenting with 2003: the seven-event monster, she picked up a javelin Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA & USATF 2000: for the first time without a clue how to throw it. Championships ... Big 12 Champion in the heptathlon. Outdoor: Two fourth-place finishes in the 100m Indoor: Big 12 Heptathlon Champion hurdles, once at the Missouri Relays and the other at Not in practice, but in a meet. the Missouri Invitational. Indoor: Placed fourth in the 2002: 55m dash at the Missouri All-Comers meet. "I didn’t even know how to throw it," the MU co- Outdoor: All-Big 12 with her personal-best point captain recalled last week. "Everyone just said, ‘Just Personal: total in the heptathlon (5,091) ... had a personal best go up there and throw it.’ I was so new at it and in the 100m hurdles (13.82) at the Big 12 Champi- Daughter of Emmanuel and Eugenia Asigbee ... onships ... was team leader in 100m hurdles. Indoor: majoring in biology/pre-med ... born May 18, 1981 in just so nervous because I’d never thrown one of All-Big 12 in the pentathlon with a fifth place finish at Manchester, U.K. those before." the conference meet ... won the pentathlon at the Missouri Invitational. 100mH HJ SP 200m LJ JT 800m Personal Bests ------> 13.61 1.79m 12.22m 24.73 5.88m 36.34m 2:16.35 40-1¼ 19-3½ 119-3 NCAA Reg. '03 Coll. St. '04 OTC '04 OTC '04 Walton '04 OTC '04 Heptathlon Bests ----> 13.82 1.76m 12.22m 24.73 5.88m 36.34 2:16.35 40-1¼ 19-3½ 119-3 B12 '02 & '03 B12 '03 Coll. St. '04 OTC '04 OTC '04 Walton '04 OTC '04 Big 12 Championships 13.82 1.76m 11.39m 24.67 5.68m 30.80m 2:16.75 Austin, Texas w: 1.9 5-9¼ 37-4½ w: 2.6 18-7¾ 101-0 May 17-18, 2003 1004 928 621 917 753 492 868 BIG 12 CHAMPION, PREVIOUS PR 1004 1932 2553 3470 4223 4715 5583 NCAA Championships 14.04 1.68m 11.48m 25.44 5.55m 33.52m 2:21.15 Sacramento, Calif. w: -2.0 5-6 37-8 w: -1.0 18-2½ 110-0 June 13-14, 2003 973 830 627 847 715 543 808 (Last time in Sacramento) 973 1803 2430 3277 3992 4535 5343 USATF Outdoor Championships 14.04 1.75m 11.64m 24.93 5.50m 31.26m 2:22.18 Palo Alto, Calif. w: -1.7 5-8¾ 38-2¼ w: 2.5 18-½ 102-7 June 19-20, 2003 973 916 637 893 700 500 794 (Last year at USATF) 973 1889 2526 3419 4119 4619 5413 College Station Multis 14.04 1.75m 12.22m 24.97 5.83m 30.28m 2:21.55 College Station, Texas w: 3.6 5-8¾ 40-1¼ w: 2.9 19-1½ 99-4 March 18-19, 2004 973 916 676 890 798 482 803 973 1889 2565 3455 4253 4735 5538 Audrey Walton Combined Event 14.01 1.70m 11.70m 25.17 5.82m 36.34m 2:19.07 Columbia, Mo. w: 0.8 5-7 38-4¾ w: 2.6 19-1¼ 119-3 May 14-15, 2004 977 855 641 871 795 597 836 977 1832 2473 3344 4139 4736 5572 Olympic Training Center Multi-Carnival 13.83 1.71m 12.15m 24.73 5.88m 32.75m 2:16.35 San Diego, Calif. 5-7¼ 39-10½ 19-3½ 107-5 June 5-6, 2004 1003 867 671 912 813 529 874 Heptathlon PR: 5,669 1003 1870 2541 3453 4266 4795 5669

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Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 19 The hurdler-turned-heptathlete hoped no one became attached to the heptathlon, in which she 2004 U.S. Best Heptathlon List would notice. But suddenly, a crowd of teammates competes in seven events over two days: the 100- 1 .... 6272 .. Shelia Burrell ...... Nike ...... May 30 ..... Gotzis lined up to watch her agonizing debut. meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meters, long 2 .... 6059 .. ...... Nike ...... Jun 6 ...... Arles jump, javelin and the 800 meters. 3 .... 6063 .. Gigi Miller ...... Unat...... May 9 Desenzano 4 .... 6033 .. ..... Georgia .... Apr 17 .... Oxford She can’t remember how far she threw, but it 5 .... 5847 .. Heather Sterlin ...... Nike ...... Jun 6 . Chula Vista wasn’t pretty. "I would get bored day in, day out, every day if I only 6 .... 5807 .. Jacquelyn Johnson . Ari. State .. Jun 10 ...... Austin competed in one event," she said. "I like the variety 7 .... 5742 .. Tacita Bass ...... Unat...... Jun 6 . Chula Vista 8 .... 5730 .. Kim Schiemenz ...... Nike ...... May 9 Desenzano "Everybody was watching because they wanted to of the multis. Each day, you know what you do is 9 ... 5698 .. Michelle Moran .. Unat...... May 14Columbia see how I was going to do it," she said. "I had no going to be something different from the day be- 10 . 5669 .. Fiona Asigbee ..... Unat...... Jun 6Chula Vista idea how to throw this thing. It was frustrating fore." 11 ..5667 .. T. Lawyer-Thomas .. Team IdahoJun 6 . Chula Vista because it’s so technical, and you have to spend so 12 ..5640 .. Jackie Poulson ...... Poca. TC ... May 1 .... Pocatello 13 ..5631 .. Kendra Reimer ...... Unat...... Jun 6 . Chula Vista much time learning the technique." This season, Asigbee has leaped to new heights in 14 ..5615 .. JaNelle Wright ...... K-State ..... Mar 24 ..... Tucson the high jump - the only event she won outright at 15 ..5587 .. Ashley Selig ...... Nebraska . Jun 10 ...... Austin In less than two years, the daughter of a college the Big 12 outdoor championships. She finished 16 ..5586 .. Andrea Pressley ..... Jacksonville Jun 10 ...... Austin 17 ..5523 .. Amber Miller ...... Unat...... Apr 9 San Angelo professor has proven to be a quick study. Three second in the 100 hurdles and third in the 200 and 18 ..5511 .. Brooke Meredith ... California . Mar 25 .. Berkeley weeks ago, she won the Big 12 women’s outdoor the dreaded 800. 19 ..5497 .. Meredith Davis ...... Unat...... Apr 15 ...... Azusa heptathlon title. On Friday and Saturday, she be- 20 ..5492 .. Josie Hahn ...... Vanderbilt May 14 .... Oxford gins competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and "She really blew up in the high jump," MU jumps 21 ..5413 .. Jennifer Hoppe ...... Unat...... Mar 19 C-Station 22 ..5405 .. Chelsea Hammond South Ca. Apr 8 ... Knoxville Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., as the coach Matt Candrl said. "That’s a strength she didn’t 23 ..5383 .. Ryanne Dupree ..... Texas-SA .. Apr 1 ...... Austin nation’s fourth-ranked heptathlete. have in the past. That’s just a great athlete perfect- 24 . 5378 .. Jessica Stockard Missouri Apr 30 Norman ing technique. … She’s taken her genetics, her gifts 25 ..5375 .. Tamara McGill ...... Pittsburgh Apr 30 Piscataway 26 ..5332 .. Ann Marie Turpin . Cal-Irvine . Apr 15 ...... Azusa Not bad for a sprinter and jumper who once and her talent and directed them in a fashion that’s 27 ..5329 .. Krystal Ward ...... Houston .. Apr 17Baton Rouge dreaded throwing the javelin and suffering through been obviously competitive in the Big 12. 28 ..5326 .. Jordan Willmann ... Baylor ...... Apr 30 .. Norman the 800-meter race that concludes the two days 29 ..5325 .. Abby Andrus ...... Oregon .... May 8 ...... Tucson of competition. "Gutting out an 800 is not easy. Throwing a javelin 30 ..5301 .. Brianne Edwards ... S. Dakota . May 28 .... Walnut 31 ..5295 .. Sara Jane Baker ...... Nebraska . Apr 30 .. Norman well is not easy. … She’s come a long way, and she 32 ..5290 .. Lela Nelson ...... E.Michigan Apr 8 ... Knoxville Actually, she still dreads the 800. has bigger things ahead of her. It’s just a matter of 33 ..5281 .. Danielle McNaney . Liberty ...... May 14New Haven time." "Just don’t tell my coach," she said. "It’s always the last event, and after a long day, you don’t really feel When her collegiate track career ends, Asigbee will 2000 U.S. Best Heptathlon List like getting on the track and getting through those have one more year of school to complete before two laps. But you have to do it, and it’s not that she can focus on entering medical school. The biol- HEPTATHLON 6422 Sheila Burrell (Unat) 6/4-Gotzis bad." ogy major was hoping to take the Medical College 6243 DeDee Nathan (Invaders) 7/15-OT Admission Test this summer, but her extended track 6339 S. Burrell 7/15-OT Adjusting to new surroundings is nothing new for season has pushed those plans back … for now. 6217w Kelly LaBounty (Unat) 4/6-Austin 6180 LaBoounty 7/15-OT Asigbee. The 22-year-old senior was born in S. Burrell 5/6-KsSt Manchester, England, where she lived with her par- "I don’t really know where track is going to take 6150 Nathan 9/24-OG ents until she was 6. Her father, Emmanuel, was me right now," she said. "So I just want to take one 6099 Nathan 6/4-Gotzis working toward his graduate degree in econom- meet at a time and do well at each." 6094 Tiffany Lott-Hogan (Unat) 7/15-OT 6041 Wendi Raatjes (Asics) 7/15-OT ics in England. Then the family moved to the West 5995w Trayce Lawyer (Nike) 4/14-Azusa African nation of Ghana, where Emmanuel was 5932w Christi Smith (Akron) 4/6-Austin born and raised. 5777 Gigi Miller (Ark) 6/1-NCAA 5726w Ifoma Jones (Houston) 4/6-Austin 5614 Missy Vanek (Calif) 6/1-NCAA From England to Africa, the Asigbees made their 5602 Kim Schiemniz (N Colo) 5/25-NCII next move to the exotic land of … Iowa. Emmanuel 5596 Aja Frary (Unat) 5/27-Logan teaches economics at a community college in Iowa, 5590 Michelle Moran (Mo) 5/20-Big12 Erin Narzinski (Unat) 4/14-Azusa and Fiona became a track star at Prairie High 5585w Jennifer Hoppe (SF Austin) 6/18-TxAM School in Walford, Iowa. She was recruited by 5560w Dee Brown (Ark) 5/12-SEC former Missouri All-American and assistant coach 5504 Lindsay Taylor (Brown) 3/23-UFl 5499 Kristi McGihon (Unat) 7/1-N'ridge Natasha Kaiser-Brown and was instantly attached 5464 Kerry O'Bric (Baylor) 6/1-NCAA to the MU coaching staff. 5460 Jamie Walker (Ark) 5/11-SEC 5455 Ali McKnight (Unat) 3/31-Sacto After two seasons as a hurdler and long jumper, 5451 Marsha Baird (Unat) 4/21-Provo 5435 -Begel (Asics) 4/14-Azusa Asigbee watched as Missouri’s multi-event ath- 5432w Martha Brennan (Unat) 4/6-Austin letes blossomed. The group included standouts 5406 Peggy Odita (Panja) 5/27-Logan Rannveig Kvalvik, Eli Sommerfeldt and Michelle 5398w Felecia Brown (Unat) 3/31-Sacto 5396 Janet Dutton (Neb) 5/20-Big12 Moran. 5381 Tacita Bass (S Car) 5/11-SEC 5377w Mellanee Welty (Wichita) 5/18-MVC The heptathlon "was a thought when I was being Laura Widman (Sea Pac) 5/25-NCII recruited, but I really didn’t want to do it for the fact that I had never done so many of the events," she said.

After a quick introduction to the javelin, Asigbee

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 20 USATF Olympic Trials Janae Strickland 2004 USATF Women’s Shot Put Rankings Houston, Texas 1 ..... 18.54/60-10 ...... ...... North Carolina ...... May 29 ...... Gainesville Missouri senior 2 ..... 18.40/60-4.5 ...... ...... Nike ...... May 22 ...... Tucson Coach: Brett Halter ...... 18.26/59-11 ...... Gerraughty ...... Jun 12 ...... Austin ...... 18.15/59-6.75 .....Heaston ...... Apr 10 ...... Westwood ...... Heaston ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford Season Highlights 3 ...... Jillian Camarena ...... Stanford ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford * Earned second All-American honor with eighth ...... 18.11/59-5 ...... Camarena ...... Jun 12 ...... Austin place finish at the NCAA Championships ...... 18.07/59-3.5 ...... Heaston ...... Apr 18 ...... Walnut * NCAA Mideast Region Champion with new region record (55-1.5, 16.80m) ...... 18.01/59-1.25 .....Heaston ...... May 30 ...... Sacramento * 2nd place at Big 12 Outdoor Championships with 4 ..... 17.86/58-7.25 .....Stephanie Brown ...... Moreno Trenching ...... Apr 10 ...... Westwood new personal-best and school record 5 ...... Becky Breisch ...... Nebraska ...... Jun 10 ...... Austin * Sixth place in Big 12 indoor in the shot 6 ..... 17.26/56-7.5 ...... Michelle Carter ...... Texas...... May 29 ...... College Station * 2004 USA Olympic Trial qualifier “B” 7 ..... 17.25/56-7.25 ..... ...... UCLA...... Apr 18 ...... Walnut Career Highlights 8 ..... 17.15/56-3.25 .....L'Orangerie Crawford .... USC ...... May 14 ...... Tucson * Holds both Missouri Indoor & Outdoor records in the shot put 9 ..... 17.09/56-1 ...... Melinda Lincoln ...... Unat...... Jun 5 ...... Los Angeles * All-American (Indoor Shot Put, 2003) 10 .. 16.98/55-8.5 ...... Tiffany Bunton ...... SW Texas...... Jun 10 ...... Austin * Four-Time All-Big 12 11 . 16.92/55-6.25 Janae Strickland ...... Missouri ...... May 1 ...... Norman Personal Bests 12 .. 16.90/55-5.5 ...... Aubrey Martin ...... Western Illinois ...... Jun 12 ...... Austin SP (O) ...... 16.92m ...... 55-6...... Big 12 Champ. 13 .. 16.88-55-4.75.....Ja'Nai O'Connor ...... Penn State ...... May 15 ...... West Lafayette ^ School Record 14 .. 16.83/55-2.75 .....Kamaiya Warren ...... UCLA...... May 1 ...... Los Angeles Missouri All-Time Top 5 15 .. 16.79/55-1 ...... Karen Freberg ...... Florida...... Mar 27 ...... Gainesville Women’s Outdoor Shot Put 16 .. 16.65/54-7.5 ...... Amarachi Ukabam ...... Ohio State ...... May 29 ...... Baton Rouge 1 Janae Strickland ... 16.92m .. 55-6 ...... 5/1/04 17 .. 16.63/54-6.75 .....Adriane Blewitt ...... Ashland Elite ...... May 22 ...... Tucson 2 Mary Hyder ...... 15.10m ..... 49-6...... 5/21/83 18 .. 16.55/54-3.75 .....Johvonne Hernandez ...... Syracuse ...... May 15 ...... New Haven 3 Lindsey Markworth14.58m . 47-10 .... 5/30/04 19 .. 16.45/53-11.75 ...Leann Boerema ...... Nebraska ...... Apr 17 ...... Lincoln 4 Stephanie Stean ...... 14.47m ..... 47-6...... 4/17/92 19 ...... Chandra Brewer...... South Florida ...... Jun 10 ...... Austin 5 Cydne Ryan ...... 13.64m ..... 44-9...... 5/13/89 21 .. 16.41/53-10.25 ...Angela Bertholdt ...... Unat...... May 8 ...... Chapel Hill 22 .. 16.39/53-9.25 .....Stacy Martin ...... Auburn ...... May 29 ...... Baton Rouge 23 .. 16.20/53-1.75 .....Latisha Johnson ...... Illinois State...... May 29 ...... Baton Rouge 24 .. 16.18/53-1 ...... Liz Wanless ...... Bates...... May 15 ...... Williamstown 25 .. 16.07/52-8.75 .....Bree Fuqua ...... Oregon ...... May 29 ...... Northridge 26 .. 15.97/52-4.75 .....LaQuanda Cotten ...... Florida...... May 16 ...... Oxford 27 .. 15.93/52-3.25 .....Laura Sauao ...... Cal-Northridge ...... Jun 10 ...... Austin 28 .. 15.89/52-1.75 .....Melissa Bickett ...... Michigan ...... May 15 ...... West Lafayette 29 .. 15.86/52-0.5 ...... Liz Wanless ...... Bates...... Apr 22 ...... Philadelphia 30 .. 15.85/52-0 ...... Amy Haapanen ...... Cal-Santa Barbara ...... Apr 18 ...... Walnut 31 .. 15.84/51-11.75 ...Dana Lawson ...... Unat...... Mar 13 ...... Davis

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 21 MU’s Strickland finds way FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ... All-American honors as a long jumper during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. In 1988, she was out of darkness MU’s Strickland makes an indoor All-American in the 55-meter dash. That Thrower ends funk to break record. successful jump to shot put year Lorinda was named the Big Eight all-sports athlete of the year. By JUSTIN TAYLOR, Columbia Daily Tribune By DAVE MATTER, Columbia Daily Tribune Published Saturday, May 17, 2003 Published Thursday, April 22, 2004 And unlike most children of college athletes, Strickland was there to see it. Janae Strickland wasn’t slumping, but she wasn’t When Janae Strickland first expressed interest in coming to Missouri three years ago, track Coach getting any better. In 1982, when Lorinda was just 17 and still in high Rick McGuire had an obvious question. school, she had Strickland, who became a fixture Missouri throws coach Brett Halter said it’s not around the Missouri track facilities during her "He asked me if I ever long-jumped," Strickland unusual for a thrower, but it’s frustrating none- mom’s standout career. theless. said. "I went to all of her track meets," said Strickland, Her answer was no, but considering Strickland’s "She definitely hit a plateau," Halter said. "She prob- who finished eighth in the shot put at the NCAA lineage, McGuire’s inquiry only made sense. ably rode it a little bit longer than she wanted to." Indoor Championships in March, earning - like her Strickland is the daughter of former Missouri All- mom - All-American honors. Strickland, a four-time All-Big 12 performer and American long jumper Lorinda Richardson, whom McGuire recruited a generation ago. an indoor All-American in 2003, broke out of her "I remember being a little brat and running around funk at last weekend’s Nebraska Quadrangular in on the infield and watching her jump. I was the Strickland, though, was a high school sprinter and Lincoln, Neb. little mascot, always running around in my little had never attempted the jump that made her mom Missouri uniform." She broke her own school record in the shot put famous. Actually, she tried once. with a toss of 54 feet, 2 inches to win the event. When she was 6, Strickland’s family moved to Texas. "My mom tried to teach me one time, and she just The throw broke the record by 4 inches and A decade later, she planned her return north. laughed at me," Strickland said. "So I didn’t try it topped her previous best throw this year by a Strickland suffers from asthma, which reduced her again." foot-and-a-half. The mark also places the senior in out-of-state college options to one. the top 10 in the country this year. But McGuire accepted her anyway, as a walk-on "My mom told me that if I wanted to go out of sprinter with perhaps a future in long-jumping. "I’m happy everything’s coming together because, state," Strickland said, "Missouri was the only place Never happened. at the beginning, it was pretty of rough," Strickland I could go." said. "I’m excited for the Big 12 Championships. Soon after she arrived at Missouri, Strickland had I’m ready to kick some butt." Although Lorinda can’t offer many tips on shot- a question for McGuire. putting, she remains Strickland’s inspiration. Not Strickland put together her best meet of the sea- many elite college athletes can raise a child while "I asked the coaches if I could try the shot put," son despite poor conditions and health. juggling classes and competing at an All-American Strickland said, "and they said, ‘Well, sure.’ " level. As Strickland grew up, she recognized those "My allergies were bothering me," she said. "I challenges her mom faced. couldn’t see. I had a really bad sinus headache, and So Strickland made the unconventional leap from walk-on sprinter to thrower, and on the way she I was just ready to throw. I was just ready to get it "Having me and being a teenager and still going on landed a scholarship. At the 2001 Big 12 Outdoor over with." to college, that’s a big thing," Strickland said. "My Championships, McGuire promised her a partial mom never gave up. Whenever people told her, scholarship if she could throw 46 feet. She threw Strickland broke the record on her third throw ‘You can’t do that, you have a kid,’ she kept going. 47. Next year, Strickland will receive a full schol- in almost complete darkness. She graduated and did what she wanted. arship for her senior season. "It started getting dark, and I was like, ‘Can I throw "That’s why I started throwing. I had hard times, Strickland went on to break the school record now? Now can I throw?’ " but she always told me to keep going and never last year at the Drake Relays. She’s broken it two give up. She would say, ‘You never know what might more times this season, most recently at the Ward Halter said it was Strickland’s persistence that come out of this.’ " ended the slump. Haylett Invitational two weeks ago with a throw of 53-8½. The Houston native hopes to improve "I think throwing is best related to golf," he said. on last year’s fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Cham- "People, sometimes their swing works great, and pionships this weekend in Austin, Texas, where sometimes it doesn’t. When it doesn’t, it’s pretty she expects a large following in the stands. miserable. Sometimes you just throw the clubs away and don’t pick them up for a month. "She’s progressed, obviously, leaps and bounds," Missouri throws coach Brett Halter said. "Not a "Well, she doesn’t have that option, and she didn’t whole lot of people in the world will really rec- let herself have that option. She just kept working ognize their gifts and apply them. For her, she’s and working and working and staying the course, just wound tight. She’s a powerful person. She’s knowing what she had to do." learned the technique, and this year, she’s learned to compete as a thrower."

Strickland will compete with some of the best Jenna Issacson photo/Columbia Trib shot putters in the nation at this weekend’s Drake Watching this weekend will be her mom, now Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Lorinda Cockrell. In 1986 and ’87, Lorinda earned Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 22 USATF Olympic Trials Ray Hughes 2004 USATF Men’s Steeplechase Rankings originally: Leasburg, Mo. 1 ..... 8:17.93 ...... ...... Nike ...... Jun 8 ...... Ostrava currently: Eugene, Ore. 2 ..... 8:25.02 ...... ...... adidas ...... Apr 22 ...... Philadelphia Missouri (‘98) 3 ..... 8:26.06 ...... Steve Slattery ...... Nike ...... Jun 11 ...... Kassel Coach: Bill Dellinger ...... 8:26.33 ...... Slattery ...... May 31 ...... Hengelo 4 ..... 8:27.66 ...... John Mortimer ...... Boston AA ...... Apr 22 ...... Philadelphia (C) NYRR ...... 8:27.74 ...... Slattery ...... Jun 8 ...... Ostrava 5 ... 8:29.20 ...... Ray Hughes ...... Nike ...... May 31 ...... Stanford From USA Track & Field ... 6 ..... 8:30.48 ...... Isaiah Festa ...... Wisconsin Runner ...... May 31 ...... Stanford RAY HUGHES 7 ..... 8:32.09 ...... ...... Stanford ...... May 31 ...... Stanford Event: steeplechase 8 ..... 8:35.00 ...... Mike DiGennaro...... Delaware RC ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford Height: 6-2 9 ..... 8:36.29 ...... Sandu Rebenciuc ...... US Army ...... Jun 10 ...... Hillsdale Weight: 168 10 .. 8:36.30 ...... Tom Brooks ...... Unat...... Jun 20 ...... Stanford PR: 3000m Steeplechase 8:24.67 (2002) 11 .. 8:37.33 ...... Aaron Fisher ...... Ohio State ...... May 1...... Columbus Born: May 9, 1975 12 .. 8:38.45 ...... Jordan Desilets ...... Eastern Michigan ...... Apr 24 ...... Eugene Current Residence: Eugene, Oregon 13 .. 8:39.28 ...... Jared Cordes ...... Wisconsin Runner ...... Apr 24 ...... Eugene High School: Cuba (Mo.) HS ‘93 14 .. 8:39.2h ...... Kevin Barra...... Unat...... Jun 11 ...... Victoria College: Missouri ‘98 15 .. 8:39.68 ...... Jacques Sallberg ...... Springco ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford Coach: Bill Dellinger 16 .. 8:39.69 ...... Darren Shearer ...... Reebok Boston ...... May 31 ...... Stanford Agent: Self 17 .. 8:40.44 ...... Ben Bruce ...... Unat...... Jun 5 ...... Los Angeles Club: Nike 18 .. 8:40.83 ...... Dave Cullum ...... Nike Farm Team...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford 19 .. 8:41.3h ...... Chris Dugan ...... Unat...... Jun 11 ...... Victoria Career Highlights: 4th at 2002 USA Outdoor Cham- 20 .. 8:42.07 ...... Carl Blackhurst ...... adidas ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford pionships; 1997 Big 12 champion 21 .. 8:42.20 ...... Matt Adams...... BYU ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford 22 .. 8:42.35 ...... Tom Burns ...... Unat...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford A Big 12 Conference champion while at the Uni- 23 .. 8:42.54 ...... Michael Hill ...... Club NW ...... May 8...... Seattle versity of Missouri, Hughes ran a 24 .. 8:42.79 ...... Aaron Aguayo ...... Arizona State ...... May 29 ...... Northridge sub-4 minute mile in 2001 (3:59.78)…lives in Eu- 25 .. 8:42.94 ...... Andy Smith ...... N. Carolina State ...... May 29 ...... Gainesville gene, Oregon and trains with several 26 .. 8:43.21 ...... Jeff Davis ...... Central Michigan ...... Mar 27 ...... Stanford other post-collegiate athletes, including sub-28 10 27 .. 8:44.17 ...... ...... adidas ...... May 31 ...... Stanford km runner Nolan Swanson and 28 .. 8:44.29 ...... Ken Richardson ...... Weber State ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford 2000 Olympian Nick Rogers. Hughes trains under 29 .. 8:44.57 ...... Brett Holts...... Oregon ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford the tutelage of National Track & 30 .. 8:44.88 ...... Michael Spence ...... Unat...... Mar 27 ...... Stanford Field Hall of Fame member Bill Dellinger, the leg- 31 .. 8:45.26 ...... Josh McAdams ...... BYU ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford endary former coach at the University of 32 .. 8:46.59 ...... Luke Mullranin ...... Minnesota ...... May 15 ...... West Lafayette Oregon…after graduating from the University of 33 .. 8:47.32 ...... Steve Zieminski ...... Florida...... May 29 ...... Gainesville Missouri in 1998, Hughes trained at Wake Forest 34 .. 8:47.59 ...... Lucas Meyer ...... Yale ...... May 15 ...... New Haven University under coach John Goodrich, who as- 35 .. 8:48.44 ...... David Rae ...... Purdue...... May 15 ...... West Lafayette sisted Hughes in developing additional 36 .. 8:48.74 ...... Mark Floreani ...... Texas...... Apr 15 ...... Walnut strength…works for the University of Oregon 37 .. 8:49.26 ...... Phillip McPherson ...... Western State ...... Apr 30 ...... Stanford Athletic Department in food services…Hughes 38 .. 8:49.87 ...... Lyle Weese...... Team USA/MN ...... Apr 24 ...... Eugene recently told Runner’s World Online that the 2002 39 .. 8:50.02 ...... Brian Olinger ...... Ohio State ...... Apr 22 ...... Philadelphia season provided him with confidence for the 40 .. 8:51.67 ...... Luke Llamas ...... CP/SLO...... May 29 ...... Northridge future…”I think that this year (2002) I had a couple of breakthroughs,” he said. “With the sub-4 mile indoors, I had the speed element. And I ran the 8-K 2003: 9th in qualifying round at USA Outdoors 1999: 14th at USA Outdoors (8:52.05)…best of road championships in New York City in 22:55, so (8:55.88)…1st at Oracle U.S. Open 8:34.25. I believe I had the strength element, too. I knew 1998: 9th in opening round at USA moving out to Eugene was going to be a huge tran- (8:43.61)…best of 8:43.61. Outdoors…9th at NCAA Outdoors…2nd at Big sition coming from the Midwest. I started working 2002: 4th at USA Outdoors (8:24.67PR)…5th at 12 a lot less, and things just started to fall into place. Gresham (8:28.79)…2nd at Eugene When I first got here I struggled a little bit with Championships…best of 8:41.4. thinking, ‘maybe that was it, maybe I should go out (8:32.14)…1st at Brunswick (8:33.49)…3rd at 1997: 1st at Big 12 Champs…9th in opening round and get a job and make the money and get out of Stanford (8:36.30)…7th at Linz at USA Outdoors…9th in opening the sport,’ but I hung in there and when spring came around the following year things went well.” (8:37.40)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of round at NCAA Outdoors…best of 8:43.53. 8:24.67PR. 1996: 4th at Big 8 Championships…best of 8:57.05. 2001: 6th at USA Outdoors (8:31.45)…ranked #6 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 8:25.94. 2000: 9th in opening round at U.S. Olympic Trials (8:43.41)…best of 8:33.29.

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 23 FLASHBACK ... to 1998 ... Conrad Woolsey "This is the next step in the dream for Ray,’’ McGuire Hughes joins said. "He worked hard and has earned this. It will RS Junior Nike track club give him an avenue to grow as an athlete and pro- Excelsior Springs, Mo./ vides him with a transition to go somewhere after Excelsior Springs HS Tiger all-American to run professionally college instead of who knows where. He’s well prepared for this opportunity, and I believe it will Season Highlights By JON STEMMLE, Columbia Daily Tribune allow him to grow to prominence in U.S. distance * Two-time D-I All-American after 8th place finish in June 17, 1998 running." Indoor NCAA Championships and seventh place finish at the NCAA Outdoor As Ray Hughes boarded an airplane yesterday, he * Fifth place at the NCAA Mideast Regional knew he was embarking of the trip of a lifetime. * Finished third in the Indoor Big 12 Championships in the shot put * Third all-time in Mizzou history on both indoor and After completing one of the greatest distance ca- outdoor lists in the shot put reers in the history of the Missouri track pro- * At Big 12 Outdoor, finished fourth in the shot, gram, Hughes is about to begin a new journey as a seventh in the discus member of a Nike-based running club in Winston- Career Highlights Salem, N.C. Nike representatives sought out the * Six-Time All-American ... four as member at Northwest Missouri State two-time all-American shortly after the NCAA * D-II Indoor Shot Put Champ in 2001 Outdoor Championships and made him an offer * Three-Time all-Big 12 he couldn’t refuse — to run and train with the Personal Bests best athletes on the East coast under full Nike SP (O) ...... 19.09m...... 62-7.5NCAA Champ ‘04 sponsorship. Discus ...... 53.71m...... 176-2 ...... Big 12 ‘04 Missouri All-Time Top 5 "This is more than I ever thought would happen,’’ Men’s Outdoor Shot Put Hughes said. "I thought I would be begging my way 1 Christian Cantwell ... 70-11¼ .... 21.62m .....7/16/03 into meets. When the opportunity came to join 2 Russ Bell ...... 64-1¼ ...... 19.54m .....5/11/02 this team I couldn’t let it go by." 3 Conrad Woolsey ....62-7¼ ...... 19.09m ..6/14/04 4 Rick Lyle ...... 61-6¼ ...... 18.75m .....5/17/93 Hughes will officially end his MU career this week- 5 Steve Moore ...... 61-¼ ...... 18.61m .....5/20/78 end at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Champi- onships in New Orleans. The USATF Champion- ships, which serves as the U.S. trials in Olympic years, will be Hughes’ final competition in the 3,000-meter steeplechase while wearing the black and gold.

"This is a transition for me,’’ Hughes said of the USATF Championships. "In a lot of ways it’s the same as leaving high school for college. It’ll be hard to leave my teammates and roommates here, but I’m at the point where I’ve got to move on if I (C) NYRR want more. I’ll be going somewhere with guys who want it the same way I do.’’

Under Nike sponsorship, Hughes will compete in the steeplechase and mile. He will race this sum- mer in the Can-Am Tour — a series of races through the New England states and Canada — where he will compete every three or four days.

"Nike came to me and said they were putting to- gether a team to bring to international competi- tions,’’ Hughes said. "This way I don’t have to worry about getting into meets or equipment, both things that can wear on your budget. I’m pretty pumped to start because I think this will be a big thing for me.’’

Hughes isn’t the only one excited about his fu- ture. The MU coaching staff, especially head coach Rick McGuire and assistant coach Jeff Pigg, believe this is the beginning of the step to go from all- American to all-World.

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 24 USATF Olympic Trials ... continued from page 2 ... Quick Conversion Chart for Combined Events Ray Hughes ('98), Nike, Leasburg, Mo., Women’s Heptathlon Men's 3000-meter Steeplechase Steeplechaser Ray Hughes, originally from Leasburg, Mo., DAY 1 DAY 2 currently lives and trains in Eugene, Oregon. A Big 12 100m Hurd. High Jump Shot Put 200m Dash Long Jump Javelin 800m Run Conference champion while at the University of Mis- 12.50 1201 2.00 6-6¾ 1237 17.50 57-5 1029 24.00 981 7.50 24-7½ 1345 62.30 204-6 1100 2:01.05 1100 souri in 1997, Hughes ran a sub-4 minute mile in 2001 13.00 1124 1.98 6-6 1211 17.07 56-0 1000 24.32 950 7.37 24-2¼ 1300 60.92 200-0 1073 2:05.0 1040 (3:59.78). Hughes trains under the tutelage of National 13.16 1100 1.90 6-2¾ 1106 16.75 55-0 979 24.50 933 7.31 24-0 1278 60.00 196-10 1055 2:07.63 1000 Track & Field Hall of Fame member Bill Dellinger, the 13.50 1050 1.89 6-2¼ 1100 16.00 52-6 928 24.86 900 7.00 22-11¾ 1172 57.18 187-7 1000 2:10.0 965 legendary former coach at the University of Oregon. 13.85 1000 1.83 6-0 1016 15.58 51-1½ 900 25.00 887 6.93 22-9 1150 54.82 180-0 954 2:14.52 900 14.00 978 1.80 5-10¾ 978 15.24 50-0 877 25.13 875 6.70 22-0 1072 52.04 170-9 900 2:15.0 894 After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1998, 14.50 909 1.77 5-9¾ 950 15.00 49-2½ 861 25.40 850 6.50 21-4 1007 50.00 164-0 860 2:20.0 824 Hughes trained at Wake Forest University under coach 14.57 900 1.70 5-7 856 14.50 47-6½ 826 25.50 841 6.47 21-2¾ 1000 48.74 160-0 836 2:21.77 800 John Goodrich, who assisted Hughes in developing ad- 14.94 850 1.68 5-6 830 14.09 46-2¾ 800 25.68 825 6.09 20-0 877 46.88 153-10 800 2:25.0 758 ditional strength. 15.00 842 1.65 5-5 800 13.71 45-0 775 25.97 800 6.00 19-8¼ 850 45.00 147-6 763 2:29.47 700 This year, Hughes has the seventh-fastest time by an 15.32 800 1.60 5-3 736 13.00 42-7½ 727 26.00 797 6.00 19-8¼ 850 42.68 140-0 719 2:30.0 694 American, running 8:29.20 in late May. 15.50 777 1.53 5-0 655 12.58 41-3¼ 700 26.26 775 5.50 18-½ 700 41.68 136-9 700 2:35.0 632 15.71 750 1.52 4-11¾ 650 12.19 40-0 674 26.50 754 5.50 18-½ 700 40.00 131-1 667 2:37.60 600 Hughes' qualifying round is Monday, the 12th, with the 16.00 714 1.50 4-11 621 11.50 37-8¾ 628 26.55 750 5.48 18-0 694 36.58 120-0 602 2:40.0 574 final coming on Thursday, the 15th. 16.12 700 1.40 4-7 512 11.07 36-4 600 26.84 725 5.00 16-5 559 36.46 119-7 600 2:45.0 518 16.50 654 1.38 4-6¼ 500 10.66 35-0 573 27.00 712 4.96 16-3¼ 550 35.00 114-10 572 2:46.60 500 For more coverage of Missouri Track and Field's Califor- 16.54 650 1.37 4-6 481 10.00 32-9½ 529 27.14 700 4.87 16-0 524 31.22 102-5 500 2:50.0 464 nia run with stats, bios, schedules and much more, visit 16.97 600 1.30 4-3¼ 409 9.55 31-4 500 27.45 675 4.58 15-½ 450 30.48 100-0 486 2:56.38 400 mutigers.com 17.00 596 1.24 4-¾ 350 9.13 30-0 474 27.50 671 4.57 15-0 446 30.00 98-5 477 3:00.0 366 17.89 500 1.20 3-11¼ 312 8.50 27-10¾ 432 27.76 650 4.50 14-9¼ 428 25.92 85-0 400 3:01.70 350

Note: These tables also work for the indoor combined events. DECATHLON HEPTATHLON 100m ...... 0.1 sec. .... 23 pts 100mH .... 0.1 sec ..... 14 pts Improved performance will yield additional points as noted in the chart to LJ ...... 1 inch ...... 6 pts HJ ...... 1 cm ...... 13 pts right. Points are approximate, as there is a variation at different levels. For ...... 5 cm ...... 12 pts ...... 1 inch ...... 25-37 pts example, in the men’s 100, the difference between 10.40 and 10.50 is 24 SP ...... 1’ (30cm) 19 pts SP ...... 1’ (30cm) 20 pts points, between 11.40 and 11.50 is 21 points, and between 12.40 and HJ ...... 1 cm ...... 9 pts 200m ...... 0.1 sec ..... 9 pts 12.50 is 18 points. The points to the right are an “average” for national- ...... 1 inch ...... 18-25pts LJ ...... 1 inch ...... 8 pts class performers. 400m ...... 0.1 sec. .... 5 pts ...... 5 cm...... 15 pts 100mH .... 0.1 sec. .... 13 pts JT ...... 1’ (30cm) 6 pts If there is a tie in one of the combined events, the higher place goes to the DT ...... 1’ (30cm) 6 pts 800m ...... 1 sec ...... 12-14 pts competitor who has outscored the other in a majority of events. If a tie PV ...... 1 inch ...... 7 pts remains, it goes to the person who has scored the highest number of ...... 5 cm ...... 15 pts points in a single event. JT ...... 1’ (30cm) 5pts 1500m .....1 sec ...... 7 pts

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 25 Staff Bios tional Junior Team and the Jr. Pan American Games. Chris- Education Program. Dr. Rick McGuire tian Cantwell also qualified for the national senior team 21st Year on Staff and the senior Pan American Games, while heptathletes Coach McGuire has served on the staff for nine United Coach for: Fiona Asigbee and Jessica Stockard also made the na- States National Track and Field Teams, including the tional team, representing the United States in a com- 1992 and 1996 Olympic Team staffs for Barcelona and Michelle Moran, bined event competition in The Netherlands. Atlanta. He has also served with our national teams at Fiona Asigbee the 1995 World Championships, the 1990 World Cup, As Dr. Rick McGuire embarks on his 21st season as the As a team, Missouri finished a very strong third in the Big the 1988 and 1986 World Junior Championships, the head track and field coach at the University of Mis- 12 Conference in the combined overall men's and 1986 Junior Pan American Games, and for dual meet souri, he can look back on the first two decades of his women's cross country, indoor track and outdoor track competitions with Cuba in 1987 and Romania in 1986. tenure with great pride and satisfaction, as certainly standings. It was certainly an exciting and productive his Tigers have established an exceptional record of year for the Tigers in 2003. He has served for many years on the executive commit- success in the athletic arena, in the classroom and, tee of the United States Track Coaches Association and most importantly, in their lives beyond the University. Champions In the Classroom the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association, in- And it is this success that fuels Coach McGuire's en- cluding one term as the president. He has recently com- thusiasm and excitement about his athletes on this Through out Coach McGuire's career, producing cham- pleted his four-year term as a member of the NCAA team in 2004 and for the years ahead! pions in the classroom has been the hallmark of the Track and Field Committee. Missouri track and field team. The women's track and Of even greater importance than what successes his cross country teams have now established the amazing Honors and Recognitions athletes have achieved, is Coach McGuire's belief and record of earning Academic All American Team honors commitment to how and why those achievements are for 27 consecutive seasons, every season that the award McGuire has twice been named as the Conference made possible. With his unique personal and philo- has existed. Missouri is the only team in the NCAA to Coach of the Year and once as the Midwest Region sophical approach to coaching, where the priority is have earned this honor every season. McGuire's athletes Coach of the Year. He has been honored by his induc- placed on the person rather than the program, and have earned numerous Phi Beta Kappa awards, dozens tion into the prestigious Drake Relays Hall of Fame the focus is on the athletic and personal development of honors graduates, and 12 NCAA Postgraduate Schol- (2000) and the Missouri Track and Cross Country of each individual, the track and field athletes at Mis- arships. Coaches Association Hall of Fame, (1999), and has served souri have flourished under McGuire's tutelage. as the referee for both the Drake and Kansas Relays. In 2003, the McGuire's athletes once again set the stan- In his coaching, teaching, writing and public speaking, dard for academic excellence. Missouri men and women Speaking and Writing Coach McGuire shares and models his understanding achieved 21 perfect 4.0 GPA's, with 54 individuals mak- and belief that "It does matter whether we win or lose, ing their Dean's List. The women's cross country team Coach McGuire's varied experiences and involvements, because it absolutely does matter that we win in the earned a cumulative team GPA of 3.68 in the fall semes- along with his enthusiastic and passionate teaching style, life of every single individual with whom we have the ter, the highest team GPA in Missouri athletics' history. have earned him the reputation as a very popular and opportunity to share. It's all about winning kids with Knut Sommerfeldt received an NCAA Postgraduate nationally prominent speaker, and have allowed numer- sport, rather than winning sport with kids!" Scholarship, and Ann Marie Brooks was awarded the ous opportunities to provide clinics, seminars, and work- prestigious NCAA Top VIII Award. shops for educational leaders, professional, business and Champions on the Track civic organizations. His "Coaching Mental Excellence" Professor McGuire seminars have been enjoyed throughout the country, Over the years, Missouri track and field athletes have and he is a regular presenter at national athletic and certainly done more than their fair share of winning Coach McGuire is not only known around the track, he sport psychology conferences and conventions. He has and achieving. There have been 93 All Americans, 73 is a highly regarded professor in the classroom as well. authored 4 books, 5 book chapters and over 20 articles Conference Champions, 25 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifi- Holding his Ph.D. in Sport Psychology from the Univer- for scientific and professional journals. ers, 18 U.S.A. National Track and Field Team members, 7 sity of Virginia, Dr. McGuire is a member of the faculty in NCAA Champions, 6 NCAA Regional Champions, 3 the Department of Educational, School and Counseling Beginnings NCAA collegiate record holders, and 2 conference Psychology in the University of Missouri's College of Athletes of the Year, 1 Olympic Silver Medalist, 3 World Education. He is one of only a few NCAA Division I McGuire is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, where Championship Gold and Silver medalists and 2 Pan coaches who regularly teach both a graduate and un- he earned a bachelor's degree in economics and was a American Games Gold medalists. dergraduate course load. member of the varsity basketball team. He began his career as an educator and coach at Greenwich (NY) In 2003, 8 Tigers earned All American honors, including A dynamic and popular teacher and lecturer, Coach High School. In 1978, he received a masters degree in indoor track with Christian Cantwell (shot put), Russ McGuire has been honored by the College of Education physical education with emphasis in athletic coaching Bell (weight throw), Jesse Sims (high jump), Janae as the recipient of the "High Flyers Award" for teaching from Alfred University, and then in 1983 earned his Strickland (shot put) and Jennifer Bennett (pole vault); excellence, recently receiving this award for the 10th Ph.D. in sport psychology from the University of Virginia. outdoors with Cantwell (shot put) and Timothy Dunne consecutive year. For this achievement, he was awarded While at Virginia, McGuire taught Motor Learning and (800); and in Cross Country with Amanda Bales. Chris- the "Pillar of Excellence Award" by the Dean of the Scientific Bases of Coaching, and was the Coordinator tian Cantwell's two All American awards brought his College of Education, one of only four individuals to of the Coaching Education Program in the Depart- career total to seven, a new record for Missouri track have attained this honor. These awards represent the ment of Physical Education. athletes. He later went on the win the prestigious IAAF highest honor that can be bestowed on faculty member. World Grand Prix Final Championship in the shot put He has also been recognized with the Missouri Students Also at Virgina, he served as an assistant coach with the in Monte Carlo, defeating the top throwers in the Association Award for Outstanding Teaching, and the Cavalier's track and field program. During that time the world for 2003. students have honored him with induction into the Virginia teams won the AIAW National Indoor Cham- QEBH and Omicron Delta Kappa national education pionship and two NCAA Cross Country Champion- Also in 2003, the Tigers won seven Big 12 individual honor societies. ships. championships including two each by Fiona Asigbee (pentathlon, heptathlon), Knut Sommerfeldt (heptath- Leadership and Service Family lon, decathlon), Christian Cantwell (weight throw, shot put) and one by Jennifer Bennett (outdoor pole vault. Dr. McGuire has provided leadership and service to the McGuire grew up on his family's dairy farm in upstate In the first year of NCAA Regional Championships, coaches and athletes of track and field throughout his Salem, New York. He and his wife, Jane, have two chil- Cantwell took individual honors in the shot put, and career. In 1983 he founded, and for over 20 years has dren - Wendy, 29 and Mick, 27. Jane is a Spanish teacher Amanda Bales won the individual title in the NCAA led the sport psychology program for USA Track and at Hallsville High School. Wendy is a graduate of the Regional Cross Country Championships. Field. Now with a staff of over 30 sport psychology University of Missouri, was an English and drama teacher professionals, this program is considered the finest sport in Columbia for four years, and is now a law student at At the USA Track and Field Championships, Ashley psychology service delivery programs in the world today, Pepperdine University in Malibu. Mick is a graduate of Patten won the national junior championship in the and serves as a model for USOC national sport govern- Princeton University, earned an MBA from Harvard, and 800 meters and qualified for the United States Na- ing bodies. McGuire also serves as curriculum coordina- is living and working in San Francisco. tor and lead instructor for USA Track and Field's Coaches Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 26 USATF Olympic Trials up his fourth and fifth All-American honors by placing Brett Halter fourth in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Champion- Halter finds niche as 11th Year on Staff ships and fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, throwing coach while Gary File garnered All-American honors in the jav- Coach for: By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff Christian Cantwell, elin, throwing a personal best at the NCAA Champion- ships. Published Thursday, December 11, 2003 Janae Strickland Brett Halter was a distance runner all his life. Now in his eleventh full season with the Tigers, Brett Tiger throwers eclipised several milestones in 2002. Halter assumes the role of senior assistant on coach Cantwell became the first American collegiate to throw He had no experience with throwing, but that didn’t Rick McGuire’s staff. During his tenure, Halter has made over 70 feet in the shot put since 1992. Cantwell’s mark stop Missouri track and field Coach Rick McGuire from significant contributions to Missouri’s development into 70-4.5 set the Big 12 record while ranking him seventh asking him to take the reins and lead MU’s throwers. a successful track and field program. in the world for the 2002 season. Bell, Cantwell, and Micah Shanks each threw over 70 feet in the weight “When Coach asked me to do it, I said, ‘Coach, I’ve Halter’s primary coaching responsibility has been with throw, making Missouri the first school in collegiate his- seen the javelin, I touched a shot put — because you’ve the throwers over the past seven years. During this tory to have three 70 foot throwers in a single season. asked me to roll them back to the guys in practice — time, he has developed and demonstrated a brilliant Janae Strickland broke a nearly decade-old school record I’ve never seen a weight, I’ve never seen a hammer and understanding of the varied disciplines of the throwing when she threw over 50 feet in the shot put at the I think I know what a discus is.’ ” events. He has combined those skills with a passionate Drake Relays. With Halter’s guidance, there are 18 approach to recruiting and effective teaching to make throwers occupying 39 of 60 positions on the All-Time McGuire told him, “I’m not asking you to be their train- the Missouri program flourish. Top Five lists at Mizzou. ing partner. I want you to be their coach. You coach the person, not the event.” In November of 2003, Halter was named as the USA In 2000, then-freshman Cantwell set the Big 12 record Track & Field Devlopment Coordinatior for the junior in the shot put with a mark of 64-6.25. This was the “That’s something I will always remember,” Halter said. men’s shot put, an honor that was earned through his second longest throw of all-time by an American college previous ten years of hardwork to make Missouri a freshman. In addition, fellow first-year thrower, Russ Bell Five years later, Halter was named the USA Track & throws power in the national landscape. earned USATF Junior All-American honors in the shot put, discus and hammer. Bell also qualified for the junior Field Development Coordinator for the junior men’s shot put. Under Halter’s tutelage, Tiger throwers have earned 16 team that toured Canada. All-American awards, won nine conference champion- Halter went from long distance runner to a top throw- ships, had four U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers, three gained Halter’s administrative skills play an integral role in ing coach following McGuire’s advice. membership on four U.S National teams. Missouri’s success. He serves as meet director for all home meets and played a key role in the design, development “He definitely works with our technique and throwing Halter was primarily responsible for the collegiate suc- and construction of the championship track facility. Ad- style, but he cares more about the person and devel- cess of Eldon, Mo., resident Chrisitan Cantwell who, as ditionally, Halter serves as the Director of the Missouri oping your skills everywhere, so you can reach your of January 1, 2004, is fourth on the IAAF rankings of Track and Field Camp and the Missouri Thrower Devel- own personal goals no matter what they are,” said world shot putters. Cantwell after finishing his eligibility opment Camp. He is also Commissioner of the Show- junior Ann Snider, who will be competing along with in the summer of 2003, signed with Nike and started a Me-State Games and the Missouri State Senior Games. five other throwers at the Kansas State All-Comers whirlwind European tour that culminated with a cham- Meet on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan. “He’s very good pionship in the IAAF’s Grand Prix Final in September. He is an active member of the USA Track and Field at adapting the workouts to each one of us individu- Cantwell earned seven all-American honors, a Missouri Coaches’ Education Program. Halter has completed lev- ally instead of as a group. record, during his time as a Tiger. Cantwell, currently a els I and II and is pursuing level III certification in the student assistant at Mizzou, in 2004 will be training for throws. He was coordinator of the level II school held at “Throwing is something a lot of people can do and not a possible spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. MU in 1996. His innovative and creative ideas have made him a popular clinic speaker. He most recently presented teach or they can’t do it, but they can teach it. … You don’t actually have to do it in order to know it.” Four all-Americans came out of Halter’s crew in 2003 on the topic, “Overcoming and Preventing Hand Inju- from the shot put event, three indoor and one outdoor. ries in the Shot Put” at the 2003 National Throws Halter has proven that. At the 2003 indoor championships, senior Cantwell Coaches Association meeting. In 2000, he presented the and Russ Bell along with junior Janae Strickland, all earned topic, “Bringing Balance to the Throws” at the United “Really, it’s not rocket science,” he said. “It’s some fun- all-American honors. Cantwell won the Big 12 title in States Track Coaches Association’s national convention damental biomechanics, fundamental physiology and the weight throw along with three other Tigers earning in Albuquerque and the MTCCCA conference in Co- setting up training programs. Really, it’s just coaching all-Big 12 status at the indoor meet. lumbia. the kids and having them believe in what they’re doing and what we’re doing here. The outdoor season was successful as well as Bell earned Halter competed in track and field at Indiana University a Big 12 title in the hammer throw, Cantwell won his of Pennsylvania. He completed his bachelor’s in sociol- “The technique’s easy. I’m a world-class shadow. With- third Big 12 title all-time with a championship in the ogy in 1993. He earned two master’s degrees from the out the implement, I’m world class. But you put the shot put. Nine Tigers total earned Big 12 honors rang- University of Missouri, the first in public administration implement in my hand, and I get my butt kicked.” ing from Holly Scherder with her third place finish in in 1995 and the second in education in 1996. the hammer throw to Knut Sommerfeldt’s eighth place In his position for the U.S. Junior National team, Halter finish with the javelin. At the first-ever NCAA Regional Halter, 32, is single and resides in Columbia. will scour the country for the most elite high school championships, Cantwell took home the shot put title, throwers to get them started in the U.S. track and field and Bell qualified for the nationals in the shot put, dis- system and to give them the opportunity to train at cus, and hammer throw. At the NCAA Championships, the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Cantwell took runner-up in the shot put earning his seventh all-America title to end his collegiate career. “My tasks, what I’m asked to do, is to identify the next Cantwell, Bell, and Strickland qualified for the USATF generation of talent,” Halter said. “It’s a natural fit for Championships in the shot put event. me. It’s kind of a passion of mine. It’s kind of like what I’m doing with recruiting anyway.” In 2002, Halter saw three Tiger throwers; Russ Bell, Christian Cantwell, and Gary File pick up All-American At MU, Halter has coached seven All-Americans and honors. Bell’s performance in the weight throw at the three U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers. Halter has proven if NCAA Indoor Championships and hammer throw at you coach a person, not an event, you will be success- the NCAA Outdoor Championships earned him his ful. second and third All-American honors. Cantwell picked

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 27 Amanda Bales was named all-American after her 23rd Jared Wilmes place finish, the best individual finish for Mizzou since Big 12 Champions (outdoor) 11th Year on Staff 1990. The women of cross country also showed their Coach for: stuff academically. By posting a team term GPA of 3.68 in Holly Scherder Christian Cantwell, the fall 2003 semester, the women’s cross country team Hammer Throw (60.76m, 199-4) broke an all-time Missouri GPA record. The same team Senior Janae Strickland qualified 15 for the dean’s list during that semester. Frankford, Mo./ Assistant track and field coach Jared Wilmes heads Bowling Green HS into his sixth year on the Tiger coaching staff. Wilmes The men’s team improved upon their conference and has just completed his fourth year as Head Cross Coun- regional finishes from the previous year in 2003. In the Jessica Stockard try Coach and looks forward to a successful track Big 12 Championships, the Tigers improved from 9th to season. In the past four years, Wilmes has led three 8th in 2003. Improving from a ninth place regional finish Heptathlon (5,378 pts) women’s and one men’s team to the NCAA Cross in 2002, the Mizzou men came across in eighth place at Sophomore the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship earlier this Country Championships. In addition to his cross coun- Godfrey, Ill./Alton HS try successes, Wilmes helped guide the 2001 women’s year. Sophomore Tim Ross earned all-Big 12 and all- indoor distance medley relay team to a National and Midwest Region honors along with sophomore Chase Big 12 Conference Championship. Hall who also gained all-region status.

With these successes, Wilmes has developed some strong Wilmes, a Hopkins, Mo., native, is no stranger to Missouri New School Records middle distance and distance runners that have pro- athletics. Involved at Mizzou for over 12 years as a stu- duced 20 all-Americans and many Big 12 scorers. In dent-athlete, coach and staff member, Wilmes competed Holly Scherder fact, Wilmes coached three freshman men in 2003 to at MU from 1990-95 and developed into one of the Hammer Throw best middle distance athletes in Missouri history. In addi- all-Big 12 status in the distance events gaining poten- 60.76m, 199-4, tial of a bright future ahead. tion to earning four All-American titles, the three-time team captain was a Big Eight champion in the 800- Big 12 Championships In addition, Wilmes coached 2003 outdoor All-Ameri- meter run and claimed multiple wins at the prestigious Senior can Timothy Dunne, now a volunteer assistant on the Drake, Kansas and Florida relays. Tiger staff. Dunne finished ninth at the 2003 outdoor Janae Strickland NCAA Championships in the 800-meter run. Coinci- The winner of several Academic All-America awards, Wilmes was a magna cum laude 1994 honors graduate Shot Put dently, Wilmes earned an All-American honor in the 16.92m, 55-6 1/4 same event four times, 1992-95, three times indoor at Mizzou, earning a dual degree in agriculture econom- and one time outdoor. All four awards came in succes- ics and business. Earning postgraduate scholarships from Big 12 Championships sive year. Wilmes’ first All-America distinction came in both the Big Eight and the NCAA, Wilmes received a Senior 1992 during his freshman year, his final came in 1995, graduate degree in agriculture economics (1998) and during his outdoor senior season. recently finished course work toward his Ph.D. in man- agement. Regional Champion The 2003 women’s cross country season proved to be Janae Strickland Wilmes served as a graduate assistant coach for Mis- Janae Strickland the best in Mizzou history in 20 years, as the team Shot Put finished 12th overall in the NCAA Championships. souri track and cross country for three years (1995-98) The finish is Missouri’s best since 1984 when the Tigers and stayed on with the athletic department for the 16.80m, 55-1 1/2 finished in seventh at nationals. Missouri’s appearance next two years as an economic analyst in the Tiger NCAA Mideast Region at nationals was their eighth in nine years. Sophomore business office. During his days as a graduate assistant, Wilmes was involved Record in all aspects of the program, including a In National Top 15 heavy focus on re- Jessica Stockard cruiting. #7 Heptathlon Wilmes, 31, is mar- 5,378pts - Big 12 Championship ried to the former Sophomore Rebecca Davis, a Godfrey, Ill./Alton HS two-time track All- American at Mis- Janae Strickland souri and Assistant Cross Country #10 Shot Put Coach. On Novem- 16.92m, 55-6 1/4 ber 10th, 2003, the Big 12 Championships couple welcomed Senior their son, Garrett to the world, weighing Ashley Patten in at 8 lbs., 11 oz. #14 800m Run 2:05.43 - Stanford Invite Sophomore Clarkston, Mich. Conrad Woolsey #14 Shot Put Staff and athletes at the 2004 Olympic Trials: (L to R) FRONT Row: Dr. Rick McGuire (head coach), 19.02m, 62-5 Fiona Asigbee, Michelle Moran, Janae Strickland, Jen Artioli (athletic trainer), Esteban Ruvlacaba (message therapy), BACK ROW: Jared Wilmes (asst. coach), Tim Dunne, Christian Cantwell, Derrick Junior Peterson, Brett Halter (asst. coach), Tom Lewis (media relaitons) ... photo taken by Steve Boyle Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 28 USATF Olympic Trials Outdoor Qualifying Standards *Times are based on tracks at sea level * Regional competition began in 2003 NCAA Regional Qualifying * Top five indivduals and top three relay teams in regional competition will automatically qualify for the MEN WOMEN NCAA Championships Track Events ...... FAT ...... MT Event ...... FAT ...... MT * Athletes can qualify for regional competition by 100 Meters ...... 10.50 ...... — 100 Meters ...... 11.78 ...... — obtaining marks that are above, but can also qualify 200 Meters ...... 21.19 ...... — 200 Meters ...... 23.96 ...... — by winning their conference championship in either 400 Meters ...... 47.26 ...... 47.0 400 Meters ...... 54.61 ...... 54.3 an indvidual event or relay event 800 Meters ...... 1:50.62 ...... 1:50.3 800 Meters ...... 2:10.29 ...... 2:10.0 * FAT - Fully Automated Timing 1,500 Meters ...... 3:48.21 ...... 3:47.9 1,500 Meters ...... 4:29.12 ...... 4:28.8 * HT - Hand Time Mile ...... 4:06.61 ...... 4:06.3 Mile ...... 4:50.80 ...... 4:50.5 3,000-Meter Steeplechase ..9:08.15 ...... 9:07.3 3,000 Meter Steeplechase 10:57.18 ..... 10:56.9 * The 10,000-meter run and decathlon are the only 5,000 Meters ...... 14:18.58 ..... 14:18.3 5,000 Meters ...... 16:56.43 ..... 16:56.1 two events that qualifying is based on competition 110-Meter Hurdles ...... 14.33 ...... — 100-Meter Hurdles ...... 13.95 ...... — outside the regional championships 400-Meter Hurdles ...... 52.51 ...... 52.2 400-Meter Hurdles ...... 1:00.82 ...... 1:00.5 * Acheiving an AUTOmatic mark, automatically 400-Meter Relay ...... 40.66 ...... 40.4 400-Meter Relay ...... 45.80 ...... 45.5 qualifies an athlete for the national championships, a 440-Yard Relay ...... 40.86 ...... 40.6 440-Yard Relay ...... 46.00 ...... 45.7 PROVisional mark earns an athlete a chance of making 1,600-Meter Relay ...... 3:10.84 ...... 3:10.6 1,600-Meter Relay ...... 3:43.03 ...... 3:42.7 the championships, his/her mark will be compared to Mile Relay ...... 3:12.04 ...... 3:11.9 Mile Relay ...... 3:44.23 ...... 3:43.9 others with the same or similar marks and will be Field Events ...... Metric...... Imp. Event ...... Metric...... Imp. picked based on at-large selection committee ... indoor High Jump ...... 2.10m ...... 6-10¾ High Jump ...... 1.73m ...... 5-8 track uses the same automatic/provisional basis for Pole Vault ...... 5.00m ...... 16-4¾ Pole Vault ...... 3.75m ...... 12-3½ national qualifiying for all events Long Jump ...... 7.32m ...... 24-¼ Long Jump ...... 5.93m ...... 19-5½ Triple Jump ...... 15.08m ...... 49-5¾ Triple Jump ...... 12.26m ...... 40-2¾ NCAA Mideast Regional Results Shot Put ...... 16.47m ...... 54-½ Shot Put ...... 14.24m ...... 46-8¾ Discus ...... 51.37m ...... 168-8 Discus ...... 46.58m ..... 152-10 WOMEN Javelin ...... 61.62m ...... 202-2 Javelin ...... 42.61m ...... 139-9 Top 5 performances (automatic to NCAAs) Hammer ...... 55.63m ...... 182-6 Hammer ...... 52.84m ...... 173-4 SP ...... Strickland ...... 16.80m$ ...... 55-1½...... 1st HJ ...... Bybee ...... 1.76m ...... 5-9¼ ...... 4th* 5000 ..... Bales ...... 16:26.71# ...... 5th NATIONAL Qualifying NATIONAL Qualifying HT ...... Scherder ...... 59.25m ...... 194-6 ...... 5th Other Regional Qualifiers Event ...... FAT ...... MT Event ...... FAT ...... MT 5000 ..... Petersen ...... 17:01.28 ...... 12th 10,000 Meters# (Auto) . 29:00.00 .... 28:59.7 10,000 Meters# (Auto) . 34:10.00 .... 34:09.7 PV ...... Tait ...... 3.61m ...... 11-10 ...... 14th (Prov) .... 29:45.00 ..... 29:44.7 (Prov) .... 35:15.00 ..... 35:14.7 800 ...... Patten ...... 2:07.94 ...... 15th^ HT ...... Snider ...... 52.03m ...... 170-8 ...... 15th Decathlon (Auto) ...... 7,500 points Pentathlon (Auto) ...... 5,500 points SP ...... Markworth ...... 14.58m# ...... 47-10 ...... 17th (Prov) ...... 7,000 points (Prov) ...... 5,000 points 5000 ..... Bonugli ...... 17:30.69 ...... 18th 400H .... M. Ibe ...... 1:02.09 ...... 18th DISC ...... Uher ...... 46.74m ...... 153-4 ...... 19th NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifiers 400H .... C. Ibe ...... 1:03.13 ...... 20th MEN ...... Mark ...... NCAA Reg. ... Date ...... Meet DISC ...... Wynn ...... 45.57m ...... 149-6 ...... 21st 800m ...... Neville Miller (Jr.) ...... 1:49.42 ...... 46th ...... 21st .....May 7 ...... Billy Hayes Classic DISC ...... Markworth ...... 37.35m ...... 122-6 ...... 31st ...... Marcus Mayes (Fr.) ...... 1:49.94 ...... 68th ...... 29th ....May 15 ...... Ward Haylett Invitational MEN 5000m .....Tim Ross (So.) ...... 14:12.23 ...... 69th ...... 18th ....Mar 26 ...... Stanford Invitational Stepple .....Matt Noonan (So.) ...... 9:05.68 ...... 73rd ...... 19th ....Mar 27 ...... Stanford Invitational Top 5 performances (automatic to NCAAs) HJ ...... Jesse Sims (Jr.) ...... 2.10m ..... 6-10¾ .. t46th..... t7th .....Mar 27 ...... Stanford Invitational SP ...... Woolsey ...... 18.53m ...... 60-9½...... 5th SP ...... Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) .... 19.02m .. 62-5 ...... 13th ...... 6th ...... Apr 3 ...... Missouri Relays Other Regional Qualifiers JAV ...... File ...... 63.55m ...... 208-6 ...... 6th ...... Bill Hobson (Fr.) ...... 17.20m .. 56-5¼ .. 72nd ..... 22nd ...Mar 26 ...... Stanford Invitational SP ...... Burla ...... 17.11m# ...... 56-1¾...... 11th ...... Adam Burla (Jr.) ...... 16.49m .. 54-1¼ .. 118th.... 40th ....May 15 ...... Ward Haylett Invitational 5000 ..... Ross ...... 14:47.63 ...... 12th DISC ...... Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) .... 53.71m .. 176-2.... 45th ...... 12th ....May 1 ...... Big 12 Championships 800 ...... Miller ...... 1:50.54 ...... 17th ...... Bobby Musil (Fr.) ...... 52.54m .. 172-4.... 76th ...... 21st .....May 15 ...... Ward Haylett Invitational SP ...... Hobson ...... 16.56m ...... 55-3¾...... 17th JAV ...... Gary File (Sr.)...... 66.47m .. 218-1.... 34th ...... 5th ...... May 7 ...... Billy Hayes Classic DISC ...... Musil ...... 50.40m ...... 165-4 ...... 17th(t) WOMEN ...... Steeple .. Noonan ...... 9:28.45 ...... 21st 800m ...... Ashley Patten (So.) ...... 2:05.43 ...... 9th ...... 5th ...... Mar 27 ...... Stanford Invitational 1500m .....Amanda Bales (So.) ...... 4:25.10 ...... 63rd ...... 19th ....Mar 27 ...... Stanford Invitational 800 ...... Mayes ...... 1:51.65 ...... 23rd 5000m .....Jill Petersen (Jr.) ...... 16:38.58 ...... 55th ...... 10th ....Mar 26 ...... Stanford Invitational * finished first in a four-person jump off, jumped over 1.74m ...... Amanda Bales (So.) ...... 16:46.92 ...... 76th ...... 16th ....May 1 ...... Big 12 Championships bar in regular competition ...... Katherine Bonugli (Sr.) . 16:53.45 ...... 109th.... 23rd ....Mar 26 ...... Stanford Invitational ^ gained entry into NCAA Championships by at-large bid 400mH .... Margaret Ibe (Jr.) ...... 1:00.55 ...... 81st ...... 22nd ...May 15 ...... Ward Haylett Invitational # new personal-best $ new region record ...... Comfort Ibe (Sr.) ...... 1:00.80 ...... 90th ...... 25th ....May 7 ...... Billy Hayes Classic Steeple .....Jill Petersen (Jr.) ...... 10:44.50 ...... 53rd ...... 21st .....Apr 3 ...... Missouri Relays NCAA Championship Results HJ ...... Jenny Bybee (Jr.) ...... 1.73m ..... 5-8 ...... 62nd ..... t15th...Mar 27 ...... Stanford Invitational PV ...... Lyndsey Tait (Sr.) ...... 3.75m ..... 12-3½ .. t81st ..... t16th...May 15 ...... Ward Haylett Invitational WOMEN SP ...... Janae Strickland (Sr.) ..... 16.92m* 55-6¼ .. 8th ...... 2nd ...... May 1 ...... Big 12 Championships All-Americans ...... Lindsey Markworth (Jr.) 14.48m .. 47-6¼ .. 89th ...... 27th ....May 1 ...... Big 12 Championships SP ...... Strickland ...... 16.81m ...... 55-2 ...... 8th DISC ...... Melanie Uher (Fr.)...... 49.66m .. 162-11 . 48th ...... 11th ....Apr 3 ...... Missouri Relays HT ...... Scherder ...... 56.15m ...... 184-3 ...... 12th ...... Lindsey Markworth (Jr.) 47.18m .. 154-9.... 101st..... 25th ....Apr 17 ...... Nebraska Quadrangular ...... 60.14m ...... 197-4 ...... qual...... Jamie Wynn (So.) ...... 46.78m .. 153-6.... 106th.... 26th ....May 15 ...... Ward Haylett Invitational Other National Qualifiers HT ...... Holly Scherder (Sr.) ...... 60.76m* 199-4.... 20th ...... 3rd ...... Apr 29 ...... Big 12 Championships Hept ...... Stockard ...... 5,256pts ...... 11th ...... Ann Snider (Sr.) ...... 54.65m .. 179-2.... 90th ...... 19th ....Apr 17 ...... Nebraska Quadrangular 5000 ..... Bales ...... 16:59.27 ...... 13th * School Record ...... HJ ...... Bybee ...... 1.78mS ...... 5-10 ...... 16th 10k ...... Ramsey ...... 36:23.49 ...... 18th NCAA Outdoor National Qualifyers 800 ...... Patten ...... dnf ...... PROVISIONAL MEN MEN ...... Mark ...... NCAA Rk. .... Date ...... Meet All-Americans 10000m...Chase Hall (So.) ...... 29:29.18 ...... 40th ...... Mar 26 ...... Stanford Invitational DEC ...... Uldal ...... 7,661pts# ...... 5th SP ...... Woolsey ...... 19.09m# ...... 62-7¾...... 7th Dec ...... Hans Uldal (So.) ...... 7329 pts...... 20th ...... Apr 30 ...... Big 12 Championships S - Season Best WOMEN ...... # new personal-best 10000m...Serena Ramsey (So.) ...... 34:44.63 ...... 28th ...... Mar 26 ...... Stanford Invitational ...... Valerie Lauver (So.) ...... 34:55.64 ...... 32nd ...... Mar 26 ...... Stanford Invitational Hept ...... Jessica Stockard (So.) ...... 5,378 pts ...... 7th ...... Apr 30 ...... Big 12 Championships Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... USATF Olympic Trials page 29 USATF Olympic Trial Standards MEN WOMEN Track Events ...... “A” ...... “B” ...... Field Track Events ...... “A” ...... “B” ...... Field 100 Meters ...... 10.07 ...... 10.25 ...... 32 100 Meters ...... 11.15 ...... 11.40 ...... 32 200 Meters ...... 20.20 ...... 20.65 ...... 30 200 Meters ...... 22.80 ...... 23.24 ...... 30 400 Meters ...... 45.00 ...... 45.85 ...... 28 400 Meters ...... 51.30 ...... 52.50 ...... 28 800 Meters ...... 1:46.40 ...... 1:48.50 ...... 30 800 Meters ...... 2:01.00 ...... 2:04.90 ...... 30 1,500 Meters ...... 3:39.00 ...... 3:43.00 ...... 30 1,500 Meters ...... 4:10.00 ...... 4:17.50 ...... 30 3,000m Steeplechase 8:36.00 ...... 8:42.00 ...... 24 3,000m Steeplechase ...... 10:00.00 ...... 12 July 9-18 5,000 Meters ...... 13:32.00 ..... 13:48.00 ...... 24 5,000 Meters ...... 15:28.00 ..... 15:51.50 ...... 24 10,000 Meters ...... 28:15.00 ..... 28:50.00 ...... 24 10,000 Meters ...... 32:45.00 ..... 33:20.00 ...... 24 110-Meter Hurdles ...... 13.55 ...... 14.00 ...... 32 100-Meter Hurdles ...... 12.85 ...... 13.20 ...... 32 400-Meter Hurdles ...... 49.00 ...... 50.50 ...... 28 400-Meter Hurdles ...... 56.00 ...... 57.70 ...... 28 20k Race Walk ...... 1:34:00.0 20k Race Walk ...... 1:48:00.0 Field Events ...... “A” ...... “B” .. Field Field Events ...... “A” ...... “B” .. Field High Jump ...... 2.28 (7-5¾) ...... 2.20 (7-2½) ...... 24 High Jump ...... 1.88 (6-2) ...... 1.84 (6-½) ...... 24 Pole Vault ..... 5.70 (18-8¼) ...... 5.50 (18-½) ...... 24 Pole Vault ...... 4.47 (14-8) ...... 4.27 (14-0) ...... 24 Long Jump ...... 8.10 (26-7) ...... 7.80 (25-7¼) ...... 24 Long Jump ...... 6.50 (21-4) ...... 6.35 (20-10) ...... 24 Triple Jump ... 16.66 (54-8) ...... 16.00 (52-6) ...... 24 Triple Jump 13.55 (44-5½) ..13.10 (42-11¾) ...... 24 Russ Bell Conrad Woolsey Shot Put ..... 20.00 (65-7½) .... 18.70 (61-4¼) ...... 24 Shot Put ...... 17.50 (57-6) .. 16.20 (53-1¾) ...... 24 Discus ...... 63.50 (208-4) ... 58.90 (193-3) ...... 24 Discus ...... 60.00 (196-10) ... 55.00 (180-5) ...... 24 Hammer ...... 70.00 (229-8) ... 64.00 (210-0) ...... 24 Hammer ...... 66.50 (218-2) ... 62.00 (203-5) ...... 24 Javelin ...... 73.00 (239-6) ... 70.00 (229-8) ...... 24 Javelin ...... 54.50 (178-10) ... 50.00 (164-0) ...... 24 Decathlon ...... 7,900 ...... 7,600 ...... 18 Heptathlon...... 5,750 ...... 5,475 ...... 18 Missouri Olympic Trial Qualifiers “A” standard (automatic) “B” standard (provisional) Christian Cantwell (‘03) ...... Shot Put Russ Bell (‘03) ...... Shot Put Janae Strickland 22.54m ...... 73-11¼.... 6/5 .... Oregon Classic 19.32m ...... 63-4¾ ...... 5/9/03 .Empr St. Twlgt Eldon, Mo. / Eldon HS Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) ...... Shot Put 19.09m ...... 62-7¾ ...... 6/12..... NCAA Ch’sps Affiliation: Nike World Indoor Champion Janae Strickland (Sr.) ...... Shot Put World’s Leading 2004 Mark 16.92m ...... 55-6¼ ...... 5/1 ...... Big 12 Ch. Winner of 12 consective finals Michelle Moran (‘00) ...... Heptathlon 5,698pts ...... 5/14...... Walton Combo Events Michelle Moran Fiona Asigbee Derrick Peterson (‘00) ...... 800m Run Fiona Asigbee (‘03) ...... Heptathlon 1:45.69 ...... 6/5/03 ...... Maine Distance Festival 5,583pts ...... 5/18/03 .... Big 12 Championships

Atlanta, Ga. Timothy Dunne (‘03) ...... 800m Run Affiliation: adidas 1:47.39 ...... 6/11/03 .... NCAA Championships 1999 NCAA Champion 1:47.76 ...... 6/5/04 ...... Jim Bush Invite American Collegiate Record Ann Marie Brooks (‘01) ...... 5000m Run Holder - Indoor 800m 15:40.68 ...... 4/11/03 ...... Mt. SAC Relays Timothy Dunne Ann Marie Brooks

USATF Junior National & World Junior Qualifying Standards Missouri Qualifiers MEN MEN WOMEN Bobby Musil (Fr.) ...... Discus Track Events ...... USATF Jr...... World Jr. Track Events ...... USATF Jr...... World Jr. 52.70m^ ...... 172-11 ..... 5/15 ..... Ward Haylett 100 Meters ...... 10.64 ...... 10.64 100 Meters ...... 12.04 ...... 11.94 Marcus Mayes (Fr.) ...... 800m Run 200 Meters ...... 21.64 ...... 21.54 200 Meters ...... 24.54 ...... 24.44 1:49.94^ ...... 5/15 ..... Ward Haylett 400 Meters ...... 48.24 ...... 48.04 400 Meters ...... 56.14 ...... 54.64 Jimmie Jones (Fr.) ...... 800m Run 800 Meters ...... 1:53.14 ...... 1:50.00 800 Meters ...... 2:13.64 ...... 2:08.00 1:51.39 ...... 5/7 ...... Billy Hayes 1,500 Meters ...... 3:58.14 ...... 3:48.00 1,500 Meters ...... 4:40.14 ...... 4:25.00 WOMEN 3,000m Steeplechase ...... 9:39.60 ...... 9:10.00 3,000 Meters ...... 10:15.14 ...... 9:30.00 Melanie Uher (Fr.) ...... Discus 5,000 Meters ...... 15:05.00 ...... 14:15.00 3,000m Steeplechase ...... 10:45.14 ...... 11:45.00 49.66m^ ...... 162-11 ..... 4/3 .... Missouri Relays 10,000 Meters ...... 32:45.00 ...... 30:30.00 5,000 Meters ...... 17:55.14 ...... 16:30.00 ^ Reached World Junior Standard 110-Meter Hurdles ...... 14.84 ...... 14.64 100-Meter Hurdles ...... 14.44 ...... 14.14 400-Meter Hurdles ...... 53.94 ...... 52.94 400-Meter Hurdles ...... 1:03.14 ...... 1:00.04 USATF Junior National Results Field Events ...... USATF Jr...... World Jr. Field Events ...... USATF Jr...... World Jr. High Jump ...... 1.74 (5-8½) ...... 1.82 (5-11½) MEN High Jump ...... 2.06 (6-9) ...... 2.15 (7-½) Advance to World Junior Championships Pole Vault ...... 3.85 (12-7½) ...... 3.90 (12-9½) 800 ...... Mayes Pole Vault ...... 4.90 (16-¾) ...... 5.10 (16-8¾) Long Jump ...... 5.85 (19-2½) ...... 6.15 (20-2¾) Long Jump ...... 7.28 (23-10¾) ...... 7.55 (24-9¼) Triple Jump ...... 11.80 (38-3¾) ...... 12.90 (42-4) Triple Jump ...... 14.63 (48-0) . 15.50 (50-10¾) Shot Put ...... 13.60 (44-7½) ...... 14.50 (47-7) Shot Put ...... 16.15 (53-0) ... 16.30 (53-5¾) Discus ...... 45.00 (147-8) ..... 47.00 (154-2) WORLD Jr.’s: Discus ...... 49.90 (160-9) .. 51.50 (168-11) Hammer ...... 48.00 (157-6) ..... 56.00 (183-9) Hammer ...... 48.46 (159-0) .. 60.00 (196-10) Javelin ...... 41.00 (134-6) ..... 49.50 (162-5) July 13-18, Javelin ...... 58.00 (190-3) ..... 66.50 (218-2) Heptathlon...... 4200 ...... 5275 Grosetto, Italy Decathlon ...... 5950 ...... 6875 Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 30 USATF Olympic Trials Missouri Coaching Staff Missouri Women * Team Captains Name ...... Eligibility ...... Event Group ...... Major ...... Hometown (High School/Last College) Dr. Rick McGuire ...... Head Coach Jemma Archibald ... Senior ...... Combined Event ...... Business Marketing ...... Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette HS) Amanda Bales* ...... Junior(I)/RS Soph.(O) .... Mid-Distance ...... Physical Therapy ...... Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Valley HS) Brett Halter...... Asst. Coach/Throws Jennifer Bennett* ... Senior ...... Pole Vault ...... Fine Arts ...... Ashland, Mo. (Southern Boone HS) Katherine Bonugli . Senior ...... Distance ...... Education ...... St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell HS) Jared Wilmes ...... Asst. Coach/Distance Laura Brandt ...... Sophomore ...... Sprints ...... Journalism ...... New Haven, Mo. (New Haven HS) Rebecca Wilmes ...... Asst. Coach/Distance Katy Bundy ...... Freshman ...... Distance ...... Nursing ...... Ballwin, Mo. (Marquette HS) Jenny Bybee ...... Junior ...... Jumps ...... undecided ...... Springfield, Mo. (Hillcrest HS) Matt Candrl ...... Asst. Coach/Jumps-Hurdles Alicia Cannady ...... Sophomore ...... Jumps ...... Communication ...... Florrissant, Mo. (McCluer North HS) Chad Shade ...... Asst. Coach/Sprints Amy Chipman* ...... RS Senior(O) ...... Distance ...... Finance and Real Estate ...... Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS) Kay Geter ...... Freshman ...... Mid-Distance ...... undecided ...... Springfield, Mo. (Springfield Catholic HS) Dan Lefever ...... Vol. Assistant/Pole Vault Christina Gilpin ..... Junior ...... Pole Vault ...... Elementary Education ...... Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS) Kate Greer ...... Freshman ...... Distance ...... Nursing ...... Marshalltown, Iowa (Marshalltown HS) Erin Hagan ...... Junior ...... Distance ...... Nutrition & Fitness ...... Mexico, Mo. (Mexico HS) Timothy Dunne ...... Volunteer Assistant Kristin Hansen ...... Soph.(I)/RS Fresh.(O) .... Distance ...... Dietetics ...... Milford, Iowa (Okoboji HS) Comfort Ibe ...... Senior ...... Sprints/Hurdles ...... Biological Sciences ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue Horton Watkins HS) Brooke Ennen ...... Volunteer Assistant Margaret Ibe ...... Junior ...... Sprints ...... Biological Sciences ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue Horton Watkins HS) Michelle Moran ...... Administrative Assistant Valerie Lauver ...... Sophomore ...... Distance ...... Nursing ...... Allen, Texas (Allen HS) Lindsey Markworth Junior ...... Throws ...... Animal Science ...... Lexington, Mo. (Lexington HS) Derrick Peterson ...... Volunteer Assistant Erin Moses ...... Sophomore ...... Sprints ...... Biological Sciences ...... Humble, Texas (Humble HS) Laura Ortinau ...... Freshman ...... Throws ...... undecided ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville HS) Eric Potter ...... Volunteer Assistant Ashley Patten ...... Sophomore ...... Distance ...... Business Management ...... Clarkston, Mich. (Lake Orion HS) Jill Petersen ...... Junior ...... Distance ...... Nutrition & Fitness ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Francis Howell HS) Serena Ramsey ...... Junior ...... Distance ...... Human Development ...... Waukesha, Wisc. (Waukesha West HS) Fiona Asigbee ...... Undergraduate Asst. Holly Scherder ...... Senior ...... Throws ...... Hotel & Resturant Mgmt. ... Frankford, Mo. (Bowling Green HS) Christian Cantwell ...... Undergraduate Asst. Erin Shryock ...... Freshman ...... Pole Vault ...... Education ...... Columbia, Mo. (North Callaway HS) Jennifer Smith ...... Freshman ...... Throws ...... undecided ...... Auxvasse, Mo. (North Callaway HS) Knut Sommerfeldt ...... Undergraduate Asst. Ann Snider ...... Senior ...... Throws ...... Business ...... Harrisonville, Mo. (Harrisonville HS) Samantha Stanley .. RS Sophomore ...... Jumps ...... International Studies ...... Richmond, Mo. (Oak Grove HS) Jessica Stockard ...... Sophomore ...... Combined Event ...... Business Management ...... Godfrey, Ill. (Alton HS) Mark Aoyagi ...... Sports Psychology Rachel Stollings ...... Junior ...... Distance ...... Physical Therapy ...... Osceola, Mo. (Osceola HS) Janae Strickland* ... Senior ...... Throws ...... Biology ...... Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) Jennifer Artioli ...... Sports Medicine Whittney Stuart .... Junior ...... Sprints ...... Biology ...... Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side HS) Carolyn Barnes ...... Administrative Assistant Allison Suntrup ..... Freshman ...... Jumps ...... undecided ...... Wildwood, Mo. (Visitation Academy) Lyndsey Tait ...... Senior ...... Pole Vault ...... Business Marketing ...... Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS) Pat Ivey ...... Strength & Conditioning Melanie Uher ...... Freshman ...... Throws ...... Health ...... Wilber, Neb. (Wilber-Clatonia HS) Jessica Walter ...... Sophomore ...... Pole Vault ...... Nutritional Science ... Lake Ozark, Mo. (School of The Osage HS) Randy Kennedy ...... Academic Support Kelley Weidinger .... Junior ...... Pole Vault ...... Nutrition & Fitness ...... Vienna, Mo. (Maries R-I (Vienna)) Scott Kugler ...... Sports Medicine Allison Werner ...... Freshman ...... Distance ...... Journalism & Religious Studies .. Danville, Iowa (Mt. Pleasant HS) Jamie Wynn ...... Sophomore ...... Throws ...... International Business ...... Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit HS) Tom Lewis ...... Media Relations Sonya Yamnitz ...... Senior ...... Distance ...... Dietetics ...... Hallsville, Mo. (Helias HS/Truman State) Gwen Nicks ...... Sports Medicine Liz Young ...... RS Sophomore ...... Combined Event ...... Nutrition & Fitness ...... Jefferson City, Mo. (Helias HS) Esteban Ruevalcaba ...... Massage Therapy Missouri Men Upcoming Birthdays Name ...... Eligibility ...... Event Group ...... Major ...... Hometown (High School/Last School) Dave Borchardt .... Freshman ...... Throws ...... Business Management ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Vianney HS) Greg Bracey ...... July 10 Greg Bracey ...... Freshman ...... Sprints ...... Pre-Journalism ...... Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent HS) Ashley Patten ...... July 15 Adam Burla ...... Junior ...... Throws ...... General Studies ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Marquette HS) Tyler Dailey ...... Freshman ...... Throws ...... Nursing ...... Joplin, Mo. (Joplin HS) Josh Davis ...... RS Soph.(I)/Junior(O) .... Distance ...... Graphic Design ...... Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS) Will Drover ...... Freshman ...... Pole Vault ...... Civil Engineering ...... Camdenton, Mo. (Camdenton HS) Jason Edmonds ...... Senior ...... Jumps ...... Biology and Cl. Humanities .... Farmington, Mo. (Farmington HS) Chris Feitz ...... Freshman ...... Combined Event ...... Business ...... Carrollton, Mo. (Carrollton HS) Gary File ...... RS Senior ...... Throws ...... Agriculture ...... Beloit, Kan. (Beloit HS) Brandon Goebbert Junior ...... Combined Event ...... Forestry ...... Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS) Colten Green ...... Freshman ...... Distance ...... Biology / Education ...... Roach, Mo. (Macks Creek HS) Chase Hall ...... Sophomore ...... Distance ...... Civil Engineering ...... Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS) Ryan Hampton* .... RS Junior ...... Distance ...... Music Composition ...... Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS) Sterling Hayden ..... Freshman ...... Sprints ...... Education (Sec. Education) ... St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer North HS) Bill Hobson ...... Soph.(I)/RS Fresh.(O) .... Throws ...... Business ...... Katy, Texas (James E. Taylor HS) Chris Horn ...... Sophomore ...... Jumps ...... Math ...... O’Fallon, Mo. (O’Fallon Township HS) Josiah James ...... RS Senior ...... Sprints/Hurdles ...... Biology (Pre-Med) ...... Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS) Marcus James ...... RS Junior ...... Combined Event/PV ...... Secondary Education ...... Liberal, Kan. (Liberal HS) Jason Jones ...... Junior ...... Sprints ...... Advertising Journalism ...... Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS) Jimmie Jones ...... Freshman ...... Mid-Distance ...... Business ...... Oak Park, Mich. (Detroit Mumford HS) Pronounciation Guide Austin Kerkhover .. Freshman ...... Sprints ...... undecided ...... Chester, Ill. (Chester HS) Katherine BONUGLI ...... Bon-EW-glee Stewart Kimball ..... RS Senior(O) ...... Mid-Distance ...... Finance ...... Eureka, Mo. (Eureka HS) Margaret IBE ...... E-bay Michael Madison .... Freshman ...... Mid-Distance ...... Journalism ...... Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock Copper HS) Marcus Mayes ...... Freshman ...... Mid-Distance ...... Business ...... Sand Springs, Okla. (Charles Page HS) Valerie LAUVER ...... LAW-ver David Mertens ...... RS Junior ...... Distance ...... Physics & Mathematics ...... Ballwin, Mo. (Marquette HS) Adam NOTEIS ...... NOTE-ice Neville Miller* ...... Junior ...... Mid-Distance ...... Atmospheric Science ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Vianney HS) Rem Moll* ...... Junior ...... Mid-Distance ...... Fisheries & Wildlife ...... Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS) Laura ORTINAU ...... ORT-en-now Jason Morris ...... Freshman ...... Throws ...... Chemical Engineering ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Priory HS) Erin SHYROCK ...... shrock Mark Munzlinger ... RS Sophomore ...... Distance ...... Plant Science ...... Hannibal, Mo. (Hannibal HS) Bobby Musil ...... Freshman ...... Throws ...... Food Science ...... DuBois, Neb. (Pawnee City HS) Melanie UHER ...... ew-hair Matt Noonan ...... Sophomore ...... Distance ...... Mechanical Engineering ...... Baldwin City, Kan. (Baldwin HS) Kelley WEIDINGER ...... wide-ENG-ure Andrew Norton .... RS Senior ...... Distance ...... Finance (B.A.); Law ...... Sparta, Ill. (Sparta HS) Sonya YAMNITZ ...... yam-itz Adam Noteis ...... RS Fresh.(I)/Soph.(O) .... Throws ...... Ag. Systems Mgmt...... Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit HS) Tipper O’Brien ...... Freshman ...... Distance ...... Pre-Journalism ...... Kirkwood, Mo. (St. Louis University HS) Michael Phelps ...... Sophomore ...... Jumps ...... Computer Science ...... Knob Noster, Mo. (Knob Noster HS) Chris FEITZ...... fights Tim Ross ...... Sophomore ...... Distance ...... undecided ...... Alto, Mich. (Caledonia, Mich.) Jesse Sims ...... Junior ...... Jumps ...... Business Management ...... Paola, Kan. (Paola HS) Brandon GOEBBERT ...... GO-bert Nate Smith ...... Freshman ...... Distance ...... Psychology ...... Columbia, Mo. (Hickman HS) Rem MOLL ...... mall Bjorn Sommerfeldt Freshman ...... Combined Event ...... General Agriculture .... Krokstadelva, Norway (St. Hallvard VGS) Ben Stafford ...... Freshman ...... Throws ...... Geography ...... Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North HS) Bobby MUSIL ...... muscle Hans Uldal ...... Sophomore ...... Combined Event ...... undecided ...... Arendal, Norway (Barbu VGS) Hans ULDAL ...... ew-doll Benjamin Vrbicek* . Senior(I)/RS Junior(O) .. Combined Event ...... Mech. Engineering ...... Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS) Phillip Watson ...... Freshman ...... Mid-Distance ...... undecided ...... Tampa, Fla. (Tampa King HS) Benjamin VRBICEK ...... VERB-a-check Daniel Willingham . Freshman ...... Pole Vault ...... Political Science ...... Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Cape Central High) Conrad Woolsey .... RS Junior ...... Throws ...... Sports Psych. (M.A.) .... Excelsior Springs, Mo. 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Missouri Qualifiers overall/heat Event Name Round Place Mark Notes MEN 800m Derrick Peterson (Sr.) prelim 5th/1st 1:48.90 semi 12th/5th 1:48.10 missed final by .01 second Steeple Ryan Pirtle (Sr.) prelim 26th/10th 8:43.95 Ray Hughes prelim 25th/9th 8:43.41 Shot Put Christian Cantwell (Fr.) prelim - FOUL Javelin Darin File prelim 7th 71.05m 233-1 69.79, 68.91, 71.05 FINAL 9th 68.38m 224-4 65.27, 68.38, 66.48 WOMEN 1500m Rebecca Wilmes prelim 25th/8th 4:20.51 Steeple Kerry Hils (Fr.) FINAL 13th 10:47.81 Hept Michelle Moran (Sr.) total dnf 1) 100mH 17th /17th 14.78 871 pts 2) HJ 14th /t7th 1.70 (5-7) 855 pts cleared 5 bars 3) SP 16th /17th 10.46 (34-4) 560 pts 10.46 9.95 FOUL 4) 200m 17th /17th 26.47 757 pts 5) LJ 17th /17th 4.86m 522 pts 4.77 4.86 PASS 6) JAV dns 7) 800m dns

Missouri Outdoor Records WOMEN MEN Event ...... Athlete ...... Mark ...... Date ...... Location Event ...... Athlete ...... Mark ...... Date ...... Location 100m Dash ...... Rufina Ubah ...... 11.49 ...... Apr 6, 1984 ...... SEMO Relays 100m Dash ...... Chidi Imoh ...... 10.00 ...... Aug 15, 1986 USATF Championships 100m Hurdles ... Pam Page ...... 13.48 ...... Apr 19, 1980 ...... Kansas Relays 110m Hurdles ... Dan Lavitt ...... 13.53 ...... Apr 18, 1980 ...... Baylor Invite 200m Dash ...... Natasha Kaiser ...... 23.53 ...... May 17, 1986 ... Big 8 Championships 200m Dash ...... Chidi Imoh ...... 19.9 (HT) ...... May 11, 1985 ... Big 8 Championships 400m Dash ...... Natasha Kaiser ...... 50.86 ...... Jun 3, 1989 .... NCAA Championships 400m Dash ...... Dele Udo ...... 45.2 (HT) ...... May 15, 1976 ... Big 8 Championships 400m Hurdles ... Felecia Allen ...... 1:00.54 ...... Apr 17, 1987 ...... Florida State Invite 400m Hurdles ... Henry Amike ...... 48.80 ...... May 1, 1985 ... NCAA Championships 800m Run ...... Ashley Wysong ...... 2:02.94 ...... Jun 2, 2000 .... NCAA Championships 800m Run ...... Derrick Peterson ..... 1:45.18 ...... Jun 2, 2000 .... NCAA Championships 1500m Run ...... Ann Marie Brooks .... 4:18.66 ...... May 4, 2001 ...... Cardinal Invite 1500m Run ...... Charles McMullen .... 3:41.60 ...... Jul 9, 1973 ...... NCAA Championships 3000m Run ...... Sabrina Dornhoefer 8:59.25 ...... Jun 21, 1984 ...... US Olympic Trials 3000m Steeple ... Ryan Pirtle ...... 8:35.90 ...... May 21, 2000 . Big 12 Championships 3000m Steeple ... Kerry Hills ...... 10:08.61 ...... Jun 1, 2001 .... NCAA Championships 5000m Run ...... Kerry Hogan ...... 14:06.4 ...... May 13, 1972 . MU vs. Nebraska Dual 5000m Run ...... Sabrina Dornhoefer 15:42.22 ...... Jun 1, 1985 .... NCAA Championships 10000m Run ...... Nick Smith ...... 29:20.27 ...... Apr 27, 2000 ...... Penn Relays 10000m Run ...... Andrea Fisher ...... 34:39.90 ...... May 19, 1983 ...... Central College AC 4x100m Relay .... Victor Edet ...... 39.32 ...... Apr 7, 1985 ... NCAA Championships 4x100m Relay .... Monroe ...... 45.02 ...... Apr 30, 1988 ...... Drake Relays ...... Yussuf Alli ...... Natasha Kaiser ...... Henry Amike ...... Allen ...... Chidi Imoh ...... Richardson 4x400m Relay .... Ogidi ...... 3:06.42 ...... Apr 6, 1985 ...... 4x400m Relay .... Ada Ibe ...... 3:41.67 ...... May 21, 2000 ...... Big 12 Relays ...... Okoye ...... Ashley Wysong ...... Johnson ...... Christina Page ...... Henry Amike ...... Sunny Gilbert High Jump ...... Nat Page ...... 2.28m ... 7-5¾ ...... 1979 ...... Sports Festival ‘High Jump ...... Hanne Ski Anderson 1.86m ...... 6-1¼ .... Jun 2, 1994 .... NCAA Championships Pole Vault ...... Tom Jordan ...... 5.35m ... 17-6¾ ...... May 20, 1993 ...... Cal.-State Invite Pole Vault ...... Jennifer Bennett .. 4.12m ...... 13-6¼ . May 30, 2003 NCAA Mideast Regional Long Jump ...... Yussuf Alli ...... 8.22m ... 26-11¼ ... Jun 7, 1983 .... NCAA Championships Long Jump ...... Lorinda Richardson . 6.51m ...... 21-4¼ . May 3, 1986 ...... National Invite Triple Jump ...... Barry Davis ...... 16.25m . 53-3¾ ...... 1982 ...... Triple Jump ...... Lindsey Miller ...... 12.37m ...... 40-7 ..... May 22, 1999 . Big 12 Championships Shot Put ...... Christian Cantwell .... 21.62m . 70-11¼ ... Jul 16, 2003 Diputacion de Salamanca Shot Put ...... Janae Strickland .. 16.92m .... 55-6¼ . May 1, 2004 ...... Big 12 Champ’s Discus ...... Ben Plunknett ...... 61.52m . 201-10 ..... May 29, 1976 ...... USTFF Discus ...... Erica Brooks ...... 50.50m ...... 165-8 ... May 2, 1992 ...... SMSU Invite Hammer Throw Micah Shanks ...... 64.04m . 210-1 ...... Mar 23, 2002 ..... Saluki Spring Classic Hammer Th. .. Holly Scherder .... 60.76m .... 199-4 .. Apr 29, 2004 ...... Big 12 Champ’s Javelin ...... Darin File ...... 74.54m . 244-7 ...... May 17, 1998 . Big 12 Championships Javelin ...... Tracey Holloman ..... 49.34m ...... 161-10 May 17, 1998 . Big 12 Championships Decathlon ...... Knut Sommerfeldt .... 7685 ...... May 17, 2003 . Big 12 Championships Heptathlon ...... Teri LeBlanc ...... 5805 ...... Jun 14, 1989 ...... TAC Championships Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ... page 32 USATF Olympic Trials Missouri Top 3 Shot Put High Jump MEN 1 Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) ...... 19.09m* ... 62-7¾ ...... 6/12$ 1 Jenny Bybee (Jr.) ...... 1.78m* ..... 5-10 ...... 6/11$ Name ...... Prof ...... Date 2 Bill Hobson (Fr.) ...... 17.20m* ... 56-5¼ ...... 3/26 2 Jessica Stockard (So.) ...... 1.70mM .... 5-7 ...... 4/29 100m Dash 3 Adam Burla (Jr.) ...... 17.11m* ... 55-5¾ ...... 5/29 2 Liz Young (So.) ...... 1.70mM .... 5-7 ...... Indoor 1 Hans Uldal (So.) ...... 11.08wM ...... 6/11$ ...... 1.65m ...... 5-5 ...... 4/17 2 Greg Bracey (Fr.)...... 11.19 ...... 3/26 Discus 3 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Fr.) .. 11.35M ...... 3/18 1 Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) ...... 53.71m* ... 176-2 ...... 5/1 Pole Vault 2 Bobby Musil (Fr.) ...... 52.54m* ... 172-4 ...... 5/15 1 Jennifer Bennett (Sr.) ...... 4.05m ...... 13-3½ ...... Indoor 200m Dash 3 Adam Noteis (So.) ...... 45.14m ..... 148-1 ...... 4/17 2 Lyndsey Tait (Sr.) ...... 3.75m* ..... 12-3 ...... 5/15 1 Greg Bracey (Fr.)...... 21.76 ...... 4/30 3 Liz Young (So.) ...... 3.70m ...... 12-1½ ...... 4/17 2 Jason Jones (Jr.) ...... 22.73 ...... 4/17 Hammer Throw 3 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Fr.) .. 23.10W ...... 4/10 1 Adam Burla (Jr.) ...... 52.71m ..... 172-11 ...... 4/17 Long Jump 2 Adam Noteis (So.) ...... 50.16m ..... 164-7 ...... 4/2 1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ...... 5.78m ...... 18-11¾ .... 4/2 400m Dash 3 Bobby Musil (Fr.) ...... 41.70m ..... 136-10 ...... 3/20 2 Samantha Stanley (So.) .... 5.57m ...... 18-3¼ ...... Indoor 1 Josiah James (Sr.) ...... 48.26 ...... 5/7 ...... w5.50m ..... 18-½ ...... 4/30 2 Jimmie Jones (Fr.) ...... 48.84 ...... 4/30 Javelin 3 Jemma Archibald (Jr.) ...... 5.36m ...... 17-7 ...... Indoor 3 Jason Jones (Jr.) ...... 49.21 ...... 4/30 1 Gary File (Sr.) ...... 66.47m* ... 218-1 ...... 5/7 2 Hans Uldal (So.) ...... 60.46mM .. 198-4 ...... 3/19 Triple Jump 800m Run 3 Ben Stafford (Fr.) ...... 54.64m ..... 179-3 ...... 5/1 1 Jemma Archibalrd (Jr.) ..... 11.48m ..... 37-8 ...... Indoor 1 Neville Miller (Jr.)...... 1:49.42* ...... 5/7 ...... 11.26 ...... 36-11½ .... 4/17 2 Marcus Mayes (Fr.) ...... 1:49.94* ...... 5/15 Decathlon 2 Samantha Stanley (So.) .... 11.32m ..... 37-1¾ ...... Indoor 3 Jimmie Jones (Fr.) ...... 1:50.20 ...... Indoor 1 Hans Uldal (So.) ...... 7,661pts ...... 6/12$ ...... 11.09m ..... 36-4¾ ...... 4/3 ...... 1:51.39 ...... 5/7 2 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Fr.) .. 6,993pts ...... 3/19 3 Brandon Goebbert (Jr.) .. 6,534pts ...... 3/19 Shot Put 1500m Run 1 Janae Strickland (Sr.) ...... 16.92m*^ . 55-6¼ ...... 5/1 1 Ryan Hampton (Jr.) ...... 3:48.50 ...... 3/27 WOMEN 2 Lindsey Markworth (Jr.) .. 14.58m ..... 47-10 ...... 5/30@ 2 Tipper O’Brien (Fr.) ...... 3:51.74 ...... 5/7 100m Dash 3 Laura Ortinau (Fr.) ...... 12.97m ..... 42-6¾ ...... Indoor 3 Matt Noonan (So.) ...... 3:54.70 ...... 4/17 1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ...... 12.52 ...... 3/26 ...... 12.91m ..... 42-4¼ ...... 4/10 2 Samantha Stanley (So.) .... 12.96 ...... 4/3 3000m Steeplechase Javelin 1 Matt Noonan (So.) ...... 9:05.68* ...... 3/27 200m Dash 1 Jessica Stockard (Jr.) ...... 32.72mM .. 107-4 ...... 4/30 2 Mark Munzlinger (So.) .... 9:17.14 ...... 3/27 1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ...... 24.42Mw ...... 3/18 2 Liz Young (So.) ...... 24.87m ..... 81-7 ...... 4/17 3 Nathan Smith (Fr.) ...... 9:51.32 ...... 4/9 2 Whittney Stuart (Jr.) ...... 24.63 ...... 4/30 3 Margaret Ibe (Jr.) ...... 25.85 ...... Indoor Discus 5000m Run 1 Melanie Uher (Fr.) ...... 49.66m* ... 162-11 ...... 4/3 1 Tim Ross (So.) ...... 14:12:23* ...... 3/26 400m Dash 2 Lindsay Markworth (Jr.) .. 47.18m* ... 154-9 ...... 4/17 2 Josh Davis (Jr.) ...... 14:38.08 ...... Indoor 1 Whittney Stuart (Jr.) ...... 55.33 ...... 5/1 3 Jamie Wynn (So.) ...... 46.78m* ... 153-6 ...... 5/15 ...... 14:48.95 ...... 4/9 2 Laura Brandt (So.) ...... 56.08 ...... 4/17 3 Chase Hall (So.) ...... 14:40.31 ...... Indoor 3 Margaret Ibe (Jr.) ...... 59.71 ...... Indoor Hammer Throw ...... 14:41.39 ...... 4/9 1 Holly Scherder (Sr.) ...... 60.76m*^ . 199-4 ...... 4/29 800m Run 2 Ann Snider (Sr.) ...... 54.62m* ... 179-2 ...... 4/17 10,000m Run 1 Ashley Patten (So.) ...... 2:05.43* ...... 3/27 3 Jamie Wynn (So.) ...... 44.31m ..... 145-4 ...... 3/20 1 Chase Hall (So.) ...... 29:29.18 ...... 3/26 2 Amanda Bales (So.) ...... 2:12.55 ...... 4/3 2 Josh Davis (Jr.) ...... 31:38.57 ...... 4/29 3 Allison Werner (Fr.) ...... 2:13.24 ...... Indoor Heptathlon ...... 2:13.50 ...... 3/26 1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ...... 5,378pts* ...... 4/30 110m Hurdles 2 Liz Young (So.) ...... 4,494pts ...... 4/30 1 Hans Uldal (So.) ...... 14.71wM ...... 6/12$ 1500m Run 2 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Jr.) ... 15.28w ...... 4/17 1 Amanda Bales (So.) ...... 4:25.10* ...... 3/27 3 Brandon Goebbert (Jr.) .. 15.88 ...... 3/19 2 Jill Petersen (Jr.) ...... 4:33.61 ...... 4/17 3 Ashley Patten (So.) ...... 4:35.94 ...... 4/10 400m Hurdles ^ - School Record 1 Austin Kerkhover (Fr.) ..... 58.83 ...... 4/3 3000m Steeplechase M - Occured during a combined event 1 Jill Petersen (Jr.) ...... 10:44.04* ...... 5/1 w - Wind-aided (2.0-3.9 m/s) 4x400 Relay ...... 3:12.34 ...... 5/7 2 Sonya Yamnitz (Jr.) ...... 11:24.53 ...... 5/1 W - Wind-aided (4.0+ m/s, not eligible for Big 12 seed mark or 3 Kate Greer (Fr.) ...... 11:52.63 ...... 4/2 NCAA Regional qualifying mark) 4x800 Relay ...... 7:47.99 ...... 4/17 * NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark/ O’Brien, Hampton, Mayes, Ji. Jones 5000m Run NCAA Provisional Mark (10k, Decathlon/Heptathlon) 1 Amanda Bales (So.) ...... 16:26.71* ...... 5/29@ @ at NCAA Mideast Regional (Baton Rouge, La.) High Jump 2 Jill Petersen (Jr.) ...... 16:38.58* ...... 3/26 $ - at NCAA Championships (Austin, Texas) 1 Jesse Sims (Jr.) ...... 2.12m* ..... 6-11½ ...... Indoor 3 Katherine Bonugli (Sr.) ... 16:53.45* ...... 3/26 ...... 2.10m ...... 6-10¾ ...... 4/3 Team Schedule 2 Jason Edmonds (Sr.) ...... 2.11m ...... 6-11...... Indoor 10,000m Run 3/18-20 ... College Station Relays ...... College Station, Texas ...... 2.05m ...... 6-8¾ ...... 4/10 1 Serena Ramsey (So.) ...... 34:44.63 ...... 3/26 3/26-27 ... Stanford Invitational ...... Palo Alto, Calif. 3 Chris Horn (So.) ...... 2.05m ...... 6-8¾ ...... 3/27 2 Valerie Lauver (So.) ...... 34:55.64 ...... 3/26 4/2-3 ...... Missouri Relays ...... Columbia, Mo. 3 Amy Chipman (Sr.) ...... 37:23.93 ...... 4/29 4/9-10 ..... Tom Botts Invitational ...... Columbia, Mo. Pole Vault 4/17 ...... Nebraska Quadrangular ...... Lincoln, Neb. 1 Hans Uldal (So.) ...... 4.60mM .... 15-1¼ ...... 6/12$ 100m Hurdles 4/22-24 ... Drake Relays ...... Des Moines, Iowa 2 Marcus James (Sr.) ...... 4.57mM .... 15-0...... Indoor 1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ...... 14.40M ...... 6/9$ 4/29-1 ..... Big 12 Championships ...... Norman, Okla. 3 Will Drover (Fr.) ...... 4.55m ...... 14-11 ...... 4/9 2 Jemma Archibald (Jr.) ...... 14.51 ...... 4/3 5/7 ...... Billy Hayes Classic ...... Bloomington, Ind. 3 Liz Young (So.) ...... 15.30M ...... 4/29 5/13-14 ... Walton Combined Event ...... Columbia, Mo. Long Jump 5/15 ...... Ward Haylett Invitational ...... Manhattan, Kan. 1 Hans Uldal (So.) ...... 7.28mM .... 23-10¾ .... 4/29 400m Hurdles 5/28-29 ... NCAA Mideast Regional ...... Baton Rouge, La. 2 Chris Horn (So.) ...... 7.18m ...... 23-6¾ ...... Indoor 1 Margaret Ibe (Jr.) ...... 1:00.55* ...... 5/15 6/9-12 ..... NCAA Championships ...... Austin, Texas ...... W7.06m ... 23-2...... 4/9 2 Comfort Ibe (Sr.) ...... 1:00.80* ...... 5/7 ...... 7.04m ...... 23-1¼ ...... 5/7 3 Erin Moses (So.) ...... 1:02.49 ...... 4/17 Upcoming 3 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Fr.) .. 7.03mM .... 23-¼ ...... 3/18 6/24-27 ... USATF Jr. Na’tl Championships College Station, Texas 4x100 Relay ...... 46.62 ...... 4/17 7/9-18 ..... USATF Olympic Trials ...... Sacramento, Calif. Triple Jump Stuart, Stockard, Brandt, C. Ibe 1 Chris Horn (So.) ...... 14.37m ..... 47-1¾ ...... Indoor ...... 14.19m ..... 46-6¾ ...... 4/3 4x400 Relay ...... 3:45.08 ...... 4/17 2 Chris Feitz (Fr.) ...... 13.38m ..... 43-10¾ .... 4/10 Stuart, Stockard, Brandt, Patten 4x800 Relay ...... 9:14.47 ...... 4/2 Hansen, Werner, Bales, Patten

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