2009-10 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Cross Country and Track & Field
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2009-10 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Cross Country and Track & Field CORPORATE PARTNERS THE GOLDEN EAGLES WISH TO THANK THE F OLLOWING : Cal State L.A. Federal Credit Union pepsi.com calstatela-fcu.org chipotle.com THE UNIVERSI T Y BOOKS T ORE 323.343.2500 calstate-la.bncollege.com army.mil sierraacura.com in-n-out.com bjsbrewhouse.com sizzler.com doubletree.com calstatela.edu/universitytimes alumni.calstatela.edu FOR MORE IN F ORMATION ON BE C OMING A GOLDEN EAGLE C ORPORATE PARTNER , PLEASE C ONTA C T THE DIVISION O F INTER C OLLEGIATE ATHLETI C S , AT (323) 343-3080 OR ONLINE AT CSULAATHLETI C S .C OM 1 www.csulaathletics.com 2010 CSULA ROSTER 2010 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Cross Country/Track & Field Roster Women’s Roster Men’s Roster Name Events Ht. Yr. Hometown Name Events Ht. Yr. Hometown Gabriella Arredondo Distances 5-1 Sr. Pasadena Cesar Arevalos Distances 5-11 So. Covina Lorena Banda Distances 5-7 Sr. Los Angeles Dameion Berry-Smith Jumps 5-9 Fr. Los Angeles Alisha Belt Sprints/Hurdles 5-8 Fr. Carson Eric Carlos Throws 5-10 So. Temple City Ashley Fletcher Multi 5-6 Sr. Anaheim Josh Como Jumps 6-0 Jr. Moreno Valley Te’Ahnalin Harris Throws 5-9 So. San Diego Andres De La Cruz Distances 6-1 Fr. Norwalk Liliana Hernandez Distances 4-11 Sr. Glendale Michaal Esquivel Multi 5-10 Jr. Eagle Rock Tuekeha Huntley Multi 5-9 So. Los Angeles Justin Foster Jumps 6-1 Jr. Inglewood Roya Johnson Throws 5-10 Jr. Los Angeles Verlondon Harris Throws 6-0 So. North Hollywood Moriah Jubrey Sprints 5-7 Sr. Corona Christopher Hicks Jumps 6-4 Jr. Palmdale Melissa Lopez Distances 5-3 Fr. Hacienda Heights Thomas Hopson Jumps 5-9 Jr. Lake Forest Danielle Manson Sprints 5-3 So. San Diego Pedro Lebron Hurdles 5-8 So. North Hollywood Brittany Manuel Sprints 5-3 Jr. San Bernardino Mark Malone Hurdles 6-2 Jr. Los Angeles Denae Molo Jumps 5-3 Fr. San Bernardino Dominic McGiffert Sprints 5-9 Jr. Long Beach Keri Molt Distances 5-1 Fr. Saugus Leve Ross Sprints 5-10 Sr. Victorville Moriah Murry Distances 5-4 Fr. Compton Jesus Sanchez Distances 5-10 Fr. Banning Karee Nordby Throws 5-10 Jr. Lake Elsinore Vijay Tidwell Sprints 5-7 So. Fairfield Sierra Olivas Distances 5-6 Fr. Sylmar Jordan Tyler Pole Vault 5-11 So. Moorpark Dora Perez Distances 5-3 Sr. Oxnard Damein White Sprints 6-1 Sr. Los Angeles Vivien Rico Distances 5-4 Jr. Santa Paula Tanyshia Ridley Sprints/Hurdles 5-4 Jr. San Diego Head Coach: Christopher Asher (8th Season) Justina Sadauskaite Distances 5-7 Jr. Kaunas Assistant Coaches: Gretchen Corrales, Michael Marsh Valerie Sanchez Middle Distances 5-1 So. Pacoima Bregan Schultz Throws 5-4 So. Palm Springs Jodyann Service Sprints 5-4 So. Carson Jennifer Shoate Hurdles 5-7 Jr. Los Angeles Shianne Smith Multi 5-8 Sr. Bermuda Island Jamilah St. Cyr Multi 5-8 Sr. Los Angeles Erica Thomas Distances 5-8 So. Arroyo Grande Michelle Vaughner Sprints 5-4 Jr. Oxnard Vivien Wadeck Distances 5-4 Sr. Sierra Vista, AZ Kathleena Williams Multi 5-6 So. Los Angeles 2010 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California Enrollment 21,000 Colors Black and Gold Home Facility Reeder Field Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. James M. Rosser Director of Athletics Dr. Dan Bridges Sports Information Director Paul Helms SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 Credits: The 2009-10 Cross Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 Country/Track & Field Head Coach Christopher Asher Dr. James M. Rosser media guide was designed Dr. Dan Bridges Assistant Coaches Gretchen Corrales, Michael Marsh and edited by Paul Helms President Director of Athletics Track & Field Office Phone 323-343-6413 and Brendan Dally. 2009-10 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Cross Country and Track & Field 2 COA C HING STA ff After leading the Golden Eagle cross country and track and field teams to some impressive accomplishments in 2008-09, Christopher Asher returns for his eighth season as Cal State L.A.’s head coach for women’s cross country, women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. Asher led the women’s outdoor track and field team to a seventh-place national finish, the cross country team to a 13th-place national finish, the women’s indoor track and field team to a 26th-place national finish and the men’s outdoor track and field team to a 41st-place national finish. Both the women’s cross country and women’s outdoor track and field teams finished second in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The women’s cross country team went on to finish fourth in the West Christopher Asher Region and qualified for the national championships for a third straight year. Head Coach The women’s outdoor track team had its best national finish since 1996. The Golden Eagles also had the CCAA Newcomer of the Year in both cross country and track and field in Vivien Wadeck and the CCAA Freshman of the Year in women’s track and field in Tuekeha Huntley. In the 2007-08 season, Asher led the women’s cross country team to its first CCAA championship since 1994 in 2007 and guided the squad to a second-place finish in the West Region and a fifth-place national finish. He also led the women’s indoor track and field team to an 11th-place national finish that included a national championship for triple jumper Omonike Kotey. The men’s track and field team finished seventh in the nation after an impressive second-place showing in the CCAA, while the women’s track and field team finished third in the conference. He was named the CCAA Coach of the Year in women’s cross country and the USTFCCCA West Region Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Head Coach of the Year. The 2007-08 season was an impressive follow-up to a memorable 2006-07 campaign. Asher led the women’s cross country team to an NCAA Division II West Region championship, a second-place finish in the CCAA and a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Division II Championships in 2006. The fourth-place finish is the highest national placing in the program’s history. He also led the 2007 women’s indoor track and field team to a 13th-place national finish. The men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams both posted national top-25 finishes. The men placed 21st in the country, while the women wound up 24th. In his first seven years, Cal State L.A. has picked up 53 CCAA individual titles, including 49 in track and field (29 in men’s track and field and 20 in women’s track and field). The Golden Eagles picked up five individual championships in women’s track and field and earned 21 All- CCAA awards in 2009. In 2008, the Golden Eagles picked up nine individual CCAA titles in men’s track and field and earned 26 All-CCAA awards in men’s and women’s track and field combined. In Asher’s seven years as head coach, the Golden Eagles have earned 163 All-CCAA awards (69 in men’s track, 74 in women’s track and 20 in cross country). The Golden Eagles also had individual CCAA cross country champions in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. Also, the Golden Eagles have earned 65 All-America honors in cross country and track and field since Asher took over as head coach, including 11 in 2008-09 (one in cross country, two in indoor track and field, one in men’s outdoor track and field and seven in women’s outdoor track and field. The Golden Eagles also had 11 in 2007-08 (two in cross country, six in men’s track and field and three in women’s indoor track and field) and 11 in 2006-07 (two in cross country, five in outdoor track and field and four in indoor track and field). Asher has also coached two individual NCAA champions, Omonike Kotey, who won the 2008 indoor triple jump title and April Brown, who won the 60 meter indoor title in 2006. His two Coach of the Year awards in the 2007-08 season give him four in his Cal State L.A. career. Asher was also named the NCAA West Region Coach of the Year in women’s cross country in 2006 and in women’s indoor track and field in 2006. Asher is the Division II President of the United States Track and Field Cross Country Association and NCAA Track and Field West Region chair. He is also on the USATF Coaches Advisory Committee and, as a member of the committee, has been appointed as a representative on the Zero Tolerance Committee for both USA Track and Field and the USTFCCCA. Before coming to Cal State L.A., Asher served for five seasons as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton, where he was responsible for overseeing sprints, hurdles and relays for both the men’s and women’s teams. His student-athletes earned 19 All-Big West Conference honors, four Big West Conference individual championships and one USATF Junior National All-America award. Asher was integral in Cal State Fullerton athletes setting more than 20 school records in his five years with the program. Asher has also coached several elite athletes, including sprinter Joe Criner, hurdler Derek Knight, current NFL player Reuben Droughns (Browns), baseball minor leaguers Sergio Santos (2002 first-round pick of the Diamondbacks) and Danny Putnam (2005 first-round draft pick of the A’s) and current National Basketball Association player Trevor Ariza (Lakers).