2018 MEDIA GUIDE 1 2018 Saluki Track and Field Media Guide
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2018 Saluki Track and Field Media Guide 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 1 2018 Saluki Track and Field Media Guide Champions are made here 2 2018 Saluki Track and Field Media Guide Southern Illinois track and field has been a national powerhouse at the Division I level for over half a century now. Legendary coach Lew Hartzog took the reigns in 1960 and the Salukis have since earned: 744 MVC Individual Titles 162 All-Americans 41 MVC Team Titles 29 Olympians 19 NCAA Champions 2 Olympic medalists Some of the finest track athletes in the United States and abroad have come through SIU -- including but not limited to: Michael Franks • Two-time World Championship Silver Medalist •1985 NCAA Champion Connie Price-Smith • Four-time Olympian Brittany Riley • Two-time NCAA Champion • Held World Record in Weight Throw for 10+ years (2007- 17) D.D. Plab • Two-time Olympian Jeneva McCall • Three-time NCAA Champion DeAnna Price • 2016 Olympian • Two-time NCAA Champion Gwen Berry • 2016 Olympian • Current World and American Record Holder - Weight Throw • Current American Record Holder - Hammer Throw Kyle Landon • Five-time All-American • 2017 NCAA indoor runner-up 3 2018 Saluki Track and Field Media Guide 4 2018 Saluki Track and Field Media Guide 5 2018 Saluki Track and Field Media Guide Table of Contents/Quick Facts TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents/Quick Facts 6 THE UNIVERSITY Facilities 7 Troutt-Wittmann Academic Center 8 Founded........................................................................1869 Salukis at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials 9 First Year of Track........................................................1916 Enrollment ..................................................................14,554 COACHING STAFF Nickname ................................................................. Salukis Director of T&F/C.C. Kathleen Raske 10-12 Colors .....................................................Maroon and White Associate Head Coach Terry VanLaningham 13-15 Facility .................. Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex Throws Coach J.C. Lambert 16-17 Affiliation .............................................................Division I Sprints Coach Alishea Usery 18-19 Pole Vault/Javelin Coach Dason Phelps 20-21 Conference ..................................................Missouri Valley Distance Coach Kevin Cataldo 22-23 Chancellor ..................................... Dr. Carlos Montemango Support Staff 24 Athletic Director ..............................................Tommy Bell Coaching History 25 Alma Mater ...................................... Virginia Tech (‘72) MEET THE SALUKIS Website .......................................................SIUSalukis.com Women’s Roster 26 Men’s Roster 27 COACHING STAFF Bios 28-58 Director of Track & Field/C.C. ..............Kathleen Raske RECORDS AND HISTORY Year at SIU .................................................................3rd 2017 Indoor Performance Lists 59-60 Alma Mater .............................. Southern Illinois (1990) 2017 Outdoor Performance Lists 61-62 Email ....................................................... [email protected] Indoor Records 63-64 Associate HC/Jumps .....................Terry VanLaningham Outdoor Records 65-66 Year at SIU .................................................................3rd All-Americans 67 Alma Mater ...........................Kansas State (1990, 1993) NCAA Champions/NCAA Finishes 68 Points scored at the NCAA Championships 69 Email [email protected] Olympians/International Competition 70 Distance ...................................................... Kevin Cataldo Saluki Hall of Fame/Misc. Awards 71 Year at SIU .....................................................................2nd Records Holders (By Event) 72 Alma Mater .............Oakland (Mich.) University (2011) Facility Records 73 Throws .........................................................J.C. Lambert MVC Champions 74-75 Year at SIU .................................................................4th All-MVC 76-77 Alma Mater .............................. Southern Illinois (2013) MVC Scholar-Athletes 78 Other MVC Records 79 Email .................................................. [email protected] All-Time Letterwinners 80-83 Sprints ......................................................... Alishea Usery This is the MVC 84 Year at SIU .................................................................3rd Saluki Media Services 85 Alma Mater ..............................................Florida (2012) Email .................................................... [email protected] 2018 Schedule Pole Vault/Javelin ........................................Dason Phelps Indoor Dec. 9 Saluki Fast Start Carbondale, Ill. Year at SIU ................................................................2nd Jan. 13 Illini Classic Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Alma Mater ....................................Arizona State (2011) Jan. 19-20 Vanderbilt Invitational Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 26-27 Gladstein Invitational Bloomington, Ind. Email [email protected] Feb. 2-3 Don DeNoon Invitational Carbondale, Ill. Director of Ops. ............................................Kyle Landon Feb. 9-10 Music City Classic Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 16 EIU Friday Night Special Charleston, Ill. Year at SIU ................................................................. 1st Feb. 24-25 MVC Indoor Championships Cedar Falls, Iowa Alma Mater .............................. Southern Illinois (2017) Mar. 9-10 NCAA Indoor Championships College Station, Texas Email [email protected] Outdoor Mar. 23-24 Bill Cornell Spring Classic Carbondale, Ill. SALUKI MEDIA SERVICES Mar. 29-31 Stanford Invitational Stanford, Calif. Apr. 6-7 Western Kentucky Invite Bowling Green, Ky. Contact .............................................................Will Becque Apr. 13-14 Tennessee Relays Knoxville, Tenn. Email ....................................... [email protected] Apr. 20-21 Jesse Owens Classic Columbus, Ohio Apr. 27-28 Lenny Lyles Invite Louisville, Ky. Phone .....................................................(618) 453-7250 May 4 Billy Hayes Invite Bloomington, Ind. Cell .........................................................(618) 559-2624 May 11-13 MVC Outdoor Championships Terre Haute, Ind. May 24-26 NCAA Midwest Regional Sacremento, Calif. Fax .........................................................(618) 453-2648 June 6-9 NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Ore. June 21-24 USA Jr./Sr. Championships Credits Editor ................................................................Will Becque Photography .....................................Saluki Media Services Contributers .....................................John Lock, Tom Weber 6 Facilities2018 Saluki Track and Field Media Guide The Salukis call two facilities home: the SIU Recreation Center during indoor season, and the Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex during the outdoor season. The SIU Recreation Center features a new, state-of-the-art track: Mondo’s Super X 720 track. Mondo has served as the competition surface of the Olympic Games since 1976, and more than 250 world records have been set on Mondo tracks. The facility also includes: • A 200-meter competition track as well as a 200-meter warmup track. • Horizontal jumps and pole vault runways. • Throwing area includes both a cage for weight throw and ring for shot put. • Spectator seating available on both the lower and upper levels. The Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex is a $3.96 million project located directly east of Abe Martin Field. The facility includes: • A regulation NCAA competition 400-meter track with a state-of-the art, full-depth polyurethane synthetic track surface system. • Accommodations for regulation NCAA competition field events, including bi-directional pole vault and long and triple jump surfaces. • Accommodations for regulation NCAA competition throwing events, including a dual shot put pad and hammer throw, discus and javelin areas. • A state-of-the-art, multi-event synthetic turf infield which can be set to accommodate an NCAA regulation soccer pitch or football field. • Spectator seating for 250, including seven ADA positions with future capacity for up to 500 additional spectators. • Pole-mounted track and field sports lighting. • A 4,500 square foot track and locker support building with future expansion capability. • A free-standing track building for event operations and viewing. 7 2018 Saluki Track and Field Media Guide ACADEMIC CENTER TROUTT-WITTMANN ACADEMIC & TRAINING CENTER FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES Kevin Kendrick Kaila Tyner Assistant AD Academic Advisor Compliance Vision To provide student-athletes with transformative support services. The Troutt-Wittmann Academic Center, named for Thomas “Pete” Wittmann Mission and Kenny Troutt in honor of their generous $3 million dollar gift, is a two-story, Our team is committed to 10,000-square-foot addition to the north wing of Lingle Hall, which adjoins the challenging student-athletes SIU Arena that was completed in 2005. The Academics Support staff helps Saluki to achieve their highest level student-athletes to reach their full potential by offering an academic support of intellectual and personal program that will assist all student-athletes with their transition into college. This development. all-encompassing support continues throughout each student-athlete’s collegiate career until he or she earns a bachelor’s degree. 8 2018 Saluki