2006 Track and Field Media Guide
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20062006 TRACKTRACK ANDAND FIELDFIELD MEDIAMEDIA GUIDEGUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Covering the Seminoles..........................................................................................................2 Schedule ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 CREDITS: 2005 Indoor review ....................................................................................................................... 4 Written and edited by Lauren 2005 Outdoor review ................................................................................................................5 Williams; Editorial Assistance by Tina Thomas, Joshua Weber, Men’s Roster............................................................................................................................................... 6 Maryjane Gardner, Jennifer Marcus, Season Preview...................................................................................................................................... 7 Erin Allison and Ben Murphy. Men’s Bios .............................................................................................................................................8-22 Photography by FSU Photo Lab, Ross Obley, Greg Miller, Brandon Men’s Track and Field Records ....................................................................................23 Goodman and Kirby Lee/The Men’s Track and Field Indoor Records...............................................................24 Sporting Image. Design: CWaters Men’s Track and Field Top Ten ........................................................................... 25-26 Design, Quincy, FL; Printing: FSU Printing Services; Special Thanks: To Men’s National Champions/ Team Finishes......................................... 27 former Seminole head coaches Terry Year-by-year All-Americans ..........................................................................................28 Long and Dick Roberts. Alphabetical All-Americans ........................................................................... 29-30 Premier Programs .................................................................................................................... 31-34 This document is available upon re- quest in alternative formats for indi- This is Tallahassee............................................................................................................35-36 viduals with print related disabilities. This is FSU .......................................................................................................................................37-38 Contact the ADA office, 301 Westcott Administration Building for more in- Track and Field History .................................................................................................. 39-42 formation. Men’s Qualifying Marks .........................................................................................................43 Dr. T.K. WETHERELL Dave HART, JR. Charlie CARR President, Director of Athletics Senior Associate Florida State University Athletics Director Florida State Facts Track & Field Staff President .................................................... Dr. T.K. WETHERELL Head Coach ............... Bob BRAMAN (FLORIDA ’80, 3RD SEASON) Location ........................................................ Tallahassee, Florida Associate Head Coach ... Harlis MEADERS (UNC ’92, 12TH SEASON) Enrollment ...................................................................... 38,886 Assistant Coaches ............ Ken HARNDEN (UNC ’95, 3RD SEASON) Founded .............................................................................. 1851 .............................................. Men’s Sprints and Relays, Hurdles Symbol ....................................................................... Seminoles .................................. Dennis NOBLES (FSU ’80, 21ST SEASON) Colors .................................................................. Garnet & Gold ........................................Pole Vault, Javelin, Multi’s, High Jump Conference ............................................................ Atlantic Coast .................. Jackie RICHARDS (NEW MEXICO ’98, 4TH SEASON) Facility ................................................. Mike Long Track Complex ...................... Women’s Sprints and Relays, Long and Triple Jumps Athletics Director ............................................... Dave HART, JR. Volunteer Coaches ................Sean MCMANUS (NOTRE DAME ’01) Athletics Director Phone....................................... (850) 644-2526 .............................................. Joey ZINS (GEORGIA TECH ’03) Asst. Athletic Director for Media Relations ................ Rob WILSON Graduate Assistants ...................... Althea BELGRAVE (IDAHO ’97) Track & Field Sports Information Director ............ Lauren WILLIAMS ......................................................... Keith BATTEN (USF ’94) Sports Information Phone ..................................... (850) 644-2016 Sports Information Fax .......................................... (850) 644-3820 Sports Information Email ............................ [email protected] SID Address .............................................. Moore Athletic Center www.seminoles.com ......... P. O. Drawer 2195 • Tallahassee, FL 32316 2006 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TRACK AND FIELD 11 COVERINGCOVERING THETHE SEMINOLESSEMINOLES A NOTE TO THE MEDIA AND OPPONENTS The Florida State Sports Information Office TRACK & FIELD SID: Lauren WILLIAMS is available to assist in your media coverage needs. PHONE: (850) 644-2016 The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on a daily basis with extended hours during the regu- FAX: (850) 644-3820 lar and post-season. For information on student- E-MAIL: [email protected] athletes, coaches and support staff, please con- MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 2195 Tallahassee, FL 32316 tact SID Lauren Williams by phone — (850) 644- SHIPPING ADDRESS: 226 University Center D107 2016 or email [email protected]. Tallahassee, FL 32306 Lauren WILLIAMS Program Assistant Track SID Administrative PLAYER AND COACHES 850/644-2016 INTERVIEWS Head coach Bob Braman is available for in- terviews between 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and as scheduled through the FSU sports information office. Interviews with assis- tant coaches, student-athletes and support staff can be handled by the SID office as well. Please let us know if we can be any assistance to you in Rob WILSON Tina THOMAS Chuck WALSH Jeff PURINTON your coverage of Florida State Athletics. Assistant Athletics Senior Associate SID Associate SID Assistant SID Director Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Football Media Relations 850/644-1065 Golf 850/644-0615 850/644-1403 850/644-1077 Established in 1987, Seminole Productions handles virtually every video production need for Florida State Athletics. Under the direction of Mark Rodin, Seminole Productions Elliott Tamara Michael SMOOSE Joshua WEBER produces the television shows for FINEBLOOM METCALFE Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant head coaches as well as the Assistant SID Assistant SID Softball Swimming & Diving Seminole Sports Magazine and Soccer Tennis 850/644-4836 Cross Country Seminole Uprising shows, programs Baseball Volleyball 850/644-5653 designed for every varsity sport, 850/644-5656 850/644-3920 including track and field. In addition to producing in-game entertain- ment for almost 80 events every HOW TO COVER THE HOME MEET INFORMATION season, Seminole Productions utilizes their 6,000 square foot SEMINOLES communication center to teach Track and field meets are held at Mike Long students in the College of Members of the media are supplied with me- Track and Field Complex on the campus of Florida Communication’s media produc- dia guides, weekly press releases, including up- State University. Members of the media may be tion program. Since one of the dated individual and team statistics, as well as seated in the press facility at the entrance of the department's missions is to teach conference and national rankings. This informa- track. The SID staff will provide complete results students the art of television tion may be obtained via email, fax or mail through and fax service at all home events. If any assis- design, production and perfor- the Sports Information Office or online at the tance is needed in covering the Seminoles at mance to help students with a official Florida State Athletics website home, FSU sports information director Lauren professional experience. Seminole www.seminoles.com. Productions continually gets Williams is available at (850) 644-2016. For in- recognized for excellence and has formation on upcoming home meets, please visit received 17 national and interna- the ‘Home Meet Information' box on the track tional awards in the last year. and field front-page at www.seminoles.com. 22 2006 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TRACK AND FIELD TRACKTRACK ANDAND FIELDFIELD TEAMTEAM SCHEDULESCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE DATE OPPONENT SITE December 2-3 ............. Clemson Opener .................. Clemson, SC March 3-4 .................Snowbird Invitational ............. Tallahassee, FL January 13-14 ........... Virginia Tech Invitational .......... Blacksburg, VA March 10-11 ................... FAMU Relays .................. Tallahassee, FL January 15 ............... Florida Intercollegiates ............ Gainesville, FL March 22-25 ..................