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2012 TEXAS STATE TRACK AND FIELD FACT BOOK 2012 TEXAS STATE TRACK AND FIELD FACT BOOK A member of The Texas State University System University State Texas A member ofThe 2012 TEXAS STATE TRACK AND FIELD FACT BOOK 2012 TEXAS STATE TRACK AND FIELD QUICK FACTS/TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts Table of Contents UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2012 Quick Facts/Table of Contents ............................. 3 Location ............................................... San Marcos, Texas Founded ...................................................................... 1899 2012 Texas State Track & Field Team Nickname .............................................................. Bobcats 2012 Season Outlook .................................................... 4 Colors ..................................................... Maroon and Gold 2012 Schedule .............................................................. 5 Enrollment .............................................. 34,113 (Fall 2011) Texas State Coaching Staff Affiliation ................................................... NCAA Division I Head Coach Dana Boone ......................................... 6 Conference ........................................................ Southland Assistant Coaches .................................................. 7-9 Home Track ....Texas State Track and Field Stadium (1,000) Texas State Men’s and Women’s Teams President ........................................... Dr. Denise M. Trauth 2012 Men’s Roster ...................................................10 Athletic Director ............................................. Dr. Larry Teis 2012 Men’s Bios .................................................. 11-19 Sport Administrator ................................. Tracy Shoemake 2012 Women’s Roster ............................................. 20 Faculty Representative ........................... Dr. Paul Gowens 2012 Women’s Bios ............................................ 21-32 Website ....................................... www.txstatebobcats.com Athletics Dept. Phone ................................ (512) 245-2114 History and Review Mailing Address ................................................................... 2011 Men’s Performance Lists .................................... 33 Darren B. Casey Athletics Administration Complex 2011 Women’s Performance Lists ............................... 34 601 University Drive All-Time Performance Lists ..................................... 35-38 San Marcos, TX 78666 Southland Conference Accolades ............................... 39 Southland Conference Championships .................. 39-40 SPORTS INFORMATION NCAA/Southland Conference Qualifying Standards ... 41 Assistant AD/Sports Information ..................... Rick Poulter Olympians and International Performers ..................... 42 Phone ................................................... 512.245.2966 Bobcats at the NCAA Meet ..................................... 43-44 E-Mail ......................................... [email protected] All-American Lists ........................................................ 45 Assistant Director (Track Contact) .......... Steve Appelhans Bobcat Stadium Records ............................................. 46 Phone ................................................... 512.245.4387 2011 Track & Field Season Recap .............................. 47 Cell ........................................................ 262.492.4498 E-Mail ............................................. [email protected] Texas State University & Administration Assistant Director .................................. Denise Thompson The Texas State University System .............................. 48 Phone ................................................... 512.245.2988 University Administration .............................................. 49 E-Mail .............................................. [email protected] Athletics Administration ........................................... 50-51 Assistant Director ........................................ Rob Beuerlein Phone ................................................... 512.245.4692 Former Bobcats E-Mail .............................................. [email protected] All-Time Lettermen .................................................. 52-54 Student Intern (Secondary Track Contact) Blake Barington T-Ring Recipients ......................................................... 55 E-Mail ......................................... [email protected] TRACK AND FIELD COACHING STAFF Head Coach ................................... Dana Boone (1st year) Distance/Cross Country Coach ... Bryan Jackson (1st year) Jumps/Combined Events Coach .. Keith Herston (1st year) 2012 Texas State Track & Field Fact Book Credits Throws Coach ............................... Greg Watson (1st year) Editorial Credits Sprints/Hurdles Coach ............. Giles McDonnell (1st year) The 2012 edition of the Texas State Track & Field Fact Book is Graduate Assistant Coach ....... Rory Carpenter (2nd year) a comprehensive source of information containing player and Volunteer Assistant Coach ............ Reuben Ortiz (6th year) coaching staff biographies, statistics and historical reference Volunteer Assistant Coach ....... Brookelyn Dickson (3rd year) materials. The guide was written, edited and produced by Blake Barington. Editorial contributions by Texas State sports informa- tion staff. For additional information concerning Bobcat track and field, contact Steve Appelhans at (512) 245-4387. Photography Credits Photos in the 2012 Texas State Track & Field Fact Book were provided by Chandler Prude (Texas State University Photogra- pher). Printing Credits Printing was done by Copy Cats of San Marcos. WWW.TXSTATEBOBCATS.COM 3 2012 TEXAS STATE TRACK AND FIELD 2012 SEASON OUTLOOK Women’s Season Preview walking away with two top-15 finishes. Joining Miller in the 400-meter After a fourth-place finish at the 2011 Southland Conference Outdoor hurdles will be junior Jennie Thomas and sophomore Rhevan Rhodes. Championships, the Texas State women’s track and field team returns Both Thomas and Rhodes competed at the SLC Outdoors with Thomas 27 letterwinners on the 43-member roster that includes two All-SLC placing sixth and Rhodes 12th. In the 100-meter hurdles, sophomore selections in pole vaulter Elena Horn and hurdler Katie Miller. Amber Elkins returns after finishing eighth at the SLC Outdoors with a time of 14.47. A Biberg, Germany native, Horn captured pole vault titles at the SLC Indoor and Outdoor Championships last year and set a new personal “I think we should see some good things from Courtney Miller in the record of 4.05 meters (13-03.50), which ranked her in the top-50 nation- sprints; and Franchelle Hill is a transfer from TCU who we are looking ally. for to step up for us in the short sprints,” Boone said. “We also have Chantesean White who is the NJCAA champion in the 400h joining us Miller, who hails from Bandera, Texas, finished third at the 2011 SLC this year so we expect good things from her as well.” Outdoors in the 400-meter hurdles and qualified for the West Preliminary Rounds. During the season, Miller clocked her best time of the year Mid-Distance/Distance at the Texas Relays with 1:00.29. Miller also competed on the team’s Sophomore Michelle Jones and seniors Steffanie Armstrong and Sandra top mile relay team that recorded a season-best time of 3:45.57 at the Venegas return as the team’s top distance runners after all had success- Bobcat Invite in April. ful seasons in cross country. Last year, Jones saw time running both the 800 and 1,500 meters with a season-best 4:43.61 in the 1,500 meters “Looking on paper and based on what we had in the past, I would say at the Bobcat Invite. In the 10,000 meters, Armstrong and Venegas both the pole vault and the multi events seem to be the strongest area,” said placed in the top-10 at the SLC Outdoors with eighth and ninth-place head coach Dana Boone. “I do believe we will see some other groups finishes, respectively. step up throughout the course of the year. We are probably the most inexperienced in the horizontal jumps right now. We have an extremely Field Events/Multis young group of jumpers. It will be interesting to see how they make the In the field, the Bobcats will return many talented athletes that saw much transition from high school to college competition.” success last season. Junior Lisa Bingham had many top finishes last season in the high jump and ranked in the top-50 nationally with her Sprints/Hurdles season-best mark of 1.75 meters (5-08.75). Returning in the throw- Sophomores Courtney Miller and Daniela Anane-Bediakoh return as the ing events will be juniors Jalisa Hall and Kelsey Titzman. At the SLC team’s top sprinters while newcomer Alexus Hebert should add some Outdoors, Hall had an 11th-place finish in the discus while Titzman had depth to the short sprints. Miller advanced to the 100- and 200-meter top-10 finishes in the shot put and hammer throw. Junior Danessa Lyssy finals at the SLC Outdoors and recorded a season-best 11.87 in the and sophomores Tina Valenzuela and Carly Szabo all had successful 100-meter prelims. During the season, Anane-Bediakoh recorded a 2011 seasons in the heptathlon. Lyssy tied for fourth at the SLC Out- season-best of 12.22 in the 100 meters and 24.71 in the 200. Anane- doors while Valenzuela and Szabo had eighth and 11th-place finishes, Bediakoh competed in the 100 and 200 meters at the SLC Outdoors, respectively. Men’s Season Preview The Texas State