02 QQUICKUICK FACTSFACTS & ROSTERROSTER QUICK FACTS TRACK & FIELD ROSTER General Information Name Events Class Hometown/Last School Location ...... , Nev. Laura Affeld Hurdles/Distance SR Stony Plain, Alberta/Memorial Composite HS Founded ...... 1957 Kayah Agudo Sprints RS FR Gardenia, Calif./Junipero Serra HS Enrollment ...... 27,000 Myshauna Alexander Throws SR Lynwood, Calif./El Camino College Colors...... Scarlet & Gray Laura Anuakpado Sprints FR South Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena HS Nickname ...... Rebels Naomi Argabright Hurdles FR Pahrump, Nev./Pahrump Valley HS Conference ...... Mountain West Akia Armstrong Sprints/Jumps FR Riverside, Calif./Roosevelt HS Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Ryanne Bailey Distance FR Henderson, Nev./Foothill HS Acting President...... Donald Snyder Amanda Berg Distance JR Alta Loma, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS Athletics Director...... Tina Kunzer-Murphy Kenia Bonilla Sprints FR Los Angeles, Calif./Culver City, Calif. SWA...... Lisa Kelleher Erin Bowers Hurdles FR Highlands Ranch, Colo./Thunder Ridge HS Tia Brass Sprints RS SO Las Vegas, Nev./Shadow Ridge HS Track & Field Information Janae Brown Throws RS JR Las Vegas, Nev./NW Career & Tech. Academy Head Coach ...... Yvonne Scott-Wade Alva Castillo Sprints SR Los Angeles, Calif./LA Valley College Alma Mater ...... Colorado, '96 Mandy Chitwood Distance FR Las Vegas, Nev./Canyon Springs HS Years at UNLV...... Seventh Year Katie Cochran Distance SO Incline, Nev./Incline HS Assistant Coach ...... Enoch Borozinski DaQuanda Clay Throws FR Las Vegas, Nev./Arbor View HS Alma Mater ...... , Reno, '95 Summer Crawley Sprints FR Irvine, Calif./Irvine HS Assistant Coach ...... Jebreh Harris Auzsane Crowe-Carter Distance/Sprints JR Hesperia, Calif./Sultana HS Alma Mater ...... Tennessee, '02 Kyra Day Throws SO Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne HS Volunteer Coach...... Lara Saye-Crutchley Myra Dean Jumps SR Bayfield, Colo./Bayfield HS Alma Mater ...... UCLA, '00 Joniece Ervin Hurdles RS FR Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS Noela Estrada Hurdles SR Chino, Calif./Chino HS Volunteer Coach...... Larry Wade Ashley Franklin Sprints SR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos HS Alma Mater ...... UNLV, '00 Ayana Gales Jumps SO San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon HS Office Phone ...... 702.895.3256 Jordan Hardy Hurdles RS JR North Highlands, Calif./American River College Facility ...... Heather Hernandez-Shaw Distance FR Pittsburg, Calif./Pittsburg HS Myron Partridge Stadium / Sheila Tarr-Smith Field Rhea Hill Distance/Sprints JR Alta Loma, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS Olivia Hudson Jumps SR Long Beach, Calif./Woodrow Wilson HS Media Relations Madison Johonnot Jumps FR Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial Hs Track & Field Contact ...... Jeffrey Seals Brooklyn McAlpin Jumps FR Palmdale, Calif./Paraclete HS Email ...... [email protected] Monay Meggs Sprints JR Carson, Calif./Carson HS Office Phone ...... 702.895.3134 Miranda Menzies Sprints SO Coquitlam, B.C./Centennial Seconday School Cell Phone ...... 702.683.8050 Cortney Miller Throws SO Las Vegas, Nev./Calvary Christian HS Office Fax ...... 702.895.0989 Taylar Mills Combined SR Pasadena, Calif./John Muir HS Internet Address ...... www.UNLVRebels.com Janeek Mollique Combined FR Pittsburg, Calif./Pittsburg HS Erin Morris Hurdles SR Fort Worth, Texas/Fresno State Iris Munguia Distance SO Las Vegas, Nev./Basic HS SSIMPLYIMPLY RREB!EB! Adrianna Oliva Throws RS SR Hercules, Calif./Hercules HS NOTE TO THE MEDIA: Please remem- Amber Sanford Sprints/Jumps JR Riverside, Calif./Riverside CC ber that UNLV (acronym on all references) is Vanessa Sierra Throws RS SR Hercules, Calif./Hercules HS home to the REBEL track & field team. Only Jordan Smith Sprints SO Modesto, Calif./Johnsen HS the men’s team at UNLV is nick- Arielle Steimer-Barragan Distance RS JR San Gabriel, Calif./Pasadena City College named the RUNNIN’ REBELS. While, the Juliet Summers-Hernandez Combined JR Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley CC women’s basketball and women’s tennis Kylee Vandenberg Combined/Throws FR San Juan Capistrano, Calif./San Juan Hills HS teams are the only ones nicknamed the Krystal Wharton Jumps/Sprints JR Las Vegas, Nev./Valley HS LADY REBELS. Sara Williams Distance SO Apple Valley, Calif./Granite HS 03 TTABLEABLE OFOF CONTENTSCONTENTS INTRODUCTION Only Vegas...... 1 2014 Quick Facts & Roster ...... 2 Table of Contents...... 3 Las Vegas Living ...... 4 Rebel History ...... 5 Academics ...... 6 Equipment & IMG...... 7 Strength & Conditioning ...... 8 Athletic Training ...... 9 Myron Partridge Stadium ...... 10 Myron Partridge & Sheila Tarr-Smith ...... 11 UNLV TRACK & FIELD Al McDaniels & Awards ...... 12 Governor's Series...... 13 UNLV Media Relations ...... 14 2014 Las Vegas Media ...... 15 The Mountain West ...... 16-17 UNLV TRACK & FIELD THIS IS UNLV Meet The Rebels ...... 19 UNLV...... 42-43 Head Coach Yvonne Wade...... 20 UNLV President...... 44 Assistant Coaches ...... 21 Athletics Director...... 45 Volunteer Coaches ...... 22 UNLV Coaching Staff ...... 46 Rebel Student-Athleres ...... 23-32 The Lied...... 47 Athletic Facilities...... 48-49 UNLV Hall of Fame ...... 50 PROGRAM HISTORY Rebel Rundown ...... 51 2013 Review ...... 33 Notable Rebels...... 52 NCAA Championship History...... 34 All-Time Indoor Performances ...... 35 All-Time Outdoor Performances ...... 36 Indoor & Outdoor Conference Champions ...... 37 Indoor Conference History ...... 38 Outdoor Conference History ...... 39-40

ON THE COVERS The 2014 UNLV track & field media guide cover features: (from left to right) Adrianna Oliva, Auzsane Crowe-Carter, Erin Morris, MyShauna Alexander, Monay Meggs, Cortney Miller and Taylor Mills.

The inside front cover features two individuals - Amanda Bingson and Khadevis Robinson - that represented the track & field program at the 2012 London Olympics.

The inside back cover features the Rebels broken down by their respec- tive events.

The back cover features the 2014 team photo as well as the 2014 indoor and outdoor schedules. MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2014 UNLV track & field media guide is a publication of the UNLV Media Relations Office. Principal writing, editing, design and layout by Assistant Media Relations Director Jeffrey Seals.

Principal photography provided by Aaron Mayes, Geri Kodey and Marsh Starks of UNLV Photo Services. Additional photography provided by Steve Spatafore of Sportography, David Cleveland, Don Laczi, Brian Albertson, Bryan Haines, Eric Toliver, Yvonne Wade, Jebreh Harris and NCAA Photo representatives. Selected campus shots courtesy of UNLV Publications / Reprographics.

Graphics design by UNLV Athletics Graphics Art Manager Paul Palmer. 04 LLASAS VEGASVEGAS LIVINGLIVING 05 RREBELEBEL HHISTORYISTORY

1968-73 1974, '77-82 1975-76 1983-96 1997-2005 2006-PRES.

Opened as a satellite campus in 1957, the southern wolf." regional division of the University of Nevada became Nevada Southern University in 1965 and finally evolved The logo lasted until the early 1970s when a group of into University of Nevada, Las Vegas four years later black athletes came to Baepler, who was academic vice when the Board of Regents granted it autonomy under president at the time, and voiced its displeasure with the state's higher education system. having a mascot that had a connection with the wrong side of the Civil War. Men's basketball was the first sport organized at UNLV, opening play in 1958 under head coach and athletic "They said it didn't feel right playing for a school with director Michael "Chub" Drakulich. , also such a mascot...and I agree," said Baepler. "Southern coached by Drakulich, started in 1960 and football came Nevada has no real ties to the Confederacy so the change to campus nearly a decade later when head coach Bill wasn't a big concern." Ireland's squad went 8-1 in 1968. Women's club sports such as tennis emerged in 1960 under administrator The student senate voted on a new mascot and the Alice Mason, but basketball became the first women's human Rebel logo was born. Initially, a Colonial-like varsity sport in 1974. UNLV currently sponsors seven Rebel soldier was the official logo and there was talk at men's and 10 women's athletic programs. one time of changing UNLV's nickname to Minutemen. Essentially there was no recognized UNLV mascot for NICKNAME about a half-decade spilling into the early 1980s. Enter DRAKULICH: FATHER OF Mike Miller, the award-winning local graphic artist who The Nickname "Rebels" was given to UNLV athletic eventually became the creator of the cartoon man with a teams because the school, emerging from the shadow of UNLV ATHLETICS long moustache known as Hey Reb. Miller said his the University of Nevada, Reno, in effect "rebelled" inspiration for the logo was historical Nevada frontiers- against its bigger and older brother to the north. men from the 1800s such as John C. Fremont and Kit Carson. "The character is supposed to be a trailblazer of the old West," said Miller. "I just sketched out The name "Runnin' Rebels" (always spelled without a 'g') was coined in 1974 a little mountain man with a long coat that had some fringe on it." Despite the by then-sports information director Dominic Clark, but refers only to the new Rebel eventually being displayed as having striking white hair on his head UNLV men's basketball team. and face, Miller said Hey Reb was never supposed to be an old man and put his COLORS intended age at around 30 years old. As for The school colors of Scarlet and Gray can be the unusual name of the new character, there traced to the late-1950s when UNLV adopt- was no campus contest or high-priced mar- ed as mascot a wolf wearing a Confederate keting focus group involved. uniform. Scarlet and Gray were traditional colors of the Confederacy with its gray uni- "I just wrote Hey Reb on the back of his coat forms and red-based flag. and one of the many variations I gave them", he said. "I was hoping it would be a good slogan - a yell-out cheer at games - but it MASCOT never really caught on." The mascot, how- Today it's Hey Reb but some at UNLV still ever, did catch on in a big way as UNLV remember the first official Rebel mascot - vaulted to the top in college apparel licens- Beauregard. ing within the decade. In 1997, a more mus- cular version of Hey Reb, minus a musket, Dressed in gray military field jacket and THE FIRST REBEL FOOTBALL TEAM was introduced and a refreshed version was Confederate cap, Beau is a fanged, winking, (1968) WAS THE ONLY SQUAD THAT developed in 2006. black and white cartoon wolf. He came to be PLAYED AS NEVADA SOUTHERN because the new school in Southern Nevada Beauregard may not be prevalent in today's wanted to take a little jab at the Wolf Pack UNIVERSITY. UNLV athletic events, but he's certainly not mascot of Nevada, Reno. gone and forgotten. The original sketch of the wolf was converted into a mid-court "UNLV was rebelling against the status quo and the two schools' mascots painting for basketball games played in the old University gymnasium. Today, seemed to mimic the Civil War," said former UNLV president, the late, Don visitors can visit the black, white, scarlet and gray logo circle in its original Baepler, who later directed the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History position at what is now the Barrick Museum, which still uses the existing oak on campus. "Reno had a northern looking wolf so we wanted a Confederate hardwood basketball floor to hold its exhibits. 06 AACADEMICSCADEMICS DAVID WEDLEY MMOUNTAINOUNTAIN WESTWEST Academic Advisor SSCHOLAR-ATHLETESCHOLAR-ATHLETES 2012-13 Lindsay Roach Jordan Hardy Samantha Swan Juliet Summers-Hernandez Kelsey Williamson Kelsey Williamson 2008-09 2011-12 Chauncy David-Jacobs UNLV track & field had a 13 student-athletes ees, while Franklin was a first-time selection. Christine Lowe LaShante Ellison named to the 2012 Academic All-Mountain West Kelsey Williamson Lindsay Roach Team, which marked the fourth-straight season that UNLV maintains an academic support system for Isabelle Stoate at least 10 individuals achieved the feat of main- its student-athletes that is designed to ensure suc- 2010-11 Amber Throop taining a 3.0 or better GPA. In fact, academic advis- cess on and off the fields of play. Academic advi- Larissa Davis ing has helped produce 136 such honorees since sors work with the 17 men’s and women’s sports LaShante Ellison 2007-08 UNLV joined the MW in 1999. ensuring student-athletes received personalized Ashley Franklin LaShante Ellison care regarding their progress in education. Christine Lowe Three student-athletes that earned academic all- Lindsay Roach 2005-06 conference honors were also recognized as 2011-12 Shannon Simpson Deanna Appuglise MW Scholar-Athletes. Dating back to the 2003-04 Samantha Swan season, 34 have been recognized for having a GPA Kelsey Williamson 2003-04 of 3.5 or greater. Deanna Appuglise 2009-10 Erin Hammond Besides conference and school recognition, the Emily Blok Samantha Serrano program has achieved national awards, as well. The LaShante Ellison Terri Trautwein 2010-13 squads were named to the USTFCCA Bailey Kuestermeyer Brittany Turner Division I Track & Field All-Academic Teams list Christine Lowe Heather Walsh for having team GPAs of at least 3.0. Lauren Petersen

Individually, Emily Blok, Ashley Franlin and Kelsey Williamson were selected to the 2010-13 USTFCCA Division I Track & Field All-Academic Teams. Blok and Williamson are four-time honor-

AACADEMICCADEMIC ALL-MOUNTAINALL-MOUNTAIN WESTWEST 2013 Kelsey Williamson Bailey Kuestermeyer 2007 2004 2002 Laura Affeld Brett Zorich Christine Lowe Tanesha Carr Deanna Appuglise Brigitte Ladoucer Amanda Berg Lauren Petersen Laura Lundin Autumn Beza Tiffany Sims Emily Blok 2011 Lindsay Roach Olivia Raya Katie Hughes Jennifer Turk Myra Dean Laura Affeld Kelsey Williamson Colleen O'Brien Jessica Zarndt Ashley Franklin Alison Bartosch Brett Zorich 2006 Ashley Patin Jordan Hardy Emily Blok Ali Ainsworth Ashley Pierce 2001 Corey Honeycutt Davina Collins 2009 Deanna Appuglise Kiyota Reed Andrea Azzara Cortney Miller Ria Daniels Zadia Bryant Tanesha Carr Randi Schmidt-Calabrese Amber Baker Adrianna Oliva Larissa Davis Chauncey David-Jacobs Starema Flood Samantha Serrano Katie Barto Lauren Petersen Deja Edwards Deja Edwards Katie Hughes Michele Suszek Charlotte Covington Jordan Smith LaShante Ellison Christine Lowe Ashley Patin Teri Trautwein Erin Dangerfield Juliet Summers-Hernandez Ashley Franklin Olivia Raya Olivia Raya Brittany Turner Patrice Harvey Kelsey Williamson Christine Lowe Lindsay Roach Belisa Suarez Taylor Mills Claire Schreiner 2005 2003 2000 2012 Adrianna Oliva Jennifer Shearer Deana Appuglise Andrea Azzara Katie Barto Laura Affeld Lindsay Roach Isabelle Stoate Brittney Bullocks Autumn Beza Kathryn Goetz Alison Bartosch Stephanie Schafer Shahnel Woodley Ashley Callihan Erin Hammond Paula Lechner Emily Blok Samantha Swan Tanesha Carr Katie Hughes Charlotte McGee Ria Daniels Kelsey Williamson 2008 Katie Hughes Casey Lektorich Heather Steadham Deja Edwards Brett Zorich Ashley Barlow Sarah Loughlin Lauren McCarty Rhea Hill LaShante Ellison Alayna Mills Colleen O'Brien Corey Honeycutt 2010 Kristen Johnson Kiyota Reed Kiyota Reed Christine Lowe Emily Blok Bailey Kuestermeyer Michele Suszek Dalila Russell Adrianna Oliva Zadia Bryant Laura Lundin Teri Trautwein Michele Suszek Lauren Petersen Chauncey David-Jacobs Olivia Raya Brittney Turner Angie Turner Danielle Rios Deja Edwards Ashley Silva Heather Walsh Lindsay Roach LaShante Ellison Jessica Zarndt Stephanie Schafer Jennifer Johnson 07 EEQUIPMENTQUIPMENT & IIMGMG TAUSHA SMITH Equipment Manager

The Lied Athletic Complex’s 10,000-square-foot, two-sided equipment room gives all 17 UNLV sports the services of an immense facility designed with the student-athlete in mind.

In one of the 19 team and staff locker rooms, players and coaches can simply drop off their uniforms at the end of practice or competition. The next day a clean version will be waiting for pickup in person- ally assigned lockers located in a wall surrounding the equipment room.

In the Lied, the track & field team has its own designated locker room. The locker room features a couch and lockers for each individual player. The coaches have their own separate locker room, as well. Nike is the exclusive products supplier and sponsor of UNLV Athletics.

UNLV IMG SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES

Now in its seventh year as the exclusive multimedia rights holder for UNLV Account Executive Telly Stratas joined IMG College in 2012 after previously Athletics, IMG College is the nation's leading collegiate marketing and media serving as vice president of sales for Town Media. Prior to that, he served as company that can create and build comprehensive, integrated marketing plat- senior account executive of Latizia Mass Media and senior account manager forms that will leverage the marketing potential of its collegiate properties. at Midstate Advertising. Stratas is a graduate of Auburn University. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., IMG College is also a partner with more than 90 major college athletic programs, conferences, bowl games and Account Executive Josh Igeleke joined the IMG College staff in 2011. A venues. IMG College produces and markets a variety of sponsorship opportu- native of Las Vegas, he most recently worked as Finance Manager for JC nities surrounding UNLV Athletics, including radio play-by-play, advertising Medical Supplies after a stint with Countrywide Home Loans in their in various athletics department publications and on the official athletics Wholesale Lending Division. Igeleke is a graduate of TCU and is currently department website www. UNLVRebels.com, signage in university athletic working towards his MBA and Juris Doctorate at UNLV. facilities, and at-event promotions. Partner Services Coordinator Erin Skuse joined the IMG College staff in 2013. Leading the IMG staff at UNLV is General Manager Eric Kovac, who joined She graduated from Arizona State University from the W.P. Carey School of IMG College in 2011, bringing a level of passion, enthusiasm, and creativity Business a B.S. marketing and a certificate of international business. that had an immediate positive impact on UNLV and its sports marketing efforts. Kovac has proven success in sports marketing and sales. Prior to join- ing IMG College, he has worked with PepsiCo, Cox Media, Letizia Mass Media, and the Las Vegas Gladiators. Kovac is a graduate of California State University-Northridge.

A talented and energetic sales team operates under Kovac's direction in the sales and marketing of Rebel sports. Associate General Manager Steve Moser, a 1989 UNLV graduate, is a proven sales and marketing professional in the Las Vegas area with previous experience with the Las Vegas Thunder (hock- ey) and Las Vegas Stars (baseball), as well as UNLV.

ERIC STEVE TELLY JOSH ERIN KOVAC MOSER STRATAS IGELEKE SKUSE 08 SSTRENGTHTRENGTH & CCONDITIONINGONDITIONING JAMIE WYNN Assistant Coordinator Strength & Conditioning

The Lied Athletic Complex and the strength and conditioning program continues to grow in philosophical scope, as well as physical size. The two-level strength facility, the Ernie Becker Sr. Strength & Conditioning Center, includes all new equipment and a plyometric area to best help develop student-athletes.

Complete with three offices, two restrooms and a storage area, the 8,500 square-foot deck features free weights, power racks and Olympian platforms. UNLV’s facility houses more than 60 weight stations and Hammer Strength machines.

The 1,200 square-foot second level offers stretching and aerobic areas catered to each sport. The room also features a premium sound system to further enhance the workout experience. Just outside the weight room is a newly cov- ered agility drills area which features 3,000 square-foot of artificial turf.

The covered drills area features 3,000 feet of artificial turf.

More than 60 weight stations cover the state-of-the-art flooring inside the Ernie Becker Sr. Strength & Conditioning Center. 09 AATHLETICTHLETIC TTRAININGRAINING LAUREN DICKEY Graduate Intern Athletic Trainer

Day-to-day preventative medicine on the campus is made easy with the Marilyn and Si Redd Sports Medicine Complex. The state-of-the-art operation is a major part of the $8.5 million Lied Athletic facility.

Made possible by a generous gift of $1.5 million by Marilyn and Si Redd, the athletic training facility incorporates the total scope of sports medicine over and 8,500-square-foot area.

Aside from five staff offices, a rehabilitation room houses a dozen pieces of equipment including Cybex stationary bicycles, stair machines and treadmills, all under a natural skylight.

The largest area features a dozen tables to offer student-athletes various treat- ments throughout the day. Taping, padding and bracing all take place in another all-inclusive room.

Finally, an aquatic therapy room features three above-ground whirlpools sur- rounding a 10-feet deep pool for rehabilitative exercises.

All of these features make it possible for UNLV student-athletes to rehabilitate injuries without ever needing to leave the Lied Athletic Complex.

Other amenities include a physician’s office and exam room to provide daily medical service for student-athletes. A drug-testing facility also is part of the new complex. This expedites medical care because the student-athletes health care is self-contained.

Also, UNLV’s academic program and its student athletic trainers benefit from a sports medicine library, study room and conference facility.

“This is one of the top complexes in the nation because of the versatility it offers to service student-athletes in every area of sports medicine,” says Kyle Wilson, UNLV’s Director of Athletic Training. “We’re now more efficient, more acces- sible and more effective in preventing and rehabilitating athletic injuries.”

Pictured: Top: A skylight welcomes natural light into the reha- bilitation room.

Middle: An aquatic therapy room includes a rehabil- itative pool.

Bottom: The Marilyn & Si Redd Sports Medicine Complex sprawls over an 8,500-square-foot area. 10 MMYRONYRON PPARTRIDGEARTRIDGE SSTADIUMTADIUM

On April 3, 1988, UNLV unveiled Myron Partridge Stadium and Sheila Tarr-Smith Field, the home for the Rebel track & field program.

A partnership between Clark County and the UNLV Board of Regents paved the way for the $1.6 million facility. In a cooperative effort, the are occupied by the old Myron Partridge Stadium was cleared for the relocation of Paradise Elementary School and the new stadium was built on campus, just west of the Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium and north of Eller Media Softball Stadium. STADIUM RECORDS Event Name Record Year 100m Alicia Tyson (UNLV) 10.93 1997 The facility was officially opened in the spring of 2000 prior to the UNLV 200m Inger Miller (USC) 22.47 1994 Invitational. A dedication ceremony was held at the grand opening, naming 400m Michelle Taylor (So Cal Cheetahs) 52.39 1992 the field, Sheila Tarr-Smith Field, in honor of the former Rebel NCAA 800m Alisha Hill (So Cal Cheetahs) 2:04.36 1992 Champion in the heptathlon, who passed away in the fall of 1998. 1500m Sonia O'Sullivan (Villanova) 4:17.00 1990 3000m Carmen Garduaro (Weber St.) 9:44.5 1981 The track, designed locally by Martin & Martin, features ISS 2000, a state- 5000m Tessa Murray (Boise St.) 16:45.29 2013 of-the-art polyurethane surface that stores and releases energy applied by 10,000m Emma Bates (Boise St.) 36:09.92 2013 the athlete. It is considered the most responsive and longest-lasting surface 3000m SC Marissa VanderMelle (Boise St.) 10:25.24 2013 available and is used in most of the top track facilities in the country. Nine 100m Hurdles Natasha Danvers (USC) 12.8 1999 48-inch lanes circle the track, a significant improvement over the eight 400m Hurdles Julie Harrison (UNLV) 58.23 1990 42-inch lanes on the old track. A steeplechase bar and pit complete the High Jump Jeana Bingham (BYU) 5-10.75 2000 multi-use track. Long Jump Shunta' Rose (UNLV) 21-7.00 1991 Triple Jump Shanieka Thomas (San Diego St.) 46-5.25 2013 The field, also newly constructed, has a natural grass surface. It includes Shot Put Romona Pagel (Mazda TC) 60-10.00 1992 two pole vault pits, two high jump areas, two long jump /triple jump lanes, Discus Meg Ritchie (Arizona) 202-11.5 1980 two shot put slabs and ample room for hammer and javelin events. Hammer Throw Amanda Bingson (UNLV) 228-10 2012 Javelin Jane Woodhead (Tennessee) 172-11.00 1988 The stadium also includes a storage facility and scoring area. Grandstands, Pole Vault Kristen Brown (San Diego St.) 13-7.25 2013 with seating for up to 1,000 athletes and spectators, line the west edge of the 4x100m Relay UNLV 44.36 1992 track. 4x200m Relay UNLV 1:33.63 1992 4x400m Relay San Diego State 3:35.41 2013 With top-of-the-line training facilities, the stadium assists the Rebel track & 4x800m Relay Coast Athletics 8:57.39 1984 field program in its quest to maintain its nationally respected status. The Heptathlon Sheila Tarr (UNLV) 5,668 1984 improvements in the facility provide UNLV the ability to host conference, national and international events. 11 MYRON PPARTRIDGEARTRIDGE & SSHEILAHEILA TTARR-SMITHARR-SMITH MMYRONYRON SSHEILAHEILA PPARTRIDGEARTRIDGE TTARR-SMITHARR-SMITH Assistant Coach

Even 30 years after his death, Myron Partridge is still one of the most highly Hall of Famer. All-American. Local Hero. All of these labels and more fit respected and beloved sports officials in Southern Nevada. To carry on the former UNLV track and field star Sheila Tarr Smith, who died August 15, memory of his service to the Las Vegas community, UNLV honored the late 1998, at the age of 34 from a rare neurological disorder. official by naming its track & field facility after him. “It was a tragic loss with her premature death,” said former head coach Karen The original track was dedicated to Partridge in 1981, two years after his Dennis. “She’s always going to be remembered in our program.” Dennis’ death. When plans were announced to replace the school’s existing track with statement was solidified in the spring of 1999 when UNLV named the field at a new facility in 1998, it was determined that the Partridge name would also its new track & field facility after the fallen champion during the stadium’s move with the track. dedication ceremony.

“He did a lot, not only for this program, but for the entire Las Vegas sports Tarr-Smith was UNLV’s first-ever national champion, capturing the 1984 community,” said former UNLV track & field head coach Al McDaniel. “He NCAA heptathlon crown. She also finished second at the NCAA Championships had such a rich history of helping organize fair competition for the local youth the following year and took 11th at the 1984 Olympic Trials. and teaching them to compete by the rules.” During her career, Tarr-Smith broke school records in the indoor shot put (47- Partridge, a Fowlerton, Indiana native, was a multi-career man who originally 3.75), the indoor pentathlon (3,867) the outdoor shot put (49-1.5), the javelin came to the Las Vegas Valley in 1950 to take a job with the Clark County (153-8) and the heptathlon (5,856). Her marks in the shot put and heptathlon School District as a coordinator of a new job training and work experience were also conference records, and she posted the best shot put mark for a program. At the time, he also served in the U.S. Naval Reserve and had been heptathlete in NCAA history. a football, basketball, baseball and track & field official since his college days. She won back-to-back Pacific Coast Athletic Association Athlete of the Year He attended Adrian College, a Division III school in Michigan. His high awards for her performances at the NCAA Championships, and she was school basketball coach would not let players play who did not know the rules named the Terrance Walsh Memorial Award winner as the Rebels’ Most of the game. By the time Partridge had advanced to the college level, his Valuable Player in 1985. expertise and knowledge of the game were frequently called upon. As a stu- dent in the early 1930s, he began regularly officiating games for supplemental “Sheila came into the office one day, and I didn’t even know who she was,” income. recalled Dennis. “I knew her from reading old media guides and seeing her name scattered through the record books. When she told me who she was, I An accomplished athlete, Partridge also served as the cross country and track felt like a legend had just walked in.” & field coach for Adrian, leading the squad to a conference title. And one had. At the time, Tarr-Smith still held a number of school and confer- By the mid-1930s, Partridge had organized the first Michigan officials asso- ence records. The two-time All-American entered not in one, but two halls of ciation to help study and train local umpires and referees during a time when fame in 1997. Along with Randall Cunningham and Matt Williams, she was not even major college conferences had such systems in place. elected to the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame in perhaps the most recognized class in the school history. She was also chosen that year to the Southern He began his career in the U.S. Navy at the turn of the decade with the coming Nevada Sports Hall of Fame. of World War II, running a division at sea as a lieutenant junior grade. He continued to serve in the Navy in some capacity until his retirement in 1970. “Sheila was one of the greatest we’ve had here at UNLV,” says Al McDaniel, the former Rebel head coach who recruited Tarr-Smith. “She was a hurdler at Following the war, he moved around before accepting his position with the Bonanza High School and did some jumps and throws. I took one look at her CCSD in Las Vegas. He soon became a basketball referee and baseball umpire and said, 'She’s a heptathlete!’ We recruited her immediately and with her in the area, working games from Barstow, Calif., to St. George, Utah. It was work ethic, she just excelled.” not long before Partridge joined with a couple of other local volunteers to form the Southern Nevada Officials Association. A Las Vegas native, Tarr-Smith was also a pillar of the community. She put the strength and endurance she learned as an athlete to use as a firefighter after In 1977, Partridge announced a second retirement, this one from the CCSD graduating from UNLV, saving lives and serving the public. following 27 years of service. However, he could not bring himself to abandon his third and favorite career, a sports official. He was affectionately referred Even after her death, Tarr-Smith did not stop receiving accolades. The Clark to as the “Dean of Umpires.” County School District has ensured that Las Vegas youngsters will know her name as Sheila R. Tarr Elementary School was unveiled in the fall of 2000. Among the many projects undertaken by Partridge, he organized a commu- nity soccer program and high school track & field competitions, writing rules and putting together meets for the area’s youngsters. He was also the Nevada State American Softball Association commissioner for 21 years, since the group’s inception. Just before his death in 1979, he was nominated as a track and field official for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. 12 AL MMCDANIELSCDANIELS & AAWARDWARD WWINNERSINNERS AL MCDANIELS Former Head Coach 1975-92

The first coach to be elected to the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame since 2004, longtime men's and women's track & field head man Al McDaniels (1975-92) forged some of the most successful results of any UNLV sport. Having joined UNLV in 1970 as an assistant coach football and track & field coach,

McDaniels was elevated to head coach of both the men's and women's pro- gramsin 1975 (the Rebel men's track & field program was dropped in the early 1980s). He guided his women's squads to five Big West Conference champion- ships and produced more than 60 individual champions and 40 All-Americans. He produced two NCAA Champions: 1984 heptathlon winner Sheila Tarr and 1987 1000m indoor champ Trena Hull. Six other Rebels were named Big West Conference Athlete of the Year under his watch.

Named conference coach of the year four times, McDaniels saw his women's teams earn four top-5 national indoor finishes and two outdoor efforts, includ- ing a program-best sixth at the 1992 NCAA event.

A University of Nevada, Reno graduate, McDaniels earned his master's degree from UNLV and has taught at the school for many years, including serving as the Director of Physical Education Activities from 1998-2004.

SSHEILAHEILA TTARR-SMITHARR-SMITH SSCHOLARSHIPCHOLARSHIP TTERRANCEERRANCE WWALSHALSH MMEMORIALEMORIAL Year Name Affiliation Women 1999-00 Jessica Marable T&F Year Name Year Name 2000-01 Chantel Yates T&F 1983 Lisa Thompson 1999 Alicia Tyson 2001-02 Chantel Yates T&F 1984 Inger Petersen 2000 Michele Davis 2002-03 Jessica Zarndt CC/T&F 1985 Sheila Tarr 2001 Michele Davis 2003-04 Michele Suszek CC/T&F 1986 Trena Hull 2002 Michele Davis 2004-05 Christine Spence T&F 1987 Sonji Green 2003 Casey Lektorich Halima Decree T&F 1988 Carrie Franklin 2004 Christine Spence 2005-06 Ashley Patin T&F 1989 Carrie Franklin 2005 Tanesha Carr 2006-07 Charlotte Browning CC/T&F 1990 Maddette Smith 2006 Tanesha Carr 2007-08 Lekeisha Lawson T&F 1991 Trevaia Williams 2007 Charlotte Browning 2008-09 Amanda Bingson T&F 1992 Crystal Irving 2008 Lekeisha Lawson 2009-10 Amanda Bingson T&F 1993 Crystal Irving 2009 Lekeisha Lawson 2010-11 Amanda Bingson T&F 1994 Judy Frasier 2010 Chauncey Davids-Jacobs 2011-12 Amanda Bingson T&F 1995 Judy Frasier 2011 Emily Blok 2012-13 Amanda Bingson T&F 1996 Angela Harris 2012 Kelsey Williamson 1997 Hydianne Harper 2013 MyShauna Alexander The Sheila Tarr-Smith Scholarship Award is named in the 1998 Hyrianne Harper honor of UNLV's first NCAA Champion. Tarr-Smith won the 1984 championship in the heptathlon. Men Year Name Year Name 1977 Joerg Herbrechtsmire 1980 Chris Dailey 1978 Victor Trapps 1981 Michael Adkins 1979 Roy Dixon

The Terrance Walsh Memorial Award is awarded to the Outstanding Track & Field Athlete of the Year. 13 GOVERNOR'S SERIES

UNLV CLAIMS GOVERNOR'S SERIES TROPHY Bolstered by an outstanding performance by its spring sports programs, the UNLV Athletics Department was honored as the inaugural winner of the Governor's Series presented by NV Energy and sponsored by Barrick Gold. Governor Brian Sandoval awarded UNLV with the trophy at a June Board of Regents meeting held in Reno.

UNLV won the all-encompassing competition by a final score of 37.5 to 10.5. The Rebels claimed points in men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, women's swimming & diving, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis and women's track & field as well as three for having a higher score in the NCAA's Academic Progress Report (APR). The two split the points in women's soccer.

Pictured: Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (left) awards UNLV President Neal Smatresk the inaugural Governor's Series Trophy presented by NV Energy and sponsored by Barrick Gold. To the right of President Smatresk is UNLV's Deputy Director of Athletics Jerry Koloskie. 14 UUNLVNLV MEDIAMEDIA RRELATIONSELATIONS JEFFREY SEALS Media Relations Assistant Director

MEDIA REQUESTS All requests for working press, radio, television or photo credentials or interviews should be directed to the UNLV Media Relations Department via letter or e-mail at least 24 hours prior to the meet and/or interview. Proof of coverage may be required. Requests can be made by calling, e-mail- ing or faxing.

Credentials will not be mailed - they may be picked up at the UNLV Media Relations Department (located in Room 74 of the Thomas & Mack Center on campus). RELEASE & RECAPS UNLV makes its athletics-related media releases available exclusively on the internet website, UNLVRebels.com. The release will be prepared prior to each meet and will be posted on the school’s official website prior to that week’s outing. However, the release is also available through elec- tronic mail. Recaps will be posted online following each contest.

Any members of the media interested in having the release and/or recaps e-mailed to them should request to be added to the general list by e-mailing track & field contact Jeffrey Seals ([email protected]). UNLVREBELS.COM FOLLOW THE REBELS SOCIALLY Enjoying a complete redesign August 2011, the official UNLV athletics web- site www.UNLVRebels.com has steadily expanded in both contents and user- On Twitter ship since its premiere in 1997. As one of the hundreds of official athletic sites twitter.com/unlvathletics that make up the CBSSports.com College Network, the Rebels’ home on the internet features in-depth, updated information 24 hours a day. The official UNLV athletic website takes advantage of On Facebook a number of CBSSports.com College Network Online fea- facebook.com/unlvathletics tures, including its exclusive GameTracker technology, facebook.com/unlv.track allowing Rebel fans to follow live simulated game action, details and full play-by-play. The site also houses to the Rebels' online store, which provides officially licensed mer- chandise and apparel. Also, www.UNLVRebels.com is your home for Rebel TV, which is a popular online service that features the most in- depth coverage of UNLV MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Rebel sports through exclusive audio and Asst. AD for Media Relations/ Assistant Media Assistant Media video content. Communications Relations Director Relations Director (Track & Field) Andy Grossman Mark Wasik Jeffrey Seals [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 702.895.3995 702.895.3764 702.895.3134

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[email protected] 16 THE MOUNTAIN WEST THIS IS THE MOUNTAIN WEST UUNLVNLV MWMW CHAMPIONSHIPSCHAMPIONSHIPS The Mountain West was conceived on May 26, 1998, when the presidents of eight institutions — Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego Year Sport Championship 1999-2000 Men’s Basketball Co-Regular Season State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form a new NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament intercollegiate athletic conference. The split from a former 16-team confer- Men’s Golf Tournament ence re-established continuity and stability among the membership within the Women’s Tennis Tournament new league and signaled the continuation of its tradition-rich, long-standing 2001-02 Men’s Golf Tournament athletic rivalries. Three of the MW’s eight original members have been confer- Women’s Tennis Tournament ence rivals since the 1960s (New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado State), 2002-03 Baseball Regular Season while San Diego State (1978) and Air Force (1980) were longtime members Baseball Tournament as well. UNLV entered the fold in 1996 and the Rebels continued as one of the Women’s Tennis Co-Regular Season original eight institutions that formed the MW in 1999. With conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Regular Season realignment sweeping the nation in recent years, the MW has been proactive 2003-04 Baseball Tournament in addressing membership changes. Boise State joined the Mountain West in Women’s Golf Tournament 2011, followed by Fresno State and Nevada, Reno in 2012. That’s the same 2004-05 Baseball Regular Season year that the University of Hawai‘i became a football-only member of the Baseball Tournament Conference. On July 1, 2013, the Mountain West further expanded when San Women’s Golf Tournament Jose State and Utah State joined, bringing to 11 the number of full-time mem- Women’s Soccer Regular Season ber institutions and 12 football-playing members. Women’s Swimming & Diving Tournament Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament The Mountain West is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most 2005-06 Women’s Golf Tournament beautiful terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain Women’s Soccer Tournament West boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which bor- Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament ders five MW institutions (Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New 2006-07 Men’s Basketball Tournament Mexico and Utah State). The high plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,220 feet – Women’s Soccer Tournament the highest Division I campus in the nation) contrast with the desert cities of Men’s Swimming & Diving Regular Season Las Vegas and Reno, home to UNLV and Nevada, Reno, respectively, while Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament Fresno State, San Diego State and San Jose State add a West Coast influence Men’s Tennis Tournament with their locations in Central, Southern and Northern California. The inclu- 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Tournament sion of the Hawai‘i football program extends the Mountain West footprint to Women’s Soccer Regular Season the beautiful islands in the Pacific Ocean. Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament Women’s Tennis Tournament Mountain West members have participated in 56 bowl games under the league Volleyball Tournament umbrella, including four appearances in BCS games. The MW has earned 68 2008-09 Men’s Swimming & Diving Regular Season postseason bids in men’s basketball, including 38 NCAA Tournament appear- Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament ances and two NIT Final Four berths. MW women’s basketball has tallied 60 Women’s Tennis Regular Season postseason slots, including 32 NCAA bids, five Sweet 16 appearances and one 2009-10 Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament Elite Eight berth since 2000. The MW has produced 793 All-America selec- 2010-11 Men's Swimming & Diving Regular Season tions among its 18 sponsored sports (men’s swimming was discontinued as a Men's Swimming & Diving Tournament Conference sport following the 2010-11 season) in the last 14 years. A total of Women's Tennis Regular Season 131 MW student-athletes have also earned Academic All-America accolades 2012-13 Women's Golf Tournament in that span. The league has captured three team national championships in Women's Tennis Tournament women’s cross country and produced 33 individual national champions 17 THE MOUNTAIN WEST MMOUNTAINOUNTAIN WESTWEST QQUICKUICK FFACTSACTS CRAIG THOMPSON Founded: 1998 Commissioner: Craig Thompson Mountain West Mailing Address: 15455 Gleneagle Drive, Suite 200 Commissioner Colorado Springs, CO 80921-2591 Phone: 719.488.4040 Fax: 719.487.7240 Softball Contact: Dan Johnson ([email protected]) Office Phone: 719.487.2462

Craig Thompson was the Mountain West Conference’s first employee when BRET GILLILAND he was named Commissioner on Oct. 15, 1998. Ever since, Thompson has Deputy Commissioner navigated the newest NCAA Division I conference through the ever-changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics. As the league enters its 15th season of competition in 2012-13, Thompson continues to create and improve the opportunities for Mountain West institutions and student-athletes to be suc- cessful both academically and athletically.

Since the Mountain West opened its doors on Jan. 4, 1999, Thompson has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the DAN BUTTERLY MW has flourished under the guidance of Commissioner Thompson and con- tinues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest Senior Associate level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. Commissioner As conference realignment spread throughout the collegiate landscape over the past few years, Thompson positioned the Mountain West for the future with the additions of Fresno State and the University of Nevada, Reno on July 1, 2012, and San Jose State University and Utah State University on July 1, 2013. The University of Hawai‘i also joined the league as a football-only member in 2012.

JAVAN HEDLUND His leadership and vision have helped the conference enhance its television Associate Commissioner revenue and exposure through revolutionary agreements with CBS Sports Communications Network, Comcast and ESPN, including becoming the first major collegiate athletic conference to launch a dedicated sports channel featuring exclusive programming around its athletic programs. Thompson has been instrumental in strengthening the position of the Mountain West in the current Bowl Championship Series (BCS) structure. In 2006, he spearheaded an effort that resulted in better access for the MW and more than doubled the annual BCS revenue on an annual basis for non-automatic-qualifying conferences.

KIM MELCHER Through its first 14 years of competition, the Mountain West has participated Associate Commissioner in 56 bowl games, amassing a 32-24 (.571) all-time record in those contests. Over the last nine seasons, the MW has captured the Bowl Challenge Cup four Communications times and owns the second-best win percentage in bowl games among the 10 FBS conferences with a 25-16 mark (.610).

Prior to his current role, Thompson served as the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference for nearly eight years and as the only commissioner of the American South Conference prior to the merger of the two leagues in 1991.

Thompson graduated from the University of Minnesota with an undergraduate DAN JOHNSON degree in journalism. Following graduation, he spent two years as assistant Assistant Director sports information director at Kansas State University. He then spent three Communications years as director of public relations and promotions for the NBA’s Kansas City Kings. Thompson and his wife, Carla, have a son (Ted) and a daughter (Emma)