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Name Class Hometown/Last School Name Class Event Hometown/Last School Birmingham, Ellen Sr. Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington Birmingham, Ellen Sr. Distance Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington Brink, Tori So. Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson Brandenburg, Camai Jr. Multi-event Blacklick, Ohio/University of Cincinnati Brooks, Kesha Sr. Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton Brink, Tori So. Mid-distance Hilliard, Ohio /Hilliard Davidson Chirco, Ashley Sr. Vail, Ariz. /Rincon Brooks, Kesha Sr. Distance Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton Foster, Sarah Sr. Milan, Ohio/Edison Brown, Norianna Jr. Throws Port Huron, Ohio/Central Michigan Jacobson, Molly So. Brecksville,Ohio/B-B Heights Chirco, Ashley Jr. Distance Vail, Ariz. /Rincon Jennewine, Jordan Jr. Dayton, Ohio/Dayton Carroll Cousar, Nyjah So. Sprints/Hurdles Long Beach, Calif. /Wilson Klinvex, Sarah Jr. Sewickley, Pa. /Avonworth-Northgate Dim, Jackie Jr. Sprints/Hurdles Columbus, Ohio/ Kreider, Mallory Fr. Kingsville, Ohio/Edgewood Enarusai, Stephanie Jr. Throws Burlington, N.J. /Burlington Township Lowe, Sarah Jr. Dayton, Ohio/Centerville Esterheld, Kristen Jr. Throws Greenbrae, Calif. /Redwood Meade, Melissa So. Allentown, Pa. /Emmaus Foster, Sarah Sr. Distance Milan, Ohio/Edison Ringo, Hannah So. Solon, Ohio/Duquesne University Galbraith, Ashley Jr. Multi-event Struthers, Ohio/Struthers Rosenberg, Kelsey Fr. Alexandria, Va. /West Potomac Gray, Alana Sr. Multi-event Blackjack, Mo./Hazelwood East Sanders, Mary-Katherine Fr. Chesapeake, Va. /Western Branch Groseclose, Katie So. Throws Mt. Vernon, Ohio/Mt. Vernon Wagner, Meredith Fr. Sylvania, Ohio/Northview Henderson, Amanda So. Throws West Carrollton, Ohio/West Carrollton White, Rachel Grad New Lothrop, Mich. /New Lothrop Jacobs, Bridget R-So. Jumps/Sprints Parma, Ohio/Normandy Williams, Angela Fr. Hudson, Ohio/Hudson Jacobson, Molly So. Distance Brecksville, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview Heights James, Taylor Fr. 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Head coach Karen Dennis previews the 2011 Ohio State been the cornerstone of this program in terms of productiv- women’s track and field team. ity and recrutiment. They’ve been instrumental in bringing in some of the younger talent that we have on this team. So Your team is ranked 23rd nationally in the preseason, they’ve just been a real anchor for me as a coach and I hope how exciting is that knowing the rest of the country they end their senior years in a magnificent way. is starting to take notice of the Buckeyes? We’ve been trying to build this team for 4-5 years now. I’ve How nice is it finally having Jordan Jennewine back told the team, that on paper, this may be the best team I’ve to help score you more points in the distance events? ever had in my life. But it’s all on paper. It’s all theoreti- I am so happy to see Jordan back out there on the track. cal. We have to make it happen. We have a very diverse I know she and Coach Neal have done a great job getting group this season. We have some depth in some areas that her back to form. But she also knows that she’ll need to be we’ve never had before and we’re looking to come out and patient and not have too great of expectations early in the really have a strong showing this year. season. But she is healthy and that is the main thing and I hope that she’s able to come back and have a strong 2011. How excited is the team about the inaugural “Dual” meet with Michigan this year, seeing how much suc- Has Maggie Mullen exceeded your expectations? cess the men have had with it? Maggie has been a workhorse in the throws. She came in a The men have had a lot of fun. It’s been a fun rivalry pure javelin thrower and now has matured into an outstand- for them and we’re so excited about the opportunity to ing thrower in all of our throw areas. I have to attribute the join them in the dual meet concept. We hope that we’re work coach Rita Somerlot has done with not only Maggie, strong enough to go and beat our friends to the North, but but also Alexis Thomas and Stephanie Enarusai and so at the same time we also know that Michigan is a very forth. And we have some young ones right now that you good team. It’s going to be fun to take one of Ohio State’s may not know about now, but you surely will before they main competitors historically and transfer that rivalry into graduate. women’s track and field. What should fans expect out of the Buckeyes this You have your top two hurdlers/sprinters back this year? season in Christina Manning and Letecia Wright. Fans should expect a better team, better results, and a What have those two meant to the resurgance of this higher level of performance. We have talent, outstanding program? facilities and good coaches. We just have to BELIEVE and Those two have done so much for this program and I prom- make it happen. ised this senior class during the recruitment process a shot at a Big Ten championship. I think we’re on track. Whether we get there or not, we are going to have a shot at it, without a doubt. People like Letecia and Alana (Gray) have 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y seasoncross country outlook

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Head coach Karen Dennis and distance coach Chris Neal has a tremendous impact on the success of our team. I ex- discuss the state of the women’s cross country program. pect Sarah to have her best year yet as she is healthy and in her last season of eligibility. Her leadership and tenacity Coming off of the first national championship appear- on the course is necessary for our team to continue to be a ance in school history, what kind of momentum does consistently strong player in our conference and region. that give the team in 2010 and beyond? Coach Dennis: Last season validates the direction in which Despite your impressive performances at the NCAA we are moving. We are able to go into homes in Ohio and and Great Lakes championships, the team struggled say with certainty, “you can come to Ohio State and partici- at the conference meet. Do you consider running in pate on a national level.” That kind of message is important a strong conference like the Big Ten an advantage not just to our team, but to the parents and alumnae that when you get to championship season? have watched this program struggle over the past couple of Coach Dennis: I believe in strong competition, and I believe decades. our women need to adapt to having strong competition regularly. We can’t aspire for greatness by challenging You return most of your runners from last season. How mediocrity on a weekly basis. We struggled at the confer- valuable will an experienced roster be in helping the ence meet because our conference has some of the best team reach its goals? teams in the country - we will struggle again this year. Coach Neal: It is great to be returning most our runners from More importantly, however, is that we are moving up in the last season. This group of ladies knows what it takes to Big Ten each year. Every year, our struggle gets us closer to make the NCAA championships and knows how much fun it being a national contender on a regular basis. The reward is to compete on that level. I also think it will help bring our at the end of the year negates the daily struggle. freshmen along more quickly when we have good leadership up front. What are some of your expectations from the new additions to your squad? Do you see any making im- Three of your top runners from last season – Jordan mediate contributions? Jennewine, Sarah Foster and Ellen Birmingham – are Coach Neal: We have some very talented new additions to back, and all three are legitimate contenders in both our team this upcoming season. The most familiar names the Big Ten and Great Lakes region. What kind of im- to fans within Ohio will be Meredith Wagner and Mallory pression have these three veterans made on the Ohio Kreider, both of whom have won Ohio state champion- State program? ships. We will be looking for them to come in and make Coach Dennis: Jordan’s participation this season is still up in an immediate impact. We also picked up Rachel White, a the air. She had surgery last spring and we may have to limit graduate student transfer from the University of Michigan. her running this fall to enable her to stay healthy and partici- Rachel was a member of Michigan’s NCAA championship pate in the indoor and outdoor track seasons. I’m hopeful we qualifying team last season, so we will be looking for her will be able to have Jordan for cross country because she to step in and help us out up front this year, similar to what Katie Williams did last season.

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karen dennis HEAD COACH | Fifth Season - Eighth Season at Ohio State

Karen Dennis was hired as Ohio State’s first women’s head coach U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. The indoor season was dominated since 1993 in July of 2005. Prior to taking over the OSU women’s helm, by Veronica Jatsek, who won a Big Ten title and All-America honors Dennis spent four seasons as a sprints and hurdles assistant for both in the weight throw and another Big Ten championship in the hammer the Buckeye men’s and women’s programs. The Detroit, Mich., native throw during the outdoor season. and Michigan State grad returned to the Midwest in 2003 following In 2007, Dennis led the Buckeyes to several conference and national a 10-year stretch (1992-2002) as head coach at the University of honors, while also setting two program records on the track. Dennis Nevada-Las Vegas. mentored Griffin to her then-third Big Ten title, an indoor 60m crown. The women’s team has made significant strides the past few She also grabbed her first All-American honor while setting the Ohio seasons under Dennis’ tutelage. In 2010, the Buckeyes surprised many State 400m record at the NCAA championships. Dennis also helped throughout the Big Ten and the Midwest with a dazzling second-place Favours earn All-Big Ten honors in the 200-meter dash and a bid to finish at the Big Ten indoor championships – its highest indoor finish in the NCAA Regional Finals. In addition, Favours anchored the 4x400m nine years – behind outstanding performances by Christina Manning relay team to a program record during the indoor season. and Shaniqua McGinnis. Manning captured two runner-up titles (200m, Her first season at Ohio State saw Jatsek earn All-Big Ten honors 60m) and a Big Ten title in the 60m hurdles while McGinnis pulled the with her second-place finish in the weight throw. Jatsek advanced to upset of the championships by defeating Penn State All-American the NCAA championships and finished eighth, capturing All-American Fawn Dorr in the 400m run. Manning would finish the indoor season honors. The junior then rode a wave of momentum into the outdoor with a bang, becoming an All-American after a seventh-place finish in season where she won her first Big Ten title in the hammer throw the finals of the 60m hurdles at the NCAA indoor championships. The while setting the meet record with a toss 209 feet, 8 1/4 inches. Jatsek outdoor season was highlighted by Maggie Mullen’s Big Ten title and completed a record-setting year at the NCAA outdoor championships, All-America finish in the javelin. In all, Dennis’ Buckeyes took home nine finishing seventh and again earning All-American honors. Harris won All-Big Ten awards during the indoor and outdoor seasons. In addition, a Big Ten title in the 60m dash and was named an All-American in the women’s cross country team made its first NCAA appearance in the 400m dash. school history in the fall of 2009. In 2005, Dennis helped guide Jenna Harris and Anthony Cole to Big The 2009 track season saw significant improvement from the year Ten titles in the indoor 60m dash, while Harris added a league crown before. After breaking in a young roster during the indoor season, Ohio in the outdoor 100m. State hit its stride late in the season, qualifying five individuals for The 2004 season saw Dennis help Ohio State record-holder Joel the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Under the direction of Brown to an All-America performance at the NCAA championships, Dennis, Letecia Wright finished 16th in the 100m finals, while Latoya placing third in the 110m hurdles. Brown was the NCAA Mideast Sanderson, Ashley Caldwell, Ayrizanna Favours and Shaniqua McGinnis regional champion and defended his 2003 hurdles crown at the Big claimed 11th in the 4x400m relay. Ten championships. On the women’s side, senior Molly Logan claimed Dennis led the Buckeyes through a record-breaking outdoor campaign the league title in the 100-meter hurdles. In 2003, Dennis helped guide and a fifth-place finish at the 2008 Big Ten Outdoor Championships – a the Ohio State sprints and hurdles squad to an exemplary season as five-place improvement from 2007. That improvement was due in large she mentored Brown to Big Ten hurdles titles and All-America honors part to the return of All-American Jenna (Harris) Griffin who won the in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Under the watchful eye of Big Ten title in the 100m dash, set the school record in the 400m dash Dennis, Logan went on to compete as a national qualifier during both and was a member of the 4x100 and 4x400m relay teams that both the indoor and outdoor seasons in the hurdles events. shattered school records. Prior to UNLV, Dennis served as the head coach of the Michigan Griffin went on to earn All-American honors in the 400m and State University track and field program for 11 seasons, where she 4x400m relay at the NCAA championships and qualified for the 2008 guided the Spartans to a 1982 Big Ten Outdoor Championship as she 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

DENNIS quick facts Full Name: Karen Dennis Previous Head Coaching Experience: Hometown: Detroit, Mich. • Michigan State (1981-1991) Alma Mater: Michigan State University, 1977 • University of Nevada-Las Vegas (1992-2001) Running Career: Fifth-place in 220-yard • U.S. Olympic Team (2000) dash at 1968 U.S. Olympic Trials ... part of Michigan State’s 4x160-yard relay team Assisted Under: that set a world record ... helped Michigan • Russ Rogers at Ohio State from 2002-06 State to a 1976 AIAW National Champion- ship with her own title in the 220. Contact Information: • Track and Field office (614) 292-8004

was named District IV Coach of the Year. Dennis enjoyed a successful collegiate career as a standout sprinter, competing at Michigan State. With a victory in the 220-yard dash, she led the Spartans to a fourth place finish at the AIAW National Championships in 1975. Her career is highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 220 at the 1968 U.S. Olympic Trials. She also was part of the 4x160-yard relay team for Michigan State, which set a world record. Dennis remained at Michigan State to complete the necessary coursework for a bachelor’s degree in public affairs in 1977. In that same year, she was hired as the Spartans’ women’s track and field assistant coach. Coach Dennis earned her second degree from MSU in 1979, a master’s in physical education, while also gaining valuable coaching experience. She was rewarded for her efforts in 1981 and was named the program’s head coach. The Spartans thrived under her direction as she produced a number of outstanding athletes. Judi Brown-King won the silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Cheryl Gilliam was a 12-time Big Ten champion. Odessa Smalls won 13 Big Ten titles and earned All-America honors three times. In addition, Dennis coached a Big Ten champ in the 10,000 meters, two-time All-American Mary Shea. In 1992, Dennis took over the UNLV cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams after 11 seasons at Michigan State. Only the second women’s track and field coach in school history, her 1993 Rebel squad went on to win the MPSF Indoor Conference Championship, led by All-American Crystal Irving. This earned Dennis conference coach of the year honors in just her first season. Dennis guided 12 different student-athletes to All-American status while at UNLV. She also coached former distance standout Katie Barto to the NCAA Championships in 2002, All-American status and NCAA Woman of the Year honors for the state of Nevada. That same season, Dennis guided Michelle Davis, a six-time All-American, to the 2002 UNLV Sportswoman of the Year Award. In UNLV’s final season in the Western Athletic Conference, Dennis’ crew posted a runner-up finish at the outdoor championships in 2000. Perhaps the most impressive accomplishment on Dennis’ resume was her appointment as the head coach of the United States women’s national team that competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Dennis has been involved on the national and international track and field scenes for quite some time. She served as the assistant coach of the 1995 World Championships squad in Gotteberg, Sweden. She also coached the U.S. women’s team at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba and served as an assistant women’s coach at the World University Championships in Duisburg, Germany, in 1989. In addition, she coached at the 1985 U.S. Sports Festival and has served as the women’s referee at the Drake Relays. She is on the USA Track & Field International Competition Committee and is a past president of the Athletic Congress Women’s Track Coaches Association. Dennis also has served as a member of the NCAA Women’s Track and Field Committee and the NCAA Track Coaches Association. Dennis has one daughter, Dr. Ebony Dennis Mundy, who is a practicing clinical psychologist working for the Department of Mental Health in Washington, D.C.

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Former Buckeye All-American Rosalind Joseph (formerly Goodwin) returned to her alma matter as an assistant coach for the Ohio State women’s track and field team in July of 2008 after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Auburn University.

Joseph was a two-time All-American in the triple jump as a collegiate athlete at Ohio State, placing fifth at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships and sixth at the 2004 championships. A six-time Big Ten champion, Joseph won the Big Ten indoor triple jump and long jump titles in both 2004 and 2005, while also winning the 2004 outdoor triple jump and 2005 outdoor long jump crowns. She still holds Ohio State records in the outdoor triple jump (44-3.5), the indoor triple jump (43-10.5) and the indoor (20-9) and outdoor (20-11.75) long jump. Joseph was also a 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials triple jump qualifier and the ninth-place finisher in the triple jump at the 2005 USA Track and Field Championships.

In her two seasons with the Scarlet and Gray, Joseph, who works primarily within athletes competing in the jumps, has mentored a young group of Buckeyes that have shown significant improvement since her arrival in Columbus. With the addition of a talented freshmen class to an already experienced roster, the Buckeye women will continue to improve under her watchful eye.

“Rosalind was one of the finest student-athletes in the history of our program and is a fine coach to the women in our field events area,” Ohio State head coach Karen Dennis said. “She’s familiar with our university, the community and athletic family. Rosalind knows how to win and she brings those championship expectations to the young women on our team.”

A 2006 graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in human ecology, Joseph was married in the fall of 2006 to Dexter Joseph. The couple resides in Columbus with their infant daughter, Gabrielle. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y chris neal ASSISTANT COACH | THIRD Season distance

Chris Neal is in his third season as the distance coach at Ohio State. Hired in July 2008, Neal works closely with the Buckeye distance runners and cross country team.

The Buckeye distance program has grown by leaps and bounds in Coach Neal’s two seasons at the helm. In 2009, Neal and the women’s cross country team made history with a thrilling second-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes regional championships to earn the first NCAA championship appearance in school history, an 11-spot improvement from the squads’ placement at the 2008 meet. Second team All-Big Ten performer Jordan Jennewine led the Buckeyes with a fifth-place finish at the regional finals to capture All-Great Lakes honors along with teammates Sarah Foster and Ellen Birmingham. The Buckeyes also won the All-Ohio championship for the first time in 18 years in 2009 and showed marked improvement as a team at the Big Ten conference meet, finishing eighth overall within the nation’s most competitive conference.

Ohio State’s progress in the distance events has extended onto the track as well. Despite a number of injuries in 2010, Neal helped distance runners Sarah Lowe, Katie Williams and Foster qualify for the NCAA East regional championships in the 10000m run. In addition, Neal coached freshman Tori Brink to the OSU school record in the 3000m steeplechase.

Records fell throughout the 2009 campaign, Neal’s first season in Columbus. Jennewine broke the school record in the 1500m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, while putting her name into the OSU record books in the 800m (indoor), one-mile run (indoor) and 5000m run (outdoor). Foster and Emily Thompson also earned spots within the Ohio State annals based on their outstanding individual efforts during the year.

Prior to his arrival in Columbus, Neal spent a total of four years coaching track and field and cross country in the New Orleans area, first as an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans and then as an assistant at Tulane. During his time at Tulane from 2006-08, Neal coached his runners to an eighth-place team finish at the 2007 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships and a ninth-place finish at the 2007 South Central Regional Cross Country Championships , the first Top 10 finish in school history. Neal’s 2007 cross country team won three meets, and took sixth at the Conference USA Championships in addition to its historic efforts at the regional finals. As assistant with the New Orleans Privateers, he coached the Sun Belt Conference cross country individual champion, four track and field individual champions and 10 all-conference performers.

Before making the trip south to New Orleans, Neal spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. At BSU, Neal worked with an NCAA national cross country championship qualifier, an outdoor track and field championships qualifier, and four conference champions. He also coached seven Mid-American Conference individual champions and the runner-up cross country team.

Coach Neal earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Eastern Kentucky University in 2003, and his master’s degree in sports administration from Ball State University in 2005. Neal lettered in cross country at EKU, where he helped the Colonels to the Ohio Valley Conference cross country championship. He is also USATF Level II certified in both the endurance and jumping events.

Chris and his wife, Carissa, a volunteer assistant with the Buckeyes, reside in Columbus.

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A three-time All-American at Ohio State, Joel Brown begins his seventh season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Buckeye sprinters and hurdlers.

A competitor at the international level since the summer of 2004, Brown participated in the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., advancing to the semifinals of the 110 hurdles. In 2005, Brown finished fourth in the 110m hurdles at the USATF championships, while advancing to the IAAF world championships in Helsinki, Finland. At the world championships, he reached the finals of the 110m hurdles and placed sixth. Brown won the 2005 U.S. Indoor 60m hurdle event.

During his senior campaign at Ohio State in 2004, Brown was the NCAA Mideast regional champion in the 110m hurdles. Brown, who held the top 110m hurdles time in the NCAA for most of the 2004 season, is the Ohio State record holder in both the indoor 60m hurdles (7.77) and the outdoor 110m hurdles at (13.39). He was an NCAA Outdoor All-American in 2003 and 2004 and an indoor winner in 2003.

Now competing for Nike, Brown is a native of Baltimore, Md. He won three Maryland state titles in the 110m and 300m hurdles at Woodlawn High School. He held the Maryland state record in the 300m hurdles at the end of his scholastic career and was a national champion in the 60m hurdles. His efforts helped Woodlawn to indoor and outdoor state titles in 1998.

Brown is married to the former Pannsy Henry, who lettered for the Buckeyes from 2002-03 and 2005 and won all-Big Ten honors in 2003. He is the son of John Dorsey and Sharon Brown.

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Rita Somerlot is in her third season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Buckeyes.

Named one of the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Coaches of the Year in 1999, Somerlot was the track and field coach at Centerville (Ohio) High School from 1982-1998, where she mentored numerous individual state champions and led her 1988 team to a runner-up finish at the OHSAA championships. She became a member of the Ohio Track Coaches Hall of Fame in 1991.

During her two years with the Buckeyes, Somerlot helped develop Maggie Mullen into one of the Big Ten’s best young throwers. The sophomore from Ontario shattered the Ohio State school record in the javelin (46.64m/153-0.25) thanks in large part to Somerlot’s guidance. In 2010 Mullen was an All-American in the javelin while capturing a Big Ten title along the way as well as placing third in the hammer throw.

A member of USATF’s Women’s Development Committee as the chairperson for discus, Somerlot also serves the sport as a meet official and has served on one World staff and two Olympic staffs. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y carissa neal volunteer assistant | third Season distance

Carissa Neal is beginning her third season as a volunteer coach for the Ohio State women’s cross country team. Neal was the head cross country and track coach at Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, La., from 2007-08. While there, she helped the men’s and women’s cross country programs to state championship appearances, leading the men to a Top 10 team finish. On the track, she helped 18 individuals qualify for the state championships, eight during the indoor season and 10 outdoors. A track standout at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., from 1999 to 2002, Neal was a member of the 2000 MAC Outdoor Championship team in the 1500m. Neal is the wife of OSU assistant coach Chris Neal. They reside in Columbus.

Leon Pullen volunteer assistant | Second Season Hurdles/Sprints

Leon Pullen is in his second season as a volunteer assistant with the women’s track and field program. Pullen works primarily with the Buckeye sprinters and relay teams.

Prior to joining the staff at Ohio State, Pullen was an assistant at his alma mater, Eastern Kentucky University, from 2006-2008, where he helped the Colonels to the 2006 and 2007 Men’s and Women’s Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championship and the men to the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championship.

Pullen interned at the University of Kentucky athletic department in the Center for Academic and Tutoring Services (C.A.T.S.) during the 2005 academic school year. While at UK, he worked with student-athletes from the women’s basketball, volleyball, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.

A native of Dayton, Ohio, Pullen competed for Eastern Kentucky from 1992-96. His name can still be found among the Top 5 in three different sprinting categories (indoor/outdoor 400 and indoor 4x400) at EKU. After he completed his eligibility, Pullen continued to contribute to the team as a student coach until he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1997. He earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Xavier University in 2006 and is USATF Level I certified.

Pullen has one son, Jayden. He resides in Columbus.

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Nyjah Cousar Christienne Linton Sophomore | Sprints/Hurdles sophomore | Sprints/Hurdles Long Beach, Calif. • Wilson Romulus, Mich. • Romulus

Accolades PRs 2010 Second Team All-Big Ten selection (4x400m relay) 60m – 7.52 2010 Ohio State Scholar Athlete 60m hurdles – 8.73 100m – 11.90 PRs 100m hurdles – 14.47 100m – 12.78 200m – 24.84 100m hurdles – 15.31 200m – 24.96 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Competed with both the 4x400m 400m dash – 55.55 relay (14th) and 4x100m relay at the NCAA East Prelims (15th) … 400m hurdles – 1:01.32 helped the 4x100 relay team to a third-place finish at the Big Ten championships (44.91); as an individual, Linton participated in the 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Competed with both the 4x100m 100m dash, 100m hurdles and 200m dash, with her top finish coming and 4x400m relay teams at the NCAA East preliminaries … helped in the hurdles (11th, PR of 14.47) … ran with the first-place 4x100m the 4x400 squad to a runner-up finish and second team All-Big Ten relays at both the Jesse Owens Classic (45.53) and Raleigh Relays honors at the Big Ten championships (3:35.43, fourth-best in OSU (45.67). outdoor history); as an individual, finished 13th in the 400m hurdles (1:01.48) … ran a 400m hurdle PR of 1:01.32 at the Jesse Owens 2010 Indoor (Freshman) Finished fifth in the 60m dash (7.53), Classic, finishing seventh … competed with the second-place seventh in the 60m hurdles (8.73) and 22nd in the 200m dash (25.01) 4x400m team at the Drake Relays … ran in the 100m hurdles at the at the Big Ten championships; recorded PRs of 7.52 (60m) and 8.57 Auburn Tiger Classic (PR of 15.31). (60m hurdles) in the preliminary rounds … competed in the 60m and 60m hurdles and both the Buckeye Classic and Buckeye Tune-up, 2010 Indoor (Freshman) Finished seventh in the 200m dash at posting Top 10 finishes in every race. the Akron Invitational (25.81) … 14th in the 400m at the Penn State Nationals; helped the 4x400m relay to a first-place finish at the Romulus High School First-place in the long jump and 300m same event (3:42.28) ... member of the 4x400m squad that ran the hurdles at the USATF Youth Nationals ... first-place in the long jump, third-fastest time in Ohio State indoor history at the New Balance 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles at the 2009 Midwest Meet of Collegiate Invitational (3:39.32). Champions ... 2009 Michigan state champion in the long jump and 300m IH; second in the 100m IH. Wilson High School Second-place in the 300m hurdles at the California state championships (41.70, a PR) ... eighth-place in the 4x100m relay (47.49) and 11th in the 4x400m (3:54.01) at the 2009 California Championships ... seventh in the 300m hurdles and third in the 4x100m in 2008.

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christina manning Shaniqua mcginnis junior | Sprints/hurdles junior | sprints Waldorf, Md. • Westlake Shaker Heights, Ohio • Shaker Heights

Accolades Accolades 2010 Indoor All-American (60m hurdles) Two-time Big Ten champion (400m dash and 4x400m relay) 2010 Big Ten 60m hurdles champion Three-time All-Big Ten honoree Member of school record-holding Sprint Medley team (3:51.8) Ohio State indoor record-holder in the 400m dash (52.65) Member of school record-holding 1600m Sprint Medley team PRs (3:51.8) 60m – 7.40 60m hurdles – 8.22 PRs 100m – 11.54 60m – 8.16 100m hurdles – 13.10 200m – 24.05 200m – 23.56 400m – 52.65 Long jump – 5.88m/19-3.50 800m – 2:09.86 Triple jump – 10.79m/35-4.75 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Competed in three events at 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Finished 20th in the 100m hurdles at the the NCAA East Prelims, finishing 13th in the 4x400m, 15th in the NCAA championships (13.43) … competed in three events at the NCAA East 4x100m and 28th in the 400m … runner-up in the 400m at the Big Preliminaries, taking 11th in the 100m hurdles, 27th in the 100m and 15th in Ten championships in a season-best time of 52.84 (fifth-best in OSU the 4x100m relay … fought through injuries at the Big Ten championships to outdoor history); helped the 4x400m relay team to a second-place place third in both the 100m (11.77) and 4x100m relay (45.05) … ran a PR of time of 3:35.61 and the 4x100m team to a third-place finish; also took 13.10 in the 100m hurdles at the Jesse Owens Classic, finishing first overall; 10th as a individual in the 200m (24.23) … member of the 1600m helped the 4x100m relay team to a first-place finish while also placing second Sprint Medley team that set a school record and second-place time in the 100m (a PR of 11.54) and fourth in the 200m (24.46) … member of the of 3:51.8 at the Drake Relays; also competed with the 4x400m team second-place and school record-holding 1600m Sprint Medley team (3:51.8) that ran a time of 3:35.43, fourth-best in OSU outdoor history … and third-place Shuttle Hurdle (54.85) squad at the Drake Relays … set a PR ran a 200m PR of 24.05 at the Raleigh Relays, finishing fourth … in the long jump at the Auburn Tiger Classic, finishing first at 5.88m (19-3.50). posted a fourth-place and PR time of 2:09.96 in the 800m dash at the Auburn Tiger Classic, the fourth-best time in OSU outdoor history. 2010 Indoor (Sophomore) Burst onto the national stage in her second year with the Buckeyes … earned All-American honors in the 60m 2010 Indoor (Sophomore) Finished 13th in the 400m at the hurdles with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA indoor championships (8.30); NCAA championships (53.95) … broke the Ohio State indoor ran a PR of 8.22 in the prelims; finished 18th in the 200m (24.07) … Big Ten record in the 400m (52.65) with her first-place finish at the Big Ten champion in the 60m hurdles (8.25), runner-up in both the 60m (PR of 7.40, championships; helped the 4x400m relay team to a third-place finish third-best in OSU indoor history) and 200m (PR of 23.56, second-best in OSU (3:38.88, second-best in OSU indoor history, while also taking sixth indoor history) and third-place in the 4x400m relay (3:38.88, second-best time in the 200m (24.26) … posted five first-place finishes on the season. in OSU indoor history); contributed 32 points to the Buckeyes’ total team score of 88 … totaled four first-place finishes on the season. 2009 Outdoor (Freshman) All-Big Ten anchor of Ohio State’s Big Ten champion 4x400m relay team ... finished third in the 4x400 at the 2009 Outdoor (Freshman) Season-best times in the 100m (12.12) and Mideast regional championships in a season-best time of 3:33.96, 200m (25.00) dashes set at the Jesse Owens Track Classic; finished 12th in the the second-best time in school history ... placed 11th at the NCAA 100m ... set a PR in the 100m hurdles at the Big Ten championships (13.98), championships ... as an individual, ran the second-best Buckeye finishing 12th; also competed in the 100m and 200m ... member of the fourth- 400m dash time on the season at the Big Ten championships, place 4x100m relay team at the Big Ten championships. finishing 10th.

2009 Indoor (Freshman) Finished ninth in the 60m hurdles (8.56) at 2009 Indoor (Freshman) Finished sixth in the 400m dash (55.06) the Big Ten championships, while setting top times on the season in the 60m and was a member of the fifth-place 4x400m relay team at the Big and 200m dashes ... finished first in the 300m dash at the Rev. Mike Hout Ten championships. Invite in a time of 44.06, the top team time during the outdoor season ... set a season-best in the long jump at the New Balance Invitational, finishing 21st Shaker Heights High School Ran a season-best time of 54.88 at 5.51m (18-1). in the 400m at the 2008 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships in Columbus, placing second ... also placed second at state in the Westlake High School An All-American and All-State performer at 400m run in 2006... ran a personal best in the 200m in a time of Westlake High School … named the Most Outstanding Female Senior Athlete 24.32 at the 2007 OHSAA Regional Track and Field Championships at Westlake … state champion in the outdoor 100m hurdles and long jump ... member of the 2005, 2006 and 2007 4x400m relay teams that … indoor state champ in the 55m hurdles and second in the 55m dash … won the OHSAA championship; ran the anchor leg and with a team was a member of women’s track teams at Westlake that were the 2007 and that posted a time of 3:48.35 in 2007 ... helped Shaker Heights to a 2008 state champions … finalist for the Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year third-place finish in the 4x200m relay in a time of 1:39.68 ... grabbed in Maryland … Charles County Female Athlete of the Year and Southern third in the 400m dash with a personal-best time of 53.61 at the Maryland Athlete of the Year … Southern Maryland Athletic Conference 2007 OHSAA championships, second among non-senior finishers (SMAC) Indoor Champion in the 55m dash, 55m hurdles and long jump … ... named Division I MVP at the Brush and Miele Invitationals ... named MVP of the Crimson Tide Invitational. Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star... school record holder in both the 400m run and 200m dash. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

latoya sanderson jewelisa thompson R-senior | Sprints junior | sprints/hurdles Mandeville, Manchester Jamaica • Butler Community College Shaker Heights, Ohio • Shaker Heights

Accolades Accolades Member of the school record-holding 2010 Academic All-Big Ten 1600m Sprint Medley squad (3:51.80) Two-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete 2009 Big Ten champion (4x400m relay) Two-time All-Big Ten selection PRs 200m – 26.90 PRs 400m – 1:00.71 400m Run – 53.99 400m hurdles – 1:03.29 400m Hurdles – 1:01.11 600m – 1:38.37

2010 Outdoor (Senior) Finished 17th in the 400m at the NCAA 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Finished 19th in the 400m hurdles East Prelims (54.24), posting a PR in the first round of competition at the Big Ten championships … ran a PR of 1:03.29 in the 400m IH (53.99); helped the 4x400m relay to a 13th-place finish ... All-Big at the Jesse Owens Classic, finishing 24th overall … competed in Ten selection as a member of the second-place 4x400m relay team several 4x400m relays for the Buckeyes. at the Big Ten championships (3:35.61, fifth-best in OSU outdoor history); as an individual, finished sixth in the 400m dash (54.57) ... 2010 Indoor (Sophomore) Competed in the 600m at the Big Ten helped the 1600m Sprint Medley relay team break the school record championships … runner-up in the 600m at the Buckeye Tune-up … with a second-place time of 3:51.80 at the Drake Relays; also ran fourth-place in the 400m at the Buckeye Classic. with the fourth-place 4x4 team at Drake (3:35.43, fourth-best in OSU outdoor history) ... runner-up in the 400m at the Mt. SAC Relays 2009 Outdoor (Freshman) Ran a season-best time of 1:04.60 (54.36). in the 400m intermediate hurdles at the Jesse Owens Classic ... competed in the same event at the Big Ten championships ... third- 2010 Indoor (Senior) Member of the third-place 4x400m relay place at the Cedarville Challenge. team (3:38.88, second-best in Ohio State indoor history) and fifth- place DMR squad (11:32.80, second-best in OSU history) at the Big 2009 Indoor (Freshman) Competed in the 400m dash at the Ten indoor championships; as an individual, placed ninth in the 400m Indiana Relays, finishing in 1:02.26. (55.47) ... took home gold as a member of the 4x400m relay team and placed fourth in the 400m dash at the Penn State National ... Shaker Heights High School Finished seventh in the young ran the third-best 4x400m indoor time in school history (3:39.32) women’s 400m hurdles at the 2007 USATF Junior Championships ... at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, finishing fifth overall ... was an All-League performer in the 300m hurdles and in the 4x400m took home silver in the 400m dash at both the Buckeye Classic and relay… district champion in the 4x200m relay and in the 4x400m Buckeye Tune-up. relay … was the captain of her track team her junior and senior years of high school. 2009 Outdoor (Junior) All-Big Ten selection as a member of the Big Ten champion 4x400m relay team ... third in the 4x400 at the NCAA Mideast regional championships in a season-best time of 3:33.96, the second-best time in school history ... placed 11th at the NCAA championships ... as an individual, competed in the 400m intermediate hurdles, placing 11th at the Big Ten championships ... ran a season-best time of 1:01.11 at the Jesse Owens Classic, finishing sixth.

2009 Indoor (Junior) Did not compete

Prior to Ohio State Transferred to Ohio State from Butler County Community College with two years of eligibility remaining ... in 2008, she recorded personal best times in the 60m dash (7.83), 400m dash (56.41), 60m hurdles (8.93) and in the 400m intermediate hurdles (1:04.72) ... posted the sixth-best time among NJCAA athletes in 2007 in the 400m dash ... also posted the eighth-best time in the 60m high hurdles among NJCAA athletes with her time of 9.10 in 2007 ... a member of Butler CC relay team that posted the third-best 4x400m relay in 2007 with a time of 3:55.57.

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letecia wright Camai Brandenberg senior | Sprints/hurdles Junior | Jumps Baltimore, Md. • Western Blacklick, Ohio • Gahanna Lincoln

Accolades PRs 2008 Big Ten champion (4x100m relay) High jump – 1.70m/5-7 Member of school record-holding 4x100m relay team (44.51) Long jump – 5.58m/18-3.5 Three-time All-Big Ten performer Three-time Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week University of Cincinnati Recorded collegiate best marks of 1.65m (5-5) in the high jump and 5.56m (18-3) in the long jump while competing for PRs the Bearcats in 2009 and 2010. 60m – 7.51 60m hurdles – 8.19 Gahanna Lincoln High School An All-Ohio selection and 100m – 11.80 conference, district, and regional champion at Lincoln ... team was district, 100m hurdles – 13.05 regional, and Ohio Capital Conference champions ... posted a pair of eighth- 200m – 24.35 place finishes in the high jump and long jump at the 2008 state championships. 2010 Outdoor (Junior) Finished 12th in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA championships in 13.20 … ran a PR of 13.05 at the NCAA East prelims, qualifying for the national championships with a seventh-place finish, fourth- fastest in school history … third-place in the hurdles and 4x100m relay and seventh in the 100m dash at the Big Ten championships … captured first in the 100m hurdles at the Drake Relays (13.07) … helped the 4x100m relay team to a first-place finish at the Raleigh Relays while earning an individual win in the hurdles … posted PRs in both the 100m (11.80) and 200m (24.35) over the course of the season ... two-time Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week. Jackie Dim 2010 Indoor (Junior) 12th-place finisher in the 60m hurdles at the NCAA Junior | sprints/hurdles indoor championships (8.24) … runner-up to teammate Christina Manning in the 60m hurdles at the Big Ten championships (8.32); posted a PR of 8.19 in Sicklerville, N.J. • Washington Township the prelims, fifth-best all-time at OSU … also finished sixth in the 60m dash (7.51, a PR) and 16th in the 200m dash at the conference finals … swept the 60m dash and hurdles at the Buckeye Tune-up; named Big Ten Track Athlete Accolades of the Week as a result of her efforts. America East Track Performer of the Week (March 2010)

2009 Outdoor (Sophomore) Finished 16th in the 100m hurdles at the PRs NCAA championships in a time of 13.55 ... ran a 100m hurdle PR of 13.28 at 60m – 7.22 the Mideast regional championships, finishing fourth ... named to the All-Big Ten team after second-place finish in 100m hurdles at Big Ten championships 100m – 12.14 ... held top team time in 100m dash, a 11.85 run set at the Texas Relays ... 200m – 24.38 member of fourth-place 4x100m relay team at the Big Ten finals. 400m – 55.82

2009 Indoor (Sophomore) Placed third in the 60m hurdles (8.31) and Boston University Runner-up in the 400m and 4x100m relay seventh in the 60m dash (7.62) at the Big Ten championships ... held top team times in both the 60m dash and 60m hurdles ... set her season-best time in the and third-place in the 200m at the 2010 America East Outdoor 60m hurdles at the elite New Balance Invitational, finishing fifth in a time of Championships … set a PR in the 200m (24.38) at the Stonehill 8:28, the third-best time in the Big Ten during the outdoor season ... took first Skyhawk Invitational, taking first … runner-up in the 400m at the in 60m hurdles at the Indiana Relays. 2010 America East Indoor Championships in a PR of 55.82; also runner-up in 2009 … member of the school record-holding 4x400m 2008 Outdoor (Freshman) As a true freshman, Wright was an All-Big Ten performer and a member of the school record-breaking 4x100m relay team relay team (3:47.39) (44.51) at the Big Ten championships, helping the team to a Big Ten title ... finished third in 100m hurdles at the Big Ten championships with a time of Washington Township High School New Jersey Group IV 13.45 ... was the top freshman in the field and the only freshman to qualify for 400m hurdle state champion as a senior ... earned two titles as a the finals... ran a season-best time of 13.32 in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA junior at the 2007 Penn Relays ... member of 4x400m relay team that Mideast regional championships and a 13.40 at the Jesse Owens Classic in took second at the 2007 USATF Junior Olympics ... two year track Columbus ... turned in a time of 1:08.03 in the 400m hurdles at the Sea Ray Relays. captain ... also played basketball.

2008 Indoor (Freshman) Ran a season-best time of 7.75 in the 60m dash ... ran a 25.00 in the 200m dash at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge ... recorded a time of 8.57 at the Big Ten indoor championships in the prelims of the 60m hurdles ... also ran an 8.61 at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge.

Western High School Named 2007 Indoor Track and Field Performer of the Year by the Baltimore Sun ... 2007 state indoor champion in the 55m dash ... won 2007 55m title in meet record time of 7.08 ... won four gold medals in both Baltimore City and Central Regional meets ... 2007 300m state indoor champion ... finished third in 55m hurdles at 2007 state meet ... third in the 100m hurdles at 2007 AAU Outdoor National Championships in a time of 14.08 ... broke a 28-year-old 200m record at the 2007 Maryland state finals with a time of 24.26 ... holds several invitational meet hurdle records as well. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

Madison McNary Chesna Sykes junior | Sprints freshman | sprints Blacklick, Ohio • Gahanna Lincoln Clearwater, Fla. • Palm Harbor University Columbus, Ohio • Bishop Hartley

PRs PRs 55m – 6.98 55m – 7.18 60m – 7.48 60m – 7.49 100m – 11.61 100m – 11.34 200m – 23.88 200m – 23.94

University of Florida Finished 18th in the 100m at the 2010 NCAA East Bishop Hartley High School Seven-time OHSAA state Regional Prelims … seventh in the 100m at the SEC championships (PR of champion in the 100m and 200m dashes and the 4x100m relay; 11.61) … notched a personal-best time in the 200m at the 2009 Pepsi Florida swept the 100m and 200m titles as a junior and senior … five- Relays (23.88) … picked up her first collegiate victory at the UCF Black and time OATCCC State Indoor Champion (60m and 200m dashes, and Gold Challenge in the 100m ... charted a personal-best indoor 200m time at 4x200m and 4x400m relays) … competed in the 100m and 200m the 2009 SEC Championships (24.24). at the 2010 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships … first-place in both the 100 and 200 at the 2010 Midwest Meet of Champions ... Palm Harbor University High School Won the Florida state Ohio high school record holder in the 100m (11.34). championship in both the 100m and 200m as a junior, securing the first-ever track and field state championships in her Palm Harbor history … won a gold medal as the third leg of Team USA’s 4x100m relay team at the 2008 Junior Pan American Games … a four-time district champion in the 100m … four- year member of her high school basketball team; captain and MVP in 2007 and 2008.

Sicklerville, N.J. • Washington Township taylor james Freshman | sprints Northfield, Ohio • Cuyahoga Valley Christian

PRs 100m – 12.33m

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Fourth-place in the 100m at the 2010 OHSAA Division II State Championships (12.49); also finished fourth in the 4x100m, 4x200m and 4x400m relays … third-place in the 4x100m and 4x400m and fourth in the 4x200m at the 2009 state championships.

Kachay Hullum freshman | Sprints Akron, Ohio • Buchtel

PRs 55m – 6.98 60m – 7.71 100m – 11.90 200m – 24.13 400m – 54.64

Buchtel/Firestone High Schools Three-time OHSAA state champion (400m dash, 4x200m and 4x400m relays) .. five-time OATCCC State Champion in the 60m, 200m and 400m dashes and 4x400m relay.

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ellen birmingham Tori Brink senior | distance sophomore | distance Worthington, Ohio • Thomas Worthington Hilliard, Ohio • Hilliard Davidson

Accolades Accolades Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar School record-holder in the 3000m steeplechase (10:44.99) Three-time Academic All-Big Ten 2010 Ohio State Scholar Athlete Three-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete PRs PRs 800m – 2:14.41 1500m – 4:46.94 1000m – 2:53.90 Mile – 5:06.93 1500m – 4:35.89 3000m – 9:57.16 Mile – 4:55.12 5000m – 16:44.14 3000m steeplechase – 10:44.99 10000m – 36:19.58 5000m – 18:02.06 5k (XC) – 18:09.40 5k (XC) –19:09 6k (XC) – 21:31 6k (XC) – 22:01.36

2010 Outdoor (Junior) Posted a 5000m PR of 16:44.14 at the 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Broke the Ohio State school record Raleigh Relays, finishing fourth … 18th in the 10000m invitational in the 3000m steeplechase with an 11th-place run at the Big Ten at the Mt. SAC Relays in a PR of 36:19.58. championships (10:44.99) … finished first overall in the very first steeplechase of her career at the Stan Lyons Invitational (10:47.12, 2010 Indoor (Junior) Seventh in the 5000m at the Akron third-best in OSU history) … took first-place in the 1500m run at the Invitational (18:20.56) … 10th in the mile at the PSU Nationals (PR Lenny Lyles Invite (4:35.89, a PR ). of 5:06.93) … 12th in the 3000m at the Kentucky Invitational (PR of 9:57.16). 2010 Indoor (Freshman) Set the Ohio State school record in distance the 1000m run (2:53.90) with a ninth-place finish at the Penn State 2009 Cross Country (Junior) Recorded two third-place finishes National Invitational … helped the Buckeye Distance Medley relay during her junior campaign, the first coming at the 6k Harry Groves to a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten championships (11:32.80, the Invite (21:31), followed by an impressive 5k run at the All-Ohio second-best time in school history) … ran with the DMR at PSU, championships (18:28) ... All-Regional selection after a 22nd-place finishing second in 11:33.16 … ran a PR in the mile at the Kentucky & cross country finish at the 6k Great Lakes regional finals (21:41.7) ... 37th at the 6k Invitational, taking 11th in 2:17.56. Big Ten championships in 21:42. 2009 Cross Country (Freshman) Finished 19th at the Dayton 2009 Outdoor (Sophomore) Ran a PR of 10:07.78 at the Tiger Flyer 5k Challenge in a time of 19:09, the first collegiate meet of Track Classic, finishing seventh ... 15th in the 5000m at the Big Ten her career ... 20th at the 6k Harry Groves Invite (22:48) ... 34th at the championships, a PR of 16:58.55. 6k Great Lakes championships (22:01.36) and 52nd at the Big Ten championships (22:15) ... represented the Buckeyes at the All-Ohio 2009 Indoor (Sophomore) Fifth-place finisher in the 5000m at and NCAA championships. the Indiana Relays in 17:28.04 ... finished 21st in the 3000m run at the Kentucky Invitational (10:28.76) ... 25th in the 5000m at the Big Hilliard Davidson High School State runner-up in the 1600m Ten championships. with a personal record of 4:55.12… 11th at the OHSAA DI XC championships. 2008 Cross Country (Sophomore) Ran a season-best time at the 5k Mel Brodt Invitational, finishing 18th in 19:15.48 ... placed 9th at the Purdue Invitational (19:19.81) ... 70th at the Big Ten championships and 84th at NCAA regionals.

2007 Cross Country (Freshman) Led the Buckeyes with three Top 10 finishes on the season ... had a season-best finish atthe Falcon Invite with a fifth-place finish in a time of 18:31 ... finished sixth at the Mel Brodt Invite in a time of 18:09.40 ... placed ninth overall at the Queen City Invitational in 18:51.85.

Thomas Worthington High School Finished fifth at the 2007 Ohio High School Championships in the 3200m run in a time of 11:02.81 ... placed third in the 3200m relay at states in 2007... indoor state champion in the 3200m relay in 2007 ... finished fourth in 2006 at the state championships in the 3200m ( 11:32.78) ... finished second in the team competition with a seventh-place overall finish at the 2007 OHSAA cross country championships in a time of 18:25 ... finished eighth in 2005 at the cross country state meet in a time of 18:44.

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kesha brooks sarah foster senior | distance senior | distance Findlay, Ohio • Liberty-Benton Milan, Ohio • Edison

PRs Accolades 400m – 1:02.34 2009 All-Great Lakes regional selection (XC) 800m – 2:16.84 Two-time Big Ten Runner of the Week 2010 Academic All-Big Ten 1500m – 4:43.34 Two-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete Mile – 5:20.16 5k (XC) – 18:31.91 PRs Mile – 5:12.70 2010 Outdoor (Junior) Third-place in the 800m at the Lenny Lyles 5000m – 16:40.81 Invitational (2:17.05) … also competed at the Raleigh Relays. 10000m – 34:53.82 5k (XC) – 17:24 6k (XC) – 21:29 2010 Indoor (Junior) Helped the Buckeye DMR team to a fifth- place finish at the Big Ten championships (11:32.80), the second-best 2010 Indoor (Junior) Finished 16th in the 10000m at the NCAA East time in school history … runner-up in the 800m at the Buckeye Tune-up Prelims (35:53.22) … sixth-place in the 10000m at the Big Ten championships, (2:18.37), 10th in the 800m at the Kentucky Invitational (2:17.34), and in a PR of 34:53.82, third-best in Ohio State outdoor history ... eighth-place 12th at the PSU National (2:17.36). in the 5000m at the Raleigh Relays (16:56.54) … 13th in the 10000m at the Mt. SAC Relays.

2009 Cross Country (Junior) 32nd at the 5k Cedarville Challenge 2010 Indoor (Redshirt) Did not compete (20:05) ... finished 63rd at the season-opening Dayton Flyer 5k Challenge in a time of 20:29. 2009 Cross Country (Junior) First-place finisher at her first meet of the year, the Cedarville Invite, in a 5k time of 17:24 ... All-Great Lakes regional selection after a 15th-place finish at the 6k Great Lakes championships ... 27th 2009 Outdoor (Sophomore) Set a PR in the 1500m at the Big Ten at the Big Ten championships in a 6k time of 21:29 ... 40th at Pre-Nationals championships, finishing 19th in 4:43.34 ... 19th in the 1500 at the Jesse (21:29.9) and 125th at the NCAA championships (21:42), run on the same 6k Owens Classic. course.

2009 Indoor (Sophomore) Finished seventh in the 800m at the 2009 Outdoor (Sophomore) Set the second and third-best 10000m times Indiana Relays in a time of 2:18.45. in school history ... 21st at the Mt. SAC Relays in 35:16.47, sixth-best in the Big Ten during the outdoor season ... fourth in the 5000m at the Jesse Owens Track Classic in 16:40.81, a regional qualifier and the fifth-best 5000m time 2008 Cross Country (Sophomore) Did not compete in OSU history ... fifth in the 10000m at the Big Ten championships and 11th in the 5000m ... 12th in the 5000m at the Mideast regional championships. 2008 Outdoor (Freshman) Competed in the 400m and 1500m at the Jesse Owens Classic ... represented Ohio State in the 1500m at the 2009 Indoor (Junior) Owned the top team time in the 5000m, a 14th- Big Ten championships ... ran a season-best 1500m time at the All-Ohio place run of 17:01.06 at the Big Ten championships ... finished fourth in the 3000m at the New Balance Invitational in 9:54.61. outdoors (4:49.82). 2008 Cross Country (Sophomore) Finished 28th at the 6k NCAA regional 2008 Indoor (Freshman) Finished eighth in the 800m at the All-Ohio championships in 22:01 ... 35th at the Big Ten championships 6K (21:57.4) ... indoor championships (2:19.60) seventh at the 5k All-Ohio championships (18:36) ... named Big Ten Runner of the Week based on her performance at the All-Ohio event ... top team finisher in every event she competed in. 2007 Cross Country (Freshman) Ran a season-best time of 18:31.91 to place 18th at the Falcon Invitational... broke the 19-minute barrier 2008 Indoor (Sophomore) Led the team with a season-best time of twice by finishing 18th at the Mel Brodt Invite (18:35.03) ... finished 22nd 10:17.33 in the 3000m run at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge and in the 5000m at the All-Ohio championships in 19:44.40 ... crossed the line in 27th- (17:54.51) at the All-Ohio championships. place overall at the Queen City Invitational in 19:58.27. 2008 Outdoor (Freshman) Ran a season-best time of 17:42.09 in the 5000m at the Jesse Owens Classic … ran a 35:48.21 in the 10000m at the Liberty-Benton High School Placed third at the 2007 Ohio Cross Mt. SAC Relays ... ran a 17:44.69 at the Big Ten championships in the 5000m Country Championships... finished sixth in the 800m run at the 2007 to finish in the Top 20 ... finished 11th at Big Ten’s in the 10000m run. OHSAA Track & Field Championships ... helped guide her team to an indoor state title in 2006 ... 2006 state champion in the 3200m relay; 2007 Cross Country (Redshirt) Did not compete. state runner-up in the 800m and in the 1600m relay ... was a member of the 2006 Liberty-Benton team that was state runner-up in cross country 2007 Indoor (Freshman) Ranked fourth on the team in the 3000m run ... posted her season-best time in the 3000m with a time of 10:25.48 at the ... as a sophomore, she placed second at the state track meet in the 800m Indiana Invitational. run ... as a freshman in 2004, she was fourth in the 800m run at state ... was a runner on the 2007 Midwest Cross Country team ... collected 10 2007 Outdoor (Redshirt) Did not compete. All-Ohio awards in cross country and track throughout her high school career. 2006 Cross Country (Freshman) Recorded three Top 6 finishes ... earned two individual titles at the Xavier Invitational and the Buckeye Invitational ... finished 37th at the Big Ten championships ... posted a season-best time on a 6k course at NCAA Pre-Nationals with a mark of 22:04 ...Big Ten Runner of the Week (Sept. 19).

Edison High School Division II state champion in the 3200m in 2005 ... All-Ohio champion in 2005 ... voted most improved by her teammates in 2005 ... three-sport athlete in high school ... played basketball and ran both cross country and track. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

molly Jacobson jordan jennewine sophomore | distance redshirt junior | distance Brecksville, Ohio • Brecksville Broadview Heights Dayton, Ohio • Dayton Carroll

Accolades Accolades 2010 Ohio State Scholar Athlete School record holder in the 1500m (4:23.37) Member of the school record holding DMR squad (11:32.71) PRs 2010 All-Big Ten and All-Great Lakes regional performer (XC) 800m – 2:26.68 Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week (April 1, 2009) 1500m – 4:41.54 2010 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Mile – 5:05.77 Two-time Academic All-Big Ten 3000m – 9:59.47 Three-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete 5000m – 17:23.97 5k (XC) – 19:22 PRs 800m – 2:10.83 1500m – 4:23.57 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Competed once again in the 5000m at the Mile – 4:56.29 Big Ten championships … turned in a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 5000m – 16:39.78 1500m (4:43.38) and the 3000m (10:02.68) at the Auburn Tiger Classic ... 5k (XC) – 18:10.3 recorded a PR of 4:41.54 in the 1500m at the Big Ten championships. 6K (XC) – 21:02

2010 Indoor (Freshman) Competed in the 5000m at the Big Ten 2010 Outdoor (Redshirt) Did not compete championships, finishing in a PR time of 17:23.97 … runner-up in the mile at the Buckeye Tune-up in a PR of 5:05.77 … took sixth in the 5000m at 2010 Indoor (Redshirt) Did not compete the PSU National. 2009 Cross Country (Junior) All-Great Lakes regional and All-Big Ten 2009 Cross Country (Freshman) 27th at the Dayton Flyer 5k Challenge performer in her third year with the Buckeyes ... champion at the 5k All-Ohio in a time of 19:22. meet with a time of 18:10.3 ... fifth-place at the 6k Great Lakes regional championships (21:03.56), helping OSU to its first-ever trip to the national Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Qualified in the championship ... 12th at the 6k Big Ten championships (21:02), and second at 3200m at the 2009 OHSAA DI championships … 31st at the 2007 OHSAA the 6k Harry Groves Invite (21:24) ... 112th at the NCAA championships (21:35). cross country championships, helping Brecksville to the DI state title … PRs of 5:20.85 (1600m), 11:19.76 (3200m) and 18:59.64 (5000m). 2009 Outdoor (Sophomore) Broke the school record in the 1500m run at the Big Ten championships, finishing sixth in 4:23.37 ... placed ninth in the 5000m at Big Ten’s with a run of 16:39.78, the fourth-best in school history ... named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week after first-place finish in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays, the third-best time in school history ... finished 10th in the 1500m finals at the Mideast Regional Championships (4:32.99) ... set a personal best in the 800m run at the Jesse Owens Track Classic with her ninth-place finish in 2:10.83.

2009 Indoor (Sophomore) Member of the Distance Medley team that broke the school record at the New Balance Invitational (11:32.71) ... finished fourth in the mile at the New Balance Invitational with a time of 4:56.29 ... placed fifth in the 800m Gold Division at the Akron Invitational (2:11.33, a season-best).

2008 Cross Country (Sophomore) Finished 53rd at the 5k All-Ohio championships with a time of 20:11.50 ... ran a time of 23:55 at the 6k Great Lakes regional championships, helping the Buckeyes to a 13th-place finish .

2008 Outdoor (Freshman) Competed in the 800m run at the Jesse Owens Track Classic.

2008 Indoor (Freshman) Did not compete

2007 Cross Country (Freshman) Ran a season-best time of 19:18.83 at the Falcon Invite to place 47th overall... she finished the All-Ohio championships in 42nd place with a time of 21:05.2... placed 49th at the Queen City Invitational in 20:53.22... ran her second fastest time of the season in 19: 29.57 at the Mel Brodt Invitational.

Dayton Carroll High School Finished 11th in the team competition in 2006 OHSAA Division II cross country championships ... led her team to a fifth-place finish at the 2006 state championships ... finished 23rd overall in 2006 state meet with a time of 19:30 and was an All-Ohio selection... Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee.

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sarah lowe melissa meade junior | distance freshman | distance Centerville, Ohio • Centerville Allentown, Pa. • Emmaus

Accolades Accolades 2010 Ohio State Scholar Athlete 2010 Academic All-Big Ten Two-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete PRs 800m – 2:22.91 PRs Mile – 5:05.59 1500m – 4:47.73 5000m – 18:41 Mile – 5:12.91 5k (XC) – 19:05 3000m – 10:15.75 5000m – 17:19.97 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Did not compete 10000m – 35:13.43 5k (XC) – 19:24.97 2010 Indoor (Freshman) Runner-up in the mile at the Buckeye 6K (XC) – 22:31 Classic (5:05.59).

2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Ran in the 10000m at the NCAA 2009 Cross Country (Freshman) Had a strong start to her Buckeye East preliminaries … finished ninth in the 10000m at the Big Ten career ... finished 16th in her first collegiate meet, the Dayton Flyer 5k championships in a PR of 35:13.43, the fourth-best time in OSU in a time of 19:05 ... helped Ohio State to the All-Ohio championship outdoor history … fourth-place in the 5000m (17:19.97, a PR) and with a 20th-place time of 19:18.9 on the 5k course ... 17th at the 6k seventh in the mile (5:16.17) at the Jesse Owens Track Classic … Harry Groves Invite in 22:41 ... competed for the Buckeyes at Pre- set a 1500m PR at the Lenny Lyles Invitational (12th, 4:47.73) … Nationals. sixth in the 3000m at the Auburn Tiger Classic (PR of 10:15.75). Emmaus High School 17th in the 3200m at the 2009 PIAA 2010 Indoor (Sophomore) Competed in the 5000m at the Big Championships (11:36.54) … 18th at the 2007 PIAA Cross Country Ten championships … ran a PR and fifth-place time of 5:12.91 in Championships; 26th in 2008 … helped Emmaus to back-to-back state the mile at the Buckeye Tune-up … runner-up in the 5000m at the cross country titles in 2007 and 2008 …15th in the mile at the 2006 Akron Invitational (17:21.87). PTFCA Indoor Championships. 2009 Cross Country (Sophomore) Opened the season with a 30th-place finish at the Dayton Flyer 5k in a time of 19:30 ... competed at the 6k Big Ten, Great Lakes and NCAA championships, taking 62nd at Big Ten’s with a time of 22:31.

2009 Outdoor (Freshman) Competed in the 5000m at the Jesse Owens Classic, finishing in a time of 18:09.24.

2009 Indoor (Freshman) Did not compete

2008 Cross Country (Freshman) Finished 21st at the 5k Mel Brodt Invitational (19:24.97), a season-best ... placed 28th at the Purdue’s Great American Legends 5k ... 75th at the Big Ten championships.

Centerville High School Ran a PR of 11:38.91 in the 3200m at OHSAA district championships, placing seventh ... placed second in the 3200m at GWOC divisional championships ... finished in the Top 20 with a time of 19:27.36 in the 5000m at OHSAA regional XC meet... state cross country qualifier in 2005 and in 2007. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

Mallory Kreider Meredith Wagner freshman | distance freshman | distance Kingsville, Ohio • Edgewood-Ashtabula Sylvania, Ohio • Northview

PRs PRs 800m – 2:25.16 800m – 2:35.56 Mile – 5:04.81 Mile – 5:14.40 5k (XC) – 18:24 5000m – 17:53.40 5k (XC) – 18:03.90 Edgewood-Ashtabula High School 2009 OHSAA Division II state champion in the 3200m (10:57.73, a PR); fifth-place in 2008 … Northview High School 2009 OHSAA Division I cross country eighth-place in the 1600m (5:11.83) at the 2009 championships … champion (18:03.90); also finished in first-place at both the regional two-time OATCCC DII/III indoor state champion in the 3200m; set and district meets … 12th-place at the 2008 championships … a state meet record time of 11:16.25 in 2010 … runner-up in the runner-up in the 3200m at the 2010 OHSAA Division I State Track 1600m at the 2010 OATCCC Championships and third-place in 2009 and Field Championships (10:50.98); posted a PR (10:46.98) at the … three-time OHSAA DII cross country championship participant; regional meet, finishing second overall … sixth-place finisher at the 23rd in 2009, 25th in 2008 and 38th in 2007. state championship in 2009.

Kelsey Rosenberg Rachel White freshman | distance Graduate Senior | distance Alexandria, Va. • West Potomac New Lothrop, Mich. • New Lothrop

Accolades PRs 2010 Academic All-Big Ten 800m – 2:16.78 Mile – 5:09.84 PRs 5k (XC) – 18:51 Mile – 5:07.74 5000m – 17:36.53 West Potomac High School Third-place in the 800m at the 6k (XC) – 21:52 2010 Northern Virginia Regional Championships … ninth-place in the mile at the 2008 Virginia Class AAA State Championships … University of Michigan Finished 189th at the 2009 NCAA Cross 53rd at the 2009 Virginia Class AAA Cross Country Championships Country Championships in a time of 21:57.4 ... 58th at the NCAA … 2009 Patriot District 800m champion … Fairfax County Great Lakes regional (22:25.54) ... posted a 44th-place finish in her Champions of Character award winner. collegiate debut at the Big Ten championships with an impressive time of 21:52 ... also competed with the Wolverine track team during the 2010 indoor season.

Mary Katherine Sanders laura williams freshman | distance freshman | distance Chesapeake, Va. • Western Branch Hudson, Ohio • Hudson

PRs PRs 800m – 2:20.81 800m – 2:16.88 Mile – 5:13.46 Mile – 5:03.52 5k (XC) – 19:37.10 5k (XC) – 18:08.46

Western Branch High School Sixth-place in the mile at the Hudson High School Took eighth-place overall at the 2008 2010 Nike Track Nationals … fourth-place in the mile at the 2010 OHSAA Division I Cross Country championships (18:34.97) after Eastern Virginia Regional Championships … 73rd at the 2009 running a PR and first-place time of 18:08.46 at the regional meet; Virginia State Cross Country Championships. 70th at the 2009 championships (20:02.87) … fifth-place in the 5000m at the 2008 Midwest Meet of Champions (18:22.95); 10th in 2009 (19:05) … eighth-place in the 1600 at the 2009 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships (PR of 5:03.52).

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stephanie Enarusai ashley galbraith junior | throws junior | multi-events Burlington, N.J. • Burlington Township Struthers, Ohio • Struthers

PRs PRs Weight Throw – 17.29m/56-8.75 High jump – 1.78m/5-10 Hammer Throw – 49.79m/163-4.25 Pentathlon – 3600 pts. Discus – 43.92m/144-1.25 Heptathlon – 4851 pts. Shot Put – 12.30m/40-4.25 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Represented Ohio State in the 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Competed in both the hammer long jump at the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries, finishing 24th throw and discus at the Big Ten championships … set PRs in the at 1.74m (5-8.50) … fifth-place in the heptathlon at the Big Ten discus (43.92m/144-1.25) and hammer at the Lenny Lyles Invite championships with a PR score of 4851; also finished seventh in the (49.79m/163-4.25) , finishing fifth and eighth, respectively. high jump with a season-best mark of 1.77m (5-9.75) … third-place in the long jump at the Drake Relays; also a member of the third- 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) 14th in the weight throw at the Big place shuttle hurdle relay team at Drake (54.85). Ten championships (17.26m/56-7.50) … set a PR in the weight at the Penn State National (17.29m/56-8.75), finishing ninth … third- 2010 Indoor (Sophomore) Sixth-place in the pentathlon at the place in the weight at the Buckeye Classic. Big Ten championships (3600 pts., a PR); set a PR of 1.78m (5-10) in the high jump section of the pentathlon, claiming the runner-up spot 2009 Outdoor (Freshman) 13th in the hammer throw … second in the high jump at the Akron Invitational and third at the (45.49m/149-3) and 17th in the discus (38.66m/126-10) at the Big New Balance Collegiate Invitational. Ten championships. 2009 Outdoor (Freshman) 13th in the high jump at the Big Ten 2009 Indoor (Freshman) Competed in the shot put and weight championships (1.65m/5-5) ... eighth in the high jump at the Tiger throw at the Big Ten championships ... season-best mark in weight Track Classic, an outdoor season-best jump of 1.67m (5-5.75). throw set at the Kentucky Invitational (12.80/42 ft.) ... 11.22m/36- 9.75 shot put at the Indiana Relays was a season-best ... sixth in the 2009 Indoor (Freshman) Team leader in the high jump ... weight throw and eighth in the shot put at the Rev. Mike Hout Invite. season-best jump of 1.72m (5-7.75) set at the Rev. Mike Hout Invite, where she finished in first-place ... second at the Indiana Relays at 1.68m (5-6.25) ... third in the College Division at the New Balance Invite (1.69m/5-6.5) ... 13th at the Big Ten championships.

Struthers High School Galbraith holds six school records at Struthers: the 4x200m relay record in 1:45.33, 400m dash in 58.9, 300m hurdles in 45.28, 200m dash in 26.2, 4x400m relay in 4:07.32 and the high jump record of 1.73m (5-8) … she placed first in the high jump and eighth in the 200m hurdles at the 2008 OHSAA State Championships … she finished third in the high jump at the 2007 state meet and second in 2006… was the 2007 and 2008 Mahoning County Division II MVP ... in basketball, she was first team All-MAC (Metro-Athletic Conference), was a third-team All-Northeast Ohio selection, was a 1,000-point career scorer and was her team’s leading scorer all four years of high school … also participated in cheerleading in high school.

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alana gray Katie Groseclose senior | multi-events sophomore | Throws Florissant, Mo. • Hazelwood East Mt. Vernon, Ohio • Mt. Vernon

Accolades PRs 2008 Ohio State Scholar Athlete Weight Throw – 16.07m/52-8.75 Hammer Throw – 43.86m/143-10.75 PRs 60m – 7.93 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Competed in the hammer throw at 60m hurdles – 8.60 both the Jesse Owens Track Classic and the Lenny Lyles Invitational. 100m hurdles – 13.85 200m – 25.44 2010 Indoor (Freshman) Represented Ohio State in the weight High jump – 1.63m/5-4.25 throw at the Big Ten championships, finishing 20th with a PR of Long jump – 5.85m/19-2.25 16.07m (52-8.75) … fourth-place in the weight at the Buckeye Tune- Pentathlon – 3829 pts. up and seventh at the Kentucky Invitational. Heptathlon – 5085 pts.

2010 Outdoor (Junior) Competed at the Raleigh Relays for Ohio State.

2010 Indoor (Junior) Fifth-place in the heptathlon at the Big Ten championships with a score of 3670; top finish came in the 60m hurdles (first, 8.75); also recorded a sixth-place finish in the 800m (2:30.59) and ninth-place finish in the 60m hurdles (PR of 8.60) … seventh in the heptathlon at the Penn State National Invitational bridget jacobs (3634 pts.) … fourth in the 60m hurdles at both the Buckeye Classic redshirt sophomore | jumps/sprints and Buckeye Tune-up. Parma, Ohio • Normandy

2009 Outdoor (Sophomore) Finished fifth in the heptathlon at the Big Ten championships with a PR score of 5078, the fourth-best Accolades point total in Ohio State history and an NCAA provisional mark ... 2010 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ran a PR in the heptathlon 200m dash (25.44) at the championships 2010 Academic All-Big Ten selection ... placed sixth in the heptathlon at the Drake Relays (5017 pts.). Two-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete

2009 Indoor (Sophomore) Broke the school record in the PRs pentathlon at the Big Ten championships, finishing in fifth-place 100m – 12.48 with an NCAA provisional mark ... finished third in 60m dash at 200m – 25.04 the Indiana Relays in a PR time of 8.63 ... competed in nearly every Long jump – 6.03m/19-9.5 running event for the Buckeyes. 2010 Outdoor (Redshirt) Did not compete 2008 Outdoor (Freshman) Enjoyed a solid freshman campaign ... finished sixth in the heptathlon at the Big Ten championships with 2010 Indoor (Redshirt) Did not compete a score of 5085 and was first among freshman competitors ... ran a 26.04 in the 200m at the All-Ohio championships ... ran a 14.39 in 2009 Outdoor (Freshman) 11th in the long jump at the Big Ten the 100m hurdles at the Jesse Owens Classic ... jumped 5.84m (19 Championships 5.69m (18-8) ... also competed in the 100m dash ... feet, 2 inches) at the Jesse Owens Classic ... season-best toss of 13th in the long jump at the Jesse Owens Classic ...sixth-place in the 31.29m (102-8) in the javelin at the Texas Relays. jump at the Tiger Track Classic.

2008 Indoor (Freshman) Ran a time of 26.39 in the 200m dash 2009 Indoor (Freshman) Third-place in the Gold Division at the at the Akron Invitational ... ran an 8.89 in the 60m hurdles at the Akron Invitational with a season-best long jump of 5.79m (19 ft.) ... Big Ten/SEC Challenge ... competed in the shot put at the All-Ohio first-place at the Rev. Mike Hout Invite with a mark of 5.60m (18-4.5). championships with a toss of 10.29m (33-9). Normandy High School Won the state championship in long Hazelwood East High School Helped Hazelwood to a second- jump as a senior year with a leap of 6.03m (19-9.5) … Academic place finish at the 2007 Missouri Class 4 State Championships ... All-Ohio and All-Ohio in track in 2008… placed fifth at the state finished third in the long jump in 2007 with a leap of 5.60m (18-4.50) meet in long jump in 2006 and 11th as a junior in 2007… broke ... finished ninth in 2006 at the state finals in the long jump with a the district record in the long jump with a leap of 5.74m (18-10) … mark of 5.36m (17-7). was a district and regional champion in long jump her senior year… named MVP of her conference in track and was All-Conference in the long jump, 100m run, 400m relay and 800m relay. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

Rachael Mack kelcey mckinney sophomore | jumps junior | jumps Mt. Vernon, Ohio • Mt. Vernon El Paso, Texas • Franklin Dayton, Ohio • Chaminade-Julienne

Accolades Accolades 2010 Ohio State Scholar Athlete Two-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete

PRs PRs Long jump – 5.93m/19-5.50 60m – 7.89 Triple jump – 11.89m/39-0.25 100m – 11.84 200m – 25.33 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Finished 14th in the triple jump at the Long jump – 5.98m/19-7.50 Big Ten championships with a season-best mark of 11.69m (38-4.25) Triple jump – 12.47m/40-11 … first-place in the long jump at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invite (5.86m/19-2.75) … helped the 4x100m relay team to a first-place 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Finished 23rd in the triple jump finish at the Raleigh Relays (45.67); also ran with the 4x200 team at the NCAA East Prelims (12.45m/40-10.25) … set PRs in both (1:45.71), taking second overall. the triple jump (fourth-place, 12.47m/40-11) and long jump (fifth, 5.98m/19-7.50) at the Big Ten championships … turned in four Top 2010 Indoor (Freshman) Seventh in the long jump and 16th in 10 finishes at the Lenny Lyles Invite, including a first-place mark in the triple jump at the Big Ten championships … won gold at the the triple jump … took gold in the long jump at the Raleigh Relays Akron Invitational in the long jump with a PR mark of 5.93m (19- (5.97m/19-7) 5.50); took second in the triple jump … first-place in the triple jump and third in the long jump at the Buckeye Classic. 2010 Indoor (Sophomore) Fourth-place in the triple jump at the Big Ten championships (12.45m/40-10.25) … turned in a pair of Franklin High School Set PRs of 11.89m/39-0.25 in the triple Top 10 finishes at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, finishing jump and 5.54m/18-2 in the long jump, set at the 2009 Texas District fourth in the long jump (season-best, 5.86m/19-2.75) and sixth in the Parma, Ohio • Normandy 1-5A meet. triple jump ... first-place in the long jump at the Buckeye Classic … runner-up in the LJ at the Akron Invitational.

2009 Outdoor (Freshman) Team leader in the long jump and triple jump ... 10th in the triple jump (11.86m/38-11, a PR) and 13th in the long jump at the Big Ten championships ... third-place in the long jump at the Raleigh Relays with a season-best of 5.82m (19- 1.25) ...fifth in the long jump at the Tiger Track Classic.

2009 Indoor (Freshman) Competed in the triple jump and long jump at the Big Ten championships ... eighth in the long jump (5.80m/19-0.25, a season-best) at the New Balance Invite ... fifth in the triple jump and seventh in the long jump at the Indiana Relays ... second-place in the long jump at the Rev. Mike Hout Invite.

Chaminade-Julienne High School McKinney placed sixth in the long jump at the 2007Junior Olympic National Championships … she placed fourth in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump at the 2008 Summer Junior Olympic Youth Nationals; placed fourth in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the same meet in 2007 … finished third at the state meet among all Division I competitors in the long jump in 2008; placed fourth in the long jump at the state meet in 2007 and was the state runner-up in the event in 2006… she was a district champ in the long jump in 2007 and 2008… was a regional champ in the LJ in 2008 … GGCL (Girls Greater Catholic League) Runner of the Year in 2008 … OHSAA scholar-athlete

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Maggie Mullen alison roquet junior | throws junior | jumps Ontario, Canada • St. Patrick’s Verviers, Belgium • Abua Belgium

Accolades Accolades 2010 Outdoor All-American (javelin) 2010 Academic All-Big Ten 2010 Big Ten javelin champion Two-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete Ohio State school record-holder in the javelin PRs PRs High jump – 1.70m/5-7 Shot Put – 14.46m/47-5.25 Long jump – 5.37m/17-7.50 Discus – 42.78m/140-4.25 Triple jump – 10.84m/35-6.75 Hammer– 55.24m/181-2.75 Weight – 18.64m/61-1.75 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Seventh-place in the high jump Javelin – 50.65m/166-2 at the Lenny Lyles Invite (season-best, 1.68m/5-6.25) … also competed at the Jesse Owens Classic, Auburn Tiger Classic and 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Earned the first All-American honor of Raleigh Relays … turned in a season-best mark of 10.81m (35-5.50) her career with an eighth-place finish in the javelin (49.50m/162-4.75) at in the triple jump in Raleigh. the NCAA championships … NCAA East regional runner-up in the javelin (50.44m/165-5.75); also competed in the hammer throw … captured her first 2010 Indoor (Sophomore) Competed in the long jump and triple Big Ten title in the javelin with a mark of 50.65m (166-2), besting her own jump at both the Buckeye Classic and Buckeye Classic, posting Top school record … set PRs in the hammer throw (55.24/181-2.75) and discus 10 finishes in all four events. (42.78m/140-4.25) over the course of the season. 2009 Outdoor (Freshman) 12th in the high jump at the Big Ten 2010 Indoor (Sophomore) Finished seventh in the weight throw at the championships (1.70m/5-7, a season-best) ... also competed in the Big Ten championships; also competed in the shot put … first-place in the long jump ... ninth in the high jump at the Jesse Owens Classic. weight at the Buckeye Classic (18.19m/ 59-8.25) … set a weight throw PR (18.64m/61-1.75) at the Akron Invitational, finishing fifth overall ... also set 2009 Indoor (Freshman) Second in the high jump (1.68m/5- a PR in the shot put (14.46m/47.5.25), good for a seventh-place finish at the 6.25) and ninth in the triple jump (10.84m/35-6.75) at the Indiana New Balance Collegiate Invitational. Relays ... fifth in the high jump at the Rev. Mike Hout Invite.

2009 Outdoor (Freshman) Broke the Ohio State school record in the Abua Belgium School Was a member of the Belgium javelin at the Drake Relays with an NCAA provisional mark of 46.64m (153- national championship team… member of the French-speaking 0.25), the fourth-best in the Big Ten on the season ... finished fourth at the Big Belgium championship team… was a part of the (state) province Ten championships in the javelin and 19th at the Mideast championships ... championship … member of a 4x100m relay team that ran a held the top team marks in the javelin, shot put, discus and hammer throw. personal-best time of 49.98 seconds.

2009 Indoor (Freshman) Set the top team marks in the shot put and hammer throw ... placed fourth in the shot put at the Indiana Relays with a season-best throw of 13.41m (44 ft.) ... finished 12th in the shot put at the Big Ten championships.

St. Patrick’s High School Mullen was a three-sport athlete in high school, playing basketball and volleyball as well ... earned a bronze medal at the 2008 Canadian Junior Nationals in the javelin and shot put ... silver medalist at the 2008 Ontario Summer Games in the javelin and shot put; she also won a bronze medal in the discus at that meet ... as a freshman and junior, she took home a silver medal at the OFSSA meet in the javelin throw ... as a senior, she won a silver medal in the javelin throw and a bronze in the shot put. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

alexis thomas megan thuney sophomore | throws junior | jumps Huber Heights, Ohio • Wayne Dayton, Ohio • Archbishop Alter

PRs PRs Discus – 41.61m/136-6.25 Long Jump – 5.56m (18-3) Hammer Throw – 53.16m/174-5 Weight Throw – 17.09m/56-0.75 2010 Outdoor (Sophomore) Did not compete Shot Put – 12.08m/39-7.50 2010 Indoor (Sophomore) Fourth-place in the long jump at the 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Seventh-place in the hammer throw Buckeye Classic (5.37m/17-7.50). at the Big Ten championships (52.98m/173-9.75) … set a PR of 53.16m (174-5) in the hammer at the Tiger Track Classic, finishing 2009 Outdoor (Freshman) Competed in the long jump at the seventh … fourth in the hammer at the Lenny Lyles Invite. Jesse Owens Classic.

2010 Indoor (Freshman) Finished 16th in the weight throw at 2009 Indoor (Freshman) Finished seventh in the long jump at the Big Ten championships with a PR of 17.09m (56-0.75) … runner- the Rev. Mike Hout Invite with a mark of 5.14m (16-10.25) ... also up in the weight at the Buckeye Tune-up and fourth at the Buckeye competed in the 60m dash (8.65). Classic. Kettering Alter High School Thuney placed sixth in the long Wayne High School Third-place in the discus at both the 2009 jump at the state meet and qualified for state in the 4x200m relay & 2008 OHSAA Championships ... eighth-place at the 2009 Midwest ... she won a regional championship in the 200m dash, the 4x200m Meet of Champions ... set a PR of 16.34m/53-7.5 in the weight relay and the long jump … earned district titles in the 100m dash, throw at the 2009 OATCCC Indoor Championships, finishing first. 200m dash, the 4x200m relay and in the long jump … was a member of her high school cross-country teams that won both district and regional championships from 2005 to 2008… help her track team place fourth at the state meet… part of the 4x200m relay team that holds her school’s record in the event with a time of 1:41.03… also holds the Alter school record for long jump with a jump of 5.56m (18- 3)… ran on a cross country team that won a state championship… was a first team All-Ohio runner.

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Ashley Woodruff Kristen Esterheld Sophomore | Jumps Freshman | Throws Atlanta, Ga. • Benjamin May Greenbrae, Calif. • Redwood

Accolades PRs 2010 Ohio State Scholar Athlete Hammer –46.61m/152-11 Discus – 44.07m/144-7 PRs Triple Jump – 10.72m/35-2 Santa Rosa CC Sixth-place in the hammer (46.61m/152-11) and eighth-place in the discus (44.07m/144-7) at the 2010 California 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Represented the Buckeyes in the Junior College State Championships; both marks were personal triple jump at the Raleigh Relays. bests… turned in a pair of sixth-place finishes (hammer and discus) at the 2009 Northern California Community College Championships 2010 Indoor (Freshman) Set a PR of 10.72m (35-2) in the triple … 10th in the discus at the ’09 California State Championships. jump at the Kentucky Invitational, finishing 14th … third-place in the triple jump at the Buckeye Tune-up and fourth at the Buckeye Classic … also fourth in the triple at the Akron Invitational.

Norianna Brown Amanda Henderson junior | throws Redshirt Freshman | Throws Port Huron, Mich. • Port Huron West Carrollton, Ohio • West Carrollton

PRs Discus – 46.48m/152-6 Shot Put – 14.83m/48-8

Central Michigan University Posted seven wins in the shot put during 2009 season for EMU, taking the title at the Grand Valley State Big Meet (PR of 48-8) Len Paddock Invitational, Eastern Michigan Twilight, Michigan Intercollegiate, Simmons/Harvey Invite … Central Michigan Tri-Meet and Jack Scoog Open … sixth-place in the shot at the MAC indoor championships (14.83m/48-7.75) ... scored at the 2008 MAC Outdoor Championships in two events for CMU, finishing eighth in the discus (PR of 46.48m/152-6) and seventh in the shot put ... third-place in the shot put at the Simmons/ Harvey Invitational and the Eastern Michigan Classic . Kiersten McCartney sophomore | Throws Port Huron High School Michigan state champion in the shot put as a senior in 2007 ... three-time regional champion, Newburgh, N.Y. • Newburgh Free Academy winning the shot put in 2006 and 2007 and the discus in 2007 ... finished fourth in the state in the discus in 2007 ... placed Accolades sixth in the state in the shot put in 2006 ... named Port Huron 2010 Ohio State Scholar Athlete Times Herald Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2007 … earned varsity seven letters in basketball (three), volleyball 2010 Outdoor (Freshman) Did not compete (two) and track and field (two) at Port Huron. 2010 Indoor (Freshman) Competed in the 800m at the Buckeye Classic. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

Madeline Hurdt Alexandra Troester Freshman | Throws Freshman | Throws Greenbrae, Calif. • Redwood Boerne, Texas • Boerne Champion Gallipolis, Ohio • Gallia Academy

PRs Shot Put – 14.19m/46-6.50 Discus – 41.40m/135-10

Boerne Champion High School First-place in the shot put at the 2009 UIL State Track Championships (42-8)… set a PR in the shot at the ’09 Region 4-4A meet (14.19m/46-6.50) … set a PR in the discus (41.40m/135-10) at the 2010 UIL State Track Championships, finishing sixth; also took sixth in the event at the 2009 championships … first-place in the shot at the 2009 Texas Relays and fourth in 2010.

Adenike Pedro Stephanie zimmerman Freshman | Multi-Events Freshman | Pole Vault West Carrollton, Ohio • West Carrollton Glenn Dale, Md. • Elizabeth Seton Cincinnati, Ohio • St. Ursula Academy

PRs 55m – 7.14 60m – 7.60 100m – 11.77 200m – 24.91 Long Jump – 6.07m/19-11

Elizabeth Seton High School Set a PR of 6.07m/19-11 in the long jump at the Crimson Tide Classic, placing first … third- place in the long jump at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Track and Field Championships … All-State selection in the long jump.

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french field house

Completed in November 1956 at a cost of $1,010,000, French Field House was designed for indoor track and field meets but also was used a practice facility for many sports.

Presently, the facility possesses a strength and conditioning weight room along with an indoor rowing tank for the Ohio State varsity rowing squad. It also is home to many indoor track and field meets during the winter season.

Renovations of the track and astroturf areas began in July 2009; structural upgrades and new bleacher seating will also be completed by Fall 2009 at an estimated cost of $1,300,000.

The field house was named in honor of Prof. William E. French, who was the Western Confer- ence faculty representative for The Ohio State University for 32 years.

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Located on Fred Taylor Drive, north of Lane Avenue, Jesse Owens Memorial History Stadium is the newest addition to The Ohio State University Department • Phase I Construction began in summer of 1998. That included the site excavation, the field and of Athletics’ aggressive campaign to upgrade and build state-of-the-art the track. facilities for competition. • Phase II Construction began in spring of 2000. This phase included the main grandstands, the tribute towers and perimeter landscaping. The 10,000-seat Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium arguably is one of the finest • Project completed in the summer of 2001. multi-sport facilities in the country, hosting track and field and lacrosse in Amenities the spring and soccer in the fall. • 4 Banks of sport lighting • 2 Concession stands • Restroom facilities It serves as a cornerstone to the surrounding Ohio State athletic complex • 2 Multi-use locker rooms that features the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, softball’s Buckeye Field, the • 2 Officials locker rooms field hockey North Turf Field, Bill Davis Stadium and the 19,200-seat Jerome • Ticket booths • Guest Services area Schottenstein Center. • Athletics offices • Press box • Scoreboard for soccer and lacrosse • Accessible seating areas • Elevator • Meet management building, which also serves as a track storage area

Dimensions • East Grandstands: 3,242 seats • Soccer Field: 76 yd. X 118 yd. • Men’s Lacrosse Field: 60 yd. X 110 yd. • Women’s Lacrosse Field: 70 yd. X 120 yd. • Track Lanes: 9 lanes, each 48 in. wide • Steeplechase Pit • Pole Vault Boxes (4 directions) • Height of top row of seats: 40

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jesse owens classic

Athletes from all levels converged in Columbus for the 25th running of the Jesse Owens Track Classic in May 2010. Like the “J.O. Classics” of the past, the 2010 edition served as a stage for scholastic, collegiate and post-collegiate athletes to perform at their highest levels inside Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. In its history, the Jesse Owens Track Classic has served as a top venue for many future and former Olympians. Current and past record holders for the Jesse Owens Track Classic include Olympic medalists John Drum- mond, Michelle Finn, Allen Johnson, Edwin Moses, Dwight Stones and former Buckeyes Diane Dixon, Joe Greene and Butch Reynolds. Others of Olympic fame include Judi Brown, Roger Kingdom, Carl Lewis, Louise Ritter and Calvin Smith, as well as past OSU Olympians Mark Croghan and Stephanie Hightower. Recently, events highlighting high school athletes has been schedule for the early portion of The Classic. More than 70 high school teams were represented at the 2010 meet. Whether at the high school, collegiate or professional levels, all competitors in each running of the Jesse Owens Classic experience the true sense of the spirit and virtue of the four-time gold medal-winning hero. “The Jesse Owens Classic is named for the finest Olympian of all-time,” Robert Gary, Ohio State men’s head coach and Owens meet director, said. “Matched with the great facility we have at Ohio State, the Classic has been and will continue to be one of the premier events in the country for years to come. “I am very excited about the future of the Jesse Owens Classic. For the 2011 edition, we will actively invite the very best Ohio High schools; previewing the state meet in a very professionally run meet and allow- ing high schoolers to watch the best college and professionals compete should be a great draw.” 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

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Throughout the storied history of Ohio State athletics, the one name that stands out among all greats is Jesse Owens. His unparalleled accomplishments on the track, captivating charm and tireless efforts on behalf of young people made him a legend around the world. Owens’ athletics career began in junior high school in Cleveland, Ohio, where he set national records in both the high jump and the broad jump. At East Tech High School, Owens set scholastic world records in the 220-yard dash and the broad jump and tied a world record in the 100-yard dash. In the fall of 1933, Owens enrolled at The Ohio State University. Under the tutelage of Buckeye track coach Larry Snyder, Owens rose to international prominence during his sophomore season. He recorded world indoor records in both the 60-meter dash and 60-yard dash and compiled 45 first-place, five second-place and four third-place finishes that season. On May 25, 1935, at the Western Conference (now Big Ten) Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., in the space of only 70 minutes, Owens set three world records and tied a fourth. The “Buckeye Bullet” raced to a :09.4 mark in the 100-yard dash, equaling the record. Then it was on to the broad jump pit, where he cleared 26-8 ¼. Owens also competed in the 220-yard dash, where he smashed the world record with a time of :20.3, and he topped that effort with a mark of :22.6 in the 220-yard low hurdles. It was a performance the likes of which the world may never see again. The year 1936 could simply be known as the year of Jesse Owens. The premier track athlete in the world, Owens was undefeated in 42 events for Ohio State that season. He won four titles at the Western Conference Championships, four at the NCAA Championships, two at the N.A.A.U. Champion- ships and three at the Olympic Trials. The defining moment of Owens’ career came in the 1936 Olympics in Nazi-controlled Berlin, Germany. Owens shattered Hitler’s myth of Aryan supe- riority by winning gold medals in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, broad jump and as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team. In 1950, the Associated Press named Owens its Track Athlete of the First Half-Century. In 1955, the State Department named him America’s “Ambas- sador of Sports.” Owens toured the world, meeting with government and sports officials and promoting the virtues of amateur sports programs. In 1976, President Gerald Ford presented Owens with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the United States Medal of Freedom. Owens continued to serve his country and amateur sports until his death on March 31, 1980. He is survived by his three daughters, Gloria, Beverly and Marlene. His wife, Ruth, passed away in 2001.

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Results Date meet Location Distance Finish CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES Sept. 5 Dayton Flyer 5k Challenge Kettering, Ohio 5k 3rd Sept. 11 Harry Groves Invitational University Park, Pa. 6k 2nd Big Ten Championships University Park, Pa. - 6k Sept. 19 Cedarville Friendship Invitational Cedarville, Ohio 5k Team Results (Avg. Time, Total Time) Oct. 2 All-Ohio Championships Delaware, Ohio 5k 1st 1. 71 Penn State ...... (21:00 1:44:59) Oct. 17 NCAA Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Ind. 6k 11th 2. 77 Illinois ...... (20:58 1:44:49) Nov. 1 Big Ten Championships Ann Arbor, Mich. 6k 8th 3. 80 Minnesota ...... (21:08 1:45:37) Nov. 14 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Bloomington, Ind. 6k 2nd 4. 122 Michigan...... (21:22 1:46:49) 5. 137 Michigan State...... (21:31 1:47:31) Nov. 23 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind. 6k 29th 6. 150 Iowa ...... (21:33 1:47:42) 7. 161 Indiana ...... (21:33 1:47:43) 8. 164 Ohio State ...... (21:38 1:48:07) Individual Results 9. 204 Purdue ...... (21:55 1:49:35) 10. 254 Wisconsin ...... (22:21 1:51:43) Ellen Birmingham Lydia Kern 11. 326 Northwestern ...... (22:45 1:53:45) 18:28 All-Ohio Championships 5k 3rd 19:09 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 18th 21:31 Harry Groves Invite 6k 3rd 19:49.4 All-Ohio Championships 5k 39th Ohio State Finishers 21:41.7 Great Lakes Championships 6k 22nd 22:55 Harry Groves Invite 6k 23rd 1. 12 Jordan Jennewine...... 21:02 21:42 Big Ten Championships 6k 37th 2. 27 Sarah Foster...... 21:29 21:54 NCAA Championships 6k 146th Sara Klinvex 3. 36 Katie Williams...... 21:40 21:57.1 Pre-Nationals 6k 82nd 20:39 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 67th 4. 37 Ellen Birmingham...... 21:42 5. 52 Victoria Brink...... 22:15 Tori Brink Sarah Lowe 6. (62) Sarah Lowe...... 22:31 19:09 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 19th 19:30 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 30th 7. (63) Ashley Chirco...... 22:34 20:17.7 All-Ohio Championships 5k 64th 22:31 Big Ten Championships 6k 62nd 22:01.36 Great Lakes Championships 6k 34th 22:50 NCAA Championships 6k 197th NCAA Great Lakes championships Bloomington, Ind. - 6k 22:15 Big Ten Championships 6k 52nd 23:02.85 Great Lakes Championships 6k 101st 22:26 NCAA Championships 6k 183rd Team Results (Avg. Time, Total Time) 22:31.5 Pre-Nationals 6k 138th Jessie Maier 1. 94 Notre Dame ...... (21:59 1:47:49) 22:48 Harry Groves Invite 6k 20th 19:57 Cedarville Invite 5k 29th 2. 102 Ohio State ...... (22:05 1:48:14) 20:56 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 80th 3. 104 Michigan ...... (22:00 1:48.10) Kesha Brooks 4. 105 Indiana...... (21:59 1:47.57) 20:05 Cedarville Invite 5k 32nd Melissa Meade 5. 121 Michigan State...... (22:05 1:48.14) 20:29 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 63rd 19:05 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 16th 19:18.9 All-Ohio Championships 5k 20th Top Finisher Ashley Chirco 22:41 Harry Groves Invite 6k 17th 5. Jordan Jennewine...... 21:03.56 18:36 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 7th 23:01.1 Pre-Nationals 6k 176th 19:16.8 All-Ohio Championships 5k 19th NCAA cHAMPIONSHIPS Terre Haute, Ind. - 6k 22:30 NCAA Championships 6k 187th Jackie Moroz 22:33.59 Great Lakes Championships 6k 68th 20:11 Cedarville Invite 5k 36th Team Results (Avg. Time, Total Time) 22:34 Big Ten Championships 6k 63rd 20:55 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 78th 1. 86 Villanova ...... (20:24 1:42:00) 23:03 Harry Groves Invite 6k 26th 2. 133 Florida State ...... (20:35 1:42:52) 23:04.3 Pre-Nationals 6k 181st Emily Thompson 3. 188 Washington ...... (20:41 1:43:21) 20:16 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 61st 4. 191 Texas Tech...... (20:48 1:43:59) Sarah Foster 5. 251 Princeton...... (20:58 1:44:50) 17:24 Cedarville Invite 5k 1st Katie Williams 29. 673 Ohio State...... (21:50 1:49:10) 21:29 Big Ten Championships 6k 27th 19:10 All-Ohio Championships 5k 14th 21:29.9 Pre-Nationals 6k 40th 21:33 NCAA Championships 6k 107th Top Finisher 21:31.36 Great Lakes Championships 6k 15th 21:36.6 Pre-Nationals 6k 47th 107. Katie Williams...... 21:33.00 21:42 NCAA Championships 6k 125th 21:40 Big Ten Championships 6k 36th 21:50 Harry Groves Invite 6k 5th Molly Jacobson 21:56.09 Great Lakes Championships 6k 30th HONORS 19:22 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 27th Brittany Wise Great Lakes All-Regional Selections Jordan Jennewine 19:38 Dayton Flyer Challenge 5k 39th Jordan Jennewine 18:10.3 All-Ohio Championships 5k 1st Sarah Foster 21:02 Big Ten Championships 6k 12th Ellen Birmingham 21:03.56 Great Lakes Championships 6k 5th 21:24 Harry Groves Invite 6k 2nd Second Team All-Big Ten 21:35 NCAA Championships 6k 112th Jordan Jennewine 21:42.3 Pre-Nationals 6k 59th Academic All-Big Ten Selections Ellen Birmingham Ashley Chirco Sarah Foster Jordan Jennewine Lydia Kern Sara Klinvex Lauren Kohls Sarah Lowe Jessie Maier Hannah Ringo Emily Thompson Katie Williams

Big Ten Distinguished Scholars Ellen Birmingham Ashley Chirco Jordan Jennewine Lauren Kohls 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y cross country HONORS

Letterwinners Patterson, Brooke...... 2000 Academic All-Big Ten Adam, Bernice...... 1974 Piper, Laura...... 2004-05-06 1986: Kathryn Monard Baker, Elizabeth...... 1996 Placencia, Gena...... 1995 1987: Lara Knapp, Athena Yiamouyiannis Ballas, Elissa...... 1998 Poling, Chelsea...... 2002-03-04 Bambauer, Marylou...... 1975-76 Price, Melanie...... 2003-04-05-06 1988: Theresa Mero, Athena Yiamouyiannis Bamber, Linda...... 1991 Prince, Teresa...... 1977-78 1989: Theresa Mero Barnum, Nancy...... 1992-93 Robb, Daneille...... 1999 1990: Amy Wheeler Beatley, Kelly...... 1983 Rudder, Sharon...... 1979 Benjamin, Abeida...... 1998 Schulist, Alexis (Lund)...... 1996-98-99 1991: Jennifer Herzig, Allison Housman, Denise Klemencic, Jennifer Birmingham, Ellen...... 2007-08-09 Sheridan, Beth...... 1980-81-82 Westfall, Amy Wheeler Boone, Marie...... 2008 Shipley, Jana...... 1975-77-78 1992: Amy Coburn, Theresa Kaine, Tracey Malarkey Brink, Tori...... 2009 Shotwell, Becky...... 1975 Brooks, Kesha...... 2007 Speros, Maureen...... 1982-83-84 1993: Amy Coburn, Megan Feeney, Theresa Kaine, Tracey Malarkey Brown, Ta-Meika...... 1995-96-98 Stegemiller, Heidi...... 1984 1994: Amy Coburn, Megan Feeney, Lee Jackson, Theresa Kaine, Brown, Tamecia...... 2002 Steigerwald, Stacey...... 2008 Tracey Malarkey Cass, Sarah...... 2002-03-04-05 Stevens, Kati...... 1998-99-2000 1995: Allison Butler, Megan Feeney, Emily McPherson Cefalo, Michelle...... 1990-91-92-93 Stichter, Rachel...... 2005-06 Chirco, Ashley...... 2007-08-09 Thompson, Emily...... 2006-07-08-09 1997: Abieda Benjamin, Sarah Jacobson, Maureen Knotts, Beth Coburn, Amy...... 1994 Vercillo, Julia...... 1996 Roberts, Stephanie Still Downey, Mary...... 1978 Wheeler, Amy...... 1988-89-90-91 1998: Sarah Jacobson, Lauren Kaluza Dudley, Elizabeth...... 1979-80 Williams, Katie...... 2009 Detty, Robyn...... 2001-02-03-04 Wise, Brittany...... 2008 1999: Kathy Frye, Karyn Kelly, Erica Kessler Eubanks, Heather...... 1994-95 Yerkey, Sarah...... 2008 2000: Kathy Frye, Karyn Kelly, Courteny McClain Ewing, Abigail...... 1994-95-96 Yiamouhiannia, Athena...... 1988 2001: Kathy Frye, Karyn Kelly, Rachael Miller, Jennifer Ordway, Ezzo, Melissa...... 1996 Ylamouylannis, A...... 1984-85-86-87 Fahnestock, Amy...... 1976 Youmans, Elizabeth...... 1981-82 Brooke Patterson, Sarah Sergent Feeney, Megan...... 1992-93-94-95 Zellner, Brittaney...... 2003-04 2002: Annette Bryan, Rachael Miller, Jennifer Ordway, Sarah Sergent Fisher, Ashley...... 2008 2003: Sarah Cass, Lyndsi Gay, Chelsea Poling Foster, Sarah...... 2006-08-09 2004: Sarah Cass, Nicole Gliem, Chelsea Poling, Brittaney Zellner Frye, Kathy...... 2000 All-Big Ten selections 2005: Sarah Cass, Nicole Gliem, Brittanie Hall, Laura Piper, Chelsea Gasser, Haley...... 2007 Maureen Cogan, 1984 first team Gay, Lyndsi...... 2001-02-03 Poling, Melanie Price Georgia, Carol...... 1982 Kathryn Monard, 1986 first team 2006: Melanie Grim, Brittannie Hall, Laura Neufarth, Laura Piper, Gliem, Nicole...... 2003-05 Jordan Jennewine, 2009 second team Graven, Carrie...... 1989 Melanie Price Grim, Melanie...... 2005-06 Big Ten Runners of the week 2007: Alyssa Bowerman, Sarah Foster, Haley Gasser, Ashley Jones, Grosskopf, Gail...... 1998 Sept. 3, 2003 -- Lyndsi Gay Lydia Kern, Laura Piper, Melanie Price, Kelly Schwieterman, Emily Hale, Mary...... 1990-91 Hall, Brittannie...... 2004-05-06 Oct. 29, 2003 -- Chelsea Poling Thompson Harrell, Carrie...... 1979-80-81 2008: Ellen Birmingham, Jordan Jennewine, Lydia Kern, Kelly Sept. 19, 2006 -- Sarah Foster Hill, Elizabeth...... 1996 Schwieterman, Emily Thompson, Brittany Wise Jacobson, Molly...... 2009 Oct. 18, 2008 -- Sarah Foster Jennewine, Jordan...... 2007-08-09 2009: Ellen Birmingham, Ashley Chirco, Sarah Foster, Jordan ALL-TIME NCAA FINISHES Kaine, Theresa...... 1991-92-93-94 Jennewine, Lydia Kern, Sarah Klinvex, Lauren Kohls, Sarah Lowe, Kear, Heidi...... 1995 2009 29th Kelly, Karyn...... 1998-99 Jessie Maier, Hannah Ringo, Emily Thompson, Katie Williams Kern, Lydia...... 2006-07-08-09 All-Time Big 1997 10th Kessler, Erica...... 1998-99 Ten Finishes 1998 11th Klemencic, Denise...... 1990-91 1981 7th 1999 11th Klinvex, Sarah...... 2008 1982 10th 2000 10th Knotts, Maureen...... 1998-99 1983 8th 2001 10th Koehler, Katie...... 2007 2002 10th Look, Krissy...... 1992 1984 4th 2003 8th Lowe, Sarah...... 2008-09 1985 10th 2004 11th Malarkey, Kim...... 1991-92-93-94 1986 6th Malarkey, Tracey...... 1992-93-94 1987 9th 2005 9th Martens, Heather...... 1990-91 1988 6th 2006 9th McLain, Courtney...... 1999 1989 8th 2007 11th McPherson, Emily...... 1995 1990 9th 2008 10th Meade, Melissa...... 2009 1991 8th 2009 8th Miller, Rachel...... 2000-02 1992 9th Moore, Carolyn...... 1976 1993 8th Neal, Jessica...... 2003 Neufarth, Laura...... 2006 1994 9th Ordway, Jennifer...... 2000-02 1995 10th Osmond, Mandy...... 1999-2000 1996 10th

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The women’s track and field team continued to make big strides under head coach Karen Dennis, HONORS highlighted by a dazzling second-place finish at the Big Ten indoor championships, its highest team finish in nine years and a year removed from placing ninth. ALL-AMERICANS Sophomore Christina Manning stole the show at the conference meet, recording two runner-up Athlete Event finishes and an individual title in the 60m hurdles. Manning and Letecia Wright went one-two in the Christina Manning 60m hurdles (Indoor) 60m hurdle finals. Manning followed up her title in the hurdles with runner-up finishes in both the 200m Maggie Mullen Javelin (Outdoor) and 60m dash. The upset of the championships came in the 400m dash, where Buckeye sophomore Shaniqua McGinnis captured her first individual Big Ten title by defeating Penn State All-American Big Ten Champions Fawn Dorr. Athlete Event Manning would finish the indoor season with a bang, becoming an All-American after a seventh- Christina Manning 60m hurdles (Indoor) place finish in the finals of the 60m hurdles at the NCAA indoor championships. Shaniqua McGinnis 400m (Indoor) Sophomore Maggie Mullen won the first conference title of her career at the 2010 Big Ten Outdoor Maggie Mullen Javelin (Outdoor) Championships, OSU’s only Big Ten champion of the outdoor season. Ohio State’s defending outdoor champion 4x400m relay team eclipsed the previous track record at Indiana, but was unable to duplicate All-Big Ten its win from 2009. McGinnis turned in an equally impressive performance for the Buckeyes in the Athlete (1st or 2nd team) Event 400m dash, finishing second. The Buckeye 4x100m relay team of McGinnis, Letecia Wright, Christienne Christina Manning (1st) 60m hurdles (Indoor) Linton and Christina Manning finished third in a season-best time of 44.91. Manning was unable to Shaniqua McGinnis (1st and 2nd) 400m (Indoor and Outdoor), 4x400m relay (Outdoor) overtake Penn State All-American Shavon Greaves in the 100m dash title, as the Waldorf, Md., product Maggie Mullen (1st) Javelin (Outdoor) finished third in 11.77. Wright and Manning failed to duplicate their 1-2 preliminary finish in the 100m Letecia Wright (2nd) 100 hurdles (Indoor) hurdle championship run. Wright settled for a third-place finish in 13.42, while Manning failed to finish Ashley Caldwell (2nd) 4x400m relay (Outdoor) the race after catching a hurdle while leading midway through the race. Nyjah Cousar (2nd) 4x400m relay (Outdoor) Three Buckeyes qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships in Eugene, Ore. Mullen earned the Latoya Sanderson (2nd) 4x400m relay (Outdoor) first All-American award of her career with an eighth-place finish in the javelin, while Manning and Wright competed in the prelims of the 100m hurdles. NCAA indoor Championship Qualifiers Athlete Event championship Results Letecia Wright 60m hurdles INDOOR Christina Manning 60m hurdles, 200m Date Event Result Shaniqua McGinnis 400m Feb. 27-28 Big Ten Indoor Championships (at University Park, Pa.) 2nd (88 pts.) ncaa east preliminary round Outdoor Qualifiers March 12-13 NCAA Indoor Championships (at Fayetteville, Ark.) 52nd (2 pts.) Athlete Event Christina Manning 100m, 100m hurdles, 4x100m relay OUTDOOR Letecia Wright 100m hurdles, 4x100m relay Date Event Result Christienne Linton 4x100m relay Shaniqua McGinnis 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay May 14-16 Big Ten Championships ( at Bloomington, Ind.) 6th (79 pts.) Latoya Sanderson 400m, 4x400m relay May 27-29 NCAA East Preliminaries (at Greensboro, Ind.) Ashley Caldwell 4x400m relay June 9-12 NCAA Outdoor Championships (at Eugene, Ore.) 64th (1 pt.) Nyjah Cousar 4x400m relay Katie Williams 10000m Big Ten Indoor Championships Big Ten Outdoor Championships Sarah Foster 10000m Team Points Team Points Sarah Lowe 10000m 1. Penn State 111 1. Penn State 133.50 Ashley Galbraith High jump 2. Ohio State 88 2. Minnesota 123 Kelcey McKinney Triple jump 3. Indiana 83 3. Wisconsin 101.50 Maggie Mullen Javelin, hammer throw 4. Minnesota 82 4. Indiana 92.50 5. Wisconsin 72 5. Illinois 87 NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifiers 6. Purdue 71 6. Ohio State 79 Athlete Event 7. Illinois 67 7. Michigan State 63 Letecia Wright 100m hurdles 8. Michigan 61 8. Michigan 56 Christina Manning 100m hurdles 9. Iowa 36 9. Purdue 49.50 Maggie Mullen Javelin 10. Michigan State 30 10. Iowa 34 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Ashley Caldwell Indoor Maggie Mullen Outdoor

Academic All-Big Ten Ellen Birmingham, Ashley Bowden, Kristen Carter, Ashley Chirco, Sarah Foster, Bridget Jacobs, Jordan Jennewine, Sara Klinvex, Lauren Kohls, Kelsey Kuzmic, Sarah Lowe, Jessie Maier, Kelcey McKinney, Alison Roquet, Emily Thompson, Jewelisa Thompson, Katie Williams

BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS Ellen Birmingham, Ashley Bowden, Bridget Jacobs 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010 WOMEN’S Indoor and Outdoor 2010 WOMEN’S Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field season in review Track and Field season in review

Indoor Season-Bests Outdoor Season-Bests

60m Dash 100m Dash Manning, Christina...... Big Ten Championships 2/28/10 7.40! Manning, Christina...... Jesse Owens Classic 5/1/10 11.54

60m Hurdles 100m Hurdles Wright, Letecia...... Big Ten Championships 2/27/10 8.19! Wright, Letecia...... NCAA East Prelims 5/29/10 13.05

200m Dash 200m Dash Manning, Christina...... Big Ten Championships 2/28/10 23.56! Manning, Christina...... Big Ten Championships 5/15/10 23.78

400m Dash 400m Dash McGinnis, Shaniqua...... Big Ten Championships 2/28/10 52.65*! McGinnis, Shaniqua...... Big Ten Championships 5/16/10 52.84

500m Dash 400m Hurdles Caldwell, Ashley...... New Balance Invite 2/5/10 1:13.39 Cousar, Nyjah...... Jesse Owens Classic 5/1/10 1:01.32

600m Dash 800m Run Caldwell, Ashley...... Big Ten Championships 2/28/10 1:29.34* McGinnis, Shaniqua...... Tiger Track Classic 4/2/10 2:09.96

800m Run 1,500m Run Williams, Katie...... Kentucky Invitational 1/16/10 2:14.57 Williams, Katie...... Raleigh Relays 3/27/10 4:31.01

1,000m Run Mile Run Williams, Katie...... Buckeye Tune-up 2/19/10 2:52.56* Jacobson, Molly...... Jesse Owens Classic 5/1/10 5:10.31

One-Mile Run 3,000m Run Williams, Katie...... Big Ten Championships 2/27/10 4:47.97 Williams, Katie...... Tiger Track Classic 4/2/10 9:55.87

3,000m Run 3000m Steeplechase Williams, Katie...... PSU National 1/29/10 9:35.05 Brink, Victoria...... Big Ten Championships 5/14/10 10:44.99*

5,000m Run 5,000m Run Williams, Katie...... Big Ten Championships 2/28/10 16:44.90 Williams, Katie...... Mt. SAC Relays 4/16/10 16:41.49

4x400m Relay 10,000m Run Sanderson, Manning, Caldwell, McGinnis Williams, Katie...... Big Ten Championships 5/14/10 34:48.26 ...... Big Ten Championships 2/28/10 3:38.88! 4x100m Relay Distance Medley Relay Wright, Manning, Linton, McGinnis Brink, Sanderson, Brooks, Williams ...... Big Ten Championships 5/16/10 44.91 ...... Big Ten Championships 2/27/10 11:32.80 4x100m Shuttle Hurdles High Jump Wright, Linton, Manning, Galbraith Galbraith, Ashley...... New Balance Invite 2/5/10 1.70m ...... Drake Relays 4/24/10 54.85

Pole Vault 4x400m Relay Bowden, Ashley...... PSU National 1/29/10 3.60m Sanderson, Caldwell, Cousar, McGinnis ...... Drake Relays 4/24/10 3:35.43 Long Jump Mack, Rachael...... Akron Invitational 2/13/10 5.93m High Jump Galbraith, Ashley...... Big Ten Championships 5/16/10 1.77m Triple Jump McKinney, Kelcey...... Big Ten Championships 2/28/10 12.45m Pole Vault Bowden, Ashley...... Big Ten Championships 5/15/10 3.60m Shot Put Mullen, Maggie...... New Balance Invite 2/6/10 14.46m Long Jump McKinney, Kelcey...... Big Ten Championships 5/15/10 5.98m Weight Throw Mullen, Maggie...... Akron Invitational 2/13/10 18.64m Triple Jump McKinney, Kelcey...... Big Ten Championships 5/16/10 12.47m Pentathlon Gray, Alana...... Big Ten Championships 2/27/10 3,670 pts. Shot Put Mullen, Maggie...... Jesse Owens Classic 5/1/10 13.17m *Ohio State Indoor Record ! NCAA Provisional Mark Discus Throw Enarusai, Stephanie...... Louisville Invite 4/16/10 43.92m

Hammer Throw Mullen, Maggie...... Big Ten Championships 5/14/10 55.24m

Javelin Throw Mullen, Maggie...... Big Ten Championships 5/15/10 50.65m*

Heptathlon Galbraith, Ashley...... Big Ten Championships 5/15/10 4851 pts.

*Ohio State Outdoor Record

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INDOOR RECORDS

Event Record athlete(s) Year alana gray 55-Meter Dash 6.85 Bridgette Tate Feb. 25, 1989 55-Meter Hurdles 7.60 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant Mar. 7, 1997 60-Meter Dash 7.32 Donica Merriman Jan. 23, 1999 60-Meter Hurdles 7.95 Donica Merriman March 10, 2000 60-Yard Hurdles 7.47 Stephanie Hightower Feb. 8, 1980 200-Meter Dash 23.50 Donica Merriman March 10, 2000 300-Meter Dash 37.50 Diane Dixon Feb. 19, 1983 400-Meter Dash 52.65 Shaniqua McGinnis 2010 440-Yard Dash 53.47 Diane Dixon March 12, 1983 500-Meter Dash 1:12.90 Donithy Jones Feb. 17, 1984 600-Yard Run 1:21.93 Donithy Jones March 5, 1983 600-Meter Run 1:29.34 Ashley Caldwell Feb. 28, 2010 800-Meter Run 2:08.87 Tamecia Brown March 6, 2004 1,000-Meter Run 2:52.56 Katie Williams 2010 1,500-Meter Run 4:25.00 Maureen Cogan Jan. 13, 1984 One-Mile Run 4:49.93 Maureen Cogan March 4, 1983 3,000-Meter Run 9:18.92 Maureen Cogan March 9, 1984 5,000-Meter Run 16:23.0 Maureen Cogan Feb. 15, 1986 4 x 440-Yard Relay 3:42.07 Ross, Jones, Moseley, Dixon March 5, 1983 4 x 400-Meter Relay 3:38.62 Krempel, Harris, Caldwell, Favours Feb. 3, 2007 4 x 880-Yard Relay 9:01.70 Simecek-Beatty, Cogan, Kern, Yiamo’nnis Feb. 11, 1984 4 x 800-Meter Relay 8:58.52 Reier, Stewart, Pero, Mero Feb. 27, 1988 Distance Medley Relay 11:32.71 Jones, Caldwell, Thompson, Jennewine Feb. 6, 2009 Sprint Medley Relay 4:08.50 Bennett, White, Kearney, Moore Jan. 30, 1987 High Jump 6-0 Tami Smith Feb. 9, 2002 6-0 Jessica Stringer March 10, 2006 Long Jump 20-9 Rosalind Goodwin Feb. 28, 2004 Triple Jump 43-10.50 Rosalind Goodwin Feb. 27, 2005 Pole Vault 12-5.50 Becky Heintz Feb. 28, 2004 Shot Put 55-3 Krista Keir Feb. 14, 2003 Weight Throw 70-8 3/4 Keturah Lofton Feb. 25, 2006 Pentathlon 3,829 Alana Gray March 28, 2009 Outdoor Records

Event Record athlete(s) date 100-Meter Dash 11.35 Nicole Carmichael May 24, 1997 Donica Merriman May 21, 2000 100-Meter Hurdles 12.70 Donica Merriman April 29, 2000 200-Meter Dash 23.02 Donica Merriman 2000 400-Meter Dash 52.00 Jenna Harris-Griffin April 31, 2008 400-Meter Hurdles 56.02 Dominque Calloway June 4, 1999 800-Meter Run 2:07.17 Tamecia Brown May 28, 2004 1,500-Meter Run 4:23.37 Jordan Jennewine May, 17, 2009 3,000-Meter Run 9:14.40 Maureen Cogan May 5, 1984 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 10:44.99 Victoria Brink May 14, 2010 5,000-Meter Run 15:57.37 Maureen Cogan June 1, 1985 10,000-Meter Run 34:05.60 Beth Sheridan May 23, 1980 4 x 100-Meter Relay 44.51 Holloway, Favours, Wright, Griffin May 17, 2008 4 x 200-Meter Relay 1:36.16 Fraser, Jackson, Johnson, Merriman April 14, 2001 4 x 400-Meter Relay 3:32.77 Krempel, Caldwell, Favours, Griffin May 31, 2008 4 x 800-Meter Relay 9:02.62 Yiam’nnis, Newkold,Simecek-Beatty, Jones April 22, 1983 1600-Meter Sprint Medley 3:51.80 Manning, McGinnis, Sanderson, Caldwell April 24, 2010 Distance Medley Relay 11:59.8 Stewart, Bennett, Moore, Monard April 25, 1987 High Jump 6-0 Tami Smith 2002 Long Jump 20-11.75 Rosalind Goodwin May 21, 1988 Triple Jump 44-3.50 Rosalind Goodwin June 11, 2005 Pole Vault 11-11.75 Becky Heintz & Robyn Mroz May 10, 2003 11-11.75 Kimberly Willett April 7, 2005 Shot Put 54-7.50 Amarachi Ukabam May 29, 2004 Discus 186-1 Krista Keir March 21, 2003 krista keir Hammer 209-0.25 Keturah Lofton May 12, 2006 Javelin Throw 166-2 Maggie Mullen May 15, 2010 Heptathlon 5,305 Desiree Jones May 20, 2000 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

INDOOR RECORDS French Field House Records

Event Record Athlete Affiliation Date katie craig 55-Meter Dash 6.88 Vivien McKenzie Iowa 1985 6.88 Melocia Clark Central State 2003 55-Meter Hurdles 7.68 Molly Logan Ohio State 2003 60-Meter Dash 7.20 Karen Wechsler Indiana 1979 60-Meter Hurdles 8.10 Stephanie Hightower Ohio State 1979 200-Meter Dash 23.89 Dominque Calloway Ohio State 1999 300-Meter Dash 38.30 Diane Dixon Ohio State 1983 400-Meter Dash 54.35 Adriane Diamond Indiana 1985 500-Meter Dash 1:12.37 Adriane Diamond Indiana 1985 600-Meter Run 1:31.00 Ashley Caldwell Ohio State 2010 800-Meter Run 2:09.20 Tina Parrott Indiana 1985 1,000-Meter Run 2:49.98 Colette Goudreau Indiana 1987 1,500-Meter Run 4:19.21 Cathy Branta Wisconsin 1985 One-mile Run 4:44.88 Jenelle Deatherage Wisconsin 1999 3,000-Meter Run 9:20.20 Maureen Cogan Ohio State 1984 5,000-Meter Run 15:50.10 Katie Ishmael Wisconsin 1985 4x400-Meter Relay 3:41.48 Indiana Indiana 1985 4x800-Meter Relay 8:48.45 Illinois Illinois 1985 Distance Medley 11:41.96 Wisconsin Wisconsin 1999 High Jump 6-4.75 Nicole Forrester Michigan 1999 Long Jump 20-8.50 Debra Davis Tennessee 1993 Triple Jump 43-1.50 Rosalind Goodwin Ohio State 2005 Pole Vault 13-0.25 Carrie Burggraf Austin Peay 2010 Shot Put 57-0 Andrea Blewitt Ashland 2003 20 lb Weight 68-7 Katy Craig Ohio State 2002 Pentathlon 3,847 Carla Battaglia Indiana 1985

Ohio Stadium Records

Event Record athlete Affiliation Date helen wilks 100-Meter Hurdles 12.96 Pat Davis Mazda Track Club 1988 12.96 Lynda Tolbert Nike Coast Club 1989 400-Meter Hurdles 56.28 Sharrieffa Barksdale Puma 1986 100-Meter Dash 11.32 Liliana Allen Cuba Jr. Natlional 1988 11.32 Michelle Finn Atoms Tr. Club 1989 200-Meter Dash 22.64 Diane Dixon Atoms Tr. Club 1986 400-Meter Dash 51.56 Diane Dixon Athletics West 1989 800-Meter Run 2:01.59 Diane Richburg Gazelle Intl. 1984 1,500-Meter Run 4:16.47 Cathy Branta Wisconsin 1984 3,000-Meter Run 9:09.20 Geri Fitch Athletes in Action 1983 5,000-Meter Run 16:18.75 Jenny Kraeger Wisconsin 1991 10,000-Meter Run 33:32.84 Jenny Kraeger Wisconsin 1991 4 x 100-Meter Relay 44.23 Cuba Junior National Team 1988 4x200-Meter Relay 1:44.90 Ohio University Ohio 1982 4x400-Meter Relay 3:33.02 Jamaican National Junior Team 1990 High Jump 6-4 Louise Ritter Pac. Coast Club 1985 Long Jump 21-11 Susan Tedke 1993 Triple Jump 43-0.25 Diana Orrange Prime Time 1994 Shot Put 64-2.50 Ramona Pagel Mazda Tr. Club 1988 Discus 191-6 Ramona Pagel Mazda Tr. Club 1988 Javelin 171-0 Carla Battaglia Indiana 1984 Heptathlon 5,539 pts Carla Battaglia Indiana 1984 Javelin 125-9 Patricia Hozdic Ohio State 1992 Heptathlon 5,112 Helen Wilks Ohio State 1997

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Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Records

Event Record athlete Affiliation Date 100-Meter Dash 11.15 Tanya Carter Florida State 2000 100-Meter Hurdles 13.05 Tiffany Ofili Michigan 2009 12.70 # Perdita Felicien Illinois 2003 200-Meter Dash 22.75 Donica Merriman Ohio State 2000 400-Meter Dash 51.63 Jesssica Beard Unattached 2007 400-Meter Hurdles 57.18 Nadja Peterson Tulane 2001 800-Meter Run 2:02.67 Becky Lynn Butler 2003 1,500-Meter Run 4:14.36 Tiffany McWilliams Mississippi St. 2003 3,000-Meter Run 9:29.45 Laurynne Chetelat Unattached 2008 3,000-Meter Steeple 9:41.87 Nicole Bush Michigan State 2009 5,000-Meter Run 15:54.86 Angela Bizzarri Illinois 2009 10,000-Meter Run 34:45.70 Megan Duwell Minnesota 2009 High Jump 6-2.75 Diedre Mullen Nike 2009 Long Jump 22-1.50 Elva Goulbourne Auburn 2003 Triple Jump 13.38m Renee White Iowa 2009 Pole Vault 4.35m Alicia Rue Minnesota 2009 Shot Put 59-2.25 Liz Wanless NY Athletic Club 2009 Discus 187-8 Ashley Muffet Kentucky 2009 Javelin 57.47m Kara Patterson Purdue 2009 Heptathlon 5479 Melissa Talbot Wisconsin 2005 Hammer Throw 225-10 Jackie Jeschelnig Ashland Elite 2004 4 x 100m Relay 43.53 LSU 2003 4 x 400m Relay 3:34.47 Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) 2002

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All-Time Performers indoor outdoor 55-Meter/60-Yard Hurdles 5,000-Meter Run 100-Meter Dash Triple Jump 1. Stephanie Hightower...... 7.47 1980 1. Maureen Cogan...... 16:23.00 1986 1. Donica Merriman...... 11.16 2000 1. Rosalind Goodwin...... 44-3.50 2005 2. Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... 7.60 1997 2. Theresa Kaine...... 16:43.47 1993 2. Nicole Carmichael...... 11.35 1997 2. Shayla Moore...... 43-9 2005 3. Donica Merriman...... 7.66 2000 3. Katie Williams...... 16:44.90 2010 3. Jenna Griffin...... 11.46 2008 3. S. Boyd-Pleasant...... 43-2.50 1994 4. Lyndsi Gay...... 16:47.75 2004 4. Christina Manning...... 11.54 2010 4. Tamieka Porter...... 42-8.25 1997 55-Meter Dash 5. Beth Sheridan...... 16:53.43 1981 5. Ayrizanna Favours...... 11.75 2006 5. Veronica Vance...... 40-11 2006 1. Bridgette Tate...... 6.85 1989 2. Ayrizanna Favours...... 6.92 2006 High Jump 200-Meter Dash Pole Vault 1. Donica Merriman...... 23.02 1999 1. Becky Heintz...... 11-11.75 2003 3. Nicole Carmichael...... 6.94 1997 1. Tamara Smith...... 6-0 2002 2. Bridgette Tate...... 23.03 1987 Robyn Mroz...... 11-11.75 2003 4. Donica Merriman...... 6.95 2000 Jessica Stringer...... 6-0 2006 3. Jenna Griffin...... 23.50 2008 Kimberly Willett...... 11-11.75 2006 3. Barbara Kester...... 5-11.25 1989 4. Ayrizanna Favours...... 23.71 2007 4. Rachel Zukowski...... 11-7.75 2000 60-Meter Dash 4. Inge-Lise Christensen...... 5-10 1980 5. Christina Manning...... 23.97 2010 5. Ashley Bowden...... 11-5.75 2009 1. Donica Merriman...... 7.32 1999 Danielle Kost...... 5-10 1980 2. Jenna Harris...... 7.35 2007 Ashley Galbraith...... 5-10 2010 400-Meter Dash Shot Put 3. Christina Manning...... 7.40 2010 1. Jenna Harris-Griffin...... 52.00 2008 1. Amarachi Ukabam...... 54-7.5 2004 4. Ayrizanna Favours...... 7.43 2007 Long Jump 2. Shanda McJunkins...... 52.40 1998 2. Alexis McCall...... 52-11 2002 1. Rosalind Goodwin...... 20-9 2004 3. Diane Dixon...... 52.63 1983 3. Krista Keir...... 52-3 2003 60-Meter Hurdles 2. Theresa Diggs...... 20-4 1988 4. Onica Fraser...... 52.72 2001 4. Erika Goines...... 51-10 1997 1. Donica Merriman...... 7.95 2001 3. Kim Tyler...... 19-9 1989 5. Shaniqua McGinnis...... 52.84 2010 5. Erin Carter...... 51-9.75 2003 2. Christina Manning...... 8.13 2010 Sue Walton...... 19-9 1991 3. Dominque Calloway...... 8.16 1999 5. Rachael Mack...... 19-5.5 2010 800-Meter Run Discus 4. Stephanie Hightower...... 8.17 1980 1. Tamecia Brown...... 2:07.17 2004 1. Krista Keir...... 186-1 2003 5. Letecia Wright...... 8.19 2010 Triple Jump 2. Carrie Hoblet...... 2:07.43 1999 2. Amarachi Ukabam...... 183-2 2003 1. Rosalind Goodwin...... 43-10.50 2005 3. Tonja Stewart...... 2:09.10 1987 3. Alexis McCall...... 182-4 2002 200-Meter Dash 2. Shayla Moore...... 43-1 2005 4. Shaniqua McGinnis...... 2:09.96 2010 4. Teresa Sherman...... 172-4 1992 1. Donica Merriman...... 23.50 2000 3. Tamieka Porter...... 42-10.25 1998 5. Ashley Caldwell...... 2:10.73 2010 5. Stephanie Enarusai...... 144-1 2010

2. Christina Manning...... 23.56 2010 4. Shandelier Boyd-Pleasant... 42-8.75 1996 1,500-Meter Run Hammer 3. Bridgette Tate...... 23.65 1985 5. Monique Hayes...... 41-2.25 1993 1. Jordan Jennewine...... 4:23.37 2009 1. Keturah Lofton...... 209-0.75 2006

4. Jenna Harris...... 23.96 2007 2. Kathryn Monard...... 4:24.89 1986 2. Veronica Jatsek...... 208-8 2007 5. Shaniqua McGinnis...... 24.19 2010 Pole Vault 3. Mandy Osmond...... 4:28.52 2000 3. Shelaine Larson...... 204-7 2004 1. Becky Heintz...... 12-5.50 2004 4. Katie Williams...... 4:31.01 2010 4. Katy Craig...... 199-3 2001 400-Meter Dash 2. Kim Willett...... 12-2 2006 5. Tamecia Brown...... 4:35.21 2004 5. Tiffany Davis...... 190-4 2004 1. Shaniqua McGinnis...... 52.65 2010 3. Robyn Mroz...... 11-11.75 2004 2. Jenna Harris...... 52.74 2007 4. Ashley Bowden...... 11-9.75 2010 3,000-Meter Run Javelin 3. Diane Dixon...... 53.16 1983 5. Rachel Zukowski...... 11-5.75 2000 1. Maureen Cogan...... 9:14.40 1984 1. Maggie Mullen...... 166-2 2010 4. Ayrizanna Favours...... 53.47 2007 2. Kathryn Monard...... 9:14.79 1986 2. Keely Jancox...... 134-5 2000 5. Janis Foster...... 53.82 1993 Shot Put 3. Carrie Craven...... 9:34.05 1979 3. Desiree Jones...... 132-5 2001 1. Krista Keir...... 55-3 2003 4. Nicholette Chambers...... 112-9 2000 600-Meter Run 2. Amarachi Ukabam...... 54-11.25 2004 3000-METER STEEPLECHASE 5. Alana Gray...... 111-3 2010 1. Ashley Caldwell...... 1:29.34 2010 3. Janine Zylinski...... 53-7.75 2006 1. Tori Brink...... 10:44.99 2010 2. Janis Foster...... 1:31.16 1993 4. Alexis McCall...... 52-8 2001 2. Melanie Price...... 10:46.55 2005 Heptathlon 3. Lorrie Oldham...... 1:32.13 1980 5. Erin Carter...... 50-10 2003 1. Desiree Jones...... 5,305 pts. 2000 4. Ayanna Reece...... 1:32.45 1999 5,000-Meter Run 2. Nicholette Chambers.....5,287 pts. 2000 5. Chandra Krempel...... 1:34.15 2010 Weight THROW 1. Maureen Cogan...... 15:57.51 1985 3. Helen Wilks...... 5,112 pts. 1997 1. Keturah Lofton...... 70-8.75 2006 2. Kathryn Monard...... 16:22.76 1987 4. Alana Gray...... 5,078 pts. 2009 3. Nicole Gliem...... 16:28.44 2005 5. Ashley Galbraith...... 4,851 pts. 2010 800-Meter Run 2. Veronica Jatsek...... 70-7.75 2008 4. Jordan Jennewine...... 16:39.78 2009 1. Tamecia Brown...... 2:08.87 2004 3. Katy Craig...... 69-3 2002 5. Sarah Foster...... 16:40.81 2009 4x100 Relay 2. Emily Thompson...... 2:09.97 2009 4. Shelaine Larson...... 66-3 2005 1. Griffin, Favours, 5. Amarachi Ukabam...... 65-10.5 2004 3. Mandy Osmond...... 2:10.98 2000 10,000-Meter Run Caldwell, Wright...... 44.51 2008 4. Jordan Jennewine...... 2:11.33 2009 1. Beth Sheridan...... 34:05.60 1980 2. Merriman, Rejouis Carrie Hoblet...... 2:11.33 1999 Pentathlon 2. Katie Williams...... 34:48.26 2010 McJunkins, Calloway...... 44.68 1998 1. Alana Gray...... 3,829 pts. 2009 3. Sarah Foster...... 34:53.82 2010 3. Reece, Johnson 1,000-Meter Run 2. Nicholette Chambers...... 3,793 pts. 2003 4. Sarah Lowe...... 35:13.43 2010 Calloway, Merriman...... 44.76 2000 1. Katie Williams...... 2:52.56 2010 3. Desiree Jones...... 3,727 pts. 1998 5. Theresa Kane...... 35.38.88 1992 4. Wright, Manning 2. Victoria Brink...... 2:53.90 2010 4. Michelle Frazier...... 3,721 pts. 1994 Linton, McGinnis...... 44.91 2010 3. Carolyn Moore...... 2:54.94 1987 5. Ashley Galbraith...... 3,600 pts. 2010 100-Meter Hurdles 5. Fraiser, Jackson 4. Mary Claire Stoner...... 2:55.14 1982 1. Donica Merriman...... 12.70 2000 Johnson, Merriman...... 45.31 2001 5. C. Yiamouyiannis...... 2:55.24 1983 4x400-METER Relay 2. Dominque Calloway...... 12.86 2000 1. Krempel, Harris, 3. Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... 12.96 1996 4x400 Relay 1,500-Meter Run Caldwell, Favours...... 3:38.62 2007 4. Letecia Wright...... 13.05 2010 1. Favours, Caldwell 1. Maureen Cogan...... 4:25.14 1984 2. Sanderson, Manning, 5. Molly Logan...... 13.06 2004 Krempel, Griffin...... 3:32.26 2008 2. Kathy Monard...... 4:29.03 1987 Caldwell, McGinnis...... 3:38.88 2010 2. Sanderson, Caldwell 3. Debra Simecek...... 4:33.87 1984 3. Sanderson, Cousar, 400-Meter Hurdles Favours, McGinnis...... 3:33.96 2009 Caldwell, McGinnis...... 3:39.32 2010 1. Dominique Calloway...... 56.02 1999 3. Sanderson, Caldwell 2. Arnita Green...... 56.97 1992 Cousar, McGinnis...... 3:35.43 2010 One-Mile Run 4. Krempel, Harris, 3. Ayanna Reece...... 58.21 2000 4. Fraiser, Jackson, 1. Maureen Cogan...... 4:45.11 1984 Jones, Favours...... 3:39.95 2006 4. Dalanda Jackson...... 59.23 2001 Johnson, Merriman...... 3:36.05 2001 5. Calloway, Hoblet 2. Katie Williams...... 4:47.97 2010 5. Nicholette Chambers...... 1:00.95 2003 3. Emily Thompson...... 4:53.11 2009 Reece, Rejouis...... 3:42.09 1999 Sprint Medley 4. Kim Malarkey...... 4:54.85 1993 High Jump 1. Manning, McGinnis 5. Jordan Jennewin...... 4:56.29 2009 Distance Medley Relay 1. Tamara Smith...... 6-0 2002 Sanderson, Caldwell...... 3:51.80 2010 1. Jennewine, Caldwell, 2. Inge-Lise Christensen...... 5-11 1981 2. Harris, MaClean, 3,000-Meter Run Jones, Thompson ...... 11:32.71 2009 3. Jessie Stringer...... 5-10.75 2005 Brown, Piper...... 3:56.51 2005 1. Maureen Cogan...... 9:18.92 1984 2. Brink, Sanderson, Danielle Kost...... 5-10.75 1984 3. Hayes, Foster, 2. Katie Williams...... 9:35.05 2010 Brooks, Williams...... 11:32.80 2010 Laura Arsenault...... 5-10.75 1984 Green, Jackson...... 3:59.77 1992 3. Kathy Monard...... 9:38.01 1986 3. Brink, McGinnis, 4. Kati Stevens...... 9:44.81 2002 Caldwell, Williams ...... 11:33.16 2010 Long Jump 5. Nicole Gliem...... 9:46.11 2006 4. Price, Piper, 1. Rosalind Goodwin...... 20-11.75 2004 Vannatta, Krempel ...... 11:47.99 2006 2. Theresa Diggs...... 20-11.25 1988 5. Jones, Caldwell, 3. Shandelier Boyd-Pleasant..... 20-8 1993 Brooks, Jennewine...... 11:48.42 2009 4. Kimberly Tyler...... 20-1.75 1990 5. Nicholette Chambers...... 19-10.5 2000

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Big Ten Indoor Champions

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES Big Ten Overview Year...... Finish...... Coach Athlete of the Year ...... Donica Merriman (2000 and 2001) 1978...... 3rd...... Mamie Rallins Athlete of the Championship ...... Bridgette Tate (1987) 1979...... 2nd...... Mamie Rallins ...... Donica Merriman (2000 and 2001) 1980...... 3rd...... Mamie Rallins Freshman of the Year ...... Barbara Kester (1989) 1981...... 5th...... Mamie Rallins Indoor Championship Records 1982...... 7th...... Mamie Rallins 60-meter hurdles ...... Donica Merriman, 7.98 (2001) 1983...... 6th...... Mamie Rallins Retired Indoor Championship Records 1984...... 7th...... Mamie Rallins 300-yard ...... Diane Dixon, 33.83 (1983) 1985...... 5th...... Mamie Rallins 60-yard hurdles ...... Bridgette Tate, 07.78 (1987) 1986...... 8th...... Mamie Rallins 1987...... 2nd...... Mamie Rallins 1988...... 4th...... Mamie Rallins Individual Champions 1989...... 4th...... Mamie Rallins 1978 Stephanie Hightower...... 60-Meter Dash, 60-Meter Hurdles 1990...... 6th...... Mamie Rallins 1979 Inge-Lise Christensen...... High Jump 1991...... 3rd...... Mamie Rallins Stephanie Hightower.60-Meter Dash, 60m-Meter Hurdles, 55-Meter Hurdles 1992...... 4th...... Mamie Rallins Hightower, Kim Willis 1993...... 6th...... Mamie Rallins Antoinette Jackson, Rebecca McKinney...... 4 x 50m Relay 1994...... 9th...... Russ Rogers 1980 Inge-Lise Christensen...... High Jump 1995...... 6th...... Russ Rogers Stephanie Hightower...... 60-Meter Dash, 60-Meter Hurdles 1996...... 7th...... Russ Rogers Lorrie Oldham...... 600-Meter Dash 1997...... 3rd...... Russ Rogers 1981 Inge-Lise Christensen...... High Jump 1998...... 4th...... Russ Rogers Nadine Cox...... Shot Put 1999...... 5th...... Russ Rogers 1982 Donithy Jones...... 300-Yard Dash 2000...... 6th...... Russ Rogers 1983 Diane Dixon...... 300-Yard Dash 2001...... 2nd...... Russ Rogers 1985 Danielle Kost...... High Jump 2002...... 5th...... Russ Rogers 1987 Beth Bunge...... Shot Put 2003...... 4th...... Russ Rogers Theresa Diggs...... Long Jump 2004...... 4th...... Russ Rogers Bridgette Tate...... 55-Meter Dash, 55-Meter Hurdles, 300-Yard Dash 2005...... 5th...... Russ Rogers 1988 Bridgette Tate...... 60-Yard Hurdles 2006...... 6th...... Russ Rogers 1989 Bridgette Tate...... 55-Meter Hurdles 2007...... 7th...... Karen Dennis 1991 Joyce Finley...... Pentathlon 2008...... 10th...... Karen Dennis 1992 Janis Foster...... 400-Meter Dash 2009...... 9th...... Karen Dennis Monique Hayes...... Triple Jump 2010...... 2nd...... Karen Dennis Barbara Kester...... High Jump 1993 Janis Foster...... 400-Meter Dash Monique Hayes...... Triple Jump 1995 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... Triple Jump 1997 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... 55-Meter Hurdles, Triple Jump 1999 Donica Merriman...... 60-Meter Hurdles Dominque Calloway...... 200-Meter Dash Carrie Hoblet...... 800-Meter Dash Desiree Jones...... Pentathlon Cathy Rejouis, Ayanna Reece Carrie Hoblet, Dominique Calloway...... 4x400-Meter Relay 2000 Dominque Calloway...... 400-Meter Dash Donica Merriman...... 60-Meter Hurdles, 200-Meter Dash 2001 Katy Craig...... Weight Throw Donica Merriman...... 60-Meter Hurdles, 200-Meter Dash Tami Smith...... High Jump 2002 Katy Craig...... Weight Throw Alexis McCall...... Shot Put Tami Smith...... High Jump 2003 Nicholette Chambers...... Pentathlon Tami Smith...... High Jump 2004 Rosalind Goodwin...... Long Jump Rosalind Goodwin...... Triple Jump Keturah Lofton...... Weight Throw 2005 Rosalind Goodwin...... Long Jump Rosalind Goodwin...... Triple Jump Jenna Harris...... 60-meter Dash 2006 Keturah Lofton...... Weight Throw Jessica Stringer...... High Jump 2007 Jenna Harris...... 60-Meter Dash 2008 Veronica Jatsek...... Weight Throw 2010 Christina Manning...... 60-Meter Hurdles Shaniqua McGinnis...... 400-Meter Dash keturah lofton 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

Big Ten Outdoor Champions

2004 Rosalind Goodwin...... Triple Jump Big Ten Overview Molly Logan...... 100m Hurdles Athlete of the Year ...... Donica Merriman (2000) Keturah Lofton...... Hammer Throw Athlete of the Championship ...... Dominque Calloway (1999) 2005 Rosalind Goodwin...... LongJump Donica Merriman (2000) Shayla Moore...... Triple Jump Freshman Athlete of the Year...... Amarachi Ukabam (2003) Jenna Harris...... 100-Meter Dash Outdoor Championship Records Jessica Stringer...... High Jump 5,000 ...... Maureen Cogan, 16:01.16 (1985) 2006 Jessica Stringer...... High Jump 100 hurdles ...... Shandi Boyd-Pleasant, 12.98 (1997) 2007 Veronica Jatsek...... Hammer Throw Triple jump...... Shandi Boyd-Pleasant, 13.21meters (1997) 2008 Veronica Jatsek...... Hammer Throw Long Jump ...... Theresa Diggs, 20-11 31/44 (1988) Jenna Griffin...... 100-Meter Dash Hammer Throw ...... Keturah Lofton, 200-7 (2004) Bever-Leigh Holloway, Ayrizanna Favours, Letcia Wright, Jenna Griffin...... 4x100-Meter Relay Individual Champions 2009 Ayrizanna Favours, Ashley Caldwell, 1977 Stephanie Hightower...... 100-Yard Dash, 100-Meter Hurdles Latoya Sanderson, Shaniqua McGinnis ...... 4x400-Meter Relay 1978 Stephanie Hightower...... 100-Meter Dash, 100-Meter Hurdles 2010 Maggie Mullen...... Javelin Sue Marzich...... Discus 1979 Inge-Lise Christensen...... High Jump BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES Carrie Craven...... 1500-Meter Run, 3000-Meter Run Year...... Finish...... Coach Stephanie Hightower...... 100-Meter Dash, 100-Meter Hurdles 1978...... 3rd...... Mamie Rallins Teresa Kaliszewski...... High Jump 1979...... 2nd...... Mamie Rallins 1980 Inge-Lise Christensen...... High Jump 1980...... 3rd...... Mamie Rallins Stephanie Hightower...... 100-Meter Hurdles 1981...... 5th...... Mamie Rallins Beth Sheridan...... 10,000-Meter Run 1982...... 8th...... Mamie Rallins 1981 Inge-Lise Christensen...... High Jump 1983...... 9th...... Mamie Rallins Nadine Cox...... Shot Put 1984...... 7th...... Mamie Rallins Kim Willis...... 100-Meter Hurdles 1985...... 7th...... Mamie Rallins 1983 Diane Dixon...... 200-Meter Dash 1986...... 5th...... Mamie Rallins 1984 Nadine Cox...... Discus 1987...... 6th...... Mamie Rallins 1985 Maureen Cogan...... 5000-Meter Run 1988...... 5th...... Mamie Rallins 1986 Beth Bunge...... Shot Put, Discus 1989...... 6th...... Mamie Rallins 1987 Kathy Monard...... 5000-Meter Run 1990...... 8th...... Mamie Rallins Bridgette Tate...... 100-Meter Hurdles 1991...... 4th...... Mamie Rallins 1988 Theresa Diggs...... Long Jump 1992...... 4th...... Mamie Rallins Bridgette Tate...... 100-Meter Hurdles 1993...... 5th...... Mamie Rallins 1991 Joyce Finley...... Heptathlon 1994...... 9th...... Russ Rogers Janis Foster...... 400-Meter Dash 1995...... 7th...... Russ Rogers Kim Tyler...... Triple Jump 1996...... 4th...... Russ Rogers 1992 Janis Foster...... 400-Meter Dash 1997...... 3rd...... Russ Rogers 1993 Monique Hayes...... Triple Jump 1998...... 4th...... Russ Rogers 1994 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... Triple Jump 1999...... 6th...... Russ Rogers 1996 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... Long Jump 2000...... 3rd...... Russ Rogers 1997 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... 100-Meter Hurdles, Triple Jump 2001...... 5th...... Russ Rogers 1998 Dominque Calloway...... 100-Meter Hurdles 2002...... 7th...... Russ Rogers Shanda McJunkins...... 400-Meter Dash 2003...... 4th...... Russ Rogers Abieda Benjamin, Ayanna Reece...... 4x400-Meter Relay 2004...... 4th...... Russ Rogers Cathy ReJouis, Shanda McJunkins 2005...... 5th...... Russ Rogers 1999 Dominque Calloway...... 100-Meter Hurdles 2006...... 5th...... Russ Rogers Donica Merriman...... 200-Meter Dash 2007...... 10th...... Karen Dennis Monique Coleman, Ayanna Reece 2008...... 5th...... Karen Dennis Dominque Calloway, Carrie Hoblet...... 4x400-Meter Relay 2009...... 8th...... Karen Dennis 2000 Donica Merriman...... 100 Hurdles,100-Meter Dash, 200-Meter Dash 2010...... 6th...... Karen Dennis Ayanna Reece...... 400-Meter Hurdles Ayanna Reece, Dominque Calloway Tina Johnson, Donica Merriman...... 4x400-Meter Relay 2001 Katy Craig...... Hammer Throw Onica Fraser...... 400-Meter Dash 2002 Katy Craig...... Hammer Throw Krista Keir...... Discus Tami Smith...... High Jump 2003 Nicholette Chambers...... Hepthatlon Tami Smith...... High Jump Amarachi Ukabam...... Discus

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Ohio State Honor Roll

Indoor National Champions 1983 Diane Dixon ...... 400-Meter Dash NCAA Finishes 2001 Donica Merriman...... 60-Meter Hurdles ouTDOOR indooR Year place/Pts place/Pts Coach Outdoor National Champions 1982 DNP Mamie Rallins 2001 Donica Merriman...... 100-Meter Hurdles 1983 48th/7 T10th/10 Mamie Rallins 1984 DNP DNP Mamie Rallins 1985 DNP DNP Mamie Rallins MIDEAST REGIONAL Champions 1986 T39th/5 DNP Mamie Rallins 2005 Rosalind Goodwin...... Triple Jump 1987 DNP DNP Mamie Rallins 1988 53rd/1 DNP Mamie Rallins Indoor All-Americans 1989 DNP T24th/6 Mamie Rallins 1978 Stephanie Hightower...... Hurdles 1990 DNP DNP Mamie Rallins 1979 Stephanie Hightower...... Hurdles 1991 T58th/1 DNP Mamie Rallins 1980 Stephanie Hightower...... Hurdles 1992 T29th/6 DNP Mamie Rallins 1993 T32nd/5 DNP Mamie Rallins 1983 Diane Dixon...... 400-Meter Dash 1994 T63rd/1 DNP Russ Rogers 1990 Suzanne Matz...... Shot Put 1995 DNP DNP Russ Rogers 1991 Patricia Hozdic...... Shot Put 1996 DNP DNP Russ Rogers 1995 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... Triple Jump 1997 T38th/5 DNP Russ Rogers 1996 Erika Goines...... Shot Put 1998 T39th/6 DNP Russ Rogers Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... 100-Meter Hurdles, Triple Jump 1999 T14th/15 DNP Russ Rogers 1998 Tamieka Porter...... Triple Jump 2000 T19th/11 16th/12 Russ Rogers 2000 Donica Merriman...... 60-Meter Hurdles and 200-Meter Dash 2001 T64th/2 17th/13 Russ Rogers 2001 Donica Merriman...... 60-Meter Hurdles 2002 T37th/6 1/2 26th/9 Russ Rogers Katy Craig...... Weight Throw 2003 DNP DNP Russ Rogers 2002 Katy Craig...... Weight Throw 2004 T32nd/7 DNP Russ Rogers Dalanda Jackson ...... 60-Meter Hurdles 2005 55th/ 4 DNP Russ Rogers Alexis McCall ...... Shot Put 2006 DNP 26th/ 8 Russ Rogers Tami Smith...... High Jump 2007 56th/3 57th/ 1 Karen Dennis 2004 Keturah Lofton...... Weight Throw 2008 46th/5 39th/5 Karen Dennis Amarachi Ukabam...... Shot Put and Weight Throw 2009 DNP DNP Karen Dennis Rosalind Goodwin...... Triple Jump 2010 64th/1 52nd/2 Karen Dennis 2006 Keturah Lofton...... Weight Throw Jessica Stringer...... High Jump NCAA mideast regional finishes (Defunct) Janine Zylinski...... Shot Put 2007 Jenna Harris...... 400-Meter Dash ouTDOOR Veronica Jatsek...... Weight Throw Year place/Pts Coach 2008 Veronica Jatsek...... Weight Throw 2003 8th/40.50 Russ Rogers 2010 Christina Manning...... 60-Meter Hurdles 2004 7th/34 Russ Rogers 2005 4th/ 41 1/3 Russ Rogers 2006 16th/ 14 Russ Rogers Outdoor All-Americans 2007 24th/8.0 Karen Dennis Jenna Griffin 1978 Stephanie Hightower...... Hurdles 2008 10th/22 Karen Dennis 1979 Stephanie Hightower...... Hurdles 2009 23rd/11 Karen Dennis 1980 Stephanie Hightower...... Hurdles 1982 Nadine Cox...... Discus Antoinette Jackson...... Hurdles Donithy Jones...... Sprinter 1986 Kathy Monard...... 3,000-Meter Run 1991 Arnita Green...... 400-Meter Hurdles 1992 Arnita Green...... 400-Meter Hurdles 1993 Arnita Green...... 400-Meter Hurdles 1994 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... Triple Jump 1995 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant...... Triple Jump 1997 Shandi Boyd-Pleasant....100-Meter Hurdles and Triple Jump 1998 Donica Merriman...... 100-Meter Hurdles Dominque Calloway...... 100-Meter Hurdles Tamieka Porter...... Triple Jump Ayanna Reese...... 400-Meter Hurdles 1999 Donica Merriman...... 100-Meter Hurdles Dominque Calloway...... 100-Meter and 400-Meter Hurdles 2000 Dominque Calloway...... 100-Meter and 400-Meter Hurdles Donica Merriman...... 100-Meter Hurdles, 200-Meter Dash 2001 Donica Merriman...... 100-Meter Hurdles 2002 Katy Craig ...... Hammer Throw Krista Keir ...... Discus Tami Smith...... High Jump 2003 Shayla Moore...... Triple Jump 2004 Rosalind Goodwin...... Triple Jump Keturah Lofton...... Hammer Amarachi Ukabam...... Discus 2005 Rosalind Goodwin...... Triple Jump 2007 Veronica Jatsek...... Hammer 2008 Jenna Griffin...... 400-Meter Dash Krempel, Caldwell, Favours, Griffin...... 4x400-Meter Relay 2010 Maggie Mullen...... Javelin donica merriman Veronica Jatsek Donica Merriman 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

All-Big Ten Selections (indoor and outdoor)

Benjamin, Abeida...... 1998 Boyd-Pleasant, Shandi...... 1994-95-96-97 Academic All-Big Ten Selections Bunge, Beth ...... 1986-87 Ballas, Elissa...... 1999 Lowe, Sarah...... 2010 Caldwell, Ashley...... 2008-09-10 Barrett, Suzette...... 1993 Maier, Jessie...... 2010 Calloway, Dominque...... 1998-99-2000 Benjamin, Abieda...... 1997 Malarkey, Tracey...... 1993-94-95 Chambers, Nicholette...... 2003 Cogan, Maureen...... 1985 Bennett, Ashley...... 2008 Martin, Erin...... 1996 Cox, Nadine ...... 1984 Birmingham, Ellen...... 2009-10 McClain, Courtney...... 2000 Cousar, Nyjah...... 2010 Bowden, Ashley...... 2009-10 McKinney, Kelcey...... 2010 Craig, Katy ...... 2001-2002 Brown, Nicole...... 1995 McPherson, Emily...... 1996 Diggs, Theresa...... 1987-88 Caldwell, Ashley...... 2008-09 Mero, Theresa...... 1988-89-90 Favours, Ayrizanna...... 2006-07-08-09 Carlin, Cathy...... 1998-2000 Mitchell, Janell...... 2004-05-06 Finley, Joyce...... 1991 Carr, Holly...... 2002-04 Monard, Kathryn...... 1987 Foster, Janis...... 1991-92-93 Carroll Kathleen...... 1999 Moore, Shayla...... 2000-05 Fraser, Onica...... 2001 Carter, Kristen...... 2010 Neufarth, Laura...... 2007-08 Green, Arnita...... 1991-92-93 Cass, Sarah...... 2004-05-06 Ogbuehi, Jennifer...... 2005 Rosalind Goodwin...... 2004-05 Chambers, Nicholette...... 2001-02-03 Ordway, Jennifer...... 2002-03 Harris (Grffin), Jenna...... 2005-06-07-08 Chirco, Ashley...... 2009-10 Pero, Joan...... 1988-89-90 Hayes, Monique...... 1991-92-93 Choate, Sherry...... 1991 Piper, Laura...... 2006-07-08 Henry, Pannsy...... 2003 Cobum, Amy...... 1993-94-95 Poling, Chelsea...... 2004-06 Hoblet, Carrie...... 1999 Craig, Katy...... 2001-02 Porter, Tamieka...... 1996-97-98 Hogan, Brandi...... 2003 Crawford, Rhondalynn...... 1999 Price, Lauren...... 2007-08 Holloway, Bever-Leigh...... 2008 Jatsek, Veronica...... 2007-08 Daniels, Renee...... 1987-88 Price, Melanie...... 2005-06 Jones, Ashley...... 2008 Davis, Tiffany...... 2003-04-05 Ray, Stephanie...... 2003 Jones, Desiree...... 1999 Desmond, Mardez...... 2009 Rejouis, Cathy...... 1997 Johnson, Tina...... 2000 Ewing, Abby...... 1995 Roquet, Alison...... 2010 Krista Keir ...... 2002 Feeney, Megan...... 1994-95-96 Sanford, Patricia...... 1987-88-89 Kester, Barbara...... 1989-90-92 Fiegle, Marci...... 1994 Sergent, Sarah...... 2003 Krempel, Chandra...... 2008 Foster, Sarah...... 2010 Susil, Andrea...... 1994 Larson, Shelaine...... 2005 Frye, Kathy...... 2000 Smith, Tami...... 2001-02-03 Lofton, Keturah...... 2003-04-06 Gay, Lyndsi...... 2004 Stringer, Jessica...... 2006-07-08 Logan, Molly...... 2003-04 Gliem, Nicole...... 2005-06 Thompson, Emily...... 2008-09-10 Manning, Christina...... 2010 Grim. Melanie...... 2006-07-08 Thompson, Jewelisa...... 2010 Jenna Griffin McCall, Alexis...... 2002 Hall, Brittanie...... 2006-07-08 Ukabam, Amarachi...... 2004 McGinnis, Shaniqua...... 2009-10 Hancox, Keeley...... 2001 Vannatta, Ashley...... 2005-06 Moore, Shayla...... 2005 Harris (Griffin), Jenna...... 2005-06-07-08 Wharton, Jennifer...... 1993 Kost, Danielle...... 1985 Hayes, Jocelyn...... 1987-88-89-90 Wheeler, Amy...... 1991 McJunkins, Shanda...... 1998 Heintz, Rebecca...... 2003-04 Wiese, Ashley...... 1999 Merriman, Donica...... 1998-99-2000 Monard, Kathryn...... 1987 Hoblet, Carrie...... 1999 Wilks, Helen...... 1996-97 Moore, Shayla...... 2005 Holloway, Bever-leigh...... 2007-08 Willett, Kimberly...... 2006-07-08 Mullen, Maggie...... 2010 Houser, Katie...... 2003-04-05 Williams, Katie...... 2010 Reece, Ayanna...... 1998-2000 Hozdic, Patricia...... 1989-90-92 Wise, Brittany...... 2009 Sanderson, Latoya...... 2009-10 Jackson, Lee...... 1994-95 Yiamouyiannis, Athena...... 1989 Smith, Tami ...... 2002-03 Jacobs, Bridget...... 2010 Zellner, Brittaney...... 2005 Stringer, Jessie...... 2005-06 Jacobson, Sarah...... 1998-99 Rejouis, Cathy...... 1998-99 Jennewine, Jordan...... 2009-10 Tate, Bridgette...... 1987-88-89 Jones, Ashley...... 2007-08-09 Tyler, Kim ...... 1991 Jones, Desiree...... 1999 Walton, Kenya...... 1991 Kaine, Theresa...... 1993-94-95 Wright, Letecia...... 2008-09-10 Keir, Krista...... 2000-01-02-03 Ukabam, Amarachi...... 2003-04 Kelly, Karyn...... 1999-2000 Kessler, Erica...... 2000 Keys, Karen...... 1998-99 Klemencic, Denise...... 1992 Klinvex, Sara...... 2010 Koehler, Katie...... 2007-08 Kohls, Lauren...... 2010 Kost, Danielle...... 1987 Krempel, Chanda...... 2006-07-08 Kuzmic, Kelsey...... 2010 Lofton, Keturah...... 2004-06

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Arsenault, Laurie...... 1982-84 Goodwind, Rosalind...... 2002-03-04-05 McLean, Ashley...... 2005-06 Thompson, M...... 1983-84-85-86 Baker, Beth...... 1997 Graeff, Lisa...... 1979, 1981-82 Mero, Theresa...... 1987-88-89-90 Tyler, Kimberly...... 1989-90-91 Ballas, Elissa...... 1999 Gray, Alana...... 2008-09-10 Merriman, Donnica...... 1998-99-00-01 Ukabam, Amarachi...... 2003-04 Barnum, Nancy...... 1993 Green, Arnita...... 1990-92-93 Miley, Tara...... 1990-91, 93 Vance, Veronica...... 2006-07 Benjamin, Abeida...... 1997-98 Griffin (Harris), Jenna...... 2004-05-06-07-08 Mitchell, Janell...... 2005-06-07 Vanko, Deborah...... 1982 Bennett, Stephanie...... 1987-88-89-90 Hal, Britannie...... 2006 Monard, Kathy...... 1986-87 Vannatta, Ashley...... 2005-06 Bly, JoAnn...... 1977 Hancox, Keeley...... 1999-00-01 Moore, Carolyn...... 1987-88-89-90 Wallace, Theresa...... 1976 Boes, Teresa...... 1978 Happel, Elizabeth...... 1983-84 Moore, Debra...... 1981 Walton, Sue...... 1991 Boggs, Lois...... 1977-78-79 Harris, Zakiya...... 2002 Moore, Shayla...... 2002-03-04-05 Webb, Regina...... 1992 Bowden, Ashley...... 2007-08-09-10 Harrison, Norene...... 1979-80-81-82 Moseley, Dubonna...... 1983 Welch, Beth...... 1976 Boyd-Pleasant, S...... 1994-95-96-97 Hart, Chris...... 1976 Moss, Sandra...... 1986-87 Welch, Kathy...... 1976 Brolis, Ina...... 1979 Hayes, Jocelyn...... 1986-87-88-89 Mroz, Robyn...... 2003 Werner, Amy...... 1980-81-82 Brown, Lindsay...... 2001 Hayes, Monique...... 1990-91-92-93 Mullen, Maggie...... 2009-10 West, Felicia...... 1991 Brown, Jacqueline...... 1984-85-86 Heintz, Rebecca...... 2003-04 Murray, Janell...... 1976 Wharton, Jennifer...... 1993 Brown, Nicole...... 1993 Henry, Pannsy...... 2002-03-05 Nedrick, Edna...... 1985 Wheeler, Amy...... 1989-90-91 Brown, Tamecia...... 2003-04-05 Hightower, Stephanie...... 1977-78-79-80 Newkold, Maureen...... 1981-82-83 Willett, Kimberly...... 2005-06-07-08 Brown, Ta-Meika...... 1996-98-99 Hill, Elizabeth...... 1997 Ogbuehi, Jennifer...... 2004 Williams, Cathy...... 1980-81-82-83 Bruny, Jill...... 1997 Hoblet, Carrie...... 1999 Ogletree, Robin...... 1983-84-85-86 Williams, Shelby...... 1977-78 Bunge, Elizabeth...... 1984-85-86-87 Hogan, Brandi...... 2001-02-03-04 Oldham, Lorrie...... 1977-78-79-80 Willis, Kim...... 1979-80-81-83 Caldwell, Ashley...... 2007-08-09-10 Houser, Katie...... 2002-03-04-05 Ordway, Jennifer...... 2001-02 Wilks, Helen...... 1995-96-97 Calloway, Dominque...... 1998-99 Housman, Allison...... 1991 Osmond, Mandy...... 2000-01-02 Winner, Laura...... 1987-88 Carlin, Cathy...... 1997-98-99 Holloway, Bever-Leigh...... 2006-08 Paine, Bonnie...... 1990 Wright, Letecia...... 2008-09-10 Carmichael, Nicole...... 1996-97 Hozdic, Patricia...... 1988-89-90-91 Patterson, Brooke...... 2001 Yiamouyiannis, Athena...... 1985 Carr, Holly...... 2001-02-03-04 Humphrey, Sherry...... 1978-79-80-81 Peak, Tiana...... 2006 Yiamouyiannis, Carmen...... 1983-84 Carter, Erin...... 2001-02-03 Hurd, Rebecca...... 1989 Pero, Joan...... 1987-88-89-90 Zukowski, Rachel...... 2000 Castetter, Melissa...... 1983-84, 86 Jackson, Antoinette...... 1979-80-81-82 Piper, Laura...... 2005-06-07 Zwayer, Janet...... 1977 Cefalo, Michele...... 1991-92 Jackson, Dalanda...... 2001-02-03-05 Porter, Tamieka...... 1995-96-97-98 Zylinski, Janine ...... 2006 Chambers, Nicholette...... 2001-03 Jackson, Lee...... 1992-93-94 Price, Melanie...... 2004-05-06-07 Chin-Chin Leng Sim, Marina...... 1981 Jatsek, Veronica...... 2006-07-08 Prince, Teresa...... 1977 Choate, Sherry...... 1989-90-91 Johnson, Tina...... 2000-01-02 Rao, Kirti...... 1997 Choice, Myrtle...... 1978-79 Jones, Ashley...... 2007-08 Rawling, Heather...... 1990 Clarke, Caritha...... 1987 Jones, Desiree...... 1998-99-00-01 Ray, Stephanie...... 2002-03 Clementi, Desiree...... 1978 Jones, Dorithy...... 1982-83-84 Reece, Carol Ann (Ayanna)...... 1996-97-98-99 Cline, Shannon...... 1982 Kaine, Theresa...... 1992-93 Reier, Elizabeth...... 1986-87-88 Cogan, Maureen...... 1982-83-84 Kaliszewski, Suzanne T...... 1977-78-79 Rejouis, Claudine (Cathy)...... 1996-97-98-99 Coleman, Monique...... 1999 Keir, Krista...... 2002-03 Riehm, Ashley ...... 2006-07-08 Cox, Nadine...... 1981-82-83-84 Keith, Iris...... 1988-89-90-91 Ross, Chinita...... 1982-83-84 Cousar, Nyjah...... 2010 Kern-Benecke, Colleen...... 1984-85 Ryan, Cheridy...... 2002 Craig, Katy...... 2000-01-02 Kerth, Pamela...... 1985-88 Sanderson, Latoya...... 2009-10 Craven, Carrie...... 1979-80 Kester, Barbara...... 1989-90-91-92 Sapienza, Karen...... 1977 Crawford, Rhondalynn...... 2001-02 Keys, Karen...... 1997-98 Schmardebeck, Kim...... 1977-78 Daniels, P. Renee...... 1985, 87-88 Klemencic, Denise...... 1991-92 Schulist, Alexis...... 1999 Davis, Tiffany...... 2004-05 Krempel, Chandra...... 2005-06-07-08 Shelton, Kim...... 1991-92 Desmond, Mardez...... 2008-10 Kyzmir, Cynthia...... 1976-77 Sheridan, Beth...... 1979, 81-82 Detty, Robyn...... 2002 Larson, Shelaine...... 2003-05 Sherman, Teresa...... 1992 Diedericks, Heide...... 1976 Leach, Staci...... 1988-89 Shuber, Mary...... 1981-82-83 Diggs, Theresa...... 1985-86-87-88 Lewis, Carol...... 1976-77 Shuster, Carrie...... 1980-81-82 Dixon, Diane...... 1983 Linton, Christienne...... 2010 Simms-McCray, Tiffany...... 2003 Edwards, Jana...... 1978-79 Lise-Christensen, Inge...... 1979-80-81-82 Skeens, Beth...... 1989-90 Ewing, Abigail...... 1997 Lofton, Keturah...... 2002-03-04-06 Slejko, Jan...... 1981 Ezzo, Genevieve...... 1980-81 Logan, Molly...... 2001-02-03-04 Smith, Kim...... 1976 Farrell,Colleen...... 2005-06 Lord, Rashana...... 2007 Smith, Lorraine...... 1978 Favours, Ayrianna...... 2006-07-08-09 Mack, Rachael...... 2010 Smith, Melissa...... 1992 Feeney, Megan...... 1993-95 Malarkey, Kim...... 1992-93-95 Smith, Tami...... 2000-01-02-03 Finley, Joyce...... 1990-91-92-93 Mallery, Susan...... 1976 Sponseller, Shelle...... 1993 Foster, Janis...... 1990-91-92-93 Manning, Christina...... 2009-10 Stevens, Katy...... 2001-02 Foster, Sarah...... 2008-09 Marshall, Carmella...... 1991 Stewart, Tonja...... 1985, 87-88 Fraser, Onica...... 2001-02 Martens, Heather...... 1989-90-91 Stringer, Jessica...... 2004-05-06-07 Frazier, Michelle...... 1991-92-93-94 Marzich, Susan...... 1978 Stoner, Mary C...... 1981-82 Frilling, Mary Lou...... 1976 Matz, Suzanne...... 1987-88-89-90 Stout, Linda...... 1976 Galbraith, Ashley...... 2009-10 McCall, Alexis...... 2001-02-03 Susil, Andrea...... 1993 Genther, Michelle...... 1978-79-80-81 McCray, Tiffany Simms...... 2005 Tarzwell, Cori...... 2006 Gentry, Natalie...... 2002 McGinnis, Shaniqua...... 2009-10 Tate, Bridgette...... 1986-87-88-89 Gliem, Nicole...... 2004-05 McJunkins, Shanda...... 1995-96-97-98 Thomas, Alexis...... 2010 Glosson, Tiffany...... 1995-96 McKinney, Kelsey...... 2009-10 Thompson, Emily...... 2007 Goines, Erika...... 1995-96-97-98 McKinney, Rebecca...... 1978-79-80 Thompson, Jewelisa...... 2010 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

Ohio State Scholar-Athletes for Track and cross country

Arsenault, Laurie ...... 1982 Gasser, Haley...... 2008 Lofton, Keturah...... 2002-03-04-05-06 Scrofano, Tealla...... 2008 Baker, Beth ...... 1997 Gay, Lyndsi...... 2004 Lowe, Barbara ...... 1990 Sergent, Sara...... 2001-03 Ballas, Ellisa...... 1999 Gentner, Michelle ...... 1978 Lowe Sarah...... 2009-10 Sheridan, Beth ...... 1979-81-82 Barrett, Suzy L...... 1993 Glenn, Sherry ...... 1983-84 Mack, Rachael...... 2010 Shuber, Mary ...... 1981-82-83-84 Batten, Lisa L...... 1988 Gliem, Nicole...... 2004-05 Maier, Jessie...... 2010 Sinoway, Linda ...... 1984 Bayan, Semira...... 2003 Graeff, Lisa ...... 1979-80-81-82 Malarkey, Tracey ...... 1992-93-94-95 Smith, Lorraine ...... 1978 Bender, Judy...... 1994 Gray, Alana...... 2008 Mallery, Susan ...... 1976 Smith, Tami...... 2001-02-03 Bennett, Ashley...... 2008 Green, Arnita ...... 1990 Mann, Leigh ...... 1986 Sparks, Angela...... 2001 Bennett, Cherie ...... 1981-82-83 Grim, Melanie...... 2006-07 Martin, Erin...... 1995-96 Spicer, Nicole...... 2004-05 Benjamin, Abieda ...... 1997 Hall, Brittannie...... 2005-06-07-08 Martinez, Rachel...... 2008 Steigerwald, Stacey...... 2009 Bible, Heidi ...... 1981-82-83-84 Happel, Elizabeth ...... 1983-84 Marzich, Susan ...... 1978-79 Still, Stephanie ...... 1997 Birmingham, Ellen...... 2008-09-10 Hancox, Keeley...... 2001 Matz, Suzanne ...... 1987 Stoner, Mary ...... 1981-82 Blackham, Kristine A...... 1988 Harris, Cheryl ...... 1982 McCall, Alexis...... 2001 Stringer, Jessica...... 2006 Boes, Teresa ...... 1978 Harris-Griffin, Jenna...... 2004-05-06-07-08 McCartney, Kiersten...... 2010 Susil, Andrea ...... 1994 Bolster, Laura ...... 1986 Harris, Zakiya...... 2002 McJunkins, Shanda ...... 1995 Telecky, Bethany...... 2001 Bowden, Ashley...... 2007-08-09-10 Harrison, Norene ...... 1979-80-81-82 McKinney, Kelcey...... 2009-10 Thompson, Emily...... 2007-08-09-10 Brevick, Kristi...... 2003 Hart, Chris ...... 1976-77 McLean, Ashley...... 2003-04 Thompson, Jewelisa...... 2009-10 Britton, Cynthia ...... 1987 Hatch, Linda ...... 1979-80 McNamara, Kerry...... 2006 Titus, Shannon...... 2004-05 Brink, Victoria...... 2010 Hayes, Hila...... 1998 McPherson, Emily ...... 1996 Tompkins, Elizabeth...... 2002 Brown, Lindsay...... 2001 Hayes, Jocelyn ...... 1986-87-88 Meade, Melissa...... 2010 Tracy, Janet ...... 1982 Brown, Ta-Meika ...... 1996 Heintz, Rebecca...... 2001-02-03-04 Mero, Theresa ...... 1987-88-89-90 Tripepi, Lee Ann ...... 1980 Brown, Christine E...... 1976 Henry, Pannsy...... 2002-03 Meyer, Mary Lee ...... 1981-82 Tyleshevski, Rachel ...... 1995 Brown, Nicole L...... 1993-95 Herbst, Janet ...... 1976 Miller, Rachael...... 2001-02-03 Ukabam, Amarachi...... 2004 Buchman, Jacqueline ...... 1983 Herzig, Jennifer ...... 1991 Mitchell, Janell...... 2003-04-05-06 Vannatta, Ashley...... 2004-05-06 Caldwell, Ashley...... 2008-09 Hill, Elizabeth ...... 1997 Moomaw, Jessica...... 2003 Vanko, Sandra ...... 1983 Calloway, Dominique...... 1998 Hoblet, Carrie...... 1999 Moore, Shayla...... 2002-03-04-05 Ward, Molly ...... 1990 Carlin, Cathy ...... 1997-98-99 Hohenberger, Barbara...... 2001 Monard, Kathy ...... 1987 Welch, Beth ...... 1976 Carr, Holly...... 2002-03-04 Holloway, Bever-Leigh...... 2006 Monroe, Alicia...... 2003 Welch, Kathleen ...... 1976 Carroll, Kathleen...... 1999 Holloway, Brittany...... 2008 Monson, Kristy ...... 1991 Welch, Sara...... 2004 Carter, Kristen...... 2010 Housman, Allison ...... 1991 Mroz, Robyn...... 2003-04-05 Werner, Amy ...... 1980-81-82-83 Cass, Sarah...... 2003-04-05 Houser, Katie...... 2002-03-04-05 Murray, Janell ...... 1977 Westfall, Jennifer ...... 1991 Castetter, Melissa ...... 1983-84-86 Horsman, Deborah A...... 1988 Nease, Molly...... 2001 Wharton, Jennifer ...... 1992-93 Chambers, Nicholette...... 2001-02-03-04 Hovermale, Ami ...... 1984 Nemecek, Julia ...... 1995 Wheeler, Amy ...... 1989-90-91 Chin-Chin Leng Sim, Marina ...... 1981 Hozdic, Patricia ...... 1988-89-90-91-92 Neufarth, Laura...... 2007 Wiese, Ashley...... 1999 Chirco, Ashley...... 2008-09-10 Hyatt, Kimberly R...... 1988 Newkold, Maureen ...... 1981-82-83 Wiliams, Cathy ...... 1980-81-82-83 Choate, Sherry ...... 1989-90-91 Jackson, Dorothy ...... 1983 Nwa, Ayama...... 2002 Wilks, Helen ...... 1995-96-97 Christensen, Inge-Lise ...... 1979-82 Jackson, Lee ...... 1994-95 Ogbuehi, Jennifer...... 2004-05 Willett, Kimberly...... 2005-06-07-08 Cleveland, Karen S...... 1980-81 Jacobs, Bridget...... 2009-10 Olczak, Laura ...... 1989 Williams, Diane ...... 1982 Cline, Shannon ...... 1982-83 Jacobson, Sarah ...... 1997-98-99 Ordway, Jennifer...... 2001-02-03 Williams, Katie...... 2010 Coburn, Amy ...... 1992-93-94-95 Jacobson, Molly...... 2010 Overholt, Crystal ...... 1976 Winner, Laura ...... 1985-86 Cogan, Maureen ...... 1982 Jennewine, Jordan...... 2008-09-10 Patterson, Brooke...... 2001 Wise, Brittany...... 2008-09 Corwin, Melinda ...... 1987 Johnson, Eaisha...... 2007-08-09 Pearson, Stacey...... 2005 Wiseman, Sara...... 2005 Cousar, Nyjah...... 2010 Jones, Ashley...... 2008-09 Pero, Joan ...... 1987-88-89-90 Woodruff, Ashley...... 2010 Craig, Katy...... 2001-02 Jones, Desiree...... 1998-99 Piper, Laura...... 2005-06-07-08 Yiamouyiannis, Athena ...... 1989 Craven, Carrie ...... 1979 Joyner, Kristen...... 2003 Price, Melanie...... 2004-05-06-07 Zellner, Brittaney...... 2004-05 Crawford, Rhondalynn...... 1999 Kaine, Theresa ...... 1992-93-94-95 Prince, Teresa ...... 1977-78-79 Zukowski, Rachel...... 2001-02 Daniels, P. Renee ...... 1985-86-87-88 Keir, Krista...... 2001-02-03 Poling, Chelsea...... 2003-04-05 Davis, Ashley...... 2008 Kelly, Karyn...... 1999-00-01-02 Porter, Tamieka ...... 1995-96-97-98 Davis, Tiffany...... 2003-04-05 Kern-Benecke, Coleen ...... 1985-86-87 Price, Melanie...... 2004-05 Day, Barbara ...... 1976-77 Kern, Lydia...... 2007-08-09-10 Rao, Kirti ...... 1997 Desmond, Mardez...... 2008-09 Kennedy, Erinne...... 2008 Rawling, Heather ...... 1990 Dixon, Alicia ...... 1990 Keys, Karen ...... 1997-99 Ray, Stephanie...... 2002-03 Dorricott, Alexa...... 2009 Klemencic, Denise ...... 1992 Reid, Kathryn...... 2009 Dwelle, Bonnie ...... 1981-82 Klinvex, Sara...... 2009-10 Rejouis, Cathy ...... 1996-97 Eastman, Jacquelyn ...... 1987 Knapp, Lara ...... 1987 Rickett, Sylvia ...... 1976-77 Eubanks, Heather ...... 1994 Knotts, Maureen ...... 1997 Ringo, Hannah...... 2010 Ewing, Abby ...... 1994-95 Koehler, Katie...... 2007 Roberts, Beth ...... 1997 Feeney, Megan A...... 1993-94-95-96 Kohls, Lauren...... 2010 Roquet, Alison...... 2009-10 Fisher, Ashley...... 2009 Kost, Danielle ...... 1987 Ruen, Monica ...... 1985 Fisher, Rebecca ...... 1989 Kral, Patricia ...... 1976 Ryan, Cheridy...... 2001 Flegle, Marci ...... 1994 Krempel, Chandra...... 2004-05-06-07-08 Sandford, Pat ...... 1986-87-88-89 Floss, Jeanette ...... 1982 Kuzmic, Kelsey...... 2010 Simecek-Beatty, Debra ...... 1983 Foster, Sarah...... 2007-10 Kyzmir, Cynthia ...... 1976-77 Schick, Elizabeth ...... 1981 Frilling, Mary Lou ...... 1976 Lewis, Carol ...... 1976 Schwieterman, Kelly...... 2007-08-09 Frye, Kathy...... 2001-02 Liggins, Denice...... 2004 Scofea, Laura A...... 1979 O h i o S t a t e B uckeyes.com ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes

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Women‘s sports (17) Basketball Cross Country DEPARTMENT OF Diving Field Hockey Golf ATHLETICS Gymnastics Hockey Lacrosse The Ohio State varsity program is respected as one of the What is a Buckeye? Rowing most comprehensive in all of college athletics and is 36 A small, shiny, dark brown nut with a light tan patch that sports strong – 16 for men, 17 for women and three coed. comes from the official state tree of Ohio, the buckeye tree. Soccer The department operates on a budget in excess of $100 According to folklore, the Buckeye resembles the eye of Softball million. Each year, Ohio State teams claim numerous Big a deer and carrying one brings good luck. “Buckeyes” Swimming Ten championships, compete in NCAA tournaments and has been the official Ohio State nickname since 1950, Synchronized Swimming vie for national titles while producing countless individual but it had been in common use for many years before. Tennis conference and national champions, All-America performers The first recorded use of the term Buckeye to refer to Indoor Track and Field and scholar-athletes. a resident of the area was in 1788, some 15 years before Outdoor Track and Field Ohio State’s Department of Athletics is under the direction Ohio became a state. Col. Ebenezer Sproat, a 6-foot-4- Volleyball of Eugene Smith. Just the eighth athletics director in Ohio inch man of large girth and swashbuckling mannerisms, State history, Smith has developed a vision that will keep led the legal delegation at the first court session of the the Buckeyes among the nation’s elite in the 21st century. Northwest Territory in Marietta. The Indians in attendance Coed sports (3) greeted him with shouts of “Hetuck, Hetuck” (the Indian Ohio State is recognized across the country as a leader Fencing in collegiate athletics. More than 1,000 student-athletes word for buckeye), it is said because they were impressed Rifle participated in 2009-10. by his stature and manner. He proudly carried the Buckeye With rich tradition as a foundation and with state-of-the- nickname for the rest of his life and it gradually spread Pistol art facilities, such as Bill Davis Stadium, Value City Arena to his companions and other local settlers. By the 1830s, at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, Jesse Owens Memorial writers were commonly referring to locals as “Buckeyes.” Stadium, the Younkin Success Center and Ohio Stadium, the Buckeyes’ outlook for the future appears even brighter than their glorious past.

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jesse owens katie smith nick swisher As a department, Ohio State has won 62 men’s track & field women’s basketball baseball national cham p i o n s h i p s a n d recent stars Raj Bhasvar (men’s gymnastics), Greg Bice (men’s lacrosse), Mike Conley Jr. (men’s basketball), Justin Cook (men’s soccer), Kristy Dascoli (women’s tennis), Jessica Davenport (women’s basketball), Laura Davis (women’s volleyball), Stacey Gordon (women’s volleyball), Lisa Grubb (women’s soccer), Allison Hanna (women’s golf), 294 conference championships A.J. Hawk (football), Jamee Juarez (softball), Anthony Kelly (men’s lacrosse), Ryan Kesler (men’s hockey), Lindsay Knowlton (women’s golf), Abhijeet Konduskar (rifle), Emma Laaksonen (women’s ice hockey), Marisa Main (women’s volleyball), Daniel Matthews (men’s volleyball), Colin McMillan (men’s volleyball), Chip Mardis (pis- tol), Megan Mirick (women’s lacrosse), Carolina Moraes (synchronized swimming), Isabela Moraes (synchronized swimming), Saskia Mueller (field hockey), Greg Oden (men’s basketball), Regina Oliver (women’s lacrosse), Peter Olree (men’s volleyball), Michael Redd (men’s basketball), Mitch Richeson (men’s diving), Tommy Rowlands (wrestling), Troy Smith (football), Dan Taylor (men’s track and field), Jennifer Trickett (pistol), Evan Turner (men’s basketball), R.J. Umberger (men’s hockey)

O h i o S t a t e B uckeyes.com ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ANOTHER BANNER YEAR Men’s Soccer, the Big Ten regu- Letecia Wright qualified for the championship. Amanda Furrer, ton were named All-Big Ten. Kurt history of the program and reached lar season and tournament cham- NCAA outdoor championships in and Nick Novello were WIRC All- Coleman was voted team MVP and their fifth NCAA Tournament. The pions, advanced to the second Eugene, Ore. Conference in the smallbore and named a first-team All-American 14-3-2 regular-season record round of the NCAA Tournament, The women’s basketball team air rifle. Jasmine Margaria and by Sporting News. marked the best in school history. making its seventh appearance in won a record-setting sixth-con- Robert Manguadis were second Under the direction of first-year The seven wins in Big Ten play 10 years and finishing the season secutive Big Ten regular season team in air rifle and James Clark head coach Donnie Darr, the men’s were the most in program history 12-5-4 with a 4-2-0 record in the championship. No team - men’s was second team in the smallbore golf team posted three runner-up and the four total losses tied for Big Ten. Matt Gold was named or women’s - has won six straight rifle. Furrer qualified for the NCAA finishes, including two in the final the fewest in school history. first-team All-Big Ten and Aca- Big Ten regular season titles. Ohio Championship in small bore and month of competition. Bo Hoag Men’s hockey advanced to the demic All-Big Ten. State won its second-consecutive finished seventh nationally, earn- was named PING All-Midwest quarterfinals of the CCHA tour- Alicia Herron, Sam Marder and Big Ten tournament championship ing NRA All-American honors and Rgion and Zach Sobel was named nament, coming a goal short of Melanie Nichols received first- and produced a program-record 31 the NRA Redfield Trophy. to the Big Ten Match Play All-Tour- reaching the CCHA Championship team All-Midwest Region honors wins. Jantel Lavender was named Men’s gymnastics finished nament Team. Brad Smith earned weekend. The Buckeyes were led as the softball team advanced and Big Ten Player of the Year for the fourth as host of the Big Ten Cham- CoSida/ESPN The Magazine Aca- throughout the year by Zac Dalpe, hosted another NCAA Regional. third-consecutive season and re- pionships before qualifying for its demic All-District IV honors. who had a team-high 21 goals and The Buckeyes finished the year ceived first-team All-Big Ten hon- second-consecutive NCAA team Defeating three ranked teams, 45 points en route to second-team with a 39-14 overall record and ors along with Samantha Prahalis. championships. Brandon Wynn women’s lacrosse finished the All-America and first-team All- 16-2 mark in the Big Ten, finishing The men’s track and field team was the NCAA Champion on rings 2009 season with an 11-6 overall CCHA honors. second in the conference. After posted another solid all-around and was named an All-Amrican record and was 2-2 (tied for 2nd The men’s lacrosse team partic- leading the Big Ten with an .817 season with Top 3 finishes at along with Philip Onorato (fourth place) in the American Lacrosse ipated in its first season as a mem- slugging percentage and .569 on- the Big Ten’s indoor and outdoor on vault) and Steven Spencer (third Conference. The Buckeyes fin- ber of the ECAC lacrosse league. base percentage, Marder became championships. Jeff See, Thomas on pommel horse). ished 16th in the final polls. Kelly Freshman Logan Schuss led the the program’s first three-time All- Murdaugh and Matt DeChant Men’s Tennis made its fifth- Haggerty, a Tewaaraton Award Buckeyes in scoring throughout American. were named All-Americans. See, consecutive trip to an NCAA quar- semifinalist, earned second-team the season and was named ECAC The women’s gymnastics Buck- Murdaugh, Stephen Robinson, terfinal match before dropping a All-America recognition from the Rookie of the Year and first-team eyes advanced to their fifth-con- Korbin Smith, Elon Simms and 4-0 decision to USC in a rematch IWLCA; Alayna Markwordt (the all-conference. He was named secutive NCAA Regional. Senior Brandon Woodard were all Big Ten of the 2009 final. The Buckeyes ALC Rookie of the Year) and Ken- honorable mention All-American captain Hillary Dow and junior Re- champions. won their fifth-consecutive Big Ten dall Gysin (a first-team all-ALC by the USILA, the first Buckeye becca Best received second-team Men’s volleyball won its regular season and tournament defender) were selected along rookie to earn All-America acco- All-Big Ten honors. Best is the first fourth-consecutive Midwestern championships and improved their with Haggerty as IWLCA West/ lades. three-time award-winner under Intercollegiate Volleyball Associa- home win streak to 110 consecu- Midwest All-Region selections. The women’s tennis team post- head coach Carey Fagan. tion regular season championship tive wins, dating back to 2003. The women’s swimming and ed a record-breaking campaign, The fencing team finished and captured its third-c onsecu- Wrestling, after recording the diving team posted the school’s earning the highest ranking in fourth at the NCAA Champion- tive MIVA Tournament champion- second-best start in program his- first Top 5 finish at the Big Ten program history (No. 17) and be- ships, extending the Buckeyes’ ship. The tournament title earned tory after beginning 10-0, finished Championships in 13 years. Me- comes the first team in school his- streak of Top 5 finishes to nine, the Buckeyes a bid to the NCAA eighth at the NCAA C]champion- gan Alexander, Sam Cheverton, tory to reach 20 wins. Ten of the dating back to 2002. Five Buckeyes Championship semifinals. Steven ships. Lance Palmer was named Shannon Draves, Chelsea Davis wins were shutouts, also a school were named to the All-America Kehoe and Shawn Sangrey earned an All-American for the fourth time and Bianca Alvarez advanced to record. Kristen Flower earned squad. AVCA All-American second team and Reece Humphrey received his the NCAA Championships. Davis All-Big Ten honors for the second- Thad Matta directed the men’s honors. Kehoe, Sangrey, John Kla- second All-America honor. Nikko earned All-America honors and Al- consecutive season. basketball Buckeyes to a sixth- nac and Kevin Hein were named Triggas joined the pair as an All- varez picked up honorable mention Field hockey finished second in consecutive 20-win season in to the MIVA All-Conference team. American. accolades. the Big Ten with a 4-2 mark, earn- 2009-10, an Ohio State record for Kehoe was named MIVA Player of Synchronized Swimming The men’s swimming and div- ing an at-large bid to the NCAA consecutive seasons with 20 or the Year and head coach Pete Han- claimed its 26th U.S. Collegiate ing team capped its finest season Tournament, the fifth in program more wins. The stretch also ex- son was named MIVA Coach of the Synchronized Swimming Champi- in nearly 50 years with a ninth- history. Berta Queralt was named tended Matta’s personal record to Year for the Buckeyes who finished onship in 2010. Meghan Kinney, place finish at the NCAA Cham- a third-team All-American and Big 10-consecutive seasons with 20- 22-8, 11-1 in the MIVA. Barbara Nesbitt, Paige Ramsey, pionships inside the McCorkle Ten Freshman of the Year. plus victories. Matta was named Women’s volleyball outside hit- Deborah Shim, Michelle Theriault Aquatic Pavilion after winning the The women’s hockey team tied Big Ten Coach of the Year while ter Katie Dull and middle blocker and Caitlin Stewart were named Big Ten Championship. Fourteen for fifth in the WCHA regular sea- junior Evan Turner led the way on Kristen Dozier earned All-Big Ten U.S. Collegiate All-Americans. of the 18 Ohio State competitors son and advanced to the WCHA Fi- the court for the Big Ten regular honors under second-year head Rowing closed the 2010 sea- earned a school-record total of 28 nal Faceoff semifinal game. Hokey season and tournament champi- coach Geoff Carlston. Libero Chel- son with a 14th-place finish at the All-America honors at the meet. Langan was named WSHA Rookie ons. Despite missing more than sea Noble was named a second- NCAA Championships. Charlott Alex Wimmers of the baseball of the Year. Tessa Bonhomme a month of the season recovering team ESPN The Magazine District Goldstein earned All-America and team was named the National (Canada), Lisa Chesson (United from broken bones in his back, IV Academic All-American as the All-Big Ten honors. Joining Gold- Pitcher of the Year by the College States) and Emma Laaksonen the Chicago native swept national Buckeyes received an at-large stein as All-Big Ten selections Baseball Foundation and a first- and Minttu Tuominen (Finland) all player of the year awards after av- bid to the NCAA Championship were Sara Wallace and Claudia team All-American for a second- played in the 2010 Olympics. eraging 20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and hosted first and second round Herpertz. consecutive year. In what would The women’s golf team notched and 5.9 assists as the Buckeyes matches. The football Buckeyes won be the final season in the career eight top 5 finishes to end the sea- advanced to the NCAA Tourna- Pistol finished fifth in the open their fifth-consecutive Big Ten title, of 23-year head coach Bob Todd, son ranked 24th in the Golfweek/ ment Sweet 16. events and third in the women’s defeating arch-rival Michigan for a Wimmers repeated as Big Ten Sagarin ratings and 17th in the The women’s track and field events at the Collegiate Nation- sixth-consecutive season and win- Pitcher of the Year and was joined Golfstat.com standings. Rachel team finished second at the Big als. Kelsey Imig, Blake Reburn, ning the 96th Rose Bowl Game to on the All-Big Ten teams by Zach Rohanna (first eam), Emma Jandel Ten indoor championships, its Erin Meadows and Robert Deppi finish the season 11-2 and ranked Hurley, Ryan Dew and Michael and In Hong Lim (second team) highest team finish in nine years. earned All-American honors as No. 5 in the polls. Ross Homan, Stephens. were named All-Big Ten. Christina Manning (60-meter the Buckeyes posted a 21-5 open Cameron Heyward, Thaddeus Gib- The 17th season of Ohio State hurdles) and Maggie Mullen record and 10-3 women’s record. son, Brandon Saine, Justin Boren, women’s soccer concluded as the (Javelin) received All-America Rifle won the Western In- Bryant Browning, Chimdi Chekwa, Buckeyes finished second in the honors. Manning, Mullen and tercollegiate Rifle Conference Terrelle Pryor and Doug Worthing- Big Ten for their best finish in the 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2009 2010

The 2009-10 season proved to be another banner year for Ohio State athletics. The Scarlet and Gray reigned supreme with eight teams capturing conference championships and five claiming conference tournament titles. Twenty-eight squads advanced to postseason play in 2009-10, including fencing and men’s gymnastics, finishing 3rd and 6th in the country, respectively. Synchronized swimming won its 26th national title, raising Ohio State’s all- time national championship total to 62. five Buckeyes took home individual national championships and 85 athletes earned All-America honors. In the classroom, Ohio State continued to be recognized nationally as four student- athletes were chosen as Academic All-Americans and a conference-best 347 student- athletes were Academic All- Big Ten selections. As spring commencement ceremonies concluded the school year, more than 170 student-athletes had received degrees in 2009-10.

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“With time comes change. It is Ohio State’s time to be the university of the American dream, an institution worthy of public trust, and the front door to Ohio’s future.”

— E. Gordon Gee, Ohio State’s 14th (and 11th) president

The Ohio State University’s Columbus campus is America’s largest and most comprehensive college campus. More than 53,000 students select from 18 colleges, 167 majors, and 240 master’s, doctoral, and professional degree programs. As Ohio’s best and one of the nation’s top-20 public universities, Ohio State is further recognized by a top-rated academic medical center and a premier cancer hospital and research center. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y the ohio state u n i v e r s i t y

Best in Class Research Recognition Ohio State’s 2010 incoming class of 6,041 students (Columbus campus) The university’s total research expenditures in 2009 topped $716 million, is the most academically prepared in the university’s history, with an putting Ohio State in the top 10 nationally in industry research, second average ACT score of 28.4. Fifty-seven percent of the students graduated in industry research, and seventh among public universities, according in the top 10 percent of their high school classes. to the National Science Foundation. Visit researchnews.osu.edu. Great Grad Programs Eleven Ohio State grad programs rank in the nation’s top 10, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2010 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools”: American politics, dispute resolution, social psychology, social stratification, supply chain/logistics, and six education programs (admin- istration; curriculum; counseling/personnel services; and elementary, secondary, and vocational/technical education).

Honor Roll Ohio State maintained its place as one of the nation’s top-20 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.”

Nation’s Largest Ohio State has the one of the nation’s largest single-campus enrollments with 55,014 students on its Columbus campus (63,217 on all campuses).

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Smart Money SmartMoney magazine ranks Ohio State as a top university for return on tuition investment. The university ranked 11th best nationally—ahead of almost every school in the Midwest and all Ivy League universities.

state impact The university actively partners in research projects and business enterprises that enhance the state’s prosperity. Ohio State has an annual statewide economic impact in excess of $4 billion.

Praiseworthy Medicine For the 18th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report recognized Ohio State’s Medical Center hospitals among the nation’s best. The Medical Center leads the region with 11 specialties named as among the best in America. The medical center’s heart program jumped 17 places – from 37 to 20 – to earn a spot as one of the nation’s best. Visit medicalcenter.osu.edu.

Community Service In U.S. News & World Report 2010 America’s Best Colleges, Ohio State’s service- learning programs were recognized as “outstanding examples of academic programs that are commonly linked to student success.” Visit outreach.osu.edu.

green scene The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named Ohio State one of the largest purchasers of green power among higher education institutions. Ohio State ranks number 17 on EPA’s Top-20 College and University list. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

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Lee Adams...... Tony Award winning lyricist Nick Anderson...... award-winning editorial cartoonist (Louisville Courier-Journal) Carole Black...... President and CEO of Lifetime Entertainment Ned Brooks...... former Meet the Press moderator Mike Clark...... senior film critic for USA Today Bob Clotworthy...... gold-medal winning Olympic diver Dan L. Crippen...... former director of the Congressional Budget Office Lynn Dally...... noted choreographer and tap dancer Barbara Daniels...... notable opera singer Glenn Davis...... winner of three Olympic gold medals Melvin De Groote...... prolific inventor with 925 patents to his credit (Deceased) Grant Devine...... former premier of Saskatchewan Harry Drackett...... chemist who developed Windex Daniel Galbreath...... former president of the Pittsburgh Pirates and head of Darby Dan Stables Mark Goldston...... Chairman and CEO of United Online Eugenie Grunewald...... critically acclaimed opera singer Harlan Hatcher...... longtime president of the University of Michigan (Deceased) EILEEN HECKART...... actress who won an Oscar in 1972 (Deceased) Alice “Lefty” Hohlmayer...... original member of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League John Jay...... partner and creative director at Wieden & Kennedy, Inc. James Katz...... Hollywood producer and film restorer Willard Kiplinger...... business and economic forecaster (Deceased) Ford Konno...... Olympic swimmer who won four Olympic gold medals Robert H. Lawrence, Jr...... nation’s first African-American astronaut (Deceased) Samella Lewis...... influential artist Tami Longaberger...... president and CEO of The Longaberger Company Howard Metzenbaum...... former U.S senator Bebe Miller...... noted dancer and choreographer Erin Moriarty...... CBS 48 Hours correspondent James Oates...... retired president of Leo Burnett USA John Ong...... retired chairman and CEO of the B.F. Goodrich Company Cynthia Ozick...... award-winning author of The Pagan Rabbi and The Shawl Manuel Pacheco...... president emeritus of the University of Missouri Roy Plunkett...... chemist and inventor of Teflon Barbara Reynolds...... nationally syndicated columnist James Rhodes...... former governor of Ohio (Deceased) Mitsugi Sato...... pioneer in the development of Japan’s dairy industry (Deceased) William Saxbe...... former U.S. Attorney General Alex Schoenbaum...... former chairman and CEO of Shoney’s Big Boy Enterprises (Deceased) Richard Stoltzman...... award-winning clarinetist John Tatgenhorst...... award-winning composer and arranger George Voinovich...... former governor of Ohio Michael R. White...... former mayor of Cleveland

O h i o S t a t e B uckeyes.com ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes Consistently ranked among the top national public universities for undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, Ohio State is a student-centered research university that provides a well-rounded experience both inside and outside the classroom. From admission to graduation, Ohio State’s academic programs are designed to challenge students and prepare them for the future. EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMICS

• First Year Experience (FYE): Created to help new students transition from high school to college and feel at home at Ohio State • Ohio State Scholars Program: Residential programs that bring together students with similar academic/professional goals • University Honors Program: Offers challenging courses and intellectual environment for high-achieving students • Freshman Seminar Program: Small, discussion-oriented classes designed to acquaint students with research opportunities • Study abroad: More than 120 programs with participation from 1,500 Ohio State students each year 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

FULFILLING OHIO STATE’S ACADEMIC PROMISE The university’s total research expenditures in 2007 topped $720 mil- lion, putting Ohio State in the top 10 nationally (ranked ninth), second in industry research, and seventh among public universities, according to the National Science Foundation. The university’s innovative prowess attains world-class status, particularly in critical areas such as global climate change, cancer, infectious disease, advanced materials, and ag-bio products that feed and fuel the world. An additional 7,000 students attend Ohio State’s regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark, and the Agricultural Techni- cal Institute in Wooster. Founded as a federal land-grant institution in 1870, the university has awarded 608,220 degrees since 1878. Its legacy extends to more than 440,000 living alumni.

Commencement Graduation day at The Ohio State University is one of the most gratifying moments a student-athlete can experience. Notables such as Bill Cosby, Bill Clinton, the late Christopher Reeve and President George W. Bush have given the commencement address at OSU.

At Ohio State, education extends beyond the classroom and the practice field. Many students enhance their academic and career experiences through the numerous co-op, internship, and more than 100 study abroad opportunities. Many other students get involved in innovative research projects that have a lasting and direct impact on the community. What are you into? Chances are, one of Ohio State’s 500 student organizations is right up your alley.

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Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO) at The Ohio State University iscommitted to a compre- hensive program of academic and personal development for student-athletes. We provide athletic academic counseling in conjunction with academic advising across the university to ensure seamless academic support. We collaborate with the Department of Athletics and other university units to enhance academic, personal, and career development programming, and we partner with the community to bring service and career op- CHAMPS/Life Skills portunities to student-athletes. Ohio State student-athletes are encouraged to become involved in Under the direction of the Office of Academic Affairs, SASSO has an extensive staff of 23 to serve students, more than just athletics. One of the most innovative and noteworthy made up of athletic academic counselors, assistant counselors, learning specialists, assistant learning special- initiatives fueling this effort is the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program (Chal- lenging Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success). To serve our diverse ists, academic resources coordinator, math specialist, and reading and writing specialists. There is a large population we follow the five programming commitments of the NCAA staff of tutors and study table monitors as well. model of CHAMPS/Life Skills: academics * athletics * personal Together, we assist more than 1,000 student-athletes in all areas of academic support, from career counsel- development * career development * community service ing and planning to honors placement and early registration. An athletic academic counselor is assigned to each team to provide individualized attention to student-athletes. Additionally, students are provided subject tutors, study tables and study skills instruction as well as access to a computer lab and printer to help reach Academic & Athletic Commitments academic goals. • Athletic Academic Counseling Services are available for issues Ohio State is serious about the role it plays in the lives of its student-athletes and for that reason has of eligibility and academic procedures in compliance with NCAA, systematically designed programs to meet their needs. Upon graduation, students will receive more than just Big Ten and Ohio State Academic standards (housed in SASSO a handshake and diploma. Backed by one of the largest alumni associations in the nation, an OSU degree will office). • College Academic Advising Services are offered for academic be their ticket to career opportunities around the world information and planning related to a student’s college and major (housed in the colleges). • The study table and tutoring programs provide students with a quiet place for studying and computer lab use as well as access to private tutoring for many academic subjects. • Learning specialist and mentor programming provides intensive academic skill building, tutoring, and monitoring of student progress. • The Degree Completion Program is designed for student-athletes who leave the university in good standing to complete their degrees. • Priority scheduling allows student-athletes to schedule classes that accommodate their practice and training times. • Strategies for Academic Success seminars highlight areas for aca- demic development. Topics include academic misconduct, gradu- ate/professional school admissions, and general study skills

Personal & Career Development • Courses offered through The Department of Physical Activity & Education Services (EduPAES) provide insight into issues affecting the personal development of student-athletes and prepare students for the transition out of sport and into the workforce. • Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) is a student-athlete orga- nization which provides team representation to the Department of Athletics and input on department policy and programming. • Career Network Night is an annual event bringing student-athletes and local professionals together to interact and practice networking and interviewing skills.

Community Service • Community Service opportunities are available to student-athletes throughout the community as well as in schools. Focus is on the student-athlete as a role model and giving back to the community that supports them. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

503 SCHOLAR-ATHLETES After the 2009-2010 academic year, a record 503 student-athletes were honored as Ohio State Scholar-Athletes for their success in maintaining cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or better. Each year, the outstanding students are recognized at the Ohio State Scholar-Athlete Recognition Dinner and Big Ten Conference Medals of Honor are awarded. In addition to the Big Ten Conference Medals of Honor, outstand- ing student-athletes in the graduating class are eligible to apply for a number of postgraduate scholarships: • Corwin A. Fergus Memorial Award. Four awards go to scholar- athletes who have excelled athletically and academically, who have demonstrated positive qualities of character and citizenship, and who have shown potential for success in a graduate or profes- sional program at The Ohio State University. • Leann Grimes-Davidge Award. The recipient of this award is a woman student-athlete who reflects Leann Grimes-Davidge’s out- standing qualities of athletic performance, scholarship, character, campus or community involvement and leadership. • A.K. and Judith A. Pierce Phoenix Award. Open to any student- athlete who has excelled in academics, athletics, and personal growth attained through perseverance and hard work, and who is planning to enroll in graduate school at The Ohio State University (preferably in the Fisher College of Business). • M/I Homes Foundation Award. Awarded to a wom- an student-athlete for outstanding academic and athlet- ic success as well contributions to the community. This award is intended for graduate studies at The Ohio State University.

ALL-AMERICA, ALL-BIG TEN, ALL-DISTRICT HONORS younkin success center During the last year, two Buckeyes were named CoSIDA Academic The state-of-the-art Younkin Success Center, located on Neil All-Americans and 11 earned academic all-district accolades. Avenue near the center of campus, provides students and stu- The Buckeyes also topped the Big Ten for the eighth-consecutive dent-athletes alike with tools for success. It houses the Walter E. year with a total of 347 Academic All-Big Ten recipients during the academic year. The total number of student-athletes named Academic Dennis Learning Center, Career Connection, Counseling and Con- All-Big Ten since the 1994-95 school year is 3,543. sultation Services, and the Faculty and Teaching Assistant Devel- opment office in addition to the Student-Athlete Support Services Office. All of our student-athletes have convenient access to these services as well as the services SASSO provides. A study table space accommodating 80 students at a time and eight private tu- tor rooms combined with a private student-athlete computer lab provide ample study space and opportunities for student-athletes. The collaboration of learning support programs within the Younkin helps ensure that all students, regardless of their backgrounds, interests and talents, find personal and academic success.

conference medal of honor

The winners of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor were diver Chelsea Davis and swimmer Stefan Sigrist. Each member institution in the conference gives the award annually to the male and female athletes in the graduating class who have attained the greatest proficiency in both academics and athletics. The Big Ten Conference office established the award in 1914 and an additional award for the top female was instituted in 1982. This honor includes a $5,000 postgraduate scholarship for the recipients who would like to pursue a graduate or professional program.

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Columbus, the capital of the state of Ohio, is the largest city in Ohio and the 15th largest city in the country. The heart of the city, which has been de- The CITY OF scribed by Nation’s Restaurant News as a city that “sizzles,” features visual – Columbus Museum of Art and COSI Columbus – and performing arts – Columbus Symphony Orchestra, BalletMet and COLUMBUS performing arts theatres such as the Ohio Theatre and the King Arts Complex – and numerous festivals throughout the year, including Red, White & Boom!, the Columbus Arts Festival and the Jazz & Rib Fest.

The downtown Columbus area also features a number of unique neighborhoods. • German Village, home to the city’s annual Okto- berfest celebration of German food, music and culture, features brick streets lined with shops and restaurants. • The Short North Arts District, located between the Ohio State campus and downtown, features scores of art galleries, restaurants and bou- tiques. On the first Saturday of each month, the galleries stay open late for the popular Gallery Hop and each summer it hosts the Community Festival. • The Downtown Arena District continues to grow in popularity. It is home to Nationwide Arena, the home of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, Huntington Park, the brand new home of the Triple A Columbus Clippers, and Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, an intimate indoor and outdoor concert venue.

Shopping opportunities abound in and around Columbus, including prominent shopper’s favorites at the Short North District, at Easton Town Center, the Polaris Fashion Place and the Mall at Tuttle Crossing. Columbus is home to the 2008 MLS champion Columbus Crew soccer club, the Memorial Golf Tournament, the Franklin Park Conservatory and the Ohio State Fair. The city is also the headquarters for major busi- nesses, including Nationwide Insurance, Wendy’s International, Cardinal Health and The Limited. The Greater Columbus area also is home to no fewer than 15 colleges and universities, including The Ohio State University, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus State Community College, Ohio Dominican College and Capital and Franklin universities. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

A TRUE SPORTS TOWN • Mid-Ohio Sports Car course Interesting Facts Columbus is fast becoming a sports capital of the • The Memorial Tournament, Professional Golfers’ • Columbus is Ohio’s capital and largest city (50states.com) Midwest with something for every fan. Association • The capitol building was completed and opened to the public • The Ohio State Buckeyes • Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational, Jan. 7, 1857 after 18 years of construction (usacitiesonline.com) • Columbus Blue Jackets, National Hockey League Nationwide Tour, • Around 1900, Columbus became known as the Arch City. This was • Columbus Crew, Major League Soccer Ohio State University Scarlet Course because of the dozens of arches that were above High Street. The • Columbus Clippers, Triple A Affiliate of the • Arnold Schwarzenegger Fitness Weekend arches were torn down and replaced with cluster lights in 1914, Cleveland Indians • More than 70 golf courses but were reconstructed in the Short North district in 2002 for their • Columbus Comets, National Women’s Football • Beulah Park and Scioto Downs unique historical interest (usacitiesonline.com, wikipedia.org) Association • Griggs Reservoir • Money Magazine rated Columbus as the eighth best city in the • National Trail Raceway United States to live in. • Columbus Motor Speedway • Residents of Columbus are usually referred to as Columbusites. • Organic Gardening magazine (June/July 2006) named Columbus a “Great Garden City”. There are more than 60 community gardens, as well as many farmers markets featuring local foods. • Columbus has seven sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International. Columbus established its first Sister City relationship in 1955 with Genoa, Italy. To commemorate this relationship, Columbus received a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus as a gift from the city of Genoa. The statue, sculpted by artist Edoardo Alfieri, overlooks Broad Street in front of Columbus City Hall. • People from nearly 100 countries come to Columbus to receive an education or to live. • Columbus was voted the No. 2 city in the U.S. for singles by America Online. • Columbus is the best city in the Midwest for small businesses and the No. 1 city for African-American families. • Ohio is the 34th largest state in size and the seventh most populated state. • Eight presidents called Ohio home: William Henry Harrison, Hiram Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, James Abram Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren Gamaliel Harding. • 50 percent of the U.S. lives within a 500 mile radius of Columbus (50states.com).

Noted as America’s premier inland city of excellence, Columbus, Ohio, has many services to offer

Columbus is listed as one of the best metro areas for the arts by Places Rated Almanac. • Columbus Symphony Orchestra • Six downtown theatres including the Ohio, Palace and Southern • BalletMet • Opera Columbus • Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) • Broadway in Columbus • Columbus Museum of Art • Wexner Center for the Arts • King Arts Complex • Short North Arts District • CATCO theater troupe • Music in the Air programs • Jazz Arts Group

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Benchmark Facilities

Bill Davis Stadium Ohio State Golf Courses The 4,450-seat Bill Davis Stadium is home to the baseball team and has been Two courses, the Scarlet and the Gray, are located near campus. Scarlet the site of two NCAA Super Regionals (1999, 2003). was renovated by former Buckeye great Jack Nicklaus in 2006. Scarlet has hosted 13 NCAA championships, including the 2006 women’s Buckeye Field national tournament. Ohio State softball moved into a new home in 2009; 1,500-seat Buckeye Field, a $5.9 million facility that gives Ohio State one of the finest softball stadiums OSU Ice Rink in the nation. Constructed in 1961, OSU Ice Rink serves as the home of the women’s hockey Buckeyes. Extensive renovations were completed in 2004. French Field House The newly renovated French Field House plays host to indoor track and field and Steelwood Athletic Training Facility is the winter practice site for other sports. Completed in 2002, Steelwood Athletic Training Facility boasts 23,200-square feet of spacious and accommodating practice facilities Griggs Reservoir and training rooms for fencing, gymnastics and wrestling. All rowing home regattas are held at Griggs Reservoir on the Scioto River, which also serves as the team’s main practice site. A new boathouse will open in time Stickney Tennis Center for the 2011 season. Ohio State’s home outdoor tennis matches are held at the 12-court Stickney Tennis Center. Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range OSU’s rifle range is a 20 point range set for 50-foot and 10-meter shooting for St. John Arena both the rifle and pistol teams. Formerly the home of Ohio State basketball for 42 seasons, St. John Arena now is the permanent competition venue to the fencing, gymnastics, Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium volleyball and wrestling teams. Special events also take place in the The 10,000-seat Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium arguably is one of the finest 13,276-seat arena. multi-sport facilities in the country, hosting track and field and lacrosse in the spring and soccer in the fall. Value City Arena The home of the men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as men’s Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion ice hockey, the $115 million multipurpose facility also hosts a wide Begining in 2005-06, Ohio State’s swimming, diving and synchronized swimming variety of special events, concerts, family shows and touring productions. teams moved into their new home, the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, which features a 50-meter competition pool, spectator seating and a world-class diving facility. varsity indoor Tennis center The new home of Ohio State tennis opened in November 2007. It contains Buckeye Varsity Field six courts, locker rooms, a concession stand, meeting rooms and elevated A new 500-seat Buckeye Varsity Field for the Ohio State field hockey program spectator seating. will open in time for the 2010 season. Woody Hayes Athletic Center Ohio Stadium Dedicated in November of 1987, the WHAC is one of the most extensive Built in 1922, the Ohio Stadium renovation was completed in 2002, bringing its indoor facilities of its kind. The WHAC underwent a $20 million renovation capacity to 102,329. Artificial turf was laid before the 2007 season. during the 2006-07 season and is now state-of-the-art and operational. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes OHIO STATE TRADITIONS

School Songs Buckeye leaves Ohio State proudly boasts an alma A round white decal, about the size of a quarter, with a green mater (Carmen Ohio), two fight songs depiction of a buckeye leaf is applied to Ohio State football helmets (Across the Field and Buckeye Battle for big plays and consistency on the field. This tradition started Cry) and a state rock song (Hang on in 1968 when football coach Woody Hayes and longtime trainer Sloopy). Ernie Biggs changed the look of the Ohio State uniforms. Many of the sports at Ohio State incorporate Buckeye Leaves into their Buckeye Battle equipment and uniforms. Cry In old Ohio there’s a team that’s known thru-out the land; Eleven warriors, brave and bold, script ohio brutus Buckeye whose fame will ever stand. The signature formation of the Ohio State University Marching Band One of the more visible symbols of Ohio State athletics is Brutus And when the ball goes over, performed before, during halftime or after home football games is Buckeye, the school’s mascot. In 1965, an art student designed and our cheers will reach the sky, Script Ohio. introduced the first Brutus, while the name was chosen in a contest. Ohio field will hear again Each time the formation drill is performed, a different fourth- or The mascot began as a hardened paper mache affair that looked like The Buckeye Battle Cry – fifth-year sousaphone player has the privilege of standing as the dot a bowling ball with legs. In 1975, a radical new Brutus was designed in the “i” of “Ohio.” with a prune-like head and a man’s body. That attempt was booed off Drive! Drive on down the field, At exactly 16 measures from the end of “Le Regiment,” the drum the field and was re-worked, giving way to a mascot comparable to the Men of the scarlet and gray; major struts out toward the top of the “i,” with a senior sousaphone beloved present-day Brutus. Don’t let them thru that line, player high-stepping a couple of paces behind. As the crowd’s cheering The original choices for Ohio State’s mascot included a ram, an elk, We have to win this game today, crescendos, the drum major stops and dramatically points to the spot a moose and the leading candidate, a male deer. Due to the skittish Come on, Ohio! where the sousaphone player then assumes the post of honor, doffs his nature of deer, the idea of a mascot was tabled until January 1941 when Smash through to victory. or her hat and bows deeply to both sides of the stadium. “Chris,” a German police dog owned by an assistant cheerleader, made We cheer you as you go: Woody Hayes, Bob Hope and Jack Nicklaus are among the select few an appearance at a basketball game. The dog’s career was short-lived Our honor defend non-band members who have had the honor of dotting the “i.” and OSU remained without an official mascot until the 1960s. We will fight to the end for O-hi-o. First performed at the OSU-Pittsburgh football game Oct. 10, 1936, Script Ohio was named one of Athlon Sports’ 10 Greatest Football Across The Field Traditions in 1999. Fight the team across the field, show them Ohio’s here Set the earth reverberating with a mighty cheer Rah! Rah! Rah! Hit them hard and see how they fall; Never let that team get the ball, Hail! Hail! the gang’s all here, So let’s win that old conference now. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

scarlet and gray Ohio State’s official school colors since 1878, scarlet and gray were chosen by a group of three students in a lecture room in University Hall because “it was a pleasing combination ... and had not been adopted by any other college,” noted selection committee member Alice Townshend Wing.

TBDBITL “The Best Damn Band in the Land” is the 225-member, all-brass Ohio State University Marching Band that formed in 1879 as a military band. Also known as “The Pride of the Buckeyes,” the band perhaps is best known for the incomparable Script Ohio. Another band tradition of note is the “skull session,” a warmup concert/pep rally in St. John Arena, open to the public before every home football game that allows the band to play and “think through” the show one last time. More than 10,000 fans regularly attend each skull session. cheerleaders Buckeye cheerleaders are a constant source of support at all athletics events. The squad took second at the 2001 College Cheerleading National Championship, its highest finish since winning the 1993 title, and has placed first in the northeast region in 19 of the last 21 years. The squad was 15th at the 2008 national championships. The cheerleaders make appearances all over the state of Ohio throughout the year.

carmen ohio Oh! Come let’s sing Ohio’s praise, And songs to Alma Mater raise; While our hearts rebounding thrill, With joy which death alone can still. Summer’s heat or Winter’s cold. The seasons pass, the years will roll; Time and change will surely show, How firm thy friendship O-hi-o.

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Women’s Basketball ...... Shavelle Little Cheerleading ...... Cassie Bernard Field Hockey ...... Lindsay Quintiliani Golf ...... In Hong Lim Gymnastics...... Hillary Dow Hockey ...... Christina Mancuso Rowing...... Jill Mohr Soccer...... Courtney Jenkins Softball...... Dee Dee Hillman Synchronized Swimming...... Liz Derr ...... Monica Finnigan Swimming & Diving...... Megan Alexander (S) Tennis...... Kelsey Haviland Track & Field/XC...... Bridget Jacobs & ...... Emily Thompson Rifle & Pistol...... Erin Meadows Volleyball...... Katie Dull & ...... Susan Halverson

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Doug Archie TJ Shelton Janine Oman Chris Kaeding Courtney Siegel Dr. Leif Smith David Graham Assoc. AD for Associate AD Assistant AD Team Physician Athletic Trainer Sports Psychologist Director Compliance Services Sports Administration Sports Performance Student-Athlete Support Services

Brian Gimbel Katie Lipps Adam Widman Kayla Thomas Superintendent Team Office Associate Athletic Communications Athletic Communications Athletics Facilities Sport Contact Student Contact Professional Support Staff

WOmen’s track/XC When student-athletes choose Ohio State, they certainly learn from the best coaches nationally in their respective sports. Not only will the coaching be of the finest quality but a nationally-recognized support staff will provide the student-athlete all necessary services. .No matter the need on or outside the field of play, Ohio State student- athletes are afforded the best professionals in their respective areas. .From the medical and athletic training staff to those who prepare the venues for competition, student-athletes benefit from an entire department whose goal is to make the student-athlete experience positive. .Each of the 36 varsity sports has a team of professionals assigned to assist the more than 1000 student-athletes that make up and drive the Ohio State Department of Athletics. .Academic counselors, a sports psychologist, a nutritionist, a team of physicians, experienced certified athletic trainers and strength and conditioning professionals along with media relations, equipment, video specialists, marketing, compliance, event management, ticket and facility managers all provide expertise in service to the Buckeye student-athlete. .Whether it is coaches, student-athletes or the scores of athletics department personnel, the goal at Ohio State is to provide the best possible experience for all who wear the Scarlet and Gray.

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MEDIA EXPOSURE Ohio State Athletics consistently has been at the center of local, regional and national media coverage.

With the chance to speak to various media outlets, ranging from television to print, student-athletes are presented with the opportunity to act as an ambassador for their respective sport and team, as well as the University.

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President Gordon Gee

E Gordon Gee, among the most highly experienced and respected university presidents in the nation, returned to The Ohio State Univer- sity after having served as Chancellor of Vanderbilt University for seven years. Prior to his tenure at Vanderbilt, he was president of Brown Uni- versity (1998-2000), The Ohio State University (1990-97), the University of Colorado (1985-90), and West Virginia University (1981-85). Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Judge David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, eventually achieving the rank of full profes- sor. In 1979 he was named dean of the West Virginia University Law School, and in 1981 was appointed to that university’s presidency. Active in a number of national professional and service organiza- tions, Gee served as a Trustee for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation and as chairman of the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land Grant Universities. He is a member of the National Commission on Writing for America’s Families, Schools, and Colleges, founded by the College Board to improve the teaching and learning of writing. He also serves on the NCAA Presidential Taskforce on the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics. Gee is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Hospice Foundation and the Advisory Board of the Christopher Isherwood Foun- dation. He also is a member of the Business-Higher Education Forum. Gee has received a number of honorary degrees, awards, and recognitions. He was a Mellon Fellow for the Aspen Institute for Hu- manistic Studies and a W.K. Kellogg Fellow. In 1994, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. He is the co-author of 11 books and the author of numerous papers and articles on law and education. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is a physician and Robert Wood Johnson Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.

ohio state’s presidents

E. Gordon Gee Novice Gail Fawcett (10-1-2007 - present) (8-1-1956 to 8-31-1972) Joseph A. Alutto Howard Landis Bevis (Interim, 7-1-2007 to 9-30-2007) (2-1-1940 to 7-31-1956) Karen A. Holbrook William McPherson (10-1-2002 to 6-30-07) (Acting, 7-1-1938 to 3-1-1940) Edward Harrington Jennings George Washington Rightmire (Interim, 7-1-2002 to 9-30-2002) (1926 to 1938) William English Kirwan William Oxley Thompson (7-1-1998 to 6-30-2002) (1899 to 1925) John Richard Sisson James Hulme Canfield (Acting, 1-1-1998 to 6-30-1998) (1895 to 1899) E. Gordon Gee William Henry Scott (9-1-1990 to 12-31-1997) (1883 to 1895) Edward Harrington Jennings Walter Quincy Scott (9-1-1981 to 8-31-1990) (1881 to 1883) Harold Leroy Enarson Edward Orton Sr. (9-1-1972 to 8-31-1981) (1873 to 1881) 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y associate vice president/director of athletics Gene Smith

Gene Smith is in his fifth year as director of athletics at The Ohio Smith has an exemplary record of national leadership and service. State University. He was named to his current position on March 5, In 2007, he served as president of the Division 1-A Athletic Directors 2005. On March 17, 2008, Gordon Gee, president of The Ohio State Association. He is entering his third year on the prestigious NCAA University, promoted Smith to university assistant vice president/ Men’s Basketball Committee and was appointed chair of the commit- director of athletics and he has since been named associate vice tee for the 2010-11 academic year, with his term as chair beginning president/director of athletics. Sept. 1, 2010. Smith was recently named to the newly created Bas- Smith is the eighth person to hold the athletics director position ketball Academic Enhancement Group, a 27-member panel charged at Ohio State and the first African-American to do so. He previously with developing strategies to enhance academic performance and served as director of athletics at Arizona State, Iowa State, and East- graduation rates in Division I men’s basketball. ern Michigan Universities, and is entering his 24th year in the role. Smith is past president of the National Association of Col- At Ohio State, the 53-year old Smith oversees one of the nation’s legiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and was that organization’s largest and most successful college athletic programs. The Buckeyes first African-American president. He also has served on the NCAA have 36 fully-funded varsity sports and more than 1,000 student-ath- Management Council, the NCAA Committee on Infractions, the NCAA letes. The department of athletics is completely self supporting and Executive Committee, the NCAA Football Rules Committee, the EUGene Smith receives no university funds, tax dollars or student fees. In fiscal year President’s Commission Liaison Committee, the NCAA Baseball Aca- 2008-09, the department transferred nearly $26 million in assess- demic Enhancement Task Force, and the National Football Foundation Athletics ments to the university, including more than $13 million in grant- Honors Court, among others. Leaders in-aid reimbursement. In Smith’s first three years at Ohio State, the In recognition of his service, Smith was named by Black Enterprise department of athletics finished in the black financially and increased Magazine as one of the “50 Most Powerful African American in Col- its reserve fund. lege Sports.” In 2007, he was named to NACDA’s inaugural “Legends Upon arriving at Ohio State, Smith quickly established himself as Class,” and was also named Athletic Administrator of the Year by the a respected and thoughtful leader, both within the university and the Black Coaches Association (BCA). In 2002-03, he received NACDA’s community. In the spring of 2007, he unveiled a five-year strategic AD of the Year honors for the Division 1-A West Region. plan, reflecting the department’s goals and values. The strategic Smith grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended the University planning process, inclusive of the entire department, emphasized the of Notre Dame on a football scholarship. He played four years of development of the total student-athlete. football as a defensive end for the Irish and was a member of the John Bruno Under Smith’s leadership, The Ohio State Department of Athletics 1973 Associated Press national championship team. Smith received Faculty Representative was honored in the spring of 2008 with the Diversity in Athletics his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Notre Dame in Award in the category of Overall Excellence in Diversity. Smith ac- 1977. Following graduation, he joined the Notre Dame coaching staff cepted the honor at the 43rd annual National Association of College under Dan Devine and remained in that capacity until 1981. The 1977 Directors of Athletics Convention in Dallas. Notre Dame team captured the undisputed national championship. Shortly after Ohio State was honored as a department for its Smith left Notre Dame following the 1981 season to accept a market- dedication to diversity, Smith was individually recognized for his ing position with IBM. He returned to college athletics in April of 1983 contribution to the sport of football. as assistant athletics director at Eastern Michigan University. In 1985, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, an- he was appointed as interim director of athletics at Eastern, a position nounced in June of 2008 the recipients of the NFF’s 2008 Major he held until 1986 when he became the director on a full-time basis. Awards. Smith was honored officially Dec. 9, 2008 in New York with In 1993, Smith was named director of athletics at Iowa State Dr. F. Robert Tabita the John L Toner Award. Presented annually, the Toner Award is given University. He moved to Arizona State as director of athletics in 2000. Athletics Council Chair to a director of athletics who has demonstrated superior administra- As a former college athlete and coach, Smith is passionate about tive abilities and shown outstanding dedication to college athletics the well being of student-athletes. “We want to create an environment Athletics and particularly college football. for our student-athletes to be successful academically, athletically and Directors Smith was recently appointed to the Governing Board of Trustees socially,” he says. “The student-athlete experience provides teachable L. W. St. John...... 1912-47 of the Lincoln Theatre Association. He was named to the position by moments that prepare young women and men for success in life.” the Franklin County (Ohio) Board of Commissioners. It is a three-year Smith is active in the Columbus community and is a member of Richard Larkins...... 1947-70 appointment effective March 10, 2009. the board of the YMCA of Central Ohio. He also is active with the Bell J. Edward Weaver...... 1970-77 Nationally, Smith is involved with USA Basketball as a member of Center for African American males on Ohio State’s campus. Hugh Hindman...... 1977-84 the Finance & Audit Committee. That appointment was made March Gene and his wife, Sheila, have four children: Matt, Nicole, 25, 2009. The Finance & Audit Committee is responsible for making Lindsey and Summer, and two grandchildren: Marshall and Steele. Rick Bay...... 1984-87 recommendations to the Board regarding the organization’s financial Sheila, a 1976 Canadian Olympian in basketball, holds a doctorate in Jim Jones...... 1987-94 investments, reviewing independent auditors for USA Basketball and, higher education administration and is an associate vice president for Andy Geiger...... 1994-2005 if necessary, oversight, implementation and compliance with the USA development at Ohio State. Basketball Code of Ethics. Eugene Smith...... 2005-Present ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ohio state buckeyes ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT STAFF

ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Scott Neeley ...... Asst Dir, Camps Clinnard Gammon ...... Plumber 2 Tom Soboro...... Sr Sports Marketing Executive Gene Smith...... Assoc. Vice Pres. and Cara Singel ...... Asst Dir, Camps George Seebach ...... Plumber 2 Eric Olsavsky...... Sports Marketing Executive ...... Director of Athletics Kathy Ross ...... Office Manager Kyle Lavetsky...... Coord Fulfillment Beth Mullinix ...... Admin Assistant to the AD COMPLIANCE OFFICE Miechelle Willis...... Senior Assoc AD, Student Svcs Doug Archie....Assoc AD, Compliance & Camps Fan experience and promotion MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRAINING ...... & Sports Admin/SWA Chris Rogers ...... Asst AD, Compliance Erin Sauter...... Asst Director Janine Oman...... Asst AD, Sport Performance Ben Jay...... Senior Assoc AD, Finance & Operations Jessica Olms ...... Asst Dir, Compliance Carrie Snyder...... Asst Director Dr Chris Kaeding...... Medical Director Pat Chun...... Senior Assoc AD, External Relations Michael Warinner ...... Asst Dir, Compliance Beth Malafa...... Asst Director Leif Smith...... Sports Psychologist Amy Dingess ...... Office Admin Assoc Kala Andrews...... Asst Dir, Compliance Laura Waters-Brown...... Intern Doug Calland...... Head Ath Trainer (WHAC) Denny Hoobler ...... Assoc AD /Special Asst Carly Grimshaw ...... Asst Dir, Compliance Ludence Smith...... Intern Angela Beisner...... Ath Trainer (Biggs) ...... to the Director Khadian Kelly ...... Intern Chalisa Fonza...... Ath Trainer (JSC) TICKET SALES Vince O’Brien...... Ath Trainer (JSC) Steve Snapp ...... Assoc AD, CREATIVE SERVICES Mike Johnson...... Assoc Dir, Group Sales ...... Senior Advisor to the AD Katrina Stibel...... Ath Trainer (SJA) Diana Sabau...... Assoc AD, External Relations Jason Martin...... Assoc Dir, Ticket Sales Bob Sweeney...... Ath Trainer (WHAC) Bill Jones ...... Assoc AD, External Relations Pat Kindig...... Branding & Public Relations Mgr Kathleen Dean...... Ticket Sales Rep Tom McGinnis...... Assoc AD, Administration Alex Wong...... Ath Trainer (STWD) Jeff Brown...... Web Communications Specialist Beth Howe...... Ticket Sales Rep Jennifer Novak...... Asst Ath Trainer (Biggs) Kim Heaton ...... Coord, Human Resources Janna Forquer ...... Web Intern Jim Mergner...... Coord, Athletics Welcome Center GOLF COURSE Kristen Bretz...... Asst Ath Trainer (Biggs) Connie Newby ...... Office Assoc Michael Sypniak...... Asst Ath Trainer (WHAC) Andy DeVito ...... Lead Graphic Designer Marc Lucas...... General Manager Sport Administration Brian Kelly...... Head Golf Professional Ashley Cole...... Asst Ath Trainer (SJA) Miechelle Willis...... Sr Assoc AD/SWA Quinton Pierre-Wash...... Graphic Designer Courtney Siegel...... Asst Ath Trainer (SJA) Melissa Weller ...... Graphic Designer Ben Mersy...... Asst Golf Professional Heather Lyke ...... Assoc AD Will Santanich...... Asst Golf Professional Jason Good...... Asst Ath Trainer (Biggs) Chris Schneider ...... Assoc AD Kyle McKee...... Graphic Designer Julie Bonfini...... Office Assoc-Insurance Coord Michael Bower...... Graphic Design Intern Sharlene Rutherford...... Accountant 1 TJ Shelton ...... Assoc AD Kent Burger...... Sales Asst, Pro Shop Greg Heuer...... GAA (SJA) EQUIPMENT Spencer Knapp...... ales Asst, Pro Shop Annie Miehls...... GAA (STWD) ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Cameron Patria...... Intern (JSC) Dan Wallenberg...... Assoc AD, Communications Rob Lachey...... Mgr, Ath Equipment Dennis Bowsher...... Supt, Golf Course Tim Adams...... Ath Equip Asst-WHAC David Beattie ...... Asst Supt, Golf Course Kara McKeag...... Intern (McCorkle) Shelly Poe ...... Director, Ath Comm Caitlin McFadden...... Intern (STWD) Leann Parker ...... Associate Dir Eric Buchanan...... Ath Equip Asst-SJA Stephen Bugno ...... Supv, Golf Course Mike Caldwell...... Ath Equip Asst-WHAC Mark Crawford ...... Supv, Golf Course Stephen Gaul...... GAA (WHAC) Alissa Clendenen ...... Assistant Dir Greg Schneider...... Intern (Biggs) Jerry Emig ...... Assistant Dir John Dunn...... Ath Equip Asst-SJA Doug Knaup ...... Horticulturist D.C. Koehl ...... Assistant Dir Jim Jeans ...... Ath Equip Asst-WHAC Daniel Trubisky ...... Ath Grounds Spec JACK NICKLAUS MUSEUM Courtney Marsh ...... Assistant Dir Joe Pipia...... Ath Equip Asst (WHAC) Jim Dibert ...... Auto Mech 2 Steve Auch...... Curator Danielle Warner ...... Assistant Dir Lewis VanHoose...... Ath Equip Asst (FB) John Demianenko ...... Golf Wkr 2 Barb Hartley...... Pgm Coord Adam Widman ...... Assistant Dir Kevin Ries...... Intern (FB) Chuck Lorenz ...... Golf Wkr 2 Jennifer Kirchner ...... Communications Asst Kirk Noga ...... Golf Wkr 2 STRENGTH TRAINING & CONDITIONING EVENT MANAGEMENT Thomas Powell ...... Golf Wkr 2 Anthony Glass...... Dir, Ath Cond Alex Morando...... Intern Mike Penner...... Assoc AD, Event Mgmt Brett Rybak ...... Intern Brad Swartz ...... Golf Wkr 2 Dave Richardson...... Supv, Ath Cond (JSC) Jerry Davis...... Asst Dir, Event Mgmt Bobbie Harkless ...... Food Mgr Andy Britton...... Ath Cond Spec (Biggs) ALUMNI RELATIONS James Ericson...... Asst Dir, Event Mgmt Diana Stropes ...... Supv, Food Svcs Tom Palumbo...... Ath Cond Spec (FFH) Tammy Savage...... Coord, Alumni Affairs Ericka Hoon...... Asst Dir, Event Mgmt & Camps Al Gooch ...... Mgr, Food Svcs/Chef Luke Tipple...... Ath Cond Spec (FFH) Brittan Roth...... Asst Dir, Event Mgmt Della Baker ...... Asst Food Mgr Kim Dally-Badgeley...... Intern (FFH) ATHLETICS DEVELOPMENT Kristen Calo...... Intern Scott McLafferty ...... Asst Food Mgr Hannah Sackett ...... Intern (FFH) Martin Jarmond...... Assoc AD, Athletics Development Shane Burgess...... Intern Ellin Ray ...... Cook 2 Jillian Ramirez...... Intern (FFH) Raymont Harris...... Dir, Athletics Development Kristin Hayes...... Intern Eric Miller ...... Cook 1 Joe Manhertz...... Dir, Development Amber Herron...... Intern Julian Link ...... Food Svce Wkr TEAM SHOP/MERCHANDISING Scott Nelson...... Dir, Athletics Development Kyle Thomas ...... Food Svce Attendant Kyle Precht...... Dir, Merchandising Maura Murphy...... Dir, Athletics Development FACILITIES OPERATIONS Kat Barnes...... Asst Mgr, Merchandising Bridget Weigly...... Dir, Development Admin Don Patko...... Assoc AD, Facilities Operations ICE RINK Kate Riffee...... Dir, Development Operations Larry Pangalangan...... Bldg Engineer Duke Johnson...... Manager TICKET OFFICE Jordan Birkemeier...... Dir, Buckeye Club Sean Perkins...... Coord, Bldg Services- Bill Brown...... Asst Manager Brett Scarbrough...... Sr. Director, Ticketing Mitch Straub...... Asst Dir, Buckeye Club ...... SJA/FFH/WHAC/STWD Thomas Ewers...... Asst Manager Sarah Precht...... Asst Dir, Athletics Ticketing Judy Bunting...... Dir, Donor Relations & Stewardship Pete Olms...... Coord, Bldg Svcs-OS Kelly Valle...... Asst Dir, Athletics Ticketing Ben Waite...... Development Coordinator Michael Smith...... Coord, Bldg Svcs-OS INFORMATION technology Sarah Olsavsky...... Dir, Premium Seating Tami Smith...... Gift Coordinator Matt Gentis...... Asst Bldg Coord-OS Jim Null...... Dir. of Info Technology Aylish Connolly...... Dir, Ticketing Customer Svcs Lori Edsinger...... Gift Coordinator Kevin Gilson...... Asst Bldg Coord-SJA Gary Clark...... Asst. Dir, Info Systems Kevin Gorham...... Dir, Ticketing Accounting Jennifer Scarbrough...... Office Assoc. Shelaine Larson...... Asst Bldg Coord-SJA Mike Walden...... Asst. Dir, Info Systems Andrea Honaker...... Coord, Cust Svcs Bill Moffitt...... Asst Bldg Coord-WHAC Earl Rodgers...... Mgr, Help Desk Lily Toy...... Ticket Acct Spec BUSINESS OFFICE Don Morris...... Asst Bldg Coord-STWD Andrew White ...... Mgr, Help Desk Kate Nushart...... Asst. Dir, Athletics Ticketing Pete Hagan ...... Assoc AD, Finance Brian Gimbel ...... Supt, Ath Grounds Matt Rea...... Developer, Info Systems Theresa Bowers...... Office Admin Assoc Jennifer Bulla...... Asst Business Mgr, Travel Bob Ross ...... Supt, Bldg Maint Jon Yeagley...... Mgr, Info Systems Lauren Birnie...... Coord, Premium Seating Lisa Doersam....Asst Business Mgr, Accounting Wayne Stephens...... Supt, Bldg Maint-Electronics Matt Carabajal...... Coord, Ticketing Svcs Carole Rosing ...... Accountant Brent Packer...... Ath Grounds Spec Kathy Biddle...... Account Clerk 3 Brian Blount...... Ath Grounds Spec sports MARKETING/IMG College VIDEO SERVICES Karen Henderson ...... Account Clerk 2 Neal Wolf...... Auto Mech 3 David Brown .Regional Vice President, Midwest Mark Smith ...... Mgr, Athletics Videography Juga Sow ...... Account Clerk 2 Gary Delph...... Carpenter 2 Ray DeWeese...... Dir, Sponsorship Sales Russ Hoeflich...... Asst Mgr, Video Svcs Tom Bugno ...... Accounting Asst Randy Sefchick...... Carpenter 2 Andrew Kossoff...... Dir, Sponsorship Sales Rob Milan ...... Asst Mgr, Video Svcs Lisa Frey...... Coord, Team Travel Tom Galligan...... Elec Tech 3 David Chase...... Account Executive Craig Brown ...... Mgr, Scoreboard Ops Tim Lewis...... Elec Tech 3 Phil Hein...... Account Executive Mark Quisenberry ...... Videographer - FB camps and clinics Mike Nicholson...... Elec Tech 3 Bobby Jordan...... Account Executive Ben Needham ...... Video Intern (Def/QC) - FB Mark Wilson ...... Dir, Camps & Clinics Lenny Moore...... Maint Rep Wkr 2 Tammi Hysell...... Dir, Client Service & Fulfillment Keith Uecker ...... Video Intern - FB Marty Mouzon...... Concrete Restoration Spec Jordan Cullum...... Coord, Fulfillment Jared Law…………...Video Intern – FB Guerino Carano...... Painter 2 Chad Schroeder...... Sr Sports Marketing Executive Marcus Freeman.Video Intern (Off/QC)-FB Chad Welker…….….Video Intern - FB 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y OHIO STATE HEAD COACHES

Greg Beals Thad Matta Jim Foster Lenee’ Buchman Vince Panzano Anne Wilkinson Baseball Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Cheerleading Diving Field Hockey

Vladimir Nazlymov Jim Tressel Donnie Darr Therese Hession Miles Avery Carey Fagan Fencing Football Men’s Golf Women’s Golf Men’s Gymnastics Women’s Gymnastics

Mark Osiecki Jackie Barto Nick Myers Alexis Venechanos Jim Sweeney Pat Cherry Men’s Hockey Women’s Hockey Men’s Lacrosse Women’s Lacrosse Pistol Rifle

Andy Teitelbaum John Bluem Lori Walker Linda Kalafatis Bill Wadley Bill Dorenkott Women’s Rowing Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Softball Men’s Swimming Women’s Swimming

Linda Lichter-Witter Ty Tucker Chuck Merzbacher Robert Gary Karen Dennis Pete Hanson Synchronized Swimming Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Men’s Track and Field Women’s Track & Field Men’s Volleyball

Geoff Carlston Tom Ryan Women’s Volleyball Wrestling

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The Big Ten Conference is a union of 11 world-class academic BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. institutions who share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. The conference’s 100-plus years of history, strong tradition of big ten. competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, vast and passionate alumni base, and consistent leadership in innovations position the Big Ten and its entire community firmly on the Big Stage. James E.delany The Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared Big Ten Conference Commissioner practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics and Only the Big Ten’s fifth commissioner since emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness in its founding in 1896, James E. Delany all aspects of its student-athletes’ lives, with the ultimate goal of enters his 21st year in that role. He has led ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to live a Big Life. the Big Ten through significant periods of change and growth that have helped the conference maintain its preeminent position

as one of the nation’s leaders in providing TM quality athletic and academic experiences for young people.

STUDENT-ATHLETE OPPORTUNITIES SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS • Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more • During the 2008-09 season, the Big Ten claimed five team national champi- than 8,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships, 12 for onships, including titles for Iowa wrestling, Penn State fencing and women’s men and 13 for women. volleyball, Northwestern lacrosse and Wisconsin women’s ice hockey. In addition, • Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with more than Big Ten teams finished as the national runners-up in men’s basketball and men’s 270 teams. Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic gymnastics. programs in the United States. • Big Ten teams have claimed at least three national titles in nine of the last 10 seasons (1999-2000 through 2008-09). Over the last decade, the Big Ten has pro- TOP ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS duced team national crowns in the sports of basketball, cross country, fencing, field • Big Ten universities are members of the nation’s only conference whose constituency hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, synchro- is entirely composed of institutions that are members of the AAU, a prestigious associa- nized swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. tion of major academic and research institutions in the United States and Canada. LEADERSHIP IN GENDER EQUITY MORE TELEVISION EXPOSURE • Since 1992, the Big Ten has shown a strong commitment to increasing opportuni- • The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, the Big Ten Network ties for women in sports and exposure of women’s athletics by establishing a and CBS College Sports Network provide the conference with its greatest television multi-phased gender equity program. In that time, the Big Ten has created in excess exposure ever. of 2,000 new opportunities for women student-athletes and established 28 new • In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network women’s teams, while expanding the number of women’s championships to 13 by devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference. The Big Ten adding field hockey, soccer and rowing. Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satel- • As part of the gender equity action plan, the Big Ten was the first conference lite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. The Big Ten Network to voluntarily adopt male/female participation goals for student-athletes in 1992. is now available to more than 70 million homes nationally through agreements with The Big Ten initiated a five-year plan for conference members to commit to a 60 more than 250 cable/satellite affiliates and appears in 23 of the top 25 national media percent/40 percent male-to-female student-athlete participation ratio. This was markets. achieved as a conference by 1997 and 2000 was the first year that all institutions • Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football and men’s individually met this goal. As part of its commitment to gender equity, the Council basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has received more cover- of Presidents/Chancellors annually monitors this policy. During the 2007-08 year, all age than any other conference. institutions were in compliance and the conference averaged a 52/48 male-to-fe- • The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of more than 500 male participation ratio. events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300 events in the final year of the previous agreements. BUILDING THE FUTURE • In 1989, the Big Ten created a community outreach program—SCORE (Success NATION’S BEST FANS Comes Out of Reading Everyday), which partners the conference with two Chicago • Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with more than 8.7 million elementary schools to improve reading performances. What began with one school, patrons attending conference home contests during the 2008-09 seasons for football, two grade levels and five classrooms has grown in its 20th year to include grades men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball alone. kindergarten through eighth, encompassing all classes and students at Melody • Over the last 31 seasons, the conference has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in School and Louis Armstrong School. football, men’s basketball and wrestling attendance. For the past 17 seasons, women’s • Following the national tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, the Big Ten, through its basketball has been ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in attendance. intercollegiate athletic department revenues, pledged a $1 million scholarship • Big Ten institutions have more than 4.2 million living alumni and over 300,000 under- contribution to assist the families of those affected by the terrorist attacks. The graduate students attending their universities. conference’s donation is called the “Big Ten 9-11 Scholarship Fund”, and the $1 million contribution will be drawn from conference reserves which are generated as a result of football and men’s basketball participation in NCAA, bowl and regular- season television opportunities. • The Big Ten has established numerous community programs surrounding the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, including the Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award Scholarship, the Big Ten Career Fair, the Hoops Day 5K and a partnership with the Pink Ribbon Connection, a local breast cancer organization. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

Big Ten Network President Mark Silverman (from left), Fox National Cable Sports Networks President Bob Thompson, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Jack Lavin announce official Big Ten Network headquarters location at the historic Montgomery Ward building in Chicago.

“Eleven schools, 252 varsity teams, one great network to cover it all. Welcome to the Big Ten Mark Silverman Dave Revsine Network, your ultimate source for Big Ten sports, featuring the games, passion and tradition of the Big Ten Network President Lead Studio Host nation’s foremost athletic conference.” – Dave Revsine, August 30, 2007

The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institu- tions. The Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all complemented by hours of university- produced campus programming. The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. The Big Ten Network reaches a national audience through distribution arrangements with approximately 240 cable and satellite companies.

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NCAA COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS

The Ohio State University Athletics Compliance WHAT IS COMPLIANCE? Office is committed to a comprehensive At Ohio State, the athletics compliance office works within the department compliance program that educates everyone of athletics and the university to ensure Ohio State’s compliance with all applicable rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Big following tasks: Ten, and institutional rules. We strive to create • Educating administrators, coaches, staff, prospects, student-athletes and a “compliance conscience” within the university boosters about NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules; and throughout the community. • Developing monitoring systems to ensure compliance with these rules. The commitment to compliance ensures These systems are designed to monitor rules pertaining to recruiting, institutional control over the department of academic eligibility, financial aid, awards, extra benefits, ethical conduct, athletics and furthers the mission of The Ohio amateurism, agents, employment, occasional meals and the playing and practice seasons for each sport; and State University. The existence of a successful • Investigating and reporting violations of NCAA, Big Ten and institutional compliance program depends on the willingness rules to the appropriate governing authority. of coaches, administrators, staff, student- athletes and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, ARE YOU A BOOSTER? Big Ten and institutional rules. You are a booster if you are or ever have: • Been a member of a booster organization that supports Ohio State athletics; • Made any financial contributions to any area of Ohio State; • Made any annual or lifetime membership commitment to a booster organization; • Been involved with the recruitment of a prospect; • Provided benefits to an enrolled student-athlete or their relatives or friends; • Been involved in promoting Ohio State’s athletic program; • Provided or helped to arrange employment for student-athletes; • Participated in a group loosely associated with the athletics department (e.g., “Friends Of” group); • Been a season ticket holder. 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 w o m e n ’ s T r a c k & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y 2010-11 women’s Track & C r o s s C o u n t r y

GOT QUESTIONS? ASK COMPLIANCE. The provided information is a brief Once a Booster … overview of compliance and rules Always a Booster. pertaining to boosters and their According to the NCAA, once an individual has been identified as a booster, he or she retains this identity interactions with prospective and current student-athletes. It is not an forever. exhaustive discussion. If you have any questions about any NCAA, Big If you do not meet the definition of a booster, you can still be classified as a booster if you provide benefits Ten or institutional rules, please to prospects, student-athletes, their relatives or friends and any of the following statements are true. contact the Athletic Compliance • The relationship between the athlete (or parents of the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits Office at (614) 292-2681 or via developed as a result of the athlete’s participation in athletics or their reputation as an athlete; email at compliance@buckeyes. • The relationship began only after the athlete became a prospect; ath.ohio-state.edu. • The relationship began only after the athlete had achieved notoriety because of his or her athletic ability or reputation; or Athletics • The pattern of giving increased after the athlete attained notoriety as a skilled athlete. Compliance Office WHAT IS AN EXTRA BENEFIT? Fawcett Center - Ninth Floor 2400 Olentangy River Road A recruiting inducement or extra benefit is any special arrangement by an Ohio State University employee Columbus, OH 43210 or booster to provide a prospect, a student-athlete or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible extra benefits include but are not limited to: Phone: (614) 292-2681 • cash or any type of gifts; Fax: (614) 292-0199 • loans or cosigning of loans; E-mail: compliance@ • vehicle or the use of a vehicle; buckeyes.ath.ohio-state.edu • payment for or arrangement of transportation costs; • free or reduced cost goods or services; • free or reduced cost housing; • concert or sporting event tickets; or • any item not expressly permitted under NCAA rules

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? Ohio State is responsible for the actions of its boosters. If a booster provides an impermissible benefit to a prospect, a student-athlete, or their relatives or friends, Ohio State may be subject to penalties, even if the student-athlete has completed his or her eligibility. The prospect or student-athlete who accepts an impermissible benefit jeopardizes his or her eligibility for intercollegiate competition. A booster who provides an impermissible benefit may be disassociated from the university’s athletics program. Disassociation results in a loss of all benefits or privileges offered by the department of athletics and may involve other penalties as appropriate.

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