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Santa Clara Michael Bonds Jumps 5-7 Jr. Moreno Valley Te’Ahnalin Harris Throws 5-9 Jr. San Diego Giorgio Bryant Sprints/Jumps 6-2 Jr. Bossier City, LA Maritza Hernandez Distances 5-2 Jr. Pasadena Christopher Bustamante Throws 5-11 Jr. Compton Tuekeha Huntley Multi 5-11 Jr. Los Angeles Eric Carlos Throws 5-10 Jr. Temple City Angeline Jefferson Sprints 5-6 Fr. Sylmar Josh Como Jumps 6-0 Sr. Moreno Valley Roya Johnson Throws 5-10 Sr. Los Angeles Brandon Dickson Sprints 6-0 Jr. Long Beach Cara Jones Multi 5-7 Jr. Woodland Hills Michael Esquivel Multi 5-10 Sr. Eagle Rock Melissa Lopez Distances 5-3 Jr. Hacienda Heights Justin Foster Sprints 6-1 Sr. Inglewood Brittany Manuel Sprints 5-2 Sr. San Bernardino Anthony Hall Jumps 5-11 Jr. Ewa Beach, HI Mariah Murray Distances 5-4 So. Compton Verlondon Harris Throws 6-0 Jr. North Hollywood Lisa Ohberg Distances 5-7 Jr. Uddevalla, Sweden Julius Joseph Throws 5-8 Jr. Los Angeles Alexis Reed Sprints 5-5 Fr. Gardena Solomon Kirven Jumps 5-8 Fr. Oakland Nairobi Regis Hurdles/Jumps 5-6 Jr. San Fernando Ameer Madyun Mid. Distance 5-9 Jr. Los Angeles Tanyshia Ridley Sprints/Hurdles 5-4 Sr. San Diego Mark Malone Hurdles 6-2 Sr. Fontana Justina Sadauskaite Distances 5-7 Jr. Kaunas, Lithuania Dominic McGiffert Sprints 5-10 Sr. Long Beach Valerie Sanchez Distances 5-1 So. Pacoima Anthony Moran Multi 5-10 Jr. East Los Angeles Bregan Schultz Throws 5-4 Jr. Okinawa, Japan Jesus Sanchez Distances 5-10 So. Banning Brandi Segovia Distances 5-1 Jr. Oxnard LaMont Sanders Hurdles 5-11 Fr. Oakland Raizah Singh Distances 5-2 Fr. Norco Vijay Tidwell Sprints 5-7 Jr. Fairfield Amanda Taylor Multi 5-3 Jr. Placerville Jordan Tyler Pole Vault 6-1 Jr. Moorpark Sara Taylor Distances 5-5 Fr. Victorville Lamar Wint Hurdles 5-7 Fr. Detroit, MI Head Coach: Christopher Asher (9th Season) Assistant Coaches: Steve Laguna, Octavious Gillespie-Bennett, Ranard Adkison 2011 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California Enrollment 21,000 Colors Black and Gold Home Facility Jesse Owens Track Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. James M. Rosser Director of Athletics Dr. Dan Bridges Sports Information Director Paul Helms SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 Credits: The 2010-11 Cross Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 Country/Track & Field Head Coach Christopher Asher Dr. James M. Rosser media guide was designed Dr. Dan Bridges Assistant Coaches Laguna, Gillespie-Bennett, Adkison and edited by Paul Helms President Director of Athletics Track & Field Office Phone 323-343-6413 and Brendan Dally. 2010-11 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Cross Country and Track & Field 2 COA C HING STAFF After leading the Golden Eagle cross country and track and field teams to some impressive accomplishments in 2009-10, Christopher Asher returns for his ninth season as Cal State L.A.’s head coach for women’s cross country, women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. Asher led the men’s outdoor track and field team to a sixth-place national finish in 2010, which was the program’s best finish in the NCAA Division II Championships since 1998. The women’s outdoor team finished third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and 38th in the nation, the women’s indoor team was 44th in the nation and the 2009 cross country team finished fourth in the CCAA. That success came on the heels of an outstanding performance in the 2008-09 season. Asher led the women’s outdoor track and field team to a seventh-place national Christopher Asher finish, which was its best national finish since 1996. The cross country team placed 13th in the nation, the women’s Head Coach indoor track and field team took 26th in the country and the men’s outdoor track and field team took 41st in the nation. Both the women’s cross country and women’s outdoor track and field teams finished second in the CCAA. In the 2007-08 season, Asher led the women’s cross country team to its first CCAA championship since 1994 in 2007 and guided the squad to a second-place finish in the West Region and a fifth-place national finish. He also led the women’s indoor track and field team to an 11th-place national finish that included a national championship for triple jumper Omonike Kotey. The men’s track and field team finished seventh in the nation after an impressive second-place showing in the CCAA, while the women’s track and field team finished third in the conference. He was named the CCAA Coach of the Year in women’s cross country and the USTFCCCA West Region Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Head Coach of the Year. The 2007-08 season was an impressive follow-up to a memorable 2006-07 campaign. Asher led the women’s cross country team to an NCAA Division II West Region championship, a second-place finish in the CCAA and a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Division II Championships in 2006. The fourth-place finish is the highest national placing in the program’s history. He also led the 2007 women’s indoor track and field team to a 13th-place national finish. The men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams both posted national top-25 finishes. The men placed 21st in the country, while the women wound up 24th. During his first eight years, Cal State L.A. has picked up 56 CCAA individual titles, including 53 in track and field (34 in men’s track and field and 19 in women’s track and field). The Golden Eagles earned five individual conference championships in men’s track and field and had a total of 17 All-CCAA awards in track in 2010. The Golden Eagles picked up three individual championships in women’s track and field and earned 18 All-CCAA awards in 2009. In 2008, the Golden Eagles picked up nine individual CCAA titles in men’s track and field and earned 26 All-CCAA awards in men’s and women’s track and field combined. In Asher’s eight years as head coach, the Golden Eagles have earned 177 All-CCAA awards (79 in men’s track, 78 in women’s track and 20 in cross country). The Golden Eagles also had individual CCAA cross country champions in 2002, 2003, and 2007. Also, the Golden Eagles have earned 72 All-America honors in cross country and track and field since Asher took over as head coach, including nine in 2009-10 (one in indoor track and field, five in men’s outdoor track and field and three in women’s outdoor track and field) and 9 in 2008-09 (two in indoor track and field, one in men’s outdoor track and field and six in women’s outdoor track and field). The Golden Eagles also had 11 in 2007-08 (two in cross country, six in men’s track and field and three in women’s indoor track and field) and 11 in 2006-07 (two in cross country, five in outdoor track and field and four in indoor track and field). Asher has also coached two individual NCAA champions, Omonike Kotey, who won the 2008 indoor triple jump title and April Brown, who won the 60 meter indoor title in 2006. His two Coach of the Year awards in the 2007-08 season gave him four in his Cal State L.A. career. Asher was also named the NCAA West Region Coach of the Year in women’s cross country in 2006 and in women’s indoor track and field in 2006. Asher is the Division II President of the United States Track and Field Cross Country Association and NCAA Track and Field West Region chair. He is also on the USATF Coaches Advisory Committee and, as a member of the committee, has been appointed as a representative on the Zero Tolerance Committee for both USA Track and Field and the USTFCCCA. Before coming to Cal State L.A., Asher served for five seasons as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton, where he was responsible for overseeing sprints, hurdles and relays for both the men’s and women’s teams. His student-athletes earned 19 All-Big West Conference honors, four Big West Conference individual championships and one USATF Junior National All-America award.