TRACK & FIELD ƟƝƞƣ 1 2 ADMINISTRATION GOLDEN EAGLE WOMEN’S YEAR- JESSE OWENS GOLDEN EAGLE MEN’S GOLDEN EAGLE WOMEN’S GOLDEN EAGLE COACHING STAFF CORPORATE PARTNERS & COACHES OLYMPIANS BY-YEAR RESULTS TRACK RECORDS RECORD BOOK RECORD BOOK PLAYER BIOS T HE PLEASE F G OR CONTACT MORE OLDEN INFORMATION THE E D OR IVISION AGLES ONLINE ON OF BECOMING AT I WISH NTERCOLLEGIATE C AL S TATE A TO G LA OLDEN THANK ATHLETICS A THLETICS E AGLE . COM THE , CORPORATE AT (323)343-3080 FOLLOWING PARTNER , : 2015-16 ROSTER 2015-16 R WOMEN’S ROSTER MEN’S ROSTER OSTER Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown Jasmin Acosta Sprints 5-5 Fr. Los Angeles Donovan Allen Sprints 5-9 So. Los Angeles Nia Allen Sprints 5-3 Fr. Compton C Gloria Amaya Throws 5-9 So. Los Angeles Gonzalo Ceja Distances 5-8 Sr. East Los Angeles OACHING Audree Baldizon Distances 5-1 Jr. Los Angeles Carl Chandler Sprints 5-10 Fr. Manteca T’Icis Fernandes Jumps 5-5 Jr. Cypress S Veronica Garcia Distances 5-3 Sr. Los Angeles Cristian Diaz Sprints/Jumps 5-10 Jr. Huntington Park TAFF Mattie Gebhart Sprints 5-9 Fr. Danville Kimson Do Throws 6-2 Jr. Dededo, Guam Rachel Graves Throws 5-6 Jr. Pasadena Damaris Hamilton Jumps/Hurdles 5-5 Fr. Fresno Omar Edwards Throws 6-6 Fr. Antelope G P OLDEN Clarisa Hernandez Distance 5-3 Jr. San Diego LAYER )DELDQ*ULI¿WK 6SULQWV 6U 'XDUWH B Jessica Herrera Throws 5-4 Sr. Los Angeles E IOS Vanessa Herrera Distances 5-2 Jr. Los Angeles Johnathan Hill Sprints 5-9 So. Cypress AGLE Angela Hicks Sprints 5-5 Fr. Anaheim Joshua Jeter Hurdles 6-4 Jr. Riverside Ariel Melendez Distances 5-1 Jr. Pico Rivera W Toya Johnson Sprints 5-9 Sr. Palmdale OMEN J’Liyah Miles Jumps/Sprints 5-3 Fr. Stockton G Nadine Murillo Sprints 5-1 Fr. Los Angeles OLDEN ’ Malik Martin Sprints 5-11 Fr. Westmont S R Tokoni Niweigha Sprints 5-8 Fr. San Jose ECORD Even Negash Distances 5-9 Fr. Los Angeles E Scarlett Perez Distances 5-6 Sr. Los Angeles AGLE Darian Puckett Sprints 5-5 Jr. Corona B OOK David Puga Distances 5-9 So. Wasco Bethany Quan Distances 5-10 Sr. Monterey Park David Ramirez Distances 5-8 Jr. Atascadero M Alecia Robinson Hurdles/400 5-6 Fr. Long Beach EN G ’ OLDEN Tamara Romero Sprints 5-0 Jr. Simi Valley David Renteria Throws 6-0 Jr. Los Angeles S R Caroline Roncalli Jumps/PV 5-4 So. Eagle Rock ECORD Jose Robles Jumps 6-0 So. El Monte E Rakel Rosshagen Jumps/Multi 5-6 Fr. Stockholm, Sweden AGLE Arielle Steimer-Barragan Distances 5-3 Sr. San Gabriel Miguel Romero Sprints 5-11 So. Rowland Heights B OOK Taraneh Tabatabai Throws 5-7 Fr. Corona Khallifah Rosser Hurdles 6-3 Jr. Fontana N Ericka Taylor Distances 5-6 Jr. Albany GA ATIONAL Megan Thompson Sprints 5-7 Sr. Newbury Park Matthew Sherrills Sprints 5-7 So. Lancaster G OLDEN Yasmin Velasco Distances 5-1 Fr. Norwalk Erick West Sprints 6-3 Sr. Los Angeles C Patrice Wells Sprints 5-5 Jr. Lake View Terrace E HAMPIONS Kiyana Williams Sprints 5-6 Jr. Lakewood Daniel Zaragoza-Rincon Distances 5-7 Sr. Los Angeles AGLE Head Coach Tina Fernandes M Y EN Assistant Coaches EAR ’ Julia Budniak, Katarzyna Klisowska, S Y R EAR Abbas Samimi, Barbara Edmonson, Orentheus Hutcherson, ESULTS Ericka Lovett-Holly, Alexis Cooper, Damanjot Kaur -B Y - 2015-16 Golden Eagles Quick Facts C Location Los Angeles, California ORPORATE Enrollment 27,000 Colors Black and Gold P Home Facility Jesse Owens Track ARTNERS Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. William A. Covino E Director of Athletics Mike Garrett A AGLE Credits: The 2015-16 Cross Sports Information Director Paul Helms BOUT Country and Track & Field media A SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 G guide was designed and edited by THLETICS Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 OLDEN Paul Helms, Brendan Dally and Head Coach Tina Fernandes Dr. William A. Covino Mike Garrett Rickey Chen. Assistant Coaches Budniak, Edmonson University President Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Track & Field Office Phone 323-343-6413 3 HEAD COACH ARTNERS P TINA FERNANDES - 3RD SEASON After leading the Golden Eagle cross country and track and field teams to some quality ORPORATE performances in 2014-15, Tina Fernandes returns for her third season as Cal State L.A.’s head C coach for women’s cross country, women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. TAFF Fernandes led the cross country team to an eighth-place finish in the California Collegiate S Athletic Association and a 20th-place finish in the NCAA Division II West Region. She then led the men’s track and field team to a fifth-place finish in the CCAA in the spring, which was an improvement by one position from the previous year and the women’s team to an eighth-place OACHING C finish. The year was highlighted by a second straight All-American award in the men’s 100 meters by Gregory Veals, who was also named the CCAA Male Track Athlete of the Year for a third straight season after capturing conference championships in the 100 and 200 meters. In her first year with the program, Fernandes guided the cross country team to a fifth-place AGLE IOS finish in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, which was an improvement by one spot E B from 2012 to start the year. She then led the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams to sixth-place finishes in the LAYER conference despite several key injuries and small rosters. The women’s team also improved one position from its 2012 finish. The OLDEN P G year was highlighted by an All-American award in the men’s 100 meters for Veals, who was also named the CCAA Male Track Athlete of the Year. S ’ In Fernandes’ first two years, the Golden Eagles have picked up 13 All-CCAA awards, five individual CCAA championships OMEN and 19 All-West Region awards in cross country, women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. OOK W Cal State L.A. has had a total of nine national qualifiers in men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. B Fernandes joined Cal State L.A. after spending 14 years as the women’s sprint assistant coach at USC. AGLE E Fernandes was also the Olympic coach representing Puerto Rico at the 2012 London Games and she was the coach and team ECORD R leader for Puerto Rico at the 2008 Beijing Games. OLDEN G During her career at USC working with legendary coach Ron Allice, Fernandes coached 67 College Division I All-Americans, S ’ 11 individual NCAA champions, 56 Pacific-12 Conference champions and 179 All-Conference student-athletes. She also coached EN USC record-holders in the 100 meters, 200, 400, 4x100 and 4x200. Two of her student-athletes also set Pacific-12 Conference M OOK records. B AGLE Under her guidance, the USC sprint team was considered one of the best in the country and she was named the West Region E Sprints Assistant Coach of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in 2005 and 2007. ECORD R She was also recognized by USC with one of 12 Remarkable Women Awards in 2011. Those awards honored OLDEN G accomplishments and contributions to campus life by faculty, staff or students. Fernandes was also chosen by the U.S. Olympic Committee for its Mentoring Women in Sports program in 2006. Among the runners she coached at USC was Angela Williams, who won an unprecedented four consecutive NCAA Division I 100-meter titles and also captured the prestigious Honda/Broderick Cup as the nation’s top female collegiate athlete in 2002. WENS ECORDS USC’s 2013 4x400 relay team of Coco Ndipagbor, Vanessa Jones, Jenna Puterbaugh and Ashley Liverpool won the Pac-12 O R championship and Fernandes led USC’s 2013 4x100 relay team to a seventh-place national finish and another All-America award. ESSE RACK J The Trojans also had 4x100 relay teams earn All-America recognition in 2012 and 2011. The 2011 team won the Pac-10 T championship and posted the fourth-fastest time in the program’s history. Sprinter Jessica Davis won the conference title in the 200 meters and set a new record in that event for USC freshmen. Aareon Payne and Davis both earned All-America honors in the 200. - She had a pair of runners, Jessica Onyepunuka in the 100 and Carol Rodriguez in the 400, earn All-America honors in 2008 EAR ESULTS and that same pair won 2008 West Regional titles while helping USC to a third-place finish. Y S R ’ In 2007, Rodriguez and Onyepunuka went 1-2 in both the 100 and 200 at the conference championships and the NCAA West EAR Regional. Both earned All-America honors and teamed up with Shalina Clarke and Candice Davis to place third in nationals in the OMEN -Y Y 4x100 relay. W B In 2006, Rodriguez was third at nationals in the 100 and fourth in the 200 while the 4x100 relay team of Virginia Powell, Davis, Onyepunuka and Rodriguez finished third in the nation in the 4x100 and set a new school record of 42.96.