2008-09 Athletes

2008-09 Athletes

Table of Contents Racer Quick Facts .............................................................2 2008 Cross Country Results Track and Field Legends ................................................. 3 Date Meet Location Results Home of the Racers ...........................................................4 Aug. 30 Mid-American Opener Evansville, Ind. 2nd 2008-09 Coaching Staff Sep. 13 Mizzou Cross Country Challenge Columbia, Mo. 3rd Head Coach Dereck Chavis ..............................................5 Sep. 27 Saluki Invitational Carbondale, Ill. 2nd Oct. 4 Great Louisville Classic Louisville, Ky. 12th Assistant Christopher England ..........................................6 Oct. 18 Evansville Invitational Evansville, Ind. 3rd Graduate Assistant Tiffany Evans ......................................6 Nov. 1 OVC Championships Cape Girardeau, Mo. 2nd The 2008-09 Racers Nov. 15 NCAA Regional Clemmons, N.C. 26th 2008-09 Roster ..................................................................7 Athlete Bios ................................................................. 8-18 2008-09 Indoor Schedule Date Meet Location Racer Records Dec. 5 Early Bird Invitational Carbondale, Ill. Women’s Record Book ....................................................19 Jan. 23-24 Gladstein Invitational Bloomington, Ind. Men’s Record Book .........................................................20 Jan. 30-31 McDonalds Invitational Carbondale, Ill. Women’s OVC Championships .......................................21 Feb. 14 Depauw Classic Greencastle, Ind. Men’s OVC Championships ............................................22 Feb. 20 SEMO Invite Cape Girardeau, Mo. Feb. 27-28 OVC Championships Charleston, Ill. OVC Retired Events Championships ..............................23 March 13-14 NCAA Indoor Championships College Station, Texas Around Campus Murray State University ........................................... 24-25 2009 Outdoor Schedule University Administration ............................................... 26 Date Meet Location Murray State Athletics March 20 Emory Invitational Atlanta, Ga. April 3-4 Joey Haines Invitational Cape Girardeau, Mo. Athletic Director Allen Ward .............................................27 April 11 Ole Miss Invitational Oxford, Miss. Ohio Valley Conference April 18 Racer Invitational Murray, Ky. The Ohio Valley Conference ............................................28 April 25 National City Invitational Bowling Green, Ky. May 1-2 OVC Championships Richmond, Ky. May 29-30 NCAA Mid-East Regional Louisville, Ky. June 10-13 NCAA Outdoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark. ON THE CO VER The 2008-09 Murray State track and field team. CREDI T S The 2008-09 Racer Track and Field Media Guide was written and produced by MSU Media Relations Assistant Teri LaJeunesse and student assistant Jessica Cary. Editorial assistance provided by Dave Winder and John Brush. Photos provided by Lance Allison of Allison Photography of Murray, Ky., and Dave Winder. Printing by MSU Publications and Printing Services. Murray State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or veteran status in employment, student admissions, financial aid, student employment and placement or the provision of services and provides, upon request, reasonable accommodation including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in all programs and activities. Karissa Magnuson earned Murray State’s first Freshman of the Year when she was named the 2008 Women’s OVC Cross Country Freshman of the Year. 2008-09 MURRAY STATE TRACK & FIELD 1 2008-09 Quick Facts MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY 2007 Cross Country Results Location: Murray, Ky. Date Meet Location Results Enrollment: 10,500 Aug. 31 Vanderbilt Invitational Nashville, Tenn. 6th Founded: 1922 Sep. 8 Missouri Cross Country Challenge Columbia, Mo. 2nd Colors: Navy & Gold Sep. 29 Greater Lousiville Classic Louisville, Ky. 16th Nickname: Racers (not Lady Racers) Oct. 13 Evansville Invitational Evansville, Ind. 1st Conference: Ohio Valley Oct. 27 OVC Championship Hoover, Ala. 4th President: Dr. Randy J. Dunn Nov. 10 NCAA Cross Coutry Regional Louisville, Ky. 22nd Director of Athletics: Allen Ward Athletics Department Phone: (270) 809-6800 2007-08 Indoor Results Senior Woman Administrator: Velvet Milkman Date Meet Location Office Phone: (270) 809-5408 Jan. 25-26 Gladstein Invitaional Bloomington, Ind. NTF Stadium/Capacity: Roy Stewart Stadium/16,800 Feb. 1-2 Indiana Relays Bloomington, Ind. NTF Athletic Website: www.GoRacers.com Feb. 8-9 McDonald’s Invitational Carbondale, Ill. 5th Feb. 15 Hoosier Hills Invitational Bloomington, Ind. NTF MURRAY STATE TRACK & FIELD PERSONNEL Feb. 22 SEMO Broadway Invitational Cape Girardeau, Mo. NTF Feb. 29-1 OVC Championship Nashville, Tenn. 4th Director of Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/ Head Women’s Track and Field Coach: Dereck Chavis Alma Mater: Indiana State, 1994 2008 Outdoor Results Date Meet Location Tenure at Murray State: 5th Season March 29 Bulldog Invitational Starkville, Miss. NTF Office Phone:(270) 809-3240 Apr. 4-5 Gatorade Classic Cape Girardeau, Mo. NTF E-Mail: [email protected] Apr. 12 Ole Miss Invitational Oxford, Miss. NTF Apr. 19 LSU Alumni Gold Meet Baton Rouge, La. NTF Head Cross Country/Assistant Track & Field Coach: Chris England May 2-3 OVC Championship Cape Girardeau, Mo. 5th Alma Mater: Ohio State, 1997 Tenure at Murray State: 2nd Season Office Phone:(270) 809-5435 E-Mail: [email protected] Graduate Assistant Coach: Tiffany Evans Alma Mater: Radford University Tenure at Murray State: 1st Season Office Phone:(270) 809-6941 E-Mail: [email protected] MEDIA RELATIONS Track & Field Contact: Jessica Cary Office Phone: (270) 809-7051 E-Mail: [email protected] Secondary Track & Field Contact: Teri LaJeunesse Office Phone: (270) 809-3351 E-Mail: [email protected] Assistant AD, Media Relations: Dave Winder Media Relations Assistant: John Brush Athletic Media Relations Fax: (270) 809-6814 Overnight Mailing: MSU Athletic Media Relations Murray State University Dominque Robinson won the OVC championship in the Weight Throw in 2008, 217 Roy Stewart Stadium and set the Racer record with a throw of 59’ 6.75”. Murray, KY 42071-3351 2 2008-09 MURRAY STATE TRACK & FIELD Track & Field Legends Murray State Track & Field Legends OVC Men’s Athletes of the Year NCAA Men’s All-Americans Name Season Year Name Event Year William Boyd .................Cross Country .................... 1964 Jim Krejci ......................Cross Country .................... 1971 Charles Allen ................Outdoor .............................. 1965 Sam Torress .................Cross Country ................... 1973 Tommy Turner ...............Outdoor .............................. 1971 Chris Bunyan ................Cross Country ................... 1981 Gary Ribbons ................Cross Country .................... 1982 Elvis Forde ....................Indoor ................................. 1982 NCAA Men’s Indoor All-Americans Elvis Forde ....................Outdoor .............................. 1982 Name Event Year William Jordan ..............Cross Country .................... 1983 Tommie Turner ..............600 Yards ........................... 1968 Gary Ribbons ................Indoor ................................. 1983 Lee Roy McGinnis, Ashman Samuels, Randy Smith, Jason McKinney ...........Cross Country .................... 1995 Tommie Turner ..............Mile Relay ........................... 1970 Jim Freeman Jason McKinney ...........Indoor ................................. 1996 Tommie Turner ..............600 Yards ........................... 1971 1966 NCAA All-American Jason McKinney ...........Indoor ................................. 1997 Fred Sowerby ...............600 Yards ........................... 1972 Martyn Brewer, Pat Chimes, Tony Keener, OVC Women’s Athletes of the Year David Warren ................Two-Mile Relay ................... 1978 Name Season Year Jeremy Odlin ................Three-Mile Run ................... 1979 Allison Mauley ..............Outdoor .............................. 1981 Ernest Patterson ...........High Jump .......................... 1983 Stephaien Saleem ........Indoor ................................. 1990 Patterson Johnson ........Triple Jump ......................... 1987 Diane Woodside ...........Outdoor .............................. 1990 Seibert Straughn ...........400 Meters ......................... 1989 Natasha Brown .............Indoor ................................. 1991 Seibert Straughn ...........400 Meters ......................... 1991 Felicia Upton .................Outdoor .............................. 1991 Trevor Hamilton, Terry Harewood, Stevon Roberts, Heather Samuel ............Indoor ................................. 1992 Seibert Straughn ...........400 Meter Relay ................. 1992 Heather Samuel ............Outdoor .............................. 1992 Heather Samuel ............Indoor ................................. 1993 NCAA Men’s Outdoor All-Americans Heather Samuel ............Outdoor .............................. 1993 Name Event Year Margaret Simmons Heather Samuel ............Outdoor .............................. 1994 Jim Freeman .................100 Yards ........................... 1966 Dominique Robinson ......Indoor (Field) ...................... 2007 Tommie Turner ..............440

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