TABLE OF CONTENTS, CREDITS & SCHEDULE IOWA TRACK AND FIELD 2012-13 MEDIA GUIDE Table of Contents Track Team Rosters & Pronunciation Guides: ..............................................2-3 2012 Cross Country Schedule Aug. 31 Western Illinois Early Bird Open Macomb, Ill. 2013 Quick Facts: ............................................................................................4 Sept. 7 Bradley Open Peoria, Ill. 2013 Season Preview ...................................................................................5-7 Sept. 21 Toledo Bubble Buster Toledo, Ohio Coaching & Support Staff: ..........................................................................8-16 Sept. 29 Roy Griak Invitational Minneapolis Homes of the Hawkeyes: ...............................................................................17 Oct. 12 Wisconsin Adidas Invitational Madison, Wis. Hawkeye Facilities: ...................................................................................18-19 Oct. 13 Pre-National Invitational Louisville, Ky. 2012 Track & Field Season Reviews: .......................................................20-23 Oct. 28 Big Ten Championships East Lansing, Mich. Why Iowa?: ....................................................................................................24 Nov. 9 NCAA Midwest Regional Springfi eld, Mo. Iowa’s Olympians: ......................................................................................... 25 Nov. 17 NCAA Championships Louisville, Ky. Track & Field NCAA Champions:................................................................... 26 Track & Field All-Americans & National Honorees: ..................................27-28 Track & Field Regional Champions & Honorees: ..........................................29 2013 Indoor Track and Field Schedule Jan. 12 Iowa Open Iowa City, Iowa Track & Field Big Ten Champions & Honorees: .......................................30-35 Jan. 19 at Adidas Classic Lincoln, Neb. Drake Relays Champions: .............................................................................35 Jan. 25-26 at Bill Bergen Invitational Ames, Iowa National Iowa Varsity Club Hall of Fame: ...................................................... 36 Jan. 26 at Illinois Invitational Champaign, Ill. Track & Field Indoor School & Facility Records: ......................................37-38 Feb. 1-2 at Meyo Invitational South Bend, Ind. Track & Field Indoor Top 10 Performers: ..................................................39-42 Feb. 8-9 at Cyclone Classic Ames, Iowa Track & Field Outdoor School & Facility Records:....................................43-44 at Tyson Invitation Fayetteville, Ark. Track & Field Outdoor Top 10 Performers: ...............................................45-50 at Husky Invitational Seattle, Wash. Hawkeye Women’s Elite Competitors:......................................................51-53 Feb. 15 Iowa Invitational Iowa City, Iowa All-Time Track & Field Letterwinners: .......................................................54-62 Feb. 22-23 at Big Ten Championships Geneva, Ohio Cross Country Team Rosters & Quick Facts: ................................................63 Mar. 2 at Last Chance Meet Ames, Iowa 2012 Cross Country Season Reviews: .....................................................64-65 at Last Chance Meet Notre Dame, Ind. Cross Country School & Course Records: .................................................... 66 Mar. 8-9 at NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. Cross Country Awards & Honors: .............................................................67-69 All-Time Cross Country Letterwinners: .....................................................70-72 2013 Outdoor Track and Field Schedule Mar. 22-23 at Alabama Invitational Tuscaloosa, Ala. Practice Attendance & Interviews Mar. 27 at Central Invitational Pella, Iowa All practices are open to the media, and interviews may be conducted 15 minutes Mar. 29-30 at Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. prior to or at the completion of practice. The cross country team practices daily Apr. 4-6 at Jim Click Invitational Tempe, Ariz. from 3-6 p.m. at the Ashton Cross Country Course. The track team practices Apr. 13 at Tom Botts Invite Columbia, Mo. daily from 1:30-6 p.m. at the Recreation Building during the indoor season and Apr. 20 Musco Twilight XIV Iowa City, Iowa from 1:30-6 p.m. at Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track during the outdoor season. Apr. 25-27 at Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa All interviews should be coordinated by either Chris Brewer or May 3 at UNI Invitational Cedar Falls, Iowa Brandee Britt in the Athletic Communications Office so the interview May 10-12 at Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio time does not interfere with the student-athlete’s schedules. May 23-25 at NCAA Regionals TBA June 5-8 at NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. 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(Dundee Crown HS) Ardian Asani ............ARE-dee-an ah-SAW-knee Justin Austin Sprints Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. (University of Kentucky) Klyvens Delaunay ............................DUE-la-nay Jon Michael Brandt Distance Jr. Winona, Minn. (Winona HS) Nate Ferree .......................................... fuh-REE Keith Brown Sprints/Hurdles So. Milwaukee, Wis. (Iowa Wesleyan) Sam Joens ..............................................JONES Matt Butler Distance Fr. Bettendorf, Iowa (Bettendorf HS) David Nsbua .....................................sa-BOO-ah Matt Byers Throws Sr. Wichita, Kan. (Wichita East HS) Brandon Oest ...........................................OHST Andrew Carman Throws Jr. Jefferson, Iowa (Jefferson-Scranton HS) Cameron Rieger .................................REE-guhr Sam Chaney Distance Jr. Columbus Junction, Iowa (Columbus Junction HS) Taylor Soltys .....................................SOUL-stiss Kody Dailey Throws Fr. Iowa City, Iowa (City HS) Kevin Spejcher ..................................SPAY-shur Brennan Davey Middle Distance So. Indianola, Iowa (Indianola HS) Will Teubel ............................................TUE-bull Kerry Dean Jr. Jumps Fr. Evergreen Park, Ill. (Mount Carmel HS) Ryan Weir ................................................WEER Klyvens Delaunay Jumps Fr. Claremont, Calif. (Claremont HS) Josh Zeiser ...........................................ZIE-ZUR Jack Eckert Combined Events Jr. Sellersburg, Ind. (Silver Creek HS) Head Coach Larry Wieczorek ..........wuh-ZOR-ik Nate Ferree Distance Fr. Appleton, Wis. (Xavier HS) Neil Flattery Middle Distance Fr. Fort Dodge, Iowa (Saint Edmond HS) Sam Fourman Distance So. Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park HS) Anthony Gregorio Distance Fr. Palatine, Ill. (Palatine HS) Michael Hart Distance Fr. West Branch, Iowa (West Branch HS) Ethan Holmes Hurdles Sr. Clinton, Iowa (Clinton HS) Nick Holmes Distance Sr. Peoria, Ill. (Limestone HS) Daniel Huff Distance Fr. Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock HS) Gabe Hull Throws So. Bloomington, Ind. (South HS) Sam Joens Throws *Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Prairie HS) Josh Larney Jumps Sr. Cleveland, Ohio (Iowa Central CC) Kevin Lewis Distance So. Ottumwa, Iowa (Ottumwa HS) Nate Lonsway Distance Sr. Dublin, Ohio (Eastern Michigan) Caleb Mere Jumps So. Hiawatha, Iowa (Kennedy HS) Avery Meyers Throws Fr. West Liberty, Iowa (West Liberty HS) Tevin-Cee Mincy Sprints Jr. Altoona, Iowa (S.E. Polk HS) Jordan Mullen Hurdles Sr. Atlantic, Iowa (Atlantic HS) Austin Murphy Throws Fr. Iowa City, Iowa (City HS) David Nsbua Jumps Fr. Ontario, Canada Brandon Oest High Jump Sr. Geneva, Ill. (Aurora Christian HS) Nathan Prom Middle Distance Jr. East Dundee, Ill. (Dundee Crown HS) Kyle Reid Combined Events Sr. Schaumburg, Ill. (James B. Conant HS) Keaton Rickels Sprints/Middle Distance Sr. Iowa Falls, Iowa (Iowa Falls-Alden HS) Cameron Rieger Distance Sr. Mundelein, Ill. (Carmel Catholic HS) Cullen Shanrock Distance So. Wabasha,