GENERAL INFORMATION University Information Table of Contents Location: Seattle, Wash. Founded: Nov. 4, 1861 2008 Season Info GENERAL INFO. Enrollment: 42,000 Quick Facts ..................................................................... 1 Husky Stadium ............................................................... 2 Nickname: Huskies Dempsey Indoor ............................................................. 3 Colors: Purple and Gold 2008 Men’s Outlook ...................................................4-5 Conference: Pacific-10 2008 Men’s Roster ......................................................... 5 Indoor Track: Dempsey Indoor 2008 Women’s Outlook ...............................................6-7 Outdoor Track: Husky Stadium 2008 Women’s Roster .................................................... 7 President: Mark Emmert Men’s Qualifying Standards ........................................... 8 Previews, p. 4-7 Acting Athletic Director: Scott Woodward Women’s Qualifying Standards...................................... 9 Internet Site: www.gohuskies.com OUTLOOK 2008 Athlete Bios Men’s Bios ...............................................................10-27 Coaching Information Women’s Bios..........................................................28-45 Head Coach Track & Field / Cross Country: .............................Greg Metcalf (6th yr.) Office Phone: (206) 543-0811 Husky Coaches Assistant Coach (Vault/Jumps): .............................................Pat Licari (11th yr.) Head Coach Greg Metcalf.......................................46-47 Office Phone: (206) 685-7429 All-Time Husky Coaches .............................................. 47 Assistant Coach (Throws): ......................................... Reedus Thurmond (3rd yr.) Assistant Coach Pat Licari ........................................... 48 Office Phone: (206) 616-8086 Assistant Coach LaMonte Vaughn, Jr. ......................... 49 MEET THE TEAM Asst. Coach (Sprints/Hurdles): .............................. LaMonte Vaughn, Jr. (4th yr.) Assistant Coach Reedus Thurmond ............................ 50 Bios, p. 10-45 Office Phone: (206) 543-7914 Assistant Coach Jimmy Bean ...................................... 50 Assistant Coach (Men’s Distances): ...................................Jimmy Bean (2nd yr.) Assistant Coach Kelly Strong....................................... 51 Volunteer Assistant Coaches ....................................... 51 Office Phone: (206) 221-2625 Husky Track Support Staff ............................................ 51 Assistant Coach (Women’s Distances): ................................Kelly Strong (6th yr.) Office Phone: (206) 221-4047 2007 Season Review Volunteer Assistants: ........ Ryan Brown (mid-distances), Will Conwell (throws), 2007 Men’s Best Marks ..........................................52-53 ..................................John Wayne Penton, Jr. (sprints), Brad Walker (vault) 2007 Women’s Best Marks .....................................54-55 Olympic Sports Phone:.................................................................. (206) 543-2279 2007 Postseason Summaries ..................................56-58 Fax: (206) 685-1677 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic Teams ............................... 59 COACHES 2008 Opponents Coaches, p. 46-51 Administrative Staff Pac-10 Team Capsules ................................................. 60 Certified Athletic Trainer: .........................................................Elisha Cusumano UW-WSU Scoring Meet Summary .............................. 61 Equipment Mgrs.: ..............................Gary McGuire, Jim Hagland, Grant Gasca UW-Oregon Scoring Meet Summary ........................... 62 Athletic Communications Director: ............................................ Richard Kilwien Asst. Athletic Comm. Director/Track Contact: ..........................Michael Bruscas Husky Records Office: (206) 543-2331 .................................................. Cell: (206) 714-5556 Pac-10, NCAA, American Records ............................... 63 Fax: (206) 543-5000 ........................... E-mail: [email protected] Men’s Outdoor Top-10 Lists ....................................64-65 Men’s Freshman Records ............................................. 65 1 Men’s Indoor Top-10 Lists .......................................66-67 Team Information Women’s Outdoor Top-10 Lists ...............................68-69 REVIEW 2007 Men’s Pac-10 Finish: .............................................................................. 6th Women’s Freshman Records ........................................ 69 2007 Men’s NCAA Finish (Outdoor/Indoor): ............................ 15th (tie)/7th (tie) Women’s Indoor Top-10 Lists ..................................70-71 Review, p. 52-59 NCAA Men’s Competitors Returning / Lost: .................................................. 9/3 Men’s Best Conference Finish: .......................................................... 2nd—1976 Husky History: A Century of Excellence Men’s Best NCAA Finish: ........................................................ 2nd—1929, 1930 Pac-10 Championships History ...............................72-73 MPSF Championships History ...................................... 73 OPPONENTS Men’s NCAA Championships History ..........................74-77 2007 Women’s Pac-10 Finish: ......................................................................... 9th All-Time Team Finishes 74 2007 Women’s NCAA Finish (Outdoor/Indoor): ..................... 59th (tie)/34th (tie) AAU/TAC National Champions 74 NCAA Women’s Competitors Returning / Lost: ............................................. 4/1 NCAA Champions 75 Women’s Best Conference Finish: ..................................4th—1995, 1996, 1998 Career Individual Scoring 75 Women’s Best NCAA Finish: ............................................................10th—1988 All-Americans 76-77 Women’s NCAA Championships History .............................. 78-79 Opponents, p 60-62 All-Time Team Finishes 78 NCAA Champions 78 RECORDS Career Individual Scoring 78 All-Americans 79 World Record Holders .................................................. 80 Olympians..................................................................... 81 IAAF World Championships Participants ...............................81 Letterwinners ...............................................................82-87 The Washington Way HISTORY Husky Executive Staff .................................................. 88 Notable Husky Alumni ................................................. 89 CREDITS: The 2008 University of Washington track & field media guide Records, p. 63-71 was written and edited by Michael Bruscas. Design and layout done entirely Washington’s Athletic Prowess ................................... 90 in-house by Bruscas and Jonathan Soriano. Exterior and interior covers de- Dawg-Gone Greats: Huskies in the Pros...................... 91 Creating Winners: ...................................................92-93 signed by Brianna McLeoud. Some previous editorial content by Brian Beaky. Seattle: The Emerald City ............................................ 94 Interior photos by Beaky, Joanie Komura, Dale Garvey, David Gonzales, Bruce The UW Campus .......................................................... 95 WASHINGTON Humber, Bruce Terami, Geoff Thurner, and Tim Willis. Printing by University Washington’s Training Facilities .................................. 96 of Washington Department of Publications Services (Judy Robertson). Spe- cial thanks to Daniel Bell of the Amateur Athletics Foundation, and to Paul Merca of USA Track and Field, for historical research. Also thanks to Jessica Raber, Holly Laubacher and all previous UW Sports Information staffs who contributed to this guide. History, p. 72-87 2008 WASHINGTON TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE GENERAL INFORMATION Husky Stadium Husky Stadium Records While Dempsey Indoor hosts the Huskies from January to March, when the weather warms up, Washington’s track and field teams head outdoors to MEN 72,500-seat Husky Stadium, the largest on-campus track and field facility in 100m Dash ..................................................10.05, Leroy Burrell, USA, 1990 200m Dash .......................................... 20.54, Michael Johnson, USA, 1990 the Pac-10. 400m Dash ........................................ 44.79, Robert Hernandez, Cuba, 1990 800m...................................................1:45.10, Joaquim Cruz, Oregon, 1984 Athletes running on the hallowed Husky Stadium track do so in the footsteps 1500m................................... 3:38.2, Jerome Howe, Mid-America TC, 1972 of some of track and field’s most notable names, including former U.S. gold Steeplechase...................................8:05.4, Henry Rono, Wash. State, 1978 medalists Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson, both of whom own facility GENERAL INFO. 5000m..............................................13:33.52, Paul Williams, Canada, 1990 records. 10000m.............................................27:26.33, H. Boutayeb, Morocco, 1990 110m Hurdles .............................................. 13.43, Greg Foster, UCLA, 1980 The eyes of the entire world were upon Husky Stadium in 1990, when the 400m Hurdles ...............................48.78, Winthrop Graham, Jamaica, 1990 4x100m Relay .................................................................... 38.45, USA, 1990 Huskies’ outdoor track and field home played host to the Opening and Closing 4x400m Relay ................................................................