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1 TRACK AND FIELD RELEASE APRIL DRAKE RELAYS AIR FORCE ACADEMY TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS TRACK & FIELD CONTACT: VALERIE PERKIN VALERIE.PERKIN@USAFA.EDU SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE...COMPETITION Mar Jerry Quiller Classic...Cancelled Mar Aztec Invita onal Apr. 1...San Francisco State Distance Carnival Apr Stanford Invita onal Apr Sun Angel Classic Apr Colorado Invita onal Apr California Combined Events Meet Apr Mt. SAC Relays Apr Jack Chris ansen Invita onal...cancelled Apr Michael Johnson Invita onal Apr Drake Relays...Des Moines, Iowa Apr Invita onal... Laramie, Wyo. May 6...Air Force Twilight Open... USAF Academy, Colo. May Mountain West Championships...Fresno, Calif. May NCAA Championships First Round... Lawrence, Kan. June NCAA Championships...Eugene, Ore. The Air Force track and field team returns to ac on this week, when it splits for a pair of meets. Part of the squad will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, for the 107th Drake Relays on April 28-30, while the rest of the team heads to Laramie, Wyo., for the 7220 Invita onal on April 29. MEET INFORMATION DRAKE RELAYS The pres gious Drake Relays, presented by Hy-Vee, which officially kicked last night with the Grand Blue Mile, will take place throughout the week at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. The meet, which is in its 107th year, will begin in earnest at 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, April 28. Live results and a complete schedule of events are available under the Drake Relays tab at GoDrakeBulldogs.com. DID YOU KNOW? Assistant coach Beau (Walker) Houston was named the Drake Relays Outstanding Female Performer for the collegiate and open divisions in 2004, a er winning both hurdles and anchoring two Tide relay teams to championship tles during her sophomore season at Alabama. MEET INFORMATION 7220 INVITATIONAL The 7220 Invita onal, which is slated to begin at 10 a.m. (MT) on Friday, April 29, is a late addi on to the Falcons schedule to make up for the cancella on of two road meets earlier this season. The meet will be held at the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex on the campus of the University of Wyoming. A complete schedule is below. Live stats will be provided through GoWyo.com, while Air Force highlights will be posted on the team s official Twi er account (@af_trackfield). MEET INFORMATION DRAKE RELAYS Date...Thursday - Saturday April Loca on... Des Moines, Iowa Venue... Drake Stadium Thursday Events...4:00 p.m. Friday Events...8:00 a.m. Saturday Events...12:00 p.m. Meet Informa on... GoDrakeBulldogs.com Live Results... GoDrakeBulldogs.com Air Force Updates... Twi 7220 INVITATIONAL Date...Friday April 29 Loca on...laramie, Wyo. Venue...Louis Madrid Sports Complex Running Events...10:00 a.m. Field Events...11:00 a.m. Meet Informa on... GoWyo.com Live Results... GoWyo.com Air Force Updates... Twi SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10:00 a.m.: 3000-Meter Run, 3000-Meter Steeplechase; 11:00 a.m.: Women s Hammer Throw, Men s Hammer Throw, Women s Discus Throw, Men s Discus Throw; 11:00 a.m.: Men s Shot Put, Women s Shot Put; 11:00 a.m.: Women s Long Jump, Women s Triple Jump; 11:00 a.m.: Men s Long Jump, Men s Long Jump; 11:20 a.m.: 4x100-Meter Relay, 1500-Meter Run, 100-/110-Meter Hurdles; 12:00 p.m.: Women s High Jump, Men s High Jump; 12:00 p.m.: Women s Pole Vault, Men s Pole Vault; 12:15 p.m.: 400-Meter Dash; 100-Meter Dash, 800-Meter Run, 400-Meter Hurdles, 200-Meter Dash, 4x400-Meter Relay (the women will compete first in all running events) BELL CLEARS 18 FEET, NABS WEEKLY CONFERENCE HONOR A er recording a career-best clearance of 18 2½ the second-best height in Academy history and the third-best height in conference history to finish second at the Michael Johnson Invita onal, Dylan Bell was named the Mountain West Field Athlete of the Week on April 26. It is the third award of the year for Bell, who is currently ranked fi h in the NCAA at that height. FAST FACT With his pole vault clearance of 18 2½ at the Michael Johnson Invita onal, Dylan Bell became the fi h Falcon in Academy history to surpass the 18-foot bar in outdoor compe on. He is also just the fourth Air Force vaulter to do so during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, as he set the Academy s indoor record at 18 2¾ this winter during the Air Force Team Challenge. GET THE WHITEOUT READY The Falcons caused a major rewrite of the Academy s all- me standings at the Michael Johnson Invita onal on April 23, as the team recorded one Academy record and made nine individual improvements to the program s top-10 lists. The men made three addi ons to the program record book, while the women accounted for six adjustments to the all- me list. QUARTET TAKES DOWN 4x1 RECORD The 4x100-meter quartet of Gavin McHenry, Zach Johnson, Robbie Anderson and Jamiel Trimble combined to produce an Academy-record me of at the Michael Johnson Invita onal on April 23, finishing third in the collegiate field. That me, a season-best for that relay by 0.55 seconds, took 0.15 cks off of a program standard that had stood since WHAT S ON DECK The Falcons close out the regular season next Friday (May 6), when they host the annual Air Force Twilight Open at the Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex. The meet, which is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m., will serve as the final tune-up for Falcons before they travel to Clovis, Calif., for the 2016 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May

2 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY Loca on...usaf Academy, Colo. Founded Enrollment...4,000 Nickname... Falcons Colors... Blue and Silver Affilia on... NCAA Division I Conference... Mountain West Indoor Facility... Cadet Field House Indoor Track Eleva on...7,048 Feet Outdoor Facility...Cadet Outdoor Track & Field Complex Eleva on...6,980 Feet Superintendent...Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Athle c Director... Jim Knowlton Track and FIeld STAFF Head Coach...Ralph Lindeman Events... Combined Events ... ralph.lindeman@usafa.edu Office Phone Office Fax Associate Head Coach... Sco Steffan Events... Pole Vault High Jump ...sco.steffan@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach... Ryan Cole Events... Middle Distances Distances ...robert.cole@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach...Beau Houston Events...Sprints Hurdles ... beau.walker@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach... Keith Vance Events... Throws ...keith.vance@usafa.edu Office Phone Director of Opera ons...parker Cowles Events... Middle Distances Distances ...parker.cowles@usafa.edu Office Phone Volunteer Coaches... Bob Graf...Long Jump Triple Jump Michael McPherson...Mul s Ma Post... Throws Mark Stanforth... Middle Distances Distances Ron White...Sprints Hurdles MEDIA INFORMATION Track and Field Contact... Valerie Perkin ...valerie.perkin@usafa.edu Office Phone Website... GoAirForceFalcons.com Twi Interviews: Athletes and coaches are available for interviews during the week. Requests should be made at least one day in advance and coordinated through Valerie Perkin in Athle c Media Rela ons. Cadet-athletes have been instructed not to accept calls from media without prior no fica on. Meet Results Media Creden als: Results will be posted online at the conclusion of each home meet. Any SID wishing to receive results by , please send a request to Valerie Perkin. Creden als can also be obtained by contac ng Perkin. NOT A BAD DEBUT In addi on to anchoring the program s record-se ng 4x100-meter relay, Jamiel Trimble also accounted for the sixth-fastest 400-meter me in Academy history. The sophomore in his first-ever race at that distance clocked in with a me of AIR POWER The women s pole vault received two improvements on April 23, as Kathryn Tomczak and Riley Vann registered career-best clearances at the Michael Johnson Invita onal. Tomczak surpassed the 13-foot bar for the second me in three meets, as she cleared 13 1½ to finish third and move into a e for second on the Academy s all- me list (Melissa Beerse, 2008). Vann finished fi h in the compe on a er improving her #6 placement on the top-10 standings with a career-best height of 12 9½. 400-METER MOVERS Aryn Maxwell and Naomi Alston both impacted the record book in a pair of 400-meter based events at the Michael Johnson Invita onal. Maxwell clocked the fourth-fastest hurdles me in program history (1:02.48 a new Freshman Class Record), while Alston moved into sixth on the Academy s all- me standings in the dash (55.91). The pair also joined Kaliyah Gorman and Alexa Chacon on the 4x400-meter relay that clocked the sixth-fastest me in program history (3:50.19). BUT WAIT, THERE S MORE Giulianna Vessa also impacted the top-10 standings on April 23, pos ng the program s fi h-fastest 1500-meter me (4:24.93). CORONA TAKES DOWN ANOTHER RECORD, REPEATS AS MW ATHLETE OF THE WEEK A er clocking the fastest 5000-meter me in all of NCAA Division I (13:37.24), Patrick Corona was named the MW Track Athlete of the Week on April 19. Finishing second in the Elite sec on of the Mt. SAC Relays, Corona improved his personal-best me by more than 14 seconds and reset the Academy record that had stood since In addi on to knocking more than 10 seconds off of the program s Senior Class Record, Corona clocked the fastest me in the Mountain West in more than two years. LONG, SMITH SHUFFLE ALL-TIME 5K STANDINGS In two 5000-meter races at the Mt. SAC Relays, the women s top-10 list received a pair of updates. Lindy Long improved her No. 9 standing on the all- me list a er clocking a career-best 17:17.22 in the Elite sec on, but Jaci Smith reshuffled the standings two hours later, as she debuted in eighth following a career-best 17:08.82 performance in the Open sec on. The pair, ranked eighth and 10th on the all- me list following the two races on April 15, bookend a me that was set in In addi on to breaking into the top 10, Smith also deleted nearly 11 seconds from a Freshman Class Record that had stood since CHACON HAS STELLAR HEPTATHLON DEBUT With a 4529-point ou ng at the California Invita onal, Alexa Chacon debuted in fi h on the Academy s all- me heptathlon standings. In her first heptathlon, Chacon finished 14th in the overall field of 48 and clocked a new event record at 800 meters. With a career-best 2:20.50, Chacon cut more than two seconds from an event standard that had stood for nine years. BERSTLER FINISHES THIRD IN DECATHLON, DEBUTS IN 10TH ON ACADEMY S ALL-TIME LIST Calvin Berstler debuted in 10th on the Academy s all- me decathlon standings a er tallying 6617 points to finish third at the California Invita onal. The sophomore recorded career-best marks in eight of the 10 events, en route to the career-best total. DID YOU KNOW? Calvin Berstler s third-place finish in the decathlon at the California Invita onal Combined Events Meet is the Falcons best placement at that meet since Noah Palicia won the 2011 compe on. In addi on, with Tyler Berson earning a 10th-place finish (6006 points), it s the first me since that year that Air Force has earned two top-10 finishes in the decathlon. COLORADO WEATHER CAUSES ANOTHER CANCELLATION The majority of the Falcons squad received an unexpected weekend off, as weather forced Colorado State to cancel its annual Jack Chris ansen Invita onal. It is the second Colorado-based meet of the season to be cancelled due to weather. CORONA NABS THIRD CONFERENCE AWARD OF THE YEAR A er a winning performance in the mile at the Sun Angel Classic, Patrick Corona was named the Mountain West Men s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on April 12. With one MW award as a sophomore and three during each of the last two seasons, Corona set a new Academy standard for conference awards in a career, with seven weekly awards. CORONA NOTCHES ANOTHER RECORD Patrick Corona debuted an Academy record at the Sun Angel Classic on April 9, as he set the ini al standard in the outdoor mile at 4: Finishing first out of 18 collegiate and professional runners in the Premiere sec on of that race by a margin of nearly two seconds, Corona paced Air Force to the top-two finishes (Ma Dorsey, 4:02.00). In addi on to being a new Academy record, Corona clocked the fastest mile me in the NCAA last week and the second-fastest in the na on for the 2016 season. NOT DONE YET... Using the mile-to-1500 conversion, Patrick Corona s mile me at the Sun Angel Classic translates into a 1500-meter me of 3:42.69 the third-fastest me in Academy history. In addi on, with that conversion, Ma Dorsey moved from ninth to fourth on the program s all- me standings in that event with a converted me of 3: JOHNSON BREAKS ACADEMY RECORD AT 100 METERS With a career-best me of 10.43, Zach Johnson broke the Academy s 10-year-old record in the 100-meter dash at the Sun Angel Classic. Johnson, who finished fi h amongst collegiate runners in the Premiere race, deleted 0.03 seconds off of the previous record that had stood since He also knocked 0.11 seconds off of the Junior Class Record that he ini ally set last week.

3 MEN S RANKINGS Na onal Rankings Week 4 25 April Rk Ins tu on...pts 1 Texas A&M Florida LSU Arkansas Georgia Texas Oregon Alabama Texas Tech Virginia Minnesota Syracuse Virginia Tech Penn State Miss State UCLA South Carolina Houston TCU Mississippi Middle Tenn Iowa USC Penn Florida State Regional Rankings Week 4 25 April Rk Ins tu on...pts 1 Texas Tech Air Force BYU Colorado Colorado St Northern Ariz New Mexico Utah State UTEP Montana St Montana Wyoming Idaho State Utah Valley Southern Utah WOMEN S RANKINGS Na onal Rankings Week 4 25 April Rk Ins tu on...pts 1 Arkansas Kentucky Oregon Texas Florida LSU USC Kansas State Tennessee Harvard Stanford Texas A&M Georgia Miss State Miami Oklahoma Baylor Arizona Wisconsin Auburn Oklahoma St New Mexico Nebraska Mississippi Michigan State Regional Rankings Week 4 25 April Rk Ins tu on...pts 1 Colorado Texas Tech Colorado State BYU New Mexico UTEP Northern Ariz Utah Nevada Utah State Wyoming Air Force Montana Northern Colo Montana St GILLESPIE, ALSTON IMPACT WOMEN S RECORD BOOK AT SUN ANGEL CLASSIC Carina Gillespie and Naomi Alston combined to impact three all- me lists during the Sun Angel Classic on April 9. Gillespie recorded the second-fastest 1500-meter me in program history, as she clocked a me of 4:22.81 during the Premiere sec- on of that race. Finishing second amongst collegiate runners and sixth overall, Gillespie also broke the program s 10-year-old Sophomore Class Record by four seconds. Alston made her mark to a pair of top-10 lists during the meet, as she posted the program s seventh-fastest 200-meter me (25.37) and eighth-fastest 400-meter me (56.68). IT S HAMMER TIME With a hammer throw heave of 197 5, Spencer Baldwin registered the fourth-best distance in Academy history at the Sun Angel Classic on April 8. Improving his career distance in that event by nearly 10 feet, the senior won the 16-compe tor event and became the first Falcon since 2013 to impact the top five of the program s hammer throw standings. A PREMIERE OUTING Dylan Bell matched his career-high height of 17 6½ the eighth-best clearance in Academy history to finish first amongst collegiate vaulters - and third overall) - in the Premiere sec on of the pole vault at the Sun Angel Classic. FRESHMEN MAKE RECORD BOOK DEBUT Shanna Burns and Michelle Thompson improved the all- me standings at the Colorado Invita onal on April 9. In the first steeplechase of her career, Burns debuted in eighth on the Academy s top-10 list with an al tude-adjusted me of 12: Thompson, compe ng in just her second 400-meter hurdles, posted a me of 1:03.98 to enter the all- me standings in 10th. WOMEN EARN HIGHEST NATIONAL RANKING IN FOUR YEARS Backed by strong 10,000-meter performances from Hannah Everson and Lindy Long at the Stanford Invita onal, the Air Force women checked in at No. 74 on the April 4 edi on of the USTFCCCA Na onal Rankings. That is the program s highest regularseason ranking since 2012 (No. 72) and the third-highest ranking in program history (No. 61 in 2010). CADET COMPLEX RECOGNIZED The Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex was recognized by DailyRelay.com as the Most Picturesque in the state of Colorado. The segment ran during the website s American Track and Field Stadium series visit to the Centennial State. EVERSON, SMITH NAB WEEKLY MOUNTAIN WEST AWARDS A er impac ng the conference s all- me standings in their respec ve events, Hannah Everson (women s track) and Taylor Smith (men s field) were named Mountain West Athletes of the Week on April 5. The awards, the first for Everson and third for Smith, marked the fourth me this season that Air Force has nabbed mul ple weekly awards from the conference. WHAT. A. NIGHT. Clocking a career-best 10,000-meter me of 33:05.26 at the Stanford Invita onal on April 1, Hannah Everson sha ered her own Academy record by 78 seconds. Finishing third amongst collegiate runners and 11th overall in the top sec on of 10K races, Everson debuted in third on the Mountain West s all- me standings becoming just the fourth Academy female to impact the conference s top five list in an outdoor event. Everson, who has now reset the Academy s 10K record three mes in four career races at that distance, also took more than 90 seconds off of the Senior Class Record that had stood since BUT WAIT, THERE S MORE Hannah Everson wasn t the only runner to impact the top of the women s 10K standings at Stanford, as Lindy Long crushed her previous best me by more than two minutes to move into second on the program s all- me list. Crossing the finish line in a me of 34:12.05, Long jumped from fi h to second in the Academy standings and broke the Junior Class Record by 11 seconds. FAST FACT In less than a year, the Academy s previous 10K record a mark that had remained unchanged for 24 years has been improved four mes. Hannah Everson first be ered Callie Calhoun s 1991 me of 34:39.83 at the 2015 Stanford Invita onal (April 4) when she ran a 34: She improved that me to 34:23.52 at the NCAA West Preliminary, before clocking the latest record of 33:05.26 at this year s Stanford Invita onal (April 2). That same night, Lindy Long clocked a me of 34:12.05 to jump Calhoun for second on the Academy s all- me list. WHAT DID YOU DO IN AN HOUR? Jamiel Trimble impacted a pair of Academy top-10 lists in just over one hour at the Stanford Invita onal. Finishing third in the finals of the 110-meter hurdles with a career-best me of 14.10, Trimble moved into fi h on the program s all- me standings and reset the Sophomore Class Record that had stood since That race came just 73 minutes a er he posted the seventhfastest 200-meter me in Academy (21.31) to finish as the top collegiate and second overall in the full 35-runner event. SMITH IMPACTS ACADEMY, CONFERENCE STANDINGS A er registering a career-best clearance of 7 1, Taylor Smith was the top collegiate finisher - and placed fourth overall - in the Invita onal sec on of the high jump at the Stanford Invita onal on April 1. In addi on to pos ng the second-best clearance in Academy history, the junior also debuted in fi h on the Mountain West s all- me outdoor standings. Next ranking will be released on 25 April MAKING THEIR MARK Clocking a 100-meter me of 10.54, Zach Johnson moved into fourth on the Academy s all- me standings and reset the program s 10-year-old Junior Class Record in that event, while John Reynolds posted the sixth-best triple jump distance in Academy history following a mark of 49 5¾. In his first outdoor race of the year, Jacob Bilvado set a new Freshman Class Record in the 5000-meter run, dele ng more than seven seconds off of the previous standard following a me of 14:15.24.

4 track & field performance list Visit the Stats link at GoAirForce Falcons.com or scan this code with your smart phone and a QR Reader app for direct access to Air Force s Indoor Performance List and Results. head coach ralph lindeman 27TH SEASON AT AIR FORCE Coaching Awards 6x Mountain West Men s Indoor Coach of the Year 4x Mountain West Men s Outdoor Coach of the Year 1995 WAC Men s Indoor Coach of the Year 1991 WAC Men s Cross Country Coach of the Year 1989 Big West Coach of the Year (at Long Beach State) 2x USTFCCCA Regional Men s Indoor Coach of the Year 3x USTFCCCA Regional Men s Outdoor Coach of the Year 2012, 2016 Mountain West Men s Indoor Team Champions 2012, 2013 Mountain West Men s Outdoor Team Champions NCAA Division II Na onal Champion Callie Calhoun ,000-Meter Run; 1991 Indoor 3000-Meter Run; 1990 Outdoor 5000-Meter Run; 1990 Outdoor 3000-Meter Run; 1990 Indoor 3000-Meter Run NCAA Division I Na onal Champion Dana Pounds 2006 Javelin Throw; 2005 Javelin Throw 58 All-Americans 31 Western Athle c Conference Champions 109 Mountain West Conference Champions Member of Team USA Men s Coaching Staff 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 2001 World University Games Beijing, China 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 1993 U.S. Olympic Fes val (North Team) San Antonio, Texas 1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, Korea 1987 U.S. Olympic Fes val (West Team) North Carolina Other Dis nc ons 2009 Inductee to the Arizona Track Coaches Hall of Fame President of the US Track Coaches Associa on ( ) First Chairman of the USTFCCCA Ethics Commi ee Elected as Chair of the USATF Coaches Advisory Commi ee Served on NCAA Track and Field Rules Commi ee Served as Chair of the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships Meet Director of the 1995 U.S. Olympic Fes val indoor season leaders. men EVENT MARK ATHLETE MEET DATE 100-Meter Dash AR Zach Johnson Sun Angel Classic 9 April 100-Meter Dash wind Jamiel Trimble Aztec Invitational 26 March 200-Meter Dash Zach Johnson Aztec Invitational 26 March 200-Meter Dash wind Gavin McHenry Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April 400-Meter Dash Jamiel Trimble Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April 800-Meter Run 1:51.43 Zac Petrie Sun Angel Classic 9 April 1500-Meter Run 3:42.69c Patrick Corona Sun Angel Classic 9 April Mile Run 4:00.51 AR Patrick Corona Sun Angel Classic 9 April 3000-Meter Run 8:57.03a Jimmy Shipley Colorado Invitational 9 April 5000-Meter Run 13:37.24 AR Patrick Corona Mt. SAC Relays 15 April 10,000-Meter Run 31:12.17 Daniel Shellhouse SF State Distance Carnival 1 April 110-Meter Hurdles Jamiel Trimble Stanford Invitational 2 April 110-Meter Hurdles wind Calvin Berstler Colorado Invitational 9 April 400-Meter Hurdles Gabe Brown Colorado Invitational 9 April 3000-Meter Steeplechase 9:08.52 Andrew Milliron SF State Distance Carnival 1 April 4x100-Meter Relay AR Team Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April 4x400-Meter Relay 3:13.95 Team Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April High Jump 7-1 Taylor Smith Stanford Invitational 1 April Pole Vault Dylan Bell Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April Long Jump John Reynolds Stanford Invitational 1 April Long Jump wind John Reynolds Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April Triple Jump John Reynolds Stanford Invitational 2 April Shot Put Grant Hamilton Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April Discus Throw Grant Hamilton Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April Hammer Throw Spencer Baldwin Sun Angel Classic 8 April Javelin Throw Taylor Hulslander Stanford Invitational 1 April Decathlon 6617 Calvin Berstler California Invitational April indoor season leaders. women EVENT MARK ATHLETE MEET DATE 200-Meter Dash Naomi Alston Sun Angel Classic 9 April 400-Meter Dash Naomi Alston Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April 800-Meter Run 2:14.17 Carina Gillespie Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April 1500-Meter Run 4:22.81 Carina Gillespie Sun Angel Classic 9 April 3000-Meter Run 10:14.47 Anna Olesinski Aztec Invitational 25 March 5000-Meter Run 17:08.82 Jaci Smith Mt. SAC Relays 15 April 10,000-Meter Run 33:05.26 AR Hannah Everson Stanford Invitational 1 April 100-Meter Hurdles Alexa Chacon California Invitational 13 April 100-Meter Hurdles wind Alexa Chacon Colorado Invitational 9 April 400-Meter Hurdles 1:02.48 Aryn Maxwell Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April 3000-Meter Steeplechase 12:11.82a Shanna Burns Colorado Invitational 9 April 4x400-Meter Relay 3:50.19 Team Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April High Jump 5-8 Shelley Spires Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April Pole Vault Kathryn Tomczak Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April Long Jump Andrea Abel Colorado Invitational 9 April Triple Jump Angelea Ross Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April Triple Jump wind 39-6 Angelea Ross Stanford Invitational 2 April Shot Put Alexa Chacon California Invitational 13 April Discus Throw Cydnee Reese Michael Johnson Invitational 23 April Hammer Throw Ashley Morgan Colorado Invitational 8 April Javelin Throw Jacki French Stanford Invitational 2 April Heptathlon 4529 Alexa Chacon California Invitational April

5 MEN S FIRST-PLACE FINISHES Spencer Baldwin Hammer Throw... 8 Apr Dylan Bell Pole Vault...1 Apr 9 Apr Jacob Bilvado 1500-Meter Run Apr Patrick Corona Mile Run... 9 Apr Grant Hamilton Shot Put Apr Kyle Pater Pole Vault Mar Luke Piper Javelin Throw... 8 Apr John Reynolds Long Jump... 1 Apr Taylor Smith High Jump... 1 Apr Jamiel Trimble 200-Meter Dash... 2 Apr 110-Meter Hurdles Mar Relays 4x100-Meter Relay Mar WOMEN S FIRST-PLACE FINISHES Anna Olesinski 3000-Meter Run Mar Jerni Self Pole Vault... 9 Apr Shelley Spires High Jump Apr Kathryn Tomczak Pole Vault... 2 Apr GOING UP Kathryn Tomczak became just the third vaulter in Academy history to break the 13-foot barrier in an outdoor compe on, as she cleared 13 0¼ to win the collegiate sec on of the Stanford Invita onal and move into third on the Academy s all- me list. WINNER, WINNER The Falcons accounted for three addi onal first-place finishes at Stanford. Dylan Bell won the Invita onal sec on of the pole vault with a season-best clearance of 17 5, while John Reynolds improved his long jump distance by more than two feet (23 0½ ) to win the Collegiate event. Ma Dorsey won his sec on of the 1500-meter run with a season-debut of 3: MAKING AN IMPACT In his first race of the season, Andrew Milliron deleted more than 30 seconds from his previous best me in the 3000-meter steeplechase, as he clocked a me of 9:08.52 to finish 10th out of 65 runners at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival. ALUMNI ALERT! Former Academy standout Joey Uhle recorded a career-best clearance of 18 4½ to win the Texas Relays pole vault and qualify to the Olympic Trials. He is the second alumni of the Academy pole vault team to record an Olympic-qualifying mark in that event, as Cale Simmons posted a clearance of 18 6½ to win the Air Force Invita onal this past January. MEN RANKED 22ND IN DUAL MEET RANKINGS The men entered the outdoor season ranked 22nd in the Track and Field News Collegiate Dual Meet Rankings. JOHNSON NAMED MW ATHLETE OF THE WEEK A er pos ng the Academy s fourth-fastest 200-meter me (21.08) and running a leg of the program s sixth-fastest 4x100-meter relay (40.71) at the Aztec Invita onal, Zach Johnson was named the Mountain West Athlete of the Week on March 29. It is the first conference award for Johnson, whose me in the 200-meter dash led the conference a er the first week of the season. ALUMNI ALERT! Former Academy standout Paige Blackburn (Class of 2012), a current member of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program, be ered the Olympic qualifying standard in the discus throw on Friday, March 25, during a winning performance at the Power Conference Cardinal and Golf Challenge at USC. Blackburn registered a throw of to win the event by more than 10 feet and be er the Olympic qualifying mark by more than six inches. OFF TO A FAST START The 4x100-meter relay team of Miguel Molas, Zach Johnson, Robbie Anderson and Jamiel Trimble clocked the sixth-fastest me in program history (40.71) to win the invita onal heat of that race during the Aztec Invita onal on March 26. Johnson also posted the Academy s fourth-fastest 200-meter me (21.08), as he and Anderson collected two of the top-four mes in that event. The pair joined Trimble for three of the six fastest finishes in the 100-meter dash, while Trimble was the top collegiate finisher (second overall) in the 110-meter hurdles. GOING UP Kathryn Tomczak became the first member of the women s team to impact the Academy s all- me standings this season, as she cleared 12 2¾ to debut in eighth on the Academy s all- me pole vault standings at the Aztec Invita onal. OUTDOOR OPENER DELAYED The Falcons outdoor opener was delayed a week, as snow forced the cancella on of the Jerry Quiller Classic on March LOOK WHO S BACK... Air Force returns one NCAA All-American (Dylan Bell, pole vault, 2015); one West Region champion (Hannah Everson, 10,000-meter run, 2015) and three Academy record holders Everson (5000-meter run; 10,000-meter run), Grant Hamilton (shot put) and Shelley Spires (high jump). The Falcons outdoor roster also includes five returning Mountain West champions Patrick Corona (5000-meter run, 2015), Kyle Eller (10,000-meter run, 2015), Hamilton (discus throw, 2015; shot put, 2015), Taylor Smith (high jump, ) and Jamiel Trimble (110-meter hurdles, 2015). In addi on, Air Force also returns three of the four sprinters from the 4x100-meter relay that claimed the conference tle (Trimble, Robbie Anderson, Zach Johnson). FOLLOW THE FALCONS ON TWITTER The track and field team can be found on Twi er by Dates that are underlined indicate top collegiate finishes RECAPPING THE INDOOR SEASON IN LESS THAN 250 WORDS The Falcons combined for eight Academy records, one Mountain West team tle, five individual conference tles, the first top-20 ranking in program history and an Academy-best four NCAA All-America accolades during the indoor season. Highlighted by at least one scoring finish in every event and MW tles from Dylan Bell (pole vault), Patrick Corona (3000-meter run), Taylor Smith (high jump) and Jamiel Trimble (60-meter hurdles), the men captured the program s second MW Indoor tle. Hannah Everson highlighted the women s meet with a conference tle in the 3000-meter run. Bell and Smith both set Academy records in their respec ve events during the indoor season, while Corona (mile, 3000-meter run) and Everson (3000-meter run, 5000-meter run) each recorded a pair of program-best marks. Trimble registered an Academy record in the 200-meter dash, while Shelley Spires equaled the program s high jump record. Ralph Lindeman was named the Mountain West and USTFCCCA Mountain Region Head Coach of the Year, while Everson was honored as the USTFCCCA Mountain Region Female Track Athlete of the Year. Smith finished second in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships to garner the first All-America cita on by a high jumper in program history, while Everson, who placed seventh in the 5000-meter run, became the first female in Air Force s Division I history to earn All-America honors at an indoor championship meet. In addi on, Corona (3000-meter run) and Trimble (200-meter dash) were named second-team All-Americans and Bell (pole vault) earned Honorable Men on status.

6 CONFERENCE AWARDS MOUNTAIN WEST ATHLETES OF THE WEEK March 29...Zach Johnson Men s Track April 5... Hannah Everson Women s Track April 5... Taylor Smith Men s Field April 12...Patrick Corona Men s Track April 19...Patrick Corona Men s Track TEAM AWARDS* AZTEC INVITATIONAL Men s Athlete of the Week... Zach Johnson Women s Athlete of the Week... STANFORD INVITATIONAL & SF STATE INVITATIONAL Men s Athlete of the Week...Hannah Everson Women s Athlete of the Week... Taylor Smith SUN ANGEL CLASSIC Men s Athlete of the Week... Patrick Corona Women s Athlete of the Week... Carina Gillespie MT SAC RELAYS Men s Athlete of the Week... Patrick Corona Women s Athlete of the Week... Alexa Chacon MICHAEL JOHNSON INVITATIONAL Men s Athlete of the Week...Dylan Bell Women s Athlete of the Week...Kathryn Tomczak MEN S RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS ALL-TIME TOP 10 RECORDS 1 Zach Johnson Meters Patrick Corona...Mile 4: Patrick Corona Meters 13: Team (1)...4x100-Meter Relay Ma Dorsey...Mile 4: Taylor Smith... High Jump Dylan Bell...Pole Vault Patrick Corona Meters *3: Zach Johnson Meters Ma Dorsey Meters *3: Spencer Baldwin...Hammer Throw T Jamiel Trimble...110m Hurdles Jamiel Trimble Meters John Reynolds...Triple Jump Jamiel Trimble Meters Calvin Berstler...Decathlon 6617 CLASS RECORDS Fr Jacob Bilvado Meters 14:15.24 So Jamiel Trimble...110m Hurdles Jr Zach Johnson Meters Sr Patrick Corona Meters 13:37.24 WOMEN S RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS ALL-TIME TOP 10 RECORDS 1 Hannah Everson...10,000 Meters 33: Carina Gillespie Meters 4: Lindy Long...10,000 Meters 34: T Kathryn Tomczak...Pole Vault Aryn Maxwell...400m Hurdles Giulianna Vessa Meters 4: Alexa Chacon... Heptathlon Naomi Alston Meters Team (1)...4x400-Meter Relay 3: Riley Vann...Pole Vault Naomi Alston Meters Jaci Smith Meters 17: Shanna Burns... Steeplechase 12:11.82a 10 Lindy Long Meters 17:17.22 CLASS RECORDS Fr Jaci Smith Meters 17:08.82 Fr Aryn Maxwell...400m Hurdles So Carina Gillespie Meters 4:22.81 Jr Lindy Long...10,000 Meters 34:12.05 Sr Hannah Everson... 10,000-Meters 33:05.26 HEPTATHLON EVENT RECORDS Alexa Chacon Meters 2:20.50 DRAKE RELAYS Men s Athlete of the Week... Women s Athlete of the Week... AIR FORCE TWILIGHT INVITATIONAL Men s Athlete of the Week... Women s Athlete of the Week... CONFERENCE RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS MW ALL-TIME MARKS 3 Dylan Bell...Pole Vault Taylor Smith... High Jump 7-1 CONFERENCE RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS MW ALL-TIME MARKS 3 Hannah Everson...10,000 Meters 33:05.26 MEN S NATIONAL RANKINGS TFRRS.ORG TOP APRIL 16 1 Patrick Corona Meters 13: Dylan Bell...Pole Vault Patrick Corona Meters *3: Taylor Smith... High Jump 7-1 WOMEN S NATIONAL RANKINGS TFRRS.ORG TOP APRIL 16 3 Hannah Everson...10,000 Meters Lindy Long...10,000 Meters 34:12.06 Team Awards are chosen by the coaching staff RELAYS... (1) G McHenry - Z Johnson - R Anderson - J Trimble RELAYS... (1)N Alston - K Gorman - A Maxwell - A Chacon

7 MEN S ALL-TIME TOP-10 MARKS 100-METER DASH Zach Johnson Travis Picou Mike Profit Carlos Hattix Bobby Wright Deric Dobbs Danta Johnson Kevin Griswold *... Russ Clemons Todd Stewart METER DASH Travis Picou Kevin Griswold Kellen Curry Zach Johnson Danta Johnson Uzor Udensi Jamiel Trimble Nick Bromberek Nick Luina #*... Morgan Lankford METER DASH Alonzo Babers Kevin Griswold #*... Mark Webster #*... Don Walters Nick Luina Jamiel Trimble Marcus Alexander #*...Gary Hightower Deonte Day #*... Three Falcons with time 800-METER RUN... 1: Kevin Hawkins : Jeff Kuzma : Dan Rojas : Alex Lindsay :49.66a...Tyler Stanley :49.93a... Calvin Glass :50.09a...Matt Caldwell : Alonzo Babers : Alex Zubey : Zach Perkins METER RUN... 3: Zach Perkins : Justin Tyner :42.69&...Patrick Corona :44.07&... Matt Dorsey : Daniel Castle : Brian Carpenter : Mark Walter : Nick MacFalls : Eric Mack : Rob Langstaff METER STEEPLECHASE... 8:32.44a... Bret Hyde : Justin Tyner : Jim Walmsley : Shane Rogers : Matt Williams : Gavin Owens : Andy Meehan : David Romero :05.61a...Zach Nordahl : J vanwyngaarden METER RUN... 13: Patrick Corona : Justin Tyner : Eric Mack : Jim Walmsley : J Drenckhahn : Andy Ferguson : Brian Dumm : Jim Murphy : S Houseworth : Matt Bell ,000-METER RUN... 28: S Houseworth : Brian Dumm : Jim Walmsley : Ben Payne : J Drenckhahn : Isaiah Bragg : Nick Wilson :43.69a... Chris Nelson : Kyle Eller : Matt Bell METER HURDLES Sean Temple Luke Marker Mike Profit Tom Clark Jamiel Trimble Jim Campbell *y... Dick McIntosh *y... T.G. Parker Kellen Curry Gary Tew METER HURDLES Tom Clark Cliff Alexander Bryce Bergman Sean Temple Paul Gomez Kory Pearson Jim Campbell Javier Esparza Ted Holloway *... Mark Webster x100-METER RELAY Gavin McHenry - Zach Johnson - Robbie Anderson - Jamiel Trimble Adrian Smith - Marcus Alexander - Deonte Day - Danta Johnson A Smith - Floyd Brazier - Dimeatrius Edwards - Kevin Griswold Eric Jenkins - Gary Tew - William Shedd - Jeff Lamb Uzor Udensi - Anthony Delgado - Jake Spuller - David Ptacek Nick Luina - Travis Picou - John Payne - Kellen Curry Uzor Udensi - Anthony Delgado - Jake Spuller - Manny Smith *...Rob Wright - James McReynolds - Russell CAlemons - Dale Stovall Javier Esparza - Mindaugas Butkus - Ben Dahlke - Kevin Griswold Robbie Anderson - Zach Johnson - Jake Spuller - Jamiel Trimble x400-METER RELAY... 3:09.1#...Doug Withers - James Thompson - C Clements - Dale Stovall : Marcus Alexander - Paul Gomez - Michael Reed - Jeff Kuzma : Deonte Day - Paul Gomez - Adrian Smith - Marcus Alexander : Bryce Bergman - Manny Smith - Anthony Delgado - Jake Spuller : Todd Scott - E.L. Byrd - Jeff Lamb - William Shedd : T Holloway - Todd Scott - Alonzo Babers - Richard Goddard : Sean Temple - Tom Clark - Marc Fulson - Nick Bromberek : Manny Smith - C Severino - Bryce Bergman - Anthony Delgado : Adrian Smith - Marcus Alexander - Lonzo Wallace - K Griswold :10.4#...Mark Brown - Williams Lee - Mark Webster - Jeffrey Remington 1977 HIGH JUMP ½... Clayton Cole Taylor Smith ¾...Mike Claborn ½... Mark Webster Zach Wood Kobi Rex Scott Parman ¾... Rob Mishev ¾...Leonard Medle ½...Marc Duncan 1980 POLE VAULT ¾...Cale Simmons ½... Dylan Bell Joey Uhle ½... Rob Simmons ½...Paul Gensic ½...Marcus Nichols Makisi Haleck Nick Frawley ¼... David Pike Cort Rogers 2014 LONG JUMP ¾... Blue Kearney Anthony Park Nathan Golden John Gifft ½...Tom Stone ¾...Chris Banks Russ Clemons Brian Walsh ½... Tom Brandon ½...Park Hinman ½... Robert Jertberg 1998 TRIPLE JUMP ½...Chris Banks ¼... Robert Jertberg Anthony Park Roscoe Moore ¾... Russ Clemons ¾... John Reynolds ¼... Gerry O Hara ¼... Phil Franklin ¾... Mike Hilton ¾...Paul Golando 2002 SHOT PUT Grant Hamilton ½... Shawn Johnson ¼... Darby Maier Doug Applegate David Lissy ¼... Drew Schaeffer ¼...Shawn Larcher Kyle Schwochow ½... James Chambers Sean Herbison 2011 DISCUS THROW James Cole Shawn Larcher Grant Hamilton James Chambers Drew Schaeffer Dan St. Clair David Thompson Brian Ford Kirk DeVine Shawn Johnson 2001 HAMMER THROW Rob Drye Vern Conaway Brian Ford Spencer Baldwin Sean Herbison Dan Paladino Jalen Fooster Jason McNeal Josh Chekinsky Reggie Wesley 1998 JAVELIN THROW Joe Bonner Connor Van Fosson Tim Fritz Matt Schwandt Mikey Lauritzen Tim Urista Garrett Griffin Robert Gibson Brandon Murphy Marcus Wells 2006 DECATHLON Marcus Nichols Noah Palicia Brian Walsh Jeromy Williams Michael Tibbs Tim Robert Skylar Morgan Nick Herald Kurt Duffy Calvin Berstler 2016

8 WOMEN S ALL-TIME TOP-10 MARKS 100-METER DASH Genelle Chapman Morgan Malone Gail Conway Apryl Ford QJami Hodge Stacey McClain Sharon Rucker Cathy Roberts Cresha White Tawny Lambuth METER DASH Jami Hodge Morgan Malone Gail Conway Stacy McClain Bethany Gross Genelle Chapman Naomi Alston Cresha White Erica Carson Sharon Rucker METER DASH Gail Conway Barbara Fogel Jami Hodge Stacy McClain Bethany Gross Naomi Alston Erica Carson Arcolar Harrison Jessica Mapes Annette Eichenberger METER RUN... 2: Gail Conway : A Eichenberger : Ally Romanko : Morgan Mosby : Kristin Trichler : Joy Meyen : Kelly Robinson : Carina Gillespie :11.96a...Stephanie Robb : Cindy Dawson METER RUN... 4: Morgan Mosby : Carina Gillespie : A Eichenberger : Joy Meyen : Giulianna Vessa :25.89a...Melissa Fuerst : Kelly Robinson : Kristin Trichler : Elissa Ballas : Ally Romanko METER RUN... 9: Callie Calhoun : Shannen Karpel : Rachel Smith : Rita Burr : Laureli Mazik : M Truesdale : Melissa Fuerst : Heather Johnson : Jen Kornacker : Dolly Patel METER STEEPLECHASE... 10: Jen Bremser : Margaret Frash : Jean Taylor : Lara Coppinger : Kate Papenberg :42.42a...Ashley Culp : Nicole Graham :11.82a... Shanna Burns : Phaelen French METER RUN... 16: Hannah Everson : Callie Calhoun : Jen Bremser : Katherine Ward : Rachel Smith : Jaime Flood : Britt Morreale : Jaci Smith : Shannen Karpel : Lindy Long ,000-METER RUN... 33: Hannah Everson : Lindy Long : Callie Calhoun : Katherine Ward : Kate Kanetzky : Suzanne Henke :11.49a... Jaime Flood :50.67a... Rachel Smith : Annetta Weber : Katie Lynch METER HURDLES Dierra Poland Renea Toliver Genelle Chapman Alexa Chacon Erica Lankford Rachael McIntosh Ainsley Thrailkill Sydney Rohlwing *... Lianne Peterson Afia Malone Sarah Rountree x100-METER RELAY Bethany Gross - Naomi Alston - Morgan Malone - Kassie Gurnell Kassie Gurnell - Naomi Alston - Morgan Malone - Cecily Agu Jami Hodge - Genelle Chapman - Rachel McIntosh - Deb Durey Jess Barton - Jessica Mapes - Tawny Lambuth - Bethany Gross *...Sharon Rucker - Arcolar Harrison - Virginia Brown - Gail Conway Cathy Roberts - Barbara Fogel - Renea Toliver - et al Cresha White - Tawny Lambuth - Gabby Quirao - Jessica Mapes Dorothy DeLuz - Jenny Stehwein - Alana Eiland - Le Netta Banks Barbara Fogel - Arcolar Harrison - Sharon Rucker - Gail Conway *... Jeri Mae Nelson - N Anderson - Sharon Rucker - Virginia Brown x400-METER RELAY... 3: Arcolar Harrison - Sharon Rucker - Barbara Fogel - Gail Conway : Arcolar Harrison - Sharon Rucker - C Cleveland - Gail Conway : Jessica Mapes - Morgan Mosby - Ally Romanko - Bethany Gross : Erica Carson - Morgan Malone - Stephanie Robb - Naomi Alston : Annette Eichenberger - Naomi Alston - Mikayla Robertson - M Malone : Naomi Alston - Kaliyah Gorman - Aryn Maxwell - Alexa Chacon : Rachel Thomas - Bethany Gross - Morgan Mosby - Emily Cotharn : Naomi Alston - Bethany Gross - Morgan Malone - Kassie Gurnell : Jessica Mapes - Becca Burditt - Gabby Quirao - Ally Romanko : Deb Durey - Kelly Robinson - Kristin Trichler - Jami Hodge METER HURDLES Rachel Thomas Emily Cotharn Sydney Rohlwing Aryn Maxwell Ainsley Thrailkill Lianne Peterson *...Arcolar Harrison Danielle McCarty Linda Urrutia Paula Maffey 2003 HIGH JUMP ¼... Shelley Spires ¼...Rachel Herald Shannon Averill Gail Conway Monica Holzhauer LeNetta Banks ½... Regan Rogers Five Falcons with mark POLE VAULT ¾... Kimber Shealy ½...Kathryn Tomczak ½... Melissa Beerse ½... Bizzy Mellado Tawny Lambuth ½... Riley Vann ½...Rachel Simmons ½...Wren Bonner ½...Paige Shirley ½...Zoe Casteel ½... Ana-Maria Ortega 2001 LONG JUMP ¾...LaTravia Robinson ½...Cathy Roberts Mona Wheeler ¼.. Domonique Torbert ½... Cresha White ¼...Bethany Gross Dierra Poland ½...Jeri Nelson ½...Stacey McClain ½... Deb Durey 2005 TRIPLE JUMP ½...Kassie Gurnell ¼...Cathy Roberts LaTravia Robinson ½...Angelea Ross ½...Casey Johnson ½... Erica Lankford ¼...Mikayla Robertson ½... Nikki Gipson ¼...Leslie Darby ¾...Jordyn Stoddard 2009 SHOT PUT ½... Sara Neubauer Danielle Tabb ¼...Paige Blackburn Olivia Korte Jackie Ahloo ½...Mary Manning ¼...Katelyn Holland ¼...Dominique Boivin Teresa Marie Loya ¼...Jennifer Bozied 1994 DISCUS THROW Olivia Korte Paige Blackburn Sara Neubauer Cydnee Reese Dominique Boivin Mary Manning Katy Moorkamp Kristine Muth Stephanie Halcrow Jessica Perez 2003 HAMMER THROW Sara Neubauer Paige Blackburn Tara Copas Becca Bauman Dominique Boivin Priscilla Giddings Gretchen Rhoads Olivia Korte Beth Inglis Ashley Morgan 2015 JAVELIN THROW Dana Pounds Paige Blackburn Jocelyn Dooley Katie Weber Casey Bayne Lacy DeWall Caitie Holliday Nikki Freeman Kim Smith Sara Neubauer 2009 HEPTATHLON Diane Elwer Lesly Torres Dierra Poland Katie Joynt Alexa Chacon Danielle McCarty Brittany Edmonds Deb Durey Mona Wheeler Kendra Smith 2013