Track and Field. Sun Angel Track Classic (April 11-12, 2008)

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1 Track and Field Sun Angel Track Classic (April 11-12, 2008) Meet Preview Nittany Lions Travel to Tempe for Sun Angel Track Classic Elite field set to feature Big Ten foes Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin UNIVERSITY PARK; Pa.: April 9, 2008 The Nittany Lion track and field teams will journey across the country for the second-straight weekend, this time, traveling to the Sun Angel Track Classic, hosted by Arizona State University, in Tempe, Ariz. The Nittany Lions are coming off a solid opening weekend at the Pepsi Team Challenge at the University Oregon, where Penn State produced 19 regional-qualifying performances and eight event champions. The competition will not slow up this weekend, as the Sun Angel Classic is set to feature Big Ten foes Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa, as well as SEC power Auburn, and host and NCAA team champions on both the men s and women s sides indoors, Arizona State. Looking to follow up his Hayward Field victory last weekend, standout freshman Samuel Borchers (Yellow Springs, Ohio) will run the 1,500-meters, qualifying for the elite invitational section. The race is shaping up to be the toughest competition Borchers has seen in his young career with Wisconsin s star milers Jack Bolas, Evan Jager, and Craig Miller set to race, along with professional powers Lopez Lomong, Chris Solinsky, and Matt Tegenkamp. Borchers, who ran 4:01.98 for the mile indoors, is the reigning Big Ten Athlete of the Week. The women s 1500 also looks to be one of the highlights of the weekend, with sophomores Bridget Franek (Hiram, Ohio), and Leah Rosenfeld (Ridgefield, Conn.) representing the Lions in the invitational section. Rosenfeld got her season off to a great start in Oregon, running a PR and regional-qualifying 4:26.10, while Franek ran a 10:12.27 steeplechase the third-fastest time in the country this season. The stellar 1500 field includes NCAA mile runner-up Nicole Edwards of Michigan and teammate Danielle Tauro, as well as Illinois Angela Bizzari, and Villanova s Frances Koons. In action for the first time this season will be Nittany Lion All-Americans Briene Simmons (Decatur, Ga.) and Gayle Hunter (Riverside, Calif.). Simmons will open up her 2008 outdoor campaign in the 800-meters her signature event while Hunter, the fifth-place finisher in the pentathlon at the NCAA indoor championships, will start out in the 100-meter hurdles, 200-meters, and long jump. Joining Hunter in the 100 hurdles will be Aleesha Barber (Decatur, Ga.), who posted victories and regional qualifiers in both barrier races in Oregon. Interesting enough, Barber and Hunter will both get the opportunity to race against former Nittany Lion great Toyin Augustus, who will line up next to Barber in the short hurdles. Augustus holds the Penn State record in the event at with Barber s personal best barely a blink behind at Another event to watch will be the men s javelin, featuring Nittany Lions Tanner Evak (State College, Pa.) and Harold Dunn (Butler, Pa.). Evak and Dunn will be up against Florida s Adam Montague, Arizona State s Brad Roth, and Washington s David Nyland, who are all ranked among the top 10 performers in the latest NCAA standings. The women s javelin will be every bit as competitive with Karlee McQuillen (Johnstown, Pa.), and Heidi Nadeau (North Hampton, N.H.) leading the way for the Blue and White. For more on the Nittany Lions go to NITTANY LIONS TO WATCH Penn State Schedule Jan PENN STATE RELAYS Jan PENN STATE OPEN Jan PENN STATE NATIONAL Feb SYKES-SABOCK CHALLENGE CUP Feb Virginia Tech Challenge Blacksburg, Va. Feb Tyson Invite Fayetteville, Ark. March Big Ten Championships Men Fourth Women Third March Virginia Tech Last Chance Alex Wilson Invitational March NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. April Oregon Pepsi Team Challenge Eugene, Ore. April Sun Angel Track Classic Tempe, Ariz. April Bucknell Team Challenge Lewisburg, Pa. April Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. May Jesse Owens Classic Columbus, Ohio May PENN STATE OPEN NITTANY LION TRACK May Big Ten Championships Champaign, Ill. May NCAA East Regional Tallahassee, Fla. June NCAA Championships Des Moines, Iowa June USATF Junior Championships Columbus, Ohio June 27 July USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Ore. Pronunciation Guide Shana Cox, already a nine-time NCAA All-American, was a triple winner at last weekend s Pepsi Team Challenge at the University of Oregon, racking up wins in the 200- and 400- meters, as well as the 4x400-meter relay. Samuel Borchers excited the Hayward Field crowd with a blistering finishing kick to win the 800-meters last weekend, posting a PR and regional-qualifying 1:49.94 in the victory. Borchers was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week for his outstanding efforts. Clarence Smith, who was the Big Ten triple jump champion indoors, posted a victory in the event at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational, also managing a regional-qualifying mark of 49-11(15.21m) in the win. Aleesha Barber was also a three-time champion at the Pepsi Invitational, posting gold-medal finishes in the 100-hurdles and 400-hurdles as well as the 4x400. Barber is the school record holder in the quarter hurdles and finished 12th in the NCAA last year. Shana Cox: SHAY - na Fawn Dorr: DOOR Bridget Franek: Fran - ICK Heidi Nadeau - Nay - TOE Christina Sgriccia - SCREECHY Briene Simmons: Bree - ON Mike Cadau: Ka - DOO Lionel Williams: LY-NELL Lucas Zarzeczny: Zar - ZEK - NEE

2 Women s Roster Men s Roster Name Year / Elig. Event Hometown (Previous School) Paige Anderson Fr. / Fr. Distance Carlisle, Pa. (Cumberland Valley) Jessica Babcock So. / So. Distance Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge) Gabriela Baiter Fr. / Fr. Jumps Greenlawn, N.Y. (John Glenn) Aleesha Barber Jr. / Jr. So. Hurdles Decatur, Ga. (Redan) Lena Bettis 5th Yr. / Sr. Jumps Riverside, Calif. (J.W. North) Claire Berryman Jr. / Jr. Distance Morgantown, W.Va. (Morgantown) Dominique Blake Sr. / Sr. Sprints Bronx, N.Y. (Harry S. Truman) Nicole Bohnsack Sr. / Sr. Distance Rockford, Mich. (Rockford) Abigail Brier So./So. Distance Scranton, Pa. (Dunmore) Kellyn Burns Fr. / Fr. Jumps Kennett Square, Pa. (Padua Acad.) Candance Carson Fr. / Fr. Sprints Tinley Park, Ill. (Hillcrest) Shana Cox 5th Yr. / Sr. Sprints Westbury, N.Y. (Holy Trinity) Caitlin Defusco Fr. / Fr. Sprints Schwenksville, Pa. (Germantown Acad.) Allison Diepeveen Fr. / Fr. Sprints Warminster, Pa. (William Tennent) Wendy Fawn Dorr So. / So. Hurdles Akron, N.Y. (Cortland St. Univ.) Megan Duncan Fr. / Fr. Sprints North Huntingdon, Pa. (Norwin) Caitlin Fairbairn So. / So. Pole Vault Coatesville, Pa. (Bishop Shanahan) Kathryn Fitzgerald Jr. / Jr. Distance Pittsburgh, Pa. (Upper St. Claire) Bradlee Foerschner Jr. / Jr. Throws North East, Pa. (North East) Bridget Franek So. / So. Distance Hiram, Ohio (Crestwood) Bianca Fung Fr. / Fr. Jumps North Babylon, N.Y. (North Babylon) Shavon Greaves Fr. / Fr. Sprints Lakewood, N.J. (Lakewood) Kim Hanslovan Fr. / Fr. Throws Luthersburg, Pa. (DuBois) Sonja Hinish Sr. / Sr. Distance Williamsburg, Pa. (Bishop Guilfoyle) Gayle Hunter Sr. / Jr. Multi-Events Riverside, Calif. (J.W. North) Megan Hutchinson Sr. / Jr. Distance Quakertown, Pa. (Quakertown) Liz Kearins Fr. / Fr. Distance Doylestown, Pa. (Central Bucks West) Kristen Kildea So. / Fr. Distance Wallingford, Pa. (Strath Haven) Marie Lamparter Fr. / Fr. Distance Carlisle, Pa. (Carlisle) Brittany Maun So. / So. Jumps Greensburg, Pa. (Reynolds) Karlee McQuillen Fr. / Fr. Throws Johnstown, Pa. (Westmont Hilltop) Heidi Nadeau Sr. / Sr. Throws North Hampton, N.H. (Winnacunnet) Rachel NeMoyer So. / So. Pole Vault Orchard Park, N.Y. (Orchard Park) Meghan Noecker Jr. / Jr. So. Distance Reading, Pa. (Muhlenberg) Claire Percival Jr. / So.-Jr. Distance Sarnia, Ontario (Northern Collegiate) Molly Ritter Jr. / Jr. Distance Arendtsville, Pa. (Biglerville) Leah Rosenfeld So. / So. Distance Ridgefield, Conn. (Ridgefield) Emma Schmelzer Jr. / Jr. Throws Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington) Christina Sgriccia Sr. / Sr. Jumps Clymer, Pa. (Penns Manor) Katie Shelley Fr. / Fr. Distance Columbia, Pa. (Columbia) Briene Simmons 5th Yr. / Sr. Mid-Distance Decatur, Ga. (Columbia) Cheryl Spring So. / So. Distance The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) Kerry Swayne Fr. / Fr. Distance Horsham, Pa. (Hatboro Horsham) Shannon Yon Sr. / Jr. Jumps Bradfordwoods, Pa. (North Allegheny) Fiana York Sr. / Sr. Distance Havertown, Pa. (Haverford) Janelle Young Jr. / Jr. Distance Lemoyne, Pa. (Cedar Cliff) BOLD - On Sun Angel Travel Squad Name Year / Elig. Event Hometown (Previous School) Justin Babich Jr./So. Sprints Coopersburg, Pa. (Southern Lehigh) Sam Borchers Fr./Fr. Mid-Distance Yel. Springs, Ohio (Yellow Springs) Mike Cadau So./So. Mid-Distance Mahanoy City, Pa. (Mahanoy City) Shawn Colligan 5th Yr./Sr. Multi-Events Bradford, Pa. (Bradford) Andrew Cope Fr./Fr. Sprints Danville, Pa. (Danville) Kyle Dawson Fr./Fr. Distance Downingtown, Pa. (Coatesville) Owen Dawson Fr./Fr. Mid-Distance Downingtown, Pa. (Coatesville) Frank Duca Jr./Jr. Throws Middletown, N.J. (Middletown North) Harold Dunn So./So. Throws Butler, Pa. (Butler Area) Blake Eaton Fr./Fr. Throws Allegany, N.Y. (Allegany-Limestone) Cory Eck So./Fr. Throws State College, Pa. (State College) Cody Edling So./So. Mid-Distance North Wales, Pa. (North Penn) Tanner Evak Jr./Jr. Throws State College, Pa. (State College) Chris Ferry Fr./Fr. Mid-Distance West Chester, Pa. (Henderson) Ryan Fritz Jr./Jr. Jumps Parkesburg, Pa. (Octorara) Brian Fuller Sr./Jr. Distance Camp Hill, Pa. (Cumberland Valley) Kevin Fuller So./So. Mid-Distance Camp Hill, Pa. (Cumberland Valley) Matt Groves So./Fr. Mid-Distance State College, Pa. (State College) Bryan Getz Jr./So. Pole Vault Monroe, N.Y. (Monroe-Woodbury) Sam Hill So./Fr. Sprints Queens, N.Y. (John Adams) Tyler Hoffman 5th Yr./Sr. Throws Lewisburg, Pa. (Bucknell Univ.) Mark Horton 5th Yr./Sr. Mid-Distance Suffern, N.Y. (Suffern) Tim Johnson Jr./Jr. Mid-Distance New Cumberland, Pa. (Cedar Cliff) Ron Jules 5th Yr./Sr. Hurdles Tom s River, N.J. (Tom s River North) Joe Kovacs Fr./Fr. Throws Nazareth, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic) Brad Lawrence Jr./So. Pole Vault Califor, N.J. (Voorhees) Tyler McCandless Jr./Jr. Distance Bath, Pa. (Northampton) John Mahoney Jr./Jr. Distance Richboro, Pa. (Council Rock North) Mark Miller 5th Yr./Sr. Distance Shillington, Pa. (Governor Mifflin) Chris Morrisey Sr./Jr. Multi-Events Ligonier, Pa. (Ligonier Valley) Dennis O Connor Sr./Jr. Distance Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Ryan) Jay Pagana Jr./Jr. Jumps Selinsgrove, Pa. (Selinsgrove Area) Dennis Pollow Jr./Jr. Distance Ransomville, N.Y. (Wilson Central) Devon Purves So./So. Pole Vault Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddonfield) Teddy Quinn Sr./Jr. Distance Rush, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta) Scott Sherwood Jr./Jr. Pole Vault Perkasie, Pa. (Pennridge) R.J. Slater So./Fr. Multi-Events Pittsburgh, Pa. (Chartiers Valley) Clarence Smith Jr./Jr. Jumps Coatesville, Pa. (Coatesville) Andrew Sobieski Fr./Fr. Sprints Colts Neck, N.J. (Colts Neck) Adam Stanowick Sr./Sr. Hurdles Solon, Ohio (Solon) David Stone Fr./Fr. Jumps Tom s River, N.J. (Tom s River) Mike Syrnick Sr./Sr. Distance Philadelphia, Pa. (Central) Ryan Taylor Jr./So. Jumps Springfield, Mo. (Missouri St.) Adam Thielemann So./So. Throws Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Cumberland Valley) John Vellenoweth Jr./Jr. Pole Vault Wheeling, W.Va. (Linsley) Lionel Williams Fr./Fr. Sprints Staten Island, N.Y. (St. Peter s) Lucas Zarzeczny Fr./Fr. Distance Pittsburgh, Pa. (Avonworth) BOLD - On Sun Angel Travel Squad

3 Outdoor Standards Women Event NCAA Regional USA A USA B 100m m m m 2: : : m 4: : : m 16: : : ,000m 33:30.00 Auto 32: : :00.00 Prov 100mH mH 1: mSC 10: : : x100m x400m 3: HJ (1.75) (1.86) 6-0 (1.83) PV (3.85) (4.20) 14-8 (4.47) LJ (6.00) (6.53) (6.43) TJ 40-5 (12.32) (13.50) (13.10) SP (14.30) 57-5 (17.50) (17.00) DT (47.30) (59.00) (56.00) HT (54.15) (66.80) (63.00) JAV (43.45) (54.50) (50.50) HEPT 5500 Auto Prov Men Event NCAA Regional USA A USA B 100m m m m 1: : : m 3: : : m 14: : : ,000m 28:45.00 Auto 28: : :30.00 Prov 110mH mH mSC 9: : : x100m x400m 3: HJ (2.10) (2.28) (2.20) PV (5.05) (5.70) (5.50) LJ 24-1 (7.34) 26-5 (8.05) (7.80) TJ (15.00) 54-8 (16.66) (15.80) SP (16.80) (20.00) (18.60) DT (51.70) (63.75) (58.80) HT (56.80) (72.00) (64.00) JAV (61.60) (77.00) (70.00) DEC 7500 Auto Prov 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifiers Name Event Mark A/B Shana Cox 400m A Bridget Franek 3K SC 9:59.21 A Aleesha Barber 400mH B Gayle Hunter Hept 5711 B Heidi Nadeau Jav 50.69m B Briene Simmons 800m 2:05.67i B Ryan Fritz HJ 2.22m B Weekend Schedule Field Events Time Event Penn State Entries Friday 3:00 p.m. Hammer Women Schmelzer 5:30 p.m. Followed by Men Hoffman Saturday 10:00 am Women s Discus Schmelzer 12:30 pm Men s Discus 3:00 pm Men s Javelin Evak, Dunn 3:00 pm Men s Pole Vault 3:30 pm Women s Shot Put Open 4:00 pm Women s Long Jump (West Pit) Fung, Bettis, Hunter 4:00 pm Men s Long Jump Open (East Pit) Taylor 4:00 pm Men s High Jump 5:00 pm Women s Javelin McQuillen, Nadeau 5:00 pm Men s Shot Put Open 6:00 pm Women s Triple Jump (East Pit) Bettis, Sgriccia 6:00 pm Men s Triple Jump (West Pit) Taylor, Pagana, Smith 7:00 pm Women s Pole Vault 7:00 pm Women s High Jump Fung, Maun 7:30 pm Women s Shot Put - Invitational Schmelzer 8:00 pm Men s Long Jump Invite (West Pit) 8:30 pm Men s Shot Put Invitational Track Events Time Event Penn State Entries 2:05 pm Women s 100m Hurdles Barber, Hunter 2:25 pm Men s 110m Hurdles Jules, Stanowick 3:10 pm Women s 4x100m Relay 3:20 pm Men s 4x100m Relay 3:42 pm Women s 400m Hurdles Barber, Dorr, Duncan 4:00 pm Men s 400m Hurdles Jules, Stanowick 4:16 pm Women s 200m Dash Cox, Blake, Hunter 4:35 pm Men s Tom Jones 200m Dash 4:50 pm Women s 800m Run Section 1-2 5:05 pm Men s 800m Run Section 1-2 Dawson, Horton 5:13 pm Women s 100m Dash 5:24 pm Men s 100m Dash 5:40 pm Women s 1,500m Run Fitzgerald 5:56 pm Men s 1,500m Run Section 3-4 Fuller, Johnson 6:27 pm Women s 400m Dash 6:39 pm Men s 400m Dash Cadau 6:51 pm Men s 800m Run Section 2 6:59 pm Men s 1,500m Run Section 2 7:05 pm OPENING CEREMONIES 7:20 pm Women s 100m Dash Invitational 7:26 pm Men s 100m Dash Invitational 7:30 pm Women s 3,000m Steeplechase Percival, Spring 7:44 pm Men s 400m Dash Invitational 7:48 pm Women s 800m Run Invitational Simmons 8:01 pm Women s 1,500m Run Invitational Franek, Rosenfeld, Noecker 8:11 pm Women s 400m Run Invitational Cox, Blake 8:16 pm Men s 800m Run Invitational Miller 8:29 pm Men s 1,500m Run Invitational Borchers 8:39 pm Women s 4x400m Relay Section 2 8:47 pm Men s 4x400m Relay Section 2 Penn State TBA 8:54 pm Men s 5,000m Run 9:16 pm Women s 4x400m Relay Penn State TBA 9:23 pm Men s 3,000m Steeplechase 9:44 pm Men s 4x400m Relay 9:52 pm Women s 5,000m Run

4 2008 Regional Qualifiers Men 800m Samuel Borchers :49.94 Triple Jump Clarence Smith (15.21) Shot Put Blake Eaton (16.92) Hammer Tyler Hoffman (58.85) Javelin Tanner Evak (66.70) Harold Dunn (63.00) Women 200m Shana Cox m Shana Cox Dominique Blake m Leah Rosenfeld : mH Aleesha Barber mH Aleesha Barber :00.02 Megan Duncan : x400m Duncan, Barber, Cox, Blake.....3: mSC Bridget Franek :12.27 Claire Percival :45.42 Shot Put Emma Schmelzer (14.64) Javelin Karlee McQuillen (50.07) Heidi Nadeau (43.95) Penn State Records Men 100m Mike Sands (1975) 200m Michael Timpson (1986) 400m Mike Sands (1975) 800m 1: Randy Moore (1986) 1500m 3: Steve Balkey (1987) 5000m 13: Greg Fredericks (1972) 10,000m 28: Greg Fredericks (1972) 110mH Guy Rose (2001) 400mH Mike Shine (1976) 3000mSC 8: George Malley (1977) 4x100m 4x400m 4x800m DMR 4xMile J. Davis, S. Hackman, M. Shine, M. Sands (1975) 3: S. Janci, M. Maraire, D. Reeves, B. Karcz (2000) 7: V. Watson, S. Shisler, C. Mills, R. Moore (1986) 9: L. Mangan, P. Lankford, M. Cook, A. Scharsu (1979) 16: T. Rapp, B. Snyder, M. Wyatt, L. Mangan (1979) High Jump (2.22) David Coney (1985) Pole Vault 17-5 (5.31) Mason Ternay (1991) Long Jump (7.90) David Coney (1985) Triple Jump 54-6 (16.61) Antonio Davis (1993) Shot Put 65-5 (19.94) C.J. Hunter (1990) Discus (63.22) Brian Milne (1992) Hammer (66.60) Al Jackson (1976) Javelin (73.09) Allen Pettner (2007) Decathlon Rick Kleban (1985) Women 100m Connie Moore (2004) 200m Connie Moore (2004) 400m Shana Cox (2005) 800m 2: Tammie Hart (1985) 1500m 4: Doreen Startare (1983) 5000m 15: Kathy Mills (1978) 10,000m 34: Natalie Updegrove (1983) 110mH Toyin Augustus (2001) 400mH Aleesha Barber (2007) 3000mSC 9: Bridget Franek (2007) 4x100m 4x400m 4x800m DMR 4x L. Fox, C. Aduba, S. Shoaff, C. Moore (2003) 3: Blake, Simmons, Hunter, Cox (2007) 8: K. Byrnes, P. Fales, S. Miller, L. Ventura (1978) 11: T. Hart, P. Murnane, T. Pioli, M. Rawe (1981) 17: M. Noecker, B. Franek, C. Percival, L. Rosenfeld (2007) High Jump 6-0 (1.83) Shelley Mitchell (1992) Pole Vault (4.00)....Sara Dougherty (2004) Long Jump 21-6 (6.55) Chioma Aduba (2004) Triple Jump (13.58)....Chioma Aduba (2004) Shot Put (16.88)..Ja Nai O Conner (2004) Discus (56.42)...Deshaya Williams (2001) Hammer (66.78)....Jen Leatherman (2006) Javelin (51.58)...Carrie Karabinos (1999) Heptathlon Gayle Hunter (2007) Indoor Wrap-Up NCAA All-Americans (9) Aleesha Barber (60mH - 8th) Shana Cox (400m - 4th) Bridget Franek (3000m - 10th; 5000m - 7th) Gayle Hunter (Pent - 5th) 4x400 (Blake, Cox, Barber, Dorr - 5th) Dominique Blake (400m - 17th) Other NCAA Participants NCAA Automatic Qualifiers Gayle Hunter Pent NCAA Provisional Qualifiers Shana Cox 200m Shana Cox 400m Dominique Blake 400m Briene Simmons 800m Bridget Franek Mile :44.34 Leah Rosenfeld Mile :45.46 Bridget Franek 3000m :18.59* Bridget Franek 5000m :09.39* 4x400 Simmons, Cox, Blake, Dorr : x400 Simmons, Cox, Barber, Dorr : x400 Simmons, Hunter, Cox, Blake : x400 Blake, Barber, Dorr, Hunter : x400 Simmons, Greaves, Barber, Blake - 3:39.23) DMR Rosenfeld, Cox, Simmons, Franek......(11:17.93) Lena Bettis LJ (6.11) Gabriela Baiter TJ (12.79) Lena Bettis TJ (12.73) Gayle Hunter TJ (12.68) Mark Miller 800m :49.43 Sam Borchers Mile :01.98 Ron Jules 60mH Clarence Smith TJ (15.75) Ryan Taylor TJ (15.73) Tyler Hoffman WT (20.04) Chris Morrisey Hept Big Ten Medalists Champions (All-Big Ten) Shana Cox (200m, 400m) 4x400m (Simmons, Cox, Barber, Blake) Mark Miller (800m) Clarence Smith (Triple Jump) Second Place (All-Big Ten) Aleesha Barber (60mH) Emma Schmelzer (Shot Put) Ryan Fritz (High Jump) Ron Jules (60mH) Chris Morrisey (Heptathlon) Third Place Dominique Blake (400m) Shavon Greaves (60m) Gayle Hunter (Pent, LJ, TJ) Ryan Taylor (LJ) Big Ten Award Winners Track Athlete of the Championship - Shana Cox Freshman of the Year - Shavon Greaves Big Ten Athletes of the Week - Sam Borchers (Jan. 29), Dominique Blake (Jan. 29), Gayle Hunter (Jan. 29), Briene Simmons (Feb. 5), Lena Bettis (Feb. 12) Mid-Atlantic Regional Award Winners Track Athlete of the Year - Shana Cox Field Athlete of the Year - Gayle Hunter Women s Assistant Coach of the Year - Chris Johnson

5 2008 Outdoor Performance List MEN 100-Meter Dash NCAA Regional: Penn State: Mike Sands (1975) Decathlon: Rick Kleban (1985) Andrew Cope ORE rd Sam Hill ORE th M Shawn Colligan TEX th M Chris Morrisey TEX th 200-Meter Dash NCAA Regional: Penn State: Michael Timpson (1986) Andrew Cope ORE th Sam Hill ORE th 400-Meter Dash NCAA Regional: Penn State: Mike Sands (1975) Decathlon: Brian Kelley (1991) Mike Cadau ORE th M Shawn Colligan TEX th M Chris Morrisey TEX th 800-Meter Run NCAA Regional: 1:50.40 Penn State: 1: Randy Moore (1986) 1:49.94 Q Samuel Borchers......ORE st 1:50.87 Mark Miller ORE th 1:51.17 Lionel Williams ORE th 1:51.74 Mark Horton ORE th 1:59.27 Cody Edling ORE th Inv 1:59.58 Tim Johnson ORE th Inv 1500-Meter Run NCAA Regional: 3:47.80 Penn State: 3: Steve Balkey (1987) Decathlon: 4: Tom Kleban (1989) 3:52.49 Tim Johnson ORE th 3:54.67 Owen Dawson ORE th 4:01.89 Brian Fuller ORE th 4:48.16 M Chris Morrisey TEX th 4:48.97 M Shawn Colligan TEX th 5000 Meters NCAA Regional: 14:12.00 Penn State: 13: Greg Fredericks (1972) 14:46.81 Lucas Zarzeczny ORE th 14:48.91 Dennis Pollow ORE th 10,000 Meters NCAA Auto: 28:45.00 NCAA Provisional: 29:30.00 Penn State: 28: Greg Fredericks (1972) 110-Meter Hurdles NCAA Regional: Penn State: Guy Rose (2001) Decathlon: Rick Kleban (1987) Ron Jules ORE rd M Shawn Colligan TEX th Adam Stanowick ORE th M Chris Morrisey TEX th 400-Meter Hurdles NCAA Regional: Penn State: Mike Shine (1976) Ron Jules ORE rd Adam Stanowick ORE th 4x100-Meter Relay NCAA Regional: Penn State: Jack Davis, Steve Hackman, Mike Shine, Mike Sands (1975) Cope, Jules, Hill, Stanowick.....ORE rd 4x400-Meter Relay NCAA Regional: 3:10.00 Penn State: 3:08.22 Steve Janci, Munya Maraire, Duane Reeves, Ben Karcz (2000) 3:12.76 Williams, Cadau, Jules, Miller...ORE nd High Jump NCAA Regional: (2.10) Penn State: (2.22) - David Coney (1985) 6-04 (1.93) M Chris Morrisey TEX T-6th (1.81) M Shawn Colligan TEX T-16th Pole Vault NCAA Regional: (5.05) Penn State: 17-5 (5.31) - Mason Ternay (1991) 15-7 (4.75) John Vellenoweth......ORE th (4.45) Devon Purves ORE th (4.35) Chris Morrisey TEX T-9th (3.95) Shawn Colligan TEX th Long Jump NCAA Regional: 24-1 (7.34) Penn State: (7.90) - David Coney (1985) Decathlon: (7.19) - Dave Masgay (1987) (6.75) Ryan Taylor ORE T-4th (6.61) M Shawn Colligan TEX th (6.56) M Chris Morrisey TEX th (6.48) Clarence Smith ORE th (6.43) Jay Pagana ORE th Triple Jump NCAA Regional: (15.00) Penn State: 54-6 (16.61) - Antonio Davis (1993) (15.21) Clarence Smith ORE st (14.99) Jay Pagana ORE nd (13.87) Ryan Taylor ORE th Shot Put NCAA Regional: (16.80) Penn State: 65-5 (19.94) - C.J. Hunter (1990) Decathlon: (14.87) - Barry Walsh (1989) (16.92) Q Blake Eaton ORE nd (13.86) Tyler Hoffman ORE th (12.63) M Chris Morrisey TEX th (12.42) M Shawn Colligan TEX th Discus NCAA Regional: (51.70) Penn State: (63.22) - Brian Milne (1992) (47.55) Blake Eaton ORE nd (46.67) Adam Thielemann.....ORE th (38.99) M Shawn Colligan TEX th (35.80) M Chris Morrisey TEX th Hammer NCAA Regional: (56.80) Penn State: (66.60) - Al Jackson (1976) (58.86) Q Tyler Hoffman ORE th (49.87) Adam Thieleman......ORE th (46.55) Frank Duca ORE th Javelin NCAA Regional: (61.60) Penn State: (73.09) - Allen Pettner (2007) Decathlon: (62.36) - Dave Masgay (1987) (66.70) Q Tanner Evak ORE nd (63.00) Q Harold Dunn ORE rd (52.89) M Shawn Colligan TEX th (50.29) M Chris Morrisey TEX th Decathlon NCAA Auto: 7500 NCAA Provisional: 6900 Penn State: Rick Kleban (1985) 7083 P Chris Morrisey TEX th 7059 P Shawn Colligan TEX th 2008 Regional Qualifiers 800m Samuel Borchers :49.94 Triple Jump Clarence Smith (15.21) Shot Put Blake Eaton (16.92) Hammer Tyler Hoffman (58.85) Javelin Tanner Evak (66.70) Harold Dunn (63.00) Decathlon April 2-3 April 5 April 12 April 19 April May 3 May 10 May May June June June 27 July 6 Chris Morrisey Provisional Shawn Colligan Provisional Season Schedule Texas Relays TEX Oregon Pepsi Team Challenge ORE Sun Angel Track Classic AZST Bucknell Team Challenge BUCK Penn Relays PR Jesse Owens Classic JO PENN STATE OPEN PO Big Ten Championships BT NCAA East Regional ER NCAA Championships NCAA USATF Junior Championships USJ USA Olympic Trials OLYT Performance List Key Q NCAA Regional Qualifying P NCAA Provisional A NCAA Automatic R Penn State Record M Mark from Multi-Event Competition D Penn State Decathlon Record Inv Invitational Section

6 2008 Outdoor Performance List WOMEN 100-Meter Dash NCAA Regional: Penn State: Connie Moore (2004) Shavon Greaves ORE st Caitlin DeFusco ORE nd 200-Meter Dash NCAA Regional: Penn State: Connie Moore (2004) Q Shana Cox ORE st Shavon Greaves ORE nd Caitlin DeFusco ORE rd 400-Meter Dash NCAA Regional: Penn State: Shana Cox (2006) Q Shana Cox ORE st Q Dominique Blake......ORE rd 800-Meter Run NCAA Regional: 2:09.80 Penn State: 2: Tammy Hart (1985) 2:14.13 Leah Rosenfeld ORE th Inv 2:14.86 Fawn Dorr ORE th 2:15.04 Megan Hutchinson.....ORE th 2:15.76 Fiana York ORE th 2:18.40 Meghan Noecker......ORE th Inv 2:19.96 Nikki Bohnsack ORE th 1500-Meter Run NCAA Regional: 4:27.80 Penn State: 4: Doreen Startare (1983) 4:26.10 Q Leah Rosenfeld ORE th 4:31.96 Meghan Noecker......ORE th 4:40.32 Kathryn Fitzgerald.....ORE th 4:48.82 Nikki Bohnsack ORE th 5000 Meters NCAA Regional: 16:52.00 Penn State: 15: Kathy Mills (1978) 17:10.05 Cheryl Spring ORE th 17:44.34 Jessica Babcock ORE th 10,000 Meters NCAA Auto: 33:30.00 NCAA Provisional: 35:00.00 Penn State: 34: Natalie Updegrove (1983) 100-Meter Hurdles NCAA Regional: Penn State: Toyin Augustus (2001) Q Aleesha Barber ORE st 400-Meter Hurdles NCAA Regional: 1:00.82 Penn State: Aleesha Barber (2007) 1:00.02 Q Aleesha Barber ORE st 1:00.50 Q Megan Duncan ORE rd 3000-Meter Steeplechase NCAA Regional: 10:50.25 Penn State: 9: Bridget Franek (2007) 10:12.27 Q Bridget Franek ORE nd 10:45.42 Q Claire Percival ORE th 11:22.56 Sonja Hinish ORE th 4x100-Meter Relay NCAA Regional: Penn State: Laurie Fox, Chioma Aduba, Sara Shoaff, Connie Moore Greaves, Cox, Barber, Blake...ORE nd 4x400-Meter Relay NCAA Regional: 3:43.30 Penn State: 3: Dominique Blake, Briene Simmons, Gayle Hunter, Shana Cox (2007) 3:37.52 Q Duncan, Barber, Cox, Blake...ORE st High Jump NCAA Regional: (1.75) Penn State: 6-0 (1.83) - Shelley Mitchell (1992) (1.62) Brittany Maun ORE th Pole Vault NCAA Regional: (3.85) Penn State: (4.00) - Sara Dougherty (2004) (3.40) Caitlin Fairbairn ORE th 10-8 (3.25) Rachel NeMoyer ORE th Long Jump NCAA Regional: (6.00) Penn State: 21-6 (6.55) - Chioma Aduba (2004) (5.54) Bianca Fung ORE th Triple Jump NCAA Regional: 40-5 (12.32) Penn State: (13.58) - Chioma Aduba (2004) (11.83) Lena Bettis ORE rd (11.61) Christina Sgriccia......ORE th Shot Put NCAA Regional: (14.30) Penn State: (16.88) - Ja Nai O Connor (2004) (14.64) Q Emma Schmelzer......ORE st (12.74) Bradlee Foerschner....ORE th Discus NCAA Regional: (47.30) Penn State: (56.42) - Deshaya Williams (2003) (47.26) Emma Schmelzer......ORE rd 95-2 (29.01) Bradlee Foerschner....ORE th Hammer NCAA Regional: (54.15) Penn State: (66.78) - Jen Leatherman (2006) (47.54) Emma Schmelzer......ORE rd (45.69) Bradlee Foerschner....ORE th Javelin NCAA Regional: (43.35) Penn State: (51.58) - Carrie Karabinos (1999) (50.07) Q Karlee McQuillen......ORE rd (43.95) Q Heidi Nadeau ORE th 98-8 (30.07) Kim Hanslovan ORE th Heptathlon NCAA Auto: 5500 NCAA Provisional: 5050 Penn State: Gayle Hunter (2007) April 2-3 April 5 April 12 April 19 April May 3 May 10 May May June June June 27 July Regional Qualifiers 200m Shana Cox m Shana Cox Dominique Blake m Leah Rosenfeld : mH Aleesha Barber mH Aleesha Barber :00.02 Megan Duncan : x400m Duncan, Barber, Cox, Blake : mSC Bridget Franek :12.27 Claire Percival :45.42 Shot Put Emma Schmelzer (14.64) Javelin Karlee McQuillen (50.07) Heidi Nadeau (43.95) Season Schedule Texas Relays TEX Oregon Pepsi Team Challenge ORE Sun Angel Track Classic AZST Bucknell Team Challenge BUCK Penn Relays PR Jesse Owens Classic JO PENN STATE OPEN PO Big Ten Championships BT NCAA East Regional ER NCAA Championships NCAA USATF Junior Championships USJ USA Olympic Trials OLYT Performance List Key Q NCAA Regional Qualifying P NCAA Provisional A NCAA Automatic PS Penn State Record M Mark from Multi-Event Competition Inv Invitational Section

7 MEET RECAPS Pepsi Team Invitational Hayward Field Eugene, Ore. Sun Angel Track Classic Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Ariz. Bucknell Team Challenge Christy Mathewson Stadium Lewisburg, Pa. Men: 2nd (150 pts);women: 3rd (181 pts) Regional Qualifying Marks: 19 (18 Individual; 1 Relay) EUGENE, Ore. - A cold and rainy Oregon afternoon failed to deter the Penn State track and field squad from a successful opening weekend, as the Nittany Lions racked up a total of 19 NCAA regional-qualifying marks and over a half dozen event champions at the Pepsi Team Challenge in front of over 5,000 fans at historic Hayward Field. The Lions also fared well in the team standings with the men turning in an impressive second-place effort, and the women finishing third - just over 10 points shy of a victory.. Saturday's competition will be the first of two appearances in Tracktown for many of the Lions, as Eugene will also play host to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials this Summer. "It was an exciting and dynamic meet that the University of Oregon produced," said Director of Track and Field Beth Alford-Sullivan. "The men's and women's teams did an excellent job of representing Penn State in a competition of great quality in a great competitive atmosphere." Minnesota won the women's competition with a total of 193 points, narrowly nosing host Oregon with 192. Penn State was third with 181, while Washington took fourth with 78. Oregon took top honors on the men's side with 230 points, followed by Penn State (150), Minnesota (140.5), and Washington (125.5). "The women gave it a valiant effort with winning six event wins but we had to take it on the chin taking third by just a few points," continued Sullivan. "After finishing third at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, another third-place finish will certainly motivate us to go after the win come championship time." "It's a huge accomplishment for the men's program to rise to the occasion and finish second in such an outstanding field," said Sullivan. "Picking up 18 regional marks on a cold and windy day shows that both of our teams will be poised and ready to go when championship season hits." The Lions would hit their stride on the track midway through the afternoon, winning three-straight events on the women's side. Redshirt sophomore Aleesha Barber (Decatur, Ga.) got the ball rolling with a decisive win in the 100-meter hurdles. Barber clocked a regional-qualifying in the victory, bettering the rest of the field by over half a second. Senior Shana Cox (Westbury, N.Y.) would follow Barber's win with a victory in the 400-meters. Cox, who will return to Eugene in June in hopes of making the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, broke the tape at 53.30, well under the regional standard, to earn the victory lap, with teammate and fellow All-American Dominique Blake (Bronx, N.Y.) grabbed third place overall with a finish, also under the regional mark. Freshman Shavon Greaves (Lakewood, N.J.) lengthened the Lions winning streak to three in-a-row with a runaway victory in the 100-meters. Greaves finished in 11.80, just shy of the NCAA standard, with classmate Caitlin Defusco (Schwenksville, Pa.) dipping under the 12-second barrier for second with a finishing time of The Lions would record a sweep in the 200-meters, with Cox leading the way in for her second victory of the day. Greaves and DeFusco followed in second and third with marks of 24.37, and 24.71, respectively. Freshman Samuel Borchers (Yellow Springs, Ohio) excited the Hayward Field faithful with an outstanding finishing kick to earn the victory in the 800-meters, bettering the NCAAstandard with a PR 1: Borchers led a trio of Lions with top five finishes in the event, with senior Mark Miller (Shillington, Pa.) taking fourth in 1:50.87, and freshman Lionel Williams (Staten Island, N.Y.) turning in a fifth-place effort in 1: Williams and Miller would come back to run on the second-place 4x400, running 3:12.76, along with teammates Mike Cadau (Mahanoy City, Pa.) and Ron Jules (Tom's River, N.J.). Barber would take her second victory lap of the day after an electrifying win in the 400-meter hurdles. With Oregon's Kasey Harwood looking like the clear winner coming down the homestretch, Barber zipped off the last hurdle to nose Harwood 1:00.02 to 1: Freshman Megan Duncan (North Huntingdon, Pa.) was also solid in her collegiate debut in the event, finishing third in 1:00.50, also a regional mark. Cox and Barber both earned their third win of the day in the 4x400-meters, combining Duncan and Blake to run a regional-qualifying 3: The Penn State javelin crew was outstanding in their 2008 opener with the Lions claiming two of the top five spots in both the men's and women's competitions. a PR (63.00), in third. All four Lions put regional marks on the board. Get the FULL RECAP at