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1 WEEKLY RELEASE 15 APRIL 15, 2014 AT MT SAC MULTI-MEET, AT MT SAC RELAYS, AT BEACH INVITATIONAL AIR FORCE ACADEMY OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEET NOTES 15 : CALIFORNIA MEETS TRACK AND FIELD CONTACT: VALERIE PERKIN VALERIE.PERKIN@USAFA.EDU GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM SCHEDULE & RESULTS Mar Baldy Cas llo Invita onal... No Team Scores Mar th Clyde Li lefield Texas Relays... No Team Scores Apr Stanford Invita onal... No Team Scores Apr Air Force Relays... No Team Scores Apr Jim Click Shootout...Men: 3rd Women: 4th ( e) MEN: Washington State 193, #17 Arizona 115, AIR FORCE 99, Kansas State 98, New Mexico 76; WOMEN: Washington State 158, #11 Arizona 150, Kansas State 134, AIR FORCE 67, New Mexico 67 Apr Mt. SAC/California Invita onal Mul -Meet...Azusa, Calif. Apr Mt. SAC Relays...Walnut, Calif. Apr Bryan Clay Invita onal...azusa, Calif. Apr Beach Invita onal...cerritos, Calif. Apr Drake Relays... Des Moines, Iowa Apr Jack Chris ansen Invita onal...fort Collins, Colo. May 3... Rock Chalk Classic...Lawrence, Kan. May 9... Air Force Twilight Invita onal...usaf Academy, Colo. May Mountain West Outdoor Championships...Laramie, Wyo. May NCAA Outdoor Championships (Preliminary)... Faye eville, Ark. June NCAA Outdoor Championships... Eugene, Ore. The Air Force track and field team returns to ac on this week with several meets around California, including the pres gious Mt. SAC Relays. While a pair of Falcons started compe on today at the Mt. SAC/California Invita onal Mul -Events Meet, the rest of the squad will compete at the Relays, the Beach Invita onal and the Bryan Clay Invita onal over the April weekend. THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE WEEK Ac on for the 55th-annual Mt. SAC Relays begin on Thursday, April 17, and con nue through Saturday, April 19, at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, while addi onal meets will take place on Friday, April 18, in Azusa (Bryan Clay Invita onal) and Saturday, April 19, in Norwalk (Beach Invita onal). REGIONAL ROUNDUP As a team, the Air Force men are ranked fourth in this week s USTFCCCA Mountain Region Rankings. DOUBLE DUTY With a season debut of in the javelin throw at the Air Force Relays, Garre Griffin is ranked sixth on the USTFCCCA s list of Outdoor Bests by Collegiate Football Players. CAUTION! FALLING RECORDS! Three Academy records fell during Jim Click Shootout on April 12, including two that had stood for more than nine years. With winning efforts, Grant Hamilton used a career-best 59 10½ to break the Academy s 13-year-old record in the shot put and Blue Kearney be ered the program s nine-year-old record in the long jump with a personal-best distance of 24 7¾. Rachel Herald improved her own Air Force record in the high jump a er finishing second with a clearance of 5 8¾. RELAY ING SOME INFORMATION Morgan Malone and Mikayla Robertson had a strong showing in the relays at the Jim Click Shootout, helping the Falcons to mes ranked among the program s best in both the 4x100- and 4x400-meter events. The pair teamed with Kassie Gurnell and Naomi Alston to clock the second-fastest 4x100-meter me in program history (47.59) and ran with Stephanie Robb and Cecily Agu on the Academy s sixth-fastest 4x400- meter me (3:51.95). Individually, Alston recorded the ninth-fastest 200-meter me (25.63) in program history. BUT WAIT, THERE S MORE In addi on to running on the second-fastest 4x100-meter relay, Kassie Gurnell and Mikayla Robertson paced Air Force to half of the top-six overall finishes in the triple jump. Gurnell won the event with a distance of 40 2, while Angelea Ross finished second (39 1 ) and Robertson placed sixth (36 11¾ ). JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE Freshman Taylor Hulslander became the first Air Force thrower to surpass the 200-foot mark in the javelin this season, placing fourth at the April 12 meet with a career-best toss of WEEK #15 MEET INFORMATION CALIFORNIA INVITATIONAL MULTI-MEET Date...Wednesday-Thursday, April Loca on...azusa, Calif. Venue... Cougar Athle c Stadium Heptathlon... 8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Decathlon... 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Meet Informa on...apu.edu/athle cs Live Results...apu.edu/athle cs MT. SAC RELAYS Date...Thursday-Saturday, April Loca on... Walnut, Calif. Venue... Hilmer Lodge Stadium Field Events...All Day Track Events...All Day Meet Informa on...mtsacrelays.com Live Results...Flash Results - West BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL Date...Friday, April 18 Loca on...azusa, Calif. Venue... Cougar Athle c Stadium Field Events...9:00 a.m. Track Events...12:10 p.m. Meet Informa on...apu.edu/athle cs Live Results...apu.edu/athle cs BEACH INVITATIONAL Date... Friday-Saturday, April Loca on...norwalk, Calif. Venue... Falcon Stadium Field Events... 10:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Track Events...9:35 p.m. 8:25 a.m. Meet Informa on... longbeachstate.com Live Results... royalresults.com WHAT S ON DECK Several members of the Falcons track and field team head to another na onal meet, as they head to Des Moines, Iowa, for the 105th Drake Relays on April In addi on, the rest of the squad will head to Fort Collins, Colo., for the Jack Chris ansen Invita onal on April AF_TRACKFIELD

2 ACADEMY QUICK FACTS Loca on... USAF Academy, Colo Founded Enrollment...4,000 Nickname... Falcons Colors... Blue and Silver Outdoor Facility...Cadet Outdoor Track Complex Venue Eleva on...6,980 feet Scorers Table Phone Affilia on... NCAA Division I Conference... Mountain West Superintendent...Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Director of Athle cs... Dr. Hans Mueh TRACK & FIELD COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Ralph Lindeman Season at Air Force... 25th Season Events...Combined Events Hor zontal Jumps ... ralph.lindeman@usafa.edu Office Phone Office Fax Associate Head Coach... Sco Steffan Events...Ver cal Jumps ...sco.steffan@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach... Juli Benson Events... Middle Distances Distances ... julianne.henner@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach...Ryan Collins Events... Middle Distances Distances ... ryan.collins@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach...Allen Johnson Events...Sprints Hurdles ...allen.johnson.ctr@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach... Keith Vance Events... Throws ...keith.vance@usafa.edu Office Phone Volunteer Coaches... Bob Graf... Horizontal Jumps Mark Stanforth... Middle Distances Distances Ron White...Sprints Hurdles ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Track and Field Contact... Valerie Perkin ...valerie.perkin@usafa.edu Office Phone Office Fax Website... GoAirForceFalcons.com MEET RESULTS Results for all home meets will be posted at the conclusion on Air Force s official athletic website, GoAirForceFalcons.com. Any visiting teams SIDs that wish to receive results by , please send a request to valerie.perkin@usafa.edu. WORKING MEDIA CREDENTIALS Press and photo credentials for accredited members of the media can be obtained by contacting Valerie Perkin, assistant athletic media relations director, at All request should be made at least one day before the meet. INTERVIEWS Athletes and coaches are available for afternoon interviews during the week. All requests should be made at least one day in advance and coordinated through the athletic media relations office at or at valerie.perkin@usafa.edu. IN REMEMBRANCE Members of the Air Force track and field team will be wearing black ribbons this season in honor of former teammate Capt David (Lissy) Lyon, who was killed in ac on in Afghanistan on December 27, Lyon, a three-year le erwinner as a thrower for the Air Force track and field team, was the 2008 Mountain West champion in the shot put. JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE Highlighted by a pair of addi ons to the program s all- me record book, Air Force took seven of the eight tles in the throwing events at the Air Force Relays. Cydnee Reese tossed a career-best to win the discus throw and debut in sixth in the Academy s record book, while Katelyn Holland recorded a career-best 44 8¼ to take first in the shot put and improve her No. 8 ranking on the program s all- me list. Spencer Baldwin and Darby Maier earned men s tles in the discus and shot put, respec vely, while Garre Griffin and Jacki French swept the javelin throw and Becca Bauman won the hammer throw. PICKING UP THE SPEED Alexa Chacon clocked the sixth-fastest 100-meter hurdles me in Academy history (14.65) to win that event at the AF Relays. PUTTING UP SOME BIG NUMBERS Despite cold, blustery weather condi ons, the Falcons accounted for 23 first-place finishes during their outdoor home opener on April 5 at the Academy s Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex. GOING UP Dylan Bell and Cort Rogers both impacted the program s top-10 pole vault rankings, making their career debuts on the program s all- me list. Bell cleared a career-best 17 6½ to win the event and enter the all- me rankings at No. 8, while Rogers cleared the 17-foot bar for the first me (17 0¾ ) to take third overall and debut in 10th on the all- me list. SWEEP IT UP In addi on to sweeping the event tles in the shot put, discus throw and javelin, Air Force also swept the high jump (Taylor Smith, Rachel Herald), triple jump (Kyle Gartrell, Kassie Gurnell), hurdles (Joey Wilkin at 110-meters, Alexa Chacon at 100-meters), 3000-meter run (Dan Caddigan, Heather Connick) and the distance medley relays. PUTTING UP SOME BIG NUMBERS Despite cold, blustery weather condi ons, the Falcons accounted for 23 first-place finishes during their outdoor home opener on April 5 at the Academy s Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex. MOVING IN... MOVING UP Anne e Eichenberger recorded the second-fastest 1500-meter me in Academy history (4:23.28) at the Stanford Invita onal, while Hannah Everson and Gavin Owens debuted in sixth on the program s all- me list in the 5000-meter run (17:05.91) and 3000-meter steeplechase (8:57.31), respec vely. In addi on to recording the sixth-fastest 5000-meter me in Academy history, Everson also broke the program s six-year-old Sophomore Class Record in that event. KEARNEY CONTINUES TO SHINE One week a er becoming the first Falcon in over a decade to impact the top five of the men s long jump, Blue Kearney climbed from fourth to second following a career-best jump of 24 4½ at the Bobcat Invita onal on March 29. By adding over a halffoot to his previous best, Kearney finished second at the meet and moved within a half-inch of the Academy s 11-year-old record. FALCONS TAKE FOURTH AT AZTEC INVITATIONAL Six Falcons traveled to San Diego State s Aztec Invita onal on March and combined to finish fourth in the overall Division I team standings at that meet. Kyle Gartrell (triple jump) and Dan Caddigan (5000-meter run) were the top DI finishers in their respec ve races, finishing second and third, respec vely, in the overall standings, while Stone Shoaf (800-meter run) and Sean Bapty (3000-meter steeplechase) added a pair of second-place finishes. Kevin Mihalik and Jason Engel rounded out the Falcons scorers in the Division I field, as they placed third and fourth, respec vely, in the 1500-meter run. POLE VAULT PAIR EARNS TOP-FIVE FINISHES AT TEXAS RELAYS Joey Uhle cleared a season-best 17 6½ to e for 15th in the invita onal sec on of the pole vault at the Clyde Li lefield Texas Relays on March 29 just one day a er Cort Rogers debuted in same placement of the B sec on with a mark of 16 6¾. YOU LOOK FAMILIAR Four sets of Falcons a ended the same high schools prior to beginning their collegiate careers at Air Force. Besides the Perkins twins (Charlie and Zach), who both a ended Alameda High School in Alameda, Calif., the Falcons roster boasts two Stevens High School graduates in juniors Riley Coates and Sierra Schepper (Rapid City, S.D.), two Ronald Reagan High School graduates in juniors Erica Carson and Morgan Malone (San Antonio, Texas) and two Episcopal High School graduates in senior Paige Shirley and freshman Emily Smithwick. In addi on, Jalen Fooster and William Kent both competed for the Throw 1 Deep Track Club while growing up in Marie a, Ga. FUN FACT The Falcons pole vault duo of Paige Shirley and Emily Smithwick accounted for three state tles in four years for Episcopal High School, as Shirley claimed back-to-back tles in and Smithwick won the state tle in CORONA NAMED MW ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Following a career-best 1500-meter me of 3:46.04 at the Baldy Cas llo Classic, Patrick Corona was named the Mountain West Men s Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week on March 25. With his me, which placed him third among 38 runners at the outdoor-opening meet, Corona currently leads the conference and is ranked first in the NCAA.

3 MEN S RANKINGS Na onal Rankings 1 Florida Oregon Arkansas Texas A&M Florida State Wisconsin Alabama Texas Tech Georgia LSU Mississippi Nebraska Baylor USC UCLA Texas Tennessee Penn State Arizona BYU Cornell UTSA California Illinois Kentucky Regional Index 1 BYU Texas Tech UTEP Air Force Colorado State Utah State N Arizona Montana State New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Southern Utah Utah Valley Montana Idaho State Next Rankings: April 22 WOMEN S RANKINGS Na onal Rankings 1 Texas A&M Florida Texas Oregon Georgia Kentucky LSU Arkansas USC Arizona Kansas Penn State Washington UCLA Florida State Texas Tech Stanford San Diego State Baylor Providence Arizona State Notre Dame Missouri Maryland South Carolina Regional Index 1 Texas Tech BYU UTEP N Arizona Utah Colorado State New Mexico Utah State Colorado Wyoming Montana St Southern Utah Weber State New Mexico St Montana HERALD TAKES DOWN LONG-STANDING HIGH JUMP RECORD With a winning clearance of 5 8½, Rachel Herald broke the Academy s 28-year-old record in the high jump on March 25. Herald added a half-inch to the previous standard that had stood since 1986 and was originally set in 1983, while easily improving her own personal clearance of 5 7. It is the second me this season that Herald has taken over an Academy record, as she also broke the program s 17-year-old indoor high jump record at the Air Force Holiday Open in December. WE RE NOT DONE YET Gavin Owens also clocked a program record at the Baldy Cas llo Invita onal on March 22, as he sha ered his own Academybest me in the 2000-meter steeplechase. Finishing second in the non-tradi onal race, Owens clocked a me of 5:49.53 to delete over 35 seconds from the me he first set last season. ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS With a long jump distance of 23 11½ at the Baldy Cas llo Classic on March 22, Blue Kearney became the first Air Force athlete since 2003 to impact the program s top-five list of that event s all- me standings. With the fourth-best mark in Academy history, Kearney was first jumper in seven years to make any impact on the top-10. GETTING OFF TO A STRONG START In addi on to the Academy high jump record by Rachel Herald, four other members of the women s team also impacted the women s all- me standings during the season-opener. Becca Bauman improved her hammer throw distance to the fourth-best mark in Academy history (172 6 ), while Katelyn Holland (eighth, shot put at 44 4¼ ), Rebecca Esselstein (ninth, 800-meter run in 2:14.09) and Riley Vann (ninth, pole vault at 11 7¾ ) all debuted on the program s top-10 list in their respec ve events. SWEEP IT UP Backed by three seniors and one freshman, Air Force claimed the men s and women s tles in both the 800- and 3000-meter events. Alex Lindsay and Anne e Eichenberger teamed up to claim first-place honors in their respec ve 800-meter races, while Isaiah Bragg and Lindy Long captured the two tles in the 3000-meter run. FOLLOW THE FALCONS ON TWITTER The track and field team can be found on Twi er by MEN RANKED 19TH AT PROGRESS REPORT FOR PROGRAM OF THE YEAR Following a 20th-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Cross Country Championships and Joey Uhle s seventh-place finish in the pole vault at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (a placement that put Air Force 56th in the overall team standings), the men enter the final part of the trifecta ranked 19th in the USTFCCCA s John McDonnell Program of the Year standings. It is the first me Air Force has been listed in the Program of the Year standings, which recognizes team finishes at the NCAA Championships for cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field. WHO S BACK FOR THE OUTDOOR SEASON The Falcons outdoor roster includes two All-Americans (Zach Perkins, 1500m in 2013; Joey Uhle, pole vault in 2013), two Mountain West champions (Perkins, 1500m in 2013; Alex Lindsay, 800m in 2012), nine addi onal all-conference selec ons (Anne e Eichenberger, 800m in 2013; Grant Hamilton, shot put in 2013; Garre Griffin, javelin in 2013; Kassie Gurnell, triple jump in 2013; Blue Kearney, long jump in 2013; David Ptacek, 200m in 2013; Kobi Rex, high jump in ; Cort Rogers, pole vault in 2012; Tim Urista, javelin in ), two Academy record holders (Perkins, 1500m; Gurnell, triple jump) and three members of the women s 4x100-meter relay that set a program standard last year (Gurnell, Naomi Alston, Morgan Malone). LEADING THE WAY Eight seniors will serve as team captains for the track and field program during the season. Pole vaulter Ellio Beski, thrower William Kent, middle distance runner Alex Lindsay and sprinter David Ptacek were chosen to lead the men s team, while middle distance runner Anne e Eichenberger, jumper Kassie Gurnell, pole vaulter Paige Shirley and javelin thrower Kim Smith were elected to serve as captains of the women s squad. LINDEMAN CELEBRATING 25 YEARS WITH THE FALCONS IN 2014 Ralph Lindeman is celebra ng his 25th season as Air Force s head coach this season. A 12- me conference coach of the year, Lindeman has guided the men s team to three Mountain West tles in the last five championship seasons (2012 indoor and outdoor, 2013 outdoor). He is joined on the Falcons coaching staff by associate head coach Sco Steffan, assistant coaches Juli Benson, Ryan Collins, Allen Johnson and Keith Vance, and volunteer coaches Bob Graf, Mark Stanforth and Ron White. HOME SWEET HOME The Falcons will host three compe ons at the Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex. Following their Combined Events Meet on April 3-4, the Falcons will host the Air Force Relays on April 5 and the Air Force Twilight Invita onal on May 9. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Joey Uhle closed out the indoor season earning first-team All-America honors following a seventh-place finish (17 8½ ) at the NCAA Championships. The indoor season saw the Falcons account for three Mountain West championships, including both 800-meter tles (Zach Perkins, Anne e Eichenberger) and a co-championship on the pole vault (Uhle, Dylan Bell). Se ng Academy records at the 600-, 800- and 1000-meter distances, Eichenberger paced six Falcons to new program standards. Morgan Malone (200-meter dash), Naomi Alston (300-meter dash), Rachel Herald (high jump) and Kassie Gurnell (triple jump) added Academy-best marks on the women s side, while Grant Hamilton set a new Academy record in the men s shot put.

4 INDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST Scan the code below with your smart phone and a QR Reader app for direct access to the complete Air Force Track and Field Indoor Performance List. HEAD COACH RALPH LINDEMAN 25TH SEASON AT AIR FORCE Coaching Awards 5x 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) 3x USTFCCCA Regional Men s Outdoor Coach of the Year 2012 USTFCCCA Regional Men s Indoor Coach of the Year 2012 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 53 All-Americans 31 Western Athle c Conference Champions 91 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 CURRENT SEASON LEADERS MEN EVENT MARK ATHLETE MEET DATE 100-Meter Dash Zach Johnson Jim Click Shootout 12 April 200-Meter Dash Jake Spuller Jim Click Shootout 12 April 400-Meter Dash David Ptacek Jim Click Shootout 12 April 800-Meter Run 1:50.88 Alex Lindsay Baldy Castillo Invitational 22 March 1500-Meter Run 3:44.43 Zach Perkins Stanford Invitational 4 April 5000-Meter Run 14:07.49 Isaiah Bragg Stanford Invitational 4 April 110-Meter Hurdles Joey Wilkin Jim Click Shootout 12 April 400-Meter Hurdles Jordan McCool Jim Click Shootout 12 April 2000-Meter Steeplechase 5:49.53 AR Gavin Owens Baldy Castillo Invitational 22 March 3000-Meter Steeplechase 8:57.31 Gavin Owens Stanford Invitational 4 April 4x100-Meter Relay Team Jim Click Shootout 12 April 4x200-Meter Relay 1:28.11 Team Air Force Relays 5 April 4x400-Meter Relay 3:15.53 Team Baldy Castillo Invitational 22 March Sprint Medley Relay 3:37.26 Team Air Force Relays 5 April Distance Medley Relay 10:33.37 Team Air Force Relays 5 April High Jump 6 8¾ Taylor Smith Jim Click Shootout 12 April Pole Vault tie 17 6½ Dylan Bell Air Force Relays 5 April Pole Vault tie 17 6½ Joey Uhle Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays 28 March Long Jump 24 7¾ AR Blue Kearney Jim Click Shootout 12 April Triple Jump 47 4½ Kyle Gartrell Baldy Castillo Invitational 22 March Shot Put 59 10½ AR Grant Hamilton Jim Click Shootout 12 April Discus Throw Grant Hamilton Jim Click Shootout 12 April Hammer Throw Will Kent Baldy Castillo Invitational 22 March Javelin Throw Taylor Hulslander Jim Click Shootout 12 April CURRENT SEASON LEADERS WOMEN EVENT MARK ATHLETE MEET DATE 100-Meter Dash Naomi Alston Jim Click Shootout 12 April 200-Meter Dash Naomi Alston Jim Click Shootout 12 April 400-Meter Dash Kathryn New Colorado Invitational 12 April 800-Meter Run 2:07.92 Annette Eichenberger Baldy Castillo Invitational 22 March 1500-Meter Run 4:23.28 Annette Eichenberger Stanford Invitaitonal 4 April 5000-Meter Run 17:05.91 Hannah Everson Stanford Invitational 4 April 100-Meter Hurdles Alexa Chacon Air Force Relays 5 April 400-Meter Hurdles Alexa Chacon Baldy Castillo Invitational 22 March 4x100-Meter Relay Team Jim Click Shootout 12 April 4x400-Meter Relay 3:51.95 Team Jim Click Shootout 12 April Sprint Medley Relay 4:31.91 Team Air Force Relays 5 April Distance Medley Relay 13:19.52 Team Air Force Relays 5 April High Jump 5 8¾ AR Rachel Herald Jim Click Shootout 12 April Pole Vault 11 8½ Riley Vann Jim Click Shootout 12 April Long Jump 17 0 Kassie Gurnell Jim Click Shootout 12 April Triple Jump 41 0¼ Kassie Gurnell Baldy Castillo Invitational 22 March Shot Put 47 5¾ Danielle Tabb Black and Gold Invitational 29 March Discus Throw Cydnee Reese Air Force Relays 5 April Hammer Throw Becca Bauman Baldy Castillo Invitational 22 March Javelin Throw Jacki French Air Force Relays 5 April AR = Academy Record 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

5 WEEKLY AWARDS MOUNTAIN WEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 25 March... Patrick Corona AIR FORCE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Date... Name TEAM AWARD WINNERS SPRING BREAK MEETS Men s Track Athlete of the Week... Patrick Corona Women s Track Athlete of the Week...Anne e Eichenberger Men s Field Athlete of the Week...Blue Kearney Women s Field Athlete of the Week...Rachel Herald Men s Newcomer of the Week... Ma Dorsey Women s Newcomer of the Week...Lindy Long STANFORD INVITATIONAL AIR FORCE RELAYS Men s Track Athlete of the Week...Gavin Owens Women s Track Athlete of the Week...Hannah Everson Men s Field Athlete of the Week...Dylan Bell Women s Field Athlete of the Week... Cydnee Reese Men s Newcomer of the Week... Taylor Hulslander Women s Newcomer of the Week... Alexa Chacon MEN S RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS ALL-TIME TOP 10 RECORDS 1 Gavin Owens m Steeplechase 5: Blue Kearney...Long Jump 24 7¾ 1 Grant Hamilton... Shot Put 59 10½ 6 Gavin Owens m Steeplechase 8: Dylan Bell...Pole Vault 17 6½ 10T Cort Rogers...Pole Vault 17 0¾ CLASS RECORDS So Grant Hamilton... Shot Put 59 10½ Jr Blue Kearney...Long Jump 24 7¾ WOMEN S RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS ALL-TIME TOP 10 RECORDS 1 Rachel Herald... High Jump 5 8¾ 2 Anne e Eichenberger Meters 4: Team (1)...4x100-Meter Relay Becca Bauman... Hammer Throw Hannah Everson Meters 17: Team (2)...4x400-Meter Relay 3: T Alexa Chacon...100m Hurdles Cydnee Reese... Discus Throw Katelyn Holland... Shot Put 44 8¼ 9 Naomi Alston Meters Rebecca Esselstein Meters 2: Riley Vann...Pole Vault 11 7¾ CLASS RECORDS So Hannah Everson Meters 17:05.91 JIM CLICK SHOOTOUT Men s Track Athlete of the Week... Women s Track Athlete of the Week... Men s Field Athlete of the Week... Women s Field Athlete of the Week... Men s Newcomer of the Week... Women s Newcomer of the Week... UNDER-20 NATIONAL RANKINGS USTFCCCA & TFRRS.ORG 6 Taylor Smith...High Jump 6 10¾ (i) BEST MARKS BY FOOTBALL PLAYERS TFRRS.ORG 6 Garre Griffin...Javelin Team (1): K Gurnell, N Alston, M Malone, M Robertson Team (2): S Robb, C Agu, M Robertson, M Malone MEN S NATIONAL RANKINGS TFRRS.ORG TOP Dylan Bell...Pole Vault 17 6½ 14 Joey Uhle...Pole Vault 17 6½ 15 Zach Perkins Meters 3: Gavin Owens...Steeplechase 8: Grant Hamilton... Shot Put 59 10½ 34 Cort Rogers...Pole Vault 17 0¾ 34 Blue Kearney...Long Jump 24 7¾ 44 Isaiah Bragg Meters 14:07.49 WOMEN S NATIONAL RANKINGS TFRRS.ORG TOP Anne e Eichenberger Meters 2: Rachel Herald... High Jump 5 8¾ 48 Kassie Gurnell...Triple Jump 41 0¼

6 THROWS Spencer Baldwin So. Joseph City, Ariz. Joseph City Becca Bauman Sr. Post Falls, Idaho Post Falls Nate Bratka Sr. West Liberty, Ohio West Liberty-Salem USAFA Prep Kyle Co on Fr. Ridgway, Colo. Ridgway Secondary Jalen Fooster-Barrino Sr. Marie a, Ga. Marie a Jacki French So. Malta, Mont. Malta Garre Griffin So. Louisburg, Kan. Louisburg Grant Hamilton So. Idabel, Okla. Idabel Katelyn Holland So. Tomball, Texas Concordia Lutheran Taylor Hulslander Fr. Kalispell, Mont. Glacier William Kent Sr. Marie a, Ga. George Walton Comp Darby Maier Fr. Missoula, Mont. Big Sky Alana Piccone Sr. Roseville, Calif. St. Francis Northwestern Prep Cydnee Reese Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Archbishop O Hara Andrew Steinemann Fr. Belleview, Fla. Belleview Kim Smith Sr. Kirtland, N.M. Kirtland Central Danielle Tabb Jr. Spanaway, Wash. Bethel Emily Taylor Fr. Salmon, Idaho Salmon Tim Urista Sr. Rosebury, Ore. Douglas MULTI-EVENTS Alexa Chacon Fr. Durango, Colo. The Classical Academy Eric Hoff Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. Brentwood Evan McDowell Jr. Hudsonville, Mich. Hudsonville MIDDLE DISTANCE & DISTANCE Amelia Ahner Fr. Southlake, Texas Carroll Senior Sean Bapty So. Albuquerque, N.M. La Cueva Isaiah Bragg Sr. Springfield, Ohio Emmanuel Chris an Dan Caddigan So. Chicago, Ill. Brother Rice Ma hieu Caldwell Sr. Centennial, Colo. Smoky Hill Grant Caswell So. Englewood, Colo. Cherry Creek Zack Christenson Jr. Safety Harbor, Fla. Countryside USAFA Prep Riley Coates Jr. Rapid City, S.D. Stevens Heather Connick Jr. Pembroke, Mass. Pembroke Patrick Corona So. Fairfield, Conn. Fairfield College Preparatory Ma hew Dorsey Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Lawrence Central Taylor Drolshagen Jr. Muskego, Wis. Muskego Anne e Eichenberger Sr. West Chicago, Ill. West Chicago Community Carl Eifert Sr. Peachtree City, Ga. McIntosh Kyle Eller Fr. Lowell, Ind. Lowell Senior Jason Engel Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Santa Margarita Catholic Rebecca Esselstein Jr. Dayton, Ohio Archbishop Alter Hannah Everson So. Colorado Springs, Colo. Liberty Morgan Fagnant Fr. Eldersburg, Md. Century Grant Garst Fr. Inman, Kan. Inman Ryan Graf Fr. Charles Town, W.V. Jefferson Jake Hawkins Sr. Derry, N.H. Pinkerton Academy Emily Hazen Jr. Richland, Wash. Richland Daniel Lara Fr. Loveland, Colo. Thompson Valley Alex Lindsay Sr. Rochester Hills, Mich. Rochester Adams Northwestern Prep Kirsten Linnartz Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. Sunnyslope Lindy Long Fr. Newnan, Ga. Landmark Chris an Kevin Mihalik So. San Diego, Calif. Rancho Bernardo Elliot Myers Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif. Esperanza Anna Olesinski So. Roswell, N.M. Roswell Gavin Owens Sr. McAllister, Mont. Ennis Charlie Perkins Sr. Alameda, Calif. Alameda Zach Perkins Jr. Alameda, Calif. Alameda USAFA Prep Stephanie Robb Fr. Granville, Ohio Watkins Memorial Marie Rossillon Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. Eldorado Taylor Schwenke Fr. Centreville, Va. Wes ield Daniel Shellhouse So. Kingswood, Texas Kingswood Stone Shoaf So. Alamogordo, N.M. Alamogordo Samantha Skold Fr. Evergreen, Colo. Evergreen Emily Wagemaker So. Topeka, Kan. Topeka VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL JUMPS Dylan Bell So. Alvarado, Texas Alvarado Elliot Beski Sr. Greenwood Village, Colo. Mullen USAFA Prep Wren Bonner Jr. Whitney, Texas Whitney Zoe Casteel Fr. Orange, Texas Li le Cypress Mauriceville Taelor Eyre Fr. Ontario, Calif. Colony Kegan Garne So. Spearman, Texas Spearman Kyle Gartrell Jr. Yakima, Wash. Riverside Chris an Tyler Ginger Fr. Danvers, Ill. Olympia Kassie Gurnell Sr. Pearland, Texas Westbury Chris an Rachel Herald Sr. Rockford, Mich. Rockford Blue Kearney Jr. Lakewood, Wash. Lakes Tyson McQuerry Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa Valley Addy Neibauer Fr. Greeley, Colo. Greeley Central Kyle Pater Fr. San Diego, Calif. Mt. Carmel Montana Pellegrini Fr. Federal Way, Wash. Thomas Jefferson Kobi Rex Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Lewis Palmer Harvard Emily Richard Fr. Katy, Texas Cinco Ranch Mikayla Robertson Fr. Menomonee Falls, Wis. Menomonee Falls Cort Rogers Sr. Whitefish, Mont. Whitefish Regan Rogers Sr. Wellsboro, Pa. Wellsboro Area Angelea Ross So. San Antonio, Texas Trinity Chris an Academy USAFA Prep Paige Shirley Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. Episcopal Taylor Smith Fr. Clovis, Calif. Buchanan Emily Smithwick Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Episcopal Tu s Riley Vann So. Oswego, Ill. Oswego Joey Uhle Jr. Powell, Ohio Olentangy Liberty Jaydon Wilkerson Fr. Emme, Idaho Emme SPRINTS & HURDLES Cecily Agu Fr. Santa Clara, Calif. Archbishop Mi y Naomi Alston So. Faye eville, N.C. Douglas Byrd Danny Bieber Sr. Cherokee, Iowa Washington Erica Carson Jr. San Antonio, Texas Ronald Reagan USAFA Prep Michael Craig Sr. Orrville, Ohio Orrville USAFA Prep Edmond Duvall Jr. Marvin, N.C. Marvin Ridge Dee Grimes Fr. Lubbock, Texas Frenship Andrew Hood So. Franklin, Mass. Franklin Kyle Jameson So. Walla Walla, Wash. Walla Walla Zach Johnson Fr. Farmington, N.M. Piedra Vista Keegan Jones Fr. Fort Dodge, Iowa Fort Dodge Senior Siotame Latu Jr. Eugene, Ore. South Eugene Amirah Majied Fr. Ewa Beach, Hawaii Island Pacific Academy USAFA Prep Morgan Malone Jr. San Antonio, Texas Ronald Reagan Nolan Mayhew So. Colorado Springs, Colo. Cheyenne Mountain Texas A&M Tasha Mayne Sr. Pflugerville, Texas Hendrickson Jordan McCool So. Anderson, Ind. Pendleton Heights Gavin McHenry So. Parker, Colo. Chaparral Bryce Mitchell Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. Cibola USAFA Prep Chandler Myers Fr. Garland, Texas Naaman Forest Kathryn New Fr. Mosca, Colo. Sangre de Cristo Garre Newman Fr. Oregon, Ill. Oregon Joshua Nielsen Sr. Forest Lake, Minn. Home School David Ptacek Sr. Allegan, Mich. Hamilton Michigan Casey Riggs Jr. Loveland, Colo. Loveland Sydney Rohlwing Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Regis Jesuit Sierra Schepper Jr. Rapid City, S.D. Stevens Heather Shepard Sr. Flower Mound, Texas Happy Hill Acaademy Jake Spuller Jr. Dexter, Mich. Detroit Catholic Joe Wilkin So. Westerville, Ohio Westerville North Drew Wyllie Fr. Panama City, Fla. Rutherford Andre Young Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Coronado