WOMEN S HEPTATHLON HANDBOOK & MEDIA GUIDE

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1 WOMEN S HEPTATHLON HANDBOOK & MEDIA GUIDE 6th THORPE CUP USA vs GERMANY TEAM HEPTATHLON Chula Vista, CA August 13-14, 2011 by: Frank Zarnowski The Decathlon Association zarnowsk@msmary.edu

2 Heptathlon Schedule: Saturday Sunday August 13 August Hurdles 12:30 pm Long Jump 2:00 pm High Jump 1:30 Javelin 3:45 Shot Put 3: m 5:45 200m 6:00 Team Rosters: Team USA: Ryann Krais Chantae McMillan Bettie Wade Abbie Norton (Stechschulte) Emily Pearson Barbara Nwaba Lindsay Lettow Women's Staff: Head Coach - Lori Shepard; Assistant Coach - Kim Dismuke Team Germany: Schäfer, Carolin Weber, Liane Schwerdtner, Maren Gambetta, Sara Rath, Claudia Substitute Kiffe, Christina Coaches Graf, Jörg Schrader, Annelie Women s Thorpe Cup History Individual Winners: Year score winner affiliation site Julia Machting GER Manhattan, KS Lela Nelson USA Bernhausen Lela Nelson USA Manhattan, KS Liz Roehrig USA Marburg Bette Wade USA Marburg 2011

3 Team Winners: Year first cum pts second cum pts differential site 2006 United States 15,716 Germany 15, Manhattan, KS 2007 Germany 16,946 United States 16, Bernhausen 2008 Germany 17,267 United States 17, Manhattan, KS 2009 Germany 17,590 United States 16, Marburg 2010 United States Germany 14,182 3,336 Marburg 2011 Meet Results [ ] 2006 Manhattan, KS 5799 Machting, Julia/GER : McNaney, Danielle/USA : Wallin, Reidun/USA : Buder, Marlen/GER : Bass, Tacita/USA : Nelson, Lela/USA nm : Schrader, Annelie/GER dnf 4758 Schwerdtner, Maren/GER dnf Team Scores: USA: 15,716; Germany: 15,619 (97) 2007 Bernhausen 8/18-19/ Nelson, Lela/USA : Pickler, Julie/USA : Hebestreit, Ulrike/GER : Schrader, Annelie/GER : Hartz, Ulrike/GER : Johnson, Jackie/USA nm :22.54 dnf Menne, Ekatarina ?+0.2 withdrew dnf Asigbee, Fiona dnr Guests: 5638 McNaney, Dani : DuPree, Ryanne :24.93 dnf Hunter, Gayle withdrew Team Scores 1. GER 16,946 ; 2. USA 16, Manhattan, KS 7/2-3/ Nelson, Lela/USA : Hartz, Ulrike/GER : Schulz, Christine/GER : Goldkuhle, Maike/GER : Keller, Katja/GER : Wilhelm-Andres, Ashley/USA : Hill, Kasey/USA : Roehrig, Liz/USA : Poulson, Jackie : McNaney, Dani :24.79 dnf Gurbig, Romy/GER?? Team Results: 1 Germany 17,267; 2 United States 17, Marburg, GER 8/8-9/ Roehrig, Liz/USA : Schultz, Christine/GER : Rath, Claudia/GER : Svchwerdtner, Maren/GER : Rudiger, Julia/GER :32,25

4 5469 McNaney, Dani/USA : Schrader, Annelie/GER : Hill, Kasey/USA : McFadden, Kalindra/USA : Nelson, Lela/USA dnr Guests: 5616 Adams, Aisha/USA : Pearson, Emily/USA ? : Pickler, Julie/USA :22.65 Team Scores: Germany 17,590; USA 16, : Marburg 8/7-8/ Wade, Bette/USA : Krais, Ryann/USA : Stechschulte, Abbie/USA : Pearson, Emily/USA : Kiffe, Christina/GER : Hill, Kasey/USA : Maiwald, Anna/GER nm : Schrader, Annelie/GER dnf dnf Guests: 5465 Adams, Aisha/USA : Bradford, Adreona/USA :22.49 Team Scores: USA ; Germany 14, USA National Champs: 6/26/ Eugene Place Athlete Points 100mH HJ SP 200m LJ JT 800m 1 Sharon Day Asics 2 Ryann Krais Kansas State University 3 Chantae McMillan Nebraska 4 Bettie Wade Nike 5 Abbie Stechschulte unattached 6 Hyleas Fountain Nike 7 Emily Pearson unattached (-28) 6003 (-55) 5949 (-109) 5927 (-131) 5861 (-197) w: (1000) (1021) w: (988) w: (1024) (943) (1099) m 5-11 ¼ 991 (1991) 1.75m 5-8 ¾ 916 (1937) 1.66m 5-5 ¼ 806 (1794) 1.78m (1977) 1.75m 5-8 ¾ 916 (1859) 1.72m 5-7 ¾ 879 (1978) 1.69m 5-6 ½ m (2752) 12.21m 40-0 ¾ 675 (2612) 14.75m 48-4 ¾ 844 (2638) 13.56m (2742) 13.82m 45-4 ¼ 782 (2641) 12.97m 42-6 ¾ 725 (2703) 11.56m ¼ (3663) (3527) (3502) (3637) (3533) (3706) m 19-5 ¼ w: (4488) 5.99m 19-8 w: (4373) 6.18m 20-3 ½ w: (4407) 6.16m 20-2 ½ 899 (4536) 6.09m ¾ 877 (4410) 5.96m 19-6 ¾ w: (4543) 5.84m 19-2 w: m (5187) 40.53m (5050) 47.58m (5220) 34.94m (5107) 40.54m (5088) 37.46m (5162) 44.90m : (6058) 2: (6030) 2: (6003) 2: (5949) 2: (5927) 2: (5861) 2:

5 8 Barbara Nwaba unattached 9 Lindsay Lettow Central Missouri 10 Kasey Hill unattached 11 Elizabeth Roehrig unattached 12 Whitney Carlson North Dakota State DNF Bridgette Ingram LEMANS Track Club (-271) (1011) (1853) (2485) (3422) (4223) (4985) (5787) 5733 (-325) 5547 (-511) 5507 (-551) 5497 (-561) 5302 (-756) w: (939) (964) (932) w: (945) (991) w: (842) 1.78m (1892) 1.69m 5-6 ½ 842 (1806) 1.60m (1668) 1.72m 5-7 ¾ 879 (1824) 1.54m 5-0 ½ 666 (1657) 1.60m (1578) 12.61m 41-4 ½ 702 (2594) 11.22m 36-9 ¾ 610 (2416) 12.74m 41-9 ¾ 710 (2378) 13.38m ¾ 753 (2577) 9.75m (2170) 12.50m 41-0 ¼ 694 (2272) (3509) (3292) (3317) (3450) (3099) DNS 0 (2272) 5.66m 18-7 w: (4256) 5.89m 19-4 w: (4108) 5.49m 18-0 ¼ w: (4014) 5.81m 19-0 ¾ w: (4242) 6.24m 20-5 ¾ w: (4023) DNS 0 (2272) 41.25m (4947) 35.23m (4684) 37.50m (4633) 35.99m (4833) 27.41m (4451) DNS 0 (2272) 2: (5733) 2: (5547) 2: (5507) 2: (5497) 2: (5302) DNS Individual Heptathlon Records: Individual Event Records World Records 100H Eunice Barber/FRA (+2.9) Arles HJ 1.97m/6-5 ½ Tia Hellebut/BEL Gotzis SP 20.79m/68-2½ Eva Wilms/GER pent 17.29m/56-8 ¾ Natalia Dobrynska/UKR hept Beijing m J. Joyner-Kersee/USA Indy LJ 7.27m/23-10 ¼ J. Joyner-Kersee/USA Seoul Jav 64.64m/212-1 Tessa Sanderson/GBR Brussels m 2:01.84 Nadine DeBois/FRA Talence st day 4367 J Joyner-Kersee/USA Indy nd day 3027 J Joyner-Kersee/USA Seoul Score 7291 J Joyner-Kersee/USA Seoul 1988 American Records 100H Hyleas Fountain/Nike (+2.8) Seoul

6 HJ 1.93m/6-4 J Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Indy Sharon Day/Nike Havana, SP 16.30m/53-5 ¾ Jane Frederick/Naturite Rome m J Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Indy LJ 7.27/23-10 ¼ J Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Seoul Jav 54.76m/179-8 Suzie Ray/UCLA Houston m 2:04.70 Marla Runyan/ Atlanta-OT st day 4367 J Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Indy nd day 3027 J Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Seoul Score 7291 J Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Seoul 1988 Collegiate Records 100H Tiffany Lott/BYU Austin HJ 1.93m/6-4 Ewanjee Marysee Epee/ARZ-FRA Athis-Mons SP 16.72m/54-10 ½ Austra Skujyte/Kan St-LIT Munich m Ali McKnight/Nev-Reno Sacramento 1995 LJ 6.92m/22-8 ½ Diane Gutherie/GMU Knoxville Jav 54.76m/179-8 Suzie Ray/UCLA Houston m 2:08.4 Lana Zimmerman/LSU Houston st day 3942 Jackie Joyner/UCLA Baton Rouge nd day 2799 Diane Gutherie/GMU-JAM Knoxville Score 6718 Jackie Joyner/UCLA Baton Rouge/OF 1985 Germany Records 100H (+0.3) Sabine John-Paetz/[GDR] Potsdam 1984 HJ 1.94 ( Sabine Braun/GER Barcelona 1992 SP 20.79m/68-2½ Eva Wilms/GER pent 200m (+4.0) Anke Behmer/[GDR] Gotzis 1988 LJ 6.95m / Heike Dreschler/GER (+1.0) Talence 1994 Jav 55.25m/ Lilli Schwartzkopf/GER Ratingen m 2:03.76 Make Behmer/[GDR] Potsdam st day 4118 Sabine Braun/GER Gotzis nd day 2962 Ramona Neubert/[GDR] Moscow 1983 Score 6985 Sabine Braun/GER Gotzis 1992 ThorpeCup Meet Records: 100H (-0.5) Jackie Johnson/USA Bernhausen 2007 HJ 1.83m/6-0 Liz Roehrig/USA Marburg m/6-0 Bette Wade/USA Marburg m/6-0 Christina Kiffe/GER Marburg 2010 SP 14.05m/46-1¼ Julia Machting/GER Manhattan, KS m (+2.6) Lela Nelson/USA Manhattan, KS 2006 LJ 6.78m/22-3 Lela Nelson/USA Bernhausen 2007 Jav 48.67m/159-8 Annelie Schrader/GER Marburg m 2:13.05 Ryann Krais/USA Marburg st day 2nd day Score 6029 Lela Nelson/USA Manhattan, KS 2008

7 Germany Athletes Bios: Coaching Staff: Joerg Graf Annilie Schrader SARA GAMBETTA DOB: 2/18/93 (18 yrs old), Lauterbach, GER Career: 2 nd, 2011 World Junior champs, Moncton. Progression: 2010: : 5907; Coach Carlos Gambetta/ex Washington St Club: LG Eintracht Frankfurt 6/20/ Junior CE, Ratingen : /23/ IAAF W Junior, Moncton : /05/ Filderstadt : /22/ Tallinn :24.76 PRs: :24.76 CHRISTINA KIFFE DOB: 5/02/92 (19 yrs old), Hadamar, GER Career: 5 th, 2011 Euro Jr champs; 5 th last year Thorpe Cup in Marburg and top German finisher. Progression: 2009: 5106; 2010: : /08/ Thorpe Cup, Marburg : /05/ Filderstadt :29.14 PRs: :29.14

8 CLAUDIA RATH DOB: 4/25/86 (25 yrs old), Hadamar, GER Club: LG Eintracht Frankfurt Career: 3 rd at 2009 Thorpe Cup. 11 th at 2010 European Champs with PR 6107, followed by win at German nationals national indoor pentathlon champion (4339 pts). Coach: Jurgen Sammert 8/09/ Thorpe Cup, Marburg : /18/ IAAF CE, Ratingen : /31/ Euro Chps, Barcelona : /29/ Hypo Bank, Götzis : /17/ IAAF CE, Ratingen :11.38 PRs: :11.38 CAROLIN SCHÄEFER DOB: 12/05/91.(20 yrs old), Bad Wildungen Progression: 2007: 5545; 2008: 5833; 2009: 5697; 2010: 5333; 2011: 5941 Club: LG Eintracht Frankfurt Career: 2008 IAAF World Junior champ, 2007:IAAF World Youth runner-up, 5 th, 2011 Euro u23 champs 7/12/ IAAF World Jr, Bydgoszcz : /26/ Novi Sad : /17/ Euro u23, Ostrava :25.84 PRs: :16.85 MAREN SCHWERDTNER DOB: 10/03/85 (25 yrs old), Hannover, GER Progression: 2003: 5585; 2004: 5603; 2005: 5835; 2006: 5865; 2007: 6096; 2008: no mark; 2009: 5765; 2010: 6167; 2011: 6039 Career: 9 th, 2011 Euro Champs, 4 th 09 Thorpe Cup in Marburg, 6x> 6000, 11 th at Gotzis, 2011 Coach: Beatrice Mau-Repnak 8/09/ Thorpe Cup, Marburg : /31/ Euro Champs, Barcelona : /18/ IAAF CE, Ratingen : /29/ Hypo Bank, Götzis : /17/ IAFF CE, Ratingen :22.8 PRs: :20.31

9 LIANE WEBER DOB: February 24, 1986 POB: Ht: 5-10 Hometown: Wangen, Germany High School: College: Clemson 10 Club: LG Stadtwerke Muenchen 2011: NCAA runner-up at Drake with 5857 score. Won ACC crown with SB 5463 score. 2010: Captured ACC crown outdoors with PR 5928 effort. Won 3 rd ACC crown, with PR 4262 score. 2009: Opened season with PR 4218 win at ACC in Blacksburg. 2008: 8 th at ACC outdoor heptathlon. 2007: Won ACC indoor pentathlon with 4089 at Clemson. Missed winning ACC title by a second in the 800m. Pre Clemson: Member of the German national track & field team...first-place in the heptathlon at the 2005 German Junior Championships...placed first at the 2003 German Jr Championships in the long jump...finished seventh in the heptathlon at the Under-20 European Championships in 2005 Personal: Daughter of Bruno and Gisela Weber. Major: Health studies. Coach: Chauncey Johnson. Career: Indoor: 60h hj sp lj 800m 2/23/ ACC, Clemson : /10/ NCAA I, Fayetteville : /30/ JRF Multis, Clemson : /26/ ACC, Blacksburg : /14/ NCAA, College Station : /27/ ACC, Blacksburg : /13/ NCAA, Fayetteville :21.77 Outdoor: 100h w hj sp 200m w 1 st day lj w jav 800m 9/04/ German Jr, Vaterstetten : /24/ Euro Jr, Kaunas : /27/ German-Jr, Lage : /20/ ACC, College Park : /18/ ACC, Atlanta : /17/ ACC, Clemson : /10/10 dnf - NCAA, Eugene withdrew 4/22/ ACC, Durham : /11/ NCAA, Des Moines : /17/ IAAF CE, Ratingen :16.77 PRs: 5928 / i :14.04 Indoor: 60h: 8.50 Stefanie Saumweber DOB: Club: Coach: March 5, 1988 (23 yrs old) SSV Ulm 1846; Ht: 176cm Wolfgang Beck PR Meet: :29.09 PRs: :26.9h 3 rd, National indoor pentathlon, 2011; 6 th, European Junior 100m Hurdles 2009

10 USA Athletes Bios: RYANN KRAIS DOB: March 21, 1990 POB: Philadelphia, PA Ht: 5-9 Hometown: Eagleville, PA High School: Methacton HS College: UCLA Kansas St : Was runner-up at USA nationals with PR 6030 effort just two weeks after she became NCAA champion with PR 5961 in rainy Des Moines. 6 th at NCAA indoor pentathlon, then opened outdoor season with PR nd place effort at Texas Relays. Transferred to Kansas St, scored 4021 in first indoor meet. Big H champ and NCAA qualifier (PR 56.06). 2010: Scored huge PR for 2 nd at USA vs Germany Thorpe Cup in Marburg, th at NCAAs. Pac-10 runner-up. Won Mountain Pacific SF title with 4041 PR total. 10 th at NCAA indoors. 2009: Opened season with 3 rd place in Johnson/JJK heptathlon, then placed 4 th at Pac-10 with PR 5606 score. High School: 9 th at IAAF World Junior heptathlon (5457). Competed in 2008 Olympic Trials in 400m hurdles, 9x PA state champion. National class records for heptathlon for soph and junior years. Won GreatSouthwest heptathlon with 5522w (#2 alltime hs, all conditions). Personal: Daughter of John and Janelle Krais. Pre-psychology major. Career: Indoor: 60h hj sp lj 800m /27/ Mountain Pacific, Seattle : /12/ Boise State, Nampa : /26/ Mountain Pacific, Seattle : /13/ NCAA, Fayetteville : /29/ SEC/Big 12, College Station : /11/ NCAA, College Station :09.93 Outdoor: 100h w hj sp 200m w lj w jav 800m 6/21/ USA Jr, Indianapolis : /??/ w1 Great Southwest, : /22/ USA Jr, Columbus : /12/ IAAF WC Jr, Bydgoszcz : /10/ Johnson/JJK, Los Angeles : /10/ Pac-10, Eugene : /12/ NCAA, Fayetteville : /28/ USA Junior, Eugene : /09/ Pac-10, Berkeley : /10/ NCAA, Eugene : /26/ USA, Des Moines : /08/ vs Germany, Marburg : /06/ w2 Texas R, Austin : /10/ NCAA I, Des Moines : /2376 6/26/ USA, Eugene :08.96 PRs: 6030 / :08.96 Indoor: 60H:

11 LINDSAY LETTOW DOB: June 6, 1990 POB: Ht: 5-9 Hometown: Urbandale, IA High School: Des Moines Christian College: Central Missouri 2011: Swept the NCAA II boards by winning both indoor pentathlon (4064) and outdoor heptathlon (5514). Opened outdoor season with career best 5610 at Angelo State Spring Multis. MIAA student athlete of year. 9 th at USA nationals. 2010: MIAA champion in heptathlon and 4 th at NCAA II meet. High School: Iowa State long and pentathlon champion and 100m hurdle record holder. Personal: Undeclared major. Daughter of Kurt and Peggy Lettow. Career: Indoor: 60h hj sp lj 800m 12/10/ Doane Holiday, Crete 7.9h : /25/ MIAA, Warrensburg : /11/ NCAA II, Albuquerque :17.47 Outdoor: 100h w hj sp 200m w lj w jav 800m 5/ / NCAA II, San Angelo 5/02/ MIAA, Joplin : /28/ NCAA II, Charlotte : /25/ ASU Spring, San Angelo : /08/ MIAA, Emporia : /27/ NCAA II, Turlock : /26/ USA, Eugene :17.09 PRs: 5610 / :16.23 Indoor: 60H:

12 CHANTAE McMILLAN DOB: May 1, 1988 POB: Ht: 5-7 Hometown: Rolla, MO High School: Rolla HS College: Nebraska : Opened indoor season with significant 4378 PR in Lincoln pentathlon, and then tied for 2 nd at NCAAs. Opened outdoor season with PR rd place effort at Mt Sac Relays and subsequently captured a 2 nd Big 12 outdoor heptathlon crown with PR 5951 score. Place 3 rd at USA nationals with initial 6k effort. 2010: 4 th at NCAAs. Big 12 indoor and outdoor champ. 2009: Runner-up at both Husker Invt and Big 12 affairs, the latter with a 4061 PR score. 2008: 22 nd at NCAA heptathlon. 3 rd at Kansas Relays and Big 12 runner-upwith PR rd at Big 12 indoor pentathlon. 2007: Redshirt indoors. NCAA long qualifier outdoors (placed 23 rd ) with best of 20-6¼. High School: 3 rd at Nike outdoor prep nationals in long jump. Personal: Pre interior design major. Parents are Badger and Peggy McMillan. Career: Indoor: 60h hj sp lj 800m 2/29/ Big 12, Lincoln : /07/ Sevigne Husker, Lincoln : /27/ Big 12, College Station : /14/ NCAA, College Station : /30/10 dnf - Husker, Lincoln dnf withdrew 2/27/ Big 12, Lincoln : /13/10 dnf - NCAA, Fayetteville withdrew 2/04/ Lincoln : /01/ t NCAA, College Station :18.61 Outdoor: 100h w hj sp 200m w 1 st day lj w jav 800m 4/17/ Kansas R, Lawrence : /17/ Big 12, Boulder : /12/ NCAA, Des Moines : /15/ Big 12, Columbia : /10/ NCAA, Eugene : /14/ Mt Sac R, Azusa : /14/ Big 12, Norman : /09/11 dnf - NCAA I, Des Moines nh withdrew 6/26/ USA, Eugene :22.99 PRs: 6003/ i :

13 BARBARA NWABA DOB: January 18, 1989 POB: Ht: 5-9 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA High School: University HS College: UCSB : Runner-up at Washington indoor Invt with PR 4140 score, then raised heptathlon PR to 5714 with win at Claremont Classic. 8 th at USA nationals with career best 5733 score. 2010: 12 th at NCAAs. Big West Conference champion (with PR 5552) followed a 7 th at Mt Sac Relays. Runner-up at U of Washington indoor pentathlon (3931). 2009: 3 rd at Big West Conf heptathlon with 5000 points. 2008: stress fracture. 2006: High School: Personal: daughter of Theodore and Blessing Nwaba. Biology major. Career: Indoor: 60h hj sp lj 800m 1/30/ U Washington, Seattle : /28/ U Washington, Seattle : /11/ NCAA, College Station :21.84 Outdoor: 100 h w hj sp 200m w lj w jav 800m 4/16/ Cal Invt, Azusa : /09/ Big West, Irvine 14.21nwi : /15/ Mt Sac R, Azusa : /08/ Big West, Northridge : /10/ NCAA, Eugene : /26/ USA, Des Moines : /13/ CMS, Claremont : /26/ USA, Eugene :22.79 PRs: 5714 / :17.80 Indoors: 60mh:

14 EMILY PEARSON DOB: August 8, 1985 POB: Ht: 5-6½ Hometown: La Junta, CO High School: La Junta HS 04 College: Colorado St : 7 th at USA nationals with 5787 effort. Won NACAC CE in Kingston. Opened indoor season with 1 st 4k score for 2 nd at Husker meet Lincoln, then was 6 th at USA indoors with same score. 2010: Won Glen Morris and Texas GA (with PR 5636) meets. 5 th at USA nationals with PR 5724, then placed 3th in USA win at Thorpe Cup in Marburg. 2009: Opened season with PR win (3835) at Air Force Academy. 9 th at USA indoor nationals. Seasonal best of 5508 at Northridge Spring meet. 2008: Runner-up at Mountain West Conf with 5605 PR. Then placed 10 th at NCAAs. Won Glenn Morris meet in Ft Collins. 2007: PR 5204 was NCAA provisional qualifier. 4 th indoor MWC pentathlon (3722). 2006: NCAA regional qualifier in javelin. (149-3). Personal: Is volunteer assistant coach at U of Colorado. Career: Indoor: 60h hj sp lj 800m 3/ /05 8 Mountain West 3/ / Mountain West 1/25/ UNM Cox, Albuquerque : /22/ Mountain West, Albuquerque : /28/ Mountain West, USAFA : /30/ Air Force CE, USAFA : /08/ USA, Chapel Hill : /05/ Husker, Lincoln : /06/ USA, Des Moines :17.86 Outdoor: 100h w hj sp 200m w lj w jav 800m 5/ /05 7 Mountain West 5/11/ Mountain West, Provo : /12/ /10/07 Mountain West, San Diego /03/ Texas R, Austin : /25/ Morris, Ft Collins : /15/ Mountain West, Ft Worth : /14/ NCAA, Des Moines : /20/ Spring, Northridge : /16/ Mt Sac R, Azusa : /26/ USA Sr, Eugene : /08/ g USA vs GER, Marburg : /02/ UofA Click, Tucson : /23/ Glenn Morris, Ft Collins : /06/ Texas GA, Dallas nwi : /26/ w 5 USA, Des Moines : /08/ Thorpe Cup, Marburg : /28/ NACAC, Kingston : /26/ USA, Eugene :21.59 PRs: 5787 / :18.96 Indoor: 60H:

15 ABBIE STECHSCHULTE(NORTON) DOB: April 28, 198 POB: Ht: 5-8 Hometown: Columbus Grove, OH High School: Columbus Grove HS, OH College: West Virginia 07 Indiana 2011: Placed 5 th at USA nationals with huge PR, 5927 score. Opened season with PR 4254 win in Geneva, OH then put up 4 career bests to place 2 nd at USA indoor meet(pr4337), Won Walton hept in Columbia with 5613 effort. 2010: Won Gladstein Invt with 3994 score. Place 8 th at USA outdoor nationals then 3 rd with PR score (5755) at Thorpe Cup in Marburg. 2009: 10 th at USA outdoor nationals. 2008: Runner-up at Texas Relays with PR (5661) competing for Indiana after 4 th place at USA indoors (4088). 2007: 6 th place PR at NCAA indoor heptathlon (4085). Opened with PR outdoors 5609 for 4 th at Texas Relays, then placed 3 rd at Big East. 2006: took a red-shirt during spring season as a junior (2006). Placed 16th in the pentathlon at the NCAA championship (3874). Won Big East pentathlon indoors (3972). 2005: Placed 2 nd at the Big East indoor pentathlon as a sophomore (2005)and was fourth at ECAC pentathlon. Registered 4,870 for 2nd at Big East heptathlon. Finished 3rd at ECAC outdoor heptathlon. 2004: 4th in heptathlon (4888) at Big East outdoors as a freshman. 5th in pentathlon at ECAC indoors (3464) and 4th in heptathlon at Bama Relays (4664). High School: State champion in 100m hurdles (state record 14.48). Personal: daughter of Dan and Gwyn Stechschulte. Majored in speech pathology at WVU, currently enrolled in IU Kinesiology master's program. Career: Indoor: 2/07/ State Farm Games :37.81 (55mH) 2/21/ ? Big East : /??/ VPI, Blacksburg 3/06/ ECAC, Boston no marks available 1/14/ Black Squirrel, Kent : /04/ State Farm Games /25/ Big East, Syracuse : /??/ ECAC, Princeton 1/27/ Penn State Open, U Park no marks available 2/18/ Big East, Akron : /11/ NCAA, Fayetteville : /19/ Razorback, Fayetteville : /17/ Big East, Akron : /10/ NCAA I, Fayetteville : /02/ Gladstein, Bloomington : /09/ USA, Chapel Hill : /22/ Gladstein, Bloomington : /07/ USA, Bloomington : /05/ GaReat, Geneva : /06/ USA, Bloomington :15.21 Outdoor: 3/19/ Alabama R, Tuscaloose : /01/ Big East, Rutgers : /06/ Texas R, Austin : /??/ Big East 5/14/ ECAC, Princeton 14.75nwi nwi :2?.?? 4/05/ Texas R, Austin : /06/ Big East, Storrs : /09/ NCAA I, Sacramento : /03/ Texas R, Austin :17.57

16 6/28/08 dnf - USOT/USA, Eugene dns 6/28/ USA, Eugene : /26/ USA, Des Moines : /08/ Thorpe Cup, Marburg : /20/ Walton, Columbia : /26/ USA, Eugene ;18.85 PRs: 5927 / :15.71 Indoor: 60mH: 8.44 BETTE WADE DOB: September 11, 1986 POB: Ht: 5-10 Hometown: Northville, MI High School: Farmington HS, Northville, MI College: Michigan : 4 th at USA nationals. 17 th at Götzis. Won indoor national pentathlon with 4439 score. 2010: Opened season with PR 4376 at Iowa State, then placed 2 nd with PR 4469 at USA indoor champs. Won Click heptathlon in Arizon with PR 5937 to open outdoor campaign then PR d with 6000 (exactly!) effort for 9 th at Götzis. Won Thorpe Cup in Marburg (USA vs Germany) and was 7 th at DecaStar. 2009: 3 rd at NCAAs with PR 5876 effort and 3 rd also at USA champs with another PR, Runner-up at Big 10 (with PRs in final 3 events) scoring PR Opened season with Texas Relays victory. Won Big Ten indoor title with 4216 score. 5 th at NCAA indoor heptathlon/ 2008: Big Ten runner-up outdoors and indoors was Big Ten and NCAA indoor pentathlon runner-up (4366). 9 th at U.S. Olympic Trials. 2007: 7 th at t NCAA with 2 point PR, Won Big Ten outdoor title with PR nd at Big Ten indoors with PR Won Jim Click in Tucson with PR : took first place in the heptathlon with a NCAA provisional standard point total of 5147 at the California Invitational. Claimed fourth place in the heptathlon with a personal-best point total of 5,301, Drake Relays Was second at Big Ten champs with 5354 total.. Indoor. Second at Big Ten Pentathlon.. Finished 14th in the pentathlon (3917) at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Personal: Enrolled at College of Literature, Science and Arts. Career: Indoor: 60h hj sp lj 800m 1/20/ Simmons, Ann Arbor :24.06[55H] 2/26/ Big 10, Madison : /11/ NCAA Indoor Champs, Fayetteville : /20/ Simmons, Ann Arbor : /25/ Big Ten, Champaign : /10/ NCAA I, Fayetteville : /01/ Michigan Intercollegiates, Ann Arbor :26.78 [55H] 3/01/ Big Ten, Minneapolis : /15/ NCAA, Fayetteville : /30/ Eastern Michigan, Ypsilanti : /28/ Big Ten, Bloomington : /13/ NCAA, College Station : /29/ Iowa State Bergan, Ames : /07/ USA, Bloomington : /06/ USA, Bloomington :25.25 Outdoor: 100H w hj sp 200m w 1 st day lj w jav 800m 4/13/ Cal Invt, Azusa nwi : /20/ Drake R, Des Moines nwi nwi : /13/ Big Ten, E Lansing 14.26nwi nwi nwi : /08/ NCAA I, Sacramento : /23/ Click, Tucson : /12/ Big Ten, U Park :26.19

17 6/08/ NCAA I, Sacramento : /23/ USA, Indianapolis : /03/ Cal Multis, Berkeley : /17/ Big Ten, Champaign : /12/ NCAA, Des Moines : /28/ USOT/USA, Eugene : /02/ Texas R, Austin : /16/ Big 10, Columbus : /12/ NCAA, Fayetteville : /28/ USA, Eugene : /16/ IAAF WC, Berlin nm : /02/ UofA Click, Tucson : /30/ Hypo-Bank, Götzis : /26/ USA, Des Moines : /08/ Thorpe Cup, Marburg : /19/ DecaStar, Talence : /27/ Hypo-Bank, Götzis ; /26/ USA, Eugene :18.63 PRs: 6000 / :17.89 Indoor: 60H: 8.46 Summary: 24 meets, 24 finishes, 7 wins, PR score: 6000, Top Ten Ave: PR Page: Team USA name PR score 100H w hj sp 200m w lj w jav 800m Ryann Krais :08.96 Lindsay Lettow :16.23 Chantae McMillan i :18.61 Barbara Nwaba :17.80 Emily Pearson :18.96 Abbie Stechschulte (Norton) :15.71 Bettie Wade :17.89 Team Germany name PR score 100H w hj sp 200m w lj w jav 800m Sara Gambetta :26.00 Christina Kiffe :29.14 Claudia Rath :11.3 Carolin Schäfer :20.78 Maren Schwerdtner: :20.31 Liane Weber i :14.04