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2 Cross Country Record Book Season Review Meet the Bobcats This is Ohio Table of Contents 2007 SEASON REVIEW 2007 Outdoor MAC Championship Summers and Melissa Horner helped out the Both the Ohio men and women finished in team s point total by placing in the 1,500m, sixth place Saturday in Oxford to close out finishing third and seventh, respectively. the 2007 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. On the final day of competition, the men s squad rallied for 27 points for a total of 44, while the Bobcat women notched 26 points for a total of 60. Eastern Michigan took home the team title on the men s side by edging out Kent State after winning the final event of the meet, the 4x400 meter relay, while Akron won their second straight title by a 19-point margin, becoming the first back-to-back women s outdoor champions since Ball State in 2000 and The lone Bobcat to win a title was freshman Kari Summers (Troy, Ohio). Summers took first in the 5,000m with a time of 17:19.12, followed by junior Carime Reinhart (Bascom, Ohio), who finished second (17:24.42) Bobcat Indoor Best Times 55 meters Chanelle Harmon 7.42 Lauren Moore 8.01 Alysa Resnick 8.04 Tiara Jordan meter Hurdles Melissa Wiley 8.72 Christen Bosch 9.73 Sharon Gase Abby Kacsandi meters Chanelle Harmon 7.56 Lauren Moore 8.18 Alisa Resnick 8.48 Tiara Jordan 8.63 Jasmine Seabrooks meters Hurdles Melissa Wiley 8.67 Sharon Gase 9.69 Jessica Kestler 9.75 Christen Bosch Abby Kacsandi meters Chanelle Harmon Melissa Wiley Lauren Moore Alisa Resnick Indoor MAC Championships The Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships ended Saturday with the Bobcats recording three new school records and one MAC meet record. Overall, the Ohio women took seventh at the championships with 44 points, their highest indoor MAC finish in school history. Akron won the women s division with 136 points. The Ohio men took sixth at the meet. Eastern Michigan finished first in the men s division with 169 points. On the women s side, freshman Bahiyjaui Allen took fifth in the shot put, posting a new school record of (14.9m). The previous school record of was recorded by Ann Kent in meters Jessica Kestler 1:02.81 Sharon Gase 1: meters Jessica Kestler 1:21.41 Michelle Diez 1:24.38 Sharon Gase 1:28.23 Celia Struble 1:29.04 Michelle Mondozzi 1: meters Michelle Diez 2:19.35 Laura Wetenkamp 2:21.31 Celia Struble 2:23.57 Kari Summers 2:23.94 Maggie Chaney 2: ,000 meters Jennifer Shaw 3:31.84 Megan Murphy 3:38.71 Marie Terbeck 4: ,000 meters Kari Summers 9:50.49 Carime Reinhart 9:52.58 Rachel Beakas 10:06.64 Andrea Maas 10:10.44 Jenielle Hunt 10: ,000 meters Carime Reinhart 17:05.65 Julia Weisenborn 17:42.49 Annie Beecham 17:45.15 Jamie Schlemmer 20:42.67 Jennifer Stanley 20:45.88 Mile Kari Summers 4:58.08 Melissa Horner 5:06.75 Annie Beecham 5:13.45 Rachel Beakas 5:16.66 Laura Wetenkamp 5: x400 Relay Ohio University 4:12.38 Ohio University 4:17.01 Distance Medley Relay Ohio University 11:59.74 Ohio University 12:20.99 High Jump Ashlee Reynolds Abby Kacsandi Long Jump Brittany Vinson MaLeah Thornton Carrie Bonar Abby Kacsandi Bahiyjaui is a true freshman, said head coach Clay Calkins. Placing at a championship meet and recording a new school record at the same time just shows how competitive she is now and will be in the future. For the men, senior Scott Mayle finished first in the long jump, recording a MAC meet record, as well as a new school record of (7.95). The previous MAC meet record of was held by Eddie Russell of Toledo. The previous school record of was held by NCAA indoor champion Alfred Ogunfeyimi. Ogunfeyimi recorded his record in Mayle s jump also hit the automatic NCAA qualifying mark and was his third MAC indoor long jump title. Senior Eric Bildstein also recorded a new school record in the weight throw. Bildstein, throwing (18.75m) broke his previous school record of which he recorded in Triple Jump Brittany Vinson Maleah Thorton Carrie Bonar Shot Put Bahiyjaui Allen Jessie Tanner Emily Amendola Tawanna Young lb. Weight Jessie Tanner Bahiyjaui Allen Emily Amendola Pole Vault Christen Bosch Kasey Stepp Megan Crysler Ashlee Reynolds * Bold Italics for Ohio Record

3 Indoor Results 1/12/07 Akron Quad 4th of Four Teams 1/20/07 Marietta College 2nd of 16 Teams 1/26-1/27 Penn State Invite 2/3/07 State Farm Games 2/9-2/10 All-Ohio Champs 4th of 12 Teams 2/17/07 Buckeye Invite 2/23-3/24 MAC Champs 7th of 12 Teams 3/2-3/3 Alex Wilson Invite 2007 SEASON STATS 2007 Bobcat Outdoor Best Times 100 meters Chanelle Harmon Lauren Moore Tiara Jordan Jasmine Seabrooks meters Chanelle Harmon Melissa Wiley Lauren Moore Alysa Resnick Jasmine Seabrooks meters Lauren Moore 1:00.21 Alisa Resnick 1:03.27 Jasmine Seabrooks 1: meters Kari Summers 2:18.07 Michelle Diez 2:19.75 Melissa Hornor 2:22.31 Jenielle Hunt 2:23.95 Celia Struble 2: ,500 meters Kari Summers 4:31.87 Melissa Horner 4:37.92 Michelle Diez 4:50.34 Celia Struble 4:51.57 Annie Beecham 4:55.08 MAC Championship Results Indoor Championships 1. Akron Western Michigan Ball State Central Michigan Miami Buffalo Ohio Bowling Green Kent State Northern Illinois Toledo Eastern Michigan 7 5,000 meters Kari Summers 16:40.04 Carime Reinhart 17:07.74 Rachael Beakas 17:30.25 Annie Beecham 17:55.24 Julia Weisenborn 18: ,000 meters Carime Reinhart 36:36.94 Julia Weisenborn 37:29.36 Annie Beecham 37:53.21 Kendra Churchill 39:09.66 Kelley O Brien 40:30.15 Steeplechase Celia Struble 11:31.54 Jenielle Hunt 11:45.22 Kelly Friedmann 12:06.06 Anna Wines 12: meter Hurdles Melissa Wiley Sharon Gase meter Hurdles Sharon Gase 1: x100 Relay Ohio University Ohio University Ohio University Ohio University Outdoor Championships 1. Akron Western Michigan Central Michigan Ball State Buffalo Ohio 60 T7. Miami 54 T7. Bowling Green Toledo Kent State Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan 17 4x400 Relay Ohio University 4:02.92 Ohio University 4:18.31 Ohio University 4:23.66 Ohio University 4:43.76 High Jump Ashlee Reynolds Abby Kacsandi MaLeah Thornton Long Jump Brittany Vinson MaLeah Thornton Carrie Bonar Triple Jump Brittany Vinson Maleah Thornton Carrie Bonar Discus Jessie Tanner Bahiyjaui Allen Emily Amendola Chelsea Sutcliff Tawanna Young Hammer Throw Jessica Tanner Emily Amendola Bahiyjaui Allen Outdoor Results 3/22-3/24 Wake Forest Open 3/31/07 Southern Ohio Cup 3rd of Three Teams 4/7/07 Bobcat Invitational Cancelled 4/11-4/14 Sea Ray Relays 4/14/07 Robert Morris Invite 2nd of Six Teams 4/21/07 All-Ohio Champs 5th of 15 Teams 4/27-4/28 Hillsdale Relays 5/5/07 Ohio Open 5/10-5/12 MAC Championships 6th of 12 Teams Javelin Chelsea Stephan Susan Plungis Melissa Gressick Chelsea Sutcliffe Shot Put Bahiyjaui Allen Emily Amendola Jessie Tanner Tawanna Young Pole Vault Christen Bosch Kasey Stepp Megan Crysler Ashlee Reynolds * Bold Italics for Ohio Record Table of Contents This is Ohio Meet the Bobcats Season Review Record Book Cross Country

4 Cross Country Record Record Book Book Season Review Meet the Bobcats This is Ohio Table of Contents TRACK AND FIELD HISTORY Track and Field History Track History Having won more individual national titles than any other varsity sport at Ohio University, the Bobcat track and field program has a long and storied history that began in the early 1900s. Most of the early standouts, such as C.O. Gibson, Herbert Bash and John Goddard played multiple sports, earning up to 12 varsity letters each before serving in World War I. After winning three varsity letters in both football and track, William Herbert became Ohio s first head track coach in 1926, a position he held for 17 years. Besides coaching the Bobcats to Buckeye Conference titles four times from 1931 to 1935, he also later became the mayor of Athens. Two Ohio studentathletes who led the Bobcats to conference track championships in 1931 and 1932, Russell Kepler and Lenny Sadosky, ended up being teammates on professional football s Cleveland Rams. Another Bobcat who eventually played for the Rams Paul Halleck finished third in the nation in the discus, barely missing the 1936 U.S. Olympic Team that went to Berlin. Two Ohio track stars in the 1940s were Robert Fizz Miller and John Fekete. Miller played on the Bobcat basketball team that finished runner-up in the 1941 National Invitation Tournament before winning the All-Ohio high jump title in Fekete was a sprinter who signed with the Cleveland Browns in 1946 following his military service in World War II. Ohio became a founding member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 but did not compete for a track title until Stan Huntsman took the coaching helm in During Huntsman s 14-year tenure at Ohio, he developed 15 All-Americans in track as well as four in cross country. His Bobcats placed at the NCAA Championships 10 times, including a school-best eighth in After holding the NCAA record in the 220- yard dash (20.8 seconds) for one day in 1958, Les Carney became Ohio s first track All-American in Despite being drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1958, he focused on track and won silver medals in the 200 meters at both the 1959 Pan-Am Games and the 1960 Olympics in Rome, making himself the university s first Olympian. Another star on the 1959 Ohio track team, MAC and All-Ohio pole vault champion Glenn Randall, went on to international acclaim. As director of the J.P. Kennedy Foundation, Randall started the Special Olympics in the early 1960s. He also 1994 Women s MAC Champions coached the Pakistani national team in the 1964 Olympics and founded the United States Sports Corps, an arm of the Peace Corps that sent American coaches overseas. When Randall was inducted into the Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999, the athletic department s Lifetime Achievement Award was created and named after him. The school year was a banner campaign for Bobcat runners as Elmore Banton won the NCAA title in cross country on Nov. 23, Then, in the spring of 1965, Barry Sugden and Darnell Mitchell finished second and third, respectively, in the 880-yard dash at the NCAA Championships to claim All-America status. The pair also made the finals of the Olympic tryouts that year. Two years later, sophomore Emmett Taylor burst onto the national scene with an NCAA title in the 440-yard dash (45.9 seconds), the first individual national championship for an Ohio track competitor. He also led the 440- yard relay team to a fourth-place finish that year. Taylor followed that up by claiming his second national title, this time in the 200 meters (20.8 seconds), in The Bobcat mile-relay team, consisting of Taylor, Roger Hosler, Richard Fulmer and Ben Smith took second place at the NCAA meet that year with a still-standing school record of 3:08.1. In 1969, Don Fish became an All-American by finishing fourth in the javelin at the NCAAs with a throw of 248 feet and three inches. His toss of 256 feet and one inch earlier that season was the second-longest throw in the nation that year. The Bobcats claimed another national title in 1970 with Bob Bertelsen winning the 6-mile run, recording a time of 27:57.5. The Elmira, N.Y., native followed that up with an All- American seventhplace finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships later that year. Meade Burnett took over the Ohio coaching reins in 1971 after Huntsman accepted the head coach position at the University of Tennessee. Under Burnett s guidance, the Bobcats won their first and only national title in a field event when Rick Dowswell claimed the javelin crown in 1972 with a throw of 265 feet and 11 inches, a record that still stands as the MAC s best. He won the conference title all four years and gave another All- American performance in 1973 by placing fourth at the NCAA meet. Dowswell competed for his native Canada s national team in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, as well as in the 1971 Pan-Am Games, the 1973 World University Games (placing ninth) in Moscow and the 1974 Commonwealth Games (fourth) in New Zealand. Larry Clinton became the program s head coach in 1975 and his first recruit, Al Ogunfeyimi, won the NCAA indoor long jump championship in 1978 with a leap of 25 feet and 6.5 inches. Clinton s indoor mile-relay team posted the fastest time in the world (3:12.1) in 1977 and

5 TRACK AND FIELD HISTORY placed fifth at the national meet, making James Jeffress, Greg Fuqua, Jessie Young and Bruce Greene All-Americans. Also, Greene and freshman Roger Gilders provided All-American performances during the outdoor season that year. Greene finished fourth in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, while Gilders placed fifth in the pole vault after clearing 16 feet and 6.5 inches. The Bobcats finished out the decade with Gilders taking seventh at the 1978 NCAA indoor meet and Ogunfeyimi who also won MAC titles in the 100-meter dash and the triple jump earning his second All-America honor with a long jump of 26 feet and 1.5 inches at the 1978 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. Changes came in 1980 when Elmore Banton became the men s head coach and Diane Stamm took over the women s program. Stamm led the Ohio women to conference championships in 1983 and 1984 and won the MAC Coachof-the-Year award three times. The stars were: two-time All- American Frances Daniell, who finished fifth in the nation by high jumping six feet and one quarter inch in 1982 and then placed sixth the following year; threetime MAC champion Kathy Williams, who earned All-America status in 1983 by placing sixth in the 800-meter run; and Cathy Taylor, who won the conference shot put and discus titles in 1984 and then captured the heptathlon crown the following year. Greg Jones became the Bobcats first All- American (and nearly national champion) in the shot put by finishing second at the NCAA indoor meet in The three-time MAC champion from nearby Nelsonville still holds the school record in the event with a toss of 60 feet and six inches in Ben Bertelsen Roger Gliders In 1986, Banton took over the women s cross country and track and field programs as well. During his 23-year tenure coaching at Ohio, Banton won 20 coach-of-the-year awards collectively from the MAC, All- Ohio, Central Collegiate Conference and the NCAA. Banton s most recent standouts on the women s side were Tracy Meyer, Chris Frances Daniell Nichols and Jackie Conrad. Meyer was a four-time All-MAC selection who won the ,000-meter title. Nichols, who led the Bobcat cross country team to an unprecedented four straight championships, also won the 10,000-meter title in 1990 and As a freshman, Conrad earned All-American honors by placing eighth in the 10,000 meters at the 1997 NCAA Championships. She followed that up with All-American performances the following year in the 10,000 meters (placing fifth) and in cross country. A hip injury forced the Marysville native to sit out her junior and senior track seasons. Alfred Ogunfeyimi It s unfortunate, said Banton of the sixtime MAC title-holder. She would have been a national champion. Clay Calkins was hired in June of 2003 to be the new head coach at Ohio after serving one year as an assistant under Banton. Working primarliy with the sprints, jumps and hurdles in 2003, Calkins guided five of the nine Bobcats who competed in the NCAA Mideast Regionals that spring. This season the Ohio women s distance runners will look to bring some of the success they achieved with back-to-back cross country titles to Goldsberry Track. Carime Reinhart and Kari Summers both have their names in the Ohio records books in distance events and they will be joined this season by one of Ohio s most successful cross country and distance competitors, Andrea Maas. The senior redshirted last year after finishing the cross country season so she could focus soley on track this year. While the distance team should be a strength for the Bobcats, Ohio will be well represented in all areas. Bahiyjaui Allen, who claimed Ohio s shot put records for both indoor and outdoor competition, will be back for her sophomore season in Junior Chanelle Harmon will look to shine in her third season in Athens, a key competitor in short distance events. Pole vaulter Christen Bosch will also be back for her sophomore season after moving into the record books with Ohio s fifth best pole vault mark all-time at The 2008 indoor and outdoor seasons look bright for the Bobcats with experienced leaders and young talent peaking at the right times. Table of Contents This is Ohio Meet the Bobcats Season Review Record Book Cross Country

6 Cross Country Record Record Book Book Season Review Meet the Bobcats This is Ohio Table of Contents OHIO RECORD BOOK Ohio Women s Indoor Records 55 meters 6.89 Selina Christian m Hurdles 8.08 Melody Royster meters 7.51 Tisha Franklin m Hurdles 8.48 Foli James meters Tisha Franklin meters Kathy Williams meters 2:11.40 Kathy Williams 1984 Mile Run 4:55.04 Melissa Converse ,000 meters 9:50.49 Kari Summers ,000 meters 17:00.80 Jackie Conrad 1997 Dist. Medley 11:52 Melissa Converse 1998 Najah McFarland Sabrina Miller Julie Kline 1,600m Relay 3:52.20 Sarah Yeager 1998 Najah McFarland Carrie Bayless Lori Splitter Ohio Women s Outdoor Records 100 meters Selina Christian m Hurdles Jerika Duncan meters Tisha Franklin meters Sherry King m Hurdles Selina Christian meters 2:05.40 Kathy Williams ,500 meters 4:30.65 Melissa Converse ,000 meters 9:34.74 Melissa Converse ,000 meters 16:40.04 Kari Summers ,000 meters 34:14.85 Jackie Conrad m Steeple 10:59.45 Tracy Weitthoff m Relay Najah McFarland 1999 Tisha Franklin Melody Royster Tommi Crowley 1,600m Relay 3:43.55 Carrie Bayless 1999 Najah McFarland Tisha Franklin Katie Geib 20-lb. Weight Jaclyn Lugaila 2006 Shot Put Bahiyjaui Allen 2007 Pole Vault Jill Meranda 2003 High Jump 6-0 Frances Daniell 1983 Long Jump Foli James 2004 Triple Jump 38-6 Monique Taylor 2004 Pentathalon 3,614 Donita Barnes Women s MAC Champions Shot Put Bahiyjaui Allen 2007 Pole Vault 12-0 Jill Meranda 2003 High Jump Frances Daniell 1982 Long Jump Foli James 2003 Triple Jump Monique Taylor 2004 Discus Eric Ferri 1998 Hammer Throw Jaclyn Lugaila 2006 Javelin Anne Bolyard 1987 Heptathalon 5,140 Tamsen Burke Women s Cross Country MAC Champions

7 OHIO OUTDOOR BESTS Top-Five Best Bobcat Outdoor Marks Sprints 100 meters Selina Christian Pat Braxton Tisha Franklin Dee Mitchell Foli James meters Tisha Franklin Dee Mitchell Jen Martin Sherry King Pat Braxton meters Sherry King Kathy Williams C Rai Weeden Kerra Brown Erika Polk meters 2:05.74 Kathy Williams :06.73 Erika Polk :10.48 Heather Weilbacher :11.97 Melissa Converse :13.54 Vivki Finn 1984 Distance 1,500 meters 4:30.68 Melissa Converse :30.80 Kathy Williams :31.29 Margret Hutzel :31.56 Julie Kline :31.73 Vicki Finn ,000 meters 16:40.04 Kari Summers :51.14 Jackie Conrad :52.70 Tracy Meter :52.90 Carime Reinhart :09.11 Diane Rowley ,000 meters 34:18.85 Jackie Conrad :45.33 Chris Nichols :45.71 Jacki Weller :48.51 Kris Parker :50.80 Tracy Meyers ,000 meter Steeplechase 10:59.45 Tracy Weitthoff :31.54 Celia Struble :51.71 Lauren Birnie :59.70 Mary Reynolds :00.81 Allison Jochum 2001 Relays 4x100 meters McFarland, Franklin 1999 Royster, Crowley Singer, Mitchell 1989 Topping, Kirkland Royster, Carter 2003 Duncan, James Brown, Kimbrough 1983 Braxton, Christian McFarland, Derth 2000 Royster. Crowley Chris Nichols 4x400 meters 3:43.55 Bayless, McFarland 1999 Franklin, Geib 3:44.48 Bayless, McFarland 1998 Yeager, Spitler 3:45.00 Dukes, Burke, 1984 Christian, Williams 3:46.09 Fisher, King, Polk, Kite :47.09 Martin, Brown 2001 Weeden, Andrea Maas Hurdles 100 meter Hurdles Jerika Duncan Foli James Melody Royster Barb Baker Rochelle Kimbrough meter Hurdles Selina Christian Jerika Duncan Jessica Kestler :00.44 Donita Barnes :01.25 Amy Fisher 1990 Jumps High Jump Frances Daniell Amy Fisher Michelle Borsz Foli James Sarah List 2002 Long Jump Foli James Donita Barnes Randi Carter Kim Thomas Rebekah Diehl 2002 Triple Jump Monique Taylor Kim Thomas Donita Barnes Marika Rausa Amy Fisher 1987 Pole Vault Jill Meranda Calah Gilders Rachael Diehl Ashley Dennison Christen Bosch 2007 Throws Shot Put Bahiyjaui Allen Jaclyn Lugaila Cathy Taylor Anne Kent Dana Denning 1993 Discus Erica Ferri Dana Denning Cathy Taylor Anne Kent Amy Wheeland 1995 Hammer Throw Jaclyn Lugaila Jessie Tanner Monique Okorie Emily Amendola Mary Williams Joy Blair 1998 Javelin Anne Bolyard Cathy Taylor Jackie Algire Chelsea Stephan Susan Plungis 2005 Heptathalon 5140 Tamsen Burke Donita Barnes Teresa Crouch Martine Ward Cathy Taylor 1985 Table of Contents This is Ohio Meet the Bobcats Season Review Record Book Cross Country

8 Cross Country Record Record Book Book Season Review Meet the Bobcats This is Ohio Table of Contents GOLDSBERRY TRACK RECORDS Goldsberry Track Records Event Time Name School Year 100 meters Patrice Beasley Eastern Michigan meters Patrice Beasley Eastern Michigan meters Becky Horn Western michigan meters 2:07.32 Beata Rudzinska Akron ,500 meters 4:32.69 Beata Rudzinska Akron k Steeplechase 10:35.38 Briana Shook Toledo ,000 meters 16:42.93 Jill Scully Ball State meter hurdles Lela Nelson Eastern Michigan meter hurdles Chrystal Dooley Eastern Michigan meter relay Relay Team Eastern Michigan ,600 meter relay 3:36.65 Relay Team Western Michigan 2005 High Jump Stephanie Heldt Bowling Green 2001 Long Jump Lela Nelson Eastern Michigan 2005 Triple Jump Colleen Ramharak Kent State 2005 Pole Vault Jackie Rodgers Kent State 2005 Shot Put 51-7 Kerri McClung Bowling Green 2005 Discus Breanna Smith Kent State 2005 Hammer Throw Faith Thompson Buffalo 2005 Javelin Julie Ward Kent State 2005 Goldsberry Track Facts: - Completed in May Capacity 1,000 - Permanent Lights Installed in the Fall of 2006 Dimensions/Features: - Eight Track Lanes - Each Lane 42 inches wide - Steeple Pit Goldsberry Track

9 Women s MAC Champions 100 meters Pat Braxton meters Pat Braxton : meters Kathy Williams meters Kathy Williams :05.74 Kathy Williams :09.34 Erick Palk : ,000 meters Outdoor Kris Parks :24.03 Jackie Conrad :58.38 Jackie Conrad :00.08 Kari Summers :19.12 Indoor Jackie Conrad :02.42 Jackie Conrad : ,000 meters Tracy Meyer :05.30 Chris Nichols :27.40 Chris Nichols :45.50 Kris Parks :48.41 Jackie Conrad :02.49 MAC CHAMPIONS Jackie Conrad :59.61 Carime Reinhart : meter Hurdles Rochelle Kimbrough meter Hurdles Selina Christian Donita Barnes : meter Relay Ohio Relay Team meter Sprint Relay (81-82) Ohio Relay Team : ,600 meter Relay Ohio Relay Team :49.10 Ohio Relay Team :48.60 Ohio Relay Team :43.53 High Jump Frances Daniell Frances Daniell Amy Fisher Shot Put Mary Rine Cathy Taylor Women s MAC Championship Team Javelin Anne Bolyard Anne Bolyard Anne Bolyard Jackie Algire Discus Cathy Taylor Dana Denning Heptathalon Tamsen Burke ,140 Tamsen Burke ,725 Cathy Taylor ,179 Donita Barnes ,929 Diane Stamm MAC Coach of the Year 1982, 83, 84 Elmore Banton MAC Coach of the Year 1994 Table of Contents This is Ohio Meet the Bobcats Season Review Record Book Cross Country

10 Cross Country Record Record Book Book Season Review Meet the Bobcats This is Ohio Table of Contents NATIONAL CHAMPIONS National Honors Olympians Les Carney (Silver) 200 meters 1960 Rick Dowswell Javelin 1972 National Track and Field Hall of Fame Stan Huntsman ( ) 2004 NCAA Place Winners Champions Elmore Banton XC 1964 Emmett Taylor 440 yards 1967 Emmett Taylor 200 meters 1968 Bob Bertelsen Six Mile 1970 Rick Dowswell Javelin 1972 Alfred Ogunfeyimi Long Jump 1978* Second Place Barry Sugden 800 meters 1964 Ben Smith Mile relay 1968 Emmett Taylor Mile relay 1968 Roger Hosler Mile relay 1968 Richard Fulmer Mile relay 1968 Greg Jones Shot Put 1988* Third Place Paul Halleck Discus 1936 Darnell Mitchell 880 yards 1965 Fourth Place Emmett Taylor 440 relay 1967 Roger Pape 440 relay 1967 Roger Hosler 440 relay 1967 Jerry Rhodes 440 relay 1967 Don Fish Javelin 1969 Rick Dowswell Javelin 1973 Bruce Greene 400 IM Hurdles 1977 Scott Mayle Lump Jump 2007* Fifth Place John Tillman 880 yards 1966 Greg Fuqua Mile relay 1977* Bruce Green Mile relay 1977* James Jeffress Mile relay 1977* Jesse Young Mile relay 1977* Roger Gilders Pole Vault 1977 Frances Daniell High Jump 1982 Jackie Conrad 10,000 meters 1998 Sixth Place Frances Daniell High Jump 1983 Kathy Williams 800 meters 1983 Eighth Place Jackie Conrad 10,000 meters 1997 Qualifiers Scott Mayle Long Jump 2003,04,05 Regional Place Winners+ Champions Scott Mayle Long Jump 2005, 06 Fourth Place Scott Mayle Long Jump 2003 Josh Ritchie - 96 All-American Seventh Place Bahiyjaui Allen Shot Put 2007 Regional Qualifiers+ Foli James Long Jump 2003 High Jump m Hurdles 03,04 Jerika Duncan 100m Hurdles 03,05 400m Hurdles 03,04,05 Randi Carpenter Long Jump 2003 Melody Royster 100m Hurdles 2003 Tracy Weitthoff Steeple 2003 Jill Meranda Pole Vault 2003 Boone Troyer Pole Vault 03,04 Justin Kempe Steeplechase 2003 Susan Plungis Javelin 2005 Brain King Steeplechase 06,07 Jessica Kestler 400m Hurdles 2006 Jaclyn Lugaila Hammer 2006 Shot Put 2006 Chelsea Stephens Javelin 2006, 07 Bahiyjaui Allen Shot Put 2007 Eric Bildstein Hammer 2007 Kari Summers 5,000m 2007 Scott Mayle Long Jump 03,05,06,07 100m 2005 * Indoor Championships + NCAA Regionals began in 2003 All-Americans Paul Halleck Discus 1936 Les Carney 220 yards 1959 Bill Heller XC 1962 Barry Sugden 800 meters 1964 Elmore Banton XC 1964 Darnell Mitchell 880 yards 1965 Elmore Banton XC 1965 John Tillman 880 yards 1966 Emmett Taylor 440 yards 1967 Emmett Taylor 440 relay 1967 Roger Pape 440 relay 1967 Roger Hosler 440 relay 1967 Jerry Rhodes 440 relay 1967 Ben Smith Mile relay 1968 Emmett Taylor Mile relay 1968 Roger Hosler Mile relay 1968 Richard Fulmer Mile relay 1968 Emmett Taylor 200 meters 1968 Don Fish Javelin 1969 Bob Bertelsen Six Mile 1970 Bob Bertelsen XC 1970 Rick Dowswell Javelin 1972 Rick Dowswell Javelin 1973 Bruce Greene 400 IM Hurdles 1977 Greg Fuqua Mile relay 1977* Bruce Green Mile relay 1977* James Jeffress Mile relay 1977* Jesse Young Mile relay 1977* Roger Gliders Pole Vault 1977 Alfred Ogunfeyimi Long Jump 1978* Alfred Ogunfeyimi Long Jump 1978 Frances Daniell High Jump 1982 Frances Daniell High Jump 1983 Kathy Williams 800 meters 1983 Dave Mirth Third Team Aca Dave Mirth Second Team Aca Greg Jones Shot Put 1988 Shannan Ritchie XC 1988 Shannan Ritchie XC 1989 Josh Ritchie XC 1996 Jackie Conrad 10,000 meters 1997 Jackie Conrad 10,000 meters 1998 Jackie Conrad XC 1998 Scott Mayle Long Jump 2007 * Indoor Championships

11 THE ROAD TO NATIONALS National Qualification Standards Indoor Standards Event FAT MT 55 meters meters meter Hurdles meter Hurdles meters meters meters 2: :05.10 Mile 4: : ,000 meters 9: : ,000 meters 16: : x400 meter Relay 3: :33.90 Mile Relay 3: :35.10 Distance Medley Relay 11: :10.70 High Jump 1.85 meters Pole Vault 4.20 Long Jump 6.35 Triple Jump Shot Put Pound Weight Pentathlon 4,050 points About Regionals and Nationals NCAA Indoor National Championship 2008: 44th ANNUAL MEN S AND 26th ANNUAL WOMEN S DIVISION I INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Selections: March 10, 2008 Finals: March 14-15, 2008 Host: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR Randal Tyson Track Center Ticket info: Web site: Outdoor Regional Standards Event FAT MT 100 meters meter Hurdles meters meter meter Hurdles 1: : meters 2: : ,500 meters 4: :27.50 Mile 4: : meter Steeplechase 10: : ,000 meters 16: : ,000 meters (Automatic) 33: : ,000 meters (Provisional) 35: : x100 meter Relay x400 meter Relay 3: :41.70 High Jump 1.75 meters Pole Vault 3.85 Long Jump 6.00 Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Heptathalon (Automatic) 5,500 points Heptathalon (Provisional) 5,050 points NCAA Outdoor National Championship 2008: 87th ANNUAL MEN S AND 27th ANNUAL WOMEN S DIVISION I OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Selections: June 3, 2008 Regionals (4) May 30-31, 2008 East Region Host: TBA Mid East Region Host: University of Arkansas - John McDonnell Field Midwest Region Host: University of Nebraska - Ed Weir Stadium West Region Host: Arizona State University - Sun Angel Track Finals June 11-14, 2008 Hosts: Drake University - Drake Stadium Ticket Info: DOGS Table of Contents This is Ohio Meet the Bobcats Season Review Record Book Cross Country

12 Table of Contents This is Ohio Meet the Bobcats Season Review Record Book Cross Country Cross Country CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY Cross Country History Cross Country History Cross country first made an appearance on the campus of Ohio University in Throughout its 80-year history, the sport has seen its share of ups and downs, including being dropped twice and producing a national champion. Since 1946, Ohio cross country has seen a total of 11 head coaches. Former head men s and women s coach Elmore Banton had the longest tenure 23 seasons and the most successful campaign, with a total of nine MAC titles. Prior to 1980, the cross country team held its meets on the old football practice field, in the vicinity of Bird Arena and at the Athens Country Club. According to the 1957 Athena, the home course wound along the south ridge of the intramural fields. The cross country team began hosting meets on the university golf course after its renovation in participate in any dual meets, they managed to place third in the BAA meet. Cross country grew in size in 1928 with a turnout of 20 runners, the most to date. The team went on to a 3-9 record over the next three years before being dropped after the 1930 season. Cross country ceased to exist at Ohio from 1952 to In 1955, Coach Jim Rolfes revived the squad. Under his tutelage, the 1956 team captured fourth place in the MAC Women s MAC Champions Cross country was originally introduced as an intramural sport in The program was later upgraded to varsity in 1926 under the direction of Coach Guy Zimmer. Of the 14 men who tried out for the squad, six were selected to represent Ohio in its first meet. The inaugural race was held against Denison during the second quarter of the Ohio-Big Red football game, covering a distance of four miles and ending on the Peden Stadium field during halftime. Ohio narrowly defeated Denison by a margin of 27-28, with Schall of Ohio claiming first place (24:04). Ohio ran in only two dual meets during that debut season, turning in a record of 1-1 and finishing fourth in the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) meet. William Herbert took over the reins as head coach in Although the Bobcats did not Carl Nessley was appointed to coach the 45man squad. James Johnson served as the head coach of the 1947 Bobcats, who took second place in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) meet, missing first place by just one point. Ohio had been a key factor in establishing the MAC the previous year. The 1949 team had only six men on the roster, three of whom received Athletic Awards for their accomplishments. Johnson coached Ohio through the 1951 season. Frank Nixon served as cross country coach in 1957 and his squad included Wally Guenther, who placed 27th in the NCAA. Despite a fourth-place showing at the MAC Championships, Nixon only stayed at Ohio one season. Burch Oglesby coached the Bobcats from 1958 to His 1958 team turned in a record of 3-5 but, according to the 1959 Athena, had better distance records than ever before in the history of the sport at OU Men s MAC Champions It wasn t until 1937 that it was revived as a varsity sport, an effort primarily organized by the track coaches so their runners would get some fall practice. As an extra incentive, physical education credits were offered to underclassmen coming out for the team. Stan Huntsman, who had already established a career as the track and field coach at Ohio, took over the cross country program in Huntsman served as head coach until During his tenure, he brought the cross country program to an all-time high. The Bobcats captured their first-ever MAC title under his tutelage in In 1964, Ohio reclaimed the MAC crown and finished third in the nation, led by national champion Elmore Banton. Banton became only the third Bobcat in school history to win a national title in any sport. In addition to Banton (who also earned All-American status in

13 Banton assumed responsibility for the women s team in 1986 and proceeded to create a dynasty. Under Banton, the Conrad collected a total of three AllAmerican accolades while at Ohio, two of which were in track (10,000 meters). Conrad and Converse were both named Academic All-Americans in After serving one year as an assistant under Banton, Clay Calkins was hired in 2003 to take over the Bobcat men s and women s programs for the retired legend. This is Ohio Meade Burnett, a two-time All-American, succeeded Huntsman as head coach of the Bobcats. Burnett served as captain of the track team at Ohio State, where he was an to an All-Ohio Championship, a runner-up finish at the MAC Championships, and she earned MAC Co-Coach of the Year honors. Nancy Gavoor, former assistant coach at Ohio State, took over the program for the 1985 season before handing the reigns to Banton. Table of Contents CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY 1965), Huntsman produced two other AllAmericans during his time at Ohio Bill Heller (1962) and Bob Bertelsen (1970). Banton and Ray Fleming won conference titles under Huntsman in 1965 and 1962, respectively. Meet the Bobcats 1988 MAC Champions 1964 MAC Champions Reinhart and the Bobcats repeated as MAC Champions in 2007 with freshman Kari Summers and sophomore Annie Beecham joining Reinhart in recording single-place finishes. Individually, no Bobcat had a better season in 2007 than senior Craig Leon. The graduate student, who entered Ohio s highly regarded sports administration master s program after graduating cum laude in the fall, redshirted in 2006 to train and work toward a big season the following year. He achieved his goal, tallying two first place finishes and runner-up at the MAC Championship. Leon also recorded Ohio s second fastest 8k finish all-time at 23:58, edging Jason Mirth by one second. His effort in the classroom was honored with a selection to the USTFCCCA Academic AllAmerican award. Cross CrossCountry Country Leon capped off the season by taking 14th at the Great Lakes Regional and earning an automatic individual berth to the NCAA Nationals where he took 106th out of 250 competitors. Record Book Larry Clinton served as head coach of the Bobcats from 1974 to During this time, Ohio finished as high as sixth in the MAC Championship meet three different years (1976, 77, 79). Banton returned to his alma mater in 1980 to take over the cross country Jackie Conrad Josh Ritchie program. During his 23year tenure as head coach, Banton s men s teams won six All-Ohio Championships, two Central women s program captured six consecutive Collegiate Championships and one MAC MAC titles ( ) and four consecutive Championship. Three of his runners All-Ohio titles ( ). qualified for the NCAA Championship, Banton s women s teams went on to win the including two-time All-American Shannan MAC crown in 1994 and 1997 and the AllRitchie. Shannan s brother Josh Ritchie Ohio title in In 1996, Jackie Conrad captured the individual MAC title in 1996 became the first Ohio woman to capture a as he led the Ohio squad to its first MAC MAC individual title and she repeated her Championship in over 30 years. Josh went feat in Conrad also garnered All-Ohio on to qualify for the NCAA Championship, Championships in both 1996 and earning All-America honors. In 1998, Conrad and teammate Melissa Converse became the first Bobcat women to The Ohio women s program was established qualify for the NCAA Championship meet, in 1979 and has seen four head coaches. where Conrad went on to earn All-America Diane Stamm served as head coach from honors to In 1982, Stamm led the Bobcats In 2006, Calkins would coach the team to the team to its ninth MAC Championship. The 2006 MAC Champion team was led by junior Carime Reinhart who finished first in the race. Season Review NCAA 440-yard dash medal winner. The highlight of his tenure at Ohio was his 1971 squad s fourth-place finish at the MAC Championships.

14 Cross Country Record Book Season Review Meet the Bobcats This is Ohio Table of Contents CROSS COUNTRY RECORDS Men s Honors and Records NCAA National Champions Elmore Banton 1964 All Americans Bill Heller 1962 Elmore Banton 1964, 1965 Bob Bertelson 1970 Shannan Ritchie 1988, 1989 Josh Ritchie 1996 Academic All-Americans Dave Mirth 1983 Josh Ritchie 1996 All-Ohio Champions Elmore Banton 1964, 1965 Bob Bertelson 1970 Davie Mirth 1983 Shannan Ritchie 1986, 1988 Josh Ritchie 1996 Women s Honors and Records All Americans Jackie Conrad 1998 Academic All-Americans Jackie Conrad 1998 Melissa Converse 1998 Carime Reinhart 2005, 2006 Craig Leon 2007 All-Ohio Champions Tracy Meyer 1987 Kristin Diehm 1994 Jackie Conrad 1996, 1998 Jackie Conrad - 98 All-American MAC Champions Ray Fleming 1962 Elmore Banton 1965 Bob Bertelson 1970 Josh Ritchie 1996 MAC Runners-Up Ed Mazzoco 1946 John Hesketh 1950 Elmore Banton 1964 Bob Bertelson 1969 Frank Zoldak 1985 Shannan Ritchie 1986, 1988 Josh McClintock 1994 Craig Leon 2007 Academic All-MAC Elmore Banton 1964, 1965 Bob Bertelson 1970 Davie Mirth 1983 Shannan Ritchie 1986, 1988 Josh Ritchie 1996 MAC Champions Jackie Conrad 1996, 1998 Carime Reinhart 2006 MAC Runners-Up Chris Nichols 1989 Kristin Diehm 1994 Julie Clark 1997 Academic All-MAC Suzie Neas 1989 Chris Nichols 1990 Kris Parks 1993 Jill Kern 1993 Julie Kline 1997 Kristin Diehm 1995, 1996, 1997 Melissa Converse 1998 Jackie Conrad 1998 Ali Green 2004, 2005 Rachael Beakas 2006 Carime Reinhart 2005, 2006, 2007 Craig Leon 2007 Brian King 2007 All-Time Records Event Time Year Name 4 Miles 18: Elmore Banton 5 Miles 23: Dave Mirth 8k 23: Craig Leon 10k 29: Shannan Ritchie Top-Five Times (8,000 Meters) Event Time Year 1. Dave Mirth 23: Craig Leon 23: John Mirth 23: Mitch Bentley 24: Shannan Ritchie 24: Ohio Course Records Name School Time Year 1. Karoly Bozan Kent 24: Casey Batey Marshall 24: T. Seaton V. Tech 24: Jason Vensel Ohio 25: Ben Myers Ohio 25: Nick Cordes Ashland 25: All-Time Records Event Time Year Name 5k 17: Jackie Conrad 6k 21: Carime Reinhart Top-Five Times (5,000 Meters) Event Time Year 1. Jackie Conrad 17: Tracey Meyer 17: Melissa Converse 17: Heather Halderman 17: Kristin Diehm 17: Ohio Course Records Name School Time Year 1. Jackie Conrad Ohio 17: Kristen Fryburg Miami 17: Melissa Converse Ohio 17: Michelle Rizzo Akron 17: Julie Kline Ohio 17: