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HEPTATHLON HANDBOOK & MEDIA GUIDE THORPE CUP 2008 UNITED STATES of AMERICA vs GERMANY TEAM HEPTATHLON Kansas State University R.V. Christian Track Complex Manhattan, Kansas August 2-3, 2008 prepared by: Carol R. Swenson McPherson College Sports Information swensonc@mcpherson.edu

INDEX Time Schedule... 1 Rosters... 1 USA Coaches Richie Mercado... 1 Scott Hall... 1 2008 Meet Outlook... 2 Heptathlon Individual Event Records... 2 Biographical Sketches Maike Goldkühle (GER)... 3 Romy Gürbig (GER)... 3 Ulrike Hartz (GER)... 3 Katja Keller (GER)... 4 Christine Schulz (GER)... 4 Kasey Hill (USA)... 5 Danielle Dani McNaney (USA)... 6 Lela Nelson (USA)... 7 Jackie Poulson (USA)... 8 Elizabeth Liz Roehrig (USA)... 9 Ashley Wilhelm (USA)... 10 Competitors Lifetime Hepthalon Bests with Points... 11 Past Results of USA-German Team Heptathlons... 12 This guide was prepared by Carol R. Swenson, Sports Information Director at McPherson College, McPherson, Kan. USA athlete background information is courtesy of Frank Zarnowski, The Decathlon Association, with updates from the 2008 USA Olympic Trials and additional marks. R. V. Christian Track Complex, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

SATURDAY, August 2 SCHEDULE SUNDAY, August 6 1:00 pm Heptathlon 100-meter Hurdles 1:40 pm Heptathlon High Jump 2:00 pm Decathlon 100-meter Dash 2:50 pm Decathlon Long Jump 3:40 pm Heptathlon Shot Put 3:50 pm Decathlon Shot Put 4:40 pm Heptathlon 200-meter Dash 4:50 pm Decathlon High Jump 6:40 pm Decathlon 400-meter Dash 1:00 pm Decathlon 110-meter Hurdles 1:45 pm Decathlon Discus 2:00 pm Heptatlon Long Jump 3:00 pm Decathlon Pole Vault 3:15 pm Heptathlon Javelin 4:30 pm Heptathlon 800-meter Run 5:00 pm Decathlon Javelin 6:15 pm Decathlon 1500-meter Run UNITED STATES ROSTERS Bests Affiliation Age Hometown Lifetime Season Kasey Hill Unattached/Boston C 08 22 Montgomery Center, VT 5687 5687 Danielle Dani McNaney Unattached/Liberty 05 25 Gardner, KS 5673 06 5593 Lela Nelson Nike/En Michigan 05 25 Detroit, MI 6022 07 5944 Jackie Poulson Pocatello TC/Idaho St 03 27 American Falls, ID 5804 06 5741 Elizabeth Liz Roehrig Minnesota 08 22 Chilton, WI 5855 5855 Ashley Wilhelm Unattached/Cincinnati 07 24 St. Leon, IN 5747 5747 Heptathlon Staff: Richie Mercado, Scott Hall GERMANY Maike Goldkühle LT DSHS Köln 28 5705 05 5651 Romy Gürbig Erfurter LAC 20 5707 5707 Ulrike Hartz HFL Halle 21 5818 07 5728 Katja Keller LG Nike Berlin 27 6130 05 5609 Christine Schulz TSV Bayer Leverkusen 24 6199 05 6070 Staff: Wolfgang Kühne, Georg Zwirner, Claus Marek USA Heptathlon Staff: Richie Mercado -- A decathlete at the University of Virginia, Mercado has taught American History and coached cross country and track & field for 25 years at St. John s School in Houston, Texas. USATF Level II Certified in Jumps and Combined Events, he is an active Level I Instructor adn Coaches Educaton Chair of the Gulf Association. He has worked with Women;s Development in Junior Elite Camps for over a decade. Currently the high school coordinator for the USATF Heptathlon Committee, he has been involved in the NACAC Track & Field Caoches Association for 18 years. Mercado is married and father of two sons. Dr. Scott Hall -- Currently chair for the decathlon and vertical jumps of the USATF High Performance Committee, Hall just ended his fourth season as head men s track coach and assistant director of track & field at Wake Forest University, working primarily with the throwers, jumpers and combined event athletes. He was named NCAA National Sprints/ Hurdles Coach of the Year in 2006. Prior to his arrival at WFU, Hall was Director of Track & Field at the University of Northern Colorado. A graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where he competed in the multi-events, Hall went on to earn his master s degree at Idaho State University and doctorate from Northern Colorado. Hall is the father of a daughter and son.. 1

Outlook for 2006 Meeting 2008 marks the third meeting between the United States and Germany in a women s multi-event team competition. The USA and Germany split the first two meetings, the United States winning in Manhattan in 2006 by 97 points before Germany won in Bernhausen last year by 13 points. The USA team was selected at the USA Olympic Trials/USATF National Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, June 27 through July 6, with the heptathlon being contested June 27-28. The USA team will be led by OT fifth place finisher Elizabeth Roehrig who recently completed her collegiate eligibility with a second place finish at the NCAA national championships after setting a new personal best while winning her second Big 10 Conference title for the University of Minnesota. Two of the six Americans selected for the Thorpe Cup competition, Kasey Hill and Ashley Wilhelm, posted heptathlon personal bests in Eugene. Danielle McNaney and Lela Nelson are part of the USA team for a third time and are the only females to have participated in all three editions of the meet. Lela Nelson set her lifetime best in winning the 2007 Thorpe Cup individual title. Rounding out the USA team will be multi-event veteran Jackie Poulson. Roehrig, Wilhelm, and Poulson all rank in the USA s 2008 top 10. The German representatives in Manhattan were selected based on their performances at the June 21-22 IAAF Combined Events Challenge in Ratingen. Christine Schulz enters the meet as the lone performer with a 6,000 point performance in 2008, having surpassed the threshold at Götzis. Schulz and Katja Keller top the German entries with personal bests of 6199 and 6130, both set in 2005. Only 20- and 21-years of age, Romig Gurbig and Ulrike Hartz are veterans of international competition, having competed in IAAF World Youth and Junior championships and European U-23 championship meets. Maike Goldkühle and Keller have have ranked among Germany s top 10 heptathletes the past eight years. Heptathlon Individual Event Records World Records 100m Hurdles 12.62 (+2.9) Eunice Barber/FRA Arles 2005 High Jump 1.97m (6-5 1/2) Tia Hellebaut/BEL Gotzis 2006 Shot Put 16.96m (55-7 3/4) Svetlana Ovchinnikova/RUS Leningrad 1985 20.79m (68-2 1/2) pent Eva Wilms/GER 200 meters 22.30 Jackie Joyner-Kersee/USA Indianapolis 1988 Long Jump 7.27m (23-10 1/4) Jackie Joyner-Kersee/USA Seoul 1988 Javelin 64.64m (212-1) Tessa Sanderson/GBR Brussels 1981 800 meters 2:01.84 Nadine DeBois/FRA Talence 1987 1st Day 4367 Jackie Joyner-Kersee/USA Indianapolis 1988 2nd Day 3027 Jackie Joyner-Kersee/USA Seoul 1988 Score 7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee/USA Seoul 1988 American Records 100m Hurdles 12.69 (+0.5) Jackie Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Seoul 1988 High Jump 1.93m (6-4) Jackie Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Indianapolis 1988 Shot Put 16.30m (53-5 3/4) Jane Frederick/Naturite Rome 1987 200 meters 22.30 Jackie Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Indianapolis 1988 Long Jump 7.27m (23-10 1/4) Jackie Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Seoul 1988 Javelin 54.76m (179-8) Suzie Ray/UCLA Houston 1983 800 meters 2:04.70 Marla Runyan/Blind Athletes Atlanta-OT 1996 1st Day 4367 Jackie Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Indianapolis 1988 2nd Day 3027 Jackie Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Seoul 1988 Score 7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee/WCAC Seoul 1988 German Records 100m Hurdles 12.64 (+0.3) Sabine John-Paetz Potsdam 1984 High Jump 1.94m (6-4 1/4) Sabine Braun Barcelona-OG 1992 Shot Put 16.00m (52-6) Sibylle Thiele Moscow 1986 200 meters 22.73 (+4.0) Anke Behmer Gotzis 1988 Long Jump 6.95m (22-9 3/4) Heike Dreschsler Talence 1994 Javelin 54.81m (179-10) Lilli Schwarzkopf Ratingen 2008 800 meters 2:03.76 Anke Behmer Potsdam 1984 Score 6985 Sabine Braun Gotzis 1992 2

Bios for Germany-Team Siebenkampf Name Age Club Affiliation Date of Birth PR Score (year) PR meet in bold ***************************************** Maike Goldkühle 28 LT DSHS Köln DOB: Mar. 10, 1980 5705 (2005) 8/26/01 5436 Vaterstetten 6/16/02 5430 Ratingen 7/13/03 5609 Ratingen (5) 14.26 1.70m 12.86m 25.94 5.73m 39.77m 2;17.24 6/27/04 5675 Ratingen (11) 14.00 1.71m 12.73m 25.25 5.75m 35.57m 2:14.46 6/05/05 Filderstadt 5.77m 6/26/05 dnf Ratingen 14.02 1.70m 13.83m 25.60 7/03/05 5705 Bydgoszcz (15) 13.97 1.66m 13.62m 24.94 5.85mw 37.06m 2:18.81 6/25/06 dnf Ratingen (9) 13.85 1.65m 13.53m 25.53 4.24m 39.11m 9/08/07 4994 Vaterstetten 14.06 1.66m 13.76m 25.13 nm 42.36m 2:17.90 6/22/08 5651 Ratingen (9) 13.85 1.64m 13.03m 24.94 5.70m 38.86m 2:18.55 Hept PRs 13.85 1.71m 13.83m 24.94 5.75m 42.36m 2:14.46 5.85mw Finished 6th among German competitors and 9th overall at 08 Ratingen. Highest Ratingen finish was 5th in 2003. Set her current personal best of 5705 at Bydgoszcz in 2005. Romy Gürbig ***************************************** 20 Erfurter LAC DOB: Mar. 1, 1988 5707 (2008) 7/16/05 5406-Y W Youth C (5) 1.72m 25.59 5.79m 2:31.60 6/25/06 5638 Ratingen (12) 14.25 1.74m 10.78m 25.53 5.91m 45.11m 2:22.94 8/19/06 5415-J Beijing (10) 14.15 1.68m 10.35m 25.73 5.83m 43.17m 2:27.16 5/20/07 5476 Fiderstadt 6/17/07 5635 Ratingen (11) 14.07w 1.67m 11.84m 25.45 6.08m 42.44m 2:24.44 5/18/08 5707 Filderstadt (2) 14.14 1.73m 11.67m 25.46 5.96m 44.39m 2:22.93 5/24/08 Jena 6.19m Hept PRs 14.14 1.74m 11.84m 25.45 6.08m 45.11m 2:22.93 14.07w Placed 2nd with a new personal best at 2008 Filderstadt. Posted the world s #6 junior score in 2007. Finished 10th at 06 World Juniors in Beijing after placing 5th at 05 World Youth Championships. Ulrike Hartz ***************************************** 21 HFL Halle DOB: May 7, 1987 5818 (2007) 3/05/05 Halle 51.19m 6/25/06 5522 Ratingen (16) 14.77 1.68m 11.94m 25.30 5.66m 49.45m 2:28.78 5/20/07 5581 Filderstadt (1) 14.60 1.74m 24.97 5.91m 6/17/07 5818 Ratingen (9) 14.28w 1.73m 12.14m 24.62w 6.02mw 45.80m 2:24.70 7/15/07 5704 Eur U23 (14) 14.34 1.70m 12.78m 24.70 5.90m 44.24m 2:27.73 5/18/08 5728 Filderstadt (1) 14.48 1.70m 12.54m 24.85 5.86m 46.13m 2:23.94 6/22/08 5483 Ratingen (12) 14.38 1.67m 12.47m 25.22 5.71m 45.94m 2:34.56 Hept PRs 14.34 1.74m 12.54m 24.85 5.91m 49.45m 2:23.94 14.28w 51.19m Was 9th among German competitors and 12th overall at 08 Ratingen. Finished 14th at 07 European U23 after setting lifetime best of 5818 at Raingen a month earlier. Has won back-to-back titles at Filderstadt. 3

Katja Keller 27 LG Nike Berlin DOB: Aug. 9, 1980 6130 (2005) 5/16/99 5598 Lage (1) 14.17 1.66m 11.63m 25.61 6.05m 37.88m 2:16.11 6/25/00 5488 5/27/01 6082 Götzis (8) 13.67 1.76m 12.80m 24.45 6.27m 38.22m 2:13.83 8/29/01 5948 21st WUG (4) 6/02/02 5925 Götzis (9) 13.78 1.67m 12.42m 24.39 6.10m 40.46m 2:13.90 6/16/02 5838 Ratingen (7) 13.44 9/01/02 Berlin 6.47m 6/01/03 5918 Götzis (12) 13.70 1.67m 12.40m 24.84 6.36m 39.34m 2:16.50 7/13/03 5870 Ratingen (3) 13.74 1.73m 12.94m 25.10 5.95m 39.70m 2:16.82 5/30/04 6061 Götzis (12) 13.55 1.74m 13.08m 25.10 6.35m 41.33m 2:17.93 6/27/04 dnf Ratingen (11) 13.65 1.77m 12.88m 25.78 6.36m 39.34m 2:16.50 5/29/05 6130 Götzis (12) 13.38 1.79m 13.06m 24.78 6.10m 41.41m 2:15.64 6/26/05 5908 Ratingen (4) 13.71 1.79m 12.59m 25.45 5.93m 43.22m 2:20.31 8/16/05 5869 23rd WUG (4) 43.47m 6/26/06 dnf Ratingen 13.80 1.74m 12.56m 5/28/06 5052 Götzis 13.66 1.76m 12.87m 25.42 nm 39.96m 2:17.21 6/22/08 5609 Ratingen (10) 13.98 1.67m 12.58m 25.65 5.83m 39.39m 2:19.66 Hept PRs 13.38 1.79m 13.08m 24.39 6.36m 43.47m 2:13.83 6.47m Finished 7th among German competitors and 9th overall at 08 Ratingen. Placed 4th at 01 and 05 World University Games. Was 6th in 03 IAAF World Indoor pentathlon. First broke through the 6,000-point barrier in 2001 while finishing 8th at Götzis. Set her current PR of 6,130 at 2005 Götzis. ***************************************** Christine Schulz 24 TSV Bayer Leverkusen DOB: Jan. 30, 1984 6199 (2005) 7/14/01 Debrecen (2) 1.69m 25.70 5.33m 2:20.61 9/29/02 5393 Krefeld 14.72 1.74m 11.16m 25.69 5.70m 35.16m 2:18.30 8/24/03 5699 Wesel (2) 14.15w 1.72m 11.93m 25.20 5.95m 37.73m 2:15.92 6/27/04 5705 Ratingen (10) 13.86 1.68m 12.09m 25.10 5.82m 42.64m 2:20.30 9/05/04 Vaterstetten 1.69m 12.28m 2:19.27 5/22/05 6199 Wesel 13.67 1.80m 12.99m 24.88 6.30mw 44.96m 2:17.03 6/26/05 dnf Ratingen dnf 7/09/06 5728 Emmelshausen 13.95 1.71m 12.83m 25.20 5.51m 42.82m 2:16.87 9/08/07 Vaterstetten 13.96m 2:16.93 9/23/07 5820 Talence (6) 13.91 1.73m 13.25m 25.16 5.71m 42.41m 2:18.33 6/01/08 6070 Götzis (18) 13.73 1.76m 13.95m 25.31 5.95m 44.51m 2:15.39 6/22/08 dnf Ratingen 13.52 1.70m 13.17m 25.16 5.75m Hept PRs 13.52 1.80m 13.95m 24.88 5.95m 44.96m 2:15.39 Runnerup in heptathlon at 2001 IAAF World Youth Championships in Debrecen. First 6,000-point performance came in 2005 at Wesel. Posted only 2008 6,000-point performance of Thorpe Cup field in finishing 18th at Götzis before failing to finish at Ratingen. 4

Kasey Hill (2008) Bios for Team USA 22 Unattached/Boston College 08 DOB: Oct. 10, 1985 PR 5687 Indoor: 2/21/04 3290 Big East (8) 2/19/05 3514 Big East (4) 8.88 1.58m 10.92m 5.16m 2:31.11 3/06/05 3644 ECAC (3) 2/22/07 3875 ACC (4) 8.66 1.62m 11.48m 5.32m 2:17.42 3/03.07 4016 ECAC (2) 8.72 1.64m 13.11m 5.21m 2:13.64 3/10/07 4073 NCAA (8) 8.60 1.66m 12.24m 5.51m 2:15.06 3/01/08 3895 ACC (1) 8.00 1.65m 12.67m 5.25m 2:26.78 Outdoor bests: 100H HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800?/??/04 4683 Holy Cross R (1) 5/02/04 4684 Big East (7) 5/14/04 4811 ECAC (5) 14.33 1.48m 10.73m 25.69 5.25m 32.96m 2:28.01 5/14/05 4958 New Englands 4/06/06 5256 Texas Relays (7) 14.21 1.54m 11.74m 24.88 5.40m 36.64m 2:19.88 4/22/06 5423 ACC (2) 13.97 1.57m 12.14m 25.03 5.81m 35.06m 2:20.23 6/08/06 5077 NCAA (21) 14.81 1.57m 11.51m 25.89 5.37m 35.62m 2:19.73 4/03/08 5437 Texas Relays (4) 14.28 1.63m 12.49m 24.98 5.45m 36.77m 2:17.84 4/18/08 5521 ACC (1) 14.17 1.69m 11.75m 24.52 5.29m 38.90m 2:17.11 5/17/08 5558 ECAC (1) 14.43 1.72m 12.41m 25.06 5.56m 37.43m 2:17.59 6/14/08 5666 NCAA (7) 14.31 1.69m 13.17m 25.06 5.68m 39.32m 2:17.18 6/28/08 5687 Olympic T (11) 13.73w 1.66m 11.78m 24.70 5.89m 36.89m 2:16.07 Hept PRs 13.97 1.72m 13.17m 24.52 5.89m 39.32m 2:16.07 13.73w 2:13.64 Redshirted 2007 outdoor season in preparation for final collegiate season in 2008 and Olympic Trials bid while completing degree in marketing in the Boston College Carroll School of Management. Completed collegiate eligibility as school record holder in heptathlon, pentathlon, high jump, javelin, and as part of record setting 4x400 and distance medley relays. (2008 ) Finished 11th in her first US Olympic Trials with personal best 5,687 points. Placed 7th in final NCAA appearance with personal best and school record 5,666. Won ACC and ECAC titles after finishing 4th at Texas Relays. (2007) Redshirted outdoor season. BC s first individual ACC indoor pentathlon champion. First BC field athlete to win All-American honors with 8th place at NCAA indoors with PR 4,073 points. 3rd at ECAC indoor pentathlon with 4,016 points. (2006) 7th at Texas Relays with PR 5,256 effort followed by yet another PR (5423) while placing 2nd at ACC Champs. (2005) Broke her own school record at the New England championship, winning the heptathlon with 4,958 points. Finished third in the ECAC indoor pentathlon with 3,644 points following her 4th place at Big East pentathlon. (2004) Broke her own school record by one point with her 7th place finish and 4,684 points in the heptathlon at Big East Championships. High School (North Country Union HS) Vermont state record holder in 55-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles and long jump. Won the state heptathlon in 2002 and 2003.. 5

Danielle McNaney 25 Unattached/Liberty U 05 DOB: May 1, 1983 PR 5673 (2006) Indoor: 3/07/04 3697 ECAC (1) 1/27/06 4018 Liberty Open 3/05/06 3886 USATF (3) 8.87 1.62m 11.82m 5.51m 2:18.92 1/25/07 3841 UNM Cox (3) 8.54 1.67m 11.15m 5.12m 2:20.37?/??/07 3952 3/04/07 3821 USATF (6) 8.76 1.62m 10.51m 5.43m 2:17.51 2/01/08 3829 Sevigne (3) 8.88 1.64m 10.60m 5.43m 2:17.19 Outdoor bests: 100H HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800 5/17/02 5274 ECAC (2) 5/30/02 4960 NCAA (15) 14.69 1.64m 8.91m 26.04 5.38m 36.65m 2:23.72 3/18/04 5235 Fla St Rlys 5/14/04 5281 ECAC (2) 14.19 1.69m 10.60m 26.53 5.44m 39.13m 2:19.32 6/14/04 5038 NCAA (20) 14.47 1.62m 10.29m 26.28 5.04m 39.46m 2:30.37 3/17/05 5095 Fla St Rly (1) 14.66 1.61m 10.33m 26.48 5.56m 40.68m 2:25.00 4/02/05 5338 Liberty Inv (1) 4/27/05 5504 Penn R (1) 14.29 1.70m 11.52m 25.81 5.49m 42.37m 2:17.48 5/14/05 5404 ECAC (1) 14.37 1.63m 11.94m 26.01 5.68m 48.87m 2:17.74 6/11/05 5419 NCAA (11) 14.14 1.66m 11.39m 25.89 5.39m 40.96m 2:16.49 6/26/05 5333 USATF (11) 14.48 1.63m 11.98m 25.91 5.41m 37.84m 2:15.57 4/27/06 5422 Drake R (1) 14.32 1.66m 11.09m 25.86 5.61m 39.32m 2:15.48 6/24/06 5673 USATF (6) 14.39 1.72m 11.66m 25.40 5.67m 44.43m 2:15.96 8/06/06 5475 vs Germany (2) 14.00 1.70m 11.12m 25.47 5.41m 41.31m 2:19.58 3/23/07 5453 Click Inv (2) 13.91 1.64m 11.28m 25.62 5.43m 40.22m 2:15.73 6/23/07 5555 USATF (8) 14.25 1.66m 9.99m 25.33 5.87m 41.49m 2:13.48 8/19/07 5638 vs Germany 13.81 1.70m 11.60m 25.53 5.81m 37.16m 2:14.67 4/17/08 5306 Kansas Rlys (2) 14.54 1.62m 11.24m 25.40 5.42m 38.38m 2:16.60 5/22/08 5449 Walton (2) 14.21 1.63m 11.58m 25.43 5.44m 40.41m 2:15.18 6/28/08 5593 Olympic T (12) 13.80 1.69m 11.83m 25.35 5.43m 39.65m 2:14.65 Hept PRs 13.80 1.72m 11.98m 25.33 5.87m 44.43m 2:13.48 24.70 5.96m A 2005 graduate of Liberty University with degree in secondary mathematics education. Selected for third USA multevent team in 2008. Currently pursuing her master s degree in mathematics at Kansas State University and training under coach Cliff Rovelto. (2008) Finished 12th in first Olympic Trials with season best 5,593. Runner-up at Kansas Relays and Walton hepts. Posted the #3 American score in the USA vs Germany hept dual. (2007) Began training with Cliff Rovelto at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Was runner-up at Jim Click meet. (2006) Set PR with 5,673 while finishing sixth at USATF Championships. Finished 2nd in USA vs Germany Multi-Event Team Challenge. 3rd at USATF indoor pentathlon. Broke 4,000-point barrier with 4,018 at Liberty Open in January. (2005) ECAC pentathlon champ with 3,822 PR. Broke 5,500 barrier with Penn Relays win (5,504). Undefeated in early 05, winning Florida State Relays, Liberty Open, Penn Relays, and ECAC prior to 11th place at NCAA and USATF. (2004) ECAC heptathlon runner-up. Qualified for NCAA Championships. (2003) Despite three ankle sprains was hampered year, managed to lead the Lady Flames to 10th straight Big South championship with 46 points on the strength of wins in the heptathlon, long jump, and both hurdles. Finished second in ECAC indoor pentathlon and fifth in outdoor heptathlon. (2002) Finished second in ECAC heptathlon after finishing fourth at ECAC indoor pentathlon. Placed in six events, cored 42 points at the Big South outdoor. Concluded season with a 4th place finish at the USATF Junior Nationals. High School (Gardner-Edgerton HS, Gardner, KS) Won the 300m hurdles as a senior. Was a 2-time state runner-up in 100m hurdles and high jump. Named the 2000 Missouri Valley Female Athlete of the Year in the heptathlon. 6

Lela Nelson 25 Nike/Eastern Michigan 05 DOB: May 19,1983 PR 6022 (2007) Indoor: 3/05/06 4123 USATF (1) 8.47 1.64m 11.74m 6.35m 2:29.37 1/26/07 3993 Clemson 3/04/07 3976 USATF (3) 8.70 1.65m 11.15m 6.10m 2:27.71 Outdoor bests: 100H HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800 4/08/04 5290 Sea Ray R (3) 6.19m 6/12/04 5246 NCAA (12) 13.72 1.53m 10.40m 24.76 5.23m 29.05m 2:27.20 3/26/05 5360 Aggie R (1) 6/11/05 5878 NCAA (1) 13.49 1.66m 12.15m 23.78 6.45m 34.87m 2:22.71 6/26/05 5726 USATF (5) 13.59w 1.63m 12.16m 24.04 6.32mw 34.45m 2:24.83 8/28/05 5339 Woerden (10) 13.82 1.66m 11.02m 24.01 6.11m 21.84m 2:25.73 4/13/06 5618 Sea Ray R (2) 13.63 1.57m 11.35m 24.09 6.40m 34.50m 2:24.80 5/14/06 5577 Multistars (9) 13.53 1.70m 11.39m 24.08 6.02m 27.75m 2:22.35 6/04/06 dnf Texas GA 13.60 1.69m 11.69m 24.05 nm 28.59m dns 6/24/06 5903 USATF (4) 13.45 1.66m 12.43m 23.90 6.61mw 33.98m 2:24.49 8/06/06 4796 vs Germany (6) 13.58 1.73m 11.74m 24.10 nm 33.84m 2:29.36 5/27/07 5760 NACAC (3) 13.81 1.82m 11.05m 24.59 6.23m 34.31m 2:25.54 6/23/07 5536 USATF (10) 14.49 1.72m 11.57m 25.01 6.15m 35.47m 2:25.42 8/19/07 6022 vs Germany (1) 13.75 1.82m 11.56m 24.36 6.78m 35.27m 2:25.49 8/26/07 5925 Woerden (3) 13.84 1.82m 11.89m 24.35 6.38m 36.89m 2:26.03 5/15/08 dnf Deacon (9) 13.87 1.78m 11.72m 24.70 6.49m nm dnf 6/01/08 5944 Pan Am Cup (1) 13.65 1.76m 12.22m 24.47 6.45m 36.58m 2:23.02 6/28/08 dnf Olympic T 13.46 1.66m 11.85m dns dns Hept PRs 13.45 1.82m 12.43m 23.78 6.78m 36.89m 2:22.35 13.34 A 2005 graduate of Eastern Michigan University in English and technical writing, Nelson just completed her second season as a volunteer assistant coach at Wake Forest University where she trains under coach Scott Hall along with 2008 Thorpe Cup decathlon participants Chris Boyles and Chris Helwick. Competing in her third USA-Germany hept dual. (2008) Posted a season best 5,944 in winning the Pan American combined events championship in Santo Domingo. (2007) Placed 3rd place at USA indoor pentathlon before taking 3rd in the heptathlon at the NACAC in Santo Domingo. Concluded season with back-to-back PRs at Woerden (5,925) and Fiderstadt (6,022) in winning the late summer USA vs Germany dual meet. (2006) Placed 4th with PR 5,903 at the USATF championships prior to competing in the inaugural USA-Germany team heptathlon meet. Won USATF indoor pentathlon with PR 4,123 and placed 6th in long jump. Opened outdoor season with 5,618-point, second place finish at Sea Ray Relays. (2005) Surprise winner of the NCAA heptathlon with a PR 5,878 before placing fifth at the USATF. Ranked #5 US in heptathlon. Won the Mid-America Conference 100m hurdles and long jump, then finished third at the NCAA championships in the long jump with a leap of 21-3 1/2 (6.49). With no heptathlon on Drake Relays schedule, won long jump and open 100m hurdles before anchoring Eastern Michigan s winning shuttle hurdle relay and running second leg of second place 4x200 relay. Also anchored EMU s fourth place 4x400 and fifth place 4x100 relays. (2004) Won Mid-America Conference indoor long jump. High School (Mumford HS, Detroit, MI) 7

Jackie Poulson 27 Pocatello TC/Idaho St 03 DOB: Feb. 22, 1981 PR 5804 (2006) Indoors: 3/09/03 3743 USATF (10) 9.39 1.69m 10.81m 5.55m 2:23.74 3/07/04 4026 USATF (4) 8.75 1.68m 11.89m 5.70m 2:20.27 3/06/05 4268 USATF (3) 8.61 1.75m 12.27m 5.94m 2:18.07 3/05/06 4094 USATF (2) 8.64 1.71m 12.87m 5.62m 2:22.90 2/09/08 3865 Mtn State G (2) 3/09/08 3993 USATF (5) 8.89 1.68m 12.25m 5.60m 2:20.07 Outdoor bests: 100H HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800 4/26/02 5365 Springtime (1) 14.43 1.68m 10.54m 24.90 5.37m 42.86m 2:23.94 5/30/02 5125 NCAA (12) 14.97 1.64m 10.70m 25.04 5.05m 38.26m 2:19.42 5/15/03 5538 Big Sky (1) 6/14/03 5373 NCAA (7) 14.68 1.68m 10.28m 24.83 5.58m 39.11m 2:19.10 4/14/04 5477 Mt SAC R (4) 14.22 1.65m 11.56m 24.76 5.78m 36.13m 2:20.37 5/01/04 5640 Springtime (1) 14.47 1.72m 11.50m 24.68 5.83m 38.40m 2:16.79 5/09/04 5239 MultiStars (16) 14.35 1.64m 10.96m 25.06 5.26m 37.52m 2:21.50 7/10/04 5327 Olympic T (18) 14.65 1.66m 11.22m 25.37 5.38m 40.61m 2:18.78 3/19/05 5530 Northridge (1) 4/23/05 5580 Robinson (1) 13.82 1.65m 12.01m 24.70 5.69m 38.04m 2:20.37 5/08/05 5730 MultiStars (7) 14.16 1.70m 12.23m 25.33 5.84m 43.94m 2:18.63 6/26/05 5707 USATF (7) 13.79w 1.69m 12.50m 25.17 5.56m 42.57m 2:17.48 4/22/06 5804 Springtime (1) 13.84 1.71m 12.91m 25.05 5.68m 47.27m 2:23.76 5/14/06 5583 MultiStars (8) 14.23 1.64m 12.48m 25.62 5.65m 44.06m 2:18.74 6/04/06 5524 Texas GA (1) 14.34 1.69m 12.48m 25.12 5.53m 42.96m 2:25.57 6/24/06 5513 USATF (7) 14.41 1.63m 12.43m 25.50 5.72m 43.25m 2:22.14 6/23/07 5180 USATF (17) 14.62 1.63m 12.50m 25.61 5.09m 46.88m 2:27.04 7/15/07 5273 NACAC (7) 14.75 1.52m 12.72m 26.22 5.64m 45.39m 2:25.13 3/21/08 5493 Northridge (2) 14.33 1.62m 12.25m 25.02 5.71m 41.83m 2:23.64 4/18/08 5629 Mt SAC R (2) 14.14 1.62m 13.12m 25.57 5.68m 44.48m 2:19.05 5/08/08 5564 Texas GA (1) 14.29 1.64m 13.22m 25.10 5.47m 45.13m 2:24.32 5/11/08 5545 MultiStars (12) 14.39 1.67m 12.65m 25.96 5.45m 47.44m 2:21.68 6/28/08 5741 Olympic T (8) 14.03 1.69m 13.13m 25.34 5.49m 46.11m 2:17.97 Hept PRs 13.82 1.72m 13.22m 24.68 5.84m 47.44m 2:16.79 13.79w 1.75m 5.94m Thorpe Cup will be Poulson s sixth heptathlon of 2008 season. Graduated in 2003 from Idaho State University with a degree in mass communications. Has scored over 5,600 points four of the past five seasons. Just completed her third season as an assistant coach at Idaho State University under her current mentor Dave Nielsen. (2008) Placed 8th in second Olympic Trials with second best all-time mark (5,741). 2nd at Mt SAC Relays before posting won Texas Greatest Athlete win. (2007) Was 7th at NACAC in Santo Domingo with season best. (2006) Equalled 2005 USATF finish (7th) at USATF and ranked 8th nationally. Set lifetime heptathlon best of 5,804 at ISU s Springfest meet in Pocatello. (2005) Placed 7th at USATF with PR 5,707 and nationally ranked 7th. (2004) Set PR of 5,640 at Pocatello Springfest prior to placing 18th in first US Olympic Trials appearance. (2003) Defended Big Sky Conference title with PR 5,538 before finishing 7th at NCAA championships. (2002) Placed 12th at NCAA after winning Big Sky crown. High School (American Falls HS, American Falls, ID) 8

Elizabeth Roehrig 22 Minnesota 08 DOB: Nov. 19, 1985 PR 5855 (2008) Indoors: 1/??/05 3891 N Iowa (1) 2/27/05 3801 Big 10 (1) 9.55 1.75m 11.82m 5.69m 2:30.87 2/22/06 3983 Big 10 (1) 8.98 1.72m 12.16m 5.90m 2:29.54 3/11/06 4115 NCAA (6) 8.89 1.76m 11.93m 5.98m 2:25.11 2/24/07 4177 Big 10 (1) 8.84 1.76m 13.10m 5.78m 2:22.64 3/10/07 3229 NCAA (16) 8.96 1.72m 12.89m nm 2:28.51 3/01/08 4218 Big 10 (1) 8.79 1.77m 13.57m 6.02m 2:29.30 3/15/08 4137 NCAA (6) 8.79 1.75m 12.52m 5.94m 2:26.28 Outdoor bests: 100H HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800 5/14/05 5089 Big 10 (5) 15.04 1.74m 11.43m 24.93 5.57m 26.04m 2:28.52 3/30/06 5274 Cal Multis (1) 14.62 1.75m 12.67m 25.50 6.02m 24.13m 2:29.68 4/22/06 5498 Bulldog (1) 14.44 1.78m 12.44m 25.40 6.02m 30.85m 2:28.00 5/13/06 5472 Big 10 (1) 14.30 1.71m 13.08m 24.74 5.95m 31.06m 2:29.90 6/08/06 5467 NCAA (8) 14.38 1.72m 12.95m 24.76 5.85m 31.17m 2:27.32 3/30/07 5621 UTA Inv (1) 14.13 1.78m 12.73m 24.60 5.98m 33.80m 2:31.04 4/17/08 5740 Kansas Rlys (1) 14.35 1.83m 12.86m 24.56 5.76m 37.46m 2:25.26 5/17/08 5855 Big 10 (1) 14.43 1.81m 13.66m 24.12 6.21m 39.26m 2:34.50 6/14/08 5811 NCAA (2) 14.32 1.78m 13.56m 24.54 5.93m 37.92m 2:23.63 6/28/08 5819 Olympic T (5) 14.12 1.78m 13.16m 24.36 6.02m 37.26m 2:25.51 Hept PRs 14.12 1.83m 13.66m 24.12 6.21m 39.26m 2:23.63 2:22.64 Placed 5th in initial Olympic Trial appearance, missing PR by just 36 points. Has scored better than 5,810 in last three heptathlons. 2008 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in kinesiology. Four-time NCAA All-American. Holds five U of Minnesota school records (pentathlon, heptathlon, indoor & outdoor high jump, outdoot long jump). Sixtime Big 10 multi-event champion. (2008) NCAA runner-up with 5,811. Won second Big Ten heptathlon with all-time best 5,855. Opened season with Kansas Relays win with then PR 5,740. Won fourth Big Ten pentathlon title with PR and Olympic A standard 4,218 points before finishing 6th at NCAAs indoors. (2007) Big Ten indoor pentathlon champ with PR 4,177. Posted new PR 5,621 at Texas-Arlington in only hept of season. (2006) Placed eighth (5,467) in the heptathlon in first NCAA Championships appearance. Raised PR to 5,498 at Georgia Spec Towns meet before taking first Big 10 crown with 5,472 points. Broke 4,000-point standard with school record 4,115 and 6th place finish at NCAA indoors after defending her Big 10 pentathlon title (3,983). Indoor Big 10 runner-up in the high jump (5-10). (2005) Placed 5th in Big 10 outdoor heptathlon (5,089 points) after winning Big 10 indoor pentathlon and receiving Big 10 Conference Indoor Freshman of the Year honor. High School (Chilton HS, Chilton, WI ) Three-time Wisconsin state high jump champ. 9

Ashley Wilhelm 24 Unattached/Cincinnati 07 DOB: Feb. 17, 1984 PR 5747 (2008) Indoors: 2/28/04 3434 Conf USA (5) 9.22 1.59m 9.32m 5.40m 2:30.34 2/25/05 3567 Conf USA (4) 9.10 1.60m 10.92m 5.38m 2:20.48 1/28/06 3733 Indiana Open 8.85 1.68m 10.37m 5.50m 2:28.80 2/18/06 3788 Big East (2) 8.74 1.63m 10.51m 5.75m 2:28.24 3/06/06 3725 USATF (6) 8.93 1.68m 11.49m 5.63m 2:37.22 2/02/08 3818 Gladstein (2) 8.83 1.67m 10.53m 5.83m 2:30.07 3/09/08 3913 USATF (6) 8.90 1.71m 11.80m 5.67m 2:28.09 Outdoor bests: 100H HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800 3/27/03 4433 Florida R 4/12/03 4927 All-Ohio (1) 5/17/03 4927 Conf USA (3) 6/22/03 4973 US Juniors (3) 14.77 1.67m 10.69m 26.03 5.67m 29.64m 2:30.02 4/01/04 4714 Texas Rlys (11) 14.04 1.65m 9.63m 25.88 5.60m 29.85m 2:41.74 5/14/04 4982 Conf USA (2) 3/25/05 4944 Ariz Wildcat (2) 14.96 1.56m 10.68m 25.79 5.51m 35.35m 2:26.51 4/16/05 5137 All-Ohio (1) 14.82 1.62m 11.00m 25.55 5.72m 37.81m 2:35.65 5/13/05 5223 Conf USA (2) 14.60 1.59m 10.80m 25.33 5.82m 36.70m 2:24.33 4/13/06 5268 Sea Ray R (4) 14.40 1.66m 11.62m 25.77 5.78m 33.98m 2:25.42 5/17/06 5317 Berea Twlght (2) 3/23/07 5515 Alabama R (1) 14.79 1.67m 11.63m 25.33 6.15m 40.83m 2:25.24 4/21/07 5351 All-Ohio (1) 15.11 1.60m 6.02m 39.76m 5/06/07 5490 Big East (4) 14.19 1.63m 10.94m 25.49 6.00m 39.68m 2:26.56 6/08/07 5592 NCAA (11) 14.13 1.72m 11.28m 25.25 5.97m 37.61m 2:20.55 6/23/07 5268 USATF (16) 14.61 1.72m 10.92m 25.67 5.67m 38.22m 2:29.74 3/28/08 5606 Alabama R (1) 14.46 1.69m 12.66m 25.73 5.96m 37.80m 2:20.46 4/10/08 5697 Sea Ray R (1) 14.16 1.72m 11.82m 25.31 6.21m 37.97m 2:20.93 5/15/08 5737 Deacon (1) 14.05 1.72m 12.14m 25.15 6.00m 39.30m 2:18.78 6/01/08 5598 Pan Am (4) 14.46 1.73m 11.93m 25.19 6.16m 37.97m 2:26.24 6/28/08 5747 Olympic T (7) 13.85 1.72m 12.25m 25.25 6.03m 36.91m 2:17.42 Hept PRs 13.85 1.73m 12.66m 25.15 6.21m 40.83m 2:17.42 Set new all-time personal best of 5,747 while finishing 7th in first Olympic Trial appearance. 2007 graduate with degree in secondary education. (2008) Opened season with three straight heptathlon wins, each in a new personal best. Set PR of 5,737 at Winston-Salem Deacon prior to 4th place finish at Pan American combined events championship. (2007) Placed 11th in senior season NCAAs with PR 5,592. Earlier won Alabama Relays with PR 5,515. Fourth in final Big East hept. (2006) Set PRs at Sea Ray Relays (5,268) and Berea Twilight (5,317). (2005) Set new school records in both the pentathlon and heptathlon. Finished second at Conference USA Outdoor with a school-record 5,223 after winning All-Ohio heptathlon. Was 4th in the pentathlon at the Conference USA Indoor Championships, (2004) Finished fifth in the pentathlon at the C-USA Indoors before adding 2nd in heptathlon at the conference outdoor championships. (2003) Placed 3rd in US Junior heptathlon with 4,973 after winning All-Ohio (4,927) and finishing 3rd at C-USA (4,924). High School (East Central HS, St. Leon, IN) 10

Lifetime PRs with Point Totals GERMANY 100H HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800 Maike Goldkühle 7/03/05 5705 Bydgoszcz 13.85 1.71m 13.83m 24.94 5.85m 42.36m 2:14.46 (1000) (867) (783) (892) (804) (713) (900) (1867) (2650) (3542) (4322) (5059) (5959) Romy Gürbig 5/18/08 5707 Filderstadt 14.07 1.74m 11.84m 25.45 6.08m 45.11m 2:22.93 (968) (903) (651) (846) (874) (766) (784) (1871) (2522) (3368) (4242) (5008) (5792) Ulrike Hartz 6/17/07 5818 Ratingen 14.28 1.74m 12.54m 24.85 5.91m 51.19m 2:23.94 (939) (903) (697) (901) (822) (883) (771) (1842) (2539) (3440) (4262) (5145) (5916) Katja Keller 5/29/05 6130 Götzis 13.38 1.79m 13.08m 24.39 6.47m 43.47m 2:13.83 (1068) (966) (733) (944) (997) (734) (909) (2034) (2767) (3711) (4708) (5442) (6351) Christine Schulz 5/22/05 6199 Wesel 13.52 1.80m 13.95m 24.88 5.95m 44.96m 2:15.39 (1047) (978) (791) (898) (834) (763) (887) (2025) (2816) (3714) (4548) (5311) (6198) USA 100H HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800 Kasey Hill 6/28/08 5687 Olympic T 13.97 1.72m 13.17m 24.52 5.89m 39.32m 2:16.07 (983) (879) (739) (931) (816) (654) (878) (1862) (2601) (3532) (4324) (4978) (5880) Danielle McNaney 6/24/06 5673 USATF 13.80 1.72m 11.98m 24.70 5.96m 44.43m 2:13.48 (1007) (879) (660) (915) (837) (752) (914) (1886) (2546) (3403) (4213) (4965) (5964) Lela Nelson 9/18/07 6022 vs Germany 13.34 1.82m 12.43m 23.78 6.78m 36.89m 2:22.35 (1074) (1003) (690) (1002) (1099) (608) (792) (2061) (2751) (3753) (4852) (5460) (6268) Jackie Poulson 4/22/06 5804 Springfest 13.82 1.72m 13.22m 24.68 5.84m 47.44m 2:16.79 (1004) (879) (742) (916) (801) (811) (868) (1883) (2625) (3541) (4342) (5153) (6021) Elizabeth Roehrig 5/17/08 5855 Big 10 14.12 1.83m 13.66m 24.12 6.43m 39.26m 2:23.63 (961) (1016) (771) (969) (985) (653) (775) (1977) (2748) (3717) (4702) (5355) (6130) Ashley Wilhelm 6/28/08 5747 Olympic T 13.85 1.73m 12.66m 25.15 6.21m 40.83m 2:17.42 (1000) (891) (705) (873) (915) (683) (859) (1891) (2596) (3469) (4384) (5067) (5926) 11

Previous USA-Germany Heptathlon Team Dual Results Nike Combined Event Challenge - August 5-6, 2006 Manhattan, Kansas Women s Heptathlon Points 100H HJ SP 200 Day1 LJ JT 800 1 Machtig, Julia 5799 14.84 1.70 14.05 24.90 3411 6.01 43.06 2:21.07 GER w: 2.4 5-07 46-01.25 w: 2.6 19-08.75 w: 2.1 141-03 2 McNaney, Danielle 5475 14.00 1.70 11.12 25.47 3280 5.41 41.31 2:19.58 USA w: 2.4 5-07 36-05.75 w: 2.6 17-09 w: 0.7 135-06 3 Wallin, Reidun 5292 14.27 1.61 11.33 25.77 3122 5.10 42.59 2:16.90 USA w: 2.4 5-03.25 37-02.25 w: 2.6 16-08.75 w: -1.6 139-09 4 Buder, Marlen 5062 14.76 1.64 13.53 25.85 3230 5.07 40.88 2:40.28 GER w: 2.4 5-04.5 44-04.75 w: 2.6 16-07.75 w: 1.6 134-01 5 Bass, Tacita 4949 14.15 1.58 11.71 24.80 3216 5.34 25.32 2:30.16 USA w: 2.4 5-02.25 38-05 w: 2.6 17-06.25 w: 1.2 83-01 6 Nelson, Lela 4796 13.58 1.73 11.74 24.10 3545 nm 33.84 2:29.36 USA w: 2.4 5-08 38-06.25 w: 2.6 111-00 -- Schrader, Annelie dnf 13.86 1.64 11.60 25.57 3251 5.67 44.68 dnf GER w: 2.4 5-04.5 38-00.75 w: 2.6 18-07.25 w: 0.2 146-07 -- Schwerdtner, Maren dnf 14.24 1.73 12.66 24.85 3442 5.46 37.95 dnf GER w: 2.4 5-08 41-06.5 w: 2.6 17-11 w: 0.4 124-06 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM SCORING UNITED STATES 5475 5292 4949 15,716 (+97) GERMANY 5799 5062 4758 15,619 Thorpe Cup - August 18-19, 2007 Bernhausen, Germany Women s Heptathlon Points 100H HJ SP 200 Day 1 LJ JT 800 1 Nelson, Lela 6,022 13.74 1.82 11.56 24.36 3596 6.78 35.27 2:25.49 USA 83 w: 0.5 5-11.5 37-11.25 w: 0.0 22-02 115-8 2 Pickler, Julie 5,718 13.93 1.73 11.25 24.80 3396 5.77 40.86 2:17.49 USA 83 w: -0.5 5-08 36-11 w: 0.0 18-11.25 134-01 3 Hebestreit, Ulrike 5,680 13.69 1.67 11.94 25.29 3358 5.99 38.35 2:18.80 GER 81 w: -0.5 5-05.75 39-02.25 w: 0.0 19-08 125-10 4 Schrader, Annelie 5,677 13.90 1.67 11.88 25.64 3293 6.08 47.10 2:28.98 GER 79 w: 0.5 5-05.75 38-11.75 w: 0.0 19-11.5 154-06 5 Hartz, Ulrike 5,589 14.92 1.73 12.16 24.81 3319 5.80 43.29 2:25.56 GER 87 w: -0.5 5-08 39-10.75 w: 0.0 19-00.5 142-00 6 Johnson, Jackie 5,193 13.63 1.76 nm 25.16 2831 6.07 41.81 2:22.54 USA 84 w: -0.5 5-09.25 w: 0.0 19-11 137-02 -- Menne, Ekatarina dnf 14.60 1.67 11.44 26.04 3131 5.56 dns GER 87 w: 0.5 5-05.75 37-06.5 w: 0.0 18-03 -- Asigbee, Fiona dnf 13.89 1.73 11.41 25.27 3369 5.94 33.69 dns USA 83 w: -0.5 5-08 37-05.25 w: 0.0 19-06 110-06 Exhibition McNaney, Danny 5,638 13.82 1.70 11.60 25.53 3333 5.81 37.16 2:14.47 USA 83 w: 0.5 5-07 38-00.75 w: 0.0 19-00.75 121-11 DuPree, Ryanne 5,465 13.74 1.70 10.54 25.36 3289 5.96 35.51 2:24.93 USA 84 w: -0.5 5-07 34-07 w: 0.0 19-06.75 116-06 Hunter, Gayle dnf 14.32 1.55 10.64 25.87 2992 dns USA 86 w: 0.5 5-01 34-11 w: 0.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM SCORING GERMANY 5680 5677 5589 16,946 (+13) UNITED STATES 6022 5718 5193 16,933 12

Mark Pts Total Javelin USA-Germany Heptathlon Dual Manhattan, KS -- August 2-3, 2007 USA USA USA USA GER GER GER GER Event Name 100m H High Jump Shot Put 200m 1st Day Long Jump 800m 2nd Day Total Team Total