Meet the Pirates AKINTUNDE ABISOGUN /Jumps Raleigh, N.C. 2005-06: Opened his freshman season by participating in six indoor events and eight outdoor events He competed in the long jump, finishing the year with a career-best fourth place finish (7.36) at the C-USA Outdoor Championships while also finishing ninth at the C-USA Indoor Championships (6.51) Qualified for NCAA East Regionals and followed with a 12th-place result (7.24) Also recorded a 7.04-meter career- best in the indoor long jump at the Gator Invitational (sixth) At the outdoor long jump event at Clemson Invitational, finished first in the preliminaries and second overall Competed in the 100-meter dash at Clemson, standing 14th with a career-best time of (11.45) Ran the outdoor 200-meter dash (24th/23.30) at the season-opening Shamrock Invite. High School: Earned four varsity letters in track and field at Southeast Raleigh Magnet Played wide receiver and running back while also playing on special teams for the football team as a junior and senior A three-time all-region participant Served as team captain during senior track and field season Named to National Honor Roll as a freshmen, sophomore and senior Earned academic all-conference honors as a freshman, sophomore and senior. Personal: Academic major is finance and sports studies Son of Olusegun and Christiana Abisogun Born in Lagos, Nigeria. RYAN AKINS Jumps Henderson, N.C. 2005-06: Opened freshman season by participating in three indoor meets and one outdoor event... Competed in the indoor long jump at Liberty On Track Open in Lynchburg, Va., finishing 19th with a career-best 5.81-meter leap Stood seventh in the triple jump at the outdoor Shamrock Invitational with personal-record of 12.45 Also competed in the long jump at Shamrock, standing 26th (career-best 5.76) Finished 14th in the indoor triple jump at the Carolina Invitational with a new personal standard of 12.09. ANDREW BARBER High Point, N.C. 2005-06: Competed in four indoor events the (300, 400, 4x400 and distance medley relay) Ran the 300-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Invitational finishing fourth (sectional) with career-best (35.61) Recorded a personal-best time in the 400- meter dash at PSU Challenge Cup with (49.48) to stand 12th Was second in the 400 meters at Virginia Tech (50.38) Also competed in the 4x400 relay with Hector Cotto, James Dillard and Brandon Small, finishing fifth at the Liberty on Track (3:22.74), fifth at PSU (3:16.61) and seventh at the C-USA Championships (3:25.47) Teamed with Chris Belfiore, Jason Diehl and Craig Schmidt in the distance medley relay (seventh at the C-USA Championships) Participated in three outdoor events (200, 400 and 4x400 relay) Stood fourth in the 200 (Shamrock Invitational) with career-best time of 22.06 Raced with Brandon Small, James Dillard and Kevin Thompson in the 4x400 and finished first (3:16.48) at the Shamrock Invitational. 2004-05: Opened freshman season with participation in two individual indoor events (200, 400 meters) Posted a personal-best 23.29 in the 200-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge (53rd) Top 400- meter time was a 49.76 performance at the Virginia Tech Challenge (17th) Competed at the C-USA Indoor Championships (51.02/prelims) Raced with Jeffrey Walls, Hector Cotto and Kherry Noray in the 4x400 relay at the Gator Invitational (5th/3:21.74) Ran the 400 meters during the outdoor campaign as well and posted a career-best time of 48.67 during the Raleigh Relays (2nd in sectional heat) Teamed with Cotto, Thomas Lewis and B.J. Henderson in the 4x400 relay at the C- USA Outdoor Championships (9th/3:23.27) Squad captured the IC4A title at the Penn Relays (3:12.13) while also recording a third-place overall finish in Philadelphia (3:12.05). CHRIS BELFIORE Jacksonville, N.C. 2005-06: Completed a solid freshman season for the Pirates cross country squad finishing in the top 30 on four occasions Highest finish of eighth (26:13.88) in XC came at the McAlister s Deli Invite (ECU) Registered best time at the UNC-Wilmington Invitational, crossing the line at 19:41.07 to finish 11th Also competed in four indoor and four outdoor track meets Highest finish of second (PR 9:50.02) came in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Clemson Invitational Was seventh at the C-USA Championships (10:23.57) Teamed with Andrew Barber, Jason Diehl and Craig Schmidt in the distance medley relay (seventh at the C-USA Championships, 10:31.56) Finished fourth (9:19.00) at the Gator Invitational but recorded his best time of the year at the C-USA Championships with a 17th-place result (9:01.90). High School: Earned three varsity letters in cross country at Jacksonville High School A three-time undefeated conference champion and three-time allregion selection Received honorable mention allstate accolades Captured the individual state 3-A championship as a senior, setting the state meet record Named team MVP for three consecutive seasons Served as team captain Still holds the school s 5K record (15:48). Personal: Academic major is undecided Son of James and Catherine Belfiore Has two sisters, Angela and Rita, and two brothers, Jon and James. KRIS BELL Hurdles/ Raleigh, N.C. 2005-06: Turned in a solid freshman year, competing in seven events Posted a fourth-place finish in first collegiate meet (36.61 in 300 meters at Virginia Tech Invitational) Also ran in the 400 meters, recording his best time at PSU Challenge Cup (29th/51.42) Raced with Andrew Barber, Chris Belfiore and Brandon Small in the 4x400 relay, finishing 5th (3:16.61) at the PSU Challenge Cup Also ran the 60-meter hurdles at the C-USA Championships, standing seventh (8.72) Threw the javelin (fourth/44.50 at the Murray Neely Invitational and 10th/42.76 at the C-USA Championships) Competed in the 110-meter hurdles at the C-USA Indoor Championships, finishing sixth (14.95) Also participated in the 110-meter hurdles at Sea Ray Relays (38th/15.77) and at the Murray Neely Invitational (11th/15.78) Walk-on as defensive back in ECU s football program. NICK BOERIO Pittsburgh, Pa. 2005-06: Established himself as a solid member of the Pirates program during rookie year 2006 East Carolina Men's Track & Field 11
Was team s top javelin thrower, setting personal record in second outdoor meet of season (46.98 meters) at the Aggie Relays to earn third-place finish Also finished third (45.71) at the Murray Neely Invitational Represented ECU in the javelin at C-USA Championship, standing ninth (45.25) Also participated in the discus at the Aggie Relays (16th/30.70) and at Clemson Invitational (8th/33.61) Participated in one track event 37th in the 800 meters at the Aggie Relays (2:13.34). High School: Earned six varsity letters (two in football, four in track) at Western Reserve Academy (Ohio) Helped track team to the IPSL championship freshman season and a second-place league finish during senior year Finished second in both shot put and discus events as a junior while finishing second in the high jump, second in the shot put, first in the discus and fifth in the triple jump during senior campaign Ranked as the leading scorer on his team both his junior and senior seasons. Personal: Intended major is exercise and sport science Son of Anthony Boerio and Mary Grace Born in Winston Salem, N.C. Father ran track at the University of Pittsburgh. BRYSON BOWLING Johnson City, Tenn. 2005-06: Joined track team upon completion of four-year career as a wide receiver for the Pirates football team Was squad s second-leading performer in the 400 meters, running event in six meets Posted top time of 47.59 during prelim heat at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (El Paso) Advanced to finals where he recorded a fifth-place finish (47.82) Other effort of note was a third-place finish at the Clemson Invitational (48.12) Also was a member of two 4x100 relay units (sixth at Diet Pepsi Classic/41.77 and fourth at Clemson Invite/42.25) Teamed with Mabry, Newby and Small in the 4x400 relay and finished seventh at the C-USA Championships (3:23.59) medley relay squad (with Collins, Dennish and Yunaska) were 19th at the Penn Relays (10:02.07). DERRICK CARR Jumps Concord, N.C. 2005-06: Competed in the triple jump Finished seventh (13.20) at the Shamrock Invitational in first outdoor meet Booked personal-best with leap of 13.67 (ninth) at the C-USA Championships Also competed during indoor season (11th/13.07 at the Liberty on Track, 10th/13.31 at the Carolina Invitational. High School: Lettered in basketball, football and track his senior year at Mt. Pleasant HS Named team MVP and defensive player-of-theyear on the hardcourt Earned all-conference and all-county honors in track while setting school records in the long jump, triple jump and the 4x100 event. Personal: Intended major is business management Son of Derrick Carr and Tina Miller. MELVIN CHESTNUT Jumps Forest City, N.C. 2005-06: Opened freshmen season competing in two outdoor events (long jump, high jump) Posted career-best high jump at Murray Neely Invitational finishing (2nd/1.90) Also began season in long jump with a PR (6.74) to finish fourth at the Shamrock Invitational Stood third in the long jump (6.59) at the Clemson Invitational Ended campaign at the C- USA Championship (13th/6.59) Also competed in indoor long jump and high jump Was ninth and 10th at the C-USA Championships (1.84/high jump, 6.47/long jump). High School: Lettered three years on both the track and football teams at Chase HS A 2004 North Carolina Class 2-A high jump champion Broke high jump records at the county, conference and regional level Earned all-conference honors as a cornerback on the football team. Personal: Intended major is biology Son of Melvin and Ann Chestnut Born in San Diego, Calif. WILL COLLINS Middle LaGrange, N.C. 2005-06: After establishing himself as a solid member of the Pirates cross country team with four top 30 finishes during the fall, he also competed in three indoor track events (mile, 3,000-meter run and distance medley relay) His career best in the mile run came at the PSU Challenge Cup (9th/4:17.51) Stood second at both the Virginia Tech Invitational (4:21.17) and Liberty on Track (4:25.77) while finishing seventh at the C-USA Championships (4:20.90) Ran the 3,000 meters at Virginia Tech, finishing sixth (8:57.21) before standing 16th at the C-USA Championships (9:01.02) Also competed in two outdoor track events (1,500 and 3,000). Career-best time in the 1,500 meters came at the Diet Pepsi Classic (fourth/3:58.26) Was 10th (4:21.06) at the C- USA Championships in the 1,500 Won 3,000- meter title (8:51.54) at the Aggie Relays Had career-best time of 8:43.85 in the 3,000 at the Shamrock Invitational. High School: Earned four varsity letters in cross country at East Wayne HS Fourtime all-conference and all-region selection Placed second at the 2004 state championships Named team MVP in 2002, 2003, and 2004 Captured 1,600 and 3,200-meter state track championships in 2005. Personal: Academic major is undecided Son of Bill and Lynn Collins Has two sisters, Mary Cornwell and Jessica Collins, also a member of the ECU cross country and track and field team. HECTOR COTTO Hurdles Holly Spring, N.C. 2005-06: Earned qualification into the NCAA Outdoor Championships after a third-place finish at the NCAA East Regional with a school-record mark of 13.66 (besting previous record set by him in 2005) During the winter, he finished first (8.03) in the 60-meter hurdles at the C-USA Championships Also ran season s best time at Liberty on Track (fourth/7.97) Finished third (7.49) in the 55- meter hurdles at the Gator Invitational Raced with James Dillard, Andrew Barber and Brandon Small in the 4x400-meter relay, standing fifth (3:22.74) at Liberty On Track and seventh at the C- USA Championship Also competed in the high jump at the C-USA Championship (eight/1.89) Qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the outdoor 110-meter hurdles, finishing second (14.00) at the C-USA Championships Opened season with hurdle title (14.73) at the Shamrock Invitational Also earned Q times at both the Murray Neely Invitational (fourth/14.23) and Penn Relays (eighth/14.08) Also competed in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing seventh (57.01) at the Murray Neely Invitational Ran the 200 meters once (Clemson Invitational, 10th/22.44). 2004-05: Established a pair of East Carolina indoor and outdoor records while earning All-Conference USA honors in both hurdle events Broke the indoor school mark in the 60-meter hurdles, recording a time of 7.92 at the Gator Invitational (4th-place) but missed the NCAA provisional qualification minimum by just.01 Turned in a third-place finish at the C-USA Indoor Championships (8.03) Other effort of note was a 7.94 time at the UNC Invitational Also competed in the 55-meter hurdles, notching a personal-record of 7.46 at the IC4A Championships (Boston, Mass.) during the prelim round 12 2006 East Carolina Men's Track & Field
Member of ECU s 4x400 indoor relay squad which finished fifth at the Gator Invitational (3:21.74) Set a then-new Pirates record in the 110-meter hurdles during the outdoor season, posting clip of 13.78 in a second-place standing at the C-USA Outdoor Championships May 13 Surpassed NCAA Regional qualifying standards on six different occasions (all performances under 14.24) in the same event and represented ECU at the East Regional Ran a 14.05 at the Penn Relays (fourth in prelims) Stood eighth in the 400-meter hurdles during the C- USA Championships Logged top personal time of 53.41 at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn. (14th) Key member of the 4x400 relay squad, booking best time of 3:10.61 (Sea Ray Relays) Quartet captured IC4A title with a run of 3:12.13 at the Penn Relays but finished ninth at the conference finals (3:23.27). Personal: A design major... Son of Chadd and Leticia Lomglio... Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico Transfer from Fayetteville State University, where he played football and ran track during the 2003-04 academic year. MATT DENNISH Red Lion, Pa. 2005-06: Competed in two events for the Pirates as a sophomore Ran the 1,500 meters, finishing first (3:58.56) at the Murray Neely Invitational Also competed at the C-USA Championships and stood sixth (3:56.10) Teamed with Aaron Mabry, Jarrett Newby and Kyle Yunaska in the 4x800 relay to record a second-place standing (7:44.57) at the Aggie Relays. 2004-05: Turned in stellar rookie season as one of East Carolina s top distance performers Ran once in the 1,000- meter event (2:31.76 at the Virginia Tech Invitational/6th) and six times in the mile Posted a new ECU program record of 4:08.09 during the prelims of the IC4A Championships (Boston, Mass.) before following with an eighth-place finish in the finals (4:10.86) Came in fifth during the C-USA Indoor Championships (4:15.97) Keyed ECU s distance medley quartet to a fifth-place standing at the C-USA Indoor Championships (10:09.70) after a fourth-place effort at the Clemson Invitational earlier in the season (10:19.48) Earned All-Conference USA honors for performance in the 1,500-meter run during the outdoor championships (3rd/personal-record 3:52.54) Also was a participant in the outdoor version of the Pirates distance medley relay unit (Kristian Jorgenson, Kyle MacKenzie and Domonick Richmond) which established a new ECU record with a time of 9:55.86 at the Sea Ray Relays (3rd) April 17. Personal: Intended major is physical education. JASON DIEHL Lititz, Pa. 2005-06: Finished his sophomore campaign with participation in two outdoor events (4x400 relay, 800-meter run) Set his career-best time in the 800-meter run with a third-place finish (1:56.17) at the Murray Neely Invitational Also raced with Aaron Mabry, Jarrett Newby and Kyle Yunaska in the 4x400, finishing fourth (3:21.62) at the Shamrock Invitational Also ran a personalbest time in the 800 meters at the PSU Challenge Cup, finishing 23rd (1:57.14) Teamed with Chris Belfiore, Andrew Barber and Craig Schmidt in the distance medley relay at the C-USA Championships (seventh/10:31.56). 2004-05: Opened collegiate career with participation in the 800- meter run during the indoor season Ran in the event twice, recording a career-best effort of 1:58.84 (Virginia Tech Challenge/43rd) Also turned in a 2:01.63 mark at the UNC Invitational (21st) Competed in the same event during the Pirates outdoor campaign and notched a personalbest performance of 1:58.69 at the Neely Relays (5th). Personal: Majoring in business. JAMES DILLARD Apex, N.C. 2005-06: Opened freshmen year by competing in three outdoor events (400, 4x100 and 4x400 relays) Set a career-best in the 400 at the Shamrock Invitational by finishing 10th (50.59) Teamed with Akintunde Abisogun, Melvin Chestnut and David Rucker in the 4x100, finishing third (42.11) at the seasonopening Shamrock meet Joined Andrew Barber, Brandon Small and Kevin Thompson in the 4x400 at the same meet (first/3:16.48) Ran the indoor 400, setting a PR at the PSU Challenge Cup (26th/50.52) Raced with Barber, Small and Hector Cotto in the 4x400, finishing fifth (3:22.74) at the Liberty on Track and seventh (3:25.47) at the C-USA Championships. AURLBRIO FENNELL Middle Charlotte, N.C. 2005-06: Fennell participated in one cross country event during the season, finishing 43rd (33:31.29) at the McAlister s Deli Invitational Completed the 6K UNC-Wilmington Invitational course in a time (20:41.51) Also participated in the 800 meters for indoor track, standing 18th at both the Liberty on Track (2:05.45) and Carolina Invitational (2:04.93). JOE FLEMING Concord, N.C. 2005-06: First-year member of the ECU track program who participated in two outdoor meets throwing the javelin Turned in his best toss of the year at the Clemson Invitational with an effort of 43.62 meters (12th in prelim competition) Followed up with a performance of 43.25 during a sixth-place finish at the Murray Neely Invitational in Greensboro, N.C. ERIC FRASURE Charlotte, N.C. 2005-06: Enjoyed an amazing junior season in which he set five indoor and outdoor records and earned All-America status (seventh-place NCAA Championships in the weight throw) Established indoor records in the shot put (16.85 meters at the C-USA Championships) and weight throw (21.62 at the UNC Last Chance) while setting new outdoor marks in the shot put (16.60 at the C-USA Championships), discus (55.59 at the C-USA Championships) and hammer throw (64.34 at the C-USA Championships) Finished first in the weight throw (20.73) and second in the shot at the C-USA Indoor Championships Earned A-A honors after recording a weight throw of 21.29 at the NCAA Championships Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw after a ninth-place finish at the East Regional (60.35). 2004-05: Enjoyed record-setting sophomore campaign, shattering an indoor (35-pound weight throw) and two outdoor records (discus, hammer) Earned NCAA provisional qualification on three occasions in the weight throw, surpassing the 19.22 meter mark Set new school record with a toss of 20.66 meters while capturing the title and picking up all-conference accolades at the C-USA Indoor Championships and picking up all-conference accolades Also won the event at the IC4A Championships with a throw of 20.54 meters Surpassed the school s outdoor record in the discus with a toss of 49.42 meters (Duke Invitational/4th) and finished sixth at the C-USA Championships with a throw of 48.50 Advanced to the NCAA East Regional 2006 East Carolina Men's Track & Field 13
in the hammer throw after meeting national qualification minimums on five occasions Established a new ECU standard with a toss of 61.79 meters to finish third at the Charlotte Invitational (April 2) Earned All-Conference USA honors after capturing the event at the league s outdoor championship meet with an effort of 61.50. Personal: Major is physical education... Son of Scott and JoAnne Frasure... Has an older brother, Justin. GARY FREEMAN Chesapeake, Va. 2005-06: Joined track team after illustrious four-year letter-winning career as a member of the football program Competed in two indoor events (shot put, weight throw) Recorded a career-best shot put effort of 14.71 meters at the Gator Invitational (11th) Finished seventh at the C-USA Championships in the shot (14.69) and sixth in the weight throw (14.27) Had personal-best throw of 15.41 at the PSU Challenge Cup During outdoor season, has top shot put performance of 14.87 (C- USA Championships/seventh). Other shot effort of note included a 14.37 mark at the season-opening Shamrock Invite Also participated in the hammer throw once (league meet) but did not score. JEREK HEWETT Shallotte, N.C. 2005-06: A highly-touted multi-sport athlete (football) who opened freshman year competing in four indoor events (55, 60, 200 and long jump) and finished with a NCAA Outdoor Championships qualification as a member of ECU s 4x100 relay squad In the 55 meters, finished seventh (6.42) at the Gator Invitational while setting personal record in the 60 meters (6.82/fifth) at the Virginia Tech Invitational Was also fifth at the C-USA Indoor Championships Established career-best time of 22.28 in the 200 at the PSU Challenge Cup Lone long jump appearance came at the C-USA Championships (eighth/6.56) Participated in four outdoor events (100, 200, 4x100 and 4x200 relays) Finished first in initial collegiate 100- meter event (10.71 at the Shamrock Invitational) Turned in career-best and NCAA Q time of 10.42 at the Sea Ray Relays Seventh at C- USA Outdoor Championships (10.43) Placed 12th in prelim of NCAA East Regional (10.57) but did not advance Top 200-meter effort was a 21.19 mark during C-USA meet (prelim) before finishing seventh overall (21.63) In all, was a member of four different 4x100 relay squads, earning NCAA qualification on six occasions Booked time of 40.14 with Hyman, Rucker and Thompson to earn third-place C- USA finish before also standing third at NCAA East Regional (season-best time of 39.88) to advance to national championship meet Also raced with Thompson, Reggie Williams and Brandon Small in the 4x200 and finished third (1:24.06) at the Sea Ray Relays and 6th at the Penn Relays (1:26.36). High School: Earned letters in four different sports at West Brunswick HS (track, basketball, baseball, football) Lettered four years in both track and football Named track MVP as a freshman, reaching the finals in the state meet Finished his senior campaign undefeated, winning the state championship with a time of 10.40 in the 100 meters Recorded second fastest time in the nation (10.39) during the spring of 2005 Also played outfield on the baseball team and was a guard/forward on the basketball team. Personal: Intended major is computer science Son of Michael and Elandrea Lawrence. DeANDRE HYMAN Deep Creek, Va. 2005-06: Ran in three outdoor events (100, 200 and 4x100 relay) Set his career-best in the 100 at the Shamrock Invitational finishing (fourth/10.93) Stood second in the 200 (21.90) during the same weekend Booked time of 40.14 with Hewett, Rucker and Thompson to earn third-place C-USA finish before also standing third at NCAA East Regional (season-best time of 39.88) to advance to national championship meet Also participated in four indoor events (55, 60, 200 and 300). 2004-05: Competed in the 200- meter dash during ECU s indoor season and produced a personal-record time of 21.61 at the Powered By Tyson Indoor Meet (13th) in Fayetteville, Ark. Stood fourth at the C-USA Indoor Championships (21.91) Member of Pirates 4x400 relay team which posted a time of 3:12.84 (3rdplace) at the Gator Invitational Also ran the 200 event during the outdoor season, registering a career-best clip of 21.54 at the Neely Relays Earned All-Conference USA honors in the 4x100 relay, playing a key role in ECU s second-place standing in a regional qualifying effort of 39.95 Quartet also captured the IC4A title at the Penn Relays with an effort of 40.40. High School: Part of highly successful track team which won six state championships and one national championship (2002)... Earned All-America honors eight times as a prep standout. Personal: A criminal justice major... Son of Tracey Ferebee. TREVOR JAMES Trinidad, West Indies 2005-06: Competed in three outdoor events during the spring (100, 200 and 4x100 relay) Had career-best time in the 100-meter dash at Shamrock Invitational (fifth/11.06) Also ran the 200 meters at the Shamrock Invitational (26th/23.33) Raced with Melvin Chestnut, Akintunde Abisogun and Bryson Bowling in the 4x100 relay, finishing fourth at the Clemson Invitational Also competed in three indoor events (55, 60, 200-meter dash). High School: Named top athlete as a junior and athlete-ofthe-year senior season at St. Benedict College. Personal: Intended major is communications Son of Trevor and Margaret Born in San Diego, Calif. ANDREW JENKINS Statesville, N.C. 2005-06: Ran the 5,000 meters as a freshman Set his career-best (indoor) after finishing fourth (15:56.96) at Liberty on Track Also competed at the Carolina Invitational finishing (sixth/16:01.49) Turned in best outdoor time of 16:08.19 at the Aggie Relays. High School: Participated in track for two years at West Iredell HS (missed junior season due to a stress fracture) Named team MVP and winner of the Bronze Shoes Award following his senior campaign Also lettered in swimming. Personal: Academic major is criminal justice with a minor in forensics Son of Michael Jenkins and Patricia Applegate A North Carolina scholar-athlete. RODERICKUS JOHNSON Hurdles Chesapeake, Va. 2005-06: Participated in just one meet during his initial season with the Pirates program Ran the 400-meter hurdles at the seasonopening Shamrock Invitational Turned in a 13th-place finish after clocking in at 59.41.. 14 2006 East Carolina Men's Track & Field
JOHN LOEHR Holtsville, N.Y. 2005-06: One of two athletes who competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase event during the outdoor season Ran in two events during the spring Posted a seventh-place finish at the Clemson Invitational in first meet (10:44.76) Improved time with second showing, a secondplace showing at the Murray Neely Invitational (10:16.30) Logged to compete at the C-USA Outdoor Championships but did not finish race. AARON MABRY Middle Waynesville, N.C. 2005-06: Participated in three outdoor events (800, 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams) Had a career-best effort in the 800, finishing 10th (1:55.63) at the Diet Pepsi Classic in Gainesville, Fla. Teamed with Jarrett Newby, Jason Diehl and Kyle Yunaska in the 4x400 and earned a fourth-place standing (3:21.62) at the Shamrock Invitational Also raced in the 4x800 (Newby, Yunaska and Matt Dennish) and stood second (7:44.57) at the Aggie Relays Ran the indoor 800 at Virginia Tech Invitational and booked a fifth-place finish (1:58.96). JAMES McLELLAN Burke, Va. 2005-06: Posted efforts in the mile run and 3,000 meters (indoor) Finished a season-best fifth (4:31.54) in the mile and was 14th in the 3,000 (9:18.15) at Liberty on Track Participated in the outdoor 1,500 meters and earned a top standing of eighth (4:19.66) at the Clemson Invitational. High School: Lettered in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track all four years at Lake Braddock HS Led the Bruins to a state championship in indoor track, a regional championship in outdoor track and a district championship in cross country Top times in high school include clips of 15:40 in the three miles, 1:58 in the 800, 4:28 in the mile and 51.0 in the 400 Named team MVP in both cross country and track his senior year while also earning firstteam all-district, all-region and all-state in track. Personal: Majoring in physical education Son of Jim and Jody McLellan Born in Greenville, N.C. Member of the U.S. Paralympics team. TERRANCE MYERS Providence, R.I. 2005-06: Booked another impressive effort as one of ECU s top two throwers (shot put, hammer and weight throw) Competed in just one outdoor shot put event - finishing sixth (12.35 meters) at the Clemson Invitational Had career-best hammer throw with a toss of 59.49 meters while finishing fourth at Penn Relays Also finished second (55.71) at the C-USA Outdoor Championships Met NCAA Regional qualification minimums (55.60 meters) in the hammer event on six occasions Also competed in the indoor weight throw, establishing a personal record with a toss of 19.06 to pick up a third-place C-USA finish. 2004-05: Enjoyed strong sophomore campaign, most notably during the outdoor season Competed just once during the indoor venues, earning a ninth-place finish (15.90) in the weight throw at the Virginia Tech Invitational Picked up All-Conference USA honors after a secondplace standing with a personal-record 58.25- meter hammer throw at the C-USA Outdoor Championships in Houston In addition to his success at the conference finals, met NCAA Regional qualification minimums (55.63 meters) in the hammer event on three other occasions. Personal: Major is psychology. JARRETT NEWBY Middle Endwell, N.Y. 2005-06: Enjoyed solid freshman season, competing in three outdoor events (800, 4x400 and 4x800) Had a season-best time of 1:53.07 in the 800 at the Diet Pepsi Classic Raced with Jason Diehl, Aaron Mabry and Kyle Yunaska in the 4x400 relay, finishing fourth (3:21.62) at the Shamrock Invitational Also teamed with Matt Dennish, Mabry and Yunaska in the 4x800 relay and earned a second-place standing (7:44.57) at the Aggie Relays Also ran the indoor 800 and booked a seventh-place result (1:56.18) at the C-USA Championships. High School: Earned a total of nine varsity letters in soccer (4), indoor track (2) and outdoor track (3) at Maine Endwell HS Served as captain of the soccer and track teams during his senior campaign Led track team to a division championship as a senior. Personal: Intends to major in physical therapy Son of Jarrett Newby and Pamela Chulick High school coach was Michael Cordi. DAVID RUCKER Statesville, N.C. 2005-06: Took part in three outdoor events (100, 200, and 4x100 relay) during rookie season Set career-best time of 10.52 in the 100 at the C-USA Championships (prelim) before going on to finish eighth in final heat (10.55) Also ran in the 200-meter dash, finishing 13th (21.77) in the prelims at the C-USA Championships Booked time of 40.14 with Hewett, Hyman and Thompson to earn a third-place C- USA finish before also standing third at NCAA East Regional (season-best time of 39.88) to advance to national championship meet Competed in two indoor events (60, 200) Finished fourth (23.32) at the Virginia Tech Invitational (200) Also ran at the C-USA Indoor Championships (22.60 in prelim heat). High School: Earned a total of seven letters in football, basketball and track at Statesville HS As a senior, named MVP of team, county, conference and region Served as captain of basketball and track teams during senior season An all-state performer in both the 200 and 4x100 relay team Named to the Who s Who list (academic) A four-year Consecutive Renaissance Award winner. Personal: Intended academic major is business management Son of James and Patricia Rucker Nephew of former ECU Hall-of-Fame football standout Vinson Smith. CRAIG SCHMIDT Annapolis, Md. 2005-06: Ran the 3,000 meters in two indoor meets (19th/8:52.47 at the PSU Challenge Cup, 15th/8:50.26 at the C-USA Championships) Was also a part of ECU s distance medley relay squad that booked a seventh place standing at the C-USA Championships with a clip of 10:31.56 (with Barber, Belfiore and Diehl) Competed in the outdoor 800 and 1,500-meter events at the Aggie Relays (1:59.77/18th, 4:04.65/fifth) Also ran in the 3,000 (9:04.75) and 5,000-meter event (16:27.79) during the course of the spring. 2004-05: Wrapped up season as one of ECU s top distance runners Competed in the mile 2006 East Carolina Men's Track & Field 15
run, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters during the indoor campaign Ran the mile once (15th at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 4:22.07) Turned in a pair of sixth-place finishes at the C-USA Indoor Championships (8:40.16 in the 3,000/15:18.28 in the 5,000) Set a new personal record with a 3,000-meter clip of 8:34.63 at the Gator Invitational (8th) while also notching a career-best time of 15:15.06 in the 5,000-meter event at the Clemson Invite (5th) Ran solely the 5,000 meters during the outdoor season, posting a personalbest mark of 15:20.71 during a sectional heat at the Raleigh Relays (32nd). Personal: Major is biology... Son of Dwight and Christie Schmidt. BRANDON SMALL Jacksonville, N.C. 2005-06: Made a valuable impact during freshman season Participated in five outdoor events (200, 400, 4x200, 4x400 and distance medley relays) Competed in the 200-meter dash at the C-USA Outdoor Championships and booked a personal-best time of 21.40 (eighth) Earned NCAA Regional qualification in the 400 meters, turning in a top clip of 46.99 (second at the Clemson Invite) Was eighth at the C-USA Championships (50.59) before running a 48.08 mark in the East Regional (prelim) Teamed with Jerek Hewett, Kevin Thompson and Reggie Williams in the 4x200 relay for a season-best time of 1:23.07 (second/penn Relays) Top 4x400 time was a 3:16.48 mark to win event at the Shamrock Invitation (Barber, Dillard, Thompson) Part of ECU s top distance medley squad (Collins, Dennish, Yunaska) which placed third at the Sea Ray Relays (10:00.40) Ran in three indoor events (400, 500 and 4x400 relay) Set personal record with a 48.16 time in the 400 (prelim of Husker Invitational) Stood fourth in the C- USA Indoor Championships (48.63) Captured the 500 at the Virginia Tech Invite (1:06.58). KEVIN THOMPSON North Bergen, N.J. 2005-06: Competed in six outdoor events (100, 200, 400, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays) Logged a career-best and met the NCAA Regional qualifying standards in the 100 at the Sea Ray Relays (10.41/fifth) Also competed in the 200, finishing sixth with a PR time of 21.21 at the C-USA Outdoor Championships Ran the 400 once (50.43/ninth at the seasonopening Shamrock Invitational Booked time of 40.14 with Hewett, Hyman and Rucker to earn a third-place C-USA finish before also standing third at NCAA East Regional (seasonbest time of 39.88) to advance to national championship meet Also raced in the 4x200 relay with Hewett, Brandon Small and Reggie Williams, standing second (1:23.07) at Penn Relays Part of the winning 4x400 squad at the Shamrock Invite with Andrew Barber, James Dillard and Small (3:16.48) Competed in three indoor events (55, 60 and 200 meters) Stood eighth at the C-USA Indoor Championships in the 60 (6.95) Recorded best 200 indoor time at PSU Challenge Cup, finishing 10th at 21.89. High School: Earned all-state honors all four years at North Bergen HS Also made first and second team all-academic honors Served as the Bruins team captain. Personal: Intended academic major is business management Son of Oreal and Lorna Thompson Born in Jamaica. REGGIE WILLIAMS Greenville, N.C. 2005-06: Wrapped up senior season with competition four outdoor events (100, 200, 4x100 and 4x200 relays) Posted top 100 time of 10.69 during 12th-place finish at the Diet Pepsi Classic (Florida) Also ran in the 200 at the Clemson Invitational (fifth/21.63) Teamed with Jerek Hewett, DeAndre Hyman and Kevin Thompson in the 4x100 relay squad and finished first (41.22) at the Shamrock Invite before adding Rucker to unit in place of Thompson and standing third at the Diet Pepsi Classic (40.20) Ran with Hewett, Rucker and Thompson and posted four straight NCAA Regional qualifying times (top was 40.22 at the Sea Ray Relays/3rd) Also competed in four indoor events (55, 60, 200 and 400) Posted a career-best time of 21.67 at the PSU Cup Challenge in the 200. 2004-05: Turned in solid season as one of the Pirates top sprint specialists Ran the 55, 60 and 200 meters during the indoor season Turned in career-best effort in the 55 meters at the Gator Invitational (6.43/5th) while booking a personal-best clip of 6.92 in the 60-meter dash (Clemson Invitational/prelim) Other effort of note was a 6.93 clocking at the Virginia Tech Invitational (prelim) Booked a personal-record of 22.07 in the 200-meter dash to earn a 10th-place finish at the Virginia Tech Challenge Competed in the 100-meter dash during the outdoor campaign Logged top time of year in first appearance (10.72/prelim of Neely Relays) Member of successful 4x100 relay squad which earned NCAA Regional qualification and All- Conference USA honors after a second-place finish at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (39.95) Quartet (B.J. Henderson, Thomas Lewis and Hyman) also captured the IC4A title at the Penn Relays with a time of 40.40 after winning prelim race (40.74). Personal: A communications major... Son of Reginald and Cynthia Williams... Related to ECU Athletics Hall of Famer and former NBA star Theodore Blue Edwards. KYLE YUNASKA Wilmington, N.C. 2005-06: Participated in three indoor and three outdoor events during senior campaign Established a new outdoor career-best in the 800 meters, running a time of 1:53.77 during a firstplace finish at the Murray Neely Invitational Joined Jason Diehl, Jarrett Newby and Aaron Mabry on the 4x400 relay squad and stood fourth (3:21.62) at the Shamrock Invitational Also teamed with Will Collins, Matt Dennish and Brandon Small in the distance medley relay, turning in program s top effort of 10:00.40 during a third-place standing at the Sea Ray Relays Competed in three indoor events (800, 1,000 and 4x400 relay) Finished fourth (1:54.69) in the 800 at the C-USA Indoor Championships after producing a personal-best time of 1:53.89 at the PSU Challenge Cup Captured 1,000- meter title (2:32.36) during the Liberty on Track meet Top relay time was 3:26.96 during seventh-place result at Liberty (with Kris Bell, Jason Diehl and Aurlbrio Fennell). 2004-05: Posted a strong finish during the indoor season, wrapping up the campaign with a sixth-place standing in the 800 meters at the C-USA Indoor Championships (personal-record 1:57.42) In all, competed in six 800-meter races during the course of the season.. Competed three times in the 800-meter event during the outdoor campaign Booked a personal-best 1:57.24 time and a fourth-place finish at the Neely Relays. Personal: Major is business management... Recipient of Conference USA Commissioner s Academic Medal for 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06... Son of Robert and Linda Yunaska. 16 2006 East Carolina Men's Track & Field