U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY 2009 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET NOTES

2009 AIR FORCE TRACK & FIELD 2009 SCHEDULE MARCH 20-21...Willie Williams Invitational 27......Stanford Invitational 27-28...Arizona State Invitational APRIL 4.......Texas Relays 4.......Tom Benich Classic.........Cancelled due to snow 11......Tom Botts Invitational.........Men-3rd; Women-3rd 11......Colorado Invitational 15-16....Mt. SAC Multis 17-18....Mt SAC Relays 18......Beach Invitational 23-24...Glenn Morris Multi-Event 24......Drake Relays 24-25...Brutus Hamilton Invitational 25......Jack Christiansen Invite.........Men-2nd; Women-4th MAY 2.......Front Range Championships.........Men-1st; Women-2nd 13-16....MWC Championships.........Men-4th; Women-7th 29-30...NCAA Regionals.........Men-12th; Women-16th JUNE 10-13....NCAA Championships.........Fayetteville, Ark. 24-27...USA Championships.........Eugene, Ore. AIR FORCE TRACK AND FIELD NCAA DIVISION I OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday-Saturday, June 10-13 Fayetteville, Ark. (John McDonnell Field) Five members of the Air Force track and Field team head to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend for the 2009 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The four-day meet runs June 10-13 at the John McDonnell Field on the University of Arkansas campus and will feature 544 athletes from across the country. THE FALCONS CAST The Academy will be represented by a program-best five athletes (six events) at the national championships. Junior Sara Neubauer will represent the women s team in the shot put and discus throw, while junior Nick Frawley (pole vault) and seniors Daniel Castle (1500-meter run), Kellen Curry (110-meter hurdles) and Sean Houseworth (10,000-meter run) will represent the men s team. Below is a complete list of the Air Force competitors and updated bios are on pages 3-5 of this release. MEN S TEAM Daniel Castle (1500-Meter Run) Kellen Curry (110-Meter Hurdles) Nick Frawley (Pole Vault) Sean Houseworth (10,000-Meter Run) WOMEN S TEAM Sara Neubauer (Shot Put, Discus Throw) SCHEDULING 101 Action for the Air Force contingent begins on Wednesday, June 10, with the qualifying flights of the shot put and pole vault. Thursday is the busiest day for the Falcons, with the qualifying round of the discus throw and final round of the shot put, as well as the first round of the 110-meter hurdles, the semifinals of the 1500-meter run and the finals of the 10,000-meter run. The pole vault final and the semifinal round of the 110-meter hurdles will take place on Friday, while the finals of the discus throw, 110-meter hurdles and 1500-meter run will conclude the championships on Saturday. THE VETERAN VAULTER It will be the first national championship appearance for all but one member of the Air Force contingent. Nick Frawley will be making his third appearance at the outdoor meet in as many years. It is also the fifth straight national championship appearance for the junior (2007 outdoor, 2008 indoor and outdoor, 2009 indoor and outdoor). total of the past three years combined (six all-region selections from 2006-08). HISTORY 101 Air Force had accounted 33 outdoor All-America certificates. Jim Murphy was the Falcons first All-American, taking first in the 5000-meter run at the 1964 championships. The men have tallied eight All-American, most recently Nick Frawley in 2008. The women have accounted for 25 All-Americans, including 21 that came during the Falcons time at the NCAA Division II level. LAST YEAR AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Then-sophomore Nick Frawley was the national runner-up in the pole vault at the 2008 championship meet. With a clearance of 17 2¾ in the event finals, Frawley became the Falcons 21st outdoor NCAA All-American. The second-place mark is the best finish for the men s program since Jim Murphy won the 5000-meter title in 1964. FALCONS SET PROGRAM RECORD WITH NINE ALL-REGION HONOREES Nine Falcons earned all-region honors in 10 events at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, accounting for the most topeight athletes ever at the regional meet. Air Force earned all-region distinction from seven men and two women, including junior Sara Neubauer, who collected awards in the shot put and discus throw. With the nine selections, the Falcons bested their total of the past three years combined (six all-region selections from 2006-08). 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES 3

QUICK FACTS & NEWS ACADEMY QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location......................USAF Academy, Colo. Founded...................................1954 Enrollment................................4,400 Nickname................................Falcons Colors.............................Blue and Silver Affiliation.........................NCAA Division I Conference...............Mountain West Conference Superintendent...................Lt Gen John Regni Athletics Director....................Dr. Hans Mueh COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH.................RALPH LINDEMAN Events.................Sprints, Combined Events Office Phone......................719.333.2173 Office Fax........................719.333.6569 Email.................ralph.lindeman@usafa.edu ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH...........SCOTT IRVING Events...............................Throws Office Phone......................719.333.3013 Email....................scott.irving@usafa.edu ASSISTANT COACH................JULI HENNER Events...............Middle Distances; Distances Office Phone.....................719.333.3602 Email................julianne.henner@usafa.edu ASSISTANT COACH..............SCOTT STEFFAN Events.......................Pole Vault; Jumps Office Phone.....................719.333.4694 Email...................scott.steffan@usafa.edu ASSISTANT COACH.........LT COL STEVE COWLES Events...............Middle Distances; Distances Office Phone......................719.333.9437 Email..................steven.cowles@usafa.edu ASSISTANT COACH.............MAJ BEN DAHLKE Events...............................Hurdles Office Phone......................719.333.6787 Email................benjamin.dalke@usafa.edu VOLUNTEER COACHES..........Bob Graf; Ron White ATHLETIC TRAINER...............Alexi Emmerson STRENGTH COACHES......Buck Blackwood; Jeff Kipp OFFICER REPS....................Maj David Pike CAUTION, FALLING RECORDS Junior Sara Neubauer tossed an Academy record-setting throw of 54 0 during her final fair attempt of the shot put at the Midwest Regional Championships on May 29. Neubauer, who first upped the standard to 53 2¾ one throw earlier, has rewritten her Academy standard by nearly four feet during three of her last four throws, dating back to the conference championships. TAKE TWO With a runner-up finish in the shot put and a third-place finish in the discus throw, Sara Neubauer became the second Air Force athlete to earn multiple spots in the national championship meet. Senior Sean Houseworth, who earned an automatic berth during an Academy-record setting 10,000-meter performance in March, placed fifth in the 5000- meter run at the regional meet to gain entrance to the finals in that event as well. (Due to the schedule of events at the national meet, Houseworth will focus his attention on the 10K and not compete in the 5000). FLYIN FRAWLEY Junior Nick Frawley cleared a career-best 17 7 to place third in the pole vault at the regional championships. That mark, cleared on his first attempt at that height, is the fourth-best clearance in Academy history during the outdoor season. Frawley is already the indoor record holder at 18 1. FALCONS SHINE IN STEEPLECHASE Air Force accounted for three of the top 10 times in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the regional meet. Senior Matt Williams improved his personal-best time of 8:54.36 (the third-best time in Academy history) to finish sixth, while sophomore Justin Tyner and junior Zachary Nordahl placed eighth (9:05.06) and 10th (9:08.05), respectively. HONORING THEIR OWN Senior Sean Houseworth and junior Sara Neubauer received the team s MVP accolade at the program s end-of-year banquet on May 24, while senior Kellen Curry and junior Ally Romanko were awarded the Most Outstanding Competitor honors. In all, the program handed out 20 awards, while recapping the 2009 season. MORGAN WINS MWC DECATHLON TITLE With a career-best total of 6,750 points, senior Skylar Morgan won the MWC decathlon title on May 14. After entering the day in fourth, Morgan tallied several career-best marks to vault into first at win his first conference title. Improving his career total by 193 points, Morgan accounted for the fifth-best decathlon score in Academy history. WOMEN TALLY PROGRAM-BEST 62 POINTS AT CONFERENCE MEET The women s team finished seventh at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a program-record 62 points. The seventh-place finish in the team standings ties for the second-highest finish in program history. The men finished fourth in the team standings. AIR FORCE CLAIMS 13 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS The Falcons accounted for 13 all-conference accolades at the conference meet, including an unprecedented five topthree selections from the women s team. In addition, four of the medals came from members of the freshmen class. A ONE-TWO PUNCH Senior Skylar Morgan and sophomore Noah Palicia finished first and second, respectively, in the decathlon at the conference championships on May 14. Like Morgan, Palicia vaulted up four places during the final day of competition. Palicia secured the silver medal by winning the final three events, despite suffering a broken nose during the pole vault competition. MEDIA INFORMATION TRACK AND FIELD CONTACT......VALERIE PERKIN Office Phone.....................719.333.8286 Cell Phone.......................719.440.5315 Office Fax........................719.333.3798 E-mail.................valerie.perkin@usafa.edu Website..................GoAirForceFalcons.com THE ADJUSTMENT PERIOD Sara Neubauer, who was the runner-up in the discus throw, rewrote her own Academy standard in the hammer throw on May 15. In just her first year of throwing the implement, she finished fourth with a distance of 182 10. One day later, she adjusted her own program-leading record in the shot put to 50 10¾, while scoring in the javelin throw with the eighth-best distance in Academy history. VAULTING TO NEW HEIGHTS Freshman Kimber Shealy matched her career-best clearance of 12 7½ (the second-best mark in Academy history) to finish third in the pole vault at the conference meet on May 15. She is the third member of the women s pole vault team to earn all-conference honors during the last two years, including indoor and outdoor competitions. 4 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES

UPDATED ATHLETE BIOS DANIEL CASTLE KELLEN CURRY SENIOR ST. JOSEPH, MO. ST. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN HS 1500-METER RUN SENIOR MIDWEST CITY, OKLA. CARL ALBERTS HS 110-METER HURDLES Making collegiate debut in the 1500-meter run at the NCAA national championships... ranked 25th on the National Descening Order list heading into the championships. Making collegiate debut in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA national championships... ranked 23rd on the National Descening Order list heading into the championships. 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON: Finished fifth in the 1500-meter run at that NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a time of 3:47.26 all-region honoree first-time qualifier to the regional championship meet clocked the second-fastest time on the team in the 800-meter run (1:54.23) at the Tom Botts Invitational also competed in the 10,000- meter run at the conference championships 2009 INDOOR SEASON: Led the Falcons in the 3000-meter run with a career-best time of 8:05.30 (adjusted for altitude) moved into seventh-place on the program s all-time mile record book with a time of 4:06.03 ran a leg of the distance medley relay that finished third at the Mountain West Conference Championships and earned all-conference accolades. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Received the team s Most Improved Award in 2008 NCAA regional qualifier clocked the fifth-fastest 1500-meter run times in Academy history scored for the Falcons in the 1500-meter run at the last two conference championship meets. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time state champion in the 1600-meter run...class valedictorian...wendy's High School Heisman winner for the state of Missouri. 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON: Received the team s Most Outstanding Competitor award also received the team s High Point Award all-region selection runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles at the Mountain West Conference Championships ran the final leg of the surprising third-place 4x100-meter relay team at the conference meet earned all-conference honorees in the hurdles and as a member of the relay squad paced the Falcons in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.04 that time, which came at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, is the third-best time in Academy history earned the team s Track Athlete of the Week award on three occasions selected as the Academy s Athlete of the Week after winning two events at the Tom Botts Invitational. 2009 INDOOR SEASON: Mountain West Conference Champion in the 200-meter dash clocked the fifth-best time in Academy history (21.54) at that meet conference runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.15 two-time all-conference honoree earned the team s Track Athlete of the Week once during the indoor season. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Two-time conference runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles four-time all-conference honoree shared the team s Laura Piper Ironman award in 2007 ran a leg of the sprint medley relay team that shattered the program s 41-year-old record at the Drake Relays NCAA Regional Qualifier set a meetrecord to win the 110-meter hurdles at the Military Classic joined the program as a sophomore after spending freshman year on the football team. HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: Oklahoma 5A state champion in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles...posted season-best times of 13.87 in the 110-meter high hurdles and 38.71 in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles. 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES 5

UPDATED ATHLETE BIOS NICK FRAWLEY SEAN HOUSEWORTH JUNIOR MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS MIDLOTHIAN HS POLE VAULT SENIOR CARLOCK, ILL. EUREKA HS 10,000-METER RUN Making third straight appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...earned All- America status at last year s outdoor meet...tied for ninth on the National Descening Order list heading into the championships. Making collegiate debut in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Championships...also qualified to nationals in the 5000-meter run, but will focus only on the 10K in Fayetteville... ranked ninth on the National Descening Order list heading into the championships. 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON: Earned the team s Alonzo Babers Performance Award finished third at the NCAA Regional meet with a career-best 17 7 that mark is the fourthbest clearance in Academy history all-region selection placed third at the Mountain West Conference Championships all-conference selection earned MWC Athlete of the Week honors following a third-place performance at the Texas Relays also named the program s Field Athlete of the Week after that meet. 2009 INDOOR SEASON: NCAA All-American placed seventh at the national championships with a clearance of 17 2¾ set Academy record at the Air Force Invitational with an 18 1 clearance that mark is also a Junior Class record and the third-best height in Mountain West Conference history NCAA automatic qualifier entered the national meet ranked fourth finished second at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a mark of 17 3½ all-conference honoree won the Don Barrett Air Force Duals with a height of 16 5¼ named MWC Athlete of the Week following record-setting performance at the Air Force Invitational two-time recipient of the Academy s Athlete of the Week award earned the team s Field Athlete of the Week award on two occasions. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 All-American (outdoor) was the runner-up at the national championship meet earned the team s Alonzo Babers Performance Award in 2008 two-time all-region selection two-time all-conference honoree finished 15th at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships 2008 Mountain West Conference indoor champion set Sophomore Class record of 17 10¼ at that meet tied for the third-best clearance ever at the MWC championship meet 2007 Newcomer of the Year 2007 Mountain West Conference outdoor champion placed 17th at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships. HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: Texas 4A state high school champion ranked as the fifthbest high school senior pole vaulter in the nation for 2006...broke 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Nick Hysong's meet record at the Great Southwest Invitational...placed sixth at the Nike High School Outdoor Nationals...finished seventh at the USA Junior Championships...2003 USATF Youth Outdoor national champion...claimed back-to-back national titles at the AAU Championships (2004-05). 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON: Received the athletic department s Athletic Excellence Award earned the program s Most Valuable Male Athlete award set Academy record in the 10,000-meter run time of 28:33.71 was an automatic qualifier into the national meet placed fifth in the 5000-meter run at the NCAA Midwest Regional to earn a bid to the national meet in that event all-conference honoree in the 5000-meter run, with a third-place time of 14:05.37 at the Mountain West Conference Championships that time is the fourth-best in Academy history clocked the third-best time of the season in the 1500-meter run (3:51.79, adjusted for altitude) at the Front Range Classic earned Mountain West Conference Athlete of the Week honors following the record-setting performance at Stanford also named the team s Track Athlete of the Week after that meet. 2009 INDOOR SEASON: Two-time Mountain West Conference champion (3000-meter run, 5000-meter run) MWC High Point Award Winner became the first-ever Air Force athlete to earn that award two-time all-conference selection NCAA provisional qualifier in the 5000-meter run paced the squad in the 3000-meter run (8:05.30a) and the 5000-meter run (14:00.47) time in the 3000 was the seventh-best time in Academy history earned the team s Track Athlete of the Week following the conference meet. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Two-time conference champion won the 3000-meter run during the 2008 season and the 10,000-meter run during the 2008 outdoor season Academy record-holder in the indoor 5000-meter run earned the program s High Point Award in 2008 four-time all-conference selection two-time regional qualifier won the program s Most Improved Award in 2007 HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: Illinois state champion in the 3200-meter run...finished third at the Illinois A cross country championships... three-time all-state selection in cross country...also placed third in the 1600-meter run at the state meet. 6 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES

UPDATED ATHLETIC BIOS SARA NEUBAUER JUNIOR BOTTINEAU, N.D. BOTTINEAU HS SHOT PUT & DISCUS Making collegiate debut at the NCAA Championships...will be competing at the national championships in the shot put and discus throw...ranked 11th in the shot put and 12th in the discus throw on the National Descening Order list heading into the championships. 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON: Earned the program s Most Valuable Athlete Award also received the High Point Award, Laura Piper Ironman Award and the Gail Conway Performance Award set Academy records in the shot put (54 0 ) and hammer throw (182 10 ) it was the first year of throwing the hammer also improved the second-best discus distance in Academy history to 173 9 and moved to eighth (142 4 ) in the javelin throw set Junior Class records in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw...was the runner-up at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in the shot put with Academy record throw also finished third in the discus throw also competed at the regional meet in the hammer throw scored 24 of the women s 62 points at the conference championships became the first athlete to score in all four throwing events at the conference championships was the MWC runner-up in the shot put and discus throw, while finishing fourth in the hammer and sixth in the javelin throw all-conference honoree in the shot and discus received the team s Field Athlete of the Week award on five occasions also claimed the department s Athlete of the Week honor. 2009 INDOOR SEASON: Set Academy record in the shot put (50 7½ ) at the Last Chance Meet also recorded the second-best weight throw in program history at 56 4¾ NCAA provisional qualifier in the shot put scored in both throwing events at the Mountain West Conference Championships placed fifth in the shot put and seventh in the weight throw received the team s Field Athlete of the Week award on three occasions. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 USATF Junior champion in the shot put holds Freshman and Sophomore Class records in the shot put three-time all-conference honoree fourtime regional qualifier 2008 Most Valuable Female Athlete award winner set Academy records in the indoor and outdoor shot put runner-up in the discus throw at the 2008 MWC Championships received the team s Outstanding Performer award in 2007 also earned the club s Newcomer of the Year honor holds the Military Classic meet record in the shot put runner-up in the shot put and discus throw at the 2007 conference championships first Falcon to surpass the 50-foot mark in the shot put. HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: Set the North Dakota high school Division-B state meet record in the discus throw with her winning toss of 148'8"...that mark established her as the 10th-ranked discus thrower in the U.S. from the class of 2006...also won the javelin at the 2006 state meet with a throw of 143'2"... won the 2005 shot put with a personal best throw of 43'7"..led team to the North Dakota state championship as a senior...two-time all-state honoree...named North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year...named Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES 7

NEWS & NOTES SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Please note, only Air Force events are listed WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 4:15 p.m...............women s Shot Put (Qualifying) 4:30 p.m................men s Pole Vault (Qualifying) THURSDAY, JUNE 11 10:30 a.m.........women s Discus Throw (Qualifying) 4:45 p.m...................women s Shot Put (Final) 5:50 p.m........men s 110-Meter Hurdles (First Round) 8:10 p.m...........men s 1500-Meter Run (Semifinal) 9:45 p.m.............men s 10,000-Meter Run (Final) FRIDAY, JUNE 12 3:45 p.m....................men s Pole Vault (Final) 7:05 p.m..........men s 110-Meter Hurdles (Semifinal) SATURDAY, JUNE 13 12:00 p.m..............women s Discus Throw (Final) 12:59 p.m............men s 110-Meter Hurdles (Final) 1:21 p.m...............men s 1500-Meter Run (Final) GOING LONG! With a career-best throw of 151 4 in the javelin throw at the conference championships on May 16, Paige Blackburn moved into third on the program s all-time list. Her distance also set a new Freshman Class record, breaking the previous mark of 149 1 that Dana Pounds set in 2003. IT WAS BLUE AT THE TOP In the final team competition of his collegiate career, Kellen Curry was the runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles, pushed the 4x100-meter relay team to an impressive third-place finish and scored for the Falcons in the 200-meter dash. Curry was not the only Air Force representative on the hurdles medal podium as freshman Bryce Bergman, a teammate on the 4x100-meter relay, placed third. MEN REPEAT AS CHAMPS OF THE FRONT RANGE Highlighted by six titles, the men successfully defended its title at the Front Range Classic on May 2. The Falcons defeated the five other local opponents, besting the field by at least 44 points. In addition, the women finished second. HAMMERING IT OUT Although it is just her first year of throwing the hammer, junior Sara Neubauer blasted the Academy standard at the Front Range Classic. Neubauer won the event with a toss of 182 8 a personal improvement by nearly 20 feet! That distance easily broke the Falcons nine-year-old record of 177 11 that was originally set by Tara Copas. DOUBLING UP Sara Neubauer and Kellen Curry each won a pair of events at the Front Range Classic. Neubauer won the hammer (182 8 ) and discus (164 7 ), while Curry finished first in the 200-meter dash (21.52) and 110-meter hurdles (14.30). OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS NCAA Division I All-Americans only 1964....Jim Murphy, 5000-Meter Run.....First (tied) 1983....Alonzo Babers, 400-Meter Run.......Fourth 1996....Eric Mack, 5000-Meter Run.........Eighth 1996....Marcus Nichols, Decathlon...........Third 1996....Marcus Nichols, Pole Vault...........Ninth 2001....Shane Rogers, Steeplechase...........11th 2004....Paul Gensic, Pole Vault.............Fourth 2004....Dana Pounds, Javelin...............Fourth 2005....Dana Pounds, Javelin................First 2006....Dana Pounds, Javelin................First 2006....Olivia Korte, Discus..............Seventh 2008....Nick Frawley, Pole Vault......Second (Tied) TAKING IT TO THE TOP With a pair of regional qualifying times, senior Matt Williams and junior Zach Nordahl posted a one-two punch for Air Force in the 3000-meter steeplechase on May 2. Williams won the meet with an altitude adjusted time of 8:58.90, while Nordahl placed second in 9:05.61a. Williams time is the third-fastest steeplechase time in Academy history. GIVING IT AN AIR FORCE SEAL OF APPROVAL Air Force put its stamp on the results of the javelin throw at the FRC, as Connor Van Fossen won the event with a meet record 198 7. Harmon Gage (193 7 ), Jon Santiago (180 6 ) and Noah Palicia (178 4 ) finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively. On the women s side, Katie Weber (143 5 ) and Paige Blackburn (128 5 ) finished first and second. OTHER WINNERS FROM THE FRC Nick Frawley won the men s pole vault (16 0¾ ) at the Front Range Classic, while Rachel Simmons and Kimber Shealy tied for the top spot (11 1 ¾ ) in the women s event. Maxwell Lutton won the 400-meter dash in 48.73. TAKE TWO Kellen Curry picked up a pair of first-place finishes at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational over the April 24-25 weekend. On Friday, Curry clocked a regional qualifying time of 21.31 to place first in the 200-meter dash. Clocking 14.29 in the 110-meter hurdles, he followed that up with another regional qualifying victory on Saturday. CALIFORNIA LIVIN Dan Paladino was the top collegiate finisher in the hammer throw (second overall) at the Brutus Hamilton Invite (April 24-25), while the men recorded top-10 finishes in the javelin throw from Connor Van Fossen, Harmon Gage and Jon Santiago. Katie Weber was second among collegiates (third overall) in the javelin, while Sara Neubauer was second in the discus and third in the shot put. In addition, Paige Blackburn picked up a pair of top-five finishes (javelin, shot put). MEN TAKE SECOND AT COLORADO STATE Highlighted by top-five finishes from Sebastian Ortiz, Benjamin Cox and Bryce Bergman, the men tied for second at the Jack Christiansen Invitational in Fort Collins on April 25. Ortiz won the 1500-meter run, while finishing fourth in the 800. Bergman, who finished third in the 110-meter hurdles, and Cox, who placed fifth in the 400-meter dash, ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished third. PHAELEN FRENCH MOVES INTO HEPTATHLON TOP-10 In her collegiate heptathlon debut, Phaelen French accounted for 3,814 points to move into ninth on the program s alltime list. Competing at the Glenn Morris Heptathlon in Fort Collins on April 23-24, French finished fifth overall. Her best individual finish of the day came in the 800-meter run, as she clocked a first-place time of 2:23.71. 8 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES

HONORS AND AWARDS NCAA PARTICIPANTS AWARDS, QUALIFIERS & RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS ACADEMY TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK March 21........Matt Jones (m) / Danielle McCarty (w) March 28....Sean Houseworth (m) / Ally Romanko (w) April 01............Track Events Snowed Out (m / w) April 11..........Kellen Curry (m) / Ally Romanko (w) April 18......Justin Tyner (m) / Nercressaine White (w) April 23........Kellen Curry (m) / Phaelen French (w) May 02.....Matt Williams (m) / Margaret Weingart (w) May 16..........Kellen Curry (m) / Ally Romanko (w) ACADEMY FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK March 21........Dan Paladino (m) / Sara Neubauer (w) March 28...Connor Van Fossen (m) / Sara Neubauer (w) April 01.........Nick Frawley (m) / Sara Neubauer (w) April 11..............none (m) / Paige Blackburn (w) April 18........Skylar Morgan (m) / Kimber Shealy (w) April 23..........Robert Drye (m) / Dillon Stuckey (m)............jordyn Stoddard (w) / Rachel Gebauer (w) May 02........Marshall Wills (m) / Sara Neubauer (w) May 16........Skylar Morgan (m) / Sara Neubauer (w) CONFERENCE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK March 31.......................Sean Houseworth April 7.............................Nick Frawley AIR FORCE ACADEMY ATHLETE OF THE WEEK April 13.............................Kellen Curry May 4............................Sara Neubauer ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS Skylar Morgan................Decathlon (1st Place) Kellen Curry...........110-Meter Hurdles (2nd Place) Sara Neubauer.................Shot Put (2nd Place) Sara Neubauer............Discus Throw (2nd Place) Noah Palica..................Decathlon (2nd Place) Ally Romanko............800-Meter Run (3rd Place) Sean Houseworth........5000-Meter Run (3rd Place) Team................4x100-Meter Relay (3rd Place) Bryce Bergman.........110-Meter Hurdles (3rd Place) Nick Frawley..................Pole Vault (3rd Place) Kimber Shealy................Pole Vault (3rd Place) Robert Drye..............Hammer Throw (3rd Place) Paige Blackburn............Javelin Throw (3rd Place) ALL-REGION SELECTIONS Sara Neubauer.................Shot Put (2nd Place) Nick Frawley..................Pole Vault (3rd Place) Sara Neubauer.............Discus Throw (3rd Place) Kellen Curry...........110-Meter Hurdles (4th Place) Daniel Castle............1500-Meter Run (5th Place) Sean Houseworth........5000-Meter Run (5th Place) Matt Williams....3000-Meter Steeplechase (6th Place) Ally Romanko.............800-Meter Run (8th Place) Sebastian Ortiz...........1500-Meter Run (8th Place) Justin Tyner.....3000-Meter Steeplechase (8th Place) AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER / BY TIME Sean Houseworth.......10K Run, 28:33.71 (March 27) AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER / BY REGIONAL FINISH Sara Neubauer..................Shot Put, 2nd Place Nick Frawley..................Pole Vault, 3rd Place Sara Neubauer..............Discus Throw, 3rd Place Kellen Curry............110-Meter Hurdles, 4th Place Daniel Castle.............1500-Meter Run, 5th Place Sean Houseworth.........5000-Meter Run, 5th Place NCAA QUALIFIERS REGIONAL QUALIFIERS Kellen Curry.........200-Meter Dash, 21.20 (April 11) Ally Romanko.....800-Meter Run, 2:07. 92 (March 28) Daniel Castle.......1500-Meter Run, 3:45.64a (May 2) Seabastian Ortiz....1500-Meter Run, 3:46.30a (May 2) Matt Williams........Steeplechase, 8:58.06a (May 15) Justin Tyner........Steeplechase, 9:00.68 (March 28) Zach Nordahl.........Steeplechase, 9:05.61a (May 2) Sean Houseworth.........5K Run, 14:07.50a (May 16) Justin Tyner..............5K Run, 14:11.27 (April 17) Kellen Curry.......110-Meter Hurdles, 14.20 (April 11) Nick Frawley.............Pole Vault, 17 4½ (April 5) Kimber Shealy...........Pole Vault, 12 7½ (April 18) Sara Neubauer............Shot Put, 50 10¾ (May 16) Sara Neubauer..........Discus Throw, 173 9 (April 3) Robert Drye..........Hammer Throw, 187 7 (May 15) Dan Paladino.......Hammer Throw, 187 3 (March 21) Sara Neubauer.......Hammer Throw, 182 10 (May 15) Harmon Gage.........Javelin Throw, 204 11 (May 16) Connor Van Fossen...Javelin Throw, 210 11 (March 28) Paige Blackburn........Javelin Throw, 151 4 (May 16) Katie Weber...........Javelin Throw, 147 0 (May 16) MEN S ALL-TIME RECORD BOOK INCURSIONS 1st.....Sean Houseworth.........10K Run (28:33.71) 3rd....Kellen Curry.........200-Meter Dash (21.09) 3rd....Matt Williams........Steeplechase (8:54.36) 4th....Sean Houseworth..5000-Meter Run (14:05.37) 5th....Connor Van Fossen....Javelin Throw (210 11 ) 5th....Skylar Morgan.............Decathlon (6750) 6th....Justin Tyner..........Steeplechase (9:00.68) 7th....Zach Nordahl........Steeplechase (9:05.61a) 7th....Robert Drye.........Hammer Throw (187 7 ) 7th....Harmon Gage.........Javelin Throw (205 5 ) 8th....Scott Balcao.............10K Run (30:28.13) 8th....Noah Palicia..............Decathlon (6642) 9th....Justin Tyner.......5000-Meter Run (14:11.37) 9th....Sebastian Ortiz....1500-Meter Run (3:46.30a) 10th...Parker Cowles............10K Run (30:31.19) 10th...Team............4x100-Meter Relay (41.03) 10th T..Noah Palicia.............Pole Vault (16 2¾ ) WOMEN S ALL-TIME RECORD BOOK INCURSIONS 1st.....Sara Neubauer..............Shot Put (54 0 ) 1st.....Sara Neubauer......Hammer Throw (182 10 ) 2nd....Ally Romanko.......800-Meter Run (2:07.92) 2nd....Sara Neubauer.........Discus Throw (173 9 ) 2nd T..Kimber Shealy...........Pole Vault (12 7½ ) 3rd....Team..........4x400-Meter Relay (3:52.32) 3rd....Paige Blackburn...........Shot Put (46 8¼ ) 4th....Team............4x100-Meter Relay (47.99) 4th....Danielle McCarty..........Heptathlon (4413) 5th....Nercressaine White...200-Meter Dash (25.24) 5th....Paige Blackburn.......Javelin Throw (151 4 ) 6th....Jessica Mapes.......400-Meter Dash (56.90) 7th....Jordyn Stoddard........Triple Jump (37 8¾ ) 8th....Nercressaine White....100-Meter Dash (12.41) 8th....Sara Neubauer........Javelin Throw (142 4 ) 9th....Jessica Mapes.......200-Meter Dash (25.72) 9th....Christina Burke........Discus Throw (147 5 ) 9th....Becca Burditt.......800-Meter Run (2:14.84) 9th....Tawny Lambuth.........Pole Vault (10 11¾ ) 9th....Phaelen French...........Heptathlon (3814) 10th...Paige Blackburn........Discus Throw (146 7 ) 10th...Ally Romanko......1500-Meter Run (4:32.56) MEN S CLASS RECORD INCURSIONS SR.....Sean Houseworth.........10K Run (28:33.71) WOMEN S CLASS RECORD INCURSIONS FR.....Paige Blackburn.......Javelin Throw (151 4 ) JR.....Ally Romanko.......800-Meter Run (2:07.92) JR.....Sara Neubauer..............Shot Put (54 0 ) JR.....Sara Neubauer.........Discus Throw (173 9 ) JR.....Sara Neubauer.......Hammer Throw (182 8 ) 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES 9

MEN S SEASON-BEST MARKS (TOP-THREE) 100-METER DASH 10.81............Matt Davis...........................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 11.02............Kevin Rivers.........................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 11.31............Manuel Smith....................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) HIGH JUMP 6 4 (d)..........skylar Morgan........................April 15 (Azusa, Calif.) 6 2¾...........Taurean Singletary................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) 5 9¾ (d)........noah Palicia........................May 13 (Laramie, Wyo.) 200-METER DASH 21.04............Kellen Curry........................May 29 (Norman, Okla.) 21.81............Matt Davis..........................May 15 (Laramie, Wyo.) 21.89............Kevin Rivers........................April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) POLE VAULT 17 7............Nick Frawley........................May 30 (Norman, Okla.) 16 2¾ (d)........noah Palicia........................May 14 (Laramie, Wyo.) 16 0¾..........Cort Rogers.........................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 400-METER DASH 48.55...........Matt Jones.........................March 20 (Tucson, Ariz.) 48.73...........Max Lutton...........................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 49.26...........Ben Cox.............................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) LONG JUMP 21 0............Skylar Morgan......................March 20 (Tucson, Ariz.) 20 7............Dillon Stucky.......................April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) 18 10½.........Noah Palicia..........................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 800-METER RUN 1:53.73a.........Nick White...........................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 1:54.23..........Dan Castle.........................April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) 1:54.72a.........Sebastian Ortiz...................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) 1500-METER RUN 3:45.64a.........Dan Castle...........................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 2:46.30a.........Sebastian Ortiz.......................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 3:51.79a.........Sean Houseworth.....................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 3000-METER STEEPLECHASE 8:54.36..........Matt Williams.......................May 30 (Norman, Okla.) 9:00.68..........Justin Tyner........................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) 9:05.61a.........Zach Nordahl.........................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 5000-METER RUN 14:07.50a........Sean Houseworth....................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 14:11.37.........Justin Tyner.........................April 17 (Walnut, Calif.) 14:18.35a........Matt Williams.......................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 10,000-METER RUN 28:33.71.........Sean Houseworth..................Mach 27 (Palo Alto, Calif.) 30:28.13.........Scott Balcao.........................April 16 (Walnut, Calif.) 30:31.19.........Parker Cowles.......................April 16 (Walnut, Calif.) 110-METER HURDLES 14.23...........Kellen Curry........................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) 14.79............Bryce Bergman......................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 14.86...........Skylar Morgan.......................May 15 (Laramie, Wyo.) TRIPLE JUMP 47 7¾..........Dillon Stucky......................April 25 (Berkeley, Calif.) 43 11¾.........Taurean Singletary...................April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) SHOT PUT 49 7¼..........Robert Drye......................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) 47 1½..........Kyle Schwochow......................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 45 5............Dan Paladino........................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) DISCUS THROW 168 7...........Kirk Devine........................March 21 (Tucson, Ariz.) 144 10..........Robert Drye........................April 18 (Cerritos, Calif.) 142 2...........James Cole.........................April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) HAMMER THROW 187 7...........Robert Drye.........................May 15 (Laramie, Wyo.) 187 3...........Dan Paladino.......................March 21 (Tucson, Ariz.) 176 10..........David Nan..........................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) JAVELIN THROW 210 11..........Connor Van Fossen...................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) 205 5...........Harmon Gage.......................May 29 (Norman, Okla.) 191 1...........Jon Santiago........................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) DECATHLON 6750............Skylar Morgan....................May 13-14 (Laramie, Wyo.) 6642............Noah Palicia......................May 13-14 (Laramie, Wyo.) 400-METER HURDLES 52.44...........Matt Jones..........................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 54.22...........Bryce Bergman......................May 15 (Laramie, Wyo.) 56.22...........Aaron Nelson.......................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) 4x100-METER RELAY 41.03............Davis-Bergman-Jones-Curry...........May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 41.75............Davis-Rivers-Lutton-Curry.............April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) 4x400-METER RELAY 3:15.86..........Bergman-Jones-Cox-Palicia.............May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 3:17.71..........Jones-Cox-Bergman-Davis.............May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 3:18.47..........Jones-Severino-Ortiz-Lutton...........April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) 10 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES

WOMEN S SEASON-BEST MARKS (TOP-THREE) 100-METER DASH 12.41............Nercressaine White...................April 18 (Cerritos, Calif.) 12.71............Tawny Lambuth..................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) 12.77............Nicole Elliott........................March 21 (Tucson, Ariz.) HIGH JUMP 5 3.............Amanda Wineman.....................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 5 2½ (h)........danielle McCarty.....................May 13 (Laramie, Wyo.) 4 8¾ (h)........phaelen French......................May 13 (Laramie, Wyo.) 200-METER DASH 25.45...........Nercressaine White..................April 18 (Cerritos, Calif.) 25.72...........Jessica Mapes.......................April 18 (Cerritos, Calif.) 25.88...........Gabby Quirao.......................April 18 (Cerritos, Calif.) POLE VAULT 12 7½..........Kimber Shealy......................April 18 (Cerritos, Calif.) 12 3½..........Rachel Simmons....................March 21 (Tucson, Ariz.) 10 11¾.........Tawny Lambuth..................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) 400-METER DASH 56.90...........Jessica Mapes.......................April 18 (Cerritos, Calif.) 57.51............Ally Romanko........................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 59.44...........Becca Burditt.......................March 21 (Tucson, Ariz.) LONG JUMP 17 8¾..........Nercressaine White...................April 18 (Cerritos, Calif.) 16 6............Danielle McCarty....................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) 15 8¼ (h)........phaelen French...................April 24 (Fort Collins, Colo.) 800-METER RUN 2:07.92..........Ally Romanko.......................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) 2:14.84..........Becca Burditt.......................April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) 2:16.81..........Auriele Fain........................April 18 (Cerritos, Calif.) 1500-METER RUN 4:32.56..........Ally Romanko.......................April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) 4:38.40..........Auriele Fain........................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) 4:43.94..........Katherine Ward.....................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) 3000-METER STEEPLECHASE................none contested to date.................................. TRIPLE JUMP 37 8½..........Jordyn Stoddard..................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) SHOT PUT 54 0............Sara Neubauer......................May 30 (Norman, Okla.) 46 8¼..........Paige Blackburn.....................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 38 11...........Rachel Gebauer.......................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) DISCUS THROW 173 9...........Sara Neubauer......................April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) 147 5...........Christina Burke.....................March 21 (Tucson, Ariz.) 146 7...........Paige Blackburn.....................May 15 (Laramie, Wyo.) 5000-METER RUN 17:50.62.........Katherine Ward......................April 17 (Walnut, Calif.) 18:00.15.........Elyse Willard........................April 17 (Walnut, Calif.) 18:00.87.........Katie Lynch.........................April 17 (Walnut, Calif.) HAMMER THROW 182 10..........Sara Neubauer......................May 15 (Laramie, Wyo.) 126 11..........Rachel Gebauer...................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) 122 8...........Christina Burke......................April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) 10,000-METER RUN 38:27.00a........Katie Lynch.........................May 15 (Laramie, Wyo.) 100-METER HURDLES 15.33...........Nicole Elliott.....................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) 15.28 (h).........danielle McCarty.....................May 13 (Laramie, Wyo.) 15.78............Margaret Weingart....................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 400-METER HURDLES 64.09...........Danielle McCarty.....................May 15 (Laramie, Wyo.) 65.37...........Margaret Weingart....................May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 68.25...........Emily Cotharn....................April 25 (Fort Collins, Colo.) JAVELIN THROW 151 4...........Paige Blackburn.....................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 145 3...........Katie Weber........................March 28 (Tempe, Ariz.) 142 4...........Sara Neubauer......................May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) HEPTATHLON 4413............Danielle McCarty..................May 13-14 (Laramie, Wyo.) 3814............Phaelen French................April 23-24 (Fort Collins, Colo.) 4x100-METER RELAY 47.99............White-Lambuth-Quirao-Mapes.........April 11 (Columbia, Mo.) 48.17............Barton-Lambuth-Quirao-White.........May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 4x400-METER RELAY 3:49.73..........Mapes-Quirao-Romanko-Weingart......May 16 (Laramie, Wyo.) 3:52.32..........Mapes-Quirao-Romanko-Weingart........May 2 (Boulder, Colo.) 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES 11

MORE NEWS & NOTES MOVING ON UP Nercressaine White, Tawny Lambuth, Gabrielle Quirao and Jessica Mapes combined for a winning time of 47.99 in the 4x100-meter relay to move up the Academy record books, as that is the fourth-fastest time in Academy history. Lambuth wasn t done impacting the record book, as she moved into ninth all-time with a pole vault clearance of 10 11¾. DUO WRAPS UP ACTION AT CALIFORNIA MULTI-MEET Skylar Morgan placed ninth in the decathlon at the California Multi-Meet (April 15-16), while junior Danielle McCarty finished 19th in the heptathlon. Highlighted by a secondplace finish in the 110-meter hurdles, Morgan tallied 6,245 points to place ninth in the 29-member competition. McCarty tallied 4,302 points to finish within the top-half of the heptathlon field. Her best event finish came in the 800-meter race, as she placed eighth. MOVING ON UP Clocking a career-best time of 9:08.59 in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 16, Zach Nordahl moved into ninth on the Academy s all-time list. Scott Balcao and Parker Cowles made a mark on the program s 10K record book that night. Balcao (30:28.13) and Cowles (30:31.19) moved into eighth and 10th, respectively. JUSTIN TYNER PACES FALCONS ON DAY TWO OF MT SAC Justin Tyner won the 5000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 17. Clocking a time of 14:11.37 the ninth-fastest time in program history he took first in a field of 47. Kellen Curry was the top collegiate finisher in the 200-meter dash (third overall) at 21.28, while Sara Neubauer took second in the shot put (48 10 ) and discus throw (168 10 ). HE S NOT DONE YET On April 18, Kellen Curry added a runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles to his weekend at the Mt. SAC Relays. Curry clocked a time of 14.36 to take second. KIMBER SHEALY WINS POLE VAULT WITH PERSONAL-BEST CLEARANCE Freshman Kimber Shealy cleared the second-highest mark in Academy history (12 7½ ) to win the pole vault at the Beach Invitational on April 18. The regional qualifying clearance is tied with sophomore Rachel Simmons for second on the all-time list. WHITE IT OUT Sophomore Nercressaine White improved her standing on the program s all-time list in a pair of events. She moved into fifth in the 200-meter dash (25.45), while clocking a time of 12.41 in the 100-meter dash to move into eighth all-time. IT S NOTHING NEW FOR NEUBAUER Sara Neubauer continued to finish amongst the top of the field in her events at the Beach Invite, picking up three top-10 finishes. Her outing was highlighted by fifth-place finishes in the shot put and discus, while she also recorded a ninth-place toss in the hammer. FRESH FACES PACE THE MEN S TEAM Freshman Bryce Bergman, sophomore Matthew Jones and classmate Matt Davis paced the men s team at the Beach Invitational. The each accounted for individual top-10 finishes, while running a leg of the third-place 4x400-meter relay with sophomore Tyler Stanley. Jones captured the team s best finish, as he took third in the 400-meter hurdles, while Bergman earned high finishes in the 110-meter (eighth) and 400-meter (ninth) hurdles. Davis posted an eighth-place mark in the 100-meter dash. FALCONS SHARE THIRD AT TOM BOTTS INVITATIONAL The men s team accounted for 175.50 points to place third at Missouri s Tom Botts Invitational, while the women earned a third-place total of 130 points. In all, Air Force claimed six first-place finishes and one Meet record. NEUBAUER CAPS OFF STELLAR DAY WITH MEET RECORD Sara Neubauer set a new Tom Botts Invitational record in the discus throw, as she won the event with a career-best 173 7. The junior also improved her personal-best mark in the hammer throw for the fourth straight week, taking third with a toss of 165 2. She also placed second in the shot put. RECAPPING THE WOMEN S MEET In addition to Sara Neubauer s victory discus throw, the women picked up several other first-place finishes. Katie Weber won the javelin throw with a distance of 143 10, while Kimber Shealy placed first on the pole vault at 12 1½. From the track, Ally Romanko clocked a career-best time of 4:32.56 to take first in the 1500-meter run. BACKING UP BLACKBURN Freshman Paige Blackburn finished second in the javelin throw, third in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the Tom Botts Invitational. She impacted the Academy s record book in all three events, as she improved her all-time standings in the shot put (fifth, 44 4 ), javelin throw (eighth, 138 4 ) and discus throw (10th, 144 5 ). PICKING UP SOME WINS In addition to Kellen Curry s wins in the dash and hurdles, Air Force earned a first-place finish in the javelin, as Connor Van Fossen won the event with a toss of 199 10. FRAWLEY DOES IT AGAIN Nick Frawley was named the MWC Athlete of the Week for the second time this year on April 7. The junior, who finished third on the pole vault at the Texas Relays at 17 4½, is currently tied for the best height in the MWCe and the fourth-best in the nation. DID YOU KNOW? Nick Frawley s conference award marked the second straight week that a member of the Air Force men s team has earned the league s top weekly honor. Sean Houseworth won the award on March 31 for his record-setting 10K performance at Stanford. FRAWLEY QUALIFIES TO REGIONAL MEET Clearing a season-best 17 4½ on the pole vault at the Texas Relays, Nick Frawley earned a spot at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships. As the Falcons lone representative, he finished in third place and just one inch shy of his career high. NEW FOR NEUBAUER Sara Neubauer collected a pair of personal-best marks during the first day of action at the Tom Benich Classic on April 3. Neubauer, who competed in the elite discus, upped her career-best distance (170 10 ) to defeat the field and move closer to the program standard of 177 3. She also participated in the hammer, tossing a personal-best of 160 8. STILL IMPROVING Sara Neubauer has improved her PR in the discus by 10 feet since the season began, while adding 30 feet to her hammer distance since debuting in that event on March 20. CURRY EARNS MEET HONOR Senior Kellen Curry, who won two events and ran a leg of the second-place 4x100- meter relay team, was named the Outstanding Male Athlete of the Tom Botts Invitational in Missouri on April 11. Curry clocked the third-best time in Academy history to win the 200-meter dash (21.20), while placing first in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.51. He also ran the final leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that placed second in 41.75. HOUSEWORTH EARNS MWC HONOR FOR GOOD REASON Sean Houseworth picked up his first-ever MWC Athlete of the Week award on March 31, after setting an Academy record and automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 10,000-meter run at Stanford. Clocking 28:33.71, the senior shattered the program standard, while decreasing his PR by nearly two minutes. To date, that time is the best in the conference, eighth in the nation and fourth all-time in the MWC. 12 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES

MORE NEWS & NOTES MORE NEWS FROM STANFORD In addition to Sean Houseworth s winning time in the 10,000-meter run, Matt Williams posted a regional qualifying time of 9:06.72 in the 3000-meter steeplechase at Stanford. REGIONAL MARKS HIGHLIGHT SPRING TRAINING FINALE Seven regional qualifying marks were set at ASU on March 28. In addition, Air Force recorded two victories and made seven changes to the program s all-time record book. RUNNIN ROMANKO Ally Romanko won the 800-meter run at ASU with a career-best, regional qualifying 2:07.92. That time improved her second-place standing on the program s all-time list, as she moved closer to the program record. She was one of two Falcons to impact the alltime 800-meter list, as Becca Burditt debuted at 10th with a time of 2:15.36. TY ING UP A SPOT Justin Tyner won the steeplechase at ASU, with a career-high, record-book-changing time of 9:00.68. That moved him into fifth in the program s all-time standings. Tyner paced the Falcons to two of the top-three spots, as Justin Mason finished third in 9:23.40. ROMANKO S STRONG WEEKEND Junior Ally Romanko had a strong weekend at the Willie Williams Classic, winning the 800-meter run and placing third in the 1500-meter run. Her time of 2:11.52 in the 800 topped the field by nearly a second, while she crossed the finish line of the 1500 in 4:38.47. Freshman Auriele Fain joined Romanko among the top-eight in both events. A STELLAR DEBUT Freshman Paige Blackburn made her mark in two of the program s all-time lists during her outdoor debut on March 21-22. Blackburn recorded the fifth-best shot put toss (42 9¾ ) in program history, while notching the 10th-best discus distance (139 9 ) ever. OTHER RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS Several other Falcons made an impact on the record book at the Willie Williams Classic. Freshman Kimber Shealy recorded the third-best pole vault clearance in Academy history at 12 3½, while sophomore Nercressaine White (100-meter dash, 12.48) and junior Jessica Mapes (400-meter dash, 58.04) moved into ninth and 10th all-time in their respective events. On the men s side, senior Kellen Curry was the runner-up in the 200- meter run with the 10th-best time in Academy history (21.53). PICKING UP A PAIR Sara Neubauer picked up a pair of regional qualifying finishes in the shot put and discus throw. Neubauer improved her distance in the discus to 169 1 second-best in Academy history. She also finished fourth in the shot at 48 7½. HOW DEVINE Senior Kirk Devine won the Willie Williams Classic discus throw with a toss of 168 7. THROWING AROUND SOME REGIONAL MARKS Sophomore Connor Van Fossen threw a career-best distance of 210 11 in the javelin on March 28 to earn a regional berth, while junior Katie Weber posted a regional qualifying throw of 147 2 in the women s event. Van Fossen, who became the eighth Falcon to clear the 200-foot plateau, surged into fifth on the all-time list. MORE NEWS FROM THE DESERT Senior Kellen Curry punched a ticket to the regional meet at Arizona State, placing second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.23. In addition, Curry moved into eighth on the all-time list for the 200-meter dash (21.38). Freshman Paige Blackburn improved her 10th-place standing in the all-time discus throw records, with a toss of 141 4. POUNDS NAMED TO MWC 10TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM Former Air Force standout Dana Pounds (2003-06) was named to the Mountain West Conference 10th Anniversary Women s Outdoor Track and Field Team on April 1. Over her outstanding four-year career with the Falcons, Pounds won three conference titles and back-to-back national championships in the javelin throw. She is the only member of the 10th anniversary team (men s or women s) to earn multiple national titles. NEUBAUER FOR TWO Sara Neubauer had a strong start to the outdoor season at the Willie Williams Classic, winning a pair of events, setting two regional qualifying marks, adjusting her spot in two top-10 lists and posting two personal-best marks. She won the shot put (48 11½ ) and discus throw (161 2 ) with regional qualifying marks, while upping her second-place standing on the program s all-time discus list. In addition, Neubauer threw a 138 5 in her hammer throw debut to move into ninth-place on the program s all-time standings. GOING REGIONAL Sara Neubauer wasn t the only Air Force field event athlete to record regional qualifying marks on March 20-21. Nick Frawley and Dan Paladino tallied marks in the pole vault and hammer throw, respectively. Frawley won the pole vault with a clearance of 16 10¾, while Paladino picked up a fourth-place distance (187 3 ) in the hammer. 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON NOTES 13