2012-13 Women's Track and Field Media Guide

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Date Event Location Time

Dec. 7 EAGLE HOLIDAY MEET BOWEN FIELD HOUSE 4:00 P.M.Jan. 11 EMU TRIANGULAR BOWEN FIELD HOUSE 4:00 P.M.Jan. 19 Harvey-Simmons Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. All DayJan. 26 Grand Valley State Quad Meet Allendale, Mich. All DayFeb. 1-2 Meyo Invitational South Bend, Ind. All DayFeb. 8-9 SPIRE Invitational Geneva, Ohio All DayFeb. 16 Silverston Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. All DayFeb. 22-23 MAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS BOWEN FIELD HOUSE All DayMarch 1-2 Alex Wilson Invitational South Bend Ind. All DayMarch 8-9 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. All Day

Date Event Location Time

March 29-30 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. All Day March 30 Toledo Collegiate Invitational Toledo, Ohio All DayApril 6 Spartan Invitational East Lansing, Mich. All DayApril 12-13 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, Tenn. All DayApril 19-20 EMU TWILIGHT OLDS-MARSHALL OUTDOOR TRACK All DayApril 27 Hillsdale Gina Relays Hillsdale, Mich. All Day Penn Relays Philadelphia, Penn. All DayMay 3 Toledo Invitational Toledo, Ohio All DayMay 9-11 MAC Outdoor Championships Akron, Ohio All DayMay 24-25 NCAA East Regional Greensboro, N.C. All DayJune 5-8 NCAA Outdoor Championship Eugene, Ore. All Day

AS OF DEC. 21, 2012All Times Are Location Times

Indoor Season

Outdoor Season

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Table Of COnTenTs & QuiCk faCTsUNIVERSITYLocation: Ypsilanti, MichiganFounded: 1849Enrollment: 22,638President: Dr. Susan W. Martin Nickname: EaglesColors: Green (349) and WhiteConference: Mid-American Conference (MAC)Home Arena: Convocation CenterCapacity: 8,824

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTAthletics Director: Dr. Derrick GraggAssoc. AD/SWA: Dr. Melody Reifel WernerAssoc. AD: Mike MalachAssoc. AD Christopher HoppeAssoc. AD: Greg SteinerAsst. AD: Erin BurdisFaculty Representative: Liz BroughtonAsst. AD/Sports Medicine: Steve NordwallDir. of Sports Performance: Blair WagnerFacilities Director: Erich KeilEquipment Manager: Jay SofenTicket Manager: Ron Reid

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD STAFFHead Coach Sue ParksAlma Mater Eastern Michigan, ‘80Office Phone Number 734.487.0262Email [email protected] Coach Zach GlavashAlma Mater Texas Tech, ‘07 Email [email protected] Coach Jerel LangleyAlma Mater Gardner Webb, ‘08 Email [email protected]

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSAssoc. AD/Media Relations: Greg SteinerAsst. Director of Media Relations: Sean HostetterMedia Relations Asst: Adam KuffnerMedia Relations GA: Chris PuzzuoliOffice Phone: 734.487.0317 or 0318

Mailing Address: 799 N. Hewitt Road Convocation Center Room 307 Ypsilanti, MI 48197Web site: emueagles.com

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EMU AthlEtics Mission stAtEMEnt

Our mission above all else, is to guide, support and inspire our student-athletes in their pursuit of excellence- academically, athletically and socially while maintaining a successful Division I-A athletics program.

Vision of EMU AthlEtics

Our vision is to become the premier program in the Mid-American Conference, both academically and athletically.

corE VAlUEs of EMU AthlEtics

Four values guide and govern our actions at all times and in all our affairs. The values define “what we stand for” and “what we will not stand for.” These values include:

♦ Respect - We treat ourselves and those we serve with dignity, kindness and respect.

♦ Integrity - We operate in a spirit of integrity at all times and know that doing the right thing is of utmost importance.

♦ Passion - We have a strong work ethic and are passionate about what we do. This is more than just a job to us.

♦ Excellence - Excellence is the cornerstone of all we do within our department, on campus, within the community, as well as on the regional and national levels

1 T.O.C./Quick Facts 2 EMU Athletic Media Relations 3 Track Information & Directions 4 Head Coach Sue Parks 6 Assistant Coach Zach Glavash 7 Assistant Coach Jerel Langley 8 Season Outlook 9 Team Captains/EMU on Twitter 10 2012-13 Track & Field Roster 12 2012-13 Player Profiles22 Indoor & Outdoor Records 24 EMU All-Time Indoor Records 25 EMU All-Time Outdoor Records 27 EMU Indoor MAC Champions 28 EMU Outdoor MAC Champions 29 EMU Track & Field Honors30 EMU Olympians 31 Eastern Michigan University33 EMU Education First34 adidas35 President Susan W. Martin36 EMU Board of Regents37 Pepsi38 Director of Athletics Derrick Gragg40 EMU Athletics Staff49 NCAA Compliance50 EMU Athletic Club/Hall of Fame52 Student Athlete Support53 Bowen Field House54 EMU Identity55 The Mid-American Conference56 Athletic Facilities

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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eMu aThleTiC Media RelaTiOns

EMU MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office offers a weekly release containing team and individual notes, statistics, reviews of past games and a look ahead to upcoming events. Additional informa-tion will include Mid-American Conference rankings, statistics and league notes.

CREDENTIALS AND PARKING All credential requests should be directed to Adam Kuffner at least one week in advance of home games. All media wishing to attend away matches should contact the host institution regard-ing media policies and services. EMU does not issue parking credentials for volleyball. Parking for the Bowen Fieldhouse can be found at the arena on a first-come, first-serve basis. Media per-sonnel will be responsible for their own parking arrangements.

INTERNET ACCESS For those media that can file over the World Wide Web with laptop computers that can automatically select an IP address, there is wireless internet access available throughout the Bowen Fieldhouse.

INTERVIEWS Head Coach Sue Parks and her staff are available for interviews on an appointment-only basis after matches and practices. Per-sonal interviews with the coach and players should be scheduled with the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. Individual players are available for interviews Monday-Thursday. Their availability will depend on practice and class schedules. Please give at least 24-hour advance notice so the players can be contacted and arrangements can be made. Home phone numbers for players and coaches will not be given out by the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. The coaching staff and players will be available for post-game interviews following a short cooling-off period.

WORLD WIDE WEBThe media can access all the latest EMU track & field news on the athletic department’s Web site, located at emueagles.com. The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office produces this Web site with the most up-to-date and extensive coverage of the Eagles. Track & field information available on the EMU Web site includes statistics, rosters, press releases and notes.

DIRECTIONS TO THE CONVOCATION CENTER

By air:Arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The arena is on the east side of the road.From North:U.S. 23 south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to the Convocation Center.From South:U.S. 23 north to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to the Convocation Center.From East:(A) Take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The arena is on the east side of the street.(B) Take I-96 west to M-14 west. Follow M-14 to U.S. 23 south. Go south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to the Convoca-tion Center.From West:Take I-94 east to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181). Turn left and get in the far left lane. Turn left on Hewitt and head north on Hewitt approximately 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw. The arena is on the east side of the road.

CALL ON USAll University Numbers start with 734.487.

(The last four are listed below)

Athletics AdministratorsA.D. Derrick Gragg ..............................................1050Assoc. A.D. Mike Malach ...................................7859Assoc. A.D. Christopher Hoppe .....................3263Assoc. A.D. Dr. Melody Reifel Werner ...........2327Asst. AD Erin Burdis ............................................1283Secretary Karen Hansen ...................................1050

Athletics Equipment StaffEquip. Mgr. Jay Sofen ............................1173/1029Asst. Equip. Mgr. Wayne Smith ..........1173/1029

Facilities StaffFac. Supervisor Erich Keil .................................5152Asst. Facilities Manager Adam Martin .........5152

EMU AthlEtic MEdiA RElAtions

Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations ......................................................... Greg Steiner Office Phone......................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..................................................................................................................................734.845.1132 E-mail .............................................................................................................................greg.steiner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ............................................Football, Women’s Basketball, Golf and Web site

Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations ................................................. Sean Hostetter Office Phone......................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..................................................................................................................................734.891.2800 E-mail .....................................................................................................................................shostett@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ...................... Men’s Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming & Diving and Softball

Athletic Media Relations Assistant.......................................................................Adam Kuffner Office Phone ...........................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..................................................................................................................................419.953.1679 E-mail .................................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered ..................................................Cross Country, Gymnastics and Track & Field

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ..................................................... Chris Puzzuoli Office Phone......................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..................................................................................................................................313.802.0104 E-mail ...................................................................................................................................cpuzzuol@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered .............................................................................. Soccer, Wrestling and Baseball

Athletic Media Relations Assistant........................................................................................TBA Office Phone......................................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone .....................................................................................................................................................TBA E-mail ......................................................................................................................................................................TBA Primary Sports Covered ..................................................................................Rowing and Women’s Tennis

Address: .....................................................799 N. Hewitt Rd., Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Greg Steiner Sean Hostetter Chris Puzzuoli


Directions to Bowen FielD House/BoB Parks track

From the north:U.S. 23 to Washtenaw Avenue (exit 37A); head east on Washtenaw to Oakwood; turn left on Oakwood and proceed to

the parking garage on the east side of the street at the bottom of the hill. The three buildings are just to the east of the parking garage.From the south:

See above directions from the north.From the east:

I-94 west to Huron Street; head north on Huron Street to Cross Street; turn left at Cross to Hewitt; turn right at Oakwood and see directions above from the north.

From the west: I-94 east to U.S. 23 north; exit U.S. 23 at Washtenaw Avenue (exit 37A) and follow directions above (from the north).

Directions to eastern MicHigan university anD olDs/ MarsHall track

By air:Arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw avenue. Rynearson Stadium, which houses the track, is

on the east side of the road.From the north:

U.S. 23 south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From the south:U.S. 23 north to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to

Rynearson Stadium.From the east:

(A) Take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The stadium is on the east side of the street.

(B) Take I-96 west to M-14 west. Follow M-14 to U.S. 23 south. Go south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From the west:Take I-94 east to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181). Turn left and get in the far left lane. Turn left on Hewitt and head north

on Hewitt approximately 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw. The stadium is on the east side of the road.

TRaCk infORMaTiOn & diReCTiOns


7th Year at eMU - eastern Michigan ‘80

head coach

sUe Parks

A familiar face returned to direct the Eastern Michigan University women’s track and field and cross country programs in 2006.

Sue Parks, a former EMU track great, a member of the EMU Ath-letic Hall of Fame and the daugh-ter of legendary men’s track coach Bob Parks, was named the head coach for the women’s track and field and women’s cross country teams by EMU Athletics Director Derrick Gragg on July 27, 2006.

“We are very excited to have someone with the outstanding track background of Sue Parks join our staff as the head women’s track and field and cross country coach,” Gragg said, when naming Parks. “Sue has been a champion, both as a collegiate runner and as a coach, on the track and field and cross country national level. She has developed top programs at every stage of her coaching career, and we are confident that her coaching success will continue here at Eastern Michigan Univer-sity.”

In 2011, Parks and the Eagles captured the MAC Indoor Track Championship, as well as being named the Coach of the Year for the indoor season. It was her ninth-career Coach of the Year award after taking eight at Ball State.

Currently, Parks serves as an at-large representative of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coaches Association Executive Committee, which is in charge of all NCAA cross country propos-als.

Prior to returning to EMU as the head coach of the women’s track program, Parks enjoyed tremen-dous success in a 12-year tenure at Ball State from 1994-2006, win-ning eight Mid-American Confer-

ence titles and finishing runner-up 10 times in track and cross country. She was named MAC Women’s Coach of the Year a total of eight times, four for indoor track (1996,1998,2001), four for outdoor track (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001) and one for cross country (2003). In addition, she was selected as an NCAA Regional Coach of the Year in indoor and outdoor track in 1998. Her 2002 cross country team became just the third MAC team to ever qualify for the NCAA Champi-onship when it accomplished the feat in 2002.

From 1990-94 she was an assis-tant cross country and track coach for both the men’s and women’s programs at the University of Ari-zona. Her UA women’s cross coun-try squads placed 11th, 14th, and

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12th at the NCAA Champion-ship in 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively. Her 1993 cross

country team won the NCAA District 8 championship. She was also named NCAA District 8 Coach of the Year after the 1993 cross country season. During her tenure at Ari-zona she coached seven All-Americans in women’s cross country and track, including the 1994 5,000-meter cham-pion in the NCAA indoor track championship.

Before heading to Arizona, Parks was the head women’s cross country coach and as-sistant women’s track coach at Michigan State University from 1988-90. She was gradu-ate assistant coach for the EMU men’s track team from 1987-88.

From 1984-87, she was the

women’s head cross country coach and women’s assistant track coach at the University of Michigan. She coached eight All-Americans in cross country and was selected as Big Ten Conference Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1986. Her other coaching stints include serving as the head women’s track coach at Ann Arbor Gabriel Rich-ard in 1982 and the head women’s cross country coach at Ann Arbor Huron High School from 1979-83.

Parks is certainly no stranger to EMU and the Ypsilanti area. She was raised in Ypsilanti and attend-ed Ypsilanti High School where she was an outstanding cross country and track competitor. She was a Michigan high school cham-pion and former record holder in the 800 meters and also competed for the United States in the Pan

American Games.

Parks went on to graduate from EMU with a bachelor’s degree in 1980 and a master’s degree in 1988. While an undergraduate, Parks was a MAC cross country invitational champion in 1976, 1977 and 1978 and was also an Olympic Trials qualifier. She was elected to the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Her father, Bob Parks, was the head men’s track and field and head men’s cross country coach at EMU for 34 years, from 1967-2000.

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assisTanT COaCh ZaCh Glavash

Zach Glavash, a former University of Illinois and Texas Tech track and field All-American, was named assistant women’s track and field coach at Eastern Michigan University by Head Coach Sue Parks Tues-day, Sept. 13, 2011.

“After talking to some of the top coaches in the nation about who would be a great fit for our assis-tant position, Zach Glavash was the one name that

emerged,” said Coach Parks. “I feel that Zach is going to help propel our already strong sprint/hurdle/jump group to a new level. Not only was Zach an elite athlete, he has also been a part of championship teams as a coach. He wants to win championships and take our athletes to the very highest level. I am excited to bring him to EMU.”

Glavash joins the EMU women’s track and field staff full time after recently serving as a volunteer coach for the Aggies of Texas A&M University from 2010 until being hired by Eastern. From 2007-2010 he was a graduate assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders track and field team and assisted the Red Raiders’ football team as a speed consultant.

In all, Glavash has four seasons of Division I coaching experi-

ence, including coaching five NCAA National Champions and one Olympic Silver Medalist.

A 2007 graduate of Texas Tech University, Glavash enjoyed an outstanding career at both the University of Illinois and as a Red Raider. Prior to transferring to Texas Tech, Glavash was a three-time Big Ten Champion, as well as a 2005 Division I All-American in the 800-meter dash. He was a 2004 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree, as well as an ESPN Academic All-District award winner in that same year. The two-time George Huff Award recipient was a Dike Eddelman Award Finalist and Academic All-Midwest Region recipient in 2005.

Upon joining the Red Raiders track & field team, he was named a team captain and was the 2007 Big 12 800-meter Champion. Glavash was also a two-time All-American in the 800-meter. The 2007 NCAA Mountain West Region Athlete of the Year was a two-time Academic All-American and Academic All-Big 12 member.

After finishing his undergraduate degree in human develop-ment, Glavash pursued a Master of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Texas Tech University. His concentra-tion was in Exercise Phiysiology and Biomechanics and he earned his masters degree in May of 2010.

The 28-year-old Glavash (6-14-84) is a native of Chillicothe, Ill. and graduated from Illinois Valley Central High School. He is the son of Dave and Becky Glavash and has a twin sister, Elissa, who was a cheerleader at the University of Illinois.

The 2011-12 Eastern Michigan Women’s Track & Field Team


assisTanT COaCh JeRel lanGley

The 2012-13 season marks the third season that Jerel Langley will serve as an assistant coach to Sue Parks with the women’s track and field program.

In his three seasons at East-ern, Langley’s athletes have seen tremendous success on the conference level as well as the national scene. In the 2011 season, Langley guided Jessica Hemingway to a 2nd Team All-American honor at the Outdoor Na-

tional Championships. Hemingway also set new Indoor and Outdoor school records in the women’s pole vault at 13’7.25” and 13’11.25”, respectively. Hemingway’s jump of 13’11.25” also achieved the “B” standard for the US Outdoor National Championships. Hemingway also captured the 2011 Outdoor MAC vault title, the first of her career, while finishing 2nd at the Indoor MAC Championships. Hemingway also earned Academic All-MAC honors during the outdoor season

The 2012 season saw Langley’s athletes make tremendous improvements. Sophomore Kate Wolanin captured the 2012 MAC Indoor Pentathlon Championship, the first in school his-tory. Junior Meghan Powers captured another EMU All-MAC honor with her 2nd place finish in the indoor pole vault. Senior Angela Scarber shattered the school record in the weight throw with a toss of 58’6.75”. Freshman Lydia Gomez-Diaz

also had a successful year throwing, obliterating the previ-ous school record in the hammer throw (166’9”) out to an impressive 190’10” while earning All-MAC honors by taking second at the Outdoor MAC Championship. Both Scarber and Gomez-Diaz earned first round National Championship berths at the East Regional. Junior Tatijana Jacobson, a transfer from Bowling Green, leaped to the second best mark in school history in the high jump at 5’8.75”, narrowly missing a first round National Championship berth by virtue of a tiebreak. Langley’s group also had great success academically as well, Powers and Wolanin were named Academic All-MAC for the indoor season while Scarber and Gomez-Diaz were named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for their efforts during the outdoor season.

Langley previously coached at Kennesaw State. In his two years there, he served as the recruiting coordinator as well as direct coach for the combined events, pole vault and javelin. Between 2009 and 2010, Langley coached 15 All-Atlantic Sun performers, saw 12 school records broken, and had five conference champions. Langley also saw 15 Atlantic Sun All-Academic members under his guidance. In the 2009-10 sea-son, Langley was a part of a KSU men’s program that captured the Atlantic Sun Triple Crown.

Originally from Cumming, Ga., Langley attended Roswell High School before ultimately graduating from North Forsyth. He attended Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina, where he graduated with a degree in Sports Management and competed on the Track and Field team. Langley also holds a Master’s degree in Applied Exercise and Health Science from Kennesaw State University.


2012-13 eMu TRaCk & field seasOn OuTlOOk

The Eastern Michigan University women’s track and field team enters the 2012-13 sea-son hoping improve on a sixth-place finish at the MAC Indoor Championships and a fifth-place at the MAC Outdoor Champion-ships. EMU will have a great chance at that as the MAC Indoor Championships come to Bowen Field House, Feb. 22-23. The Eagles will be led be captains Morgan Churchwell, Tatijana Jacobson, Asia Rawls and Kate Wolanin. Coach Parks will guide the Eagles in her seventh season at the helm.

SPRINTERS

Losing 400-meter dash MAC Champion Shantavia Williams to graduation, Danielle Clark returns following a freshman season in which she was a member of three victorious 4x100-meter relay teams. The sprinters will have to rely on a plethora of freshman coming in to make an immediate im-pact: Latipha Cross, Iesha Hardiman, Aaliyah McKin-ney, Rebecca Quaintance, Tericka Threatt and Mor-gan Yeadon.

HURDLES

Senior captain Asia Rawls looks to lead a team of hurdlers into the 2012-13 season after finishing runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles with season-best 58:39 at the MAC Outdoor Championships a season ago. Rawls followed up her strong conference cham-pionship performance by qualifying for the NCAA National Champion-ships where she finished 23rd. Junior Shante Jackson will split time between sprints and hurdles, and freshman Vanessa Clerveaux will join the squad in hopes of putting up points for the Green and White.

MIDDLE DISTANCES

While Coach Parks does not have any incom-ing freshman for the middle distance group this season, she does bring in sophomore Marina Manjon-Rivadulla who hails from Barcelona, Spain after attending Escola Uni-versity in her native land. EMU returns a pair of veterans to the team that will help score points in those races. Senior captain Morgan

Churchwell will race in both mid-distance and long distance races for the Eagles., Junior Brooke Sciullo returns after earning letters in her first two seasons on campus.

LONG DISTANCES

The Eagles return a surplus of runners in the distance events including seniors Courtney Calka, Lauren Lunsford, and Rachel Quain-tance. Quaintance’s sister, Rebecca Quain-tance, joins this year’s team as an incoming freshman along with Amy Frauhammer, and Leah Heinzelman. Sophomore sensation Victoria Voronko will help lead the distance runners after winning two meets last year and finishing runner-up in a pair of meets as well. Cara Smock placed fifth in two events last year and will look to continue to score for the Eagles this season. Eastern also brings

in transfer Kayla Pfund who has competed as a NJCAA All-American and Academic All-American the past two seasons.

JUMPS

Senior captain Tatijana Jacobson is looking for a huge final season in the high jump. After coming in as a transfer from Bowling Green last year, Jacobson won her exclusive event at three meets including a personal-best 5-08.75 (approximately 1.79 meters) leap to victory at the Len Paddock Invitational. Junior Tiara Oates returns in the long jump, and sophomore Ebony Mundy is back for the triple jump with three top-five finishes last year. A trio of freshman in Makeda De-

Bardelaben, Laila Foster and Melanie Hill will accompany the three returners.

POLE VAULT

Senior Meghan Powers is the lone return-ing vaulter for the Eagles after finishing runner-up in last year’s MAC Indoor Cham-pionships where she jumped a career-best 3.85 meters. Joining Powers will be redshirt freshman Rae Briggs along with true fresh-man Alysha Newman and Ellie Braidic.

THROWS

The EMU throwers are an extremely young and small group with only two sophomores and a freshman focusing on the throwing events. Lydia Gomez-Diaz started her career at Eastern off on the right foot with one win

and four runner-up finishes during her freshman year a season ago. One of those runner-up finishes came at the MAC Outdoor Champi-onships where Diaz tossed a career-best 58.17 meters in the hammer throw. Sopho-more Adrienne Waisner is the other returning thrower, winning the shot put in her EMU debut with a 11.78-meter throw at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet last season. The lone freshman in the group will be Toronto, Ontario native Brittany Crew. MULTIS

Junior captain Kate Wolanin will compete in multiple events throughout the season for the Green and White. Last year, a fourth-place finish in the high jump helped Wolanin secure vic-tory in the pentathlon at the MAC Indoor Championships. Wolanin will not only compete in jumping events, but she will also compete in running events such as the 60-meter hurdles and throwing events like the shot put. Aside from Wolanin, look for Asia Rawls and Shante Jackson to split time running both hurdles and sprints.

2011-12 NCAA National Qualifier Asia Rawls


2012-13 eMu TeaM CaPTains/eMu On TwiTTeR

Left to Right: Morgan Churchwell, Tatijana Jacobson, Asia Rawls, Kate Wolanin

Follow EMU Track and Field Assistant Coach Jerel Langley on Twitter: @coachjlangley1

Tweet about EMU Track and Field using the official hashtag!#EMUTrack


2012-2013 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Track & Field Roster

Name Events Year Hometown/High SchoolEllie Braidic Pole Vault Fr. Pandora, Ohio/Pandora-GilboaReagan Briggs Throws R-Fr. Bloomdale, Ohio / ElmwoodCourtney Calka Distance Sr. Livonia, Mich. / StevensonMorgan Churchwell Distance Sr. Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills CentralDanielle Clark Sprints So. Paramaribo, Suriname/E.P. Meyer LyceumVanessa Clerveaux Hurdles/Jumps Fr. Brockton, Mass./BrocktonBrittany Crew Throws Fr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Birchmount ParkLatipha Cross Sprints Fr. Detroit, Mich./SouthfieldMakeda DeBardelaben Jumps Fr. Saginaw, Mich./Arthur HillLaila Foster Jumps Fr. Apoka, Fla./ApokaAmy Frauhammer Distance Fr. Saline, Mich./SalineLydia Gomez Diaz Throws So. Tarragona, Spain / IES CollblancIesha Hardiman Sprints Fr. Santa Clara, Calif./Adrian WilcoxLeah Heinzelman Distance Fr. Livonia, Mich./Winston ChurchillMelanie Hill Jumps Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin ParkShante Jackson Sprints Jr. Miamisburg, Ohio / MiamisburgTatijana Jacobson High Jump Sr. Woodville, Ohio / WoodmoreLauren Lunsford Distance Sr. Miamisburg, Ohio / MiamisburgMarina Manjon-Rivadulla Distance So. Barcelona, Spain/Escola UniversityAaliyah McKinney Sprints Fr. South Bend, Ind./John AdamsEbony Mundy Jumps So. Columbus, Ohio / NorthlandAlysha Newman Pole Vault/Hurdles Fr. Delaware, Ontario, Canada/Mother Teresa Tiara Oates Jumps Jr. Rochester, Mich. / Stoney CreekKayla Pfund Distance Jr. Utica, Mich./Luthern High NorthMeghan Powers Pole Vault Sr. Livonia, Mich. / Livonia FranklinRachel Quaintance Distance Sr. White Lake, Mich. / Walled Lake NorthernRebecca Quaintance Distance Fr. White Lake, Mich./ Walled Lake NorthernAsia Rawls Sprints/Hurdles Sr. Waterford, Mich. / Waterford MottBrooke Sciullo Distance Jr. Dublin, Ohio / Dublin CoffmanCara Smock Distance So. Wyandotte, Mich. / Theodore RooseveltTericka Threatt Sprints Fr. Missouri City, Texas/DullesVictoria Voronko Distance So. Stavropol, Russia / University of MoscowAdrienne Waisner Throws So. Napoleon, Ohio / NapoleonKate Wolanin Multis Jr. Oxford, Mich. / OxfordMorgan Yeadon Sprints Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Pike

Head Coach: Sue Parks (7th Season)Assistant Coach: Zach GlavashAssistant Coach: Jerel Langley

2012-13 eMu TRaCk & field TeaM


Front Row (L-R): Melanie Hill, Tericka Threatt, Morgan Yeadon, Latipha Cross, Leah Heinzelman, Morgan Churchwell, Lydia Gomez-Diaz, Tiara Oates, Cara Smock and Brooke Sciullo. Second Row (L-R): Lauren Lunsford, Rachel Quaintance, Vanessa Clerveaux, Laila Foster, Ellie Braidic, Rebecca Quaintance, Victoria Voronko, Meghan Powers, Marina Manjon-Rivadulla, Makeda DeBardelaben, Amy Frauhammer and Shante Jackson.Third Row (L-R): Head Coach Sue Parks, Assistant Coach Zach Glavash, Brittany Crew, Aaliyah McKinney, Ebony Mundy, Danielle Clark, Kayla Pfund, Kate Wolanin, Adrienne Waisner, Alysha New-man, Reagan Briggs, Iesha Hardiman, Asia Rawls, Courtney Calka, Tatijana Jacobson and Assistant Coach Jerel Langley.



2011-12: Redshirted...High School: A four-year letter winner in Track & Field…Two-time team captain…Set

school record in the pole vault…Three-time regional qualifier in pole vault…Two-time league champion in pole vault…Regional qualifier in high jump and long jump in senior campaign…Named Most Valu-able Track Athlete and MVP of Fostoria Booster Invitational…Earned letters in basketball, cross country and volleyball…Personal: Full name: Reagan Marie Briggs…Daughter of Hank and Felicia Briggs…Has one brother, Jordan…Born: 10-13-92…Major: Communications.

2011-12: Indoor: Raced a season-best 17:33.12 in the 5,000-meter run at the In-diana Relays, finishing 10th...2010-11: In-

door: Won the 3,000-meter run at the Bob Eubanks Open with a 9:45.56…Part of the women’s distance medley relay team that took second at the Penn State invitational and finished fifth with a 9:34.82 in the 3,000-meter run…Took fourth at the Meyo Invitational in the 5,000-meter run with a 16:48.99…Placed fifth at the Indoor MAC Championship in the 3,000-meter run at 9:46.36 and third in the 5,000-meter run with a 16:37.17…Outdoor: Placed 16th in the 1,500-meter run with a 4:37.14 in the Toledo Invite…Took third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the EMU Twilight…Took fourth in the Outdoor MAC Championship with a 10:59.75 in the 3,000-meter and seventh in the 5,000-meter with a 17:18.38…2010: Indoor: Took second overall in the 800m in her first collegiate race...Followed up with a PR in the 3,000m with a time of 10:00.14...Had a season-best 4:54.48 time in the mile run at the Meyo Invites, which was the best mile-time for a freshman in the MAC all year, and the fourth-best time overall in the event...Best 200m time of the year came at the GVSU Big Meet with a time of 2:16.45...At the MAC Championship, finished 10th in the 3,000m and sixth in the mile...Out-door: Qualified for the NCAA East Prelim, finishing 29th overall with a time of 17:07.83 in ther 5,000m...Competed at the Stanford Invitational in the 1,500m, finishing in a time of 4:35.12, her second-best time in the event all season...Posted a time of 16:53.43 in the 5,000m at the Penn Relays Olympic Development Run, finishing eighth in a field of more than 30 runners...Had two other second place finishes prior to finishing 5th in both the 1,500m and 5,000m at the MAC Championships...High School: Was a four-year letter-winner in both cross country and track, also earned a varsity letter in soccer as a freshman...As a senior, was the individual city champion and team captain…Helped the Spartans to the city title…Was the team MVP in cross country and track and field…Placed second at the state champion-ship in the 1,600-meter…Finished second at Nationals in seeded mile run…Holds Stevenson’s school record in the mile (4:51)…As a junior, was Ste-venson’s team MVP in cross country and track and was the team captain…Placed 17th at the state championship in cross country…As a sophomore, earned first-team All-Area, All-Conference, and All-Region accolades…Was named her team’s MVP in cross country and track…As a freshman, finished fifth overall at the state championships with a time of 17:55…Placed first at the regional meet and was first-team All-Area and All-Region…Per-sonal: Full name: Courtney A. Calka…Daughter of Martin and Karen…Has one brother, Cameron…Born: 6-4-91…Major: Exercise Science.

Elle BraidicPole VaultPandora, OhioPandora-GilboaFreshman

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Placed runner-up in State her senior year and won the Midwest Meet of Champions in the pole vault

her senior year...Won the pole vault competition at State her sopo-hmore year and finished runner-up at the meet as a freshman...Per-sonal: Full Name: Ellie Renee Braidic...Daughter of Joe and Diana Braidic...Has one brother, Tyler...Born: 02-12-1994...Major: Nursing.

Courtney CalkaDistanceLivonia, Mich.Stevenson Senior

Reagan BriggsPole VaultBloomdale, OhioElmwood



2011-12: Indoor: Took first at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet running the 3,000-meter dash in 10:07.26...Placed first in the one-mile at the Akron Opener with a time

of 5:07.83...Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run at the Len Pad-dock Invite, posting a time of 4:39.11...2010-11: Indoor: Placed 12th in the 3,000-meter run with a 10:38.38 at the Harvey-Simmsons Invite…Took third in the one-mile run at the Silverston Invite with a 5:06.65…Was the lead runner in the second place finishing women’s distance medley team at the Indoor MAC Championships…Outdoor: Took third in the 800-me-ter run at the Toledo Collegiate Classic with a 2:14.99…Was the second leg in the seventh place finishing 4x400-meter relay team at the Toledo Collegiate Classic…Finished eighth in the 800-meter run with a 2:18.47 at EMU Twilight Invite…2010: Indoor: Ran the lead leg in the DMR for the sixth place team at the MAC Championships...Competed at seven differ-ent meets for the Eagles, with her best result being a second place finish at the Michigan Silverston Invite in the mile run with a season-best time of 5:02.02...Also finished third place at the GVSU Big Meet in the 800m...Had a season-best time of 2:18.58 in the 800m...Outdoor: Finished sixth at the MAC Championship in the 1,500m with a time of 4:34.12, her best finishing time in the event all season...Also placed third at the EMU Invite with a sea-son-best finish of 10:34.54 in the 3,000m...High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner…School record holder in 4x800-meter relay…Senior: State qualifier in the 800 meters in the 4x800-meter relay...All conference in the 400 meters…Personal: Full name: Morgan Almia Churchwell…Daughter of Joseph and Candice Churchwell…Both mother and father are gradu-ates of Western Michigan University…Has two brothers, Jay and Melvin…Born: 4-20-90…Major: Communications/Electronic Media and Film.

2011-12: Indoor: Won the 200-meter dash in 24.61 at the GVSU “Big Meet”...Finished runner-up by posting a sea-son-best 7.65 in the 60-meter dash at

the Silverston Invitational...Outdoor: Member of a 4x100-meter relay team that won three meets throughout the season...High School: Attended Ewald P. Lyceum...Personal: Full Name: Danielle Deborah Clark...Daughter of Milton and Amalia Clark...Has two brothers, Mil-ton and Vincent, and a sister, Petra...Born: 5-5-92...Major: Accounting.

Vanessa ClerveauxHurdles/JumpsBrockton, Mass.BrocktonFreshman

High School: Won the 2012 Indoor Divi-sion-1 State and New England Champion-ship in the 55-meter hurdles...Set the Mas-sachusetts State Record in the 55-meter

hurdles... Won 2011 Massachusetts Indoor State Championship in the 55-meter hurdles and 4x200-meter relay...victorious at the 2011 Outdoor State Championship in the 55-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay...Per-sonal: Full Name: Vanessa Clerveaux...Daughter of Frantz Clerveuax and Lauve Lorcy...Has one brother, Alex...Born: 06-17-94...Major: Dentistry.

Brittany CrewThrowsToronto, OntarioBirchmount ParkFreshman

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Became an OFSAA double gold medalist with victories in the shot put and discus her senior year...Set a Canadian in-

terscholastic record with a shot put toss of 14.91 meters...Holds the OF-SAA shot put record with a 14.86-meter toss...Won the OFSAA Gold Medal and Silver Medal her sophomore year in the shot put and discus, respec-tively...Personal: Full Name: Brittany Ann Nicole Crew...Daughter of Den-nis Crew and Kim Campbell...Born: 03-06-94...Major: Exercise Science.

Latipha CrossSprintsDetroit, Mich.SouthfieldFreshman

High School: Finished runner-up at the MHSAA State Championship in the 400-meter dash her senior year...

Crowned as the Michigan State Champion in the 400-meter dash in 2011, setting a state record of 54.29...Has personal bests of 23.95 in the 200-meter dash and a 2:11 in the 800-meter run...Personal: Full Name: Latipha Dale Cross...Born: 03-25-94...Major: Social Work.

Morgan Churchwell Mid-DistanceAda, Mich.Forest Hills Central Senior

Danielle ClarkSprintsParamariro, SurinameMeyer Lyceum Sophomore


2011-12: Indoor: Finished runner-up in the weight throw at her first meet, the Ea-gle/Rocket Holiday Meet with a career-best throw of 16.67 meters...Outdoor: Took sec-

ond in the hammer with a 57.13 -meter toss at the Spartan Invitational...Placed second with a 56.42-meter throw in the hammer at the Al Owens Classic...Won the hammer throw at the Penn Relays with a 57.94 toss...Threw a career-best 58.17 meters in the hammer to take runner-up hon-ors at the MAC Outdoor Championships...High School: Attended IES Coll-blanc...Personal: Full Name: Lidia Gomez Diaz...Daughter of Mauel Gomez Santaella and Manuela Diaz Munoz...Born: 9-12-90...Major: Undecided.

Iesha HardimanSprintsSanta Clara, Calif.Adrian WilcoxSalineFreshman

Leah HeinzelmanDistanceLivonia, Mich.Winston ChurchillFreshman

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Two year letter winner in cross country and three year letter winner in

track while attending Saline...Helped Saline’s cross country team to two SEC championships, two regional championships and MHSAA D1 state runner-up. Personal: Full name: Amy Lynn Frauhammer...Daughter of Karl and Norma…Has one sister, Sarah…Born: 09-08-94…Major: Undecided.

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Four-year varsity letter winner in track and field while at Winston Churchill

High School... Two-time state qualifier as a junior and senior... Four year all-city, all-conference and all-regional relay member. Personal: Full name: Leah Marie Heinzelman…Daughter of Mark and Kimberly…Has one brother, Jack, and one sister, Rachel...Born: 06-26-94…Major: English.

Makeda DeBardelabenJumpsSaginaw, Mich.Arthur HillFreshman

Laila FosterJumpsApoka, Fla.ApokaFreshman

Amy FrauhammerDistanceSaline, Mich.SalineFreshman

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Named All-State af-

ter finishing runner-up in the state for long jump...Awarded MVP of the Saginaw Valley Conference Meet...Set personal bests in the long jump (18-feet-1.25-inches), the high jump (five-feet-four-inches) and the 200-meter dash (26.00)...Personal: Full Name: Makeda Abri-elle Lee-DeBardelaben...Daughter of Andrea DeBardelaben...Has two brothers, Malik and Anthony...Born: 05-26-94...Major: Undecided.

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Following victories at both the met-ro level and district level, won the triple jump

with a 38-feet-1-inch leap at the FHSAA 4A Outdoor State Finals her senior year...Placed sixth in the long jump at the FHSAA 4A Outdoor State Finals her senior year...Personal: Full Name: Laila Dominique Foster...Daughter of John and Theresa Foster...Has one sister, Myah...Born: 08-16-94...Major: Biology.

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Two-year letter winner in cross country and three year letter winner in

track while attending Saline...helped Saline’s Cross Country team to two SEC championships, two regional championships and MHSAA D1 state runner-up. Personal: Full name: Amy Lynn Frauhammer...Daughter of Karl and Norma…Has one sister, Sarah…Born: 09-08-94…Major: Undecided.


Lydia Gomez DiazThrowsTarragona, SpainIes Collblanc Sophomore



2011-12: Outdoor: Took third in the 400-meter hurdles at the Len Paddock Invite posting a time of 1:08.81...2010-

11: Indoor: Jackson finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdle at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet…Took sixth in the Simmons Harvery Invite with a 9.93 in the 60-meter hurdle…Placed second in the Sil-verston Invitational with a 9.85 in the 60-meter hurdles…Outdoor: Took 11th in the 100-meter hurdle at the Toledo Collegiate Clas-sic with a 17.42...High School: Competed in varsity track and field for two seasons, winning the Coaches Award as a senior and also receiving All-Conference Honorable Mention...Was voted team cap-tain and most improved athlete...Was a four-year member of the honor roll...Personal: Full name: Shante Jackson...Daughter of Vin-cent Jackson and Shawn Rodgers...Has one brother, Vincent, and two sisters, Dionna and Imani...Born: 5-29-91…Major: Psychology.

Melanie HillJumpsBrooklyn Park, Minn.Champlin ParkFreshman

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Set school records in the triple jump and 100-meter dash at Cham-

plin Park High while being named captain and team MVP...Quali-fied for State competition three times, setting the third and fifth best marks in the triple jump and long jump, respectively, her senior year...Earned Northwest Suburban All-Conference twice for the long jump and triple jump as well as Northwest Suburban Honorable Mention in the 100-meter dash three times...Personal: Full Name: Melanie Shantele Hill...Daughter of William and Cynthia Hill...Has two broth-ers, William and Marcus...Born: 10-05-93...Major: Public Relations.

2011-12: Indoor: Won the high jump at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet with a 1.68-meter leap...Finished runner-up in the high jump at the Akron Opener, jump-

ing 1.65 meters...Outdoor: Victorious with a 1.70-meter jump in the high jump at the Al Owens Classic...Victorious at the Len Paddock Invite with a career-best 5-08.75 (approx. 1.79 meters) jump...2010-11: Bowling Green: Placed second at All-Ohio Championships with a personal-best of 5-07.25...Won the Tom Wright Classic...Won her first two high jump com-petitions during the outdoor season…Took first with a leap of 5-07.00 at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge…Won with a jump of 5-05.75 at the Ohio Distance Challenge...Placed second at the All-Ohio Championships and the Len Paddock Invite with jumps of 5-05.00 and 5-06.25...Recorded a new season best of 5-07.00 at the Mid American Championship, plac-ing 2nd…2009-10: Bowling Green: Won the high jump at the Jane Herrmann Invite during the indoor season with a leap of 5-03.0…Had a season-best high jump of 5-04.50 and placed ninth at the MAC Champi-onships…Placed fifth with a leap of 5-03.00 in the high jump at the All-Ohio Championships…Won her first two high jump competitions dur-ing the outdoor season…Took first with a leap of 5-06.00 at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge…Won with a jump of 5-05.75 at the Jack Shaw In-vite…Had an outdoor-best high jump of 5-07.00 to place second at the All-Ohio Championships…Finished tenth at the MAC Championships af-ter a leap of 5-03.00 in the high jump…High School: A four-year letter winner in Track & Field…Team captain in her senior year (2008-2009)…First-team Suburban Lakes League and three-time district champion in high jump…Finished seventh in the state in high jump…Personal: Full name: Tatijana Mariah Jacobson…Daughter of Anders and Cori Jacob-son…Has several brothers…Born: 1-2-91…Major: Communications.

Tatijana JacobsonHigh JumpWoodville, OhioWoodmore Senior

Shante JacksonSprints/HurdlesMiamisburg, OhioMiamisburgJunior



2011-12: Indoor: Ran a season-best 11:29.89 in the 3,000-meter run at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet...2010-11: Indoor: Took 11th in her open-

ing meet for the 2011 season with an 11:27.48 in the 3,000-meter dash at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet…Placed fifth with a 19:15.56 in the 5,000-meter run at the Bob Eubanks Open…Outdoor: Took 11th in the 5,000-meter run at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge with a 20:22.64…2009-10: Indoor: Had a season-best mile time at the GVSU Mike Lints Open when she posted a time of 5:39.16...Outdoor: At the Jack Shaw Invitational, ran a 5:23.67 time in the 1,500-meter...Other season-bests include an 11:02.53 time in the 3,000 at the NE Ohio Quad, and a 20:14.80 in the 5,000-meter run at the Gina Relays...High School: Was a four-year letter-winner and a four-year regional qualifier…Named GWOC Runner of the Year as a sophomore…Earned All-GWOC honors three times…Earned All-District honors as a sopho-more…In track, was second-team All-GWOC South in the 4x800-meter as a junior…Holds Miamisburg’s school record in the 4x800-meter, do-ing so in her sophomore year…Was the GWOC South champion in the 4x800-meter as a sophomore…Broke Miamisburg’s school record in the two mile run as a freshman…Personal: Full name: Lauren Michelle Lunsford…Daughter of Keith and Jackie Lunsford…Has two sisters, Kristen and Megan…Born: 4-20-91…Major: Secondary Education.

2011-12: Indoor: Tied for first in the pole vault at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet with a leap of 3.50 meters...Took

second in the triple jump at the Simmons-Harvey Invite with a 9.98-meter jump...Finished runner-up in the triple jump at the Silverston Invite with a 10.01-meter leap...Outdoor: Placed fourth with a 9.49-meter jump in the triple jump at the Spartan Invite...High School: A four-year letter winner in track & field and cross country…Two-time team captain…Set school record in the high jump…Regional and state qualifier in long jump…Three-year first-team all-city award winner…Won most improved award in freshman season..Won best sportsman-ship award in both freshman and sophomore years…Personal: Full name: Ebony Nicole Mundy…Daughter of Darren Mundy and Kim Bellard…Has one sister, Tasha Bellard…Born: 6-3-93…Major: Biology.

Marina Manjon-RivadullaDistanceBarcelona, SpainEscola UniversitySophomore

Escola Universitaria: Attended Universitat de Barcelona from 2010-2011 and Escola Uni-versitaria del Maresme from 2011-2012. Per-

sonal: Full name: Marina Majon-Rivadulla…Daughter of Manuel Manjon and Carmen Rivadulla…Has one brother...Born: 8-11-92…Major: Business.

Aaliyah McKinneySprintsSouth Bend, Ind.John AdamsFreshman

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Named MVP at Northern Indi-

ana Conference meet while also being named NIC First-Team in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay in both her senior and junior years...Holds the sectional, NIC, and John Adams High records in the 200-meter dash...Broke the city and John Adams High records in the 100-meter dash...Qualified for state competition in nine events while at John Adams High including a personal-best runner-up finish in the 55-meter dash her junior year...Won multiple titles in conference, city, sectional, and regional compe-tition...Ran as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team in the Junior Olympics her sophomore season...Has personal bests of 7.30 in the 55-meter sprint, 12.27 in the 100-meter dash, 24.69 in the 200-meter dash and 56.63 in the 400-meter dash...Personal: Full Name: Aaliyah Dominique McKinney...Daughter of Anthony McKinney and Cheryl Slaughter...Has two sisters, Shaniese Baker-Exum and Theresa Smith...Born: 5-17-94...Major: Undecided.

Lauren Lunsford Distance Miamisburg, OhioMiamisburgSenior

Ebony MundyJumpsColumbus. Ohio Northland Sophomore



Alysha NewmanPole Vault/HurdlesDelaware, OntarioMother TeresaFreshman

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Represented Canada at the World Juniors in Barcelona, Spain...Placed first at the Canadian Juniors...Became the first Canadian female high

school student to jump over 4 meters with a 4.06-meter leap, breaking a Canadian interscholastic record in the pole vault...Placed 12th at the 2011 World Youth Games and has set personal records of 13-feet-1.50-inches in the pole vault, while also completing the 100-meter hurdles in 14.62...Personal: Full Name: Alysha Eveline Newman...Daugh-ter of Robert and Paula Newman...Has two brothers, Kris and Dylan, and one sister, Brianna...Born: 06-29-1994...Major: Exercise Science.

2011-12: Indoor: Took third in the long jump with a 5.27-meter leap at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet...Out-door: Ran a season-best 13.25 in the

100-meter dash at the Spartan Invite...2010-11: Took seventh in her first collegiate meet in the long jump at the Eaglee/Rocket Holiday meet…Placed sixth at the Bob Eubanks Open with a 5.28-meter long jump...High School: Was a four-year varsity letter winner in track and field...As a freshman, broke the school record in the 200-meter dash...Continued her dominance by twice breaking the 4x100-meter dash, the 4x200-meter dash and the long jump record...As a senior, made it to the State Championship for the 100-meter dash and the long jump, finishing ninth in the long jump...Personal: Full name: Tiara Monet Oats...Daughter of Shertta Oates, who attended Wayne State, and Michael Oates, who attended Indiana State...Has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Cree...Born: 6-16-92…Major: Business.

Kayla PfundDistanceUtica, Mich.Luthern High NorthJunior

EMU: 2013: Incoming transfer...Ma-comb CC: Competed at Macomb Com-munity College from 2010 until July 2012 ... named NJCAA All-American and Academic All-American both years...

High School: Ran cross country and track for four years at Lutheran High School North ... was named All-County each year for cross coun-try. Personal: Full name: Kayla Elizabeth Pfund…Daughter of Jon and Susan…Has one brother, Tim…Born: 7-9-91…Major: Exercise Science.

Tiara Oates JumpsRochester, Mich.Stoney Creek Junior

2011-12: Indoor: Finished runner-up in the pole vault at the MAC Indoor Championships with a career-best

3.85-meter jump...2010-11: Indoor: Took third in the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet in the pole vault with a score of 3.20-meters…Placed ninth at the Simmons Harvey Invitational with 3.10-meter jump in the pole vault…Had her best jump at the Grand Valley State Big Meet with a 3.40-meter jump…Outdoor: Took second with a 3.50-meter jump at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge…Placed fourth in the pole vault at the EMU Twilight with a 3.60-meter jump…Tied for 10th in the pole vault at the MAC Championships…2009-10: Competed in five events as a freshman for the Eagles...Cleared a season-best 10-6 height in the pole vault at the Len Paddock Invitational...High School: A four year letterwinner in track and field, gymnastics, and swimming and div-ing... In track, was a regional qualifier all four years and a state quali-fier twice...Competed in Pole Vault, 4x100-meter relay, long jump and high jump at difference times in her high school career...Was the cap-tain of all three teams during senior season, also competed at states in all three sports...Was voted Senior Female Athlete of the Year and was also a four-year member of the honor roll...Personal: Full name: Meghan Nicole Powers...Daughter of Alan and Lynn Powers...Father National Institute of Technology, and mother attended Schoolcraft College...Has two sisters, Shannon and Kelly, one of which currently plays soccer at Schoolcraft...Born: 11-5-91…Major: Special Education.

Meghan Powers Pole Vault Livonia, Mich. FranklinJunior



2011-12: Indoor: Turned in a season-best 18:05.31 in the 5,000-meter race at the MAC Indoor Championships...Out-door: Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter run

at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge with a season-best 10:15.66...2010-11: Indoor: Placed second in the 3,000-meter run with a 10:23.79 at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday meet…Took third in the Bob Eubanks Open with a 10:19.25 in the 3,000-meter…Took ninth in the one-mile run at the Sim-mons Harvey Invite with a 5:10.84…Competed in the 3,000-meter and took 13th at the Penn State National Invitational…Placed 11th in the 3,000-meter at the Indoor MAC Championships…Outdoor: Won the 3,000-meter run at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge with a 10:10.42…Took 14th in the 1,500-meter run at the EMU Twilight…Placed 13th in the 10,000-meter with a 38:39.02 at the Outdoor MAC Champion-ships…2009-10: Indoor: Placed third in the mile run at her first colle-giate race (the EMU Open) with a time of 5:17.19...Posted a season-best time of 5:09.50 (converted) at the Michigan Simmons-Harvey Invite...Finishied 16th in both the 3,000m and 5,000m runs at the MAC Champi-onships...Outdoor: Had a season-best time in the 5,000m run at the USF Bulls Invite with a 4th place time of 17:54.52...In her very next race, also posted a season-best time in the 3,000m run with a second place time of 10:35.02 at the Jack Shaw Invite...For the third straight race, posted an event season-best, racing to a 4:49.67 finish, good for third place, in the 1,500m run at the NE Ohio Quad...Ran the 10,000m in a season-best time of 36:55.21 at the Penn Relays...Finished 15th and 13th, re-spectively, in the 5,000m and 10,000m runs at the MAC Championship...High School: Earned All-League, All-Region, and All-County accolades four times…Earned All-State honors two times…Was a four-time state qualifier in cross country…In track and field, earned All-County hon-ors four times…Earned All-Region honors three times…Personal: Full name: Rachel Lynn Quaintance…Daughter of Timothy and Ruth Quain-tance…Has two sisters, Lauren and Rebecca…Sister, Lauren, is a recent alum of the EMU Track & Field Program…Mother, Ruth, was a runner at Central Michigan…Born: 7-14-91…Major: Elementary Education.

2011-12: Indoor: Finished runner-up in the 500-meter dash at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet with a time of 1:15.65...Took second with a

56.78 in the 400-meter dash at the Akron Opener...Placed runner-up at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational with a 1:32.35 in the 600-meter run...Outdoor: Won the 400-meter hurdles in 59.65 at the Spartan Invite...Took second in the 400-meter dash at the Al Owens Classic posting 55.16...Ran a season-best 58.39 in the 400-meter hurdles, good enough for second place at the MAC Outdoor Champion-ships...Finished in 23rd at the NCAA Championships, running the 400-meter hurdles in 1:01.18...2010-11: First-Team All-MAC Selec-tion...Indoor: Won the 500-meter with a 1:14.15 at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet…Took the 600-meter at the Bob Eubanks Open with a 1:33.69…Placed third in the Simmons Harvey Invitational with a 57.76 in the 400-meter…Took first in the 500-meter at the Meyo Invitational in a 1:13.38…Placed first in the 400-meter at the Silver-ston Invitational…Took fourth at the Indoor MAC Championships with a 56.15 in the 400-meter dash…Was the second leg in the MAC Champions of the 4x400 relay team…Outdoor: 2011 First-Team All-MAC Selection…Took first in the 400-meter dash and 400-meter hurdles at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge…Was the final leg of the winning relay team for the 4x400 at the Toledo Collegiate Chal-lenge…Took the 400-meter hurdles at the Miami Invitational…Won the 400-meter hurdle at the EMU Twilight with a 1:00.90…Second leg of the 4x400 relay team that took first at the EMU Twilight…Third leg of the winning women’s sprint medley relay at the Penn Relays…Took fifth at the Outdoor MAC Championships in the 400-meter dash…Was a MAC Champion in the 400-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay…2009-10: Indoor: Won her first collegiate race in the 400-meter with a 56.91...Took first in the 600-meter run at the Mike Lints Open...First leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay team at the Mike Lints Open...Second leg of the second place 4x400-meter relay team at the Chippewa Invite...Took fifth in the 400-meter dash with a 1:14.60 at the Meyo Invitational...Took first in the 4x400-me-ter relay at the Akron Invitational...Won the 400-meter dash with a 56.45 at the Silverston Invitational...Took second at the Indoor MAC Championships in the 400-meter dash and first in the 4x400-meter relay...Outdoor: Took second in the 400-meter dash and first in the 4x400 relay at the USF Bulls Invite...Took the 400-meter dash at the Chippewa Invite...Placed first in the 400-meter hurdles and second in the 400-meter dash at the EMU Twilight...Placed seventh in the sprint medley relay at the Penn Relays... High School: Four-year var-sity track MVP…Senior year, was part of team which broke school record in the 4x800-meter relay and won the state championship…Was both the senior athlete and female athlete of the year…All-State runner who finished 2nd in the state in the 400-meter run…Selected as top runner in Oakland County…Junior year, All-State runner, top runner in Oakland County, and was named Dr. Pepper Athlete of the Week…Personal: Full name: Asia Renea Rawls…Gar-nered multiple Athlete of the Week awards as a competitor in track and varsity basketball during sophomore and junior seasons…Daughter of Darryl (member of the armed forces) and Kim Rawls…Has one brother, Daryl Jr. …Born: 12-24-90…Major: Business.

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Four-year letter winner in cross country and track and field at Walled Lake

North... qualified for states as a freshman, junior and senior in cross country... as a junior and senior qualified for states in track and field... earned varsity letter as a junior in gymnastics. Personal: Full name: Rebecca Jean Quaintance... Daughter of Timothy and Ruth… Has two sisters, Lauren and Rachel…Born: 6-03-94…Major: Computer Science.

Rebecca QuaintanceDistanceWhite Lake, Mich.Walled Lake NorthernFreshman

Rachel Quaintance Distance White Lake, Mich. Walled Lake Northern Senior

Asia RawlsSprintsWaterford, Mich. Waterford Mott Senior



2011-12: Indoor: Placed fifth in the 600-meter run at the GVSU “Big Meet” with a season-best 1:39.82...Outdoor: Ran a career-best 2:22.55 in the 800-meter run at the Jesse Owens Classic...2010-11: In-

door: Took fifth in her first collegiate meet at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet with a 3:15.90 in the 1,000-meter run...High School: Four-year cross country and track & field letterwinner...Conference champion in the 4x200-meter relay in junior campaign...Member of Dublin Coffman’s “Top 5 All-Time” in the 4x800, 4x400 and 4x200...Named to the Academic All-Ohio team in senior year...Member of Dublin Coffman’s record hold-ing 4x400-meter relay team...All-Conference member in four track events in senior year...Two-time Columbus Dispatch Honor Roll Member...Per-sonal: Full name: Brooke Ann Sciullo...Daughter of James and Tammy Sciullo...Has one brother, Austin…Born: 6-8-92…Major: Social Work.

2011-12: Indoor: Placed fifth in the one-mile with a season-best 5:35.96 at the Akron Opener...Outdoor: FIn-ished fifth running a season-best

18:51.43 in the 5,000-meter run at the Al Owens Classic...High School: A four-year letter winner in track & field and cross coun-try…Named to the all-area team all four years…Qualified for states in both cross country and track in junior campaign…Two-time All-Downriver League member…Personal: Full name: Mary Cara Smock…Daughter of George and Mary Smock …Has one brother, Al-len, and one sister, Terri…Born: 11-29-93…Major: Exercise Science.

Brooke Sciullo Mid-Distance Dublin, Ohio Dublin CoffmanJunior

Cara SmockDistance Wyandotte, Mich. Roosevelt Sophomore

Tericka ThreattSprintsMissouri City, TexasDullesFreshman

High School: Earned four varsity letters in both cross country and track and field..Has personal bests in the 100-meter dash with a 12.01 and a 24.90 in the 200-meter dash...

Personal: Full Name: Tericka D’chele Threatt...Daughter of Na-thaniel and Ianthia Threatt...Has one brother, Jamal Revis, and two sisters, Natalie and Nya...Born: 2-1-94...Major: Biology.

2011-12: Indoor: Won the 1,000-me-ter race at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet with a season-best 2:53.03...Took runner-up at the Akron Opener in the

3,000-meter run posting a time of 9:58.56...Outdoor: Finished runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Hillsdale Gina Relays with a 10:33.50...Victorious at the Len Paddock Invite in the 1,500-meter run with a 4:32.76...Moscow University: Competed during the 2010-11 season...High School: Competed at School #42 in Stavropol, Russia...Was a member of the running club where she competed in the indoor steeplechase with a finish time of 10:28.41...Ran the outdoor steeple-chase in 10:42.05...Recorded an outdoor 3,000-meter time of 9:49.0…Personal: Full name: Victoria Viktorovna Voronko…Daughter of Victor and Elena…Has one sister, Valera…Born: 5-15-91…Major: Undecided.

2011-12: Indoor: Won the shot put in her EMU debut with a 11.78-me-ter throw at the Eagle/Rocket Holi-

day Meet...Outdoor: Threw a career-best 30.17 meters in the discus at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge...Personal: Full Name: Adrienne Jade Waisner...Daughter of Kevin Waisner and Theresa Wilhelm...Has one brother, Denton...Born: 5-4-93...Major: Occupational Therapy.

Victoria VoronkoDistance Moscow, Russia University of Moscow Sophomore

Adrienne Waisner ThrowsNapoleon, Ohio Napoleon Sophomore



Kate WolaninMultisOxford, Mich.OxfordJunior

2011-12: Indoor: Won the pentathlon at the MAC Indoor Championships that included a fourth-place finish in the high jump, earning All-MAC honors...2010-

11: Indoor: Took second in the high jump at her first collegiate meet with a 1.57-meter leap at the Eagle/Rocket Holiday Meet…Took fourth in the high jump and second in the pentathlon at the Bob Eubanks Open… Took second in the 60-meter hurdles and third in the 600-me-ter dash at the Simmons Harvey Invitational…Placed 11th at the Penn State National Invite for the pentathlon…Took three top-five finishes in the Silverston Invitational…Took fifth at the Indoor MAC Champion-ships with a 5-05.00 in the high jump…Outdoor: Took fourth at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge with a 1.63-meter leap in the high jump…Placed ninth in the high jump at the Miami Invitational…Took third in the EMU Highlight with a 5-06.00 in the high jump…Took third at the Penn Relays with a 5-05.00 in the high jump…Placed fourth at the Len Paddock Invitational in the high jump…Her 5-03.00 was good for fifth in the high jump at the Outdoor MAC Championships…High School: As a senior, took 6th Place in High Jump at Division I State Meet, MVP of Oxford High School Track and Field Team, Helen Smith Award Re-cipient given to the top female senior athlete at Oxford High School, Flint Metro League First Team All-Conference in High Jump and 1600m relay team, Second Team 100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles, Flint Metro League Team Champions, All-Area Girls Track and Field First Team 300m Hurdles North Oakland Sports.com, The Oakland Press 2010 Girls Track Second team...Best times: High Jump 5’ 4’’, 100m Hurdles 15.22, 300m Hurdles 46.0, 100m split 12.2, 400m split 58.7, Current Oxford record holder in 100m and 300m Hurdles, High Jump, 400m relay and 1600m relay...During junior season, was a State Qualifier in 100m and 1600m relay...Flint Metro League All Conference First Team in 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles and 1600m relay, Second Team High Jump...Flint Metro League Champions in Track, Coaches Award in Track and Field, Oak-land Press 2009 Oakland County Honorable Mention...As a sophomore, won Division I State Qualifier in 300m Hurdles...Flint Metro League All Conference First Team 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 1600m relay...Oakland Press Oakland County Honorable Mention Team...Flint Metro League Champions...As a freshman, was awarded Track Outstanding Freshman Award, Flint Metro League First Team 1600m relay and 300m Hurdles...Flint Metro League third team high Jump and 100m Hurdle...Cross Country Flint Metro League All-Conference Award Second Team...Personal: Full name: Kathryn Diane Wolanin...Daughter of Jeffery and Emily Wolanin, both of whom attended Eastern Michigan...Has on sis-ter, Claire...Born: 3-1-92…Major: Speech and Language Pathology.

Morgan YeadonSprintsIndianapolis, Ind.PikeFreshman

EMU: 2013: Incoming freshman...High School: Won the 2010 and 2011

Indiana State Champion in the 200-meter dash...Was a member of the 2010 4x100-meter relay team that won a championship... Took first in the 2010 and 2011 Indoor State Championships in the 55-meter dash...Became the 2010 Youth Outdoor National Champion in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash...Her personal bests in-clude a 7.05 in the 55-meter dash, 7.67 in the 60-meter dash, 11.90 in the 100-meter dash, 24.10 in the 200-meter dash and a 56.36 in the 400-meter dash...Personal: Full Name: Morgan Elizabeth Yeadon...Daughter of Larry and Jennifer Winters...Has four sisters, Chelsea, Mia, Mac’Kenzie and Ashlyn...Born: 08-13-93...Major: Psychology.




EMU WOMEN’STRACK & FIELD RECORDS


60 Meters 7.17 Sevatheda Fynes 1995


400 Meters 53.14 Tamyka McCord 1995

500 Meter 1:13.38 Asia Rawls 2011

800 Meters 2:03.47 Mirielle Sankatsing 1992

Mile 4:41.44 Donna Donakowski 1988

3,000 Meters 9:23.33 Victoria Voronko 2013

5,000 Meters 16:37.17 Courtney Calka 2011

60 Meter HH 8.28 LaTonya Nobles 1996

Pentathlon 3851 Lela V. Nelson 2004

Long Jump 20-06.50 Ashley McCullough 2006

Triple Jump 42-03.25 Joy Inniss 1994

High Jump 6-01.00 Ellie Hayden 1982

Pole Vault 13-10.50 Alysha Newman 2013

Shot Put 51-05.00 Brittany Crew 2012

Weight Throw 57-00.25 Angela Scarber 2011

1,600 Meter Relay 3:38.49 Dooley, Nelson 2005 Beasley, Woods

3,200 Meter Relay 8:51.68 Opp, Bowman 1986 Tomanek, Donakowski

DMR 11:30.21 Williams, Elcock, 2012 Voronko, Churchwell

INDOOR RECORDS100 Meters 11.12 Sevatheda Fynes 1995


400 Meters 52.62 Tamyka McCord 1995

800 Meters 2:03.05 Mirielle Sankatsing 1992

1,500 Meters 4:18.09 Sue Tomanek 1987

3,000 Meters 9:14.44 Donna Donakowski 1988

5,000 Meters 16:25.45 Carrie Gould 1999

10,000 Meters 34:09.50 Carrie Gould 1999

100 Meter HH 13.34 Lela V. Nelson 2005

400 Meter LH 56.75 Chrystal Dooley 2006

3,000 Steeplechase 10:41.44 Courtney Calka 2011

Long Jump 21-03.50 Lela V. Nelson 2005

Triple Jump 42-04.00 Joy Inniss 1994

High Jump 6-01.00 Ellie Hayden 1982

Pole Vault 13-11.25 Jessica Hemingway 2011

Shot Put 47-02.50 Vesna Cadikovska 2001

Hammer Throw 166-06 Maite Cortin 2007

Discus 139-01 Rhonda Moorehead 1986

Javelin 169-09 Brit Klanert 2003

Heptathlon 5878 Lela V. Nelson 2005

400 Meter Relay 44.99 Beasley, Nelson 2005 Harvin, Jenkins

800 Meter Relay 1:33.80 Beasley, Harvin 2005 Jenkins, Nelson

1600 Meter Relay 3:35.54 Fuller, Nobles 1995 McKenzie, Fynes

3200 Meter Relay 8:43.85 Opp, Bowman 1987 Tomanek, Watson

Shutlle Hurdle Relay 55.55 Dooley, Giscombe, 2006 Wheeler, McCullough

DMR 11:32.51 Gould, Morgan, 2001 Mwei, Thompson

OUTDOOR RECORDS

eMu TRaCk & field ReCORds


60-meter dashSevatheda Fynes 7.17c 1995Jenell Ali 7.33 1998Patrice Beasley 7.35 2006Athleen Bowles 7.35c 1978Joy Ann Clarke 7.38c 1985Sasha Springer 7.42 2002Virgie Bullie 7.45c 1988Vania Nelson 7.47c 1995Jadine Robinson 7.48 2002Debbie Mullice 7.50c 1979

200-meter dashSevatheda Fynes 23.38 1995Angela Springer 23.82 1988Sasha Springer 23.83 2002Jadine Robinson 23.89 2000Patrice Beasley 23.91 2006Janell Ali 23.93 1997Joy Inniss 24.27 1994Eboni Jenkins 24.29 2005Jackie Hinds 24.37 1991Shantavia Williams 24.40 2012

400-meter dashTamyka McCord 53.14 1995Jackie Hinds 53.95 1991Shantavia Williams 54.10 2012Shermayne McKenzie 54.65 1995Chrystal Dooley 54.85 2005Angela Springer 54.90 1988LaTanya Nobles 54.94 2007Bria Woods 55.10 2005Adriane Fuller 55.20 1995Jennifer Morgan 55.20 1999

800-meter runMireille Sankatsing 2:03.47 1992Andrea Bowman 2:07.91 1988Domtila Mwei 2:08.67 2000Beverly Elcock 2:08.41 2012Margaret Ajayi 2:09.31 2001Marina Manjon-Rivadula 2:09.67 2013Karen Smith 2:12.31 1997Sara DeBruyn 2:12.40 2003Evie Scholl- 2:12.46 2003Julie Watson 2:12.56 1989

Mile RunDonna Donakowski 4:41.44 1988Domtila Mwei 4:44.91 2000Julie Watson 4:44.91 1989Andrea Bowman 4:44.97 1988Adele Rankin 4:48.53 1995Victoria Voronko 4:48.54 2013Carrie Gould 4:53.91 1999Morgan Churchwell 4:54.09 2013Sue Hoesli 4:55.42 1996Marina Manjon-Rivadulla 4:55.56 2013

3,000-meter runVictoria Voronko 9:23.33 2013Carrie Gould 9:32.61 1999Courtney Calka 9:34.82 2012Donna Donakowski 9:35.04 1988Domtila Mwei 9:47.63 2000Adele Rankin 9:48.91 1995Andrea Bowman 9:54.00 1988Lauren Snell 9:58.04 2006Sue Hoesli 9:58.76 1996

5,000-meter runCourtney Calka 16:37.17 2011Carrie Gould 16:43.90 1999Brenda Clark 17:12.50 1982Sue Parks 17:12.84 1978Kalli Williams 17:13.64 2006Julie Watson 17:25.13 1987Kayla Pfund 17:28.06 2013Michelle Ruggero 17:28.45 2001Bonnie Arnold 17:28.69 1982Sara Gish 17:30.50 1989

60-meter HurdlesLaTanya Nobles 8.28c 1996Val Beckles 8.29c 1992Vanessa Clerveaux 8.30 2013Gina Tempro 8.36c 1983Rene Murphy 8.45c 1992Chrystal Dooley 8.48 2006Shamarie Giscombe 8.53 2006Marla Benford 8.53c 1998Deby Lansky 8.57c 1973 Pamela Grayer 8.58 1998Andrea Wheeler 8.58 2006Vicky Kozlina 8.58c 1990

Long JumpAshley McCullough 20-06.50 2006Lela V. Nelson 20-05.25 2005Ann Meachum-Lohner 20-02.50 1981Angela Springer 20-02.50 1988Joy Inniss 20-02.25 1993Ingrid Boyce 19-09.75 1984Jenell Ali 19-06.75 1998Marquita Knight 19-06.25 1996Allia Hanson 19-04.75 1996Tomeca Brown 19-04.25 1997

Shot PutBrittany Crew 51.05.00 2013 Tammy Stahl 47-07.25 1990Vesna Cadikovska 47-02.25 2001Jill Kwasneski 44-11.50 1987Lawanda Hall 42-05.00 1996Rhonda Moorehead 41-11.00 1986Anna Parrish 41-02.50 1986Jackie Burton 40-06.50 1980Kerrie Goulding 39-08.75 1994Lisa Cark 39-07.00 1982

Weight ThrowAngela Scarber 58-06.75 2012Lydia Gomez-Diaz 54-08.25 2012Becky Leevey 53-07.57 2000Adrienne Waisner 49-10.00 2013Marika Leroy 48-07.75 2007Maite Cortin 46-11.50 2007Brittany Crew 45-06.50 2012Andi Cristodoulou 43-09.00 1999Kerrie Goulding 40-11.50 1996Jennifer Krile 39-06.00 1998

High JumpEllie Hayden 6-01.00 1982Tatijana Jacobson 6-00.00 2012Barb Mahnke 5-10.50 1984Sheila Papatriantafyllou 5-09.00 1990Bethany Piccolini 5-08.75 2002Lisa Cowdrey 5-08.75 2003Pam Klundert 5-08.50 2004Kate Wolanin 5-07.50 2013Lela V. Nelson 5-07.00 2002Sue Prindle 5-07.00 1988

Pole VaultAlysha Newman 13-10.50 2013Jessica Hemingway 13-07.50 2011Hana Palamaa 13-05.75 2002Janice Keppler 13-01.25 2007Meghan Powers 12-07.75 2012Kim Wise 12-06.00 2005Kellie Kern 12-04.00 2003Val Smith 12-02.50 2006Cailen Wells 12-02.00 2001Jennifer Schornak 12-01.50 2012Ellie Braidic 12-01.50 2013

Triple JumpJoy Inniss 42-03.25 1994Kemba Johnson 41-08.50 2004Kayla Dodd 41-04.50 2000Tomeca Brown 41-02.25 1998Arantxa Garcia 40-10.25 1992Allia Hanson 40-07.25 1997Jennifer Morgan 40-04-75 1999Ashley McCullough 40-03.50 2006Lela V. Nelson 40-01.25 2005Ronique Keane-Dawes 39-06.75 2002

PentathlonLela V. Nelson 3894 2005Kate Wolanin 3749 2012Shamarie Giscombe 3683 2006Chrystal Dooley 3668 2005Ashley McCullough 3586 2006Brittany Lockhart 3564 2008Sheila Papatriantafyllou 3554 1990Lisa Cowdrey 3525 2002Jenn West 3481 1994Andrea Wheeler 3418 2006Rhonda Moorehead 3296 1985

1,600-meter RelayDooley, Nelson, Beasley, Woods 2005 3:38.49Fuller, Fynes, McKenzie, Nobles 1995 3:39.18Fuller, Judge, Nobles, McKenzie 1995 3:41.18Williams, Elcock, Rawls, Margina2012 3:42.69Woods, Walters, Dooley, Harvin 2004 3:43.04Dooley, Giscombe, Beasley, Woods 2006 3:43.87Beasley, Dooley, Woods, Walters 2006 3:43.95Walters, Woods, Dooley, Keane-Dawes 2003 3:44.06

DMRWilliams, Elcock, Voronko, Church-well 2012 11:30.21Churchwell, Rawls, Manjon-Riva-dulla, Voronko 2013 11:32.92Elcock, Andre, Quaintance, Calka 2011 11:33.26

Gould, Keane-Dawes, Thompson, Mwei 2000 11:36.88Mwei, Dame, DeBruyn, Gould 1999 11:38.00DeBruyn, Keane-Dawes, Koenig, Canty 2003 11:38.95Smith, Hoesli, Calderon, Gould 1997 11:42.26Hoesli, Judge, Fuller, Rankin 1995 11:44.39Bowman, Opp, Watson, Donakowski 1988 11:50.04Canty, DeBruyn, Koenig, Scholl 2003 11:51.39

c= Converted times from 55 to 60 meters

eMu TRaCk & field all-TiMe indOOR ReCORds


eMu TRaCk & field all-TiMe OuTdOOR ReCORds

100-meter dashSevatheda Fynes 11.12 1995Vania Nelson 11.42 1995Patrice Beasley 11.43 2006Janell Ali 11.44 1998Winsome Howell 11.65 2002Jadine Robinson 11.72 2001Virgie Bullie 11.72 1988Shakera Pinto 11.72 2002Joy Ann Clarke 11.74 1985Sasha Springer 11.77 2001

100-meter HurdlesLela V. Nelson 13.34 2005Val Beckles 13.43 1992Gina Tempro 13.49 1984Chrystal Dooley 13.50 2006Vicky Kozlina 13.63 1990LaTanya Nobles 13.72 1997Pamela Grayer 13.75 1998S. Papatriantafyllou 13.87 1990Marla Benford 13.90 1997Renee Murphy 13.90 1992

200-meter dashSevatheda Fynes 22.63 1995Vania Nelson 23.33 1995Virgie Bullie 23.55 1988Eboni Jenkins 23.56 2004Janell Ali 23.69 1998Jackie Hinds 23.70 1990Shantavia Williams 23.73 2012Patrice Beasley 23.74 2004Lela V. Nelson 23.78 2005

400-meter dashTamyka McCord 52.62 1993Angela Springer 52.69 1988Shantavia Williams 53.23 2012Jackie Hinds 53.35 1991Mireille Sankatsing 53.35 1991Sevatheda Fynes 53.40 1995Bria Woods 53.55 2005Jennifer Morgan 54.44 1999Shermayne McKenzie 54.44 1995Adriane Fuller 54.84 1995

400-meter HurdlesChrystal Dooley 56.75 2006Asia Rawls 58.39 2012R. Keane-Dawes 58.74 2003S. Papatriantafyllou 58.93 1990LaTanya Nobles 59.42 1995Jewel Walters 59.52 2004Lela V. Nelson 60.06 2005Shamarie Giscombe 60.34 2006Val Beckles 60.37 1992Kari Agin 60.97 1984

800-meter runMireille Sankatsing 2:03.05 1992Domtila Mwei 2:06.23 2001 Andrea Bowman 2:06.31 1986Beverly Elcock 2:07.25 2012Sue Tomanek 2:07.65 1987Karen Opp 2:09.34 1987Margaret Ajayi 2:09.62 2000Sara DeBruyn 2:10.35 2003Evie Scholl 2:11.30 2003

1,500-meter runSue Tomanek 4:18.09 1987Andrea Bowman 4:18.27 1987Domtila Mwei 4:19.03 2001Donna Donakowski 4:21.57 1988Morgan Churchwell 4:26.40 2012Mireille Sankatsing 4:27.68 1991Carrie Gould 4:27.83 1999Adele Rankin 4:28.09 1994Sara DeBruyn 4:29.10 2003Sue Hoesli 4:29.80 1996

3,000-meter runDonna Donakowski 9:14.44 1988Carrie Gould 9:32.58 1999Julie Watson 9:33.95 1989Adele Rankin 9:38.42 1994Sue Hoesli 9:39.55 1996Andrea Bowman 9:41.02 1988Sue Parks 9:42.42 1980Domtila Mwei 9:42.57 2000Sara DeBruyn- 9:58.80 1999Kalli Williams 10:01.25 2007

3,000-meter steeplechaseVictoria Voronko 10:30.41 2012Courtney Calka 10:41.44 2011Melissa Green 10:48.14 2008

5,000-meter runCarrie Gould 16:25.45 1999Donna Donakowski 16:42.16 1986Julie Watson 16:50.80 1987Beth Shroyer 17:00.95 1992Domtila Mwei 17:04.03 2000Tiffany Kincaid 17:05.32 2012Adele Rankin 17:08.14 1993Kalli Williams 17:09.83 2006Rachel Quaintance 17:18.13 2012Julie Montgomery 17:18.40 1981

10,000-meter runCarrie Gould 34:09.50 1999Julie Watson 34:41.60 1987Kalli Williams 35:27.52 2006Bonnie Arnold 35:41.60 1982Noelle Dixon 35:41.90 1990Beth Shroyer 35:52.95 1995Leslie Kinczkowski 36:39.60 1986Lori Larrick 36:50.73 1993Colleen Geary 36:53.50 1984Kari Larsen 37:09.01 1994

HeptathlonLela V. Nelson 5878 2005Chrystal Dooley 4962 2006Traci Parsons 4896 1996Lisa Cowdrey 4796 2002Shamarie Giscombe 4636 2006Jenn West 4561 1994Hana Palamaa 4513 1999Laura Burke 4506 1982Barb Mahnke 4401 1984

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High JumpEllie Hayden 6-01.00 1982Tatijana Jacobson 5-08.75 2012Barb Mahnke 5-08.00 1984Laurie Rogers 5-08.00 1981S. Papatriantafyllou 5-07.75 1990 Leah Cunningham 5-07.25 1995Courtney Huffman 5-07.00 1999Pam Klundert 5-07.00 2003Lisa Cowdrey 5-07.00 2003Lela V. Nelson 5-07.00 2005

Long JumpLela V. Nelson 21-03.50 2005Ashley McCullough 20-10.50 2006Ingrid Boyce 20-05.00 1984Angela Springer 20-03.00 1988Janell Ali 20-01.50 1998Ann Meachum 20-01.75 1981Alecia Fraser 20-01.00 1999Kemba Johnson 19-10.75 2004Rosie White 19-09.75 2012Joy Inniss 19-09.00 1992

Triple JumpJoy Inniss 42-04.00 1994Kemba Johnson 41-08.50 2004Allia Hanson 41-05.75 2000R. Keane-Dawes 41-00.25 2002Arantxa Garcia 40-11.75 1991Lela V. Nelson 40-09.50 2003Jennifer Morgan 40-08.75 2000Tomeca Brown 40-07.75 1997Ashley McCullough 40-07.75 2006Kayla Dodd 40-06.75 2000

Pole VaultJessica Hemingway 13-11.25 2011Hana Palamaa 13-05.50 2001 Janice Keppler 13-03.50 2008 Kelli Kern 13-02.25 2003 Kim Wise 12-05.50 2005 Cailen Wells 12-03.50 2002 Jennifer Schornak 12-02.50 2012Sarah Chrzanowski 11-09.75 2004 Lynn Gasparella 11-07.75 2002Hanna Virtanen 11-01.75 2001

Shot PutVesna Cadikovska 47-02.25 2001Tammy Stahl 45-08.00 1990Jill Kwasneski 44-09.75 1987Rhonda Moorehead 42-03.25 1987Bonnie Paulley 40-02.00 1980Lela V. Nelson 39-10.50 2005Anna Parrish 39-00.00 1986Andi Christofoulou 38-09.25 1998Alecia Snyder 38-03.00 1985Jackie Burton 37-10.25 1979

DiscusRhonda Moorehead 139-01.00 1986Julie Blavier 138-11.25 1990Lisa Cark 138-09.00 1983Tammy Stahl 138-08.00 1991Jill Kwasneski 135-09.00 1989Becky Leevey 132-00.00 1998Andi Christofoulou 126-04.00 1998Dasha Yeakey 124-09.75 1996Beth Leonard 122-09.00 1982Jenny Krile 122-04.00 1998

HammerLydia Gomez-Diaz 190-10 2012Angela Scarber 187-06 2012Maite Cortin 166-06 2007Becky Leevey 157-04 2000Kerry Goulding 154-00 1996Marika Leroy 153-04 2006Adrienne Waisner 130-02 2012Becky Scheerhorn 121-05 2001Vesna Cadikovska 118-07 2001Alex Piening 115-01 2003

JavelinBrit Klanert 169-09.00 2003Vesna Cadikovska 147-09.00 1999Kerry Schrader 147-02.00 1997Kathy Doughty 145-00.00 1991Laura Burke 138-02.00 1982Jennifer Krile 130-02.00 1998Devra Kaner 128-03.25 1980Jeanette Dezan 126-00.00 1987Francine Rincon 122-10.00 2004Kerry Goulding 120-06.00 1996

400-meter RelayBeasley, Nelson, Harvin, Jenkins 44.99 2005Ali, Nobles, Calderon, Nelson 45.06 1997McCullough, Woods, Harvin, Beasley 45.10 2006Pinto, Jenkins, Beasley, Nelson 45.27 2004Robinson, Keane-Dawes, Alston, S. Springer 45.52 2001Nelson, Jenkins, Pinto, Beasley 45.53 2004Pinto, Bartley, Jenkins, Beasley 45.63 2003Hinds, Springer, Kozlina, Bullie 45.69 1988Nelson, McKenzie, Judge, Fynes 45.69 1995Pinto, Robinson, Bartley, Howell 45.70 2002

800-meter RelayBeasley, Harvin, Jenkins, Nelson 1:33.80 2005Beasley, Nelson, Woods, Jenkins 1:34.40 2005Woods, Jenkins, Nelson, Beasley 1:34.63 2004Beasley, McCullough, Harvin, Woods 1:35.31 2006Beasley, Dooley, Harvin, Woods 1:35.51 2006Beasley, Dooley, Jenkins, Woods 1:35.74 2005Foster, Springer, Inniss, McCord 1:36.21 1993Springer, Hinds, Inniss, Bullie 1:36.58 1988Benford, Nelson, Ali, Calderon 1:36.58 1997Evans, Springer, Hinds, Bullie 1:36.69 1988

1,600-meter RelayFuller, Nobles, McKenzie, Fynes 3:35.54 1995Nelson, Dooley, Beasley, Woods 3:36.23 2005Beasley, Dooley, Harvin, Woods 3:37.94 2005Evans, Bullie, Hinds, Springer 3:38.07 1988Dooley, Woods, Nelson, Walters 3:38.74 2004Beasley, Dooley, Jones, Woods 3:38.77 2006Rawls, Margina, Elcock, Williams 3:38.39 2012Hinds, Sankatsing, Inniss, McCord 3:39.51 1991Brooks, Dooley, Nelson, Woods 3:41.33 2005Hinds, Bullie, Bowman, A. Springer 3:41.55 1988

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eMu TRaCk & field all-TiMe OuTdOOR ReCORds


eMu indOOR MaC ChaMPiOns

55-meter dashJoy Ann Clarke 1984Virgie Bullie 1987Virgie Bullie 1988Jenell Ali 1997Jenell Ali 1998

55-meter Hurdles Gina Tempro 1984Kay McConney 1986Val Beckles 1989Vicky Kozlina 1990Val Beckles 1992LaTanya Nobles 1998

60-meter dashAnn Meachum 1981Joy Ann Clarke 1982Sevatheda Fynes 1995Jadine Robinson 2001Sasha Springer 2002Patrice Beasley 2004Patrice Beasley 2006ReJeana Margina 2010Ashlee Abraham 2011

60-meter HurdlesAnn Meachum 1981Gina Tempro 1982Vicky Kozlina 1987Vanessa Clerveaux 2013

200-meter dashAngela Springer 1988Joy Inniss 1994Sevatheda Fynes 1995Jenell Ali 1997Jadine Robinson 2001Sasha Springer 2002Patrice Beasley 2004Eboni Jenkins 2005Patrice Beasley 2006Ashlee Abraham 2011

200-meter HurdlesSheila Papatriantafyllou 1989Sheila Papatriantafyllou 1990Val Beckles 1991Val Beckles 1992

300-yard dashAnn Meachum 1981

300-meter dashIngrid Boyce 1985Virgie Bullie 1987

400-meter dashIngrid Boyce 1985Angela Springer 1988Jackie Hinds 1990Jackie Hinds 1991Mireille Sankatsing 1992Maubra Foster 1993Jeanette Judge 1994Shermayne McKenzie 1995LaTanya Nobles 1996LaTanya Nobles 1997Shantavia Williams 2012

600-meter dashKaren McDougall 1980

800-meter runSue Tomanek 1985Sue Tomanek 1986Andrea Bowman 1987Andrea Bowman 1988Mireille Sankatsing 1990Mireille Sankatsing 1991Mireille Sankatsing 1992Elena Ramos 1994Domtila Mwei 1999Domtila Mwei 2000Margaret Ajayi 2001Lauren Quaintance 2011

1,000-meter runSue Tomanek 1987Karen Opp 1989Karen Opp 1990Adele Rankin 1995

1,500-meter runCheryl Sheffer 1984Andrea Bowman 1987

MileCheryl Sheffer 1981Andrea Bowman 1988Julie Watson 1989Adele Rankin 1995Domtila Mwei 2000

3,000-meter runJulie Watson 1989Carrie Gould 1999Domtila Mwei 2000

5,000-metersBonnie Arnold 1982Pat Bagley 1991Carrie Gould 2000

Pentathlon Jennifer West 1994Kate Wolanin 2012

800-meter RelayG. Tempro, E. Hayden, I. Boyce, J. A. Clark

1,600-meter RelayS. Tomanek, J.A. Clarke, K. Agin, I. Boyce 1985K. Opp, L. McCoy, A. Bowman, A. Springer 1987A. Bowman, V. Bullie, J. Hinds, A. Springer 1988A. Bowman, K. Opp, S. Papa, M. Sankatsing 1989K. Opp, M. Sankatsing, S. Papa, J. Hinds 1990T. McCord, V. Beckles, A. Robinson, J. Hinds 1991M. Foster, A. Fuller, J. Inniss, T. McCord 1993J. Inniss, T. McCord, A. Fuller, J. Judge 1994J. Judge, L. Nobles, T. Swindle, S. McKenzie 1995J. Robinson, R. Keane-Dawes, M. Ajayi, W. Howell 2000P. Beasley, C. Dooley, B. Woods, J. Walters 2004A. Rawls, N. Andre R. Margina, S. Williams 2010D. Shearer, A. Rawls N. Andre, S. Williams 2011

Two Mile RelayCrowell, B. Riccardi, C. Sheffer, J. Montgomery 1981

3200-meter RelayA. Kaake, W. Gusie, D. Love, C. Sheffer 1982B. Courtade, D. Durrer, S. Tomanek, A. Bowman 1986K. Opp, D. Durrer, A. Bowman, S. Tomanek 1987J. Watson, D. Donakowski, A. Bowman, D. Durrer 1988M. Sankatsing, L. Larrick, J. Moore, K. Opp 1990A. Rankin, A. Fuller, E. Ramos, V. Meder 1993

Distance Medley RelayV. Meder, J. Judge, E. Ramos, A. Rankin 1994D. Mwei, S. Dame, S. DeBruyn, C. Gould 1999C. Gould, R. Keane-Dawes, N. Thompson, D. Mwei 2000S. DeBruyn, R. Keane-Dawes, N. Koenig, K. Canty 2003

Long JumpAnn Meachum 1980Ann Meachum 1981Ingrid Boyce 1982Ingrid Boyce 1984Angela Springer 1988Nancy Nowak 1989Joy Inniss 1993Joy Inniss 1994Allia Hanson 1997Lela V. Nelson 2004Rosie White 2012

Triple JumpElaine Chiodini 1985Elaine Chiodini 1986Arantxa Garcia 1990Arantxa Garcia 1991Joy Inniss 1992Joy Inniss 1993Joy Inniss 1994Alecia Fraser 2000

High JumpBarb Mahnke 1984Sheila Papatriantafyllou 1990

Pole VaultHanna Palamaa 1999Hanna Palamaa 2000Hanna Palamaa 2001Hanna Palamaa 2002Alysha Newman 2013

Shot PutTammy Stahl 1990Tammy Stahl 1991

Team Titles1986*1987*1988*1989*1990*1991*1992*1993*1994*1995*199720002011

MAC Most Valuable Performer2000 Domtila Mwei

MAC Most Outstanding Performance2002 Hanna Palamaa

*The Mid-American Conference did not begin an official Indoor Cham-pionship until 1996. Prior to 1996, the meet was held but not officially sanctioned by the MAC.

Results from the 1983 season are missing. Any help in getting a copy would be greatly appreciated.

AnDrEA BowMAnVirgiE BUlliE DoMtilA MwEi


eMu OuTdOOR MaC ChaMPiOns

100-meter dashGina Tempro 1982Joy Ann Clarke 1985Virgie Bullie 1987Virgie Bullie, 1988Sevatheda Fynes 1995Vania Nelson 1997Sasha Springer 2001Winsome Howell 2002Patrice Beasley 2006Ashlee Abraham 2011

100-meter HurdlesGina Tempro 1981Gina Tempro 1982Gina Tempro 1984Val Beckles 1989Vicky Kozlina 1990Val Beckles 1991Val Beckles 1992Lela V. Nelson 2005

200-meters-dashJoy Ann Clarke 1982Joy Ann Clarke 1985Andrea Springer 1987Virgie Bullie 1988Tamyka McCord 1991Tamyka McCord 1993Sevatheda Fynes 1995Sasha Springer 2001Winsome Howell 2002Patrice Beasley 2004Patrice Beasley 2005Patrice Beasley 2006

400-meters-dashDebbie Mullice 1980*Angela Springer 1988Jackie Hinds 1989Jackie Hinds 1990Tamyka McCord 1991Tamyka McCord 1993Tamyka McCord 1994Shermayne McKenzie 1995Shantavia Williams 2011

400-meter HurdlesShelia Papatriantafyllou 1989Shelia Papatriantafyllou 1990Jewell Walters 2004Chrystal Dooley 2005Chrystal Dooley 2006Asia Rawls 2011

800-meters-runAndrea Bowman 1987Andrea Bowman 1988Mireille Sankatsing 1990Mireille Sankatsing 1991Mireille Sankatsing 1992Domtila Mwei 2000Domtila Mwei 2001Lauren Quaintance 2010Beverly Elcock 2012

1,500-meter runSue Tomanek 1987Andrea Bowman 1988Mireille Sankatsing 1991Mireille Sankatsing 1992Adele Rankin 1994Zelda Elijah 1996Domtila Mwei 2000Domtila Mwei 2001

3,000-meter runDonna Donakowski 1986Donna Donakowski 1988Julie Watson 1989Adele Rankin 1994Adele Rankin 1995Carrie Gould 1999Domtila Mwei 2000

Two MileSue Parks 1977*

Three MileSue Parks 1977*

5,000-meter runJulie Montgomery 1981Donna Donakowski 1986Donna Donakowski 1988Carrie Gould 1999

10,000-meter runCindy Barber 1979*Julie Watson 1987Beth Shroyer 1995Beth Shroyer 1996Carrie Gould 1999Carrie Gould 2000

Long JumpDebbie Odden 1977*Anne Meachum 1979*Anne Meachum 1980*Anne Meachum 1981Ingrid Boyce 1982Ingrid Boyce 1983Ingrid Boyce 1984Angela Springer 1987Angela Springer 1988Nancy Nowak 1989Joy Inniss 1994Alecia Frazer 1999

Triple JumpArantxa Garcia 1991Joy Inness 1992Joy Inness 1993Joy Inness 1994Allia Hanson 1996Kaylah Dodd 1999

High JumpEllie Hayden 1981

Pole VaultHanna Palamaa 2000Hanna Palamaa 2001Hanna Palamaa 2002Janice Keppler 2007Jessica Hemingway 2011

Shot PutTammy Stahl 1990Vesna Cadikovski 2001

JavelinBrit Klanert 2001Brit Klanert 2002Brit Klanert 2003

400-meter RelayG. Tempro, E. Hayden, I. Boyce, J.A. Clarke 1982I. Brewster, I. Bouce, K. McConney, J.A. Clarke 1984I. Brewster, I. Boyce, K. McConney, J.A. Clarke, 1985M. Brown, L. McCoy, S. Hardy, K. McConney 1986A. Springer, S. Hardy, V. Kozlina, V. Bullie 1987J. Hinds, A. Springer, V. Kozlina, V. Bullie 1988S. Papa, J. Hinds, V. Kozlina, V. Beckles 1989J. Inniss, M. Foster, A. Springer, T. McCord 1993V. Nelson, S. McKenzie, J. Judge, S. Fynes 1995J. Ali, V. Nelson, S. Calderon, L. Nobles 1997S. Pinto, J. Robinson, C. Bartley, W. Howell 2002S. Pinto, C. Bartley, E. Jenkins, P. Beasley 2003P. Beasley, L. Nelson, L. Harvin, E. Jenkins 2005A. McCullough, B. Woods, L. Harvin, P. Beasley 2006

440-yard RelayC. Williams, A. Meachum, K. McDougall, D. Mullice 1979*

Sprint Medley RelayG. Tempro, J.A. Clarke, I. Boyce, C. Sheffer 1982A. Abraham, R. Margina R. White, N. Andre 2010

1,600-meter RelayS. Tomanek, A. Bowman, L. McCoy, S. Hardy 1986K. Opp, A. Bowman, S. Tomanek, A. Springer 1987A. Springer, A. Bowman, J. Hinds, J. Evans 1988 M. Sankatsing, L. McCoy, S. Papa, J. Hinds 1990M. Sankatsing, V. Beckles, J. Inniss, T. McCord 1991A. Fuller, J. Inniss, A. Garcia, M. Sankatsing 1992A. Fuller, M. Foster, J. Inniss, T. McCord 1993J. Judge, A. Fuller, M. Foster, T. McCord 1994S. McKenzie, A. Fuller, J. Judge, L. Nobles 1995V. Nelson, J. Ali, L. Nobles, S. Calderon 1997P. Beasley, C. Dooley, L. Jones, B. Woods 2006D. Shearer, A. Rawls N. Andre, S. Williams 2011

Mile RelayC. Williams, D. Asbury, D. Mullice, K. McDougall 1979 *

3200-meter RelayL. Yanik, C. Gardner, K. Witherspoon, B. Riccardi 1979 *

TEAM TITLES1979* Tie with BGSU19821987198819891990199119921993199519972003

MAC Most Valuable Performers1986 Donna Donakowski1988 Angela Springer1991 Tamyka McCord1993 Joy Inniss1995 Adele Rankin1999 Carrie Gould2005 Lela V. Nelson2006 Patrice Beasley

MAC Most Outstanding Performance1991 Mireille Sankatsing1994 Joy Inniss1995 Sevatheda Fynes2000 Domtila Mwie

Current athletes in BOLD

* The Mid-American Conference did not begin an official championship for women until 1981. Prior to that, schools ran it as an Invitational.


eMu TRaCk & field hOnORs

olyMPiAns1976 Deby Lasky1996 Sevatheda Fynes2000 Sevatheda Fynes2008 Sasha Springer-Jones

ncAA chAMPionsYear Name Event1992 Mirielle Sankatsing 800 (I)1995 Sevatheda Fynes 200 2005 Lela V. Nelson Heptathlon

ncAA inDoor chAMPionshiPtEAM finishEs

Year Finish Points1986 T-25th 41991 T-18th 81992 T-15th 101993 T-35th 21994 T-43rd 21995 T-25th 81998 T-43rd 42000 T-56th ½2001 T-45th 3

ncAA inDoor chAMPionshiPAll-AMEricAns

Year Name Finish Event1986 Donna Donakowski 4th Mile1991 Mirielle Sankatsing 2nd 8001992 Mirielle Sankatsing 1st 8001993 Joy Inniss 5th TJ1994 Joy Inniss 7th TJ1995 Sevethyda Fynes 2nd 551998 Jenell Ali 5th 552000 Domtilla Mwei 8th Mile2001 Hanna Palamaa 6th PV

MAc inDoor chAMPionshiPfirst tEAM

Year Name1996 LaTanya Nobles1997 Jenell Ali Allia Hanson LaTanya Nobles (2)1998 Jennell Ali (2) LaTanya Nobles (3)1999 Carrie Gould Domtila Mwei Hanna Palamaa2000 Alecia Fraser Carrie Gould (2) Domtila Mwei (2) Hanna Palamaa2001 Margaret Ajayi Hanna Palamaa (2) Jadine Robinson2002 Hanna Palamaa (3) Sasha Springer2004 Patrice Beasley Lela V. Nelson Bria Woods2005 Eboni Jenkins2006 Patrice Beasley (2)2008 Janice Keppler 2011 Ashlee Abraham Lauren Quaintance 2012 rosiE whitE shAntAViA williAMs kAtE wolAnin

MAc inDoor chAMPionshiPsEconD tEAM

Year Name1996 Sue Hoesli Marquita Knight Allia Hanson Shawna Taylor1997 Karen Smith Carrie Gould1998 Domtila Mwei1999 Jennifer Morgan Pam Grayer2000 Jadine Robinson Kaylah Dodd2001 Michelle Ruggero2002 Jadine Robinson Kia Johnson2003 Lela V. Nelson2004 Bria Woods Pam Klundert2005 Patrice Beasley Lela V. Nelson (2)2011 Beverly Elcock Jessica Hemingway Shnell Wishart

2012 Meghan Powers

ncAA oUtDoor chAMPionshiPtEAM finishEs

Year Finish Points1988 T-42nd 31990 T-54th 31991 T-31st 51992 T-34th 51995 T-12th 181999 T-48th 52001 T-67th 12003 T-43rd 52005 17th 16

ncAA oUtDoor chAMPionshiP

All-AMEricAnsYear Name Finish Event1982 Gina Tempro 10th 100HH1988 Donna Donakowski 6th 3,0001990 Mirielle Sankatsing 7th 8001991 Mireille Sankatsing 4th 8001992 Mireille Sankatsing 4th 8001995 Sevatheda Fynes 1st 2001995 Sevatheda Fynes 2nd 1001999 Carrie Gould 4th 10K2001 Domtilla Mwei 8th 1,5002003 Brit Klanert 4th Jav.2005 Lela V. Nelson 1st Hept.2005 Lela V. Nelson 6th LJ2006 Ashley McCullough 12th LJ2011 Jessica Hemingway 12th PV

MAc oUtDoor chAMPionshiPfirst tEAM

Year Name1981 Jule Montgomery Gina Tempro Anne Meachum Ellie Hayden1982 Gina Tempro (2) Joy Ann Clarke Ingrid Boyce 1983 Ingrid Boyce (2)1984 Gina Tempro (3)1985 Joy Ann Clarke (2)1986 Andrea Bowman Donna Donakowski1987 Andrea Bowman Angela Springer Virgie Bullie Sue Tomanek Julie Watson1988 Andrea Bowman (2) Angela Springer (2) Donna Donakowski (2) Virgie Bullie (2)1989 Nancy Nowak Julie Watson Val Beckles Jackie Hinds Sheila Papatriantafyllou1990 Tammy Stahl Jackie Hinds (2) Vicki Kozlina Mireille Sankatsing Sheila Papatriantafyllou (2)1991 Mireille Sankatsing (2) Tamyka McCord Val Beckles (2) Arantxa Garcia1992 Mireille Sankatsing (3) Val Beckles (3) Joy Inniss (1)1993 Tamyka McCord (2) Joy Innis (2)1994 Adele Rankin Joy Inniss (3) Tamyka McCord (3)1995 Shermaine McKenzie Sevatheda Fynes Adele Rankin (2) Beth Shroyer1996 Beth Shroyer (2) Zelda Elijah Allia Hanson1997 Vania Nelson1999 Carrie Gould Alecia Fraser Kaylah Dodd2000 Domtila Mwei Carrie Gould (2) Hanna Palamaa2001 Sasha Springer Domtila Mwei (2) Hanna Palamaa (2)

Brit Klanert2002 Winsome Howell Hanna Palamaa (3) Brit Klanert (2)2003 Brit Klanert (3)2004 Patrice Beasley Jewel Walters2005 Patrice Beasley (2) Lela V. Nelson Chrystal Dooley2006 Patrice Beasley (3) Chrystal Dooley (2)2007 Janice Keppler2010 Lauren Quaintance2011 Jessica Hemingway Shantavia Williams Ashlee Abraham Asia Rawls2012 Beverly Elcock

MAc oUtDoor chAMPionshiPsEconD tEAM

Year Name1981 Debbie Mullice Cheryl Scheffer1982 Bonnie Arnold Ellie Hayden1984 Colleen Geary1985 Ingrid Boyce Mary Brown1988 Jill Kwasneski Nancy Nowak1990 Val Beckles Arantxa Garcia 1991 Lori Larrick Renee Murphy1993 Jennifer West Maubra Foster 1994 Adriane Fuller1995 Allia Hanson Vania Nelson LaTonya Nobles1996 Marquita Knight1997 Jenall Ali Karen Smtih Carrie Gould Tomeca Brown1998 Jenell Ali (2) Pam Grayer Tomeca Brown1999 Domtila Mwei Pam Grayer Vesna Cadikovska2000 Alecia Fraser Jennifer Morgan2001 Sara DeBruyn2002 Jadine Robinson Vesna Cadikovska (2)2003 Sara DeBruyn (2) Ronique K-Dawes Lisa Cowdrey2004 Eboni Jenkins Chrystal Dooley2006 Ashley McCullough2008 Janice Keppler2010 Shantavia Williams2011 Shnell Wishart2012 Shantavia Williams Lydia Gomez-Diaz Asia Rawls ReJeana Margina


eMu TRaCk and field OlyMPians (Men and wOMen)Year Event(s) Name Country Site Medal 1960 110 m HH Hayes Jones USA Rome, Italy Bronze1964 110 m HH Hayes Jones USA Tokyo Japan Gold1968 5,000 m/10,000 m Dave Ellis Canada Mexico City, Mexico 1972 100 m Hasely Crawford Trinidad & Tobago Munich, Germany 1972 110 m HH Tony Nelson Canada Munich, Germany1976 100 m/200 m Hasely Crawford Trinidad & Tobago Montreal, Canada Gold/1976 100 H Deby Lansky LaPlante* USA Montreal, Canada 1980 100 m Hasely Crawford Trinidad & Tobago Moscow, Russia 1984 100 m Hasely Crawfod Trinidad & Tobago Los Angeles, Calif. 1984 800 m Earl Jones** USA Los Angeles, Calif. Bronze1988 800 m Tommy Asinga Suriname Seoul, Korea1992 800 m Tommy Asinga Suriname Barcelona, Spain 1996 1500 m Paul McMullen USA Atlanta, Ga.1996 800 m Tommy Asinga Suriname Atlanta, Ga. 1996 800 m/4 x 400 m relay Greg Rhymer British Virgin Islands Atlanta, Ga. 1996 400 m Clement Chukwu NIgeria Atlanta, Ga. 1996 200 m/4 x 100 m relay Sevatheda Fynes Bahamas Atlanta, Ga. /Silver2000 4 x 400 m relay Clement Chukwu*** Nigeria Sydney, Australia Gold2000 4 x 400 m relay Nduka Awazie*** Nigeria Sydney, Australia Gold2000 400 m/4 x 100 m relay Fabian Rollins Barbados Sydney, Australia2000 100 m/4 x 100 m relay Sevatheda Fynes Bahamas Sydney, Australia /Gold2004 High Jump Jamie Nieto USA Athens, Greece2008 4 x 100 m relay Sasha Springer-Jones Trinidad & Tobago Beijing, China2012 High Jump Jamie Nieto**** USA London England 2012 110 m HH Eric Alejandro Puerto Rico London, England

*LaPlante become the 1st American to break 13 seconds in the 100 m hurdles three years later in the 1979 Pan American Games

**Jones won the U.S. Olympic Trials in American record time (1:43.74)

***Due to USA vacating the Gold in the 4 x 400 m relay, Chukwu and Awazie were upgraded from Silver to Gold for Nigeria

****Nieto won the U.S. Olympic Trials enroute to his trip to London


EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY


Enrollment Profile With nearly 23,000 students, EMU provides a rich learning environment for the university community. The University currently has approximately 18,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. Our students represent 45 states and 93 foreign coun-tries. Of undergraduate students, 72 percent are full time and 57 percent are women. The most popular majors are education, business, social sciences and history, science and engineering, English, and the health professions. EMU’s undergraduate population is approximately 65 percent white; 21 percent black; 2 percent international; 2.5 percent Asian-American; 2 percent Hispanic, 0.5 percent Native-American, and 7 percent not answered (i.e. elected not to respond to this inquiry). Eastern Michigan offers a number of special academic programs to help students succeed. These include the Honors College; the Holman Learn-ing Center; distance learning; accelerated format programs; online, weekend and evening programs and courses; American Humanics certification; the World College Study Abroad Tours; a specialized master’s degree program for corporations offered on site; a double master’s degree; online technologies for education and training through the Centers for Corporate Training; and EMU Worldwide. With more than 200 academic and social orga-nizations, an extensive intramural sports program, 21 NCAA Division I-A sports and numerous cultural activities from which to choose, EMU students have diverse opportunities to become involved in campus life. Students’ on-campus housing choices range from traditional dormitory-style rooms to apart-ments and include living/learning center options.

Where We’re Located Eastern Michigan University is located in historic Ypsilanti, seven miles east of Ann Arbor, 40 miles west of Detroit and just 20 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It is an area rich in academic, research, technological and recreational resources. The University also has sites in Livonia, Jackson, Traverse City, Flint, Detroit and Monroe. EMU’s 800 plus-acre main campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails and has 122 buildings throughout the academic and athletic campuses. Eagle Crest – Eastern Michigan’s conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake. Recently named “A Cool City,” by Michigan’s Governor Jennifer Granholm, Ypsilanti plays a leading role in industry and education. The city and the University have forged close ties that have lasted 160 years.

What Makes Us Unique In 1849, with the passage of Act No. 138, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan formally paved the way for the establishment of Michigan State Normal School, with the exclu-sive purposes of instructing persons in the art of teaching; providing a good common school education; and giving instruction in the mechanic arts, husbandry, agricultural chemistry and the laws of the United States. Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a Uni-versity, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The University currently serves nearly 22,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan’s exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education.

Faculty/Staff Eastern Michigan University employs 689 full-time faculty and 1,100 staff members. Ninety-four percent of EMU professors have doctoral degrees or terminal degrees in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 19:1. Faculty work closely with students, and many involve students in their research. In 2009, the Uni-versity celebrated its 29th annual Undergraduate Symposium; a benchmark program for undergradu-ate research.

Community Outreach Eastern Michigan is making an impact nationally by channeling its academic research as a means of solving real-world problems. EMU currently has 14 research institutes and centers that focus on com-munity building and civic engagement, quality, com-munity and regional development, small business development, geospatial education, textiles, export assistance and product development. EMU is well known for merging theory and practice for the benefit of the community. Applied research leads to new knowledge, new jobs and new business. Annually, the university receives about $15 million in revenues for sponsored research and community service activities.

The Alumni Association Representing more than 142,000 alumni and friends, the Alumni Association sponsors social and service-related programs for more than 20 geographically-based and special-interest alumni chapters.

EMU’s Economic Impact Since its founding in 1849, Eastern Michigan has provided quality services to the residents of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and other states and nations. EMU’s total impact on the Michigan economy of an estimated $3 billion annually reflects a return of more than $30 for each dollar received from the state. The University’s total impact on the Michigan economy results in a contribution of $115 million in state tax revenue. Thus, EMU’s impact on state government tax revenue is $1.25 in taxes for each dollar received from the state.

easTeRn MiChiGan univeRsiTy


Mission Statement Eastern Michigan University is com-mitted to excellence in teaching through traditional and innovative approaches, the extension of knowledge through basic and applied research, and creative and artistic expression. Building on a proud tradition of na-tional leadership in the preparation of teach-ers, we maximize educational opportunities and personal and professional growth for students from diverse backgrounds through an array of baccalaureate, master’s and doc-

toral programs. We strive to provide a student-focused learning environment that enhances the lives of students and positively impacts the community. We extend our commitment beyond the campus boundaries to the wider community through service initiatives, and public and private partnerships of mutual interest addressing local, regional, national and international opportunities and challenges.

Our History When the state of Michigan was just 12 years old, Michigan State Normal School was designated by the state legislature as the first institution to educate teachers to serve the public schools. The University thus began, somewhat humbly, as the sixth teacher education institution in the nation. A campus that today comprises more than 800 acres was once a four-acre plot with one building and two programs of study – a classical course and an English Course. The school’s name has changed several times – to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern Michigan College in 1956; and finally to Eastern Michigan University in 1959. During its first 100 years, the institution certified thousands of teachers and developed the broad-based curricula that ultimately prepared it for university status. Within that new university, three colleges emerged: Education, Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School. The University has since expanded three more times; adding the College of Business in 1964, the College of Health and Human Services in 1975 and the College of Technology in 1980. More recently Eastern Michigan has developed Extended Programs that include Continuing Education, the Centers for Corporate Training, the World College and numerous community-focused institutes. The University has enhanced its learning environment through structural initiatives during the past several years. Recent construction includes the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998), the Convocation Center (1998), the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998), the John W. Porter College of Educa-tion Building (1999), the Everett L. Marshall College of Health and Human Services Building (2000), the Village residence hall (2001), University House (2003) and the Student Center (2006).

March 28, 1849: State Legislature passed Act No. 138 entitled “An Act to Establish a State Normal School.”

Oct. 5, 1852: Official dedication of Michigan State Normal School.

March 29, 1853: Michigan State Normal School opens, offering two programs of study, a “classical course” and an “English course.”

1854: Michigan State Normal School holds first commence-ment, with three graduates.

Sept. 1881: The student newspaper, The Normal News, is founded as a monthly.

1890: MSNS is the first Michigan institution to establish a department of geography.

Oct. 22, 1896: Theodore Roosevelt visits Michigan State Normal School.

Sept. 15, 1897: The student newspaper is renamed The Normal College News, published twice a month.

1897: MSNS is the first U.S. teacher’s college to become a four-year institution.

April 28, 1899: Michigan State Normal School is renamed Michigan State Normal College.

1900: Student athletes unofficially adopt the nickname Normalites. Athletes could wear either a “Y” for Ypsilanti or an “N” for Normal.

1915: MSNC is the first U.S. teacher’s college to establish training for teachers of the disabled.

Oct. 24, 1929: Athletic teams are named the Hurons.

July 1, 1956: Michigan State Normal College becomes Eastern Michigan College.

July 6, 1956: The student newspaper is renamed The Eastern Echo, a weekly publication.

June 1, 1959: Eastern Michigan College is renamed Eastern Michigan University.

1959: The College of Education is established.

1959: The College of Arts and Sciences is established.

Oct. 13, 1960: Senator John F. Kennedy visits Eastern Michi-gan University

1964: The College of Business is established.

1975: The College of Health and Human Services is estab-lished.

1980: The College of Technology is established.

1990: Eastern Michigan University begins the first phase of a $213-million investment in campus renovations.

Jan. 30, 1991: The Board of Regents approve changing the Huron name and logo.

May 22, 1991: Board of Regents approve new EMU logo and nickname - the Eagles.

Sept. 9, 1994: The mascot “Swoop” is officially adopted.

Nov. 28, 1995: Groundbreaking for the Bruce T. Halle Library is held.

Oct. 30, 1996: President Bill Clinton visits EMU to present a speech on women in the business community.

Sept. 20, 1997: A “beaming ceremony” is hosted to celebrate construction of the new Convocation Center.

June 1, 1998: The official opening of the $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library is held.

Oct. 9, 1998: Official dedication of the Bruce T. Halle Library takes place.

Jan. 1, 1999: Eastern Michigan University begins a year-long celebration of its sesquicentennial.

May 2000: President Bill Clinton delivers the commence-ment address at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center.

Sept. 21, 2004: A ground breaking Ceremony is held for the New $37.5-million EMU Student Center.

May 14, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin is appointed the 22nd president of EMU by a unanimous vote of the EMU Board of Regents.

July 7, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin begins her role as EMU President.

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Fast FactsFounded: 1849 - Michigan State Normal SchoolEnrollment: Fifth-largest state institution in MichiganUndergraduates: 17,808Graduates: 4,830Gender: Undergraduates: 59% female; 41% male Graduates: 65% female; 35% maleMichigan residents: 88 percentPresident: Susan MartinBoard of Regents: Eight-member board, appointed by governorFaculty: 689 full timeFaculty holding Ph.D.: 93 percentStudent/Faculty Ratio: 19:1New Freshmen Average GPA: 3.1New Freshmen Average ACT: 21New Freshmen Average SAT: 1,014Academic programs: 423 majors, minors and concentrations, plus 167 graduate degrees and certificate programsDoctoral programs: 2 - Educational Leadership; Clinical PsychologyCampus Buildings: 122Campus Size: 880 acresAthletic Affiliation: NCAA Division FBS (1-A)NCAA Conference: Mid-American ConferenceMascot: Eagles Colors: Green and White

2011-12 Tuition and Fees*In-state and Ohio, 30 credit hours: $8,683Out-of-State, 30 credit hours: $23,095Room and Board, 18 meals weekly: $8,069*subject to change

The City of Ypsilanti Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County with a population of 22,362. Originally a trading post established in 1809 by Gabriel Godfroy, a French-Canadian fur trader from Montreal, a permanent settlement was established on the east side of the Huron River in 1823 by Major Thomas Woodruff. It was incorporated into the Territory of Michigan as the village Woodruff’s Grove. A separate com-munity a short distance away on the west side of the river was established in 1825 under the name “Ypsilanti”, after Demetrius Ypsilanti, a hero in the Greek War of Independence. Woodruff’s Grove changed its name to Ypsilanti in 1829, and the two communities eventually merged. Henry Ford and the automotive industry came to Ypsilanti in the 1930s and beautiful Ford Lake was created to generate hydroelectric power for the manufacturing plants. During World War II, Ypsilanti became home to the Willow Run Bomber Plant, a factory that would employ 100,000 work-ers.

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Entering her fourth year as the presi-dent of Eastern Michigan University, Dr. Susan W. Martin has made a sig-nificant impact on the campus in her short time in Ypsilanti. Named the 22nd president of EMU May 14, 2008, she is the first female president in EMU’s 161-year history. Martin officially took office July 7, 2008. Since joining EMU she has led the institution in two consecutive years of enrollment growth, kept tuition, room and board at 0% increase for 2010-11, enhanced the quality of education by investing in hiring new faculty, and en-hanced the living and learning facilities by making $195M in capital improve-ments to the campus. “I am thrilled to be chosen for the honor of leading this great University, which has a strong history of excellent education and a bright future,” said Martin. During her inaugural address Martin set fourth an ambitious vision for the university. The goals included build-

ing on the pillars of academic excellence, refreshing alumni relationships, comprehensive fundraising and earning the public’s trust. Under Martin’s guid-ance in 2008, EMU was again recognized as a “Best Midwestern College” by The Princeton Review for the sixth straight year. Additionally, for the fifth consecutive year, The Princeton Review recognized Eastern’s College of Business as one of the “Best 296 Busi-ness Schools” in the nation. Eastern Michigan also was awarded a 2009 Michigan Historic Preservation Net-work’s (MHPN) Government/Institutional Award for its preservation of the Univer-sity’s core historic campus. Prior to coming to EMU, Mar-tin was the provost and vice-chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Michigan-

Dearborn. The majority of Martin’s higher edu-cation career was at Grand Valley State University, where she taught and pub-lished as a professor of accounting and taxation. Martin served as director of the master of taxation program, direc-tor of international business programs, and chair of the accounting and taxa-

tion department. In June 2001, Martin joined the GVSU provost’s office and served in roles as assistant, associate, and executive asso-ciate vice president of academic affairs. One of her major duties in that office was to help manage the $154 million budget for the Academic Affairs Divi-sion. Before GVSU, Martin was deputy state treasurer for the Bureau of Local Gov-ernment Services for Michigan from June 1981-June 1984. She also was the commissioner of revenue for the state of Michigan from 1985-1988. Martin received her doctoral degree in accounting from Michigan State University in 1988 and her master’s de-gree in accounting from MSU in 1976. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 1971. In 2009, Martin received the MSU Department of Accounting and Infor-mation Systems Alumna of the Year Award. Martin is a member of the boards of directors of the Michigan Educational Trust as well as Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization that seeks to bring businesses to the Ann Arbor area. She is married to Dr. Larry Martin, professor of economics at Michigan State University, and has three children and two grandchildren.

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Roy E. Wilbanks Chair Roy E. Wilbanks was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to fill the seat vacated by Rosalind E. Griffin for a term ending in December 2012. Wilbanks was employed by Eastern Michigan University in various roles such as: Assistant to the President for Government and Community Relations, Vice Presi-dent for University Relations and Secretary to the Board of Regents, Executive Vice President, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Michigan Foundation and President and Chief Executive Officer of the

Eastern Michigan Foundation. In 2004, he was inducted into the Ypsilanti High School Athletic Hall of Fame and, in 2003, he was awarded the John W. Porter Distinguished Service Award. Wilbanks earned a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University. Wilbanks serves as chair of the Eagle Administrative Services Board and is a resident of Ypsilanti.

Thomas W. Sidlik Thomas W. Sidlik was appointed to the Board of Regents of Eastern Michi-gan University by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to a term expir-ing in December 2012. He was elected by the Board as EMU’s Vice-Chair from June 2005 to January 2007. In January 2007, he was elected to be the Chair of the EMU Board of Regents, for a term ending in February 2009. He has served as the Chair of the EMU Educational Policies Committee since January 2007. In March 2009 he was appointed to be the vice chair of the Faculty Affairs committee. He is a member of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee and the Executive committee. In other capacities, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Detroit Institute of

Arts. Sidlik retired as a member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG in August 2007. Sidlik has been vice chairman of the National Minority Supplier Development Council and Chairman of the Council’s Executive Committee. Sidlik is a resident of Ann Arbor.

Floyd Clack Floyd Clack was appointed by Governor Granholm in June 2005 to fill the seat vacated by Steven G. Gordon, and then reappointed to a full term in January of 2007. Clack was a member of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners (District 2) from 1996-2004 and is a former state represen-tative, serving seven terms from 1982 – 1996. He also served as a member of the Flint City Council from 1979 – 1982 and was a guidance counselor and teacher in the Flint Community Schools. He is a former president of the Flint NAACP. Clack received a master’s degree in counseling from EMU in 1972. He lives in Flint. Clack serves as vice chair of the Student Affairs

committee, vice chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and secretary of the Eagle Administrative Services Board.

Beth FitzsimmonsBeth Fitzsimmons was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Mohamed Okdie, who resigned. She is appointed for a term ex-piring Dec. 31, 2016. She serves as chair of the Student Affairs committee. Dr. Fitzsimmons founded Information Strategists, LLC, in 1987, a company that provides information services for high tech companies. Clients include scientists, engineers, marketing specialists and executives of major U.S. cor-porations. From 2003-2008, she was appointed by the President and chaired the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). From 1996-1999, Dr. Fitzsimmons was involved with several projects at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to that, she was associated with

CENDI; an Executive Branch interagency working group composed of the scientific and technical (STI) managers from the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, Health and Human Services, and NASA. Dr. Fitzsimmons served as the information specialist for 10 years at Aerodyne Research, Inc., and also has served as the Chairman of the Depository Library Council to the U.S. Public Printer (1993-94) and received the Public Printer’s Distinguished Service Award. She is the current President of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, the largest Rotary Club in Michigan, and has served on the Boards of the YMCA, University of Michigan Libraries, HelpSource, First Congregational Church, Cleary Uni-versity, Library of Michigan Foundation, and MIT Enterprise Forum.Michael Hawks

Michael Hawks was appointed by Governor Snyder in February 2011 to replace Phil Incarnati, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He serves as chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and vice chair of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee. Hawks was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up in Ypsilanti Township. He graduated from Ypsilanti High School where he excelled in football and re-ceived a full athletic-scholarship from Eastern Michigan University. Hawks earned a varsity letter as a true freshman and went on to be the team’s starting Noseguard the next three seasons. While at EMU, he earned a BA

in Business Administration and subsequently earned a MA in Higher Education Administration from Michigan State University. After completing his Higher Education, he served as Chief of Staff for the Majority Floor Leader in the Michigan House of Representatives and on the Staff of the Speaker of the House. He currently serves as a director of Governmental Consultant Services Inc. (GCSI) in Lansing, Michigan. GCSI is a multi-client Lobbying firm that is consistently recognized as Michigan’s number one rated firm. Hawks individually has consistently been voted among the 10 best lobbyists in the state by independent political surveys of Capitol insiders.

James F. Stapleton Jim Stapleton was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm in January of 2007 to replace Karen Valvo, who resigned. Stapleton was reappointed by Governor Granholm in January 2009 to his own eight-year term that ex-pires December 31, 2016. He is currently a member of the Board’s Executive committee (in the capacity of chair of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee). He is vice chair of the Eagle Administrative Services board. Stapleton is President and CEO of B&R Consultants. From 2001 through July of 2004 (while continuing to fully own and operate B&R), Stapleton assumed the responsibilities of Senior Vice President of Business Affairs of the Detroit Tigers, making him (for a good majority of his tenure) the high-

est ranking African-American within the business operations of a Major League Baseball franchise. In July of 2004, Stapleton left Major League Baseball to participate in a group that, in June of 2005, purchased the Minnesota Vikings. He is the former president of The Think Twice Foundation, an or-ganization comprised of African and Jewish American Community Leaders that raised more than $1 million and provided more than 200 units of new and/or refurbished housing for Detroit residents. He is also a past chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the Urban League. Stapleton has also served on several profit and not-for-profit boards, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Wayne State University’s Shiffman Medical Library Board of Visitors, Ontario Michigan Rail, and the Board of Directors of Detroit Commerce Bank.

Francine Parker Vice Chair Francine Parker was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Joseph Antonini, whose term expired in December 2006. Parker is the Executive Director of the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, which provides health care benefits to UAW retirees. Parker, who has more than 40 years of healthcare experience, retired as president and CEO of Health Alliance Plan in 2008. She serves as chair of the Personnel and Compensa-tion committee, chair of the Faculty Affairs committee and vice chair of the Educational Policies committee. She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 2014.

Mike Morris Mike Morris was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Gary Hawks, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He is chairman and chief executive officer of American Electric Power (AEP). From 1997 to 2003, Morris was chairman, president and CEO of Northeast Utilities System. Before joining North-east Utilities, he was president and CEO of Consumers Energy, principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, and president of CMS Marketing, Services and Trading. He was previously president of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. and executive vice president of marketing, transportation and gas supply for

ANR Pipeline Co., both subsidiaries of El Paso Energy. Morris was the founder and president of ANR Gathering Co., one of the first gas marketing companies in the United States. Morris is past chairman of the Edison Electric Institute, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited. He also serves on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Board, the National Governors Association’s Task Force on Electricity Infrastructure, Business Roundtable (chairing the Business Roundtable’s Sustainable Growth Initiative). He serves as a director of the boards of Alcoa, Battelle and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Morris graduated from Eastern Michigan University with both bachelors and masters degrees in biology. He served on the Board of Regents at Eastern Michigan University from 1997-2004. He is currently serving a new term through 2018. In 1995 he received the university’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. During his graduate years, he was commander of the ROTC Brigade. Morris received a law degree, cum laude, from the Detroit College of Law and is a member of the Michigan Bar Association.

The Board of Regents is the governing body of Eastern Michigan University. Its current format was created when the State of Michi-gan ratified a new constitution, Jan. 6, 1964. The Board comprises eight regents who are appointed to eight-year terms by the gov-ernor. The current EMU Regents are Roy Wilbanks, chair; Fran-cine Parker, vice chair; Floyd Clack; Beth Fitzsimmons; Michael Hawks; Mike Morris; Thomas W. Sidlik; and James F. Stapleton. “Other institutions of higher education established by law having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees shall each be governed

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by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. The board shall have general su-pervision of the institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the in-stitution’s funds. It shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He shall be the principal executive officer of the institution and be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote. The board may elect one of its members or may designate the president to preside at board meetings. Each board of control shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in the same year, and who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner.”



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Dr. Derrick GraggAthletics Director

The mark of an exceptional athletics program is the progress that is made each year. And under the leadership of athletics direc-tor Dr. Derrick Gragg, the Eastern Michigan University department of athletics has turned in successful campaigns in each of his first five years at the helm. During Gragg’s first year at EMU in 2006-07, the department set a school and Mid-American Conference record by capturing a remarkable eight team conference titles, adding a league post-season crown and recording two runner-up finishes. The MAC-record eight team championships eclipsed the mark of six held jointly by Central Michigan University (2003-04) and Western Michigan University (1984-85). In 2007-08, Gragg’s second as athletics direc-tor, EMU followed up the record-breaking eight championships in 2006-07 with four league regular-season titles and one MAC Tournament crown and the Eagles secured the Reese Trophy which is awarded annually to the top overall men’s athletics program in the league. Eastern had won the prestigious Reese Trophy three previous times (1987-88, 1990-91 and 1995-96). Gragg was nationally recognized for his lead-ership in 2008-09, earning the Black Coaches & Administrators (BCA) Administrator of the Year Award. He received the award at the BCA National Convention and Expo Awards Banquet, May 29, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. The Eagles won a pair of MAC titles during the 2008-09 campaign in men’s cross country and swimming, while finishing as the runner-up in men’s golf, men’s indoor track, men’s outdoor track, women’s golf and women’s soccer en

route to a second place finish in the Reese Tro-phy standings. Eastern continued to excel in 2009-10 with a trio of MAC team titles, 30 individual MAC Cham-pionships and 60 student-athletes named to the All-MAC teams. Gragg also helped spearhead the construction of EMU’s $3.9 million multi-purpose indoor athletic practice facility located near the north end of Rynearson Stadium. The 2010-11 season proved to be another record-setting campaign for EMU Athletics. The women’s outdoor track and field team won in 11 years to go along with the men’s cross country team capturing its 15 MAC crown. The Eagles finished near the top in the battle for the Mid-American Conference all-sports championships. The women’s athletic program turned in third place showing in the race for the Jacoby Trophy, while the men’s athletic program turned in its fifth consecutive top five finish in the battle for the Reese Trophy. The 2011-12 fall and winter revenue-gener-ating sports programs had a banner season, ranking as the third-best combined winning percentage for the football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball programs since joining the MAC in the 1976-77 academic year. Eastern posted a .593 winning percentage during the 2011-12 season between the four revenue-generating sports, while coming out victorious in 62.50 percent of their MAC tilts which ranks first in its history. In total, the Green and White won a pair of MAC titles during the 2011-12 campaign in men’s cross country and swimming, while claiming the MAC West Division crowns in both men’s and women’s basketball. Additonally, four of EMU’s top six athletic

fundraising years have occurred during the past six years under Gragg’s leadership. The department also secured the largest athletics donation in EMU athletics history in 2008 - a $1 million donation to men’s and women’s track programs. Gragg was named EMU’s 11th athletic direc-tor, Feb. 21, 2006, after spending the previous six years at the University of Arkansas. He first joined the U of A in 2000 as an associate athletic director and was promoted to senior associate athletic director in 2003 and then to deputy athletic director. In his tenure at Arkansas, Gragg was involved in various areas including: ath-letic administration, sport program oversight, marketing, sports information, recruitment, budget, student-athlete support, compliance, facilities and game management, fund-raising and research. During his career, Gragg has published several articles and editorials on intercollegiate athletics as well as a nationwide study on sports-related gambling. He is a former member of the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities & Interests Committee, having served as co-chair of the committee in 2004-05. Gragg also served as a member of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors and as a member of the American Heart Association, Northwest Arkan-sas Board of Directors. He currently serves as a member of the NCAA’s Legislative Council and is a member of the NACDA Division I-A Athletic Directors Scholarship Ad Hoc Steering Commit-tee. A former collegiate wide receiver, Gragg let-tered four years at Vanderbilt while earning his degree. He graduated with a bachelor’s in hu-man development in 1992 and was a member of

THE DERRICK GRAGG FILEName: Derrick Lamont GraggBorn: 11-19-69 in Huntsville, Ala.High School: Lee H.S. (Graduated in 1988) College: Vanderbilt University (Graduated in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in human development) Wayne State University (Graduated in 1999 with a master’s degree in sports administration) University of Arkansas (Earned his doctorate in higher education administration in 2004)Family: Wife: Sanya (Whittaker); Daughter: DeSha (18); Sons: Avery (15) and Phillip-Raymond (11)

Intercollegiate Athletics ExperienceYear School Position2006-Pres. Eastern Michigan University Director of Athletics2000-2006 University of Arkansas 2006 Deputy Athletic Director 2003-05 Senior Associate Athletics Director 2000-03 Associate Athletics Director/Compliance1997-2000 University of Michigan Director of Compliance1995-97 University of Missouri Director of Compliance and operations1993-95 Vanderbilt University Academic Counselor for two years; Director of Student Life for his final year


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the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll during his senior year. Gragg served from 1993 to 1995 as an academic counselor at his alma mater before adding the title of director of student life in his final year at Vanderbilt. During his time as a Commodore athletic administrator, he coordinated student life and support programs as well as supervising the academic counseling programs for student-athletes. In 1995, Gragg was named director of compliance & operations at the University of Missouri. During his two years in Columbia, he was the game event manager for 10 Olympic sports programs and chairman of the Big 12 Compli-ance Coordinators Group during his last year as compliance coordinator at the university. Named assistant athletic director for compli-ance at Michigan in 1997, Gragg spent three years with oversight of the UM compliance department. While serving in Ann Arbor, Gragg also earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Wayne State University. He then served on the faculty at WSU, teaching intercollegiate sport administration and sports marketing classes. During the past three years, he has also served as an adjunct faculty instructor at both WSU and EMU. Gragg earned his doctorate in higher education administration from the U of A in May of 2004 and also taught two undergradu-ate courses during his tenure there as an athletic administrator. Inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County (Ala.) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, Gragg is a member of the National Association of Col-legiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA). Gragg and his wife, Sanya, have a daughter, DeSha, 18, and two sons, Avery, 15, and Phillip-Raymond, 11.

Baseball1975, ’76, ’78, ’81, ’82, 2003, 2007

Football1987

Men’s Basketball1988, ’91, ’96, ’98

Women’s Basketball2004, 2012

Men’s Cross Country1973, ’74, ’86, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, 2000,

2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012

Men’s Golf2007, 2008

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field1974, ’77, ’78, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’94, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2001, 2002,

2007, 2010

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field1982, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’95,’97,

2003

Men’s Indoor Track & Field1996, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,

2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

Women’s Indoor Track & Field1997, 2000, 2011

Men’s Swimming and Diving1978, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008,

2009, 2010, 2012

Women’s Gymnastics2007

Women’s Swimming and Diving2006, 2007

Women’s Tennis1998, 2001

Women’s Soccer1999

Softball2007

Wrestling1996

EMU’s MAC Championships

Gragg at EMU By the Numbers1 ........................... Reese Men’s Sports Trophy

3.12 ....... Winter 2012 Department GPA

7 ...............CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

22 ......................MAC Team Championships

2 ....................MAC Coach of the Year Honors

30 . CoSIDA Academic All-Region Selections

31 .............MAC Player of the Year Honors

68 ......MAC Scholar Athletes of the Week

139 ......Individual MAC Championships

165 ...Second Team All-MAC Selections

197 ..........First Team All-MAC Selections

231 ............Academic All-MAC Selections

263 ...MAC Athlete of the Week Honors

294 Athletes with a GPA over 3.0 in Winter 2012


Dr. Elizabeth Ann (Liz) Broughton, a professor in leadership and counseling at Eastern Michigan University, was named faculty athletics representative at EMU in January 2007.

As the faculty athletics representative, Broughton is responsible for reviewing policies and procedures concerning

student-athlete welfare, academic integrity and rules compliance. She also serves on the Mid-American Conference’s FAR Infractions Committee. Broughton has been an EMU professor in leadership and coun-

Dr. Elizabeth BroughtonFaculty Athletics Representative

seling in the College of Education since August 1997. Her duties include instruction of graduate level courses at EMU and serving on the EMU Faculty Council. The 58-year-old Broughton is a native of Morristown, N.J. She went on to complete her bachelor’s degree in 1976 at Rollins (Fla.) College where she was a varsity tennis and basketball player. She earned her master’s degree in counseling at the University of Florida in 1985 and completed her Doctor of Education degree at the University of Florida in 1996. Broughton played professional tennis from 1976-77 before tak-ing over as head women’s tennis coach at the University of Florida from 1978-81.

Erin Burdis is in her 11th year as a full-time member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department. Burdis joined the EMU staff as a part-time academic counselor in 2001-02 and was elevated to full-time academic counselor and assistant to the director of compliance in October 2002. In the spring of 2004 she took over leadership of the program.

As the director of the Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS), Burdis has developed a comprehensive learning assistance program which has led to a very successful departmental GPA and increased graduation rates. Currently the department has a cumulative GPA of 3.138. The main component of the comprehensive program consists of mentor, learning specialist and tutoring meetings that are all individualized. The 36-year-old Burdis joined the EMU athletics staff at the start of the 2001 academic year after serving as a graduate assistant in the University

of Kentucky Athletics Department during 2000-01. She was a support desk coordinator at Booth Newspapers in Ann Arbor from 1997-2000 and prior to that was an intern in the athletics department and assistant girls varsity basketball coach at Taylor Light and Life Christian High School in Taylor, Mich. in 1998. A native of Frankenmuth, Mich., Burdis was an all-state softball player and played on state championships teams in softball and basketball at Frankenmuth High School before graduating in 1994. Burdis then went on to Concordia University in Ann Arbor and was an honorable mention All-American shortstop as a senior and the co-captain of the softball team her final two years. She helped lead Concordia to the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championship in both 1998 and 1999. In addition, the softball team won the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference title in 1997 and 1999 and Burdis was named All-League shortstop and was an All-League All-Academic pick three times (1997, 1998, 1999).

Erin BurdisAssistant Athletic Director/Academics

Nikki Borges is in her second year as the director of development for the Eastern Michigan University athletic depart-ment.

The 41-year old Borges earned her un-dergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in 1994.

A native of Durango, Colo., Borges previously served as the Associate AD for

Marketing & Communications at Auburn University for four years after working as a marketing consultant with the department from March 2005 until Sept. 2006.

Nikki BorgesDirector of Development

Prior to coming to Auburn, she was the Director of Athletic Mar-keting with Indiana University Athletics from 2003 to 2004. She also served as a Pac-10 Properties Consultant with Fox Sports Enterprises in Los Angeles from 2002 to 2003 and was its Director of Marketing from 2001 to 2002. Additionally, Borges worked with the UCLA Alumni Association as its Director of Corporate Relations from 1998 to 2000 and served as Director of Marketing and Media Relations with Detail Management in Tucson, Ariz., from 1995 to 1998 and as its Marketing and Event Coordinator from 1994 to 1995. Borges and her husband, Al, have a son, Cole, and a daughter, Mady.


Garrett Hotchkiss is in his sixth year as an Academic Counselor for the athletic de-partment at Eastern Michigan University. Hotchkiss joined the Student Athlete Sup-port Services staff full time in 2007 after spending 2006 as a Compliance Assistant and Learning Specialist within the EMU athletic department.

Hotchkiss is currently responsible for pro-viding academic support and monitoring student-athletes academic progress in the sports of golf, cross country, track, wrestling and ten-nis. A native of East Lansing, Michigan, Hotchkiss was an honorable men-tion all-state baseball player, two time team MVP and also played on

Garrett HotchkissAcademic Counselor

the soccer team. Hotchkiss then went on to play two years of college soccer at Adrian College where he received MIAA honorable mention both years. The 34-year-old Hotchkiss earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Central Michigan University in 2001. He completed his master’s degree in sports administration from Xavier University in 2005. Prior to his time here at EMU, Hotchkiss worked as a Research As-sistant in the Government Affairs office in Washington D.C. for Corning Incorporated. He also worked as a Game Day Operations Coordinator at the University of Cincinnati and Graduate Assistant for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio, during his time as a graduate student.

Christopher Hoppe is in his second year as the Associate Athletic Director for Compli-ance for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. The 33-year-old Hoppe earned two degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently working on a third. He completed his undergraduate degree, with honors, in English literature in 2000 and

earned his Juris Doctorate in the spring of 2003. Hoppe has also been working on a Ph.D in postsecondary education and leadership at UW. A native of Rhinelander, Wisc., Hoppe began his professional career

Christopher HoppeAssociate Athletic Director/Compliance

as a court commissioner for Oneida and Vilas County Circuit Courts in 2003-04. Upon returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 for his Ph.D work, Hoppe began his career in collegiate athletics as an athletic compliance intern for the Badgers in 2005-06. In 2006, Hoppe joined the San Diego State University Aztecs as a student-athlete eligibility/student services coordinator. From San Diego State, Hoppe was named the Assistant Athletics Direc-tor for compliance and sport supervisor at Robert Morris University in 2008, a post he held until joining EMU in the summer of 2011. A member of the state bar of Wisconsin, Hoppe and his wife, Meris, have two children, Austin and Isabelle.

Edward Davis II is in his second year as the assistant director of development for the Eastern Michigan University athletic depart-ment. The 28-year-old Davis earned two degrees from Eastern Michigan University. He com-pleted his undergraduate degree in Public Law and Government in 2006 and earned his masters in Public Administration in the

Edward Davis II Assistant Director of Development

spring of 2010. While at EMU, Davis served as the school’s 25th Student Body President helping lobby the State of Michigan to get funding for students and to keep tuition down. Davis was also and active particiant in the Phi Sigma Pi National Co-Ed Honor Fraternity, the Pi Sigma Alpha-National Political Science Fraternity, the NAACP and the Student Affairs Committee to the Board of Regents Association of Michigan Universities. A native of Boston, Mass., Davis graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 2002.


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Mike Malach is in his 16th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department and his fifth as the director of internal affairs.

The 45-year-old Malach joined the EMU staff in September 1998 after a two-year stint as athletics business manager at Southeast Missouri State University. He was responsible for the development and

control of the entire athletics budget at Southeast Missouri and he assumed the same responsibilities at Eastern, as well as, overseeing facilities, game operations and sports oversight. A 1990 graduate of Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisc., Malach

Mike MalachAssociate Athletic Director

went on to earn a master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1992. After completing his M.A., he joined the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as an assistant athletics director from 1992-95. Malach then became a systems engineer with Office Technology Company in March 1995 before moving to Cape Girardeau, Mo., as a member of the Southeast Missouri staff in January 1996. A native of Denmark, Wisc., Malach attended Denmark High School and was a member of the 1985 boys basketball team that won the Class B state championship. He also participated in baseball and football as a prep. Malach lives in Milan, Mich. with his wife, Joan, and their son, Brevin (15) and daughter, Elaina (7).

Erich Keil is entering his sixth season as a part of the Eastern Michigan University facilities department.

Keil joined the EMU athletics depart-ment in December 2007 after working for the University of Michigan depart-ment of athletics for 20 years.

Keil was responsible for the mainte-

Erich KeilCoordinator of Athletic Equipment and Facilities

nance of the U-M baseball field that was voted the best college baseball field in the nation by Turface in 1997. In addition to his work as the EMU director of athletic facilities, Keil has three daughters: Melissa (24), Stephanie (22) and Kristina (18). Melissa is a graduate of the University of Michigan and is a professional figure skating coach. Stephanie is enrolled in Michigan State University’s dental school program and Kristina is a freshman at Michigan State University.

Tyler Jones is in his first year as the as-sistant director of athletics marketing for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department.

A dual sport athlete for EMU, Jones played both football and basketball for the Green and White from 2004-08. On the football field, he tied the NCAA re-

cord for most passes caught in a game with 23 receptions for 170 yards versus rival Central Michigan University, Nov. 28, 2008.

Tyler JonesAssistant Director of Athletics Marketing

Upon graduation from EMU with a bachelor’s degree in market-ing, the Belleville, Mich. native served as the athletic marketing graduate assistant from April 2009 until June 2011 earning his masters degree in sport management. The 26-year old Jones then worked a year at the University of Tennessee as a marketing assistant for athletics. For the Volun-teers, he helped develop and implement marketing plans for the baseball, women’s soccer and basketball programs. He also helped lead the Lady Vol Basketball marketing and promotions staff as it pertains to all in-game production.


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The 2012-13 season is Steve Nordwall’s 11th at Eastern Michigan University. Based in the Convocation Center athletic training facility, he is responsible for the daily sports medicine operation for EMU’s 21 varsity sports programs.

Nordwall supervises an associate head athletic trainer, three assistant athletic trainers, and numerous graduate and student athletic trainers, and also has travel responsibilities with the school’s football team. He participates in regularly held senior staff meetings to discuss ongoing issues within the athletic department.

Nordwall joined EMU in 2002 as the Head Athletic Trainer and Director of Sports Medicine, before becoming the Assistant

Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in the fall of 2011. While at Eastern Michigan, Nordwall has instituted an effective approach towards student athlete care, injury management, physician coordination, alcohol and other drugs programs, psychological care programs, crisis management plan development, quality assurance strategies which protect the university’s liability. He has also served on various committees during his tenure including: the National Athletic Trainer Association’s College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee District 4 Representative (June 2008-11), the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society (Vice President - Jan. 2012-Present; Secretary - Jan. 2006-12), the Mid-American Conference Sports Medicine Association (Executive Officer - May 2007-Present), the EMU Student Intervention Team Member (2010-2012), the EMU Biannual AOD Policy Review Committee member (July 2002-Present), Coordinator of the EMU Athletic AOD Policy Review, the Athletic Department Crisis Plan Develop Committee Co-Chair (Aug. 2007-Present), the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (Aug. 2006-Present) and the EMU Athletics Strategic

Steve NordwallAssistant Athletic Director/Sports Medicine

Planning Committee (Jan. 2007-08). Nordwall has also been a part of two major academic research projects, Time to Return to Play After High Ankle Sprains in Collegiate Football Players: A Prediction Model and the Evaluation of a Clinical Test Of Reaction Time in Sport Concussion. Prior to coming to Ypsilanti, Nordwall spent five years as an assistant athletic trainer for the Kent State University athletic program. For the Golden Flashes, Nordwall worked with the entire intercol-legiate sports program and held direct responsibilities with the football and men’s basketball teams. During his time in Kent, Ohio the men’s basketball team advanced to the 2002 NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight to go along with NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999 and 2001. From 1991-94 Nordwall was the head athletic trainer at Triton College in River Grove, Ill. He then moved on to Western Michigan University as a graduate assistant athletic trainer from 1994-96, fol-lowed by a position at the University of Notre Dame as an assistant athletic trainer during the 1996-97 season. He joined the Kent State University staff in 1997 as an assistant athletic trainer and remained there until accepting the EMU position. A native of Minnetonka, Minn., Nordwall graduated from Minnehaha Academy in 1986. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at North Park College in Chicago, Ill. in 1990, and followed that with his master’s degree at Western Michigan University in 1996. In the classroom, Nordwall serves as a adjunct lecturer/clinical instructor in the EMU Athletic Training Education program after working as a clinical instructor/in-service coordinator at KSU from 1997-02. Nordwall is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association and the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society. He is also a certified professional rescuer CPR/AED by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and certified in first aid by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Kristen Mostrom is in her second year with the Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Staff. She serves as the primary athletic trainer for the women’s gymnastics and track and field teams while overseeing softball at EMU.

Mostrom joined the Sports Medicine Staff during the 2011-12 academic years

after spending the 2009-10 year as an intern at the University of Detroit Mercy. A native from Livonia, Mich., Mostrom is a recent master’s graduate from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. She received

Kristen MostromAssistant Athletic Trainer

her master’s degree in 2011 in Public Administration with an em-phasis in healthcare. While at GVSU as a graduate assistant, she covered the sports medicine needs for the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams along with teaching numerous undergraduate athletic training courses for the ATEP program. Mostrom graduated from Hope College in 2008 where she earned her bachelor of arts degree in athletic training. Mostrom is a certified athletic trainer, licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers As-sociation. She is married to Steven Mostrom and has a black lab named “Dutch”, they currently reside in Canton, Mich.

Dr. Michael Paciorek, a professor of physical education in the EMU College of Health and Human Services joined the Office of Compliance in January 2006 as Faculty Compliance Associate.

Paciorek is a 1975 graduate of St. Bonaventure University where he received a B.S. in physical educa-tion. He received a Master’s degree in adapted physical education from The George Washington University in 1977 and a Ph.D. from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1981.

He taught adapted physical education in the Norfolk (Va.) City Schools from 1976-1979, and holds national certification in adapted physical education. Paciorek is known for his work in the field of disability sport having been on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Michigan for 12 years. He was a member of the United States Disabled Sports Team that competed in the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain and worked in classification at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. He was on the evaluation team for the 1995 Special Olympic World Games and was Co-

Dr. Michael PaciorekFaculty Compliance Associate

Coordinator for disabled athlete participation at the 1990 and 1991 U.S. Olympic Festivals in Minneapolis and Los Angeles respectively. Additionally, he spent 14 years in the United States Army Reserves rising to the rank of Major. Paciorek has written extensively in professional journals and his book “Disability Sports & Recreation is in its Third Edition. Since arriving at Eastern Michigan in 1981 Paciorek was the Physical Education Program Coordinator while teaching classes in adapted physical education, motor learning and development and disability sport. In 1999, he served as the President of the Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPER&D). While at EMU he has received the Eastern Michigan University Distinguished Faculty Award for Service in 2000 and the EMU Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award in 1994. Professionally, he has received the MAHPER&D Distinguished Honor Award in 2005; the National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities Outstanding Service Award in 1999; and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance; Adapted Physical Activity Council Professional Recognition Award in 1999. Paciorek and his wife Karen, a professor of early childhood education at EMU have two sons: Clark (27) and Clay (24).


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Greg Pyszczynski, a 2008 graduate of Saint John Fisher College, was promoted to the position of assistant sports per-formance coach position in October 2011. The 27-year-old Pyszczynski (12-11-84) joined the EMU Sports Performance Staff in June 2009 as an intern and worked his

way into a graduate assistant position and then full-time. Prior to joining the EMU staff, Pyszczynski was the volunteer head strength and conditioning coach and a graduate assistant football coach at Utica (N.Y.) College in 2008-09. While at Utica, he also supervised the strength and conditioning for the men’s

Greg PyszczynskiAssociate Head Sports Performance Coach

lacrosse, women’s ice hockey and women’s field hockey teams. In the 2007-08 year he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach and assistant defensive line coach for the football team at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Pyszczynski was the captain of the wrestling and football teams and also played lacrosse at West Seneca East High School. After graduating from high school in 2003, he went on to captain the St. John Fisher College football team while earning first-team Empire 8 All-Conference honors and helping lead the team to two NCAA post-season tournament appearances and a Final Four spot, in 2006.

Ann Pierson is in her 11th year as an academic counselor for the athletics department at Eastern Michigan Uni-versity.

Pierson joined the SASS staff after spending six years as an assistant coach for the EMU softball team.

Pierson earned a bachelor’s degree in recreation and parks managements with an emphasis in thera-peutic recreation from Central Michigan University in 1987. She earned her master’s degree in sport management from EMU in 2011.

Ann PiersonAcademic Counselor

While an undergrad at CMU, Pierson helped CMU win two Mid-American Conference softball championships (1983 and 1986) and one league basketball title (1982-83). She played on CMU softball teams that qualified for three NCAA regional appearances. A native of Ann Arbor, Pierson lettered in basketball and softball at Gabriel Richard High School. She helped the softball team win the state of Michigan Class D championship as a freshman and senior and was named All-State as a senior. A two-time Class D All-State selection in basketball, Pierson led the team to the Class D state championship game in her final season. Pierson and her son, Brian (18), reside in Ypsilanti.

Bradley Pierson is in his second year with the Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Staff. He serves as the primary athletic trainer for the men’s basketball team, volleyball and crew teams.

A 2009 graduate in athletic training at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi,

W.Va., Pierson joined the EMU sports medicine staff in 2009 as a graduate assistant and completed his master’s degree in 2011 in exercise physiology.

Brad PiersonAssistant Athletic Trainer

After earning his M.A. at EMU, Pierson joined the West Virginia University Technical Institute of Technology as an assistant athletic trainer and professor in the physical education department from Aug. 2011 until accepting his new position at EMU. A native of Charleston, W. Va., the 25-year-old Pierson (6-10-87) graduated from Buffalo High School in 2005. From there he served as a student trainer in athletics while an undergraduate at Alderson-Broaddus before graduating in 2009. Pierson is a certified athletic trainer in the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He is married to Bridget Conley and they reside in Ypsilanti.


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Wayne Smith is in his fifth year as a full-time member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department.

Smith joined the EMU staff as an under graduate in 2004-05 and was elevated to full-time in 2008. The 28-year-old Smith is responsible for

Wayne SmithAssistant Equipment Manager

the day-to-day equipment needs of the EMU’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and EMU’s Olympic sports teams. Smith is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Manag-ers Association (AEMA).

Megan Snow enters her sixth year at Eastern Michigan University. Currently, Snow coordinates the year-round health care for the Eagle’s women’s basketball team in addition to her clinical supervi-sion of women’s soccer, tennis and golf. She is also in charge of coordinating insurance administration for all EMU

student-athletes. Snow joined the EMU staff after spending the 2006-07 year as a staff athletic training intern at Michigan State University where she worked primarily with women’s rowing. A native of Holland,

Megan SnowAssistant Athletic Trainer

Mich., Snow graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in movement science and emphasis in Athletic Training. She went on to complete her master’s degree in sport administration at Central Michigan University in 2007. In the summer of 2010, Snow was invited to spend two weeks working at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. As part of the USOC Volunteer Program, Megan then served as the Certified Athletic Trainer for Gold Medalist, USA Women’s Wheel Chair Basketball team at the 2011 ParaOlympic Games in Quadalajara, Mexico. Snow is a member of NATA, CATS, and serves on the Professional Educators Conference committee for MATS.

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner is in her 16th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University staff.

She previously served as the associate athletics director/compliance. The 55-year-old Reifel Werner has earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees with honors from

Eastern Michigan University. She completed her bachelor’s de-gree in marketing and communications in 1979 and her master’s in organizational communications in 1998. She was awarded her doctoral degree in educational leadership at EMU in 2006. Reifel

Dr. Melody Reifel WernerAssociate Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator

Werner is the author of Protecting University Integrity: Managing Risks in Intercollegiate Athletics. Prior to joining EMU, Reifel Werner worked as an educational consultant for The Pace Group and as a training consultant for GTE. She is the current Chair of the NCAA Research Committee and a former member of the executive committee of the National Association of Athletics Compliance (NAAC). She serves on the Advisory Board to the “College Athletics and the Law” publication, which provides guidance on athletics laws and regulations. Reifel Werner is married to Thomas Werner and has two grown sons: Thomas Joseph and Anthony John.


Jim Streeter is in his 39th year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Realtions Office, 37 of them as the director.

A 2004 inductee into the EMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004, the 64-year-old Streeter earned a bachelor’s degree from EMU in Dec. 1973, with a major in physical educa-tion and minors in journalism and history. He was sports editor of the student news-

paper, The Eastern Echo, for two years. After serving a two-year stint as a sportswriter for The Ypsilanti Press, Streeter joined EMU as an assistant sports information director in 1974. He was named SID in August 1975. Streeter is a member of the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and was a member of the publications committee for

Jim StreeterAssociate Athletic Director

four years. He was the secretary of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters and Writers Association (DSBWA) from 1990-94 after serving as vice president for one year. Additionally, in 2007 he received the honor of “Best of the Best” from the DSBWA. Streeter was selected as one of nine Media Marshals for the 2004 Ryder Cup Golf competition at Oakland Hills Country Club. In addition, he was part of the media relations staff at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional and the 2009 Final Four in Detroit, Mich. A native of Albion, Mich., Streeter graduated from Albion High School in 1966. He earned two varsity letters in baseball and two in basketball at Albion High. He served as president of the Varsity Club his senior year and vice-president of the junior and senior classes. Streeter and his wife, Mary, live in Ypsilanti and have three sons: An-drew (35), twins Michael and David (33), two granddaughters, Isabel (13) and Annaliese (9) and one grandson, Avery (6).

Greg Steiner is in his 12th year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations Office and his seventh as the as-sistant director.

He will serve as the primary contact for the football women’s basketball and golf teams, while aiding in game-day help with nearly all 21sports.

During his tenure in Ypsilanti, Steiner has promoted two Academic All-Americans, worked with seven Mid-Amer-ican Conference championship teams and instituted an aggressive ap-proach to web development to provide better online coverage of Eagle athletic events. In addition, he has worked as an announcer for radio and television broadcasts of EMU sporting events, and he was part of the media relations staff at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional and the 2009 Final Four in Detroit, Mich.

Greg SteinerAssistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

The 31-year-old Steiner worked as a student athletic media relations director at Eastern Michigan for three years. A 2003 graduate of EMU, he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. During his tenure as a student assistant, Steiner was responsible for the development of the athletics department Web site, as well as most of the office’s publications. Steiner worked four years (2001-2005) for WOHL television in Lima, Ohio, as videographer and co-host of “The Friday Night Frenzy” and “The Ottawa Oil Pre-Game Show”, a local high school sports show. He completed an internship at Bluffton University during the summer of 2002, where he assisted with the day-to-day operations of the sports information office. A native of Bluffton, Ohio, Steiner graduated from Bluffton High School in 1999. He is a member of the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the MAC News Media Association (MNMA). Steiner and his fiance, Cathy, live in Milan.

Jay Sofen is in his sixth year at Eastern Michigan University and his third as the head equipment manager.

He previously served as EMU’s assistant equipment manager from 2007-08 as well as spending the 2008-09 season as the acting equipment manager.

A 2006 graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Sofen worked for two years in the athletic media rela-tions office before joining the equipment staff for the 2005-06 campaign. The 29-year-old Sofen is responsible for the day-to-day equip-

Jay SofenEquipment Manager

ment needs of the football program. He also oversees with the operations with EMU’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and EMU’s Olympic sports teams. A native of Plymouth, Mich., Sofen completed his bachelor’s degree in Public Relations at EMU in 2006. As an undergraduate he served as an operations volunteer at the 2004 and 2005 Mid-American Conference Football Championship games. He also served as an operations volunteer at the 2005 U.S. Open Golf Championship in Pinehurst, N.C. Sofen is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Manag-ers Association (AEMA). He was also selected as a member of the 2011 McDavid National Advisory staff.

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Bill Tuscany is in his 26th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University sports medicine staff, having been promoted to associate head athletic trainer in Sept. 2001. Tuscany works in the Bowen Field House Athletic Training Room where he oversees the Olympic sports. In addition, Tuscany serves as a lecturer and clinical instructor in EMU’s accredited athletic training curriculum. A

1973 Eastern Michigan University graduate, Tuscany earned his master’s degree from EMU in 1976. He is a charter member of the Athletic Training Chapter of the Eastern Michigan Alumni Association. Before joining the EMU athletics department, Tuscany was the head athletics trainer at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill., from 1976-86. In

Bill TuscanyAssociate Head Athletic Trainer

addition to his athletic training duties at Lewis, Tuscany was the director of the Emergency Medical Service, an associate professor in physical education and from 1981-86 he was the chairman of the physical edu-cation department. In 1993 Tuscany was elected to the Lewis University Hall of Fame. Tuscany was also a Board of Certification Examiner from 1978 until 2009 at which time the exam was computerized. Tuscany is in his 36th year as a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and is a recipient of the 25 year award. He is also a member of the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society, and the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association. He is a licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Michigan. The 60-year-old Tuscany and his wife, Carol, have a daughter, Sarah (29).

Blair Wagner is entering his third year at Eastern Michigan University, and the second as the head sports performance coach.

An assistant strength and conditioning coach at The Citadel from 2007-10, the 28-year-old Wagner worked directly with the basketball and wrestling programs, while assisting with the Bulldogs football and baseball teams. He was first appointed in

December 2007 after spending the fall with the College of Charleston in a similar position. While with the Cougars, he was responsible for the men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming/diving and men’s and women’s track and field teams. In addition, he assisted with men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball.

Blair WagnerHead Sports Performance Coach

In October 2007, Wagner had the privilege of assisting with the train-ing of the NBA’s New York Knicks during their preseason camp. Prior to arriving in Charleston, S.C., Wagner spent a short time as a volunteer strength coach at the University of Nebraska Kearney. Wagner attended the University of Wyoming and obtained his bach-elor’s degree in exercise science in kinesiology while working primarily with the UW Football and strength and conditioning programs. He holds certifications from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting, National Academy of Sports Medicine, and Precision Nutrition. A native of Cheyenne, Wyo., Wagner completed his master’s degree in exercise science from The Citadel Graduate College in May 2010.

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EMU Support Staff / Head Coaches

Lori BarronAthleticsSecretary

Karen HansenAdministrative

Secretary

Bobbie Bowling Senior Account

Specialist

Administrative AssistantsEastern Michigan University

Head CoachesEastern Michigan University

Jay AlexanderBaseball

Karen BairdSoftball

Kim BerringtonVolleyball

Bruce CunninghamMen’s Golf

Derek DelPortoWrestling

Ron EnglishFootball

John GoodridgeMen’s XC/Track

Scott HallSoccer

Brad HoldrenRowing

Rob MurphyMen’s Basketball

Ryan RayTennis

Buck SmithDiving

Sandy WagnerWomen’s Golf

Steve WilceGymnastics

Peter LinnSwimming

Sue ParksWomen’s XC/Track

Tory VerdiWomen’s Basketball


The Eastern Michigan University Office of Athletics Compliance is committed to a com-prehensive compliance program that educates student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, institutional employees, community members and boosters about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Mid-American Conference and institu-tional rules. The commitment to compliance en-sures institutional control over the department of athletics. The existence of a successful com-pliance program depends on the willingness of coaches, administrators, staff, student-athletes and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, MAC and institutional rules.

WHAT IS COMPLIANCE? At Eastern Michigan University, the Office of Compliance works within the department of athletics and the University to ensure EMU’s compliance with all applicable NCAA, MAC and institutional rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the following tasks:

Educating administrators, coaches, staff, •prospective student-athletes, current stu-dent-athletes and boosters about NCAA, MAC and institutional rules;Developing monitoring systems to ensure •compliance with NCAA, MAC and institu-tional rules (e.g., recruiting, academic eli-gibility, financial aid, awards and benefits, amateurism and agents);Investigating and reporting violations of •NCAA, MAC and institutional rules.

ARE YOU A BOOSTER? You are a booster if you are or ever have:

Been a member of a booster organization •that supports EMU athletics (e.g., EMU Ath-letic Club, E-Gridiron Group);Made any financial contributions to the •athletics department;Been involved in promoting EMU’s athlet-•ics program;Been a season ticket holder; or•Provided benefits to enrolled student-ath-•letes or their relatives or friends.

You can become a booster if you provide ben-efits to prospects, student-athletes, their rela-tives or friends and any of the following state-ments are true:

The relationship between the athlete (or •parents of the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a re-sult of the athlete’s participation in athlet-ics or their reputation as an athlete;The relationship began only after the ath-•lete become a prospect;The relationship began only after the ath-•lete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation;The pattern of benefits increased after the •athlete attained notoriety as a talented athlete.

ONCE A BOOSTER ALWAYS A BOOSTER. Once an individual is identified as a booster, the person retains that identity forever! This is true even if the individual no longer contributes to, or is involved with, EMU’s athletics program.

WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE? A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade, students enrolled in preparatory schools and two-year colleges are also considered pros-pects. An individual remains a prospect even after he/she signs a National Letter of Intent.

WHAT IS AN EXTRA BENEFIT? An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a EMU employee or booster to provide a pros-pect, student-athlete or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

Gifts of cash, clothing, equipment or any •other tangible item;A special discount, payment arrangement •or credit on any purchase or service;Loan of money or co-signing of loans;•A vehicle, use of a vehicle, or any transpor-•tation expenses;Free or reduced-cost services, purchases or •rentals;Entertainment on- or off-campus; or•Free or reduced-cost rent or housing.•

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? EMU is responsible for the actions of its boost-ers. If a booster provides an impermissible ben-efit to a prospect, student-athlete, their relatives or friends, EMU may be subject to penalties from the NCAA and Mid-American Conference. When a violation occurs, regardless of intention, it can:

Jeopardize the eligibility of prospective •and current student-athletes; Result in the EMU athletics program being •penalized by the NCAA and/or the Mid-American Conference; and Cause you to lose benefits or privileges •associated with the athletics department (i.e., booster club membership, ticket privi-leges).

QUESTIONS? The above information is a brief overview of compliance and rules pertaining to boosters and their interactions with prospective student-athletes. If you have any questions about any NCAA, MAC or institutional rules, please contact the Christopher Hoppe at 734.487.3263 or [email protected]. For more information on compliance and boosters, please visit the Office of Athletic Compliance’s website at: EMUEagles.com/compliance

RECRUITING DO’S AND DON’TS Only EMU coaches may be involved in the recruiting process. Boosters may not make any recruiting contacts with prospective student-athletes, Boosters are prohibited from the fol-lowing:

Do not telephone, write or make in-person •contact with a prospect for recruiting pur-posesDo not contact a prospect’s coach, princi-•pal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospectDo not become involved in making ar-•rangements for a prospect, the prospect’s relatives or friends to receive money or financial aid of any kindDo not visit a prospect’s school to acquire •films or transcripts in an attempt to evalu-ate the prospect’s academic or athletics eligibilityDo not have contact with a prospect, their •relatives or friends during any of their vis-its to EMU’s campusDo not contact student-athletes enrolled •in other four-year institutions regarding the possibility of transferring to EMU

Even though there are many rules prohibit-ing your involvement with prospects and the recruiting process, as a booster you are permit-ted to do the following:

Notify EMU coaching staff about notewor-•thy prospects in your area,

Attend a prospect’s athletics event on •your own initiative, provided no contact with the prospect, the prospect’s parents or coach occurs,

Continue existing friendships, provided •solicitation of a prospect’s enrollment does not occur.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONContact Christopher Hoppe, EMU’s Associate Athletic Director for Compliance.

Christopher [email protected]

734.487.3263

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The Eastern Michigan University alumni varsity letterwinners club, E-Club, sponsors the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s class will mark the 37th anniversary of the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2012 will then be honored at the men’s basketball game in February of 2012. Tickets for the Hall of Fame ceremony can be purchased by calling the EMU Athletics Department at 734.487.8236.

1976Charles Eugene Beatty*James “Bingo” Brown*

William E. Foy*George W. Marshall*

Lloyd W. Olds*Elton J. Rynearson, Sr.*

Edwin Shadford*Raymond L. Stites*

1977C. Dale Curtiss*

Charles Hanneman*Charles “Whitey” Hlad*

Hayes W. JonesHarry Ockerman*Dean Rockwell*

Olin Sanders*Paul Shoemaker*

1978William E. Crouch*

Daniel Webster KirkseyRobert K. Middlekauff

Thomas V. Quinn*Kenneth “Red” Simmons

Andrew Vanyo*James A. Walsh*William C. Zepp*

1979Louis Batterson*

James BibbsMerrill Hershey*Harvey Marlatt

George Muellich*Ron Oestrike

Arthur D. Walker*Frank “Buck” Weeber*

1980Ruth Boughner*Leighton Boyd*

Kenneth “Beef” Matheson*Ferris G. Newman*

Bob Parks

1981Delmar Allman*Rha W. Arnold*

Charles E. Forsythe*James R. Martin*

David L. Pureifory*Abe Rosenkrantz*

Clarence B. Sabbath*Shirley G. Spork

1982Garion H. Campbell*

Clifford D. Crane*Marvin R. Mittlestat*

Albert H. PingelEarl N. Riskey*

Charles J. ShontaFred D. Trosko*

1983Roger Arnett*

Santee Brockman*Ralph Gilden

Augusta “Gussie” Harris*Kenneth Hawk*

Charles Lappeus*Neville “Tex” Walker*

George Wendt*

1984William Barrett

James BellWardell Gilliam*

Gordon MintyBernard Otto*

1985John BanaszakDoug Cossey*

Hasely CrawfordMichael H. Jones*Richard Moseley

Charles PaigeJean Siterlet*

1986Jean S. Cione*

David EllisBruce HowellRon Johnson

Richard G. RaymondBill Tipton

1987Glenn Davis

Marvin JohnsonBob Rowland*

William J. StephensJack Weiss

1988Norbert S. Badar

Clarence ChapmanSherm J. CollinsClare Ebersole

Stanley McConnorBob Welch

1989Gary Bastien

William M. Cave*Ron Gulyas

Ann (Meachum) LohnerBob OwchinkoHarry Werbin*

1990Ken Bruchanski

Dottie Denise DavisJeffrey E. Dils

Frank ReaumeVirgil E. WindomDuane Zemper

1991James Brodie*

Tom FaganJim Grant*Jeff HuxleyJames Ross

Claude Snarey*

1992Cleon Gilliam

Jay JonesSusan “Sue” ParksMike Strickland

Leo Turner*

1993Joe Brodie

Laurie Ann ByrdOswald Gaynier*

George GervinNick Manych*

1994Terry Collins

Donna DonakowskiF.L. “Frosty”

Ferzacca*Kevin “Rocky” Miller

Robert SimsC.P. Steimle*

1995John Clay

Bob CrosbyKerry Keating

James MatthewsLucy Parker

Larry Radcliff

1996Jim Applegate

John C. FountainKennedy

McIntosh*Randy Mills

Andrea (Bowman) OsikaJeff Peck

1997Walter Gerald Brown*

Ed Engle*Glenn GulliverEarle HigginsDuane Root

Eugene ThomasClaudia Wasik

1998Marc Dingman

Grant LongLoita “Blink” Molineaux*

Nanette PushRon Saunders*

Pat SheridanTom Smith

1999Ron Adams

Jim HarkemaKelly HeblerDave Kieft

Leroy Potter*Mark Smith

Jeff Washington

2000Wilbur P. Bowen*

Jack BrusewitzChris Hoiles

Denise (Kaercher) Leipold

Jim NelsonJenny Romatowski

Wayne Seiler

2001Angie Fielder

Jon GatesBob Jennings

Mauri Jormakka*George Mead*

John “Rocky” RoeRodney Slater

2002William “Audie” ColeRena (Cox) McBroom

Earl JonesLanny Mills

J.E. Morcombe*Jim Pietrzak

Ron RiceMary Smith*

2003Sherry (Anderson)

BoughtonSharon (Brown) CalhounMarsha (Barker) Crosby

Jim DutcherGarry Grady

Paul McMullenJoel Smith

2004Melissa (Drouillard) Bater

Roxanne (Munch) Bronkema

Roger CoryellMark DaileyEarl Dixon

Mireille (Sankatsing) SmithJim Streeter

2005Tommy AsingaDan Boisture*

Ben BraunHamilton Morningstar*

Dr. Waldomar RoeserDanny Schmitz

Sara SeegersHarold Simons

2006Nikki (Stubbs) Douglas

Greg HoweCarole Huston

Dazel JulesPeter LinnBob Lints

Gary Tyson

2007Al Jagutis

Marci KelleyMark Leonard

Tamyka McCordStan VinsonDoug Willer

2008Joy (Inniss) Johnson

Lindell ReasonJeff Reaume*Sarah Willis

Chuck Wilson

2009Denise AllenCharlie BatchJerry Cerulla

Angela (Springer) JohnsonSharon McNie

Gary PattonGary Strickland

2010Clement Chukwu

Dawn (Godfrey) HeckLaurie Hubbard

JoAnne (LeFevre) McBroomHildred LewisJohn R. MartinBarry Stokes

2011Ingrid (Boyce) Benn

Howard BoothTraci (Parsons) McMullen

Linda MilhollandJamie NietoNorm Parker

John Schmidt

*Deceased

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Online: www.emuathleticclub.comBy Phone: 734.487.8236By Mail: 799 N. Hewitt Road Room 309C Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Supporting EMU Student-Athletes Since 1994

MEMBErshiP lEVEls AnD BEnEfits:Hall of Fame -- $5,000 and up• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Receive first-level priority on the purchase of football/basketball season tickets,

see (B) below• Purchase rights to six luxury football box seats• Opportunitytotraveltoaroadgamewithateamofyourchoice• SpeciallydesignedEMUAthleticClubgift

Olympian -- $2,500 - $4,999• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Purchase rights to four luxury football box seats• InvitationtodinnerwithAthleticDirectorwithotherOlympianandhighermembers

All-American -- $1,000 - $2,499• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Football/basketball reserved parking (season ticket holders only)• Purchase rights to four chair back seats for football• EMUAthleticClubLeaderrecognitionpin

All-Conference -- $500 - $999• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Postseason ticket priority• Purchase rights to two chair back seats for football• Invitation to annual social event with EMU head coaches and administrators

Captain -- $250 - $499• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Access to the E-Club Room (must show membership card)• Exclusive access to the“EaglesNest.” Located in theConvocation Stadium

Club, a hospitality area will be available for select home men’s & women’s basketball conference games and will feature a variety of refreshments and pre-game “chalk talks” from members of the coaching staffs. (C)

Varsity -- $100 - $249• Tax deduction, see (A) below• Invitation to special events• Discounts at Eagle Crest Golf Club, Eagle Crest Conference Center and the Ypsilanti

Marriott (must show membership card)• Membership card • Membership decal

(A) Material value of benefit provided will reduce tax deduction by value of benefit. (B) Current football/basketball season ticket holders retain their current seats.(C) Must also purchase season tickets or single game tickets to access this area.

The EMU Athletic Club provides vital financial support to more than 550 student-athletes at Eastern Michigan University as they strive for excellence on the court and in the classroom. Nearly 1,000 donors generously supported our outstanding scholar-athletes each year. Established in 1994, the EMU Athletic Club raises funds in three key areas for EMU’s 21 varsity athletic teams: annual-use operating funds, endowment, and facility related projects. Today, annual-use giving is the most critical area of support needed by the Athletic Department. These contributions directly support the operating budgets of our teams and help provide the most basic needs to our coaches and student-athletes, including comprehen-sive national recruiting efforts, out of region travel to maintain nationally competitive schedules, equipment such as uniforms, balls, nets, bats, and much more. Gifts to any of our teams, or to the Eagles for Excel-lence Fund (which will be used for the most urgent needs of the athletic department), are an investment in the future leaders of the state of Michigan. Join the EMU Athletic Club today and make a difference for EMU Athletics.

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For more information or to join the EMU Athletic Club, please contact:

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Student-Athlete Support Services Academic, personal and professional support are essential to college success. At EMU, Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) helps student-athletes reach their full potential. Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program, integrated with the University, that will assist all student-athletes with their transition into college. This all-encompassing support continues throughout each student-athlete’s collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a job or enters graduate school. Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We gather important background information and build an academic profile on each student-athlete, assessing his or her needs in advance. Services provided through SASS include the following: programs that focus on student-athletes’ special needs, monitoring academic performance, providing learning assistance, assisting with registration procedures, assisting in monitoring athletic eligibility, providing priority registration and making sure that athletes are advised about current NCAA, MAC and University rules and regulations. Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and sup-port. College is not easy. But with hard work and dedication from both the student-athlete and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college experience. The success of Eastern’s student-athletes hinges on their willingness to seek as-sistance from SASS as well as other University student services. SASS staff members continually refer student-athletes to the Admissions Office, Academic Advising Center, Career Services Center, Health Services, the Records Office, Financial Aid and The Holman Learning Center. Faculty members also provide assistance to student-athletes through advising in course selection and providing additional help with courses when requested.

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Department has a long history and reputation for excellence in the health care of student-athletes and the educa-tion of athletic training students. Founding practitioners Gary Strickland, Ron Venis and Dr. Wally Roeser envisioned a goal of first-class prevention, management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries for all student-athletes. Although the department continues to grow, its primary mission remains the same. The student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics receive comprehensive health care from an expansive sports medicine team. The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine staff is led by Dr. Tara Master-Hunter, Dr. Zoe Foster, Dr. David Alvarez, Dr. George Pujalte, Dr. Wally Roeser, Dr. Bruce Miller, Dr. Don Wurtzel and head athletic trainer Steve Nordwall. Additionally, the staff consists of two primary care sports medicine fellows, three full-time staff athletic trainers, two full-time athletic training clinical educators, five graduate assistant athletic trainers and the team dentist. Our sports medicine staff works in conjunction with various medical professionals within the community who provide nutritional, dental, vision and other specialized services for our student-athletes. At Eastern Michigan University, the philosophy of the Sports Medicine staff is two-fold: to provide a high standard of medical care through effective preventive and management programs, and to facilitate an effective post-injury rehabilitation process for a safe return to competition. In all cases, the ultimate well-being of each student-athlete is considered our number one priority, not only while they compete at Eastern Michigan University, but during their lifetime as well. The Sports Medicine staff operates out of three campus athletic training facilities in the Convocation Center, Bowen Field House and the Rynearson Stadium team building.

Sports Performance/Strength and Conditioning The main focus of the EMU strength and conditioning program is to develop the complete student-athlete. Everything that is incorporated into the training program relates to success on the court. The program is not just about lifting weights, but rather the development of all aspects of athletic performance. These areas include speed, strength, quickness, agility, flexibility, explosion, sports nutrition and mental toughness. One of the main objectives of the program is to improve the players’ agility and speed. The goal is to develop stronger and more physical student-athletes without losing speed or flexibility. With that in mind, our staff focuses on improving strength in the “Power Zone.” Abdominal, lower back and hip strength are crucial for an athlete’s success. Increas-ing strength in these areas decreases the chance and severity of injury and assists in strength and power development. EMU athletes are pushed as much as possible to prepare for competition. The athletes are challenged through physically demanding and intense workouts year-round. The athletes are also challenged during each workout with some type of mental toughness/physical challenge. We train not only the physical side of the student-athlete, but also the mental and competitive side. While everyone lifts weights during the year, EMU Eagle student-athletes will also condition. This places us as one of the best conditioned teams in the country each year. Our goal is simple: Be the best conditioned/most physical team in the country. A highly motivated athlete is a program’s most valuable asset. Everyone in the country works on developing their athletes from the neck down, but at EMU, our program strives for excellence both mentally and physically. Our staff works to develop long-term and short-term goals for success. We work closely with the athletes so we know exactly what they are doing and what they need to do to improve. Developing athletes is a year-round task for our strength staff. During the year, the athletes will spend almost as much time in the weight room as they do on the court. Strength and Conditioning at EMU is a full-time commitment. There is no such thing as part-time champions. EMU athletes work hard but have fun. The camaraderie and work ethic developed in the weight room carry onto the field.

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Bowen Field House holds a special place in the hearts and minds of anyone associated with EMU as the venerable venue enters its 56th season of use in 2011-12. It was the sec-ond field house built on Eastern’s campus and was constructed concurrently with Goddard and Jones Residence Halls and Pine Grove Apartments during a period of great growth for the university. Briggs Field House was simply too small. Bowen Field House was built as the first stage of a full-scale physical educa-tion facility. Later additions would include a gymnasium, swimming pool, additional locker rooms and classrooms.

Bowen was named for the late Wilbur Pardon Bowen, a mathematics instructor and first head of the Department of Physical Education, 1894-1928. It was he who first established a teacher-training course in physical education. The 88,000 square foot building cost $1.25 million to construct. When it was built, it was one of the largest in the country including not only basketball, track, and baseball practice areas, but also facilities for outdoor activities like tennis and badminton. It also had indoor classrooms. There was permanent seating for 1,200 viewers and theoretically, additional seating capacity for 6,000. The building also included an 8-laps-to-the-mile track, a hard surfaced infield, a lounge, and a physical therapy room.

Bowen Field House saw 351 wins in its 43 years as the home of Eastern’s men’s basketball team. Cheering and applause echoed from the steal beams of the building leading a radio an-nouncer on WEMU to refer to the building as “The Old Barn” and the name stuck. Originally basketball court was located in front of the balcony and the baskets were at east and west

ends of court. The floor later switched to north/south direction in 1960.

Bowen has undergone several renovations. In 1976 it had its first face-lift, intended to increase attendance at major events. In 1982 it received a 9,400 square foot addition, new lighting, a new track surface, and improved seating, which expanded seating permanent capacity to 4,800. In 1986 it was further remodeled and made handicapped accessible, offices were updated, a two-story addition was built on the southwest corner, and the heating and air conditioning were improved updated.

Bowen Field House


soME of EMU’s ProMinEnt AlUMni

Eastern Eagles Fight Song

“Eastern Eagles, hats off to you!Fight, fight, fight for ole EMU.Look to the sky, the Eagles will fly,the bravest we’ll defy.... Rah,rah, rah!”

“Hold that line for ole Green and White.Sons and daughters show your might.So, FIGHT, FIGHT! for ole EMU and vic-tor-y!”

EMU Alma Mater

Eastern, sacred Alma Mater to your name we shall be true.Ever marching on to victory, we’ll stand by to see you through,Softly floating on the breeze, verdant green with white of snow,This our banner we will carry in our hearts whe’er we go.

Go Green

Go Green, roll up the score.Go Green, let’s get some more.Raise a cheer for old Green and White.Let’s show them we came here to fight.Go Green, vic’try we’ll claim.Go Green, let’s win this game.We’ll always fight for old EMU.Come on and let’s go Green!

Since the 1991 season, Eastern Michigan University athletic teams have gone by the nickname “Eagles.” The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron nickname and logo with the new one. EMU originally went by the nicknames “Normalites,” “Men from Ypsi” and various other titles through the years before “Hurons” was adopted in 1929. The “Hurons” first came into being as the re-sult of a contest sponsored by the Men’s Union in 1929. On Oct. 31 of that year, a three-person committee, composed of Dr. Clyde Ford, Dr. Elmer Lyman and Professor Bert Peet, selected the name “Hurons” from the many entries in the contest. The name was submitted by two students, Gretchen Borst and George Hanner. Hanner was working at the Huron Hotel at the time of the contest and was no doubt as much influenced by his place of employment as by the Huron Indian tribe. The runner-up name in that contest was Pioneers. EMU began investigating the appropriate-ness of its Huron Indian logo after the Michigan Department of Civil Rights issued a report in October 1988 suggesting that all schools using such logos drop them. The report indicated that the use of Native American names, logos and mascots for athletic teams promoted racial stereotypes. At that time, four colleges, 62 high schools and 33 junior high/middle schools in Michigan used Indian logos or names. The EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the Huron name with Eagles, taken from three recommendations from a committee charged with supplying a new nickname. The other two final names submitted were Green Hornets and Express.

A Look Back at EMU’s Logos

1929-1991

1995-2001

1991-1994

2002

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• CharlieBatch,LionalDalton,JasonJones, L. J. Shelton, Barry Stokes, Kevin Walter – professional football players

• RonCampbell–President,TampaBayLightning

• FredCofield,EarleHiggins,HarveyMarlatt, George Gervin, Grant Long, Derrick Dial, Earl Boykins, Carl Thomas, Charles Thomas – professional basketball players

• GeneralJohnG.Coburn--oneofeightfour-star generals in the United States

• HayesJones--Olympicgoldmedalist

• Bruce T. Halle -- Founder and CEO of Discount Tire Co.

• JohnHeffron--WinnerofNBC’sLastComic Standing in 2004

• GregMathis–JudgeandlaterTVpersonality

• LloydOlds-designed the zebra shirt worn by referees

• DeanRockwell–Olympicteamwrestlingcoachin1964

• RockyRoe--MajorLeagueBaseballumpire

• JackRoush--CEOandownerofRoushRacing

• RodneySlater--former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

• ShirleySpork--co-founderoftheLPGA

• BobWelch--CyYoungAwardwinner

The EMU Identity


The Mid-American Conference Providing leadership in education and diversity, the Mid-American Conference moves into its 66th year of service to the student-athlete. Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progressively grown and devel-oped into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. One of only 11 foot-ball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher as its eighth com-missioner in March of 2009. The league has grown its commitment to cham-pionships by expanding to six its number of neu-tral site post season events – football (Ford Field, Detroit), volleyball (SPIRE Academy, Geneva, Ohio), men’s and women’s basketball (Quicken Loans Are-na, Cleveland), softball (Firestone Stadium, Akron) and baseball (All Pro Freight Stadium, Avon, Ohio). In 2011, the MAC set a conference record with a 4-1 record in bowl games and won the prestigious ESPN Bowl Challenge Cup for the best FBS confer-ence record in bowl games. The MAC also tied a conference record for bowl invitations in a single season as the five bowl invitations marked the fourth time in conference history (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011). The five MAC programs that were extended bowl invitations included: Temple (Gildan New Mexico Bowl), Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl), Western Michigan (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), To-ledo (Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grum-man) and Northern Illinois (GoDaddy.com Bowl). The 2011 season also witnessed Northern Illinois win the 2011 Marathon MAC Football Champion-ship Game with a 23-20 win over Ohio. MAC pro-grams were a combined 4-0 against Army last sea-son (wins by Northern Illinois, Miami, Ball State and Temple), while Temple had an impressive 38-7 win at Maryland (ACC), Western Michigan’s 38-31 win at UConn (Big East), Ohio’s 44-7 win over Marshall (Conference USA) and Ball State’s 27-20 win over Indiana (Big Ten). or the first time in its history, the MAC will have seven bowl relationships--three primary and four secondary. The three primary agreements are with the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl (Detroit, Mich.), Go-Daddy.com Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Ida.). In addition, the MAC has secured secondary agreements with the BBVA Compass Bowl (2012-2013), the Gildan New Mexico Bowl (2012-2013), the Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl (2012-13) and the TicketCity Bowl (2012). In its partnership with ESPN, the MAC is in the fourth year of its eight-year rights agreement (through 2016-2017 academic years) for football, as well as men’s and women’s basketball. The deal is the most extensive in the 66-year history of the conference. The agreement calls for a minimum of 25 events annually to be produced and aired on an ESPN platform including the men’s and women’s basketball championships, a regular-season MAC presence on ESPN, the Marathon MAC Football Championship Game and a minimum of 11 regu-lar-season football games. In men’s basketball, the MAC tied a conference record as six programs received invites to postsea-son tournaments, highlighted by Ohio’s run to the NCAA Sweet 16 and an overtime loss to No. 1 seed North Carolina. Ohio reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championship after tournament wins over Michigan and South Florida. The Bobcats became

the first No. 13 seed to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament since Bradley in 2006. The Bobcats also became the first team from the MAC to advance to the Sweet 16 since 2002. Ohio finished No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, marking the first time the Bobcats have been ranked to end a season. The MAC had a total of six men’s basketball programs reach the postseason in 2011-12: Ohio (NCAA), Akron (NIT), Bowling Green (CIT), Buffalo (CIT), Toledo (CIT) and Kent State (CIT). Buffalo’s Mitchell Watt was named an honor-able mention All-America by the Associated Press. In baseball, Kent State won the MAC champion-ship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA baseball tournament and advanced to the College World Series in Omaha for the first time in program history and the first program from the MAC since 1976 (Eastern Michigan). The Golden Flashes be-gan the postseason with a dramatic 7-6 win over No. 2 seed Kentucky in 21 innings in the Gary, Ind. Regional. Kent State went on to defeat Purdue and Kentucky for the second time to advance to the Super 16 Regional in Eugene, Ore. Kent State con-tinued its dominance by winning the best-of-three game series over host Oregon to advance to the College World Series. In Omaha, Kent State opened with an 8-1 loss to South Carolina before defeating No. 1 seeded Florida, 5-4 to knock the Gators out of the postseason. Kent State finished with a 4-1 loss to South Carolina. In the process, Kent State finished the season ranked No. 6 in the nation by College Baseball and No. 8 by the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. A total of 18 MAC student-athletes were selected in Major League Baseball’s 2012 Draft – including Buffalo C Tom Murphy (Colorado, 3rd Rd., 105th overall), Ohio RHP Seth Streich (Oak-land, 6th Rd., 199th overall) and Kent State LHP Da-vid Starn (Atlanta, 7th Rd., 239th overall). During the 2011-12 academic year, the Univer-sity of Akron men’s soccer team witnessed sopho-more Darren Mattocks and junior Scott Caldwell earn All-America status as the Zips made their fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA post-season Round of 16 with wins over Northwestern and SMU. Northern Illinois won the MAC Cham-pionship with a 1-0 win over Western Michigan, and earned an appearance in the NCAA tourna-ment and defeated Western Illinois before falling to Creighton. The MAC announced the addition West Virginia as an affiliate member in men’s soc-cer for the 2012-13 academic year as eight teams will compete in conference play. In wrestling, Central Michigan won its eleventh

consecutive MAC championship, while the MAC sent 24 wrestlers to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. In addition, three grapplers se-cured All-America honors--Central Michigan’s Ben Bennett (184), Kent State’s Nic Bedelyon (125) and Ohio’s Jeremy Johnson (285). In men’s cross country, Eastern Michigan claimed its 16th conference championship, while the Eagles captured their 30th conference title in men’s swim-ming and diving. The 30 championship titles for Eastern Michigan in men’s swimming and diving is a conference record. Western Michigan won its ninth conference championship in men’s tennis, while Akron won both the men’s indoor and out-door track and field championships. Kent State won its 20th MAC title in men’s golf and received its 25th NCAA appearance. The No. 17 ranked Golden Flashes advanced to the match-play portion of the NCAA Championship and se-cured the highest finish in school history by tying for fifth in the nation. Kent State sophomore Corey Conners earned Honorable Mention by the GCAA. Women’s athletics continued to shine for the MAC this past year. The MAC had a total of five women’s basketball programs invited to postsea-son tournaments. Eastern Michigan claimed the MAC tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, while Bowling Green, Central Michi-gan, Miami and Toledo all received at-large invita-tions to the WNIT Tournament. The Toledo Rockets were the defending WNIT champions and began the 2012 WNIT Tournament with wins over Detroit, Cincinnati and VCU before falling to Syracuse in overtime in the WNIT ‘Elite Eight’. In volleyball, the MAC had a record four teams receive bids to the NCAA Volleyball Champion-ship and finished with the highest conference ranking in RPI in conference history, finishing sev-enth. Central Michigan won the MAC tournament title and earned the programs first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, while Ball State, Northern Illi-nois and Western Michigan each received at-large bids. Northern Illinois’ Kristin Hoffman was named to the AVCA All-American Honorable Mention as well as the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Volleyball team. Ohio won its sixth MAC conference title in field hockey, while Toledo claimed its fourth title in school history in women’s cross country in record fashion. The Rockets scored a conference record-low 33 points and won back-to-back conference titles for the second time in school history. Also in women’s cross country, Ohio’s Juli Accurso fin-



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