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WOMEN’S HISTORY

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• Three Summit League individual titles during the 2010-11 season

• Crisman, Klier and Manning earned Indoor and Outdoor All-Summit League honors

• Jason Crisman (men’s shot put) and Nikki Klier (women’s 400-meter dash) won 2011 indoor conference titles

• Jamario Taylor (men’s high jump) was named to the Indoor All-League squad

• Dana LaRue won the women’s shot put conference title during the Outdoor season 10

• Nichole Manning set the women’s pole vault Outdoor school record (12-11.75)

• Chelsea Lynes (women’s 800-meter run) and LaRue were named Outdoor All-League • Manning, Crisman, Klier and LaRue qualified for the NCAA Outdoor West Region Preliminaries held at Historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon

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DAVID BEAUCHEM Head Coach 2nd season

• three Summit League individual titles in 2010-11 • SIX ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS IN 2010-11 • FOUR STUDENT-ATHLETES qualified for the 2011 NCAA Outdoor West Region Preliminaries • served a two-year term with the NCAA Division I Track and Field Committee from 2008-2010 Coach BEAUCHEM’S BIO

EDUCATION

COACH BEAUCHEM FILE

• Southern Illinois University B.A. 1990

• Florida State University Graduate Assistant: 1991-93

• Florida State University M.A. 1993

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

COACHING RESUME

• Western Illinois University Head Coach: 2010 - Present • Bradley University Head Coach: 1994 - 2009 • University of Illinois Volunteer Assistant Coach 1994

• At Bradley, Beauchem coached 35 AllMissouri Valley Conference performers (12 in cross country), three NCAA Championship qualifiers and 10 individuals who won conference track and field titles. • Mary Ellen Hill, one of the three NCAA Championship qualifiers Beauchem coached, advanced to the national meet on six occasions.

• 1998 MVC Cross Country Coach of the Year. Coached the Bradley women to the conference championship that season. • Oversaw Bradley playing host to three NCAA Midwest Cross Country Regional meets. • Served a two-year term with the NCAA Division I Track and Field Committee from 2008-2010. • From 2000-06, served as Treasurer for the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA).

RENETTA SEILER

JON ELLIS

Assistant Coach - Field Events

Coach SEILER’S BIO

2nd Season EDUCATION

Assistant Coach

COACH SEILER FILE

• Kansas State University B.A. 2000

• University of Miami (Fla.) Assistant Coach: 2002-05

• Kansas State University Assistant Coach: 2000-02

• Western Illinois University Assistant Coach: 2010 - Present

ATHLETIC CAREER

• Buena Vista University Head Coach: 2008-10

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

COACHING RESUME

• University of Northern Iowa Assistant Coach: 2005-08

• Kansas State University - 1996-2000

• Guided Buena Vista to eighth and fifth place finishes at the 2009 NCAA Men’s Outdoor and Indoor Championships.

1st Season - Track Events ELLIS’ BIO

COACH ELLIS FILE EDUCATION

• Azusa Pacific University B.A. 2011 • Western Illinois University M.A. in progress

COACHING RESUME

• Azusa Pacific University Horizontal Jumps Coach - 2011

ATHLETIC CAREER

• Azusa Pacific University - 2008-11

AT APU

• Helped the Cougars capture five NAIA national championships. • As a freshman, Ellis finished third in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) championships. • Set personal bests in both the long jump (22’8) and triple jump (44’8) during his sophomore year. During his senior season, Ellis served as team captain.

• At BVU, Seiler oversaw the 2009 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor national champion in the men’s long jump, four All-Americans, 20 all-conference performers and the breaking of 25 program records. • Broke school records in the hammer and weight throws and earned All-American honors six times as student-athlete at KSU. • In addition to qualifying for the NCAA Championships seven times, Seiler was a seven-time Big XII Conference Champion and a 1997 World University Games finalist.

MOHAMED MOHAMED

Cara Van Dorn Strength & Conditioning Coach

Assistant Coach 2nd Season - Distance Events

VON DORN’s BIO

COACH MOHAMED FILE EDUCATION

• Southern Illinois University B.A. 2010 • Western Illinois University M.A. in progress

ATHLETIC CAREER

• Southern Illinois University - 2006-09

AT SIU

• Earned two All-Region awards after top-20 finishes in the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Midwest Cross Country Regionals. • Won the MVC cross country title in 2006, was named MVC Cross Country Athlete of the Week twice in 2007 and finished 77th at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country National Championships.

JESSICA FLOOD

• Excelled in the classroom as he earned an • Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference MVC Scholar-Athlete award in 2007. (MVC) honors four times in cross country, the fourth Saluki ever to accomplish that feat.

Coach MOHAMED’S BIO

Athletic Trainer

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(Back Row L to R): Jesse Bernhardt, Assistant coach John Ellis, Assistant coach Renetta Seiler, Lizzy Jones, Jessica Ortega, Dana LaRue, Amy Byers, Megan McGlone, Tyler Sampson, Head Coach David Beauchem, Assistant coach Mohamed Mohamed. (Middle Row L to R): Krystle Eskridge, Kirsten Bryant, Jaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bree Mitchell, Nichole Manning, Chelsea Lynes, Lydia Smith, Megan Wyffels, Jessica Przyby, Danyelle Ehredt, Talisa Watson. (Front Row L to R): Carianna Cottone, Amy Bevins, Breanna Moore, Mackenzie Gray, Chanelle Williams, Eshe Mance-Porter, Kelly Kjellberg, Danielle Gunn, Alycia Thurston, Tyra Woodruff.

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(Back Row L to R): Jesse Bernhardt, Assistant coach John Ellis, Assistant coach Renetta Seiler, Brayden Sherrick, Jason Crisman, Jamario Taylor, Jared Summers, Zach Glasebrook, Nathaniel Marshall, Tyler Elston, Steve Edwards, Head Coach David Beauchem, Assistant coach Mohamed Mohamed. (Middle Row L to R): Jeff Veal, Tevin Francis, Cedric Cheeks, Tyler Lippert, Jordan Liles, Trevor Holm, David Bracey, Jonathan Williams, Paul Hames, Rapher Ryan, Michael Crabtree, Jeffrey Liles, Chase Marlow. (Front Row L to R): Justin Claussen, Michael Hemming, David Glenn, Marcus McGee, Matt Leal, Davin Dollison, Alec Dorathy, Nathan Kennedy, Siende Lemon, Patrick Thomas, Matthew Funches, Dylan King.

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JASON CRISMAN

David Glenn

Paul Hames

Michael Hemming

Jeffrey Liles

Tyler Lippert

Rushville, Ill.

Macomb, Ill.

Rolling Meadows, Ill.

Bettendorf, Iowa

Lena, Ill.

Carrollton, Ill.

THROWS

SPRINTS

THROWS

DISTANCE

HURDLES

THROWS

GLENN’S BIO

HAMES’ BIO

Senior

CRISMAN’S BIO

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Senior

HEMMING’S BIO

Senior

LILES’ BIO

Senior

LIPPERT’S BIO

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Marcus McGee

Brayden Sherrick

Justin Claussen

Davin Dollison

Matthew Drendel

Steve Edwards

Bloomington, Ill.

Bowen, Ill.

Oakford, Ill.

Champaign, Ill.

Hampshire, Ill.

Elgin, Ill.

SPRINTS

THROWS

SPRINTS

JUMPS

DISTANCE

THROWS

sherrick’S BIO

CLAUSSEN’S BIO

DOLLISON’S BIO

Senior

McGEE’S BIO

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Senior

Junior

DRENDEL’S BIO

Junior

EDWARDS’ BIO

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Matt Leal

Jordan Liles

Chase Marlow

Jamario Taylor

Jeff Veal

Jeffrey Wooldridge

Davenport, Iowa

Lena, Ill.

Roseville, Ill.

Aurora, Ill.

Granger, Ind.

St. Louis, Mo.

HURDLES

SPRINTS

DISTANCE

JUMPS

POLE VAULT

DISTANCE

Junior

LEAL’S BIO

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Junior

LILES’ BIO

Junior

MARLOW’S BIO

Junior

TAYLOR’S BIO

Junior

VEAL’S BIO

Junior

WOOLDRIDGE’S BIO

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Michael Castel Sophomore

Sophomore

Alec Dorathy

Tyler Elston

Matthew Funches

Zach Glasebrook

Sophomore

Moline, Ill.

Hampton, Ill.

Rock Falls, Ill.

Elmhurst, Ill.

Park Ridge, Ill.

DISTANCE

Chicago, Ill.

JUMPS

SPRINTS

THROWS

JUMPS

SPRINTS/JUMPS

CASTEL’S BIO

Michael Crabtree

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CRABTREE’S BIO

DORATHY’S BIO

ELSTON’S BIO

FUNCHES’ BIO

GLASEBROOK’S BIO

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Tyler Hintz

Dylan King

Nathaniel Marshall

Jared Summers

Patrick Thomas

Zach Wiedeman

Wheaton, Ill.

New Boston, Ill.

Bushnell, Ill.

Effingham, Ill.

Macomb, Ill.

Canton, Ill.

POLE VAULT

SPRINTS

THROWS

DISTANCE

SPRINTS

DISTANCE

Sophomore

HINTZ’S BIO

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Sophomore

king’s BIO

Sophomore

MARSHALL’S BIO

Sophomore

SUMMERS’ BIO

Sophomore

THOMAS’ BIO

Sophomore

WIEDEMAN’S BIO

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Tariq Ahmad Freshman

Freshman

Cedric Cheeks

Tevin Francis

Trevor Holm

Mark Holt

Freshman

Macomb, Ill.

Olympia Fields, Ill.

Roscoe, Ill.

La Grange, Ill.

DISTANCE

Geneva, Ill.

JUMPS

SPRINTS

DISTANCE

CHEEKS’ BIO

FRANCIS’ BIO

HOLM’S BIO

HOLT’S BIO

AHMAD’S BIO

David Bracey

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BRACEY’S BIO

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AndreW Hood

Nathan Kennedy

Siende Lemon

Rapher Ryan

Jonathan Williams

Amy Byers

Naperville, Ill.

Huntley, Ill.

Chicago, Ill.

Willowbrook, Ill.

Richton Park, Ill.

Ferris, Ill.

DISTANCE

JUMPS

SPRINTS/JUMPS

SPRINTS

Freshman

HOOD’S BIO

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Freshman

KENNEDY’S BIO

Freshman

LEMON’S BIO

Freshman

RYAN’S BIO

Freshman

WILLIAMS’ BIO

Senior

BYERS’ BIO

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Carianna Cottone Senior

Senior

Dana LaRue Senior

Nichole Manning Senior

Jessica Ortega

Tyra Woodruff

Senior

Bloomington, Ill.

Channahon, Ill.

South Holland, Ill.

Kansas City, Mo.

DISTANCE

Elk Grove Village, Ill.

THROWS

Byron, Ill.

THROWS

POLE VAULT

THROWS

POLE VAULT

COTTONE’S BIO

Lizzy Jones

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JONES’ BIO

LARUE’S BIO

MANNING’S BIO

ORTEGA’S BIO

WOODRUFF’S BIO

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Danyelle Ehredt Junior

Junior

Chelsea Lynes

Alycia Thurston

Jenna Verity

Talisa Watson

Junior

Rock Falls, Ill.

Chicago, Ill.

Woodstock, Ontario

Davenport, Iowa

Cahokia, Ill.

DISTANCE

Schaumburg, Ill.

SPRINTS

DISTANCE

THROWS

SPRINTS

EHREDT’S BIO

Danielle Gunn

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GUNN’S BIO

LYNES’ BIO

THURSTON’S BIO

VERITY’S BIO

WATSON’S BIO

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Alexa Williams

Megan Wyffels

Kirsten Bryant

Krystle Eskridge

Mackenzie Gray

Breanna Moore

Gurnee, Ill.

Atkinson, Ill.

Chicago, Ill.

Des Moines, Iowa

Blue Grass, Iowa

Rushville, Ill.

DISTANCE

POLE VAULT

SPRINTS

DISTANCE

SPRINTS

Junior

WILLIAMS’ BIO

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Junior

WYFFELS’ BIO

Sophomore

BRYANT’S BIO

Sophomore

ESKRIDGE’S BIO

Sophomore

GRAY’S BIO

Sophomore

MOORE’S BIO

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Chanelle Williams

Kristen Bonsor

Eshe Mance-Porter

Megan McGlone

Ja’Bree Mitchell

Sophomore

Amy Bevins Freshman

Freshman

Chicago, Ill.

Brimfield, Ill.

Dickinson, Texas

Chicago, Ill.

Peoria, Ill.

SPRINTS

Streamwood, Ill.

THROWS

DISTANCE

SPRINTS

JUMPS

SPRINTS

WILLIAMS’ BIO

BEVINs’ BIO

BONSOR’S BIO

MANCE-PORTER’S BIO

MCGLONE’S BIO

MITCHELL’S BIO

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There is Only ONE ... Leatherneck Track & Field Lee Calhoun Memorial Plaza Project Honors the two-time Olympic gold medal winner and legendary Western Illinois head coach

Dedication Ceremony in April 2010 Engraved Plaque in October 2011

Jessica Przyby

Tyler Sampson

Lydia Smith

Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Decatur, Ill.

THROWS

SPRINTS

DISTANCE

PRZYBY’S BIO

SAMPSON’S BIO

Freshman

SMITH’S BIO

official press release (April 15, 2010)

DEDICATION CEREMONY Photo album

official press release (OCT 7, 2011)

ENGRAVED PLAQUE Photo album

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS

2012 home events at hanson field

The Fighting Leatherneck womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track and field squad earns multiple academic honors

23rd Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational (April 13-14) and Western Illinois Twilight Open (April 28)

Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational

1st Annual Western Illinois Twilight Open

JENNA VERITY Named Rhodes Scholar Finalist (NOV. 11, 2011)

LEATHERNECKS EARN Division I All-Academic STATUS (AUG. 11, 2011)

Schedule of events for 2012

Klier and Manning Named TO Division I All-Academic SQUAD (AUG. 4, 2011)

Summit League Academic Achievement Award (JUNE 22, 2011)

recap, Results & photos from 2011 event

Redbird Open Dec. 3 • Normal, Ill.

New Year’s Classic Jan. 14 • Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa Invite

Wisconsin Invitational Jan. 20-21 • Madison, Wis.

Feb. 17 • Iowa City, Iowa

Meyo Invitational

Feb. 3-4 • South Bend, Ind.

Orange and Blue Open Feb. 4 • Champaign, Ill.

Jack Jennett Invite Jan. 28 • Cedar Falls, Iowa

Iowa State Classic Feb. 10-11 • Ames, Iowa

Monmouth College Feb. 11 • Monmouth, Ill.

Tulsa Duels

March 17 • Tulsa, Okla.

California Invitational/ Mt. Sac Relays April 19-21 • Azusa, Calif.

Big Blue Classic

March 30-31 • Charleston, Ill.

Knox Open

March 31 • Galesburg, Ill.

Ashford Spring Classic

SIUE Gateway Classic April 21 • Edwardsville, Ill.

April 6 • Clinton, Iowa

Wisconsin Twilight Messersmith Invitational May 4 • Cedar Falls, Iowa

May 5 • Madison, Wis.