2010-11 Missouri State Track and Field Guide by Missouri State Bears

Terry Phillips

Missouri Statee Kimsue Grant

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2010-11 Guide

2010-2011 Indoor Schedule Date

Meet/Location

2011 Outdoor Schedule Date

Meet/Location

Dec. 4

Bob Timmons Challenge Meet Lawrence, Kan.

Mar. 25-26

SIU Spring Classic Carbondale, Ill.

Jan. 7

Missouri Invitational Columbia, Mo.

Mar. 25-26

Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif.

Jan. 14-15

Saluki Open Carbondale, Ill.

Apr. 1

Razorback Spring Invitational Fayetteville, Ark.

Jan. 28-29

Indiana Relays Bloomington, Ind.

Apr. 8-9

Tom Botts Invitational Columbia, Mo.

Feb. 4-5

Fazoliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/Baymont Inn Invitational Joplin, Mo.

Apr. 20-23

Kansas Relays Lawrence, Kan.

Feb. 11-12

Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark.

Apr. 28-30

Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa

Feb. 26-27

MVC Championships Cedar Falls, Iowa

Apr. 28-29

Kip Janvrin Open Indianola, Iowa

Mar. 4-5

Alex Wilson Invitational South Bend, Ind.

May 6

Arkansas Twilight Fayetteville, Ark.

Mar. 5

Iowa State Last Chance Ames, Iowa

May 13-15

MVC Championships Cedar Falls, Iowa

Mar. 11-12

NCAA National Championships College Station, Texas

May 26-28

NCAA West Preliminary Eugene, Ore.

June 8-11

NCAA National Championships Des Moines, Iowa

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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2010 Track & Field Schedule / Team Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Guide Table of Contents / Track Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Director of Track and Field / Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Assistant Coach Greg Hipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Assistant Coach Brent Hobbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2010-11 Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 2010-11 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Missouri State Athletics Online http://www.MissouriStateBears.com Track and Field Staff and Contact Information Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Ronald Boyce Office Line: (417) 836-4717 E-Mail: RonBoyce@MissouriState.edu Track and Field Assistant Coach Greg Hipp Office Line: (417) 836-4498 E-Mail: GregHipp@MissouriState.edu Track and Field Assistant Coach Brent Hobbs Office Line: (417) 836-5816 E-Mail: BrentHobbs@MissouriState.edu

THE BEARS 2010-11 Returners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26 2010-11 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-33 Breaking Down the Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 TRACK SEASON REVIEW & RECORDS 2010 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37 2010 Season Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 MSU Year-by-Year Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2010 Season Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2010 Meet-by-Meet Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 2010 MVC Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 2011 NCAA Qualifying Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 2011 MVC/NCAA Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Aldo Sebben Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 MSU Track & Field Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 MSU All-Time Top Performers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 MSU All-Time Top Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 MSU All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 MSU All-Time Honors and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 MSU All-Americans and Olympians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 MVC All-Centennial Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Run for 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 MSU Athletics Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 This is the Missouri Valley Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-53 UNIVERSITY Track Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-57 Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59 Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61 University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63 Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65 Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-67 School Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 In the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-71 In the Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73 In the Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-75 President Dr. James E. Cofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Director of Athletics Kyle Moats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Athletics Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-81 MSU Athletics Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-84 2010-11 Missouri State Track and Field Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC

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The 2010-11 Missouri State Track and Field Guide was designed and edited by Brian Lynch with assistance from Tim Bohn, Jake Gossage, Ben Adamson, Eric Doennig, Rick Kindhart and student interns Megan Hartzell and Meredith Pearson. Photos were provided by Missouri State Photo Services, John Wall, director; and Kevin White, senior photographer. Additional photos reprinted courtesy of the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Chris Aukley, Patrick Clark, Mike Scott, Greg Hipp, Ronald Boyce and the Missouri Valley Conference.

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Front Cover: Kimsue Grant, Terry Phillips Back Cover: Ariel Butzine, Jelรกni Kelly

Track and Field Coaching Staff

Ronald Boyce Director of Track and Field and Cross Country

15th Season Murray State, 1989

Ronald Boyce enters his 15th year heading the Missouri State women’s track program. Boyce was named the fifth head coach in the program’s history in 1997 after spending one year as an assistant. In 2010, his title officially changed to Director of Track and Field and Cross Country. Since joining the Missouri State staff in 1996, Boyce has built the women’s team into one of the most respected programs in the Midwest and the premier program in the Missouri Valley Conference, as evidenced by his selection to the MVC’s AllCentennial Team in 2007. Boyce’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams have claimed eight Missouri Valley Conference Championships and have been Valley runners-up six times since he took the helm. Directing a balanced program has long been a goal of Boyce’s. That goal was realized during the 2002-03 seasons, as Missouri State claimed its first MVC running Triple Crown. On top of Boyce’s eight league track and field titles the cross country program has added four of its own. Since the 1997-98 seasons, the Bears track and field and cross country program has won at least one league title during eight of those 14 years. Boyce has been the mastermind behind a Missouri State women’s program that has seen its fair share of individual success as well. MSU track and field athletes have accumulated 139 individual and relay event championships and have brought home 437 All-Conference medals since 1996. In 2010, Boyce coached Jodiann Walker not only to an indoor 60-meter dash champion, but also to a place in Missouri State

history. At the MVC Indoor Championships, Walker’s preliminary time of 7.51 seconds was the second fastest time in Bear history. Running in the finals the next day, she finished in 7.54, the fifth fastest time at MSU, to win the event. A nine-time MVC Coach of the Year (five indoors, three outdoors, one cross country), Boyce is regarded as one of the top developers of sprint and hurdle athletes in the country. Under his direction, the Missouri State women have dominated the Missouri Valley Conference. While setting every MSU women’s sprint and hurdles record during his tenure, Boyce’s athletes own nine MVC all-time records and 12 MVC championship records. His sprint and hurdle athletes have also racked up numerous honors, compiling 290 All-Missouri Valley Conference medals, 98 MVC individual titles, 48 MVC runner-up finishes times and 33 third-place finishes. Boyce earned MVC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year honors in 1996 by leading the squad to the conference title. In his only season as coach of the women’s cross country program, Boyce guided Missouri State to three meet titles and its first MVC cross country championship. Five Bears recorded careerbest times and finished among the top 15 in the conference race. Camille Wise earned All-MVC honors with a sixth-place showing. Boyce has also helped the Missouri State program gain national recognition as the Bears routinely send athletes to the NCAA Championships. Prior to Boyce’s arrival only three MSU track and field athletes had ever qualified for the NCAA Division I

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meet. Under Boyce’s direction Missouri State women’s track and field has compiled 42 NCAA regional qualifying performances on the track while MSU athletes have qualified for the NCAA national championships 38 times. Missouri State women’s track and field athletes have also earned NCAA All-America status 16 times, with 14 of those honors coming during Boyce’s tenure. In 1996, Melinda Sallins took fifth at the NCAA meet in the 400-meter hurdles to earn the first All-America honor during the Boyce era. Michelle Baptiste earned a spot on the All-America team in 1997 by taking seventh in the long jump. Boyce’s 4x400-meter relay squad of Juliet Pommells, Verneta Lesforis, Mashere Harrison and Augustina Charles ran 3:36.18 to earn All-America honors during the 1999 indoor season. During the 1999 outdoor season Pommells, Lesforis, Charles along with Trudi Garrett, bettered their mark to 3:33.09 to add four more All-America awards to Boyce’s list. The 2004 outdoor season saw the Bears first All-American come from the distance side of the team. Casey Owens ran 34:53.00 that season to become an All-American in the 10,000-meter run, an honor she earned again in 2005. The 2005 season also saw the emergence of one of the greatest track and field athletes in school history, Tracy Partain. Partain earned All-America honors in the indoor pentathlon that season with a ninth-place finish at the national meet. Partain left her mark on the MSU record book in 2006, as she challenged for the NCAA title before finishing as the national runner-up in the outdoor heptathlon. Boyce has also coached six athletes to the Olympic Games including a pair of Missouri State athletes. Baptiste competed

at the Olympics in 1996 and Lesforis in 2000. Numerous other MSU athletes have competed for their respective countries internationally through the years, including Owens and Partain, who competed for Team USA in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Other Missouri State athletes coached by Boyce have competed internationally. Verneta Lesforis competed in the 200-meter at the 1997 World Championships. Lesforis, along with Baptiste and Charles, competed for their home country of St. Lucia at the 1999 Central America and Carribean Championships. All three won medals at the event and went on to compete in the Pan American Games that year. Boyce’s athletes have gone on to set every sprint and jump national record for St. Lucia. A native of Barbados, Boyce graduated from Murray State University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Before joining the Missouri State staff, Boyce held assistant coaching positions at both Murray State and Tennessee State, coaching four NCAA All-Americans and two 1992 Olympians as a men’s track assistant at Murray State from 1989 to 1991. Boyce helped the Racers to indoor and outdoor Ohio Valley Conference titles in 1990 and 1991. Boyce and his wife, Edith, have one daughter, Nakita, who played softball at Mississippi State University.

Coach Boyce by the Numbers

NCAA District Coach of the Year awards (2003)

NCAA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year awards (1998, 1999, 2003)

Olympic athletes coached

MSU Most-Outstanding Female Athletes coached

MVC Coach of the Year honors

All-America honors under Boyce

139

MVC Individual and Relay Champions coached

437

MSU All-MVC honors under Boyce

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Track and Field Coaching Staff

Greg Hipp 9th Season Appalachian State, 2002

Track and Field Assistant Coach

Greg Hipp starts his ninth year as an assistant coach for the track and field program, working with the distance group. He recently completed his seventh year as Missouri State’s cross country head coach. Hipp’s runners have accumulated 60 All-MVC honors, 14 MVC individual titles, have been MVC runner-up 14 times and have placed third 16 times. With eight NCAA All-Region and one NCAA All-America track honors, Hipp’s runners have compiled 13 NCAA Regional and nine NCAA National Championship qualifying performances from the 800-meter up to the 10,000-meter. Hipp coached two runners to MVC Championships during the 2010 season. Terry Phillips captured the indoor 3,000-meter run title, while Staci Nelson, who finished third to Phillips at the indoor championships, took top billing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the outdoor meet. The victory for Nelson was part of her breakout senior season for Hipp and the Bears. She was allMVC both indoor and outdoor, became MSU’s fourth all-time performer in the steeplechase and became an NCAA Qualifier in the event. Nelson also continued the long line of steeplechase success established under Hipp. In 2008, Jamie Vest qualified for the NCAA national championship, placing 26th, while Phillips was the fourth-ranked Junior 4

(19 & Under) steeplechaser in America. During Phillips’ 2009 sophomore season, she became an NCAA National Championship Qualifier herself, placing 20th nationally. The 2008 and 2009 seasons were banner years for Hipp’s middle distance runners, as Asher Kyger broke the outdoor 1,500-meter school record (4:26.20 - 2008) and the indoor mile record (4:48.67 - 2009). Also in 2009, MSU’s distance medley relay team broke the MVC championship and all-time records running 11:24.02, the 18th fastest performance in the nation. In 2005, Hipp guided Casey Owens to one of the finest seasons in MSU history. On top of four league titles, Owens set two MVC all-time records (16:15.00 5,000-meter indoors, 33:32.00 10,000-meter outdoors), three MVC championship meet records and qualified for the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships where she was named to the All-America team. As the top collegiate finisher at the USA Championship, Owens placed ninth in the 10,000-meter (33:32.00), setting MVC and state of Missouri collegiate records. Owens was also named to Team USA for an international road race event in Chiba, Japan. Under Hipp’s guidance, MSU cross country won the 2004 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship. With runner-up finishes in 2005, 2006, and 2008, Hipp’s cross country teams have finished outside of the MVC’s top two teams only three time; twice with a third-place finish (2007 and 2010) and a fifth-place finish in 2009. Hipp was named MVC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2004 after guiding Missouri State to their fourth-straight MVC cross country championship and a fifth-place regional finish. A native of Charlotte, N.C., Hipp came to MSU after one season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Appalachian State University. During that season his men and women swept the Southern Conference cross country titles, while five earned all-conference honors. Hipp also serves on the cross country committees for both USATF and the USTFCCCA. Hipp has earned his USATF Level II certification. A 2002 graduate of Appalachian State, Hipp earned his master’s degree in education from Missouri State in 2004.

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Brent Hobbs Track and Field Assistant Coach

3rd Season Clemson, 2005

Brent Hobbs has made a significant impact on the Bears’ field events in only two seasons on the job. Now entering his third season with the Bears, Hobbs primarily oversees the Bears’ jumpers, throwers, multi-event and pole vault athletes. In 2010, Hobbs coached three all-MVC performers and one of the Bears’ two NCAA Regional Qualifiers in Kimsue Grant. Grant qualified in the triple jump, the event in which she earned all-MVC honors, while etching her name in the Missouri State track and field history books. Her leap of 40-09.50 is the fifth longest at MSU and made her the third best all-time performer. Hobbs also helped Jeláni Kelly become one of the top throwers in Bears’ history with her 2010 performances. Last season, Kelly became a top-five all-time performer in the indoor shot put, the indoor weight throw and the outdoor shot put. Combine those marks with her achievements from 2009, and Kelly is a top-five all-time performer in five events in her two seasons working with Hobbs. He had a very impressive inaugural season with the Bears in 2008. Hobbs helped Kelly to become MSU’s first-ever NCAA Regional Qualifier, as well as its first-ever USA Junior National Qualifier, in the throws. He also Mareneika Goffe become an MVC outdoor champion and NCAA Regional Qualifier in the high jump. Under his direction, the Bears had two top-three high jump finishers at the MVC Championship for the first time in school history, as well as the second-ever MSU high jumper at the NCAA Regional meet. Hobbs came to Springfield from Western Carolina University where he served as an assistant coach working with the shot put, weight, discus, hammer, jump and multi- events. His highly successful two-year stint with the Catamounts saw his athletes earn 26 all-Southern Conference honors, including five conference individual titles and three NCAA Regional Qualifiers. Hobbs is no stranger to team success as Western Carolina’s program took team titles four times; two for men and two for women, during his time in Cullowhee. Included among that team success was Western’s sweep of the conference’s men’s

and women’s indoor team titles in 2008. As an athlete, Hobbs attended Clemson University where he was a standout on the Tiger Track & Field team. A seven-time All-ACC performer, three-time NCAA qualifier in the decathlon, three-time NCAA qualifier in the heptathlon, two-time NCAA regional qualifier in the 110 hurdles and All-American honors in the heptathlon top his major accomplishments. He was also a Nike All-American while attending Don Bosco Prep. A native of Stony Point, N.Y., Hobbs earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a minor in athletic leadership from Clemson. He also completed his master’s in health and human performance at Western Carolina.

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2010-11 Track and Field Season Outlook The track and field Bears aim to spend the 2010-11 season reclaiming their usual position in the top half of the Missouri Valley Conference, a conference the Bears have won eight times in 14 seasons under Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Ronald Boyce. The five indoor and three outdoor titles have established Missouri State as a premier program both in the MVC and in the Midwest. Now it is up to a new group of track and field athletes to live up to that prestige and bring the Bears back into the upper echelon of The Valley. Youth will lead the way for the 201011 Bears, with 22 newcomers entering the fold to join the 16 returners. A squad that features only nine returning letterwinners will have to rely heavily on one of the largest recruiting classes ever to enter Missouri State. But for Boyce and company, this may be one recruiting class that can hold up to the pressure. The 22 newcomers include 11 all-state honorees, five state champions and an all-American. With so much talent, Boyce is excited to lead the way for this new class of Bears. “The newcomers are not really sure what to do, so from day to day you get different leadership and different attitudes,” Boyce said. “Coaching becomes very important. They keep us busy. But it is exciting because we can mold them how we want to mold them. The competition is there and being so even across the board, anyone can step up on any given day and that will lead to some pretty special performances.” The fresh blood will have key veterans to show the way including three NCAA Regional Qualifiers, an NCAA National Championships Qualifier and three allMVC performers. Not to mention one of the top distance runners in the region returning from injury to reclaim her position among the Valley’s elite. It will be a season of growth and the Bears will see how their talented group translates to Division I track and field. SPRINTS The majority of the youth will be in the sprint group. Of the 10 primary sprinters, eight are newcomers and one of the returners competed only during the 2010 outdoor season. The lone veteran, and one of four seniors on the squad, is Shantel Llewellyn, a three-time letterwinner. With so many newcomers comes competition, which Boyce thinks will improve the group. 6

“The sprint group is exciting. It is exciting because it is new and because we have some talent; and the talent is spread out across the board,” Boyce said. “We have picked up some really good kids and we have a nucleus of individuals who will move pretty well and put us in good positions.” Reaux Daughtery, Alyx Dull, Millie Fulton, Kiesha Hayes, Pernell Joseph and Sydney Peavy are the seven freshmen in the group. Fellow newcomer Kara-Aretha Graham will be a senior after transferring from Iowa. Returner Ariel Butzine showed promise in 2010 as she closed the outdoor season at the MVC Championships with a fifth-place, 2:12.58 minute finish in her specialty, the 800-meter dash. It was an MSU season best and showed All-MVC Performer why big things are expected of her in Cheyenne Stewart 2011. Llewellyn will be a key veteran for the Bears. In 2010, she became a force ver will look to build on an impressive in the 100-meter dash, never finishing freshman year. Her versatility may be outside of the top seven during her her biggest strength as she competed in six meets of the outdoor season. Her the mile, 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter 12.09-second personal best ended the runs during the indoor season and the season as the top time of any Bear in 1,500-, 3,000-, 5,000- and 10,000-me2010. ter runs in the outdoor. Multiple primarily field participants Fellow second-year competitors Ashcould also see time in the sprint events. ton Stubbs, Maggie Sutor and Nicole Thate will combine with junior Andrea DISTANCE Marshall and senior Mari-Jean Vance The group that runs the farthest will to push the newcomers and try to estabhave the shortest way to go when it lish themselves at Missouri State. comes to contributing to the team. With The unquestioned leader of the disa deep distance group fresh off their fall tance group, and the MSU Bears as a cross country season, Boyce expects imwhole, is junior Terry Phillips. The mediate contributions from the Bears’ Kansas City, Mo., native competed five most talented position group. times during the 2010 indoor season, “It is always a little easier transition winning all but one of her outings. The for them because they have seen some only event she did not win, the 3,000m competition since August,” Boyce said. at the Indiana Relays, she finished sec“That group has a pretty good mix of ond and set a personal best. Despite leadership and maturity across the only competing in the indoor season, board. That is probably is the group that she still was named an MVC Scholarwill lead our pack.” Athlete and to the ESPN The Magazine Freshmen Emily Argotsinger, Erin Academic All-District VII and All-America Edwards, Megan Fox, Lisa Imgrteams. und, Sierra Jenkins, Leah Nichols “Terry Phillips is back with some asand Monica Smith, as well as senior tounding numbers and performances newcomer Theresa Brokaw, an Illinois and that is our ‘mother hen’ of the transfer, will join an established group of group,” Boyce said. “We look for her to runners. Nichols generated buzz for her do some neat things again.” track season by becoming the Bears’ top Phillips can do it all on the distance cross country runner this fall. The Orlanside, from the mile to the 5,000-meter do, Fla., native was named all-MVC and run, but the 3,000-meter steeplechase all-region in her first year on the course. during the outdoor season is her bread Fresh off becoming the fifth-fastest and butter. She was an NCAA National 5,000-meter outdoor runner in MSU hisChampionships Qualifier in 2009 and has tory (17:12.51), sophomore Emily Bea“In track and field, numbers speak a 2010-11 Track and Field Guide

2010-11 Track and Field Season Outlook three of the four fastest steeplechase times in Missouri State history. “In track and field, numbers speak a lot; and she has some great numbers,” Boyce said. “When you see someone who has been a champion for us and someone who has suffered an injury and come back, that is the kind of soldier you want on your squad. She is really going to make a difference on and off the track.” Phillips and her fellow distance run-

ners will be counted on to push the Bears back into the top-half of The Valley. “We have some freshmen in our middle group who are trying to figure it out. They will be led by the individuals up top,” Boyce said. “The distance did well, finishing third at the conference meet, and that will transition them well. I think that group is going to help us a lot as far as where we want to go, what we want to do.”

FIELD While the distance group may be the leaders of the team, the field group is a close second. With NCAA Regional ni Qualifiers Kimsue Grant and Jeláni Kelly and all-MVC performer Cheyenne Stewart in the fold, the Bears’ field group is in good position for 2011 and beyond. “Our sophomore class is good,” Boyce said. “Kimsue Grant is our leader, but

2010-2011 Missouri State Track and Field Roster Name Emily Argotsinger Emily Beaver** Jordan Bond* Theresa Brokaw Ariel Butzine* Jessica Dantin Reaux Daughtery Alyx Dull Erin Edwards Megan Fox Millie Fulton Katelynn Geier Meagen Good Kara-Aretha Graham Kimsue Grant** Kiesha Hayes Lisa Imgrund Ahshane Johnson Pernell Joseph Jeláni Kelly** Shantel Llewellyn*** Andrea Locke Andrea Marshall Scarlett McCall Kelsey McCowen Katie Mulloy Leah Nichols Sydney Peavy Terry Phillips**** Gemma Smith Monica Smith Cheyenne Stewart* Ashton Stubbs Maggie Sutor* Nicole Thate Mari-Jean Vance * indicates letters won

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Yr. (I/O) Hometown (Last School) Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West) So. Diamond, Mo. (College Heights Christian School) So. Normal, Ill. (University High) Sr. Stronghurst, Ill. (Illinois) Fr./So. Lake Villa, Ill. (Lakes High) Fr. Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette High) Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Liberty High) Fr. Clinton, Mo. (Clinton High) Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Raytown South High) Fr. Raymore, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar High) Fr. Monett, Mo. (Monett High) So. St. Louis, Mo. (Lindbergh High) Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach High) Sr. London, England (Iowa) So. Arlington, Va. (Washington Lee) Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar High) Fr. Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission NW) Fr. Moberly, Mo. (Moberly High) Fr. Vieux Fort, St. Lucia (Sir Arthur Community College) Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central High) Sr. Ajax, Ontario (Mid-America Nazarene University) Fr. Independence, Mo. (William Chrisman High) Jr. Fenton, Mo. (Rockwood Summit High) So. Willard, Mo. (Ash Grove High) Jr. Ellisville, Mo. (Lafayette High) Fr. Antioch, Ill. (Lakes High) Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek High) Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Pembroke Hill) Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (St. Mary’s High) Fr. Cannock, England (Kings Mead High) Fr. Branson, Mo. (Southwest Baptist College) So. Christ Church, Barbados (St. Michael Secondary School) Fr. Platte City, Mo. (Platte City High) So./Fr. Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East High) Fr./So. Darien, Ill. (Downers Grove South High) Jr./Sr. Columbia, Mo. (Hickman High)

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right behind her is Cheyenne Stewart who has done exceptionally well.” Grant qualified, and earned all-MVC indoor distinction, in the triple jump but is also dangerous in the long jump. Stewart does her best work in the high jump, but will compete in all the jump events. Fellow sophomores Jordan Bond and Scarlett McCall also look to take the next step. Bond is a versatile jumper, while McCall is the team’s number two thrower behind Kelly. Kelly is the main veteran and one of only two juniors in the group, with Kelsey McCowen being the other. With no seniors in the group, the St. Louis, Mo., will be counted on to guide the underclassmen. She was a 2009 NCAA Regional Qualifier in the discus, but is also dangerous in the weight throw and shot put. “Jelani Kelly is doing tremendously well so far and we expect big things from her,” Boyce said. Keeping with the theme of the team, a big freshmen class will see immediate action in the field events. Jessica Dantin, Meagen Good, Ahshane Johnson, Andrea Locke, Katie Mulloy and Gemma Smith are all new to the program. Johnson, Locke and Smith have the potential to be forces in the jumps. Katelynn Geier is a redshirt freshman who will add depth to the throws. “We have picked up some talented jumpers and added some good depth to our field group,” Boyce said. SCHEDULE The Bears will have a jam-packed schedule in 2010-11, with its earliest start since the 2005-06 campaign. MSU kicks off with the Bob Timmons Challenge Meet on Dec. 4. Even with the month-long break that follows, Boyce sees benefit in the early start. “We hope it will add a sense of motivation where we can focus all the way through the entire fall,” Boyce said. “The fall is really tricky because usually we do not have a competition to look forward to. But now since we have one in December, then we can get excited and it will help us to stay focused.” After the haitus, the Bears will run in the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 7). The Saluki Open (Jan. 14-15) and Indiana Relays (Jan. 28-29) follow and close out January competition. February meets begin with the Tyson Invitational (11-12), which will serve as the final tune up before the Missouri Val8

Terryy Phillips p in the 3,,000-meter steepl p echase ley Conference Championships. UNI will host the MVC Championships Feb. 26-27 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Bears look to improve on their fifth-place showing last season with returners Terry Phillips and Kimsue Grant leading the way. Phillips won the 3,000-meter as last season’s Championships, while Grant took third in the triple jump. The Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (March 4-5) and the Iowa State Last Chance (March 5) will close the indoor regular season. Potential NCAA National Championships qualifiers will compete in hopes of earning a bid to the national meet March 11-12 in Fayetteville, Ark. The outdoor season starts off with the SIU Spring Classic and the Stanford Invitational, both running March 25-26. April brings some familiar road trips for the Bears as they visit the campuses of Arkansas (Razorback Spring Invitational, April 1), Missouri (Tom Botts Invitational April 8-9), Kansas (Kansas Relays April 20-23) and Drake (Drake Relays April 28-30). It will be the 102nd running of the prestigious Drake Relays. That same weekend MSU will compete in the Kip Janvrin Open in Indianola, Iowa, on the campus of Simpson College. The Arkansas Twilight (May 6) closes 2010-11 Track and Field Guide

the outdoor regular season. The MVC Outdoor Championships will once again run in Cedar Falls, Iowa, May 13-15. The Bears finished sixth at the meet last season, with 2010-11 returner Cheyenne Stewart earning All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in the high jump. The NCAA West Preliminary Round will run May 26-28. Grant is the only returning qualifier from 2010 after she earned a spot last season with her triple jump performance. For any Bears that may advance, the NCAA Championships will be held in Des Moines, Iowa on the campus of Drake University. They are set for June 8-11. While the schedule offers a diverse set of challenges, the marquee events will be the MVC Championships. And after a pair of uncharacteristic showings in 2010, Boyce’s Bears feel they are in the hunt in 2011. “We have done so far what we need to do,” Boyce said “We have recruited well, and we now have people in position who understand their role very well. The coaches know where we need to be and now it is a matter of execution. If they can settle down and maintain focus, I think the chips will fall into place. But we know what we need to do: it is now a matter of time and execution.”

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The Returners

Emily Beaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Jordan Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Ariel Butzine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Katelynn Geier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Kimsue Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Jelรก Jel รกni Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Shantel Llewellyn . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Andrea Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Scarlett McCall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Kelsey McCowen. McCowen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . ..20-21 20-21 Cheyenne Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ashton Stubbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Maggie Sutor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Nicole Thate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Mari-Jean Vance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The Newcomers

Emily Argotsinger, Theresa Brokaw, Jessica Dantin . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Reaux Daughtery, Alyx Dull, Erin Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Megan Fox, Millie Fulton, Meagen Good . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Kara-Aretha Graham, Kiesha Hayes Lisa Imgrund, . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sierra Jenkins, Ahshane Johnson Pernell Joseph, . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Andrea Locke, Katie Mullloy Leah Nichols, . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sydney Peavy, Gemma Smith, Monica Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Breaking Down the Bears . . . . . 34

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Emily Beaver Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Distance Diamond, Mo. College Heights Christian School Two Letters

Event Best Mile (indoor) .................. 5:04.12 3,000m (indoor) ............10:23.98 5,000m (indoor) ............18:35.43 1,500m (outdoor)........... 5:03.04 3,000m (outdoor)..........10:27.14 5,000m (outdoor)..........17:12.51 10,000m (outdoor) ........36:12.12 5K (cross country).........17:49.43 6K (cross country).........21:36.84

At Missouri State: Beaver returns for her second season on the track as one of the top distance runners at Missouri State. 2010 Cross Country: Won the SIUE Invitational with a 18:29.75 5K time while leading the Bears to a team victory ....Was the Bears’ top finisher at their lone home meet, the Richard Clark Invitational....Finished ninth in a loaded field, running 18:01.03, with the team finishing fourth....Set a personal best in the 5K with a 17:49.43 time at the Chile Pepper Festival....Finished 16th overall and was the Bears’ number three runner at the MVC Championship, running 18:16.04.... Set her 6K personal best at the NCAA Midwest Regional when she ran 21:36.84. 2010 Track: Beaver ran in three different events during the indoor track season....At the Indiana Relays, Beaver had her season-best 10:23.98 in the 3,000m....Set a personal best 5:04.12 in the indoor mile on Feb. 13 at the Iowa State Classic....At the MVC Indoor Championships, Beaver ran an 18:35.43 in the 5,000m, a personal best....Beaver continued to succeed with times of 5:03.04 in the 1,500m and 10:27.14 in the 3,000m at the Razorback Spring Invitational on March 27....Capped off a her rookie campaign with the best meet of her young career at the MVC Championships, where she joined the MSU all-time top-five in the 5000m (17:12.51) and the 10,000m (36:12.12)....Finished fifth in The Valley in both races.

2009 Cross Country: Beaver competed in the Missouri State Classic, finishing 17th with a time of 18:46.10....In the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational, Beaver turned in a time of 18:41.00, finishing 24th....Beaver’s 22:19.10 at the Chile Pepper Festival in the 6K race is the 20th-best time in MSU history....Finished 25th at the MVC Championship, running in 19:59.00....Competed at the Midwest Regional, placing 81st with a time of 22:58.20. Background: Beaver won three-straight Missouri Class 1A state cross country championships....She is one of only three high school runners in state history to win three state cross country titles....Only Jamie Vest (MSU ‘08) has won more state cross country titles than Beaver....In track competition at the 2A level, she had top state championship finishes of fourth in the 1,600-meter (2008), seventh in the 800-meter (2008), sixth in the 3,200-meter (2007), second in the 4x800-meter relay (2006) and third in the 4x400-meter relay (2008) Personal: Emily Dawn Beaver was born July 14, 1991 in Diamond, Mo....Daughter of Doug and Nina Beaver....Has three siblings; brothers Ethan and Ryan, and sister Savannah.... Majoring in english and planning to pursue a career in teaching....Has a 4.0 GPA.

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Jordan Bond Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Jumps Normal, Ill. University High One Letter

Event Best High Jump (indoor) ........ 5-02.25 Triple Jump (indoor) ......38-08.25 Long Jump (indoor).......16-11.25 High Jump (outdoor) ...... 5-01.25 Triple Jump (outdoor) ....38-05.50

At Missouri State: Jordan Bond enters her sophomore season looking to make an impact in the jumps. 2010 Track: Bond competed in three events during the indoor track season: the high jump, the triple jump and the long jump....Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Missouri Invitational, jumping 36-08.25....Had four top-five finishes in five indoor meets, including a fourth-place finish at the EIU Mega Meet in the long jump where she set a personal best of 16-11.25....Set an indoor personal best in the high jump with a distance of 5-02.25 at the IU Relays....Set a personal best at the ISU Classic on Feb. 12 in the triple jump with a distance of 38-08.25....Also competed in the high jump and triple jump during the outdoor season....Placed second and third in the triple jump at the Redbird Spring Invitational (37-05.00) and Arkansas Twilight (36-08.50), respectively....At the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on May 14, she set personal bests for both events, with a height of 5-01.25 in the high jump and 38-05.50 in the triple jump.

Background: Bond was a two-sport standout at University High School where she was a three-year letterwinner in track and field, and a two-year letterwinner in volleyball....Her senior track season, she finished fifth in the state in both the triple jump and the high jump....She was a three-time team MVP for field events....Her junior year, she was a Heart of Illinois National Qualifier, finished first in sectionals in the triple jump and set her schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s triple jump record, which she later broke her senior season....As a junior, she was undefeated in both events and also competed in the Junior Olympics....Her senior year, she helped lead her volleyball team to conference and inter-city championships. Personal: Jordan Bond was born November 13, 1990, in Springfield, Ill....Daughter of Ron and Cheryl Bond....Her second cousin Marsha played volleyball at the University of Kentucky.... Has one brother, Brendan....Majoring in graphic design.

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Ariel Butzine Missouri State Career Bests

Fr./So. - Sprints Lake Villa, Ill. Lakes High One Letter

Event Best 800m (outdoor) ............. 2:12.58

At Missouri State: Butzine will be a key contributor in the middle distance events. 2010 Track: Did not compete in the indoor season....Butzine ran in the 800-meter events for the Bears in the outdoor season....Was fourth in the event at the Redbird Spring Invitational, running a 2:16.01....A member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at that same meet (4:01.63).... Set a 2010 team and personal best 2:12.58 in the prelims of the 800m at the MVC Outdoor Championships and finished fifth in the finals (2:14.91).

Background: Butzine was a four-year letterwinner in both track and cross country at Lakes High School....She holds her conference’s and high school’s record in the 800-meter....Was the first athlete from her high school to make the state meet after qualifying in the 800-meter....Holds the school’s record in the 1,600-meter....A four-time all-conference and all-sectional performer....Was a Lake County conference and sectional champion her junior and senior seasons....Was a state runnerup in the 800-meter her senior season....Her 4x400-meter team won the conference and sectional meets her junior year. Personal: Ariel Marie Butzine was born April 5, 1991, in Waukegan, Ill....Daughter of James and Melinda Butzine.... Majoring in psychology.

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Katelynn Geier Missouri State Career Bests

Fr. - Throws St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh High

Event Best N/A ..................................... N/A

At Missouri State: Katelynn Geier returns to MSU as a redshirt freshman, hoping to add needed depth to the throws group. 2010 Track: Geier did not compete during her freshman season....Redshirted for the year.

Background: Geier joined the Bears after lettering two years at Lindbergh High School in St. Louis....Competed in both shot put and discus....Her senior season, she finished second in her conference in shot put and fifth in discus....Competing in the district meet that season, she finished second in shot put and sixth in discus. Personal: Katelynn Marie Geier was born November 17, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo....Daughter of Charles and Anne Geier....Her father, Charles, threw javelin and discus at Southeast Missouri State....Has four siblings, Lindsey, Chris, Cody and Laurie.... Majoring in physical education.

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Kimsue Grant Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Sprints/Jumps Arlington, Va. Washington Lee Two Letters

Event Best 60m (indoor) ...................... 8.05 200m (indoor) .................. 25.90 Long Jump (indoor).......17-06.00 Triple Jump (indoor) ......39-06.50 100m (outdoor) ................ 12.57 200m (outdoor) ................ 25.51 Long Jump (outdoor) ....18-02.50 Triple Jump (outdoor) ....40-09.50

2010 All-MVC (Indoor Triple Jump) 2010 NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifier (Triple Jump) At Missouri State: An All-MVC indoor performer, Kimsue Grant is the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lone NCAA Regional Qualifier returning after she advanced in the triple jump. 2010 Track: Was named All-Missouri Valley Conference at the Indoor Championships when she finished third in the triple jump with a personal best of 39-06.50....Also set a personal best in the long jump (17-06.00) and was part of a distance medley relay team that finished fifth....Qualified for the outdoor NCAA preliminary meet with an outdoor personal best of 4009.50....Had four top-six finishes in the triple jump during the indoor season....Set her 200-meter dash personal best (25.51) at her first outdoor meet, the Razorback Spring Invitational.... At that meet, was a member of the third-place 4x100-meter relay team....Also placed third in the triple jump (38-00.00) at that meet....Won the long jump (18-02.50) and the triple jump (40-09.50-her NCAA Qualifying mark) at the Redbird Spring Invitational, setting personal bests in both....Took home second place in the triple jump at the Arkansas Twilight....Was sixth in the triple jump at the MVC Outdoor Championships (39-04.50).

Background: Grant was named the 2009 Arlington, Va., Track and Field Athlete of the Year....Named to the All-State team her junior and senior seasons....Named team MVP four straight track seasons at Washington Lee High School (two indoor, two outdoor)....Was a team captain....Holds the Arlington, Va., outdoor district record in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, with times of 12.30 and 25.14, respectively....During her senior indoor season, she set school records in the 55-meter dash (7.245), high jump (5-02.00) and 300-meter dash (42.30).... Participated at the 2009 Virginia High School Outdoor Championship in the triple jump, 4x100-meter relay and the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Personal: Kimsue Grant was born July 28, 1991, in Montego Bay, Jamaica....Daughter of Robert and Almareen Grant....Has one sibling, Malika Hamilton....Majoring in computer science.

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Jelá Jel áni Kelly Missouri State Career Bests

Jr. - Throws St. Louis, Mo. Hazelwood Central High Two Letters

Event Best Shot Put (indoor) ........... 45-10.50 Weight Throw (indoor) ... 52-06.50 Shot Put (outdoor) ..........44-07.50 Javelin (outdoor) .............96-07.00 Hammer Throw (outdoor) ..151-00.00 Discus (outdoor) ...........156-01.00

2009 NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifier (Discus Throw) At Missouri State: Jeláni Kelly will be the Bears’ top thrower this season as she tries to become a two-time NCAA Regional Qualifier. 2010 Track: Became MSU’s fifth-best all-time in the shot put when she threw a personal best 44-07.50 and finished fourth at the Redbird Spring Invitational....Smashed her previous personal best in the hammer throw as the Ole Miss Invitational when she finished third and threw 151-00.00 (her previous best was 125-05.00)....Set a pair of indoor personal bests in the shot put (45-10.50, Indiana Relays) and the weight throw (52-06.50, MVC Championships)....In the shot put, Kelly threw 43-00.35 at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships....At the Missouri Invitational, she placed third in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw....She also finished third in the shot put at the Eastern Illinois Mega Meet as well as seventh in the weight throw....In the shot put, Kelly finished seventh (44-09.00) at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships....Took home second in the shot put and third in the discus throw at the Razorback Spring Invitational....Kelly had two top-10 finishes at the Joey Haines Invitational, ninth in the shot put and fourth in the discus throw....Threw to seventh in the hammer throw at the Redbird Spring Invitational. 2009 Track: Kelly finished ninth in the shot put at the Missouri

Invitational....Was 10th in the shot put at the Razorback Invitational....At the MVC Indoor Championships, she set her personal bests in both the shot put (42-00.75) and the weight throw (47-05.00), placing 11th and 14th, respectively....Set a personal best in the hammer throw (105-08.00) at the Missouri Relays, finishing 13th....Was a top-five finisher in the discus throw at the three meets in which she competed (Joey Haines Invitational, Kansas Relays and MVC Outdoor Championships)....Set an outdoor shot put personal best (4001.05) at the Kansas Relays, placing 14th....Was the fourthplace discus thrower at the MVC Outdoor Championships, where she set a personal best of 156-01.00. Background: Kelly won the state championship in discus her junior season....Was a three-time All-State honoree in discus....Won conference and district championships in discus during her senior season....Set the Hazelwood Central record for discus her senior season with a throw of 138 feet....Named to All-Conference and All-District teams three straight years.... Member of the conference-winning girl’s track team. Personal: Jeláni Danae Kelly was born May 30, 1990, in St. Louis, Mo....Daughter of Aaron and Lisa Kelly....Has five brothers, Aaron Jr., Eric, Daniel, Bruce and Brian....Majoring in exercise and movement science.

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Shantel Llewellyn Missouri State Career Bests

Sr. - Sprints Ajax, Ontario Mid-America Nazarene Three Letters

Event Best 60m (indoor) ...................... 7.74 200m (indoor) .................. 25.39 100m (outdoor) ................ 12.08 200m (outdoor) ................ 24.51

At Missouri State: Llewellyn is the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top returning sprinter and a threat in the Missouri Valley Conference. 2010 Track: Set her personal best, and the best of any Bear in 2010, in the 100-meter dash (12.08) in the prelims of the MVC Outdoor Championships before finishing fifth in the final....Won the 100-meter dash at the Redbird Spring Invitational (12.20)....At the Eastern Illinois Mega Meet, she helped her 4x400-meter relay team sprint their way to first as Llewellyn individually took home fourth in the 60-meter dash and second in the 200-meter dash with a personal best 25.39.... Finished seventh in the 4x400-meter relay at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships....Placed second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 4x100-meter relay at the Razorback Spring Invitational....Placed fourth in the 100-meter dash, sixth in the 200-meter dash and helped her 4x400 meter relay team finish second at the Joey Haines Invitational.... Placed second in the 4x400-meter relay while competing at the Redbird Spring Invitational....Also in the 4x400-meter relay, helped her team finish fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships. 2009 Track: Finished fourth in the 60-meter dash at the Missouri Southern Open Invitational....Finished second in 60-meter dash at the Central Missouri Classic, setting a career best of 7.74....Matched her career best at the MVC Indoor Championships when she placed sixth in the 60-meter dash (7.74)....Ran with the 4x100 relay team that placed third at

the Joey Haines Invitational....Placed third in the 100-meter dash at the Sun Angel Classic....At the Sun Angel Classic she ran with the first-place 4x100-meter relay team....Ran with the fifth-place 4x100-meter relay team at the Kansas Relays.... Placed second with the distance medley relay team at the same meet....Finished third in the 200-meter dash at the SIU Edwardsville Twilight....Ran with the second-place 4x100-meter relay team in the SIU Edwardsville Twilight....Finished fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championship in the 100-meter dash with a personal best of 12.10....Also ran with the 4x100-meter relay team to place fourth. Background: Llewellyn came to Missouri State from MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kan....At MNU, Llewellyn had bests of 12.00 seconds for the 100-meter and 24.62 seconds for the 200-meter....As a prep, Llewellyn posted personal bests of 7.82 seconds for the 60-meter dash indoors, 12.16 seconds for 100-meter and 24.44 for 200-meter....After winning the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Regional in the 100- and 200-meter, along with a third-place showing in the 400-meter, Llewellyn qualified for the OFSAA Championships, where she placed eighth in the 100-meter (12.25) and second in the 200-meter (24.84). Personal: Shantel Marion Loague-Llewellyn was born October 16, 1989, in Toronto, Ontario....Daughter of Hewitt Loague and Janet Llewellyn....Has three brothers, Andrew, Adrian and Andre....Majoring in criminology.

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Andrea Marshall Missouri State Career Bests

Jr. - Distance Fenton, Mo. Rockwood Summit

Event Best Mile run (indoor) .............. 5:15.58 3,000m (indoor) ..............10:37.81 5,000m (indoor) ............. 18:36.92 1,500m (outdoor)............. 5:04.77 5,000m (outdoor)........... 18:24.20 10,000m (outdoor) ......... 39:19.10 5K (cross country).......... 19:06.89 6K (cross country)...........23:06.79

At Missouri State: Marshall will be a key veteran for the distance group. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in four meets....Was third at the SBU Twilight, running 19:43.25. 2010 Track: Marshall ran one event in the indoor season, the 5,000m run at the EIU Mega Meet, where she finished with a time of 18:59.27....During the outdoor campaign, Marshall was a strong runner for coach Hippâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distance group....Ran the 10,000m at the Kansas Relays on April 15, coming in at 39:19.10....Finished the year strong with a personal best 18:24.20 in the 5,000m at the MVC Championships.

at the ISU Classic (18:36.92)....Outdoors, she competed in the Williams-Laptad Invitational, where she turned in her best time in the 1,500-meter run (5:04.77)....Represented MSU in the 5,000-meters at the MVC Championship, setting an outdoor best of 18:42.75. 2008 Cross Country: Marshall raced in five meets for the Bears, finishing 15th at the Missouri State Classic....Set a personal best at the MVC Cross Country Championship in the 5K, at 19:06.89, finishing 31st, just behind teammate Staci Nelson....Helped the team take home a title at the Missouri State Classic, and place second at the MVC Championship.

2009 Cross Country: Opened her sophomore campaign at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational, finishing at 19:30.00....At the Chile Pepper Festival, ran the 6K at a 23:35.14 mark....Ran in the MVC Championship, coming in with a time of 20:06.00, good for 30th in the conference....In the NCAA Midwest Regional, crossed the line at 23:09.00, finishing 89th overall.

Background: Marshall was an all-state runner in 2007 for cross country at Rockwood Summit with a seventh-place finish....A member of the second-place team and third-place team at state for cross country during junior and senior seasons, respectively....Awarded the 110% award all four years of high school....Won the Board of Education award during junior and senior seasons.

2009 Track: Ran in eight meets in her freshman year.... Set her best time in the 3,000-meter run at the MVC Indoor Championships (10:37.81)....Set her 5,000-meter indoor best

Personal: Andrea Christine Marshall was born March 16, 1990, in St. Louis, Mo....Daughter of Tim and Jan Marshall....Has two sisters, Lauren and Kelly....Majoring in dietetics.

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Scarlett McCall Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Throws Willard, Mo. Ash Grove High

Event Best Shot Put (indoor) ..........40-09.00 Weight Throw (indoor) ..44-02.50 Shot Put (outdoor) ........40-08.25 Discus (outdoor) .........118-03.00

At Missouri State: Scarlett McCall will be one of the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top throwers. 2010 Track: McCall placed seventh and established her personal best in the shot put (40-09.00) at the Missouri Invitational....Had a successful outing at the Eastern Illinois Mega Meet, taking home fifth in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw with a 44-02.50 personal best....At the Joey Haines Invitational, she took home 10th in the shot put with a personal best of 40-08.25. 2009 Track: Redshirted for the season.

Background: McCall was a four-year letterwinner in track at Ash Grove High....She threw discus all four years of high school and shot put her junior and senior seasons....Set the school record for discus her sophomore, junior and senior seasons and for shot put her senior season....Placed fifth at state for shot put and seventh at state for discus during junior season.... Placed third in discus and fourth in shot put her senior year.... Also a three-year letterwinner in both softball and basketball for Ash Grove. Personal: Scarlett Lee Ann McCall was born July 2, 1990, in Springfield, Mo....Daughter of James and Lori McCall....Has one brother, A.J....Majoring in art/photography.

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Kelsey McCowen Missouri State Career Bests

Jr. - Jumps Ellisville, Mo. Lafayette High

Event Best High Jump (indoor) .......... 5-02.25 High Jump (outdoor) ........ 5-01.75

At Missouri State: Kelsey McCowen will be a veteran leader for the field group. 2010 Track: Placed fifth and set an indoor personal record in the high jump (5-02.25) at the EIU Mega Meet....At the Missouri Invitational during the indoor track season, her 4x400 meter relay finished sixth and she individually placed seventh in the high jump....At the Joey Haines Invitational, McCowen not only set a personal-best (5-01.75), but took home eighth in the high jump. 2009 Track: Competed in three events....Finished 13th in the high jump at the Missouri Invitational....Also placed 13th in the high jump at the Missouri Southern Open Invitational.

Background: McCowen placed in the top 10 in the high jump at state both her junior and senior seasons....Named All-State and team captain her senior year....Finished first in the high jump at conference her sophomore season, at district her junior and senior seasons, and sectionals her senior season....Was a member of the conference-winning track team her junior year of high school. Personal: Kelsey Ruth McCowen was born August 20, 1989, in Creve Coeur, Mo....Daughter of Craig and Karen McCowen.... Has two brothers, Lloyd and Clayton....Majoring in middle school education.

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Terry Phillips Missouri State Career Bests

Jr. - Distance Kansas City, Mo. St. Mary’s High Four Letters

Event Best Mile Run (indoor) ..............4:55.08 3,000m (indoor) ................9:35.40 5,000m (indoor) .............. 17:19.00 800m (outdoor) ................2:20.48 1,500m (outdoor)..............4:31.84 3,000m steeplechase ....... 10:19.45 5K (cross country)........... 17:36.00 6K (cross country)........... 21:13.67

At Missouri State: Terry Phillips, a former NCAA National Qualifier, will be a top distance runner for the Bears. 2010 Cross Country: Set a 6K personal best (21:13.67) at the NCAA Midwest Regional....Was the Bears’ second finisher at the MVC Championship, placing eighth overall (17:49.29). 2010 Track: In Phillips’ 2010 indoor track season, she set numerous personal bests and cracked the MSU all-time bests.... She competed in five races, winning four of them and finishing second in another....Won the 3,000m at the MVC Indoor Championships....Her time of 9:35.40 was third all-time at MSU in the event....Also won the 3,000m at the Iowa State Classic (9:35.79)....Finished second in the event at the Indiana Relays (9:38.44)....At the EIU Mega Meet, she won both the mile (4:55.41) and the 3,000m (10:00.48)....Due to an injury, Phillips did not compete in the outdoor season. 2009 Cross Country: Phillips continued to excel for the Bears in her sophomore season....In the Missouri State Classic, Phillips finished fifth overall with a time of 17:36.00, the best 5K time in the Valley for 2009 and tied for eighth all-time at Missouri State....Finished first overall at the Sean Earl Lakefront

Invitational with a time of 17:40.00....Earned a 12th-place finish at the Chile Pepper Festival with a 21:26.09, fourth alltime at Missouri State....Won the individual title at the 2009 MVC Championship with a time of 18:32.00....Competed in NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing 18th and earning All-Region honors....She was a two-time Runner of the Week in the MVC. 2009 Track: Phillips’ 2009 track campaign began with a secondplace finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Missouri Invitational.... Ran impressively at the MVC Indoor Championships with a third-place finish in the mile (4:55.08), a fourth-place finish in the 3,000-meter (10:01.45) and a third-place finish in the 5,000-meter run (17:19.00)....Ran 10:27.19 in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Sun Angel Classic, placing second....Placed second in the distance medley relay at the Kansas Relays with a time of 12:04.10....Set a new Missouri State record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:19.45, but still placed second....Competed in the MVC Outdoor Championships and ran a 10:29.19 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase....In the NCAA Mideast Regionals, ran a 10:35.57 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase....Qualified for the NCAA National Championship, where she ran 10:29.16 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

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2010-11 Missouri State Returners 2008 Cross Country: Phillips debuted at the Missouri State Classic with a third-place finish, just behind teammates Pasca Cheruiyot and Jamie Vest....Earned All-Midwest Region honors for her 21st-place finish while setting a personal-best time of 21:33.25 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship....Ran a personal-best time of 18:00.04 in the 5K MVC Cross Country Championship....Received All-Conference accolades for her seventh-place finish in the MVC Championship race. 2008 Track: Phillips began her track career with a secondplace finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Missouri Relays....Ran to a second-place finish in the 1,500-meter run and a fourth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Big Bear Invitational....Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Kansas Relays....Was a member of the eighth-place 4x1,600-meter relay team at the Drake Relays....Set a personal best in the 1,500-meter run at the Arkansas Twilight while finishing 10th....Received All-MVC honors for her second-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the MVC Outdoor Championships....Finished ninth in the 1,500-meter run at the MVC Outdoor Championships....Placed 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Mideast Region Championships.

2007 Cross Country: Phillips competed in one race during her freshman season, finishing third overall at the 4K Washington University Early Bird meet...She missed the remainder of the season with an injury and received a medical redshirt. Background: Phillips won four state titles for Coach Tom Bates at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High in Independence, Mo....Phillips won the 3,200- and 1,600-meter titles at the Class 2 state competition and was runner-up in the 800-meter run as a senior....The owner of 13 all-state honors for her high school career, she was also runner-up in the 1,600-meter run (5:07.00) in 2006.... The Kansas City Examinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Female Track Athlete of the Year, Phillips also graduated as class valedictorian. Personal: Terry Jane Phillips was born April 20, 1989, in Kansas City, Mo....Daughter of Terry and Martha Phillips.... Has two sisters, Aimee and Lindsay....Majoring in chemistry.... Has a 4.0 GPA.

Honors and Awards 2010 MVC Indoor Champion (3,000m) 2010 All-MVC (Indoor 3,000m) 2010 MVC Scholar Athlete 2009-10 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American (Second Team) 2010 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Team 2009 NCAA National Qualifier (3,000m Steeplechase) 2009 MVC Cross Country Champion 2009 All-Midwest Region (Cross Country) 2009 All-MVC (Cross Country) 2009 All-MVC (Indoor Mile, 5,000m) 2009 All-MVC (Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase) 2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team 2009 MVC Scholar-Athlete 2008 All-Midwest Region (Cross Country) 2008 All-MVC (Cross Country) 2008 All-MVC (Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase)

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Cheyenne Stewart Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Sprints/Jumps Christ Church, Barbados St. Michael Secdondary School One Letter

Event Best High Jump (indoor) ........ 5-04.25 Long Jump (indoor).......17-08.75 200m (outdoor) .................27.81 High Jump (outdoor) ...... 5-05.25 Long Jump (outdoor) ....18-02.25

2010 All-MVC (Outdoor High Jump) At Missouri State: Cheyenne Stewart is a versatile performer and will be one of the Bears top jumpers. 2010 Track: Stewart jumped a personal-best 5-05.25 in the high jump at the MVC Outdoor Championship, earning third place and All-MVC recognition....She also finished 10th in the long jump....Finished second in the high jump (5-04.25, matching her personal best) at the Iowa State Classic and placed 10th at the MVC Indoor Championships (5-03.00).... At the Razorback Spring Invitational, Stewart took home first in the high jump (5-05.00) and 10th in the long jump (1702.75)....During the outdoor season, she finished second at the Joey Haines Invitational in the high jump, ninth at the Ole Miss Invitational and third at the Redbird Spring Invitational.... Also took home third in the long jump at the Redbird Spring Invitational with a personal best, 18-02.25.

Background: Stewart did it all at St. Michael Secondary School, lettering in five sports....In addition to track and field and cross country, she competed in basketball, netball and swimming.... While at St. Michael, she was named Most Outstanding Female Athlete for 2008 and 2009....Holds the school records in the high jump and in the long jump....Competing in the high jump, long jump and triple jump, Stewart produced eight topfive finishes and one event win (high jump, 2008) in three Interschool Sports meets in Christ Church....In addition to the jumps, she also competed in the javelin and multiple relays. Personal: Cheyenne India Stewart was born May 26, 1992 in Plaistow, London, England....Daughter of Sandra Stewart.... Has three siblings, Chasney, Shae-Lynn and Corrydon Archer.... Majoring in geography and would like to pursue a career as a volcanologist.

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Ashton Stubbs Missouri State Career Bests

Fr. - Distance Platte City, Mo. Platte County High

Event Best Mile (indoor) .................... 5:18.85 1,000m (indoor) ............... 3:08.74 5K (cross country).......... 18:43.00 6K (cross country).......... 22:54.10

At Missouri State: Ashton Stubbs returns from injury to run a variety of distance events. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in two regular season meets....Finished sixth at the SIUE Invitational, running 19:21.66....Was the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fourth finisher at the Richard Clark Invitational (19:09.75). 2010 Track: Stubbs competed in two events in the indoor season....She ran the 1,000m in 3:08.74 and the mile in 5:18.85, both at the Missouri Invitational....Stubbs sat out the outdoor season. 2009 Cross Country: Stubbs was a factor in every race she competed in....Finished the Missouri State Classic in 18:58.90, earning a 21st-place finish....Had a season-best time of 18:43.00 in the 5K at the Sean Earl Invitational....In the Chile Pepper Festival, she finished with a time of 22:54.10 in the 6K race....Was the second Bear across the finish line in the MVC Championship with a time 19:50.00.

Background: Stubbs finished as the 2009 Class 3A state runner-up as a senior in the 1,600-meter and placed fifth in the 800m....In cross country, finished sixth at the Missouri state 3A championship as a senior and finished 10th as a sophomore.... As a junior at the state 3A track and field championship, she took sixth in the 1,600-meter and was 11th in the 800-meter.... As a sophomore in 2007, she placed fourth in the 1,600-meter and sixth in the 800-meter at the state championship Personal: Ashton Elizabeth Stubbs was born on August 26, 1990 in Kansas City, Mo....Daughter of Will and Connie Stubbs....Has one sister, Whitney....Majoring in exercise and movement science....Has a 4.0 GPA.

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Maggie Sutor Missouri State Career Bests

So./Fr. - Distance Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way East High One Letter

Event Best 600m (indoor) ................1:37.68 800m (indoor) ............... 2:14.85 Mile (indoor) .................. 5:26.89 5K (cross country).........19:00.45 6K (cross country).........23:58.40

At Missouri State: Maggie Sutor will add depth to a talented distance group. 2010 Cross Country: Was the Bears’ top finisher, and second overall, at the season-opening SBU Invitational, running 19:41.50....Ran a personal-best 19:00.45 at the Chile Pepper Festival. 2010 Track: Sutor ran well for the Bears in the indoor track season....In her first collegiate track meet, Sutor ran the mile in 5:26.89 at the Missouri Invitational....On Jan. 29, at the Indiana Relays, she competed in the 600-meter run and set a personal best 1:37.68....At the Iowa State Classic, Sutor ran a 2:14.85 in the 800-meter run....Was a member of the fifth-place distance medley relay team at the MVC Indoor Championships....Did not compete in the outdoor season.

Background: One of Illinois’ top 800-meter prospects, she qualified for the state championship four straight years.... Sutor finished fourth in 2006 at the Illinois Class AA state meet and placing in the top 11 in 2007 and 2008 for Coach Wendy Hegarty’s Lincoln-Way East High team....Her best of 2:14.72 is one of the fastest prep times ever for a Missouri State signee.... Sutor was also an accomplished cross country runner, with a three-mile best of 17:33.00. Personal: Maggie Valerie Sutor was born on January 21, 1991 in Oak Lawn, Ill....Daughter of Ken and Kathy Sutor.... Has two brothers, Matt and Michael....Majoring in exercise and movement science....Has a 3.94 GPA.

2009 Cross Country: Competed in three events for the cross country Bears....Began the season at the Missouri State Classic, finishing in 19:42.30....Ran the 5K Sean Earl Invitational in 19:52.00....Turned in a time of 23:58.00 in the 6K distance at the Chile Pepper Festival.

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Nicole Thate Missouri State Career Bests

Fr./So. - Distance Darien, Ill. Downers Grove South

Event Best 800m (outdoor) ............... 2:15.47 1,500m (outdoor)............. 4:40.20 3,000m (outdoor)........... 10:52.99 5K (cross country).......... 18:48.36 6K (cross country).......... 24:16.18

At Missouri State: Nicole Thate, who showed promise late in the 2010 season, will be a freshman in indoor track and a sophomore in outdoor. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in all six meets, decreasing her 5K time in each outing....Set a personal best at the MVC Championship when she ran 18:48.36....Was the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fourth finisher at the conference meet....Was 12th at both the SBU and SIUE Invitationals. 2010 Track: Thate did not compete in the indoor season.... Opened the outdoor season with an appearance in the 3,000m at the Razorback Spring Invitational, where she turned in a time of 10:52.99....Finished third in the 800m at the Redbird Spring Invitational, running 2:16.00....At the MVC Championships, turned in her best times of the season: 2:15.47 in the 800m and 4:40.20 in the 1,500m, which placed her 12th.

2009 Cross Country: Thate redshirted as a first-year freshman. Background: Four-time Illinois AA (Large Class) state championship qualifier in track and field....Thate earned allstate honors in 2006 (4x400m) and competed at the state level in the 1,600-meter in 2006 and 2007, 4x800-meter relay in 2007 and 2009 and in the 800-meter (2:18.22) in 2008.... She was a 13-time West Suburban Gold Conference individual champion on the track....Thate was a four-time All-Conference performer in cross country and took the conference title in 2005. Personal: Nicole Karin Thate was born November 4, 1990, in Oak Lawn, Ill....Daughter of Steve and Lynn Thate....Has two sisters, Jacquelyn and Amanda, as well as one brother, Erik.... Majoring in exercise and movement science.

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Mari-Jean Vance Missouri State Career Bests

Jr./Sr. - Distance Columbia, Mo. Hickman High

Event Best Mile (indoor) .................. 5:24.15 3,000m (indoor) ............10:32.94 5,000m (indoor) ............18:20.54 3,000m (outdoor)..........11:47.92 5,000m (outdoor)..........18:28.00 10,000m (outdoor) ........38:52.23 5K (cross country).........19:15.00 6K (cross country).........23:22.60

At Missouri State: Mari-Jean Vance is the lone senior in the distance group and one of only three on the team overall. 2010 Cross Country: Had her highest finish at the SIUE Invitational, coming in at seventh (19:35.14)....Ran her fastest time at the Chile Pepper Festival, running 19:16.87, just shy of a personal best. 2010 Track: Vance ran well for the distance group in 2010.... In the indoor season, she set personal bests in the 3,000-meter and the 5,000-meter during the MVC Championship....Her times of 10:32.94 in the 3,000-meter and 18:20.54 in the 5,000-meter finished 17th and 15th in the conference, respectively....During her outdoor campaign, Vance continued her success....On April 2, she ran a personal best 18:28.00 in the 5,000-meter at the Joey Haines Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Mo....Vance finished her outdoor season at the MVC Outdoor Championships....In the meet, Vance ran the 10,000-meter in 38:52.23, a personal best in the event. 2009 Cross Country: Competed in the Missouri State Classic, turning in a time of 19:34.00....Finished the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational with a time of 19:15.00, over a minute better than her previous personal best....Ran the 6K at the Chile Pepper Festival in 23:22.64, a personal best....At the MVC Championship, strode across the line in 20:34.00. 2009 Track: Vance had a very strong 2009 campaign, setting personal bests in four events: 3,000-meter indoor

(10:54.83, Iowa State Classic), 5,000-meter indoor (19:20.63, Mule Relays), 5,000-meter outdoor (18:45.46, Joey Haines Invitational), and the 10,000-meter outdoor (39:14.28, Kansas Relays). 2008 Cross Country: Vance competed in four events, including both the Missouri State Classic and MVC Conference Championship....Set a personal best in the 5K distance at the Missouri State Classic and finished 26th....Ran a personal-best time of 23:49.47 in the 6K Chile Pepper Festival. 2008 Track: Vance started her outdoor track season by competing in the 5,000-meter open at the Missouri Relays....Placed ninth in the 3,000-meter run at the Big Bear Invitational....Finished 16th in the 10,000-meter run at the Kansas Relays. 2007 Cross Country: Competed in five races as a freshman including the MVC Championships....Vance finished the fall season with a personal-best 5K of 20:51.00. Background: Vance joined the Missouri State program after lettering all four years at Hickman High School in Columbia, Mo., where she specialized in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. Personal: Mari-Jean Louise Vance was born July 3, 1988 in Columbia, Mo....Daughter of Steven and Brenda Vance....Has one brother, Phillip, and one sister, Kristene Walk....Majoring in dietetics.

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2010-11 Missouri State Newcomers Emily Argotsinger Theresa Brokaw Jessica Dantin Fr. - Distance Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit West

At Missouri State: Emily Argotsinger will run in the distance events following her freshman cross country season....2010 Cross Country: Finished a season-best ninth at the Southwest Baptist University Twilight, running in 20:24.75....Ran a personal best 20:20.54 at the Chile Pepper Festival....Background: Argotsinger earned 2009 and 2010 all-state honors, as well as all-American distinction as part of coach Jesse Griffin’s strong middle distance relay squad at Lee’s Summit West High School....2009 relay success included a sixth place finish in the 4xOneMile relay at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. and a fourth place finish in the 4x800-meter relay at the 4A State Track and Field Championship....4x800meter relay teams also placed second at the 4A meet in 2008, fourth in 2010 and were state champions in 2007.... Was one of the state’s top 800-meter runners after placing 11th at the 2009 state championship....Qualified for the state meet with a personal best 2:18.75 at her sectional championship....Has been part of one of the state’s most dominant programs, contributing to 4A team championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in cross country....Personal: Emily Argotsinger was born August 12, 1991, in Overland Park, Kan....Daughter of Jamie and Barbara Argotsinger....Has two siblings; brothers Ryan and Andrew.... Majoring in exercise and movement science and plans to pursue a career that focuses on health and nutrition.

Sr. - Distance Stronghurst, Ill. Illinois

At Missouri State: Theresa Brokaw comes to Missouri State as a graduate student after completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois....She will run distance events....Background: Competed twice at the NCAA Cross Country Championships while at Illinois.... On the track, Brokaw set her personal best in the 3000-meter run at the 2010 Big Ten Championship (10:03.00).... Top 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter performances also came in 2010, running 17:33.00 at the Stan Lyons Invitational and 36:41.00 at the Big Ten Championship, respectively....Went to high school at West Central in Biggsville, Ill.....Was the 2005 All-Hawkeye Runner of the Year....Earned all-state recognition in cross country for the 2002, 2004 and 2005 seasons....Also all-state in track from 2003-05....A fourtime letterwinner in both cross country and track....Personal: Theresa Brokaw was born June 19, 1988, in Stronghurst, Ill.... Daughter of Patrick and Brenda Brokaw.... Brokaw is pursuing a master’s in health and promotion wellness....Has a 4.0 GPA.

Fr. - Throws Wildwood, Mo. Lafayette High

At Missouri State: Jessica Dantin will compete in multiple throwing events…. Background: Dantin lettered four seasons at Lafayette High School…. Placed 11th at the 2010 MSHSAA 4A state meet in both the discus and shot put…. Won the district championship in both events her senior season….Was also the Suburban West Conference champion in those events….Personal bests of 26.01 (200-meters) and 58.2 (400-meters)…. Personal: Jessica Lynn Dantin was born April 8, 1992….Daughter Wilson and Catherine Dantin….Has one brother, Jeff…. Is undecided on a major.

Missouri State Career Bests Event Best 5K (cross country) . . . . . . . . 20:20.54

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2010-11 Missouri State Newcomers Reaux Daughtery Fr. - Sprints Kansas City, Mo. Liberty High

At Missouri State: Reaux Daughtery is a versatile sprinter who will see a lot of action in the relay events....Background: Daughtery comes to Missouri State as a four-year letterwinner from Liberty High School....Helped her track team in becoming district champions in 2009.... Earned all-conference that same year in the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays....Was named MVP her sophomore year(2008) and qualified for state in the 4x100 meter relay....In 2007, was named top freshman....Placed sixth in the 4x200 relay, earning all-state honors....Set a record in the 4x200 with a time of 1:43.46 for her high school....Personal: Reaux Victoria Daughtery was born Oct. 26, 1992 in Manhattan, Kan....Daughter of Stephen and Mia Daughtery....Has two siblings, Kyondra and Nadhir....Majoring in dietetics and plans to attend medical school after college.

Alyx Dull Fr. - Sprints Clinton, Mo. Clinton High

At Missouri State: Alyx Dull is a sprinter who is part of a talented sprint group recruiting class....Background: A year after coming away from the 2009 3A State Track and Field Championship with runner-up honors in the 100-meters, Dull placed fourth in the 100-meters and seventh in the 200-meters in 2010.... Posted a career-best performance in the 2009 state final with 12.04-seconds, setting a school record in the process.... In the state meet preliminary round, she posted a 12.18-second performance.... Finished second with a 12.40-second performance at her sectional meet.... During the 2008 season, Dull took 10th at the state championship in the 100-meters....At her 2008 district meet, posted her career-best in the 200-meter with 25.90 seconds....Top electronic timed 200-meter performance came at the 2009 District 7 meet (26.33)....Was also a three-year letterwinner in softball.... Personal: Dava Alyxandra Dull was born May 27, 1992, in Clinton, Mo....Daughter of Tim and Dava Dull....Has one sibling, Cooper....Is undecided on a major....Has a 4.0 GPA.

Erin Edwards Fr. - Distance Kansas City, Mo. Raytown South High

At Missouri State: Erin Edwards will be a part of a deep and talented distance recruiting class….2010 Cross Country: Edwards competed in the final three meets of the year….Set a 5K personal best 18:49.85 at the Chile Pepper Festival when she ran unattached….Also ran in the MVC Championship (19:29.86) and NCAA Midwest Regional (6K, 23:10.08)…. Background: Edwards was a threetime Missouri all-state selection for cross country at Raytown South High School…. Earned all-conference accolades in each of her four years of competition….Will also compete on the track, as she was the Kansas City Mid 6 conference champion in the 3,200-meter run in 2007 and 2009.…Was a top-10 finisher in the state competition in the 3,200-meter run in 2008 (10th) and 2009 (9th)….Graduated from Raytown South number one in her class…. Personal: Erin Nichole Edwards was born February 2, 1992, in Kansas City, Mo….. Daughter of Jerry and Carol Edwards…. Has four sisters, Sarah, Barbara, Carrie and Emma….Also has one brother, Keith….Is undecided on a major....Has a 3.98 GPA. Missouri State Career Bests Event Best 5K (cross country)................. 18:49.85 6K (cross country)................. 23:10.08

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2010-11 Missouri State Newcomers Megan Fox Fr. - Distance Raymore, Mo. Raymore-Peculiar High

At Missouri State: Megan Fox will add depth to the distance group….2010 Cross Country: Competed in the first four meets of the season….Finished 18th at the Southwest Baptist Invitational, running 20:51.32….Improved her time in all four meets….Set a personal best at the Chile Pepper Festival when she finished in 19:20.37….Background: Fox will compete at Missouri State after a successful prep career at RaymorePeculiar High.…Personal best time of 20:00.74 in the 5K in cross country….On the track, Fox posted times of 5:32.77 in the 1,600-meter run and 12:16.42 in the 3,200-meter run….Personal: Megan Elizabeth Fox was born May 13, 1992, in Kansas City, Mo…..Daughter of David and Kristie Fox….Has one sibling, Jordan…. Majoring in exercise and movement science.

Millie Fulton Fr. - Sprints Monett, Mo. Monett High

At Missouri State: Millie Fulton will run middle distance for the Bears.... Background: Fulton ran track her junior and seniors years at Monett High School.... Lettered both seasons....Competed in the 400-meter and the 4x400-meter relay.... Ran 60.34 in the 400-meter at the state meet....Personal: Emily Margaret Fulton was born January 24, 1993, in Christchurch, New Zealand....Daughter of John and Sue Fulton....Her father, John played rugby in New Zealand.... Has two siblings, Sophie and George.... Is undecided on a major.

Missouri State Career Bests Event Best 5K (cross country)................. 19:20.37

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Meagen Good Fr. - Throws Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington Beach High

At Missouri State: Meagan Good will compete in the throwing events.... Background: Good was a two-time CIF finalists, both in discus and shot put, for Kim Clark’s Huntington Beach High School squad....Won the discus event at the 2009 California State Champions meet, throwing 114-00.00....Was the team captain and was named to second team all-league as a junior....Earned the team’s Field Most Valuable Player award.... Won the 2009 San Clemente Invitational shot put event with a throw of 33.5.... Established her discus personal best at the Sea View League finals, throwing 123.10 feet and earning a second-place finish.... Also finished second at the league finals in 2007 (discus)....Also plays field hockey for head coach Gabby Gomez Sosa’s Bears.... Personal: Meagan Christine Good was born January 21, 1992, in Newport Beach, Calif.....Daughter of James Good and Erin Richards....Has three siblings, Carsten Good, Chase Richards and Mackey Clusta....Majoring in nursing.

2010-11 Missouri State Newcomers Kara-ArethaGraham Kiesha Hayes Lisa Imgrund Sr. - Sprints London, England Iowa

At Missouri State: A transfer from the University of Iowa, Kara-Aretha Graham will add a veteran presence to the sprint group….Background: Graham was a three-year letterwinner at Iowa….In 2010, was a member of Iowa’s 4x100meter relay team that was NCAA Regional Qualifiers with a time of 45.81….That team also finished fifth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships....In ’09, her 400-meter relay team finished third in the conference….Her 800-meter relay team from that season was the sixth-fastest in school history….Was also an NCAA Regional Qualifier in 2008 with a 4x400meter relay team….Also competed in the 200- and 400-meter dashes….In high school at Forest Girls School, she was a member of the 2004 national champion team at English schools (Essex)....Was also a 2006 national relay champions…. Graduated with school records in the 100(12.52) and 200-meter (24.83) dashes, as well as the long jump....A seven-time district champion from 2000-2004....Voted team captain from 2002-04….Also played field hockey in high school….Personal: Kara-Aretha Graham was born October 13, 1987, in London, England….Daughter of Carl and Beverley Graham….Plans to major in sociology.

Fr. - Sprints Kansas City, Mo. Raymore-Peculiar High

Fr. - Distance Shawnee, Kan. Shawnee Mission NW

At Missouri State: Kiesha Hayes has the ability to hurdle and run the relays for the Bears....Background: Hayes placed ninth at the Class 4 MSHSAA State Championship in the 100-meter hurdles.... Personal bests of 15.74 seconds for the 100-meter hurdles, and 47.95 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles....Also competed in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.... Lettered three of her four seasons at Raymore-Peculiar High....Personal: Mikiesha Sophia Hayes was born May 10, 1992, in Kansas City, Mo.....Daughter of George and Patricia Hayes....Has three siblings; brother George, Jr., and sisters Katrina and Jessica....Hayes plans on becoming a fashion merchandiser.

At Missouri State: Lisa Imgrund will run a variety of distance events during her freshman season....2010 Cross Country: Finished fifth with a time of 19:16.94 at the SIUE Invitational....At the Chile Pepper Festival, she ran 18:54.92.... Was the Bears’ fifth finisher at the MVC Championship, running a personal best 18:49.31 and helping the Bears to a thirdplace finish....Background: Imgrund is a three-time all-state selection in the Kansas 6A class....Successful high school career under legendary coach Van Rose at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School....In cross country state meets, finished sixth in 2009, fourth in 2008 and third in 2007....Kansas runner-up for 3,200-meters in 2009 and fifth in the 1,600-meters on the track at the state level....Placed third in the 3,200m (10:59) and fourth in the 1,600m (5:09) in 2010.... Finished fifth in 3,200-meter and third in the 1,600-meter in 2008....Second place finish in the 3,200-meters in 2007....A three-time first-team all-KC Metro selection....Had success at the national level, winning the 2008 Cross Country Coaches National Youth Championship.... Personal: Lisa Marie Imgrund was born September 16, 1991, in Merriam, Kan. .... Daughter of Frank and Kathy Imgrund.... One sibling, brother Bret who runs cross country at Kansas University....Majoring in electronic arts....Has a 3.91 GPA. Missouri State Career Bests Event Best 5K (cross country) . . . . . . . . 18:49.31 6K (cross country) . . . . . . . . 23:43.44

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2010-11 Missouri State Newcomers Sierra Jenkins Ahshane Johnson Pernell Joseph Fr. - Distance Clinton, Mo. Clinton High

At Missouri State: Sierra Jenkins will be a key distance runner after her impressive high school career….Background: Jenkins comes to Missouri State after a breakout senior cross country season during which she won the 2009 3A State Cross Country Championship….Twotime all-state selection (2008, 2009).… Posted the state’s third fastest 5K time among seniors in all classes at the 2009 state meet in Jefferson City….Qualified for the state championship each year, placing 16th in the 1,600m and 12th in the 3,200m in 2010 in track and field.… Finished 10th in the 3,200-meter run in 2009 in track and field….Was 13th in both the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs in 2008.…Was eighth in the 3,200-meters and 10th in the 1,600-meters in 2007.... Personal: Sierra Cheyenne Jenkins was born April 21, 1992, in Clinton, Mo….. Daughter of Rick and Laura Jenkins….Has three siblings, Stefini, Kelsi and Heather…. Majoring in biology.

Fr. - Jumps Moberly, Mo. Moberly High

At Missouri State: Ahshane Johnson will be a top jumper for the Bears…. Background: Johnson is a four-time allstate selection….Was Missouri’s top triple jumper in 2010….Captured the Class 3A State Championship in the triple jump with a personal best, and state leading, 40-02.75 jump in 2010....Took fourth in the long jump….Placed third in the triple jump (39-10.00) at the prestigious Great Southwest Invitational in New Mexico.… Missouri 3A state runner-up in the triple jump with a 38-00.00 performance in 2009....3A state champion in the same event with a mark of 37-06.00 in the 2008 season....During her freshman season in 2007, she took runner-up honors in the triple jump with a jump of 36-09.25....Had a 2009 best of 38-10.50 mark, which was set at the Commercial Trust Invitational…. Set personal bests of 18-03.00 in the long jump at the CMU Invitational in April of 2010….Personal: Ahshane Sadé Johnson was born January 10, 1992 in Columbia, Mo.….Daughter of Mark Rowe Sr. and Niesha Johnson….Has three siblings, a sister, Ahshaneque, and two brothers Mark and Matthew….Is undecided on a major.

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Fr. - Sprints Vieux Fort, St. Lucia Sir Arthur Lewis Community College At Missouri State: Pernell Joseph will challenge to be the top Bear sprinter…. Background: Joseph comes to Missouri State from Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, but she did not compete at the school….Ran with the St. Lucia National Team, setting personal bests of 11.57 in the 100-meter dash and 24.40 in the 200-meter dash….Will be participating in the 100m and 200m individual events…. Personal: Pernell Joseph was born August 11, 1991, in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia.…Has four siblings, Nancha, Vanus, Tiffney and D.J. Lane....Majoring in management in hopes of starting her own business.

2010-11 Missouri State Newcomers Andrea Locke Fr. - Jumps Independence, Mo. William Chrisman High

At Missouri State: Andrea Locke will do a little bit of everything for the Bears, including sprints and jumps…. Background: Locke was a four-year letterwinner at William Chrisman High…. Holds the school record in the long jump, the triple jump and the 4x100-meter relay….Comes to Missouri State after placing 10th in the triple jump at the 2010 Class 4 MSHSAA State Championship.… Personal bests of 17-01.75 in the long jump and 36-00.00 in the triple jump…. Personal: Andrea Nicole Locke was born January 21, 1992, in Independence, Mo…..Daughter of Anthony and Theresa Locke….Has three brothers, Anthony Locke Jr., Stephen Diamond and Brandon Diamond….Majoring in education.

Katie Mulloy Fr. - Throws Antioch, Ill. Lakes High

At Missouri State: Katie Mulloy looks to build on her impressive high school career and add depth to the throws group.... Background: Mulloy was named allsectional and all-conference in both the shot put and discus as a senior and junior at Lakes High....Set the school record in shot put (38-03.00)....Named to the allstate team her senior season....Finished eighth in shot put at the state outdoor meet and second in the indoor meet....Was also a state qualifier in the shot put as a junior....Plays field hockey for head coach Gabby Gomez Sosa’s Bears....Named Field Hockey Goalie of the Year for the State of Illinois....Also played basketball in high school....Personal: Kaitlyn Marie Mulloy was born May 28, 1992, in Highland Park, Ill.....Daughter of Peter and Renee Mulloy....Has three siblings, Kavan and twins Michael and Meghan, who both play soccer at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa....Her mother played field hockey at Michigan State University....Majoring in journalism and media communication.

Leah Nichols Fr. - Distance Orlando, Fla. Timber Creek High

2010 All-MVC (Cross Country) 2010 All-Midwest Region (Cross Country) At Missouri State: Leah Nichols will run distance events after making her mark during her freshman cross country season....2010 Cross Country: An allMVC performer for her showing at the MVC Championship....She finished third overall at the meet, running her 5K in 17:40.74.... Her 5K time of 17:20.71, which she set at the Chile Pepper Festival, is second all-time at MSU....Finished 13th at that meet and was the Bears’ top finisher....Also in the record books for her 6K time posted at the NCAA Midwest Regional, where she finished 22nd overall and was the Bears top finisher....Her 20:48.31 showing is the third-fastest time ever at MSU....Earned All-Midwest Region for her performance.... One of two Bears ranked in the top three of both events....Emerged as one of the Bears top runners early, finishing second overall in her first collegiate meet, the SIUE Invitational....Background: Nichols will run for the Bears after an impressive high school career at Timber Creek High in Orlando, Fla.....During her career, Nichols set personal bests of 19:55.06 in the cross country 5K and 11:55.04 in the 3,200-meter run on the track....Personal: Leah Ellen Nichols was born October 3, 1991, in Coon Rapids, Mich.....Daughter of Phil and Ellen Nichols....Has three sisters, Emily, Julia and Lydia....Majoring in exercise and movement science. Event Best 5K (cross country) . . . . . . . . 17:20.71 6K (cross country) . . . . . . . . 20:48.31

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2010-11 Missouri State Newcomers Sydney Peavy Gemma Smith Monica Smith Fr. - Sprints Kansas City, Mo. Pembroke Hill

At Missouri State: Sydney Peavy will be an immediate contributor in the sprints after finishing a stellar high school career….Background: Peavy ran to state champion honors at the 2010 3A State Championship in the 200-meters with a time of 24.65 seconds....Was also a state champ as a member of the 4x100meter relay team….Runner-up honors in the 100-meters with 12.65 seconds.... Earned all-state honors in three events at the MSHSAA 3A State Championship in 2009....Finished third with 25.24 seconds in the 200-meter dash….Was third in the 100-meters (12.15) and seventh in the long jump (17-00.25).…Personal best 36-07.00 in the triple jump at the 2009 Kansas Relays.…Jumped a personal best 17-09.00 in the long jump at the 2009 AAU Junior Olympic Championships…. Sprinted to personal bests of 7.22 in the 55-meters, 7.77 in the 60-meters and 25.12 in the 200-meters during the 2010 indoor season….Was named team captain her junior and senior years….Personal: Sydney Joelle Peavy was born April 21, 1992, in Atlanta, Ga…..Daughter of Terri Dugas….Has two sisters, Jennifer Coates and Joie Johnson….Majoring in public relations.

Fr. - Jumps Cannock, England Kings Mead High

Fr./So. - Distance Branson, Mo. Southwest Baptist University

At Missouri State: Gemma Smith will be a top jumper for the Bears, specializing in the triple jump....Background: Smith was the 2009 UK (U-20) indoor triple jump champion....A multiple time, multievent state champion, winning in the long jump (2007, 2008), high jump (2008, 2009) and triple jump (2007)....Interstate champion in the long jump (2007, 2008) and triple jump (2007, 2008)....Earned three top-four finishes in the triple jump at the English Schools Championship, coming in second in 2007 and 2008, and placing fourth in 2009....Earned the United Kingdom Schools’ indoor and outdoor runner-up honors in 2008 in the triple jump....Nominated as the interstate team captain that same year....Personal: Gemma Smith was born October 12, 1991, in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.... Daughter of Trevor and Mandy Smith.... Has one sibling, sister Joanne....Majoring in physical education.

At Missouri State: Monica Smith is a versatile performer who will see action in multiple distance events....2010 Cross Country: Competed in five of the Bears’ six meets....Posted a MSU career best in her first outing when she finished fourth overall at the SIUE Invitational, running in 19:11.08....Was the Bears’ sixth finisher at the MVC Championships, posting a 19:18.16 time....Finished fifth for the Bears at the NCAA Midwest Regional, running 23:17.08 in her first 6K....Background: Smith joined the Missouri State team after transferring from Southwest Baptist University....Will have freshman eligibility in cross country and indoor track and field....Entering as a sophomore in outdoor track and field....Personal best of 19:23.15 in the 5000-meters....Personal: Monica Lee Smith was born August 21, 1991, in Harrison, Ark.....Daughter of Charles and Lawanna Smith....Has one sibling, Sean Akins....Majoring in public relations.

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Breaking Down the 2010-11 Missouri State Track and Field Bears Bears by Primary Group Field (13): Bond, Dantin, Geier, Good, Grant, Johnson, Kelly, Locke, McCall, McCowen, Mulloy, G. Smith, Stewart Distance (15): Argotsinger, Brokaw, Beaver, Edwards, Fox, Imgrund, Jenkins, Marshall, Nichols, Phillips, M. Smith, Stubbs, Sutor, Thate, Vance Sprint (9): Butzine, Daughtery, Dull, Fulton, Graham, Hayes, Joseph, Llewellyn, Peavy Bears by Major Art/Photography (1): McCall Biology (1): Jenkins Chemistry (1): Philllips Computer Science (1): Grant Criminology (1): Llewellyn Dietetics (3): Daughtery, Marshall, Vance Education (2): Locke, McCowen Electronic Arts (1): Imgrund English (1): Beaver Exercise and Movement Science (7): Argotsinger, Fox, Kelly, Nichols, Stubbs, Sutor, Thate Geography (1): Stewart Graphic Design (1): Bond Health and Wellness Promotion (1): Brokaw Journalism/Public Relations (3): Mulloy, Peavy, M. Smith Management (1): Joseph Nursing (1): Good Physical Education (2): Geier, G. Smith Psychology (1): Butzine Sociology (1): Graham Undecided (6): Dantin, Dull, Edwards, Fulton, Hayes, Johnson Bears by Class Seniors: Brokaw, Graham, Llewellyn, Vance (outdoor) Juniors: Kelly, Marshall, McCowen, Phillips, Vance (indoor) Sophomores: Beaver, Bond, Butzine (outdoor), Grant, McCall, M. Smith (outdoor), Stewart, Sutor (indoor), Thate (outdoor) Freshmen: Argotsinger, Butzine (indoor), Dantin, Daughtery, Dull, Edwards, Fox, Fulton, Geier, Good, Hayes, Imgrund, Johnson, Joseph, Locke, Mulloy, Nichols, Peavy, G. Smith, M. Smith (indoor), Stubbs (outdoor), Sutor (outdoor), Thate (indoor)

Bears by State/Country Barbados (1): Christ Church -- Stewart California (1): Huntington Beach -- Good Canada (1): Ajax, Ontario -- Llewellyn England (2): London -- Graham Cannock -- G. Smith Florida (1): Orlando -- Nichols Illinois (6): Normal -- Bond Stronghurt -- Brokaw Lake Villa -- Butzine Antioch -- Mulloy Mokena -- Sutor Darien -- Thate Kansas (1): Shawnee -- Imgrund Missouri (22): Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summit -- Argotsinger Diamond -- Beaver Wildwood -- Dantin Kansas City -- Daughtery Clinton -- Dull Kansas City -- Edwards Raymore -- Fox Monett -- Fulton St. Louis -- Geier Kansas City -- Hayes Clinton -- Jenkins Moberly -- Johnson St. Louis -- Kelly Independence -- Locke Fenton -- Marshall Willard -- McCall Ellisville -- McCowen Kansas City -- Peavy Kansas City -- Phillips Branson -- M. Smith Platte City -- Stubbs Columbia -- Vance St. Lucia (1): Vieux Fort -- Joseph Virginia (1): Arlington -- Grant

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Season Review and Record Book 2010 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . ..36-37 2010 36-37 2010 20 10 Season Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 MSU Year-by-Year Summary . . . . . . . 38 2010 20 10 Season Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2010 Season Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 2010 MVC Championships . . . . . . . . 41 2011 201 1 NCAA Qualifying Standards . . . 42 2011 201 1 MVC/NCAA Championships . . . 42 Aldo Sebben Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 MSU Track & Field Records . . . . . . . . 43 MSU All-Time Top Performers . . . . . . . . ..44 44 MSU All-Time Top Performances . . . . . . . . ..45 45 MSU All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . 46 MSU Honors and Awards . . . . . . . . . . 47 MSU All-Americans and Olympians . . 48 MVC All-Centennial Team . . . . . . . . . 49 Run for 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 MSU Athletics Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . 51 The Missouri Valley Conference . ..52-53 52-53

2010 Missouri State Bears Season Review The 2010 track and field season was one that featured the emergence of several freshmen, the consistency of some upperclassmen and the breakout of a senior. And although the season did not produce the Missouri Valley Conference finishes that many have come to expect from the Missouri State program, it did forecast a bright future for Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Ronald Boyce. The Bears’ season began with 11 topfive finishes, including Mareneika Goffe’s high jump win, at the Jan. 8 Missouri Invitational. Goffe leapt 5-06.50, just shy of her personal best. Freshmen Kimsue Grant and Jordan Bond combined to finish four-five in the triple jump, the firsts of many top-five finishes for the freshman class. Next up for the squad was the Eastern Illinois University Mega-Meet, Jan. 23, where the Bears came up huge. Boyce’s group had nine wins and 25 top-five finishes in only 15 events. Terry Phillips finished where she is most comfortable: atop the leaderboard. She won the mile run (4:55.41) and the 3,000-meter run (10:00.48) in dominant fashion. Freshman Maggie Sutor’s 800-meter run win (2:18.13) and Stephanie Harres’ 5,000-meter (18:32.01) top billing combined with Phillips to ensure the Bears won every distance event at the meet. Jodiann Walker won the 60-meter dash, running a personal best 7.74. And after Rashida Allen (200m), Mareneika Goffe (high jump), the 4x400-meter relay and the distance medley relay teams walked away with event wins, it was off to the Indiana Relays.

Bloomington brought more of the same for the Bears: wins by Mareneika Goffe and Sutor. Goffe won her third straight high jump event, while Sutor won her second straight 800-meter run with a personal best 2:17.43 time. Personal bests were turned in by newcomers Cheyenne Stewart (high jump: 17-00.00) and Bond (triple jump: 38-04.25) as well as Kelly (shot put: 45-10.50). Bond took fourth place while Kelly was the runner up in the event. Perhaps the story of the meet was the burgeoning breakout of senior Staci Nelson. Nelson notched her second topfive finish in as many weeks, this one coming in the 3,000-meter run where she finished fifth at 10:01.70. She had finished second in the mile the week before. The final rehearsal before the MVC Indoor Championships came two weeks later at the Iowa State Classic. Facing a talented field, the Bears notched two event wins courtesy of Zaleika Goffe and Phillips. Goffe won the unseeded high jump with a personal best 5-06.00 height. Phillips again won the 3,000meter run, setting a new personal best at 9:35.79. Kimsue Grant also set a personal best 39-04.00 in the triple jump, earning a fifth-place spot. A week later, it was championship time. Despite the efforts of All-MVC performers Walker, Phillips, Nelson, Goffe and Grant, the Bears finished fifth. It was only the fourth time in 14 years under head coach Ronald Boyce that the Bears finished outside of the top three. It was quite the weekend for Walker, though. After finishing second in the

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60-meter prelims with Missouri State’s second-fastest time ever, 7.51, she won Sunday’s final in 7.54, which was good for the fifth-fastest time in school history. Phillips won the 3,000-meter run with a personal best 9:35.40, her third-straight meet with a personal best. Nelson placed third behind Phillips, setting a new personal best (9:42.83) by nearly 20 seconds. The duo, now Missouri State’s third and fourth all-time performers in the event, combined for 16 of the Bears’ 20 day-one points (Phillips 10, Nelson 6). Goffe and Grant earned all-conference distinction for finishing second in the high jump and third in the triple jump, respectively. Wichita State took home the team championship, narrowly upsetting the defending champion Southern Illinois Salukis, 151.5 to 145.5. Indiana State and Illinois State finished three-four, while the Bears’ 69 points were good enough to edge Drake, UNI and Bradley. The championship put a cap on the indoor season. Unfortunately for the Bears, Phillips suffered an injury during the meet and would miss the outdoor season. Turns out the injury was the only thing that could stop Phillips in 2010. The Kansas City, Mo., native competed five times during the indoor season, winning all but one of her outings. The only event she did not win, the 3,000m at the Indiana Relays, she finished second and set a personal best. Despite only competing in the indoor season, she still was named an MVC Scholar-Athlete and to the ESPN The Magazine Academic AllDistrict VII and All-American teams. The outdoor season opened March 27 at the Razorback Spring Invitational. It may have been spring, but no one told the weather. On a day of low temperatures, steady rain and heavy wind, the Bears earned eight top-five finishes, with Stewart capturing the only event win (high jump). Kelly topped her previous personal best in the shot put by nearly four feet (44-04.00) on her way to a second-place finish. The mark made her the fifth-all-time shot put performer at MSU. Nelson also had a personal best, with her’s coming in the 1,500-meter run (4:37.69). Seniors Staci Nelson and Shantel Llewellyn led the way at the Ole Miss Invitational, April 10. Nelson continued her breakout season when she made her 2010 steeplechase debut in style. She took home first, running a 10:44.30 and winning by more than 11 seconds. It was a 27-second improvement over her previous personal best and established her as the top MVC steeplechaser early in the outdoor season.

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Staci Nelson on the podium after her steeplechase MVC Championship Running the 200-meter dash in a field of 79, Llewellyn finished fifth at 24.65. Her time tied teammate Rashida Allen’s from the Razorback Spring Invitational atop The Valley event leaderboard. She also ran the 100-meter dash in 12.16 on her way to a seventh-place finish. It marked the third-straight week she finished in the event’s top seven. While the majority of the Bears took a two-week break, for Nelson the 101st running of the prestigious Drake Relays beckoned, and she did not disappoint. She became Missouri State’s fourth alltime performer in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her 10:35.43, moving up the Bears’ performers list. Her time at the relays would later earn her a bid to the NCAA West Preliminary Round as one of only two Bear regional qualifiers. The hiatus helped the Bears to perhaps their strongest showing April 24 at the Redbird Spring Invitational. They tallied four event wins and 15 top-five finishes. The Bears received wins from Kimsue Grant in the long jump (18-02.50) and triple jump (40-09.50), Llewellyn in the 100-meter dash (12.20) and Allen in the 100-meter hurdles (14.46), who also finished second in the 200-meter dash (25.27). Grant’s first two career wins continued a strong freshman season. In addition to earning the wins in Normal, she also earned a place in Bear history as her triple jump mark is now the fifthlongest jump ever at Missouri State. The 40-09.50 mark would later guarantee her a trip to the NCAA West Preliminary

Round to join Nelson as the Bears’ only postseason participants. The final tune-up before the MVC Outdoor Championships took place a week later at the Arkansas Twilight. Just as was the case at the Ole Miss meet, Nelson and Llewellyn were the featured attractions. Nelson finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:29.73, a personal best by nearly eight seconds. Llewellyn finished seventh in the 100meter dash. She became a force in the 100m, never finishing outside of the top seven in the outdoor season. Her 12.09 time was a personal best and it also ended the season as the top time of any Bear in 2010. Much like the indoor conference meet, the Bears could not get over the hump and onto the podium at the MVC Outdoor Championships. Boyce’s squad finished sixth and out of the top four for only the second time in his 14 outdoor seasons. In her last MVC meet, Nelson came away with a 3,000-meter steeplechase championship with a 10:41.96 finish. The allMVC indoor performer had held the top MVC steeplechase time for almost all the outdoor season, along the way establishing herself as one of the top steeplechasers in Missouri State history. Stewart was the Bears’ other competitor to earn all-MVC recognition. Her personal best of 5-05.25 placed her third as she narrowly missed out on the top spot. Nelson and Grant would advance to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas. Nelson competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase while Grant www.missouristatebears.com

was a triple jump qualifier. Nelson took 23rd with a time of 10:45.16, and Grant leapt 39-03.00 for 37th place. Neither marks were good enough to advance to the NCAA Championships, ending the duo’s, and the Bears’, season. Even though the season ended, the awards continued to roll in. In addition to the all-conference members named during the season, five athletes were named MVC Scholar Athletes: Stephanie Harres, Yaneika Malcolm, Staci Nelson, Terry Phillips and Jodiann Walker. It was the fourth straight year Malcolm was honored, while Nelson and Phillips became two-time recipients. It was the first such honor for Harres and Walker. Nelson ended her breakout senior season with a spot on the USTFCCCA AllAcademic Team, and she joined Phillips on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII team. She leaves as the fourth all-time performer in both the 1,500m (4:29.73) and the 3,000m steeplechase (10:35.43) in Missouri State history. Joining Nelson in the record books was Emily Beaver, a member of the emerging freshmen class. Beaver is now the fifth all-time performer in both the 5,000m (17:12.51) and the 10,000m (36:12.12) runs. The 2010 season did not produce the MVC Championships results many Bear fans have come to expect, but the 2011 edition will feature a slew of returners including nine letterwinners, four NCAA Regional Qualifiers and three all-MVC performers.

MVC Indoor 60m Champion Jodiann Walker

2010 Track and Field Honors Indoor Conference Champions Terry Phillips-3,000-meter run Jodiann Walker-60-meter dash Indoor All-Conference Terry Phillips-3,000-meter run Jodiann Walker-60-meter dash Mareneika Goffe-high jump Staci Nelson-3,000-meter run Kimsue Grant-triple jump Outdoor Conference Champions Staci Nelson-3,000-meter steeplechase

Outdoor All-Conference Staci Nelson-3,000-meter steeplechase Cheyenne Stewart-High Jump NCAA Regional Qualifiers Staci Nelson-3,000-meter steeplechase Kimsue Grant-Triple Jump MVC Scholar-Athlete Stephanie Harres Yaneika Malcom Staci Nelson Terry Phillips Jodiann Walker

USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Staci Nelson

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Staci Nelson Terry Phillips ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Terry Phillips (Second Team)

Missouri State Year-by-Year Summary Year

Coach

Missouri State Indoor Conference Finish

Indoor Conference Champion

Missouri State Outdoor Conference Finish

Outdoor Conference Champion

1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

George Simpson Rhonda Ridinger Rhonda Ridinger Ken Norton Jeff Berryessa Jeff Berryessa

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2nd of 6 teams 1st of 6 teams 1st of 8 teams 3rd of 9 teams 1st of 6 teams 1st of 9 teams

Northwest Missouri State Missouri State Missouri State Missouri Missouri State Missouri State

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff

---------10th of 10 teams 10th of 10 teams 8th of 10 teams 9th of 10 teams 9th of 10 teams 8th of 10 teams 8th of 10 teams

---------Illinois State Illinois State Illinois State Western Illinois Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Southern Illinois

3rd of 10 teams 4th of 8 teams no outdoor meet held 9th of 10 teams 7th of 10 teams 7th of 10 teams 8th of 10 teams 6th of 10 teams 9th of 10 teams 9th of 10 teams

Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri State

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Jeff Berryessa Jeff Berryessa Jeff Berryessa Jeff Berryessa Jeff Berryessa Jeff Berryessa Jeff Berryessa Ronald Boyce Ronald Boyce Ronald Boyce

6th of 10 teams 7th of 10 teams 2nd of 10 teams 3rd of 8 teams 4th of 8 teams 4th of 7 teams 3rd of 8 teams 4th of 7 teams 1st of 8 teams 1st of 8 teams

Illinois State Illinois State Illinois State Indiana State Indiana State Indiana State Illinois State Illinois State Missouri State Missouri State

7th of 10 teams 4th of 10 teams 3rd of 10 teams 4th of 7 teams 5th of 8 teams 4th of 8 teams 4th of 8 teams 3rd of 7 teams 2nd of 8 teams 2nd of 8 teams

Illinois State Indiana State Indiana State Indiana State Indiana State Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Illinois State Indiana State Indiana State

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald

1st of 8 teams 3rd of 7 teams 2nd of 8 teams 1st of 8 teams 1st of 8 teams 3rd of 8 teams 3rd of 8 teams 7th of 8 teams 5th of 8 teams 3rd of 8 teams 5th of 8 teams

Missouri State Indiana State Northern Iowa Missouri State Missouri State Southern Illinois Wichita State Wichita State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Wichita State

2nd of 8 teams 1st of 8 teams 1st of 8 teams 1st of 8 teams 2nd of 8 teams 3rd of 8 teams 2nd of 8 teams 4th of 8 teams 6th of 8 teams 4th of 8 teams 6th of 8 teams

Illinois State Missouri State Missouri State Missouri State Wichita State Wichita State Wichita State Wichita State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Southern Illinois

Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa

Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce

Illinois State Illinois State Western Illinois Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Southern Illinois

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2010 Track and Field Season Bests INDOOR SEASON Event 60-meter dash 60-meter hurdles 200-meter dash 400-meter dash 600-yard run 600-meter run 800-meter run 1,000-meter run Mile run 3,000-meter run 5,000-meter run High jump Long jump Triple jump Shot put Weight throw 4x400-meter relay

Mark 7.51 9.48 24.88 56.23 1:26.26 1:37.68 2:14.85 3:07.33 4:55.41 9:35.40 17:54.73 5-07.00 17-08.75 39-06.50 45-10.50 52-06.50 3:49.02

Distance Medley Relay

12:10.94

OUTDOOR SEASON Event 100-meter dash 100-meter hurdles 200-meter dash 800-meter run 1,500-meter run 3,000-meter run 3,000-meter steeplechase 5,000-meter run 10,000-meter run High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Throw Hammer Throw Javelin Throw 4x100-meter relay

Mark 12.08 14.46 24.64 2:12.58 4:29.73 10:27.14 10:35.43 # 17:12.51 36:12.12 5-05.25 18-02.50 40-09.50 # 44-07.50 154-05.00 151-00.00 96-07.00 46.94

4x400-meter relay

3:48.56

# indicates NCAA qualifying mark

Name Jodiann Walker Leneice Rolle Rashida Allen Yaneika Malcolm Yaneika Malcolm Maggie Sutor Maggie Sutor Abby Schlater Terry Phillips Terry Phillips Stephanie Harres Mareneika Goffe Cheyenne Stewart Kimsue Grant Jeláni Kelly Jeláni Kelly Yaneika Malcolm Corteneé Boulard Rashida Allen Jodiann Walker Abby Schlater Kimsue Grant Maggie Sutor Emily Beaver

Date and Meet 2/27, MVC Championships 1/29, Indiana Relays 2/27, MVC Championships 2/13, Iowa State Classic 1/8, Missouri Invitational 1/29, Indiana Relays 2/13, Iowa State Classic 1/8, Missouri Invitational 1/23, EIU Mega Meet 2/27, MVC Championships 2/27, MVC Championships 2/28, MVC Championships 2/27, MVC Championships 2/28, MVC Championships 1/29, Indiana Relays 2/27, MVC Championships 2/13, Iowa State Classic

Name Shantel Llewellyn Rashida Allen Rashida Allen Ariel Butzine Staci Nelson Emily Beaver Staci Nelson Emily Beaver Emily Beaver Cheyenne Stewart Kimsue Grant Kimsue Grant Jeláni Kelly Jeláni Kelly Jeláni Kelly Jeláni Kelly Shantel Llewellyn Corteneé Boulard Kimsue Grant Jodiann Walker Shantel Llewellyn Ariel Butzine Nicole Thate Rashida Allen

Date and Meet 5/14, MVC Championships 4/24, Redbird Spring Invitational 5/14, MVC Championships 5/14, MVC Championships 4/30, Arkansas Twilight 3/27, Razorback Spring Invitational 4/22, Drake Relays 5/14, MVC Championships 5/14, MVC Championships 5/14, MVC Championships 4/24, Redbird Spring Invitational 4/24, Redbird Spring Invitational 4/24, Redbird Spring Invitational 4/10, Ole Miss Invitational 4/10, Ole Miss Invitational 5/14, MVC Championships 5/14, MVC Championships

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2/27, MVC Championships

4/24, Redbird Spring Invitational

2010 Track and Field Results Indoor Results

Outdoor Results

1/8 Missouri Invitational, at Columbia, Mo. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 60-METER DASH: 5-Shantel Llewellyn, 7.75; 7-Rashida Allen, 7.91; 8-Jodiann Walker, 8.16; 200-METER DASH: 3-Shantel Llewellyn, 25.39; 4-Rashida Allen, 25.56; 19-Anda Udris, 29.08; 21-Jordan Bond, 29.51; 400-METER DASH: 2-Corteneé Boulard, 59.58; 600-YARD RUN: 4-Yaneika Malcolm, 1:26.26; 1000-METER RUN: 7-Abby Schlater, 3:07.33; 8-Ashton Stubbs, 3:08.74; DNF-Maggie Sutor; MILE RUN: 3-Abby Schlater, 5:15.48; 6-Ashton Stubbs, 5:18.85; 8-Maggie Sutor, 5:26.89; 4x400-METER RELAY: 6-(Jodiann Walker, Zaleika Goffe, Mareneika Goffe, Kelsey McCowen), 4:33.10; HIGH JUMP: 1-Mareneika Goffe, 5-06.50; 3-Zaleika Goffe, 5-02.50; 7-Kelsey McCowen, 4-10.50; LONG JUMP: 8-Jordan Bond, 16-09.75; 9-Yaneika Malcolm, 16-08.75; 16-Kimsue Grant, 14-05.75; TRIPLE JUMP: 4-Jordan Bond, 36-08.25; 5-Kimsue Grant, 36-05.00; SHOT PUT: 3-Jeláni Kelly, 45-05.75; 7-Scarlett McCall, 40-09.00; WEIGHT THROW: 8-Jeláni Kelly, 51-08.50; 19-Scarlett McCall, 43-05.25 1/23 Eastern Illinois Mega Meet, at Charleston, Ill. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 60-METER DASH: 1-Jodiann Walker, 7.70; 2-Corteneé Boulard, 7.72; 4-Shantel Llewellyn, 7.80; 60-METER HURDLES: 8-Leneice Rolle, 9.50; 200-METER DASH: 1-Rashida Allen, 25.37; 2-Shantel Llewellyn, 25.39; 14-Kimsue Grant, 26.92; 400-METER DASH: 4-Yaneika Malcolm, 59.13; 800-METER RUN: 1-Maggie Sutor, 2:18.13; MILE RUN: 1-Terry Phillips, 4:55.41; 2-Staci Nelson, 5:08.07; 3-Emily Beaver, 5:08.16; 3,000-METER RUN: 1-Terry Phillips, 10:00.48; 3-Abby Schlater, 10:34.56; 5,000-METER RUN: 1-Stephanie Harres, 18:32.01; 2-Mari-Jean Vance, 18:44.57; 4-Andrea Marshall, 18:59.27; 4x400-METER RELAY: 1-(Yaneika Malcolm, Corteneé Boulard, Rashida Allen, Shantel Llewellyn), 3:57.04; DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY: 1-(Emily Beaver, Staci Nelson, Maggie Sutor, Mareneika Goffe), 12:24.09; HIGH JUMP: 1-Mareneika Goffe, 5-04.25; 2-Zaleika Goffe, 5-04.25; 5-Kelsey McCowen, 5-02.25; LONG JUMP: 4-Jordan Bond, 16-11.25; 6-Yaneika Malcolm, 16-07.75; 10-Kimsue Grant, 15-11.00; TRIPLE JUMP: 5-Jordan Bond, 37-01.75; 6-Kimsue Grant, 36-08.25; SHOT PUT: 3-Jeláni Kelly, 43-05.25; 5-Scarlett McCall, 38-03.25; WEIGHT THROW: 4-Jeláni Kelly, 51-09.25; 8-Scarlett McCall, 44-02.50 1/29-30 Indiana Relays, at Bloomington, Ind. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 200-METER DASH SEEDED: 16-Jodiann Walker, 25.85; 19-Yaneika Malcolm, 26.03; 25-Kimsue Grant, 26.61; DQ-Corteneé Boulard; 200-METER DASH INVITATIONAL: 7-Rashida Allen, 25.26; 400-METER DASH OPEN: 2-Yaneika Malcolm, 56.42; 14-Corteneé Boulard, 59.34; 600-METER INVITATIONAL: 9-Maggie Sutor, 1:37.68; 800-METER RUN OPEN: 1-Maggie Sutor, 2:17.43; MILE RUN OPEN: 7-Abby Schlater, 5:02.25; 3,000-METER RUN OPEN: 7-Stephanie Harres, 10:23.97; 12-Mari-Jean Vance, 10:35.41; 3,000-METER RUN INVITATIONAL: 2-Terry Phillips, 9:38.44; 5- Staci Nelson, 10:01.70; 8-Emily Beaver, 10:23.98; HIGH JUMP OPEN: 1-Mareneika Goffe, 5-06.00; 2-Zaleika Goffe, 5-04.25; 2-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-04.25; 8-Jordan Bond, 5-02.25; 12-Kelsey McCowen, 5-00.25; LONG JUMP OPEN: 10-Cheyenne Stewart, 17-00.00; 13-Jordan Bond, 16-09.75; TRIPLE JUMP: 4-Jordan Bond, 38-04.25; 14-Kimsue Grant, 36-05.75; SHOT PUT OPEN: 2-Jeláni Kelly, 45-10.50; 11-Scarlett McCall, 40-06.75; WEIGHT THROW: 12-Jeláni Kelly, 51-04.25; 22-Scarlett McCall, 43-07.00 2/12-13 Iowa State Classic, at Ames, Iowa (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 60-METER DASH: 13-Jodiann Walker, 7.72; 200-METER DASH: 34-Rashida Allen, 25.42; 37-Corteneé Boulard, 25.48; 63-Shantel Llewellyn, 25.77; 69-Jodiann Walker, 25.90; 72-Kimsue Grant, 25.90; 76-Yaneika Malcolm, 25.96; 125-Anda Udris, 28.29; 400-METER DASH SEEDED: 11-Yaneika Malcolm, 56.23; 800-METER RUN NONSEEDED: 8-Maggie Sutor, 2:14.85; MILE RUN NONSEEDED: 3-Staci Nelson, 5:00.46; 7-Emily Beaver, 5:04.12; 32-Stephanie Harres, 5:16.18; 41-Abby Schlater, 5:17.79; 51-Mari-Jean Vance, 5:24.15; 3,000-METER RUN NONSEEDED: 12-Stephanie Harres, 10:11.96; 15-Abby Schlater, 10:14.02; 47-Emily Beaver, 10:50.00; 3,000-METER RUN SEEDED: 1-Terry Phillips, 9:35.79; 19- Staci Nelson, 10:05.96; 5,000-METER NONSEEDED: 19-Mari-Jean Vance, 18:38.41; 4x400-METER RELAY: 11-(Corteneé Boulard, Rashida Allen, Jodiann Walker, Yaneika Malcolm), 3:49.02; 35-(Shantel Llewellyn, Kimsue Grant, Maggie Sutor, Anda Udris), 4:09.31; HIGH JUMP UNSEEDED: 1-Zaleika Goffe, 5-06.00; 2-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-04.25; 10-Jordan Bond, 5-02.25; HIGH JUMP SEEDED: 5-Mareneika Goffe, 5-06.00; LONG JUMP: Cheyenne Stewart, ND; TRIPLE JUMP: 5-Kimsue Grant, 39-04.00; 8-Jordan Bond, 38-08.25; Cheyenne Stewart, ND; SHOT PUT: 32-Jeláni Kelly, 43-03.25; 50-Scarlett McCall, 37-01.00; WEIGHT THROW: 29-Jeláni Kelly, 50-07.50; 57-Scarlett McCall, 39-09.75 2/27-28 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, at Cedar Falls, Iowa (5th place) Missouri State Results: 60-METER DASH: 1-Jodiann Walker, 7.54; 7-Rashida Allen, 7.78; 8-Corteneé Boulard, 7.86; 200-METER DASH: 4-Rashida Allen, 24.94; 8-Corteneé Boulard, 33.93; 400-METER DASH: 4-Yaneika Malcolm, 56.64; MILE RUN: 6-Staci Nelson, 4:58.32; 18Abby Schlater, 5:19.12; 3,000-METER RUN: 1-Terry Phillips, 9:35.40; 3-Staci Nelson, 9:42.83; 9-Stephanie Harres, 10:10.19; 17-Mari-Jean Vance, 10:32.94; 5,000-METER RUN: 7-Stephanie Harres, 17:54.73; 15-Mari-Jean Vance, 18:20.54; 17-Emily Beaver, 18:35.43; 4x400-METER RELAY: 7-(Yaneika Malcolm, Rashida Allen, Corteneé Boulard, Shantel Llewellyn), 3:55.63; DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY: 5-(Abby Schlater, Kimsue Grant, Maggie Sutor, Emily Beaver), 12:10.94; HIGH JUMP: 2-Mareneika Goffe, 5-07.00; 8-Zaleika Goffe, 5-05.00; 10-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-03.00; 13-Jordan Bond, 5-01.00; 13-Kelsey McCowen, 5-01.00; LONG JUMP: 12-Cheyenne Stewart, 17-08.75; 15-Kimsue Grant, 17-06.00; 17-Jordan Bond, 17-01.25; TRIPLE JUMP: 3-Kimsue Grant, 39-06.50; 8-Jordan Bond, 38-06.00; SHOT PUT: 7-Jeláni Kelly, 44-09.00; 17-Scarlett McCall, 39-01.75; WEIGHT THROW: 14-Jeláni Kelly, 52-06.50; 18-Scarlett McCall, 40-04.00

3/27 Razorback Spring Invitational, at Fayetteville, Ark. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 2-Shantel Llewellyn, 12.25; 5-Jodiann Walker, 12.37; 6-Rashida Allen, 12.53; 14-Anda Udris, 13.30; 100-METER HURDLES: 6-Leneice Rolle, 15.75; 200-METER DASH: 6-Rashida Allen, 24.65; 10-Kimsue Grant, 25.51; 13-Corteneé Boulard, 26.54; 19-Anda Udris, 27.71; 21-Leneice Rolle, 28.25; 1,500-METER RUN: 2-Staci Nelson, 4:37.69; 7-Emily Beaver, 5:03.04; 3,000-METER RUN: 7-Emily Beaver, 10:27.14; 16-Nicole Thate, 10:52.99; 4x100-METER RELAY: 3-(Rashida Allen, Jodiann Walker, Kimsue Grant, Shantel Llewellyn), 47.75; HIGH JUMP: 1-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-05.00; LONG JUMP: 10-Cheyenne Stewart, 17-02.75; 17-Jordan Bond, 10-01.00; TRIPLE JUMP: 3-Kimsue Grant, 38-00.00; SHOT PUT: 2-Jeláni Kelly, 44-04.00; DISCUS THROW: 3-Jeláni Kelly, 142-07.00 4/2-3 Joey Haines Invitational, at Cape Girardeau, Mo. (6th place out of 11) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 4-Shantel Llewellyn, 12.30; 6-Rashida Allen, 12.36; 8-Kimsue Grant, 12.64; 21-Corteneé Boulard, 13.34; 23-Anda Udris, 13.55; 100-METER HURDLES: 13-Leneice Rolle, 16.77; 200-METER DASH: 5-Rashida Allen, 25.40; 6-Shantel Llewellyn, 25.47; 23-Corteneé Boulard, 27.31; 25-Kimsue Grant, 27.35; 27-Cheyenne Stewart, 27.81; 800-METER RUN: 11-Nicole Thate, 2:25.47; 1,500-METER RUN: 13-Nicole Thate, 5:03.69; 5,000-METER RUN: 1-Mari-Jean Vance, 18:28.00; 2-Andrea Marshall, 18:34.09; 4x100-METER RELAY: 4-(Shantel Llewellyn, Corteneé Boulard, Kimsue Grant, Rashida Allen), 48.00; HIGH JUMP: 2-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-04.25; 8-Kelsey McCowen, 5-01.75; LONG JUMP: 6-Kimsue Grant, 17-04.75; 11-Cheyenne Stewart, 16-10.50; TRIPLE JUMP: 4-Kimsue Grant, 38-06.00; SHOT PUT: 9-Jeláni Kelly, 40-11.00; 10-Scarlett McCall, 40-08.25; DISCUS THROW: 4-Jeláni Kelly, 152-11.00; 14-Scarlett McCall, 118-03.00; HAMMER THROW: 18-Jeláni Kelly, 125-05.00 4/10 Ole Miss Invitational, at Oxford, Miss. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 7-Shantel Llewellyn, 12.16; 26-Rashida Allen, 12.50; 28-Kimsue Grant, 12.57; 54-Anda Udris, 13.38; 200-METER DASH: 5-Shantel Llewellyn, 24.65; 14-Rashida Allen, 24.90; 73-Anda Udris, 27.77; 800-METER RUN: 9-Ariel Butzine, 2:19.98; 3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE: 1-Staci Nelson, 10:44.30; 5,000-METER RUN: 2-Emily Beaver, 17:42.91; 4-Stephanie Harres, 17:51.80; 4x100-METER RELAY: 13-(Shantel Llewellyn, Jodiann Walker, Kimsue Grant, Rashida Allen), 48.62; HIGH JUMP: 9-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-01.25; 14-Kelsey McCowen, 4-11.50; LONG JUMP: 17-Kimsue Grant, 17-10.75; 24-Cheyenne Stewart, 17-07.50; TRIPLE JUMP: 9-Kimsue Grant, 38-07.00; SHOT PUT: 12-Jeláni Kelly, 42-03.25; 17-Scarlett McCall, 36-06.75; DISCUS THROW: 3-Jeláni Kelly, 154-05.00; HAMMER THROW: 17-Jeláni Kelly, 151-00.00 4/15 Kansas Relays, at Lawrence, Kan. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 1,500-METER DASH: 14-Nicole Thate, 4:58.50; 10,000-METER RUN: 7-Mari-Jean Vance, 39:05.20; 10-Andrea Marshall, 39:19.10 4/22 Drake Relays, at Des Moines, Iowa (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE: 4-Staci Nelson, 10:35.43 4/24 Redbird Spring Invitational, at Normal, Ill. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 1-Shantel Llewellyn, 12.20; 10-Anda Udris, 13.65; 100-METER HURDLES: 1-Rashida Allen, 14.46; 3-Leneice Rolle, 14.90; 200-METER DASH: 2-Rashida Allen, 25.27; 15-Anda Udris, 28.07; 18-Leneice Rolle, 28.53; 800-METER RUN: 3-Nicole Thate, 2:16.00; 4-Ariel Butzine, 2:16.01; 5,000-METER RUN: 2-Stephanie Harres, 17:57.51; 3-Emily Beaver, 18:04.07; 4x400-METER RELAY: 2-(Ariel Butzine, Rashida Allen, Shantel Llewellyn, Nicole Thate), 4:01.63; HIGH JUMP: 3-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-05.00; 9-Jordan Bond, 4-11.00; LONG JUMP: 1-Kimsue Grant, 18-02.50; 3-Cheyenne Stewart, 1802.25; TRIPLE JUMP: 1-Kimsue Grant, 40-09.50; 2-Jordan Bond, 37-05.00; SHOT PUT: 4-Jeláni Kelly, 44-07.50; HAMMER THROW: 3-Jeláni Kelly, 142-02.00 4/30 Arkansas Twilight, at Fayetteville, Ark. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 7-Shantel Llewellyn, 12.09; 8-Rashida Allen, 12.12; 20-Corteneé Boulard, 12.83; 24-Anda Udris, 13.46; 100-METER HURDLES: 9-Rashida Allen, 14.58; 12-Leneice Rolle, 15.38; 200-METER DASH: 10-Shantel Llewellyn, 24.87; 23-Kimsue Grant, 26.02; 32-Anda Udris, 27.85; 800-METER RUN: 15-Ariel Butzine, 2:15.28; 1,500-METER RUN: 5-Staci Nelson, 4:29.73; 21-Nicole Thate, 4:44.57; 5,000-METER RUN: 11-Mari-Jean Vance, 18:43.78; 14-Andrea Marshall, 18:54.96; 4x400-METER RELAY: 10-(Shantel Llewellyn, Ariel Butzine, Nicole Thate, Rashida Allen), 3:48.56; HIGH JUMP: 6-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-03.00; 10-Jordan Bond, 5-01.00; LONG JUMP: 13-Kimsue Grant, 17-02.25; 13-Cheyenne Stewart, 17-02.25; TRIPLE JUMP: 2-Kimsue Grant, 38-01.50; 3-Jordan Bond, 36-08.50; SHOT PUT: 12-Jeláni Kelly, 42-00.75; DISCUS THROW: 3-Jeláni Kelly, 150-02.00 5/14-16 Missouri Valley Conference Championships, at Normal, Ill. (6th out of 8) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 4-Shantel Llewellyn, 12.17; 5-Jodiann Walker, 12.22; 200-METER DASH: 5-Rashida Allen, 24.64; 800-METER RUN: 5-Ariel Butzine, 2:14.91; 1,500-METER RUN: 6-Staci Nelson, 4:32.33; 12-Nicole Thate, 4:40.20; 3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE: 1-Staci Nelson, 10:41.96; 5,000-METER RUN: 5-Emily Beaver, 17:12.51; 9-Stephanie Harres, 17:34.23; 23-Andrea Marshall, 18:24.20; 24-Mari-Jean Vance, 18:28.71; 10,000-METER RUN: 5-Emily Beaver, 36:12.12; 11-Stephanie Harres, 37:51.65; 13-Mari-Jean Vance, 38:52.23; 4x100-METER RELAY: 5-(Shantel Llewellyn, Jodiann Walker, Kimsue Grant, Corteneé Boulard), 46.94; 4x400-METER RELAY: 7-(Corteneé Boulard, Ariel Butzine, Kimsue Grant, Rashida Allen), 3:53.48; HIGH JUMP: 3-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-05.25; 10-Jordan Bond, 5-01.25; 14-Kelsey McCowen, 5-01.25; LONG JUMP: 9-Kimsue Grant, 17-09.50; 10-Cheyenne Stewart, 17-09.00; TRIPLE JUMP: 6-Kimsue Grant, 39-04.50; 9-Jordan Bond, 38-05.50; SHOT PUT: 11-Jeláni Kelly, 43-00.25; DISCUS THROW: 11-Jeláni Kelly, 138-06.00; JAVELIN THROW: 17-Jeláni Kelly, 96-07.00 5/27-29 NCAA West Preliminary Round, at Austin, Texas Missouri State Results: 3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE: 23-Staci Nelson, 10:45.16; TRIPLE JUMP: 37-Kimsue Grant, 39-03.00

2010-11 Track and Field Guide

2010 State Farm MVC Indoor Championships February 27-28, 2010, University Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa Team Scores: Wichita State 151.5, Southern Illinois 145.5, Indiana State 89, Illinois State 77, Missouri State 69, Drake 60, UNI 56, Bradley 14 60-Meter Dash Walker, Jodiann, MSU . . . . . Moore, Audacia, WSU . . . . . . . . Brents, Yomeaqua, ILS . . . . . . . Spencer, Jaquelle, INS . . . . . . . . Pruitt, Shamoya, WSU . . . . . . . . Hayes, Meredith, SIU . . . . . . . . Allen, Rashida, MSU . . . . . . . Boulard, Corteneé, MSU . . . .

7.54 .7.57 .7.58 .7.66 .7.67 .7.73 7.78 7.86

200-Meter Dash Moore, Audacia, WSU . . . . . . . .24.19 Thompson, Kandise, SIU . . . . . .24.67 Sealy, Sade, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . .24.83 Allen, Rashida, MSU . . . . . . 24.94 Spencer, Jaquelle, INS . . . . . . . .25.14 Harvey, Tia, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . .25.34 Brents, Yomeaqua, ILS . . . . . . .25.45 Boulard, Corteneé, MSU . . . 33.93 400-Meter Dash Sealy, Sade, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . .55.56 Thompson, Kandise, SIU . . . . . .55.63 Cameron, Sam, UNI . . . . . . . . .56.11 Malcolm, Yaneika, MSU . . . 56.64 McAfee, Alia, ILS . . . . . . . . . . .56.75 Baron, Alisa, SIU . . . . . . . . . . .56.79 Shubert, Tess, SIU . . . . . . . . . .56.81 Brungardt, Michaela, UNI . . . . .56.90 800-Meter Run Moore, Erica, INS . . . Hosch, Holli, UNI . . . McCartney, Kara, DU . Brunk, Michelle, ISU .

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2:08.35 2:11.75 2:15.13 2:15.42

Fornshell, Signee, WSU . . Kea, Naomy, WSU . . . . . . Wunderlich, Adriane, INS Williams, Nefeteri, SIU . .

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2:15.55 2:16.89 2:21.21 2:24.83

Mile Run Nero, Tonya, WSU. . . . . . . . . 4:52.35 Thompson, Leah, WSU . . . . . 4:55.57 Benson, Nicole, BU . . . . . . . . 4:55.76 Braunsdorf, Nicole, DU . . . . . 4:56.82 McDermott, Casey, DU . . . . . 4:57.74 Nelson, Staci, MSU . . . . . . 4:58.32 Klem, Kacie, INS . . . . . . . . . . 5:03.75 Martinez, Olivia, WSU . . . . . . 5:04.23 3,000-Meter Run Phillips, Terry, MSU . . . . . 9:35.40 Nero, Tonya, WSU. . . . . . . . . 9:40.18 Nelson, Staci, MSU . . . . . . 9:42.83 Thompson, Leah, WSU . . . . . 9:45.74 McDermott, Casey, DU . . . . . 9:47.50 Braunsdorf, Nicole, DU . . . . 10:03.47 Toennies, Emily, SIU . . . . . . 10:05.44 Praught, Aisha, ILS . . . . . . . 10:09.61 5,000-Meter Run Nero, Tonya, WSU. . . . . . . . 17:31.03 Thompson, Leah, WSU . . . . 17:34.01 Braunsdorf, Nicole, DU . . . . 17:35.06 McDermott, Casey, DU . . . . 17:44.13 Toennies, Emily, SIU . . . . . . 17:44.79 Eichelberger, Ryan, SIU . . . . 17:47.37 Harres, Stephanie, MSU .17:54.73 Lang, Kirsten, ILS . . . . . . . . 17:55.03

60-Meter Hurdles Hayes, Meredith, SIU . . . Craig, Cassie, WSU . . . . . Counts, Terri, SIU . . . . . . Thompson, Miracle, SIU . Hallman, Samantha, WSU Bejoile, Laquitsha, SIU . . Moore, Erica, INS . . . . . . Smith, Marissa, DU . . . . .

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.8.50 .8.56 .8.57 .8.77 .8.84 .8.90 .8.93 .9.03

4x400-Meter Relay Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:43.76 Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:44.74 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 3:48.94 Northern Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . 3:49.72 Wichita State . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:50.08 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:53.08 Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . 3:55.63 Distance-Medley Relay Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:50.58 Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:55.21 Northern Iowa . . . . . . . . . . 11:58.66 Wichita State . . . . . . . . . . . 12:05.07 Missouri State . . . . . . . . .12:10.94 Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . 12:21.67 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . 12:35.17 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:38.88 High Jump Samani, Tyse, DU . . . . . . . . . . . 5-07.00 Goffe, Mareneika, MSU . . . . 5-07.00 Brown, La’Taish, WSU . . . . . . . . 5-07.00 Nowak, Olimpia, UNI. . . . . . . . . 5-07.00 Albrecht, Amanda, ILS . . . . . . . 5-05.00

Oceguera, Kasey, SIU . . . . . . . . 5-05.00 Friesen, Tanya, WSU . . . . . . . . . 5-05.00 Goffe, Zaleika, MSU . . . . . . 5-05.00 Pole Vault Hutson, Kylie, INS. . . . . . . . . . 14-08.25 Thompson, Miracle, SIU . . . . . 12-08.75 Craig, Cassie, WSU . . . . . . . . . 12-08.75 Hough, Amy, WSU . . . . . . . . . 12-02.75 Wexter, Jenna, UNI . . . . . . . . . 12-02.75 Fritschi, Alicia, INS . . . . . . . . . 12-02.75 Sprang, Johanna, DU . . . . . . . 11-09.00 Miller, Hannah, WSU . . . . . . . . 11-09.00 Long Jump Love, Malaikah, SIU . . Brown, La’Taish, WSU . Martin, Lauren, INS. . . Moore, Erica, INS . . . . Moore, Audacia, WSU . Wieck, Jamie, UNI . . . Stipe, Dani, UNI . . . . . Okafor, Nina, SIU . . . .

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20-05.25 20-05.00 19-11.75 19-07.50 19-05.50 19-04.00 19-02.50 19-02.00

Triple Jump Martin, Lauren, INS. . . . . . . 43-07.75 Love, Malaikah, SIU . . . . . . 42-00.00 Grant, Kimsue, MSU . . . .39-06.50 Moore, Audacia, WSU . . . . . 39-04.00 Adams, Judeka, SIU . . . . . . 39-03.25 Reinke, Courtney, WSU . . . . 38-09.50 Mosa, Karolina, WSU . . . . . . 38-07.00 Bond, Jordan, MSU . . . . .38-06.00

Shot Put McCall, Jeneva, SIU . . . . . . 53-11.00 Berry, Gwen, SIU . . . . . . . . 51-02.25 Ziegler, Tori, ILS . . . . . . . . . 50-05.50 Smith, Brittany, ILS . . . . . . . 48-01.75 Perigo, Tara, INS . . . . . . . . 44-11.75 Roach, Rickael, SIU. . . . . . . 44-11.00 Kelly, Jeláni, MSU . . . . . .44-09.00 Shepard, Martha, ILS . . . . . 44-03.25 Weight Throw McCall, Jeneva, SIU . . . . . . . . 69-08.00 Hanley, Kelsey, INS . . . . . . . . . 68-09.25 Leeth, Sasha, SIU . . . . . . . . . . 68-02.25 Johnson, Felisha, INS . . . . . . . 65-03.25 Roach, Rickael, SIU. . . . . . . . . 63-03.50 Berry, Gwen, SIU . . . . . . . . . . 62-10.00 Ciura, Olga, SIU . . . . . . . . . . . 60-05.00 Smith, Brittany, ILS . . . . . . . . . 58-07.50

Co-MVPs Tanya Nero, WSU Audacia Moore, Outstanding Track Athlete Erica Moore, INS Outstanding Field Athlete Kylie Hutson, INS Coach of the Year Steve Rainbolt, WSU

2010 State Farm MVC Outdoor Championships May 14-16, 2010, Illinois State University, Normal, Ill. Team Scores: Southern Illinois 204, Wichita State 159.5, Illinois State 136, Indiana State 118, UNI 75, Missouri State 53, Drake 47.5, Bradley 24 100-Meter Dash Moore, Audacia, WSU. . . . . . . . 11.74 Brents, Yomeaqua, ILS. . . . . . . 11.89 Hudgins, Jasmyn, INS . . . . . . . 12.10 Llewellyn, Shantel, MSU . . . 12.17 Walker, Jodiann, MSU . . . . . 12.22 Pruitt, Shamoya, WSU . . . . . . . 12.26 Spencer, Jaquelle, INS . . . . . . . 12.30 Gierke, Lindsay, UNI. . . . . . . . . 12.30 200-Meter Dash Audacia Moore, WSU . . . . . . . . 23.86 Sealy, Sade, ILS. . . . . . . . . . . . 24.37 Harvey, Tia, ILS. . . . . . . . . . . . 24.41 Brents, Yomeaqua, ILS. . . . . . . 24.45 Allen, Rashida, MSU . . . . . . 24.64 Thompson, Kandise, SIU . . . . . 24.67 McAfee, Alia, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99 Hudgins, Jasmyn, INS . . . . . . . 25.02 400-Meter Dash Sealy, Sade, ILS. . . . . . . . Thompson, Kandise, SIU . Hamling, Beth, DU . . . . . . Cameron, Sam, UNI . . . . . Shubert, Tess, SIU . . . . . . McAfee, Alia, ILS . . . . . . . Brungardt, Michaela, UNI . Harvey, Tia, ILS. . . . . . . .

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53.75 54.04 55.23 55.25 55.72 56.17 56.31 56.46

800-Meter Run Hosch, Holli, UNI . . . . . . . . . .2:09.08 Nowak, Katie, BU. . . . . . . . . .2:10.04 Fornshell, Signee, WSU . . . . .2:14.14 Brunk, Michelle, ILS . . . . . . . .2:14.33 Butzine, Ariel, MSU . . . . . 2:14.91 Husted, Jess, ILS . . . . . . . . . .2:15.67 Goldkamp, Mary, BU. . . . . . . .2:18.29 Walker, Danielle, WSU . . . . . .2:24.20 1,500-Meter Run Goldkamp, Mary, BU. Nero, Tonya, WSU . . Praught, Aisha, ILS . Husted, Jess, ILS . . .

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. 4:27.67 . 4:28.70 .4:29.85 .4:31.04

Braunsdorf, Nicole, DU . . . . . .4:31.80 Nelson, Staci, MSU. . . . . . 4:32.33 Brunk, Michelle, ILS . . . . . . . .4:32.96 Malone, Allison, INS . . . . . . . .4:33.11 5,000-Meter Run Nero, Tonya, WSU . . . . . . . . 16:46.47 Thompson, Leah, WSU. . . . . 17:01.19 Toennies, Emily, SIU . . . . . . 17:04.45 Kosgei, Irene, WSU . . . . . . . 17:08.52 Beaver, Emily, MSU . . . . 17:12.51 McDermott, Casey, DU . . . . . 17:17.57 Bluske, Samantha, ILS . . . . . 17:20.68 York, Rachel, WSU . . . . . . . . 17:26.47 10,000-Meter Run Nero, Tonya, WSU . . . . . . . . 35:37.39 Toennies, Emily, SIU . . . . . . 35:46.83 Bluske, Samantha, ILS . . . . . 35:57.36 Thompson, Leah, WSU. . . . . 36:03.27 Beaver, Emily, MSU . . . . 36:12.12 Kosgei, Irene, WSU . . . . . . . 36:49.98 Schrunk, Caedryn, UNI. . . . . 36:59.67 Eichelberger, Ryan, SIU . . . . 36:59.97 100-Meter Hurdles Hayes, Meredith, SIU . . . . Nowak, Olimpia, UNI . . . . Thompson, Miracle, SIU . . Hallman, Samantha, WSU. Bejoile, Laquitsha, SIU . . . Weatherford, Stacia, INS . Counts, Terri, SIU . . . . . . Snapp, Sarah, INS . . . . . . 400-Meter Hurdles Moore, Erica, INS. . . . . . . Curtis, Ari, DU . . . . . . . . . Deck, Kendra, SIU . . . . . . Weatherford, Stacia, INS . Davis, Tredene, SIU . . . . . Ballock, Emily, WSU . . . . . Hallman, Samantha, WSU. Hicks, Connie, SIU . . . . . .

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13.73 14.11 14.12 14.34 14.37 14.44 14.46 14.85

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3,000-Meter Steeplechase Nelson, Staci, MSU. . . . . 10:41.96 Hoelscher, Megan, SIU . . . . . 10:43.45 York, Rachel, WSU . . . . . . . . 10:45.05 Praught, Aisha, ILS . . . . . . . 10:50.88 Lang, Kirsten, ILS . . . . . . . . 10:59.52 Heinz, Courtney, DU. . . . . . . 11:26.42 Blanchard, Leah, UNI . . . . . . 11:35.52 4x100-Meter Relay Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.54 Wichita State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.69 Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.04 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . 46.08 Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . 46.94 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.40 Northern Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.56 4x400-Meter Relay Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . .3:38.94 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . .3:41.16 Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:41.38 Northern Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . .3:41.39 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:46.08 Wichita State. . . . . . . . . . . . .3:46.94 Missouri State . . . . . . . . . 3:53.48 Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:00.12 High Jump Martin, Chennelle, INS . . . . . .5-05.25 Albrecht, Amanda, ILS . . . . . .5-05.25 Stewart, Cheyenne, MSU. 5-05.25 Smith, Annie, INS . . . . . . . . .5-05.25 Brown, La’Taish, WSU . . . . . .5-05.25 Oceguera, Kasey, SIU. . . . . . .5-05.25 Friesen, Tanya, WSU . . . . . . .5-03.25 Samani, Tyse, DU . . . . . . . . .5-03.25 Pole Vault Craig, Cassie, WSU . . . . Thompson, Miracle, SIU . Fritschi, Alicia, INS. . . . . Wexter, Jenna, UNI . . . . Sprang, Johanna, DU . . . Miller, Hannah, WSU . . .

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. 12-06.00 . 12-00.00 . 12-00.00 . 12-00.00 . 12-00.00 . 12-00.00

Paden, Amanda, INS . . . . . . 11-06.25 Scott, Molly, DU . . . . . . . . . . 11-06.25 Long Jump Brown, La’Taish, WSU Martin, Lauren, INS . . Love, Malaikah, SIU . . Okafor, Nina, SIU. . . . Friesen, Tanya, WSU . Stipe, Dani, UNI . . . . Spencer, Jaquelle, INS Wieck, Jamie, UNI . . .

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. 20-00.25 . 19-08.25 . 19-02.75 . 18-04.50 . 18-03.75 . 18-00.50 . 18-00.25 . 18-00.25

Triple Jump Martin, Lauren, INS . . . . . . . 42-04.25 Love, Malaikah, SIU . . . . . . . 41-08.00 Reinke, Courtney, WSU. . . . . 39-09.75 Moore, Audacia, WSU. . . . . . 39-09.25 Adams, Judeka, SIU. . . . . . . 39-06.50 Grant, Kimsue, MSU . . . 39-04.50 Pardner, Cambria, DU. . . . . . 38-10.50 Albrecht, Amanda, ILS . . . . . 38-07.75 Shot Put McCall, Jeneva, SIU . . Smith, Brittany, ILS . . Berry, Gwen, SIU . . . . Leeth, Sasha, SIU . . . Roach, Rickael, SIU . . Sukovaty, Kelsey, UNI. Fortney, Kim, SIU. . . . Johnson, Felisha, INS.

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. 53-01.75 . 52-05.25 . 50-04.50 . 50-01.75 . 47-01.75 . 46-09.00 . 46-05.25 . 45-09.75

Discus Throw McCall, Jeneva, SIU . Smith, Brittany, ILS . Hanley, Kelsey, INS . Leeth, Sasha, SIU . . Roach, Rickael, SIU . Dirth, Deidra, DU . . . Fuller, Megan, WSU . Fortney, Kim, SIU. . .

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186-01 164-04 160-05 159-07 156-09 152-06 151-08 144-01

Hammer Throw McCall, Jeneva, SIU . . Berry, Gwen, SIU . . . . Hanley, Kelsey, INS . . Leeth, Sasha, SIU . . . Smith, Brittany, ILS . . Ciura, Olga, SIU. . . . . Roach, Rickael, SIU . . Johnson, Felisha, INS.

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206-07 202-10 199-09 196-10 193-09 192-04 189-09 176-09

Javelin Throw Petranoff, Leigh, ILS. . . . Prinsen, Emily, UNI . . . . Whitfield, Toni, SIU . . . . Perigo, Tara, INS . . . . . . Fortney, Kim, SIU. . . . . . Sepich, Erika, BU . . . . . . Vermeulen, Jessica, SIU . Stipe, Dani, UNI . . . . . .

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162-00 148-06 148-03 145-03 131-05 126-08 122-02 119-09

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Heptathlon Moore, Erica, INS . . . . . . . Nowak, Olimpia, UNI . . . . Friesen, Tanya, WSU . . . . . Isom-Brummer, Briana, DU Gierke, Lindsay, UNI . . . . . Lindaman, Lauren, UNI . . . Smith, Johanna, UNI . . . . . Pruter, Jamie, WSU . . . . . .

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MVP Jeneva McCall, SIU Outstanding Track Athlete Erica Moore, INS Outstanding Field Athlete Jeneva McCall, SIU Coach of the Year Connie Price-Smith, SIU

2011 NCAA Qualifying Standards Women’s Indoor Qualifying Standards Event 55 Meters 60 Meters 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles 200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 800 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 Mile# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 3,000 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 5,000 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)*

FAT 6.74@ 7.26@ 7.57@ 8.14@

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(200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 1,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay—Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay—Yards# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)*

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9:16.7 9:15.7 9:12.7

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2011 State Farm MVC Championships Northern Iowa will host both the 2011 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships. The indoor meet will begin Saturday, February 26 and will conclude Sunday, February 27. The outdoor meet will be a three-day competition, taking place Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15.

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3:38.00 3:36.80 3:34.00

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11:10.6 11:09.1 11:05.2

11:13.40 11:12.90 11:09.00 Metric 1.85 4.30 6.38 13.30 16.90 21.00 4,075 points

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@ Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds.

2011 NCAA Championships The 2011 indoor track and field season will conclude with the 29th Annual NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, hosted by Texas A&M University at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium in College Station, Texas, March 11-12. At the 2010 meet, Oregon took home the women’s title, while Florida captured the men’s. The 2011 outdoor season championship will take place June 8-11, in Des Moines, Iowa, where Drake University will host the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships at Drake Sta-

dium. In the 2010 Outdoor Championships, Texas A&M swept the men’s and women’s championships for the second year in a row.

Aldo Sebben Missouri State Relays On April 26, 2011, the 89th Annual Aldo Sebben Missouri State Relays (high school) will be held at Plaster Sports Complex. The Relays is the oldest high school-only invitational in America and hosts some of the largest high school fields in the Midwest. Last year’s meet featured over 1,200 high school athletes from 90 teams representing 47 different schools.

Boys’ Records

100-Meter Dash: 10.44, Terry Scott, Kansas City Southeast, 1982 200-Meter Dash: 21.71, Eric Clemons, Jefferson City, 1990; Chris Weimer, Blue Springs South, 1996 400-Meter Dash: 48.77, Gene Coleman, Rolla, 1992 800-Meter Run: 1:54.42, Josh Harper, West Plains, 2003 1,600-Meter Run: 4:15.41, DeWayne Miner, Bolivar, 1990 3,200-Meter Run: 9:17.18, Jason Sandfort, West Plains, 2001 110-Meter Hurdles: 14.34, Keyen Porter, Blue Springs, 2008 300-Meter Hurdles: 39.01, Lucas Bateman, Waynesville, 2008 400-Meter Relay: 43.05, Joplin (F. Wattelet, M. Fowler, J.Bigando, A. Cartright), 2004 800-Meter Relay: 1:29.59, Springfield Central (T. Fewell, J. Small, D. Snell, S. Hutchin son), 2009 1,600-Meter Relay: 3:20.89, Waynesville, 2008 Sprint Medley Relay: 3:33.63, Joplin, (F. Wattelet, M. Fowler, A. Cartright, W. Souza), 2004 3,200-Meter Relay: 8:06.22, Carthage, (M. Smith, E. Grove, R. Downing, J. Conness), 1989 High Jump: 6-10, S. Jasinski, Springfield Parkview, 1982; M. Greer, Logan-Rogersville, 1989 Long Jump: 23-6, Felix Rodriguez, Crocker, 1991 Triple Jump: 47-6 3/4, Mike Greer, Logan-Rogersville, 1989 Shot Put: 59-6, Bruce McGee, Neosho, 1977 Discus: 172-1 1/2, Joe Close, Springfield Parkview, 1982 Pole Vault: 15-9, Bruce Dial, Mount Vernon, 1992

Girls’ Records

100-Meter Dash: 12.11, Terry Barwes, Waynesville, 2002 200-Meter Dash: 25.39, Jeni King, Jefferson City, 1989 400-Meter Dash: 57.00, Ashley Wysong, Nevada, 1995 800-Meter Run: 2:15.54, Jessica Jackson, Neosho, 2010 1,600-Meter Run: 5:02.29, Jessica Jackson, Neosho, 2010 3,200-Meter Run: 11:02.78, Brittani Johnson, West Plains, 2006 100-Meter Hurdles: 14.07, Trace Woods, Mount Vernon, 1988 300-Meter Hurdles: 45.09, Tracy Partain, Parkview, 2002 400-Meter Relay: 49.81, Waynesville, 2002 800-Meter Relay: 1:45.13, Center, 2008 1,600-Meter Relay: 4:05.76, Kansas City Ruskin, (M. Lenley, V. Lenley, T. Jackson, C. Harvey,) 1991 Sprint-Medley Relay: 4:15.93, West Plains, (J. Brewer, B. Jones, A. Ingalsbe, M. Carlson), 1995 3,200-Meter Relay: 9:36.89, Neosho, 2010 High Jump: 5-8, Keeling Harding, Carthage, 1990 Long Jump: 18-8 1/2, Lacreda Rimmer, Kansas City Ruskin, 2002 Triple Jump: 39-5, Lucretia Rimmer, Kansas City Ruskin, 2001 Shot Put: 44-8 1/2, Denise Buchanan, Springfield Glendale, 1983 Discus: 147-5, Valeyta Althous, Blue Springs, 1991 Pole Vault: 12-0, Tara Deibold, Branson, 2006

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Missouri State Track and Field Records Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Indoor Records

55-Meter Hurdles: 7.92, Melinda Sallins; 1996, at Ames, Iowa 60-Meter Hurdles: 8.56, Tracy Partain; 2005, at Carbondale, Ill. 55-Meter Dash: 6.90, Dedra Davis; 1992, Manhattan, Kan. 60-Meter Dash: 7.50, Amber Cumberbatch; 2002 at Cedar Falls, Iowa 200-Meter Dash: 23.97, Camille Clarke; 2000, at Ames, Iowa 300-Meter Dash: 39.80, Cheasa Gibson; 2002 at Champaign, Ill. 400-Meter Dash: 52.86, Cheasa Gibson; 2004, at Ames, Iowa 600-Meter Run: 1:30.75, Verneta Lesforis; 1999, at Normal,Ill. 600-Yard Run: 1:21.34, Augustina Charles; 1999, at Lawrence, Kan. 800-Meter Run: 2:07.14, Leander Ernest; 2009 at Ames, Iowa 1,000-Meter Run: 2:56.25, Jamie Douglas; 1992, at West Lafayette, Ind. Mile Run: 4:48.67, Asher Kyger; 2009, at Notre Dame, Ind. 3,000-Meter Run: 9:24.69, Casey Owens, 2004, at Lincoln, Neb. 5,000-Meter Run: 16:15.43, Casey Owens; 2005, at Ames, Iowa 4x400-Meter Relay: 3:36.18, (Juliet Pommells, Verneta Lesforis, Mashere Harrison, Augustina Charles); 1999, at Ames, Iowa 4x800-Meter Relay: 9:07.52, (Anna Boecker, Brenda Hayes, Maggie Lenley, Jamie Douglas); 1993, at Cedar Falls, Iowa Distance-Medley Relay: 11:24.02, (Asher Kyger, Leander Ernest, Rashida Allen, Pasca Cheruiyot); 2009, at Notre Dame, Ind. Long Jump: 20-11 1/4, Michelle Baptiste; 1997, at Ames, Iowa High Jump: 5 feet, 10 inches, Mandy Scott; 1996, at Fayetteville, Ark. Triple Jump: 42- 4 3/4, Stephanie Warren; 2003, at Ames, Iowa Pole Vault: 10-11 3/4, Jayne Kristmann; 2005, at Lawrence, Kan. Shot Put: 48-0 1/2, Keisha Walkes; 2005, at Lincoln, Neb. 20-lb. Weight: 54-10, LaCole Oliver; 2000, at Cedar Falls, Iowa Pentathlon: 4,017 points, Tracy Partain; 2006, at Fayetteville, Ark.

In the 1970s many track events began converting from standard measurements (yards) to metric. Because of that conversion many Missouri State records for those events have been retired. *Bold indicates time/score achieved by active athletes.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outdoor Records

100-Meter Dash: 11.30, Genna Williams; 2007, at Des Moines, Iowa 200-Meter Dash: 23.34, Yves-Rose Jerome; 1996, at Terre Haute, Ind. 400-Meter Dash: 52.21, Verneta Lesforis; 1999, at Barbados 800-Meter Run: 2:06.30, Augustina Charles; 1999, at Barbados 1,500-Meter Run: 4:26.20, Asher Kyger; 2008 at Lawrence, Kan. 3,000-Meter Run: 9:53.32, Erin Sutton; 2004, at Fayetteville, Ark. 5,000-Meter Run: 16:17.03, Casey Owens; 2005, at Bloomington, Ind. 10,000-Meter Run: 33:32.51, Casey Owens; 2005, at Carson, Calif. 100-Meter Hurdles: 13.38, Tracy Partain; 2006, at Wichita, Kan. 400-Meter Hurdles: 56.64, Melinda Sallins; 1996, at Atlanta, Ga. 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 10:19.45, Terry Phillips, 2009 at Des Moines, Iowa Shot Put: 46-11 3/4, LaCole Oliver; 2000, at Carbondale, Ill. Discus: 165-2, LaCole Oliver; 2000, at Lawrence, Kan. Hammer Throw: 159-8, LaCole Oliver; 2000, at Iowa City, Iowa Javelin: 154-7, Tomiann Ahonen; 1983, at Warrensburg, Mo. High Jump: 5-10, Heather McFadden; 1994, at Lawrence, Kan. Long Jump: 21-6 1/4, Dedra Davis; 1992, at Cape Girardeau, Mo. Triple Jump: 43-1, Luan Weekes; 2005, at Springfield, Mo. Pole Vault: 10-11 3/4, Jayne Kristmann; 2005, at Lawrence, Kan. Heptathlon: 5,827 points, Tracy Partain; 2006, at Sacramento, Calif. Pentathlon: 3,245 points, Kathy Petersen; 1980, at MAIAW Championship 4x100-Meter Relay: 44.36, (Trudi Garrett, Michelle Baptiste, Verneta Lesforis, Wendy Blocker); 1997, at Springfield, Mo. 4x200-Meter Relay: 1:35.40, (Jineill Vite, Amber Cumberbatch, Julia Murray, Cheasa Gibson); 2002, at Des Moines, Iowa. Mile Relay: 3:42.38, (Trudi Garrett, Wendy Blocker, Desiree Grante, Verneta Lesforis); 1997, at Lawrence, Kan. 4x400-Meter Relay: 3:33.06, (Julliet Pommells, Trudi Garrett, Verneta Lesforis, Augustina Charles); 1999, at Boise, Idaho Sprint-Medley Relay: 3:47.97, (Camille Clark, Amber Cumberbatch, Cheasa Gibson, Mashere Harrison); 2001, at Knoxville, Tenn. 4x800-Meter Relay: 9:09.82, (Kelli Toops, Brenda Hayes, Anna Boecker, Eva Gerhardt); 1991, at Springfield, Mo. Distance-Medley Relay: 11:41.07, (Casey Owens, Cheasa Gibson, Augustina Charles, Ashley Sanders); 2003, at Des Moines, Iowa. Four-Mile Relay: 20:18.03, (Casey Owens, Rebekah Daro, Erin Sutton, Rhonda Allen); 2002, at Des Moines, Iowa.

Plaster Sports Complex Records 100-Meter Hurdles: 13.19, Kyla Shoemake (Arkansas, 1998) 400-Meter Hurdles: 56.46, Tawa Babatunde (Arkansas, 2003) 100-Meter Dash: 11.01, Beatrice Utonda (Nike International, 1993) 200-Meter Dash: 23.31, Elisha Brewer (Arkansas, 1998) 400-Meter Dash: 54.23, Melinda Sallins (Missouri State, 1996) 800-Meter Run: 2:07.26, Augustina Charles (Missouri State, 1999) 1,500-Meter Run: 4:28.61, Jennie Horner (Southern Illinois, 1995) 3,000-Meter Run: 9:41.77, Jennie Horner (Southern Illinois, 1995) 5,000-Meter Run: 16:50.28 (HT), Steph Bruening (North Dakota, 1993) 10,000-Meter Run: 36:44.89, Sue Daggett (llinois State, 1995) Long Jump: 21-9 1/2, Shelia Hudson (Unattached, 1992) Triple Jump: 44-11 3/4, Shelia Hudson (Unattached, 1992) High Jump: 5-10 3/4, Connie Long (Unattached, 1990) Discus: 180-9, Julie Koebcke (Indiana State, 1995) Javelin: 154-7, Karen Wilkinson (Unattached, 1993) Shot Put: 50-10 3/4, Christy Barrett (Indiana State, 1991) 4x100-Meter Relay: 44.36, Trudi Garrett, Michelle Baptiste, Verneta Lesforis, Wendy Blocker (Missouri State, 1997) Mile Relay: 3:47.82, Nickie Brackeen, Ethal Edwards, Glenda Marshall, Patty Avila (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, 1989) 4x400-Meter Relay: 3:42.41, Sheila Hollins, LaTonya Morrison, Mindy Bruck, Katrina Daniels (Southern Illinois, 1995) 4x800-Meter Relay: 8:56.35, Angie Menser, Tana Dahman, Karen Wamsley, Kristin Heinichen (Indiana State, 1995)

Distance-Medley Relay: 13:09.40, MeShell Nelson, Millicent Foskin, Denise Jackson, Terri Hunter (Central Missouri State, 1989) Heptathlon: 5,058 points, Mandy Scott (Missouri State, 1995)

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Missouri State All-Time Top Performers Indoor 55-meter dash Dedra Davis . . . . . . . Yves-Rose Jerome. . . Michelle Baptiste. . . . Amber Cumberbatch . Jineill Vite . . . . . . . . 55-meter hurdles Melinda Sallins . . . . Deanna Adams . . . . Tracy Partain . . . . . DeNeisha Williams . Alexandria Oembler

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. 6.90 . 6.92 . 6.94 . 7.01 . 7.07

. 7.92 . 8.02 . 8.17 . 8.72 . 8.99

60-meter dash Amber Cumberbatch . . . . . . . . . 7.50 Jodiann Walker . . . . . . . . . . .7.51 Camille Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.53 Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.55 Jineill Vite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.55 60-meter hurdles Tracy Partain . . . . . Alexandria Oembler Nikki Williams . . . . . Kerry-Ann Craig . . . Stacia Small . . . . . .

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200-meter dash Camille Clarke . . . . . Verneta Lesforis . . . . Cheasa Gibson . . . . . Jineill Vite . . . . . . . . Amber Cumberbatch . 400-meter dash Cheasa Gibson . . . Verneta Lesforis . . Juliet Pommells . . Augustina Charles . Leander Ernest . . .

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600-meter run Verneta Lesforis . . . . . . . . . Augustina Charles . . . . . . . . Jamie Douglas . . . . . . . . . . Essence Butler-Thompson . . Clarissa Codrington . . . . . . .

. . . . .

. 8.56 . 8.67 . 8.72 . 8.80 . 9.00

. 23.97 . 24.19 . 24.19 . 24.24 . 24.32

. 52.86 . 53.54 . 53.84 . 54.29 . 54.38

1:30.75 1:31.35 1:35.12 1:36.92 1:37.51

1996 1993 2006 2002 2006

2002 2010 2000 1999 2003

2005 2009 2002 2001 2001

2000 1999 2004 2004 2002

2004 1999 1999 1999 2007

1999 1999 1992 1997 2004

800-meter run Leander Ernest . . . Mashere Harrison . Augustina Charles . Joyce Swofford . . . Katie Parsons . . . .

. . . . .

2:07.14 2:08.03 2:10.04 2:12.19 2:13.04

2009 2001 1999 1989 1998

1,000-meter run Jamie Douglas . . . Jenny Faunce . . . . D’Ettra Mixson . . . Brenda Hayes . . . . Emily Fletcher . . .

. . . . .

2:56.25 2:58.00 2:59.64 3:01.89 3:04.11

1992 1986 1988 1992 2008

Mile run Asher Kyger . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:48.67 Casey Owens . . . . . . . . . . . 4:52.43 Brenda Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . 4:54.82 Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . . 4:55.08 Pasca Cheruiyot . . . . . . . . . 4:56.26

2009 2005 1993 2009 2009

3,000-meter run Casey Owens . . . . . . . . . . . 9:24.69 Pasca Cheruiyot . . . . . . . . . 9:30.60 Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . . 9:35.40 Ashley Sanders . . . . . . . . . 9:46.26 Carrie Vestal. . . . . . . . . . . . 9:51.41

2004 2009 2010 2006 2008

5,000-meter run Casey Owens . . . . . . . . . . 16:15.43 Pasca Cheruiyot . . . . . . . . 16:26.82 Ashley Sanders . . . . . . . . . 17:18.46 Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . 17:19.00 Jennifer Bandy . . . . . . . . . 17:22.04

1992 1996 1999 2002 2003

2005 2009 2006 2009 1997

Long Jump Michelle Baptiste. Dedra Davis . . . . Mandy Scott . . . . Luan Weekes . . . Trudi Garrett . . .

. . . . .

20-11.25 20-06.50 19-09.00 19-08.75 .19-04.75

1997 1992 1995 2004 2000

200-meter dash Yves-Rose Jerome. Wendy Blocker . . . Camille Clarke . . . Trudi Garrett . . . . Cheasa Gibson . . .

. . . . .

. 23.34 . 23.34 . 23.38 . 23.40 . 23.49

1996 1996 2001 1998 2001

Shot Put LaCole Oliver . . . . . . . . . . 46-11.75 Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . 46-09.00 Katie Brauer . . . . . . . . . . . 45-08.50 Chris Schlangen . . . . . . . . 44-08.00 Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . . . 44-07.50

2000 2005 1987 1988 2010

Triple Jump Stephanie Warren . Luan Weekes . . . . Rachelle Huntley. . Donnavette Martin Michelle Baptiste. .

. . . . .

.42-04.75 41-08.00 41-01.75 41-01.50 40-08.50

2003 2004 1994 2004 1999

400-meter dash Vernetta Lesforis. . Cheasa Gibson . . . Leander Ernest . . . Wendy Blocker . . . Tanya Cyrus . . . . .

. . . . .

. 52.21 . 52.96 . 53.57 . 54.10 . 54.22

1999 2004 2008 1997 2006

Discus LaCole Oliver . . . . . . . . . .165-02.00 Stefani Haag . . . . . . . . . .159-05.00 Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . .156-01.00 Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . .154-06.00 Genevra Collins . . . . . . . .144-08.00

2000 1991 2009 2005 2002

High Jump Mandy Scott . . . . . Mareneika Goffe . . Tracy Partain . . . . Heather McFadden Tammy Poitier . . .

. . . . .

5-10.00 5-08.75 5-08.75 5-08.50 5-08.00

1996 2009 2006 1994 2003

800-meter run Augustina Charles . Leander Ernest . . . Mashere Harrison . Joyce Swofford . . . Asher Kyger . . . . .

. . . . .

2:06.30 2:06.33 2:07.18 2:08.51 2:09.21

1999 2007 2001 1989 2008

Javelin Tomiann Ahonen. Audra Akin . . . . . Mary Schulte . . . Tracy Partain . . . Jayne Kristmann .

Shot Put Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . 48-00.50 LaCole Oliver . . . . . . . . . . 46-02.50 Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . . . 45-10.50 Chris Schlangen . . . . . . . . 44-08.00 Katie Bauer . . . . . . . . . . . 43-02.00

2005 2000 2010 1989 1987

1,500-meter run Asher Kyger . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:26.20 Casey Owens . . . . . . . . . . . 4:27.11 Clarissa Codrington . . . . . . 4:28.69 Staci Nelson . . . . . . . . . . 4:29.73 Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . . 4:31.84

2008 2005 2005 2010 2009

20-lb. weight throw LaCole Oliver . . . . . . . . . . 54-10.00 Kwiajuana Oliver. . . . . . . . 54-05.25 Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . . . 52-06.50

2000 1999 2010

Pole Vault Jayne Kristmann . . . . . . . . 10-11.75 Kim Wegner . . . . . . . . . . . 10-04.00 Mandy Easter . . . . . . . . . . 10-00.00

2005 2001 2000

Pentathlon Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,017 Mandy Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,689 Kim Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,281 1,600-meter relay Pommells, Lesforis, Harrison, Charles . . . . . Garrett, Harrison, Clarke, Charles . . . . . . . Gibson, Clarke, Cumberbatch, Harrison . Harrison, Cumberbatch, Vite, Gibson . . . . . . . . .

2006 1996 2007

. . . 3:36.18

1999

. . . 3:37.88

2000

. . . 3:38.34

2001

. . . 3:38.88

2002

Distance medley relay Kyger, Ernest, Allen, Cheruiyot . . . . . . . Sutton, Gibson, Charles, Owens . . . . . . . Nelson, Ernest, Allen, Cheruiyot . . . . . . . Fletcher, Malcolm Ernest, Kyger . . . . . . . . . Allen, Frush, Harrison, Owens . . . . . . .

. 11:24.02

2009

. 11:39.84

2003

. 11:42.69

2009

. 11:43.16

2008

. .11:53.75

2002

Outdoor 100-meter hurdles Tracy Partain . . . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . . Alexandria Oembler . Stacia Small . . . . . . . Rashida Allen . . . . . .

. . . . .

. 13.38 . 13.50 . 14.18 . 14.22 . 14.46

2006 1996 2007 2001 2010

400-meter hurdles Melinda Sallins . . . . . . . . Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . Mashere Harrison . . . . . . Essence Butler-Thompson Da’Neisha Williams . . . . .

. . . . .

. . 56.64 . . 58.95 . . 59.31 1:00.32 1:00.46

1996 2006 2001 1997 2003

100-meter dash Genna Williams . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 Yves-Rose Jerome. . . . . . . . . . 11.35 Amber Cumberbatch . . . . . . . . 11.43 Jineill Vite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44 Melinda Sallins . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45

2007 1996 2001 2004 1996

3,000-meter run Erin Sutton. . . . . . Diane Barlow . . . . Sandy Seale . . . . . Asher Kyger . . . . . Geraldine Acheson

. . . . .

. 9:53.32 . 9:56.90 . 9:57.19 10:02.38 10:03.00

2004 1987 1983 2008 1987

3,000-meter steeplechase Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . 10:19.45 Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . .10:27.33 Casey DeWitt . . . . . . . . . . 10:32.86 Staci Nelson . . . . . . . . . 10:35.43 Jamie Vest . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:35.94

2009 2004 2006 2010 2008

5,000-meter run Casey Owens . . . . . . . . . . .16:17.03 Pasca Cheruiyot . . . . . . . . 16:26.94 Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . 16:59.30 Ashley Sanders . . . . . . . . 16:59.43 Emily Beaver . . . . . . . . . 17:12.51

2005 2009 2003 2006 2010

10,000-meter run Casey Owens . . . . . . . . . . 33:32.51 Carrie Vestal. . . . . . . . . . . 35:09.15 Ashley Sanders . . . . . . . . . 35:25.50 Chris Kage . . . . . . . . . . . . 35:33.64 Emily Beaver . . . . . . . . . 36:12.12

2005 2008 2006 1983 2010

Long Jump Dedra Davis . . . . . . Michelle Baptiste. . . Kim Carter . . . . . . . Trudi Garrett . . . . . Nicole Baumgartner

. . . . .

21-06.25 21-02.50 19-11.00 19-08.00 19-06.50

1992 1996 2007 2000 1995

Triple Jump Luan Weekes . . . . . . . . . . 43-01.00 Stephanie Warren . . . . . . . 42-01.00 Kimsue Grant . . . . . . . . 40-09.50 Donnavette Martin . . . . . . 40-09.00 Rachelle Huntley. . . . . . . . 40-08.50

2005 2003 2010 2003 1993

High Jump Heather McFadden Mandy Scott . . . . . Tamisaine Poitier . Mareneika Goffe . . Tracy Partain . . . .

. . . . .

5-10.00 5-09.75 5-09.00 5-08.75 5-08.75

1994 1995 2003 2009 2006

Pole Vault Jayne Kristmann . Mandy Easter . . . Kim Wegner . . . . Liz Blase . . . . . .

. . . .

10-11.75 10-04.00 . 9-06.25 . 9-06.25

2005 2000 2001 2008

. . . .

2010-11 Track and Field Guide

. . . . .

.154-07.00 .148-01.00 .146-04.00 .134-09.00 .132-09.00

1983 1999 1980 2006 2005

Hammer Throw LaCole Oliver . . . . . . . . . .159-08.00 Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . .151-00.00

2000 2009

Heptathlon Tracy Partain . . . . . Mandy Scott . . . . . . Kim Carter . . . . . . . DeShari Barrickman 400-meter relay Garrett, Baptiste, Lesforis, Blocker . . Williams, Murray, Norville, Jones . . . Jerome, Baptiste, Blocker, Sallins . . . Murray, Weekes, Gibson, Vite . . . . . Garrett, Baptiste, Lesforis, Blocker . . 800-meter relay Vite, Cumberbatch Murray, Gibson . . . Norville, Jones, Murray, Williams . . Baptiste, Garrett, Lesforis, Pommells Baptiste, Garrett, Lesforis, Pommells Garrett, Watkins, Lesforis, Pommells

. . . . .

. . . .

. . . . .

2006 1995 2006 1998

. . . . . . . . . 44.36

1997

. . . . . . . . . 44.61

2005

. . . . . . . . . 45.06

1996

. . . . . . . . . 45.12

2004

. . . . . . . . . 45.19

1997

. . . . . . . 1:35.40

2002

. . . . . . . 1:35.83

2005

. . . . . . . 1:36.13

1999

. . . . . . . 1:36.90

1999

. . . . . . . 1:37.82

1998

3,200-meter relay Toops, Hayes, Boecker, Gerhardt . . . Douglas, Boecker, Hayes, Lorenz . . . . . Boecker, Hayes, M. Lenley, Douglas . . Boecker, Hayes, M. Lenley, Douglas . . Swofford, Toops, Mixson, Gray . . . . . .

. . . .

. . . . .

. 5,827 . 5,058 . 4,947 . 4,569

1,600-meter relay Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . . Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . . Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . . Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . . Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . .

. . . .

. . . . .

. . . .

. . . . . 3:33.06

1999

. . . . . 3:34.38

1999

. . . . . 3:34.73

1999

. . . . . 3:35.71

1999

. . . . . 3:35.75

1999

. . . . . 9:09.82

1991

. . . . . 9:14.34

1992

. . . . . 9:20.02

1993

. . . . . 9:21.80

1993

. . . . . 9:21.50

1988

*Bold indicates time/score achieved by active athletes or in the 2010 season. Athletes may be listed only once per event on the MSU all-time performers list. Therefore, only an athlete’s career best will be listed.

Missouri State All-Time Top Performances Indoor 55-meter dash Dedra Davis . . . . . Yves-Rose Jerome. Michelle Baptiste. . Michelle Baptiste. . Yves-Rose Jerome.

. . . . .

55-meter hurdles Melinda Sallins . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . Deanna Adams . . . . Deanna Adams . . . .

. . . . .

. 6.90 . 6.92 . 6.94 . 6.96 . 6.96

. 7.92 . 7.92 . 8.01 . 8.02 . 8.02

60-meter dash Amber Cumberbatch . . . . . . . . . 7.50 Jodiann Walker . . . . . . . . . . .7.51 Amber Cumberbatch . . . . . . . . . 7.52 Camille Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.53 Jodiann Walker . . . . . . . . . . .7.54 60-meter hurdles Tracy Partain . . . . . Alexandria Oembler Tracy Partain . . . . . Alexandria Oembler Nikki Williams . . . . . 200-meter dash Camille Clarke . . . Camille Clarke . . . Camille Clarke . . . Verneta Lesforis . . Verneta Lesforis . . 400-meter dash Cheasa Gibson . . . Verneta Lesforis . . Cheasa Gibson . . . Verneta Lesforis . . Juliet Pommells . . 600-meter run Verneta Lesforis . . Augustina Charles . Augustina Charles . Augustina Charles . Jamie Douglas . . .

. . . . .

. 8.56 . 8.67 . 8.70 . 8.71 . 8.72

. 23.97 . 24.16 . 24.18 . 24.19 . 24.19

. 52.86 . 53.54 . 53.59 . 53.82 . 53.84

1:30.75 1:31.35 1:33.31 1:34.69 1:35.12

1992 1996 1999 1998 1995

1995 1996 1995 1991 1993

2002 2010 2002 2000 2010

2005 2009 2006 2009 2002

2000 2000 2001 1998 1999

2004 1999 2004 1999 1999

1999 1999 2000 2001 1992

800-meter run Leander Ernest . . . Leander Ernest . . . Leander Ernest . . . Mashere Harrison . Mashere Harrison .

. . . . .

2:07.14 2:07.16 2:07.90 2:08.03 2:08.03

2009 2009 2008 2001 2002

1,000-meter run Jamie Douglas . . . Jenny Faunce . . . . Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ettra Mixson . . . Brenda Hayes . . . . Emily Fletcher . . .

. . . . .

2:56.25 2:58.00 2:59.64 3:01.89 3:04.11

1992 1986 1988 1992 2008

Long Jump Michelle Baptiste. Michelle Baptiste. Michelle Baptiste. Dedra Davis . . . . Michelle Baptiste.

. . . . .

20-11.25 20-10.00 20-06.75 20-06.50 20-05.25

1997 1997 1996 1992 1998

200-meter dash Yves-Rose Jerome. Wendy Blocker . . . Camille Clarke . . . Trudi Garrett . . . . Camille Clarke . . .

. . . . .

. 23.34 . 23.34 . 23.38 . 23.40 . 23.42

1996 1996 2001 1998 2000

Shot Put LaCole Oliver . LaCole Oliver . Keisha Walkes Keisha Walkes Katie Brauer . .

. . . . .

46-11.75 46-10.00 46-09.00 45-10.00 45-08.50

2000 1999 2005 2005 1987

Triple Jump Stephanie Warren . Stephanie Warren . Luan Weekes . . . . Luan Weekes . . . . Stephanie Warren .

. . . . .

.42-04.75 42-04.00 41-08.00 41-08.00 .41-07.25

2003 2003 2004 2004 2003

400-meter dash Vernetta Lesforis. . Cheasa Gibson . . . Vernetta Lesforis. . Vernetta Lesforis. . Cheasa Gibson . . .

. . . . .

. 52.21 . 52.96 . 53.01 . 53.54 . 53.64

1999 2004 1999 1997 2002

Discus LaCole Oliver LaCole Oliver LaCole Oliver LaCole Oliver LaCole Oliver

. . . . .

.165-02.00 .164-07.00 .162-06.00 .161-07.00 .159-06.00

2000 2000 1999 2000 2000

High Jump Mandy Scott . . . . . Mareneika Goffe . . Tracy Partain . . . . Heather McFadden Mandy Scott . . . . .

. . . . .

5-10.00 5-08.75 5-08.75 5-08.50 5-08.50

1996 2009 2006 1994 1996

800-meter run Augustina Charles . Leander Ernest . . . Augustina Charles . Mashere Harrison . Augustina Charles .

. . . . .

2:06.30 2:06.33 2:07.01 2:07.18 2:07.26

1999 2007 1999 2000 1999

Javelin Tomiann Ahonen. Audra Akin . . . . . Mary Schulte . . . Mary Schulte . . . Audra Akin . . . . .

. . . . .

.154-07.00 .148-01.00 .146-04.00 .143-10.00 .143-03.00

1983 1999 1980 1980 1999

Shot Put Keisha Walkes Keisha Walkes Keisha Walkes Keisha Walkes LaCole Oliver .

. . . . .

48-00.50 46-09.50 46-09.50 46-04.50 46-02.50

2005 2005 2005 2005 2000

2008 2005 2005 2010 2009

Hammer Throw LaCole Oliver . . . . LaCole Oliver . . . . LaCole Oliver . . . . LaCole Oliver . . . .

. . . .

.159-08.00 .158-06.00 .158-02.00 .158-02.00

2000 1998 1998 2000

Heptathlon Tracy Partain Tracy Partain Tracy Partain Tracy Partain

. . . .

. 5,827 . 5,756 . 5,649 . 5,476

2006 2006 2006 2006

. . . . . . . . . 44.36

1997

. . . . . . . . . 44.61

2005

. . . . . . . . . 45.06

1996

. . . . . . . . . 45.12

2004

. . . . . . . . . 45.19

1997

. . . . .

20-lb. weight throw LaCole Oliver . . . . . . . . . . 54-10.00 LaCole Oliver . . . . . . . . . . 54-06.50 Kwiajuana Oliver. . . . . . . . 54-05.25 Pole Vault Jayne Kristmann . . . . Jayne Kristmann . . . . Jayne Kristmann . . . . 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . Pentathlon Tracy Partain . . . . . . Tracy Partain . . . . . . Tracy Partain . . . . . . 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600-meter relay Pommells, Lesforis, Harrison, Charles . . . Pommells, Lesforis, Harrison, Charles . . . Pommells, Lesforis, Harrison, Charles . . . Garrett, Harrison, Clarke, Charles . . . . .

. . . .

10-11.75 10-11.75 10-08.00 .......

2005 2005

. . . .

2006 2005

. . . .

. 4,017 . 4,015 . 4,001 .....

. . . . . 3:36.18

1999

. . . . . 3:37.26

1999

. . . . . 3:37.34

1999

. . . . . 3:37.88

2000

. 11:24.02

2009

. 11:39.84

2003

. 11:42.69

2009

. 11:43.16

2008

Outdoor

. . . . .

4:48.67 2009 4:48.862009 Casey 4:52.43 2005 4:52.452005 Casey 4:52.50 2004

100-meter hurdles Tracy Partain . . . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . .

3,000-meter run Casey Owens . . . . Casey Owens . . . . Casey Owens . . . . Pasca Cheruiyot . . Casey Owens . . . .

. . . . .

9:24.69 9:27.32 9:30.14 9:30.60 9:31.77

2004 2004 2005 2009 2005

400-meter hurdles Melinda Sallins . . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . . Melinda Sallins . . . . .

2005 2005 2009 2009 2005

Mile run Asher Kyger . . Asher Kyger . . Owens . . . . . . Casey Owens . Owens . . . . . .

. . . . .

5,000-meter run Casey Owens . . . . Casey Owens . . . . Pasca Cheruiyot . . Pasca Cheruiyot . . Casey Owens . . . .

. . . . .

16:15.43 16:26.61 16:26.82 16:33.50 17:02.00

2000 2000 1999

. . . . .

. 13.38 . 13.50 . 13.53 . 13.57 . 13.60

2006 1996 1996 1996 1995

. . . . .

. 56.64 . 57.34 . 57.71 . 57.73 . 58.39

1996 1995 1995 1996 1996

2007 1996 2001 2004 1996

3,000-meter run Erin Sutton. . . . . . Diane Barlow . . . . Sandy Seale . . . . . Asher Kyger . . . . . Geraldine Acheson

. 9:53.32 . 9:56.90 . 9:57.19 10:02.38 10:03.00

2004 1987 1983 2008 1987

3,000-meter steeplechase Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . 10:19.45 Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . 10:27.19 Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . .10:27.33 Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . 10:29.19 Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . 10:32.85

2009 2009 2004 2009 2003

5,000-meter run Casey Owens . . . . Casey Owens . . . . Pasca Cheruiyot . . Pasca Cheruiyot . . Pasca Cheruiyot . .

. . . . .

.16:17.03 16:26.07 16:26.94 16:43.46 .16:47.23

2005 2004 2009 2009 2009

10,000-meter run Casey Owens . . . . . Casey Owens . . . . . Casey Owens . . . . . Casey Owens . . . . . Carrie Vestal. . . . . .

. . . . .

33:32.51 33:36.33 33:52.95 34:53.88 35:09.15

2005 2005 2005 2004 2008

Long Jump Dedra Davis . . . . Dedra Davis . . . . Michelle Baptiste. Michelle Baptiste. Dedra Davis . . . .

. . . . .

21-06.25 21-06.25 21-02.50 20-11.75 20-11.00

1992 1992 1996 1997 1992

Triple Jump Luan Weekes . . . . . . . . . . 43-01.00 Luan Weekes . . . . . . . . . . 42-11.75 Stephanie Warren . . . . . . . 42-01.00 Luan Weekes . . . . . . . . . . 41-02.05 Kimsue Grant . . . . . . . . 40-09.50

2005 2004 2003 2004 2010

High Jump Heather McFadden Mandy Scott . . . . . Heather McFadden Tamisaine Poitier . Mareneika Goffe . .

. . . . .

5-10.00 5-09.75 5-09.25 5-09.00 5-08.75

1994 1995 1995 2003 2009

Pole Vault Jayne Kristmann . Jayne Kristmann . Mandy Easter . . . Mandy Easter . . .

. . . .

10-11.75 10-06.00 10-04.00 10-00.00

2005 2006 2000 2000

. . . .

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. . . . .

. . . .

400-meter relay Garrett, Baptiste, Lesforis, Blocker . . Williams, Murray, Norville, Jones . . . Jerome, Baptiste, Blocker, Sallins . . . Murray, Weekes, Gibson, Vite . . . . . Garrett, Baptiste, Lesforis, Blocker . .

800-meter relay Vite, Cumberbatch Murray, Gibson . . . . . . Norville, Jones, Murray, Williams . . . . . Baptiste, Garrett, Lesforis, Pommells . . . Baptiste, Garrett, Lesforis, Pommells . . . Cumberbatch, Garrett, Cole, Clarke . . . . . . . . 1,600-meter relay Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . . Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . . Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . . Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . . Pommells, Charles, Garrett, Lesforis . . . . 3,200-meter relay Toops, Hayes, Boecker, Gerhardt . . . Douglas, Boecker, Hayes, Lorenz . . . . . Boecker, Hayes, M. Lenley, Douglas . . Boecker, Hayes, M. Lenley, Douglas . . Swofford, Toops, Mixson, Gray . . . . . .

. . . .

. . . . 1:35.40

2002

. . . . 1:35.83

2005

. . . . 1:36.13

1999

. . . . 1:36.90

1999

. . . . 1:37.28

2000

. . . . . 3:33.06

1999

. . . . . 3:34.38

1999

. . . . . 3:34.73

1999

. . . . . 3:35.71

1999

. . . . . 3:35.75

1999

. . . . . 9:09.82

1991

. . . . . 9:14.34

1992

. . . . . 9:20.02

1993

. . . . . 9:21.80

1993

. . . . . 9:21.50

1988

*Bold indicates time/score achieved by active athletes or in the 2010 season.

Missouri State All-Time Letterwinners Women’s Indoor Letterwinners Adams, Deanna .........................................1991 Allen, Rashida .......................................2009-10 Allen, Rhonda ............................................2002 Bandy, Jennifer ..........................................1997 Baptiste, Michelle ..................................1996-99 Barrickman, DeShari ...................................1998 Barron, Catherine .......................................2005 Battle, Adrienne .........................................1999 Baumgartner, Nicole ..............................1993-94 Beaver, Emily....................................... 2010 Becker, Sarah .............................................2000 Berry, Renna ..............................................2007 Blocker, Wendy .....................................1996-97 Boecker, Anna .......................................1991-93 Bond, Jordan ....................................... 2010 Boulard, Cortenee .................................2008-10 Bowling, Sara.............................................2005 Buckley, Amanda ........................................1999 Butler-Thompson, Essence .....................1996-97 Calhoun, Erica............................................1991 Carter, Angela ............................................1992 Carter, Kim ...........................................2006-07 Charles, Augustina ........................... 1999-00-03 Cheriyot, Pasca ..........................................2009 Chettle, Kate ..............................................2004 Clarke, Camille ......................................2000-01 Clarke, Renee ............................................1991 Codrington, Clarissa .............................2004-06 Cole, Kelly ............................................2000-01 Craig, Kerry-Ann....................................1999-00 Cumberbatch, Amber.............................2000-03 Cyrus, Tanya ........................................2005-06 Daro, Rebekah .....................................2002-03 Davis, Dedra ..............................................1992 DeWitt, Casey ...........................................2004 Douglas, Jamie .....................................1992-93 Dunn, Angela .............................................1992 Easter, Mandy .......................................1997-00 Ernest, Leander ....................................2007-09 Franklin, Angela .........................................1991 Frush, Jami ...........................................2000-02 Garrett, Trudi ........................................1997-00 Gatewood, Sandra ......................................1991 Gerhardt, Eva .......................................1991-92 Gibson, Cheasa ....................................2001-04 Goffe, Maraneika ...................................2007-10 Goffe, Zaleika .......................................2009-10 Grant, Kimsue...................................... 2010 Grante, Desiree .....................................1997-98 Griffin, Kathina ......................................1993-94 Harres, Stephanie ......................................2010 Harris, Daphne...........................................2001 Harrison, Mashere .................................1999-02 Haslag, Cheryl ......................................1997-99 Hayes, Brenda ......................................1991-93 Holland, Dana .......................................2000-01 Huntley, Rachelle ..................................1993-94 Husbands, Sherry-Ann ................................1998 Jenkins, Erika.............................................1991 Jerome, Yves-Rose ................................1994-96 Jones, Ciara ..............................................2005 Jones, Yulanda ...........................................1999 Kelly, Jeláni ......................................... 2010 Key, Chloe ............................................2005-07 Kuklenski, Rebecca ................................2000-02 Kyger, Ashley ........................................2008-09 Lamb, Amy ...........................................1997-98 LaMarque, Dionne .................................1992-94 Lenley, Maggie ......................................1992-94 Lesforis, Verneta ...................................1997-99 Lindsey, Jacqueline.....................................2008 Llewellyn, Shantel .......................... 2009-10 Lorenz, Dawn .......................................1992-93 Malcolm, Yanieka ..................................2007-10 Martin, Donavette ................................2004-05 McDrew, Tammi .........................................1992 McFadden, Heather ....................................1994 McNamara, Erin ....................................1997-99 Middlebrook, Shawnte ...........................2008-09 Murray, Julia 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Oembler, Alexandria ..............................2007-09 Oliver, Kwiajuana........................................1999 Oliver, Lacole .............................................2000 Owens, Casey ......................................2002-05 O’Banner, April ......................................1991-92 Parsons, Katey ......................................1996-98 Partain, Tracy .......................................2003-06 Perkins, Kindra ...........................................2009 Phillips, Terry ................................. 2009-10 Poitier, Tamasaine ................................2002-03 Pommells, Juliet ....................................1998-99 Rogers, Kym ..............................................1996 Sallins, Melinda .....................................1992-95 Sanders, Ashley ...................................2003-06 Schlater, Abby ............................................2010 Scott, Mandy ........................................1994-96 Sell, Carrie ............................................2000-03 Shipps, Dea ..........................................1991-93 Simpson, Michelle .....................................2005 Small, Stacia ..............................................2001 Stephens, Angelique ...................................2007 Sutor, Maggie ...................................... 2010 Sutton, Erin .........................................2002-04 Thompson, Jennifer....................................1996 Toops, Kelli ................................................1991 Townsend, Jeneen......................................1994 Udris, Anda................................................2010 Vest, Jamie ...........................................2007-09 Vestal, Carrie ........................................2006-08 Vite, Jineill ...........................................2002-04 Walker, Jodiann ..........................................2010 Walkes, Keisha .........................................2005 Warren, Stephanie .....................................2003 Watkins, Jessica ............................... 1998-99-02 Weekes, Luan ......................................2003-04 Williams, Da’Neisha ....................................2003 Williams, Genna ...................................2005-06 Williams, Sharon ........................................2000 Wise, Camille ........................................1999-00 Wolkey, Kristin ...........................................2007 Women’s Outdoor Letterwinners Adams, Deanna .........................................1991 Akin, Audra ...........................................1998-00 Allen, Rashida .......................................2008-10 Bandy, Jennifer ..........................................1997 Baptiste, Michelle ............................. 1996-97-99 Barrickman, DeShari ...................................1998 Battle, Adrienne .........................................2001 Baumgartner, Nicole ..............................1994-95 Bax, Virginia .........................................2001-03 Beaver, Emily....................................... 2010 Becker, Sarah ........................................1999-00 Beer, Adrienne ...........................................2000 Blasé, Liz ...................................................2009 Blocker, Wendy .....................................1996-97 Boecker, Anna .......................................1991-92 Boulard, Cortenee .................................2008-09 Bowling, Sara.............................................2004 Butler-Thompson, Essence .....................1995-98 Butzine, Ariel ....................................... 2010 Calhoun, Erica............................................1991 Carter, Kim ...........................................2005-07 Charles, Augustina ...................... 1999-00-02-03 Cheruiyot, Pasca ........................................2009 Clarke, Camille ......................................2000-01 Clarke, Renee .......................................1991-92 Codrington, Clarissa ..............................2004-06 Cole, Kelly ............................................2000-01 Collins, Genevera .......................................2000 Craig, Kerry-Ann....................................2000-01 Cumberbatch, Amber.............................2000-03 Cyrus, Tanya .........................................2006-07 Daro, Rebakah ......................................2001-03 Davis, Dedra ..............................................1992 DeWitt, Casey .......................................2004-06 Douglas, Jamie .....................................1992-93 Easter, Mandy ............................................2000 Ernest, Leander ....................................2007-09 Franklin, Angela .........................................1991 Frush, Jami ...........................................2000-02 Garrett, Trudi ........................................1997-00 Gatewood, Sandra ......................................1992

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Gerhardt, Eva .......................................1991-93 Gibson, Cheasa .....................................2001-04 Goffe, Maraneika ...................................2007-09 Goffe, Zaleika .......................................2007-09 Grant, Kimsue...................................... 2010 Grante, Desiree ..........................................1997 Griffin, Kathina ......................................1993-94 Haag, Stefani .............................................1991 Harres, Stephanie ......................................2010 Harrison, Mashere .................................1999-01 Hayes, Brenda ......................................1991-92 Holland, Dana .......................................2000-01 Huntley, Rachelle ..................................1993-94 Husbands, Sherry .......................................2000 Jenkins, Erica .............................................1991 Jerome, Yves-Rose ................................1993-96 Jones, Ciara ...............................................2005 Kelly, Jeláni ......................................... 2009 Kristman, Jayne ....................................2005-06 Kuklenski, Rebecca ................................2000-02 Kyger, Ashley .............................................2008 LaMarque, Dionne .................................1992-94 Lanley, Maggie ...........................................1992 Lesforis, Verneta ...................................1997-99 Lewis, Lisa ................................................2004 Llewellyn, Shantel .......................... 2009-10 Lorenz, Dawn ............................................1992 Malcolm, Yanieka ..................................2007-09 Manuel, Zahmill..........................................1998 Martin, Donnavette................................2003-05 McDrew, Tammi ....................................1991-93 McFadden, Heather ...............................1994-95 Mi, Southwest ............................................2001 Middlebrook, Shawnte ...........................2008-09 Murray, Julia .........................................2002-05 Nelson, Staci..............................................2010 Norville, Danielle ...................................2005-06 Nystrom, Lauren ........................................2007 Oembler, Alexandria ..............................2006-07 O’Banner, April ...........................................1992 Oliver, LaCole ........................................1997-00 Owens, Casey .......................................2002-05 Parks, Ryana ..............................................1991 Parsons, Katey ......................................1997-98 Partain, Tracy ........................................2003-06 Perkins, Kendra ..........................................2009 Perry, Renna ..............................................2008 Phillips, Terry ................................. 2008-09 Poitier, Tammy ......................................2002-03 Pommells, Juliet ....................................1998-99 Porter, Keely .............................................2005 Rogers, Kym .........................................1995-96 Sallins, Melinda ........................... 1992-93-95-96 Sanders, Ashley ....................................2003-06 Scott, Mandy ........................................1993-96 Sell, Carrie .................................................2003 Shafluetzel, Laura .................................2001-03 Shipps, Dea ..........................................1991-93 Simmons, Mirikal ........................................1992 Simpson, Michelle .................................2005-06 Sims, April ............................................2000-02 Small, Stacia ..............................................2001 Stephens, Angelique ...................................2007 Stewart, Cheyenne .............................. 2010 Sutton, Erin .........................................2002-05 Thompson, Jennifer....................................1996 Thurman, Wende .......................................1997 Toops, Kelli ................................................1991 Townsend, Jeneen......................................1994 Vest, Jamie ...........................................2006-09 Vestal, Carrie ........................................2006-08 Vite, Jineill ............................................2002-04 Walker, Jodiann ..........................................2010 Walkes, Keisha ...........................................2005 Watkins, Jessica ............................... 1998-99-01 Weekes, Luan .......................................2002-05 Williams, Genna ....................................2005-07 Williams, Sharon ........................................2000 Wise, Camille ........................................1999-00 Wofford, Sylvia...........................................1998 Wolkey, Kristin ...........................................2007 *Bold indicates active athletes.

Missouri State Track and Field Honors NCAA D-I National Qualifiers (*competed at NCAA meet) Indoor 1992 *Dedra Davis, long jump 1995 Melinda Sallins, 55m hurdles Yves-Rose Jerome, 55m 1996 *Michelle Baptiste, long jump Yves-Rose Jerome, 55m Yves-Rose Jerome, 200m Mandy Scott, high jump 1997 *Michelle Baptiste, long jump Verneta Lesforis, 400m 1998 *Michelle Baptiste, long jump Verneta Lesforis, 400m 1,600m relay (Michelle Baptiste, Zahmill Manuel, Juliet Pommells, Verneta Lesforis) 2001 Camille Clarke, 200m *Mashere Harrison, 800m *1,600m relay (Cheasa Gibson, Camille Clarke, Amber Cuberbatch, Mashere Harrison) 2002 Mashere Harrison, 800m 1,600m relay (Amber Cuberbatch,Jineil Vite, Mashere Harrison, Cheasa Gibson) 2003 Stephanie Warren, triple jump 2004 *Cheasa Gibson, 400m Casey Owens, 3,000m Casey Owens, 5,000m Luan Weekes, triple jump 2005 Casey Owens, 3,000m *Casey Owens, 5,000m *Tracy Partain, pentathlon 2006 *Tracy Partain, pentathlon 2009 Pasca Cheruiyot, 3000m Pasca Cheruiyot, 5000m Leander Ernest, 800m Distance medley relay (Asher Kyger, Yaneika Malcolm, Leander Ernest, Pasca Cheruiyot) Outdoor 1991 Stefani Haag, discus 1992 *Dedra Davis, long jump 1993 Melinda Sallins, 400m hurdles Yves-Rose Jerome, 100m 1994 Heather McFadden, high jump 1995 Melinda Sallins, 100m hurdles *Melinda Sallins, 400m hurdles Mandy Scott, high jump 1996 *Michelle Baptiste, long jump *Yves-Rose Jerome, 100m Yves-Rose Jerome, 200m Melinda Sallins, 100m Melinda Sallins, 100m hurdles Melinda Sallins, 400m hurdles 400m relay (Yves-Rose Jerome, Michelle Baptiste, Wendy Blocker, Melinda Sallins) 1997 *Michelle Baptiste, long jump Verneta Lesforis, 200m Verneta Lesforis, 400m *400m relay (Trudi Garrett, Michelle Baptiste, Verneta Lesforis, Wendy Blocker) 1,600m relay (Michelle Baptiste, Wendy Blocker, Essence Butler-Thompson, Verneta Lesforis) 1998 Trudi Garrett, 200m 2001 Amber Cumberbatch, 100m Camille Clarke, 200m Mashere Harrison, 800m 1,600m relay (Cheasa Gibson, Camille Clarke, Kelly Cole, Mashere Harrison) 2002 Cheasa Gibson, 400m Rebekah Daro, steeplechase 2004 *Cheasa Gibson, 400m Casey Owens, 5,000m *Casey Owens, 10,000m *Jineil Vite,100m *Luan Weekes, triple jump 2005 Casey Owens, 5,000m *Casey Owens, 10,000m *Tracy Partain, heptathlon 2006 *Tracy Partain, heptathlon 2007 *Leander Ernest, 800m 2008 *Leander Ernest, 800m *Jamie Vest, steeplechase 2009 *Terry Phillips, steeplechase NCAA Regional Qualifiers (*competed at NCAA Regional) 2003 *Cheasa Gibson, 400m *Tracy Partain, 400m hurdles *Laura Schafluetzel, steeplechase *Erin Sutton, steeplechase, Erin Sutton, 5,000m *Da’Niesha Williams, 400m hurdles *400m relay (Cheasa Gibson, Julia Murray, Stephanie Warren, Luan Weekes) 2004 *Cheasa Gibson, 400m *Casey Owens, 5,000m *Tracy Partain, 400m hurdles *Erin Sutton, steeplechase *Jineill Vite, 100m *Luan Weekes, long jump *Luan Weekes, triple jump *400m relay (Cheasa Gibson, Julia Murray, Jineill Vite, Luan Weekes) *1,600m relay

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(Cheasa Gibson, Julia Murray, Tracy Partain, Jineill Vite) Ciara Jones, 200m *Donavette Martin, triple jump *Julia Murray, 100m Casey Owens, 1,500m *Casey Owens, 5,000m *Tracy Partain, 100m hurdles *Tracy Partain, 400m hurdles *Tracy Partain, high jump Erin Sutton, steeplechase *Luan Weekes, Triple jump *Genna Williams, 100m Genna Williams, 200m *400m relay (Kim Carter, Ciara Jones, Julia Murray, Danielle Norville, Genna Williams) 1,600m relay (Ciara Jones, Danielle Norville, Tracy Partain, Keely Porter) *Kim Carter, long jump *Tanya Cyrus, 400m *Casey DeWitt, steeplechase *Danielle Norville, 100m *Danielle Norville, 200m *Tracy Partain, 100m hurdles *Tracy Partain, 400m hurdles *Kim Carter, long jump Leander Ernest, 400m *Leander Ernest, 800m *Jamie Vest, steeplechase Genna Williams, 100m Genna Williams, 200m 400m relay (Kim Carter, Leander Ernest, Alexandria Oembler, Genna Williams) 1,600m relay (Tanya Cyrus, Leander Ernest, Yaneika Malcolm, Alexandria Oembler, Angelique Stephens) Renna Berry, 1600m relay *Leander Ernest, 800m Leander Ernest, 400m Asher Kyger, 800m *Asher Kyger, 1,500m *Terry Phillips, steeplechase *Jamie Vest, steeplechase *1600m relay (Jacqui Lindsey, Leander Ernest, Corteneé Boulard, Yaneika Malcolm) Pasca Cheruiyot, 5000m *Leander Ernest, 400m Leander Ernest, 800m *Mareneika Goffe, high jump *Jeláni Kelly, discus *Terry Phillips, steeplechase *Jamie Vest, steeplechase *1,600m relay (Leander Ernest, Yaneika Malcolm, Corteneé Boulard, Rashida Allen) *Staci Nelson, steeplechase *Kimsue Grant, triple jump

Olympic Qualifiers 1992 Dedra Davis (Bahamas) long jump 1996 Michelle Baptiste (St. Lucia) long jump, 100m dash 2000 Verneta Lesforis (St. Lucia) 400m dash AIAW D-II National Competitors 1981 Michelle Brooks,10th outdoor discus 1982 440-yard relay (outdoor), 25th (Sherri Bagby, Lori Brickner, Regina Minis, Sherri Echols) All-Gateway Conference Indoor 1986 Joyce Swofford 1987 Joyce Swofford 1988 Maureen Soetebier 1989 Joyce Swofford 1990 Erica Calhoun April O'Banner Anna Boecker Brenda Hayes Kelli Toops Karen Beasecker 1991 Erica Calhoun Sandra Gatewood Deanna Adams Sandra Gatewood Brenda Hayes Angela Franklin Anna Boecker Kelli Toops Eva Gerhardt 1992 Dedra Davis Jamie Douglas Brenda Hayes Eva Gerhardt Anna Boecker Jamie Douglas Dawn Lorenz Dionne LaMarque Melinda Sallins Angela Dunn Outdoor 1983 Tomiann Ahonen Chris Kage Sue Wagner 1985 Kim Weber Lisa Stengel 1986 Shellie Brinkmeier 1987 Linda Gartner Joyce Swofford Lisa Stengel 1988 Diane Barlow

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Joyce Swofford Joyce Swofford Sandra Gatewood Stephanie Kruse Rachelle Enyard Deanna Adams Erica Calhoun Deanna Adams Erica Calhoun Brenda Hayes Stefani Haag Deanna Adams Anna Boecker Eva Gerhardt Kelli Toops Angela Franklin Ryana Parks Brenda Hayes Anna Boecker Jamie Douglas Dawn Lorenz Eva Gerhardt Melinda Sallins Tammi McDew

All-Missouri Valley Conference Indoor 1993 Rachelle Huntley Melinda Sallins Jamie Douglas Maggie Lenley Dawn Lorenz Anna Boecker Brenda Hayes Maggie Lenley 1994 Rachelle Huntley Dionne LaMarque Melinda Sallins Mandy Scott Yves-Rose Jerome Maggie Lenley Heather McFadden 1995 Nicole Baumgartner Yves-Rose Jerome Melinda Sallins Mandy Scott 1996 Yves-Rose Jerome Mandy Scott Michelle Baptiste Essence Butler-Thompson Wendy Blocker Kym Rogers 1997 Michelle Baptiste Essence Butler-Thompson Wendy Blocker Desiree Grante Verneta Lesforis Katey Parsons Trudi Garrett 1998 Michelle Baptiste Trudi Garrett Verneta Lesforis Katey Parsons Juliet Pommells Jessica Watkins Desiree Grante Cheryl Haslag Erin McNamara Amy Lamb 1999 Michelle Baptiste Augustina Charles Trudi Garrett Mashere Harrison Verneta Lesforis LaCole Oliver Juliet Pommells 2000 Augustina Charles Camille Clarke Kerry-Ann Craig Trudi Garrett LaCole Oliver Mashere Harrison 2001 Camille Clarke Kelly Cole Amber Cumberbatch Cheasa Gibson Mashere Harrison 2002 Rhonda Allen Amber Cumberbatch Jami Frush Cheasa Gibson Mashere Harrison Jineill Vite Casey Owens Tammy Poitier Jessica Watkins 2003 Amber Cumberbatch Cheasa Gibson Casey Owens Augustina Charles Rebekah Daro Julia Murray Erin Sutton Da’Neisha Williams Tammy Poitier Luan Weekes Stephanie Warren 2004 Kate Chettle Clarissa Codrington Cheasa Gibson Julia Murray Casey Owens Tracy Partain Ashley Sanders Erin Sutton Jineil Vite Luan Weekes 2005 Danielle Norville Tanya Cyrus Casey Owens Tracy Partain Ciara Jones Genna Williams 2006 Danielle Norville Tanya Cyrus Ashley Sanders

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Tracy Partain Angelique Stephens Renna Berry Leander Ernest Alexandria Oembler Angelique Stephens Kristin Wolkey Corteneé Boulard Leander Ernest Emily Fletcher Asher Kyger Jacqui Lindsey Yaneika Malcolm Carrie Vestal Rashida Allen Pasca Cheruiyot Leander Ernest Mareneika Goffe Asher Kyger Yaneika Malcolm Staci Nelson Kindra Perkins Terry Phillips Mareneika Goffe Kimsue Grant Staci Nelson Terry Phillips Jodiann Walker

Outdoor 1993 Eva Gerhardt Melinda Sallins Renee Clark Kathina Griffin Rachelle Huntley Yves-Rose Jerome Jamie Douglas Maggie Lenley Tammi McDew 1994 Rachelle Huntley Nicole Baumgartner Yves-Rose Jerome Dionne LaMarque Mandy Scott Jeanna Townsend Renee Clark Kathina Griffin 1995 Nicole Baumgartner Yves-Rose Jerome Heather McFadden Melinda Sallins Mandy Scott Kym Rogers Essence Butler-Thompson 1996 Michelle Baptiste Yves-Rose Jerome Melinda Sallins Wendy Blocker Kym Rogers Essence Butler-Thompson Mandy Scott 1997 Michelle Baptiste Wendy Blocker Essence Butler-Thompson Trudi Garrett Verneta Lesforis Desiree Grante Jennifer Bandy LaCole Oliver 1998 Audra Akin Essence Butler-Thompson Trudi Garrett Verneta Lesforis LaCole Oliver Juliet Pommells Jessica Watkins Zahmill Manuel 1999 Michelle Baptiste Verneta Lesforis Augustina Charles Trudi Garrett Juliet Pommells Audra Akin Jessica Watkins LaCole Oliver Sarah Becker Mashere Harrison 2000 Augustina Charles Camille Clarke Amber Cumberbatch Trudi Garrett Mashere Harrison LaCole Oliver Sherry-Ann Husbands Jami Frush Sharon Williams 2001 Camille Clarke Amber Cumberbatch Cheasa Gibson Kelly Cole Mashere Harrison Dana Holland Rebecca Kuklenski Stacia Small Rebekah Daro April Sims Jessica Watkins 2002 Augustina Charles Amber Cumberbatch Rebekah Daro Cheasa Gibson Julia Murray Casey Owens Tammy Poitier Erin Sutton Jineill Vite 2003 Casey Owens Donnavette Martin Luan Weekes Cheasa Gibson Da’Neisha Williams Erin Sutton Laura Schafluetzel Virginia Bax Tammy Poitier Julia Murray

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Amber Cumberbatch Augustina Charles Jineille Vite Clarissa Codrington Cheasa Gibson Julia Murray Casey Owens Tracy Partain Ashley Sanders Erin Sutton Jineil Vite Luan Weekes Danielle Norville Clarissa Codrington Casey Owens Ashley Sanders Tracey Partain Luan Weekes Donnavette Martin Julia Murray Genna Williams Ciara Jones Danielle Norville Tanya Cyrus Clarissa Codrington Casey DeWitt Ashley Sanders Tracey Partain Carrie Vestal Kim Carter Corteneé Boulard Kim Carter Tanya Cyrus Leander Ernest Yaneika Malcolm Alexandria Oembler Angelique Stephens Jamie Vest Carrie Vestal Genna Williams Kristin Wolkey Renna Berry Leander Ernest Mareneika Goffe Asher Kyger Jacqui Lindsey Yaneika Malcolm Terry Phillips Jamie Vest Carrie Vestal Rashida Allen Corteneé Boulard Pasca Cheruiyot Leander Ernest Mareneika Goffe Zaleika Goffe Yaneika Malcolm Terry Phillips Staci Nelson Cheyenne Stewart

Gateway Indoor MVP 1992 Dedra Davis (track) Gateway Outdoor MVP 1991 Erica Calhoun-Whitmore (track) MVC Indoor MVP 1996 Mandy Scott (field) 2000 Camille Clark (track) 2001 Cheasa Gibson (track) 2004 Casey Owens (overall) Cheasa Gibson (track) 2005 Casey Owens (overall) Casey Owens (track) Tracy Partain (Field) MVC Outdoor MVP 1995 Melinda Sallins (track) 1996 Melinda Sallins (track) 2001 Cheasa Gibson (overall) Camile Clarke (track) 2002 Cheasa Gibson (overall) 2003 Cheasa Gibson (track) 2004 Cheasa Gibson (overall) Cheasa Gibson (track) 2005 Tracy Partain (overall) Casey Owens (track) Tracy Partain (field) 2006 Tracy Partain (overall) Tracy Partain (track) Tracy Partain (field) 2007 Genna Williams (track) Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year 1998 Ron Boyce (indoor) 1999 Ron Boyce (indoor) 2000 Ron Boyce (indoor) 2001 Ron Boyce (outdoor) 2002 Ron Boyce (outdoor) 2003 Ron Boyce (indoor & outdoor) 2004 Ron Boyce (indoor) Gateway Conference Coach of the Year 1992 Jeff Berryessa (outdoor) Missouri State All-Decade Team (Selected in 1991-92 in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Gateway Conference; *Gateway all-decade team member) Indoor Joyce Swofford* (1986-89) Erica Calhoun (1988-91) Maureen Soetebier (1986-89) Lisa Stengel (1984-87) Outdoor Erica Calhoun* (1988-91) Brenda Hayes (1990-92) Maureen Soetebier (1986-89) Lisa Stengel (1984-87) Joyce Swofford (1986-89)

Missouri State All-Americans

Michelle Baptiste Indoor All-American 1997 Olympic Qualifier 1996

Dedra Davis

Indoor All-American 1999 Outdoor All-American 1999

Trudi Garrett

Indoor All-American 1991 Outdoor All-American 1992

Outdoor All-American 1999

Mashere Harrison

Verneta Lesforis

Indoor All-American 1999

Casey Owens

Outdoor All-American 2004 2005

Augustina Charles

Indoor All-America 1999 Outdoor All-America 1999 Olympic Qualifier 2000

Tracy Partain

Indoor All-American 2005 Outdoor All-American 2006

Tracy Partain captured outdoor All-America honors in 2006, finishing second in the heptathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Juliet Pommels (left) and Verneta Lesforis (right) earned All-America honors on the 1,600m relay team in 1999.

Juliet Pommells Indoor All-American 1999 Outdoor All-American 1999

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Melinda Sallins Outdoor All-American 1995 1996

MVC All-Centennial Team

n 2006-07, the Missouri Valley Conference celebrated a century of excellence as the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-oldest NCAA Division I conference. As a part of the Centennial Celebration, The Valley named all-centennial teams for each of its sponsored sports, including cross country and track and field. Track and Field holds the ultimate Centennial Celebration distinction as the very first athletic event ever contested in the Missouri Valley Conference, holding the first league championship in May of 1907. A total of 18 former Bears were honored on the MVC Cross Country and Track and Field All-Centennial Teams, while head coach Ronald Boyce was one of 11 Valley coaches recognized as the conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest track and field coaches. The squad was determined through an on-line fan vote and by a centennial committee.

Missouri State Bears on the MVC Track and Field All-Centennial Team Michelle Baptiste, Jumps - 1996-99 Indoor All-American (1997) 12-time MVC Champion Augustina Charles, Middle Distance - 1999-2003 Outdoor and Indoor All-American (1999) Four-time MVC Champion Camille Clark, Sprints - 2000-01 Six-time MVC Champion Dedra Davis, Sprints - 1992 Indoor All-American (1991) Outdoor All-American (1992) Two-time MVC Champion Trudi Garrett, Sprints - 1997-2000 Outdoor All-American (1999) Six-time MVC Champion Cheasa Gibson, Sprints - 2000-03 12-time MVC Champion

Yves-Rose Jerome, Sprints - 1992-95 Seven-time MVC Champion Verneta Lesforis, Sprints - 1997-99 Outdoor and Indoor All-American (1999) Eight-time MVC Champion Casey Owens, Distance - 2002-05 Outdoor All-American (2004 and 2005) 11-time MVC Champion Tracy Partain, Multi-events - 2003-06 Indoor All-American (2005) Outdoor All-American (2006) Five-time MVC Champion Melinda Sallins, Hurdles - 1992-95 Outdoor All-American (1995 and 1996) Five-time MVC Champion Ronald Boyce, Head Coach - 1996-Present Nine-time MVC Coach of the Year Nine MVC team titles

Missouri State Bears on the MVC Cross Country All-Centennial Team Karen Beasecker - 1989-90 Two-time All-MVC Anna Boecker - 1989-92 Two-time All-MVC Rebekah Kuklenski - 1999-2002 Two-time All-MVC Casey Owens - 2001-04 Two-time MVC Champ Four-time All-MVC

Casey Owens

Ashley Sanders - 2002-05 Three-time All-MVC Laura Schafluetzel - 2000-03 Two-time All-MVC Erin Sutton - 2001-04 Three-time All-MVC Camille Wise - 1996-99 Three-time All-MVC

Michelle Baptiste

Melinda Sallins

Five-time MVC Champion

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Missouri State Track and Field / Cross Country Run for 100! During the fall of 2010, MSU track and field and cross country called on those who support their program and the student-athletes to join them in their “Run for 100.” On Sunday, December 5th, 2010 at MSU’s Plaster Sports Complex the student-athletes, coaches and administrators of MSU track and field and cross country gathered to collectively run each sponsored mile. Thanks to the efforts of those Bear supporters both in the community and throughout the country, the program was able to meet its goal of 100 sponsored miles and $5,000 raised for the MSU track and field and cross country program. The program is grateful for the dedication the following donors have shown the program and would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support.

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Missouri State Athletics Hall of Fame The Missouri State Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1975 by athletics director Aldo Sebben and the Women’s Athletics Hall of Fame was founded in 1981 by women’s athletics director Dr. Mary Jo Wynn. The two shrines merged and had their first joint induction in February of 1999. The original Hall of Fame was a joint endeavor of the Missouri State Letterman Alumni Association and intercollegiate athletics. The first 23 years of the men’s hall saw 179 people enshrined, while 70 went into the first 18 induction classes of the women’s hall. The 2009 induction class brings the total membership of the combined Hall of Fame to 320 former athletes, coaches and administrators. 1975-76 INDUCTION

Jerry Anderson, basketball, 1951-55 Howard Blair, football coach-athletics director, 1938-47 Dwight Bumpus, football-track, 1938-41 Virgil Cheek, football-basketball-track, 1919-22 Max Cherry, football-track, 1918-23 J. H. Collins, football-basketball-track, 1920-24; track coach, 1924-64 Finis Engleman, football-track, 1918-23 Harold Harmon, football, 1938-40 Russ Kaminsky, football-basketball-golf, 39-42 A. J. McDonald, football-basketball-golf coach, 1925-69 Gerald Perry, tennis, 1937-40 Victor Reaves, football-track, 1919-22 Gene Ruble, basketball, 1946-50 Bob Vanatta, basketball coach, 1950-53

1976-77 INDUCTION

Ray Forsythe, football-basketball-track, 1946-50 Henry Kilburn, football-basketball-track, 1928-32 Ben Koeneman, football, 1951-56 Ed Lechner, football-basketball, 1938-41; football assistant coach, 1956-61 Cornelius Perry, football-track, 1963-66 Orville Pottenger, football-track, 1938-42; football coach, 1961-64 Walter Reynaud, football-track, 1922-26 Morris Stephens, football-basketball-tennis, 33-37

1977-78 INDUCTION

Chester Barnard, football-basketball-track, 14-18 John Batten, football, 1948-52 Victor Fite, track, 1926-29 Jim Gant, basketball, 1962-66 Ray Haley, football, 1947-51 Edwin Matthews, basketball coach, 1953-64 Louis Stark, football-basketball-track, 1926-30 Gordon Wardell, football-track, 1927-30

1978-79 INDUCTION

Arthur Briggs, football-basketball coach, athletics director, 1912-33 Carl Davis, football-basketball-track, 1922-26 Carl Fox, basketball, 1926-29 Mark Frye, basketball, 1933-36 Efton Henderson, football, 1920-23 Duke Hiett, football-basketball, 1925-27 Clyde James, football-basketball, 1920-24 Bill Kaczmarek, football, 1954-57 Paul Matthews, football-basketball-track, 1919-23 Webb Morris, football-basketball, 1933-34 Joe Nickle, football-basketball, 1931-34 Eldo Perry, football, 1961-64

1979-80 INDUCTION

Thomas Dodd, football-basketball, 1924-28 Harold Eberhart, basketball, 1930-34 Burl Henderson, football, 1922-25 Jack Israel, basketball, 1957-59 Henry May, football, 1948-50 Charles McCallister, football, 1942-47 Max Oldham, basketball, 1954-58 Dell Scroggins, basketball, 1931-35 Gene Webb, golf, 1940-42 Jeff Wise, football-track, 1925-29

1980-81 INDUCTION

Jim Ball, basketball, 1940-43 Willis Bass, track, 1936-39 Florence Baker Bugg, administration, 1930-62 Erwin Busiek, tennis, 1948-50 Tom Clopton, football-baseball-track, 1910-14 Mary Phyl Dwight, softball-volleyball-basketballcross country-track, 1970-74; softball coach, 85 Cindy Henderson Snead, softball-basketball, 72-75 Curtis Perry, basketball, 1966-70 Margaret Putnam, field hockey-basketball-softballtennis-swimming coach, 1930-63 Jack Russell, football-basketball, 1936-39 George Sample, football, 1959-62 John Stater, football, 1925-28 Bill Stewart, football-basketball-golf, 1939-41 Bill Thomas, basketball, 1950-53; basketball coach, 1956-80 John Tindall, football-basketball-track, 26-31 Jim Toler-football, 1955-56

1981-82 INDUCTION

Clayton Abbott, football-track, 1920-24 Lonnie Adams, football-basketball-track, 29-33 Jim Althouse, football-track, 1920-22 Lester Barnard, football-basketball-track, 1913-17 Marion Donald, track, 1935-39 Charles Finley, football-basketball-track, 1956-60 Hal Hillhouse, football-track, 1929-33 Mary Kay Hunter, softball coach, 1972-82 Jim Julian, football-basketball-track, 1950-52 Carlos Maze, football-track, 1931-34 Dr. Wayne McKinney, administration, 1964-80 Carol Nations Gledhill, volleyball-basketball-trackfield hockey-swimming-gymnastics, 1963-66 Preston Ward, basketball, 1945-49 Virginia Wilcox, game official

1982-83 INDUCTION

Bill Baker, basketball-track, 1936-39

Herbert Bench, track, 1936-39 Marion Berry, football-basketball-track, 1933-37 Danny Cook, baseball, 1966-69 Linda Dollar, volleyball coach, 1972-95 Dr. Mildred Evans, volleyball-field hockey-tracktennis coach, 1966-74 Forrest Hamilton, basketball, 1951-53 Dick Kerin, football, 1942-48 Bill Lamberson, track, 1967-70 Jim Mentis, football, 1946-50; football coach, 62-68 Cecile Reynaud, volleyball-field hockey, 1972-75

1983-84 INDUCTION

Danny Bolden, basketball, 1963-67 Cheryl Diamond Murray, gymnastics, 1973-77 Howard Elliott, football-track, 1938-41 Art Giacomin, football, 1957-60 Dr. Charles Johnson, gymnastics coach, 1969-79 Carol Meyer, basketball-softball-field hockey, 69-72 Tom Mullen, football, 1970-73 Gene Rimmer, football-track, 1938-41 Nora Sousley Greenwade, softball-field hockeyvolleyball, 1970-73 Bill Stringer, football, 1963-66 Fred Thomsen, football coach, 1949-52 Ken Watkins, basketball-baseball, 1966-70

1984-85 INDUCTION

Karen Bethurem, volleyball-basketball-softball, 1970-74 Kolleen Casey, gymnastics, 1977-80 Dr. Nancy Curry, coach-administration, 1967-96 Ralph Colby, football, 1952-54 Ralph Harrison, football-basketball-golf, 1945-51 Bruce Hollowell, golf, 1962-66 Bill Lea, basketball, 1948-52 Homer Martin, football, 1946-48 Leon Miller, tennis, 1938-40 Sue Schuble, volleyball-basketball-softball-golftrack, 1966-70 Jim Somers, football, 1947-49 Tom Tipton, swimming, 1970-74 Carl Wilks, basketball, 1958-62 Chuck Williams, basketball, 1967-71

1985-86 INDUCTION

Denny Burrows, basketball, 1936-40 Jack Clingan, football, 1945-52 Chris Dufner, field hockey, 1976-79 Joanie French, volleyball-basketball-softball-track, 1974-78 Daryel Garrison, basketball, 1971-75 Ben Green, swimming, 1969-73 Vern Hawkins, basketball, 1945-47; play-by-play broadcaster, 1950-85 Bill Helfrecht, football-baseball, 1967-71 Jay Kinser, basketball, 1956-60; basketball-golftennis coach, 1964-85 Marilyn Moore, volleyball-basketball-softball-field hockey-track-swimming-tennis, 1958-62 Lou Shepherd, basketball, 1964-68 Cindy Wilson, golf-basketball, 1977-79

1986-87 INDUCTION

Mary Ellen Cloninger, volleyball-basketballsoftball, 1966-69 Phil Crawford, football-basketball-track, 1938-42 Bill Douglass, football-track, 1963-67 Carl Durham, football, 1928-31 Becky Geers Oakes, field hockey, 1972-75 Bill Lucas, golf, 1961-64 Eleanor Jones Pitts, volleyball-softball-track, 70-74 Randy Magers, basketball-baseball, 1970-74 Charles Marshall, basketball, 1960-64 Don Provance, football, 1946-49 Dr. Rhonda Ridinger, field hockey coach, 1971-90 George Simpson, football-track, 1955-57

1987-88 INDUCTION

Jodie Adams, tennis, 1975-79 Penny Clayton, softball, 1978-80 Ed Cook, basketball, 1946-50 Susan Cooper, volleyball, 1977-78 John Garcia, track, 1941-47 Bob Grider, football, 1937-40 Rich Johanningmeier, football, 1960-63; football coach, 1976-85 Andy Newton, basketball-baseball, 1973-76 Glenda Rauch Climer, volleyball-field hockey-track, 1963-67 Aldo Sebben, football-track-cross country coach, athletics director, 1952-82

1988-89 INDUCTION

Don Anielak, basketball, 1952-54 Tom Coil, wrestling, 1971-73 Walton Harmon, football, 1931-34 Pat Hogan, football-baseball, 1963-66 Dick Jones, baseball, 1969-72 Tanya Muentefering, field hockey-trck, 1974-77 John Prasuhn, track-cross country, 1973-77 Reba Sims, basketball-softball-field hockey coach, 1969-79 Debbie Dace Swyers, volleyball-softball, 1973-75 Sharman Paine Walker, tennis, 1971-74 Bill Welch, golf, 1957-60

1989-90 INDUCTION

Tom Adams, tennis, 1966-69; tennis coach, 75-77 Bob Blakley, football-baseball, 1973-77 Diane Cline, softball, 1978-80 Wally Dawson, football, 1962-65 William Doolittle, basketball, 1970-74 Dan Dwyer, track-cross country, 1974-76 Tommy O’Boyle, football coach, athletics director, 1947-48 Kathy Pace Major, volleyball, 1967-68 Fran Salsman, tennis-volleyball-basketballfield hockey-track, 1960-64 Jennifer Seveland Box, volleyball, 1979-82 Kent Stringer, football, 1972-75 Gino Travline, football, 1973-76

1990-91 INDUCTION

Jeanne Calhoun, field hockey-softball, 1965-68 Don Carlson, basketball, 1963-67 Becky Duffin, softball, 1981-83 Jimmie Dull, basketball, 1974-78 Russell Orms, golf, 1968-71 Vicki Richardson Schutzler, track-gymnastics-field hockey, 1973-76 Gayle Runke, golf coach, 1974-92 Steve Seal, baseball, 1969-70 Fred Tabron, football-track, 1970-73 Dale Williams, swimming coach, 1965-79

1991-92 INDUCTION

Bob Dees, football, 1948-51 Stephanie Dutton, field hockey, 1978-81 Trish Kissiar Gilliam, volleyball, 1976-79 Mary Slater Gunn, track-cross country, 1969-73 Dennis Hill, basketball, 1973-75; basketball assistant coach, 1978-89 Jim Murdock, track, 1962-64 Russ Robinson, basketball, 1955-59 Phil Shannahan, basketball, 1963-67 Jeanette Tendai, basketball, 1983-86 Joe Whipple, football, 1937-38; Athletic Letterman Alumni Association secretary-treasurer

1992-93 INDUCTION

Debbie Allin, volleyball, 1978-81 Mert Bancroft, basketball, 1965-69 Cindy Bell Thompson, track, 1973-77 Dick Bradley, basketball broadcaster, 1952-80 Art Helms, basketball, 1952-54 Natalie Hoberg Gresham, golf, 1979-83 Terry Kasper, football-baseball, 1974-77 Lisa Nicholson Reece, softball-basketball, 1976-79 Ken Norton, cross country-track, 1970-74 Pat Talburt, football, 1964-67

1993-94 INDUCTION

Tom Hamilton, football, 1974-77 Dennis Heim, football, 1974-77 Tammy Holloway, softball, 1982-85 Chris Kage-Willis, track-cross country, 1982-84 Larry Lewis, basketball, 1976-80 Scott Lowery, wrestling, 1976-81 Bill Rowe, baseball coach, 1964-82; athletics director, 1982-present Dennis Strickland, baseball, 1969-70 Lynn Strubberg Lottmann, basketball, 1980-83

1994-95 INDUCTION

Kenny Ault, cross country-track, 1970-75 Mark Bailey, baseball-basketball, 1979-82 Diane Barlow, cross country-track, 1986-88 Bobby Biser, golf, 1978-81 Kathy Crotty, volleyball, 1983-86 Janie Gohn Richardson, volleyball, 1969-72 Rick Iverson, swimming, 1971-75 Dennis Scott, football, 1963-66 Dave Sperry, tennis, 1976-79 Sharon Thurman Partain, gymnastics, 1970-73

1995-96 INDUCTION

Bill Anderson, basketball-track, 1955-58 Marcia Bisges, softball-basketball, 1983-87 Dave Dickensheet, baseball, 1979-82 Chuck Frederking, swimming, 1973-77 Maureen Manda Campos, volleyball, 1981-84 Mike Murphy, football, 1975-78 Mike Robinson, basketball, 1978-80 Linda Schachet Greve, field hockey, 1980-83 Mitch Ware, football, 1976-79; assistant football coach, 1980-1997 Terri Whitmarsh McClure, softball, 1983-86

1996-97 INDUCTION

Steve Anderson, baseball, 1978-81 Mary Beck, volleyball, 1981-84 Anthony Boggs, basketball, 1980-84 Roger Buenemann, tennis, 1975-79 Marjorie DeMarino Bankovich, field hockey, 86-87 John Gianini, football-track, 1976-80 Chuck Hunsaker, track-cross country coach, 72-77 Kelly Mago Pesano, basketball, 1984-88 Ardie McCoy, football-wrestling, 1965-69 Joyce Swofford, track-cross country, 1985-89

1997-98 INDUCTION

Merry Crouch, gymnastics, 1975-78 Lisa Einheuser Isaacs, track-cross country, 83-86 Mindy Struckhoff Gresham, volleyball, 1985-88

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1998-99 INDUCTION

Mike Armentrout, football, 1981-84 Sofie Bjorling, tennis, 1982-85 Jesse Branch, football coach, 1986-94 Jerry Kirksey, basketball, 1958-61 Karen Rapier, basketball, 1988-92; basketball assistant coach, 1994-2002 Dr. Mary Jo Wynn, coach-administration, 1957-98

1999-2000 INDUCTION

Erica Calhoun, track, 1988-91 Barb Gaines, softball, 1990-93 Steve Newbold, football, 1977-80 Phil Schlegel, basketball, 1983-86 Ron Snider, baseball, 1976-79 Kelly Stuckel Yates, field hockey, 1976-79

2000-01 INDUCTION

Glenda Bond, basketball-softball, 1973-76 Mark Garrett, baseball, 1979-82 Melody Howard, basketball, 1990-94 Susan Ruch, volleyball, 1986-89 Randy Stange, basketball, 1983-85; assistant basketball coach, 1987-92 Rick Suchenski, football, 1976-79

2001-02 INDUCTION

Mike Ablard, swimming, 1981-85 Kellie Becher Kessler, softball, 1993-94 Winston Garland, basketball, 1985-87 Janice Gibson Rudnick, volleyball, 1974-77 Tina Robbins, basketball, 1990-94 Jan Stahle, football, 1976-78, soccer coach, 87-89 Christa Townsend, tennis, 1971-74

2002-03 INDUCTION

Cheryl Burnett, basketball coach, 1984-02 Ron Golden, track-basketball, 1962-65 Mark Mennemeier, baseball, 1977-78 Darrin Newbold, football, 1979-82 Melinda Sallins, track 1992-96 Sandy Seale Hamm, track-cross country, 1981-85 Randy Towe, basketball, 1974-79 Karen White Hardin, tennis, 1971-73

2003-04 INDUCTION

Marla Douglass, basketball, 1985-87 Don Fearon, diving, 1981-84 Brenda Hayes Raynor, track-cr. country, 1989-93 Tina Kramos, softball, 1991-95 Bill Mueller, baseball, 1990-93 Tina Noelke, volleyball, 1990-93 Kelby Stuckey, basketball, 1985-89 Keith Williams, football, 1982-85

2004-05 INDUCTION

Greg Bell, basketball, 1985-87 LaWaynta Dawson Wiggins, 1989-91 Kim Flieg, volleyball, 1989-92 Paula Lewis, golf, 1989-93 Brian Mahaffey, baseball, 1985-88 DeAndre Smith, football, 1987-90

2005-06 INDUCTION

Jim Luntzer, 1979-82 Brian Smith, 1981-85 Chrissy Castro, softball, 1994-95 Mark Christensen, 1986-89 Lisa Davies Hudson, basketball, 1994-98 Ivan Milton, athletic training, 1976-present

2006-07 INDUCTION

Eric Adams, soccer, 1985-88 Michelle Baptiste Liburd, track, 1996-99 Tonya Baucom, basketball, 1992-93 Wayne Boyer, football, 1993-96 Jim Prendergast, wrestling, 1991-94 Michelle Witzke Murphy, volleyball, 1994-97

2007-08 INDUCTION

Jamie Hautzinger, soccer, 1996-99 Jim Klousia, tennis coach, 1979-05 Evan Pratte, baseball, 1988-91 Kathy Schubert, field hockey, 1977-80 Adrion Smith, football, 1990-93 Secelia Winkfield, basketball, 1990-93

2008-09 INDUCTION

Keith Champion, baseball, 1978-81 Kate Madden, softball, 1993-96 Brianne McGuirk Calvert, swimming, 1999-2003 Johnny Murdock, basketball, 1991-95 Bill O’Neill, associate director of athleticsassistant football coach, 1970-2008 Jackie Stiles, basketball, 1997-2001 Mark Stillwell, assistant director of athleticssports information director, 1972-2008

2009-10 INDUCTION

Dr. Frank Dinka, soccer coach, 1967-86 Jeremy Hoog, football, 1994-97 Verneta Lesforis, track and field, 1997-99 Roshonda Reed, basketball, 1995-99 Amy Russell McNew, volleyball, 1990-93 Charlie Spoonhour, basketball coach, 1969-72, 1983-92

This is the Missouri Valley Conference From its early beginning to its current standing on the map of Missouri Valley Conference college athletics, the Missouri Valley Conference continues to be Administrators proactive in its approach as it enters its 104th year in 2010-11. The nation’s second-oldest NCAA Division I conference is a leader in college athletics and is one of the nation’s most progressive conferences. The Missouri Valley Conference enters a new decade facing a rapidly changing environment in NCAA Division I athletics as conference expansion and realignment swept the nation in the summer of 2010. Although The Valley was untouched, the league will remain vigilant in monitoring changes or potential changes in other conferences that might impact membership, or present Doug Elgin Joe Mitch Mike Kern Eddie Jackson MVC Associate Associate Coordinator of opportunities for expansion. Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner MBB Officials Men’s basketball continues to be the engine that drives Valley athletic programs. With UNI’s NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 2010, the league has had four different Sweet 16 teams since 2006 and WNIT, marking the fourth time in league history a Valley school The Valley is the only non-BCS league with more than two different has played in the WNIT semifinals, while Bradley and Wichita State Sweet 16 teams in that span. Notably, the run of nine straight earned their first-ever postseason wins in program history. UNI won seasons with two or more teams in the NCAAs ended in 2007, as its first-ever State Farm MVC Championship title, earning its first the past three seasons have seen only the tournament champion berth to the NCAA Tournament field of 64. The conference remains included in the NCAA field. committed to keeping the tournament at a neutral site at the Family Last year, both UNI teams swept both the regular season and Arena in St. Charles, as establishing a neutral site remains a huge State Farm MVC Tournament titles, earning the Valley’s lone NCAA part of the overall efforts to improve women’s basketball in The Tournament berth in the process. The Panthers escaped with a 69-66 Valley. victory over UNLV in the NCAA’s opening round. UNI then became In volleyball, for the sixth time in league history, two MVC teams the first MVC team to beat a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament since were invited to dance in the 2009 NCAA Volleyball Championship – Cincinnati beat #1-ranked Ohio State in the NCAA championship UNI and Wichita State. With first-round wins over Washington State game in 1962, toppled #1-seeded Kansas 69-67. Ali Farokmanesh’s and Saint Louis, respectively, it marked just the second time in MVC key field goals in the final moments of both tournament games history that two teams advanced to the second round of the NCAA sealed those victories and the Panthers finished with school-record Tournament in the same season (2006 – Missouri State and UNI). 30 wins (30-5) with a loss to Michigan State in the Sweet 16 in St. In baseball, Illinois State clinched a share of the regular-season Louis. MVC title for the first time in league history, and the Redbirds went Notably, The Valley made history in March 2007 with record on to take home the State Farm MVC Baseball Tournament trophy attendance for four days at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center as 85,074 as well, topping host and top-seeded Wichita State. Illinois State fans turned out to watch the five sessions of the earned just its second-ever bid to the NCAA tournament. The two sellout crowds of 22,612 Tournament. Missouri Valley for the semifinals and final of the 2007 State In softball, the MVC returned to its multiConference Farm Tournament set an all-time attendance bid status after a one-year hiatus, sending 1818 Chouteau Ave. record for basketball at the arena and also two teams – Creighton and Illinois State – to St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 421-4300  Fax (314) 421-4333 gave The Valley the distinction of having the the NCAA Tournament. The 2010 campaign www.mvc.org largest championship crowd for any of the 30 marked the seventh time in eight seasons that NCAA conference tournaments in 2007. The Doug Elgin ................................................Commissioner the Valley has placed multiple teams into the State Farm MVC Tournament continues to be a Patty Viverito ............... Senior Associate Commissioner NCAA field. spectacular showcase for the league, and the Joe Mitch ................................. Associate Commissioner In men’s soccer, for the 13th time in league Mike Kern Associate Commissioner for Communications MVC has extended the tournament agreement Jack Watkins ... Assc. Commissioner for Marketing & TV history, at least two MVC teams were invited with the Scottrade Center that will keep Arch Mary Mulvenna .......Asst. Commissioner for Compliance to dance in the 2009 NCAA Men’s Soccer Madness in St. Louis through 2013. At the 2011 Kelli Briscoe ........................ Director of Communications Championship –Drake and Missouri State. The Kristin Gregory........... Asst. Director of Communications State Farm MVC Championship, the league will Derrick Docket .......Director of New Media & Technology Bulldogs won their first-ever league tournament surpass 1,000,000 in total attendance for the Rich Steed ................................... Chief Financial Officer championship and saw their magical run end at Lori Brutton .....................................Assistant to the CFO event, now in its 21st year. the NCAA Elite Eight, falling to No. 4 North Day.......................................Executive Assistant While the success of men’s basketball has Maxine Carolina, 2-1. The 2009 campaign marked the Carla Fight ...................... Assistant to the Commissioner received the greatest attention, the overall third-straight season, and the ninth time in the performance of league teams in virtually every past 10 years, that a Valley men’s soccer team sport continues to raise the national profile of advanced to at least the Quarterfinal Round of the conference. the NCAA Championship. In women’s basketball, the MVC matched a In men’s golf, Wichita State’s Dustin league-high with six teams earning post-season Garza built a resume worthy of earning him berths, while 2010 marked the 11th-straight the No. 1 Golfstat Cup ranking for most of the season that the Valley earned at least three season as he won individual medalist honors postseason bids. Illinois State advanced to the semifinals of the seven times last year to lead the country in tournament wins. 52

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This is the Missouri Valley Conference Meanwhile, the success of The Valley television package is one of the great stories in the league. The MVC Television Network has blossomed into a revenue-generating vehicle and The Valley’s most visible marketing tool. Meanwhile, The Valley is making videostreaming a major focus as it enters the second year of a three-year plan to upgrade the production and marketing of both institutionallyproduced and conference-produced webcasts. The 2003-04 campaign was a landmark for the conference as State Farm Insurance and the league came to terms on an agreement that provides State Farm with title sponsorship of all of the league’s 18 championships. Last fall, The Valley took a major step toward ensuring current revenues in television media and tournament sponsorship sales would be guaranteed in future years when it announced a 10-year partnership with Learfield Sports. The Jefferson City, Missouri-based company now has the exclusive sales and marketing rights to MVC assets that include championships and television advertising. During the tenure of Doug Elgin, The Valley’s ninth and longest-tenured commissioner, The Valley has been aggressive in hosting NCAA events in St. Louis. Since 1998, the MVC served as host for a staggering nine NCAA tournament events in the 13-year period, which has made St. Louis one of the most frequent stops on the NCAA Tournament trail. The Valley hosted Women’s Final Fours in 2001 and 2009, and the Men’s Final Four in 2005. The seeds for the creation of the conference were planted by eight administrators representing five institutions, who met at the Midland Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 12, 1907. The five schools which formed the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association were Washington University of St. Louis, and the state universities of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Two months after the initial meeting, two more schools -- Drake University and Iowa State College -- were admitted. In the fall of 1907, basketball became the first competitive sport. Today, the Missouri Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country and track & field (indoor and outdoor), men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. While The Valley no longer sponsors football (it did from 190785), six league members compete in football at the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) level as Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, UNI and Southern Illinois play in the nine-member Missouri Valley Football Conference (with North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Western Illinois and Youngstown State). That league competed as the Gateway Conference from 1985-2007. Drake plays non-scholarship football in the Pioneer Football League. This season, the league will conduct its 100th outdoor track and field championship, its 93rd tennis championship, its 57th baseball tournament, and its 73rd golf championship for the men. These programs, plus other current sponsored sports of cross country (52 years), indoor track (44), soccer (20) and swimming and diving (17), have helped solidify The Valley as one of the nation’s most respected conferences. Athletic accomplishments on the men’s side include 14 national basketball championships, 16 trips to the NCAA Final Four, a 1989 national baseball championship and 19 College World Series

qualifiers. In 2010, Missouri State’s men’s basketball program won the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, the league’s first national title in men’s basketball since 1982 (Bradley, NIT). In 2001, Missouri State added to The Valley women’s accomplishments, as the Lady Bears advanced to the Women’s Basketball Final Four in St. Louis. Creighton (2004) and Missouri State (2005) have claimed national championships (WNIT) in women’s basketball, while MSU also has a 1992 NCAA Women’s Final Four appearance, and Creighton (2003), Drake (1999) and Illinois State (2009) have made semifinal trips to the WNIT postseason tournament. Indeed, the inclusion of women’s programs under The Valley banner has provided a boost. The Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference -- which began in 1982 -- merged with the Missouri Valley Conference and was unveiled as part of the new conference on July 1, 1992. And while the inclusion of women’s sports under a comprehensive athletic umbrella is a recent development in the league’s storied history, Valley student-athletes and coaches have become household names during the league’s illustrious history over the years, both during their collegiate careers and, for some, professional careers. In fact, The Valley began honoring that tradition in the summer of 1997, when the conference began its athletics Hall of Fame. Hersey Hawkins of Bradley, Larry Bird of Indiana State, Wes Unseld of Louisville, Coach Henry Iba of Oklahoma State, Dave Stallworth of Wichita State, Ed Macauley of Saint Louis and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati were members of the initial induction class. Currently, more than 60 former players, coaches and alums dot the league’s Hall of Fame. Men’s basketball, perhaps, has the league’s most storied tradition with the likes of Hall of Famers Bird and Robertson, but The Valley has also produced national-caliber student-athletes in its other sponsored sports. In 2001, Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles became the first Valley woman to earn the Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the nation’s top female collegiate student-athlete. In the sport of track and field, Indiana State’s Holli Hyche captured seven national sprint titles in the early 1990s, Southern Illinois’ Darrin Plab won back-to-back NCAA outdoor high jump titles in 1991 and 1992, SIU’s Brittany Riley became the World record holder in the weight throw in 2007. And Kylie Hutson of Indiana State swept both the indoor and outdoor pole vault titles in 2009. Hutson repeated as a national champion in the pole vault in 2010. In the fall of 1997, Creighton’s Johnny Torres was named the collegiate male soccer player of the year for a second-straight year, while SMU’s Luchi Gonzalez (2001) and Tulsa’s Ryan Pore (2004) have also earned a National Player of the Year honor in men’s soccer. Meanwhile, league member Wichita State has produced three national collegiate players of the year in baseball, including Joe Carter (1981), Phil Stephenson (1982) and Darren Dreifort (1993). League members include Bradley, Creighton, Drake, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, and Wichita State. Central Arkansas and Southern IllinoisEdwardsville are men’s soccer affiliates, beginning in 2010.

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Track Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..56-57 56-57 Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..58-59 58-59 Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..60-61 60-61 University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..62-63 62-63 Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..64-65 64-65 Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..66-67 66-67 Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 In the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..70-71 70-71 In the Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..72-73 72-73 In the Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-75

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TRACK FACILITIES Plaster Sports Complex Completed in 1992, Plaster Sports Complex (below) is the primary training and home competition site for Missouri State track and field. The facility features an eight-lane Gran-U-Tan synthetic all-weather track, tworunways and four sand pits for long and triple jump, as well as recently-upgraded high jump and pole vault mats and standards. The trackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infield features a Field Turf synthetic surface, providing an all-weather soft surface for completing warm-ups, cool-downs, running drills, strides and various other training activities. The second level of PSC is home to the strength and conditioning center for Missouri State Intercollegiate Athletics. Head strength coach Terry Sauerbry and his staff supervise the 7,200-square-foot facility, which is one of the largest of its kind in the Missouri Valley Conference. The free weight based facility has eight squat racks, eight platforms, four benches and four inclines in addition to numerous other types of strength training equipment including a full range of dumb bells, med-balls and physioballs. The center also includes a warm-up room and staff offices. In addition to the track and field facilities at the PSC, Missouri State recently completed construction on itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand new throwing facility (above). The new facility is located north of the track directly behind the Forsythe Athletics Center. Completed in March of 2007, the facility includes a state of the art hammer/discus cage. Surrounding the ring is a 30-foot wide concrete pad, allowing throwers plenty of space to enter the ring and prepare for their throw. The facility also includes a new shot put ring with a 15-foot wide pad surrounding the ring. A permanent chat stone shot landing area was also constructed. The area is set up to allow for bleacher seating to be added during home track and field events.

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TRADITION Going to the Big Dance Since moving to NCAA Division I in 1982-83, MSU teams have made 47 NCAA championship appearances. In addition, numerous individuals have represented the University at NCAA championship events. MSU Division I team appearances: Men’s Basketball (6) 1987 ▪ 1988 ▪ 1989 1990 ▪ 1992 ▪ 1999 (Sweet 16) Women’s Basketball (13) 1991 ▪ 1992 (Final Four) 1993 (Sweet 16) ▪ 1994 1995 ▪ 1996 ▪ 1998 ▪ 1999 2000 ▪ 2001 (Final Four) 2003 ▪ 2004 ▪ 2006

The Missouri State Bears have been one of the most-successful programs in NCAA history, accounting for 15 postseason appearances in 28 seasons at the Division I level. Prior to the move to Division I, the Bears won the 1951-52 and 1952-53 (above) NAIA national championships and were NCAA Division II runners-up four times -- 1959, 1967, 1969 and 1974.

Volleyball (8) 1982 ▪ 1990 ▪ 1993 ▪ 2003 2005 ▪ 2006 ▪ 2007 ▪ 2008 Baseball (7) 1987 ▪ 1995 ▪ 1996 ▪ 1997 1999 ▪ 2002 ▪ 2003 (CWS) Softball (5) 1983 ▪ 1996 ▪ 1997 ▪ 1998 ▪ 2006 Football (2) 1989 ▪ 1990 Men’s Soccer (3) 1997 ▪ 1999 ▪ 2009 Women’s Golf (1) 2001 Men’s Golf (1) 1993 Women’s Soccer (1) 2000

Wi t Garland G l d led l d the th Bears B t their th i Winston to irst two Division I postseason appearances, including a 65-60 win over fourth-seeded Clemson in MSU’s irst-ever NCAA Tournament contest in 1987. As a senior, Garland set a school single-season record for scoring (720) that still stands today en route to earning All-America honors from the UPI, Sporting News and Basketball Weekly.

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Under U d th the guidance id off NSCAA/MONDO Midwest Region Coach of the Year Jon Leamy, the 2009 Missouri State Men’s Soccer team earned its irst MVC championship in 10 years and the third NCAA Tournament bid in program history. The Bears posted a 12-5-2 record en route to a No. 19 national ranking in the NSCAA’s inal regular-season poll.

National Championships Eight Missouri State teams have been crowned national champions at all levels of competition during the irst 104 years of intercollegiate athletics at MSU. The 2009-10 men’s basketball team became the most recent to claim a postseason national title, winning the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). MSU national championship teams include:

▪ 2010 Men’s Basketball

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Jackie Stiles set the NCAA record for career points (3,393) as well as the single-season scoring (1,062) record as a senior at Missouri State. Stiles garnered the Honda Awards Program Broderick Cup and was the Wade Trophy recipient as the nation’s top women’s college basketball player in 2001, when she led MSU to its second Final Four in nine years.

The 2009-10 Th 2009 10 Missouri Mi i State St t Bears B off second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin posted the ifth-best turnaround in the nation, capping the year by sweeping the Collegiate Insider’s Tournament ield for the eighth national tournament title in MSU history. The Bears’ 24-12 record came just one year after an 11-20 campaign in Martin’s irst year at the helm.

▪ 2005 Women’s Basketball National Invitational Tournament (WNIT)

▪ 1979 Women’s Field Hockey AIAW Division II

▪ 1974 Softball AIAW Division I ▪ 1974 Men’s Cross Country NCAA Division II

▪ 1963 Men’s Golf NCAA Division II ▪ 1953 Men’s Basketball NAIA National Tournament

▪ 1952 Men’s Basketball NAIA National Tournament

MSU Athletics Highlights

▪ Head baseball coach Keith Guttin

wrapped up his 28th year leading the Missouri State program with a 959-607 (.612) career record. A 10-time conference coach of the year honoree, Guttin has led the Bears to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 2003 College World Series. Under Guttin, 11 Bears have earned All-America honors, while 98 MSU standouts have gone on to sign professional contracts.

▪ Under second-year head coach

The 2003 Baseball Th B b ll Bears B shocked h k dN Nebraska b k and d Ohi Ohio State St t in i NCAA regional i l play l to t advance d to the College World Series for the irst time as a Division I program. Led by future Major Leaguers Shaun Marcum and Brad Ziegler, the Bears captured the MVC regular-season crown and inished the campaign with a 40-26 overall record.

Cuonzo Martin, the 2009-10 Bears posted the most home wins among all Division I programs en route to winning the CollegeInsider. com Postseason Tournament. The Bears defeated Middle Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Creighton and Paci ic on the road to the title, which capped the ifth-best turn-around in Division after an 11-20 campaign the previous season.

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FACILITIES

John Q. Hammons Student Center is the home of the MSU volleyball and swimming teams, which has a main arena capacity of 4,646 permanent reserved seats.

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the largest of its kind in the Missouri Valley Conference. Strength coach Terry Sauerbry and his staff supervise the free weight based facility.

is the home of Missouri State football, track and ield, soccer and ield hockey teams. The 16,300-seat complex includes a synthetic grass football ield and an eight-lane synthetic allweather track surface. Its jumbotron scoreboard adds to any athletics experience with replays, graphics and live statistics. The complex also includes indoor amenities such as racquetball courts, locker rooms, ive classrooms and a itness center.

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JQH Arena has been the home of the Missouri State Bears basketball teams since its of icial opening in November 2008. The world-class arena seats more than 11,000 and has a stateof-the-art video scoreboard. Hotel developer John Q. Hammons made JQH Arena possible with a donation of $30 million.

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from the Missouri State campus. The 8,000 seat, natural grass stadium includes 28 luxury suites, ive party decks, six food and beverage outlets, a souvenir shop and a club lounge. Financed by MSU alumnus John Q. Hammons, the facility is home to the Missouri State Bears and the Double-A Spring ield Cardinals.

March 2009 as the new home to the Missouri State softball team. Operated by the Spring ield-Greene County Park Board, the East Spring ield venue offers seating for up to 1,200 spectators and will serve as host to the 2011 MVC Softball Championship this coming May.

The Missouri State Cross Country Facility was unveiled as the new home course for MSU at Spring ield Underground in 2007. The MSU Cross Country Facility hosted the 2008 MVC Championship, as well as the 2009 NCAA Midwest Regional Championship last November.

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SPORTS MEDICINE Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services The Missouri State Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services staff has more than 90 years combined experience in athletic training. Included are director Jim Penkalski; Robin Meeks, assistant director; and athletic trainers Shannon Derricks, Tyler Landgraf, Amy Luke and Steve Sawchak. All are certi ied by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association and licensed by the Missouri State Board of Healing Arts. Three intern athletic trainers join the full-time staff, along with a host of athletic training students who work with studentathletes under the supervision of staff members. Another essential asset to MSU student-athletes is the involvement of physicians and medical personnel from the community and Missouri State’s Taylor Health and Wellness Center. Brian Mahaffey, Richard Seagrave and Victor Wilson serve as team physicians, attending to the medical needs of over 350 Missouri State student-athletes.

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Strength and Conditioning 窶ケhysical development of more than 350 student-athletes to increase athletic performance, decrease the chance or severity of injury and enhance sport-speci ic athletics development are the goals of Missouri State Strength and Conditioning. Head strength coach Terry Sauerbry supervises the 7,200-squarefoot Plaster Strength Center that is utilized by all 16 sports. Sauerbry and his staff guide the student-athletes through programs designed to improve individual skills and overall team performance. The programs integrate all phases of development, including free weights, multi-joint exercises, plyometrics, conditioning, lexibility, speed and nutrition. The strength and conditioning staff works with coaches and Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services to develop programs suited for each sport and its student-athletes. Areas of concern in each participant are identi ied and a strength program is put in place to address all items with the ultimate goal of improving competitive performance. Located adjacent to the Turner Family Practice Court inside Hammons Student Center, the Jim D. Morris Family Strength and Conditioning Center is the primary strength and conditioning facility of both Missouri State basketball programs.

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UNIVERSITY

issouri State University is a public, comprehensive university system with a mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons. The Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity is distinguished by its statewide mission in public affairs, requiring a campus-wide commitment to foster competence and responsibility in the common vocation of citizenship. The academic experience is grounded in a general education curriculum which draws heavily from the liberal arts and sciences. This foundation provides the basis for mastery of disciplinary and professional studies. It also provides essential forums in which students develop the capacity to make wellinformed, independent critical judgments about the cultures, values and institutions in society. The task of developing educated persons obligates the University to expand the store of human understanding through research, scholarship and creative endeavor, and drawing from that store of understanding, to provide service to the communities that support it. In all of its programs, the University uses the most effective methods of discovering and imparting knowledge and the appropriate use of technology in support of these activities. The University functions through a multi-campus system that is integrated to address the needs of its constituents.

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Did you know... Missouri State University is one of the 13 four-year, public supported institutions of higher education in Missouri.

Campus Overview Missouri State has more than 60 buildings on the Spring ield campus. Academics Classes take place in many buildings on the Spring ield campus. A few highlights: Craig Hall – Home of the College of Arts and Letters and the Coger Theatre Ellis Hall – Home of the Music Department; has a 250-seat recital hall Glass Hall – Home of the College of Business Administration Hill Hall – Home of the College of Education Karls Hall – Home of the William H. Darr School of Agriculture McDonald Hall and Arena – Home of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department Professional Building – Home of the College of Health and Human Services Siceluff Hall – Home of the English Department and the Modern and Classical Languages Department Strong Hall – Home of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs Temple Hall – Home of the College of Na Natu Natural tura tu rall and ra and Applied Ap ppl p ie ied d Sciences Scie Sc ienc ie nces nc es

Libraries Lib Li brariies The Missouri State University Library System is composed of four libraries: the Duane G. Meyer Library, the Music Library and the Greenwood Laboratory School Library (all in Spring ield), and the Paul G. Evens Library of Fruit Science (Mountain Grove). The Meyer Library offers more than 2 million books and printed materials. The library contains more than 926,000 state and federal government documents and is the only United Nations document depository in the state. Downtown presence The Spring ield campus has several buildings located in the city’s historic downtown. They include the Kenneth E. Meyer Alumni Center, the Park Central Of ice Building, the Jim D. Morris Center for Continuing Education and the Great Southern Building. The University also leases the Levy/Wolf Building on Park Central Square for some of ices and outreach programs.

Located in the state’s third largest city, Missouri State is within a 500-mile radius of nearly 50 percent of the U.S. population. In addition to the main campus in Spring ield, the Missouri State system is comprised of a twoyear branch campus in West Plains, a research campus in Mountain Grove and an extended campus that coordinates telecommunication-based delivery of distance education among and by the three campuses. More than half of the freshmen entering in fall 2009 were in the top 25 percent of their high school classes. About 23 percent were in the top 10 percent.

IDEA Commons The Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship and Art Commons is a geographic area in downtown Spring ield that includes several Missouri State facilities: Brick City (an Art and Design department building) and the Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center (a scienti ic research center). The IDEA Commons is an urban research park that will also include privately owned residential, retail and entertainment facilities. It creates an environment that generates creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship for the

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STUDENT LIFE Missouri State Campus The Missouri State campus is located on 225 acres in the heart of Spring ield. The campus is compact - students easily walk from one class to the next in just a few minutes. MSU students experience college life at its best, with more than 250 student organizations from which to choose. During the fall 2009 semester, Missouri State University’s enrollment on Spring ield campus was 20,842. Where Students are From Missouri State students in fall 2009 are from all of Missouri’s 114 counties and from 48 other states, 2 United States territories and 84 countries. 2009 Freshmen Class - Springϔield Campus First-time freshmen enrollment: 2,588 ▪ Female: 1,533 (59.2 percent) ▪ Male: 1,055 (40.8 percent)

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Residence Halls

More than 4,000 students live in 10 University residence halls and apartment complexes. Missouri Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nationally recognized residence halls are among the finest in the country.

Missouri State Bookstore

Serving Missouri State University since 1905, the Missouri State Bookstore provides a full line of textbooks, official apparel, academic supplies, convenience items, study aids and a complete line of computer hardware and software, available at academic prices.

Taylor Health and Wellness Center

Located on campus adjacent to Plaster Student Union, Taylor Health and Wellness Center consists of a full-time professional staff of board-certified physicians, RNs, LPNs, registered pharmacists and lab and X-ray technicians. All students are eligible for care at the Center.

Robert W. Plaster Student Union

The PSU is the hub of the campus community. It has a post office, bank, convenience store, movie theater, bowling alley, study areas and many dining options. PSU is home to many student groups and University organizations.

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Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

This 2,200-seat, multipurpose performance facility brings to campus touring Broadway musical productions, entertainment performances and an emerging concert artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recital series. It is the home of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.

Maroon Madness

The largest student group on campus, Maroon Madness, is increasing school spirit and student attendance at athletic events. Students in Maroon Madness enjoy reserved seating in JQH Arena and Plaster Sports Complex.

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ACADEMICS he University offers more than 150 undergraduate programs and nearly 50 graduate programs, as well as select certi icate and doctorate degrees. Many of these programs are the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strongest and largest of their kind.

Participate in Public Affairs Missouri State is proud of its mission in public affairs. The components of the public affairs mission are ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. Through this mission, students develop understanding of issues that affect the local community, the world at large and the environment. The courses they take challenge them to become informed and active citizens. On top of that, opportunities for volunteering and service-learning put students in real-world situations. Missouri State holds a Public Affairs Week and Public Affairs Conference each year to further express the components of the mission. Speakers address topics such as citizenship, democracy, diversity, the economy and sustainability.

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The Honors College provides a program of enhanced, advanced study and recognition for students of unusually strong academic achievement and motivation. The College exists to provide these students with intellectual opportunities beyond those generally found in traditional programs, including smaller and enriched classes and the option to pursue their own research and creative interests.

Missouri State students gain a competitive edge through the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest internship program. Students have the opportunities to experience cutting-edge research and interact with nationally recognized faculty and private-industry partners, paving the way for graduates to succeed at top graduate and professional schools across the nation.

Missouri State is one of only 81 institutions - and the only school in Missouri - to be honored by The Princeton Review in its book, Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement.

ACT Scores The average ACT score for Missouri Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incoming freshmen in fall 2009 was 24.0, higher than the 21.6 average for Missouri high-school graduates.

Student-to-Faculty Ratio Missouri State has a total of 826 full-time faculty members and 397 part-time faculty members on the Spring ield campus. The student-tofaculty ratio is approximately 20:1.

Studying Around the Globe About 200 Missouri State students participate in study-away programs each year. Many programs allow students to immerse themselves in a foreign culture, which helps them learn both inside and outside of the classroom. Missouri State has an International Center that promotes international education and creates more international opportunities for students and faculty. Our students have the opportunity to study almost anywhere.

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SPIRIT Spirit Groups The Missouri State Pride Bands, Cheer Squad and Sugar Bears Dance Team provide key elements to the total game-day package. The Missouri State Band program is comprised of 18 different bands, including the 300-member Pride Marching Band, which performs at each Missouri State home football game.

Missouri State Fight Song

Bear Mascot The Bear has been a part of Missouri State athletics since a joint committee of MSU students and faculty members chose it as mascot during the 1906-07 school year. The committee also picked maroon and white as the of icial school colors.

Uphold tradition, our school we hold so dear, We will be loyal throughout our college years, Fight for victory as we stand up and cheer, Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hear it for the Bears, B-E-A-R-S-Bears, M-I-S-S-O-U-R-I-State

Missouri State Alma Mater Sing we praises Now to our Alma Mater, All hail Maroon and White Missouri State, we pledge devotion May you live ever in truth and right,

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IN THE COMMUNITY Bears’ Community Service Projects Adopt-A-Family Adopt-A-Street American Cancer Society Relay for Life American Heart Association Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Ozarks Boys and Girls Club Dance Bear-a-Thon bene itting Children’s Miracle Network Friends of the Library Healing Garden at Cox Hulston Center Hickory Hills Elementary Sports Spectacular Day Horace Mann Elementary Read Across America and Book Exchange Light the Night bene itting Leukemia Foundation of the Ozarks McBride Elementary Food Drive Ozarks Literacy Council Portland Elementary Character Education Rotary Clubs of Spring ield Rockin’ Ribs Shoe Bank bene itting Spring ield Public Schools Weaver Elementary School Just Read! Program The Kitchen Special Olympics

Missouri State student-athletes are active in a wide variety of community service and outreach programs, including Habitat for Humanity (top left), Just Read! and Read Across America (right and lower left) and The Kitchen (middle left).

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SPRINGFIELD issouri State University calls Springϐield home. The hub of the Ozarks and the third-largest city in the state of Missouri, Spring ield is known across the region as “The Queen City of the Ozarks.” The Spring ield Metropolitan Statistical Area is one of the country’s fastest growing and most scenic regions, covering ive counties in southwest Missouri with a total population of 390,986.

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What to do in Springfield Here is a sample of the great things going on in Spring ield. Almost everything in town is within 20 minutes of the Missouri State campus. Movie theaters (including a multiplex and an independent cinema both in walking distance from campus) Hammons Field (home to our Baseball Bears and the Spring ield Cardinals minor league team) Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Battle ield Mall Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World (one of Missouri’s largest tourist attractions) Dickerson Park Zoo Mediacom Ice Park (skating and hockey) Spring ield Symphony Orchestra Spring ield Ballet Spring ield Art Museum Spring ield Regional Opera Spring ield Conservation Nature Center Wilson’s Creek National Battle ield Spring ield has a strong commitment to the arts. First Friday Art Walk is held downtown every month. Venues display photography, pottery, painting, blown glass and more. The annual Artsfest is held on historic Walnut Street, just a short walk from campus. The beautiful Ozarks can be experienced in so many ways. Spring ield has many parks, each with a different personality. There’s a Japanese stroll garden, bike trails, a dog park and more.

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IN THE PROS

CClay lay Harbor Harbbor Philadelphia Eagles ▪ Fourth-round selection, 2010 NFL Draft

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Philadelphia Phillies ▪ 2005 N.L. Rookie of the Year ▪ 2006 N.L. MVP

Ross Detwiler Washington Nationals

Blake Ahearn

D-League ague ▪ 2007-08 NBA D-Lea Rookie of the Year

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Bill Mueller

▪ 2003 A.L. Batting Champion

Former Bears in Major Sport Leagues NFL ▪ Steve Ache ▪ Bob Dees ▪ Clay Harbor* (Philadelphia Eagles) ▪ Charlie Mitchell ▪ Tom Mullen ▪ Mike Murphy ▪ Brad St. Louis ▪ Jason Whittle

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▪ Fourth overall pick, 2001 WNBA Draft ▪ 2001 WNBA Rookie of the Year

NBA ▪ Blake Ahearn ▪ Don Anielak ▪ Winston Garland ▪ Curtis Perry MLS Brunt ▪ Chris Bru Cauttion ▪ Matt Caution Douglass uglas ▪ Justin Dou Doug Lasc Lascody cody ▪ Parrker ▪ Lance Parker Pickens* kens* (Colorado Rapids) ▪ Matt Pick Suttton ▪ Jamal Sutton Wylie ylie ▪ Burch Wy MLB ML M LB cott Bailes Bailes ▪ SScott Mark M ark Bail Bailey ley ▪ Cepicky icky ▪ Matt Cepi Detwiler* iler* (W (Washington Nationals) ▪ Ross Detwi Evan ns ▪ Bart Evans (Chicago Cubs) ▪ Jeff Gray* (Chic Hart rt ▪ Jason Har Howaard* ((Philadelphia Phillies) ▪ Ryan Howard* Marcum* rcum* (Toronto Blue Jays) ▪ Shaun Mar Bill Mueller Muell ler ▪ Palmer* mer* (Los ( Angeles Angels) ▪ Matt Palm Rheinecker ineck ▪ John Rhei Sink kbeil* (Florida Marlins) ▪ Brett Sinkbeil* Brad Ziegler* Zieg gler* ((Oakland Athletics) ▪

BBrad rad Ziegler Oakland O akland Athletics ▪ MLB record-holder for consecutive scoreless innings at the start of a career

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT Missouri State is covered by a wide variety of media in Spring ield and the surrounding area. Missouri State athletes are routinely featured on all four local television networks, as well as on the pages of local publications the Spring ield News-Leader and 417 Magazine. Now in its third decade broadcasting Missouri State Athletics, Spring ield-based Meyer Communications will once again carry the Bears and Lady Bears on its radio airwaves in 2010-11. All MSU football and men’s and women’s basketball games, home and away, will be carried live on Meyer’s network of stations. Flagship station, KTXR (101.3 FM), serves as the primary home for MSU athletics, with “The Jock” 98.7 FM, and KBFL 99.9 FM/1060 AM also providing platforms for the Bears and Lady Bears in the event of programming con licts. Meyer also broadcasts select Bears’ volleyball, baseball and softball contests, as well as MSU coaches’ shows for football and men’s and women’s basketball. All MSU games carried by Meyer can also be heard online at www.RadioSpring ield.com.

Bears on the Web The Missouri State Athletics website provides the latest information on Missouri State Athletics and is maintained by the MSU Athletics Communications of ice. Follow Bears online at www.MissouriStateBears.com, where you will ind the most recent news, game results, schedules and rosters for all 16 Missouri State varsity athletic programs. The of icial website of Missouri State Athletics is hosted by JumpTV. Live stats for select Missouri State athletic events are accessible on the MSU Athletics site. Additionally, streaming video for select Bears and Lady Bears home games, as well as road games when possible, will be available via Bears Live, a subscription-based multi-media service, which can be accessed on MissouriStateBears.com.

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Bears on Twitter and Facebook Also, check out Missouri State Athletics on Twitter and Facebook. To keep up with the all things Maroon and White, visit www.Twitter.com/ MissouriStBears and www.Facebook. com/MissouriStBears. Collegiate Licensing Company In May 2009, Missouri State University reached an agreement with Collegiate Licensing Company to manage the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trademark licensing program. A division of IMG Worldwide, CLC is the oldest and largest collegiate licensing agency in the U.S., providing full-service capabilities in brand protection, management and development.

Nelligan Sports Marketing In an effort to maximize its athletics exposure and marketing potential, Missouri State University has entered into a long-term contract with Nelligan Sports Marketing to exclusively represent the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate sponsorship program. The long-term partnership will focus heavily on intercollegiate athletics initiatives, such as broadcast media rights, marketing and sponsorship programs, but will also bene it the entire University by maximizing business-tobusiness opportunities and revenue potential. NSM is based in Little Falls, N.J., and represents some of the elite college properties in the country, including such institutions as Brown University, UC Santa Barbara, Colorado State University, Eastern Michigan University, Florida Atlantic University, the University of Louisville, Marquette University, Middle Tennessee State University, Princeton University, Providence College, Rutgers University and West Virginia University. It also represents many athletic organizations, such as the Colonial Athletic Association and its 12-member institutions, Horizon League, Pac-10 Conference, Patriot League, Champs Sports Bowl and Capital One Bowl.

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Missouri State Vice Presidents & Faculty Representative

President First Year at Missouri State Dr. James E. Cofer, Sr., began his first year as president of Missouri State University on August 2. He was introduced to the campus and Springfield community as the school’s 10th president on May 14, following a nationwide search. Cofer came to Springfield after serving as president of the University of Louisiana at Monroe since 2002. He replaced Dr. Michael T. Nietzel, who had been MSU’s president since July 2005. Additionally, Cofer will be a tenured professor in MSU’s College of Business Administration. “I am deeply honored by the Board’s decision and its confidence in me,” Cofer said on May 14. “I have been a fan of Missouri State University for many years and I look forward to continuing the good work that has been done here. Working with the faculty, staff, students, community, governmental leaders and all other constituent groups, I think we can create and achieve a shared vision for the university.” Cofer earned a reputation as the leader of an “extraordinary renaissance” at the University of Louisiana at Monroe over his eight years as president. When he and his wife, Deborah, arrived at ULM in 2002, they immediately began the “Reclaiming Our Campus” campaign, which involved more than 2,000 students, faculty, staff, community leaders, and area citizens who cleaned, planted flowers and repainted the campus. Shortly thereafter, Cofer developed an ambitious visionary plan that included more than $80 million in new construction and renovations on campus. Students, whose academic achievements continue to proliferate every year, now enjoy the newest, up-to-date residence halls, state-of-the-art “smart classrooms,” a completely-renovated Student Union Building and multiple campus security improvements. In 2007, students rated ULM higher than ever before – breaking a record for student satisfaction at the institution and surpassing student satisfaction at the national level. With the help of engaged faculty, ULM also patterned its mathematics and English course redesigns after the National Center for Academic Transformation’s Roadmap to Redesign philosophy, utilizing sound methodology, student-centered learning, clear assessment criteria and effective technology incorporation in 2007. To further encourage student success, ULM implemented living-learning communities, peer and faculty mentoring programs, extensive undergraduate research initiatives and advanced technological modalities. Cognizant of adult learners and today’s busy student, Cofer advocated “anytime, anywhere, anyplace instruction,” resulting in additional online courses and degree programs at ULM. Cofer earned his Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in December 1998. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1971 and his MBA in 1975, both from Mississippi State University. Prior to becoming president of the University of Louisiana at Monroe in March of 2002, Cofer served as vice president for finance and administration for the University of Missouri System from 1998-2002. Prior to that, he was vice president for finance and administration for the University of Arkansas System from 1995-98; Eisenhower Fellow in Budapest, Hungary, in 1995-96; and vice chancellor for fiscal affairs and treasurer of the Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia from 1991-95. He also has held positions in finance and administration with the Mississippi Power and Light Company; Murray State University; the State of Mississippi; and the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Cofer and his wife, Deborah, have two children and two grandchildren.

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Dr. Belinda McCarthy Provost

Ken McClure

Vice President for Administrative and Information Services

Dr. Jim Baker

Dr. Earle Doman

Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Brent Dunn

Vice President for University Advancement

Vice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Bruce Johnson

Chairman, Faculty Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics

University Administrative Council Dr. James E. Cofer President

Dr. Carey Adams

Dean, College of Arts and Letters

Dr. Jim Baker

V.P. for Research and Economic Development

Dr. Drew Bennett

Chancellor, Missouri State-West Plains

Dr. Earle Doman

V.P. for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Brent Dunn

V.P. for University Advancement

Nila Hayes

Chief Financial Officer

Paul Kincaid

Chief of Staff/Asst. to President for Univ. Relations

John McAlear

Secretary to the Board of Governors

Dr. Belinda McCarthy Provost

Ken McClure

V.P. for Administrative and Information Services

June McHaney

Director, Internal Audit

Kyle Moats

Director of Athletics

Dr. Helen Reid

Dean, College of Health and Human Services

Clif Smart

General Counsel

Moats Director of Athletics Second Year at Missouri State

Missouri State University’s search for its new director of athletics concluded May 28, 2009, with the introduction of Kyle Moats as the University’s 10th A.D. Moats came to the University after serving as associate athletics director for national marketing at the University of Louisville since 2005. Moats began his duties at Missouri State in July 2009, replacing Bill Rowe, who retired after spending 27 years as Missouri State’s top athletics administrator and more than a half century at the university as a student, coach and administrator. In a busy first year on the job, Moats wasted little time in laying groundwork for the future of Missouri State Athletics. From day one he emphasized the importance of fostering a strategic vision in the current landscape of intercollegiate athletics by involving all corners of the campus community in developoing a long-range plan for the MSU Athletics. Moats played a key role in Missouri State’s new partnership with Nelligan Sports Marketing (NSM), announced in February 2010. The agreement will result in the outsourcing of the departments’ marketing and corporate sales operations while maximizing revenue potential for MSU Athletics. Additionally, Moats was instrumental in MSU’s negotiations for a new television contract this past summer. Prior to his arrival in Springfield, Moats spent four years as associate athletics director for national marketing at Louisville. In that capacity, he coordinated the Cardinals’ efforts in national awareness, marketing, branding and group ticket sales. He also worked closely with Nelligan, which manages the exclusive marketing rights for Cardinal Athletics. Moats oversaw the Louisville band and spirit squads as the liaison with student government and student spirit groups. Prior to joining the Louisville staff, Moats served as senior associate athletic director for two years at Marquette University, where oversaw the Golden Eagles’ Blue and Gold Fund, media relations, ticket operations, special events, licensing, radio, television, marketing and promotions and sponsorships with NSM. He also worked 14 years in the University of Kentucky athletics department, including his last three there as associate athletics director for marketing (2000-02). Moats joined the UK staff as a graduate assistant in the athletics office in 1989, and in 1991 was promoted to coordinator of promotions and special events. He became the Wildcats’ director of marketing, promotions and licensing in 1993 before being named assistant athletics director for marketing in 1996. He served as tournament manager for the 1993 NCAA Golf Championships and the 1996 and 1998 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament events in Lexington. A native of Dixon, Ill., Moats is a 1988 graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. While at SIUE, Moats was a three-year letterwinner in golf and was a student assistant basketball coach for the Cougars from 1985-1988. He earned a master’s degree in sports management from the University of Kentucky in 2001. Moats and his wife, Leeann, have two children, Kirk and Lauren.

Kyle Moats was introduced as Missouri State University’s 10th director of athletics on May 28, 2009.

Moats Resume Summary Professional Background Years School Position 1985-88 SIUE Student-Athlete (Golf) Student Assistant Coach (MBB) 1989-91 Kentucky Graduate Assistant 1991-93 Kentucky Coordinator of Promotions and Special Events 1993-96 Kentucky Director of Marketing, Promotions and Licensing 1996-2004 Kentucky Assistant AD for Marketing 2004-06 Marquette Senior Associate AD 2006-09 Louisville Associate AD for National Marketing 2009-present Missouri State Director of Athletics Education Southern Illinois University Edwardsville B.S. in Physical Education, 1988

University of Kentucky M.S. in Sports Management, 2001

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Hicks

Associate Director of Athletics/SWA Eighth Year at Missouri State

Associate Director of for Student Development Second Year at Missouri State

Casey Comoroski enters her third full year as associate director of athletics and her eighth year overall at Missouri State. Comoroski oversees the operations of several of the institution’s 16 men’s and women’s sports programs. In addition, she has oversight of the Bears’ compliance, athletic training and strength and conditioning programs and serves as the primary personnel administrator for intercollegiate athletics. Comoroski joined the MSU staff in March 2003 as assistant director of athletics for compliance, a post in which she served until succeeding Darlene Bailey as associate athletics director in September of 2006. A native of Nanticoke, Pa., Comoroski came to MSU from Coastal Carolina University, where she had been assistant athletics director for compliance since 1998. At Coastal Carolina, Comoroski’s responsibilities included overseeing budgets for some of the school’s 17 sports, working in game operations, supervising the hosting of conference championships and directing summer sports camps. She was honored as the Big South Compliance Director of the Year in 2000. Comoroski graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1994 and earned a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut in 1996. She served one year as an intern in the Syracuse University athletics compliance office and spent two years in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference compliance section. A four-year starter in women’s basketball at St. Bonaventure, Comoroski was inducted into the school’s athletics hall of fame in February of 2007. Additionally, she will be inducted into the Luzerne County (Pa.) Sports Hall of Fame in August.

Bryan Hicks begins his second year as Missouri State’s associate athletics director for student development. Prior to his arrival in Springfield in August 2009, Hicks spent 12 years at the University of Louisville and five as assistant athletic director for academics, overseeing the academic responsibilities for the Cardinal football team and stadium computer lab. The Huntsville, Ala., native also served on the University’s Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality, the Directors Council for University Wide Advising and coordinated U of L’s Student-Athletes of Color Combining Opportunity and Responsibility for Excellence. A college basketball and baseball standout at Tuskegee University, he received his bachelors degree in marketing from Alabama A&M in 1992 and earned his master’s degree in public administration (MPA) from Portland State in 1996. He had served as a compliance coordinator, associate director for academic services, and an academic advisor prior to taking on his current role at Louisville in 2003. He also has coaching and multicultural admissions experience at Warner Pacific College in Portland, Ore. He and his wife, Kellie, are the parents of three children, Hailey, Sydney and Garrett.

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Intercollegiate Athletics Committee

Bruce Johnson (Chair), Faculty Athletics Representative Stan Adamson, College of Business Administration Charlotte Hardin, Multicultural Student Services James Hutter, College of Natural and Applied Sciences Jeanne Phelps, College of Health and Human Services Emmett Sawyer, College of Education Lorene Stone, College of Humanities and Public Affairs Roger Stoner, College of Arts and Letters Emily Matthews, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Ex-Officio: Tiffany Akre, Casey Comoroski, Rachelle Darabi, Kyle Moats, Kyle Yates

Associate Director of for Business Administration Second Year at Missouri State

Tiffany (Wilson) Akre will begin her second year on the Missouri State Athletics staff, after joining the department as associate director of athletics for business affairs last September. Akre is a native of Farmington, Mo., and has an extensive background in accounting, payroll, and business affairs for a number of organizations. Most recently, she spent eight years as vice president of finance for McQueary Brothers Drug Company in Springfield. In 2008, she was named senior team leader for McQueary’s finance acquisition team. As the associate athletic director for business administration, Akre is responsible for all phases of the business operation for the athletic department, which includes development and management of the annual budget and the supervision of daily business operations. She also serves as sport administrator for men’s and women’s golf. A 1997 graduate of Missouri State, Akre is also an on-line instructor for the University of Phoenix. She also holds an MBA from Regis University in Denver.

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Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications Third Year at Missouri State

Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs Third Year at Missouri State

Missouri State alumnus Rick Kindhart is in his third year directing MSU’s athletics communications efforts and his second as assistant director of athletics. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the department, he is the primary contact for Bears’ football and men’s basketball and serves on the University Marketing Council and the NCAA Self-Study Committee. Kindhart came to Missouri State in July 2008 after serving as assistant executive director for communications for the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) for a total of 11 years. Kindhart began his stint at MSHSAA in 1996 as communications and publications director and filled that role until 2000, when he accepted the job of statistics coordinator for the NCAA in Indianapolis. He returned to MSHSAA in 2001 and was promoted to assistant executive director on July 1, 2005. Kindhart graduated cum laude from Missouri State University in 1991,and received his master’s degree in 1993 from Southeast Missouri State, where he served as assistant sports information director from 1991-93. From 1993-96, he was sports information director at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America, Society for American Baseball Research, and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and is the recipient of numerous regional and national writing and publication awards. He and his wife, Christy, have two children, Matt and Shelby.

Padraic McMeel enters his third full year at Missouri State after assuming the post of assistant director of athletics for external affairs in February 2008. In his first two-plus years at MSU, McMeel has directed the implementation of the seat selection program for JQH Arena, the Bears’ and Lady Bears’ new state-of-the-art $67 million basketball facility which opened in November 2008. McMeel is also charged with overseeing the efforts of the Missouri State athletics marketing staff. McMeel came to Missouri State after serving as associate director of the Golden Knights Club (GKC) and director of premium seating at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. In that position, he was responsible for suite and club seat sales and assisted with GKC annual giving. He spent a year as assistant director of GKC before becoming associate director in 2006. Prior to his stint at UCF, McMeel spent time in the athletic departments at Illinois State and Central Michigan. He earned his undergraduate degree in sport administration from Central Michigan in 1994 and received his master’s degree from CMU in athletic administration in 2005. McMeel lives in Springfield with his wife, Ashley, and daughter, Logan.

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Johnson Faculty Athletics Representative 33rd Year at Missouri State

Dr. Bruce Johnson is in his 15th year as the chairman of the MSU faculty committee on intercollegiate athletics and the university’s voting representative to the annual NCAA convention. Johnson, a 1962 graduate of the University of MissouriColumbia, retired from his faculty position in the MSU Department of Agriculture in July 2009 after 31 years at the school. He continues to teach on a part-time basis. Johnson earned his master’s degree in 1965 from Iowa State and his doctorate from Missouri in 1970. Johnson, whose son, Phil, was MSU’s starting quarterback in 1993, has served on the MSU faculty senate and the faculty relations committee and has won a number of awards during his teaching career.

Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance Third Year at Missouri State

Kyle Yates begins his third year as assistant director of athletics for compliance after joining the Missouri State athletics staff in July 2008. Yates came to MSU after spending three years as assistant director of athletics compliance at TCU. His duties included monitoring the activity of coaches and staff for NCAA rules compliance, as well as the oversight of maintenance on the TCU athletics compliance web site. At Missouri State, Yates is responsible for the organization and overall administration of the MSU athletic department’s NCAA compliance program, including the certification of eligibility and coordination of financial aid for student-athletes. He is also charged with monitoring coaches’ activities relative to rules compliance, and administering educational measures for athletics staff members. A 2004 graduate of Texas A&M, Yates completed his MBA from TCU in 2007.

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Blackwood Executive Director of Athletic and Entertainment Facilities 27th Year at Missouri State

Springfield native Randy Blackwood is entering his 27th year at Missouri State and his sixth as executive director of athletic and entertainment facilities. Blackwood earned his bachelor’s degree in speech and theatre from Missouri State in 1980. He has been involved in public assembly venue management since 1981, serving as the Fine Arts Auditorium Manager at the University of Georgia for four years before returning to his alma mater in 1984. During his tenure at MSU, Blackwood has been involved in the administration of Hammons Student Center and Plaster Sports Complex, including the last nine years as director of the two facilities. On July 1, 2005, he was named executive director of the University’s three top public venues, Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, Hammons Student Center, and Plaster Sports Complex. In 2008, Blackwood added another on-campus facility to the list of venues he oversees with the opening of JQH Arena. Blackwood is a graduate of Leadership Springfield and a member of the International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM). He is also a member of the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau. Blackwood resides in Springfield with his wife, Joyce OwenBlackwood.

Penkalski Director of Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services 21st Year at Missouri State

The Bears Fund The Bears Fund is the annual fund-raising program for Missouri State intercollegiate athletics that was established in 1981 in conjunction with the move of MSU athletics to NCAA Division I status. The fund’s name stands for “Building Excellence in Athletics through Recruiting and Scholarships,” and its impact on Missouri State Athletics has grown substantially throughout the 29 years of its existence. The 2009-10 drive netted over $2.75 million, marking the 22nd year in a row in which total contributions to The Bears Fund have gone beyond $1 million. The fund is administered by the Missouri State University Foundation with additional input from coaching and administrative staff members in intercollegiate athletics. Contributors of $50 or more during each year are recognized as members at various giving levels in The Bears Fund, and, as such, receive benefits within the athletic program, including game program recognition, online athletics newsletter, and parking and postseason ticket considerations. Bears Fund gifts may be earmarked for specific sports or general use and the money is used to enhance MSU athletics, particularly in the areas of scholarships and recruiting. Contributions may be cash, gifts in kind of goods or services, matching gifts from employers, bequests or life income trusts and honorary or memorial gifts. An additional fund-raising event that’s a popular latesummer social event for MSU fans is the Missouri State Auction Benefiting Athletics. Held in August for each of the past 23 years, the auction has generated additional income for athletic uses with an evening of food, fun and entertainment. Individuals and businesses donate goods or services for sale at the auction, and the income derived from that sale goes to intercollegiate athletics. Items available for purchase at the auction since it began in 1987 have included automobiles, a thoroughbred racehorse, country club memberships, advertising packages, travel opportunities including road trips with MSU athletic teams, furs, jewelry, sports memorabilia, and unique items such as the chance to join MSU coaches on the sidelines during varsity contests. Fifteen of the last sixteen auctions have netted more than $100,000 for MSU Athletics, and the 2009 auction raised more than $110,000.

Jim Penkalski enters his second full year as director of Missouri State Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services and his 21st year overall at MSU. Penkalski took over as head of the MSU athletic training program in March 2009 following the retirement of Ivan Milton. Penkalski oversees a staff of six full-time certified athletic trainers, three intern athletic trainers and a host of student trainers. A Broadview Heights, Ohio, native, Penkalski also fills the role of primary athletic trainer for baseball and has worked with a number of MSU athletic programs throughout his tenure. Penkalski competed in football and wrestling at Brecksville High before completing his undergraduate degree in physical education from Kent State in 1987. He then moved on to Northern Michigan for his graduate studies, completing his master’s degree in 1989. Penkalski and his wife, Missy, have three children, Amanda, Katelyn and Russell.

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Assistant Director, Athletics Communications

Ben Adamson

Associate A.D., Business Administration

Tiffany Akre

Terry Allen

Randy Blackwood

Rob Brewer

Wayne Chambers

Mike Chandler

Rob Christophel

Head Coach, Women’s Soccer

Bethany Creed

Director of Operations, Women’s Basketball

Trevyor Fisher

Director of Operations, Men’s Basketball

Mitch Hauschildt

Rehabilitation Specialist and Performance Enhancement Coordinator

Jeni Jones

Associate Head Coach, Volleyball

Assistant Coach, Football

Gerald Davis

Assistant Coach, Football

Jeremiah Frey

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Holly Hesse Head Coach, Softball

Kevin Kane

Head Coach, Women’s Golf

Head Coach, Football

Assistant Coach, Football

Stewart Davis

Executive Director, Athletics Facilities

Assistant Coach, Football

Shannon Derricks

Director of Marketing and Promotions

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Josh Ganson

Keith Guttin

Assistant Coach, Women’s Soccer

Bryan Hicks

Associate A.D., StudentAthlete Development

Rick Kindhart Assistant A.D., Communcations

Head Coach, Baseball

Greg Hipp

Head Coach, Cross Country

Keith Boaz

Tim Bohn

Ronald Boyce

Director, HSC/PSC

Assistant Director, Athletics Communications

Director of Track & Field and Cross Country

David Collins

Casey Comoroski

Sean Coughlin

Associate Head Coach, Swimming & Diving

Eric Doennig

Assistant Director, Athletics Communications

Mary-Bec Gwyn

Director of Sales and Marketing Nelligan Sports Marketing

Brent Hobbs

Associate A.D./SWA

Paul Evans

Assistant Coach, Baseball

Cory Harbor

Jon Harris

Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

Jim Huelskamp

Dr. Bruce Johnson

Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving

Tyler Landgraf

Jon Leamy

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Sue Frederick

Associate Head Coach, Softball

Academic Advisor

Assistant Coach, Track & Field

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Coach, Football

Head Coach, Men’s Soccer

Faculty Athletics Representative

Amy Luke

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Dr. Brian Mahaffey Team Physician

Kyle Moats

Director of Athletics

Terry Sauerbry Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Trish Marsh

Associate Head Coach, Women’s Basketball

Bob Montgomery Assistant Coach, Football

Steve Sawchak

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Cuonzo Martin Head Coach, Men’s Basketball

Laree Moore

Padraic McMeel Assistant A.D., External Affairs

Jim Penkalski

Assistant Director, HSC/PSC

Director, Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services

Michael Seabolt

Dr. Richard Seagrave

Associate Head Coach, Men’s Soccer

Team Physician

Robin Meeks

Assistant Director, Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services

Beth Perine

Beth Messer

Nyla Milleson

Coordinator of Sales and Marketing Nelligan Sports Marketing

Head Coach, Women’s Basketball

Associate Head Coach, Softball

Assistant Director, ACIA

Dan Raines

Courtney Sanders

Gabby Gomez Sosa

Neal Stafford

Shannon Stanton

Head Coach, Field Hockey

Head Coach, Men’s Golf

Assistant Coach, Football

Athletics Ticket Manager

Boomer Mascot

Cory Starr

Equipment Manager

Brent Thomas

Jack Steck

Assistant Coach Men’s & Women’s Soccer

D.J. Vokolek

Danny Weathermon

Assistant Coach, Baseball

Associate Head Coach, Football

Camryn Whitaker

Steve Woodberry

Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball

David Stockton

Head Coach Swimming & Diving

Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

Equipment Manager

Melissa Stokes

Carly Stubblefield

Kent Williams

Dr. Victor Wilson

Head Coach, Volleyball

Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball

Team Physician

Kyle Yates

Assistant A.D., Compliance

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Achievement Center (ACIA) (FORA -- 836-6829)

Bryan Hicks (Alabama A&M, ’92) Associate A.D. for Student-Athlete Development Dan Raines (Northwestern, ’98) Assistant Director Marcus Brown (Indiana, ’09) Graduate Assistant Brant Combs (Missouri St., ’09) Graduate Assistant Nikki Vandepopulier (Missouri St., ’09) Graduate Assistant Joan Newman Administrative Assistant

Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services (FORA -- 836-5461)

Jim Penkalski (Kent St., ’87) Director Robin Meeks (Memphis, ’79) Assistant Director Shannon Derricks (West Virginia, ’93) Assistant Athletic Trainer Tyler Landgraf (Iowa St., ’00) Assistant Athletic Trainer Amy Luke (Missouri St., ’06) Assistant Athletic Trainer Steve Sawchak (Missouri St., ’90) Assistant Athletic Trainer Mitch Hauschildt (South Dakota, ’00) Rehabilitation/Performance Coordinator Alison Beckett (Missouri St., ’05) Intern Tim Brazeal (Missouri St., ’09) Intern Clay Holman (Oklahoma State ’10) Intern Becky Grant Administrative Assistant

Athletics Communications (HAMC -- 836-5402)

Rick Kindhart (Missouri St., ’91) Assistant A.D. for Communications Ben Adamson (Oklahoma St., ’05) Assistant Director Tim Bohn (Northern Illinois, ’06) Assistant Director-Web and New Media Eric Doennig (Missouri, ’00) Assistant Director Kevin Kane (UNI, ’84) Assistant Jake Gossage (Webster, ’09) Graduate Assistant Brian Lynch (Ohio, ’08) Graduate Assistant

External Affairs (ALUM -- 836-4143)

Padraic McMeel (Central Michigan, ’94) Assistant A.D. for External Affairs Stewart Davis (Missouri St., ’04) Director of Marketing & Promotions Mary-Bec Gwyn (Kentucky, ’01) NSM General Manager Art Hains (SMU, ’76) University Marketing Specialist Megan Keane (Saint Mary’s [Ind.], ’08) Graduate Assistant Katie Streck (Wilmington College, ’08) Graduate Assistant Julie Wright Administrative Assistant

Fax Numbers

Director of Athletics Athletics-Forsythe Athletics-Hammons Athletics Communications

836-6344 836-8475 836-8382 836-4868

Missouri State Athletics 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65897 Intercollegiate Athletics Administration

Building Name (alma mater, class) Position Kyle Moats (SIU Edwardsville, ’88) Brenda Espy Lois Goldade Tiffany Akre (Missouri St., ’97) Casey Comoroski (St. Bonaventure, ’94) Judy Slothower Bryan Hicks (Alabama A&M, ’92) Rick Kindhart (Missouri St., ’91) Padraic McMeel (Central Michigan, ’94) Kyle Yates (Texas A&M, ’04)

Director of Athletics Executive Assistant to Athletics Director Administrative Assistant Associate Director of Athletics for Business Administration Associate Director of Athletics/SWA Administrative Assistant Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Development Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance

Coaches and Support Staff

Keith Guttin (Missouri-St. Louis, ’78) Brent Thomas (Missouri St., ’82) Paul Evans (Southern Illinois, ’81) Cuonzo Martin (Purdue, ’00) Jon Harris (Marquette, ’02) Steve Woodberry (Kansas, ’94) Kent Williams (Southern Illinois, ’03) Trevyor Fisher (Missouri St., ’05) Brenda Essary Nyla Milleson (Kansas St., ’85) Trish Marsh (Missouri S&T, ’92) Carly Stubblefield (Missouri St., ’02) Camryn Whitaker (W. Kentucky, ’05) Bethany Creed (Drury, ’06) Barbara Scott Gabby Gomez Sosa (Missouri St., ’05) Terry Allen (UNI, ’79) D.J. Vokolek (Nebraska-Kearney, ’92) Rob Christophel (Austin Peay, ’84) Wayne Chambers (Oklahoma, ’07) Mike Chandler (Kansas, ’00) Sean Coughlin (Drake, ’01) Gerald Davis (Missouri St., ’08) Bob Montgomery (Northwestern St., ’97) Courtney Sanders (Arkansas, ’02) Neal Stafford (Missouri, ’02) Kevin Kane (UNI, ’84) Jon Leamy (Roanoke, ’82) Mike Seabolt (West Texas A&M, ’00) David Stockton (Midwestern St., ’06) Rob Brewer (Lynchburg, ’77) Josh Ganson (Graceland, ’97) David Stockton (Midwestern St., ’06) Holly Hesse (Creighton, ’82) Sue Frederick (Creighton, ’89) Beth Perine (Ohio St., ’82) Jack Steck (Indiana St., ’65) David Collins (Drury, ’05) Jim Huelskamp (Nebraska, ’89) Ignacio Gayo (Missouri St., ’09) Ronald Boyce (Murray St., ’89) Greg Hipp (Appalachian St.,’93) Brent Hobbs (Clemson, ’05) Melissa Stokes (San Diego St., ’91) Jeni Jones (Florida, ’99) Jeremiah Larsen (BYU, ’06) Terry Sauerbry (Maryland, ’98) TBA Cory Starr (Kansas, ’01) Danny Weathermon Shannon Stanton (Missouri St., ’92) Randy Blackwood (Missouri St., ’80) Keith Boaz (Missouri St., ’00) Laree Moore (Missouri St., ’88) Brenda O’Connell

Head Baseball Coach Assistant Baseball Coach Assistant Baseball Coach Head Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Director of Basketball Operations Men’s Basketball Administrative Assistant Head Women’s Basketball Coach Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Director of Women’s Basketball Operations Women’s Basketball Administrative Assistant Head Field Hockey Coach Head Football Coach Associate Head Football Coach-Defensive Coordinator Assistant Football Coach-Offensive Coordinator Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Head Men’s Golf Coach Head Women’s Golf Coach Head Men’s Soccer Coach Associate Head Men’s Soccer Coach Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach Head Women’s Soccer Coach Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Head Softball Coach Associate Head Softball Coach Associate Head Softball Coach Head Men’s/Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach Associate Head Men’s/Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach Men’s/Women’s Diving Coach Men’s/Women’s Swimming & Diving Graduate Assistant Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Assistant Track & Field/Head Cross Country Coach Assistant Track & Field Coach Head Volleyball Coach Associate Head Volleyball Coach Assistant Volleyball Coach

Facility and Support Staff

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Men’s Equipment Manager Women’s Equipment Manager Athletics Ticket Manager Executive Director Athletic & Entertainment Facilities Director, Hammons/Plaster/JQH Arena Assistant Director, Hammons/Plaster/JQH Arena Hammons Student Center Administrative Assistant

(417) Phone

HAMC HAMC FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC FORA HAMC ALUM FORA

836-5244 836-5244 836-5242 836-5244 836-5246 836-5242 836-5409 836-4585 836-4143 836-6829

FORA FORA FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC HAMC FORA FORA FORA HAMC HAMC HAMC

836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-5250 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-4136 836-5242 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5343 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-8384 836-8384 836-8384 836-5466 836-5466 836-5466 836-5466 836-5242 836-5242 836-5242 836-8384 836-8384 836-8384

PLAS PLAS FORA HAMC HAMC HHPA HAMC HAMC HAMC

836-6910 836-6910 836-5430 836-5056 836-7678 836-6776 836-5240 836-5240 836-5240

Building indicators: HAMC - Hammons Student Center; PLAS - Plaster Sports Complex; ALUM - Alumni Center; FORA - Forsythe Athletics Center; HHPA - Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

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