2020 WVU Track and Field Guide

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Choosing to become a Mountaineer student-athlete is special.

Without a professional sports team in the state, the people of West Virginia and the region love WVU athletics.

Mountaineers have the unique opportunity to represent themselves, their teammates and their university to news media, alumni, friends, family and the general public. Interaction with these groups is also part of the educational process as a West Virginia University student-athlete.

By taking advantage of these opportunities, it can have a positive effect, not only on a Mountaineer’s career as a student-athlete at West Virginia, but also on their life after donning the Old Gold and Blue.

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A WINNING

TRADITION Few programs across the country can equate the level of success the Mountaineers have enjoyed in recent years. Widely regarded as one of the most respected programs in the nation, the notoriety does not come without merit.

Since taking over in 2007, coach Sean Cleary has led a proud program to numerous honors, ranging from conference and regional awards to All-America status.

Under Cleary, 22 student-athletes have garnered All-America honors, while 40 athletes overall have achieved the honors in the history of WVU track and field.

The number of national honors in recent years are a reflection of the talent level of the program, which achieved a top-20 finish in both indoor and outdoor track and field from 2008-15.

Over the past nine seasons, WVU student-athletes have achieved 19 individual conference titles, and 24 have qualified to participate at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, including a school-best seven in 2011.

Last season, the Mountaineers were represented at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships Madelin Gardner. In her second trip to the National Championships, Gardner collected two All-America accolades, with Second Team performances in the indoor and outdoor pole vault events.

Off the track, the Mountaineers excel academically, as 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, including Andrea Pettit’s Third Team honor from the 2018-19 campaign, have been claimed since 2010.

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West Virginia has produced 15 All-America selections from eight individuals, including 12 during the Sean Cleary headcoaching era. Each year the Mountaineers’ roster is filled with talent, looking for the next All-American at WVU.

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Winning and working hard are important to the West Virginia University track and field team, but becoming successful, positive role models in the community is just as significant.

Each year, the Mountaineers work to give back to Morgantown and surrounding communities.

Members of the WVU track and field team are frequent visitors to the WVU Children’s Hospital and help several different local community service projects throughout the year.

The team also regularly donates its time and knowledge by hosting and teaching local youth track clubs the fundamentals of the sport. Along with strengthening the youngsters’ skills, they also teach the participants the importance of good sportsmanship, courage, determination and hard work.

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Coach Cleary’s student-athletes can also be found at the Morgantown Ronald McDonald House, as well as assisting in Special Olympics events.

Additionally, Mountaineer coaches and players take part in Relay for Life of Monongalia County. As the American Cancer Society’s signature event, Relay for Life offers everyone in the community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer.

It’s the commitment of bettering the community that makes being a Mountaineer even more special.

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CONDITIONING

West Virginia’s strength and conditioning staff ensures all student-athletes are on year-long programs designed to continue improving the fitness capabilities needed in their sports.

To keep athletes in peak physical condition, WVU offers a variety of training areas and an array of strength programs designed to increase performance. All student-athletes at WVU also will have their own program individually calculated and updated throughout the year.

Equipped with excellent amenities and staffed by some of the finest strength coaches in the nation, athletes who come to West Virginia know they are in good hands when it comes to their athletic capacity.

For track and field athletes, the entire year is carefully planned and tailored to the indoor and outdoor seasons to prepare for optimal performance during the campaign and peaking at championship meets.

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ATHLETIC

TRAINING

The West Virginia University athletic training program looks to get its student-athletes back on the field in a timely manner, while providing quality health care for participants and coaches.

The scope of the athletic training services encompasses various domains, including injury recognition, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, education and counseling, that will enable the student-athlete to maintain an optimal quality of life beyond the span of athletic competition.

Multiple athletic training rooms are available for student-athletes, furnished with the latest in technology and equipment.

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FACILITIES In November 2015, nine public entities, including West Virginia University, committed to collaborate in building a state-of-the-art aquatic and track complex at Mylan Park.

Recognizing the need for larger-level track and field amenities, the community and WVU have worked together to make this possible. The Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park, which has become one half of the estimated $40 million athletic center, is a community complex for all ages. It also serves as the home to WVU’s cross country and track and field teams.

The complex has an eight-lane competition track with a top-of-the-line, Mondo running surface developed by Mondotrack. It also features areas for long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault, as well as a grass infield fully enclosed in netting for events such as the hammer throw, discus throw and javelin throw. Additionally, a surrounding walking track is available to the community for use.

The Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park can seat up to 1,800 spectators, and it provides stadium necessities such as a ticket booth, press box, restrooms, concessions facilities and a state-of-the-art electronic scoreboard and timing system.

The track officially celebrated its opening at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 26, 2018, while the first official meet, the West Virginia Open, took place on March 23, 2019.

Officials hope to host future NCAA and Big 12 Championships at the new complex.

The creation and development of the track was truly a community effort. Along with WVU and its components, the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust donated $15 million for the special project. Other entities, including the Mylan Park Foundation Board, Greater Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau, Monongalia County Schools, County Commission, City of Westover and Westridge Development also came together to make this remarkable new facility a reality.

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BIG 12

CONFERENCE The Big 12 Conference is comprised of 10 institutions, and many of them share traditional rivalries throughout their rich histories.

Member universities include Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia.

The Big 12 is a strong conference that, like WVU, values quality academic and athletic programs, and has a great tradition of success.

Routinely regarded as one of the top track and field conferences in the country, the Big 12 has been home to numerous individual and team national champions.

The conference office is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential. Department staff members work with coaches, faculty and on-campus student service providers to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the supporting arena and the personal-social challenges they face as developing adults.

While many of the headlines center around the Mountaineers’ accomplishments on the playing field, WVU athletes also have made some noteworthy strides in the classroom.

The West Virginia University athletics department has featured at least one first team Academic All-American for 14 consecutive years, including former track and field athlete Amy Cashin in 2017-18.

To help student-athletes achieve academic success, one of the nation’s finest facilities resides in the WVU Coliseum – The Athletic Academic Performance Center.

The 8,000-square foot facility provides individual and group study areas, numerous computer stations and the latest in fingerprint technology to sign in studentathletes during their time there A total of 313 student-athletes were represented on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in Fall 2018, of which 69 of them registered a 4.0 GPA. Additionally, 11 student-athletes were named recipients of the annual Dr. Gerald Large Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor. Olivia Hill received the prestigious award in 2018-19.

More than 500 student-athletes were honored on WVU’s Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll. Implemented in 1989, the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll was created to recognize students who

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have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Since the program began in 1989, over 4,000 studentathletes have earned a place on the honor roll. Ford retired in 2011 after 44 years of service with the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Shamoya McNeil and Andrea Pettit represented the track and field team by receiving the award in 2017-18.

Over 500 student-athletes were honored on WVU’s Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll. Implemented in 1989, the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll was created to recognize students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Since the program began in 1989, nearly 4,000 student-athletes have earned a place on the honor roll. Ford retired in 2011 after 44 years of service with the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

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CHARACTER Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867.

RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION R1: Doctoral Universities–Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

ACCREDITATION WVU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Many programs hold specialized accreditation.

GOVERNANCE The WVU Board of Governors is the University’s governing body. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. E. Gordon Gee is WVU’s 24th president.

CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES The WVU System is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1, the highest research category institution) to the student-centered focus of WVU Potomac State College in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world.

The WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley offers more than 35 majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

WVU Potomac State College in Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 60 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university.

The WVU System also includes the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as 10 experimental farms and four forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp. The WVU System includes 518 buildings on 15,880 acres. The Morgantown campus has 245 buildings (11 on the National Register of Historic Places) on 1,892 acres.

The WVU Morgantown campus is located in a town named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals. com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 30,855, was also rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other rankings: Kiplinger.com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; one of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City” by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.

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STUDENT PROFILE Fall 2018 WVU System enrollment was 29,959: Potomac State College - 1,340 WVU Tech - 1,755 Morgantown campus - 26,864 Students at the Morgantown campus come from 118 nations, all 50 U.S. states (plus D.C.) and all 55 West Virginia counties; nearly half are West Virginia residents.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 24 Truman Scholars, 45 Goldwater Scholars, three George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, five Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 26 Boren Scholars, 63 Gilman Scholars, 64 Fulbright Scholars, three Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 32 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellowships and 25 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE Seventy-six percent of full-time instructional faculty hold the highest academic degree in their field, and 64 percent of all WVU classes and 67 percent of all WVU non-laboratory classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Fourteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 380-plus majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; journalism; law; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health. Hundreds of distance-education and online classes are available.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Students can choose from among 480-plus student organizations or participate in an active intramural program or a variety of club sports.

SERVICE AND LEARNING The Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty. WVU earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification – joining only 6 percent of all universities. It is the only institution in West Virginia the foundation recognizes for its community engagement.

PARENTS CLUB The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members, connects parents and families with the student experience.

ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 200,000 graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.

ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE Admission is based on a combination of high school GPA and ACT or SAT scores. Applications are processed beginning Aug. 15 for admission the following fall. March 1 is the deadline for West Virginia residents to submit PROMISE Scholarship applications. WVU has a rolling admissions policy, and there is no official application deadline.

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Sean Cleary, one of the sport’s most talented coaches, enters his 13th season at the helm of the West Virginia University cross country and track and field teams in 2019-20. Cleary has been associated with both programs for over two-and-a-half decades. With his expertise in mentoring, training, conditioning and recruiting distance runners, the Georgetown, Ontario, native has built West Virginia’s cross country and track and field programs into national powerhouses, producing numerous AllAmerica and all-conference honors.

Under Cleary’s guidance, the Mountaineer cross country team is coming off a successful 2019 campaign, in which the team placed third at the 2019 Big 12 Championship and fifth at the NCAA MidAtlantic Regional. Candace Archer, Olivia Hill, Hayley Jackson and Ceili McCabe collected All-Big 12 honors for finishing inside the top-15 at the conference meet.

Jackson, Archer and McCabe placed inside the top-25 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional to earn All-Mid-Atlantic Region accolades as well.

After a successful freshman campaign, McCabe was named the 2019 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. She garnered All-Big 12 and All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors and was the first freshman to cross the finish line at the Big 12 Championship after finishing in 13th place. At the regional meet, McCabe finished 25th and was just the second rookie to cross the line.

In 2018, Cleary led the cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the 2018 Big 12 Championship in Ames, Iowa. Hayley Jackson placed eighth overall at the meet, earning All-Big 12 honors. WVU went on to finish sixth as a team at the Mid-Atlantic Regional.

The track and field team earned ninthplace finishes at both the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2018-19. Seven Mountaineers earned All-Big 12 indoor honors and five earned All-Big 12 outdoor accolades. Madelin Gardner, Hayley Jackson and Faith Penny collected honors at both the indoor and outdoor championships.

Four Mountaineers qualified for the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round including Gardner, Jackson, Olivia Hill and Shamoya McNeil. Gardner qualified for the 2019 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, earning Second Team All-America honors in the pole vault at each meet. The Williamstown, West Virginia, native also holds the WVU program record in both indoor and outdoor pole vault. Under Cleary’s guidance, Gardner was named the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.

WVU had another stellar academic year in 2018-19, as 18 Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team. Hill was selected for the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12’s highest

academic honor. Outstanding Senior Andrea Pettit also was named a recipient of WVU’s highest student honor, the Order of Augusta. Hill and Petit were named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country Team, with Petit going on to be named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team. The Mountaineers were named an All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA. In 2017, Cleary led the Mountaineer cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship in Round Rock, Texas.

Maggie Drazba led WVU with a sixth-place finish at the conference meet, while Amy Cashin placed 13th. Both earned All-Big 12 accolades before going on to nab All-MidAtlantic Region honors later in the season, helping West Virginia place seventh at the regional meet.

The 2017-18 track and field season saw a large amount of success at the regional and national level. Amy Cashin and Madelin Gardner represented WVU at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March, as well as the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June.

The duo combined to record four total AllAmerica honors on the year, including Gardner’s First Team performance in the pole vault at the outdoor meet. Gardner finished eighth in the event to earn a spot on the podium, while Cashin placed 13th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, earning a school-record time in the process.

At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Cashin finished ninth in the mile, while Gardner took ninth in the pole vault.

Additionally, Gardner was named the MidAtlantic Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA. In a year that featured five new track and field records – including two events that were topped on multiple occasions – the Mountaineers also continued their strong showing academically. For the second consecutive year, Cashin was named the Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She also earned Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team honors by CoSIDA as was one of 17 Academic All-Big 12 selections from WVU. The 2016 cross country season featured multiple runners reach the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Redshirt juniors Jillian Forsey and Drazba each raced in the Terre Haute, Indiana event, marking the first time since 2010 that multiple individuals qualified for the National Championship in the same season. Drazba placed 58th out of 250 runners, while Forsey finished 97th.

At the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals in State College, Pennsylvania, Forsey earned the silver medal (20:09), earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Championships. Drazba finished 11th, while redshirt junior Cashin placed 22nd. All three were named All-Mid-Atlantic Regional

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West Virginia also secured a third-place finish at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship in 2016. Forsey led the way for the Mountaineers, crossing the finish line in second place and earning All-Big 12 honors.

In track, the 2016-17 campaign saw a pair of student-athletes reach the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as Cashin and Shamoya McNeil represented the Mountaineers in Eugene, Oregon. Both earned All-America Third Team honors for their performances. Cashin placed 19th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while McNeil took 22nd in the triple jump.

WVU broke three school records and placed six in the 2017 NCAA East Preliminary Regional. Gardner set the all-time Mountaineer outdoor best in the pole vault, while Danique Bryan took over the No. 1 mark in the triple jump. Cashin broke the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA East Prelims en route to punching her ticket to her first career NCAA Championships.

Academically, the squad was again stellar.

Cashin and Forsey were CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team honorees, while the two were joined by Drazba as USTFCCCA All-Academic selections. The Mountaineers placed 11 on the Academic All-Big 12 team and saw Cashin win the Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Award and WVU Order of Augusta Award, and Drazba earn the WVU Foundation Most Outstanding Senior honor. Forsey, meanwhile, was named the Big 12 Cross Country ScholarAthlete of the Year, the third such award in the last five years for a member of the Mountaineer cross country team.

The 2015-16 season also saw many accomplishments academically and athletically. Cleary led the Mountaineers to a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championship, attained two All-MidAtlantic Region honorees, coached an individual qualifier to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, had one Academic All-American First Team runner, two Academic All-District Team honorees, and 12 who were named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

At the Big 12 Cross Country Championship, three sophomores posted top-22 finishes on the 6k course in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Drazba crossed the finish line first for the Mountaineers and 19th overall (21:32.5), sophomore Millie Paladino placed 21st (21:34.30) and sophomore Brynn Harshbarger came in 22nd (21:40.40).

At the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in Princeton, New Jersey, West Virginia finished in fifth place overall. The regional meet was highlighted by Paladino and senior Savanna Plombon’s All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors for posting top-25 finishes.

Paladino led the Mountaineers, crossing the finish line in 11th place with a time of

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21:16.20, and Plombon crossed the finish line in 23rd overall (21:25.20).

Paladino was the lone Mountaineer to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, the second straight championship showing for Paladino at the time. She placed 77th overall with a career-best time of 20:41.60 on the 6k course at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.

On the academic side, senior Kelly Williams was named to the 2016 Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-America First Team (selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)) for the second consecutive year while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Additionally, Cashin and Williams were named to Academic AllDistrict First Team.

With the guidance of Cleary, the 2014 season demonstrated true athleticism and dedication from young athletes. In the fall, he led the Mountaineers to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championship for the second straight year. Forsey finished 12th, earning All-Conference honors, along with Kaitlyn Gillespie and Drazba.

The Mountaineers appeared in their ninth NCAA Championships and sixth under Cleary. The veteran coach oversaw a top-8 national finish, two All-Americans and an Elite 89 Award winner. The team earned its fifth NCAA top-10 finish since 2007. Gillespie was honored as an All-American in her final race as a Mountaineer, finishing 26th, along with Forsey, who finished 14th overall.

Williams earned the Elite 89 Award for having the highest cumulative grade point average out of all participants at the NCAA Championships.

Cleary was named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) President for Division I Cross Country prior to the start of the 2013 cross country season. He guided the Mountaineers to their sixth NCAA appearance in seven seasons under his direction as well. West Virginia posted a second-place result at the Big 12 Championship, while senior Sarah Martinelli went on to claim All-Big 12 and All-MidAtlantic Region honors.

West Virginia entered into a more highlycompetitive conference as it competed in the Big 12 for the first time in 2012. Cleary used the season to build on to his framework of confidence and winning at a higher level. Sarah-Anne Brault returned from training for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London for her final season as a Mountaineer by running in her fourth consecutive NCAA Championships.

On the way, Brault garnered allconference honors for the second time in her career, all-region honors for the third time and finished her career by becoming the 13th runner in program history to qualify individually for the NCAA Championships.

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The Mountaineers finished No. 8 in the country in 2011 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships – their fourth top-10 national finish in five years. The team finished in fourth place at the Big East Championship and followed it with a thirdplace mark at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. Cleary then led his team to its eighth-place finish at nationals where Kate Harrison and Gillespie became AllAmericans, with Harrison finishing in eighth place, an all-time WVU best individual finish for the event.

In 2010, Cleary sent Gillespie and Brault to the NCAA Championships, where Gillespie became Cleary’s sixth All-American with a 34th-place finish in 20:46. Brault arrived in 71st place. During indoor track season, three athletes were named All-Americans and all seven athletes who qualified for the outdoor NCAA Championships achieved All-America status. For the achievements, Cleary was named the NCAA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year for track and field.

The 2009-10 season was equally successful as the team achieved sixth place at the NCAA Championships, its third straight top10 finish. Clara Grandt, Keri Bland and Marie-Louise Asselin each earned AllAmerica status for their successful campaigns. Asselin and Bland achieved the honor for the third time in their WVU careers, while Grandt earned her first.

Ranked in the top 10 all year, the team received its highest-ever ranking as a program at No. 3 midway through the season. Between indoor and outdoor track that year, 11 All-America honors were distributed, while Bland, Grandt and Asselin became the first Mountaineers to achieve the status in three sports in the same year.

Overall, 17 All-American honors were given to WVU athletes between cross country, indoor and outdoor track in what became one of the most successful seasons in school history.

At the completion of the 2009-10 cross country and track seasons, WVU was recognized as the fifth-best team on the Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award list, announced by the United States Track and Field and Cross County Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The award is given annually to the most outstanding NCAA Division I women’s cross country and track and field programs and honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year based on the institution’s finish at the NCAA Division I Championships over three seasons.

In 2008, the team had its best-ever finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, arriving in fourth after being ranked No. 5 most of the year. WVU won its second NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region championship and Cleary was named Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year. Asselin became the first runner in school history to win an individual Big

East title, helping the team finish in second.

In Cleary’s first season as head coach in 2007, he was named Big East Coach of the Year after the program’s first-ever conference cross country championship.

Three runners were named All-Big East as the team entered the top 25 for the first time in three years.

For the fourth year in a row, the Mountaineers were named an All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA in 2007. The group was ranked 17th in the nation in terms of overall grade point average (GPA) and had the second-highest GPA in the Big East with a 3.61 average.

Cleary previously had been the distance coach in 2005 and 2006 and was a full-time assistant from 2001-04, serving as the primary coach and trainer for the cross country team during that span. Prior to the 2001 season, Cleary served as a graduate assistant coach for eight seasons at WVU. His primary duties included recruiting and coaching the middle distance and longdistance runners.

WVU’s distance medley relay team qualified for nationals for seven consecutive years from 1998 to 2004, the second-longest streak in the nation at the time, under Cleary’s watch.

In all, Cleary has coached nearly twodozen athletes who have competed at the World Track and Field, World Cross Country, World University Games and Pan American Championships.

Cleary worked closely with former head coach Dr. Martin Pushkin in building the women’s cross country and track and field teams into national contenders. Cleary was responsible for the recruitment and mentoring of NCAA mile champion Kate Vermeulen, as well as All-Americans Rebecca Stallwood, Merissa Sexsmith and 2005 NCAA outdoor champion Megan Metcalfe.

Under his guidance, Cleary’s coaching has produced several men’s All-America runners, including four-time All-American Bob Donker, NCAA cross country AllAmericans Wynston Alberts, Mike Dudley and Steve Bohan, two-time NCAA qualifiers Jeff Metcaff and Bohan, NCAA qualifier Ian Collings and 5,000-meter AllAmerican Mark Vilardo.

Cleary, who holds a USATF Level I Certification, is the primary recruiter for the cross country and track and field squads, attracting the best in-state, out-of-state and international athletes to Morgantown. He is also responsible for scheduling all meets and serves as the director for home meets.

He was a member of the Mountaineer team in 1991 and 1992, helping the 1991 squad capture the Atlantic 10 cross country title. Cleary earned all-conference honors in 1992.

Prior to WVU, Cleary attended Central Oregon Community College, where he helped lead the team to the National Junior

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AT A GLANCE

COACHING EXPERIENCE » West Virginia University, 1993-Present » 13th season as Head Coach » 27th season with the program (graduate assistant, assistant coach, head coach) » Coached 36 of WVU’s 40 All-Americans » Madelin Gardner collected two Second Team All-America honors in 2018-19, as she finished ninth in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships » Led Gardner to USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year honors » Olivia Hill and Andrea Pettit were named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country Team; Pettit went on to be named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team » Amy Cashin and Madelin Gardner combined for four All-America honors in 2017-18; Gardner earned First Team honors in the pole vault (outdoor) » 2018 Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete (Amy Cashin) » 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team and 2018 USTFCCCA All-Academic (Amy Cashin) » Two All-America Third Team selections in 2017 (Amy Cashin, Shamoya McNeil)

» Three USTFCCCA All-Academic in 2017 (Amy Cashin, Maggie Drazba, Jillian Forsey) » 2017 Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete (Amy Cashin) » Two former graduates competed at Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games [Sarah-Anne Brault (triathlon), Jessica McConnell (5,000m)] » Two former graduates qualified for 2016 Olympic Trials (Clara (Grandt) Santucci, Aubrey Moskal) » 2016 Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete (Kelly Williams) » One All-American in 2015 (Kaitlyn Gillespie) » 2015 Big 12 outdoor champion in 10,000 meters (Kaitlyn Gillespie) » Three All-Americans in 2014 (Stormy Nesbit, Allison Lasnicki, Sarah Martinelli) » Two All-Americans in 2013 (Jordan Hamric, Kelly Williams) » Two All-Americans in 2012 (Chelsea Carrier-Eades, Jessica O’Connell) » Seven ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans » Nine Academic all-district honorees over the last three seasons » 10 regional qualifiers in 2012 » Top-20 NCAA finishes in 2010, 2011 » Two-time Mid-Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year (2010-11) – Chelsea Carrier

» 2008-09 Mid-Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year – Clara Grandt » 2008-09 Big East Indoor Most Outstanding Track Performer – Keri Bland » Five top-10 cross country finishes since 2007 » 2007, 2008 Mid-Atlantic XC Coach of the Year » 2007 Big East Coaching Staff of the Year » 24 Big East champions » Five ECAC champions » 28 NCAA outdoor qualifiers since 2008 » Former President for Division I Cross Country » Holds a USATF Level I Certification RUNNING EXPERIENCE » Central Oregon Community College (1989-91) » helped lead the team to the National Junior College Athletic Association title » West Virginia University (1991-92) » helped capture the 1991 Atlantic 10 cross country title and » earned all-conference honors in 1992 EDUCATION » West Virginia University, 1992 » Bachelor’s degree (physical education) FAMILY » Wife, Heather; son, Patrick; daughter, Irelynn

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TRACK AND FIELD » 36 total All-America honors have been earned under Cleary’s leadership » Has coached seven Mountaineers to multiple All-America honors as a head coach » Has coached five Academic All-America First Team selections, including Amy Cashin

in 2017-18 » Coached Madelin Gardner to two Second Team All-America honors in 2019, as she finished ninth in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships » Two student-athletes combined for four All-America honors in 2018 – Madelin Gardner, Amy Cashin (indoor and outdoor) » Led Gardner to USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year honors » Two All-Americans in 2017 – Amy Cashin, Shamoya McNeil » Coached 2017 and 2018 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Amy Cashin » Coached 2016 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Kelly Williams » One All-American in 2015 – Kaitlyn Gillespie » Academic All-America First Team (CoSIDA) in 2015 – Kelly Williams » Coached Kaitlyn Gillespie to program’s first Big 12 individual championship in 2015 – 10,000-meter run » Three All-Americans in 2014 – Sarah Martinelli, Stormy Nesbit, Allison Lasnicki » Coached former WVU runners to Olympic Trials – Clara Grandt, Aubrey Moskal » Three CoSIDA All-Americans in 2015 – Kaitlyn Gillespie, Kelly Williams, Jillian Forsey » Seven CoSIDA All-Americans since 2012 » Three All-America performances between Chelsea Carrier-Eades and Jessica O’Connell in 2012

» Four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2012 – Kate Harrison, Kaitlyn Gillespie, Kaylyn Christopher, Ahna Lewis

» 13 All-American performances by eight athletes during the 2011 indoor and outdoor seasons

» Sent a school-record NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2011 » Eight Big East Championships in 2011 » Tenth place at NCAA Indoor Championships in 2010 » Sixteenth place at NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2010 » 2010 Mid-Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year – Chelsea Carrier-Eades » Five conference champions in 2010 » Reached No. 3 during 2009-10 season, as 11 All-America total honors were distributed

» Keri Bland, Clara Grandt and Marie-Louise Asselin became first Mountaineers to achieve All-America status in three sports in same year in 2010 (cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field) » No. 5 on the 2010 Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award list » 2010 Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year » Nine Big East champions in 2009 » Four USTFCCCA All-Academic team members in 2009 » 2008-09 Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year – Clara Grandt » 2009 Big East Indoor Most Outstanding Track Performer – Clara Grandt » Four NCAA qualifiers in 2008

CROSS COUNTRY » Led the Mountaineers to a third-place finish at the 2019 Big 12 Championship and

a fifth-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional » Four All-Big 12 selections in 2019 – Candace Archer, Olivia Hill, Hayley Jackson and Ceili McCabe » Jackson, Archer and McCabe also collected All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors in 2019 » One All-Big 12 selection in 2018 – Hayley Jackson » 2018 All-Academic Team (USTFCCCA) » Two All-Mid-Atlantic Region and All-Big 12 honorees in 2017 – Amy Cashin, Maggie Drazba » Two 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifiers – Jillian Forsey and Maggie Drazba » Three All-Mid-Atlantic Region performers in 2016 – Jillian Forsey, Maggie Drazba, Amy Cashin » 2016 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Jillian Forsey » 2016 All-Academic Team (USTFCCCA) » Three 2016 All-Academic Individuals – Jillian Forsey, Maggie Drazba, Amy Cashin » Two Mountaineer graduates competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics – SarahAnne Brault (Triathlon), Jessica O’Connell (5,000m) » Clara (Grandt) Santucci raced at the 2016 Olympic Trials in L.A. » 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championship individual qualifier – Millie Paladino » Two all-region honors in 2015 – Millie Paladino and Savanna Plombon » 2014 NCAA Cross Country Championship eighth-place finish » 2014 Big 12 Championship and Mid-Atlantic Regional second-place finish » Coached 2014 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner Kelly Williams » 2014 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Kaitlyn Gillespie » Two 2014 All-American honors – Jillian Forsey and Kaitlyn Gillespie » Jillian Forsey qualified for the World Cross Country team in 2014 » 2013 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional fourth-place finish » Three all-region and one all-conference runner in 2013

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» 2013 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Sarah Martinelli » 2012 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region fifth-place finish » 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championship eighth-place finish » 2011 Two All-Americans - Kate Harrison, Kaitlyn Gillespie » Coached 2011 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner Ahna Lewis » Five all-region and three all-conference runners in 2011 » 2010 All-American Kaitlyn Gillespie » NCAA Cross Country Championship sixth-place finish in 2009 » Highest weekly national ranking – No. 3 on Oct. 6, 2009 » Five All-Mid-Atlantic Region runners in 2009 » Three 2009 All-Americans – Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland, Clara Grandt » Three 2009 All-Big East runners – Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland, Clara Grandt » 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championship fourth-place finish » Coached 2008 Big East Individual Champion Marie-Louise Asselin » 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championship ninth-place finish » 12 All-America selections from six individuals » At least one All-American selection in five of the last eight seasons » 37 NCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors from 17 runners » At least one All-Mid-Atlantic Region honor every year since taking over program in 2007

» 13 All-Big East honors from six runners » Multiple 1,000 NCAA APR team scores » Three Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year honors (2004, 2007, 2008) » NCAA Mid-Atlantic team champions (2004, 2008) » Served as USTFCCCA president for Division I Cross Country » 2007 Big East Champions » 2007 Big East Coaching Staff of the Year

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SHELLY-ANNE ASSISTANT COACH Shelly-Ann Gallimore enters her 12th season as an assistant coach with West Virginia University’s track and field coaching staff after working with the Mountaineers for two seasons as a graduate assistant.

Her duties include designing and administering training plans for the horizontal and vertical jump groups, as well as assisting with meet management for all home track meets.

Under her tutelage, she has coached a USA Junior Trials qualifier, several NCAA Regional qualifiers in the high jump and NCAA Championship qualifiers in the triple jump.

Gallimore coached Faith Penny to AllBig 12 indoor and outdoor accolades in the high jump in 2019. Penny registered career-best marks at the indoor and outdoor championships to earn the honor. Shamoya McNeil also qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the triple jump and finished 28th overall.

In 2018, Gallimore helped Shamoya McNeil earn All-Big 12 honors in the triple jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championship.

McNeil earned a mark of 12.85 meters, good for the Bronze medal.

Gallimore also guided one Mountaineer to the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships and two to the NCAA East Preliminary Regionals. McNeil competed in Eugene, Oregon, against the nation’s best, finishing 22nd overall in the women’s triple jump and earning AllAmerica Third Team recognition.

McNeil was joined by Danique Bryan at regionals. Earlier in the year, Bryan set a school record in the triple jump, earning an outdoor career-best mark of 13.68 meters. Together, Bryan and McNeil rank 1-2 on the program’s alltime triple jump list.

During the 2016 season, eight Mountaineers qualified to compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, two of which were Gallimore’s jumpers, McNeil and Hannah Stone. McNeil competed in the triple jump, placing 30th overall and Stone placed 27th in the high jump. That same year, McNeil set a career best and the second-best mark in the triple jump in WVU indoor history at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, marking 12.82 meters and set the third best mark in outdoor history, marking 12.76 meters. Gallimore played an integral role in assisting eight Mountaineers earn all-big 12 honors at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship and seven at the indoor championship.

In 2015, Gallimore coached McNeil to a qualifying triple jump mark of 12.81 meters, and a season best at the NCAA Preliminary rounds. McNeil was ranked at No. 24 in the event going into the championship.

In 2014, Gallimore coached Stormy Nesbit to First Team All-America status and an eighth place showing in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. She also helped Marseille McBeam and Hannah Stone to top-five finishes in the High Jump at the Big 12 Championship.

She helped Nesbit break the school record in the triple jump as she earned a 13.07-meter jump at the 2012 ECAC Championships. Three long jumpers (Chelsea Carrier-Eades, Nesbit, Meghan Mock) placed second through fourth at the Big East Outdoor Championships, and high jumper Sydney Cummings earned a career-best height of 1.77 meters at the NCAA East Regional, the fourth-best height in WVU history.

In 2011, she was instrumental in helping high jumper Katelyn Williams and long jumper Meghan Mock earn their first ever All-America honors through close supervision and strength and conditioning modifications.

In 2010, Gallimore aided multi-event student-athlete Chelsea Carrier-Eades with her jumps as she earned her firstever All-America status in the pentathlon and Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year honors during the indoor season.

During the outdoor season, Gallimore saw junior Katelyn Williams to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as the first highjumper to represent WVU at the national championships since 1990.

In 2009, she aided Williams to the 2009 Canadian Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Toronto, where she cleared 1.71-meters, while Natasha Redman jumped a personal-best 1.75-meters at the Duke/Asics Invitational to qualify for the NCAA Regionals.

Gallimore, a native of Kingston, Jamaica, was successful as a studentathlete winning a 2001 NCAA Championship in the triple jump. The All-American also was a two-time SEC champion in the triple jump for Auburn.

After her 2004 graduation, Gallimore spent time as a volunteer coach at her alma mater.

Gallimore also has years of international experience under her belt.

She placed seventh in the triple jump at the 2000 World Juniors as part of the Jamaican National Team.

Gallimore earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing from Auburn and her master’s degree in physical education from West Virginia in 2008.

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ASSISTANT COACH Erin O’Reilly begins her seventh season as an assistant cross country and track and field coach at West Virginia University after re-joining the staff in August 2013.

Her familiarity with WVU has been beneficial to the team and its studentathletes as the programs continue to excel. O’Reilly has been a part of four individual NCAA cross country appearances with the Mountaineers, along with the team’s eighth-place finish at the 2014 NCAA Cross Country Championships. She also works primarily with the long-distance sprinters and middle-distance runners for the track and field team.

The Mountaineers are coming off a successful cross country campaign in 2019, as the squad placed third at the Big 12 Championship in Waco, Texas, and fifth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Four Mountaineers – Candace Archer, Olivia Hill, Hayley Jackson and Ceili McCabe – earned All-Big 12 honors, while Archer, Jackson and McCabe went on to earn All-Mid-Atlantic Region accolades.

O’Reilly helped lead WVU to fourth-place finishes at the 2017 and 2018 Big 12 Cross Country Championships in Round Rock, Texas, and Ames, Iowa, respectively. In 2017, Maggie Drazba and Amy Cashin registered All-Big 12 and All-MidAtlantic Region performances, while Hayley Jackson earned All-Big 12 status in 2018.

A total of 17 Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Team in 2017 and 2018.

Cashin was selected to the 2017-18 Google Cloud Track and Field/Cross

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Country Academic All-America First Team by CoSIDA, while Olivia Hill and Andrea Pettit were named to the Google Cloud Co-SIDA Academic AllDistrict Track and Field/Cross Country Team in 2018-19. Petit went on to being named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team. Three Mountaineers – Allie Diehl, Pettit and Hill – have earned the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor, in the last two years.

On the track, the Mountaineers sent four athletes to the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round including second team All-America Madelin Gardner, Hill, Jackson and Shamoya McNeil. WVU finished ninth as a team at both the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Championships, where the Mountaineers had seven All-Big 12 indoor performances in four events and five All-Big 12 outdoor performances in four events.

O’Reilly was a part of a highly productive track and field season in 2017-18. Two Mountaineers – Cashin and Madelin Gardner – combined to tally four All-America accolades, while seven total members of WVU’s squad qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round. Additionally, West Virginia celebrated five school records in two events over the course of the season.

While the 2017-18 track and field season was record-setting on the track, the Mountaineers also excelled academically. Cashin was named the Big 12 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season, leading a group of 17 Mountaineers to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

O’Reilly also was a huge contributor to WVU’s success during the 2016 cross country and track and field season both athletically and academically. In cross country, West Virginia qualified two runners to compete at the NCAA Championships, earned a silver medal at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals – thanks to redshirt junior Jillian Forsey – added three all-region honors and placed third at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship, led by Forsey who posted a runner-up finish to earn AllBig 12 honors.

The 2016-17 track and field season had eight Mountaineers qualify to compete at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Rounds, eight earn All-Big 12 honors at the outdoor championship and seven indoor honorees. Eleven Mountaineers earn Academic All-Big 12 honors as well.

Senior Kelly Williams was named to the 2016 Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-America First Team selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), for the second consecutive year while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Additionally, junior Amy Cashin and Williams were named to Academic All-District First Team.

West Virginia’s accomplishments in the classroom also led to three individual student-athletes being recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their academic success during the 2016-17 season.

Cashin, Drazba and Forsey were named to the USTFCCCA Women’s AllAcademic Individuals Team.

Additionally, the WVU squad was named an All-Academic Team for maintaining a cumulative 3.49 GPA. Forsey earned Big 12 Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the third award for the Mountaineer cross country team in the past five years. Additionally, nine Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, while Cashin was highlighted for her 4.0 GPA. During the 2015 cross country season, O’Reilly helped the Mountaineers to a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championship, guided two All-Mid-Atlantic Region honorees, assisted an individual

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qualifier to the NCAA Cross Country Championships and helped two earn Academic All-District Team. Twelve who were named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

The NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet was highlighted by sophomore Millie Paladino and senior Savanna Plombon’s performances that led to All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors for posting top-25 finishes. Paladino led the Mountaineers by crossing the finish line in 11th place with a time of 21:16.20, while Plombon placed 23rd overall (21:25.20).

Paladino also was the lone Mountaineer who qualified to compete at the 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, the second-straight championships for Paladino. She placed 77th overall with a career-best time of 20:41.60 on the 6k course at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.

In the 2014-15 track and field season, she helped guide seven Mountaineers to qualify for the NCAA East Region Preliminary Championships, as each were ranked in the top 48 in their respective events.

At the 2015 Big 12 Outdoor Championship, O’Reilly coached four Mountaineer freshmen to top-five finishes, all of them earning spots on the podium. She also helped guide Kaitlyn Gillespie to All-America honors after finishing ninth in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships.

In 2014, she led three Mountaineers to All-Mid-Atlantic Region distinctions, three All-Big 12 recognitions and two All-America honors.

In her first season in 2013, O’Reilly oversaw three individual qualifiers to the NCAA Championships and five qualifiers to the NCAA East Regional.

O’Reilly was a member of the Mountaineer team in the early 1990s and graduated from WVU in 1993 with a degree in physical education.

She was an integral part in the coaching of former Mountaineer Ailene Smith to All-America status in 2000-01. Smith became a two time All-American as a member of the distance medley relay team and in the 4x800 relay.

As a runner, she garnered many accolades while also serving as a team

captain for cross country and track.

O’Reilly finished third at the Atlantic 10 Championship as a junior and was named to the A-10 All-Conference Team. She was the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) champion and a NCAA provisional qualifier in the 1,000 meters in track during her senior year. O’Reilly held seven school records in cross country and track by the end of her career.

The Canton, Ohio, native, also served as a member of coach Cleary’s staff from 1994-2002. During that time, the Mountaineers registered 22 All-American honors and 13 MidAtlantic Region distinctions in cross country and track combined.

In 2003, O’Reilly joined the Boston College coaching staff as an assistant and held the position for 10 seasons.

While on staff, she helped guide the Golden Eagles to multiple ECAC titles and numerous appearances at the NCAA Championships.

O’Reilly earned her master’s degree in athletic coaching education from WVU in 2004.

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TRACK & FIELD years as a member of WVU’s pole vault group. She elevated the program to new heights, making trips to the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships a combined four times and breaking both the indoor and outdoor school records in the event.

Gardner’s dominance with the Mountaineers began in 2016-17, when she first broke the WVU outdoor record in the pole vault at the Virginia Challenge, clearing a mark of 4.13 meters. She went on to earn All-Big 12 honors that season, finishing eighth at the Big 12 Championship, as well as qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Round.

As a junior, Gardner qualified for her first career NCAA Championships in both indoor and outdoor track and field. During the indoor season, she secured another school record after reaching a mark of 4.37 meters at the Akron Invitational. Gardner was named the Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and earned Second Team All-America honors at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships after finishing in ninth place (4.31 meters). In the outdoor campaign, she added another

1ST SEASON 5TH OVERALL

MADELIN VOLUNTEER COACH (POLE VAULT) Madelin Gardner enters her first season as a volunteer coach with the West Virginia University track and field team.

A Williamstown, West Virginia, native, Gardner spent the past four

school record to her resume, earned an NCAA Outdoor Championships berth and garnered First Team All-America honors after an eighthplace finish (4.30 meters).

Continuing her dominance in the pole vault in 2019, Gardner concluded her college career with ninth-place finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships to earn Second Team All-America honors.

She also collected All-Big 12 indoor and outdoor accolades in 2019 after finishing tied for fourth at the indoor meet and tied for second at the outdoor meet.

Gardner also qualified for the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round, earning a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She was named the 2019 USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year in 2019 and holds the school record in the indoor (4.38m) and outdoor (4.47m) pole vault.

In addition to her responsibilities with the track and field team, Gardner is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in epidemiology at WVU. She graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering from WVU in 2019.

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STAFF

OLIVIA

VANHORN

Graduate Assistant Athletic Communications

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CONOR

MCNAMARA

Equipment Manager

SINA

KING

Director of Sports Nutrition

DR. AJ

MONSEAU

Medical Doctor

KATE

SUELTER

Athletic Trainer

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Assistant Director, Student-Athlete Development

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HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL

Marianne Abdalah

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Distance

Pittsburgh, Pa./Vincentian Academy

Antigone Archer

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Distance

Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll HS

Candace Archer

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Bristow, Va./Patriot HS

Julia Brundin

So.

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Tonawanda, N.Y./Kenmore East HS

Katelyn Caccamo

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Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley HS

Tessa Constantine

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Pole Vault

Sydney, Australia/Manly Selective Campus

Molly DeBone

So.

Pole Vault

Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area HS

Amber Dombrowski

r-Fr.

Distance

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown HS

Katherine Dowie

r-So.

Distance

Carisbrook, Australia/Ballarat Clarendon College

Ellie Gardner

Jr.

Pole Vault

Williamstown, W.Va./Williamstown HS

Samantha Hatcher

So.

Distance

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown HS

Erica Hegele

Fr.

Hurdles

Shady Spring, W.Va./Shady Spring HS

Olivia Hill

r-Sr.

Distance

Scott Depot, W.Va./Teays Valley Christian

Hayley Jackson

r-So.

Distance

Lusby, Md./Patuxent HS

Linda Jebet

So.

Distance

Kapsabet, Kenya/Kapsisiywa Secondary School

Peyton Kukura

r-Fr.

Distance

Morgantown, W.Va./University HS

Hannah Lipps

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Distance

Romney, W.Va./Hampshire HS

Ceili McCabe

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Mid-Distance

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada/Little Flower Academy

Peter-Gay McKenzie

So.

Multi

Clarendon, Jamaica/Edwin Allen HS

Malina Mitchell

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McDonald, Ohio/McDonald HS

Myesha Nott

So.

Jumps

Jamaica/Pine Ridge Secondary School (Ontario)/Western Kentucky

Avigail Radabaugh

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Distance

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown HS

Michaela Rose

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Sandy Lake, Pa./Lakeview HS

Audrey Schlosser

So.

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Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown Area HS

McKenna Smith

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Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport HS

Sarah Stair

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Pole Vault

Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North HS

Mikenna Vanderheyden

So.

Distance

Mount Brydges, Canada/Strathroy District College

Bree Warren

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Belgrave, Victoria, Australia/Haileybury School

Kyrielle Williams

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North Royalton, Ohio/St. Joseph Academy

Sarah Wills

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Morgantown, W.Va./University HS

Charlotte Wood

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Bracebridge, Canada/Bracebridge-Muskoka Lakes Secondary School

Sada Wright

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Glenville, W.Va./Gilmer County HS

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TESSA

CONSTANTINE R-SO | POLE VAULT SYDNEY AUSTRALIA

SAMANTHA

HATCHER

SO | DISTANCE MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA

PEYTON

KUKURA

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MYESHA

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SARAH

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FR | POLE VAULT WHEATON ILLINOIS

ANTIGONE

CANDACE

ARCHER

BRUNDIN

MOLLY

AMBER

DeBONE

ERICA

HAYLEY

HILL

HANNA

AVIGAIL

PETER-GAY

CHARLOTTE

SEAN

SARAH

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WILLS

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R-JR | DISTANCE MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA

SADA

WOOD

CLEARY

SMITH

JR | SPRINTS BRIDGEPORT WEST VIRGINIA

KYRIELLE

WARREN R-SO | DISTANCE BELGRAVE VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

WRIGHT

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HEAD COACH 13 th SEASON 27 th OVERALL

McKENNA

SCHLOSSER S0 | POLE VAULT ELIZABETHTOWN PENNSYLVANIA

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MIKENNA

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AUDREY

ROSE

FR | SPRINTS SANDY LAKE PENNSYLVANIA

SO | DISTANCE MOUNT BRYDGES CANADA

MALINA

MITCHELL

SO | MULTI CLARENDON JAMAICA

MICHAELA

RADABAUGH

SO | DISTANCE KAPSABET KENYA

McKENZIE

McCABE FR | MID-DISTANCE VANCOUVER RITISH COLUMBIA B

R-FR | DISTANCE MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA

JEBET

R-SO | DISTANCE LUSBY MARYLAND

CEILI

LIPPS

JR | POLE VAULT WILLIAMSTOWN WEST VIRGINIA

LINDA

JACKSON

R-SR | DISTANCE SCOTT DEPOT WEST VIRGINIA

R-FR | DISTANCE ROMNEY WEST VIRGINIA

ELLIE

GRADNER

DOWIE

R-SO | DISTANCE CARISBROOK AUSTRALIA

OLIVIA

HEGELE

FR | HURDLES HARMONY PENNSYLVANIA

KATHERINE

DOMBROWSKI R-FR | DISTANCE MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA

FR | HURDLES SHADY SPRINGS WEST VIRGINIA

CACCAMO

SO | POLE VAULT TONAWANDA NEW YORK

R-SR | MID-DISTANCE BRISTOW VIRGINIA

SO | POLE VAULT GREENSBURG PENNSYLVANIA

KATELYN

JULIA

ARCHER

R-SO | DISTANCE SOUTHLAKE TEXAS

SO | THROWS GLENVILLE WEST VIRGINIA

SHELLY-ANNE

GALLIMORE

ASSISTANT COACH 12 th SEASON 14 th OVERALL

ERIN

MADELINE

O’REILLY

GARDNER

ASSISTANT COACH SEVENTH SEASON 26 th OVERALL

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2017-18

» Academic All-Big 12 Second Team » Finished 12th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:26.52 at the Big 12 Championship » Placed seventh in the 1,500-meter run in 4:23.00 at the Bison Outdoor Classic » Grabbed a second-place finish in the 1,500 meters in 4:29.37 at the Virginia Quad » Competed in the 800 meters and finished in 14th with a time of 2:10.54 at the Raleigh Relays » Took second place in the women’s 800 meters in 2:15.14 at the West Virginia Open » Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the 49er Classic in 10:02.38

» Earned a 13th-place (4:35.26) finish in the 1,500 meters at the Big 12 Championship » Competed in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational, finishing 11th in 4:33.48 » A member of first-place 4x800 relay team, which won Bison Outdoor Classic in 9:19.98 Recorded a third-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Grand Prix (4:26.17) » Crossed the finish line in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Challenge in 4:26.64 » Placed 16th in the 1,500 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic in 4:28.99

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INDOOR SEASON (JR.)

» Helped the distance medley relay team to a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (11:28.20), earning All-Big 12 honors » Won the 1,000 meters at the Penn State National Open (invitational) in 2:50.88 » Finished ninth in the 1,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship (2:51.98)

» Ran the 800 meters at the UCS Invitational, finishing fifth in 2:12.94 » Also competed in the mile at the BU Valentine Invite (4:51.86 – 29th)

2016-17

OUTDOOR SEASON (R-FR.) » Recorded a third-place finish in the 800-meter run, crossing the finish line in a career-best 2:09.22 at the Mason Spring Invitational » A member of WVU’s third-place 4x1500-meter relay team with a time of 19:05.69 at the Raleigh Relays » Finished fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.67 at the 49er Classic » Crossed the finish line in seventh with a time of 2:11.78 and placed 12th in the 1,500 meters (4:27.32) at the Bison Classic » Placed seventh in the 800 meters with a time of 2:09.96 at the Virginia Grand Prix » Finished 38th in the 800 meters in 2:11.74 and placed 54th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:36.40 at the Virginia Challenge

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» Earned All-Big 12 honors in the 1,000 meters for placing seventh with a career-best time of 2:29.43; also helped DMR team to allconference honors, placing fifth in 11:38.39 at the Big 12 Championship » Won the 800 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up with a career-best time of 2:10.34 » Fourth-place finish in the 800-meter run gold division in 2:12.27 at the Akron Invitational » Took fourth in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:53.07 at the PSU National Open » Placed 30th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.76 at the Husky Classic

2015-16 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON

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INDOOR SEASON

» Won the 800-meter run with a season-best time of 2:12.55 at the High Point Team Challenge » Placed 37th overall in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:16.87 at the Big 12 Championship » Placed third in the mile, finishing with a time of 5:03.49 at the PSU National Invitational » Finished in fourth place in the 800 meters (2:13.01) at the Akron Invite » Placed sixth in the 800 meters, crossing the finish line in 2:12.80 at the Penn State Tune Up » Took 12th in the 600 meters with a time of 1:36.31 at the Nittany Lion Challenge HIGH SCHOOL

» Ran at Patriot High for coach Adam Daniels » Seven time all-state performer » At the 2015 VHSL Group 6A Conference Championship, she ran a personal-best of 5:00.05 in the 1,600 meters

» Ran a personal-best of 2:11.08 in the 800-meter event at the 2014 VHSL Group 5A/6A State Outdoor Championship Ran in 1,000-meters (2.54.42) at the 2015 VHSL Group 6A State Indoor Track and Field » Competed in the distance-medley relay at the 2015 indoor championship to earn All-American honors » Ran the 5K in a career-best time of 18:48.30 PERSONAL

» Daughter of Robert and Margaret Jones » Has one sister » Birthday is March 14 » Majoring in journalism » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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» Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Team » Dr. Gerald Lage Achievement Award » Earned a 30th-place finish in the 10,000 meters semifinal after crossing the line in 35:28.48 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round » Crossed the line in 35:06.32 to secure a fourth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship and earn a trip to the podium and All-Big 12 honors » Won the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:59.61 at the Mountaineer Showcase » Notched a 28th-place finish in the 5,000 meters after recording a time of 16:45.90 at the Virginia Challenge » Finished in 21st place in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 34:28.43 at the Stanford Invitational

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» Competed in the women’s 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship and logged a time of 9:52.27 to finish third in her heat and 11th overall

2017-18 (r-So.) OUTDOOR SEASON

» Academic All-Big 12 First Team » NCAA East Prelims qualifier – 10,000 meters » Finished 29th overall in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Prelims, crossing the finish line in 35:51.37 » Earned a spot on the podium in the 10,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, finishing seventh in 36.56.18 and earning All-Big 12 honors » Raced in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational, securing a personal-time of 34.47.73 for 22nd place » Took 11th place in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Grand Prix (4:38.71) INDOOR SEASON

» Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, finishing in 9:53.68 for 19th place

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2016-17 (r-Fr.) OUTDOOR SEASON

» Finished 11th in 10,000-meter run at Big 12 Championship in a season-best time of 35.38.75 » Placed 12th in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:53.16 at the Bison Classic » Finished 15th in the 10,000 meters, crossing the finish line in 36:29.63 at the Virginia Challenge » Took 19th in the 1,500 meters in 4:40.93 at the Mason Spring Invitational » Placed 32nd in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 17:06.44 at the Raleigh Relays INDOOR SEASON

» Finished 21st in the 3,000 meters with a season-best time of 9:48.48 at the Big 12 Championship » Placed seventh in the mile with a time of 4:58.51 at the Penn State Tune-Up » Took fourth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:56.72 at the Marshall Invitational

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» Finished fifth in the mile gold division with a then-season-best time of 5:01.44 at the Akron Invitational » Placed eighth in the mile with a time of 5:02.67 at the PSU National Open

2015-16 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON

» Redshirted

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HIGH SCHOOL

» Ran at Teays Valley Christian School for coach Aubrey Morris » Winner of Hurricane Cross Country Invitational in 2014 » Was named Teays Valley Christian School 2015 Female Athlete of the Year » Earned the Team High Point Award for track » Participated in basketball and volleyball

PERSONAL

» Daughter of Craig and Jenny Hill » Has one brother » Birthday is November 25 » Majoring in exercise physiology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » 2017-18 recipient of the Charleston Scholarship Dinner Athletic Endowment

» Redshirted

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5-4 DISTANCE SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS 2018-19 (r-So.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship and finished 17th with a time of 17:34.29 » Finished in 20th place in the 5,000 meters after crossing the line in 17:08.07 at the Bison Outdoor Classic » Took second place in the 3,000 meters in 9:49.06 at the Virginia Quad » Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays » Notched a 10th-place finish in the 5,000-meter run in 17:44.70 at the 49er Classic INDOOR SEASON » Competed in the women’s 3,000-meter at the Big 12 Championship and finished 26th with a time of 10:13.39 » Tabbed a seventh-place finish in the mile after crossing the line in 5:01.83 at the Penn State Tune-Up » Won the women’s 3,000 meters in a time of 9:57.07 at the Penn State National Open

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» Finished eighth in the women’s

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2017-18 (r-Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Earned a second-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Bison Classic (10:17.48) » Also helped 4x800 relay team a win at the Bison Classic, finishing in 9:19.98 » Placed seventh in the 5,000 meters at the Virginia Grand Prix in a time of 18:24.62 » A member of 10th-place 4x1,500 relay team at the Raleigh Relays (20:33.13) » Made her outdoor Mountaineer debut with a 15th-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the 49er Classic (10:29.59) INDOOR SEASON » Helped distance medley relay team to a win at the Marshall Invitational in a time of 12:18.57 » Earned a second-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the WVU Open (10:45.18) » Tallied a third-place finish in the mile at the Akron Invitational (blue division) in 5:14.37

» Took 10th place in the 3,000

meters at the Marshall Invitational (10:27.89) » Finished 12th in the 3,000 meters at the YSU College Invite, crossing the finish line in 10:41.10

2016-17 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Southlake Carroll High for coach Justin Leonard » Varsity letterwinner in track and field and cross country (2013-16) » Two-time Nike Cross National Champions and two-time state champions » Placed fifth at the Texas 5A state cross country championship PERSONAL » Daughter of David and Amanda Archer » Has one brother and two sisters » Birthday is March 31 » Majoring in social work » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor

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OUTDOOR SEASON (JR.) » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON (R-SO.)

» Did not compete 2017-18

OUTDOOR SEASON (SO.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Finished third in the high jump at the Raleigh Relays (1.65 meters) » Took 10th place in the high jump at the Bison Outdoor Classic with a mark of 1.62 meters INDOOR SEASON (R-FR.) » Posted an 11th-place finish in the high jump at the Big 12 Championship, securing a seasonbest mark of 1.66 meters » Opened her season with a second-place finish in the high jump at the WVU Open (1.62 meters) » Registered another second-place finish in the high jump at the Akron Invitational (blue division) with a mark of 1.60 meters » Took fourth place in the high jump at the YSU College Invite with a 1.61-meter jump

» Jumped 1.60 meters in the high

jump at the Penn State National Open, finishing 10th

2016-17 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Placed 55th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.69 at the Raleigh Relays » Finished 20th in the prelims of the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.90 » Also ran in the 200 meters at the 49er Classic (28.42) INDOOR SEASON » Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL » Competed at Saint Joseph Academy for coach Fred Kieser » Four-year letterwinner in track and field » Placed third in the high jump at the OHSAA state championships » Set a personal-best mark of 1.70 meters (5’7”) in the high jump » Personal-best mark of 5.52 meters in the long jump » Also competed in AAU basketball PERSONAL » Daughter of Gregory and Kelly Williams » Has two brothers and one sisters » Birthday is January 11 » Majoring in chemistry

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» Competed in the 3,000 meters

at the Big 12 Championship, finishing in 9:54.78 for 21st place » Traveled to the Boston University Valentine Invite and placed 11th in the 5,000 meters (17:04.57)

2016-17 (Fr.)

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5-7 DISTANCE MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 2018-19 (r-So.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Grabbed ninth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 37:10.62 at the Big 12 Championship » Raced in the 10,000 meters at the Mountaineer Showcase and took fourth place with a time of 36:56.87 » Took 24th in the 5,000-meter run in 17:09.33 at the Bison Outdoor Classic » Placed fourth in the 1,500 meters after notching a time of 4:39.41 at the Virginia Quad » Competed in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays » Finished in 11th place in the 1,500-meter run in 4:38.91 at the 49er Classic INDOOR SEASON » Was a member of the third-place distance medley relay team at the Big 12 Championship, finishing in a season-best time of 11:40.42 to earn All-Big 12 honors » Also competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, earning 35th overall with a time of 10:24.81 » Placed fourth in the women’s mile after finishing in 4:56.83 at the Penn State Tune-Up

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» Helped the distance medley relay

team earn first place (11:52.96) at the SPIRE Division I Classic » Competed in the distance medley relay and helped the team earn sixth place in 12:55.37 at the Akron Invitational

2017-18 (r-Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Took second place in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Challenge (4:32.71) » Placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational in a time of 17:03.80 » Also ran the 5,000 meters at the Penn Relays, taking 19th in section 2 (17:12.86) INDOOR SEASON » Earned All-Big 12 status as a member of the fourth-place distance medley relay team at the Big 12 Championship (11:28.20) » Registered a third-place finish in the mile at the Penn State TuneUp (4:58.36) » Also placed third in the mile at the YSU College Invite in 4:59.86 » Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Penn State National Open, crossing the finish line in 9:54.63

OUTDOOR SEASON » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at University High for coach Ed Frohnapfel and ran club for West Virginia Flyers under coach Jonathan Wright » West Virginia state champions in 2014 and 2015 » 2014 OVAC 5A champion » Two-time cross country all-state » Four time all-state honoree in the 4×800 relay » Placed third in the 800 meters, running a personal-best time of 2:17 at the 2016 state championships » Runner-up finish in the 3,200 meters at the 2016 state championships, finishing with a personal-best time of 10:57 » 2016 state champion in the 1,600 meters with a personal-best time of 5:04 » Member of the National Honor Society and math honorary - Mu Alpha Theta PERSONAL » Daughter of Norman and Rebecca Wills » Has one sister » Birthday is December 11 » Majoring in biomedical engineering » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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5-3 POLE VAULT WILLIAMSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 2018-19

OUTDOOR SEASON (SO.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed at the Big 12 Championship, finishing 21st with a mark of 3.47 meters » Took second place after jumping 3.82 meters at the Mountaineer Open » Captured second place at the Mountaineer Showcase with a jump of 3.82 meters » Jumped 3.57 meters to finish in 11th place at the Bison Outdoor Classic » Finished fourth at the Virginia Quad after registering a jump of 3.60 meters INDOOR SEASON (R-FR.) » Redshirted

2017-18 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Jumped 3.85 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic for a fifth-place finish » Won at the Virginia Grand Prix with a jump of 3.81 meters

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Tied for second at the Virginia Challenge with a mark of 3.71 meters Earned a mark of 3.59 meters at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship Secured a fourth-place finish at the Raleigh Relays, jumping 3.50 meters

INDOOR SEASON » Indoor season-best jump of 3.86 meters came at YSU College Invite, good for a second-place finish » Placed 11th at the Big 12 Indoor Championship after registering a mark of 3.84 meters » At the WVU Open, she finished second with a mark of 3.78 meters » Recorded a third-place finish at the Marshall Invitational (3.75 meters) » Finished second at the Penn State National Open with a mark of 3.50 meters » Made collegiate debut with a sixth-place finish in the Marty Pushkin Classic (3.70 meters)

HIGH SCHOOL » Ran track at Williamstown High School for coach Doak Markley and Tyler George » Two-time team captain (2016, 2017) » Three-time state pole vault champion (2015, 2016, 2017) and four-year state qualifier » School and state record holder in the pole vault (12 feet) » A member of Williamstown’s 2014 state championship team » Also played soccer at Williamstown, earning first team all-state honors as a senior PERSONAL » Daughter of Jeff and Lisa Gardner » Has one sister, Madelin, who is a former WVU track & field athlete » Birthday is April 29 » Majoring in aerospace and mechanical engineering » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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OUTDOOR SEASON (R-FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON (SO.) » Competed in the 60-meter dash at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing 23rd in the preliminaries in 7.85 » Tabbed a fourth-place finish in the 60-meter dash with a 7.97 showing at the Penn State Tune-Up » Placed 14th in 26.07 in the women’s 200 meters at the Akron Invitational » Finished ninth in the women’s 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:06.28 at the YSU College Invite » Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a win in 4:06.56 and took second place in the 60-meter dash in 7.79 at the Marty Pushkin Classic

2017-18 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Took 18th place in the 400-meter dash at the Big 12 Championship; also finished 22nd in the 200-meter dash (24.73) » Took ninth in 200-meter dash (24.76) at Raleigh Relays

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» Outdoor season-best time in 200

meters came at Virginia Challenge (24.53); also placed ninth in 400 meters at the meet (55.89) » Finished ninth in 400-meter dash (56.11) and 11th in the 200-meter dash (24.66) at the Virginia Grand Prix » Began outdoor career at the 49er Classic, taking 10th in the 400-meter dash in 57.02 and 18th in 200-meter dash in 24.85 INDOOR SEASON » Earned All-Big 12 honors with a fourth-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (11:28.20) » Won 200 meters at Marshall Invitational (24.66) and Penn State Tune-Up (24.73); also won the 400 meters at both meets » Helped DMR team win at the Marshall Invitational in 12:18.57 » Placed first in 400 meters (blue division) at the Akron Invitational, crossing the finish line in 57.08 » Earned a sixth-place finish in the 400 meters at the Penn State National Open in 58.05)

» Began her WVU career with a win in

the 500 meters at the Marty Pushkin Classic (1:20.20); later won the event at the WVU Open in 1:20.14 » A member of winning 4x400 meter relay team at Pushkin Classic (4:14.0 – hand timed) HIGH SCHOOL » Ran track at Bridgeport High School for coach Emily Stout » Finished with 10 state championships during her high school career » Won four state championships as a senior, breaking four state records in the process (100 meters, 200 meters, 300 hurdles, 400 meters) » Won four state championships as a junior and two as a freshman » Helped Bridgeport to two Class AA state championships as a team » McCoy Award winner – West Virginia’s top track and field athlete » Also played soccer PERSONAL » Daughter of Jeremy and Naomi Smith » Has one brother » Birthday is March 31 » Majoring in occupational therapy » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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5-7 DISTANCE BELGRAVE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 2018-19

OUTDOOR SEASON (SO.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Posted a career-best time of 35:07.97 to earn a fifth-place podium finish in the 10,000 meters to earn All-Big 12 honors at the Big 12 Championship » Finished in second place in the 10,000 meters with a time of 35:33.76 at the Mountaineer Showcase » Placed 13th in the 5,000-meter run after crossing the line in 17:03.92 at the Bison Outdoor Classic INDOOR SEASON (R-FR.) » Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing 15th overall in 10:04.00 » Finished ninth in the women’s mile with a time of 5:11.83 at the Penn State Tune-Up

2017-18 (Fr.)

INDOOR SEASON » Redshirted MONASH UNIVERSITY (2016-17) » Represented school at Southern University Games » Member of Elite Student Performer Scheme HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Haileybury Secondary College » Finished sixth at Australian U-20 Cross Country Championships in 2016 » Won U-20 Victoria Women’s Cross Country Championship » Won multiple Victorian track championships, including 5,000m and 6,000m » Vice-captain of cross country team in 2014 and vice-captain of athletics in 2015 » Captain of APS Cross Country All-Star Team

PERSONAL » Daughter of Grant and Denise Warren » Has one brother and one sister » Birthday is January 10 » Majoring in speech pathology and audiology » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

OUTDOOR SEASON » Ran in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship and finished in 18:32.88 for 25th place » Took 18th in 10,000 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic (36.20.05) WVUXCTF

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5-4 DISTANCE PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 2018-19

OUTDOOR SEASON (R-FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, earning 18th after crossing the line in 17:34.82 » Won the 3,000 meters at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 10:07.80 » Took second with a time of 10:18.23 in the 3,000 meters at the Mountaineer Showcase » Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the Bison Outdoor Classic after crossing the line in 10:18.09 INDOOR SEASON (SO.) » Placed 17th in the 3,000-meter run in 10:11.00 at the SPIRE Division I Classic » Helped the distance medley relay team earn a victory in 11:54.35 at the Akron Invitational; also competed in the women’s mile (blue division), finishing 10th in 5:12.68 » Took seventh in the 3,000 meters in 10:14.18 at the Penn State National Open

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3,000-meter run with a time of 10:23.17 at the YSU College Invite » Grabbed the first victory of her career in the mile (5:20.55) at the Marty Pushkin Classic

2017-18 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in 10:16.39 » Took sixth in the 3,000 meters at the Marshall Invitational, crossing the finish line in 10:11.97 » Also helped distance medley relay team to a win at Marshall in 12:18.57 » Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Akron Invitational (gold division), finishing fifth in 17:59.81 » Made her WVU indoor debut at the YSU College Invite, where she placed 10th in the mile in 5:12.79

HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Vincentian Academy for coach Erika Suhy » Became second athlete in WPIAL history to win four cross country championships » Led Vincentian Academy to two WPIAL team titles » Three-time PIAA cross country champion » Won three WPIAL Class AA championships and two PIAA championships in 3,200-meter run » Holds WPIAL record for 3,200-meter run (10:45.54) » High school valedictorian PERSONAL » Daughter of Marvin and Kim Abdalah » Won USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship in 2013 (13-14 Division) » Has two brothers » Birthday is April 27 » Majoring in biology » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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5-7 DISTANCE CARISBROOK, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 2018-19

OUTDOOR SEASON (R-FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Earned a 10th-place finish (11:19.97) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Championship » Secured a victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:52.30 at the Mountaineer Open » Finished in 24th place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after crossing the line in 11:05.43 at the Virginia Challenge » Won the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 6:54.92 at the Virginia Quad » Earned a fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:35.96 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic » Captured first place in the 1,500-meter steeplechase with a time of 5:09.26 at the West Virginia Open

INDOOR SEASON (FR.) » Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, crossing the line in 10:13.26 to finish 24th overall » Crossed the finish line in 4:59.95 to take sixth place in the women’s mile at the Penn State Tune-Up » Tallied a sixth-place finish in the 3,000-meter run in 9:55.00 at the SPIRE Division I Classic » Finished third in the women’s mile (blue division) after crossing the line in 5:02.94 at the Akron Invitational; also a member of the distance medley relay team, helping the team take sixth place with a time of 12:55.37 » Placed 11th in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:59.54 at the Penn State National Open » Tallied a 10th-place finish in the 800 meters after crossing the line in 2:22.28 at the YSU College Invite

2017-18 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Enrolled in January 2018 » Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL » Attended Ballarat Clarendon College and competed at Eureka Athletics Club for coach Rod Griffin » Won Ballarat Sportsperson of the Year Award in 2017 » Won two events at Victorian Championships – 5,000 meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase » Placed third in 3,000-meter steeplechase at Sydney Australian U20 Championships in 2017 » Earned three first-place finishes at Melbourne Victorian Championships in 2017 (1,500 meters, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters) » Also participated in Perth Australian U18 Championships in 2016, finishing fifth in the 2,000-meter steeplechase and sixth in the 3,000 meters PERSONAL » Daughter of Alastair and Carlene Dowie » Has a twin sister » Birthday is April 3 » Majoring in exercise physiology » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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» Helped the distance medley relay

team earn a victory in 11:54.35 and secured second place in the women’s 800 meters (gold division) with a lifetime-best time of 2:10.37 at the Akron Invitational » Grabbed a victory in the 1,000 meters in 2:48.70 and finished second as a member of the distance medley relay team with a time of 11:40.72 at the Penn State National Open » Helped the distance medley relay team finish second with a time of 11:40.72 at the Penn State National Open » Won the women’s 3,000 meters with a time of 9:54.40 at the YSU College Invite » Collected the first victory of her career in the 3,000-meter run (10:06.62) at the Marty Pushkin Classic

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OUTDOOR SEASON (R-FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Second Team » Big 12 Women’s Athlete of the Week (3/20/19) » Took 35th overall in the 1,500 meters first round after finishing in 35:28.48 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round » Earned the silver medal in the 1,500 meters, crossing the finish line in a career-best time of 4:19.69 to earn All-Big 12 accolades at the Big 12 Championship » Secured a victory in the 800 meters after crossing the line in 2:08.66 at the Mountaineer Open » Took first place in the 1,500 meters in 4:26.38 and second place in the 800-meter run (2:13.51) at the Mountaineer Showcase » Competed in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Challenge and finished in 13th after posting a time of 4:25.02 » Grabbed two first-place finishes in the 800 meters (2:10.68) and the 3,000 meters at the Virginia Quad » Finished 15th in the 5,000-meter run in 16:20.50 at the Stanford Invitational

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meters after crossing the line in 2:10.15 at the West Virginia Open » Won the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:23.15 at the 49er Classic INDOOR SEASON » Was a member of the third-place distance medley relay team at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in a season-best time of 11:40.42 and earning All-Big 12 accolades » Competed in the mile preliminary race at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, winning her heat and finishing third overall with a time of 4:55.97; in the finals, she registered a fourth-place finish in 4:51.24 to earn All-Big 12 honors » Competed in the women’s mile at the JDL DMR Invitational and finished fourth with a lifetimebest time of 4:43.49 (4:40.75 conversion) » Collected two victories at the SPIRE Division I Classic as a member of the distance medley relay team (11:52.96) and in the 3,000 meters (9:30.00)

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OUTDOOR SEASON » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Patuxent High for coach Kris Jost » Accumulated 14 total state championships in high school career » Won three 2A state cross country champions » Won three 2A track championships as a senior » Won Maryland state indoor track championships in the 800 and 1,600 as a senior » Recorded state-record time in indoor 1,600, the fastest time in the country in 2016-17 » Broke Maryland state outdoor record in two mile (10:14) as a senior » Finished eight at the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals as a senior PERSONAL » Daughter of Leah Walker » Birthday is October 6 » Enrolled in multidisciplinary studies » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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OUTDOOR SEASON » Tallied a 3.37-meter jump (judge’s decision), good for a tie for sixth at the Mountaineer Open » Registered a 3.21-meter jump at the Mountaineer Showcase to finish in ninth place » Jumped 3.12 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic to finish tied for 25th » Took seventh with a jump of 3.30 meters at the Virginia Quad » Grabbed second place with a 3.20-meter jump at the 49er Classic

HIGH SCHOOL » Attended Kenmore East High and competed for coach Jeoff Brunger » Also competed for the Warsaw Pole Vault Club for coach Micke Auble » Three-time team captain » First-Team Western New York selection » Won Niagara Frontier League championship in the pole vault as a senior » Also competed in the long jump

PERSONAL » Daughter of Douglas and Anne Brundin » Has two brothers » Birthday is April 28 » Majoring in biology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

INDOOR SEASON » Placed ninth with a 3.30-meter jump at the Penn State Tune-Up » Jumped 3.22 meters to tie for 15th at the Akron Invitational » Finished ninth in her collegiate debut at the Marty Pushkin Classic

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5-7 HURDLES SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 2018-19 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Competed in the 4x400-meter relay, helping the team place 14th in 3:55.69 at the Penn State National Open; also competed in the 200 meters (blue division) and finished 29th in 27.29 » Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a victory in 4:06.56 at the Marty Pushkin Classic

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HIGH SCHOOL » Attended Manly Selective Campus and ran for coach Matt Beckenham » Vice-Captain » 2017 Manly Sportsmanship Award winner » Represented Australia at the 2016 Melanesian Games » 2015 Australian All Schools 400-meter hurdles champion » Also was a competitive swimmer

PERSONAL » Daughter of Greg Constantine » Has one sister » Birthday is March 16 » Majoring in general business » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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OUTDOOR SEASON (FR.) » Jumped 3.47 meters at the Big 12 Championship to earn 20th place » Finished in fourth place after notching a jump of 3.72 meters at the Mountaineer Open » Registered a jump of 3.51 meters (judge’s decision), good for sixth place at the Mountaineer Showcase » Took fifth with a jump of 3.45 meters at the Virginia Quad » Notched a fourth-place finish at the West Virginia Open with a 3.36-meter jump

HIGH SCHOOL » Attended Hempfield Area Senior High School and competed for coach Melissa White » Two-time WPIAL pole vault champion » Four-time state qualifier » Three-time state medalist » Competed at New Balance Nationals

PERSONAL » Daughter of Robert and Lisa DeBone » Has two siblings » Birthday is October 4 » Majoring in occupational therapy » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

INDOOR SEASON » Jumped for 3.60 meters to earn fifth place at the Penn State Tune-Up » Took 10th place at the SPIRE Division I Classic after registering a 3.52-meter jump » Tied for fourth with a mark of 3.39 meters at the Penn State National Open » Finished seventh with a jump of 3.50 meters at the YSU College Invite » Made her collegiate debut at the Marty Pushkin Classic, finishing eighth WVUXCTF

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5-2 DISTANCE MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 2018-19 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON (FR.) » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in 23rd after crossing the line in 10:12.36 » Tallied a sixth-place showing in 2:14.68 in the 800 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up » Earned a 15th-place finish in the 1,000 meters in 3:00.62 and took fifth in the mile at the SPIRE Division I Classic » Was a member of the distance medley relay team at the Akron Invitational and helped the team take first place with a time of 11:54.35; also tallied a seventhplace finish in the 800 meters (2:19.08) » Competed in the 3,000 meters invitational and crossed the line in 9:52.34 for sixth place at the Penn State National Open; also helped the distance medley relay team finish second with a time of 11:40.72 » Finished second in the 800-meters (2:19.55) in her collegiate debut at the Marty Pushkin Classic

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HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Morgantown High for coach Michael Ryan » Team captain » Led Morgantown High to four consecutive Class AAA cross country state runner-up finishes » Also helped the Mohigans to 2017 Class AAA state track and field championship » 11-time all-state selection, including 10 in track

PERSONAL » Daughter of Dean and Judy Hatcher » Has one brother and one sister » Birthday is September 12 » Majoring in nursing » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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OUTDOOR SEASON » Competed in the 800-meter run and finished in sixth place with a time of 2:25.96 at the Mountaineer Open » Finished eighth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 5:11.20 at the Mountaineer Showcase » Came in 14th place after crossing the line in 5:27.74 in the women’s mile at the Bison Outdoor Classic » Notched an 11th-place finish in the 1,500-meter run in 4:54.46 at the Virginia Quad » Raced in the women’s 400 meters at the Raleigh Relays and finished in 1:02.13 » Competed in the 400 meters and the 800 meters at the 49er Classic

HIGH SCHOOL » Attended Kapsisiywa Secondary School » Previously coached by Elijah Samoei » Participated at Kaptagat Training Camp in Kenya » Ran 400 and 800 meters during high school career

PERSONAL » Daughter of William and Margaret Maiyo » Has one sister » Birthday is September 22 » Majoring in criminology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

INDOOR SEASON » Claimed eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.88 at the Penn State Tune-Up » Competed in the distance medley relay and helped the team earn sixth place in 12:55.37 at the Akron Invitational

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OUTDOOR SEASON » Finished 19th in the long jump after earning a mark of 5.56 meters at the Big 12 Championship » Tallied a victory in the long jump with a mark of 5.68 meters at the Mountaineer Open; also finished third in the 100-meter dash (12.28) » Won the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.75 and jumped 5.35 meters (judge’s decision) to take fifth place at the Mountaineer Showcase » Placed ninth in the long jump after registering a jump of 5.65 meters at the Virginia Challenge » Finished in third place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.82 at the Bison Outdoor Classic » Tallied a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters (25.29) and a sixth-place finish in the 200-meter hurdles (14.60) at the Virginia Quad » Competed in the women’s 100 meters at the Raleigh Relays and finished in 12.75 to take 49th » Grabbed a victory in the 100-meter dash in 12.46 and second place in the long jump with a 5.55-meter jump at the West Virginia Open

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INDOOR SEASON » Competed in the women’s long jump preliminaries, earning 10th overall with a jump of 5.94 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championship » Took ninth in the long jump with a 5.25-meter jump at the SPIRE Division I Classic » Earned a second-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.48 meters and took sixth in the 60-meter dash (blue division) with a time of 7.78 at the Akron Invitational » Competed in the first round of the 60-meter dash, clocking in with a time of 7.73 for 20th place at the Penn State National Open; also helped the 4x400-meter relay team finish 14th in 3:55.69 and placed fourth in the long jump with a mark of 5.73 meters » Placed second in the women’s 60-meter dash after crossing the line in 7.73 at the YSU College Invite; also helped the 4x400meter relay team to a ninth-place finish (4:06.28)

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team to a victory in 4:06.56 at the Marty Pushkin Classic; also collected a victory in the 60-meter dash (7.78)

HIGH SCHOOL » Attended Edwin Allen School and competed for coach Michael Dyke » Helped Edwin Allen win its fifth consecutive 4x100 Championship of America title at the Penn Relays » Won heptathlon at the 2018 Nassau CARIFTA Games in the Bahamas » Also competed at the 2018 Kingston ISSA Championships, winning the heptathlon PERSONAL » Daughter of Kevin McKenzie and Anastacia Edwards » One of five children » Birthday is August 23 » Majoring in nursing » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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OUTDOOR SEASON » Registered a jump of 3.51 meters to finish in fifth place at the Mountaineer Showcase » Finished tied for 11th after jumping 3.57 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic » Tied for fifth at the Virginia Quad with a jump of 3.45 meters » Placed fifth with a mark of 3.21 meters at the West Virginia Open

HIGH SCHOOL » Attended Elizabethtown Area High School and competed for coach Quinn Staley » Also competed at the club level for Vaultworx and coach Matt Concannon » Competed at Lancaster-Lebonon League and District III Meet during the 2017 outdoor season » Earned a top high school mark of 10 feet (pole vault)

PERSONAL » Daughter of Matthew and Hether Schlosser » Has two sisters » Birthday is February 1 » Majoring in nursing » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

INDOOR SEASON » Placed seventh at the Penn State Tune-Up with a jump of 3.45 meters » Registered a mark of 3.37 meters (judge’s decision), good for 19th place at the SPIRE Division I Classic » Led WVU in the pole vault with an eighth-place finish and careerbest mark of 3.52 meters at the Akron Invitational » Tallied a 3.24-meter jump, good for 14th at the Penn State National Open » Finished in ninth place with a mark of 3.14 meters at the YSU College Invite » Took sixth place with a 3.45-meter jump (judge’s decision) in her Mountaineer debut at the Marty Pushkin Classic WVUXCTF

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5-10 THROWS GLENVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA 2018-19 (Fr.)

OUTDOOR SEASON » Won the discus throw with a 45.17-meter throw at the Mountaineer Open » Grabbed second place in the discus throw at the Mountaineer Showcase with a throw of 42.33 meters » Finished 28th in the discus throw after registering a throw of 42.00 meters at the Raleigh Relays » Secured a first-place finish in the discus throw at the West Virginia Open with a throw of 42.22 meters INDOOR SEASON » Competed in the women’s weight throw preliminaries at the Big 12 Indoor Championship and finished 11th with a throw of 14.30 meters » Placed seventh (15.01 meters) in the weight throw and 10th (10.19 meters) in the shot put at the SPIRE Division I Classic » Placed fifth in the discus throw (gold division) with a throw of 40.24 meters at the Akron Invitational

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the weight throw to place 33rd and took 32nd in the shot put (10.68 meters) at the Penn State National Open » Finished 18th in the shot put (10.86 meters) and 24th in the weight throw (13.19 meters) at the YSU College Invite » Tallied a win in the women’s weight throw with a mark of 13.59 meters and finished sixth in the shot put (10.33 meters) in her collegiate debut at the Marty Pushkin Classic HIGH SCHOOL » Attended Gilmer County High and competed for father, coach Willard Wright Jr. » Four-time state champion during highly-decorated high school career » Two-time state champion in shot put » Two-time state champion in discus » West Virginia Class A discus staterecord holder

PERSONAL » Daughter of Willard and Michele Wright » Has one brother » Birthday is November 22 » Majoring in nursing » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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OUTDOOR SEASON » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Redshirted

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AMBER 5-4 » DISTANCE » MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA

HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Morgantown High for coaches Michael Ryan and Steven Blinco » 11-time all-state selection » Won eight letters during high school career » Helped lead Morgantown to four consecutive Class AAA cross country state runner-up finishes » Also helped the Mohigans to 2017 Class AAA state track and field championship » Two-time state champion in the 4x800 relay » Competed at the New Balance Nationals (outdoor) in 2016 and 2017

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OUTDOOR SEASON (FR.) » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Redshirted

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PEYTON 5-5 » DISTANCE » MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA

HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at University High for coach Ed Frohnapfel » Part of four-time Class AAA state champion cross country team » Four-time All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference in cross country » All-state honoree in 2017 (XC); second-team selection in 2014 » Placed eighth at the 2017 WVSSAC Class AAA State Cross Country Championship » Participated in 4x800 relay, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters at 2018 WVSSAC State Track Meet » Raced at Footlocker South Regional Cross Country Championships as a junior

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HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Hampshire High for coach Bill Lipps » Won Class AAA state cross country championship in her junior year; placed third as a senior » 12-time all-state selection » Won back-to-back regional cross country championships as a junior and senior » Hampshire High school-record holder in the 800 meters

PERSONAL » Daughter of Jeffrey and Lisa Kukura » One of four children » Birthday is May 1 » Majoring in elementary education » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL » Daughter of William and Patty Lipps » One of four children » Birthday is June 27 » Majoring in elementary education » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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OUTDOOR SEASON » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Redshirted

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MALINA 5-6 » DISTANCE » M c DONALD, OHIO

HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at McDonald High for coach Mike Richards » Helped McDonald to a Division III state cross country championship in 2014 » Also led the Blue Devils to a Division III state track title as a freshman and anchored state champion 4x400 relay team » 12-time all-state selection, including four in the 1,600 meters » Holds 1,600-meter school record and was part of school-record-setting 4x400 relay team » Represented Ohio at the Midwest Meet of Champions

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OUTDOOR SEASON » Redshirted INDOOR SEASON » Redshirted

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HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Morgantown High for coach Michael Ryan » Ran club track for the WV Flyers » Led Morgantown High to four consecutive Class AAA cross country state runner-up finishes » Also helped the Mohigans to 2017 Class AAA state track and field championship » Named all-region and allconference in cross country » Held a personal-best 5k time of 18:50

PERSONAL » Daughter of David Mitchell and Nancy Cassidy » Only child » Birthday is August 26 » Majoring in sport and exercise psychology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL » Daughter of Mike and Stephanie Radabaugh » Has one brother » Birthday is January 27 » Majoring in exercise physiology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

5-6 » DISTANCE » MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA

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MIKEENA 5-7 » DISTANCE » MOUNT BRYDGES, CANADA

OUTDOOR SEASON » Earned a 15th-place finish in the 800 meters, finishing in 2:10.61 at the Big 12 Championship » Grabbed a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash after crossing the line in 1:00.19 at the Mountaineer Open » Ran in the 1,500 meters and finished in 31st with a time of 4:33.50 at the Bison Outdoor Classic » Finished second in the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 6:59.74 at the Virginia Quad » Took 23rd place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:04.66 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic » Grabbed second place in the 1,500-meter steeplechase after crossing the line in 5:12.48 at the West Virginia Open INDOOR SEASON » Was a member of the thirdplace distance medley relay team at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in a season-best time of 11:40.42 and earning AllBig 12 honors » Earned a second-place finish in the 600 meters after crossing the line in 1:35.25 at the Penn State Tune-Up » Helped the distance medley relay team earn first place (11:52.96) at the SPIRE Division I Classic; also took 12th in the 400-meter dash

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medley relay team’s victory in 11:54.35 at the Akron Invitational » Helped the DMR team finish second with a time of 11:40.72 at the Penn State National Open; also finished second in the 600 meters (1:35.98) » Competed in the 500-meter run and captured fourth place with a time of 77.69 at the YSU College Invite » Finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.41 at the Marty Pushkin Classic HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute for coach Sandy Cooper Ryder » Also ran at London Legion Track Club » Captain of cross country and track teams » Named Athlete of the Year » Canadian Interscholastic record holder in 1,500-meter steeplechase PERSONAL » Daughter of Chris and Jenn Vanderheyden » Has two brothers » Birthday is June 30 » Majoring in forensics and investigative sciences/ psychology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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CHARLOTTE 5-7 » DISTANCE » BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADA

HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School » Multiple-time competitor at Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association Championships » Recipient of 2017 Jim Quigley Memorial AwardBracebridge Athlete of the Year » Won GBSSA Cross Country Championships as a senior » Has competed at Canadian Junior Nationals, Espoire Games and Athletics Ontario training camp » School-record holder in 800 and 1,500 meters

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HIGH SCHOOL » Attended Seneca Valley High School and competed for coach John Cashdollar » Served as pole vault team captain junior and senior years » Qualified for states in 2019 » Holds her high school’s pole vault record » Earned a Track & Field Scholarship » Also a member of the swimming and diving team and served as diving team captain » Qualified for the diving state tournament in 2018 » Swimming and Diving Scholar Athlete Award

PERSONAL » Daughter of Michael and Sharon Caccamo » Has one brother and one sister » Birthday is November 8 » Majoring in biology

HIGH SCHOOL » Competed at Shady Spring High School for coach Vince Culicerto » Second Team All-State goalie as a freshman » Second Team Honorable Mention goalie as a senior » Played for the Capital City Striders in Charleston, W.Va. » Member of Flipstarz Gymnastics Club » Played for the KSI indoor soccer league

PERSONAL » Daughter of Elizabeth Hegele » Has two brothers and one sister » Birthday is October 18 » Majoring in exercise physiology

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HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Little Flower Academy for coach Mark Wilkie » British Columbia high school steeple chase champion » Won the silver medal at the 2018 British Columbia Cross Country Championships » British Columbia Club Champion in the 800 meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase » Won a bronze medal at the 2018 U-18 Canadian National Cross Country Championships » 2019 U-20 Canadian Championships 3,000-meter steeplechase champion » Named MVP of high school basketball team » Was a multi-sport athlete all five years of high school

PERSONAL » Daughter of Bob and Kate McCabe » Father, Bob, played rugby at the University of British Columbia » Has one brother » Birthday is September 17 » Majoring in sociology

WESTERN KENTUCKY (2018-19) » Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Dean’s List » Placed first in the triple jump at the Gene Edmonds Open with a distance of 12.08m » Recorded a triple jump distance of 12.60m good for first at the Indiana University Relays » Won the triple jump at the Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet after jumping 12.44m » Finished fourth in the triple jump at the C-USA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a distance of 12.72m

PERSONAL » Birthday is January 29 » Majoring in medical laboratory science

5-4 » MID-DISTANCE » VANCOUVER,BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

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HIGH SCHOOL » Ran at Lakeview High School for mother, coach Tammy Rose and coach Greg Slatcoff » Four-year letterwinner » Holds her high school’s record in the 100, 200 and 4x100 » District 10 Athlete of the Year » Erie Varsity Cup Athlete of the Year » First Team All-District and All-Region » Mercer County 200m record holder » Four-time state medalist » Served as team captain

PERSONAL » Daughter of Will and Tammy Rose » Only child » Birthday is June 6 » Majoring in nursing

HIGH SCHOOL » Competed at Wheaton North High School for coach Jennie Lenk » Collected all-conference accolades sophomore, junior and senior years » Academic All-Conference all four years » Three-time state qualifier » Competed at USATF Nationals

PERSONAL » Daughter of Kerry and Ginny Stair » Has one sister and two brothers » Birthday is July 21 » Enrolled in undergraduate studies

MICHAELA 5-2 » SPRINTS » SANDY LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA

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2019-20 SEASON TRACK & FIELD

PREVIEW

With a strong combination of old and new faces, the Mountaineer track and field team is looking to do big things in the 2019-20 campaign. Coach Sean Cleary enters his 13th season at the helm, and he hopes to lead the team to prominence on the regional, conference and national levels this year.

The indoor campaign begins with a pair of home meets at the Shell Building, starting with the annual Marty Pushkin Open, which is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7. WVU will ring in the New Year with its second and final home meet of the indoor season, the WVU Open on Friday, Jan. 10.

SCHEDULE

WVU hits the road for the first time on Friday, Jan. 17, to compete in the YSU College Invitational in Youngstown, Ohio. The team will visit University Park, Pennsylvania, twice during the indoor season, as WVU competes in the PSU National Open (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) and the Penn State Tune-Up (Feb. 21).

The 2019-20 schedule boasts many familiar trips from past seasons, but this year’s slate includes a few more home contests than the Mountaineers are used to.

WVU will continue to host indoor meets in its longtime home at the WVU Shell Building, while this year is the second season of competition at the Mountaineers’ new home at the Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park. With two home indoor meets and four home outdoor meets, this year’s schedule is sure to bring some fresh excitement along with the old constants with which the team is familiar.

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The Mountaineers will compete in the Akron Invitational in Akron, Ohio, from Feb. 6-8, before they visit Boston, Massachusetts, from Feb. 14-15 for the Bob Hemery Valentine Invite.

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The 2020 Big 12 Indoor Championship is scheduled for Feb. 28-29, in Ames, Iowa, while the NCAA Indoor Championships will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from March 13-14.

Shortly after the conclusion of the indoor season, the outdoor campaign begins with a home meet on Saturday, March 21, as the Mountaineers host the inaugural Stan Romanoski Open. West Virginia hits the road the following weekend to compete in the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, North Carolina, from March 27-28.

WVU is set to travel across the country to Stanford, California, to compete in the Stanford Invitational from April 3-4. The Bison Outdoor Classic, hosted annually by Bucknell, is tabbed for April 10-11 in Lewisburg, Pa. The following week, the team visits Charlottesville, Virginia, for the UVA Challenge on Friday, April 17-18.

The Mountaineers then return home to host three meets and close the regular season. The Friends of Track and Field Mountaineer Showcase is tabbed for April 23-25, while the final two meets of the year will be the West Virginia Open on Saturday, May 2, and the Mountaineer Open on Saturday, May 9.

The 2020 Big 12 Outdoor Championship is scheduled from May 15-16 in Manhattan, Kansas. The NCAA East Preliminary Round will be held in Lexington, Kentucky, from May 28-30, while the outdoor season commences at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, from June 10-13.

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SENIORS AND LEADERS

While the Mountaineers are led by just two seniors this year, the 2019-20 roster consists of several talented veterans who are primed to lead the team this coming season. The senior class is made up of redshirt seniors Candace Archer and Olivia Hill, while the junior class consists of six talented competitors and leaders.

After leading the Mountaineer cross country team to a third-place finish in the 2019 Big 12 Championship, Archer and Hill are ready to cap their senior seasons with a successful season on the track as well. Hill represented WVU at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in 2018-19, competing in the 10,000 meters and finishing 29th overall.

She also earned All-Big 12 outdoor honors in the event at the 2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championship.

The junior class also boasts several talented competitors, including 2019 All-Big 12 outdoor honoree Bree Warren. Ellie Gardner, McKenna Smith, Antigone Archer, Kyrielle Williams and Sarah Wills also are poised for success in 2019-20.

NEWCOMERS

Seven new faces are set to join the Mountaineers in Morgantown this season. These newcomers hail from around the country, and they are ready to add to WVU’s already-talented roster this winter and spring.

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Erica Hegele (Shady Spring) is the lone West Virginian in this year’s freshman class, while Katelyn Caccamo (Harmony) and Michaela Rose (Sandy Lake) come to Morgantown from Pennsylvania. Ceili McCabe, who is coming off a stellar freshman campaign with the Mountaineer cross country team, comes to WVU from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sarah Stair of Wheaton, Illinois, also is set to join the squad.

DISTANCE

Led by Hill and redshirt sophomore Hayley Jackson, the Mountaineers’ distance runners bring excitement to the competition year in and year out. Hill and Jackson are coming off appearances at the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round. Jackson also was a three-time All-Big 12 honoree in 2018-19, as she collected the accolade twice at the Big 12 Indoor Championship and once at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship.

Veterans Candace Archer, Antigone Archer, Wills and Warren look to build upon successful campaigns from last year, while redshirt sophomores Marianne Abdalah and Katherine Dowie and sophomores Samantha Hatcher and Linda Jebet look to improve and contribute even more this season. Eight true and redshirt freshmen hope to add to the Mountaineers’ excitement on the track this year as well.

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WVU’s pole vault group is made up seven studentathletes who hope to represent the Mountaineers well this season. Junior Ellie Gardner leads the group, as she looks to follow in h er sister Madelin’s record-breaking footsteps from a year ago.

Sophomores Julia Brundin, Molly DeBone and Audrey Schlosser hope to step into bigger roles this season. The trio competed last year, and they are looking to use that in their work toward improvement during the 2019-20 campaign. Additionally, two freshmen – Katelyn Caccamo and Sarah Stair – are set to join the pole vaulters.

JUMPERS

The jumper squad is small but mighty this season.

Sophomore Peter-Gay McKenzie leads the group after an impressive freshman campaign in 2018-19. As a multi-event specialist, McKenzie can lead the pack in more ways than one. Last season, she represented the Mountaineers in relays, sprints and jumps.

After sitting out a season ago, redshirt junior Kyrielle Williams is ready to return to competition in 2019-20.

WRIGHT

Williams earned her season-best mark in the high jump at the 2018 Big 12 Indoor Championship, so she is looking to improve on that performance in the upcoming indoor and outdoor campaigns.

Two new faces join the Mountaineers’ jumper roster this season, as sophomore Myesha Nott comes to Morgantown from Western Kentucky. Additionally, freshman Erica Hegele, a multi-event specialist, also joins the squad to begin her collegiate career,

SPRINT/HURDLES

West Virginia’s group of sprinters is young, but talented. Junior McKenna Smith paces the group, as she returns to the squad after posting strong freshman and sophomore campaigns. Smith earned All-Big 12 indoor honors as a freshman, and she is looking to return to All-Big 12 status this season.

Sophomore Tessa Constantine got her feet wet as a freshman, but she hopes to earn a bigger role on the team in her second season. Freshmen Michaela Rose and Hegele also join the sprint/hurdle squad and look to make a big impact in their opening seasons.

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DATE EVENT

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DATE EVENT

Dec. 7

Marty Pushkin Open

Morgantown, W.Va.

Mar. 21

Stan Romanoski Open

Jan. 10

WVU Open

Morgantown, W.Va.

Mar. 27-28

at Raleigh Relays

Jan. 17

at YSU College Invite

Jan. 31- Feb 1 at PSU National Open Feb. 6-8

at Akron Invitational

Feb. 14-15

at David Hemery Valentine Invite

Morgantown, W.Va. Raleigh, N.C.

Youngstown, Ohio

Apr. 3-4

at Stanford Invitational

Stanford, Calif.

University Park, Pa.

Apr. 10-11

at Bison Outdoor Classic

Lewisburg, Pa.

Akron, Ohio

Apr. 17-18

at UVA Challenge

Boston, Mass.

Apr. 24-25

Friends of Track & Field Showcase Morgantown, W.Va.

Charlottesville, Va.

Feb. 21

at Penn State Tune-Up

University Park, Pa.

May 2

West Virginia Open

Morgantown, W.Va.

Feb. 28-29

at Big 12 Indoor Championship

Ames, Iowa

May 9

Mountaineer Open

Morgantown, W.Va.

Mar. 13-14

at NCAA Indoor Championships

Albuquerque, N.M.

May 15-16

at Big 12 Outdoor Championship

Manhattan, Kan.

May 28-30

at NCAA East Preliminary Round

Lexington, Ky.

June 10-13

at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Austin, Texas

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» Madelin Gardner qualified for the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships and earned Second Team All-America honors by tying for ninth place in the pole vault » Gardner also earned Second Team All-America honors at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships with a ninth-place finish in the pole vault » Olivia Hill and Andrea Pettit were named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country Team » Pettit went on to being named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team » Four Mountaineers qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round: Gardner, Olivia Hill, Hayley Jackson and Shamoya McNeil » Seven All-Big 12 indoor performances in four events » Five All-Big 12 outdoor performances in four events » Eighteen Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team, including 15 first-team honors » WVU finished ninth as a team at both the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Championships » Pettit was named a recipient of the school’s highest student honor, the Order of Augusta » Hill was selected for the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12’s highest academic honor

OLIVIA HILL » NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier » All-Big 12 outdoor: 10,000 meters » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Team » Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award

MARIANNE ABDALAH » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

HAYLEY JACKSON » NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier » Two-time All-Big 12 indoor: mile; distance medley relay » All-Big 12 outdoor: 1,500 meters » Academic All-Big 12 Second Team » Big 12 Women’s Athlete of the Week (3/20/19)

ANTIGONE ARCHER » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

CANDACE JONES » Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

DANIQUE BRYAN » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

SHAMOYA MCNEIL » NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

KATHERINE DOWIE » Academic All-Big 12 First Team JILLIAN FORSEY » Academic All-Big 12 First Team ELLIE GARDNER » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

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MADELIN GARDNER » NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier and Second Team AllAmerican » NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier and Second Team AllAmerican » USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year » NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier » All-Big 12 indoor: pole vault » All-Big 12 outdoor: pole vault » School Record: pole vault (indoor) » School Record: pole vault (outdoor) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Two-time Big 12 Women’s Athlete of the Week (2/20/19, 4/17/19) » Two-time WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (2/18/19, 4/22/19)

FAITH PENNY » All-Big 12 indoor: high jump » All-Big 12 outdoor: high jump » Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ANDREA PETTIT » Order of Augusta recipient » WVU Outstanding Senior » Rhodes Scholarship finalist » Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic Third Team » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

MIKAYLA SHUTE » Academic All-Big 12 First Team MCKENNA SMITH » Academic All-Big 12 First Team MIKENNA VANDERHEYDEN » All-Big 12 indoor: distance medley relay BREE WARREN » All-Big 12 outdoor: 10,000 meters » Academic All-Big 12 First Team BRIA WELKER » All-Big 12 indoor: distance medley relay » Academic All-Big 12 First Team SARAH WILLS » All-Big 12 indoor: distance medley relay » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

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60-METER DASH TIME ATHLETE 7.73 P. McKenzie 7.73 P. McKenzie 7.74 P. McKenzie 7.76 P. McKenzie 7.78 P. McKenzie 7.78 P. McKenzie 7.79 M. Smith 7.80 M. Smith 7.85 M. Smith 7.87 P. McKenzie 7.92 M. Smith 7.93 M. Ashford 7.95 M. Ashford 7.97 M. Smith 7.97 M. Smith 8.09 M. Ashford 8.14 M. Ashford 8.15 M. Ashford

MEET (DATE) Penn State National YSU College Invite YSU College Invite Akron Invitational (Blue Akron Invitational (Blue Marty Pushkin Classic Marty Pushkin Classic Marty Pushkin Classic Big 12 Championship Marty Pushkin Classic Akron Invitational (Blue) SPIRE D1 Classic Marty Pushkin Classic Penn State Tune-Up Penn State Tune-Up Marty Pushkin Classic Akron Invitational (Blue) YSU College Invite

PLACE 21st (p) 2nd 3rd (p) 7th (p) 6th 1st 2nd 1st (p) 23th (p) 2nd (p) 17th (p) 15th (p) 4th 4th 4th (p) 6th (p) .29th (p) 24th (p)

60-METER HURDLES TIME ATHLETE 9.98 P. McKenzie 10.00 M. Rymer 10.00 M. Rymer 10.19 M. Rymer

MEET (DATE) Akron Invitational (Blue) Akron Invitational (Blue) Marty Pushkin Classic YSU College Invite

PLACE 39th (p) 40th (p) 1st 16th

200 METERS TIME ATHLETE 25.13 B. Welker 25.76 B. Welker 26.07 M. Smith 26.27 M. Rymer 27.29 T. Constantine

MEET (DATE) Penn State Tune-Up SPIRE D1 Classic Akron Invitational (Blue) Akron Invitational (Blue) Akron Invitational (Blue)

PLACE 2nd 11th 14th 18th 29th

400 METERS TIME ATHLETE 55.76 B.Welker 56.36 B. Welker 56.58 B. Welker 57.04 B. Welker 59.46 M. Rymer 59.76 M. Vanderheyden 1:01.13 M. Vanderheyden

MEET (DATE) Big 12 Championship Penn State Tune-Up SPIRE D1 Classic Akron Invitational (Blue) SPIRE D1 Classic SPIRE D1 Classic Akron Invitational (Blue)

PLACE 14th (p) 2nd 5th 1st 9th 12th 22nd

500 METERS TIME ATHLETE 1:17.69 M. Vanderheyden 1:24.79 M. Rymer

MEET (DATE) YSU College Invite YSU College Invite

PLACE 4th 18th

600 METERS TIME ATHLETE 1:35.25 M. Vanderheyden 1:35.98 M. Vanderheyden 1:39.98 M. Rymer 1:45.68 M. Rymer

MEET (DATE) Penn State Tune-Up Penn State National SPIRE D1 Classic Penn State Tune-Up

PLACE 2nd 2nd 12th 4th

800 METERS TIME ATHLETE 2:10.37 H. Jackson 2:14.68 S. Hatcher 2:18.56 L. Jebet 2:19.08 S. Hatcher 2:22.28 K. Dowie

MEET (DATE) Akron Invitational (Gold) Penn State Tune-Up SPIRE D1 Classic Akron Invitational (Blue) YSU College Invite

PLACE 2nd 6th 16th 7th 10th

1,000 METERS TIME ATHLETE 2:48.70 H. Jackson 2:59.54 K. Dowie 3:00.62 S. Hatcher

MEET (DATE) Penn State National Penn State National SPIRE D1 Classic

PLACE 1st 11th 15th

MILE TIME 4:43.49 4:51.24 4:55.97 4:56.83 4:59.15 4:59.95 5:01.45 5:01.66 5:02.94 5:08.64 5:11.83 5:12.68 5:53.74 5:56.05

MEET (DATE) JDL DMR Invitational Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship Penn State Tune-Up Penn State Tune-Up Penn State Tune-Up Penn State Tune-Up SPIRE D1 Classic Akron Invitational (Blue) YSU College Invite Penn State Tune-Up Akron Invitational (Blue) Akron Invitational (Blue) YSU College Invite

PLACE 4th 4th 2nd (p) 4th 5th 6th 7th 5th 3rd 8th 9th 10th 30th 31st

ATHLETE H. Jackson H. Jackson H. Jackson S. Wills O. Hill K. Dowie A. Archer S. Hatcher K. Dowie A. Archer B. Warren M. Abdalah A. Pettit A. Pettit

3,000 METERS TIME ATHLETE 9:28.27 H. Jackson 9:52.27 O. Hill 9:52.34 S. Hatcher 9:54.05 K. Dowie 9:54.40 H. Jackson 9:57.07 A. Archer 10:04.00 B. Warren 10:12.36 S. Hatcher 10:13.26 K. Dowie 10:13.39 A. Archer 10:14.18 M. Abdalah 10:23.17 M. Abdalah 10:24.81 S. Wills 10:50.51 M. Abdalah

MEET (DATE) PLACE SPIRE D1 Classic 1st Big 12 Championship 11th Penn State National (Invite) .6th SPIRE D1 Classic 6th YSU College Invite 1st Penn State National 1st Big 12 Championship 15th Big 12 Championship 23rd Big 12 Championship 24th Big 12 Championship 26th Penn State National 7th YSU College Invite 7th Big 12 Championship 35th SPIRE D1 Classic 17th

4X400 TIME 3:55.69

4:06.28

4:06.56

RELAY ATHLETES Welker, McKenzie, Rymer, Constantine Smith, McKenzie Rymer, Ashford Smith, McKenzie Rymer, Constantine

DMR TIME 11:40.42

11:40.72

11:52.96

11:54.35

12:55.37

ATHLETES MEET (DATE) Wills, Welker Big 12 Championship Vanderheyden, Jackson Jackson, Welker Penn State National Vanderheyden, Hatcher Jackson, Welker SPIRE D1 Classic Vanderheyden, Wills Abdalah, Welker Akron Invitational (Gold) Vanderheyden, Jackson Dowie, Constantine, Akron Invitational (Gold) Hatcher, Pettit

MEET (DATE) Penn State National

PLACE 14th

YSU College Invite

9th

Marty Pushkin Classic

1st

PLACE 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 6th

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MEET (DATE) Big 12 Championship Penn State National Marty Pushkin Classic Penn State Tune-Up Akron Invitational (Blue) SPIRE D1 Classic YSU College Invite

POLE VAULT MARK ATHLETE 4.38m M. Gardner 4.32m M. Gardner 4.31m M. Gardner 4.30m M. Gardner 4.30m M. Gardner 4.26m M. Gardner 4.25m M. Gardner 4.13m M. Gardner 3.67m M. Shute 3.60m M. DeBone 3.60m M. Shute 3.52m M. DeBone 3.52m A. Schlosser 3.52m M. Shute 3.50m M. DeBone 3.45m A. Schlosser 3.45m M. Shute 3.45m A. Schlosser 3.39m M. DeBone 3.39m M. Shute 3.37m A. Schlosser 3.30m J. Brundin 3.30m J. Brundin 3.24m A. Schlosser 3.22m J. Brundin 3.14m A. Schlosser

MEET (DATE) PLACE Penn State Tune-Up 1st Akron Invitational (Gold) 2nd YSU College Invite (Seeded) 1st Marty Pushkin Classic 1st SPIRE D1 Classic 1st NCAA Indoor Championships 9th Penn State National (Invite) 1st Big 12 Championship T4th SPIRE D1 Classic T6th Penn State Tune-Up 5th Penn State Tune-Up 6th SPIRE D1 Classic T10th Akron Invitational (Blue) 8th Akron Invitational (Blue) 9th YSU College Invite (Seeded) 7th Penn State Tune-Up 7th Marty Pushkin Classic T4th Marty Pushkin Classic 6th Penn State National T4th Penn State National T4th SPIRE D1 Classic 19th Penn State Tune-Up 9th Marty Pushkin Classic 9th Penn State National 14th Akron Invitational (Blue) T15th YSU College Invite 9th

LONG JUMP MARK ATHLETE 5.94m P. McKenzie 5.73m P. McKenzie 5.48m P. McKenzie 5.28m M. Ashford 5.25m P. McKenzie 5.08m M. Ashford 4.63m M. Ashford

MEET (DATE) Big 12 Championship Penn State National Akron Invitational (Blue) Akron Invitational (Blue) SPIRE D1 Classic YSU College Invite Marty Pushkin Classic

PLACE 10th 4th 2nd 8th 9th 15th T7th

SHOT PUT MARK ATHLETE 10.86m S. Wright 10.68m S. Wright 10.33m S. Wright 9.58m P. McKenzie

MEET (DATE) YSU College Invite Penn State National Marty Pushkin Classic Marty Pushkin Classic

PLACE 18th 32nd 6th 9th

WEIGHT THROW MARK ATHLETE 15.01m S. Wright 14.30m S. Wright 13.59m S. Wright 13.30m S. Wright 13.19m S. Wright

MEET (DATE) SPIRE D1 Classic Big 12 Championship Marty Pushkin Classic Penn State National YSU College Invite

PLACE 7th 11th 1st 33rd 24th

PLACE 8th 7th 1st 5th T2nd T10th 3rd

INDOOR ALL-TIME TOP-5 60 METERS 1. Stacian Brown 2. Jessica Czaikowski 3. Ciara Chic 4. Chelsea Carrier 5. Sabrina Cox

7.34 7.49 7.54 7.56 7.58

1999 2007 2003 2011 2000

60-METER HURDLES 1. Chelsea Carrier 2. Stacian Brown 3. Jessica Czaikowski 4. Chene Townsend 5. Pat Itanyi

8.08 8.22 8.23 8.38 8.42

2011 1999 2005 2013 1996

200 METERS 1. Stacian Brown 2. Maxine Dawkins 3. Marlene Dawkins 4. Tammy Henderson 5. April Rotilio

23.63 23.78 23.80 24.12 24.17

1999 1998 1997 1984 2009

400 METERS 1. April Rotilio 2. Tameca Williams 3. Kristy Beans 4. Connie Ellerbe 5. Claudette Rodgers

54.29 54.79 55.09 55.18 55.24

2009 1998 1992 1991 1989

500 METERS 1. Connie Ellerbe 2. Pamela Richardson 3. Tamara Stoner 4. Holly Workman 5. Aileen Smith

1:12.84 1:12.93 1:14.35 1:14.42 1:14.56

1990 2005 1995 1986 2001

600 METERS 1. Keri Bland 2. Brianna Kerekes 3. Alyssa Scherich 4. Kelly Austin 5. Rebecca Wendt

1:33.32 1:33.69 1:34.84 1:35.05 1:33.32

2010 2015 2013 1985 2016

800 METERS 1. Kate Vermeulen 2. Keri Bland 3. Aileen Smith 4. Jennifer Kemp 5. Merissa Sexsmith

2:06.42 2:06.72 2:08.81 2:09.55 2:09.98

1999 2009 2001 2005 2000

1,000 METERS 1. Kate Vermeulen 2. Kaylyn Christopher 3. Millie Paladino 4. Karly Hamric 5. Megan Metcalfe

2:43.01 2:45.56 2:45.80 2:46.03 2:46.78

1999 2011 2016 2010 2004

MILE 1. Keri Bland 2. Megan Metcalfe 3. Kelly Williams 4. Karly Hamric 5. Kate Vermeulen

4:34.78 4:35.89 4:36.77 4:38.55 4:39.05

2009 2004 2013 2010 1999

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3,000 METERS 1. Megan Metcalfe 2. Amy Cashin 3. Jessica O’Connell 4. Marie-Louise Asselin 5. Jillian Forsey

8:58.17 9:11.24 9:14.12 9:14.44 9:26.52

2005 2018 2011 2008 2014

5,000 METERS 1. Marie-Louise Asselin 2. Clara Grandt 3. Jillian Forsey 4. Sarah-Anne Brault 5. Tara Struyk

15:50.53 16:04.24 16:14.76 16:17.95 16:22.44

2010 2010 2017 2011 2004

LONG JUMP 1. Pat Itanyi 2. Christine Brown 3. Chelsea Carrier 4. Danique Bryan 5. Abbie Stechchulte Stormy Nesbit

6.48m 6.21m 6.10m 6.00m 5.92m 5.92m

1996 2003 2010 2016 2007 2013

TRIPLE JUMP 1. Christine Brown 2. Shamoya McNeil 3. Stormy Nesbit 4. Danique Bryan 5. Tessie Palmer

13.13m 12.93m 12.69m 12.46m 12.20m

2000 2017 2014 2017 1989

HIGH JUMP 1. Sharon Pfister Sydney Cummings 3. Katelyn Williams Hannah Stone 5. Nancy Regalbuto Alethea Moody

1.78m 1.78m 1.75m 1.75m 1.74m 1.74m 18.18m 16.73m 15.18m 15.05m 14.65m

WEIGHT THROW 1. Heather Adams 2. Terina Miller 3. Karissa Knabenshue 4. Michele McGinnis 5. Alanna Pritts SHOT PUT 1. Jodi Smith 2. Karissa Knabenshue 3. LaShawna Black 4. Abbie Stechschulte 5. Michelle McGinnis

4X800 RELAY 1. Keri Bland, Kaylyn Christopher Marie-Louise Asselin, Jessica O’Connell 2. M erissa Sexsmith, Ailene Smith, Rebecca Stallwood, Jennifer Davis 3. K arly Hamric, Kaylyn Christopher, Alison Spiker, Keri Bland 4. J ennifer Kemp, Rebecca Stallwood Jennifer Davis, Ailene Smith 5. J ennifer Kemp, Rebecca Stallwood Jennifer Davis, Merissa Sexsmith

8:44.98

2010

8:50.10

2002

8:51.55

2009

8:52.44

2002

8:52.59

2002

11:05.12

2009

11:07.64

2008

11:09.28

2010

11:11.33

2009

11:11.98

2003

DMR SPLITS: 800 1. Jennifer Kemp 2. Aileen Smith 3. Merissa Sexsmith 4. Karly Hamric

2:05.75 2:07.89 2:08.50 2:08.89

2005 2003 2002 2009

1985 2013 2010 2014 2004 1988

DMR SPLITS: 1,200 1. Megan Metcalfe 2. Rebecca Stallwood 3. Marie-Louise Asselin 4. Keri Bland 5. Kaylyn Christopher

3:21.85 3:23.20 3:23.90 3:25.84 3:25.90

2004 2002 2008 2010 2009

2013 2012 2013 2004 2013

DMR SPLITS: 1,600 1. Megan Metcalfe 2. Keri Bland 3. Kate Vermeulen 4. Jennifer Davis 5. Marie-Louise Asselin

4:33.50 4:35.94 4:36.15 4:39.50 4:39.60

2003 2008 1999 2005 2008

DMR 1. K aylyn Christopher, April Rotilio Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 2. Marie-Louise Asselin, April Rotilio Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 3. K eri Bland, April Rotilio Kaylyn Christopher, Jessica O’Connell 4. K aylyn Christopher, April Rotilio Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 5. P am Richardson, Ailene Smith Jennifer Kemp, Megan Metcalfe

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14.80m 13.12m 13.10m 12.83m 12.53m

1984 2014 2008 2007 2003

POLE VAULT 1. Madelin Gardner 2. Erin Nett 3. Sara Finfrock 3. Katlyn Shelar 4. Alex Acker

4.38m 4.07m 4.05m 3.98m 3.87m

2019 2001 2018 2014 2009

PENTATHLON 1. Chelsea Carrier 2. Pat Itanyi 3. Abbie Stechschulte 4. Sharon Pfister 5. Meghan Jean-Baptiste

4,170 4,111 4,016 3,817 3,445

2011 1997 2007 1986 2018

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100 METERS TIME ATHLETE 12.28 P. McKenzie 12.46 P. McKenzie 12.75 P. McKenzie 12.80 B. Welker 12.85 M. Ashford 12.85 M. Ashford 12.86 M. Ashford 12.99 M. Ashford 13.11 S. McNeil

MEET Mountaineer Open West Virginia Open Raleigh Relays Mountaineer Showcase at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt Raleigh Relays West Virginia Open 49er Classic 49er Classic

PLACE 3rd(p) 1st 49th 1st 6th 53rd 4th 52nd 55th

200 METERS TIME ATHLETE 25.26 B. Welker 25.29 P. McKenzie 25.38 B. Welker 25.41 B. Welker 25.75 P. McKenzie 25.92 B. Welker 26.02 B. Welker 26.53 M. Rymer 27.01 M. Rymer

MEET Big 12 Championship at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt Mountaineer Open 49er Classic Mountaineer Showcase West Virginia Open Mountaineer Showcase 49er Classic West Virginia Open

PLACE 22nd(p) 5th 3rd 20th 1st 1st 2nd 63rd 4th

400 METERS TIME ATHLETE 56.15 B. Welker 56.40 B. Welker 56.40 B. Welker 56.50 B. Welker 56.61 B. Welker 56.70 B. Welker 57.35 B. Welker 57.67 B. Welker 1:00.19 M. Vanderheyden 1:02.13 L. Jebet 1:02.90 L. Jebet

MEET Big 12 Championship Virginia Challenge Bison Outdoor Classic 49er Classic Raleigh Relays West Virginia Open Mountaineer Open Mountaineer Showcase Mountaineer Open Raleigh Relays 49er Classic

PLACE 18th(p) 5th 2nd 4th 14th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 73rd 62nd

800 METERS TIME ATHLETE 2:08.66 H. Jackson 2:10.15 H. Jackson 2:10.54 C. Jones 2:10.61 M. Vanderheyden 2:10.68 H. Jackson 2:13.51 H. Jackson 2:15.14 C. Jones 2:22.84 L. Jebet 2:25.96 L. Jebet

MEET Mountaineer Open West Virginia Open Raleigh Relays Big 12 Championship at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt Mountaineer Showcase West Virginia Open 49er Classic Mountaineer Open

PLACE 1st 1st 14th 15th(p) 1st 2nd 2nd 29th 6th

1,500 METERS TIME ATHLETE 4:19.69 H. Jackson 4:21.88 H. Jackson 4:23.00 C. Jones 4:23.15 H. Jackson 4:25.02 H. Jackson 4:26.38 H. Jackson 4:26.52 C. Jones 4:29.29 H. Jackson 4:29.37 C. Jones 4:33.50 M. Vanderheyden 4:35.88 S. Wills 4:38.91 S. Wills

MEET Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship Bison Outdoor Classic (Invite) 49er Classic Virginia Challenge (Invite) Mountaineer Showcase Big 12 Championship NCAA East Preliminary Round at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt Bison Outdoor Classic (Invite) Raleigh Relays 49er Classic

PLACE 2nd 2nd(p) 7th 1st 13th 1st 12th(p) 35th(p) 2nd 31st 68th 11th

4:39.41 4:54.46 5:11.20 5:11.99 5:15.88

S. Wills L. Jebet L. Jebet A. Pettit A. Pettit

at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt Mountaineer Showcase Mountaineer Showcase Mountaineer Open

4th 11th 8th 9th 8th

MILE TIME ATHLETE 5:27.74 L. Jebet 5:38.15 A. Pettit

MEET Bison Outdoor Classic Bison Outdoor Classic

PLACE 14th 17th

3,000 METERS TIME ATHLETE 9:45.37 H. Jackson 9:49.06 A. Archer 9:59.61 O. Hill 10:02.38 C. Jones 10:07.80 M. Abdalah 10:08.53 A. Pettit 10:18.09 M. Abdalah 10:18.23 M. Abdalah 11:24.06 A. Pettit

MEET at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt Mountaineer Showcase 49er Classic Mountaineer Open 49er Classic Bison Outdoor Classic Mountaineer Showcase Mountaineer Showcase

PLACE 1st 2nd 1st 4th 1st 32nd 4th 2nd 5th

5,000 METERS TIME ATHLETE 16:20.50 H. Jackson 16:45.90 O. Hill 17:03.92 B. Warren 17:08.07 A. Archer 17:09.33 S. Wills 17:16.57 A. Archer 17:30.55 J. Forsey 17:34.29 A. Archer 17:34.82 M. Abdalah 17:44.70 A. Archer

MEET Stanford Invitational (Sect. 2) Virginia Challenge (Invite) Bison Outdoor Classic (Invite) Bison Outdoor Classic (Invite) Bison Outdoor Classic (Invite) Raleigh Relays Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship 49er Classic

PLACE 15th 28th 13th 20th 24th 56th 16th 17th 18th 10th

10,000 METERS TIME ATHLETE 34:28.43 O. Hill 35:06.32 O. Hill 35:07.97 B. Warren 35:28.48 O. Hill 35:33.76 B. Warren 36:56.87 S. Wills 37:10.95 S. Wills

MEET Stanford Invitational (Sect. 2) Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship NCAA East Preliminary Round Mountaineer Showcase Mountaineer Showcase Big 12 Championship

PLACE 21st 4th 5th 30th 2nd 4th 9th

100-METER HURDLES TIME ATHLETE MEET 14.60 P. McKenzie at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt 14.82 P. McKenzie Bison Outdoor Classic

PLACE 6th 3rd

400-METER HURDLES TIME ATHLETE MEET 1:04.65 M. Rymer Big 12 Championship 1:05.38 M. Rymer at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt 1:05.71 M. Rymer 49er Classic 1:05.83 M. Rymer Raleigh Relays 1:06.40 M. Rymer West Virginia Open 1:06.50 M. Rymer Mountaineer Open 1:06.67 M. Rymer Mountaineer Showcase

PLACE 16th(p) 10th 12th 34th 1st 1st 2nd

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1,500-METER STEEPLECHASE TIME ATHLETE MEET 5:09.26 K. Dowie West Virginia Open 5:12.48 M. Vanderheyden West Virginia Open 2,000-METER STEEPLECHASE TIME ATHLETE MEET 6:54.92 K. Dowie at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt 6:59.74 M. Vanderheyden at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt 3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE TIME ATHLETE MEET 10:35.96 K. Dowie Mike Fanelli Track Classic 10:52.40 K. Dowie Mountaineer Open 11:04.66 M. Vanderheyden Mike Fanelli Track Classic 11:05.43 K. Dowie Vir ginia Challenge (Invite) 11:19.97 K. Dowie Big 12 Championship HIGH JUMP MARK ATHLETE MEET 1.72m F. Penny Big 12 Championship 1.68m F. Penny 49er Classic (Invite) 1.66m F. Penny Bison Outdoor Classic 1.66m F. Penny at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt 1.65m F. Penny Mountaineer Open 1.65m F. Penny Mountaineer Showcase POLE VAULT MARK ATHLETE MEET 4.47m^ M. Gardner Virginia Challenge (Invite) 4.40m M. Gardner Mountaineer Showcase 4.32m M. Gardner Bison Outdoor Classic 4.30m M. Gardner at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt 4.27m M. Gardner Big 12 Championship 4.22m M. Gardner Mountaineer Open 4.20m M. Gardner NCAA Championships 4.17m M. Gardner NCAA East Preliminary Round 4.10m M. Gardner Texas Relays 4.02m M. Gardner West Virginia Open 3.82m E. Gardner Mountaineer Open 3.82m E. Gardner Mountaineer Showcase 3.72m M. DeBone Mountaineer Open 3.66m M. Shute Mountaineer Showcase 3.60m E. Gardner at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt 3.57m E. Gardner Bison Outdoor Classic 3.57m A. Schlosser Bison Outdoor Classic 3.51m A. Schlosser Mountaineer Showcase 3.51m M. DeBone Mountaineer Showcase 3.47m M. DeBone Big 12 Championship 3.47m E. Gardner Big 12 Championship 3.47m M. Shute Big 12 Championship 3.25m M. Shute 49er Classic (Invite) 3.21m A. Schlosser West Virginia Open 3.21m J. Brundin Mountaineer Showcase 3.20m J. Brundin 49er Classic 3.12m J. Brundin Bison Outdoor Classic 3.06m M. Shute West Virginia Open LONG JUMP MARK ATHLETE MEET PLACE 5.69m S. McNeil West Virginia Open 5.68m P. McKenzie Mountaineer Open 5.65m P. McKenzie Virginia Challenge 5.56m P. McKenzie Big 12 Championship 5.55m P. McKenzie West Virginia Open 5.48m M. Ashford West Virginia Open 5.35m P. McKenzie Mountaineer Showcase 5.35m M. Ashford at Virginia w/ Maryland, Pitt 5.25m P. McKenzie 49er Classic 5.00m M. Ashford Bison Outdoor Classic 4.81m M. Ashford Mountaineer Showcase 4.80m M. Ashford Raleigh Relays 4.78m M. Ashford 49er Classic

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PLACE 1st 2nd PLACE 1st 2nd PLACE 5th 1st 23rd 24th 10th PLACE 6th T2nd T6th 2nd 1st 1st PLACE 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st T9th T1st 10th 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 4th T11th T11th 5th 6th 20th T21st T21st T9th T5th 9th 2nd 25th 7th 1st 1st 9th 19th 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 12th 18th 6th 43rd 40th

TRIPLE JUMP MARK ATHLETE 12.93m S. McNeil 12.74m S. McNeil 12.66m S. McNeil 12.63m S. McNeil 12.52m S. McNeil 12.33m S. McNeil DISCUS MARK ATHLETE 45.17m S. Wright 42.33m S. Wright 42.22m S. Wright 42.00m S. Wright

MEET Mountaineer Showcase 49er Classic Virginia Challenge (Invite) Big 12 Championship NCAA East Preliminary Round Mountaineer Open

PLACE 1st 1st 5th 11th 28th 1st

MEET Mountaineer Open Mountaineer Showcase West Virginia Open Raleigh Relays

PLACE 1st 2nd 1st 28th

OUTDOOR ALL-TIME TOP-5

100 METERS 1. Stacian Brown 2. Kay Iheagwam 3. Maxine Dawkins 4. Tammy Henderson 5. Trinese Summerlin

11.36 11.51 11.54 11.55 11.61

1999 1995 1998 1983 1994

200 METERS 1. Maxine Dawkins 2. Tammy Henderson 3. Kay Iheagwam Tameca Williams 5. Stacian Brown

23.21 23.54 23.56 23.56 23.61

1998 1984 1995 1998 1999

400 METERS 1. April Rotilio 2. Tameca Williams 3. Holly Workman 4. Connie Ellerbe 5. Kristy Beans

52.71 52.92 53.70 54.10 54.35

2011 1999 1987 1988 1992

800 METERS 1. Jennifer Kemp 2. Keri Bland 3. Raeleen Hunter 4. Kelly Williams 5. Karly Hamric

2:05.09 2:05.63 2:06.09 2:07.38 2:08.02

2003 2010 2007 .2013 2010

1,500 METERS 1. Megan Metcalfe 2. Karly Hamric 3. Kelly Williams 4. Keri Bland 5. Amy Cashin

4:12.00 4:13.54 4:13.61 4:14.52 4:15.00

2003 2010 2013 2010 2018

3,000 METERS 1. Megan Metcalfe 2. Rebecca Stallwood 3. Marie-Louise Asselin 4. Jillian Forsey 5. Jessica O’Connell

9:04.02 9:23.45 9:26.09 9:29.86 9:30.06

2004 2001 2007 2014 2012

5,000 METERS 1. Megan Metcalfe 2. Marie-Louise Asselin 3. Katie Gillespie 4. Clara Grandt 5. Jillian Forsey

15:47.64 15:53.93 16:00.27 16:01.18 16:05.89

2005 2010 2015 2010 2016

10,000 METERS 1. Clara Grandt 2. Katie Gillespie 3. Allison Lasnicki 4. Kate Harrison 5. Sarah-Anne Brault

33:16.96 33:44.08 33:46.22 33:48.64 33:51.14

2009 2015 2014 2011 2011

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12.78 13.20 13.27 13.29 13.38

2012 1995 2007 1999 2014

400-METER HURDLES 1. Connie Ellerbe 2. Chelsea Carrier 3. Martina Miller 4. Pam Richardson 5. Jeanna Johnson

55.87 57.48 57.77 1:00.74 1:00.75

1992 2011 1999 2004 1997

9:58.75 10:05.27 10:06.47 10:25.93 10:27.39

2018 2014 2013 2006 2016

3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Amy Cashin 2. Sarah Martinelli 3. Jordan Hamric 4. Susan Davis 5. Megan Yuan

4X100 METER RELAY 1. Martina Miller, Tameca Williams, 44.28 Zane Francis, Stacian Brown 2. Haneefah Norman, Tameca Williams, 44.65 Zane Francis, Stacian Brown 3. Maxine Dawkins, Marlene Dawkins, 44.88 Pat Itanyi, Martina Miller 4. Jeanna Johnson, Tameca Williams, 45.27 Martina Miller, Maxine Dawkins 5. M axine Dawkins, Pat Itanyi, 45.43 Amanda Valentine, Marlene Dawkins 4X200 METER RELAY 1. Martina Miller, Tameca Williams, 1:34.55 Haneefah Norman, Zane Francis 2. Martina Miller, Maxine Dawkins, 1:35.41 Tameca Williams, Jamillah Nock 3. Junique Morris, Jamillah Nock, 1:36.37 Shani Boone, Jessica Czaikowski 4. Amanda Valentine, Maxine Daw kins, 1:36.40 Jeanna Johnson, Marlene Dawkins 5. A manda Valentine, Pat Itanyi, 1:36.94 Tamara Stoner, Kay Iheagwam 4X400 METER RELAY 1. Jeanna Johnson, Tameca Williams, 3:36.58 Martina Miller, Maxine Dawkins 2. Kristy Beans, Connie Ellerbe, 3:41.62 Jennifer Scweizer, Tamara Stoner 3. J enna Barreto, Chelsea Carrier, 3:41.68 Allison Tyree, April Rotilio 4. Amanda Valentine, Kay Iheagwam, 3:41.74 Tamara Stoner, Halima Sinceno 5. J eanna Johnson, Marlene Dawkins, 3:42.38 Amanda Valentine, Maxine Dawkins 4X800 METER RELAY 1. Karly Hamric, Keri Bland, 8:47.95 Jessica O’Connell, Kaylyn Christopher 2. Merissa Sexsmith, Megan Metcalfe, 8:48.07 Jennifer Kemp, Jennifer Davis 3. Jennifer Zawaski, Merissa Sexsmith, 8:49.50 Rebecca Stallwood, Kecia Herod 4. Jennifer Kemp, Ailene Smith, 8:51.17 Jennifer Davis, Megan Metcalfe 5. Jennifer Davis, Jennifer Kemp, 8:51.66 Megan Metcalfe, Ailene Smith

1999 1999 1997 1998 1996

1999 1998 2006 1996 1995

1998 1992 2011 1995 1996

2010 2003 1999 2002 2002

DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1. Kaylyn Christopher, Katelyn Williams, 11:19.81 Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 2. K eri Bland, Abbie Stechshulte, 11:24.76 Emma Hunter, Marie-Louise Asselin 3. Jennifer Kemp, Stacian Brown, 11:33.63 Ailene Smith, Megan Metcalfe 4. K elly Williams, Christa D’Egidio 11:40.54 Brianna Kerekes, Amy Cashin

2008 2007 2002 2015

HIGH JUMP 1. Alethea Moody 2. Katelyn Williams 3. Sharon Pfister Sydney Cummings 5. Marseille McBeam

1.83m 1.79m 1.78m 1.78m 1.76m

1990 2011 1986 2013 2014

POLE VAULT 1. Madelin Gardner 2. Katlyn Shelar 3. Sara Finfrock 4. Erin Nett 5. Tori Bertrand

4.47m 4.10m 4.02m 4.00m 3.91m

2019 2013 2018 2002 2016

LONG JUMP 1. Pat Itanyi 2. Chelsea Carrier 3. Christine Brown 4. Danique Bryan 5. Meghan Mock

6.74m 6.42m 6.29m 6.28m 6.17m

1995 2011 2002 2017 2011

TRIPLE JUMP 1. Danique Bryan 2. Shamoya McNeil 3. Christine Brown 4. Stormy Nesbit 5. Tessie Palmer

13.68m 13.21m 13.20m 13.19m 12.45m

2017 2017 2001 2014 1991

SHOT PUT 1. Jodi Smith 2. Karissa Knabenshue 3. Michelle McGinnis 4. Abbie Stechschultz 5. Terina Miller

14.22m 13.16m 12.67m 12.37m 11.80m

1984 2013 2006 2007 2011

DISCUS 1. Jodi Smith 2. Heather Adams 3. Sada Wright 4. Karissa Knabenshue 5. Brittany Fink

50.26m 47.32m 45.17m 42.89m 42.31m

1984 2013 2019 2012 2010

HAMMER THROW 1. Heather Adams 2. Terina Miller 3. Michele McGinnis 4. Alanna Pritts 5. Brittney Thomas

56.96m 55.25m 42.51m 42.24m 42.10m

2013 2012 2006 2012 2011

JAVELIN 1. Jodi Smith 2. Lindsey Clark 3. Kristen Snyder 4. Pat Itanyi 5. Sharon Pfister

47.99m 43.09m 41.82m 40.00m 34.65m

1984 2006 1997 1995 1987

5,927 5,647 5,609 5,141 4,751

2011 1997 2007 1986 2018

HEPTATHLON 1. Chelsea Carrier 2. Pat Itanyi 2. Abbie Stechschulte 4. Sharon Pfister 5. Meghan Jean-Baptiste ^-School Record | p-Prelims | s-Semifinals | t-Tied WVUXCTF

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LD WVU TRACK & FIE SCHEDULE INDOOR DATE EVENT

LOCATION

Jan. 11

Marty Pushkin Invitational

Morgantown, W.Va.

Jan. 18

at YSU College Invite

Youngstown, Ohio

Jan. 25-26

at PSU National Open

University Park, Pa.

Jan. 31-Feb 2

at Akron Invitational

Akron, Ohio

Feb. 2

at Bruce Lehane Invite

Boston, Mass.

Feb. 8-9

at SPIRE Division I Invitational

Geneva, Ohio

Feb. 16

at Penn State Tune-Up

University Park, Pa.

Feb. 22-23

at Big 12 Indoor Championship

Lubbock, Texas

Mar. 8-9

at NCAA Indoor Championships

Birmingham, Ala.

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DATE EVENT Mar. 14-16 at 49er Classic

LOCATION Charlotte, N.C.

Mar. 23

West Virginia Open

Morgantown, W.Va.

Mar. 27-30

at Texas Relays

Austin, Texas

Mar. 29-30

at Raleigh Relays

Raleigh, N.C.

Mar. 29-30

at Stanford Invitational

Stanford, Calif.

Apr. 6

at Virginia Quad

Charlottesville, Va.

Apr. 12-13

at Bison Outdoor Classic

Lewisburg, Pa.

Apr. 19-20

at Virginia Challenge

Charlottesville, Va.

Apr. 25-27

at Penn Relays

Philadelphia, Pa.

Apr. 26-27

State Farm Friends of Track Showcase Morgantown, W.Va.

May 4

Mountaineer Open

Morgantown, W.Va.

May 10-12

at Big 12 Outdoor Championship

Norman, Okla.

May 23-25

at NCAA East Preliminary Round

Jacksonville, Fla.

June 5-8

at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Austin, Texas

June 6-9

NCAA Outdoor Championship

Eugene, Ore.

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Top-Five Performers

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School Records

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Conference Champions

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NCAA Champions

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WVU All-Americans

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ALL-TIME

RECORDS

INDOOR EVENT 55 meters 60 meters 55m Hurdles 60m Hurdles 200 meters 200m Hurdles 300 meters 400 meters 500 meters 600 meters 800 meters 1,000 meters Mile 3,000 meters 5,000 meters 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay DMR Long Jump High Jump Triple Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Weight Throw Pentathlon

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HOLDER Tammy Henderson Stacian Brown Pat Itanyi Chelsea Carrier Stacian Brown Jeanna Johnson Tammy Henderson April Rotilio Connie Ellerbe Keri Bland Kate Vermeulen Kate Vermeulen Keri Bland Megan Metcalfe Marie-Louise Asselin Marlene Dawkins, Pat Itanyi, Martina Miller, Jeanna Johnson Maxine Dawkins, Jeanna Johnson, Martina Miller, Tameca Williams Keri Bland, Kaylyn Christopher Marie-Louise Asselin, Jessica O’Connell Kaylyn Christopher, Karly Hamric, Marie-Louise Asselin Keri Bland Pat Itanyi Sharon Pfister Christine Brown Madelin Gardner Jodi Smith Heather Adams Chelsea Carrier

RECORD 6.82 7.34 7.67 8.08 23.67 27.40 39.45 54.29 1:12.84 1:33.32 2:06.42 2:43.02 4:34.78 8:58.17 15:50.53 1:38.80 3:42.84 8:44.98 11:05.12 6.48m 1.78m 13.13m 4.38m 14.80m 18.18m 4,170 points

YEAR 1985 1999 1996 2011 1999 1997 1984 2009 1990 2010 1999 1999 2009 2005 2010 1996 1998 2010 2009 1996 1985 2000 2019 1984 2013 2011

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HOLDER Stacian Brown Maxine Dawkins April Rotilio Jennifer Kemp Megan Metcalfe Megan Metcalfe Amy Cashin Megan Metcalfe Clara Grandt Chelsea Carrier Connie Ellerbe Keisha Miller, Tameca Williams, Zane Francis, Stacian Brown Amanda Valentine, Maxine Dawkins, Jeanna Johnson, Marlene Dawkins Maxine Dawkins, Jeanna Johnson, Martina Miller, Tameca Williams Karly Hamric, Keri Bland, Jessica O’Connell, Kaylyn Christopher Stacian Brown, Tameca Williams, Amanda Valentine, Rebecca Stallwood Keri Bland, Abbie Stechschulte, Raeleen Hunter, Marie-Louis Asselin Pat Itanyi Althea Moody Jodi Smith Jodi Smith Jodi Smith Heather Adams Madelin Gardner Danique Bryan Chelsea Carrier

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RECORD 11.36 23.21 52.71 2:05.09 4:12.00 9:04.02 9:58.75 15:47.64 33:16.96 12.78 55.87 44.28 1:34.55 3:36.58 8:47.95 3:54.62 11:24.76 6.74m 1.83m 47.98m 14.22m 50.26m 56.96m 4.47m 13.68m 5,927 points

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INDOOR

TOP-FIVE PERFORMERS

60 METERS 1.) Stacian Brown 2.) Jessica Czaikowski 3.) Ciara Chic 4.) Chelsea Carrier 5.) Sabrina Cox 60 HURDLES 1.) Chelsea Carrier 2.) Stacian Brown 3.) Jessica Czaikowski 4.) Chené Townsend 5.) Pat Itanyi 200 METERS 1.) Stacian Brown 2.) Maxine Dawkins 3.) Marlene Dawkins 4.) Tammy Henderson 5.) April Rotilio 400 METERS 1.) April Rotilio 2.) Tameca Williams 3.) Kristy Beans 4.) Connie Ellerbe 5.) Claudette Rodgers 500 METERS 1.) Connie Ellerbe 2.) Pamela Richardson 3.) Tamara Stoner 4.) Holly Workman 5.) Aileen Smith

7.34 7.49 7.54 7.56 7.58 8.08 8.22 8.23 8.38 8.42 23.63 23.78 23.80 24.12 24.17 54.29 54.79 55.09 55.18 55.24 1:12.84 1:12.93 1:14.35 1:14.42 1:14.56

1999 2007 2003 2011 2000

600 METERS 1.) Keri Bland 1:33.32 2.) Brianna Kerekes 1:33.69 1:34.84 3.) Alyssa Scherich 4.) Kelly Austin 1:35.05 5.) Mikenna Vanderheyden 1:35.25

2011 1999 2005 2013 1996

800 METERS 1.) Kate Vermeulen 2.) Keri Bland 3.) Aileen Smith 4.) Jennifer Kemp 5.) Merissa Sexsmith

1999 1998 1997 1984 2009

1,000 METERS 1.) Kate Vermeulen 2.) Kaylyn Christopher 3.) Millie Paladino 4.) Karly Hamric 5.) Megan Metcalfe

2:43.01 2:45.56 2:45.80 2:46.03 2:46.78

1999 2011 2016 2010 2004

2009 1998 1992 1991 1989

MILE 1.) Keri Bland 2.) Megan Metcalfe 3.) Kelly Williams 4.) Karly Hamric 5.) Kate Vermeulen

4:34.78 4:35.89 4:36.77 4:38.55 4:39.05

2009 2004 2013 2010 1999

1990 2005 1995 1986 2001

3,000 METERS 1.) Megan Metcalfe 2.) Amy Cashin 3.) Jessica O’Connell 4.) Marie-Louise Asselin 5.) Jillian Forsey

2:06.42 2:06.72 2:08.81 2:09.55 2:09.98

8:58.17 9:11.24 9:14.12 9:14.44 9:26.52

2010 2015 2013 1985 2019 1999 2009 2001 2005 2000

2005 2018 2011 2008 2014

5,000 METERS 1.) Marie-Louise Asselin 2.) Clara Grandt 3.) Jillian Forsey 4.) Sarah-Anne Brault 5.) Tara Struyk

15:50.53 16:04.24 16:14.76 16:17.95 16:22.44

2010 2010 2016 2011 2004

LONG JUMP 1.) Pat Itanyi 2.) Christine Brown 3.) Chelsea Carrier 4.) Danique Bryan 5.) Peter-Gay McKenzie

6.48m 6.21m 6.10m 6.00m 5.94m

1996 2003 2010 2016 2019

SHOT PUT 1.) Jodi Smith 2.) Karissa Knabenshue 3.) LaShawna Black 4.) Abbie Stechschulte 5.) Michelle McGinnis

14.80m 13.12m 13.10m 12.83m 12.53m

1984 2014 2008 2007 2003

POLE VAULT 1.) Madelin Gardner 2.) Erin Nett 3.) Sara Finfrock 4.) Katlyn Shelar 5.) Alex Acker

4.38m 4.07m 4.05m 3.98m 3.87m

2019 2001 2018 2014 2009

HIGH JUMP 1.) Sharon Pfister Sydney Cummings 3.) Katelyn Williams Hannah Stone 5.) Nancy Regalbuto Alethea Moody

1.78m 1.78m 1.75m 1.75m 1.74m 1.74m

1985 2013 2010 2016 2004 1988

13.13m 12.93m 12.69m 12.46m 12.20m

2000 2017 2014 2017 1989

4,170 4,111 4,016 3,817 3,445

2011 1997 2007 1986 2018

14.80m 13.12m 13.10m 12.83m 12.53m

1984 2014 2008 2007 2003

TRIPLE JUMP 1.) Christine Brown 2.) Shamoya McNeil 3.) Stormy Nesbit 4.) Danique Bryan 5.) Tessie Palmer PENTATHLON 1.) Chelsea Carrier 2.) Pat Itanyi 3.) Abbie Stechschulte 4.) Sharon Pfister 5.) Meghan Jean-Baptiste SHOT PUT 1.) Jodi Smith 2.) Karissa Knabenshue 3.) LaShawna Black 4.) Abbie Stechschulte 5.) Michelle McGinnis

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WEIGHT THROW 1.) Heather Adams 2.) Terina Miller 3.) Karissa Knabenshue 4.) Michele McGinnis 5.) Alanna Pritts

18.18m 16.73m 15.18m 15.05m 14.65m

2013 2012 2013 2004 2013

4 X 800M RELAY 1.)

8:44.98 2010 Keri Bland, Kaylyn Christopher, Marie-Louise Asselin Jessica O’Connell 2.)

8:50.10 2002 Merissa Sexsmith, Ailene Smith, Rebecca Stallwood, Jennifer Davis 3.)

8:51.55 2009 Karly Hamric, Kaylyn Christopher, Alison Spiker, Keri Blan 4.)

8:52.44 2002 Jennifer Kemp, Rebecca Stallwood, Jennifer Davis, Ailene Smith 5.)

8:52.59 2002 Jennifer Kemp, Rebecca Stallwood, Jennifer Davis, Merissa Sexsmith

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN

DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1.)

11:05.12 2009 Kaylyn Christopher, April Rotilio, Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 2.)

11:07.64 2008 Marie-Louise Asselin, April Rotilio, Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 3.)

11:09.28 2010 Keri Bland, April Rotilio, Kaylyn Christopher, J essica O’Connell 4.)

11:11.33 2009 Kaylyn Christopher, April Rotilio, Karly Hamric, Keri Bland 5.)

11:11.98 2003 Pam Richardson, Ailene Smith, Jennifer Kemp, Megan Metcalfe

DMR SPLITS 800 1.) Jennifer Kemp 2.) Aileen Smith 3.) Merissa Sexsmith 4.) Karly Hamric

2:05.75 2:07.89 2:08.50 2:08.89

2005 2003 2002 2009

DMR SPLITS 1200 1.) Megan Metcalfe 2.) Rebecca Stallwood 3.) Marie-Louise Asselin 4.) Keri Bland 5.) Kaylyn Christopher

3:21.85 3:23.20 3:23.90 3:25.84 3:25.90

2004 2002 2008 2010 2009

DMR SPLITS 1600 1.) Megan Metcalfe 2.) Keri Bland 3.) Kate Vermeulen 4.) Jennifer Davis 5.) Marie-Louise Asselin

4:33.50 4:35.94 4:36.15 4:39.50 4:39.60

2003 2008 1999 2005 2008

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100 METERS 1.) Stacian Brown 2.) Kay Iheagwam 3.) Maxine Dawkins 4.) Tammy Henderson 5.) Trinese Summerlin

11.36 11.51 11.54 11.55 11.61

1999 1995 1998 1983 1994

100 METER HURDLES 1.) Chelsea Carrier-Eades 2.) Pat Itanyi 3.) Jessica Czaikowski 4.) Stacian Brown 5.) Chené Townsend

12.78 13.20 13.27 13.29 13.44

2012 1995 2007 1999 2012

200 METERS 1.) Maxine Dawkins 2.) Tammy Henderson 3.) Kay Iheagwam Tameca Williams 5.) Stacian Brown

23.21 23.54 23.56 23.56 23.61

1998 1984 1995 1998 1999

400 METERS 1.) April Rotilio 2.) Tameca Williams 3.) Holly Workman 4.) Connie Ellerbe 5.) Kristy Beans

52.71 52.92 53.70 54.10 54.35

2011 1999 1987 1988 1992

400 METER HURDLES 1.) Connie Ellerbe 55.87 2.) Chelsea Carrier 57.48 3.) Martina Miller 57.77 4.) Pam Richardson 1:00.74 5.) Jeanna Johnson 1:00.75

1992 2011 1999 2004 1997

800 METERS 1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

Jennifer Kemp Keri Bland Raeleen Hunter Karly Hamric Hayley Jackson

2:05.09 2:05.63 2:06.09 2:08.02 2:08.66

2003 2010 2007 2010 2019

1,500 METERS 1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

Megan Metcalfe Karly Hamric Kelly Williams Keri Bland Amy Cashin

4:12.00 4:13.54 4:13.61 4:14.52 4:15.00

2003 2010 2013 2010 2018

Megan Metcalfe Rebecca Stallwood Marie-Louise Asselin Jillian Forsey Jessica O’Connell

9:04.02 9:23.45 9:26.09 9:29.86 9:30.06

2004 2001 2007 2014 2012

15:47.64 15:53.93 16:00.27 16:01.18 16:05.89

2005 2010 2015 2010 2016

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Megan Metcalfe Marie-Louise Asselin Katie Gillespie Clara Grandt Jillian Forsey

33:16.96 33:44.08 33:46.22 33:48.64 33:51.14

2009 2015 2014 2011 2011

POLE VAULT 1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

Madelin Gardner Katlyn Shelar Sara Finfrock Erin Nett Tori Bertrand

3,000 METER STEEPLECHASE

LONG JUMP

1.) Amy Cashin 2.) Sarah Martinelli 3.) Jordan Hamric 4.) Susan Davis 5.) Megan Yuan

1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

9:58.75 10:05.27 10:06.47 10:25.93 10:27.39

2018 2014 2013 2006 2016

1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

Chelsea Carrier Pat Itanyi Abbie Stechschulte Sharon Pfister Meghan Jean Baptiste

1.) Alethea Moody 2.) Katelyn Williams 3.) Sharon Pfister Sydney Cummings 5.) Marseille McBeam

Pat Itanyi Chelsea Carrier Christine Brown Danique Bryan Meghan Mock

4.47m 4.10m 4.02m 4.00m 3.91m

2019 2013 2018 2002 2016

6.74m 6.42m 6.29m 6.28m 6.17m

1995 2011 2002 2017 2011

13.68m 13.21m 13.20m 13.19m 12.93m

2017 2017 2001 2014 2019

47.99m 43.09m 41.82m 40.00m

1984 2006 1997 1995

TRIPLE JUMP 5,927 5,647 5,609 5,141 4,751

2011 1997 2007 1986 2018

1.83m 1.79m 1.78m 1.78m 1.76m

1990 2011 1986 2013 2014

1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

Danique Bryan Shamoya McNeil Christine Brown Stormy Nesbit Shamoya McNeil

JAVELIN

HIGH JUMP

5,000 METERS 1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

10,000 METERS 1.) Clara Grandt 2.) Kaite Gillespie 3.) Allison Lasnicki 4.) Kate Harrison 5.) Sarah-Anne Brault

HEPTATHLON

3,000 METERS 1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

CHELSEA CARRIER

1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

Jodi Smith Lindsey Clark Kristen Snyder Pat Itanyi

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2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

Jodi Smith Heather Adams Heather Adams Sada Wright Karissa Knabenshue

50.26m 47.32m 46.29m 45.17m 42.89m

1984 2013 2012 2019 2012

14.22m 13.16m 12.67m 12.37m 11.80m

1984 2013 2006 2007 2011

SHOT PUT 1.) Jodi Smith 2.) Karissa Knabenshue 3.) Michelle McGinnis 4.) Abbie Stechschultz 5.) Terina Miller

HAMMER THROW 1.)

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Heather Adams Terina Miller Heather Adams Michele McGinnis Alanna Pritts

56.96m 2013 55.25m 2012 53.29m 2012 42.51m 2006 42.24m 2012

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4X100 RELAY 1.)

2.)

3.)

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Martina Miller, Tameca Williams, Zane Francis, Stacian Brown Haneefah Norman, Tameca Williams, Zane Francis, Stacian Brown Maxine Dawkins, Marlene Dawkins, Pat Itanyi, Martina Miller Jeanna Johnson, Tameca Williams, Martina Miller, Maxine Dawkins Maxine Dawkins, Pat Itanyi, Amanda Valentine, Marlene Dawkins

44.28 44.65 44.88 45.27 45.43

1999 1999 1997 1998 1996

4X200 RELAY 1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

Martina Miller, Tameca Williams, Haneefah Norman, Zane Francis 1:34.55 Martina Miller, Maxine Dawkins, Tameca Williams, Jamillah Nock 1:35.41 Junique Morris, Jamillah Nock, Shani Boone, Jessica Czaikowski 1:36.37 Amanda Valentine, Maxine Dawkins, Jeanna Johnson, Marlene Dawkins 1:36.40 Amanda Valentine, Pat Itanyi, Tamara Stoner, Kay Iheagwam 1:36.94

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4X400 RELAY 1.)

2.)

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4.)

5.)

Jeanna Johnson, Tameca Williams, Martina Miller, Maxine Dawkins 3:36.58 Kristy Beans, Connie Ellerbe, Jennifer Scweizer, Tamara Stoner 3:41.62 Jenna Barreto, Chelsea Carrier, Allison Tyree, April Rotilio 3:41.68 Amanda Valentine, Kay Iheagwam, Tamara Stoner, Halima Sinceno 3:41.74 Jeanna Johnson, Marlene Dawkins, Amanda Valentine, Maxine Dawkins 3:42.38

1998 1992 2011 1995 1996

4X800M RELAY 1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

5.)

Karly Hamric, Keri Bland, Jessica O’Connell, Kaylyn Christopher Merissa Sexsmith, Megan Metcalfe, Jennifer Kemp, Jennifer Davis Jennifer Zawaski, Merissa Sexsmith, Rebecca Stallwood, Kecia Herod Jennifer Kemp, Ailene Smith, Jennifer Davis, Megan Metcalfe Jennifer Davis, Jennifer Kemp, Megan Metcalfe, Ailene Smith

8:47.95 8:48.07 8:49.50 8:51.17 8:51.66

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11:19.81 11:24.76 1:33.63

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MOUNTAINEER TRACK RECORDS **West Virginia begins competition at The Track & Field Complex at Mylan Park in 2019.** EVENT HOLDER 100-meters Kay Iheagwam (WVU) 200-meters Debbie Bonner (Pitt) 400-meters Connie Ellerbe (WVU) 800-meters Keri Bland (WVU) 1,500-meters Keri Bland (WVU) 3,000-meters Susie Comer (WVU) 5,000-meters Jennifer Colgrove (All.CC) 10,000-meters Charlene Burstrom (WVU) 100 Hurdles Allison Williams (Unat) 400 Hurdles Connie Ellerbe (WVU) 4x100 Relay Pitt 4x200 Relay West Virginia 4x400 Relay West Virginia 4x800 Relay West Virginia Mile Relay West Virginia 2-Mile Relay Indiana, Pa. DMR West Virginia SMR West Virginia Long Jump Pat Itanyi (WVU) High Jump Alethea Moody (WVU) Triple Jump Tessie Palmer (WVU) Pole Vault Alex Acker Shot Put Jodi Reidel (Kent St.) Weight Throw Heather Adams (WVU) Discus Jodi Smith (WVU) Javelin Jodi Smith (WVU) Heptathlon Pat Itanyi (WVU)

RECORD 11.51 23.80 54.10 2:07.01 4:27.09 9:47.34 17:06.11 35:00.05 13.38 56.95 46.37 1:37.31 3:43.05 8:57.31 3:49.80 9:33.56 12:14.60 4:06.97 20’6 .5” 5’10” 40’ .75” 3.66m 44’10 .5” 16.53m 160’5” 157’5” 5647 points

YEAR 1995 1989 1988 2008 2008 1981 1983 1987 1996 1987 1989 1988 1988 1990 1984 1983 1995 1984 1995 1990 1989 2008 1983 2013 1984 1984 1997

RECORD 6.82 7.71 24.27 37.54 53.59 1:12.84 1:32.35 2:07.32 2:48.30 4:44.00 9:23.10 16:29.50 3:43.19 9:00.45

YEAR 1985 1996 1985 N/A 1983 1990 1982 1982 1999 2003 1992 1993 1982 2002

SHELL BUILDING RECORDS EVENT HOLDER 55-meters Tammy Henderson (WVU) 55 Hurdles Pat Itanyi (WVU) 200-meters Tammy Henderson (WVU) 300-meters Janet Dodson (Morgan St.) 400-meters Edna Brown (Temple) 500-meters Connie Ellerbe (WVU) 600-meters Monica Egbuonu (Princeton) 800-meters Dorianne Lambelet-McClive (Cornell) 1,000-meters Kate Vermeulen (WVU) Mile Megan Metcalfe (WVU) 3,000-meters Alyse Holden (Allegheny) 5,000-meters Janice Brown (William & Mary) 4x400 Relay Temple 4x800 Relay Megan Metcalfe, Rebecca Stallwood, Merissa Sexsmith, Jennifer Kemp (WVU) Long Jump Trecia Smith (Pitt) High Jump Becky Bryan (West Ontario) Triple Jump Najuma Fletcher (Pitt) Pole Vault Madelin Gardner (WVU) Pentathlon Pat Itanyi (WVU)

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ATLANTIC 10 TEAM INDOOR CHAMPION 1993 • 1995

400-METER DASH 1995 - Mandy Valentine 1993 - Halima Sinceno

ATLANTIC 10 INDIVIDUAL INDOOR CHAMPIONS

500-METER RUN 1995 - Tamara Stoner

1:14.35

4X400-METER RELAY 1995 - (M. Valentine, H. Sinceno, 3:54.17 K. Iheagwam, T. Stoner)

ONE-MILE RUN 1993 - Erin O’Reilly

4:55.90

HIGH JUMP 1993 - Chantel Dubois

3,000-METER RUN 1995 - Charity Wachera 1993 - Erin O’Reilly

9:59.41 9:46.55

55-METER DASH 1995 - Kay Iheagwam 1993 - Trinese Summerlin 200-METER DASH 1995 - Kay Iheagwam 1993 - Trinese Summerlin

6.96 6.90 24.52 24.86

5,000-METER RUN 1995 - Carisa Brown

57.88 57.80

55-METER HURDLES 1995 - Pat Itanyi

LONG JUMP 1995 - Pat Itanyi

07.91

5-04.25 20-04.50

17:38.28

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CHAMPIONS

INDOOR

YEAR NAME 2008 Chelsea Carrier 2007 Jessica Czaikowski 2004 Megan Metcalfe 2004 Tara Struyk 2002 Rebecca Stallwood, Ailene Smith,

Schavia Felder, Megan Metcalfe 2000 Christine Brown 2000 Stacian Brown 2000 Merissa Sexsmith 1998 Kristin Quackenbush 1996 Charity Wachera 1993 Trinese Summerlin 1992 Trinese Summerlin 1990 Erin O’Reilly 1983 Tammy Henderson 1982 Tammy Henderson

OUTDOOR

EVENT TIME/DISTANCE 60 meter hurdles 8.46 60 meter hurdles 8.36 1,000 meters 2:47.11 5,000 meters 16:22.44 DMR 11:14.25 Triple Jump 200 meters 1,000 meters Pole Vault 5,000 meters 55 meters 55 meters 1,000 meters 55 meters 55 meters

12.95m 23.95 2:49.08 11’8” 16:39.87 6.88 6.92 2:53.01 6.89 7.02

YEAR NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE 2012 Chelsea Carrier-Eades 100 meters 11.82 2012 Stormy Nesbit Triple jump 13.07 meters 2009 Chelsea Carrier 100 meter hurdles 13:30 2008 Clara Grandt 10,000 meters 34:15.07* 2008 Keri Bland 1,500 meters 4:19.02 2005 Jennifer Kemp 800 meters 2:06.33 2005 Jennifer Davis 3,000 meters 9:33.61 2003 Megan Metcalfe 1,500 meters 4:21.81 2003 Tara Struyk 10,000 meters 35:02.44 2002 Stacian Brown 100 meter hurdles 13.51 2002 Megan Metcalfe 3,000 meters 9:20.17 1999 Tameca Williams 400 meters 52.93 1998 Maxine Dawkins 100 meters 11.69 1998 Kristin Quackenbush Pole Vault 11’4 1/4” 1998 Maxine Dawkins, Jenna Johnson, 4x100 meter relay 45.27

Martina Miller, Tameca Williams 1997 Pat Itanyi 100 meter hurdles 13.48 1997 Charity Wachera 10,000 meters N/A 1996 Maxine Dawkins, Pat Itanyi, 4x100 meter relay 46.51

Mandy Valentine, Marlene Dawkins 1996 Maxine Dawkins 100 meters 11.55 1996 Charity Wachera 10,000 meters 34:43.11 1995 Kay Iheagwam 100 meters 11.63 * ECAC meet record

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INDOOR

BIG EAST INDOOR OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER 1999 2003 2008 2009

Kate Vermeulen Megan Metcalfe Marie-Louise Asselin Keri Bland

BIG EAST INDOOR OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER 2011

Chelsea Carrier

BIG EAST INDIVIDUAL INDOOR CHAMPIONS 60-METER HURDLES 2010 2011 800-METER RUN 2005 1,000-METER RUN 2008 MILE RUN 1999 2009

Chelsea Carrier, 8:31 Chelsea Carrier, 8.17 Jennifer Kemp, 2:10.26 Keri Bland, 2:48.66 Kate Vermeulen, 4:39.84 Keri Bland, 4:34.78

3,000-METER RUN 2002 2003 2008 2011

Megan Metcalfe, 9:20.87 Megan Metcalfe, 9:15.25 Marie-Louise Asselin, 9:20.56 Jessica O’Connell, 9:21.09

5,000-METER RUN 2002 2010

Rebecca Stallwood, 16:38.30 Marie-Louise Asselin, 15:58.15

DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1999 11:26.24

R. Stallwood, T. Williams, M. Sexsmith, K. Vermeulen 2000 11:33.03

R. Stallwood, T. Williams, A. Smith, M. Sexsmith 2002 11:28.51

M. Metcalfe, S. Felder, A. Smith, R. Stallwood 2008 11:16.87

E. Malloy, C. Staye, T. Woodward, B. Spies 3,200-METER RELAY 1999 K. Herod, R. Stallwood, D. Simms, M. Sexsmith, 8:58.47 LONG JUMP 1996 POLE VAULT 1998 2000 2001 2002 PENTATHLON 2006 2007 2010 2011

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Pat Itanyi, 6.41m (21-2.5) Kristen Quackenbush, 3.20m (10-6) Erin Nett, 3.55m (11-7.75) Erin Nett, 3.80m (12-5.5) Erin Nett, 3.90m (12-9.5) Abbie Stechschulte, 3,972 pts.

Abbie Stechschulte, 4,016 pts.

Chelsea Carrier, 3,994 pts.

Chelsea Carrier, 4,170 pts.

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Marlene Dawkins Chelsea Carrier

BIG EAST OUTDOOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 100-METER DASH 1998 1999

Maxine Dawkins, 11.58 Stacian Brown, 11.62

200-METER DASH 1996 1998 1999

Marlene Dawkins, 23.67 Maxine Dawkins, 23.44 Stacian Brown, 23.89

400-METER DASH 1996 1999 2000 2011

Marlene Dawkins, 54.57 Temeca Williams, 53.16 Tameca Williams, 53.55 April Rotilio, 52.71

1,500-METER RUN 1999 2010

Kate Vermeulen, 4:25.72 Karly Hamric, 4:28.02

5,000-METER RUN 2002 2009 2010

Megan Metcalfe, 16:35.63 Clara Grandt, 16:07.55 Marie Louise Asselin, 16:31.04

10,000-METER RUN 2003 2010 2011

Megan Metcalfe, 35:08.89 Clara Grandt, 33:31.80 Kate Harrison, 33:59.84

100-METER HURDLES 2006 2008 2011 2012

Jessica Czaikowski, 13.42 Chelsea Carrier, 13.48* Chelsea Carrier, 13.07 Chelsea Carrier-Eades, 12.93

400-METER HURDLES 2011

Chelsea Carrier, 57.48

POLE VAULT 1998 2001 2002

Kristen Quackenbush, 3.61m (11’10”) Erin Nett, 3.80m (12’5.5”) Erin Nett, 3.95m (12’11.5”)

LONG JUMP 2011

Chelsea Carrier, 6.42m (21-3/4)

400-METER RELAY 1999 45.27 (H. Norman, T. Williams, Z. Francis, S. Brown) 2000 45.39 (S. Brown, S. Cox, Z. Francis, T. Williams)

BIG 12 CHAMPION 10,000-METER RUN 2015

Kaitlyn Gillespie, 33:45.56

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CHAMPIONS PAT ITANYI

1995 NCAA OUTDOOR LONG JUMP CHAMPION In only her sophomore season, Pat Itanyi became the first female in West Virginia University women’s track and field history to win a national championship by taking top honors in the long jump at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., with a leap of 22'1. Itanyi edged out George Mason’s Diane Guthrie-Greshman who had a jump of 22'0.25" and surpassed her WVU record of 21'10.25", a mark that placed her ranking second entering the meet. A native of Ukehe, Nigeria, Itanyi’s jump was the 10th longest in NCAA History at the time and set a school record in the finals that still stands to this day.

KATE VERMEULEN

1999 NCAA INDOOR MILE CHAMPION As a freshman, Kate Vermeulen became the second female NCAA champion when she took top honors in the mile at the 1999 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., with a time of 4:39.07. Vermeulen’s time was her best of the year as she edged out Mary Jayne Harrelson of Appalachian State who finished with a time of 4:39.53. The London, Ontario native is the only indoor champion for WVU and in only one year as a Mountaineer, Vermeulen tied other national champion Itanyi by setting six school records in one season.

MEGAN METCALFE

2005 NCAA OUTDOOR 5,000M CHAMPION In her final season at WVU, Megan Metcalfe concluded an already stellar career as a Mountaineer by capturing the 5,000 meter title at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., with a time of 16:31.88. Metcalfe used a final surge of energy to outkick the defending champion, Sara Bei of Stanford, defeating her by just 0.54 seconds. The Edmonton, Alberta native, finished her career as a nine-time AllAmerican and still holds four school records to this day.

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ALL-AMERICANS CONNIE

ELLERBE 1988,1989, 1991, 1992

season that saw her take top honors in the 55-meter dash at the ECAC Indoor Championships, as well as the Fairfax Indoor Classic and the George Mason Collegiate Invitational.

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s a freshman, she became the first female track and field athlete in school history to earn All-America accolades when she finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1988 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Oregon. She again earned All-America honors during her sophomore campaign – finishing ninth in the hurdles at the outdoor meet in Provo, Utah. After redshirting the 1989-90 season, she captured her third All-America honor by finishing fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.60. Ellerbe culminated her brilliant career in 1992 by finishing second in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA meet in Austin. She also competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1992 where her fifthplace finish in the 400-meter hurdles is the highest a WVU female track athlete has ever placed and she narrowly missed a spot on the U.S. roster.

ALETHEA

MOODY 1990

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oody earned All-America honors during the 1990 season when she placed sixth in the high jump with a leap of 5’ 11 1/4” at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Duke. Two weeks earlier, the junior won the high jump at the Penn Relays and at the ECAC Outdoor Championships; her victory at Penn Relays represented the first female WVU winner at the prestigious meet. She finished the season as the No. 1 ranked jumper in the East and was also selected to compete in the Olympic Sports Festival.

TRINESE

SUMMERLIN 1993

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VU’s third female track All-American, Summerlin placed sixth in the 55-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, blazing to a time of 6.85. The honor capped off an indoor

ITANYI 1995,1996, 1997

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at Itanyi ended her career at WVU with seven All-America honors and six school records. In 1995, the Ukehe, Nigeria, native culminated a brilliant season by becoming the school’s first female national track champion. During the indoor season, Itanyi placed third in the long jump and fifth in the 55-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships at Indianapolis to secure All-America status. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., the sophomore won the long jump with a leap of 22’1”, edging George Mason’s Diane Guthrie-Greshman for the national title. That jump was the 10th longest in NCAA history at that time. Itanyi took her fourth All-America honor in 1996 at the NCAA Indoor Championships by placing fifth in the long jump. To cap off her senior season at WVU, Itanyi brought home three AllAmerica awards in 1997. She placed eighth in the long jump at the NCAA indoor meet in Indianapolis.

During the outdoor season, Itanyi notched third in the long jump and fifth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Bloomington, Ind., to once again earn All-America status.

KRISTIN

QUACKENBUSH 1998

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ristin Quackenbush only participated in track for one season, but she left her mark as one of WVU’s most gifted athletes ever.

Quackenbush earned All-America status in the pole vault during the outdoor season. Her mark of 12’1 1/2” was good enough for fourth at the NCAA Championships, and was her third-best effort on the season.

Quackenbush also placed 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

She captured first place in the Big East and ECAC Championships during both the indoor and

outdoor seasons. Quackenbush was only one of three athletes in West Virginia history ever to earn All-America status in two different sports at the time. This 1997 national Gymnast of the Year, excelled in gymnastics at WVU for four years. Her All-American honors in gymnastics include: 1994-95-96 floor, 1994 and 96 vault, and 1996 all-around. She was tied for the most individual All-America awards in West Virginia history with former track stars James Jett and Pat Itanyi.

(2:06.42), the 1000-meters (2:43.01) and the mile (4:39.07).

She also anchored the 4x800 relay (8:58.47) and distance medley relay (11:15.50), which both captured school records. She was named Outstanding Track Performer at the Big East Championships and posted the fastest collegiate mile time (4:39.84) during the indoor season.

MERISSA

SEXSMITH 1999, 2000, 2001

CHARITY

WACHERA 1998

C

harity Wachera was one of WVU’s best distance runners during her career. The Nairobi, Kenya, native earned All-America honors in the 10,000-meters during the outdoor season as she crossed the line with a time of 34:29.64, good enough for a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. She also held two school records. She ran a 16:27.27 in the 5,000-meters and a 34:24.00 in the 10,000-meters during the 1998 outdoor track season, both good enough for first all-time. In 1997, Wachera finished 11th with a time of 17:00 to become WVU’s first female cross country All-American.

KATE

VERMEULEN

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exsmith proved to be a picture of consistency throughout her freshman campaign as she earned All-America honors for her participation on the distance medley relay team, where she ran the 800-meter leg of the relay. This team, made up of Rebecca Stallwood (1,200 meters), Tameca Williams (400 meters) and Kate Vermeulen (mile), became the first relay team to win a Big East Championship (11:15.40) and set the school record during the indoor season with that time. The team placed fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Sexsmith was also a member of the 4x800 relay team that captured a Big East Championship and a school record. Sexsmith became a two-time All-American when the distance medley team came in second at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2000. She earned her third All-America accolade as a member of the 2001 DMR team.

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TAMECA

WILLIAMS

K

ate Vermeulen will go down as one of the most prolific distance runners in WVU history.

Vermeulen took just one year to become the NCAA indoor champion in the mile, setting a then-school record with a time of 4:39.07. She earned All-America honors during the indoor season and joins Pat Itanyi (long jump, 1995), Mike Mosser (1000-yards, 1972) and Megan Metcalfe (5,000-meters, 2005) as one of only four West Virginia track national champions.

Vermeulen’s six school records ties Itanyi with the most of any track athlete in the University’s history.

During the outdoor season, she captured the 1,500-meters (4:22.89), and managed to run down five throughout the indoor season, which included the 800-meters

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transfer from Southern University, Williams quickly became West Virginia’s top 400-meter runner. She was part of the distance medley relay team, running the 400-meter leg, that captured the school record (11:15.40) and a Big East Championship during the indoor season. She also holds the school record in the 400-meters outdoor with a time of 52.92. Williams earned her second All-America honor with her membership in the 2000 indoor distance medley relay team. Williams was part of the DMR that finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 11:17.92.

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STALLWOOD 1999, 2000

Championships in the 800 with a time of 2:11.88. Smith earned her second All-America honor as a member of the 2001 distance medley relay team.

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tallwood was a fantastic twosport athlete for West Virginia’s track and cross country teams for four years. As a freshman, she joined the 1997 women’s cross country team at the NCAA Cross Country Championship and had an equally successful season with the cross country team in 1999, with another NCAA Cross Country Championship appearance. She earned her All-America honors, for her contribution on the distance medley relay team, running the opening 1,200-meter leg. This team captured the Big East Championship and set a school record with a time of 11:15.40. The Burlington, Ontario, Canada, native earned her second All-America honor when the distance medley team finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2000.

CHRISTINE

BROWN 1999, 2000

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n athlete that coaches only dream about, Brown came from Jamaica as a freshman. In her first season, the talented athlete took the U.S. Collegiate track scene by storm. Then after taking a year off to work on her studies, she decided to attend WVU, where in 2000, she went to the NCAA Championships as a top seed. There she earned her All-America honors with a sixthplace finish in the triple jump.

AILENE

SMITH 2000, 2001

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mith earned her All-America honors as part of the secondplace distance medley relay team at the 2000 Indoor NCAA Championships. Smith, a transfer from Southern University, was allBig East as a freshman and made a huge impact on the team’s relays.

Smith ran the second leg of the 4x800 relay team that finished fourth at the Big East Indoor Championships in 2000 and finished eighth at the Big East Outdoor

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at the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Championships where she recorded a 16th-place overall finish. Metcalfe capped off her brilliant career with a ninth All-America honor and a national championship when she won the 5,000 meters at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

2001

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DAVIS

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iara Chic, a Charleston, W.Va., native, was one of the top athletes to come out of West Virginia during the past decade.

She earned her All-America honor during her freshman year as a member of the 2001 distance medley relay team, which finished eighth at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships.

MEGAN

METCALFE 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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egan Metcalfe, a nine-time All-American, is one of the most prolific distance runners in Mountaineer women’s track and field history. The Edmonton, Alberta, native earned her first All-America accolade as a member of the 2001 distance medley relay team, which finished in eighth place. Metcalfe’s second AllAmerica award, and first individual, came with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships in a WVU record time of 9:09.95.

Also an outstanding cross country runner, Metcalfe was named the 2000 Big East Freshman of the Year. Her third All-America honor came with a ninth-place finish at the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championship, making her just the second female cross country AllAmerican in school history and only the fourth Mountaineer to earn All-America honors in two sports.

She earned her fourth and fifth All-America accolades in 2003 by finishing fourth in the 3,000-meter at the indoor championships and was a part of the school-record setting distance medley relay team in that same meet. Her sixth and seventh awards came in March of 2004 when she was fifth in the 3,000-meter and again was a member of the DMR team.

Metcalfe’s eighth and school-record winning All-America honor came

2004, 2005

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ennifer Davis, a native of Romney, W.Va., earned her first All-America honor as a part of the DMR team that finished fifth at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships. The team recorded a time of 11:12.56 en route to a fifth place overall finish. Her second such honor came in the same event at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships. The team finished sixth with a time of 11:13.07. Davis currently serves as an assistant coach for the WVU cross country and track teams.

SUSAN

DAVIS 2005

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usan Davis earned her All-America honor as a member of the WVU distance medley relay squad at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships. The Romney, W.Va., native helped the Mountaineers achieve a sixth-place finishing time of 11:13.07.

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KEMP

PAM

RICHARDSON 2003, 2004, 2005

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am Richardson was a three-time All-American as a member of the Mountaineer distance medley relay team. The Atco, N.J., native earned her first honor in 2003 as part of the record-setting DMR team that finished fourth in a then school-record time of 11:11.19.

She followed that performance by being a part of the 2004 DMR squad that finished fifth at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 11:12.56. In 2005, Richardson helped the WVU DMR team capture sixth place with a time of 11:13.07.

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STECHSCHULTE 2007

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fter three years of dedicated work, Abbie Stechschulte finally built herself a name in the track world, showing dominance as a multi-event athlete during the 2007 indoor and outdoor season. As proof, the Columbus Grove, Ohio, native won the 2007 Big East Indoor pentathlon crown and finished sixth at the NCAA Championships, earning her All-America honors.

During the 2007 outdoor season, Stechschulte nabbed an Olympic Trials ‘B’ standard at the 80th Annual Texas Relays, scoring 5,609 points in the heptathlon. At the end of her career, she ranked second in the WVU record book for the pentathlon (4,085 points) and the heptathlon (5,609 points).

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ASSELIN

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ennifer Kemp was a three-time All-American as a member of the Mountaineers’ stellar distance medley relay team. The Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, native picked up her first honor in 2003 when she was a part of the school-record quartet that ran 11:11.19 at the NCAA indoor meet. In 2004, she was again a part of the DMR squad that finished fifth. For the third consecutive year, in 2005, Kemp helped the Mountaineer DMR team capture sixth place at NCAA Indoor Championships.

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ne of the most talented and decorated distance runners to ever wear the Old Gold and Blue, as of 2010, Marie-Louise Asselin, a Sarnia, Ontario, native owns seven All-America medals, including three in cross county and four in track.

Asselin’s last cross country season, 2009, was one for the record books as she became one of only two WVU runners to earn three AllAmerica honors in the sport. Along

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with teammate Keri Bland, Asselin achieved the honor as she finished in 31st place (20:43) at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championship.

The Mountaineers went on to finish sixth, marking the third-consecutive year that WVU finished in the top 10 at the national championships.

Asselin also earned all-region honors for the fourth time in her career and all Big East honors for the third time. Her success continued into the track season as she posted a second-place finish in the 5,000-meter race at the NCAA Indoor Championships (15:50.53) and a second-place finish in the 5,000 meter at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (15:53.93).

In 2008, she led WVU to its most successful season in school history, as the Mountaineers took a historic fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championship, first at the NCAA allMid-Atlantic Regionals and second at the Big East Championship.

Asselin became the first Big East Women’s Cross Country Individual Champion in 2008, as she took the top spot with a time of 20:10.

She then placed 17th at the NCAA Championship race with a time of 20:27 to earn her second consecutive All-American honor.

She earned her first All-American title in 2007 as the Mountaineers captured their first Big East Championship and finished ninth in the country. Even though she was just a sophomore at t he time, Asselin became WVU’s third AllAmerican in the sport when she finished 17th (14th in the team standings) with a time of 20:39 at the 2007 NCAA Championship.

It was a fitting ending to an outstanding season that saw her post the team’s highest finish in the final five meets. Asselin showed glimpses of her abilities just weeks earlier at the Big East Championship where she took second and at the NCAA MidAtlantic Regional race, where she placed third in leading her team to an overall second-place finish.

Asselin, an all-Big East and allMid-Atlantic region selection, was joined by Bland as an All-American, marking the first time in program history that two teammates earned the honor in the same season. In the 2008 indoor season, Asselin went on to place seventh in the 3,000-meter to earn All-America honors and was on the All-America distance medley relay team that took fourth at nationals.

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eri Bland, a nine-time AllAmerican, continued to leave her name in the WVU record books as the most decorated athlete in WVU track and field history. In 2011, Bland earned third-team AllAmerica honors in the 1,500-meter run with an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 4:24. She aided the Mountaineers to a sixth-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships, marking the thirdstraight year WVU finished in the nation’s top 10. Bland, along with teammate Marie-Louise Asselin, became the only Mountaineers in school history to earn All-America honors for three seasons in cross county, as she finished 34th (20:45).

The Fairview, W.Va., native earned two All-America honors in the 2009 indoor track season, as she placed eighth in the mile and was a part of the distance medley relay team. Bland continued to dominate in the outdoor season, as she earned her fourth honor of the year by virtue of finishing as one of the top U.S. citizens in the 1,500-meter race, marking the second time she earned honors in all three seasons (cross county, indoor track and outdoor track).

Bland was an essential part of the Mountaineers team in 2008, when she led WVU to its most successful season in school history as the squad placed fourth at the NCAA Championship, first at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals and second at the Big East Championship. She was the first Mountaineer to finish at the NCAA Championship, where she finished 14th with a time of 20:20.

In 2007, Bland and Asselin helped guide the Mountaineers to their first conference title and the highest finish at nationals in school history (ninth) in 2007. At nationals, Bland was the second Mountaineer to cross the line in 23rd at 20:58. Bland, along with Asselin, was named a first team All-American, marking the first time WVU’s cross country program had multiple All-Americans in the same year. Bland earned all-Big East and all-Mid-Atlantic region accolades during the season after finishing fourth and seventh, respectively,

in those races. In the 2008 indoor track season, Bland was a part of the All-America distance medley team that set a school record and placed fourth in the country. She finished the 2008 outdoor season by earning All-America honors in the 1,500-meters to become the first female in WVU history to earn All-America honors in three sports in the same year.

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Jessica O’Connell) to an eighthplace showing (11:16.39) at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. In 2008, Rotilio earned her first honor as she ran the 400-meter leg of the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships, helping lead the Mountaineer unit to a fourth-place finish. The Bellaire, Ohio, native ran the 400-meter split in 55.14. The group, who set a new school record with a time of 11:07.64, featured Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland and Karly Hamric.

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ruceton Mills, W.Va., native Karly Hamric capped off an excellent career in 2010 as she earned her second All-America honor with a sixth-place finish in the 1,500-meter run (4:17.78) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Hamric’s first honor came when she ran the 800-meter leg of the distance medley relay at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships to help the unit earn All-America honors. Hamric’s 800-meter split was 2:10.82, as the DMR finished fourth with a school record time of 11:07.64. Hamric was joined by Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland and April Rotilio on the squad. Owns a persona-best time of 4:23.54 in the 1,500-meter.

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She qualified for NCAAs with a 10th-place finish in the 400-meter at the NCAA East Regional in 53.31 seconds. Rotilio earned her best 400-meter time of the year at the Big East Championships, finishing in 52.71 seconds in first place and became the first Mountaineer since Tameca Williams in 2000 to win the event. Academically, she capped her career with third team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and was named to the Capital One Academic all-district first team.

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lara Grandt saved the best for last as she posted the finest season of her career and earned her first All-America honor in cross country. The West Union, W.Va., native led the team to a sixth-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Championship, the first Mountaineer to cross the line in 13th place overall. Grandt also earned all-region and all-Big East honors and was named Big East Cross Country Athlete of the Week on Sept. 24, for her efforts in the Midwest Open. There she crossed the line in 17:00.1, 19 seconds before Louisville’s Tarah McKay (17:19.4), for the fastest course time in over 20 years. In the track season, Grandt earned her second honor of the year by virtue of finishing as one of the top U.S. citizens in the 5,000-meter race at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships. She then capped off her final season as a Mountaineer with a fourth-place showing in the 10,000-meter race at the outdoor championships, giving her four total All-America honors. Grandt became WVU’s 24th track and field All-American as she earned the honors with a fourthplace showing in the 10,000-meter finals at the NCAA Championship in 2009. Grandt started off the race behind the lead pack before finding her stride around the 6,000-meter mark. The junior closed the gap, and finished with a time of 33:45.16.

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aylyn Christopher, a native of Kingwood, W.Va., received her first and second All-America honors in 2010, by virtue of finishing as one of the top U.S. citizens in the mile, and as a member of the distance medley relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Christopher captured her first honor with a 12th-place finish in the mile with a time of 4:46, to finish as one of the top eight Americans in the race.

Later in the day, she returned to aid the DMR team (Christopher, Keri Bland, Jessica O’Connell and April Rotilio) to an eighth-place showing (11:16.39). Owns a personal-best time of 4:40.78 in the mile.

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nother name to be added to the list of great WVU distance runners, Jessica O’Connell earned her first All-America honors as a member of the distance medley relay team (O’Connell, Kaylyn Christopher, Keri Bland and April Rotilio) that finished in eighth place (11:16.39) at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. The Calgary, Alberta, native also was a vital asset in the NCAA Outdoor Regionals in 1,500-meter race, but was tripped on the last leg. O’Connell still managed to finish in 10th place in the semifinals (4:30.05). She is also a NCAA qualifier in the 3,000-meter race after running a life-time best of 9:16.22 at the NY Fast Times Invitational and went on to win the North American Championships in the 5,000-meter that summer.

Her second All-America honor came in the 3,000-meter at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships, when she finished in 16th place to earn second team All-America honors.

To qualify for NCAAs, O’Connell earned her first ever Big East title in the 3,000-meter with a time of 9:21.09.

In 2012, she earned her third All-America honor at the NCAA Outdoor Championships where she placed 19th in the 5,000-meter run in 17:10.43 for an honorable

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mention accolade. That year she also finished eighth in the 5,000-meter at the Big East Indoor Championships and had two firstplace marks in the 3,000-meter at the Wake Forest Open and the Larry Ellis Invitational.

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helsea Carrier, an eight-time All-American, left her name in the WVU record books as one of the greatest track athletes in school history. In 2010, Carrier, a Buckhannon, W.Va., native earned her first and second All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Her first honor came after a fourthplace showing in the pentathlon.

Carrier finished with one of her best performances with 4,133 total points. Later in the day, Carrier earned her second honor with a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.29). Earlier in the season, Carrier was named Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year after earning two Big East Champion honors and breaking the school record in the pentathlon at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge on Feb. 5.

Carrier won the event with 4,136 points to break the school record previously set by All-American Pat Itanyi in 1997 (4,111).

In 2011, Carrier earned first team All-America honors in the heptathlon after placing third with 5,761 points and also earned third team All-America in the 100-meter hurdles after placing 19th in 13.56 seconds. She was named the Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year, and before that earned three individual Big East titles in the long jump, 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles. During the indoor season, Carrier earned AllAmerica in the 60-meter hurdles with a fourth-place finish in 8.08 seconds, beating her personal record of 8.15 seconds. She notched another All-American award in the pentathlon with a fifth-place finish with 4,128 points, her second AllAmerica award in the pentathlon.

Her junior campaign saw her break the school records in the 60-meter hurdles, pentathlon, 100-meter hurdles and the heptathlon. She also participated at the USA Track and Field Championships following

the season, finishing 16th in the semifinals round in a time of 13.04 seconds.

Her 2012 senior campaign notched two All-America awards as she earned first team honors in both the heptathlon and the 100-meter hurdles. She placed third in the heptathlon with 5,839 points and seventh in the hurdles in 13.31.

She earned a career- and schoolbest 12.78 in the 100-meter hurdles during the semifinals at NCAAs and also won the heptathlon for a second consecutive year at the Texas Relays.

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ate Harrison earned her first All-America honor as a track and field athlete at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships where she was first team All-America in the 10,000-meter run by way of a second-place finish in 34:30.35.

She qualified for NCAAs with a first-place finish for the event at the NCAA East Regional in 33:48.64, a personal best for the Toronto, Ontario, native. The championship season began well for No. 16-ranked Harrison as she earned her first Big East title in the 10,000 with a time of 33:59.84, her best mark of the year at the time. Harrison also earned her first All-America honor during the 2011 cross country season with an eighth-place individual finish at the NCAA Championship.

Owens Classic. During the indoor season, Brault finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run in 16:17.95 at the Big East Championships. She also excelled academically by earning second team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and was named to the Capital One Academic alldistrict first team.

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eghan Mock capped off a stellar junior season by finishing with third team AllAmerica honors in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a distance of 6.02 meters, good for 20th place among the nation’s elite jumpers. The Berkeley Springs, W.Va., native qualified for the NCAAs for the first time of her career by placing 11th in the long jump at the NCAA East Regional at a distance of 6.07 meters. Mock began the championship portion of the season well with an eighth-place mark for the event at 5.81 meters, advancing to the East regional for the first time.

Her junior year was enhanced with a first-place finish in the long jump with a 6.17-meter mark at the Penn Relays, a personal-best and currently ranks third all-time at WVU. At the prestigious Stanford Invitational, she placed fourth in the long jump at 5.70 meters. During the indoor season, Mock finished fourth at the Big East Championships at a distance of 5.86 meters.

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arah-Anne Brault earned her first All-America honor in 2011 with a second team All-America achievement in the 10,000-meter run as she finished in 10th place in 35:05.36. To qualify for NCAAs, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, native placed sixth in the 10,000 at the NCAA East Regional with a time of 33:51.14, her best mark of the year for the event. Brault earned a second-place finish in 34:04.63 in the 10,000-meter at the Big East Championships and a solid 10th place in the 1,500-meter race in 4:35.07 at the prestigious Jesse

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To earn her second trip to NCAAs, the Chesterland, Ohio, native placed ninth at the NCAA East Regional, also at a height of 1.78 meters. She started the outdoor championship season well at the Big East Championships with a second-place finish in the high jump at 1.78 meters and placed third in the heptathlon with 5,044 points. In the heptathlon, she finished first in the high jump with

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a career-best 1.79-meter height, and had solid finishes in the shot put (3rd, 11.09m) and javelin (4th, 29.30m). At the prestigious Jesse Owens Classic, Williams placed third at 1.70 meters. Her indoor season was highlighted with a fourth-place finish in the long jump at 5.08 meters at the WVU Holiday Classic.

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ordan Hamric ended her career as a Mountaineer, earning second team All-America honors.

The Bruceton Mills, W.Va., native posted a 12th-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2013 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oreg. Hamric ended her career as the school record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, which she set at the 2013 NCAA semifinals with a time of 10:06.47. During her senior campaign, Hamric also placed second at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, third at the Penn Relays and seventh at the Stanford Invitational. It marked the first time in her career that she garnered All-America honors.

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elly Williams wasted no time to ink her name into the Mountaineer record books. The freshman became the 33rd AllAmerican in WVU track and field program history in 2013. The Chesterland, Ohio, native recorded a seventh-place finish in the mile at the 2013 Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Williams finished with a time onemile time of 4:39.30 at the meet, just two seconds off her personalbest mile time of 4:36.77 set earlier in the season. That time ranks her No. 3 in WVU program history for the mile.

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tormy Nesbit completed her career as perhaps the greatest jumper in West Virginia University track and field history. The Roseville, Minnesota, native spent three seasons with the Mountaineers.

Nesbit concluded her career with an eighth-place finish at the 2014 Division I NCAA Outdoor Track and field Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the triple jump. The finish earned her First Team All-America status. Nesbit ended her career as the WVU school record holder in the triple jump (13.19 meters).

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t’s recognized that distance runner Kaitlyn Gillespie is a strong-minded athlete shown by her many accomplishments throughout her collegiate career.

Gillespie earned second team All-America honors-the first of her career in the 10,000-meter run at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She placed ninth overall with a time of 33:44.08 for a new personal best, marking the second-fastest time in program history. This marks Gillespie’s fourth time in her career of being honored an All-American. w

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artinelli was named second team All-American in the 3,000 meter steeplechase event where she finished 11th place crossing the finish line in 10:12.73 at the 2014 NCAA Championships. Martinelli was a scholar and an athlete where she was recognized often for her success. The Morgantown native was named the Big 12 Women’s Cross Country Scholar- Athlete of the Year, an Academic All-Big 12 First team selection while maintaining a 3.75 GPA, earned AllBig 12 honors by finishing eighth overall at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best 6k time of 20:44.9 and earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region from finishing in 22nd place overall at the NCAA Regional Meet.

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LASNICKI 2014 llison Lansnicki, a native of Canastota, N.Y., earned third team All-America honors in the 10,000 meter run where she placed 17th during the second day of the 2014 Division I NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. Lansnicki recorded the second fastest time in school history in this event with a time of 33:456.22.

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hamoya McNeil rode her lateseason momentum all the way to Eugene during a successful junior campaign in 2017. First, the Portland, Jamaica, native tallied the second-best mark in program history in the triple jump at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, jumping 13.21 meters (43 feet, 4.25) inches. Later, McNeil recorded a mark of 13.04 meters (42 feet, 9.5 inches) at the NCAA East Prelims to earn a bid to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. From there, she ended her season with a 22nd-place finish in the event, earning AllAmerica Third Team honors.

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my Cashin left West Virginia as its best 3,000-meter steeplechaser in program history.

A native of Werribee, Victoria, Australia, Cashin earned AllAmerica third-team status at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 19th during preliminaries. Then, as a senior, Cashin garnered two more All-America honors. During indoor season, she placed ninth in the mile, crossing the finish line in 4:43.67, good for secondteam honors. Outdoors, she broke her own school record in the steeplechase, becoming the first woman in Mountaineer history to break the 10-minute barrier in the event. Cashin finished 13th overall in 9:58.75 for her third career All-America honor. Cashin also was a two-time Big 12 Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was named a Big 12 nominee for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

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adelin Gardner rewrote the record book in her time with the Mountaineers after posting highly successful 2018 and 2019 campaigns. The Williamstown, West Virginia, native set the indoor and outdoor pole vault records in 2018, then again in 2019. She capped her four-year career with four All-America honors to her name. During the 2017-18 indoor season, Gardner, who was named the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Indoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year, finished ninth in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning a jump of 4.31 meters. The performance was god for All-America secondteam honors. Gardner’s success continued outdoors, where she registered a mark of 4.30 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing eighth and earning a spot on the All-America First Team. In 2018-19, Gardner’s dominance in pole vault continued, as she took ninth place at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships to capture Second Team All-America Accolades at the indoor and outdoor events. Gardner also was named the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year for her stellar senior campaign.

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COACHES AND CAPTAINS

YEAR COACH CAPTAINS RECORD 1978 Linda King None 1-2 1979 Linda King None 2-0 1980 Linda King None 1-0 Linda King None 2-0 1981 1982 Linda King None 2-1 1983 Pat Nicol None 1-0 1984 Kim Kemp Jean England, Kris Kavetski 1-0 1985 Kim Kemp Lisa Ayers, Kris Kavetski 1-0 Laura Nardelli Karen Carpenter, Lori Smith 0-0* 1986 1987 Laura Nardelli Charlene Burstrom, Karen Carpenter 0-0* 1988 Laura Nardelli Charlene Burstrom, Traci Purtell 0-0* 1989 Laura Nardelli Charlene Burstrom 0-0* 1990 Laura Nardelli Theresa Papa 0-0* Martin Pushkin Vicki Stum 0-0* 1991 Martin Pushkin None 0-0* 1992 Martin Pushkin Erin O’Reilly 3-4 1993 1994 Martin Pushkin Kerryn Davidson, Joleen Tocci 8-0 Martin Pushkin Carisa Brown 11-0 1995 1996 Martin Pushkin Heather Bury, Mary Ann Myer 9-2 Martin Pushkin Charity Wachera 14-8 1997 1998 Martin Pushkin Nancy Knapp, Rebecca Stallwood 0-0* 1999 Martin Pushkin Rebecca Stallwood, Johanna Fisher 0-0* Martin Pushkin Rebecca Stallwood, Johanna Fisher 0-0* 2000 2001 Martin Pushkin Rebecca Stallwood 0-0* Jeff Huntoon Stacian Brown 0-0* 2002 2003 Jeff Huntoon Megan Metcalfe 0-0* 2004 Jeff Huntoon Tara Struyk 0-0* Jeff Huntoon Jennifer Kemp, Pam Richardson 0-0* 2005 2006 Jeff Huntoon Jessica Czaikowski, Susan Davis 0-0* Jeff Huntoon Jessica Czaikowski, Abbie Stechschulte, Halimah Bashir, Alison Spiker 0-0* 2007 2008 Sean Cleary Halimah Bashir, Alison Spiker 0-0* 2009 Sean Cleary Alison Spiker, Nicole DeStefano 0-0* Sean Cleary Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland, Clara Grandt, Karly Hamric, April Rotilio 0-0* 2010 2011 Sean Cleary April Rotilio, Chelsea Carrier-Eades 0-0* Sean Cleary Chelsea Carrier-Eades, Katelyn Williams 0-0* 2012 2013 Sean Cleary Sarah-Anne Brault, Sydney Cummings 0-0* 2014 Sean Cleary Sarah Martinelli, Stormy Nesbit 0-0* Sean Cleary None 0-0* 2015 2016 Sean Cleary Amy Cashin, Maggie Drazba, Kelly Williams, Bria Welker 0-0* 2017 Sean Cleary Amy Cashin, Maggie Drazba, Shamoya McNeil 0-0* 2018 Sean Cleary Jillian Forsey, Madelin Gardner, Olivia Hill, Shamoya McNeil 0-0* 2019 Sean Cleary Olivia Hill, Jillian Forsey, Madelin Gardner, Shamoya McNeil 0-0* TOTAL 56-17 *no dual meets -- all invitational competition

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GEEJ.D., ED.D

r. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having helmed universities for more than three decades. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Recently, the website Great Value Colleges named him the nation’s top university president.

In 2014, Gee returned to West Virginia University, where his career as a university president began. His leadership goals include putting students first, advancing the university’s research agenda, partnering with West Virginia communities and making sure that 1.8 million West Virginians know in their hearts and minds that West Virginia University is their university.

Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and was granted full professorship in 1978.

One year later, he became dean of the West Virginia University College of Law, and, in 1980, was named West Virginia University president. He served in that role until 1985.

He went on to lead the University of Colorado (1985-1990), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-2007). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2007 to 2013.

Gee has been a member of several education-governance organizations and committees including the Big 12 Conference Council of Presidents, the Business-Higher Education Forum and the American Association of Universities. He was chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, Gee was invited to join the International Advisory Board of King Adbulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, and he currently serves on the Board of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain.

The GEE FAMILY - Front from left: Nathan, Elly and Ben Patrón.

Back from left: Rebekah Gee, Eva Patrón, E. Gordon Gee, Elizabeth Patrón and David Patrón.

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Active in many national professional and service organizations during his tenures, he has served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. and Limited Brands. In 2011, Gee was appointed to serve as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-2012, he was asked by Governor Kasich to chair both the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In March 2015, he was elected to the board of directors of the American Council on Education, the nation’s largest higher education organization. And he served as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year. Gee presently serves on the council of presidents for the Southern University Research Association.

Mentoring and inspiring youth is one of Gee’s highest priorities. He serves on the National Executive Board for Boy Scouts of America and on the Board of Trustees for the National 4-H Council. Through his leadership, West Virginia University has created a Youth Development Initiative office to expand its partnering relationships with Boy Scouts, 4-H and similar organizations.

Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization.

In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and received the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This year, Boy Scouts of America gave him the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s top honor for adult volunteers. Gee is the co-author of over a dozen books, including his two most recent, “Leading Colleges and Universities” and “Land-Grant Universities for the Future.”

In the summer of 2016, Gee announced his engagement to Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. In addition to that role, she is a practicing gynecologist and Gratis Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.

E. Gordon GEE and fiancée Laurie ERICKSON.

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n his fifth year as the director of athletics at West Virginia University, Shane Lyons’ vison for the athletic program is crystal clear and working. It’s a vision that focuses on the betterment of more than 500 student-athletes and the day-to-day needs that will help them succeed in the classroom and in competition.

His open lines of communications have made him a popular role model for WVU athletes and coaches. His honest, fair and caring approach has energized an entire department, which has led to great success on and off the field. Whether it’s regularly scheduled meetings with the student-athletes or his open-door office policy, Lyons has his finger on the pulse of his student-athletes, coaches and staff.

He devotes endless energy to his Climbing Higher facilities master plan that will keep West Virginia a strong Power 5 institution and position his department for growth and continued success. Lyons’ Climbing Higher facilities master plan isn’t about keeping up with the Joneses, it’s about taking what his department has, improving it and making it complete for the student-athlete. It’s an aggressive $100 million fundraising campaign centered on one of his core values, which is enhancing the student-athlete experience.

From training, nutrition, medical and competitiveness, Lyons’ vision is for future success, building winning programs and growing WVU’s strong reputation across the country. He is about results, and he has already left a great deal of accomplishments in his rear-view mirror.

In 2019, West Virginia recorded its highest APR score ever at 985 and again finished higher than the national average. The overall athletics department GPA was its highest at 3.26 with 13 teams over a 3.0 GPA for the year. Lyons commissioned and announced an Economic Impact study that showed Mountaineer Athletics produced more than $300 million to the state’s economy and more than $78 million to the local economy. And with the local economy in mind, Lyons’s department will assist with the formal opening of a new $45 million aquatic and track facility that will not only benefit WVU’s swimming and diving program, but also local high schools and the entire community.

Among the Mountaineer highlights in the 2019 campaign were 43 All-Americans, 81 All-Conference performers, three conference championships, 159 Academic AllConference selections, seven teams to the NCAA postseason, a fourth-place finish for the Heisman Trophy and 22 professional draft picks among all sports.

In addition, Lyons’ department hosted for the first time in history both the NCAA Rifle Championships and the Big 12 golf championship as well as the NCAA baseball regionals for the first time since 1955. In total, WVU athletics hosted more than 160 events during the 2018-19 season.

From 2015-18, he spearheaded and finished more than $100 million in fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum, completed a second phase Coliseum renovations, bringing the arena up to current ADA seating code, and for the first-time ever, introduced a second video board to Milan Puskar Stadium to provide information and improve fan entertainment.

Overseeing 18 varsity sports, a self-sustaining department budget of more than $93 million and 250 employees, under Lyons’ leadership, WVU athletics has implemented a Clinical and Sport Psychology unit with a full-time director and professional interns, added specialized learning assistants to the Student-Athlete Development unit and entered into a partnership with WVU Medicine’s Neuroscience Department to assist in the training and recovery of student-athletes, all emphasizing his overall commitment to the well-being and performance of Mountaineer student-athletes.

Ask him and he’ll tell you it’s not his department, but West Virginia’s department, and he can tell you his vision to improve it not only for the coming year, but for three, five, seven and 10 years down the road. He cares, and the proof lies in what he has already accomplished in four years. The director hates to be last, and he rolls up his sleeves every day to make sure WVU is not last in anything.

Additionally, his work with WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s senior leadership team, as well as the Big 12 Conference and other national committees, has brought additional respect and positive exposure to his department and the University. He currently serves on the Big 12 Administration Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and the Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee. In 2018, he chaired the overall athletic directors committee for the Big 12, was named again to the NCAA Division I Council and will serve as chair of the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee. He is also a member of the college football competition committee and locally serves on the board of directors for Mylan Park i n Morgantown.

Lyons came to West Virginia after spending three years as the deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer at Alabama where he worked closely on day-to-day strategic leadership and direction of the Crimson Tide Athletic program.

During his time at Alabama, his responsibilities included oversight of a $120 million budget, management of the day-to-day operations of the department and oversight of the Crimson Tide’s 21 sports teams. In addition, he played a pivotal role in a historic renegotiation of Alabama’s multimedia rights agreement that started in 2014 and was involved in several significant capital projects totaling more than $85 million.

The Crimson Tide won seven national titles in five different sports during his time there – two in football, two in men’s golf, one in women’s golf, one in gymnastics and one in softball. He also played a critical role in the hiring of four Alabama head coaches.

Prior to joining the Alabama staff in November 2011, Lyons spent 10 years as an associate commissioner at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the ACC, Lyons focused on

conference-wide compliance and academic initiatives, providing direct assistance to the conference’s presidents, chancellors and athletics directors in matters dealing with NCAA regulatory matters.

In addition, he served as the ACC’s human resource manager and was responsible for the administration, negotiation and mediation of the employee benefits program and managing the conference’s organizational policies and procedures. He was part of the senior administrative team for ACC events, including the football championship game, the men’s basketball tournament and men’s and women’s NCAA basketball events.

Prior to working at the ACC, Lyons served as associate athletics director for compliance at Big 12 member Texas Tech from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Lyons assumed responsibility for the leadership, administration and implementation of a comprehensive NCAA compliance program with emphasis toward rules education and extensive monitoring systems. He also served as oversight administrator for several of the Red Raiders’ athletic teams and had financial and operational supervision of the strength and conditioning, nutritional and sports medicine units.

Before joining Texas Tech, Lyons worked at the NCAA for almost 10 years as a senior membership services representative, where he was responsible for the oversight and coordination of rules and interpretations for the 25 membership service representatives and was the staff liaison to various NCAA standing committees.

Lyons began his career in college athletics in July 1988 as assistant commissioner of the Big South Conference. With the Big South, he was in charge of conference-wide compliance and championships.

A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a graduate of Parkersburg High, Lyons was a standout basketball player for the Big Reds. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management from WVU in 1987 and 1988, respectively.

Lyons, the University’s 12th athletic director, and his wife, Emily, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have two children: Cameron and Brooke. Cameron is a member of the football team at Akron and Brooke attends Morgantown High School.

SHANE LYONS THROUGH THE YEARS: 1988-89 Big South Conference (Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Championships) 1989-98 NCAA (Senior Membership Services Representative) 1998-2001 Texas Tech (Associate Athletic Director – Compliance) 2001-11 Atlantic Coast Conference (Associate Commissioner) 2011-15 Alabama (Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Operating Officer) 2015-present West Virginia (Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President) SHANE LYONS’ NATIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 2000-01 Division I Satisfactory Progress Waivers Committee 2004-06 Division I Academics/Eligibility Compliance Cabinet 2004-06 Recruiting Subcommittee Chair 1 year 2004-08 Division I Interpretations Committee Chair 2 years 2005-07 Legislative Review Committee Chair 2 years 2006-08 Division I Management Council 2008-11 Division I Legislative Council Chair 1 year 2010-11 Division I Communications and Coordination Committee 2015- Big 12 Administration Committee 2015 - Big 12 Finance and Budget Committee 2015- Big 12 Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee 2017- Big 12 Athletic Directors Council Chair 2018- Division I Council 2018- Division I Football Oversight Committee Chair 2018- Division I Football Competition Committee

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INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

KELI ZINN DEPUTY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

STEVE URYASZ EXECUTIVE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

SIMON DOVER SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / BUSINESS OPERATIONS, CFO

MICHAEL FRAGALE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / COMMUNICATIONS

TERRI HOWES SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / SPORTS ADMINISTRATION, SWA

BEN MURRAY SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / MAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MATT WELLS SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

GREG FEATHERSTON ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE

APRIL MESSERLY ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

BRYAN MESSERLY ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / COMMUNICATIONS

BRANDON CUNNINGHAM ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / MAJOR GIFTS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS

SAM MORRONE ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / BUSINESS OPERATIONS

PRESTON WAGES ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / COMPLIANCE

ZACH ECKERT ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

NATHANIEL ZINN ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / MARKETING

ERIC BUDA ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / ANNUAL GIVING

JAMIE HALL ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / DONOR RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

BRITTNEY O’DELL ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

STEPHANIE WHITE ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

RANDY MEADOR ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR /HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER, OLYMPIC SPORTS

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JASON BUTTS

MIKE CAREY

SEAN CLEARY

SEAN COVICH

TIM FLYNN

JON HAMMOND

BOB HUGGINS

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GYMNASTICS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

GOLF

WRESTLING

RIFLE

MEN’S BASKETBALL

NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

JIMMY KING

MIHA LISAC

RANDY MAZEY

VIC RIGGS

DAN STRATFORD

REED SUNAHARA

WOMEN’S SOCCER

ROWING

TENNIS

BASEBALL

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

MEN’S SOCCER

VOLLEYBALL

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MEDIA SERVICES The West Virginia athletic communications office will be available through the entire 2019-20 women’s track and field season to accommodate any media requests. The following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia track and field team. Any additional questions should be directed to the track and field contact Olivia VanHorn.

DURING THE WEEK Any member of the media wishing to interview a runner or member of the coaching staff during the week should the West Virginia track and field contact Olivia VanHorn, via email (olivia.vanhorn@mail. wvu.edu) or by phone (304-293-9916), at least 24 hours in advance.

Cell phone numbers will not be available.

All WVU student-athletes have been instructed not to conduct interviews without prior approval of the athletic communications staff.

RECEIVING INFORMATION Media members may receive women’s track and field press releases, notes and more via email. To receive such press releases, meet recaps and more, simply email your requests to olivia.vanhorn@ mail.wvu.edu.

WVUSPORTS.COM WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to browse for the latest on Mountaineer track and field.

Player and coaching staff bios are available at the click of your finger by going to WVUsports.com. After each meet, WVUsports.com is updated with the latest statistics. Not only will you find this season’s stats, but you will also be able to find the WVU record book where you can gain some historical insights.

SOCIAL MEDIA WVU track and field is active on various social media platforms - Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit facebook.com/ WVUXCTF to like the Facebook page.

To follow the Mountaineers on Twitter visit, Twitter.com.WVUXCTF. To follow the team on Instagram, visit Instagram.com/ WVUXCTF. WVUXCTF

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The West Virginia University athletics communications office is located on the second floor of the Coliseum.

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COMMUNICATIONS

MICHAEL FRAGALE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / COMMUNICATIONS

BRYAN MESSERLY ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / COMMUNICATIONS

JOHN ANTONIK DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS CONTENT

GRANT DOVEY DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA

MIKE MONTORO DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS

JOE SWAN DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS PUBLICATIONS

KRISTIN COLDSNOW LEAD DESIGNER

TYLER SCHIEFELBEIN ATHLETICS GRAPHIC DESIGNER

AMY SALVATORE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

CHRIS PHARIS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

JOE MITCHIN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

MAILING ADDRESS

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE West Virginia University PO Box 877 Morgantown, WV 26507-877 OVERNIGHT SHIPPING

WVU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 3450 Monongahela Blvd.

Room 217 Morgantown, WV 26506 PHONE INFORMATION

OFFICE: 304-293-2821 FAX: 304-293-4105 TRACK & FIELD CONTACT

OLIVIA VANHORN Graduate Assistant Athletics Communications EMAIL: olivia.vanhorn@mail.wvu.edu

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CHERYL WIRE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

AMY PRUNTY PROGRAM ASSISTANT

TANNER CAIN GRADUATE ASSISTANT

JAQUIE TUN GRADUATE ASSISTANT

OLIVIA VanHORN GRADUATE ASSISTANT