2011-12 Track and Field Guide by Missouri State Bears

Jeláni Kelly

Shantel Llewellyn

Missouri Statee Track andSoccer Field Women’s

2011-12 Guide

2011-12 Missouri State Track and Field Missouri State Quick For more information on the Missouri State Bears track and field team, please contact: Ashlee Russell Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant Missouri State University E-Mail: Russell002@live.missouristate.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2012 Track & Field Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Guide Table of Contents / Track Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Director of Track and Field / Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Assistant Coach Brent Hobbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Assistant Coach Alick Musukuma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2011-12 Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 2011-12 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 THE BEARS 2011-12 Returners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29 2011-12 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-33 TRACK SEASON REVIEW & RECORDS 2011 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-37 2011 Season Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 MSU Year-by-Year Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2011 Season Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2011 Meet-by-Meet Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 2011 MVC Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 2012 NCAA Qualifying Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 2012 MVC/NCAA Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Aldo Sebben Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 MSU Track & Field Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 MSU All-Time Top Performers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 MSU All-Time Top Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 MSU All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 MSU All-Time Honors and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 MSU All-Americans and Olympians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 MVC All-Centennial Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 MSU Athletics Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 This is the Missouri Valley Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-52 UNIVERSITY Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55 Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-57 Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59 University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61 Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63 Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65 School Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 In the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-69 In the Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-71 In the Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73 Media Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 President Dr. James E. Cofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Director of Athletics Kyle Moats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Athletics Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-80 MSU Athletics Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-83 2011-12 Returning NCAA Div. I West Preliminary Qualifiers . . . . . . . . . IBC

Office Phone: (417) 836-5402 Fax: (417) 836-4868 Missouri State Athletics Online http://www.MissouriStateBears.com Track and Field Staff and Contact Information Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Ronald Boyce Office Line: (417) 836-4717 E-Mail: RonBoyce@MissouriState.edu Track Track

and Field Assistant Coach Brent Hobbs Office Line: (417) 836-5816 E-Mail: BrentHobbs@MissouriState.edu and Field Assistant Coach Alick Musukuma Office Line: (417) 836-4498 E-Mail: AlickMusukuma@MissouriState.edu

Missouri State University 901 South National Avenue Springfield, Missouri 65897 University Switchboard: (417) 836-5000 Year Founded: 1905 School Colors: Maroon and White Enrollment: 23,092 Athletic Nickname: Bears Affiliation: NCAA Division I, Missouri Valley Conference

The 2011-12 Missouri State Track and Field Guide was designed and edited by Ashlee Russell with assistance from Tim Bohn, Adam Samson, Ben Adamson, Eric Doennig, and Rick Kindhart. Photos were provided by Missouri State Photo Services, John Wall, director; and Kevin White, senior photographer. Additional photos reprinted courtesy of the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Chris Aukley, Patrick Clark, Mike Scott, Ron Boyce and the Missouri Valley Conference.

Front Cover: Jelรกni Kelly, Shantel Llewellyn Back Cover: Kimsue Grant, Jordan Bond

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Track and Field Coaching Staff

Ron Boyce Director of Track and Field and Cross Country

16th Season Murray State, 1989

Ron Boyce enters his 16th year heading the Missouri State women’s track program. Boyce was named the fifth head coach in the program’s history in 1997 after spending one year as an assistant. In 2010 his title officially changed to Director of Track and Field and Cross Country. Since joining the Missouri State staff in 1996, Boyce has built the women’s team into one of the most respected programs in the Midwest and the premier program in the Missouri Valley Conference, as evidenced by his selection to the MVC’s AllCentennial Team in 2007. Boyce’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams have claimed eight Missouri Valley Conference Championships and have been Valley runners-up six times since he took the helm. Directing a balanced program has long been a goal of Boyce’s. That goal was realized during the 2002-03 seasons, as Missouri State claimed its first MVC running Triple Crown. On top of Boyce’s eight league track and field titles the cross country program has added four of its own. Since the 1997-98 seasons, the Bears track and field and cross country program has won at least one league title during eight of those 12 years. Boyce has been the mastermind behind a Missouri State women’s program that has seen its fair share of individual success as well. MSU track and field athletes have accumulated 136 individual and relay event championships and have brought home 430

All-Conference medals since 1996. A nine-time MVC Coach of the Year honoree (five indoors, three outdoors, one cross country), Boyce is regarded as one of the top developers of sprint and hurdle athletes in the country. Under his direction, the Missouri State women have dominated the Missouri Valley Conference. While setting every MSU women’s sprint and hurdles record during his tenure, Boyce’s athletes own nine MVC all-time records and 12 MVC championship records. His sprint and hurdle athletes have also racked up numerous honors, compiling 297 All-Missouri Valley Conference medals,103 MVC individual titles,61 MVC runner-up finishes times and 38 third-place finishes. Boyce earned MVC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year honors in 1996 by leading the squad to the conference title. In his only season as coach of the women’s cross country program, Boyce guided Missouri State to three meet titles and its first MVC cross country championship. Five Bears recorded career-best times and finished among the top 15 in the conference race. Camille Wise earned All-MVC honors with a sixth-place showing. Boyce has also helped the Missouri State program gain national recognition as the Bears routinely send athletes to the NCAA championships. Prior to Boyce’s arrival only three MSU track and field athletes had ever qualified for the NCAA Division I meet. Under Boyce’s direction Missouri State women’s track and

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at the Olympics in 1996 and Lesforis in 2000. Numerous other MSU athletes have competed for their respective countries internationally through the years, including Owens and Partain, who competed for Team USA in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Other Missouri State athletes coached by Boyce have competed internationally. Verneta Lesforis competed in the 200-meter at the 1997 World Championships. Lesforis, along with Baptiste and Charles, competed for their home country of St. Lucia at the 1999 Central America and Carribean Championships. All three won medals at the event and went on to compete in the Pan American Games that year. Boyce’s athletes have gone on to set every sprint and jump national record for St. Lucia.

field has compiled 45 NCAA regional qualifying performances on the track while MSU athletes have qualified for the NCAA national championships 38 times. Missouri State women’s track and field athletes have also earned NCAA All-America status 16 times, with 14 of those honors coming during Boyce’s tenure. In 1996, Melinda Sallins took fifth at the NCAA meet in the 400-meter hurdles to earn the first All-America honor during the Boyce era. Michelle Baptiste earned a spot on the All-America team in 1997 by taking seventh in the long jump. Boyce’s 4x400-meter relay squad of Juliet Pommells, Verneta Lesforis, Mashere Harrison and Augustina Charles ran 3:36.18 to earn All-America honors during the 1999 indoor season. During the 1999 outdoor season Pommells, Lesforis, Charles along with Trudi Garrett, bettered their mark to 3:33.09 to add four more All-America awards to Boyce’s list. The 2004 outdoor season saw the Bears first All-American come from the distance side of the team. Casey Owens ran 34:53.00 that season to become an All-American in the 10,000-meter run, an honor she earned again in 2005. The 2005 season also saw the emergence of one of the greatest track and field athletes in school history, Tracy Partain. Partain earned All-America honors in the indoor pentathlon that season with a ninth-place finish at the national meet. Partain left her mark on the MSU record book in 2006, as she challenged for the NCAA title before finishing as the national runner-up in the outdoor heptathlon. Boyce has also coached six athletes to the Olympic Games including a pair of Missouri State athletes. Baptiste competed

A native of Barbados, Boyce graduated from Murray State University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Before joining the Missouri State staff, Boyce held assistant coaching positions at both Murray State and Tennessee State, coaching four NCAA AllAmericans and two 1992 Olympians as a men’s track assistant at Murray State from 1989 to 1991. Boyce helped the Racers to indoor and outdoor Ohio Valley Conference titles in 1990 and 1991. Boyce and his wife, Edith, have one daughter, Nakita, who played softball at Mississippi State University.

Coach Boyce by the Numbers

NCAA District Coach of the Year awards (2003)

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

Olympic athletes coached

MSU Most-Outstanding Female Athletes coached

MVC Coach of the Year honors

All-America honors under Boyce

139

MVC Individual and Relay Champions coached

448

MSU All-MVC honors under Boyce

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Track and Field Coaching Staff

Brent Hobbs Track and Field Assistant Coach

Third Season Clemson, 2005

Brent Hobbs has helped the Bears take great strides in field events the past three seasons. Now entering his fourth season at Missouri State, Hobbs primarily oversees the Bears’ jumpers, throwers, multi-event and pole vault athletes. During the 2011 season, Hobbs coached three All-MVC performer, as well as helped train three of Missouri State’s four NCAA regional qualifiers in Kimsue Grant, Jeláni Kelly and Jordan Bond. Grant finished 22nd overall in the West Region in the triple jump; Bond finished 34th overall in the West Region in the triple jump, and Kelly finished 35th in the West Region in the discus. Through Hobbs’ coaching, Kelly has become the No. 1 all-time performer at MSU in the weight throw, No. 2 in shot-put and No. 3 in the discus. Grant is now No. 3 all-time in the triple jump and No. 6 all-time in the long jump. Bond now ranks No. 6 all-time in the triple jump. Grant, Kelly and Bond’s success showed even greater improvement over an already stellar 2010 season. In 2010, Hobbs coached three all-MVC performers and one of the Bears’ two NCAA regional qualifiers in Grant. Grant qualified in the triple jump, the event in which she earned All-MVC honors, while etching her name in the Missouri State track and field history books. Hobbs also helped Jeláni Kelly become one of the top throwers in Bears’ history with her 2010 performances. In 2010, Hobbs helped Kelly become a top-five all-time performer in the indoor shot put, the indoor weight throw and the outdoor shot put. Combine those marks with her achievements from 2009, and Kelly is a top-five alltime performer in five events in her two seasons working with Hobbs. He had a very impressive inaugural season with the Bears in 2008. Hobbs helped Kelly to become MSU’s first-ever NCAA

regional qualifier, as well as its first-ever USA Junior National qualifier, in the throws. He also helped Mareneika Goffe become an MVC outdoor champion and NCAA regional qualifier in the high jump. Under his direction, the Bears had two topthree high jump finishers at the MVC Championship for the first time in school history, as well as the second-ever MSU high jumper at the NCAA regional meet. Hobbs came to Springfield from Western Carolina University where he served as an assistant coach working with the shot put, weight, discus, hammer, jump and multi- events. His highly successful two-year stint with the Catamounts saw his athletes earn 26 All-Southern Conference honors, including five conference individual titles and three NCAA regional qualifiers. Hobbs is no stranger to team success as Western Carolina’s program took team titles four times; two for men and two for women, during his time in Cullowhee. Included among that team success was Western’s sweep of the conference’s men’s and women’s indoor team titles in 2008. As an athlete, Hobbs attended Clemson University where he was a standout on the Tiger track and field team. A seven-time All-ACC performer, three-time NCAA qualifier in the decathlon, three-time NCAA qualifier in the heptathlon, two-time NCAA regional qualifier in the 110 hurdles and All-American honors in the heptathlon top his major accomplishments. He was also a Nike All-American while attending Don Bosco Prep. A native of Stony Point, N.Y., Hobbs earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a minor in athletic leadership from Clemson. He also completed his master’s in health and human performance at Western Carolina.

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Alick Musukuma Track and Field Assistant Coach/ Head

First Season Oklahoma Baptist, 1996

Alick Musukuma is in his first season as the Missouri State head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach.

who will have the enthusiasm to work hard to help the team win championships.

A native of Zambia, Musukuma served as the head cross country coach at Oral Roberts University from 1998-2009. His impressive resume includes 28 NCAA qualifiers in cross country and track and 13 All-Americans. In addition, he has coached three Olympians, four World Championship qualifiers, 17 Summit League Athletes of the Year and 50 conference champions. Musukuma, who is in his th year of head coaching, was named the Summit League Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2005.

As a competitor, Musukuma was a four-time All-American at Blinn College and a five-time All-American at Oklahoma Baptist in the 800 meters and 4 x 400-meter relay. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea for his native Zambia. He was the national record-holder in the 800 meters for two years and was named Zambian Sportsman of the Year from 1988-91.

With Musukuma’s coaching experience at the Division I level, one of his goals at MSU is to help recruit and develop athletes

Musukuma earned a bachelor’s degree in recreation administration from Oklahoma Baptist in 1996 and a master’s from ORU in 1999. He and his wife, Namukale, have five children.

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2011-12 Track and Field Season Outlook

The 2011-12 Missouri State track and field squad will showcase a tremendous amount of depth this season. The Bears return solid upper classmen in Jeláni Kelly, Kimsue Grant, and Shantel Llewellyn, as well as a large sophomore class headlined by Pernell Joseph, Ashane Johnson, and Erin Edwards. Missouri State also features a talented freshman class with newcomers such as Althia Maximilien, Merica Moncherry, and Ekate Lymon looking to make an immediate impact. SPRINTS Missouri State’s sprinters will be exciting to watch this season, featuring strong returners and gifted newcomers. Look for the Bears’ sprint group to have a breakout season led by senior Shantel Llewellyn. The Ajax, Ontario native was an NCAA Outdoor Division I West Preliminary Qualifier in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. Llewellyn was also an All-Missouri Valley Conference performer during the outdoor season in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4x100meter relay last season. “Shantel is focused and working hard”, said director of track and field and cross country Ron Boyce, ”She will make a solid spearhead for the sprinters.” Pernell Joseph adds depth from a talented sophomore class. Pernell was AllMVC in the outdoor 4x100-meter relay. Freshmen Althia Maximilien and Merica Moncherry bring a wealth of world travel experience to the Bears this season, having competed in various junior world championships. Both athletes are expected to make an immediate impact at Missouri State. DISTANCE The Bears distance will continue to dominate the field led by senior Terry Phillips and junior Emily Beaver. Phillips has already left her mark on six of Missouri State’s all-time top performers lists, such as the top performer in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Beaver also has her name written in the Missouri State history books as the fifth-best all-time performer in the 5,000-meter and 10,000 meter runs. “Terry has been a solid performer for Missouri State over the years”, said Boyce, “We look for her to do some pretty good damage for us.” 6

Sophomore Erin Edwards will add depth and help push the Bears distance group to new heights.

FIELD Missouri State’s field group will build off last season and continue their dominance. Powerhouses Jeláni Kelly and Kimsue Grant return to lead the Bears. Kelly, a senior two-time NCAA Division I Outdoor Preliminary Qualifier in the discus, is the second-best all-time performer at MSU in the hammer throw; third-best in the shot put (outdoor), 20lb weight throw, and discus (outdoor); and fifth-best in the shot put (indoor) going into this season.

All-MVC Performer Shantel Llewellyn

“This is Jeláni’s last go around,” said Boyce, “We expect some pretty good leadership from her.” Junior Kimsue Grant will lead the Bears jumpers this season. Grant is also a twotime NCAA Division I Outdoor Preliminary Qualifier (triple jump) and was All-MVC in the indoor triple jump and All-MVC in the outdoor triple jump, long jump, and 4x100-meter relay last season. “Kimsue has been second quite a bit”, said Boyce, “And she’s tired of being second.” Junior Jordan Bond will challenge to be one of the Bears’ top jumpers this season after finishing last season as a NCAA Division I Outdoor Preliminary Qualifier in the triple jump. Sophomores Gemma Smith and Ashane Johnson will add more depth to Missouri State’s talented jumping squad. Freshman Ekate Lymon will also help out in jumping events and add to the Bears’ sprint core. SCHEDULE The Bears will begin their season Dec. 2, at the ASU Kickoff Classic in Jonesboro, Ark. Missouri State will then be off until the new year when they head to the Bill Easton Classic (Jan. 7) in Lawrence, Kan. The Salukis Open (Jan. 13-14) and the Indiana Relays (Jan. 27-28) will conclude January competition. Boyce is excited for his team’s opportunity at Indiana. “That’s Big 10 territory, and we look to do some damage there,” said Boyce. “It is always nice to go there and see that 2011-12 Track and Field Guide

level of talent.” The Bears then kickoff February at Wichita State with the Shocker Quad meet (Feb. 2). Boyce is also looking forward to the challenge for his squad at Wichita State. “It is exciting for us to go to Wichita State,” said Boyce. “They are the defending (conference) champions.” February meets also include the Tyson Invitational in Fayettville, Ark. and the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa. Both meets are scheduled for Feb. 10-11, and will be the last meet to prepare for the Missouri Valley Conference Championships. UNI will again host the MVC Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Feb. 2526. The Bears look to get back on track after a seventh place finish in the MVC Championships last season. Despite the final turnout, Missouri State did see a strong performance out of its triple jump group with Kimsue Grant earning All-MVC accolades after a second-place finish. Ashane Johnson and Jordan Bond added to the stellar triple jump group performance with fourth and fifth-place finishes, respectively. This group was responsible for three of the Bears top-five finishes during the meet. Bears hoping to potentially qualify for the NCAA National Championships will

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Bears hoping to potentially qualify for the NCAA National Championships will participate in the Last Chance meets in Ames, Iowa or Fayetteville, Ark. (March 2-3). This will conclude the indoor regular season with the NCAA Indoor Championships taking place on March 9-10, in Nampa, Idaho. The outdoor season begins with the Bobby Lane Invitational in Arlington, Texas on March 24. Boyce is thrilled about the opportunity that the meet provides for the squad.

“We haven’t been there in a while, and we’ll see a whole different set of people,” said Boyce. “The weather should be good and the competition will be fierce. It will be an early test for us and we really look forward to that.” Missouri State then heads to the University of Arkansas’ Razorback Spring Invitational (March 24). April meets kickoff in Columbia, Mo. with the Tom Botts Invitational (April 6-7). The Bears will see some steep competition against their rival neighbor, the University of Missouri. The Bears then finish out April with the Kansas Relays (April 18-21) and Drake Relays (April 26-28). Missouri State looks forward to the Big 12 competition at the

Kansas Relays and have had much success in the past at the event. The Bears recognize another great opportunity at the Drake Relays. “The Drake Relays are extremely exciting”, said Boyce. “There are typically 20,000 people in the stadium and we should be in position again this year to be very successful there.”

Missouri State then heads back to Fayetteville, Ark. for the second time during outdoor season for the Arkansas Twilight (May 4), which will finish up the Bears outdoor regular season. “It’s always fun to go to Arkansas, one of the better facilities in the country,” said Boyce. “That is SEC territory, so we look forward to both Arkansas meets.” The Bears will head to the MVC Outdoor Championships May 11-13, in Wichita, Kan. Last season Missouri State finished fifth at the championships. Shantelle Llewellyn earned three second-place finishes in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 4x100 meter relay. Again, the Bears triple jump group shined with Kimsue Grant taking home second in the event and Jordan Bond finished fourth. Grant also saw runner-up performances in the long jump and 4x100 meter re-

lay. Missouri State had six athletes finish with All-MVC honors (Theresa Brokaw, Ariel Butzine, Kara-Aretha Graham, Kimsue Grant, Shantel Llewellyn and Pernell Joseph). The first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships will take place in Austin, Texas (May 24-26). The Bears have three returning NCAA regional qualifiers from last season in Shantel Llewellyn, Kimsue Grant and Jeláni Kelly. Boyce has faith in these top-performers and looks for Llewellyn to spearhead the squad. “Shantel wants to win, and she wants to win badly,” said Boyce. “When someone makes their mind up like that it’s pretty hard to stop them.” With three solid NCAA qualifying returners, a maturing sophomore group and a stellar newcomer class, the Bears will look to make waves this season. “It’s going to be exciting,” said Boyce. “We’ve been able to put together a pretty in depth squad. I think versus the last three or four years what we’ll find is a lot of participation across the board which will make our meets pretty exciting and productive.”

2011-2012 Missouri State Track and Field Roster Name Emily Beaver Jordan Bond Emma Burditt Shawnisha Damisch Jessica Dantin Reaux Daughtery Alyx Dull Erin Edwards Erin Fountain Katelynn Geier Meagen Good Kara-Aretha Graham Kimsue Grant Kiesha Hayes Lisa Imgrund Ahshane Johnson Pernell Joseph Jeláni Kelly Shantel Llewellyn Ekate Lymon Althia Maximilien Kelsey McCowen Merica Moncherry Sydney Peavy Terry Phillips Dana Roberson Haley Scott Gemma Smith Monica Smith Ashton Stubbs Maggie Sutor Nicole Thate Katie Vignery

Event Distance Jumps Distance Hurdles/Sprints Throws Sprints Sprints Distance Hurdles/Sprints Throws Throws Sprints Jumps/Sprints Sprints Distance Jumps Sprints Throws Sprints Jumps/Sprints Sprints Jumps Sprints Sprints Distance Distance Jumps Jumps Distance Distance Distance Distance Sprints

Yr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. So. So. So. Fr. So. So. R-Sr. Jr. R-Fr. So. So. So. Sr. R-Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr.

Hometown (Last School) Diamond, Mo. (College Heights Christian School) Normal, Ill. (University High) New London, Mo. (Hannibal High) Marengo, Ill. (Marengo Community High) Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette High) Kansas City, Mo. (Liberty High) Clinton, Mo. (Clinton High) Kansas City, Mo. (Raytown South High) Raymore, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar High) St. Louis, Mo. (Lindbergh High) Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach High) London, England (Iowa) Arlington, Va. (Washington Lee) Kansas City, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar High) Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission NW) Moberly, Mo. (Moberly High) Vieux Fort, St. Lucia (Sir Arthur Community College) St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central High) Ajax, Ontario (Mid-America Nazarene University) St. Robert, Mo. (Waynesville High) Bridgetown, Barbados (Barbados Community College) Ellisville, Mo. (Lafayette High) St. Lucia (Micoud Secondary) Kansas City, Mo. (Pembroke Hill) Kansas City, Mo. (St. Mary’s High) West Plains, Mo. (West Plains High) Arlington Heights, Ill. (John Hersey High) Cannock, England (Kings Mead High) Branson, Mo. (Southwest Baptist College) Platte City, Mo. (Platte City High) Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East High) Darien, Ill. (Downers Grove South High) Harrisonville, Mo. (Harrisonville High)

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The Bears The Returners

Emily Beaver. . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Bond. . . . . . . . . . Jessica Dantin. . . . . . . . . Reaux Daughtery. . . . . . Alyx Dull . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Edwards . . . . . . . . . Meagen Good . . . . . . . . . Kara-Aretha Graham . . Kimsue Grant . . . . . . . . . Lisa Imgrund. . . . . . . . . . Ashane Johnson. . . . . . . Pernell Joseph. . . . . . . . . Jelรกni Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . Shantel Llewellyn. . . . . Kelsey McCowen. . . . . . . Sydney Peavy . . . . . . . . . . Terry Phillips . . . . . . . . . Gemma Smith. . . . . . . . . . Ashton Stubbs. . . . . . . . . 8

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Maggie Sutor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Nicole Thate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

The Newcomers

Emma Burditt, Shawnisha Damisch, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Fountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Katelynn Geier, Keisha Hayes, Ekate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lymon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Althia Maximilien, Merica Moncherry, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Roberson. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Haley Scott, Monica Smith, Katie. . Vignery,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Breaking Down the Bears. . . 35

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Emily Beaver

Missouri State Career Bests

Event Best Mile (indoor)........................5:04.12 3,000m (indoor)...................9:56.20 5,000m (indoor)................. 18:35.43 1 mile (indoor).....................5:04.12 5,000m (indoor)................. 17:22.72 1,500m (outdoor).................5:03.04 3,000m (outdoor)............... 10:23.37 5,000m (outdoor)............... 17:12.51 10,000m (outdoor)............. 36:04.82 5K (cross country).............. 17:49.43 6K (cross country).............. 21:36.84

Jr. - Distance Diamond, Mo. College Heights Christian

At Missouri State: Emily Beaver will take on a leadership role in her junior season as one of the top distance runners at Missouri State. 2011 Track: Indoor: Finished third in the Salukis Open in both the 3,000m (10:25.79) and the mile (5:07.57) ….Claimed second in the 3,000m at the Tyson Invitational with a personal best time of 9:56.20. Outdoor: Placed third at the Tom Botts Invitational with a time of 10:23.37….Ran the 5,000m run at the Kansas Relays (17:22.72) placing second….Competed in the 10,000m at the Missouri Valley Conference Track and Field Championships, placing fifth with a time of 36:04.82. 2010 Cross Country: Won the SIUE Invitational with a 18:29.75....Set a personal best in the 5K with a 17:49.43 time at the Chile Pepper Festival....Finished 16th overall and was the Bears’ number three runner at the MVC Championship, running 18:16.04....Set her 6K personal best at the NCAA Midwest Regional when she ran 21:36.84. 2010 Track: Indoor: At the Indiana Relays, Beaver had her season-best 10:23.98 in the 3,000m....Set a new personal best 5:04.12 in the indoor mile on Feb. 13 at the Iowa State Classic....At the MVC indoor championships, Beaver ran a 18:35.43 in the 5,000m, a personal best....At the MVC Championships she ran

herself into MSU’s all-time top-five in the 5,000m (17:12.51) and the 10,000m (36:12.12)....Finished fifth in The Valley in both races. Outdoor: Did not compete for the Bears during the outdoor season. 2009 Cross Country: Beaver’s 22:19.10 at the Chile Pepper Festival in the 6K race....Finished 25th at the MVC Championship, finishing at 19:59.00....Competed at the Midwest Regional, placing 81st with a time of 22:58.20. Background: Beaver won three straight Missouri Class 1 state cross country championships....She is one of only three high school runners in state history to win three state cross country titles....Only Jamie Vest (MSU ‘08) has won more state cross country titles than Beaver....In track competition at the 2 level, she had top state championship finishes of fourth in the 1,600-meters (2008), seventh in the 800-meters (2008), sixth in the 3,200-meters (2007), second in the 4x800-meters relay (2006) and third in the 4x400-meters relay (2008).... Beaver will compete in both track and field and cross country for Missouri State.... Personal: Emily Dawn Beaver was born July 14, 1991 in Diamond, Mo....Daughter of Doug and Nina Beaver...Has three siblings; brothers Ethan and Ryan, and sister Savannah.... Majoring in English and planning to pursue a career in teaching.

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Jordan Bond Missouri State Career Bests

Jr. - Jumps Normal, Ill. University High

Event Best High Jump (indoor)..............5-05.75 Triple Jump (indoor)........... 39-00.50 Long Jump (indoor)............ 16-11.25 200m (indoor)........................ 27.25 High Jump (outdoor)............5-06.14 Triple Jump (outdoor)......... 40-09.37

At Missouri State: Jordan Bond will continue to build off a stellar last season as part of the Bears’ jumping squad. 2011 Track: Indoor: Ran a personal best in the 200m at the SIU Saluki Open with a time of 27.25, also took third in the triple jump (38-11.76) …. Finished fifth in the triple jump (39-00.48) at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Conference Championships and sixth in the high jump (5-05.76). Outdoor: Placed third at the Tom Botts Invitational in the triple jump (38-07.07) and fourth in the high jump with her personal best jump in outdoor competition (5-04.96) ….At the Arkansas Twilight, took home second in the high jump with a leap of 5-06.14, a personal best, and third in triple jump (40-09.37)…. Took sixth at the MVC Outdoor Championships in high jump (5-01.02) and fourth in the triple jump (39-11.92)….Went on to the NCAA Division I West Preliminary to place 34th in the triple jump (38-10.14). 2010 Track: Indoor: Set an indoor personal best in the high jump with a distance of 5-02.25 at the IU Relays....Set a personal best at the ISU Classic on Feb. 12 in the triple jump with a distance of 38-08.25.

Outdoor: Placed second and third in the triple jump at the Redbird Spring Invitational (37-05.00) and Arkansas Twilight (36-08.50), respectively....At the MVC Tournament on May 14, set personal bests for both events, with a distance of 5-01.25 in the high jump and 38-05.50 in the triple jump. Background: Bond was a two-sport standout at University High School where she was a three-year letterwinner in track and field, and a two-year letterwinner in volleyball....In her senior track season, she finished fifth in the state in both the triple jump and the high jump....She was a three-time team MVP for field events....In her junior year, she was a Heart of Illinois National Qualifier, finished first in sectionals in the triple jump and set her school’s triple jump record, which she later broke her senior season....As a junior, she was undefeated in both events and also competed in the Junior Olympics....In her senior year, she helped lead her volleyball team to conference and inter-city championships. Personal: Jordan Bond was born November 13, 1990, in Springfield, Ill....Daughter of Ron and Cheryl Bond....Her second cousin Marsha played volleyball at the University of Kentucky.... Has one brother, Brendan....Majoring in graphic design.

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Jessica Dantin Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Throws Wildwood, Mo. Lafayette High

Event Best Shot Put (outdoor).........33-09.51 Discus (outdoor).......... 116-07.21

At Missouri State: Jessica Dantin will compete in multiple throwing events. 2011 Track: Indoor: Did not compete for the Bears during the indoor season. Outdoor: Had first and only season appearance at the Kip Janvrin Open, throwing the shot for a distance of 33-09.51 and throwing the discus for a distance of 116-07.21.

Background: Dantin lettered four seasons at Lafayette High School....Placed 11th at the 2010 MSHSAA 4 state meet in both the discus and shot put....Won the district championship in both events her senior season....Was also the Suburban West Conference champion in those events. Personal: Jessica Lynn Dantin was born April 8, 1992.... Daughter of Wilson and Catherine Dantin....Has one brother, Jeff....Is undecided on a major.

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Reaux Daughtery So. - Sprints Kansas City, Mo. Liberty High

Missouri State Career Bests Event Best 200m (indoor)................... 26.40 400m (indoor)................ 1:01.29

At Missouri State: Reaux Daughtery is a versatile sprinter who will see a lot of action in the relay events. 2011 Track: Indoor: Took fourth in the 200m (26.40) at the Indiana University Relays….Was a member of the distance medley squad that took fourth at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships (12:15.59)….Also a member of the 4x4 team that took seventh at the MVC Championships in the 4x4 (4:00.85). Outdoor: Only competed in one event during the Bears’ outdoor season, the Kansas Relays, where she placed fourth as a member of the 4,400yd distance medley squad (12:16.86).

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

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Alyx Dull Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Sprints Clinton, Mo. Clinton High

Event Best 60m (indoor)....................... 7.75 200m (indoor)................... 25.20 100m (outdoor)............ 12.59(w)

At Missouri State: Alyx Dull will continue to be one of the Bears’ top sprinters, as part of a talented sophomore class. 2011 Track: Indoor: Had a personal best at the Tyson Invitational, clocking a time of 25.20 in the 200m….Took home fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships with a personal best in the 60m with a time of 7.75. Outdoor: Was a member of the 4x1 relay team that took home third at the Kansas Relays with a time of 46.59….Also ran in the 100m, clocking a time of 12.59. Background: A year after coming away from the 2009 Missouri Class 3 State Track and Field Championship with runner-up honors

in the 100-meters, Dull placed fourth in the 100-meters and seventh in the 200-meters in 2010....Posted a career-best performance in the 2009 state final, setting a school record in the process….Finished second with a second performance at her sectional meet....During the 2008 season, Dull took 10th at the state championship in the 100-meters....At her 2008 district meet, posted her career-best in the 200-meter.... Top electronic timed 200-meter performance came at the 2009 District 7 meet….Was also a three-year letterwinner in softball. Personal: Dava Alyxandra Dull was born May 27, 1992, in Clinton, Mo....Daughter of Tim and Dava Dull....Has one sibling, Cooper....Is undecided on a major.

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Erin Edwards Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Distance Kansas City, Mo. Raytown South High

Event Best 3,000m (indoor).............. 10:40.59 5,000m (indoor)...............18:36.70 3,000m (outdoor).............10:26.78 5,000m (outdoor)............ 17:46.54 10,000m (outdoor)............... 36:47.13 5K (cross country)........... 18:49.85 6K (cross country)........... 23:10.08

At Missouri State: Erin Edwards will be a part of a deep and talented distance group.

the MVC Championship (19:29.86) and NCAA Midwest Regional (6K, 23:10.08).

2011 Track: Indoor: Placed seventh in the 5,000m at the Indiana University Relay with a time of 18:36.70, an indoor personal best….Had another personal best performance at the Tyson Invitational clocking a time of 10:40.59 in the 3,000m. Outdoor: Had an outdoor personal best performance at the Tom Botts Invitational, placing fourth in the 3,000m (10:26.78)….Set a personal record at the Kansas Relay, taking home fifth in the 5,000m with a time of 17:46.54….Competed in the 10,000m at the Drake Relays, setting a personal record of 36:47.13….Placed ninth at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in the 10,000m (37:01.56).

Background: Edwards was a three-time Missouri all-state selection for cross country at Raytown South High School.... Earned all-conference accolades in each of her four years of competition....Will also compete on the track, as she was the Kansas City Mid 6 Conference champion in the 3,200-meter run in 2007 and 2009....Was a top-10 finisher in the state competition in the 3,200-meter run in 2008 (10th) and 2009 (9th)....Graduated from Raytown South number one in her class.

2010 Cross Country: Set a 5K personal best 18:49.85 at the Chile Pepper Festival, when she ran unattached....Also ran in

Personal: Erin Nichole Edwards was born February 2, 1992, in Kansas City, Mo.....Daughter of Jerry and Carol Edwards.... Has four sisters, Sarah, Barbara, Carrie and Emma....Also has one brother, Keith....Is undecided on a major.

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

Missouri State Career Bests Event Best Javelin (outdoor)............92-03.87 Discus Throw (outdoor)..94-09.00

At Missouri State: Meagan Good will compete in the throwing events. 2011 Track: Indoor: Did not compete during the Bears’ indoor season. Outdoor: Threw a personal best in the javelin at the Arkansas Spring Invitational with a distance of 92-03.87 feet, while taking home eighth place at the competition. Background: Good was a two-time CIF finalists, both in discus and shot put, for Kim Clark’s Huntington Beach High School squad....Won the discus event at the 2009 California State Champions meet....Was the team captain and was named to

second team all-league as a junior....Earned the team’s Field Most Valuable Player award....Won the 2009 San Clemente Invitational shot put event....Established her discus personal best at the Sea View League finals, earning a second-place finish....Also finished second at the league finals in 2007 (discus)....Also plays field hockey for head coach Gabby Gomez Sosa’s Bears. Personal: Meagan Christine Good was born January 21, 1992, in Newport Beach, Calif.....Daughter of James Good and Erin Richards....Has three siblings: Carsten Good, Chase Richards and Mackey Clusta....Majoring in nursing.

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Kara-Aretha Graham Missouri State Career Bests

RS-Sr. - Sprints London, England University of Iowa

Event Best 60m (indoor)......................... 8.22 200m (indoor)..................... 26.06 100m (outdoor)................... 12.27 200m (outdoor)............. 25.00 (w) 400m (outdoor)................... 59.15

At Missouri State: Kara-Aretha Graham will continue to help lead the Missouri State sprint group. 2011 Track: Indoor: Ran the 60m in a personal best time of 8.22 at the Indiana University Relays….Recorded a personal best at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 26.06 in the 200m….Was a member of the 4x4 relay squad that took seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference Championships (4:00.85). Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 4x4 at the Tom Botts Invitational with a time of 3:54.76, also took fifth in the 4x1(48.24). Background: Graham was a three-year letterwinner at Iowa.... In 2010, Graham was a member of Iowa’s 4x100-meter relay team that was an NCAA regional qualifier with a time of 45.81.... That team also finished fifth at the Big Ten Outdoor

Championships....In ‘09, her 400-meter relay team finished third in the conference....Her 800-meter relay team from that season was the sixth-fastest in school history....Was also an NCAA regional qualifier in 2008 with a 4x400-meter relay team....Also competed in the 200- and 400-meter dashes.... In high school at Forest Girls School, she was a member of the 2004 national champion team at English schools (Essex)....Was also a 2006 national relay champion....Graduated with school records in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, as well as the long jump....A seven-time district champion from 2000-2004.... Voted team captain from 2002-04....Also played field hockey in high school. Personal: Kara-Aretha Graham was born October 13, 1987, in London, England....Daughter of Carl and Beverley Graham.... Plans to major in sociology.

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Kimsue Grant

Missouri State Career Bests

Event Best Triple Jump (indoor).......40-05.43 Long Jump (indoor)........18-06.04 60m (indoor)....................... 7.91 100m (indoor)................... 12.27 200m (indoor)................... 25.90 Triple Jump (outdoor).....41-06.03 Long Jump (outdoor).....19-08.22 100m (outdoor)........... 12.12 (w) 200m (outdoor)................. 25.51

Jr. - Jumps Arlington, Va. Washington Lee High

At Missouri State: An All-Missouri Valley Conference performer, Kimsue Grant is one of the Bears’ NCAA regional qualifiers returning after she advanced in the triple jump. 2011 Track: Indoor: Earned All-MVC honors in the triple jump at the MVC Championship with a second-place finish (39-09.95)….Ran a personal best in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.91 at the Bob Timmons Challenge….Jumped a personal best (40-5.43) at the Tyson Invitational, taking third in the triple jump…. Won the long jump at the Missouri Invitational with a leap of 1806.04….Competed on the 4x4 relay team that took seventh place at the MVC Indoor Championships with a time of 4:00.85. Outdoor: Took home second and third in the triple jump (4008.18) and long jump (18-10.37), respectively, at the Arkansas Spring Invitational….Placed first in the triple jump and long jump at the Tom Botts Invitational, jumping a personal best in the triple with a leap of 41-06.03 and a leap of 18-08.80 in the long jump….Was a member of the 4x1 relay team that placed third at the Kansas Relays with a time of 46. 59….Placed fourth at the Arkansas Twilight in the 100m dash (12.12)….Took home second in the long jump (19-08.22), triple jump (40-11.33) and 4x1 relay (46.37) at the MVC Outdoor Championships, with her long jump distance being a personal best….Qualified for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round in the triple jump, at which she finished 22nd overall with a jump of 40-02.28. 2010 Track: Indoor: Was named All-MVC at the Indoor Championships when she finished third in the triple jump with a personal best of 39-06.50....Also set a personal best in the

long jump (17-06.00) and was part of a distance medley relay team that finished fifth....Had four top-six finishes in the triple jump during the indoor season. Outdoor: Qualified for the outdoor NCAA preliminary meet with an outdoor personal best of 40-09.50...Set her 200-meter dash personal best (25.51) at her first outdoor meet, the Razorback Spring Invitational....At that meet, was a member of the thirdplace 4x100-meter relay team....Also placed third in the triple jump (38-00.00) at that meet....Won the long jump (18-02.50) and the triple jump (40-09.50-her NCAA Qualifying mark) at the Redbird Spring Invitational, setting personal bests in both.... Took home second place in the triple jump at the Arkansas Twilight....Was sixth in the triple jump at the MVC Outdoor Championships (39-04.50). Background: Grant was named the 2009 Arlington, Va., Track and Field Athlete of the Year....Named to the all-state team her junior and senior seasons....Named team MVP four straight track seasons at Washington Lee High School (two indoor, two outdoor)....Was a team captain....Holds the Arlington, Va., outdoor district record in the 100- and 200-meter dashes.... During her senior indoor season, she set school records in the 55-meter dash, high jump and 300-meter dash...Participated at the 2009 Virginia High School Outdoor Championship in the triple jump, 4x100-meter relay and the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Personal: Kimsue Grant was born July 28, 1991, in Montego Bay, Jamaica....Daughter of Robert and Almareen Grant....Has one sibling, Malika Hamilton....Majoring in computer science.

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Lisa Imgrund Fr./So. Distance Shawnee, Kan. Shawnee Mission NW

Missouri State Career Bests Event Best 5K (cross country)........... 18:49.31 6K (cross country)........... 23:43.44

At Missouri State: Lisa Imgrund will be a freshman in the indoor season and will run a variety of distance events. 2011 Track: Indoor: Did not compete for the Bears during the indoor season. Outdoor: Scarcely competed for the Bears during the outdoor season. 2010 Cross Country: Finished fifth with a time of 19:16.94 at the SIUE Invitational....Ran a personal best at the MVC Championships (18:49.31). Background: Imgrund is a three-time Kansas 6A All-state selection....Completed a successful high school career under

legendary coach Van Rose at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School....In cross country state meets, finished sixth in 2009, fourth in 2008 and third in 2007....Kansas runner-up for 3,200-meters in 2009 and fifth in the 1,600-meters on the track at the state level....Placed third in the 3,200m and fourth in the 1,600m in 2010....Finished fifth in 3,200-meter and third in the 1,600-meter in 2008....Second-place finish in the 3,200-meters in 2007....A three-time first-team All-KC Metro selection.... Success at the national level, winning the 2008 Cross Country Coaches National Youth Championship. Personal: Lisa Marie Imgrund was born September 16, 1991, in Merriam, Kan.....Daughter of Frank and Kathy Imgrund....Her brother, Bret, runs cross country at the University of Kansas.... Majoring in electronic arts.

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Ahshane Johnson Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Jumps Moberly, Mo. Moberly High

Event Best Triple Jump (indoor)......... 39-01.68 Long Jump (indoor).......... 17-06.23 60m (indoor)..........................8.19 Triple Jump (outdoor).. 38-11.71(w) Long Jump (outdoor)....... 18-07.22 100m (outdoor)...............12.68(w)

At Missouri State: Ahshane Johnson will be a top jumper for the Bears, focusing on sprints and jumping events. 2011 Track: Indoor: Ran a personal best in the 60m (8.19) at the Bob Timmons Challenge, where she had another personal best of 17-06.23 in the long jump, placing fourth overall….Jumped a personal best at the MVC Indoor Championships with a triple jump of 39-01.68. Outdoor: Jumped her personal outdoor best in triple jump (38-11.71w) at the Arkansas Spring Invitational where she placed fifth….Saw a personal best at the Kip Janvrin Open where she placed third in the long jump with a distance of 1807.22….Placed ninth in the triple jump (18-00.92) during the MVC Outdoor Championships.

Background: Johnson was a four-time all-state selection at Moberly High....Was Missouri’s top triple jumper in 2010.... Captured the Class 3 State Championship in the triple jump with a personal best, and state leading jump in 2010....Took fourth in the long jump....Placed third in the triple jump at the prestigious Great Southwest Invitational in New Mexico.... Missouri Class 3 state runner-up in the triple jump in 2009.... Class 3 state champion in the same event in the 2008 season.... During her freshman season in 2007, she took runner-up honors in the triple jump. Personal: Ahshane Sadé Johnson was born January 10, 1992, in Columbia, Mo.....Daughter of Mark Rowe, Sr. and Niesha Johnson....Has three siblings: a sister, Ahshaneque; and two brothers, Mark and Matthew....Is undecided on a major.

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Pernell Joseph So. - Sprints Vieux Fort, St. Lucia Sir Arthur Lewis Community College

Missouri State Career Bests Event Best 60m (indoor).......................... 7.72 200m (indoor)......................25.49 100m (outdoor)....................11.95 200m (outdoor)...............24.97(w)

At Missouri State: Pernell Joseph will challenge to be the top Bear sprinter. 2011 Track: Indoor: Took home second in the 60m with a time of 7.79 at the Missouri Invitational….Placed seventh in the 200m dash at the Indiana University Relays, when she ran a personal best of 25.49….Sprinted a personal best of 7.72 in the 60m during the preliminaries of the MVC Indoor Championships, in which she would go on to place sixth in the finals with a time of 7.78. Outdoor: Placed seventh at the Arkansas Spring Invitational in the 100m with a personal best time of 11.95….Was a member of the 4x1 relay squad that placed second at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 46.37, also a member

of the 4x4 relay team that took home sixth at the conference championships with a time of 3:50.10 and ran a personal best in the 200m (24.97w). Background: Joseph came to Missouri State from Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, but she did not compete at the school....Ran with the St. Lucia National Team, setting personal bests in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash....Will be participating in the 100m and 200m individual events. Personal: Pernell Joseph was born August 11, 1991, in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia....Has four siblings: Nancha, Vanus, Tiffney and D.J. Lane....Majoring in management in hopes of starting her own business.

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Jeláni Kelly Missouri State Career Bests

Sr. - Throws St. Louis, Mo. Hazelwood Central High

Event Best Shot Put (indoor)...........46-08.23 Weight Throw (indoor)...58-00.85 Shot Put (outdoor).........47-06.07 Discus (outdoor)..........159-03.81 Hammer Throw (outdoor).. 150-07.08 Javelin (outdoor)............96-07.00

At Missouri State: Jeláni Kelly will be the Bears’ top thrower this season as she tries to become a three-time NCAA regional qualifier. 2011 Track: Indoor: Had first-place finishes in both the shot put (45-05.66) and the weight throw (55-04.96) at the Bob Timmons Challenge…. Took second at the Missouri Invitational in the weight throw (5411.84) and fourth in the shot put (45-11.96)….Threw a personal best in the weight throw at the SIU Salukis Open with a distance of 58-00.85 feet, placing fifth and also taking home third in the shot put (45-10.39)….Saw another personal best performance at the MVC Indoor Championships, this time in the shot put with a distance of 46-08.23. Outdoor: Had a personal best performance in the hammer throw with a distance of 150-07.08 feet, taking home second at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, where she also took home second in the discus throw with a distance of 155-05.35….Placed fifth in the shot put at the Kansas Relays with a personal best throw of 47-06.07….Had two personal best performances at the Kip Janvrin Open: the discus throw (159-03.81), a performance that would land her third place at the meet, and the javelin throw (85-00.86)…. Qualified for the NCAA Division I West Preleminary Round in the discus throw, where she placed 35th with a distance of 149-10.42. 2010 Track: Indoor: Threw a personal best (44-07.50) while finishing fourth at the Redbird Spring Invitational....Broke her previous record with a personal best in the hammer throw as the Ole Miss Invitational when she finished third and threw 151-00.00 (her previous best was 125-05.00)....Set a pair of indoor personal best in the shot put (45-10.50, Indiana Relays) and the weight throw (52-06.50, MVC Championships). Finished seventh (44-09.00) at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships

Outdoor: Threw 43-00.35 in the shot put at the MVC Outdoor Championships....At the Missouri Invitational, she placed third in the shot put....She also finished third in the shot put at the Eastern Illinois Mega Meet........Took home second in the shot put and third in the discus throw at the Razorback Spring Invitational. 2009 Track: Indoor: Set her personal bests in both the shot put (42-00.75) and the weight throw (47-05.00), placing 11th and 14th, respectively, at the MVC Indoor Championships....Set a personal best in the hammer throw (105-08.00) at the Missouri Relays, finishing 13th.... Was a top-five finisher in the discus throw at the three meets in which she competed (Joey Haines Invitational, Kansas Relays and MVC Outdoor Championships). Outdoor: Set an outdoor shot put personal best (40-01.05) at the Kansas Relays, placing 14th....Was the fourth-place discus thrower at the MVC Outdoor Championships, where she set a personal best of 156-01.00. Background: Kelly won the state championship in discus her junior season....Was a three-time all-state honoree in discus.... Won conference and district championship in discus during her senior season....Set the Hazelwood Central record for discus her senior season....Named to all-conference and all-district teams three straight years....Member of the conference-winning girl’s track team during senior season. Personal: Jeláni Danae Kelly was born May 30, 1990, in St. Louis, Mo....Daughter of Aaron and Lisa Kelly....Has five brothers: Aaron, Jr., Eric, Daniel, Bruce and Brian....Majoring in exercise and movement science.

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Shantel Llewellyn RS-Sr. - Sprints Ajax, Ontario Mid-American Nazarene University

Missouri State Career Bests Event Best 60m (indoor)......................... 7.74 200m (indoor)..................... 25.39 100m (outdoor)............. 11.63 (w) 200m (outdoor)............. 23.91 (w)

At Missouri State: Shantel Llewellyn is the Bears’ top returning sprinter as an NCAA national qualifier. 2011 Track: Indoor: Did not compete for the Bears during the indoor season. Outdoor: Took home third and fourth at the Tom Botts Invitational in the 100m (12.66) and 4x4 relay (3:54.76), respectively….Was a member of the 4x1 squad that took home third at the Kansa Relays with a time of 46.59….Placed second in the 100m at the Arkansas Twilight with a time of 11.93w…. Ran a personal best in both the 100m and 200m at the MVC Outdoor Championships with times of 11.63w and 23.91w, both performances landed her second place finishes….Was also a member of the 4x1 relay team that took home second at the conference championships with a time of 46.37 and the 4x4 relay team that took home sixth with a time of 3:50.10…. Qualified for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary in both the 100m and 200m. 2010 Track: Indoor: At the Eastern Illinois Mega Meet, was a member of the first place 4x400-meter relay team, and individually took home second in the 200-meter dash with a personal best 25.39....Finished seventh in the 4x400-meter relay at the MVC Indoor Championships....Placed second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 4x100-meter relay at the Razorback Spring Invitational....Helped her 4x400 meter relay team finish second at the Joey Haines Invitational. Outdoor: Placed second in the 4x400-meter relay while competing at the Redbird Spring Invitational....Set a personal best in the 100-meter dash (12.08) in the prelims of the MVC Outdoor Championships before finishing fifth in the final....

Won the 100-meter dash at the Redbird Spring Invitational (12.20)….Also in the 4x400-meter relay, helped her team finish fifth in the MVC Outdoor Championships. 2009 Track: Indoor: Finished second in 60-meter dash at the Central Missouri Classic, setting a career best of 7.74....Matched her career best at the MVC Indoor Championships when she placed sixth in the 60-meter dash (7.74)....Ran with the 4x100 relay team that placed third at the Joey Haines Invitational. Outdoor: Placed third in the 100-meter dash at the Sun Angel Classic....At the Sun Angel Classic she ran with the first-place 4x100-meter relay team....Placed second with the distance medley relay team at the same meet....Finished third in the 200-meter dash at the SIU Edwardsville Twilight....Ran with the second-place 4x100-meter relay team in the SIU Edwardsville Twilight....Finished fourth in the MVC Outdoor Championship in the 100-meter dash with a personal best of 12.10....Also ran with the 4x100-meter relay team to place fourth. Background: Shantel Llewellyn came to Missouri State from Mid-American Nazarene University in Olathe, Kan....At MNU, Llewellyn had bests in the 100-meter and the 200-meter....After winning the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association’s Central Regional in the 100- and 200-meter, along with a third-place showing in the 400-meter, Llewellyn qualified for the OFSAA Championships, where she placed eighth in the 100-meter and second in the 200-meter. Personal: Shantel Marion Loague-Llewellyn was born October 16, 1989, in Toronto, Ontario....Daughter of Hewitt Loague and Janet Llewellyn....Has three brothers: Andrew, Adrian and Andre....Majoring in criminology.

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Kelsey McCowen Missouri State Career Bests

Sr. - Jumps Ellisville, Mo. Lafayette High

Event Best High Jump (indoor)......... 5-03.00 High Jump (outdoor)....... 5-01.75

At Missouri State: Kelsey McCowen will be a veteran leader for the field group. 2011 Track: Indoor: Strictly participated in the high jumpâ&#x20AC;Ś.Finished eighth at the Missouri Invitational with a personal best jump of 5-02.99. Outdoor: Saw limited time during the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; outdoor season. 2010 Track: Indoor: Placed fifth and set an indoor personal record in the high jump (5-02.25) at the EIU Mega Meet. Outdoor: At the Joey Haines Invitational, set a personal-best (5-01.75), but took home eighth in the high jump. 2009 Track: Indoor: Finished 13th in the high jump at the Missouri

Invitational....And 13th in the high jump at the Missouri Southern Open Invitational. Outdoor: Scarcely competed for the Bears during the outdoor season. Background: McCowen placed in the top-10 in the high jump at state both her junior and senior seasons....Named all-state and team captain her senior year....Finished first in the high jump at conference her sophomore season, at district her junior and senior seasons, and sectionals her senior season....Was a member of the conference-winning track team her junior year of high school. Personal: Kelsey Ruth McCowen was born August 20, 1989, in Creve Coeur, Mo....Daughter of Craig and Karen McCowen.... Has two brothers, Lloyd and Clayton....Majoring in middle school education.

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Sydney Peavy Missouri State Career Bests

So. - Sprints Kansas CIty, Mo. Pembroke Hill High

Event Best 60m (indoor)......................... 7.82 200m (indoor)............... 24.60 (w) Long Jump (indoor)......... 16-09.57 100m (outdoor)............. 12.06 (w) 200m (outdoor)............. 24.60 (w)

At Missouri State: Sydney Peavy will look to improve on last season, contributing to the Bears’ sprint group.

a second place performance as a member of the 4x1 relay team at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 46.37.

2011 Track: Indoor: Ran a personal best in the 60m at the Missouri Invitational with a time of 7.82 for a third place….Also had a first place finish at the Missouri Invitational in the 200m with a time of 25.61….Took second in the 200m (25.48) at the SIU Salukis Open…Placed ninth at the Indiana University Relays in the 200m with a personal best time of 25.31, also competed in the long jump during the meet with a distance of 16-09.57 feet. Outdoor: Had identical performances in the 200m dash at both the Arkansas Spring Invitational and the Tom Botts Invitational, with both performances clocking a personal best time of 24.60(w)m placing third at the Tom Botts Invitational, where she also placed fifth in the 100m dash with another personal best time of 12.06 (w)….Placed third at the Kansas Relays in the 4x1 (46.59) and seventh in the 4x4 relay (3:58.26)….Had

Background: Peavy ran to state champion honors at the 2010 Missouri Class 3 State Championship in the 200-meters.... Was also a state champ as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team....Runner-up honors in the 100-meters....Earned all-state honors in three events at the MSHSAA Class 3 State Championship in 2009....Finished third in the 200-meter dash.... Was third in the 100-meters and seventh in the long jump.... Personal best in the triple jump at the 2009 Kansas Relays.... Jumped a personal best in the long jump at the 2009 AAU Junior Olympic Championships....Was named team captain her junior and senior years. Personal: Sydney Joelle Peavy was born April 21, 1992, in Atlanta, Ga.....Daughter of Terri Dugas....Has two sisters, Jennifer Coates and Joie Johnson....Majoring in public relations.

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Terry Phillips Missouri State Career Bests

Event Best Mile (indoor)................... 4:55.08 3,000m (indoor).............. 9:35.40 5,000m (indoor).............16:51.08 800m (outdoor)............. 2:20.48 1,500m (outdoor)............ 4:31.84 3,000m Steeplechase (outdoor)..38:52.23 5K (cross country)..........17:36.00 6K (cross country)..........21:13.67

Sr. - Distance Kansas City, Mo. St. Mary’s High

At Missouri State: Terry Phillips, a former NCAA National Qualifier, will be a top distance runner for the Bears. 2011 Track: Indoor: Took home first-place finishes in both the 3,000m (10:05.43) and the One-mile run (4:59.47) at the SIU Salukis Open…Placed second at the Indiana University Relays in the 3,000m with a time of 9:40.25…Ran a personal best in the 5,000m in a 16:51.08 performance at the Tyson Invitational where she finished second. Outdoor: Did not compete for the Bears during the outdoor season. 2010 Cross Country: Set a 6K personal best (21:13.67) at the NCAA Midwest Regional....Finished eighth at the MVC Championship (17:49.29). 2010 Track: Indoor: Won four of the five races she competed in and finishing second in another....Won the 3,000m at the MVC Indoor Championships (9:35.40)….Also won the 3,000m at the Iowa State Classic (9:35.79)....Finished second in the event at the Indiana Relays (9:38.44)....At the EIU Mega Meet, she won both the mile (4:55.41) and the 3,000m (10:00.48). Outdoor: Did not compete in the outdoor season. 2009 Cross Country: In the Missouri State Classic, Phillips finished fifth overall, with a time of 17:36.00, the best 5K time in the Valley for 2009....Finished first overall at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational with a time of 17:40.00....Earned a 12th-place finish at the Chile Pepper Festival with a 21:26.09, fourth all-time at Missouri State....Won the individual title at the 2009 MVC Championship with a time of 18:32.00....Competed in NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing 18th and earning all-region honors....She was a two-time runner of the week in the MVC. 2009 Track: Indoor: Had a second-place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Missouri Invitational…Ran at the MVC Indoor Championships with a third-place finish in the mile (4:55.08), a fourth-place finish in the 3,000-meter (10:01.45) and a third-place finish in the 5,000-meter run (17:19.00). Outdoor: Ran 10:27.19 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Sun Angel Classic, placing second....placed second in the distance relay at the Kansas Relays with a time of 12:04.10....Set a new

Missouri State record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:19.45, but still placed second....Competed in the MVC Outdoor Championships and ran a 10:29.19 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase....In the NCAA Mideast Regionals, ran a 10:35.57 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase....Qualified for the NCAA National Championship, where she ran 10:29.16 in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase. 2008 Cross Country: Had a third-place finish, just behind teammates Pasca Cheruiyot and Jamie Vest....Earned All-Midwest Region honors for her 21st-place finish while setting a personal-best time of 21:33.25 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship.... Ran a personal-best time of 18:00.04 in the 5K MVC Cross Country Championship....Received All-Conference accolades for her seventhplace finish in the MVC Championship race. 2008 Track: Indoor: Had a second-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Missouri Relays....Ran to a second-place finish in the 1,500-meter run at the Big Bear Invitational....Set a personal best in the 1,500-meter run at the Arkansas Twilight while finishing 10th....Received All-MVC honors for her second-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the MVC Outdoor Championships.... Finished ninth in the 1,500-meter run at the MVC Outdoor Championships....Placed 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Mideast Region Championships. Outdoor: Did not compete during the Bears’ outdoor season. 2007 Cross Country: Competed in one race during her freshman season, finishing third overall at the 4K Washington University Early Bird meet. Background: Phillips won four state titles for Coach Tom Bates at St. Mary’s High in Independence, Mo....Phillips won the 3,200 and 1,600-meter titles at the Class 2 state competition and was runnerup in the 800-meter run as a senior....The owner of 13 all-state honors for her high school career, she was also runner-up in the 1,600 meters in 2006....The Kansas City Examiner’s Female Track Athlete of the Year, Phillips also graduated as class valedictorian. Personal: Terry Jane Phillips was born April 20, 1989, in Kansas City, Mo....Daughter of Terry and Martha Phillips....Has two sisters, Aimee and Lindsay....Majoring in chemistry.

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Gemma Smith Missouri State Career Bests

Fr./So. - Jumps Cannock, England Kings Mead High

Event Best High Jump (outdoor)....... 5-05.00 Triple Jump (outdoor).....37-07.18 Long Jump (outdoor).....18-05.25 200m (outdoor)................ 26.96

At Missouri State: Gemma Smith will be a top jumper for the Bears, specializing in the triple jump. 2011 Track: Indoor: Did not compete during the Bears’ indoor season. Outdoor: Had three personal best performances at the Bob Timmons Challenge in the high jump (5-04.96), triple jump (3707.18) and 200m dash (26.96), with her performances in the triple jump and high jump both earning third place finishes…. Had a personal best in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational with a leap of 18-05.25 feet. Background: Smith was the 2009 UK (U-20) Indoor Triple Jump Champion....A multi-event state champion,

Smith captured titles in the long jump (2007, 2008) high jump (2008, 2009) and triple jump (2007)....Interstate champion in the long jump (2007, 2008) and triple jump (2007,2008).... Earned three top-four finishes in the triple jump at the English Schools Championship, coming in second in 2007 and 2008 and placing fourth in 2009....Earned the United Kingdom Schools’ indoor and outdoor runner-up honors in 2008 in the triple jump....Nominated as the interstate team captain that same year. Personal: Gemma Smith was born October 12, 1991, in Stafford, Staffordshire, England....Daughter of Trevor and Mandy Smith....Has one sibling, sister Joanne....Majoring in physical education.

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Ashton Stubbs Missouri State Career Bests

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

Event Best 1,000m (indoor).............. 3:08.74 Mile (indoor)................... 5:18.85 3,000m (indoor).............10:29.57 5,000m (indoor).............18:30.39

At Missouri State: Ashton Stubbs will run a variety of distance events for Missouri State. 2011 Track: Indoor: Finished sixth in the 5,000m at the Indiana University Relay with a personal best time of 18:30.39â&#x20AC;Ś.Took home eleventh at the Tyson Invitational in the 3,000m running a personal best (10:29.57)â&#x20AC;Ś.Was a member of the fourth place distance medley relay squad at the MVC Indoor Championships, finishing with a total time of 12:15.59. Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor season for the Bears. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in two regular season meets....Finished sixth at the SIUE Invitational, running 19:21.66. 2010 Track: Indoor: Ran the 1,000m in 3:08.74 and the mile in 5:18.85, both at the Missouri Invitational. Outdoor: Did not compete.

2009 Cross Country: Had a season-best time of 18:43.00 in the 5K at the Sean Earl Invitational....In the Chile Pepper Festival, finished with a time of 22:54.10 in the 6K race.... Finished the MVC Championship with a time 19:50.00. Background: Stubbs finished as the 2009 Class 3 state runnerup as a senior in the 1,600m and placed fifth in the 800m.... In cross country, finished sixth at the Missouri state Class 3 championship as a senior and finished 10th as a sophomore.... As a junior at the state Class 3 track and field championship, she took sixth in the 1,600-meter and was 11th in the 800-meters.... As a sophomore in 2007, she placed fourth in the 1,600-meters and sixth in the 800-meters at the state championship.... Stubbs will compete in both track and field and cross country for Missouri State. Personal: Ashton Elizabeth Stubbs was born on August 26, 1990, in Kansas City, Mo....Daughter of Will and Connie Stubbs....Has one sister, Whitney....Majoring in exercise and movement science.

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Maggie Sutor Missouri State Career Bests

Jr. - Distance Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way East High

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

At Missouri State: Maggie Sutor will add depth to a talented distance group. 2011 Track: Indoor: Did not compete during the Bears’ indoor season. Outdoor: Was a member of the distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the Kansas Relays with a time of 12:16.86….Placed second at the Kip Janvrin Open with a time of 2:16.30 in the 800m….Was a member of the 4x4 relay team that finished sixth at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:50.10, also ran an outdoor personal best during the preliminaries in the 800m with a time of 2:14.90, finishing seventh in the finals (2:14.98). 2010 Cross Country: Took second at the SBU Invitational, running 19:41.50....Ran a personal-best 19:00.45 at the Chile Pepper Festival. 2010 Track: Indoor: Ran the mile in 5:26.89 at the Missouri Invitational.... Competed in the 600m run at the Indiana Relays, setting

a personal best 1:37.68....Was a member of the fifth-place distance medley relay team at the MVC Indoor Championships. Outdoor: Did not compete in the outdoor season. 2009 Cross Country: Ran at the Missouri State Classic, finishing in 19:42.30....Ran the 5K Sean Earl Invitational in 19:52.00....Turned in a time of 23:58.00 in the 6K distance at the Chile Pepper Festival. Background: One of Illinois’ top 800-meter prospects, she qualified for the state championship four straight years.... Sutor finished fourth in 2006 at the Illinois Class AA state meet and placing in the top-11 in 2007 and 2008 for Coach Wendy Hegarty’s Lincoln-Way East High team....She ran one of the fastest prep times ever for a Missouri State signee....Sutor was also an accomplished cross country runner. Personal: Maggie Valerie Sutor was born on January 21, 1991, in Oak Lawn, Ill....Daughter of Ken and Kathy Sutor.... Has two brothers, Matt and Michael....Majoring in exercise and movement science.

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Nicole Thate Missouri State Career Bests

Jr. - Distance Darien, Ill. Downers Grove South High

Event Best 800m (indoor)................ 2:14.27 Mile (indoor)................... 5:10.18 800m (outdoor).............. 2:15.47 1,500m (outdoor)............ 4:40.20 3,000m (outdoor)...........10:52.99 5K (cross country)..........18:48.36 6K (cross country)..........24:16.18

At Missouri State: Nicole Thate will look to help lead the Bears’ distance group. 2011 Track: Indoor: Ran a personal best in the mile at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 5:10.18….Had another personal best at the MVC Indoor Championships in the preliminaries of the 800m run (2:14.27), went on to finish seventh in the event (2:17.99)….Was also a member of the distance medley relay squad that finished fourth at MVC Indoor Championships with a time of 12:15.59. Outdoor: Had a fourth-place finish at the Tom Botts Invitational as a member of the 4x4 relay team (3:54.76)….Also a member of the distance medley relay squad that finished fourth at the Kansas Relays with a time of 12:16.86….Finished fourth at the Kip Janvrin Open in the 800m with a time of 2:17.05….Was a member of the sixth place 4x4 relay team at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:50.10. 2010 Cross Country: Set a personal best at the MVC Championship when she ran 18:48.36....Was the Bears’ fourth finisher at the MVC Championships....Was 12th at both the SBU and SIUE Invitationals.

2010 Track: Indoor: Did not compete in the indoor season. Outdoor: Ran in the 3,000m at the Razorback Spring Invitational, where she turned in a time of 10:52.99....Finished third in the 800m at the Redbird Spring Invitational, running 2:16.00....At the MVC Championships, turned in her best times of the season: 2:15.47 in the 800m and 4:40.20 in the 1,500m, which placed her 12th. 2009 Cross Country: Thate redshirted as a first-year freshman. Background: Four-time Illinois AA (Large Class) state championship qualifier in track and field....Thate earned allstate honors in 2006 (4x400m) and competed at the state level in the 1,600-meters in 2006 and 2007, 4x800m in 2007 and 2009 and in the 800-meters in 2008....She was a 13-time West Suburban Gold Conference individual champion on the track....Thate was a four-time all-conference performer in cross country and took the conference title in 2005. Personal: Nicole Karin Thate was born November 4, 1990, in Oak Lawn, Ill....Daughter of Steve and Lynn Thate....Has two sisters, Jacquelyn and Amanda, as well as one brother, Erik.... Majoring in exercise and movement science.

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2011-12 Missouri State Newcomers Emma Burditt Fr. - Distance New London, Mo. Hannibal High

At Missouri State: Emma Burditt will look to continue her success from this past cross country season into the Bears’ track and field season. Background: Burditt concluded her high school career on a high note with an individual championship at the Class 3 Missouri State Cross Country Championship in 2010….As captain of the Hannibal High cross country squad her senior year, she recorded a personal best in the 5K in addition to finishing as the district and conference champion….During her senior campaign in track and field, Burditt claimed the state championship in the 3,200-meter run and placed eighth in the 1,600m....She received all-state, all-conference and all-district accolades in the 3,200m, 1,600m and 4x800 events.... Burditt was a key component in the 4x800 relay that broke the school record in 2010....The Hannibal, Mo., native was an all-state cross country honoree all four years of high school. Personal: Emma Rachel Burditt was born July 12, 1992, in Hannibal, Mo….Daughter of Jeff and Karen Burditt...Has three siblings, Jason, Jesses and Leslie….Plans to major in dietetics at Missouri State.

Shawnisha Damisch Erin Fountain Fr. - Sprints Marengo, Ill. Marengo Community High

At Missouri State: Shawnisha Damisch will compete in hurdles and sprints and add to the Bears depth. Background: Damisch lettered four seasons at Marengo Community High School….Was a member of the school’s 4x800m relay team her junior season that broke the school record….Broke the Marengo Community High’s 300m hurdle record her senior year….Won the conference championship in high jump her senior season, as well as taking third place in the state 300m hurdles….Was named the team’s MVP her final season. Personal: Shawnisha Esther Damisch was born August 12, 1992…. Daughter of William and Lea Damisch…. Has four sisters, Amanda, Maggie, Hallie and Caprisha, has two brothers, Seth and Robert….Hopes to major in criminal justice/pre-law.

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Fr. - Sprints Pleasant Hill, Mo. Pleasant Hill High At Missouri State: Erin Fountain will look to bring depth to the Bears hurdle and sprint events. Background: Fountain competed all four years at Pleasant Hill High, where she was a member of an 8th place 4x4 relay team in state her senior season….Also finished seventh in the 4x2 relay during her junior and senior seasons….Was named the team’s highest scorer in her last three seasons and was named Rookie of the Year during her freshman season….Shattered the school record in the 200m her sophomore year, only to eclipse it again her junior year…. Also was a member of the 4x4 relay team that broke the school record during her freshman season. Personal: Erin Nicole Fountain was born November 23, 1992…. Daughter of Curtis and Diane Fountain…. Has two siblings, Nick and Courtney…. Plans to major in nursing with hopes of seeking a career as a pediatric nurse.

2011-12 Missouri State Newcomers Katelynn Geier So. - Throws St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh High

At Missouri State: Katelynn Geier returns to Missouri State for her sophomore season, hoping to add needed depth to the throws group. 2011 Track: Saw limited time during the 2011 season. 2010 Track: Did not compete during her freshman season. Background: Geier joined the Bears after lettering two years at Lindbergh High School in St. Louis....Competed in both shot put and discus....In her senior season, she finished second in her conference in shot put and fifth in discus....Competing in the district meet that season, she finished second in shot put and sixth in discus. Personal: Katelynn Marie Geier was born November 17, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo.... Daughter of Charles and Anne Geier....Her father, Charles, threw javelin and discus at Southeast Missouri State....Has four siblings: Lindsey, Chris, Cody and Laurie.... Majoring in physical education.

Kiesha Hayes R-Fr. - Sprints Kansas City, Mo. RaymorePeculiar High

At Missouri State: Kiesha Hayes will compete in the hurdle events and run relays for the Bears. 2011Track: Was able to obtain a redshirt season. Background: Hayes placed ninth at the Class 4 MSHSAA State Championship in the 100-meter hurdles....Also competed in the 300-meter hurdles, the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams....Lettered three of her four seasons at Raymore-Peculiar High. Personal: Mikiesha Sophia Hayes was born May 10, 1992, in Kansas City, Mo..... Daughter of George and Patricia Hayes.... Has three siblings: brother George, Jr., and sisters Katrina and Jessica....Hayes plans on becoming a fashion merchandiser.

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Ekate Lymon Fr. - Sprints and Jumps St. Roberts, Mo.

At Missouri State: Ekate Lymon will compete in sprint and jumping events for the Bears. Background: Lymon competed in track and field all four years at Waynesville High….Competed in the 100m and 200m dash and the triple and long jump during her high school career….Was a four-time all-state performer and team MVP….also participated in volleyball in basketball at Waynesville High. Personal: Ekate T. Lymon was born February 6, 1991….Daughter of Lee and Cynthia Lymon….Has three siblings: brother Nafis, and sisters Laila and Jaylen….Lymon plans on majoring in sociology while at MSU.

2011-12 Missouri State Newcomers Althia Maximilien Fr. - Sprints Bridgetown, Barbados Barbados Community College

At Missouri State: Althia Maximilien will bring a wealth of talent that should help to make an immediate impact in conference for the Bears. Background: Attended the Lodge School in Bridgetown Barbados, as well as the Barbados Community College, Hastings Christ Church….Competed in various World Championship Junior events, traveling all over the world. Personal: Althia S. Maximilien was born March 14, 1991….Daughter of Aiphonsus and Frumentia Maximlien….Has five siblings: Josiah, Amanda, Jacqualine, Millicent Maximilien and Cassandra Carter….Sisters Amanda and Millicent both competed at the collegiate level in track and field, while brother Josiah competed in soccer….Plans to major in restaurant management, with dreams of becoming a pastry chef and a professional athlete.

Merica Moncherry Dana Roberson Fr. - Sprints St. Lucia Micoud Secondary

At Missouri State: Merica Moncherry will bring a tremendous amount of experience and talent to the Bears’ sprint group. Background: Moncherry attended Micoud Secondary School and was runner-up in the 400-meter Caribbean Junior Championships as a sophomore….Competed in the World Junior Championships during her junior season. …Was the St. Lucian representative IIAF World Junior Championships in 2006 in Beijing. Personal: Merica Sheraline Moncherry was born October 13, 1990 in St. Lucia....Daughter of Merlis Moncherry and Elizabeth Hunte….Has one brother, Ronald Hunte….Majoring in sports medicine.

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Fr. - Distance West Plains, Mo. West Plains High At Missouri State: Dana Roberson will compete in distance events for the Bears. Background: Roberson lettered all four years in track and field and two seasons in cross country under West Plains High School head coach Joe Bill Dixon….On the cross country course, Roberson earned all-state, first-team all-conference and first-team all-district honors during her junior and senior seasons….She posted a personal best in the 5K her senior year, placing 21st at state in the Class 4 competition and guiding her team to a second-place finish...In track, Roberson was crowned conference champion in the 800-meter run, while setting a West Plains High school record….Played volleyball her freshman and sophomore seasons before turning her attention to cross country. Personal: Dana Elise Roberson was born January 18, 1993, in Springfield, Mo.... Daughter of Dan and Rita Roberson.... Has one sister, Jenna....Plans to major in radiography at Missouri State University.

2011-12 Missouri State Newcomers Haley Scott Fr. - Jumps Arlington Heights, Ill. John Hershey High At Missouri State: Haley Scott will compete in various jumping events at Missouri State. Background: Scott lettered two seasons at John Hersey High for coach Jim Miks....Competed in the high jump, triple jump and long jump…. Was a second-place triple jump finisher during outdoor conference, as well as a fifth-place finisher in high jump in her junior season….Took fifth in the high jump during sectional competition during her junior season….Placed third in both high and triple jump in her senior season during outdoor conference championships…. Took second in the triple jump during sectionals, and finished eleventh in the triple jump at state finals during her senior season….Also competed in gymnastics at John Hersey High. Personal: Haley Michelle Scott was born May 2, 1993 in Arlington Heights, Ill…..Daughter of Bruce Scott and Kelli Simons….Has one brother, Ryan Scott…Plans to major in radiography.

Monica Smith Katie Vignery Fr. - Sprints Harrisonville, Mo. Harrisonville High

So. - Distance Branson, Mo. Branson High

At Missouri State: Monica Smith is a versatile performer who will see action in multiple distance events. 2011 Track: Did not compete during the 2010-11 track season for the Bears. 2010 Cross Country: Competed in five of the Bears’ six meets....Posted a MSU career best in her first outing when she finished fourth overall at the SIUE Invitational, running in 19:11.08....Was the Bears’ sixth finisher at the MVC Championships, posting a 19:18.16 time....Finished fifth for the Bears at the NCAA Midwest Regional, running 23:17.08 in her first 6K. Background: Smith joined the Missouri State team after transferring from Southwest Baptist University....Entered MSU as a sophomore in outdoor track and field and freshman eligibility in cross country and indoor track and field....Personal best of 19:23.15 in the 5,000-meters. Personal: Monica Lee Smith was born August 21, 1991, in Harrison, Ark.....Daughter of Charles and Lawanna Smith....Has one sibling, Sean Akins....Majoring in public relations.

At Missouri State: Katie Vignery will compete in sprints for Missouri State. Background: Lettered at Harrisonville High during her last three years of high school….Competed in various sprint events for coach Chuck Llitrus….Also competed her freshman year at Lee’s Summit Community Christian School…. Won first in conference during her senior season in the 100m and 200m dashes, as well as the 4x100m relay….That same 4x100m relay team broke the conference record in the finals….Went to state her sophomore season in the 4x100m relay with another squad that shattered the school record….Held the school record at Lee’s Summit Community Christian School her freshman year in the 100m and 200m dashes….Also went to state in the 100m dash. Personal: Kathrine Janette Vignery was born March 25, 1992, in Sedalia, Mo…. Daughter of David and Janelle Vignery…. Father, David Vignery competed in track and field at the University of Wyoming…. Has one brother, John….Is undecided in her major at Missouri State.

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Season Review and Record Book 2011 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . 35-36 2011 Season Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 MSU Year-by-Year Summary . . . . . . . . 37 2011 Season Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2011 Season Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2011 MVC Championships . . . . . . . . . 40 2012 NCAA Qualifying Standards . . . . 41 2012 MVC/NCAA Championships. . . . 41 Aldo Sebben Relays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 MSU Track & Field Records. . . . . . . . . 42 MSU All-Time Top Performers. . . . . . . . . 43 MSU All-Time Top Performances. . . . . . . . . . 44 MSU All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . 45 MSU Honors and Awards. . . . . . . . . . . 46 MSU All-Americans and Olympians. . . 47 MVC All-Centennial Team. . . . . . . . . . . 48 MSU Athletics Hall of Fame. . . . . . . . . 49 The Missouri Valley Conference . . 50-51

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2011 Missouri State Bears Season Review The 2011 track and field Bears made great strides in their quest to get back to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference rankings. Though the Bears struggled in conference during the indoor season, they forged ahead in the outdoor season, finishing fifth in the MVC Outdoor Championships, with six athletes earning All-MVC honors in seven different events. The 2011 Missouri State squad also featured five NCAA Division I Outdoor West Preliminary qualifiers. The Bears’ season began with bang as Jeláni Kelly set a school record in the weight throw (55-05.00) on her way to winning the event at the Bob Timmons Challenge. Kelly and teammates dominated the meet with a combined four event wins and 15 top-five finishes in only eight events. Kimsue Grant and Ariel Butzine collected wins in Lawrence. MSU’s talented underclassmen shined at the Missouri Invitational, as eight freshmen and sophomores combined for two event wins and 13 top-five finishes in the track and field Bears’ second meet of the indoor season. Freshman Sydney Peavy headlined the meet, winning the 200-meter dash and finishing third in the 60-meter dash with a time of 25.61 and a personal best of 7.82, respectively. Fellow first-year competitors Ariel Butzine and Pernell Joseph gave Peavy a run for the Bears’ top newcomer of the meet distinction. Butzine, who won the 600-yard run by .01 seconds her last time out, was on the runner-up side of another thriller in the event, missing out on the top spot by .85 after finishing in 1:25.33. Joseph finished second in the 60-meter dash with a 7.79 time and fourth in the 200-meter dash, running in 26.25. She had the fastest 60-meter preliminary time (7.81), of any of the 19 runners. The Bears’ jumpers added to the newcomer highlights. Kimsue Grant earned her second event win in as many meets. Grant won the long jump with an 18-06.00 mark, also a personal best. She also finished third in the triple jump (3803.50). Sophomores Cheyenne Stewart and Jordan Bond finished three-four in

the high jump with a pair of personal bests. Stewart, who also finished third in the triple jump with a 17-09.00 personal best, cleared 5-07.00 while Bond matched her previous best of 5-05.00. Jeláni Kelly finished second in the weight throw with a 55-00.00 and also threw 46-00.00 in the shot put, finishing fourth. Jordiann Walker won the 60-meter dash, running a personal best 7.74. At the Salukis Open, junior Terry Phillips made a strong return after missing the 2010 outdoor season with an injury. Phillips won the mile run in 4:59.47 minutes and the 3,000-meter run in 10:05.43 minutes. Emily Beaver and Leah Nichols gave Phillips a run for her money, finishing third in the mile with a 5:07.57-minute time, while Nichols and

Beaver finished two-three in the 3,000meter run to combine with Phillips to sweep the podium. Nichols clocked in at 10:17.55 minutes and Beaver finished in 10:25.79 minutes. The Bears’ field group continued their successful season, as Kimsue Grant and Jordan Bond finished two-three in the triple jump. Grant remained steady with a 39-04.00 feet leap, while Bond jumped 38-11.00 feet. Jeláni Kelly broke her own school record in the weight throw by throwing 58-01.00, beating the previous mark of 55-05.00 she set at this season’s Bob Timmons Challenge Meet. Sydney Peavy was second in the 200-meter dash when she finished in 25.48 seconds. MSU then trekked to Bloomington, Ind. for a two-day stint at the Indiana University Relays. Kimsue Grant finished www.missouristatebears.com

third in the long jump (18-05.75). Her leap in the triple jump, 40-01.25, placed her third in a highly competitive field. Terry Phillips was strong for the secondstraight meet, finishing second in the 3,000-meter run invitational and was the top collegiate finisher. Her time of 9:40.25 minutes was the third-fastest finish of any MVC runner at that point in the season. In the open running of the 3,000meter, the Bears had another secondplace finisher in Theresa Brokaw. The Illinois transfer ran in 9:58.84 to finish ahead of fellow Bears Emily Beaver (sixth) and Leah Nichols (eighth). Beaver ran the event in 10:05.17 minutes and Nichols ran it in a personal best 10:14.30 minutes. The Bears’ sprint group performed well in the 200-meter dash. All four newcomers had MSU personal bests led by Pernell Joseph and Sydney Peavy. The Vieux Fort, St. Lucia native finished seventh in the seeded heat, running in 25.49 seconds. Joseph also qualified for Saturday’s 60-meter dash semifinals (7.82 seconds) by finishing eighth. The Bears then sent a small group of sprinters and throwers to the Fazoli’s/Baymont Inn Invitational hosted by Missouri Southern. Freshman Ariel Butzine was the story of day two. The Lake Villa, Ill., native finished second in the 800-meter run, running in 2:14.52 minutes. The time was the fastest of any Bear that season and the third-fastest of any MVC runner at that time. Three of the Bears’ four sprinters qualified for Saturday’s 60-meter dash finals, with Alyx Dull and Pernell Joseph taking the top two spots in the preliminary round. Dull finished in 7.77 seconds, the top time of any competitor that day. Joseph was close behind at 7.83 seconds. Sydney Peavy was the final Bear qualifier with a time of 8.02. The Tyson Invitational brought out the best in many track and field Bears, with a slew of competitors setting personal records and some of the best marks of any MVC athletes. MSU used the meet 35

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NCAA Division I West Preliminary Qualifier, Jeláni Kelly to gear up for conference championships. Emily Beaver continued the high distance finishes of day one when she placed second in the 3,000-meter run. Her time of 9:56.20 minutes is a personal best by more than 27. Kimsue Grant solidified her position as the then No. 2 triple jumper in the MVC with a mark of 40-05.50. Junior Terry Phillips and sophomore Ariel Butzine took turns putting their names in Missouri State’s record book during day one of the Tyson Invitational. Phillips was the top collegiate finisher, and second overall, in the 5,000-meter run invitational. After taking an early lead and challenging for the top spot until the end, she finished in 16:51.08 minutes, only six seconds out of first. It was the fifth-fastest time in MSU history. Phillips previous best was 17:19.00. With the blistering run, she became a top-five all-time MSU performer in five different events. Butzine joined the MSU record books with a personal best 2:13.01-minute time in the 800-meter run. The Lake Villa, Ill., native is now MSU’s fifth all-time performer in the event after putting up the fastest time since Leander Ernest’s record-setting 2:07.14 in 2009. The Bears finished seventh at the MVC Indoor Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa, failing to place in the top three for only the fifth time in 15 years under director of track and field and cross country Ron Boyce. Wichita State successfully defended its title in record fashion. The Shockers’ 186 points are the highest total in MVC Indoor Championships history, 36

surpassing the previous total of 166 set by Illinois State in 1984. WSU blew past the Bears’ 44 points, and the field, to repeat. Southern Illinois, 125.75 points, and Illinois State, 113 points, rounded out the podium. The Bears’ highlight of the championships came from the triple jump group, which produced three of the top-five finishes at the meet. Kimsue Grant led the way with a second-place finish (3910.00 feet) to earn All-MVC accolades. Grant, the lone All-MVC performer for the Bears, earned MSU eight points and put them into fifth place early in day two, before they fell back. Teammates Ahshane Johnson and Jordan Bond also scored for the Bears with fourth- and fifth-place finishes, respectively. Johnson provided five points with a personal-best jump of 39-01.75 feet. Bond’s fifth-place showing of 39-00.50 feet brought in four points. In all, the triple jump trio produced 17 of the Bears’ 44-point indoor championships total. Jeláni Kelly became the second all-time performer in MSU history in the indoor shot put after she threw 46-08.25 feet en route to a seventh-place finish. Kelly’s showing added two points to the Bears’ total. Theresa Brokaw came through for the Bears for the second straight day. After placing seventh in day one’s 3,000-meter run, Brokaw took fifth in the 5,000-meter run with a personal best of 17:11.56 minutes. With the two top-eight showings, Brokaw scored six points for the Bears. With her run, she became the fourth all-time 5,000-meter 2011-12 Track and Field Guide

performer at MSU, passing the 17:18.46 time set in 2006 by Ashley Saunders. Brokaw was between Saunders and the number three performer, teammate Terry Phillips (16:51.08). The track and field Bears opened their 2011 outdoor season with a strong field performance against tough competition that featured three nationally ranked squads at the Razorback Spring Invitational. Jeláni Kelly earned a pair of second-place finishes to go with a fourthplace showing, while Kimsue Grant finished second and third in her two field events. Kelly was second in the discus (155-05.00 feet) and in the hammer throw (150-07.00 feet). She also placed fourth in the shot put at 44-05.06 feet. Grant leapt 40-08.25 for her secondplace triple jump finish and put up a personal best mark of 18-10.25 feet on her way to third place in the long jump. Kimsue Grant’s record-setting day and Theresa Brokaw’s victory in the 3,000meter run highlighted the track and field Bears’ third-place showing at the Tom Botts Invitational in Columbia, Mo. It was Grant who set the meet’s all-time record in the triple jump when she won the event with a 41-06.00 feet mark. The leap was a personal best and puts the sophomore on the fast track to a second straight NCAA Preliminary Round appearance. The Arlington, Va., native also won the meet’s long jump with a length of 18-09.00 feet. She out-jumped the second-place finisher by more than a foot. For Brokaw, it was her first event win as a Bear. The Illinois transfer crossed the line in 10:03.58 minutes, seven seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. She was part of a 3,000-meter group that totaled 21 points for the Bears. Brokaw brought in 10, while third-place finisher Emily Beaver’s personal best (10:23.37) produced six points and Erin Edwards placed fourth (10:26.78) to chip in with five points. Jeláni Kelly threw 47-04.25 feet to place fourth in the shot put. She also was fifth in the discus (148-10.00 feet). As the Bears ventured to Lawrence, Kan., the 4x100-meter relay team of Shantel Llewellyn, Pernell Joseph, Kimsue Grant and Kara-Aretha Graham took third during the final day of the Kansas Relays. The group finished in 46.59 seconds. Jeláni Kelly threw an impressive Nine Bears’ competed in three events during the meet’s second day. Theresa Brokaw, Emily Beaver, and Erin Edwards each produced a top-five finish. Two weeks after winning the event at the Tom Botts Invitational, Brokaw finished third in the 3,000-meter run. Her personal best of

All-MVC Performer (triple jump) Jordan Bond 9:47.34 minutes put her on the podium in the field of 10. Beaver and Edwards finished second and fifth, respectively, in the 5,000-meter run. Beaver ran a 17:22.72-minute time. Edwards crossed the finish line in 17:46.54. The Bears then competed in split squad meets, sending half the squad to the Drake Relays and the other half to the Kip Janvrin Open. Kimsue Grant solidified her position as the top triple jumper in the MVC, and one of the best in the Midwest, with a sixth-place event finish and a 40-11.50-foot mark in the Drake Relays final event. Before a crowd of 14,504 in Drake Stadium, Grant was shy of her personal best of 41-06.00. Her closest competition was teammate Ahshane Johnson with a length of 38-11.75 feet. Theresa Brokaw became MSU’s fifth-best all-time outdoor performer in the 5,000-meter run when she ran a time of 17:04.18 minutes. The performance came on the heels of her outdoor record-setting 3,000-meter run at the Kansas Relays last weekend, where she finished in 9:47.34 minutes At the Kip Janvrin Open, Jeláni Kelly set a personal best while earning a topfive finish. Kelly threw 159-04.00 feet in the discus throw to place third. Ahshane Johnson improved her long jump personal best by nearly a foot on her way to a third-place finish. Johnson jumped 18-07.25 feet. Also in the field events, Jordan Bond cleared 5-04.25 feet in the high jump to place second. The 800meter run produced two top-five finishes, as Maggie Sutor and Nicole Thate placed second and fourth, respectively. Sutor ran a personal best time of 2:16.30 minutes, while Thate crossed the line in 2:17.05 minutes.

A small group of the track and field Bears competed at the Arkansas Twilight in Fayetteville, Ark. Jordan Bond was the star of the night with a pair of personal bests and top-three finishes. In the triple jump, Bond was third with a jump of 40-09.50 feet. Junior Jeláni Kelly won the discus throw with a distance of 155-10.00 feet. Shantel Llewellyn’s 11.93 time in the 100-meter dash earned her a second-place finish between two Razorbacks. MSU produced all-conference performers in seven events on their way to a fifth-place finish at the 2011 State Farm MVC Outdoor Championships. Director of track and field and cross country Ron Boyce’s squad was in the running for fourth entering the final event, but came up just a point short to finish behind the Indiana State Sycamores, 84 to 83. Pre-championship favorite Wichita State took the team title, dethroning twotime defending champion and runner-up Southern Illinois, 194 to 186.5 points. Illinois State rounded out the podium with a 159-point showing. Shantel Llewellyn saved her best for her last MVC Championships. The Ajax, Ontario, native notched a trio of second-place finishes to earn All-MVC recognition in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 4x100-meter relay. Llewellyn won the 100-meter dash preliminary with a time of 11.75 seconds, then went on to cut her finals time to 11.63, a personal best. In the 200-meter dash, Llewellyn ran a personal best 23.91 seconds before teaming up with Pernell Joseph, Kimsue Grant and Kara-Aretha Graham to run the 4x100-meter relay in 46.37 seconds. In all, Llewellyn’s three second-place finishes earned the Bears 24 points. The only Bear who could match her impressive point production was Kimsue Grant. Grant duplicated her second-place finish from Saturday’s long jump in Sunday’s triple jump. Grant jumped 40-11.40 feet to finish two spots ahead of teammate Jordan Bond (40-00.00). The triple jump produced 13 points after accounting for 17 at the MVC Indoor Championships. Grant’s third runner-up performance came as a member of the 4x100-meter relay. Ariel Butzine’s 400-meter dash personal best she set in the preliminary round (55.62) lasted all of one day. Butzine was second in the finals when she ran a time of 52.62 seconds to earn eight points. Also scoring for the Bears were Pernell Joseph (100m, 6th place), Sydney Peavy (200m, 8th place), Maggie Sutor (800m, 7thth place) Theresa Brokaw (5,000m, 3rd place) and Emily Beaver (5,000m, 7th place). Brokaw ran a personal best www.missouristatebears.com

of 16:57.86 minutes. Jeláni Kelly (discus, 5th). All-MVC honors went to Theresa Brokaw (5,000m), Ariel Butzine (400m), Kara-Aretha Graham (4x100m relay), Kimsue Grant (triple jump, long jump, 4x100m relay), Shantel Llewellyn (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), and Pernell Joseph (4x100m relay). Five Bears qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships West Preliminary round in Eugene, Ore. Shantel Llewellyn qualified in both the 100-meter and 200meter dashes. Her 100-meter qualifying mark of 11.63 was the 34th-fastest in the field of 48 qualifiers, while her 200 dash time of 23.91 was 35th. Kimsue Grant qualified for the NCAA’s for the second year in a row with a season-best mark of 41-06.00 in the triple jump. She was also a regional qualifier in that event in 2010. Jordan Bond also qualified in the triple jump with a mark of 40-09.50. Her qualifying leap ranked 42nd in the West field, while Grant’s ranked 28th. Jelani Kelly qualified in the discus with a mark of 48.56. She returned to the NCAA meet after qualifying as a freshman and was the last at-large selection to the field. Finally, Ariel Butzine earned a spot in the NCAA field in the 400-meter dash. Her qualifying mark of 54.62 was the 46th best in the West Preliminary field and solidified her position as one of the team’s top distance sprinters. Kelly finished 35th in the discus at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships West Preliminary round.

All-MVC Performer (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay) Shantel Llewellyn

2011 Track and Field Honors Indoor All-Conference Kimsue Grant- triple jump Outdoor All-Conference Kimsue Grant- long jump, triple jump, 4x100-meter relay Kara Aretha-Graham-4x100-meter relay Pernell Joseph-4x100-meter relay Shantel Llewellyn-100-meter, 200meter, 4x100-meter relay

NCAA Preliminary Qualifiers Jordan Bond- triple jump Kimsue Grant-triple jump Jelani Kelly-discus Shantel Llewellyn-100-meter, 200meter

MVC Honor Roll Jordan Bond Jessica Dantin Katelynn Geier Katie Mulloy Sydney Peavy

MVC Scholar-Athlete Emily Beaver Kimsue Grant Maggie Sutor

MVC Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academic Excellence Award Kimsue Grant Kelsey McCowen Terry Phillips

Missouri State Year-by-Year Summary Outdoor Conference Year Coach

Missouri State Indoor

Indoor Conference

Missouri State Outdoor

Conference Finish

Champion

Conference Finish

Champion Northwest Missouri State Missouri State Missouri State Missouri Missouri State Missouri State

1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

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

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

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff

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

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

3rd of 10 teams Southeast Missouri State 4th of 8 teams Southeast Missouri State no outdoor meet held 9th of 10 teams Illinois State 7th of 10 teams Illinois State 7th of 10 teams Western Illinois 8th of 10 teams Southern Illinois 6th of 10 teams Southern Illinois 9th of 10 teams Southern Illinois 9th of 10 teams Southern Illinois

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

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

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

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

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

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

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald Ronald

Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce Boyce

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

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

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

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

2010 2011

Ronald Boyce Ronald Boyce

5th of 8 teams 7th of 8 teams

Wichita State Wichita State

6th of 8 teams 5th of 8 teams

Southern Illinois Wichita State

Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa Berryessa

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2011 Track and Field Season Bests

INDOOR SEASON Event

Mark

60-meter dash 7.75 200-meter dash 25.03 400-meter dash 1:01.29 600-yard run 1:24.69 600-meter run 1:43.65 800-meter run 2:13.01 1,000-meter run 3:18.25 Mile run 4:59.47 3,000-meter run 9:40.25 5,000-meter run 16:51.08 High jump 5-07.00 Long jump 18-06.00 Triple jump 40-05.50 Shot put 46-08.25 Weight throw 58-01.00 4x400-meter relay 4:00.85 Distance Medley Relay 12:15.59

Name

Alyx Dull Kara Graham Reaux Daughtery Ariel Butzine Emily Argotsinger Ariel Butzine Emily Argotsinger Terry Phillips Terry Phillips Terry Phillips Cheyenne Stewart Kimsue Grant Kimsue Grant Jelรกni Kelly Jelรกni Kelly Ariel Butzine Reaux Daughtery Kara-Aretha Graham Kimsue Grant Nicole Thate Reaux Daughtery Emily Argotsinger Ashton Stubbs

OUTDOOR SEASON Event Mark Name 100-meter dash 11.63 200-meter dash 23.91 400-meter dash 54.62 800-meter run 2:12.77 1,500-meter run 4:43.24 3,000-meter run 9:47.34 5,000-meter run 16:57.86 10,000-meter run 36:04.82 High Jump 5-06.00 Long Jump 19-08.25 Triple Jump 41-06.00 Shot Put 47-06.25 Discus Throw 159-04.00 Hammer Throw 150-07.00 Javelin Throw 92-04.00 4x100-meter relay 46.07 4x200-meter relay 1:39.32 4x400-meter relay 3:50.10 Sprint Medley 4:00.85 Distance Medley 12:16.86

Shantel Llewellyn Shantel Llewellyn Ariel Butzine Ariel Butzine Nicole Thate Theresa Brokaw Theresa Brokaw Emily Beaver Jordan Bond Kimsue Grant Kimsue Grant Jelรกni Kelly Jelรกni Kelly Jelรกni Kelly Meagen Good Sydney Peavy Kimsue Grant Pernell Joseph Shantel Llewellyn Shantel Llewellyn Kara Graham Pernell Joseph Sydney Peavy Shantel Llewellyn Ariel Butzine Pernell Joseph Kara Graham Shantel Llewellyn Kara Graham Ariel Butzine Maggie Sutor Nicole Thate Emily Argotsinger Maggie Sutor Theresa Brokaw

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Date and Meet

2/27, MVC Championships 2/12, Tyson Invitational 1/29, Indiana Relays 12/4, Bob Timmons Challenge 1/29, Indiana Relays 2/11, Tyson Invitational 1/7, Missouri Invitational 1/15, Salukis Open 1/29, Indiana Relays 2/12, Tyson Invitational 1/7, Missouri Invitational 1/7, Missouri Invitational 2/12, Tyson Invitational 2/27, MVC Championships 1/15, Salukis Open 2/27, MVC Champsionships

2/27, MVC Championships

Date and Meet

5/15, MVC Championships 5/15, MVC Championships 5/15, MVC Championships 4/30, Drake Relays 5/6, Arkansas Twilight 4/23, Kansas Relays 5/15, MVC Championships 5/15, MVC Championships 5/6, Arkansas Twilight 5/15, MVC Championships 4/9, Tom Botts Invitational 4/23, Kansas Relays 4/29, Kip Janvrin Open 4/2, Razorback Spring Invitational 4/2, Razorback Spring Invitational 4/30, Drake Relays

4/30, Drake Relays

5/15, MVC Championships

4/30, Drake Relays

4/23, Kansas Relays

2011 Track and Field Results Indoor Results

Outdoor Results

12/4 Bob Timmons Challenge Meet, at Lawrence, Kan. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 60-METER DASH: 4-Pernell Joseph, 7.84; 6-Sydney Peavy, 7.90; 8-Kimsue Grant, 7.91; 9-Alyx Dull, 7.94; 23-Ahshane Johnson, 8.19; 24- Andrea Locke, 8.24; 200-METER DASH: 4-Sydney Peavy, 25.68; 5-Pernell Joseph, 25.83; 6-Kimsue Grant, 26.11; 7-Alyx Dull, 26.22; 13-Gemma Smith, 26.96; 23-Jordan Bond, 27.91; 26-Andrea Locke, 28.16; 600-YARD RUN: 1-Ariel Butzine, 1:24.69; HIGH JUMP: 2-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-05.00; 3-Gemma Smith, 5-05.00; 4-Jordan Bond, 5-05.00; 8-Kelsey McCowen, 4-11.00; LONG JUMP: 3-Kimsue Grant, 18-00.50; 4-Ahshane Johnson, 17-06.25; TRIPLE JUMP: 1-Kimsue Grant, 39-11.25; 2-Ahshane Johnson, 37-08.50; 3-Gemma Smith, 37-07.25; 5-Jordan Bond, 37-05.75; SHOT PUT: 1-Jeláni Kelly, 45-05.75; 10-Scarlett McCall, 37-01.00; WEIGHT THROW: 1-Jeláni Kelly, 55-05.00; 6-Scarlett McCall, 44-06.75 1/7 Missouri Invitational, at Columbia, Mo. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 60-METER DASH: 2-Pernell Joseph, 7.79; 3-Sydney Peavy, 7.82; 4-Alyx Dull, 7.84; 200-METER DASH: 1-Sydney Peavy, 25.61; 4-Pernell Joseph, 26.25; 6-Alyx Dull, 26.57; 7-Kimsue Grant, 26.60; 16-Andrea Locke, 27.41; 17-Jordan Bond, 27.46; 18-Gemma Smith, 27.63; 22-Cheyenne Stewart, 28.05; 600-YARD RUN: 2-Ariel Butzine, 1:25.33; MILE RUN: 5-Nicole Thate, 5:28.50; 1,000-METER RUN: 7-Emily Argotsinger, 3:18.25; 3,000-METER RUN: 4-Theresa Brokaw, 10:22.30; 10-Mari-Jean Vance, 11:18.58; 4x400METER RELAY: 5-(Kimsue Grant, Alyx Dull, Andrea Locke, Sydney Peavy), 4:08.40; HIGH JUMP: 3-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-07.00; 4-Jordan Bond, 5-05.00; 8-Kelsey McCowen, 5-03.00; LONG JUMP: 1-Kimsue Grant, 18-06.00; 3-Cheyenne Stewart, 17-09.00; 6-Gemma Smith, 17-03.50; 10-Jordan Bond, 16-06.00; TRIPLE JUMP: 3-Kimsue Grant, 38-03.50; 8-Jordan Bond, 36-05.00; SHOT PUT: 4-Jeláni Kelly, 46-00.00; 14-Scarlett McCall, 36-10.50; WEIGHT THROW: 2-Jeláni Kelly, 55-00.00; 11-Scarlett McCall, 47-01.00 1/14-15 Saluki Open, at Carbondale, Ill. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 60-METER DASH: 4-Pernell Joseph, 7.82; 11-Kimsue Grant, 7.98; 200-METER DASH: 2-Sydney Peavy, 25.48; 7-Pernell Joseph, 25.99; 34-Kara-Aretha Graham, 26.97; 38-Gemma Smith, 27.18; 39-Jordan Bond, 27.25; 41-Reaux Daughtery, 27.30; 43-Andrea Locke, 27.35; 47-Cheyenne Stewart, 27.61; 400-METER DASH: 40-Millie Fulton, 1:03.78; 800-METER RUN: 4-Nicole Thate, 2:21.97; 11-Emily Argotsinger, 2:27.45; MILE RUN: 1-Terry Phillips, 4:59.47; 3-Emily Beaver, 5:07.57; 6-Leah Nichols, 5:13.78; 11-Nicole Thate, 5:21.97; 3,000-METER RUN: 1-Terry Phillips, 10:05.43; 2-Leah Nichols, 10:17.55; 3-Emily Beaver, 10:25.79; 6-Erin Edwards, 10:41.21; 8-Monica Smith, 10:57.12; 4x400-METER RELAY: 6-(Kimsue Grant, Alyx Dull, Andrea Locke, Sydney Peavy) 4:03.59; HIGH JUMP: 4-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-05.00; 9-Jordan Bond, 5-03.00; 9-Gemma Smith, 5-03.00; 12-Kelsey McCowen, 5-01.00; TRIPLE JUMP: 2-Kimsue Grant, 39-04.50; 3-Jordan Bond, 38-11.75; 4-Ahshane Johnson, 38-00.75; 13-Gemma Smith, 32-06.25; SHOT PUT: 3-Jeláni Kelly, 45-10.50; 17-Scarlett McCall, 37-02.25; WEIGHT THROW: 5-Jeláni Kelly, 58-01.00; 17-Scarlett McCall, 41-06.50 1/28-29 Indiana Relays, at Bloomington, Ind. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 200-METER DASH: 4-Reaux Daughtery, 26.40; 400-METER DASH: 13-Reaux Daughtery, 1:01.29; 600-METER DASH: 10-Emily Argotsinger, 1:43.65; 800-METER RUN: 12-Nicole Thate, 2:17.13; 21-Emily Argotsinger, 2:23.63; MILE RUN: 19-Nicole Thate, 5:13.35; 3,000-METER RUN INVITE: 2-Terry Phillips, 9:40.25; 3,000-METER RUN SEEDED: 2-Theresa Brokaw, 9:58.84; 6-Emily Beaver, 10:05.17; 8-Leah Nichols, 10:14.30; 5,000-METER RUN: 6-Ashton Stubbs, 18:30.39; 7-Erin Edwards, 18:36.70; 10-Monica Smith, 18:56.06; 11-Mari-Jean Vance, 19:01.26; 13-Megan Fox, 19:11.06; HIGH JUMP INVITE: 7-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-04.25; HIGH JUMP: 8-Kelsey McCowen, 5-02.25; TRIPLE JUMP: 3-Kimsue Grant, 40-01.25; 7-Jordan Bond, 38-01.50; SHOT PUT INVITE: 9-Jeláni Kelly, 4405.50; SHOT PUT: 10-Scarlett McCall, 38-01.50; WEIGHT THROW: 9-Jeláni Kelly, 53-10.50; 20-Scarlett McCall, 45-03.00 2/4-5 Baymont Inn Invitational, at Joplin, Mo. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 60-METER DASH: 4-Pernell Joseph, 7.80; 6-Sydney Peavy, 7.86; 9-Alyx Dull, 7.88; 200-METER DASH: 10-Kara-Aretha Graham, 26.66; 12-Reaux Daughtery, 26.95; 800-METER RUN: 2-Ariel Butzine, 2:14.52; SHOT PUT: 16-Scarlett McCall, 33-08.75; WEIGHT THROW: 9-Jeláni Kelly, 53-10.50; 20-Scarlett McCall, 45-03.00 2/11-12 Tyson Invitational, at Fayetteville, Ark. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 200-METER DASH: 72-Kara-Aretha Graham, 25.03; 76-Alyx Dull, 25.20; 79-Sydney Peavy, 25.36; 89-Pernell Joseph, 25.74; 97-Andrea Locke, 27.60; 400-METER DASH: 83-Reaux Daughtery, 1:04.09; 800-METER RUN: 7-Ariel Butzine, 2:13.01; 28-Emily Argotsinger, 2:23.48; MILE RUN: 18-Nicole Thate, 5:10.18; 3,000-METER RUN: 2-Emily Beaver, 9:56.20; 11-Ashton Stubbs, 10:29.57; 13-Erin Edwards, 10:40.49; 5,000-METER RUN: 2-Terry Phillips, 16:51.08; 8-Theresa Brokaw, 17:33.19; HIGH JUMP: 8-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-06.00; 13-Jordan Bond, 5-04.25; LONG JUMP: 12-Gemma Smith, 18-05.75; 24-Jordan Bond, 1709.50; 27-Kimsue Grant, 17-08.75; 32-Ahshane Johnson, 17-04.75; TRIPLE JUMP: 3-Kimsue Grant, 40-05.50; 7-Jordan Bond, 39-03.25; 9-Ahshane Johnson, 38-11.50; 18-Gemma Smith, 37-03.75; SHOT PUT: 10-Jeláni Kelly, 44-10.75; WEIGHT THROW: 8-Jeláni Kelly, 55-04.25 2/26-27 MVC Indoor Championships, at Cedar Falls, Iowa (7th out of 8) Missouri State Results: 60-METER DASH: 5-Alyx Dull, 7.75; 6-Pernell Joseph, 7.78; 800-METER RUN: 7-Nicole Thate, 2:17.99; 3,000-METER RUN: 7-Theresa Brokaw, 9:59.01; 10-Emily Beaver, 10:12.32; 5,000-METER RUN: 5-Theresa Brokaw, 17:11.56; 11-Emily Beaver, 17:37.57; 4x400-METER RELAY: 7-(Ariel Butzine, Reaux Daughtery, Kara-Aretha Graham, Kimsue Grant), 4:00.85; DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY: 4-(Nicole Thate, Reaux Daughtery, Emily Argotsinger, Ashton Stubbs), 12:15.59; HIGH JUMP: 6-Jordan Bond, 5-05.75; 12-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-01.75; 12-Kelsey McCowen, 5-01.75; LONG JUMP: 9-Gemma Smith, 18-02.25; 11-Kimsue Grant, 17-06.00; 12-Ahshane Johnson, 17-04.75; TRIPLE JUMP: 2-Kimsue Grant, 39-10.00; 4-Ahshane Johnson, 39-01.75; 5-Jordan Bond, 39-00.50; 13-Gemma Smith, 3607.50; SHOT PUT: 7-Jeláni Kelly, 46-08.25; WEIGHT THROW: 11-Jeláni Kelly, 56-08.50

4/2 Razorback Spring Invitational, at Fayetteville, Ark. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 7-Pernell Joseph, 11.95; 10-Shantel Llewellyn, 12.03; 14-Kimsue Grant, 12.27; 15-Kara-Aretha Graham, 12.27; 18-Ahshane Johnson, 12.68; 200-METER DASH: 13-Sydney Peavy, 24.60; 17-Kara-Aretha Graham, 25.01; 24-Jordan Bond, 26.33; 800-METER RUN: 8-Ariel Butzine, 2:13.43; 22-Nicole Thate, 2:23.60; 25-Emily Argotsinger, 2:28.39; 3,000-METER RUN: 15-Sierra Jenkins, 10:41.10; 4x100-METER RELAY: 5-(Shantel Llewellyn, Pernell Joseph, Kimsue Grant, Sydney Peavy), 46.42; 4x400METER RELAY: 10-(Pernell Joseph, Shantel Llewellyn, Kara-Aretha Graham, Ariel Butzine), 4:05.68; LONG JUMP: 3-Kimsue Grant, 18-10.05; 5-Ahshane Johnson, 17-09.75; 8-Jordan Bond, 17-05.25; TRIPLE JUMP: 2-Kimsue Grant, 40-08.25; 5-Ahshane Johnson, 38-11.75; 7-Jordan Bond, 38-07.75; SHOT PUT: 4-Jeláni Kelly, 44-05.06; 6-Scarlett McCall, 38-02.00; 8-Katie Mulloy, 37-08.05; JAVELIN: 8-Meagen Good, 92-04.00; HAMMER THROW: 2-Jeláni Kelly, 150-07.00; 4-Katie Mulloy, 122-08.00; 5-Scarlett McCall, 121-00.00; DISCUS: 2-Jeláni Kelly, 155-05.00; 7-Scarlett McCall, 121-03.00; 9-Katie Mulloy, 102-01.00 4/8-9 Tom Botts Invitational, at Columbia, Mo. (3rd out of 8) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 3-Shantel Llewellyn, 12.06; 5-Sydney Peavy, 12.06; 7-Pernell Joseph, 12.09; 200-METER DASH: 3-Sydney Peavy, 24.60; 5-Shantel Llewellyn, 24.63; 12-Pernell Joseph, 25.04; 13-Kara-Aretha Graham, 25.16; 20-Kimsue Grant, 25.78; 400-METER RUN: 2-Ariel Butzine, 55.77; 15-Kara-Aretha Graham, 59.15; 800-METER RUN: 11-Maggie Sutor, 2:18.82; 13-Emily Argotsinger, 2:24.88; 1,500-METER RUN: 16-Nicole Thate, 5:03.07; 3,000-METER RUN: 1-Theresa Brokaw, 10:03.58; 3-Emily Beaver, 10:23.37; 4-Erin Edwards, 10:26.78; 13-Mari-Jean Vance, 10:56.16; 15-Megan Fox, 11:03.74; 21-Sierra Jenkins, 10:41.10; 4x100-METER RELAY: 5-(Shantel Llewellyn, Pernell Joseph, Kimsue Grant, Sydney Peavy), 48.24; 4x400-METER RELAY: 4-(Kimsue Grant, Shantel Llewellyn, Kara-Aretha Graham, Ariel Butzine), 3:54.76; HIGH JUMP: 4-Jordan Bond, 5-05.00; LONG JUMP: 1-Kimsue Grant, 18-09.00; 5-Ahshane Johnson, 17-07.00; TRIPLE JUMP: 1-Kimsue Grant, 41-06.00 (Meet Record); 3-Jordan Bond, 38-07.75; 5-Ahshane Johnson, 38-06.00; SHOT PUT: 4-Jeláni Kelly, 47-04.25; 17-Scarlett McCall, 38-02.00; 18-Katie Mulloy, 36-11.75; HAMMER THROW: 11-Jeláni Kelly, 147-07.00; 17-Scarlett McCall, 129-00.00; 19-Katie Mulloy, 116-05.00; DISCUS: 5-Jeláni Kelly, 148-10.00; 14-Katie Mulloy, 96-11.00 4/21-23 Kansas Relays, at Lawrence, Kan. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 200-METER DASH: 6-Sydney Peavy, 25.44; 800-METER RUN SEEDED: 6-Ariel Butzine, 2:15.75; 800-METER RUN: 9-Maggie Sutor, 2:17.94; 13-Nicole Thate, 2:19.44; 30-Emily Argotsinger, 2:24.96; 3,000-METER RUN: 3-Theresa Brokaw, 9:47.34; 8-Sierra Jenkins, 10:49.43; 5,000-METER RUN: 2-Emily Beaver, 17:22.72; 5-Erin Edwards, 17:46.54; 15-Mari-Jean Vance, 18:27.08; 22-Megan Fox, 18:49.61; 4x100-METER RELAY: 3-(Shantel Llewellyn, Pernell Joseph, Kimsue Grant, Kara-Aretha Graham), 46.59; 4x400-METER RELAY: 7-(Pernell Joseph, Shantel Llewellyn, Kara-Aretha Graham, Ariel Butzine), 3:58.26; DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY: 4-(Nicole Thate, Emily Argotsinger, Maggie Sutor, Theresa Brokaw), 12:16.86; HIGH JUMP: 5-Jordan Bond, 5-03.00; TRIPLE JUMP: 7-Kimsue Grant, 39-10.75; 13-Jordan Bond, 38-02.00; 14-Ahshane Johnson, 37-05.00; SHOT PUT: 5-Jeláni Kelly, 47-06.25; 26-Scarlett McCall, 35-04.50; 28-Katie Mulloy, 35-00.50; DISCUS: 11-Jeláni Kelly, 143-06.00 4/28-30 Drake Relays, at Des Moines, Iowa (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 800-METER RUN: 11-Ariel Butzine, 2:12.77; 5,000-METER RUN: 12-Theresa Brokaw, 17:04.18; 10,000-METER RUN: 13-Erin Edwards, 36:47.13; 4x100METER RELAY: 7-(Sydney Peavy, Kimsue Grant, Pernell Joseph, Shantel Llewellyn), 46.07; 4x200-METER RELAY: 11-(Shantel Llewellyn, Kara-Aretha Graham, Pernell Joseph, Sydney Peavy), 1:39.32; 4x400-METER RELAY: 28-(Ariel Butzine, Shantel Llewellyn, Pernell Joseph, Kara-Aretha Graham), 3:53.78; SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY: 15-(Shantel Llewellyn, Kara-Aretha Graham, Ariel Butzine, Maggie Sutor), 4:00.85; TRIPLE JUMP: 6-Kimsue Grant, 40-11.50 4/28-29 Kip Janvrin Open, at Indianola, Iowa (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 12-Ahshane Johnson, 12.87; 23-Cheyenne Stewart, 13.31; 200-METER DASH: 10-Jordan Bond, 27.08; 800-METER RUN: 2-Maggie Sutor, 2:16.30; 4-Nicole Thate, 2:17.05; 28-Emily Argotsinger, 2:30.42; 5,000-METER RUN: 5-Megan Fox, 18:50.41; 9-Mari-Jean Vance, 19:04.19; 10-Sierra Jenkins, 19:08.93; HIGH JUMP: 2-Jordan Bond, 5-04.25; 7-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-02.25; LONG JUMP: 3-Ahshane Johnson, 18-07.25; 13-Andrea Locke, 17-04.25; 15-Cheyenne Stewart, 17-02.25; SHOT PUT: 5-Jeláni Kelly, 46-07.50; 15-Scarlett McCall, 38-05.50; 18-Katie Mulloy, 36-02.00; 21-Jessica Dantin, 33-09.50; JAVELIN: 13-Jeláni Kelly, 85-01.00; 14-Meagen Good, 7807.00; HAMMER THROW: 16-Jeláni Kelly, 146-11.00; DISCUS: 3-Jeláni Kelly, 159-04.00; 23-Jessica Dantin, 116-07.00; 24-Scarlett McCall, 115-10.00; 29-Meagen Good, 94-09.00 5/6 Arkansas Twilight, at Fayetteville, Ark. (non-scoring) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 2-Shantel Llewellyn, 11.93; 4-Kimsue Grant, 12.12; 6-Kara-Aretha Graham, 12.38; 7-Sydney Peavy, 12.40; 1,500-METER RUN: 11-Nicole Thate, 4:43.24; HIGH JUMP: 2-Jordan Bond, 5-06.00; 6-Cheyenne Stewart, 5-02.25; LONG JUMP: 3-Cheyenne Stewart, 18-00.25; 4-Andrea Locke, 16-05.75; TRIPLE JUMP: 3-Jordan Bond, 40-09.50; 5-Ahshane Johnson, 38-11.00; DISCUS: 1-Jeláni Kelly, 155-10.00 5/13-15 MVC Outdoor Championships, at Cedar Falls, Iowa (5th out of 8) Missouri State Results: 100-METER DASH: 2-Shantel Llewellyn, 11.63; 6-Pernell Joseph, 12.10; 200-METER DASH: 2-Shantel Llewellyn, 23.91; 8-Sydney Peavy, 24.72; 400-METER DASH: 2-Ariel Butzine, 54.62; 800-METER RUN: 7-Maggie Sutor, 2:14.98; 1,500-METER RUN: 14-Nicole Thate, 4:49.85; 5,000-METER RUN: 3-Theresa Brokaw, 16:57.86; 7-Emily Beaver, 17:17.13; 12-Erin Edwards, 17:58.29; 10,000-METER RUN: 5-Emily Beaver, 36:04.82; 7-Theresa Brokaw, 36:26.00; 9-Erin Edwards, 37:01.56; 4x100-METER RELAY: 2-(Shantel Llewellyn, Pernell Joseph, Kimsue Grant, Kara-Aretha Graham), 46.37; 4x400-METER RELAY: 6-(Shantel Llewellyn, Ariel Butzine, Pernell Joseph, Kara-Aretha Graham), 3:50.10; HIGH JUMP: 6-Jordan Bond, 5-01.00; LONG JUMP: 2-Kimsue Grant, 19-08.25; 9-Ahshane Johnson, 18-01.00; TRIPLE JUMP: 2-Kimsue Grant, 40-11.50; 4-Jordan Bond, 40-00.00; SHOT PUT: 8-Jeláni Kelly, 46-00.00; DISCUS: 5-Jeláni Kelly, 153-05.00;

2011-12 Track and Field Guide

2011 State Farm MVC Indoor Championships February 26-27, 2011, University Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa Team Scores: Wichita State 186, Southern Illinois 125.75, Illinois State 113, Indiana State 67.5, Northern Iowa 59.75, Drake 51, Missouri State 44, Bradley 15

60-Meter Dash Moore, Audacia, WSU. . . . . . . . . 7.44 Brents, Yomeaqua, ILS. . . . . . . . 7.58 Harvey, Tia, ILS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.64 Pruitt, Shamoya, WSU. . . . . . . . . 7.68 Dull, Alyx, MSU. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Joseph, Pernell, MSU . . . . . . . 7.78 Gierke, Linsday, UNI. . . . . . . . . . 7.80 Brown, La’Taish, WSU. . . . . . . . . 7.92

60-Meter Hurdles Hayes, Meredith, SIU . . . . . . . . . 8.40 Smith, Marissa, DU. . . . . . . . . . . 8.60 Hallman, Samantha, WSU. . . . . . 8.62 Friesen, Tanya, WSU. . . . . . . . . . 8.88 Mile Run Gierke, Lindsay, UNI. . . . . . . . . . 8.88 Nero, Tonya, WSU. . . . . . . . . 4:54.92 Yeager, Sarah, DU. . . . . . . . . . . . 8.99 Praught, Aisha, ILS. . . . . . . . . 4:56.12 Craig, Cassie, WSU. . . . . . . . . . 21.58 Goldkamp, Mary, BU. . . . . . . . 4:57.14 Nowak, Olimpia, UNI. . . . . . . . . . DNF Zillmer, Kristen, ILS. . . . . . . . . 5:04.01 200-Meter Dash Malone, Allison, INS . . . . . . . . 5:04.34 4x400-Meter Relay Moore, Audacia, WSU. . . . . . . . 24.43 McDermott, Casey, DU . . . . . . 5:04.96 Northern Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:48.53 Hallman, Samantha, WSU. . . . . 24.83 Pfister, Jamie, SIU. . . . . . . . . . 5:05.97 Southern Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . 3:49.84 Pruitt, Shamoya, WSU. . . . . . . . 24.98 Thompson, Leah, WSU. . . . . . 5:06.34 Indiana State. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:49.93 McAfee, Alia, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . 25.06 Wichita State. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:50.84 Weatherford, Stacia, INS. . . . . . 25.21 3,000-Meter Run Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:52.88 Sealy, Sade, ILS. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.23 Tuliamuk, Aliphine, WSU. . . . . 9:38.26 Illinois State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:55.94 Thompson, Kandise, SIU. . . . . . 25.46 Nero, Tonya, WSU. . . . . . . . . 9:39.88 Missouri State. . . . . . . . . . 4:00.85 Harvey, Tia, ILS. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.54 Praught, Aisha, ILS. . . . . . . . . 9:49.90 Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:09.49 Toennies, Emily, SIU. . . . . . . . 9:53.57 400-Meter Dash Hoelscher, Megan, SIU . . . . . . 9:54.95 Distance-Medley Relay Sealy, Sade, ILS. . . . . . . . . . . . 55.78 Bluske, Samantha, ILS . . . . . . 9:55.40 Illinois State. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:53.46 Curtis, Ari, DU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.99 Brokaw, Theresa, MSU. . . 9:59.01 Indiana State. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:03.94 Hamling, Beth, DU . . . . . . . . . . 56.07 McDermott, Casey, DU . . . . . 10:04.03 Wichita State. . . . . . . . . . . . 12:04.55 Cameron, Sam, UNI . . . . . . . . . 56.11 Missouri State. . . . . . . . . 12:15.59 McAfee, Alia, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . 56.31 5,000-Meter Run Northern Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . 12:17.47 Brungardt, Michaela, UNI . . . . . 56.37 Tuliamuk, Aliphine, WSU. . . . 16:27.25 Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:31.65 Moore, Kiara, WSU. . . . . . . . . . 57.48 Nero, Tonya, WSU. . . . . . . . 16:56.47 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:37.87 Higginbottom, Shelby, INS. . . . . 57.77 Toennies, Emily, SIU. . . . . . . 17:02.02 Southern Illinois. . . . . . . . . . 12:49.02 Bluske, Samantha, ILS . . . . . 17:06.11 800-Meter Run Brokaw, Theresa, MSU. . 17:11.56 High Jump Hosch, Holli, UNI . . . . . . . . . . 2:08.99 Hoelscher, Megan, SIU . . . . . 17:19.38 Albrecht, Amanda, ILS . . . . . . . 5-08.00 Taylor, Jennifer, WSU. . . . . . . . 2:12.21 Praught, Aisha, ILS. . . . . . . . 17:24.25 Samani, Tyse, DU. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-07.00 Michl, Leeann, INS. . . . . . . . . 2:13.10 Nero, Scarla, WSU . . . . . . . . 17:26.24 Ledesma, J’Lynn, WSU . . . . . . . 5-05.75 Goldkamp, Mary, BU. . . . . . . . 2:13.87 Oceguera, Kasey, SIU. . . . . . . . 5-05.75 McCartney, Kara, DU. . . . . . . . 2:14.00 Kerkman, Jilana, ILS. . . . . . . . 2:17.22 Thate, Nicole, MSU. . . . . . 2:17.99 LaFlora, Clarissa, DU. . . . . . . . 2:18.94

Friesen, Tanya, WSU. . . . . . . . . 5-05.75 Bond, Jordan, MSU. . . . . . . . 5-05.75 Anderson, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-05.75 Culmner, Kenya, SIU. . . . . . . . . 5-03.75 Pole Vault Craig, Cassie, WSU. . . . . . . . . 12-10.25 Kimble, Richelle, INS. . . . . . . . 12-04.50 Hope, Nicole, INS. . . . . . . . . . 12-04.50 Thompson, Miracle, SIU . . . . . 12-04.50 Wexter, Jenna, UNI. . . . . . . . . 12-04.50 Fritschi, Alicia, INS. . . . . . . . . 12-04.50 Harbert, Rachelle, ILS. . . . . . . 11-10.50 Gilmore, Kaite, WSU. . . . . . . . 11-10.50 Long Jump Brown, La’Taish, WSU. . . . . . Love, Malaikah, SIU . . . . . . . Moore, Audacia, WSU. . . . . . Wynne, Willita, ILS. . . . . . . . Higginbottom, Shelby, INS. . . Hobler, Hilary, ILS. . . . . . . . . Reinke, Courtney, WSU. . . . . Friesen, Tanya, WSU. . . . . . .

21-00.00 19-07.50 19-01.50 18-08.00 18-07.00 18-06.50 18-06.50 18-04.25

Triple Jump Love, Malaikah, SIU . . . . . . . 41-03.00 Grant, Kimsue, MSU. . . . 39-10.00 Moore, Audacia, WSU. . . . . . 39-03.25 Johnson, Ahshane, MSU. 39-01.75 Bond, Jordan, MSU. . . . . 39-00.50 Pardner, Cambria, DU. . . . . . 38-06.00 Smith, Shalesa, INS . . . . . . . 38-01.25 Reinke, Courtney, WSU. . . . . 38-00.25

Shot Put McCall, Jeneva, SIU . . . . . . . 56-06.00 Smith, Brittany, ILS. . . . . . . . 53-03.75 Berry, Gwen, SIU . . . . . . . . . 53-03.75 Johnson, Felisha, INS. . . . . . 52-02.00 Sukovaty, Kelsey, UNI. . . . . . 48-09.00 Fortney, Kim, SIU. . . . . . . . . 48-04.75 Kelly, Jeláni, MSU. . . . . . 46-08.25 Harms, Traci, UNI. . . . . . . . . 45-03.75 Weight Throw McCall, Jeneva, SIU . . . . . . . . 73-04.50 Johnson, Felisha, INS. . . . . . . 73-02.00 Berry, Gwen, SIU . . . . . . . . . . 72-07.75 Atkinson, Erin, SIU. . . . . . . . . 66-06.00 Hanley, Kelsey, INS. . . . . . . . . 66-01.00 Ciura, Olga, SIU. . . . . . . . . . . 63-02.75 Fortney, Kim, SIU. . . . . . . . . . 61-09.50 Smith, Brittany, ILS. . . . . . . . . 60-11.25

MVP Audacia Moore, WSU Outstanding Track Athlete Aliphine Tuliamuk, WSU Outstanding Field Athlete Jeneva McCall, SIU Coach of the Year Steve Rainbolt, WSU

2011 State Farm MVC Outdoor Championships May 13-15, 2011, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa Team Scores: Wichita State 194, Southern Illinois 186.5, Illinois State 159, Indiana State 84, Missouri State 83, Northern Iowa 63, Drake 33.5, Bradley 15

100-Meter Dash Moore, Audacia, WSU . . . . . . . . 11.51 Llewellyn, Shantel, MSU . . . 11.63 Pruitt, Shamoya, WSU . . . . . . . . 11.86 Gierke, Linsday, UNI . . . . . . . . . 12.06 Hayes, Meredith, UNI . . . . . . . . 12.08 Joseph, Pernell, MSU . . . . . 12.10 Thompson, Miracle, SIU . . . . . . 12.10 Williams, Monaye, WSU . . . . . . . 12.23 200-Meter Dash Audacia Moore, WSU . . . . . . . . . 23.51 Llewellyn, Shantel, MSU . . . 23.91 Sealy, Sade, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.30 Ellis, Shandel, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . 24.41 Pruitt, Shamoya, WSU . . . . . . . . 24.59 Hallman, Samantha, WSU . . . . . 24.61 McAfee, Alia, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . 24.65 Peavy, Sydney, MSU . . . . . . 24.72 400-Meter Dash Sealy, Sade, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.48 Butzine, Ariel, MSU . . . . . . . 54.62 Cameron, Sam, UNI . . . . . . . . . 54.92 McAfee, Alia, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . 55.56 Ellis, Shandel, ILS . . . . . . . . . . . 56.09 Brungardt, Michaela, UNI . . . . . 56.39 Hammling, Beth, DU . . . . . . . . . 56.46 Higginbottom, Shelby, INS . . . . . 57.01

Tuliamuk, Aliphine, WSU . . . . 4:32.64 Thompson, Leah, WSU . . . . . 4:36.14 Malone, Allison, INS . . . . . . . 4:38.38 Zillmer, Kristen, ILS . . . . . . . . 4:41.45 5,000-Meter Run Tuliamuk, Aliphine, WSU . . . 16:31.35 Nero, Tonya, WSU . . . . . . . . 16:41.81 Brokaw, Theresa, MSU . . 16:57.86 Bluske, Samantha, ILS . . . . 17:00.72 Toennies, Emily, SIU . . . . . . 17:07.97 Thompson, Leah, WSU . . . . 17:15.07 Beaver, Emily, MSU . . . . 17:17.13 Nero, Scarla, WSU . . . . . . . 17:22.87 10,000-Meter Run Nero, Tonya, WSU . . . . . . . . 35:36.99 Tuliamuk, Aliphine, WSU . . . 35:37.05 Bluske, Samantha, ILS . . . . 35:52.27 Toennies, Emily, SIU . . . . . . 35:58.80 Beaver, Emily, MSU . . . . 36:04.82 Nero, Scarla, WSU . . . . . . . 36:08.94 Brokaw, Theresa, MSU . . 36:26.00 Meyers, Olivia, ILS . . . . . . . 36:44.29

100-Meter Hurdles Hayes, Meredith, SIU . . . . . . . . 13.84 Friesen, Tanya, WSU . . . . . . . . . 14.02 Thompson, Miracle, SIU . . . . . . 14.12 Smith, Marissa, DU . . . . . . . . . . 14.27 Weatherford, Stacia, INS . . . . . . 14.32 800-Meter Run Hosch, Holli, UNI . . . . . . . . . 2:07.37 Yeager, Sarah, DU . . . . . . . . . . . 14.61 Goldkamp, Mary, BU . . . . . . . 2:09.11 Morerod, Natalie, WSU . . . . . . . 14.77 Walker, Danielle, WSU . . . . . . 2:09.84 Snapp, Sarah, INS . . . . . . . . . . 14.78 Michl, Leeann, INS . . . . . . . . 2:12.22 Kerkman, Jilana, ILS . . . . . . . 2:12.99 400-Meter Hurdles Husted, Jess, ILS . . . . . . . . . 2:14.24 Grant, Tredene, SIU . . . . . . . 1:00.05 Sutor, Maggie, MSU . . . . . 2:14.98 Nowak, Olimpia, UNI . . . . . . . 1:00.11 McCartney, Kara, DU . . . . . . . 2:17.29 Weatherford, Stacia, INS . . . . 1:00.31 Shubert, Tess, SIU . . . . . . . . 1:02.41 Housel, Brittany, INS . . . . . . . 1:02.62 1,500-Meter Run Husted, Jess, ILS . . . . . . . . . 4:24.74 Roberts, Emily, Uni . . . . . . . . 1:02.81 Nero, Tonya, WSU . . . . . . . . .4:26.49 Stone, Tori, INS . . . . . . . . . . 1:03.21 Goldkamp, Mary, BU . . . . . . . 4:28.56 Yeager, Sarah, DU . . . . . . . . . 1:03.35 McDermott, Casey, DU . . . . . 4:30.63

3,000-Meter Steeplechase Praught, Aisha, ILS . . . . . . . 10:36.48 Zimmer, Kristen, ILS . . . . . . 10:40.06 Hoelscher, Megan, SIU . . . . 10:43.61 McDermott, Casey, DU . . . . 10:46.57 Nero, Scarla, WSU . . . . . . . 10:56.97 York, Rachel, WSU . . . . . . . 11:00.38 Lang, Kirsten, ILS . . . . . . . . 11:01.08 Schon, Scotti, UNI . . . . . . . 11:11.00 4x100-Meter Relay Wichita State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.97 Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . 46.37 Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.46 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.26 Northern Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.73 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.88 Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.08 4x400-Meter Relay Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:41.40 Northern Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . 3:43.83 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 3:46.01 Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:46.07 Wichita State . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:48.04 Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . 3:50.10 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:55.55 Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:06.40 High Jump Albrecht, Amanda, ILS . . . . . 5-06.00 Culmner, Kenya, SIU . . . . . . . 5-05.00 Samani, Tyse, DU . . . . . . . . . 5-03.00 Oceguera, Kasey, SIU . . . . . . 5-03.00 Ledesma, J’Lynn, WSU . . . . . 5-03.00 Martin, Chennelle, INS . . . . . 5-01.00 Steffen, Kelly, INS . . . . . . . . . 5-01.00 Bond, Jordan, MSU . . . . . . 5-01.00 Pole Vault Hope, Nicole, INS . . . . . . . . 12-04.50 Thompson, Miracle, SIU . . . 12-00.50 Kimble, Richelle, INS . . . . . . 12-00.50 Fritschi, Alicia, INS . . . . . . . 12-00.50 Hough, Amy, WSU . . . . . . . 12-00.50

Wexter, Jenna, UNI . . . . . . . 11-06.50 Swift, Emily, ILS . . . . . . . . . 11-06.50 Sprang, Johanna, DU . . . . . 11-06.50 Long Jump Love, Malaikah, SIU . . . . . . 19-09.00 Grant, Kimsue, MSU . . . . 19-08.25 Brown, La’Taish, WSU . . . . . 19-07.50 Moore, Audacia, WSU . . . . . 19-02.00 Friesen, Tanya, WSU . . . . . . 18-07.00 Jenkins, Jen, ILS . . . . . . . . . 18-06.50 Wynne, Willita, ILS . . . . . . . 18-04.50 Reinke, Courtney, WSU . . . . 18-01.50 Triple Jump Love, Malaikah, SIU . . . . . . 42-03.50 Grant, Kimsue, MSU . . . . 40-11.50 Moore, Audacia, WSU . . . . . 40-06.25 Bond, Jordan, MSU . . . . . 40-00.00 Smith, SHalesa, INS . . . . . . 39-08.75 Reinke, Courtney, WSU . . . . 39-06.00 Rush, Kendall, ILS . . . . . . . 38-08.75 Albrecht, Amanda, ILS . . . . 38-01.25 Shot Put Berry, Gwen, SIU . . . . . . . . 55-09.00 McCall, Jeneva, SIU . . . . . . 55-07.75 Ziegler, Victoria, ILS . . . . . . 52-02.50 Smith, Brittany, ILS . . . . . . . 51-11.25 Johnson, Felisha, INS . . . . . 51-03.75 Fortney, Kim, SIU . . . . . . . . 48-02.75 Harms, Traci, UNI . . . . . . . . 46-02.75 Kelly, Jeláni, MSU . . . . . . 46-00.00 Discus Throw McCall, Jeneva, SIU . . . . . . . . 180-02 Smith, Brittany, ILS . . . . . . . . . 172-01 Ziegler, Victoria, ILS . . . . . . . . 156-08 Fortney, Kim, SIU . . . . . . . . . . 154-05 Kelly, Jeláni, MSU . . . . . . . 153-05 Roach, Rickael, SIU . . . . . . . . . 152-11 Fuller, Megan, WSU . . . . . . . . . 143-03 Hanley, Kelsey, INS . . . . . . . . . 138-11

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Hammer Throw McCall, Jeneva, SIU . . . . . . . . Berry, Gwen, SIU . . . . . . . . . . Smith, Brittany, ILS . . . . . . . . . Hanley, Kelsey, INS . . . . . . . . . Ciura, Olga, SIU . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson, Felisha, INS . . . . . . . Fortney, Kim, SIU . . . . . . . . . . Harms, Traci, UNI . . . . . . . . . .

222-06 221-09 206-03 205-04 199-01 196-02 191-01 186-05

Javelin Throw Petranoff, Leigh, ILS . . . . . . . . Whitfield, Toni, SIU . . . . . . . . . VanderHolt, Rachel, UNI . . . . . Markel, Andrea, WSU . . . . . . . Perigo, Tara, INS . . . . . . . . . . Kamm, Kelsey, WSU . . . . . . . . Dreyer, Mallory, SIU . . . . . . . . Friesen, Tanya, WSU . . . . . . . .

152-07 143-04 130-04 129-09 125-10 125-08 122-02 121-08

Heptathlon Love, Malaikah, SIU . . . . . . . . . . Friesen, Tanya, WSU. . . . . . . . . . Sorell, Witney, WSU . . . . . . . . . . Steffen, Kelly, INS. . . . . . . . . . . . Pruter, Jamie, WSU. . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert, Sarah, WSU . . . . . . . . . . Smith, Johanna, UNI. . . . . . . . . . Lindaman, Lauren, UNI. . . . . . . .

5303 4822 4652 4609 4429 4214 4081 4000

MVP Audacia Moore, WSU Outstanding Track Athlete Sade Sealy, ILS Outstanding Field Athlete Jeneva McCall, SIU

2011-12 NCAA Qualifying Standards Women’s Indoor Qualifying Standards Event 55 Meters 60 Meters 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles 200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 800 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 Mile# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 3,000 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 5,000 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)*

FAT 6.71 7.23 7.53 8.10

(200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 4x400-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay—Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay—Yards# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put 20-Pound Weight Pentathlon

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2012 State Farm MVC Championships Northern Iowa will host the 2012 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, while Wichita State will host the Outdoor Champsionships. The indoor meet will begin Saturday, February 25 and will conclude Sunday, February 26. The outdoor meet will be a three-day competition, taking place Friday, May 11 through Sunday, May 13.

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Metric 1.85 4.35 6.45 13.30 17.20 21.00 4,150 points

2012 NCAA Championships The 2012 indoor track and field season will conclude with the 30th Annual NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, hosted by Boise State at the Jacksons Indoor Track in Nampa, Idaho, March 9-10. At the 2011 meet, Oregon took home the women’s title for the second year in a row. The 2012 outdoor season championship will take place June 6-9, in Des Moines, Iowa, where Drake University will host the NCAA Division I Outdoor

Championships at Drake Stadium. In the 2011 Outdoor Championships, Texas A&M swept the took home the women’s championship title, also for the second year in a row.

Aldo Sebben Missouri State Relays On April 24, 2012, the 90th Annual Aldo Sebben Missouri State Relays (high school) will be held at Plaster Sports Complex. The Relays are the oldest high school-only invitational in America and hosts some of the largest high school fields in the Midwest. Last year’s meet featured over 1,200 high school athletes from 90 teams representing 46 different schools.

Boys’ Records

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

Girls’ Records

100-Meter Dash: 12.11, Terry Barwes, Waynesville, 2002 200-Meter Dash: 25.39, Jeni King, Jefferson City, 1989 400-Meter Dash: 57.00, Ashley Wysong, Nevada, 1995 800-Meter Run: 2:12.95, Liz Reida, Kickapoo, 2011 1,600-Meter Run: 5:02.29, Jessica Jackson, Neosho, 2010 3,200-Meter Run: 11:02.78, Brittani Johnson, West Plains, 2006 100-Meter Hurdles: 14.07, Trace Woods, Mount Vernon, 1988 300-Meter Hurdles: 45.09, Tracy Partain, Parkview, 2002 400-Meter Relay: 49.79, Ruskin, 2011 800-Meter Relay: 1:45.13, Center, 2008 1,600-Meter Relay: 4:05.76, Kansas City Ruskin, (M. Lenley, V. Lenley, T. Jackson, C. Harvey,) 1991 Sprint-Medley Relay: 4:15.93, West Plains, (J. Brewer, B. Jones, A. Ingalsbe, M. Carlson), 1995 3,200-Meter Relay: 9:36.89, Neosho, 2010 High Jump: 5-8, Keeling Harding, Carthage, 1990 Long Jump: 18-8 1/2, Lacreda Rimmer, Kansas City Ruskin, 2002 Triple Jump: 39-5, Lucretia Rimmer, Kansas City Ruskin, 2001 Shot Put: 44-8 1/2, Denise Buchanan, Springfield Glendale, 1983 Discus: 147-5, Valeyta Althous, Blue Springs, 1991 Pole Vault: 12-0, Tara Deibold, Branson, 2006

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Missouri State Track and Field Records

Women’s Indoor Records

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

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

Women’s Outdoor Records

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

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

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

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Missouri State All-Time Top Performers

Indoor

Long Jump Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . 20-11.25 1997. Dedra Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . 20-06.50 1992. 1992 Mandy Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . 19-09.00 1995. 1996 Luan Weekes. . . . . . . . . . . 19-08.75 2004. 1999 Trudi Garrett . . . . . . . . . . . 19-04.75 2000. 2002 2003 Triple Jump Stephanie Warren. . . . . . . . 42-04.75 2003. 55-meter hurdles Luan Weekes. . . . . . . . . . . 41-08.00 2004. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.92 1996. 1996 Rachelle Huntley. . . . . . . . . 41-01.75 1994. Deanna Adams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.02 1993. 1993 Donnavette Martin . . . . . . . 41-01.50 2004. Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.17 2006. 2006 Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . 40-08.50 1999. DeNeisha Williams . . . . . . . . . . 8.72 2002. 2002 Alexandria Oembler . . . . . . . . . 8.99 2006. 2006 High Jump Mandy Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10.00 1996. 60-meter dash Mareneika Goffe. . . . . . . . . . 5-08.75 2009 . Amber Cumberbatch. . . . . . . . . 7.50 2002. 2002 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-08.75 2006. Jodiann Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.51 2010. 2010 Heather McFadden. . . . . . . . 5-08.50 1994. Camille Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.53 2000. 2000 Tammy Poitier . . . . . . . . . . . 5-08.00 2003. Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.55 1999. 1999 Jineill Vite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.55 2003. 2003 Shot Put Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . . 48-00.50 2005 . 60-meter hurdles Jeláni Kelly. . . . . . . . . . 46-10.75 2011. Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.56 2005. 2005 LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . 46-02.50 2000. Alexandria Oembler . . . . . . . . . 8.67 2009. 2009 Chris Schlangen. . . . . . . . . 44-08.00 1989. Nikki Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.72 2002. 2002 Katie Bauer . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-02.00 1987. Kerry-Ann Craig . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.80 2001. 2001 Stacia Small. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00 2001. 2001 20-lb. weight throw Jeláni Kelly. . . . . . . . . . 58-01.00 2011. 200-meter dash LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . 54-10.00 2000. Camille Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.97 2000. 2000 Kwiajuana Oliver. . . . . . . . . 54-05.25 1999. Verneta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 24.19 1999. 1999 Cheasa Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . 24.19 2004. 2004 Pole Vault Jineill Vite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.24 2004. 2004 Jayne Kristmann. . . . . . . . . 10-11.75 2005 . Amber Cumberbatch. . . . . . . . 24.32 2002. 2002 Kim Wegner. . . . . . . . . . . . 10-04.00 2001. Mandy Easter. . . . . . . . . . . 10-00.00 2000. 400-meter dash Cheasa Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . 52.86 2004. 2004 Pentathlon Verneta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 53.54 1999. 1999 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,017 2006 . Juliet Pommells . . . . . . . . . . . 53.84 1999. 1999 Mandy Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,689 1996. Augustina Charles. . . . . . . . . . 54.29 1999. 1999 Kim Carter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,281 2007. Leander Ernest. . . . . . . . . . . . 54.38 2007. 2007 55-meter dash Dedra Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.90 1992. Yves-Rose Jerome. . . . . . . . . . . 6.92 1996. Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . . . . .6.94 1999. Amber Cumberbatch. . . . . . . . . 7.01 2002. Jineill Vite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.07 2003.

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

1:30.75 1999. 1:31.35 1999. 1:35.12 1992. 1:36.92 1997. 1:37.51 2004.

800-meter run Leander Ernest. . . . . . . . . . . Mashere Harrison. . . . . . . . . Augustina Charles. . . . . . . . . Joyce Swofford. . . . . . . . . . . Ariel Butzine. . . . . . . . . . . . .

2:07.14 2009 . 2:08.03 2001. 2:10.04 1999. 2:12.19 1989. 2:13.01 2011.

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

2:56.25 1992. 2:58.00 1986. 2:59.64 1988. 3:01.89 1992. 3:04.11 2008.

1,600-meter relay Pommells, Lesforis, Harrison, Charles . . . . . . . . . Garrett, Harrison, Clarke, Charles. . . . . . . . . . . Gibson, Clarke, Cumberbatch, Harrison. . . . . Harrison, Cumberbatch, Vite, Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . .

2009 2005 1993 2009 2009

3,000-meter run Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . . 9:24.69 2004. Pasca Cheruiyot. . . . . . . . . . 9:30.60 2009. Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . . 9:35.40 2010. Ashley Sanders . . . . . . . . . . 9:46.26 2006. Carrie Vestal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:51.41 2008.

2004 2009 2010 2006 2008

1996 1996 2001 1998 2001

Shot Put Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . . . 47-06.25 2011. LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . 46-11.75 2000. Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . . 46-09.00 2005. Katie Brauer. . . . . . . . . . . . 45-08.50 1987. Chris Schlangen. . . . . . . . . 44-08.00 1988.

2011 2000 2005 1987 1988

2003 2004 1994 2004 1999

400-meter dash Vernetta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 52.21 1999. Cheasa Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . 52.96 2004. Leander Ernest. . . . . . . . . . . . 53.57 2008 . Wendy Blocker. . . . . . . . . . . . 54.10 1997. Tanya Cyrus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.22 2006.

1999 2004 2008 1997 2006

Discus LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 165-02.00 2000. Stefani Haag . . . . . . . . . . 159-05.00 1991. Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . . 159-04.00 2011. Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . 154-06.00 2005. Genevra Collins . . . . . . . . 144-08.00 2002.

2000 1991 2011 2005 2002

1996 2009 2006 1994 2003

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

Javelin Tomiann Ahonen. . . . . . . .154-07.00 1983. Audra Akin. . . . . . . . . . . . 148-01.00 1999. Mary Schulte . . . . . . . . . . 146-04.00 1980. Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . 134-09.00 2006. Jayne Kristmann. . . . . . . . 132-09.00 2005.

1983 1999 1980 2006 2005

2:06.30 1999. 2:06.33 2007. 2:07.18 2001. 2:08.51 1989. 2:09.21 2008.

1999 2007 2001 1989 2008

1,500-meter run 2005 ..Asher Kyger. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:26.20 2008 . 2011 Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . . 4:27.11 2005 . 2000 Clarissa Codrington . . . . . . . 4:28.69 2005. 1989 Staci Nelson . . . . . . . . . . 4:29.73 2010. 1987 Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . . 4:31.84 2009.

Hammer Throw 2008 LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 159-08.00 2000. 2005 .. Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . . 151-00.00 2009. 2005 2010 Heptathlon 2009 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,827 2006 .

3,000-meter run 2011 Theresa Brokaw. . . . . . . . . . 9:47.34 2011. 2000 Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:53.32 2004. 1999 Diane Barlow. . . . . . . . . . . . 9:56.90 1987. Sandy Seale. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:57.19 1983. Asher Kyger. . . . . . . . . . . . 10:02.38 2008 .

Mandy Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,058 1995. Kim Carter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,947 2006. 2011 DeShari Barrickman . . . . . . . . 4,569 1998. 2004 1987 400-meter relay 1983 Garrett, Baptiste, 2008 Lesforis, Blocker. . . . . . . . . . . 44.36 1997.

2009 2004 2006 2010 2008

2007

5,000-meter run Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . 16:17.03 2005. Pasca Cheruiyot. . . . . . . . . 16:26.94 2009. 1999 Theresa Brokaw. . . . . . . . . 16:57.86 2011. Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16:59.30 2003. 2000 Ashley Sanders . . . . . . . . . 16:59.43 2006.

3:36.18 1999. 3:37.88 2000.

2001 10,000-meter run Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . 33:32.51 2005. 2002 Carrie Vestal. . . . . . . . . . . . 35:09.15 2008 . Ashley Sanders. . . . . . . . . . 35:25.50 2006. Chris Kage. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35:33.64 1983. Emily Beaver. . . . . . . . . 36:04.82 2011.

3:38.34 2001.

Long Jump 2003 Dedra Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . 21-06.25 1992. Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . 21-02.50 1996. 2009 Kim Carter. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-11.00 2007. Trudi Garrett . . . . . . . . . . . 19-08.00 2000. 2008 Kimsue Grant . . . . . . . . 19-08.25 2011.

100-meter hurdles Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.38 2006. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.50 1996. Alexandria Oembler . . . . . . . . 14.18 2007. Stacia Small. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22 2001. Rashida Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 2010. 400-meter hurdles Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 56.64 1996. Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.95 2006. Mashere Harrison. . . . . . . . . . 59.31 2001. Essence Butler-Thompson. . . 1:00.32 1997. Da’Neisha Williams. . . . . . . . 1:00.46 2003.

2007

2002 Triple Jump Luan Weekes. . . . . . . . . . . 43-01.00 2005. Stephanie Warren. . . . . . . . 42-01.00 2003. Kimsue Grant . . . . . . . . 41-06.03 2010. Donnavette Martin . . . . . . . 40-09.00 2003. 2006 Rachelle Huntley. . . . . . . . . 40-08.50 1993. 1996 2007 High Jump 2001 Heather McFadden. . . . . . . . 5-10.00 1994. 2010 Mandy Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-09.75 1995. Tamisaine Poitier . . . . . . . . . 5-09.00 2003. Mareneika Goffe. . . . . . . . . . 5-08.75 2009. 1996 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-08.75 2006. 2006 2001 Pole Vault 1997 Jayne Kristmann. . . . . . . . . 10-11.75 2005 . 2003 Mandy Easter. . . . . . . . . . . 10-04.00 2000. Kim Wegner. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-06.25 2001. Liz Blase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-06.25 2008. 1996 2001 2004 1996

2011-12 Track and Field Guide

Williams, Murray, Norville, Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.61 2005. Jerome, Baptiste, Blocker, Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.06 1996. Murray, Weekes, Gibson, Vite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.12 2004. Garrett, Baptiste, Lesforis, Blocker. . . . . . . . . . . 45.19 1997.

2005 2009 2011 2003 2006

800-meter relay Vite, Cumberbatch Murray, Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . Norville, Jones, Murray, Williams. . . . . . . . . . Baptiste, Garrett, Lesforis, Pommells . . . . . . . . 2005 Baptiste, Garrett, 2008 Lesforis, Pommells . . . . . . . . 2006 Garrett, Watkins, 1983 Lesforis, Pommells . . . . . . . . 2011

2009

Outdoor

2005 2009 100-meter dash 2011 Genna Williams . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 2006 Yves-Rose Jerome. . . . . . . . . . 11.35 1996. 1997 Amber Cumberbatch. . . . . . . . 11.43 2001. Jineill Vite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44 2004. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 1996.

200-meter dash Yves-Rose Jerome. . . . . . . . . . 23.34 1996. Wendy Blocker. . . . . . . . . . . . 23.34 1996. Camille Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.38 2001. Trudi Garrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.40 1998. Cheasa Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . 23.49 2001.

2005 .. 2001 3,000-meter steeplechase 2000 Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . 10:19.45 2009. Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:27.33 2004. Casey DeWitt. . . . . . . . . . . 10:32.86 2006. 2006 ..Staci Nelson. . . . . . . . . . . . 10:35.43 2010. 1996 Jamie Vest. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:35.94 2008 .

3:38.88 2002. 2009 2001 Distance medley relay 1999 Kyger, Ernest, 1989 Allen, Cheruiyot . . . . . . . . . 11:24.02 2009. 2011 Sutton, Gibson, Charles, Owens . . . . . . . . . 11:39.84 2003. Nelson, Ernest, 1992 Allen, Cheruiyot . . . . . . . . . 11:42.69 2009. 1986 Fletcher, Malcolm 1988 Ernest, Kyger. . . . . . . . . . . 11:43.16 2008. 1992 Allen, Frush, 2008 Harrison, Owens. . . . . . . . . 11:53.75 2002.

Mile run Asher Kyger. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:48.67 2009 . Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . . 4:52.43 2005. Brenda Hayes. . . . . . . . . . . . 4:54.82 1993. Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . . 4:55.08 2009. Pasca Cheruiyot. . . . . . . . . . 4:56.26 2009.

5,000-meter run Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . 16:15.43 2005. Pasca Cheruiyot. . . . . . . . . 16:26.82 2009. Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . 16:51.08 2011. Ashley Sanders. . . . . . . . . . 17:18.46 2006. Jennifer Bandy. . . . . . . . . . 17:22.04 1997.

1999 1999 1992 1997 2004

1997 1992 1995 2004 2000

1992 1996 2007 2000 2011

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

2000 2009

2006 .. 1995 2006 1998

1997 2005 1996 2004 1997

1:35.40 2002.

2002

1:35.83 2005.

2005

1:36.13 1999.

1999

1:36.90 1999.

1999

1:37.82 1998.

1998

3:33.06 1999.

1999

3:34.38 1999.

1999

3:34.73 1999.

1999

3:35.71 1999. 2005 2003 3:35.75 1999. 2010 2003 3,200-meter relay 1993 Toops, Hayes, Boecker, Gerhardt. . . . . . . . . 9:09.82 1991. Douglas, Boecker, 1994 Hayes, Lorenz . . . . . . . . . . . 9:14.34 1992. 1995 Boecker, Hayes, 2003 M. Lenley, Douglas. . . . . . . . 9:20.02 1993. 2009 Boecker, Hayes, 2006 M. Lenley, Douglas. . . . . . . . 9:21.80 1993. Swofford, Toops, Mixson, Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:21.50 1988. 2005 .. 2000 2001 *Bold indicates time/score achieved by active 2008 athletes or in the 2011 season. Athletes may be listed only once per event on the MSU all-time performers list. Therefore, only an athlete’s career best will be listed.

1999 1999

1991 1992 1993 1993 1988

Missouri State All-Time Top Performances

Indoor

Long Jump Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . 20-11.25 1997. Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . 20-10.00 1997. 1992 Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . 20-06.75 1996. 1996 Dedra Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . 20-06.50 1992. 1999 Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . 20-05.25 1998. 1998 1995 Triple Jump Stephanie Warren. . . . . . . . 42-04.75 2003. 55-meter hurdles Stephanie Warren. . . . . . . . 42-04.00 2003. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.92 1995. 1995 Luan Weekes. . . . . . . . . . . 41-08.00 2004. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.92 1996. 1996 Luan Weekes. . . . . . . . . . . 41-08.00 2004. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.01 1995. 1995 Stephanie Warren. . . . . . . . 41-07.25 2003. Deanna Adams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.02 1991. 1991 Deanna Adams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.02 1993. 1993 High Jump Mandy Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10.00 1996. 60-meter dash Mareneika Goffe. . . . . . . . . . 5-08.75 2009 . Amber Cumberbatch. . . . . . . . . 7.50 2002. 2002 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-08.75 2006. Jodiann Walker. . . . . . . . . . . 7.51 2010. 2010 Heather McFadden. . . . . . . . 5-08.50 1994. Amber Cumberbatch. . . . . . . . . 7.52 2002. 2002 Mandy Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-08.50 1996. Camille Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.53 2000. 2000 Jodiann Walker. . . . . . . . . . . 7.54 2010. 2010 Shot Put Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . . 48-00.50 2005 . 60-meter hurdles Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . 46-10.75 2010 . Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.56 2005. 2005 Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . . 46-09.50 2005 . Alexandria Oembler . . . . . . . . . 8.67 2009. 2009 Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . . 46-09.50 2005 . Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.70 2006. 2006 Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . 46-08.25 2011 . Alexandria Oembler . . . . . . . . . 8.71 2009. 2009 Nikki Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.72 2002. 2002 20-lb. weight throw Jeláni Kelly. . . . . . . . . . 58-01.00 2011. 200-meter dash Jeláni Kelly. . . . . . . . . . 56-07.50 2011. Camille Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.97 2000. 2000 LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . 54-10.00 2000. Camille Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.16 2000. 2000 LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . 54-06.50 2000. Camille Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.18 2001. 2001 Kwiajuana Oliver. . . . . . . . . 54-05.25 1999. Verneta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 24.19 1998. 1998 Verneta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 24.19 1999. 1999 Pole Vault Jayne Kristmann. . . . . . . . . 10-11.75 2005 . 400-meter dash Jayne Kristmann. . . . . . . . . 10-11.75 2005 . Cheasa Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . 52.86 2004. 2004 Jayne Kristmann. . . . . . . . . 10-08.00. Verneta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 53.54 1999. 1999 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheasa Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . 53.59 2004. 2004 Pentathlon Verneta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 53.82 1999. 1999 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,017 2006 . Juliet Pommells . . . . . . . . . . . 53.84 1999. 1999 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,015 2005 . Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,001. 600-meter run 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verneta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . 1:30.75 1999. 1999 1,600-meter relay Augustina Charles. . . . . . . . . 1:31.35 1999. 1999 Pommells, Lesforis, Augustina Charles. . . . . . . . . 1:33.31 2000. 2000 Harrison, Charles . . . . . . . . . 3:36.18 1999. Augustina Charles. . . . . . . . . 1:34.69 2001. 2001 Pommells, Lesforis, Jamie Douglas. . . . . . . . . . . 1:35.12 1992. 1992 Harrison, Charles . . . . . . . . . 3:37.26 1999. Pommells, Lesforis, 800-meter run Harrison, Charles . . . . . . . . . 3:37.34 1999 . Leander Ernest. . . . . . . . . . . 2:07.14 2009 . 2009 Garrett, Harrison, Leander Ernest. . . . . . . . . . . 2:07.16 2009. 2009 Clarke, Charles. . . . . . . . . . . 3:37.88 2000. Leander Ernest. . . . . . . . . . . 2:07.90 2008. 2008 Mashere Harrison. . . . . . . . . 2:08.03 2001. 2001 Distance medley relay Mashere Harrison. . . . . . . . . 2:08.03 2002. 2002 Kyger, Ernest, Allen, Cheruiyot . . . . . . . . . 11:24.02 2009. 1,000-meter run Sutton, Gibson, Jamie Douglas. . . . . . . . . . . 2:56.25 1992. 1992 Charles, Owens . . . . . . . . . 11:39.84 2003. Jenny Faunce. . . . . . . . . . . . 2:58.00 1986. 1986 Nelson, Ernest, D’Ettra Mixson . . . . . . . . . . . 2:59.64 1988. 1988 Allen, Cheruiyot . . . . . . . . . 11:42.69 2009. Brenda Hayes. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:01.89 1992. 1992 Fletcher, Malcolm Emily Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . 3:04.11 2008. 2008 Ernest, Kyger. . . . . . . . . . . 11:43.16 2008. 55-meter dash Dedra Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.90 1992. Yves-Rose Jerome. . . . . . . . . . . 6.92 1996. Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . . . . .6.94 1999. Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . . . . .6.96 1998. Yves-Rose Jerome. . . . . . . . . . . 6.96 1995.

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

4:48.67 2009. 4:48.86 2009 . 4:52.43 2005. 4:52.45 2005 . 4:52.50 2004.

2009 2009 2005 2005 2004

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

9:24.69 2004. 9:27.32 2004. 9:30.14 2005. 9:30.60 2009. 9:31.77 2005.

2004 2004 2005 2009 2005

5,000-meter run Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . 16:15.43 2005. Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . 16:26.61 2005. Pasca Cheruiyot. . . . . . . . . 16:26.82 2009. Pasca Cheruiyot. . . . . . . . . 16:33.50 2009. Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . 16:51.08 2011.

2005 2005 2009 2009 2011

Outdoor

100-meter hurdles Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.38 2006. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.50 1996. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.53 1996. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.57 1996. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.60 1995. 400-meter hurdles Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 56.64 1996. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 57.34 1995. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 57.71 1995. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 57.73 1996. Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 58.39 1996. 100-meter dash Genna Williams . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 Yves-Rose Jerome. . . . . . . . . . 11.35 1996. Amber Cumberbatch. . . . . . . . 11.43 2001. Jineill Vite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44 2004.

1997 1997 1996 1992 1998

2003 2003 2004 2004 2003

Melinda Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 1996.

1996

1996 1996 2001 1998 2000

Shot Put Jeláni Kelly . . . . . . . . . . 47-06.00 2011. LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . 46-11.75 2000. LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . 46-10.00 1999. Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . . 46-09.00 2005. Keisha Walkes . . . . . . . . . . 45-10.00 2005.

2011 2000 1999 2005 2005

400-meter dash Vernetta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 52.21 1999. Cheasa Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . 52.96 2004. Vernetta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 53.01 1999. Vernetta Lesforis. . . . . . . . . . . 53.54 1997. Cheasa Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . 53.64 2002.

1999 2004 1999 1997 2002

Discus LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 165-02.00 2000. LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 164-07.00 2000. LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 162-06.00 1999. LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 161-07.00 2000. LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 159-06.00 2000.

2000 2000 1999 2000 2000

1999 2007 1999 2000 1999

Javelin Tomiann Ahonen. . . . . . . .154-07.00 1983. Audra Akin. . . . . . . . . . . . 148-01.00 1999. Mary Schulte . . . . . . . . . . 146-04.00 1980. Mary Schulte . . . . . . . . . . 143-10.00 1980. Audra Akin. . . . . . . . . . . . 143-03.00 1999.

1983 1999 1980 1980 1999

1996 2009 2006 1994 1996

800-meter run Augustina Charles. . . . . . . . . 2:06.30 1999. Leander Ernest. . . . . . . . . . . 2:06.33 2007. Augustina Charles. . . . . . . . . 2:07.01 1999. Mashere Harrison. . . . . . . . . 2:07.18 2000. Augustina Charles. . . . . . . . . 2:07.26 1999. 2005 .. 2010 1,500-meter run 2005 Asher Kyger. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:26.20 2008 . 2005 Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . . 4:27.11 2005 . 2011 Clarissa Codrington . . . . . . . 4:28.69 2005. Staci Nelson . . . . . . . . . . 4:29.73 2010. Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . . 4:31.84 2009.

2011 2011 2000 2000 1999

3,000-meter run Theresa Brokaw. . . . . . . . . . 9:47.34 2011. Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:53.32 2004. Diane Barlow. . . . . . . . . . . . 9:56.90 1987. Sandy Seale. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:57.19 1983. Asher Kyger. . . . . . . . . . . . 10:02.38 2008.

2005 .. 2005 ..3,000-meter steeplechase Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . 10:19.45 2009. Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . 10:27.19 2009. Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:27.33 2004. 2006 ..Terry Phillips. . . . . . . . . 10:29.19 2009. 2005 ..Erin Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:32.85 2003. 5,000-meter run Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . 16:17.03 2005. Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . 16:26.07 2004. 1999 Pasca Cheruiyot. . . . . . . . . 16:26.94 2009. Pasca Cheruiyot. . . . . . . . . 16:43.46 2009. 1999 Pasca Cheruiyot. . . . . . . . . 16:47.23 2009. 1999 10,000-meter run Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . Casey Owens. . . . . . . . . . . Carrie Vestal. . . . . . . . . . . .

33:32.51 2005. 33:36.33 2005. 33:52.95 2005. 34:53.88 2004. 35:09.15 2008 .

2009

Long Jump 2003 Dedra Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . Dedra Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . Michelle Baptiste. . . . . . . . 2008 Dedra Davis. . . . . . . . . . . .

21-06.25 1992. 21-06.25 1992. 21-02.50 1996. 20-11.75 1997. 20-11.00 1992.

Triple Jump Luan Weekes. . . . . . . . . . . 43-01.00 2005. Luan Weekes. . . . . . . . . . . 42-11.75 2004. 2006 Stephanie Warren. . . . . . . . 42-01.00 2003. 1996 Kimsue Grant . . . . . . . . 41-06.00 2011. 1996 Luan Weekes. . . . . . . . . . . 41-02.05 2004. 1996 1995 High Jump Heather McFadden. . . . . . . . 5-10.00 1994. Mandy Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-09.75 1995. 1996 Heather McFadden. . . . . . . . 5-09.25 1995. 1995 Tamisaine Poitier . . . . . . . . . 5-09.00 2003. 1995 Mareneika Goffe. . . . . . . . . . 5-08.75 2009. 1996 1996 Pole Vault Jayne Kristmann. . . . . . . . . 10-11.75 2005 . Jayne Kristmann. . . . . . . . . 10-06.00 2006 . 2007 Mandy Easter. . . . . . . . . . . 10-04.00 2000. 1996 Mandy Easter. . . . . . . . . . . 10-00.00 2000. 2001 2004

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Hammer Throw 2008 LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 159-08.00 2000. 2005 .. LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 158-06.00 1998. 2005 LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 158-02.00 1998. 2010 LaCole Oliver. . . . . . . . . . 158-02.00 2000. 2009 Heptathlon Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,827 2006 . 2011 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,756 2006 . 2004 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,649 2006 . 1987 Tracy Partain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,476 2006. 1983 2008 400-meter relay

2009 2009 2004 2009 2003

Garrett, Baptiste, Lesforis, Blocker. . . . . . . . . . . 44.36 1997. Williams, Murray, Norville, Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.61 2005. Jerome, Baptiste, Blocker, Sallins. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.06 1996. Murray, Weekes, Gibson, Vite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.12 2004. Garrett, Baptiste, Lesforis, Blocker. . . . . . . . . . . 45.19 1997.

2005 2004 2009 800-meter relay 2009 Vite, Cumberbatch 2009 Murray, Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . Norville, Jones, Murray, Williams. . . . . . . . . . 2005 Baptiste, Garrett, 2005 Lesforis, Pommells . . . . . . . . 2005 Baptiste, Garrett, 2004 Lesforis, Pommells . . . . . . . . 2008 Cumberbatch, Garrett, Cole, Clarke. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 1992 1996 1997 1992

2005 2004 2003 2011 2004

2000 1998 1998 2000

2006 .. 2006 .. 2006 .. 2006

1997 2005 1996 2004 1997

1:35.40 2002.

2002

1:35.83 2005.

2005

1:36.13 1999.

1999

1:36.90 1999.

1999

1:37.28 2000.

2000

3:33.06 1999.

1999

3:34.38 1999.

1999

3:34.73 1999.

1999

3:35.71 1999.

1999

3:35.75 1999.

1999

3,200-meter relay Toops, Hayes, 1994 Boecker, Gerhardt. . . . . . . . . 9:09.82 1991. 1995 Douglas, Boecker, 1995 Hayes, Lorenz . . . . . . . . . . . 9:14.34 1992. 2003 Boecker, Hayes, 2009 M. Lenley, Douglas. . . . . . . . 9:20.02 1993. Boecker, Hayes, M. Lenley, Douglas. . . . . . . . 9:21.80 1993. 2005 ..Swofford, Toops, 2006 Mixson, Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:21.50 1988. 2000 2000 *Bold indicates time/score achieved by active athletes or in the 2011 season.

1991 1992 1993 1993 1988

Missouri State All-Time Letterwinners Women’s Indoor Letterwinners Adams, Deanna..........................................1991 Allen, Rashida........................................2009-10 Allen, Rhonda.............................................2002 Bandy, Jennifer...........................................1997 Baptiste, Michelle...................................1996-99 Barrickman, DeShari....................................1998 Barron, Catherine........................................2005 Battle, Adrienne..........................................1999 Baumgartner, Nicole...............................1993-94 Beaver, Emily................................... 2010-11 Becker, Sarah..............................................2000 Berry, Renna...............................................2007 Blocker, Wendy......................................1996-97 Boecker, Anna........................................1991-93 Bond, Jordan................................... 2010-11 Boulard, Cortenee..................................2008-10 Bowling, Sara..............................................2005 Buckley, Amanda.........................................1999 Butler-Thompson, Essence......................1996-97 Calhoun, Erica.............................................1991 Carter, Angela.............................................1992 Carter, Kim............................................2006-07 Charles, Augustina............................ 1999-00-03 Cheriyot, Pasca...........................................2009 Chettle, Kate...............................................2004 Clarke, Camille.......................................2000-01 Clarke, Renee.............................................1991 Codrington, Clarissa ..............................2004-06 Cole, Kelly.............................................2000-01 Craig, Kerry-Ann.....................................1999-00 Cumberbatch, Amber.............................2000-03 Cyrus, Tanya .........................................2005-06 Daro, Rebekah ......................................2002-03 Davis, Dedra...............................................1992 DeWitt, Casey ............................................2004 Douglas, Jamie......................................1992-93 Dunn, Angela..............................................1992 Easter, Mandy........................................1997-00 Ernest, Leander.....................................2007-09 Franklin, Angela..........................................1991 Frush, Jami............................................2000-02 Garrett, Trudi.........................................1997-00 Gatewood, Sandra.......................................1991 Gerhardt, Eva........................................1991-92 Gibson, Cheasa .....................................2001-04 Goffe, Maraneika....................................2007-10 Goffe, Zaleika........................................2009-10 Grant, Kimsue.................................. 2010-11 Grante, Desiree......................................1997-98 Griffin, Kathina.......................................1993-94 Harres, Stephanie.......................................2010 Harris, Daphne............................................2001 Harrison, Mashere..................................1999-02 Haslag, Cheryl.......................................1997-99 Hayes, Brenda.......................................1991-93 Holland, Dana........................................2000-01 Huntley, Rachelle...................................1993-94 Husbands, Sherry-Ann.................................1998 Jenkins, Erika..............................................1991 Jerome, Yves-Rose.................................1994-96 Jones, Ciara ...............................................2005 Jones, Yulanda............................................1999 Kelly, Jeláni..................................... 2010-11 Key, Chloe.............................................2005-07 Kuklenski, Rebecca.................................2000-02 Kyger, Ashley.........................................2008-09 Lamb, Amy............................................1997-98 LaMarque, Dionne..................................1992-94 Lenley, Maggie.......................................1992-94 Lesforis, Verneta....................................1997-99 Lindsey, Jacqueline......................................2008 Llewellyn, Shantel........................... 2009-11 Lorenz, Dawn........................................1992-93 Malcolm, Yanieka...................................2007-10 Martin, Donavette .................................2004-05 McDrew, Tammi..........................................1992 McFadden, Heather.....................................1994 McNamara, Erin.....................................1997-99 Middlebrook, Shawnte............................2008-09 Murray, Julia .........................................2003-05 Nelson, Staci..........................................2009-10 Norville, Danielle....................................2005-06

Oembler, Alexandria...............................2007-09 Oliver, Kwiajuana.........................................1999 Oliver, Lacole..............................................2000 Owens, Casey .......................................2002-05 O’Banner, April.......................................1991-92 Parsons, Katey.......................................1996-98 Partain, Tracy .......................................2003-06 Perkins, Kindra............................................2009 Phillips, Terry.................................. 2009-11 Poitier, Tamasaine .................................2002-03 Pommells, Juliet.....................................1998-99 Rogers, Kym...............................................1996 Sallins, Melinda......................................1992-95 Sanders, Ashley ....................................2003-06 Schlater, Abby.............................................2010 Scott, Mandy.........................................1994-96 Sell, Carrie.............................................2000-03 Shipps, Dea...........................................1991-93 Simpson, Michelle ......................................2005 Small, Stacia...............................................2001 Stephens, Angelique....................................2007 Sutor, Maggie.................................. 2010-11 Sutton, Erin ..........................................2002-04 Thompson, Jennifer.....................................1996 Toops, Kelli.................................................1991 Townsend, Jeneen.......................................1994 Udris, Anda.................................................2010 Vest, Jamie............................................2007-09 Vestal, Carrie.........................................2006-08 Vite, Jineill ............................................2002-04 Walker, Jodiann...........................................2010 Walkes, Keisha ..........................................2005 Warren, Stephanie......................................2003 Watkins, Jessica................................ 1998-99-02 Weekes, Luan .......................................2003-04 Williams, Da’Neisha.....................................2003 Williams, Genna ....................................2005-06. Williams, Sharon.........................................2000 Wise, Camille.........................................1999-00 Wolkey, Kristin............................................2007 Women’s Outdoor Letterwinners Adams, Deanna..........................................1991 Akin, Audra............................................1998-00 Allen, Rashida........................................2008-10 Bandy, Jennifer...........................................1997 Baptiste, Michelle.............................. 1996-97-99 Barrickman, DeShari....................................1998 Battle, Adrienne..........................................2001 Baumgartner, Nicole...............................1994-95 Bax, Virginia..........................................2001-03 Beaver, Emily................................... 2010-11 Becker, Sarah.........................................1999-00 Beer, Adrienne............................................2000 Blasé, Liz....................................................2009 Blocker, Wendy......................................1996-97 Boecker, Anna........................................1991-92 Boulard, Cortenee..................................2008-09 Bowling, Sara..............................................2004 Butler-Thompson, Essence......................1995-98 Butzine, Ariel.........................................2010-11 Calhoun, Erica.............................................1991 Carter, Kim............................................2005-07 Charles, Augustina....................... 1999-00-02-03 Cheruiyot, Pasca.........................................2009 Clarke, Camille.......................................2000-01 Clarke, Renee........................................1991-92 Codrington, Clarissa...............................2004-06 Cole, Kelly.............................................2000-01 Collins, Genevera........................................2000 Craig, Kerry-Ann.....................................2000-01 Cumberbatch, Amber.............................2000-03 Cyrus, Tanya..........................................2006-07 Daro, Rebakah.......................................2001-03 Davis, Dedra...............................................1992 DeWitt, Casey........................................2004-06 Douglas, Jamie......................................1992-93 Easter, Mandy.............................................2000 Ernest, Leander.....................................2007-09 Franklin, Angela..........................................1991 Frush, Jami............................................2000-02 Garrett, Trudi.........................................1997-00 Gatewood, Sandra.......................................1992

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Gerhardt, Eva........................................1991-93 Gibson, Cheasa......................................2001-04 Goffe, Maraneika....................................2007-09 Goffe, Zaleika........................................2007-09 Grant, Kimsue....................................... 2010 Grante, Desiree...........................................1997 Griffin, Kathina.......................................1993-94 Haag, Stefani..............................................1991 Harres, Stephanie.......................................2010 Harrison, Mashere..................................1999-01 Hayes, Brenda.......................................1991-92 Holland, Dana........................................2000-01 Huntley, Rachelle...................................1993-94 Husbands, Sherry........................................2000 Jenkins, Erica..............................................1991 Jerome, Yves-Rose.................................1993-96 Jones, Ciara................................................2005 Kelly, Jeláni..................................... 2009-11 Kristman, Jayne.....................................2005-06 Kuklenski, Rebecca.................................2000-02 Kyger, Ashley..............................................2008 LaMarque, Dionne..................................1992-94 Lanley, Maggie............................................1992 Lesforis, Verneta....................................1997-99 Lewis, Lisa .................................................2004 Llewellyn, Shantel........................... 2009-11 Lorenz, Dawn.............................................1992 Malcolm, Yanieka...................................2007-09 Manuel, Zahmill...........................................1998 Martin, Donnavette................................2003-05 McDrew, Tammi.....................................1991-93 McFadden, Heather................................1994-95 Mi, Southwest.............................................2001 Middlebrook, Shawnte............................2008-09 Murray, Julia..........................................2002-05 Nelson, Staci...............................................2010 Norville, Danielle....................................2005-06 Nystrom, Lauren.........................................2007 Oembler, Alexandria...............................2006-07 O’Banner, April............................................1992 Oliver, LaCole.........................................1997-00 Owens, Casey........................................2002-05 Parks, Ryana...............................................1991 Parsons, Katey.......................................1997-98 Partain, Tracy.........................................2003-06 Perkins, Kendra...........................................2009 Perry, Renna...............................................2008 Phillips, Terry.................................. 2008-11 Poitier, Tammy.......................................2002-03 Pommells, Juliet.....................................1998-99 Porter, Keely ..............................................2005 Rogers, Kym..........................................1995-96 Sallins, Melinda............................ 1992-93-95-96 Sanders, Ashley.....................................2003-06 Scott, Mandy.........................................1993-96 Sell, Carrie..................................................2003 Shafluetzel, Laura..................................2001-03 Shipps, Dea...........................................1991-93 Simmons, Mirikal.........................................1992 Simpson, Michelle..................................2005-06 Sims, April.............................................2000-02 Small, Stacia...............................................2001 Stephens, Angelique....................................2007 Stewart, Cheyenne.................................2010-11 Sutton, Erin ..........................................2002-05 Thompson, Jennifer.....................................1996 Thurman, Wende........................................1997 Toops, Kelli.................................................1991 Townsend, Jeneen.......................................1994 Vest, Jamie............................................2006-09 Vestal, Carrie.........................................2006-08 Vite, Jineill.............................................2002-04 Walker, Jodiann...........................................2010 Walkes, Keisha............................................2005 Watkins, Jessica................................ 1998-99-01 Weekes, Luan........................................2002-05 Williams, Genna.....................................2005-07 Williams, Sharon.........................................2000 Wise, Camille.........................................1999-00 Wofford, Sylvia............................................1998 Wolkey, Kristin............................................2007 *Bold indicates active athletes.

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

2005

Ciara Jones, 200m *Donavette Martin, triple jump *Julia Murray, 100m Casey Owens, 1,500m *Casey Owens, 5,000m *Tracy Partain, 100m hurdles *Tracy Partain, 400m hurdles *Tracy Partain, high jump Erin Sutton, steeplechase *Luan Weekes, Triple jump *Genna Williams, 100m Genna Williams, 200m *400m relay (Kim Carter, Ciara Jones, Julia Murray, Danielle Norville, Genna Williams) 1,600m relay (Ciara Jones, Danielle Norville, Tracy Partain, Keely Porter) 2006 *Kim Carter, long jump *Tanya Cyrus, 400m *Casey DeWitt, steeplechase *Danielle Norville, 100m *Danielle Norville, 200m *Tracy Partain, 100m hurdles *Tracy Partain, 400m hurdles 2007 *Kim Carter, long jump Leander Ernest, 400m *Leander Ernest, 800m *Jamie Vest, steeplechase Genna Williams, 100m Genna Williams, 200m 400m relay (Kim Carter, Leander Ernest, Alexandria Oembler, Genna Williams) 1,600m relay (Tanya Cyrus, Leander Ernest, Yaneika Malcolm, Alexandria Oembler, Angelique Stephens) 2008 Renna Berry, 1600m relay *Leander Ernest, 800m Leander Ernest, 400m Asher Kyger, 800m *Asher Kyger, 1,500m *Terry Phillips, steeplechase *Jamie Vest, steeplechase *1600m relay (Jacqui Lindsey, Leander Ernest, Corteneé Boulard, Yaneika Malcolm) 2009 Pasca Cheruiyot, 5000m *Leander Ernest, 400m Leander Ernest, 800m *Mareneika Goffe, high jump *Jeláni Kelly, discus *Terry Phillips, steeplechase *Jamie Vest, steeplechase *1,600m relay (Leander Ernest, Yaneika Malcolm, Corteneé Boulard, Rashida Allen) 2010 *Staci Nelson, steeplechase *Kimsue Grant, triple jump 2011 Jordan Bond, triple jump Ariel Butzine, 400m Kimsue Grant, triple jump Jelani Kelly, discus Shantel Llewellyn, 100m, 200m Olympic Qualifiers 1992 Dedra Davis (Bahamas) long jump 1996 Michelle Baptiste (St. Lucia) long jump, 100m dash 2000 Verneta Lesforis (St. Lucia) 400m dash AIAW D-II National Competitors 1981 Michelle Brooks,10th outdoor discus 1982 440-yard relay (outdoor), 25th (Sherri Bagby, Lori Brickner, Regina Minis, Sherri Echols) All-Gateway Conference Indoor 1986 Joyce Swofford 1987 Joyce Swofford 1988 Maureen Soetebier 1989 Joyce Swofford 1990 Erica Calhoun April O'Banner Anna Boecker Brenda Hayes Kelli Toops Karen Beasecker 1991 Erica Calhoun Sandra Gatewood Deanna Adams Sandra Gatewood Brenda Hayes Angela Franklin Anna Boecker Kelli Toops Eva Gerhardt 1992 Dedra Davis Jamie Douglas Brenda Hayes Eva Gerhardt Anna Boecker Jamie Douglas Dawn Lorenz Dionne LaMarque Melinda Sallins Angela Dunn Outdoor 1983 Tomiann Ahonen Chris Kage Sue Wagner 1985 Kim Weber Lisa Stengel 1986 Shellie Brinkmeier 1987 Linda Gartner Joyce Swofford Lisa Stengel 1988 Diane Barlow Joyce Swofford

1989

Joyce Swofford Sandra Gatewood Stephanie Kruse Rachelle Enyard 1990 Deanna Adams Erica Calhoun 1991 Deanna Adams Erica Calhoun Brenda Hayes Stefani Haag Deanna Adams Anna Boecker Eva Gerhardt Kelli Toops Angela Franklin Ryana Parks 1992 Brenda Hayes Anna Boecker Jamie Douglas Dawn Lorenz Eva Gerhardt Melinda Sallins Tammi McDew All-Missouri Valley Conference Indoor 1993 Rachelle Huntley Melinda Sallins Jamie Douglas Maggie Lenley Dawn Lorenz Anna Boecker Brenda Hayes Maggie Lenley 1994 Rachelle Huntley Dionne LaMarque Melinda Sallins Mandy Scott Yves-Rose Jerome Maggie Lenley Heather McFadden 1995 Nicole Baumgartner Yves-Rose Jerome Melinda Sallins Mandy Scott 1996 Yves-Rose Jerome Mandy Scott Michelle Baptiste Essence Butler-Thompson Wendy Blocker Kym Rogers 1997 Michelle Baptiste Essence Butler-Thompson Wendy Blocker Desiree Grante Verneta Lesforis Katey Parsons Trudi Garrett 1998 Michelle Baptiste Trudi Garrett Verneta Lesforis Katey Parsons Juliet Pommells Jessica Watkins Desiree Grante Cheryl Haslag Erin McNamara Amy Lamb 1999 Michelle Baptiste Augustina Charles Trudi Garrett Mashere Harrison Verneta Lesforis LaCole Oliver Juliet Pommells 2000 Augustina Charles Camille Clarke Kerry-Ann Craig Trudi Garrett LaCole Oliver Mashere Harrison 2001 Camille Clarke Kelly Cole Amber Cumberbatch Cheasa Gibson Mashere Harrison 2002 Rhonda Allen Amber Cumberbatch Jami Frush Cheasa Gibson Mashere Harrison Jineill Vite Casey Owens Tammy Poitier Jessica Watkins 2003 Amber Cumberbatch Cheasa Gibson Casey Owens Augustina Charles Rebekah Daro Julia Murray Erin Sutton Da’Neisha Williams Tammy Poitier Luan Weekes Stephanie Warren 2004 Kate Chettle Clarissa Codrington Cheasa Gibson Julia Murray Casey Owens Tracy Partain Ashley Sanders Erin Sutton Jineil Vite Luan Weekes 2005 Danielle Norville Tanya Cyrus Casey Owens Tracy Partain Ciara Jones Genna Williams 2006 Danielle Norville Tanya Cyrus Ashley Sanders Tracy Partain Angelique Stephens

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Renna Berry Leander Ernest Alexandria Oembler Angelique Stephens Kristin Wolkey 2008 Corteneé Boulard Leander Ernest Emily Fletcher Asher Kyger Jacqui Lindsey Yaneika Malcolm Carrie Vestal 2009 Rashida Allen Pasca Cheruiyot Leander Ernest Mareneika Goffe Asher Kyger Yaneika Malcolm Staci Nelson Kindra Perkins Terry Phillips 2010 Mareneika Goffe Kimsue Grant Staci Nelson Terry Phillips Jodiann Walker 2011 Kimsue Grant Outdoor 1993 Eva Gerhardt Melinda Sallins Renee Clark Kathina Griffin Rachelle Huntley Yves-Rose Jerome Jamie Douglas Maggie Lenley Tammi McDew 1994 Rachelle Huntley Nicole Baumgartner Yves-Rose Jerome Dionne LaMarque Mandy Scott Jeanna Townsend Renee Clark Kathina Griffin 1995 Nicole Baumgartner Yves-Rose Jerome Heather McFadden Melinda Sallins Mandy Scott Kym Rogers Essence Butler-Thompson 1996 Michelle Baptiste Yves-Rose Jerome Melinda Sallins Wendy Blocker Kym Rogers Essence Butler-Thompson Mandy Scott 1997 Michelle Baptiste Wendy Blocker Essence Butler-Thompson Trudi Garrett Verneta Lesforis Desiree Grante Jennifer Bandy LaCole Oliver 1998 Audra Akin Essence Butler-Thompson Trudi Garrett Verneta Lesforis LaCole Oliver Juliet Pommells Jessica Watkins Zahmill Manuel 1999 Michelle Baptiste Verneta Lesforis Augustina Charles Trudi Garrett Juliet Pommells Audra Akin Jessica Watkins LaCole Oliver Sarah Becker Mashere Harrison 2000 Augustina Charles Camille Clarke Amber Cumberbatch Trudi Garrett Mashere Harrison LaCole Oliver Sherry-Ann Husbands Jami Frush Sharon Williams 2001 Camille Clarke Amber Cumberbatch Cheasa Gibson Kelly Cole Mashere Harrison Dana Holland Rebecca Kuklenski Stacia Small Rebekah Daro April Sims Jessica Watkins 2002 Augustina Charles Amber Cumberbatch Rebekah Daro Cheasa Gibson Julia Murray Casey Owens Tammy Poitier Erin Sutton Jineill Vite 2003 Casey Owens Donnavette Martin Luan Weekes Cheasa Gibson Da’Neisha Williams Erin Sutton Laura Schafluetzel Virginia Bax Tammy Poitier Julia Murray Amber Cumberbatch Augustina Charles

Jineille Vite Clarissa Codrington Cheasa Gibson Julia Murray Casey Owens Tracy Partain Ashley Sanders Erin Sutton Jineil Vite Luan Weekes 2005 Danielle Norville Clarissa Codrington Casey Owens Ashley Sanders Tracey Partain Luan Weekes Donnavette Martin Julia Murray Genna Williams Ciara Jones 2006 Danielle Norville Tanya Cyrus Clarissa Codrington Casey DeWitt Ashley Sanders Tracey Partain Carrie Vestal Kim Carter 2007 Corteneé Boulard Kim Carter Tanya Cyrus Leander Ernest Yaneika Malcolm Alexandria Oembler Angelique Stephens Jamie Vest Carrie Vestal Genna Williams Kristin Wolkey 2008 Renna Berry Leander Ernest Mareneika Goffe Asher Kyger Jacqui Lindsey Yaneika Malcolm Terry Phillips Jamie Vest Carrie Vestal 2009 Rashida Allen Corteneé Boulard Pasca Cheruiyot Leander Ernest Mareneika Goffe Zaleika Goffe Yaneika Malcolm Terry Phillips 2010 Staci Nelson Cheyenne Stewart 2011 Kara Aretha-Graham Theresa Brokaw Ariel Butzine Kimsue Grant Shantel Llewellyn Gateway Indoor MVP 1992 Dedra Davis (track) Gateway Outdoor MVP 1991 Erica Calhoun-Whitmore (track) MVC Indoor MVP 1996 Mandy Scott (field) 2000 Camille Clark (track) 2001 Cheasa Gibson (track) 2004 Casey Owens (overall) Cheasa Gibson (track) 2005 Casey Owens (overall) Casey Owens (track) Tracy Partain (Field) MVC Outdoor MVP 1995 Melinda Sallins (track) 1996 Melinda Sallins (track) 2001 Cheasa Gibson (overall) Camile Clarke (track) 2002 Cheasa Gibson (overall) 2003 Cheasa Gibson (track) 2004 Cheasa Gibson (overall) Cheasa Gibson (track) 2005 Tracy Partain (overall) Casey Owens (track) Tracy Partain (field) 2006 Tracy Partain (overall) Tracy Partain (track) Tracy Partain (field) 2007 Genna Williams (track) Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year 1998 Ron Boyce (indoor) 1999 Ron Boyce (indoor) 2000 Ron Boyce (indoor) 2001 Ron Boyce (outdoor) 2002 Ron Boyce (outdoor) 2003 Ron Boyce (indoor & outdoor) 2004 Ron Boyce (indoor) Gateway Conference Coach of the Year 1992 Jeff Berryessa (outdoor) Missouri State All-Decade Team (Selected in 1991-92 in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Gateway Conference; *Gateway all-decade team member) Indoor Joyce Swofford* (1986-89) Erica Calhoun (1988-91) Maureen Soetebier (1986-89) Lisa Stengel (1984-87) Outdoor Erica Calhoun* (1988-91) Brenda Hayes (1990-92) Maureen Soetebier (1986-89) Lisa Stengel (1984-87) Joyce Swofford (1986-89) 2004

Missouri State All-Americans

Michelle Baptiste Indoor All-American 1997 Olympic Qualifier 1996

Dedra Davis

Indoor All-American 1999 Outdoor All-American 1999

Trudi Garrett

Indoor All-American 1991 Outdoor All-American 1992

Outdoor All-American 1999

Mashere Harrison

Verneta Lesforis

Indoor All-American 1999

Casey Owens

Outdoor All-American 2004 2005

Augustina Charles

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

Tracy Partain

Indoor All-American 2005 Outdoor All-American 2006

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

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

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

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Melinda Sallins Outdoor All-American 1995 1996

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

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

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

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

Casey Owens

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

Michelle Baptiste

Melinda Sallins

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Five-time MVC Champion

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

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

1976-77 INDUCTION

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

1977-78 INDUCTION

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

1978-79 INDUCTION

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

1979-80 INDUCTION

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

1980-81 INDUCTION

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

1981-82 INDUCTION

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

1982-83 INDUCTION

Bill Baker, basketball-track, 1936-39 Herbert Bench, track, 1936-39 Marion Berry, football-basketball-track, 1933-37 Danny Cook, baseball, 1966-69 Linda Dollar, volleyball coach, 1972-95 Dr. Mildred Evans, volleyball-field hockey-track-

tennis coach, 1966-74 Forrest Hamilton, basketball, 1951-53 Dick Kerin, football, 1942-48 Bill Lamberson, track, 1967-70 Jim Mentis, football, 1946-50; football coach, 62-68 Cecile Reynaud, volleyball-field hockey, 1972-75

1983-84 INDUCTION

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

1984-85 INDUCTION

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

1985-86 INDUCTION

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

1986-87 INDUCTION

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

1987-88 INDUCTION

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

1988-89 INDUCTION

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

1989-90 INDUCTION

Tom Adams, tennis, 1966-69; tennis coach, 75-77 Bob Blakley, football-baseball, 1973-77 Diane Cline, softball, 1978-80 Wally Dawson, football, 1962-65 William Doolittle, basketball, 1970-74 Dan Dwyer, track-cross country, 1974-76 Tommy O’Boyle, football coach, athletics director, 1947-48

Kathy Pace Major, volleyball, 1967-68 Fran Salsman, tennis-volleyball-basketball field hockey-track, 1960-64 Jennifer Seveland Box, volleyball, 1979-82 Kent Stringer, football, 1972-75 Gino Travline, football, 1973-76

1990-91 INDUCTION

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

1991-92 INDUCTION

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

1992-93 INDUCTION

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

1993-94 INDUCTION

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

1994-95 INDUCTION

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

1995-96 INDUCTION

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

1996-97 INDUCTION

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

1997-98 INDUCTION

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

1998-99 INDUCTION

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

1999-2000 INDUCTION

Erica Calhoun, track, 1988-91 Barb Gaines, softball, 1990-93 Steve Newbold, football, 1977-80 Phil Schlegel, basketball, 1983-86

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Ron Snider, baseball, 1976-79 Kelly Stuckel Yates, field hockey, 1976-79

2000-01 INDUCTION

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

2001-02 INDUCTION

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

2002-03 INDUCTION

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

2003-04 INDUCTION

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

2004-05 INDUCTION

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

2005-06 INDUCTION

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

2006-07 INDUCTION

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

2007-08 INDUCTION

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

2008-09 INDUCTION

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

2009-10 INDUCTION

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

2010-11 INDUCTION

Nora Cagwin Whitcomb, softball, 1996-99 Kirby Canon, baseball, 1977-80 LaTanya Davis, basketball, 1992-96 Danny Moore, basketball, 1996-99 Brad St. Louis, football, 1996-99 Linette White Randle, volleyball, 2000-03

2011-12 INDUCTION

Kevin Ault, basketball, 1996-2000 Heather Anderson, softball, 1994-98 Larry Goessling, baseball, 1977-78 Steve Hacker, baseball, 1993-95 Jenni Lingor, basketball, 2001-05 Casey Owens, track/cross country, 2001-05 Jack Steck, swimming & diving coach, 1983- 2011

This is the Missouri Valley Conference From early beginnings to its current standing on the map of college athletics, the Missouri Valley Conference continues to be proactive as The Valley enters its 105th year in 2011-12. The nation’s secondoldest NCAA Division I conference is a leader in college athletics and is one of the nation’s most progressive conferences. The Missouri Valley Conference enters a new decade facing a rapidly changing environment in NCAA Division I athletics as conference expansion and realignment swept the nation in the summer of 2010. Although The Valley was untouched, the league will remain vigilant in monitoring changes or potential changes in other conferences that might impact membership, or present opportunities for expansion. The Valley brand remains very strong, both regionally and nationally, and the great athletic tradition of The Valley remains a compelling force in recruiting student-athletes and in marketing all the MVC programs. Men’s basketball continues to be the engine that drives Valley athletic programs. With UNI’s NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 2010, the league has had four different Sweet 16 teams since 2006, and The Valley is the only non-BCS league with more than two different Sweet 16 teams in that span. The State Farm MVC Tournament continues to be a spectacular showcase for the league, and the MVC has extended the tournament agreement with the Scottrade Center that will keep Arch Madness in St. Louis through at least 2013. During the 2011 State Farm MVC Championship, the league surpassed 1 million in total attendance for the event, now in its 22nd year. Last year, the league set a record with 12 post-season victories in men’s basketball, as five different teams picked up at least one post-season win – a league first. Missouri State claimed its first-ever regular-season title, dominating the regular season with a 15-3 run through the league. Wichita State, the league’s regular-season runner-up, became the first MVC NIT champion since 1982. Both teams finished with RPIs in the top 40 and were more than deserving of 2011 NCAA Tournament consideration, along with MVC Tournament champion Indiana State. While the success of men’s basketball has received the greatest attention, the overall performance of league teams in virtually every sport continues to raise the national profile of the conference. In women’s basketball, five teams earned post-season berths, while 2011 marked the 12th-straight season that the Valley earned at least three post-season bids. UNI made its second consecutive

NCAA Tournament trip after becoming just the fourth league team to win back-toback State Farm MVC Tournament titles. The Conference remains committed to keeping the tournament at a neutral site at the Family Arena in St. Charles as establishing a neutral site remains a huge part of the overall efforts to improve women’s basketball in The Valley. In volleyball, a league-high four teams were invited to the 2010 NCAA Volleyball Championship, marking the fifth-straight year that multiple teams were invited to the Dance. UNI finished the season ranked No. 14, following its second-straight perfect 18-0 conference season. In baseball, Creighton represented the league in the NCAA Tournament, as the Bluejays swept both the regular-season title and tournament titles. Although the league only received one NCAA Tournament bid, four teams ended the year in the Top 75 of the RPI, and the league ranked No. 7 in the conference RPI rankings. In softball, two teams represented the league in the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time in conference history, as Illinois State and Missouri State advanced. Missouri State became just the second host in the history of the MVC to win the tournament, while both ISU and MSU went 1-2 in NCAA Tournament action. In men’s soccer, Creighton returned to the NCAA Championship after a one-year hiatus as the Bluejays joined State Farm MVC Tournament champion Bradley in the NCAA field. Creighton has qualified for 18 of the past 19 NCAA Championships, while The Valley has had two or more teams earn a spot in the field in each of the past four years. In track & field, the league picked up two more national championships. Indiana State’s Felisha Johnson won the weight throw at the indoor meet, while Illinois State’s Tim Johnson was the national champion in the javelin at the outdoor meet. It marks the sixth NCAA meet in a row that the MVC has earned an individual national title in track & field. The MVC has now produced 10 national champions in the sport in the past five years. Meanwhile, the success of The Valley television package is one of the great stories in the league. The MVC Television Network has blossomed into a revenuegenerating vehicle and The Valley’s most visible marketing tool. Also, The Valley is making video-streaming a major focus as it enters the third year of a three-year plan to upgrade the production and marketing of both institutionally-produced and conference-produced webcasts. State Farm Insurance has been a crucial partner, as The Valley came to terms www.missouristatebears.com

MVC Directory Missouri Valley Conference 1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: (314) 421-0339 Fax: (314) 421-3505 J. Douglas Elgin Commissioner

Patty Viverito Senior Associate Commissioner Joe Mitch Associate Commissioner

Jack Watkins Associate Commissioner for Marketing & Television

Mike Kern Associate Commissioner for Communications Mary Mulvenna Assistant Commissioner for Compliance & Community Relations Rich Steed Chief Financial Officer

Kelli Briscoe Director of Communications and Sports Administration Derrick Docket Director of New Media and Technology

Kristin Gregory Assistant Director of Communications and Sports Administration Lori Brutton Assistant to the CFO Maxine Day Executive Assistant

Carla Fight Assistant to the Commissioner

Branden Miller General Manager, MVC Sports Properties

Brian Rhame Account Executive, MVC Sports Properties

2011-12 MVC Championships Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Oct. 30 • Terre Haute, Ind. Women’s Soccer Nov. 4-6 • Springfield, Mo. Men’s Soccer Nov. 9-13 • Omaha, Neb.

Volleyball Nov. 24-26 • Cedar Falls, Iowa

Women’s Swimming & Diving Feb. 16-18 • Carbondale, Ill.

Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track Feb. 25-26 • Cedar Falls, Iowa Men’s Basketball March 1-4 • St. Louis, Mo.

Women’s Basketball March 8-11 • St. Charles, Mo.

Women’s Golf April 22-24 • Terre Haute, Ind.

Men’s Golf April 30-May 1 • Hutchinson, Kan. Softball May 10-12 • TBA

Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track May 11-13 • Wichita, Kan. Baseball May 23-26 • Springfield, Mo.

This is the Missouri Valley Conference on an agreement in 2003-04 that provided State Farm with the title sponsorship of 17 of the league’s 18 championships (the baseball title sponsorship was added in 2008, giving State Farm exclusive championship naming rights for all 18 MVC sports). During the tenure of Doug Elgin, The Valley’s ninth and longest-tenured commissioner, The Valley has been aggressive in hosting NCAA events in St. Louis. Since 1998, the MVC served as host for a staggering nine NCAA tournament events in the 13-year period, which has made St. Louis one of the most frequent stops on the NCAA Tournament trail. The Valley hosted Women’s Final Fours in 2001 and 2009, and the Men’s Final Four in 2005. The seeds for the creation of the conference were planted by eight administrators representing five institutions, who met at the Midland Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 12, 1907. The five schools which formed the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association were Washington University of St. Louis, and the state universities of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Two months after the initial meeting, two more schools -- Drake University and Iowa State College -- were admitted. In the fall of 1907, basketball became the first competitive sport. Today, the Missouri Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country and track & field (indoor and outdoor), men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. While The Valley no longer sponsors football (it did from 1907-85), six league members compete in football at the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) level as Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, UNI and Southern Illinois play in the nine-member Missouri Valley Football Conference (with North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Western Illinois and Youngstown State). That league competed as the Gateway Conference from 19852007. Drake plays non-scholarship football in the Pioneer Football League. This season, the league will conduct its 101st outdoor track and field championship, its 94th tennis championship, its 58th baseball tournament, and its 74th golf championship for the men. Those programs, plus other current sponsored sports of cross country (53 years), indoor track (45), soccer (21) and swimming and diving (18), have helped solidify The Valley as one of the nation’s most respected conferences. Athletic accomplishments include four NCAA national basketball championships, 16 trips to the NCAA Final Four, a 1989 national baseball championship and 19 College World Series qualifiers. The league owns a total of 30 post-season national team championships, including Wichita State’s men’s basketball NIT title in 2011. In 2001, Missouri State added to The Valley women’s accomplishments, as the Lady Bears advanced to the Women’s Basketball Final Four in St. Louis. Creighton

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Omaha, Neb.

Wichita, Kan.

(2004) and Missouri State (2005) have claimed national championships (WNIT) in women’s basketball, while MSU also has a 1992 NCAA Women’s Final Four appearance, and Creighton (2003), Drake (1999) and Illinois State (2009) have made semifinal trips to the WNIT postseason tournament. Indeed, the inclusion of women’s programs under The Valley banner has provided a boost. The Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference -- which began in 1982 -- merged with the Missouri Valley Conference and was unveiled as part of the new conference on July 1, 1992. And while the inclusion of women’s sports under a comprehensive athletic umbrella is a recent development in the league’s storied history, over the years, Valley student-athletes and coaches have become household names during the league’s illustrious history, both during their collegiate careers and, for some, professional careers. In fact, The Valley began honoring that tradition in the summer of 1997, when the conference began its athletics Hall of Fame. Hersey Hawkins of Bradley, Larry Bird of Indiana State, Wes Unseld of Louisville, Coach Henry Iba of Oklahoma State, Dave Stallworth of Wichita State, Ed Macauley of Saint Louis, and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati were members of the initial induction class. Currently, nearly 70 former players, coaches and alums dot the league’s Hall of Fame. Men’s basketball, perhaps, has the league’s most storied tradition with the likes of Hall of Famers Bird and Robertson, but The Valley has also produced nationalcaliber studentathletes in its other sponsored sports. In 2001, Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles became the first Valley woman to earn the Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the nation’s top female collegiate student-athlete. In the sport of track and field, Indiana State’s Holli Hyche captured seven national sprint titles in the early 1990s, Southern Illinois’ Darrin Plab won backto-back NCAA outdoor high jump titles in 1991 and 1992, SIU’s Brittany Riley became the World record holder in the weight throw in 2007, and Kylie Hutson of Indiana State swept both the indoor and outdoor pole vault titles in 2009 and in 2010. In the fall of 1997, Creighton’s Johnny Torres was named the collegiate male soccer player of the year for a second-straight year, while SMU’s Luchi Gonzalez (2001) and Tulsa’s Ryan Pore (2004) have also earned a National Player of the Year honor in men’s soccer. Meanwhile league member Wichita State has produced three national collegiate players of the year in baseball, including Joe Carter (1981), Phil Stephenson (1982) and Darren Dreifort (1993). Peoria, Ill.

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Carbondale, Ill.

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Traditions-------------------------------------- 54-55 Facilities----------------------------------------- 56-57 Strength & Conditioning----------------- 58-59 University--------------------------------------- 60-61 Student Life------------------------------------ 62-63 Academics--------------------------------------- 64-65 Spirit--------------------------------------------------66 In the Community---------------------------------67 Springfield-------------------------------------- 68-69 In the Pros-------------------------------------- 70-71 In the Spotlight------------------------------ 72-73 Media Coverage------------------------------------74 President Dr. James E. Cofer--------------------75 Director of Athletics Kyle Moats-----------76 Athletics Administration------------------ 77-80 MSU Athletics Staff-------------------------- 81-83

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TRADITION Going to the Big Dance Since moving to NCAA Division I in 1982-83, MSU teams have made 49 NCAA championship appearances. In addition, numerous individuals have represented the University at NCAA championship events. MSU Division I team appearances: Women’s Basketball (13) 1991 1992 (Final Four) 1993 (Sweet 16) 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 (Final Four) 2003 2004 2006 Volleyball (9) 1982 1990 2005 2006 2010 Baseball (7) 1987 1995 1999 2002

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2003 2008

1996 1997 2003 (CWS)

The Missouri State Lady Bears have been one of the nation’s most-successful women’s basketball programs over the last two decades, racking up 20 Missouri Valley Conference titles, fourteen 20+ win seasons, and 13 NCAA Tournament berths, including three Sweet 16 appearances and trips to the Final Four in 1992 (above) and 2001.

Men’s Basketball (6) 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1999 (Sweet 16) Softball (6) 1983 1996 2006 2011

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Men’s Soccer (3) 1997 1999 2009 Football (2) 1989 1990 Women’s Golf (1) 2001 Men’s Golf (1) 1993 Women’s Soccer (1) 2000

The 2011 Missouri State Softball team brought home its first MVC Tournament championship in five years last spring, claiming the title with four victories on its home field at Killian Stadium. The Bears have now won more conference tournament games (67) than any other Valley club, while their six tourney titles equals Creighton for the most championships in the 29-year history of the event.

All-America quarterback DeAndre Smith guided the Bears to back-to-back NCAA FCS playoff berths in 1989 and 1990.

National Championships Eight Missouri State teams have been crowned national champions at all levels of competition during the first 105 years of intercollegiate athletics at MSU. The 2009-10 men’s basketball team became the most recent to claim a postseason national title, winning the College Insider. com Tournament (CIT). MSU national championship teams include:

Under the guidance of 16th-year head coach Melissa Stokes, the Missouri State volleyball team has continued a tradition of excellence that has made the Bears one of the winningest programs in all of Division I. The Bears have appeared in five of the last six NCAA Tournaments, claiming MVC Tournament titles in 2005 and 2008 (above).

The 2010-11 Missouri State Bears captured the men’s basketball program’s first Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title, finishing with a 15-3 league mark and a 26-9 overall record after advancing to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. The previous season, the Bears swept the CollegiateInsider.com Tournament field for the eighth national tournament title in MSU history.

2010 Men’s Basketball CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) 2005 Women’s Basketball National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) 1979 Women’s Field Hockey AIAW Division II 1974 Softball AIAW Division I 1974 Men’s Cross Country NCAA Division II 1963 Men’s Golf NCAA Division II 1953 Men’s Basketball NAIA National Tournament 1952 Men’s Basketball NAIA National Tournament MSU Athletics Highlights Powered by regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championships in men’s basketball and women’s swimming and diving, Missouri State finished second in the 2010-11 MVC All-Sports Trophy standings, marking the Bears’ best finish in five years Head softball coach Holly Hesse notched the seventh 30-win season of her coaching career in 2011, as the Bears won the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship and posted the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory in 13 years with a 4-2 win over Iona at the Norman (Okla.) Regional

The 2003 Baseball Bears shocked Nebraska and Ohio State in NCAA regional play to advance to the College World Series for the first time as a Division I program. Led by the program’s all-time winningest coach, Keith Guttin, and future Major Leaguers Shaun Marcum and Brad Ziegler, the Bears captured the MVC regular-season crown and finished the campaign with a 40-26 overall record.

Jack Steck has guided MSU’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs to 19 team conference titles in his 28 years as head coach, including the last four Missouri Valley Conference women’s championships

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FACILITIES

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

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

Turner Family Practice Court, located in the east gym of Hammons Student Center, provides the Missouri State men’s and women’s basketball programs expanded options for practice schedules. The hardwood floor brings with it the history of the Bear’s program, as it was in use in HSC’s main arena from 1985 until February of 2006.

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

The Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex is the home of Missouri State football, track and field, soccer and field hockey teams. The 16,300-seat complex includes a FieldTurf playing surface and an eight-lane synthetic all-weather track surface. The facility’s video board adds to any athletics experience with replays, graphics and live statistics. The complex also includes indoor amenities such as racquetball courts, locker rooms, five classrooms and a fitness center.

Bears Golf Facilities include many of the area’s premier courses, including Hickory Hills Country Club, Highland Springs Country Club, Millwood Golf and Racquet Club, Rivercut Golf Course (pictured above), Twin Oaks Country Club and Branson Creek Golf Club.

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

Killian Softball Stadium opened in March 2009 as the new home to the Missouri State softball team. Operated by the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, the East Springfield venue offers seating for up to 1,200 spectators and served as host of the 2011 MVC Softball Championship, won by the Bears this past May.

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

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SPORTS MEDICINE Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services The Missouri State Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services staff has more than 90 years combined experience in athletic training. Included are director Jim Penkalski; Robin Meeks, assistant director; and athletic trainers Shannon Derricks, Tyler Landgraf, Amy Luke and Steve Sawchak. All are certified by the National Athletic Trainerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association and licensed by the Missouri State Board of Healing Arts. Four intern athletic trainers join the full-time staff, along with a host of athletic training students who work with student-athletes under the supervision of staff members. A great asset is the involvement of physicians and medical personnel from the community and Missouri Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taylor Health and Wellness Center. Located adjacent to the Turner Family Practice Court inside Hammons Student Center, the Jim D. Morris Family Strength and Conditioning Center is the primary strength and conditioning facility of both Missouri State basketball programs. Under the direction of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Physical Performance Coordinator Mitch Hauschildt, the Bears and Lady Bears have access to state-of-the-art training programs and equipment.

Strength and Conditioning Physical development of more than 400 student-athletes to increase athletic performance, decrease the chance or severity of injury and enhance sport-specific athletics development are the goals of MSU Strength and Conditioning. Head strength coach Terry Sauerbry supervises the 7,200-square-foot Plaster Strength Center that is utilized by all 16 sports. Sauerbry and his staff guide the student-athletes through programs designed to improve individual skills and overall team performance. The programs integrate all phases of development, including free weights, multi-joint exercises, plyometrics, conditioning, flexibility, speed and nutrition. The strength and conditioning staff works with coaches and Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services to develop programs suited for each sport and its student-athletes. Areas of concern in each participant are identified and a strength program is put in place to address all items with the ultimate goal of improving competitive performance.

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

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Campus Overview The Springfield campus includes 38 educational and general buildings and 20 auxiliary enterprise facilities. Academics Classes take place in many buildings on the Springfield campus. A few highlights: Craig Hall – Home of the College of Arts and Letters and the Coger Theatre Ellis Hall – Home of the Music Department; has a 250-seat recital hall Glass Hall – Home of the College of Business Administration Hill Hall – Home of the College of Education Karls Hall – Home of the William H. Darr School of Agriculture McDonald Hall and Arena – Home of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department Professional Building – Home of the College of Health and Human Services Siceluff Hall – Home of the English Department and the Modern and Classical Languages Department Strong Hall – Home of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs Temple Hall – Home of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Libraries The Missouri State University Library System is composed of four libraries: the Duane G. Meyer Library, the Music Library and the Greenwood Laboratory School Library (all in Springfield), and the Paul G. Evens Library of Fruit Science (Mountain Grove). The Meyer Library offers more than two million books and printed materials. The library contains more than 944,000 state and federal government documents and is the only United Nations document depository in the state. Downtown presence The Springfield campus has several buildings located in the city’s historic downtown. They include the Kenneth E. Meyer Alumni Center, the Park Central Office Building, the Jim D. Morris Center for Continuing Education and the Great Southern Building. The University also leases the Levy/Wolf Building on Park Central Square for some offices and outreach programs.

Missouri State University is one of the 13 four-year, public supported institutions of higher education in Missouri. Located in the state’s third largest city, Missouri State is within a 500mile radius of nearly 50 percent of the U.S. population. In addition to the main campus in Springfield, the Missouri State system is comprised of a two-year branch campus in West Plains, a research campus in Mountain Grove and an extended campus that coordinates telecommunicationbased delivery of distance education among and by the three campuses. More than half of the freshmen entering in fall 2010 were in the top 25 percent of their high school classes. About 24 percent were in the top 10 percent.

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

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STUDENT LIFE Missouri State Campus The Missouri State campus is located on 225 acres in the heart of Springfield. The campus is compact - students easily walk from one class to the next in just a few minutes. MSU students experience college life at its best, with more than 250 student organizations from which to choose. During the fall 2010 semester, Missouri State University’s enrollment on Springfield campus was 20,472. Where Students are From In fall 2010, 114 of Missouri’s 115 counties were represented on Missouri State’s campus. Additionally, students from 49 states, two United States territories and 76 countries were enrolled at MSU. 2010 Freshmen Class - Springfield Campus Total first-time freshmen enrollment: 2,600 Female: 1,550 (59.6 percent) Male: 1,050 (40.4 percent)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ACADEMICS The University offers more than 150 undergraduate programs and nearly 50 graduate programs, as well as select certificate and doctorate degrees. Many of these programs are the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strongest and largest of their kind. Participate in Public Affairs Missouri State is proud of its mission in public affairs. The components of the public affairs mission are ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. Through this mission, students develop understanding of issues that affect the local community, the world at large and the environment. The courses they take challenge them to become informed and active citizens. On top of that, opportunities for volunteering and service-learning put students in realworld situations. Missouri State holds a Public Affairs Week and Public Affairs Conference each year to further express the components of the mission. Speakers address topics such as citizenship, democracy, diversity, the economy and sustainability.

In addition to becoming just the third consensus first-team All-American in Missouri State football history, David Arkin (above) snagged the first CoSIDA Academic All-America honor for a Bear in 11 years. The Wichita, Kan., native picked up second-team Academic All-America recognition in 2010, before being selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

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

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

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

ACT Scores The average ACT score for Missouri Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incoming freshmen in fall 2010 was 24.1, higher than the 21.6 average for Missouri high-school graduates. Student-to-Faculty Ratio Missouri State has a total of 699 fulltime faculty members on the Springfield campus. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 20:1, with nearly 90 percent of full-time faculty members having the most-advanced degree available in their field. Studying Around the Globe About 200 Missouri State students participate in study-away programs each year. Many programs allow students to immerse themselves in a foreign culture, which helps them learn both inside and outside of the classroom. Missouri State has an International Center that promotes international education and creates more international opportunities for students and faculty. Our students have the opportunity to study almost anywhere.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SPRINGFIELD Missouri State University calls Springfield home. The hub of the Ozarks and the third-largest city in the state of Missouri, Springfield is known across the region as “The Queen City of the Ozarks.” The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area is one of the country’s fastest growing and most scenic regions, covering five counties in southwest Missouri with a total population of 436,712.

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

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IN THE PROS

Clay Harbor Philadelphia Eagles

Matt Pickens Colorado Rapids

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

Ross Detwiler Washington Nationals

Blake Ahearn 2007-08 NBA D-League Rookie of the Year

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

Shaun Marcum Milwaukee Brewers

Jackie Stiles Fourth Overall Pick, 2001 WNBA Draft 2001 WNBA Rookie of the Year

Bill Mueller 2003 A.L. Batting Champion

Brad Ziegler Oakland Athletics MLB record-holder for consecutive scoreless innings at the start of a career

NBA Blake Ahearn Don Anielak Winston Garland Curtis Perry MLS Chris Brunt Matt Caution Justin Douglass Doug Lascody Lance Parker Matt Pickens* (Colorado Rapids) Alex Riggs* (Columbus Crew) Jamal Sutton Burch Wylie MLB Scott Bailes Mark Bailey Matt Cepicky Ross Detwiler* (Washington Nationals) Bart Evans Jeff Gray* (Seattle Mariners) Jason Hart Ryan Howard* (Philadelphia Phillies) Shaun Marcum* (Milwaukee Brewers) Bill Mueller Matt Palmer* (Los Angeles Angels) John Rheinecker Brad Ziegler* (Oakland Athletics) *includes players active on major league rosters (current team)

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT Missouri State is covered by a wide variety of media in Springfield and the surrounding area. Missouri State athletes are routinely featured on all four local television networks, as well as on the pages of local publications the Springfield News-Leader and 417 Magazine. Now in its third decade broadcasting Missouri State Athletics, Springfieldbased Meyer Communications will once again carry the Bears and Lady Bears on its radio airwaves in 2011-12. All MSU football and men’s and women’s basketball games, home and away, will be carried live on Meyer’s network of stations. Flagship station, KTXR (101.3 FM), serves as the primary home for MSU athletics, with “The Jock” 98.7 FM, and KBFL 99.9 FM/1060 AM also providing platforms for the Bears and Lady Bears in the event of programming conflicts. Meyer also broadcasts select Bears’ volleyball, baseball and softball contests, as well as MSU coaches’ shows for football and men’s and women’s basketball. All MSU games carried by Meyer can also be heard online at www.RadioSpringfield.com.

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

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

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

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MEDIA OUTLETS

Print Springfield News-Leader (daily) 651 Boonville, Springfield, MO 65801 (417) 837-1347; Fax: (417) 864-6677 Beat Writers: Lyndal Scranton, Erin Bolen

The Standard (Tue.) 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897 (417) 836-5272; Fax: (417) 836-6738 Sports Editor: Benjamen Loewnau St. Louis Post-Dispatch (daily) 900 N. Tucker, St. Louis, MO 63101 (314) 340-8170; Fax: (314) 340-3070 Sports Editor: Reid Laymance Kansas City Star (daily) 1729 Grand, Kansas City, MO 64018 (816) 234-4355; Fax: (816) 234-4360 Sports Editor: Mike Fannin

Associated Press -Mo./Kan. Bureau 215 W. Pershing Rd. Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 421-4844 or (800) 852-4844 Fax: (816) 421-4844 News Editor: Chris Clark Sports Reporter: Doug Tucker Springfield Correspondent: Marcus Kabel Big O Sports 211 E. Walnut, Springfield, MO 65806 (417) 869-4848; Fax: (417) 869-6201 Editor: Tom Mast

Radio KTXR (101.3 FM) KWTO (560 AM, 98.7 FM) 3000 E. Chestnut, Springfield, MO 65802 (417) 862-3751 (KTXR); 862-5600 (KWTO) Fax: (417) 869-7275 Sports Director: Rob Evans KADI (1340 AM, 99.5 FM) 5431 W. Sunshine, Brookline, MO 65619 (417) 831-0995; Fax: (417)831-4026 Sports Director: Steve Largent KOSP (105.1 FM), KKLH (104.7 FM) KOMG (92.9 FM) 319 B E. Battlefield, Springfield, MO 65807 (417) 886-5677; Fax: (417) 886-2155 Program Director: Chris Cannon

KGBX (105.9 FM), KTOZ (95.5 FM), KGMY (1400 AM, 100.5 FM), KXUS (97.3 FM) 1856 E. Battlefield, Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 890-5555; Fax: (417) 890-5050 News Director: Jim Wesley KTTS (1260 AM, 94.7 FM) 2330 W. Grand, Springfield, MO 65801 Phone: 869-2153; Fax: (417) 866-8537 News Director: Don Louzader KSMU (91.1 FM) 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897 Phone: 836-5878; Fax: (417) 836-5889 News Director: Missy Shelton

Television Mediacom (MCC-22) 1533 S. Enterprise, Springfield, MO 65804 (417) 875-7557; Fax: (417) 883-0265 Program Director: Randy Hollis Production Manager: Corey Riggs KOLR (Channel 10, CBS) KSFX (Channel 27, Fox) 2650 E. Division, Springfield, MO 65803 (417) 862-6397; Fax: (417) 866-6397 Sports Director: Dan Lucy

KSPR (Channel 33, ABC) 1359 E. St. Louis, Springfield, MO 65802 (417) 864-3352; Fax: (417) 831-4125 Sports Director: Mike Scott

KYTV (Channel 3, NBC) 999 W. Sunshine, Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 268-3000; Fax: 268-3364 Sports Director: Ned Reynolds Fox Sports Midwest 700 St. Louis Union Station, Suite 300 St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 206-7000; Fax: (314) 206-7070 News Contact: Geoff Goldman Metro Sports - Kansas City TWC, 8221 W. 119th Street Overland Park, KS 66213 (816) 222-5618 News Contact: John Denison

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Missouri State University Provost and Vice Presidents

Interim President Fourth Year at Missouri State

n June 27, 2011, Clifton M. “Clif” Smart, III was named interim president of the university. Smart had been General Counsel at Missouri State since Dec. 1, 2007. Over the past three-and-a-half years at Missouri State, Smart had provided legal counsel to the Board, president, faculty, staff and administrators. He also had been involved in many campus-wide initiatives, including leading the university response to the state auditor’s report on Missouri State; serving on the JQH Arena Task Force; developing a comprehensive on-line policy library for the university; and chairing or serving on a variety of searches: vice president for diversity and inclusion, chief financial officer (twice), director of admissions, director of human resources and men’s basketball coach. Smart joined The Strong Law Firm in 1992. He became a shareholder in the firm in 1995 and vice president in 1998. During his 15 years at the firm, Smart’s practice consisted primarily of representing individuals and entities in catastrophic injury, medical malpractice and commercial cases. Smart was selected to the panel of three applicants submitted to the governor for the vacant Missouri Supreme Court positions in 2002 and 2004. In February 2009, he was elected for a five-year term as one of the two lawyer members of the 31st Circuit Judicial Commission. Smart was listed in Best Lawyers in America for 2007-08 in the fields of product liability, personal injury and professional negligence. Prior to joining The Strong Law Firm, Smart worked for two years with the firm of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings in Little Rock, Ark. From 1986-90, he was with the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. in Ft. Knox, Ky. Smart graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1979 where he was valedictorian. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in 1983, graduating Summa Cum Laude. In 1986, he graduated with his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law, receiving the second highest GPA (3.95) in school history. While in law school, he received the Leflar Scholarship, was an Oxford Scholar and was on the Law Review. Smart and his wife, Gail, have two sons: Murray, a student at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, and Jim, an incoming freshman at Hamilton College in New York.

Dr. Frank Einhellig

Ken McClure

Interim Provost

Vice President for Administrative and Information Services

Dr. Jim Baker

Dr. Earle Doman

Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Brent Dunn

Dr. Ken Coopwood

Vice President for University Advancement

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

University Administrative Council Clif Smart

Interim President

Dr. Frank Einhellig Interim Provost

Dr. Jim Baker

V.P. for Research and Economic Development

Dr. Drew Bennett

Chancellor, Missouri State University-West Plains

Dr. Kenneth Coopwood V.P. for Diversity and Inclusion

Dr. Earle Doman

V.P. for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Brent Dunn

V.P. for University Advancement

Steve Foucart

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Penni Groves

Interim General Counsel

Dr. Tammy Jahnke

Dean, College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Paul Kincaid

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

John McAlear

Secretary to the Board of Governors

Ken McClure

V.P. for Administrative and Information Services

June McHaney

Director, Internal Audit

Kyle Moats

Director of Athletics

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KYLE Director of Athletics Third Year at Missouri State

issouri State University’s search for its new director of athletics concluded May 28, 2009, with the introduction of Kyle Moats as the University’s 10th A.D. Moats came to the University after serving as associate athletics director for national marketing at the University of Louisville since 2005. Moats began his duties at Missouri State in July 2009, replacing Bill Rowe, who retired after spending 27 years as Missouri State’s top athletics administrator and more than a half century at the university as a student, coach and administrator. In a busy first year on the job, Moats wasted little time in laying groundwork for the future of Missouri State Athletics. From day one he emphasized the importance of fostering a strategic vision in the current landscape of intercollegiate athletics by involving all corners of the campus community in developing a long-range plan for the MSU Athletics. Moats played a key role in Missouri State’s new partnership with Nelligan Sports Marketing (NSM), announced in February 2010. The agreement will result in the outsourcing of the departments’ marketing and corporate sales operations while maximizing revenue potential for MSU Athletics. Additionally, Moats was instrumental in MSU’s negotiations for a new multi-year television contract with KY3, Inc. Year two for Moats in Springfield saw Missouri State finish second in the 2010-11 MVC All-Sports Trophy standings--its best finish in five years. Conference titles by men’s basketball, women’s swimming and softball, as well as postseason tournament berths for both MSU basketball programs highighted the Bears’ year. Prior to his arrival in Springfield, Moats spent four years as associate athletics director for national marketing at Louisville. In that capacity, he coordinated the Cardinals’ efforts in national awareness, marketing, branding and group ticket sales. He also worked closely with Nelligan, which manages the exclusive marketing rights for Cardinal Athletics. Moats oversaw the Louisville band and spirit squads as the liaison with student government and student spirit groups. Prior to joining the Louisville staff, Moats served as senior associate athletic director for two years at Marquette University, where he oversaw the Golden Eagles’ Blue and Gold Fund, media relations, ticket operations, special events, licensing, radio, television, marketing and promotions and sponsorships with NSM. He also worked 14 years in the University of Kentucky athletics department, including his last three there as associate athletics director for marketing (2000-02). Moats joined the UK staff as a graduate assistant in the athletics office in 1989, and in 1991 was promoted to coordinator of promotions and special events. He became the Wildcats’ director of marketing, promotions and licensing in 1993 before being named assistant athletics director for marketing in 1996. He served as tournament manager for the 1993 NCAA Golf Championships and the 1996 and 1998 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament events in Lexington. A native of Dixon, Ill., Moats is a 1988 graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. While at SIUE, Moats was a three-year letterwinner in golf and was a student assistant basketball coach for the Cougars from 1985-1988. He earned a master’s degree in sports management from the University of Kentucky in 2001. Moats and his wife, Leeann, have two children, Kirk and Lauren. 76

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

Moats Resume Summary Professional Background Years School Position 1985-88 SIUE Student-Athlete (Golf) Student Assistant Coach (MBB) 1989-91 Kentucky Graduate Assistant 1991-93 Kentucky Coordinator of Promotions and Special Events 1993-96 Kentucky Director of Marketing, Promotions and Licensing 1996-2004 Kentucky Assistant AD for Marketing 2004-06 Marquette Senior Associate AD 2006-09 Louisville Associate AD for National Marketing 2009-present Missouri State Director of Athletics Education Southern Illinois University Edwardsville B.S. in Physical Education, 1988 University of Kentucky M.S. in Sports Management, 2001

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CASEY

BRYAN

Associate Director of Athletics/SWA Ninth Year at Missouri State

Associate Director of Athletics for Student Development Third Year at Missouri State

Casey Comoroski enters her fourth full year as associate director of athletics and her ninth year overall at Missouri State. Comoroski oversees the operations of several of the institution’s 16 men’s and women’s sports programs. In addition, she has oversight of the Bears’ compliance, athletic training and strength and conditioning programs and serves as the primary personnel administrator for intercollegiate athletics. Comoroski joined the MSU staff in March 2003 as assistant director of athletics for compliance, a post in which she served until succeeding Darlene Bailey as associate athletics director in September of 2006. A native of Nanticoke, Pa., Comoroski came to MSU from Coastal Carolina University, where she had been assistant athletics director for compliance since 1998. At Coastal Carolina, Comoroski’s responsibilities included overseeing budgets for some of the school’s 17 sports, working in game operations, supervising the hosting of conference championships and directing summer sports camps. She was honored as the Big South Compliance Director of the Year in 2000. Comoroski graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1994 and earned a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut in 1996. She served one year as an intern in the Syracuse University athletics compliance office and spent two years in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference compliance section. A four-year starter in women’s basketball at St. Bonaventure, Comoroski was inducted into the school’s athletics hall of fame in February 2007. Additionally, she was inducted into the Luzerne County (Pa.) Sports Hall of Fame in August 2010.

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

TIFFANY Associate Director of Athletics for Business Administration Third Year at Missouri State

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee James Hutter (Chair), Faculty Athletics Representative Tiffany Akre, Intercollegiate Athletics Casey Comoroski, Intercollegiate Athletics Rachelle Darabi, Associate Provost-Student Development & Public Affairs Samuel Dyer, College of Arts and Letters Benjamin Goss, College of Business Administration Bryan Hicks, Intercollegiate Athletics Steven Hinch, College of Education Heather C. King, Office of Financial Aid Emily Matthews, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Sarah McCallister, College of Health and Human Services Kyle Moats, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Lorene Stone, College of Humanities and Public Affairs Kyle Yates, Intercollegiate Athletics

Kyle Yates, Intercollegiate Athletics

Tiffany Akre will begin her third year on the Missouri State Athletics staff, after joining the department as associate director of athletics for business affairs in September 2009. Akre is a native of Farmington, Mo., and has an extensive background in accounting, payroll, and business affairs for a number of organizations. Most recently, she spent eight years as vice president of finance for McQueary Brothers Drug Company in Springfield. In 2008, she was named senior team leader for McQueary’s finance acquisition team. As the associate athletic director for business administration, Akre is responsible for all phases of the business operation for the athletic department, which includes development and management of the annual budget and the supervision of daily business operations. She also serves as sport administrator for men’s and women’s golf. A 1997 graduate of Missouri State, Akre is also an on-line instructor for the University of Phoenix. She also holds an MBA from Regis University in Denver.

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DANIEL

Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications Fourth Year at Missouri State

Director of Athletic Development First Year at Missouri State

Missouri State alumnus Rick Kindhart is in his fourth year directing MSU’s athletics communications efforts and his third as assistant director of athletics. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the department, he is the primary contact for Bears’ football and men’s basketball and serves on the University Marketing Council and the NCAA Self-Study Committee. Kindhart came to Missouri State in July 2008 after serving as assistant executive director for communications for the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) for a total of 11 years. Kindhart began his stint at MSHSAA in 1996 as communications and publications director and filled that role until 2000, when he accepted the job of statistics coordinator for the NCAA in Indianapolis. He returned to MSHSAA in 2001 and was promoted to assistant executive director on July 1, 2005. Kindhart graduated cum laude from Missouri State University in 1991,and received his master’s degree in 1993 from Southeast Missouri State, where he served as assistant sports information director from 1991-93. From 199396, he was sports information director at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America, Society for American Baseball Research, and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and is the recipient of numerous regional and national writing and publication awards. He and his wife, Christy, have two children, Matt and Shelby.

One of the newest additions to the Missouri State athletics staff, Daniel Heflin was appointed to the post of director of athletic development in August and will oversee the day-to-day operations of The Bears Fund, the MSU athletic department’s annual fundraising program. The Topeka, Kan., native comes to Missouri State after a two-year stay as a development associate with the Shocker Athletic Scholarship Organization at fellow Missouri Valley Conference member Wichita State. At WSU, Heflin was responsible for the recruitment of new donors and the solicitation of sponsorships, while assisting with the coordination of several department fundraising events. After completing his master’s degree in sport administration from Wichita State this past spring, Heflin completed a brief stint as an account executive with AEG/Sprint Center in Kansas City. Prior to coming to Wichita State, Heflin served as an intern in the athletics development office at the University of Miami (Fla.). A first-team All-Peach Belt Conference and all-region selection in baseball as a student-athlete, Heflin earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Georgia College in 2008.

KYLE Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance Fourth Year at Missouri State

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Cathy Smith (Vice Chair) Sixth District

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Stephen B. Hoven Second District

John L. Winston Third District

Beverly Miller Fourth District

Stephen Bough Fifth District

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

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Executive Director of Athletic and Entertainment Facilities 28th Year at Missouri State

Springfield native Randy Blackwood is entering his 28th year at Missouri State and his seventh as executive director of athletic and entertainment facilities. Blackwood earned his bachelor’s degree in speech and theatre from Missouri State in 1980. He has been involved in public assembly venue management since 1981, serving as the Fine Arts Auditorium Manager at the University of Georgia for four years before returning to his alma mater in 1984. During his tenure at MSU, Blackwood has been involved in the administration of Hammons Student Center and Plaster Sports Complex, including the last nine years as director of the two facilities. On July 1, 2005, he was named executive director of the University’s three top public venues, Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, Hammons Student Center, and Plaster Sports Complex. In 2008, Blackwood added another on-campus facility to the list of venues he oversees with the opening of JQH Arena. Blackwood is a graduate of Leadership Springfield and a member of the International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM). He is also a member of the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau. Blackwood resides in Springfield with his wife, Joyce Owen-Blackwood.

DR. JAMES Faculty Athletics Representative 23rd Year at Missouri State

Dr. James Hutter begins his first year as faculty athletics representative and his 23rd overall at Missouri State in 2011. Hutter takes over the role of FAR after serving as vice-chair of MSU’s Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (IAC) in 2010-11. Hutter has been a faculty member for Missouri State’s William H. Darr School of Agriculture since completing his Ph.D. in agriculture education from the University of Minnesota in 1991. He has been recognized by MSU on several occasions with excellence in teaching and service awards and has served on numerous committees during his tenure at MSU, including a stint as chair of the University’s Professional Education Committee. Hutter graduated from Missouri State with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education in 1984, then earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1987. A native of nearby Miller, Mo., Hutter and his wife, Leslie, reside in Republic with their two sets of twins, Tate and Hayes, and Gibbs and Tess.

Missouri State University (MSU) is committed to an intercollegiate athletics program which complements the mission of the University and operates in accordance with the principles and regulations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. As a member of various athletics conferences, MSU is committed to academic and athletics excellence, sound fiscal management practices, enhancement of the physical and educational welfare of student-athletes, equal opportunity, character development, principles of amateurism, as well as the fundamental values of sportsmanship, civility, and the common virtue of good citizenship.

The Bears Fund The Bears Fund is the annual fund-raising program for Missouri State intercollegiate athletics that was established in 1981 in conjunction with the move of MSU athletics to NCAA Division I status. The fund’s name stands for “Building Excellence in Athletics through Recruiting and Scholarships,” and its impact on Missouri State Athletics has grown substantially throughout the 30 years of its existence. The 2010-11 drive netted over $2.75 million, marking the 23rd year in a row in which total contributions to The Bears Fund have gone beyond $1 million. The fund is administered by the Missouri State University Foundation with additional input from coaching and administrative staff members in intercollegiate athletics. Contributors of $50 or more during each year are recognized as members at various giving levels in The Bears Fund, and as such, receive benefits within the athletic program, including game program recognition, online athletics newsletter, and parking and postseason ticket considerations. Bears Fund gifts may be earmarked for specific sports or general use and the money is used to enhance MSU athletics, particularly in the areas of scholarships and recruiting. Contributions may be cash, gifts in kind of goods or services, matching gifts from employers, bequests or life income trusts and honorary or memorial gifts. An additional fund-raising event that’s a popular late-summer social event for MSU fans is the Missouri State Auction Benefiting Athletics. Held in August for each of the past 25 years, the auction has generated additional income for athletic uses with an evening of food, fun and entertainment. Individuals and businesses donate goods or services for sale at the auction, and the income derived from that sale goes to intercollegiate athletics. Items available for purchase at the auction since it began in 1987 have included automobiles, a thoroughbred racehorse, country club memberships, advertising packages, travel opportunities including road trips with MSU athletic teams, furs, jewelry, sports memorabilia, and unique items such as the chance to join MSU coaches on the sidelines during varsity contests. Sixteen of the last seventeen auctions have netted more than $100,000 for MSU Athletics, and the 2010 auction raised more than $110,000.

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KEITH

TERRY

Director of JQH Arena/HSC/PSC Ninth Year at Missouri State

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Sixth Year at Missouri State

Keith Boaz enters his sixth year as director of Missouri State’s athletics facilities and his ninth year overall as a member of the MSU athletics staff. Boaz began his work at MSU in a dual role as assistant director of athletics development and marketing and assistant director of Hammons Student Center/Plaster Sports Complex in August 2003. A 2002 graduate of Missouri State, Boaz served as assistant director of operations at Jordan Valley Ice Park before joining the University’s staff. Boaz lives in Springfield with his wife, Bethany, their daughter, Averie, and son, Bradie.

Terry Sauerbry enters his sixth year as head strength and conditioning coach for the 16 MSU intercollegiate sports in 2011-12. Sauerbry began his current role at MSU in 2006 after serving in a similar capacity at the University of Rhode Island. He established the Rhode Island athletics strength and conditioning program where none had previously existed. Like MSU, Rhode Island is an NCAA FCS school. Prior to his tenure at Rhode Island, Sauerbry was associate strength coach at Temple University from 1998 to 2005. Previously, he was an assistant strength coach at the University of Maryland from 1997 through 1998. A native of Langhome, Pa., Sauerbry competed as a student-athlete on the football team at Maryland before graduating from the school in 1998 with a degree in kinesiological sciences. He also earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Temple in 2000.

Missouri State University Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict nondiscrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. In addition, the University does not discriminate on any basis not related to the applicable educational requirements for students or the applicable job requirements for employees. The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Inquiries concerning the grievance procedure, Affirmative Action Plan, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines should be addressed to the Missouri State University Office of Equity and Diversity, 901 South National, Springfield, Missouri 65897.

JIM Director of Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services 22nd Year at Missouri State

Jim Penkalski enters his third full year as director of Missouri State Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services and his 22nd year overall at MSU. Penkalski took over as head of the MSU athletic training program in March 2009 following the retirement of Ivan Milton. Penkalski oversees a staff of six full-time certified athletic trainers, three intern athletic trainers and a host of student trainers. A Broadview Heights, Ohio, native, Penkalski also fills the role of primary athletic trainer for baseball and has worked with a number of MSU athletic programs throughout his tenure. Penkalski competed in football and wrestling at Brecksville High before completing his undergraduate degree in physical education from Kent State in 1987. He then moved on to Northern Michigan for his graduate studies, completing his master’s degree in 1989. Penkalski and his wife, Missy, have three children, Amanda, Katelyn and Russell.

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Assistant Director, Athletics Communications

Associate A.D., Business Administration

Tiffany Akre

Terry Allen

Patrick Baldwin

Randy Blackwood Executive Director, Athletics Facilities

Director, JQH Arena/HSC/PSC

Rob Brewer

Marcus Brown

Susan Brown

Wayne Chambers

Mike Chandler

Rob Christophel

Ger Coppinger

Sean Coughlin

Terri Coulter

Bethany Creed

Gerald Davis

Shannon Derricks

Trevyor Fisher

Drew Fitzgerald

Head Coach, Women’s Soccer

Assistant Coach, Men’s Soccer

Brenda Espy

Administrative Assistant

Lois Goldade

Academic Advisor, ACIA

Assistant Coach, Football

Brenda Essary

Coordinator, Spirit Squads

Administrative Assistant

Paul Evans

Administrative Assistant

Assistant Coach, Baseball

Becky Grant

Keith Guttin

Administrative Assistant

Jim Huelskamp

Dr. James Hutter

Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving

Head Coach, Football

Faculty Athletics Representative

Head Coach, Baseball

Jeni Jones

Associate Head Coach, Volleyball

Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

Assistant Coach, Football

Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball

Director of Operations, Men’s Basketball

Mitch Hauschildt

Rehabilitation Specialist and Performance Enhancement Coordinator

Kevin Kane Head Coach, Women’s Golf

Assistant Coach, Football

Keith Boaz

Assistant Coach, Football

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Sue Frederick

Assistant Coach, Women’s Soccer

Associate Head Coach, Softball

Daniel Heflin

Holly Hesse

Director, Athletic Development

Rick Kindhart

Assistant A.D., Athletics Communications

Tim Bohn

Director, Track & Field and Cross Country

Dave Collins

Casey Comoroski

Eric Doennig

Erika Dombkowski

Associate Head Coach, Swimming & Diving

Assistant Director Athletics Communications

Jerise Freeman

Associate A.D./SWA

Assistant Coach, Field Hockey

Jeremiah Frey

Director of Operations, Women’s Basketball

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Bryan Hicks

Brent Hobbs

Head Coach, Softball

Associate A.D., StudentAthlete Development

Tyler Landgraf

Jon Leamy

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Ron Boyce

Assistant Director, Athletics Communications

Head Coach, Men’s Soccer

Assistant Coach, Track & Field

Amy Luke

Assistant Athletic Trainer

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Paul Lusk

Head Coach, Men’s Basketball

Bob Montgomery

Dr. Brian Mahaffey

Trish Marsh

Team Physician

Associate Head Coach, Women’s Basketball

Helen McDowell

Administrative Assistant

Assistant Coach, Football

Associate Director, JQH Arena/HSC/PSC

Laree Moore

Alik Musukuma Head Coach, Cross Country

Administrative Assistant

Dan Raines

Fritz Rosenberg

Courtney Sanders

Terry Sauerbry

Gabby Gomez Sosa

Neal Stafford

Shannon Stanton

Assistant Director, ACIA

Head Coach, Field Hockey

Assistant Coach, Volleyball

Head Coach, Men’s Golf

Assistant Coach, Football

Athletics Ticket Manager

Joan Newman

Robin Meeks

Beth Messer

Brenda O’Connell

Taiwo Onatolu

Steve Sawchak

Michael Seabolt

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Administrative Assistant

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Cory Starr

Melissa Stokes

Equipment Manager

Head Coach, Volleyball

Assistant Coach, Football

Assistant Coach, Men’s Soccer

B.J. Stotser

Assistant Coach, Football

Nyla Milleson

Head Coach, Women’s Basketball

Jim Penkalski

Director, Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services

Kyle Moats

Director of Athletics

Beth Perine

Associate Head Coach, Softball

Dr. Richard Seagrave Kyle Smithpeters Team Physician

Carly Stubblefield Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball

Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

Brent Thomas Assistant Coach, Baseball

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Josh Udermann

Associate Head Coach, Football

Julie Wright

Kyle Yates

Administrative Assistant

D.J. Vokolek

Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving

Danny Weathermon Equipment Manager

Dr. Victor Wilson Team Physician

Steve Woodberry Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball

Assistant A.D., Compliance

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Bryan Hicks (Alabama A&M, ’92) Associate A.D. for Student-Athlete Development Dan Raines (Northwestern, ’98) Assistant Director Marcus Brown (Indiana, ’09) Academic Advisor Kendra Lewis (Missouri S&T, ’09) Assistant Academic Advisor Ryan Florence (William Jewell, ’10) Graduate Assistant Joan Newman Administrative Assistant

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

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Jim Penkalski (Kent St., ’87) Director Robin Meeks (Memphis, ’79) Assistant Director Shannon Derricks (West Virginia, ’93) Assistant Athletic Trainer Tyler Landgraf (Iowa St., ’00) Assistant Athletic Trainer Amy Luke (Missouri St., ’06) Assistant Athletic Trainer Steve Sawchak (Missouri St., ’90) Assistant Athletic Trainer Mitch Hauschildt (South Dakota, ’00) Rehabilitation/Performance Coordinator Suzie Anzalone (Missouri St., ’10) Intern Andilynn Beadles (Kansas, ’08) Intern Clay Holman (Oklahoma State ’10) Intern Kristin Paloncy (North Central College, ’03) Intern Becky Grant Administrative Assistant

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Rick Kindhart (Missouri St., ’91) Assistant A.D. for Communications Ben Adamson (Oklahoma St., ’05) Assistant Director Tim Bohn (Northern Illinois, ’06) Assistant Director-Web and New Media Eric Doennig (Missouri, ’00) Assistant Director Kevin Kane (UNI, ’84) Assistant Ashlee Russell (Missouri Southern, ’10) Graduate Assistant Adam Samson (Kansas, ’10) Graduate Assistant

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Daniel Heflin (Georgia College, ’08) Director of Athletic Development Art Hains (SMU, ’76) University Marketing Specialist Beth Messer (Florida St., ’07) NSM Coordinator of Sales & Marketing Paul Dodson (Missouri St., ’10) NSM Marketing Assistant Gina Gonzales (College of Mt. St. Joseph, ’11) Athletics Marketing Graduate Assistant Brandt Shields (Missouri St., ’11) Athletics Marketing Graduate Assistant Julie Wright Administrative Assistant

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Keith Guttin (Missouri-St. Louis, ’78) Brent Thomas (Missouri St., ’82) Paul Evans (Southern Illinois, ’81) Paul Lusk (Southern Illinois, ’95) Patrick Baldwin (Northwestern, ’94) Steve Woodberry (Kansas, ’94) Kyle Smithpeters (Southern Illinois, ’06) Trevyor Fisher (Missouri St., ’05) Brenda Essary Nyla Milleson (Kansas St., ’85) Trish Marsh (Missouri S&T, ’92) Carly Stubblefield (Missouri St., ’02) Bethany Creed (Drury, ’06) Jerise Freeman (Pacific, ’07) Terrie Coulter Gabby Gomez Sosa (Missouri St., ’05) Erika Dombkowski (Oneonta St. College, ’10) Terry Allen (UNI, ’79) D.J. Vokolek (Nebraska-Kearney, ’92) Rob Christophel (Austin Peay, ’84) Wayne Chambers (Oklahoma, ’07) Mike Chandler (Kansas, ’00) Sean Coughlin (Drake, ’01) Gerald Davis (Missouri St., ’08) Bob Montgomery (Iowa St., ’04) Taiwo Onatolu (Nebraska-Omaha, ’06) Courtney Sanders (Arkansas, ’02) B.J. Stotser (UNI, ’05) Neal Stafford (Missouri, ’02) Kevin Kane (UNI, ’84) Jon Leamy (Roanoke, ’82) Mike Seabolt (West Texas A&M, ’00) Ger Coppinger (Missouri Baptist, ’11) Rob Brewer (Lynchburg, ’77) Drew Fitzgerald (Texas A&M, ’01) Holly Hesse (Creighton, ’82) Sue Frederick (Creighton, ’89) Beth Perine (Ohio St., ’82) David Collins (Drury, ’05) Jim Huelskamp (Nebraska, ’89) Josh Udermann (Missouri St., ’09) Ronald Boyce (Murray St., ’89) Brent Hobbs (Clemson, ’05) Alick Musukuma (Oklahoma Baptist, ’96) Melissa Stokes (San Diego St., ’91) Jeni Jones (Florida, ’99) Fritz Rosenberg (Ball St., ’08)

Terry Sauerbry (Maryland, ’98) Jeremiah Frey (Central College, ’04) Cory Starr (Kansas, ’01) Danny Weathermon Shannon Stanton (Missouri St., ’92) Randy Blackwood (Missouri St., ’80) Keith Boaz (Missouri St., ’00) Laree Moore (Missouri St., ’88) Brenda O’Connell

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Facility and Support Staff

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

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

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

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2011-12 RETURNING NCAA DIVISON I WEST PRELIMINARY QUALIFIERS Jordan Bond, Jr-Triple Jump

Kimsue Grant, Jr-Triple Jump (2x)

Jelรกni Kelly, Sr-Discus (3x)

Shantel Llewellyn, R-Sr.100m and 200m Dashes

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