2011 Metro State Roadrunners Outdoor Track AWS
2011 Metro State Roadrunners Outdoor Track www.GoMetroState.com For immediate release: April 20, 2011
Metropolitan State College of Denver • Department of Athletics • Fax: 303-556-2720 Mail: Campus Box 9 • P.O. Box 173362 • Denver, CO 80217 • Ship: 1201 5th St. • Denver, CO 80217 Sports Info. Director: Andy Schlichting, O: 303-556-3431, C: 612-964-1281, [email protected] Assistant Athletic Director: Ron Christian, O: 303-556-8141, C: 719-659-2652, [email protected]
Outdoor Track Notes Metro State Update: Eiger Erickson became the second Roadrunner to qualify for nationals in an event this season on Thursday, posting a provisional time in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Lindbom was 33rd out of 97 runners in the 800 meters, running in 1:51.69.
school record time from Thursday’s Mt. SAC Relays, but finished fifth in 9:11.83, still under the provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Championships. His time was still faster than the previous school record of 9:20.26.
He ran the race in 9:04.11 to finish third out of 36 runners on Thursday. The only two runners ahead of him were Division I competitors.
Brandon Johnson ran the 5k at midnight on the West Coast and broke a 27-year-old school record by finishing third in his heat with a provisional qualifying time of 14:08.87. The previous record was set in 1984 by John Liese in 14:15.94.
Derek Fiorini finished second out of 24 runners in the 200 meters at the Cal State Los Angeles Twilight Open on Thursday night. His time of 21.91 was the secondfastest of his career and his fastest at sea level.
Metro State’s track teams were busy on Saturday in different parts of the country. One group of runners competed at the CSU-Pueblo Invitational in Pueblo, Colo., while another group was running in Long Beach, Calif.
Zach Mares was 12th in the 5k in 15:07.86.
Carissa Sinda broke her own school record in the 1500 meters on Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays.
In Pueblo, Kraig Kleiner placed eighth in the men’s 1500 meters in 4:07.66. Gabe Meidl was 13th out of 28 runners in the 400, finishing in 50.48.
For the women, Sinda was close to two milestones in the 800. Her time of 2:16.97 was .10 off the school record and 2.97 seconds off a provisional qualifying time.
The highlight came from Nate Newland, who placed fourth in the 800 in 1:58.76.
Xenia Flores ran her first 5k in nearly a year and finished in 18:40.22, placing 28th out of 44. Julia Hernandez also ran the 5k and finished sixth in 17:39.63.
Sinda finished in 4:41.98, placing 100th out of 126 runners in the highly competitive national meet. Her previous school record was 4:53.67, set earlier this season. Carl Arnold III and Shawn Lindbom both competed unattached as they are redshirting this season. Arnold finished in 3:53.32 in the 1500m, less than a second slower than his personal best time. He placed 85th out of 145.
Adrienne Bratton had the best finish for the women, placing 13th in the long jump with a leap of 4.70 meters. At Long Beach, Erickson was unable to improve on his
Fiorini missed a provisional qualifying time by .06 seconds in the 400 meters, finishing in 48.06, the fastest time of his career. He placed ninth out of 88 competitors.
Arnold, running unattached, finished 14th out of 92 in the 800 in 1:53.78.
RMAC Preseason Poll: The men’s team was picked to finish sixth in the RMAC and the women’s team was picked 10th in the preseason
2011 SCHEDULE
Head Coach John Supsic • Second year as head coach
Supsic was named the head track and cross country coach at Metro State following the 2009 cross country season after he helped the men’s and women’s cross country teams both qualify for the NCAA Championships as an assistant coach. The men’s team placed 14th and the women finished 21st. Both teams finished in the top-five in the highly competitive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. As head coach of the track teams in the spring of 2010, he led the men’s indoor team 27th-place finish at the NCAA Championships and the outdoor team to a 20th-place finish in the NCAA Championships. He coached the men’s distance medley relay team to third place at the indoor championships. In outdoor, Anthony Luna finished second in the 800 meters and Shawn Lindbom came in fourth as both runners earned All-America honors. Prior to assisting with Metro State in the fall of 2009, he served for over a year as an assistant with Regis University’s cross country team, designing workouts for student-athletes. Supsic had been an accountant in real estate from 2004-09, most recently with Mercy Housing, Inc. beginning in July, 2008, and spent three years as an auditor prior to his time in real estate. He graduated from Towson University in Maryland in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. While at Towson, Supsic was a two-year captain of the cross country team and earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors three times. Since graduation, Supsic continued his running career with the Boulder Distance Project for four years under the former marathon world record holder, Steve Jones. His team won the U.S. marathon relay championship in 2006. A native of Baltimore, Md., Supsic is married to the former Dr. Kristin Carpenter.
March
19 Sat. 26 Sat.
Potts Invitational Boulder, Colo. CSU-Pueblo Open Pueblo, Colo.
9 Sat. 9 Sat. 14-16 Th.-Sat. 15-16 Fri.-Sat. 16 Sat. 23 Sat. 29 Sat.
CU Invitational NTS Boulder, Colo. UCCS Dual M: L 41-75; W: L 25-83 Boulder, Colo. Mt. SAC Relays NTS Walnut, Calif. CSU-Pueblo Invitational M: 13th; W: NTS Pueblo, Colo. Beach Invitational NTS Long Beach, Calif. Jack Christiansen Invitational TBA Fort Collins, Colo. UCCS/Metro/Chadron/Mines Quad TBA Golden, Colo.
8-10 Sun.-Tue. 15 Sun. 26-28 Th.-Sat.
RMAC Championships Golden, Colo. Mines Last Chance Meet Golden, Colo. NCAA Championships Turlock, Calif.
April
May
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coaches poll. Nebraska-Kearney was the favorite on the men’s side, edging Adams State. Adams State was picked to win the women’s conference title in a unanimous vote. Outdoor Track Honors: Men: Carl Arnold III: • 2010 - Third team All-RMAC (1500m) • 2010 - RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 28) • 2010 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (1500m) Eiger Erickson: • 2007 - First team All-RMAC (3000m Steeplechase) • 2007 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (3000m St) Derek Fiorini: • 2010 - Academic All-RMAC honor roll • 2010 - Second team All-RMAC (200m) • 2010 - Third team All-RMAC (100m) • 2009 - RMAC Freshman of the Year • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (100m, 200m, . ..... 4x400m relay) Brandon Johnson: • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (3000m Steeplechase) • 2009 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (3000m St.) Shawn Lindbom: • 2010 - All-America (800m) • 2010 - Second team All-RMAC (800m) • 2010 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (800m) • 2010 - Preseason All-RMAC • 2009 - All-America (800m) • 2009 - First team All-RMAC (800m) • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (4x400m relay) • 2009 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (800m) Nate Newland: • 2010 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (1500m) • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (4x400m relay) • 2009 - Third team All-RMAC (1500m) • 2009 - RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 1) • 2009 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (1500m) Women: Kery Allen: • 2010 - Second team Academic All-RMAC
2011 Rosters Men’s Roster Carl Arnold III Eiger Erickson Quin Erickson Derek Fiorini Kellen Fockler Casey Hulbert Brandon Johnson Kraig Kleiner Shawn Lindbom Zach Mares Gabe Meidl Jerry Munoz Nate Newland Luke Thompson Jake Wolford
Events Yr. Distance 5-9 Distance 6-2 Distance 6-1 Sprints 5-10 Distance 5-10 Sprints 5-10 Distance 5-9 Distance 5-9 Mid. Dist. 6-4 Distance 6-0 Sprints 5-7 Spr/MD 5-7 Distance 6-1 Spr/Jmp 5-10 Sprints 5-11
Ht. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. RFr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr.
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Colorado Springs, Colo./Wasson H.S. (Butler County CC) Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S. Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S. Westminster, Colo./Ranum H.S. Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs H.S. Littleton, Colo./ThunderRidge H.S. Ventura, Calif./Ventura College (Ventura H.S.) Denver/Overland H.S. Wiggins, Colo./Wiggins H.S. Northglenn, Colo./Thornton H.S. Denver/Bishop Machebeuf H.S. Denver/Bishop Machebeuf H.S. Lafayette, Colo./Cowley County C.C. (Ponca City H.S.) Greenwood Village, Colo./Cherry Creek H.S. Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.
Women’s Roster Kery Allen Amy Andrus Adrienne Bratton Cassondra Bratton Vail Davis Xenia Flores Jessie Hecht Julia Hernandez Gabi Hildreth Carissa Sinda Vickey VanAlstine-Tauer Krystin Yarkosky
Events Distance Jumps Spr/Jmp Spr/Jmp Spr/Jmp Distance Distance Distance Distance Spr/MD Distance Distance
Ht. So. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So.
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Aurora, Colo./Fort Lewis College (Eaglecrest H.S.) Richmond, Utah/Sky View H.S. Arvada, Colo./Pomona H.S. Arvada, Colo./University of Denver (Pomona H.S.) Lakewood, Colo./Dakota Ridge H.S. Brighton, Colo./Brighton H.S. Hillsborough, N.J./Radford Univ. (Hillsborough H.S.) San Diego, Calif./Colorado Mines (Fairview H.S.) Littleton, Colo./Colorado State Univ. (Chatfield H.S.) Arvada, Colo./Pomona H.S. Littleton, Colo./Dakota Ridge H.S. Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.
Yr. 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-5 5-1 5-2 5-1 5-4 5-8 4-10
Head Coach: John Supsic (2nd season) Assistant Coaches: Charles Gomez (recruiting/distance), Brant Gilbert (sprints/jumps), Kelsey Jones (distance), Stacy Schmidt (jumps) Pronunciations Amy Andrus: AN-druss Eiger Erickson: eye-ger Derek Fiorini: fee-er-ee-nee Kraig Kleiner: CLINE-er Zach Mares: MAH-res Gabe Meidl: MY-dull Xenia Flores: sen-ya
Roster Breakdown: Men By Hometown: Colorado 13, California 1 Men By Year: Senior 5, Junior 3, Sophomore 3, Redshirt Freshman 1, Freshman 3 Women By Hometown: Colorado 9, California 1, New Jersey 1, Utah 1 Women By Year: Senior 1, Junior 3, Sophomore 5, Freshman 3
Xenia Flores: • 2010 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (5000m) • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (5000m) • 2009 - Third team All-RMAC (10,000m) This Weekend’s Schedule: 10 a.m. - Women’s shot put (after men’s shot put): Amy Andrus 10 a.m. - Men’s long jump: Luke Thompson (after men’s long jump) - Women’s long jump: Vail Davis, Adrienne Bratton, Cassondra Bratton 10 a.m. - Women’s 5k: Xenia Flores 11:40 a.m. - Women’s 1500: Jessie Hecht, Julia Hernandez, Carissa Sinda, Gabi Hildreth, Kery Allen 12 p.m. - Men’s 1500: Brandon Johnson, Jerry Munoz, Nate Newland, Eiger Erickson, Kellen Fockler 1:05 p.m. - Women’s 400: Judith Chavez 1:20 p.m. - Men’s 400: Derek Fiorini, Gabe Meidl 1:45 p.m. - Women’s 100: Lisa Jones, Chelsea Libonati 1:55 p.m. - Men’s 100: Casey Hulbert 2:10 p.m. - Women’s 800: Jessie Hecht, Shaneis Malouff (unattached), Krystin Yarkosky 2:30 p.m. - Men’s 800: Kellen Fockler, Gabe Meidl 3:10 p.m. - Men’s 400 Hurdles: Jake Wolford 3:45 p.m. - Men’s 200: Casey Hulbert, Paul Brotherson 4 p.m. - Men’s 5k: Zach Mares, Kraig Kleiner
2011 National Qualifiers Men Event Brandon Johnson 1500 Eiger Erickson 3000 Steep. Brandon Johnson 5000
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Converted Time 3:49.54 (P) 9:04.11 (P) 14:08.87 (P)
Nat’l Rank 6th 8th 3rd
Nat’l Leader Date Qualified 3:42.49 April 8 8:44.98 April 14 13:42.88 April 15
Individual Personal-Bests: Men:
Carl Arnold III 800m 1500m
1:54.59, 3/28/10 3:53.01, 5/16/10
Eiger Erickson 800m 1500m 3000m 3000m Steep. 5000m
2:01.52, 4/17/10 4:05.00, 4/9/11 9:03.94, 3/19/11 9:36.88, 3/26/11 16:08.71, 3/31/07
Quin Erickson 800m 1500m 3000m
2:06.90, 3/26/11 4:08.17, 3/19/11 9:24.73, 4/9/11
Derek Fiorini 100m* 200m 400m
10.85, 5/4/09 21.89, 4/25/09 48.06, 4/16/11
Kellen Fockler 800m 1500m 3000m 5000m
2:03.26, 4/30/10 4:14.65, 4/9/11 9:31.63, 3/19/11 16:13.5h, 3/26/11
Casey Hulbert 100m 200m
11.29, 4/9/11 23.55, 4/9/11
Brandon Johnson 800m 1500m 3000m Steep.* 5000m*
1:59.33, 3/26/11 3:55.15, 4/9/11 9:04.11, 4/14/11 14:08.87, 4/15/11
Kraig Kleiner 800m 1500m 3000m*
2:02.34, 3/26/11 4:04.82, 3/26/11 8:55.80, 4/9/11
Shawn Lindbom 400m 800m 1500m
49.28, 5/16/10 1:49.51, 5/29/10 4:07.49, 4/3/10
Zach Mares 800m 1500m 3000m* 5000m 10,000m
2:07.81, 4/3/10 4:08.94, 3/19/11 9:02.14, 4/10/10 15:07.86, 4/16/11 33:12.09, 5/10/10
Gabe Meidl 200m 400m 800m
23.37, 4/17/10 50.48, 4/16/11 2:03.13, 3/19/11
Jerry Munoz 800m 1500m
2:09.54, 4/10/10 4:26.10, 4/16/11
Nate Newland 800m 1500m 3000m Steep. 5000m
1:58.67, 4/16/11 3:52.70, 4/17/10 10:04.53, 4/11/09 15:55.10, 5/11/10
Luke Thompson Long Jump 100m
6.25m, 3/19/11 11.66, 4/9/11
Jake Wolford 110m H
18.19, 3/28/10
200m 400m 400m H 800m
24.26, 4/10/10 52.31, 4/10/10 57.60, 4/17/10 2:11.15, 3/21/09
Women: Kery Allen 800m 1500m 3000m 5000m
2:27.64, 4/17/10 4:57.26, 4/17/10 11:34.43, 4/9/11 19:00.62, 4/24/10
Adrienne Bratton 100m Triple Jump* Long Jump
14.35, 3/28/10 10.63m, 4/3/10 4.70m, 4/16/11
Cassondra Bratton Long Jump 4.53m, 4/16/11 Vail Davis Long Jump
4.77m, 3/26/11
Xenia Flores 800m 1500m 3000m* 5000m* 10,000m
2:37.34, 4/3/10 4:57.51, 4/30/10 10:51.12, 3/21/09 17:32.97, 4/17/10 41:33.39, 5/10/10
Jessie Hecht 3000m 5000m
12:27.04, 4/9/11 21:16.85, 4/16/11
Julia Hernandez 1500m 3000m 5000m
5:01.28, 4/9/11 11:08.63, 3/19/11 17:39.63, 4/16/11
Gabi Hildreth 800m 1500m
2:45.00, 3/19/11 5:35.48, 4/9/11
Carissa Sinda 800m 1500m*
2:16.97, 4/16/11 4:41.98, 4/15/11
Vickey VanAlstine-Tauer 800m 2:27.09, 3/19/11 1500m 5:05.65, 3/26/11 Krystin Yarkosky 800m 1500m 3000m 5000m
2:40.87, 4/30/10 5:36.48, 4/17/10 12:25.33, 4/11/09 22:45.11, 5/5/09
*School record
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Metropolitan State College of Denver • Department of Athletics • Fax: 303-556-2720 Mail: Campus Box 9 • P.O. Box 173362 • Denver, CO 80217 • Ship: 1201 5th St. • Denver, CO 80217 Sports Info. Director: Andy Schlichting, O: 303-556-3431, C: 612-964-1281, [email protected] Assistant Athletic Director: Ron Christian, O: 303-556-8141, C: 719-659-2652, [email protected]
Outdoor Track Notes Metro State Update: Eiger Erickson became the second Roadrunner to qualify for nationals in an event this season on Thursday, posting a provisional time in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Lindbom was 33rd out of 97 runners in the 800 meters, running in 1:51.69.
school record time from Thursday’s Mt. SAC Relays, but finished fifth in 9:11.83, still under the provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Championships. His time was still faster than the previous school record of 9:20.26.
He ran the race in 9:04.11 to finish third out of 36 runners on Thursday. The only two runners ahead of him were Division I competitors.
Brandon Johnson ran the 5k at midnight on the West Coast and broke a 27-year-old school record by finishing third in his heat with a provisional qualifying time of 14:08.87. The previous record was set in 1984 by John Liese in 14:15.94.
Derek Fiorini finished second out of 24 runners in the 200 meters at the Cal State Los Angeles Twilight Open on Thursday night. His time of 21.91 was the secondfastest of his career and his fastest at sea level.
Metro State’s track teams were busy on Saturday in different parts of the country. One group of runners competed at the CSU-Pueblo Invitational in Pueblo, Colo., while another group was running in Long Beach, Calif.
Zach Mares was 12th in the 5k in 15:07.86.
Carissa Sinda broke her own school record in the 1500 meters on Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays.
In Pueblo, Kraig Kleiner placed eighth in the men’s 1500 meters in 4:07.66. Gabe Meidl was 13th out of 28 runners in the 400, finishing in 50.48.
For the women, Sinda was close to two milestones in the 800. Her time of 2:16.97 was .10 off the school record and 2.97 seconds off a provisional qualifying time.
The highlight came from Nate Newland, who placed fourth in the 800 in 1:58.76.
Xenia Flores ran her first 5k in nearly a year and finished in 18:40.22, placing 28th out of 44. Julia Hernandez also ran the 5k and finished sixth in 17:39.63.
Sinda finished in 4:41.98, placing 100th out of 126 runners in the highly competitive national meet. Her previous school record was 4:53.67, set earlier this season. Carl Arnold III and Shawn Lindbom both competed unattached as they are redshirting this season. Arnold finished in 3:53.32 in the 1500m, less than a second slower than his personal best time. He placed 85th out of 145.
Adrienne Bratton had the best finish for the women, placing 13th in the long jump with a leap of 4.70 meters. At Long Beach, Erickson was unable to improve on his
Fiorini missed a provisional qualifying time by .06 seconds in the 400 meters, finishing in 48.06, the fastest time of his career. He placed ninth out of 88 competitors.
Arnold, running unattached, finished 14th out of 92 in the 800 in 1:53.78.
RMAC Preseason Poll: The men’s team was picked to finish sixth in the RMAC and the women’s team was picked 10th in the preseason
2011 SCHEDULE
Head Coach John Supsic • Second year as head coach
Supsic was named the head track and cross country coach at Metro State following the 2009 cross country season after he helped the men’s and women’s cross country teams both qualify for the NCAA Championships as an assistant coach. The men’s team placed 14th and the women finished 21st. Both teams finished in the top-five in the highly competitive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. As head coach of the track teams in the spring of 2010, he led the men’s indoor team 27th-place finish at the NCAA Championships and the outdoor team to a 20th-place finish in the NCAA Championships. He coached the men’s distance medley relay team to third place at the indoor championships. In outdoor, Anthony Luna finished second in the 800 meters and Shawn Lindbom came in fourth as both runners earned All-America honors. Prior to assisting with Metro State in the fall of 2009, he served for over a year as an assistant with Regis University’s cross country team, designing workouts for student-athletes. Supsic had been an accountant in real estate from 2004-09, most recently with Mercy Housing, Inc. beginning in July, 2008, and spent three years as an auditor prior to his time in real estate. He graduated from Towson University in Maryland in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. While at Towson, Supsic was a two-year captain of the cross country team and earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors three times. Since graduation, Supsic continued his running career with the Boulder Distance Project for four years under the former marathon world record holder, Steve Jones. His team won the U.S. marathon relay championship in 2006. A native of Baltimore, Md., Supsic is married to the former Dr. Kristin Carpenter.
March
19 Sat. 26 Sat.
Potts Invitational Boulder, Colo. CSU-Pueblo Open Pueblo, Colo.
9 Sat. 9 Sat. 14-16 Th.-Sat. 15-16 Fri.-Sat. 16 Sat. 23 Sat. 29 Sat.
CU Invitational NTS Boulder, Colo. UCCS Dual M: L 41-75; W: L 25-83 Boulder, Colo. Mt. SAC Relays NTS Walnut, Calif. CSU-Pueblo Invitational M: 13th; W: NTS Pueblo, Colo. Beach Invitational NTS Long Beach, Calif. Jack Christiansen Invitational TBA Fort Collins, Colo. UCCS/Metro/Chadron/Mines Quad TBA Golden, Colo.
8-10 Sun.-Tue. 15 Sun. 26-28 Th.-Sat.
RMAC Championships Golden, Colo. Mines Last Chance Meet Golden, Colo. NCAA Championships Turlock, Calif.
April
May
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coaches poll. Nebraska-Kearney was the favorite on the men’s side, edging Adams State. Adams State was picked to win the women’s conference title in a unanimous vote. Outdoor Track Honors: Men: Carl Arnold III: • 2010 - Third team All-RMAC (1500m) • 2010 - RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 28) • 2010 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (1500m) Eiger Erickson: • 2007 - First team All-RMAC (3000m Steeplechase) • 2007 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (3000m St) Derek Fiorini: • 2010 - Academic All-RMAC honor roll • 2010 - Second team All-RMAC (200m) • 2010 - Third team All-RMAC (100m) • 2009 - RMAC Freshman of the Year • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (100m, 200m, . ..... 4x400m relay) Brandon Johnson: • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (3000m Steeplechase) • 2009 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (3000m St.) Shawn Lindbom: • 2010 - All-America (800m) • 2010 - Second team All-RMAC (800m) • 2010 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (800m) • 2010 - Preseason All-RMAC • 2009 - All-America (800m) • 2009 - First team All-RMAC (800m) • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (4x400m relay) • 2009 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (800m) Nate Newland: • 2010 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (1500m) • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (4x400m relay) • 2009 - Third team All-RMAC (1500m) • 2009 - RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 1) • 2009 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (1500m) Women: Kery Allen: • 2010 - Second team Academic All-RMAC
2011 Rosters Men’s Roster Carl Arnold III Eiger Erickson Quin Erickson Derek Fiorini Kellen Fockler Casey Hulbert Brandon Johnson Kraig Kleiner Shawn Lindbom Zach Mares Gabe Meidl Jerry Munoz Nate Newland Luke Thompson Jake Wolford
Events Yr. Distance 5-9 Distance 6-2 Distance 6-1 Sprints 5-10 Distance 5-10 Sprints 5-10 Distance 5-9 Distance 5-9 Mid. Dist. 6-4 Distance 6-0 Sprints 5-7 Spr/MD 5-7 Distance 6-1 Spr/Jmp 5-10 Sprints 5-11
Ht. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. RFr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr.
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Colorado Springs, Colo./Wasson H.S. (Butler County CC) Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S. Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S. Westminster, Colo./Ranum H.S. Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs H.S. Littleton, Colo./ThunderRidge H.S. Ventura, Calif./Ventura College (Ventura H.S.) Denver/Overland H.S. Wiggins, Colo./Wiggins H.S. Northglenn, Colo./Thornton H.S. Denver/Bishop Machebeuf H.S. Denver/Bishop Machebeuf H.S. Lafayette, Colo./Cowley County C.C. (Ponca City H.S.) Greenwood Village, Colo./Cherry Creek H.S. Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.
Women’s Roster Kery Allen Amy Andrus Adrienne Bratton Cassondra Bratton Vail Davis Xenia Flores Jessie Hecht Julia Hernandez Gabi Hildreth Carissa Sinda Vickey VanAlstine-Tauer Krystin Yarkosky
Events Distance Jumps Spr/Jmp Spr/Jmp Spr/Jmp Distance Distance Distance Distance Spr/MD Distance Distance
Ht. So. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So.
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Aurora, Colo./Fort Lewis College (Eaglecrest H.S.) Richmond, Utah/Sky View H.S. Arvada, Colo./Pomona H.S. Arvada, Colo./University of Denver (Pomona H.S.) Lakewood, Colo./Dakota Ridge H.S. Brighton, Colo./Brighton H.S. Hillsborough, N.J./Radford Univ. (Hillsborough H.S.) San Diego, Calif./Colorado Mines (Fairview H.S.) Littleton, Colo./Colorado State Univ. (Chatfield H.S.) Arvada, Colo./Pomona H.S. Littleton, Colo./Dakota Ridge H.S. Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.
Yr. 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-5 5-1 5-2 5-1 5-4 5-8 4-10
Head Coach: John Supsic (2nd season) Assistant Coaches: Charles Gomez (recruiting/distance), Brant Gilbert (sprints/jumps), Kelsey Jones (distance), Stacy Schmidt (jumps) Pronunciations Amy Andrus: AN-druss Eiger Erickson: eye-ger Derek Fiorini: fee-er-ee-nee Kraig Kleiner: CLINE-er Zach Mares: MAH-res Gabe Meidl: MY-dull Xenia Flores: sen-ya
Roster Breakdown: Men By Hometown: Colorado 13, California 1 Men By Year: Senior 5, Junior 3, Sophomore 3, Redshirt Freshman 1, Freshman 3 Women By Hometown: Colorado 9, California 1, New Jersey 1, Utah 1 Women By Year: Senior 1, Junior 3, Sophomore 5, Freshman 3
Xenia Flores: • 2010 - Provisional NCAA qualifying time (5000m) • 2009 - Second team All-RMAC (5000m) • 2009 - Third team All-RMAC (10,000m) This Weekend’s Schedule: 10 a.m. - Women’s shot put (after men’s shot put): Amy Andrus 10 a.m. - Men’s long jump: Luke Thompson (after men’s long jump) - Women’s long jump: Vail Davis, Adrienne Bratton, Cassondra Bratton 10 a.m. - Women’s 5k: Xenia Flores 11:40 a.m. - Women’s 1500: Jessie Hecht, Julia Hernandez, Carissa Sinda, Gabi Hildreth, Kery Allen 12 p.m. - Men’s 1500: Brandon Johnson, Jerry Munoz, Nate Newland, Eiger Erickson, Kellen Fockler 1:05 p.m. - Women’s 400: Judith Chavez 1:20 p.m. - Men’s 400: Derek Fiorini, Gabe Meidl 1:45 p.m. - Women’s 100: Lisa Jones, Chelsea Libonati 1:55 p.m. - Men’s 100: Casey Hulbert 2:10 p.m. - Women’s 800: Jessie Hecht, Shaneis Malouff (unattached), Krystin Yarkosky 2:30 p.m. - Men’s 800: Kellen Fockler, Gabe Meidl 3:10 p.m. - Men’s 400 Hurdles: Jake Wolford 3:45 p.m. - Men’s 200: Casey Hulbert, Paul Brotherson 4 p.m. - Men’s 5k: Zach Mares, Kraig Kleiner
2011 National Qualifiers Men Event Brandon Johnson 1500 Eiger Erickson 3000 Steep. Brandon Johnson 5000
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Converted Time 3:49.54 (P) 9:04.11 (P) 14:08.87 (P)
Nat’l Rank 6th 8th 3rd
Nat’l Leader Date Qualified 3:42.49 April 8 8:44.98 April 14 13:42.88 April 15
Individual Personal-Bests: Men:
Carl Arnold III 800m 1500m
1:54.59, 3/28/10 3:53.01, 5/16/10
Eiger Erickson 800m 1500m 3000m 3000m Steep. 5000m
2:01.52, 4/17/10 4:05.00, 4/9/11 9:03.94, 3/19/11 9:36.88, 3/26/11 16:08.71, 3/31/07
Quin Erickson 800m 1500m 3000m
2:06.90, 3/26/11 4:08.17, 3/19/11 9:24.73, 4/9/11
Derek Fiorini 100m* 200m 400m
10.85, 5/4/09 21.89, 4/25/09 48.06, 4/16/11
Kellen Fockler 800m 1500m 3000m 5000m
2:03.26, 4/30/10 4:14.65, 4/9/11 9:31.63, 3/19/11 16:13.5h, 3/26/11
Casey Hulbert 100m 200m
11.29, 4/9/11 23.55, 4/9/11
Brandon Johnson 800m 1500m 3000m Steep.* 5000m*
1:59.33, 3/26/11 3:55.15, 4/9/11 9:04.11, 4/14/11 14:08.87, 4/15/11
Kraig Kleiner 800m 1500m 3000m*
2:02.34, 3/26/11 4:04.82, 3/26/11 8:55.80, 4/9/11
Shawn Lindbom 400m 800m 1500m
49.28, 5/16/10 1:49.51, 5/29/10 4:07.49, 4/3/10
Zach Mares 800m 1500m 3000m* 5000m 10,000m
2:07.81, 4/3/10 4:08.94, 3/19/11 9:02.14, 4/10/10 15:07.86, 4/16/11 33:12.09, 5/10/10
Gabe Meidl 200m 400m 800m
23.37, 4/17/10 50.48, 4/16/11 2:03.13, 3/19/11
Jerry Munoz 800m 1500m
2:09.54, 4/10/10 4:26.10, 4/16/11
Nate Newland 800m 1500m 3000m Steep. 5000m
1:58.67, 4/16/11 3:52.70, 4/17/10 10:04.53, 4/11/09 15:55.10, 5/11/10
Luke Thompson Long Jump 100m
6.25m, 3/19/11 11.66, 4/9/11
Jake Wolford 110m H
18.19, 3/28/10
200m 400m 400m H 800m
24.26, 4/10/10 52.31, 4/10/10 57.60, 4/17/10 2:11.15, 3/21/09
Women: Kery Allen 800m 1500m 3000m 5000m
2:27.64, 4/17/10 4:57.26, 4/17/10 11:34.43, 4/9/11 19:00.62, 4/24/10
Adrienne Bratton 100m Triple Jump* Long Jump
14.35, 3/28/10 10.63m, 4/3/10 4.70m, 4/16/11
Cassondra Bratton Long Jump 4.53m, 4/16/11 Vail Davis Long Jump
4.77m, 3/26/11
Xenia Flores 800m 1500m 3000m* 5000m* 10,000m
2:37.34, 4/3/10 4:57.51, 4/30/10 10:51.12, 3/21/09 17:32.97, 4/17/10 41:33.39, 5/10/10
Jessie Hecht 3000m 5000m
12:27.04, 4/9/11 21:16.85, 4/16/11
Julia Hernandez 1500m 3000m 5000m
5:01.28, 4/9/11 11:08.63, 3/19/11 17:39.63, 4/16/11
Gabi Hildreth 800m 1500m
2:45.00, 3/19/11 5:35.48, 4/9/11
Carissa Sinda 800m 1500m*
2:16.97, 4/16/11 4:41.98, 4/15/11
Vickey VanAlstine-Tauer 800m 2:27.09, 3/19/11 1500m 5:05.65, 3/26/11 Krystin Yarkosky 800m 1500m 3000m 5000m
2:40.87, 4/30/10 5:36.48, 4/17/10 12:25.33, 4/11/09 22:45.11, 5/5/09
*School record
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