CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PRESS RELEASE
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Salisbury’s Luke Campbell Repeats As Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Coach Jim Jones Also Honored As Sea Gulls Claim 16 CAC Awards YORK, Pa. - Fresh off another four gold medal performance at the 2015 CAC Track & Field Championship, Salisbury junior Luke Campbell continues to add to his lengthy list of awards as he was named the conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year for the second-straight year. In three seasons, Campbell has now collected more than a dozen all-conference awards with two Rookie of the Year awards (indoor and outdoor in 2012-13) and four Athlete of the Year awards (indoor and outdoor in 2013-14 and 2014-15). At the 2015 CAC Outdoor Championships, Campbell was honored as a member of the conference’s Silver Anniversary Team. He also has three individual national championships to his credit ... so far. It’s the 11th time since Salisbury joined the CAC in 1994 that a Sea Gull athlete has captured the conference’s top individual award, and the eighth time in the last 11 years. Campbell is the second Sea Gull to win the Outdoor Men’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year award twice, joining 1994-95 winner Byron Pugh in that exclusive club. Gallaudet’s Wayne Langbein (1992-93) and Patrick Deas (1996-97) also won the award twice in their careers. Campbell and Jim Jones, who added his fourth-straight CAC Outdoor Men’s Track & field Coach of the Year award in the voting of the conference coaches, led a parade of 16 total awards for the Sea Gulls, who won their fourthstraight team championship. Jones’ nine CAC Outdoor Men’s Track & Field Coach of the Year awards is a record. Joining Campbell from individual events on the 2015 All-CAC first-team were seniors Tyler Austin (100), Thomas Burke (800), Dylan Burkett (shot put) and junior Xavier Stinson (high jump). Austin (200), Burke (1,500) and Burkett (hammer) were also second-team all-stars along with classmates Devon Hopkins (400 hurdles) and Ryan DiPascale (shot put and javelin), junior Jeff Jordan (discus) and freshman Zach Schmelz (400). Each of the Sea Gulls with the exception of the newcomer Schmelz is now at least a three-time All-Conference honoree at the annual outdoor championship meet, and each contributed in the past to SU’s four-straight team titles during the indoor season. Schmelz started his career strong as he was a member with Campbell on both of SU’s gold medal relays. Christopher Newport finished second in the 2015 CAC Outdoor Championship, capturing eight all-conference awards, including a CAC-best six individual gold medals. Freshman Ryan Scott led the Captains with a first-place finish in the 200-meter dash and was selected by the coaches as the 2015 Outdoor Rookie of the Year. Joining Scott on the All-CAC first team were senior Daniel Richard (3,000 steeplechase), junior Dominique Torres (triple jump), sophomores William Rabil (1,500) and Charles Pruitt (10K) as well as freshman Legend Boyesen (discus). Torres repeated as the CAC gold medalist in the triple jump while Richard moved up from his second-team position last year to the top spot this year in the steeplechase. Senior Daulton Teaford (100) and sophomore Ricardo Cabrera (3,000 steeplechase) added second-team AllCAC awards for the Captains. Wesley’s program has grown in the past few years and earned seven all-conference awards in 2015, including a pair of individual honors for sophomore Dominic McAnulty in the 400-meter dash (first team) and the triple jump (second team). McAnulty also led off the Wolverines’ second-place 4x400 relay team. Junior long jumper De’Vaughn Trader joined McAnulty on the All-CAC first team while freshmen Urgy Eado (800) and Roland Attoh-Okine (110 hurdles) picked up second-team individual awards. Trader (4x100) and Eado (4x400) also gained second-team relay all-conference honors. Mary Washington senior pole vaulter Nicholas Judy collected his third career all-conference award and joined classmate and gold medalist Michael Lohr in sweeping top honors in the event. The Eagles also added second-team allstar recognition for the first time for sophomore Ben Sorenson (5K) and freshman Nick Smith (long jump). York matched Wesley with two first-team All-CAC awards, earned by senior Michael Stetson (5K) and junior Robert Doster (javelin). The Spartans added a second-team all-star presentation in the distance events by senior Craig Eppler (10K). (more)
2015 All-CAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Team/Add 1 A pair of Frostburg State field event athletes earned second-team All-CAC awards at the conference championship, including first-team junior hammer thrower J.R. Lowery and second team freshman high jumper Collin Schultz. - 30 -
2015 All-CAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Team First Team Yr. Pos. Team Hometown/High School Previous Honors (in the event) Tyler Austin Sr. 100 Salisbury Bowie, Md./Patuxent 1st in ‘14, 1st in ‘13 Luke Campbell Jr. 110H Salisbury Brunswick, Md./Brunswick 1st & AOY in ‘14; 1st & ROY in ‘13 Ryan Scott Fr. 200 Christopher Newport Glen Allen, Va./Henrico Dominic McAnulty So. 400 Wesley Rising Sun, Md./Rising Sun Luke Campbell Jr. 400H Salisbury Brunswick, Md./Brunswick 1st & AOY in ‘14 2nd & ROY in ‘13 Thomas Burke Sr. 800 Salisbury Sussex, N.J./Vernon Twp. 2nd in ‘14, 1st in ‘13, 2nd in ‘12 William Rabil So. 1,500 Christopher Newport Springfield, Va./West Springfield Daniel Richard Sr. 3,000S Christopher Newport Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park 2nd in ‘14 Michael Stetson Sr. 5,000 York Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge Charles Pruitt So. 10,000 Christopher Newport Mt. Sidney, Va./Fort Defiance Salisbury 4x100R Salisbury (Tyler Austin, Zach Schmelz, Jerel Madison, Luke Campbell) Salisbury 4x400R Salisbury (Devin Hopkins, Eric Halton, Zach Schmelz Luke Campbell) Dylan Burkett Sr. Shot Salisbury College Park, Md./So. Hagerstown 1st in ‘14, 1st in ‘13 Legend Boyesen Fr. Disc Christopher Newport Orange Co., Calif./Parkland (Pa.) Robert Doster Jr. Jav York Middletown, Pa./Middletown 2nd in ‘14 J.R. Lowery Jr. Ham Frostburg State Rohrersville, Md./Boonsboro Xavier Stinson Jr. HJ Salisbury Perryville, Md./Perryville 2nd in ‘14, 1st in ‘13 De’Vaughn Trader Jr. LJ Wesley Delmar, Del./Delmar Dominique Torres Jr. TJ Christopher Newport Chesapeake, Va./Grassfield 1st in ‘14 Michael Lohr Sr. PV Mary Washington Fairfax, Va./Robinson Second Team Yr. Daulton Teaford Sr. Roland Attoh-Okine Fr. Tyler Austin Sr. Zach Schmelz Fr. Devon Hopkins Sr. Urgy Eado Fr. Thomas Burke Sr. Ricardo Cabrera So. Ben Sorenson So. Craig Eppler Sr. Wesley Wesley Ryan DiPascale Sr. Jeff Jordan Jr. Ryan DiPascale Sr. Dylan Burkett Sr. Collin Schultz Fr. Nick Smith Fr. Dominic McAnulty So. Nicholas Judy Sr.
Pos. Team 100 Christopher Newport 110H Wesley 200 Salisbury 400 Salisbury 400H Salisbury 800 Wesley 1,500 Salisbury 3,000S Christopher Newport 5,000 Mary Washington 10,000 York 4x100R Wesley 4x400R Wesley Shot Salisbury Disc Salisbury Jav Salisbury Ham Salisbury HJ Frostburg State LJ Mary Washington TJ Wesley PV Mary Washington
2015 CAC Athlete of the Year: 2015 CAC Rookie of the Year: 2015 CAC Coach of the Year:
Hometown/High School Previous Honors (in the event) Boyce, Va./Clarke County Newark, Del./Newark Bowie, Md./Patuxent 2nd in ‘14, 2nd in ‘13 Newark, Del./St. Mark’s Randallstown, Md./Owings Mills 2nd in ‘14, 1st in ‘13, 1st in ‘12 Rockville, Md./Thomas Wootton Sussex, N.J./Vernon Twp. Richmond, Va./Mills E. Godwin Stafford, Va./Mountain View Bethlehem, Pa./Northampton (De’Vaughn Trader, DaJahn Lowery, Greg Taylor, Vicco Bedell) (Dominic McAnulty, Urgy Eado, Vicco Bedell, Anthony Brinkley) Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson 2nd in ‘14 Bellemead, N.J./Montgomery 2nd in ‘14, 1st in ‘13 Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson 2nd in ‘13 College Park, Md./So. Hagerstown 2nd in ‘14, 2nd in ‘12 Clear Spring, Md./Clear Spring Spotsylvania, Va./Spotsylvania Rising Sun, Md./Rising Sun Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend 1st in ‘14, 1st in ‘13
Luke Campbell, Salisbury (second-straight year) Ryan Scott, Christopher Newport Jim Jones, Salisbury (9th time, also in 2004-08 and 2012-14)
Salisbury’s Luke Campbell Repeats As Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Coach Jim Jones Also Honored As Sea Gulls Claim 16 CAC Awards YORK, Pa. - Fresh off another four gold medal performance at the 2015 CAC Track & Field Championship, Salisbury junior Luke Campbell continues to add to his lengthy list of awards as he was named the conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year for the second-straight year. In three seasons, Campbell has now collected more than a dozen all-conference awards with two Rookie of the Year awards (indoor and outdoor in 2012-13) and four Athlete of the Year awards (indoor and outdoor in 2013-14 and 2014-15). At the 2015 CAC Outdoor Championships, Campbell was honored as a member of the conference’s Silver Anniversary Team. He also has three individual national championships to his credit ... so far. It’s the 11th time since Salisbury joined the CAC in 1994 that a Sea Gull athlete has captured the conference’s top individual award, and the eighth time in the last 11 years. Campbell is the second Sea Gull to win the Outdoor Men’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year award twice, joining 1994-95 winner Byron Pugh in that exclusive club. Gallaudet’s Wayne Langbein (1992-93) and Patrick Deas (1996-97) also won the award twice in their careers. Campbell and Jim Jones, who added his fourth-straight CAC Outdoor Men’s Track & field Coach of the Year award in the voting of the conference coaches, led a parade of 16 total awards for the Sea Gulls, who won their fourthstraight team championship. Jones’ nine CAC Outdoor Men’s Track & Field Coach of the Year awards is a record. Joining Campbell from individual events on the 2015 All-CAC first-team were seniors Tyler Austin (100), Thomas Burke (800), Dylan Burkett (shot put) and junior Xavier Stinson (high jump). Austin (200), Burke (1,500) and Burkett (hammer) were also second-team all-stars along with classmates Devon Hopkins (400 hurdles) and Ryan DiPascale (shot put and javelin), junior Jeff Jordan (discus) and freshman Zach Schmelz (400). Each of the Sea Gulls with the exception of the newcomer Schmelz is now at least a three-time All-Conference honoree at the annual outdoor championship meet, and each contributed in the past to SU’s four-straight team titles during the indoor season. Schmelz started his career strong as he was a member with Campbell on both of SU’s gold medal relays. Christopher Newport finished second in the 2015 CAC Outdoor Championship, capturing eight all-conference awards, including a CAC-best six individual gold medals. Freshman Ryan Scott led the Captains with a first-place finish in the 200-meter dash and was selected by the coaches as the 2015 Outdoor Rookie of the Year. Joining Scott on the All-CAC first team were senior Daniel Richard (3,000 steeplechase), junior Dominique Torres (triple jump), sophomores William Rabil (1,500) and Charles Pruitt (10K) as well as freshman Legend Boyesen (discus). Torres repeated as the CAC gold medalist in the triple jump while Richard moved up from his second-team position last year to the top spot this year in the steeplechase. Senior Daulton Teaford (100) and sophomore Ricardo Cabrera (3,000 steeplechase) added second-team AllCAC awards for the Captains. Wesley’s program has grown in the past few years and earned seven all-conference awards in 2015, including a pair of individual honors for sophomore Dominic McAnulty in the 400-meter dash (first team) and the triple jump (second team). McAnulty also led off the Wolverines’ second-place 4x400 relay team. Junior long jumper De’Vaughn Trader joined McAnulty on the All-CAC first team while freshmen Urgy Eado (800) and Roland Attoh-Okine (110 hurdles) picked up second-team individual awards. Trader (4x100) and Eado (4x400) also gained second-team relay all-conference honors. Mary Washington senior pole vaulter Nicholas Judy collected his third career all-conference award and joined classmate and gold medalist Michael Lohr in sweeping top honors in the event. The Eagles also added second-team allstar recognition for the first time for sophomore Ben Sorenson (5K) and freshman Nick Smith (long jump). York matched Wesley with two first-team All-CAC awards, earned by senior Michael Stetson (5K) and junior Robert Doster (javelin). The Spartans added a second-team all-star presentation in the distance events by senior Craig Eppler (10K). (more)
2015 All-CAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Team/Add 1 A pair of Frostburg State field event athletes earned second-team All-CAC awards at the conference championship, including first-team junior hammer thrower J.R. Lowery and second team freshman high jumper Collin Schultz. - 30 -
2015 All-CAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Team First Team Yr. Pos. Team Hometown/High School Previous Honors (in the event) Tyler Austin Sr. 100 Salisbury Bowie, Md./Patuxent 1st in ‘14, 1st in ‘13 Luke Campbell Jr. 110H Salisbury Brunswick, Md./Brunswick 1st & AOY in ‘14; 1st & ROY in ‘13 Ryan Scott Fr. 200 Christopher Newport Glen Allen, Va./Henrico Dominic McAnulty So. 400 Wesley Rising Sun, Md./Rising Sun Luke Campbell Jr. 400H Salisbury Brunswick, Md./Brunswick 1st & AOY in ‘14 2nd & ROY in ‘13 Thomas Burke Sr. 800 Salisbury Sussex, N.J./Vernon Twp. 2nd in ‘14, 1st in ‘13, 2nd in ‘12 William Rabil So. 1,500 Christopher Newport Springfield, Va./West Springfield Daniel Richard Sr. 3,000S Christopher Newport Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park 2nd in ‘14 Michael Stetson Sr. 5,000 York Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge Charles Pruitt So. 10,000 Christopher Newport Mt. Sidney, Va./Fort Defiance Salisbury 4x100R Salisbury (Tyler Austin, Zach Schmelz, Jerel Madison, Luke Campbell) Salisbury 4x400R Salisbury (Devin Hopkins, Eric Halton, Zach Schmelz Luke Campbell) Dylan Burkett Sr. Shot Salisbury College Park, Md./So. Hagerstown 1st in ‘14, 1st in ‘13 Legend Boyesen Fr. Disc Christopher Newport Orange Co., Calif./Parkland (Pa.) Robert Doster Jr. Jav York Middletown, Pa./Middletown 2nd in ‘14 J.R. Lowery Jr. Ham Frostburg State Rohrersville, Md./Boonsboro Xavier Stinson Jr. HJ Salisbury Perryville, Md./Perryville 2nd in ‘14, 1st in ‘13 De’Vaughn Trader Jr. LJ Wesley Delmar, Del./Delmar Dominique Torres Jr. TJ Christopher Newport Chesapeake, Va./Grassfield 1st in ‘14 Michael Lohr Sr. PV Mary Washington Fairfax, Va./Robinson Second Team Yr. Daulton Teaford Sr. Roland Attoh-Okine Fr. Tyler Austin Sr. Zach Schmelz Fr. Devon Hopkins Sr. Urgy Eado Fr. Thomas Burke Sr. Ricardo Cabrera So. Ben Sorenson So. Craig Eppler Sr. Wesley Wesley Ryan DiPascale Sr. Jeff Jordan Jr. Ryan DiPascale Sr. Dylan Burkett Sr. Collin Schultz Fr. Nick Smith Fr. Dominic McAnulty So. Nicholas Judy Sr.
Pos. Team 100 Christopher Newport 110H Wesley 200 Salisbury 400 Salisbury 400H Salisbury 800 Wesley 1,500 Salisbury 3,000S Christopher Newport 5,000 Mary Washington 10,000 York 4x100R Wesley 4x400R Wesley Shot Salisbury Disc Salisbury Jav Salisbury Ham Salisbury HJ Frostburg State LJ Mary Washington TJ Wesley PV Mary Washington
2015 CAC Athlete of the Year: 2015 CAC Rookie of the Year: 2015 CAC Coach of the Year:
Hometown/High School Previous Honors (in the event) Boyce, Va./Clarke County Newark, Del./Newark Bowie, Md./Patuxent 2nd in ‘14, 2nd in ‘13 Newark, Del./St. Mark’s Randallstown, Md./Owings Mills 2nd in ‘14, 1st in ‘13, 1st in ‘12 Rockville, Md./Thomas Wootton Sussex, N.J./Vernon Twp. Richmond, Va./Mills E. Godwin Stafford, Va./Mountain View Bethlehem, Pa./Northampton (De’Vaughn Trader, DaJahn Lowery, Greg Taylor, Vicco Bedell) (Dominic McAnulty, Urgy Eado, Vicco Bedell, Anthony Brinkley) Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson 2nd in ‘14 Bellemead, N.J./Montgomery 2nd in ‘14, 1st in ‘13 Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson 2nd in ‘13 College Park, Md./So. Hagerstown 2nd in ‘14, 2nd in ‘12 Clear Spring, Md./Clear Spring Spotsylvania, Va./Spotsylvania Rising Sun, Md./Rising Sun Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend 1st in ‘14, 1st in ‘13
Luke Campbell, Salisbury (second-straight year) Ryan Scott, Christopher Newport Jim Jones, Salisbury (9th time, also in 2004-08 and 2012-14)
