Illinois Twilight
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MEET PREVIEW The Fighting Illini Men's Track & Field team returns home to compete at the Illinois Track Stadium for the first time this season, hosting the Illinois Twilight meet this Saturday. The meet begins at noon with throws, followed by jumps at 4 p.m. and track at 4 p.m. In addition to the collegiate races, the meet will include wheelchair competitions in the 100m, 200m and 400m that features some of the best Paralympic athletes in the world.
FOLLOW THE MEET WITH LIVE STATS Live Results will be provided throughout the day: http://sidearmstats.com/illinois/track/ SENIOR DAY Head Coach Mike Turk will recognize 10 graduating seniors this Saturday. The group helped form the core that brought the school it's first Big Ten title since 1994.
Illinois Twilight
Illinois Track Stadium // Champaign, Ill. Sat. April 23 Throws: 12 p.m. | Jumps: 4 p.m. | Track: 4 p.m.
Field: Ben Dodds, Blaze Galardy, George Wayda, Mitch Mammoser Distance: Bryce Basting, Ian Barnett, Joe McAsey, Liam Markham, Jereme Atchison Sprints/Hurdles: Cam Viney COMPETITIONS TO WATCH
2016 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION/RESULT Jan. 9
Border Battle
Jan. 15-16
Illini Classic
W, 82-65; L, 73-81
Jan. 22-23
Rod McCravy Memorial
Feb. 5-6
Husker Invite
NTS
Feb. 12-13
Iowa State Classic
NTS
Feb. 20
Orange and Blue Open
Feb. 26-27
Big Ten Championships
March 11-12
NCAA Championships
April 1-2
Stanford Invite
April 8-9
Indiana State Inivte
2nd of 10
April 14-16
Mt. SAC/Clay/Beach
NTS
April 23
Illini Twilight
Champaign, Ill.
April 28-30
Drake Relays
Des Moines, Iowa
May 4
Illinois Open
Champaign, Ill.
May 13-15
Big Ten Championships Lincoln, Neb.
May 26-28
NCAA West Prelims
June 8-11
NCAA Championships
1st of 6 NTS
NTS 10th of 13 T-64th NTS
Lawrence, Kan.
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Eugene, Ore.
400m: Kenneth Allen made significant strides in California with back-to-back season bests, lowering his top 2016 time to 47.40. With his new mark just seven-hundredths off of his personal-record time, the junior could be set up for a personal accomplishment this Saturday evening in the event. 4x100m Relay: Joe Haight, Cole Henderson, Keveion Akins and Mo Maat got some more experience under their belt with twice races this past weekend. Even though their 39.63 time on Friday did not officially count due to a timing issue, it showed the potential that this young group has for not only this year, but also in seasons to come. Javelin: Ben Dodds notched a new personal-best mark on Friday at the Bryan Clay Invite, a 215-6 (65.70m) showing that placed him fourth in the event. After the meet, Coach Turk said he sees Dodds hitting his stride during his senior year and that he sees more personal-records coming in the next few weeks. Distance: Distance events that will feature three Illini seniors - Ian Barnett in the 3,000m, while Bryce Basting and Liam Markham compete in the 1500m. The trio competed in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay with Markham taking top honors amongst them. Thee week prior Bryce Basting led the Illini in the event at the Stanford Invite. Wheelchair Races: Daniel Romanchuk is the top-ranked junior athlete in America in the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m. He was a gold medalist at the 2015 Para Pan American Games. Joining him is Gyu Dae Kim who is a two-time Paralympic medalist at the 2012 London Games, winning bronze for South Korea in the 4x400m and 1500m. He also won gold in the 800m at the 2013 World Championships. NEXT UP The Orange & Blue host their first home outdoor meet of the season next weekend with the Illini Twilight meet on April 23.
2016 University of Illinois Men’s Track & Field
Illini Notes
Illinois Twilight Schedule *All Times central
SPRINTS GROUP LEADS ILLINI IN CALIFORNIA Kenneth Allen and Mo Maat led the Illini on Friday and Saturday at the Clay and Beach Invites with season-best performances. Allen topped his season-best 400m mark on backto-back days, first with a 47.66 performances on Friday, and then followed it up with a 47.40 time on Saturday. For Maat, the Memphis native set a personal-best time of 21.24 in the 200m to finish as the top collegian at the Beach Invite. Joining the two sprinters was the 4x100m group. Although discounted due to a timing issue, the 4x1 ran a 39.63 mark. The next day, the team of Akins, Henderson, Maat and Haight followed it up with an official season-best mark of 40.50 in the elite section at Mt. SAC.
APRIL 23
12:00 PM - Hammer Throw (W/M) 12:00 PM - Javelin (W) 12:00 PM - Discus (W/M) 12:00 PM - Shot Put (M/W) 3:30 PM - Illinois Senior Recognition 4:00 PM - Long Jump (M&W) - Triple Jump (M&W) 4:00 PM - Pole Vault (W/M) 4:00 PM - High Jump (M/W) 4:00 PM - 5,000m (M) 4:25 PM 3,000m SC (W/M) 5:35 PM 4x100m (W/M) 5:10 PM 1,500m (W/M) 6:10 PM 100m/110m Hurdles (W/M) 6:35 PM 100m (W/M) 7:00 PM Javelin (M) 7:05 PM Wheelchair 100m 7:10 PM 400m (W/M) 7:35 PM Wheelchair 400m 7:40 PM 800m (W/M) 8:30 PM 400m Hurdles (W/M) 9:00 PM 200m (W/M) 9:30 PM Wheelchair 200m 9:35 PM 1,500m (W/M) 10:00 PM 4x400m (W/M) 10:30 PM 5,000m (W/M)
YOUNG ILLINI SHINE AT GIBSON INVITE The Orange & Blue were led by underclassmen, totaling four of the team’s five individual titles. Sophomores Mo Maat (100m), Cole Henderson (200m) and Trevor Kuehr (800m) each chipped in an event title for the Illini, while freshman Isaiah Michl (400m hurdles) added the fourth crown. In addition to the individual titles, the Illini used two sophomores and two freshmen to win the 4x100m relay competition. VINEY & BARNETT TOP PERFORMANCES AT STANFORD INVITE Cam Viney and Ian Barnett combined for three individual titles to open the season at the Stanford Invite. Viney took titles in both hurdles events, the 110m and 400m. Although neither times for Viney were personal-bests, he won each event with ease. In the 10,000m, Barnett set the seventh-best time in school history with a 29:10.83 time. BARNETT IN ELITE COMPANY With Barnett’s 29:10.83 time at Stanford, the senior is now on five top-10 lists, tied for the current best among past and present Illini. He currently ranks in the top-10 in the indoor 3K and 5K and the outdoor 1,500m, 5K and 10K. The other Illini to have the same honor: Dorian Green, Babatunde Ridley, Sherman Armstrong and Jannis Toepfer. FIGHTING ILLINI RANKED 9TH TO START OUTDOOR SEASON Coming off their best NCAA finish since 1988 and a Big Ten Championship, Mike Turk’s squad enters the outdoor season slated at number nine in the USTFCCCA preseason rankings. The ranking is tops among all Big Ten schools, just above No. 13 Ohio State and No. 19 Penn State. WELLS, KENDZIERA, LAFOND & LEE TO RED-SHIRT THIS SPRING With the rash of injuries during the indoor season and long-term planning for the defending champs, Coach Turk will red-shirt four Illini during the outdoor season. Although he stayed healthy throughout the indoor slate, 2016 indoor high jump All-American Jonathan Wells will use the spring to focus on multi events as he seeks to increase his versatility in the second half of his Illini career. JONATHAN WELLS EARNS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA HONORS Sophomore high jumper Jonathan Wells posted his second highest mark of the indoor season at NCAA Championships with a clearance of 7’1.75” (2.18m) to place eighth in the field. The First Team All-America honor is the first of Wells career after he competed at indoor championships last season, but finished 13th. QUINN, VINEY, & WELLS SCORE FOR ILLINI ON DAY 2 OF B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS The Orange and Blue Track and Field team wrapped up the 2016 Indoor Big Ten Championships at the Spire Institute. In day two, freshman Devin Quinn led the team with seven points, totaled with top-eight finishes in both the 60m and 200m dashes. Joining him, Jonathan Wells placed in both the high jump and 60m hurdles, while senior Cam Viney finished fourth in the hurdles. As a team, the Illini placed 10th out of 13 teams.
ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS Location............................................................ Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Founded..........................................................................................1867 Enrollment...................................................................................44,520 Nickname...........................................................................Fighting Illini Colors........................................................................... Orange and Blue Conference..................................................................................Big Ten Track & Field Head Coach.................................. Mike Turk (5th Season) Associate Head Coach.............................. Adrian Wheatley (5th Season) Assistant Coach.............................................Jake Stewart (4th Season) Home Venue.............................................................................UI Armory 2015 Big Ten Finish................................................................... 2nd/1st Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................................ 23/10
LAFOND & DMR SCORE ON DAY 1 OF B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS After four Illini qualified for five finals spots tomorrow, the Orange and Blue surged in the day’s final events to finish the opening day third in the team score. Dylan Lafond and the distance medley relay team each scored for the Illini, a momentum they hope to carry over into day two of the meet. 2016 University of Illinois Men’s Track & Field
LAFOND REWRITES INDOOR RECORD BOOK After setting a school record and earning All-America honors during cross-country season, Lafond has continued his success during the indoor track season. During the past three meets, the Manchester, New Hampshire native set the Illinois school record for the 3,000m (8:00.48) at the Rod McCravy meet, and then followed it up by breaking the Illini 5,000m record at the Iowa State Classic (13:46.72). QUINN SHINES EARLY Freshman Devin Quinn has already made an impact on the track with impressive times in both the 60m and the 200m dashes. Like teammate Mo Maat, Quinn entered the program’s top-10 list with an Illini debut time of 6.76 in the 60m. Quinn won his first career victory in the 200m at the Illini Classic, and then followed that up with a runner-up finish at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet on January 22. Quinn concluded his indoor season with two top-eight finishes at Big Ten Championships in the 60m and 200m dashes. In the 200m, Quinn moved into seventh on the Illini top-10 list with a 21.20 time in his qualifying heat.
2016 OUTDOOR SEASON BESTS BIG TEN & NCAA LEADER IN ITALICS 100-METER DASH Devin Quinn: 10.42, Stanford Invite Malcolm White (Nebraska), 10.36 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (LSU), 10.09 200-METER DASH Mo Matt: 21.24, Beach Invite James Harrington (Iowa), 20.57 Ahmed Ali (Alabama), 20.16 400-METER DASH Kenneth Allen: 47.40, Beach Invite Nick Gray (Ohio State), 46.16 Fred Kerley (Texas A&M), 45.10 800-METER RUN Konrad Eiring: 1:51.80, Stanford Invite Isajah Harris (Penn State), 1:46.05 Shaquille Walker (BYU), 1:44.99 1,500 RUN Bryce Basting: 3:45.35, Stanford Invite Robby Creese (Penn State), 3:42.29 Henry Wynne (Virginia), 3:38.35
CAM VINEY TIMES THIRD-BEST 60M HURDLES MARK IN ILLINOIS HISTORY The Fighting Illini got Cam Viney back from an early season injury at the Rod McCravy meet three weeks ago. Last weekend, Viney marked the third-best 60m hurdle time in Illinois history, clocking a 7.78 time in the Orange & Blue event final. The time beat out his personal-record time (7.82) set earlier this season at the Husker Invite (2/6).
3,000-METER RUN Tony Smoragiewicz (Michigan), 8:06.64 Tony Smoragiewicz (Michigan), 8:06.64
COACH TURK INKS FOUR TO CLASS OF 2016 On November 20, the team welcomed four new faces into the Illini family with the 2016 recruiting class. Noah Adams (Blue Mound, Ill.) posted the 25th-best high jump
10,000-METER RUN Ian Barnett: 29:10.83, Stanford Invite Ian Barnett (Illinois), 29:10.83 Ian LaMere (Wis.-Platteville), 28:38.63
NCAA RANKINGS MEN
1. Texas A&M 2. Florida 3. Oregon 4. Texas 5. LSU 6. Virginia 7. Arkansas 8. Georgia 9. Alabama 10. Texas Tech 11. South Carolina 12. Penn State 13. ILLINOIS 14. Tulsa 15. USC 16. Ohio State 17. Oklahoma State 18. Stanford 19. North Carolina 20. Middle Tennessee 21. Colorado 22. Virginia Tech 23. UCLA 24. Tennessee 25. TCU
WOMEN
1 Oregon 2 Arkansas 3 USC 4 LSU 5 Texas A&M 6 Georgia 7 Texas 8 Kentucky 9 Florida 10 Kansas State 11 Mississippi State 12 Stanford 13 Miami (Fla.) 14 Harvard 15 Oklahoma 16 Tennessee 17 Baylor 18 Virginia Tech 19 New Mexico 20 Florida State 21 Oklahoma State 22 Notre Dame 23 Arizona 24 Auburn 25 Michigan
5,000-METER RUN Jesse Reiser: 14:17.13, Stanford Invite Rorey Hunter (Indiana), 13:50.09 Sydney Gidabuday (Adams State), 13:36.83
110-METER HURDLES Cam Viney: 13.85 - Stanford Invite Aaron Mallett (Iowa), 13.65 Devon Allen (Oregon), 13.40 400-METER HURDLES Cam Viney: 50.96 - Stanford Invite Cam Viney (Illinois), 50.96 Khallifah Rosser (Cal St. Los Angeles), 49.27 3,000M STEEPLECHASE Mason Ferlic (Michigan), 8:33.95 Zak Seddon (Florida State), 8:33.09 4X100-METER RELAY 40.50 - Beach Invite Iowa, 39.53 LSU, 38.95 4X400-METER RELAY 3:14.30 - Beach Inivte Iowa, 3:06.88 LSU, 3:01.83 HIGH JUMP Parker Deloye: 5-9 1/2 (1.98m), Gibson Invite Grant Anderson (Nebraska), 7’1.75” (2.18m) Trey Culver (Texas Tech), 7’5” (2.26m) POLE VAULT Craig Driver (Nebraska), 17’1” (5.21m) Devin King (SE Louisiana), 18’8 3/4” (5.70m) LONG JUMP Ben Barnes, 21’11.75” (6.70m), Gibson Invite Zack Bazile (Ohio State), 24’9.75” (7.56m) Braxton Drummond (Charleston Southern), 26'7” (8.10m)
mark in the nation last spring at IHSA State Championships, while Cooper Jazo (Lake Villa, Ill.). On the track, sprints coach Adrian Wheatley will add Josh Eiker (Galseburg, Ill.) to the group next fall. Eiker set a new IHSA state record in the 200m in 2015 with a mark of 21.20. Finally, distance coach Jake Stewart welcomes four-time defending IHSA 1A Cross-Country State Champion Jon Davis (Fithian, Ill.) to the team, adding on to a group that placed second at Big Ten Championships.
JAVELIN Ben Dodds, 199’2” (60.70m), Clay Invite BIll Stanley (Ohio State), 239’5” (72.98m) Ioannis Kyriazis (Texas A&M), 268’7” (81.87m) SHOT PUT Matsen Dziedzic: 54'0" (16.46m), Gibson Invite JC Murasky (Ohio State), 65’8.25” (20.02m) Nicholas Scarvelis (UCLA), 67'0" (20.42m) HAMMER THROW Michael Hyc: 179’7” (54.74m), Gibson Invite Sean Donnelly (Minnesota), 243’1” (74.35m)
2016 University of Illinois Men’s Track & Field
2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD INDOOR SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
KEVEION AKINS
Season Highs/Career Highs
Season Highs
200m: 22.09 - Gibson Invite (4/9/16)
1500m: 3:58.91 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 3K: - 5K 14:47.81 - Stanford (4/1)
KENNETH ALLEN Career Highs
100m: - 200m: - 400m: 47.40 - Beach Invite (4/16)
11.00 - UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15) 21.95 - UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15) 47.35 - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14)
JEREME ATCHISON
Season Highs
Career Highs
3K: 5K:
- 15:22.54 - Gibson Invite (4/8)
8:54.29 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 15:20.05 - Illini Twilight (4/18.15)
BRYCE BASTING
Season Highs/Career Highs
Season Highs
Career Highs
1,500m: - 3K: - 5K: - 10K: 29:10.83 - Stanford Invite (4/1)
3:44.61 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 8:19.18 - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14) 13:56.16 - Drake Relays (4/25/15) 29:10.83 - Stanford Invite (4/1/16)
MATT BURNS Season Highs
Career Highs
200m: 22.44 - Stanford Invite (4/1) 400m: 48.95 - Gibson Invite (4/9)
22.15 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 48.94 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
JARED CHRISTIANSEN
Season Highs/Career Highs
Season Highs / Career Highs
1500m: 3:57.48 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 600m: 800m: -
COLE HENDERSON
Season Highs
Career Highs
100m: - 200m: 21.51 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 400m: 50.93 - Stanford (4/1) LJ: -
10.71 - Big Ten Championships (/17/15) 21.51 - Gibson Invite (4/9/16) 50.93 - Stanford (4/1/16) 22’7.75” (6.90m) -UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15)
Season Highs
Career Highs
SP: 53-7 1/2 (16.34m) - Gibson (4/9) Discus: - HT 179-7 (54.74m) - Gibson (4/8)
Season Highs
Career Highs
110m H: - 15.89 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 400m H: 58.40 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 56.04 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) HJ: 5-9 1/2 (1.98m) - Gibson Invite (4/9) 6’9.74” (2.08m) - B1G Champ. (5/17/15)
Season Highs
Season Highs
Career Highs
200m: - 110m H: - 400m H: - LJ -
21.61 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 13.56 - NCAA West Prelims (5/30/15) 49.56 - NCAA Championships (6/12/15) 22’1.5” (6.74m) - Clark Wood Invite (3/29/14)
DYLAN LAFOND Career Highs
1,500m: - 3,000m: - 5,000m: - 3,000m SC: -
3:50.11 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 8:28.88 - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15) 14:04.43 - Payton Jordan Invite (5/2/15) 8:41.11 - NCAA Championships (6/10/15)
DAN LATHROP
Season Highs/Career Highs
Season Highs
JV:
215-6 (65.70m) - Clay Invite (4/15) 215-6 (65.70m) - Clay Invite (4/15/16)
Career Highs
Season Highs
SP: HT:
54-0 (16.46m) - Gibson Invite (4/9) 54’10” (16.71m) - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15) - 182’11” (55.75m) - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
Season Highs / Career Highs
MATSEN DZIEDZIC
GARRETT LEE Season Highs
Season Highs
Career Highs
1,500m: - 3,000m: - 3,000m SC: -
3:45.82 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 8:51.79 - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15) 9:46.89 - UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15)
BLAZE GALARDY
Season Highs
PV:
-
Career Highs
16’10” (5.13m) - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14)
ALEX GOLD Season Highs
MO MAAT Career Highs
100m: 10.58 - Stanford (4/1) 200m: 21.24 - Beach Invite (4/16)
10.42 - Big Ten Championships (5/1715) 21.24 - Beach Invite (4/16/16)
BILLY MAGNESEN
400m: 50.15 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 800m: 1:51.80 - Stanford Invite (4/2)
Career Highs
KONRAD EIRING
1500m: 4:01.48 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 5K: Mile: -
BEN DODDS
53-7 1/2 (16.34m) - Gibson (4/9/16) 154’1” (46.97m) - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 171-2 (52.17m) - Stanford (4/1/16)
DAVID KENDZIERA
PARKER DELOYE
100m: 10.78 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 200m: 21.57 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/15)
MICHAEL HYC
IAN BARNETT
JOE HAIGHT
1,500m: - 3:45.35 - Stanford Invite (4/1)
3:58.91 - Gibson Invite (4/9/16) 8:28.40 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 14:47.81 - Stanford (4/1)
Career Highs
Season Highs/Career Highs
10K:
29:34.94 - Stanford (4/1)
PV:
Season Highs -
Mitch Mammoser Career Highs 17’1” (5.21m) - Big Ten Champ. (5/17/15)
2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD INDOOR SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
Season Highs
Liam Markham Career Highs
800m: - 1500m: 3:44.96 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/16)
1:52.75 - Bill Cornell (3/30/13) 3:42.33 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/19/14)
Season 110m H: - HJ: - LJ: -
Highs
JOE MCASEY
Season Highs
Career Highs
400m: - 800m: 1:52.47 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/15) 1,500m: -
47.30 - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14) 1:47.73 - Big Ten Championships (5/18/14) 3:48.42 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
Isaiah Michl Season Highs/Career Highs
110m H: 400m H: 53.73 - Gibson Invite (4/9)
Devin Quinn
Season Highs/Career Highs 100m: 10.42 - Stanford Invite (4/1) 200m: 5K:
Jesse Reiser Season Highs/Career Highs 14:17.13 - Stanford Invite (4/1)
David Schmieg Highs
Season Highs / Career 800m: 1:55.63 - Gibson Invite (4/9) Mile: -
Zack Smith Season Highs/Career Highs
3K SC: 9:30.85 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 5K: Season PV: -
Eddie Smoliak Highs/Career Highs Cam Viney Career Highs
Season Highs
110m H: 13.75 - Stanford Invite (4/2) 400m H: 50.96 - Stanford Invite (4/1) 200m: - 400m: - 800m: -
Season Decathlon - 100m Dec. - 400m Dec. - 1,500m Dec. - 110m H Dec. - HJ Dec. - PV Dec. -
Highs
13.52 - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15) 49.92 - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15) 21.39 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 47.05 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 1:56.33 - UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15)
George Wayda Career Highs 6,779 pts - Big Tens (5/17/14) 11.61 - Drake Relays (4/25/15) 52.68 - Big Tens (5/17/15) 4:52.40 - Big Tens (5/17/14) 15.43 - Drake Relays (4/25/15) 6’1.5” (1.87m) - Big Tens (5/17/15) 15’1” (4.60m) - Drake Relays (4/25/14)
LJ Dec. - SP Dec. - Discus Dec. - Javelin Dec. - Javelin: 168-3 (51.29m) - Gibson (4/8)
21’2.5” (6.46m) - Big Tens (5/16/14) 42’9.75” (13.05m) - Big Tens (5/17/15) 129’7” (39.51m) - Big Tens (5/17/15) 181’11” (55.45m) - Big Tens (5/17/14) 168-3 (51.29m) - Gibson (4/8/16)
Jonathan Wells
Season Highs
Career Highs 14.51 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 7’1.5” (2.17m) - Big Tens (5/17/15) 24’4.25” (7.42m) - EIU Big Blue (4/4/15)
Aaron Wilks Career Highs
Javelin 193-3 (58.91m) - Clay Invite (4/16) 199’4” (60.75m) - Big Tens (5/17/15)
2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD TOP PERFORMERS 100m 10.42 10.58 10.69 10.69 11.05
Shot Put Devin Quinn Mo Maat Mo Maat Mo Maat Devin Quinn
Stanford Invite Stanford Invite Gibson Invite Stanford Invite Stanford Invite
4/1/16 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/1/16 4/1/16
Mo Maat Cole Henderson Joe Haight Joe Haight Mo Maat
Beach Invite Gibson Invite Bryan Clay Invite Gibson Invite Stanford Invite
4/16/16 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/9/16 4/1/16
Kenneth Allen Kenneth Allen Matt Burns Kenneth Allen Kenneth Allen
Beach Invite Bryan Clay Invite Beach Invite Stanford Invite Gibson Invite
4/16/16 4/15/16 4/16/16 4/1/16 4/9/16
800m 1:51.80 1:51.88 1:52.31 1:53.47 1:53.56
Konrad Eiring Konrad Eiring Trevor Kuehr Joe McAsey Trevor Kuehr
Stanford Invite Bryan Clay Invite Bryan Clay Invite Bryan Clay Invite Gibson Invite
4/2/16 4/15/16 4/15/16 4/15/16 4/9/16
Liam Markham Bryce Basting Jesse Reiser Liam Markham Bryce Basting
Bryan Clay Invite Stanford Invite Bryan Clay Invite Stanford Invite Bryan Clay Invite
4/15/16 4/1/16 4/15/16 4/1/16 4/15/16
Zack Smith
Bryan Clay Invite
4/14/16
1,500m 3:44.96 3:45.35 3:45.90 3:46.36 3:49.84
Gibson Invite Gibson Invite Stanford Invite Beach Invite Stanford Invite
4/9/16 4/9/16 4/2/16 4/16/16 4/2/16
Ben Dodds Ben Dodds Ben Dodds Aaron Wilks Aaron Wilks
Bryan Clay Invite Gibson Invite Stanford Invite Bryan Clay Invite Stanford Invite
4/15/16 4/9/16 4/1/16 4/15/16 4/1/16
Micheal Hyc Matsen Dziedzic Micheal Hyc
Gibson Invite Beach Invite Stanford Invite
4/9/16 4/15/16 4/1/16
40.74
Akins, Maat, Henderson, Haight
Gibson Invite
4/9/16
40.50
Haight, Henderson Akins, Maat
Mt. Sac Relays
4/16/16
3:14.30
Akins, Burns, Henderson, Michl
Beach Invite
4/16/16
3:15.00
Allen, Burns, Akins, Eiring
Stanford Invite
4/1/16
3:16.98
Maat, Allen, Akins, Burns
Gibson Invite
4/9/16
Eddie Smoliak
Bryan Clay Invite
4/15/16
215-6 (65.70m) 198-7 (60.55m) 198-4 (60.47m) 193-3 (58.91m) 191-8 (58.43m)
Hammer
400m 47.40 47.66 48.29 48.39 48.45
Matsen Dziedzic Micheal Hyc Micheal Hyc Matsen Dziedzic Matsen Dziedzic
Javelin
200m 21.24 21.51 21.57 21.60 21.67
54-0 (16.46m) 53-7 (16.34m) 51-5 3/4 (15.69m) 50-10 (15.51m) 50-2 1/2 (15.30m)
179-7 (54.74m) 177-8 (54.17m) 171-2 (52.17m)
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay
3,000m 9:15.59
4.31m
5,000m 14:17.13 14:47.81 15:22.54 15:47.48
Jesse Reiser Alex Gold Jereme Atchison Joe Cowlin
Stanford Invite Stanford Invite Gibson Invite Gibson Invite
4/1/16 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/9/16
Ian Barnett Billy Magnesen
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4/1/16 4/1/16
Cam Viney Cam Viney
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4/2/16 4/1/16
Cam Viney Isaiah Michl Isaiah Michl Isaiah Michl Parker Deloye
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4/1/16 4/15/16 4/9/16 4/16/16 4/9/16
Parker Deloye Parker Deloye
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4/9/16 4/1/16
Ben Barnes
Gibson Invite
4/9/16
10,000m 29:10.83 29:34.94
110m Hurdles 13.75 14.13
400m Hurdles 50.96 53.73 54.34 57.64 58.40
High Jump
6-5(1.98m) 5-9 1/4 (1.96m)
Long Jump 6.70m
Pole Vault
2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES BY ATHLETE
KEVEION AKINS // FRESHMAN Event 200m
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KENNETH ALLEN // JUNIOR Event 400m
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IAN BARNETT // SENIOR Event 10,000m 1,500m
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BRYCE BASTING // REDSHIRT-SENIOR Event 1500m
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MATT BURNS // SOPHOMORE Event 200m 400m
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JARED CHRISTIANSEN // FRESHMAN Event 1 Mile 600m 800m 1500m
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PARKER DELOYE // SOPHOMORE Event High Jump 400m
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BEN DODDS // SENIOR Event Javelin Throw
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MATSEN DZIEDZIC // SOPHOMORE Event Shot Put Hammer Throw
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KONRAD EIRING // FRESHMAN Event 400m 800m
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BLAZE GALARDY // SENIOR Event
Meet
Date 4/15/16
Mark Place 22.40 4th
Date 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/15/16
Mark 48.39 48.45 47.66
Place 15th 2nd 5th
Date 4/1/16 4/15/16
Mark 29:10.83 3:50.64
Place 12th 69th
Date 4/1/16 4/15/16
Mark 3:45.35 3:49.84
Place 4th 63rd
ALEX GOLD // SOPHOMORE Event 1,500m 5,000m
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COLE HENDERSON // SOPHOMORE Event 200m 400m
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JOE HAIGHT // FRESHMAN Event 100m 200m
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MICHEAL HYC // SOPHOMORE Date 4/2/16 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/15/16
Mark 22.44 48.98 48.95 48.29
Place 31st 22nd 4th 17th
Event Shot Put Hammer Throw
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TREVOR KUEHR // SOPHOMORE Date 1/9/16 1/22/16 2/5/16 1/15/16 4/9/16
Mark 4:20.06 4:15.53 1:22.11 1:55.82 3:57.48
Place 4th 5th 7th 1st 5th
Date 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/9/16
Mark 5-9 1/4 (1.76m) 6-5 (1.98m) 58.40
Place 6th 5th 9th
Event 800m
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MO MAAT // SOPHOMORE Event 100m 200m
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Date Mark 4/9/16 3:58.91 4/1/16 14:47.81
Place 7th 17th
Date 4/2/16 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/1/16
Mark 22.32 21.51 21.83 50.93
Place 28th 1st 1st 36th
Date 4/9/16 4/9/16 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/16/16
Mark 10.78 11.08 21.60 21.57 21.84
Place Prelims 8th 3rd 18th 3rd
Date 4/2/16 4/9/16 4/1/16 4/9/16
Mark Place 51-5 3/4 (15.69m) 10th 53-7 (16.34m) 4th 171-2 (52.17m) 13th 179-7 (54.74m) 3rd
Date 4/15/16
Mark 1:52.31
Place 26t h
Date 4/1/16 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/9/16 4/2/16 4/15/16
Mark 10.58 10.69 10.60 10.69 21.67 21.24
Place Prelims 7th Prelims 1st 13th 2nd
Date 4/1/16
Mark 29:34.94
Place 28th
Date 4/1/16 4/15/16
Mark 3:46.36 3.44.96
Place 6th 22nd
Date 4/15/16
Mark 1:52.47
Place 29th
Date 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/15/16
Mark 54.74 53.73 57.64
Place 1st 8th 8th
BILLY MAGNESEN // REDSHIRT FRESHMAN Date 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/15/16
Mark 198-4 (60.47m) 198-7 (60.55m) 215-6 (65.70m)
Place 13th 1st 4th
Date 4/2/16 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/15/16
Mark Place 50-2 1/2 (15.30m) 11th 54-0 (16.46m) 3rd 50-10 (15.51m) 9th 177-8 (54.17m) 11th
Date 4/9/16 4/2/16 4/15/16
Mark 50.15 1:51.80 1:51.88
Place 16th 26th 19th
Date
Mark
Place
Event 10,000m
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LIAM MARKHAM // SENIOR Event 1500m
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JOE MCASEY // SENIOR Event 800m
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ISAIAH MICHL // FRESHMAN Event 400m H
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2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES BY ATHLETE
DEVIN QUINN // FRESHMAN Event 100m
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JESSE REISER // FRESHMAN Event 5,000m 1,500m
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ZACK SMITH // SOPHOMORE Event 3,000m
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EDDIE SMOLIAK // FRESHMAN
Date 4/1/16 4/1/16
Mark 10.42 11.05
Place Prelims 8th
Date 4/1/16 4/15/16
Mark 14:17.13 3:45.90
Place 16th 28th
Date 4/14/16
Mark Place 9:15.59 11th
Event
Meet
Date
Mark
Place
Pole Vault
Bryan Clay Invite
4/15/16
4.31
17th
Date 4/1/16 4/2/16 4/1/16
Mark 14.13 13.75 50.96
Place Prelims 1st 1st
Date 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/15/16
Mark 191-8 (58.43m) 190-9 (58.15m) 193-3 (58.91m)
Place 9th 2nd 8th
CAM VINEY // SENIOR Event 110m H 400m H
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AARON WILKS // JUNIOR Event Javelin
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THE RECORD BOOK
ALL-TIME OUTDOOR BESTS * - Indicates time converted from yards or hand timing. a - Indicates mark made at altitude over 1000 meters. (Notable wind-aided marks listed separately) 100 Meter Dash 1. Andrew Riley 2. Anthony Jones 3. Stanley Azie 4. Brandon Stryganek 5. Lester Washington 6. Babatunde Ridley Rod Tolbert 8. Dominique Worsley 9. Mo Maat 10. G. McDonald-Ashford Dorian Green
10.02 10.10 10.18 10.27 10.33 10.40 10.40a 10.41 10.43 10.44 10.44
Hand-Timed 1. Dorian Green 2. Rod Tolbert Trenton Jackson 4. Anthony Jones 5. Herb McKenley
9.9 w 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.4
1995 1987 1964 1994 1947
200 Meter Dash 1. DJ Zahn 1. Anthony Jones 2. Brandon Stryganek 3. Stanley Azie 4. Lester Washigton 5. Dominique Worsley 6. Dorian Green 7. Stephon Pamilton 8. Sherman Armstrong 9. Rod Tolbert 10. Anthony Moorman
20.37 20.62 20.65 20.67 20.75 20.77 20.82 20.83 20.86 20.87 20.90
2015 1994 2015 2012 1984, 85 2006 1995 2014 1998 1987 2002
Wind-Aided 1. Dorian Green 2. Lester Washington 3. Scott Turner 4. Rod Tolbert 5. Earl Jenkins
20.30* 20.65 20.77 20.81 20.82
400 Meter Dash 1. Tim Simon 2. Dorian Green 3. Gakologelwang Masheto 4. DJ Zahn 5. Lee Bridges 6. Scott Turner 7. Stephon Pamilton 8. George Kerr 9. Ben Beyers 10. Herb McKenley
44.88 45.35 45.41 45.51 45.63 45.69 45.91 45.98* 46.05 46.08*
800 Meter Run 1. Marko Koers 2. Ron Phillips 3. Charlton Hamer 4. Rob Mango 5. George Kerr 6. Jason Van Swol 7. Zach Glavash 8. Bobby True 9. Joe McAsey 10. Tim Smith
1:44.49 1:45.30* 1:45.79 1:46.20* 1:46.40 1:47.24 1:47.28 1:47.58 1:47.73 1:47.84
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2012 1994 2012 2015 1984, 85 2000 1989 2006 2015 1999 1996
1995 1984 1993 1989 1993 1988 1995 2007 2015 1989 1993 2014 1960 1993 1946, 47 1996 1972 1988 1973 1960 1999 2005 1998 2014 1977
1500 Meter Run 1. Marko Koers 2. Len Sitko 3. Greg Reynolds 4. Jiff Jirele 5. Liam Markham 6. Jason West 7. Jon Schmidt 8. Mike Durkin 9. Tom Stevens 10. Ian Barnett
3:33.05 3:39.52 3:40.40 3:40.70 3:42.33 3:42.76 3:43.96 3:44.30 3:44.51 3:44.61
1996 1992 1987 1976 2014 1993 1981 1972 1982 2015
3000 Meter Steeplechase 1. Tom Stevens 2. Jon Thanos 3. Mike Patton 4. Dylan Lafond 5. Rick Gross 6. Kyle Engnell 7. Barry Pearman 8. Mark Capelle 9. Mike Durkin 10. Jannis Toepfer
8:29.89 8:35.24 8:38.90 8:41.11 8:41.80 8:46.22 8:47.84 8:51.30 8:52.20 8:54.48
1983 1988 1985 2015 1972 2012 1997 1982 1975 2013
5000 Meter Run 1. Craig Virgin 2. Jeff Jacobs 3. Ian Barnett 4. Kerry Dickson 5. Seth Pilkington 6. Jannis Toepfer 7. Jason Bill 8. Trent Hoerr 9. Dylan Lafond 10. Dave Halle
13:35.02 13:52.95 13:56.16 13:56.40 13:57.57 13:59.17 14:01.08 14:02.73 14:04.43 14:04.54
1975 1984 2013 1984 2005 2014 2005 2007 2015 1988
10,000 Meter Run 1. Craig Virgin 2. Trent Hoerr 3. Ty Wolf 4. Jannis Toepfer 5. Dave Halle 6. Colin Mickow 7. Ian Barnett 8. Jason Bill 9. Rick Gross 10. Hunter Mickow
27:59.43 28:55.22 29:05.34 29:06.82 29:10.60 29:10.74 29:10.83 29:14.85 29:17.40 29:20.45
1976 2007 1985 2015 1987 2010 2015 2005 1972 2013
110 Meter Hurdles 1. Andrew Riley 2. Vanier Joseph 3. Cam Viney 4. Davis Kendziera 5. Sherman Armstrong 6. John Elliot 7. Elbert Turner 8. Andre English 9. Earl Parham 10. Willard Thomson
13.28 13.41 13.52 13.56 13.72 13.78 13.81 13.86 14.02 14:04*
2012 2014 2015 2015 2000 1987 1990 2004 1989 1955
400 Meter Hurdles 1. Sherman Armstrong 2. David Kendziera 3. Abe Jones 4. Cam Viney 5. Adrian Walker 6. Ben Beyers 7. Cody Wisslead 8. Matt Klima 9. Wayne Angel
48.61 49:56 49.81 49.92 50.01 50.20 50.33 50.41 50.56
2000 2015 2005 2015 2004 1995 2010 1998 1981
Dorian Green sits on the top five all-time lists for Illinois in the 200 and 400 meters.
10. Mark Koster
50.60*
4x100 Meter Relay 1. Andrew Riley, Azeez Shogbuyi Josh Zinzer, Stanley Azie 2. Andrew Riley, Brandon Stryganek DJ Zahn, Stanley Azie 3. Julian Smith, Brandon Stryganek Stephon Pamilton, DJ Zahn 4. Mo Maat, Brandon Stryganek Cole Henderson, DJ Zahn 4. Scott Turner, Anthony Jones, Asa Patterson, Earl Jenkins 4x400 Meter Relay 1. Rod Tolbert, Lee Bridges, Arvella Brooks, Tim Simon 2. Dorian Green, Anthony Jones, Ben Beyers, Scott Turner 3. Asa Patterson, Anthony Jones, Ben Beyers, Earl Jenkins 4. Rod Tolbert, Lee Bridges, Charles Hamer, Tim Simon 5. Cam Viney, David Kendziera Joe McAsey, DJ Zahn
1971 38.72
2011
39.00
2012
39.33 2013 39.36 2015 39.59
1993
3:02.30
1987
3:02.39
1994
3:02.86
1993
3:03.05
1988
3:03.11
2015
THE RECORD BOOK
ALL-TIME OUTDOOR BESTS Triple Jump 1. Charlton Ehizuelen 2. Charles Burton 3. Efrem Stringfellow 4. Jerome Jenkins 5. Bob Olesen Alvin Campbell 7. Bannon Hayes 8. Alvin Perryman 9. Nick Brown Wind-aided 1. Bob Olesen 2. Aaron Mobarak
Jerome Jenkins stands third on UI’s all-time high jump list.
High Jump 1. Gail Olson 2. Greg Shroka Jonathan Wells 3. Jerome Jenkins 4. Rudy Reavis 5. Brandon Lloyd 6. Tom Keller Mark Schmidt Lanny Dillavou Todd Akers 10. Brad Richardson
7-3 1/2 (2.22m) 7-1 1/2 (2.17m) 7-1 1/2 (2.17m) 7-0 1/4 (2.13m) 7-0 (2.13m) 6-11 3/4 (2.12m) 6-11 (2.10m) 6-11 (2.10m) 6-11 (2.10m) 6-11 (2.10m) 6-10 1/2 (2.09m)
Pole Vault 1. Dean Starkey 2. Daren McDonough 3. Steve Bridges 4. Bob Shank Lane Lohr 6. Cody Klein Matthew Bane 8. Justin Norberg Doug Laz 10. Andrew Zollner
18-8 (5.68m) 1989 18-5 1/4 (5.61m) 1994 18-1 1/4 (5.51m) 1992 18-0 1/2 (5.49m) 1991 18-0 1/2 (5.49m) 1987 17-4 1/2 (5.30m) 2014 17-4 1/2 (5.30m) 2013 17-4 1/2 (5.29m) 2000 17-4 1/2 (5.29m) 1976, 77 17-3 (5.26m) 2009
Long Jump 1. Charlton Ehizuelen 2. Bannon Hayes 3. Joe Knuffman 4. Babatunde Ridley 5. Deryck Taylor 6. Pierre Bush 7. Carl Myers 8. Nick Brown 9. Bob Olesen Paul Foreman Wind-aided 1. Charlton Ehizuelen 2. Babatunde Ridley 3. Bob Olesen
1979 2009 2015 1987 1978 2000 1975 1981 1986 1989 1969
26-11 (8.20m) 26-0 3/4 (7.94m) 25-8 (7.82m) 25-7 1/2 (7.81m) 25-6 (7.77m) 25-1 3/4 (7.66m) 24-11 (7.59m) 24-10 1/2 (7.58m) 24-10 (7.56m) 24-10 (7.56m)
1975 1987 1998 1999 1961 2006 1995 2007 1987 1960
27-4 (8.33m) 25-8 3/4 (7.84m) 25-2 3/4 (7.68m)
1975 1997 1989
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55-2 1/4 (16.82m) 53-7 1/2 (16.34m) 52-7 1/4 (16.03m) 52-4 3/4 (15.97m) 52-2 3/4 (15.91m) 52-2 3/4 (15.91m) 52-0 (15.84m) 51-7 3/4 (15.74m) 51-7 3/4 (15.74m)
1974 2003 1979 1988 1989 1988 1989 1974 2006
53-4 1/4 (16.26m) 1990 52-10 1/4 (16.10m) 1991
Shot Put 1. Mike Lehmann 2. Jeff Lehmann 3. J.D. Teach 4. Shawn Schleizer 5. Bernard Grady 6. Mike Bila 7. Mike Baietto 8. Rich Baader 9. Jim Lenzini 10. Casey Fonnesbeck
68-4 1/2 (20.84m) 62-10 1/2 (19.16m) 62-3 3/4 (18.99m) 60-5 3/4 (18.43m) 60-2 1/2 (18.35m) 59-7 1/2 (18.17m) 59-3 1/2 (18.07m) 58-6 (17.83m) 58-2 (17.72m) 57-3 3/4 (17.47m)
1982 1984 1995 1994 2002 1986 1975 1983 1981 2009
Discus 1. Jeff Lehmann 2. Kyle Jenner 3. Brandon Noe 3. Mike Lehmann 4. Rich Baader 6. Kyle Taylor 7. Shawn Schleizer 8. Jim Lenzini 9. Glen Howard 10. Mike Baietto
192-6 (58.67m) 189-4 (57.70m) 185-2 (56.45m) 184-3 (56.15m) 183-9 (56.00m) 183-4 (55.88m) 180-4 (54.96m) 179-9 (54.78m) 178-10 (54.50m) 178-9 (54.48m)
1984 1982 2013 1982 1983 1995 1994 1981 1995 1975
Hammer Throw 1. Davis Fraker 2. Matt McHugh 3. Nathan Loe 4. Brett Ramirez 5. Bob Carper 6. Rich Baader 7. Jim Coxworth 8. Casey Fonnesbeck 9. Brian Kueker 10. Mike Willard John Sloan
224-5 (65.64m) 202-10 (61.83m) 199-7 (60.83m) 194-5 (59.25m) 187-4 (57.09m) 186-4 (56.79m) 184-5 (56.21m) 181-4 (55.28m) 175-6 (53.49m) 173-7 (52.90m) 173-7 (52.90m)
2015 2010 2013 2012 1979 1983 1975 2009 1978 2000 1978
Other Illinois Outdoor Records Mile Run Marko Koers
3:53.47
1996
3,000 Meter Run Jannis Toepfer
8:16.71
2013
4x200 Meter Relay Anthony Jones, Earl Jenkins, Cully Welter, Scott Turner
1:22.45
1991
4x800 Meter Relay Marko Koers, Eric Henson, Bobby True, Cortney Lamb
7:15.50 1996
Javelin (Since 1986) 1. Brad Lawton 2. Lou Angelo 3. Ben Dodds 4. Peter Knaus 5. Steve Monte 6. Mike Kamin 7. Matt Lasley 8. Mike Kriegsmann 9. Peter Knaus 10. Aaron Wilks
225-2 (68.63m) 220-6 (67.20m) 215-4 (65.64m) 204-7 (62.35m) 203-7 (62.05m) 203-2 (61.92m) 200-11 (61.23m) 199-7 (60.83m) 199-0 (60.65m) 197-5 (60.17m)
1993 1993 2015 2003 2013 1994 2000 1993 2004 2014
(Pre-1986) 1. John Kalmar 2. Dave Dlesk 3. Joe Henderson 4. Milt Angier 5. Doug Welker
221-0 (67.36m) 217-6 (66.29m) 207-6 (63.24m) 203-9 (62.10m) 199-3 (60.73m)
1976 1979 1976 1923 1978
Corey Hammon holds the school record in the decathlon.
Decathlon 1. Corey Hammon 2. Matt Beary 3. George Wyada 4. Andrew Zollner 5. Bill Leigh 6. Andy Barnes 7. Mark Schmidt 8. Peter Knaus 9. Fred Kocian 10. Ed Mastny
7,153 7,073 6,779 6,776 6,709 6,703 6,678 6,499 6,466 6,306
2015 1995 2014 2008 1981 1982 1981 2004 1981 2007
MIKE TURK
HEAD COACH 5TH SEASON (10TH OVERALL) Mike Turk is in his 10th season overall at the University of Illinois coaching the jumps, throws and multi-events. He is well known as one of the top field event coaches in the country and is especially heralded for his development of athletes in the throwing events. Turk has accumulated over 20 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, including 18 years at the NCAA Division I level. In his career, Turk has coached All-Americans in nine different events, including the long jump, triple jump, high jump, shot put, weight throw, hammer throw, discus, decathlon and 800m. In 2015, Turk led the Orange and Blue to a historic season, culminating with the first top-10 finish at NCAA Championships since 1988 and a Big Ten Coach of the Year award. The indoor season saw the Illini place second at Big Ten Championships with titles from DJ Zahn (200m and 400m) and the 4x400m relay team. DJ Zahn also broke the school’s 200m and 400m school records at the Big Ten Championships meet. Ian Barnett added in his own historic success by breaking Illinois’ 3,000m record with a 8:02.40 mark at the Rod McCravy meet. In the field, Davis Fraker destroyed his own school record with a 22.50m heave in the weight throw to take third-place at Big Ten Championships. Outdoors, more records fell as Zahn reset the 200m record and Fraker broke the hammer throw record with a mark of 68.41m. Turk and the Fighting Illini brought home a Big Ten Championship from East Lansing, Mich. with event victories from Brandon Stryganek (100m), Zahn (400m), Cam Viney (400m hurdles), 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams, as well as numerous other podium finishes to help the Illini win the meet by 37 points. The 2015 campiagn concluded with a T-10th place finish at the NCAA Championship meet. Zahn (400m) and David Kendziera (400m hurdles) both made the podium with third place finishes, while both relay teams accompanied Lafond with point-scoring finishes. In 2014, Turk led the Illini to a runner-up finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the program’s highest finish since 1994, and crowned three conference champions (Vanier Joseph - 110m hurdles, Stephon Pamilton - 400m, Joe McAsey - 800m). The Orange and Blue also captured a share of the HyVee Cup at the prestigious Drake Relays for the second straight year, tying with then-ranked No. 4 Arkansas. After the impressive showing, the Illini earned a No. 14 ranking in the USTFCCCA week four national poll, the highest mid-season ranking in program history. Illinois boasted six NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifiers and earned six second-team All-America honors, as McAsey (800m), Brandon Stryganek (200m) and the 4x400m relay (DJ Zahn, McAsey, Kenneth Allen, Pamilton) placed in the top-16 in the nation. After the successful outdoor season, Turk was named Men’s Coach of the Year for the Midwest region by the USTFCCCA. Indoors, the Illini finished fourth at the conference championships, with Pamilton winning the 400m for the second straight year. Two athletes represented Illinois at the NCAA Indoor Championships as Vanier Joseph (60m hurdles) and Davis Fraker (weight throw) earned second-team All-America honors. During the 2013 season, the Fighting Illini finished runner-up at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. The second place finish was the highest since the 2000 season, as Brandon Stryganek (60m) and Stephon Pamilton (400m) won titles in their respective events. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, the school record holding distance medley relay squad earned All-America honors, while the 4x400m relay just missed the distinction. Outdoors, Turk led the squad to winning the first annual HyVee Cup at the Drake Relays. The success continued into the championship season, as the squad finished fourth at the Big Ten meet, as they crowned two individual conference champions (Vanier Joseph - 110m H & Stephon Pamilton - 400m). At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the 4x400m relay squad captured first team All-America honors after they finished fifth. The 4x100m relay squad earned second team All-America honors after finishing 13th overall, while individually, freshman Juan Paul Green earned the same distinction after he placed 14th in the 400m. Overall, three Illini set school records indoors and 17 notched marks in the school’s top-10 outdoors. In the 2012 season, Turk led the squad to the program’s highest finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 1988. The Orange and Blue finished T-11th with 20 points, marking the best finish since the ‘88 season where they placed seventh. The Illini earned four All-America honors and senior Andrew Riley won NCAA titles in the 100m and 110m hurdles. Riley became the first male athlete in the NCAA to win those two events in the same year. He was named USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year and won Illinois’ Dike Eddleman Award. Indoors, the team finished T-13th which was also the highest finish by an Illinois squad since 1995 where they tied for fourth in the nation. Overall, the squad boasted three Big Ten Champions outdoors, with Riley winning the 100m/110m hurdles and the 4x100m relay while Riley also took the 60m and 60m hurdles conference crown indoors. The squad set 14 top-10 indoor times in Illinois record books and 10 times in the outdoor record books. Turk led the Illini to the program’s best finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 23 years
during the 2011 season. The Illini tied for 12th overall, marking the highest finish by an Illini squad since placing seventh in 1988. The Illini earned seven first-team All-America honors and one second-team award for their performances at nationals, including a third-place finish by the 4x100m relay, a runner-up showing by Andrew Riley in the 110m hurdles, a sixth-place finish by Stanley Azie in the 100m and an eighth-place effort in the 400m hurdles by Cody Wisslead. The Orange and Blue also boasted three Big Ten Champions, with Riley in the 110m hurdles, Wisslead in the 400m hurdles and the 4x100m relay. During the 2011 indoor season, the Illini tied for 22nd at nationals, the highest indoor finish by an Illinois squad since 1998 (17th). Riley won his second career national title, as he raced to victory in the 60m hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Freshman Davis Fraker, who broke the school record in his first collegiate throw, was the first Illini ever to qualify for nationals in the weight throw and earned second-team All-American honors. Riley also competed a three-peat in the event by winning the 60m-hurdle title at the Big Ten Indoor Championships while Matt Bane captured the Big Ten title in the pole vault. In his first year as interim head coach in 2010, Turk worked to change the culture of the program and made great strides from the indoor to the outdoor season, which was capped off by a national title in the 110m hurdles by Andrew Riley. Turk’s squad qualified 16 athletes to the West Preliminary Round of Championship and advanced in three events to the NCAA Championships, with Riley in the 110m hurdles, junior Cody Wisslead in the 400m hurdles and the 4x100m relay. At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the Illini turned in their best conference finish since 2006, as they placed sixth overall. Turk also coached junior Matt McHugh into the record books again, as the Exter, N.H., native recorded school records during the indoor and outdoor seasons. McHugh smashed the school record in the weight throw with a mark of 63-2 3/4 (19.27m) and broke his own school record in the hammer throw twice, tallying a personal-best mark of 202-10 (61.83m). During the 2009 season, Turk coached a pair of athletes who altered Illinois records that had stood for 30 years. Junior Greg Shroka placed sixth in the high jump with a personal-best height of 7 feet, 1 1/2 inches (2.17m) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to become the first Fighting Illini outdoor All-American in the event since Gail Olson took fifth in 1979. McHugh broke Bob Carper’s school record of 187-4 set three decades ago when he marked 190-4 (58.02m) in the hammer throw at the Illinois Invitational. Along with those record-setting marks, Turk also guided junior Casey Fonnesbeck to a sixth-place finish in the shot put at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, where he also qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regionals with a personal-best distance of 57-3 ¾. Fighting Illini field event athletes also achieved a number of milestones in 2008 under Turk, as Shroka became just the third athlete in Illinois history to leap over seven feet in the high jump, marking 7-0 1/4 at the Illinois Twilight. Shroka went on to earn All-Mideast Region honors, narrowly missing a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships and scoring at both the Big Ten indoor and outdoor meets. In the throwing events, Fonnesbeck earned a trip to regionals and scored at the Big Ten outdoor meet in the shot put with a mark of 57-1 that ranks 10th in Illinois history. McHugh had a standout debut season, marking 59-7 in the weight throw and 183-7 in the hammer throw to rank third and fourth in Illinois history, respectively. In addition, multi-event athlete Andrew Zollner moved up to second on the Illini all-time list in the decathlon, with a personal-best point total of 6,776 points at the Big Ten Championships. In 2007 under Turk, Nick Brown continued his success at the conference championships by finishing second in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and third in both events at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. Brown also competed in the long and triple jumps at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. Turk helped guide Shroka to a successful rookie campaign, as he scored as a redshirt freshman at the Big Ten Championships and qualified for the regional championships. Zollner also came on strong, taking sixth in the decathlon and ninth in the heptathlon at the confrence meets. In addition, Chad Gridley improved his personal-best in the discus by over 20 feet. Turk made an immediate impact with the Fighting Illini in his first year with the program in 2006. His athletes crashed the record books, with nine all-time top-10 performances in Illini history, with the season highlighted by the outstanding achievements of Brown. Under Turk’s leadership, Brown was an NCAA Championships qualifier in both the long and triple jumps during the indoor season and in the triple jump during the outdoor season, earning All-America honors in the long jump indoor and the triple jump outdoor. Turk is a USATF Level II certified coach in the jumps and throws and as an instructor. He is a part of the USATF Coaches Education Level II staff and helped co-author the USATF Level II Throws curriculum. Turk is a popular clinician and has spoken at numerous clinics throughout the country. He is also a lead instructor at the prestigious Ironwood Throws Development Camp, organized the King of the Ring Throws Clinic and has authored several articles. As a student-athlete at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., Turk received his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education in 1985 and competed on the varsity track and field team. He was the 1984 CCIW Conference Champion in the shot put. Turk and his wife, Lori, reside in Mahomet and have three children, daughters Hannah and Payton and a son, Sam.
2016 University of Illinois Men’s Track & Field
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MEET PREVIEW The Fighting Illini Men's Track & Field team returns home to compete at the Illinois Track Stadium for the first time this season, hosting the Illinois Twilight meet this Saturday. The meet begins at noon with throws, followed by jumps at 4 p.m. and track at 4 p.m. In addition to the collegiate races, the meet will include wheelchair competitions in the 100m, 200m and 400m that features some of the best Paralympic athletes in the world.
FOLLOW THE MEET WITH LIVE STATS Live Results will be provided throughout the day: http://sidearmstats.com/illinois/track/ SENIOR DAY Head Coach Mike Turk will recognize 10 graduating seniors this Saturday. The group helped form the core that brought the school it's first Big Ten title since 1994.
Illinois Twilight
Illinois Track Stadium // Champaign, Ill. Sat. April 23 Throws: 12 p.m. | Jumps: 4 p.m. | Track: 4 p.m.
Field: Ben Dodds, Blaze Galardy, George Wayda, Mitch Mammoser Distance: Bryce Basting, Ian Barnett, Joe McAsey, Liam Markham, Jereme Atchison Sprints/Hurdles: Cam Viney COMPETITIONS TO WATCH
2016 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION/RESULT Jan. 9
Border Battle
Jan. 15-16
Illini Classic
W, 82-65; L, 73-81
Jan. 22-23
Rod McCravy Memorial
Feb. 5-6
Husker Invite
NTS
Feb. 12-13
Iowa State Classic
NTS
Feb. 20
Orange and Blue Open
Feb. 26-27
Big Ten Championships
March 11-12
NCAA Championships
April 1-2
Stanford Invite
April 8-9
Indiana State Inivte
2nd of 10
April 14-16
Mt. SAC/Clay/Beach
NTS
April 23
Illini Twilight
Champaign, Ill.
April 28-30
Drake Relays
Des Moines, Iowa
May 4
Illinois Open
Champaign, Ill.
May 13-15
Big Ten Championships Lincoln, Neb.
May 26-28
NCAA West Prelims
June 8-11
NCAA Championships
1st of 6 NTS
NTS 10th of 13 T-64th NTS
Lawrence, Kan.
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Eugene, Ore.
400m: Kenneth Allen made significant strides in California with back-to-back season bests, lowering his top 2016 time to 47.40. With his new mark just seven-hundredths off of his personal-record time, the junior could be set up for a personal accomplishment this Saturday evening in the event. 4x100m Relay: Joe Haight, Cole Henderson, Keveion Akins and Mo Maat got some more experience under their belt with twice races this past weekend. Even though their 39.63 time on Friday did not officially count due to a timing issue, it showed the potential that this young group has for not only this year, but also in seasons to come. Javelin: Ben Dodds notched a new personal-best mark on Friday at the Bryan Clay Invite, a 215-6 (65.70m) showing that placed him fourth in the event. After the meet, Coach Turk said he sees Dodds hitting his stride during his senior year and that he sees more personal-records coming in the next few weeks. Distance: Distance events that will feature three Illini seniors - Ian Barnett in the 3,000m, while Bryce Basting and Liam Markham compete in the 1500m. The trio competed in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay with Markham taking top honors amongst them. Thee week prior Bryce Basting led the Illini in the event at the Stanford Invite. Wheelchair Races: Daniel Romanchuk is the top-ranked junior athlete in America in the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m. He was a gold medalist at the 2015 Para Pan American Games. Joining him is Gyu Dae Kim who is a two-time Paralympic medalist at the 2012 London Games, winning bronze for South Korea in the 4x400m and 1500m. He also won gold in the 800m at the 2013 World Championships. NEXT UP The Orange & Blue host their first home outdoor meet of the season next weekend with the Illini Twilight meet on April 23.
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Illini Notes
Illinois Twilight Schedule *All Times central
SPRINTS GROUP LEADS ILLINI IN CALIFORNIA Kenneth Allen and Mo Maat led the Illini on Friday and Saturday at the Clay and Beach Invites with season-best performances. Allen topped his season-best 400m mark on backto-back days, first with a 47.66 performances on Friday, and then followed it up with a 47.40 time on Saturday. For Maat, the Memphis native set a personal-best time of 21.24 in the 200m to finish as the top collegian at the Beach Invite. Joining the two sprinters was the 4x100m group. Although discounted due to a timing issue, the 4x1 ran a 39.63 mark. The next day, the team of Akins, Henderson, Maat and Haight followed it up with an official season-best mark of 40.50 in the elite section at Mt. SAC.
APRIL 23
12:00 PM - Hammer Throw (W/M) 12:00 PM - Javelin (W) 12:00 PM - Discus (W/M) 12:00 PM - Shot Put (M/W) 3:30 PM - Illinois Senior Recognition 4:00 PM - Long Jump (M&W) - Triple Jump (M&W) 4:00 PM - Pole Vault (W/M) 4:00 PM - High Jump (M/W) 4:00 PM - 5,000m (M) 4:25 PM 3,000m SC (W/M) 5:35 PM 4x100m (W/M) 5:10 PM 1,500m (W/M) 6:10 PM 100m/110m Hurdles (W/M) 6:35 PM 100m (W/M) 7:00 PM Javelin (M) 7:05 PM Wheelchair 100m 7:10 PM 400m (W/M) 7:35 PM Wheelchair 400m 7:40 PM 800m (W/M) 8:30 PM 400m Hurdles (W/M) 9:00 PM 200m (W/M) 9:30 PM Wheelchair 200m 9:35 PM 1,500m (W/M) 10:00 PM 4x400m (W/M) 10:30 PM 5,000m (W/M)
YOUNG ILLINI SHINE AT GIBSON INVITE The Orange & Blue were led by underclassmen, totaling four of the team’s five individual titles. Sophomores Mo Maat (100m), Cole Henderson (200m) and Trevor Kuehr (800m) each chipped in an event title for the Illini, while freshman Isaiah Michl (400m hurdles) added the fourth crown. In addition to the individual titles, the Illini used two sophomores and two freshmen to win the 4x100m relay competition. VINEY & BARNETT TOP PERFORMANCES AT STANFORD INVITE Cam Viney and Ian Barnett combined for three individual titles to open the season at the Stanford Invite. Viney took titles in both hurdles events, the 110m and 400m. Although neither times for Viney were personal-bests, he won each event with ease. In the 10,000m, Barnett set the seventh-best time in school history with a 29:10.83 time. BARNETT IN ELITE COMPANY With Barnett’s 29:10.83 time at Stanford, the senior is now on five top-10 lists, tied for the current best among past and present Illini. He currently ranks in the top-10 in the indoor 3K and 5K and the outdoor 1,500m, 5K and 10K. The other Illini to have the same honor: Dorian Green, Babatunde Ridley, Sherman Armstrong and Jannis Toepfer. FIGHTING ILLINI RANKED 9TH TO START OUTDOOR SEASON Coming off their best NCAA finish since 1988 and a Big Ten Championship, Mike Turk’s squad enters the outdoor season slated at number nine in the USTFCCCA preseason rankings. The ranking is tops among all Big Ten schools, just above No. 13 Ohio State and No. 19 Penn State. WELLS, KENDZIERA, LAFOND & LEE TO RED-SHIRT THIS SPRING With the rash of injuries during the indoor season and long-term planning for the defending champs, Coach Turk will red-shirt four Illini during the outdoor season. Although he stayed healthy throughout the indoor slate, 2016 indoor high jump All-American Jonathan Wells will use the spring to focus on multi events as he seeks to increase his versatility in the second half of his Illini career. JONATHAN WELLS EARNS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA HONORS Sophomore high jumper Jonathan Wells posted his second highest mark of the indoor season at NCAA Championships with a clearance of 7’1.75” (2.18m) to place eighth in the field. The First Team All-America honor is the first of Wells career after he competed at indoor championships last season, but finished 13th. QUINN, VINEY, & WELLS SCORE FOR ILLINI ON DAY 2 OF B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS The Orange and Blue Track and Field team wrapped up the 2016 Indoor Big Ten Championships at the Spire Institute. In day two, freshman Devin Quinn led the team with seven points, totaled with top-eight finishes in both the 60m and 200m dashes. Joining him, Jonathan Wells placed in both the high jump and 60m hurdles, while senior Cam Viney finished fourth in the hurdles. As a team, the Illini placed 10th out of 13 teams.
ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS Location............................................................ Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Founded..........................................................................................1867 Enrollment...................................................................................44,520 Nickname...........................................................................Fighting Illini Colors........................................................................... Orange and Blue Conference..................................................................................Big Ten Track & Field Head Coach.................................. Mike Turk (5th Season) Associate Head Coach.............................. Adrian Wheatley (5th Season) Assistant Coach.............................................Jake Stewart (4th Season) Home Venue.............................................................................UI Armory 2015 Big Ten Finish................................................................... 2nd/1st Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................................ 23/10
LAFOND & DMR SCORE ON DAY 1 OF B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS After four Illini qualified for five finals spots tomorrow, the Orange and Blue surged in the day’s final events to finish the opening day third in the team score. Dylan Lafond and the distance medley relay team each scored for the Illini, a momentum they hope to carry over into day two of the meet. 2016 University of Illinois Men’s Track & Field
LAFOND REWRITES INDOOR RECORD BOOK After setting a school record and earning All-America honors during cross-country season, Lafond has continued his success during the indoor track season. During the past three meets, the Manchester, New Hampshire native set the Illinois school record for the 3,000m (8:00.48) at the Rod McCravy meet, and then followed it up by breaking the Illini 5,000m record at the Iowa State Classic (13:46.72). QUINN SHINES EARLY Freshman Devin Quinn has already made an impact on the track with impressive times in both the 60m and the 200m dashes. Like teammate Mo Maat, Quinn entered the program’s top-10 list with an Illini debut time of 6.76 in the 60m. Quinn won his first career victory in the 200m at the Illini Classic, and then followed that up with a runner-up finish at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet on January 22. Quinn concluded his indoor season with two top-eight finishes at Big Ten Championships in the 60m and 200m dashes. In the 200m, Quinn moved into seventh on the Illini top-10 list with a 21.20 time in his qualifying heat.
2016 OUTDOOR SEASON BESTS BIG TEN & NCAA LEADER IN ITALICS 100-METER DASH Devin Quinn: 10.42, Stanford Invite Malcolm White (Nebraska), 10.36 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (LSU), 10.09 200-METER DASH Mo Matt: 21.24, Beach Invite James Harrington (Iowa), 20.57 Ahmed Ali (Alabama), 20.16 400-METER DASH Kenneth Allen: 47.40, Beach Invite Nick Gray (Ohio State), 46.16 Fred Kerley (Texas A&M), 45.10 800-METER RUN Konrad Eiring: 1:51.80, Stanford Invite Isajah Harris (Penn State), 1:46.05 Shaquille Walker (BYU), 1:44.99 1,500 RUN Bryce Basting: 3:45.35, Stanford Invite Robby Creese (Penn State), 3:42.29 Henry Wynne (Virginia), 3:38.35
CAM VINEY TIMES THIRD-BEST 60M HURDLES MARK IN ILLINOIS HISTORY The Fighting Illini got Cam Viney back from an early season injury at the Rod McCravy meet three weeks ago. Last weekend, Viney marked the third-best 60m hurdle time in Illinois history, clocking a 7.78 time in the Orange & Blue event final. The time beat out his personal-record time (7.82) set earlier this season at the Husker Invite (2/6).
3,000-METER RUN Tony Smoragiewicz (Michigan), 8:06.64 Tony Smoragiewicz (Michigan), 8:06.64
COACH TURK INKS FOUR TO CLASS OF 2016 On November 20, the team welcomed four new faces into the Illini family with the 2016 recruiting class. Noah Adams (Blue Mound, Ill.) posted the 25th-best high jump
10,000-METER RUN Ian Barnett: 29:10.83, Stanford Invite Ian Barnett (Illinois), 29:10.83 Ian LaMere (Wis.-Platteville), 28:38.63
NCAA RANKINGS MEN
1. Texas A&M 2. Florida 3. Oregon 4. Texas 5. LSU 6. Virginia 7. Arkansas 8. Georgia 9. Alabama 10. Texas Tech 11. South Carolina 12. Penn State 13. ILLINOIS 14. Tulsa 15. USC 16. Ohio State 17. Oklahoma State 18. Stanford 19. North Carolina 20. Middle Tennessee 21. Colorado 22. Virginia Tech 23. UCLA 24. Tennessee 25. TCU
WOMEN
1 Oregon 2 Arkansas 3 USC 4 LSU 5 Texas A&M 6 Georgia 7 Texas 8 Kentucky 9 Florida 10 Kansas State 11 Mississippi State 12 Stanford 13 Miami (Fla.) 14 Harvard 15 Oklahoma 16 Tennessee 17 Baylor 18 Virginia Tech 19 New Mexico 20 Florida State 21 Oklahoma State 22 Notre Dame 23 Arizona 24 Auburn 25 Michigan
5,000-METER RUN Jesse Reiser: 14:17.13, Stanford Invite Rorey Hunter (Indiana), 13:50.09 Sydney Gidabuday (Adams State), 13:36.83
110-METER HURDLES Cam Viney: 13.85 - Stanford Invite Aaron Mallett (Iowa), 13.65 Devon Allen (Oregon), 13.40 400-METER HURDLES Cam Viney: 50.96 - Stanford Invite Cam Viney (Illinois), 50.96 Khallifah Rosser (Cal St. Los Angeles), 49.27 3,000M STEEPLECHASE Mason Ferlic (Michigan), 8:33.95 Zak Seddon (Florida State), 8:33.09 4X100-METER RELAY 40.50 - Beach Invite Iowa, 39.53 LSU, 38.95 4X400-METER RELAY 3:14.30 - Beach Inivte Iowa, 3:06.88 LSU, 3:01.83 HIGH JUMP Parker Deloye: 5-9 1/2 (1.98m), Gibson Invite Grant Anderson (Nebraska), 7’1.75” (2.18m) Trey Culver (Texas Tech), 7’5” (2.26m) POLE VAULT Craig Driver (Nebraska), 17’1” (5.21m) Devin King (SE Louisiana), 18’8 3/4” (5.70m) LONG JUMP Ben Barnes, 21’11.75” (6.70m), Gibson Invite Zack Bazile (Ohio State), 24’9.75” (7.56m) Braxton Drummond (Charleston Southern), 26'7” (8.10m)
mark in the nation last spring at IHSA State Championships, while Cooper Jazo (Lake Villa, Ill.). On the track, sprints coach Adrian Wheatley will add Josh Eiker (Galseburg, Ill.) to the group next fall. Eiker set a new IHSA state record in the 200m in 2015 with a mark of 21.20. Finally, distance coach Jake Stewart welcomes four-time defending IHSA 1A Cross-Country State Champion Jon Davis (Fithian, Ill.) to the team, adding on to a group that placed second at Big Ten Championships.
JAVELIN Ben Dodds, 199’2” (60.70m), Clay Invite BIll Stanley (Ohio State), 239’5” (72.98m) Ioannis Kyriazis (Texas A&M), 268’7” (81.87m) SHOT PUT Matsen Dziedzic: 54'0" (16.46m), Gibson Invite JC Murasky (Ohio State), 65’8.25” (20.02m) Nicholas Scarvelis (UCLA), 67'0" (20.42m) HAMMER THROW Michael Hyc: 179’7” (54.74m), Gibson Invite Sean Donnelly (Minnesota), 243’1” (74.35m)
2016 University of Illinois Men’s Track & Field
2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD INDOOR SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
KEVEION AKINS
Season Highs/Career Highs
Season Highs
200m: 22.09 - Gibson Invite (4/9/16)
1500m: 3:58.91 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 3K: - 5K 14:47.81 - Stanford (4/1)
KENNETH ALLEN Career Highs
100m: - 200m: - 400m: 47.40 - Beach Invite (4/16)
11.00 - UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15) 21.95 - UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15) 47.35 - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14)
JEREME ATCHISON
Season Highs
Career Highs
3K: 5K:
- 15:22.54 - Gibson Invite (4/8)
8:54.29 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 15:20.05 - Illini Twilight (4/18.15)
BRYCE BASTING
Season Highs/Career Highs
Season Highs
Career Highs
1,500m: - 3K: - 5K: - 10K: 29:10.83 - Stanford Invite (4/1)
3:44.61 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 8:19.18 - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14) 13:56.16 - Drake Relays (4/25/15) 29:10.83 - Stanford Invite (4/1/16)
MATT BURNS Season Highs
Career Highs
200m: 22.44 - Stanford Invite (4/1) 400m: 48.95 - Gibson Invite (4/9)
22.15 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 48.94 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
JARED CHRISTIANSEN
Season Highs/Career Highs
Season Highs / Career Highs
1500m: 3:57.48 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 600m: 800m: -
COLE HENDERSON
Season Highs
Career Highs
100m: - 200m: 21.51 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 400m: 50.93 - Stanford (4/1) LJ: -
10.71 - Big Ten Championships (/17/15) 21.51 - Gibson Invite (4/9/16) 50.93 - Stanford (4/1/16) 22’7.75” (6.90m) -UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15)
Season Highs
Career Highs
SP: 53-7 1/2 (16.34m) - Gibson (4/9) Discus: - HT 179-7 (54.74m) - Gibson (4/8)
Season Highs
Career Highs
110m H: - 15.89 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 400m H: 58.40 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 56.04 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) HJ: 5-9 1/2 (1.98m) - Gibson Invite (4/9) 6’9.74” (2.08m) - B1G Champ. (5/17/15)
Season Highs
Season Highs
Career Highs
200m: - 110m H: - 400m H: - LJ -
21.61 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 13.56 - NCAA West Prelims (5/30/15) 49.56 - NCAA Championships (6/12/15) 22’1.5” (6.74m) - Clark Wood Invite (3/29/14)
DYLAN LAFOND Career Highs
1,500m: - 3,000m: - 5,000m: - 3,000m SC: -
3:50.11 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 8:28.88 - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15) 14:04.43 - Payton Jordan Invite (5/2/15) 8:41.11 - NCAA Championships (6/10/15)
DAN LATHROP
Season Highs/Career Highs
Season Highs
JV:
215-6 (65.70m) - Clay Invite (4/15) 215-6 (65.70m) - Clay Invite (4/15/16)
Career Highs
Season Highs
SP: HT:
54-0 (16.46m) - Gibson Invite (4/9) 54’10” (16.71m) - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15) - 182’11” (55.75m) - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
Season Highs / Career Highs
MATSEN DZIEDZIC
GARRETT LEE Season Highs
Season Highs
Career Highs
1,500m: - 3,000m: - 3,000m SC: -
3:45.82 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 8:51.79 - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15) 9:46.89 - UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15)
BLAZE GALARDY
Season Highs
PV:
-
Career Highs
16’10” (5.13m) - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14)
ALEX GOLD Season Highs
MO MAAT Career Highs
100m: 10.58 - Stanford (4/1) 200m: 21.24 - Beach Invite (4/16)
10.42 - Big Ten Championships (5/1715) 21.24 - Beach Invite (4/16/16)
BILLY MAGNESEN
400m: 50.15 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 800m: 1:51.80 - Stanford Invite (4/2)
Career Highs
KONRAD EIRING
1500m: 4:01.48 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 5K: Mile: -
BEN DODDS
53-7 1/2 (16.34m) - Gibson (4/9/16) 154’1” (46.97m) - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 171-2 (52.17m) - Stanford (4/1/16)
DAVID KENDZIERA
PARKER DELOYE
100m: 10.78 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 200m: 21.57 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/15)
MICHAEL HYC
IAN BARNETT
JOE HAIGHT
1,500m: - 3:45.35 - Stanford Invite (4/1)
3:58.91 - Gibson Invite (4/9/16) 8:28.40 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 14:47.81 - Stanford (4/1)
Career Highs
Season Highs/Career Highs
10K:
29:34.94 - Stanford (4/1)
PV:
Season Highs -
Mitch Mammoser Career Highs 17’1” (5.21m) - Big Ten Champ. (5/17/15)
2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD INDOOR SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
Season Highs
Liam Markham Career Highs
800m: - 1500m: 3:44.96 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/16)
1:52.75 - Bill Cornell (3/30/13) 3:42.33 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/19/14)
Season 110m H: - HJ: - LJ: -
Highs
JOE MCASEY
Season Highs
Career Highs
400m: - 800m: 1:52.47 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/15) 1,500m: -
47.30 - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14) 1:47.73 - Big Ten Championships (5/18/14) 3:48.42 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
Isaiah Michl Season Highs/Career Highs
110m H: 400m H: 53.73 - Gibson Invite (4/9)
Devin Quinn
Season Highs/Career Highs 100m: 10.42 - Stanford Invite (4/1) 200m: 5K:
Jesse Reiser Season Highs/Career Highs 14:17.13 - Stanford Invite (4/1)
David Schmieg Highs
Season Highs / Career 800m: 1:55.63 - Gibson Invite (4/9) Mile: -
Zack Smith Season Highs/Career Highs
3K SC: 9:30.85 - Gibson Invite (4/9) 5K: Season PV: -
Eddie Smoliak Highs/Career Highs Cam Viney Career Highs
Season Highs
110m H: 13.75 - Stanford Invite (4/2) 400m H: 50.96 - Stanford Invite (4/1) 200m: - 400m: - 800m: -
Season Decathlon - 100m Dec. - 400m Dec. - 1,500m Dec. - 110m H Dec. - HJ Dec. - PV Dec. -
Highs
13.52 - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15) 49.92 - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15) 21.39 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 47.05 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15) 1:56.33 - UNLV Spring Invite (3/21/15)
George Wayda Career Highs 6,779 pts - Big Tens (5/17/14) 11.61 - Drake Relays (4/25/15) 52.68 - Big Tens (5/17/15) 4:52.40 - Big Tens (5/17/14) 15.43 - Drake Relays (4/25/15) 6’1.5” (1.87m) - Big Tens (5/17/15) 15’1” (4.60m) - Drake Relays (4/25/14)
LJ Dec. - SP Dec. - Discus Dec. - Javelin Dec. - Javelin: 168-3 (51.29m) - Gibson (4/8)
21’2.5” (6.46m) - Big Tens (5/16/14) 42’9.75” (13.05m) - Big Tens (5/17/15) 129’7” (39.51m) - Big Tens (5/17/15) 181’11” (55.45m) - Big Tens (5/17/14) 168-3 (51.29m) - Gibson (4/8/16)
Jonathan Wells
Season Highs
Career Highs 14.51 - Musco Twilight (5/2/15) 7’1.5” (2.17m) - Big Tens (5/17/15) 24’4.25” (7.42m) - EIU Big Blue (4/4/15)
Aaron Wilks Career Highs
Javelin 193-3 (58.91m) - Clay Invite (4/16) 199’4” (60.75m) - Big Tens (5/17/15)
2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD TOP PERFORMERS 100m 10.42 10.58 10.69 10.69 11.05
Shot Put Devin Quinn Mo Maat Mo Maat Mo Maat Devin Quinn
Stanford Invite Stanford Invite Gibson Invite Stanford Invite Stanford Invite
4/1/16 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/1/16 4/1/16
Mo Maat Cole Henderson Joe Haight Joe Haight Mo Maat
Beach Invite Gibson Invite Bryan Clay Invite Gibson Invite Stanford Invite
4/16/16 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/9/16 4/1/16
Kenneth Allen Kenneth Allen Matt Burns Kenneth Allen Kenneth Allen
Beach Invite Bryan Clay Invite Beach Invite Stanford Invite Gibson Invite
4/16/16 4/15/16 4/16/16 4/1/16 4/9/16
800m 1:51.80 1:51.88 1:52.31 1:53.47 1:53.56
Konrad Eiring Konrad Eiring Trevor Kuehr Joe McAsey Trevor Kuehr
Stanford Invite Bryan Clay Invite Bryan Clay Invite Bryan Clay Invite Gibson Invite
4/2/16 4/15/16 4/15/16 4/15/16 4/9/16
Liam Markham Bryce Basting Jesse Reiser Liam Markham Bryce Basting
Bryan Clay Invite Stanford Invite Bryan Clay Invite Stanford Invite Bryan Clay Invite
4/15/16 4/1/16 4/15/16 4/1/16 4/15/16
Zack Smith
Bryan Clay Invite
4/14/16
1,500m 3:44.96 3:45.35 3:45.90 3:46.36 3:49.84
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4/9/16 4/9/16 4/2/16 4/16/16 4/2/16
Ben Dodds Ben Dodds Ben Dodds Aaron Wilks Aaron Wilks
Bryan Clay Invite Gibson Invite Stanford Invite Bryan Clay Invite Stanford Invite
4/15/16 4/9/16 4/1/16 4/15/16 4/1/16
Micheal Hyc Matsen Dziedzic Micheal Hyc
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4/9/16 4/15/16 4/1/16
40.74
Akins, Maat, Henderson, Haight
Gibson Invite
4/9/16
40.50
Haight, Henderson Akins, Maat
Mt. Sac Relays
4/16/16
3:14.30
Akins, Burns, Henderson, Michl
Beach Invite
4/16/16
3:15.00
Allen, Burns, Akins, Eiring
Stanford Invite
4/1/16
3:16.98
Maat, Allen, Akins, Burns
Gibson Invite
4/9/16
Eddie Smoliak
Bryan Clay Invite
4/15/16
215-6 (65.70m) 198-7 (60.55m) 198-4 (60.47m) 193-3 (58.91m) 191-8 (58.43m)
Hammer
400m 47.40 47.66 48.29 48.39 48.45
Matsen Dziedzic Micheal Hyc Micheal Hyc Matsen Dziedzic Matsen Dziedzic
Javelin
200m 21.24 21.51 21.57 21.60 21.67
54-0 (16.46m) 53-7 (16.34m) 51-5 3/4 (15.69m) 50-10 (15.51m) 50-2 1/2 (15.30m)
179-7 (54.74m) 177-8 (54.17m) 171-2 (52.17m)
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay
3,000m 9:15.59
4.31m
5,000m 14:17.13 14:47.81 15:22.54 15:47.48
Jesse Reiser Alex Gold Jereme Atchison Joe Cowlin
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4/1/16 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/9/16
Ian Barnett Billy Magnesen
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4/1/16 4/1/16
Cam Viney Cam Viney
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4/2/16 4/1/16
Cam Viney Isaiah Michl Isaiah Michl Isaiah Michl Parker Deloye
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4/1/16 4/15/16 4/9/16 4/16/16 4/9/16
Parker Deloye Parker Deloye
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4/9/16 4/1/16
Ben Barnes
Gibson Invite
4/9/16
10,000m 29:10.83 29:34.94
110m Hurdles 13.75 14.13
400m Hurdles 50.96 53.73 54.34 57.64 58.40
High Jump
6-5(1.98m) 5-9 1/4 (1.96m)
Long Jump 6.70m
Pole Vault
2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES BY ATHLETE
KEVEION AKINS // FRESHMAN Event 200m
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KENNETH ALLEN // JUNIOR Event 400m
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IAN BARNETT // SENIOR Event 10,000m 1,500m
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BRYCE BASTING // REDSHIRT-SENIOR Event 1500m
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MATT BURNS // SOPHOMORE Event 200m 400m
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JARED CHRISTIANSEN // FRESHMAN Event 1 Mile 600m 800m 1500m
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PARKER DELOYE // SOPHOMORE Event High Jump 400m
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BEN DODDS // SENIOR Event Javelin Throw
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MATSEN DZIEDZIC // SOPHOMORE Event Shot Put Hammer Throw
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KONRAD EIRING // FRESHMAN Event 400m 800m
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BLAZE GALARDY // SENIOR Event
Meet
Date 4/15/16
Mark Place 22.40 4th
Date 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/15/16
Mark 48.39 48.45 47.66
Place 15th 2nd 5th
Date 4/1/16 4/15/16
Mark 29:10.83 3:50.64
Place 12th 69th
Date 4/1/16 4/15/16
Mark 3:45.35 3:49.84
Place 4th 63rd
ALEX GOLD // SOPHOMORE Event 1,500m 5,000m
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COLE HENDERSON // SOPHOMORE Event 200m 400m
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JOE HAIGHT // FRESHMAN Event 100m 200m
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MICHEAL HYC // SOPHOMORE Date 4/2/16 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/15/16
Mark 22.44 48.98 48.95 48.29
Place 31st 22nd 4th 17th
Event Shot Put Hammer Throw
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TREVOR KUEHR // SOPHOMORE Date 1/9/16 1/22/16 2/5/16 1/15/16 4/9/16
Mark 4:20.06 4:15.53 1:22.11 1:55.82 3:57.48
Place 4th 5th 7th 1st 5th
Date 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/9/16
Mark 5-9 1/4 (1.76m) 6-5 (1.98m) 58.40
Place 6th 5th 9th
Event 800m
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MO MAAT // SOPHOMORE Event 100m 200m
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Date Mark 4/9/16 3:58.91 4/1/16 14:47.81
Place 7th 17th
Date 4/2/16 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/1/16
Mark 22.32 21.51 21.83 50.93
Place 28th 1st 1st 36th
Date 4/9/16 4/9/16 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/16/16
Mark 10.78 11.08 21.60 21.57 21.84
Place Prelims 8th 3rd 18th 3rd
Date 4/2/16 4/9/16 4/1/16 4/9/16
Mark Place 51-5 3/4 (15.69m) 10th 53-7 (16.34m) 4th 171-2 (52.17m) 13th 179-7 (54.74m) 3rd
Date 4/15/16
Mark 1:52.31
Place 26t h
Date 4/1/16 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/9/16 4/2/16 4/15/16
Mark 10.58 10.69 10.60 10.69 21.67 21.24
Place Prelims 7th Prelims 1st 13th 2nd
Date 4/1/16
Mark 29:34.94
Place 28th
Date 4/1/16 4/15/16
Mark 3:46.36 3.44.96
Place 6th 22nd
Date 4/15/16
Mark 1:52.47
Place 29th
Date 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/15/16
Mark 54.74 53.73 57.64
Place 1st 8th 8th
BILLY MAGNESEN // REDSHIRT FRESHMAN Date 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/15/16
Mark 198-4 (60.47m) 198-7 (60.55m) 215-6 (65.70m)
Place 13th 1st 4th
Date 4/2/16 4/9/16 4/15/16 4/15/16
Mark Place 50-2 1/2 (15.30m) 11th 54-0 (16.46m) 3rd 50-10 (15.51m) 9th 177-8 (54.17m) 11th
Date 4/9/16 4/2/16 4/15/16
Mark 50.15 1:51.80 1:51.88
Place 16th 26th 19th
Date
Mark
Place
Event 10,000m
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LIAM MARKHAM // SENIOR Event 1500m
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JOE MCASEY // SENIOR Event 800m
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ISAIAH MICHL // FRESHMAN Event 400m H
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2015-16 ILLINOIS MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES BY ATHLETE
DEVIN QUINN // FRESHMAN Event 100m
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JESSE REISER // FRESHMAN Event 5,000m 1,500m
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ZACK SMITH // SOPHOMORE Event 3,000m
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EDDIE SMOLIAK // FRESHMAN
Date 4/1/16 4/1/16
Mark 10.42 11.05
Place Prelims 8th
Date 4/1/16 4/15/16
Mark 14:17.13 3:45.90
Place 16th 28th
Date 4/14/16
Mark Place 9:15.59 11th
Event
Meet
Date
Mark
Place
Pole Vault
Bryan Clay Invite
4/15/16
4.31
17th
Date 4/1/16 4/2/16 4/1/16
Mark 14.13 13.75 50.96
Place Prelims 1st 1st
Date 4/1/16 4/9/16 4/15/16
Mark 191-8 (58.43m) 190-9 (58.15m) 193-3 (58.91m)
Place 9th 2nd 8th
CAM VINEY // SENIOR Event 110m H 400m H
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AARON WILKS // JUNIOR Event Javelin
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THE RECORD BOOK
ALL-TIME OUTDOOR BESTS * - Indicates time converted from yards or hand timing. a - Indicates mark made at altitude over 1000 meters. (Notable wind-aided marks listed separately) 100 Meter Dash 1. Andrew Riley 2. Anthony Jones 3. Stanley Azie 4. Brandon Stryganek 5. Lester Washington 6. Babatunde Ridley Rod Tolbert 8. Dominique Worsley 9. Mo Maat 10. G. McDonald-Ashford Dorian Green
10.02 10.10 10.18 10.27 10.33 10.40 10.40a 10.41 10.43 10.44 10.44
Hand-Timed 1. Dorian Green 2. Rod Tolbert Trenton Jackson 4. Anthony Jones 5. Herb McKenley
9.9 w 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.4
1995 1987 1964 1994 1947
200 Meter Dash 1. DJ Zahn 1. Anthony Jones 2. Brandon Stryganek 3. Stanley Azie 4. Lester Washigton 5. Dominique Worsley 6. Dorian Green 7. Stephon Pamilton 8. Sherman Armstrong 9. Rod Tolbert 10. Anthony Moorman
20.37 20.62 20.65 20.67 20.75 20.77 20.82 20.83 20.86 20.87 20.90
2015 1994 2015 2012 1984, 85 2006 1995 2014 1998 1987 2002
Wind-Aided 1. Dorian Green 2. Lester Washington 3. Scott Turner 4. Rod Tolbert 5. Earl Jenkins
20.30* 20.65 20.77 20.81 20.82
400 Meter Dash 1. Tim Simon 2. Dorian Green 3. Gakologelwang Masheto 4. DJ Zahn 5. Lee Bridges 6. Scott Turner 7. Stephon Pamilton 8. George Kerr 9. Ben Beyers 10. Herb McKenley
44.88 45.35 45.41 45.51 45.63 45.69 45.91 45.98* 46.05 46.08*
800 Meter Run 1. Marko Koers 2. Ron Phillips 3. Charlton Hamer 4. Rob Mango 5. George Kerr 6. Jason Van Swol 7. Zach Glavash 8. Bobby True 9. Joe McAsey 10. Tim Smith
1:44.49 1:45.30* 1:45.79 1:46.20* 1:46.40 1:47.24 1:47.28 1:47.58 1:47.73 1:47.84
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2012 1994 2012 2015 1984, 85 2000 1989 2006 2015 1999 1996
1995 1984 1993 1989 1993 1988 1995 2007 2015 1989 1993 2014 1960 1993 1946, 47 1996 1972 1988 1973 1960 1999 2005 1998 2014 1977
1500 Meter Run 1. Marko Koers 2. Len Sitko 3. Greg Reynolds 4. Jiff Jirele 5. Liam Markham 6. Jason West 7. Jon Schmidt 8. Mike Durkin 9. Tom Stevens 10. Ian Barnett
3:33.05 3:39.52 3:40.40 3:40.70 3:42.33 3:42.76 3:43.96 3:44.30 3:44.51 3:44.61
1996 1992 1987 1976 2014 1993 1981 1972 1982 2015
3000 Meter Steeplechase 1. Tom Stevens 2. Jon Thanos 3. Mike Patton 4. Dylan Lafond 5. Rick Gross 6. Kyle Engnell 7. Barry Pearman 8. Mark Capelle 9. Mike Durkin 10. Jannis Toepfer
8:29.89 8:35.24 8:38.90 8:41.11 8:41.80 8:46.22 8:47.84 8:51.30 8:52.20 8:54.48
1983 1988 1985 2015 1972 2012 1997 1982 1975 2013
5000 Meter Run 1. Craig Virgin 2. Jeff Jacobs 3. Ian Barnett 4. Kerry Dickson 5. Seth Pilkington 6. Jannis Toepfer 7. Jason Bill 8. Trent Hoerr 9. Dylan Lafond 10. Dave Halle
13:35.02 13:52.95 13:56.16 13:56.40 13:57.57 13:59.17 14:01.08 14:02.73 14:04.43 14:04.54
1975 1984 2013 1984 2005 2014 2005 2007 2015 1988
10,000 Meter Run 1. Craig Virgin 2. Trent Hoerr 3. Ty Wolf 4. Jannis Toepfer 5. Dave Halle 6. Colin Mickow 7. Ian Barnett 8. Jason Bill 9. Rick Gross 10. Hunter Mickow
27:59.43 28:55.22 29:05.34 29:06.82 29:10.60 29:10.74 29:10.83 29:14.85 29:17.40 29:20.45
1976 2007 1985 2015 1987 2010 2015 2005 1972 2013
110 Meter Hurdles 1. Andrew Riley 2. Vanier Joseph 3. Cam Viney 4. Davis Kendziera 5. Sherman Armstrong 6. John Elliot 7. Elbert Turner 8. Andre English 9. Earl Parham 10. Willard Thomson
13.28 13.41 13.52 13.56 13.72 13.78 13.81 13.86 14.02 14:04*
2012 2014 2015 2015 2000 1987 1990 2004 1989 1955
400 Meter Hurdles 1. Sherman Armstrong 2. David Kendziera 3. Abe Jones 4. Cam Viney 5. Adrian Walker 6. Ben Beyers 7. Cody Wisslead 8. Matt Klima 9. Wayne Angel
48.61 49:56 49.81 49.92 50.01 50.20 50.33 50.41 50.56
2000 2015 2005 2015 2004 1995 2010 1998 1981
Dorian Green sits on the top five all-time lists for Illinois in the 200 and 400 meters.
10. Mark Koster
50.60*
4x100 Meter Relay 1. Andrew Riley, Azeez Shogbuyi Josh Zinzer, Stanley Azie 2. Andrew Riley, Brandon Stryganek DJ Zahn, Stanley Azie 3. Julian Smith, Brandon Stryganek Stephon Pamilton, DJ Zahn 4. Mo Maat, Brandon Stryganek Cole Henderson, DJ Zahn 4. Scott Turner, Anthony Jones, Asa Patterson, Earl Jenkins 4x400 Meter Relay 1. Rod Tolbert, Lee Bridges, Arvella Brooks, Tim Simon 2. Dorian Green, Anthony Jones, Ben Beyers, Scott Turner 3. Asa Patterson, Anthony Jones, Ben Beyers, Earl Jenkins 4. Rod Tolbert, Lee Bridges, Charles Hamer, Tim Simon 5. Cam Viney, David Kendziera Joe McAsey, DJ Zahn
1971 38.72
2011
39.00
2012
39.33 2013 39.36 2015 39.59
1993
3:02.30
1987
3:02.39
1994
3:02.86
1993
3:03.05
1988
3:03.11
2015
THE RECORD BOOK
ALL-TIME OUTDOOR BESTS Triple Jump 1. Charlton Ehizuelen 2. Charles Burton 3. Efrem Stringfellow 4. Jerome Jenkins 5. Bob Olesen Alvin Campbell 7. Bannon Hayes 8. Alvin Perryman 9. Nick Brown Wind-aided 1. Bob Olesen 2. Aaron Mobarak
Jerome Jenkins stands third on UI’s all-time high jump list.
High Jump 1. Gail Olson 2. Greg Shroka Jonathan Wells 3. Jerome Jenkins 4. Rudy Reavis 5. Brandon Lloyd 6. Tom Keller Mark Schmidt Lanny Dillavou Todd Akers 10. Brad Richardson
7-3 1/2 (2.22m) 7-1 1/2 (2.17m) 7-1 1/2 (2.17m) 7-0 1/4 (2.13m) 7-0 (2.13m) 6-11 3/4 (2.12m) 6-11 (2.10m) 6-11 (2.10m) 6-11 (2.10m) 6-11 (2.10m) 6-10 1/2 (2.09m)
Pole Vault 1. Dean Starkey 2. Daren McDonough 3. Steve Bridges 4. Bob Shank Lane Lohr 6. Cody Klein Matthew Bane 8. Justin Norberg Doug Laz 10. Andrew Zollner
18-8 (5.68m) 1989 18-5 1/4 (5.61m) 1994 18-1 1/4 (5.51m) 1992 18-0 1/2 (5.49m) 1991 18-0 1/2 (5.49m) 1987 17-4 1/2 (5.30m) 2014 17-4 1/2 (5.30m) 2013 17-4 1/2 (5.29m) 2000 17-4 1/2 (5.29m) 1976, 77 17-3 (5.26m) 2009
Long Jump 1. Charlton Ehizuelen 2. Bannon Hayes 3. Joe Knuffman 4. Babatunde Ridley 5. Deryck Taylor 6. Pierre Bush 7. Carl Myers 8. Nick Brown 9. Bob Olesen Paul Foreman Wind-aided 1. Charlton Ehizuelen 2. Babatunde Ridley 3. Bob Olesen
1979 2009 2015 1987 1978 2000 1975 1981 1986 1989 1969
26-11 (8.20m) 26-0 3/4 (7.94m) 25-8 (7.82m) 25-7 1/2 (7.81m) 25-6 (7.77m) 25-1 3/4 (7.66m) 24-11 (7.59m) 24-10 1/2 (7.58m) 24-10 (7.56m) 24-10 (7.56m)
1975 1987 1998 1999 1961 2006 1995 2007 1987 1960
27-4 (8.33m) 25-8 3/4 (7.84m) 25-2 3/4 (7.68m)
1975 1997 1989
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55-2 1/4 (16.82m) 53-7 1/2 (16.34m) 52-7 1/4 (16.03m) 52-4 3/4 (15.97m) 52-2 3/4 (15.91m) 52-2 3/4 (15.91m) 52-0 (15.84m) 51-7 3/4 (15.74m) 51-7 3/4 (15.74m)
1974 2003 1979 1988 1989 1988 1989 1974 2006
53-4 1/4 (16.26m) 1990 52-10 1/4 (16.10m) 1991
Shot Put 1. Mike Lehmann 2. Jeff Lehmann 3. J.D. Teach 4. Shawn Schleizer 5. Bernard Grady 6. Mike Bila 7. Mike Baietto 8. Rich Baader 9. Jim Lenzini 10. Casey Fonnesbeck
68-4 1/2 (20.84m) 62-10 1/2 (19.16m) 62-3 3/4 (18.99m) 60-5 3/4 (18.43m) 60-2 1/2 (18.35m) 59-7 1/2 (18.17m) 59-3 1/2 (18.07m) 58-6 (17.83m) 58-2 (17.72m) 57-3 3/4 (17.47m)
1982 1984 1995 1994 2002 1986 1975 1983 1981 2009
Discus 1. Jeff Lehmann 2. Kyle Jenner 3. Brandon Noe 3. Mike Lehmann 4. Rich Baader 6. Kyle Taylor 7. Shawn Schleizer 8. Jim Lenzini 9. Glen Howard 10. Mike Baietto
192-6 (58.67m) 189-4 (57.70m) 185-2 (56.45m) 184-3 (56.15m) 183-9 (56.00m) 183-4 (55.88m) 180-4 (54.96m) 179-9 (54.78m) 178-10 (54.50m) 178-9 (54.48m)
1984 1982 2013 1982 1983 1995 1994 1981 1995 1975
Hammer Throw 1. Davis Fraker 2. Matt McHugh 3. Nathan Loe 4. Brett Ramirez 5. Bob Carper 6. Rich Baader 7. Jim Coxworth 8. Casey Fonnesbeck 9. Brian Kueker 10. Mike Willard John Sloan
224-5 (65.64m) 202-10 (61.83m) 199-7 (60.83m) 194-5 (59.25m) 187-4 (57.09m) 186-4 (56.79m) 184-5 (56.21m) 181-4 (55.28m) 175-6 (53.49m) 173-7 (52.90m) 173-7 (52.90m)
2015 2010 2013 2012 1979 1983 1975 2009 1978 2000 1978
Other Illinois Outdoor Records Mile Run Marko Koers
3:53.47
1996
3,000 Meter Run Jannis Toepfer
8:16.71
2013
4x200 Meter Relay Anthony Jones, Earl Jenkins, Cully Welter, Scott Turner
1:22.45
1991
4x800 Meter Relay Marko Koers, Eric Henson, Bobby True, Cortney Lamb
7:15.50 1996
Javelin (Since 1986) 1. Brad Lawton 2. Lou Angelo 3. Ben Dodds 4. Peter Knaus 5. Steve Monte 6. Mike Kamin 7. Matt Lasley 8. Mike Kriegsmann 9. Peter Knaus 10. Aaron Wilks
225-2 (68.63m) 220-6 (67.20m) 215-4 (65.64m) 204-7 (62.35m) 203-7 (62.05m) 203-2 (61.92m) 200-11 (61.23m) 199-7 (60.83m) 199-0 (60.65m) 197-5 (60.17m)
1993 1993 2015 2003 2013 1994 2000 1993 2004 2014
(Pre-1986) 1. John Kalmar 2. Dave Dlesk 3. Joe Henderson 4. Milt Angier 5. Doug Welker
221-0 (67.36m) 217-6 (66.29m) 207-6 (63.24m) 203-9 (62.10m) 199-3 (60.73m)
1976 1979 1976 1923 1978
Corey Hammon holds the school record in the decathlon.
Decathlon 1. Corey Hammon 2. Matt Beary 3. George Wyada 4. Andrew Zollner 5. Bill Leigh 6. Andy Barnes 7. Mark Schmidt 8. Peter Knaus 9. Fred Kocian 10. Ed Mastny
7,153 7,073 6,779 6,776 6,709 6,703 6,678 6,499 6,466 6,306
2015 1995 2014 2008 1981 1982 1981 2004 1981 2007
MIKE TURK
HEAD COACH 5TH SEASON (10TH OVERALL) Mike Turk is in his 10th season overall at the University of Illinois coaching the jumps, throws and multi-events. He is well known as one of the top field event coaches in the country and is especially heralded for his development of athletes in the throwing events. Turk has accumulated over 20 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, including 18 years at the NCAA Division I level. In his career, Turk has coached All-Americans in nine different events, including the long jump, triple jump, high jump, shot put, weight throw, hammer throw, discus, decathlon and 800m. In 2015, Turk led the Orange and Blue to a historic season, culminating with the first top-10 finish at NCAA Championships since 1988 and a Big Ten Coach of the Year award. The indoor season saw the Illini place second at Big Ten Championships with titles from DJ Zahn (200m and 400m) and the 4x400m relay team. DJ Zahn also broke the school’s 200m and 400m school records at the Big Ten Championships meet. Ian Barnett added in his own historic success by breaking Illinois’ 3,000m record with a 8:02.40 mark at the Rod McCravy meet. In the field, Davis Fraker destroyed his own school record with a 22.50m heave in the weight throw to take third-place at Big Ten Championships. Outdoors, more records fell as Zahn reset the 200m record and Fraker broke the hammer throw record with a mark of 68.41m. Turk and the Fighting Illini brought home a Big Ten Championship from East Lansing, Mich. with event victories from Brandon Stryganek (100m), Zahn (400m), Cam Viney (400m hurdles), 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams, as well as numerous other podium finishes to help the Illini win the meet by 37 points. The 2015 campiagn concluded with a T-10th place finish at the NCAA Championship meet. Zahn (400m) and David Kendziera (400m hurdles) both made the podium with third place finishes, while both relay teams accompanied Lafond with point-scoring finishes. In 2014, Turk led the Illini to a runner-up finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the program’s highest finish since 1994, and crowned three conference champions (Vanier Joseph - 110m hurdles, Stephon Pamilton - 400m, Joe McAsey - 800m). The Orange and Blue also captured a share of the HyVee Cup at the prestigious Drake Relays for the second straight year, tying with then-ranked No. 4 Arkansas. After the impressive showing, the Illini earned a No. 14 ranking in the USTFCCCA week four national poll, the highest mid-season ranking in program history. Illinois boasted six NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifiers and earned six second-team All-America honors, as McAsey (800m), Brandon Stryganek (200m) and the 4x400m relay (DJ Zahn, McAsey, Kenneth Allen, Pamilton) placed in the top-16 in the nation. After the successful outdoor season, Turk was named Men’s Coach of the Year for the Midwest region by the USTFCCCA. Indoors, the Illini finished fourth at the conference championships, with Pamilton winning the 400m for the second straight year. Two athletes represented Illinois at the NCAA Indoor Championships as Vanier Joseph (60m hurdles) and Davis Fraker (weight throw) earned second-team All-America honors. During the 2013 season, the Fighting Illini finished runner-up at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. The second place finish was the highest since the 2000 season, as Brandon Stryganek (60m) and Stephon Pamilton (400m) won titles in their respective events. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, the school record holding distance medley relay squad earned All-America honors, while the 4x400m relay just missed the distinction. Outdoors, Turk led the squad to winning the first annual HyVee Cup at the Drake Relays. The success continued into the championship season, as the squad finished fourth at the Big Ten meet, as they crowned two individual conference champions (Vanier Joseph - 110m H & Stephon Pamilton - 400m). At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the 4x400m relay squad captured first team All-America honors after they finished fifth. The 4x100m relay squad earned second team All-America honors after finishing 13th overall, while individually, freshman Juan Paul Green earned the same distinction after he placed 14th in the 400m. Overall, three Illini set school records indoors and 17 notched marks in the school’s top-10 outdoors. In the 2012 season, Turk led the squad to the program’s highest finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 1988. The Orange and Blue finished T-11th with 20 points, marking the best finish since the ‘88 season where they placed seventh. The Illini earned four All-America honors and senior Andrew Riley won NCAA titles in the 100m and 110m hurdles. Riley became the first male athlete in the NCAA to win those two events in the same year. He was named USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year and won Illinois’ Dike Eddleman Award. Indoors, the team finished T-13th which was also the highest finish by an Illinois squad since 1995 where they tied for fourth in the nation. Overall, the squad boasted three Big Ten Champions outdoors, with Riley winning the 100m/110m hurdles and the 4x100m relay while Riley also took the 60m and 60m hurdles conference crown indoors. The squad set 14 top-10 indoor times in Illinois record books and 10 times in the outdoor record books. Turk led the Illini to the program’s best finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 23 years
during the 2011 season. The Illini tied for 12th overall, marking the highest finish by an Illini squad since placing seventh in 1988. The Illini earned seven first-team All-America honors and one second-team award for their performances at nationals, including a third-place finish by the 4x100m relay, a runner-up showing by Andrew Riley in the 110m hurdles, a sixth-place finish by Stanley Azie in the 100m and an eighth-place effort in the 400m hurdles by Cody Wisslead. The Orange and Blue also boasted three Big Ten Champions, with Riley in the 110m hurdles, Wisslead in the 400m hurdles and the 4x100m relay. During the 2011 indoor season, the Illini tied for 22nd at nationals, the highest indoor finish by an Illinois squad since 1998 (17th). Riley won his second career national title, as he raced to victory in the 60m hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Freshman Davis Fraker, who broke the school record in his first collegiate throw, was the first Illini ever to qualify for nationals in the weight throw and earned second-team All-American honors. Riley also competed a three-peat in the event by winning the 60m-hurdle title at the Big Ten Indoor Championships while Matt Bane captured the Big Ten title in the pole vault. In his first year as interim head coach in 2010, Turk worked to change the culture of the program and made great strides from the indoor to the outdoor season, which was capped off by a national title in the 110m hurdles by Andrew Riley. Turk’s squad qualified 16 athletes to the West Preliminary Round of Championship and advanced in three events to the NCAA Championships, with Riley in the 110m hurdles, junior Cody Wisslead in the 400m hurdles and the 4x100m relay. At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the Illini turned in their best conference finish since 2006, as they placed sixth overall. Turk also coached junior Matt McHugh into the record books again, as the Exter, N.H., native recorded school records during the indoor and outdoor seasons. McHugh smashed the school record in the weight throw with a mark of 63-2 3/4 (19.27m) and broke his own school record in the hammer throw twice, tallying a personal-best mark of 202-10 (61.83m). During the 2009 season, Turk coached a pair of athletes who altered Illinois records that had stood for 30 years. Junior Greg Shroka placed sixth in the high jump with a personal-best height of 7 feet, 1 1/2 inches (2.17m) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to become the first Fighting Illini outdoor All-American in the event since Gail Olson took fifth in 1979. McHugh broke Bob Carper’s school record of 187-4 set three decades ago when he marked 190-4 (58.02m) in the hammer throw at the Illinois Invitational. Along with those record-setting marks, Turk also guided junior Casey Fonnesbeck to a sixth-place finish in the shot put at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, where he also qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regionals with a personal-best distance of 57-3 ¾. Fighting Illini field event athletes also achieved a number of milestones in 2008 under Turk, as Shroka became just the third athlete in Illinois history to leap over seven feet in the high jump, marking 7-0 1/4 at the Illinois Twilight. Shroka went on to earn All-Mideast Region honors, narrowly missing a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships and scoring at both the Big Ten indoor and outdoor meets. In the throwing events, Fonnesbeck earned a trip to regionals and scored at the Big Ten outdoor meet in the shot put with a mark of 57-1 that ranks 10th in Illinois history. McHugh had a standout debut season, marking 59-7 in the weight throw and 183-7 in the hammer throw to rank third and fourth in Illinois history, respectively. In addition, multi-event athlete Andrew Zollner moved up to second on the Illini all-time list in the decathlon, with a personal-best point total of 6,776 points at the Big Ten Championships. In 2007 under Turk, Nick Brown continued his success at the conference championships by finishing second in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and third in both events at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. Brown also competed in the long and triple jumps at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. Turk helped guide Shroka to a successful rookie campaign, as he scored as a redshirt freshman at the Big Ten Championships and qualified for the regional championships. Zollner also came on strong, taking sixth in the decathlon and ninth in the heptathlon at the confrence meets. In addition, Chad Gridley improved his personal-best in the discus by over 20 feet. Turk made an immediate impact with the Fighting Illini in his first year with the program in 2006. His athletes crashed the record books, with nine all-time top-10 performances in Illini history, with the season highlighted by the outstanding achievements of Brown. Under Turk’s leadership, Brown was an NCAA Championships qualifier in both the long and triple jumps during the indoor season and in the triple jump during the outdoor season, earning All-America honors in the long jump indoor and the triple jump outdoor. Turk is a USATF Level II certified coach in the jumps and throws and as an instructor. He is a part of the USATF Coaches Education Level II staff and helped co-author the USATF Level II Throws curriculum. Turk is a popular clinician and has spoken at numerous clinics throughout the country. He is also a lead instructor at the prestigious Ironwood Throws Development Camp, organized the King of the Ring Throws Clinic and has authored several articles. As a student-athlete at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., Turk received his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education in 1985 and competed on the varsity track and field team. He was the 1984 CCIW Conference Champion in the shot put. Turk and his wife, Lori, reside in Mahomet and have three children, daughters Hannah and Payton and a son, Sam.
2016 University of Illinois Men’s Track & Field
