2010 florida state men's track and field media guide

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RANDY SPETMAN

Athletics Director

MONK BONASORTESenior Associate

Athletics Director

QUICK FACTSTHE UNIVERSITYLOCATION: Tallahassee, FloridaFOUNDED: 1851ENROLLMENT: 39,136SYMBOL: SeminolesSCHOOL COLORS: Garnet & GoldPRESIDENT: Eric J. Barron

FSU ATHLETICSAFFILIATION: NCAA Division ICONFERENCE: Atlantic Coast (ACC)ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Randy SpetmanTRACK & FIELD SID: Dave Schmidt [email protected] 850.644.4836ASST. TRACK & FIELD SID: Tania Fernandez [email protected] 850.644.5653HOME FACILITY: Mike Long TrackMAILING ADDRESS: Florida State Athletics 403 Stadium Dr., Room D 107 Tallahassee, FL 32306WEBSITE: seminoles.com

FSU TRACK & FIELD STAFFHEAD COACH: BOB BRAMAN (Florida ’80, 27th season)ASSOC. HEAD COACH: HARLIS MEADERS (UNC ’92, 16th season) ThrowsASSISTANT COACHES: DENNIS NOBLES (FSU ’80, 26th season) Pole Vault, Javelin, Jumps KEN HARNDEN (UNC ’95, 11th season) Men’s Sprints & Relays, Hurdles JACKIE RICHARDS (New Mexico ’98, 8th season) Women’s Sprints & Relays, Hurdles KAREN HARVEY (Michigan ’96, 3rd season) Women’s Distance

VOLUNTEER COACHES: KEVIN COOK (Florida State ’06) BRIAN DZINGAI (Florida State ’04) LACY JANSON (Florida State ’06) MICHAEL BINGHAM (Wake Forest ‘09) DORIAN SCOTT (Florida State ’05) KAREEM STREETE-THOMPSON (Rice ’95) KEVIN SULLIVAN (Michigan ’98)

GRADUATE MANAGERS: HARRY NORTON (Dartmouth ‘08) STEVE MUCCHETTI (Dartmouth ‘06)

2009 SEASON REVIEWNCAA INDOOR FINISH: 3rdNCAA OUTDOOR FINISH: 2nd (t)ACC INDOOR FINISH: 1stACC OUTDOOR FINISH: 1st (t)

1 ................................................................Quick Facts2 .......................................This is Florida State Track 3 ...................................................... ACC Dominance4 .......................................... Student-Athlete Success5 .................................................... In the Community6 .......................................................... Seminole Spirit7 ..............................................Seminoles on the Web8 ..................................................First-Class Facilities9 ..................................................This is Florida State10 .................................................. This is Tallahassee11 .............................................................Team Roster12 ..............................................2010 Season Preview14 ..................................... Head Coach Bob Braman17 ............... Associate Head Coach Harlis Meaders18 ...........................Assistant Coach Dennis Nobles19 .............................Assistant Coach Ken Harnden 20 ............................ Assistant Coach Karen Harvey21 ...........................Assistant Coach Jackie Richards22 .................................Track & Field Support Staff24 .......................................................Meet the ‘Noles44 ............................................... 2009 Season Review47 .......................................................This is the ACC48 .......................................................University Facts49 ................................................NCAA Compliance50 .................................. Academic Support Services51 ......................................................Student Services52 ............................................................Medical Care53 ....................................... Strength & Conditioning54 .....................................................Mike Long Track56 ........................ McIntosh Track & Field Building57 ............................................Track & Field History60 ..........................................................All-Americans61 ..........................................................Team Finishes62 ........................... Individual National Champions63 .............................................. Seminole Olympians64 ....................................................Outdoor Records 65 ....................................................... Indoor Records66 ..................................................... All-Time Top 1068 ................................ NCAA Qualifying Standards

BERNIE WAXMAN

Associate Athletics Director

Track & Field Oversight

DAVE SCHMIDTTrack & Field SID

TANIA FERNANDEZAsst. Track & Field SID

CREDITSCREDITSThe 2010 Florida State Track & Field Media Guide is a publication of the FSU Sports Information Offi ce. Written and edited by Tina Dechausay, Tania Fernandez and Dave Schmidt with additional writing by Bob Thomas. Covers and page template designed by Tina Dechausay. Featured photograhers: FSU Photo Lab (Ryals Lee, Bill Lax and Michele Edmunds), Larry Novey, Ross Obley, Mike Olivella and Rick Andrews. Printing by Multi-Ad Services. Special thanks to the FSU Track & Field Staff.

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WHAT’S INSIDEWHAT’S INSIDE

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THIS IS FSU TRACKTHIS IS FSU TRACK

national ProminenceProminence

CHARACTERCHARACTER

ELITE ELITE CompetitorsCompetitors

STRENGTHSTRENGTH

top-notch top-notch CoachingCoaching4X400M RELAY

(K. Williams, K. Borlee, C. Clark, J. Borlee)

– 3rd fastest in the world in 2009 - 2:59.99

4X400M RELAY (K. Williams, K. Borlee, B. O’Connor, J. Borlee)

– 12th fastest in the world in 2009 – 3:01.54

CHARLES CLARK 6th place at the

2009 World Championships in Berlin – 20.27

KEVIN BORLEE Advanced to the 400m

semifi nals at the 2009 World Championships

in Berlin – 45.28------

Member of Belgium’s 4x400m relay team that fi nished fourth at the 2009 World Championships in

Berlin – 14th fastest in the world in 2009 - 3:01.88

worlD-worlD-classclass AthletesAthletes

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THIS IS FSU TRACK

CHARACTER

ACC DominanceACC Dominance

• 8 acc indoor championships INCLUDING 7 straight

• 62 ACC Indoor individual and relay championships

• 115 Indoor all-acc selections

• 7 acc outdoor championshipS INCLUDING 5 straight

• 77 ACC Outdoor individual and relay championships

• 163 Outdoor all-acc selections

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STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESSSTUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS

SEMINOLE ATHLETICS TOUTS...• In 2008-09, the Seminole Track & Field program had three Aca-demic All-Americans, 19 ACC All-Academic Team honorees - most in the ACC, 37 ACC Academic Honor Roll mem-bers and two ACC Postgraduate Scholarship re-cipients. Javier Garcia-Tunon and Susan Kuijken were honored as the 2009 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Scholar Athletes of the Year.• FSU athletics has been well represented when it comes to Rhodes Scholars. Track’s Garrett Johnson (2006) and Football’s Myron Rolle (2008) each earned the distinction of Rhodes Scholar - one of the oldest and most prestigious awards for international study. Track’s Erin Simmons was a fi nalist for the Rhodes Scholarship in 2009. • Over the past 15 years, more than $450,000 in Post-graduate Scholarship money has been granted to FSU student-athletes, as well as numerous other academic honors and awards.• During the 2008-09 academic year, fi ve Seminoles earned CoSIDA Aca-demic All-American honors, 15 Seminole student-athletes were named District Academic All-Americans, 175 Seminole student-athletes were named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll, seven of Florida State’s athletic teams had a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average.• In the spring 2009 semester, 202 Seminoles achieved a 3.0 GPA or better, 10 athletic teams had a 3.0 or better GPA and the average team semester GPA was a 2.8. Ten student-athletes made the spring 2009 President’s List with a perfect 4.0 GPA while 62 student-athletes earned Dean’s List status with a GPA of 3.5 or better.

Because at Florida State...Academics & Athletics

Go Hand in HandCOSIDA Track and Field

Academic All-Americans(since 2004-05)

MEN FLORIDA STATE 10 Notre Dame 8 Wisconsin 8 Arkansas 5 Rice 5

MEN & WOMEN COMBINED Notre Dame 13 FLORIDA STATE 12 Tennesse 12 Arkansas 11 Wisconsin 11 Florida 3

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STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITYIN THE COMMUNITY

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OSCEOLA AND RENEGADE

Perhaps the most spectacular tradition in all of college football occurs in Doak Campbell Stadium when Osceola charges down the fi eld riding an Appaloosa horse named Renegade and plants a fl aming spear at midfield to begin every home game. The tradition was born on Sept. 16, 1978 against Oklahoma State when a student led the team

from the tunnel riding a horse. Since the beginning of the FSU tradition, three different horses and 10 different riders have actually appeared at the games. However, there have been a total of 16 horses trained in the Renegade program. The original Osceola and Renegade were Jim Kidder and Reo. In 2003, local businessman Bill Durham, who had trained the riders and horses for 20 years, passed the honor and responsibility to his son Allen, who was a former rider in the 1990s. The clothing and rigging that Osceola and Renegade use were designed and approved by the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida.

WAR CHANTFlorida State’s “war chant” appears to have begun with a random occurrence that took place during a 1984 football game against Auburn, but in the 1960’s, the Marching Chiefs band would chant the melody of a popular FSU cheer. In a sense, that chant was the long-version of FSU’s current “war chant.” During a thrilling game with Auburn in 1984, the Marching Chiefs began to perform the dormant melody. Some students behind the band joined in and continued the “war chant” portion after the band had ceased. Most agree the chant came from the fraternity section, but many spirited Seminole fans added the hand motion to symbolize the brandishing of a tomahawk. The chant continued among the student body during the 1985 season, and by the 1986 season, it was a stadium-wide phenomenon. Of course, the Marching Chiefs refi ned the chant, plus put their own special brand of accompaniment to the “war chant,” for the sound we hear today.

FLORIDA STATE FIGHT SONG

YOU GOT TO FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR FSUYOU GOT TO SCALP ‘EM SEM-I-NOLES

YOU GOT TO WIN, WIN, WIN, WINWIN THIS GAME AND ROLL ON DOWN

AND MAKE THOSE GOALS.FOR FSU IS ON THE WAR PATH NOW

AND AT THE BATTLE’S END SHE’S GREAT;SO FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT TO VICTORY

OUR SEM-I-NOLES FROM FLORIDA STATE.

seminole spiritseminole spiritTHE SYMBOL: SEMINOLES

Florida State played only two football games in 1947 before students demanded the school to acquire a symbol. While details confl ict, most believe the account of a poll of the student body is accurate. The Florida Flambeau reported that Seminoles won by 110 votes over the Statesmen. The other top contenders (in order) were Rebels, Tarpons, Fighting Warriors and Crackers. In the 1950s, a pair of students dressed in Native American costumes and joined the cheerleaders on the fi eld, which eventually evolved into the majestic symbol of Osceola and Renegade that FSU now enjoys. Today, the Seminole Tribe participates in many campus activities. Florida State University is proud of its longstanding cooperative relationship with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Seminole people have suffered many hardships and injustices, but they have remained brave, dignifi ed and proud. The Seminoles are unconquered. They symbolize what Florida State hopes will be the traits of all of its graduates, including student-athletes.

GARNET AND GOLDFlorida State’s school colors of garnet and gold date back to the Florida State College championship football teams of 1904 and 1905. In those championship seasons, FSC donned purple and gold uniforms. When Florida State College became Florida Female College in 1905, the football team was forced to attend the University of Florida. The following year the FFC student body selected crimson as the offi cial school color of 1905. The administration in 1905 took crimson and combined it with the recognizable purple of the championship football teams to achieve the color garnet. The now-famous garnet and gold colors were fi rst used on an FSU uniform in a 14-6 football loss to Stetson on October 18, 1947.

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seminoles on the webseminoles on the web

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THE ROGER HOLLER CHAMPIONS TRAINING COMPLEX• Lifi tng Area of 14,000 Square Feet • 24 Self-Contained Powerlift Work Stations• 20,000 Square Feet of Functional Training Space • More than 20,000 Pounds of Free Weights• Custom-Built FSU Equipment, Platforms and Weights

FIRST-CLASS FACILITIESFIRST-CLASS FACILITIESTHE DON FAULS ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM

THE ROGER HOLLER CHAMPIONS

TRAINING COMPLEX

MIKE LONG TRACK ANDTHE MCINTOSH TRACK & FIELD BUILDING

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TOP NATIONAL RANKINGS• Florida State consistently ranks in the top 10 universities nationally in physical sciences grants awarded by the National Science Founda-tion. • U.S. News & World Report ranks Florida State in the nation’s top 50 public universities.• The Meteorology and Oceanography departments are ranked among the nation’s top 10 by the National Research Council.• Florida State’s graduate program in nuclear physics was ranked eighth among public universities by U.S. News & World Report.•The College of Business is ranked eigth among public universities by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News also ranks the business school’s Real Estate Program 11th in the country and its Risk Management/Insurance Program fourth. • The College of Information’s graduate program ranks in the top 10 nationally by U.S. News & World Report. The college’s Children and Youth Services Program is fi rst in the nation.• The College of Law’s Environmental Law Program is ranked 10th best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, which also ranks the law school in the nation’s top tier in terms of academic reputation.• The College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts, rec-ognized in 2004 by the Directors Guild of America for distinguished contributions to American culture, has won 24 College Television Awards in 17 years.• The College of Music graduate program was named fi fth best in the nation and its Opera Program third among public universities by U.S. News & World Report.

THIS IS FLORIDA STATETHIS IS FLORIDA STATENATIONALLY-RENOWNED FACULTY

• Nobel Prize winner Sir Harold Kroto, of the Department of Chem-istry and Biochemistry, is a recipient of the Copley Medal, the highest award of the Royal Society in Britain. • College of Music Professor Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, also a Florida State graduate, is the fi rst woman to win the Pulitzer in music. She also is a four-time Grammy nominee, is the fi rst woman to earn a doctorate in composition at the Julliard School and is the fi rst-ever occupant of Carnegie Hall’s Composer’s Chair. • Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Florida State English Professor Robert Olen Butler has won two National Magazine Awards in Fic-tion from the American Association of Magazine Editors.• Academy Award winner Richard Portman, of the College of Mo-tion Picture, Television and Recording Arts, has received 11 Academy Award nominations for sound work in feature fi lms.• Our Department of Dance faculty — one of the largest and most accomplished dance faculties in the country — includes legendary ballerina and 2006 Kennedy Honors recipient Suzanne Farrell.• New York Times bestselling author Mark Winegardner, a Creative Writing professor, was selected by Random House and the Mario Puzo Estate to write the sequel to The Godfather.

STRONG STUDENTS• Florida State University has garnered three Rhodes Scholars in the past four years, including two student-athletes – track & fi eld’s Gar-rett Johnson (2005), Joe O’Shea (2007) and football’s Myron Rolle (2008). Students have also received numerous other prestigious na-

tional scholarships and fellowships, including Truman Scholar-ships, Fulbright Fellowships, a Goldwater Scholarship, a Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship, a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar-ship, a Fulbright Hays Award and Rotary International Ambas-sador Scholarship.• In 2008, the students entering as freshmen in the fall had an aver-age SAT score of 1265 and an average ACT score of 28.• Florida State graduates fi nd employment with major employers including Ernst & Young, GEICO, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, Mer-rill Lynch and Target.

FIRST-CLASS FACILITIES

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THIS IS tallahasseeTHIS IS tallahassee

WHAT TO DO• With over 5,900 rooms in more than 58 hotels and motels, Tallahas-see offers a blend of Southern-style inns, rustic campsites, family-owned economy lodges and impressive corporate hotels. There are also 13 bed & breakfasts and 13 inns in the Tallahassee area. • From fast food to fi ve-star, Tallahassee serves up an excellent selec-tion of tantalizing restaurants. Tickling the taste buds are specialties ranging from homemade country sausage and melt-in-your-mouth steaks to wild game and succulent seafood fresh from the Gulf.• Tallahassee lists 122 properties on the National Register of Historic Places. Tallahassee offers more than 28 museums, galleries, public art sculptures, monuments and historic sites. There are 306.5 miles of hiking/biking & walking trails in and around the Tallahassee area. • There are eight public pools and 63 recreational parks in Tallahassee/Leon County -- incredible weather, lush gardens, lakes and more.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING• The fi rst Christmas celebrated in the United States was in Tallahas-see at the encampment of Spanish Explorer Hernando de Soto in 1539.• Lights, Camera, Action … Early “Tarzan” movies featuring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan were fi lmed at nearby Wakulla Springs. Also fi lmed, were “Creature from the Black Lagoon” and “Airport 77.”• George Washington’s great grandniece, Catharine Daingerfi eld-Wil-lis-Gray and Napoleon Bonaparte’s nephew, Prince Achille Murat, provided the social event of the season when they were married in Tallahassee in 1826. The plantation home of widowed Princess Murat is on exhibit at the Tallahassee Museum.

FACTS & FIGURES• America’s largest concentration of original plantations — 300,000 acres, 71 plantations — exists between Tallahassee and Thomas-ville, Georgia, just 28 miles away.• Nearly 60 percent of Tallahassee’s population is between the ages of 18-44.• Average Low – High Temperatures in Tallahassee are 40 to 63 degrees in January and 72 to 91 degrees in July.• There are over 150,000 people living in Tallahassee and over 300,000 in the metropolitan area.• The capitol of the State of Florida has been located in Tallahas-see since 1823.• The Gulf of Mexico is just 20 miles south of Tallahassee and the Georgia border is just 14 miles to the north.

Nearer to Atlanta than Miami, Tallahassee is “The Other Florida” in attitude, topography, climate and lifestyle.

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2010 ‘Noles roster2010 ‘Noles rosterName Year (Ind./Out.) Events Hometown Previous School

David Ambler Fr./Fr. Sprints Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch BoysTrevor Andrews Fr./Fr. Throws Titusville, Florida AstronautAndrew Bachelor Sr./Jr. Jumps Pompano Beach, Florida Coral Springs CharterGonzalo Barroilhet Jr./So. Decathlon Santiago, Chile CordilleraJared Bell Sr./- Distance Los Angeles, California Yale UniversityKevin Borlee So./So. Sprints Brussels, Belgium Vrije Universiteit BrusselJacob Brooks Fr./Fr. Distance Ft. Myers, Florida Ft. MyersMark Brown Fr./Fr. Throws Jacksonville, Florida Bishop John J. SnyderBrandon Byram Jr./Jr. Sprints Gallatin, Tennessee Station CampJustin Byrd So./So. Hurdles Lauderhill, Florida St. ThomasMadanha Chibudu Jr./Jr. Sprints/Jumps Harare, Zimbabwe St. John’sCharles Clark Sr./Sr. Sprints Virginia Beach, Virginia BaysideAvis Commack Rs-Fr. Hurdles Jacksonville, Fla. First CoastJustin Corder So./So. Pole Vault St. Petersburg, Florida LakewoodNathan Duby So./So. Distance Winter Springs, Florida Winter SpringsDavid Forrester Fr./Fr. Distance Wigan, England University of ManchesterMichael Fout Fr./Fr. Distance LaPorte, Indiana LaPorteJair Francis So./So. Sprints Manchester, Jamaica ManchesterDarrin Gibson Fr./Fr. Distance Tampa, Florida RobinsonJohn Grellner Fr./Fr. Distance Tampa, Florida WhartonJustin Harbor Jr./Jr. Distance Bunnell, Florida University of OregonWarren Harper Jr./Jr. Pole Vault Tallahassee, Florida ChilesBryan Howard Sr./Sr. Throws Warminster, Pennsylvania Albright CollegeMatthew Huckaby So./So. Distance Fort Mill, South Carolina Fort MillAndrew Jacobs So./So. Hurdles Miami, Florida Belen JesuitCharles Janson Fr./Fr. Pole Vault Sarasota, Florida Cardinal MooneyJohn Kennedy Fr./Fr. Pole Vault Orlando, Florida BooneAndrew LaHaye So./Fr. Pole Vault Orlando, Florida Lake BrantleyMatthew Leeder Jr./So. Distance Brockville, Ontario Thousand IslandCollin Lomagistro Sr./Sr. Hurdles Miami, Florida St. Thomas AquinasNicholas Maedel So./So. Distance Orange Park, Florida West Florida UniversityNgonidzashe Makusha Jr./Jr. Sprints/Jumps Mandedza, Zimbabwe MandedzaDrew Marcello Fr./Fr. Pole Vault Coral Springs, Florida TaravellaMaurice Mitchell So./So. Sprints Kansas City, Missouri Raytown SouthPablo Navarrete Jr./So. Sprints Santiago, Chile SS CC ManguehueBrandon O’Connor So./So. Sprints Miami, Florida SouthridgeCiaran O’Lionaird Sr./Jr. Distance County Cork, Ireland University of MichiganTyler Price So./So. Distance Tallahassee, Florida WakullaMichael Putman So./So. Throws Miami, Florida Christopher ColumbusWesley Rickman Fr./Fr. Distance Peyton, Colorado FalconDaniel Roberts Sr./Jr. Distance Vicksburg, Michigan Cedarville UniversityDaniel Silva Jr./Jr. Distance Miami, Florida Belen JesuitSharif Small Jr./Sr. Throws Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica CollegeWilliam Steele Jr./Jr. Jumps Newburgh, New York Newburgh Free AcademyHarrison Stierwalt Fr./Fr. Pole Vault Tallahasse, Florida ChilesTravis Whitfi eld Sr./Sr. Throws Jay, Florida JayKevin Williams Jr./Jr. Sprints Miami, Florida ArdenneMarlon Woods Sr./Sr. Jumps Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk State University

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ACC. Braman certainly hasn’t and is motivated even more after sharing the title last season with Virginia. “The reason we’ve won is the stars have been able to go in and get 10 points and win their events at the ACC’s,” Braman said. “The depth has kept us comfortable and we’ve been able to say, ‘OK, Walter Dix, you could have won three events but I’m only going to put you in one because you’ve got bigger moves next week.’ Those days of protecting the athletes might be gone. “Virginia might have exposed us, so we now have to go in and put all of our aces on the line. I think we’re going to be a very good ACC team and not as vulnerable as last year.”

SPRINTSAny discussion of the sprints must begin with Clark, who set foot on the FSU campus in January 2007; just in time to help the ‘Noles win the second of three NCAA championships and learn the ropes from the most acclaimed sprinter in school history – Walter Dix. He has since in-herited the mantle from Dix and with last season’s NCAA 200 title to go along with 10 career All-American honors and eight ACC titles, Clark is fi guratively – and literally, given his trademark warpaint – a marked man. “You know, you don’t just become Walter Dix,” Braman said. “You

have to get there and Charles Clark did that the day he set foot on this campus. He was a contender.” Though Clark’s strength is the 200, he has also been a member of two NCAA championship relay teams; the 2007 4x100 quartet and last season’s 4x400 squad which set the school mark in a scintillating 2:59.99. That’s a standard the ‘Noles could challenge again, thanks to the return of Kevin Borlee and Kevin Williams, as well as veterans Brandon By-ram, Brandon O’Conner and sophomore sensation Maurice Mitchell. Borlee was an NCAA fi nalist in the 400 last season as well, fi nishing fourth behind his since-turned-pro twin brother Jonathan, who won the individual title. Mitchell, who qualifi ed for outdoor nationals in the 200 and the indoor 60 as a freshman, is poised to be the next in line behind Clark and is quite capable of extending his skills for a full circuit around the track as well. Freshman newcomer and native New Zealander David Ambler could also fi nd his way onto the 4x100 team while excelling in the short sprints. Jump standouts Brian Chibudu and Makusha further deepen sprint coach Ken Harden’s pool to choose from. “Coach Harnden’s sprint group is still a really strong group and they

There’s ample evidence that the most dominant men’s track and fi eld program of the past decade isn’t going quietly into the night as the new decade unfolds. With three NCAA outdoor national championships, a runner-up and fourth place fi nish to close out the fi rst decade of the new millenni-um, coach Bob Braman’s Florida State men aren’t resting on their laurels. Buoyed by the return of student-athletes who have combined for 24 All-American honors, the Seminoles are poised to extend their string of consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference outdoor championships to eight – six indoors – while vying for a fourth NCAA title in the last fi ve years. “We’ve got horses,” Braman said. “We just don’t have as much depth right now.” Senior sprinter and captain Charles Clark, the defending NCAA 200 champion outdoors and part of the gold medal 4x400 relay team, leads the way but is hardly a one-man act. The Seminoles return NCAA long jump champion Ngoni Makusha and welcome back “big gun” Gonzalo Barroilhet, who will contend for national titles in the heptath-lon (indoor) and decathlon (outdoor) after missing last spring following

shoulder surgery. “It’s great getting him back because we missed him last year outdoors,” Braman said of Bar-riolhet. “He might have scored those two points we didn’t win [the NCAA championship] by in the hurdles and in the pole vault. The Seminoles’ NCAA title hopes may well hinge on fi lling the one-leg voids created by graduation on the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams, maxi-mizing scoring opportunities in the jump events and devel-oping scorers from a deep and talented – albeit less proven – pool of distance runners. Don’t, however, dismiss the importance the Seminoles place on staying atop the

2010 Season Preview2010 Season Preview

MAURICE Mitchell, BRANDON Byram, CHARLES Clark

CHARLES Clark

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Braman said of the young man with signifi cant international experience representing the U.K. “His time he’s ran in track qualifi es for nationals right away. He’s come in fi t and healthy, but we’re not going to rush him.” Forrester will be a force in the mile/1500 and should benefi t from the presence of equally-capable teammates like junior Justin Harbor and red-shirt freshman Mike Fout, who is fi nally healthy. Senior Jared Bell, a transfer from Yale with an indoor season of eligibil-ity remaining, is also strong candidate to meet the NCAA standard. “It’s up to the distance group to get the job done on the conference level and then the next challenge is where do we fi nd the next Matt Leeder?” Braman said. “Which guy out of that crowd steps up and scores at nationals to help our jumpers and sprinters be a bet-ter team nationally.”

THE SCHEDULEBraman is the fi rst to admit that the ‘Noles will be more formidable in their pursuit of an outdoor title, as opposed to indoors. Nevertheless, two runner-up fi nishes and two third-place showings over the past four years whet the appetite for an indoor national crown. The Seminoles will race somewhat sparingly indoors; hopeful of meeting enough NCAA standards – and picking up a sixth consecutive ACC indoor title along the way – to be formidable in March when they return to Fayetteville, Ark. for nationals. A diverse outdoor schedule, including three home meets, provides ample opportunity for Bra-man and his staff to hone the team for a June title run at legendary Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. With defending cham-pion Texas A&M and rival Florida providing signifi -cant challenges, Braman is anxious to embark on the program’s “number one mis-sion” – which is hoisting the trophy (again) at the end of the year. “All of this (depth and talent) is a moot point if we don’t hit on all cylinders,” he said, well aware of the physi-cal, mental and competitive challenges ahead. “We’ve got to fi nd some points.”

2010 Season Preview2010 Season Previeware going to be our major national team (scorers),” Braman said. Not to be overlooked is Barriol-het, who is a potential national qualifi er in the 110 hurdles as well.

FIELD EVENTSWith good health, FSU’s long jumpers may well be the difference on the ACC and national stage. Makusha, one of three 26-foot leapers on the squad, has done nothing more than win a pair of outdoor national titles in as many years. Chibudu boasted the nation’s top long jump heading into regionals, while senior transfer Marlon Woods (Norfolk State) is a potential scorer as well and may provide a lift in the triple jump and/or the high jump.

Add national qualifi er Andrew Bachelor in the high jump and ACC scorer Aaron Steele in the triple jump and there’s nucleus of airborne ‘Noles to provide signifi cant points to the cause. Not to be overlooked, associate head coach Harlis Meaders’ throw-ers appear poised for a break-through. Sophomore Mike Putman, an All-ACC performer in the discus and shot put, is fast closing on a national standard in the discus and could be a darkhorse qualifi er in shot put. “I think Michael is ready,” Bra-man said. “He made a big jump last year and he’s just so hungry because he just missed nationals. I see Mike having a great season both indoor and outdoor.” Seniors Travis Whitfi eld (weight throw) and Bryan Howard (javelin) are proven ACC scorers and regional standard performers as well. Then there’s Barriolhet, who was runner-up at the NCAA indoors in the heptath-lon last season and the bronze medalist outdoors in the decathlon in 2008. Not only is he the school record-holder in both events, the Chil-ean could score individually at nationals in the pole vault by matching his personal-best of 17-6.5.

DISTANCEA year ago the Seminoles failed to score a single point nationally ou-doors in an individual running event longer than 200 meters. Braman expects that to change, thanks to a stable of talented distance runners. Sophomore Matt Leeder, who was sixth indoors at the NCAA in the 3000 meters and qualifi ed for the fi nals outdoors in the 5000, is the most seasoned on the national level. He could have company this time around with the continued development of juniors Ciaran O’Lionaird and Daniel Roberts, as well as ACC cross country Freshman of the Year Wes Rickman. Braman, however, is giddy over the potential impact freshman Brit David Forrester could have on the squad. “Forrester will come right in and compete at the national level,”

National Champion Ngoni Makusha and Bob Braman

GOnzalo Barroilhet

2010 Season Preview

MICHAEL PUTMAN

dANIEL rOBERTS AND mATT lEEDER

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The architect of one of track’s modern-day dynasties head coach Bob Braman is entering his seventh season at the helm of the Florida State track and fi eld program. Coming off three straight national championships, the men’s team had a diffi cult task in front of them to open the 2009 season but lived up to and beyond the expectations as they went on to claim a tie for sec-ond place at the NCAA Outdoor Meet and also notched a third place showing at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The number of combined programs across the country that can rival Florida State’s success can be counted on one hand. The Seminoles have been in the top four for combined points at the NCAA Out-door Championships each of the last three years, including the most combined points in 2006. Last season, FSU rated fourth at the Outdoor and Indoor Championships and was third when adding the two meets together. As the fi rst decade of the new millennium starts to wind down, the men’s program is establishing itself as the Team of the Decade. The Seminoles are on the best four-year run of any team in the nation, having fi nished in the top four of seven out of the last eight NCAA Championships. Moving beyond the borders of the United States, Florida State had an impact on the track’s biggest stage during the 2008 Summer Olym-pics in Beijing, China. 12 current and former student-athletes competed at the Olympics, highlighted by sprinter Walter Dix who brought home a pair of bronze medals. For the second year in a row, Florida State brought home over 30 All-America awards from the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Champion-ships. Since the baton was passed to Braman in 2004, the Seminoles have won 116 All-America honors, which are more than the last 10 years combined. The two programs brought home seven national cham-pionships - the men have had at least four national champions each of the last three seasons - to bring the total during Braman’s career to 20. At the conference level Florida State has been the dominant pro-gram in the ACC. The Seminoles had 36 All-ACC athletes last season

between the men’s and women’s championships. During Braman’s tenure as coach, his squads have produced 148 All-ACC athletes. While most of the attention on the track has been paid to the sprinters, Braman’s distance coaching acumen has produced some sig-nifi cant results as well. Over the last two years his distance runners have produced 10 top-four fi nishes at the NCAA Championships, which is more than any distance coach in the country. The Seminoles’ success has not been limited to the track as Florida State has been one of the top academic programs. Heading up the list of successful Braman student-athletes is Garrett Johnson who will go down as the top student-athlete in school history. Within a year’s time he became the second Rhodes Scholar at Florida State ever, the fi rst student-athlete to earn the honor, and won NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles in the shot put. His senior year he was named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American of the Year and USTFCCA Outdoor Field Ath-lete of the Year. Johnson is just one of the many track and fi eld athletes who have been successful in the classroom. Over the last four years, no school has had more men’s Academic All-Americans than Florida State’s eight. Florida State set an impressive number of records in 2008. Fourteen men’s and women’s school records went down during the indoor and outdoor seasons. The Seminoles also set eight ACC marks, fi ve ACC Championship records and a trio of Mike Long Track standards. During Braman’s tenure as head coach at FSU, the men have reset 25 records and 13 ACC marks to go along with 15 school and seven league marks on the women’s side. The biggest record to fall during Braman’s tenure has been the NCAA 200m outdoor mark as Dix crossed the line at the 2007 NCAA East Region Championships with a time of 19.69. The third NCAA Outdoor National Champion was truly a team effort. Florida State scored points in the sprints, distance, hurdles, jumps and multis. Dix capped one of, if not the greatest, sprint career in NCAA history by winning the 200m for the third time. Freshman Ngoni Makusha brought home the gold in the long jump, breaking the school and Drake Stadium records, with a jump of 8.30m/27-2.75. All told, the Seminoles brought home 11 All-America certifi cates. The Indoor National Championship barely eluded FSU for the third year in a row. Without Dix, who was home sick, the Seminoles came within three points of winning their fi rst indoor title. Drew Brunson won the 60m hurdles by three thousandths of a second and freshman Gonzalo Barroilhet surprised most by taking the heptathlon title for the fi rst multis national championship in school history. On the strength of just three competitors, the women’s team jumped all the way to sixth at the NCAA Indoor meet. Hannah England won the mile run and Susan Kuijken captured the 3000m title. Freshman Kim Williams was runner-up in the triple jump to help the women to their best indoor fi nish since the same showing in 1986.

BRAMAN’S COACHING ACCOLADES2006, ’07 and ’08 NCAA Division I Men’s National Outdoor Track Coach of the Year

2005, ’06 and ’07 NCAA East Region Men’s Outdoor Track Coach of the Year2005, ’06, ‘07 and ’09 NCAA South Region Men’s Indoor Track Coach of the Year

2004 and ’05 NCAA South Region Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year2006 and ’07 NCAA South District Men’s Outdoor Track Coach of the Year

2005, ’06 and ’07 ACC Men’s Outdoor Track Coach of the Year2005, ’06, ‘07 and ’09 ACC Men’s Indoor Track Coach of the Year2009 ACC Women’s Indoor & Outdoor Track Coach of the Year

2003 ACC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year

COACHING STAFFCOACHING STAFF

HEAD COACHFLORIDA ‘80

7TH SEASON AT FSU27TH SEASON OVERALL

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England was once again on top the medal stand, this time at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Her fi rst-place time of 4:06.19 broke the NCAA Meet, ACC and school records in the 1500m. The women continued their improvement at the outdoor meet by moving up two spots to No. 12. Five different athletes brought home All-America ac-colades. The men’s program ran its streak of consecutive ACC titles to eight as it won both the indoor and outdoor titles. The Seminoles have won 12 of the last 13 ACC track championships. The eighth title in a row didn’t come easy as the Seminoles had their narrowest winning margin in seven years. FSU won four individual titles and the 4x400m relay. There was little question about the indoor championship as the Seminoles came away with six individual victories and won by 55.5 points. Barroil-het was named the Indoor Freshman of the Year and Field Performer of the Year. The ACC Indoor meet was one of the best for the women in some time as they moved up to third-place. The distance medley relay shattered the conference record on its way to victory while FSU also brought home two individual titles. Williams was tabbed the ACC Indoor Freshman of the Year. She would snag that award during the outdoor season and add ACC Field Performer of the Year honors after winning both the triple and long jumps. Injuries kept the Seminoles from continuing their ascension at the outdoor meet, but their fourth-place fi nish would run their streak of top-four fi nishes to six-straight meets. After leaving LSU in its dust for the fi rst national championship in 2006, the 2007 title was more a testament to the work of the coaching staff. Dix became the fi rst runner since 1969 to win the 100m, 200m and take part in the winning 4x100 relay. Ricardo Chambers brought home a key victory in the 400m, and Andrew Lemoncello and Luke Gunn placed in the steeplechase as part of Florida State’s 12 All-America Awards. On the women’s side, Kuijken brought home the women’s highest fi nish at the NCAA Outdoors with a second-place mark in the 1500m as she set the school record. Barbara Parker also set a school record as she came in third in the steeplechase. As a team, FSU fi nished 14th for the second year in a row. During the indoor season the men just missed out on capturing their fi rst NCAA title. Dix defended his title in the 200m while Cham-bers claimed his fi rst NCAA title. The Seminole brought home 11 All-America awards, including Parker who took fourth in the mile run.

BRAMAN’S COACHING RESUME

TAMPA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLHead Cross Country Coach: 1981–1983

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDAAsst. Cross Country Coach: 1983–1985Head Cross Country Coach: 1985–1999Head Track and Field Coach: 1992–2000

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYHead Men’s Cross Country Coach: 2000–presentHead Women’s Cross Country Coach: 2000–2007Asst. Track and Field Coach: 2001–2003Head Track and Field Coach: 2004–present

FSU TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH BRAMAN AS HEAD COACH MEN’S NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS:2006, 2007 and 2008

ACC INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONS: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

ACC OUTDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONS: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

NCAA EAST REGION OUTDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONS: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

The men’s supremacy of the ACC meets continued in 2007 as the Seminoles won both the Indoor and Outdoor titles. Braman was named ACC Coach of the Year for both seasons, while Dix took Outdoor Per-former of the Year honors and Lemoncello claimed the indoor award. On the women’s front, Florida State took third in the outdoor meet and fourth during the indoor championships. After climbing towards the top during Braman’s fi rst two seasons, the men’s team reached the pinnacle at the 2006 Outdoor Champion-ships. Backed by three individual champions and 10 All-Americans, FSU won the National Championship. Dix won the 200m for the fi rst time while Johnson won the shot put and Rafeeq Curry took the triple jump. National titles were not limited to the men’s side as Lacy Janson won pole vault for the fi rst women’s individual championship since 2002. During the indoor season the Seminoles fi nished third on the men’s side, behind a 200m title from Dix and Johnson’s shot put gold medal. The men tallied six All-America awards to go along with a pair more from the women’s side. The women fi nished 15th, their best fi nish in over two decades. Florida State’s domination of the conference meet continued dur-ing 2006 as the men claimed 14 indoor and outdoor individual champi-onships on their way to the team titles. Coach of the Year accolades for Braman were accompanied by Indoor Performer of the Year honors for Chambers and the outdoor accolade for Curry. A women’s second-place fi nish during the outdoor season was its best outcome in three seasons. A second-place fi nish in the steeplechase helped Lydia Willemse earn the Outdoor Freshman of the Year award. With one full season as head coach under his belt, Braman’s effect on the team started to show as the men took fourth at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Headlining the performance was Dix as he won the 100m title for the Seminoles’ fi rst outdoor champion since 1980. The men’s team broke into the top 10 at NCAA Indoors with an eighth-place fi nish that was the program’s best since 1974. Between the two national meets, FSU brought home 18 All-America honors. The run of eight-straight ACC titles began in 2005, including the outdoor championship when FSU came within 1.5 points of setting the meet record for points scored. The Seminoles won 16 individual and relay titles. Braman (Coach), Lancashire (Athlete) and Dix (Rookie) doubled up ACC honors in both outdoor and indoor. The women took fourth and sixth at the outdoor and indoor meets, respectively, and Laura Bowerman earned ACC Outdoor Freshman of the Year. Braman’s work came to fruition at the 2004 national meet. Florida


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State brought home eight All-America awards and tied for 20th. Thanks to a pair of top-fi ve fi nishes by Vicky Gill and Natalie Hughes, the women fi nished 16th at the 2004 Indoor NCAA Championships. The men started the Braman era in style, winning the 2004 Indoor ACC Championships on the strength of seven individual and relay champions. Thanks to a trio of championships from Jason, Gill and Hughes, the women fi nished in the top three at the ACC outdoor meet. While Braman is in his sixth season as head track and fi eld coach, he has been an integral part of the program’s success since 2000. That season he took over as head cross country coach and assistant track coach. Since his ar-rival he has transformed Florida State’s distance program into one of the best in the region and a force on the national scene. On the track, Florida State’s distance runners have produced 21 All-Americans between the men’s and women’s programs. Included in this group are Kuijken and Gunn, who is a two-time All-American in the steeplechase after a third-place fi nish in 2008. As well as his runners have done on the track, what Braman has done to the cross country programs has been nothing short of outstanding. He has taken an FSU program that had been in the middle of the pack of the ACC and made it a national contender. Four of the fi ve women’s All-Americans in program history and the fi rst men’s All-American since 1981 have come under his watch. Before joining the Florida State family, Braman enjoyed 17 years of national success at the University of South Florida where he began his coach-ing career as a men’s cross country assistant in 1983. He was promoted to head coach in 1985 and initiated the women’s cross country program in 1987. When USF began its track program in 1991, Braman assumed head coaching duties for that sport as well. Under Braman’s guidance, the USF men’s cross country team won three Conference USA titles (1997, 1998, 2000) while the women’s team was also the Conference USA champion (1998-99). While at USF, Braman’s men’s cross country teams also won six-straight conference titles between 1988 and 1993. Braman was honored as Coach of the Year 14 times. His men’s cross country teams earned national rankings in 10 of his last 12 years, including a No. 5 national ranking in 1991, while the women’s teams were ranked four of his last six years. Braman coached 41 national qualifi ers on the track, including two-time NCAA champion Jon Dennis (5000m, 1992 and 1993). Braman, 50, is married to the former Debbie Turner and has two sons, Steven (20) and Tyler (18). Tyler is a freshman on this year’s team. Braman graduated from the University of Florida in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting. He was the captain of the Gators’ cross country team for three seasons and garnered All-SEC honors in cross country (1979 and 1980) and indoor track (1979). He was also the University of Florida’s record holder in the indoor three-mile run.

TOP ATHLETES COACHEDJon Dennis (USF) 1991–19931992 and 1993 NCAA 5,000m ChampionPersonal Record: 5K — 13:46, 10K — 28:52, Steeplechase — 8:42Jan-Erik Salo (USF) 1998–2000NCAA All-AmericanPersonal Record: Steeplechase — 8:39Dror Vaknin (USF) 1987–19911991 NCAA 10,000m FinalistPersonal Record: 10K — 29:08John Bowden (USF) 1989–19931992 NCAA 1500m FinalistPersonal Record: 1500m — 3:39Minna Rasimus (USF) 1995–1999NCAA Region Cross Country ChampionThree-time NCAA Qualifi erPersonal Record: 5000m — 16:16Maria Otto (USF) 1996–1999NCAA 10,000m Qualifi erPersonal Records: 5000m — 16:34, 10,000m — 34:09Joep Tigchelaar (FSU) 2001–20042003 NCAA All-American in 10,000mPersonal Records: 5K — 13:45, 10K — 28:33Vicky Gill (FSU) 2001–20042004 NCAA 10,000m Runner-upFive-time All-AmericanPersonal Records: 1500m — 4:20, 5K — 15:42, 10K — 32:41Natalie Hughes (FSU) 2001–20062006 NCAA Indoor Mile Runner-upSeven-time All-AmericanPersonal Record: 1500m — 4:15Tom Lancashire (FSU) 2003–072006 NCAA 1500m Runner-upFour-time All-AmericanSeven-time ACC ChampionPersonal Record: 1500m — 3:38, 800m — 1:45Rachel Evjen (FSU) 2003–2004NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Qualifi erPersonal Records: 5K — 16:19, 10K — 34:01Helen Hofstede (FSU) 2003–20042003 NCAA Region Steeplechase ChampionPersonal Records: 1500m — 4:20, Steeplechase — 10:09Andrew Lemoncello (FSU) 2004–072007 NCAA Steeplechase Runner-UpFour-time All-American10-time ACC ChampionPersonal Records: 5K — 13:45, 10K — 28:32, Steeplechase — 8:23Barbara Parker (FSU) 2005-072007 Steeplechase Third PlacePersonal Record: Steeplechase – 9:48.82Susan Kuijken (FSU) 20092009 1500m ChampionPersonal Record: 1500m – 4:11Luke Gunn (FSU) 2007-082008 Steeplechase Third PlaceTwo Time All-AmericanPersonal Best: Steeplechase – 8:28, 3000m— 7:53

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2005 EAST REGIONAL ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR (THROWS)

For nearly every one of his 15 years at Florida State, associate head coach Harlis Meaders has helped someone get on the podium at the NCAA Championships. Allyn Laughlin continued that strong tradition in 2009 when she was named an outdoor All-American in the shot put. Going into his sixth season as associate head coach, the impact of Meaders’ work was seen internationally in the summer of 2008 when shot putter Dorian Scott competed at the Olympics for Jamaica. Scott also broke the 70 foot barrier and fi nished ranked fi fth in the world. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Meaders is in charge of team travel as well as day-to-day team management and operations. He is track’s direct laison with the administration, compliance, facilities, admissions, fi nancial aide and the business offi ce. A look at Meaders’ Florida State resume more than confi rms the success he has had in Tallahassee. He has had seven different athletes on the men’s and women’s teams produce 13 All-America awards. What makes this even more impressive is that in 15 years of competition prior to his arrival, Seminole throwers only accounted for six All-Amer-ica awards. Florida State throwers have performed outstandingly at the conference meet, bring-ing home 19 ACC Indoor and Outdoor titles during his tenure. The past two seasons Mead-ers has made a notable differ-ence in multis with All-America Gonzalo Barroilhet. He helped the freshman win the NCAA Indoor heptathlon crown and take third during the Outdoor decathlon before competing at the Olympics for Chile in 2008. Barroilhet was injured most of 2009 but will be a key fi gure for the Seminoles in 2010. Meaders also helped Kamorean Hayes break the school record in shot put at the 2008 ACC Indoor Championships. Meaders’ work is refl ected in the number of spots his throwers occupy on the FSU career top 10. On the women’s side, the hammer, shot put and discus records have all been set under his tenure. Meaders’ female

athletes have claimed 28 of the 40 top-10 marks in the throwing events, including all 10 in the hammer and nine of the 10 in the shot put. With his coaching, then freshman Kamorean Hayes set the school record at the Tyson Invitational, was named the No. 1 freshman in the country and No. 2 freshman overall for the indoor season. The men are just as impressive with 27 top-10 marks topped by eight in the hammer. The 2010 season should be another strong one for the throwers as junior Allyn Laughlin – who earned All-American honors – will lead the Seminole throwing attack on the women’s side. Meaders’ star pupil over the last few years was Garrett Johnson, who will go down as perhaps the greatest student-athlete in school history. In the fall of 2005 Johnson was honored as the second Rhodes Scholar in Florida State history, as well as the fi rst for a student-athlete. Then in the spring he brought home NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles in the shot put for the program’s fi rst national championships in that event. In addition, he set Florida State, ACC and NCAA East Regional records. Most recently he competed at the 2008 US Olympic Trials. Johnson was also ranked fourteenth in the world. Meaders came to Florida State by way of Western Carolina Univer-sity where he served as the assistant track and fi eld coach for three years and obtained his master’s degree in physical education. While at Western Carolina, Meaders instructed courses in the physical education depart-ment and coached multiple Southern Conference champions. Scott, who is serving as a volunteer assistant this year, has been competing professionally since 2006 and won the silver medal in shot put with a 19.75m throw at the Commonwealth Games. At the 2006 IAAF World Cup, Scott placed fi fth overall and broke his own Jamaican National Record in the shot put with a throw of 66’3.75”. He advanced to the fi nals of the 2007 World Championships where he took 10th. Meaders has not only had success producing top athletes but

helping student-athletes become successful coaches. Gregg Jack is the throws coach at Virginia Tech; Cathy Erickson is at Harvar, David Price is at East Carolina, B.J. Linnenbrink is at Duke. Karen Rademeyer and Makiba Batten are also former Meaders’ pupils who went on to coach. A high school All-American from Monroe, N.C., Meaders competed at the University of North Carolina in the shot put, the 35-lb. weight throw and the discus. While at UNC, he was a three-time individual ACC champion and a key member of the 1992 ACC Outdoor Championship team. An NCAA qualifi er in the discus and 1992 Olympic Trials qualifi er, Meaders held the school record in the discus throw at North Carolina for 11 years and is currently ranked second in Tar Heel history.


ASSOCIATE HEAD COACHNORTH CAROLINA ‘92

WESTERN CAROLINA ‘9416TH SEASON AT FSU

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the Year. Barroilhet suffered an injury-fi lled 2009 season but looks to bounce back with another impressive year in 2010. Kim Williams was top four in the triple jump at both national meets in 2008. She won the event at both ACC meets on her way to sweeping ACC Freshman of the Year honors for indoor and outdoor and adding the Outdoor Field Performer of the Year honor. Nobles’ athletes captured four ACC Championships in 2008 to up FSU’s total to 59 in the jumps, vaults and multis during his tenure. Nobles’ work carried over to the international scene in the summer of 2008 on track’s biggest stage. Both Makusha and Barroilhet qualifi ed for the 2008 Summer Olympics with Makusha coming within two mil-limeters from winning the bronze medal. They were joined in Beijing by former FSU National Champion Rafeeq Curry who made Team USA in the triple jump. One of Nobles’ star pupils has been pole vaulter Lacy Janson, who qualifi ed for the US Olympic Trials. At the 2006 ACC meet, she set the NCAA record when she cleared 4.58 meters. In 2006 she also produced her second national championship, making her just the eighth FSU athlete — male or female — to win multiple national titles after capturing her fi rst in 2003. She fi nished her career with four indoor and outdoor pole vault ACC titles, making her one of only two female ACC athletes to win one indoor event four times and just the fi fth to do it at the outdoor meet. The triple jump has been a particularly dominant event at Florida State. In 2002, Teresa Bundy stopped a 17-year outdoor drought with a gold medal in the event at the ACC Championships. Curry, an eight-time All-American, brought home the men’s fi rst national championship in the jumping events in 2006. Between the two programs, FSU’s triple jumpers have brought home 19 All-America certifi cates during Nobles’ watch. Florida State’s outdoor top 10 lists for the jumps and vaults are lit-tered with Nobles’ athletes, particularly on the women’s side. His female

jumpers and vaulters have 38 of the 40 top-10 marks, while the men have 29 marks. All 10 of the men’s indoor and outdoor records as well as eight of the nine women’s marks have been set during his watch. Nobles graduated cum laude from Florida State’s School of Physical Education while also starring on the Seminole track team as a pole vaulter and de-cathlete from 1979–81. He went on to obtain his master’s degree from FSU in exercise physiol-ogy in 1983 and is currently an instructor with the FSU Physical Education Department. Nobles began his coaching career at Wayland Baptist Col-

lege, an NAIA track powerhouse in Plainview, Texas. While at Wayland, he coached 17 All-Americans, two national champions, a pair of Olympic qualifi ers and a national record holder. He also led the school to a national championship and two runner-up fi nishes. He returned to his alma mater in 1985 to accept a position as an assistant coach. At Florida State, Nobles has coached 60 All-Americans, an Olympian and a world record holder. Nobles is the proud father of daughter Sally, age 25.

2003 NATIONAL ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR (JUMPS/VAULT) Entering his 26th season with the Seminoles, assistant coach Den-nis Nobles, who works with the jumps, vaults and multi events, has been instrumental to FSU’s success. Nobles has been a key component to the emergence of Kim Wil-liams as one of the best horizontal jumpers in the country. Williams captured both NCAA triple jump crowns a year ago and also added a long jump national title during the outdoor season. Williams was named the USTFCCCA and ACC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year for her impressive perforamnces under Nobles’ watch. The Jamaican native also competed on the world stage this past summer when she competed in the triple jump at the World Championships in Berlin. Joining Williams with a national championship trophy was sopho-more Ngoni Makusha who claimed the outdoor long jump title at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Makusha followed Williams to Germany for the World Championships where he competed for his native Zimba-bwe. During the 2008 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Champion-ships Nobles’ coaching produced nine All-Americans, which is more than any other coach in the country. The six on the men’s side also ranked fi rst. The jumps and multis accounted for 40 percent of the men’s point total as they won their third-straight NCAA Out-door National Championship. Nobles has produced 60 All-Americans during his Florida State tenure with at least one in six of the last seven years and a total of 39 since 2001. The future looks bright for this group as freshmen accounted for a pair of national championships, six All-America awards and 10 records in 2008. Long jumper Ngoni Makusha broke both the FSU indoor and outdoor records on his way to the NCAA Outdoor title, a fi rst for the school in that event. Classmate Gonzalo Barroilhet won the NCAA Indoor Heptathlon crown – producing FSU’s fi rst multis National Champion - while break-ing the school record for both the heptathlon and decathlon. While on his way to breaking the ACC Championship record in the heptathlon, Barroilhet was named ACC Indoor Freshman and Field Performer of


ASSISTANT COACHPOLE VAULT & JUMPS

FLORIDA STATE ‘80, ‘8326TH SEASON AT FSU

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• 2005 and ’07 NCAA NATIONAL ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR (SPRINTS) • 2005 and ’07 NCAA EAST REGION ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR (SPRINTS) How many coaches can say they had a pair of sprinters in the fi nals of the 200m dash at the 2008 Olympics? Florida State assistant coach Ken Harnden is the only one. Going into his 11th season overall and sixth as an assistant, the former Olympian’s sprinters have been the cornerstone of the Seminoles’ National Championship runs. This past summer one of Harnden’s pupils put on a show on the world stage as senior Charles Clark claimed sixth place in the 200m at the World Championships. Clark was coming off a pair of NCAA National Championships just two months before advancing to the fi nal of the 200m in Berlin, Germany. Another pair of sprint-ers were in Berlin representing the Seminoles and Harnden as the Borlee twins, Kevin and Jonathan, were competing in the 400m and 4x400m-relay for their native Belgium. Harnden was instrumental in the success of Walter Dix throughout his career at Florida State. In 2008, Dix won the Olympic bronze medal in the 100m and 200m dashes. In the 200m, former Seminole Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe placed fourth. During the second round of the 200m Dzingai had the fastest time of any runner. In addition, Ricardo Chambers represented Jamaica in the 400m. One of the best 400m hur-dlers in the world during his career, Harnden’s coaching career thus far is best known for being the driving force behind Florida State’s three-straight national champions. FSU’s sprinters have accounted for at least 40 percent of the team’s points during the three national champion-ships and a total of 57 percent of the points the last three years. All told, Harnden had six athletes competing at Olympic Trials in the summer of 2008. Joining Dix

at the US Trials was Charles Clark in the 200m, former All-American Michael Ray Gavin in the 200m and 2008 NCAA Indoor hurdle champ Drew Brunson in the 110m hurdles. Clark and Brunson both advanced to the fi nals of their events. Harnden’s work has not gone unnoticed at the regional and national levels. Two years ago he earned his second NCAA Division I National Assistant Coach of the Year for the sprint group after fi rst collecting the award in 2005. In addition he picked up the same honor in the East Region. During Florida State’s three-year run of dominance in the sprints, the Seminoles have placed 16 runners in the fi nals of the 100, 200 and 400m races, which is just as many as the next two closest schools com-bined. In the last four years alone, Harnden’s group has produced 14 national champions and 46 All-Americans. Dix may go down as the greatest collegiate sprinter of all time. He fi nished his career with eight NCAA Championships and 18 All-Ameri-can honors. In 2007, he won four NCAA titles to up his tally to seven on his way to NCAA Division I Track Athlete of the Year and ACC Male Athlete of the Year. His victories in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay made him the fi rst sprinter since John Carols in 1969 to accomplish the feat. In addition, he shattered the NCAA 200m outdoor record at the East Regional with a mark of 19.69 and qualifi ed for the World Champi-onships. Even without Dix on the squad this past year, the sprint group accounted for 11 All-American honors, including a national title in the 200m and 4x400m relay. Under Harnden’s tutelage, Brian Dzingai broke the Zimbabwe na-tional record in the 200m and met the Olympic ‘A’ standard to secure his trip to Athens to represent his native country. He holds the distinction

of being Harnden’s fi rst All-American after taking fi fth at the 2004 Champion-ships. The 2007 Indoor and Outdoor NCAA champion in the 400m, Ricardo Chambers turned professional after the 2007 season after breaking the school record set by Olympic gold medalist Walter McCoy. Both Dzingai and Cham-bers made it to the semifi nals of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan and competed in the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Harnden was a two-time Olym-pian for his native country of Zim-babwe in 1996 and 2000, a three-time participant and two-time fi nalist at the World Championships. He also garnered a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in the 400m hurdles in 1998. A two-year letterwinner at the University of North Carolina, Harnden won an NCAA Championship in the 400m hurdles and was a member of the 4x400m relay team that won the NCAA title in 1995. He still holds the Tar Heel 400m hurdle record as well as the indoor 4x400m record. In addition to his responsibili-ties with the men’s sprinters, hurdlers and relay teams, Harnden assists with recruiting and home meet management at Mike Long Track.

ASSISTANT COACHSPRINTS, HURDLES, RELAYS

NORTH CAROLINA ‘9511TH SEASON AT FSU

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• 2006 USTFCCCA CROSS COUNTRY MIDWEST REGION COACH OF THE YEAR• 2007, 2008 & 2009 ACC WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY COACH OF THE YEAR • 2007 & 2009 USTFCCCA SOUTH REGION WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY COACH OF THE YEAR• 2008 & 2009 USTFCCCA SOUTH REGION WOMEN’S ASSISTANT TRACK AND FIELD COACH OF THE YEAR When Bob Braman hired Karen Harvey he knew that he was getting one of the best distance coaches in the country, but maybe even he didn’t really know just how good of a coach he was get-ting. In just one short year she produced not just Florida State’s fi rst women’s distance national champion, she produced three - the most by any women’s distance program in the country. For her work, Harvey was named the 2008 NCAA South Region Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year. The women’s distance crew garnered fi ve All-America honors in the 2008-09 season on the backs of senior Susan Kuijken and junior Pilar McShine. The duo earned honors in both cross country and indoor, while Kuijken grabbed her second individual national title in the 1500m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships where the Seminoles took fourth place, their highest fi nish since 1985. Perhaps no one has fl ourished under Har-vey’s tutelage more than Kuijken, the four-time cross country All-American, leaves Florida State as one of the most decorated women’s distance runners in the NCAA. Kuijken claimed third place at the 2009 cross country championships and second place at the 2008 meet, the highest individual fi nish in school history. The women’s team went on to fi nish second overall at the 2009 cross country championships, the best ever for a Seminole harrier squad. Her runners accounted for 65 percent of FSU’s point total at the 2008 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships. During the indoor meet the Seminoles fi nished sixth - their best fi nish in 22 years - and their 12th-place showing at outdoors was the highest since 1991. Few runners dominated the track the way Hannah England did in 2008. She won the NCAA Indoor Mile then captured the outdoor 1500m championship. Her winning time of 4:06.19 broke the NCAA

Championship, ACC and FSU records. England broke the FSU and ACC indoor mile marks with her winning 4:35.30 at NCAA Indoors. After her third-place fi nish at the NCAA Cross Country Champi-onships, the highest in school history, Susan Kuijken dominated during the indoor season. She won the ACC title in the mile with a conference meet record of 4:36.91. On her way to winning the 3000m at the NCAA Championships, Kuijken took down the school and conference marks with her winning 8:58.14. England and Kuijken may have grabbed all the headlines, but the women’s improvement was a total team effort. Seven new marks were added to the FSU Top 10 and one was lowered. While the women’s have always been strong on the track, the same could not always be said for cross country, so the transformation that Harvey orchestrated in 2007 was nothing short of remarkable. All she did was produce the women’s fi rst ACC and NCAA South Region Championships and get the team on the podium at the NCAA Champi-onships with a third-place fi nish. More awards came Harvey’s way as she was named ACC and South Region Coach of the Year. Kuijken, who won the ACC and South Re-gion titles, was named South Region Athlete of the Year. In 2009, the veteran coach actually had a “fi rst” in her career when Parker qualifi ed for the Summer Olympic in Beijing as part of the British National Team, giving Harvey her fi rst Olympian. She took part in the steeplechase at the Games. England also had an Olympic “A” standard, but was not chosen for the British contingency.

Prior to joining the Staff at Florida State, Harvey was the head women’s cross country coach and as-sistant track coach at Illinois. On the track, Cassie Hunt earned a pair of All-American honors and was the 2005 Big Ten Athlete of the Year. During cross country, Hunt was one of three All-Americans Har-vey coached. Illinois made a pair of top 10 appearances at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, including a fi fth-place fi nish in 2005 that is the highest in school history. A year later the Illini won their fi rst NCAA Midwest Cross Country Championship and Harvey was named Coach of the Year. Harvey served as a volunteer assistant at her alma mater Michigan for two years before taking over at Illinois. Harvey enjoyed an impressive professional career that included a No. 1 world ranking in the 3000m steeplechase in 1998. A nine-time member of Canadian National Team, Harvey is the former Canadian record holder in the steeplechase with a time of 10:14.27 and fi nished fi fth at the 1998 Good-will games in the event. In 2000, Harvey was the top Canadian 1500-meter runner after clocking a time of 4:16 at the Boston Indoor Games. An All-American for the Wolverines in cross country and track, Harvey competed from 1991-95, plac-

ing 21st at the 1992 NCAA Cross Country Championships, while also earning fi rst team All-Big Ten honors in 1992 and `95. Harvey fi nished eighth in the mile at the 1994 NCAA Track Indoor Championships and fi fth in the 3,000 meters in 1995. A 1996 Michigan graduate, Harvey received her B.A. in anthropol-ogy. She was also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree while win-ning the 1995 Scholar Athlete of the Year award. A native of Brantford, Ontario, Harvey is married to four-time NCAA Champion and three-time Olympian Kevin Sullivan.


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It was a year of fi rsts for the Seminoles in 2009 as Florida State captured not only its fi rst ACC indoor title but also the women’s ACC triple crown. One of the main architects of the Seminole dominance in 2009 was assistant coach Jackie Richards. The Seminoles captured their fi rst-ever NCAA Regional crown and cracked the NCAA top 10 during both the 2009 indoor and outdoor seasons for the fi rst time since 1985. The success was not just at the national level as Richards’ sprinters and hurdlers helped Florida State to its fi rst-ever ACC Triple Crown as the Seminoles took the cross country, indoor and outdoor conference titles. Going into her eighth season with the Seminoles, Richards coaches FSU’s female sprinters, hurdlers and relays. In addition to coaching, Richards serves as the women’s recruiting coordinator. Her off-the-track responsibilities include international recruiting, supporting the academic staff in monitoring the team’s progress in the classroom, working with the student services department to facilitate community service and team building activities. Evidence of Richards’ work over the last few years has come in the form of the women’s best showings at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 15 seasons. After a pair of 14th-place fi nishes in 2006 and 2007, the women jumped two spots to No. 12 in 2008 before rocketing to fourth a year ago. In addi-tion, FSU took sixth at the 2009 NCAA Indoor meet. In 2009, Richards’ relay teams turned in numerous impressive per-formances with a second place fi nish at the NCAA Championships, an ACC record and an all-time top 10 FSU performance. Several sprinters shined under Richards’ guidance including Teona Rodgers who set the FSU school record in the 100m hurdles and also qualifi ed nationally in the event as well as in the 200m. Joining Rodgers in the FSU top 10 was Candyce McGrone who posted a top 10 time in the 200m at Nationals and was a key fi gure along with Danielle Jeffrey

and Brittany St. Louis during the 2009 season. Richards’ coaching prowess was on display internationally in the summer of 2008 when she traveled to Poland as an assistant coach for Team USA at the IAAF World Junior Championship. It was there that Rodgers won the 100m hurdles. Rodgers wasn’t the only impressive freshman that Richards worked with at the World Championships as St. Louis advanced to the semifi nals of the 400m. She was also a Trinidad Senior National Champion. Richards’ work as women’s recruiting coordinator has brought in some of the best talent, not just for her group, but for the entire women’s team. Florida State’s women’s recruiting class has been in the top three the past three years under Richards’ watch and has been a key element in FSU’s success. Improvement over the last four years has also come at the confer-ence, regional and national levels. Richards has had four NCAA All-East Region selections to go along with 14 All-ACC selections. Within the Florida State career top 10 ranks, Richards’ athletes have recorded 11 times over the last three years. Prior to joining the Seminoles, Richards was the horizontal jumps coach at Sacramento State, as well as the assistant coach for cross country. During her fi rst season, she coached four All-Conference team members. Before going to Sacramento State, Richards served as the assistant

coach for the men’s and women’s track and fi eld and cross country programs at Idaho. Richards helped the men’s and women’s track teams to fi rst-place fi nishes at the 2001 Big West Championships. The women ended the year ranked 14th in the NCAA while the men came in 23rd. Richards’ coaching career began in 1994 with the Prince George Track and Field Club in British Columbia where she served as the head junior develop-ment coach. After her fi fth year with the club, she was recognized in Canada for

excellence in coaching. Richards ran for the Prince George Track and Field Club and competed nationally for Canada including a three-medal performance at the Canadian Junior Championships. Richards competed for the University of New Mexico, earning All-WAC scholar-athlete honors from 1995-98. In 2002, Richards received her master’s degree in physical education with a concentration in sport science from Idaho. Richards is a USATF Level 2 track and fi eld certi-fi ed coach. Richards is married to Florida State volunteer coach Kareem Streete-Thompson.

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Harry Norton enters his second season with the Florida State cross country program as the men’s graduate manager and continues to administratively assist Bob Braman with the program. Before his journey with the Seminole family began, Norton was busy taking care of business at Dartmouth College in 2008 as the captain of the cross country and track teams. A two-time All-IVY selection in cross country, Norton also earned a First Team honor in 2007. For his achievements during the indoor track season, Norton was awarded First Team All-Ivy honors and later went on to qualify for regionals in the 1500m for the third-consecutive season. Not only was Norton a leader on the track, but he also led by example in his character through sportsmanship qualities that were awarded by Dartmouth with the Lovejoy Sportsmanship Award in 2006. Prior to that, Norton also received the Dartmouth Track and Field Coaches Award in both 2005 and 2007. Norton, a North Reading, Mass., native also helped Dartmouth as a counselor at the Dartmouth Gold Medal running camp in addition to helping recruit student-athletes. Norton also went on to assist Nike with its East Coast Running Brand Marketing team. The two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic team member earned an English degree in 2008 and is continuing to pursue his degree in sports management at Florida State.

Beginning his fi rst season with the Garnet and Gold as a graduate manager is Steve Mucchetti. Primarily responsible for administratively assisting Coach Harvey with the women’s cross country program, Mucchetti brings in a variety of accomplishments from his previous coaching experience at Yale, where he was a volunteer coach for two years. As the captain of the cross country team in 2005 at Dartmouth, Mucchetti led his team to the Ivy League Cross Country Championship and also guided the squad to a fi fteenth place fi nish at the NCAA Championships the same year. In 2006, Mucchetti took fourth place individually at the Ivy League Championship. Not only talented in cross country, Mucchetti also found success on the track as he was Dartmouth’s fastest 3000m runner in 2005 and 2006. His personal record time of 8:07.69 is noted as Dartmouth’s 10th-fastest performance in school history. Mucchetti was also a point scorer on fi ve occasions at the conference championships for Dartmouth. A native of Ridgefi eld, Conn., Mucchetti was the Connecticut cross country champion as a high school senior in 2001. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sports administration at Florida State.

For the last few years Florida State has become Sprinter U, but someone had to lay the foundation to start the Seminoles’ run of great sprinters. That person was volunteer assistant and two-time Olympian Brian Dzingai. In 2004 Dzingai broke through for the school’s fi rst All-America award in sprints since 1996 as he took fi fth in the 200m. It was his efforts that helped assistant coach Ken Harnden draw some of the best sprint-ers to Florida State. In 2008, Dzingai became only the fourth male athlete in school history – and the fi rst since 1992 – to compete in multiple Olympics. At the Beijing Olmpics, he took fourth in his signature event, the 200m. Dur-ing the second round of qualifying Dzingai turned in the fastest time of any competitor. He owns the Zimbabwe national record at 20.12 set in 2004. On his way to All-America honors in 2004, Dzingai won the 200m at both the ACC Indoor and Outdoor Championships. He was a three-time All-ACC selection. Dz-ingai graduated from Florida State in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in science and in 2007 with an M.B.A.

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Former Seminole standout shot putter Dorian Scott, who represented Jamaica in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, is lending his expertise with the Florida State throwers as a volunteer assistant coach. At the Games, Scott broke the 70 foot barrier and fi nished ranked fi fth in the world. His personal best is 21.45 meters, achieved in March 2008 in Tallahassee which is also the Jamaican record. Competing professionally since 2006, Scott won the silver medal in shot put with a 19.75m throw at that year’s Commonwealth Games. At the 2006 IAAF World Cup, Scott placed fi fth overall and broke his own Jamaican National Record in the shot put with a throw of 66’3.75”. He advanced to the fi nals of the 2007 World Championships where he took 10th. The senior All-American capped of his fi nal campaign in Garnet and Gold with his third Ja-maican national shot put title in as many years, earning a spot at the IAAF World Championships in

Helsinki, Finland. Scott won the Jamaica National Shot Put Championships with a throw of 61’4” (18.68m) at the event held in Kingston, Jamaica. At the ACC Championships in 2005, Scott shattered the school record in the shot put, winning his fi rst league title with then-ACC and FSU all-time records of 64’4”(19.61m). A native of Springfi eld, N.J., Scott earned All-America honors while attending Seton Hall Prep.

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Assistant Coach Jackie Richards, Assistant Coach Dennis Nobles, Assistant Coach Karen Harvey,

Associate Head Coach Harlis Meaders, Head Coach Bob Braman

Known as one of the premier programs for sprinters, it’s only natural Florida State would bring in the best volunteer assistants to help continue that reputation. Enter Olympian Michael Bingham, who joins the Seminoles this season as a volunteer assistant coach. Now competing professionally and sponsored by Nike, Bingham’s most recent stint was at the 2009 World Championships where he ran a personal-best time of 44.74 in the semifi -nals of 400m dash and went on to earn seventh place in the fi nals. However, Bingham didn’t stop there. He then turned his attention to Great Britain’s 4x400m relay team that posted an impressive time of 3:00.53 to win a silver medal. Bingham represented Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games where he com-peted in the 4x400m relay that saw a fourth-place fi nish. As a stand-out student-athlete at Wake Forest, Bingham created a name for himself early

on by garnering two ACC Champion titles and several All-ACC accolades. He capped off a successful collegiate career with the Demon Deacons as a two-time NCAA All-American, including a fi rst-place fi nish in the 400m at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships. Bingham took second in the 400m to FSU’s Jonathan Borlee at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

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THREE-TIME NCAA CHAMPION4x100m Relay: 2007200m Outdoor: 20094x400m Relay: 2009

10-TIME ALL-AMERICAN200m Outdoor: 2007, 2008, 2009200m Indoor: 2007, 2008, 20094x100m Relay: 20074x400m Relay: 2007(i), 2008(i), 2009 (o)

TWO-TIME EAST REGION CHAMPION4x100m Relay: 2007200m: 2009

FIVE-TIME NCAA ALL-EAST REGION200m Relay: 2007, 2008, 20094x100m Relay: 2007, 2008

EIGHT-TIME ACC CHAMPION200m Indoor: 2009200m Outdoor: 2008, 2009400m Indoor: 20084x100m Relay: 2007, 20094x400m Relay Outdoor: 2008, 2009

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Collegiate Best:200m Outdoor: 20.00 • 200m Indoor: 20.50400m Outdoor: 45.30 — Mike Long Track Record400m Indoor: 47.034x100m Outdoor Relay: 38.60 — School & ACC Record4x100m Outdoor Relay: 38.71 — Regional Record4x100m Outdoor Relay: 38.78 — ACC Championship Record4x400m Outdoor Relay: 2:59.99 — School Record

2009 Track:OUTDOOR – • Represented the USA at the World Championships where he posted a sixth-place fi nish in the 200m fi nals with a time of 20.39. • Earned a second-place fi nish in the 200m at the USA Championships with a time of 20.00 to win a spot on the World Championships team. • Named 2009 ACC Track Performer of the Year.• Captured fi rst place as the third leg in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Out-door Championships with a time of 2:59.99 that was noted as the world’s third-fastest performance of the year and Florida State’s best performance in school history. • Dominated the 200m dash at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a season best time of 20.55 to take home the gold medal. • Ran the last leg of the 4x100m relay at the Texas Relays that set the nation’s second-fastest time of the season with 38.75 and earned fi rst place. The foursome were named ACC Co-Performers of the Week. • Earned three gold medals at the ACC Outdoor Championships to help the men win the ACC title: in the 200m dash - 20.57, in the 4x100m relay - 39.55 and the 4x400m relay - 3:06.99. • Earned All-Region honors with a fi rst place fi nish time of 20.60 in the 200m dash.

INDOOR – • Awarded the silver medal in the 200m dash at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a second place fi nish of 20.67. • Dominated the men’s 200m run at the ACC Indoor Championships as he received the gold medal with his NCAA provisional time of 21.29.• Placed second in the men’s 200m with a time of 20.83 at the Tyson Invitational.• Opened the season in the 200m at the New Balance Collegiate Invita-tional with a time of 20.83.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR - • Advanced to the fi nals of the 200m at the US Olympic Trials where he fi nished fi fth with a time of 20.53.• Repeated as NCAA All-American in the 200m, fi nishing eighth.• Anchored the Seminoles’ winning 4x100m relay at the NCAA East Re-gional meet with a time of 39.37.• Also earned All-East Region honors for fi nishing second in the 200m with a career-best time of 20.22 that improved on the fourth-fastest time in school history.• Won the 200m at the ACC Championships for the second year in a row with a time of 20.59.• Lead off leg of the winning 4x400m relay at the ACC Championship with a time of 3:05.38 that is the fi fth-fastest in school history.• Set the Mike Long Track record with a time of 45.30 during the Seminole Invitational.

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INDOOR - • Collected a pair of All-America honors at the NCAA Championship.• Finished second in the 200m with a career-best time of 20.50.• Ran the last leg of the 4x400m relay that fi nished sixth with a time of 3:07.47.• Captured the ACC 400m title, turning in a time of 47.77• Posted a career-best 400m time of 47.03 at the Husker Invitational.

2007 Track:OUTDOOR - • Won gold in his fi rst NCAA Outdoor Championship as a member of the winning 4x100m relay. Quartet set the FSU and ACC record with a winning time of 38.60.• Also captured All-America honors by taking eighth in the 200m.• Posted a season-best time of 20:38 in the semifi nals, which was second in the ACC.• Placed second in the 200m at the NCAA East Regional, running a time of 20:56 in the fi nals.• Member of the winning 4x100m relay team that set a new regional record with a time of 38.71.• Captured his fi rst ACC Championship as a member of the 4x100m quar-tet that ran a new meet record of 38.78.• Earned All-ACC accolades by taking second in the 200m with a mark of 20.57.• Ran on the championship sprint medley and 4x200m teams at the Penn Relays — the fi rst Championship of America titles in program history.• Second in the 400m dash at the FSU Relays in a season-best time of 47.40.

INDOOR-• Earned his fi rst All-America honor by placing fourth in the 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 20.75. Time was second in the ACC.• Took part in the 4x400m relay that earned All- America honors by plac-ing fi fth with a school-record time of 3:07.35.

Prep:• Three-time Junior National Champion (100m, 200m & 800m relay).• 2006 State Champion in the 55m.• Named fastest 55m runner in the nation.• Voted top high school performer by USA Today.• 2006 Virginia Beach Athlete of the Year.• 2006 Group AAA Champions.• 13-time All-State selection.

Personal: • Born August 10, 1987• Majoring in sport management• First member of his family to go to college• Nickname is “Superman”.

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Collegiate Bests:Decathlon: 7,907 – FSU RecordHeptathlon: 5,951 – FSU & ACC RecordPole Vault Outdoor: 5.35m/17-06.50Pole Vault Indoor: 5.20m/17-00.75110m Hurdles: 13.78

2009 Track:OUTDOOR-• Redshirted the outdoor season.

INDOOR-• Awarded the silver medal in the heptathlon posting 5,879 points at the NCAA Indoor Championships. • Matched his season best 60m hurdle time with 8.14 at the ACC Indoor Championships to help push him to capture fi rst place in the heptathlon for the second-consecutive year with 5,847 points. • Broke his personal record at the ACC Indoor meet with a mark of 7.18m/ 23-06.65 in the long jump. • Posted a mark of 7.09m/23-03.25 at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational • Earned an NCAA provisional mark as he placed third in the pole vault with 5.20m/17-00.75 at Adidas Classic.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR – • Represented Chile in the 2008 Summer Olympics as a decathlete• Captured All-America honors by taking third in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships with a school record score of 7,907.• Picked up NCAA All-East Region accolades after fi nishing seventh in the 110m hurdles.

• Ran a career-best time of 13.78 during the prelims that rates ninth in school history.• Placed fi fth in the pole vault (4.95m/16-02.75) and seventh in the javelin (54.38m /178-05) to secure poiuts at the ACC Championships• Javelin mark at the ACC meet is the 10th-best in school history.• Recorded the third-best pole vault height in school history, clearing 5.35m/17-06.50 during the FSU Relays. Height was third-best in the ACC.

INDOOR – • Won the NCAA Championship in the heptathlon, breaking the school and conference records with a mark of 5,951.• Captured the ACC Championship in the heptathlon, smashing the meet record with a score of 5,765.• Cleared 5.15m/16-10.75 in the pole vault at the Husker Invitational, the seventh-best in the ACC.

Prep:• Set the Chilean Senior National record with his 7,504-point performance that won the Senior National title.• Two years prior won the Junior National Championship with a winning score of 7,305 points.• Holds the Chilean Junior National record in the110m hurdles at 14.34. Personal: • Born August 19, 1986• Majoring in management.


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santiago, chile(cordillera)

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NCAA ALL-AMERICANHeptathlon: 2008, 2009Decathlon: 2008

NCAA ALL-EAST REGION110m hurdles: 2008Pole Vault: 2008

ACC CHAMPIONHeptathlon: 2008, 2009Decathlon: 2008

ALL-ACCHeptathlon: 2008, 2009Decathlon: 2008

2008 OLYMPIAN

2008 ACC INDOOR FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

2008 ACC INDOOR FIELD PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

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NCAA CHAMPIONLong Jump Outdoor: 2008, 2009

NCAA ALL-AMERICANLong Jump Outdoor: 2008, 2009Long Jump Indoor: 20084x100m Relay: 2008

ACC CHAMPIONLong Jump Outdoor: 2008Long Jump Indoor: 2009

ALL-ACCLong Jump Outdoor: 2008

Collegiate Bests:Long Jump Outdoor: 8.30m/27-02.75 – FSU, ACC & Drake Stadium RecordLong Jump Indoor: 8.21m/ 26-11.25- FSU Record60m: 6.60

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Defended his long jump title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with an impressive 8.11m/26-07.25 that was noted as the best collegiate jump of the season. • Leaped a 7.87m/ 25-10.00 in the prelims of the NCAA Outdoor Champi-onships to qualify for the fi nal round. • Opened the season with a long jump of 7.73m/25-04.75 to take third place at the Seminole Twilight.

INDOOR –• Set the world’s best long jump at the time with a mark of 8.21m/ 26-11.25 at the ACC Indoor Championships to take home the gold medal. Mark is ACC’s and FSU’s best performance in history. • Posted a season-best time in the 60m dash at the league meet with a time of 6.60. • Leaped a mark of 7.79m/25-06.75 long jump at the Tyson Invitational to take third place. • Opened the season with a fi rst place 60m dash of 6.68 at the VT Hokie Invitational.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR – • Finished fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a top jump of 8.19m/26-10.44. Was in third place until the fi nal round. Beat out for the bronze by one centimeter.• Won the long jump at the NCAA Championship with a school, confer-

ence, Drake Stadium and Zimbabwe record leap of 8.30m.• Ran the second leg of the 4x100m Relay team that earned All-America honors by fi nishing fourth with a time of 39.11, the fourth-fastest in school history.• Captured the ACC title in the long jump with a leap of 7.91m/25-11.50.

INDOOR - • Earned All-America honors in the long jump with a third-place school-record leap of 7.97m/26-01.75.• Automatically qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships with a fi rst-place leap of 7.93m/26-00.25 during the Tyson Invitational.• Finished second in the long jump at the New Balance Intercollegiate at 7.73m/25-04.50

Prep:• Advanced to the semifi nals of the 100m at the World Junior Champion-ships with a time of 10.77m.• Holds Zimbabwe high school record in the long jump (7.34m).• Earned a bronze medal at the All-African Games as a member of the 4x100m relay team.• Finalist in the long jump at the All-African Games to go along with a semifi nalist spot in the 100m.

Personal:• Full name is Ngonidzashe Makusha • Born March 11, 1987• Majoring in multinational business.

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Collegiate Best:400m Outdoor: 46.28400m Indoor: 48.004x400m Outdoor Relay: 2:59.99 - FSU Record4x400m Indoor Relay: 3:05.48

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Captured fi rst place as the third leg in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 2:59.99 that was noted as the world’s third-fastest performance of the season, Florida State’s best per-formance in school history, and the fourth-best college time ever. • Picked up a silver medal in the 400m dash with a time of 46.28 at the 2009 ACC Outdoor Championships. • Set one of the best collegiate times ever in the 4x400m relay at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:01.54 that earned fi rst place and was the 12th-fastest in the world.

INDOOR –• Awarded a silver medal at the NCAA Indoor Championship as the third leg in the 4x400m relay squad that took second place with a time of 3:05.97. • Finished in fourth place with a personal-best time of 48.00 in the 400m dash at the ACC Indoor Championships.• Earned a silver medal as the fi rst leg in the 4x400m relay squad that fi nished with a time of 3:12.12 at the conference meet. • Set the FSU record in the 4x400m relay (indoors) at the Iowa State Invitational with a time of 3:05.48 as the third leg. • Posted a time of 48.30 in the 400m dash at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR - • Ran on the 4x400m relay during the prelims of the NCAA Champion-ships.• Anchor leg of the 4x400m relay that fi nished fi fth at the NCAA East Regional meet to earn All-East Region honors. • Fastest 400m time was a 46.83 during the Georgia Tech Invitational.• Also regional qualifi ed with a 47.18 at the Seminole Invitational.

INDOOR - • Only ran once, turning in a 48.78 during the New Balance Collegiate Invitational.

Prep:• Won the 400m at the 2005 Boys and Girls Championships in a time of 48.65.• Ran the 400m and 4x400m relay for Jamaica at the 2005 and 2007 Carifta Games.

Personal:• Born July 2, 1989• Majoring in exercise science.


JUNIORSprints

KINGSTON, JAMAICA(ARDENNE)

kevinkevinwilliamswilliams

NCAA CHAMPION4x400m Relay Outdoor: 2009

NCAA ALL-AMERICAN4x400m Relay Indoor: 20094x400m Relay Outdoor: 2009

NCAA PARTICIPANT4x400m Relay Outdoor: 2008

NCAA ALL-EAST REGIONAL4x400m Relay Outdoor: 2008

ACC CHAMPION4X100m Relay Outdoor: 20094x4oom Relay Outdoor: 2009

ALL-ACC400m Outdoor: 20094x400m Relay Outdoor: 20094x100m Relay Outdoor: 2009

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Collegiate Best:400m Outdoor: 45.284x400m Outdoor Relay: 2:59.99 - FSU Record

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Set his collegiate best in the 400m

dash at the World Championships in Berlin where he advanced to the semifi nals and ran a season-best 45.28.• Earned All-American honors in the 400m dash at the NCAA Out-door Championships when he ran 45.53.• Captured fi rst place as the second leg in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a FSU record and the season’s third-fastest time in the world of 2:59.99.• Nationally qualifi ed in the 400m at the NCAA Regional meet with a third place time of 45.54. • Set one of the best collegiate times in Penn Relays history and the 12th-fastest in the world in 2009 in the 4x400m relay as the third leg that catapulted FSU to fi rst place with a time of 3:01.54. • Posted a second-place fi nish time in the 400m dash with a time of 45.51 at the Seminole Twilight.

INDOOR –• Garnered his fi rst All-American award at the NCAA Indoor Championships when he ran the fi rst leg in the 4x400 relay that earned second place with a time of 3:05.96 to help post eight points for FSU.• Was a member of the 4x400m relay squad that automatically quali-fi ed for NCAAs at the Iowa State Invitational with an ACC season-best time of 3:05.48.

In Belgium: • Steered Belgium to a fi fth place fi nish in the 4x400m relay at the Beijing Olympic Games. His 400m time in the semifi nals was 6/100ths of a second off from qualifying for the Beijing Olympic fi nals. • Holds the Belgian outdoor record in the 200m with a time of 20.84.

Personal:• Born Feb. 22, 1988• Plans to continue his studies in physiotherapy at Florida State. • Twin brother, Jonathan Borlee, also competed for Florida State track and fi eld last year• Was coached by his father Jacques Borlee until he came to FSU.


NCAA CHAMPION4x400m Relay: 2009

NCAA ALL-AMERICAN4x400m Outdoor Relay: 20094x400m Indoor Releay: 2009400m: 2009

SOPHOMORESprints

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM(VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT

BRUSSELS)

KEVIN KEVIN BORLEEBORLEE

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• Ran the anchor leg of the winning 4x400m relay at the ACC Champion-ship that posted a time of 3:05.38 that is the fi fth-fastest in school history.• Regionally qualifi ed for the 200m with a career-best 20.89 during the Seminole Invitational that was the fi fth-fastest in the ACC.• Scored points at the ACC meet by taking fourth in the 200m (21.23).

INDOOR – • Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that earned All-America honors by fi nishing sixth with a time of 3:07.47 at the NCAA Championships.• Earned All-ACC honors by fi nishing second (21.64) in the 200m at the conference meet.• Had a pair of NCAA Provisional marks, including a 21.20 at the Iowa State Last Chance Meet that ranked him fourth in the ACC.

Prep:• Won state 200m titles in 2006 and 2007.• Also took second in the 100m in 2007, running a 10.94.• Named Tennessee Male Athlete of the Year in 2006 and 2007.• School record holder in the 100m (10.7), 200m (21.18), 400m (47.8) and long jump (22’8”).

Personal:• Born September 11, 1988• Majoring in sports management.

Collegiate Best:200m Outdoor: 20.66 • 200m Indoor: 20.96 • 4x100m relay: 38.75

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Earned a gold medal in the 4x100m relay at the ACC Outdoor Champion-ships with a time of 39.55 to help FSU win its fi fth consecutive title. • Ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay at the Texas Relays that set the nation’s second-fastest time of the season with 38.75 and earned fi rst place. The foursome was named ACC Co-Performers of the Week. • Ran a 20.87 in the prelims of the 200m dash at the ACC Outdoor Champi-onships. • Recorded a personal record time of 20.66 in the semifi nals of the 200m at the USA Championships.

INDOOR –• Earned a silver medal at the NCAA Indoor Championship as the second leg of the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:12.12. • Posted points for FSU with a fourth place fi nish in the 200m dash at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 21.56. • Recorded a season-best in the 200m with a time of 20.96 at the Tyson Invitational. • Took fourth place in the 200m dash at the New Balance Invitational with a time of 21.31. • Finished fourth in the 200m dash with a time of 21.31 at the Conference Meet.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR – • Ran on a pair of relays at the NCAA Championships. • Member of two relays that earned NCAA All-East Region honors, includ-ing the winning 4x100m team.• Individually qualifi ed for the regionals in the 200m.


JUNIORSprints

GALLATIN, TN(STATION CAMP)

BRANDON BRANDON BYRAMBYRAM

NCAA ALL-AMERICAN4x400m Relay Indoor: 2008

NCAA PARTICIPANT4x400m Relay Outdoor: 20084x100m Relay: 20084x400m Relay Indoor: 2008

NCAA ALL-EAST REGION4x100m Relay: 20084x400m Relay: 2008

ACC CHAMPION4x400m Relay Outdoor: 20084x100m Relay Outdoor: 2009

ALL-ACC4x400m Relay Outdoor: 2008200m Indoor: 20084x100m Relay Outdoor: 2009

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Collegiate Best:Long Jump Outdoor: 8.05m/26-05.00Long Jump Indoor: 7.66m/25-01.75100m: 10.63200m: 21.08

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Earned second place with a 25-04.75 mark in the long jump at the 2009 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. • Dominated the long jump at the Seminole Twilight with an impressive personal-best leap of 8.05m/26-05.00 to take fi rst place. • Earned a silver medal in the long jump at the ACC Outdoor Champi-onships with a leap of 7.74m/25-04.75 to help the men win their fi fth consecutive title. • Captured fi rst place at the Texas Relays with a long jump of 7.42m/24-04.25.

INDOOR –• Took fi fth place in the long jump with a mark of 7.53m/ 24-08.50 at the ACC Indoor Championships to help FSU win the crown. • Posted a time in the 200m dash of 22.09 at the Tyson Invitational.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR - • Anchored the 4x100m Relay team that earned All-America honors by fi nishing fourth with a time of 39.11, the fourth-fastest in school history.• Earned All-East Region honors by fi nishing eighth in the long jump with a mark of 7.34m/24-01.00.• Top jump was a 7.40m/24-03.50 during the Snowbird Invitational.• Ran a pair of races at the Seminole Twilight. Turned in a regional qualify-ing mark of 21.08 in the 200m and a 100m time of 10.63.

INDOOR – • Earned All-ACC honors with a third-place fi nish in the long jump of 7.42m/24-04.25• Provisionally qualifi ed for the NCAA Championship with a jump of 25-01.75 during the Arkansas Last Chance Meet.

2007 Track:• Missed the indoor and outdoor seasons with a LCL tear in his left knee.

Prep:• Personal-best long jump of 7.91m is also the Zimbabwe Junior record.• Also played fi eld hockey, volleyball and cricket.

Personal:• Born October 25, 1988• Majoring in biochemistry• Full name is Madanha Brian Chibudu.


JUNIORJUMPS, Sprints

HARARE, ZIMBABWE(ST. JOHN’S)

BRIAN BRIAN cHIBUDUcHIBUDU

NCAA ALL-AMERICAN4x100m Relay: 2008

NCAA ALL-EAST REGIONLong Jump: 2008

ALL-ACCLong Jump Indoor: 2008Long Jump Outdoor: 2009

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Collegiate Best:400m Outdoor: 47.45400m Indoor: 48.044x400m Relay: 3:07.47

2009 cross country:• Finished 38th at the FSU Invite in lone

competition of the season.

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Did not compete in the outdoor season.

INDOOR –• Lone competition of the season was at the VT Hokie Invitational in the 800m race and fi nished with a time of 1:56.14.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR – • Ran on the 4x400m relay during the prelims of the NCAA Championships.• Missed most of the outdoor campaign, coming back to run a 400m time of 47.45 at the Georgia Tech Invitational.

INDOOR –• Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay that earned All-America honors by fi nishing sixth with a time of 3:07.47.• Scored points in the 400m at the ACC Championships, running a 49.10 to fi nish fi fth.• Best 400m time was a 48.4 during the New Balance Collegiate Invitational that ranked sixth in the ACC.

Prep:• Back-to-back Chilean National Champion in the 400m and 800m in 2005 and 2006.• Holds the national high school record with a time of 1:51.61 in the 800m.

Personal:• Born July 14, 1987• Majoring in business.

Collegiate Best:400m: 46.04 • 4x400m Relay: 3:01.54

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Set one of the best collegiate times ever in the 4x400m relay at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:01.54 that earned fi rst place and set the 12th-best time in the world during the season. • Earned a gold medal in the 4x400m relay at the ACC Outdoor Champi-onships with a time of 3:06.99 to help FSU win its fi fth consecutive title. • Finished fourth in the 400m with a time of 46.73 at the 2009 ACC Out-door Championships.• Recorded a personal best time in the 400m dash at the Seminole Twilight with a fi fth place fi nish time of 46.04. • Recorded a time of 3:04.02 in the 4x400m relay at the Seminole Invita-tional to take fi rst place and regionally qualify.

ALL-ACC4X400m Relay Outdoor: 2009

NCAA ALL-AMERICAN4x400m Relay Indoor: 2009

ACC CHAMPION4X400m Relay Outdoor: 2009


JUNIORSprints, MID-DISTANCE

SANTIAGO, CHILE(SS. CC. MANGUEHUE)

PABLOPABLONAVARETTENAVARETTE

SOPHOMORESprints, JUMPS

MIAMI, FL(SOUTHRIDGE)

BRANDON BRANDON O’CONNORO’CONNOR

NCAA ALL-AMERICAN4x400m Indoor: 2008

NCAA PARTICIPANT4x400m Indoor: 20084x400m Outdoor: 2008

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INDOOR –• Garnered his fi rst All-Ameri-can award at the NCAA Indoor Championships when he ran the third leg in the 4x400 relay that earned second place with a time of 3:05.96.• Earned a silver medal at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 4x400m relay as the third leg with a time of 3:12.12. • Dominated the 4x400m relay as the last leg at the Iowa Invita-tional with a time of 3:05.48. • Posted a collegiate best 49.27 in the 200m dash at the Tyson Invitational.

Prep:• Fastest 200m runner in the country, turning in a time of 20.63.

• Double state champion his senior year, winning the 200m at 20.82 and 400m at 47.12• Finished second in the triple jump with a top jump of 47-04.50• Runner-up in the 200m and 400m as well as third in the triple jump at the state meet as a junior.

Personal:• Born: September 2, 1989 • Majoring in physical education.

Collegiate Best:8K (XC): 23:33.7 • 10K (XC): 30:08 • 1500m: 3:44.09 • 3000m Indoor: 7:57.06.• 5000m Outdoor: 13:54.4 • Mile: 4:03.65

ALL-ACCCross Country: 2008, 2009

ALL-ACC ACADEMICCross Country: 2008Indoor: 2009

NCAA ALL-AMERICAN3000m: 2009

ALL-SOUTH REGIONCross Country: 2007, 2008, 2009ALL-EAST REGION5000m: 2009

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JUNIORDISTANCE

BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO(THOUSAND ISLAND SECONDARY)

MATT MATT LEEDERLEEDER

2009 cross country:• Was top fi nisher for the Noles in four of his six races.• Placed fourth at the NCAA Regional to earn All-Region honors.• Earned All-ACC plaudits with a fi fth-place showing as he ran a personal-best 23:33.7.• Placed 18th at the NCAA Pre-National meet with a time of 24:07.00

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Posted a new personal record in the 1500m run at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 3:44.09 that is also noted as the Seminoles best performance of the season in the event. • Set a new lifetime-best performance while also running the ACC’s fastest time of the season in the 5000m run at the Payton Jordan Invitational with an impressive 13:54.4 fi nish time that sits as FSU’s fourth-best performance in school history. • Qualifi ed for the 5000m run fi nals at the NCAA Championships with a time of 14:02.57. • Scored four points for the Seminoles at the ACC Championships in the 5000m run with a time of 14:22.71 that earned him fi fth place.

INDOOR – • Ran the ACC’s fastest 3000m run of the season at the Alex Wilson Invita-tional with a new personal-best time of 7:57.06. • Showed a strong performance in the 3000m run at the Husky Invitational with a time of 8:00.01. • Claimed a fi rst place fi nish and set a personal-record with an NCAA pro-visional time of 8:02.99 in the 3000 meter run at the Adidas Classic.• Posted a new personal record time of 4:03.65 in the mile run at the New Balance Invitational to earn fi fth place. • Contributed a point for the Seminoles at the ACC Championships in the mile run with a fi nish time of 4:05.86.

2008 Cross Country:• Finished the 7.6K run at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 24:06.8 to help the men earn fi rst place. • Crossed the fi nish line in 24:01 at the 8K Notre Dame Invitational run that helped the Seminoles remain unconquered and take fi rst place. • Second Seminole to cross the fi nish line at the NCAA Pre-National meet with a time of 24:12.2. • Led FSU at the ACC Championships with a seventh-place fi nish in 24:36.5 and earned All-ACC honors.• Posted a Top 12 fi nish at the NCAA meet with a time of 31:32.44 in the 10K run.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR –• Ran at the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships where he posted a time of 3:49.57 in the 1,500m.• Redshirted during the outdoor season. Competed unattached while prep-ping for the cross country world championship. • Finished third in the 1,500m at the Seminole Twilight running a colle-giate-best time of 3:46.18.• Clocked in at 14:31.58 during the Snowbird Invitational in the 5,000m.

INDOOR - • Scored points at the ACC Championships with a sixth-place, 4:12.87 dur-ing the mile run. • Posted the fastest time during the prelims with a career-best run of 4:10.87 that ranked him 10th in the ACC.

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ALL-SOUTH REGIONCross Country: 2009

Collegiate Best:8K (XC): 23:38.8 10K (XC): 30:37.1

2009 cross country:• Earned All-ACC honors with a 10th place fi nish at the ACC Championships running a personal-best 23:38.8.• Named All-South Region for his 20th place performance at the NCAA Regional.• Led the team at the Notre Dame Invite with a 12th place fi nish in a time of 24:08.00.• Opened the season with a second place fi nish at the Covered Bridge Open in his Seminole debut.

At Michigan (2008):CROSS COUNTRY –• Led Michigan at the NCAA Championships with a fi nish time in to 10K run of 30:37.1 that earned him 68th place. • Posted a personal-record time of 23:50.6 in the 8K run at the Pre-Na-tional meet where he took sixth place. • Earned the crown at the Spartan Invitational with a fi nish time of 24:46 in the 8K run. • First runner to fi nish from Michigan at the Iona Meet of Champions.

Academics:• Academic All-Big 10 selection for three-consecutive years.

Prep:• Multiple national Underage Cross Country Champion with Leevale Ath-letic Club in Cork, Ireland.

Personal:• Born April 11, 1988• Majoring in Literature.

• Fastest 3000m race of the year came at the Husker Invitational where he crossed the line in 8:13.30.

2007 Cross Country:• Represented Canada at the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Champion-ships. Came in 30th overall, third for North American runners, with a time of 24:26.• Won the Canadian Junior National Cross Country Championships in a time of 25:09.3.• Posted an 8K career-best time at the Notre Dame Invitational with a 24:30 to take 29th.• Ran a personal-best 10K time of 31:06.10 at the NCAA Championships to fi nish 97th overall. • Finished second in his collegiate debut running a time of 25:34.0 at the Covered Bridge Open.• Came in 17th at the NCAA South Region Championship with a time of 31:16.63 to earn All-Region accolades.• Second on the team, 19th overall, with a time of 24:45.90 at the ACC

Championships.

Prep: • Ran at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships to fi nishing 64th overall in the junior division –second amongst North American run-ners – with a time of 27:30 in the 8K race. • Took fourth in the event at the 2007 World Youth Cham-pionship in Brazil. • Silver medalist at the 2007 NACAC Cross Country Championships with a 6K time of 18:56.• Took second at the Canadian Cross Country Champion-ships with a 25:59.2 to earn a spot on the national team at the

World Championships.• Won a trio of Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA) cross country titles, capped by the senior division title in 2006.• Won both the 1,500m and 3,000m titles in the senior division in 2007 after silver medals in both races during the 2006 summit.• Captured the gold medals in the junior division of both the 1,500m and 3,000m as a sophomore.

Academics:• 2009 Indoor and Outdoor All-ACC Academic and USTFCCCA All-Aca-demic...2007 and 2008 Cross Country All-ACC Academic.

Personal: • Born December 19, 1989• Majoring in psychology.


JUNIORDISTANCE

MACROOM-CO. CORK, IRELAND(DE LA SALLE/MICHIGAN)

cIARAN cIARAN O’LIONARDO’LIONARD

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NCAA PARTICIPANTJavelin: 2007 & 2009

NCAA REGIONAL PARTICIPANTJavelin: 2007 & 2009

ALL-ACC200m: 20094x400m Relay: 20094x100 Relay: 2009

2009 ACC OUTDOOR FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Collegiate Best:60m: 6.60 • 100m: 10.45 • 200m Outdoor: 20.64200m Indoor: 20.96 • 400m: 47.60 • 4x100m: 38.75

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Earned a bronze medal at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 200m dash with a time of 20.90. • Posted a fi rst place fi nish in the 4x100m relay as the third leg with a time of 38.75 to regionally qualify at the Texas Relays. • Took second place at the Penn Relays as the third leg in the 4x100m relay with a time of 38.82, the fourth-fastest in Penn Relays history.

• Set a collegiate personal-record and regionally qualifi ed in the 100m dash with a time of 10.45 at the Georgia Tech Invita-tional. • Dominated the 200m dash at the Seminole Twilight with a personal-best time of 20.64 and regionally qualify.

INDOOR –• Earned his fi rst ACC In-door Champi-onships bronze medal in the 60m dash with a third place time of 6.60.


NCAA PARTICIPANT60m Indoor: 2009200m Outdoor: 2009

ACC CHAMPION4X100m Relay Outdoor: 20094x400m Relay Outdoor: 2009

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SOPHOMORESprints

KANSAS CITY, MO(RAYTOWN SOUTH)

MAURICE MAURICE MITCHELLMITCHELL

• Awarded a silver medal at the conference meet for his second place 200m run of 21.38. • Took fourth place in the 200m dash at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 20.97. • Earned second place with the time of 6.66 in the 60m dash and top hon-ors in the 200m dash with a time of 21.11 at the Adidas Classic.

Prep:• Number one ranked track recruit in the country.• Ran a wind-aided 9.96 as a senior.• Ran the fastest time in country as a junior, posting a career-best time of 10.26 (w).• Named Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year in Missouri 2006-08.• Eight-time state champion• Swept the 100m, 200m and 400m his last two years.• Added All-State honors his sophomore years in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 & 4x200m and the 4x400m his freshman season.• Set the state records in the 100m (10.42) and 200m (20.96) his junior year.

Personal:• Born December 22, 1989• Majoring in business.

SENIORJAVELIN

WARMINSTER, pa(ARCHBISHOP WOOD/ALBRIGHT COLLEGE)

BRYAN BRYAN HOWARDHOWARD

Collegiate Best:Javelin: 64.48m/ 211-06.00

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Recorded a personal best throw at the NCAA Regional meet with a throw of 64.48m/ 211-06.00 to fi nish in fourth place. • Scored fi ve points at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a javelin throw of 63.50m/ 208-04.00 to fi nish in fourth place. • Regionally qualifi ed at the Seminole Invitational with a javelin throw of 63.21m/207-04.00 that earned second place.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR –• Redshirted during the season. • Competed unattached twice during the season, including a top throw of 193-02.00/58.89m during the Seminole Twilight.

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2007 Track:OUTDOOR - • Scored points at the ACC meet with a career-best throw of 209-04/63.81m. Mark was the fourth-longest in the ACC. • Placed 15th at the NCAA East Regional with a top throw of 61.63m.• Took sixth at the Penn Relays with a toss of 203-09/62.10m.• Won the javelin at the Walt Disney Invitational, FSU Relays, Seminole Invi-tational and Snowbird Invitational.

2006 Track (At Albright):OUTDOOR –• Took 16th in the javelin at the NCAA Division III National Championships with a throw of 181-07.• Won the Middle Atlantic Conference Javelin Championship with a throw of 188-11.• Threw 182-04/55.58m to place 12th at the 2006 Finish Line USA Junior Championships.• Named Albright College Men’s Track and Field MVP

Personal:• Born May 14, 1987• Majoring in physical education.

Collegiate Best:High Jump Outdoor: 2.13m/06-11.75High Jump Indoor: 2.10m/6-10.75

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Earned a ticket to nationals with a personal record high jump of 2.13m/06-11.75 to fi nish in fi fth place at the NCAA Regionals. • Finished in fourth place in the high jump with a mark of 2.04m/6-08.25 at the ACC Outdoor Championships. • Took second place in the high jump at the Texas Relays with a mark of 2.05,/06-08.75. • Opened the outdoor season with a high jump of 2.10m/06-10.75 at the Disney Classic.

INDOOR –• Matched his career-best high jump mark with 2.10m/6-10.75 at the adidas Classic. • Took second place in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 2.10m/ 06-10.75.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR –• Redshirted during the outdoor campaign.

INDOOR – • Nearly earned All-ACC honors, coming in fourth at the conference meet with a jump of 2.04m/6-08.25. • Cleared a personal-best height of 2.10m/6-10.75 at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic.

2007 Track: OUTDOOR – • Posted his best jump of the year at the Disney World Wide of Sports Invita-tional, clearing 1.99m/6-6.25.

INDOOR –• Cleared 2.03m/6-08.00 to tie for eighth at the ACC Championships.• Mark was his highest of indoor season and tied for ninth in the ACC.• Competed at the New Balance Invitational where he took 11th with a height of 6-05.00.


SOPHOMORE (O)/ JUNIOR (I)HIGH JUMP

POMPANO BEACH, FL(CORAL SPRINGS CHARTER)

ANDREW ANDREW BACHELORBACHELOR

NCAA PARTICIPANTHigh Jump: 2009

NCAA REGIONAL PARTICIPANTHigh Jump: 2009

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• Earned a silver medal in the discus at the ACC Outdoor Championships to help FSU win its fi fth consecutive conference title. • Captured second place in the shot put at the ACC Outdoor Championship with a personal best mark of 18.35m/60-02.50. • Set a season-best mark in the discus at the Penn Relays with a throw of 57.18m/187-07.00 to take second place. • Finished in third place and earned regional qualifi cations in the shot put at the Penn Relays with a throw of 18.26m/ 59-11.

INDOOR –• Did not compete throughout the indoor season.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR –• Redshirted dur-ing the outdoor season• Competed unat-tached at all four home meets.• Took fi rst in the shot put (16.57m/54-04.50) and discus (51.51m/169-00) at the Seminole Invitational.• Had a best throw of 17.03m/55-10.50 in the shot put during the Seminole Twilight that would have qualifi ed him for the NCAA East Regional.

INDOOR –• Scored points at his fi rst conference championships. • Took sixth with a season-best throw of 54-10.75/16.73m. Throw ranked eighth in the ACC.• Finished in the top 10 in the shot put at the Tyson Invitational with a throw of 16.51m/54-02.00

Prep:• Competed for Team USA at the Junior Pan-Am Games in Brazil, placing fi fth in the shot with a throw of 17.50m.• Placed third in the shot put (63’11”) and fi fth in the discus (179’8”) at the Nike Outdoor Nationals.• Earned a pair of All-America awards.• Won the Junior National title in the shot put with a throw of 61’7”.• Won back-to-back FHSAA 4A state titles in the shot put and discus.• Named 2006 and 2007 Dade County Male Track Athlete of the Year.• Broke the school record in both events, and rates fi fth all-time in the state of Florida in the shot.

Personal:• Born March 7, 1989• Majoring in business.


Collegiate Best:Shot Put Indoor: 16.73m/54-10.75Shot Put Outdoor: 18.35m/60-02.50.Discus: 57.18m/187-07.00

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Seminoles’ top thrower of the season.

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Prep:• Took second in the high jump at the 2006 FHSAA 2A championships with a leap of 2.03m/6-08.00.• Placed third in the regional (6-02.00) after winning the district title (6-02.00).• Also won the Broward County high jump championship.• Tied for fourth at the 2005 state meet at 1.98m/6-06.00.• Captured the regional title in 2005 with a jump of 6-08.00.

Personal:• Born June 26, 1988• Majoring in business• Father, Byron Bachelor, ran track at Kingston College in Jamaica.

FRESHMAN (O)/SOPHOMORE (I)

THROWS

MIAMI, FL(CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS)

MICHAEL MICHAEL PUTMANPUTMAN

ALL-ACCDiscus: 2009Shot Put: 2009

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Collegiate Best:5K (XC): 15:15 • 8K (XC): 24:16.2 • 800m: 1:56 • 3200m: 8:571600m: 4:15

2009 Cross Country:• Earned ACC Freshman of the Year honors with his 21st place fi nish at the ACC Championships with a personal best time of 24:16.2.• Placed second on the team and sixth overall at the Virginia Tech Inivitational as he ran 24:04.00.• Scored at every meet he ran.• Finished 23rd at the NCAA Regional to place fourth among his Seminole team-mates.

Prep:• Won the 4A State Cross Country Team title that is not-ed as the fastest team average in the all-state classifi cations. • Selected for the All-Colorado Cross Country Team in 2007, 2008 and 2009.• Captured the two mile title at the Colorado State Champion-ships with a time of 9:15. • Two-time 3200 Indoor All-American (2008 & 2009)• Earned an All-America honor in the outdoor season in the two-mile with a time of 8:57 that is a personal record.

Personal:• Born in March, 10, 1991• Majoring in Human Science.

2009 ACC CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

ALL-SOUTH REGIONCross Country: 2009

Collegiate Best:5K (XC): 14:50 • 8K (XC): 24:22 • 1600m: 4:12 • 3200m: 8:55

2009 cross country:• Ran 24:27.9 to score at the ACC Championships as he fi nished in 27th place.• Was the fourth Seminole to cross the line at the NCAA Championships where he ran a 31:47.• Also scored at the NCAA Pre-National Meet as he fi nished fi fth on the team with a time of 25:13.00

2009 Track:• Red-shirted throughout the track season.

2008 Cross Country:• Posted an 8K time of 24:22 in his fi rst collegiate run at the Notre Dame Invitational. • Ran a 24:27.7 in the 8K run at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet. • Battled at the ACC Championships as he fi nished the 8K run in 25:22.1.

Prep:• Won the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships running a career-best 5K time of 14:50.• Captured the Foot Locker Midwest title with a time of 14:55.• Brought home the state cross country title his senior year by running a 15:31.9• Swept the sectional, regional and semi-state championship on his way to the state crown.• Won the Indiana State championships in the 3,200m his junior year crossing the line in 9:03.49.• Regional champion in the 3,200m as a junior after fi nishing second the year before.• Captured the region and section cross country titles his junior year before plac-ing eighth at the semi-state meet.

Personal:• Born on May 7, 1990• Majoring in business.


FRESHMANDISTANCE

PEYTON, COLO.(FALCON)

WES WES RICKMANRICKMAN

FRESHMANDISTANCE

LA PORTE, IN(LA PORTE)

MIKEMIKEFOUTFOUT

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Collegiate Best:Hammer: 58.78m/192-10.00Shot Put: 15.27m/50-01.25Weight Throw: 16.66m/54-08.00

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Earned a silver medal in the hammer throw at the ACC Outdoor Champion-ships with a mark of 57.26m/187-10.00. • Set a new personal record in the hammer throw at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a mark of 58.78m/ 192-10.00 to fi n-ish in sixth place. • Placed fi rst in the hammer throw with a regional-qualifying mark of 189-08.00 at the FSU Relays.. • Opened the season with a fi rst place hammer throw of 58.22m/ 191-00 at the Disney Invitational.

INDOOR –• Finished in eighth place in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships with a mark of 16.66m/ 54-08.00. • Opened the season with a fourth place fi nish in the weight throw with a mark of 16.52m/ 54-02.50. • Posted a mark of 16.27m/53-04.50 in the weight throw at the adidas Classic.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR – • Scored points for the team at the ACC Championship in the hammer. Throw of 177-03/54.02m placed him seventh.• Just missed his personal-best in the discus, recording a season-best throw of 139-03.00/42.44m at the Seminole Twilight.• Placed in the top three of the hammer at all four home meets.

2007 Track:OUTDOOR – • Qualifi ed for the NCAA East Regional in the hammer where he took 29th with a top throw of 52.89m/173’6”.

ALL-ACCHammer Throw: 2007 & 2009

NCAA REGIONAL PARTICIPANTHammer Throw: 2009

• Earned points with an eighth-place fi nish in the hammer by throwing 52.66m/172’9” at the ACC meet.• Launched a career-long throw of 56.13m/184’2” to win the hammer at the Seminole Invitational.• Throw was the sixth-best in the conference.• Best shot put throw was a third-place 15.27m/50’1.25”.

INDOOR – • Joined the Seminoles in the spring, but did not compete during the indoor season.

Prep:• Two-time FHSAA 1A state champion in the discus (2004 & 2005)• Added the shot put title in 2004.• Won both events at the 2004 & 2005 regional championships.• 2004 & 2005 Pensacola News Journal Spring Athlete of the Year

Personal:• Born October 14, 1986• Majoring in physical education.

ALL-SOUTH REGIONCross Country: 2007, 2008 , 2009

NCAA EAST REGIONAL QUALIFIER1500m: 2008

ACC INDOOR CHAMPION Mile: 2008

ALL-ACC Mile: 20081500m: 2008Cross Country: 2009

Collegiate Best:8K (XC): 23:36.4 • 10K (XC): 30:17.32 • 1500m: 3:44.313000m Indoor: 7:57.62 • 5000m: 14:11.73 • Mile Run: 4:03.62

2009 Cross country:• Ran a personal-best 23:36.4 at the ACC Championships where he fi nished in ninth place and earned All-ACC honors.• Also picked up All-South Region honors at the NCAA Regionals with an eighth place showing.• Scored in every meet during the year and was consistent top three runner for the Seminoles.• Finished second on the team at the NCAA Championships where he posted another personal-best with a time of 30:17.32.

2009 Track:OUTDOOR – •Did not compete throughout the outdoor season.


SENIORTHROWS

JAY, FL(JAY)

TRAVIS TRAVIS WHITFIELDWHITFIELD

SENIORDISTANCE

VICKSBURG, MI(CRESTED BUTTE ACADEMY,

CO/CEDARVILLE)

DANIEL DANIEL ROBERTSROBERTS

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Collegiate Best:Discus: 49.83m/163’6”Shot Put Outdoor: 15.31m/50’2.75”Shot Put Indoor: 14.42m/47’3.75”

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Finished in third place in the discus throw with a mark of 45.76m/150-01 at the FSU Relays.• Took fourth place in the discus throw with a mark of 46.09m/ 151-02.00 at the Seminole Invitational.• Opened the season with a second place fi nish in the discus throw with a mark of 44.43m/ 145-06.44.

INDOOR –• Lone meet of the season was at the Tom Jones Memorial with a shot put mark of 13.10m/ 42-11.75 to fi nish in ninth.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR –• FSU’s top discus thrower in 2008.• Saved his best throw of the year for the conference championship where he recorded a distance of 152-11.00/46.61m.

2007 Track:OUTDOOR –• Took seventh at the ACC Championships in the discus with a throw of 46.64m/153-00.00.• Best throw of the year in the discus was a 49.83m/163-06.00 to take fourth at the Georgia Tech Invitational. Throw was the fi fth-best in the ACC.• Best shot put performance was a 15.31m/50-02.75 at the FSU Relays.

INDOOR – • Threw the shot only twice during the indoor season. Best throw was a 14.42m/47-03.75 at the Diet Pepsi Challenge.

INDOOR –• Finished in the top 5 in the 3000m run at the adidas Classic with a 8:12.17. • Crushed his previous mile record at the New Balance Invitational with a time of 4:03.62. The time is the ACC’s second-best time of the season. • Posted the ACC’s second-fastest time of the season in the 3000m run at the Husky Invitational with a time of 7:57.62. • Earned the silver medal and scored eight points for the Seminoles in the mile run at the ACC Championships as he crossed the fi nish line in 4:03.70.

2008 Cross Country:• Opened the season with a third-place fi nish time of 24:07.1 in the 7.6K run at the Virginia Tech Invitational to help the Seminoles win the meet. His time is noted as FSU’s ninth-fastest performance in school history. • Third Seminole to fi nish at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 24:07 in the 8K run.• Paced the Seminoles at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet with a fi nish time of 24:10.1 to guide FSU to a fourth-place fi nish. • Lead FSU to take third place at the NCAA South Regional Championship as the fi rst Seminole to fi nish the 10K run with a time of 31:14.26 which earned him All-South Region honors.• First Seminole to fi nish in the 10K run at nationals with a lifetime-best performance of 30:47.2.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR –• Advanced to the fi nals of the 1500m at the NCAA East Regional Champi-onships. Ran a 3:48.53 during the prelims.• Earned All-ACC honors with fi nishing third in the 1,500m at the conference championship in 3:47.50. Had the fastest qualifying time 3:49.07 • Won the 1,500m at the Seminole Twilight with a career-best time of 3:44.31. Time rates fi fth.• Best 5,000m time of the year came at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitation-al where he ran a 14:11.73 that ranks eighth in FSU history.• Took third in the 5000m at the Snowbird Invitational clocking a 14:29.63.

INDOOR –• Captured the indoor championship in the mile run at the ACC Champion-ships. Ran a time of 4:10.80.• Best 3000m time came during the Husker Invitational where he posted a time of 8:12.96.

2007 Cross Country:• Posted career-best 8K time of 24:14 at the Pre-NCAA meet.• Placed 15th at NCAA South Regional in a career-best 10K time of 31:08.75 to earn All-South Region honors.• Best fi nish of the year was a fi fth-place showing of 25:38 at the Covered Bridge Open.• Took 39th at the ACC Championships with a mark of 25:29.3. • Ran a time of 31.41.3 at the NCAA Championships.

At Cedarville (2007) • Earned four NAIA All-American combined in track and cross country.• Won the 2006 NAIA Region IX cross country title.

Prep:• Two-time Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals participant. Placed 12th in 2005 and 18th in 2004. • Posted sixth-and seventh-place fi nishes as the Foot Locker Midwest Regional meet to earn his spot in the national race.• Earned 2005 All-American honors after placing sixth at the 1,600m at the

meet the ‘nolesmeet the ‘nolesNike Outdoor Nationals.• Placed seventh in the two-mile at the 2006 Nike meet with a 8:58.10.• Won state high school titles in the 1600m (2004 and 2003), 3200m (2004) and cross country (2005)• Set the state record in the 1,600m as a junior with a 4:09.45.

Personal: • Born March 19, 1987• Majoring in exercise science.

JUNIOR (O)/SOPHOMORE (I)

KINGSTON, JAMAICA(JAMAICA COLLEGE)

SHARIFSHARIFSMALLSMALL

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Collegiate Best:Triple Jump Outdoor: 14.94m/ 49-.25Triple Jump Indoor: 15.18m/ 49-09.75

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• FSU’s only triple jumper of the season.• Recorded a season-best triple jump at the Florida Relays with a mark of 14.79m/48-06.25. • Leaped a mark of 14.77m/ 48-05.50 in the triple jump at the Georgia Tech Invitational. • Posted a triple jump mark of 14.10m/ 46-03.25 at the ACC Outdoor Championships.

INDOOR –• Posted a career-best triple jump mark of 15.18m/ 49-09.75 at the ACC Indoor Championships. • Took sixth place in the triple jump at the New Balance Collegiate Invita-tional with a mark of 15.00m/ 49-02.50. • Finished in fourth place at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in the triple jump with a mark of 14.81m/ 48-07.25.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR –• Improved on his personal best by more than two feet with a leap of 48-08.75/14.85 at the ACC Championships.• Scored points with that jump in a seventh-place effort.

INDOOR –• Competed during the indoor campaign for the fi rst time, recording a best jump of 46-02.50/14.08m at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic.

2007 Track:OUTDOOR –• Competed unattached his fi rst year.

meet the ‘noles

Collegiate Best:400m Outdoor: 48.45400m Indoor: 49.05Distance Medley Relay: 9:49.86

2008 Track:OUTDOOR –• Posted a career best time in the 400m dash with a 47.91 at the Seminole Twilight.• Finished in fourth place in the 400m dash at the FSU Relays with a time of 48.76. • Recorded a time of 49.85 in the 400m dash at the Disney Invitational.

INDOOR –• Did not compete throughout the indoor season.

Prep:• Third in the 400m at the 2006 CARIFTA Trials with a personal-best time of 46.84.• Won the Class 1 title in the 400m at the Milo Central Athletics Champion-ships with a time of 47.64.• Ran the lead-off leg of the 4x400m relay team that set the U-20 boys record.• Member of the Jamaican World Junior Games team in 2006.

Personal:• Born September 18, 1987• Majoring in marketing.

Prep:• A 2003 and 2006 CARIFTA Games Champion in the discus.• Earned a silver medal at the 2006 Penn Relays and a bronze medal in the discus at the meet in 2005.• In 2006 became the CAC Games junior record holder in the discus.• In the shot put, was a silver medalist in 2006 at the VMBS Boys and Girls Championships.

Personal:• Born December 2, 1987• Majoring in biological sciences.

JUNIORJUMPS

NEWBURGH, N.Y.(NEWBURGH FREE

ACADEMY)

AARON AARON STEELESTEELE

• Best jump of the year was a 46’3” in a third-place effort in the triple jump at the Snowbird Invitational.• Won the triple jump at the Seminole Invitational with a jump of 13.73m/45’0.5”.

Prep:• Placed ninth in the triple jump at the 2006 NY Indoor Championships.• Took seventh in the event at the Summer Empire State Games and Simplot Games.• Rated sixth in the triple jump at the 2006 Eastern State Championships.

Personal:• Born April 11, 1988• Majoring in graphic design.

FRESHMAN (O)/SOPHOMORE (I)

SPRINTS

MANCHESTER, JAMAICA(MANCHESTER)

JAIR JAIR FRANCISFRANCIS

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Collegiate Best:Pole Vault: 16-01.00

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Did not compete in the outdoor season.

INDOOR –• Competed at the Tom Jones Memorial where he fi nished in 10th place in the pole vault with a height of 4.40m/ 14-05.25.

Prep: • Won the FHSAA 4A state championship his senior year, clearing a state-record height of 16-01.00• Finished second at the state meet as a junior, jumping 15-00.00• First qualifi ed for the state championship as a sophomore, fi nish-ing fi fth.• Inducted into the Seminole County Hall of Fame

Personal: • Born March 11, 1990• Major is business.

Collegiate Best:8K (XC): 24:1510K (XC): 32:37.81500m: 3:45.113000m: 8:13.96Indoor Mile: 4:04.67

2009 cross country:• Came on late in the season to score in the NCAA Regional with a personal-best 31:18.16 as he fi nished 28th overall and fi fth on the team.• Also competed at the NCAA Championships.

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Posted a 1500m time of 3:45.11 at the Seminole Twilight that earned second place. The time is FSU’s sixth-fastest performance in school history. • Scored four points for the Seminoles at the ACC Championships in the 1500m run with a fi nish time of 3:45.86. • Ran a season-best 14:21.77 in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational. • Contributed a point for Florida State at the ACC Championships in the 5000m run with his eighth place fi nish in 14:38.47.

INDOOR –• Scored four points for the Seminoles at the ACC Championships with an impressive mile run in 4:04.67.• Posted a new personal record in the 3000m run at the adidas Classic with a time of 8:13.96 that earned him fi fth place. • Ran a time of 4:05.78 in the mile run at the Alex Wilson Invitational.

2008 Cross Country:• Crushed his previous 8K personal record at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 24:15 that helped the Seminoles win fi rst place at the meet. • Finished in sixth place with a time of 24:17.4 at the Virginia Tech Invita-tional.• First Seminole to fi nish while also placing third in the 8K run at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 25:00.• Ran the 10K at the NCAA Championships in 32:37.8.

2008 Track:OUTDOOR –• Posted his best collegiate time in the 1,500m with a 3:50.03 at the Georgia Tech Invitational.• Ran the 1,500m (3:51.81) and 5,000m (14:59.56) at the ACC Championships.

2007 Cross Country:• Posted his collegiate-best in the 8K at NCAA Pre-Nationals with 25:05.

meet the ‘nolesmeet the ‘noles• Crossed the fi nish line at his fi rst ACC Championship with a 25:52.80.

2006-07 (At Oregon): • Redshirted his only year at Oregon.

Prep: • Two-time Foot Locker Championships qualifi er (2004, 2005) and was a top-10 Foot Locker South Regional fi nisher in 2004 (third) and 2005 (seventh).• Collected state cross country titles as a senior (15:59) and junior (15:19) and was fi fth as a sophomore (15:45).• Helped Flagler Palm to the 2005 4A state team title.• Capped senior year by winning the 800m (1:55.01) and 1,600m (4:15.22) at the FHSAA 4A meet.• Took third in the 1600m as a junior (4:24.06).• As a sophomore he won the state 3,200m (9:31.39) and added third in the 1600m (4:21.51). • 2006 Nike Indoor Nationals mile runner-up (4:15.66).

Personal: • Born February 25, 1988• Majoring in sport management.

JUNIORDISTANCE

BUNNELL, FL(FLAGLER PALM/OREGON)

Justin Justin harborharbor

SOPHOMORE POLE VAULT

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL(LAKE BRANTLEY)

ANDREW ANDREW LEHAYELEHAYE

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Collegiate Best:8K (XC): 24:51.9800m: 1:52.161500m: 3:44.693000m: 8:15.31Indoor Mile: 4:05.55

At Yale (2006-09):

Cross COuntry:• Three-year letter winner • Set a personal record in the 8K at the Pre-national meet with a time of 24:51.9 in 2007.

Track:• Ran a personal best in the mile at the IC4A prelim at Boston University.• Earned second place in the mile and 4x800m relay at the Ivy League Indoor Championship. • Holds Yale’s fastest indoor 4x800m time (7:29.53), second-best per-formance in the 1500m (3:44.69), fourth-fastest time in the indoor mile (4:05.55) and ranked tenth in school history in the 3000m run (8:15.31). • Received the Gardener Millet Award for Yale’s Men’s Track and Field member who excels in sportsmanship, courage and inspiration. • Four-time All-Ivy selection in the mile, distance medley and twice in the 4x800m. • Two-time NCAA East Regional qualifi er in the 1500m run. • Holds Yale’s freshman indoor mile record of 4:11.18.

Personal:• Born on April 1, 1987• Majoring in Sport Administration.


Collegiate Best:5K (XC) 16:03800m: 1:49.30Indoor Mile: 4:18.86

2009 Cross COuntry:• Scored in his lone action of the season with a 25th place fi nish at the FSU Invite.

2008 Cross Country:• Red-shirted throughout the cross country season.

2009 Track:OUTDOOR –• Posted the ACC’s second-fastest 800m time this season at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a personal record time of 1:49.30. • Battled at the Seminole Twilight in the 800m run where he fi nished in sec-ond place with a time of 1:50.48. • Ran the 800m at the Seminole Invitational in 1:50.87.

INDOOR –• Posted FSU’s season best and the ACC’s seventh-fastest 800m time this year at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 1:52.98. • Scored four points for the Seminoles at the ACC Championships in the 800m run with a time of 1:53.17. • Ran a season-best time of 4:18.86 in the mile run at the Husker Invitational. • Recorded a time of 4:20.87 in the mile at the adidas Classic.

Prep:• Ran a career-best 5K time of 16:03 at the Foot Locker South Region Cham-pionship.• Advanced to the FHSAA state cross country championships after fi nishing second at the regional meet.• Posted his best 800m time of 1:52.63 in a second-place effort at the FHSAA All-Class Showdown.• State fi nalist in the 800m his last two seasons; best showing was second-place fi nish as a junior.• Runner-up in the 800m at the regional meet as a junior and senior.• Two-time 800m district champion.• Was inducted into the Seminole County Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal: • Born April 6, 1990• Majoring in engineering.

SENIORDISTANCE

LOS ANGELES, CA(HARVARD WESTLAKE/

YALE)

JaredJaredbellbell

SOPHOMORE distance

WINTER SPRINGS, FL(WINTER SPRINGS)

nathan nathan dubyduby

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th Seminoles. The Seminoles captured fi ve gold medals and rolled up 141 points en route to the ACC outdoor championship. Individually, senior Javier Garcia-Tunon (400 hurdles), senior Steeve Gabart (10k) and junior Charles Clark (200) climbed atop the medal stand. So too did FSU’s 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.

CLARK, MITCHELL, MAKUSHA, BRAMAN HONORED BY ACCThe Seminoles’ track and fi eld dominance did not go unrecognized as four individuals – junior Charles Clark, freshman Maurice Mitchell, sopho-more Ngoni Makusha and coach Bob Braman - collected postseason honors from the ACC. Clark was named the 2009 ACC Men’s Track Out-door Performer of the Year for his dominance at the championship meet. He captured gold med-als in all three events he competed, including the 200 (20.58), the 4x100 relay (39.55) and the 4x400 relay (3:06.99), all in regional qualifying times. Mitchell shared ACC Men’s Outdoor Freshman of the Year after contributing winning legs to the

day with an impressive 5, 879 points to fi nish second in the heptathlon while the relay four-some of the Jonathan and Kevin Borlee, Kevin

Williams and Bran-don O’Connor took care of business on the track with a silver-medal time of 3:05.96, which was the ACC’s second-best performance on the season.

SEMINOLES CONTINUE ACC REIGNThe Florida State men’s track and fi eld team dominated the Atlantic Coast Conference again,

capturing the indoor and outdoor champion-ships. The Seminoles won their seventh consecu-tive indoor title and fi fth consecutive outdoor crown, good for their seventh spring title overall. Since joining the ACC in 1992, FSU has won more consecutive championships and is also tied (with Clemson) for the most overall champion-ships. FSU piled up 125 points to win the indoor crown behind three fi rst-place fi nishes and nine All-ACC performances. Charles Clark (200), Ngo-ni Makusha (long jump) and Gonzalo Barroilhet (heptathlon) came away with individual titles for

2009 Season review2009 Season review

4x400m Relay2009 world list

1. United States 2:57.862. United States 2:59.783. FLORIDA STATE 2:59.99 Kevin Williams, Kevin Borlee, Charles Clark, Jonathan Borlee4. Bahamas 3:00.295. Great Britain & Northern Ireland 3:00.536. United States “Blue” 3:00.587. Great Britain & Northern Ireland 3:00.828. Australia 3:00.909. Texas A&M 3:00.9110. Baylor 3:01.1211. United States 3:01.4012. FLORIDA STATE 3:01.54 Kevin Williams, Kevin Borlee, Brandon O’Connor, Jonathan Borlee13. France 3:01.6514. Belgium 3:01.88 (Antoine Gillet, Kevin Borlee, Nils Duerinck, Cedric van Branteghem)15. Great Britain & Northern Ireland 3:01.91

200m FINAL2009 world

championships1 Usain Bolt JAM 19.19 (WR)2 Alonso Edward PAN 19.81 3 Wallace Spearmon USA 19.85 4 Shawn Crawford USA 19.89 5 Steve Mullings JAM 19.98 6 CHARLES CLARK USA 20.39 7 Ramil Guliyev AZE 20.61 8 David Alerte FRA 20.68

FSU’S TIES FOR SECOND AT NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS With the 4x400m relay squad setting the second-fastest time (2:59.99) in the world and best time in program history, Jonathan Borlee running the nation’s best time in the 400 dash this season to win the title, Ngoni Makusha defend-ing his national long jump title and Charles Clark earning his fi rst national championship in the 200, FSU earned runner-up honors at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship. In his best performance of the season, Makusha shattered the NCAA season record (8.11m) to top the charts. Also posting points for FSU was Kevin Borlee with a fourth-place fi nish in the 400. The Seminoles have now fi nished in the top-two four consecutive years, including three consecutive national championships.

SEMINOLES TAKE THIRD AT NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPSScoring 32 points on the strength of three sec-ond-place fi nishes, FSU fi nished in the top three at nationals for the fourth consecutive season. Clark led the way in the 200 (20.67) to take home the silver medal. Barroilhet opened the second

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long jump (IN)1. NGONI MAKUSHA, FSU 8.21M2. Nicholas Gordon, Nebraska 8.03 3. Christian Taylor, Florida 8.024. Jeremy Hicks, LSU 8.015. Mikese Morese, Miami 7.90

heptathlon1. Ashton Eaton, Oregon 6,1742. GONZALO BARRIOLHET, FSU 5,8793. Bjorn Barrefors, Nebraska 5,7954. Moritz Cleve, Kansas State 5,7835. Nick Adcock, Missouri 5,719

60m1. Jacoby Ford, Clemson 6.512. Trindon Holliday, LSU 6.553. MICHAEL RAY GARVIN, FSU 6.59 Gerald Phiri, Texas A&M 6.59 Teddy Williams, UTSA 6.59 Terrell Wilks, Florida 6.597. MAURICE MITCHELL, FSU 6.60 Adam Harris, Michigan 6.60 Ngoni Makusha, FSU 6.60 Rondel Sorrillo, Kentucky 6.60

100m1. Trindon Holliday, LSU 10.002. Jeremy Hall, Florida 10.083. Ahmad Rashad, USC 10.104. Jacoby Ford, Clemson 10.115. Marcus Rowland, Auburn 10.136. Terrell Wilks, Florida 10.157. Gerald Phiri, Texas A&M 10.158. D’Angelo Cherry, Miss. State 10.169. MICHAEL RAY, GARVIN, FSU 10.1910. Zye Boey, E. Illinois 10.20

200m (IN)1. Trey Harts, Baylor 20.632. CHARLES CLARK, FSU 20.673. Rondel Sorrillo, Kentucky 20.724. Torrin Lawrence, Georgia 20.775. Evander Wells, Tennessee 20.78

NCAA 2009200m (Out)

1. CHARLES CLARK, FSU 20.00* 2. Trey Harts, Baylor 20.293. Chris Dykes, Texas A&M 20.404. Rondel Sorrillo, Kentucky 20.455. Jarid Vaughan, UT-Arlington 20.47

400m (Out)1. JONATHAN BORLEE, FSU 44.782. Calvin Smith, Florida 44.963. Gil Roberts, Texas Tech 44.974. Dwight Mullings, Miss. State 44.985. Michael Bingham, Wake Forest 45.096. Christian Taylor, Florida 45.347. KEVIN BORLEE, FSU 45.438. Allodin Fothergill, Maryland-ES 45.449. John Bailey, Miss. State 45.5510. Jordan Boase, Washington 45.64

4x100m Relay1. Texas A&M 38.512. Florida 38.573. LSU 38.674. FLORIDA STATE 38.75 Michael Ray Garvin, Brandon Byram, Maurice Mitchell, Charles Clark5. Clemson 38.77

4x400m Relay1. FLORIDA STATE 2:59.99 Kevin Williams, Kevin Borlee, Charles Clark, Jonathan Borlee2. Texas A&M 3:00.913. Baylor 3:01.124. FLORIDA STATE 3:01.54 Kevin Williams, Kevin Borlee, Brandon O’Connor, Jonathan Borlee5. Florida 3:02.17

*denotes wind-aided

4x100 and 4x400 relays, as well as placing third in the 200 with a regional qualifying time of 20.90. With the Florida State track and fi eld teams capturing both Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championships, it is no surprise Coach Braman was named the ACC Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. Braman was not alone in earning conference honors as Makusha was named the ACC Indoor Field Per-former of the Year. With a long jump of 8.21m, Makusha posted the longest indoor jump in the world in 2009 and broke both the FSU and ACC records.

4x100M RELAY TEAM SPRINTS TO TOP OF ACC, NCAA CHARTSFlorida State’s fi rst home meet of the outdoor season – the FSU Relays – was the scene of the fi rst of many outstanding performances by the men’s 4x100 relay team. The foursome of Michael Ray Garvin, Brandon Byram, Maurice Mitchell and Charles Clark opened the outdoor season with the nation’s top performance at the time and a fi rst-place fi nish in 39.56. The quartet went on to better their chart-topping performance in the prelims at the Texas Relays (39.51), which they bettered in the fi nals with a gold medal effort of 38.75, narrowly missing school and conference records. Still, it earned the quartet ACC Co-Performers of the Week.

RELAY SUPREMACY CONTINUES Flordia State’s 4x400 relay team made a rousing out-door debut in the second home meet of the 2009 season, the Seminole Invi-tational. The team of Kevin

Williams, Brandon O’Connor and the dynamic brother duo of Kevin and Jonathan Borlee posted the nation’s third-fastest time (3:04.02), which also topped the ACC charts. Assistant coach Ken Harnden switched the lineup a bit as O’Connor and Williams were joined by Charles Clark and Maurice Mitchell at the ACC Championships where they earned a fi rst place fi nish time of 3:06.99.

After switching the team back to its original competitors (Williams, O’Connor, Kevin and Jonathan Borlee) for the prestigious Penn Relays, Harnden’s quartet delivered one of the fastest collegiate times in meet history as they raced to victory in 3:01.54. Not only did it set the nation’s top standard of the season, it shattered the FSU school record of 3:03.78, set back in 1986.

SEMINOLE THROWERS DOMINATEIn all but two meets in 2009, the Seminole throw-ers established themselves as a formidable force

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INDOOR

Charles Clark • 200mMatt Leeder • 3000

Gonzalo Barroilhet • HeptathlonPelle Rietveld • HeptathlonMichael Ray Garvin • 60m

Kevin Borlee, Jonathan Borlee, Brandon O’Connor, Kevin Williams

• 4x400

OUTDOOR

Charles Clark • 200mKevin Borlee • 2400m

Jonathan Borlee • 400mKevin Borlee, Jonathan Borlee, Charles Clark, Kevin Williams

• 4x400Javier Garcia-Tunon • 400m Hurdles

Ngoni Makusha • Long Jump

RECORDS SET IN 2009

INDOOR

Ngoni MakushaLong Jump: 8.21m • FSU & ACC

OUTDOOR

Kevin Borlee, Jonathan Borlee, Charles Clark, Kevin Williams

4x400: 2:59.99 • FSU

with top-three fi nishes. Freshman Michael Putman set the standard with fi ve fi rst-place fi nishes in the shot put. Junior Travis Whitfi eld was an integral component in FSU’s success as well, winning the hammer throw (191-00) in the opening meet of the season which stood as the ACC’s best mark through March. Under Associate Head Coach Harlis Meaders, the quartet of Bryan Howard, Matt Wernke, Whitfi eld and Putman combined for a total of 11 fi rst-place fi nishes during the outdoor season. Both Whitfi eld and Wernke earned silver medals at the conference meet to help the Seminoles win their fi fth consecutive ACC Outdoor title and seventh overall. IMPRESSIVE JUMPS IN 2009In just his third meet of the outdoor season,

sophomore All-Ameri-can Brian Chibudu thrilled fans at the Mike Long Track when he not only set a new per-sonal record with his jump of 26-05.00, but

also established the best collegiate jump in the nation. Chibudu’s mark still sits atop the nation’s best performance list. Also making heads turn was 2008 Olympian and NCAA Champion Ngoni Makusha. On Day One of the 2009 ACC Indoor Championships, Makusha’s leap of 8.21 meters (26-11.25) bested the years indoor world standard of 8.20 previously held by Louis Tsatoumas of Greece. Makusha, a sopho-more from Mandedza, Zimbabwe, made the eye-opening jump on his fi rst attempt and shat-tered the previous ACC Championship record of 26-08.50, set by North Carolina’s Allen Johnson set in 1993.

FSU GARNERS SEVERAL ACC PERFORMERS OF THE WEEKThe Florida State men’s track and fi eld team was awarded more ACC Performer of the Week honors than any other school. Senior hurdler/

sprinter Javier Garcia-Tunon earned the fi rst recognition of the outdoor season, winning the 400 meter hurdles with a regional qualifying time (51.19) at the FSU Relays. Garcia-Tunon held the league’s best performance in the event with his time from the ACC Outdoor Championships of 50.38. Also honored were the 4x100 relay team of Michael Ray Garvin, Brandon Byram, Maurice Mitchell and Charles Clark, for their performance at the Texas Relays (38.75). Clark was also hon-ored during the indoor season for his impressive 200 win (20.83) at the New Balance Invitational, which was noted as the fastest time of the season for a banked track. Makusha also earned indoor performer of the week honors for his long jump

of 25-0.75 at the Tyson Invitational to provisionally qualify him for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

SEMINOLE SUPREMACY IN THE ACCFlorida State dominated several events in the ACC throughout the 2009 indoor and outdoor season.

In fact, 10 events feature Seminoles who hold the best performance including Charles Clark (200m-indoor and outdoor), Jonathan Borlee (400m), Matt Leeder (3000m & 5000m), Steeve Gabart (10,000m), 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay (indoor and outdoor), Javier Garcia-Tunon (400m Hurdles), Ngoni Makusha (Long Jump- indoor and outdoor) and Gonzalo Barroilhet (heptath-lon).

FLORIDA STATE AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY AT REGIONALS IN SIX EVENTS The Seminoles established several personal records at the 2009 East Regional Championship, including a pair of upsets which led to fi rst-time

trips to the NCAA as automatic qualifi ers. Javelin thrower Bryan Howard was the fi rst to trump records with his throw that sits as the fourth-best throw in school history, which earned him fourth place and national qualifi cation. The second Seminole to set a lifetime best mark and surprise the crowd was Andrew Bachelor in the high jump. Bachelor jumped 2.13m to place fi fth and earn the last automatic ticket to nationals in the event. The other Seminoles that joined Howard and Bachelor with an automatic ticket to nationals were Charles Clark (200), Matt Leeder (5000), the 4x400m relay quartet and the dynamic duo in Kevin and Jonathan Borlee in the 400.

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this is the accthis is the accPlayers of the Year and fi ve national Coach of the Year honorees. A total of 88 teams fi nished their respective seasons ranked in the Top 25 poll, including 33 teams ranked in the Top 10 and six teams that held the nation’s top spot.

2008-09 NCAA Championships Field Hockey Maryland Women’s Soccer North Carolina Men’s Soccer Maryland Men’s Basketball North Carolina Women’s Tennis Duke

2009-10 NCAA Championships Field Hockey North Carolina Men’s Soccer Virginia Women’s Soccer North Carolina

The Championships The conference will conduct championship competition in 25 sports during the 2009-10 academic year - 12 for men and 13 for women. The fi rst ACC championship was held in swimming on February 25, 1954. The con-ference did not conduct championships in cross country, wrestling or tennis during the fi rst year. The 12 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse. Fencing, which was started in 1971, was discontinued in 1981. Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the fi rst championship meet held in tennis at Wake Forest University. Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, fi eld hockey, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing with volleyball deciding its champion by regular season play.

School AfFIliationsBOSTON COLLEGE -- Charter member of the Big East Conference in 1979; joined the ACC in July, 2005.CLEMSON -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; a charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1953. DUKE -- Joined the Southern Conference in December, 1928; charter member of the ACC in 1953.FLORIDA STATE -- Charter member of the Dixie Conference in 1948; joined the Metro Conference in July, 1976; joined the ACC July, 1991.GEORGIA TECH -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Ath-letic Association in 1894; charter member of Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the SEC in 1932; joined the ACC in April, 1978.MARYLAND -- Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.MIAMI -- Charter member of the Big East Football Conference in 1991; joined the ACC in July, 2004.NORTH CAROLINA -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.NC STATE -- Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; char-ter member of the ACC in 1953.VIRGINIA -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; resigned from Southern Conference in December 1936; joined the ACC in December, 1953.VIRGINIA TECH -- Charter member ot he Southern Conference in 1921; withdrew from the Southern Conference in June, 1965; became a charter member of the Big East Football Conference in Feb. 5, 1991; joined the ACC in July, 2004.WAKE FOREST -- Joined the Southern Conference in February, 1936; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. However, in today’s intercollegiate athletics, competition has become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency. Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defi ed the odds. Now in its 57th year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it. Since the league’s inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 116 na-tional championships, including 64 in women’s competition and 52 in men’s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 160 times in men’s competition and 91 times in women’s action. The Virginia Cavaliers won the league’s fi rst track and fi eld national title, claiming the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women indoor crown in 1981. Florida State, although not a member of the ACC at the time, won the 1984 NCAA women’s outdoor title, and 1985 and 1986 women’s indoor titles. As a member of the ACC, the Seminoles men’s team captured the NCAA title in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and have accounted for the league’s three NCAA track and fi eld championships. Since 1953, member schools have garnered 173 individual NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and fi eld, while league teams have fi nished in the top fi ve at the NCAA indoor and outdoor cham-pionships a combined 27 times. The 2008-09 indoor season saw nine of 12 league teams compete at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships in College State, Texas for the men, while fi ve of 12 women’s teams participated. The Florida State men claimed their fourth straight top-fi ve national fi nish, while the Seminoles women fi nished in the top-10 for the second consecutive year. In 2007, eight men’s teams and 11 women’s teams participated at the national meet. Additionally, four individuals from four institutions claimed NCAA titles. Clemson’s Jacoby Ford, also an All-ACC football player, recorded the top time in the 60-meter dash with a 6.52 showing, and Wake Forest’s Michael Bingham won an individual title with a 45.69 time in the 400-meter dash. Seven men claimed top-three times at the national indoor meet last season, and fi ve women—including NCAA champions Kimberly Williams of Florida State and Murielle Ahoure of Miami—placed in the top three. Williams won the triple jump with a leap of 45 feet, 3.75 inches, while Ahoure won the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.80. Overall, 24 men and 14 women combined for 41 All-America honors during the indoor season. The 2009 outdoor season was equally impressive, as the Florida State men placed second at the national meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and claimed its fi fth straight top-fi ve fi nish, while the women fi nished in fourth. Overall, seven of 12 men’s teams and six of 12 women’s teams participated at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships. A total of 12 men recorded top-three fi nishes, including national cham-pions Charles Clark, Jonathan Borlee, and Ngoni Makusa of Florida State, and Marcel Lomnicky of Virginia Tech. Charles Clark—the 2009 Field Performer of the Year—won the 200-meter dash in 20.55, while Borlee won the 400-meter dash in 44.78, and Makusa took the long jump with a measure of 26 feet, 7.25 inches. Lomnicky’s 235 feet, six-inch output in the hammer throw was a national meet best, and the Florida State 4x400-meter relay team of Kevin Williams, Kevin Borlee, Clark, and Jonathan Borlee clocked a 44.78 to take fi rst place. In women’s action, Florida State’s Susan Kuijken—the 2009 Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year—won the 1,500-meter run in 4:13.05, while Kim Williams, also of Florida State and the 2009 Field Performer of the Year, won both the long jump and triple jump with marks of 21 feet, 5.50 inches and 47 feet, 2.25 inches, respectively. Three more women posted top-three times. Men and women combined for 41 All-America honors.

2008-09 in Review The 2008-09 academic year saw league teams capture fi ve national team titles and 16 individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 48 national team titles over the last 13 years and has won two or more NCAA titles in 27 of the past 29 years. A total of 130 ACC teams placed in NCAA postseason competition in 2008-09. League teams compiled a 139-84-1 (.637) mark in NCAA champi-onship competition. In addition, the ACC had 198 student-athletes earn fi rst team All-America honors this past year. Overall, the league had 266 fi rst-, second-, or third-team All-Americans and the ACC produced nine national

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universities in generating research-based revenues…FSU was ranked 18th most connected university in the nation by Yahoo! Internet Life.EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: FSU offers a variety of overseas study opportunities for students during the regular academic year. FSU has study centers located in Florence, Italy; Panama City, Republic of Panama; Valencia, Spain; and London, England. Courses at the study centers are offered each semester and cover a wide range of subject areas perfect for meeting general and liberal stud-ies requirements. International Programs also offers study programs, some general and some major specifi c, in: Cairns, Australia; Salvador, Brazil; Tianjin, China; San Jose, Costa Rica; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Prague, Czech Republic; Napo, Ecuador; London, England; Paris, France; Dublin, Ireland; Tokyo, Japan; Moscow, Russia; and Leysin, Switzerland. A summer Law program is offered in Oxford, England. There is one Linkage Institute, FLORICA, in Costa Rica, and Beyond Borders programs in Turrialba, Costa Rica, Kingston, Jamaica, and Dresden, Germany.EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: FSU has over 400 student organizations.FINANCIAL AID: FSU offers two types of fi nancial as-sistance: need-based and merit-based…Over $160 million is given away for fi nancial assistance each year.STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 16-1… Many of the gen-eral education classes are large, lecture classes; however, over 80% of major classes have less than 50 students. RESEARCH: The Florida State University has built a reputation as a strong research center in both the sciences and the humanities. It is expected that more than $100 million in external funds will be generated this year by the university faculty and administration as supplements to state funds used for research. External funds are in the form of contracts and grants from private foundations, industries, and government agencies, and are used to support research, improve research facilities and provide stipends for graduate students.SPONSORED RESEARCH (07-08): $195,787,449LIBRARY HOLDINGS: The University Library System contains over 3.4 million volumes, of which more than 477,000 are available electronically as e-books. The librar-ies subscribe to more than 107,000 current serials including academic journals, professional and trade journals, and major newspapers from around the country and the globe in both paper and electronic formats. The libraries also subscribe to more than 425 databases. The FSU Libraries include 8 libraries on campus: The Robert Manning Strozier Library, Paul A. M. Dirac Science Library, Mildred and Claude Pepper Library, Warren Allen Music Library, Harold Goldstein Library and Information Science Library, College of Law Library, College of Medicine Medical Library, and the College of Engineer-ing Library. Library materials and services are also available at the FSU Panama City Campus, as well as International Programs study centers in London, Florence, and Panama, and a collection of art and related materials at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida.

10 LEADING STATES OF ORIGINFlorida .............................................................................31,861Georgia ................................................................................ 786Virginia ................................................................................. 384New York ............................................................................ 256North Carolina ................................................................... 243Texas .................................................................................... 238Pennsylvania ........................................................................ 206Alabama ............................................................................... 188New Jersey ........................................................................... 180California ............................................................................. 172

UNIVERSITY FACTSUNIVERSITY FACTSBACKGROUND: The Florida State University is one of eleven units of the Division of Colleges and Universities of the Florida Board of Education…It was established as the Seminary West of the Suwannee by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1851 and fi rst offered instruction at the postsecondary level in 1857…Its Tallahassee campus has been the site of an institution of higher education longer than any other site in the state…In 1905, the Buckman Act reorganized higher education in the state and designated the Tallahassee school as the Florida Female College…In 1909, it was renamed Florida State College for Women…In 1947, the school returned to co-educational status, and the name was changed to The Florida State University…It has grown from an enrollment of 2,583 in 1946 to an enrollment of 39,136 Fall Semester 2008.ENROLLMENT (FALL, 2008): Total, 39,136 …75.7% undergrad, 21.4% grad, 2.9% unclassifi ed…81.5% in-state…93.6% from the United States… students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia are in attendance…18 states contributed over 100 students each…19 foreign coun-tries contributed over 25 students each…female, 55.7%…male, 44.3%…minority, 25.3%…international, 3.3%.ACREAGE: Main Campus: 451.6 acres in Tallahassee, Leon County (main campus)…Panama City Branch: 25.6 acres in Panama City, Bay County…The university owns a total of 1,545.5 acres in Leon, Bay, Franklin, Sarasota, & Gadsden counties…Sites are leased in Marion and Leon counties in Florida, and other locations overseas.COLLEGES/DEGREE PROGRAMS: With 16 colleges and schools, students may take courses of study leading to the baccalaureate degree in 100 degree programs, to the master’s degree in 114 degree programs, to the advanced master’s degree in one program, to the specialist degree in 26 degree programs, to the doctorate degree in 74 degree programs, and to the professional degree in two degree programs. The academic divisions are the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Education, Engineering, Human Sciences, Information, Law, Medicine, Motion Picture, Television & Recording Arts, Music, Nursing, Social Sciences & Public Policy, Social Work and Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance.OPERATING BUDGET (2008-09): $1,111,706,391DEGREES AWARDED FOR 2007-08: Bachelor, 7,615…Masters, 12,075...Doctorate, 368…Medical Doctor-ate, 57; Specialist, 62; Judge Doctorate, 305; Total, 10,482ENTERING FRESHMAN FACTS (FALL, 2008): The middle 50 percent High School GPA, 3.4-4.0; SAT score 1120-1280, ACT score 24-28. There were 51 National Merit Scholars, 8 National Achievement Scholars, and 13 Hispanic Scholars enrolled as undergraduate students in Fall 2007.RETENTION RATE: First year, 100%…second year, 89.2%…third year, 81.0%…fourth year, 78.3%.FACULTY/STAFF: Total 2,414…FSU’s faculty includes some past graduates, such as former astronauts Dr. Norm Thagard, who teaches Electrical Engineering, and Winston Scott, Vice President of Student Affairs …FSU’s faculty has included six dynamic Nobel Laureates: 12 members elected to National Academy of Sciences…11 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences…and two Pulitzer Prize winners Ellen T. Zwilich and Robert Olen Butler.EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES: Florida State University has a uniqueness in providing programs that are consistent in excellence across the board, from fi ne arts and humanities to the hard sciences…The balance of programs is based on FSU’s long tradition as a leading liberal arts institution combined with its position as one of the top 10

THEFLORIDA STATE

UNIVERSITY

Board of TrusteesChair Jim Smith

Vice Chair Harold KnowlesDerrick Brooks

Susan Busch-TransouEmily Fleming Duda

David FordManny Garcia

William Andrew HaggardRobert J. Jakubik

James E. Kinsey Jr.Richard McFarlainLeslie Pantin, Jr.

Eric Walker

PresidentDr. Eric J. Barron

Senior AdministrationProvost & Executive Vice

President for Academic AffairsDr. Lawrence G. Abele

Vice President for Planning & Programs

Robert B. BradleySenior Vice President

for Finance & AdministrationJohn R. CarnaghiVice President for Student Affairs

Mary B. CoburnVice President for University Relations and Advancement

Lee F. HinkleVice President for ResearchDr. Kirby W. Kemper

General CounselBetty J. Steffens

Athletics DirectorRandy Spetman

Athletics Administration Executive StaffSenior Associate Athletics Director

Monk Bonasorte

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The following information is provided by the Florida State University Compliance Offi ce for prospective student-ath-letes, alumni and boosters. It is intended as a guideline to in-troduce you to some of the rules governing NCAA athletics.

KEY DEFINITIONS YOU SHOULD KNOWRepresentatives of Athletics Interests: A representative of athletics interests, commonly called a booster, is any individual who is known (or should have been known) by a member of the institution’s athletic department that has ever:• Contributed fi nancially to the athletics department or to its booster club. • Joined the institution’s booster club or any sport specifi c support group. • Provided benefi ts to enrolled student-athletes or their families. • Assisted in any manner in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes. • Promoted the institution’s athletics program. • Purchased season tickets.*** Once an individual is identifi ed as a representative, the person retains that identity forever. ***Prospective Student-Athlete: A prospective student-athlete “prospect” is any student who has started classes for the ninth grade regardless of his/her athletics ability and/or participation. Any student younger who receives any benefi t from an institution or representatives of athletics interests immediately becomes a prospective student-athlete. In addition, student-athletes enrolled in preparatory school or two-year colleges or offi cially withdrawn from a four-year institution are considered prospective student-athletes. A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect even after he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or accepts an offer of fi nancial aid or admissions to attend an institution. The prospect remains a prospect until he/she reports for the fi rst day of classes for a regular term (fall or spring) or the fi rst offi cial day of practice, whichever occurs earlier. Contact: A contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect’s parents, relatives or legal guardian(s) and an institutional staff member during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting. Evaluation: An evaluation is any off-campus activity designed to assess the prospect’s academic qualifi cations or athletic ability, including any visit to his/her high school (during which no contact occurs) or the observation of a prospect’s practice or competition at any site.

PHONE CALLS AND LETTERSPhone calls from coaches (but not boosters) are permitted beginning July 1 before the prospect’s senior year in high school. A coach is limited to one phone call per week except that unlimited phone calls may be made: • During the fi ve days immediately before an offi cial visit to the university; • On the day of a coach’s off-campus contact with a prospect; or• During the time beginning with the National Letter of Intent signing date through the two days after the signing date and the day after a National Letter of Intent or scholarship agreement is signed.A Prospect of Any Age Could Receive the Following From a Coach:• Questionnaire• Camp brochure

UNIVERSITY FACTS NCAA COMPLIANCENCAA COMPLIANCE

Brian Battle

Associate Athletics Director for Compliance

Jody Smith

Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance

Jennifer Santiago

Assistant Athletics Director for

Initial Eligibility & Admissions

Bret CowleyComplianceCoordinator

• NCAA educational information• Non-athletics institutional publications (offi cial academic, admission and student services publications and videotapes produced by the institution and are available to all students)After September 1 of a Prospect’s Junior Year, a Coach Could Provide:• Written correspondence, including letters and e-mails• Business Cards• Media Guide• Game programs (only on an offi cial or unoffi cial visit)• Pre-enrollment information after prospect signs National Letter of Intent or has been admitted• Any other information may be provided via the institution’s website

WHO IS PERMITTED TO RECRUITFOR FLORIDA STATE?Only Florida State coaches who have successfully completed the NCAA Recruiting Rules Examination on an annual basis may be involved in the recruitment process. Boosters may not make any recruiting contacts. This includes letters, telephone calls or face-to-face contact on or off campus with a prospect or the prospect’s parents.

ALUMNI AND BOOSTERSDO’S AND DON’TS• You may forward information about prospects to the appropriate coaches.• You may have contact with a prospect regarding permissible pre-enrollment activities such as summer employment, provided the prospect has already signed a National Letter of Intent and the Compliance Offi ce is aware you are making these contacts in regard to employment.• You may have a telephone conversation with a prospect only if the prospect initiates the call. Such a call may not be prearranged by an institutional staff member and you are not permitted to have a recruiting conversation, but may exhibit normal civility. You must refer any questions about our athletic programs to an athletics department staff member/coach.• You may view a prospect’s contest at your own initiative provided you do not contact the prospect or his/her parents. In addition, you may not contact a prospect’s coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect.• You may continue established family relationships with friends and neighbors. Contacts with sons and daughters of these families are permitted as long as they are not made for recruiting purposes or encouraged by Florida State University coaches.• You may not become involved in making arrangements to receive money or fi nancial aid of any kind for a prospect or the prospect’s family and friends.• You may not make contact with a prospect and his/her parents when the prospect is on campus for an offi cial or unoffi cial recruiting visit.• You may not transport, pay or arrange for payment of transportation costs for a prospect and his/her relatives or friends to visit campus (or elsewhere).• You may not pay or arrange for payment of summer camp registration fees for a prospect.• You may not provide anything to a prospect, the prospect’s family or friends without prior approval from the Compliance Offi ce.

For more information, please contact the Florida State University Compliance Offi ce at (850) 644-4272.

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keep the academic performance of their student-athletes under close observation and report to the academic advisors each week.

COMPUTER LABThe Athletic Academic Support Services computer labs are located in the Moore Athletics Center and in the new Learning Center located on the 9th fl oor of the University Center. FSU has 47 PC compatible computers and several laser printers available for use by the student-athletes. A computer lab is available 24/7 to student-athletes with a current FSU ID card. The entire Athletic Academic Support Services wing is also equipped with wireless internet.

SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAMAthletic Academic Support Services, in conjunction with Athletic Student Services and the University, offers incoming student-athletes a “Summer Bridge Program” to aid in the transition from high school to college and highlights many different topics that are important for student-athlete success. The program is a week-long intensive orientation that incorporates the University orientation with the athletics department orientation and continues throughout the six-week summer session. Seminars, designed to acclimate the students to the University community, are conducted weekly. Seminar topics include media training, health promotions, academic mapping requirements, the Academic Honor Policy and Student Code of Conduct as well as faculty communications and expectations.

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS PROGRAMAthletic Academic Support Services is committed to recognizing the academic success of all student-athletes. The annual “Golden Torch Gala,” is an academic awards banquet that occurs each fall and is the highlight of the year. At this event, the ACC Honor Roll student-athletes, as well as the individuals with the highest GPA on their respective teams, and the men’s and women’s teams with the highest GPA are recognized. Team meetings are held each year, during which time student-athletes are notifi ed of potential honors and awards and are encouraged to apply. Combining a strong grade point average with athletic accomplishments, community service activities, and leadership experiences make for a student-athlete capable of obtaining unlimited academic honors, awards and postgraduate opportunities.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICESACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICESMISSION STATEMENT

The primary mission of Florida State University’s Athletic Academic Support Services is to provide an environment that facilitates the academic success of each student-athlete. The focus is to provide a comprehensive support program integrated with the total University that will assist all student-athletes with the transition into college and provide continued support in all phases of academic and professional development, culminating with graduation, job placement or graduate school.

SERVICES AND PROGRAMSACADEMIC ADVISINGThe advisors in Athletic Academic Support Services serve as the lower-division advising unit for all student-athletes. The staff advises students through the Liberal Studies curriculum and degree prerequisites. The advisors work with the students in a number of areas related to the academic experience at Florida State University, but with a primary emphasis in advising and monitoring the progress toward the selected degree program, taking into consideration, all variables, which would enhance or impede each student’s progress toward the goal of graduation.

STUDY HALLProfessionally supervised study sessions for each athletic team are organized in order to help ensure the academic success of the student-athletes. The main focus of the study hall program is to help students develop consistent and appropriate study patterns by providing a structured setting to work on class assignments and to provide tutorial assistance before academic problems arise. Although the criteria for study hall is left to the discretion of each academic advisor, typically, most freshmen, fi rst year transfers, and upperclassmen who have not yet achieved a satisfactory cumulative grade point average are requested to attend study hall.

TUTOR AND MENTOR PROGRAMThe tutorial program is available to all student-athletes as they progress toward their ultimate goal of obtaining a college degree. Approximately, 100 tutors are hired each year, from a variety of academic departments. Every tutor is committed to providing a proactive, individualized approach in assisting student-athletes with course comprehension and study skills. The tutors are graduate level students who excel in a specifi c area of study. All mentors are graduate students who have outstanding academic backgrounds. Mentors are academic role models who have demonstrated the ability to teach and give guidance in areas of academic developmental skills. They are responsible for providing assistance in the development of skills such as note taking, test preparation, and communication with faculty. In essence, mentors become an extension of the academic advisor as they

Bill ShultsDirector of

Athletic Academic Support Services

BRIANMANDAssociate

Director of Athletic Academic Support Services

cathybadger

Tutorial Coordinator

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person, with the goal of developing individuals who will have rewarding careers and productive lifestyles after they leave Florida State. The newest addition to the Career Development program is the Senior Transition Seminar of-fered through the Offi ce of Student Services. The course is offered to all senior student-athletes with exhausting eligibility and is designed to assist with resume building, networking with former student-athletes, and tips on transitioning from intercollegiate athletics into the working world. COMMUNITY SERVICEServing the community is the focus of the Seminole Spirit program. Student-athletes are challenged to provide service to our community and individuals who are in need. With a clearly defi ned program of service, student-athletes are given the opportunity to develop lifelong commit-ment to volunteerism. Over the years, the commitment to community service has grown leaps and bounds. The FSU athletic department was recently recognized by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports for the most successful outreach and community service program in which FSU student-athletes impacted the lives of over 150,000 youths.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTThe Florida State University Department of Athletics is committed to developing programs of excellence that

foster leadership development. The Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) has been in place in the Florida State University Athletic Department for over ten years, and consists of a fantastic group of motivated student-athletes. The SAAC consists of 42 student-athletes, at least two from every team, and they meet every two weeks to discuss issues confronting stu-dent-athletes, here at FSU, as well as in the At-lantic Coast Conference and across the nation. The SAAC at FSU has many responsibilities: they take the lead on a variety of events, start-ing with the New Student-Athlete Orientation, Peers Helping Athletes Transition (PHAT) Tuesdays with freshmen student-athletes, the Welcome Back Picnic and culminating with the Golden Nole Awards year ending banquet where seniors from each team are honored and student-athletes who have excelled in the area of community service are awarded.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND SERVICE (N.O.L.E.S)Developed by the Florida State University Department of Athletics, the N.O.L.E.S. program represents a commitment to the total growth and development of each student-athlete. The program establishes an administrative commitment to academic and athletic excellence. Those efforts are supported with programs and services in personal and career development service.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTFostering the development of personal growth is a funda-mental component of the N.O.L.E.S. program. The support programs ensure that the student-athlete will be provided with opportunities to focus on personal growth areas such as value clarifi cation, goal setting, fi scal planning, decision mak-ing and personal responsibility. Programming focuses on helping the student-athlete develop a healthy lifestyle while they are at FSU and habits that will benefi t them for life.

CAREER DEVELOPMENTPreparing for life after college is a major focus of the N.O.L.E.S program. The program is designed to work in cooperation with Florida State’s Career Center to acquaint students with the job search process, provide networking opportunities and ultimately assist with job placement. The program places a priority on the development of the total

ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES STUDENT SERVICESSTUDENT SERVICES

2009-10 STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCILLacey Agnew ..............................................Golf Robin Ahrberg ......................................SoftballBrianna Berry .................................... Volleyball Dan Bradford ................. Swimming & DivingJacob Brooks .............................Cross Country Melanie Cabassol ........... Swimming & Diving Jessie Carr ....................... Swimming & DivingCaila Coleman ............................ Track & FieldChad Colley ..........................................Football Deividas Dulkys ...............................Basketball Becky Edwards .......................................SoccerShawn Erickson ............. Swimming & DivingMike Fout ..................................Cross Country

Angel Gray ........................................BasketballMaurice Harris .....................................FootballMichael Hebert ..........................................GolfBryan Howard ................... Track & FieldJordan Horsley ............... Swimming & DivingAndrew Jacobs .................. Track & FieldMarissa Kazbour ....................................Soccer Kayli Keough ....................................BasketballCameron Knight ........................................Golf Brooks Koepka ..........................................GolfJamie Kuhn ................................................GolfOwen Long .............................................TennisLuke Loucks ......................................Basketball

Lauren McCreless (Macfarlane) ...........TennisStephanie Neville.............................. VolleyballAmanda Quick ..........................Cross CountryJames Ramsey ......................................BaseballAnderson Reed .......................................TennisHunter Scantling..................................BaseballAmanda Skillen .........................Cross CountryHeather Smith ...........................Cross CountryAshley Stager.........................................SoftballStevi Steinhauer ............. Swimming & DivingFederica Suess .........................................TennisTiara Swanagan .......................... Track & FieldCaroline Westrup .......................................Golf

brandistuart

Assistant Athletics Director for

Student Services

johnlata

Director of Student Services

yashivaedwardsAssistant Director

of Student Services

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MEDICAL CAREMEDICAL CAREOne of the most important aspects of a top athletic program is the quality and experience of its athletic training staff. FSU’s sports medicine staff is one of the best in all of college athletics. The athletic training staff includes 10 full-time and six graduate assistants that are Nationally Certifi ed Athletic Trainers. FSU oversees an Undergraduate Athletic Train-ing Education Program which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The program includes 50 gradu-ate and undergraduate students in the Athletic Training program. FSU provides on-site Team Physician examina-tions for general medical and orthopedic issues, while working in conjunction with physicians at the Tallahas-see Orthopedic Center in successfully rehabilitating athletes after injuries. Prior to competition, all FSU student-athletes un-dergo screening in order to detect potential injuries. If problems are detected, the athlete will be placed on a prevention care system including a variety of treatment ranging from icing to exercising followed by rehabilita-tion. Nutrition counseling and drug testing are also responsibilities assumed by the athletic training staff at FSU in providing the best care possible for all student-athletes.

DON FAULS ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM

• The state-of-the-art Don Fauls Athletic Training Room was completed in 2004. The 15,000 square foot athletic training room is housed off Doak Campbell Stadium and is used by all 19 Seminole varsity teams.

• This facility is adequately equipped with the latest ad-vances that the fi eld of sports medicine has to offer. Some of the attractions include an in-house pharmacy, x-ray machine and two physician evaluation rooms.

• There is also a 4,000 square foot rehabilitation room with the latest version of a Biodex isokinetic testing ma-chine.

• The treatment area includes 24 treatment tables with various modalities, computer injury tracking devices, and 18 taping benches.

• Florida State’s athletes have amply accessibility for aquatic therapy as the Don Fauls Athletic Training Room includes a 8’ x 40’ in-ground workout pool, a 9’ x 16’ in-ground old whirlpool, a 9’ x 16’ in-ground warm whirl-pool and nine extremity whirlpools.

JERONIMOBOCHEAssociate

Athletic Trainer

GREGBYRD

Graduate AssistantAthletic Trainer

Athletic Training Room

at the McIntosh

Track & Field Building

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONINGSTRENGTH & CONDITIONING

tylerpeacockAssistant Director

of Strength & Conditioning

laurelwentzNutritionist

TOTAL ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENTThe Florida State University Strength & Condition-ing Program is dedicated to pursuing excellence. The staff is committed to developing the fi nest strength and conditioning program in the nation. This includes developing the best professional staff, facilities, and administering the most comprehensive, effi cient and effective collegiate program. Each program is designed to improve athletic performance through an individualized regimen of stretching, lifting, speed, power, agility, fl exibility, nutri-tion and conditioning drills. The goal is to maximize the athletic potential of each student-athlete by:• Providing an expert staff educated in and deter-mined to render the most up-to-date and effective strength and conditioning procedures to FSU athletes. • Developing individualized programs based on scientifi cally proven principles tailored to enhance each athlete’s needs. • Administering comprehensive programs which ad-dress: strength, power, acceleration, speed, agility, core development, fl exibility, conditioning, nutrition and are designed to develop the total athlete. • Daily monitoring of team and individual progress • Reduce the risk of injury by strengthening weakness-es and working closely with team doctors and trainers through the rehab process.• Enhance each student-athlete’s self-confi -dence, sense of well-being and overall physical health, while instilling a strong work ethic which will carry over during competition and in life.

NUTRITIONLaurel Wentz, RD and FSU Sports Dietitian, provides each student-athlete with a plan that specifi cally outlines their needs of calories, protein, vitamins and minerals.

ROGER HOLLER CHAMPIONS ROGER HOLLER CHAMPIONS TRAINING COMPLEXTRAINING COMPLEX

• Lifting area of 14,000 square feet• Lifting area of 14,000 square feet

• More than 20,000 pounds of free weights• More than 20,000 pounds of free weights

• 20,000 square feet of functional training space• 20,000 square feet of functional training space

• Custom-built FSU equipment, platforms and weights • Custom-built FSU equipment, platforms and weights

• 24 self-contained powerlift work stations each containing • 24 self-contained powerlift work stations each containing 500 pounds of free weights500 pounds of free weights

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mike long trackmike long trackIn the long tall shadows of Florida pines, Mike Long Track, on the beautiful campus of Florida State University, serves as the home of the Seminole track and fi eld program for the 53rd year with the start of the 2010 season. In its existence, the complex has grown and seen the Seminole track and fi eld program rise to national prominence. The Mike Long Track complex is recognized as one of the best outdoor-facilities in the South. Named after Florida State’s fi rst track and fi eld head coach, the complex has attracted some of the top meets in the nation. Mike Long Track has also been the training facility for many national and world-class athletes. As the FSU track and fi eld program continues to prosper, Mike Long Track will con-tinue to host some of the top athletes, teams and meets in the sport.

1957 Varsity Track and Field is constructed on campus at the current site of Mike Long Track and fi eld lights were installed. The surface was a 50/50 mixture of the natural clay base and fi ne grain granite slag. It had its own watering system to wet it down like a baseball

infi eld in order to drag and roll it. The surface was widely recognized as the best in the Southeast, and teams loved to run at Florida State because the track was so appealing. The seating capacity was 1,250 wooden seats.

1963Stands (an additional 1,250) were add-edon the back stretch and all seat boards were replaced with aluminum. The seats were just ground level, 10 rows with a short rise so they were not very condu-cive to viewing on the track. The seating capacity was 2,500.

1974 The track was completely renovated. The layout was widened to accommodate 8-42 inch lanes all the way around. An asphalt base was installed to support a long-awaited state-ofthe-art polyurethane synthetic surface, putting FSU back at the top of the list of facilities that teams loved to compete on.

1977Crowd control had become an issue, with some home meets bringing out between 3,000 and 4,000 spectators. The athletic department and the university began receiving letters from fans and alumni concerned with the situation; and shortly thereafter crowd control fencing was installed.

1978Three additional sets of bleachers (15 rows high, 500 seats each) became available from the baseball fi eld and were added to the southwest end of the track near the fi nish line. Although beginning at ground level again the seating capacity was now increased to 4,000.

1979Athletic Director John Bridgers, along with Head Track Coach Dick Roberts and University President Bernard Sliger offi cially commemorate the facility to be known as “Mike Long Track.”

Mike Long

MARKBRESNAHAN

AssistantDirector of

Facilities & Events

BRIANDONAWAY

HeadGroundskeeper

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mike long trackmike long track1980A beautiful combination time/temperature and fully automatic running display clock was donated by the Gulf Winds Track Club bearing the “Mike Long Track” commemoration at the top and was installed by the university.

1984Mike Long Track goes through another restoration. The now 10-year-old polyurethane surface was transformed with the newest surfacing from Germany called “Rekortan.” The entire facility is completely renovated, this time taking out the existing curbing in favor of a state-of-the-art (the fi rst one in the USA) perimeter trench drainage system and converting the layout to 400 meters. Men’s and women’s restrooms were construct-ed at this time and are the fi rst restrooms ever installed at the facility since its concep-tion in 1957. The existing 3,000 bleacher seats on the homestretch were removed, and a new elevated section with a higher rise was installed with a seating capacity of 1,800. The total seating capacity was reduced by 1,000 seats, but the seat-ing was much more functional. Total capacity was now 3,000.

EARLY 1990sThe McIntosh building was constructed at the south end of the facility.

1993The Rekortan surface received a refurbishing (a reapplication of the top layer) which lasted for another 10 seasons. Some additional fi eld event renovations were accomplished at this time.

2002The entire competition area was again renovated toits current status. The oval was widened to very close to the IAAF radius, all lanes were widened to 48 and all fi eld events were relo-cated and redesigned. New, much-needed restrooms were constructed. The existing conces-sions building was removed and was not replaced. All existing seating was removed, and a small section was reconstructed across from the fi nish line to hold 1,200 spectators.

2006-2008Plans begin in 2006 for the renovation of the McIntosh Track & Field Building on the south end of the track. In 2007 construction began and was completed for the 2008 track season. Florida State hosted the 2008 Out-door East Regional Championships at its new state-of-the-art track and fi eld facility. The newly-renovated McIntosh Track and Field building consists of 120 student-athlete lockers as well as a coaches’ locker room, medical preparation area, student-athlete lounge, six coaches’ offi ces, graduate assistant work area, recon-structed press area and a two-way vaulted entryway displaying the

rich tradition and history of the men’s and women’s track and fi eld and cross country programs.

2009Track enthusiasts received a special treat when former Seminole and Olympian Wal-ter Dix opened his outdoor season at the Seminole Invi-tational at Mike Long Track in the 100m dash. The 18-time All-American and eight-time NCAA Cham-pion signed autographs and posed for pictures as well.

mcintosh TRACK & FIELD buildingmcintosh TRACK & FIELD building On October 25, 2008, Florida State offi cial dedicated the McIntosh Track and Field building with a celebration at the structure. The event gave Florida State the opportunity to show its appreciation to those who contributed to the new facility. The McIntosh Track and Field building consists of 120 student-athlete lockers as well as a coaches’ locker room, medical preparation area, student-athlete lounge, six coaches’ offi ces, graduate assistant work area, reconstructed press area and a two-way vaulted entryway displaying the rich tradition and history of the men’s and women’s track and fi eld and cross country programs. “It was a perfect day for a dedication,” Associate Athletics Director Bernie Waxman said. “The weather was great. There was excitement in the air for the upcoming football game. We had helicopters fl y over to show our appreciation for the McIntosh family. Everyone who was a major player in getting the facility was there. There were also about three generations of users of the facility there to appreciate the construction of the building.” Waxman had a special perspective on the dedication as he was a three-year letterwinner in track and fi eld at Florida State and captained the 1972 squad. Visitors of the area will have the privilege to walk through the Legends Plaza as they come into the track facility which showcases the best and brightest of the Seminole Track family. Legends Plaza will be named and have a dedication in the near future. “The Macintosh Track and Field Building is one of the fi nest track-only buildings in the country,” FSU head coach Bob Braman said. “We have all the necessary amenities to compete for national championships, as well as provide the best possible student services for our athletes.”

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Ken Miller was the fi rst head track and fi eld coach in Florida State school history, leading the program for six seasons (1949-1954). Miller, who saw the beginning of the track program at FSU including the site of

the original track on the old west campus, near where Tallahassee Community College is today, compiled a 20-15 record during his tenure. Miller began his track career at Marin Junior College before moving to the University of Oregon in 1937. Miller coached at Liberty Union High School and Univer-sity of Michigan, after getting his master’s degree from Oregon. He entered the doctoral program at Michigan, which was interrupted by a stint in the navy during World War II. He returned to his doctoral studies briefl y before taking the position of head track and assistant football coach at Lock Haven State Teachers College. He fi nished his degree before heading to Florida State to work with the program in 1949.

Mike Long came to Florida State as an as-sistant football coach in the fall of 1953 from Ft. Myers, but wasted no time in expanding his duties to the basketball court and track. In his 23 years at the helm of the Florida State track

and fi eld program, Long amassed an enviable record of 131 wins and 32 losses. Five times in his 23 years, Long’s teams were undefeated and during six other campaigns the Seminoles only lost one meet. An excellent on-the-track coach, Long instilled a fi erce sense of competi-tion in his athletes. He is largely responsible for making the Florida State program and facility among the best in the nation. The Mike Long Track complex is named after Long, who is known as the father of Florida State track and fi eld.

Fall of 1948 Kenneth Miller left Lock Haven (Pa.) State Teachers College to become head basketball coach but ended up as the new track head coach. Miller had the most experience on the staff with track and fi eld.

April 7, 1949The fi rst Florida State track meet was held on the old west campus (currently Tallahassee Com-munity College) against Mercer College (GA). Charles Mahoney was the fi rst Seminole ever to put points on the board, winning the 440-yd dash with a time of 54.8 seconds. The Bears won the meet 82 to 49.

April 29, 1949The fi rst FSU-Miami dual meet held in Coral Gables, FL. The Garnet and Gold lost 92 to 34 to the southern track and fi eld powerhouse.

May 21, 1949The Seminoles concluded the fi rst track and fi eld season with a trip to the Dixie Conference Cham-pionships in Macon, GA. Florida State fi nished fourth with 32 5/6 points ahead of Oglethorpe College and Florida Southern College. Bill Rodger won the javelin (171’9.5”) while Al Bradford won the shot put (42’6”).

April 1, 1950FSU wins its fi rst dual meet, beating Mercer 89 1/3 to 41 2/3 points. Tom Bowman, a transfer from Florida, became the fi rst Tribe member to win a sprint race. Prior to Bowman, the Semi-noles relied on fi eld events and some distance to put points on the board.

May 20, 1950After going winless the year before, the Semi-noles beat Mercer College by 13 points to win the Dixie Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The Tribe wrapped up the second season with a 6-1 dual meet record, with the only loss coming to the Miami Hurricanes. July 1, 1950Tom Bowman fi nished seventh overall at the National Decathlon Championship scoring 6417 points. Bowman ended his career at FSU rewrit-ing fi ve individual records and as an anchor on the record setting mile relay team. He posted 142.25 points that season and accounted for the most points in a meet with 28 against Howard College on May 13, 1950 – a record that stood in 1974. Bowman was known as the fi rst great athlete to perform in track and fi eld at FSU.

March 28, 1951In the fi rst meeting with soon to be conference foe, the Duke Blue Devils, Florida State ended its fi ve dual-meet winning streak with a 103-28 loss. Joe Fracassi became the fi rst Seminole to clear the 12-foot barrier in the pole vault.

May 19, 1951 Florida State won its second Dixie Conference title beating Mercer by seven points in Clinton, Mississippi. The Tribe ended the season with a 5-1 dual meet record.

March 1, 1952Florida State traveled to Chapel Hill, N.C. to compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championships. Mile relay team member and

shot putter Carlos Fraundorfer fi nished in second place at the meet.

March 29, 1952The Seminoles head to Gainesville, FL for the fi rst time in the history of the track and fi eld program, facing tough competition at the Florida Relays.

June 6-7, 1952John Poston appeared in the National Intercol-legiate Championship meet, competing in the 100 and 220 yard dashes in Abilene, TX. Poston’s third place fi nish 100-yard dash was the highest place ever achieved by a Seminole in national competition (at that time). This marked the end of a season where the Tribe posted a 6-1 dual meet record.

Spring of 1954Assistant football and basketball coach Mike Long began volunteering with the program under current head coach Ken Miller. Long took over the program at the beginning of the 1955 season. Long served for 22 seasons in Tallahassee, and is known as the father of Florida State track and fi eld. During Long’s tenure, the track moved from the old west campus and was renamed in 1979 after the long time head coach.

February 22, 1969First meeting between FSU and Florida A&M Rattlers in a dual meet held on FSU’s campus. Despite the Rattlers sprint corps producing re-cent Olympians, the Seminoles picked up points in other areas to win 106.5 to 38.5.

March 13, 1976Danny Smith, a three-time All-American in the hurdles, became the fi rst student-athlete in NCAA history to win back-to-back NCAA Championship titles in the indoor hurdles. Smith at one time was co-holder of the world record in the indoor 50-yard hurdles. A former world and NCAA record holder, Smith fi nished his career at FSU with seven university records to his credit.

KEN MILLER 1949-54

MIKE LONG 1955-77

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June 3, 1978 Olympian Walter McCoy wins the fi rst of two NCAA Championship titles, taking the 600-yard run at the 1978 outdoor nationals meet. McCoy

earned All-American honors fi ve times as a fresh-man.

June 4, 1983Walter McCoy won the 200m and took second in the 100m dash at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Houston, TX.

May 13, 1989Terry Long was named Coach of the Year.

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Dick Roberts coached track and fi eld at Florida State for 18 seasons. Roberts led the Seminoles to a 92-25-1 record, while claiming eleven con-secutive Metro titles and nine top 20 fi nishes. During his tenure, he coached 34 student-athletes to 71 All-American awards and four national champions. Roberts coached two-time Olympian and national champion Walter McCoy, a member of the 1980 and 1984 Olym-

pic teams. McCoy returned from the Los Angeles Olympics with a gold medal in the 4x400m relay. Roberts coached the women’s team to the 1984 NCAA Outdoor National Cham-pionships and the 1985 NCAA Indoor National Champion-ships. Prior to becoming head coach, Roberts worked as an assistant coach under Mike Long for eight seasons in addition to stints as head cross country coach and academic advisor. As a student-athlete at FSU 1961 to 1964, the St. Petersburg, Fla., native lettered in three seasons as a middle distance runner and broke indoor half-mile mark and another record as a two-mile and distance medley teams.

May 18, 1991The Seminoles took their last Metro Conference Championship, ending its 15-year reign over the conference begin-ning in 1977. FSU fi nished fi rst at every championship from 1977 until the Tribe joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1992.

March 12, 1994The men’s squad wins its fi rst Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, after three seasons in the league, defeating Clemson by a score of 133-106. Junior sprinter Phillip Riley led the team with two event championships (55m dash and 55m hurdles), earning the Most Valuable Performer award. Senior Kelsey Nash won the long and triple jumps and broke his FSU indoor school record.

April 20, 2002The Seminole men’s team end the long overdue wait for an Atlantic Coast Conference Championship, winning the fi rst of a string of four consecu-tive conference team championships in Charlottesville, Va. Six individual titles backed by 15 All-ACC performers were the keys to the team’s success. After two consecutive runner-up fi nishes during the outdoor seasons and a second place fi nish during the 2002 indoor campaign, FSU solidifi ed its place atop the best teams in the conference with the win.

June 11, 2005The Florida State men’s track and fi eld team capped one of the best seasons in the program’s history with a fourth-place tie in the team race at the NCAA Out-door Track and Field Championships. The year saw freshman sensation Walter Dix win the 100m NCAA National Championship, redshirt sophomore Gar-rett Johnson record the second farthest indoor throw in the world and the team sweep the indoor and outdoor Atlantic Coast Conference titles – including one on their home track in Tallahassee. The men’s team won its fi rst NCAA East Region Championship, edging Florida by two points.

November 19, 2005Florida State shot putter Garrett John-son was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. The 2005 indoor All-American was one of 32 college students from throughout

the United States chosen to study at the University of Oxford and one of less than 100 from around the world who will join the prestigious academic program in October of 2006.

February 25, 2006Florida State’s men’s team take home the ACC Indoor title for the second year in a row. Head Coach Bob Braman is named ACC Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. The men fi nish third at the NCAA Indoor Championships, the high-est fi nish in the history of the program. Walter Dix and Garrett Johnson each came away as individual National Cham-pions in the 200m dash and shot put, respectively.

April 22, 2006For the fi fth consecutive year, the men take home the title at the ACC Outdoor Championships held in Winston-Salem, NC. Six Seminoles garnered individual ACC Championships, while Garrett Johnson in the shot put and Ricardo Chambers in the 400m dash set new ACC indoor conference records. Coach Braman is named the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year.

June 10, 2006The men’s team makes school and con-ference history by winning the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship in Sacramento, Calif. An-other fi rst for Florida State was the three individual National Champion honors that were won by Rafeeq Curry (triple jump), Walter Dix (200m dash), and Gar-rett Johnson (shot put).

June 9, 2007Behind four individual and relay titles, the men’s team brings home back-to-back national championships. Walter Dix became the fi rst runner since John Carlos in 1969 to win the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles. Ricardo Cham-bers added the Seminoles’ fourth title in the 400m. All told, Florida State brought home 11 All-America honors. Dix and Chambers added individual titles at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where the Seminoles fi nished second. FSU placed fi rst at the ACC Indoor Champi-onships for the fourth consecutive year and the ACC Outdoor Championships, for the third consecutive year.

DICK ROBERTS 1978-88

TERRY LONG 1989-03 Florida State track and fi eld head coach Terry Long, a longtime staple in the Florida State track program, retired after 15 seasons at the helm of the Tribe’s track and fi eld program. During those years, Long maintained the same level of excellence that was established by his father, Mike, and continued through his own collegiate career at FSU. As a student athlete, Long was one of the best hurdlers to ever compete at

Florida State and as a senior, Long had the nation’s fastest time in the 220-yard hurdles. As head coach of the Seminoles, Long led FSU to its fi rst-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Champi-onships, en route to four consecutive conference titles over a three-year span. Following in his father’s footsteps, Long continued the tradition 21 seasons after his father Mike retired as head coach at Florida State. Terry Long has been associated with the Seminole track program since he was 13 years old, when his father began his head coaching legacy at FSU in 1953.

BOB BRAMAN 2004-PRESENT Bob Braman took over the track and fi eld program at the start of the 2004 season, after four years as the head cross country coach and assistant track and fi eld coach, and what he has done with the program has been noth-ing short of phenomenal. Elevating the program to national prominence, Braman guided FSU to three straight men’s outdoor national championships (2006-08) and to a runner-up fi nish in 2009.

In addition, Braman has guided the Seminoles to six ACC Indoor and fi ve ACC Outdoor championships and has earned 17 Coach of the Year awards for track and fi eld at the confer-ence, region and national level since taking over the reigns of the FSU program.

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June 14, 2008With Walter Dix leading the way and Charles Clark contributing a helping leg, the Seminoles retained the NCAA Crown, winning their third straight NCAA Outdoor Championship. Dix raced to a fi rst-place fi nish in the 200-meter race and Clark shook off a nagging injury to place eighth, while providing FSU with the points it needed. Ngoni Makusha excelled as well, taking the long jump championship. In the indoor meet,

FSU fi nished second and was led by senior Drew Brunson and freshman Gonzalo Barroilhet, who earned the individual titles in the 60-meter hurdles and heptathlon events, respectively. Eleven Semi-noles on the men’s side earned All-America honors during the indoor and outdoor seasons. FSU also claimed the ACC indoor and outdoor champion-ships.

June 13, 2009With the men’s 4x400m relay squad setting the year’s second-fastest time in the world, freshman phenom Jonathan Borlee running the nation’s best time in the 400m dash and junior Charles Clark earning the national championship in the 200m, the Florida State men’s track and fi eld team left the John McDonnell Field with a smile on its face as the squad was named the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Runner-up, fi nishing in a three-way tie for second place with 46 points alongside Oregon and Florida. The Seminoles fell three points shy of their fourth consecutive national championship. FSU earned 14 All-America honors during the indoor and outdoor seasons, including four individual national championships. FSU also won its seventh straight indoor ACC title and fi fth consecutive outdoor ACC title.

FLORIDA STATE’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD TEAMS HONORED AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Members of Florida State’s national championship men’s track and fi eld team traveled to Washington D.C., in No-vember and were honored by President George W. Bush at the White House. It was the second time the back-to-back-to-back champions met with President Bush as they traveled to the White House in 2007 as well. Eleven of the 2008 NCAA qualifi ers along with head coach Bob Braman, four assistant coaches, and former FSU head coach Terry Long joined FSU Direc-tor of Athletics Randy Spetman on the White House trip. The Seminoles visited the Smithson-ian Institute upon arrival in Washington, D.C., before a team dinner the fi rst night in the nation’s capital. Florida State ar-rived at the White House for a tour and were honored by President Bush at a reception and lunch on the South Lawn later that afternoon. “This was a great opportunity for these athletes to be able to visit the nation’s capital and be honored by the President,” said FSU head coach Bob Braman. “It is certainly not something you take for granted and one of the special events that goes along with win-ning a national championship. Not only did we bring with us some of the fi nest track and fi eld athletes in the country, but there are a number of very highly-accom-plished students in our FSU contingent. I would love to make this a regular stop.”

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all-americansall-americans1963Allen Williams — Shot put

1968Mike Kelly — 120 yd hurdles (5)

1969Doug Brown — 100m (6)Ken Misner — Cross country (14)Phillip Parker — Triple jump Mike Kelly — 120 yd hurdles,

440 yd hurdles (8)

1970Ken Misner — Cross country

1971Bobby Brooks — Cross countryKen Misner — Mile run, Cross country (7)

1973Danny Smith — 60 yd hurdles Rudolph Falana — Long jump Charlie Harris — Triple jump (14)

1974Tyrone Frederick — 880 yd run (4)Danny Smith — 60 yd hurdles (i-1),

120 yd hurdles (3)

1975Jesse Forbes — 100 yd dash (8)Danny Smith — 60 yd hurdles (i-1) Tyrone Frederick — 880 yd run

1976Michael Roberson — 200m (4)Don Merrick — 60 yd dash (9)Phares Rolle — Pole vault

1977Michael Roberson — 60 yd hurdles (i)

1978Bradley Cooper — Discus (4)Jesse Forbes — 100m (5)Walter McCoy — 600 yd run (i-1), 400m (8)4x100m relay (6) — Mike Roberson, Jesse Forbes, Kevin Johnson, Walter McCoy4x400m relay (i) — Mike Roberson, Ron Nelson, John Walker, Walter McCoy 4x400m relay — Walter McCoy, Ron Nelson, Mike Roberson, John Walker

1979 Bradley Cooper — Discus (1)Walter McCoy — 400m (4)4x400m relay (3) — Ron Nelson, Palmer Simmons, Earl Caruthers, Walter McCoy1980 (11 individuals, 15 honors)Robb Gomez — 1000 yd run Leon Hutchins — Triple jump (4)Walter McCoy — 400m (3)Michael Roberson — 100m (2), 200m (1) Herb Wills — 10,000m (4)

Mile relay (i-1) — Reggie Ross, Melford Boodie, Palmer Simmons, Walter McCoy, Ron Nelson 4x100m relay (3) — Bobby Butler, Kevin Johnson, Michael Roberson, Walter McCoy

1981 Walter McCoy — 400m (4)Phillip Rolle — 800m (7)Rohn Stark — Decathlon (8)Herb Wills — 10,000m (11), Cross Country (16)4x100m relay (6)— Chip Wells, Don Frost, Ronnie Taylor, Walter McCoy4x400m relay (5) — Ron Nelson, Lynn Brown, Philip Rolle, Walter Mc-Coy

1982Ronnie Taylor — 200m (6)Herb Wills — 10,000m (10)Philip Rolle — 800m (i)Leon Hutchins — Triple jump (9)

1984Leander McKenzie — 400m hurdles (4)Kenny Smith — High jump (5)4x400m relay — Reggie Ross, Charlie Carr, Leander McKenzie, Vince Washington

1985Leander McKenzie — 400m hurdles (4)4x400m relay (8) — Vince Washington, Kevin Gordon, Leander McKenzie, Thomas Johnson

1986Octavius “Ocky” Clark 800m (5),1000m (i-5)Leander McKenzie — 400m hurdles (5)4x400m relay (7) — Carter Williams, Clark Waddell, Leander McKenzie, Thomas Johnson

1987Arthur Blake — 55m hurdles (i-4),110m hurdles (2)Horatio Garcia — Hammer (3)

1988Arthur Blake — 55m hurdles, 110 hurdles (8)

1989Larry Carr — Pole vault (7)

1990Larry Carr — Pole vault (11)

1992Jeff Bray — Pole vault (i-3), Pole vault (6)Kevin Crist — High jump (i-2)

1993Jeff Bray — Pole vault (6)Kevin Crist — High jump (4)Marcus Dixon — 110m hurdles (6)4x100m relay (8) — Jonathan Carter, Kevin Ansley, Kelsey Nash, Marcus Dixon

1994Phillip Riley — 55m hurdles (i-2)Lou Angelo — Javelin (7)Kevin Ansley — 400m (5)John Rothell — 400 hurdles (8) 4x100m relay (7) — Jonathan Carter, Kevin Ansley, Kelsey Nash, Marcus Dixon

1995Jonathan Carter — 100m (7)Justin Johnson — Javelin (6)Phillip Riley — 55m hurdles (i-1)

1996Jonathan Carter — 100m (6), 200mPhillip Riley — 110m hurdles (5)Justin Johnson — Javelin (5)4x100m relay (6) — Byron Capers, Jonathan Carter, Warrick Dunn, Phillip Riley

1997Justin Johnson — Javelin (8)

1999Jody Lawrence — Weight throw (i)

2001Joe Allen — Long jump (i-5)Shawn Brown — High jump (i-4), High jump (7)

2002Shawn Brown — High jump (12)Mario Lowe — Triple jump (4)

2003Joep Ticheglaar — 10000m (6)Rafeeq Curry — Triple jump (i-6),Triple jump (12)Willie Johnson — Triple jump (11)Dorian Scott — Shot put (11)

2004Rafeeq Curry — Triple jump (i-5),Triple jump (4)Brian Dzingai — 200m (5)Willie Johnson — Triple jump (10)4x100m relay (3)— Derrick Baker, Rhoan, Sterling, Brian Dzingai, Cedric Nabe

2005Rafeeq Curry — Triple jump (i-6),Triple jump (4)Walter Dix — 60m (6), 100m (1), 200m (i-2), 200m (4), 4x100m (7)Ricardo Chambers — 400m (i-5), 400m (4)Garrett Johnson — Shot put (i-5)Andrew Lemoncello — 3000m steeple-chase (4)Tom Lancashire — Mile (i-5), 1500m (8)Dorian Scott — Shot put (8)4x100m relay (7) — Derrick Baker, Kenny O’Neal, Rhoan Sterling, Walter Dix, Ricky Argro

2006Greg Bolden – 60m (i-7)Ricardo Chambers – 400m (2)Rafeeq Curry – Triple Jump (1), Triple Jump (i-3), Long Jump (6)Walter Dix – 100 (2), 200m (1), 200m (i-2), 60m (i-1)Michael Ray Garvin – 200m (8)Garrett Johnson – Shot Put (1), Discus (5), Shot Put (i-1)Tom Lancashire – 1500m (2), Mile Run (i-4)Andrew Lemoncello – 3000m Steeple-chase (4)

2007Greg Bolden – 4x100m (1), 60m (i-4),100m (7)Tywayne Buchanan – 4x400m (i-5)Ricardo Chambers – 400m (1), 400m(i-1), 4x400m (i-5)Charles Clark – 4x100m (1), 200m (i-4),4x400m (i-5), 200m (8)Walter Dix – 100m (1), 200m (1), 200m (i-1), 4x100m (1), 4x400m (i-5), 60m (i-8) Michael Ray Garvin – 4x100m (1), 100m (6)Luke Gunn – Steeplechase (8)Andrew Lemoncello – Steeplechase (2)

2008Gonzalo Barroilhet – Decathlon (3), Heptathlon (i-1)Drew Brunson – 110m Hurdles (5), 60m Hurdles (i-1) Tywayne Buchanan – 4x400m (i-6)Brandon Byram– 4x400m (i-6)Brian Chibudu – 4x100m (4)Charles Clark – 200m (8), 200m (i-2), 4x400m (6)Walter Dix – 200m (1), 100m (4), 4x100m (4)Michael Ray Garvin – 4x100m (4), 60m (i-8), 200m (i-7)Luke Gunn – Steeplechase (3)Ngoni Makusha – Long Jump (1), 4x100m (4), Long Jump (i-3)Pablo Navarrete – 4x400m (i-6)Rayon Taylor – Triple Jump (4), Triple Jump (i-8)

2009Charles Clark – 200m (i-5), 200m (1), 4x100m (1)Matt Leeder – 3000m (i-6)Kevin Borlee – 4x400m (i-2), 400m (4), 4x100m (1)Jonathan Borlee – 4x400m (i-2), 400m (1)Javier Garcia-Tunon – 400mH (8)Ngoni Makusha – Long jump (1)Brandon O’Conner – 4x400m (i-2)Kevin Williams – 4x400m (i-2)Michael Ray Garvin – 60m (i-7)Gonzalo Barroilhet – Heptathlon (i-2)Pelle Rietveld – Heptathlon (i-6)

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YEAR DIXIE OUTDOOR NCAA INDOOR NCAA OUTDOOR1949 4th * *1950 1st * *1951 1st * *1963 * * 29th(t)1968 * * 48th(t)1969 * * *1970 * * *1971 * * *

YEAR SOUTHEASTERN NCAA INDOOR NCAA OUTDOOR INDEPENDENT1972 1st * *1973 1st 26th (t) *1974 1st 7th (t) 31st (t)1975 * 14th (t) *1976 * 20th (t) 36th (t)

YEAR METRO OUTDOOR NCAA INDOOR NCAA OUTDOOR1977 1st 28th (t) *1978 1st 20th 22nd1979 1st * 11th (t)1980 1st 12th 3rd (t)1981 1st * 28th (t)1982 1st 38th (t) 33rd (t)1983 1st * *1984 1st 21st (t) 28th1985 1st * 34th (t)1986 1st 13th (t) 31st (t)1987 1st 37th (t) 21st (t)1988 1st 21st (t) *1989 1st * *1990 1st * *1991 1st * *

YEAR ACC INDOOR /OUTDOOR NCAA INDOOR NCAA OUTDOOR1992 4th /3rd 22nd (t) 25th1993 3rd /4th * 31st (t)1994 1st /2nd 24th (t) 30th (t)1995 6th/4th 21st (t) 47th (t)1996 4th/4th * 21st (t)1997 6th/4th * 74th (t)1998 4th/4th * *1999 4th/5th * *2000 4th/2nd * *2001 3rd/2nd 26th (t) 64th (t)2002 2nd/1st 50th 44th (t)2003 1st/1st 49th (t) 57th (t)2004 1st/ 2nd 44th (t) 20th (t)2005 1st/1st 8th 4th (t)2006 1st/1st 3rd 1st2007 1st/1st 2nd 1st2008 1st /1st 2nd 1st 2009 1st/1st (t) 3rd 2nd (t)

2006 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS2006 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS



team FINISHESteam FINISHES

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JONATHANJONATHANBORLEEBORLEE

individualindividual national championsnational champions

GONZALO GONZALO BARROILHETBARROILHET

CHARLES CHARLES CLARKCLARK

DREW BRUNSONDREW BRUNSON

HEAD COACH HEAD COACH BOB BRAMANBOB BRAMAN

RICARDO CHAMBERSRICARDO CHAMBERS

BRADLEY COOPERBRADLEY COOPER

GARRETT JOHNSONGARRETT JOHNSON

NGONI MAKUSHANGONI MAKUSHA

DANNY SMITHDANNY SMITH

MIKE ROBERSON & MIKE ROBERSON & WALTER MCCOYWALTER MCCOY

PHILLIP RILEYPHILLIP RILEY

RAFEEQ CURRYRAFEEQ CURRY

WALTER DIXWALTER DIX

OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (16)1978 Bradley Cooper Discus1980 Mike Roberson 200m Dash2005 Walter Dix 100m Dash2006 Rafeeq Curry Triple Jump2006 Walter Dix 200m Dash2006 Garrett Johnson Shot Put2007 Walter Dix 200m Dash2007 Walter Dix 100m Dash2007 Ricardo Chambers 400m Dash2007 Bolden, Dix, Garvin, Clark 4x100m Relay2008 Walter Dix 200m Dash2008 Ngoni Makusha Long Jump2009 Ngoni Makusha Long Jump2009 Charles Clark 200m Dash2009 Jonathan Borlee 400m Dash2009 Williams, K. Borlee, Clark, J. Borlee 4x400m Relay

INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (10)1974 Danny Smith 60-yard Hurdles1975 Danny Smith 60-yard Hurdles1978 Walter McCoy 600-yard Run1995 Phillip Riley 55m high Hurdles2006 Walter Dix 200m Dash2006 Garrett Johnson Shot Put2007 Walter Dix 200m Dash2007 Ricardo Chambers 400m Dash2008 Gonzalo Barroilhet Heptathlon2008 Drew Brunson 60m Hurdles

RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS (1)1980 Ron Nelson, Reggie Ross, Indoor Mile Relay Melford Boodie, Palmer Simmons, Walter McCoy

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1972 MUNICHMargaret Coomber (England)Danny Smith (Bahamas)

1976 MONTREALDanny Smith (Bahamas)

1984 LOS ANGELESOrville Dwyer-Brown (Jamaica)Brenda Cliette (USA)Bradley Cooper (Bahamas)Esmerelda Garcia (Brazil)Randy Givens • 6th Place (USA)Walter McCoy • Gold Medal (USA)Marita Payne • Silver Medal (Canada)Angela Wright-Scott (USA)

1988 SEOULArthur Blake (USA)Bradley Cooper (Bahamas)Marita Payne (Canada)

1992 BARCELONAArthur Blake (USA)Michelle Finn • Gold Medal (USA)Tom Reither (Chile)

1996 ATLANTAKim Batten • Silver Medal (USA)

2000 SYDNEYKim Batten (USA)Samantha George (Canada)Iain Harnden (Zimbabwe)Jayson Jones (Belize)

2004 ATHENSBrian Dzingai (Zimbabwe)Kimberly Walker (Trinidad & Tobago)

2008 BEIJINGGonzalo Barroilhet (Chile)Jonathan Borlee (Belgium)Kevin Borlee (Belgium)Ricardo Chambers (Jamaica)Rafeeq Curry (USA)Walter Dix • 2 Bronze Medals (USA)Brian Dzingai (Zimbabwe)Tom Lancashire (England)Andrew Lemoncello (England)Ngoni Makusha (Zimbabwe)Barbara Parker (England)Dorian Scott (Jamaica)

RICARDO RICARDO CHAMBERSCHAMBERS

DANNY DANNY SMITHSMITH

NGONI MAKUSHANGONI MAKUSHA

BRIAN DZINGAIBRIAN DZINGAI

JAYSONJAYSONJONESJONES

ARTHUR BLAKEARTHUR BLAKE

RAFEEQRAFEEQCURRYCURRY

WALTER DIXWALTER DIX

DORIANDORIANSCOTTSCOTT

GONZALO BARROILHETGONZALO BARROILHET

IAINIAINHARNDENHARNDEN

WALTER WALTER MCCOYMCCOY

ANDREW ANDREW LEMONCELLOLEMONCELLO

BRADLEY BRADLEY COOPERCOOPER

seminole olympiansseminole olympians

TOM TOM LANCASHIRELANCASHIRE

JONATHAN & KEVIN JONATHAN & KEVIN BORLEEBORLEE

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ACC CHAMPIONSHIP MEET RECORDS

100 Meter Dash Travis Padgett Clemson 10.17 2008200 Meter Dash Walter Dix Florida State 20.19 2007400 Meter Dash Milton Campbell North Carolina 44.83 1997800 Meter Run Paul Ereng Virginia 1:46.66 19881,500 Meter Run Tom Lancashire Florida State 3:42.13 20063,000m Steeplechase Andrew Lemoncello Florida State 8:34.84 20065,000 Meter Run Hans Koeleman Clemson 13:56.76 198310,000 Meter Run Mike Cotton Virginia 28:55.1 19814x100m Relay Bolden, Dix, Florida State 38.78 2007 Garvin, Clark4x400m Relay Terry, J. Montiejunas Georgia Tech 3:03.47 1994 Nichols, Mills110m Hurdles James Purvis Georgia Tech 13.65 1987400m Hurdles Derrick Adkins Georgia Tech 48.64 1992High Jump Shawn Brown Florida State 7’4.25” 2001Long Jump Eric Bowers Georgia Tech 26’2.75” 1996Triple Jump Kelsey Nash Florida State 54’6” 1992Pole Vault Jeff Bray Florida State 18’6.5” 1992Shot Put Garrett Johnson Florida State 66’0.5” 2006Discus Andy Bloom Wake Forest 208’3” 1995Javelin Sean Murray North Carolina 240’8” 1992Hammer Spydrion Jullien Virginia Tech 233’7” 2005Decathlon Stephen Dunphy Virginia 7,861 1992

NCAA OUTDOOR RECORDS100 Meter Dash Ato Boldon UCLA 9.92 1996200 Meter Dash Walter Dix Florida State 19.69 2007400 Meter Dash Quincy Watts USC 44.00 1992800 Meter Run Julius Achon George Mason 1:44.55 19961,500 Meter Run Sydney Maree Villanova 3:35.30 1981Steeplechase Henry Rono Washington St. 8:12.39 19785,000 Meter Run Henry Rono Washington St. 13:08.4 197810,000 Meter Run Sam Chelenga Liberty 27:28.48 20094x100m Relay Howard, Holloway, TCU 38.04 1998 Williams, Spencer4x400m Relay Dardar, Brazell, LSU 2:59.59 2005 Carter, Willie110m Hurdles Renaldo Nehemiah Maryland 13.00 1979400m Hurdles Kerron Clement Florida 47.56 2005High Jump Hollis Conway La.-Lafayette 7’9.75” 1989Long Jump Erick Walder Arkansas 28’8.25” 1994Triple Jump Keith Connor SMU 57’7.75” 1982Pole Vault Lawrence Johnson Tennessee 19’7.5” 1996Shot Put John Godina UCLA 72’2.25” 1995Discus Hannes Hopley Nevada 220’0” 2004Javelin Patrick Boden Texas 292’4” 1990Hammer Balazs Kiss USC 268’10” 1995Decathlon Trey Hardee Texas 292’4” 1990

MIKE LONG TRACK RECORDS100 Meter Dash Travis Padgett Clemson 9.96 2008200 Meter Dash Walter Dix Florida State 20.10 2008400 Meter Dash Charles Clark Florida State 45.30 2008800 Meter Run Mark Everett Georgia Tech 1:46.24 19941,500 Meter Run Andrew Bumbalough Georgetown 3:40.22 2008Steeplechase Brian Abshire Auburn 8:26.46 19865,000 Meter Run Barry Brown Florida TC 13:45.20 198210,000 Meter Run Jim Spiezza Florida State 29:06.56 19834x100m Relay Butler, Krulee, Bud Light TC 39.15 1984 Smith, Lattany4x400m Relay Krehnbrink, Hind, Georgia Tech 3:03.34 1985 Bernard, Armour110m Hurdles Jason Richardson South Carolina 13.21 2008400m Hurdles Derrick Adkins Bud Light TC 48.64 1992High Jump Cameron Wright Unattached 7’6” 1997Long Jump Larry Myricks Unattached 27’6.75” 1982Triple Jump Rafeeq Curry Unattached 56’6” 2008Pole Vault Jeff Bray Florida State 18’6.5” 1992Shot Put Dorian Scott Unattached 70’4.5” 2009Discus Brad Cooper Bahamas TC 211’4” 1986Javelin Siggi Einarson Unknown 255’9.25” 1994Hammer Jullien Spyridon Virginia Tech 233’7” 2005Decathlon Gary Armstrong Unattached 8,203 1987

FLORIDA STATE OUTDOOR RECORDS

100 Meter Dash Walter Dix 9.91 2008200 Meter Dash Walter Dix 19.69 2007400 Meter Dash Ricardo Chambers 44.62 2007800 Meter Run Tom Lancashire 1:45.76 20061,500 Meter Run Tom Lancashire 3:38.92 20053,000m Steeplechase Andrew Lemoncello 8:23.29 20075,000 Meter Run Andrew Lemoncello 13:45.69 200610,000 Meter Run Andrew Lemoncello 28:28.04 20074x100m Relay Bolden, Dix, 38.60 2007 Garvin, Clark4x400m Relay Williams, K. Borlee, 2:59.99 2009 Clark, J. Borlee 110m Hurdles Arthur Blake 13.27 1987400m Hurdles John Rothell 49.15 1995High Jump Kevin Crist 7’5.75” 1993Long Jump Ngoni Makusha 27’2.25” 2008Triple Jump Rafeeq Curry 54’11.5” 2006Pole Vault Jeff Bray 18’6.5” 1992Shot Put Garrett Johnson 68’4.5” 2006Discus Brad Cooper 212’6” 1979Javelin Hank Langee 250’4” 1981Hammer Horatio Garcia 215’8” 1986Decathlon Gonzalo Barroilhet 7,907 2008

outdoor recordsoutdoor records

FSU 4X400M FSU 4X400M RECORD-HOLDERRECORD-HOLDER

WALTER DIX &WALTER DIX &GREG BOLDENGREG BOLDEN

FSU DECATHLON

RECORD-HOLDER

GONZALO BARRIOLET

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60 Meter Dash Jacoby Ford Clemson 6.51 200960 Meter Hurdles Drew Brunson Florida State 7.69 2008200 Meter Dash Shawn Crawford Clemson 20.43 2000400 Meter Dash Ricardo Chambers Florida State 45.93 2006800 Meter Run David Krummenacker Georgia Tech 1:47.77 1998Mile Run Tony Waldrop North Carolina 3:56.4 19743,000 Meter Run Nolan Swanson Wake Forest 8:03.50 19995,000 Meter Run Andrew Lemoncello Florida State 14:00.96 20074x400m Relay T. Motiejunas, J. Motiejunas, Georgia Tech 3:08.48 1998 Krummenacker, TaylorDistance Medley Relay Tatu, Lee, Orr, Jesien Virginia 9:46.59 2008High Jump William Skinner Maryland 7’3.25” 1987Long Jump Allen Johnson North Carolina 26’8.5” 1993Triple Jump Mike Patton NC State 54’4.5” 1988Pole Vault Jeff Bray Florida State 18’0.5” 1993 Yavgeniy Olhovsky Virginia Tech 2009Shot Put Garrett Johnson Florida State 66’2.25” 2006Weight Throw Spyridon Jullien Virginia Tech 75’9.5” 2005Heptathlon Gonzalo Barroilhet Florida State 5,847 2009

NCAA INDOOR RECORDS60 Meter Dash Leonard Miles-Mills BYU 6.45 199960 Meter Hurdles Reggie Torian Wisconsin 7.47 1997200 Meter Dash Wallace Spearman Arkansas 20.10 2005400 Meter Dash Kerron Clement Florida 44.57 2005800 Meter Run Paul Ereng Virginia 1:44.84 1989Mile Run German Fernandez Ok. State 3:55.02 20093,000 Meter Run Alistair Craig Arkansas 7:38.59 20045,000 Meter Run Galen Rupp Oregon 13:18.12 20094x400m Relay Clarke, Middleton, Florida 3:03.51 2005 Pastor, Clement Distance Medley Miller, Fortson Texas 9:25.67 2008Relay Hernandez, ManzanoHigh Jump Hollis Conway La.-Lafayette 7’9.25” 1989Long Jump Miguel Pate Alabama 28’2.25” 2002Triple Jump Charlie Simpkins Baptist 57’5” 1986Pole Vault Jacob Davis Texas 19’2.25” 1999Shot Put Carl Myerscough Nebraska 70’6.25” 2003Weight Throw Scott Russell Kansas 81’1.25” 2002Heptathlon Ashton Eaton Oregon 6,256 2010

FLORIDA STATE INDOOR RECORDS

60 Meter Dash Philip Riley 6.56 199460 Meter Hurdles Drew Brunson 7.53 2008200 Meter Dash Walter Dix 20.27 2006400 Meter Dash Ricardo Chambers 45.64 2007800 Meter Run Rob Circelli 1:48.86 1991Mile Run Tom Lancashire 3:58.85 20063,000 Meter Run Luke Gunn 7:53.97 20085,000 Meter Run Andrew Lemoncello 13:46.00 20074x400m Relay Buchanan, Dix, 3:07.35 2007 Chambers, ClarkDistance Medley Relay Buckingham, Francis, 9:49.86 2008 Noyes, GunnHigh Jump Shawn Brown 7’3.75” 2001Long Jump Ngoni Makusha 26’11.25” 2009Triple Jump Rafeeq Curry 54’0.5” 2005Pole Vault Jeff Bray 18’0.5” 1993Shot Put Garrett Johnson 67’2.25” 2006Weight Throw B.J. Linnenbrink 68’7.25” 2002Heptathlon Gonzalo Barroilhet 5,847 2009

indoor recordsindoor records

TEWAYNE TEWAYNE BUCHANANBUCHANAN

NGONINGONIMAKUSHAMAKUSHA

LUKELUKEGUNNGUNN

TOMTOMLANCASHIRELANCASHIRE

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100 METERS1. Walter Dix ......................................9.91 .............................................. 20082. Mike Roberson ..............................10.07 ............................................ 19793. Jonathan Carter .............................10.17 ............................................ 19964. Michael Ray-Garvin ......................10.19 ............................................ 20095. Greg Bolden ..................................10.21 ............................................ 20076. Jimmy Daniel .................................10.24 ............................................ 1985Don Merrick ......................................10.24 ............................................ 19778. Deion Sanders ...............................10.26 ............................................ 19889. Clark Waddell.................................10.28 ............................................ 198510. Jessie Forbes ................................10.29 ............................................ 1978Kevin Johnson ...................................10.29 ........................................... 1978Cedric Nabe .......................................10.29 ............................................ 2004

200 METERS1. Walter Dix ......................................19.69 ............................................ 20072. Mike Roberson ..............................20.08 ............................................ 19803. Brian Dzingai .................................20.12 ............................................ 20044. Charles Clark ..........................20.22 .....................................20085. Ronnie Taylor ................................20.39 ............................................ 19826. Ron Harrison .................................20.54 ........................................... 19607. Michael Ray Garvin ......................20.58 ........................................... 20078. Arthur Blake ..................................20.63 ............................................ 19879. Maurice Mitchell ....................20.64 .....................................200910. Brandon Byram ....................20.66 .....................................2009

400 METERS1. Ricardo Chambers ........................44.62 ............................................ 20072. Jonathan Borlee .............................44.78 ............................................ 20093. Walter McCoy ................................44.99 ............................................ 19814. Kevin Borlee ...........................45.28 .....................................20095. Charles Clark ..........................45.30 .....................................2008 6. Michael Jennings ...........................45.55 ............................................ 20017. Kevin Ansley .................................45.68 ............................................ 19948. Thomas Johnson ...........................45.69 ............................................ 19859. Carter Williams ..............................45.85 ............................................ 198510. Vince Washington .......................45.85 ............................................ 1985

800 METERS1. Tom Lancashire .............................1:45.76 ........................................ 20062. Ocky Clark .....................................1:46.19 ......................................... 19863. Phillip Role .....................................1:46.58 ......................................... 19814. Palmer Simmons ...........................1:47.30 ......................................... 19805. Rob Circelli ....................................1:47.42 ......................................... 19916. Mark Grey ......................................1:47.89 ......................................... 19947. Tim Middlekoop ...........................1:48.06 ......................................... 19948. George Gardner ............................1:48.37 ......................................... 19869. Tyrone Frederick ...........................1:48.44 ......................................... 197410. Rob Gomez .................................1:48.80 ......................................... 1980

1500 METERS1. Tom Lancashire .................................3:38.92 .................................... 20052. Ocky Clark .........................................3:43.02 .................................... 19863. Maarten van den Heuvel ..................3:43.10 .................................... 20024. Rob Gomez .......................................3:43.60 .................................... 19825. Matt Leeder ............................... 3:44.09 ..............................20096. Daniel Roberts .......................... 3:44.31 ..............................20087. Justin Harbor ............................ 3:45.11 ...............................20098. Tom Herron .......................................3:45.30 .................................... 19809. Luke Gunn .........................................3:45.14 .................................... 200810. Ian Hornabrook ..............................3:46.35 .................................... 2005

3,000M STEEPLECHASE1. Andrew Lemoncello .........................8:23.74 .................................... 20072. Luke Gunn .........................................8:28.40 .................................... 20083. Mark Buckingham .............................8:49.23 .................................... 20084. Bobby James ......................................8:52.70 .................................... 1976

5. Doug Overfelt ...................................8:53.39 .................................... 19816. Jacob Hoesly ......................................8:58.52 .................................... 19877. Ronnie Treadway ...............................8:59.34 .................................... 19848. Trey Culbertson ................................9:02.83 .................................... 19939. Mike Sautter .......................................9:03.70 .................................... 197810. Richard Corbett ...............................9:04.77 .................................... 1988

5,000 METERS1. Andrew Lemoncello .........................13:45.69 ...................................20062. Joep Tigchelaar ..................................13:46.01 ...................................20043. Herb Willis .........................................13:53.26 ...................................19824. Matt Leeder ............................... 13:54.40............................. 20095. George West ......................................13:55.10 ...................................19766. Larry Greene .....................................14:05.83 ...................................19837. Steeve Gabart ....................................14:05.92 ...................................20098. Greg Doss ..........................................14:07.45 ...................................19859. Ken Misner ........................................14:09.54 ...................................197110. Ian Hornabrook ..............................14:11.82 ...................................2004

10,000 METERS1. Andrew Lemoncello .........................28:28.04 .................................. 20072. Joep Tigchelaar ..................................28:33.81 .................................. 20033. Ken Misner ........................................28:55.34 .................................. 19714. Herb Willis .........................................28:58.74 .................................. 19825. Steeve Gabart ....................................29:18.03 .................................. 20086. Larry Greene .....................................29:20.50 .................................. 19837. Eddie Rodriguez................................29:35.53 .................................. 20048. Paul Waldron .....................................29:43.10 .................................. 19819. David Keen ........................................29:47.20 .................................. 198910. Javier Cruz .......................................29:56.50 .................................. 2007

110 METER HURDLES1. Arthur Blake ......................................13.27 ....................................... 19872. Drew Brunson ...................................13.30 ....................................... 20083. Phillip Riley ........................................13.39 ....................................... 19964. Mike Roberson ..................................13.64 ....................................... 1977 Danny Smith .....................................13.64 ....................................... 19746. Marcus Dixon ....................................13.65 ....................................... 19937. Rodney Lawson .................................13.68 ....................................... 19898. Gonzalo Barroilhet .................... 13.72 .................................20089. Leander McKenzie............................13.81 ....................................... 198410. Javier Garcia-Tunon .......................13.88 ....................................... 2007

400 METER HURDLES1. John Rothell ......................................... 49.15 ......................................... 19952. Leander McKenzie.............................. 49.33 ......................................... 19853. Iain Harnden ....................................... 49.68 ......................................... 20004. Javier Garcia-Tunon ........................... 49.99 ......................................... 20095. Mike Kelly ............................................ 50.04 ......................................... 19696. Matt Mason .......................................... 50.16 ......................................... 20017. Elliot Wood .......................................... 50.30 ......................................... 20068. John Citron .......................................... 50.48 ......................................... 19799. Danyne Brown .................................... 50.60 ......................................... 200310. Byron Taylor ...................................... 50.63 ......................................... 2006

LONG JUMP1. Ngoni Makusha ....27’2.75” ................8.30m ...........................20082. Brian Chibudu .......26’5” ....................8.05 ..............................20093. Joe Allen .................... 26’0.5” .....................7.94 ....................................20014. Mark Freeman .......... 25’11.5” ...................7.91 ....................................19835. Billy Close ................. 25’8.5” .....................7.83 ....................................19886. Vesco Bradley ........... 25’6.75” ...................7.79 ....................................1975 Rafeeq Curry ............ 25’6.75” ...................7.79 ....................................20068. James Milton ............. 25’4” ........................7.72 ....................................19929. Zyris Hill ................... 25’1.”75” .................7.66 ....................................1999 Johnta Griffi n ........... 25’1.75” ...................7.66 ....................................2006

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all-time top tenall-time top tenTRIPLE JUMP1. Rafeeq Curry..............54’9.5” .................... 16.70m ...............................20062. Kelsey Nash ...............54’6” ....................... 16.61 ..................................19923. Ray Taylor ..................54’2.75” .................. 16.53 ..................................20084. Leon Hutchins ...........54’2.25” .................. 16.51 ..................................19825. Mario Lowe ................52’10.25” ............... 16.11 ..................................20026. Willie Johnson ...........52’9.5” .................... 16.09 ..................................20057. Andy Latimar .............52’7.5” .................... 16.04 ..................................19758. Joe Allen .....................52’4” ....................... 15.95 ..................................20019. Henry Finney .............51’10” ..................... 15.80 ..................................197610. Charlie Harris ..........51’8.25” .................. 15.75 ..................................1974

HIGH JUMP1. Kevin Crist .................7’5.75” .....................2.28m ................................ 19932. Shawn Brown ............7’4.5” .......................2.25 .................................... 20013. Kenny Smith ..............7’4.25” .....................2.24 .................................... 19844. Darrel Wills ................7’3.5” .......................2.22 .................................... 19865. Tom Stitt .....................7’2.5” .......................2.20 .................................... 19876. Christian Bland ..........7’2.25” .....................2.19 .................................... 20027. Andrew Bachelor ... 7’2.25” .................2.19 .............................. 20098. Larry Sayer .................7’2” ..........................2.19 .................................... 19809. Anthony Washington 7’1.75” .....................2.18 .................................... 199410. Jeff Nedimyer ..........7’1” ..........................2.16 .................................... 1976 Gary Snells .................7’1” .........................2.16 .................................... 1988

SHOT PUT1. Garrett Johnson ........68’4.5” .....................20.84m .............................. 20062. Dorian Scott ..............66’4” ........................20.21 .................................. 20053. Mike Bell ....................60’8” ........................18.48 .................................. 19874. Michael Putman .... 60’2.5” .................18.35 ............................. 20095. Ken Lanier .................60’2” ........................18.34 .................................. 19796. Allen Williams ...........59’10” ......................18.23 .................................. 19637. John Fallone ...............59’8.5” .....................18.20 .................................. 20048. Scott Peterson ............59’5” ........................18.21 .................................. 19929. Greg Jack ....................56’10.75” ................17.34 .................................. 199710. Ryan Carson ............56’4.75” ...................17.19 .................................. 1994

DISCUS1. Bradley Cooper ................. 212’6” .................64.78m .................... 19792. Garrett Johnson ................ 199’4” .................60.77 ........................ 20053. Michael Putman ........... 187’7” .............. 57.18 .................... 20094. Jody Lawrence ................... 182’4” .................55.58 ........................ 19995. Eric Chambers ................... 179’8” .................54.76 ........................ 19926. Harry Glenn ...................... 178’9” .................54.48 ........................ 19807. Marqus Johnson ................ 176’7” .................53.83 ........................ 20018. Dan Royal ........................... 174’7” .................52.54 ........................ 20049. Dorian Scott ...................... 172’7” .................52.61 ........................ 200510. Earl Johnson .................... 171’7” .................52.30 ........................ 1986Donald Heaven ...................... 171’7” .................52.30 ....................... 1998

HAMMER1. Horatio Garcia................... 215’10” ...............65.80m .................... 19872. Andrew Diakos ................. 200’4” .................61.07 ........................ 20053. B.I. Linnenbrink ................ 195’2” .................59.48 ........................ 20024. Travis Whitfi eld ........... 192’10” ............. 58.78 .................... 20095. Matt Wernke ...................... 192’9” .................58.75 ........................ 20086. Mark Sleeman .................... 192’4” .................58.62 ........................ 19877. Josh Bowling ...................... 187’9” ................57.22 ........................ 20028. Travis Dane ........................ 178’0” .................54.26 ........................ 20079. Marquis Johnson ............... 176’7” .................53.83 ........................ 200110. Dan Royal ........................ 174’7” .................52.54 ........................ 2004

POLE VAULT1. Jeff Bray ............................. 18’6.5” ................5.65m ...................... 19922. Larry Carr........................... 18’1” ...................5.51 .......................... 19893. Gonzalo Barroilhet ....... 17’6.5”” ........... 5.35 ...................... 2007

4. Tom Reither ....................... 17’6” ...................5.34 .......................... 19885. Jeff Atkinson ..................... 17’2.75” ..............5.27 .......................... 20026. Matt Hurley ........................ 17’2.75” ..............5.25 .......................... 20077. Phares Rolle ....................... 17’1” ...................5.21 .......................... 19768. Jason Dean ......................... 17’0.75” ..............5.20 .......................... 19999. Dusty Harmon .................. 17’ .......................5.18 .......................... 1983 Brian Fitzsimmons ........... 17’ .......................5.18 .......................... 1986

JAVELIN (NEW)1. Lou Angelo ........................ 233’10” ............. 71.28m ..................... 19942. Justin Johnson ................... 232’10” .............. 70.97 ........................ 19973. Tom Fetters ........................ 230’5” ................ 70.24 ........................ 19894. Bryan Howard ................... 211’6” ................ 64.47 ........................ 20095. Gabe Arola ......................... 210’10” .............. 64.26 ........................ 19976. Greg Jack ............................ 210’8” ................ 64.22 ........................ 19967. Bryan Howard ................... 209’4” ................ 63.81 ........................ 20078. Pelle Rietveld ..................... 202’9” ................ 61.80 ........................ 20099. Sean Conrecode ................ 201’2” ................ 61.32 ........................ 200810. AJ Hoye ............................ 196’9” ................ 59.97 ........................ 2003

JAVELIN (OLD)1. Hank Langee ...................... 250’4” ................76.34m ..................... 19812. Eric Alain ........................... 250’0” ................76.20 ......................... 19773. Randy Hutchinson ............ 235’1” ................71.66 ......................... 19734. Jim Buck ............................. 233’6” ................71.18 ......................... 19715. Jerry Henderson ................ 227’5” ................69.32 ......................... 1958

DECATHLON1. Gonzalo Barroilhet ....................7907 ................................. 20082. Rohn Stark ........................................ 7612 ........................................19813. Darius Jones ...................................... 7269 ........................................19994. Tom Reither ...................................... 7193 ........................................19855. Dore Louis ........................................ 6848 ........................................19986. Charlie Galloway .............................. 6829 ........................................19717. Mark Nugen ...................................... 6800 ........................................19808. Lenx Jackson ..................................... 6792 ........................................19849. Gary Visser ....................................... 6534 ........................................200210. Chris Keen ...................................... 6526 ........................................1993

4X100M RELAY1. Bolden, Garvin, Dix, Clark .......................... 38.60 ..............20072. Garvin, Byram, Mitchell Clark .................... 38.75 ..............20093. Bolden, Wright, Garvin, Nabe ............................. 38.90 ................. 20064. Baker, Sterling, Dzingai, Nabe ............................. 38.92 ................. 20045. Dix, Makusha, Garvin, Chibudu ................ 39.11 ...............20086. Brunson, Byram, Garvin, Clark .................. 39.16 ...............20087. Roberson, Walker, Merrick, Forbes ..................... 39.24 ................. 19778. Baker, O’Neal, Sterling, Dix ................................. 39.30 ................. 20059. Carter, Blake, Sanders, Smith ............................... 39.40 ................. 198810. Butler, Johnson, Roberson, McCoy .................. 39.42 ................. 1980

4X400M RELAY1. Williams, K. Borlee, Clark, J. Borlee ........... 2:59.99 ............20092. Williams, K. Borlee, O’Connor, J. Borlee ... 3:01.54 ............2009 3. Williams, McKenzie, Waddell, Johnson .....................3:03.78 .............. 19864. Nelson, Ross, McCoy, Simmons .......................... 3:04.29 .............. 19805. McKenzie, Washington, Gordon, Johnson ........ 3:04.33 .............. 19806. Nelson, Rolle, Brown, McCoy ............................. 3:04.66 .............. 19817. Williams, Byram Clark, Garvin ................... 3:05.38 ............20088. McKenzie, Ross, Carr, Washington ..................... 3:05.50 .............. 19849. Johnson, Wood, Curry, Chambers ...................... 3:05.58 .............. 200510. Jennings, Campbell, Robinson, Johnson .......... 3:05.65 .............. 2002

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(SEA LEVEL) AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL Event FAT MT FAT MT 55 Meters 6.14@ — 6.25@ — 60 Meters 6.60@ — 6.71@ — 55-Meter Hurdles 7.17@ — 7.38@ — 60-Meter Hurdles 7.70@ — 7.91@ — 200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 21.48 — 21.88 — (200m/220 yds)* 21.23 — 21.63 — (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 20.83 — 21.23 — 400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 47.15 46.9 48.25 48.0 (200m/220 yds)* 46.75 46.5 47.85 47.6 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 46.15 45.9 47.25 47.0 800 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 1:48.90 1:48.6 1:51.40 1:51.1 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 1:48.00 1:47.7 1:50.50 1:50.2 Mile# (200m/220 yds or less)* 4:00.80 4:00.5 4:05.30 4:05.0 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:59.00 3:58.7 4:03.50 4:03.2 3,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 7:57.20 7:56.9 8:07.70 8:07.4 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 7:54.50 7:54.2 8:05.00 8:04.7 5,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 13:50.90 13:50.5 14:13.80 14:13.5 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 13:47.00 13:46.7 14:10.00 14:09.7 1,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:10.50 3:10.2 3:14.40 3:14.1 (200m/220 yds)* 3:08.90 3:08.6 3:12.80 3:12.5 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:06.50 3:06.2 3:10.40 3:10.1 Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:10.70 3:10.4 3:14.80 3:14.5 (200m/220 yds)* 3:09.10 3:08.8 3:13.20 3:12.9 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:07.50 3:07.2 3:11.60 3:11.3 Distance Medley Relay—Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 9:33.00 9:32.7 9:44.70 9:44.4 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 9:30.00 9:29.7 9:41.70 9:41.4 Distance Medley Relay—Yards# (200 m/220 yds or less)* 9:35.70 9:35.4 9:47.40 9:47.1 (Banked or Over 200 m/220 yds)* 9:33.50 9:33.2 9:45.20 9:44.9 @ Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds. METRIC METRIC High Jump 2.24 2.14 Pole Vault 5.50 5.20 Long Jump 7.85 7.50 Triple Jump 16.15 15.45 Shot Put 19.30 17.75 35-Pound Weight 21.50 19.50 Heptathlon 5,675 points 5,325 points *—Size of track. #—Altitude adjustment available.

ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT Event FAT MT 3k-5,999/6k+ 100 Meters 10.55 -- +.03/+.06 200 Meters 21.35 -- +.07/+.12 400 Meters 47.20 46.9 +.11/+.21 800 Meters# 1:50.40 1:50.1 1,500 Meters# 3:47.80 3:47.5 Mile# 4:06.00 4:05.7 3,000- Meter Steeplechase# 9:07.00 9:06.7 5,000 Meters# 14:12.00 14:11.7 10,000 Meters# - Auto 28:45.00 28:44.7 10,000 Meters# - Prov 29:30.00 29:29.7 110-Meter Hurdles 14.30 -- +.04/+.08 400-Meter Hurdles 52.51 52.2 +.11/+.21 400-Meter Relay 40.66 40.4 +.12/+.24 440-Yard Relay 40.86 40.6 +.12/+.24 1,600-Meter Relay 3:10.00 3:09.7 +.44/+.84 Mile Relay 3:11.10 3:10.8 +.44/+.84 Metric High Jump 2.10 Pole Vault 5.05 Long Jump 7.34 Triple Jump 15.00 Shot Put 16.80 Discus 51.70 Javelin 61.60 Hammer 56.80 Decathlon - Auto 7,500 points Decathlon - Prov 6,900 points # - Altitude adjustment available

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