2012 men's cross country media guide

2Eastern Michigan University Men’s Cross Country

16 Mid-American Conference Championships • 1973 • 1974 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 2000 • 2001 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010 • 2011

Eastern Michigan University Men’s Cross Country22-Time NCAA Team Qualifier • 22 All-Americans • 52 All-Regional Selections • 154 All-MAC Selections

www.EMUEagles.comCredits Editor: Jim Streeter Layout and Design: Phil Burwell Assistant Editors: Sean Hostetter Chris Puzzoli

Photography: Randy Masharka, Walt Middleton, Amanda Decker, Jed DreherSpecial Thanks: To Bob Parks because without his historical perspective, the history section would not have been as complete.

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University Quick FactsLocation Ypsilanti, Mich.Founded 1849Enrollment 23,503President Dr. Susan MartinNickname EaglesColors Green (349) and WhiteConference Mid-American Conference (MAC)

Athletic DepartmentPresident Dr. Susan MartinAthletic Director Dr. Derrick GraggAssociate AD/SWA Dr. Melody Reifel WernerAssociate AD Mike MalachAssociate AD Christopher HoppeAssociate AD Jim StreeterAssistant AD/SASS Erin BurdisHead Athletic Trainer Steve NordwallEquipment Manager Jay Sofen

Woen’s Cross Country StaffHead Coach (Year) John Goodridge (12th)Alma Mater Long Island ‘72, Michigan ‘74 Office Phone Number 734.487.2245Email [email protected]

Athletic Media RelationsDirector of Athletic Media Relations Jim StreeterAssistant Director of Athletic Media Relations Greg SteinerMedia Relations Assistant/Cross Country Phil BurwellEmail [email protected] Phone 440-840-2120Graduate Assistant Sean HostetterGraduate Assistant Chris PuzzoliOffice Phone 734.487.0317Mailing Address 799 N. Hewitt Rd. Convocation Center Room 307 Ypsilanti, MI 48197Website www.EMUEagles.com

2012 Team Information2012 MAC Finish 1st Place (68 points)2012 NCAA Great Lakes Regional 16th Place (442 points)

Table of Contents/ Quick Facts...............................2Athletic Media Relations .........................................3Media Services/Athletic Directory ...........................42012 Schedule........................................................52012 Preview ...................................................... 6-72012 Roster ............................................................8Head Coach John Goodridge ............................9-112012 Athlete Bios............................................ 12-25Green, White and Yellow ......................................262011 Recap ..........................................................272011 Indivdual Results .........................................282011 MAC Championship Results ........................302011 NCAA Regional ............................................31Through The Years ......................................... 32-54Eastern Michigan University ........................... 55-59President Susan W. Martin ...................................60EMU Board of Regents.........................................61Dr. Derrick Gragg............................................ 62-63Support Staff & Head Coaches ...................... 64-72NCAA Compliance ................................................77E-Club...................................................................78EMU Athletic Hall of Fame....................................79

Information is current as of Sept. 27, 2011

Table Of Contents

Eastern Michigan University Men’s Cross Country16 Mid-American Conference Championships • 1973 • 1974 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 2000 • 2001 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010 • 2011


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Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations ..................................Greg Steiner Office Phone ...........................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ........................................................................................................................734.845.1132 E-mail ..................................................................................................................greg.steiner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ................................ Football, Women’s Basketball, Golf and Web site

Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations ............................................ TBA Office Phone ...........................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone .......................................................................................................................................... TBA E-mail .......................................................................................................................................................... TBA Primary Sports Covered ................................ Football, Women’s Basketball, Golf and Web site

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant .............................Sean Hostetter Office Phone ...........................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ........................................................................................................................734.891.2800 E-mail ......................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered ......................................................Volleyball, Track & Field, and Baseball Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ................................ Chris Puzzoli Office Phone ...........................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ........................................................................................................................313.802.0104 E-mail .......................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered ...................................................................Soccer, Wrestling and Baseball

Athletic Media Relations Assistant / New Media Coordinator .................... TBA Office Phone ...........................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone .......................................................................................................................................... TBA E-mail .......................................................................................................................................................... TBA Primary Sports Covered ...................................Cross Country, Gymnastics and Track and Field

Office Fax ................................................................................................................734.485.3840 Address: .........................799 N. Hewitt Rd., Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Greg Steiner Sean Hostetter Chris Puzzoli

Directions to eastern Michigan

University

By air:Arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on He-witt. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The stadium is on the east side of the road.

From North:U.S. 23 south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From South:U.S. 23 north to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From East:(A) Take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The stadium is on the east side of the street.

(B) Take I-96 west to M-14 west. Fol-low M-14 to U.S. 23 south. Go south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From West:Take I-94 east to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181). Turn left and get in the far left lane. Turn left on Hewitt and head north on Hewitt approximately 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw. The stadium is on the east side of the road.HoW To gET EMU CRoSS

CoUNTRy INFoRMATIoN

• The Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations office: Cross Country Contact: Phil Burwell ...................................734.487.0318 Office Fax ............................................................................734.485.3840

• The Internet:Log on to the World Wide Web to get all of the latest

Eastern Michigan University Athletics Information, including up-to-date cross country results and weekly notes:

www.emueagles.com

Athletic Media Relations




University Information ....................................487.1849

HEAD CoACHINg STAFFJay Alexander, Baseball .................................487.0315Karen Baird, Softball.......................................487.1031Kim Berrington, Volleyball...............................487.0291Bruce Cunningham, Men’s Golf ......................487.6703Derek DelPorto, Wrestling ..............................487.6429Ron English, Football .....................................487.2160John Goodridge, Men’s XC/Track...................487.2245AnnMarie Gilbert, Women’s Hoops ................487.0481Scott Hall, Women’s Soccer ...........................487.2144Brad Holdren, Women’s Rowing ....................487.6690Peter Linn, M & W Swimming .........................487.0463Sue Parks, Women’s XC/Track ......................487.0262Rob Murphy, Men’s Hoops .............................487.0316Ryan Ray, Women’s Tennis ............................487.2244Loren “Buck” Smith, Diving .............................487.3079Sandy Wagner, Women’s Golf ........................487.6435Steve Wilce, Gymnastics ................................487.1082

ADMINISTRATIoNAthletics Director Derrick Gragg .....................487.1050Assoc. AD/SWA Melody Reifel Werner.........................487.2327Assoc. AD Mike Malach ..................................487.5313Assoc. AD/Compliance Chris Hoppe ..............487.3263Assoc. AD Jim Streeter...................................487.0317Assist. AD/SASS Erin Burdis ..........................487.1283

ATHlETICS EQUIpMENT STAFFEquipment Manager, Jay Sofen ............487.6478/1029Asst. Manager, Wayne Smith ................487.6478/1029

FACIlITIES STAFFFac. Supervisor, Erich Keil .............................487.5152Asst. Facilities, Adam Martin ..........................487.5152

SpoRTS MEDICINE STAFFHead Trainer Steve Nordwall..........................487.5183Assoc. Trainer Bill Tuscany ...................487.1360/0387Staff Trainer Megan Snow ..............................487.5179Staff Trainer Brad Pierson ..............................487.5179Staff Trainer Kristen Hutchins ................487.1360/0387

STUDENT ACADEMIC SUppoRT SERvICESAdministrative Head Erin Burdis .....................487.8236Academic Counselor Ann Pierson ..................487.0351

SpoRTS pERFoRMANCEHead Sports Perf. Blair Wagner .....................487.2152Assist. Sports. Perf. Greg Pyszczynski .....................487.4511

TICkET oFFICETicket Manager Ron Reid ...............................487.0817

Athletic Department phone Directory(All phone numbers area code 734, unless otherwise noted)

EMU ATHlETICS MISSIoN STATEMENTOur mission above all else, is to guide, sup-port and inspire our student-athletes in their pursuit of excellence- academically, athleti-cally and socially while maintaining a success-ful Division I-A athletics program.

vISIoN oF EMU ATHlETICSOur vision is to become the premier program in the Mid-American Conference, both aca-demically and athletically.

CoRE vAlUES oF EMU ATHlETICSFour values guide and govern our action at all times and in all our affairs. The values define “what we stand for” and “what we will not stand for.” These values include:

Respect - We treat ourselves and those we serve with dignity, kindness and respect.

Integrity - We operate in a spirit of integrity at all times and know that doing the right thing is of utmost importance.

passion - We have strong work ethic and are passionate about what we do. This is more than just a job to us.

Excellence - Excellence is the cornerstone of all we do within our department, on cam-pus, within the community, as well as on the regional and national levels.

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Date event (Location) time

sept. 14 at spartan invitational tBa (east Lansing, Mich.)

sept. 21 at toledo invitational 5:10 PM (toledo, ohio)

sept. 28 at notre Dame invitational 2 PM (south Bend, ind.)

oct. 13 at ncaa Pre-nationals 9:30 aM (Louisville, Ky.)

oct. 19 eastern Michigan cLassic 4:30 PM (Dexter, Mich.)

oct. 27 Mac championship 12 PM (Buffalo, n.y.)

nov. 9 great Lakes regional 12 PM (cst) (Madison, Wisc.)

nov. 17 ncaa championship 12 PM (Louisville, Ky.)

2012 Schedule




As men’s cross country coach John Goodridge heads into his 12th season at the helm of the Eagles runners, he comes into the 2012 season with a very strong and experienced group of runners. An eighth title for Goodridge would move him only one behind EMU legendary head coach, and the man that started the Green, White and Yellow, Bob Parks.

“Our goal continues to be to challenge ourselves as coach or athlete to strive for excellence to the best of our ability in training and competition” said Goodridge, looking ahead to the 2012 season. “Realistically we look forward to the opportunity of competing for the conference championship and improvement on the regional and national scene.”

Eastern Michigan University looks to continue their decade of dominance in the Mid-American Conference, as the Eagles will look to build on their six titles over the past seven years. The Eagles come into 2012 as the two-time defend-ing MAC Champions and look to earn their third three-peat in school history. Overall, Goodridge

will lead EMU into the season looking for a 16th MAC title.

Individually, the Eagle runners will look to claim a 19th individual conference title, after falling just short with a runner-up finish from Terefe Ejigu in 2011. An Individual title would be the first for an EMU distance runner since 2010, and the eighth that Goodridge has produced.

Coming off their second consecu-tive MAC championship in 2011, the Eagles Cross Country Team will get a top-notch effort from every opponent it faces this sea-son. As coach Goodridge stated: “Eastern men expect everyone to want to beat us. It’s part of our tradition. All conference champi-onships have been and will always be spirited competitive events so we look at the 2012 championship just like all that have preceded. We will have to win it on the day.”

There is no question that this team is led by Terefe Ejigu, who is entering the final season of his distinguished career. The 5-5 se-nior from New Zealand has been

named to the all-conference team each of his first three seasons with the Eagles.

Helping Ejigu lead the team will be co-captain James Hughes, a se-nior from Manchester, MI. Hughes ran in three events last season including a ninth place finish at the EMU Fall Classic. Hughes was a second team All-MAC performer as a freshman.

The Eagles have several other returning runners looking to con-tribute this season. Daryl Smith enters his sophomore season after a successful 2011 campaign in which he was named EMU fresh-man of the year and also earned second team All-MAC honors after a ninth place finish at the MAC Cross Country Championships.

Junior Harry Dixon was named to the academic All-MAC team last season after running in six races and finishing in 25:02.9 for 19th in the MAC Championships. A sec-ond team All-MAC performer from the 2010 season, Dixon is expect-ed to be a primary contributor for this team yet again.

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Sophomore Warren Witchell should also have an impact on the Eagles chances of a repeat. After pacing the Eagles with a sixth place finish at the EMU Fall Classic with a time of 15:30.33, Witch-ell was named the team’s most improved runner last season. If

Witchell can continue to improve at a similar rate, he will have a big impact on the Eagles quest for a third straight MAC Championship.

Coach Goodridge is also happy with the group of incoming run-ners: “We are very happy that Willy Fink from Maumee, Ohio and Austin Lane from Greenwich, New York have chosen EMU. I am very confident that each of them have the talent, work ethic and coach-ability to develop very nicely here.”

Joining Fink and Lane as fresh-men will be Scott Bradely from Battle Creek, MI. and Jordan West from Otisville, MI. While freshmen contribution is always welcome, it will be difficult for these young runners to have much impact on a roster as talented and ex-

perienced as the Eagles. Seeking its third consecutive conference championship, the Eastern Michi-gan cross country team returns the top four scorers from last sea-son, and seven of the top nine.

Overall, Goodridge is excited about the upcoming season and happy with the off-season work that his team has put in. “I’m really looking forward to coaching this team. I believe they learned a lot about themselves and our sport last year throughout the cross country season as well as the track seasons and that they are com-mitted to improvement. Prelimi-nary indications are that we had a good summer of preparation.”

2012 Season Preview




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scott Bradley 6-0 155 Fr. Battle creek, Mich. / Lakeviewcody chabola 5-11 140 r-Jr. Kingsville, ohio / edgewoodharry Dixon 5-8 128 Jr. nelson, new Zealand / nayland collegeterefe ejigu 5-5 130 sr. Mount cook, Wellington / Wellington college (new Zealand)William Fink 6-0 160 Fr. Maumee, ohio / MaumeeJosh george 6-3 180 sr. toronto, ontario / Frontenacian hancke 6-3 165 r-so. haslett, Mich. / haslettJames hughes 5-7 134 sr. Manchester, Mich. / Manchestergrzegorz Kalinowski 6-1 150 Jr. torun, Poland / nicholas copernicus Universityaustin Lane Fr. cleveland, ohio / cuyahoga heightsnick Petro 5-10 145 r-Jr. erie, Mich. / MonroeDaryl smith 6-1 160 so. Windsor, ontario / vincent Massey s.s.cameron trinh 5-8 130 so. oakland, calif. / skylineJordan Walker 6-0 155 so. Lansing, Mich. / everettJordan West 6-7 188 Fr. otisville, Mich. / Lakeville MemorialWarren Witchell 5-8 141 r-so. Williamstar, Mich. / Dansville

coaching staffnaMe titLeJohn goodridge head coachJed Dreher Director of operations

2012 Roster



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Head CoachJohn goodridgelong Island, ‘72, Michigan ‘74 12th Season

The 2012-13 campaign marks the 12th season for John Goodridge as the head cross country coach at Eastern Michigan University and the veteran coach has enjoyed an outstanding coaching career. With EMU’s Mid-American Conference cham-pionships in 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011, Goodridge has coached conference cross country champion-ship teams in the MAC, Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference. Since arriving at EMU 12 seasons ago, he has coached two NCAA National Championship top-three individuals including 2001 National Champion Boaz Cheboiywo, six cross country All-Americans, four NCAA Great Lakes Re-gional Individual Champions, seven Mid-American Con-ference Individual Champions and 40 All-MAC harriers. The 2011 season marked the seventh time in Goo-dridge’s storied career that he would garner the MAC Coach of the year award, putting him only two behind of EMU legendary coach, Bob Parks. Under Goodridge, the Eagles claimed their second consecutive MAC title, and sixth in the past seven years. , as the Eagles were paced by All-MAC first teamer Terefe Ejigu, and second teamer Daryl Smith. In 2010, Goodridge’s talented squad made its return atop the Mid-American Conference Cross Country Champion-ship podium after the Eagles combined for the field-best 66 points. Sophomore All-MAC and All-Region selection Terefe Ejigu became just the 14th runner in EMU cross country his-tory to take home the individual MAC championship. True freshman Harry Dixon also garndered All-MAC honors, while teammates Ejigu, Matt Hammersmith, Austin Hendrix, and Andrew Pfeiffer were named to the Academic All-MAC Squad, Despite going into the 2009 season with four straight

Head Coach John Goodridge




Prior to coming to EMU, Goodridge was the head men’s track and field and cross coun-try coach at Wake Forest University from 1984-99 where he led the Demon Deacons to unparalleled success in the school’s cross country and track and field history. He spent three years, 1979-82, as the head women’s cross country coach and as-sistant track coach at Michigan State University. He also served as the head United States national coach at the 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Cham-pionships in Lisbon, Portugal, and in 1986 as the head United States coach at the World Univer-sity Cross Country Championship in Graz, Austria. At Wake Forest, Goodridge coached the sec-ond-most Atlantic Coast Conference championships of all sports in their history, and he coached the first ACC cross country team championship in school history as well as the first individual cross country champion. His 1989 Wake Forest cross country squad

MAC titles, the Eagles went into the year without a clear No. 1 runner. However, Goodridge’s solid recruit-ing class and veterans such as Curtis Vollmar and Matt Hammersmith allowed the Eagles to finish second overall at the MAC Championship in Athens, Ohio, where three runners earned all-league accolades. Goodridge also has two runners pick up All-Region honors in Vollmar and then-freshman Terefe Ejigu. In 2008, Goodridge captured his fifth MAC title and EMU’s fourth league championship in-a-row. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year for the fifth time in his career and led the Eagles to a seventh place finish at the NCAA Regional for the second straight season. In 2007, Goodridge’s Eagles had another out-standing season, claiming their third MAC Cham-pionship title, the school’s 13th overall. Addition-ally, Josh Perrin won the individual MAC title in a time of 24:33. Five of Goodridge’s athletes were selected to All-MAC teams (Perrin, Josh Karanja, David Brent, Curtis Vollmar and Kyle Mena), while three were selected Academic All-MAC (Brent, Karanja and Wade Wines). Karanja earned a spot at the NCAA Championship meet after finishing eighth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Champi-onship, the best performance by any MAC runner. The 2006 season was a banner year for Goodridge and his harriers. They repeated as MAC Champions and had the lowest point total ever by an Eagle team at the MAC meet. Six Eagles claimed All-MAC honors while senior Corey Nowitzke was the top finisher at both the MAC Championship and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. He finished 30th over-all at the NCAA National Championships and was named an All-American and Academic All- American. In 2005, EMUcaptured its 11th MAC Champi-onship title. Nowitzke and Neal Naughton finished second and fifth, respectively. The Eagles went on to place fifth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Champi-onship to qualify for the NCAA Championship, where they finished 24th, with Nowitzke as the top runner. In 2002, after finishing second at the MAC Championship, the Eagles redeemed them-selves by finishing third at the NCAA Champi-onship, the highest place ever in school history. In his first season at the helm of the East-ern Michigan men’s cross country program, Goo-drige directed the Eagles to a first-place show-ing at the MAC Championship. Additionally, Boaz Cheboiywo won the individual title at the NCAA Championship, the first ever by an Eastern harrier.

2011 Marked the seventh time in 12 years at eMU the John goodridge has been named Mac coach of the year.




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achieved the highest finish in that sport’s school history-it was third in the NCAA Championships, an ACC record. His Wake Forest cross country team finished first or second in the ACC for 10 consecutive years, winning four league titles and making seven NCAA appearances, and produc-ing 35 All-ACC performers and four cross coun-try All-Americans. In track, his team turned in the highest finish ever for Wake Forest in the ACC with a runner-up spot and eighth-place NCAA finish. Goodridge has coached the best cross country teams in school history at Michigan State (women-fourth place NCAA National Championships), Wake Forest University (men-third place NCAA’s and first ever ACC Champion-ship) and now EMU (third place NCAA National Championships). He is one of a small group of active coaches who have coached more than two top-three NCAA team national finishes. A native of New York City, Goodridge graduated from Long Island University in 1972 and earned his master’s degree from the Univer-sity of Michigan in 1975. During his many years of involvement in coaching cross country, he has been an officer of national organizations, includ-ing serving as the vice president of the U.S. Men’s Collegiate Cross Country Coaches Association and a founder of the American Distance Club.

THE gooDRIDgE FIlEFull Name .............................................. John Reynold GoodridgeBorn ...................................................................................11-2-48High School ..............................................................S.H. CalhounUndergraduate College ........................................Long Island, ‘72Graduate College ................................University of Michigan, ‘75Family ....................................... Wife: Francie (Kraker), Son: Kyle

CoACHINg HISToRy

EASTERN MICHIgAN (2001-present)2011• MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; 16th at NCAA Regional2010• MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; 11th at NCAA Regional 2009• Second at MAC Championship; Ninth at NCAA Regional2008• MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Seventh at NCAA Regional2007• MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Seventh at NCAA Regional2006 • MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Fifth at NCAA Regional2005• MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Finished 24th at NCAA Championship; 10th at NCAA Regional2004• Fifth at MAC Championship2003• Second at MAC Championship 2002• Third at NCAA Championship; Second at MAC; Second at NCAA Regional2001 • MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Boaz Cheboiywo wins MAC and NCAA Individual titles

WAkE FoREST1984-1999 • Coached Wake Forest to its first-ever NCAA National Cross Country Championship qualification • Men’s Cross Country ACC Champions: 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994• Finished first or second for 10 consecutive years• Had 19 individuals receive All-ACC honors 35 times• Coached four All-Americans

MICHIgAN STATE1979-1982• Coached the Michigan State women to their first-ever Big Ten Cross Country Championship





EMU: 2011: Named First Team All-Mid-American Conference and Academic All-MAC after racing to a 24:16.0, second place finish to help the Eagles to their 16th MAC title in program history…Voted as team’s Most Outstanding Runner…Named MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week on Nov. 3 for his performance at the conference championships…Earned two MAC Runner of the Week awards in the 2011 season, the first announced on Sept. 7 for winning the Toledo Open (15:19.70, 5,000-meters) and again on Sept. 20 for pacing all 257 competitors at the Spartan Invitational...

2010: Ran in five competitions while pacing the Eagles in every race… Earned first-team All-MAC honors and All-Region honors in addition to be named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic squad… Became the 18th EMU runner to win the individual championship after running first place time of 24:08 at the 2010 MAC Championships… Placed 15th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional after recording a time of 30:41.89… Won the Penn State Invitational in 25:23.0… Took second at both the Western Ontario Invite, Sept. 25, and the Notre Dame Blue and Gold Invite, Oct. 5...

2009: Earned second-team All-MAC honors…Also earned All-Region accolades…Ran a time of 25:39 at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 2…Finished with a time 26:15.5 at the Michigan Intercollegiate, Oct. 9…Helped the Eagles to a runner-up finished the MAC Championships with a time of 26:35.5, earning second-team All-MAC honors…Picked up All-Region accolades at the Great Lakes Regional with a time of 31:49.98...

WEllINgToN: Nominated for Sportsperson of the Year in cross country at Wellington...Placed second at the New Zealand secondary schools Cross Country Championships in 2006...Regional Championship winner in 2005...Placed first at the Capital Classics in the 3,000-meter in 2006...Placed second at the 2007 North Island Cross Country Championship with a time of 29:40 (9,000-meter)...

pERSoNAl: Full name: Terefe Tsegaye Ejigu...Son of Tsegaye and Mulu...Has two sisters, Rahel and Estegenet...

Born: 10-14-88..

Major: International Relations..

senior

terefe ejiguMount cook, Wellington, new Zealand

(Wellington college)

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senior

Josh georgetoronto, ontairo (Frontenac)

EMU: 2011: Competed in one race in 2011…Placed 52nd at the 2011 Eastern Michigan University Fall Classic with a time of 17:12.89...

2010: Ran in two races in 2010… Finished in the middle of a field of 206 participants at the Michigan Intercollegiate after completing the race in 29:58.0… Ran a time of 17:02.5 in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Classic on Oct. 23…

2009: Ran in once race…Finished with a time of 29:22 at the Spartan Invitational, Sept. 18…

High School: Named the Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009…Was named the track MVP in 2005-2009…Was an OFSAA finalist in 2005-2009….A member of the Honor Roll…

personal: Full name: Joshua Levi George…Son of Ralph and Jane George…Has two brothers, Nathan and Jacob.

Born: 1-30-90…

Major: Exercise Science....

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senior

James hughesManchester, Mich. (Manchester)

EMU: 2011: Competed in three races for the Eagles in 2011…Placed 42nd in a 208-participant field in 25:47.20 at the New Balance Vic Matthews Open…Finished ninth at the EMU Fall Classic behind a 15:34.14 performance…Took 43rd at the 2011 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships to help the Eagles to their 16th title in program history...

2010: Ran in six races for the Green and White… Took first at the Titan Invite on Sept. 11 after crossing the finish line in 20:25.0… Finished in 18th place at the 2010 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships on Oct. 30, completing the distance in 25:18.7… Placed 28th in a 137-participant field at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 1…

2009: Ran in six races on the year…Named EMU’s Most Improved Runner, along with teammate Matt Hammersmith…Picked up second-team All-MAC honors…Helped the Eagles finish first at the Titan Invitational, Sept. 12, with a time of 20:38…Ran a time of 25:44 at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 2…Helped the Eagles to a second place finish at the MAC Championships with a time of 26:12.6…Recorded a time of 34:17.79 at the Great Lakes Regional, Nov. 14…

2008: Redshirted...

High School: Ann Arbor News All-Area, All-Conference, All-Region and All-State as a senior...Named cross country team MVP as a freshman, sophomore and senior...Named Track MVP as a senior...All-Conference and All-Region as a sophomore...In track, All-Conference, Region, Area and State as a senior...Cascades Scholar Athlete...Honor Roll and Optimist Student...

personal: Full name: James Michael Hughes...Son of Michael and Anne Hughes...Father, Michael attended Central Michigan University...Has two sisters, Jackie and Lisa...

Born: 2-4-90...

Major: Biology.

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rs - Junior

cody chabolaKingsville, ohio (edgewood)

EMU: 2011: Ran in two races for the Eagles…Took 13th at the Toledo Rocket Open after finishing the 5,000 event in 16:14.00…Placed 28th at the EMU Fall Classic in 16:11.09.

2010: Ran in five races for the Eagles in 2010…Placed seventh at the EMU Classic after completing the 5,000-meter event in 15:40.0…Helped the Green and White secure its 15th MAC Cross Country Championship after crossing the finish line in 26:26.4…

2009: Ran in one race…Finished with a time of 27:43 at the Spartan Invitational, Sept. 18…

HIgH SCHool: A two time state qualifier, was the NEC individual champion as a junior and senior and helped the Warriors to four NEC titles…Was a regional qualifier as a sophomore…Was a four-year regional qualifier in track and field…A member of the National Honor Society…

pERSoNAl: Full name: Cody William Chabola…Son of Tom and Judi Chabola…Has one brother, Clay…

Born: 5-28-90…

Major: Exercise Science.

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Junior

Harry DixonNelson, New Zealand (Nayland College)

EMU: 2011: An Acadmic All-MAC selection…Ran in six races for the Eagles...Placed 19th in 25:02.9 at the 2011 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships to help the Green and White capture its 16th title in program history…At the Toledo Open, finished sixth after completing the 5,000-meter course in 15:47.90…Completed the New Balance Vic Matthews Open in 25:46.6 to place 41st out of 208 athletes...

2010: Ran in five races for the Eagles in 2010…Named to the All-MAC Second Team after posting a 12th place finish of 25:07.5 at the 2010 MAC Championships… Took fourth in the Western Ontario Invite, Sept. 25, after completing the 10K event in 32:10.0…Placed 80th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 32:14.23...

HIgH SCHool: Participated in both track and cross country... Part of the first New Zealand Cross Secondary School’s Cross Country Championship... Took first in 3000m and 5000m...

pERSoNAl: Full name: Harry David Dixon... Son of David and Lyndsay Dixon... Has one brother, Joe...

Born: 8-28-90...

Major: Biology

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Junior

grzegorz kalinowskiTorun, poland (Nicholas Copernicus University)

EMU: 2011: An Academic All-MAC reciepient…Finished 62nd at the 2011 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships after racing to a time of 26:01.9…At the Michigan State Spartan Invite, placed 18th of 257 with a 25:05.0, 8,000-meter effort…Placed third at the Toledo Open with a 15:42.70 performance.

2010: Ran in one race for the Greeen and White…Won the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Classic, Oct. 23, after completing the distance in 15:28.5…

HIgH SCHool: Placed 15th at European Junior Championships for the 1500m... Placed third at Polish Junior Championships in 800m and 1500m... Took second in 1500m at Polish Indoor Championships in 2008...

pERSoNAl: Full name: Grzegorz Mateusz Kalinowski...Son of Jan and Marianna Kalinowski...Has two brothers, Jan and Jozef, and three sisters, Elzbieta, Anete, and Zofia...

Born: 9-22-90...

Major: Psychology.

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nick Petroerie, Mich. (Monroe)

EMU: 2011: Placed 18th at the 2011 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships, crossing the finish line at 24:59.9…Earned team’s Coaches Award following the 2011 campaign…Was the 15th runner to complete the New Balance Vic Matthews Open, as his 25:07.1 time placed him toward the forefront of a 208-participant field…Took 86th out of 257 at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational behind a 26:19.0 performance.

2010: Ran in two races for the Green and White…Placed 15th at the EMU Classic, Oct. 23, in the 9,000-meter race… Completed the Running Fit Titan Invitational in 21:54.0 for a 33rd place finish…

2009: Ran a time of 33:34 at the EMU Classic, Oct. 23…

HIgH SCHool: Earned first-team Mega Red accolades as a junior and senior and first-team All-Region honors four times…A four-time state qualifier and four-year letter-winner, holds the freshman and sophomore school record for the best times in cross country…In track and field, was a three-year letter-winner, earning first-team All-State honors in the 4x800 and first-team Mega Red honors as a senior…Earned Academic All-State honors and was a member of the Honor Roll…

pERSoNAl: Full name: Nicholas Anthony Petro…Son of Steven and Rebecca Petro…Has two brothers, Dominic and Jordan…

Born: 11-11-90…

Major: Management.

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rs - sophomore

ian hanckehaslett, Mich. (haslett)

EMU: 2011: Ran six races for the Green and White…Led all members of the Eagles’ squad in 14th place out of 208 athletes at the New Balance Vic Matthews Open in 26:06.60…Took 45th place at the Spartan Invitational with a 25:38.0 performance…Helped the Eagles to a first place team finish with a 15:51.10, seventh place effort at the Toledo Open...Finished 141st at the 2011 NCAA Regional Championships in 33:34.70.

2010: Redshirted…Competed unattached at the EMU Classic, Oct. 23, recording a time of 16:13.2 in the 5,000-meter event for a 24th-place finish…

HIgH SCHool: Lettered in track and cross country... Was named Second Team All-State Honorable Mention his senior year for cross country... Two-time All-State for indoor track... Named to Lansing State Journal Runner of the Year and Dream Team... Was also CAAC League Champ for cross country as a junior...

pERSoNAl: Full name: Ian Hancke... Son of Ian and Rolette Hancke... Has two sisters, Esme and Danine...

Born: 4-11-91...

Major: Undecided.

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sophomore

Daryl smithWindsor, ontario (vincent Massey s.s.)

EMU: 2011: Ran in six races for the Green and White…Named second team All-MAC after a ninth-place finish at the 2011 MAC Cross Country Championships in 24:47.30…Named team’s EMU’s Most Outstanding Freshman…Took 44th place at the 2011 NCAA Regionals with a time of 31:28.80…Ran a time of 25:23.20 at the New Balance Vic Matthews Open for a 23rd place finish in a field of 208 participants…Took 142nd in 25:59 at the Notre Dame Invite…Placed 52nd at the Spartan Invite behind a 25:48 performance.

2010: Ran in one race for the Green and White…Finished in the middle of a 118-participant field at the Western Ontario Invitational, Sept. 25, in 34:13.0 to help the Eagles take first place at the event…

HIgH SCHool: Was named to OFSAA Gold Team all four years...Won OFSAA Individual gold during sophomore season...Took OFSAA Silver for steeple chase 2000-meter in both junior and senior seasons...

pERSoNAl: Full name: Daryl Derek Smith...Son of Orlando Smith and Laura Spring...Has one sister, Ebony...

Born: 11-8-91...

Major: Pre-Chiropractic.

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sophomore

clayton stryckerNew Lothrop, Mich. (Westfield (Ind.))

EMU: 2011-12: Transferred to EMU

2010-11: Attended Portland State

HIgH SCHool: Received all-conference honors in track and field while at Westfield H.S., as well as recognition as a scholar athlete.

personal: Full Name: Clayton Dwayne Strycker...Son of John and Cary Strycker...Has one sister, Sarah...

Born: 02/16/1991...

Major: Business.

sophomore

cameron trinhoakland, calif. (skyline)

EMU: 2011: Did not compete...

HIgH SCHool: Lettered in both track and cross country for the Titans…Named to the All-East Bay Cross Country Team his senior season after qualifying for the CIF State Championships…Won the Oakland Section boys title by more than a minute and finished third among East Bay runners at the California Interscholastic Federation Division III state championship race…Made the Honor Roll and was a member of the National Honor Society…

pERSoNAl: Full Name: Cameron Trinh…Son of Don and Cathy Trinh…Has two brothers, Timothy and Jonathan, and one sister, Brittany…

Born: 10-28-93…

Major: Undecided…

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sophomore

Jordan WalkerLansing, Mich. (everett)EMU: 2011: Did not compete....

High School: A four-year track letter winner for the Vikings… Selected CAAC All-Conference in track and field and honorable mention in cross country during senior campaign… Was an All-Conference selection for track and field during junior season… As a sophomore, was named CAAC All-Conference honorable mention…A four-year member of the honor roll and the National Honor Society…

personal: Full Name: Jordan Douglas Walker… Son of Steve Walker and Janell Freeman…Has two brothers, Jason and Jamari…

Born: 7-9-93…

Major: Undecided.

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Warren WitchellWillamstar, Mich. (Dansville)EMU: 2011: Ran in five races for the Eagles in 2011…Named team’s Most Improved Runner…Paced the Eagles at the EMU Fall Classic with a sixth-place, 15:30.33 performance…Placed 59th at the Spartan Invite in 25:53…Helped EMU to a first place team finish with a 21st place, 16:47.90 effort at the Toledo Open…Took 47th out of 208 athletes at the New Balance Vic Matthews Open.

2010: Redshirted…Competed unattached at the EMU Classic, Oct. 23, recording a time of 16:23.1 in the 5,000-meter event for a 28th place

finish…

HIgH SCHool: Took first at regionals both senior and junior years in the 3200-meter relay... Placed second at states for 3200-meter relay his senior season... Took first at states in the 800-meter... Was also a four year letter-winner in soccer...

pERSoNAl: Full name: Warren Fredric Witchell...Son of Fred and Wendy...Has four brothers, Josh, Jay, Cory, and Andy...

Born: 9-3-91...

Major: Secondary Education.

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Freshman

scott BradleyBattle creek, Mich. (Lakeview)

Highschool: While at Lakeview, earned letters junior and senior year in cross country and was a state qualifier both seasons…was two-time All-City Male Athlete of the Year in Cross Country… In track and field, was a four year varsity letter winner and three-time state qualifier, twice being named to the MHSAA All-State track and field teams… As a freshman and sophomore, played football prior to joining cross country.

personal: Full Name: Scott Christopher Bradley… Son of Todd Bradley and Deborah Vellaire… Brother of Casey Bradley and Mike Burnham…

Born: 03/28/1994…

Major: Undecided

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Freshman

William FinkMaumee, ohio (Maumee)

High School: Four year letterman at Maumee and three time Academic-All Ohio… As a senior, was named First Team All-Northern Lakes League, First Team All-District, First Team All-Region, First Team All-State as a third place medalist at states… In track and field, a varsity letter winner as a freshman, sophomore and junior and was twice named MVP… as a junior, was first in the 1600 in the Northern Lakes League and district, and finished second in the region and fourth in the state…

personal: Full name: William George Fink… Son of David and Lorraine… Brother of Wayne, Elmer and Pamela…

Born: 03/07/1994…

Major: Biology...

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Freshman

austin Lanegreenwich, ny (greenwich central)

High School: Had great success while at Greenwich Central while earning numberous awards... Was named all-league and all-section each season from his freshman to senior year in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track... As a sophomore earned his first all-state honors in cross country... as a junior and senior earned all-state recognition in each of the three seasons.

personal: Full name: Austin Robert Lane… Son of Robert and Dena… Brother of Caitlin and Brittney

Born: 07/30/1993

Major: Business

Freshman

Jordan Westotisville, Mich. (Lakeville Memorial)

High School: After joining cross country team junior year, was named instant impact as he received second team all-GAC honors… As a senior, was named first team all-conference, conference champion and state qualifier… On the track, received conference honors in the 1600, 4x800 and high jump… played basketball for four seasons.

personal: Full name: Jordan Tyler West… Son of Reginald and Holly… Brother of Ryan, Sequoia, Amani and Adara West

Born: 08:10/1994

Major: Biology

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“When I got to EMU in Jan. 1967, the team was wearing dark green singlets and dark green shorts. In that season, we ran a meet at Western Michigan University, and the finish line was beneath the balcony which was very dark. In the hurdle final, there were six men, three from Michigan State and three from EMU. MSU’s uniforms were almost identical to ours. When the finish positions were announced, we got the short end of the stick. You could hardly see the runners under the dark balcony area, and they got the finish wrong. At that point, I decided to get uniforms that showed up better. “Back then, kansas was a big name in collegiate track, and they wore pink shorts and pow-der blue singlets with pink lettering. Everyone thought they were great. I decided to copy them and ordered orange shorts and green singlets with white lettering trimmed in orange. We wore them for about four years, but the Regents decided that all of our teams should be wearing green and white. When they made us get rid of the orange and green, I ordered green and gold, colors I had always liked. At first, they weren’t going to let us use them, but I pointed out that our football team was wearing green and gold. our administration could hardly argue with me, since our gridders were wearing it too. “We have worn it ever since, and it is known from coast to coast, as our men have done traditionally well nationally. It also differentiates us from MSU and ohio University’s color schemes. The green and gold does show up well at the finish line, but nowadays they use computer cameras, so it is less of a problem as it was in the 60s and 70s.”

the eMU eagles’ colors are green and white, but the track and cross country teams both feature yellow on their uniforms. there is a reason these teams stand out, and the history behind it goes back to 1967. eMU great Bob parks offered some insight to the story behind how the yellow came about.

Green, White... And Yellow?



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the eastern Michigan men’s cross country team began the 2011 sea-son in hopes of defending its Mac championship from the previous season. When the season came to a close, the team had achieved its goal, winning the 16th Mac cham-pionship in program history.

the season began successfully with a 28 point, first place finish at the toledo rocket open, hosted by the University of toledo in toledo, ohio. eastern Michigan placed four runners in the top-10, led by first place finisher Terefe Ejigu (Mount cook, Wellington/ Wellington College (New Zealand)) with a final time of 15:19.70, a full 19 sec-onds ahead of the second place finisher.

Joining ejigu in the top-10 were third place finisher Grzegorz Kal-inowski (toran, Poland/ nicholas copernicus University) with a time of 15:42.70 while harry Dixon (nelson, new Zealand/ nayland College) finished in 15:47.90 for sixth place and ian hancke (has-slett, Mich./ Hasslett) finished in 15:51.10 for seventh place.

two weeks later, the team partici-pated in the 31st annual spartan invitational, hosted by Michigan state University. although no team scores were kept for the event, eastern Michigan posted an im-pressive four runners in the top-20 of a 257-participant field. Once again, the team was led by terefe ejigu. this time, the junior run-ner completed the 8,000 meter course in 24:23 for his second first place finish in as many tries.

on september 30,2011, the team competed in the prestigious notre Dame invitational in south Bend, ind. the eagles competed with a strong field that included a slew of top-25 nationally ranked programs according to the U.s. track and Field and cross country coaches association.

the eagles battled through cold temperatures and soggy course conditions for a 20th place team finish, led by senior captain Austin hendrix (sylvania, ohio/ north-view), who finished with a time of 25:02 for 58th place in a field of 205 participants. terefe ejigu was the second eagle to cross the finish line with a time of 25:10 for 69th place.

the next race found eastern Michi-gan north of the border, compet-ing in the new Balance vic Mat-thews open, in guelph, ontario. the team got back on the right track this time, finishing third in a field of 34 schools. Four Eagles finished in the top-20, led by Ian hancke with a time of 25:06.6, a 14th place finish in a field of 208 participants. Less than a second behind hancke was nick Petro (erie, Mich/ Monroe) in 15th place with a time of 25:07.1. two of the eagles top runners, terefe ijigu (training) and grzegorz Kal-inowski (illness) were held out of the competition.

the next week, the eagles were afforded the luxury of staying home as the team hosted the eMU Fall classic, which took place in Dex-ter, Mich. While team scores were not kept, the eagles posted an impressive day with three run-ners placing in the top-10 of a 72 participant field. Warren Mitchell (Williamstar, Mich/ Dansville) was the top finisher for Eastern Michigan, finishing sixth with a time of 15:30.33. James hughes (Manchester, Mich/ Manchester) finished ninth with a time of 15:34.14 and harry Dixon round-ed out the top-10 finishing the 5000 meter course in 15:34.91.

the next event for the eMU men’s cross country team was the Mid-american conference cross country championship in Muncie, ind. the eagles won the confer-ence championship for the second consecutive year and 16th time on

program history with a final team score of 68, placing two players in the top-10 and three more on the top-20. After a first place finish in 2010, terefe ijigu again paced the green and white, this time finishing second overall with a time of 26:16.0 on the 8,000-meter course.

redshirt Freshman Daryl smith (Windsor, ontario/ vincent Massey s.s.) completed the course in 24:47.3 for a ninth place finish in his first ever confer-ence championship competition. in addition to their impressive performances at the champion-ship, terefe ijigu and Daryl smith earned first and second team all Mac honors respectively. head coach John goodrich was also honored, taking home his second consecutive Mac coach of the year award and the seventh of his distinguished career.

two weeks after the conference championship, the eagles returned to toledo, ohio for the ncaa great Lakes regional. Just as they did at the Mac championship, terefe ijigu (30:56.8) and Daryl smith(31:23.8) paced the green and White finishing 27th and 44th respectively.

2012 All-MAC First Team Member, Terefe Ejigu

2011 Season Recap


16 Mid-American Conference Championships • 1973 • 1974 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 2000 • 2001 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 •


Name Toledo Open Spartan Inv. Notre Dame Inv. Guelph Inv. EMU Classic MAC Championships NCAA RegionalsCody Chabola 15:14.0 DNR DNR DNR 16:11.0 DNR DNR Harry Dixon 15:47.9 DNR 26:27.0 25:46.6 15:34.9 25:02.9 33:34.7 Terefe Ejigu 15:19.7 24:23.0 25:10.0 DNR DNR 24:16.0 30:56.8 Moe Frisch DNR DNR DNR DNR 17:01.1 DNR DNR Josh George DNR DNR DNR DNR 17:12.8 DNR DNR Ian Hancke 15:51.1 25:38.0 26:28.0 26:06.6 DNR 25:40.7 33:15.9 Austin Hendrix 16:09.5 24:52.0 25:02.0 25:12.1 DNR 25:05.5 32:51.2 James Hughes DNR DNR DNR 25:47.2 15:34.1 25:37.4 DNR Grzegorz Kalinowski 15:42.7 25:05.0 25:42.0 DNR DNR 26:01.9 DNR Nate Lonsway 17:06.0 27:19.0 DNR 26:34.0 16:14.4 DNR DNR Jon Monroe DNR DRN DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR Nick Petro 16:32.8 26:19.0 26:07.0 25:07.1 DNR 24:59.9 33:09.6 Cole Sanseverino 16:59.4 25:00.0 25:48.0 25:11.4 DNR 25:12.6 32:36.3 Daryl Smith 16:34.2 25:48.0 25:59.0 25:23.1 DNR 24:47.3 31:23.8 Matt Wines 16:30.1 26:30.0 DNR 26:33.0 15:45.9 DNR DNR Warren Witchell 16:47.9 25:53.0 26:51.0 25:51.7 15:30.3 DNR DNR Distance of Race 5K 8K 5 miles 8K 5K 8K 10K Number of Competitors (34) (260) (205) (201) (72) (80) (211) EMU top finisher in Bold

2011 Individual Results

Eastern Michigan University Men’s Cross Country16 Mid-American Conference Championships • 1973 • 1974 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 2000 • 2001 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 •


22-Time NCAA Team Qualifier • 22 All-Americans • 52 All-Regional Selections • 154 All-MAC Selections

Team Results1. Eastern Michigan - 682. Central Michigan - 78

3. Buffalo - 914. Kent State - 107

5. Ohio - 1276. Toledo - 1287. Akron - 1338. Miami - 173

9. Bowling Green - 256

MAC Coach of the yearJohn goodridge

Men’s All-MAC TeamFirst Team

Brad Hough-AkronTecumseh Adams-Central Michigan

Jason Drudge-Central MichiganTerefe Ejigu-Eastern Michigan

Michael Heller-Kent StateJarrod Eick-Miami

Jonathan Dewitt-Toledo

Second Team All-MACJohn Inzina-Buffalo

Mike Pressler-BuffaloDaryl Smith-Eastern Michigan

Stephen Fisher-Kent StateTyler Ames-Ohio

Noah Howkins-OhioNick Thomas-Toledo

Men’s Academic All-MACHeath Harris, Akron

Dylan Conway, BuffaloJohn Inzina, Buffalo

Greg Black, Bowling Green Josh Franek, Bowling Green Jason Salyer, Bowling Green

Harry Dixon, Eastern MichiganTerefe Ejigu, Eastern Michigan

Austin Hendrix, Eastern Michigangrzegorz kalinowski, Eastern Michigan

David Eichenberger, MiamiDaniel Garleb, Miami

Matt Marol, MiamiTyler Ames, Ohio

2011 Mid-American Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship • Oct. 29, 2011

Ball State University • Muncie, Ind.Results by Order of Finish

8,000-meter Run: 80 Participants 1. Tecumseh Adams Central Michigan 24:01.62. Terefe Ejigu Eastern Michigan 24:16.03. Brad Hough Akron 24:34.34. Michael Heller Kent State 24:37.55. Jarrod Eick Miami 24:38.96. Jason Drudge Central Michigan 24:41.87. Jonathan Dewitt Toledo 24:44.98. John Inzina Buffalo 24:47.09 Daryl Smith Eastern Michigan 24:47.310. Tyler Ames Ohio 24:48.011. Stephen Fischer Kent State 24:51.512. Mike Pressler Buffalo 24:51.713. Nick Thomas Toledo 24:53.614. Noah Howkins Ohio 24:54.515. Dylan Conway Buffalo 24:56.916. Andrew Goodwin Kent State 24:57.817. Nathan Huff Central Michigan 24:59.018. Nick petro Eastern Michigan 24:59.919. Harry Dixon Eastern Michigan 25:02.920. Austin Hendrix Eastern Michigan 25:05.521. David Wing Miami 25:05.722. Zach Ahart Buffalo 25:06.823. Dylan Papp Akron 25:07.324. Andy Knapp Akron 25:10.225. Matthew Lutzke Central Michigan 25:12.426. Jason Salyer Bowling Green 25:12.427. Cole Sanseverino Eastern Michigan 25:12.628. Jake Casperski Toledo 25:12.729. Tanner Pesonen Central Michigan 25:14.930. Ethan Lievense Central Michigan 25:19.7

EMU Individual Finishes

2 Terefe Ejigu ................................24:16.0 9 Daryl Smith ................................24:47.3 18 Nick petro ..................................24:59.9 19 Harry Dixon................................25:02.9 20 Austin Hendrix ..........................25:05.5 27 Cole Sanseverino ......................25:12.6 43 James Hughes...........................25:37.4 48 Ian Hanke ...................................25:40.7 62 grzegorz kalinowski .................26:01.9

2011 MAC Championship




team results 1. Wisconsin 502. indiana 703. Michigan 1044. notre Dame 1195. ohio state 1266. Butler 1717. central Michigan 2358. Marquette 2549. Michigan state 31110. Purdue 32411. cincinnati 32512. indiana state 33413. akron 40814. Kent state 41215. toledo 43816. Eastern Michigan 44217. Miami (ohio) 45318. Dayton 48919. ohio 49320. Xavier (ohio) 51521. evansville 59122. oakland 59723. iUPUi 60124. Bowling green 64025. Wright state 71826. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 81727. Detroit Mercy 83227. youngstown state 83229. valparaiso 89330 Wisconsin-green Bay 96031. iPFW 970

individual results (top 40) 1. callum hawkins Butler 30:01.52. eric Finan cincinnati 30:08.83. craig Forys Michigan 30:12.14. tecumseh adams central Michigan 30:12.85. Ben hubers indiana 30:21.36. Zachary Mayhew indiana 30:21.37. andrew Poore indiana 30:25.08. ryan collins Wisconsin 30:28.49. Mohammed ahmed Wisconsin 30:28.49. reed connor Wisconsin 30:28.49. elliot Krause Wisconsin 30:28.412. Maverick Darling Wisconsin 30:28.513. ross clarke Butler 30:36.514. Bobby april Michigan 30:37.115. Jordan carlson notre Dame 30:37.916. craig Padgett indiana state 30:38.817. Jeremy rae notre Dame 30:41.318. Brad hough akron 30:43.719. adam green ohio state 30:44.020. Martin grady notre Dame 30:44.221. Donald roys ohio state 30:48.622. chris Fallon ohio state 30:51.523. adrien Dannemiller indiana 30:52.024. Michael Brice Wisconsin 30:52.925. Brendon Blacklaws Michigan 30:55.126. Zach ornelas Michigan 30:55.327. terefe ejigu eastern Michigan 30:56.828. Michael heller Kent state 30:57.729. andrew Weatherford indiana 31:00.130. Joseph Dimambro Michigan state 31:00.731. Julian Meyer ohio state 31:03.532. Kelly Lynch notre Dame 31:04.333. taylor Williams ohio state 31:04.534. Kyle stacks central Michigan 31:06.035. J.P. Malette notre Dame 31:06.736. Morsi rayyan Michigan 31:08.137. Blake Johnson Marquette 31:09.738. Peter Bolgert Marquette 31:12.639. Jason Drudge central Michigan 31:13.940. tom curr Butler 31:16.4

eastern Michigan’s Finishes27. terefe ejigu 30:56.844. Daryl smith 31:23.8113. cole sanseverino 32:36.3122. austin hendrix 32:51.2137. nick Petro 33:09.6

University of Toledo - Toledo, ohioNovember 12, 2011

Men’s 10,000 Meters

2011 NCAA Great Lakes Regional




Providing leadership in education and in diversity, the Mid-American Conference moves into its 65th year of service to the student-athlete. Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. Under the guidance of Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher , the eighth commissioner in the history of the league, the MAC has responded to the ever changing landscape of membership issues and member standards in the fast-paced environment of collegiate athletics. The league has grown its commitment to championships by expanding to six its number of neutral site post season events – football (Detroit’s Ford Field), volleyball (Toledo’s SeaGate Centre), men’s and women’s basket-ball (Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena), softball (Akron’s Firestone Stadium) and most recently baseball (Chillicothe’s VA Memorial Stadium). MAC football produced three bowl teams in 2007, the giving the MAC 14 bowl berths in the past four years with 10 different league institutions represented during that time. The 2007 season also welcomed the addition of Temple University to the East Division and the Owls responded with a league-leading defense and a 4-4 conference mark in their inaugural MAC season. A total of nine MAC football players were selected in the 2008 NFL draft, making it the second most selectees for the league since the NFL went to seven rounds in 1994. Four Mid-American Conference men’s basketball programs went on to postseason play this season as Kent State (NCAA Tournament), Akron (National Invitation Tournament), Miami (College Basketball Invitational) and Ohio (College Basketball Invitational) all made an appearance in postseason tournaments. There were a total of two women’s basketball programs that reached the postseason as Miami (NCAA Tournament) and Bowling Green (Women’s NIT) represented the MAC in postseason play. Kent State men’s basketball program was ranked in the top 25 in the regular season for the first time in school history. The Golden Flashes were 23rd in the Associated Press poll and 24th in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll, both of which were released on February 25th.The Flashes earned their 10th consecutive 20-win season in addition to picking up the 1,000th victory in the 92-year history of the program. The last time the MAC had a team appear in the top 25 during the regular season was in 2001 when Ball State was ranked for four straight weeks (Nov. 26-Dec. 17), with the Cardinals climbing as high as 15th in the AP poll on Dec. 3. The Golden Flashes also made headlines in men’s golf this past season as KSU finished alone in sixth place at the NCAA Champion-ship to earn the highest finish in the program’s storied history. MAC wrestlers also continued to shine on the national stage as Central Michigan senior 197-pounder Wynn Michalak finished runner-up at the NCAA Wrestling Championships and the Chippewas finished tied for seventh in the overall team competition. From Super Bowl quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (Miami Univer-sity), British Open winner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), World Series winning manager Bob Brenly (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled team member Brock Kreitzburg (University of Toledo), the Mid-American Conference continues to excel in producing leaders in the world of athletics. MAC Milestones In March of 2006, former MAC commissioner Rick Chryst and Cleveland Cavaliers President Len Komoroski announced that the Mid-American Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tourna-ments would remain in Cleveland at Quicken Loans Arena through

2011. The MAC also announced a format change for both tourna-ments, bringing all 12 men’s and women’s teams to Cleveland begin-ning in 2007. The MAC also co-hosted the 2007 Women’s Final Four at Quicken Loans Arena, after successfully hosting a 2006 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional at Quicken Loans Arena. History of the MAC Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men’s and women’s basketball since its move to Northeast Ohio. The Mid-American Conference was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, for football only. Comprising the East Division is the University of Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State Univer-sity (1951), Miami University (1947) , Ohio University (1946) and Temple University (2007). The West Division members are Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, 1997), University of Toledo (1950) and Western Michigan University (1947). In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competitive sport in the MAC, which now sponsors a total of 23 sports. Women’s sports were brought into the conference’s structure in 1980. For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swim-ming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and tennis.

Mid-American Conference




THROUGH THE YEARS




1973 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 56 2. Ball State 88 3. Miami 92 4. Bowling Green 107 5. Kent State 129 6. Toledo 143 7. Central Michigan 163 8. Western Michigan 165 9. Ohio 22410. Northern Illinois 266Coach of the year: Bob parks (EMU)MAC Champ: gordon Minty (EMU)

1974 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 29 2. Kent State 82 3. Ball State 85 4. Bowling Green 108 5. Western Michigan 143 6. Miami 151 7. Toledo 156 8. Central Michigan 180 9. Ohio 19010. Northern Illinois 308Coach of the year: Bob parks (EMU)MAC Champ: gordon Minty (EMU)

1986 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 66 2. Miami 82 3. Ohio 86 4. Bowling Green 96 Western Michigan 96 6. Central Michigan 104 7. Ball State 148 8. Toledo 228 9. Kent State 288Coach of the year: Bob parks (EMU)MAC Champ: Ron Johnson (CMU)

1990 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 53 2. Ball State 56 3. Miami 87 4. Bowling Green 101 5. Ohio 117 6. Western Michigan 135 7. Central Michigan 165 8. Kent State 181 9. Toledo 227Coach of the year: Bob parks (EMU)MAC Champ: John Harmeyer (BSU)

1991 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 30 2. Western Michigan 74 3. Central Michigan 97 4. Kent State 115 5. Bowling Green 124 6. Ohio 128 7. Miami 155 8. Ball State 199 9. Toledo 246Coach of the Year: Jack Shaw (WMU)MAC Champ: Jim Loveless (KSU)

1992 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 32 2. Ohio 91 3. Central Michigan 95 4. Miami 106 5. Bowling Green 142 6. Ball State 149 7. Western Michigan 157 8. Kent State 171 9. Toledo 23610. Akron 282Coach of the Year: Elmore Banton (Ohio)MAC Champ: Dominic Middleton (EMU)

1993 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 40 2. Miami 51 3. Ball State 85 4. Central Michigan 129 5. Ohio 135 6. Bowling Green 159 7. Western Michigan 162 8. Akron 190 9. Kent State 22010. Toledo 244Coach of the Year: Chuck Zody (Miami)MAC Champ: Carl Warren (EMU)

1994 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 37 2. Ohio 64 3. Central Michigan 89 4. Western Michigan 121 5. Miami 126 Ball State 126 7. Akron 150 8. Bowling Green 196 9. Toledo 21410. Kent State 259Coach of the year: Bob parks (EMU)MAC Champ: Barry Deese (CMU)

2000 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 38 2. Central Michigan 80 Miami 80 4. Western Michigan 112 5. Kent State 143 6. Bowling Greem 145 7. Ball State 183 8. Akron 245 9. Marshall 249 10. Buffalo 252 11. Ohio 266 12. Toledo 329Coach of the year: Bob parks (EMU)MAC Champ: Blake McDowell (EMU)

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THROUGH THE YEARS




2001 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 30 2. Miami 83 3. Central Michigan 113 4. Kent State 133 5. Buffalo 135 6. Western Michigan 143 7. Ball StatE 196 8. Bowling Green 202 9. Marahall 22910. Ohio 23711. Toledo 26112. Akron 322Coach of the year: John goodridge (EMU)MAC Champ: Boaz Cheboiywo (EMU)

2005 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 30 2. Miami 64 3. Ohio 101 4. Kent State 120 5. Central Michigan 132 6. Akron 135 7. Buffalo 137 8. Bowling Green 229 9. Toledo 273

Coach of the year: John goodridge (EMU)MAC Champ: Dan Huling (Miami)

2006 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 23 2. Central Michigan 64 3. Kent State 72 4. Miami 144 5. Ohio 148 6. Akron 156 7. Buffalo 163 8. Bowling Green 208 9. Toledo 256Coach of the year: John goodridge EMU)MAC Champ: Corey Nowitzke (EMU)

2011 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 68 2. Central Michigan 78 3. Buffalo 91 4. Kent State 107 5. Ohio 127 6. Toledo 128 7. Akron 133 8. Miami 173 9. Bowling Green 256Coach of the year: John goodridge EMU)MAC Champ: Tecumseh Adams (CMU)

10,000 Meters, IndividualSix Miles, Individual8,000 Meters, Individual Four Miles, IndividualConsecutive Championships, TeamConsecutive Championships, IndividualMost Championships, TeamMost Championships, IndividualMost Individual Championships, SchoolFewest Points (12-team field)Fewest Points (11-team field)Fewest Points (10-team field)Fewest Points (9-team field)Fewest Points (8-team field) Fewest Points (7-team field) Fewest Points (6-team field) Fewest Points (5-team field) Fewest Points (4-team field) Fewest Points (3-team field)

30:15.49 - Jeff Drenth, CMU, 1983 26:21.2 - gordon Minty, EMU, 1974 23:39.9 - gavin Thompson, EMU, 2003 19:33.3 - Pete Lorandeau, KSU, 1964 Miami (1949, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56) 3 - gordon Minty, EMU (1972, 73, 74) 20 - Miami 3 - gordon Minty, EMU (1972, 73, 74) Eastern Michigan, 1837 - Central Michigan, 1999 35 - Miami, 1997 29 - Eastern Michigan, 1974 23 - Eastern Michigan, 2006 32 - Miami, 1983 36 - Ohio, 1964 20 - Miami, 1947 21 - Miami, 1952 17 - Western Michigan, 1959 16 - Miami, 1953

MAC XC Record Book

20081. EASTERN MICHIgAN 422. Miami 563. Kent State 614. Central Michigan 1035. Ohio 1226. Buffalo 1697. Akron 1798. Toledo 1869. Bowling Green 270Coach of the year: John goodridge EMU)MAC Champ: Josh karanja (EMU)

20101. EASTERN MICHIgAN 662. Kent State 942. Miami 944. Akron 1035. Ohio 1076. Buffalo 1227. Toledo 1238. Central Michigan 1439. Bowling Green 252Coach of the year: John goodridge (EMU)MAC Champ: Terefe Ejigu (EMU)

2007 1. EASTERN MICHIgAN 31 2. Miami 50 3. Central Michigan 98 4. Ohio 116 5. Akron 120 6. Kent State 130 7. Buffalo 180 8. Bowling Green 241 9. Toledo 258Coach of the year: John goodridge EMU)MAC Champ: Josh perrin (EMU)

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MAC Cross Country Titles year-By-year

year Champion............. EMU Finish1972 Miami .................................Third1973 Eastern Michigan ............ First1974 Eastern Michigan ............ First1975 Ball State ...........................Third1976 Western Michigan .............Third1977 Western Michigan ...........Fourth1978 Miami...............................Fourth1979 Western Michigan ...........Fourth1980 Western Michigan ...........Fourth1981 Miami.................................Third1982 Central Michigan ...........Second1983 Miami................................. Sixth1984 Miami.................................. Fifth1985 Miami.............................Second1986 Eastern Michigan ............ First1987 Ball State .......................Second1988 Central Michigan ........T-Second1989 Central Michigan ................ Fifth1990 Eastern Michigan ............ First1991 Eastern Michigan ............ First1992 Eastern Michigan ............ First1993 Eastern Michigan ............ First1994 Eastern Michigan ............ First1995 Bowling Green ................... Fifth1996 Ohio ................................Fourth1997 Miami.............................Second1998 Miami.............................Second1999 Central Michigan .............Fourth2000 Eastern Michigan ............ First2001 Eastern Michigan ............ First2002 Central Michigan ...........Second2003 Central Michigan ...........Second2004 Central Michigan ................ Fifth2005 Eastern Michigan ............ First2006 Eastern Michigan ............ First2007 Eastern Michigan ........... First2008 Eastern Michigan ............ First2009 Kent State .....................Second2010 Eastern Michigan ............ First2011 Eastern Michigan ............ First

Eastern Michigan’s 2006 cross country team put a 41 point spread between themselves and second place Central Michigan University to claim its 11th MAC Championship. They

also set a MAC record for lowest points scored in a nine team field with 23 points.

Champions 1972 Gordon Minty 29:47.001973 Gordon Minty 30:24.201974 Gordon Minty 29:21.201975 Dave Smith 29:50.401976 Joe Caruso 31:28.001992 Dominic Middleton 24:12.001993 Carl Warren 24:51.001995 Clint Verran 25:28.001997 Ben Reese 25:36.001999 Blake McDowell 24.43.002000 Blake McDowell 24:19.002001 Boaz Cheboiywo 24:11.002002 Gavin Thompson 23:50.202003 Gavin Thompson 23:39.902006 Corey Nowitzke 26:52.602007 Josh Perrin 24:33.002008 Josh Karanja 24:18.702010 Terefe Ejigu 24:08.00

Eastern Michigan UniversityIndividual Mac chaMpions and runners-up

Bob Parks, EMU .............. 9John Goodridge, EMU ..... 7Chuck Zody, MIA ............. 5Jack Shaw, WMU ............ 4Craig Fuller, CMU ............ 4Walt Drenth, CMU ........... 2Warren Mandrell, MIA ...... 2

Elmore Banton, OU ......... 1Joe Rodgersm, BSU ........ 1Jerry Rushton, BSU ......... 1Sid Sink, BGSU ............... 1Don Sazima, CMU ........... 1* Coach championships calculated since 1973

Championships by Coach

Since Eastern Michigan joined the MAC in 1972, EMU has won 16 MAC championships. Under coach Bob Parks the Eastern Michigan cross-country program produced eight MAC Champions, three All-Americans, and led the program to the NAIA and NCAA Division II National Championship in 1970. Coach Parks retired after the 2000 season, guiding his team to a 20th place finish in the NCAA Championships; the team was lead by Blake McDowell and Aaron Bartee. Bob Parks

EMU All-Time MAC Results/ Individual Champions

Runners-Up1983 Mark Smith 30:26.201991 Mark Dailey 31:15.291992 Clive Bonelle 24:29.001993 Jason Boothroyd 24:54.001998 Ben Reese 24:57.002000 Aaron Bartee 24:22.002005 Corey Nowitzke 24:25.002006 Josh Perrin 27:20.952011 Terefe Ejigu 24:16.00

MAC TeaM ChaMpionships

Miami ......................................... 20Eastern Michigan....................... 16Western Michigan ...................... 14Central Michigan ......................... 7Ohio ........................................... 3Ball State ..................................... 2Bowling Green ............................. 2Wayne State ................................ 1

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Academic All-MAC

Nick Ellis, Mark Smith, George Rodriguez, Josh Karanja, Dominic Middleton, Steve Crane, and Curtis Vollmar (above) are the only six individu-als in school history to earn All-MAC honors all

four years of eligibility.

1972 Nick Ellis, Gordon Minty1973 Nick Ellis (2), Gordon Minty (2), Dave Burkhart1974 Nick Ellis (3),Gordon Minty (3), Rick Goodman, Tom Hollander, Dave Smith 1975 Nick Ellis (4), Dave Smith (2)1976 Joe Caruso, Jim Deren, Dennis Kurtis1977 John Schulze, Roger Jones1978 Roger Jones (2), Rick Fethke1979 Dan Shamiyeh1980 Dan Shamiyeh (2), Kevin Young1981 Dan Shamiyeh (3), Mark Smith1982 Mark Smith (2), Craig Howe, Erik Henriksen1983 Mark Smith (3)1984 Mark Smith (4)1985 George Rodriguez, P.J. Osika1986 George Rodriguez (2), John Cross1987 George Rodriguez (3), Don Johns, John Yates1988 George Rodriguez (4), Mark Pogliano, Scott Hippen1990 Scott Hippen (2), Mark Dailey, Dan Liedel, Dominic Middleton1991 Mark Dailey (2), Dan Liedel (2), Mike Kessler, Clive Bonelle1992 Dominic Middleton (2), Clive Bonelle (2), Carl Warren, Jason Jeske1993 Dominic Middleton (3), Carl Warren (2), Jason Boothroyd1994 Jason Boothroyd (2), Clint Verran, Dominic

Middleton (4), Paul McMullen1995 Clint Verran (2), Jason Boothroyd (3)1996 Lee Shaw1997 Ben Reese, Clint Verran (3), Morris Giddens, Mark Reed, Mike Franko1998 Ben Reese (2), Aaron Bartee, Lee Shaw1999 Blake McDowell2000 Blake McDowell (2), Aaron Bartee (2), Steve Crane, Joe Borg2001 Boaz Cheboiywo, Steve Crane (2), Joe Borg (2),2002 Joel David, Jordan Desilets, Gavin Thompson (2), Steven Crane (3)2003 Wes Alkin, Steve Crane (4), Joel David (2), Gavin Thompson (3) 2004 Corey Nowitzke2005 Josh Karanja, Kyle Mena, Neal Naughton, Corey Nowitzke (2), Alan Walker2006 Corey Nowitzke (3), Josh Perrin, David Brent, Josh Karanja (2), Neal Naughton (2), Curtis Vollmar, Curtis Baldwin2007 Josh Perrin (2), Josh Karanja (3) David Brent (2), Curtis Vollmar (2), Kyle Mena (2) 2008 Josh Karanja (4), Curtis Vollmar (3) David Brent (2), Josh Perrin (3) 2009 Curtis Vollmar (4), James Hughes, Matt Hammersmith2010 Terefe Ejigu, Harry Dixon2011 Terefe Ejigu, Daryl Smith

1972 Gordon Minty1973 Gordon Minty (2), Dave Burkhart, Nick Ellis1974 Gordon Minty (3), Dave Burkhart (2), Nick Ellis (2), Tom Hollander, Dave Smith1975 Nick Ellis (3), Dave Smith (2)1976 Jim Deren, Joe Caruso1977 John Schulze1981 Dan Shamiyeh1983 Mark Smith1984 Mark Smith (2)1985 Don Johns, P.J. Osika1987 Don Johns (2), George Rodriguez1988 Scott Hippen1989 Mark Dailey1990 Scott Hippen (2), Dominic Middleton 1991 Clive Bonelle1992 Dominic Middleton (2), Clive Bonelle (2),

Carl Warren1993 Carl Warren (2), Jason Boothroyd1994 Jason Boothroyd (2), Dominic Middleton (3)1995 Clint Verran1996 Morris Giddens 1997 Ben Reese, Clint Verran (2)1998 Ben Reese (2)1999 Blake McDowell2000 Blake McDowell (2), Aaron Bartee, Steve Crane2001 Boaz Cheboiywo2002 Boaz Cheboiywo (2), Gavin Thompson2003 Gavin Thompson (2)2005 Corey Nowitzke 2006 Corey Nowtzke (2), Josh Perrin2007 Josh Karanja2009 Curtis Vollmar, Terefe Ejugu2010 Terefe Ejigu

NCAA DIvISIoN I All-REgIoNAl

USTFCCCAAll-ACADEMIC

Corey Nowitzke .................... 2006-07Terefe Ejigu............................2010-11

Clive Bonelle .............................1994David Brent .....................2007, 2008Terefe Ejigu ...............................2010Matt Hammersmith ..........2009, 2010Austin Hendrix...........................2010Josh Karanja .............................2007Blake McDowell ........................1998Corey Nowitzke ...............2004, 2005Andrew Pfeiffer .........................2010Rory Sneyd .....................1996, 1998Gavin Thompson .......................2003Clint Verran ...........1994, 1995, 1997Adam Wheeler ..........................1998Wade Wines ..............................2007

All-MID-AMERICAN CoNFERENCEThrough The Years




All-STATE All-CENTRAl CollEgIATE

CoNFERENCE1930 Roger Arnett, Harold Bauer, Eddie Morcombe, J. O’Connor, Tim Quinn, Merlin Wolfe1931 Harold Bauer, Ed Morcombe, Jim O’Connor, Karl Kahler, Erwin Foster1932 Erwin Foster, John Caplis, Walt Gibbs1934 Walt Gibbs, Abe Rosenkrantz, Billy Zepp, Harry Werbin1936 Harry Werbin1946 Al Pingel1950 Bob Dean, Harold Vincent, Eddie Aylmer1951 Eddie Aylmer, Ray Palmer, Bob Papp, J. DiCommandrea1952 John DiCommandrea, Bob Rowland, Bob Papp1968 Charlton Baldwin1972 Gordon Minty, Dave Burkhart1973 Gordon Minty, Dave Burkhart, Nick Ellis1974 Dave Burkhart (3), Nick Ellis, Tom Hollander, Dave Smith1975 Nick Ellis (3), Dave Smith1976 Joe Caruso, Jim Deren1977 John Schulze, Roger Jones1983 Mark Smith1985 P.J. Osika, George Rodriguez, John Cross1986 P.J. Osika, George Rodriguez, John Cross1987 Don Johns1988 Mark Pogliano, Scott Hippen, George Rodriguez (3)1991 Clive Bonelle, Mark Dailey1992 Dominic Middleton, Carl Warren, Jeff Grainger, Rick Carr, Jason Jeske1993 Dominic Middleton, Carl Warren, Jason Boothroyd1994 Paul McMullen, Jason Boothroyd, Dominic Middleton (3), Clint Verran1995 Jason Boothroyd (3), Clint Verran, Matt Curry, Matt Marcini1996 Ben Reese, Morris Giddens, Mike Franko1997 Ben Reese, Mike Franko, Morris Giddens, Mark Reed, Aaron Bartee1999 Blake McDowell, Joseph Borg2000 Blake McDowell, Aaron Bartee, Steve Crane, Ryan Desgrange, Jordan Desilets, Paul Pobursky2002 Steven Crane, Ryan Desgrange, Paul Pobursky, Matt Wehrman2003 Gavin Thompson

1930 Roger Arnett, Harold Bauer, Jim O’Connor, Valden Criger, Tim Quinn1931 Ed Morcombe, Harold Bauer, Jim O’Connor, Karl Kahler, Erwin Foster1932 Robert Dunn, Walt Bellman, John Cap lis, Erwin Foster, Karl Kahler, Walt Gibbs1934 Walt Gibbs, Billy Zepp, Bowman Hall, Abe Rosenkrantz, Harry Werbin1935 Billy Zepp, Abe Rosenkrantz, Harry Werbin, Warren Frye1936 Abe Rosenkrantz(3), Harry Werbin(3), Bowman Hall, Carl Drajila1937 D.O. Wyble, Carl Drajila1938 Neville Hughes, Paul Herman, Bob Lee, Tom Quinn1939 Warren Johnson, Bob Lee, Duane Zemper, Tom Quinn1940 George Cole, Bob Lee (3), Duane Zemper, Tom Quinn (3), Bob Archer1942 Al Pingel, Rutila Enzastiga, Bob Archer, Paul Hansen1969 Dave Campbell, Wayne Seiler, Jim Bils borrow, Dave Galloway, Bob Boudreau1970 Gordon Minty, Jim Bilsborrow1971 Tom Hollander, Jim Bilsborrow (3), Terry Furst1972 Gordon Minty, Tom Hollander, Dave Burkhart, Nick Ellis, Scott Hubbard1973 Gordon Minty (3), Dave Burkhart, Nick Ellis, Scott Hubbard, Bob Hunt, Rick Goodman1985 Don Johns, P.J. Osika, George Rodriguez1986 Don Johns, P.J. Osika, George Rodri guez, JohnCross

1987 Don Johns (3), George Rodriguez, Mark Brosnan1988 George Rodriguez (4), Scott Hippen, Mark Pogliano1989 John Griffiths, Paul Kerbey, Mark Dai ley, Jeff Grainger, Dan Liedel1990 Scott Hippen, Dominic Middleton1991 Mark Dailey, Dan Liedel, Jason Jeske, Mike Kessler, Clive Bonelle1992 Dominic Middleton, Jason Jeske, Clive Bonelle, Carl Warren1993 Carl Warren, Rick Carr, Jason Boo throyd, Clint Verran1994 Did Not Compete1995 Clint Verran, Matt Curry1996 Morris Giddens, Ben Reese, Mike Franko, Matt Marcini1997 Mike Franko, Morris Giddens, Lee Shaw, Mark Reed1998 Ben Reese, Aaron Bartee, Adam Wheeler, Chris Chiaro, Blake McDow - ell, Lee Shaw, Matt Marcini1999 Blake McDowell, Joseph Borg, Jordan Desilets

NCAA DIvISIoN I All-AMERICANS1938 Tom Quinn1940 Tom Quinn, Bob Lee, Duane Zemper1941 Duane Zemper1948 Al Pingel1951 Eddie Aylmer1952 Bob Rowland1953 Bob Rowland1959 Mauri Jormakka1960 Mauri Jormakka1972 Gordon Minty1973 Gordon Minty1974 Gordon Minty, Dave Smith2000 Blake McDowell2001 Boaz Cheboiywo2002 Boaz Cheboiywo, Joel David, Gavin Thompson2003 Gavin Thompson2006 Corey Nowitzke

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Cheboiywo won the 2001 NCAA Championship for men’s cross country with a time of 28:47...Finished 19 seconds in front of his nearest competition, Jorge Torres of Colorado and set his fifth-course record of the year in five races, beating the previous mark for the 10K course by seven seconds...Posted the fifth fastest time in NCAA cross country championship history since race was extended to a 10-kilometer course in 1976...Became Eastern Michigan’s first National Champion at the Division I level and the first Na-tional Champion in cross country...Joins Elmore Banton, retired head coach at Ohio University and OU athlete, as the only Mid-American Con-ference National Champions...Qualifying for the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships,

Cheboiywo came away with his second NCAA individual title of the year win-

ning the 10,000-meter run with a time of 28:32.10...At the 2001 NCAA Great Lakes Regional, won with a time of 29.52.0 which was almost 45 seconds in front of his nearest competition, Big Ten Champion Alan Webb of Michigan...At the 2001 Mid-American Conference Championships held at Eagle Crest Golf Course in Ypsilanti, Cheboiywo won the MAC Men’s Cross Country Cham-pionship with 24:11 clocking, which set a course record, almost 30 seconds better than the previous mark...Won the 2002 NCAA Great

Lakes Regional with a time of 30:08.1, successfully defend-

ing his 2001 title...In 2002 NCAA Championships, Cheboiywo fin-ished 7th overall with a time of 29:46.1.

DIvISIoN INCAA CHAMpIoNBoAZ CHEBoIyWo ‘01

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DIvISIoN INCAA CHAMpIoNBoAZ CHEBoIyWo ‘01

Thompson won back-to-back MAC Championship in 2002 (23:50.2) and 2003 (23.39.9)...In 2002, he also finished second at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (30:27.8) and 12th at the NCAA Championships (29:51.40) and earned All-MAC, All-Region and All-American honors...Thompson won his first NCAA Great Lakes Regional title (30.12.0) in 2003, as well as a 3rd place finish in the NCAA Championship.

Gordon may be the best cross country runner in school history...Only harrier to win three consecutive MAC individual titles...In 1973 he was MAC, CCC and District champ, and a fall at the start of the NCAA meet probably cost him the title, finishing third...Three-time All-State, All-MAC and All-District selections, two-time All-CCC and a four-time All-American...He qualified for the Division II meet in 1971 and Division I in 1972,’73,’74....Outstanding track career as well with best times of 4:03, 13:40.94, 28:20.94 and 8:37.84 (2 mile)...In 1973 he set the world indoor record in the three mile. Gordon ran in the Commonwealth Games and finished eighth in the marathon at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials.

gAvIN THoMpSoN ‘03NCAA 3RD plACE FINISHERSgoRDoN MINTy ‘73

NCAA All-AMERI-CANS

1938 Tom Quinn1940 Tom Quinn, Bob Lee, Duane Zemper1941 Duane Zemper1948 Al Pingel1951 Eddie Aylmer1952 Bob Rowland1953 Bob Rowland1959 Mauri Jormakka

1960 Mauri Jormakka

1972 Gordon Minty1973 Gordon Minty1974 Gordon Minty, Dave Smith2000 Blake McDowell2001 Boaz Cheboiywo2002 Boaz Cheboiywo, Joel David, Gavin Thompson2003 Gavin Thompson2006 Corey Nowitzke

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1972 Gordon Minty1973 Gordon Minty (2), Dave Burkhart, Nick Ellis1974 Gordon Minty (3), Dave Burkhart (2), Nick Ellis (2), Tom Hollander, Dave Smith1975 Nick Ellis (3), Dave Smith (2)1976 Jim Deren, Joe Caruso1977 John Schulze1981 Dan Shamiyeh1983 Mark Smith1984 Mark Smith (2)1985 Don Johns, P.J. Osika1987 Don Johns (2), George Rodriguez1988 Scott Hippen1989 Mark Dailey1990 Scott Hippen (2), Dominic Middleton 1991 Clive Bonelle1992 Dominic Middleton (2), Clive Bonelle (2), Carl Warren

1993 Carl Warren (2), Jason Boothroyd1994 Jason Boothroyd (2), Dominic Middleton (3)1995 Clint Verran1996 Morris Giddens 1997 Ben Reese, Clint Verran (2)1998 Ben Reese (2)1999 Blake McDowell2000 Blake McDowell (2), Aaron Bartee, Steve Crane2001 Boaz Cheboiywo2002 Boaz Cheboiywo (2), Gavin Thompson2003 Gavin Thompson (2)2005 Corey Nowitzke 2006 Corey Nowtzke (2), Josh Perrin2007 Josh Karanja2009 Curtis Vollmar, Terefe Ejigu2010 Terefe Ejigu

NCAA DIvISIoN I All-REgIoNAl ATHlETES

Throughout his remarkable career, Corey won just about every award a collegiate cross country athlete could win...In 2006 he led his team to victory by winning the Mid-American Confer-ence individual championship with a time of 26:52.60...Won the NCAA Regional title with a time of 30:57.94....Named MAC MVP as well as NCAA Great Lakes Region Runner of the Year and USTFCCCA All-Academic...Ran in three NCAA Championships with his best mark and finish of 31:36.5 (30th) coming in 2006.

regionaL chaMPionCoREy NoWITZkE

2006

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1972 gordon Minty 1973 gordon Minty 1974 gordon Minty 1975 Dave smith 1976 Joe caruso 1992 Dominic Middleton 1993 carl Warren 1995 clint verran 1997 Ben reese 1999 Blake McDowell

29:47.0030:24.2029:21.2029:50.4031:28.0024:12.0024:51.0025:28.0025:36.0024.43.00

2000 Blake McDowell 2001 Boaz cheboiywo 2002 gavin thompson 2003 gavin thompson 2006 corey nowitzke 2007 Josh Perrin 2008 Josh Karanja2010 terefe ejigu

Mac chaMPionJoSH pERRIN2007Perrin won the Mid-American C o n f e r e n c e I n d i v i d u a l Championship in 2007 while helping the Eagles to four-straight MAC titles from 2005-08. He was also a two-time first-team All-MAC selection as well as a second-team All-MAC award winner.

24:19.0024:11.0023:50.2023:39.9026:52.6024:33.0024:18.7024:08.00

INDIvIDUAl MAC CHAMpIoNS

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DoMINIC MIDDlEToN (1990, 1992-94) England. In 1994, Dominic finished fifth in the MAC meet and be-came the fourth runner to make All-MAC four times...Joins former EMU runners Nick Ellis, Mark Smith and George Rodriguez in that elite group...In 1992 Dominic was outstanding, winning the Michigan Intercollegiate, CCC and MAC, and was eighth at districts....Three-time All-CCC and All-District, two-time All-State and qualified for nationals twice, in 1992 with the team and 1994 as an individual.

ANTHoNy MIFSUD (1964-66) Detroit, Michigan. Tony was NCAA Division II All-American in 1966 and a two-time NAIA All-American.

goRDoN MINTy (1971-74) England. Gordon may be the best cross country runner in school history...Only harrier to win three consecutive MAC individual titles...In 1973 he was MAC, CCC and District champ, and a fall at the start of the NCAA meet prob-ably cost him the title, finishing third...Three-time All-State, All-MAC and All-District selections, two-time All-CCC and a four-time All-American...He qualified for the Division II meet in 1971 and Divi-sion I in 1972,’73,’74....Outstand-ing track career as well with best times of 4:03, 13:40.94, 28:20.94

and 8:37.84 (2 mile)...In 1973 he set the world indoor re-cord in the three mile. Gordon ran in the Commonwealth Games and finished eighth in the marathon at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials.

TERRy NoRMAN (1964-66) Adrian, Michigan. Terry was NCAA Division II All-American in 1965 and was NAIA and NCAA Division II All-American in 1966...Helped lead Eastern to the 1966 NAIA National Championship, the first national title in school history.

CoREy NoWITZkE (2003-07) Monroe, Michigan. Throughout his remarkable career, Corey won just about every award a collegiate cross country athlete could win...In 2006 he led his team to victory by winning the Mid-American Conference individual championship with a time of 26:52.60...Won the NCAA Regional title with a time of 30:57.94....Named MAC MVP as well as NCAA Great Lakes Region Runner of the Year and USTFC-CCA All-Academic...Ran in three NCAA Championships with his best mark and finish of 31:36.5 (30th) coming in 2006.

George Rodriguez

Gordon Minty

p. J. oSIkA (1983-86) Waterford, Michigan. P.J. won the Midwest Meet of Champions at 800 meters in high school but moved up to distances at Eastern...In 1985 he made All-State, All-CCC, All-MAC and All-District and helped his team qualify for the NCAA meet...As a senior in 1986 he made All-State and All-CCC and missed All-MAC by one spot...Best times of 3:41.39 (1,500) and 1:50.26.

JoSH pERRIN (2005-08): Hillsdale, Michigan. Won the Mid-American Conference Individual Championship in 2007...Helped the Eagles to four-straight MAC titles from 2005-08...Named first-team All-MAC twice and second-team All-MAC once.

Al pINgEl (1942, 46-48) Detroit, Michigan. Al was All-State in 1942, All-CCC in 1946 and All- American in 1948...After Eastern he had a very successful career coaching boys’ cross country and track at Wyandotte Rosevelt High School (Michigan)...Had a record of 122 wins and 25 losses...He was assistant coach of track and cross country at Eastern from 1967 until 1980. ToM QUINN (1938-40) Elizabeth, New Jersey. Tom had an outstanding career at Eastern...In cross country he was the first Eastern Michigan athlete in any sport to make All-American twice...In 1940, he finished seventh at the NCAA meet, helping EMU to a second-place finish, the highest by any Eastern team at that point...Three-time All-State...In track, he won the 1941 CCC indoor mile and placed fourth at the NCAA meet in the mile to make All-American....Coached the New York Athletic Club to five consecutive National AAU Cross Country Championships (1951-55) and was a trainer, breeder and driver of harness horses.

BEN REESE (1996-2000) Merseyside, England. Won the MAC championship in 1997 and was the MAC runner-up in 1998. In 1997, he qualified for nationals and finished 92nd with a time of 31:18...In track, he won the 2000 MAC indoor mile and 3,000 meters ...Anchored winning distance medley relay...Placed third in the NCAA indoor mile...Owns a personal-best time of a 3:59.8 mile.

gEoRgE RoDRIgUEZ (1985-88) Oregon, Ohio. George basically recruited himself to Eastern and Coach Parks was glad he did...One of four people to make All-MAC four times...Only Michigan college runner ever to make All-State four times, he was All-CCC three times and the only EMU runner to make All-State, All-CCC and All-MAC at least three times each...Ran with the team at the 1985 NCAA meet and was All-District in 1987...Best times of 14:09.94, 30:06.80, 8:49.91 (2 mile), 4:08.95 and 3:47.85.

Through The Years




ABE RoSENkRANTZ (1933-36) New York, New York. Abe was All-CCC in 1934 and was not only three-time All-State but also three-time State Runner-up...Never ran in a losing cross country meet during his career...One of the best 880 runners in the U.S...Won the Indoor CCC (1935, 1936), and in 1936 ran 1:50.3 and just missed making the 1936 U.S. Olympic team...Time remained a school record for almost 30 years...Won the Millrose Games 880 yards in 1937 and took home three gold medals in the 1935 Jewish Olympics...Presumed lost in action during World War II and the Millrose Games renamed the 880 as the Abe Rosenkrantz Memorial 880...Reports of his death were wrong and Abe was the starter at the first and only Abe Rosenkrantz Memorial 880. BoB RoWlAND (1952-54). Linclon Park, Michigan. Three-time All-Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and two-time All-American...The 1952 and 1953 IIAC Champion, 1954 IIAC Runner-up and won 14 of 15 dual meets during his last three years.

JoHN SCHUlZE (1977) Linden, Michigan. John had only one year EMU after transferring from Mott Community Col-lege, and he made it a good one...All-CCC and All-District selections and was fourth in the MAC.

DAN SHAMIyEH (1979-82) Freeland, Michigan. Dan was three-time All-MAC and All-District in 1981...In track he ran on the Distance Medley Relay team that won the 1984 NCAA Championship...Best times of 3:43,71, 8:40.07 (2 mile), 13:55.28 and 29:44.59.

DAvE SMITH (1974-75) Wayne, Michigan. Dave was a Junior College All-American at Henry Ford Community College...In 1974 at EMU, he was All-CCC and All-District, seventh in the MAC and was 24th at the NCAA meet, making All-American honors...In 1975 he won the MAC, was All-CCC and All-District and qualified individually for nationals...Indoor Track All-American who had best times of 14:15.12 and 28:48.94.

Gavin Thompson

Joe Caruso crosses the finish line in celebration after winning the 1976 Mid-American Conference Championship.

MARk SMITH (1981-84) Cadillac, Michigan. A three-time Class B state cross country champion at Cadillac High School, Mark was the second of four runners to make All-MAC four times...All-District twice and All-CCC in 1983...In track he set the MAC Outdoor record with eight individual titles (four steeplechase, two each at 5,000 and 10,000)...A two-time All-American in the steeple, he finished fourth in the event and just missed making the 1984 U.S. Olympic team...Best times of 29:0.49 (SC), 29:30.73, 14:04.4, 8:55.94 (2 mile) and 3:50.24.

gAvIN THoMpSoN (2001-2003) West Sussex, England. Thompson won back-to-back MAC Championship in 2002

(23:50.2) and 2003 (23.39.9)...In 2002, he also finished second at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (30:27.8) and 12th at the NCAA Championships (29:51.40) and earned All-MAC, All-Region and All-American honors...Thomp-son won his first NCAA Great Lakes Regional title (30.12.0) in 2003.

ClINT vERRAN (1993-97) Lake Orion, Michigan. Clint was a state Class A individual champion in high school...While

a t EMU, he earned All-MAC honors his final three years, just missing a fourth title his freshman year...Won the MAC title in 1995 and was All-District in 1997...In 1998, he was All-CCC and All-State twice and was the Co-MVP in the MAC Outdoor, winning the 10,000, Steeplechase and finished second in the 5,000.

CARl WARREN (1991-93) England. Moved up to cross country from 800 and 1,500...In 1992 he was All-State, All-CCC, sixth in the MAC and All-District...Had a great year in 1993 winning the Michigan Intercollegiate, CCC and MAC, and was All-District...Best times of 4:05.43, 8:13 (3000), 14:28 and 8:52.41 (steeplechase).

DUANE ZEMpER (1939-41) Howell, Michigan. Duane was the second two-time All-American in school history in 1940 and 1941..Two-time All-State and is in the Eastern Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame...Served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was sent by the Air Force to the photog-raphy school at Yale University.

BIll ZEpp (1933-35) Cadet, Virginia. Billy was All-Central Collegiate Conference and two-time All-State...Won three CCC 2-Mile races during his career and was All-American...Went on to earn a master’s from Wayne State and taught at Hazel Park High School for 27 years.

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In 1967, Lyndon Johnson was President of the United States, U.S. troops were being sent to Vietnam, the Beat-les were still taking America by storm and Bob parks was the new cross country and track coach at Eastern Michigan. After 34 years, a lot of things changed. The U.S. pulled out of Vietnam in 1975, Johnson died in 1973 and the Beatles broke up in 1970, not to mention only two of them are still alive. After 34 years, Parks retired as one of the most suc-cessful coaches at EMU. During his career, Eastern Michigan cross country com-piled a dual-meet record of 132-24-1 for a .843 winning per-centage. EMU was 75-16 (.824) in MAC action and has won nine MAC titles (1973, 1974, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000). The Eagles went undefeated 11 times ( 1970, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) in dual meet action during his tenure. They competed just as well on a national level. In his first five years, Parks led Eastern to the NAIA and/or NCAA Division II Champion-ship meet every year and won the 1967 and 1970 NAIA Na-tional Championship and the 1970 NCAA Division II National title. After joining the MAC and moving up to the NCAA Divi-

sion I status in 1972, EMU won two district championships ( 1973, 1974) and qualified for the NCAA Championship meet seven times with the best finish coming in 1974 with a sixth place finish. Parks’ teams qualified for a national champion-ship meet (NAIA, NCAA I, II) nine times in his first 10 years. Eastern also won seven Central Collegiate Conference crowns and nine Michigan Intercollegiate Championships. Parks was named MAC Coach of the Year seven times (1973, 1973, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000), was five-time CCC Coach of the Year (1973, 1974, 1985, 1995, 1997) and twice honored as NCAA District Coach of the Year (1973, 1974). The 78-year-old Parks (9-6-30) was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., and grew up in Howell Mich. At Howell High School, he played football, basketball, baseball and track and was the Michigan high School Class B State Champion in the 440-yard dash. He was a three-time letterwinner in track at Michigan Normal College (now EMU), won the 1952 IIAC 880-yard run and was a member of the mile relay team that held the school record for 14 years. He began his coaching career at Ferndale High School in 1952 and also coached at DeWitt High School and Redford Thurston H.S. from 1954-61, until joining the Western Michi-gan University track and cross country staff as an assistant coach in 1961 where he helped the Broncos to numerous MAC and CCC titles, as well as two NCAA Division I Cham-pionships in cross country. Parks left Western Michigan in January 1967, to return to his alma mater as head coach. Parks is married to the former Pat Greene, who is retired from the EMU Chemistry Department. They have four chil-dren, Nancy, Susan, Steve and Scott. Sue is the current head coach of the women’s cross country and track and field programs at Eastern, while Scott is the athletic director and head men’s and women’s track and cross country coach at Seminole Ridge High School in Palm Beach County, Fla.

Bob parksHEAD CoACH 1967-2000 Record: 134-24-1

MAC Commissioner Rick Chryst hands Bob Parks his final Coach of the Year award in 2000.50

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1911 Michigan State Normal College starts cross-country with F.G. Beyerman as head coach of a four-man squad.

1920 MSNC joins the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

1923 Cross country becomes a varsity sport with former club standout Lloyd Olds as head coach.

1924 MSNC runners sweep the first five places in the MIAA Championships.

1925 Leroy Potter wins all six cross country meets of the season as MSNC takes its first Michigan AAU and State Intercollegiate crowns.

1926 MSNC successfully defends Michigan Intercollegiates

1927 MSNC leaves the MIAA and joins the Michigan Collegiate Conference, winning the MCC title their first year.

1928 MSNC takes the first five places in the MCC Championships. The team also wins fourth straight Michigan Intercollegiate and first Central Collegiate Conference.

1929 Roger Arnett becomes the Hurons’ first national champion as he wins the National AAU Junior six-mile cross country in 31:33. Ed Morcombe, Jim O’Connor and Harold Bauer finish third, fourth and fifth respectively.

1930 Michigan Intercollegiate meet returns after a year’s absence. Hurons win fifth straight crown as Roger Arnett wins individual title.

1931 MSNC leaves the MCC.

1932 Assistant Coach George Marshall fills in for coach Olds, who is on leave coaching in the 1932 Olympics. The team is state champion for the seventh straight year.

1933 MSNC places Billy Zepp, Karl Kahler, Abe Rosenkrantz and Harry Werbin in the top 10 at the National Senior AAU Championships. The Michigan Intercollegiate winning streak is stopped at seven.

1934 Billy Zepp wins Michigan Intercollegiate.

1935 Billy Zepp establishes records on all three courses that MSNC competes on.

1938 Hurons win a school-record seven dual meets. Tom Quinn becomes first NCAA Division I All-America in school history.

1940 Tom Quinn, Duane Zemper, and Bob Lee lead MSNC to a second-place finish at the NCAA-UD National Championships. With all three earning All-America honors. The team rolls out its 13th straight undefeated season. Quinn becomes first two-time All-America in any sport in MSNC history.

1941 Notre Dame beats Michigan State Normal College 22-33 and ends the Hurons’ 65 dual-meet win streak. Which still remains the NCAA collegiate record. Duane Zemper becomes the second two-time All-America. Lloyd Olds retires after 18 years with a 65-3 record.

1942 George Marshall the becomes second head coach in school history.

1946 Michigan State Normal College qualifies for the NCAA.

1947 Michigan State Normal College qualifies for the NCAA. The team is undefeated in dual meets (4-0).

1948 Michigan State Normanl College suffers first losing season in school history. Al Pingel makes All-America.

1949 Michigan State Normal College qualifies for NCAA.

1950 Michigan State Normal College qualifies for NCAA.

1951 MSNC joins the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Hurons win the IIAC and qualifies for the NCAA meet for the third straight year. Eddie Aylmer makes All-America. Central Collegiate Conference runner-up.

1952 Bob Rowland makes All-America.

1953 Bob Rowland wins IIAC and repeats as All-America. Only four-time All-IIAC pick in conference history.

1954 Michigan State Normal College is National Junior A.A.U. champions.

1956 MSNC changes to Eastern Michigan College, and wins sixth straight IIAC crown.

1957 The team suffers the first back-to-back losing seasons in school history.

1959 EMC changes to Eastern Michigan University. Mauri Jormakka makes All-America. Jormakka wins IIAC.

1960 Eastern has first undefeated season in seven years. Mauri Jormakka repeats as All-America. Jormakka becomes the only two-time champion in IIAC history.

1962 EMU leaves the IIAC and joins the President’s Athletic Conference.

1963 EMU wins its first PAC title, places ninth at NCAA Division II Championships.

1964 The Hurons are PAC conference runner-ups.

1965 EMU finishes second at the NCAA-CD National Championship with Tony Mifsud and Terry Norman as All-Americans. EMU wins its second PAC Championship in three years. Undefeated in dual meets (7-0).

1966 The Hurons leave the PAC and win their first National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics title as well as finishing third at the NCAA-CD National Championship. Tony Mifsud and Terry Norman become the first EMU runners to make Division II and NAIA All-America squad in the same season while Ken Head is also an NAIA All-American. It is a great finale for Coach George Marshall, who retires at the end of the season with a record of 82-34-1 in 23 years.

Coach Lloyd Olds (left) had an overall record of 28-2 while coaching from 1923-1931.

Coach George Marshall (right) had an overall record of 78-34-1 while coaching from 1942, 1946-1966.

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1967 Eastern has a new coach in alumnus Bob Parks, and the winning tradition continues. The Hurons successfully defend their NAIA National title. Charlton Baldwin, Dick Reamer and Dave Ellis make All-American. Ellis wins a silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the Pan-Am Games. The Hurons win six of eight scored meets.

1968 Eastern wins the State NAIA title and ends up third at Nationals. Dave Ellis and Dave Galloway make NAIA All-American list. Ellis competes for Canada at the Olympics at Mexico City.

1969 EMU wins the State NAIA title, and is runner-up in both the NCAA-Division II and NAIA National Championships. All-Americans are Dave Ellis (NAIA), Dave Galloway (Division II) and Wayne Seiler (Division II).

1970 Dave Ellis becomes the first Huron to be a four-time All-American. Eastern wins its fifth consecutive State NAIA title. EMU wins both the NCAA-CD and NAIA National Championships, along with the Indoor and Outdoor NAIA National track titles, Eastern wins four national titles in one year, more than any other school. Bob Boudreau and Terry Furst are NCAA Division II and NAIA All-Americans. Gordon Minty also makes NCAA Division II All-American as a freshman.

1971 EMU is admitted to the Mid-American Conference. The team ends up third at the NCAA-CD National Championships. Terry Furst and Tom Hollander make NCAA Division II All-America. Furst qualifies for NCAA Division I Championship and becomes the first EMU runner to qualify for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NAIA National Championships.

1972 EMU finishes third in the MAC as Gordon Minty wins the individual MAC title and makes All-America, helping EMU to a 13th-place finish at Nationals. Minty becomes the second EMU runner to qualify for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NAIA National Championships.

1973 Eastern goes 9-0 in dual meets and wins five team titles, including the Mid-American Conference, Central Collegiate Conference and the NCAA Districts. Eastern finishes 12th at Nationals. Gordon Minty is unbeaten all year until he falls at the start of Nationals. He comes back to finish third, the highest EMU finish in school history.

1974 EMU repeats as CCC, MAC and District champs and finishes sixth at Nationals. Gordon Minty wins his third straight MAC title and makes All-America for a third time. Dave Smith is also All-America. Eastern qualifies for a national championship meet and has an All-American for the 10th straight year. EMU has five All-MAC and All-District, and four All-CCC runners.

1975 Dave Smith wins the MAC title with a 29:50.4 for six miles. Nick Ellis becomes the first man to make All-MAC for the fourth year. Smith and Ellis both qualify for NCAA’s.

1976 Joe Caruso wins the MAC title in 31:28 for 10,000 meters which is EMU’s fifth straight individual crown and the biggest upset individual winner in MAC history. Eastern qualifies for Nationals for the 11th time in the last 12 years.

1977 For the first time since 1964 Eastern fails to send someone to nationals.

1980 EMU goes unbeaten in dual meet action (6-0).

1981 Dan Shamiyeh makes All-MAC for third time.

1982 EMU finishes second at the MAC meet.

1983 The Hurons go unbeaten in dual meets (5-0).

1984 Mark Smith becomes the second Huron to make All-MAC four times. EMU suffers just the fourth losing season in school history, and the first since 1957.

1985 Eastern goes unbeaten in dual meets (5-0) and qualifies for nationals for the first time since 1976. The Hurons win the CCC and finish second at MAC, third at District, and 22nd in NCAA.

1986 EMU wins the MAC and Michigan Intercollegiates and finishes second at the CCC.

1987 Hurons win Michigan Intercollegiates and take second at MAC.

1988 Eastern pulls off a big upset, tying for second at the MAC meet. George Rodriguez becomes the third Huron to make All-MAC four times. Rodriguez is first and only four-time All-State runner and makes All-CCC for third time.

1989 EMU hosts districts for the first time. First time since joining the MAC that Hurons fail to have an All-MAC runner. However, Mark Dailey earns All-District honors.

1990 Eastern wins the MAC with four All-MAC performers. 1990 also marked the final time that the distance was 10,000-meters.

1991 In a meet that was supposed to be close, Eastern scores a near-record 30 points and wins the MAC by 44 points. The Hurons also win the Michigan Intercollegiates and take second at the CCC. Mark Dailey, Clive Bonelle and Mike Nessler finish 2-3-4 in the MAC Championships.

Gordon Minty (above) still holds the Mid-American Conference record for most individual MAC victories with 3 (1972-74).

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1992 Eastern wins just about everything en route to making it to nationals for the first time since 1985. The team wins its third straight MAC title, as well as the U of D Invite., Michigan Intercollegiates and CCC. The Hurons finish fourth at Districts and 17th at Nationals. Dominic Middleton and Clive Bonelle run 1-2 in the MAC. Middleton wins CCC.

1993 EMU wins its fourth straight MAC title and finishes second in the CCC and wins Michigan Intercollegiates, despite an injury-plagued season. Carl Warren and Jason Boothroyd give the Green and White its second straight 1-2 finish at MAC. Warren also wins Michigan Intercollegiate and CCC.

1994 EMU struggles all season with injuries and illnesses but manages to place second at the CCC. Dominic Middleton, Clint Verran and Jason Boothroyd finish 3-4-5 to help the Eagles win their fifth straight MAC title. Middleton becomes the fourth EMU runner to make All-MAC four times. Middleton and Boothroyd qualify for nationals. Middleton becomes third three-time All-District runner in school history.

1995 Eastern wins its first three meets, but inexperience slows the team down at the end of the season. The Eagles’ bid for a sixth-straight MAC crown is halted as they finish fifth despite Clint Verran and Jason Boothroyd going 1-3. They drop out of the top-10 at Districts for the first time since 1988. Verran wins Michigan Intercollegiate and Boothroyd wins CCC.

1996 Eastern wins the Michigan Intercollegiates by 46 points, with four All-State runners. Runner-up at CCC. Finished fourth at MAC for its 13th straight top-five finish. Morris Giddens qualifies for the NCAA meet, the third time in the last five years Eastern has sent someone to nationals.

1997 The year that almost was. Eastern wins Michigan Intercollegiates, Central Collegiates by 37 points, and is ranked nationally the whole season. Five All-MAC runners are not enough as Miami edges them by four points for the MAC title. Injury and a couple off performances cost EMU a bid to nationals, as the team is fifth at Districts. Ben Reese heads to South Carolina for the NCAA Championships, the fourth time in the last six years that EMU has been represented at nationals. Clint Verran makes All-MAC for third time. Ben Reese wins CCC and MAC and Mike Franko wins Michigan Intercollegiates.

1998 Eastern competes in seven invitationals and places in the top-12 in all of them. Eastern wins the University of Detroit-Mercy Invitational and the Michigan Intercollegiates. Eastern’s runners all finish in the top-44 at the Mid-American Conference Championships, but it is not enough to seize the win; Miami wins by three points. Ben Reese, Aaron Bartee and Lee Shaw make All-MAC. Bob Parks is awarded MAC Coach of the Year.

1999 Blake McDowell won the Michigan Intercollegiate and the Central Collegiate Championships on his way to winning the 1999 Mid-American Conference title. McDowell earned first-team All-MAC honors. He became the 10th runner in EMU history to win the conference championship. A potentially good season did not materialize as Ben Reese, Chris Chiaro and Ryan Desgrange were ill and Aaron Bartee was injured for the majority of the season.

1999 Head Coach Bob Parks went out in style as Eastern

wins its ninth Mid-American Conference Championship. Coach Parks was honored by being named MAC Coach of the Year. Blake McDowell won the Central Collegiate Championships on his way to winning the 2000 Mid-American Conference title. McDowell continued his stellar season, finishing second at the NCAA Cross Country Great Lakes regional and so did the EMU men’s team. The team finished 20th at the 2000 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Ames, Iowa. Blake McDowell was Eastern’s top individual, finishing 43rd, earning All-American honors. McDowell was the first EMU runner since 1974 to earn such honors. Bob Parks was named Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year.

2001 For the first time, an Eastern Michigan’s cross country runner took home the national championship. Boaz Cheboiywo won by an impressive 19 seconds, breaking the previous course record by seven seconds, to claim the title. Cheboiywo won all five races in which he competed. The team had a tremendous season setting a MAC Championship record for the lowest winning point total en route to the school’s 10th MAC Championship. The team also was making national news, at one point the team was ranked as high as 15th place in the national rankings.

2002 The Eastern Michigan cross country team finished the year great by placing third at the NCAA Championships. This is the highest place an EMU team has finished since becoming a NCAA Division I school. They came into the NCAA Championships after finishing second in the MAC and placed second at the Great Lakes Regional. Eastern had a strong performance at the Regional with Boaz Cheboiywo and Gavin Thompson finishing first and second overall. The team also took first place at the Michigan Intercollegiate and EMU Classic while finishing second at the Roy Griak Invitational.

2003 The Eastern Michigan cross country team opened the season with a first place finish at the Detroit Titan Invitational. The Eagles were runners up at the MAC Championships for the second straight year and were led by All-MAC First Team selection Gavin Thompson, who won the 8,000-meter beating 95 participants with a time of 23.39.9. The Eagles also placed ninth out of 32 teams at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with Thompson finishing with a time of 30.12.0 to win the 10,000-meter individual. Thompson closed out the season finishing third at the NCAA championships 10,000 meter individual race with a time of 29.17.4.

2004 The Eagles began their season with a victory at the Indiana State invitational on September 11. Corey Nowitzke and Alan Walker captured first and second place, with times of 24:58.57 and 25:34.56, respectively. The team competed in eight events throughout the course of the season, including the MAC Championships where Corey Nowitzke finished in fifth place overall with a time of 25:04.80. The Eagles finished 10th out of 29 teams at the NCAA Regional with five out of seven runners placing in the top 100. Corey Nowitzke receives an All Mid-American Conference selection.

2005 Eastern Michigan captured its 11th overall Mid-American Conference Championship and its first since 2000. Corey Nowitzke and Neal Naughton finished second and fifth with times of 24 :25 and 24:46, respectively. Including a

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great finish in the MAC, the Eagles also placed fifth in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, and then advanced to the NCAA Championship, where they placed 24th overall. Nowitzke was the top runner for the team in that race, placing 38th with a time of 30:33.5. In addition, coach John Goodridge was named Coach of the Year.

2006 The Eagles won their second straight Mid-American

Conference Championship title, giving them their 12th title in school history. Corey Nowitzke was MVP of the competition, placing first overall with a time of 26:52.6. Nowitzke also captured the top spot at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 30:57.94, leading his team to a fifth place finish. Coach John Goodridge was once again named Coach of the Year in the MAC. A total of six athletes were named All-MAC, finishing in the top 14.

2007 The Eastern Michigan University men’s cross country team won its third consecutive Mid-American Conference cross country title and its 13th in school history. The Eagles totaled 31 points to best runner-up Miami, who had 50 points. This was only the second time in school history that the Eagles won three consecutive conference titles. The Green and White won five straight from 1990 through 1994. The Eagles, who joined the MAC in 1972, are now a perfect 4-0 when Central Michigan has hosted the MAC Championships. The Eagles had all juniors score and had three in the top seven to claim first team All-MAC and two additional runners earning second team All-MAC honors. The Eagles, with one senior, six juniors, one sophomore and one freshman, scored all nine runners in the top 30, with five being named to the All-MAC squads. Josh Perrin became the 12th individual and 16th overall winner for the Eagles, taking the victory with a time of 24:33, after finishing second in 2006. Josh Karanja took third, while David Brent took fifth to earn first-team All-MAC honors. Curtis Vollmar and Kyle Mena took home second-team All-MAC honors, while head coach John Goodridge took home Coach of the Year. Two weeks later at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, the Eagles took seventh place as a team and Josh Karanja finished eighth overall, earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship where he finished 150th.

2008 The senior class of 2008-09 won its fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference cross country title and the programs 14th overall title. The Eagles won the title with a low score of 42 points compared to runner-up Miami, who totaled 56 points. Josh Karanja picked up an individual title becoming the 13th runner to win the program’s 17th individual title, the most of any conference school. Junior Curtis Vollmar picked up his third-straight All-MAC award, while David Brent and Josh Perrin took home second-team All-MAC awards. Brent was also awarded Academic All-MAC honors for his work both on the course and in the classroom. Two weeks later, the Eagles were led by Karanja’s 32nd finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship, as the Green and White finished seventh as a team.

2009 The Eastern Michigan University men’s cross country team earned second place at the Mid-American Conference Championship. The Eagles scored 55 points, placing just behind Kent State. Senior Curtis Vollmar took forth place, earning him All-MAC First Team accolades. He is one of

only seven runners in EMU history to do earn All-MAC all four years. Sophomore James Hughes and Junior Matt Hammersmith also earn All-MAC Second Team honors. At the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, Vollmar led the Eagles with a 17th place finish followed by true freshman Terefe Ejigu, with both runners earning All-Region honors.

2010 The Eagles showcased a stellar 2010 campaign that featured four first place team finishes, most notably a first place Mid-American Conference Championship performance for the Eagles’ 15th MAC Championship in program history. Terefe Ejugu was first to cross the finish line at 24:08 to become the 18th EMU runner to earn the Individual MAC Championship, a feat last accomplished by Josh Karanja in 2008. Ejigu’s efforts landed him first team All-MAC honors, while freshman Harry Dixon picked up second team accolades thanks to a 12th place finish at the championships. Head Coach John Goodridge was named the MAC Coach of the Year for the sixth time after leading his team to his sixth championship title during his tenure. Academically, the Green and White were well represented with four members of the 2010 roster earning Academic All-MAC awards. Ejigu, Matt Hammersmith, Austin Hendrix, and Andrew Pfeiffer were honored for their hard work in the classroom, and the four honorees represented the most on any team in the MAC. At the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, Ejigu continued to shine with a 15th place, All-Region performance. The sophomore maintained his position in the top-five from the start of the race, but fell back a few positions in the final 800 meters for a still impressive 30:41.89 finish. Ejigu’s accomplishments would later earn him USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades -- marking only the second time an EMU harrier has ever earned the award.

2011 EMU returned to top form as the Eagles captured their second straight and 16th overall Mid-American Conference Championship. The Eagles held off the Central Michigan Chippewas by 10 points, as the Eagles were paced by Terefe Ejiguy for the second consecutive conference championship, with a second place finish (24:16.0). During Ejigu’s All-MAC campaign, Terefe turned in first place finishes in the Toledo Rockets Invitational and the Michigan State Spartan Invitational. Joining Ejigu and receiving All-MAC recognition was freshman Daryl Smith, whose strong second half of the season placed him among the best in the conference. Smith capped off the 2011 season with a ninth place finish at the MAC Championships to earn All-MAC Second Team honors. As a team, the Eagles finished first twice in 2011 at the Toledo Rockets Invitational and the MAC Championship. The Eagles also took third at the New Balance Vic Matthews Open, as well as 20th at the Notre Dame Invitational, and 16th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The 2011 Eagles collected their sixth championship in seven years dating back to 2005. It was a historic season for Head Coach John Goodridge whom was in his 11th year at the helm of the Eagles. The title marked the Eagles’ seventh under the watch of Goodridge, placing him only two behind legendary EMU Head Coach Bob Parks. Goodridge was also named the MAC Coach of the Year for the seventh time, as voted by his peers in the Mid-American Conference.

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1923-1931 Coach: lloyd olds(28-2)

1923 No Dual Meets

4th Michigan Athletic Conference 2nd MIAA

1924 MIAA CHAMpIoNS

No Dual Meets 1st MIAA 2nd State Intercollegiates 2nd Michigan AAU

1925 (1-0) MIAA AND STATE CHAMpIoNS

W Detroit City College 1st MIAA 1st State Intercollegiate 1st Michigan AAU

1926 (4-1) STATE CHAMpIoNS

W Detroit City College W Oberlin L Detroit YMCA W Hillsdale W Western Normal 1st State Intercollegiate 1st Michigan AAU

1927 (1-1) STATE AND MICHIgAN CollEgIATE CoN-

FERENCE CHAMpIoNS L Oberlin W Adrian 1st State Intercollegiate 1st Michigan Collegiate Conference 1st YMCA Run

1928 (5-0) MCC, CENTRAl CollEgIATE

CoNFERENCE AND STATE CHAMpIoNS W Ohio Wesleyan W Ohio Wesleyan W Detroit YMCA W Bowling Green W Oberlin 1st Michigan Collegiate Conference 1st State Intercollegiate 1st Central Collegiates

1929 (6-0) MCC AND NATIoNAl JR. AAU CHAMpIoNS

W Bowling Green 15-40 W Ohio Wesleyan 19-40 W Detroit YMCA 19-36 W Michigan 18-39 W Ohio Northern 20-38 W Oberlin 24-32 1st Michigan Collegiate Conference 1st Michigan AAU 1st National Jr. AAU

1930 (6-0) MCC, CCC AND STATE CHAMpIoNS

W Bowling Green 15-40 W Ohio Northern 15-40 W Ohio Wesleyan 20-38 W Michigan 25-32 W Miami 19-40 W Oberlin 20-37 1st Michigan Collegiate Conference 1st State Intercollegiates 1st Central Collegiates 7th National Senior AAU

1931 (5-0) STATE AND CCC CHAMpIoNS

NATIoNAl SENIoR AAU RUNNER-Up W Ohio Wesleyan 22-36 W Michigan 22-33 W Miami 20-36 W YMCA 17-41 W Oberlin 15-42 1st State Intercollegiates 1st Central Collegiates 2nd Michigan AAU 2nd National Senior AAU

1932 Coach george Marshall (4-0)

1932STATE CHAMpIoNS

W Kalamazoo 20-38 W Adrian 15-45 W YMCA 20-39 W Michigan State 16-39 1st State Intercollegiates 3rd Central Collegiates 1st Michigan AAU 3rd National Senior AAU

1933-1941 Coach: lloyd olds(37-1)

1933 (4-0) STATE, CCC AND NATIoNAl SENIoR AAU

RUNNER-Up W Adrian 15-45 W Kalamazoo 16-40 W Detroit 20-35 W Detroit Tech 15-45 2nd State Intercollegiates 2nd Central Collegiates 2nd National Senior AAU

1934 (6-0) STATE RUNNER-Up

W Adrian 15-64 W Lawrence Tech 15-69 W Ball State 20-37 W Michigan State 27-28 W Kalamazoo 15-45 W Western Michigan 24-62 1st Loyola Invitational 3rd Central Collegiates 2nd Michigan AAU 2nd State Intercollegiates


W Oberlin 24-31 W Wisconsin 26-29 W Ball State 19-36 1st Michigan AAU 2nd State Intercollegiates


W Bowling Green 15-45 W Oberlin 27-29 W Wisconsin 24-31 W Wabash 15-45 2nd State Intercollegiates 1st Michigan AAU

1937 (5-0) W Bowling Green 15-45 W Ball State 16-44 W Wisconsin-Milwaukee 25-30 W Wayne State 26-29 W Western Ontario 21-34 3rd State Intercollegiates 4th Michigan AAU

1938 (7-0) W Wayne State 15-40 W Toledo 15-40 W Wisconsin 21-37 W Bowling Green 17-38 W Wayne State 16-39 W Oberlin 22-33 W Western Ontario 15-40 3rd State Intercollegiates 1st Michigan AAU


W Wayne State 15-48 W Michigan 24-31 W Bowling Green 15-50 W Oberlin 19-44 W Central Michigan 15-50 2nd State Intercollegiates 2nd Michigan AAU

1940 (2-0) STATE AND NCAA RUNNER-Up

W Central Michigan 15-50 W Wayne State 18-40 2nd State Intercollegiates 2nd Michigan AAU 2nd NCAA Championship

1941 (2-1) NCAA QUAlIFIER

W Central Michigan 15-40 W Bowling Green 15-49 L Notre Dame 33-22 2nd National Jr. AAU 1st Michigan AAU T7th NCAA Championship

1942, 1946-1966 Coach george Marshall(78-34-1)

1942 (1-1) STATE AND NATIoNAl JR.

AAU RUNNER-Up L Bowling Green 36-19 W Central Michigan 15-40 T2nd National Jr. AAU 1st Michigan AAU 2nd State Intercollegiates

1943-1945 No Team Due to World War II

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L Miami 40-15 L Butler 28-27 W Hillsdale 15-40 W Ohio Wesleyan 24-33 W Ball State 25-30 W Bowling Green 20-40 3rd Loyola Invitational 3rd Central Collegiates 13th NCAA Championship


W Ohio Wesleyan 24-33 W Ball State 25-30 W Bowling Green 20-40 W Central Michigan 25-32 6th Loyola Invitational 14th NCAA Championship

1948 (3-4) L Ohio Wesleyan 29-26 L Oberlin 25-30 L Ball State 35-20 W Central Michigan 22-34 W Michigan 22-33 L Miami 30-25 W Wisconsin-Milwaukee 22-35 6th Michigan AAU


W Ohio Wesleyan 26-29 W Ohio 21-34 L Ball State 29-26 W Oberlin 24-32 W Bowling Green 23-34 L Miami 37-18 5th Central Collegiates 15th NCAA Championship


W Ohio Wesleyan 16-47 W Ball State 19-40 W Bowling Green 23-37 L Miami 32-23 4th Central Collegiates 7th NCAA Championship

1951 (2-1-1) INTERSTATE INTERCollEgIATE ATHlETIC CoNFERENCE CHAMpIoNS, CCC RUNNER-

Up, NCAA QUAlIFIER W Central Michigan 18-45 W Western Michigan 26-29 T Bowling Green 28-28 L Miami 37-23 1st IIAC Championship 2nd Central Collegiates 12th NCAA Championship

1952 (4-0) IIAC CoNFERENCE CHAMpIoNS

W Western Reserve 20-41 W Central Michigan 23-32 W Western Michigan 21-34 W Miami 26-29 1st IIAC Championship

1953 (2-1) IIAC CoNFERENCE CHAMpS

W Central Michigan 23-34 W Western Michigan 28-29 L Miami 35-20 1st IIAC Championship 2nd Michigan AAU

1954 (2-2) IIAC CoNFERENCE, NATIoNAl JR. A.A.U.

CHAMpIoNS L Notre Dame 35-20 W Western Michigan 21-35 W Central Michigan 18-42 L Miami 29-27 1st Michigan AAU 1st IIAC Championship 1st National Jr. AAU

1955 (2-1) IIAC CoNFERENCE CHAMpS

W Central Michigan 25-34 L Miami 41-18 W Bowling Green 18-45 1st IIAC Championship

1956 (1-2) Co-IIAC CoNFERENCE CHAMpS

W Chicago 27-30 L Central Michigan 37-20 L Miami 46-15 3rd Michigan AAU T1st IIAC Championship

1957 (1-3) W Chicago 23-37 L Central Michigan 29-27 L Miami 37-18 L Kentucky 28-27 4th IIAC Championship 4th Michigan AAU

1958 (3-1) IIAC RUNNER-Up

W Chicago 15-49 W Northern Illinois 24-31 W Central Michigan 25-31 L Miami 33-22 3rd Michigan AAU 2nd IIAC Championship

1959 (2-1) W Chicago 15-50 W Central Michigan 26-29 L Miami 36-23 3rd Michigan AAU 6th IIAC Championship

1960 (5-0) W Chicago 15-50 W Central Michigan 26-31 W Wayne State 15-50 W Miami 24-35 W Kalamazoo 16-47 4th IIAC Championship

1961 (3-2) W Chicago 15-43 L Central Michigan 34-22 L Miami 37-21 W Wayne State 24-34 W Kalamazoo 18-38 T5th IIAC Championship

1962 (5-5) W North Central 21-38 W Chicago 21-38 W Wisconsin-Milwaukee 29-49 W Toledo 18-44 L Bowling Green 33-24 W Baldwin-Wallace 20-43 L Wayne State 34-21 L Central Michigan 36-20 L Wayne State 32-25

1963 (4-2) pRESIDENT’S ATHlETIC CoNFERENCE

CHAMpIoNS, NCAA DIvISIoN II QUAlIFIER

W Chicago 19-42 L Central Michigan 31-25 W Toledo 15-47 W Baldwin-Wallace 15-44 W Thiel 23-35 L Wayne State 30-25 1st PAC Championship 9th NCAA Division II Championship


RUNNER-Up W Chicago 19-39 W John Carroll 15-48 W Toledo 15-43 W Baldwin-Wallace 17-38 L Central Michigan 29-27 W Wayne State 27-30 W Case Tech 25-31 W Western Reserve 15-45 2nd PAC Championship


CHAMpIoNS AND NCAA DIvISIoN II RUNNER-Up

W Chicago 25-34 W Western Reserve 18-44 W John Carroll 15-50 W Central Michigan 24-33 W Baldwin-Wallace 21-37 W Case Tech 18-45 W Wayne State 18-45 1st PAC Championship 2nd NCAA- Division II Championship

1966 (9-2) NAIA STATE AND NATIoNAl CHAMpIoNS,

NCAA DIvISIoN II QUAlIFIER W Hillsdale 27-28 W Wisconsin-Milwaukee 27-28 W Wheaton 21-40 W Chicago 19-44 W Bradley 23-34 W Central Michigan 18-45 W Baldwin-Wallace 19-44 W Toledo 15-47 L Michigan State 36-20 L Notre Dame 43-18 W Wayne State 20-40 4th Notre Dame Invitational 1st Oakland Invitational 3rd NCAA Division II Championship 1st State NAIA 1st NAIA Nationals

Through The Years




1967-2000 Coach Bob parks(1135-24-1)

1967 (2-2) NATIoNAl JR. AAU, NAIA STATE AND NA-

TIoNAl CHAMpIoNS L Ball State 34-25 L Michigan State 26-16 W Wayne 15-49 W Aquinas 16-41 1st Michigan AAU 1st Ashland Invitational 8th Notre Dame Invitational 1st Spring Arbor Invitational 4th Oakland Invitational 1st State NAIA 1st National Jr. AAU 1st NAIA Nationals

1968 (3-2) NAIA STATE CHAMpIoNS,

NAIA QUAlIFIER W Ball State 23-36 W DePaul 23-36 W Northern Illinois 19-40 L Michigan State 30-25 L Minnesota 31-25 1st Michigan AAU 1st Notre Dame Invitational 1st State NAIA 3rd Central Collegiates 3rd NAIA Nationals

1969 (5-1) NAIA STATE CHAMpIoNS, NAIA & NCAA

DIvISIoN II RUNNERS-Up W Ball State 17-40 W Kent State 17-44 W Taylor 25-46 W DePaul 25-80 W Anderson 25-99 L Michigan State 41-20 2nd Notre Dame Invitational 2nd Spartan Invitational 1st State NAIA 2nd NCAA Division II Championship 2nd NAIA Nationals 5th National Senior AAU

1970 (3-1) NAIA STATE, NCAA DIvISIoN II & NAIA

NATIoNAl CHAMpIoNS

W Ball State 25-34 W Kent State 18-38 W Taylor 20-41 L Bowling Green 37-21 3rd Notre Dame Invitational 3rd Spartan Invitational 1st State NAIA 1st NCAA Division II Championship 1st NAIA Nationals 1st Michigan AAU 6th National Senior AAU

1971 (3-1) NCAA DIvISIoN II QUAlIFIER

W Western Ontario 24-36 W Kent State 19-40 W Central Michigan 25-32 L Bowling Green 48-15 11th Notre Dame Invitational 3rd Spartan Invitational 3rd NCAA Division II Championship


W Bowling Green 26-29 W Central Michigan 18-40 W Western Michigan 20-41 W Kent State 21-38 2nd Notre Dame Invitational 1st Spartan Invitational 3rd Mid-American Conference 3rd Central Collegiates 4th NCAA District 4 13th NCAA Championship

1973 (9-0) CCC, STATE, MAC AND DISTRICT CHAMpIoNS, NCAA QUAlIFIER

W Ball State 23-32 W Bowling Green 20-37 W Northern Illinois 17-46 W Kent State 22-35 W Western Michigan 19-41 W Central Michigan 15-47 W Toledo 19-42 W Northern Illinois 15-50 W Central Michigan 22-35 2nd Notre Dame Invitational 1st MAC Northern Division 1st Spartan Invitational 1st Mid-American Conference 1st Central Collegiates1st NCAA District 4 12th NCAA Championship

1974 (6-1) CCC, MAC AND DISTRICT

CHAMpIoNS, NCAA QUAlIFIER

W Northern Illinois 15-50 W Toledo 17-44 W Central Michigan 16-47 W Western Michigan 18-43 W Northern Illinois 15-50 W Central Michigan 16-46 L Michigan State 35-22 2nd Notre Dame Invitational 1st MAC Northern Division 1st Central Collegiates 1st Mid-American Conference 1st NCAA District 4 6th NCAA Championship

1975 (3-1) W Northern Illinois 16-49 W Central Michigan 18-42 W Western Michigan 18-40 L Michigan State 29-20 2nd Notre Dame Invitational 4th Central Collegiates 3rd Mid-American Conference 7th NCAA District 4


W Northern Illinois 22-35 W Central Michigan 17-46 W W. Michigan (Tie Breaker) 28-28 L Ball State 29-27 W Michigan State 26-31 8th Notre Dame Invitational 5th Central Collegiates 3rd Mid-American Conference 5th NCAA District 4 26th NCAA Championship

1977 (4-1) W Central Michigan 23-34 W Western Michigan 27-28 L Ball State 29-28 W Northern Illinois 19-42 W Michigan State 18-45 6th Notre Dame Invitational 6th Central Collegiates 4th Mid-American Conference 8th NCAA District 4

1978 (4-1) W Central Michigan 21-40 L Western Michigan 29-26 W Ball State 16-45 W Northern Illinois 19-41 W Michigan State 18-43 10th Notre Dame Invitational 4th Mid-American Conference 11th NCAA District 4

1979 (4-2-1) W Ohio 25-34 L Kent State 26-29 T Western Michigan 29-29 L Michigan State 41-18 W Ball State 20-35 W Central Michigan 15-50 W Northern Illinois 20-43 4th Mid-American Conference 13th NCAA District 4

1980 (6-0) W Northern Illinois 25-30 W Ball State 20-35 W Western Michigan 18-37 W Central Michigan 15-46 W Ohio 20-35 W Kent State 20-37 4th Mid-American Conference 6th Central Collegiates 1st Notre Dame Invitational (Gold Division) 8th NCAA District 4

1981 ( 3-1) W Northern Illinois 18-41 W Ball State 17-42 L Western Michigan 29-27 W Central Michigan 24-33 5th Notre Dame Invitational 5th Central Collegiates 3rd Mid-American Conference 9th NCAA District 4

1982 (3-1) MAC RUNNER-Up

W Ball State 18-41 W Michigan State 18-45 L Western Michigan 28-27 W Central Michigan 26-29 2nd Notre Dame Invitational 9th Central Collegiates 2nd Mid-American Conference 11th NCAA District 4

Through The Years




1983 (5-0) W Ball State 18-45 W Indiana State 15-50 W Michigan State 23-35 W Western Michigan 22-39 W Central Michigan 22-39 3rd Notre Dame Invitational 10th Central Collegiates 6th Mid-American Conference 11th NCAA District 4

1984 (3-4) L Ohio 40-21 L Bowling Green 36-25 W Marshall 26-31 L Western Michigan 38-23 W Michigan State 25-30 L Central Michigan 30-27 W Ball State 15-50 13th Notre Dame Invitational 9th Central Collegiates 5th Mid-American Conference 13th NCAA District 4

1985 (5-0) CCC CHAMpIoNS, STATE AND MAC

RUNNER-Up, NCAA QUAlIFIER

W Bowling Green 19-37 W Ohio 22-34 W Marshall 23-33 W Central Michigan 22-36 W Ball State 18-41 2nd Notre Dame Invitational 2nd Michigan Intercollegiates 1st Central Collegiates 2nd Mid-American Conference 3rd NCAA District 4 22nd NCAA Championship

1986 (3-0) STATE AND MAC CHAMpIoNS,

CCC RUNNER-Up W Western Michigan 17-44 W Central Michigan 23-38 W Ball State 21-40 1st Notre Dame Invitational 1st Michigan Intercollegiates 2nd Central Collegiates 1st Mid-American Conference 6th NCAA District 4

1987 (4-1) STATE CHAMpIoNS, MAC

RUNNER-Up L Western Michigan 28-27 W Central Michigan 20-35 W Wayne State 15-50 W Ball State 23-34 W Ohio 20-40 5th Notre Dame Invitational 1st Michigan Intercollegiates 3rd Central Collegiates 2nd Mid-American Conference 7th NCAA District 4

1988 (1-1) MID-AMERICAN CoNFERENCE RUNNER-Up L Western Michigan 35-21 W Ball State 27-29 4th Notre Dame Invitational 3rd Michigan Intercollegiates 3rd Central CollegiatesT2nd Mid-American ConferenceT13th NCAA District 4


L Western Michigan 34-21 9th Notre Dame Invitational 2nd Michigan Intercollegiates 2nd Drenth Invitational 4th Huron Shores Invitational 5th Central Collegiates 5th Mid-American Conference 9th NCAA District 4

1990 (6-1) MAC CHAMpIoNS

W Wayne State 15-40 W Oakland 21-34 W Detroit 15-40 W Detroit 15-40 W Toledo 20-35 W Western Michigan 24-33 L Ball State 28-27 1st U of D Invitational 4th Michigan Intercollegiates 5th Central Collegiates 1st Mid-American Conference 6th NCAA District 4

1991 (3-0) CCC RUNNER-Up, STATE

AND MAC CHAMpIoNS W Detroit 15-40 W Ball State 20-35 W Western Michigan 22-33 1st U of D Invitational 3rd Notre Dame Invitational 1st Michigan Intercollegiates 2nd Central Collegiates 1st Mid-American Conference 8th NCAA District 4

1992 (7-0) STATE, CCC &

MAC CHAMpIoNS NCAA QUAlIFIER

W Canisius 20-35 W Detroit 15-40 W Central Michigan 23-32 W Western Michigan 22-33 W Ball State 17-38 W Michigan State 19-36 W Ohio State 15-40 1st U of D Invitational 2nd Spartan Invitational 2nd Notre Dame Invitational 1st Michigan Intercollegiates 1st Central Collegiates 1st Mid-American Conference 4th NCAA District IV 17th NCAA Championship

1993 (2-0) CCC RUNNER-Up,

STATE AND MAC CHAMpIoNS W Western Michigan 15-44 W Ball State 20-37 2nd MSU Invitational 3rd Spartan Invitational 11th Notre Dame Invitational 1st Michigan Intercollegiates 2nd Central Collegiates 1st Mid-American Conference 8th NCAA District IV

1994 (10-0) CENTRAl CollEgIATES

RUNNER-Up &MID-AMERICAN CoNFERENCE CHAMpIoNS W Canisius 19-36 W Detroit 15-40 W Western Michigan 17-45 W Michigan 24-33 W Butler 24-35 W Ball State 18-39 W Toledo 17-46 W Michigan State 15-50 W Wayne State 15-50 W Windsor 24-35 1st Detroit Mercy Invitational 2nd Western Ontario Invitational 1st Loyola Lakefront Invitational 8th Notre Dame Invitational 2nd Central Collegiates 1st Mid-American Conference 5th NCAA District

1995 (8-0) CENTRAl CollEgIATES

CHAMpIoNS W Western Michigan 19-36 W Detroit 16-39 W Wayne State 16-39 W Windsor 15-40 W Ashland 23-32 W Kent 15-40 W Canisius 15-40 W Robert Morris 15-40 1st Detroit Mercy Invitational 1st Central Collegiates 1st Kent Invite 16th Notre Dame Invitational 3rd Michigan Intercollegiates 5th Mid-American Conference 12th NCAA District 4

1996 (3-0) STATE CHAMpIoNS & CENTRAl

CollEgIATES RUNNERS-Up W St. Francis (PA) 15-40 W Detroit 15-40 W Robert Morris 15-40 1st Detroit Mercy Invitational 2nd Spartan Invitational 1st Windsor Open 2nd Lakefront Invitational 1st Michigan Intercollegiates 2nd Central Collegiates 4th Mid-American Conference 12th NCAA District

Through The Years




1997 (6-0) STATE AND CCC CHAMpIoNS,

MAC RUNNER-Up W St. Francis (PA) 16-39 W Detroit 15-40 W Central Michigan 15-40 W Canisius 15-40 W Oakland 15-40 W Oakland 15-40 1st Detroit Mercy Invitational 5th Griak Invitational 1st Notre Dame Invitational 1st Michigan Intercollegiates 1st Central Collegiates 2nd Mid-American Conference 5th NCAA District

1998miChiGan interColleGiates

MID-AMERICAN CoNFERENCE CHAMpIoNS 1st Detroit Mercy Invitational 3rd Mel Brodt Invitational 12th Roy Griak Invitational 8th Notre Dame Invitational 1st Michigan Intercollegiates 9th Central Collegiates 6th Michigan Inter-Regional 2nd Mid-American Conference 9th NCAA District IV

1999MICHIgAN INTERCollEgIATES & CENTRAl

CollEgIATES RUNNERS-Up1st Detroit Mercy Invitational1st Spartan Invitational5th Sam Bell Invitational7th Notre Dame Invitational2nd Michigan Intercollegiates2nd Central Collegiates4th Mid-American Championship11th NCAA Regionals

2000CENTRAl CollEgIATES &

MID-AMERICAN CoNFERENCE CHAMpIoNS2nd Detroit Mercy Invitational1st Pre-MAC Invitational9th Roy Griak Invitational1st Central Collegiate 7th Notre Dame Invitational12th Pre-NCAA Invitational 1st Mid-American Conference2nd NCAA Great Lakes Regional20th NCAA Championship

2001MID-AMERICAN CoNFERENCE CHAMpIoNS

1st Detroit Mercy Invitational2nd Indiana State Invitational5th Notre Dame Invitational4th Michigan Intercollegiates6th NCAA Pre-National Invitational1st Mid-American Conference6th NCAA Great Lakes Regional

20023RD plACE AT NCAA Championship, STATE

CHAMpIoNS & MAC RUNNERS-UpNT S EMU Open3rd Detroit Titan Invitational3rd Mel Brodt InvitationalNTS Spartan Invitational10th Central Collegiate Championship2nd Roy Griak Invitational

1st Michigan Intercollegiates1st EMU Classic2nd Mid-American Conference2nd NCAA Great Lakes Regional3rd NCAA Championship

2003MAC RUNNER-Up

NTS EMU Open1st Detroit Titan InvitationalNTS Spartan Invitational11th Roy Griak Invitational3rd Notre Dame Invitational

18th Pre-NCAA InvitationalNT S EMU Classic2nd Mid-American Conference9tn NCAA Great Lakes Regional

2004 5TH plACE IN MACNTS EMU Open1st Indiana State Invitational15th Notre Dame Invitational31st NCAA Pre-NationalsNTS Spartan Invitational5th Mid-American Conference 10th NCAA Great Lakes Regional

2005 MID-AMERICAN CoNFERENCE CHAMpIoNSNTS Spartan Classic2nd Loyola Lakefrom Invitational3rd Michigan Intercollegiate ChampionshipNTS EMU Fall Classic1st Mid-American Conference5th NCAA Great Lakes Regional24th NCAA Championship

2006 MID-AMERICAN CoNFERENCE

CHAMpIoNS NTS Michigan Open1st Bowling Green Invitational7th Notre Dame Invitational14th Pre-NCAA InvitationalNTS EMU Classic1st MAC Championship5th NCAA Great Lakes RegionalNTS NCAA Championship

2007MID-AMERICAN CoNFERENCE

CHAMpIoNSNTS at Michigan Open (Aug. 31)1st at Western Ontario Invitational (Sept. 22)8th at Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 28)20th at Pre-NCAA Invitational (Oct. 13)NTS EMU FALL CLASSIC (Oct. 19)1st MAC Championship (Oct. 27)7th NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)NTS NCAA Championship (Nov. 19)


CHAMpIoNSNTS at Michigan Open (Aug. 29)2nd at Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite (Sept. 6) 10th at Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 3)19th at Pre-NCAA Invitational (Oct. 18)NTS EMU FALL CLASSIC (Oct. 24)1st MAC Championship (Nov. 1)7th NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)-- NCAA Championship (Nov. 24)

2009 MAC RUNNER-Up1st Detroit TItan Invitational (Sept. 12)NTS MSU Spartan Invitational (Sept. 18)3rd Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 2)3rd Michigan Intercollegiate (Oct. 9)4th Falcon Invitational (Oct. 17)NTS EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 23)2nd MAC Championship (Oct. 31)9th NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 14)


CHAMpIoNS1st Detroit TItan Invitational (Sept. 11)1st Western Ontario International (Sept. 25)1st Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 1)2nd Michigan Intercollegiate (Oct. 8)6th Penn State National Invite (Oct. 16)NTS EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 23)1st MAC Championship (Oct. 30)11th NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 13)


CHAMpIoNS1st Toledo Rocket Open (Sept. 2)NTS Spartan Invitational (Sept. 16)20th Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 30)3rd Guelph Invitational (Oct. 15)NTS EMU Classic (Oct. 21)1st MAC Championship (Oct. 29)16th NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 12)

Through The Years




All-TIME SERIES RECoRDSSchool Wins lossesAdrian 4 0Anderson 1 0Aquinas 1 0Ashland 1 0Baldwin Wallace 5 0Ball State 16 6Bowling Green 16 4Bradley 1 0Butler 1 1Canisius 4 0Case Tech 2 0Central Michigan 37 7Chicago 11 0DePaul 2 0Detroit 9 0Detroit City College 2 0Detroit Tech 1 0Hillsdale 3 0Indiana State 1 0John Carroll 2 0Kalamazoo 5 0Kent 1 0Kent State 7 0Kentucky 0 2Lawrence Tech 1 0Marshall 2 0Miami 5 11Michigan 6 0Michigan State 12 6Minnesota 0 1North Central 1 0Northern Illinois 14 0Notre Dame 0 3Oakland 3 0Oberlin 10 2Ohio 5 1Ohio Northern 2 0Ohio State 1 0Ohio Wesleyan 9 1Robert Morris 2 0Saint Francis 2 0Taylor 2 0Thiel 1 0Toledo 9 0Wabash 1 0Wayne State 15 3Western Michigan 22 6Western Normal 1 0Western Ontario 3 0Western Reserve 3 0Wheaton 1 0Windsor 2 0Wisconsin 3 0Wisconsin-Milwaukee 4 0YMCA 4 1

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Eastern Michigan University

Our Students With nearly 23,000 students, EMU provides a rich learning environment for the campus community. The University currently has approximately 18,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. Our students represent 45 states and 93 foreign countries. Of undergraduate students, 72 percent are full time and 57 percent are women. The most popular majors are education, business, social sciences and history, science and engineering, English, and the health professions. EMU’s undergraduate population is approximately 65 percent white; 21 percent black; 2 percent international; 2.5 percent Asian-American; 2 percent Hispanic, 0.5 percent Native-American, and 7 percent not answered (i.e. elected not to respond to this inquiry). Eastern Michigan offers a number of special academic programs to help students succeed. These include the Honors College; the Holman Success Center; distance learning; accelerated format programs; online, weekend and evening programs and courses; American Humanics certification; Study Abroad Tours; a specialized master’s degree program for corporations offered onsite; a double master’s degree; online technologies for education and training. With more than 200 academic and social organizations, an extensive intramural sports program, 21 NCAA Division I-A sports and numerous cultural activities from which to choose, EMU students have diverse opportunities to become involved in campus life.

Where We’re Located Eastern Michigan University is located in historic Ypsilanti, about 10 miles east of Ann Arbor, 40 miles west of Detroit and just 20 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It is an area rich in academic, research, technological and recreational resources. The University also has sites in Livonia, Jackson, Traverse City, Flint, Detroit and Monroe. EMU’s 800 plus-acre campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jog-ging trails and has 122 buildings throughout the academic and athletic campuses. Eagle Crest – Eastern Michigan’s conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake.Ypsilanti plays a leading role in industry and education. The city and the University have forged close ties that have lasted more than 160 years.

What Makes Us Unique In 1849, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan formally paved the way for the establishment of Michigan State Normal School, with the exclusive purposes of instructing persons in the art of teaching; providing a good common school education; and giving instruction in the mechanic arts, husbandry, agricultural chemistry and the laws of the United States. Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a Uni-versity, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The University currently serves 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Educa-tion; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan’s exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education.

Students’ on-campus housing choices range from traditional dormitory-style rooms to apartments and include living/learning center options.

Faculty/Staff Eastern Michigan University employs nearly 700 full-time faculty and 1,000 staff members. Ninety-four percent of EMU professors have doctoral de-grees or terminal degrees in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 19:1. Faculty work closely with students, and many involve students in their research. Recently, the University celebrated its 30th annual Undergraduate Symposium; a benchmark program for undergradu-ate research.

Community Outreach Eastern Michigan is making an impact nationally by channeling its academic research as a means of solving real-world problems. EMU currently has 14 research institutes and centers that focus on com-munity building and civic engagement, quality, com-munity and regional development, small business development, geospatial education, textiles, export assistance and product development. EMU is well known for merging theory and practice for the benefit of the community. Applied research leads to new knowledge, new jobs and new business. Annually, the university receives about $15 million in revenues for sponsored research and community service activities.

The Alumni Association Representing more than 142,000 alumni and friends, the Alumni Association sponsors social and service-related programs for more than 20 geographically-based and special-interest alumni chapters.

EMU’s Economic Impact Since its founding in 1849, Eastern Michigan has provided quality services to the residents of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and other states and nations. EMU’s total impact on the Michigan economy of an estimated $3.7 billion annually reflects a return of more than $42 for each dollar received from the state. The University’s total impact on the Michigan economy results in a contribution of $166 million in state tax revenue. Thus, EMU’s impact on state government tax revenue is $1.87 in taxes for each dollar received from the state.




Education FirstMission Statement

Eastern Michigan University is com-mitted to excellence in teaching through traditional and innovative approaches, the extension of knowledge through basic and applied research, and creative and artistic expression. Building on a proud tradition of na-tional leadership in the preparation of teach-ers, we maximize educational opportunities and personal and professional growth for students from diverse backgrounds through an array of baccalaureate, master’s and doc-

toral programs. We strive to provide a student-focused learning environment that enhances the lives of students and positively impacts the community. We extend our commitment beyond the campus boundaries to the wider community through service initiatives, and public and private partnerships of mutual interest addressing local, regional, national and international opportunities and challenges.

Our History Founded in 1849, when the state of Michigan was just 12 years old, Michigan State Normal School was designated by the state legislature as the first institution to educate teachers to serve the public schools. The University thus began, somewhat humbly, as the sixth teacher education institution in the nation. A campus that today comprises more than 800 acres was once a four-acre plot with one building and two programs of study – a classical course and an English Course. The school’s name changed several times – to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern Michigan College in 1956; and finally to Eastern Michigan University in 1959. During its first 100 years, the institution certified thousands of teachers and developed the broad-based curricula that ultimately prepared it for university status. Within that new university, three colleges emerged: Education, Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School. The University has since expanded three more times; adding the College of Business in 1964, the College of Health and Human Services in 1975 and the College of Technology in 1980. More recently Eastern Michigan has developed Extended Programs and numerous community-focused institutes. The University has enhanced its learning environment through structural initiatives during the past several years. Recent construction includes the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998), the Convocation Center (1998), the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998), the John W. Porter College of Education Building (1999), the Everett L. Marshall College of Health and Human Services Building (2000), the Vil-lage residence hall (2001), University House (2003), new Student Center (2006), and the new Science Complex (2010).

March 28, 1849: State Legislature passed Act No. 138 entitled “An Act to Establish a State Normal School.”

Oct. 5, 1852: Official dedication of Michigan State Normal School.

March 29, 1853: Michigan State Normal School opens, offering two programs of study, a “classical course” and an “English course.”

1854: Michigan State Normal School holds first commence-ment, with three graduates.

Sept. 1881: The student newspaper, The Normal News, is founded as a monthly.

1890: MSNS is the first Michigan institution to establish a department of geography.

Oct. 22, 1896: Theodore Roosevelt visits Michigan State Normal School.

Sept. 15, 1897: The student newspaper is renamed The Normal College News, published twice a month.

1897: MSNS is the first U.S. teacher’s college to become a four-year institution.

April 28, 1899: Michigan State Normal School is renamed Michigan State Normal College.

1900: Student athletes unofficially adopt the nickname Normalites. Athletes could wear either a “Y” for Ypsilanti or an “N” for Normal.

1915: MSNC is the first U.S. teacher’s college to establish training for teachers of the disabled.

Oct. 24, 1929: Athletic teams are named the Hurons.

July 1, 1956: Michigan State Normal College becomes Eastern Michigan College.

July 6, 1956: The student newspaper is renamed The Eastern Echo, a weekly publication.

June 1, 1959: Eastern Michigan College is renamed Eastern Michigan University.

1959: The College of Education is established.

1959: The College of Arts and Sciences is established.

Oct. 13, 1960: Senator John F. Kennedy visits Eastern Michi-gan University

1964: The College of Business is established.

1975: The College of Health and Human Services is estab-lished.

1980: The College of Technology is established.

1990: Eastern Michigan University begins the first phase of a $213-million investment in campus renovations.

Jan. 30, 1991: The Board of Regents approve changing the Huron name and logo.

May 22, 1991: Board of Regents approve new EMU logo and nickname - the Eagles.

Sept. 9, 1994: The mascot “Swoop” is officially adopted.

Nov. 28, 1995: Groundbreaking for the Bruce T. Halle Library is held.

Oct. 30, 1996: President Bill Clinton visits EMU to present a speech on women in the business community.

Sept. 20, 1997: A “beaming ceremony” is hosted to celebrate construction of the new Convocation Center.

June 1, 1998: The official opening of the $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library is held.

Oct. 9, 1998: Official dedication of the Bruce T. Halle Library takes place.

Jan. 1, 1999: Eastern Michigan University begins a year-long celebration of its sesquicentennial.

May 2000: President Bill Clinton delivers the commence-ment address at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center.

Sept. 21, 2004: A ground breaking Ceremony is held for the New $37.5-million EMU Student Center.

May 14, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin is appointed the 22nd president of EMU by a unanimous vote of the EMU Board of Regents.

July 7, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin begins her role as EMU President.

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Fast FactsFounded: 1849 - Michigan State Normal SchoolEnrollment: Fifth-largest state institution in MichiganUndergraduates: 17,808Graduates: 4,830Gender: Undergraduates: 59% female; 41% male Graduates: 65% female; 35% maleMichigan residents: 88 percentPresident: Susan MartinBoard of Regents: Eight-member board, appointed by governorFaculty: 689 full timeFaculty holding Ph.D.: 93 percentStudent/Faculty Ratio: 19:1New Freshmen Average GPA: 3.1New Freshmen Average ACT: 21New Freshmen Average SAT: 1,014Academic programs: 423 majors, minors and concentrations, plus 167 graduate degrees and certificate programsDoctoral programs: 2 - Educational Leadership; Clinical PsychologyCampus Buildings: 122Campus Size: 880 acresAthletic Affiliation: NCAA Division FBS (1-A)NCAA Conference: Mid-American ConferenceMascot: Eagles Colors: Green and White

2012-13 Tuition and Fees*In-state and Ohio, 30 credit hours: $8,683Out-of-State, 30 credit hours: $23,095Room and Board, 18 meals weekly: $8,069*subject to change

The City of Ypsilanti Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County with a population of 22,362. Originally a trading post established in 1809 by Gabriel Godfroy, a French-Canadian fur trader from Montreal, a permanent settlement was established on the east side of the Huron River in 1823 by Major Thomas Woodruff. It was incorporated into the Territory of Michigan as the village Woodruff’s Grove. A separate com-munity a short distance away on the west side of the river was established in 1825 under the name “Ypsilanti”, after Demetrius Ypsilanti, a hero in the Greek War of Independence. Woodruff’s Grove changed its name to Ypsilanti in 1829, and the two communities eventually merged. Henry Ford and the automotive industry came to Ypsilanti in the 1930s and beautiful Ford Lake was created to generate hydroelectric power for the manufacturing plants. During World War II, Ypsilanti became home to the Willow Run Bomber Plant, a factory that would employ 100,000 work-ers.




Facilities Our 803-acre campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails, and has 128 buildings, the Lake House and Rynearson Stadium located on the south side of Huron River. Eagle Crest – our conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake. Most recent additions include the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998); the Convocation Center (1998); the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998); the John W. Porter Building, housing the College of Educa-tion (1999); the environmentally sustainable Everett L. Marshall Building, housing the College of Health and Human Services (2000); the renovation of Boone Hall (2000), housing our Extended Programs offices; and The Village (2001), a spacious, apartment-style residence facility. There are currently 11 residence halls and three apartment complexes with 583 units housing more than 4,000 students. The EMU Student Center also opened in November of 2006.

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THE BRUCE T. HAllE liBRARY The $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library represents the latest technological trends in libraries, integrat-ing traditional print with emerging electronic sources. The 218,000-square-foot facility has 520 computer workstations; 300,000 volumes of open-shelf books; 800,000 volumes in an automated retrieval collection; 3,000 network connection ports; a 100-seat auditorium with seats wired for laptop computers; a 70-seat teleconferencing room; a 130-station computing commons with six learning labs (electronic classrooms); a distance learning lab; a television studio; the Paradox Cafe; individual and group study areas and self-direction stations.

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THE EMU STUDENT CENTER Since Nov. 6, 2006, EMU Student Center has become the new vibrant hub of activity on EMU’s main campus in Ypsilanti, MI. In fact, in April 2007, it was voted the “Best Place to Hang Between Classes” by Eastern Echo readers. From the wide range of eatery choices to the fireplace lounges, there’s so much more in between: EMU Bookstore, TCF Bank, wireless Internet access*, a 24/7 computer lab, two art galleries, meeting/conference/banquet rooms, a dining room stage, and an auditorium for movies, live performances and guest lectures. Additionally, students will find many EMU student services, programs and organization offices all under one roof. When you view it altogether, EMU Student Center lives up to its slogan: Centered on You!

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Entering her fifth year as the presi-dent of Eastern Michigan University, Dr. Susan W. Martin has made a sig-nificant impact on the campus in her short time in Ypsilanti. Named the 22nd president of EMU May 14, 2008, she is the first female president in EMU’s 162-year history. Martin officially took office July 7, 2008. Since joining EMU she has led the institution in two consecutive years of enrollment growth, kept tuition, room and board at 0% increase for 2010-11, enhanced the quality of education by investing in hiring new faculty, and en-hanced the living and learning facilities by making $195M in capital improve-ments to the campus. “I am thrilled to be chosen for the honor of leading this great University, which has a strong history of excellent education and a bright future,” said Martin. During her inaugural address Martin set fourth an ambitious vision for the university. The goals included build-

ing on the pillars of academic excellence, refreshing alumni relationships, comprehensive fundraising and earning the public’s trust. Under Martin’s guid-ance in 2008, EMU was again recognized as a “Best Midwestern College” by The Princeton Review for the sixth straight year. Additionally, for the fifth consecutive year, The Princeton Review recognized Eastern’s College of Business as one of the “Best 296 Busi-ness Schools” in the nation. Eastern Michigan also was awarded a 2009 Michigan Historic Preservation Net-work’s (MHPN) Government/Institutional Award for its preservation of the Univer-sity’s core historic campus. Prior to coming to EMU, Mar-tin was the provost and vice-chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Michigan-

Dearborn. The majority of Martin’s higher edu-cation career was at Grand Valley State University, where she taught and pub-lished as a professor of accounting and taxation. Martin served as director of the master of taxation program, direc-tor of international business programs, and chair of the accounting and taxa-

tion department. In June 2001, Martin joined the GVSU provost’s office and served in roles as assistant, associate, and executive asso-ciate vice president of academic affairs. One of her major duties in that office was to help manage the $154 million budget for the Academic Affairs Divi-sion. Before GVSU, Martin was deputy state treasurer for the Bureau of Local Gov-ernment Services for Michigan from June 1981-June 1984. She also was the commissioner of revenue for the state of Michigan from 1985-1988. Martin received her doctoral degree in accounting from Michigan State University in 1988 and her master’s de-gree in accounting from MSU in 1976. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 1971. In 2009, Martin received the MSU Department of Accounting and Infor-mation Systems Alumna of the Year Award. Martin is a member of the board of directors of the Michigan Educational Trust as well as Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization that seeks to bring businesses to the Ann Arbor area. She is married to Dr. Larry Martin, professor of economics at Michigan State University, and has three children and two grandchildren.

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President Susan W. Martin




Board of Regents

Roy E. Wilbanks Chair Roy E. Wilbanks was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to fill the seat vacated by Rosalind E. Grif-fin for a term ending in December 2012. Wilbanks was employed by Eastern Michigan University in various roles such as: Assistant to the President for Government and Community Relations, Vice President for University Relations and Secretary to the Board of Regents, Executive Vice President, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Michigan Foundation. In 2004, he was inducted into the Ypsilanti High

School Athletic Hall of Fame and, in 2003, he was awarded the John W. Porter Distinguished Service Award. Wilbanks earned a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University. Wilbanks serves as chair of the Eagle Administrative Services Board and is a resident of Ypsilanti.

Thomas W. Sidlik Thomas W. Sidlik was appointed to the Board of Regents of Eastern Michi-gan University by Governor Granholm in December 2004 to a term expir-ing in December 2012. He was elected by the Board as EMU’s Vice-Chair from June 2005 to January 2007. In January 2007, he was elected to be the Chair of the EMU Board of Regents, for a term ending in February 2009. He has served as the Chair of the EMU Educational Policies Committee since January 2007. In March 2009 he was appointed to be the vice chair of the Faculty Affairs committee. He is a member of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee and the Executive committee. In other capacities, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Detroit Institute of

Arts. Sidlik retired as a member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG in August 2007. Sidlik has been vice chairman of the National Minority Supplier Development Council and Chairman of the Council’s Executive Committee. Sidlik is a resident of Ann Arbor.

Floyd Clack Floyd Clack was appointed by Governor Granholm in June 2005 to fill the seat vacated by Steven G. Gordon, and then reappointed to a full term in January of 2007. Clack was a member of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners (District 2) from 1996-2004 and is a former state represen-tative, serving seven terms from 1982 – 1996. He also served as a member of the Flint City Council from 1979 – 1982 and was a guidance counselor and teacher in the Flint Community Schools. He is a former president of the Flint NAACP. Clack received a master’s degree in counseling from EMU in 1972. He lives in Flint. Clack serves as vice chair of the Student Affairs

committee, vice chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and secretary of the Eagle Administrative Services Board.

Beth Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.Beth Fitzsimmons was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Mohamed Okdie, who resigned. She is appointed for a term ex-piring Dec. 31, 2016. She serves as chair of the Student Affairs committee. Dr. Fitzsimmons founded Information Strategists, LLC, in 1987, a company that provides information services for high tech companies. Clients include scientists, engineers, marketing specialists and executives of major U.S. cor-porations. From 2003-2008, she was appointed by the President and chaired the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). From 1996-1999, Dr. Fitzsimmons was involved with several projects at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to that, she was associated with

CENDI; an Executive Branch interagency working group composed of the scientific and technical (STI) managers from the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, Health and Human Services, and NASA. Dr. Fitzsimmons served as the information specialist for 10 years at Aerodyne Research, Inc., and also has served as the Chairman of the Depository Library Council to the U.S. Public Printer (1993-94) and received the Public Printer’s Distinguished Service Award. She is the current President of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, the largest Rotary Club in Michigan, and has served on the Boards of the YMCA, University of Michigan Libraries, HelpSource, First Congregational Church, Cleary Uni-versity, Library of Michigan Foundation, and MIT Enterprise Forum.Michael Hawks

Michael Hawks was appointed by Governor Snyder in February 2011 to replace Phil Incarnati, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He serves as chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and vice chair of the Finance, Audit and Investment committee. Hawks was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up in Ypsilanti Township. He graduated from Ypsilanti High School where he excelled in football and re-ceived a full athletic-scholarship from Eastern Michigan University. Hawks earned a varsity letter as a true freshman and went on to be the team’s starting Noseguard the next three seasons. While at EMU, he earned a BA

in Business Administration and subsequently earned a MA in Higher Education Administration from Michigan State University. After completing his education, he served as Chief of Staff for the Major-ity Floor Leader in the Michigan House of Representatives and on the Staff of the Speaker of the House. He currently serves as a director of Governmental Consultant Services Inc. (GCSI) in Lansing, Michigan. GCSI is a multi-client Lobbying firm that is consistently recognized as Michigan’s number one rated firm. Hawks individually has consistently been voted among the 10 best lobbyists in the state by independent political surveys of Capitol insiders.

James F. Stapleton Jim Stapleton was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm in January of 2007 to replace Karen Valvo, who resigned. Stapleton was reappointed by Governor Granholm in January 2009 to his own eight-year term that expires December 31, 2016. Stapleton is President and CEO of B&R Con-sultants. From 2001 through July of 2004 (while continuing to fully own and operate B&R), Stapleton assumed the responsibilities of Senior Vice President of Business Affairs of the Detroit Tigers, making him (for a good majority of his tenure) the highest ranking African-American within the business operations of a Major League Baseball franchise. In July of 2004, Stapleton left Major League Baseball to participate in a group that, in June

of 2005, purchased the Minnesota Vikings. He is the former president of The Think Twice Founda-tion, an organization comprised of African and Jewish American Community Leaders that raised more than $1 million and provided more than 200 units of new and/or refurbished housing for Detroit residents. He is also a past chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the Urban League. Stapleton has also served on several profit and not-for-profit boards, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Wayne State University’s Shiffman Medical Library Board of Visitors, Ontario Michigan Rail, and the Board of Directors of Detroit Commerce Bank.

Francine Parker Vice Chair Francine Parker was appointed by Governor Granholm in January 2007 to replace Joseph Antonini, whose term expired in December 2006. Parker is the Executive Director of the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, which provides health care benefits to UAW retirees. Parker, who has more than 40 years of healthcare experience, retired as president and CEO of Health Alliance Plan in 2008. She serves as chair of the Personnel and Compensa-tion committee, chair of the Faculty Affairs committee and vice chair of the Educational Policies committee. She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 2014.

Mike Morris Mike Morris was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Gary Hawks, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He is chairman of the Board of American Electric Power (AEP). From 1997 to 2003, Morris was chairman, president and CEO of Northeast Utilities System. Before joining Northeast Utilities, he was president and CEO of Consumers Energy, principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, and president of CMS Marketing, Services and Trading. He was previously president of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. and executive vice president of marketing, transportation and gas supply for ANR Pipeline

Co., both subsidiaries of El Paso Energy. Morris was the founder and president of ANR Gathering Co., one of the first gas marketing companies in the United States. Morris is past chairman of the Edison Electric Institute, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited. He also serves on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Board, the National Governors Association’s Task Force on Electricity Infrastructure, Business Roundtable (chairing the Business Roundtable’s Sustainable Growth Initiative). He serves as a director of the boards of Alcoa, Battelle and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Morris graduated from Eastern Michigan University with both bachelors and masters degrees in biology. He served on the Board of Regents at Eastern Michigan University from 1997-2004. He is currently serving a new term through 2018. In 1995 he received the university’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. During his graduate years, he was com-mander of the ROTC Brigade. Morris received a law degree, cum laude, from the Detroit College of Law and is a member of the Michigan Bar Association. Morris chairs the Board’s Finance, Audit and Investment committee.

The Board of Regents is the governing body of Eastern Michigan University. Its current format was created when the State of Michi-gan ratified a new constitution, Jan. 6, 1964. The Board comprises eight regents who are appointed to eight-year terms by the gov-ernor. The current EMU Regents are Roy Wilbanks, chair; Fran-cine Parker, vice chair; Floyd Clack; Beth Fitzsimmons; Michael Hawks; Mike Morris; Thomas W. Sidlik; and James F. Stapleton. “Other institutions of higher education established by law having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees shall each be governed

Floyd Clack

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by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. The board shall have general su-pervision of the institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the in-stitution’s funds. It shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He shall be the principal executive officer of the institution and be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote. The board may elect one of its members or may designate the president to preside at board meetings. Each board of control shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in the same year, and who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner.”




Dr. Derrick GraggAthletics Director

The mark of an exceptional athletics program is the progress that is made each year. And under the leadership of athletics direc-tor Dr. Derrick Gragg, the Eastern Michigan University department of athletics has turned in successful campaigns in each of his first five years at the helm. During Gragg’s first year at EMU in 2006-07, the department set a school and Mid-American Conference record by capturing a remarkable eight team conference titles, adding a league post-season crown and recording two runner-up finishes. The MAC-record eight team championships eclipsed the mark of six held jointly by Central Michigan University (2003-04) and Western Michigan University (1984-85). In 2007-08, Gragg’s second as athletics direc-tor, EMU followed up the record-breaking eight championships in 2006-07 with four league regular-season titles and one MAC Tournament crown and the Eagles secured the Reese Trophy which is awarded annually to the top overall men’s athletics program in the league. Eastern had won the prestigious Reese Trophy three previous times (1987-88, 1990-91 and 1995-96). Gragg was nationally recognized for his lead-ership in 2008-09, earning the Black Coaches & Administrators (BCA) Administrator of the Year Award. He received the award at the BCA National Convention and Expo Awards Banquet, May 29, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. The Eagles won a pair of MAC titles during the 2008-09 campaign in men’s cross country and swimming, while finishing as the runner-up in men’s golf, men’s indoor track, men’s outdoor track, women’s golf and women’s soccer en

route to a second place finish in the Reese Tro-phy standings. Eastern continued to excel in 2009-10 with a trio of MAC team titles, 30 individual MAC Cham-pionships and 60 student-athletes named to the All-MAC teams. Gragg also helped spearhead the construction of EMU’s $3.9 million multi-purpose indoor athletic practice facility located near the north end of Rynearson Stadium. The 2010-11 season proved to be another record-setting campaign for EMU Athletics. The women’s outdoor track and field team won in 11 years to go along with the men’s cross country team capturing its 15 MAC crown. The Eagles finished near the top in the battle for the Mid-American Conference all-sports championships. The women’s athletic program turned in third place showing in the race for the Jacoby Trophy, while the men’s athletic program turned in its fifth consecutive top five finish in the battle for the Reese Trophy. The 2011-12 fall and winter revenue-gener-ating sports programs had a banner season, ranking as the third-best combined winning percentage for the football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball programs since joining the MAC in the 1976-77 academic year. Eastern posted a .593 winning percentage during the 2011-12 season between the four revenue-generating sports, while coming out victorious in 62.50 percent of their MAC tilts which ranks first in its history. In total, the Green and White won a pair of MAC titles during the 2011-12 campaign in men’s cross country and swimming, while claiming the MAC West Division crowns in both men’s and women’s basketball. Additonally, four of EMU’s top six athletic

fundraising years have occurred during the past six years under Gragg’s leadership. The department also secured the largest athletics donation in EMU athletics history in 2008 - a $1 million donation to men’s and women’s track programs. Gragg was named EMU’s 11th athletic direc-tor, Feb. 21, 2006, after spending the previous six years at the University of Arkansas. He first joined the U of A in 2000 as an associate athletic director and was promoted to senior associate athletic director in 2003 and then to deputy athletic director. In his tenure at Arkansas, Gragg was involved in various areas including: ath-letic administration, sport program oversight, marketing, sports information, recruitment, budget, student-athlete support, compliance, facilities and game management, fund-raising and research. During his career, Gragg has published several articles and editorials on intercollegiate athletics as well as a nationwide study on sports-related gambling. He is a former member of the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities & Interests Committee, having served as co-chair of the committee in 2004-05. Gragg also served as a member of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors and as a member of the American Heart Association, Northwest Arkan-sas Board of Directors. He currently serves as a member of the NCAA’s Legislative Council and is a member of the NACDA Division I-A Athletic Directors Scholarship Ad Hoc Steering Commit-tee. A former collegiate wide receiver, Gragg let-tered four years at Vanderbilt while earning his degree. He graduated with a bachelor’s in hu-man development in 1992 and was a member of

THE DERRiCK GRAGG FilEName: Derrick Lamont GraggBorn: 11-19-69 in Huntsville, Ala.High School: Lee H.S. (Graduated in 1988) College: Vanderbilt University (Graduated in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in human development) Wayne State University (Graduated in 1999 with a master’s degree in sports administration) University of Arkansas (Earned his doctorate in higher education administration in 2004)Family: Wife: Sanya (Whittaker); Daughter: DeSha (18); Sons: Avery (15) and Phillip-Raymond (11)

intercollegiate Athletics ExperienceYear School Position2006-Pres. Eastern Michigan University Director of Athletics2000-2006 University of Arkansas 2006 Deputy Athletic Director 2003-05 Senior Associate Athletics Director 2000-03 Associate Athletics Director/Compliance1997-2000 University of Michigan Director of Compliance1995-97 University of Missouri Director of Compliance and operations1993-95 Vanderbilt University Academic Counselor for two years; Director of Student Life for his final year

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Dr. Derrick Gragg

the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll during his senior year. Gragg served from 1993 to 1995 as an academic counselor at his alma mater before adding the title of director of student life in his final year at Vanderbilt. During his time as a Commodore athletic administrator, he coordinated student life and support programs as well as supervising the academic counseling programs for student-athletes. In 1995, Gragg was named director of compliance & operations at the University of Missouri. During his two years in Columbia, he was the game event manager for 10 Olympic sports programs and chairman of the Big 12 Compli-ance Coordinators Group during his last year as compliance coordinator at the university. Named assistant athletic director for compli-ance at Michigan in 1997, Gragg spent three years with oversight of the UM compliance department. While serving in Ann Arbor, Gragg also earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Wayne State University. He then served on the faculty at WSU, teaching intercollegiate sport administration and sports marketing classes. During the past three years, he has also served as an adjunct faculty instructor at both WSU and EMU. Gragg earned his doctorate in higher education administration from the U of A in May of 2004 and also taught two undergradu-ate courses during his tenure there as an athletic administrator. Inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County (Ala.) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, Gragg is a member of the National Association of Col-legiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA). Gragg and his wife, Sanya, have a daughter, DeSha, 18, and two sons, Avery, 15, and Phillip-Raymond, 11.

Baseball1975, ’76, ’78, ’81, ’82, 2003, 2007

Football1987

Men’s Basketball1988, ’91, ’96, ’98

Women’s Basketball2004, 2012

Men’s Cross Country1973, ’74, ’86, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, 2000,

2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

Men’s Golf2007, 2008

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field1974, ’77, ’78, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’94, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2001, 2002,

2007, 2010

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field1982, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’95,’97,

2003

Men’s indoor Track & Field1996, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,

2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

Women’s indoor Track & Field1997, 2000, 2011

Men’s Swimming and Diving1978, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008,

2009, 2010, 2012

Women’s Gymnastics2007

Women’s Swimming and Diving2006, 2007

Women’s Tennis1998, 2001

Women’s Soccer1999

Softball2007

Wrestling1996

EMU’s MAC Championships

Gragg at EMU By the Numbers1 ......................... Reese Men’s Sports Trophy

3.12 Winter 2012 Department GPA

7 .............CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

21 ..................MAC Team Championships

28 ...........MAC Coach of the Year Honors

30 CoSIDA Academic All-Region Selections

31 ..........MAC Player of the Year Honors

68 ...MAC Scholar Athletes of the Week

139 Individual MAC Championships

165 Second Team All-MAC Selections

197 ....First Team All-MAC Selections

231 ......Academic All-MAC Selections

263 MAC Athlete of the Week Honors

294 .. Athletes with a GPA over 3.0 in Winter




Dr. Elizabeth Ann (Liz) Broughton, a professor in leadership and counseling at Eastern Michigan University, was named faculty athletics representative at EMU in January 2007.

As the faculty athletics representative, Broughton is responsible for reviewing policies and procedures concerning

student-athlete welfare, academic integrity and rules compliance. She also serves on the Mid-American Conference’s FAR Infractions Committee. Broughton has been an EMU professor in leadership and coun-

Dr. Elizabeth BroughtonFaculty Athletics Representative

seling in the College of Education since August 1997. Her duties include instruction of graduate level courses at EMU while also serving on the EMU Faculty Council. The 58-year-old Broughton is a native of Morristown, N.J. She went on to complete her bachelor’s degree in 1976 at Rollins (Fla.) College where she was a varsity tennis and basketball player. She earned her master’s degree in counseling at the University of Florida in 1985 and completed her Doctor of Education degree at the University of Florida in 1996. Broughton played professional tennis from 1976-77 before tak-ing over as head women’s tennis coach at the University of Florida from 1978-81.

Erin Burdis is in her 11th year as a full-time member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department. Burdis joined the EMU staff as a part-time academic counselor in 2001-02 and was elevated to full-time academic counselor and assistant to the director of compliance in October 2002. In the spring of 2004 she took over leadership of the program.

As the director of Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS), Burdis has developed a comprehensive learning support program which consists of learning specialist, mentoring and tutoring meetings that are all individualized. The department’s GPA has continued to improve over the last several semesters and the current cumulative GPA of 3.177 is the best in history.

The 36-year-old Burdis joined the EMU athletics staff at the start of the 2001 academic year after serving as a graduate assistant in the University of Kentucky Athletics Department during 2000-01. A native of Frankenmuth, Mich., Burdis was an all-state softball player and played on state championships teams in softball and basketball at Frankenmuth High School before graduating in 1994. Burdis then went on to Concordia University in Ann Arbor and was an honorable mention All-American shortstop as a senior and the co-captain of the softball team her final two years. She helped lead Concordia to the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championship in both 1998 and 1999. In addition, the softball team won the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference title in 1997 and 1999 and Burdis was named All-League shortstop and was an All-League All-Academic pick three times (1997, 1998, 1999).

Erin BurdisAssistant Athletic Director/Academics

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Nikki Borges is in her second year as the director of development for the Eastern Michigan University athletic depart-ment.

The 41-year old Borges earned her un-dergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in 1994.

A native of Durango, Colo., Borges previously served as the Associate AD for

Marketing & Communications at Auburn University for four years after working as a marketing consultant with the department from March 2005 until Sept. 2006.

Nikki BorgesDirector of Development

Prior to coming to Auburn, she was the Director of Athletic Mar-keting with Indiana University Athletics from 2003 to 2004. She also served as a Pac-10 Properties Consultant with Fox Sports Enterprises in Los Angeles from 2002 to 2003 and was its Director of Marketing from 2001 to 2002. Additionally, Borges worked with the UCLA Alumni Association as its Director of Corporate Relations from 1998 to 2000 and served as Director of Marketing and Media Relations with Detail Management in Tucson, Ariz., from 1995 to 1998 and as its Marketing and Event Coordinator from 1994 to 1995. Borges and her husband, Al, have a son, Cole, and a daughter, Mady.




Garrett Hotchkiss is in his sixth year as an Academic Counselor for the athletic de-partment at Eastern Michigan University. Hotchkiss joined the Student Athlete Sup-port Services staff full time in 2007 after spending 2006 as a Compliance Assistant and Learning Specialist within the EMU athletic department.

Hotchkiss is currently responsible for pro-viding academic support and monitoring student-athletes academic progress in the sports of golf, cross country, track, wrestling and ten-nis. A native of East Lansing, Michigan, Hotchkiss was an honorable men-tion all-state baseball player, two time team MVP and also played on

Garrett HotchkissAcademic Counselor

the soccer team. Hotchkiss then went on to play two years of college soccer at Adrian College where he received MIAA honorable mention both years. The 34-year-old Hotchkiss earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Central Michigan University in 2001. He completed his master’s degree in sports administration from Xavier University in 2005. Prior to his time here at EMU, Hotchkiss worked as a Research As-sistant in the Government Affairs office in Washington D.C. for Corning Incorporated. He also worked as a Game Day Operations Coordinator at the University of Cincinnati and Graduate Assistant for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio, during his time as a graduate student.

Christopher Hoppe is in his second year as the Associate Athletic Director for Compli-ance for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. The 33-year-old Hoppe earned two degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently working on a third. He completed his undergraduate degree, with honors, in English literature in 2000 and

earned his Juris Doctorate in the spring of 2003. Hoppe has also been working on a Ph.D in postsecondary education and leadership at UW. A native of Rhinelander, Wisc., Hoppe began his professional career

Christopher HoppeAssociate Athletic Director/Compliance

as a court commissioner for Oneida and Vilas County Circuit Courts in 2003-04. Upon returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 for his Ph.D work, Hoppe began his career in collegiate athletics as an athletic compliance intern for the Badgers in 2005-06. In 2006, Hoppe joined the San Diego State University Aztecs as a student-athlete eligibility/student services coordinator. From San Diego State, Hoppe was named the Assistant Athletics Direc-tor for compliance and sport supervisor at Robert Morris University in 2008, a post he held until joining EMU in the summer of 2011. A member of the state bar of Wisconsin, Hoppe and his wife, Meris, have two children, Austin and Isabelle.

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Edward Davis II is in his second year as the assistant director of development for the Eastern Michigan University athletic depart-ment. The 28-year-old Davis earned two degrees from Eastern Michigan University. He com-pleted his undergraduate degree in Public Law and Government in 2006 and earned his masters in Public Administration in the

Edward Davis II Assistant Director of Development

spring of 2010. While at EMU, Davis served as the school’s 25th Student Body President helping lobby the State of Michigan to get funding for students and to keep tuition down. Davis was also and active particiant in the Phi Sigma Pi National Co-Ed Honor Fraternity, the Pi Sigma Alpha-National Political Science Fraternity, the NAACP and the Student Affairs Committee to the Board of Regents Association of Michigan Universities. A native of Boston, Mass., Davis graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 2002.




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Mike Malach is in his 16th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department and his fifth as the director of internal affairs.

The 45-year-old Malach joined the EMU staff in September 1998 after a two-year stint as athletics business manager at Southeast Missouri State University. He was responsible for the development and

control of the entire athletics budget at Southeast Missouri and he assumed the same responsibilities at Eastern, as well as, overseeing facilities, game operations and sports oversight. A 1990 graduate of Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisc., Malach

Mike MalachAssociate Athletic Director

went on to earn a master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1992. After completing his M.A., he joined the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as an assistant athletics director from 1992-95. Malach then became a systems engineer with Office Technology Company in March 1995 before moving to Cape Girardeau, Mo., as a member of the Southeast Missouri staff in January 1996. A native of Denmark, Wisc., Malach attended Denmark High School and was a member of the 1985 boys basketball team that won the Class B state championship. He also participated in baseball and football as a prep. Malach lives in Milan, Mich. with his wife, Joan, and their son, Brevin (15) and daughter, Elaina (7).

Erich Keil is entering his sixth season as a part of the Eastern Michigan University facilities department.

Keil joined the EMU athletics depart-ment in December 2007 after working for the University of Michigan depart-ment of athletics for 20 years.

Keil was responsible for the mainte-

Erich KeilCoordinator of Athletic Equipment and Facilities

nance of the U-M baseball field that was voted the best college baseball field in the nation by Turface in 1997. In addition to his work as the EMU director of athletic facilities, Keil has three daughters: Melissa (24), Stephanie (22) and Kristina (18). Melissa is a graduate of the University of Michigan and is a professional figure skating coach. Stephanie is enrolled in Michigan State University’s dental school program and Kristina is a freshman at Michigan State University.

Tyler Jones is in his first year as the as-sistant director of athletics marketing for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department.

A dual sport athlete for EMU, Jones played both football and basketball for the Green and White from 2004-08. On the football field, he tied the NCAA re-

cord for most passes caught in a game with 23 receptions for 170 yards versus rival Central Michigan University, Nov. 28, 2008.

Tyler JonesAssistant Director of Athletics Marketing

Upon graduation from EMU with a bachelor’s degree in market-ing, the Belleville, Mich. native served as the athletic marketing graduate assistant from April 2009 until June 2011 earning his masters degree in sport management. The 26-year old Jones then worked a year at the University of Tennessee as a marketing assistant for athletics. For the Volun-teers, he helped develop and implement marketing plans for the baseball, women’s soccer and basketball programs. He also helped lead the Lady Vol Basketball marketing and promotions staff as it pertains to all in-game production.




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The 2012-13 season is Steve Nordwall’s 11th at Eastern Michigan University. Based in the Convocation Center athletic training facility, he is responsible for the daily sports medicine operation for EMU’s 21 varsity sports programs.

Nordwall supervises an associate head athletic trainer, three assistant athletic trainers, and numerous graduate and student athletic trainers, and also has travel responsibilities with the school’s football team. He participates in regularly held senior staff meetings to discuss ongoing issues within the athletic department.

Nordwall joined EMU in 2002 as the Head Athletic Trainer and Director of Sports Medicine, before becoming the Assistant

Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in the fall of 2011. While at Eastern Michigan, Nordwall has instituted an effective approach towards student athlete care, injury management, physician coordination, alcohol and other drugs programs, psychological care programs, crisis management plan development, and quality assurance strategies which protect the university’s liability. He has also served on various committees during his tenure including: the National Athletic Trainer Association’s College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee District 4 Representative (June 2008-11), the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society (Vice President - Jan. 2012-Present; Secretary - Jan. 2006-12), the Mid-American Conference Sports Medicine Association (Executive Officer - May 2007-Present), the EMU Student Intervention Team Member (2010-2012), the EMU Biannual AOD Policy Review Committee member (July 2002-Present), Coordinator of the EMU Athletic AOD Policy Review, the Athletic Department Crisis Plan Develop Committee Co-Chair (Aug. 2007-Present), the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (Aug. 2006-Present) and the EMU Athletics Strategic

Steve NordwallAssistant Athletic Director/Sports Medicine

Planning Committee (Jan. 2007-08). Nordwall has also been a part of two major academic research projects, Time to Return to Play After High Ankle Sprains in Collegiate Football Players: A Prediction Model and the Evaluation of a Clinical Test Of Reaction Time in Sport Concussion. Prior to coming to Ypsilanti, Nordwall spent five years as an assistant athletic trainer for the Kent State University athletic program. For the Golden Flashes, Nordwall worked with the entire intercol-legiate sports program and held direct responsibilities with the football and men’s basketball teams. During his time in Kent, Ohio, the men’s basketball team advanced to the 2002 NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight to go along with NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999 and 2001. From 1991-94 Nordwall was the head athletic trainer at Triton College in River Grove, Ill. He then moved on to Western Michigan University as a graduate assistant athletic trainer from 1994-96, fol-lowed by a position at the University of Notre Dame as an assistant athletic trainer during the 1996-97 season. He joined the Kent State University staff in 1997 as an assistant athletic trainer and remained there until accepting the EMU position. A native of Minnetonka, Minn., Nordwall graduated from Minnehaha Academy in 1986. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at North Park College in Chicago, Ill. in 1990, and followed that with his master’s degree at Western Michigan University in 1996. In the classroom, Nordwall serves as an adjunct lecturer/clinical instructor in the EMU Athletic Training Education program after working as a clinical instructor/in-service coordinator at KSU from 1997-02. Nordwall is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association and the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society. He is also a certified professional rescuer CPR/AED by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and certified in first aid by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Kristen Mostrom is in her second year with the Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Staff. She serves as the primary athletic trainer for the women’s gymnastics and track and field teams while overseeing softball at EMU.

Mostrom joined the Sports Medicine Staff during the 2011-12 academic years

after spending the 2009-10 year as an intern at the University of Detroit Mercy. A native from Livonia, Mich., Mostrom is a recent master’s graduate from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. She received

Kristen MostromAssistant Athletic Trainer

her master’s degree in 2011 in Public Administration with an em-phasis in healthcare. While at GVSU as a graduate assistant, she covered the sports medicine needs for the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams along with teaching numerous undergraduate athletic training courses for the ATEP program. Mostrom graduated from Hope College in 2008 where she earned her bachelor of arts degree in athletic training. Mostrom is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan, and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers As-sociation. She is married to Steven Mostrom and has a black lab, Dutch, they currently reside in Canton, Mich.

Dr. Michael Paciorek, a professor of physical education in the EMU College of Health and Human Services joined the Office of Compliance in January 2006 as Faculty Compliance Associate.

Paciorek is a 1975 graduate of St. Bonaventure University where he received a B.S. in physical educa-tion. He received a Master’s degree in adapted physical education from The George Washington University in 1977 and a Ph.D. from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1981.

He taught adapted physical education in the Norfolk (Va.) City Schools from 1976-1979, and holds national certification in adapted physical education. Paciorek is known for his work in the field of disability sport having been on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Michigan for 12 years. He was a member of the United States Disabled Sports Team that competed in the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain and worked in classification at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. He was on the evaluation team for the 1995 Special Olympic World Games and was Co-

Dr. Michael PaciorekFaculty Compliance Associate

Coordinator for disabled athlete participation at the 1990 and 1991 U.S. Olympic Festivals in Minneapolis and Los Angeles respectively. Additionally, he spent 14 years in the United States Army Reserves rising to the rank of Major. Paciorek has written extensively in professional journals and his book “Disability Sports & Recreation is in its Third Edition. Since arriving at Eastern Michigan in 1981 Paciorek was the Physical Education Program Coordinator while teaching classes in adapted physical education, motor learning and development and disability sport. In 1999, he served as the President of the Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPER&D). While at EMU he has received the Eastern Michigan University Distinguished Faculty Award for Service in 2000 and the EMU Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award in 1994. Professionally, he has received the MAHPER&D Distinguished Honor Award in 2005; the National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities Outstanding Service Award in 1999; and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance; Adapted Physical Activity Council Professional Recognition Award in 1999. Paciorek and his wife Karen, a professor of early childhood education at EMU have two sons: Clark (27) and Clay (24).




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Greg Pyszczynski, a 2008 graduate of Saint John Fisher College, was promoted to the position of associate head sports performance coach in October 2011. The 27-year-old Pyszczynski (12-11-84) joined the EMU Sports Performance Staff in June 2009 as an intern and worked his way into a graduate assistant

position and then full-time. Prior to joining the EMU staff, Pyszczynski was the volunteer head strength and conditioning coach and a graduate assistant football coach at Utica (N.Y.) College in 2008-09. While at Utica, he also supervised the strength and conditioning for the men’s

Greg PyszczynskiAssociate Head Sports Performance Coach

lacrosse, women’s ice hockey and women’s field hockey teams. In the 2007-08 year he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach and assistant defensive line coach for the football team at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Pyszczynski was the captain of the wrestling and football teams and also played lacrosse at West Seneca East High School. After graduating from high school in 2003, he went on to captain the St. John Fisher College football team while earning first-team Empire 8 All-Conference honors and helping lead the team to two NCAA post-season tournament appearances and a Final Four spot, in 2006.

Ann Pierson is in her 11th year as an academic counselor for the athletics department at Eastern Michigan Uni-versity.

Pierson joined the SASS staff after spending six years as an assistant coach for the EMU softball team.

Pierson earned a bachelor’s degree in recreation and parks managements with an emphasis in thera-peutic recreation from Central Michigan University in 1987. She earned her master’s degree in sport management from EMU in 2011.

Ann PiersonAcademic Counselor

While an undergrad at CMU, Pierson helped CMU win two Mid-American Conference softball championships (1983 and 1986) and one league basketball title (1982-83). She played on CMU softball teams that qualified for three NCAA regional appearances. A native of Ann Arbor, Pierson lettered in basketball and softball at Gabriel Richard High School. She helped the softball team win the state of Michigan Class D championship as a freshman and senior and was named All-State as a senior. A two-time Class D All-State selection in basketball, Pierson led the team to the Class D state championship game in her final season. Pierson and her son, Brian (18), reside in Ypsilanti.

Bradley Pierson is in his second year with the Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Staff. He serves as the primary athletic trainer for the men’s basketball team, volleyball and crew teams.

A 2009 graduate in athletic training at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi,

W.Va., Pierson joined the EMU sports medicine staff in 2009 as a graduate assistant and completed his master’s degree in 2011 in exercise physiology.

Brad PiersonAssistant Athletic Trainer

After earning his M.A. at EMU, Pierson joined the West Virginia University Technical Institute of Technology as an assistant athletic trainer and professor in the physical education department from Aug. 2011 until accepting his new position at EMU. A native of Charleston, W. Va., the 25-year-old Pierson (6-10-87) graduated from Buffalo High School in 2005. From there he served as a student trainer in athletics while an undergraduate at Alderson-Broaddus before graduating in 2009. Pierson is a certified athletic trainer in the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He is married to Bridget Conley and they reside in Ypsilanti.




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Wayne Smith is in his fifth year as a full-time member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department.

Smith joined the EMU staff as an undergraduate in 2004-05 and was elevated to full-time in 2008. The 28-year-old Smith is responsible for

Wayne SmithAssistant Equipment Manager

the day-to-day equipment needs of the EMU’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and EMU’s Olympic sports teams. Smith is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Manag-ers Association (AEMA).

Megan Snow enters her sixth year at Eastern Michigan University. Currently, Snow coordinates the year-round health care for the Eagle’s women’s basketball team, in addition to her clinical supervi-sion of women’s soccer, tennis and golf. She is also in charge of coordinating insurance administration for all EMU

student-athletes. Snow joined the EMU staff after spending the 2006-07 year as a staff athletic training intern at Michigan State University where she worked primarily with women’s rowing. A native of Holland,

Megan SnowAssistant Athletic Trainer

Mich., Snow graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in movement science and emphasis in Athletic Training. She went on to complete her master’s degree in sport administration at Central Michigan University in 2007. In the summer of 2010, Snow was invited to spend two weeks working at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. As part of the USOC Volunteer Program, Megan then served as the Certified Athletic Trainer for Gold Medalist, USA Women’s Wheel Chair Basketball team at the 2011 ParaOlympic Games in Quadalajara, Mexico. Snow is a member of NATA, CATS, and serves on the Professional Educators Conference committee for MATS.

Dr. Melody Reifel Werner is in her 16th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University staff.

She previously served as the associate athletics director/compliance. The 55-year-old Reifel Werner has earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees with honors from

Eastern Michigan University. She completed her bachelor’s de-gree in marketing and communications in 1979 and her master’s in organizational communications in 1998. She was awarded her doctoral degree in educational leadership at EMU in 2006. Reifel

Dr. Melody Reifel WernerAssociate Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator

Werner is the author of Protecting University Integrity: Managing Risks in Intercollegiate Athletics. Prior to joining EMU, Reifel Werner worked as an educational consultant for The Pace Group and as a training consultant for GTE. She is the current Chair of the NCAA Research Committee and a former member of the executive committee of the National Association of Athletics Compliance (NAAC). She serves on the Advisory Board to the “College Athletics and the Law” publication, which provides guidance on athletics laws and regulations. Reifel Werner is married to Thomas Werner and has two grown sons: Thomas Joseph and Anthony John.




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Bill Tuscany is in his 26th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University sports medicine staff, having been promoted to associate head athletic trainer in Sept. 2001. Tuscany works in the Bowen Field House Athletic Training Room where he oversees the Olympic sports. In addition, Tuscany serves as a lecturer and clinical instructor in EMU’s accredited athletic training curriculum. A

1973 Eastern Michigan University graduate, Tuscany earned his master’s degree from EMU in 1976. He is a charter member of the Athletic Training Chapter of the Eastern Michigan Alumni Association. Before joining the EMU athletics department, Tuscany was the head athletics trainer at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill., from 1976-86. In

Bill TuscanyAssociate Head Athletic Trainer

addition to his athletic training duties at Lewis, Tuscany was the director of the Emergency Medical Service, an associate professor in physical education and from 1981-86 he was the chairman of the physical edu-cation department. In 1993 Tuscany was elected to the Lewis University Hall of Fame. Tuscany was also a Board of Certification Examiner from 1978 until 2009 at which time the exam was computerized. Tuscany is in his 36th year as a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and is a recipient of the 25 year award. He is also a member of the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society, and the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association. He is a licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Michigan. The 60-year-old Tuscany and his wife, Carol, have a daughter, Sarah (29).

Greg Steiner is in his 12th year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations Office and his first as the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations. From Dec. 2004 until Oct. 2012, he was the office’s assistant director.

He will serve as the primary contact for the football, women’s basketball and golf teams, while aiding in game-day help with nearly all

21sports. During his tenure in Ypsilanti, Steiner has promoted two Academic All-Americans, worked with seven Mid-American Conference champion-ship teams and instituted an aggressive approach to web development to provide better online coverage of Eagle athletic events. In addition, he has worked as an announcer for radio and television broadcasts of EMU sporting events, and he was part of the media relations staff at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional and the 2009 Final Four

Greg SteinerAssistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

in Detroit, Mich. The 31-year-old Steiner worked as a student athletic media relations director at Eastern Michigan for three years. A 2003 graduate of EMU, he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. During his tenure as a student assistant, Steiner was responsible for the development of the athletics department Web site, as well as most of the office’s publications. Steiner worked four years (2001-2005) for WOHL television in Lima, Ohio, as videographer and co-host of “The Friday Night Frenzy” and “The Ottawa Oil Pre-Game Show”, a local high school sports show. He completed an internship at Bluffton University during the summer of 2002, where he assisted with the day-to-day operations of the sports information office. A native of Bluffton, Ohio, Steiner graduated from Bluffton High School in 1999. He is a member of the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the MAC News Media Association (MNMA). Steiner and his fiance, Cathy, live in Milan.

Jay Sofen is in his sixth year at Eastern Michigan University and his third as the head equipment manager.

He previously served as EMU’s assistant equipment manager from 2007-08 as well as spending the 2008-09 season as the acting equipment manager.

A 2006 graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Sofen worked for two years in the athletic media rela-tions office before joining the equipment staff for the 2005-06 campaign. The 29-year-old Sofen is responsible for the day-to-day equip-

Jay SofenEquipment Manager

ment needs of the football program. He also oversees with the operations with EMU’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and EMU’s Olympic sports teams. A native of Plymouth, Mich., Sofen completed his bachelor’s degree in Public Relations at EMU in 2006. As an undergraduate he served as an operations volunteer at the 2004 and 2005 Mid-American Conference Football Championship games. He also served as an operations volunteer at the 2005 U.S. Open Golf Championship in Pinehurst, N.C. Sofen is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Manag-ers Association (AEMA). He was also selected as a member of the 2011 McDavid National Advisory staff.




Blair Wagner is entering his third year at Eastern Michigan University, and the second as the head sports performance coach.

An assistant strength and conditioning coach at The Citadel from 2007-10, the 28-year-old Wagner worked directly with the basketball and wrestling programs, while assisting with the Bulldogs football and baseball teams. He was first appointed in

December 2007 after spending the fall with the College of Charleston in a similar position. While with the Cougars, he was responsible for the men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming/diving and men’s and women’s track and field teams. In addition, he assisted with men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball.

Blair WagnerHead Sports Performance Coach

In October 2007, Wagner had the privilege of assisting with the train-ing of the NBA’s New York Knicks during their preseason camp. Prior to arriving in Charleston, S.C., Wagner spent a short time as a volunteer strength coach at the University of Nebraska Kearney. Wagner attended the University of Wyoming and obtained his bach-elor’s degree in exercise science in kinesiology while working primarily with the UW Football and strength and conditioning programs. He holds certifications from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting, National Academy of Sports Medicine, and Precision Nutrition. A native of Cheyenne, Wyo., Wagner completed his master’s degree in exercise science from The Citadel Graduate College in May 2010.

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Support Staff / Head Coaches

lori BarronAthleticsSecretary

Karen HansenAdministrative

Secretary

Bobbie Bowling Senior Account

Specialist

Administrative AssistantsEastern Michigan University

Head CoachesEastern Michigan University

Jay AlexanderBaseball

Karen BairdSoftball

Kim BerringtonVolleyball

Bruce CunninghamMen’s Golf

Derek DelPortoWrestling

Ron EnglishFootball

John GoodridgeMen’s XC/Track

Scott HallSoccer

Brad HoldrenRowing

Rob MurphyMen’s Basketball

Ryan RayTennis

Buck SmithDiving

Sandy WagnerWomen’s Golf

Steve WilceGymnastics

Peter LinnSwimming

Sue ParksWomen’s XC/Track

Tory VerdiWomen’s Basketball




The EMU Identity

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Eastern Eagles Fight Song

“Eastern Eagles, hats off to you!Fight, fight, fight for ole EMU.Look to the sky, the Eagles will fly,the bravest we’ll defy.... Rah,rah, rah!”

“Hold that line for ole Green and White.Sons and daughters show your might.So, FIGHT, FIGHT! for ole EMU and vic-tor-y!”

EMU Alma Mater

Eastern, sacred Alma Mater to your name we shall be true.Ever marching on to victory, we’ll stand by to see you through,Softly floating on the breeze, verdant green with white of snow,This our banner we will carry in our hearts whe’er we go.

Go Green

Go Green, roll up the score.Go Green, let’s get some more.Raise a cheer for old Green and White.Let’s show them we came here to fight.Go Green, vic’try we’ll claim.Go Green, let’s win this game.We’ll always fight for old EMU.Come on and let’s go Green!

Since the 1991 season, Eastern Michigan University athletic teams have gone by the nickname “Eagles.” The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron nickname and logo with the new one. EMU originally went by the nicknames “Normalites,” “Men from Ypsi” and various other titles through the years before “Hurons” was adopted in 1929. The “Hurons” first came into being as the re-sult of a contest sponsored by the Men’s Union in 1929. On Oct. 31 of that year, a three-person committee, composed of Dr. Clyde Ford, Dr. Elmer Lyman and Professor Bert Peet, selected the name “Hurons” from the many entries in the contest. The name was submitted by two students, Gretchen Borst and George Hanner. Hanner was working at the Huron Hotel at the time of the contest and was no doubt as much influenced by his place of employment as by the Huron Indian tribe. The runner-up name in that contest was Pioneers. EMU began investigating the appropriate-ness of its Huron Indian logo after the Michigan Department of Civil Rights issued a report in October 1988 suggesting that all schools using such logos drop them. The report indicated that the use of Native American names, logos and mascots for athletic teams promoted racial stereotypes. At that time, four colleges, 62 high schools and 33 junior high/middle schools in Michigan used Indian logos or names. The EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the Huron name with Eagles, taken from three recommendations from a committee charged with supplying a new nickname. The other two final names submitted were Green Hornets and Express.

A look Back at EMU’s Logos

1929-1991

1995-2001

1991-1994

2002

2003-Present

• Charlie Batch, Lional Dalton, Jason Jones, T.J. Lang, Barry Stokes, Kevin Walter – professional football players

• Ron Campbell – President, Tampa Bay Lightning

• Fred Cofield, Earle Higgins, Harvey Marlatt, George Gervin, Grant Long, Derrick Dial, Earl Boykins, Carl Thomas, Charles Thomas – professional basketball players

• General John G. Coburn -- one of eight four-star generals in the United States

• Hayes Jones -- Olympic gold medalist

• Bruce T. Halle -- Founder and CEO of Discount Tire Co.

• John Heffron -- Winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2004

• Greg Mathis –Judge and later TV personality

• Lloyd Olds - designed the zebra shirt worn by referees

• Dean Rockwell – Olympic team wrestling coach in 1964

• Rocky Roe -- Major League Baseball umpire

• Jack Roush -- CEO and owner of Roush Racing

• Rodney Slater -- former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

• Shirley Spork -- co-founder of the LPGA

• Bob Welch -- Cy Young Award winner




Student-Athlete Support

Student-Athlete Support Services Academic, personal and professional support are essential to college success. At EMU, Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) helps student-athletes reach their full potential. Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program, integrated with the University, that will assist all student-athletes with their transition into college. This all-encompassing support continues throughout each student-athlete’s collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a job or enters graduate school. Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We gather important background information and build an aca-demic profile on each student-athlete, assessing his or her needs in advance. Services provided through SASS include the following: programs that focus on student-athletes’ special needs, monitoring academic performance, pro-viding learning assistance, assisting with registration procedures, assisting in monitoring athletic eligibility, providing priority registration and making sure that athletes are advised about current NCAA, MAC and University rules and regulations. Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and support. College is not easy, but with hard work and dedication from both the student-athlete and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college experience. The success of Eastern’s student-athletes hinges on their willingness to seek assistance from SASS as well as other University student services. SASS staff members continually refer student-athletes to the Admissions Office, Academic Advising Center, Career Services Center, Health Services, the Records Office, Financial Aid and The Holman Learning Center. Faculty members also provide assistance to student-athletes through advising in course selection and provid-ing additional help with courses when requested.

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Department has a long his-tory and reputation for excellence in the health care of student-athletes and the education of athletic training students. Founding practitioners Gary Strickland, Ron Venis and Dr. Wally Roeser envisioned a goal of first-class prevention, man-agement and rehabilitation of athletic injuries for all student-athletes. Although the department continues to grow, its primary mission remains the same. The student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics receive comprehensive health care from an expansive sports medicine team. The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine staff is led by Dr. Tara Master-Hunter, Dr. Zoe Foster, Dr. David Alvarez, Dr. George Pujalte, Dr. Wally Roeser, Dr. Bruce Miller, Dr. Don Wurtzel and head athletic trainer Steve Nordwall. Ad-ditionally, the staff consists of two primary care sports medicine fellows, three full-time staff athletic trainers, two full-time athletic training clinical educators, five graduate assistant athletic trainers and the team dentist. Our sports medi-cine staff works in conjunction with various medical professionals within the community who provide nutritional, dental, vision and other specialized services for our student-athletes. At Eastern Michigan University, the philosophy of the Sports Medicine staff is two-fold: to provide a high standard of medical care through effective preventive and management programs, and to facilitate an effective post-injury rehabilita-tion process for a safe return to competition. In all cases, the ultimate well-being of each student-athlete is considered our number one priority, not only while they compete at Eastern Michigan University, but during their lifetime as well. The Sports Medicine staff operates out of three campus athletic training facili-ties in the Convocation Center, Bowen Field House and the Rynearson Stadium team building.

Sports Performance/Strength and Conditioning Our Sports Performance Program applies a complete approach to scientifi-cally and practically progress each individual athlete. Our purpose is to improve all components that will aid in achieving maximal athletic performance while reducing the occurrence of injury. We incorporate athletic based, free weight, multi-joint, and multi-directional movements which vary from a diverse col-lection of strength and conditioning disciplines to prepare each athlete for the general and specific demands of their sport. Standards that will be implemented at all times are: Integrity, Attention to Detail, Quality before Quantity, and Execu-tion before Innovation. Assuming quality, thought and effort have been put into a sports performance program, all else being equal, the program feels that these three components are usually separating an elite level program from the average. Incorporating Daily Competitions – The ability for athletes to compete in an every day setting is critical to the success of team and individual sports. Anything from team relays, to 1 on 1 tug of wars, to using a dumbbell weight heavier than the previous week. I simply make the statement to my teams, “WIN THE DAY.” Work harder – beat your last week’s sets/reps/weight/time, COMPETE! There is competitive nature in all mankind. Sometimes it takes a little extra effort on the coaching end to see it. Fill your team with competitors and your program will take care of itself. Physical and Mental Sport Transfer – Training to the specifics of the sport, and style that the head coaches are teaching is an essential way to succeed at any level. Find out what the sport coaches are looking to achieve and speak their same language. You are an addition to their staff, hop on board and cater your philosophy to their needs. Giving each athlete specific examples of on field/on court experiences where success can either be earned or an opportunity can be lost. Being able to make athletes understand the importance of mental tough-ness that is needed in the weight room and how it transfers over to their sport. The pain, the physical and mental struggles they endure in each training session is setting them up for success for their competitive season. Fight for every rep just as you would for any rebound, blocked shot, interception, or stolen base. Make references back to their closest contests that might have been decided by one play – (or one rep). Positive Influential Environment – Do athletes leave the weight room looking to return for more or dreading the next time they have to mope through one of the most silent hours of their day? Each session, from the minute the first athlete walks in to the last grueling minute they are dragging out, fill the room with ENERGY!!! Push them through their toughest moments and coach every rep. Show each and every athlete that you care about their progress. Stay vo-cal, provide positive feedback as well as constructive criticism, play that latest hip-hop track and find a way to create a positive training environment.




NCAA Compliance

The Eastern Michigan University Office of Athletics Compliance is committed to a com-prehensive compliance program that educates student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, institutional employees, community members and boosters about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Mid-American Conference and institu-tional rules. The commitment to compliance en-sures institutional control over the department of athletics. The existence of a successful com-pliance program depends on the willingness of coaches, administrators, staff, student-athletes and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, MAC and institutional rules.

WHAT iS COMPliANCE? At Eastern Michigan University, the Office of Compliance works within the department of athletics and the University to ensure EMU's compliance with all applicable NCAA, MAC and institutional rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the following tasks:

Educating administrators, coaches, staff, • prospective student-athletes, current stu-dent-athletes and boosters about NCAA, MAC and institutional rules;Developing monitoring systems to ensure • compliance with NCAA, MAC and institu-tional rules (e.g., recruiting, academic eli-gibility, financial aid, awards and benefits, amateurism and agents);Investigating and reporting violations of • NCAA, MAC and institutional rules.

ARE YOU A BOOSTER? You are a booster if you are or ever have:

Been a member of a booster organization • that supports EMU athletics (e.g., EMU Ath-letic Club, E-Gridiron Group);Made any financial contributions to the • athletics department;Been involved in promoting EMU's athlet-• ics program;Been a season ticket holder; or• Provided benefits to enrolled student-ath-• letes or their relatives or friends.

You can become a booster if you provide ben-efits to prospects, student-athletes, their rela-tives or friends and any of the following state-ments are true:

The relationship between the athlete (or • parents of the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a re-sult of the athlete's participation in athlet-ics or their reputation as an athlete;The relationship began only after the ath-• lete become a prospect;The relationship began only after the ath-• lete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation;The pattern of benefits increased after the • athlete attained notoriety as a talented athlete.

ONCE A BOOSTER AlWAYS A BOOSTER. Once an individual is identified as a booster, the person retains that identity forever! This is true even if the individual no longer contributes to, or is involved with, EMU's athletics program.

WHO iS A PROSPECTiVE STUDENT-ATHlETE? A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade. Students enrolled in preparatory schools and two-year colleges are also considered pros-pects. An individual remains a prospect even after he/she signs a National Letter of Intent.

WHAT iS AN EXTRA BENEFiT? An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a EMU employee or booster to provide a pros-pect, student-athlete or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

Gifts of cash, clothing, equipment or any • other tangible item;A special discount, payment arrangement • or credit on any purchase or service;Loan of money or co-signing of loans;• A vehicle, use of a vehicle, or any transpor-• tation expenses;Free or reduced-cost services, purchases or • rentals;Entertainment on- or off-campus; or• Free or reduced-cost rent or housing.•

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? EMU is responsible for the actions of its boost-ers. If a booster provides an impermissible ben-efit to a prospect, student-athlete, their relatives or friends, EMU may be subject to penalties from the NCAA and Mid-American Conference. When a violation occurs, regardless of intention, it can:

Jeopardize the eligibility of prospective • and current student-athletes; Result in the EMU athletics program being • penalized by the NCAA and/or the Mid-American Conference; and Cause you to lose benefits or privileges • associated with the athletics department (i.e., booster club membership, ticket privi-leges).

QUESTiONS? The above information is a brief overview of compliance and rules pertaining to boosters and their interactions with prospective student-athletes. If you have any questions about any NCAA, MAC or institutional rules, please contact Chris-topher Hoppe at 734.487.3263 or [email protected]. For more information on compli-ance and boosters, please visit the Office of Athletic Compliance's website at: EMUEagles.com/compliance

RECRUiTiNG DO'S AND DON'TS Only EMU coaches may be involved in the recruiting process. Boosters may not make any recruiting contacts with prospective student-athletes, Boosters are prohibited from the fol-lowing:

Do not telephone, write or make in-person • contact with a prospect for recruiting pur-posesDo not contact a prospect's coach, princi-• pal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospectDo not become involved in making ar-• rangements for a prospect, the prospect's relatives or friends to receive money or financial aid of any kindDo not visit a prospect's school to acquire • films or transcripts in an attempt to evalu-ate the prospect's academic or athletics eligibilityDo not have contact with a prospect, their • relatives or friends during any of their vis-its to EMU's campusDo not contact student-athletes enrolled • in other four-year institutions regarding the possibility of transferring to EMU

Even though there are many rules prohibit-ing your involvement with prospects and the recruiting process, as a booster you are permit-ted to do the following:

Notify EMU coaching staff about notewor-• thy prospects in your area,

Attend a prospect's athletics event on • your own initiative, provided no contact with the prospect, the prospect's parents or coach occurs,

Continue existing friendships, provided • solicitation of a prospect's enrollment does not occur.

FOR MORE iNFORMATiONContact Christopher Hoppe, EMU’s Associate Athletic Director for Compliance.

Christopher [email protected]

734.487.3263




EMU Athletic Club

Online: www.emuathleticclub.comBy Phone: 734.487.8236By Mail: 799 N. Hewitt Road Room 309C Ypsilanti, Mi 48197

Supporting EMU Student-Athletes Since 1994

MeMBersHiP levels and Benefits:Hall of Fame -- $5,000 and up• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Receive first-level priority on the purchase of football/basketball season tickets,

see (B) below• Purchase rights to six luxury football box seats• Opportunity to travel to a road game with a team of your choice• Specially designed EMU Athletic Club gift

Olympian -- $2,500 - $4,999• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Purchase rights to four luxury football box seats• Invitation to dinner with Athletic Director with other Olympian and higher members

All-American -- $1,000 - $2,499• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Football/basketball reserved parking (season ticket holders only)• Purchase rights to four chair back seats for football• EMU Athletic Club Leader recognition pin

All-Conference -- $500 - $999• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Postseason ticket priority• Purchase rights to two chair back seats for football• Invitation to annual social event with EMU head coaches and administrators

Captain -- $250 - $499• All of the benefits of the lower levels, plus ...• Access to the E-Club Room (must show membership card)• Exclusive access to the “Eagles Nest.” Located in the Convocation Stadium

Club, a hospitality area will be available for select home men’s & women’s basketball conference games and will feature a variety of refreshments and pre-game “chalk talks” from members of the coaching staffs. (C)

Varsity -- $100 - $249• Tax deduction, see (A) below• Invitation to special events• Discounts at Eagle Crest Golf Club, Eagle Crest Conference Center and the Ypsilanti

Marriott (must show membership card)• Membership card • Membership decal

(A) Material value of benefit provided will reduce tax deduction by value of benefit. (B) Current football/basketball season ticket holders retain their current seats.(C) Must also purchase season tickets or single game tickets to access this area.

The EMU Athletic Club provides vital financial support to more than 550 student-athletes at Eastern Michigan University as they strive for excellence on the court and in the classroom. Nearly 1,000 donors generously supported our outstanding scholar-athletes each year. Established in 1994, the EMU Athletic Club raises funds in three key areas for EMU’s 21 varsity athletic teams: annual-use operating funds, endowment, and facility related projects. Today, annual-use giving is the most critical area of support needed by the Athletic Department. These contributions directly support the operating budgets of our teams and help provide the most basic needs to our coaches and student-athletes, including compre-hensive national recruiting efforts, out of region travel to maintain nationally competitive schedules, equipment such as uniforms, balls, nets, bats, and much more. Gifts to any of our teams, or to the Eagles for Excellence Fund (which will be used for the most urgent needs of the athletic department), are an investment in the future leaders of the state of Michigan. Join the EMU Athletic Club today and make a difference for EMU Athletics.

Join the EMU Athletic Club

How to Make a Gift

For more information or to join the EMU Athletic Club, please contact:

TBA - Executive Director of the EMU Athletic ClubOffice Phone - 734.487.8236E-mail: TBA




E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame

The Eastern Michigan University alumni varsity letterwinners club, E-Club, sponsors the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s class will mark the 37th anniversary of the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2012 will then be honored at the men’s in March of 2013. Tickets for the Hall of Fame ceremony can be purchased by calling the EMU Athletics Department at 734.487.8236.

1976Charles Eugene Beatty*James “Bingo” Brown*

William E. Foy*George W. Marshall*

Lloyd W. Olds*Elton J. Rynearson, Sr.*

Edwin Shadford*Raymond L. Stites*

1977C. Dale Curtiss*

Charles Hanneman*Charles “Whitey” Hlad*

Hayes W. JonesHarry Ockerman*Dean Rockwell*

Olin Sanders*Paul Shoemaker*

1978William E. Crouch*

Daniel Webster KirkseyRobert K. Middlekauff

Thomas V. Quinn*Kenneth “Red” Simmons

Andrew Vanyo*James A. Walsh*William C. Zepp*

1979Louis Batterson*

James BibbsMerrill Hershey*Harvey Marlatt

George Muellich*Ron Oestrike

Arthur D. Walker*Frank “Buck” Weeber*

1980Ruth Boughner*Leighton Boyd*

Kenneth “Beef” Matheson*Ferris G. Newman*

Bob Parks

1981Delmar Allman*Rha W. Arnold*

Charles E. Forsythe*James R. Martin*

David L. Pureifory*Abe Rosenkrantz*

Clarence B. Sabbath*Shirley G. Spork

1982Garion H. Campbell*

Clifford D. Crane*Marvin R. Mittlestat*

Albert H. PingelEarl N. Riskey*

Charles J. ShontaFred D. Trosko*

1983Roger Arnett*

Santee Brockman*Ralph Gilden

Augusta “Gussie” Harris*Kenneth Hawk*

Charles Lappeus*Neville “Tex” Walker*

George Wendt*

1984William Barrett

James BellWardell Gilliam*

Gordon MintyBernard Otto*

1985John BanaszakDoug Cossey*

Hasely CrawfordMichael H. Jones*Richard Moseley

Charles PaigeJean Siterlet*

1986Jean S. Cione*

David EllisBruce HowellRon Johnson

Richard G. RaymondBill Tipton

1987Glenn Davis

Marvin JohnsonBob Rowland*

William J. StephensJack Weiss

1988Norbert S. Badar

Clarence ChapmanSherm J. CollinsClare Ebersole

Stanley McConnorBob Welch

1989Gary Bastien

William M. Cave*Ron Gulyas

Ann (Meachum) LohnerBob OwchinkoHarry Werbin*

1990Ken Bruchanski

Dottie Denise DavisJeffrey E. Dils

Frank ReaumeVirgil E. WindomDuane Zemper

1991James Brodie*

Tom FaganJim Grant*Jeff HuxleyJames Ross

Claude Snarey*

1992Cleon Gilliam

Jay JonesSusan “Sue” ParksMike Strickland

Leo Turner*

1993Joe Brodie

Laurie Ann ByrdOswald Gaynier*

George GervinNick Manych*

1994Terry Collins

Donna DonakowskiF.L. “Frosty”

Ferzacca*Kevin “Rocky” Miller

Robert SimsC.P. Steimle*

1995John Clay

Bob CrosbyKerry Keating

James MatthewsLucy Parker

Larry Radcliff

1996Jim Applegate

John C. FountainKennedy

McIntosh*Randy Mills

Andrea (Bowman) OsikaJeff Peck

1997Walter Gerald Brown*

Ed Engle*Glenn GulliverEarle HigginsDuane Root

Eugene ThomasClaudia Wasik

1998Marc Dingman

Grant LongLoita “Blink” Molineaux*

Nanette PushRon Saunders*

Pat SheridanTom Smith

1999Ron Adams

Jim HarkemaKelly HeblerDave Kieft

Leroy Potter*Mark Smith

Jeff Washington

2000Wilbur P. Bowen*

Jack BrusewitzChris Hoiles

Denise (Kaercher) Leipold

Jim NelsonJenny Romatowski

Wayne Seiler

2001Angie Fielder

Jon GatesBob Jennings

Mauri Jormakka*George Mead*

John “Rocky” RoeRodney Slater

2002William “Audie” ColeRena (Cox) McBroom

Earl JonesLanny Mills

J.E. Morcombe*Jim Pietrzak

Ron RiceMary Smith*

2003Sherry (Anderson)

BoughtonSharon (Brown) CalhounMarsha (Barker) Crosby

Jim DutcherGarry Grady

Paul McMullenJoel Smith

2004Melissa (Drouillard) Bater

Roxanne (Munch) Bronkema

Roger CoryellMark DaileyEarl Dixon

Mireille (Sankatsing) SmithJim Streeter

2005Tommy AsingaDan Boisture*

Ben BraunHamilton Morningstar*

Dr. Waldomar RoeserDanny Schmitz

Sara SeegersHarold Simons

2006Nikki (Stubbs) Douglas

Greg HoweCarole Huston

Dazel JulesPeter LinnBob Lints

Gary Tyson

2007Al Jagutis

Marci KelleyMark Leonard

Tamyka McCordStan VinsonDoug Willer

2008Joy (Inniss) Johnson

Lindell ReasonJeff Reaume*Sarah Willis

Chuck Wilson

2009Denise AllenCharlie BatchJerry Cerulla

Angela (Springer) JohnsonSharon McNie

Gary PattonGary Strickland

2010Clement Chukwu

Dawn (Godfrey) HeckLaurie Hubbard

JoAnne (LeFevre) McBroomHildred LewisJohn R. MartinBarry Stokes

2011Ingrid (Boyce) Benn

Howard BoothTraci (Parsons) McMullen

Linda MilhollandJamie NietoNorm Parker

John Schmidt

2012JoyAnn ClarkeErik Henriksen

Ivory HoodSharon Rose Brian Tolbert

Jerry Umin

*Deceased

2012 men's cross country media guide

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