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Christian CantwellMen’s Shot Put

2004 IAAF World Indoor ChampWorld’s Leading Shot Putter1

1 Photo by Kirby Lee (Sporting Image) at2004 IAAF Indoor Championships2 Photo by Allison Wade (New York R.R.) at2003 Maine Distance Festival

Derrick PetersonMen’s 800m Run

1999 NCAA ChampionAmerican Collegiate Record

Holder

Michelle MoranWomen’s Heptathlon2000 Big 12 Champion

Fiona AsigbeeWomen’s Heptathlon

2003 Big 12 Champion

Tim DunneMen’s 800m Run

2003 All-American

Ray HughesMen’s Steeplechase2

1997 Big 12 Champion

Dr. Rick McGuireMissouri Head Coach

Heptathlon Coach

Brett HalterMissouri Asst. Coach

Throws Coach

Jared WilmesMissouri Asst. Coach

Men’s Distance Coach

Janae StricklandWomen’s Shot Put

Two-time All-American

Tom LewisSports Information

Jen ArtioliSports Medicine

EstebanRuvalcaba

Message Therapy

Missouri Track & Field 2004News & Notes CONTACT INFO:

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Outdoor SeasonUSATF Olympic Team TrialsSacramento, Calif.July 9-18, 2004

USA Track & Field Olympic Trials #21Location: Sacramento, Calif.Track: A.G. Spanos Sports ComplexHosts: Sacramento Sports Commission,Sacramento State University, andUSA Track & FieldAdvancement: The top three in eachevent will land a spot Team USA that travelsto the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens,Greece, provided they have eclipsed theOlympic “A” qualifying standard

Missouri’s ScheduleU.S. Olympic Trials (pacific time)Time ... Event .................... Round ...................... AthleteFriday, July 94:30 PM Heptathlon #1 .......... 100m Hurdles . Michelle Moran........................................................................................ Fiona Asigbee5:25 PM Heptathlon #2 .......... High Jump ........ Michelle Moran........................................................................................ Fiona Asigbee6:10 PM M Shot Put ................ Qualifying ..... Christian Cantwell.......................................................................... Conrad Woolsey (Jr.)7:20 PM M 800m Run ............. Quarterfinal .. Derrick Peterson................................................................................... Timothy Dunne7:40 PM Heptathlon #3 .......... Shot Put ............ Michelle Moran........................................................................................ Fiona Asigbee8:00 PM M Long Jump ............. Qualifying ......... William Hobson9:05 PM Heptathlon #4 .......... 200m Dash ...... Michelle Moran........................................................................................ Fiona AsigbeeSaturday, July 101:10 PM Heptathlon #5 .......... Long Jump ........ Michelle Moran........................................................................................ Fiona Asigbee2:20 PM Heptathlon #6 .......... Javelin ................. Michelle Moran........................................................................................ Fiona Asigbee4:30 PM M Shot Put ................ FINAL* .......... Christian Cantwell4:55 PM Heptathlon #7 .......... 800m Run ........ Michelle Moran........................................................................................ Fiona Asigbee6:10 PM M 800m Run ............. Semifinal* ....... Derrick Peterson................................................................................... Timothy DunneSunday, July 113:30 PM M Long Jump ............. FINAL* .............. William HobsonMonday, July 127:10 PM M 800m Run ............. FINAL* ............ Derrick Peterson................................................................................... Timothy Dunne7:55 PM M Steeplechase .......... Semifinal ................... Ray HughesTuesday, July 13off dayWednesday, July 14off dayThursday, July 155:35 PM W Shot Put ............... Qualifying . Janae Strickland (Sr.)7:45 PM M Steeplechase .......... FINAL* ...................... Ray HughesFriday, July 167:45 PM W Shot Put ............... FINAL* ...... Janae Strickland (Sr.)Saturday, July 17no Missouri competitiorsSunday, July 18no Missouri competitiors* if advance

IAAF World Junior ChampionshipsTime ... Event .................... Round ...................... AthleteTuesday, July 1312:00p .. M 800m Run ............. Heats ............ Marcus Mayes (Fr.)Wednesday, July 1410:10a .. M 800m Run ............. Semifinal* .... Marcus Mayes (Fr.)Friday, July 1611:25a .. M 800m Run ............. FINAL* ......... Marcus Mayes (Fr.)

TRACK & FIELD'S OLYMPIC TRIALSBEGIN FRIDAY IN SACRAMENTO

Date ...Time ........................................ NetworkJul. 9 ..... 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (LIVE) ............... USAJul. 10 ... 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. (LIVE) ........................... NBCJul. 11 ... 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. (LIVE) ........................... NBCJul. 12 ... 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (LIVE) .................. USAJul. 15 ... 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (LIVE) ................. USAJul. 16 ... 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (LIVE) ............... USAJul. 17 ... 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. (LIVE) .......................... NBCJul. 18 ... 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (LIVE) ........................... NBC

TV ScheduleCentral time

Finals ScheduleFriday, July 99:25 PM .. M 10,000m RunSaturday, July 104:30 PM .. M Shot Put4:55 PM .. W Heptathlon5:50 PM .. W 100m DashSunday, July 111:15 PM .. M Pole Vault1:30 PM .. W Triple Jump2:45 PM .. W Javelin3:30 PM .. M Long Jump4:14 PM .. W 400m Hurdles4:30 PM .. M 400m Hurdles4:48 PM .. M 100m DashMonday, July 125:30 PM .. M Hammer Throw7:00 PM .. W 800m Run7:10 PM .. M 800m Run7:15 PM .. W High Jump7:30 PM .. W Discus9:25 PM .. W 5000m RunTuesday, July 13 - Off DayWednesday, July 14 - Off Day

(pacific time)Thursday, July 155:45 PM .. W Long Jump7:45 PM .. W Hammer Throw7:50 PM .. M 400m Dash8:30 PM .. W Steeplechase8:45 PM .. M SteeplechaseFriday, July 167:45 PM .. W Shot Put8:55 PM .. M 5000m Run9:20 PM .. W 10,000m RunSaturday, July 177:00 AM .. M 20,000m Race Walk1:00 PM .. M Javelin1:30 PM .. M Triple Jump2:52 PM .. W 400m Dash5:15 PM .. M DecathlonSunday, July 187:00 AM .. W 20,000m Race Walk2:30 PM .. W Pole Vault3:05 PM .. M Discus3:10 PM .. M High Jump4:30 PM .. M 1500m Run5:00 PM .. W 1500m Run5:13 PM .. M 110m Hurdles5:25 PM .. W 100m Hurdles5:38 PM .. M 200m Dash5:50 PM .. W 200m Dash

(central time)

Seven current and former Tigers to embarkon two-week long trip

The U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials will beginFriday, July 9th in Sacramento, Calif., and seven currentand former Tigers will be in attendance, vying for a spotin the 27th Olympic Games to be held in Athens, Greecein August. Three from Missouri, Christian Cantwell,Derrick Peterson, and Ray Hughes, will enter their eventsin the top eight amongst all entries. The top threefinishers in each event will become a part of Team USA,provided they have earned or will earn an Olympic "A"qualifying mark. Live television coverage can be seenthroughout the week on NBC and the USA Network.

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Inside the Notes...MISSOURI PARTICIPANTS

3-11 CHRISTIAN CANTWELL

12-14 DERRICK PETERSON

15 TIMOTHY DUNNE

16-17 MICHELLE MORAN

18-19 FIONA ASIGBEE

20-21 JANAE STRICKLAND

22-23 RAY HUGHES

23 CONRAD WOOLSEY

24 MISCELLANOUS

25-27 MISSOURI COACHES BIOS

27 STAFF PHOTO

Live Results:http://www.usatf.org/events/2004/OlympicTrials-TF/

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Missouri Track & Field 2004 ... “Performing at a higher standard” ...

General InformationLocation ................................................. Columbia, Mo. 65205Population .......................................................................... 84,531Founded ................................................................................ 1839Enrollment ......................................................................... 26,805Nickname ............................................................................ TigersColors ......................................................... Old Gold and BlackConference ........................................................................ Big 12Affiliation ........................................................ NCAA Division I

University PersonnelPresident (UM System) ............................... Dr. Elson S. FloydChancellor ................................................... Dr. Richard WallaceDirector of Athletics ............... Michael Alden (Evansville ’80)Sr. Woman Administrator ............................... Sarah ReesmanAthletic Switchboard ....................................... (573) 882-6501

Track & Field InformationHead Coach ................. Rick McGuire (St. Lawrence ’69), 21st

Assistant Coaches – (Alma Mater), season at MizzouThrows .... Brett Halter (Indiana Univ. of Penn. ’93), 11th

Distance (Men) .............. Jared Wilmes (Missouri ’94), 6th

Distance (Women) ... Rebecca Wilmes (Missouri’ 97), 6th

Jumps/Hurdles ... Matt Candrl (Northeast Mo. State ’91), 4th

Sprints .............................. Chad Shade (Missouri ’00), 4th

Pole Vault .... Dan Lefever (Nebraska Wesleyan ’99), 2nd

Office Phone ..................................................... (573) 882-0722Office Fax .......................................................... (573) 882-4720Indoor Facility ................ Hearnes Center Fieldhouse (1972)Outdoor Facility Audrey J. Walton Track/Soccer Stadium (1998)

Media RelationsTrack & Field/Cross Country Contact ................. Tom LewisLewis’ Direct Line ............................................ (573) 884-9486Lewis’ Cell Phone ............................................ (573) 424-9447Lewis’ Home Phone ........................................ (573) 814-1105Lewis’ E-Mail .............................................. [email protected] ........................................................ www.mutigers.com

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330B Hearnes,Columbia, Mo. 65205

Quick Facts The list of the seven current and former Tigers thathave achieved qualifying marks good enough to gainentry into the meet include: Christian Cantwell (men'sshot put), Derrick Peterson (men's 800-meter run), Timo-thy Dunne (men's 800-meters), Michelle Moran(women's heptathlon), Fiona Asigbee (women's heptath-lon), Janae Strickland (women's shot put), and RayHughes (men's steeplechase). Missouri junior ConradWoolsey ranks 25th on the entry list in the men's shotput. The top 24 that declare into the meet will compete;therefore, if one in the top spots decides not to declare,Woolsey will travel to Sacramento. The declaration dead-line for the men's shot put is tonight, Tuesday, July 6th, at10:59 p.m., central.

A quick look at Missouri's competitors…

Christian Cantwell ('03),Nike, Eldon, Mo., Men's Shot PutCantwell currently ranks No. 1 in the IAAF World Stand-ings in the shot put and has the world's longest throwof 73 feet, 11¾ inches (22.54m) for the season. Earlierthis year, Cantwell won his first U.S. Championship atthe USATF Indoor Championships in Boston, Mass. Hefollowed by striking gold at the IAAF World Indoor Cham-pionships in Budapest, Hungary. Cantwell has won 14straight shot put finals, with the second best thrower inthe world two feet behind. USA, as of now, has the topfour performers in the world. Cantwell's competitionwill be stiff, with two-time Olympian John Godina, 2000silver Olympic Medialist Adam Nelson, and Reese Hoffa,2004 World Indoor Runner-Up, being the top competi-tors for the top spots.

While at Missouri, Cantwell, a native of Eldon, Mo., was aseven-time all-American and a six-time Big 12 Cham-pion. Cantwell holds both the Missouri indoor and out-door school records in the shot.

Cantwell will throw in the preliminary round on Friday,the 9th, and, if advances, will throw in the finals onSaturday, the 10th, live on NBC.

Derrick Peterson ('00),adidas, Jonesboro, Ga., Men's 800-metersDerrick Peterson will be running in his second USATFOlympic Trials this year. The former Tiger missed qualify-ing for the 2000 Olympic Trial final by two-hundredthsof a second. This time around, Peterson will have themuch needed experience needed to excel on such astage. Peterson, a native of Jonesboro, Ga., a suburb ofAtlanta, will have lots of people gunning for him, as it willbe one of the most exciting and unpredictable events inthe Olympic Trials.

Peterson is one of only six Americans to have achievedthe Olympic "A" qualifying standard in the past twoyears. His time of 1:45.69 at the Maine Distance Festivalin June 2003 ranks him high on the list of performancesof the past two years. His season-best time of 1:46.46came at his last meet at the Occidental College TwilightDistance Qualifier in Los Angeles, Calif. Earlier this year,Peterson finished second at the Indoor USATF Champi-onships, earning a spot on Team USA for the IAAF WorldIndoor Championships.

While at Missouri, Peterson won both an indoor andoutdoor NCAA Championship in the 800 meters. Hiswinning time of 1:45.88 at the 1999 NCAA IndoorChampionships still I the American Collegiate record inthe event. Peterson was also an eight-time Big 12 Cham-pion and six-time all-American.

Timothy Dunne ('03),N.Y. Athletic Club, Jerome, Idaho,Men's 800-metersDunne will be entering in his first USATF Olympic Tri-als. Originally from Jerome, Idaho, Dunne was an NCAAall-American in 2003 in the 800 finishing in ninth place.

His personal-best time of 1:47.39 occurred at last year'squalifying round of the NCAA Championships. Hecurrently has a season best of 1:47.76.

Peterson and Dunne must go through three roundsto advance to the Olympic Games. The quarterfinalwill be on Friday, the 9th, followed by the semifinal onSaturday, the 10th, and if continuing to advance, thetop three will come from the final which will be heldMonday, the 12th, live on the USA Network.

Michelle Moran ('00),Wildwood, Mo., Women's HeptathlonMoran will be entering in her second U.S. OlympicTrials. Moran, a native of Wildwood, Mo., qualified forthe Olympic Trials with a personal-best score of 5,698points in May at Missouri's Audrey Walton CombinedEvent, setting a new stadium record.

Earlier this year, Moran finished second at the USATFIndoor Combined Event Championships in Chapel Hill,N.C.

While at Missouri, Moran experienced much success inthe year 2000. That year, Moran was the Big 12 Hep-tathlon Champion, an all-American, and qualified forthe USATF Olympic Trials. She took a year off in 2001to rehabilitate from a back injury.

Fiona Asigbee ('03),Walford, Iowa, Women's HeptathlonAsigbee, a native of Walford, Iowa, captured the indoorpentathlon and outdoor heptathlon Big 12 Champi-onships titles in 2003. The four-time all-Big 12 per-former also qualified for the 2003 NCAA Champion-ships, finishing ninth, and placed eighth at last year'sUSATF Championships.

Asigbee scored her personal best of 5,669 points inearly-June at the Olympic Training Center's Multi-Car-nival. During the indoor season, Asigbee finished thirdat the USATF Indoor Combined Event Champion-ships.

Moran and Asigbee will compete on Friday, the 9th,and Saturday, the 10th.

Janae Strickland (Sr.),Houston, Texas, Women's Shot PutStrickland, the only current Tiger to travel to Sacra-mento, will be on hand for the women's shot put.Strickland holds the indoor and outdoor Missourischool records, with her personal-best outdoor tossof 55 feet, 6¼ inches (16.92m) occurring at this year'sBig 12 Championships. Strickland is a two-time All-American, finishing eighth at this year's NCAA Cham-pionships in Austin, Texas.

Strickland's mother, Lorinda Richardson, was a five-time All-American at Missouri, and holds the school'sindoor and outdoor long jump records.

Strickland will compete in the preliminary round of thewomen's shot put on Thursday, the 15th, and, if sheadvances, the final on Friday, the 16th.

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Season Highlights* World Indoor Champion (IAAF, 2004)* USATF Indoor Champion (2004)* Longest Throw in the World (Outdoor, 2004,73-11¼)* Longest Throw in the World (Indoor, 2004, 72-¼)* Currently Ranked No. 1 in the world* USA Track & Field Athlete of the Week (June 8,2004)* Has won 14 straight shot put finalsCareer Highlights* Seven-Time Collegiate All-American* Six-Time Big 12 Champion* 17-time All-Big 12* Holds Three School Records

2004:Outdoor: Has won 14 straight shot put finals af-ter finishing first at the Oregon Classic with a newpersonal-best toss of 73-11¼ (22.54m), namedUSATF Athlete of the Week for first time in ca-reer soon after ... threw for 73-4 (22.32m) at theHome Depot Invitational … jumped to eighth all-time in the world … won his third straight title ata rain-soaked Drake Relays ... had back-to-backmeets on consecutive days, winning at the USOC'sTitan Games and the Nike Prefontaine Classic inthe same weekend Indoor: (PRO) Jumped to No.1 in the world after winning the IAAF World In-door Title in early March … won his first nationaltitle at the USATF Indoor Championships … hadlongest indoor throw in the world at MU All-Com-ers (21.95m, 72-¼), throw also longest in the worldindoors since 2000, the longest by an Americanindoors since 1989 ... recorded five of the world'sten longest throws for season.

2003:Outdoor: (MU) As a collegian, earned his seventhall-American honor, tying an indivdual record atMizzou … at the NCAA Championships, brokehis own school record and finished second in theshot put event with a toss of 70 feet, 9 inches(21.56m) … took fifth place at the USATF Cham-pionships in the shot put ... NCAA Mideast Cham-pion in the shot put ... took fifth all-time Big 12title with a toss of 69 feet at the the Big 12 Cham-pionships in Austin ... also all-Big 12 in the hammerthrow and discus, bring his collegiate total of all-Big 12 honors to 17 ... took second place at thePrefontaine Classic in late May with a throw of 70feet, 5¼ inches (PRO) Started professional careerfor Nike in summer competing in IAAF Grand Prixevents around Europe ... in mid-July threw for apersonal-best of 70 feet, 11¼ inches, fourth long-est in the world in 2003, en route to a champion-ship at the "Diputacion de Salamanca" in Spain, jump-ing his world ranking into the top eight by August... in September, gained ultimate recogonition af-ter winning the 2003 IAAF Athletics Grand PrixFinal in Monte Carlo, Monaco, his third title of thesummer, catapulting him to No. 4 in the IAAF WorldRankings to end the year. Indoor: Earned sixth all-

Christian CantwellChristian CantwellChristian CantwellChristian CantwellChristian Cantwelloriginally: Eldon, Mo.currently: Columbia, Mo. /

Stillwater, Okla.6-6 / 330 lbs.Missouri (‘03)Coach: Brett Halter

American honor in the shot put with a thirdplace finish with a toss of 67 feet, 8½ inches(20.64m) … also qualified for the NCAA Cham-pionships in the weight throw and took ninthin the competition … won Big 12 title in theweight throw event with a toss of 69 feet, 11inches (21.31m) ... season high in the shot putcame at the Adidas Classic after toss of 68 feet,5 inches ... named Big 12 Athlete of the Weektwo weeks consecutive from first place per-formances at the Illinois' Health Alliance Clas-sic and Nebraska's Adidas Classic.

2002:Outdoor: All-American in the shot put, finish-ing fifth ... personal-best toss of 70-4.5 was inthe top-five throws in the world during the2002 outdoor season ... the Male Midwest Ath-lete of the Year as selected by the USTCA ...Drake Relays Champion in the men's invita-tional shot put, performing better than someof the world's best in the event -- the perfor-mance led to being selected as the Drake Re-lays Outstanding Male Performer ... led the col-legiate performance list in the shot put for amajority of the season ... selected as Big 12Athlete of the Week twice during the season ...All-Big 12 in the shot put, hammer and discus.Indoor: An All-American in the shot put with athird place finish (67-0.5) at the NCAA IndoorChampionships ... placed second at the IndoorUSA Track & Field meet with his personal bestthrow of 68-5.25 in the shot ... All-Big 12 in theshot put and the weight throw ... every markhe had in the shot during the season was anautomatic qualifying mark ... set the schoolrecords in the shot put (68-5.25) and the weightthrow (72-3.75) ... named the Big 12 Athlete ofthe Week on Jan. 14.

2001:Outdoor: An All-American and Big 12 Cham-

pion in the shot put ... he finished fifth in the shot atthe NCAA meet in Oregon ... best throw in the shotwas a 64-8 mark to set the school standard ... alsoqualified for NCAA’s in discus ... scored 20 points atthe Big 12 Championships (shot put - 1st, hammer -3rd, discus - 5th) ... set personal best when he wasthird in the hammer with a 187-7 mark at the Big 12Championships ... his performances at the conferencemeet placed him third in point-getters at the meet.Indoor: Earned All-America status in the 35-poundweight throw with a ninth place finish at NCAA’s ...the Big 12 Champion in the shot put ... his throw of63-6.75 set the school record and erased the oldestrecord in Missouri’s books (1966) ... Cantwell alsoset the standard in the weight throw at the MU-KSU-KU Triangular in a distance of 70-3.75.

2000:Outdoor: Big 12 Champion in the shot put ... threwat least one qualifying mark at every meet ... his 64-6.5 was an Olympic Trials qualifying mark, NCAAautomatic qualifying mark, a Big 12 Conference meetrecord and a school record. Indoor: Picked up All-American honors as well as being named the Big 12indoor and outdoor Freshman of the Year ... placedseventh at the NCAA’s with a toss of 61-5, his bestof the season.

Personal:Son of Robert & Jackie Cantwell ... a hotel &restaurant management major ... born September 30,1980 in Jefferson City, Mo..

CHRISTIAN CANTWELL (right) with American teammate Reesa Hoffa at the IAAFWorld Indoor Championships (photo by Getty Images)



2004 Season ........ year average: 21.45m (70-4½)OUTDOOR ............ outdoor average: 21.77m (71-5¼)Date ................ Metric ... English . Place Meet ......................................................... Location ..................... Remarks ....................................... Throw SeriesSat Jun 19 ...... 21.74 ..... 71-4 ......... 1 .... Nike Prefontaine Classic ...................... Eugene, Ore. ............. 14th straight win ......................... FOUL ..... 20.93m .. 21.74m .. 20.95m ... 21.39m . FOULFri Jun 18 ....... 22.25 ..... 73-0 ......... 1 .... USOC's Titan Games ............................ Atlanta, Ga. ................ exhibition ..................................... 22.25m .. FOUL .... 21.53m .. FOUL ..... FOUL . 21.45mSat Jun 5 ......... 22.54 ..... 73-11½ ... 1 .... adidas Oregon Track Classic ................ Gresham, Ore. .........World's Longest Throw 2004 . 22.54m .. 22.16m .. 22.33m .. 21.33m ... FOUL ... FOULSat May 22 ..... 22.35 ..... 73-4 ......... 1 .... Home Depot Invitational ..................... Carson, Calif. ............ all six throws over 70 feet ...... 21.67m .. 21.94m .. 22.35m .. 21.35m ... 21.46m 21.45mSat May 15 ..... 21.11 ..... 69-3¾ ..... 1 .... Ward Haylett Invitational ...................... Manhattan, Kan. ........ stadium record ........................... not available .............................................................................Sat Apr 24 ..... 20.64 ..... 67-8¾ ..... 1 .... Drake Relays .......................................... Des Moines, Iowa ... heavy rain during throws .......... FOUL ..... FOUL .... 20.64m .. FOUL ..... FOUL ... FOULINDOOR ................. indoor average: 21.17m (69-5½)Sun Mar 7 ...... 21.49 ..... 70-6¼ ..... 1 .... IAAF World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary ... first World Championship ........ 20.96m .. 21.49m .. 20.81m .. 20.62m ... FOUL ..... PASSSun Feb 29 .... 21.26 ..... 69-9 ......... 1 .... USATF Indoor Championships .......... Boston, Mass. ........... first USA Championship .......... 20.65m .. 20.73m .. FOUL .... FOUL ..... 20.78m 21.26mSat Feb 21 ..... 21.95 ..... 72-¼ ........ 1 .... Missouri All-Comers ............................ Columbia, Mo. .......... indoor personal-best ................ 21.09m .. FOUL .... 21.55m .. 21.95m ... FOUL ... FOULFri Feb 13 ...... 20.35 ..... 66-¼ ........ 1 .... Tyson Foods Invitational ...................... Fayetteville, Ark. ................................................................ not available .............................................................................Fri Feb 6 ........ 21.28 ..... 69-9¾ ..... 1 .... Millrose Games ...................................... New York, N.Y. ................................................................. not available .............................................................................Sat Jan 31 ....... 21.03 ..... 69-0 ......... 1 .... Tiger Classic ............................................ Columbia, Mo. ................................................................... 20.94m .. 21.03m .. FOUL .... FOUL ..... FOUL ... FOULFri Jan 16 ....... 20.82 ..... 68-3¾ ..... 1 .... Missouri Invitational .............................. Columbia, Mo. ................................................................... not available .............................................................................

2003 Season ........ year average: 20.61m (67-7½)OUTDOOR (sr.) .... outdoor average: 20.78m (68-2¼)Sat Sep 13 ..... 20.93 ..... 68-8 ......... 1 .... IAAF World Athletics Final .................. Monte Carlo, Monaco ..................................................... 20.45m .. 20.93m .. FOUL .... FOUL ..................................Fri Aug 8 ........ 19.69 ..... 64-7¼ ..... 5 .... Norwich Union British Grand Prix ... London, England ....................................................................................................................................................................Sun Aug 3 ...... 19.98 ..... 65-6¾ ..... 4 .... International Meeting Thessaloníki .... Thessaloníki, Greece ............................................................................................................................................................Sat Jul 19 ........ 20.89 ..... 68-6½ ..... 2 .... Meeting de Madrid 2012 ...................... Madrid, Spain ..........................................................................................................................................................................Tue Jul 15 ...... 21.62 ..... 70-11¾ ... 1 .... Diputation de Salmanaca ...................... Salmanca, Spain .........Missouri Record ........................ 21.02m .. FOUL .... FOUL .... 21.62m ... FOUL . 21.01mSun Jun 29 ..... 20.30 ..... 66-7¼ ..... 5 .... Memorial Josefa Oldozila .................... Praha, Czech Republic ..................................................... not available .............................................................................Sat Jun 21 ...... 20.57 ..... 67-6 ......... 5 .... USATF Outdoor Championships ...... Palo Alto, Calif. .................................................................. FOUL ..... 20.30m .. 20.26m .. 20.57m ... 20.31m . FOULFri Jun 13 ....... 21.56 ..... 70-9 ......... 2 .... NCAA Outdoor Championships ...... Sacramento, Calif. .... 7th all-American honor ............ 19.67m .. FOUL .... 20.04m .. 20.93m ... 21.56m 21.11mSun Jun 1 ....... 20.72 ..... 67-11¾ ... 1 .... NCAA Mideast Regional ...................... Columbus, Ohio ....................................................................................................................................................................Sat May 24 ..... 21.47 ..... 70-5¼ ..... 2 .... Prefontaine Classic ................................ Eugene, Ore. ...................................................................... 21.47m .. 21.27m .. FOUL .... 20.59m ... FOUL . 21.21mMon May 19 .. 21.03 ..... 69-0 ......... 1 .... Big 12 Championships .......................... Austin, Texas ............. 6th Big 12 title ............................ 19.92m .. FOUL .... 20.75m .. FOUL ..... 20.28m 21.03mSat May 3 ....... 20.62 ..... 67-8 ......... 2 .... Ward Haylett Invitational ...................... Lincoln, Neb. ..........................................................................................................................................................................Sat Apr 26 ..... 21.16 ..... 69-5¼ ..... 1 .... Drake Relays .......................................... Des Moines, Iowa ... special division .................................................................................................................................Sat Mar 29 ..... 20.31 ..... 66-7¾ ..... 1 .... Florida Relays .......................................... Gainsville, Fla. ............ invitational division ..........................................................................................................................INDOOR ................. indoor average: 20.32m (66-8)Sat Mar 15 ..... 20.64 ..... 67-8¾ ..... 3 .... NCAA Indoor Championships .......... Fayetteville, Ark. ................................................................ 20.64m .. 20.61m .. FOUL .... 20.32m ... FOUL ... FOULSat Mar 8 ....... 20.79 ..... 68-2½ ..... 1 .... Iowa State NCAA Qualifier ................ Ames, Iowa ............... Lied Center & meet record .........................................................................................................Sat Mar 1 ....... 20.22 ..... 66-4¼ ..... 2 .... Big 12 Indoor Championships ............ Lincoln, Neb. ..........................................................................................................................................................................Fri Feb 14 ...... 20.46 ..... 67-1½ ..... 1 .... Iowa State Classic .................................. Ames, Iowa ............... Lied Center & meet record .........................................................................................................Sat Feb 8 ........ 20.85 ..... 68-5 ......... 1 .... adidas Classic .......................................... Lincoln, Neb. ............Missouri Indoor Record ...............................................................................................................Sat Feb 1 ........ 20.17 ..... 66-2¼ ..... 1 .... Health Alliance Illini Classic .................. Champaign, Ill. .................................................................... 19.92m .. 20.17m .. 19.78m .. FOUL ..... 19.46m 20.16mSat Jan 25 ....... 20.01 ..... 65-7¾ ..... 1 .... MU-KU-KSU Triangular ........................ Lawrence, Kan. .................................................................. 19.32m .. 20.01m .. 19.53m .. FOUL ..... FOUL ... FOULFri Jan 17 ....... 19.43 ..... 63-9 ......... 1 .... Missouri Invitational .............................. Columbia, Mo. ........................................................................................................................................................................

Cantwell’s Shot Put Ledger

Olympic pressure doesn't weigh on shot putterOlympic pressure doesn't weigh on shot putterOlympic pressure doesn't weigh on shot putterOlympic pressure doesn't weigh on shot putterOlympic pressure doesn't weigh on shot putterBy Ray Glier, special for USA TODAY

June 22, 2004

If U.S. shot putter Christian Cantwell makes it toAthens for the Olympics, he promises more thancourage on his sport's biggest stage. He promisesindifference.

"Just another track meet," he says with a shrug.

Oh?

"You better treat it the same, the same 16-poundball, the same 7-foot ring," says the 23-year-oldfrom Eldon, Mo., one of track and field's hottestyoung stars. "If you don't, you're in trouble. Whymake it something it's not?"

Cantwell does not want the mental leash of pres-sure to hold him back in the coming weeks whenhe has to win a spot on the U.S. team at the Olym-pic trials in Sacramento and then go for gold in

Athens. He has the best throws in the world be-cause, so far, he refuses to "get freaked out" by anevent.

For now, all the pressure is on Cantwell's rivals,who include former Olympic medalists JohnGodina and Adam Nelson. Cantwell, who won theTitan Games, a pre-Olympic international meet,Friday in Atlanta and then flew to Eugene, Ore., towin the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, has thelongest throw in the world this year, 73 feet, 11inches. He also has the next two longest. He haswon 14 consecutive shot put competitions.

"I can go out and throw in a forest, or I can go outand throw on a boat," he says. "It doesn't matter tome. ... It's you vs. the tape measure. It's black andwhite. It's not anybody you're throwing against; it'sthe tape measure. Why change it?"

Olympic veterans probably smirk at such bravadofrom a young thrower. In a sport where the peakage often can be in the late 20s, they have seen

young hopefuls act as if they are whistling past agraveyard pretending not to notice doom. Theyoungsters melt in the pressure.

Cantwell promises not to melt.

A body of powerIt's not hard to see how Cantwell can heave a shotput farther than anyone else. When he stepped onto a large shuttle bus for a trip to the airport fol-lowing his win at the Titan Games, he didn't just fillthe doorway, he had to squeeze through.

Cantwell, 6-6, 325 pounds, has what other shotputters describe as "farm boy power." Not coinci-dentally, Cantwell grew up in farm country. Eldonhas a population of 4,000. His father, Bob, has beena truck driver 37 years. His mother, Jackie, tookcare of eight children. Christian was the youngest,and his mother called him "Baby Huey."

Cantwell played football in high school but not,

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Rk .... Mark ................ Rank . Name .............................................. Location ................... Date1 ....... 22.54 ... 73-11½ . 1 .... Christian Cantwell ...... USA .........Gresham, OR .......... Jun 52 .......... 22.35 ...... 73-4 ..................... Christian Cantwell ........................................... Carson, CA ...................... May 223 .......... 22.25 ...... 73-0 ..................... Christian Cantwell ........................................... Atlanta, GA ......................... Jun 184 .......... 21.74 ...... 71-4 ..................... Christian Cantwell ........................................... Eugene, OR ........................ Jun 195 .......... 21.71 ..... 71-2¾....... 2 ..... John Godina ........................ USA ............ Palo Alto, CA .............. May 316 .......... 21.68 ..... 71-1½....... 3 ..... Adam Nelson ...................... USA ............ Gresham, OR .................. Jun 57 .......... 21.67 ..... 71-1¼....... 4 ..... Reese Hoffa ......................... USA ............ Carson, CA ................. May 22............ 21.67 ..... 71-1¼................ John Godina ............................................... Gresham, OR .................. Jun 59 .......... 21.50 ..... 70-6½................ Adam Nelson ............................................. Eugene, OR .................... Jun 1910 ....... 21.32 ..... 69-11½ ............. John Godina ............................................... La Jolla, CA .................. Apr 2411 ....... 21.24 ..... 69-8¼....... 5 ..... Janus Robberts ................... RSA ............. Praha ................................ Jun 2812 ........ 21.11 ...... 69-3¼ ................. Christian Cantwell ........................................... Manhattan, KS .............. May 1513 ....... 21.07 ..... 69-1½................ John Godina ............................................... Salinas, CA ................... May 1914 ....... 21.05 ..... 69-¾ .................. Janus Robberts .......................................... Warszawa ....................... Jun 1315 ....... 21.04 ..... 69-½ .................. John Godina ............................................... Carson, CA ................. May 2216 ....... 20.99 ..... 68-10½ ............. Reese Hoffa ................................................ Santiago de Chile ......... May 817 ....... 20.96 ..... 68-9¼....... 6 ..... Petr Stehlik .......................... CZE ............ Turnov ........................... May 2318 ....... 20.93 ..... 68-8 .......... 7 ..... Carl Myerscough ................ GBR ............ Austin, TX ...................... Jun 1019 ....... 20.91 ..... 68-7¼................ Adam Nelson ............................................. Palo Alto, CA .............. May 3120 ....... 20.88 ..... 68-6 .......... 8 ..... Ralf Bartels .......................... GER ............. Engers ........................... May 19............ 20.88 ..... 68-6 .......... 9 ..... Yuriy Bilonog ...................... UKR ............ Moskva .......................... May 2922 ....... 20.87 ..... 68-5¾...... 10 .... Milan Haborák .................... SVK ............. Turnov ........................... May 2323 ....... 20.86 ..... 68-5¼...... 11 .... Joachim Olsen ..................... DEN ............ Sevilla ................................ Jun 5............ 20.86 ..... 68-5¼................ Joachim Olsen ............................................ Praha ................................ Jun 2825 ....... 20.85 ..... 68-5 ................... Carl Myerscough ....................................... Bydgoszcz ....................... Jun 19............ 20.85 ..... 68-5 ................... Carl Myerscough ....................................... Gateshead ................... June 27updated 7/6

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per Jackie's wishes, in college. He stuck to fishingand track and field.

As a high school thrower, though, he was not eventhe star in central Missouri. In fact, the Universityof Missouri had just $1,700 left in scholarshipmoney when throws coach Brett Halter startedhearing about a giant teen with raw power.

"At first, I thought he was a myth," Halter says."People told us we ought to go down and see thishigh school kid. I thought they were talking aboutone of our other recruits from down there, RussBell."

Halter says he got a call from someone in Eldonwho said Cantwell just had beaten Bell in the shotput. The next day Halter says he drove to Eldon towatch Cantwell throw 59 feet. Two days later, theteenage thrower was on campus talking with headtrack coach Rick McGuire.

Cantwell, however, did not take the Big 12 Con-ference by storm. Three meets into his freshmanyear, he wanted to quit because he couldn't reach60 feet.

"Oh, I don't know if I would have quit," saysCantwell, who ended up a seven-time All-Ameri-can. "I was sitting in a corner feeling sorry for my-self."

he bench pressed 610 pounds, according to Halter.

"He's way bigger than all of us and that's his biggestadvantage, his natural size," says Godina, who haswon Olympic silver and bronze. "I don't think a lotof guys his size can pull off what he does (right legwhip). That's impressive."

Cantwell has size, but he has also honed his tech-nique with that leg whip. He starts his throws likea lot of other shot putters: back to the throwingarea, ball under chin. Then he goes into a spin, hisright leg swinging out and high.

"He has figured out the biomechanics," Halter says."He's figured out a personal style that works. Whenyou get that kind of mass going in one direction, it'sdifficult to stay in 7 feet of space."

Technique plus powerA year removed from a career-threatening handinjury, Cantwell climbed past Godina and Nelsonin the world rankings this spring and is favoredheading into the Olympic trials July 9.

Given the climate around track with drug scandals,there is suspicion about a thrower who gained 3feet on his throws in a year. Cantwell, fifth in the2000 Olympic trials, threw 70-11 his senior sea-son at Missouri in 2003.

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A year later, he's past 73 feet. He understands howcynics wonder about his jump. And Halter says thereis a logical explanation for Cantwell's improvement.

"I think people are suspicious because they thinkhe got good in a hurry," the Missouri coach says."But if you look at it, he was competing with aninjury last year. When he got better and his handdidn't hurt, then he could really perform and im-prove his distance."

Cantwell said the injury - a tendon sheath had tornloose in his right ring finger, not uncommon forshot putters - nearly forced him into surgery oreven ending his career. He couldn't close his handwithout pain. The pills he took for the pain ate athis stomach for 11/2 years. The injury was healedwith therapy.

The result is a shot putter to contend with on theinternational stage. What makes Cantwell a toughout is his ability to pop off a winning throw at thestart of competition.

"A throw like that early puts a lot of pressure onthe others," Cantwell says. "That's an advantage Ihave. ... I'm ready to go right off the bat. I don't haveto work into it. Just sit back and let everyone elsefight. You can conserve energy and have it if youneed it."

A Missouri LegendA Missouri LegendA Missouri LegendA Missouri LegendA Missouri LegendFrom humble, yet mythical, origins Tigers shot putterhas emerged as the favorite for gold medal

By MIKE DeARMONDThe Kansas City Star

June 6, 2004

COLUMBIA — Five years ago, Brett Halterthought Christian Cantwell was a myth.

Halter had heard tales of this hulking giant fromdown near the Lake of the Ozarks, this man-childwho stood 6 feet 5 and who weighed more than300 pounds, who could pick up a 16-pound shotput and throw it past a big tree that stood 50 feetaway.

But Halter, an assistant coach at Missouri in chargeof those who threw the shot and the discus orhammer, knew of only one person who matchedthat description. And that was Russ Bell, of JeffersonCity High, whom Halter was already recruiting.

“Everybody was talking about this guy out of thelake area,” Halter said. “But I thought, that's RussBell.”

No, that was Christian Cantwell. Out of tiny Eldon,Mo., not Jefferson City. Another 20 miles closerto the Lake of the Ozarks in the Show-Me State'scentral core.



Rk ....Mark ..................... Rk .. Athlete .................. Ctry ......Born .. Location ................................ Date1 ........ 23.12 ..... 75-10¼ ..... 1 .... Randy Barnes ............ USA ........ 1966 .... Westwood, CA ...............May 20, 19902 ........ 23.10 ..... 75-9½ ................. Randy Barnes ............................... 1966 .... San José, CA ....................May 26, 19903 ........ 23.06 ..... 75-8 ............ 2 .... Ulf Timmermann ....... GDR ....... 1962 .... Hanía .................................May 22, 19884 ........ 22.91 ..... 75-2 ............ 3 .... Alessandro Andrei .... ITA .......... 1959 .... Viareggio .......................... Aug 12, 19875 ........ 22.86 ..... 75-0 ............ 4 .... Brian Oldfield ............. USA ........ 1945 .... El Paso, TX (A) ...............May 10, 19756 ........ 22.75 ..... 74-7¾ ........ 5 .... Werner Günthör ...... SUI .......... 1961 .... Bern ................................... Aug 23, 19887 ........ 22.67 ..... 74-4½ ........ 6 .... Kevin Toth .................. USA ........ 1967 .... Lawrence, KS .................. Apr 19, 20038 ........ 22.64 ..... 74-3½ ........ 7 .... Udo Beyer .................. GDR ....... 1955 .... Berlin ................................. Aug 20, 19869 ........ 22.62 ..... 74-2½ ................. Ulf Timmermann .......................... 1962 .... Berlin .................................. Sep 22, 198510 ...... 22.61 ..... 74-2¼ ................. Ulf Timmermann .......................... 1962 .... Potsdam .............................. Sep 8, 198811 ...... 22.60 ..... 74-1¾ ................. Ulf Timmermann .......................... 1962 .... Tallinn ................................ Jun 21, 198612 ...... 22.56 ..... 74-¼ ................... Ulf Timmermann .......................... 1962 .... Berlin .................................. Sep 13, 198813 .....22.54 ... 73-11½ .... 8 ... Christian Cantwell USA...... 1980 ... Eugene, OR ................. Jun 5, 200414 ...... 22.52 ..... 73-10¾ ..... 9 .... John Brenner ............. USA ........ 1961 .... Walnut, CA ..................... Apr 26, 198715 ...... 22.51 ..... 73-10¼ .............. Ulf Timmermann .......................... 1962 .... Erfurt .................................... Jun 1, 1986........... 22.51 ..... 73-10¼ .... 10 ... Adam Nelson ............. USA ........ 1975 .... Portland ...........................May 18, 200217 ...... 22.47 ..... 73-8¾ ................. Ulf Timmermann .......................... 1962 .... Dresden ........................... Aug 17, 1986........... 22.47 ..... 73-8¾ ................. Werner Günthör ......................... 1961 .... Helsinki ................................... Jul 2, 1987........... 22.47 ..... 73-8¾ ................. Ulf Timmermann .......................... 1962 .... Seoul .................................. Sep 23, 198820 ...... 22.45 ..... 73-8 ..................... Brian Oldfield ................................ 1945 .... El Paso, TX ......................May 22, 197621 ...... 22.43 ..... 73-7¼ ................. Werner Günthör ......................... 1961 .... Lüdenscheid ..................... Jun 18, 198722 ...... 22.42 ..... 73-6¾ ................. Randy Barnes ............................... 1966 .... Zürich ............................... Aug 17, 198823 ...... 22.40 ..... 73-6 ..................... Randy Barnes ............................... 1966 .... Rüdlingen ........................... Jul 13, 199624 ...... 22.39 ..... 73-5½ ................. Randy Barnes ............................... 1966 .... Seoul .................................. Sep 23, 198825 ...... 22.36 ..... 73-4½ ................. Ulf Timmermann .......................... 1962 .... Athína ...............................May 16, 198826 ...... 22.35 ...... 73-4 ....................... Christian Cantwell .............................. 1980 ..... Carson, CA .......................... May 24, 200427 ...... 22.31 ..... 73-2½ ................. Udo Beyer ..................................... 1955 .... Potsdam ........................... Aug 20, 198728 ...... 22.28 ..... 73-1¼ ................. Brian Oldfield ................................ 1945 .... Edinburgh ......................... Jun 18, 1975........... 22.28 ..... 73-1¼ ................. Randy Barnes ............................... 1966 .... Walnut, CA ..................... Apr 22, 199030 ...... 22.26 ..... 73-½ ................... John Brenner ................................ 1961 .... Westwood, CA ............... Apr 18, 198731 ...... 22.25 ..... 73-0 ..................... Werner Günthör ......................... 1961 .... Zürich ............................... Aug 19, 198732 ...... 22.24 ..... 72-11¾ .... 11 ... Sergey Smirnov .......... RUS ........ 1960 .... Tallinn ................................ Jun 21, 198633 ...... 22.23 ..... 72-11¼ .............. Werner Günthör ......................... 1961 .... Roma ................................. Aug 29, 198734 ...... 22.22 ..... 72-10¾ .............. Udo Beyer ..................................... 1955 .... Los Angeles, CA ............... Jun 25, 1983........... 22.22 ..... 72-10¾ .............. Werner Günthör ......................... 1961 .... Stuttgart .......................... Aug 28, 1986........... 22.22 ..... 72-10¾ .............. Adam Nelson ................................ 1975 .... Palo Alto, CA ................... Jun 22, 200238 ...... 22.19 ..... 72-9¾ ................. Kevin Toth ..................................... 1967 .... Eugene .............................. May 26, 200239 ...... 22.15 ..... 72-8 ..................... Adam Nelson ................................ 1975 .... Knoxville, TN .................. Apr 13, 200240 ...... 22.12 ..... 72-7 ..................... Adam Nelson ................................ 1975 .... Sacramento, CA ................ Jul 15, 200041 ...... 22.10 ..... 72-6¼ ....... 12 ... Sergey Gavryushin ... URS ........ 1959 .... Tbilisi ................................. Aug 31, 198642 ...... 22.09 ..... 72-5¾ ....... 13 ... Sergey Kasnauskas ... URS ........ 1961 .... Minsk ................................. Aug 23, 198444 ...... 22.02 ..... 72-3 ........... 14 ... Dave Laut ................... USA ........ 1956 .... Koblenz ............................ Aug 25, 198244 ...... 22.02 ..... 72-3 ........... 15 ... John Godina .............. USA ........ 1972 .... Eugene, OR ...................... Jun 27, 1999

IAAF All-Time List Youngest to 22m (16 to do so)1 .... Randy Barnes (USA)....... 22 years, 2 months, 2 days old2 .... Ulf Timmermann (GBR)....... 22 years, 10 months, 20 days old3 .... Sergey Kasnauskas (URS)....... 23 years, 4 months, 4 days old4 .... Christian Cantwell (USA)........ 23 years, 7 months, 23 days old5 .... Adam Nelson (USA)....... 25 years, 0 months, 7 days old6 .... Werner Günthör (SUI)....... 25 years, 1 months, 15 days old7 .... Dave Laut (USA)....... 25 years, 8 months, 2 days old8 .... Sergey Smirnov (RUS)....... 25 years, 9 months, 2 days old9 .... John Brenner (USA)....... 26 years, 3 months, 12 days old10 .. John Godina (USA)....... 27 years, 0 months, 25 days old

Youngest to 74 feet1 . Ulf Timmermann* ................. GBR.... 22 years, 10 months, 20 days ....... 22.62 ... 74-2½2 . Randy Barnes .......................... USA.... 23 years, 11 months, 3 days old .. 23.12 75-10¼3 . Werner Günthör ..................... SUI.... 27 years, 1 months, 11 days old .. 22.75 ... 74-7¾4 . Alessandro Andrei ................. ITA.... 28 years, 7 months, 7 days old ..... 22.91 ....... 75-25 . Brian Oldfield .......................... USA.... 29 years, 11 months, 7 days old .. 22.86 ....... 75-06 . Udo Beyer ............................... GDR.... 31 years, 0 months, 10 days old .. 22.64 ... 74-3½7 . Kevin Toth ................................ USA.... 35 years, 3 months, 20 days old .. 22.67 ... 74-4½

Cantwell is 23 years, 9 months, and 23 days old

The same Christian Cantwell who on Saturday atthe Oregon Classic heaved the shot put 73 feet,11 ½ inches, the longest toss in the world thisyear. The same Christian Cantwell who is sud-denly now the gold-medal favorite for the 2004Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

The same Christian Cantwell who now enjoyskidding Halter, MU head coach Rick McGuire andeven friend and former MU teammate Bell abouthow they almost missed the man, the myth, andthe growing legend that grew up in their ownback yard.

“Just being so close to the university, you'd thinkthat somebody would notice you,” Cantwell saidrecently, trying his best to mount some woundedpride.

But then the big man laughed. He couldn't helphimself.

“I was decent,” Cantwell said of his final days at

Eldon. “I wasn't great. My PR (personal record) inthe shot was just over 60 feet.”

***

Stories abound about Christian Cantwell.

One of his favorites is about older brother Chrisand how his legacy at high school caused some con-fusion.

“When I was younger, someone would call you tocome to the office,” Christian said. “They'd go like,‘Chris Cantwell.' I was always telling them my nameis Christian. He goes by Chris.

“All the teachers wanted to call me that, but I neverwould let them. That's my brother's name.”

Blame Jackie Cantwell, Christian's mom, for theconfusion.

“My mom just liked ‘C' names,” Christian said. “I getthat question all the time.”

Halter likes to tell the story of how, as a freshmanat Missouri, Cantwell tried to quit after only histhird meet. Halter told it again Wednesday, staringout of his office window at the Hearnes Centerdown onto the fieldhouse floor where Cantwell'sdepression hit rock bottom that first year.

“He broke 60 feet once in high school,” Haltersaid.

He was struggling even to match that mark.

“After his third meet here in the fieldhouse, he satin that corner,” Halter said, pointing out throughthe glass, “and was going to quit track because hewas so bad.

“Later that season he went on and threw 61 feet atthe indoor national championships and was All-American. And later that season he went on tothrow 64 feet (plus 6.5 inches) and set the Big 12record.”

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USATF Olympic Trials page 7from the Kansas City Star... contiuned from page 5 ...A smile, a knowing smile, crossed Halter's face.

“I'll never forget it,” Halter said, “and I'll never letChristian forget it.”

But the best story about Christian Cantwell —better than anything about him going on to be aseven-time All-American, five-time Big 12 champ,17-time All-Big 12 — is the story about how healmost didn't wind up at Missouri, a school that isat best a 45-minute drive north of his home.

***

McGuire contends that he and Halter first set eyeson Christian Cantwell while attending a high schoolbasketball tournament in Versailles, Mo. A fan, rec-ognizing McGuire in the hall, queried the two trackcoaches about why they were on hand.

The fan pointed out a tall kid, with the girth of apro football player, at the other end of the hall. Thefan didn't mention the kid's name, but did mentionthat Missouri was recruiting him for football andthe fact that “he does track, too.”

“Hope we see him,” McGuire said, “and didn't thinkanother thing of it.”

But in March of 1999, two days before McGuirewas getting ready to take his track and fielders onan annual spring competition trip, Halter receiveda telephone call.

“It was from a friend of the family out of Eldon,”Halter said, remembering that the man asked whyMU wasn't recruiting this big kid from the lakedistrict, who had just nearly beaten Russ Bell in theshot put.

“I went, ‘Well, I thought he was a rumor,' ” Haltersaid, “that he was Russ Bell.”

That was a Monday. On Tuesday, Halter drove downto Eldon and watched this kid — Christian Cantwellwas his name — in a meet.

Saw how he really did have to avoid a tree planted50 feet in the left-center of the shot put sector.Saw him throw that heavy ball some 59 feet, with-out benefit of a spin technique.

Two days later, Cantwell was in Columbia, talkingto Halter and McGuire, with McGuire explainingthat he had only 17 percent of a scholarship left tohand out, about $1,700.

Cantwell remembers what he told McGuire.

“I was offered a scholarship to play football at theUniversity of Missouri and other places,” Cantwellsaid. “I never really wanted to go anywhere else. I

was born and raised just south of Columbia, about45 minutes' drive.

“I grew up going to Missouri sporting events, andthis is where I wanted to go.”

Football, Cantwell suspected, wasn't going to gethim to Columbia.

“I had a knee injury that I had to have surgery on myjunior year. My senior year, I wasn't the same player.I knew coming into college that I wasn't ready toplay football, mentally. I was still afraid of gettinghurt again.

“I loved track. At the time I wasn't very good. But Iknew that whatever I tried to be good at I usuallybecame good at.”

Cantwell was convinced, at that point, that he'dcome for 17 percent of a full scholarship. Really, hewas.

***

Christian Cantwell, these days, likes to talk abouthis arrival at the elite level of shot putting beinginevitable.

“There really isn't any breakthrough,” he said of thebreakthrough of 2004. “We've done everything thatwe have the last couple of years. It's just the normalprogression. We practice hard and lift hard allthrough the indoor season, never really peak forthe indoor season, although I had a great indoorseason. My best ever.”

“Anybody who knows me, and sees me every day,knows that this isn't a big surprise.”

McGuire nearly chokes on those words as he thinksback to the early days, the days that almost weren't.

“Nobody, and don't let anybody ever put the lineout there, knew he was going to be this good,”McGuire said. “There isn't any coach anywhere inthe world that knows that.”

But perhaps Christian Cantwell knew. Perhaps hereally did.

He remembers the 2000 Olympic trials at which hefelt he didn't belong with the likes of two-time Olym-pic medalist John Godina, and with Adam Nelson,the 2000 Olympic silver medalist. Cantwell finishedfifth, but gained from the experience.

Cantwell has joined Godina and Nelson now. Be-fore he pulled out of last Monday's Payton JordanU.S. Open at Stanford because of a slightly tweakedback, Cantwell had won 11 straight shot titles, beat-ing not only Godina but Nelson as well. He addedhis 12th straight title Saturday. The second- andthird-place finishers? Nelson and Godina.

“Even though I beat them, I still feel I'm not asgood as them,” Cantwell said. “John's definitelysomeone I've looked up to for a long time. Havinga chance to meet him and see him and to hang outwith him, it's definitely been a treat. I see that he'snot just a great athlete. He's a great person, too.”

Nelson said he and Cantwell have become closefriends since the last Olympic trials.

Nelson assessed Cantwell's status as the best inthe world.

“He may be the one that puts the world recordout a little bit farther,” Nelson said, and then is-sued a warning.

“If I don't get there first.”

Nelson contends that the old guard — Nelsonand Godina — is just getting warmed up.

“In an Olympic year there is a particular phenom-ena that happens,” Nelson said. “People that werehurt become healthy. People that aren't throwingwell or weren't running particularly well, startrunning where they should be, or performing atthe level they should be.”

If that was a shot across Cantwell's bow, he doesn'tseem particularly concerned.

“Coming from Adam, I don't see it that way,”Cantwell said. “I see it as a reality. The veteranswill get better. That's something that I and Reese(Hoffa) … will have to get ready for. He's notlying.

“It's just him saying that things are going to gethotter and that he and John (Godina) are going tobe a part of that.”

***

It would be something if Christian Cantwellbrought an Olympic gold medal, or even a silveror a bronze, home to Eldon, Mo.

“Eldon's not a very big place,” Christian explained.“It's a little over 4,000 (population). But it's rightdown near the Lake of the Ozarks. So in the sum-mer it gets pretty big with the tourists and stuff.”

Christian Cantwell is big there, but just feels athome.

“I was there … for Mother's Day,” he said. “I don'tknow how big I am there. I just feel normal there.But my Mom, she says she can hardly go out to thestore without people wanting to stop and talk forabout 25 minutes.

“She just called me and told me they're going tohave a Christian Cantwell Appreciation Day com-ing up pretty soon. I don't know if I want that to



happen. But it's definitely an honor just to havesomebody say that.”

***

Christian Cantwell has come so far, a point notlost on the MU track coaches who didn't have togo so far to get him, and who continue to helpguide his shooting star in the world of shot put.

“He came out of Eldon,” Halter said, beginning tomuse. “He was throwing in a shot put sector thatjust 50 feet left of center had a big tree in it. Hewas throwing trying to miss the tree. And if itrolled too far, it rolled out of the sector down ahill into the creek.”

McGuire turned the view ahead, to the Fields ofOlympia, where the original ancient OlympicGames were held, where the 2004 Olympic shotwill again me heard around the world.

“Christian is thinking it's the coolest thing going,”McGuire said.

And trying not to.

“You really can't let it consume you,” Cantwellsaid. “The ring's still seven foot. The ball's still 16pounds.”

But then, Christian Cantwell added words thatshow just really how far he has come.

“I'm going there,” Cantwell vowed, “to win.”

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ELDON, Mo. - From a distance, he seemed merelythe stuff of rumor, myth or folklore, a Sidd Finch ofsorts who mystically materialized in the Ozarks.

At closer range, the story of Christian Cantwellmay be no more plausible than George Plimpton'sinvented baseball phenom.

"He's someone who comes around just once in alifetime, I think," said Cloyce Klein, Cantwell's trackcoach in Eldon.

Klein had no vision of what he was ultimately sow-ing when he said, "Come on, now - let's get out andthrow the shot" and cajoled Cantwell into it inseventh grade.

He had no notion of what it would mean that hewas able to coax Cantwell - occasionally, anyway -from spending practice time hiding behind a truckand snacking on his mom's cobblers that he'd pick

up fresh after school.

Now, "let's get out and throw the shot" means this:

Cantwell has had the four longest throws in theworld this year and has won his past 14 competi-tions entering the U.S. Olympic track and field tri-als, which begin Friday in Sacramento, Calif.

Although he still must qualify for the U.S. team,Cantwell is the favorite to win the gold medal atthe upcoming Athens Olympics.

Yet if Klein couldn't see what might come to pass,neither could anyone else, including University ofMissouri track coaches who heard rumblings ofCantwell but scoffed until late in his senior year ofhigh school. Cantwell, now 6 feet 6 and 330 pounds,had to be seen to be believed.

Not that they were "morons," coach Rick McGuiresaid, laughing, "But we basically missed this kid."

McGuire is grateful not only for Cantwell's MUcareer (1999-2003) but also for what he repre-sents, ironically enough: someone to believe in.

"It's been a rough time for America, whether it's 9-11 or the war, or the economy and gasoline or thewhole BALCO (drug scandal)," McGuire said. "Weneed heroes. We need successes that are believ-able."

No one has been more stupefied by Cantwell'sathletic emergence than his parents, who didn't carefor sports, weren't athletic themselves and resistedhis participation in them.

When Christian came home in seventh grade want-ing to sign up for football, they initially told him"absolutely not" because, his mother said, she"didn't want to see my baby get hurt." They onlyrelented because they figured he'd quit in a fewdays. After all, about the only competitions he hadbeen in were a "Little Mr. Wal-Mart" contest as a 2-year-old and a sixth grade spelling bee. He wonboth but hadn't necessarily demonstrated a com-petitive edge.

Moreover, said his mother, Jackie Cantwell, he hadnever washed a dish or taken out trash and was"used to his time being his own" and being coddledas the youngest of her eight children, most of whomare much older.

"Of all the kids, I would never have thought Chris-tian would be the success that he is. Only because,really truly, he was a mama's boy," she said, adding,"Christian didn't succeed (in sports) because of us;he has succeeded despite us."

Cantwell has succeeded, in fact, despite innumer-able factors, including his initial reaction to the shotput, which he said Klein "made him" do.

"I wasn't real good at it," he said, "And I didn't seea future in it."

From kitten to tigerAny future, even life itself, once was uncertain forCantwell.

"It was the worst pregnancy. I was sick and almostlost him," Jackie Cantwell said. "The whole ninemonths was miserable. But it was the easiest birth."

When he was held as a newborn, Christian purredand meowed "like a kitten," his mother said. As hegrew, he never seemed especially energetic or totake an interest in anything more sporting thanriding a bike or playing video games.

And there was nothing in either parent's genes tosuggest he would grow immense or have a shredof athleticism. Jackie Cantwell jokes that she fedhim "Miracle-Gro," though she notes she makes"a mean meatloaf."

As for being an athlete?

"I wasn't - were you, darlin'?" she asked her quiethusband, Bob, as they sat in their living room. Heshook his head no.

If the family background didn't herald an athleticfuture, neither did living in Eldon, a former rail-road town near Lake of the Ozarks that has fewerthan 5,000 residents.

Although the community has produced some fineathletes, it had never seen anything like whatCantwell would become.

Should Cantwell win at the Athens Olympics, oreven medal there, he will become about the mostfamous product of Eldon. Irene Ryan - Granny from"The Beverly Hillbillies" - is from Eldon, whichalso was the inspiration for "Hooterville" in "Pet-ticoat Junction."

The city council already is talking about ideas forcommemorating Cantwell's roots, perhaps bynaming a street after him or putting up highwaysignage that notes Eldon as his hometown.

"Eldon is like a lot of rural Missouri," said WayneMorgan, the director of the Eldon Chamber ofCommerce. "The people here are hard-workingfriendly people, and certainly Christian is an ex-ample of that. . . . It's a tribute to rural Missouri."

But being from rural Missouri also was somethingto be overcome, in terms of athletic resources,the chance to receive specialized training and get-ting noticed.

"In small towns, you have small-time coaches," saidJim Herriman, who coached Cantwell in football."We can take an athlete just so far, because we'reteaching a group. You're not teaching an individual."


USATF Olympic Trials page 9Thus, Klein pushed and encouraged Cantwell, butfor the finer points of shot put and discusCantwell observed and tried to work frommemory.

Even as he progressed as a thrower, football washis love, until he suffered a torn anterior cruciateligament his junior year. He became tentative aboutfootball after that, and those recruiting him, in-cluding MU, became tentative about him.

While he was winning competition after compe-tition and breaking school records repeatedly intrack, his numbers as a junior weren't enough toimpress Mizzou track coaches.

"The truth is there are a lot of guys who are 58-foot shot putters, and you can't run them all downand see" their potential, McGuire said.

Cantwell knew he wanted to go to college butdoubted he'd have a chance to earn a scholarshipas he entered his senior track season.

When his mother asked why, he said he wasn'tgood enough. Her response: "Well, then, get outthere and throw far enough! What's the matterwith you? Just do it."

And just about like that, he did, breaking the 60-foot mark. And, finally, he performed with Mis-souri assistant coach Brett Halter watching at ameet at Ozark High in April, after MU determinedhe wasn't "just a rumor."

McGuire recalled Halter's breathless phone callafterward:

"Coach - the . . . real . . . deal. Maybe the best I'veever seen. He doesn't have any idea how good heis. Coach - . . . huge . . . long arms. Doesn't have anyidea what he's doing. But when it's time to pushthe shot, it's like there's nothing in his hand."

But Missouri had almost nothing in hand for him:McGuire thought he had finished recruiting forthe year and had just 17 percent of a scholarshipleft. Other schools had begun recruiting Cantwell,too, particularly the University of Memphis.

Cantwell, though, long had wanted to go to MUand took the limited scholarship, even though itmeant a student loan for that year. He was thefirst on either side of the family to go to college,his mother said.

Under the tutelage of Halter and McGuire,Cantwell flourished but only after some predict-able setbacks.

"Even the guy who ends up best in the world hadto learn and had to grow and had to step on all thesteps of the ladder," McGuire said. "But the goodnews is he did."

For a flickering moment, he almost didn't. Afterstruggling as a freshman, he contemplated quitting.

"I just figured I'd come in and set a world recordthat year, and I didn't," said Cantwell, who was con-sidering switching to football, not leaving school.

By the end of the outdoor season, though, Cantwellwas an All-American and Big 12 record-holder witha throw of 64 feet, 6 1/2 inches. This, with a 16-pound shot - he used a 12-pounder in high school.

Suddenly, he was qualified for the U.S. Olympic tri-als, where he was more spectator than competitor.

"Now he's throwing with the guys he's looked upto and read about in magazines," Halter said. "He'sstanding next to them, like, getting their autographsand stuff."

Said Cantwell: "I didn't belong there, I was out-classed. I wasn't that good of a thrower."

Cantwell, who needs nine hours to complete hisMU degree, wasn't just being self-deprecating. Thatexperience helped him recognize that what sepa-rates world-class from potential is consistency andwork ethic.

All of that was within him: One of the things headmires about his father, Bob, a truck driver, is thathe seldom missed work even if "he felt like dying,"Christian said.

But the habit was tapped loose and stoked by Hal-ter and McGuire, who at one point chided Cantwellfor sloppy practices that were contributing to atendency to foul.

"You've got to get that eliminated," McGuire toldhim. "Until you do that, you're going to be just an-other big guy who 'maybe will.' "

Practice makes perfectNow, McGuire said, Cantwell has become "the bestpractice athlete we've ever had." And it shows inCantwell's world-leading performance this year withthrows of 73-11 3/4, 73-4, 73 and 71.4. The worldoutdoor record is 75-10 1/4, set by the USA's RandyBarnes in 1990.

"Everybody asks me what you have done so muchdifferent to get to 74 feet. I haven't done anythingdifferent, that's the thing," Cantwell said, adding,"You know, there's definitely . . . a . . . limit. I don'tknow that I'll see that within the next three or fouryears. I assume I'll keep improving like I have."

Said Halter: "I don't know how far he can throw, buteverything's in danger."

Cantwell, who holds the Mizzou bench-pressrecord with a preposterous 610 pounds, attributeshis breakthroughs to recovery from a hand injury,

consistency and aggressiveness. And for a man hissize, Cantwell is remarkably agile and nimble.

"Speed is something people overlook," saidCantwell, who also played basketball in high school."(Many others) go slow in their technique to try toget in the right technical position instead of justreally letting go and turning it loose. A little toomechanical."

In a time when many track athletes are being scru-tinized and stigmatized because of the lingeringBALCO inquiry and a general atmosphere of sus-picion, there may be those who question Cantwell'srise.

But it has been gradual and steady in his healthytimes, and Cantwell stresses that competing cleanis a moral obligation.

"I know everybody who does (shot) in the U.S.right now is clean, and we're going to keep it thatway," he said. "This is about everybody. It's aboutthe people who are going to be at our level fiveyears from now, 10 years from now."

By then, Cantwell expects to have been an Olym-pic champion at least once.

"I'm not going (to Athens) to get second," saidCantwell. "I'm going there to . . . win. That's theidea."

The prospect of competing in the ancient stadiumin Olympia thrills Cantwell, but he also is trying toblock it out.

"It's people who can make it a track meet who aregoing to do the best there," he said. "People whoare taking it all in before and get engulfed in what'sgoing on, those are the people who are going tohave a hard time and struggle with it."

Of course, Cantwell still has to qualify for Athens.But his mother already has a feeling about her boy:He'll win the gold medal and break the world recordin the ancient stadium.

"There were too many things going against him,"she said. "I just think it's destiny."



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By JESSICA HOPP, Columbia Daily TribunePublished Thursday, March 7, 2002

Heading into the third round of the shot put com-petition at the USA Track and Field Indoor Cham-pionships last weekend, Christian Cantwell wason top of the world - or at least on top of thenation.

He had thrown the shot a personal-best 68 feet5¼ inches - the fifth best throw in the world thisyear - and was just one round away from a first-place finish against the nation’s elite.

But in this sport you can’t play defense.

There was nothing Cantwell could do as Olympicsilver medalist Adam Nelson stepped into thecircle. There was nothing he could do as Nelsonheaved the 16-pound ball 70 feet 91/4 inches.

Nelson had thrown for the world’s best mark thisyear, and all Cantwell could do was stand and watchit happen. But that’s what he likes about the sport.

"It’s individual. Black and white. Just you and thetape measure," the Missouri junior said. "There isno one else I have to worry about doing their job- no one missing a block or not getting a rebound.If you do good, it’s because you did good."

Cantwell’s investment in the sport has earned hima spot among the best in the world. He has evolvedfrom an Eldon High School standout who pickedup the sport to stay in shape for basketball seasonto a Missouri star who has a chance to fulfill hisdream and become an Olympian.

But before Cantwell takes a chance in the 2004Olympics, he has a few more pressing competi-tions to worry about - starting with this weekend’sNCAA Indoor Championships at the Universityof Arkansas. Cantwell qualified for both the weightthrow competition and the shot put, which takesplace today.

Cantwell didn’t always dream of becoming anOlympian. Instead, he had dreams of playing Divi-sion I college football. Cantwell was a standoutdefensive end and tight end at Eldon. He stayed inshape by playing basketball, and he only joined thetrack team because his basketball coach, who wasalso the track coach, made him do it.

But his junior year, his priorities began to change.He tore the ACL in his right knee playing football,and, after reconstructive surgery, he wasn’t sure ifhe would be able to play the sport again.

Cantwell was ready for track in the spring. Withhis football career up in the air, Cantwell became

a student of thethrow. Hetaught himselftechnique bywatching oth-ers.

His senior year,Cantwell wason the footballfield once again.Physically, hewas close tonormal, butmentally hewasn’t thesame. Cantwellfound that hewas constantlyworried aboutsomeone hit-ting his knee,and his play suf-fered becauseof it.

He began torealize that hewasn’t ready toplay Division Ifootball andhad to turndown offers from schools including Wisconsin andMissouri. But becoming a Division I athlete wasn’tout of the question yet. Cantwell’s throwing skillscontinued to flourish.

In April, Missouri throwing coach Brett Halterwatched Cantwell compete. Cantwell finished theseason ranked 13th in the nation. In August, he waswalking the MU campus as a Division I track ath-lete.

Not having had any formal coaching, Cantwell had alot to learn his freshman year.

"When he came in, he was like a young foal stum-bling all over the place," Halter said. "But he wasworking really hard, being a student of the event.Very diligent. Very methodical. He got good in ahurry."

By the end of his freshman season, Cantwell foundhimself at the 2000 Olympic Trials. In just one year,he had gone from reading about his idles, throwerslike Nelson and 1996 Olympic silver medalist JohnGodina, to standing next to them competing for thesame position.

"I had never seen anything like it," Cantwell said. "Itwas chaos. I think part of the reason I didn’t do verywell is because I was in awe. These were people Ihad read about and seen on television. ... I didn’tcare how I did."

Cantwell failed to qualify for the 2000 Olympicteam, but he continued to earn other titles. Hewon last year’s Big 12 championship and was thisyear’s runner up. His performance at the USAChampionships last weekend helped solidify hisplace as one of the best throwers in the world.He is currently ranked seventh in the world in theshot put and eighth in the weight throw.

But things won’t get any easier this weekend.Three shot putters ranked ahead of Cantwell willalso be competing. SMU’s Janus Robberts, Idaho’sJoachim Olsen and Nebraska’s Carl Mayerscoughare ranked second, third and fourth in the world,respectively.

"Last week the competition was big, this week iseven deeper," Cantwell said. "Right now there arefour people out there fighting to win, includingme. We’re all within a foot of each other, so it’sgoing to be really close. It’s whoever shows upthat day.

"I feel great. I feel like if I go in there and throwlike I have been throwing, then I have as good achance as anybody of winning. I have to just get inthere and throw it. There is nothing else you cando."

Cantwell early in his collegiate career


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America has some incredible people in," Halter said."He should be able to see what these guys do andreally maintain the confidence he gained this year."

That’s what keeps a coach like Halter waiting tosee what can happen in the future. "I’m pretty ex-cited about what might be going here in the nextfew years," Halter said.

Cantwell said he struggled in the second half of hisfreshman year trying to maintain the intensity. Hesaid it was a challenging statement by Halter thatmotivated him through the Big 12 meet.

Of course, improvement and being able to strike atthe right moment is still the biggest mystery in trackand field.

It can make for some very confusing moments, es-pecially for a young athlete.

Which is why Christian Cantwell will keep his eyesopen and take in everything around him this week.

It just might make him an Olympian in the future.

By Kent Heitholt, Columbia Daily Tribune

Story ran on Thursday, July 13, 2000

Christian Cantwell was puzzled. Three weeks ear-lier, he was the perfect storm, putting together allof his strength, the perfect technique and a burstof adrenaline at the same moment to establishhimself as the best shot putter in the Big 12.

Then, at the NCAA Championships, he was out ofrhythm, worn out and a mere mortal. In less thana month, the Missouri freshman had been to thetop and crashed at the bottom.

"He really wasn’t sure how to take that," MUweight coach Brett Halter said. "We talked a lotabout it and I told him to sit back and think abouteverything he had been through in one year ofcollege.

"In less than a year he has experienced more thansome people see in a career. I told him to take allof that in and use it for the future."

Don’t close the book yet, though. The 19-year-oldfrom Eldon will take part in the Olympic Trials inSacramento, Calif. He will be the youngest andleast experienced competitor in a field that is un-doubtedly the best the world.

Like the marathon world is dominated by Africanrunners, the shot put is an American property.Cantwell gets to rub shoulders with the best.While his chances of making any waves in the com-petition for the 2000 Games are thin, the experi-ence could be called upon again in four years whenthe next Olympic Trials arrive.

"You have to remember Christian is a kid whonever won his state championship and really didn’thave any big wins before he came to college," saidHalter, whose Tiger weight throwers pummeledthe record book this year. "We got him ready andpeaked for the Big 12 and he came through withthe best in the conference. But freshmen just aren’tused to staying at that level for such a long timeperiod."

This week, Cantwell will get to watch the best inthe business prepare themselves for world classmeets. Competitors like C.J. Hunter, John Godina,Andrew Bloom and Kevin Toth have been throughthese meets before and have throws of more than21 meters (over 70 feet) on the books. Cantwellbarely has 10 meets under his belt with a best of19.67 meters (64-feet, 6.5 inches).

"Christian just happens to be in the event that

Triple threatTriple threatTriple threatTriple threatTriple threatTrio of throwers ignites Missouri track team.

By JON STEMMLE, Columbia Daily TribuneMay 18, 2000

They are the gentle giants of the Missouri men’strack and field team.

Look for the three 6-foot-4 guys, the smallestone weighing 280 pounds, who are laughing, jump-ing around, and defying gravity with every throwof a shot put, discus and hammer.

The camaraderie shared by junior Micah Shanksand freshmen Russ Bell and Christian Cantwell isas strong as their competitive drive.

Shanks set the tone in the fall, returning to schoolin the best shape of his life. As hard as Shanksdrives himself both on the field and in pursuit ofhis degree in mechanical engineering, there is nosubstitution for the competition provided by Belland Cantwell.

"One of us is always having a good day and thathelps get the others up," said Shanks, a three-timeAll-Big 12 performer and MU record-holder inthe hammer. "Christian’s specialty is in the weightroom and with the shot, but we each have ourown specialties. We feed off each other a lot."

Typically when one of the trio unleashes a mon-ster throw or lifts a new personal best in theweight room, the other two are motivated to goone better. This friendly one-upmanship hasserved the group well.

At the Big 12 Indoor Championship, Shanks, Belland Cantwell accounted for nearly one-third of

the Tigers total team points as MU finished third,its highest conference finish in school history.

Shanks and Bell traded the school record in thehammer throw throughout the season, improvingthe mark by more than 10 feet, while Cantwellearned a NCAA Championship berth in the shotput and finished as an All-American.

Even with their recent success, none of the threehas hit his potential.

"One of the best things about freshmen is theybecome juniors," MU assistant coach Brett Hal-ter said. "Micah is just coming into his own and thetiming is great because he is a leader to the young-sters. He’s been a tremendous leader and Russand Christian have given a little extra spark toMicah. He’s an animal right now."

While Shanks, a quiet, witty individual who an-swers to the nickname "Pup", leads by example,Bell is the team jokester.

Cantwell is the hulking figure that stands in themiddle. Although their personalities come outduring practice, when it’s time to throw they areall business.

"This environment couldn’t get any better," saidCantwell, who is ranked first in the conference inthe shot put. "We compete against everyone else,but we go against each other first. If we can dothat part well, the competition will be a breeze.

"None of us have big egos. We’re just not like that.I know I didn’t expect this kind of year. I’m justtickled to death about how things have gone."

Bell, a Jefferson City native, enjoys competing closeto home. Having friends and family attend everyhome meet has helped the jovial freshman ap-proach his lofty goals.

"I hoped this year would be awesome," Bell said."I think you’ve gotta hope like that. I’m motivatedwhen I work with these guys. Having Micah aroundand seeing what he does has rubbed off on us.

"Coach Halter tells us to stay on the ladder andimprove rung by rung. I’m not like that though. Iwant to jump to the top and slam dunk."

Bell, in the discus, and Cantwell, in the shot put,have recorded NCAA provisional throws. Shanksis within a few feet after his school record 195-11hammer throw. Regardless of how this weekendturns out, Halter plans to treasure every moment.

"The peak age for throwers are 26 to 30," Haltersaid. "What they are doing right now is remark-able. I hear about elite athletes spending hoursand hours trying to perfect a skill. Only time willtell, but I know that not too many people in theworld have the physical capabilities these guys areblessed with."



Season Highlights* Finished second at the USATF Indoor Champion-ships in Boston in the 800, advancing as part of TeamUSA to the IAAF World Indoor Championships* 2004 USA Olympic Trials Qualifier “A”Career Highlights* 1999 Indoor NCAA Champion* American Collegiate record holder in indoor 800* Six-Time All-American* Four-Time Drake Relays Champion (2-Indiv., 2relay)* Eight-Time Big 12 Champion* 2000 USA Olympic Trials Qualifier* Mizzou’s indoor and outdoor 800 record holder* Finished second at the 2001 USATF Champion-ships, qualfiying for the World Championship team* Won three medals at the World University Games ...including Gold in the 2001 games as part of 1600mrelay teamPersonal Bests800 (I) ........... 1:45.88........NCAA Championships 1999800 (O) ......... 1:45.18............NCAA Championships 2000Recent Times6/5/03 ............. 1:45.69 ................. Maine Distance Festival6/28/04 .......... 1:46.46 Twilight Dist. Qual. (LosAngeles)Year-by-Year Bests2004 (O) ....... 1:46.46 .......... 6/28 ......... Los Angeles, Calif.2004 (I) .......... 1:47.31 .......... 2/14Tyson Inv. (Fayetteville)

From USA Track & Field....Career Highlights: 2002 U.S. Indoor champ; 2001USA Outdoor runner-up; 1999 NCAA OutdoorChampion; 2000 NCAA Outdoor runner-up; 1999World University Games bronze medalist

A former All-American and NCAA champion,Peterson made his first World Championshipsappearance in Edmonton in 2001, and won hisfirst U.S. title at the 2002 USA Indoor Champi-onships… Peterson, who won bronze at the 1999World University Games, is the American colle-giate record holder in the indoor 800m (1:45.88).He was an eight-time Big 12 champion in the 800m,six-time All-American and holds the Missourischool record in both the indoor (1:45.88) andoutdoor (1:45.18) 800m. He is a student assistantcoach with the Tigers…majored in hotel and res-taurant management at Missouri...was hit by a carduring a training run in the summer of 1995 onlyseveral weeks after being in a car accident whiledriving…he walked away from both incidents…atwo-time Georgia state champ and former Geor-gia State High School Athlete of the Year.

2003: 6th in semifinal at USA Outdoors(1:48.83)…1st at Brunswick (1:45.69)…1st in “B”race at Heusden (1:46.13)…best of 1:45.69.

2002: USA Indoor 800m champ (1:46.60)...3rd atUSA Outdoors (1:48.14)…1st at Boston(2:19.82i)…6th at Linz (1:48.22)…1st at Stanford(1:47.18)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…bestof 1:47.18.

Derrick PetersonDerrick PetersonDerrick PetersonDerrick PetersonDerrick Petersonoriginally: Jonesboro, Ga.currently: Columbia, Mo.Missouri (‘00)affiliation: adidasCoach: Jared Wilmes

Year-by-Year BestsYear ...... Season ...... Time ......... Date ...... US rank .... Meet ........................................................... Location2004 ..... outdoor ... 1:46.46 ..... 6/28 ....... 3rd ............. Twilight Dist. Qualifier ...... Los Angeles, Calif............... indoor ....... 1:47.31 ..... 2/14 ....... 2nd ............. Tyson Invitational ................... Fayetteville, Ark.2003 ..... outdoor ... 1:45.69 ..... 7/5 ......... 4th .............. Maine Distance Carnival ..... Brunswick, Maine.............. indoor ....... 1:47.73 ..... 2/15 ....... 2nd ............. Tyson Invitational ................... Fayetteville, Ark.2002 ..... outdoor ... 1:47.18 ..... 6/8 ......... 10th ........... U.S. Open .................................... Palo Alto, Calif............... indoor ....... 1:46.60 ..... 3/2 ......... 2nd ............. USATF Indoor Champ. ............. New York, N.Y.2001 ..... outdoor ... 1:45.49 ..... 9/1 ......... 4th .............. World Univ. Games ....................... Bejing, China.............. indoor ....... 1:48.26 ..... 2/10 ....... 10th ........... Tyson Invitational ................... Fayetteville, Ark.Senior2000 ..... outdoor ... 1:45.18* ... 6/2 ......... 2nd ............. NCAA Championships ............... Durham, N.C............... indoor ....... 1:46.85 ..... 3/11 ....... 2nd ............. NCAA Indoor Champ. ......... Fayetteville, Ark.Junior1999 ..... outdoor ... 1:46.97 ............................................ NCAA Championships ........................................................ indoor ....... 1:45.88*^ 3/6 ......... 1st# ........... NCAA Indoor Champ. .......... Indianapolis, Ind.Sophomore1998 ..... outdoor ... 1:47.17 .................................................................................................................................................. indoor ...........................................................................................................................................................Freshman1997 ..... outdoor ... 1:48.10 ....................................................................................................................................

# fourth-best time in the World for season* Missouri school record^ current American collegiate record

2001: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (1:47.40)…5th in opening round heat at World OutdoorChamps (1:48.56)…6th at USA Indoors(1:51.14)…2nd at adidas Oregon Track Classic(1:46.44)…1st at Peregrine Systems U.S. Open(1:46.03)…4th at Millrose Games (1:50.87)…3rd atTyson Invitational (1:48.26)…ranked #2 in U.S. byT&FN…best of 1:45.49 in Zurich.

2000: Runner-up, NCAA Outdoors (1:45.18)… 5th,Olympic Trials semis (1:48.10)…Won Big 12Championship… best of 1:45.18.

1999: Won NCAA Outdoors (1:46.97)… Won Big12 Championships… 4th, prelims at USA Out-doors… Bronze medalist, World University Games…best of 1:46.75, 1:45.88i.

1998: 4th, NCAA Outdoors… Won Big 12Championships…6th, semis at USA Outdoors…bestof 1:47.14.

1997: 7th in prelims at NCAA Outdoors and USAOutdoors… Won Big 12 Championships…best of1:48.10.

Peterson at the 2000 Big 12 Champion-ships after winning his eighth title


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By DAVE MATTER of the Columbia Daily TribuneStory ran on Friday, June 29 2001

Maybe one day Derrick Peterson will manage hisown restaurant or hotel. Perhaps he’ll even open achain, starting in his hometown of Jonesboro, Ga.,or his second home in Columbia.

But until then, the former Missouri track star isworking on another career. The eight-time Big 12champion in the 800 meters travels to Edinburgh,Scotland this weekend to participate in a GreatBritain vs. U.S. track meet. The event marks theone-year anniversary of Peterson’s first profes-sional victory, which earned him $7,000.

"It was a good start to something that hopefullywill continue," said Peterson, 23, whose race isSunday. "It was definitely a milestone in my runningchronolog. Your first win definitely stands out."

This weekend’s race is just one stop on a whirl-wind schedule for Peterson’s balancing act betweenschool and work. While taking a few requiredcourses toward his degree in hotel/restaurant man-agement this summer, Peterson is training daily andtraveling cross country - soon to be worldwide -to various meets.

Last week was the USA Track and Field OutdoorChampionships in Eugene, Ore., where Petersonfinished second by .005 of a second to DavidKrummenacker, but still qualified for next month’sprestigious IAAF World Outdoor Championshipsin Edmonton, Canada.

"I didn’t know I finished second until the namescame up on the scoreboard," Peterson said. "I knewI had to have a good race to make the team, andthat’s what was really important. To win the racewould have just been an extra bonus."

As a professional rookie, Peterson has flourishedthe last two months, beginning with a victory at theDrake Relays, where Peterson was joined by a fewfriends.

"The Drake Relays really kicked off the great suc-cess he’s had in the last month," said Jeff Pigg,former MU coach now head coach at Illinois State."He had a lot of people there cheering him on,from all his teammates from Missouri and all of usfrom Illinois State. He just didn’t want to let themdown."

After Drake, Peterson ran his third fastest timeever (1:46.01) at the Prefontaine Classic in Eu-gene, Ore., and finished sixth overall against a fieldof top-flight international runners.

Last summer, Peterson hoped his inaugural profes-sional victory would springboard him toward aberth in the 2002 Olympic Games.

That dream came up short at the Olympic Trials,when he narrowly missed qualifying for the finals,but another win in Scotland could help toward acrucial August. After the World’s in Edmonton onAug. 3-12, Peterson heads to Beijing for the WorldUniversity Games on Aug. 27-31.

"His race at the Outdoor Championships was thesmartest race he’s ever ran in his career," said Pigg,who joined his pupil in Oregon last weekend andwill head to Edmonton next month. "We all thoughthe was on a mission after he came in inch short ofqualifying for the Olympics. We know it really sparkshim."

Pigg still designs Peterson’s workouts, and the twotalk at least three times a week. Though he’s morethan 250 miles away at the ISU campus inBloomington, Ill., Pigg still attends as many ofPeterson’s meets as possible.

"Coach Pigg and I have always been close, back towhen he was recruiting me," said Peterson, whovisited the ISU campusearlier this year towork out with Pigg andhis team. "But our bondis a lot stronger now,even stronger thanwhen he was my coachhere. With him beingaway I’ve had to dothings on my own andthat’s helped me insome ways."

"We formed that basefoundation, and that’smade it a lot easier,"Pigg said. "He has thedesire to be good, buthe still knows it’s im-portant we communi-cate.

"When I see someoneas successful as Der-rick, the last thing I want to do is let him down."

As for Peterson’s instructors in the classroom,they’ve been just as helpful as his career has sur-passed the amateur ranks.

"It’s been easy because my professors are willing towork with me," said Peterson, who graduates inDecember. "They recognize the pressures I haveand they see I’m putting in the effort. It’s like we’reworking together to accomplish two things, and it’sreally worked out well."

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By Kent Heitholt, Columbia Daily TribuneStory ran on Sunday, December 31 2000

To sweep anything in athletics in a single year is afeat.

Imagine sweeping four straight years.

Missouri half-miler Derrick Peterson completeda perfect Big 12 career, winning four indoor titlesand four outdoor titles in the 800 meters. That’seight straight without a defeat.

His final victory, which he claims was the moststressful, came on his home track in Walton Sta-dium with his mother and brother cheering himon.

"The whole day I knew what I had to do and Ifocused within myself to do it," he said after therace.

Peterson leaves the collegiate ranks with Big 12records in his signature events and MUrecords as well. In the spring he also ranthe fastest time in the 800 by an Americancollegian, 1:45.18 when he finished sec-ond in the NCAA Championships.

The Georgia product, whose quiet assum-ing ways earned him a special place amongMU athletes, was unable to repeat as thenational champ, but he did make the Olym-pic Trials.

In a disastrous turn of events, Petersonwas boxed in and could not make histrademark kick into the finals.

But that was all post-climactic to his Big12 career, which ended with three glori-ous days for MU athletes at Walton Sta-dium.

In addition to Peterson’s heroics, AshleyWysong won the women’s 800 in Big 12record fashion and Michelle Moran won

the heptathlon and qualified for the Olympic Tri-als. Freshman Christian Cantwell, an unknownfrom Eldon, cracked the Big 12 record in the shotput as he heaved the sphere an incredible 64-feet,6.5 inches.

Wysong went on to finish third in the NCAA 800,setting another school record in the process.

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FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...Perfect Figure 8Perfect Figure 8Perfect Figure 8Perfect Figure 8Perfect Figure 8Peterson ends Big 12 career undefeated in the 800meters.


Derrick Peterson is used to being shot at. Eversince he won his first Big 12 800-meter champi-onship four years ago, he has had a bullseye on hisback that has grown with each additional title. Bythe time he stepped onto the track of WaltonStadium yesterday that bullseye encompassed hisentire being as he was on the brink of his eighth-straight Big 12 championship and closing out hisconference career undefeated.

As the announcer listed off each of the finalists’accomplishments, he mistakenly said Peterson hadwon eight titles. That mistake lasted just oneminute, 48.42 seconds as Peterson held off Baylor’sFloyd Thompson to finish his run of titles thatstarted in 1997.

"That was definitely the hardest of my Big 12 vic-tories," said Peterson, who is the only athlete inconference history to go 8-0 in a career. "When Imade my way to the finish line I knew they werenot long behind me. I hoped and prayed I wasquick enough for them not to catch me at the end.This was one of my more stressful days."

With his mother, Cheryl Dopson, and littlebrother, Josh, cheering in the stands, Petersoncrossed the finish line with his arms raised and hisindex fingers extended to let everyone know whowas number one. Peterson got little sleep thenight before the race, spending more time tossingand turning than resting. When he arrived at thetrack he kept to himself, speaking only to MUhead coach Rick McGuire and distance coach JeffPigg.

"The whole day I knew what I had to do and Ifocused within myself to do it," said Peterson."Before the race coach Pigg told me to just go outand do what I normally do. That was code to scrapthe strategy and do what I knew how to do."

With all eyes on him, Peterson jumped out withthe pack and stayed with them for the first 500meters. From there he started his patented kick,streaking past Thompson and Texas Tech’sGezachw Yossef to grab the lead. While normallyPeterson’s kick would end the hopes of the restof the field, Thompson wasn’t willing to succumbwithout a fight. Thompson stayed on Peterson’sright shoulder through the final 100 meters, butcould not catch the champion.

As the crowd rose to its feet to cheer Peterson,Pigg could just marvel.

"You just think of the things that could hap-pen," Pigg said. "You can get hurt, have afalse start, get knocked around. Some peoplecould say he got lucky. It was discipline. Hedidn’t let accidents occur. He stayed out oftrouble. Today was a big, scary day for him.He had everything to lose and nothing togain. I know all he feels is relief right now.He will sleep well tonight."

After a perfect Big 12 racing career, Petersoncan now turn his attention to the NCAAChampionship and defending his outdoortitle.

"I’m just proud and happy to run for theUniversity of Missouri," said Peterson. "Winningthe eighth conference championship was an impor-tant thing, but more important were the 10 pointsI got for the Tigers. When I came here four yearsago, the freshman class set our goal as competingfor the Big 12 championship. We’re leaving withthat goal met."

FLASHBACK ... to 1999...FLASHBACK ... to 1999...FLASHBACK ... to 1999...FLASHBACK ... to 1999...FLASHBACK ... to 1999...‘Achievement-friendly’‘Achievement-friendly’‘Achievement-friendly’‘Achievement-friendly’‘Achievement-friendly’Peterson hopes sacrifices result in NCAA title.

By JASON WILLIAMS, Columbia Daily TribuneMarch 5, 1999

When Missouri’s Derrick Peterson finished sec-ond in the 800-meter race at the NCAA indoornational championships last year, he immediatelybegan thinking about what it would take to placefirst.

So, in August, Peterson purchased what he be-lieves is a key ingredient for him to be a nationalchampion this year — a bicycle.

Motivated by the training style of many runners inThird World countries, Peterson left his car backhome in Jonesboro, Ga., and began riding his bi-cycle to class and practice everyday.

He hopes the extra work — those days pedalingup hills on South Providence Road going to andfrom his south Columbia residence — helps himwin the national championship at the RCA Domein Indianapolis this weekend. He runs in the 800preliminary race this afternoon to qualify fortomorrow’s finals.

"It was a personal challenge to myself," Petersonsaid of purchasing the bicycle. "One reason whythe Africans are so dominant is because of theirdetermination and they don’t have to rely on cars.They have to run to school, run back for lunch,then run home."

Peterson, the junior who has won five Big 12 Con-

ference 800 championships, has Americanized thatregimen. After all, he rides a bicycle. Even then,Peterson does not ride it "to the grocery store orto church."

But it still is a sacrifice. Peterson makes the 1½-mile trek to campus in spite of the weather ortime of day. Freezing. He’s riding. Raining. He’s riding.Snowing. He’s riding. Late night. He’s riding.

Riding the bicycle, Missouri coach Rick McGuiresaid, is among many sacrifices Peterson has made.He takes everything seriously. His faith. His aca-demics. His relationships. His diet. His training.

"Derrick lives his life in a way that is achievement-friendly," McGuire said. "He just makes all the littlechoices right, and he doesn’t have to live like amonk to do it. What another junior at the univer-sity might do on a weekend, Derrick doesn’t do."

Instead, Peterson is busy focusing on winning andtraining during the weekends. When he returnsfrom a Saturday meet, Peterson said it sometimesis a struggle forcing himself to run 12 miles that dayor the next to begin preparing for the upcomingrace.

But, when he contemplates whether he should turnaround and head home after running six miles,Peterson thinks about gaining the one place thatseparated him from the national title last year.

"When I find myself feeling very lazy about running,I just look back on that and it keeps me focused,"said Peterson, the preseason favorite to win thenational championship by Track and Field News.

McGuire remembers the day Peterson discussedhis desire to win a national title with him. Almosttwo years ago, the soft-spoken freshman visitedMcGuire in his Hearnes Center office.

"There hasn’t been a lot of kids that have walked inover the years and said, ‘Coach, I want to win anNCAA championship so can you talk about what Ican do to get ready for that?’ " said McGuire, in his16th season at Missouri. "… He’s got a vision andhe intends to fulfill that."

Columbia Tribune/Don Shrubshell photo in 1999



Season Highlights* 2004 USA Olympic TrialsQualifier “B”Career Highlights* 2003 NCAA All-American (Out-door, 9th place)* Fourth-Best All-Time In MizzouHistory in 800* Nine time all-Big 12Personal Bests800 ................. 1:47.39......NCAA Championships 2003Season Best800 ................. 1:47.76 ........................ Jim Bush Inv. (LA)

2003; (Senior)Outdoor: Earned All-American honors with ninth placefinish at the NCAA Championships ... ran a personal-best 1:47.39 in the prelims to advance to the final ...finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships (1:48.93)... fourth all-time in Missouri history.

2002: (Junior)Outdoor: Placed fifth at the conference meet to pickup his sixth All-Big 12 honors ... best time of the seasonin the 800m was a 1:49.14 in the prelims of the Big 12Championships. Indoor: All-Big 12 in the 800m (1:54.11)with a fourth-place finish ... ran a 1:50.13 for 12th placeat the NCAA Indoor Championships ... ran a personal-best and automatic-qualifying time of 1:49.84 at theNCAA Qualifier at Iowa State.

2001: (Sophomore)Outdoor: All-Big 12 in the 800m (1:50.14) with a fifth-place finish at the conference meet. Indoor: All-Big 12honors for third time with runner-up finish at the Big12 Championships (1:50.09), qualifying for the NCAAChampionships in the same event.

2000: (Freshman)O u t d o o r :Earned All-Big12 honors inthe 800m byplacing fifth ...runner-up atthe U.S. Colle-giate meet inthe 800m. In-door: Earnedfirst-ever All-Big12 honorsplacing fifth in800m.

PERSONAL:Son of Maryand TimDunne ... ma-joring in busi-ness manage-ment ... bornMay 22, 1979in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Timothy DunneTimothy DunneTimothy DunneTimothy DunneTimothy Dunneoriginally: Jerome, Idahocurrently: Columbia, Mo.Missouri (‘03)affiliation: N.Y. Athletic ClubCoach: Jared Wilmes

USATF 2004 Outdoor 800-meter Bests1:45.59 ..... David Krummenacker ...... 1 ............ adidas .......................................... Jun 4 ..............................................Turin1:45.64 ..... Krummenacker ............................................................................................ Jun 11 ........................................ Bergen1:46.32 ..... Jonathan Johnson ............. 2 ............ Texas Tech .................................. Apr 18 ...................................... Walnut1:46.39 ..... Johnson ......................................................................................................... Jun 12 ......................................... Austin1:46.46 ... Derrick Peterson ......... 3 ......... adidas ................................. Jun 28 ..................... Los Angeles1:46.53 ..... Alan Webb ........................... 4 ............ Nike ............................................. Jun 5 ............................................ Seville1:46.60 ..... Paul Cross ........................... 5 ............ Tennessee ................................... May 16 ..................................... Oxford1:46.76 ..... Moise Joseph ....................... 6 ............ Florida ......................................... May 2 ................................... Gainesville.................... Elliott Blount ....................... 6 ............ Nike Farm Team ........................ Jun 11 ...................................... Victoria1:46.78 ..... Jesse O'Connell .................. 8 ............ Georgetown .............................. Jun 10 ......................................... Austin1:46.80 ..... Jesse Strutzel ....................... 9 ............ Nike ............................................. Apr 10 ............................... Westwood1:46.82 ..... Jebreh Harris ...................... 10 ........... EHI ............................................... May 22 ..................................... Carson1:46.84 ..... Khadevis Robinson .......... 11 ........... Nike ............................................. Jun 5 .................................. Los Angeles1:47.01 ..... Marc Sylvester ................... 12 ........... Tennessee ................................... May 16 ..................................... Oxford1:47.03 ..... David Paulsen .................... 13 ........... Unat. ........................................... Jun 5 .................................. Los Angeles1:47.10 ..... Michael Stember ............... 14 ........... Nike ............................................. Apr 16 ................................ Claremont1:47.26 ..... Floyd Thompson ............... 15 ........... SMTC .......................................... May 22 ..................................... Carson1:47.47 ..... Richard Smith .................... 16 ........... Nike Oregon ............................. Apr 30 .................................... Stanford1:47.48 ..... Lubert Lewis ....................... 17 ........... Reebok Boston ......................... Jun 12 ........................................ Boston1:47.52 ..... James Hatch ....................... 18 ........... Arkansas ..................................... May 16 ..................................... Oxford1:47.55 ..... Kevin Elliott ........................ 19 ........... Nike Farm Team ........................ Mar 27 ................................... Stanford1:47.57 ..... Bryan Woodward ............. 20 ........... Nike Farm Team ........................ Jun 11 ...................................... Victoria1:47.73 ..... Jason Briggs ........................ 21 ........... Indiana State ............................. May 28 .......................... Baton Rouge1:47.76 ..... Sam Burley .......................... 22 ........... Asics ............................................. Apr 9 ..................................... Knoxville................ Timothy Dunne .......... 22 ........ NYAC ................................ Jun 5 ....................... Los Angeles1:47.78 ..... Trent Riter .......................... 24 ........... Minnesota .................................. Jun 20 ..................................... Stanford1:47.80 ..... Wil Fitts ............................... 25 ........... Baylor .......................................... Apr 10 ........................................ Tempe1:47.81 ..... Kris Landers ....................... 26 ........... Kentucky .................................... Apr 30 .................................... Stanford1:47.82 ..... Mike Inge ............................. 27 ........... Kent ............................................. May 7 .................................. Ann Arbor1:47.88 ..... Jeff Delong .......................... 28 ........... Nike Farm Team ........................ Jun 5 .................................. Los Angeles1:47.91 ..... Courtney Jaworski ........... 29 ........... Penn ............................................ May 29 ................................ Gainesville1:47.96 ..... Brian Rue ............................ 30 ........... Unat. ........................................... Jun 12 ........................................ Boston1:48.00 ..... Ben Armel ............................ 31 ........... Cal-Santa Barbara ................... Apr 30 .................................... Stanford1:48.01 ..... Nick Thornton .................. 32 ........... UCLA .......................................... Mar 27 ................................... Stanford1:48.02 ..... Kevin Hicks ......................... 33 ........... Florida A&M ............................... May 28 ................................ Gainesville1:48.04 ..... Dan Murray ....................... 34 ........... Wisconsin .................................. Apr 30 .................................... Stanford1:48.05 ..... Joel Legare .......................... 35 ........... Connecticut .............................. May 29 ................................ Gainesville1:48.26 ..... Daniel Pessing .................... 36 ........... Rice .............................................. May 15 .................................. Houston1:48.28 ..... Jean Balan ............................................. Kentucky .................................... Apr 30 .................................... Stanford1:48.34 ..... Paul Moser ............................................ Villanova ..................................... May 29 ................................ Gainesville1:48.45 ..... Ben Aragon ........................................... UCLA .......................................... May 15 ...................................... Tucson1:48.46 ..... Brandon Jiles ........................................ Eastern Michigan ..................... May 16 ..................................... Oxford1:48.48 ..... Jacob Hernandez ................................ TxHS ........................................... May 15 ....................................... Austin1:48.61 ..... Adam Davis .......................................... Rice .............................................. Apr 24 ................................... Houston1:48.69 ..... Rodney Hollis ...................................... Indiana ........................................ Mar 27 ................................... Stanford1:48.76 ..... Aaron Lanzel ........................................ Navy ............................................ Jun 12 ...................................... Hillsdale1:48.77 ..... Jon Rankin ............................................ UCLA .......................................... May 15 ...................................... Tucson.................... Toby Henkels ....................................... Unat. ........................................... Jun 11 ...................................... Victoria1:48.78 ..... Said Ahmed ........................................... Arkansas ..................................... Apr 18 ...................................... Walnut1:48.80 ..... Christian Smith ................................... Kansas State .............................. Apr 10 ......................................... Miami.................... Jeremiah Johnson ................................ Wyoming .................................... May 15 .................................. Las Vegas1:48.81 ..... Sam Vasquez ......................................... Arkansas ..................................... May 14 ..................................... Oxford1:48.85 ..... Jacob Koczman ................................... Indiana Invaders ...................... Jun 12 ...................................... Hillsdale1:48.88 ..... Chris Lukezic ....................................... Georgetown .............................. Apr 9 ................................. Chapel Hill1:48.89 ..... Peter Paplanus .................................... Chico State ............................... May 8 ..................................... Modesto1:48.91 ..... Andrew Neugebauer ........................ Nike Farm Team ........................ May 22 ..................................... Carson1:48.98 ..... Brandon Shaw ..................................... Azusa Pacific ............................. May 8 ................................. Occidental



Keeping the dream aliveKeeping the dream aliveKeeping the dream aliveKeeping the dream aliveKeeping the dream aliveMoran prevails, qualifies for Olympic Trials.

By DAVE MATTER, Columbia Daily TribunePublished Saturday, May 15, 2004

Kicking off a weekend of commencement exer-cises, Missouri track Coach Rick McGuire appro-priately strolled around Walton Stadium yester-day looking like a proud papa on graduation day.

He had 5,698 reasons to celebrate.

After a disappointing performance in the high jumpThursday, heptathlete Michelle Moran, a formerMU All-American, needed a major comeback ifshe hoped to post a qualifying score for the Olym-pic Trials.

Yesterday, at the inaugural Audrey Walton Com-bined Event Carnival, Moran did that … and more.

Setting personal bests in the long jump and 800meters, Moran cruised to the heptathlon title -beating fellow former Tiger Fiona Asigbee by 126points - and eclipsed the Trials qualifying minimumstandard by more than 200 points.

"Michelle was just unbelievable," McGuire gushed."Unbelievable."

Moran’s total of 5,698 was the fourth-best score byan American this year and ranks 17th in the world.The score set a Walton Stadium record, earnedMoran $500 in prize money and punched a ticket toSacramento, Calif., for the Trials in July.

"A big relief, very big," she said between congratu-latory hugs from friends and family. "I was a little bitconcerned that I was going to have to search foranother meet. But the fact that it happened heremakes it a lot better."

Two months ago at Texas A&M, Moran missed theTrials qualifying score by eight points. With steadyshowers soaking the track Thursday and yesterday’sdrop in temperature, McGuire knew the conditionswere far from ideal.

"I thought Michelle had a good shot at 5,700 pointswith great conditions," McGuire said. "When I heard10 days ago, when they first put these two days onthe radar screen, that we were going to have twoinches of rain Friday, I’m thinking, ‘Oh, man.’ "

Thursday afternoon, teardrops followed raindropsat the high jump pit. In the day’s second event, Moran

Michelle MoranMichelle MoranMichelle MoranMichelle MoranMichelle Moranoriginally: Wildwood, Mo.currently: Columbia, Mo.Missouri (‘00)Coach: Rick McGuire

100mH HJ SP 200m LJ JT 800mPersonal Bests -------> 13.61 1.79m 12.95m 25.03 5.90m 40.52m 2:15.31

5-10½ 42-6 19-4¼ 132-11B12 '00 OTC '04 Walton '04 Walton '04 Walton '04

Heptathlon Bests ----> 1.79m 25.03 5.90m 40.52m 2:15.315-10½ 19-4¼ 132-11B12 '00 OTC '04 Walton '04 Walton '04 Walton '04

Big 12 Championships 13.96 1.79m 11.11m 25.23 5.40m 39.66m 2:18.77Columbia, Mo. w: 0.6 5-10½ 36-5½ w: 0.9 w: -1.3 130-1May 19-20, 2000 984 966 602 866 671 661 840Old PR, Old Stadum Record 984 1950 2552 3418 4089 4750 5590College Station Multis 14.38 1.69m 12.30m 25.39 5.58m 37.87m 2:20.34College Station, Texas w: 4.0 5-6½ 40-4¼ w: 2.9 18-3¾ 124-3March 18-19, 2004 925 842 681 851 723 626 819

925 1767 2448 3299 4022 4648 5467Audrey Walton Combined Event 14.13 1.67m 11.93m 25.07 5.90m 40.52m 2:15.31Columbia, Mo. w:0.8 5-5¾ 39-1¾ w: 2.6 19-4¼ 132-11May 14-15, 2004 960 818 656 880 819 677 888Heptathlon PR * Stadium Record 960 1778 2434 3314 4133 4810 5698Olympic Training Center Multi-Carnival 14.06 1.71m 12.25m 25.03 5.40m 37.42m 2:21.56San Diego, Calif. 5-7¼ 40-2¼ 17-8¾ 122-9June 5-6, 2004 970 867 678 884 671 618 802

970 1837 2515 3399 4070 4688 5490

U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Sacramento, Calif.

Moran will be entering in her second U.S. OlympicTrials. Moran, a native of Wildwood, Mo., qualified forthe Olympic Trials with a personal-best score of 5,698points in May at Missouri's Audrey Walton CombinedEvent, setting a new stadium record.

Earlier this year, Moran finished second at the USATFIndoor Combined Event Championships in Chapel Hill,N.C.

While at Missouri, Moran experienced much success inthe year 2000. That year, Moran was the Big 12 Hep-tathlon Champion, an all-American, and qualified forthe USATF Olympic Trials. She took a year off in 2001to rehabilitate from a back injury.

Moran after winning the 2004 Walton Combined Event


USATF Olympic Trials page 17FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2000 ...Moran highlights Tigers’Moran highlights Tigers’Moran highlights Tigers’Moran highlights Tigers’Moran highlights Tigers’sunny daysunny daysunny daysunny daysunny dayJunior wins heptathlon, Olympic Trial berth.


Sometimes athletes can pinpoint the exact mo-ment that changed their lives forever.

For Michelle Moran it was 2:08 p.m. yesterday atthe finish line of the 800-meters at Walton Sta-dium during the Big 12 Track and Field Champion-ship. That was the moment she clinched her firstBig 12 heptathlon title and launched her careeronto the national stage.

Moran’s 5,590 points were a Walton Stadiumrecord, automatic NCAA qualifier and enough foran Olympic Trial berth. The junior was one of fourTigers to place in the heptathlon, joined by JillAholt in fifth, Eli Sommerfeldt in seventh and AbbeOhneck in eighth, giving the team 17 points in theevent. Aholt, a senior, broke her career-best markby more than 200 points and earned a NCAA pro-visional mark.[...]On the strength of Christian Cantwell’s shot putvictory, Jay Meystedt’s second-place finish in thehigh jump and a third- and fifth-place finish in thedecathlon, the MU men lead the championship with46 points. Nebraska stands in second with 42, fol-lowed by Texas with 34, Texas A&M with 32 andKansas State with 31.

Even with the outstanding performances put onby Cantwell, Boswell and decathlon championAndy Morris of Kansas, the day belonged to Moran.

After leading the entire first day, Moran slipped tothird place after the long jump. Iowa State’s Bar-bara Szlendakova took the lead with a jump of 20-3 and Baylor’s Kerry O’Bric moved into secondplace overall with a jump of 18-8. Moran closedthe gap to 23 points with a 130-1 throw in thejavelin, trailing only O’Bric as Szlendakova slippedto third.

Heading into the final event, the 800, Moran knewall she had to do was beat O’Bric and not lose toSzlendakova by more than nine seconds — a featshe had no trouble completing.

"This was more than I could ask for," Moran said."I went to the Olympic Development camp in ChulaVista" Calif. "last summer and didn’t feel like I wason the same level as the women there. Coach"Rick McGuire "said I was the same type of personthey were. Now I can believe it."

McGuire, who coaches the multi-event athletesand jumpers for MU, could be heard in the farreaches of the stadium yelling encouragement as

couldn’t get over the bar at 5 feet, 7 inches andfinished seventh. She sobbed into her towel know-ing Sacramento might have just slipped away.

"I’ve been so up and down with the high jump,"she said. "It seems like when other things go well,it doesn’t. It’s the most frustrating event for me.When I finished it, I just lost it.

"I said, ‘OK, at least it’s not the end. At least I havea mark.’ I had to collect myself. I came back, and itwas definitely a motivation. I got mad, and I had touse that."

Later in the day, Moran bounced back with a per-sonal best in the 200 meters, putting her in posi-tion for yesterday’s breakthrough.

She began the day with another personal best, aleap of 19-4¼ in the long jump. When she heardthe measurement from the officials, Moran wasstunned.

"I hit the board, and it was like I was in the air anddidn’t know what to do with myself," she said. "Idon’t think I’ve ever been in the air that long. Itwas a surprise but a nice one to have."

Meanwhile, first-day leaders Austra Skujyte andShelia Burrell, both former Olympians, scratchedon their attempts and sank in the overall stand-ings.

After throwing 132-11 in the javelin, Moran knewshe was in position to reach the Trials qualifyingmark. With 4,810 points in the bag, she could prob-ably finish the final stretch of the 800 running onher hands, but …

"I knew I didn’t have to run what I ran," she said."But I did it just to get more points."

Pushed by Nebraska’s Ashley Selig, Moran finishedfirst in 2 minutes, 15.31 seconds - another career-best time.

Asigbee was two spots behind and finished with5,572 points, which is the eight-best total by anAmerican this year. Her score eclipsed the Trialsqualifying minimum, but there’s no guarantee she’llbe among the top 24 scorers who are invited toSacramento.

"I don’t really know how it’s going to play outwith the Trials," said Asigbee, who earned $400for finishing second. "I can’t control how otherpeople compete."

For Asigbee, there was no shame finishing secondto Moran, her former MU teammate and fellowgraduate assistant at Missouri.

"It’s great to have one of your teammates do sowell in such adverse conditions," Asigbee said. "Itjust gives me hope that I’m right there with her."

his fourhep ta th l e te swent throughthe day. All fourrecorded ca-r e e r - b e s tmarks in theh e p t a t h l o n ,while Moranadded per-s o n a l - b e s tmarks in thejavelin and 800to bring her to-tal to five PRs.

"I can’t begin todescribe howproud I am,"McGuire. said"This is as fun asit’s ever been.I’m just thrilled. This comes after a lot of years, alot of dreaming, believing and holding them up whenthe blips came. "

McGuire was so confident in Moran’s ability hepurchased an airplane ticket to Sacramento, Calif,.for the Olympic Trials weeks ago. Moran’s mother,Sue Ann, was equally sure of her daughter, buying aticket to fly to Durham, N.C. in two weeks for theNCAA Championship.

"I’ve been a nervous wreck watching her," said SueAnn, who cried as she finished the 800 to com-plete her day. "After yesterday I kind of expectedtoday. You have to be optimistic. I don’t think shehas as much confidence in herself as we have inher."

As Sue Ann wiped away her tears, her husband,Mike, furiously dialed his cell phone trying to reachthe rest of the Moran clan about the news. "I’vebeen on the phone trying to call her brothers,"Mike said.

When told the full implications of her score, Moranquickly realized she faced a new dilemma. Figuringshe wouldn’t make the Olympic Trials, Moran hadaccepted an all-expense paid trip to Europe to be agroup leader for International Sports Tours. Theopportunity would allow Moran to see Europewhile leading high school athletes through compe-titions.

"I never considered the Trials," said Moran. "Ithought it would be another four years before Igot to that. I’ve talked to the person in charge ofIST, and he told me the position would be therefor me next year."

Moran after winning the 2000Big 12 Championships



FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...Asigbee works hard toAsigbee works hard toAsigbee works hard toAsigbee works hard toAsigbee works hard tobecome heptathletebecome heptathletebecome heptathletebecome heptathletebecome heptathleteBy DAVE MATTER, Columbia Daily TribunePublished Tuesday, June 10, 2003

There was a time when Missouri’s Fiona Asigbeewasn’t the graceful heptathlete she is today. Justlast season, when she began experimenting withthe seven-event monster, she picked up a javelinfor the first time without a clue how to throw it.

Not in practice, but in a meet.

"I didn’t even know how to throw it," the MU co-captain recalled last week. "Everyone just said, ‘Justgo up there and throw it.’ I was so new at it andjust so nervous because I’d never thrown one ofthose before."

Fiona AsigbeeFiona AsigbeeFiona AsigbeeFiona AsigbeeFiona Asigbeeoriginally: Walford, Iowacurrently: Columbia, Mo.Missouri (‘03)Coach: Rick McGuire

100mH HJ SP 200m LJ JT 800mPersonal Bests -------> 13.61 1.79m 12.22m 24.73 5.88m 36.34m 2:16.35

40-1¼ 19-3½ 119-3NCAA Reg. '03 Coll. St. '04 OTC '04 OTC '04 Walton '04 OTC '04

Heptathlon Bests ----> 13.82 1.76m 12.22m 24.73 5.88m 36.34 2:16.3540-1¼ 19-3½ 119-3

B12 '02 & '03 B12 '03 Coll. St. '04 OTC '04 OTC '04 Walton '04 OTC '04Big 12 Championships 13.82 1.76m 11.39m 24.67 5.68m 30.80m 2:16.75Austin, Texas w: 1.9 5-9¼ 37-4½ w: 2.6 18-7¾ 101-0May 17-18, 2003 1004 928 621 917 753 492 868BIG 12 CHAMPION, PREVIOUS PR 1004 1932 2553 3470 4223 4715 5583NCAA Championships 14.04 1.68m 11.48m 25.44 5.55m 33.52m 2:21.15Sacramento, Calif. w: -2.0 5-6 37-8 w: -1.0 18-2½ 110-0June 13-14, 2003 973 830 627 847 715 543 808(Last time in Sacramento) 973 1803 2430 3277 3992 4535 5343USATF Outdoor Championships 14.04 1.75m 11.64m 24.93 5.50m 31.26m 2:22.18Palo Alto, Calif. w: -1.7 5-8¾ 38-2¼ w: 2.5 18-½ 102-7June 19-20, 2003 973 916 637 893 700 500 794(Last year at USATF) 973 1889 2526 3419 4119 4619 5413College Station Multis 14.04 1.75m 12.22m 24.97 5.83m 30.28m 2:21.55College Station, Texas w: 3.6 5-8¾ 40-1¼ w: 2.9 19-1½ 99-4March 18-19, 2004 973 916 676 890 798 482 803

973 1889 2565 3455 4253 4735 5538Audrey Walton Combined Event 14.01 1.70m 11.70m 25.17 5.82m 36.34m 2:19.07Columbia, Mo. w: 0.8 5-7 38-4¾ w: 2.6 19-1¼ 119-3May 14-15, 2004 977 855 641 871 795 597 836

977 1832 2473 3344 4139 4736 5572Olympic Training Center Multi-Carnival 13.83 1.71m 12.15m 24.73 5.88m 32.75m 2:16.35San Diego, Calif. 5-7¼ 39-10½ 19-3½ 107-5June 5-6, 2004 1003 867 671 912 813 529 874Heptathlon PR: 5,669 1003 1870 2541 3453 4266 4795 5669

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Sacramento, Calif.

2004:Outdoor: Hit a personal-best at the Olympic TrainingCenter Multi-Carnival (5,669). Indoor: Finished thirdat the USATF Indoor Combined Event Champion-ships in Chapel Hill, N.C.

2003:Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA & USATFChampionships ... Big 12 Champion in the heptathlon.Indoor: Big 12 Heptathlon Champion

2002:Outdoor: All-Big 12 with her personal-best pointtotal in the heptathlon (5,091) ... had a personal bestin the 100m hurdles (13.82) at the Big 12 Champi-onships ... was team leader in 100m hurdles. Indoor:All-Big 12 in the pentathlon with a fifth place finish atthe conference meet ... won the pentathlon at theMissouri Invitational.

2001:Outdoor: Won the 100m hurdles twice -- at theMissouri Relays and at Tom Botts ... competed as aheptathlete twice, finishing 15th at the Texas A&Minvitational and 13th at Mt. SAC. Indoor: Won thelong jump and the 60m hurdles at the MissouriInvitational ... finished third in the 200m dash at theTiger Invitational.

2000:Outdoor: Two fourth-place finishes in the 100mhurdles, once at the Missouri Relays and the other atthe Missouri Invitational. Indoor: Placed fourth in the55m dash at the Missouri All-Comers meet.

Personal:Daughter of Emmanuel and Eugenia Asigbee ...majoring in biology/pre-med ... born May 18, 1981 inManchester, U.K.


USATF Olympic Trials page 19The hurdler-turned-heptathlete hoped no onewould notice. But suddenly, a crowd of teammateslined up to watch her agonizing debut.

She can’t remember how far she threw, but itwasn’t pretty.

"Everybody was watching because they wanted tosee how I was going to do it," she said. "I had noidea how to throw this thing. It was frustratingbecause it’s so technical, and you have to spend somuch time learning the technique."

In less than two years, the daughter of a collegeprofessor has proven to be a quick study. Threeweeks ago, she won the Big 12 women’s outdoorheptathlon title. On Friday and Saturday, she be-gins competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track andField Championships in Sacramento, Calif., as thenation’s fourth-ranked heptathlete.

Not bad for a sprinter and jumper who oncedreaded throwing the javelin and suffering throughthe 800-meter race that concludes the two daysof competition.

Actually, she still dreads the 800.

"Just don’t tell my coach," she said. "It’s always thelast event, and after a long day, you don’t really feellike getting on the track and getting through thosetwo laps. But you have to do it, and it’s not thatbad."

Adjusting to new surroundings is nothing new forAsigbee. The 22-year-old senior was born inManchester, England, where she lived with her par-ents until she was 6. Her father, Emmanuel, wasworking toward his graduate degree in econom-ics in England. Then the family moved to the WestAfrican nation of Ghana, where Emmanuel wasborn and raised.

From England to Africa, the Asigbees made theirnext move to the exotic land of … Iowa. Emmanuelteaches economics at a community college in Iowa,and Fiona became a track star at Prairie HighSchool in Walford, Iowa. She was recruited byformer Missouri All-American and assistant coachNatasha Kaiser-Brown and was instantly attachedto the MU coaching staff.

After two seasons as a hurdler and long jumper,Asigbee watched as Missouri’s multi-event ath-letes blossomed. The group included standoutsRannveig Kvalvik, Eli Sommerfeldt and MichelleMoran.

The heptathlon "was a thought when I was beingrecruited, but I really didn’t want to do it for thefact that I had never done so many of the events,"she said.

After a quick introduction to the javelin, Asigbee

2004 U.S. Best Heptathlon Listbecame attached to the heptathlon, in which shecompetes in seven events over two days: the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meters, longjump, javelin and the 800 meters.

"I would get bored day in, day out, every day if I onlycompeted in one event," she said. "I like the varietyof the multis. Each day, you know what you do isgoing to be something different from the day be-fore."

This season, Asigbee has leaped to new heights inthe high jump - the only event she won outright atthe Big 12 outdoor championships. She finishedsecond in the 100 hurdles and third in the 200 andthe dreaded 800.

"She really blew up in the high jump," MU jumpscoach Matt Candrl said. "That’s a strength she didn’thave in the past. That’s just a great athlete perfect-ing technique. … She’s taken her genetics, her giftsand her talent and directed them in a fashion that’sbeen obviously competitive in the Big 12.

"Gutting out an 800 is not easy. Throwing a javelinwell is not easy. … She’s come a long way, and shehas bigger things ahead of her. It’s just a matter oftime."

When her collegiate track career ends, Asigbee willhave one more year of school to complete beforeshe can focus on entering medical school. The biol-ogy major was hoping to take the Medical CollegeAdmission Test this summer, but her extended trackseason has pushed those plans back … for now.

"I don’t really know where track is going to takeme right now," she said. "So I just want to take onemeet at a time and do well at each."

1 .... 6272 .. Shelia Burrell ......... Nike .......... May 30 ..... Gotzis2 .... 6059 .. Michelle Perry ....... Nike .......... Jun 6 ............ Arles3 .... 6063 .. Gigi Miller ............... Unat. ......... May 9 Desenzano4 .... 6033 .. Hyleas Fountain ..... Georgia .... Apr 17 ....Oxford5 .... 5847 .. Heather Sterlin ...... Nike .......... Jun 6 . Chula Vista6 .... 5807 .. Jacquelyn Johnson . Ari. State .. Jun 10 ....... Austin7 .... 5742 .. Tacita Bass ............... Unat. ......... Jun 6 . Chula Vista8 .... 5730 .. Kim Schiemenz ...... Nike .......... May 9 Desenzano9 ... 5698 .. Michelle Moran ..Unat. ..... May 14Columbia10 . 5669 .. Fiona Asigbee ..... Unat. ..... Jun 6Chula Vista11 .. 5667 .. T. Lawyer-Thomas .. Team IdahoJun 6 . Chula Vista12 .. 5640 .. Jackie Poulson ........ Poca. TC ... May 1 .... Pocatello13 .. 5631 .. Kendra Reimer ....... Unat. ......... Jun 6 . Chula Vista14 .. 5615 .. JaNelle Wright ....... K-State ..... Mar 24 ..... Tucson15 .. 5587 .. Ashley Selig ............. Nebraska . Jun 10 ....... Austin16 .. 5586 .. Andrea Pressley ..... Jacksonville Jun 10 ....... Austin17 .. 5523 .. Amber Miller ......... Unat. ......... Apr 9 San Angelo18 .. 5511 .. Brooke Meredith ... California . Mar 25 .. Berkeley19 .. 5497 .. Meredith Davis ...... Unat. ......... Apr 15 ...... Azusa20 .. 5492 .. Josie Hahn .............. Vanderbilt May 14 ....Oxford21 .. 5413 .. Jennifer Hoppe ...... Unat. ......... Mar 19 C-Station22 .. 5405 .. Chelsea Hammond South Ca. Apr 8 ... Knoxville23 .. 5383 .. Ryanne Dupree ..... Texas-SA .. Apr 1 ........ Austin24 . 5378 .. Jessica Stockard Missouri Apr 30 Norman25 .. 5375 .. Tamara McGill ....... Pittsburgh Apr 30 Piscataway26 .. 5332 .. Ann Marie Turpin . Cal-Irvine . Apr 15 ...... Azusa27 .. 5329 .. Krystal Ward .......... Houston .. Apr 17Baton Rouge28 .. 5326 .. Jordan Willmann ... Baylor ....... Apr 30 .. Norman29 .. 5325 .. Abby Andrus ......... Oregon .... May 8 ........ Tucson30 .. 5301 .. Brianne Edwards ... S. Dakota . May 28 .... Walnut31 .. 5295 .. Sara Jane Baker ...... Nebraska . Apr 30 .. Norman32 .. 5290 .. Lela Nelson ............. E.Michigan Apr 8 ... Knoxville33 .. 5281 .. Danielle McNaney . Liberty ...... May 14New Haven

HEPTATHLON6422 Sheila Burrell (Unat) 6/4-Gotzis6243 DeDee Nathan (Invaders) 7/15-OT6339 S. Burrell 7/15-OT6217w Kelly LaBounty (Unat) 4/6-Austin6180 LaBoounty 7/15-OT S. Burrell 5/6-KsSt6150 Nathan 9/24-OG6099 Nathan 6/4-Gotzis6094 Tiffany Lott-Hogan (Unat) 7/15-OT6041 Wendi Raatjes (Asics) 7/15-OT5995w Trayce Lawyer (Nike) 4/14-Azusa5932w Christi Smith (Akron) 4/6-Austin5777 Gigi Miller (Ark) 6/1-NCAA5726w Ifoma Jones (Houston) 4/6-Austin5614 Missy Vanek (Calif) 6/1-NCAA5602 Kim Schiemniz (N Colo) 5/25-NCII5596 Aja Frary (Unat) 5/27-Logan5590 Michelle Moran (Mo) 5/20-Big12 Erin Narzinski (Unat) 4/14-Azusa5585w Jennifer Hoppe (SF Austin) 6/18-TxAM5560w Dee Brown (Ark) 5/12-SEC5504 Lindsay Taylor (Brown) 3/23-UFl5499 Kristi McGihon (Unat) 7/1-N'ridge5464 Kerry O'Bric (Baylor) 6/1-NCAA5460 Jamie Walker (Ark) 5/11-SEC5455 Ali McKnight (Unat) 3/31-Sacto5451 Marsha Baird (Unat) 4/21-Provo5435 Kym Carter-Begel (Asics) 4/14-Azusa5432w Martha Brennan (Unat) 4/6-Austin5406 Peggy Odita (Panja) 5/27-Logan5398w Felecia Brown (Unat) 3/31-Sacto5396 Janet Dutton (Neb) 5/20-Big125381 Tacita Bass (S Car) 5/11-SEC5377w Mellanee Welty (Wichita) 5/18-MVC Laura Widman (Sea Pac) 5/25-NCII

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Janae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandHouston, TexasMissouri seniorCoach: Brett Halter

Season Highlights* Earned second All-American honor with eighthplace finish at the NCAA Championships* NCAA Mideast Region Champion with newregion record (55-1.5, 16.80m)* 2nd place at Big 12 Outdoor Championships withnew personal-best and school record* Sixth place in Big 12 indoor in the shot* 2004 USA Olympic Trial qualifier “B”Career Highlights* Holds both Missouri Indoor & Outdoor records inthe shot put* All-American (Indoor Shot Put, 2003)* Four-Time All-Big 12Personal BestsSP (O) ............ 16.92m ......... 55-6 ......... Big 12 Champ.^ School Record

Missouri All-Time Top 5Women’s Outdoor Shot Put1 Janae Strickland ... 16.92m .. 55-6 ........ 5/1/042 Mary Hyder ................ 15.10m ..... 49-6 ........ 5/21/833 Lindsey Markworth14.58m . 47-10 .... 5/30/044 Stephanie Stean ........ 14.47m ..... 47-6 ........ 4/17/925 Cydne Ryan ............... 13.64m ..... 44-9 ........ 5/13/89

1 ..... 18.54/60-10 ........ Laura Gerraughty ............. North Carolina ................ May 29 ................ Gainesville2 ..... 18.40/60-4.5 .......Kristin Heaston ................ Nike ..................................... May 22 ....................... Tucson....... 18.26/59-11 ........Gerraughty ......................................................................... Jun 12 .......................... Austin....... 18.15/59-6.75 .....Heaston .............................................................................. Apr 10 ............... Westwood........................................Heaston .............................................................................. Apr 30 .................... Stanford3 ...................................... Jillian Camarena ................ Stanford .............................. Apr 30 .................... Stanford....... 18.11/59-5 ...........Camarena ........................................................................... Jun 12 .......................... Austin....... 18.07/59-3.5 .......Heaston .............................................................................. Apr 18 .......................Walnut....... 18.01/59-1.25 .....Heaston .............................................................................. May 30 .............. Sacramento4 ..... 17.86/58-7.25 ..... Stephanie Brown .............. Moreno Trenching ........... Apr 10 ............... Westwood5 ...................................... Becky Breisch .................... Nebraska ............................ Jun 10 .......................... Austin6 ..... 17.26/56-7.5 .......Michelle Carter ................ Texas .................................... May 29 ....... College Station7 ..... 17.25/56-7.25 ..... Jessica Cosby ..................... UCLA .................................. Apr 18 .......................Walnut8 ..... 17.15/56-3.25 ..... L'Orangerie Crawford .... USC ..................................... May 14 ....................... Tucson9 ..... 17.09/56-1 ...........Melinda Lincoln ................. Unat. .................................... Jun 5 .................. Los Angeles10 .. 16.98/55-8.5 .......Tiffany Bunton ................... SW Texas ............................ Jun 10 .......................... Austin11 . 16.92/55-6.25 Janae Strickland .......... Missouri ...................... May 1 ............... Norman12 .. 16.90/55-5.5 .......Aubrey Martin ................... Western Illinois ............... Jun 12 .......................... Austin13 .. 16.88-55-4.75 ..... Ja'Nai O'Connor ............... Penn State .......................... May 15 ........ West Lafayette14 .. 16.83/55-2.75 .....Kamaiya Warren ............... UCLA .................................. May 1 ................. Los Angeles15 .. 16.79/55-1 ...........Karen Freberg ................... Florida ................................. Mar 27 ................ Gainesville16 .. 16.65/54-7.5 .......Amarachi Ukabam ............ Ohio State ......................... May 29 ............ Baton Rouge17 .. 16.63/54-6.75 .....Adriane Blewitt ................ Ashland Elite ..................... May 22 ....................... Tucson18 .. 16.55/54-3.75 ..... Johvonne Hernandez ....... Syracuse ............................. May 15 .............. New Haven19 .. 16.45/53-11.75 ... Leann Boerema ................. Nebraska ............................ Apr 17 ....................... Lincoln19 ...................................Chandra Brewer ............... South Florida .................... Jun 10 .......................... Austin21 .. 16.41/53-10.25 ...Angela Bertholdt .............. Unat. .................................... May 8 .................. Chapel Hill22 .. 16.39/53-9.25 ..... Stacy Martin ....................... Auburn ................................ May 29 ............ Baton Rouge23 .. 16.20/53-1.75 ..... Latisha Johnson ................. Illinois State ....................... May 29 ............ Baton Rouge24 .. 16.18/53-1 ........... Liz Wanless ........................ Bates .................................... May 15 ......... Williamstown25 .. 16.07/52-8.75 ..... Bree Fuqua ......................... Oregon ............................... May 29 ............... Northridge26 .. 15.97/52-4.75 ..... LaQuanda Cotten ............. Florida ................................. May 16 ...................... Oxford27 .. 15.93/52-3.25 ..... Laura Sauao ........................ Cal-Northridge ................ Jun 10 .......................... Austin28 .. 15.89/52-1.75 .....Melissa Bickett .................. Michigan .............................. May 15 ........ West Lafayette29 .. 15.86/52-0.5 ....... Liz Wanless ........................ Bates .................................... Apr 22 .............. Philadelphia30 .. 15.85/52-0 ...........Amy Haapanen .................. Cal-Santa Barbara ............ Apr 18 .......................Walnut31 .. 15.84/51-11.75 ...Dana Lawson ..................... Unat. .................................... Mar 13 .......................... Davis

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USATF Olympic Trials page 21MU’s Strickland finds wayMU’s Strickland finds wayMU’s Strickland finds wayMU’s Strickland finds wayMU’s Strickland finds wayout of darknessout of darknessout of darknessout of darknessout of darknessThrower ends funk to break record.

By JUSTIN TAYLOR, Columbia Daily TribunePublished Thursday, April 22, 2004

Janae Strickland wasn’t slumping, but she wasn’tgetting any better.

Missouri throws coach Brett Halter said it’s notunusual for a thrower, but it’s frustrating none-theless.

"She definitely hit a plateau," Halter said. "She prob-ably rode it a little bit longer than she wanted to."

Strickland, a four-time All-Big 12 performer andan indoor All-American in 2003, broke out of herfunk at last weekend’s Nebraska Quadrangular inLincoln, Neb.

She broke her own school record in the shot putwith a toss of 54 feet, 2 inches to win the event.The throw broke the record by 4 inches andtopped her previous best throw this year by afoot-and-a-half. The mark also places the senior inthe top 10 in the country this year.

"I’m happy everything’s coming together because,at the beginning, it was pretty of rough," Stricklandsaid. "I’m excited for the Big 12 Championships.I’m ready to kick some butt."

Strickland put together her best meet of the sea-son despite poor conditions and health.

"My allergies were bothering me," she said. "Icouldn’t see. I had a really bad sinus headache, andI was just ready to throw. I was just ready to get itover with."

Strickland broke the record on her third throwin almost complete darkness.

"It started getting dark, and I was like, ‘Can I thrownow? Now can I throw?’ "

Halter said it was Strickland’s persistence thatended the slump.

"I think throwing is best related to golf," he said."People, sometimes their swing works great, andsometimes it doesn’t. When it doesn’t, it’s prettymiserable. Sometimes you just throw the clubsaway and don’t pick them up for a month.

"Well, she doesn’t have that option, and she didn’tlet herself have that option. She just kept workingand working and working and staying the course,knowing what she had to do."

Strickland will compete with some of the bestshot putters in the nation at this weekend’s DrakeRelays in Des Moines, Iowa.

FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...FLASHBACK ... to 2003 ...MU’s Strickland makesMU’s Strickland makesMU’s Strickland makesMU’s Strickland makesMU’s Strickland makessuccessful jump to shot putsuccessful jump to shot putsuccessful jump to shot putsuccessful jump to shot putsuccessful jump to shot putBy DAVE MATTER, Columbia Daily TribunePublished Saturday, May 17, 2003

When Janae Strickland first expressed interest incoming to Missouri three years ago, track CoachRick McGuire had an obvious question.

"He asked me if I ever long-jumped," Stricklandsaid.

Her answer was no, but considering Strickland’slineage, McGuire’s inquiry only made sense.Strickland is the daughter of former Missouri All-American long jumper Lorinda Richardson, whomMcGuire recruited a generation ago.

Strickland, though, was a high school sprinter andhad never attempted the jump that made her momfamous. Actually, she tried once.

"My mom tried to teach me one time, and she justlaughed at me," Strickland said. "So I didn’t try itagain."

But McGuire accepted her anyway, as a walk-onsprinter with perhaps a future in long-jumping.Never happened.

Soon after she arrived at Missouri, Strickland hada question for McGuire.

"I asked the coaches if I could try the shot put,"Strickland said, "and they said, ‘Well, sure.’ "

So Strickland made the unconventional leap fromwalk-on sprinter to thrower, and on the way shelanded a scholarship. At the 2001 Big 12 OutdoorChampionships, McGuire promised her a partialscholarship if she could throw 46 feet. She threw47. Next year, Strickland will receive a full schol-arship for her senior season.

Strickland went on to break the school recordlast year at the Drake Relays. She’s broken it twomore times this season, most recently at the WardHaylett Invitational two weeks ago with a throwof 53-8½. The Houston native hopes to improveon last year’s fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Cham-pionships this weekend in Austin, Texas, whereshe expects a large following in the stands.

"She’s progressed, obviously, leaps and bounds,"Missouri throws coach Brett Halter said. "Not awhole lot of people in the world will really rec-ognize their gifts and apply them. For her, she’sjust wound tight. She’s a powerful person. She’slearned the technique, and this year, she’s learnedto compete as a thrower."

Watching this weekend will be her mom, nowLorinda Cockrell. In 1986 and ’87, Lorinda earned

All-American honors as a long jumper during boththe indoor and outdoor seasons. In 1988, she wasan indoor All-American in the 55-meter dash. Thatyear Lorinda was named the Big Eight all-sportsathlete of the year.

And unlike most children of college athletes,Strickland was there to see it.

In 1982, when Lorinda was just 17 and still in highschool, she had Strickland, who became a fixturearound the Missouri track facilities during hermom’s standout career.

"I went to all of her track meets," said Strickland,who finished eighth in the shot put at the NCAAIndoor Championships in March, earning - like hermom - All-American honors.

"I remember being a little brat and running aroundon the infield and watching her jump. I was thelittle mascot, always running around in my littleMissouri uniform."

When she was 6, Strickland’s family moved to Texas.A decade later, she planned her return north.Strickland suffers from asthma, which reduced herout-of-state college options to one.

"My mom told me that if I wanted to go out ofstate," Strickland said, "Missouri was the only placeI could go."

Although Lorinda can’t offer many tips on shot-putting, she remains Strickland’s inspiration. Notmany elite college athletes can raise a child whilejuggling classes and competing at an All-Americanlevel. As Strickland grew up, she recognized thosechallenges her mom faced.

"Having me and being a teenager and still going onto college, that’s a big thing," Strickland said. "Mymom never gave up. Whenever people told her,‘You can’t do that, you have a kid,’ she kept going.She graduated and did what she wanted.

"That’s why I started throwing. I had hard times,but she always told me to keep going and nevergive up. She would say, ‘You never know what mightcome out of this.’ "

Jenna Issacson photo/Columbia Trib



Ray HughesRay HughesRay HughesRay HughesRay Hughesoriginally: Leasburg, Mo.currently: Eugene, Ore.Missouri (‘98)Coach: Bill Dellinger

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From USA Track & Field ...RAY HUGHESEvent: steeplechaseHeight: 6-2Weight: 168PR: 3000m Steeplechase 8:24.67 (2002)Born: May 9, 1975Current Residence: Eugene, OregonHigh School: Cuba (Mo.) HS ‘93College: Missouri ‘98Coach: Bill DellingerAgent: SelfClub: Nike

Career Highlights: 4th at 2002 USA Outdoor Cham-pionships; 1997 Big 12 champion

A Big 12 Conference champion while at the Uni-versity of Missouri, Hughes ran asub-4 minute mile in 2001 (3:59.78)…lives in Eu-gene, Oregon and trains with severalother post-collegiate athletes, including sub-28 10km runner Nolan Swanson and2000 Olympian Nick Rogers. Hughes trains underthe tutelage of National Track &Field Hall of Fame member Bill Dellinger, the leg-endary former coach at the University ofOregon…after graduating from the University ofMissouri in 1998, Hughes trained at Wake ForestUniversity under coach John Goodrich, who as-sisted Hughes in developing additionalstrength…works for the University of OregonAthletic Department in food services…Hughesrecently told Runner’s World Online that the 2002season provided him with confidence for thefuture…”I think that this year (2002) I had a coupleof breakthroughs,” he said. “With the sub-4 mileindoors, I had the speed element. And I ran the 8-Kroad championships in New York City in 22:55, soI believe I had the strength element, too. I knewmoving out to Eugene was going to be a huge tran-sition coming from the Midwest. I started workinga lot less, and things just started to fall into place.When I first got here I struggled a little bit withthinking, ‘maybe that was it, maybe I should go outand get a job and make the money and get out ofthe sport,’ but I hung in there and when springcame around the following year things went well.”

2003: 9th in qualifying round at USA Outdoors(8:55.88)…1st at Oracle U.S. Open

(8:43.61)…best of 8:43.61.2002: 4th at USA Outdoors (8:24.67PR)…5th atGresham (8:28.79)…2nd at Eugene

(8:32.14)…1st at Brunswick (8:33.49)…3rd atStanford (8:36.30)…7th at Linz

(8:37.40)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of8:24.67PR.2001: 6th at USA Outdoors (8:31.45)…ranked #6in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 8:25.94.2000: 9th in opening round at U.S. Olympic Trials(8:43.41)…best of 8:33.29.

1999: 14th at USA Outdoors (8:52.05)…best of8:34.25.1998: 9th in opening round at USAOutdoors…9th at NCAA Outdoors…2nd at Big12

Championships…best of 8:41.4.1997: 1st at Big 12 Champs…9th in opening roundat USA Outdoors…9th in opening

round at NCAA Outdoors…best of 8:43.53.1996: 4th at Big 8 Championships…best of 8:57.05.

1 ..... 8:17.93 .................Daniel Lincoln ................... Nike ..................................... Jun 8 ......................... Ostrava2 ..... 8:25.02 .................Anthony Famiglietti .......... adidas .................................. Apr 22 .............. Philadelphia3 ..... 8:26.06 ................. Steve Slattery .................... Nike ..................................... Jun 11 .......................... Kassel....... 8:26.33 ................. Slattery ................................................................................ May 31 .................... Hengelo4 ..... 8:27.66 ................. John Mortimer .................. Boston AA ......................... Apr 22 .............. Philadelphia....... 8:27.74 ................. Slattery ................................................................................ Jun 8 ......................... Ostrava5 ... 8:29.20 ........... Ray Hughes ................. Nike ............................ May 31 ............. Stanford6 ..... 8:30.48 ................. Isaiah Festa ......................... Wisconsin Runner ........... May 31 .................... Stanford7 ..... 8:32.09 ................. Ian Dobson ......................... Stanford .............................. May 31 .................... Stanford8 ..... 8:35.00 .................Mike DiGennaro ............... Delaware RC .................... Apr 30 .................... Stanford9 ..... 8:36.29 ................. Sandu Rebenciuc ............... US Army ............................. Jun 10 ...................... Hillsdale10 .. 8:36.30 .................Tom Brooks ....................... Unat. .................................... Jun 20 ...................... Stanford11 .. 8:37.33 .................Aaron Fisher ..................... Ohio State ......................... May 1 .................... Columbus12 .. 8:38.45 ................. Jordan Desilets ................. Eastern Michigan .............. Apr 24 ....................... Eugene13 .. 8:39.28 ................. Jared Cordes ..................... Wisconsin Runner ........... Apr 24 ....................... Eugene14 .. 8:39.2h .................Kevin Barra ......................... Unat. .................................... Jun 11 ....................... Victoria15 .. 8:39.68 ................. Jacques Sallberg ................ Springco ............................. Apr 30 .................... Stanford16 .. 8:39.69 .................Darren Shearer ................ Reebok Boston ................ May 31 .................... Stanford17 .. 8:40.44 ................. Ben Bruce ........................... Unat. .................................... Jun 5 .................. Los Angeles18 .. 8:40.83 .................Dave Cullum ...................... Nike Farm Team ................ Apr 30 .................... Stanford19 .. 8:41.3h .................Chris Dugan ....................... Unat. .................................... Jun 11 ....................... Victoria20 .. 8:42.07 .................Carl Blackhurst ................. adidas .................................. Apr 30 .................... Stanford21 .. 8:42.20 .................Matt Adams......................... BYU ..................................... Apr 30 .................... Stanford22 .. 8:42.35 .................Tom Burns .......................... Unat. .................................... Apr 30 .................... Stanford23 .. 8:42.54 .................Michael Hill ........................ Club NW ........................... May 8 .......................... Seattle24 .. 8:42.79 .................Aaron Aguayo .................... Arizona State .................... May 29 ............... Northridge25 .. 8:42.94 .................Andy Smith ......................... N. Carolina State ............. May 29 ................ Gainesville26 .. 8:43.21 ................. Jeff Davis ............................. Central Michigan .............. Mar 27 .................... Stanford27 .. 8:44.17 .................Robert Gary ....................... adidas .................................. May 31 .................... Stanford28 .. 8:44.29 .................Ken Richardson ................. Weber State ...................... Apr 30 .................... Stanford29 .. 8:44.57 ................. Brett Holts ......................... Oregon ............................... Apr 30 .................... Stanford30 .. 8:44.88 .................Michael Spence .................. Unat. .................................... Mar 27 .................... Stanford31 .. 8:45.26 ................. Josh McAdams ................... BYU ..................................... Apr 30 .................... Stanford32 .. 8:46.59 ................. Luke Mullranin .................. Minnesota .......................... May 15 ........ West Lafayette33 .. 8:47.32 ................. Steve Zieminski ................ Florida ................................. May 29 ................ Gainesville34 .. 8:47.59 ................. Lucas Meyer ....................... Yale ...................................... May 15 .............. New Haven35 .. 8:48.44 .................David Rae ............................ Purdue ................................. May 15 ........ West Lafayette36 .. 8:48.74 .................Mark Floreani .................... Texas .................................... Apr 15 .......................Walnut37 .. 8:49.26 ................. Phillip McPherson ............. Western State .................. Apr 30 .................... Stanford38 .. 8:49.87 ................. Lyle Weese ......................... Team USA/MN .................. Apr 24 ....................... Eugene39 .. 8:50.02 ................. Brian Olinger ..................... Ohio State ......................... Apr 22 .............. Philadelphia40 .. 8:51.67 ................. Luke Llamas ....................... CP/SLO ............................... May 29 ............... Northridge

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USATF Olympic Trials page 23FLASHBACK ... to 1998 ...Hughes joinsNike track clubTiger all-American to run professionally

By JON STEMMLE, Columbia Daily TribuneJune 17, 1998

As Ray Hughes boarded an airplane yesterday, heknew he was embarking of the trip of a lifetime.

After completing one of the greatest distance ca-reers in the history of the Missouri track pro-gram, Hughes is about to begin a new journey as amember of a Nike-based running club in Winston-Salem, N.C. Nike representatives sought out thetwo-time all-American shortly after the NCAAOutdoor Championships and made him an offerhe couldn’t refuse — to run and train with thebest athletes on the East coast under full Nikesponsorship.

"This is more than I ever thought would happen,’’Hughes said. "I thought I would be begging my wayinto meets. When the opportunity came to jointhis team I couldn’t let it go by."

Hughes will officially end his MU career this week-end at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Champi-onships in New Orleans. The USATF Champion-ships, which serves as the U.S. trials in Olympicyears, will be Hughes’ final competition in the3,000-meter steeplechase while wearing the blackand gold.

"This is a transition for me,’’ Hughes said of theUSATF Championships. "In a lot of ways it’s thesame as leaving high school for college. It’ll behard to leave my teammates and roommates here,but I’m at the point where I’ve got to move on if Iwant more. I’ll be going somewhere with guyswho want it the same way I do.’’

Under Nike sponsorship, Hughes will compete inthe steeplechase and mile. He will race this sum-mer in the Can-Am Tour — a series of racesthrough the New England states and Canada —where he will compete every three or four days.

"Nike came to me and said they were putting to-gether a team to bring to international competi-tions,’’ Hughes said. "This way I don’t have to worryabout getting into meets or equipment, both thingsthat can wear on your budget. I’m pretty pumpedto start because I think this will be a big thing forme.’’

Hughes isn’t the only one excited about his fu-ture. The MU coaching staff, especially head coachRick McGuire and assistant coach Jeff Pigg, believethis is the beginning of the step to go from all-American to all-World.

"This is the next step in the dream for Ray,’’ McGuiresaid. "He worked hard and has earned this. It willgive him an avenue to grow as an athlete and pro-vides him with a transition to go somewhere aftercollege instead of who knows where. He’s wellprepared for this opportunity, and I believe it willallow him to grow to prominence in U.S. distancerunning."

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Season Highlights* Two-time D-I All-American after 8th place finish inIndoor NCAA Championships and seventh placefinish at the NCAA Outdoor* Fifth place at the NCAA Mideast Regional* Finished third in the Indoor Big 12 Championshipsin the shot put* Third all-time in Mizzou history on both indoor andoutdoor lists in the shot put* At Big 12 Outdoor, finished fourth in the shot,seventh in the discusCareer Highlights* Six-Time All-American ... four as member atNorthwest Missouri State* D-II Indoor Shot Put Champ in 2001* Three-Time all-Big 12Personal BestsSP (O) ........... 19.09m ......... 62-7.5NCAA Champ ‘04Discus ............ 53.71m ......... 176-2 ............... Big 12 ‘04

Missouri All-Time Top 5Men’s Outdoor Shot Put1 Christian Cantwell ... 70-11¼ .... 21.62m ..... 7/16/032 Russ Bell ........................ 64-1¼ ....... 19.54m ..... 5/11/023 Conrad Woolsey ....62-7¼ ....... 19.09m ..6/14/044 Rick Lyle ........................ 61-6¼ ....... 18.75m ..... 5/17/935 Steve Moore ................. 61-¼ ......... 18.61m ..... 5/20/78

Conrad WoolseyRS JuniorExcelsior Springs, Mo./Excelsior Springs HS



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Ray Hughes ('98),Nike, Leasburg, Mo.,Men's 3000-meter SteeplechaseSteeplechaser Ray Hughes, originally from Leasburg, Mo.,currently lives and trains in Eugene, Oregon. A Big 12Conference champion while at the University of Mis-souri in 1997, Hughes ran a sub-4 minute mile in 2001(3:59.78). Hughes trains under the tutelage of NationalTrack & Field Hall of Fame member Bill Dellinger, thelegendary former coach at the University of Oregon.

After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1998,Hughes trained at Wake Forest University under coachJohn Goodrich, who assisted Hughes in developing ad-ditional strength.

This year, Hughes has the seventh-fastest time by anAmerican, running 8:29.20 in late May.

Hughes' qualifying round is Monday, the 12th, with thefinal coming on Thursday, the 15th.

For more coverage of Missouri Track and Field's Califor-nia run with stats, bios, schedules and much more, visitmutigers.com

Women’s Heptathlon

Note: These tables also work for the indoor combined events.

Improved performance will yield additional points as noted in the chart toright. Points are approximate, as there is a variation at different levels. Forexample, in the men’s 100, the difference between 10.40 and 10.50 is 24points, between 11.40 and 11.50 is 21 points, and between 12.40 and12.50 is 18 points. The points to the right are an “average” for national-class performers.

If there is a tie in one of the combined events, the higher place goes to thecompetitor who has outscored the other in a majority of events. If a tieremains, it goes to the person who has scored the highest number ofpoints in a single event.

DECATHLON100m ........ 0.1 sec. .... 23 ptsLJ ............... 1 inch ...... 6 pts................... 5 cm ......... 12 ptsSP .............. 1’ (30cm) 19 ptsHJ .............. 1 cm ......... 9 pts................... 1 inch ...... 18-25pts400m ........ 0.1 sec. .... 5 pts100mH .... 0.1 sec. .... 13 ptsDT ............ 1’ (30cm) 6 ptsPV ............. 1 inch ...... 7 pts................... 5 cm ......... 15 ptsJT ............... 1’ (30cm) 5pts1500m ..... 1 sec ........ 7 pts

HEPTATHLON100mH .... 0.1 sec ..... 14 ptsHJ .............. 1 cm ......... 13 pts................... 1 inch ...... 25-37 ptsSP .............. 1’ (30cm) 20 pts200m ........ 0.1 sec ..... 9 ptsLJ ............... 1 inch ...... 8 pts................... 5 cm. ........ 15 ptsJT ............... 1’ (30cm) 6 pts800m ........ 1 sec ........ 12-14 pts

DAY 1 DAY 2

12.50 1201 2.00 6-6¾ 1237 17.50 57-5 1029 24.00 981 7.50 24-7½ 1345 62.30 204-6 1100 2:01.05 1100

13.00 1124 1.98 6-6 1211 17.07 56-0 1000 24.32 950 7.37 24-2¼ 1300 60.92 200-0 1073 2:05.0 1040

13.16 1100 1.90 6-2¾ 1106 16.75 55-0 979 24.50 933 7.31 24-0 1278 60.00 196-10 1055 2:07.63 1000

13.50 1050 1.89 6-2¼ 1100 16.00 52-6 928 24.86 900 7.00 22-11¾ 1172 57.18 187-7 1000 2:10.0 965

13.85 1000 1.83 6-0 1016 15.58 51-1½ 900 25.00 887 6.93 22-9 1150 54.82 180-0 954 2:14.52 900

14.00 978 1.80 5-10¾ 978 15.24 50-0 877 25.13 875 6.70 22-0 1072 52.04 170-9 900 2:15.0 894

14.50 909 1.77 5-9¾ 950 15.00 49-2½ 861 25.40 850 6.50 21-4 1007 50.00 164-0 860 2:20.0 824

14.57 900 1.70 5-7 856 14.50 47-6½ 826 25.50 841 6.47 21-2¾ 1000 48.74 160-0 836 2:21.77 800

14.94 850 1.68 5-6 830 14.09 46-2¾ 800 25.68 825 6.09 20-0 877 46.88 153-10 800 2:25.0 758

15.00 842 1.65 5-5 800 13.71 45-0 775 25.97 800 6.00 19-8¼ 850 45.00 147-6 763 2:29.47 700

15.32 800 1.60 5-3 736 13.00 42-7½ 727 26.00 797 6.00 19-8¼ 850 42.68 140-0 719 2:30.0 694

15.50 777 1.53 5-0 655 12.58 41-3¼ 700 26.26 775 5.50 18-½ 700 41.68 136-9 700 2:35.0 632

15.71 750 1.52 4-11¾ 650 12.19 40-0 674 26.50 754 5.50 18-½ 700 40.00 131-1 667 2:37.60 600

16.00 714 1.50 4-11 621 11.50 37-8¾ 628 26.55 750 5.48 18-0 694 36.58 120-0 602 2:40.0 574

16.12 700 1.40 4-7 512 11.07 36-4 600 26.84 725 5.00 16-5 559 36.46 119-7 600 2:45.0 518

16.50 654 1.38 4-6¼ 500 10.66 35-0 573 27.00 712 4.96 16-3¼ 550 35.00 114-10 572 2:46.60 500

16.54 650 1.37 4-6 481 10.00 32-9½ 529 27.14 700 4.87 16-0 524 31.22 102-5 500 2:50.0 464

16.97 600 1.30 4-3¼ 409 9.55 31-4 500 27.45 675 4.58 15-½ 450 30.48 100-0 486 2:56.38 400

17.00 596 1.24 4-¾ 350 9.13 30-0 474 27.50 671 4.57 15-0 446 30.00 98-5 477 3:00.0 366

17.89 500 1.20 3-11¼ 312 8.50 27-10¾ 432 27.76 650 4.50 14-9¼ 428 25.92 85-0 400 3:01.70 350

800m RunLong Jump Javelin200m DashShot PutHigh Jump100m Hurd.

Quick Conversion Chart for Combined Events



Staff BiosDr. Rick McGuireDr. Rick McGuireDr. Rick McGuireDr. Rick McGuireDr. Rick McGuire21st Year on StaffCoach for:Michelle Moran,Fiona Asigbee

As Dr. Rick McGuire embarks on his 21st season as thehead track and field coach at the University of Mis-souri, he can look back on the first two decades of histenure with great pride and satisfaction, as certainlyhis Tigers have established an exceptional record ofsuccess in the athletic arena, in the classroom and,most importantly, in their lives beyond the University.And it is this success that fuels Coach McGuire's en-thusiasm and excitement about his athletes on thisteam in 2004 and for the years ahead!

Of even greater importance than what successes hisathletes have achieved, is Coach McGuire's belief andcommitment to how and why those achievements aremade possible. With his unique personal and philo-sophical approach to coaching, where the priority isplaced on the person rather than the program, andthe focus is on the athletic and personal developmentof each individual, the track and field athletes at Mis-souri have flourished under McGuire's tutelage.

In his coaching, teaching, writing and public speaking,Coach McGuire shares and models his understandingand belief that "It does matter whether we win or lose,because it absolutely does matter that we win in thelife of every single individual with whom we have theopportunity to share. It's all about winning kids withsport, rather than winning sport with kids!"

Champions on the Track

Over the years, Missouri track and field athletes havecertainly done more than their fair share of winningand achieving. There have been 93 All Americans, 73Conference Champions, 25 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifi-ers, 18 U.S.A. National Track and Field Team members, 7NCAA Champions, 6 NCAA Regional Champions, 3NCAA collegiate record holders, and 2 conferenceAthletes of the Year, 1 Olympic Silver Medalist, 3 WorldChampionship Gold and Silver medalists and 2 PanAmerican Games Gold medalists.

In 2003, 8 Tigers earned All American honors, includingindoor track with Christian Cantwell (shot put), RussBell (weight throw), Jesse Sims (high jump), JanaeStrickland (shot put) and Jennifer Bennett (pole vault);outdoors with Cantwell (shot put) and Timothy Dunne(800); and in Cross Country with Amanda Bales. Chris-tian Cantwell's two All American awards brought hiscareer total to seven, a new record for Missouri trackathletes. He later went on the win the prestigious IAAFWorld Grand Prix Final Championship in the shot putin Monte Carlo, defeating the top throwers in theworld for 2003.

Also in 2003, the Tigers won seven Big 12 individualchampionships including two each by Fiona Asigbee(pentathlon, heptathlon), Knut Sommerfeldt (heptath-lon, decathlon), Christian Cantwell (weight throw, shotput) and one by Jennifer Bennett (outdoor pole vault.In the first year of NCAA Regional Championships,Cantwell took individual honors in the shot put, andAmanda Bales won the individual title in the NCAARegional Cross Country Championships.

At the USA Track and Field Championships, AshleyPatten won the national junior championship in the800 meters and qualified for the United States Na-

tional Junior Team and the Jr. Pan American Games. Chris-tian Cantwell also qualified for the national senior teamand the senior Pan American Games, while heptathletesFiona Asigbee and Jessica Stockard also made the na-tional team, representing the United States in a com-bined event competition in The Netherlands.

As a team, Missouri finished a very strong third in the Big12 Conference in the combined overall men's andwomen's cross country, indoor track and outdoor trackstandings. It was certainly an exciting and productiveyear for the Tigers in 2003.

Champions In the Classroom

Through out Coach McGuire's career, producing cham-pions in the classroom has been the hallmark of theMissouri track and field team. The women's track andcross country teams have now established the amazingrecord of earning Academic All American Team honorsfor 27 consecutive seasons, every season that the awardhas existed. Missouri is the only team in the NCAA tohave earned this honor every season. McGuire's athleteshave earned numerous Phi Beta Kappa awards, dozensof honors graduates, and 12 NCAA Postgraduate Schol-arships.

In 2003, the McGuire's athletes once again set the stan-dard for academic excellence. Missouri men and womenachieved 21 perfect 4.0 GPA's, with 54 individuals mak-ing their Dean's List. The women's cross country teamearned a cumulative team GPA of 3.68 in the fall semes-ter, the highest team GPA in Missouri athletics' history.Knut Sommerfeldt received an NCAA PostgraduateScholarship, and Ann Marie Brooks was awarded theprestigious NCAA Top VIII Award.

Professor McGuire

Coach McGuire is not only known around the track, heis a highly regarded professor in the classroom as well.Holding his Ph.D. in Sport Psychology from the Univer-sity of Virginia, Dr. McGuire is a member of the faculty inthe Department of Educational, School and CounselingPsychology in the University of Missouri's College ofEducation. He is one of only a few NCAA Division Icoaches who regularly teach both a graduate and un-dergraduate course load.

A dynamic and popular teacher and lecturer, CoachMcGuire has been honored by the College of Educationas the recipient of the "High Flyers Award" for teachingexcellence, recently receiving this award for the 10thconsecutive year. For this achievement, he was awardedthe "Pillar of Excellence Award" by the Dean of theCollege of Education, one of only four individuals tohave attained this honor. These awards represent thehighest honor that can be bestowed on faculty member.He has also been recognized with the Missouri StudentsAssociation Award for Outstanding Teaching, and thestudents have honored him with induction into theQEBH and Omicron Delta Kappa national educationhonor societies.

Leadership and Service

Dr. McGuire has provided leadership and service to thecoaches and athletes of track and field throughout hiscareer. In 1983 he founded, and for over 20 years hasled the sport psychology program for USA Track andField. Now with a staff of over 30 sport psychologyprofessionals, this program is considered the finest sportpsychology service delivery programs in the world today,and serves as a model for USOC national sport govern-ing bodies. McGuire also serves as curriculum coordina-tor and lead instructor for USA Track and Field's Coaches

Education Program.

Coach McGuire has served on the staff for nine UnitedStates National Track and Field Teams, including the1992 and 1996 Olympic Team staffs for Barcelona andAtlanta. He has also served with our national teams atthe 1995 World Championships, the 1990 World Cup,the 1988 and 1986 World Junior Championships, the1986 Junior Pan American Games, and for dual meetcompetitions with Cuba in 1987 and Romania in 1986.

He has served for many years on the executive commit-tee of the United States Track Coaches Association andthe NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association, in-cluding one term as the president. He has recently com-pleted his four-year term as a member of the NCAATrack and Field Committee.

Honors and Recognitions

McGuire has twice been named as the ConferenceCoach of the Year and once as the Midwest RegionCoach of the Year. He has been honored by his induc-tion into the prestigious Drake Relays Hall of Fame(2000) and the Missouri Track and Cross CountryCoaches Association Hall of Fame, (1999), and has servedas the referee for both the Drake and Kansas Relays.

Speaking and Writing

Coach McGuire's varied experiences and involvements,along with his enthusiastic and passionate teaching style,have earned him the reputation as a very popular andnationally prominent speaker, and have allowed numer-ous opportunities to provide clinics, seminars, and work-shops for educational leaders, professional, business andcivic organizations. His "Coaching Mental Excellence"seminars have been enjoyed throughout the country,and he is a regular presenter at national athletic andsport psychology conferences and conventions. He hasauthored 4 books, 5 book chapters and over 20 articlesfor scientific and professional journals.

Beginnings

McGuire is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, wherehe earned a bachelor's degree in economics and was amember of the varsity basketball team. He began hiscareer as an educator and coach at Greenwich (NY)High School. In 1978, he received a masters degree inphysical education with emphasis in athletic coachingfrom Alfred University, and then in 1983 earned hisPh.D. in sport psychology from the University of Virginia.While at Virginia, McGuire taught Motor Learning andScientific Bases of Coaching, and was the Coordinatorof the Coaching Education Program in the Depart-ment of Physical Education.

Also at Virgina, he served as an assistant coach with theCavalier's track and field program. During that time theVirginia teams won the AIAW National Indoor Cham-pionship and two NCAA Cross Country Champion-ships.

Family

McGuire grew up on his family's dairy farm in upstateSalem, New York. He and his wife, Jane, have two chil-dren - Wendy, 29 and Mick, 27. Jane is a Spanish teacherat Hallsville High School. Wendy is a graduate of theUniversity of Missouri, was an English and drama teacherin Columbia for four years, and is now a law student atPepperdine University in Malibu. Mick is a graduate ofPrinceton University, earned an MBA from Harvard, andis living and working in San Francisco.



Brett HalterBrett HalterBrett HalterBrett HalterBrett Halter11th Year on StaffCoach for:Christian Cantwell,Janae Strickland

Now in his eleventh full season with the Tigers, BrettHalter assumes the role of senior assistant on coachRick McGuire’s staff. During his tenure, Halter has madesignificant contributions to Missouri’s development intoa successful track and field program.

Halter’s primary coaching responsibility has been withthe throwers over the past seven years. During thistime, he has developed and demonstrated a brilliantunderstanding of the varied disciplines of the throwingevents. He has combined those skills with a passionateapproach to recruiting and effective teaching to makethe Missouri program flourish.

In November of 2003, Halter was named as the USATrack & Field Devlopment Coordinatior for the juniormen’s shot put, an honor that was earned through hisprevious ten years of hardwork to make Missouri athrows power in the national landscape.

Under Halter’s tutelage, Tiger throwers have earned 16All-American awards, won nine conference champion-ships, had four U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers, three gainedmembership on four U.S National teams.

Halter was primarily responsible for the collegiate suc-cess of Eldon, Mo., resident Chrisitan Cantwell who, asof January 1, 2004, is fourth on the IAAF rankings ofworld shot putters. Cantwell after finishing his eligibilityin the summer of 2003, signed with Nike and started awhirlwind European tour that culminated with a cham-pionship in the IAAF’s Grand Prix Final in September.Cantwell earned seven all-American honors, a Missourirecord, during his time as a Tiger. Cantwell, currently astudent assistant at Mizzou, in 2004 will be training fora possible spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.

Four all-Americans came out of Halter’s crew in 2003from the shot put event, three indoor and one outdoor.At the 2003 indoor championships, senior Cantwelland Russ Bell along with junior Janae Strickland, all earnedall-American honors. Cantwell won the Big 12 title inthe weight throw along with three other Tigers earningall-Big 12 status at the indoor meet.

The outdoor season was successful as well as Bell earneda Big 12 title in the hammer throw, Cantwell won histhird Big 12 title all-time with a championship in theshot put. Nine Tigers total earned Big 12 honors rang-ing from Holly Scherder with her third place finish inthe hammer throw to Knut Sommerfeldt’s eighth placefinish with the javelin. At the first-ever NCAA Regionalchampionships, Cantwell took home the shot put title,and Bell qualified for the nationals in the shot put, dis-cus, and hammer throw. At the NCAA Championships,Cantwell took runner-up in the shot put earning hisseventh all-America title to end his collegiate career.Cantwell, Bell, and Strickland qualified for the USATFChampionships in the shot put event.

In 2002, Halter saw three Tiger throwers; Russ Bell,Christian Cantwell, and Gary File pick up All-Americanhonors. Bell’s performance in the weight throw at theNCAA Indoor Championships and hammer throw atthe NCAA Outdoor Championships earned him hissecond and third All-American honors. Cantwell picked

up his fourth and fifth All-American honors by placingfourth in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Champion-ships and fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships,while Gary File garnered All-American honors in the jav-elin, throwing a personal best at the NCAA Champion-ships.

Tiger throwers eclipised several milestones in 2002.Cantwell became the first American collegiate to throwover 70 feet in the shot put since 1992. Cantwell’s mark70-4.5 set the Big 12 record while ranking him seventhin the world for the 2002 season. Bell, Cantwell, andMicah Shanks each threw over 70 feet in the weightthrow, making Missouri the first school in collegiate his-tory to have three 70 foot throwers in a single season.Janae Strickland broke a nearly decade-old school recordwhen she threw over 50 feet in the shot put at theDrake Relays. With Halter’s guidance, there are 18throwers occupying 39 of 60 positions on the All-TimeTop Five lists at Mizzou.

In 2000, then-freshman Cantwell set the Big 12 recordin the shot put with a mark of 64-6.25. This was thesecond longest throw of all-time by an American collegefreshman. In addition, fellow first-year thrower, Russ Bellearned USATF Junior All-American honors in the shotput, discus and hammer. Bell also qualified for the juniorteam that toured Canada.

Halter’s administrative skills play an integral role inMissouri’s success. He serves as meet director for all homemeets and played a key role in the design, developmentand construction of the championship track facility. Ad-ditionally, Halter serves as the Director of the MissouriTrack and Field Camp and the Missouri Thrower Devel-opment Camp. He is also Commissioner of the Show-Me-State Games and the Missouri State Senior Games.

He is an active member of the USA Track and FieldCoaches’ Education Program. Halter has completed lev-els I and II and is pursuing level III certification in thethrows. He was coordinator of the level II school held atMU in 1996. His innovative and creative ideas have madehim a popular clinic speaker. He most recently presentedon the topic, “Overcoming and Preventing Hand Inju-ries in the Shot Put” at the 2003 National ThrowsCoaches Association meeting. In 2000, he presented thetopic, “Bringing Balance to the Throws” at the UnitedStates Track Coaches Association’s national conventionin Albuquerque and the MTCCCA conference in Co-lumbia.

Halter competed in track and field at Indiana Universityof Pennsylvania. He completed his bachelor’s in sociol-ogy in 1993. He earned two master’s degrees from theUniversity of Missouri, the first in public administrationin 1995 and the second in education in 1996.

Halter, 32, is single and resides in Columbia.

Halter finds niche asHalter finds niche asHalter finds niche asHalter finds niche asHalter finds niche asthrowing coachthrowing coachthrowing coachthrowing coachthrowing coachBy JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staffPublished Thursday, December 11, 2003

Brett Halter was a distance runner all his life.

He had no experience with throwing, but that didn’tstop Missouri track and field Coach Rick McGuire fromasking him to take the reins and lead MU’s throwers.

“When Coach asked me to do it, I said, ‘Coach, I’veseen the javelin, I touched a shot put — because you’veasked me to roll them back to the guys in practice —I’ve never seen a weight, I’ve never seen a hammer andI think I know what a discus is.’ ”

McGuire told him, “I’m not asking you to be their train-ing partner. I want you to be their coach. You coachthe person, not the event.”

“That’s something I will always remember,” Halter said.

Five years later, Halter was named the USA Track &Field Development Coordinator for the junior men’sshot put.

Halter went from long distance runner to a top throw-ing coach following McGuire’s advice.

“He definitely works with our technique and throwingstyle, but he cares more about the person and devel-oping your skills everywhere, so you can reach yourown personal goals no matter what they are,” saidjunior Ann Snider, who will be competing along withfive other throwers at the Kansas State All-ComersMeet on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan. “He’s very goodat adapting the workouts to each one of us individu-ally instead of as a group.

“Throwing is something a lot of people can do and notteach or they can’t do it, but they can teach it. … Youdon’t actually have to do it in order to know it.”

Halter has proven that.

“Really, it’s not rocket science,” he said. “It’s some fun-damental biomechanics, fundamental physiology andsetting up training programs. Really, it’s just coachingthe kids and having them believe in what they’re doingand what we’re doing here.

“The technique’s easy. I’m a world-class shadow. With-out the implement, I’m world class. But you put theimplement in my hand, and I get my butt kicked.”

In his position for the U.S. Junior National team, Halterwill scour the country for the most elite high schoolthrowers to get them started in the U.S. track and fieldsystem and to give them the opportunity to train atthe Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.

“My tasks, what I’m asked to do, is to identify the nextgeneration of talent,” Halter said. “It’s a natural fit forme. It’s kind of a passion of mine. It’s kind of like whatI’m doing with recruiting anyway.”

At MU, Halter has coached seven All-Americans andthree U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers. Halter has proven ifyou coach a person, not an event, you will be success-ful.


USATF Olympic Trials page 27Jared WilmesJared WilmesJared WilmesJared WilmesJared Wilmes11th Year on StaffCoach for:Christian Cantwell,Janae Strickland

Assistant track and field coach Jared Wilmes headsinto his sixth year on the Tiger coaching staff. Wilmeshas just completed his fourth year as Head Cross Coun-try Coach and looks forward to a successful trackseason. In the past four years, Wilmes has led threewomen’s and one men’s team to the NCAA CrossCountry Championships. In addition to his cross coun-try successes, Wilmes helped guide the 2001 women’sindoor distance medley relay team to a National andBig 12 Conference Championship.

With these successes, Wilmes has developed some strongmiddle distance and distance runners that have pro-duced 20 all-Americans and many Big 12 scorers. Infact, Wilmes coached three freshman men in 2003 toall-Big 12 status in the distance events gaining poten-tial of a bright future ahead.

In addition, Wilmes coached 2003 outdoor All-Ameri-can Timothy Dunne, now a volunteer assistant on theTiger staff. Dunne finished ninth at the 2003 outdoorNCAA Championships in the 800-meter run. Coinci-dently, Wilmes earned an All-American honor in thesame event four times, 1992-95, three times indoorand one time outdoor. All four awards came in succes-sive year. Wilmes’ first All-America distinction came in1992 during his freshman year, his final came in 1995,during his outdoor senior season.

The 2003 women’s cross country season proved to bethe best in Mizzou history in 20 years, as the teamfinished 12th overall in the NCAA Championships.The finish is Missouri’s best since 1984 when the Tigersfinished in seventh at nationals. Missouri’s appearanceat nationals was their eighth in nine years. Sophomore

Amanda Bales was named all-American after her 23rdplace finish, the best individual finish for Mizzou since1990. The women of cross country also showed theirstuff academically. By posting a team term GPA of 3.68 inthe fall 2003 semester, the women’s cross country teambroke an all-time Missouri GPA record. The same teamqualified 15 for the dean’s list during that semester.

The men’s team improved upon their conference andregional finishes from the previous year in 2003. In theBig 12 Championships, the Tigers improved from 9th to8th in 2003. Improving from a ninth place regional finishin 2002, the Mizzou men came across in eighth place atthe NCAA Midwest Regional Championship earlier thisyear. Sophomore Tim Ross earned all-Big 12 and all-Midwest Region honors along with sophomore ChaseHall who also gained all-region status.

Wilmes, a Hopkins, Mo., native, is no stranger to Missouriathletics. Involved at Mizzou for over 12 years as a stu-dent-athlete, coach and staff member, Wilmes competedat MU from 1990-95 and developed into one of thebest middle distance athletes in Missouri history. In addi-tion to earning four All-American titles, the three-timeteam captain was a Big Eight champion in the 800-meter run and claimed multiple wins at the prestigiousDrake, Kansas and Florida relays.

The winner of several Academic All-America awards,Wilmes was a magna cum laude 1994 honors graduateat Mizzou, earning a dual degree in agriculture econom-ics and business. Earning postgraduate scholarships fromboth the Big Eight and the NCAA, Wilmes received agraduate degree in agriculture economics (1998) andrecently finished course work toward his Ph.D. in man-agement.

Wilmes served as a graduate assistant coach for Mis-souri track and cross country for three years (1995-98)and stayed on with the athletic department for thenext two years as an economic analyst in the Tigerbusiness office. During his days as a graduate assistant,

Wilmes was involvedin all aspects of theprogram, including aheavy focus on re-cruiting.

Wilmes, 31, is mar-ried to the formerRebecca Davis, atwo-time track All-American at Mis-souri and AssistantCross CountryCoach. On Novem-ber 10th, 2003, thecouple welcomedtheir son, Garrett tothe world, weighingin at 8 lbs., 11 oz.

Big 12 Champions (outdoor)

New School Records

Regional Champion

Holly ScherderHolly ScherderHolly ScherderHolly ScherderHolly ScherderHammer Throw (60.76m, 199-4)SeniorFrankford, Mo./Bowling Green HS

Jessica StockardJessica StockardJessica StockardJessica StockardJessica StockardHeptathlon (5,378 pts)SophomoreGodfrey, Ill./Alton HS

Holly ScherderHolly ScherderHolly ScherderHolly ScherderHolly ScherderHammer Throw60.76m, 199-4,Big 12 ChampionshipsSenior

Janae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandShot Put16.92m, 55-6 1/4Big 12 ChampionshipsSenior

In National Top 15Jessica StockardJessica StockardJessica StockardJessica StockardJessica Stockard#7 Heptathlon5,378pts - Big 12 ChampionshipSophomoreGodfrey, Ill./Alton HS

Janae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae Strickland#10 Shot Put16.92m, 55-6 1/4Big 12 ChampionshipsSenior

Ashley PattenAshley PattenAshley PattenAshley PattenAshley Patten#14 800m Run2:05.43 - Stanford InviteSophomoreClarkston, Mich.

Conrad WoolseyConrad WoolseyConrad WoolseyConrad WoolseyConrad Woolsey#14 Shot Put19.02m, 62-5JuniorExcelsior Springs, Mo.

Janae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandJanae StricklandShot Put16.80m, 55-1 1/2NCAA Mideast RegionRecord

Staff and athletes at the 2004 Olympic Trials: (L to R) FRONT Row: Dr. Rick McGuire (head coach),Fiona Asigbee, Michelle Moran, Janae Strickland, Jen Artioli (athletic trainer), Esteban Ruvlacaba

(message therapy), BACK ROW: Jared Wilmes (asst. coach), Tim Dunne, Christian Cantwell, DerrickPeterson, Brett Halter (asst. coach), Tom Lewis (media relaitons) ... photo taken by Steve Boyle



WOMENEvent .................................... FAT .......... MT100 Meters ................................. 11.78 ............... —200 Meters ................................. 23.96 ............... —400 Meters ................................. 54.61 ........... 54.3800 Meters .............................. 2:10.29 ........ 2:10.01,500 Meters .......................... 4:29.12 ........ 4:28.8Mile ............................................ 4:50.80 ........ 4:50.53,000 Meter Steeplechase 10:57.18 ..... 10:56.95,000 Meters ....................... 16:56.43 ..... 16:56.1100-Meter Hurdles .................. 13.95 ............... —400-Meter Hurdles ............... 1:00.82 ........ 1:00.5400-Meter Relay ...................... 45.80 ........... 45.5440-Yard Relay ......................... 46.00 ........... 45.71,600-Meter Relay ................ 3:43.03 ........ 3:42.7Mile Relay ................................. 3:44.23 ........ 3:43.9Event ................................ Metric ........ Imp.High Jump .................................. 1.73m ............. 5-8Pole Vault ................................... 3.75m ....... 12-3½Long Jump ................................. 5.93m ....... 19-5½Triple Jump .............................. 12.26m ....... 40-2¾Shot Put ................................... 14.24m ....... 46-8¾Discus ....................................... 46.58m ..... 152-10Javelin ........................................ 42.61m ........ 139-9Hammer .................................... 52.84m ........ 173-4

NATIONAL QualifyingEvent .................................... FAT .......... MT10,000 Meters# (Auto) . 34:10.00 .... 34:09.7 (Prov) .... 35:15.00 ..... 35:14.7Pentathlon (Auto) .................... 5,500 points (Prov) ..................... 5,000 points

NCAA Regional QualifyingMENTrack Events ....................... FAT .......... MT100 Meters ................................. 10.50 ............... —200 Meters ................................. 21.19 ............... —400 Meters ................................. 47.26 ........... 47.0800 Meters .............................. 1:50.62 ........ 1:50.31,500 Meters .......................... 3:48.21 ........ 3:47.9Mile .......................................... 4:06.61 ........ 4:06.33,000-Meter Steeplechase .. 9:08.15 ........ 9:07.35,000 Meters ....................... 14:18.58 ..... 14:18.3110-Meter Hurdles .................. 14.33 ............... —400-Meter Hurdles .................. 52.51 ........... 52.2400-Meter Relay ...................... 40.66 ........... 40.4440-Yard Relay ......................... 40.86 ........... 40.61,600-Meter Relay ................ 3:10.84 ....... 3:10.6Mile Relay ............................... 3:12.04 ........ 3:11.9Field Events .................... Metric ........ Imp.High Jump ................................. 2.10m ....... 6-10¾Pole Vault ................................... 5.00m ....... 16-4¾Long Jump ................................. 7.32m ......... 24-¼Triple Jump .............................. 15.08m ....... 49-5¾Shot Put ................................... 16.47m ......... 54-½Discus ....................................... 51.37m ........ 168-8Javelin ........................................ 61.62m ........ 202-2Hammer .................................... 55.63m ........ 182-6

NATIONAL QualifyingEvent .................................... FAT .......... MT10,000 Meters# (Auto) . 29:00.00 .... 28:59.7 (Prov) .... 29:45.00 ..... 29:44.7Decathlon (Auto) ..................... 7,500 points (Prov) ....................... 7,000 points

Outdoor Qualifying StandardsOutdoor Qualifying StandardsOutdoor Qualifying StandardsOutdoor Qualifying StandardsOutdoor Qualifying Standards

MEN ........................................... Mark ................... NCAA Reg. ... Date .......................................Meet800m ........Neville Miller (Jr.) ............ 1:49.42 .................... 46th ...... 21st .....May 7 ....................... Billy Hayes Classic...................Marcus Mayes (Fr.) ........ 1:49.94 .................... 68th ...... 29th ....May 15 ....... Ward Haylett Invitational5000m .....Tim Ross (So.) ................ 14:12.23 .................. 69th ...... 18th ....Mar 26 ................ Stanford InvitationalStepple .....Matt Noonan (So.) ....... 9:05.68 .................... 73rd ...... 19th ....Mar 27 ................ Stanford InvitationalHJ .............. Jesse Sims (Jr.) .................. 2.10m ..... 6-10¾ .. t46th ..... t7th .....Mar 27 ................ Stanford InvitationalSP ..............Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) .... 19.02m .. 62-5 ...... 13th ...... 6th .......Apr 3 ............................. Missouri Relays................... Bill Hobson (Fr.) ............. 17.20m .. 56-5¼ .. 72nd ..... 22nd ...Mar 26 ................ Stanford Invitational...................Adam Burla (Jr.) .............. 16.49m .. 54-1¼ .. 118th .... 40th ....May 15 ....... Ward Haylett InvitationalDISC .........Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) .... 53.71m .. 176-2 .... 45th ...... 12th ....May 1 ............... Big 12 Championships................... Bobby Musil (Fr.) ............ 52.54m .. 172-4 .... 76th ...... 21st .....May 15 ....... Ward Haylett InvitationalJAV ............Gary File (Sr.) ................... 66.47m .. 218-1 .... 34th ...... 5th .......May 7 ....................... Billy Hayes ClassicWOMEN ........................................................................................................................................................800m ........Ashley Patten (So.) ....... 2:05.43 .................... 9th ......... 5th .......Mar 27 ................ Stanford Invitational1500m .....Amanda Bales (So.) ....... 4:25.10 .................... 63rd ...... 19th ....Mar 27 ................ Stanford Invitational5000m ..... Jill Petersen (Jr.) .............. 16:38.58 .................. 55th ...... 10th ....Mar 26 ................ Stanford Invitational...................Amanda Bales (So.) ....... 16:46.92 .................. 76th ...... 16th ....May 1 ............... Big 12 Championships...................Katherine Bonugli (Sr.) . 16:53.45 .................. 109th .... 23rd ....Mar 26 ................ Stanford Invitational400mH ....Margaret Ibe (Jr.) ........... 1:00.55 .................... 81st ....... 22nd ...May 15 ....... Ward Haylett Invitational...................Comfort Ibe (Sr.) ........... 1:00.80 .................... 90th ...... 25th ....May 7 ....................... Billy Hayes ClassicSteeple ..... Jill Petersen (Jr.) .............. 10:44.50 .................. 53rd ...... 21st .....Apr 3 ............................. Missouri RelaysHJ .............. Jenny Bybee (Jr.) ............. 1.73m ..... 5-8 ......... 62nd ..... t15th ...Mar 27 ................ Stanford InvitationalPV ............. Lyndsey Tait (Sr.) ............ 3.75m ..... 12-3½ .. t81st ..... t16th ...May 15 ....... Ward Haylett InvitationalSP .............. Janae Strickland (Sr.) ..... 16.92m* 55-6¼ .. 8th ......... 2nd ......May 1 ............... Big 12 Championships................... Lindsey Markworth (Jr.) 14.48m .. 47-6¼ .. 89th ...... 27th ....May 1 ............... Big 12 ChampionshipsDISC .........Melanie Uher (Fr.) .......... 49.66m .. 162-11 . 48th ...... 11th ....Apr 3 ............................. Missouri Relays................... Lindsey Markworth (Jr.) 47.18m .. 154-9 .... 101st ..... 25th ....Apr 17 .......... Nebraska Quadrangular................... Jamie Wynn (So.) ........... 46.78m .. 153-6 .... 106th .... 26th ....May 15 ....... Ward Haylett InvitationalHT ............Holly Scherder (Sr.) ....... 60.76m* 199-4 .... 20th ...... 3rd .......Apr 29 .............. Big 12 Championships...................Ann Snider (Sr.) .............. 54.65m .. 179-2 .... 90th ...... 19th ....Apr 17 .......... Nebraska Quadrangular* School Record ................................................................................................................................................................................

NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifiers

PROVISIONALMEN ............................................... Mark ....................... NCAA Rk. .... Date ..................................Meet10000m ...Chase Hall (So.) ................. 29:29.18 ....................... 40th ................... Mar 26 .......... Stanford InvitationalDec ...........Hans Uldal (So.) ................. 7329 pts ....................... 20th ................... Apr 30 ....... Big 12 ChampionshipsWOMEN ........................................................................................................................................................10000m ... Serena Ramsey (So.) ......... 34:44.63 ....................... 28th ................... Mar 26 .......... Stanford Invitational...................Valerie Lauver (So.) ........... 34:55.64 ....................... 32nd .................. Mar 26 .......... Stanford InvitationalHept ......... Jessica Stockard (So.) ........ 5,378 pts ...................... 7th ...................... Apr 30 ....... Big 12 Championships

NCAA Outdoor National Qualifyers

*Times are based on tracks at sea level* Regional competition began in 2003* Top five indivduals and top three relay teams inregional competition will automatically qualify for theNCAA Championships* Athletes can qualify for regional competition byobtaining marks that are above, but can also qualifyby winning their conference championship in eitheran indvidual event or relay event* FAT - Fully Automated Timing* HT - Hand Time

* The 10,000-meter run and decathlon are the onlytwo events that qualifying is based on competitionoutside the regional championships* Acheiving an AUTOmatic mark, automaticallyqualifies an athlete for the national championships, aPROVisional mark earns an athlete a chance of makingthe championships, his/her mark will be compared toothers with the same or similar marks and will bepicked based on at-large selection committee ... indoortrack uses the same automatic/provisional basis fornational qualifiying for all events

NCAA Mideast Regional ResultsWOMENTop 5 performances (automatic to NCAAs)SP .......... Strickland ................... 16.80m$ ........ 55-1½ .............. 1stHJ .......... Bybee .......................... 1.76m ............. 5-9¼ ............. 4th*5000 ..... Bales ............................ 16:26.71# ................................ 5thHT ......... Scherder .................... 59.25m .......... 194-6 .............. 5thOther Regional Qualifiers5000 ..... Petersen ..................... 17:01.28 ................................ 12thPV .......... Tait .............................. 3.61m ............. 11-10 ........... 14th800 ........ Patten ......................... 2:07.94 ................................ 15th^HT ......... Snider ......................... 52.03m .......... 170-8 ........... 15thSP .......... Markworth ................ 14.58m# ........ 47-10 ........... 17th5000 ..... Bonugli ....................... 17:30.69 ................................ 18th400H .... M. Ibe .......................... 1:02.09 .................................. 18thDISC ...... Uher ........................... 46.74m .......... 153-4 ........... 19th400H .... C. Ibe .......................... 1:03.13 .................................. 20thDISC ...... Wynn ......................... 45.57m .......... 149-6 ............ 21stDISC ...... Markworth ................ 37.35m .......... 122-6 ............ 31st

MENTop 5 performances (automatic to NCAAs)SP .......... Woolsey ..................... 18.53m .......... 60-9½ ............. 5thOther Regional QualifiersJAV ......... File ............................... 63.55m .......... 208-6 .............. 6thSP .......... Burla ........................... 17.11m# ........ 56-1¾ .......... 11th5000 ..... Ross ............................. 14:47.63 ................................ 12th800 ........ Miller .......................... 1:50.54 .................................. 17thSP .......... Hobson ...................... 16.56m .......... 55-3¾ .......... 17thDISC ...... Musil ........................... 50.40m .......... 165-4 ....... 17th(t)Steeple .. Noonan ..................... 9:28.45 ................................... 21st800 ........ Mayes .......................... 1:51.65 .................................. 23rd* finished first in a four-person jump off, jumped over 1.74mbar in regular competition^ gained entry into NCAA Championships by at-large bid# new personal-best $ new region record

NCAA Championship ResultsWOMENAll-AmericansSP .......... Strickland ................... 16.81m .......... 55-2 ................ 8thHT ......... Scherder .................... 56.15m .......... 184-3 ........... 12th...................................................... 60.14m .......... 197-4 ........... qual.Other National QualifiersHept ...... Stockard .................... 5,256pts ................................ 11th5000 ..... Bales ............................ 16:59.27 ................................ 13thHJ .......... Bybee .......................... 1.78mS ........... 5-10 ............. 16th10k ........ Ramsey ....................... 36:23.49 ................................ 18th800 ........ Patten ......................... dnf ...................................................MENAll-AmericansDEC ...... Uldal ........................... 7,661pts# ................................. 5thSP .......... Woolsey ..................... 19.09m# ........ 62-7¾ ............. 7thS - Season Best# new personal-best



USATF Olympic Trial StandardsMENTrack Events .............. “A” ........... “B” ...... Field100 Meters ..................... 10.07 ........... 10.25 ............. 32200 Meters ..................... 20.20 ........... 20.65 ............. 30400 Meters ..................... 45.00 ........... 45.85 ............. 28800 Meters .................. 1:46.40 ....... 1:48.50 ............. 301,500 Meters .............. 3:39.00 ....... 3:43.00 ............. 303,000m Steeplechase 8:36.00 ........ 8:42.00 ............. 245,000 Meters ........... 13:32.00 ..... 13:48.00 ............. 2410,000 Meters ......... 28:15.00 ..... 28:50.00 ............. 24110-Meter Hurdles ...... 13.55 ........... 14.00 ............. 32400-Meter Hurdles ...... 49.00 ........... 50.50 ............. 2820k Race Walk ......... 1:34:00.0Field Events ............ “A” .................. “B” .. FieldHigh Jump ....... 2.28 (7-5¾) ....... 2.20 (7-2½) ........ 24Pole Vault ..... 5.70 (18-8¼) ....... 5.50 (18-½) ........ 24Long Jump ........... 8.10 (26-7) ...... 7.80 (25-7¼) ........ 24Triple Jump ... 16.66 (54-8) ...... 16.00 (52-6) ........ 24Shot Put ..... 20.00 (65-7½) .... 18.70 (61-4¼) ........ 24Discus .......... 63.50 (208-4) ... 58.90 (193-3) ........ 24Hammer ....... 70.00 (229-8) ... 64.00 (210-0) ........ 24Javelin ........... 73.00 (239-6) ... 70.00 (229-8) ........ 24Decathlon .................... 7,900 .................... 7,600 ........ 18

WOMENTrack Events .............. “A” ........... “B” ...... Field100 Meters ..................... 11.15 ........... 11.40 ............. 32200 Meters ..................... 22.80 ........... 23.24 ............. 30400 Meters ..................... 51.30 ........... 52.50 ............. 28800 Meters .................. 2:01.00 ....... 2:04.90 ............. 301,500 Meters .............. 4:10.00 ....... 4:17.50 ............. 303,000m Steeplechase ...................... 10:00.00 ............. 125,000 Meters ........... 15:28.00 ..... 15:51.50 ............. 2410,000 Meters ......... 32:45.00 ..... 33:20.00 ............. 24100-Meter Hurdles ...... 12.85 ........... 13.20 ............. 32400-Meter Hurdles ...... 56.00 ........... 57.70 ............. 2820k Race Walk ......... 1:48:00.0Field Events ............ “A” .................. “B” .. FieldHigh Jump ........... 1.88 (6-2) .......... 1.84 (6-½) ........ 24Pole Vault ......... 4.47 (14-8) ........ 4.27 (14-0) ........ 24Long Jump ........... 6.50 (21-4) ........ 6.35 (20-10) ........ 24Triple Jump 13.55 (44-5½) .. 13.10 (42-11¾) ........ 24Shot Put ........ 17.50 (57-6) .. 16.20 (53-1¾) ........ 24Discus ....... 60.00 (196-10) ... 55.00 (180-5) ........ 24Hammer ....... 66.50 (218-2) ... 62.00 (203-5) ........ 24Javelin ........ 54.50 (178-10) ... 50.00 (164-0) ........ 24Heptathlon .................. 5,750 .................... 5,475 ........ 18

Missouri Olympic Trial Qualifiers“A” standard (automatic)Christian Cantwell (‘03) ....................... Shot Put

22.54m .......... 73-11¼ .... 6/5 .... Oregon Classic

Derrick Peterson (‘00) ....................... 800m Run1:45.69 .......... 6/5/03 ....... Maine Distance Festival

MENTrack Events ........... USATF Jr. .......... World Jr.100 Meters ................................ 10.64 ..................... 10.64200 Meters ................................ 21.64 ..................... 21.54400 Meters ................................ 48.24 ..................... 48.04800 Meters ............................ 1:53.14 .................. 1:50.001,500 Meters ........................ 3:58.14 .................. 3:48.003,000m Steeplechase .......... 9:39.60 .................. 9:10.005,000 Meters ...................... 15:05.00 ............... 14:15.0010,000 Meters .................... 32:45.00 ............... 30:30.00110-Meter Hurdles ................. 14.84 ..................... 14.64400-Meter Hurdles ................. 53.94 ..................... 52.94

Field Events ............ USATF Jr. .......... World Jr.High Jump ......................... 2.06 (6-9) ........... 2.15 (7-½)Pole Vault ...................... 4.90 (16-¾) ...... 5.10 (16-8¾)Long Jump .................. 7.28 (23-10¾) ...... 7.55 (24-9¼)Triple Jump .................. 14.63 (48-0) . 15.50 (50-10¾)Shot Put ....................... 16.15 (53-0) ... 16.30 (53-5¾)Discus ........................ 49.90 (160-9) .. 51.50 (168-11)Hammer ..................... 48.46 (159-0) .. 60.00 (196-10)Javelin ......................... 58.00 (190-3) ..... 66.50 (218-2)Decathlon ................................... 5950 ...................... 6875

WOMENTrack Events ........... USATF Jr. .......... World Jr.100 Meters ................................ 12.04 ..................... 11.94200 Meters ................................ 24.54 ..................... 24.44400 Meters ................................ 56.14 ..................... 54.64800 Meters ............................ 2:13.64 .................. 2:08.001,500 Meters ........................ 4:40.14 .................. 4:25.003,000 Meters ...................... 10:15.14 .................. 9:30.003,000m Steeplechase ........ 10:45.14 ............... 11:45.005,000 Meters ...................... 17:55.14 ............... 16:30.00100-Meter Hurdles ................. 14.44 ..................... 14.14400-Meter Hurdles ............. 1:03.14 .................. 1:00.04Field Events ............ USATF Jr. .......... World Jr.High Jump ..................... 1.74 (5-8½) ........ 1.82 (5-11½)Pole Vault ................... 3.85 (12-7½) ........ 3.90 (12-9½)Long Jump ..................... 5.85 (19-2½) ........ 6.15 (20-2¾)Triple Jump .............. 11.80 (38-3¾) ....... 12.90 (42-4)Shot Put ................... 13.60 (44-7½) ......... 14.50 (47-7)Discus ........................ 45.00 (147-8) ..... 47.00 (154-2)Hammer ..................... 48.00 (157-6) ..... 56.00 (183-9)Javelin ......................... 41.00 (134-6) ..... 49.50 (162-5)Heptathlon ................................. 4200 ...................... 5275

USATF Junior National & World Junior Qualifying Standards

“B” standard (provisional)Russ Bell (‘03) ........................................ Shot Put

19.32m .......... 63-4¾ ...... 5/9/03 .Empr St. TwlgtConrad Woolsey (Jr.) ........................... Shot Put

19.09m .......... 62-7¾ ...... 6/12 .....NCAA Ch’sps

Janae Strickland (Sr.) ........................... Shot Put16.92m .......... 55-6¼ ...... 5/1 ............. Big 12 Ch.

Michelle Moran (‘00) ........................ Heptathlon5,698pts ....... 5/14 ........... Walton Combo Events

Fiona Asigbee (‘03) ........................... Heptathlon5,583pts ....... 5/18/03 .... Big 12 Championships

Timothy Dunne (‘03) .......................... 800m Run1:47.39 .......... 6/11/03 .... NCAA Championships1:47.76 .......... 6/5/04 ..................... Jim Bush Invite

Ann Marie Brooks (‘01) ................... 5000m Run15:40.68 ....... 4/11/03 ................. Mt. SAC Relays

Eldon, Mo. / Eldon HSAffiliation: NikeWorld Indoor ChampionWorld’s Leading 2004 MarkWinner of 12 consective finals

Atlanta, Ga.Affiliation: adidas1999 NCAA ChampionAmerican Collegiate Record Holder - Indoor 800m

Missouri QualifiersMENBobby Musil (Fr.) ...................................... Discus

52.70m^ ........ 172-11 ..... 5/15 ..... Ward HaylettMarcus Mayes (Fr.) ............................ 800m Run

1:49.94^ .............................. 5/15 ..... Ward HaylettJimmie Jones (Fr.) .............................. 800m Run

1:51.39 ................................ 5/7 ............. Billy HayesWOMENMelanie Uher (Fr.) .................................... Discus

49.66m^ ........ 162-11 ..... 4/3 .... Missouri Relays^ Reached World Junior Standard

USATF Junior National Results

Russ Bell Conrad Woolsey

Janae Strickland

Michelle Moran Fiona Asigbee

Timothy Dunne Ann Marie Brooks

July 9-18

WORLD Jr.’s:July 13-18,

Grosetto, Italy

MENAdvance to World Junior Championships800 ........ Mayes



Name ................. Eligibility ............... Event Group .............. Major ................ Hometown (High School/Last College)Jemma Archibald ... Senior ............................ Combined Event ............ Business Marketing ........................... Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette HS)Amanda Bales* ....... Junior(I)/RS Soph.(O) .... Mid-Distance ................... Physical Therapy .................. Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Valley HS)Jennifer Bennett* ... Senior ............................ Pole Vault ......................... Fine Arts .................................. Ashland, Mo. (Southern Boone HS)Katherine Bonugli . Senior ............................ Distance ........................... Education ............................... St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell HS)Laura Brandt .......... Sophomore .................. Sprints .............................. Journalism ................................. New Haven, Mo. (New Haven HS)Katy Bundy ............. Freshman ...................... Distance ........................... Nursing ................................................. Ballwin, Mo. (Marquette HS)Jenny Bybee ............ Junior ............................ Jumps ................................ undecided ........................................... Springfield, Mo. (Hillcrest HS)Alicia Cannady ....... Sophomore .................. Jumps ................................ Communication .................. Florrissant, Mo. (McCluer North HS)Amy Chipman* ...... RS Senior(O) ................ Distance ........................... Finance and Real Estate ........ Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS)Kay Geter ............... Freshman ...................... Mid-Distance ................... undecided ...................... Springfield, Mo. (Springfield Catholic HS)Christina Gilpin ..... Junior ............................ Pole Vault ......................... Elementary Education ....... Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS)Kate Greer ............. Freshman ...................... Distance ........................... Nursing .............................. Marshalltown, Iowa (Marshalltown HS)Erin Hagan ............. Junior ............................ Distance ........................... Nutrition & Fitness .................................. Mexico, Mo. (Mexico HS)Kristin Hansen ....... Soph.(I)/RS Fresh.(O) .... Distance ........................... Dietetics .................................................. Milford, Iowa (Okoboji HS)Comfort Ibe ............ Senior ............................ Sprints/Hurdles .............. Biological Sciences ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue Horton Watkins HS)Margaret Ibe ........... Junior ............................ Sprints .............................. Biological Sciences ...... St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue Horton Watkins HS)Valerie Lauver ......... Sophomore .................. Distance ........................... Nursing ........................................................... Allen, Texas (Allen HS)Lindsey Markworth Junior ............................ Throws ............................. Animal Science ............................... Lexington, Mo. (Lexington HS)Erin Moses .............. Sophomore .................. Sprints .............................. Biological Sciences .............................. Humble, Texas (Humble HS)Laura Ortinau ........ Freshman ...................... Throws ............................. undecided ............................................... St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville HS)Ashley Patten ......... Sophomore .................. Distance ........................... Business Management ............... Clarkston, Mich. (Lake Orion HS)Jill Petersen ............. Junior ............................ Distance ........................... Nutrition & Fitness ................... St. Louis, Mo. (Francis Howell HS)Serena Ramsey ....... Junior ............................ Distance ........................... Human Development ....... Waukesha, Wisc. (Waukesha West HS)Holly Scherder ...... Senior ............................ Throws ............................. Hotel & Resturant Mgmt. ... Frankford, Mo. (Bowling Green HS)Erin Shryock .......... Freshman ...................... Pole Vault ......................... Education .............................. Columbia, Mo. (North Callaway HS)Jennifer Smith ......... Freshman ...................... Throws ............................. undecided ............................... Auxvasse, Mo. (North Callaway HS)Ann Snider ............. Senior ............................ Throws ............................. Business .................................. Harrisonville, Mo. (Harrisonville HS)Samantha Stanley .. RS Sophomore ............ Jumps ................................ International Studies .................. Richmond, Mo. (Oak Grove HS)Jessica Stockard ...... Sophomore .................. Combined Event ............ Business Management .................................. Godfrey, Ill. (Alton HS)Rachel Stollings ...... Junior ............................ Distance ........................... Physical Therapy .................................... Osceola, Mo. (Osceola HS)Janae Strickland* ... Senior ............................ Throws ............................. Biology .............................................. Houston, Texas (Westfield HS)Whittney Stuart .... Junior ............................ Sprints .............................. Biology ........................................ Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side HS)Allison Suntrup ..... Freshman ...................... Jumps ................................ undecided .............................. Wildwood, Mo. (Visitation Academy)Lyndsey Tait ............. Senior ............................ Pole Vault ......................... Business Marketing .............. Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS)Melanie Uher .......... Freshman ...................... Throws ............................. Health ....................................... Wilber, Neb. (Wilber-Clatonia HS)Jessica Walter .......... Sophomore .................. Pole Vault ......................... Nutritional Science ... Lake Ozark, Mo. (School of The Osage HS)Kelley Weidinger .... Junior ............................ Pole Vault ......................... Nutrition & Fitness .................... Vienna, Mo. (Maries R-I (Vienna))Allison Werner ....... Freshman ...................... Distance ........................... Journalism & Religious Studies .. Danville, Iowa (Mt. Pleasant HS)Jamie Wynn ............. Sophomore .................. Throws ............................. International Business .......... Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit HS)Sonya Yamnitz ........ Senior ............................ Distance ........................... Dietetics ........................... Hallsville, Mo. (Helias HS/Truman State)Liz Young ................. RS Sophomore ............ Combined Event ............ Nutrition & Fitness .......................... Jefferson City, Mo. (Helias HS)

Missouri Women

Missouri MenName ................. Eligibility ............... Event Group .............. Major .................. Hometown (High School/Last School)Dave Borchardt .... Freshman ...................... Throws ............................. Business Management ........................... St. Louis, Mo. (Vianney HS)Greg Bracey ........... Freshman ...................... Sprints .............................. Pre-Journalism .................................... Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincent HS)Adam Burla ............ Junior ............................ Throws ............................. General Studies ................................. St. Louis, Mo. (Marquette HS)Tyler Dailey ............. Freshman ...................... Throws ............................. Nursing ............................................................ Joplin, Mo. (Joplin HS)Josh Davis ............... RS Soph.(I)/Junior(O) .... Distance ........................... Graphic Design ......................................... Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS)Will Drover ............ Freshman ...................... Pole Vault ......................... Civil Engineering ..................... Camdenton, Mo. (Camdenton HS)Jason Edmonds ...... Senior ............................ Jumps ................................ Biology and Cl. Humanities .... Farmington, Mo. (Farmington HS)Chris Feitz .............. Freshman ...................... Combined Event ............ Business ......................................... Carrollton, Mo. (Carrollton HS)Gary File ................. RS Senior ...................... Throws ............................. Agriculture .................................................... Beloit, Kan. (Beloit HS)Brandon Goebbert Junior ............................ Combined Event ............ Forestry .................................... Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS)Colten Green ......... Freshman ...................... Distance ........................... Biology / Education ......................... Roach, Mo. (Macks Creek HS)Chase Hall .............. Sophomore .................. Distance ........................... Civil Engineering ............................................ Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS)Ryan Hampton* .... RS Junior ....................... Distance ........................... Music Composition ................................... Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS)Sterling Hayden ..... Freshman ...................... Sprints .............................. Education (Sec. Education) ... St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer North HS)Bill Hobson ............. Soph.(I)/RS Fresh.(O) .... Throws ............................. Business ........................................... Katy, Texas (James E. Taylor HS)Chris Horn ............. Sophomore .................. Jumps ................................ Math ..................................... O’Fallon, Mo. (O’Fallon Township HS)Josiah James ............. RS Senior ...................... Sprints/Hurdles .............. Biology (Pre-Med) ..................................... Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS)Marcus James .......... RS Junior ....................... Combined Event/PV ...... Secondary Education .............................. Liberal, Kan. (Liberal HS)Jason Jones .............. Junior ............................ Sprints .............................. Advertising Journalism ............... Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS)Jimmie Jones ............ Freshman ...................... Mid-Distance ................... Business ............................ Oak Park, Mich. (Detroit Mumford HS)Austin Kerkhover .. Freshman ...................... Sprints .............................. undecided ................................................... Chester, Ill. (Chester HS)Stewart Kimball ..... RS Senior(O) ................ Mid-Distance ................... Finance ........................................................ Eureka, Mo. (Eureka HS)Michael Madison .... Freshman ...................... Mid-Distance ................... Journalism ................................ Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock Copper HS)Marcus Mayes ......... Freshman ...................... Mid-Distance ................... Business ............................... Sand Springs, Okla. (Charles Page HS)David Mertens ....... RS Junior ....................... Distance ........................... Physics & Mathematics ....................... Ballwin, Mo. (Marquette HS)Neville Miller* ........ Junior ............................ Mid-Distance ................... Atmospheric Science ............................ St. Louis, Mo. (Vianney HS)Rem Moll* ............... Junior ............................ Mid-Distance ................... Fisheries & Wildlife ......................................... Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS)Jason Morris ........... Freshman ...................... Throws ............................. Chemical Engineering ............................. St. Louis, Mo. (Priory HS)Mark Munzlinger ... RS Sophomore ............ Distance ........................... Plant Science ...................................... Hannibal, Mo. (Hannibal HS)Bobby Musil ............ Freshman ...................... Throws ............................. Food Science .................................. DuBois, Neb. (Pawnee City HS)Matt Noonan ......... Sophomore .................. Distance ........................... Mechanical Engineering .............. Baldwin City, Kan. (Baldwin HS)Andrew Norton .... RS Senior ...................... Distance ........................... Finance (B.A.); Law ......................................... Sparta, Ill. (Sparta HS)Adam Noteis .......... RS Fresh.(I)/Soph.(O) .... Throws ............................. Ag. Systems Mgmt. ................. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit HS)Tipper O’Brien ...... Freshman ...................... Distance ........................... Pre-Journalism ................ Kirkwood, Mo. (St. Louis University HS)Michael Phelps ....... Sophomore .................. Jumps ................................ Computer Science ............. Knob Noster, Mo. (Knob Noster HS)Tim Ross .................. Sophomore .................. Distance ........................... undecided ........................................... Alto, Mich. (Caledonia, Mich.)Jesse Sims ................. Junior ............................ Jumps ................................ Business Management ................................... Paola, Kan. (Paola HS)Nate Smith .............. Freshman ...................... Distance ........................... Psychology .......................................... Columbia, Mo. (Hickman HS)Bjorn Sommerfeldt Freshman ...................... Combined Event ............ General Agriculture .... Krokstadelva, Norway (St. Hallvard VGS)Ben Stafford ............ Freshman ...................... Throws ............................. Geography ......................... Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North HS)Hans Uldal .............. Sophomore .................. Combined Event ............ undecided ........................................ Arendal, Norway (Barbu VGS)Benjamin Vrbicek* . Senior(I)/RS Junior(O) .. Combined Event ............ Mech. Engineering ............... Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS)Phillip Watson ........ Freshman ...................... Mid-Distance ................... undecided ............................................ Tampa, Fla. (Tampa King HS)Daniel Willingham . Freshman ...................... Pole Vault ......................... Political Science ......... Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Cape Central High)Conrad Woolsey .... RS Junior ....................... Throws ............................. Sports Psych. (M.A.) .... Excelsior Springs, Mo. (E.S.HS/NW Mo. St. U.)

Missouri Coaching Staff

Pronounciation GuideKatherine BONUGLI ........................ Bon-EW-gleeMargaret IBE ....................................................... E-bayValerie LAUVER ......................................... LAW-verAdam NOTEIS ........................................... NOTE-iceLaura ORTINAU ................................. ORT-en-nowErin SHYROCK .............................................. shrockMelanie UHER ............................................... ew-hairKelley WEIDINGER ........................ wide-ENG-ureSonya YAMNITZ ............................................. yam-itz

Chris FEITZ ........................................................ fightsBrandon GOEBBERT ................................ GO-bertRem MOLL ........................................................... mallBobby MUSIL .................................................. muscleHans ULDAL .................................................. ew-dollBenjamin VRBICEK ........................... VERB-a-check

* Team Captains

Dr. Rick McGuire ...................... Head CoachBrett Halter ................... Asst. Coach/ThrowsJared Wilmes ............ Asst. Coach/DistanceRebecca Wilmes ....... Asst. Coach/DistanceMatt Candrl ...... Asst. Coach/Jumps-HurdlesChad Shade .................. Asst. Coach/SprintsDan Lefever ........... Vol. Assistant/Pole Vault

Timothy Dunne ............. Volunteer AssistantBrooke Ennen ................ Volunteer AssistantMichelle Moran ......Administrative AssistantDerrick Peterson ........... Volunteer AssistantEric Potter ...................... Volunteer Assistant

Fiona Asigbee .............. Undergraduate Asst.Christian Cantwell ...... Undergraduate Asst.Knut Sommerfeldt ....... Undergraduate Asst.

Mark Aoyagi ..................... Sports PsychologyJennifer Artioli ...................... Sports MedicineCarolyn Barnes ......Administrative AssistantPat Ivey ................... Strength & ConditioningRandy Kennedy ............... Academic SupportScott Kugler ..........................Sports MedicineTom Lewis .............................Media RelationsGwen Nicks ......................... Sports MedicineEsteban Ruevalcaba ......... Massage Therapy

Upcoming BirthdaysGreg Bracey .............................. July 10Ashley Patten ............................ July 15



Missouri Outdoor RecordsWOMENEvent .............. Athlete ................. Mark .................... Date ................................ Location100m Dash ......... Rufina Ubah ............... 11.49 ......................... Apr 6, 1984 ..................... SEMO Relays100m Hurdles ... Pam Page ................... 13.48 ......................... Apr 19, 1980 ................. Kansas Relays200m Dash ......... Natasha Kaiser .......... 23.53 ......................... May 17, 1986 ... Big 8 Championships400m Dash ......... Natasha Kaiser .......... 50.86 ......................... Jun 3, 1989 .... NCAA Championships400m Hurdles ... Felecia Allen ............... 1:00.54 ...................... Apr 17, 1987 ........ Florida State Invite800m Run .......... Ashley Wysong ......... 2:02.94 ...................... Jun 2, 2000 .... NCAA Championships1500m Run ........ Ann Marie Brooks .... 4:18.66 ...................... May 4, 2001 .................. Cardinal Invite3000m Run ........ Sabrina Dornhoefer 8:59.25 ...................... Jun 21, 1984 ........... US Olympic Trials3000m Steeple ... Kerry Hills ................. 10:08.61 ................... Jun 1, 2001 .... NCAA Championships5000m Run ........ Sabrina Dornhoefer 15:42.22 ................... Jun 1, 1985 .... NCAA Championships10000m Run ...... Andrea Fisher ........... 34:39.90 ................... May 19, 1983 ...... Central College AC4x100m Relay .... Monroe ...................... 45.02 ......................... Apr 30, 1988 .................. Drake Relays.............................. Natasha Kaiser.............................. Allen.............................. Richardson4x400m Relay .... Ada Ibe ....................... 3:41.67 ...................... May 21, 2000 .................. Big 12 Relays.............................. Ashley Wysong.............................. Christina Page.............................. Sunny Gilbert

‘High Jump .......... Hanne Ski Anderson 1.86m ........ 6-1¼ .... Jun 2, 1994 .... NCAA ChampionshipsPole Vault ...... Jennifer Bennett .. 4.12m ...... 13-6¼ . May 30, 2003 NCAA Mideast RegionalLong Jump .......... Lorinda Richardson . 6.51m ........ 21-4¼ . May 3, 1986 .................. National InviteTriple Jump ......... Lindsey Miller ............ 12.37m ...... 40-7 ..... May 22, 1999 . Big 12 ChampionshipsShot Put ......... Janae Strickland .. 16.92m .... 55-6¼ . May 1, 2004 ........ Big 12 Champ’sDiscus .................. Erica Brooks .............. 50.50m ...... 165-8 ... May 2, 1992 ....................... SMSU InviteHammer Th. .. Holly Scherder .... 60.76m .... 199-4 .. Apr 29, 2004 ....... Big 12 Champ’sJavelin ................... Tracey Holloman ..... 49.34m ...... 161-10 May 17, 1998 . Big 12 ChampionshipsHeptathlon ......... Teri LeBlanc ............... 5805 .......................... Jun 14, 1989 ...... TAC Championships

MENEvent .............. Athlete ................. Mark .................... Date ................................ Location100m Dash ......... Chidi Imoh ................. 10.00 ......................... Aug 15, 1986 USATF Championships110m Hurdles ... Dan Lavitt .................. 13.53 ......................... Apr 18, 1980 ................... Baylor Invite200m Dash ......... Chidi Imoh ................. 19.9 (HT) ................. May 11, 1985 ... Big 8 Championships400m Dash ......... Dele Udo ................... 45.2 (HT) ................. May 15, 1976 ... Big 8 Championships400m Hurdles ... Henry Amike ............. 48.80 ......................... May 1, 1985 ... NCAA Championships800m Run .......... Derrick Peterson ..... 1:45.18 ...................... Jun 2, 2000 .... NCAA Championships1500m Run ........ Charles McMullen .... 3:41.60 ...................... Jul 9, 1973 ...... NCAA Championships3000m Steeple ... Ryan Pirtle ................. 8:35.90 ...................... May 21, 2000 . Big 12 Championships5000m Run ........ Kerry Hogan ............. 14:06.4 ...................... May 13, 1972 . MU vs. Nebraska Dual10000m Run ...... Nick Smith ................. 29:20.27 ................... Apr 27, 2000 .................... Penn Relays4x100m Relay .... Victor Edet ................ 39.32 ......................... Apr 7, 1985 ... NCAA Championships.............................. Yussuf Alli.............................. Henry Amike.............................. Chidi Imoh4x400m Relay .... Ogidi ........................... 3:06.42 ...................... Apr 6, 1985 ...................... Texas Relays.............................. Okoye.............................. Johnson.............................. Henry Amike

High Jump .......... Nat Page .................... 2.28m ... 7-5¾ ........ 1979 ................................ Sports FestivalPole Vault ........... Tom Jordan ............... 5.35m ... 17-6¾ ...... May 20, 1993 ............. Cal.-State InviteLong Jump .......... Yussuf Alli ................... 8.22m ... 26-11¼ ... Jun 7, 1983 .... NCAA ChampionshipsTriple Jump ......... Barry Davis ................ 16.25m . 53-3¾ ...... 1982 .........................................................Shot Put .............. Christian Cantwell .... 21.62m . 70-11¼ ... Jul 16, 2003 Diputacion de SalamancaDiscus .................. Ben Plunknett ........... 61.52m . 201-10 ..... May 29, 1976 .............................. USTFFHammer Throw Micah Shanks ............. 64.04m . 210-1 ....... Mar 23, 2002 ..... Saluki Spring ClassicJavelin ................... Darin File ................... 74.54m . 244-7 ....... May 17, 1998 . Big 12 ChampionshipsDecathlon ........... Knut Sommerfeldt .... 7685 .......................... May 17, 2003 . Big 12 Championships

In 2000...

Missouri Qualifiers overall/heatEvent Name Round Place Mark NotesMEN800m Derrick Peterson (Sr.) prelim 5th/1st 1:48.90

semi 12th/5th 1:48.10 missed final by .01 secondSteeple Ryan Pirtle (Sr.) prelim 26th/10th 8:43.95

Ray Hughes prelim 25th/9th 8:43.41Shot Put Christian Cantwell (Fr.) prelim - FOULJavelin Darin File prelim 7th 71.05m 233-1 69.79, 68.91, 71.05

FINAL 9th 68.38m 224-4 65.27, 68.38, 66.48WOMEN1500m Rebecca Wilmes prelim 25th/8th 4:20.51Steeple Kerry Hils (Fr.) FINAL 13th 10:47.81Hept Michelle Moran (Sr.) total dnf

1) 100mH 17th /17th 14.78 871 pts2) HJ 14th /t7th 1.70 (5-7) 855 pts cleared 5 bars3) SP 16th /17th 10.46 (34-4) 560 pts 10.46 9.95 FOUL4) 200m 17th /17th 26.47 757 pts5) LJ 17th /17th 4.86m 522 pts 4.77 4.86 PASS6) JAV dns7) 800m dns



Missouri Top 3MENName ...................................... Prof ................................. Date100m Dash1 Hans Uldal (So.) ............... 11.08wM ........................ 6/11$2 Greg Bracey (Fr.) .............. 11.19 .............................. 3/263 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Fr.) .. 11.35M ........................... 3/18

200m Dash1 Greg Bracey (Fr.) .............. 21.76 .............................. 4/302 Jason Jones (Jr.) ................. 22.73 .............................. 4/173 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Fr.) .. 23.10W .......................... 4/10

400m Dash1 Josiah James (Sr.) ............... 48.26 .............................. 5/72 Jimmie Jones (Fr.) .............. 48.84 .............................. 4/303 Jason Jones (Jr.) ................. 49.21 .............................. 4/30

800m Run1 Neville Miller (Jr.) .............. 1:49.42* ......................... 5/72 Marcus Mayes (Fr.) ........... 1:49.94* ......................... 5/153 Jimmie Jones (Fr.) .............. 1:50.20 ........................... Indoor................................................. 1:51.39 ........................... 5/7

1500m Run1 Ryan Hampton (Jr.) .......... 3:48.50 ........................... 3/272 Tipper O’Brien (Fr.) ......... 3:51.74 ........................... 5/73 Matt Noonan (So.) ........... 3:54.70 ........................... 4/17

3000m Steeplechase1 Matt Noonan (So.) ........... 9:05.68* ......................... 3/272 Mark Munzlinger (So.) .... 9:17.14 ........................... 3/273 Nathan Smith (Fr.) ........... 9:51.32 ........................... 4/9

5000m Run1 Tim Ross (So.) .................... 14:12:23* ....................... 3/262 Josh Davis (Jr.) ................... 14:38.08 ......................... Indoor................................................. 14:48.95 ......................... 4/93 Chase Hall (So.) ................ 14:40.31 ......................... Indoor................................................. 14:41.39 ......................... 4/9

10,000m Run1 Chase Hall (So.) ................ 29:29.18 ......................... 3/262 Josh Davis (Jr.) ................... 31:38.57 ......................... 4/29

110m Hurdles1 Hans Uldal (So.) ............... 14.71wM ........................ 6/12$2 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Jr.) ... 15.28w ........................... 4/173 Brandon Goebbert (Jr.) .. 15.88 .............................. 3/19

400m Hurdles1 Austin Kerkhover (Fr.) ..... 58.83 .............................. 4/3

4x400 Relay .......................... 3:12.34 ........................... 5/7

4x800 Relay .......................... 7:47.99 ........................... 4/17O’Brien, Hampton, Mayes, Ji. Jones

High Jump1 Jesse Sims (Jr.) .................... 2.12m* ..... 6-11½ ....... Indoor................................................. 2.10m ....... 6-10¾ ....... 4/32 Jason Edmonds (Sr.) ......... 2.11m ....... 6-11 ........... Indoor................................................. 2.05m ....... 6-8¾ ......... 4/103 Chris Horn (So.) .............. 2.05m ....... 6-8¾ ......... 3/27

Pole Vault1 Hans Uldal (So.) ............... 4.60mM .... 15-1¼ ....... 6/12$2 Marcus James (Sr.) ............ 4.57mM .... 15-0 ........... Indoor3 Will Drover (Fr.) .............. 4.55m ....... 14-11 ........ 4/9

Long Jump1 Hans Uldal (So.) ............... 7.28mM .... 23-10¾ .... 4/292 Chris Horn (So.) .............. 7.18m ....... 23-6¾ ....... Indoor................................................. W7.06m ... 23-2 ........... 4/9................................................. 7.04m ....... 23-1¼ ....... 5/73 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Fr.) .. 7.03mM .... 23-¼ ......... 3/18

Triple Jump1 Chris Horn (So.) .............. 14.37m ..... 47-1¾ ....... Indoor................................................. 14.19m ..... 46-6¾ ....... 4/32 Chris Feitz (Fr.) ................. 13.38m ..... 43-10¾ .... 4/10

Shot Put1 Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) ....... 19.09m* ... 62-7¾ ....... 6/12$2 Bill Hobson (Fr.) ............... 17.20m* ... 56-5¼ ....... 3/263 Adam Burla (Jr.) ................ 17.11m* ... 55-5¾ ....... 5/29

Discus1 Conrad Woolsey (Jr.) ....... 53.71m* ... 176-2 ........ 5/12 Bobby Musil (Fr.) .............. 52.54m* ... 172-4 ........ 5/153 Adam Noteis (So.) ............ 45.14m ..... 148-1 ........ 4/17

Hammer Throw1 Adam Burla (Jr.) ................ 52.71m ..... 172-11 ...... 4/172 Adam Noteis (So.) ............ 50.16m ..... 164-7 ........ 4/23 Bobby Musil (Fr.) .............. 41.70m ..... 136-10 ...... 3/20

Javelin1 Gary File (Sr.) .................... 66.47m* ... 218-1 ........ 5/72 Hans Uldal (So.) ............... 60.46mM .. 198-4 ........ 3/193 Ben Stafford (Fr.) .............. 54.64m ..... 179-3 ........ 5/1

Decathlon1 Hans Uldal (So.) ............... 7,661pts ......................... 6/12$2 Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Fr.) .. 6,993pts ......................... 3/193 Brandon Goebbert (Jr.) .. 6,534pts ......................... 3/19

WOMEN100m Dash1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ....... 12.52 .............................. 3/262 Samantha Stanley (So.) .... 12.96 .............................. 4/3

200m Dash1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ....... 24.42Mw ........................ 3/182 Whittney Stuart (Jr.) ........ 24.63 .............................. 4/303 Margaret Ibe (Jr.) .............. 25.85 .............................. Indoor

400m Dash1 Whittney Stuart (Jr.) ........ 55.33 .............................. 5/12 Laura Brandt (So.) ........... 56.08 .............................. 4/173 Margaret Ibe (Jr.) .............. 59.71 .............................. Indoor

800m Run1 Ashley Patten (So.) ........... 2:05.43* ......................... 3/272 Amanda Bales (So.) ........... 2:12.55 ........................... 4/33 Allison Werner (Fr.) .......... 2:13.24 ........................... Indoor................................................. 2:13.50 ........................... 3/26

1500m Run1 Amanda Bales (So.) ........... 4:25.10* ......................... 3/272 Jill Petersen (Jr.) ................ 4:33.61 ........................... 4/173 Ashley Patten (So.) ........... 4:35.94 ........................... 4/10

3000m Steeplechase1 Jill Petersen (Jr.) ................ 10:44.04* ....................... 5/12 Sonya Yamnitz (Jr.) ............ 11:24.53 ......................... 5/13 Kate Greer (Fr.) ............... 11:52.63 ......................... 4/2

5000m Run1 Amanda Bales (So.) ........... 16:26.71* ....................... 5/29@2 Jill Petersen (Jr.) ................ 16:38.58* ....................... 3/263 Katherine Bonugli (Sr.) ... 16:53.45* ....................... 3/26

10,000m Run1 Serena Ramsey (So.) ......... 34:44.63 ......................... 3/262 Valerie Lauver (So.) ........... 34:55.64 ......................... 3/263 Amy Chipman (Sr.) ........... 37:23.93 ......................... 4/29

100m Hurdles1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ....... 14.40M ........................... 6/9$2 Jemma Archibald (Jr.) ....... 14.51 .............................. 4/33 Liz Young (So.) .................. 15.30M ........................... 4/29

400m Hurdles1 Margaret Ibe (Jr.) .............. 1:00.55* ......................... 5/152 Comfort Ibe (Sr.) .............. 1:00.80* ......................... 5/73 Erin Moses (So.) ............... 1:02.49 ........................... 4/17

4x100 Relay .......................... 46.62 .............................. 4/17Stuart, Stockard, Brandt, C. Ibe

4x400 Relay .......................... 3:45.08 ........................... 4/17Stuart, Stockard, Brandt, Patten

4x800 Relay .......................... 9:14.47 ........................... 4/2Hansen, Werner, Bales, Patten

High Jump1 Jenny Bybee (Jr.) ............... 1.78m* ..... 5-10 ........... 6/11$2 Jessica Stockard (So.) ....... 1.70mM .... 5-7 ............. 4/292 Liz Young (So.) .................. 1.70mM .... 5-7 ............. Indoor................................................. 1.65m ....... 5-5 ............. 4/17

Pole Vault1 Jennifer Bennett (Sr.) ....... 4.05m ....... 13-3½ ....... Indoor2 Lyndsey Tait (Sr.) ............... 3.75m* ..... 12-3 ........... 5/153 Liz Young (So.) .................. 3.70m ....... 12-1½ ....... 4/17

Long Jump1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ....... 5.78m ....... 18-11¾ .... 4/22 Samantha Stanley (So.) .... 5.57m ....... 18-3¼ ....... Indoor................................................. w5.50m ..... 18-½ ......... 4/303 Jemma Archibald (Jr.) ....... 5.36m ....... 17-7 ........... Indoor

Triple Jump1 Jemma Archibalrd (Jr.) ..... 11.48m ..... 37-8 ........... Indoor................................................. 11.26 ........ 36-11½ .... 4/172 Samantha Stanley (So.) .... 11.32m ..... 37-1¾ ....... Indoor................................................. 11.09m ..... 36-4¾ ....... 4/3

Shot Put1 Janae Strickland (Sr.) ........ 16.92m*^ . 55-6¼ ....... 5/12 Lindsey Markworth (Jr.) .. 14.58m ..... 47-10 ........ 5/30@3 Laura Ortinau (Fr.) .......... 12.97m ..... 42-6¾ ....... Indoor................................................. 12.91m ..... 42-4¼ ....... 4/10

Javelin1 Jessica Stockard (Jr.) ......... 32.72mM .. 107-4 ........ 4/302 Liz Young (So.) .................. 24.87m ..... 81-7 ........... 4/17

Discus1 Melanie Uher (Fr.) ............ 49.66m* ... 162-11 ...... 4/32 Lindsay Markworth (Jr.) .. 47.18m* ... 154-9 ........ 4/173 Jamie Wynn (So.) .............. 46.78m* ... 153-6 ........ 5/15

Hammer Throw1 Holly Scherder (Sr.) ......... 60.76m*^ . 199-4 ........ 4/292 Ann Snider (Sr.) ................ 54.62m* ... 179-2 ........ 4/173 Jamie Wynn (So.) .............. 44.31m ..... 145-4 ........ 3/20

Heptathlon1 Jessica Stockard (So.) ....... 5,378pts* ....................... 4/302 Liz Young (So.) .................. 4,494pts ......................... 4/30

^ - School RecordM - Occured during a combined eventw - Wind-aided (2.0-3.9 m/s)W - Wind-aided (4.0+ m/s, not eligible for Big 12 seed mark orNCAA Regional qualifying mark)* NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark/NCAA Provisional Mark (10k, Decathlon/Heptathlon)@ at NCAA Mideast Regional (Baton Rouge, La.)$ - at NCAA Championships (Austin, Texas)

Team Schedule3/18-20 ... College Station Relays .............. College Station, Texas3/26-27 ... Stanford Invitational ............................ Palo Alto, Calif.4/2-3 ........ Missouri Relays ...................................... Columbia, Mo.4/9-10 ..... Tom Botts Invitational .......................... Columbia, Mo.4/17 ......... Nebraska Quadrangular ........................ Lincoln, Neb.4/22-24 ... Drake Relays ...................................... Des Moines, Iowa4/29-1 ..... Big 12 Championships ......................... Norman, Okla.5/7 ............ Billy Hayes Classic ............................ Bloomington, Ind.5/13-14 ... Walton Combined Event ..................... Columbia, Mo.5/15 ......... Ward Haylett Invitational ................. Manhattan, Kan.5/28-29 ... NCAA Mideast Regional ................... Baton Rouge, La.6/9-12 ..... NCAA Championships ............................ Austin, Texas

Upcoming6/24-27 ... USATF Jr. Na’tl Championships College Station, Texas7/9-18 ..... USATF Olympic Trials ...................... Sacramento, Calif.

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