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Missouri Track & Field 2005CONTACT INFO:

TOM LEWIS

(O) 573-884-9486(C) 573-424-9447(F) [email protected]

Indoor Championship SeasonMeet 9: NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsFayetteville, Ark. (Randall Tyson Center)March 11-12, 2005

NCAA Indoor Championships Volume 105, Issue 8Track: Indoor 200m, BankedHost: NCAA, Arkansas (women)Website: ncaasports.com, fl ashresults.

comScoring: Relay & Indiv. Events: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1Meet Make-Up:The Best of the Best in the country on

hand for the two-day all-out meetTeam Departure: Wednesday & Thurs.All-American: The top eight in each

indivdual and relay event will be named All-American, in addition, the top eight Americans also earn the honor also.

The NCAA Track & Field Committee announced late Monday night the fi eld accepted into the NCAA In-door Championships to be held this weekend in Fayetteville, Ark. Both of the Tigers’ Big 12 Cham-pion distance medley relay teams were accepted into the meet along with Conrad Woolsey (men’s shot put), Hans Uldal (men’s heptathlon), Ashley Patten (women’s 800m), and freshman Trisa Nick-oley (women’s 800m).

“Obviously, we’re very happy,” said Head Coach Dr. Rick McGuire. “This past weekend, our men’s DMR, Hans (Uldal) in the heptathlon, were spec-tacular. We’re going to Fayetteville with 10 kids, not many schools can say they are doing that. We feel real happy, our kids had a good season and

Meet Schedule

TIGERS TO SEND 10 TO

NCAA INDOOR IN FIVE EVENTSAshley Patten and Big 12 Freshman of the Year

Trisa Nickoley accepted into two events

2005 Missouri ScheduleINDOOR SEASONJANUARY14 Missouri Invitational Columbia, Mo.22 Missouri-Kansas-Kansas State Tri. Manhattan, Kan.28-29 Northern Iowa Invitational Cedar Falls, IowaFEBRUARY4-5 Meyo Classic (Notre Dame) South Bend, Ind.11-12 Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa19 Missouri All-Comers Columbia, Mo.25-26 Big 12 Indoor Championships Lincoln, Neb.MARCH4-5 NCAA Qualifying Weekend South Bend, Ind./Ames, Iowa11-12 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark.OUTDOOR SEASONMARCH25-26 Tulsa Inv./Stanford Inv. Tulsa, Okla./Palo Alto, Calif.APRIL1-2 Missouri Relays Columbia, Mo.9 Pepsi Team Invitational MU, Indiana, Oregon, Washington Eugene, Ore.14-15 Audrey Walton Combined Event Columbia, Mo.15-16 Tom Botts Invitational Columbia, Mo.23 Musco Twilight/Oregon Twilight Iowa City, Iowa/Eugene, Ore.MAY6 Billy Hayes Invitational Bloomington, Ind.12-14 Big 12 Championships Manhattan, Kan.26-27 NCAA Mideast Regional Bloomington, Ind.JUNE8-11 NCAA Championships Sacramento, Calif.24-26 USATF Championships USATF Junior Championships Carson, Calif. (Los Angeles)

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Saturday, March 1211:00a Men’s Heptathlon - Day Two Hans Uldal11:30a Women’s Pentathlon

FIELD EVENTS2:00pm Women’s Weight Throw4:10pm Women’s Triple Jump4:30pm Men’s Shot Put Conrad Woolsey4:45pm Men’s High Jump5:30pm Women’s Pole Vault5:45pm Men’s Triple Jump

TRACK EVENTS(all events fi nals)6:15pm Mile Run6:35pm Women’s 800m Run6:45pm Men’s 800m Run6:55pm 400m Dash7:15pm 60m Dash7:35pm 3000m Run8:05pm 4x400m Relay

Friday, March 119:30am Men’s Heptathlon - Day One Hans Uldal

FIELD EVENTSNoon Women’s Weight Throw2:30pm Women’s High Jump2:30pm Women’s Shot Put4:00pm Women’s Long Jump5:35pm Men’s Pole Vault6:00pm Men’s Long Jump

TRACK EVENTS(Women fi rst, all are fi nals unless listed)4:30pm Women’s 800m Run (prelims) Ashley Patten4:45pm Men’s 800m Run (prelims)5:05pm 60m Hurdles (prelims)5:40pm 400m Dash (prelims)6:15pm 60m Dash (prelims)6:45pm Mile Run (prelims)7:20pm 200m Dash (prelims)7:50pm Women’s 5000m Run8:10pm 60m Hurdles (fi nals)8:30pm Men’s 5000m Run8:50pm 200m Dash (fi nals)9:10pm Women’s Distance Medley Relay9:30pm Men’s Distance Medley Relay

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Missouri Track & Field 2005

General InformationLocation ........................... Columbia, Mo. 65205Population ............................................84,531Founded ................................................ 1839Enrollment ...........................................27,088Nickname ..............................................TigersColors ..................................Old Gold and BlackConference ............................................Big 12Affi liation ..................................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), 22stAssistant Coaches – (Alma Mater), season at Mizzou Throws .......... Brett Halter (Indiana Univ. of Penn. ’93), 12th Distance & XC Head Coach ... Jared Wilmes (Missouri ’94), 7th Mid-Distance & Distance ...Rebecca Wilmes (Missouri’ 97), 7th Jumps/Hurdles/Sprints .............................................. ...................... Matt Candrl (Northeast Mo. State ’91), 5th Sprints ............................. Chad Shade (Missouri ’00), 5th Pole Vault ........... Dan Lefever (Nebraska Wesleyan ’99), 3rdOffi ce Phone ...............................(573) 882-0722Offi ce Fax ..................................(573) 882-4720Indoor Facility ......Hearnes Center Fieldhouse (1972)Outdoor Facility ............................................. ... Audrey J. Walton Track/Soccer Stadium (1998)

Media RelationsMedia Relations Director .................... Chad MollerMedia Relations Phone ...................(573) 882-3241Media Relations Fax ......................(573) 882-4720Shipping Address .....................600 Stadium Drive, ............................................ 260 Hearnes, .................................. Columbia, Mo. 65205

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

Team Information2004 Big 12 Conference Finishes Men (Indoor) ...................................... 12th Men (Outdoor) .................................... 11th Women (Indoor) .................................... 4th Women (Outdoor) .................................. 4th2004 NCAA Championship Finishes Men (Indoor) ...................................... 66th Men (Outdoor) .................................... 40th Women (Indoor) ...................................51st Women (Outdoor) ................................ 72nd2004 Olympian Returning Hans Uldal ...................................Decathlon2004 All-Americans Returning Decathlon (M – 5th) ....................... Hans Uldal 800m Run (W, Indoor – 8th) .......... Ashley Patten Shot Put (M, Indoor – 8th, Outdoor – 7th) .......... .........................................Conrad Woolsey2004 All-Americans Lost Shot Put (W, Indoor – 7th) ........Janae Strickland Hammer Throw (W – 12th) .......... Holly Scherder2004 Big 12 Champions Returning 800m Run (Indoor) .................... Ashley Patten Distance Medley Relay ................Jill Petersen, ..........................................Allison Werner, ........................................... Amanda Bales2004 Big 12 Champions Lost Heptathlon .......................... Jessica Stockard Distance Medley Relay ............ Jessica Stockard

Quick Facts Women’s Distance Medley Relay

Men’s Distance Medley Relay

2005 PROGRESSION

ALL-TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICANS

THE FIELD

Ashley Patten Whittney Stuart

Trisa Nickoley(tree-sa nick-o-lee)

Amanda Bales

Rk School Seed Date1 Villanova 11:05.23 2/42 North Carolina 11:05.31 2/43 Michigan 11:05.33 2/44 Stanford 11:07.81 2/45 Georgetown 11:08.60 2/46 Arkansas 11:09.09 2/47 West Virginia 11:12.12 2/258 Duke 11:14.30 2/49 Arizona State 11:14.63 3/410 Tennessee 11:17.28 2/1211 Missouri 11:19.46 2/4

11:19.46 2/4 3rd Meyo InvitePatten (1), Stuart (2), Nickoley (3), Bales (4)

11:19.54 3/4 2nd Alex WilsonPatten (1), Stuart (2), Nickoley (3), Bales (4)

11:23.98 2/25 1ST Big 12 IndoorHansen (1), Stuart (2), Nickoley (3), Bales (4)

1982Andrea Fisher, Ramona Riley, Lynn Biggs, Sabrina Dornhoeffer3rd Place

2001Kerry Hils, Sunny Gilbert, Ashley Wysong, Ann Marie BrooksNCAA Champions

Neville Miller Jimmie Jones

Marcus Mayes Ryan HamptonTHE FIELDRk School Seed Date1 Michigan 9:28.12 3/42 Arkansas 9:29.25 2/123 Stanford 9:33.49 2/114 Brigham Young 9:33.70 3/45 Notre Dame 9:35.12 3/46 Missouri 9:35.25 3/47 UCLA 9:35.45 1/288 Wisconsin 9:36.20 3/49 Washington 9:36.20 3/410 Virginia 9:36.21 3/4

2005 PROGRESSION

ALL-TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICANS

1970Dave Rogl, Fred Lafser, Billy McCoy, Mark Wilson2nd Place

1974Dave Rogl, Jim Crawford,Mike Rabuse, Charlie McMullenNCAA Champions

9:35.25^ 3/4 4th Alex WilsonMiller, Jones, Mayes, Hampton

9:47.13* 2/25 1ST Big 12 IndoorO’Brien, Jones, Miller, Hampton

9:48.61 2/4 2nd Meyo InviteMiller, Jones, Mayes, O’Brien

^ Missouri School Record* Big 12 Meet Record


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Tiger Open Event Entries

Ashley PattenJUNIOR

800-METER RUN

CLARKSTON, MICH.LAKE ORION HS

2005 PROGRESSION800m2:06.54 Feb 5 1st Meyo Invite2:07.24 Mar 5 1st Alex Wilson2:11.33 Feb 12 17th Iowa State Classic

1000m2:45.96 Feb 26 1st Big 12 Indoor2:46.50 Jan 22 1st MU-KU-KSU Tri

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS* All-American (Indoor 800m, 2004, 8th place)* Two-Time Big 12 Champion (i800m, 2004; 1000m, 2005)* Junior National Champion (800m, 2003)* Academic All-American (Outdoor Track, 2003)* Six-Time All-Big 12* Team Co-Captain

PERSONAL BESTSCROSS COUNTRY 5k 17:58 Notre D. ‘046k 22:32 Big 12 ‘04INDOOR 600m 1:33.34 Illinois ‘03800m 2:05.97 ISU Qual ‘041000m 2:45.96 Big 12 ‘05OUTDOOR 800m 2:05.43 Stanford ‘041500m 4:35.94 Botts ‘04Steeple 11:06.12 MU Relays ‘04

Progression 800m 2003i 2:09.79 Big 12 Indoor2003 2:07.37 Big 122004i 2:05.97 Cyclone LC2004 2:05.43 Stanford Invite2005i 2:06.54 Meyo Invite 1000m 2004i 2:58.81 Mo Invite2005i 2:45.96 Big 12 Indoor

ALL-TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICANSWomen’s Indoor 800m1984 Lynn Biggs 5th1995 Rebecca Davis 12th1999 Ashley Wysong 6th

THE FIELD1 Nicole Cook SR Tennessee 2:00.75 Feb 272 Aneita Denton SR Arkansas 2:01.96 Feb 273 Neisha Bernard-Thomas SR LSU 2:04.42 Feb 274 Lysaira Roman-DelValle SR Kansas St. 2:04.43 Mar 55 Mable Kunihira FR Oral Roberts 2:04.84 Mar 56 Melanie Hardy SR Tulsa 2:05.79 Mar 57 Beth Heimann SR Kentucky 2:05.93 Feb 278 Ada Anderson JR Iowa St. 2:06.54 Feb 12 Ashley Patten JR Missouri 2:06.54 Feb 510 Chloe Jarvis SR California 2:06.65 Feb 2611 Carlene Robinson FR Illinois 2:06.69 Feb 512 Beata Rudzinska SR Akron 2:06.85 Mar 513 Morgan Uceny SO Cornell 2:06.90 Mar 614 Paige Farrell FR Arkansas 2:07.06 Feb 2715 Ashley Freeman SO Stanford 2:07.21 Mar 516 Amanda Miller FR Washington 2:07.32 Mar 5

2000 Ashley Wysong 4th2001 Ashley Wysong 6th2004 Ashley Patten 8th

Conrad WoolseySENIOR

SHOT PUT

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO.EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HS/NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE

2005 PROGRESSIONSP19.22m 63-¾ Feb 26 1st Big 12 Indoor19.04m 62-5¾ Feb 12 3rd Iowa State Cl.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS* NCAA Division II Indoor Shot Put Champion (2002)* Big 12 Champion (SP, indoor, 2005)* U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifi er (2004)* Six-Time All-American (2, D-I; 4, D-II)* Academic All-American* Four-Time All-Big 12

PERSONAL BESTSINDOOR SP 19.22m 63-¾ Big 12 ‘05 OUTDOOR SP 19.09m 62-7¾ NCAA ‘04DISC 53.71m 176-2 B12 ‘04

ProgressionSP 2000-HS 16.52m 54-2½ USA vs. Canada2002i-NWMSU17.67m 57-11¾ NCAA Div II2002-NWMSU 18.14m 59-6¼ NCAA Div II2004i 18.92m 62-1 MU All-Co.2004 19.09m 62-7¾ NCAA2005i 19.22m 63-¾ Big 12 Indoor

ALL-TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICANSMen’s Indoor Shot Put2000 Christian Cantwell 7th2002 Christian Cantwell 3rd2003 Christian Cantwell 3rd

THE FIELD1 Garrett Johnson SO Florida St. 20.34m Jan 152 Magnus Lohse SO Colorado St. 20.03m Jan 293 Nedzad Mulabegovic SR Purdue 19.94m Feb 194 Edis Elkasevic SO Auburn 19.68m Feb 65 Vikas Gowda JR North Carolina 19.60m Feb 196 Sean Shields JR Arizona 19.29m Feb 267 Sheldon Battle JR Kansas 19.29m Feb 128 Conrad Woolsey SR Missouri 19.22m Feb 269 Justin Clicket SO Pittsburgh 19.05m Mar 610 Rhuben Williams SR California 19.01m Feb 2611 John Newell SR Georgia 18.97m Feb 2712 Joe Thomas SO Wisconsin 18.90m Feb 2613 Ryan Norwood SR Virginia Tech 18.74m Mar 314 Raigo Toompuu SR W. Kentucky 18.71m Feb 19

2003 Russ Bell 7th2004 Conrad Woolsey 8th



Hans Uldal -- Men’s Heptathlon

Hans UldalRS SOPHOMORE

HEPTATHLON

ARDENAL, NORWAY

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS* Olympian (2004, Athens, decathlon, 27th)* All-American (2004, Decathlon, 5th)* Three-Time All-Big 12* School Record Holder (Decathlon, 7733 pts.)

HEPTATHLON LEDGER

60m LJ SP HJ 60mH PV 1000m Day 1 Day 2Personal Bests hep 7.28m 14.22m hep 8.33 hep hep 3050 2494

23-10¼ 46-8B12 (O) '04 NCAA (O) '04 MU Tri '05 Big 12 '05 IMC '05

Hept Bests 7.13 7.00m 13.82m 1.91m 8.41 4.80m 2:44.2622-11¾ 45-4¼ 6-3¼ 15-9

Meet Big 12 '05 Big 12 '03 Big 12 '03 Big 12 '03 IMC '05 IMC '05 Big 12 '03Big 12 Championships 7.30 7.00m 13.82m 1.91m 8.46 4.53m 2:44.26Lincoln, Nebraska 22-11¾ 45-4¼ 6-3¼ 14-10¼Feb 28-Mar 1, 2003 779 814 717 723 869 769 826place: 3rd (All-Big 12) 779 1593 2310 3033 3902 4671 5497Big 12 Indoor 7.13 6.89m 14.15m 1.87m DNF 4.70m DNFLincoln, Nebraska 22-7¼ 46-5¼ 6-1½ 15-5

837 788 738 687 819837 1625 2363 3050 3050 3869 3869

Intermountain Championships 7.27 6.86m 13.58m 1.85m 8.41 4.80m 2:50.12Pocatello, Idaho 22-6½ 44-6¾ 6-¾ 15-9

789 781 703 670 881 849 764place: 1st 789 1570 2273 2943 3824 4673 5437

NCAA Indoor Championship

Fayetteville, Ark.

2943 24942005

Indoor HeptathlonHans Uldal

2003 3033 2464

3050 819

ALL-TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICANSnone

Points 60 LJ SP HJ Day1 60H PV 1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Maurice Smith SR 6.94 7.11m 16.03m 1.98m 7.88 4.50m 2:39.32 Auburn 23-04 52-07.25 6-06 14-09 SEC Championships 6035 (904) (840) (853) (785) 3382 (1012) (760) (881) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Kilmartin, Donovan 7.11 6.85m 12.85m 2.08m 8.31 5.20m 2:50.87 Texas SO 22-05.75 42-02 6-09.75 17-00.75 Big 12 Champ. 5791 (844) (778) (658) (878) 3158 (905) (972) (756) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Hardee, Trey JR 6.89 6.93m 12.69m 2.02m 8.09 4.60m 2:48.16 Texas 22-09 41-07.75 6-07.5 15-01 Big 12 Champ. 5723 (922) (797) (648) (822) 3189 (959) (790) (785) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Travis Brandstatter 7.22 6.90m 12.36m 2.05m 8.17 4.85m 2:48.48 Minnesota SR 22-07.75 40-06.75 6-08.75 15-11 Big Ten Champ. 5660 (806) (790) (628) (850) 3074 (939) (865) (782) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Darion Powell JR 7.11 7.06m 14.96m 1.95m 8.29 4.60m 2:55.04 Washington St. 23-02 49-01 6-04.75 15-01 Cougar Classic 5631 (844) (821) (787) (758) 3210 (910) (790) (724) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Chris Helwick SO 7.42 6.91m 14.10m 2.04m 8.75 5.00m 2:47.51 Tennessee 22-08 46-03.25 6-08.25 16-04.75 SEC Championships 5609 (739) (792) (734) (840) 3105 (802) (910) (792) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Draudvila, Darius 7.03 6.74m 14.61m 2.02m 8.26 4.20m 2:51.34 Kansas State SR 22-01.5 47-11.25 6-07.5 13-09.25 Big 12 Champ. 5555 (872) (753) (766) (822) 3213 (917) (673) (752)

---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Robert Arnold FR 7.27 6.77m 12.58m 1.99m 8.47 4.85m 2:46.68 Arizona 22-02.5 41-03.75 6-06.25 15-11 MPSF Champ. 5518 (789) (760) (642) (794) 2985 (867) (865) (801) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Ryan Voge JR 7.34 6.82m 12.34m 2.02m 8.95 4.85m 2:43.26 Oregon 22-04.5 40-06 6-07.5 15-11 MPSF Champ. 5445 (765) (771) (627) (822) 2985 (757) (865) (838) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Hans Uldal SO 7.27 6.86m 13.58m 1.85m 8.41 4.80m 2:50.12 Missouri 22-06.5 44-06.75 6-00.75 15-09 Intermountain 5437 (789) (781) (703) (670) 2943 (881) (849) (764) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Ben Roland JR 7.30 6.91m 14.22m 2.02m 8.79 4.45m 2:52.47 Wisconsin 22-08 46-08 6-07.5 14-07.25 Big Ten Champ. 5414 (779) (792) (742) (822) 3135 (793) (746) (740) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Rob Bates SR 7.07 6.82m 12.90m 1.96m 8.04 4.10m 2:53.45 North Carolina 22-04.5 42-04 6-05 13-05.25 ACC Champ. 5404 (858) (771) (661) (767) 3057 (972) (645) (730) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Joshua Kinnaman 6.88 7.36m 13.98m 1.88m 8.81 4.37m 3:02.04 Arizona State SO 24-01.75 45-10.5 6-02 14-04 No. Ariz. Multis 5402 (925) (900) (727) (696) 3248 (788) (722) (644) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Brandon Hoskins FR Liberty Liberty Last Chance 5375 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

SCOUTING THE FIELD -- SEASON BEST HEPTS



Tiger Event BestsMEN Name Mark Date60m Dash (6.62/6.72) 1) Greg Bracey (So.) 6.82T 2/25 B122) Marquis Davis (Sr.) 6.88 1/223) Hans Uldal (So.) 7.13M 2/25 B124) Brandon Goebbert (Sr.) 7.22M 3/45) Sterling Hayden (Jr.) 7.25M 2/196) Austin Kerkhover (So.) 7.26 2/197) Bjorn Sommerfeldt (Fr.) 7.28M 2/25 B128) Benjamin Vrbicek (Sr.) 7.57M 1/28

200m Dash (20.83/21.23) 1) Marquis Davis (Sr.) 21.46 3/52) Greg Bracey (So.) 22.27 2/113) Chris Horn (Jr.) 22.73 1/294) Austin Kerkhover (So.) 23.07 2/195) Sterling Hayden (Jr.) 23.92 1/226) Tim Fritson (Fr.) 24.00 1/14

400m Dash (46.05/47.25) 1) Jimmie Jones (So.) 48.85 1/222) Jason Jones (Sr.) 49.52 2/53) Austin Kerkhover (So.) 52.78 1/144) Tim Fritson (Fr.) 53.15 1/14

500m Run 1) Jason Jones (Sr.) 1:05.07 2/4

600yd Run 1) Jimmie Jones (So.) 1:10.35 2/26 B122) Jason Jones (Sr.) 1:12.35 2/123) Marcus Mayes (So.) 1:13.07 1/224) Austin Kerkhover (Fr.) 1:18.25 1/22

600m Run 1) Wade Souza (Fr.) 1:22.80 1/29

800m Run (1:48.00/1:49.50) 1) Neville Miller (Jr.) 1:48.39*T 3/52) Marcus Mayes (So.) 1:49.01* 2/123) Jimmie Jones (So.) 1:51.09 2/124) Tipper O’Brien (So.) 1:52.97 2/125) Wade Souza (Fr.) 1:54.23 2/5

1000m Run 1) Neville Miller (Sr.) 2:23.44pT 2/25 B122) Rem Moll (Jr.) 2:25.84 2/25 B123) Marcus Mayes (So.) 2:27.78 1/294) Tipper O’Brien (So.) 2:29.67 1/225) Brian Graybill (Fr.) 2:33.84 1/146) Zaven O’Bryant (Fr.) 2:38.34 1/147) Brandon Goebbert (Sr.) 2:44.59M 2/26 B128) Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.) 2:45.01M 2/26 B129) Hans Uldal (So.) 2:50.12M 3/510) Benjamin Vrbicek (Sr.) 3:00.66M 1/2911) Sterling Hayden (Jr.) 3:06.81M 1/29

Mile Run (3:59.30/4:04.90) 1) Ryan Hampton (Sr.) 4:04.14* 2/122) Tipper O’Brien (So.) 4:04.74* 2/123) Michael Barrows (Fr.) 4:08.91 2/25 B124) Tim Ross (Jr.) 4:12.44 1/295) Matt Noonan (Jr.) 4:13.28 1/146) Rem Moll (So.) 4:15.24 1/297) David Mertens (Sr.) 4:16.11 1/298) Josh Davis (Jr.) 4:18.95 1/14

3000m Run (7:56/8:05) 1) Tim Ross (Jr.) 8:04.86 SR* 2/52) Ryan Hampton (Sr.) 8:10.55 2/26 B123) David Mertens (Sr.) 8:16.25 T 2/124) Matt Noonan (Jr.) 8:16.74 2/125) Michael Barrows (Fr.) 8:34.07 2/56) Josh Davis (Sr.) 8:42.37 1/227) Colten Green (So.) 8:56.49 1/14

5000m Run (13:53.10/14:15.00) 1) Tim Ross (Jr.) 14:09.25 SR* 2/122) Matt Noonan (Jr.) 14:24.94 T 2/43) Josh Davis (Sr.) 14:35.75 T 2/44) Michael Barrows (Fr.) 14:56.26 2/115) Colten Green (So.) 15:28.66 2/4

60m Hurdles (7.70/7.91) 1) Hans Uldal (So.) 8.33T 1/222) Brandon Goebbert (Sr.) 8.42T 1/143) Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.) 8.47MT 2/26 B124) Benjamin Vrbicek (Sr.) 9.25M 1/295) Sterling Hayden (Jr.) 9.62M 1/29

4x400m Relay 3:11.88 T 2/12Ji. Jones, N. Miller, M. Davis, Mayes

4x800m Relay 7:43.95 1/22Hampton, N. Miller, Mayes, Ji. Jones

Distance Medley Relay 9:35.25* SR 3/4N. Miller, Ji. Jones, Mayes, Hampton

High Jump (2.23m/2.17m) 1) Jesse Sims (Sr.) 2.12m 6-11½ 2/19 Chris Horn (Jr.) 2.12m 6-11½ 2/193) Jason Miller (Fr.) 1.93m 6-4 1/294) Dan Taylor (Fr.) 1.92m 6-3½ 1/145) Brandon Goebbert (Sr.) 1.91mM 6-3¼ 3/4

6) Hans Uldal (So.) 1.87m 6-1½ 2/19 Benjamin Vrbicek (Sr.) 1.87m 6-1½ 1/148) Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.) 1.82m 5-11½ 2/199) Sterling Hayden (Jr.) 1.67mM 5-5¾ 1/28 Pole Vault (5.50m/5.20m) 1) Brandon Goebbert (Sr.) 5.00mT 16-4¾ 2/192) Hans Uldal (So.) 4.80mM 15-9 3/53) Will Drover (So.) 4.70m 15-5 2/194) Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.) 4.50m 14-9 2/26 B125) Daniel Willngham (So.) 4.10m 13-5¼ 2/196) Benjamin Vrbicek (Sr.) 3.90m 12-9½ 1/297) Sterling Hayden (Jr.) 3.20m 10-6 1/29

Long Jump (7.85m/7.45m) 1) Chris Horn (Jr.) 7.15m 23-5½ 2/25 B122) Hans Uldal (So.) 7.00m 22-11¾ 1/223) Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.) 6.88mM 22-7 2/25 B124) Brandon Goebbert (Sr.) 6.38m 20-11¼ 2/195) Sterling Hayden (Jr.) 6.22mM 20-5 1/286) Benjamin Vrbicek (Sr.) 6.13mM 20-1½ 1/28

Triple Jump (16.20m/15.50m) 1) Chris Horn (Jr.) 14.21m 46-7½ 1/222) Jason Miller (Fr.) 14.12m 46-4 2/12

Shot Put (19.30m/17.75m) 1) Conrad Woolsey (Sr.) 19.22m*T 62-5¾ 2/26 B122) Bill Hobson (Jr.) 17.65m 57-11 2/26 B123) Adam Burla (Sr.) 17.34m 56-10¾ 2/54) Nate Englin (Fr.) 17.24m 56-6¾ 2/26 B125) Tyler Dailey (Fr.) 16.85m 55-3½ 2/26 B126) Hans Uldal (So.) 14.15mM 46-5¼ 2/25 B127) Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.) 13.31m 43-8 2/128) Sterling Hayden (Jr.) 12.01m 39-5 2/199) Benjamin Vrbicek (Sr.) 11.57mM 37-11½ 1/2810) Brandon Goebbert (Sr.) 11.51mM 37-9¼ 2/25 B12

Weight Throw (21.20m/19.00m) 1) Bobby Musil (Fr.) 19.33mT* 63-5 2/42) Tyler Dailey (Fr.) 19.19mT* 62-11½ 1/223) Adam Burla (Sr.) 17.79m 58-4½ 2/44) Nate Englin (Fr.) 17.44m 57-2¾ 1/225) Dave Borchardt (So.) 17.16m 56-3¾ 2/126) Adam Noteis (Jr.) 17.00m 55-9¼ 1/22

Heptathlon (5,650/5,200) 1) Hans Uldal (So.) 5,437* 3/52) Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.) 5,308*T 2/26 B123) Brandon Goebbert (Sr.) 5,295*T 2/26 B124) Benjamin Vrbicek (Sr.) 4,504 1/295) Sterling Hayden (Jr.) 4,154 1/29

WOMEN Name Mark Date60m Dash (7.27/7.44) 1) Whittney Stuart (Sr.) 7.80 T 2/192) Kaela Rorvig (Fr.) 8.05 1/223) Margaret Ibe (Sr.) 8.19 2/194) Erin Moses (Jr.) 8.34 1/225) Liz Young (Jr.) 8.62 1/22

200m Dash (23.30/23.90) 1) Whittney Stuart (Sr.) 25.44 1/292) Margaret Ibe (Sr.) 26.81 2/53) Erin Moses (Jr.) 27.59 1/224) Laura Brandt (Jr.) 27.77 1/22

300m Dash 1) Margaret Ibe (Sr.) 42.12 2/4

400m Dash (52.40/54.40) 1) Whittney Stuart (Sr.) 56.65 T 2/122) Margaret Ibe (Sr.) 58.35 2/25 B123) Laura Brandt (Jr.) 58.49 2/54) Erin Moses (Jr.) 1:01.66 2/19

500m Dash 1) Laura Brandt (Jr.) 1:15.45 2/4

600yd Run 1) Trisa Nickoley (Fr.) 1:24.31 1/142) Laura Brandt (Jr.) 1:25.73 2/25 B123) Ashley Guy (Fr.) 1:28.23 1/224) Rachel Stollings (Sr.) 1:31.29 1/22

600m Run 1) Trisa Nickoley (Fr.) 1:32.99 1/29

800m Run (2:05.65/2:09.00) 1) Ashley Patten (Jr.) 2:06.54* 2/52) Trisa Nickoley (Fr.) 2:07.45*T 2/123) Nicole Johnson (Jr.) 2:14.87 2/124) Anne Case-Halferty 2:15.97 2/55) Ashley Guy (Fr.) 2:16.85 2/26 B126) Kasey Kimball (Fr.) 2:18.23 1/297) Jill Petersen (Sr.) 2:18.2h 1/228) Summer Owens (Fr.) 2:19.0h 2/199) Rachel Stollings (Sr.) 2:19.6h 2/1910) Liz Young (Jr.) 2:21.71M 2/1111) Kaela Rorvig (Fr.) 2:22.24M 2/25 B1212) Carolyn Rauen (Fr.) 2:25.98 1/29

1000m Run 1) Ashley Patten (So.) 2:45.96 2/26 B122) Nicole Johnson (Jr.) 2:53.16 2/25 B123) Kasey Kimball (Fr.) 2:54.22 1/224) Kristin Hansen (Jr.) 2:56.91 1/295) Summer Owens (Fr.) 2:59.53 2/4

Mile Run (4:38.50/4:47.00) 1) Amanda Bales (Sr.) 4:45.22* 3/52) Kristin Hansen (Jr.) 4:53.71 2/26 B123) Ashley Patten (Jr.) 4:56.4h 1/144) Jill Petersen (Sr.) 4:56.64 1/225) Kasey Kimball (Fr.) 4:57.34 2/126) Serena Ramsey (Sr.) 4:59.60 1/147) Carolyn Rauen (Fr.) 5:13.00 1/29

3000m Run (9:16/9:35) 1) Serena Ramsey (Sr.) 9:31.52*T 2/52) Amanda Bales (Sr.) 9:36.59 2/123) Jill Petersen (Jr.) 9:47.17 2/54) Kristin Hansen (Jr.) 9:52.73 2/125) Kate Greer (So.) 9:54.82 2/126) Kasey Kimball (Fr.) 10:05.33 2/26 B127) Carolyn Rauen (Fr.) 10:16.04 2/12

5000m Run (16:10/16:45) 1) Serena Ramsey (Sr.) 16:34.87*SR 2/25 B122) Jill Petersen (Sr.) 16:41.76*T 2/113) Kate Greer (So.) 17:53.78 2/4

60m Hurdles (8.15/8.43) 1) Kaela Rorvig (Fr.) 9.0h 1/142) Liz Young (Jr.) 9.1h 1/14

4x400m Relay 3:47.23 T 2/5Stuart, Nickoley, Patten, Rorvig

Distance Medley Relay 11:19.46* T 2/4Patten, Stuart, Nickoley, Bales

High Jump (1.84m/1.78m) 1) Jenny Bybee (Sr.) 1.70m 5-7 1/292) Liz Young (Jr.) 1.68m 5-6 2/26 B123) Alison Suntrup (Fr.) 1.55m 5-1 2/194) Kaela Rorvig (Fr.) 1.53m 5-¼ 1/22

Pole Vault (4.20m/3.95m) 1) Lyndsey Tait (Sr.) 3.85mT 12-7½ 2/192) Tommie Powers (Fr.) 3.55mT 11-7¾ 2/26 B123) Liz Young (Jr.) 3.35m 10-11¾ 1/144) Christina Gilpin (Sr.) 3.15m 10-4 1/145) Erin Shryock (So.) 3.10m 10-2 1/226) Kelley Weidinger (Sr.) 2.98m 9-9¼ 2/117) Jessica Walter (Jr.) 2.80m 9-2¼ 2/19

Long Jump (6.40m/6.10m) 1) Kaela Rorvig (Fr.) 5.37m 17-7½ 1/142) Liz Young (Jr.) 5.21m 17-1¼ 1/22

Triple Jump (13.30m/12.65m) 1) Kaela Rorvig (Fr.) 11.07m 36-4 1/222) Lydia Mariam (Jr.) 10.99m 36-¾ 1/14

Shot Put (16.90m/15.40m) 1) Lindsey Markworth (Sr.) 15.03mT 49-3¾ 2/26 B122) Elizabeth Robe (Fr.) 14.52mT 47-7¼ 2/26 B123) Elisha Hunt (Fr.) 13.38m 43-10¼ 2/194) Laura Ortineau (So.) 12.32m 40-5 2/195) Denise Gilmore (Fr.) 11.93m 39-1¾ 2/56) Liz Young (Jr.) 10.71mM 35-1¾ 2/117) Kaela Rorvig (Fr.) 9.97m 32-8½ 2/11

Weight Throw (20.50m/18.50m) 1) Elisha Hunt (Fr.) 17.45mT 57-3 2/25 B122) Denise Gilmore (Fr.) 16.79mT 55-1 2/25 B123) Lindsey Markworth (Sr.) 15.23m 49-11¾ 1/224) Elizabeth Robe (Fr.) 14.68m 48-2 1/145) Laura Ortinau (So.) 13.66m 44-9¾ 2/196) Jennifer Smith (So.) 12.72m 41-8¾ 2/19

Pentathlon (4,050/3,700) 1) Liz Young (Jr.) 3734*T 2/112) Kaela Rorvig (Fr.) 3383 1/28 time are not converted to a banked course if mark was run on a fl at course (Big 12 standard), they refl ect actual marks in competition. p - preliminary round M - mark as part of a multi-event (pentathlon/heptathlon)

T - mark in Missouri’s All-Time Top Five h - hand time SR - Missouri School Record( ) NCAA Automatic/NCAA Provisional qualifying marks (using banked or oversized courses)! - Personal BestMeet Schedule:1/14 - Missouri Invitational, Columbia, Mo.1/22 - MU-KU-KSU Triangular, Manhattan, Kan.1/28-29 - Northern Iowa Invitational - Cedar Falls, Iowa2/4-5 - Meyo Invitational - South Bend, Ind.2/11-12 - Iowa State Classic, Ames, Iowa2/19 - Missouri All-Comers - Columbia, Mo.2/25-26 - Big 12 Championships3/4-5 - NCAA Qualifying Weekend

p - preliminary round M - mark as part of a multi-event

T - in Missouri’s All-Time Top Five h - hand time

( ) NCAA Automatic/NCAA Provisional qualifying marks



Name ..................... Class .............. Event ................. Major ............................. Hometown (Last School)Amanda Bales ............ Senior (I) .......... Distance ............. Physical Therapy ......................... Bettendorf, IowaJennifer Bennett ........ RS Senior (O) ..... Pole Vault ............ Fine Arts ........................................ Ashland, Mo.Laura Brandt ............. Junior ............. Sprints ................ Journalism .................................. New Haven, Mo.Katy Bundy ............... RS Fresh (I) ....... Distance ............. Nursing ...........................................Ballwin, Mo.Jenny Bybee ............. Senior ............. Jumps ................ Communications/English ..................Springfi eld, Mo.Anne Case-Halferty ..... Freshman ......... Distance ............. Journalism .................................... Columbia, Mo.Denise Gilmore .......... Freshman ......... Throws ............... Political Science ...........................Manhattan, Kan.Christina Gilpin .......... Senior ............. Pole Vault ............ Nursing ................................... Jefferson City, Mo.Kate Greer ............... Sophomore ....... Distance ............. Journalism .............................. Marshalltown, IowaAshley Guy ............... Freshman ......... Distance ............. Biological Science ........................... Columbia, Mo.Kristin Hansen ........... Junior (I) .......... Distance ............. Dietetics ........................................Milford, IowaElisha Hunt ............... Freshman ......... Throws ............... undecided ...........................................Linn, Mo.Margaret Ibe ............. Senior ............. Sprints ................ Biological Science ............................ St. Louis, Mo.Nicole Johnson .......... RS Soph(I) ........ Distance ............. Biochemistry .............................. Chesterfi eld, Mo.Kasey Kimball ............ Freshman ......... Distance ............. Biology/Medicine ............................... Eureka, Mo.Valerie Lauver ........... Junior ............. Distance ............. Nursing ........................................... Allen, TexasLydia Mariam ............. RS Junior ......... Throws ............... Psychology ......................................Mahomet, Ill.Lindsey Markworth ...... Senior ............. Throws ............... Animal Science ..............................Lexington, Mo.Becca Miller .............. Freshman ......... Distance ............. Pre-Medicine ............................ Jefferson City, Mo.Erin Moses ................ Junior ............. Sprints ................ Biological Science ........................... Humble, TexasTrisa Nickoley ............ Freshman ......... Distance ............. Exercise Science & Nutrition .............Tecumseh, Kan.Laura Ortinau ............ Sophomore ....... Throws ............... undecided ..................................... St. Louis, Mo.Summer Owens .......... Freshman ......... Distance ............. undecided ............................................. Dix, Ill.Ashley Patten ............ Junior ............. Distance ............. Business Management ..................... Clarkston, Mich.Jill Petersen ............. Senior ............. Distance ............. Nutrition & Fitness ........................... O’Fallon, Mo.Tommie Powers .......... Freshman ......... Pole Vault ............ undecided ..................... North Richland Hills, TexasSerena Ramsey .......... Senior ............. Distance ............. Human Dev. & Family Studies ...........Waukesha, Wisc.Carolyn Rauen ........... Freshman ......... Distance ............. Journalism .................................. Cincinnati, OhioElizabeth Robe .......... Freshman ......... Throws ............... Biological Science .........................Waukesha, Wisc.Kaela Rorvig ............. Freshman ......... Combined Event .... undecided .................................... Columbia, Mo.Maddie Schueler ......... Freshman ......... Distance ............. Journalism ..................................... Louisville, Ky.Erin Shryock .............. Sophomore ....... Pole Vault ............ Journalism .................................... Columbia, Mo.Jennifer Smith ........... Sophomore ....... Throws ............... Psychology .....................................Auxvasse, Mo.Rachel Stollings ......... Senior ............. Distance ............. Physical Therapy .............................. Osceola, Mo.Whittney Stuart ......... Senior ............. Sprints ................ Anthropology ...............................Fort Wayne, Ind.Alison Suntrup ........... Sophomore ....... Jumps ................ Education .....................................Wildwood, Mo.Lyndsey Tait .............. RS Senior ......... Pole Vault ............ Business Marketing ..................... Jefferson City, Mo.Melanie Uher ............ RS Fresh (I) ....... Throws ............... undecided .......................................Wilber, Neb.Jessica Walter ........... Junior ............. Pole Vault ............ Communications ........................... Lake Ozark, Mo.Kelley Weidinger ........ Senior ............. Pole Vault ............ Nutrition & Fitness ..............................Vienna, Mo.Allison Werner ........... Sophomore ....... Distance ............. Journalism & Fitness Studies ...............Danville, IowaJamie Wynn .............. Junior ............. Throws ............... International Business ................. Lee’s Summit, Mo.Liz Young ................. RS Junior ......... Combined Event .... Nutrition & Fitness ..................... Jefferson City, Mo.

MISSOURI WOMEN

MISSOURI MEN

TIGER COACHING STAFF

Dr. Rick McGuire ............Head CoachBrett Halter ......................................... Associate Head Coach (Throws)Jared Wilmes ......................................Assistant Coach (Men’s Distance)Rebecca Wilmes ...............................Assistant Coach (Women’s Distance)Matt Candrl ............................................................ Assistant Coach ............... (Jumps/Combined Events)Chad Shade ................................................. Assistant Coach (Sprints)Dan Lefever ................................ . Volunteer Assistant Coach (Pole Vault)

Timothy Dunne .............................................. Adminsitrative AssistantAndy Gilmore .............................................. Volunteer Assistant CoachJosiah James ............................................... Volunteer Assistant CoachMichelle Moran ...............................................Adminstrative AssistantDerrick Peterson .......................................... Volunteer Assistant CoachLesley Read ................................................ Volunteer Assistant CoachHolly Scherder................ Volunteer Assistant Coach

Christian Cantwell ..................................Undergraduate Assistant CoachJanae Strickland ....................................Undergraduate Assistant Coach

Mark Aoyagi ...........Sports PsychologyJennifer Artioli ......... Sports MedicineChris Feitz ............. Student AssistantAntwan Floyd . Strength & ConditioningGreg Hansbourgh ..... Student AssistantPat Ivey ........ Strength & ConditioningRandy Kennedy ...Total Person ProgramTom Lewis ............... Media RelationsEsteban Ruvalcaba ....Massage Therapy

Name ..................... Class .............. Event ................. Major .............................................. HometownMichael Barrows ......... Freshman ......... Distance ............. Biological Engineering .......................... Flint, Mich.Billy Bell .................. Freshman ......... Distance ............. Business .................................... Chesterfi eld, Mo.Dave Borchardt .......... Soph. (I) .......... Throws ............... Business Management ........................ St. Louis, Mo.Greg Bracey .............. Sophomore ....... Sprints ................ Journalism .................................Milwaukee, Wisc.Adam Burla ............... Senior ............. Throws ............... General Studies ................................Ellisville, Mo.Tyler Dailey .............. RS Freshman ..... Throws ............... Nursing ............................................ Joplin, Mo.Josh Davis ................ RS Junior(I) ....... Distance ............. Graphic Design .................................. Liberty, Mo.Marquis Davis ............ RS Senior ......... Sprints ................ Psychology .......................................O’Fallon, Ill.Will Drover ............... Sophomore ....... Pole Vault ............ Business Management ..................... Camdenton, Mo.Nate Englin ............... Freshman ......... Throws ............... Engineering ................................ Shoreview, Minn.Tim Fritson ............... Freshman ......... Sprints ................ Journalism ....................................... Liberty, Mo.Brandon Goebbert ...... Senior ............. Combined Event .... Forestry ......................................... Hinsdale, Ill.Brian Graybill ............ Freshman ......... Distance ............. Mechanical Engineering ....................... Liberty, Mo.Colten Green ............ RS Fresh.(I) ....... Distance ............. Animal Science ...................................Roach, Mo.Chase Hall ................ Junior ............. Distance ............. Civil Engineering ................................Tulsa, Okla.Ryan Hampton ........... RS Senior ......... Distance ............. Music Composition ............................. Liberty, Mo.Sterling Hayden ......... RS Junior ......... Combined Event .... Secondary Education ......................... St. Louis, Mo.Bill Hobson ............... Junior (I) .......... Throws ............... Business ........................................... Katy, TexasChris Horn ................ Junior ............. Jumps ................ Mathematics ....................................O’Fallon, Ill.Jason Jones .............. Senior ............. Sprints ................ Communications ............................. Columbia, Mo.Jimmie Jones ............ Sophomore ....... Distance ............. Business ........................................ Detroit, Mich.Austin Kerkhover ........ Sophomore ....... Sprints ................ undecided ........................................Chester, Ill.Tyler Luellen ............. RS Freshman ..... Throws ............... undecided ...................................... Bethany, Mo.Michael Madison ......... RS Freshman ..... Sprints ................ Journalism ................................... Lubbock, TexasMarcus Mayes ............ Sophomore ....... Distance ............. Business ................................. Sand Springs, Okla.David Mertens ........... RS Senior ......... Distance ............. Physics ...........................................Ballwin, Mo.Jason Miller .............. Freshman ......... Jumps ................ Biochemistry ................................... Stafford, Va.Neville Miller ............ Senior ............. Distance ............. Atmospheric Science ......................... St. Louis, Mo.Rem Moll ................. RS Junior ......... Distance ............. Fisheries & Wildlife .............................Tulsa, Okla.Jason Morris .............. Soph. (I) .......... Throws ............... Chemical Engineering ........................ St. Louis, Mo.Bobby Musil .............. RS Fresh.(I) ....... Throws ............... Food Science ................................... DuBois, Neb.Matt Noonan ............. Junior ............. Distance ............. Mechanical Engineering ................Baldwin City, Kan.Adam Noteis ............. Junior ............. Throws ............... Ag Systems Management .............. Lee’s Summit, Mo.Zaven O’Brant ..............................................................................................................................Tipper O’Brien ........... Sophomore ....... Distance ............. Journalism .....................................Kirkwood, Mo.Chris Rohr ................ Freshman ......... Throws ............... Secondary Education ................... Lee’s Summit, Mo.Tim Ross .................. Junior ............. Distance ............. English .............................................Alto, Mich.Jesse Sims ................ Senior ............. Jumps ................ Business Management ........................... Paola, Kan.Nate Smith ............... RS Fresh (I) ....... Distance ............. Psychology .................................... Columbia, Mo.Bjørn Sommerfeldt ..... Sophomore ....... Combined Event .... Communications .................... Krokstadelva, NorwayWade Souza .............. Freshman ......... Distance ............. Business Management ........................... Joplin, Mo.Ben Stafford ............. RS Fresh (I) ....... Throws ............... Geography .................................... Leawood, Kan.Dan Taylor ................ Freshman ......... Jumps ................ Business .......................................... Liberty, Mo.Hans Uldal ................ RS Soph(I) ........ Combined Event .... Communications ...........................Arendal, NorwayBenjamin Vrbicek ....... RS Senior ......... Combined Event .... Mechanical Engineering ............... Jefferson City, Mo.Lorenzo Williams ........ RS Freshman ..... Throws ............... undecided .............................. Midwest City, Okla.Daniel Willingham ....... Sophomore ....... Pole Vault ............ Political Science ......................Cape Girardeau, Mo.Conrad Woolsey ......... RS Senior ......... Throws ............... Health/Sports Psychology ......... Excelsior Springs, Mo.



MEN60m .......Carlos Posey .......... 6.70 .................... Feb 24, 1999 ..................Big 12200m ......Martez Young ......... 21.32 .................. Feb 7, 1997 ..... Iowa State Classic400m ......Rob Collier ............ 47.51 .................. Feb 27, 1988 ................... Big 8600yd .....Scott Davis ............ 1:09.58 ................ Feb 28, 1981 ................... Big 8800m ......Derrick Peterson ..... 1:45.88 ................Mar 6, 1999 ............NCAA Indoor 1000m .....Jeff Pigg ............... 2:22.98 ................Mar 8, 1985 ............NCAA IndoorMile ........Ray Hughes ........... 4:01.16 ................ Feb 7, 1998 ..... Iowa State Classic3000m .....Tim Ross .............. 8:04.86 ...............Feb 5, 2005 ........... Meyo Invite5000m ....Tim Ross .............. 14:09.25 .............Feb 12, 2005 ...... Iowa State Cl.60mH ......Espen Strindberg ..... 8.2h ................... Jan 12, 2001 ..... Tiger Invitational4x400m ...Chad Shade ........... 3:09.53 ................ Feb 27, 1999 ....... NCAA Qualifi er.............Pagerland ..............................................................................................Derrick Peterson ......................................................................................Woods ......................................................................................4x800m ...Watson ................. 7:31.1 ................. Feb 10, 1973 ..Michigan St. Relays.............Charlie McMullen .....................................................................................Daily ....................................................................................................Rogers .....................................................................................DMR .......Neville Miller ........ 9:35.25 ...............Mar 4, 2005 ......Alex Wilson Inv..............Jimmie Jones.............Marcus Mayes.............Ryan HamptonHJ .........Nat Page ............... 2.22m ....7’ 3¼” ....Mar 13, 1977 ...........NCAA Indoor PV .........Tom Jordan ........... 5.22m ....17’ 1¾” ...Feb 2, 1992 ......... MU All-ComersLJ ..........Yussaf Ali .............. 7.91m ....25’ 11¾” . Jan 28, 1984 ........ MU-KSU-KU TriTJ ..........Ajayi Agbebake ....... 16.60m ...54’ 5½” ...Mar 11, 1978 ...........NCAA Indoor SP ..........Christian Cantwell ... 20.86m ...68’ 5½” ...Mar 1, 2002 ........... Indoor USATF WT .........Christian Cantwell ... 22.04m ...72’ 3¾” ... Jan 26, 2002 ....... MU-KSU-KU Tri.PENT ......Espen Strindberg ..... 3673 ................... Jan 19, 2001 ........ Missouri InviteHEPT ......Knut Sommerfeldt ... 5636 ...................Mar 1, 2003 ....................Big 12

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WOMEN60m ...... Avis Evans ...............7.60 ....................Jan 12, 2001 ........... Tiger Invite200m ..... Natasha Kaiser .........24.01 ...................Feb 25, 1989 ................... Big 8 400m ..... Natasha Kaiser .........51.92 ...................Mar 11, 1989 ..........NCAA Indoor600yd .... Rosalyn Dunlap .........1:18.56 ................Feb 27, 1982 ................... Big 8800m ..... Ashley Wysong .........2:03.95 ................Mar 11, 2000 ..........NCAA Indoor1000m .... Dana Glidden ...........2:45.41 ................Mar 8, 1980 ........... AIAW IndoorMile ....... Sabrina Dornhoefer ....4:41.00 ................Feb 11, 1984 ..............at Illinois3000m .... Sabrina Dornhoefer ....9:06.39 ................Mar 10, 1984 ..........NCAA Indoor5000m ... Serena Ramsey ........16:34.87 ..............Feb 25, 2005 ................ Big 1260mH ..... Teri LeBlanc ............8.53 ....................Feb 24, 1989 ................... Big 84x400m .. Allen .....................3:40.2 ..................Feb 25, 1989 ................... Big 8 ............ Teri LeBlanc ........................................................................................... Sauer ................................................................................................... Natasha Kaiser ............................................................................4x800m .. Yuen .....................8:58.3 ..................Feb 27, 1988 ................... Big 8............ Osborn .................................................................................................. Sauer ................................................................................................... Murray ......................................................................................DMR ...... Kerry Hills ...............11:06.8 ................Mar 9, 2001 ...........NCAA Indoor ............ Ashley Wysong ........................................................................................ Sunny Gilbert .......................................................................................... Anne Marie Brooks ........................................................................HJ ........ Hanne Anderson .......1.83m ....6-0 ..........Feb 26, 1993 ................... Big 8 PV ........ Jennifer Bennett .....4.15m ...13-7¼ .....Mar 15, 2003 ........ NCAA IndoorLJ ......... Lorinda Richardson ....6.59m ....21-7½ ......Feb 27, 1987 ................... Big 8 TJ ......... Lindsey Miller ..........12.16m ..39-10¾ ....Feb 13, 1999 ....... MU All-ComersSP ......... Janae Strickland .......16.41m ..53-10¼ ....Mar 14, 2003 ..........NCAA IndoorWT ........ Holly Scherder .........18.86m ..61-10½ ....Feb 27, 2004 ..................Big 12 PENT ..... Teri LeBlanc ............4122 ....................Feb 24, 1989 ................... Big 8

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Missouri Indoor Records

...Continued from Page 1...we’re ready to celebrate one more time. It’s worth noting that only top 15 competitors in each event get to go to this thing and we have people in fi ve events, it’s just good stuff.”

Along with Michigan and Stanford, Missouri is one of only three schools to have both distance medley re-lay teams accepted into the NCAA meet. The men’s relay team comprised of Neville Miller (St. Louis, Mo.), Jimmie Jones (Detroit, Mich.), Marcus Mayes (Sand Springs, Okla.), and Ryan Hampton (Liberty, Mo.), reset Missouri’s school record in the event last weekend at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a time of 9:35.25. Tipper O’Brien (Kirkwood, Mo.), who led off the Big 12 Champion relay team, will go to Fay-etteville as the relay’s alternate.

The women’s relay made up of Ashley Patten (Clarkston, Mich.), Whittney Stuart (Fort Wayne, Ind.), freshman Trisa Nickoley (Tecumseh, Kan.), and Amanda Bales (Bettendorf, Iowa) gained their season best in early-February with a run of 11:19.46 at the Meyo Invitational, and are the 11 seed. Kris-tin Hansen (Okoboji, Iowa) will join the team as their alternate. Missouri’s last national champion-ship in an event came with the women’s distance medley relay in 2001.

Patten and Nickoley also were accepted into the women’s 800-meter run. Patten earned All-Ameri-ca honors in the event in 2004 as she reached the championship fi nal. Nickoley was named the Big 12 Indoor Freshman of the Year after winning the con-ference title in the 800 and helping the Tigers to victory in the DMR. Patten enters with the eighth-best time from her early-February run of 2:06.54 at the Meyo Invitational.

Sophomore Hans Uldal, 2004 Olympian from Norway, qualifi ed for the meet’s heptathlon last weekend at

the Intermountain Championships in Pocatello, Ida-ho. After glazing a hurdle at the Big 12 Indoor which prevented him from gaining a qualifying mark, Ul-dal had to go to one of the two fi nal heptathlons of-fered in the nation (both in Idaho) before qualifying expired. Uldal’s score from last weekend of 5,437 points stands as the 10th-best mark entering the meet.

Senior Conrad Woolsey (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) was accepted into the men’s shot put with his Big 12 Indoor-winning mark of 63 feet, ¾ inches (19.22m). Woolsey placed eighth at last year’s indoor NCAAs and seventh outdoors in the shot.

Live results from the meet will be posted on ncaa-sports.org. ESPN2 will broadcast a tape-delayed broadcast on Wednesday, March 16, starting at 11 a.m., central. For more information, visit mutigers.com.

NCAA Retracts Nickoley’s 800-meter BidCompetition committee makes clerical error pre-venting freshman from second event

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—The NCAA Track & Field com-mittee informed three coaches around the country on Tuesday of a clerical error they had made while formulating the fi eld for this weekend’s NCAA In-door Championships. One of the three coaches hap-pened to be Missouri’s Dr. Rick McGuire. The Tiger coach was informed that freshman Trisa Nickoley was added to the publicly-released list of entries into the women’s 800-meter run by mistake.

The committee failed to execute a rule relating to the selection of the championship fi eld. As a fi nal consideration to the makeup of the fi eld, the com-mittee looks to see if an athlete already entered in

one event could be entered into another based on being the next athlete on the year’s performers list. The committee may add the entry provided that the makeup of the meet, i.e. additional heats, is not compromised.

Nickoley (Tecumseh, Kan.) along with South Caroli-na’s Shalonda Solomon and Auburn’s Josanne Lucas had already been accepted into the meet in other events and were next on the list in the 800-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, and 60-meter dash, respec-tively. However, the next spot, the 17th, would add a heat to the preliminary competition.

“They just made a mistake,” Dr. Rick McGuire, who served on the NCAA Track & Field Committee from 2001 to 2003, said. “They forgot to check the list and see the problem it would have caused. We actu-ally made this rule while I was on the committee to protect the meet from getting out of hand.”

Nickoley, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, is still en-tered into the women’s distance medley relay pool. Nickoley won Big 12 titles as part of the women’s distance medley relay team and as an individual in the women’s 800



NCAA Indoor Championship History

TEAM HISTORY Men .............................. Women ..........................Year Champion ......Missouri Finish Champion ..... Missouri Finish LocationNCAA, *AIAW ................................ ................................... 2004 LSU, 44½ ...................66th LSU, 52 ..................... 51st Fayetteville, Ark.2003 Arkansas, 54 ...............27th LSU, 62 .....................37th Fayetteville, Ark.2002 Tennessee, 62½ ...........15th LSU, 57 ...................... dns Fayetteville, Ark.2001 LSU, 34 ...................... dns UCLA, 53½ .................. 7th Fayetteville, Ark.2000 Arkansas, 69½ .............15th UCLA, 51 ...................38th Fayetteville, Ark.1999 Arkansas, 65 ...............20th Texas, 61 ...................47th Indianapolis, Ind.1998 Arkansas, 56 ...............24th Texas, 60 .................... dns Indianapolis, Ind.1997 Arkansas, 59 ................ dns LSU, 49 ...................... dns Indianapolis, Ind.1996 George Mason, 39 .......... dns LSU, 52 ...................... dns Indianapolis, Ind.1995 Arkansas, 59 ................ dns LSU, 40 ...................... dns Indianapolis, Ind.1994 Arkansas, 94 ................ dns LSU, 48 ...................... dns Indianapolis, Ind.1993 Arkansas, 66 ................ dns LSU, 49 ...................... dns Indianapolis, Ind.1992 Arkansas, 53 ................ dns Florida, 50 .................. dns Indianapolis, Ind.1991 Arkansas, 34 ................ dns LSU, 48 ...................... dns Indianapolis, Ind.1990 Arkansas, 44 ................ dns Texas, 50 .................... dns Indianapolis, Ind.1989 Arkansas, 34 ................ dns LSU, 61 ...................... 8th Indianapolis, Ind.1988 Arkansas, 34 ................ dns Texas, 71 ...................17th Oklahoma City, Okla.1987 Arkansas, 39 ................ dns LSU, 49 .....................16th Oklahoma City, Okla.1986 Arkansas, 49 ...............39th Texas, 31 ...................23rd Oklahoma City, Okla.1985 Arkansas, 70 ...............34th Florida State, 34 ..........35th Syracuse, N.Y.1984 Arkansas, 38 ...............53rd Nebraska, 59 ..............11th Syracuse, N.Y.1983 So. Methodist, 43 .......... dns Nebraska, 47 ..............39th Pontiac, Mich.1982 UTEP, 67 ..................... dns Nebraska, 84 ..............12th Pontiac, Mich. (M)/ .................................... ................................... Cedar Falls, Iowa (W)*1981 UTEP, 76 ..................... dns Virginia, 48 ................38th Detroit, Mich./ .................................... ................................... Pocatello, Idaho (W)*1980 UTEP, 76 ....................28th UTEP, 40 ....................10th Detroit, Mich./ .................................... ................................... Columbia, Mo. (W)*1979 Villanova, 52 ................ 8th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1978 UTEP, 44 ..................... 6th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1977 Washington St., 25½ ......15th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1976 UTEP, 23 ..................... dns ................................... Detroit, Mich.1975 UTEP, 36 ..................... dns ................................... Detroit, Mich.1974 UTEP, 19 ....................14th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1973 Manhattan, 18 .............26th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1972 USC, 19 ...................... dns ................................... Detroit, Mich.1971 Villanova, 22 ................ dns ................................... Detroit, Mich.1970 Kansas, 27½ ...............11th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1969 Kansas, 41½ ...............29th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1968 Villanova, 35 1/3 ..........39th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1967 USC, 26 ...................... 7th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1966 Kansas, 14 ..................15th ................................... Detroit, Mich.1965 Missouri, 17 ..................1st ................................... Detroit, Mich.

2004 NCAA INDOOR

MISSOURI PERFORMERS

WOMEN 800m Patten 2:07.12 qual 2:15.15 8th*PV Bennett 3.95m 12-11½ 12th

MENSP Woolsey 18.86m 61-10½ 8th*

* All-American

MISSOURI’S

NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONS

MENDistance Medley Relay1974 Charlie McMullen Dave Rogi Jim Crawford Mike Rabuse

800m Run1999 Derrick Peterson

TEAM CHAMPIONS - 1965

WOMEN400m Dash1989 Natasha Kaiser

Distance Medley Reay2001 Kerry Hils Sunny Gilbert Ashley Wysong Ann Marie Brooks

MISSOURI’S

RECENT INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS

2004 w800, Ashley Patten, 8th mSP, Conrad Woolsey, 8th

2003 mSP, Christian Cantwell, 3rd wPV, Jennifer Bennett, 6th mHJ, Jesse Sims, 7th mSP, Russ Bell, 7th wSP, Janae Strickland, 8th

2002 mSP, Christian Cantwell, 3rd mWT, Russ Bell, 5th

2001 wDMR, 1st w3000, Ann Marie Brooks, 2nd w800, Ashley Wysong, 6th mWT, Christian Cantwell, 9th

2000 m800, Derrick Peterson, 2nd w800, Ashley Wysong, 4th mSP, Christian Cantwell, 7th

1999 m800, Derrick Peterson, 1st w800, Ashley Wysong, 6th

1998 m800, Derrick Peterson, 2nd mMile, Ray Hughes, 11th

1997 mMile, Ray Hughes, 10th wMile, Erin Windler, 13th

1996 wMile, Jessica Haremza, 14th

1995 w800, Rebecca Davis, 12th

1994 wHJ, H.S. Andersen, 7th m800, Jared Wilmes, 10th

1993 m800, Jared Wilmes, 8th

1992 m800, Jared Wilmes, 11th

1991 w3000, Susan Bliss, 11th

1990 w3000, Susan Bliss, 8th



NCAA Indoor Championship Qualifying Standards (Division I) -- Banked TracksMEN AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL Event FAT MT FAT MT 60m 6.62 — 6.72 — 200m 20.83 — 21.23 — 400m 46.05 45.8 47.25 47.0 800m 1:48.00 1:47.7 1:49.50 1:49.2 Mile 3:59.30 3:59.0 4:04.90 4:04.6 3000m 7:56.00 7:55.7 8:05.00 8:04.7 5000m 13:53.10 13:52.8 14:15.00 14:14.7 60mH 7.70 — 7.91 — 4x400 3:06.10 3:05.8 3:10.40 3:10.1 DMR 9:33.00 9:32.7 9:43.70 9:43.4

AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL Event Metric English Metric English HJ 2.23 7-3¾ 2.17 7-1½ PV 5.50 18-½ 5.20 17-¾ LJ 7.85 25-9¼ 7.45 24-5½ TJ 16.20 53-1¾ 15.50 50-10¾ SP 19.30 63-4 17.75 58-3 WT 21.20 69-6¾ 19.00 62-4 HEPT 5,650 points 5,200 points

WOMEN AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL Event FAT MT FAT MT 60m 7.27 — 7.44 — 200m 23.30 — 23.90 — 400m 52.40 52.1 54.40 54.1 800m 2:05.65 2:05.4 2:09.00 2:08.7 Mile 4:38.50 4:38.2 4:47.00 4:46.7 3000m 9:16.00 9:15.7 9:35.00 9:34.7 5000m 16:10.00 16:09.7 16:45.00 16:44.7 60mH 8.15 — 8.43 — 4x400 3:33.50 3:33.2 3:40.00 3:39.7 DMR 11:09.00 11:08.7 11:28.00 11:27.7

AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL Event METRIC METRIC HJ 1.84 6-½ 1.78 5-10 PV 4.20 13-9¼ 3.95 12-11½ LJ 6.40 21-0 6.10 20-¼ TJ 13.30 43-7¾ 12.65 41-6 SP 16.90 55-5½ 15.40 50-6¼ WT 20.50 67-3¼ 18.50 60-8½ PENT 4,050 points 3,700 points

PROVISIONALEvent Athlete (Class) Mark NCAA RkMEN800m Neville Miller (Sr.) 1:48.39 20th Feb 12 Iowa State Classic800m Marcus Mayes (So.) 1:49.01 24th Feb 12 Iowa State ClassicMile Ryan Hampton (Sr.) 4:04.14 44th Feb 12 Iowa State ClassicMile Tipper O’Brien (So.) 4:04.74 53rd Feb 12 Iowa State Classic3000m Tim Ross (Jr.) 8:04.86 (SR) 38th Feb 5 Meyo Invitational5000m Tim Ross (Jr.) 14:09.25 (SR) 36th Feb 12 Iowa State ClassicDMR N. Miller, Ji. Jones, 9:35.25 (SR) 7th* Mar 4 Alex Wilson Invitational Mayes, Hampton SP Conrad Woolsey (Sr.) 19.22m 62-5¾ 8th* Feb 26 Big 12 IndoorWT Bobby Musil (Fr.) 19.33m 63-5 39th Feb 4 Meyo InvitationalWT Tyler Dailey (Fr.) 19.19m 62-11½ 49th Jan 22 MU-KU-KSU TriangularHEPT Hans Uldal (So.) 5,437 10th* Mar 5 Intermountain ChampionshipsHEPT Bjorn Sommerfeldt (So.) 5,308 23rd Feb 26 Big 12 IndoorHEPT Brandon Goebbert (Sr.) 5,295 26th Feb 26 Big 12 IndoorWOMEN 800m Ashley Patten (Jr.) 2:06.54 9th* Feb 5 Meyo Invitational800m Trisa Nickoley (Fr.) 2:07.45 19th* Feb 12 Meyo InvitationalMile Amanda Bales (Sr.) 4:46.35 25th Feb 5 Meyo Invitational3000m Serena Ramsey (Sr.) 9:31.52 42nd Feb 5 Meyo Invitational5000m Serena Ramsey (Sr.) 16:34.87 (SR) 37th Feb 25 Big 12 Indoor

TIGERS WITH NCAA QUALIFYING MARKS -- FINAL LIST

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Another late move MU’s Hampton maneuvers way into mile chase.

By MATT NESTOR of the Tribune’s staff Published Thursday, February 24, 2005

There were just too many people. And for almost too long, Ryan Hampton couldn’t find any room.

Through most of the men’s mile run at the Iowa State Classic, Hampton was looking for an opportunity to make a move. As the runners hit the final 125-meter stretch, Hampton was back in eighth place.

It wasn’t his choice. He had nowhere to go. He worked his way into fifth before the final 100 then made his move.

Missouri’s senior, who himself had seemingly come out of nowhere, sprinted past the field to win the race with a season-best time of 4 minutes, 4.14 seconds.

"I had something" for the final stretch, "but I didn’t know if I was going to be able to win," Hampton said. "Just kind of ended up that way.

"You’ve been waiting the whole race to make your move. You’ve been kind of holding back, and then to think you might be able to win, it’s what runners look for, basically. Yeah, it’s definitely an adrenaline rush."

Hampton’s time ranks him fourth in the Big 12 for the indoor season and 29th in the NCAA. He expects to contend for the mile championship when the Missouri track and field teams head to the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships that begin tomorrow in Lincoln, Neb.

Hampton, a three-time all-Big 12 performer, knows all about making late moves. His career was nearly boxed in.

After four years at Liberty High School, Hampton was not a highly recruited athlete. Liberty had a weak track program before Hampton joined

Ed Pfueller photo Missouri’s Ryan Hampton, a three-time all-Big 12 selection and two-time academic all-American, is after a mile title this weekend at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships.

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as a freshman. The farthest his team traveled for a meet was to Jefferson City for the Missouri State High School Activities Association Championships.

Hampton was a decent runner, hitting about 4:17 out of high school, but wasn’t highly recruited. He also admits that he didn’t really take other schools’ offers seriously because he had his sights set on attending Missouri. He received a scholarship but was basically a walk-on, assistant coach Jared Wilmes said.

The switch to college turned into another hurdle. Hampton’s "goal" as a freshman was just to keep up with the other runners. That proved to be more difficult than it looked.

"It was definitely a shock," Hampton said. "In high school, I knew people ran a lot faster than me, but I really didn’t get to see it. When you come to college, people run good times all over the place."

Hampton started setting goals for himself. He worked hard on the track and in the classroom. Wilmes estimated that Hampton has achieved a 4.0 grade-point average the past seven semesters and has turned himself into a two-time academic all-American.

The success on the track didn’t come so easily.

"My first two years here were really tough on me, running-wise," Hampton said. "I worked really hard, but I just didn’t feel like I was getting any better. My third year here, I had a breakthrough, kind of. Ever since then, it keeps getting easier to run faster times."

In the cross country season, Hampton improved from a 91st-place finish in the 2001 regionals to an 18th-place finish in 2002. His personal-best indoor mile has dropped from 4:15.82 to a 4:03.30.

Hampton has been focused on this indoor season for a while. He suffered a minor knee injury in the 2003 cross country season after only two races and could not compete. The NCAA denied his request for another year of eligibility. Hampton took the ruling in stride and started training for the track season.

"I was training, and I was healthy. I just didn’t get to race," Hampton said. "I’ve been going for a good two years since I’ve been hurt."

No matter how many minor setbacks Hampton has been through, he’s survived them all.

"He isn’t the guy who came in and was immediately the star," Wilmes said. "He’s the guy people can point to and say, ‘Hey, the guy struggled in the beginning, but he kept persevering, he kept working hard, and he got there.’ "

And now, he’s the guy everyone else is trying to keep up with.

"Funny how that works," he said.

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Tiger runners push each other By MATT NESTOR of the Tribune’s staff Published Thursday, February 24, 2005

Missouri freshman Trisa Nickoley knows that if she’s lagging behind during a workout, she’s going to get an earful.

Junior All-American Ashley Patten will turn and order her teammate, "Get up here, T."

Patten knows the importance of having a teammate with her at the front of the pack. For two years, Patten’s had no one who could keep up with her. She’s had to rely on herself emotionally and physically for motivation.

"If you’re having a day where you’re not feeling great and there’s nobody there to tag you along, you might not push yourself as hard," Patten said.

Patten, the Big 12 Conference’s reigning 800-meter champion, and Nickoley begin competition today at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships in Lincoln, Neb.

Nickoley will be taking over the 800 for Missouri this season as Patten moves up to the 1,000. The move will allow the Tigers pick up points in both events for an improved team score. It won’t hurt Missouri’s chances in either event. Patten is tied for the best time in the Big 12 this season in the 800 with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 2 minutes, 6.54 seconds - good for fourth in the NCAA. But Nickoley isn’t far behind. The freshman out of Tecumseh, Kan., is fourth in the Big 12 and 10th in the NCAA with a 2:07.45.

"To have two kids in the same event in the top 10 currently … it’s exciting," assistant track and field coach Rebecca Wilmes said.

Patten, a native of Clarkston, Mich., has a good lead in the 1,000. Her time of 2:46.05 is nearly two seconds better than the No. 2 runner, Kansas State’s Lysaira Roman-Del Valle.

Ed Pfueller photo MU’s Ashley Patten, left, and Trisa Nickoley hope to pick up victories for the Tigers in the 1,000 and 800 meters, respectively, at the Big 12 indoor meet in Lincoln, Neb.

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"My strength’s gotten a little bit better," Patten said. "And we were looking at our team aspect and where we can have all the races covered."

Nickoley has seemingly been right alongside Patten since the pair met in 2003 at the USA Track and Field Junior Championships at Stanford. The Missouri coaching staff was already eyeing Nickoley, who had run a 2:10 as a freshman at Shawnee Heights High School. So at the national meet, Wilmes prodded Patten to give a good showing.

"She was like, ‘We’re recruiting this girl. If you go out there and win, maybe she’ll come to our school,’ " Patten said.

Patten won the race. Nickoley was second. That cinched the deal.

Nickoley, who’s father bought her a Missouri track T-shirt her freshman year of high school, chose to compete at Missouri over Kansas State.

"I knew she was from Missouri, and I was still kind of looking at Missouri, so I had it in my head that we could possibly be teammates some day," Nickoley said. "I thought it was really cool that we came 1 and 2 then.

"That was a big deciding factor. I wanted to train with somebody that was the same caliber but was a little better so I could improve and learn from her training."

It’s been a good combination. Patten, a cross country runner, is more strength-oriented, while Nickoley is speed-oriented. They have learned from each other as the situations dictate. They’re running similar workouts to what they’ve been used to, but each is getting faster and performing better.

"We run the same workout every year," Patten said. "Friday, we ran the fastest 3-by-300 workout that I’ve ever run at this university. Running alongside her is just great, because we’ll both feed off of each other."

Reach Matt Nestor at (573) 815-1786 or [email protected].

Copyright © 2005 The Columbia Daily Tribune. All Rights Reserved.

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Sunday, February 27, 2005

Not so ‘scrawny’ anymore Walk-on turned star has become team’s heart and soul

By BRANDT MERRITT February 27, 2005

Neville Miller thought he was going to die after the first day of track practice his freshman year.

The wake-up call was too early, and the thought of a year without intramural flag football was too much for him to handle.

Having to run a few miles didn’t help, either.

He told distance coach Jared Wilmes he was thinking about quitting that day, but Wilmes encouraged him to give it a month and see if he felt the same.

Miller gave it a month.

“A month turned into now,” Miller said.

Now a senior and MU’s co-captain, he is the epitome of what the track team believes can happen. A good person who does the right thing every day will have great success, in life and on the track.

It took Miller some time to find that success, but the journey that began years ago in St. Louis is reaching its high point.

Miller came in ninth in the state meet his senior year at Vianney High School. His best time of one minute 57 seconds in the 800-meter run did not catch the eye of any college program.

No schools recruited him, and Miller focused more on finding a school with lots of scholarships and an atmospheric science major than one that would let him run track.

Missouri had Miller’s priorities of aid and academics, and a surprising bonus made his decision to come to Columbia easy.

“His high school coach had kind of contacted me and said, ‘This kid wants to come to Missouri and thinks he wants to run,’” MU track distance coach Jared Wilmes said.

Wilmes said he looked up Miller’s times from high school and

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[see full size image] MU men’s track team co-captain Neville Miller takes a baton during practice. Miller has worked hard to become the best runner he can be. (Photos by DARREN BREEN/Missourian)

Neville Miller Class: Senior Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.

High School: Vianney HS Event: Middle Distance Birthdate: 12/22/1982 Major: Atmospheric Science

Honors: Two-Time All-Big 12, Two-Time NCAA Regional Qualifier, Team Co-Captain, USTCA Academic All-American

Career Best: 800m Run, 1:48.64, Finish: 10th June 2004

2004: Cross Country: Miller finished 36th at the Woody

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thought there was a chance he could turn out to be a good runner. He offered a chance to walk on the team, and the partnership has worked wonders for Miller and MU track.

Miller’s personality took over early and preceded the success on the track that would come after months of training and dedication.

“The profound statement is that he permeates, his person just permeates the entire team and the entire environment,” coach Rick McGuire said. “And it has, kind of for as long as he’s been here.”

McGuire said everyone knew Miller right away, but Miller recalls there being some adjustments in the beginning.

“I felt kind of out of the loop,” Miller said. “I don’t know why, but I just separated myself and felt like I was so much slower than everyone else.”

McGuire described Miller as “pretty scrawny” when he first arrived at MU, and Miller said he had never spent time working out until he got to college. A commitment to hitting the weights and a growth spurt changed Miller from a scrawny freshman to a quick runner with an ideal body for distance sprints.

Working out with two of MU’s best all-time runners, Derrick Peterson and

Timothy Dunne, helped, too.

He consistently improved his time in the 800-meter run, and then toward the end of last year began a breakout campaign that he said he doesn’t want to end any time soon.

“This year I’m hoping to keep it going,” Miller said.

He is keeping it going. He set a personal best time at the Iowa State Classic Feb. 12, running the 800-meters in 1:48.46. That was good enough for third best in MU history, and the faster outdoor season has not started yet.

Miller’s success is not much of a surprise to those who have known him at MU. Teammate Marcus Mayes said Miller works twice as hard as everyone else, and McGuire, Wilmes and Peterson attributed Miller’s success to doing the right things day in and day out.

Miller’s work ethic extends far off the track, though.

Greeno Invitational, third on the team. Outdoor: He qualified for the 800-meter final at the Big 12 Championships, taking ninth place. Season bests: 1500m, 3:54.91, Missouri Relays. Indoor: He placed 10th at the Big 12 Championships with season best of 2:26.28. He earned All-Big 12 honors with seventh place 4x400 relay team.

2003: Cross Country: Miller ran for the Tigers in the Bradley Open and finished fourth on the team. Outdoor: He qualified for NCAA Regionals in the 800-meter run by running 1:50.32 at the Big 12 Championships, and he had a total of three top five finishes in the 800m. Indoor: Miller was All-Big 12 in the 800m after finishing fifth at Big 12 Conference meet (1:52.13).

2002: Cross Country: Miller ran two meets for the Tigers, finished 23rd at Missouri Cross Country Challenge, and made the Academic All-Big 12 first team. Outdoor: He ran a personal-best, 1:52.40 in the 800m at the Tom Botts Invitational to place third. Indoor: Ran his best of the season in the 800m (1:54.93) at the Iowa State Invitational.

2001: Cross Country: Redshirt season.

Not only does Miller act as a leader on the track, he also keeps up morale by entertaining his teammates.



He carries about a 3.8 grade point average and is working on a dual major in atmospheric science and communication.

Mayes, a sophomore, said Miller’s priorities off the track rub off on the rest of the team.

“I’ll call him up and ask what he’s about to do,” Mayes said. “And he’ll say, ‘I’m about to study.’

If you hadn’t planned on studying, him saying that just might make you be like, ‘Yeah, I think I’m going to study, too.’”

Miller’s love for track is rivaled by his love for weather. Although he would like to be a chief meteorologist for a TV station one day, he enjoys getting out and chasing a storm occasionally.

“I’m a weather nerd,” Miller said. “We go out there and get pretty into it.”

Besides a weather man, Miller said he still has hopes of making it to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. McGuire has compared him to Peterson, a 2004 Olympian, in the past and said a post-collegiate career is in Miller’s future.

“He should want to, he does want to, and he will,” McGuire said. “We’ll work hard to help him.”

Miller said the comparisons to Peterson are too much for him right now, but his goal is to follow in one of his mentor’s footsteps.

Wilmes summed up Miller’s progression and potential well.

“A year ago I probably wouldn’t have said (he could go post-collegiate),” Wilmes said. “I don’t know how good he’s going to be, but if he keeps getting better and keeps doing these things, I think he’s got a lot of things in front of him.”

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