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Track & Field • 2010

Danielle Thu 2009 National Champion

Leon Baham2009 CCAA Champion

Casey Ryan2009 CCAA Champion2008 All-American

Fred Cook 2009 All-CCAA

Bre Schofield 2009 All-American

Linda Rainwater2-Time National Champion2009 Academic Athlete of the Year

Nick Howe 2009 CCAA Freshman of the Year

Kelly Fogarty2009 CCAA Champion

Christine Merrill2009 National Champion

Women’s 4x400 Relay2009 All-Americans

Location… Nestled on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean just north of downtown San Diego, UC San Diego is known as one of the most attractive and liveable campuses in the country. Just over 27,000 students are spread across UCSD’s 1,200 wooded acres. With near perfect weather year-round and boundless recreational activities to choose from, San Diego truly lives up to its motto of “America’s Finest City.”

Education… UC San Diego is one of the top academic institutions in the world. U.S. News and World Report rated UCSD seventh in the nation among public universities, while The Lon-don Times ranked UC San Diego among the top 25 universities in the world. UCSD also garnered recog-nition as the 2007 “Hottest School For Science” and was ranked among the nation’s top 10 “Best Value” public colleges for 2009 by The Princeton Review.

Facilities… UC San Diego’s Track and Field Complex is known as one of the top facilities in the country. The facility includes a nine lane track surface in Triton Stadium, a world-renowned throwing facility, spacious locker rooms, and a weight room. Large

grass fields and a eucalyptus forest with trails surround the sta-dium providing endless possibilities for training. Near the track is the state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar RIMAC athletic event center that features a 5,000 seat arena and a 12,000 square foot weight room. Competition…

As well as competing as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association, widely considered the premiere Division II conference in the country, UC San Diego com-petes against many of the top NCAA Division I programs in the state of California.

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Triton All-Americans - WomenNational ChampionsChristine Merrill 400 Hurdles 2009Linda Rainwater High Jump 2009Danielle Thu Hammer Throw 2009Whitney Johnson Triple Jump 2008Linda Rainwater Heptathlon 2008Renee Sprowl Long Jump 1995Erica Washington 100 Meters 1992Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1989Shannon Quigley Discus Throw 1989

Division II All-AmericansLaiah Blue 100 Hurdles 2009Laiah Blue 400 Hurdles 2009Laiah Blue 4x100 Relay 2009Kelly Fogarty 4x100 Relay 2009Sarah Hendy Discus 2009Anna Lee McGregor 4x400 Relay 2009Christine Merrill 400 Hurdles 2009Christine Merrill 4x100 Relay 2009Christine Merrill 4x400 Relay 2009Linda Rainwater High Jump 2009Linda Rainwater Heptathlon 2009Deyna Roberson 4x400 Relay 2009Bre Schofield 1500 Meters 2009Katie Skorupa 4x100 Relay 2009Katie Skorupa 4x400 Relay 2009Danielle Thu Hammer Throw 2009Sarah Hendy Discus 2008Whitney Johnson Long Jump 2008Whitney Johnson Triple Jump 2008Stephanie LeFever Heptathlon 2008Ann Lee McGregor 4x400 Relay 2008Emily McGregor 10,000 Meters 2008Christine Merrill 400 Hurdles 2008Christine Merrill 4x400 Relay 2008Linda Rainwater Heptathlon 2008Bre Schofield 1500 Meters 2008Corey Sheredy 4x400 Relay 2008Katie Skorupa 4X400 Relay 2008Laiah Blue 100 Hurdles 2007

Laiah Blue 400 Hurdles 2007Laiah Blue 4x400 Relay 2007Diane Dunn 3000 Meters 2007Amber Green 4x400 Relay 2007Whitney Johnson Long Jump 2007Whitney Johnson Triple Jump 2007Anna Lee McGregor 4x400 Relay 2007Emily McGregor 5000 Meters 2007Christine Merrill 4x400 Relay 2007Laiah Blue 100 Hurdles 2006Sarah Hendy Discus 2006Briana Hinga Javelin 2006Mimi Hodgins 800 Meters 2006Kendra Canape High Jump 2005Mimi Hodgins 800 Meters 2005Lindsay Stalker 800 Meters 2005Lindsay Stalker 1500 Meters 2005Sagrario Hernandez Shot Put 2004Sara Allsup Discus Throw 2003Sagrario Hernandez Hammer Throw 2003Sagrario Hernandez Shot Put 2003Audrey Sung 3000 Meters 2003Sara Allsup Discus Throw 2002Sagrario Hernandez Shot Put 2002Megan Bergin Hammer Throw 2002Audrey Sung 3000 Meters 2002Audrey Sung 3000 Meters 2001

Division III All-AmericansJessica Shugart 400 Meters 2000Carolyn Jones 3000 Meters 2000Nicole Rodriquez 400 Hurdles 1999Jessica Shugart 200 Meters 1999Courtney Gray 800 Meters 1998Maggie Dwire 800 Meters 1997Michaela Monahan 400Hurdles 1996Lisa Shepard 100Hurdles 1996Renee Sprowl Long Jump 1995Michelle Domico Triple Jump 1995Lisa Shepard 100 Hurdles 1995

Kenya Thacker Triple Jump 1995Michaela Monahan 400 Hurdles 1994Erica Washington 100 Meters 1993Erica Washington 200 Meters 1993Yvette Marzullo 4x100 Relay 1992Renee Sprowl 4x100 Relay 1992Michelle Milledge 4x100 Relay 1992Jill Lyday Discus Throw 1992Erica Washington 100 Meters 1992Erica Washington 4x100 Relay 1992Denise McFayden 1500 Meters 1992Denise McFayden 3000 Meters 1992Yvette Marzullo 4x100 Relay 1991Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1991Shannon Quigley Discus Throw 1991Michelle Milledge 4x100 Relay 1991Erica Washington 100 Meters 1991Erica Washington 200 Meters 1991Erica Washington 4x100 Relay 1991Denise McFayden 1500 Meters 1991Debbie Hargrove Discus Throw 1991Vicki Dunckley 4x100 Relay 1991 Yvette Marzullo 4x100 Relay 1990Shelly Squibb Discus 1990Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1990Shannon Quigley Discus Throw 1990Rachel Beerman Discus Throw 1990Michelle Milledge 4x100 Relay 1990Michelle Conlay 5000 Meters 1990Michelle Conlay 10000 Meters 1990Erica Washington 100 Meters 1990Erica Washington 200 Meters 1990Erica Washington 4x100 Relay 1990Vicki Dunckley 4x100 Relay 1990Shannon Quigley Discus Throw 1989Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1989Rachel Beerman Discus Throw 1989Andrea Kouremetis 100 Meters 1989Andrea Kouremetis 200 Meters 1989Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1988

Shannon Quigley • Discus/Shot PutTwo-Time National Champion

Laiah Blue • Hurdles Seven-time NCAA All-American

Whitney Johnson • Triple Jump2008 National Field Athlete of the Year

Tim Vallez • 800 Meters1988 NCAA All-American

National ChampionsJames Nielsen 5000 Meters 2000James Nielsen 5000 Meters 1999J.J. Castner 5000 Meters 1995Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1992Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1990Matt Inskeep Decathlon 1990Tim Vallez 800 Meters 1988

Division II All-AmericansCasey Ryan High Jump 2008Mike Cunningham 400 Hurdles 2006Jon Patton 400 Hurdles 2006Mike Cunningham 400 Hurdles 2005Rob Ewanio Shot Put 2002Rob Ewanio Shot Put 2001Steve Pease Pole Vault 2001

Division III All-AmericansJames Nielsen 10,000 Meters 2000James Nielsen 5000 Meters 2000Jim Freeman 110 Hurdles 2000James Nielsen 5000 Meters 1999Matt Seefeld Hammer Throw 1999Dave Spector Pole Vault 1998Matt Seefeld Shot Put 1998Matt Seefeld Hammer Throw 1998Creed Stary Pole Vault 1997Geoff Lambert Hammer Throw 1997Rhodes Walton 1500 Meters 1997Dave Spector Pole Vault 1996Gavin Clinger 5000 Meters 1996JJ Castner 5000 Meters 1996Randy Buehler Hammer Throw 1996Ernest Clark 400 Meters 1995Goss Lindsey 1500 Meters 1995JJ Castner 5000 Meters 1995Curtis Williams Hammer Throw 1993Jeff Taylor Hammer Throw 1993Matt Inskeep Decathlon 1993Pat Foy 800 Meters 1993Damian Coleman Triple Jump 1992Jeff Taylor Hammer Throw 1992Paul Cogbill Hammer Throw 1992Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1992Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1991Scott Sargeant Discus Throw 1991Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1990Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1989Tim Vallez 800 Meters 1988

James Nielsen • 5000 MetersTwo-Time National Champion

Jim Freeman • 110 Meter Hurdles2000 NCAA All-American

Scott Sargeant • Hammer ThrowTwo-Time National Champion

Rob Ewanio • Shot PutTwo-Time NCAA All-American

Creed Stary • Pole Vault1997 All-American

Triton All-Americans - Men

100 Meters Kelly Fogarty 11.85 2009Laiah Blue 11.99 2009Elisa Holiday 12.00 2004Erica Washington 12.01 1992Katie Skorupa 12.12 2009 200 Meters Elisa Holiday 24.24 2004Kelly Fogarty 24.36 2009Christine Merrill 24.43 2009Andrea Kouremetis 24.73 1989Laiah Blue 24.80 2007 400 Meters Christine Merrill 55.20 2008Anna Lee McGregor 56.04 2009Jessica Shugart 56.57 2000Amber Green 56.75 2007Katie Skorupa 57.44 2008 800 Meters Lindsay Stalker 2:10.33 2005Mimi Hodgins 2:10.96 2005Maggie Dwire 2:14.01 1997Robyn Herskowitz 2:14.10 1996Gisele English 2:14.42 1987

1500 Meters Bre Schofield 4:29.67 2009Mimi Hodgins 4:29.95 2005Lindsay Stalker 4:30.02 2005Diane Dunn 4:30.65 2008Denise McFayden 4:32.74 1988

5000 Meters Audrey Sung 17:00.26 2003Emily McGregor 17:14.48 2007Michelle Conlay 17:14.70 1990Denise McFayden 17:30.14 1988Diane Dunn 17:39.78 2008

10000 Meters Emily McGregor 35:26.00 2008Michelle Conlay 35:30.23 1990Amanda Burkhardt 37:03.50 2007Erin O’Donnell 37:33.64 2006Lindsey Young 38:05.09 2005

100 Meter Hurdles Laiah Blue 13.63 2009Meredith Perry 14.11 2004Christine Merrill 14.24 2009Lisa Shepard 14.29 1995Kayleigh Knudson 14.47 2008

400 Meter Hurdles Christine Merrill 58.59 2009Laiah Blue 59.87 2007Clara Wilson 61.88 2004Corey Sheredy 62.02 2008Michaela Monahan 62.02 1996

3000 Meter Steeplechase Catherine Strouse 11:20.94 2006Julie Pope 11:23.02 2003Meghan Scott 11:24.14 2001Ashleigh Montgomery 11:28.85 2006Amanda Kuehn 11:29.66 2008

Long Jump Whitney Johnson 19’10.75” 2008Stephanie LeFever 18’10.75” 2009Leah Murphy 18’10.75” 2008Elisa Holiday 18’9.25” 2005Renee Sprowl 18’9.25” 1995Triple Jump Whitney Johnson 42’4.25” 2008Kaylin Siever 39’ 8.75” 2004Leah Murphy 39’4” 2008Lisa Shepard 38’7.5” 1996Michelle Domico 38’3.5” 1995

High Jump Linda Rainwater 5’9.75” 2009Kendra Canape 5’7.75” 2005Kelsey Turner 5’6” 2004Susan Christy 5’6” 1991Heather Jacobs 5’5” 2006 Pole Vault Donna LeFever 12’ 6” 2009Christina Sloyer 12’5.5” 2008Madeleine Flint 12’0.5” 2006Meredith Perry 11’9.75” 2004Jackie Vu 11’6.5” 2003

Hammer Throw Danielle Thu 198’8” 2009Sagrario Hernandez 172’7” 2003Marie Archer 168’5” 2009Megan Bergin 166’ 11” 2002Melissa Karnaze 166’8” 2008

Shot Put Sagrario Hernandez 50’4” 2003Shannon Quigley 47’10” 1991Katie Hogan 43’6.5” 2005Jillian Sola 43’1.5” 2006Lauren Anderson 42’9” 2006

Javelin Briana Hinga 159’1” 2006Michelle Beebe 146’11” 2004Torrey Trust 139’2” 2007Bobbie Octavo 133’5” 1991Theresa Richards 132’10” 2009Discus Shannon Quigley 163’2” 1991Sarah Hendy 160’11” 2009Shelly Squibb 156’9” 1990Rachel Beerman 156’0” 1990Sara Allsup 155’2” 2002

Heptathlon Linda Rainwater 5303 pts 2009Stephanie LeFever 5004 pts 2009Kayleigh Knudson 4601 pts 2008Amy Beeman 4470 pts 2006Briana Hinga 4380 pts 2005

4 x 100 Meter Relay Merrill, Skorupa, Fogarty, Blue 45.81 2009Knudson, Skorupa, Merrill, Fogarty 46.94 2008Green, Skorupa, Merrill, Blue 47.14 2007Green, Skorupa, Holiday, Johnson 47.52 2006Green, Skorupa, Holiday, Johnson 47.68 2005

4 x 400 Meter Relay Roberson, Skorupa, McGregor, Merrill 3:42.97 2009Blue, McGregor, Merrill, Green 3:44.27 2007Skorupa, Merrill, Sheredy, McGregor 3:45.31 2008Schaefer, Green, Holiday, Skorupa 3:48.22 2006Tsu, Wilson, Mills, Schaefer 3:52.51 2004

Audrey Sung holds UCSD’s all-time mark in the 5000 Meters.

Women’s All-Time Marks

100 Meters Brad Libuit 10.80 2006Bob Hoffman 10.84 1983Matt Maybeno 10.84 2006Andrew Gonzalez 10.96 1997Peiman Lahsaei 10.97 2005 200 Meters Jon Patton 21.64 2006Matt Borzage 21.88 2006Matt Maybeno 21.89 2004Andrew Gonzalez 21.90 1997David Newquist 21.94 2000 400 Meters Ernest Clark 47.86 1995Mike Cunningham 48.00 2006Matt Borzage 48.03 2006Kevin Morning 48.20 1978Matt Horner 48.77 2004 800 Meters Mark Yuen 1:51.26 1993Tim Vallez 1:51.48 1988Daniel Anderson 1:51.60 2007Patrick Foy 1:51.65 1993Rhodes Walton 1:51.73 1997

1500 Meters Jon Wong 3:50.03 2001James Nielsen 3:50.3h 2001Carl Lostrom 3:50.96 2005Goss Lindsey 3:51.75 1995Rhodes Walton 3:51.79 1997

5000 Meters James Nielsen 14:21.15 2001JJ Castner 14:25.30 1996Gavin Klinger 14:37.13 1996Carl Lostrom 14:37.91 2005Merrell Hora 14:43.61 1990

1000 Meters James Nielsen 29:52.97 2000Robert Eap 30:45.81 2004JJ Castner 30:48.94 1994Merrell Hora 31:32.74 1988Walter Dehority 31:46.24 1995

110 Meter Hurdles Jim Freeman 14.08 2000Jon Patton 14.40 2006Mike Cunningham 14.43 2005Khalil Hooper 14.56 2008John Serrano 14.64c 1980 400 Meter Hurdles Mike Cunningham 51.16 2005Jon Patton 51.49 2006Leon Baham 52.38 2009Kirk Miller 53.34 1997John Serrano 53.34c 1980 3000 Meter Steeplechase Carl Lostrom 9:09.45 2005Brian Barton 9:13.54 1982Julian Nahan 9:16.57 2004David Dunbar, Jr. 9:19.12 2003Rhodes Walton 9:19.97 1997

Long Jump Eryn Houston 23’11.5” 1995Tom Wolf 23’6.25” 1969JJ Cisneros 23’4.5” 1991Damian Coleman 23’0” 1993Phong Long 22’11.25” 2002

Triple Jump Scott Tsuda 48’10.75” 2009Damian Coleman 48’0.75” 1993Marcus Keller 47’1.75” 2004Doug Olander 46’11.75” 1997Mike DePano 45’7.75” 1988

High Jump Casey Ryan 7’.25” 2009Kevin Beeman 6’11” 2005Ian Cooke 6’10” 1993Brad Libuit 6’9” 2006Eryn Houston 6’8” 1996

Pole Vault Creed Stary 16’6.75” 1997Steve Pease 16’4.75” 2001David Spector 16’1.75” 1998Mark Gomez 16’0.75” 2002Paul Johnson 16’0.75” 1992

Hammer Throw Scott Sargeant 214’1” 1992Jeff Taylor 201’2” 1993Paul Cogbill 189’9” 1992Matt Seefeld 185’0” 1999Fred Cook 180’11” 2009

Shot Put Rob Ewanio 60’ 4.5” 2002Matt Seefeld 54’3” 1998Nick Morilla 52’7.5” 2009Fred Cook 52’0.5” 2009Scott Sargeant 50’11” 1991

Javelin Nick Howe 201’3” 2009Brad Libuit 200’0” 2006Dan Macks 190’0” 2008Kevin Baca 188’10” 1992Casey Ryan 183’0” 2008

Discus Jim Dunn 197’ 9” 1968Scott Sargeant 173’10” 1992Abel Aramburo 166’2” 2003Matt Seefeld 166’2” 1999Paul Cogbill 163’0” 1990

Decathlon Matt Inskeep 7014 pts 1993John Serrano 6818 pts 1980Andrew van Straaten 6169 pts 2008Danny Kung 5745 pts 2004Derrick Bennett 5255 pts 1996

4 x 100 Meter Relay Maybeno, Patton, Lahsaei, Borzage 41.43 2006Lawrence, Patton, Lahsaei, Borzage 41.72 2005Olagunju, Takayama, O’Keefe, Newquist 41.83 2000Maybeno, Patton, Lawrence, Borzage 41.84 2004Lawrence, Lahsaei, Patton, Borzage 42.10 2003

4 x 400 Meter Relay Bettisworth, Borzage, Patton, Cunningham 3:13.73 2006Horner, Cunningham, Noel, Borzage 3:14.94 2004Bettisworth, Cunningham, Patton, Borzage 3:15.10 2005Anderson, Clark, Moore, Foy 3:16.68 1992Inskeep, Jandrisevits, Foy, Anderson 3:17.12 1993

Scott Tsuda set the school record in the triple jump in 2006.

Men’s All-Time Marks

Name Position Year Hometown (Previous School)Uchenna Agbahiwe Throws Fr. Bellflower, CA/Millikan HSBrianna Alban Distance Jr. Thousand Oaks, CA/Westlake HSMarie Archer Throws Sr. Santa Rosa, CA/Santa Rosa JCMiriam Asaki Hurdles Jr. Scottsdale, AZ/Desert Mountain HSJessie Raye Bodenhamer Distance Jr. San Diego, CA/Torrey Pines HSAnh Bui Distance Fr. San Lorenzo, CA/Arroyo HSJennifer Cheng Throws Fr. Orange, CA/Villa Park HSCatherine Crisp Distance Fr. Roseville, CA/Roseville HSXimena Cruz Distance Fr. Mission Viejo, CA/Trabuco Hills HSShana Emile Throws So. Burbank, CA/John Burroughs HSHeather Erickson Jumps/Hurdles Jr. Murrieta, CA/Vista Murrieta HSKelly Fogarty Sprints Jr. Danville, CA/San Ramon Valley HSSamantha Groff Distance Fr. Lake Forest, CA/Laguna Hills HSMadelin Hall Distance Fr. Davis, CA/Davis Senior HSJordana Henderson Distance Sr. Fairfax, VA/Fairfax HSHeather Hisgen Distance So. Orange, CA/El Modena HSKathleen Hitchens Sprints Fr. Pleasanton, CA/Foothill HSElena Inouye Distance So. Torrance, CA/West HSJennifer Kaehms Distance Fr. Castro Valley, CA/Dublin HSKathleen Kane Distance Fr. San Diego, CA/Westview HSAaryn Kobayashi Distance So. Anaheim, CA/Canyon HSSamantha Koppel Sprints Fr. Apple Valley, CA/Granite Hills HSErin Langford Jumps Jr. Carlsbad, CA/Carlsbad HSDonna LeFever Pole Vault Sr. Aptos, CA/Aptos HSStephanie LeFever Multi-Events Jr. Aptos, CA/Aptos HSMary Manu Hurdles Jr. Murrieta, CA/Vista Murrieta HSJulia McCarthy Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Aptos, CA/Aptos HSAnna Lee McGregor Sprints Sr. San Diego, CA/Point Loma HSCaitlin Meagher Hurdles So. Escondido, CA/San Pasqual HSChristine Merrill Hurdles Sr. Bakersfield, CA/Bakersfield Christian HSJessica Miklaski Sprints Fr. San Diego, CA/Westview HSLeah Murphy Jumps/Hurdles Sr. Moorpark, CA/Simi Valley HSLinda Rainwater Jumps/Hurdles Sr. Goleta, CA/Dos Pueblos HSTheresa Richards Throws Jr. Chino Hills, CA/Ruben S. Ayala HSDeyna Roberson Sprints Jr. San Diego, CA/Kearny High Construction TechBijon Robinson Sprints Fr. North Hollywood, CA/Birmingham HSJacqueline Rose Sprints So. San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HSAllison Rudd Hurdles So. Santa Clarita, CA/Saugus HSToni Sarge Distance Fr. San Jose, CA/Pioneer HSMarie Schaper Distance Sr. Simi Valley, CA/Royal HSBre Schofield Distance Jr. Carlsbad, CA/Carlsbad HSJackie Sikkema Distance Fr. Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield Memorial HSKarla Spence Throws So. Suisun City, CA/Vanden HSLyndly Tamura Pole Vault Sr. Huntington Beach, CA/Huntington Beach HSRachel Tears Pole Vault Jr. Trabuco Canyon, CA/Saddleback CollegeCaprice Thompson Distance Jr. Huntington Beach, CA/Marina HSDanielle Thu Throws Sr. Spring Valley, CA/Monte Vista HSKathryn Turner Distance So. Pacific Palisades, CA/Harvard-Westlake HSBailey Weaver Sprints Fr. Danville, CA/San Ramon Valley HSMadeline Weissman Sprints Sr. La Canada, CA/Westridge School for Girls

2010 Women’s Roster

2010 Men’s RosterName Position Year Hometown (Previous School)Daniel Anderson Distance Sr. Burbank, CA/John Burroughs HSLeon Baham Jumps/Hurdles Sr. Redlands, CA/Redlands HSDavid Baker Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Escondido, CA/Calvin Christian HSEric Baum Distance Jr. Los Gatos, CA/Bellarmine College PrepFred Cook Throws Sr. Anderson, SC/T.L. Hanna HSAlex Corliss Distance So. Santa Barbara, CA/San Marcos HSGeorge Davis Throws Sr. West Hills, CA/Moorpark CollegeBryan Dieffenbach Sprints Sr. Poway, CA/Poway HSDonnie Douangchak Throws So. Riverside, CA/La Sierra HSWil Dyer Sprints Sr. Walnut Creek, CA/Las Lomas HSMatt Endler Throws Fr. Fresno, CA/Clovis West HSErik Frost Sprints Fr. Napa, CA/Napa HSDustin Harris Distance So. Danville, CA/Monte Vista HSTobi Haswell Hurdles So. Reno, NV/Galena HSJeffrey Head Jumps So. Linden, CA/Linden HSAnthony Heredia Distance Fr. Lakewood, CA/Lakewood HSNick Howe Throws So. Aptos, CA/Little Elm HSRoger Huang Sprints So. Mountain View, CA/Mountain View HSTom Hudson Distance Fr. Coppell, TX/Coppell HSCharles Hutchinson Hurdles Sr. Downey, CA/El Camino CollegeJason Jackson Throws Jr. Alpine, CA/Granite Hills HSSoha Jafarzade Hurdles Jr. San Diego, CA/Rancho Bernardo HSAndrew Karnaze Jumps So. Escondido, CA/San Pasqual HSBrian Knight Distance Fr. San Luis Obispo, CA/San Luis Obispo HSMatthew Lenehan Distance Fr. San Diego, CA/Torrey Pines HSKiley Libuit Throws So. Los Altos Hills, CA/Saint Francis HSRyan Lok Distance Fr. Oakland, CA/Oakland HSJesse Morrill Distance Sr. Huntington Beach, CA/Marina HSMax Mullender Distance Sr. Newport Beach, CA/Laguna Beach HSEric Musker Pole Vault Sr. Roseville, CA/Granite Bay HSZach Nagengast Throws Fr. San Miguel, CA/Paso Robles HSDan Nguyen Sprints So. Los Alamos, NM/Los Alamos HSNolan O’Dowd Jumps/Hurdles Fr. San Jose, CA/Santa Teresa HSChristopher Pleitez Distance Fr. Lakewood, CA/Lakewood HSJeremy Riley Distance So. San Luis Obispo, CA/San Luis Obispo HSMike Rizzo Distance Fr. Elmhurst, IL/York Community HSJustin Rovin Jumps/Hurdles Jr. Laguna Beach, CA/Orange Coast CollegeCasey Ryan Jumps/Throws Sr. Jackson, CA/Argonaut HSDane Sandifer Throws So. Northridge, CA/Notre Dame HSJohn Svet Distance So. Brea, CA/Brea Olinda HSAndrew Tran Jumps Jr. Westminster, CA/Westminster HSThinh Truong Jumps So. El Monte, CA/Arroyo HSShaun Tu Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Fresno, CA/Clovis West HSHector Vega Sprints Fr. Pacoima, CA/John H. Francis PolytechnicGary Ward Throws Jr. Yorba Linda, CA/Esperanza HSMike Wright Distance Sr. Rescue, CA/Ponderosa HS

Darcy Ahner enters her third season as head coach of the UC San Diego women’s track and field program, having guided the Triton women to another extremely suc-cessful season in 2009. Ahner, who also serves as an assistant with the men’s program, led the Tritons to team victories at the All-Cal Championships and San Diego City Collegiate Championships a year ago, before guiding UCSD to a fifth consecutive California Collegiate Athletic Association title. Two Tritons went on to win individual national titles in her events, paving the way for an unprecedented third place team finish at the NCAA Championships in San Angelo, Texas and a final ranking of No. 2 in the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association National Power Rankings.

Ahner brings nearly 20 years of college coaching experience to UCSD, including 10 seasons on the La Jolla cam-pus. She served as Associate Head Coach for both the men’s and women’s teams in 2006 and 2007 and was an assistant coach for both squads from 2000-05. Known as one of the nation’s most talented and versatile collegiate track and field coaches, Ahner’s successes have spanned all three NCAA Divisions.

Ahner joined the staff at UC San Diego in 2000 after nine years as an assistant coach at the Division I level. She spent seven seasons at her alma mater, the University of New Mexico, coaching the jumps and multi-events. While at New Mexico, Ahner’s athletes dominated the high jump in the Western Athletic Conference, as four differ-ent athletes won four consecutive WAC championships. Seven athletes achieved individual WAC titles in seven years and four broke school records. During her tenure, seven athletes qualified for the D-I National Champion-ships, producing one All-American.

After her stint at the University of New Mexico, Ahner spent two seasons coaching jumps, hurdles, and multi-events at Northern Arizona University, where four of her athletes were NCAA Division I qualifiers, including an All-American in the Heptath-lon. Five athletes achieved Big Sky Conference individual titles, while three set new school records.

Ahner’s first nine years at UCSD have seen her athletes rewrite the Triton record books in the jumps, hurdles and multi-events. Her athletes have won a remarkable 32 CCAA individual conference titles and 20 have earned All-American honors. Un-der Ahner’s guidance, four Tritons have won individual NCAA National Champion-ships. Christine Merrill took home the national title in the 400-meter hurdles in 2009, while Linda Rainwater won her second career championship, placing first in the high jump. Ahner has been selected as both the CCAA Coach of the Year and the NCAA West Region Women’s Coach of the Year in each of the last two seasons and the Tritons were named a USTFCCCA Academic All-American Team in 2009.

A Level II USA Track and Field certified coach, Ahner is also a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and serves as the strength and conditioning coach for the Triton track and field program. She was a coach for the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Team in Beijing this past summer, coaching two athletes to gold medals and new world records in the high jump and the pentathlon.

As an athlete, Ahner competed in the heptathlon while at New Mexico, setting school records in the high jump, javelin, and heptathlon. She was honored as the Western Athletic Conference Most Valuable Athlete in 1989 and was the conference heptathlon champion in 1988 and 1989. Ahner was a three-time NCAA Division I Champion-ships qualifier, as well as a World Championships trials competitor in 1990. She graduated from New Mexico in 1990 with a degree in psychology and education.

DARCY AHNERWOMEN’S HEAD COACH JUMPS/HURDLES/MULTI-EVENTS

Tony Salerno begins his 11th season as the head coach of the men’s track and field program at UC San Diego, while also serving as an assistant coach for the women’s program in the throwing events. Salerno served as head coach for both the men’s and women’s squads before relinquishing head coaching re-sponsibilities for the women’s program to Darcy Ahner prior to the 2008 season.

Salerno brings over 25 years of college coaching experience to UCSD. Since moving to the NCAA Division II level in 2001, both the men’s and women’s squads have been ranked among the top programs in the nation under his guidance.

UCSD athletes have earned a remarkable 57 NCAA Division II All-American honors during his tenure as head coach. Since Salerno arrived on the La Jolla Campus, the evolution of both the men’s and women’s teams at the Division II level has been nothing short of dramatic, with the men registering second place finishes at the CCAA Championships in 2006 and again in 2009. The men’s program has consistently ranked among the top 25 programs in the nation in the U.S. Track and Cross Country Coaches Association National Power Rankings and was named a USTFCCCA Academic All-American Team last season.

Salerno’s final season as head coach of the women’s program in 2007 proved to be a banner year for the Tritons as they claimed their third straight CCAA Championship. The season was capped by an eighth place finish at NCAA Championships, which was the program’s highest national championship placing since mov-ing to the Division II level at the time. The Triton women ranked either first or second in the USTFCCAA National Power rankings every year from 2003 to 2009.

The successes of the Triton track and field programs have not gone unnoticed by his coaching peers. Sal-erno was voted the CCAA Women’s Coach of the Year in 2005, 2006, and 2007, as well the West Region Coach of the Year in 1993, 2005, 2006, and 2007. He was voted National Coach of the Year in 2005.

A specialist in coaching the throwing events, Salerno has produced 38 NCAA All-Americans, as well as five individual NCAA Champions in the throwing events and the decathlon during his time at UC San Diego. In 2009, junior Dan-ielle Thu won the national title in the hammer throw with a toss of 198’8”, a mark that ranks fifth all-time in Division II. Over the span of his 30 years of coaching at the high school, community college, Division I, II, and III levels, he has produced numerous record setters and champions, including an Olympian in track and field and a World Champion in Olympic weightlifting.

Salerno began his tenure at UC San Diego in 1988 as an assistant coach be-fore taking on head coaching responsibilities for both the men’s and women’s teams in 1993. From 1996 to 1999, Salerno coached at the Division I level at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., before returning to La Jolla in 2000 as part of UCSD’s move to the Division II level the following year. He has served as the president of the Cal/Nevada Coaches Association since December 2008.

A San Diego native, Salerno graduated from Mount Miguel High School then earned his B.A. in Kinesiology from San Diego State University in 1984.

Coaching StaffTONY SALERNOMEN’S HEAD COACH THROWING EVENTS

NATE GARCIA DISTANCE EVENTS

Mike Kuoppamaki begins his first year as pole vault coach for the UC San Di-ego track and field program in 2010. Kuoppamaki adds a wealth of experi-ence to the Triton staff, having coached in the college ranks since 1999 at UC Davis and then Idaho State.

He has worked with two individual na-tional champions, as well as several CCAA Champions and National All-Americans. In addition, he has sent two athletes to the Olympic trials.

Mike graduated from UC Davis with a bachelors degree in Neuro Physiology and Behavior in 1998. He placed fourth at the NCAA Na-tional Championships in the decathlon while competing for the Ag-gies and then went on to place 13th at the U.S. Nationals in 2003. Kuoppamaki received his Doctorates of Chiropractic in 2008 and now works in San Diego.

Mick Gieskes enters his 13th year atUCSD as an assistant coach for men’sand women’s track and field in 2010. Along time member of the San Diego track and field community, Gieskes’ athleteshave rewritten the Triton record booksin nearly every event in his tenure assprint coach at UC San Diego. In 2008freshman Kelly Fogarty became thefirst UCSD sprinter to win an individualCCAA title with wins in both the 100 and 200 events. She was selected CCAA Freshman of the Year and went on to win another conference title last season in the 100. The last several years have been particularly notable for the sprintcrew with school records in both men’s relays in 2006, as well as the 4x100 (45.81) and 4x400 (3:42.97) relays on the women’s side last season. The women’s 4x400 relay team earned All-American status in 2007 and 2008, while both the 4x100 and 4x400 squads achieved the honor in 2009. Gieskes’ many coaching honors include his selection by his peers asthe 1999 Division III West Region Coach of the Year in cross country.In 1997, he coached the Triton women’s cross country team to vic-tory at the CCAA conference championships -- the first UCSD team in any sport to win a CCAA championship. Along with his team ac-complishments, Gieskes has coached three individual qualifiers to the NCAA Division III National Cross Country Championships. During this time, two UC San Diego athletes achieved All-America status in cross country, including the 1999 individual runner-up.

In track and field, Gieskes has coached two individuals that qualifiedfor the Division III National Championships, as well as three indi-vidual Division II National Qualifiers and seven Relay Team Na-tional Qualifiers. He graduated from Torrey Pines High School and UC Riverside, where he earned his bachelors degree in Literature.

Nathan Garcia begins his fourth year coaching the distance events for the UC San Diego track and field program. Garcia has also served as the head coach for the UCSD men’s and wom-en’s cross country programs since the fall of 2007. Garcia found immediate success as a coach on the La Jolla campus. He coached five track and field athletes to All-American honors the last three seasons, including Bre Schofield in the 1500 in 2009.

His first years as head coach of the cross country programs proved no less successful, with both squads reaching the NCAA Division II National Championships in his first season, marking just the sec-ond time UCSD accomplished that feat at the D-II level. Seniors Emily McGregor and Diane Dunn earned All-America honors after top 25 finishes at the 2007 national meet, while Schofield earned All-American recognition after qualifying for the National Champi-onships as a freshman in 2008.

Garcia earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from UCSD in 2000, graduating cum laude. He then completed a multi-subject pro-fessional clear CLAD credential at UCSD in 2001.

Garcia was a four-year athlete in both track and cross country while attending UCSD from 1996 to 2000. During his time as a Triton, he earned numerous athletic and academic honors, including Verizon All-Academic District VIII and CCAA Scholar-Athlete honors in 2000-01. He was also honored by UCSD on National Student-Athlete Day that same year.

MICK GIESKES SPRINTS

MIKE KUOPPAMAKI POLE VAULT

Coaching Staff

2010 Track & Field Schedule Day Date Meet/Opponent Location Time Saturday Feb. 6 Blue/Gold/Alumni UC San Diego 12:00 PM Saturday Feb. 20 Cal Poly Pomona, CSUDH, CMS, San Diego State UC San Diego 11:00 AM Saturday Feb. 27 All-Cal Championships (UCSB, UCI, UCR) UC Irvine 10:00 AM Saturday Mar. 6 San Diego City Collegiate Championships UC San Diego 12:00 PM (SDSU, Point Loma, Cal State San Marcos) Saturday Mar. 13 Point Loma Invitational Point Loma All Day Saturday Mar. 27 Point Loma Spring Break Open Point Loma All Day Sat.-Sun. Mar. 27-28 Cal/Nevada Collegiate Championship UCLA All Day Saturday Apr. 3 Mangrum Invitational Cal State San Marcos All Day Thu.-Sat. Apr. 8-10 UCLA Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational UCLA All Day Wed.-Thu Apr. 14-15 Mt. SAC Decathlon/Heptathlon Azusa Pacific All Day Saturday Apr. 17 Soka Peace Invitational Soka University All Day Fri.-Sat. Apr. 23-24 UCSD Triton Invitational UC San Diego All Day Thu.-Sat. May 6-8 CCAA Championships UC San Diego All Day Saturday May 15 Cal State L.A. Invitational Cal State L.A. All Day Thu.-Sat. May 27-29 NCAA Championships Charlotte, NC All Day