UC SAN DIEG0

Track & Field

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.”

This Is UC San Diego...

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 competes against many of the top NCAA Division I programs in the nation.

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 fa-cility, spacious locker rooms, and a weight room. Large grass fields and a eucalyptus forest with trails surround the stadium 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.

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ka wai N

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2012 Triton All-Americans

Triton All-AmericansWomen National 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-AmericansLauren Irish 4x400 Relay 2012Sabrina Pimentel 4x400 Relay 2012Deyna Roberson 4x400 Relay 2012Jacqueline Rose 400 Meters 2012Jacqueline Rose 4x400 Relay 2012Kelly Fogarty 100 Meters 2011 Kelly Fogarty 200 Meters 2011Stephanie LeFever Heptathlon 2011Stephanie LeFever Long Jump 2011Jessica Miklaski Javelin 2011Danielle Thu Hammer Throw 2011Kelly Fogarty 100 Meters 2010Kelly Fogarty 200 Meters 2010Kelly Fogarty 4x400 Relay 2010Donna LeFever Pole Vault 2010Stephanie LeFever 4x400 Relay 2010Christine Merrill 400 Hurdles 2010Christine Merrill 4x400 Relay 2010Jacqueline Rose 4x400 Relay 2010Laiah 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 2009

Christine 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 2007Laiah 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 2003

Sagrario 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 400 Hurdles 1996Lisa Shepard 100 Hurdles 1996Renee Sprowl Long Jump 1995Michelle Domico Triple Jump 1995Lisa Shepard 100 Hurdles 1995Kenya 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 1991Shannon Quigley • Discus/Shot Put

Two-Time National Champion

Christine Merrill • Hurdles School Record Holder • 2012 Olympian

Whitney Johnson • Triple JumpNCAA National Champion

Jeff Taylor • Hammer Throw1992 NCAA All-American

Denise 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

MenNational ChampionsNick Howe Javelin 2011Nick Howe Javelin 2010James Nielsen 5000 Meters 2000James Nielsen 5000 Meters 1999J.J. Castner 5000 Meters 1995Matt Inskeep Decathlon 1993Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1992Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1990Tim Vallez 800 Meters 1988

Division II All-AmericansNick Howe Javelin 2012Ka Wai Ng Triple Jump 2012Nick Howe Javelin 2011Nick Howe Javelin 2010

Casey 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

Tim Vallez • 800 Meters1988 National Champion

Rob Ewanio • Shot PutTwo-Time NCAA All-American

Creed Stary • Pole Vault1997 All-American

Triton All-Americans

100 Meters Kelly Fogarty 11.52 2011Christine Merrill 11.94 2010Jacqueline Rose 11.96 2012Laiah Blue 11.99 2009Elisa Holiday 12.00 2004 200 Meters Kelly Fogarty 23.55 2011Jacqueline Rose 23.96 2012Christine Merrill 24.18 2010Elisa Holiday 24.24 2004Andrea Kouremetis 24.73 1989 400 Meters Jacqueline Rose 53.30 2012 Christine Merrill 54.76 2010Anna Lee McGregor 56.04 2009Jessica Shugart 56.57 2000Amber Green 56.75 2007 800 Meters Lindsay Stalker 2:10.33 2005Mimi Hodgins 2:10.96 2005Sabrina Pimentel 2:12.69 2012Lorato Anderson 2:13.98 2012Maggie Dwire 2:14.01 1997

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 1990Chia Chang 37:02.15 2012Amanda Burkhardt 37:03.50 2007Erin O’Donnell 37:33.64 2006

100 Meter Hurdles Laiah Blue 13.63 2009Christine Merrill 13.84 2010Meredith Perry 14.11 2004Caitlin Meagher 14.16 2012Stephanie LeFever 14.18 2011

400 Meter Hurdles Christine Merrill 58.04 2010Laiah Blue 59.87 2007Caitlin Meagher 61.02 2011Deyna Roberson 61.76 2011Lauren Irish 61.83 2012

3000 Meter Steeplechase Aaryn Kobayashi 11:19.21 2012Catherine Strouse 11:20.94 2006Julie Pope 11:23.02 2003Meghan Scott 11:24.14 2001Caprice Thompson 11:27.20 2010

Long Jump Stephanie LeFever 20’3.5” 2011Whitney Johnson 19’10.75” 2008Erin Langford 19’3.25” 2012Leah Murphy 19’1.25” 2010Elisa Holiday 18’9.25” 2005Renee Sprowl 18’9.25” 1995

Triple Jump Whitney Johnson 42’4.25” 2008Kaylin Siever 39’ 8.75” 2004Leah Murphy 39’4” 2008Stephanie LeFever 39’3” 2011Erin Langford 38’7.5” 2012

High Jump Linda Rainwater 5’10.5” 2010Kendra Canape 5’7.75” 2005Stephanie LeFever 5’7.25” 2011Kelsey Turner 5’6” 2004Susan Christy 5’6” 1991 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 171’11” 2010Megan 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” 2006Theresa Richards 149’9” 2010Michelle Beebe 146’11” 2004Jessica Miklaski 143’2” 2011Torrey Trust 139’2” 2007

Discus Shannon Quigley 163’2” 1991Sarah Hendy 160’11” 2009Shelly Squibb 156’9” 1990Rachel Beerman 156’0” 1990Sara Allsup 155’2” 2002

Heptathlon Stephanie LeFever 5385 pts 2011Linda Rainwater 5333 pts 2010Kayleigh Knudson 4601 pts 2008Amy Beeman 4470 pts 2006Briana Hinga 4380 pts 2005

4 x 100 Meter Relay Merrill, Skorupa, Fogarty, Blue 45.81 2009Merrill, Hitchens, Rose, Fogarty 46.29 2010Weaver, Hitchens, Rose, Fogarty 46.68 2011Knudson, Skorupa, Merrill, Fogarty 46.94 2008Hitchens, Kamson, Meagher, Rose 46.98 2012

4 x 400 Meter Relay Pimentel, Irish, Roberson, Rose 3:42.17 2012Roberson, Skorupa, McGregor, Merrill 3:42.97 2009Blue, McGregor, Merrill, Green 3:44.27 2007Rose, Fogarty, LeFever, Merrill 3:44.39 2010Skorupa, Merrill, Sheredy, McGregor 3:45.31 2008

Audrey Sung holds UCSD’s school record in the 5000

Meters.

Women’s All-Time Marks

Linda Rainwater • Jumps/HurdlesTwo-time NCAA National Champion

and school record holder in High Jump

100 Meters Ka Wai Ng 10.74 2011Keith Rose 10.78 2012Brad Libuit 10.80 2006Bob Hoffman 10.84 1983Matt Maybeno 10.84 2006 200 Meters Keith Rose 21.59 2012Jon Patton 21.64 2006Matt Borzage 21.88 2006Matt Maybeno 21.89 2004Andrew Gonzalez 21.90 1997 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 Daniel Anderson 1:50.51 2010Mark Yuen 1:51.26 1993Tim Vallez 1:51.48 1988Dustin Harris 1:51.58 2012Patrick Foy 1:51.65 1993

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 2005Neil Kalra 14:42.34 2004

10000 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 2008Leon Baham 14.58 2009 400 Meter Hurdles Mike Cunningham 51.16 2005Jon Patton 51.49 2006Leon Baham 52.18 2010Tobias Haswell 53.05 2010Kirk Miller 53.34 1997 3000 Meter Steeplechase Jesse Morrill 9:03.19 2011Carl Lostrom 9:09.45 2005Brian Barton 9:13.54 1982Julian Nahan 9:16.57 2004David Dunbar, Jr. 9:19.12 2003

Long Jump Eryn Houston 23’11.5” 1995Tom Wolf 23’6.25” 1969Jeffrey Head 23’4.5” 2012JJ Cisneros 23’4.5” 1991Shaun Tu 23’4” 2012

Triple Jump Ka Wai Ng 51’9” 2012Scott Tsuda 48’10.75” 2009Quentin McWhorter 48’4.5” 2012Damian Coleman 48’0.75” 1993Marcus Keller 47’1.75” 2004

High Jump Casey Ryan 7’3.25” 2010Kevin 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” 1992Fred Cook 188’1” 2010AB Shaheen 186’5” 2011

Shot Put Rob Ewanio 60’ 4.5” 2002Matt Seefeld 54’3” 1998Fred Cook 52’8.75” 2010Nick Morilla 52’7.5” 2009Ryan Eckert 51’11” 2012

Javelin Nick Howe 231’3” 2011Brad Libuit 200’0” 2006Kiley Libuit 199’11” 2012Nash Howe 199’1” 2012Dan Macks 190’0” 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 2008Nick DeBeaubien 6079 pts 2012Danny Kung 5745 pts 2004

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 2005Rovin, Anderson, Dieffenbach, Baham 3:15.60 2010Anderson, Clark, Moore, Foy 3:16.68 1992

Scott Sargeant owns the school re-cord in the hammer after posting a mark of 214”1” in 1992.

Men’s All-Time Marks

Name Event Year Hometown (Previous School)Sarah Adams Distance Fr. Santa Clarita, CA/Valencia HSUchenna Agbahiwe Throws Jr. Bellflower, CA/Millikan HS Lorato Anderson Sprints So. Fremont, CA/American HS Alia Bales Distance Fr. Temecula, CA/Great Oak HSKayla Batom Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Oakland, CA/Oak Park HSJessica Beerman Sprints Fr. Glendale, CA/Crescenta Valley HS Dani Brabender Distance Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA/Trabuco Hills HS Veronica Bradley Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Richland, WA/Hanford HSAnh Bui Distance Jr. San Lorenzo, CA/Arroyo HS Chia Chang Distance So. Yorba Linda, CA/Esperanza HS Dereka Chargualaf Sprints Fr. San Diego, CA/Cathedral Catholic HS Jennifer Cheng Throws Jr. Orange, CA/Villa Park HS Catherine Crisp Distance Jr. Roseville, CA/Roseville HS Ximena Cruz Distance Jr. Mission Viejo, CA/Trabuco Hills HSShana Emile Throws Sr. Burbank, CA/John Burroughs HSKamilah Foley Distance So. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA/Trabuco Hills HS Ana Gonzalez Distance Fr. San Diego, CA/Eastlake HSSamantha Groff Distance Jr. Lake Forest, CA/Laguna Hills HS Kathleen Hitchens Sprints Jr. Pleasanton, CA/Foothill HS Amanda Horowitz Throws Fr. Sherman Oaks, CA/Harvard-Westlake HSElena Inouye Distance Sr. Torrance, CA/West HS Lauren Irish Sprints So. Montara, CA/Half Moon Bay HSEva Isaacs Throws So. Lafayette, CA/Campolindo HSChantia Justice Jumps/Hurdles Fr. La Quinta, CA/La Quinta HSAnneke Kakebeen Distance Fr. La Crescenta, CA/Crescenta Valley HS Chelsey Kamson Sprints Jr. San Ramon, CA/California HSKatie Kane Distance Jr. San Diego, CA/Westview HSAaryn Kobayashi Distance Sr. Anaheim, CA/Canyon HSErin Langford Jumps Sr. Carlsbad, CA/Carlsbad HS Natalie Lomayesva Sprints Fr. San Marcos, CA/Mission Hills HSMelissa Le Roux Distance Fr. San Diego, CA/Rancho Bernardo HSMichelle Le Roux Distance Fr. San Diego, CA/Rancho Bernardo HS Kaity Malloy Distance So. Temecula, CA/Great Oak HSJulia McCarthy Jumps/Hurdles Jr. Aptos, CA/Aptos HS Caitlin Meagher Hurdles Sr. Escondido, CA/San Pasqual HSJessica Miklaski Throws Jr. San Diego, CA/Westview HSRaquel Ormsby Jumps/Hurdles Jr. Ventura, CA/Ventura HSSabrina Pimentel Sprints Fr. Westminster, CA/Westminster HS Chanel Reaves Jumps/Hurdles Sr. Bakersfield, CA/Bakersfield HSDeyna Roberson Sprints Jr. San Diego, CA/Kearny High Construction Tech Academy Jacqueline Rose Sprints Sr. San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HSToni Sarge Sprints Jr. San Jose, CA/Pioneer HSLaura Schellenberg Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Reedley, CA/Reedley HS Emily Schmidt Jumps/Hurdles So. Chino Hills, CA/Ayala HS Ellexi Snover Sprints Fr. Villa Park, CA/Mater Dei HSMadison Tanner Distance Fr. Anaheim, CA/Canyon HS Aletha Vassilakis Throws So. Torrance, CA/West HS

2012 Women’s Roster

caitlin MEAGHER • All-CCAA

shana EMILE • All-CCAA

erin LAN

GFORD

• All-CCA

A

sabrina PIMEN

TEL • A

ll-CCAA

veronica BRADLEY • All-CCAA

chia CHA

NG • A

ll-CCAA

jessica MIK

LASK

I • All-CCA

A

2012 Men’s RosterName Event Year Hometown (Previous School)David Baker Jumps/Hurdles Jr. Escondido, CA/Calvin Christian HSBenjamin Berthet Pole Vault So. Los Gatos, CA/Los Gatos HS Kyle Chiu Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Covina, CA/Covina HSAlex Corliss Distance Sr. Santa Barbara, CA/San Marcos HS Nick DeBeaubien Jumps/Hurdles Sr. Lake Forest, CA/El Toro HSDonnie Douangchak Throws Sr. Riverside, CA/La Sierra HSRyan Eckert Throws Jr. Rocklin, CA/Rocklin HS Jordan Ekaidat Sprints Fr. Winthrop, MA/Winthrop HS Matt Endler Throws Jr. Fresno, CA/Clovis West HS Mario Flores Distance So. La Mirada, CA/St. John Bosco HSNathaniel Ford Sprints Fr. Fresno, CA/Clovis West HSDavid Guinasso Sprints So. San Rafael, CA/Marin Catholic HSDustin Harris Distance Sr. Danville, CA/Monte Vista HS Daniel Hauptman Distance Fr. Santa Rosa, CA/Maria Carrillo HS Jeffrey Head Jumps Sr. Linden, CA/Linden HS Jake Herbold Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Ventura, CA/Ventura HS Anthony Heredia Distance Jr. Lakewood, CA/Lakewood HS Nash Howe Throws Fr. Aptos, CA/Aptos HS Nick Howe Throws Sr. Aptos, CA/Little Elm HS Andrew Karnaze Jumps Sr. Escondido, CA/San Pasqual HS Antony Kountouris Jumps/Hurdles So. Chalandri, Greece/American Community Schools of Athens Matt Lenehan Distance Jr. San Diego, CA/Torrey Pines HS Kellen Levy Distance So. Fresno, CA/Clovis West HS Kiley Libuit Throws Sr. Los Altos Hills, CA/Saint Francis HSWarren Liem Distance Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA/Tesoro HSJeffrey Lim Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Orange County, CA/Tesoro HSRyan Lok Distance So. Oakland, CA/Oakland HSIsaac Mallett Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Bonita, CA/Otay Ranch HS Quentin McWhorter Jumps/Hurdles So. Oakland, CA/Bishop O’ Dowd HS Zach Nagengast Throws Jr. San Miguel, CA/Paso Robles HSKa Wai Ng Jumps/Hurdles Sr. Hong Kong, China/Wah Yan College Kowloon Michael Procopio Throws Fr. El Segundo, CA/El Segundo HSBen Rich Distance So. Fremont, CA/Washington HSJeremy Riley Distance Sr. San Luis Obispo, CA/San Luis Obispo HS Keith Rose Sprints Fr. San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HS Clint Rosser Pole Vault So. Los Angeles, CA/Loyala HS of Los Angeles Dane Sandifer Throws Sr. Northridge, CA/Notre Dame HS AB Shaheen Throws Sr. Trabuco Canyon, CA/Mission Viejo HS Keenan Smith Jumps/Hurdles Sr. Santa Maria, CA/Allan Hancock College John Svet Distance Sr. Brea, CA/Brea Olinda HS Shaun Tu Jumps/Hurdles Jr. Fresno, CA/Clovis West HS Eric Vetter Sprints So. Yorba Linda, CA/Esperanza HS Zach Withall Distance Fr. Hinsdale, IL/Hinsdale Central HS Oscar Zuniga Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Chula Vista, CA/Otay Ranch HS

dustin HA

RR

IS • All-CCA

A

zach NAGENGAST • All-CCAA

ryan ECKERT • All-CCAA

jeffrey HEA

D • A

ll-CCAA

nash HOW

E • All-CCA

A

TONY SALERNOMEN’S HEAD COACH THROWING EVENTS

Darcy Ahner enters her sixth season as head coach of the UC San Diego women’s track and field program, having guided the Triton women to unprecedented levels of success in her five years at the helm.

The Triton women have placed in the top five in the NCAA Championships three out of the last six years. 2009 proved to be a banner year for UCSD on the women’s side as Ahner led the Tritons to several meet victories, including 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 and a final ranking of No. 2 in the U.S. Track and Field Coaches As-sociation National Power Rankings.

Ahner, who also serves as an assistant with the men’s program, brings 22 years of college coaching experience to UCSD, including 13 seasons on the La Jolla campus. 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 different 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 Championships, 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 heptathlon. Five athletes achieved Big Sky Conference individual titles, while three set new school records.

Ahner’s first 13 years at UCSD have seen her athletes rewrite the Triton record books in the men’s and women’s jumps, hurdles and multi-events as 10 out of the 12 records have been set by athletes during her coaching tenure. Her athletes have won a remark-able 45 CCAA individual conference titles and 25 have earned All-American honors. Under Ahner’s guidance, Tritons have won four individual NCAA National Champion-ships, and three were second place runners up, including Champions, Whitney Johnson in 2008 (triple jump), Christine Merrill in 2009 (400 hurdles) and Linda Rainwater in 2008 (heptathlon) and 2009 (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 twice and the Tri-tons were named a USTFCCCA Academic All-American Team in 2009-2012.

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, coaching two athletes to gold medals and new world records in the high jump and the pentathlon, while three others claimed silver medals.

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 Championships 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 14th 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 for twelve years prior.

Salerno brings over 30 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 61 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, 2009 and again in 2010. 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 the NCAA Championships, which was the program’s highest national championship placing since moving to the Division II level at the time. The Triton women ranked either first or second in the UST-FCCAA 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 43 NCAA All-Americans, as well as seven individual NCAA Champions in throws and the decathlon during his time at UC San Diego. In 2009, junior Danielle 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 -- and sophomore Nick Howe won the national cham-pionship in both 2010 and 2011. Over the span of his 34 years of coaching at the high school, community college, Division I, II and III levels, Salerno has produced numerous record setters and champions.

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 and then earned his B.A. in Kinesi-ology from San Diego State University in 1984.

Coaching Staff

NATE GARCIA DISTANCE EVENTS

Mike Kuoppamaki begins his fourth year as pole vault coach for the UC San Diego track and field program in 2013. 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.

In his first year with the program in 2010, he coached Donna LeFe-ver, who set the school record in the pole vault with an impressive mark of 12’6”. LeFever went on to finish sixth (12’2.75”) at the NCAA Championships in Charlotte, N.C., becoming the first Triton to earn All-American accolades in the vault on the women’s side.

Kuoppamaki graduated from UC Davis with a bachelor degree in Neuro Physiology and Behavior in 1998. He placed fourth at the NCAA National Championships in the decathlon while competing for the Aggies 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 16th year coach-ing at UCSD between the track and field and cross country programs in 2013. A long time member of the San Diego track and field community, Gieskes’ athletes have rewritten the Triton record books in nearly every running event in his tenure as sprint coach at UC San Diego.

Kelly Fogarty became the first UCSD sprinter to earn All-America accolades at the Division II level after attain-ing the honor in both the 100 and 200 in Charlotte, N.C. and again in the 2011 NCAA’s in Stanislaus Calif. Kelly holds school records in both events 100m (11.52), 200m (23.55). Jacqueline “Boo” Rose became the second individual All-American in 2012 in Pueblo, Colo. in the 400m and holds the school record in the 400m (53.30).

In recent years the UCSD sprints squad has established new school re-cords in nearly every event, including both men’s relays in 2006, as well as the 4x100 (45.81) and 4x400 (3:42.97) relays on the women’s side in 2012. In the past four years, UCSD relay teams have earned All-America status on six occasions.

In total, Gieskes has coached 12 individual NCAA national qualifiers, nine of which were at the D-II level, and two while UCSD was a member of Division III. In addition, nine relay teams have qualified for Nationals under his watch.

Gieskes’ many coaching honors include his selection as the 1999 Division III West Region Coach of the Year in cross country. In 1997, he coached the Triton women’s squad to victory at the CCAA Championships (the first UCSD team in any sport to win a CCAA title). Along with his team accomplishments, Gieskes has coached three individual qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships and two Tritons achieved All-America status, including the 1999 individual runner-up.

The son of a UCSD Professor Emeritus, Gieskes graduated locally from Torrey Pines High School and nearby UC Riverside, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Literature.

Nathan Garcia begins his seventh 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 six seasons.

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 af-ter top 25 finishes at the 2007 national meet, while Garcia guided another student-athlete to All-American recognition after qualifying for the National Championships as a freshman in 2008. In 2011 under Garcia’s guidance, Jesse Morrill won the CCAA Champion-ships in the steeplechase and qualified for the NCAA Champion-ships. Morrill owns the school record in the event (9:03.19).

Garcia earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from UCSD in 2000, graduating cum laude, and holds a Level 1 certification from USATF.

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, includ-ing 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

2013 Track & Field Schedule Day Date Meet/Opponent Location Time Saturday Feb. 2 Leon T. Roach Vault-A-Thon UC San Diego 10:00 AM Saturday Feb. 9 Blue/Gold Alumni UC San Diego TBA Saturday Feb. 23 Rossi Relays Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 12:00 PM Saturday Mar. 2 All-Cal Challenge UC Irvine 10:00 AM Saturday Mar. 9 San Diego Collegiate Challenge UC San Diego 11:00 AM Friday Mar. 15 Occidental Distance Carnival Occidental 6:00 PM Fri.-Sat. Mar. 15-16 Aztec Invitational San Diego State 10:00 AM Fri.-Sat. Mar. 22-23 Point Loma Collegiate Open Point Loma Nazarene 10:00 AM Sat.-Sun. Mar. 29-30 Cal/Nevada Collegiate Championship UC San Diego 10:00 AM Thur.-Sat. Apr. 4-6 Sun Angel Track Classic Arizona State 10:00 AM Saturday Apr. 6 Mangrum Invitational Cal State San Marcos 10:00 AM Saturday Apr. 13 Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Pomona-Pitzer 10:00 AM Wed.-Thur. Apr. 17-18 California Invitational Decathlon/Heptathlon Azusa Pacific 10:00 AM Fri.-Sat. Apr. 19-20 Soka Peace Invitational Soka University 10:00 AM Fri.-Sat. Apr. 26-27 UCSD Triton Invitational UC San Diego 10:00 AM Thu.-Sat. May 2-4 CCAA Championships Cal State Stanislaus All Day Saturday May 11 Cal State L.A. Invitational Cal State L.A. 10:00 AM Thu.-Sat. May 23-25 NCAA Championships Colorado State-Pueblo All Day