2002 Cross Country Yearbook

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INSIDE THE MEDIA GUIDE
Table of Contents
Inside the Media Guide .............................................. 1
Quick Facts ................................................................. 1
Media Relations .......................................................... 1
Men’s Head Coach: John McNichols ......................... 2
2002 Men’s Outlook ................................................... 3
Sycamore Profiles .................................................... 4-8
2001 in Review -- Men’s ....................................... 9-11
2002 Men’s and Women’s Roster ............................. 12
Women’s Head Coach: John Gartland ..................... 13
Indiana State University
2002 Women’s Outlook ............................... 14
Sycamore Profiles ................................... 15-19
2001 in Review -- Women’s ................... 20-22
Men’s Honors ............................................... 23
Women’s Honors .......................................... 24
Missouri Valley Conference ........................ 25
ISU Support Services ................................... 26
ISU Administration ...................................... 27
Indiana State University .............................. 28
web.indstate.edu/athletic/cross
Indiana State Cross Country
Men’s Head Coach: ......................... John McNichols
Alma Mater: ........................................ Indiana (1972)
E-mail: ................................ j-mcnichols@indstate.edu
Office Phone: ...................................... (812) 237-4164
Women’s Head Coach: ........................ John Gartland
Alma Mater: .................. Wisconsin-LaCrosse (1970)
E-mail: ................................... j-gartland@indstate.edu
Office Phone: ...................................... (812) 237-4019
Media Relations
Asst. Director/Cross Country Contact: Danny Kambel
E-mail: ........................ athkambe@scifac.indstate.edu
Office Phone: ...................................... (812) 237-4073
Fax: ...................................................... (812) 237-4157
Athletic web site: ....... http://web.indstate.edu/athletic
Address: ............................. Student Services Building
Room A-15
Terre Haute, IN 47809
web.indstate.edu/athletic/cross is the official
website for Indiana State cross country. Media
and fans can get up-to-date information including
pre and post-event press releases, best lists,
features on the runners and updated bios
throughout the season.
Receiving Information on Indiana State
Members of the media may receive ISU cross
country press releases in a number of different
manners. Assistant Director Danny Kambel will
provide press releases via fax or via e-mail,
members of the media may notify him either via
telephone (812-237-4073) or via e-mail
(athkambe@scifac.indstate.edu) of their preferred
method. Pre-event press releases will be
distributed to the media by Tuesday afternoon.
Credential Requests
Please direct credential requests for all the
Indiana State home meets to Danny Kambel.
Requests may be made by telephone, fax or email. Credentials are mailed when possible. If
time does not permit, credentials will be held at
the course. If requesting credentials for the 2002
Pre-NCAA meet (Oct. 19) or the 2002 NCAA
Division I Cross Country Championships (Nov.
25), all requests must be on letterhead and either
faxed (812) 237-4157 or mailed to the ISU athletic
media relations office.
2002 Cross Country Media Guide Credits
Weekly Interviews
The 2002 Indiana State Cross Country guide was
designed by the ISU Athletic Media Relations Department
under the director of Assistant A.D./Director of Media
Relations Kent Johnson. Individuals wanting to reproduce
any portion of the media guide must receive the consent
of the Media Relations Department.
Cover Design: ........................................... Tom Sewell
Written By: ......................................... Danny Kambel
Edited By: Kent Johnson and the ISU Coaching Staff
Photography: ............ Gary Harding, Tom Sewell and
Carter Sherline of Frog Prince Studios - Ann Arbor, Mich.
Presswork: ................................. MultiAd - Peoria, Ill.
All student-athlete and coach interviews must
be arranged through the Indiana State University
Athletic Media Relations Office. Please contact
Danny Kambel to make interview arrangements.
All interview requests should be made at least one
day in advance.
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY: HOST
OF THE
Post-Event Interviews
All ISU student-athlete and coach interviews
will be coordinated by Danny Kambel and
discussed in pre-event press releases.
2002 MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 2002 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
INDIANA STATE CROSS COUNTRY
Location: ........................................... Terre Haute, Ind.
Founded: .............................................................. 1865
Colors: ...................................... Royal Blue and White
Nickname: ................................................... Sycamores
Enrollment: ........................................................ 11,484
Conference: ......................................... Missouri Valley
Facility: LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country
Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center
President: ......................... Dr. Lloyd W. Benjamin, III
Athletics Director: ............................... Andrea Myers
1
MEET THE SYCAMORES
SETH AYDT
Sophomore
Owensville, Ind. • Gibson Southern H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
Cross Country: 8k – 25:39.73 – 10/6/01 (Saluki Invitational)
10k – 32:49.6 – 1/10/01 (NCAA Great Lakes Regional)
Track and Field: 1,500-Meter Run – 4:08.01 • Mile Run – 4:22.67
3,000-Meter Run – 8:50.38 • 5,000-Meter Run – 15:17.73
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JOE BETZ
Sophomore
Valparaiso, Ind. • W
heeler H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
Cross Country: 8k – 27:14.1 – 9/29/01 (ISU Invitational)
Track and Field: Mile Run – 4:46.3 • 3,000-Meter Run – 9:24.9
2001: Competed in four (Sycamore Pride, Bradley Open, ISU Invitational and Saluki
Invitational) meets for the Sycamores. 2000: Redshirted. PREP: Team MVP and captain his senior year •
named all-conference and was a state qualifier in both track (3,200 meters) and cross country at Wheeler
High School • ran personal-best time of 16:00 in 5,000 meters his senior year. PERSONAL: Born: June 29,
1981 • major: Physical Education.
Sycamore Profiles
2001: Finished in the top five in seven of the Sycamores eight meets • emerged as one of the top newcomers
on the ISU roster towards the end of the season, highlighted by being the No. 2 runner at the NCAA Great
Lakes Regional. In track and field, he placed ninth at the MVC Indoor Championships in the mile run (4:28.14),
second overall among freshman performers • PREP: Finished 20th as a senior at the Indiana Cross Country
State Meet • 14th in the mile at the 2001 Indiana State Track Meet • team MVP of Cross Country and Track
team his senior year • four-year letterwinner in track and cross country • brother Jeremy ran at Evansville
from 1996-1999. PERSONAL: Born: November 26, 1982 • major: Recreation and Sport Management.
JASON BRIGGS
Junior
Richmond, Ind./Richmond H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
Track and Field: 600-Meter Run – 1:20.10 • 800-Meter Run – 1:49.81
2001: Competed at the Saluki Invitational for the Sycamores, where he finished 45th
overall and 11th among his ISU teammates. He won an indoor Missouri Valley Conference title in the 800meter run and took third at the outdoor championship. 2000: Did not participate in cross country. In track and
field, he placed second in the 800-meter run at the conference outdoor championships with a time of 1:49.81.
PREP: An 800 meter state champion in both 1998 and 1999 • an indoor All-American in 800 in 1999.
PERSONAL: Born: December 7, 1980 • major: Sociology
.
OF THE
MEET THE SYCAMORES
CHAD CONTRI
Junior
Hillsdale, Ind. • SouthVermillion H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
Cross Country: 8k – 25:50.82 – 10/27/01 (MVC Championships)
2001: Finished the season with back-to-back career-best performances at 8k and 10k, respectively at the
MVC Championships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional • was Indiana State’s sixth (26:16.62) runner at
the Saluki Invitational • placed 25th (25:20.82) at the MVC Championship. In track and field, he finished
third in the mile run (4:12.30) at the MVC Indoor Championships • placed fifth in the 1,500-meter run
(3:32.76) at the MVC Outdoor Championships. 2000: Finished 24th overall at the Indiana Intercollegiates in
a time of 26:09.01 • saw action in three meets (the Indiana Intercollegiates, ISU Invitational and the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational). 1999: Redshirted. 1998: Ran a season-best of 26:20 at the Bradley Invitational.
PREP: Three-time conference cross country champion as a prep • two-time state finalist in track and cross
country • conference champion in the 1,600 and 3,200.PERSONAL: Born: January 2, 1980 • major: Nursing.
Sophomore
Brazil, Ind. • Northview H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
3,000-Meter Run – 8:58.89 • 3,000-Meter Steeplechase – 9:52.14 • 5,000-Meter
Run – 16:41.84
2001: Ran in a pair of meets (Bradley Open and ISU Invitational) for the Sycamores. 2000: Redshirted.
PREP: Named team MVP his senior year in track and field • lettered four years in track and field and in
soccer. PERSONAL: Born: September 28, 1981 • major: Sports Studies/Fitness and Exercise Science.
Sophomore
Columbus, Ind. • Columbus North H.S.
CAREER BESTS: Cross Country: 8k – 26:20.01 – 10/6/01 (Saluki Invitational)
2001: Finished the season with a career-best performance at the Saluki Invitational •
placed 37th at the Indiana Intercollegiates • was ISU’s sixth man at the ISU Invitational, placing 74th in 27:06.6. PREP: Named all-conference and team MVP his junior and senior year in cross country three-time letterwinner in cross country and track and field. PERSONAL: Born: April 30, 1983 • major: Pre-Business/Management Information Systems.
OF THE
Sycamore Profiles
CRAIG DISMORE
AARON CRAWN
5
MEET THE SYCAMORES
AARON HARDING
6
CAREER BESTS:
Track and Field: Mile Run – 4:27.53 • 1,500-Meter Run – 4:08.42
3,000-Meter Run – 8:47.41 • 3,000-Meter Steeplechase – 9:58.61
5,000-Meter Run – 15:48.88
2001: Finished as one of the Sycamores’ top six runners in four meets (Bradley Open, Wisconsin-Parkside
Invitational, MVC Championships and NCAA Great Lakes Regional) • placed 40th (26:23.29) at the MVC
Championships • his 13th-place finish at the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational was instrumental in the teamtitle winning performance for ISU. In track and field, he placed eighth in the 10,000-meter run (32:38.10) at
the Outdoor MVC Championships • finished 14th in the 5,000-meter run (15:40.77) at the Indoor MVC
Championships. PREP: A four-time all-state and six-time all-region performer • finished 13th at the 2000
state cross country meet in a time of 15:55 • placed fourth at the 2000 cross country semi-state in a time of
15:29 - the third fastest time by a senior in school history • as a junior he placed 22nd in the state cross
country meet and 21st as a sophomore • named the 1999 Indiana USA
TF Youth Male “Athlete of the Year”
• 2000 USA
TF Young Men’s Cross Country National Champion team member and All-American • member
of the 2000 Indiana Cross Country All-Star Team. PERSONAL: Born: September 29, 1982 • major: PreBusiness/Accounting.
BOBBY HUMPHREY
Redshirt Freshman
Brazil, Ind. • Northview H.S.
2001: Redshirted. PREP: An all-conference and all-sectional selection his senior year.
PERSONAL: Born: March 7, 1983 • major: Pre-Business/Marketing.
JOSH KENDALL
Sophomore
Greenfield, Ind. • MountVernon H.S.
Sycamore Profiles
Sophomore
Indianapolis, Ind. • W
arren Central H.S.
2001: Did not participate. PREP: An all-conference and all-sectional selection honoree his senior year.
PERSONAL: Born: August 1, 1980 • major: Computer Hardware Technology.
MICHAEL MCKEIGHEN
Sophomore
Pierceton, Ind. • W
hitko H.S.
2001: Did not participate. PREP: Two-time all-conference selection in track and field. PERSONAL: Born:
April 13, 1981 • major: Computer Science.
OF THE
MEET THE SYCAMORES
MARK RODE
Senior
Indianapolis, Ind. • Franklin Central H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
Track and Field: Mile Run – 4:13.80 • 5,000-Meter Run – 14:58
2001: Earned all-Missouri Valley Conference laurels, following an eighth-place finish at the MVC Championships in a career-best 8k mark of 25:16.33 • finished either as the Sycamores’ first or second runners on sixdifferent occasions • finished 54th overall and 1st among Indiana State runners at the NCAA Great Lakes
Regional in 32:20.3 • an academic all-MissouriValley Conference honoree, as well. 2000: Finished 14th at
the 2000 MVC Cross Country Championships with a time of 25:21.0 • high finish of the year was at the
Wisconsin-Parkside Meet, which was won by the Sycamores, in which he came in 12th with a time of 26:22
• at the Indiana Intercollegiates, he finished 28th with a time of 24:14.7. In track and field, he placed fifth at
the MVC Outdoor Championships in the 5,000-meter run (14:57.99). 1999: Did not particpate. PREP: Placed
sixth in the mile (4:22) and eighth in cross country (15:50) at the 1998 Indiana state meets • named team MVP
in cross country and outstanding track man in track and field his senior year. PERSONAL: Born: December
22, 1980 • major: Physical Education.
Senior
Avon, Ind. • A
von H.S.
NICK STEFANIAK
Sophomore
Mishawaka, Ind. • Penn H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
Track and Field: 1,500-Meter Run – 4:03.17 • 3,000-Meter Run – 8:38.14
5,000-Meter Run – 14:58.30
2001: Competed in two meets for the Sycamores, the Saluki Invitational and the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational •
finished 39th (26:29.47) at the Saluki Invitational. 2000: Redshirted. PREP: Helped lead Penn High School to a
third-place team finish as a team in the 1999 state cross country meet with a 18th place overall finish • earned allstate honors as a senior in cross country. PERSONAL: Born: December 11, 1981 • major: English.
OF THE
Sycamore Profiles
CAREER BESTS:
Track and Field: 1,500-Meter Run – 4:03.17 • 3,000-Meter Run – 8:38.14
5,000-Meter Run – 14:58.30
2001: A two-time MVC Athlete-of-the-Week selection • joined his teammate, Mark Rode as an all-conference and academic all-conference selection • finished in the top 10 overall in six of the Sycamores’ eight
meets • posted a 8k personal best of 25:13.08 at the Saluki Invitational en route to a fourth-place overall
finish. In track and field, he finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run at the Indoor MVC Championship (15:06.82),
11th at the Outdoor MVC Championship (15:40.47). 2000: Placed 21st at the MVC Cross Country Meet with
a time of 25:56.7 • posted his best time of the year at the Indiana Intercollegiates with a mark of 24:46.7 •
highest finish of the season came at the Bradley Open when he came in 11th with a time of 25:46.2. 1999:
Clocked a season best of 25:53 to place 23rd at the Saluki Invitational • was ISU’s third finisher at the
Indiana Intercollegiates in 26:04. PREP: Named Most Improved Runner, Mental Attitude Award, and team
MVP for his efforts in his senior year in cross country • two-year letterwinner in both track and in cross
country. PERSONAL: Born: April 2, 1981 • Major: Electronics Technology .
ISAIAH STAFFORD
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MEET THE SYCAMORES
KEVIN STENGEL
Junior
Clinton, Ind. • South Vermillion H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
Cross Country: 8k – 26:24.44 – 9/7/01 (Bradley Open)
2001: Ran a season-best time and personal-best time of 26:24.44 at the Bradley Open
• was ISU’s second finisher at the Bradley Open • finished 68th (26:46.50) at the ISU
Invitational, fifth overall among his Sycamore teammates. 2000: Raced to a 35th place finish at the Bradley
Open in a time of 26:39.8 • placed 38th in the MVC meet in a time of 26:40.6. PREP: A two-time team MVP
selection in cross country and track and field • earned all-conference honors in four-different events (mile, 2
mile, 800m and 2 mile relay) • qualified his senior year for state meet in both cross country and track and
field. PERSONAL: Born: February 15, 1982 • major: Finance.
DUSTIN STROSNIDER
8
CAREER BESTS:
3,000-Meter Run – 9:47.25 • 3,000-Meter Steeplechase – 9:45.72
2001: Finished among the Sycamores’ top eight runners on seven occasions • clocked a personal best (8k)
26:22.3 at the Saluki Invitational • finished 46th (26:49.39) at the MVC Championships • placed 140th (34:13.3)
at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. 2000: Redshirted. PREP: An all-state honoree in cross country • an allregion performer in both cross country and track and field • named team MVP in both track and field and
cross country his senior year. PERSONAL: Born: September 16, 1981 • major: Graphic Design.
JORDAN FIFE
Freshman
Seymour, Ind. • Seymour H.S.
PREP: A two-time state qualifier in cross country • improved from a 99th-place finish as a junior to a 25th-place finish as
a senior • he finished 13th at the semi-state meet and and second at the regional meet, as a senior
. PERSONAL: Born:
August 18, 1983 • major: Open Preference.
MIKE HASCHEL
Sycamore Profiles
Sophomore
Richmond, Ind./Richmond H.S.
Freshman
Winamac, Ind. • Winamac H.S.
PREP: Finished in the top five in the Indiana cross country state championships three years in a row, topped
by his second-place effort in 2000 as a junior • a two-time national AAU champion • second finisher for the
Indiana All-Star team at the Mideast Meet of Champions. PERSONAL: Born: May 9, 1983 • major: Computer Hardware Technology.
JOHN NAY
Freshman
Columbus, Ind. • Columbus East H.S.
PREP: Placed 39th at the 2001 Indiana State meet in a time of 16:33 • finished 11th at the Franklin Central
semi-state meet • a Presidential Scholar attending Indiana State on a full academic scholarship.
PERSONAL: Born: October 28, 1983 • major: Pre-Medicine.
JARED NELSON
Freshman
Cranston, R.I. • Bishop Hendrickson H.S.
PREP: Member of three-time state champion cross country and track and field teams in the state of Rhode Island • finished
ninth in the 2001 state meet in the 3,000-meter run. PERSONAL: Born: July 9, 1984 • major: Pre-Business, Finance.
OF THE
MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS
SYCAMORE PRIDE
September 26, 2001
Terre Haute, Ind.
Distance: 5k
BRADLEY
INVITATIONAL
INDIANA
INTERCOLLEGIATES
September 7, 2001
Peoria, Ill.
Distance: 8k
September 17, 2001
West Lafayette, Ind.
Team Results:
Team Results:
Team Results (Top 10 of 17):
1. Indiana State ......................... 24
2. Indiana State Alumni ............... 33
T-1. Marquette .......................... 39
T-1. Eastern Illinois ................. 39
3. Indiana State ...................... 65
4. Illinois State ......................... 93
5. Illinois-Chicago ................. 162
6. Western Illinois .................. 175
7. Bradley ............................... 194
8. St. Louis ............................. 207
1. Purdue .................................. 43
2. Ball State .............................. 72
3. Indiana State .................... 101
4. Indianapolis ........................ 110
5. Southern Indiana ................ 122
6. DePauw .............................. 164
7. IUPUI ................................. 220
8. Wabash College ................. 231
9. Anderson University .......... 258
10. Grace College .................. 278
Top 10 of 32 Finishers:
1. Mark Rode (ISU) .............. 16:24.4
2. Isaiah Stafford (ISU) ......... 16:32.1
3. Jason Gunn (ISU Alums) ........ 16:38
4. Jason Petipren (ISU Alums) .. 16:45.4
5. Aaron Harding (ISU) ........ 16:50.3
7. Dustin Strosnider (ISU) ........ 16:57
1. Joe Herrington (Marquette) . 25:01.34
8. Jeff Andrew (ISU Alums) ..... 17:08.4
2. Jason Biakla (EIU) ............. 25:22.21
9. Seth Aydt (ISU) ................. 17:14.3
3. Kyle O’Brien (EIU) ........... 25:33.05
1. John Ngure (Huntington) ...... 23:31.9
10. David Rudy (ISU) ............ 17:18.3
2. Matt Bliss (Ball State) .......... 23:58.4
5. Christian Goy (ILSU) ......... 25:55.77
Other Finishers:
6. Kyrk Jordan (Marquette) .... 25:56.89
4. Joey Byrne (Southern Ind.) ... 24:03.0
11. Craig Dismore (ISU) .......... 17:20.5
7. Jason Gunn (Unattached) .... 25:59.51
5. Geoff Flemig (Purdue) ......... 24:04.4
12. Aaron Crawn (ISU) .............. 17:34
8. Luke Kunze (Marquette) .... 26:06.47
6. Mike Ciccarelli (Purdue) ....... 24:12.8
13. Joe Betz (ISU) ..................... 17:42
9. Robert Breit (ILSU) ........... 26:15.11
7. Robert Heise (Purdue) .......... 24:15.0
14. Josh Sluder (ISU) ............... 18:00.3
10. Andy Derks (EIU) ............ 26:15.49
8. Daniel Njenga (Grace) .......... 24:17.3
15. Dustin Green (ISU) .............. 18:15
9. John Poray (Indianapolis) ..... 24:29.5
16. Michael McKeighen (ISU) ... 18:50
Other ISU Finishers:
17. Nick Stefaniak (ISU) .......... 18:58.1
12. Kevin Stengel .................. 26:24.44
18. Jason Meyer (ISU) ............. 19:08.3
15. David Rudy ..................... 26:30.90
19. Adam Jacobs (ISU) ............ 19:19.3
17. Mark Rode ...................... 26:39.94
14. Mark Rode ........................ 24:38.9
20. Mike Armstrong (ISU Alums)19:22.1
22. Aaron Harding ................. 26:52.68
24. David Rudy ....................... 25:00.3
21. Travis Lozier (ISU Alums) .. 19:38.4
26. Dustin Strosnider .............. 27:01.96
28. Seth Aydt ........................... 25:06.8
22. Denny Utter (ISU Alums) ... 20:20.4
27. Seth Aydt ......................... 27:05.79
32. Dustin Strosnider ................ 25:14.6
23. Rick Sluder Sr. (ISU Alums) 21:28.4
29. Craig Dismore ................. 27:11.45
35. Kevin Stengel .................... 25:21.3
24. Zack Sackers (UNATT) ...... 21:30.7
45. Aaron Crawn ................... 28:28.33
37. Craig Dismore ................... 25:26.0
25. Kerry Kemmer (ISU Alums) 22:24.4
26. Kirk Wrightsman (ISU Alums) 22:33.7
27. David Birke (ISU Alums) ... 22:34.2
28. Matt Holbrook (ISU Alums) 22:34.5
30. Sean Clark (ISU Alums) ..... 23:10.8
31. Casey Gasway (ISU Alums) 23:24.2
32. Matt McBrier (ISU Alums) . 24:07.5
Summary:
A one-two finish by Mark Rode and Isaiah
Stafford led the active members of the
Indiana State men’s cross country to a 2433 victory over the ISU Alums. Freshmen
Aaron Harding and Seth Aydt finished in
fifth and ninth place, respectively in their
ISU debuts. “It was a tough day to race
and the course was tougher than usual
because of the high grass but this race is
always tough,” said McNichols.
41. Aaron Harding .................... 25:30.2
Summary:
The 2001 season began with a third-place
finish at the Bradley Invitational.
McNichols explained that the fourth-place
and 12th-place performances by Isaiah
Stafford and Kevin Stengel were their best
races to date as a Sycamore runner.
Overcoming 90-degree heat and humidity,
McNichols felt, “I thought we competed
fairly well. This race showed me a lot of
promise in our young guys as they ran
together for most of the race.”
OF THE
•Editor’s Note: The Purdue course was
approximately 120 meters short.
Summary:
Junior Isaiah Stafford continued to
perform at a high level for the Sycamores
en route to a third-place finish, second
among the large-school division to pace
Indiana State to a third-place team finish.
His efforts earned him MVC Athlete of
the Week honors for the second-straight
week. “Our 3-8 gap is :30, this is great
except we are just too far back,” said
McNichols. “The key to our successes this
season will be to move our three through
eight closer to Stafford and Rode.”
2001 in Review
29. Rick Sluder (ISU Alums) .... 22:34.7
10. Jared Smit (Wabash) ........... 24:30.2
6. Tim Galati (ISU Alums) ....... 16:54.1
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2001 in Review
INDIANA STATE
INVITATIONAL
SALUKI
INVITATIONAL
WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE
INVITATIONAL
September 29, 2001
Terre Haute, Ind.
Distance: 8k
September 7, 2001
Carbondale, Ill.
September 17, 2001
Parkside, Wisc.
Distance: 8k
1. Northern Arizona ............................ 30
2. Eastern Michigan ............................ 47
3. Ohio State ..................................... 107
4. Central Michigan .......................... 113
5. Eastern Illinois .............................. 151
6. Purdue .......................................... 161
7. Southern Indiana ........................... 202
8. Indiana State ............................... 209
9. Arkansas Little Rock ..................... 241
10. Rend Lake .................................. 241
1. Indiana State ...................... 72
2. Southern Illinois .................. 74
3. Murray State ...................... 119
4. Belmont .............................. 129
5. Eastern Illinois “B” ............ 133
6. Texas Corpus Christi ......... 152
7. Saluki Alumni Team .......... 157
8. Rend Lake .......................... 158
9. Memphis ............................. 174
10. Southeast Missouri State . 294
1. Indiana State ...................... 56
2. DePauw ................................ 95
3. Wisconsin-Whitewater ...... 125
4. IUPUI ................................. 147
5. Wisconsin-Milwaukee ....... 157
6. Wisconsin-Parkside ........... 183
7. DePaul ................................ 189
8. Indiana Wesleyan ............... 225
9. Taylor ................................. 250
10. Central Methodist ............ 290
1. Boaz Cheboiywo (EMU) .............. 23:38.2
1. William Kenney (Belmont) . 24:03.65
1. Jared Cordes (Unattached) ....... 24:52
2. Henrik Ahnstrom (NAU) .............. 24:19.9
2. Joe Parks (SIU Alumni.) .... 24:40.04
2. Jason Vanderhoof (Unattached) 25:28
3. Gavin Thompson (EMU) .............. 24:31.4
3. Doran Gian (Southern Ill.) .. 24:57.79
3. Aaron Nodolf (Unattached) ...... 25:34
4. Jason Bialka (EIU) ....................... 24:34.5
4. Brian Bundren (SIU Alumni) 25:01.8
4. Ryan Meissen (Unattached) ..... 25:36
5. Travis Laird (NAU) ...................... 24:36.8
5. Jeremy Kirk (Murray St.) .... 25:09.89
5. Jeremy Burks (Unattached) ...... 25:49
6. Bruno Mazzotta (NAU) ................ 24:39.2
6. Isaiah Stafford (Indiana St.)25:13.08
6. Cornelius Hill (UW-Milwaukee)25:51
7. Juwan Nuvayokua (NAU) ............. 24:41.4
7. Ian Hornbrook (Rend Lake) 25:22.81
7. Daniel Njenga (Grace) ............. 26:04
8. Richard Bauer (NAU) ................... 24:45.4
8. Matt Day (Belmont) ........... 25:23.35
8. Pat Harrington (UW-Milwaukee) 26:14
9. Ryan Des Grange (EMU) ............. 24:47.4
9. Eli Baker (Southern Ill.) ...... 25:27.87
9. Adam Sundall (Unattached) .... 26:21
10. Tyler Williams (NAU) ................ 24:52.6
10. Nathan Kosiba (Belmont) . 25:29.88
10. Mark Rode (Indiana State) 26:22
20. Mark Rode ................................ 25:16.6
11. Mark Rode ......................... 25:32.7
13. Isaiah Stafford ...................... 26:29
26. Isaish Stafford ............................ 25:22.8
13. Seth Aydt ........................... 25:39.7
19. Aaron Harding ..................... 26:44
48. Seth Aydt ................................... 26:02.5
14. David Rudy ....................... 25:41.5
20. David Rudy ......................... 26:48
54. David Rudy ............................... 26:12.4
28. Aaron Harding ................... 26:13.2
25. Seth Aydt ............................. 27:02
67. Kevin Stengel ............................. 26:46.5
31. Chad Contri ....................... 26:16.6
29. Dustin Strosnider .................. 27:07
68. Dustin Strosnider ........................ 26:47.0
33. Craig Dismore ................... 26:20.0
58. Chad Contri ......................... 27:50
74. Craig Dismore ........................... 27:06.6
36. Dustin Strosnider ................ 26:22.3
82. Kevin Stengel ...................... 28:09
102. Aaron Harding ......................... 27:11.3
38. Kevin Stengel .................... 26:28.1
101. Nick Stefaniak .................... 28:28
104. Joe Betz ................................... 27:17.7
39. Nick Stefaniak ................... 26:29.5
177. Jason Briggs ....................... 29:33
128. Aaron Crawn ............................ 28:15.7
45. Jason Briggs ...................... 26:42.2
135. Josh Sluder .............................. 28:56.7
81. Joe Betz ............................. 27:32.4
Summary:
•Editor’s Note: The Southern Illinois
Eastern Michigan’s Boaz Cheboiywo shattered
the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross
Country Course record by nearly 15 seconds.
His closest competitor was 41 seconds behind
him. For the Sycamores, junior Mark Rode was
the top finisher at 25:16.6, who finished 22nd.
Teammates Isaiah Stafford placed 29th and Seth
Aydt finished 54th. “Individually we had some
commendable efforts,” As a team we did not have
a good meet. Every team will have competitions
that do not go the way they should, what is
important is how the team then responds,”
explained McNichols.
course was approximately 5,300 meters
OF THE
Summary:
The Sycamores answred the challenge set
forth by head coach John McNichols by
winning the Saluki Invitational. Junior
Isaiah Stafford covered the 8k course in
25:13, which was the 19th-best 8k
performance in school history. “This meet
gives us a good idea of what we will be in
for in three weeks at the MVC
Championships,” commented McNichols.
Summary:
Indiana State picked up its secondconsecutive team victory, including a pair
of runners in the top 15 overall, at the
Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational. “Our gap
between 1-5 runners was a season-low :40.
The gap has gotten gradually lower each
week and we are looking for each other
and working together,” said head coach
John McNichols. Additionally, it marked
the second year in a row that the
Sycamores have came away with the team
title. ISU came away with the team title
out-distancing runner-up DePauw by 31
points in the 31-team field
MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCAA GREAT LAKES REGIONAL
October 27, 2001
Normal, Ill.
Distance: 8k
November 10, 2001
Terre Haute, Ind.
Distance: 10k
Team Results:
1. Northern Iowa ........................................................ 38
2. Illinois State ........................................................... 57
3. Indiana State ........................................................ 90
4. Southwest Missouri State ...................................... 92
5. Southern Illinois .................................................. 105
6. Wichita State ........................................................ 120
7. Drake .................................................................... 173
8. Creighton .............................................................. 250
9. Evansville ............................................................. 257
10. Bradley ............................................................... 267
1. Notre Dame ................................................................... 71
2. Michigan ....................................................................... 82
3. Michigan State .............................................................. 86
4. Wisconsin ...................................................................... 96
5. Butler ........................................................................... 143
6. Eastern Michigan ........................................................ 152
7. Indiana ......................................................................... 177
8. Ohio State .................................................................... 193
9. Miami of Ohio ............................................................ 243
10. Cincinnati .................................................................. 336
16. Indiana State ........................................................... 438
2. Christian Goy (Illinois State) ............................ 24:52.41
1. Boaz Cheboiywo (Eastern Michigan) ........................ 29:52.0
3. Robert Breit (Illinois State) ............................... 24:56.94
2. Alan Webb (Michigan) ............................................... 30:36.7
4. Oliver Bodor (Northern Iowa) .......................... 25:05.59
3. Luke Watson (Notre Dame) ........................................ 30:37.3
5. Doron Giat (Southern Illinois) .......................... 25:07.12
4. Matt Tegenkamp (Wisconsin) .................................... 30:46.8
6. Rob Brock (Northern Iowa) .............................. 25:13.26
5. Josh Spiker (Wisconsin) ............................................. 30:50.7
7. Isaiah Stafford (Indiana State) ..................... 25:14.79
6. Justin Young (Butler) .................................................. 30:54.7
8. Mark Rode (Indiana State) ........................... 25:16.33
7. Mike Wisniewski (Michigan) ..................................... 30:56.1
9. Blade Boldon (Southwest Missouri State) ....... 25:17.31
8. Todd Mobley (Notre Dame) ....................................... 30:58.2
10. Nathan Wadsworth (Wichita State) ................. 25:18.36
9. Benjamin Evans (Michigan State) ............................. 30:58.8
10. Marc Striowski (Notre Dame) .................................. 30:59.2
24. David Rudy ...................................................... 25:49.53
ISU Finishers:
25. Chad Contri ...................................................... 25:50.82
54. Mark Rode ................................................................ 32:20.3
26. Seth Aydt .......................................................... 25:51.21
73. Seth Aydt ................................................................... 32:49.6
40. Aaron Harding ................................................. 26:23.29
89. Isaiah Stafford ........................................................... 33:05.9
46. Dustin Strosnider ............................................. 26:49.39
105. Chad Contri ............................................................. 33:21.0
50. Kevin Stengel ................................................... 27:05.94
117. David Rudy ............................................................. 33:40.4
128. Aaron Harding ........................................................ 33:55.5
Summary:
140. Dustin Strosnider .................................................... 34:13.3
OF THE
Summary:
Indiana State culminated the season with a 16th-place finish at the NCAA
Great Lakes Regional. “We were right in the middle of the pack,” head
coach John McNichols said. “I guess it was an average day for us. This
was a learning experience for our guys. I am confident that in a year,
we’ll be able to move up a few spots and maybe challenge for a top 10.
Junior Mark Rode and freshman Seth Aydt were the highest finishers
for the Sycamores as they finished in 54th and 73rd place respectively.
Eastern Michigan junior Boaz Cheboiywo set a course record for the
10k distance with a 29:00.52 en route to winning the meet. With three
runners in the top ten, Notre Dame picked up team title honors.
2001 in Review
The Sycamores came away with a third-place finish and a pair of
all-conference runners at the MVC Championshps. En route to the
third-place finish as a team, the Sycamores cut their 1-5 gap to a
season-low of :37. Juniors Isaiah Stafford and Mark Rode earned
all-conference accolades, following a seventh and eighth place finish,
respectively. The two all-conference selections marks the third year
in a row that ISU has had a pair of runners earn the distinction. Head
Coach John McNichols said, “this was our best effort of the season.
We raced very well on the top side and our 3-4-5 finished in time to
beat the teams that we should have beaten.”
1. Balazs Csillag (Northern Iowa) ........................ 24:47.38
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MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ROSTER
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Name
Seth Aydt
Joe Betz
Jason Briggs
Chad Contri
Aaron Crawn
Craig Dismore
Jordan Fife
Aaron Harding
Mike Haschel
Bobby Humphrey
Josh Kendall
Michael McKeighen
Jared Nelson
John Nay
Gary Passwater
Mark Rode
Isaiah Stafford
Nick Stefaniak
Kevin Stengel
Dustin Strosnider
Nick Walker
Tom West
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5-10
5-9
5-10
5-10
5-10
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5-8
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5-8
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5-10
5-7
6-3
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5-11
5-10
5-10
5-9
6-2
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Fr.
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Hometown
Owensville, Ind.
Valparaiso, Ind.
Richmond, Ind.
Hillsdale, Ind.
Brazil, Ind.
Columbus, Ind.
Seymour, Ind.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Winamac, Ind.
Brazil, Ind.
Greenfield, Ind.
Pierceton, Ind.
Cranston, R.I.
Columbus, Ind.
Roachdale, Ind.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Avon, Ind.
Mishawaka, Ind.
Clinton, Ind.
Washington, Ind.
Wabash, Ind.
Portage, Ind.
High School/Previous College
Gibson Southern
Wheeler
Richmond
South Vermillion
Northview
North
Seymour
Warren Central
Winamac
Northview
Mount Vernon
Whitko
Bishop Hendrickson
East
North Putnam
Franklin Central
Avon
Penn
South Vermillion
Washington
Northfield
Crown Point
Yr.
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Hometown
Noblesville, Ind.
Georgetown, Ky.
Chesteron, Ind.
Lewis, Ind.
Peru, Ind.
Michigan City, Ind.
Rockford, Mich.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Michigan City, Ind.
Linton, Ind.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Chippewa Falls, Wisc.
Decatur, Ind.
Rushville, Ind.
Kokomo, Ind.
Head Coach: John McNichols
Women’s Roster
Name
Amber Bucci
Amy Caldwell
Carolyn Chase
Jessica Crowder
Jenel Darland
Malia Detrich
Jordan Hartmann
Sarah Jarvis
Moira Leahy
Carol Linneweber
Carolyn Magley
Jacki Michaud
Margaret Reyling
Tiffany Scott
Ashley Taflinger
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5-8
5-6
5-4
5-6
5-3
5-7
5-5
5-4
5-8
5-9
5-5
5-6
5-5
5-8
High School/Previous College
Hamilton Southeastern
Scott County
Chesterton
North Central
Peru
Michigan City
Rockford/Bowling Green
North Central
Michigan City
Linton
Carroll
McDonell/University of Georgia
Bellmont
Rushville
Kokomo
Head Coach: John Gartland
Roster
Men’s Roster
OF THE
COACHING STAFF
JOHN GARTLAND
Head Men’s Coach
14th Year at Indiana State
OF THE
Prior to coming to Indiana State, he was an assistant
track coach and women’s cross country coach at Western Michigan University from 1982 until 1988. Western
Michigan cross country teams won Mid-American
Conference titles in 1984, 1985 and 1986. Gartland
coached Kayla Skelly who was an All-American in
cross country in 1985 and who won 11 individual MAC
titles. He also coached Caroline Mullen, who finished
third in the 1986 NCAA Cross Country Meet behind
future Olympians Angela Chalmers and Suzy Favor.
Gartland guided Mullen to a 15:56.30 best in the 5,000
meters. Under Gartland’s guidance, Mullen finished
69th in the 1987 World Cross Country Championships
competing for her native Ireland. During his six years
at Western Michigan, Gartland also guided Maggie
Lillie to berths in the 1984 Olympic Trials and the 1987
Olympic Festival in North Carolina.
From 1980 until 1982, Gartland served as a graduate
assistant track coach at Indiana University under Sam
Bell. Under his direction, the Hoosiers were sixth in the
Big Ten and second in the NCAA Regional Meet. Two
of the Hoosiers advanced on to the NCAA Meet in
1981.
Gartland’s coaching roots originate in the state of
Wisconsin. He worked as a part-time assistant at the
University of Wisconsin during the 1979-80 school year
and was the head boy’s track coach at Madison West
High School from 1978 until 1980.
He has not only had standout performers in distance
events; Gartland has been integral to the development
of many successful ISU high jumpers. One of his most
prominent jumpers is former Sycamore Steve Smith.
While at ISU, Smith went on to finish second in the
NCAA Meet twice and second in the USA Championships. He also went on to participate at the Olympic
Trials in 1992, 1996 and 2002. Smith won a silver medal
at the Pan-American Games in 1995; he placed seventh
in the 1995 Indoor World Championships in Barcelona,
Spain. He also coached another Sycamore - Steve Parker
- to a pair of All-American finishes. His third AllAmerican high jumper - Melissa Dyal - completed her
eligibility at ISU in 2000 with a personal-best performance of 5-10 3/4. He coached five other MVC champions and five other men who have all cleared the sevenfoot plateau.
Gartland is a native of Madison, Wisc. He received
a Bachelor‘s Degree from the University of WisconsinLaCrosse in 1970 with a double major in English and
physical education. Gartland was a sprinter at UW-L,
where he ran on the school record 4 x 100 relay team.
He attended graduate school at Indiana University from
1980 until 1982, when he received a Master‘s Degree
in physical education.
Staff
Since arriving at Indiana State in
1988, John Gartland has built a
name for Indiana State women’s
cross country and track and field
program that defines success.
The veteran head coach has led Indiana State to a pair of
Missouri Valley Conference cross country (1991-1993), four
indoor track and field (1993-1994-1995) and six outdoor
track and field (1991-1992-1993-1994-1998-1999) titles. In
addition to his 12 conference titles, Gartland’s women’s track
and field teams have finished in the top ten in the NCAA
Meet three times: (1993 - indoor / t-5th), (1994 - indoor /
9th) and (1994 - outdoor / t-6th).
In addition to his responsibilities of the overall direction
of the entire women’s program, he also directs the coaching
of the women’s middle distance runners, the women’s distance runners and the men’s and women’s high jumpers in
ISU’s combined track and field programs.
In his 14 seasons, ISU’s women’s teams have won conference titles twice, finished as runners-up three times, and
placed third five times. During his tenure, he has coached
three individual conference champions and 18 all-conference
runners. Additionally, he has coached the lone two-time
NCAA participant in ISU women’s cross country history Debbi Ramseyer in 1992 and in 1993. Another one of
Gartland’s runners Angie Menser won the same honor in
1996. Gartland has coached nine all-Regional runners since
1990, most recently Jessica Crowder in 2001.
Aside from coaching, he was elected and served as the
NCAA Cross Country District V representative from 1993
through 1995. He continues to be a member of the U.S. Track
Coaches Association. His cross country teams have been
named a Division I All-Academic Team for seven-straight
years.
During the 1999 track and field season, he was honored
by being selected as the women’s referee at the prestigious
Drake Relays. Gartland has been very active in USA Track
and Field’s Coaching Education. He is a member of Indiana
USA Track and Field’s Board of Directors; he is specifically
in charge of Coaching Education in the state of Indiana.
Gartland has received the following coaching certifications
by USA Track and Field: Level I, Level II (Endurance and
Combined Events), and Level I Lead Instructor. He has also
attended several Level III seminars.
In both indoor and outdoor track conference meets, Indiana State distance runners have dominated for the past 14
years. Ramseyer leads the group of individual champions as
she won nine titles in track (in addition to two more in cross
country). He has also coached eight-other individual conference distance champions, including All-American Angie
Martin, who now currently serves as an assistant on the ISU
coaching staff. Also, he coached Kyle Hobbs to the men’s
MVC mile title in 1989.
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Sycamore Profiles
2002 OUTLOOK
Under the direction of veteran head coach John
Gartland for the last 14 years, the Indiana State
women’s cross country team has defined success. The
Sycamores will look to add to the successful ledger
in 2002. Gartland has led the Sycamores to two conference titles, and in ten of those fourteen years, ISU
teams have finished in the top three of the Missouri
Valley Conference.
“I have high goals for this year’s team. We will
have an interesting mix of veterans and newcomers.
If we can overcome our injury problems from last
spring, we have a chance to contend for a conference
title and move up significantly in the regional meet,”
says Gartland.
Despite the quality and quanity of ISU’s losses, a
number of key veterans return to lead a very talented
group of newcomers.
“I expect the competition for the top five spots to
be very keen. I expect surprises to happen from the
first day of practice as our newcomers arrive with the
ability to push the veterans, and our returnees will
fight hard to keep their positions. I expect that we
will have a competitive situation at every practice
and every meet,” explains Gartland.
The top returnee for the Sycamores is junior Jessica Crowder. Crowder finished as ISU’s number
one runner in all seven meets in 2001. She is a legitimate contender for an individual MVC title after
a serious challenge in 2001 where she eventually
finished 5th, running 18:09 for 5,000 meters. She
culminated a great cross country season by finishing
23rd in a very tough NCAA Great Lakes Regional,
running a school record 21:47 for 6,000 meteres and
becoming ISU’s first all-region performer since
Angie Menser in 1996. She missed the indoor and
outdoor track and field season due to injury, but she
should be ready to come back strong in cross country.
There are many other talented runners joining
Crowder and the Sycamores quest for a MVC title.
Included in the mix is junior Jacki Michaud, a
former six-time state champion in Wisconsin, who
finished 16th in the MVC meet in 18:37, and ran a
very respectable 72nd place in the NCAA Great
Lakes Regional Meet in 22:48. Amber Bucci, a junior who ran at Hamilton Southeastern, also returns for
the Sycamores in 2002. Although slowed by injuries
in 2001, Bucci still finished in the top five for ISU
in the MVC Meet and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Meet. She is a former indoor conference runner-up in the 5,000 meter-run. Carolyn Chase, a
junior academically, is another top returnee for Indiana State. Although slowed by injuries last year,
Chase is a very talented athlete who finished second
at the inaugural 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2001.
Crowder, Michaud, Bucci and Chase all missed all or
part of the 2001-2002 campaign due to injury, their
ability to come back and be strong again will impact
the team greatly in 2002.
Also returning to the fold in 2002 are Ashley
Taflinger, Carol Linneweber and Moira Leahy.
Taflinger, who will be a freshman in eligibility in
cross country, had an outstanding track year for the
OF THE
Sycamores in 2002. She finished fifth in the MVC
outdoor meet in the 800 and ran a season-best of
2:14.58. Carol Linneweber was a consistent runner
throughout her first year, finishing her first season
as ISU’s sixth runner which carried over to a strong
track season for the Linton, Ind. native. Moira
Leahy also returns for her junior year for the Sycamores. The Michigan City, Ind. product has been
in the top five for ISU in both of her two previous
seasons.
More than half of the team will be newcomers,
and many of those athletes will make an immediate
impact on the structure of the team. Malia Detrich,
who attended the same high school as Leahy,
brings great credentials to the team. She finished
31st in the 2001 state meet and 21st in the Mideast
All-Star Race in Dayton, Ohio, covering 5,000
meters in 18:51. Other promising newcomers are
Carolyn Magley, Margaret Reyling and Sarah
Jarvis. Magley has great range from the 800 to the
4,000-meter cross country distance. Reyling finished eighth in the 800-meter run at the 2002 Indiana state meet in 2:17.99 and has also run 14:52
in cross country. Jarvis was a top runner for North
Central High School for the past two years. She
finished 48th at the 2001 state meet. Also contending for a spot in the top five for the Sycamores are
Jenel Darland, Jordan Hartmann, Tiffany Scott
and Amy Caldwell. Darland culminated by a great
track year by running 5:09.52 at the regional meet
in May. She also has a cross country best of 14:56.
Hartmann, a sophomore in eligibility who transferred to ISU from Bowling Green, brings outstanding credentials to the team. She has run
10:10.88 on the track for 3,000 and has cross
country bests of 18:51 (5k) and 22:47 (6k). Also,
she was part of some outstanding teams at Rockford High School in Michigan. Scott is a freshman
from Rushville, who has bests of 5:20 for 1,600
and 15:30 for cross country. Caldwell, a freshman
from Georgetown, Ky., has run 2:26 for 800 and
also claims a 5,000 cross country best of 18:33.
The Sycamore cross country programs will be
hosting some of the nation’s top meets in 2002.
Gartland thinks the caliber of teams competing will
bring out the best in his team, “we will have some
of the best teams in the nation here on both October
5th (Indiana State Invitational) and October 19th
(Pre-NCAA). For us to compete well, we will have
to step up. The caliber of competition will force us
to get better. I think the team looks forward to this
challenge. We will also host the MVC Meet on
November 2nd and I hope this will give us a homecourse advantage over our MVC rivals.”
MEET THE SYCAMORES
AMBER BUCCI
Junior
Noblesville, Ind. • Hamilton Southeastern H.S.
CAROLYN CHASE
Junior
Chesterton, Ind. • Chesterton H.S.
OF THE
Sycamore Profiles
CAREER BESTS:
Cross Country: 5k – 19:25 – 9/8/00 (Bradley Open)
6k – 24:44 – 11/11/00 (NCAA Great Lakes Regional)
Track and Field: 800-Meter Run – 2:19.80 • 1,500-Meter Run – 4:50.70
Mile – 5:16.26 • 3,000-Meter Steeplechase – 11:14.75
2001: Did not participate. 2000: Ran a season best of 24:44 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional • finished
35th at the MVC meet with a time of 19:47.7 • component of a one-two finish in the first-ever 3,000-meter
steeplechase at the MVC Championships, placing second in a time of 11:14.75 • finished 17th in the 1,500meter run in a time of 5:00.84. PREP: Ran in the state cross country meet for Chesterton High School all
four years, placing 66th as a junior and 79th as a senior • qualified for 12 state meets (four in cross country
,
four in swimming, four in track) • was coached early in her high school career by an Indiana State graduate the late Larry James. PERSONAL: Born: July 24, 1981 • major: Pre-Business and Marketing.
CAREER BESTS:
Cross Country: 5k – 19:06.51 – 9/15/00 (Indiana Intercollegiates)
Track and Field: 1,500 Meter Run – 5:01.91 • Mile – 5:27.80
3,000 Meter Run – 10:14.79 • 5,000 Meter Run – 17:53.21
2001: Integral to the Sycamores’ title-winning performance at the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational with an
11th-place overall finish (19:14) • placed 22nd at the Saluki Invitational in a time of 20:32.68 • finished
among the top five Sycamore runners in the last five meets of the year. 2000: Finished 85th at the NCAA
Great Lakes Regional with a time of 22:52.1 • placed 21st at the MVC Meet with a time of 19:14.4 • recorded
a career-best 5k time came at the Indiana Intercollegiates with a time of 19:06.51 • earned all-conference
honors in the 5,000-meter run, following a second-place finish (17:56.58) at the Indoor MVC Championships
• placed fourth (10:21.76) in the 3,000-meter run at the Indoor MVC Championships. PREP: Placed 27th at
the 1999 state cross country meet in a time of 15:11.71 • finished 12th in the Franklin Central Semi-State in
15:05 to land a state meet berth • competed for the Indiana team at the 1999 MideastAll-Star Meet in Dayton,
Ohio • also competed in the state cross country meet as a junior
, placing 61st (15:36). PERSONAL: Born:
September 15, 1982 • major: Pre-Business and Marketing.
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MEET THE SYCAMORES
JESSICA CROWDER
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CAREER BESTS:
3,000-Meter Run – 10:25.79 • 5,000-Meter Run – 18:18.23
2001: Was Indiana State’s top runner all season • repeated as a member of the all-conference team • placed
fifth (18:09.71) at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, the best by a Sycamore since 1996 (Angie
Menser -third) • finished 23rd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet, the best by an Indiana State runners
since 1996, earning all-regional honors • following her fifth-place finish at the Indiana Intercollegiates, she
was named MVC athlete of the week • an academic all-conference selection. 2000: Earned all-MVC honors
by placing tenth at the MVC meet with a time of 18:39 • placed 71st at the NCAA Regional meet with a
season best 22:42.4 • came in fifth place in the 5,000-meter run (18:18.23) at the Outdoor MVC Championships
• placed sixth in the mile (5:08.32) and seventh in the 3,000-meter run (10:27.23) at the Indoor MVC
Championships. PREP: Finished 25th in the 1998 state cross country meet as a junior and placed 32nd at the
state meet as a senior • placed fourth at semi-state en route to a school record in 1999 (14:56) • finished tenth
as a senior in the two-mile run at the state meet • salutatorian of her graduating class. PERSONAL: Born:
December 1, 1981 • major: EnglishTeaching.
MOIRA LEAHY
Junior
Michigan City, Ind. • Mic
higan City H.S.
Sycamore Profiles
Junior
Lewis, Ind./North Central H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
Cross Country: 5k – 19:22 – 9/8/00 (Bradley Open)
6k – 24:14.3 – 9/30/00 (Indiana State Invitational)
Track and Field: 3,000-Meter Run – 11.19.4 • 5,000-Meter Run – 19:47.65
2001: Competed in five (Bradley Open, Indiana Intercollegiates, ISU Invitational, Saluki Invitational and
Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational) meets for the Sycamores • was Indiana State’s sixth runner at both the
Bradley Open and Saluki Invitational • one of four members of the Sycamore women’s cross country team to
earn a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in the spring semester 2002. 2000: Ran a 20:32.9 at the MVC meet, to
finish 50th overall • placed 34th in a career-best time of 19:22 at the Bradley Open to claim 34th place.
PREP: A major contributor to the cross country teams at Michigan City High School, helping those squads to
4th, 5th, 3rd and 6th place finishes at the state meets during her four years. PERSONAL: Born: October 15,
1981 • major: Elementary Education.
OF THE
MEET THE SYCAMORES
CAROL LINNEWEBER
Sophomore
Linton, Ind. • Linton H.S.
CAREER BESTS:
Cross Country: 5k – 19:47 – 9/7/01 (Bradley Invitational)
Mile Run – 5:21.73 • 3,000-Meter Steeplechase – 12:09.02
2001: Second among her Sycamore teammates at the Bradley Open, where she finished 31st overall (19:47)
• was Indiana State’s fourth runner at the Indiana Intercollegiates with a time of 18:28.0 • fifth for ISU at the
ISU Invitational with a time of 24:36.5. Placed 15th (2:37.72) at the MVC Indoor Championships in the 800
meter run • ran a time of 4:57.56 in the 1,500-meter run to finish 10th at the MVC Outdoor Championships.
PREP: A state meet qualifier in the 800 meters in 1998 and 2001 • she finished 26th in the 800 in 2001 with
a time of 2:27.48 • a regional qualifier every year she competed.PERSONAL: Born: February 10, 1983 •
major: Nursing.
Junior
Chippewa Falls, Wisc. • McDonell Centr
al H.S.
CAREER BESTS
Track and Field: 3,000-Meter Run – 10:25.40 •5,000-Meter Run – 18:21.34
2001: Earned academic all-conference honors, following a 16th place-overall finish at the MVC
Championships • was the Sycamores’ second runner at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional as she took home
70th (22:48.7) place. 2000: Sat out due to injury. PREP: Won back-to-back state cross country titles in 1997
and 1998 • was the topWisconsin finisher in the Foot Locker Regionals held in Kenosha, Wis., in 1998
(finished 29th) • finished seventh as a sophomore at state cross country meet. PERSONAL: Born: August
22, 1980 • major: Psychology.
Redshirt Freshman
Kokomo, Ind. • K
okomo H.S.
CAREER BESTS
2001: Redshirted. Member of 4x400-meter relay that was third at the MVC Outdoor
Championships • improved on 13th-place (2:21.64) finish indoors to finish fifth
(2:15.92) outdoor in the 800-meter run at the MVC Championships. PREP: Advanced to the semi-state meet
all four years, 1998-2001, of her high school career in cross country • competed in the 2000 state meet, but
missed the meet due to injury • finished as the runner-up in the 1999 regional to current Sycamore Renee’
Schlabach. PERSONAL: Born October 6, 1982 • major: Criminology.
OF THE
Sycamore Profiles
ASHLEY TAFLINGER
JACKI MICHAUD
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NEWCOMERS
AMY CALDWELL
Freshman
Georgetown, Ky. • Scott County H.S.
PREP: Ran a 4k personal best of 18:33 in high school • named second team and academic all-state as a
junior • maintains a personal-best performance of 2:26 in the 800-meter and 58:08 in the 400-meter runs,
respectively. PERSONAL: Born: June 30, 1984 • major: Life Science.
JENEL DARLAND
Freshman
Peru, Ind. • Peru H.S.
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MALIA DETRICH
Freshman
Michigan City, Ind. • Mic
higan City H.S.
PREP: Dietrich finished 12th at the New Prairie semi-state meet in 15:31 • placed 31st at the state meet
which was held at the IU course • one of the ten representatives on the state of Indiana team that competed
in the Mid-East All-Star race, where she finished 21st overall • qualified in both the 1,600 and 3,200 for the
state meet, finishing 14th and 22nd, respectively. PERSONAL: Born: March 25, 1984 • major: Radio-TVFilm.
JORDAN HARTMANN
Sophomore
Rockford, Mich. • Rockford H.S. • Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN: Redshirted in 2001 • as a freshman, she finished 80th overall in a 6k personal best of
22:47.2 at the 2000 NCAAGreat Lakes Regional. PREP: A two-time all-state selection that led Rockford
H.S. to a pair of state titles. PERSONAL: Born: September 15, 1982 • major: Recreation and Sport
Management.
SARAH JARVIS
Sycamore Profiles
PREP: One of the top middle distance runners in the state of Indiana during the past two years • finished
second in her regional and 23rd in the state in the 1,600-meter run • placed ninth in the 1,600-meter run at
the Midwest Meet of Champions • as a senior, she was a sectional champion at 1,600 and a runner-up at 800.
PERSONAL: Born: November 15, 1983 • major: Life Science.
Freshman
Indianapolis, Ind. • North Central H.S.
PREP: Finished 48th at the 2001 state meet in a time of 15:31 to lead her team to a tenth-place overall finish
• as a junior, she finished 15th at the Franklin Central semi-state meet • also played basketball in high
school, in addition to track and field and cross country. PERSONAL: Born: December 23, 1983 • major:
Education.
OF THE
NEWCOMERS
CAROLYN MAGLEY
Freshman
Fort Wayne, Ind. • Carroll H.S.
PREP: Completed for the Indiana All-Star team at the Midwest Meet of Champions • finished second at the
2001 Fort Wayne Regional in the 800-meter run at 2:19.88, took 22nd at the state meet • placed 24th at the
Manchester semi-state meet in cross country, earning a berth at the state meet. PERSONAL: Born: June 24,
1983 • major: Art.
MARGARET REYLING
Freshman
Decatur, Ind. • Bellmont H.S
.
PREP: A three-time state finalist in cross country • won the Bellmont sectional meet in cross country and
the 800-meter run in track and field • placed eighth in the 800-meter run at the 2002 Indiana State meet •
finished second in the 1,600-meter run at the sectional meet • member of 4x400-meter relay that took second
at the Midwest Meet of Champions. PERSONAL: Born: January 2, 1984 • major: Pre-Business Management.
TIFFANY SCOTT
PREP: Finished fourth in the 1,600-meter run at the sectional meet, leading her team to a second-place
overall finish • coached at Rushville High School by former ISU runner, Matt Holbrook.
PERSONAL: Born: January 19, 1983 • major: Open Preference.
Sycamore Profiles
OF THE
Freshman
Rushville, Ind. • Rushville H.S.
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SYCAMORE PRIDE
September 26, 2001
Terre Haute, Ind.
Distance: 4k
BRADLEY
INVITATIONAL
INDIANA
INTERCOLLEGIATES
September 7, 2001
Peoria, Ill.
Distance: 5k
September 17, 2001
West Lafayette, Ind.
Team Results:
Team Results:
1. Indiana State ................................ 25
2. Indiana State Alumni ...................... 30
1. Marquette ............................. 29
2. Northwestern ........................ 39
3. Bradley ............................... 122
4. Illinois State ....................... 138
5. Eastern Illinois ................... 153
6. Indiana State .................... 163
7. Illinois ................................ 168
8. Northern Illinois ................ 178
9. Western Illinois .................. 209
10. St. Louis ........................... 290
1. Purdue .................................. 32
2. Ball State .............................. 45
3. Indiana State .................... 122
4. IUPUI ................................. 160
5. DePauw .............................. 164
6. Indianapolis ........................ 169
7. Huntington ......................... 187
8. Anderson ............................ 193
9. Evansville ........................... 244
10. Franklin ............................ 284
1. Annie Gasway (ISU Alums) ............ 15:15
2. Jessica Crowder (ISU) ................. 15:48
3. Jeri Meyerholtz (ISU) .................. 16:10
4. Kelley Strickler (ISU Alums) ....... 16:19.6
5. Alyssa Pittman (ISU) ................. 16:34.5
6. Carol Linneweber (ISU) .............. 16:43
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8. Ruth Ozmun (ISU Alums) ........... 17:10.4
9. Moira Leahy (ISU) .................... 17:24.6
1. Rachel Evjen (Northwestern) ... 17:41
1. Lindsey Zinn (Purdue) .......... 16:28.2
10. Angi Decker (ISU Alums) .......... 17:33.7
2. Susan Barth (Marquette) .......... 17:46
2. Katie Nowak (Ball State) ...... 16:49.6
3. Bethany Barry (Marquette) ..... 17:51
3. Stacey Ritz (Ball State) ......... 16:53.7
Other Finishers:
4. Brianne Dahm (Marquette) ..... 17:52
4. Kim Snyder (Purdue) ............ 17:08.5
11. Lacey Acree (ISU) ..................... 17:49.6
5. Jenni Goebel (Ill. Chicago) ..... 18:07
5. Jessica Crowder (ISU) ....... 17:21.7
12. Carlee Asher (ISU Alums) ......... 18:15.6
6. Beth Martin (Eastern Ill.) ........ 18:16
6. Maria Harriman (Indianapolis)17:22.3
13. Angie Martin (ISU) ................... 18:59.3
7. Jessie Swan (Marquette) ......... 18:17
7. Lisa Nicholson (Anderson) ... 17:23.4
14. Danelle Readinger (ISU Alums) ...... 19:04
8. Diana Bossfeld (Northwestern) 18:26
8. Teresa Kamleiter (Purdue) .... 17:27.5
15. Sue Henry (ISU Alums) ............. 19:14.5
9. Karen Rogers (Northwestern) . 18:30
9. Jesse Wilder (Purdue) ........... 17:30.0
16. Ashley Taflinger (ISU) ............... 19:48.3
10. Janelle Birky (Bradley) ......... 18:32
10. Barb Wenger (Purdue) ........ 17:33.8
18. Julie Alano (ISU Alums) ............ 22:37.9
ISU Finishers:
19. Talia Barwick (ISU Alums) ........ 23:01.8
11. Jessica Crowder ................... 18:38
23. Alyssa Pittman ................... 18:11.2
20. Alicia Mitchell (ISU Alums) ...... 23:54.9
31. Jeri Meyerholtz ..................... 19:34
25. Jeri Meyerholtz .................. 18:14.6
21. Liz Casey (ISU Alums) .............. 25:30.2
42. Carol Linneweber .................. 19:47
35. Carol Linneweber ................. 18:28
47. Alyssa Pittman ...................... 19:53
41. Angie Martin ...................... 18:38.1
17. Emily Cotterman (ISU Alums) ...... 22:03.8
2001 in Review
7. Barb Brocksmith (ISU Alums) ........ 17:02
Summary:
64. Laura Twohig ....................... 20:23
45. Amber Bucci ........................ 18:56
The Sycamores came away with a 25-30 victory
over their alumni counterparts despite the 85degree temperatures. Sophmore Jessica
Crowder finished second with a time of 15:48.
Senior Jeri Meyerholtz came in third place at
16:10 and senior Alyssa Pittman came in fifth
in 16:43. One of the surprises for Indiana State
was freshman Carol Linneweber who finished
sixth overall. “Carol has made great efforts in
practice and finished in our top five. She is the
one person who has stepped up,” explained
veteran head coach John Gartland. Annie
Gasway came away with the individual title in
a 4k course record time of 15:15.
81. Amber Bucci ........................ 20:57
60. Laura Twohig ..................... 19:24.5
87. Angie Martin ........................ 21:05
65. Moira Leahy ...................... 19:37.8
92. Moira Leahy ........................ 21:16
71. Lacey Acree ....................... 19:49.5
OF THE
112. Lacey Acree ....................... 22:15
•Editor’s Note: The Purdue course was
Summary:
Sophomore Jessica Crowder finished 11th
overall in the 2001 cross country season
opener as the Sycamores comppeted in
the Bradley Invitational, held at Detweiller
Park in Peoria, Ill. The 11th place finish
by Crowder was a big positive, according
to Gartland. “Jessica set a new personal
best on a very hot, humid day. She looked
very much under control the entire race
and then had a lot left at the end. It was
also a good start to the career of freshman
Carol Linneweber.” The Linton, Ind. native
finished 42nd overall in the 160-individual,
10-team field.
approximately 120 meters short.
Summary:
The Indiana State women’s cross country
team enjoyed a third-place finish in the
14-team field at the Indiana
Intercollegiates. The third-place finish is
the highest by an ISU women’s team since
the Sycamores took second in 1998. “We
raced much better in the middle of the race
than we did at Bradley,” ISU women’s
head coach John Gartland said.
Sophomore Jessica Crowder finished fifth
overall earning MVC Female Athlete of
the Week honors.
INDIANA STATE
INVITATIONAL
SALUKI
INVITATIONAL
WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE
INVITATIONAL
September 29, 2001
Terre Haute, Ind.
Distance: 6k
September 7, 2001
Carbondale, Ill.
September 17, 2001
Parkside, Wisc.
Distance: 5k
1. Indiana State ............................ 57
10. Tennessee State ...................... 225
1. Indiana State ...................... 62
2. Wisconsin-Oshkosh ............. 82
3. Wisconsin-Parkside ........... 114
4. IUPUI ................................. 152
5. Northern Illinois ................ 166
6. DePaul ................................ 168
7. Indiana Wesleyan ............... 181
8. Iowa .................................... 184
9. DePauw .............................. 185
10. Wisconsin-Whitewater .... 204
1. Ida Nilsson (Northern Ariz.) .. 21:01.1
1. Bree Wilson (UT-Corpus Christi19:15.4
1. Eszter Erdelyi (Cent. Methodist)18:19
2. Priscella Hein (Ind. Invaders) 21:05.8
2. Jessica Crowder (Indiana St.) 19:17.3
2. Jenni Goebel (Ill.-Chicago) ..... 18:33
3. Susan Rutherford (Northern Ariz.)21:14.9
3. Kaci Pilcher (Southeast Missouri) 19:39.8
3. Amber Antonia (Wisc.-Parkside) 18:43
4. Stacey Ritz (Ball State) ......... 21:21.5
4. Amy Adenne (Southeast Missouri)19:42.8
4. Liz Woodworth (Wisc.-Oshkosh)18:46
5. Lindsey Zinn (Purdue) .......... 21:22.6
5. Julia Roundtree (Southern Illinois) 19:46.4
5. Jessica Crowder (Indiana State)18:47
6. Jessica Kuhr (Wright State) ..... 21:24
6. Alyssa Pittman (Indiana St.) . 19:48.3
6. Chasity Hank (Cen. Methodist) 18:50
7. Brook Creed (Central Mich.) 21:36.2
7. Kate Meehan (Southern Illinois)19:50.2
7. Abby Hurst (Wisc.-Milwaukee) 18:51
8. Katie Nowak (Ball State) ...... 21:40.9
8. Kris Woolf (Southeast Missouri)19:50.8
8. Sara Holewinski (Wisc.-Oshkosh)18:51
9. Kim Snyder (Purdue) ........... 21:51.2
9. Jeri Meyerholtz (Indiana St.) 19:51.1
9. Lindsey Emerson (IUPUI) ...... 18:59
10. Jinny Hanifan (Northern Ariz.)21:52.1
10. Emily Herndon (Murray St.) .. 19:59.3
10. Melissa Lutz (Wisc.-Whitewater)19:00
ISU Finishers:
19. Jessica Crowder ................... 22:27
18. Jacki Michaud .................. 20:18.3
11. Amber Bucc i ........................ 19:14
40. Jeri Meyerholtz .................... 23:15
22. Amber Bucci .................... 20:32.6
13. Jeri Meyerholtz .................... 19:16
49. Alyssa Pittman ..................... 23:31
26. Laura Twohig ................... 20:40.9
14. Alyssa Pittman ...................... 19:20
61. Amber Bucci ........................ 23:51
46. Moira Leahy .................... 21:20.2
21. Jacki Michaud ...................... 19:33
94. Carol Linneweber ................. 24:36
47. Lacey Acree ..................... 21:20.5
59. Lacey Acree ......................... 20:19
101. Angie Martin ...................... 24:53
54. Angie Martin .................... 21:26.9
62. Angie Martin ........................ 20:23
107. Laura Twohig ..................... 25:03
72. Carol Linneweber ................ 22:00
95. Moira Leahy ......................... 20:42
2. Southeast Missouri State ............. 60
3. Texas Corpus Christi .................. 78
4. Western Illinois ........................ 145
5. Southern Illinois ....................... 169
6. Memphis ................................. 186
7. Murray State ............................ 192
8. St. Louis .................................. 208
9. Evansville ................................ 211
108. Moira Leahy ...................... 25:06
114. Lacey Acree ....................... 25:27
Sophomore Jessica Crowder was the top
Sycamore finisher for the Sycamores,
placing 19th in a time of 22:27 in the first
6k race by ISU in 2001. “Again, Jessica
took advantage of great runners in front,
stayed close to them, and then shattered
our three-meet old school record,” said ISU
women’s coach John Gartland. Crowder
was followed by Jeri Meyerholtz (40th
place, 23:15), Alyssa Pittman (49th place,
23:31), Amber Bucci (61st place, 23:51)
and Carol Linneweber (94th place, 24:36).
course was approximately 5,300 meters
Summary:
long.
For the second week in a row, Indiana State
took home the team title, this time at the
Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational. “I was
really pleased with the efforts of our first
five runners. They all ran well and we
looked like a good team,” head coach John
Gartland said. Turning in her best
performance of the season for the
Sycamore women was sophomore Amber
Bucci. She crossed the line in 19:15, six
seconds off a personal best, to finish 11th
overall. Sophomore Jessica Crowder was
the fifth collegiate and second Division I
runner to cross the line. She turned in a
fast time of 18:47, despite the adverse
conditions.
Summary:
The Sycamores came away with the team
title, the first time a Sycamore squad has
won an invitational since they won the ISU
Invitational in 1999. “This was our best
meet of the year and our top six runners
ran well as a group,” head coach John
Gartland said. Sophomore Jessica
Crowder and seniors Alyssa Pittman and
Jeri Meyerholtz all finished in the top ten
pacing the Sycamores effort.
OF THE
2001 in Review
Summary:
148. Carol Linneweber ............... 21:25
•Editor’s Note: The Southern Illinois
1. Northern Arizona ................. 42
2. Purdue .................................. 69
3. Ball State .............................. 87
4. Arkansas-Little Rock ......... 127
5. Central Michigan ............... 145
6. Dayton ................................ 178
7. Wright State ....................... 196
8. Eastern Illinois ................... 199
9. Indiana State .................... 217
10. Ohio State ........................ 232
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MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCAA GREAT LAKES REGIONAL
October 27, 2001
Normal, Ill.
Distance: 5k
November 10, 2001
Terre Haute, Ind.
Distance: 6k
Team Results:
1. Southwest Missouri State ...................................... 46
2. Wichita State .......................................................... 63
3. Indiana State ........................................................ 88
4. Illinois State ......................................................... 155
5. Bradley ................................................................. 156
6. Drake .................................................................... 162
7. Northern Iowa ...................................................... 163
8. Southern Illinois .................................................. 176
9. Creighton .............................................................. 179
10. Evansville ........................................................... 237
1. Michigan State ............................................................. 58
2. Notre Dame ................................................................ 124
3. Marquette ................................................................... 128
4. Toledo ......................................................................... 145
5. Wisconsin ................................................................... 159
6. Ball State .................................................................... 183
7. Michigan .................................................................... 196
8. Purdue ........................................................................ 197
9. Kent State ................................................................... 240
10. Butler ........................................................................ 259
14. Indiana State .......................................................... 372
1. Stacia Beste (Illinois State) ............................... 17:38.54
2. Endija Rezgale (Wichita State) ......................... 17:47.18
1. Bethany Brewster (Wisconsin) .................................. 20:41.9
3. Mandie Brandt (Wichita State) ......................... 17:51.70
2. Lauren King (Notre Dame) ....................................... 20:43.8
4. Laura Schafluetzel (Southwest Missouri State) 18:02.75
3. Ann Somerville (Michigan State) ............................. 20:47.1
5. Jessica Crowder (Indiana State) ................... 18:09.71
4. Stacey Ritz (Ball State) ............................................. 20:49.9
6. Rebecca Kuklenski (Southwest Missouri State)18:14.14
5. Michelle Carson (Michigan State) ............................ 20:50.5
7. Tracey Bearden (Drake) .................................... 18:16.07
6. Brianna Dahm (Marquette) ....................................... 20:57.1
8. Helena Dekker (Wichita State) ......................... 18:17.29
7. Andrea Kremer (Miami of Ohio) .............................. 21:03.0
9. Jessica Donner (Creighton) ............................... 18:18.06
8. Briana Shook (Toledo) .............................................. 21:11.0
10. Casey Owens (Southwest Missouri State) ...... 18:21.33
9. Kathryn Nowak (Ball State) ...................................... 21:17.3
10. Brook Creed (Central Michigan) ............................ 21:18.6
2001 in Review
13. Jeri Meyerholtz ................................................ 18:32.52
ISU Finishers:
16. Jacki Michaud .................................................. 18:37.65
23. Jessica Crowder ....................................................... 21:47.7
25. Alyssa Pittman ................................................. 19:07.85
72. Jacki Michaud .......................................................... 22:48.7
30. Amber Bucci .................................................... 19:26.66
73. Jeri Meyerholtz ........................................................ 22:49.3
33. Laura Twohig ................................................... 19:29.96
89. Alyssa Pittman ......................................................... 23:11.2
36. Lacey Acree ..................................................... 19:35.97
123. Amber Bucci .......................................................... 23:45.1
44. Angie Martin ................................................... 19:48.39
162. Carol Linneweber .................................................. 24:32.8
Summary:
Summary:
For the second year in a row, the Sycamores came away with
a third-place finish at the MVC Championships. In nine of
the last 12 championships, the Sycamores have finished third
or higher, including team titles in 1991 and in 1993.
Sophomore Jessica Crowder became only the fifth runner in
ISU history to earn all-conference honors on two or more
occasions. Crowder improved on her tenth-place finish as a
freshman to finish fifth in a time of 18:09, a 30-second
improvement, as well. “I was pleased that we had enough
pride as a team to turn the season around from our early season
disasters. Except for SMS, we had seven runners finish in
front of every other team’s fifth runner,” noted head coach
John Gartland.
“Jessica ran a great race; our two thru four runners all had
positive races, but we did not have the overall depth we needed
to get into the top ten,” said Gartland. Sophomore Jessica
Crowder earned all-region honors for her 23rd-place finish. “Jess
ran very, very tough up front,” Gartland said. “She’s making
good progress to become an elite runner.” Seniors Jeri
Meyerholtz and Alyssa Pittman closed out their ISU careers with
73rd and 89th-place finishes, respectively. The ISU women
finished 14th out of 30 teams competing at the NCAA Division
I Great Lakes Regional hosted by Indiana State University at
the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.
OF THE
MEN’S HONORS AND TOP PERFORMERS
Three-time All-MVC Selections:
Overall Finish
Sixth
Fifth
Sixth
Fourth
Sixth
Tenth
Second
Ninth
Seventh
Eighth
Fourth
Third
Sixth
Seventh
Seventh
Eighth
Fourth
Tenth
Eighth
Tenth
Seventh
Tenth
Seventh
Eighth
Overall Finish
22nd
21st
Eighth
15th
15th
20th
22nd
19th
20th
16th
8th
13th
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
NCAA Participants (5)
Year
Name
1970
Charlie Warthan
1971
Charlie Warthan
1991
Kyle Hobbs
1999
Jason Gunn
2000
Jason Gunn
Overall Finish
41st
72nd
91st
188th
86th
Jason Gunn
MEN’S TOP 8K PERFORMERS SINCE 1983 - TOP FIVE
Name
Time • Date • Location
1. Jason Gunn
24:22 • 10/2/99 • Carbondale, Ill.
2. Geoff Wayton
24:28 • 11/1/97 • Springfield, Mo.
3. David Birke
24:34 • 10/17/97 • T
erre Haute, Ind.
4. Eric Rush
24:35 • 10/29/88 • Carbondale, Ill.
5. George Condy
24:38 • 10/29/94 • Carbondale, Ill.
MEN’S TOP 10K PERFORMERS SINCE 1983 - TOP FIVE
Name
1. Jason Gunn
30:44 • 1/14/99 • T
erre Haute, Ind.
2. Kyle Hobbs
31:35 • 11/12/88 • Ames, Iowa
3. David Birke
31:19 • 9/27/97 • Champaign, Ill.
4. Eric Rush
31:39 • 11/12/88 • Ames, Iowa
5. Montez Crider
31:46 • 9/27/97 • Champaign, Ill.
Brent Compton George Condy
OF THE
Kyle Hobbs
In 1970, Charlie Warthan (to the left) was the first
runner from Indiana State University to participate in the NCAA Championship Meet. Warthan
went on to finish 41st as a junior and 72nd as a
senior. Both finishes are the highest-ever by a Sycamore. In 1999, Jason Gunn (to the right) qualified for his first NCAA Championship, where he
finished 188th overall. Gunn made his second-consecutive NCAA Championship appearance in
2000, joining Warthan as the lone two-time NCAA
participants in ISU men’s cross country history.
History and Honors
NCAA ALL-DISTRICT/ALL-REGION
All-District/All-Region Selections (12)
Year
Name
1985
Eric Rush
1987
Patrick James
1991
Kyle Hobbs
Brent Compton
1994
George Condy
Todd Kostelnik
1995
David Birke
1996
Geoff Wayton
Kurt Wayton
1997
Geoff Wayton
1999
Jason Gunn
2000
Jason Gunn
Eric Rush
Two-time All-MVC Selections:
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
All-Conference Selections (24)
Year
Name
1985
Eric Rush
1986
Scott Walschlager
Eric Rush
1988
Eric Rush
Patrick James
Montez Crider
1990
Kyle Hobbs
Brent Compton
1991
Kyle Hobbs
Brent Compton
1993
George Condy
1994
George Condy
Todd Kostelnik
Bill Porter
1996
David Birke
Kurt Wayton
1997
Geoff Wayton
1998
Rick Sluder
1999
Jason Gunn
Kurt Wayton
2000
Jason Petipren
Jason Gunn
2001
Isaiah Stafford
Mark Rode
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24
MISSOURI VALLEY/GATEWAY CONFERENCE
Conference Champions (3)
Year
Name
1990
Debbi Ramseyer
1992
Debbi Ramseyer
1993
Amy Cohee
All-Conference Selections (21)
Year
Name
Overall Finish
1984
Molly Molloy
Fourth
1987
D’Lee Franklin
Seventh
Barb Malone
Tenth
1988
Mary Lou Fazio
Fourth
1989
Debbi Ramseyer
Eighth
1990
Debbi Ramseyer
First
Melissa Utterback
Seventh
1991
Amy Cohee
Second
Melissa Utterback
Eighth
1992
Debbi Ramseyer
First
1993
Amy Cohee
First
Debbi Ramseyer
Second
1994
Angie Menser
Seventh
Heather Jones
Ninth
1995
Angie Menser
Ninth
1996
Angie Menser
Third
Kelley Strickler
Tenth
1997
Amy Neff
Sixth
1999
Annie Cooper
Sixth
2000
Jessica Crowder
Tenth
2001
Jessica Crowder
Fifth
History and Honors
WOMEN’S HONORS
NCAA ALL-DISTRICT/ALL-REGION
All-District/All-Region Selections (9)
Year
Name
1990
Debbi Ramseyer
1991
Amy Cohee
1992
Debbi Ramseyer
1993
Debbi Ramseyer
Tana Dahman
1994
Heather Jones
Tana Dahman
1996
Angie Menser
2001
Jessica Crowder
Overall Finish
14th
23rd
Third
Fifth
19th
17th
19th
Tenth
23rd
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
NCAA Participants (2)
Year
Name
1992
Debbi Ramseyer
1993
Debbi Ramseyer
Overall Finish
70th
90th
WOMEN’S TOP 5K PERFORMERS SINCE 1983 - TOP FIVE
Name
1. Debbi Ramseyer
17:28 • 10/31/92 • Normal, Ill.
2. Angie Menser
17:36 • 9/13/96 • Peoria, Ill.
3. Annie Cooper
17:50 • 10/2/99 • Carbondale, Ill.
4. Heather Jones
17:52 • 10/1/94 • Carbondale, Ill.
5. Tara Dahman
17:53 • 9/10/93 • Peoria, Ill.
Three-time All-MVC Selections:
Angie Menser
Debbi Ramseyer
Two-time All-MVC Selections:
Amy Cohee
Jessica Crowder
Melissa Utterback
Debbi Ramseyer, a 1994 graduate, became the first
female and second Sycamore in school history to
qualify for the NCAA Championship meet. She also
is one of only three runners to earn three all-conference honors in school history.
WOMEN’S TOP 6K PERFORMERS SINCE 1983 - TOP FIVE
Name
1. Jessica Crowder
21:47.7 • 11/10/2001 • Terre Haute, Ind.
2. Jessica Crowder
22:27 • 9/29/2001 • Terre Haute, Ind.
3. Alyssa Pittman
22:40.0 • 11/11/2000 • Ypsilanti, Mich.
4. Jessica Crowder
22:42.4 • 11/11/2000 • Ypsilanti, Mich.
5. Jacki Michaud
22:48.7 • 11/10/2001 • Terre Haute, Ind.
•Editor’s Note: In 1982, the Gateway Conference merged with
the Missouri Valley Conference.
OF THE
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
OF THE
The Valley student-athletes and coaches have become
household names during the league's illustrious history,
both during their collegiate careers and, for some, professional careers.
The Valley, which has a storied past, began honoring
that tradition in the summer of 1997, when the Conference
began its athletics Hall of Fame.
Hersey Hawkins of
Bradley, Larry Bird of Indiana State, Wes Unseld of
Louisville, Coach Henry Iba
of Oklahoma State, Dave
Stallworth of Wichita State,
Ed Macauley of Saint Louis
and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati were members of the
initial induction class.
A total of 25 former
players, coaches and alums
dot the league’s Hall of
Fame.
The inclusion of
women's programs under the Valley banner -- the nation's
second-oldest collegiate athletic conference -- has provided an immediate boost. The Gateway Collegiate
Athletic Conference -- which began in 1982 -- merged
with the Missouri Valley Conference and was unveiled as
part of the new conference on July 1, 1992.
The 2001-02 academic year was, arguably, one of The
Valley’s greatest, as the league received a total of four atlarge bids to NCAA championships -- one each in men’s
soccer, men’s and women's basketball and baseball -- and
sent four teams -- men’s soccer, women’s volleyball,
men’s basketball and women’s basketball -- to the round
of “Sweet Sixteen” in their respective NCAA championships.
In men’s soccer, Southern Methodist and Creighton
represented The Valley in the NCAA Tournament, with
SMU -- which ranked first nationally in the NSCAA/
Adidas poll for most of the season before finishing fifth -advancing to the quarterfinals before concluding with a
21-1 record.
In fall of 1997, Creighton's Johnny Torres was named
the collegiate male soccer player of the year for a secondstraight year.
From its early beginning to its current standing on the
map of college athletics, The Valley will always continue
to be pro-active in its approach.
League members include Bradley University,
Creighton University, Drake University, University of
Evansville, Illinois State University, Indiana State University, University of Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois
University, Southwest Missouri State University and
Wichita State University. Affiliate members include
Drury University (women's soccer) and Eastern Illinois,
SMU, Tulsa, Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky (men's
soccer).
The new millennium brings challenges for college sports
programs, but the Missouri Valley Conference continues to lead
by example as one of college athletics' most progressive conferences. Now in its 96th year of existence, the Missouri Valley
Conference emphasizes the importance of the student-athlete and
is aggressive in its approach to provide opportunities for its
member institutions.
Since its inception in 1907,
the Missouri Valley Conference
has been regarded as a leader by
its peers among today's collegiate athletic conferences.
Based in St. Louis since
1985, the Conference has been
assertive in its approach to playing host to NCAA basketball
championship events, producing a revenue-generating inhouse television network, bidding out the right to play host to
several sport championships and
landing title sponsorships for
those events.
Under the direction of J. Douglas Elgin, the ninth commissioner in Valley history, Starting in 1995-96, the Conference
broke new ground by bidding out the right to play host to its
volleyball, women's basketball, softball and baseball championships. By establishing uniform host criteria, the Conference is
able to assist a host institution in a season-long promotional
campaign and provide an avenue where hosts can acquire a title
sponsor and achieve a profit for the event.
Continuing in 2002, the Conference’s women’s and men’s
soccer championships will be held at a neutral site -- SportPort in
St. Louis, Mo. -- for the third-straight year, with Iron Kids Bread
-- a division of the Sara Lee Bakery Group -- serving as the title
sponsor for both events.
The seeds for this vision were planted by eight administrators
representing five institutions, who gathered at the Midland Hotel
in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 12, 1907. The five schools which
formed the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
were Washington University of St. Louis, and the state universities of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Two months after
the initial meeting, two more schools -- Drake University and
Iowa State College -- were admitted.
In the fall of 1907, basketball became the first competitive
sport. Today, the Missouri Valley Conference sponsors the
following sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's
and women's cross country and track (indoor and outdoor), men's
and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and
women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis and
women's volleyball.
This season, the league will conduct its 92nd outdoor track
and field championship, its 85th tennis championship, its 49th
baseball tournament and its 65th golf championship for the men.
Those programs, plus other current sponsored sports of cross
country (44 years), indoor track (36), soccer (12) and swimming
and diving (9), have helped solidify the Missouri Valley Conference as one of the most respected conferences nationally.
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ACADEMICS • ATHLETIC MEDICINE
ACADEMICS
The Academic Support Program for Athletics, headed by Coordinator of the Athletic Study Center Henry Villegas
and assistant coordinator Beth Flach, is based upon the belief that the STUDENT in Student-Athlete comes first, and
for that reason we have developed a program that insures every student-athlete the best possible opportunity for
personal success. The Academic Support Services Program for Athletics provides academic support for all male and
female, scholarship and walk-on participants on all 15 Intercollegiate Athletic teams, approximately 350 students per
year. The goals of the program are as follows:
GOALS
• To enhance the academic performance of student athletes.
• To help student athletes make normal progress toward graduation.
• To assist freshmen student athletes in making a successful transition to college life.
• To assist student-athletes in managing the demands of participating in Intercollegiate Athletics.
• To provide student athletes with the means to assume responsibility for their education.
• To help student-athletes bridge the gap from college life to professional life through the Life Skills
program.
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TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
1994: Men’s and Women’s
1997: Men’s andWomen’s
George Condy
1994
Kyle Hobbs
1991
Angie Menser
1996
MEN’S HONORS
Debbi Ramseyer
1992 • 1993
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S CUP
2001: Women’s (3.58)
WOMEN’S HONORS
Academic All-Missouri Valley Conference
Support Services and Honors
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
1988: Grady Hanrahan, Kyle Hobbs, Patrick James
1989: Steve Bush, Montrez Crider, Jose Dominguez,
Tony Graf, LeRoy Hearth, Kyle Hobbs, Greg Ruckle,
Brad Vince
1990: Kyle Hobbs, Kevin Jett, Brad Vince
1991: Kyle Hobbs
1992: George Condy
1993: George Condy, Darcy Jones, Josh Turner
1994: George Condy, Todd Kostelnik
1995: Todd Kostelnik
1996: David Birke, Rick Sluder, Geoff Wayton
1997: David Birke, Kurt Wayton
1998: Steve Hertenstein, Matt Holbrook, Rick Sluder
2001: Mark Rode, Isaiah Stafford
Academic All-Missouri Valley Conference
1989: Debbi Nofzinger
1990: Traci Miller, Christi Olson, Denise Pigg, Debbi
Ramseyer, Marni Schrick, Melissa Utterback
1991: Christi Olson, Denise Pigg, Marni Schrick,
Melissa Utterback
1992: Amy Cohee, Amy Lathrop, Christi Olson, Denise
Pigg, Debbi Ramseyer, Karen Wamsley
1993: Amy Cohee, Tana Dahman, Amy Lathrop, Debbi
Ramseyer, April Todd
1994: Tana Dahman, Heather Jones, Amy Lathrop,
Karen Wamsley
1995: Tana Dahman, Angi Decker, Angie Menser
1996: Angie Menser
1997: Angi Decker, Amy Neff
1998: Kelley Strickler
2001: Jessica Crowder, Jeri Meyerholtz, Jacki Michaud
ATHLETIC MEDICINE
Three athletic training rooms, located in the Health & Human Performance Building, the Hulman Center and at
Memorial Stadium, are all equipped with the latest therapeutic and rehabilitative equipment. This allows all treatment
and rehabilitation for the most minor to significant injury to take place right on campus.
The athletics medicine staff is comprised of five certified staff athletic trainers—Paul Plummer, Kristen Kauffman,
Lori Vancza, Troy Hershman and Scott Keller —plus a team of nearly thirty graduate athletic trainers and undergraduate
athletic training students. The athletic medicine staff is directed by three sports medicine trained team physicians—
Dr. Tom Klootwyk, orthopaedist of the Methodist Sports Medicine Center; and Dr.’s John and James Welch, primary
care physicians from the AP&S Northside Family Medicine Clinic. Together, our athletic trainers and physicians offer
the latest methods and technology in the care of athletic injury and illness. At their access is a network of medical
specialists and consultants that round out a comprehensive sports medical system.
The team of medical professionals caring for Sycamore intercollegiate athletes is contemporary in its methods and
is constantly seeking continuing education in an effort to remain on the cutting edge of sports medicine.
OF THE
ADMINISTRATION
DR. LLOYD W. BENJAMIN III
University President
In addition to his duties as university president,
Benjamin also serves as president of the ISU
Foundation, and serves on the boards of Union
Hospital, the Swope Art Museum, the Alliance for
Growth and Progress and United Way of the Wabash
Valley, as well as for the Indiana Economic
Development Council, and the Indiana Higher
Education Telecommunication System.
Dr. Benjamin is married to Wieke van der
Weijden, who earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from
Leiden University, The Netherlands. The Benjamins
have two grown children: a daughter, Saskia Jansje,
and son, Lloyd William.
ANDREA MYERS
Director of Athletics
OF THE
as Indiana State’s women’s basketball coach. An
Indiana State graduate, Myers led the Sycamores to
40 wins in her final two seasons, including a schoolbest 22-6 mark in 1988. In that same year, Myers
was named Gateway Conference Coach of the Year
after ISU posted a 14-4 league mark, also a schoolbest.
Prior to accepting the head coaching post at ISU,
Myers guided the Vincennes University Lady
Trailblazers to an impressive 15-year record of 20995 and several appearances in the NJCAA postseason
tournament. She was twice selected the NJCAA
Region 12 Coach of the Year and led VU to two
national third-place finishes. While at Vincennes,
Myers also served as chairperson of HPER.
A native of Dana, Ind., and a graduate of South
Vermillion High School, Myers earned both her
bachelor’s and master’s in physical education from
ISU. She participated in women’s basketball and
field hockey and received the Hillman Award as a
senior.
Myers is active in the Terre Haute community as
a member of the Rotary Club and Covered Bridge
Girl Scout Council.
Certainly no stranger to Indiana State University and
Sycamore athletics, Andrea
Myers is now in her fourth
year as the Director of Athletics, having spent the last
11 years as a vital part of the
Indiana State athletics administration. She served
as Interim Athletics Director during the 1994-95 academic year as well as from November, 1997 until
her current appointment in February, 1999.
Before ascending into the director’s role, Myers
was the department’s Senior Associate Athletics
Director. Andi, as she is known at the University,
served as the University’s NCAA Compliance
Officer, while also overseeing budgetary matters
and many of the day-to-day operations of the 14
intercollegiate sports at Indiana State.
She serves on the Missouri Valley Conference
Academic/Eligibility and Compliance Committee
as well as the Legislative Review Committee.
Myers has served as a member of the NCAA’s
Committee on Committees for Women’s Athletics,
the NCAA Management Council and currently
serves on the NCAA Infractions Committee.
Myers moved into her administrative capacity
in April, 1989, after a successful seven-year tenure
Lloyd W. Benjamin III
became the tenth president
of Indiana State University
on July 1, 2000.
Prior to coming to
ISU,President Benjamin
served as vice president for
academic affairs at Valdosta
State University in Valdosta, Georgia, from 1995 to
2000. He was dean of the College of Arts,
Humanities, and Social Studies at the University of
Arkansas at Little Rock from 1988 to 1995 and
dean of the College of Fine Arts, UALR from
1984-1988. He also served as acting dean of the
College of Fine Arts and chair of the department
of art, UALR, from 1983-1984.
Benjamin graduated from Emory University in
1966 with a bachelor of arts degree in the history
of art. In 1973, he earned his Ph.D. in art history
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. His dissertation focused on “The Empathetic
Relation of Observer to Image in 15th Century
Flemish Painting.”
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INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
28
Hulman Memorial Student Union
Indiana State University, home of the Sycamores,
is located in the heart of Mid-America, Terre Haute,
IN, a thriving community with a population of 60,000.
Founded in 1865 as a training school for teachers,
ISU enrolled its first 21 students in 1870. Today —
three name changes later — the University offers its
11,000 students more than 160 degree programs
through the College of Arts and Sciences and the
Schools of Business; Education; Technology; Graduate
Studies; Nursing: and Health and Human Performance.
Degrees are awarded at associate, baccalaureate,
master’s, educational specialist and doctoral levels.
In addition, ISU offers a variety of non-credit
courses, cultural and recreational opportunities, and
diversified workshops, seminars and conferences.
Characterized by small class sizes, Indiana State
has a faculty and staff committed to a personal approach to higher education. Nine out of 10 classes are
taught by full-time professors.
ISU’s 70,000 alumni occupy positions of leadership
in education, business, industry, government and public service.
More than 60 buildings, plazas and walkways comprise the main campus on 90 acres adjacent to the Terre
Haute business district. In addition, the University
maintains family housing units on a 15-acre site one
mile south of the main campus and a 12,764-seat football and athletic facility two miles to the east. The 35acre river campus located along the Wabash is the site
of the University’s outstanding baseball program.
The campus is continually changing, with two facilities — the Music Rehearsal Hall and the Technology Center — completed within the last year. The
music building features a rotunda lobby with a 175seat recital hall, rehearsal rooms, teaching studios and
an art gallery. The technology structure, with 35 stateof-the-art laboratories and a 100-seat multimedia
room, has a sky lit, three-story atrium as its major
design feature.
Cunningham Memorial Library houses more than 2
million books, periodicals, documents and audiovisual
and microfilm items; it also is a government depository
containing more than 100,000 government documents.
The Rare Books and Special Collections section
houses the Eugene V. Debs papers, early Indiana textbooks and one of the largest early dictionary collections in the world. An interlibrary loan service and
several database searching units also are available.
OF THE
Hulman Center, completed in 1973, probably is best
known as the arena in which basketball star Larry Bird played
in during his college career. Its versatility also provides an
ideal location for conferences, conventions, concerts, banquets, stage shows and other services.
Hulman Memorial Student Union became the hub of campus upon its completion in 1991. Students gather by the
attractive outdoor plaza and its circular fountain. The soothing
sounds of cascading water set the tone for the activity that
takes place in the renovated nine-story building.
Within its walls, the Dede Activity Center provides meeting space as well as recreational and fitness opportunities,
while a variety of retail services and food is available in The
Commons, from favorite fast-food franchises and sit-down
restaurant to a bookstore, bank and convenience store.
For more than a century and a quarter, Indiana State has
played an important role in Indiana’s public service. Today,
ISU makes a number of contributions to economic development locally, regionally and nationally.
Tilson Auditorium, located in Tirey Hall, houses the Terre
Haute Symphony Orchestra and the University’s Convocation
Series, which brings touring Broadway productions and other
entertainment to campus. The former union building also has
a recital hall which features weekly concerts by University
faculty and students.
The New Theater offers a modern “in-the-round” setting
for year-round dramatic presentations. ISU’s successful SummerStage program has provided excellent entertainment for
more than 30 years. The Dreiser Theater, located in Dreiser
Hall, provides a proscenium stage for more traditional performances.
The Technology Services Center in the School of Technology contracts with small and medium-sized manufacturing
companies to facilitate technology transfer to increase productivity and improve competitiveness. The Center for Research and Management Services in the School of Business
contracts with businesses throughout Indiana to provide targeted industry studies, applied research, consultation and
training. A Small Business Development Center is part of the
larger center.
The Interdisciplinary Center for Cell Products and Technology focuses on areas concerned directly with biotechnology, its commercialization and its social and ethical implications.
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