May 19, 2001

Final Track Results

OXFORD, Ohio -- The third day of the 2001 Mid-American Conference Men's and Women's Track and Field Championships began like the other two days with poor weather, but by the end of the competition the sun was shining on two teams and several individual champions.

Eastern Michigan and Ball State took home the team championships for the men's and women's teams, respectively. EMU finished with a team score of 155, while BSU breezed by the competition with a score of 187.50. The women finished 11th at last year's championship with a score of 13.5. The men's squad also made tremendous strides this season by going from 10th place last year to seventh place this year, finishing with a score of 61.

Freshman Nick Somerville (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central) won the lone Miami men's championship by taking first-place honors in the long jump of 24-9 1/4. Besides taking home a MAC championship, he also broke the Miami school record in the long jump. Somerville's previous best mark this season was 23-10, a mark which he set last weekend at the Indiana Invitational.

Senior Carrie Mitchell (Erie, Pa./McDowell) closed out her career on Saturday by finishing second in the triple jump with a mark of 41-1 1/2. Mitchell's biggest rival Kia Flowers of Kent State edged her in the competition, finishing with a mark 41-6 1/2. Mitchell finished the year with the longest jump in the conference (41-9 3/4) and Miami's all-time record.

In other men's action, senior Nick Iagulli (Toledo, Ohio/Southview) finished second in the 800-meter dash with a time of 1:52.57, which was a season-best mark for him. Sophomore Brian Godsey (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East) earned his weekend's second second-place finish in the 5,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 14:44.88.

In other women's action, freshman Andrea Kremer (Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard), who was named the MAC Women's Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet, finished third and eighth, respectively, in the 5,000- and 1,500-meter races. Freshman Erin Connolly (Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee) and sophomore Kate Christoff (Lima, Ohio/Central Catholic) finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 100-meter low hurdles. Connolly finished with a time of 14.57, and Christoff completed the sprint in 14.63.

Men's Team Scores

Eastern Michigan - 155
Western Michigan - 136
Kent State - 88
Central Michigan - 81
Akron - 74
Ball State - 70
Miami - 61
Marshall - 43
Bowling Green - 37
Buffalo - 28
Ohio - 24
Toledo - 21

Women's Team Scores

Ball State - 187.50
Eastern Michigan - 127
Akron - 101.50
Miami - 82.50
Kent State - 78
Central Michigan - 76
Ohio - 46
Bowling Green - 34.50
Toledo - 33
Western Michigan - 23
Marshall - 16
Buffalo - 14

Men's Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet - Aaron Bartee - Eastern Michigan

Men's Most Valuable Performer - LeShaunte Edwards - Akron

Men's Coach of the Year - Brad Fairchild - Eastern Michigan

Women's Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet - Andrea Kremer - Miami

Women's Most Valuable Performer - Jada Phelps and Linise Gordon - Ball State

Women's Coach of the Year - Sue Parks - Ball State

Sasha Springer - Eastern Michigan
Jada Phelps - Ball State
Domtila Mwei - Eastern Michigan
Kathy Kadziolka - Ball State
Linise Gordon - Ball State
Andrea Kremer - Miami
Mary Varga - Akron
Hanna Palamaa - Eastern Michigan
Kia Flowers - Kent State
Vensa Cadikovska - Eastern Michigan
Erin Compton - Marshall
Sarah Martin - Ball State
Brit Klanert - Eastern Michigan

Women's Second Team All-MAC

Stacy-Ann Wilson - Kent State
Lisa Clark - Akron
Sara Debruyn - Eastern Michigan
Bobbie Hardbarger - Akron
Emily Loroupe - Toledo
Ayesha George - Ball State
Aja Farris - Kent State
Lauren Abel - Western Michigan
Brianna Shook - Toledo
Suzy Bozin - Central Michigan
Kira Sims - Akron
Carrie Mitchell - Miami
Renata Smith - Akron
Mary Williams - Ohio
Lauren Collins - Miami

Men's First Team All-MAC

Bobby Cruse - Kent State
LeShaunte Edwards - Akron
Zerian Peterson - Bowling Green
Jeff Delong - Central Michigan
George Curran - Kent State
Aaron Bartee - Eastern Michigan
Chris Stine - Western Michigan
Jaliu Mayo - Eastern Michigan
Ron Andrews - Kent State
Casey Batey - Marshall
Mike Hanson - Western Michigan
Kevin Poest - Akron
Nick Somerville - Miami
Kamau Halim - Buffalo
Gary Eziuka - Eastern Michigan
Clark Wilson - Western Michigan
Zach Riley - Ball State
Brian Troxell - Ball State
Dana Thomas - Central Michigan

Men's Second Team All-MAC

Nduka Awazie - Eastern Michigan
Nick Iagulli - Miami
Brian Godsey - Miami
Coye Bouyer - Western Michigan
Jordan Desilet - Eastern Michigan
Ronnie Zatkoff - Central Michigan
Aaron Gebauer - Central Michigan
Jeka Luhahi - Western Michigan
Pat Walderzak - Central Michigan
Dan Corleto - Bowling Green
Dale Cowper - Western Michigan
Damon Page - Eastern Michigan
Ryan Blue - Western Michigan