USTFCCCA News & Notes
NCAA’s Top Relay Teams of 2013 Recognized on Tuesday
ORLANDO, Fla. – The nation’s top NCAA relay teams of the 2012-13 season and their coaches for each of the NCAA’s three divisions were recognized Tuesday by Accusplit, the leader in the professional stopwatch and timing industry since 1972, at the 2013 USTFCCCA Convention at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla.
This marked the 32nd time Accusplit has honored the nation’s fastest collegiate relays and their coaches. The presentations took place during each division’s track & field general sessions on Tuesday.
Accusplit Top Relay Teams – 2013
NCAA Division I |
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4×100 | Florida | 38.53 | Antwan Wright, Hugh Graham, Jr., Leonardo Seymore, Dedric Dukes |
4×200 | Texas A&M | 1:20.75 | Michael Bryan, Prezel Hardy, Jr., Aldrich Bailey, Jr., Ameer Webb |
4×400 | Florida | 3:01.34 | Najee Glass, Hugh Graham, Jr, Dedric Dukes, Arman Hall |
4×800 | Penn State | 7:14.14 | Robby Creese, Za’Von Watkins, Casimir Loxsom, Brannon Kidder |
4×1500 | Oregon | 15:04.14c | Chris Brewer, Matt Miner, Jeramy Elkaim, Mac Fleet (4xMile, 16:17.57) |
SMR | Loyola-Chicago | 3:17.41 | Chris Strup, Mike Wetzel, Kevin Glastetter, Declan Murray |
DMR | Penn State | 9:24.68 | Brannon Kidder, Brandon Bennett-Green, Casimir Loxsom, Robby Creese |
SHR | Milwaukee | 56.56 | Durell Busby, Alex Delveaux, Jordan Schmidt, Dexter Schleis |
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4×100 | Texas A&M | 42.56 | LaKeidra Stewart, Ashton Purvis, Kamaria Brown, Ashley Collier |
4×200 | Texas A&M | 1:29.98 | Ashton Purvis, Ashley Collier, Olivia Ekpone, Kamaria Brown |
4×400 | Oregon | 3:26.73 | English Gardner, Chizoba Okodogbe, Laura Roesler, Phyllis Francis |
4×800 | Villanova | 8:17.45 | Kelsey Margey, Angel Piccirillo, Nicky Akande, Emily Lipari |
4×1500 | Michigan | 17:15.47 | Shannon Osika, Jillian Smith, Rebecca Addison, Amanda Eccleston |
SMR | Florida | 3:43.62 | Destinee Gause, Ebony Eutsey, Lanie Whittaker, Cory McGee |
DMR | Villanova | 10:58.84 | Angel Piccirillo, Michaela Wilkins, Nicky Akande, Emily Lipari |
SHR | Drake | 55.07 | Briana Isom Brummer, Marissa Smith, Destani Welch, Sarah Yeager |
NCAA Division II |
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4×100 | Saint Augustine’s | 38.91 | Ramaan Ansley, Taffawee Johnson, Burkheart Ellis Jr., Jermaine Jones |
4×200 | Saint Augustine’s | 1:21.51 | Josh Edmonds, Daniel Jameison, Taffawee Johnson, Jermaine Jones |
4×400 | Saint Augustine’s | 3:03.96 | Josh Edmonds, James Quarles, Burkheart Ellis Jr., Dane Hyatt |
4×800 | Saint Augustine’s | 7:25.30 | Torion Bailey, Jalen Robinson-McCoy, Jameel Walcott, Marcelis Lynch |
4×1500 | Minnesota-Duluth | 16:19.43c | Tyler Stevens, Ryan Eason, Jason Coffin, Cole Toepfer (4×1600, 17:31.67) |
SMR | Saint Augustine’s | 3:18.36 | Daniel Jameison, Taffawee Johnson, James Quarles, Marcelis Lynch |
DMR | Augustana (S.D.) | 10:01.21 | Henrik Hansson, Skyler Kuil, Khor Kong, Travis Beniak |
SHR | Emporia State | 59.43 | Andrew Etheridge, Gannon Mack, Tyler Swalley, Payson Maydew |
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4×100 | Johnson C. Smith | 44.05 | Naffene Briscoe, Danielle Williams, Trudy-Ann Richards, Samantha Elliott |
4×200 | Saint Augustine’s | 1:36.39 | Alexandria Marshall-Wheato, Nicketa Bernard, Akeisha Dumont, Kelly Shaw |
4×400 | Saint Augustine’s | 3:33.63 | Kelly Shaw, Akeisha Dumont, Cherrisse Lynch, Nicketa Bernard |
4×800 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 8:55.55 | Monique Thompson, Lovan Palmer, Yanique Haye, Twishana Williams |
4×1500 | Tiffin | 21:00.25 | Jessica Kern, Ashley Madison, Samantha Smith, Jamie Lombardo |
SMR | Lincoln (Mo.) | 3:53.91 | Jenea Johnson, Latoya King, Donna-Lee Hylton, Twishana Williams |
DMR | Augustana (S.D.) | 11:58.76 | Kristin Brondbo, Colleen Everson, Kayla Mescher, Runa Falch |
SHR | Academy of Art | 52.50 | Vashti Thomas, Briana Stewart, Dinesha Bean, Julian Purvis |
NCAA Division III |
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4×100 | UW-La Crosse | 40.52 | David Sikorski, Alex Koenen, Max Jessesski, Troy Brooks |
4×200 | Augustana (Ill.) | 1:27.11 | David Devore, Nowlan Savage, Jay Graffagna, Keith Cline |
4×400 | UW-Eau Claire | 3:08.31 | Jake Dennis-Oehling, Cody Prince, Marty Richardson, Thurgood Dennis |
4×800 | Bates | 7:30.45 | Nick Barron, John Stansel, Mark McCauley, James LePage |
4×1500 | Central College | 16:05.92c | Drew Jackson, Kyle Nuehring, Cole Decker, Eli Horton (4×1600, 17:17.17) |
SMR | UW-Platteville | 3:28.80 | Aaron Hrubes, TJ Valley, Matthew Ziegler, Jason Henkins |
DMR | UW-La Crosse | 9:53.60 | Tyler Heinz, Travis Gallick, Bruce Schmitz, David Stilin |
SHR | UW-La Crosse | 1:02.17 | Adam Nichols, Dan Otto, Joe DeRosier, Luke Sauerman |
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4×100 | UW-La Crosse | 45.98 | Jaime Ludwigson, Meg Heafy, Claire Elliott, Maya Vazquez |
4×200 | Rowan | 1:40.92 | Shailah Williams, Melirah Searcy, Joyce Perry, Brianna Crofton |
4×400 | UW-La Crosse | 3:43.52 | Jenna Halvorson, Rebecca Scheuermann, Shannon Klein, Claire Elliott |
4×800 | Johns Hopkins | 8:58.61 | Annie Monagle, Alex Popkin, Ingrid Johnson, Maggie Shelton |
4×1500 | NYU | 19:17.83 | Alyssa Binczyk, Emily Cousens, Lily Corsaro, Georgina Norton |
SMR | Wartburg | 4:01.83 | Libbey Schubert, Monique Davisson, Kendra Kregel, Karly Cochrane |
DMR | Johns Hopkins | 11:48.05 | Ingrid Johnson, Megan McDonald, Maggie Shelton, Annie Monagle |
SHR | Wartburg | 59.46 | Camesha Goods, Tashina McAllister, Sarah Boraas, Courtney Egts |
ABOUT ACCUSPLIT
Accusplit has been the leader in the professional stopwatch and timing industry since 1972 with its invention of the first digital stopwatch. The company’s name is based on the stopwatch’s function of “accurately splitting” the time.
Widely recognized as the professional sports timing brand in the United States, Accusplit has worked with elite athletes, such as Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith and Olympians Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Dan O’Brien and Ed Burke. The Northern California-based company was the Official Supplier to the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.
Accusplit carried its reputation for quality, innovation and leadership to the health and wellness industry with a patented accuracy method for pedometers in 1987. It was also one of the first companies in America to introduce the 10,000 Steps-A-Day for wellness concept that originated in Japan in 1965.
With 35 years of professional sports measurement experience in elite level sports, including track and field, swimming, baseball and football, Accusplit Pedometers and Pedometer-based Activity Wellness Programs are the tools that everyone in America and every golfer can use to achieve a healthier lifestyle.
ABOUT THE USTFCCCA
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.