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Dr. Jack thomas

Dr. Gary BillerVice President

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• Three Summit League individual titles during the 2010-11 season

• Jason Crisman (men’s shot put) and Nikki Klier (women’s 400-meter dash) won 2011 indoor conference titles

• Dana LaRue won the women’s shot put conference title during the Outdoor season

• Nichole Manning set the women’s pole vault Outdoor school record (12-11.75)

• Crisman, Klier and Manning earned Indoor and Outdoor All-Summit League honors

• Jamario Taylor (men’s high jump) was named to the Indoor All-League squad

• Chelsea Lynes (women’s 800-meter run) and LaRue were named Outdoor All-League

• Manning, Crisman, Klier and LaRue qualified for the NCAA Outdoor West Region Preliminaries held at historic hayward Field on the campus of the university of Oregon

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DAVID BeAuCheMhead Coach2nd season

eDuCAtIOn • Southern Illinois University B.A. 1990

• Florida State University M.A. 1993 COAChInG resuMe• Western Illinois University Head Coach: 2010 - Present

• Bradley University Head Coach: 1994 - 2009

• University of Illinois Volunteer Assistant Coach 1994

• Florida State UniversityGraduate Assistant: 1991-93

CAreer hIGhLIGhts • At Bradley, Beauchem coached 35 All-Missouri Valley Conference performers (12 in cross country), three NCAA Championship qualifiers and 10 individuals who won conference track and field titles.

• Mary Ellen Hill, one of the three NCAA Championship qualifiers Beauchem coached, advanced to the national meet on six occasions.

• 1998 MVC Cross Country Coach of the Year. Coached the Bradley women to the conference championship that season.

• Oversaw Bradley playing host to three NCAA Midwest Cross Country Regional meets.

• Served a two-year term with the NCAA Division I Track and Field Committee from 2008-2010.

• From 2000-06, served as Treasurer for the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA).

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• ThRee SuMMIT LeAgue INDIvIDuAL TITLeS IN 2010-11

• SIX ALL-LeAgue SeLeCTIONS IN 2010-11

• FOur stuDent-AthLetes QuALIFIeD FOr the 2011 nCAA OutDOOr West reGIOn PreLIMInArIes

• SeRveD A TWO-yeAR TeRM WITh The NCAA DIvISION I TRACK AND FIeLD COMMITTee FROM 2008-2010

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renettA seILerAssistant Coach - Field events2nd season

MOhAMeD MOhAMeDAssistant Coach2nd season - Distance events

JOn eLLIsAssistant Coach1st season - track events

CArA VAn DOrnstrength & Conditioning Coach

JessICA FLOODAthletic trainer

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eDuCAtIOn• Kansas State University B.A. 2000 COAChInG resuMe• Western Illinois University Assistant Coach: 2010 - Present

• Buena Vista University Head Coach: 2008-10 • University of Northern Iowa Assistant Coach: 2005-08

• University of Miami (Fla.) Assistant Coach: 2002-05

• Kansas State University Assistant Coach: 2000-02

AthLetIC CAreer • Kansas State University - 1996-2000

CAreer hIGhLIGhts • Guided Buena Vista to eighth and fifthplace finishes at the 2009 NCAA Men’s Outdoor and Indoor Championships.

• At BVU, Seiler oversaw the 2009 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor national champion in the men’s long jump, four All-Americans, 20 all-conference performers and the breaking of 25 program records.

• Broke school records in the hammer and weight throws and earned All-American honors six times as student-athlete at KSU.

• In addition to qualifying for the NCAA Championships seven times, Seiler was a seven-time Big XII Conference Champion and a 1997 World University Games finalist.

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eDuCAtIOn• Southern Illinois University B.A. 2010 • Western Illinois University M.A. in progress

AthLetIC CAreer • Southern Illinois University - 2006-09

At sIu • Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) honors four times in cross country, the fourth Saluki ever to accomplish that feat.

• Earned two All-Region awards after top-20 finishes in the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Midwest Cross Country Regionals.

• Won the MVC cross country title in 2006, was named MVC Cross Country Athlete of the Week twice in 2007 and finished 77th at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country National Championships.

• Excelled in the classroom as he earned an MVC Scholar-Athlete award in 2007.

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eDuCAtIOn • Azusa Pacific University B.A. 2011 • Western Illinois University M.A. in progress

COAChInG resuMe• Azusa Pacific University Horizontal Jumps Coach - 2011

AthLetIC CAreer• Azusa Pacific University - 2008-11

At APu • Helped the Cougars capture five NAIA national championships.

• As a freshman, Ellis finished third in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) championships.

• Set personal bests in both the long jump (22’8) and triple jump (44’8) during his sophomore year. During his senior season, Ellis served as team captain.

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(Back Row L to R): Jesse Bernhardt, Assistant coach John Ellis, Assistant coach Renetta Seiler, Lizzy Jones, Jessica Ortega, Dana LaRue, Amy Byers, Megan McGlone, Tyler Sampson, Head Coach David Beauchem, Assistant coach Mohamed Mohamed. (Middle Row L to R): Krystle Eskridge, Kirsten Bryant, Ja’Bree Mitchell, Nichole Manning, Chelsea Lynes, Lydia Smith, Megan Wyffels, Jessica Przyby, Danyelle Ehredt, Talisa Watson. (Front Row L to R): Carianna Cottone, Amy Bevins, Breanna Moore, Mackenzie Gray, Chanelle Williams, Eshe Mance-Porter, Kelly Kjellberg, Danielle Gunn, Alycia Thurston, Tyra Woodruff.

(Back Row L to R): Jesse Bernhardt, Assistant coach John Ellis, Assistant coach Renetta Seiler, Brayden Sherrick, Jason Crisman, Jamario Taylor, Jared Summers, Zach Glasebrook, Nathaniel Marshall, Tyler Elston, Steve Edwards, Head Coach David Beauchem, Assistant coach Mohamed Mohamed. (Middle Row L to R): Jeff Veal, Tevin Francis, Cedric Cheeks, Tyler Lippert, Jordan Liles, Trevor Holm, David Bracey, Jonathan Williams, Paul Hames, Rapher Ryan, Michael Crabtree, Jeffrey Liles, Chase Marlow.(Front Row L to R): Justin Claussen, Michael Hemming, David Glenn, Marcus McGee, Matt Leal, Davin Dollison, Alec Dorathy, Nathan Kennedy, Siende Lemon, Patrick Thomas, Matthew Funches, Dylan King.

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seniorLena, Ill.

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seniorBloomington, Ill.

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Lee CALhOun MeMOrIAL PLAZA PrOJeCthonors the two-time Olympic gold medal winner and legendary Western Illinois head coach

Dedication Ceremony in April 2010

OFFICIAL pReSS ReLeASe (ApRIL 15, 2010)

DeDICAtIOn CereMOnY PhOtO ALBuM

Engraved Plaque in October 2011

OFFICIAL pReSS ReLeASe (OCT 7, 2011)

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23rd Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational (April 13-14) and Western Illinois Twilight Open (April 28)

Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational

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reCAP, resuLts & PhOtOs FrOM 2011 eVent

1st Annual Western Illinois Twilight Open

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ACADeMIC suCCessThe Fighting Leatherneck women’s track and field squad earns multiple academic honors

LeATheRNeCKS eARN DIvISION I ALL-ACADeMIC STATuS (Aug. 11, 2011)

SuMMIT LeAgue ACADeMIC AChIeveMeNT AWARD (JuNe 22, 2011)

KLIeR AND MANNINg NAMeD TO DIvISION I ALL-ACADeMIC SQuAD (Aug. 4, 2011)

JeNNA veRITy NAMeD RhODeS SChOLAR FINALIST (NOv. 11, 2011)

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redbird OpenDec. 3 • Normal, Ill. Wisconsin Invitational

Jan. 20-21 • Madison, Wis. Jack Jennett InviteJan. 28 • Cedar Falls, Iowa

Meyo InvitationalFeb. 3-4 • South Bend, Ind. Orange and Blue Open

Feb. 4 • Champaign, Ill.Monmouth College

Feb. 11 • Monmouth, Ill.

California Invitational/Mt. sac relays

April 19-21 • Azusa, Calif.

Wisconsin twilightMay 5 • Madison, Wis.

sIue Gateway ClassicApril 21 • Edwardsville, Ill.

Big Blue ClassicMarch 30-31 • Charleston, Ill.

knox OpenMarch 31 • Galesburg, Ill.

Messersmith InvitationalMay 4 • Cedar Falls, Iowa

tulsa DuelsMarch 17 • Tulsa, Okla.

new Year’s ClassicJan. 14 • Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa InviteFeb. 17 • Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa state ClassicFeb. 10-11 • Ames, Iowa

Ashford spring ClassicApril 6 • Clinton, Iowa