Generals Track & Field Has
Record Breaking Season in 2005
20 School Records, 2 Facility Records and 1 Conference Record Was Broken Throughout The Year To Highlight The 2005 Season!!
2005 Season Pictures
2005 Season By The Numbers:
2 NCAA National Qualifiers
2 Academic All Americans
4 Conference Champions
8 All Conference Performances (Top Two)
20 School Records
17 Top Ten NCAA South Region Rankings
21 Scholar Athletes (3.5 GPA or Higher)
1 Conference Athlete-Of-The-Meet
1 Conference Athlete-Of-The-Year
2 Facility Records Broken
For the first time in school history the Generals Track & Field teams had both a male and a female student-athlete qualify for the NCAA National Championships. Senior Distance runner Nathan Johnson qualified for the meet in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. He ran a school record time finishing 7th overall at the competitive Duke/Asics Invitational to qualify. Freshmen jumper Liz Brandler Qualified both indoors and outdoors in the Pole Vault. Her jump of 11'3" also set a school record and was the top jump by a freshmen in the country at the time. With their qualifying performances, both student-athletes also earned Academic All American honors for hitting the standard and have a GPA over 3.45
Conference Champions:
Nathan Johnson won every race he participated in this season at the ODAC championships. Indoors he won the 5,000m and outdoors he defended his challenging double win from 2004 with the 1,500m and 5,000m championships. Freshmen Lindsay Erickson also claimed the distance crown running away from the field in the 5,000m. In the process she set a new championship meet record and a facility record.
All Conference Performances:
Nathan Johnson Indoor 5,000m
Blair Haws Indoor 1,500m
Men's DMR J. Jeong, N. Senior, S. Rivoir, A. Mahoney
Women's DMR L. Twentyman, C. Sharpe, J. Harris, J. Ratzel
Nathan Johnson Outdoor 1,500m
Nathan Johnson Outdoor 5,000m
Emily Barker Outdoor Shot Put
Lindsay Erickson Outdoor 5,000m
In addition to this years conference champions, both men's and women's teams showed their distance depth by earning All ODAC honors in the Distance Medley Relays at the indoor championships. For the men, Jack Jeong, Norman Senior, Steve Rivoir and Alex Mahoney team up for the honor. Liz Twentyman, Casey Sharpe, Julie Harris and Jenny Ratzel joined forces on the women's side. Additionally Blair Haws earned All ODAC honors with her 2nd place finish in the 1500m.
School Records:
Indoor W Triple Jump Liz Brandler
Indoor W Pole Vault Liz Brandler (set and re-set 5 times)
Indoor W 55m Hurdles Sara Behmerwohld
Indoor W 60m Meredith Walker
Indoor W 4x400 Behmerwohld, Gunst, Rodes, Walker
Indoor M 3,000m Nathan Johnson
Indoor M 5,000m Nathan Johnson
Indoor M DMR Stinnett, N. Johnson, Jeong, A. Johnson
Outdoor W Pole Vault Liz Brandler
Outdoor W Triple Jump Liz Brandler
Outdoor W 400 Hurdles Sara Behmerwohld
Outdoor W DMR Haws, Gunst, Christopher, Erickson
Outdoor W 4x100 Rodes, Behmerwohld, Gunst, Walker
Outdoor M Hammer Walker Duncan
Outdoor M Steeplechase Nathan Johnson
Outdoor M DMR A. Johnson, Senior, Chambers, N. Johnson
The Generals are in the process of re writing the record books. A total of 20 school records fell during the 2005 season!! Freshmen Liz Brandler lead the charge setting and resetting the indoor Pole Vault record 5 times. She also broke an 11 year old Triple Jump School record. As soon as the outdoor season kicked off she then broke both outdoor records as well. Sophomore Sara Behmerwohld broke her own 400 hurdles record and the 55 hurdle record at the conference championship meet and then teamed up with Fellow Sophomore Huntley Rodes, and Seniors Meredith Walker and Kim Gunst to break the 4x400 school record at the championship meet. The four also broke the school record in the 4x100 relay at the outdoor championship meet. Also outdoors the Distance Medley Relay of Blair Haws, Kim Gunst, Mary Christopher and Lindsay Erickson eclipsed the old mark.
On the Men's side, indoors Nathan Johnson set both the 3,000m and the 5,000m records and then joined up with Lee Stinnett, Andrew Johnson, and Jack Jeong to set the Distance Medley Relay record. Outdoors the Men's DMR of Andrew Johnson, Norman Senior, Steve Chambers and Nathan Johnson set a new mark in the distance classic. Nathan Johnson also broke his own record in the 3,000m Steeplechase.
W&L Track & Field Would Like To Honor Its Graduating Seniors:
Steve Chambers
Brian Krupczak
Norman Senior
Lee Stinnett
Chris Walker
Emily Barker
Kim Gunst
Casey Sharpe
Meredith Walker
Best Of Luck With All Your Future Endeavours!!!!!
Links to 2005 meet recaps:
ODAC Championship Recap
Johnson Named ODAC Indoor Track & Field
Scholar Athlete Of The Year
Generals Have 13 Top Ten Performances In NCAA South Region
Elon Invite Recap and Pictures
Spring Break Trip Pictures
Duke Invite Recap and Pictures
Battleground Relays
VCU & Maroon Invite Recaps
W&L Invite Recap
Indoor ODAC Championships Recap
Susquehanna Open Recap
Virginia Tech Challenge
VMI Winter Relays Recap
CNU College Classic (Recap and Pictures)
19 Generals Earn Scholar-Athlete Award
Indoor Season Kicks Off At The VMI Invitational
2005 Track & Field Preview
2004 Cross Country Season Review
Johnson Earns Regional Athlete of Year Honor
Erickson and Johnson Run at NCAA Championships
Johnson and Erickson Qualify For NCAA Championships
NCAA Regional Championships
W&L Sweeps ODAC Cross Country Titles
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