Eastern Michigan Eagles track and field

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Eastern Michigan Eagles track and field
UniversityEastern Michigan University
Head coachSterling Roberts (men)
Chris Best (women)
ConferenceMAC
LocationYpsilanti, Michigan
Outdoor trackLyle Bennett Outdoor Track
NicknameEagles
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   

The Eastern Michigan Eagles track and field team is the track and field program that represents Eastern Michigan University. The Eagles compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team is based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at the Lyle Bennett Outdoor Track.[2]

The program is coached by Sterling Roberts (men) and Chris Best (women).[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]

Hurdler Hayes Jones won an Olympic gold medal in the 110 m hurdles in 1964 and a bronze in 1960 following winning both the 220 yards hurdles and the sprint hurdles for Eastern Michigan at the 1959 NCAA Track and Field Championships.[5] 1976 Olympic 100 m champion Hasley Crawford also competed for the Eagles, winning the 60 yards at the 1975 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and 100 yards at the 1975 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[6] 800 m NCAA champion Earl Jones won the 1984 Olympic bronze medal over the same distance, while Eagles sprinters Savatheda Fynes and Clement Chukwu both won Olympic gold medals in relays at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[7] In 2026, EMU distance medley relay All-American Jasmine Jones won a bronze medal in the two-woman bobsleigh event at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[8]

Postseason

AIAW

The Eagles have had four AIAW All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[9]

AIAW All-Americans
Championships Name Event Place
1978 Indoor Athlen Bowles 60 yards 3rd
1978 Indoor Karen McDougall 600 yards 3rd
1979 Indoor Ann Meacham Long jump 3rd
1979 Indoor Cheryl Williams Long jump 5th
1981 Indoor Ann Meacham Long jump 6th

NCAA

As of August 2025, a total of 48 men and 13 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[10][11]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Men's 1928 Outdoor Leroy Potter Mile run 2nd [12]
Men's 1931 Outdoor Bob Arnold 400 meters 4th [13]
Men's 1931 Outdoor Gene Beatty 220 yards hurdles 6th [14]
Men's 1932 Outdoor Bob Arnold 400 meters 3rd [13]
Men's 1932 Outdoor Gene Beatty 400 meters hurdles 1st [15]
Men's 1932 Outdoor Jim McKinley Pole vault 2nd [16]
Men's 1933 Outdoor Ray Lowry Pole vault 5th [16]
Men's 1934 Outdoor William Zepp 3000 meters 2nd [17]
Men's 1934 Outdoor Ray Lowry Pole vault 3rd [16]
Men's 1935 Outdoor William Zepp 3000 meters 3rd [17]
Men's 1936 Outdoor William Hawthorne Long jump 8th [18]
Men's 1940 Outdoor Tom Quinn 3000 meters 4th [17]
Men's 1941 Outdoor Whitey Hlad 110 meters hurdles 4th [19]
Men's 1941 Outdoor Whitey Hlad 220 yards hurdles 5th [14]
Men's 1942 Outdoor Whitey Hlad 220 yards hurdles 5th [14]
Men's 1949 Outdoor Al Pingel Mile run 7th [12]
Men's 1954 Outdoor Duane Root 110 meters hurdles 7th [19]
Men's 1959 Outdoor Hayes Jones 220 yards hurdles 1st [14]
Men's 1959 Outdoor Hayes Jones 110 meters hurdles 1st [19]
Men's 1960 Outdoor Mauri Jormakka 3000 meters steeplechase 3rd [20]
Men's 1966 Indoor Terry Ivorman 800 meters 5th [21]
Men's 1966 Indoor Bill Barrett Pole vault 4th [22]
Men's 1970 Indoor James Grant 400 meters 5th [23]
Men's 1971 Indoor Wayne Seiler 1000 meters 5th [24]
Men's 1971 Outdoor Gordon Minty 5000 meters 4th [25]
Men's 1972 Indoor Gary Collins 4 × 400 meters relay 4th [26][2]
Ian Hall
Willie Sims
Stan Vinson
Men's 1972 Outdoor Gordon Minty 10,000 meters 2nd [27]
Men's 1974 Indoor Stan Vinson 600 yards 1st [28]
Men's 1974 Indoor Gordon Minty 5000 meters 4th [29]
Men's 1974 Outdoor Gordon Minty 5000 meters 8th [25]
Men's 1975 Indoor Hasely Crawford 55 meters 1st [30]
Men's 1975 Indoor Stan Vinson 600 yards 1st [28]
Men's 1975 Indoor Jim Deren Mile run 4th [31]
Men's 1975 Outdoor Hasely Crawford 100 meters 1st [32]
Men's 1976 Indoor Mike Arnold Distance medley relay 4th [33]
Jeff Dils
Dave Burkhart
Jim Deren
Men's 1978 Indoor Jeff Dils 400 meters 5th [23]
Men's 1978 Indoor Craig Gully 4 × 800 meters relay 5th [34]
Jerry Wojtala
Roger Jones
Maurice Weaver
Men's 1979 Indoor Jeff Dils 400 meters 4th [23]
Men's 1979 Indoor Craig Gully Distance medley relay 4th [33]
Billy Ray
Maurice Weaver
Roger Jones
Men's 1979 Outdoor Jeff Dils 400 meters hurdles 4th [15]
Men's 1982 Indoor Mike Calhoun Distance medley relay 5th [33]
Chris Lezovich
Dan Shamiyeh
Erik Henriksen
Men's 1983 Outdoor Earl Jones 1500 meters 2nd [35]
Men's 1984 Indoor Joe Codrington Distance medley relay 1st [33]
Erik Frederick
Dan Sahmiyeh
Earl Jones
Men's 1984 Outdoor Earl Jones 800 meters 2nd [36]
Men's 1985 Indoor Earl Jones 800 meters 1st [21]
Men's 1985 Outdoor Earl Jones 800 meters 1st [36]
Men's 1985 Outdoor Earl Jones 1500 meters 6th [35]
Men's 1986 Outdoor Mark Smith 3000 meters steeplechase 4th [20]
Men's 1988 Outdoor Don Johns 10,000 meters 2nd [27]
Men's 1988 Outdoor Chuck Wilson 4 × 400 meters relay 5th [37]
Dazel Jules
Willie Jenkins
Carl Johnson
Women's 1988 Outdoor Donna Donakowski 3000 meters 6th [38]
Men's 1989 Indoor Mark Daily 800 meters 3rd [21]
Men's 1990 Indoor Dazel Jules 200 meters 6th [39]
Men's 1990 Indoor Mark Daily 800 meters 2nd [21]
Women's 1990 Outdoor Mireille Sankatsing 800 meters 6th [40]
Men's 1991 Indoor Chuck Wilson 400 meters 3rd [23]
Men's 1991 Indoor Mark Daily 800 meters 2nd [21]
Women's 1991 Indoor Mireille Sankatsing 800 meters 2nd [41]
Men's 1991 Outdoor Chuck Wilson 400 meters 3rd [13]
Men's 1991 Outdoor Tommy Asinga 800 meters 2nd [36]
Women's 1991 Outdoor Mireille Sankatsing 800 meters 4th [40]
Men's 1992 Indoor Tommy Asinga 800 meters 6th [21]
Men's 1992 Indoor Dominic Middleton 5000 meters 6th [29]
Women's 1992 Indoor Mireille Sankatsing 800 meters 1st [41]
Women's 1992 Outdoor Mireille Sankatsing 800 meters 4th [40]
Men's 1993 Indoor Tommy Asinga 800 meters 4th [21]
Men's 1993 Indoor Carl Lowe 4 × 800 meters relay 1st [34]
Paul McMullen
Greg Rhymer
Tommy Asinga
Women's 1993 Indoor Joy Inniss Triple jump 5th [42]
Men's 1993 Outdoor Paul McMullen 1500 meters 8th [35]
Men's 1994 Indoor Tiberia Patterson 55 meters hurdles 4th [43]
Men's 1994 Indoor Greg Rhymer 800 meters 6th [21]
Men's 1994 Indoor Tommy Asinga 800 meters 8th [21]
Men's 1994 Indoor Paul McMullen Mile run 4th [31]
Men's 1994 Indoor Tommy Asinga Distance medley relay 7th [33][44][2]
Carl Lowe
Jason Boothroyd
Paul McMullen
Women's 1994 Indoor Joy Inniss Triple jump 7th [42]
Men's 1994 Outdoor Tommy Asinga 800 meters 4th [36]
Men's 1994 Outdoor Paul McMullen 1500 meters 4th [35]
Men's 1995 Indoor Paul McMullen Mile run 3rd [31]
Men's 1995 Indoor Jeff Beyst Distance medley relay 2nd [33][45][2]
Kerch Patterson Jr.
Jason Boothroyd
Paul McMullen
Women's 1995 Indoor Sevatheda Fynes 55 meters 2nd [46]
Men's 1995 Outdoor Paul McMullen 1500 meters 2nd [35]
Women's 1995 Outdoor Sevatheda Fynes 100 meters 2nd [47]
Women's 1995 Outdoor Sevatheda Fynes 200 meters 1st [48]
Men's 1996 Indoor Kealoha Stokes Distance medley relay 3rd [33][49][2]
Kerch Patterson Jr.
Jason Boothroyd
Ben Reese
Men's 1997 Indoor Clement Chukwu 400 meters 2nd [23]
Men's 1997 Indoor Ben Reese Mile run 6th [31]
Men's 1997 Indoor Mike Franko Distance medley relay 7th [33][50][2]
Fabian Rollins
Derrick Jackson
Ben Reese
Men's 1997 Outdoor Clement Chukwu 400 meters 2nd [13]
Men's 1997 Outdoor Ben Reese 1500 meters 3rd [35]
Men's 1998 Indoor Clement Chukwu 400 meters 5th [23]
Men's 1998 Indoor Fabian Rollins 400 meters 6th [23]
Women's 1998 Indoor Jenell Ali 55 meters 5th [46]
Men's 1998 Outdoor Clement Chukwu 400 meters 4th [13]
Men's 1998 Outdoor Jamie Nieto High jump 6th [51]
Men's 1999 Indoor Clement Chukwu 200 meters 2nd [39]
Men's 1999 Indoor Jamie Nieto High jump 3rd [52]
Men's 1999 Outdoor Clement Chukwu 400 meters 1st [13]
Women's 1999 Outdoor Carrie Gould 10,000 meters 4th [53]
Men's 2000 Indoor Ben Reese Mile run 3rd [31]
Women's 2000 Indoor Domtila Mwei Mile run 8th [54]
Women's 2001 Indoor Hanna Palamaa Pole vault 6th [55]
Women's 2001 Outdoor Domtila Mwei 1500 meters 8th [56]
Men's 2002 Outdoor Jordan Desilets 3000 meters steeplechase 5th [20]
Men's 2002 Outdoor Boaz Cheboiywo 10,000 meters 1st [27]
Men's 2003 Indoor Boaz Cheboiywo 3000 meters 5th [57]
Men's 2003 Indoor Boaz Cheboiywo 5000 meters 2nd [29]
Men's 2003 Outdoor Jordan Desilets 3000 meters steeplechase 2nd [20]
Women's 2003 Outdoor Brit Klanert Javelin throw 4th [58]
Men's 2004 Indoor Jordan Desilets Mile run 7th [31]
Men's 2004 Outdoor Jordan Desilets 3000 meters steeplechase 1st [20]
Men's 2004 Outdoor Gavin Thompson 10,000 meters 8th [27]
Women's 2005 Outdoor Lela Nelson Long jump 3rd [59]
Women's 2005 Outdoor Lela Nelson Heptathlon 1st [60]
Men's 2007 Outdoor Corey Notwtizke 3000 meters steeplechase 5th [20]
Men's 2009 Outdoor Josh Karanja 3000 meters steeplechase 6th [20]
Men's 2014 Indoor Max Babits Pole vault 5th [22]
Women's 2014 Indoor Sarah Chauchard Pentathlon 6th [61]
Men's 2014 Outdoor Donald Scott Triple jump 6th [62]
Women's 2014 Outdoor Sarah Chauchard Heptathlon 5th [60]
Men's 2015 Indoor Donald Scott Triple jump 2nd [63]
Men's 2015 Outdoor Donald Scott Triple jump 3rd [62]
Men's 2016 Indoor Anthony Jones Weight throw 7th [64]
Women's 2017 Indoor Jordann McDermitt 5000 meters 6th [65]
Women's 2017 Outdoor Alsu Bogdanova 5000 meters 2nd [66]
Women's 2018 Indoor Alsu Bogdanova Distance medley relay 7th [67]
Jasmine Jones
Jenna Wyns
Natalie Cizmas
Men's 2021 Indoor Baldvin Magnusson 3000 meters 7th [57]
Men's 2022 Indoor Taige Bryant Weight throw 6th [64]
Men's 2023 Indoor Newlyn Stephenson Weight throw 7th [64]

See also

  • Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles men's track and field athletes (22)
  • Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles women's track and field athletes (6)

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