Ohio Bobcats track and field

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Ohio Bobcats track and field
UniversityOhio University
Head coachSarah Pease
ConferenceMAC
LocationAthens, Ohio
Outdoor trackGoldsberry Track
NicknameBobcats
ColorsHunter green and white[1]
   

The Ohio Bobcats track and field team is the track and field program that represents Ohio University. The Bobcats compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team is based in Athens, Ohio, at the Goldsberry Track.[2]

The program is coached by Sarah Pease.[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]

The men's teams were discontinued following the 2007 season. They were cut as part of an initiative to cut four sports and save US$685,000.[5]

Sprinter Emmett Taylor is the only two-time NCAA champion for the Bobcats, having won the 400 m and 200 m at the 1967 and 1968 outdoor championships respectively.[6] Les Carney was a two-time All-American for the Bobcats and later won the silver medal in the 200 m at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[7]

Postseason

As of August 2025, a total of 17 men and 3 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).[8][9]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Men's 1936 Outdoor Paul Halleck Discus throw 3rd [10]
Men's 1957 Outdoor Bob Sawyers 800 meters 8th [11]
Men's 1958 Outdoor Les Carney 200 meters 7th [12]
Men's 1959 Outdoor Les Carney 200 meters 3rd [12]
Men's 1962 Outdoor Darnell Mitchell 800 meters 4th [11]
Men's 1963 Outdoor Darnell Mitchell 800 meters 6th [11]
Men's 1963 Outdoor Barry Sugden 800 meters 8th [11]
Men's 1964 Outdoor Barry Sugden 800 meters 2nd [11]
Men's 1965 Indoor Barry Sugden 4 × 800 meters relay 3rd [13]
John Fox
Darnell Mitchell
Bob Crooks
Men's 1965 Outdoor Darnell Mitchell 800 meters 3rd [11]
Men's 1966 Outdoor John Tillman 800 meters 5th [11]
Men's 1967 Outdoor Emmett Taylor 400 meters 1st [14]
Men's 1967 Outdoor Roger Pape 4 × 100 meters relay 4th [15]
Roger Hosler
Jerry Rhodes
Emmett Taylor
Men's 1968 Outdoor Emmett Taylor 200 meters 1st [12]
Men's 1968 Outdoor Roger Hosler 4 × 400 meters relay 2nd [16]
Ben Smith
Richard Fuller
Emmett Taylor
Men's 1969 Outdoor Dave Leitch Hammer throw 6th [17]
Men's 1969 Outdoor Don Fish Javelin throw 4th [18]
Men's 1970 Outdoor Bob Bertelsen 10,000 meters 1st [19]
Men's 1972 Outdoor Rick Dowswell Javelin throw 1st [18]
Men's 1973 Outdoor Rick Dowswell Javelin throw 4th [18]
Men's 1973 Outdoor Eugene Miller Decathlon 5th [20]
Men's 1977 Indoor James Jeffress 4 × 400 meters relay 5th [21]
Greg Fuqua
Jessie Young
Bruce Greene
Men's 1977 Outdoor Bruce Greene 400 meters hurdles 4th [22]
Men's 1977 Outdoor Roger Gilders Pole vault 5th [23]
Men's 1978 Indoor Al Ogunfeyimi Long jump 1st [24]
Women's 1982 Outdoor Frances Daniell High jump 5th [25]
Women's 1983 Outdoor Kathy Williams 800 meters 6th [26]
Women's 1983 Outdoor Frances Daniell High jump 6th [25]
Men's 1988 Indoor Greg Lones Shot put 2nd [27]
Women's 1997 Outdoor Jackie Conrad 10,000 meters 8th [28]
Women's 1998 Outdoor Jackie Conrad 10,000 meters 5th [28]
Men's 2007 Indoor Nathan Mayle Long jump 4th [24]

See also

  • Category:Ohio Bobcats men's track and field athletes (5)
  • Category:Ohio Bobcats track and field coaches (3)

References

  1. ^ "Colors – Ohio University". Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Ohio Bobcats Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Ohio Bobcats Track and Field Coach". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Ohio University dropping four sports". The Galion Inquirer. 26 January 2007. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Taylor's On The Run Again!". Akron Beacon Journal. 14 April 1968. p. 40. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Carney's Running May Give Title To Ohio U". The Journal-Herald. 5 June 1959. p. 14. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  8. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ^ "4 × 800 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ^ "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ^ "4 × 100 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x1" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. ^ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x4" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ^ a b c "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. ^ "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Decathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  21. ^ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  22. ^ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  25. ^ a b "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  26. ^ "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  27. ^ "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  28. ^ a b "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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