Track and Field Tradition
The Youngstown State cross country and track and field programs have enjoyed numerous conference championships since 1994.
Starting with the 1994 men's cross country championship, the Penguins captured eight Mid-Continent Conference titles in a four-year span. Included in that dominating run was a sweep of the cross country, indoor and outdoor crowns by the men's team during the 1996-97 academic year. The women's track and field team put together a similar string of dominance in the Horizon League by winning five out of six titles from 2004-06.
Most recently, the men's program captured their first Horizon League title.
Here is an outline of YSU's all-time championships in cross country and track and field:
| Horizon League | Score | Individual Champions |
2014 - Men's Outdoor |
1) YSU - 199 2) Milwaukee 189 |
Bobby Grace - Shotput Arnaldo Morales - High Jump Jay Jakovina - Long Jump Austin McLean - Steeple Chase Eric Rupe - 5,000-meter Conner Neu - Hammer Throw |
2014 - Women's Outdoor |
1) YSU - 185 2) Detroit 116 |
Nina Grambling - Long Jump, 100-meter, 200-meter Samantha Hamilton - 10,000-meter, 5,000-meter Jennifer Neider - Shotput Jessica Parham - Javelin |
2014 - Women's Indoor |
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2012 - Women's Outdoor |
1) YSU - 172 |
Ciara Jarrett - 100m, 200m Jarret - Outstanding Track Performer |
| 2009 - Women's Outdoor | 1) YSU - 197 2) UWM - 167 |
Alisha Anthony -
Triple Jump Danielle Curry - Discus; Shot Put Jen Grayson - High Jump Lyndsie Hall - Javelin Yandeh Joh - Heptathlon; 4x400m Kari Kreutzfeld - 4x400m Breanne Romeo - 4x400m Emily Wollet - 4x400 Curry - Outstanding Field Performer |
| 2008 - Women's Outdoor | 1) YSU - 194 2) UWM - 178 |
Bethany Anderson -
Hammer Alisha Anthony - Triple Jump; 4x100m Katie Betts - 4x100m Darcelle Formby - 4x100m Yandeh Joh - 4x400m Kari Kreutzfeld - 4x100m, 4x400m Breanne Romeo - 400m, 4x400m Emily Wollet - 4x400 Anthony - Field Newcomer of the Meet Romeo - Running Newcomer of the Year |
| 2008 - Women's Indoor | 1) YSU - 170 2) UWM - 159 |
Bethany Anderson -
Weight Throw Alisha Anthony - Long Jump Danielle Curry - Shot Put Jen Grayson - High Jump Anderson - Outstanding Field Performer Curry - Field Newcomer of the Year Breanne Romeo - Running Newcomer of the Year |
| 2006 - Women's Outdoor | 1) YSU - 216 2) UWM - 205 |
Bethany Anderson -
Shot Put, Hammer Katie Betts - 4x100m, 4x400m Danielle Bolt - 100m, 4x100m Jeanna Cunningham - 4x100m, 4x400m Satara Freeman - 100m Hurdles Yandeh Joh - 4x100m, 4x400m Kari Kreutzfeld - 4x400m Katy Williams - Discus Anderson - Outstanding Field Performer Bolt - Outstanding Running Performer Betts - Running Newcomer of the Year |
| 2005 - Women's Outdoor | 1) YSU - 180 2) Detroit - 151 3) UWM - 151 |
Bethany Anderson -
Shot Put Jeanna Cunningham - 4x400m Aaliyah Gillespie - 100m Hurdles Yandeh Joh - 4x400m Leslie Johnson - 4x400m Emily Schnitkey - 5,000m; Steeplechase Emily Wollet - 4x400m Anderson - Field Newcomer of the Year |
| 2005 - Women's Indoor | 1) YSU - 165 2) UWM - 104 |
Bethany Anderson -
Shot Put Danielle Bolt - 60m; 200m Jeanna Cunningham - 400m; 4x400m Aaliyah Gillespie - 60m Hurdles; 4x400m Yandeh Joh - 4x400m Emily Wollet - 4x400m Carly Youlton - Long Jump; Triple Jump Anderson - Field Newcomer of the Year Youlton - Outstanding Field Performer Cunningham - Outstanding Run Performer |
| 2004 - Women's Outdoor | 1) YSU - 131 2) UWM - 113 |
Danielle Bolt - 100m;
4x100m; 4x400m Jeanna Cunningham - 4x100m; 4x400m Aaliyah Gillespie - 4x100m; 4x400m; 100m Hurdles Leslie Johnson - 4x100m; 4x400m |
| 2004 - Women's Indoor | 1) YSU - 143 2) UWM - 113 |
Danielle Bolt - 60m;
4x400m Alex Casi - 4x400m Jeanna Cunningham - 4x400m Aaliyah Gillespie - 60m Hurdles Leslie Johnson - 400m; 4x400m Emily Schnitkey - Mile Bolt - Running Newcomer of the Year |
| 2003 - Men's Indoor | 1) YSU - 116 2) Loyola - 99 |
Eugene Harris - 60m;
200m Kurt Michaelis - Mile |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Score | Individual Champions/All-Conference XC |
| 1997 - Women's Cross Country | 1) YSU - 39 2) S. Utah - 55 |
First-Team - Laura Thomas (1st);
Andrea Cohol (3rd) Second-Team - Amy Vernace (9th) |
| 1997 - Women's Outdoor | 1) YSU - 171.33 2) WIU - 170.5 |
Meressa Cornwell - Shot Put Marcella Scaife - 400m; Long Jump Laura Thomas - 5,000m; 10,000m |
| 1997 - Men's Outdoor | 1) YSU - 271.5 2) Troy State - 129 |
Bob Bond - 1,500m;
Steeplechase Paul Carter - 4x400m Don Craig - 5,000m Colin Klier - Hammer Kofi Owusu-Ansah - 200m; 4x400m Jason Pope - Pole Vault; Decathlon Dave Purins - 4x400m Kenric Reed - 4x400m |
| 1997 - Men's Indoor | 1) YSU - 201.5 2) UMKC - 161 |
Bob Bond - 3,000m; Mile Paul Carter - 800m Kofi Owusu-Ansah - 55m Frank Pennel - 200m Jason Pope - Pole Vault Vikas Sheoran - High Jump |
| 1996 - Women's Indoor | 1) YSU - 104 2) Buffalo - 97 |
Kenitha Smith - 55m Hurdles Marcella Scaife - 200m, Long Jump |
| 1996 - Men's Cross Country | 1) YSU - 47 2) Buffalo - 54 |
First-Team - Matt Folk (3rd) Second-Team - Chris Emory (6th); Mark Brady (9th) |
| 1995 - Men's Cross Country | 1) YSU - 51 2) Buffalo - 56 |
First-Team - Mark Brady (5th) Second-Team - Donn Craig (7th); Matt Folk (9th) |
| 1994 - Men's Cross Country | 1) YSU - 49 2) W. Illinois - 59 |
First-Team - Mark Brady (2nd) Second-Team - Donn Craig (6th) |
Prepared, in-part, by YSU Sports Information Director Trevor
Parks.
Additional data provided by the Horizon League.
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