Eastern Michigan Athletics
14 Track Athletes Named All-MAC
5/22/2009 3:11:19 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Five women and nine men earn all-conference honors
CLEVELAND, Ohio—The Eastern Michigan University men's and women's track and field program had 14 athletes named to the 2009 All-Mid-American Conference Outdoor track and field teams as announced by the league office Friday, May 22.
The EMU men's team, under the direction of head coach Brad Fairchild, finished with runner-up honors at the conference championship, May 14-16, and had nine student-athletes to the all-conference teams, second only to the league champions, Akron. Recording first team honors were senior thrower Gerald Gersham (Southfield, Mich.-Southfield), who won the shot put; senior Josh Karanja (Ottawa, Canada-Nepean) who placed first in the steeplechase; and senior Josh Perrin (Hillsdale, Mich.-Hillsdale) who won the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs. The quartet of Kevin Lanier (White Lake, Mich.-Lakeland), Kyle Fortin (Fairview, Mich.-Fairview), Ackeem Forde (Haynesville, Barbados-Cambridge & Parry) and Nate Blackwell (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central) earned top honors in the 4x400-meter relay to take home first team All-MAC honors.
Two student-athletes from the men's team were named second team All-MAC including Blake Figgins (Detroit, Mich.-Mumford) in the 800 meters and Xavier Clais (Paris, France) in the high jump.
For the women's squad, who is under the leadership of third-year head coach Sue Parks, improved to an eighth place finish at the championship, recording 50 of its 53 points on the third and final day of the meet. Sophomore Beverly Elcock (Ft. Wayne, Ind.-Northrop) was named first team All-MAC squad after winning the 800 meters in dramatic fashion.
Elcock teamed up with Shantavia Williams (Homestead, Fla.-South Dade), Shade St. Louis (Kansas City, Mo.-Kansas City CC) and Christina Farrow (Detroit, Mich.-Renaissance) to add another eight points to the Eagles' total by finishing second in the 4x400-meter relay, running 3:46.44, and earned second team All-MAC honors.
Individually, junior Jasmine Gates (Virginia Beach, Va.-Tallwood) earned second team honors after placing second in the high jump.
Up next for the Eagles will be the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship, May 29-30, in Louisville, Ky.
Latalia Jones – Akron
Larisa Arcip – Akron
Carrie Kayes – Akron
Stevi Large – Akron
Amber Williams -- Ball State
Fatimah Hill – Buffalo
Erika Schroll – Central Michigan
Beverly Elcock – Eastern Michigan
Diana Dumitrescu -- Kent State
Brittni Borrero -- Kent State
Kimberley Hamilton -- Kent State
Diana Dumitrescu -- Kent State
Mirochna Amanda – Miami
Kari Summers – Ohio
Bahiyjaui Allen – Ohio
Victoria Chatman – Western Michigan
Danielle Brown – Western Michigan
Victoria Chatman -- Western Michigan
Leya Munwam -- Western Michigan
Jennifer Sabra -- Western Michigan
Ashley Hunault -- Western Michigan
Stephanie Okolo -- Western Michigan
Women's Second Team
Cassandra Schenck – Akron
Seanlay Bell -- Akron
Brittany Hocker -- Akron
Shamara McDavid -- Akron
Valerie Wert – Akron
Ali Bishel -- Ball State
Katie Johnson -- Ball State
Caitlin Godin – Buffalo
Shade St. Louis -- Eastern Michigan
Christina Farrow -- Eastern Michigan
Shantavia Williams -- Eastern Michigan
Jasmine Gates – Eastern Michigan
Audrey Maheu -- Kent State
Levania Henderson -- Kent State
Levania Henderson -- Kent State
Pogorelov Margarita – Miami
Hope Alexander – Miami
Susan Plungis – Ohio
Shari Harmon – Toledo
Ashley Hunault – Western Michigan
Men's First Team
Phil Ferguson – Akron
Zack Harper – Akron
KC Lacross – Akron
Tyshaun Peoples -- Akron
Lorenzo Brazzell -- Akron
Aaron Dobson -- Akron
Michael McCall – Akron
Michael Uhle – Akron
Tyler Sweet – Akron
Daniel Kinsey – Akron
Oz Lifshitz – Central Michigan
Greg Pilling – Central Michigan
Gerald Gersham – Eastern Michigan
Kevin Lanier – Eastern Michigan
Kyle Fortin – Eastern Michigan
Ackeem Forde – Eastern Michigan
Nate Blackwell - Eastern Michigan
Josh Karanja –- Eastern Michigan
Josh Perrin –- Eastern Michigan
Curtis Eaton -- Kent State
Destin Heasley -- Kent State
Tony Jordanek -- Kent State
Matt Pfleger -- Kent State
Men's Second Team
Joe Wesley – Akron
Collister Fahie – Akron
Weston Lott – Akron
Nick Erdesky -- Akron
Dan Harris -- Buffalo
John Connors – Buffalo
Daniel Schichtel – Buffalo
Ezekiel Porter – Buffalo
Dan Harris – Buffalo
Brian Smith – Buffalo
Jacob Madonia – Buffalo
Dave Ashcraft – Central Michigan
Sammy Kiprotich – Central Michigan
Blake Figgins – Eastern Michigan
Xavier Clais -- Eastern Michigan
John Minen -- Kent State
Mike Schober -- Kent State
Matt Moffett -- Kent State
Michael Veatch – Miami
Michael McCarty – Miami
