The Emory University men's indoor track and field team enjoyed a
return to the top of the conference in 2009, as the Eagles won
their first University Athletic Association (UAA) Indoor
Championship since the 2004 season.
Emory won the conference championship meet in thrilling fashion,
claiming victory with a first-place finish in the 4x400-meter
relay, the final event of the meet. The Eagles finished the
meet with 106 points, one ahead of the second-place team, and three
points ahead of the third-place squad.
Emory junior Tyler Faits won UAA Most Outstanding
Performer honors at the meet, marking the 10th year an Eagle has
done so. Faits anchored the Eagles' championship 4x400-meter
relay team, in addition to winning the 400-meter dash and finishing
second in the 200-meter dash. Freshman Ian
Francis became Emory's third UAA Rookie of the Year, based
on his second place finishes in the long jump and triple jump. The
Eagles' coaching staff also garnered UAA Coaching Staff of the Year
honors for the 2009 indoor season.
In addition, Emory's Tommy Fyffe broke two records
during the season, both at the UAA Championships. Fyffe won
the 5,000-meter run in a time of 14:43.32, and finished third in
the 3,000-meter run in a school-record mark of 8:40.11. The
Eagles' distance medley relay team of Charles
Meade, Alex Robin, Stephen
Beehler, and Nicolai Lundy also set a
school record with a time of 10:11.49.
Emory recorded two top-three finishes at other team scoring meets
during the season, finishing third of nine teams at both the Tiger
Indoor Invitational and the Sewanee Indoor Invitational, both of
which were hosted by the University of the South.
The following Eagles earned honors during the 2008-09 season:
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University Athletic Association (UAA) Most Outstanding Performer | ||
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Tyler Faits |
Southwick, MA (MacDuffie) |
Running Events |
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UAA Rookie of the Year | ||
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Ian Francis |
Rockville, MD (Walter Johnson) | |
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UAA Coaching Staff of the Year | ||
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John Curtin |
Head Coach | |
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Carl Leivers |
Assistant Coach | |
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Kevin Semanick |
Assistant Coach | |
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Jim Vahrenkamp |
Assistant Coach | |
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Pedro Vasquez |
Assistant Coach | |
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UAA Champion | ||
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Tyler Faits |
Southwick, MA (MacDuffie) |
400m Dash, 1,600m Relay |
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Jason Campbell |
Washington, DC (Georgetown Day) |
1,600m Relay |
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Tommy Fyffe |
Cincinnati, OH (Anderson) |
5,000m Run |
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Alex Greenhouse |
Orange, CT (Amity) |
1,600m Relay |
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Adam Moroff |
Commack, NY (Commack) |
1,600m Relay |
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All-UAA (Top-Three Finisher at the UAA Championships) | ||
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Tyler Faits |
Southwick, MA (MacDuffie) |
200m Dash, 400m Dash, 1,600m Relay |
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Jason Campbell |
Washington, DC (Georgetown Day) |
800m Run, 1,600m Relay |
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Tommy Fyffe |
Cincinnati, OH (Anderson) |
3,000m Run, 5,000m Run |
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Ian Francis |
Rockville, MD (Walter Johnson) |
Long Jump, Triple Jump |
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Alex Greenhouse |
Orange, CT (Amity) |
200m Dash, 1,600m Relay |
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Stephen Beehler |
Leawood, KS (Blue Valley North) |
Distance Medley Relay |
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Steve Dry |
Hopkinton, MA (Hopkinton) |
55m Hurdles |
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Xavier Fowler |
Spring Valley, NY (Albertus Magnus) |
Triple Jump |
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Nicolai Lundy |
Lakewood, CO (J.K. Mullen) |
Distance Medley Relay |
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Charles Meade |
Wellesley, MA (Wellesley) |
Distance Medley Relay |
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Adam Moroff |
Commack, NY (Commack) |
1,600m Relay |
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Alex Robin |
Evanston, IL (Evanston Township) |
Distance Medley Relay |
The following were the top-marks by Emory athletes during the 2008-09 season:
55m Dash |
Alex Greenhouse |
6.59 |
Tiger Indoor Invitational |
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60m Dash |
Alfredo Rosa II |
7.46 |
Tiger Paw Invitational |
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200m Dash |
Tyler Faits |
22.20 |
UAA Championships |
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400m Dash |
Tyler Faits |
49.25 |
UAA Championships |
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800m Run |
Jason Campbell |
1:54.41 |
UAA Championships |
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1000m Run |
Brad Prunte |
3:05.31 |
OWU Pentathlon |
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3000m Run |
Tommy Fyffe |
8:40.11* |
UAA Championships |
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5000m Run |
Tommy Fyffe |
14:43.32* |
UAA Championships |
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1 Mile Run |
Charles Meade |
4:15.37 |
Valentine Invitational |
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55m Hurdles |
Steve Dry |
7.79 |
Sewanee Indoor Invitational |
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60m Hurdles |
Steve Dry |
8.39 |
Clemson Tiger Invitational |
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High Jump |
Brad Pruente |
1.88m |
Holiday Open |
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William Campbell |
1.88m |
Appalachian Open | |
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Pole Vault |
David Lane |
4.10m |
Tiger Indoor Invitational |
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Long Jump |
Ian Francis |
6.66m |
UAA Championships |
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Triple Jump |
Ian Francis |
14.16m |
UAA Championships |
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Shot Put |
Ben Euwer |
12.60m |
Tiger Indoor Invitational |
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Weight Throw |
Zak Warsaw |
14.13m |
Tiger Indoor Invitational |
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Indoor Pentathlon |
Brad Pruente |
3226 points |
OWU Pentathlon |
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1,600m Relay |
Campbell, Faits, |
3:21.01 |
UAA Championships |
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Distance Medley Relay |
Meade, Robin, |
10:11.49* |
UAA Championships |
* Denotes School Record