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T o g e t h e r w e a r e m a r o o n 8 2012 Chippewa Track and Field Head Coach Willie Randolph Now in his third year as the director of Central Michigan’s track and field and cross country program, Willie Randolph aims to continue moving the Chippewas back to prominence at the conference, regional and national level. Under Randolph’s tutelage, the Chippewas have produced 12 individual MAC titles, 30 All-MAC performers, 13 NCAA outdoor preliminary qualifiers, five NCAA indoor provisional qualifiers, three NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifiers, two NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier and one All- American. Eight school records have been broken in Randolph’s first two years at the helm. In addition, Raeanne Lohner earned All-Region honors for cross country in 2010. Randolph’s second year as director of track and field/cross country started strong in the fall as the women’s cross country team finished second at the Mid-American Conference meet, an improvement of two places from the previous year. The men’s team took eighth. Four individuals earned All-MAC honors. The cross country season concluded at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships as the women’s team took eighth of 33 teams and the men took 19th. Success followed Randolph into the winter and spring months as track and field began. Throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons, four school records were broken and three individuals earned All-MAC honors. Eleven underclassmen contributed to the third-place finish at the MAC Outdoor Championships by scoring points, a testament to Randolph’s recruiting. Four Chippewas qualified for regionals, including Alex Rose who also placed fifth in the discus at nationals, earning All-America honors. His effort also earned CMU a top-50 finish at nationals. In his first year at CMU, Randolph saw four Maroon and Gold teams finish fourth or higher in the Mid-American Conference meets. The Chippewas saw immediate results in the fall as the men’s cross country team finished third while the women took fourth at the MAC Championships. The women capped their campaign with an impressive ninth-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional while the men finished 11th. The Maroon and Gold continued laying a championship foundation during the track and field seasons. The women’s squad finished runner-up at the 2010 MAC Indoor Championships, its highest placing since 2004, and took fourth at the MAC Outdoor Championships. Both meets saw a CMU athlete earn individual recognition from the conference as Erika Schroll was named the MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer during the indoor season and Raeanne Lohner earned the MAC Most Outstanding Track Performer award outdoors. After the conclusion of the 2010 NCAA season, CMU sent four student-athletes to the USA Track and Field Championships and saw Alex Rose qualify for the International Association of Athletics Federations World Junior Championships in the discus. In 2011, two current and one former Chippewas competed in the USA Junior and Senior Track and Field National Championships. Central’s success carried over to the classroom as well, with 18 Academic All-MAC selections and one CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District pick. On a team level, the men’s and women’s cross country squads each earned the team academic award from the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. In 2011, the women’s cross country team ranked 14th nationally with a grade-point average of 3.62. Randolph Returns to Alma Mater On May 7, 2009, Randolph was hired as Central’s first director of men’s and women’s track and field/cross country. “We are excited to bring Willie aboard to lead our men’s and women’s track and cross country programs in this new direction,” CMU Director of Athletics Dave Heeke said. “As a Chippewa letterwinner, Willie brings a passion and enthusiasm for Central Michigan that will play a key role in maintaining the championship level of performance we have achieved over the past decade. I also feel his experience will be an important component in building a successful combined program.” Randolph comes to CMU from the University of Louisville. He worked directly with sprinters and hurdlers at Louisville and was part of a coaching staff that worked under the combined program model that is now employed at CMU. “I feel blessed and honored to be able to return to my alma mater,” Randolph said. “Although I know there are challenges that lie ahead, I am confident that my staff and I will take this program to the next level of excellence.” C e n t r a l M i c h i g a n R e c o r d B o o k
2012 Chippewa Track and Field Head Coach Willie Randolph Wealth of Coaching Experience Brought Back to CMU Randolph was part of a coaching staff that enjoyed a significant amount of success at Louisville. Last season, the Cardinals’ women’s team won its second straight Big East Conference Outdoor Championships title, while the men finished in second place, just one-half point behind champion Notre Dame. It marked the second straight runner-up finish for the Louisville men outdoors. The coaching staff was named Big East Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year for the second consecutive season. Louisville’s men’s squad captured the Big East outdoor title in 2007, while the women’s team finished runner-up. The coaching staff was named Big East Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year in 2007. Randolph coached 10 All-Big East performers, six NCAA provisional qualifiers and eight NCAA Mideast Regional qualifiers while at Louisville, and the sprinters and hurdlers set 15 school records under his tutelage. Some of his most noteworthy performers included Big East indoor and outdoor 200m champion Elisabeth Slettum, twotime Big East champion Heather Trimiew and 100m school-record holders Saravia Richardson and Edmond Yeboah. Off the track, Randolph worked closely with the school’s academic program and was instrumental in guiding the women’s track and field team to the all-academic team recognition it received from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in 2007, when the Cardinals’ 3.41 team grade-point average ranked 17th nationally. The USTFCCCA named eight Cardinals to its all-academic team in 2009. In 2008, seven Louisville student-athletes were named to the all-academic team, and the Cardinals also swept the Big East Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence awards for men’s and women’s track and field. The awards are given to one student-athlete in each conference sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. Prior to his stop in Louisville, Randolph oversaw a combined program as the head men’s and women’s track and field coach and head cross country coach at the University of New Orleans. In three seasons at UNO, Randolph coached 10 NCAA regional qualifiers, 30 All-Sun Belt Conference performers, 10 Sun Belt Conference Track and Field champions, 15 Academic All-Sun Belt selections and an individual cross country Sun Belt champion. UNO broke 56 school records, including two Sun Belt Conference records, under his guidance. Randolph served as an assistant coach for the cross country and men’s and women’s track and field teams at Vanderbilt University for two years before his stop in New Orleans. He was also the recruiting coordinator at Vanderbilt. Randolph worked directly with two-time All-America heptathlete Josie Hahn, and the hurdlers and middle distance runners he coached broke 12 school records in his two seasons. Randolph’s collegiate coaching career began at Belmont University in 1999. He spent four seasons with the Bruins and coached one NCAA national qualifier, one Junior National Championships qualifier and three Atlantic Sun Conference champions. Randolph also mentored 14 student-athletes who earned academic allconference honors. During his time at Belmont, Randolph also founded and coached the Nashville Elite Track Club. He was named USA Track and Field Club Coach of the Year after guiding his squad to a 2001 USA Track and Field Club national championship. Randolph helped coach Jeremy Taylor to a top-10 world ranking in the 200m in 2001, and another of his club athletes, Xavier James, advanced to the semifinals in the 100m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Randolph is a USATF Level I and II certified coach in jumps, sprints and hurdles. He also is a USATF certified meet official. Randolph, a native of Saginaw, Mich. and graduate of Carrollton High School, earned a bachelor of applied arts degree in organizational and public communications from CMU in 1998. He was a two-year letterman in the Chippewas’ track and field program as a hurdler. The Randolph File Year School Position 1999-02 Belmont Assistant Coach 2002-03 Vanderbilt Assistant Coach 2003-06 New Orleans Head Coach 2006-09 Louisville Assistant Coach 2009- Central Michigan Head Coach C e n t r a l M i c h i g a n R e c o r d B o o k 9 T o g e t h e r w e a r e m a r o o n
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