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Sports NEWS It started when he arrived on campus and began working with head coach Bryan Harmon’s staff – most notably jumps coach Nick Decker – to improve his footwork on approach. Dudley had a successful high school career at Massillon, earning a pair of all-state finishes. But the Lake Erie coaches noticed a glitch in his steps and worked to rectify it. “In high school, I stuttered on my last four steps and when I got here I worked on making it smoother and a more of a run-up and jump off the run,” he said. “It has helped me tremendously. The most important thing to a successful jump is the approach. If you don’t hit it hard enough and come up short of your take off spot, it could be disastrous. It wasn’t an easy change for me, but we kept working on it throughout the year to get it smoother and to the point I was consistently doing it every time.” The change in footwork proved effective immediately. Dudley hit the national standard for automatic qualification for the NCAA Indoor National Championships in his first intercollegiate meet in December. Then in March he took home the school’s first track and field conference championship trophy by winning the high jump at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships, a competition where he also was named the league’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year. He carried that success to the national indoor championships where he claimed his first All-American honor with a third-place finish in the high jump, helping Lake Erie to a 16th-place team finish. “Being a freshman and coming into our league, which is so competitive, and then going to the national meet, having such success early was very special.” Using the experience from the indoor season as a learning tool, Dudley transitioned to the outdoor season in March and continued to dominate the event. The highlight of the season came in mid April at a meet in High Point, N.C. “At the meet at High Point, I was watching the races and if you won, they gave you flowers and you were introduced to the stadium at the middle of the field,” Dudley recalled. “I really just wanted to be out there and do that.” He was able to get his opportunity after winning the high jump with an incredible jump of 7’-3 ¼”, giving him the best jump of the year in Division II for both indoor and outdoor seasons. “I was trying to hit the B standard for the USATF national meet, which I hit on my third jump. But then the officials came back and said that they had the measurements wrong and that the height wasn’t accurate. I just kept thinking, ‘Oh no, please don’t take this away from me,’ but then they said that it was inaccurate on the short side and that I had actually cleared 7’-3 ¼.” “I couldn’t believe it – I was speechless.” He went on to place third at the GLIAC outdoor meet and then followed that up with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in California, earning his second All-American honor. It was one of seven A-A awards for the Storm men, who tied for 14th place at the national meet out of over 60 scoring schools. After admittingly just trying to be part of the team and fitting in as a freshman, Dudley has more than made a name for himself both on campus and at the national level. Now, the criminal justice major has several more goals for the rest of his career. He’ll start with basketball. He’s going to be a member of the Storm men’s team this season and then switch over to track near the end of the indoor season, hoping to join a growing list of two-sport stars at Lake Erie. He’s also gunning for the US National Olympic Trial mark of 7’-4 ½”. Dudley knows that two sports and keeping up with his studies will be a challenge, but he is going to rely on what has brought him to this point. “I try to keep a level head and not get ahead of myself,” he said. “I tell myself the same message that my coaches and family tell me: keep working hard, keep trying to improve myself and get better.” And now, he wants to get noticed for one thing, a ring. “I want to win a national championship. I was close last year at both meets. I want that gold medal ring.” 38 L A K E E R I E | FALL ‘11
2011-12 STORM WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE Men’s Basketball Day Date Opponent Time Fri. Nov. 11 at University of 7:30 p.m. Detroit Mercy Tue. Nov. 15 SALEM 7:30 p.m. INTERNATIONAL Sat. Nov. 19 MALONE 3:00 p.m. Sun. Nov. 27 MERCYHURST 7:30 p.m. Thur. Dec. 1 WAYNE STATE* 8:00 p.m. Sat. Dec. 3 HILLSDALE* 3:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 11 at Ashland* 3:00 p.m. Sat. Dec. 17 at Northwood* 3:00 p.m. Thur. Dec. 29 at TBA at Rollins TBA Tournament Fri. Dec. 30 at TBA at Rollins TBA Tournament Wed. Jan. 4 URBANA 7:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 7 at Ohio Dominican* 3:00 p.m. Thur. Jan. 12 FINDLAY* 8:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 14 TIFFIN* 3:00 p.m. Thur. Jan. 19 LAKE SUPERIOR 8:00 p.m. STATE* Sat. Jan. 21 SAGINAW VALLEY 3:00 p.m. STATE* Thur. Jan. 26 at Findlay* 3:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 28 at Wayne State* 3:00 p.m. Wed. Feb. 1 at Hillsdale* 8:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 4 OHIO DOMINICAN* 3:00 p.m. Thur. Feb. 9 at Ferris State* 3:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 11 at Grand Valley State* 3:00 p.m. Thur. Feb. 16 NORTHERN 8:00 p.m. MICHIGAN* Sat. Feb. 18 MICHIGAN TECH* 3:00 p.m. Thur. Feb. 23 at Tiffin* 8:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 25 at Ashland* 3:00 p.m. Swimming and Diving Day Date Opponent Time Fri. Oct. 21 at Urbana 6:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 22 at Findlay 1:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 29 at Gannon and 1:00 p.m. at Assumption Sat. Nov. 5 Wheeling Jesuit 1:00 p.m. University Sat-Sun, Nov. 19-20 at Corbiere and Merion Invitational 8:00 a.m. Fri. Jan. 6 at St. Leo/ Pfeiffer 6:00 p.m. Fri. Jan. 13 at Ashland University 5:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 14 Malone 1:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 21 at California University 1:00 p.m. of PA/ WVWC Wed. Dec. 28 at Florida Training Trip TBA Wrestling Day Date Opponent Time Sat. Nov. 5 PREVIEW-Black Vs. Green 7:00 p.m. Sat. Nov. 12 at Mount Union Invitational 10:00 a.m. Sat. Nov. 19 at Messiah Quad tbd (w/ York, Waynesburg) Sat. Dec. 3 at Seton Hill 1:00 p.m. Sat. Dec. 10 at Newberry Duals tbd (w/ limestone,UNCP) Wed. Dec. 14 West Liberty State 7:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 18 at Midwest Classic 10:00 a.m. (Indianapolis) Mon. Dec. 19 at Midwest Classic 10:00 a.m. (Indianapolis) Sat. Jan. 7 STORM OPEN 10:00 a.m. Fri. Jan. 13 at Mercyhurst 7:00 p.m. Sat Jan. 14 Baldwin Wallace 7:00 p.m. Fri. Jan. 20 Notre Dame College 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 21 at Cambellsville 2:00 p.m. (w/Lindenwoood) Sat. Jan. 28 Pitt Johnstown 2:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 5 at GLIAC tbd Championship (Ashland) Wed. Feb. 8 at Gannon 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 11 at King College (w/Ohio Valley) tbd Fri. Feb. 24 at Midwest Regional tbd (Central Oklahoma) Sat. Feb. 25 at Midwest Regional tbd (Central Oklahoma) Indoor track and Field Day Date Opponent Time Sat. Dec. 3 Storm/Griffin Dual 11:30 a.m. at Spire Institute (Geneva, Ohio) Fri. Dec. 9 Kent State Golden 3:00 p.m. Flash Gala Sat. Dec. 10 Kent State Golden Flash 9:30 a.m. Sat. Jan. 21 GLIAC South Preview 11:30 a.m. Flash Gala at Spire Institute (Geneva, Ohio) Fri. Jan. 27 Spire Institute 5:00 p.m. Collegiate Open Day 1 Sat. Jan. 28 Spire Institute 10:00 a.m. Collegiate Open Day 2 Sat. Feb. 4 NCAA DII Team Challenge 11:00 a.m. at Spire Institute (Geneva, Ohio) Fri. Feb. 10 Baldwin Wallace Mid 2:00 p.m. February Meet Wed. Feb. 15 Spire Institute 3:30 p.m Mid Week Open Sat. Feb. 18 Kent State Tune Up 10:00 a.m. Fri. Feb. 24 GLIAC Championships 11:00 a.m. at Findlay Sat. Feb. 25 GLIAC Championships 11:00 a.m. at Findlay Fri. Mar. 9 NCAA Indoor Championships 8:00 p.m. at Minn.-Mankato Sat. Mar. 10 NCAA Indoor Championships 3:00 p.m. at Minn.-Mankato WOMen’s Basketball Day Date Opponent Time Sat. Oct. 29 Green/White 5:00 p.m. Scrimmage Tue. Nov. 1 at Gannon 6:00 p.m. - scrimmage Sat. Nov. 5 Scrimmage 4:00 p.m. Mercyhurst Tue. Nov. 8 at Ohio University 7:00 p.m. - exhibition Sat. Nov. 12 Ursuline 7:00 p.m. Tue. Nov. 15 Salem 5:30 p.m. International Sun. Nov. 20 Notre 6:00 p.m. Dame College Sat. Nov. 26 at Pitt-Johnstown 1:00 p.m. Tue. Nov. 29 Wheeling 6:00 p.m. Jesuit Thur. Dec. 1 Wayne 5:30 p.m. State* Sat. Dec. 3 Hillsdale 1:00 p.m. College* Sun. Dec. 11 at Ashland* 1:00 p.m. Sat. Dec. 17 at Northwood* 5:30 p.m. Wed. Dec. 28 at Cleveland State 7:00 p.m. Tue. Jan. 3 at Seton Hill 6:00 p.m Sat. Jan. 7 at Ohio Dominican 1:00 p.m. College* Thur. Jan. 12 Findlay* 5:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 14 Tiffin* 1:00 p.m. Thur. Jan. 19 Lake 5:30 p.m. Superior State* Sat. Jan. 21 Saginaw 1:00 p.m. Valley State* Thur. Jan. 26 at Findlay* 6:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 28 at Wayne State* 1:00 p.m. Wed. Feb. 1 at Hillsdale* 6:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 4 Ohio 1:00 p.m. Dominican College* Thur. Feb. 9 at Ferris State*-DH 5:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 11 at Grand Valley 1:00 p.m. State*-DH Thur. Feb. 16 Northern 5:30 p.m. Michigan* Sat. Feb. 18 Michigan 1:00 p.m. Tech* Thur. Feb. 23 at Tiffin* 6:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 25 at Ashland* 1:00 p.m. Key Home events in bold capitals * indicates Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) contest All dates and times are local to site and subject to change For the most up to date schedules and information, visit www.LakeErieStorm.com L A K E E R I E | FALL ‘11 39
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