Colorado State University Athletics
CSU to host Ram Legends Track and Field Reunion Saturday
4/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Outdoor Track & Field
April 23, 2010
Danielle Musso
Athletic Media Relations
FORT COLLINS, Colo – Colorado State track and field will host 81 alumni at its Ram Legends Track and Field Reunion on Saturday at the Jack Christiansen Memorial Track.
Legends will compete throughout the day alongside Ram athletes. U.S. Olympians, all-Americans and school record holders; Loree Smith (women’s hammer) and Casey Malone (men’s discus) will be among the competitors.
Smith, a 2008 Olympian, set the women’s hammer school record in 2005 with a throw of 229 feet, 9 inches. The 2004 and 2008 Olympian, Malone, recorded the standing men’s discus record of 211-6 in 2000.
Drew Loftin, a 2003 graduate, will compete in the men’s hammer. Loftin holds the men’s hammer school record of 233-0 and was an all-American athlete in the discus and hammer.
The meet will begin promptly at 10 a.m. with a break at 12:15 p.m. for the Alumni Recognition Ceremony.
At Friday’s Glenn Morris mutli-event meet, former Ram Emily Pearson participated in the heptathlon. Pearson, a 2008 heptathlon all-American and school record holder, placed first with 5,187 points. Kristen Kugler of CSU and Brianne Beemer of CU finished second and third, respectively, behind Pearson.
A list of the 81 legends expected to attend is as follows:
| 1940's | |
| Name | Year |
| Thomas Nix | 1949 |
| 1950's | |
| Ted Blevins | 1950 |
| Alvin Dorsey | 1954 |
| Warren Dunn | 1957 |
| Bob Dorsey | 1958 |
| Chuck Newcomb | 1959 |
| Larry Morgan | 1959 |
| 1960's | |
| Tom Stroh | 1960 |
| Peter Johansen | 1961 |
| Dell Hessel | 1964 |
| Roland McDonald | 1967 |
| Jamie Roles III | 1967 |
| 1970's | |
| Wes Crist | 1970 |
| Mike Doland | 1973 |
| Kenneth Ausbie | 1974 |
| Mark Cooper | 1974 |
| Bruce Ginther | 1974 |
| Anna Arevalos | 1974 |
| Chas Cowles | 1976 |
| Randy Morgan | 1976 |
| Ben Willis | 1976 |
| Wendy Koenig-Knudson | 1977 |
| Mary Harrington | 1979 |
| 1980's | |
| Fran Kaylor Richcreek | 1981 |
| Steve Krebs | 1982 |
| Geoff Graham | 1988 |
| Lori Vogel Graham | 1988 |
| Jordan Aslor | 1989 |
| 1990's | |
| Matt Hoskins | 1990 |
| Christy Alexander | 1991 |
| Stan Emery | 1992 |
| Brian Newman | 1992 |
| Sandy (Ham) Fetzer | 1992 |
| Diane Schneider Hague | 1994 |
| Torgun Lovely | 1995 |
| Kristi Jo Morrison | 1995 |
| Rob Martinez | 1995 |
| Amy DeMartini Hayman | 1996 |
| Mike Lippold | 1996 |
| Jenny Lippold | 1996 |
| Eileen Amador Phillips | 1996 |
| Mattia Borrman | 1996 |
| Roby DeManche | 1996 |
| Mike Medjo | 1997 |
| Matt Smoldt | 1997 |
| Emily Richards-Moyer | 1997 |
| Tami McQueen Boday | 1998 |
| Josh Proctor | 1998 |
| DeJean Harden | 1998 |
| Jeanette Watson Proctor | 1998 |
| Shelly Borrman | 1999 |
| Pedro Lopez | 1999 |
| Kelley Morrison | 1999 |
| Marne Findlay Richardson | 1999 |
| 2000's | |
| Chad DiPrince | 2000 |
| Brandi Bernert | 2001 |
| Lindsey Malone | 2001 |
| Thal Woods | 2001 |
| Drew Smith | 2001 |
| Rob Vermillion | 2002 |
| Daniel Ward | 2002 |
| Sean Ingram | 2002 |
| Drew Loftin | 2003 |
| Amber Johnson | 2003 |
| Meg Larson Kugler | 2003 |
| Tom Flood | 2003 |
| Melissa Harms | 2004 |
| Loree Smith | 2005 |
| Sara Taylor | 2005 |
| Brett Melin | 2005 |
| Tom Waido | 2005 |
| Katrice Thomas | 2005 |
| Amanda Huddleston Miller | 2006 |
| Katie Hansen | 2006 |
| Bryan Dillon | 2007 |
| Megan Fox | 2007 |
| Melissa Thomas | 2008 |
| Drew Morano | 2008 |
| Emily Pearson | 2008 |
| Kristen Anthony | 2009 |
| David Eischeid | 2009 |
