Florida State Men's Track & Field - 1987-88 Year In Review

Florida State Men's Track & Field - 1987-88 Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Dick Roberts, Head Coach
Greg Caprara, Strength and Conditioning
William Garrett, Assistant Coach
Carl Gentile, Strength and Conditioning
Jim Long, Assistant Coach
Terry Long, Coordinator
Kim McKenzie, Volunteer Assistant
Dennis Nobles, Assistant Coach
Ben Paxton, Graduate Assistant
Al Schmidt, Assistant Coach
Tom Shaw, Assistant Coach

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1987-88 Men's & Women's Track & Field

Janet Davis and Arthur Blake

1987-88 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Tyrone Bligen, 5-11, 160, S-R, Charleston, SC

Alex Caulder, 5-8, 128, MD, Hemel-Hempstead, England

Eric Chambers, 6-1, 225, SP, Altamonte Springs

Rick Cochrane, 6-1, 155, IH-HH, Apopka

Philip Harrell, 6-2, 155, MD, Gadsden, AL

Mike Hohnadel, 5-9, 140, D, Jupiter

Andy Lunn, 5-11, 150, D, Ooltewah, TN

Mark McIntosh, 6-0, 150, DEC-HH, Palm Beach

Steven Mitchell, 5-11, 170, S-R, Cooper City

Chris Sloan, 5-11, 150, IH-R, Clearwater


1987-88 Roster - By Name

L
T                                               PY
R Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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* Arthur Blake          S-R-HH  5-11  150  Jr-R *    Haines City (Haines City/Florida)
  Tyrone Bligen         S-R     5-11  160  Fr        Charleston, SC (Saint Andrews Parish)
  Robert Cappellan      D       6-0   150  Sr        Altamonte Springs (Sachem)
  Larry Carr            PV      6-2   185  Jr   **   Jacksonville (Wolfson)
  Dexter Carter         S-R     5-8   179  So        Baxley, GA (Appling County)
  Alex Caulder          MD      5-8   128  Fr        Hemel-Hempstead, England (Hemel-Hempstead)
* Eric Chambers         SP      6-1   225  Fr        Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley)
  John Charlton         D       6-2   160  Jr-R      Kissimmee (Osceola)
  Billy Close           LJ-TJ   5-10  162  Sr-R **   Tallahassee (Lincoln)
  Rick Cochrane         IH-HH   6-1   155  Fr        Apopka (Apopka)
  Richard Corbett       MD-D-SC 5-10  137  Sr-R      Roswell, GA (Walton)
  Tony Eaton            LJ-TJ   6-0   188  Jr-R      Alexandria, VA (T.C. Williams)
  Jeff Ellis            MD      5-10  150  So        Memphis, TN (Germantown)
  Tom Fetters           JAV     5-10  170  Jr   *    Pittsburgh, PA (North Hills)
  Victor Floyd          S-R     6-0   210  Jr        Pensacola (Pensacola)
  Philip Harrell        MD      6-2   155  Fr        Gadsden, AL (Southside)
  Mike Hill             T       6-2   210  So        Kingston, Jamaica (Wolmer's Boys School)
  Jacob Hoesly          D       6-1   145  Sr   *    Addison, IL (DuPage CC)
  Mike Hohnadel         D       5-9   140  Fr        Jupiter (Jupiter)
  Bruce James           IH      6-3   178  So        Kingston, Jamaica (Wolmer's Boys School)
  George Karakatsanis   HAM     6-1   200  Jr   *    Hollywood
  David Keen            D       6-3   162  Jr   *    Marianna (Marianna)
  Mike Lavelle          SC                           
  Rodney Lawson         HH-S    6-0   150  So        Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
  Andy Lunn             D       5-11  150  Fr        Ooltewah, TN (Baylor School)
  Brian Mallory         LJ-TJ   5-10  140  So        Rockville, MD (Montgomery)
  Mark McIntosh         DEC-HH  6-0   150  Fr        Palm Beach (Twin Lakes)
  Steven Mitchell       S-R     5-11  170  Fr        Cooper City (Western)
  Mark Napier           DEC-TJ  6-2   175  Jr        Apopka (Lake Brantley)
  Billy Penick          D       6-0   155  So        Sanford (Seminole)
  Tom Riether           PV      5-10  165  Sr-R **   Cooper City (Western)
  Erik Robinson         TJ-LJ   6-1   164  Jr        Miami (Miami Dade CC)
  Gary Rossen           MD      5-7   143  So        Great Neck, NY (Great Neck South)
  Deion Sanders         S-R     6-0   192  Jr   **   Fort Myers (North Fort Myers)
* Chris Sloan           IH-R    5-11  150  Fr        Clearwater (Clearwater)
  Sammie Smith          S-R     6-1   219  Jr   **   Apopka (Apopka)
  Gary Snells           HJ      5-10  170  Sr-R      Flushing, NY (Brooklyn Tech)
  Jason Welch           HH      6-4   185  Jr   *    Dunedin (Dunedin)
  John Whitehead        IH-HH   6-4   178  Jr        Melbourne (Brevard CC)
  Darrell Wills         HJ      6-3   180  Sr   **   Florahome (Interlachen/Saint John's River CC)

1987-88 All-Americans

Name                     NCAA Championships
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Arthur Blake             55-Meter High Hurdles () - Indoor
                         110-Meter High Hurdles (8th) - Outdoor

All-Americans -  1

1987-88 Schedules and Results

DATE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
05/28
H
SEMINOLE TWILIGHT  
06/04
N
NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
June 1-4, 1988, Eugene, Or
 
                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS    0- 0     0- 0     0- 0     0- 0

SEMINOLE TWILIGHT
05/28/1988, TALLAHASSEE, FL

Event 1 - Javelin
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
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  4    Tom Fetters                  191- 5.50   58.36m    2

Event 2 - 3000-Meter Steeplechase
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Place  Name                            Results
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  6    Mike Lavelle                    9:27.69   

Event 3 - 1500-Meter Run
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Place  Name                            Results
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  7    Billy Penick                    3:58.62   
 11    John DeGrummond                 4:09.32   

Event 4 - 110-Meter High Hurdles
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Place  Name                            Results  Points
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  2    Rodney Lawson                     13.99    4
  4    Jason Welch                       14.35    2

Event 5 - 400-Meter Dash
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Place  Name                            Results
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  5    Tyrone Bligen                     47.54   

Event 6 - Long Jump
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
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  3    Brian Mallory                 21-10.50    6.67m    3

Event 7 - 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles
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Place  Name                            Results
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  7    Bruce James                       52.33   

Event 8 - 200-Meter Dash
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Place  Name                            Results  Points
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  2    Brian Mallory                     22.55    4
  5    Tyrone Bligen                     21.79    1

Event 9 - Hammer
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
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  3    Mark Napier                   70- 0      21.34m    3

Event 10 - High Jump
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Place  Name                               Results       Points
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  3    Darrell Wills                  7- 0.25    2.14m    3


NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
06/04/1988, June 1-4, 1988, Eugene, Or

Event 1 - 100-Meter Dash
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Place  Name                            Results
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 21    Deion Sanders                     10.54   

Event 2 - 110-Meter High Hurdles
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Place  Name                            Results
==============================================
  9    Cleon Blake                       13.73   
 10    Rodney Lawson                     14.00   

Event 3 - 4x100-Meter Relay
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Place  Name                            Results
==============================================
 12    Relay Team A                      39.87   
       1) Dexter Carter
       2) Arthur Blake
       3) Deion Sanders
       4) Sammie Smith

Event 4 - Pole Vault
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Place  Name                               Results     
======================================================
 13    Tom Riether                                       


1988 EOY Stats

Arthur Blake Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== / / 4x100-Meter Relay 0.00 06/04/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 4x100-Meter Relay 12 0.00 0.00 Cleon Blake Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 06/04/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 110-Meter High Hurdles 9 0.00 0.00 Tyrone Bligen Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT 400-Meter Dash 5 0.00 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT 200-Meter Dash 5 1.00 1.00 Dexter Carter Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== / / 4x100-Meter Relay 0.00 06/04/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 4x100-Meter Relay 12 0.00 0.00 Billy Close Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== / / Long Jump 0.00 0.00 Richard Corbett Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== / / 3000-Meter Steeplechase 0.00 0.00 John DeGrummond Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT 1500-Meter Run 11 0.00 0.00 Tom Fetters Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT Javelin 4 2.00 2.00 Bruce James Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 7 0.00 0.00 Mike Lavelle Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT 3000-Meter Steeplechase 6 0.00 0.00 Rodney Lawson Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT 110-Meter High Hurdles 2 4.00 06/04/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 110-Meter High Hurdles 10 0.00 4.00 Brian Mallory Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT Long Jump 3 3.00 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT 200-Meter Dash 2 4.00 7.00 Mark Napier Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT Hammer 3 3.00 3.00 Billy Penick Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT 1500-Meter Run 7 0.00 0.00 Tom Riether Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== / / Pole Vault 0.00 06/04/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Pole Vault 13 0.00 0.00 Deion Sanders Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== / / 100-Meter Dash 0.00 / / 4x100-Meter Relay 0.00 06/04/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 100-Meter Dash 21 0.00 06/04/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 4x100-Meter Relay 12 0.00 0.00 Sammie Smith Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== / / 4x100-Meter Relay 0.00 06/04/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 4x100-Meter Relay 12 0.00 0.00 Gary Snells Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== / / High Jump 0.00 0.00 Jason Welch Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT 110-Meter High Hurdles 4 2.00 2.00 Darrell Wills Date Opponent Event Place Points ========== ============================== ============================== ===== ====== 05/28/1988 SEMINOLE TWILIGHT High Jump 3 3.00 3.00