Head Coach
Paul Orchard Assistant Coaches
Jeff Bolender
Mickey Bitsko
Vince Peters
Jon Plush Track & Field Fact
The Yellow Jackets own four NCCAA national banners (1975, 1976, 1983, 1984), three Mid-Ohio Conference crowns (1991, 1992, 1994), and one American Mideast Conference title (2001).
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James Yahara | Beck, Yahara, Smith compete at NAIA
OLATHE, Kansas (5-23-2003) - James Yahara, Tim Beck, and Joel Smith represented Cedarville at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Yahara finished 18th in the hammer throw with a heave of 152-feet 1-inch on Day One while Beck was 21st in the javelin at 155-5. Smith failed to clear the opening height in the high jump on the second day. [COMPLETE RESULTS]
Beck 2nd at Akron javelin
AKRON, Ohio (5-10-2003) - Tim Beck finished 2nd in the javelin at the Akron Open with a toss of 176-feet 2-inches. He was also 6th in the long jump with an effort of 21-11.75. Freshman Joel Smith placed 5th in the high jump by clearing a career-high 6-8. Elsewhere, James Yahara was 12th in the hammer throw (156-9), Adam Laskos was 12th in the 400 meter dash (52.31), and Ben Shroyer was 13th in the 1,500 meters (4:15.60). [COMPLETE RESULTS]
Five Jackets are NCCAA All-Americans;
two others are scholar-athletes
MARION, Ind. (5-3-2003) - Cedarville placed 7th at the NCCAA Nationals where four Yellow Jackets earned All-America honors. Tim Beck placed 2nd in the long jump at 22-feet 7-inches while Mugabe Thomas was 3rd at 21-9. Justin Mattern was 2nd in the pole vault (14-1.25), Kevin Hall was 2nd in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:52.40), and James Yahara was 3rd in the hammer (145-8). The top three finishers in each event are tabbed All-Americans. Greenville won the meet with 168.5 points over 14 other schools. The Jackets finished with 65.5 points. Alan Bruder and Kent Ruth were honored as NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athletes. The list includes juniors and seniors who maintain a minimum 3.40 cumulative grade point average. [COMPLETE RESULTS AND AWARD WINNERS]
Jackets 5th at AMC
RIO GRANDE, Ohio (4-26-2003) - The only victory for the Yellow Jackets at the American Mideast Conference Championships came when they won the 4 x 800 meter relay for the fifth straight year and then placed 5th out of 10 schools as a team. The winning relay squad, who turned in a time of 7:54.48, consisted of Mark Swan, Andy Goodenough, Ben Shroyer, and Drew Nelson. Nelson was 3rd in the 800 meter run in 1:58.69 while Goodenough was next just .01 seconds behind. Tim Beck was 2nd in the long jump (22-7) and 3rd in the javelin (184-0), Kevin Hall was 3rd in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (10:01.47), and Joel Smith was 3rd in the high jump (6-2). Walsh claimed the team title with 171 points and was followed by Malone (137), Tiffin (117), Geneva (109), and Cedarville (97) in the top five. [COMPLETE RESULTS]
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