2012 Cross Country Yearbook - Indiana State University Athletics

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Indiana State Cross Country / Track & Field Coaching StaffJohn Gartland - Women’s Cross Country Head Coach / Track AssistantFor nearly a quarter of a century, John Gartland has heldthe reigns of the Indiana State women’s cross country team.He enters his 25th season as the head coach with the 2012-2013 campaign and his third season as an assistant coachon the women’s track & field team after serving as the headcoach for 22 years. The Madison, Wis., native handed overthe top spot of the women’s track & field program to formerassistant coach and former Sycamore athlete Angie Martinafter the 2010 season.Gartland is just one of 11 coaches in the history of theMissouri Valley Conference to be named to the league’s trackand field All-Centennial Team which was released in 2007.The veteran women’s head coach joins ISU men’s headcoach John McNichols on the list to form the only coachingtandem in the league currently on the all-time list.The honor stems from his team’s successes over twodecades on the course and on the track, including two crosscountry conference titles (1991, 1993), four indoor trackconference titles (1993-95, 2001) and six outdoor crowns(1991-94, 1998-99). Gartland’s squads have also fared wellat the national level as the women’s track and field teamshave finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships threetimes including a fifth place finish at the 1993 NCAA IndoorChampionship and a sixth place finish at the 1994 OutdoorNCAA Championships.He has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coachof the Year 10 times (six in outdoor track & field, three inindoor track & field, and one in cross country) and the NCAADistrict V Coach of the Year four times (indoor track & fieldand outdoor track & field in both 1993 and 1994).While handing over the responsibilities for the overalldirection of the women’s track & field program, Gartlandremains as an assistant coach to mentor the women’sand men’s middle distance runners, the women’s distancerunners, and the men’s and women’s high jumpers in theSycamores’ combined track and field program.Indiana State distance runners have often found their wayto the top indoors and outdoors during Gartland’s tenure atISU. Debbi Ramseyer leads an impressive group of runnersas a winner of nine combined titles in track and two crosscountry championships to go along with 12 combined allconferenceselections. Also included in that group are All-American Angie Martin, a three-time all-conference selection,Angela Lansing, who currently serves as an Assistant AthleticDirector at Indiana State (senior women’s administrator andathletics business manager), and Jessica Wayton, wife ofCoach Geoff Wayton, who was a cross country All-Americanin 2003.Several Sycamore high jumpers have also flourishedunder the guidance of Gartland, including Steve Smith whoqualified for four combined NCAA Championships and addedtwo second-place finishes (1991 Indoor and 1994 Outdoor).Smith later went on to win a silver medal at the 1995 Pan-American Games, placed seventh at the 1995 Indoor WorldChampionships in Barcelona, Spain, and participated in theU.S. Olympic Trials in 1992, 1996 and 2000.Page B4JOHN GARTLANDHEAD COACHWOMEN’SCROSS COUNTRY –25th SeasonASSISTANT COACHWOMEN’STRACK & FIELD –3rd SeasonWomen’s Track &Field Head Coach1988-2010Major Clay is the most recent Sycamore high jumper toadvance to the NCAA Championships as he competed inthree straight championships before an injury kept him fromcompeting as a senior. He also competed in two straightUSA Outdoor Championships and had qualified for the U.S.Olympic Trials but was unable to compete in 2012. In all,high jumpers have qualified for the NCAA Championships 18times under Gartland’s leadership with eight All-Americansand 30 MVC Champions.Prior to accepting his position at Indiana State, Gartlandserved an assistant track coach and women’s cross countrycoach from 1982-88 at Western Michigan. His Broncos wonthree-consecutive Mid-American Conference titles from1984-86 and he mentored 13 MAC individual champions andsix runners-up in the throws and distances. He also coachedthree NCAA qualifiers, including 1986 third-place finisherCaroline Mullen, two All-Americans, and one U.S. OlympicTrials qualifier in the distances.Before heading to Western Michigan, Gartland served asa graduate assistant track coach and women’s cross countrycoach at Indiana under head coach Sam Bell from 1980-82. Under his guidance, the Hoosier women finished sixthin the Big Ten in cross country and second in the NCAARegional Meet, while two of his runners advanced to theNCAA Championships in 1981.Gartland’s coaching ledger began in Wisconsin, wherehe was the head boy’s cross country coach at MadisonEdgewood High School from 1976-78. He also served asthe assistant girl’s track coach at Edgewood in 1976 beforebeing named the head coach in 1977 and the boy’s assistantcoach in 1978. From there, he moved on to become thehead boy’s track coach at Madison West High School from1978-80, while also spending time as a part-time assistantmen’s track coach at Wisconsin from 1979-80.Aside from coaching, Gartland served as the president ofthe USTFCCCA Division I Cross Country Coaches Associationfrom 2006 to 2009 and has been the Assistant Meet Directorat the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2002 andSycamore Cross Country 2011 Yearbook
Indiana State Cross Country / Track & Field Coaching StaffJohn Gartland - Women’s Cross Country Head Coach / Track Assistantfrom 2004-09. In 2006, he spent time as the Second Vice-President of the Women’s Intercollegiate Cross CountryCoaches Association and from 1993-96 he was the District VWomen’s Cross Country Representative. He currently serveson the USTFCCCA Board of Directors.Since 1984, Gartland has beena USA Track and Field CertifiedMasters Level Official and wasa member of Indiana USA Trackand Field’s Board of Directors until2006. He has also received thefollowing coaching certificationsby USA Track and Field: LevelI, Level II (Endurance andCombined Events), and Level ILead Instructor.Gartland is also a veteranteacher, serving as a lecturer inthe English Department at thePhysical Education Departmentat Indiana State and teachingfreshman composition from1992-2001. He received theIndiana State College of Arts andSciences Educational ExcellenceAward in 1994.A native of Madison, Wis., Gartland earned hisundergraduate degree from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1970as double-major in English and physical education. As athree-year letter winner at UW-La Crosse, he was two-timeall-conference sprinter and a member of the school-recordholding 4 x 100 meter relay team.After serving three years ofactive duty in the U.S. Army from1970-73, he returned and laterreceived a Masters Degree inphysical education from IndianaUniversity in 1982.Gartland served in the U.S.Army from 1970-1973 and servedin the U.S. Army Reserve from1974 until 1995. He receivedthe Army Commendation Medaland the Good Conduct Medalfor enlisted service in Turkey(1971-1973), and received theArmy Achievement Medal forCommissioned Service in TeamSpirit 1991 in South Korea.Gartland currently holds therank of Lieutenant Colonel in theRetired Reserve.Missouri Valley/Gateway ConferenceCross CountryYear Place Points2011 6th 1382010 4th 1262009 4th 962008 6th 1312007 5th 1362006 5th 1212005 5th 1102004 5th 1532003 T-3rd 1102002 6th 1462001 3rd 882000 T-3rd 921999 5th 961998 4th 911997 2nd 761996 5th 1271995 3rd 791994 2nd 581993 1st 591992 2nd 711991 1st 711990 3rd 971989 3rd 1041988 4th 93Missouri Valley/Gateway ConferenceIndoor Track and FieldYear Place Points2010 3rd 892009 4th 88.502008 3rd 112.72007 3rd 802006 6th 452005 5th 632004 3rd 802003 3rd 822002 6th 462001 1st 1192000 3rd 861999 2nd 751998 2nd 941997 3rd 791996 4th 771995 1st 1241994 1st 1301993 1st 1241992 3rd 1001991 5th 671990 5th 541989 6th 51Missouri Valley/Gateway ConferenceOutdoor Track and FieldYear Place Points2010 4th 1182009 3rd 128.002008 5th 1082007 3rd 1122006 6th 602005 5th 362004 4th 982003 3rd 992002 6th 752001 2nd 1452000 4th 861999 1st 1421998 1st 125.331997 2nd 122.51996 3rd 122.751995 3rd 104.671994 1st 1451993 1st 1371992 1st 1291991 1st 1141990 4th 751989 8th 37Sycamore Cross Country 2011 YearbookPage B5
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