Sythe Inks 18 Recruits
Nine Women, and Nine Men Sign on For Fall, Spring August 15, 2001
LONG BEACH, CA-- Long Beach State head track and field coach Andy Sythe announced written committments from 18 student-athletes today, which included nine men and nine women.
For the men, four athletes are Division-I transfers, Shaun Anderson (Penn State), Anthony Colson (CS Northridge), Jamaal James (Nichols State) and Cory Loebl (Clackamas CC), while five other athletes will be true freshmen. James was an all-Southland Conference runner in the 400m, Colson was All-Big Sky in the triple and long jumps, while Anderson was a member of the 1999 Big-10 Championship Team at Penn State. Loebl was the Northwest State JUCO Champion in the hammer throw. Amongst incoming freshmen, Matt Bates (Los Gatos, CA) ranked #2 in the state in the 1600m, Chaka Cofie (San Jose, CA) was a state meet qualifier in the long jump, Maurice Dosty (Stockton, CA) was a state qualifier in the 100m and 200m, Arturo Garcia (Chino, CA) was a three-time state qualifier in cross country, Steve Holland (Whittier, CA) was the CIF champion in the shot put and Tyson Jamerson (Rialto, CA) was had the fourth best mark in the state long jump championships. On the women's side, two are college transfers, Sharon Burnett (Portland State) and Shannon Daniels (Citrus College, Syracuse), and seven are incoming freshmen out of high school. Burnett ran a 2:12 in the 800m at the University of Washington Outdoors, while Daniels was a JUCO State Meet runner-up in the hammer throw. Melissa Brown (Pasadena, CA) was a state qualifier in the triple jump, Charlene Deardorff (San Jose, CA) placed third at the CIF Central Coast Sectional 100m, Emily Forsythe (LaCresenta, CA) place fifth in the state high jump, Holly Lipscomb (El Segundo, CA) competed at state triple jump champinships, Betsey Lively (Caneyville, KY) ranked #2 in the state of Kentucky int he 1600m, Jaclyn Pederson qualified for the state meets in the 1600m and cross country meets, and Michelle Pequignot placed fifth in the discus and ninth in the shot put at state meet. COMPLETE BIOS OF RECRUITS MEN • WOMEN SHAUN ANDERSON
Penn State University, Johnston, PA
James Monroe HS, Fredericksburg, VA
High Jump •Best High Jump of 6’10 1/4" @ 2000 Penn State Univ. Invitational
•#8 all-time outdoors, Penn State Univ.
•Member of Penn State Univ.’s 1999 Big Ten Championship team
•Only in his second year of track
•4 year Varsity performer on Penn State Univ. Swim Team
50m & 100m Freestyle and 100m Breastroke
•BS in Kinesiology, Penn State Univ.
•Fall 2001, will begin work on Masters in Business and Teaching Credential at Long Beach State MATT BATES
Los Gatos HS, Los Gatos, CA
800m/1600m/Cross Country •2001 HS State Meet Qualifyer in 800m (1:52.35 best)
•2001 HS State Meet Qualifyer in 1600m (4:12.89 best)
•2001 Ranked #2 in State for 1600m
•2001 Won CCS titles in both 800m & 1600m (first time in CCS history!)
•2001 2nd at National Scholastic Indoor Championships 800m, NY (1:53.42 best)
•2001 Won Stanford Invitational in 1600m
•2000 CCS Champion and State Meet participant in 800m
•2 time State Meet Qualifyer in Cross Country CHAKA COFIE
Bellermine Preparatory Academy, San Jose, CA
Long Jump/100m •2001 State Meet Qualifyer in the Long Jump (23’2" best)
•2001 Central Coast Section Runner-up in Long Jump
•2001 WCAL League Champion in Long Jump
•2001 WCAL Runner-up in the 100m (10.74 best)
•2001 best in the 200m of 21.8
•School Record Holder in the Long Jump
•2001 Varsity Team Captian ANTHONY COLSON
CS Northridge
Pierce CC
Center HS, Antelope, CA
Triple Jump/Long Jump •1999 Big Sky Outdoor All-Conference Triple Jump (2nd place)
•1999 Big Sky Indoor All-Conference Triple Jump (3rd place)
•1998 Big Sky Indoor All-Conference Triple Jump (3rd place)
•1998 Big Sky Indoor All-Conference Long Jump (3rd place)
•1997 HS State Triple Jump Champion
•Triple Jump Lifetime best of 51’3" (Ranked 3rd nationally in HS)
•Golden Empire League Triple Jump Champion, 1997
•Central Valley Conference League Triple Jump Champion, 1994-1996
•1997 HS State Long Jump 4th place
•Long Jump Lifetime best of 24’2"
•Varsity Team Captain, 1996 & 1997
•Track & Field MVP at Center HS, 1994, 1996, & 1997
•1997 Center HS Outstanding Male Athlete
•Center HS School Record holder in the Triple Jump, Long Jump, & High Jump MAURICE DOSTY
Franklin HS, Stockton, CA
100m/200m •2001 HS State Meet Qualifyer in 100m & 200m
•2000 HS State Meet Qualifyer in 100m & 200m
•2001 Fastest returning HS sprinter in the State of California from 2000 times, 100m (10.47) and 200m (21.27) ARTURO GARCIA
Don Lugo HS, Chino, CA
800m/1600m/Cross Country •2001 HS State Meet Qualifyer in 1600m (4:15.36 seasonal best)
• HS National Champion 4x800m Relay member, North Carolina, 2000
•3 time HS State Meet Qualifyer in Cross Country
(15:11 best on Mt. SAC) STEVE HOLLAND
Whittier Christian HS, Whittier, CA
Shot Put/Discus •2001 Shot Put best of 55’2"
• CIF Champion, shot put
• League Champion in shot put and discust
• Holds school record for shot put and discus
• Set league record in the shot put TYSON JAMERSON
Eisenhower HS, Rialto, CA
Long Jump/Triple Jump/110m HH/300mH •2001 HS State meet qualifyer (Ranked 4th best mark in the State)
•2001 CIF Masters 3rd place finish in the Long Jump (23’9" lifetime best)
•2001 Citrus Belt League Champion in the Long Jump & Triple Jump
•2001 Mt. SAC Relays Invitational runner-up, Long Jump
•2001 Mt. SAC Relays Open Champion, Triple Jump
•2001 Triple Jump best of 45’7 1/2"
•2001 110m High Hurdles best of 14.98
•2001 300m Hurdles best of 40.02
•2000 & 2001 MVP for Track & Field at Eisenhower HS
•2000 Track & Field Team Captain JAMAAL JAMES
Nichols State University, LA
Riverside CC, Riverside, CA
Jurupa Valley HS, Riverside, CA
400m/200m/Relays •2001 All-Southland Conference in the 400m (Indoors & Outdoors)
•400m lifetime best of 46.27
•200m lifetime best of 21.60
•1999 California Community College All-State, 1600m Relay
•Mt. View League Champion and Record Holder in the 400m
•1998 Jurupa Valley HS Team Captain CORY LOEBL
Clackamas CC, Clackamas, OR
Reynolds HS, Troutdale, OR
Shot Put/Discus/Javelin/Hammer Throw •2001 Oregon/Washington (Northwest) State Junior College Champion, Hammer Throw, 183’9"
•2001 Scholar-Athlete/Team Captain/MVP, Clackamas CC
•School Record holder in Discus, Clackamas
•2001 Discus best of 169’9 1/2"
•2001 Shot Put best of 50’4 1/2"
•2001 Javelin best of 187’0"
•1998 4th place at Oregon State 4A HS Meet in the Discus
•School Record holder in Shot Put & Discus, Reynolds HS
•Received the Pepsi National HS Scholar-Athlete Scholarship, 1998 WOMEN MELISSA BROWN
John Muir HS, Pasadena, CA
Triple Jump/100m •2001 HS State Meet Qualifyer in the Triple Jump (39’9" lifetime best)
•2001 3rd Place at CIF Masters Triple Jump
•2001 League Champ 100m ( 12.01 Lifetime best) SHARON BURNETTE
Portland State University
Thurston HS, So. Eugene, OR
800m/1500m/Cross Country •2001 best in the 800m (2:12, U Of Washington Outdoors)
•2001 best in the 1500m (4:40)
•Cross Country/Track & Field MVP, Thurston HS
•Placed 3rd, 4th, 7th, & 8th at Oregon HS State Champ’s over 4 years.
•District Champion in HS in both the 800m & 1500m
•Cross Country team was Mid-Western League Champions
•1st Team All-League in Cross Country (3 years) SHANNON DANIELS
Citrus College/Syracuse University,
Shot Put/Discus/Hammer Throw •2001 JC State Meet Runner up in the Hammer Throw
•2001 JC State Leading mark in the Hammer Throw (175’2" Lifetime best)
•2001 Junior College National Outdoor meet Champion, Chula Vista, US Olympic Training Center (172’2") CHARLENE DEARDORFF
Mt. Pleasant HS, San Jose
100m/200m •2001 HS State Meet Qualifyer in the 100m
•2001 3rd Place at CIF Central Coast Section 100m
•Best of 11.88 in the 100m
•Best of 24.54 in the 200m EMILY FORSYTHE
Crescenta Valley HS, La Crescenta
High Jump • Placed fifth at the state meet
•2001 HS State Meet Qualifyer in the High Jump (5’8" Lifetime Best)
•2001 3rd Place at CIF Masters High Jump
•2001 League Champion
•2001 1st Place at LA Indoor Invitational High Jump (5’7" Lifetime best) HOLLY LIPSCOMB
El Segundo HS, El Segundo, CA
Triple Jump/Long Jump/100m •2001 HS State meet qualifyer in the Triple Jump (38’8 1/2")
•2001 CIF Masters qualifyer in the Long Jump (17’10")
•2001 School Record in the Long Jump, Triple Jump, and 100m (11.7ht)
•2001 Ocean League Champion in Long & Triple Jump, 1999, 2000, 2001
•2001 received the Debbie Landreth Award for Female Athlete-of-the-Year at El Segundo HS BETSEY LIVELY
Grayson County HS, Caneyville, KY
800m/1600m/Cross Country •2001 State Meet Qualifyer in 800m
•2001 State Meet Qualifyer in 1600m
•2001 Ranked #2 in the State for 1600m
•3 time State Meet Qualifyer in Cross Country
•2001 8th place at Kentucky State Meet Cross Country Championships
•2001 3rd place finish at National AAU Jr. Olympics Cross Country Championships, Joplin, MO (18:30 best for 5000m) JACLYN PEDERSEN
Royal HS, Simi Valley
800m/1600m/Cross Country •2001 State Meet Qualifyer in 1600m (4:58.53 seasonal best)
•2001 CIF Masters Qualifyer in 800m (2:16.01 seasonal best)
•2001 1500m best of 4:42.90
•State Meet Qualifyer in Cross Country (18:14 best on Mt. SAC)
•3200m Lifetime Best of 11:10 MICHELLE PEQUIGNOT
Arroyo Grande HS,
Shot Put/Discus •2001 National Leading mark in the Discus (162’10")
•2001 National Scholastic Meet, Discus
•2001 Junior National Championships, Discus
•2001 5th place HS State Meet, Discus
•2001 9th place HS State Meet, Shot Put
•2001 HS State Meet Qualifyer in the Discus and Shot Put
•2001 Broke the San Luis Obispo County record in the Discus (153’3")
•2001 Shot Put best of 42’8 3/4" | 
