Ohio Bobcats track and field

Ohio Bobcats track and field
UniversityOhio University
Head coachSarah Pease
ConferenceMAC
LocationAthens, Ohio
Outdoor trackGoldsberry Track
NicknameBobcats
ColorsHunter green and white[1]
   

The Ohio Bobcats track and field team is the track and field program that represents Ohio University. The Bobcats compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team is based in Athens, Ohio, at the Goldsberry Track.[2]

The program is coached by Sarah Pease.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]

The men's teams were discontinued following the 2007 season. They were cut as part of an initiative to cut four sports and save US$685,000.[5]

Sprinter Emmett Taylor is the only two-time NCAA champion for the Bobcats, having won the 400 m and 200 m at the 1967 and 1968 outdoor championships respectively.[6] Les Carney was a two-time All-American for the Bobcats and later won the silver medal in the 200 m at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[7]

Postseason

As of August 2025, a total of 17 men and 3 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[8][9]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Men's1936 OutdoorPaul HalleckDiscus throw3rd[10]
Men's1957 OutdoorBob Sawyers800 meters8th[11]
Men's1958 OutdoorLes Carney200 meters7th[12]
Men's1959 OutdoorLes Carney200 meters3rd[12]
Men's1962 OutdoorDarnell Mitchell800 meters4th[11]
Men's1963 OutdoorDarnell Mitchell800 meters6th[11]
Men's1963 OutdoorBarry Sugden800 meters8th[11]
Men's1964 OutdoorBarry Sugden800 meters2nd[11]
Men's1965 IndoorBarry Sugden4 × 800 meters relay3rd[13]
John Fox
Darnell Mitchell
Bob Crooks
Men's1965 OutdoorDarnell Mitchell800 meters3rd[11]
Men's1966 OutdoorJohn Tillman800 meters5th[11]
Men's1967 OutdoorEmmett Taylor400 meters1st[14]
Men's1967 OutdoorRoger Pape4 × 100 meters relay4th[15]
Roger Hosler
Jerry Rhodes
Emmett Taylor
Men's1968 OutdoorEmmett Taylor200 meters1st[12]
Men's1968 OutdoorRoger Hosler4 × 400 meters relay2nd[16]
Ben Smith
Richard Fuller
Emmett Taylor
Men's1969 OutdoorDave LeitchHammer throw6th[17]
Men's1969 OutdoorDon FishJavelin throw4th[18]
Men's1970 OutdoorBob Bertelsen10,000 meters1st[19]
Men's1972 OutdoorRick DowswellJavelin throw1st[18]
Men's1973 OutdoorRick DowswellJavelin throw4th[18]
Men's1973 OutdoorEugene MillerDecathlon5th[20]
Men's1977 IndoorJames Jeffress4 × 400 meters relay5th[21]
Greg Fuqua
Jessie Young
Bruce Greene
Men's1977 OutdoorBruce Greene400 meters hurdles4th[22]
Men's1977 OutdoorRoger GildersPole vault5th[23]
Men's1978 IndoorAl OgunfeyimiLong jump1st[24]
Women's1982 OutdoorFrances DaniellHigh jump5th[25]
Women's1983 OutdoorKathy Williams800 meters6th[26]
Women's1983 OutdoorFrances DaniellHigh jump6th[25]
Men's1988 IndoorGreg LonesShot put2nd[27]
Women's1997 OutdoorJackie Conrad10,000 meters8th[28]
Women's1998 OutdoorJackie Conrad10,000 meters5th[28]
Men's2007 IndoorNathan MayleLong jump4th[24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colors – Ohio University". Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ohio Bobcats Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ohio Bobcats Track and Field Coach". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ohio University dropping four sports". The Galion Inquirer. 26 January 2007. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Taylor's On The Run Again!". Akron Beacon Journal. 14 April 1968. p. 40. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Carney's Running May Give Title To Ohio U". The Journal-Herald. 5 June 1959. p. 14. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "4 × 800 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "4 × 100 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x1" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x4" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. 1 2 3 "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Decathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  24. 1 2 "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  25. 1 2 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  26. ↑ "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  27. ↑ "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  28. 1 2 "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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