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Randolph adds Smith to track and field staff

The men’s and women’s track and field teams added a new member to the coaching staff.

Glenn Smith joins the Chippewas for the 2009-10 season and will primarily work with jumps and multi-events.

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Running for refuge

Running for refuge

Riak Mabil will never forget the night of Dec. 19, 2000.

At the age of 13, Mabil, along with three of his siblings, arrived to the United States as refugees from northern Kenya.

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Burning Questions: Meet junior Raeanne Lohner

Junior Raeanne Lohner is a distance runner for the cross country team. Lohner finished 39th out of 101 runners in last season’s Mid-American Conference Championships.

John Evans: Other than competing and practicing on the track, what do you like to do on your off-days?
Raeanne Lohner: I am pretty much a normal college student. I like hanging out with people. My other passion is picking up new books from the library about education because I’m going into secondary education.

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Previous relationship critical with new hire for track team

New throws coach John Ridgeway gets to work with All-American Greg Pilling upon coming to CMU.

Ridgeway is a former shot put thrower at the University of North Carolina. He was a two-year letter winner at UNC and earned all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in 2000-01.

Director and coach Willie Randolph had a previous relationship with Ridgeway before hiring him, something he said is important for any program.

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Henley brings unique experience

Henley brings unique experience

Gaining respect from her athletes is something that will not be hard for Dionne Henley, given her resume.

Competing in the 100-meter hurdles for Jamaica twice in the Olympics is not something every athlete can say their track coach accomplished.

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Petersmeyer leaves CMU, takes similar position at Boise State

After initially agreeing to join the track and field and cross country staff, Jeff Petersmeyer will not be coming to CMU after all.

Petersmeyer spent the past three years as a track coach at Texas Christian University, where he specialized in the horizontal jumps and multi-events. He was expected to be a part of the Chippewas coaching staff before unexpectedly taking a job elsewhere to work with a mentor of his.

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Nature’s Wrath

Nature’s Wrath

There was a time four years ago when Willie Randolph refused to take calls from his own mother.

No, there was not a rift in his family. In fact, his mother is a cornerstone in his life.

“You only get one mom,” Randolph said.

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New track director leaves a lasting impression

New track director leaves a lasting impression

It started as a simple interview about being the new leader of a track and field/cross country program.
Clearly, it became much more. Willie Randolph had a story. But more importantly, he had a personality.
From the second I walked into his office, there was a certain level of comfort that was present. That was created by [...]

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