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5 Former Duke Stars Named to 50th Anniversary Men's Outdoor Track and Field Team
Sept. 17, 2002
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary Men's Outdoor Track & Field Team was announced today by Commissioner John Swofford. The 52-member team was voted on by the nine league institutions as decided by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee.
Clemson led all league schools with nine members on the Golden Anniversary team while Georgia Tech, Maryland and North Carolina were tied for second with eight honorees each. Duke had five players selected, followed by NC State and Virginia with four apiece and Florida State and Wake Forest with three.
Duke's five former outdoor track stars to make the team are Robbie Perkins, Joel Shankle, Dave Sime, Cary Weisiger and Bob Wheeler.
The ACC's 50th Anniversary Men's Outdoor Track & Field team (in alphabetical order)
Derrick Adkins, Georgia Tech (1989-1992)
1996 Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles ... four-time All-American and a four-time ACC champion in that event ... a six-time All-Conference selection and was named the ACC Outdoor MVP in 1991 ... has also competed in multiple world championships and the 1998 Goodwill Games.
Joe Allen, Florida State (2000-2001)
2000 and 2001 Outdoor ACC Champion in the long jump ... 2001 ACC Outdoor triple jump Champion ... 2001 ACC Outdoor Meet Most Outstanding Performer following first place finishes in the long and triple jump and earned NCAA provisional qualifying mark (long jump) at FSU Relays ... named ACC outdoor event MVP during senior season ... earned All-ACC honors in 2000 and 2001.
Nick Basciano, Maryland (1974-1976)
Won three consecutive ACC titles in 100-yard/100-meter run (1974-76) and in the 220-yard/200-meter runs (1974-76) ... Awarded ACC Outstanding Performer of the 1976 ACC Championships (formerly the Fetzer Award) ... Member of three ACC Champion teams (1974, 1975, 1976) ... Third in Maryland history in 100-meters with a time of 10.38 (1974); also in the school's top five in the 200 meters.
Jim Beatty, North Carolina (1954-1957)
All-American in the two-miles in 1955 and 1957 and for the 5,000 meters in 1956 ... ACC champion in the mile in 1955 and 1956 ... Won the James A. Sullivan award as the nation's top amateur athlete in 1962, the same year he set world records for the mile, two miles, 1,500m and 5,000m.
Eric Bishop, North Carolina (1996-1998)
1996 NCAA champion in the outdoor high jump ... All-American in the outdoor high jump in 1996 ... ACC champion in the outdoor high jump 1997.
Andy Bloom, Wake Forest (1992, 1994-1996)
Two-time National Champion, winning 1996 Shot Put and Discus Throw ... Four-time All-American, earning honors in Shot Put and Discus two years each ... Six-time ACC Champion, winning both Shot Put and Discus three years each ... Two-time MVP of ACC Championships ... Four-time ACC Indoor Champion ... 2000 Olympian.
Kevin Braunskill, NC State (1988-1991)
Three-time All-American in 4x100 meter relay in 1988, 1989, and 1991 ... Three-time All-American in 200 meter dash from 1989 to 1991 ... ACC Champion in 100 meter dash in 1989 ... Two-time ACC Champion in the 200 meter dash in 1989 and 1991 ... member of ACC Champion 4x100 meter relay team in 1988 and 1989 ... member of fastest 4x100 meter relay team in school history with time of 39.07 in 1989 ... member top- two 4x400 meter relay teams with times 3:05.86 set in 1990 and 3:05.92 set in 1991 ... Second all-time in school history in the 200 meter dash with time of 20.14c set in 1990, third all-time in the 400 meter dash with a time of 45.99 set in 1995, fourth all-time in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.29 set in 1990 ... Selected to All-Conference team from 1988 to 1991 ... member of the 1988 ACC Championship team and the 1989, 1990, and 1991 ACC runner-up teams ... Voted Conference Championship MVP in 1989.
Ray Brown, Virginia (1981-1984)
Three-time All-American (1000m (I),1984, 800m(O), 1984, 800m(I), 1982), two-time ACC Champion in the 800m(O) (1983, 1984), University of Virginia record holder in the 1000m (2:20.57, 1984), 4x800m(O) (7:14.64, 1982), 4x800m(I) (7:23.64, 1983), and the DMR (O) (9:25.56,
1983).
Steve Brown, Wake Forest (1987-1990)
Two-time All-American in 110-Meter High Hurdles ... Two-time ACC Champion ... Also won ACC Championship in indoor 55-Meter Hurdles ... Three-time All-ACC selection indoors ... Also played football at Wake Forest ... Competed for Trinidad & Tobago in 2000 Olympics ... Assistant coach at Clemson now.
Milton Campbell, North Carolina (1995-1998)
Member of the 1995 NCAA champion 4x100-meter relay team ... 1995 All-American 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams ... 1996 & 1997 All-American in the 400 meters ... 1997 All-American on the 4x400-meters ... 1998 All-American in the 400 ... 1995 ACC champion 4x100 team ... ACC champion 400m in 1995, 1997 and 1998, setting the ACC meet record in 1998.
Jonathon Carter, Florida State (1993-1996)
Six-time All-American, including three individual honors ... was named All-American in the 100m dash in 1995 and 1996 ... added 200m All-American honors in 1996 ... three time relay All-American, earning All-American status in 1993, 1994 and 1996 as member of the 4X100 relay team ... 1994 ACC Outdoor Champion in 100m dash ... named to the 1994 All-ACC team.
Mike Cole, Maryland (1964-1965)
A two-time NCAA Champion in the long jump in 1965 (both indoor and outdoor) ... Won back-to-back ACC long jump titles (1964 and 1965) ... A member of two ACC Champion Maryland teams (1964 and 1965) ... In the Maryland record book's top-ten for the long jump.
Roger Collins, Clemson (1967-1970)
Three-time All-American in the javelin (1968-1970) ... 1969 ACC Meet Most Valuable Performer ... three-time ACC Champion in the javelin.
Mike Columbus, Clemson (1975-1978)
1976 and 1977 All-American in the discus ... four-time ACC Champion in the discus ... ranks second on Clemson's all-time list in the discus with
a mark of 190'10".
Frank Costello, Maryland (1965-1968)
A two-time NCAA Champion in the high jump in 1965 (both indoor and outdoor) ... A four-time All-American (1965, 1966, 1968) ... Won back-to-back ACC Championships in the high jump in 1965 and 1966, and again in 1968 ... Won six consecutive ACC Indoor Titles (1975-80) and five consecutive Outdoor Titles (1975-79) as men's head coach.
Mike Cotton, Virginia (1978-1981)
Two-time All-American (3,000m SC, 1981 and Cross Country, 1980) ... ACC Champion in the 3,000m SC (1979) and 10,000m (1981) ... ACC Performer of the Meet (1981) ... UVA record holder in the 10,000m
(28:55.34, 1981).
Shawn Crawford, Clemson (1997-2000)
2000 National Champion in the 200m ... seven-time All-American ... won the 200m at the Goodwill Games in 2000 ... claimed bronze in the 200m at the World Championships in 2000 ... 1998 and 2000 ACC Outdoor Meet Most Valuable Performer ... six-time ACC Champion ... ranks second on Clemson's all-time list in the 200m, fourth on Clemson's all-time list in the 100m.
Paul Ereng, Virginia (1988-1989)
Four-time All-American (800m (I,O) 1988, 1989) ... ACC Champion in the 800m (O) in both 1988 and 1989 and the 800m (I) in 1989 ... National Champion in the 800m (O) (1988), 800m (I) (1989), 800m (O) (1989) ... Holds UVA Indoor records in the 500m (1:02.44, 1988), 800m (1:44.84, 1988), and the 4x400m (3:12.55, 1989) ... Holds outdoor records in the 800m (1:43.16, 1989) and the 4x400m (3:07.14,1988).
Michael Green, Clemson (1990-1993)
1993 National Champion in the 100m ... four-time All-American ... member of 1991 NCAA runner-up 4x100m relay team ... 1993 ACC Championship Meet Most Valuable Performer ... five-time ACC Champion ... Clemson record holder in the 100m dash with a wind-aided time of 10.01.
Ken Harnden, North Carolina (1994-1995)
1995 NCAA champion in the 400-meter hurdles and a member of the NCAA champion indoor 4x400 team ... All-American in 1995 as a member of the 4x400 teams ... In 1996, he was an Olympian for Zimbabwe in the Atlanta Games, running the 400-meter hurdles.
Terrance Herrington, Clemson (1985-1989)
Three-time All-American ... three-time ACC Champion ... Clemson's record holder in the 800m and 1500m ... set record time of 1:46.38 in the 800m in 1988, holds record of 3:38.57 in the 1500m.
John Hinton, Virginia (1981-1984)
Two-time All-American (1,500m (O), 1983, 800m (O), 1984, 1,000m (I), 1,200m (O), 1985) ... ACC Champion in the 800m (O) (1985), 1,500m (O) (1983), 3,000m Steeplechase (1984) ... Holds UVA indoor records in the 1,500m (3:45.04,1985), 4x800m (7:23.64) ... Holds UVA outdoor records in the 1,500m (3:40.24,1983),4x800m (7:14.64, 1982).
Dennis Ivory, Maryland (1976-1979)
All-American in the triple jump (1979) ... Owns six ACC titles ... Three-time ACC Champion in the triple jump (1977-79) and long jump (1976-77, 79) ... Holds the ACC record in the triple jump (55-3) set in 1979 ... Holds Maryland record in the triple jump at 55-3 (1978) and is second in the long jump 26-0
