2011-12 Track & Field News

May 11, 2012
Postwaite and Prusky Hit Season High Provisional Marks
Lake Erie freshmen Joe Postwaite and Destiny Prusky posted season-high and school-record jumps on Friday in the triple jump and high jump, respectively. Postwaite cleared the 49' mark for the first time while Prusky went past 5' 6". Both marks are NCAA Division II provisional qualifiers.

May 4, 2012
Postwaite Claims Second Title, GLIAC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year Award
Joe Postwaite won the triple jump at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships on Friday, his second individual title of the event, earning him the league's top first-year field award. As a team, the Storm men finished seventh.

May 3, 2012
GLIAC Outdoor Championships Begin in Earnest on Thursday
Lake Erie jumpers Jamil Dudley and Joe Postwaite and vaulter Eric Klucar lead the Storm into the conference meet this week at Grand Valley State.

May 3, 2012
Postwaite and Dudley Claim Jump Titles at GLIAC Outdoor Championships (W/Video)
Freshman Joe Postwaite and sophomore All-American Jamil Dudley each won individual crowns on Thursday at the first full day of the conference meet. Postwaite won the long jump in provisional qualifying fashion and Dudley pulled out the high jump title on his final attempt. The Storm men are currently fourth heading into Friday's final day of competition.

April 28, 2012
Storm Take Home Two Titles At Ashland Open
Facing cold temperatures and windy conditions, Lake Erie competed at the Ashland Alumni Open. Junior Eric Klucar and sophomore Jamil Dudley won in the pole value and high jump.

April 21, 2012
Postwaite Wins All-Ohio Triple Jump, Prusky With School Record and Second Place in High Jump
Freshman Joe Postwaite won LEC's first individual All-Ohio title, taking the triple jump, and was one of two Storm jumpers in the top five of the men's high jump. Classmate Destiny Prusky tied for second in the women's high jump and set a school record in the event to highlight the second and final day of the All-Ohio Championships Saturday,

April 20, 2012
Klucar Places Eighth to Open All-Ohio Championship
Junior Eric Klucar was the top Division II pole vaulter Friday (April 20) during day one of the All-Ohio Championships at Miami University. He placed eighth in the event to score the Storm's first point of the competition.

April 17, 2012
Jamil Dudley Named GLIAC Field Athlete of the Week
The Storm's sophomore high jumper received the weekly conference honor after winning the event at the University of Tennessee's Sea Ray Relays over the weekend.

April 14, 2012
Dudley Wins Sea Ray Relays High Jump, Postwaite Third in Triple Jump
Sophomore All-American Jamil Dudley easily won the high jump and freshman Joe Postwaite claimed third place in the triple jump at the University of Tennessee's annual Sea Ray Relays event in Knoxville Saturday.

April 7, 2012
Pair of School Records for Postwaite on Day Two at Liberty
Freshman Joe Postwaite won the triple jump in school-record fashion and tied his own mark in the long jump on Saturday as the Storm wrapped-up the two-day event at Liberty University.

April 6, 2012
Storm Throwers Off to Good Start at Liberty Invitational
Lake Erie posted three top-15 finishes in the hammer throw on the first day of limited events in Lynchburg, Va. The remainder of the Storm will compete on Saturday.

March 30, 2012
Robinson Named GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week
Andre Robinson posted the fastest time in the GLIAC to date in the men's 400-meter dash at High Point last weekend, earning him league honors for the first time.

March 25, 2012
Record Weekend for Throwers at High Point VertKlasse Meeting
Nick Green and Taylor Williams combined for three school records and top-10 finishes in the throwing events to highlight the Storm's performance at the annual meet in North Carolina.

March 17, 2012
Postwaite Sets Long Jump Mark as Storm Wraps Up Wake Forest Open
Freshman Joe Postwaite set his second school record of the weekend, this time in the long jump, and classmate Destiny Prusky won the women's high jump B flight as the Storm concluded its outdoor opening-weekend in Winston-Salem.

March 16, 2012
Big Day for Dudley & Postwaite Who Open Outdoor Season with National Marks
Sophomore Jamil Dudley's outdoor debut featured an NCAA automatic and US Olympic Trial provisional qualifying jump at the Wake Forest Open on Friday. In addition, freshman Joe Postwaite provisionally qualified for the NCAA's in the triple jump and made the cut for the US Junior Nationals.

March 12, 2012
Track and Field Teams Place 13 on GLIAC indoor All-Academic Teams
The Storm had six men and seven women earn All-Academic or Academic Excellence honors from the conference this past season.

March 10, 2012
Snyder Finishes 11th in Heptathlon at NCAA Indoor Championships
Junior Isaac Snyder missed out on earning All-American honors for the second straight year by just 21 points, finishing 11th in a tightly contested multi-event competition on Saturday at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships at Minnesota State-Mankato.

March 9, 2012
Dudley Places Fifth in High Jump, Snyder Vying for All-American Honors in Heptathlon on First Day of NCAA Championships
Sophomore Jamil Dudley earned his third career All-American honor with a fifth-place finish Friday (March 9) at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Junior Isaac Snyder is currently 12th through four events of the heptathlon competition.

February 29, 2012
Three Named to USTFCCCA All-Region Team
The Storm had three men's team members earn all-region distinction for the 2012 indoor season: junior Isaac Snyder, sophomore Jamil Dudley and freshman Joe Postwaite.

February 28, 2012
Lake Erie Sending Two to NCAA Track Championships
Sophomore Jamil Dudley and junior Isaac Snyder will return to defend their All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships March 9-10 in Mankato, Minn.

February 25, 2012
Dudley Wins High Jump, Snyder Takes Second in Hep at GLIAC Indoor Championships
Sophomore Jamil Dudley won his second straight conference indoor championship and junior Isaac Snyder finished a close second in a very competitive heptathlon field Saturday during the final day of the GLIAC meet at Findlay. The Storm men finished seventh as a team.

February 24, 2012
Snyder Shares Heptathlon Lead After Day One of GLIAC Championships
Junior All-American Isaac Snyder is tied atop the men's heptathlon standings through four events Friday at the first day of the 2012 GLIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. On the women's side, Colleen Bednar took fourth in the long jump to place for the second straight year.

February 18, 2012
Storm Tunes Up for GLIAC Championships Saturday at Kent State
Lake Erie performed well in its final preparations for next week's league meet with nine top-10 finishes. Destiny Prusky was the lone event winner, taking the high jump, but accounted for one of the Storm's three school records on the day. Thrower Taylor Williams had the other two.

February 17, 2012
Dudley Qualifies for National Meet in Season Debut as Jumpers Dominate at Akron
Sophomore All-American Jamil Dudley made his first appearance for the Storm track and field team Friday night at the Zips Invitational and automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships in the high jump. The two-sport star cleared 7' 1/2" to punch his ticket to Minnesota. Joe Postwaite won the triple jump and Colleen Bednar took second in the women's long jump for LEC.

February 10, 2012
Boyd and Postwaite Double Winners at B-W Mid-February Meet
Junior Andrea Boyd and freshman Joe Postwaite each claimed two of Lake Erie's seven first-place finishes Friday night at the Mid-February Meet at Baldwin-Wallace. Boyd won the women's 55-meters and 55-meter hurdles while Postwaite continued his dominance in the triple jump and also won the high jump.

February 4, 2012
Snyder, Jumpers Lead Way for Storm at DII Challenge
All-American Isaac Snyder won the heptathlon and Joe Postwaite again dominated the triple jump as both improved on their NCAA provisional performances. Brandy Nortum set a school record in the triple jump on the women's side to highlight the Storm's performance at the 22-team Division II Team Challenge at SPIRE Institute.

February 4, 2012
Snyder, Jumpers Lead Way for Storm at DII Challenge
All-American Isaac Snyder won the heptathlon and Joe Postwaite again dominated the triple jump as both improved on their NCAA provisional performances. Brandy Nortum set a school record in the triple jump on the women's side to highlight the Storm's performance at the 22-team Division II Team Challenge at SPIRE Institute.

January 28, 2012
Women Set Two School Records, Storm Teams Post 10 Top-10 Finishes at SPIRE Midwest Open
Junior Sammie Smith set a school record for the second week in a row, this time in the 600-meters, and was one of two Lake Erie women to post top-four finishes at this weekend's event in Geneva. On the men's side, Joe Postwaite won the triple jump and took third in the long jump to highlight LEC's performance.

January 25, 2012
Men Ranked 13th in Latest USTFCCCA Rankings
Despite a provisional qualifier in its last meet, the Storm men slipped two spots in the USTFCCCA Top 25 rankings released on Tuesday, Jan. 24.

January 21, 2012
Postwaite With a Pair of Records, NCAA Provo Leap in Storm's 2012 Debut
Freshman Joe Postwaite set school records in the long jump and the triple jump, including an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the latter event, and two women set Lake Erie records in the Storm's return to action following winter break Saturday (Jan. 21) at the SPIRE North Coast Open.

January 18, 2012
Storm Men Ranked 11th in First USTFCCCA Computer Rankings
Lake Erie, which finished 16th at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships, is one of five GLIAC teams ranked in the top 25 of the coaches' association national computer poll. It's the highest ranking ever for the Storm.

January 9, 2012
Klucar Selected for USA Deaf World Championships Team
Lake Erie junior pole vaulter and national qualifier Eric Klucar has been invited to represent Team USA at the World Deaf Athletic Championships this summer in Toronto.

December 10, 2011
Snyder, Boyd Lead Storm on Second Day of Golden Flash Gala
All-American Isaac Snyder continued his fine weekend by finishing strong in the heptathlon and junior Andrea Boyd opened her year with a pair of top-10 finishes on the track as the Storm wrapped up its annual appearance in Kent.

December 9, 2011
Storm With Strong Early Showing at KSU
Isaac Snyder posted his best first-day total in the heptathlon and Joe Postwaite finsihed sixth in the long jump to highlight Lake Erie's day one performance at the Golden Flash Gala on Friday.

November 30, 2011
Track Teams Open Indoor Season With Dual at SPIRE
The Storm's 2011-12 season gets out of the blocks on Thursday, Dec. 1, with a dual meet against Seton Hill at SPIRE Institute in Geneva. The meet will begin at 4:30 p.m.

August 17, 2011
Storm Men's Track Unveils Recruiting Class
Head Coach Bryan Harmon has signed six student-athletes to letters of intent to compete for the Storm beginning in 2011-12. The class includes sprinter Jarrod Edwards, hurdler Dakoda Walker, jumpers Joe Postwaite, Javonie Rose and Billy McGuire, and thrower Sean Stone.

August 9, 2011
Storm Women Honored as All-Academic Team
Lake Erie's women's track and field team earned All-Academic recognition from the USTFCCCA for the second straight year. The Storm posted a 3.21 GPA during the season and finished the academic year with a team GPA of 3.19.