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2013 Track and Field Media Guide
26 Olympians Produced
15 Individual National Champions
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Distance Bios
Track:
2011-12:
Did not compete.
Cross Country:
2012:
Ran in two meets, with her best finish of 51st coming at the
Saluki Invitational.
2011:
Participated in three meets for the Salukis...Best finish came at
the SIU Early Bird in 26th place.
High School:
Made it to state finals senior year.
Personal:
Full name is Autumn Danielle Shearer...Born Dec. 28, 1990
in Skokie, Ill. ...Daughter of Dale and Lisa Shearer...Majoring in social
work.
Brandon
Shemonia
Indoor: Freshman
Outdoor: Freshman
XC: Freshman
Scott City, Mo.
Cross Country:
2012:
Ran unattached in four meets...Did not finish worse than
seventh in his first three meets...Won SIU Early Bird in first race
at Southern...Finished 50th at Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational.
High School:
Track team captain all four years...All-Conference
all four years in five different events...Conference champion in at
least two events each year in high school in four different events...
Won four individual conference titles his senior year in the 800m,
1600m, 3200m, and 4x800m races...Holds four different school
records...Named an All-American his sophomore year in the 200m
steeplechase...All-Conference three years in cross country and
conference champion his junior and senior seasons.
Personal:
Born March 31, 1994 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to
Joseph Shemonia and Toni Hammes...Stepfather, Kevin Hammes,
is a physical therapy assistant...His mother is a registered nurse...
Has three siblings...Majoring in mechanical engineering.
Madeline Sopena
Indoor: Sophomore
Outdoor: Sophomore
XC: Sophomore
Chicago, Ill.
Track:
2011-12:
Ran in three events (Mile, 1500m, 3000m) in six meets
over the indoor and outside seasons.
Cross Country:
2012:
Ran in two meets for the Salukis...Finished 53rd at the
Saluki Invitational.
2011:
Ran in four meets for the Salukis...Best finish was 18th at
the SIU Early Bird.
High School:
Senior year placed ninth in cross country in Chi-
cago Public League Conference.
Personal:
Born March 5, 1993 in Chicago, Ill. ...Daughter of
Alberto and Maria Sopena...Majoring in psychology.
Personal Bests
Indoor
Outdoor
Mile - 6:11.42
1500m - 5:43.05
3000m - 12:11.08
Ashley Zissler
Indoor: Sophomore
Outdoor: Sophomore
XC: Freshman
LaSalle, Ill.
Cross Country:
2012:
Ran in the first three meets of the season...Best finish was
11th at the SIU Early Bird.
2011:
Did not compete.
Personal:
Born July 2, 1992, to Ruth and Dan Zissler...Majoring
in zoology with a pre-vet focus.
Personal Bests
Indoor
Outdoor
800m - 2:42.52
800m - 2:40.42
Mile - 6:12.45