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2013 Track and Field Media Guide
26 Olympians Produced
15 Individual National Champions
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Brett Kohler
Indoor: Freshman
Outdoor: Freshman
Winfield, Ill.
Sprints/Hurdles Bios
Tommy Moore
Indoor: Sophomore
Outdoor: Sophomore
Springfield, Ill.
High School:
Ran track, helping team to a third place finish at
state in 2008 and 2009...Part of 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams
that finished sixth at state in 2009...Three-time All-Conference
selection in football...Was a two-way player...Threw for 588 yards
and seven touchdowns as a senior...Had 91 rushes for 417 yards
and three touchdowns...Recorded 36 tackles as a defensive back
with five pass breakups and two fumble recoveries in 2010...Team
MVP and special mention All-Conference as a senior...Threw
for 238 yards and two touchdowns as a junior with 477 rushing
yards and six scores...Had four pass breakups, one interception
and 13 tackles on defense in 2009...All-Conference selection...
Team MVP...Special mention All-Conference as a sophomore...
Had 25 tackles, one interception and 12 pass breakups...National
Honor Society member and three-time Academic All-Conference
honoree.
Christopher
Nightengale
Indoor: Senior
Outdoor: Senior
Chicago, Ill.
Lincoln College:
Ran the 110m and 400m hurdles...Was part of a
national qualifying 4x400 relay team.
High School:
Participated in one year of track after three years of
varsity basketball...Ran the 300m hurdles.
Personal:
Born Feb. 26, 1991 in Chicago, Ill., to Corey Nighten-
gale and Debra Coats.
Raequel Jacobs, continued
2009-10:
Placed a season-high fifth place in the 100m at the SIU
Spring Classic with a time of 13.40...Also placed sixth in the
same event (12.94) at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational...Set a
personal-best time in the indoor 200m, clocking in at 25.94 at the
GVSU Big Meet...In addition, notched personal-best marks in the
indoor 60m (7.87) and outdoor 200m (25.73).
High School:
Part of 2008 Class 4A state champion 4x200m
and 4x400 m relay teams...2008 Missouri state 100m runner-up
in Class 4A...Two-time district 100m champion...USATF Junior
Olympic National qualifier in the 100- and 200-meters.
Personal:
Undecided on a major...Born Nov. 19, 1990...Daughter
of Debbie and Daryl Jacobs.
Tommy Moore, continued
Personal:
Born Sep. 26, 1992, in Belleville, Ill. to Omer and Mi-
chelle Moore...Father is a land negotiator for the State of Illinois,
and his mother works at a hospital...Has two older siblings, Court-
ney and Felicia...Redshirted as a freshman for the Southern Illinois
football team, when he was named to the MVFC Academic Honor
Roll...Majoring in civil engineering.
Evelyn Scott
Indoor: Sophomore
Outdoor: Sophomore
Perth, Ontario, Canada
Track:
2011-12:
Competed in five events (200m, 400m, 400h, 600m,
600yd) in 15 meets combined in indoor and outdoor seasons...
Notched five top-five finishes combined, including two second
place finishes at the EIU Friday Night Special in the indoor season
and Illinois State Dual of the outdoor season.
High School:
All-Ontario Championships finalist sophomore, ju-
nior and senior year...Eastern Ontario two-time regional champion
in the 400m and 400h.
Personal:
Born on Oct. 24, 1993 in Perth, Ontario, Canada...
Daughter of Steve and Elaine Scott...Father is a veterinarian and
mother is a teacher...Has two sisters, Gillian and Alexis...Majoring
in kinesiology.
Personal Bests
Indoor
Outdoor
200m - 26.96
400m - 58.69
400m - 58.95
400h - 1:03.55
600m - 1:37.41
600y - 1:27.47