There are more Bronco Track & Field athletes that have been All Americans than all other Western Michigan University Sports combined!
Phil McMullen placed 2nd and 5th at the NCAA Championships in 1997 and 1998.
Tom Duits was an All American in Cross Country and the Mile in the 70s. He was the first Michigander to run a sub 4:00 mile and still holds the school record of 3:59.2. Here he is (on left) after winning the first Kalamazoo Klassic 10K in 1979 .
Bruce Burston and Mike Gallagher were part of the 1964 XC National Championship Team and were both All-Americans finishing 11th and 7th. Bruce also gained All-American status when he finished third at the 1965 NCAA indoor mile championships. Bruce returned to his native Australia and is an Age-Group champ in triathlon at the age of 60.
Jesse McGuire was a two time XC All American and ran a 29:05 10K at the 1990 NCAA Outdoor Meet.
Outdoor Track & Field All-Americans
2002 Dale Cowper, 13th, hammer throw, 208'0"
1998 Phil McMullen, 5th, decathlon, 7,613
1997 Phil McMullen, 2nd, decathlon, 7,731
1996 Burger Lambrechts, 8th, shot put, 61-0.5
1995 Jeff Brandenburg, 8th, shot put, 59-11.75
Brian Keane, llth, javelin, 221-6
1993 Brian Keane, 4th, javelin, 235-1
Mate Langlois, 10th, 200, 20.79
1992 Vinton Bennett, 3rd, high jump, 7-4.25
Brian Keane, 7th, javelin, 224-4
1991 Vinton Bennett, 3rd, high jump, 7-5.25
1990 Jesse McGuire, 7th, 10,000, 29:05.09
1985 Alex Washington, 6th, 110 H, 13.74 (w)
1983 Alex Washington, 10th, 110 H, 13.7 (ht), 14.01*
1982 Jack Mclntosh, 2nd, 800, 1:48.1
1981 Chuck Greene, 8th, javelin, 249-1
1980 Jack Mclntosh, 7th, 800, 1:49.86
1979 Jack Mclntosh, 2nd, 800, 1:46.76
1978 Ron Parisi, 6th, javelin, 248-4
1977 Tom Duits, 5th, 1,500, 3:41.3
1971 Jeromee Liebenberg, 3rd, 3,000 SC, 8:37.0
John Bennett, 6th, six-mile, 27:54.3
1970 Jeromee Liebenberg, 2nd, 3,000 SC, 8:44.2
1969 Tom Randolph, 2nd, 220, 20.9
1968 Tom Randolph, 5th, 100, 10.2
Don Castronovo, Steve Strauch,
Tom Randolph, Horace Coleman, 3rd, 4x110, 40.21*
1967 Chuck LeMon, 5th, 440 H, 50.74*
1966 Steve Strauch, Boice Bowman,
Don Castronovo, Horace Coleman, 5th, 4x110, 40.61*
1965 Dennis Holland, 3rd, long jump, 25-2.25
1962 Jerry Bashaw, 8th, steeplechase, 9:20.8
Alonzo Littlejohn, 2nd-tie, high jump, 6-9
1962 Jim Oliphant, 2nd, high jump, 6-10
1961 John Bork, 1st, 880, 1:47.51*
Jim Oliphant, 3rd-tie, high jump, 6-8
Jerry Ashmore, 3rd, three-mile, 13:53.2
1959 Jerry Ashmore, 4th, three-mile, 14:10.9
1958 Ira Murchison, 1st, 100, 9.4
Ira Murchison, 4th, 220, 20.4
1957 Ira Murchison, 2nd, 100, 9.3 (WR)
1931 Nelson Schrier, 6th, high jump, 6-1
1923 Towner Smith, 2nd, 440
1922 Hilliard Hulscher, 4th, shot put
* converted to metric, full auto time (FAT)
Indoor Track & Field All-Americans
2001 Dale Cowper, 12th, weight throw, 66-11.5
1996 Burger Lambrechts, 3rd, shot put, 61-9.5
1995 Jeff Brandenburg, 7th, shot put, 58-9.75
1994 Jeff Brandenburg, 7th, shot put, 60-4
1993 Nate Langlois, 7th, 200, 21.38
1988 Robert Louis, 5th, 200, 21.34
Jamie Hence, 5th, 55 H, 7.38
1985 Tom Broekema, Robert Louis,
Brad Mora, Eric Teutsch,
5th, distance medley relay, 9:42.53
Alex Washington, 8th, 55 H, 7.32
1982 Mike Fowler, Gordon Mclntosh,
Kurt Liechty, Jack Mclntosh,
6th, two-mile relay, 7:30.60
1981 Mike Ericksen, 7th, 600, 1:12.11
Dave Beauchamp, Gordon Mclntosh,
Dana Houston, Kurt Liechty,
3rd, two-mile relay, 7:34.15
1979 Dave Beauchamp, Mike Karasiewicz,
Mike Thompson, Jack Mclntosh,
2nd, two-mile relay, 7:31.9
1978 Tom Duits, 5th, mile, 4:13.45
1976 Mike Schomer, 2nd, weight throw, 62-5.75
1972 Gary Harris, 2nd, two-mile, 8:37.4
1969 Tom Randolph, 3rd, 440, 48.3
1968 Tom Randolph, 2nd, 440, 48.0
1965 Bruce Burston, 3rd, mile, 4:09.6
Cross Country All-Americans
1989 Jesse McGuire, 14th, 30:09.34
Brad Kirk, 33rd, 30:36
1988 Jesse McGuire, 26th, 30:01
1976 Tom Duits, 35th, 29:32.98
1970 Jeromee Liebenberg, 14th, 28:46
Gary Harris, 18th, 28:50
1969 Gary Harris, 21st, 30:04
1967 Michael Hazilla, 21st
1965 Steve Smith, 6th, 30:08.0
Wolfgang Lugauer, 22nd
1964 Mike Gallagher, 7th, 20:29.0
Bruce Burston, 11th, 20:33.4
Donald Clark, 18th, 20:49.9
1962 Bruce Burston, 13th. 20:04
Richard Green, 16th, n/a
Jerry Bashaw, 20th, 20:10
1961 Don Hancock, llth, 20:52.2
1960 Dick Pond, 14th, 20:24.5
Jerry Ashmore, 15th, 20:24.5
Don Hancock, 22nd, 20:43
1958 Art Eversole, 3rd, 20:29.0
Jerry Ashmore, 8th, 20:40.0
1957 John Wardle, 9th, 20:03
Art Eversole, 10th, 20:05
1956 Bill Pyle, 14th, 20:40
1938 Ford Hess, llth, n/a
NCAA Cross Country Appearances
Year Finish Points Year Finish Points
1989 12th 337 1961 6th 165
1970 5th 214 1960 3rd 84
1969 6th 222 1959 5th 148
1968 19th 383 1958 2nd 104
1967 4th 129 1957 6th 170
1966 9th 256 1956 12th 233
1965 1st 81 1955 8th 197
1964 1st 86 1954 llth 249
1963 10th 245 1953 llth 272
1962 3rd 120 1951 16th 408