The Central Michigan Chippewas track and field team is the track and field program that represents Central Michigan University. The Chippewas compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team is based in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, at the Lyle Bennett Outdoor Track.
The program is coached by Jenny Swieton. The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.
The men's teams were cut in May 2020, with athletic director Michael Alford citing budgetary reasons and the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2021, the ACLU of Michigan wrote a letter to the school urging them to re-instate the program. In April 2022, the United States Office for Civil Rights announced they were investigating the cuts to determine if they discriminated against African American students. The investigation came after the school announced they would revive a golf team later that year.
Postseason AIAW The Chippewas have had one AIAW All-American finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.
AIAW All-Americans Championships Name Event Place Karen Lehman 440 yards
NCAA , a total of 17 men and 4 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).
First team NCAA All-Americans Team Championships Name Event Place Men's Jack Cline High jump Men's Warren Giese Long jump Men's Jim Podoley Long jump Men's Jim Podoley 220 yards hurdles Men's Dave Myers 400 meters Men's Mike Winsor High jump Men's Bruno Pauletto Shot put Men's Steve Banovic 1000 meters Men's Bruno Pauletto Shot put Men's Barry Alexia 400 meters hurdles Men's Bruno Pauletto Shot put Men's Geoff Goolsby 10,000 meters Women's Karen Wilkinson Javelin throw Men's Samuel Okantey Triple jump Men's Greg Richardson 110 meters hurdles Men's Greg Richardson 60 meters hurdles Women's Suzy Bozin High jump Women's Suzy Bozin High jump Men's Johnie Drake 60 meters Men's Pierre Vinson 60 meters Men's Steve Wolf High jump Women's Tamera Thomas Pentathlon Men's Abraham Mach 800 meters Men's Greg Pilling Discus throw Men's Alex Rose Discus throw Women's Nadia Williams Long jump
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