Thomas Earns Top Male Athlete Billing At CMU
June 23, 2003
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Dana Thomas, a standout on the Central Michigan University men's track and field team, has been tabbed the best all-around male athlete at CMU.
Thomas, who earned strength and conditioning All-America honors, garnered the distinction after completing a battery of tests issued to each male athlete at CMU by the strength and condition coaches.
The tests include a vertical jump, three-step vertical jump, 40-yard dash, pro agility test, the reaction agility test (RAT), bench press, squat, and clean. Three new tests were added this year. Those include the starting 20, the flying 20, and the 2-300 shuttle.
The RAT test is an agility test with the added component of reacting to visual stimuli while the starting 20 times the first 20 yards of the 40-yard dash and the flying 20 measures the second and final 20 yards.
Thomas' scores are: vertical jump, 32-0; three-step vertical, 42-0; 40-yard dash, 4.41; starting 20, 2.85; flying 20, 1.83; pro agility, 4.17; RAT test, 6.70; 2-300 shuttle, 111; bench, 330; bench per pound, 2.05; squat, 315; squat per pound, 1.96; clean, 250; clean per pound 1.55.
Women's track and field athlete Fallon Bailey was named a strength and conditioning All-American as well and is the top all-around female athlete at CMU.
Below is a list of the top male athletes by sport:
Joe Carr - basketball
Brandon Shuck - baseball
Nate Edwards - wrestling
Jacob Brown - football
Below is an updated list of the all-time top male and female performances broken down by event:
Vertical Jump
Female - Tamera Thomas, track and field, 29-5
Male - Jovan Clarke, football, 33-5
Three-Step Vertical
Female - Tamera Thomas, track and field, 34-5
Male - Steve Wolf, track and field, 44-0
Pro Agility
Female - Jacqui Lorenzo, soccer, 4.61
40-Yard Dash
Female - Fallon Bailey, track and field, 5.03
Male - Dana Thomas, track and field, 4.41
Reaction Agility Test
Female - Karen Hohs, softball, 7.17
Male - J.R. Wallace, basketball, 5.89
Bench Press
Female - Katie Davis, track and field, 240
Male - Derek McLaughlin, football, 430
Bench Press Per Pound
Female - Natasha Reynolds, track and field, 1.63
Male - Dana Thomas, track and field, 2.04
Squat
Female - Katie Davis, track and field, 405
Male - John Pilling, track and field, 585
Squat Per Pound
Female - Fallon Bailey, track and field, 2.24
Male - Clive Roberts, track and field, 2.92
Clean
Female - Melissa Brousseau, track and field, 210
Male - John Pilling, track and field, 320
Clean Per Pound
Female - Natasha Reynolds, track and field, 1.23
Male - Clive Roberts, track and field, 1.66
Starting 20
Female - Fallon Bailey, track and field, 2.85
Male - Ike Ajoku, football, 2.28
Flying 20
Female - Fallon Bailey, track and field, 2.18
Male - Johnnie Drake, track and field, 1.82
2-300 Yard Shuttle
Female - Casey Manning, basketball, 123
Male - Dana Thomas, track and field, 107