International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States | ||||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 30th | 57.48 m |
Lacy Barnes (born December 23, 1964, in Ridgecrest, California) is a former track and field athlete. She was the United States women's discus throw track and field champion in 1988 and 1991 and the top U.S. finisher in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Barnes studied at California State University, Fresno, competing for the track team. Barnes earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Claremont Graduate University in 2010. In 2000, she was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame. [1] She resides in Fresno County and is a psychology professor at Madera Community College in Madera, California.
Barnes married Matthew Mileham, a fellow Fresno State track team member who competed in the hammer throw for Great Britain in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. She divorced Mileham in October 2009, and remarried in November of 2013 to architect and sculptor Marvin Armstrong.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the United States | ||||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 30th | 57.48 m |
Lillian Copeland was an American track and field Olympic champion athlete, who excelled in discus, javelin throwing, and shot put, setting multiple world records. She has been called "the most successful female discus thrower in U.S. history". She also held multiple titles in shot put and javelin throwing. She won a silver medal in discus at the 1928 Summer Olympics, a gold medal in discus at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and gold medals in discus, javelin, and shot put at the 1935 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine.
Stephen Anthony Abas is an American Olympic freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. Abas became a three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion in the 125 lb (57 kg) weight division while attending Fresno State University. He has competed in two world freestyle championships and received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games.
John W. "Bake" Baker was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Southern California, where he was a two-time All-American at guard. Baker served as the head football coach at Iowa State Teachers College—now known as the University of Northern Iowa—from 1933 to 1934, the University of Denver from 1948 to 1952, and Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—from 1957 to 1960, compiling a career college football coaching record of 41–61–4. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1983.
Laura Kay Berg is an American college softball head coach for Oregon State and a former collegiate four-time All-American and Olympian. She played for the Fresno State Bulldogs from 1994–98, where she won the 1998 Women's College World Series and owns the Western Athletic Conference career records in hits, runs and triples. She is one of only four women to have won four Olympic medals in softball, having won a medal at every Olympics the sport was contested. She is second all-time in NCAA Division I career hits and at-bats. She is also a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.
Gordon Glover "Slinger" Dunn was an American discus thrower who won a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics, a U.S. Navy lieutenant, and former mayor of Fresno, California from 1949-1957.
David Lester Laut was an American shot putter. He was born in Findlay, Ohio, and grew up in Oxnard, California. Laut attended Art Haycox Elementary School, E. O. Green Junior High School, Santa Clara High School, Moorpark College, along with San Jose City College and UCLA, where he was a two-time NCAA champion and ranked No. 1 shot putter in the United States.
Kenneth Flax is a retired American Olympic hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 80.02 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Modesto.
Aaron LeRenze Craver is a former American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, and the New Orleans Saints. The Dolphins drafted him in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State University. He is the only football player to catch a touchdown pass from John Elway and Dan Marino. In 2006, he was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame. Aaron Craver is currently the track and field and football coach at Woodbridge High School in Irvine, California.
Matthew ("Matt") David Mileham is a male retired male hammer thrower from Great Britain.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters, commonly abbreviated La. Tech and Dawgs, refer to the sports teams of Louisiana Tech University, in Ruston, Louisiana. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports. Since 2013, Louisiana Tech has been a member of Conference USA (C-USA).
Michele Mary Smith is an American, former collegiate All-American, two-time medal-winning Olympian, international professional left-handed hitting fastpitch softball pitcher and current sports commentator, originally from Califon, New Jersey. Smith played her college career for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls for the years 1986–89, where she set numerous records in the now defunct Big Eight Conference. She is also a double Olympic Softball gold medalist with Team USA, having played in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. She has been ESPN's lead college softball color analyst since 1998. In 2012, Smith became the first woman to serve as commentator for a nationally televised Major League Baseball game. Smith is a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.
Sam Boghosian was an American college and professional football coach. He played college football as a guard for the UCLA Bruins, and was later an assistant coach at his alma mater. Boghosian was a key member of the 1954 national championship team in his senior season and was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. As an offensive line coach, he won two Super Bowls with the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders.
John Flint Hanner was an American track and field athlete and coach. He qualified for the 1920 Summer Olympics, won the first NCAA javelin championship in 1921 and later worked as the track coach at Fresno State University for 35 years. He was also one of the founders and the long-time director of the West Coast Relays.
Carole Anne Ormaca Butler is an American former pair skater who competed with Robin Greiner. The duo won the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships four straight times, beginning in 1953. They also placed fourth at the World Figure Skating Championships three times and finished in fifth place at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games.
Marjorie Ann Wright is a former college softball coach. She was the head softball coach at California State University, Fresno—more commonly known as Fresno State—from 1986 to 2012. She led the Fresno State Bulldogs to the NCAA national softball championship in 1998 and is the NCAA's second all-time winningest softball coach. She also ranks second all-time in career victories among NCAA Division I coaches in all sports. She was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2000 and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. She retired at the end of the 2012 season.
Bobby Gene Bennett was an American college baseball coach who was head coach at Fresno State from 1970 to 2002.
Martha Rae Watson is a retired American track and field athlete. She qualified for four Olympics, 1964–1976 in the long jump, but also was a fast enough sprinter to be on two United States 4 x 100 metres relay teams. She picked up the individual silver medal in the long jump and the gold in the 4 x 100 relay at the 1975 Pan American Games. She was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1987.
Jack Byron "Jackie" Fellows was an American football player. He played college football for Los Angeles City College, was selected to the Little All-American team and led the team to the national junior college football championship. He transferred to California State University, Fresno and played for the Fresno State Bulldogs football team. During the 1942 college football season, Fellows led Fresno State to a 9-1 record, rushed for 599 yards and completed 82 of 195 passes for 1,314 yards. He also broke Davey O'Brien's single-season record by throwing 23 touchdown passes. He was selected by both Look magazine and Maxwell Stiles as a first-team halfback on the 1942 College Football All-America Team. After graduating from college, Fellows was draft in the sixth round of the 1944 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, but did not play in the National Football League (NFL). In 1947, Fellows played for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 1984, Fellows was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.
Nicole C. Carroll-Lewis is an American track and field athlete known for the javelin throw. She competed for USA at the 1996 Olympics after qualifying on the last throw. She is a two time American Champion in the event in 1996 and 1998.
Charles "Charlie" Craig is an American track and field coach and former triple jumper. He was the gold medalist at the 1967 Pan American Games and was an American champion both indoors and outdoors.
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