2007 Cross Country Schedule
EAGLE GREATS In the rich EMU Cross Country tradition, three athletes have finished in the top three, including Boaz Cheboiywo, the 2001 NCAA Champion. BOAZ CHEBOIYWO (2001-2002) El Doret, Kenya. Cheboiywo won the 2001 NCAA Championship for men’s cross country with a time of 28:47. Cheboiywo finished 19 seconds in front of his nearest competitor, Jorge Torres of Colorado and set his fifth-course record of the year in five races, beating the previous mark for the 10K course by seven seconds. He also posted the fifth fastest time in NCAA cross country championship history since extending the race to a 10-kilometer course in 1976. Cheboiywo became Eastern Michigan’s first National Champion at the Division I level and the first National Champion in cross country. He joins Elmore Banton, retired head coach at Ohio University, as the only MidAmerican Conference National Champions. Qualifiing for the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships, Cheboiywo came away with his second NCAA individual title of the year winning the 10,000-meter run with a time of 28:32.10. At the 2001 NCAA Great Lakes Regional, he won with a time of 29:52.0, which was almost 45 seconds in front of his nearest competition, Big Ten Champion Alan Webb of Michigan. At the 2001 Mid-American Conference Championships held at Eagle Crest Golf Course in Ypsilanti, Cheboiywo won the MAC Men’s Cross Country Championship with a time of 24:11.0, which set a new course record, almost 30 seconds better than the previous mark.Cheboiywo won the 2002 NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 30:08.1, successfully defending his 2001 title. At the 2002 NCAA Championships, Cheboiywo finished seventh overall with a time of 29:46.1. GORDON MINTY (1971-74) England. Gordon may be one of the best cross country runners in school history. He is the only man to win three consecutive MAC individual titles. In 1973 he was MAC, CCC and District champ, and third at the NCAA Championships. He was threetime All-State, All-MAC and All-District, two-time All-CCC and a four-time All-American. He made Division II in 1971 and Division I 1972,’73,’74. Had an outstanding track career as well with best times of 4:03, 13:40.94, 28:20.94 and 8:37.84 (2 mile). In 1973 he set the world indoor record in the three mile. Gordon ran in the Commonwealth Games and finished eighth in the marathon at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials.
GAVIN THOMPSON (2001-2003) West Sussex, England. Thompson won back-to-back MAC Championships in 2002 (23:50.2) and 2003 (23:39.9). In 2002, he also finished second at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (30:27.8) and 12th at the NCAA Championships (29:51.40), earning All-MAC, All-Region and All-American honors. Thompson won his first NCAA Great Lakes Regional title (30:12.0) in 2003. Thompson closed out the 2003 season by finishing third at the NCAA championships 10,000 meter individual with a time of 29:17.4.
Date Opponent
Time
Fri. Aug. 31 at Michigan Open 4 p.m. (Dexter, Mich.) Sat. Sept. 22 at Western Ontario International 10 a.m. (London, Ont.) Fri. Sept. 28 at Notre Dame Invitational 4 p.m. (South Bend, Ind.) Sat. Oct. 13 at Pre-NCAA Invitational 10 a.m. (Terre Haute, Ind.) Fri. Oct. 19 EMU FALL CLASSIC 4 p.m. (Dexter, Mich.) Sat. Oct. 27 at MAC Championship 11 a.m. (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) Sat. Nov. 10 at NCAA Great Lakes 11 a.m. (Bloomington, Ind.) Mon. Nov.19 at NCAA Championship Noon (Terre Haute, Ind.) Home meet in BOLD CAPS *Times and dates subject to change
Quick Facts UNIVERSITY
Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded: 1849 Enrollment: 24,000 Interim President: Donald Loppnow Nickname: Eagles Colors: Green (349) and White Conference: Mid-American (MAC)
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
Athletics Director: Derrick Gragg Associate AD: Doug Dowdy Associate AD: Mike Malach Assistant AD-Marketing and SWA: Stephannnie HarveyVandenberg Asst. Dir. of SASS: Erin Burdis Assoc. A.D. of Compliance: Melody Reifel-Werner Head Athletic Trainer: Steve Nordwall Equipment Manager: Darrell Hallberg
CROSS COUNTRY STAFF
Head Coach: John Goodridge (Long Island, ‘72) Office Phone Number: 734.487.2245
Sports Information
Sports Information Director: Jim Streeter Assistant SID: Greg Steiner Sports Information GA: Paul Pancoe Sports Information GA: Sarah VanMetre Sports Information GA/ XC Contact: Amanda Decker Cell Phone: 603.801.9152 Email: adecker5@emich.edu Office Phone: 734.487.0317 Office Fax: 734.485.3840 Mailing Address: 799 Hewitt Road Convocation Center Room 307 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Web site: www.EMUEagles.com
TEAM INFORMATION
2006 MAC Championship Finish: First Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/3 Newcomers: 9
CREDITS Writing, layout and design by Amanda Decker. Edited by Jim Streeter, Greg Steiner, Sarah VanMetre and Paul Pancoe. Photography by Amanda Decker, RunMichigan, parents and from Championship host sites.
2007 Eagles Head Coach: John Goodridge
Player Cl.-Elig. Hometown- High School Todd Bowmar Fr.-Fr. Wixom, Mich.- Walled Lake Western David Brent Jr.-Jr. Monroe, Mich.-St.Mary Catholic Central Ransom Brown So.-Fr. Coldwater, Mich.- Coldwater Luke Chrusciel Sr.-Jr. Grandville, Mich.-Grandville Willy Dague So.-Fr. Newport, Mich.- Monroe Jefferson Jacob Dubois Sr.-Jr. Jackson, Mich.-East Jackson Ryan Grau So.-Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich.- Kalamazoo Central Matt Hammersmith So.-Fr. Wolcottville, Mich.- Prarie Heights Austin Hendrix Fr.-Fr. Sylvania, Ohio- Sylvania Northview Jeff Hubbard Sr.-Jr. Ann Arbor, Mich.-Pioneer Josh Karanja Sr.-Jr. Ottawa, Canada-Nepean Joel Kirsch Sr.-Sr. Wyoming, Mich.-Grand Valley St. Univ. Peter Martin Fr.-Fr. Traverse City, Mich- Traverse City Kyle Mena Sr.-Jr. Portage, Mich.-Portage Northern Neal Naughton Sr.-Jr. Walled Lake, Mich.-Walled Lake Western Josh Perrin Sr.-Jr. Hillsdale, Mich.-Hillsdale Andrew Pfeieffer Fr.-Fr. Clarence, N.Y.- Clarence Eric Reichenbach Sr.-Jr. Pinckney, Mich.- Pinckney Ben Rodriguez Jr.-Jr. Perrysburg, Ohio-Perrysburg Cole Sanseverino Fr.-Fr. Monroe, Mich.- Monroe West Wes Stoody Fr.-Fr. Fenton, Mich.-Flint Powers Catholic Curtis Vollmar Jr.-So. Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc Kenneth Wassus Jr.-Jr. Monroe, Mich.- Oakland Univ. Jared Werner Fr.-Fr. Monroe, Mich.- Monroe Mark Wehrman Sr.-Jr. Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney R.P. White Jr.-Jr. Hillsdale, Mich.-Hillsdale Matt Willing Jr.-So. Flint, Mich.-Powers Catholic Wade Wines 5th-Sr. Pinckney, Mich.-Ida
Head Coach John Goodridge Long Island University, 1972 Seventh season at EMU John Goodridge begins his seventh season as the head coach of cross country at Eastern Michigan University and the veteran coach has enjoyed an outstanding coaching career. With EMU’s Mid-American Conference championships in 2001, 2005 and 2006, Goodridge has coached conference cross country championship teams in the MAC, Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference. 2006 was a banner year for Goodridge and his harriers. They repeated as MAC Championships and had the lowest point total ever by an Eagle team at the MAC Championships. Six Eagles claimed All-MAC honors while senior Corey Nowitzke was the top finisher at both the MAC Championships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. He finished 30th overall at the NCAA National Championships and was named an All-American and Academic All-American.
The Top Veterans EMU 2006: Was named first team All-MAC... Placed second at the Senior-Junior MAC Championship Hillsdale, Mich.- Hillsdale (27:20.9)...18th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (31:41.93)...27th at the Notre Dame Invitational (24:25)... 89th at the Pre-NCAA Invitational (24:48)...2005: Placed 14th at the MAC Championship (25:31), 37th at the NCAA Regional (32:22) and 94th at the NCAA Championships (31:11)...EMU 2004: Redshirted...High School: Selected Jackson Citizen Patriot “Runner of the Year” as a junior and senior... Division III State Cross Country Champion...Finished as Regional and Conference champion his junior and senior year...Selected All-State, All-Region and All-Conference as a senior...Finished fifth at the State Finals as a junior... Named first team All-Conference and second team All Region as a sophomore...Personal: Joshua John Perrin... Son of John and Laura Perrin...Has a brother, Dustin...Born 1-3-86...Major: Biology. EMU 2006: Was named first team All-MAC...Placed Junior-Junior third at the MAC Championship Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary’s Catholic (27:56.0)...16th at the Bowling Green Invitational (26:08.97)...42nd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (32:18.46)...50th at the Notre Dame Invitational (24:52)...102nd at the Pre-NCAA Invitational (24:52)...EMU 2005: Placed seventh at the Michigan Intercollegiate (12:04)...eighth at the EMU Open (25:15), 30th at the MAC Championship (26:14), 121st at the NCAA Regional (34:49) ...High School: MVP in cross country and track his senior year...DIII State Champ in the mile...Monroe County Runner of the Year..All-State in track and cross country... Captain of his high school squad for three consecutive years...Personal: David George Brent...Son of Paul and Sylvia Brent...Has a brother Joshua and sister Sarah... Born 8-1787...Major: Physics/ Secondary Education. EMU 2006: Was named first team All-MAC... Placed seventh at the Senior-Junior MAC Championship at the Notre Ottawa, Canada- Nepean (28:04.5)...36th Dame Invitational (24:40)... 37th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (32:12.37)...67th at the Pre-NCAA Invitational (24:36)...EMU 2005: Was named to the first team All-MAC... Placed sixth at the MAC Championship (24:47)... 13th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (25:03)... 30th at the NCAA Regional (32:09) and 126th at the NCAA Championships (31:14)...EMU 2004: Redshirted... High School: Was named MVP of his squad as a junior and senior... Conference champion in the 800, 1500, and 3000 meter... Personal: Josh Karanja... Son of Susan Karanja... Born 6-14-84... Major: Political Science.
Josh Perrin
David Brent
Josh Karanja
Curtis Vollmar
EMU 2006: Was named secondteam AllMAC... Placed fourth at the Bowling Green Invitational (25:22.14)...Eighth at the Michigan Open (33:12)... 12th at the MAC Championship (28:26.1)...45th at the Notre Dame Invitational (24:46)... 86th at the PreNCAA Invitational (24:47)...EMU 2005: Redshirted... High School: Ran Cross Country and Indoor Track… Big 9 Champ, Regional Champ, County Champ, placed 13th in the state as a senior…Personal: Curtis Anthony Vollmar... Son of Richard Vollmar and Kim Turner... Has five siblings: Joshua, Jack, Ashley, Chloe, and Sammy... Born 2-28-87... Major: Secondary Education.
Junior-Sophomore Grand Blanc, Mich.- Grand Blanc
EMU 2006: P l a c e d eighth Senior-Junior at the Bowling Portage, Mich.- Portage Northern Green Invitational (25:43.56)... 60th at the Notre Dame Invitational (25:00) ...EMU 2005: Was named second team All-MAC... Placed 12th at the MAC Championship (25:15)... 33rd at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (25:27)... 61st at the NCAA Regional (33:00) and 180th at the NCAA Championships (32:06)... EMU 2004: Redshirted... High School: 12th place All-State finish as a senior...All-Regional selection as a junior and senior...Named to the SWMAC AllConference team all four years... Four-year varsity cross country award winner ...Personal: Kyle Patrick Mena... Son of Pat Mena and Amy Clary...Born 6-9-85...Major: Sports Medicine.
Kyle M,ena
MU 2006: Was amed second Neal Naughton Enteam All-MAC...
Senior-Junior Walled Lake, Mich.Walled Lake Western
Placed tenth at the MAC Championship (28:21.0)... Fifth at the Bowling Green Invitational (25:33.03)... 39th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (32:15.46)...92nd at the Notre Dame Invitational (25:20)... 160th at the Pre-NCAA Invitational (25:18)...EMU 2005: Was named to the first team All-MAC...Placed fifth at the MAC Championship (24:26)... 16th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (25:06)... 34th at the NCAA Regional (32:16) and 87th at the NCAA Championships (31:05)...EMU 2004: Redshirted... High School: National Finalist, All-Midwest, AllState, All-County and All-Conference selection as a senior...All-County and All-Conference selection his junior year...Four-year varsity cross country award winner...Personal: Neal Naughton son of Kevin Naughton Sr. and Mary Naughton...Older brother Kevin graduated in 2007 and was a member of the EMU’s cross country team... Born 1-4-86...Major: Business Management.