2014 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Date MEET Time Aug 29 ARMY OPEN 4 PM (West Point Golf Course) Sept 12 CORNELL 4:30 PM (West Point Golf Course) Sept 20 Iona Meet of Champions 9:30 AM (Bronx, N.Y.) Oct 4 Paul Short Invite 11 AM (Bethlehem, Pa.) Oct 18 Navy (Star Meet) 11 AM (Annapolis, Md.) Nov 1 Patriot League Championships TBA (Lehigh, Pa.) Nov 14 NCAA Regionals TBA (Bronx, N.Y.) Nov 22 NCAA Championships TBA (Terre Haute, Ind.) Home MEETS in Gold CAPS All times Eastern and are subject to change
TABLE OF CONTENTS & QUICK FACTS U.S. Military Academy Location................................................................................................ West Point, N.Y. Founded................................................................................................ March 16, 1802 Enrollment.............................................................................................................. 4,400 Superintendent............................................................... Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, Jr. Director of Athletics.............................................................................Boo Corrigan Nicknames.............................................................................. Black Knights, Cadets Mascot.......................................................................................................................Mule Motto....................................................................................... “Duty, Honor, Country” Colors...........................................................................................Black, Gold and Gray Conference............................................................................................Patriot League Home Course....................................................................... West Point Golf Course Army Men’s Cross Country Quick Facts First Season.............................................................................................................1922 All-Time Dual Record..........................................................403-171-1 (87 seasons) 2013 Dual Record....................................................................................................... 1-1 2013 Patriot League Championship Finish.................................................Fourth 2013 NCAA Regional Finish...................................................................................14th NCAA Championship Appearances........................................................................10 Most Recent.................................................................................1996 Best NCAA Team Finish ......................................................................Third (1958) 2014 Team Captain..............................................................................Nathan Fisher
Table of Contents 2014 Schedule.....................................................................Inside Front Cover Table of Contents & Quick Facts..................................................................... 1 About West Point.............................................................................................2-9 Academy Leadership.........................................................................................10 Director of Athletics......................................................................................... 11 Coaches and Support Staff....................................................................... 12-13 2014 Season Preview..................................................................................14-16 2014 Men’s Roster............................................................................................. 17 Men’s Profiles................................................................................................18-32 2014 Women’s Roster...................................................................................... 33 Women’s Profiles.........................................................................................34-45 2013 Review.................................................................................................. 46-51 Men’s Record Book..................................................................................... 52-62 Women’s Record Book...............................................................................63-67 Army’s Home Race Course..............................................................................68 Army vs. Navy History.................................................................................69-70 Patriot League Championship History...................................................71-72 The Patriot League...........................................................................Back Cover
Army Women’s Cross Country Quick Facts First Season.............................................................................................................1978 All-Time Dual Record..............................................................99-57-1 (35 seasons) 2013 Dual Record...................................................................................................... 0-2 2013 Patriot League Championship Finish.................................................... Fifth 2013 NCAA Regional Finish...................................................................................21st NCAA Championship Appearances................................................................................Two (Division II) Most Recent.................................................................................1988 Best NCAA Team Finish...........................................................................Sixth (1988) 2014 Team Captain................................................................ Katrina Mecklenburg Cross Country Staff Acting Head Coach.............................................................................. Brian Bancroft Assistant Coach............................................................................... Shannon O’Brien Athletic Trainer................................................................................. Kelsey Sheridan Cross Country Office Phone...........................................................(845) 938-2425 Cross Country Twitter Handle......................................................@Army_TrackXC Athletic Communications Executive Athletic Director/Athletic Comm......................................Bob Beretta Cross Country Contact........................................................................ Kelly Dumrauf Dumrauf’s Office Phone...................................................................(845) 938-1824 E-Mail............................................................................... kelly.a.dumrauf@usma.edu Army Athletics Website...................................................... www.goARMYsports.com Army Athletics Twitter Handle........................................................... @ArmyAthletics
® Credits: The 2014 Army Cross Country Media Guide is an official publication of the U.S. Military Academy Office of Athletic Communications. The guide was designed, written and edited by Kelly Dumrauf. Editing assistance provided by Ally Keirn, Mady Salvani and Nick Lantz. Photos courtesy of the USMA Department of Information Management Creative Imaging Center, Jon Malinowski, Mady Salvani and Tom Connelly. On the cover: Senior Cody Barger and Junior Lindsay Gabow.
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The United States Military Academy is renowned because of its historic and distinguished reputation as a military academy, and as a leading, progressive institution of higher education. Made legendary in books and movies produced over the years, the Academy’s “Long Gray Line” of graduates includes some of our nation’s most famous and influential men: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, George S. Patton, Omar Bradley, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower and Norman Schwarzkopf. Because of this superb education and leadership experience, West Point graduates historically have been sought for high level civilian and military leadership positions. Their numbers include two U.S. presidents, several ambassadors, state governors, legislators, judges, cabinet members, educators, astronauts and corporate executives. Today, West Point continues to provide hundreds of young men and women the unique opportunity to develop physically, ethically and intellectually while building a foundation for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career as an Army officer in the service of our nation. Cadets have much more responsibility in running the Academy than students in most other colleges or universities. It adds to the leadership experience. Cadets succeed at West Point because of the support they receive from the staff and faculty. After all, many faculty members are West Point graduates and understand the challenge cadets face on a daily basis. They also serve as ideal role models, showing cadets what Army life is like. The U.S. Military Academy’s primary strength is its ability to develop leaders of character who are committed to “Duty, Honor, Country” and selfless service to our nation.
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AT WEST POINT, IT IS OFTEN SAID ... “MUCH OF THE HISTORY WE TEACH WAS MADE BY PEOPLE WE TAUGHT.”
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Robert E. Lee ’29 The Academy’s ninth Superintendent (1852-55), Lee was a model cadet during his four years at West Point. He graduated second in his class and never earned a single demerit during his four years at the Academy. At the beginning of the Civil War, he was selected to serve as Commanding General of the Army, but instead resigned his commission and was named GeneralIn-Chief of the Confederate Army from 1861 to 1865. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant (USMA 1843), at Appomattox Court House, Va., ended the Civil War. Fort Lee, Va., was named in his honor. Ulysses S. Grant ’43 Grant distinguished himself during the Civil War at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863; his victory secured control of the Mississippi River for the Union. President Abe Lincoln later appointed him Commanding General of the Army in March 1864. On April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Va., Robert E. Lee (USMA 1829) surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to him, ending the Civil War. Grant later served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Today, his image graces the $50 bill. George W. Goethals ’80 Goethals became an architect and was builder of the Panama Canal, 1904 to 1914. John J. Pershing ’86 Considered the second most senior officer in Army history, behind only George Washington, Pershing served as commander of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The two-millionplus troops of the AEF made a decisive contribution to the defeat of Imperial Germany. Pershing’s abilities as a leader distinguished him among European commanders, and through repeated successes on the battlefield, promoted American prestige around the world. He served as Army Chief of Staff in 1921, and was named General of the Armies of the United States upon his retirement in 1924. Douglas MacArthur ’03 After World War I, MacArthur returned to West Point to serve as the Academy’s 31st Superintendent from 1919 to 1922. During that time, he was responsible for
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the revitalization of the Academy. He was later promoted to General of the Army and served as Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II. During that time, he received the Medal of Honor for leading defense preparation and operations on the Philippine Islands. He later served as Supreme Allied Commander, Japan, and as commander, United Nations Command in the Far East. He was one of only five officers to be promoted to General of the Army (five stars).
1953 to 1961 and was one of only five officers to be promoted to General of the Army (five stars).
Trophy winner in Army football history. He later served as chairman and CEO of Primerica.
Alexander M. Haig Jr. ’47 Haig served as Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon from 1973 to 1974; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1974 to 1979; President of United Technologies Corporation 1980 to 1981 and Secretary of State during the Reagan administration from 1981 to 1982.
James V. Kimsey ’62 Kimsey was the founding chairman of America Online, and was named chairman emeritus in 1996. He founded the Kimsey Foundation in 1996.
George S. Patton Jr. ’09 “Old Blood and Guts,” Patton was one of the most colorful commanders in the Army. During World War II the famed commander of the 2nd Armored Division and later the Third Army displayed courage and daring as prominently as the pair of ivory handled revolvers he wore. Patton accomplished one of the most remarkable feats in military history in December 1944, when he quickly turned the Third Army northward to reinforce the Allied southern flank against the German attack in the Battle of the Bulge. The General’s doctrine of aggressive employment of massive armor forces continue to prove themselves in combat arenas around the world.
Frank Borman ’50 An astronaut from 1962 to 1970, Borman commanded the first circumlunar flight of the earth. He later served as President of Eastern Airlines.
Omar N. Bradley ’15 During his career, Bradley earned a reputation as one of the best infantry commanders in World War II. He commanded the 82nd Airborne and 28th Infantry Divisions before going on to command the 1st Army and the 12th Army Group. After the war he served as Army Chief of Staff from 1948 to 1949 and served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949 to 1953. He was the last Army officer to be promoted to General of the Army (five stars), and the Bradley fighting vehicle is named in his honor. Dwight D. Eisenhower ’15 During World War II, Eisenhower served as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces Europe from 1943 to 1944, during which he led the D-Day invasion of Europe. During that time, he was promoted to General of the Army (five stars). After the war, he served as Army Chief of Staff from 1945 to 1948 and was named President of Columbia University in 1948. He served as the 34th President of the United States from
Fidel V. Ramos ’50 One of the Academy’s international cadets, Ramos served as a Philippine Army officer after graduation. He eventually became the country’s military Chief of Staff and later Secretary of National Defense. He also served as President of the Republic of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. Edwin E. Aldrin ’51 An astronaut from 1963 to 1972, Aldrin participated in the first manned lunar landing with Michael Collins (USMA ’52) and was the second man to walk on the moon. Edward White ’52 An astronaut from 1962 to 1967, White was the first man to walk in space and was one of the three astronauts killed in the Apollo I disaster in 1967. H. Norman Schwarzkopf ’56 As Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command from 1988 to 1991, Schwarzkopf’s command ultimately responded to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait with the largest U.S. deployment since the Vietnam War, including portions of the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps as well as units from dozens of nations around the world. After retiring, Schwartzkopf received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Peter M. Dawkins ’59 Dawkins was Cadet Brigade Commander (First Captain of the U.S. Corps of Cadets) as a senior and became the third Heisman
Michael W. Krzyzewski ’69 Krzyzewski served as head basketball coach at West Point from 1974 to 1979 before assuming similar duties at Duke University. Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to three national championships and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in October 2001. He coached the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. MARTIN E. DEMPSEY ’74 General Martin E. Dempsey serves as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he serves as the principal military adviser to the President, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council. By law, he is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer. Prior to becoming Chairman, the general served as the Army’s 37th Chief of Staff. Dempsey served as the Deputy Commander and then Acting Commander of U.S. Central Command. Before becoming Chief of Staff of the Army, he commanded U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
Raymond T. Odierno ‘76 Odierno commanded the 4th Infantry Division during the fall of 2003 which, along with Special Forces units, captured Saddam Hussein in December of that year. Odierno helped plan and coordinate the raid that netted Iraq’s fallen dictator. He currently serves as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Robert S. Kimbrough ’89 Kimbrough was named one of 11 new astronaut candidates by NASA in May 2004. Kimbrough ranks among Army Baseball’s career leaders in saves. A veteran of Desert Storm, he currently works for NASA in Houston as a flight simulation engineer and participated in a space shuttle mission in 2009.
“I think if my dear mother were alive, she would tell you nothing comes close to graduating from West Point, even going to the moon.” Astronaut Frank Borman
“The combination of an education at West Point and the experience of a career in the armed services will prepare you in a unique way for a rich diversity of further career and service in civilian life.” - Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis
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“I believe in the code ... ‘Duty, Honor, Country.’ I believe in service to one’s country. The institution of the armed forces has thrived on its commitment to developing excellence. It is meritocracy in action. Race, religion, wealth, background count not.” - President George H.W. Bush
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“From the birth of our existence, America has had a faith in the future -- a belief that where we’re going is better than where we’ve been, even when the path ahead is uncertain. To fulfill that promise, generations of Americans have built upon the foundation of our forefathers -- finding opportunity, fighting injustice, forging a more perfect union. Our achievement would not be possible without the Long Gray Line that has sacrificed for duty, for honor, for country.” - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
“My four years at West Point were wonderful. I loved every minute of it and particularly the last three years. I loved the history. I loved the tradition. I liked wearing the uniform. I felt like I belonged there. Everything was meaningful to me. There is no question in my mind the proudest day of my father’s life was the day I graduated from West Point. There is a picture of the two of us standing on ‘The Plain’ and he is just beaming.” - General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
“I was so proud to be on the verge of entering the only institution in American society at that time that was totally integrated, in which I would have the opportunity to rise, based solely on performance and ability. The nation always looks to West Point and always looks to each and every one of you to follow always the angels of your nature.” - General Colin Powell
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“How great it must be, gosh how great it must be to be a member of this Corps. To know that camaraderie of discipline, of manners, of courtesy, of human sensibility, of one’s duty to his fellow man.” - Journalist Walter Cronkite
“In every corner of America, the words ‘West Point’ command immediate respect. This place where the Hudson River bends is more than a fine institution of learning. The United States Military Academy is the guardian of values that have shaped the soldiers who have shaped the world.” - President George W. Bush
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“This place reeks of honor and discipline. With this show, we’ve been to a lot of great campuses all throughout the country over the years—and folks, let me tell you - there is absolutely nothing like this! Do yourself a favor and go look up West Point’s wikipedia page and compare that to your local college – that ought to shut you down for a while!” – Colin Cowherd, ESPN Radio HOST
“Any of us who went through the process; anyone who felt the flame of that furnace, came away altered in the way we go about running our lives. Some part of it is the belief that you are not only doing it for personal glory, but you do it because it is your responsibility. It’s part of being a member of The Corps and each of us that have felt that magic feel especially privileged to have done so.” - Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins
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“As I look back over my career in government, in business, of course in the military, I think West Point was a very influential experience. It hardened a sense of discipline, a sense of responsibility, duty and integrity and also very happily combined an alertness of mind and body.” - Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig
“For here we train the men and women whose duty it is to defend the Republic, the men and women whose profession is watchfulness, whose skill is vigilance, whose calling is to guard the peace, but if need be, to fight and win.” - President Ronald Reagan
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“West Point is the ring. It’s the foundation of everything I have done.” - MIKE KRZYZEWSKI ‘69
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“In the evening of my memory, always I come back to West Point. Always there echoes and re-echoes ... Duty -- Honor -Country. Today marks my final roll call with you. But I want you to know, when I cross the river, my last conscious thoughts will be of The Corps ... and The Corps ... and The Corps ...” - General Douglas MacArthur
“As I look back on my life, I’ll always revere the opportunities that came along that brought about the choice I made to go to West Point. I just feel that it was fundamental in molding the fabric of my life. The experiences that I had at West Point, they were irreplaceable.” - Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
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“You have ahead of you the best of all professions. Being a leader is the best thing you can possibly be and you’re at a school that will make you the best possible leader. West Point is the ring. It’s the foundation of everything I have done.” - Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski
“This nation is grateful that four years ago every man and woman graduating today made a life-changing decision. You left the comforts and familiar surroundings of civilian life, and devoted yourselves to one of the noblest professions in a free country--the profession of arms.” - FORMER Vice President Dick Cheney
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“West Point’s graduates have served America in many, many ways. Not only by leading troops into combat, but also by exploring frontiers, founding universities, laying out the railroads, building the Panama Canal, running corporations, serving in the Congress and The White House, and walking on the moon. Through our history, whenever duty called, the men and women of West Point have never failed us, and I speak for all Americans when I say, I know you never will.” - President Bill Clinton
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Brigadier General John thomson iii Commandant of Cadets
Lieutenant General ROBERT L. CASLEN, JR. Superintendent
Lieutenant General Robert L. Caslen, Jr. became the 59th Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July 17, 2013. Caslen graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1975. He earned master’s degrees from Long Island University and Kansas State University. Previous to this assignment, he served as the Chief of the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq. His prior deployments and assignments include serving as the commander of the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the command that oversees the Command and General Staff College and 17 other schools, centers, and training programs located throughout the United States; commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division (Light) and commanding general of the Multi-National DivisionNorth during Operation Iraqi Freedom; commandant of cadets for the U.S. Military Academy; deputy director for the War on Terrorism, J-5, The Joint Staff; assistant division commander (maneuver), 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized); chief of staff, 10th Mountain Division (Light); chief of staff, Combined Joint Task Force Mountain during Operation Enduring Freedom; commander, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); chief of staff, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); senior brigade C2 Observer/Controller, Operations Group, Joint Readiness Training Center; commander, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light); executive officer to the deputy commander in Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy; J-3 in Honduras for Joint Task Force Bravo; brigade operations officer, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); executive officer, 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Caslen’s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters. He has earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, and is Airborne, Air Assault, and Ranger qualified. Caslen is married with three children.
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Brigadier General John (J.T.) Thomson became the 75th Commandt of Cadets this August. He hails from Tyler, Texas, and earned his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery in 1986. His initial assignment was with the 6th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery (M109A2, 155mm SP) in Kitzingen, Germany, in direct support to the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division from 1987 to 1990. In 1990, BG Thomson was assigned to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Nuremburg, Germany. From 1992 to 1994, he served as Operations Officer for the 1st Armored Division Artillery in Baumholder, Germany, and then later commanded Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery (M109A2, 155mm SP) in direct support to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. Following battery command, he served as a Tactical Officer for the U.S. Corps of Cadets at West Point until 1997. From June 1998 to June 2003, BG Thomson was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division (M) at Fort Hood, Texas. BG Thomson commanded the 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery (MLRS) of the 214th Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Sill, Okla., from June 2003 to June 2005. Following battalion command, he served on the Joint Staff as an advisor to the Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, extensively interacting and traveling with the U.S. Department of State on national security affairs. From May 2007 to Feb. 2008, he served as the Executive Officer to the Commanding General of Multi-National Corps, Iraq. He later headed the Commander’s Initiatives Group for Multi-National Forces-Iraq from Oct. 2008 to Jan. 2009, and then served as Executive Officer to the MNF-I Commanding General from April 2009 to July 2009. BG Thomson commanded the 41st Fires Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, from Oct. 2009 to July 2011. Following brigade command, he became the Director of the Chief’s Coordination Group (CCG) for the 38th Chief of Staff of the Army at Headquarters, Department of the Army through March 2013. In April 2013, he assumed duties as Deputy Commander for the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo. BG Thomson earned a B.S. degree in computer engineering from the U.S. Military Academy in 1986 and a M.S. degree in Counseling and Leader Development from Long Island University in 1995. BG Thomson and his wife, Holly, have two sons, Tyler and Parker.
Brigadier General TIMOTHY E. TRAINOR Dean of the Academic Board
Brigadier General Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., became the Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy in the summer of 2010. He previously served as professor and head of the Department of Systems Engineering at West Point where he taught courses in engineering management, systems engineering and decision analysis. Trainor graduated with a Bachelor of Science from West Point in 1983 and entered the Engineer Branch of the U.S. Army. As an engineering officer, Trainor has served in operational assignments around the world, including Germany, Honduras, Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Riley, Kans. and Sarajevo, Bosnia. Trainor has a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke and a doctorate degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a member of the Military Applications Society of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences the Military Operations Research Society, the American Society for Engineering Management and the American Society of Engineering Education. He is a past president of Epsilon Mu Eta, the national Engineering Management Honor Society. Trainor is also a member of the Board of Fellows for the David Crawford School of Engineering at Norwich University. As an analyst, Trainor helped develop the Installation Status Report that provides the Army a standardized means to assess infrastructure and environmental conditions on installations to support resource allocation decisions. He has applied decision analysis methods in completing an organizational analysis of the Army’s Installation Management Agency and in assessing defense security cooperation programs. Trainor deployed to Basrah, Iraq in the summer of 2007 and worked with the British-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in helping the provincial Iraqi leaders improve their infrastructure revitalization plans. Trainor is married to Col. Donna Brazil, a 1983 graduate of West Point, who retired this summer after serving as a professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the Academy. They have a daughter Cory, a 2013 USMA graduate, along with sons; Danny and Zach. Danny is currently attending the Academy and Zach is at the USMA Prep School.
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS BOO CORRIGAN BOO CORRIGAN • DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS • NOTRE DAME ’90 Boo Corrigan was named the Academy’s director of athletics on Feb. 1, 2011. “We have an opportunity to work every day with a truly exceptional group of young people,” Corrigan said. “The opportunities they receive through intercollegiate athletics will help shape their own leadership styles as they become officers in the U.S. Army. We have a great team that focuses daily on our cadet-athletes. We strive to enhance their overall experience as they develop into the leaders our nation needs.” In his short time as athletic director, Corrigan has strengthened and expanded Army Athletics’ relationships in several key areas. In his tenure, Army has secured a new apparel agreement with Nike, a new pouring rights contract with Coke and bringing in the Aspire Group to enhance ticket sales and better serve Army season ticket holders. Corrigan also crafted the Team Army concept, a comprehensive plan designed to add significant value to Army’s corporate sponsorships while maintaining the tradition of West Point Athletics. Under Corrigan, Army has experienced incredible success on the fields of friendly strife, including winning the star series against Navy as well as the overall competition in 2013-14. Corrigan, who has a proven record as a fundraiser, spearheaded changes in the Army A Club and ticket operations that have resulted in more than $20 million dollars in major gifts and record-setting annual giving during his tenure. During that time the funding for a new lacrosse facility, that is scheduled to break ground, was secured, while raising a record amount in each successive year. In addition to his role in enhancing revenues for Army Athletics, Corrigan led a strategic planning process that developed a new mission statement and goals for the department. In his first full three years at West Point, Corrigan has overseen a program that owns 11 Patriot League regular season or tournament championships and sent eight teams to the NCAA postseason (rifle). Thirty-three cadets have earned a major award from their conference,. Last season, Corrigan led Army Athletics to its first star series victory since 1996, going 12-11 in star series competitions against Navy. It was the 12th victory in the series for the Academy. West Point went 18-13 overall against the Mids during the year and has a 34-29-1 mark versus Navy in the last two seasons. Army finished a very successful campaign in 2013-14 with an overall record of 235-173-7 for a .575 winning percentage, the highest mark since 2004-05. In 2013-14, the Black Knights brought home league titles in men’s tennis, baseball and women’s basketball. Army won regular season titles in men’s tennis and baseball, while the women’s hoops squad won the league tournament and was a 13th seed in the NCAA Tournament. Ten of Army’s squads participated in Patriot League postseason, while rifle earned an NCAA berth for the 11th-straight season. In 2012-13 alone, Army accounted for more than 100 all-league citations. Hockey’s Cheyne Rocha and lacrosse’s Brendan Buckley each captured the Senior CLASS Award in their respective sports, making Army the only school in the nation to have multiple winners in 2012-13. During the 2012-13 season, Army teams combined to post an overall record of 236-183-8 for a .562 winning percentage. The winter sports programs had their best season in five years as the women’s basketball team won the Patriot League regular season title, the men’s basketball team posted its first winning season in 28 years and the rifle squad advanced to the NCAA Championships for the 10th consecutive season. It was also a great year in the competition against fellow service academies. Army split the season series versus Navy, 16-16-1, marking the best winning percentage against the Mids (.500) since 2004-05. The Black Knights owned a 4-2-1 record against Air Force, improving the record to 20-18-2 (.525) versus service academy foes in 2012-13. Cadet-athletes have continued to thrive in the classroom under Corrigan’s watch. In his two full years, Army has boasted seven Academic All-Americans, including six first-team selections. Lacrosse’s Brendan Buckely became the first Army athlete to capture Academic AllAmerican of the Year honors in 2012. In 2011, the Black Knights’ football team boasted two first-team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, a first for the program since 1957. Since the start
of the 2011-12 season, Army boasts six Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year, including Buckley, a two-time overall men’s winner. Twenty of Army’s 24 NCAA programs scored above the national average in the 2013 NCAA APR report. The men’s cross country and wrestling teams earned public recognition for finishing in the top 10 percent of their respective sport. The cross country squad boasted a perfect score of 1,000. In addition, former football standout Andrew Rodriguez, Class of 2012, became the first Army player to win the National Football Foundation’s Willam V. Campbell Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete. Rodriguez later was honored with the Amateur Athletic Union’s James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the country. He was the first Army player to receive the award since 1946 and was just the third player in history (Peyton Manning, Tim Tebow) to win both the Campbell Trophy and Sullivan Award. Army has been the focus of national attention since Corrigan’s arrival. He was instrumental in supporting the CBS documentary, “Game of Honor,” that chronicled the Black Knights’ 2011 football season leading up to its annual showdown with arch-rival Navy. Not only was the two-hour program broadcast to a national audience on Showtime, but also won the Emmy Award for Best Sports Documentary. The Army football team was also the focus of a behindthe-scenes book titled, “Soldiers First,” written by New York Times writer Joe Drape. Corrigan has also made his mark on the aesthetics of historic Michie Stadium. In order to upgrade the appearance and provide a better experience for Army fans, Corrigan implemented a Michie Stadium branding and signage campaign that began in 2011. The first phase of the project was completed prior to the 2012 season. In addition to his duties at West Point, Corrigan has been an active leader in the Patriot League, serving as chairman of the conference’s Broadband Committee. Corrigan, who was the senior associate athletic director for external affairs at Duke University starting in August 2008, brings a wealth of leadership to his post. He is a proven administrator with 18 previous years of experience in all areas of revenue generation, external affairs, staff management and leadership. Corrigan’s chief responsibilities at Duke included the oversight of the Blue Devil corporate partnerships and the Marketing, Promotions, Ticket, Internet Operations, Sports Information and Video Services departments. In only two years at Duke, Corrigan was responsible for the negotiation of multi-media rights to ISP. A supervisor of the 2009 NCAA Champion women’s tennis and 2010 NCAA Champion men’s lacrosse programs, Corrigan was a part of three NCAA Championships at Duke in just two seasons. He is currently a member of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules committee and the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Committee, while serving on the Executive Budget Committee at Duke. Prior to arriving at Duke in August of 2008, he oversaw Notre Dame’s corporate relations and marketing as an associate athletic director for five years. During his stint at Notre Dame, Corrigan spearheaded the redesign of its official athletics website and creation of 15-20 hours of original video content weekly. That resulted in a 35 percent increase in page views and unique users. Corrigan also worked directly with ISP Sports, CSTV, and NBC Sports from a sales and marketing standpoint. Before joining the staff at Notre Dame, Corrigan spent nearly three years as the associate athletic director for marketing at the United States Naval Academy. He was responsible for turning the marketing department from a deficit to profit in his first year with full budget responsibility for the department. Corrigan also was intimately involved with the re-branding of the Annual Giving Campaign (The Blue and Gold), which led to an increase of 75 percent year over year donations. His collegiate experience also includes a stint as assistant director of marketing at Florida State from 1992-95. Corrigan is a 1990 University of Notre Dame graduate with a degree in economics. He is married to the former Kristen Aceto, a former field hockey and lacrosse player at the University of Virginia who also earned a master’s degree from the school. The couple has three children, Finley, Tre and Brian. He is the youngest of seven children of Gene and Lena Corrigan.
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COACHING STAFF BRIAN BANCROFT • ACTING HEAD COACH • SECOND SEASON • TEXAS A&M ‘92 Brian Bancroft comes to West Point from Texas A&M where he spent the past eight seasons as a team administrator. With the Aggies, the 1992 A&M graduate was responsible for a number of administrative duties, including scheduling, team travel, recruiting logistics and event management responsibilities. Additionally, from the 2005 through the 2008 season, Bancroft aided in weight room instruction as well as coaching of throws, jumps, sprints and distance groups. Bancroft was an integral member of the Texas A&M Track and Field Camp staff, serving as Camp Director for the past two years. Bancroft, who holds USTFCCCA Throws Specialist Certification, was a throws and sprints coach for the past four years. In addition to his camp duties, Bancroft played a major role in the administration of the 2004 NCAA Midwest Regional and the 2004 U.S. Junior Championships, both hosted by Texas A&M. The Aggies enjoyed unprecedented success during Bancroft’s era, making history by becoming the first school to win dual national championship titles three consecutive years. A&M won both men’s and women’s NCAA outdoor track titles 2009-11, capped off with the men’s program capturing the 2013 outdoor crown. Bancroft has also worked extensively with professional athletes. During the offseason, he assisted A&M staff members with the training programs
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of such professionals as world-record holder Aries Merritt and Olympic gold medalist Muna Lee. Prior to joining the A&M track staff, Bancroft was a systems analyst for the athletic department for four years. He holds a pair of engineering degrees from Texas A&M, earning a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1993 followed by a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering in 1996. After working as an engineer and consultant, Bancroft joined the Texas A&M athletic department in November of 2001. As a student at A&M, Bancroft was a four-year member of Squadron 7 in the Corps of Cadets of the ROTC program and a Ross Volunteer. Athletically he competed in the decathlon for the Aggie track and field program in 1992 and 1993, and was also a member of the 12th Man football squad for a season. “Several years ago, friends on the A&M staff told me that if we ever had an opening, they had the perfect guy,” said former head coach Troy Engle of Bancroft. “Throughout the interview process, that became very clear to me; Brian Bancroft is an unbelievable fit for our program. “He is a passionate coach, is as hard working as they come and understands how uniquely special our cadet-athletes are. As I asked around about the right person for our throws job, coaches from the Ivy League to the SEC, from Boston to the Bayou, all mentioned Brian’s name. We are lucky and I am very excited about having him on the staff. He understands winning and moreover is committed to doing it the right way with the quality of cadet-athletes that we have on our team.”
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COACHING STAFF SHANNON O’BRIEN • ASSISTANT COACH • THIRD SEASON • KEENE STATE ’05 Shannon O’Brien enters her third season with the Black Knight cross country program in 2013. O’Brien, who also helps guide Army’s distance contingent during track season, came to West Point from Florida State, where she served two years as meet director and graduate manager for the women’s track and field and cross country programs. During her first season with the Army cross country program in 2012, the Black Knight men earned their best point total at the Patriot League Championships since 2008, while the women scored their best mark since 2005. Also at the conference meet, Lisa Junta earned Army’s best individual finish since 1998, running to a third-place finish to garner first-team all-league honors. The Black Knights collected five All-Patriot League certificates, their highest total since 2008. Success continued into the NCAA East Regional meet, where Junta earned the best individual finish in women’s program history and Ricardo Galindo recorded the men’s highest individual mark since 2008. Army also succeeded in the classroom as Junta, Galindo and Kendall Ward were voted to the Academic All-Patriot League team before both the men’s and women’s squads earned Division I All-Academic recognition by the USTFCCCA.
At FSU, O’Brien was responsible for designing a training regiment for walkon athletes as well as conducting daily practices for that contingent. With her guidance, four student-athletes were offered scholarships to run for the perennial national contender program. Working alongside FSU head coach Karen Harvey, the women’s cross country team placed second at the NCAAs in 2010 and fourth in 2011, while the track team’s distance unit enjoyed similar success on the regional and national stage. Prior to her two-year stint with the Seminoles, O’Brien was an assistant coach/coaching intern at Dartmouth College with the Big Green’s track and cross country teams. O’Brien got her first taste of recruiting while in Hanover, N.H., as she worked on arranging official visits and contacted potential student-athletes. O’Brien also spent her undergraduate years in New Hampshire, receiving a bachelor’s degree in English from Keene State College in 2005. The middle-distance specialist was an All-American for the Owls in the 800 meters, and still maintains her hold on school records in the 500 meters, 400-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay. Following her graduation, she worked at her alma mater as an assistant coach through the summer of 2006. O’Brien, who received her master’s degree in sport management from Florida State in 2012, has a USATF Level 1 Certification and has worked for running camps across the country, including Vermont and Oregon.
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2014 SEASON PREVIEW A new season will usher in a new chapter for the Army men’s and women’s cross country teams, when they welcome new leadership to the program, as head coach Troy Engle stepped down after six seasons at the helm of the program. While the leadership may have changed, the goals remain the same. The men snapped a four-season losing streak in the “Star” matchup with Navy last season, while the women have not seen a victory over the Midshipmen in the “Star” series since 2010 and neither team has claimed a Patriot League title over the previous six seasons. However, with a bevy of upperclassmen, this year’s cadets are primed and poised to make a push for the championship. “Don’t count the men out for the Patriot League title,” said assistant coach Shannon O’Brien. “The point spread last year was so small that I don’t think the title is out of our grasp. That’s what we’re training for and we’re looking to be a dominant force that will contend for the conference crown. “With the women, a few years ago we were in third place and we only had about eight runners that were healthy. This year’s team has the desire to step up and fill the roles that need to be filled. They have the desire and the talent to be one of the Patriot League’s top teams.” CAPTAINS Nathan Fisher will lead the way for the men as the 2014 team captain. Fisher competed in six races with the Black Knights in his junior season and was in Army’s top 10 in each of those competitions. He started the season off with an eighth place overall finish at the Army Open and followed that up as the Black Knights’ No. 6 runner at the Iona Meet of Champions. At the Paul Short Invitational, he was the team’s third finisher and was Army’s No. 7 runner in the team’s next two races. He was the team’s No. 6 finisher at the NCAA Regionals.
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“He is a born leader,” said O’Brien. “I couldn’t be happier with his ability to lead his troops and he will be a fantastic officer after he graduates. He’s got a gigantic group of teammates but he reins them in and gets them going and I couldn’t be more proud of him.” On the women’s side, Katrina Mecklenburg has earned captain duties as one of six seniors on the squad. Mecklenburg was one of only six Army women to compete in all seven races last season,
finishing in the Black Knights’ top seven in each race. She started the year with a fourth place finish at the Army Open and followed that up as Army’s No. 7 runner at Cornell and the Iona Meet of Champions. She was the team’s No. 6 runner for the final four races of the season and was 58th overall at the Patriot League Championships. A threetime Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient, she has 14 races under her belt as a Black Knight. “I’ve already seen Katrina (Mecklenburg) address team issues and take situations into her own hands,” O’Brien said. “She’s Madison Hill motivated and focused and is a very vocal leader who doesn’t mess around. She has really stepped up and I can see the desire and the will to win that she’s bringing to the team. She’s always got the team’s best interest at heart, and that’s what is going to make her such a great leader for us this year.” RETURNERS The men will return 15 runners with experience, including four seniors, six juniors and five sophomores. The women will bring along 12 returners, including six seniors, two juniors and four sophomores. Although the men suffered the loss of their top two runners from last season, they return a strong core of upperclassmen that are ready to lead the Black Knights to another successful year. Three seniors highlight the returners, in addition to Fisher, including Cody Barger, Andreas Kellas and Trevor Lafontaine. Barger competed in six of the Black Knights’ seven races last season, finishing in the team’s top five in each competition. He took fourth place overall at the Army Open and finished fifth for the team in the next two races. His fifth overall finished helped lead the Black Knights to a Star meet victory over rival Navy and he placed 20th at the Patriot League Championships and was the team’s No. 3 runner at the NCAA Regionals. Kellas competed in four races in his junior season, cracking the Black Knights’ top 10 in two of them. He was the team’s No. 8 runner at Cornell and No. 9 finisher and 54th overall at the Patriot League Championships. Lafontaine competed in five races during the 2013 season, and was one of Army’s top 10 finishers in all five. He started the season as the team’s
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2014 SEASON PREVIEW No. 6 runner at the Army Open and followed that up with back-to-back performances as the team’s fourth place finisher at Cornell and the Iona Meet of Champions. His ninth place finish against Navy helped lead the Black Knights to victory, and he ended the season as the team’s No. 10 runner at the Patriot League Championships. Also returning with significant experience for the men will be juniors Drew Beck, Alex Duffy, Mitch Dutton, Eric Fenton, Ludo Funfrock and Tom Girardot. “(Nathan) Fisher has always been strong in track and field and he is really stepping up this season. As a miler, he’s showing a lot of strength and endurance, which is very impressive to see. I think he’ll be able to be consistently in our top five this season,” O’Brien said. “Trevor (Lafontaine) looks strong and if he stays healthy, he will consistently be our front runner. He is one of the hardest workers and most dedicated members of our team. “Drew Beck is also looking very good with a good summer of mileage under his belt. I’m looking for him to step into a role of being one of our top runners, along with (Matthew) Bearden, who is always ready to go. Those four key players are really setting the standard for the team this season and that leaves room for anyone to step in and make a difference.” The women return eight upperclassmen, including six seniors in Mecklenburg, Emily Buck, Dayna Cline, Jennifer Comfort, Rachel King and Lisa Junta. Both King and Junta return to cross country competition after sitting out the 2013 season. In 2012, King was an All-Patriot League second team recipient and one of six Black Knights to compete in all seven races. She was among Army’s top-five finishers in every race and in the top three in the final three competitions.
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Junta was also dominant during the 2012 season, earning first team All-Patriot League accolades. She was a two-time Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week, was named to the Academic All-Patriot League and was a member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. As a sophomore, she led Army in all seven races and took third overall at the Patriot League
Championships, the best individual finish by a Black Knight since 1998. She finished 34th of 239 at the NCAA Regionals, marking the best finish in program history. She was also tabbed as Army’s Women’s Yearling of the Year at the Black Knight Awards in May 2013. Comfort has not seen action on the cross country course, but is an integral member of the track & field team. Buck competed in all seven races for the Black Knights, finishing as the team’s No. 4 runner in five of them. Cody Barger She took eighth overall at the Army Open to start the season, before solidifying her role on the team. She finished eighth overall in the team’s narrow loss to Navy and was 39th overall at the Patriot League Championships. Cline competed six races in her junior season, finishing in the top 10 in all of them. She was the team’s No. 9 runner in the Army Open and against Cornell before finishing as Army’s No. 8 at the Iona Meet of Champions. She was again the No. 9 at the Paul Short Invitational and against Navy and wrapped up the year as the Black Knight’s No. 8 at the Patriot League Championships. Two juniors will highlight a significant part of the returning talent for the Black Knights in Madison Hill and Lindsay Gabow. Hill was the team’s top finisher in four of the six races, claiming an individual victory against Army Open to start the season. She was the team’s No. 2 against Cornell and at the Iona Meet of Champions before finishing the season out in the No. 1 spot. She took second overall against Navy and was 12th overall at the Patriot League Championships. The junior wrapped up the 2013 season as the team’s top runner at the NCAA Regionals. She was All-Patriot League second team, the only Black Knight to earn All-Patriot League recognition. Gabow was in the team’s top five for all six of her competitions, opening up the season with a third overall finish at the Army Open. Against Cornell she was the team’s No. 5 and followed that up as the team’s No. 3 at the Iona Meet of Champions and the Paul Short Invitational. She took ninth place overall against Navy and wrapped up the season as the team’s No. 2 and 19th place finisher at the Patriot League Championships and the Black Knights’ No. 2 runner at the NCAA Regionals.
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“I’m really looking forward to seeing the juniors step up and have a leadership role,” O’Brien said. “I’ve been very impressed with Katrina (Mecklenburg) and her leadership and determination to bring the women out of their losing streak against Navy. They’re extremely dedicated and focused on getting after it and competing hard. I have never seen the team’s drive this hard since I’ve been here. I think they’re riding high off of the women’s outdoor track victory over Navy last season and they really want to prove themselves.
“Katrina (Mecklenburg) looks better than she ever has and if we can keep her and Rachel (King) healthy, they’ll both make a big impact. I’m so excited for Jen Comfort to compete in cross country this season because she’s always been such a big part of the track & field teams that I think she’ll make us that much better.” NEWCOMERS The men welcome nine freshmen while the women bring in six plebes to the mix. “We’re really excited about the crop of freshmen we have this season,” O’Brien said. “For the men, I’m really looking for Nick Causey, Ryan Smathers and John Valeri to contend for a top spot. They’ve already shown a lot of early-season potential and I think they have a chance to sneak into the top seven, which is something that is really rare for a freshman. “On the women’s side, we have a small but really fierce and determined group. Courtney Dooley is already showing early promise and talent and we brought in Dana O’Donnell, who is the sister of last year’s team captain, so she’ll bring a lot to the mix as well. The group has been working hard and are trying to encourage and push one another to break into the top spots.” SCHEDULE The Black Knights will get underway late in the month of August, hosting the Army Open on Aug. 29 and following that up with a dual meet with Cornell. Those two competitions will be the only two home events for the Black Knights as they find themselves on the road for the remainder of the season.
competition on the road gives us the chance to face a lot of good teams and that will be helpful down the road.” The Iona Meet of Champions will take place at van Courtlandt Park in the Bronx on Sept. 20 to close out the first month of competition, followed by the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa. on Oct. 4. In the last event of the regular season, the Black Knights will head to Annapolis Army-Navy “Star” meet on Oct. 18. Lehigh will host this year’s Patriot League Championships on Nov. 1 with the NCAA Regionals to follow from Van Courtlandt Park on Nov. 14. “Iona will give us a preview of the course we’ll be running on at NCAA Regionals, but in a low pressure situation. That helps because the cadets get the chance to scout it out before, which may give them a slight advantage come postseason,” said O’Brien. “Paul Short is also a great competition because schools from all around the country compete, so we get the chance to face teams we wouldn’t see on a regular basis. “We’re really looking forward to Navy this year, riding off of the men’s ‘Star’ victory last season. When Navy is here we have the slight edge with homecourse advantage, so going into their home turf takes that away from us this season, but our runners are ready and are up for the challenge.” PRESEASON POLLS The mixture of returning talent and a plethora of eager newcomers have the 2014 squads ready to make another run toward the Patriot League titles and victories over service academy rival Navy. In the Patriot League preseason polls, which were released on Aug. 20, the men were picked to finish fourth in the conference, while the women were tabbed to finish fifth. On the men’s side, Navy was voted into the top spot, followed by Lehigh and American. For the women, Boston took the No. 1 spot, followed by Lehigh, Navy and Bucknell. Both teams will have the chance to faceoff with Cornell, who received regional preseason rankings from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Big Red men ranked No. 8, while the women earned No. 5. Both squads will have the chance to showcase their skills against some of the nation’s top talent, with recent NCAA champions such as Georgetown and Villanova taking place in the Paul Short Invitational. The 2014 season is expected to be a memorable and successful one for the Black Knights.
“For cross country, that’s normal,” O’Brien said. “Those first couple home meets are generally ‘rust busters’ and then being able to take the
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2014 MEN’S ROSTER Name Hezekiah Allen Brown Bailey Cody Barger Matt Bearden Daniel Beck Drew Beck Christopher Boyle Nickolas Causey Nick Chatel Alex Duffy Mitch Dutton Eric Fenton Patrick Ferguson Nathan Fisher * Jacob Fong Ludo Funfrock Tom Girardot Peter Hetzel Andreas Kellas Trevor Lafontaine Ryan Smathers Aaqib Syed John Valeri
Year Freshman • Firstie Sophomore • Yearling Senior•First Classman Sophomore • Yearling Freshman • Firstie Junior • Cow Sophomore • Yearling Freshman • Firstie Freshman • Firstie Junior • Cow Junior • Cow Junior • Cow Freshman • Firstie Senior • First Classman Sophomore • Yearling Junior • Cow Junior • Cow Freshman • Firstie Senior • First Classman Senior • First Classman Freshman • Firstie Freshman • Firstie Freshman • Firstie
Hometown/High School Steilacoom, Wash/Steilacoom Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Gainesville, Ga./North Hall Ewing, N.J./Ewing (USMAPS) Frederick, Md./Liganore South Easton, Mass./Home Educated Denver, N.C./Lincoln Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Fall City, Wash./O’Dea (USMAPS) Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider Albuquerque, N.M./Hope Christian (New Mexico State) Akron, Ohio/ Tallmadge Joplin, Mo./Joplin Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain (USMAPS) Franklin, Mich./Brother Rice Charlotte, N.C./Grace Academy Fort Lee, N.J./Bergen County Academies Tolland, Conn./Tolland North East, Pa./North East Fairfax, Va./Fairfax Pembroke, Mass./Pembroke
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Roster Breakdown By State Colorado (1) Ludo Funfrock Connecticut (1) Trevor Lafontaine Georgia (1) Cody Barger Indiana (1) Mitch Dutton Maryland (1) Daniel Beck Massachusetts (1) Andrew Beck John Valeri
Colorado Springs Tolland Gainesville Fort Wayne Frederick South Easton Pembroke
Michigan (2) Jacob Fong Tom Girardot Missouri (1) Nathan Fisher New Jersey (2) Matt Bearden Andreas Kellas New Mexico (1) Eric Fenton North Carolina (2) Christopher Boyle Peter Hetzel
Saginaw Franklin Joplin Ewing Fort Lee Albuquerque Denver Charlotte
By Class Seniors/First Classmen (4) Juniors/Cows (6) Sophomores/Yearlings (4) Cody Barger Drew Beck Brown Bailey Nathan Fisher Alex Duffy Matt Bearden Andreas Kellas Mitch Dutton Christopher Boyle Trevor Lafontaine Eric Fenton Jacob Fong Ludo Funfrock Tom Girardot
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Ohio (2) Nick Chatel Patrick Ferguson Pennsylvania (1) Ryan Smathers Tennessee (1) Brown Bailey Virginia (2) Nickolas Causey Aaqib Syed Washington (1) Alex Duffy Hezekiah Allen
Westerville Akron North East Brentwood Manassas Fairfax Fall City Steliacoom
Freshmen/Plebes (9) Hezekiah Allen Aaqib Syed Nickolas Causey John Valeri Nick Chatel Patric Ferguson Peter Hetzel Ryan Smathers
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MEN’S PROFILES CODY BARGER • SENIOR • GAINESVILLE, GA.• NORTH HALL
Personal: Robert Cody Barger ... born April 13, 1993, in Denver, Colo. ... son of Brett and Brenda Barger ... one sibling, Shea ... was named after Col. William F. Cody and Robert E. Lee ... likes to fish, hike and read in his free time ... History major with an honors thesis focused on the United States.
32:10.60 in 92nd place (256) ... Earned Major “A”. 2012: One of six Black Knights to compete in all seven races ... broke into Army’s top-seven at the Paul Short Run on Sept. 28 and remained there through the rest of the season ... earned the team’s No. 6 time in a pair of races, including the Paul Short and the NCAA Regional meet on Nov. 9 in Madison, Conn. ... finished 148th of 239 overall at the Regionals ... was the seventh Black Knight to cross the line at Navy on Oct. 13 and at the Patriot League Championships (30th of 76) on Oct. 27 at Colgate. 2011: Competed in six races during his first season at West Point ... best performance was at the three-way meet against Cornell and Binghamton on Sept. 9 ... was the fifth Black Knight to finish and was 14th of 48 overall ... ran the 5-mile course in 27:14.0 ... Army’s seventh finisher at the Paul Short Run on Sept. 30 (26:41) ... placed 16th in his first Star Meet against Navy ... was the seventh Black Knight to cross the line on their home course at West Point ... finished the 8K in 25:37.60... completed the season at the Patriot League Championships ... was the ninth Army runner to finish and was 39th of 81 overall. High School: Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year in Georgia in 2010 while at North Hall High School ... Georgia state champion in 3,200m (2009, 2011), 5,000m (2010), and 1,600m (2011) ... North Hall record-holder in 1,600m and DMR ... AP scholar with honors.
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2013: Competed in six races in his junior season at West Point ... started the season finishing fourth of 86 runners at the Army Open (15:39.50) ... was Army’s fifth place finisher and 43rd of 210 participants at the Iona Meet of Champions (26:36.58) ... also finished fifth for the Black Knights at the Paul Short Invitational (25:43) ... helped lead the team to the “Star” victory over Navy, finishing fifth overall (24.54.32) ... was Army’s fourth place finisher at the Patriot League Championships (25:57.88) ... was the team’s No. 3 runner at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, finishing the 10K course with a time of
MEN’S PROFILES - TEAM CAPTAIN NATHAN FISHER • SENIOR • JOPLIN, MO. • JOPLIN
Personal: Nathan Lewis Fisher ... born June 12, 1992, in Joplin, Mo. ... son of Jud and Cindy Fisher ... sister Katie ... likes to backpack in his free time ... Mathematical Sciences major.
2013: Competed in six races in his junior season at West Point ... placed eighth of 86 runners at the Army Open with a 5K time of 15:59.08 ... was the Black Knights’ sixth finisher and 51st overall of 210 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions, finishing the 8K course with a time of 26:45.96 ... was the team’s third finisher at the Paul Short Invitational (25:30) ... took 14th place with a time of 25:32.59 in the team’s “Star” victory over Navy ... was the team’s seventh finisher at the Patriot League Championships (26:25.37) ... ended the season as the team’s No. 6 runner at the NCAA Northeast Regionals,
finishing the 10K course with a time of 32:34.90 in 125th place (256) ... Earned Major “A”. 2012: Ran in five of Army’s seven meets during his sophomore campaign ... kicked off the season by placing seventh overall in a field of 101 at the Army Open (Aug. 31) ... was the No. 12 Army finisher in back-to-back meets, beginning with the tri-meet against Cornell and Binghamton (Sept. 7) and followed by the Iona Meet of Champions (Sept. 15) ... ran in the Open division of the Paul Short Run on Sept. 28, placing 103rd of 394 overall as Army’s No. 4 runner ... concluded season at the Patriot League Championships ... finished the 8K course at Colgate on Oct. 27 with a time of 29:17.8. 2011: Competed in three meets during his premiere season at Army ... first collegiate meet was the Army Open on Sept. 2 ... ran West Point’s 5K course in 17:04.6 to place 29th of 87 ... competed in the tri-meet against Cornell and Binghamton, finishing the 5-mile course in 30:05.8 ... wrapped up first season at the Paul Short Run on Sept. 30 in the open division ... ran the 8K in 29:15 to place 290th of 452. High School: Earned all-state honors in the 800m in 2010 while at Joplin High School... 800m Ozark Conference champion in 2011 ... twotime soccer team captain (2009, 2010) ... academic all-conference for soccer in 2007.
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MEN’S PROFILES ANDREAS KELLAS • SENIOR • FORT LEE, N.J. • BERGEN COUNTY
Personal: Andreas Daniel Kellas ... born May 6, 1993, in Johannesburg, South Africa ... son of Constantinos and Kim Kellas ... sister Natasha ... likes to read, rock climb and fish during his free time ... Computer Science and Arabic major.
2013: Competed in four meets, the first two and final two of the season, as a junior … opened 2013 as the Black Knights’ 13th finisher at the Army Open (16:24.00) … followed that up as the team’s eighth finisher at Cornell with a five-mile time of 27:02.0 … finished 22nd against Navy with an 8K time of 26:20.73 … wrapped up the season as the team’s ninth finisher at the Patriot League Championships, running the course in 27:10.20 … named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive year ... Earned Major “A”.
2012: Ran in the first four races of the season ... began the season by placing 10th overall in the Army Open on Aug. 31 ... finished 26th of 44 in tri-meet against Binghamton and Cornell on Sept. 7 ... was Army’s No. 8 finisher for the second consecutive meet when he finished 65th overall at the Iona Meet of Champions (Sept. 15) ... concluded the year at the Paul Short Run with an 8K time of 26:58 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year. 2011: Competed in four races during his first season at West Point ... finished 23rd overall (87) in his first collegiate race - the Army Open on Sept. 2 ... ran the five-mile course at the tri-meet against Cornell and Binghamton in 29:07.7 ... competed next at the 8K Iona Meet of Champions ... finished 167th of 222 with the 12th-best Army time of 28:30.39 ... concluded the year at the Paul Short Run in the Open Division ... placed 164th of 452 with an 8K time of 27:58 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Three-time All-Bergen County honoree while at Bergen County Academies ... honorable mention in 2008, third team in 2009 and 2010 ... first team NNJIL in 2008 ... first team NJTCC in 2009 ... first team Big North Conference in 2010 ... earned second-team AllBergen honors in the 1,600m during the 2010 track season ... twotime MVP ... honor roll member ... Mike Mykytok, coach at Bergen, was national champion in 10,000m in 1997.
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MEN’S PROFILES 2013: Competed in five races in his junior year at West Point … opened the season with a seventh-place finish of 86 runners at the Army Open, finishing the 5K course with a time of 15:58.11 … followed with an 11th-place finish at Cornell with a five-mile time of 26:07.4 Personal: Trevor J. Lafontaine ... born April 14, 1993, in Plymouth, … was the Black Knights’ fourth finisher Mass. ... son of Peter and Judi Lafontaine ... brother Connor ... for the second consecutive race at the wanted to go to West Point since he was five years old ... likes to Iona Meet of Champions, taking 29th of eat, watch movies and play video games in his free time ... Civil 210 runners in the 8K race (26:20.99) Engineering major. … helped lead Army to a “Star” victory over Navy, finishing fifth for the Black Knights with a time of 25:10.28 … was the team’s 10th finisher at the Patriot League Championships, capturing 61st with a time of 27:24.82 … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive year ... Earned Major “A”.
trevor lafontaine • SENIOR • tolland, conn. • tolland
2012: Ran in three of Army’s seven meets ... kicked off the year by placing 31st overall in a field of 101 at the Army Open on Aug. 31 ... concluded the season in the Open division of the Paul Short Run on Sept. 28 ... ran the 8K course in 27:24 to place 152nd of 394 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for second straight year. 2011: Competed in three meets during his first season at West Point ... first collegiate race was the Army Open on Sept. 2 ... placed 14th of 87 with a 5K time of 16:16.4 ... finished 32nd of 48 at the tri-meet with Cornell and Binghamton ... ran the Big Red’s 5-mile course in 28:02.1 ... finished the season in the Open Division of the Paul Short Run ... placed 126th of 452 with an 8K time of 27:41 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Three-time all-conference runner at Tolland ... two-time all-state selection ... earned all-New England honors senior year ... two-time all-conference in indoor track ... three-time all-conference in outdoor track ... all-state indoor track senior season ... NCCC allacademic team (2007-09) ... CCC all-academic team (2009-11).
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MEN’S PROFILES DREW BECK• JUNIOR • SOUTH EASTON, MASS. • HOME EDUCATED CATHOLIC
Personal: Andrew Thomas Beck ... son of Kim and Capt. Clint Beck of the U.S. Navy ... brother, Matthew ... sister, Amanda ... home educated since second grade ... goes on service/mission trips with his church ... enjoys country music ... favorite artist is the Zac Brown Band ... hangs out with friends and family, plays guitar, writes news articles and plays softball and basketball in his free time ... undeclared major.
Earned Major “A”. 2012: Ran in five meets during his first season at West Point ... placed 13th of 101 in his first collegiate race - the Army Open on Aug. 31 ... followed with a 27th-place showing in a tri-meet against Binghamton and Cornell (Sept. 7) which featured a field of 44 ... Army’s No. 2 finisher in the Open section of the Paul Short Meet on Sept. 28 ... placed 71st of 394 overall ... wrapped up freshman campaign in Star Meet at Navy on Oct. 13 ... ran the Annapolis, Md., 8K course in 27:36.70 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member. High School: Competed for Oliver Ames High School under the direction of Neil Levine ... four-time Hockomock League All-Star (2008-11) ... four-time all-divisional selection (2008-11) ... all-state honors in 2009 and 2011 ... Boston Globe and Boston Herald AllScholastic (2011) ... Brockton Enterprise Runner of the Year in 2011 ... National Merit Scholar Commended Student (2010) ... AP Scholar in 2010 ... New England Speech Finalist (2008-09).
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2013: Competed in five races in his sophomore season at West Point … was the Black Knights’ 15th finisher at the Army Open with a 5K time of 16:32.39 … was the team’s No. 10 runner at Cornell with a five mile time of 27:05.0 … took 85th of 210 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions as Army’s 11th finisher with an 8K time of 27:15.82 … was Army’s No. 10 runner in the “Star” meet against Navy, with a time of 26:14.51 … ended the season with a 70th place finish of 106 runners at the Patriot League Championships (27:56.03) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive season ...
MEN’S PROFILES ALEX DUFFY • JUNIOR • FALL CITY, WASH. • O’DEA (USMAPS)
Personal: Alex William Duffy ... born May 18, 1993, in Bellevue, Wash. ... son of Mark and Andrea Duffy ... sister, Carly ... likes to shoot, sail and swim during his free time ... career highlight thus far was running at the Penn Relays in 2012 with USMAPS ... credits O’Dea High School coach Andy Slatt with having the most influence on his running career ... undeclared major.
2013: Finished ninth of 86 runners in his season debut at the 5K Army Open (16:02.34) … followed that up as the team’s No. 6 runner at Cornell with a five-mile time of 26:43.3 … placed 60th of 210 runners as Army’s seventh runner to cross the line at the Iona Meet of Champions with an 8K time of 26:52.11 … was the team’s seventh finisher at the Paul Short Invitational (26:09) … finished 24th overall against Navy in the “Star” meet with a time of 27:19.70 … ended the season as the team’s No. 8 runner at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 26:59.61 … named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ...
Earned Major “A”. 2012: Competed in four meets during his first season at West Point ... placed 20th of 101 in first collegiate race - the Army Open on Aug. 31 ... followed with a 34th-place showing on the Black Knights’ home course in a tri-meet against Binghamton and Cornell on Sept. 7 ... completed the 8K course in 26:24.90 ... finished in the top 100 at the Iona Meet of Champions on Sept. 15 ... concluded first season at the Academy in the Open race at the Paul Short Run on Sept. 28 ... ran the 8K course in 27:22 to place 148th of 394. High School: Three-time cross country team MVP at O’Dea High School ... also competed for a season at the United States Military Academy Prep School (USMAPS) alongside current teammate Ludo Funfrock.
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MEN’S PROFILES MITCH DUTTON • JUNIOR • FORT WAYNE, IND. • SNIDER
Personal: Mitchell Bradley Dutton ... son of Ken and Deb Dutton ... brother, Caleb ... sister, Heather ... enjoys being a barber and playing soccer in his free time ... credits high school running coach Derek Leininger with having the most influence on his career ... undeclared major.
2013: Competed in the Black Knights’ first two races of the year in his sophomore season at West Point … opened with an 11th place finish of 86 runners at the 5K Army Open (16:08.24) … was the team’s 11th finisher at Cornell with a five-mile time of 27:08.5 ... Earned Minor “A”.
2012: Ran in the first four races of the season as a plebe ... placed 14th of 101 in first collegiate meet - the Army Open on Aug. 31 ... finished 35th of 44 in trimeet against Binghamton and Cornell on Sept. 7 at the West Point Golf Course ... ran in the Iona Meet of Champions (Sept. 15) ... wrapped up season in the Open race at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 28) ... was the ninth Black Knight to cross the line, finishing the 8K course in 28:01. High School: Three-time all-state selection at Snider High School (2010-12) ... named the Fort Wayne Runner of the Year in 2012 ... academic all-state selection in cross country ... finished runner-up in the 800-meter run at the state championship during his junior season.
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MEN’S PROFILES ERIC FENTON • JUNIOR • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. • HOPE CHRISTIAN
Personal: Eric Allen Fenton ... born Nov. 27, 1992, in Santa Fe, N.M. ... son of Mark and Lisa Fenton ... five siblings - Chelsey, Ryan, Brett, Ashley and Jamie ... enjoys hiking, reading about politics and spending time at church in his free time ... spent one year at New Mexico State ... ran for the Aggies’ cross country squad ... undeclared major.
2013: Competed in the first four races of the season in his sophomore year at West Point … was the 13th place finisher of 86 runners at the Army Open with a 5K time of 16:17.50 … was the Black Knights’ No. 7 runner at Cornell with a five-mile time of 26:51.0 … finished 77th overall of 210 runners and eighth for Army at Iona with an 8K time of 27:05.19 … was the team’s No. 10 runner, finishing the Paul Short Invitational with a time of 27:43 … named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Earned Minor “A”.
2012: Ran in six of Army’s seven meets during his freshman season ... finished among the team’s top seven in first three races ... placed eighth of 101 in first collegiate meet - the Army Open on Aug. 31 ... followed with a 23rdplace showing in the tri-meet against Binghamton and Cornell at the West Point Golf Course on Sept. 7 ... placed 60th of 141 at the Iona Meet of Champions (Sept. 15) ... finished the 8K course in 26:59.48 ... competed in the Gold division of the Paul Short Run on Sept. 28 ... was Army’s No. 9 finisher and placed 247th of 332 overall ... in the Star Meet at Navy on Oct. 13 he ran the Midshipmen’s 8K course in 26:27.38 ... concluded season at the Patriot League Championships as one of two plebes to run in the meet. High School: Four-year letterman at Hope Christian ... all-state honoree in 2009 ... all-metro honors 2008-10 ... New Mexico State runner-up in 2009 and 2010 ... district champion 2010 and 2011 ... New Mexico Gatorade Athlete of the Year (2011) ... accomplished athlete on the track as well ... state champion in the 1,600m (200911), 3,200m (2011) and 800m (2011) ... owns Hope Christian records in all three events as well ... Metro Athlete of the Year ... student council vice president senior year ... secretary-treasurer junior year ... National Honor Society member ... Dean’s Honor Roll.
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MEN’S PROFILES LUDO FUNFROCK• JUNIOR • COLO. SPRINGS, COLO. • CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN (USMAPS)
Personal: Ludovic Andre Jean Funfrock ... born June 19, 1992, in Aix-En-Provence, France ... sisters, Lisa and Ruby ... brother, Michaelangelo ... credits his high school cross country team with having the most influence on his career ... likes to climb and go mountain biking in his free time ... undeclared major.
2013: Competed in the first two races of the year as a sophomore … took 18th place of 86 runners at the Army Open, finishing the 5K course with a time of 16:28.04 … was the Black Knights’ 20th finisher at Cornell with a five mile time of 28:44.7 … named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Earned Minor “A”.
2012: Competed in four races during his plebe season ... finished 17th overall in first collegiate meet - the Army Open on Aug. 31 which featured 101 entrants ... placed 31st of 44 in tri-meet against Cornell and Binghamton (Sept. 7) ... crossed the line 90th at the Iona Meet of Champions which had a field of 141 ... wrapped up first season by racing in the Open division of the Paul Short Run on Sept. 28 ... ran the 8K course in 27:08 to finish 123rd of 394. High School: Began running competitively his junior year at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... coached by Stan Lambros and Karen Scott ... member of state champion cross country (2010) and track (2011) teams ... also on the 2009 snowshoe state champion squad ... graduated with the fifth-best 5,000m time and fourth-best 3,200m mark ... attended USMAPS prior to coming to West Point.
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MEN’S PROFILES 2013: One of only three Army runners to compete in all seven races ... was among Army’s top eight runners in all six competitions, finishing third for the Black Knights in the first three events (Army Open, Cornell, Iona Meet Personal: Thomas Davey Girardot ... born July 7, 1994, in Royal of Champions) ... started the year with Oak, Mich. ... son of Al and Laurie Girardot ... first of five children a third place finish at the Army Open ... younger siblings Alfred, Patty, Francis and Maureen ... began (15:39.50) ... took eighth in the Cornell running cross country his sophomore year in high school ... enjoys dual meet (25:51.9) ... placed 24th of 210 water sports such as skiing and tubing during his free time ... runners at the Iona Meet of Champions credits coaches Bob Stark and Patrick Davey with having the most (26:15.09) ... was 258th of 395 runners influence on his career ... undeclared major. at the Paul Short Invitational ... was Army’s eighth place finisher for the second straight competition, landing in 18th at the Navy meet ... finished sixth for the Black Knights and 29th overall at the Patriot League Championships ... ended the season at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, finishing in 126th place (256) with a 10K time of 32:35.80 ... Earned Major “A”.
TOM GIRARDOT • JUNIOR • FRANKLIN, MICH. • BROTHER RICE
2012: Lone freshman on the roster to race in all seven meets ... finished ninth overall in a field of 101 in first collegiate meet - the Army Open (Aug. 31) ... Army’s No. 5 finisher in tri-meet against Binghamton and Cornell on Sept. 7 ... finished 17th of 44 overall ... was the seventh Black Knight to cross the line at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 28) in the Gold division ... placed 18th in the Star Meet at Navy on Oct. 13, finishing the 8K course in 26:16.49 ... placed 29th at the Patriot League Championships on Oct. 27 at Colgate ... capped the season with Army’s seventh-best time at the NCAA Regionals on Nov. 9 ... finished the 10K race with a time of 33:02.5. High School: Two-time all-state cross country selection while at Brother Rice High School ... also earned all-state accolades in wrestling (2012) ... named Brother Rice’s student-athlete of the year in 2011-12 ... career highlight was winning the Catholic League title in 2010, erasing a 30-meter gap in the last half mile.
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MEN’S PROFILES BROWN BAILEY • SOPHOMORE • BRENTWOOD, TENN. • BRENTWOOD ACADEMY
Personal: William Brown Bailey ... born in Atlanta, Ga. ... son of Bill and Harriet Bailey ... sister, Betsy ... first member of his family to embark on a military career ... has run competitively since sixth grade ... enjoys swimming, hiking and playing strategy board games during his free time ... credits high school coach Marshall Smith with having the most influence on his running career ... undeclared major.
2013: Competed in four races as a plebe ... opened the year as the team’s No. 16 runner , posting a 5K time of 16:34.97 at the Army Open ... was the team’s 13th finisher at Cornell, with a five mile time of 27:21.2 ... was 135th of 210 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions with an 8K time of 27:58.78 ... ended the season with a 64th place finish at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 27:38.71 as the team’s No. 11 runner ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Two-time all-state runner out of Brentwood Academy ... earned the certificates following his junior and senior seasons ... bounced back from an injury-riddled sophomore year to have strong junior and senior seasons ... two-time team captain ... cross country team MVP senior year ... named Midstate Runner of the Year in 2012-13 ... twice named All-Midstate ... National Honor Society member ... Best Student Founder’s Award.
MATT BEARDEN • SOPHOMORE • EWING, N.J.• EWING (USMAPS)
Personal: Matthew Raymond Bearden ... born in New Brunswick, N.J. ... son of Lisa and Ray Bearden ... two sisters - Sara and Sammy ... first member of his family to embark on a military career ... credits his mother, who used to wake him up daily at 5 a.m. to run, for having the most influence on his athletic career ... fluent in Italian ... enjoys wrestling and working out in his spare time ... Philadelphia Phillies fan ... undeclared major.
2013: Competed in six races in his plebe season at West Point ... opened with a 12th-place finish at the Army Open with a 5K time of 16:10.30 ... finished in the team’s top 10 for the remainder of the season ... claimed 84th of 210 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions with an 8K time of 27:15.07 ... was the team’s No. 6 runner at the Paul Short Invitational, with a time of 25:59 ... posted a time of 25:18.24 to take 11th place in the “Star” win against Navy, finishing sixth for the Black Knights en route to the win ... was Army’s fifth finisher and 28th overall at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 26:19.15 ... ended the season as the team’s No. 4 runner at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, finishing in 105th
place (256) with a 10K time of 32:20.10 ... Earned Major “A.” High School: Accomplished runner out of Ewing High School before spending last academic year at the United States Military Academy Prep School (USMAPS) ... owns Ewing school records in the mile, 3,200 meters, 5,000 meters and distance medley relay ... 2011 Mercer County Cross Country Champion ... two-time New Jersey Central Sectional champion (2010-11) ... recorded the Navy Prep School course record when competing for USMAPS ... also a successful wrestler ... team MVP in 2012 ... two-time District 17 champion on the mat ... National Honor Society ... graduated ninth in his class at Ewing.
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MEN’S PROFILES CHRISTOPHER BOYLE • SOPHOMORE • DENVER, N.C. • NORTH LINCOLN
Personal: Christopher Matthew Boyle ... son of Chuck and Suzanne Boyle ... siblings Phillip and Jenny ... Phillip is a 2nd Lt. in the Chemical Branch of the U.S. Army ... brother-in-law, Cooper, is a 1st Lt. in the Infantry Branch ... cousin, Laura, is a 2nd Lt. ... credits coach Jerry Castro with having the most influence on his athletic career ... enjoys fishing and other outdoor activities during his free time ... undeclared major.
2013: Competed in the first two races of the season in his freshman year at West Point ... was Army’s No. 19 runner at the 5K Army Open, finishing 25th of 86 runners (16:48.47) ... posted a five mile time of 27:50.4 at Cornell as the 14th runner to cross the line for the Black Knights ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Successful runner out of North Lincoln High School in Lincolnton, N.C. ... 2011 Region Champion in cross country ... 2012 conference champ ... placed third at the state cross country meet as a junior and fourth as a senior ... named team MVP in 2011 ... earned the Coach’s Award in 2012 ... AP Scholar with honors ... passed seven AP exams ... National Honor Society ... earned the History Award at graduation ... suffered an injury during his sophomore year and fully committed to running the following summer ... running highlight was beating the 4A North Carolina State Champions in the 4x1600-meter relay.
JACOB FONG • SOPHOMORE • SAGINAW, MICH. • SWAN VALLEY
Personal: Jacob Allen Fong ... son of Al and Diane Fong ... sisters Kayla and Erin ... first member of his family to embark on a military career ... has never traveled outside of the United States ... enjoys reading, hanging out with friends and sleeping during his free time ... loves manatees ... credits coach Dave Dawson with having the most influence on his running career ... undeclared major.
2013: Competed in the first two races of the year as a plebe … finished 23rd overall among 86 runners at the 5K Army Open in his first collegiate competition (16:35.69) … was the Black Knights’ 15th place finisher at Cornell, covering the five mile course with a time of 27:57.2 … named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Earned Minor “A”. High School: Accomplished runner out of Swan Valley High School ... voted cross country team MVP 2009-11 and track team most valuable runner 201213 ... three-time DII Michigan High School Athletic Association Academic All-State (2010-12) ... Saginaw County
2-mile champion (2013) ... Tri-Valley Conference Academic All-State (2012-13) ... class valedictorian.
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MEN’S PROFILES JAKE SCHMITZ • SOPHOMORE • LANCASTER, N.Y. • LANCASTER
Personal: Jake Richard Schmitz ... son of Ronald and Ellen Schmitz ... two sisters - Sarah and Alexis ... first member of his family to embark on a career in the military ... enjoys watching television and movies, playing board games and other sports in his free time ... credits Peter Holowka and Robert Giza with having the most influence on his running career ... athletic highlight thus far was the first time he broke 4:30 in the 1,600-meter run ... undeclared major.
2013: Competed in the first two races of the season as a plebe ... finished 28th of 86 runners at the 5K Army Open in his first collegiate action (16:55.75) ... was Army’s No. 17 runner with a five mile time of 28:18.2 at Cornell ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Letterwinner ... first-team ECIC Division I All-Star in cross country at Lancaster High School ... class valedictorian.
HEZEKIAH ALLEN • FRESHMAN • STELIACOOM, WASH. • STELIACOOM Personal: Hezekiah Michael Allen ... son of Loretha and Ryan Rust ... siblings Lauren and Ribey ... born Dec. 6, 1995 in Fort Riley, Kan. ... father is a Master Sergeant in the Army ... WIAA Distric Champion in the 1600m in 2014 ... enjoys hiking ... undecided major.
DANIEL BECK • FRESHMAN • FREDERICK, MD. • LIGANORE Personal: Daniel Michael Beck ... son of Phil and Sue Beck ... only child ... born Dec. 23, 1995 in Silver Spring, Md. ... three-time all-county cross country runner ... placed fourth in state championships ... enjoys fishing and ultimate frisbee ... credits Hicham El Gourejj with having the most influence on his running career ... economics major.
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MEN’S PROFILES NICKOLAS CAUSEY • FRESHMAN • MANASSAS, VA. • OSBOUORN PARK Personal: Nickolas Dale Causey ... son of Lauri and Charles Causey ... siblings Maddie, Hannah and Isaiah ... father is a LTC Chaplin ... born April 27, 1996 in Lincoln, Neb. ... was the 2013 state champion in the 1600m ... has earned allstate, all-region and all-conference honors ... was the 2012 and 2013 cross country MVP of his high school team ... was indoor track and field team MVP in 2013-14 ... was outdoor track and field team MVP in 2013 and 2014 ... enjoys going to church ... credits his mother, father and grandfather with having the most influence on his running career ... plans to major in history.
NICK CHATEL • FRESHMAN • WESTERVILLE, OHIO • WESTERVILLE Personal: Nick James Chatel ... son of Becky and Paul Chatel ... sister, Teresa ... born March 26, 1995 in Westerville, Ohio ... state champion in the 4x800 ... enjoys Legos, reading and infantry ... credits his high school coach with having the most influence on his running career ... undeclared major.
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PATRICK FERGUSON• FRESHMAN • AKRON, OHIO • TALLMADGE Personal: Patrick Scott Ferguson ... son of Jeff and Keena Ferguson ... siblings Maggie, Colleen and Breanne ... born Dec. 26, 1995 in Akron, Ohio ... first member of his family to attend a service academy ... enjoys listening to music, reading and basketball ... undecided major.
PETER HETZEL • FRESHMAN • CHARLOTTE, N.C. • GRACE ACADEMY Personal: Peter James Hetzel ... son of Whitney and James Hetzel ... siblings Charlie, Mary-Kate, Thomas, Annie, Grace, John, C.C. and Sam ... born Feb. 1, 1996 in St. Louis, Mo. ... brother, Charlie, is in the Navy and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy ... brother, Thomas, is a junior at the United States Naval Academy ... both brothers were on the swim team at Navy ... four-time high school cross country team MVP ... two-time high school swim team MVP ... placed second at AAU nationals in cross country ... member of All-State cross country team ... junior national swim champion in 2013 ... graduated third in his class ... enjoys swimming, football and basketball ... credits his dad wtih having the most influence on his running career ... undecided major.
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RYAN SMATHERS • FRESHMAN • NORTH EAST, PA. • NORTH EAST Personal: Ryan E. Smathers ... son of Cliff and Gracie Smathers ... only child ... born Dec. 13, 1994 in North Platte, Neb. ... first member of his family to attend college ... enjoys reading, video games, not sleeping and school work ... credits his high school coach with having the most influence on his running career ... electrical engineering major.
JOHN VALERI • FRESHMAN • PEMBROKE, MASS. • PEMBROKE Personal: John Anthony Valeri ... son of Angelo and Kelly Valeri ... siblings Emma and Grace ... born May 4, 1996 in Boston, Mass. ... three-time all state team champion ... two-time Nike Cross Nationals qualifier ... was captain of high school cross country team as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society ... was the Executive Board President of high school student council ... credits his family, his team and coach Zapatti with having the most influence on his running career ... undecided major.
AAQIB SYED • FRESHMAN • FAIRFAX, VA. • FAIRFAX Personal: Aaqib Lateef Syed ... son of Mohmud and Sadia Syed ... siblings Ghalib and Zara ... born Dec. 31, 1995 in Pakistan ... first started running track senior year of high school ... won the best athlete award in cross country in his senior year of high school ... enjoys Lord of the Rings, fantasy, literature, art history, film and Model UN ... credits his teammates, coach and father with having the most influence on his running career ... undecided major.
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2014 WOMEN’S ROSTER
Name Emily Buck Nicole Carter Dayna Cline Jennifer Comfort Courtney Dooley Paige Dougherty Lindsay Gabow Alexandria Gonzales Jacqueline Head Madison Hill Lisa Junta Rachel King Clara Lund Stephanie McDermott Katrina Mecklenburg Brianna Miller Liz Moten Dana O’Donnell
Year Senior • First Classman Sophomore • Yearling Senior • First Classman Senior • First Classman Freshman • Plebe Freshman • Plebe Junior • Cow Freshman • Plebe Sophomore • Yearling Junior • Cow Senior • First Classman Senior • First Classman Freshman • Plebe Freshman • Plebe Senior • First Classman Sophomore • Yearling Sophomore • Yearling Freshman • Plebe
Hometown/High School Bow, N.H./Bow Gainesville, Va./Battlefield Tampa, Fla./C. Leon King Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point Pelham, N.Y./Loomis Chaffee Houston, Texas/St. Agnes Academy Columbiana, Ala./Shelby County Leachtown, W.Va./Parkersburg Springfield, Va./Thomas Jefferson Franktown, Colo./Douglas County Poulsbo, Wash./North Kitsap Highland Falls, N.Y./James I. O’Neill San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County Central Valley, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury
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Roster Breakdown By State Alabama (1) Jacqueline Head California (2) Katrina Mecklenburg Brianna Miller Colorado (2) Rachel King Liz Moten Florida (1) Dayna Cline
By Class Seniors/First Classmen (6) Emily Buck Dayna Cline Jennifer Comfort Lisa Junta Rachel King Katrina Mecklenburg
Columbiana
San Diego Carlsbad
Franktown Castle Rock
New Hampshire (1) Emily Buck New York (1) Lindsay Gabow Courtney Dooley Stephanie McDermott Dana O’Donnell Pennsylvania (1) Jennifer Comfort
Bow
Pelham Bayport Highland Falls Central Valley
Doylestown
Texas(1) Alexandria Gonzales
Houston
Virginia (1) Nicole Carter Lisa Junta
Gainesville Springfield
West Virginia (1) Madison Hill
Leachtown
Washington (1) Clara Lund
Poulsbo
Tampa
Juniors/Cows (2) Lindsay Gabow Madison Hill
Sophomores/Yearlings (4) Nicole Carter Jacqueline Head Brianna Miller Liz Moten
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Freshmen/Plebes (6) Courtney Dooley Paige Dougherty Alexandria Gonzales Clara Lund Stephanie McDermott Dana O’Donnell
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WOMEN’S PROFILES 2013: One of only sixArmy runners to compete in all seven races as a junior at West Point ... was one of the Black Knights’ top 10 finishers in all seven competitions ... opened the year as the 8th-place finisher at the Army Open Personal: Emily Christine Buck ... born in Honolulu, Hawaii with a 5K time of 19:51.87 ... was the ... daughter of Shawn and Diana Buck ... brothers Harrison team’s No. 4 runner for the final five and Colin ... father was in the Army ... has a tiny toy poodle races of the season ... posted a 5K time named Maggie ... lists nordic skiing, scrapbooking and of 19:24.8 to earn a 24th-place finish at watching The Office as her favorite hobbies ... Environmental Cornell ... was the 60th place finisher Science major. among 190 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions (24:24.20) ... finished 285th of 401 runners at the Paul Short Invitational with a time of 23:10 ... Posted time of 21:22.48 in the “Star” meeting against Navy, finishing eighth overall ... took 39th place of 101 runners at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 23:26.31 ... concluded the season with a 130th place finish (254) at the NCAA Northeast Regionals with a 6K time of 22:38.50 ... named to the Patriot League Honor Roll for the third consecutive year.
EMILY BUCK • SENIOR • BOW, N.H. • BOW HIGH SCHOOL
2012: Did not compete ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2011: Did not compete ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Named a New Hampshire All-Star in cross country in 2008 and 2009 while at Bow High School ... all-state honoree in track in 2011 ... owns school record in 5,000m and 3,200m ... track team MVP in 2010 and 2011 ... New Hampshire Nordic Ski Team EHSC in 2010 and 2011 ... MVP of Bow’s nordic ski team in 2010 ... academic all-state.
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WOMEN’S PROFILES DAYNA CLINE • SENIOR • TAMPA, FLA. • C. LEON KING
Personal: Dayna Mandalyn Cline ... born July 30, 1992, in Cleveland, Ohio ... daughter of Neal and Donna Cline ... brother William ... began running in high school ... cites her father as having the most influence on her running career ... received an International Baccalaureate ... likes to travel and swim in her free time ... majoring in Environmental Engineering.
2013: Was a top 10 finisher for the Black Knights’ in all six of her competitions ... opened the year with an 11th-place finish at the 5K Army Open (20:32.37) ... was the team’s No. 9 runner for the second consecutive week, posting a 36th place finish at Cornell with a 5K time of 20.34.3 ... finished 86th of 190 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions with a 6K time of 25:09.20 ... followed as the team’s No. 9 runner at the Paul Short Invitational (24:39) ... was again the team’s No. 9 runner for the third straight week with a 20th place finish in the “Star” meeting with Navy, recording a time of 22:48.51 ... wrapped up the
season with a 68th place finish of 101 runners at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 24:22.98 ... named to the Patriot League Honor Roll for the third consecutive year ... Earned Minor “A”. 2012: Did not compete. 2011: Competed in all seven meets during her first season at West Point ... finished 11th of 53 overall in first collegiate meet - the Army Open ... was the seventh Black Knight to cross the line in the trimeet against Cornell and Binghamton ... ran the Big Red’s 5K course in 20:16.5 for Army’s seventh-best finish ... was the eighth Black Knight to cross the line at the Iona Meet of Champions and the Paul Short Run ... finished 19th of 24 at the Army-Navy Star Meet ... ran West Point’s 6K course in 23:27.10 ... was the sixth Black Knight to finish at the Patriot League Championships ... ran Lehigh’s snowcovered 6K course in 23:50.20 ... concluded the season at the NCAA Regionals ... placed 141st of 243 overall, completing the 6K course in 23:36.2 as Army’s No. 5 finisher. High School: Top-20 finisher at Florida State Third Class championships in 2010-11 while at C. Leon King ... first team Hillsborough County ... named to the Tampa Tribune first team.
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WOMEN’S PROFILES LISA JUNTA • SENIOR • SPRINGFIELD, VA. • THOMAS JEFFERSON
2013: Did not compete.
2012: All-Patriot League first team ... two-time AAA Athelte of the Week ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Academic All-Patriot League ... led Army Personal: Lisa Marie Junta ... born June 24, 1993, in Cora, N.Y. in all seven races during her sophomore ... daugther of Donald and Irmgard Junta ... sister, Katrina campaign ... began the season as the ... brothe, David, graduated from West Point in 2012 ... says individual champion of the Army Open Ryan Hall has had the most influence on her running career on Aug. 31 ... bested a field of 60 on ... likes to read the newspaper and cook in her free time ... a 5,300-meter course at the West Life Science major. Point Golf Course ... was the No. 4 finisher overall in back-to-back meets (Binghamton/Cornell tri-meet on Sept. 7; Iona Meet of Champions on Sept. 15) ... runner-up honors in Star Meet loss at Navy on Oct. 13 ... placed third overall at the Patriot League Championships to earn all-conference first-team recognition ... bronze-medal finish was the best individual place by a Black Knight since 1998 ... capped season with the best individual finish at the NCAA Regionals in program history ... finished 34th of 239 with a 6K time of 20:51.2 ... tabbed Army’s Women’s Yearling of the Year at the Black Knight Awards in May 2013. 2011: Impressive first campaign at West Point ... ran in all seven meets ... top-three Army runner in first four races ... placed third overall in first collegiate meet - the Army Open ... ran West Point’s 5K course in 18:24.7 ... earned the Black Knights’ top finish at the tri-meet against Cornell and Binghamton ... ran the Big Red’s 5K course in 19:04.6 to place eighth of 52 overall ... Army’s No. 2 runner at the Iona Meet of Champions ... finished the 6K course in 23:10.36 for 18th place overall (202) ... finished 125th of 396 at the Paul Short Run ... 6K time of 22:28 was Army’s second best ... was the fifth Black Knight to cross the line in Star Meet against rival Navy ... completed West Point’s 6K course in 22:13.50 ... placed 50th of 84 at the Patriot League Championship ... completed first season at the NCAA Regionals ... ran Army’s fourth-best 6K time of 23:12.2 for 115th place in a field of 243 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Rool. High School: Four-time all-district and all-region honoree while at Thomas Jefferson ... placed ninth at the state championship in teh 3,200m ... three-time all-district champion ... three-time team MVP ... Planet Connect Grant Winner ... National German Honor Society member ... AP Scholar with distinction.
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WOMEN’S PROFILES RACHEL KING • SENIOR • FRANKTOWN, COLO.. • DOUGLAS COUNTY
Personal: Rachel Adara King ... born Oct. 1, 1992, in Los Cruces, N.M. ... daughter of Amy Murtha and Matthew King ... sister Sarah ... spent part of the summer of 2010 in Peru, building a cafeteria for students in the village of Ollantaytambo ... likes to metalsmith and travel in her free time.
2013: Did not compete. 2012: All-Patriot League second team ... one of six Black Knights to compete in all seven races ... among Army’s top-five finishers in every race and top three in final three meets ... finished fifth overall in first meet of the season - the Army Open on Aug. 31 ... fourth Black Knight to cross the line at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 28), placing 188th of 360 overall with a 6K time of 22:53 ... finished ninth overall as the third Army runner to finish in Star Meet at Navy (Oct. 13), running the Annapolis, Md., 6K course in 23:10.10 ... finished 12th overall at the Patriot League Championships hosted by Colgate on
Oct. 27 ... improvement of over 50 places from a season ago to garner second-team all-conference recognition ... concluded the season at the NCAA Regionals in Madison, Conn., on Nov. 9 ... finished 146th of 250 ... 6K time of 22:44.5 was third-best by a Black Knight. 2011: Ran in six of Army’s seven meets during her first season at West Point ... Army’s No. 9 runner in three meets ... was the ninth Black Knight to cross the line in first collegiate meet - the Army Open ... placed 10th of 53 overall with a 5K time of 19:32.4 ... placed 38th of 52 at tri-meet with Cornell and Binghamton ... ran the Big Red’s 5K course in 20:58 ... was the seventh Black Knight to finish at the Iona Meet of Champions ... placed 75th of 202 overall with a 6K time of 24:40.24 ... finished 18th of 24 at the Army-Navy Star Meet at West Point ... finished the season at the Patriot League Championship ... placed 68th of 84 overall with a 6K time of 24:49.80 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Douglas County ... two-time All-Continental League selection ... two-time team captain ... state qualifier in 2010 ... team MVP 2008-10 ... named Female Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... academic all-state in 2009 ... AP Scholar ... National Honor Society ... National Art Honor Society.
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WOMEN’S PROFILES - TEAM CAPTAIN KATRINA MECKLENBURG • SENIOR • SAN DIEGO, CALIF. • CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC
Personal: Katrina Lynn Mecklenberg ... born May 31, 1993, in San Diego, Calif. ... daughter of Gwen and John Mecklenberg ... sister Carly who is also a runner ... likes to ride horses, travel, hike and relax with friends and family in her free time ... Systems Management major.
League Championships in 58th place of 101 runners with a time of 23:59.08 ... ended the season as the team’s No. 6 runner with a 6K time of 23:24.00 at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, finsihing 176th of 254 runners ... named to the Patriot League Honor Roll for the third consecutive year ... earned Major “A”. 2012: Competed in the final four meets of the season ... first race was at the Paul Short Run on Sept. 28 ... Army’s No. 6 finisher in Star Meet at Navy. finishing 18th of 21 overall ... placed 58th at the Patriot League Championships ... ran Colgate’s 6K course in 25:35.7 ... wrapped up the season at the NCAA Regionals ... top finish of the season with Army’s No. 5 time, placing 183rd of 250 overall with a 6K time of 23:18.1 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year. 2011: Ran in four races during her first season at West Point ... finished eighth of 53 in first collegiate meet - the Army Open ... ran West Point’s 5K course in 19:31 ... was Army’s No. 9 finisher at the Iona Meet of Champions ... ran the 6K course in 25:17.19 for 112th place overall (202) ... was the first Black Knight to cross the line in the Open Division of the Paul Short Run ... completed Lehigh’s 6K route in 24:18 ... finished the season at the Army-Navy Star Meet ... was the sixth Black Knight to cross the line ... ran the 6K course in 22:59.30 for 14th place overall (24) ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Named Rookie of the Year in first competitive seasons of both cross country and track at Cathedral Catholic ... four-time all-league honoree with cross country and track ... three-time All-CIF in cross country ... two-time All-CIF in track ... 2008 cross country Runner of the Year ...league’s runner of the year sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... honor roll member all four years ... Union Tribune academic award ... National Honor Society ... high school career highlighted by running a 5:10 mile at CIF Prelims.
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2013: One of only sixArmy runners to compete in all seven races in her junior season at West Point ... started the season as Army’s No. 4 finisher at the Army Open, completing the 5K course with a time of 19:42.76 ... was the 29th finisher at Cornell with a 5K time of 19:47.9 ... took 85th of 190 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions with a 6K time of 25:08.23 ... finished as the Black Knights’ No. 6 runner at the Paul Short Invitational (23.35) ... was the team’s No. 6 finisher for the second consecutive competition, taking 12th overall in the “Star” matchup against Navy with a time of 21:47.54 ... was the team’s No. 6 runner for the third consecutive event, finishing the Patriot
WOMEN’S PROFILES 2013: One of only six Army runners to compete in all seven races as a junior at West Point ... was a top five finisher for the Black Knights in all seven races ... started the year with a third place finish at the Army Open, posting a 5K time of 19:26.06 ... followed that up as Personal: Lindsay Ellen Gabow ... born June 1, 1994 ... daughter the team’s No. 5 runner with a 26thof Judith Aronsohn and Peter Gabow ... sister Laura and brother place finish among 43 runners at Cornell Lucas ... likes to read, follow politics, listen to music and watch (19:35.0) ... took 32nd of 190 runners comedies in her free time ... loves social sciences ... played ice at the Iona Meet of Champions with hockey for most of her childhood ... undeclared major. a 6K time of 23:51.25 ... was the Black Knights’ No. 3 finisher for the second consecutive event with a 216th place finish of 401 runners at the Paul Short Invitational (22:41) ... took ninth overall against Navy with a time of (21:24.12) ... was Army’s No. 2 runner with a 19th place finish among 101 runners at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 22:53.98 ... ended the season as the team’s No. 2 runner at the NCAA Northeast Regionals with a 112th place finish (254) with a 6K time of 22:26.50 ... named to the Patriot League Honor Roll for the second consecutive year ... earned Major “A”.
LINDSAY GABOW • JUNIOR • PELHAM, N.Y. • LOOMIS CHAFFEE
2012: Impressive start before being sidelined with an injury ... competed in three meets during abbreviated freshman campaign ... finished second overall in first collegiate meet - the Army Open on Aug. 31 ... second Black Knight to cross the finish line in tri-meet against Cornell and Binghamton (Sept. 7) ... Army’s No. 3 finisher at Iona Meet of Champions (Sept. 15) ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Highly decorated runner out of Loomis Chaffee ... AllNew England cross country (2011) and on the track in the 800m, 1500m, and 3000m ... career-highlighting New England Prep School Association champion in 1500m (2012) ... placed sixth at the NEPSA cross country championship ... awarded the Founders Prize in 2011 and Commencement Price in 2012 for overall contributions to the school’s community.
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WOMEN’S PROFILES 2013: One of only six Army runners to compete in all seven races ... was named to the All-Patriot League Second Team as a sophomore ... was Army’s top finisher in five of her seven Personal: Madison Paige Hill ... parents are Trampus and Susan competitions, finishing in the top two in Hill ... three siblings - Levi, Hunter and Hannah ... ran collegiately all seven races ... opened the year with for one season at Brevard College (N.C.) under the direction of an individual victory at the Army Open, legendary coach Jack Daniels ... earned Dean’s List recognition posting a 5K time of 19:00.95 ... was at Brevard while also garnering All-Southern Atlantic Conference 18th overall and second for the Black honors ... also an All-Regional selection ... ran as a sprinter at Knights at Cornell (19:10.5) ... took 24th Hershey Nationals in elementary school ... likes to hang out with of 190 runners at the Iona Meet of family, go outside, attend church, paint and draw during her free Champions, finishing second for Army time ... French and Portuguese major. in the second straight competition with a 6K time of 23:39.02 ... was the team’s No.1 runner and claimed 120th of 401 runners at the Paul Short Invitational with a time of 22:00 ... posted a time of 20:34.40 as the team’s top runner and second overall finisher in the “Star” meet against Navy ... was the team’s No. 1 runner and 12th overall finisher at the Patriot League Championships with time of 22:39.31 ... ended the season as the team’s top finsher at the NCAA Northeast Regionals with a 6K time of 21:48.00 and a 67th place finish (254) ... named to the Patriot League Honor Roll for the second consecutive year ... earned Major “A”.
MADISON HILL • JUNIOR • LEACHTOWN, W. VA. • PARKERSBURG
2012: Missed her freshman season recovering from injury ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Conference champion at Parkersburg High School ... all-state second team honors ... runner-up in the 4x800-meter relay ... regional champion ... graduated in the top 10 of her class.
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WOMEN’S PROFILES 2013: One of only six Army runners to compete in all seven races in her plebe season ... was a top five finisher for the Black Knights in five of her seven races and finished in the top ten in all seven ... opened the Personal: Nicole Rae Carter ... born in Fort Benning, Ga. ... year as the fifth place finisher at the daughter of 1989 West Point graduates and former track Army Open with a 5K time of 19:44.27 standouts Tyno and Tonya (Cheek) Carter ... father earned ... was the team’s No. 6 runner with a All-America honors in 1987 (outdoor 5,000-meter run) ... sister, 28th place finish at Cornell (19:46.0) Jamila ... brother, Caleb ... credits coach Mallory Trowbridge with ... finished 64th of 190 runners with having the most influence on her running career ... enjoys hiking, a 6K time of 24:37.21 at the Iona cooking, traveling and reading during her free time ... undeclared Meet of Champions ... was the Black major. Knights’ No. 5 finisher for the second consecutive competition, posting a time of 23:29 at the Paul Short Invitational ... recorded a career-best 21:21.18 time in the “Star” matchup with Navy as Army’s No. 3 runner and seventh overall finisher ... was the Black Knight’s No. 7 finisher and 59th overall at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 24:00.72 ... ended the season as the team’s No. 5 finisher at the NCAA Northeast Regionals with a 6K time of 22:59.90 and a 158th place finish (254) ... earned Major “A”.
NICOLE CARTER • SOPHOMORE • GAINESVILLE, VA. • BATTLEFIELD
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Va. ... four-time cross country team MVP ... all-state selection in cross country and track (3,200m) during her senior year ... team captain ... AP scholar ... career highlight thus far was running in the 4x800-meter relay at the New Balance Nationals during her sophomore season.
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WOMEN’S PROFILES JACQUELINE HEAD• SOPHOMORE • COLUMBIANA, ALA. • SHELBY COUNTY
Personal: Jacqueline McCrary Head ... born in Birmingham, Ala. ... daughter of Frank and Jennifer Head ... sisters, Marjorie and Sarah ... first member of her family to embark on a military career ... credits her father with having the most influence on her running career ... loves to waterski ... enjoys listening to music, reading and traveling in her free time ... undeclared major.
all four seasons ... earned the bronze medal at the state track & field meets in both 2011 and 2013.
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2013: Competed in the first three races of the year in her plebe season … finished 17th of 53 runners in her first collegiate competition at the Army Open with a 5K time of 21:04.47 … followed that as Army’s No. 8 runner at Cornell as the 35th place finisher with a time of 20:31.2 … finished as Army’s No. 6 runner and 78th of 190 at the Iona Meet of Champions, completing the 6K course in 24:55.96 ... earned Minor “A”. High School: Two-time Shelby County Cross Country Champion (2011-12) ... placed fourth in the state during her freshman season ... was the No. 9 finisher at the 2010 state meet ... served as cross country team captain
WOMEN’S PROFILES 2013: One of only six Army runners to compete in all seven races in her plebe season ... was one of Army’s top five finishers in four of her seven races and was a top 10 finisher for the Black Knights in all seven events ... opened the season with a second place finish at the Army Open, posting a 5K time Personal: Brianna Miller ... born in Carlsbad, Calif. ... daugther of of 19:02.92 ... was Army’s No.3 runner Lisa and Tom Miller ... first member of her family to embark on with a 19:24.0 5K time at Cornell and a military career ... began running competitively as a freshman a 23rd place finish ... finished 93rd in high school ... enjoys photography, traveling, swimming and of 190 runners at the Iona Meet of biking in her free time ... undeclared major. Champions with a 6K time of 25:22.75 ... was Army’s No. 7 runner at the Paul Short Invitational (24:17) ... posted a time of 22:31.46, finishing 18th overall in the “Star” meeting with Navy ... was the Black Knight’s No. 5 finisher at the Patriot League Championships, with a time of 23:37.67 and a 44th place finish among 101 runners ... ended the year as the 135th place finisher (254) at the NCAA Regionals with a 6K time of 22:42.20 ... earned Major “A”.
BRIANNA MILLER • SOPHOMORE • CARLSBAD, CALIF. • CARLSBAD
High School: Division I CIF San Diego cross country champion as a junior at Carlsbad High School in 2011 ... competed at the cross country state meet all four years ... 2013 Division I CIF San Diego 3,200-meter run champion ... competed at the California State Meet twice for track ... scholar-athlete honors all four years.
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WOMEN’S PROFILES JENNIFER COMFORT • SENIOR • DOYLESTOWN, PA. • CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 2013: Did not compete ... 2012: Did not compete ... 2011: Did not compete. High School: Lettered in track and softball at Central Bucks West High School ... league champion in the javelin during junior and senior seasons ... ranked among the top 15 in Pa. ... member of third-place 4x800-meter relay team at 2011 state championships ... received Courier-Kiwanis student-athlete award. Personal: Jennifer L. Comfort ... born July 4, 1993, in Aurora, Colo. ... daughter of Belinda Black and Robert Comfort ... brother, Tyler ... both grandfathers served in the U.S. Air Force ... did not start running track until sophomore year in high school ... favorite event on the track are the relays ... career-highlighting moment was breaking the Patriot League record for the 4x800 relay which was on the books for 25 years ... credits her throwing coach in high school as having the most influence on her career ... likes to sing, play bass and guitar in her free time ... Environmental Geography major.
liz moton • Sophomore • castle rock, colo. • douglas county 2013: Did not compete due to injury. Personal: Elizabeth Sondra Moton ... daughter of Patricia and David Moton ... sisters Jessica, Audrey and Madeline ... sister, Audrey, is a 1st LT in the Army Corps of Engineers ... enjoys piano, visiting family and swimming ... credits coach Rondel Ruff with having the most influence on her running career ... chemical engineering major.
COURTNEY DOOLEY • FRESHMAN • BAYPORT, N.Y. • BAYPORT-BLUE POINT Personal: Courtney Rose Dooley ... daughter of Lorraine and Jim Dooley ... siblings Pat, Tim and Cassie ... born Aug. 2, 1995 in Bayport, N.Y. ... 4x4 state champion in 2012 and 2014 ... has earned multiple all-state and all-league honors ... graduated in the top 10 in her class ... enjoys watching movies, snowboarding and surfing ... credits her high school coach Vin Vangard with having the most influence on her running career ... undecided major.
PAIGE DOUGHERTY • FRESHMAN • PUYALLUP, WASH. • CASCADE CHRISTIAN Personal: Paige Catherine Dougherty ... daughter of Donna and Roger Dougherty ... siblings Devon and Kelsea ... born June 19, 1996 in San Antonio, Texas ... father is a 1985 USMA graduate ... cousin plays lacrosse at William & Mary ... was the 2012 league champion in the two-mile track run ... was first team all-league in soccer in 2011 ... was second team all-league in soccer in 2012 ... enjoys working out, biking, hiking, lifting, anything physical, spending time with friends and family, going to church and Bible studies ... credits her high school coach Joseph Flansburg with having the most influence on her running career ... plans to major in Kinesiology.
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WOMEN’S PROFILES ALEXANDRIA GONZALES • FRESHMAN • HOUSTON, TEXAS • ST. AGNES ACADEMY Personal: Alexandria Gabriele Gonzales ... daughter of Lisa and John Gonzales ... sister Daniela ... born April 26, 1996 in Houston, Texas ... earned eight varsity letters in high school ... academic all-state in both cross country and track & field ... enjoys reading, singing, cooking and volunteering ... credits her father with having the most influence on her running career ... undecided major.
CLARA LUND • FRESHMAN • POULSBO, WASH. • NORTH KITSAP Personal: Clara Elizabeth Lund ... daughter of Ross and Sue Lund ... sister Johanna ... born Dec. 27, 1995 in Bremeston, Wash. ... sister is a 2nd LT ... participated in the state championships all four years of high school in both cross country and track & field ... enjoys music, dancing and sailing ... credits Reagan Colyer with having the most influence on her running career ... undecided major.
STEPHANIE MCDERMOTT • FRESHMAN • HIGHLAND FALLS, N.Y. • JAMES I. O’NEILL Personal: Stephanie Rose McDermott ... daughter of Kim and Vince McDermott ... sister Danielle ... born Nov. 14, 1995 in West Point, N.Y. ... sister is a 2nd LT in the Army ... both parents are USMA graduates ... twice voted most improved in high school ... two-time team MVP in high school ... recipient of the Senior Scholar Award ... member of 4x8 team that competed at the state championships ... enjoys baking, cooking and organizing things ... credits her parents with having the most influence on her running career ... hopes to major in engineering.
DANA O’DONNELL • FRESHMAN • CENTRAL VALLEY, N.Y. • MONROE-WOODBURY Personal: Dana Joan O’Donnell ... daughter of Dennis and JoAnn ... siblings Michael, Megan and Elizabeth ... born March 27, 1995 in Nyack, N.Y. ... sister, Elizabeth, is a 2013 USMA graduate and former cross country team captain ... enjoys snowboarding ... credits her family with having the most influence on her running career ... undecided major.
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2013 MEN’S RESULTS Date Event Location Distance Finish (# of Runners) Brown Bailey Cody Barger Vince Bartram Matt Bearden Drew Beck Chris Boyle Dylan Chamberlen Robert Cook Liam Corcoran Alex Duffy Jim Duncan Mitch Dutton Joshua Ecker Eric Fenton Nathan Fisher Jacob Fong Ludo Funfrock Ricardo Galindo Tom Girardot Andreas Kellas Trevor Lafontaine Jack Monday Jake Schmitz Jack Scranton Corey Stewart Trevor Touchton Kendall Ward
Sept. 6 Army Open WEST POINT, N.Y. 5K NTS (86) 16:34.97 (22/16) 15:39.50 (4/4) 16:45.72 (24/18) 16:10.30 (12/11) 16:32.69 (20/15) 16:48.47 (25/19) DNC 17:05.68 (31/22) 16:59.57 (29/21) 16:02.34 (9/8) 17:40.18 (36/25) 16:08.24 (11/10) 15:54.44 (6/5) 16:17.50 (13/12) 15:59.08 (8/7) 16:35.69 (23/17) 16:26.04 (18/14) 15:35.71 (2/2) 15:39.50 (3/3) 16:24.00 (17/13) 15:58.11 (7/6) 17:19.05 (33/24 16:55.75 (28/20) 16:02.70 (10/9) 17:12.56 (32/23) 17:48.95 (38/26) 15:20.89 (1/1)
Sept. 13 at Cornell (Dual) Ithaca, N.Y. 5 mile L, 40-19 (44) 27:21.2 (32/13) DNC 28:11.4 (36/16) DNC 27:05.0 (25/10) 27:50.4 (34/14) 27:03.7 (24/9) 28:40.4 (39/19) 28:37.0 (38/18) 26:43.6 (18/6) 28:52.8 (41/21) 27:08.5 (26/11) 26:16.1 (13/5)* 26:51.0 (20/7) DNC 27:57.2 (35/15) 28:44.7 (40/20) 25:23.5 (2/1)* 25:51.9 (8/3)* 27:02.0 (23/8) 26:07.4 (11/4)* 29:12.9 (43/23) 28:18.2 (37/17) 27:09.7 (28/12) 29:11.5 (42/22) 29:37.9 (44/24) 25:45.1 (7/2)*
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Sept. 21 Iona Meet of Champions Bronx, N.Y. 8K 5th of 20 (210) 27:58.78 (135/12) 26:36.58 (43/5)* DNC 27:15.07 (84/10) 27:15.82 (85/11) DNC DNC DNC DNC 26:52.11 (60/7) DNC DNC DNC 27:05.19 (77/8) 26:45.9 (51/6) DNC DNC 26:07.18 (20/2)* 26:15.09 (24/3)* DNC 26:20.99 (29/4)* DNC DNC 27:10.36 (81/9) DNC DNC 25:42.39 (6/1)*
2013 MEN’S RESULTS Date Event Location Distance Finish (# of Runners) Brown Bailey Cody Barger Vince Bartram Matt Bearden Drew Beck Chris Boyle Dylan Chamberlen Robert Cook Liam Corcoran Alex Duffy Jim Duncan Mitch Dutton Joshua Ecker Eric Fenton Nathan Fisher Jacob Fong Ludo Funfrock Ricardo Galindo Tom Girardot Andreas Kellas Trevor Lafontaine Jack Monday Jake Schmitz Jack Scranton Corey Stewart Trevor Touchton Kendall Ward
Oct. 5 Paul Short Run Bethlehem, Pa. 8K 14th of 47 (395) DNC 25:43 (143/5)* DNC 25:59 (192/6) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 26:09 (212/7) DNC DNC 25:40 (138/4)* 27:43 (37/10) 25:30 (113/3)* DNC DNC 25:08 (77/2)* 26:27 (258/8) DNC DNC DNC DNC (264/9) DNC DNC 24:34 (28/1)*
Oct. 18 Navy (Star Meet) West Point, N.Y. 8K W, 26-29 (24) DNC 25:54.32 (5/3)* DNC 25:18.24 (11/6) 26:14.51 (21/10) DNC DNC DNC DNC 27:19.70 (24/12) DNC DNC 25:07.14 (8/4)* DNC 25:32.59 (14/7) DNC DNC 24:25.49 (1/1)* 25:53.17 (18/8) 26:20.73 (22/11) 25:10.28 (9/5)* DNC DNC 26:14.32 (20/9) DNC DNC 24:45.27 (3/2)*
AAA Athlete of the Week Ricardo Galindo Kendall Ward
Nov. 2 Patriot League Champ. Easton, Pa. 8K 4th of 10 (106) 27:38.71 (64/11) 25:57.88 (20/4)* DNC 26:19.15 (28/5)* 27:56.03 (70/12) DNC DNC DNC DNC 26:59.61 (49/8) DNC DNC 25:42.04 (14/3)* DNC 26:25.37 (33/7) DNC DNC 25:25.42 (6/2)* 26:19.75 (29/6) 27:10.20 (54/9) 27:24.82 (61/10) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 25:14.79 (4/1)*
Nov 15 NCAA Regionals Bronx, N.Y. 10K 14th of 37 DNC 32:10.60 (92/3)* DNC 32:20.10 (105/4)* DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 32:32.00 (121/5)* DNC 32:34.90 (125/6) DNC DNC 31:19.30 (44/1)* 32:35.80 (126/7) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 31:52.70 (72/2)*
All-PL FirstTeam Kendall Ward Ricardo Galindo All-PL Second Team Josh Ecker
Kendall Ward captured an individual title in addition to five top 10 finishes in his senior year with the Black Knights.
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2013 WOMEN’S RESULTS Date Event Location Distance Finish (# of Runners) Emily Buck Kristi Carrigan Nicole Carter Dayna Cline Katie Collins Jennifer Comfort Lindsay Gabow Jacqueline Head Madison Hill Lisa Junta Ashtin Kurz Katrina Mecklenburg Brianna Miller Elizabeth O’Donnell Allie Sutherland
Sept. 6 Army Open WEST POINT, N.Y. 5K NTS (53) 19:51.87 (8/7) 20:53.55 (15/10) 19:44.27 (5/5) 20:32.37 (11/9) DNC DNC 19:26.96 (3/3) 21:04.47 (17/11) 19:00.95 (1/1)* 23:42.65 (24/12) 20:22.43 (9/8) 19:42.76 (4/4) 19:02.92 (2/2) 19:50.86 (7/6) DNC
Sept. 13 at Cornell (Dual) Ithaca, N.Y. 5K L, 50-15 (43) 19:24.8 (24/4)* 20:59.0 (41/12) 19:46.0 (28/6) 20:34.3 (36/9) 18:51.4 (16/1)* DNC 19:35.5 (26/5)* 20:31. (35/8) 19:10.5 (18/2)* DNC 20:58.3 (40/11) 19:47.9 (29/7) 19:24.0 (23/3)* DNC 20:45.5 (38/10)
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Sept. 21 Iona Meet of Champions Bronx, N.Y. 6K 6th of 20 (190) 24:24.20 (60/4)* 25:52.57 (114/12) 24:37.21 (64/5) 25:09.20 (86/8) 23:35.71 (20/1)* DNC 23:51.25 (32/3)* 24:55.96 (78/6) 23:39.02 (24/2)* DNC 25:5.93 (118/13) 25:08.23 (85/7) 25:22.75 (93/9) 25:50.41 (113/11) 25:38.12 (105/10)
2013 WOMEN’S RESULTS Date Event Location Distance Finish (# of Runners) Emily Buck Kristi Carrigan Nicole Carter Dayna Cline Katie Collins Jennifer Comfort Lindsay Gabow Jacqueline Head Madison Hill Lisa Junta Ashtin Kurz Katrina Mecklenburg Brianna Miller Elizabeth O’Donnell Allie Sutherland
Oct. 5 Paul Short Run Bethlehem, Pa. 6K 39th of 48 (401) 23:10 (284/4)* DNC 23:29 (316/5)* 24:39 (384/9) 22:15 (153/2)* DNC 22:41 (216/3) DNC 22:00 (120/1)* DNC DNC 23:35 (325/6) 24:17 (366/7) 24:26 (376/8) 25:54 (400/10)
Oct. 18 Navy (Star Meet) West Point, N.Y. 6K L, 31-24 (24) 21:22.48 (8/4)* 23:35.28 (23/12) 21:21.18 (7/3)* 22:48.51 (20/9) 20:44.54 (5/2)* DNC 21:24.12 (9/5)* DNC 20:34.40 (2/1)* DNC 22:54.52 (21/10) 21:47.54 (12/6) 22:31.46 (18/8) 21:50.06 (13/7) 23:00.19 (22/11)
Nov. 2 Patriot League Champ. Easton, Pa. 6K 5th of 10 (101) 23:26.31 (39/4)* DNC 24:00.72 (59/7) 24:22.98 (68/8) 23:10.48 (29/3)* DNC 22:53.98 (19/2)* DNC 22:39.31 (12/1)* DNC 24:58.27 (83/10) 23:59.08 (58/6) 23:37.67 (44/5)* 24:48.84 (79/9) 25:19.74 (88/11)
Nov. 15 NCAA Regionals Bronx, N.Y. 6K 21st of 37 22:38.50 (130/3)* DNC 22:59.90 (158/5)* DNC DNC DNC 22:26.50 (112/2)* DNC 21:48.00 (67/1)* DNC DNC 23:24.00 (176/6) 22:42.20 (135/4)* 23:28.70 (182/7) DNC
All-PL Second Team Madison Hill
Sophomore Madison Hill was the team’s only All-Patriot League selection, finishing 12th overall in the conference championships. She finished either first or second for the Black Knights in all six of Army’s competitions.
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MEN’S RECORD BOOK All-Time Series Records Opponent Series Began Albany, University of 1972 Alfred University 1928 Binghamton University 2001 Boston College 1933 Bucknell University 2002 Buffalo, University of 1959 Buffalo State College 1963 Canisius College 1990 Central Connecticut State 1964 Colgate University 1942 Columbia University 1932 Connecticut, University of 1945 Cornell University 1935 C.W. Post 1980 Dartmouth College 1952 Duke University 1946 East Stroudsburg University 1979 Fairleigh Dickinson 1962 Fordham University 1937 Hamilton College 1922 Holy Cross, College of the 2002 Iona College 1978 Ithaca College 1973 Lafayette College 1928 Lehigh University 1974 LeMoyne College 1958 Manhattan College 1934 Marist College 1984 Mass. Institute of Technology 1930 Massachusetts, University of 1962 Merrimack College 1970 Montclair State College 1973 New Hampshire, University of 1922 New York University 1929 New York, City College of 1944 New York Institute of Technology 1978 New York Maritime College 1976 Niagara University 1999 Penn State University 1951 Pennsylvania, University of 1949 Pittsburgh, University of 1931 Princeton University 1936 Providence College 1952 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1928 Rutgers University 1934 St. Francis College (N.Y.) 1990 St. John’s University 1955 Seton Hall University 1946 Siena College 1983 Springfi eld College 1928 Syracuse University 1936 Troy State University 1975 United States Air Force Academy 1960 United States Coast Guard Academy 1944 United States Naval Academy 1937 Villanova University 1947 Virginia Tech 1961 West Virginia University 1931 TOTALS (86 Seasons)
Meets 16 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 6 16 1 64 7 2 2 18 18 12 1 1 13 1 5 8 9 41 4 1 1 1 6 5 37 2 5 3 1 2 4 11 8 16 2 17 1 24 4 2 3 51 1 2 5 76* 9 1 1 573*
Wins 15 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 11 6 16 1 34 7 2 2 17 14 12 1 1 9 0 5 6 9 22 4 1 1 1 6 2 30 2 5 3 1 1 3 7 7 15 2 12 1 19 4 2 3 28 0 1 5 29 6 1 1 402
*-Navy and Army tied 28-28 in 1995
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Losses 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 23 1 1 0 46 3 0 0 170
Pct. .938 .545 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .531 1.000 1.000 1.000 .944 .778 1.000 1.000 1.000 .692 .000 1.000 .750 1.000 .537 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .400 .811 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .750 .636 .875 .938 1.000 .706 1.000 .792 1.000 1.000 1.000 .549 .000 .500 1.000 .382 .667 1.000 1.000 .702
MEN’S RECORD BOOK All-Time Coaching Records R.H. Van Volkenburgh Leo Novak Jess Mortensen Nathaniel Cartmell Carleton Crowell John Randolph Ron Bazil Craig Sherman Jerry Quiller Troy Engle
Seasons 1922 1928-49 1950 1951-53 1954-74 1975-78 1979-81; 83-94 1982 1995-2007 2008-2013
Years 1 22 1 3 21 4 15 1 13 6
Wins 2 93 7 17 144 26 90 4 18 2
Losses 0 28 1 4 56 19 34 4 17 8
Ties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pct. 1.000 .769 .875 .810 .720 .578 .726 .500 .514 .200
Vs. Navy 0-0 (.000) 8-5 (.615) 1-0 (1.000) 3-0 (1.000) 9-12 (.429) 0-3 (.000) 3-12 (.200) 0-1 (.000) 3-9-1 (.269) 2-4 (.500)
Year-By-Year Results 1922 (2-0) Coach: R.H. Van Volkenburgh Captain: J.R. Noyes New Hampshire Hamilton
W, 21-33 W, 29-31
1928 (4-0) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: K.E. Rasmussen Lafayette Alfred Springfield RPI
W, 17-38 W, 23-32 W, 17-38 W, 19-36
1929 (3-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: G.W. Lermond New Hampshire Alfred Springfield New York University
L, 32-23 W, 25-30 W, 23-32 W, 22-33
1930 (4-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: O.C. Krueger Alfred New Hampshire* MIT* Springfield Lafayette *-tri meet 1931 (3-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: A.F. Clark, Jr. West Virginia Alfred Pittsburgh New Hampshire
W, 27-28 L, 34-30 W, 34-70 W, 15-65 W, 20-51
W, 27-28 L, 29-26 W, 18-37 W, 26-29
1932 (3-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: A.D. Starbird Pittsburgh Columbia New Hampshire Lafayette
W, 25-30 W, 23-30 L, 29-26 W, 15-40
1933 (3-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: T.A. Northasm Lafayette Columbia Boston College Alfred
W, 15-40 W, 19-36 W, 15-40 L, 33-22
1934 (3-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: D.E. Breakfield Columbia Manhattan Alfred Rutgers
W, 15-40 L, 30-25 W, 25-30 W, 25-30
1935 (4-0) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: H.F. McManus New York University Cornell Alfred Columbia 1936 (3-2) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: W.H. Lewis New York University Columbia* Princeton* Syracuse Alfred *-tri meet 1937 (3-3) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: J.C.F. Tillson Fordham Alfred Syracuse Navy* Columbia* New York University* *-quad meet 1938 (4-2) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: R.H. Schellman Fordham Navy* Princeton* Columbia* Syracuse Alfred *-quad meet
W, 16-39 W, 21-34 W, 15-40 W, 18-37
W, 15-40 W, 24-53 W, 24-43 L, 36-19 L, 29-26
W, 19-36 L, 30-25 L, 38-17 L, 64-28 W, 64-73 W, 64-70
W, 15-40 W, 26-40 W, 26-54 W, 26-105 L, 30-25 L, 38-17
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1939 (4-2) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: F.A. Delatour Fordham Syracuse Pittsburgh Columbia* Princeton* Navy* *-quad meet 1940 (5-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: G.B. Moore Fordham Cornell Pittsburgh Columbia* Princeton* Navy* *-quad meet
W, 23-32 L, 29-26 L, 37-18 W, 30-90 W, 30-52 W, 30-38
W, 26-29 W, 22-33 W, 26-29 W, 38-89 W, 38-51 L, 38-32
1941 (3-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: F.E. Rosell Alfred Cornell Pittsburgh Navy Heptagonals
W, 15-50 L, 38-21 W, 20-35 W, 25-30 Fourth
1942 (2-2) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: F.M. King Cornell Colgate New York University Navy Heptagonals
L, 29-26 W, 15-48 L, 38-18 W, 25-30 Third
1943 (4-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: W.E. Hensel*, H.J. Saine Princeton W, 15-50 Columbia W, 27-28 New York University W, 21-34 Cornell W, 19-36 Navy L, 33-22 Heptagonals Second IC4A Championships Third *-member of war class, graduated early
1944 (4-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: A.H. Truxes Columbia Coast Guard Academy New York University City Coll. of New York Navy Heptagonals IC4A Championships
W, 15-40 W, 17-38 W, 18-36 W, 15-40 L, 29-26 First Second
1945 (7-0) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: F.B. Tucker RPI Connecticut Coast Guard Academy New York University Columbia City Coll. of New York Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 17-38 W, 15-40 W, 16-39 W, 16-39 W, 15-40 W, 15-40 First First W, 19-36
1946 (5-3) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: F.J. Knauss Manhattan Seton Hall Cornell Duke Columbia Coast Guard Academy New York University Heptagonals Navy
L, 40-15 W, 15-40 W, 15-40 W, 19-36 W, 23-32 W, 26-29 L, 40-15 Second L, 35-20
1947 (5-3) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: W.F. Trieschmann, Jr. Villanova Cornell Duke Columbia Coast Guard Academy Manhattan New York University Navy Nonagonals IC4A Championships
L, 33-27 W, 20-39 W, 15-50 W, 22-37 W, 19-42 L, 30-25 L, 33-22 W, 20-35 First T-Third
1948 (8-0) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: T.P. Strider Villanova Manhattan Coast Guard Academy Cornell New York University Fordham Columbia Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 21-34 W, 22-34 W, 16-39 W, 18-41 W, 20-43 W, 18-45 W, 16-39 First Third W, 15-45
1949 (9-1) Coach: Leo Novak Captain: R.H. Lewandowski Villanova New York University Cornell Fordham Manhattan Columbia Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Syracuse Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy NCAA Championships
W, 20-41 W, 19-42 W, 18-45 W, 15-48 W, 26-30 W, 18-101 W, 18-72 W, 18-60 L, 35-20 First Second W, 15-50 Fifth
Richard Shea Three-Time IC4A, Heptagonal Champion (1949-51) Army Hall of Fame Class of 2004
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1950 (7-1) Coach: Jess Mortensen Captain: H.G. Marsh Villanova Cornell Syracuse New York University Manhattan Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy 1951 (6-0) Coach: Nathaniel Cartmell Captain: L.M. Davis Villanova New York University Syracuse Penn State Manhattan Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy 1952 (6-2) Coach: Nathaniel Cartmell Captain: R.G. Day Villanova Providence Dartmouth Penn State Manhattan Syracuse Pittsburgh Heptagonals Navy
W, 17-38 W, 15-50 L, 32-25 W, 22-37 W, 27-28 W, 19-59 W, 19-59 First Second W, 15-50
W, 20-40 W, 18-45 W, 27-29 W, 22-35 W, 16-45 First Second W, 15-50
W, 23-34 W, 17-46 W, 15-49 L, 35-21 W, 19-44 L, 34-31 W, 34-65 First W, 15-44
1953 (5-2) Coach: Nathaniel Cartmell Captain: B.J. Cory Providence Villanova Dartmouth Manhattan Pittsburgh Syracuse Navy Heptagonals
L, 30-27 W, 29-30 W, 24-33 W, 25-34 L, 43-16 W, 23-32 W, 20-40 Second
1954 (2-5) Coach: Carleton Crowell Advisory Coach: Nathaniel Cartmell Captain: R.O. Wray Providence Villanova New York University Pittsburgh Manhattan Syracuse Navy Heptagonals
W, 20-39 L, 29-26 L, 38-31 L, 64-23 L, 64-41 L, 39-16 W, 22-33 Second
1955 (3-5) Coach: Carleton Crowell Advisory Coach: Nathaniel Cartmell Captain: R.W. Stephenson St. John’s Providence New York University Syracuse Manhattan Pittsburgh Villanova Navy
W, 39-45 W, 39-45 L, 34-23 L, 28-27 L, 67-34 L, 67-27 L, 35-22 W, 24-31
1956 (3-3) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: S. Quattannens Providence St. John’s New York University Syracuse Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 25-36 L, 40-15 W, 24-37 L, 43-17 L, 33-22 Fourth 11th W, 24-33
1957 (3-4) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: J. Lewis Manhattan Providence St. John’s Syracuse New York University Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 25-30 W, 18-45 L, 35-22 L, 33-23 W, 33-95 L, 31-24 Fourth Eighth L, 32-24
1958 (10-0) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: D.R. Carroll Fordham Seton Hall Providence St. John’s New York University LeMoyne Manhattan Colgate Syracuse Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy NCAA Championships
W, 18-39 W, 18-85 W, 15-50 W, 21-39 W, 21-89 W, 15-49 W, 18-41 W, 24-85 W, 24-35 First Third W, 17-38 Third
1959 (8-1) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: R.W. Healy Buffalo Providence LeMoyne Colgate Syracuse Manhattan St. John’s Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy NCAA Championships
W, 15-50 W, 17-48 W, 17-62 W, 22-82 W, 22-37 W, 20-40 W, 18-43 W, 18-42 First Second L, 30-25 Seventh
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1960 (8-1) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: L.A. Bender Air Force Providence Syracuse Manhattan St. John’s New York University LeMoyne Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy NCAA Championships 1961 (8-1) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: J.W. Jones, Jr. Providence LeMoyne Virginia Tech St. John’s Manhattan Syracuse New York University Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy NCAA Championships
L, 46-19 W, 16-45 W, 21-40 W,18-37 W, 21-61 W, 21-51 W, 21-110 W, 17-42 First Second W, 21-36 Sixth
W, 17-46 W, 17-83 W, 15-50 W, 20-68 W, 20-49 W, 25-32 W, 21-40 L, 29-27 Second Fifth W, 22-37 11th
1962 (8-3) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: C. Chickedantz LeMoyne Fairleigh Dickinson Providence Air Force Manhattan St. John’s Syracuse Massachusetts New York University Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 20-73 W, 20-46 W, 19-41 W, 24-34 L, 45-31 W, 45-46 L, 30-28 W, 26-29 W, 26-85 W, 23-38 Fourth 14th L, 38-23
1963 (5-4) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: W.J. Straub Providence Fairleigh Dickinson Buffalo State Manhattan St. John’s Syracuse New York University Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 28-29 W, 28-80 W, 19-44 L, 34-21 W, 15-50 L, 31-24 W, 23-38 L, 35-18 Fifth 17th L, 33-22
1964 (10-2) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: J.R. Malpass LeMoyne Colgate Providence Central Connecticut Rutgers Fairleigh Dickinson Manhattan St. John’s Syracuse New York University Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 15-99 W, 15-56 W, 31-34 W, 31-70 W, 20-48 W, 20-70 W, 22-39 W, 17-54 L, 29-26 W, 20-40 W, 18-45 Fourth 11th L, 45-17
1965 (12-0) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: F.W. Barnes Colgate LeMoyne Fairleigh Dickinson Rutgers Providence Central Connecticut St. John’s Manhattan Syracuse New York University Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy NCAA Championships
W, 15-50 W, 21-60 W, 21-55 W, 33-117 W, 33-52 W, 33-38 W, 24-34 W, 17-44 W, 18-40 W, 20-43 W, 21-40 First Third W, 20-40 16th
1966 (9-1) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: J. Warner Fairleigh Dickinson LeMoyne Providence Central Connecticut St. John’s Manhattan Syracuse New York University Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 15-44 W, 17-44 W, 25-34 W, 17-42 W, 19-42 W, 19-38 W, 18-37 W, 26-33 W, 20-43 Third Sixth L, 33-23
1967 (9-2) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: P. DeCoursey Fairleigh Dickinson LeMoyne Rutgers Providence Central Connecticut Manhattan St. John’s Syracuse New York University Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 17-54 W, 15-57 W, 23-36 W, 25-32 W, 20-39 W, 22-39 W, 28-29 W, 15-50 L, 31-26 W, 20-43 Seventh 17th L, 35-21
Head Coach Carleton Crowell Army Hall of Fame Class of 2013
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1968 (6-3) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: J.R. Lucas Fairleigh Dickinson Central Connecticut Manhattan St. John’s Syracuse New York University Rutgers Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy 1969 (5-4) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: J.A. Kee Fairleigh Dickinson Central Connecticut Manhattan St. John’s Syracuse New York University Rutgers Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy
W, 15-48 W, 17-46 L, 38-19 L, 42-18 W, 15-50 W, 29-30 W, 28-29 W, 21-40 Fifth 18th L, 29-26
W, 19-44 W, 20-39 L, 29-27 W, 27-28 W, 15-50 L, 34-21 W, 15-43 L, 30-29 Sixth 18th L, 44-19
1970 (7-3) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: J. McNally Fairleigh Dickinson Merrimack Central Connecticut Manhattan St. John’s Syracuse New York University Rutgers Cornell Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy 1971 (6-3) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: B. Curran Fairleigh Dickinson St. John’s Central Connecticut Manhattan* Syracuse New York University Rutgers at Cornell Heptagonals* IC4A Championships* at Navy *-New York, N.Y.
W, 15-50 W, 15-50 W, 23-38 L, 33-23 L, 29-26 W, 23-38 W, 25-30 W, 28-36 L, 41-17 Fifth 21st W, 26-29
W, 18-37 W, 16-41 W, 23-36 L, 50-15 W, 25-30 W, 24-36 W, 23-36 L, 42-17 Seventh 14th L, 40-21
1972 (9-1) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: L. Alm St. John’s* Fairleigh Dickinson* Central Connecticut Albany Manhattan at Syracuse New York University* at Rutgers Heptagonals* Cornell IC4A Championships* Navy *-New York, N.Y. 1973 (7-4) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: D. Fletcher Central Connecticut Fairleigh Dickinson St. John’s Syracuse Albany Manhattan* at Ithaca New York University Rutgers Montclair State Heptagonals* IC4A Championships* at Navy *-New York, N.Y. 1974 (6-6) Coach: Carleton Crowell Captain: N.F. Reinhardt Fairleigh Dickinson St. John’s Central Connecticut at Syracuse Albany^ Manhattan Cornell New York University Lehigh Montclair State# at Rutgers Heptagonals* IC4A Championships* Navy ^-Syracuse, N.Y. #-New Brunswick, N.J. *-New York, N.Y.
W, 16-40 W, 15-48 W, 18-38 W, 24-32 L, 39-18 W, 18-39 W, 17-46 W, 27-28 Fourth W, 26-30 Eighth W, 21-34
W, 22-39 W, 15-49 W, 19-40 L, 40-21 W, 18-43 L, 42-17 L, 36-24 W, 15-50 W, 21-38 W, 18-45 Ninth 22nd L, 46-17
W, 18-45 W, 24-31 W, 17-44 L, 36-25 L, 32-25 L, 31-24 L, 29-26 W, 15-50 L, 28-27 W, 15-50 W, 27-29 Fourth Ninth L, 43-20
Curt Alitz (1976) and Dennis Trujillo (1974) Individual IC4A Champions; Alitz - Army Hall of Fame Class of 2008
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1975 (5-7) Coach: Carleton Crowell Interim Coach: Harold Beal Captain: Dennis Trujillo Fairleigh Dickinson Troy State Syracuse Albany Manhattan Cornell New York University Lehigh Rutgers Montclair stae St. John’s Heptagonals IC4A Championships Navy 1976 (7-4) Coach: John Randolph Captain: W.M. Chiusano Fairleigh Dickinson at Albany* Syracuse* Manhattan Cornell at Lehigh^ Rutgers^ New York University^ Montclair State New York Maritime Heptagonals# IC4A Championships# Navy *-triangular meet ^-quad meet #-New York, N.Y. 1977 (6-5) Coach: John Randolph Captain: C.J. Alitz Fairleigh Dickinson Albany* Syracuse* at Manhattan at Cornell at Rutgers^ New York University^ Lehigh^ New York Maritime* Montclair State* at Navy Heptagonals# IC4A Championships *-tri meet ^-quad meet #-New York, N.Y.
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W, 20-41 L, 28-27 L, 29-26 W, 24-34 L, 30-25 W, 27-28 W, 15-50 L, 31-26 L, 34-24 W, 15-50 L, 29-28 Fifth 10th L, 36-25
L, 33-22 W, 19-44 W, 27-32 L, 33-22 W, 18-41 W, 25-31 L, 35-25 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 Sixth 12th L, 29-26
L, 39-20 W, 15-48 W, 18-45 L, 31-24 L, 39-22 L, 43-20 W, 15-50 W, 18-37 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 L, 37-24 Second Ninth
1978 (8-3) Coach: John Randolph Captain: J.J. Enright New York Tech Iona* at Syracuse* Albany* Manhattan Cornell Rutgers& Lehigh& Fairleigh Dickinson& New York Maritime* Montclair State* IC4A Championships& Heptagonals& District II Championships^ NCAA Championships@ *-tri meet &-New York, N.Y. ^-Bethlehem, Pa. @-Madison, Wis. 1979 (6-6) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: R.A. Thomas New York Tech* Iona* Albany^ Syracuse^ East Stroudsburg^ Manhattan# at Cornell Rutgers$ Fairleigh Dickinson$ Seton Hall$ Lehigh$ Navy Heptagonals% District II CHampionships% *-tri meet ^-quad meet $-pentagonals %-Bethlehem, Pa.
W, forfeit W, 21-40 W, 19-41 W, 15-49 W, 26-29 L, 35-22 L, 30-27 W, 17-42 L, 32-23 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 Seventh Fourth Fifth 26th
W, 15-50 L, 30-25 W, 20-43 L, 34-21 W, 23-34 L, 44-15 L, 37-21 W, 26-30 L, 32-25 W, 15-50 W, 23-34 L, 47-16 Eighth 13th
1980 (8-5) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: R.A. Payne at New York Tech* Iona* Fordham* C.W. Post* at Syracuse^ Albany^ East Stroudsburg^ Manhattan Cornell at Lehigh^ Rutgers^ Seton Hall^ Navy Heptagonals# *-pentagonals ^-tri meet #-New York, N.Y.
W, 15-50 W, 25-30 W, 15-46 W, 15-46 L, 45-17 W, 18-45 W, 27-32 L, 33-22 L, 48-15 W, 27-28 L, 47-15 W, 15-50 L, 50-15 10th
1981 (7-2) Coach: Ron Bazil Co-Captains: R.J. Afridi, T.A. Wuchte Iona* New York Tech* Fordham* C.W. Post* Syracuse^ Albany^ East Stroudsburg^ MAAC Championships# at Cornell Navy Heptagonals# *-quad meet ^-tri meet #-New York, N.Y.
W, 26-30 W, 15-50 W, 15-49 W, 18-43 L, 38-20 W, 15-50 W, 17-44 Third W, 21-34 L, 48-15 Fourth
1982 (4-4) Coach: Craig Sherman Co-Captains: C. Williams, C. Mozina Fordham* C.W. Post* Iona* at Syracuse* Albany* East Stroudsburg* Cornell Manhattan Invitational at Navy MAAC Championships^ Heptagonals^ *-quad meet ^-New York, N.Y.
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W, 16-47 W, 18-45 L, 29-28 L, 30-27 W, 15-50 W, 26-33 L, 30-29 Fourth L, 50-15 Fourth Fourth
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1983 (8-3) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: J.M Molloy Iona C.W. Post Fordham New York Tech Syracuse* Albany* East Stroudsburg* at Cornell Princeton^ Siena^ Navy Heptagonals^ *-quad meet ^-New York, N.Y. 1984 (8-1) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: J.J. Muller Iona* C.W. Post* Fordham* at Syracuse* Albany* East Stroudsburg* Cornell Marist^ at Navy Heptagonals^ IC4A Championships# *-quad meet ^-New York, N.Y. #-Bethlehem, Pa. 1985 (5-3) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: David H. Fleece Iona Marist C.W. Post Albany East Stroudsburg Syracuse at Cornell Paul Short Invitational* Navy Heptagonals^ IC4A Championships^ *-Bethlehem, Pa. ^-New York, N.Y.
W, 25-36 W, 17-46 W, 15-45 W, 15-50 L, 30-29 W, 15-50 W, 19-39 W, 22-35 L, 45-15 W, 16-41 L, 50-15 Sixth
W, 20-43 W, 15-48 W, 19-42 W, 20-40 W, 15-48 W, 20-40 W, 22-36 W, 22-36 L, 50-15 Fourth 14th
L, 36-20 W, 17-43 W, 22-35 W, 15-50 W, 17-42 W, 17-42 L, 28-27 Eighth L, 36-21 Third 10th
1986 (4-1) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Mica M. Comstock Iona at Cornell* Syracuse* East Stroudsburg* MAAC Championships^ Paul Short Invitational# at Navy Heptagonals^ IC4A Championships# District II Championships NCAA Championships$ *-quad meet ^-New York, N.Y. #-Bethlehem, Pa. $-Tucson, Ariz. 1987 (5-0) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Tom Feder Iona Cornell East Stroudsburg Syracuse MAAC Championships* Paul Short Run^ Navy Heptagonals* IC4A Championships^ District II Regionals *-New York, N.Y. ^-Bethlehem, Pa. 1988 (5-1) Coach: Ron Bazil Captains: Tyno Carter, John Nelson Iona Syracuse Cornell East Stroudsburg Manhattan Paul Short Run Navy Heptagonals IC4A Championships
W, 24-35 W, 15-45 W, 16-44 W, 16-44 First First L, 30-26 Third Fourth Second 18th
W, 20-43 W, 21-38 W, 18-39 W, 20-38 First Seventh W, 23-32 Seventh 12th Seventh
1989 (5-2) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Mike Dolan Iona* C.W. Post* Syracuse^ Cornell^ East Stroudsburg^ at Manhattan Paul Short Run# Navy Heptagonals@ *-tri meet ^-quad meet #-Bethlehem, Pa. @-New York, N.Y. 1990 (5-4) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Aaron Pogue Iona* St. Francis (N.Y.)* Syracuse^ Cornell^ Canisius^ Lehigh^ East Stroudsburg^ at Manhattan Stanford Invitaitonal at Navy Heptagonals *-tri meet at West Point ^-Cornell invitational
W, 26-31 W, 20-44 W, 22-35 W, 28-29 L, 29-26 W, 28-30 12th L, 42-20 Ninth
L, 32-23 W, 15-50 W, 26-28 L, 32-27 L, 33-26 W, 20-40 W, 17-46 W, 21-40 14th L, 34-24 Sixth
W, 25-30 W, 16-41 W, 17-39 W, 25-48 W, 16-45 Second L, 32-24 Third Seventh
Dan Browne ’97 Army Hall of Fame Class of 2005
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1993 (8-0) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Jason Stewart at Cornell Syracuse East Stroudsburg at Manhattan Princeton Pennsylvania St. John’s at Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* IC4A Championships^ NCAA Championships% *-Easton, Pa. ^-Leesburg, Va. %-Bethlehem, Pa.
Head Coach Jerry Quiller 1991 (5-3) Coach: Ron Bazil Co-Captains: Ryan Bates, Liam Collins Fairfield Invitational Cornell* Syracuse* East Stroudsburg* Manhattan^ Lafayette^ St. John’s# Albany# Navy Heptagonals IC4A Championships *-quad meet at West Point ^-tri meet at Manhattan #-tri meet at West Point 1992 (7-3) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Tim Steckel at Syracuse Cornell East Stroudsburg at Manhattan Princeton Pennsylvania St. John’s Albany Siena at Indiana Invitational at Navy Heptagonals* IC4A Championships^ *-Bronx, N.Y. ^-Bethlehem, Pa.
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First L, 29-28 L, 29-28 W, 16-47 W, 15-50 W, 17-44 W, 25-36 W, 20-39 L, 41-20 Third 17th
W, 19-41 L, 38-21 W, 15-50 W, 15-49 W, 24-31 L, 28-27 W, n/a W, 19-39 W, 15-50 16th L, 37-19 Sixth 18th
1994 (4-0) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Mike Bernstein at Cornell Syracuse East Stroudsburg at Boston College Inv. Pre-NCAA Invitational at Navy Patriot League Champ. * IC4A Championships^ *-Lewisburg, Pa. ^-Boston, Mass. 1995 (2-0-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Scott Kirkpatrick at Cornell East Stroudsburg at Fordham Invitational at Minnesota Invitational at Iona Meet of Champ. at Navy Patriot League Champ.* IC4A Championships^ *-Bethlehem, Pa. ^-Boston, Mass.
W, 23-32 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 W, 27-28 W, 20-39 W, 17-44 First W, 24-35 First Second Sixth
W, 19-41 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 Second 10th W, 20-38 First Seventh
W, 17-42 W, 15-49 Fourth Ninth Seventh T, 28-28 First Seventh
1996 (4-0) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Dan Browne Cornell Syracuse East Stroudsburg at Iona Meet of Champ. at Maine Invitational Navy Patriot League Champ.* IC4A Championships^ NCAA Championships# *-Easton, Pa. ^-Boston, Mass. #-Tucson, Ariz. 1997 (1-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Andy Jugan at Cornell at Iona Meet of Champ. at Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* District I Championship^ *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Boston, Mass.
W, 20-43 W, 20-76 W, n/a First Third W, 21-37 First Third 15th
W, 27-28 Fifth Seventh L, 31-27 Second 10th
1998 (1-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Scott Goff Cornell at Iona Meet of Champ. at Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.* Northeast Regional^ NCAA Championships# *-Lewisburg, Pa. ^-Bronx, N.Y. #-Lawrence, Kan.
W, 21-34 Fourth Eighth L, 41-20 Second Fifth Ind.
1999 (1-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Ryan Kirkpatrick Cornell Niagara Boston Triangular at Iona Meet of Champ. National Invitational* Navy Patriot League Champ.^ Northeast Regional# *-University Park, Pa. ^-Easton, Pa. #-Boston, Mass.
L, 47-20 W, 15-50 Third FIfth Third L, 37-22 Second 10th
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2000 (1-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: David Rachal Cornell Marist at Roy Griak Invite at Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.* Northeast Regional^ *-Bethlehem, Pa. ^-New York, N.Y. 2001 (2-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Clint Tisserand Cornell Marist Binghamton at Roy Griak Invite at Navy Patriot League Champ.* Northeast Regional^ IC4A Championships# *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Boston, Mass. #-New York, N.Y. 2002 (3-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Eric Motzenbecker Bucknell Cornell Colgate Holy Cross at Cortland Invite at Pre-Nationals* at Navy Patriot League Champ.^ Northeast Regional# IC4A Championships# *-Terre Haute, Ind. ^-West Point, N.Y. #-Bronx, N.Y.
L, 35-22 W, 15-50 11th Fourth L, 36-23 First Seventh
L, 41-16 W, 16-46 W, 15-50 27th L, 30-25 First Third Fourth
L, 38-27 W, 38-65 W, 38-109 W, 38-143 First Ninth L, 46-15 Second 11th Ind.
2003 (2-0) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Aaron Smead at Cornell at Great American Shootout* at Cortland Invitational at Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.^ Northeast Regional# IC4A Championships@ *-Cary, N.C. ^-Easton, Pa. #-Boston, Mass. @-Bronx, N.Y. 2004 (0-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Paul Strozier Cornell at Paul Short Run at Gulden Invitational at Navy Patriot League Champ.* Northeast Regional^ IC4A Championships^ *-Lewisburg, Pa. ^-New York, N.Y. 2005 (1-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Philip Sakala Cornell at Great American Festival* at Iona Meet of Champions at Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.^ Northeast Regional# IC4A Championships@ *-Cary, N.C. ^-Lewisburg, Pa. #-Boston, Mass. @-New York, N.Y. 2006 (0-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Doug Pellitier Cornell at Penn State Invite at Wesleyan Invite at Paul Short Run at Notre Dame Invitational at Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ IC4A Championships^ *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Bronx, N.Y.
W, 19-39 12th First Sixth W, 25-30 Third 11th First
L, 37-22 12th Second L, 34-25 Third Ninth Second
2007 (0-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Robert Squier Army Open Cornell at Iona Meet of Champions at Notre Dame Invite at Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ IC4A Championships# NCAA Championships@ *-Easton, Pa. ^-Boston, Mass. #-Bronx, N.Y. @-Terre Haute, Ind. 2008 (1-1) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Andrew Catalano Army Open Cornell at Roy Griak Invitational at Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ IC4A Championships^ *-Bethlehem, Pa. ^-Bronx, N.Y.
Ind. L, 40-21 Seventh Fourth Ind. L, 35-23 Third 12th Second Ind.
Ind. L, 49-15 14th 14th W, 27-28 T-First 12th Fifth
L, 39-19 Seventh 13th Seventh W, 27-28 Second Seventh First
L, 39-21 Sixth Second First 19th L, 33-22 Fourth 21st Third
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Jonathan Anderson, Army’s most recent Patriot League individual champion (2008)
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2009 (0-2) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Zac Reiter Army Open at Cornell at Roy Griak Invitational at Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ IC4A CHampionships# *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Boston, Mass. #-Bronx, N.Y.
Ind. L, 42-18 11th 15th L, 41-19 Fifth 17th Fourth
2010 (0-2) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Blaine O’Reilly Army Open Cornell Iona Meet of Champions Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ IC4A Championships# *-Easton, Pa. ^-Madison, Conn. #-Bronx, N.Y.
Ind. L, 35-24 Sixth 33rd L, 41-20 Third 18th Ind.
2011 (0-1) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Danie Nix Army Open Binghamton, Cornell Iona Meet of Champions Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ *-Bethlehem, Pa. ^-Buffalo, N.Y. 2012 (0-1) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Kevin Russell Army Open Binghamton, Cornell Iona Meet of Champions Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Madison, Conn.
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Ind. L, 40-19 5th 14th W, 29-26 4th 14th
Ind. Second Fourth 24th L, 37-19 Fourth 16th
Ind. Second Fifth 23rd L, 43-20 Fourth 14th
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WOMEN’S RECORD BOOK All-Time Series Records Opponent Series Began Adelphi University 1983 Albany, University of 1978 Auburn University 1978 Barnard College 1979 Binghamton University 1978 Brooklyn College 1979 Bucknell University 1979 Canisius College 1990 Colgate University 2002 Cornell University 1983 C.W. Post 1985 East Stroudsburg University 1978 Edinboro University 1983 Fordham University 1980 Holy Cross, College of the 2002 Hunter College 1979 Lafayette College 1991 Lehigh University 1990 Lehman College 1981 Manhattan College 1988 Marist College 1985 Montclair State 1980 New York Institute of Technology 1982 Niagara University 1999 Pennsylvania, University of 1978 Princeton University 1978 Queens College 1978 St. Francis College (N.Y.) 1990 St. John’s University 1980 Siena College 1992 Stony Brook University 1979 SUNY Cobleskill 1978 Syracuse University 1981 United States Air Force Academy 1982 United States Naval Academy 1986 Vassar College 1979 Villanova University 1978 TOTALS (35 Seasons) *-Manhattan and Army tied 28-28 in 1990
All-Time Coaching Records Seasons Capt. Chuck Hunsaker 1978-80 Craig Sherman 1981-82 Ron Bazil 1983-94 Jerry Quiller 1995-2005 Laura Kirchgraber 2006-07 Troy Engle 2008-2013
Years 3 2 12 11 2 6
Meets 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 28 1 16 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 6* 3 2 1 1 1 7 2 1 8 1 1 3 14 1 28 2 2 155*
Wins 20 14 45 18 0 2
Wins 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 3 1 15 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 1 1 3 11 1 11 2 1 99
Losses 3 0 28 14 4 8
Losses 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 1 55
Ties 0 0 1 0 0 0
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Pct. .870 1.000 .615 .563 .000 .200
Pct. 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .107 1.000 .938 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .583 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .143 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .786 1.000 .393 1.000 .500 .642
Vs. Navy 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 2-7 (.222) 7-4 (.636) 0-2 (.000) 2-4 (.500)
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1978 (6-3) Coach: CPT Chuck Hunsaker Captain: Meg A. Knox East Stroudsburg Albany SUNY Cobleskill at Princeton* Auburn* Villanova* Pennsylvania* Queens* Binghamton Eastern Championships^ *-multi-meet ^-Burlington, Vt. 1979 (8-0) Coach: CPT Chuck Hunsaker Captain: Regina C. Todd Bucknell East Stroudsburg Trenton Invitational Rutgers Invitational Vassar Barnard College Queens* Hunter* Brooklyn* Stony Brook EAIAW Div. II Champ.# AIAW Div. III Champ.^ *-triangular at Van Cortlandt Park #-West Chester, Pa. ^-Tallahassee, Fla.
CPT Chuck Hansaker First women’s coach
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W, 20-41 W, 15-50 W, 16-47 L, 47-16 L, 49-15 L, 30-25 W, 21-36 W, 16-47 W, 17-46 20th
W, 22-35 W, 19-42 Third Ninth W, 15-50 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 W, 15-44 W, 15-50 W, 15-48 Second Ninth
1980 (6-0) Coach: CPT Chuck Hunsaker Captain: Meg A. Knox Fordham St. John’s^ Montclair State^ Albany^ Indiana (Pa.) Invitaitonal Rutgers Invitational Vassar* SUNY Cobleskill* Albany Invitational NYS AIAW Champ.# EAIAW Div. III Champ.% AIAW Div. III Champ.! *-tri meet ^-quad meet #-Albany, N.Y. %-Terre Haute, Ind. !-Seattle, Wash. 1981 (8-0) Coach: Craig Sherman Captain: Harlene Nelson Fordham Montclair State^ Syracuse^ St. John’s^ East Stroudsburg^ Indiana (Pa.) Invitational Rutgers Invitational Holy Cross Invitational Lehman College* SUNY Cobleskill* Barnard College* NYS AIAW Champ.# EAIAW Div. III Champ.% AIAW Div. III Champ.! *-quad meet ^-multi-meet #-Binghamton, N.Y. %-Worcester, Mass. !-Pocatello, Idaho 1982 (6-0) Coach: Craig Sherman Captain: Sally M. Phoenik Fordham* New York Tech* East Stroudsburg St. John’s Binghamton Invitational Holy Cross Invitational Barnard College Div. II District Champ.# Air Force *-tri meet #-East Stroudsburg, Pa.
W, 17-46 W, 20-43 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 Third Ninth W, 15-50 W, 20-43 First First First Ninth
W, 16-47 W, 19-42 W, 15-46 W, 25-32 W, 23-34 Fifth 11th Fourth W, 15-50 W, 20-43 W, 20-43 First Second 10th
W, 16-44 W, 15-50 W, 15-47 W, 17-42 Second Third W, 20-37 Fifth W, 18-38
1983 (8-2) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Sue A. Lenio Fordham* Edinboro* Syracuse^ East Stroudsburg^ St. John’s^ at Cornell Princeton# St. John’s# Fordham# Adelphi# Holy Cross Invitational NCAA Div. II Champ.! *-triangular meet ^-quad meet #-five-way meet !-Worcester, Mass.
W, 15-45 W, 23-33 W, 19-39 W, 20-42 W, 20-36 L, 42-15 L, 35-24 W, 25-30 W, 15-41 W, 16-46 Third Sixth
1984 (4-1) Coach: Ron Bazil Co-Captains: Karen S. Phillips, Lorie N. Fleming Fordham W, 15-49 at Syracuse* W, 23-34 East Stroudsburg* W, 19-42 Cornell L, 36-20 Princeton^ W, 16-40 Holy Cross Invitational Second Heptagonals^ Ninth NCAA Div. II Regionals% Fourth *-tri meet ^-Bronx, N.Y. %-Indiana, Pa. 1985 (6-0) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Lorie N. Fleming Fordham Marist C.W. Post East Stroudsburg Syracuse at Cornell Paul Short Invitational MAAC Championships* Heptagonals* NCAA Div. II Regionals^ *-Bronx, N.Y. ^-East Stroudsburg, Pa.
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W, 20-41 W, 15-50 W, 15-50 W, 20-43 W, 20-43 W, 23-38 Fifth Second Seventh Fourth
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1986 (4-1) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: none Fordham at Cornell* Syracuse* East Stroudsburg* MAAC Championships# Paul Short Invitational at Navy Heptagonals^ NCAA Div. II Regionals^ NCAA Div. II Champ.% *-quad meet #-Bronx, N.Y. ^-Philadelphia, Pa. %-Berkeley, Calif.
W, 24-35 L, 33-25 W, 18-42 W, 19-42 Fourth 10th W, 27-29 Ninth Third Ind.
1987 (3-0) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Lisa Benitez Syracuse East Stroudsburg MAAC Championships* Paul Short Invitational Navy Heptagonals* ECAC Championships# NCAA Div. II Regionals# NCAA Div. II Champ.% *-Bronx, N.Y. #-Smithfield, R.I. %-Evansville, Ind. 1988 (5-1) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Teresa Sobiesk Syracuse Cornell East Stroudsburg Manhattan Villanova Paul Short Invitational at Navy Heptagonals NCAA Div. II Regionals NCAA Div. II Champ. 1989 (2-3) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: none East Stroudsburg* Syracuse* Cornell* at Manhattan Paul Short Invitational Navy Heptagonals^ NCAA Div. II Regionals# *-quad meet ^-Bronx, N.Y. #-East Stroudsburg, Pa.
All-American Teresa Sobiesk ‘89 Army Hall of Fame Class of 2010
1990 (2-6-1) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Terri Shambow St. Francis Cornell* Syracuse* Canisius* Lehigh* East Stroudsburg* Princeton^ Manhattan^ at Navy Heptagonals *-Cornell Invitational ^-Bronx, N.Y.
W, 23-36 W, 15-50 Second Seventh W, 24-31 Fifth First First Sixth
W, 20-41 W, 27-30 W, 16-47 W, 28-29 W, 26-31 Sixth L, 33-23 Seventh Third Sixth
W, 26-31 L, 32-23 L, 35-20 W, 23-34 14th L, 45-16 Ninth Seventh
1991 (3-5) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: None Fairfield Invitational Cornell Syracuse East Stroudsburg Manhattan* Lafayette* Princeton* St. John’s Navy Heptagonals ECAC Championships *-Bronx, N.Y. 1992 (4-3) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Erin Cunningham at Syracuse Cornell at Manhattan Princeton St. John’s Siena at Indiana Invitational at Navy Heptagonals* ECAC Championships^ *-Bronx, N.Y. ^-Bethlehem, Pa. 1993 (3-4) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Catherine Gaffigan at Cornell Syracuse East Stroudsburg at Manhattan Princeton St. John’s Paul Short Invitational Navy Patriot League Champ.* ECAC Championships^ *-Easton, Pa. ^-Leesburg, Va.
First L, 46-15 L, 33-22 W, 25-32 L, 30-25 W, 20-37 L, 48-15 W, 27-28 L, 36-28 Ninth Fifth
W, 17-46 L, 48-15 W, 27-28 L, 43-20 W, 23-36 W, 15-50 21st L, 45-17 Ninth Ind.
L, 44-19 W, 15-48 W, 15-49 L, 32-25 L, 35-24 W, 24-33 Seventh L, 43-20 FIfth Ind.
W, 15-50 L, 43-17 L, 34-21 L, 40-21 W, 23-33 L, 28-27 L, 47-15 T, 28-28 L, 46-15 Ninth
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1996 (2-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Caroline Ayres Cornell Syracuse East Stroudsburg Iona Invitational Navy Maine Invitational Patriot League Champ.* ECAC Championships^ *-Easton, Pa. ^-Boston, Mass.
Catherine Gaffigan ‘95 Two-time Patriot League individual champion (‘93, ‘94) 1994 (1-2) Coach: Ron Bazil Captain: Catherine Gaffigan at Cornell Syracuse Boston College Invitational Paul Short Invitational at Navy Patriot League Champ.* ECAC Championships^ *-Lewisburg, Pa. ^-Boston, Mass. 1995 (1-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Roxanne Theobald at Cornell East Stroudsburg Fordham Invitational Iona Meet of Champions at Navy Patriot League Champ.* ECAC Championships^ *-Bethlehem, Pa. ^-Boston, Mass.
L, 41-20 W, 24-31 11th Eighth L, 38-23 First 14th
L, 42-19 W, 18-45 Sixth Third L, 35-24 First 18th
L, 68-18 W, 68-74 W, 68-82 Fourth L, 28-27 Eighth First 14th
1997 (2-0) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captains: Erin Miller, Caroline Ayres at Cornell W, 21-38 Iona Meet of Champions Third Paul Short Run Seventh Navy W, 23-34 Patriot League Champ.* First District I Championship^ Fourth *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Boston, Mass. 1998 (0-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Gretchen Dobert Cornell Iona Meet of Champions Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.* District I Championship^ *-Lewisburg, Pa. ^-Bronx, N.Y. 1999 (2-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Jessica Jones Cornell Niagara v. Yale, Columbia, Cornell Iona Meet of Champions National Invitational* Navy Patriot League Champ.^ Northeast Qualifier# *-State College, Pa. ^-Easton, Pa. #-Boston, Mass.
L, 35-22 Sixth 13th L, 36-21 Second 17th
2000 (1-2) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Rene Welch Cornell Marist Minnesota Invite Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.* Northeast Qualifier^ *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Boston, Mass. 2001 (3-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Julie Murray Cornell Marist Binghamton Minnesota Invite at Navy Patriot League Champ.* Northeast Qualifier^ *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Boston, Mass. 2002 (4-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Tara Mahoney Cornell Bucknell Colgate Holy Cross Cortland Invitational Indiana St. Pre-Nationals at Navy Patriot League Champ.* Northeast Regionals^ IC4A Championship^ *-West Point, N.Y. ^-Bronx, N.Y.
L, 46-17 W, 21-40 25th Eighth L, 41-20 Third 21st
L, 47-21 W, 47-73 W, 47-101 31st W, 19-40 Second 11th
L, 64-21 W, 64-66 W, 64-101 W, 64-144 First Eighth W, 26-29 Third 12th Fifth
L, 32-25 W, 15-50 Fourth Ninth Eighth W, 20-42 Second 13th
Head Coach Jerry Quiller Two-time Patriot League Women’s Coach of the Year (1997, 2004)
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2003 (1-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Alexis Seefeldt Cornell Great American Shooutout Cortland Invitational Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ ECAC Championships# *-Easton, Pa. ^-Boston, Mass. #-Bronx, N.Y. 2004 (1-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Desiree Zielen-Ersing Cornell Paul Short Run Great American Festival at Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ ECAC Championships^ *-Lewisburg, Pa. ^-Bronx, N.Y. 2005 (1-1) Coach: Jerry Quiller Captain: Jill Hajec Cornell Great American Festival* Iona Meet of Champions Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.^ NCAA Regionals% ECAC Championships# *-Cary, N.C. ^-Bethlehem, Pa. %-Boston, Mass. #-Bronx, N.Y. 2006 (0-2) Coach: Laura Kirchgraber Captain: Kathryn Walker Cornell Penn State Invitaitonal Notre Dam Invitational Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ ECAC Championships^ *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Bronx, N.Y.
L, 33-26 11th Ind. 12th W, 18-41 Second 14th Second
L, 45-18 13th 10th W, 25-30 First 14th Eighth
L, 50-15 Ninth 14th 15th W, 20-41 Second 14th Fourth
L, 50-15 Eighth 10th L, 38-21 Fifth 19th Fourth
2007 (0-2) Coach: Laura Kirchgraber Captain: Megan Howell Army Open Cornell Iona Meet of Champions Notre Dame Invitational Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ ECAC Championships% *-Easton, Pa. ^-Boston, Mass. %-Bronx, N.Y. 2008 (0-2) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Meg Curran Army Open Cornell Roy Griak Invitational Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ ECAC Championships^ *-Bethlehem, Pa. ^-Bronx, N.Y.
Ind. L, 43-18 Eighth 16th Ind. L, 38-23 Fifth 26th Third
Ind. L, 46-17 18th 23rd L, 48-15 Fourth 12th Fifth
2009 (1-1) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Stephanie Schoeneman Army Open Cornell Roy Griak Invitational Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ ECAC Championships% *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Boston, Mass. %-Bronx, N.Y.
Ind. L, 44-17 12th 31st W, 24-31 Second 18th Ind.
2010 (1-1) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Courtney Clement Army Open Cornell Iona Meet of Champions Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ ECAC Championships# *-Easton, Pa. ^-Madison, Conn. #-Bronx, N.Y.
Ind. L, 50-15 10th 28th W, 26-29 Third 17th Ind.
2011 (0-1) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Danie Nix Army Open Binghamton, Cornell Iona Meet of Champions Paul Short Run Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ *-Bethlehem, Pa. ^-Buffalo, N.Y. 2012 (0-1) Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Mary Prakel Army Open Binghamton, Cornell Iona Meet of Champions Paul Short Run at Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals^ *-Hamilton, N.Y. ^-Madison, Conn. 2013 (0-2) Head Coach: Troy Engle Captain: Liz O’Donnell Army Open at Cornell Iona Meet of Champions Paul Short Run vs. Navy Patriot League Champ.* NCAA Regionals * Easton, Pa. ^ Bronx, N.Y.
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Ind. Second Fourth 24th L, 37-19 Fourth 16th
Ind. Second First 23rd L, 40-20 Third 21st
Ind. L, 50-15 6th 39th L, 31-24 5th 21st
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west Point Golf Course
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MEN’S ARMY-NAVY SERIES
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Year 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Result Navy, 28-64 Army, 26-40 Army, 30-38 Navy, 32-38 Army, 25-30 Army, 25-30 Navy, 22-33 Navy, 26-29 Army, 19-36 Navy, 20-35 Army, 20-35 Army, 15-45 Army, 15-50 Army, 15-50 Army, 15-50 Army, 15-44 Army, 20-40 Army, 22-33 Army, 24-31 Army, 24-33 Navy, 24-32 Army, 17-38 Navy, 25-30 Army, 21-36 Army, 22-37 Navy, 23-38
NAVY
Year Result 1963 Navy, 22-33 1964 Navy, 17-45 1965 Army, 20-40 1966 Navy, 23-33 1967 Navy, 21-35 1968 Navy, 26-29 1969 Navy, 19-44 1970 Army, 26-29 1971 Navy, 21-40 1972 Army, 21-34 1973 Navy, 17-46 1974 Navy, 20-43 1975 Navy, 25-36 1976 Navy, 26-29 1977 Navy, 24-37 1978 Did not meet 1979 Navy, 16-47 1980 Navy, 15-50 1981 Navy, 15-48 1982 Navy, 15-50 1983 Navy, 15-50 1984 Navy, 15-50 1985 Navy, 21-36 1986 Navy, 26-30 1987 Army, 23-32 1988 Navy, 24-32 Navy leads all-time series: 46-29-1 Longest win streak: 13, Navy, 1973-86 Current streak: Army, one meet
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Year 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Result Navy, 20-42 Navy, 24-34 Navy, 20-41 Navy, 19-37 Army, 24-35 Army, 20-38 Tie, 28-28 Army, 21-37 Navy, 27-31 Navy, 20-41 Navy, 22-37 Navy, 23-36 Navy, 25-30 Navy, 15-46 Army, 25-30 Navy, 25-34 Army, 27-28 Navy, 22-33 Navy, 23-35 Army, 27-28 Navy, 19-41 Navy, 20-41 Navy, 19-37 Navy, 20-43 Army 26-29
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ARMY ®
Year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Result Army, 27-29 Army, 24-31 Navy, 23-33 Navy, 16-45 Navy, 15-46 Navy, 28-36 Navy, 17-45 Navy, 20-43 Navy, 23-38 Navy, 24-35
Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
NAVY Result Navy, 27-28 Army, 23-34 Navy, 21-36 Navy, 20-42 Navy, 20-41 Army, 19-40 Army, 26-29 Army, 18-41 Army, 25-30 Army, 20-41
Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Result Navy, 21-38 Navy, 23-38 Navy, 15-48 Army, 24-31 Army, 26-29 Navy, 25-31 Navy, 20-40 Navy, 31-24
Navy leads all-time series: 18-10 Longest win streak: Nine, Navy, 1988-96 Current streak: Navy, three meets
Members of Army’s track & field team supporting their fellow Black Knights at the rainy 2011 Star Meet at West Point
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MEN’S PATRIOT LEAGUE HISTORY
Year 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Army’s Team Finish (points) Fourth (72) Fourth (83) Fourth (94) Third (86) Fifth (107) Tie-First with Navy (47) Third (78) Fourth (99) Second (71) Third (78) Third (79) Second (46) First (36) First (20) Second (50) Second (42) Second (56) First (21) First (19) First (24) First (23)
Champion (points) Navy (61) Lehigh (54) Navy (38) Navy (43) Navy (34) Army, Navy (47) American (47) American (25) American (22) American (19) American (26) American (28) Army (36) Army (20) Bucknell (30) Bucknell (23) Bucknell (29) Army (21) Army (19) Army (24) Army (23)
Army’s Top Individual (place) Kendall Ward (fourth) Ricardo Galindo (ninth) Dan Jester (14th) Bryce Livingston (sixth) Alexis Torre-Santiago (15th) Jonathan Anderson (first) John Mickowski (third) Doug Pelletier (10th) Faraz Bala (seventh) Paul Strozier (sixth) Eric Heely (second) David Welch (third) Will Wyche (first) Will Wyche (first) Michael Baskin (second) Scott Goff (first) Scott Goff (first) Dan Browne (first) Dan Browne (first) Mike Bernstein (first) Jason Stewart (second)
• Seven team titles • • Eight individual champions • • Six Coach of the Year certificates • - Ron Bazil ’93, ’94; Jerry Quiller ’95, ’96, ’00, ’01 • Four Scholar-Athletes of the Year • - Zach Miller ’96; Michael Baskin ’99, ’00; Paul Strozier ’04 • More All-Patriot League selections (75) than any other school • • Two four-time All-League honorees • - Scott Goff ’95-’98; Michael Ross ’95-’98 • Two best times in Patriot League Championship history (8K) • - No. 1 Mike Bernstein - 1994 - Bucknell Golf Course - 24:12.0 - No. 2 Jonathan Anderson - 2008 - Goodman Campus, Lehigh - 24:19.4 The 2008 Patriot League Championship led by Jonathan Anderson
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WOMEN’S PATRIOT LEAGUE HISTORY
Year 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Army’s Team Finish (points) Fifth (140) Third (78) Fourth (111) Third (93) Second (81) Fourth (96) Fifth (128) Fifth (119) Second (67) First (46) Second (57) Third (55) Second (77) Third (60) Second (51) Second (53) First (32) First (38) First (31) First (38) Fifth (108)
Champion (points) Boston (47) Navy (46) Navy (53) Colgate (42) Bucknell (65) Navy (23) Bucknell, Navy (58) Bucknell (28) Bucknell (42) Army (46) American (30) American (42) Bucknell (28) Bucknell (21) Bucknell (17) Bucknell (32) Army (32) Army (38) Army (31) Army (38) Lafayette (56)
Army’s Top Individual (place) Madison Hill (12th) Lisa Junta (third) Chelsea Prahl (sixth) Marcie Nordt (11th) Courtney Clement (fourth) Chelsea Prahl (seventh) Stephanie Schoeneman (12th) Meghan Curran (seventh) Ashley Urick (fifth) Jill Hajek (sixth) Ashley Urick (fourth) Ashley Urick (fifth) Angela Paterson (fifth) Emily Potter (fifth) Tara Mahoney (eighth) Gretchen Dobert (second) Tatiana Sohrakoff (second) Jessica Jones (first) Erin Miller (third) Catherine Gaffigan (first) Catherine Gaffigan (first)
• Five team titles • • Three individual champions • • Two Rookie of the Meet honorees • - Meghan Curran ’05; Elizabeth O’Donnell ’10 • Three Coach of the Year certificates • - Ron Bazil ’94; Jerry Quiller ’97, ’04 • Two Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards • - Catherine Gaffigan ’93, ’94 -
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The Patriot League, which was founded on the principles of admitting athletes who are academically representative of their class, is in its third decade of academic and athletic achievement. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education. The Patriot League began as a successful Division I-AA (now called Football Championship Subdivision) football conference in 1986. Full League members include American, Army, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy. Associate members include Fordham in football, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in women’s rowing and Georgetown in both football and women’s rowing. These member institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation. Alumni from Patriot League colleges and universities have played a leadership role in the shaping of our country. In the classroom, the Patriot League’s full-member institutions, individually and collectively, consistently rank among the top Division I programs in the NCAA Graduation Rates Report. Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first among all Division I conferences offering scholarships in student-athlete graduation rates according to the NCAA Graduation Rates report. The League finished at the top spot with 96 percent of its teams reporting a graduation rate of 85 percent or higher in the most recent data. In addition, 90 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. League members have also distinguished themselves on the field of play. The Patriot League sponsors championship competition in 24 sports (11 for men; 13 for women). Championship teams from 15 sports are guaranteed advancement into NCAA post-season competition: baseball, men and women’s basketball, field hockey, football, men’s golf, men and women’s lacrosse, rowing, men and women’s soccer, softball, men and women’s tennis and volleyball. Along the timeline of Patriot League history about three-quarters of the Patriot League’s Scholar-Athletes of the Year also received All-Patriot League status for their exemplary athletic performance. In the Patriot League’s history, more than 200 student-athletes have been recognized as CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans, while more than 12,000 have qualified for the League’s Academic Honor Roll. More than 30 studentathletes have received NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. Additionally, Patriot League student-athletes have earned Fulbright Scholarships, Rhodes Scholarships, Marshall Scholarships and NACDA/Disney Scholarships.