This Is Bridgewater College
College Information
Location............................................Bridgewater College Founded ...........................................1880 Enrollment.........................................1,550 Nickname..........................................Eagles Colors................................................ Crimson, Vegas Gold Athletic Affiliation............................ NCAA Division III Conference........................................Old Dominion Athletic President............................................ George E. Cornelius Director of Athletics.......................... Curt Kendall
Cross Country Coaching Staff
Head Coach....................................... Brian Flynn Women’s Soccer Office Phone..........540-828-5777 Coach Van Horn Email: ................... bflynn@bridgewater.edu Assistant Coaches............................. Bill Testerman, Denver Davis
Sports Information
Sports Information Director........... Steve Cox Assistant SID................................. Tim Leister SID Phone...................................... 540-828-5360 SID Email....................................... scox@bridgewater.edu Assistant SID Phone...................... 540-828-5615 Assistant SID Email....................... tleister@bridgewater.edu SID Fax.......................................... 540-8285611 BC Hotline..................................... 540-828-5649 SID Mailing Address..................... Box 107 ....................................................... Bridgewater College ....................................................... 402 East College Street ....................................................... Bridgewater, VA 22812 Web Site......................................... www.bridgewatereagles.com Women’s Soccer Contact............... Steve Cox
Conference Information
Commissioner................................ Brad Bankston Office Phone................................... 540-389-7373 Conference SID.............................. J.J. Nekoloff SID Office Phone........................... 540-387-9073 Mailing Address............................. 402B Idaho St., P.O. Box 971 ....................................................... Roanoke, VA 24153 Conference Fax.............................. 540-389-6196 Web Site......................................... www.odaconline.com
Credits: The 2010 Bridgewater Cross Country Media Guide is a production of the Bridgewater Sports Information Department. This guide was produced, written and designed by Sports Information Director Steve Cox. Photos provided by Tommy Thompson.
Coaching Staff Brian Flynn, Head Coach
Brian Flynn begins his first season as the head coach of the Bridgewater College men’s and women’s cross country teams. Flynn comes to Bridgewater College after one year as a Division I assistant coach at University of North Carolina-Greensboro. While there, he coached four all-conference cross country runners and helped lead the men’s cross country team to its highest finish in school history at the conference and NCAA regional meets. Prior to coaching at UNC-G, Flynn spent three seasons as an assistant coach in cross country and track and field at Coe College, a Division III school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Flynn coached five All-Americans and 13 conference champions. Flynn is no stranger to the ODAC as he competed at Lynchburg College where he was a four-time all-conference runner in cross country. On the track he earned five ODAC individual titles and was a 12-time all-conference nominee. He was a member of eight ODAC championship track teams and two cross country championship teams. Flynn is a member of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and USA Track and Field. Flynn will also serve as an assistant track and field coach for the Eagles.
Bill Testerman, Assistant Coach
Bill Testerman begins his second year as assistant coach in cross country. Bill is a 1999 graduate of James Madison University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with minors in Kinesiology and Anthropology. Bill was also certified as a personal trainer for four years by the the American Council on Exercise, and has designed numerous strength and endurance training programs based on a solid foundation of exercise science. Bill has participated in Cross Country and Track & Field at both the Division III and Division I levels, where he competed at distances of 800m to 8km. As a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis, Bill consistently ran among the top seven runners and earned recognition as one of the fastest freshmen in the Midwest Region. As a sophomore, Bill transferred to JMU, where he continued to compete and was named to the Colonial Athletic Association’s All-Academic Team for Track & Field. Currently, Bill is also employed as an Information Technology Administrator, and lives in Weyers Cave, VA.
Denver Davis, Volunteer Assistant Coach
Denver Davis begins his first season as an assistant coach with the Bridgewater College Eagles cross country program. Since 2005, Davis has served as assistant head coach for boys and girls cross country and track & field at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va. While at Lake Braddock, Davis has coached 32 all-district, 11 all-region and three all-state cross country performers. He also coached two district champions and two regional champions in cross country. He helped guide the boys and girls teams to five district titles, two regional titles and and one state championship. Davis received his bachelor of arts in history from Lynchburg College and his masters in history from George Mason University. While at Lynchburg, Davis competed for the Hornets in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. He was a member of two ODAC cross country championship teams He was a member of four ODAC title teams in both indoor and outdoor track. Davis was a member of the 2005 indoor distance medley relay team that won the event at the conference meet while setting a new conference record. Davis was also a four-time academic All-ODAC pick in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track while at Lynchburg College.
Molly Smith
Sophomore York, Pa. York Suburban H.S. 2009: Second-team All-ODAC... finished eighth at ODAC meet... placed first at Builford College Cross Country Carnival...placed fourth at Virginia Wesleyan Marlin Invitational.
Katie Notarangelo Junior Vienna, Va. Oakton H.S.
2009: Placed 45th at ODAC Championships...finished 15th at Guilford Cross Country Carnival.
Whitney Fitzgerald Sophomore Buena Vista, Va. Parry McCluer H.S.
2009: Placed 18th at ODAC Championships...Top 10 finishes at Roanoke Maroon Invitational and Guilford Cross Country Carnival.
Samantha Hancock Sophomore Stephens City, Va. Strasburg H.S.
2009: Placed 42nd at ODAC Championships...Placed third at both the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins Invitational and Guilford Cross Country Carnival.
Lauren Heishman Sophomore Woodstock, Va. Central H.S.
2009: Placed 39th at ODAC Championships.
Rebekah Comer Junior Stanley, Va. Page County H.S.
2009: Placed 57th at ODAC Championships.
Sarah Judy Sophomore Greenwood, Del. Woodbridge H.S.
Stephanie Breen Freshman Waynesboro, Pa. Smithsburg H.S.
Rachel Cerrone
Freshman Greenwich, N.Y. Greenwich Central H.S.
Olivia Mills
Freshman Fredericksburg, Va. Fredericksburg Christian
Whitney Fitzgerald (4) and Samantha Hancock (5) run with the pack at the 2009 ODAC Championship Meet.
Jake Griffin
Senior Vesuvius, Va. Parry McCluer H.S. 2009: Second-team All-ODAC... placed 14th at ODAC Championships...placed second at Guilford Cross Country Carnival...finished third at Roanoke Maroon Invitational...placed fifth at Virginia Wesleyan Invitational.
Jordan White
Junior Union Bridge, Md Francis Scott Key H.S. 2009: First-team All-ODAC... placed fourth at ODAC Championships...All-South/Southeast Region...Placed 17th at NCAA South/Southeast Region meet... placed first at Virginia Wesleyan Marlin Invitational, Roanoke Maroon Invitational, Juniata Invite and Guilford College Cross Country Carnival...named ODAC runner of the week four times.
Paul Johnson Junior Harrisonburg, Va. Turner Ashby H.S.
2009: Placed 40th at ODAC Championships...placed 12th at Roanoke Maroon Invitational.
Brian Barnett Junior Winchester, Va. John Handley H.S.
2009: Placed 25th at ODAC Championships...placed in Top 10 at Roanoke Maroon Invitational, Guilford Cross Socutry Carnival and Virginia Wesleyan Invitational..
Adam Eakins
Sophomore Front Royal, Va. Warren County H.S. 2009: Placed 34th at ODAC Championships...placed 11th at Roanoke Maroon Invitational.
Ryan Speray Sophomore Gloucester, Va. Gloucester H.S.
2009: Placed 30th at ODAC Championships...placed 11th at Roanoke Maroon Invitational.
Tim Wisniewski Sophomore Stafford, Va. Mountain View H.S.
2009: Placed 60th at ODAC Championships.
Tyler Gillespie Sophomore Christiansburg, Va. Christiansburg H.S.
2009: Placed 42nd at ODAC Championships.
Jacob Haynes Junior Cana, Va. Carroll County H.S.
2009: Placed 65th at ODAC Championships.
Colton Berrington Junior Waynesboro, Va. Stuarts Draft H.S.
2009: Placed 67th at ODAC Championships.
Matt Grooms
Abram Rittenhous
Brian Thomas
Troy Jackson
Sophomore Galax, Va. Carroll County H.S.
Junior Newport News, Va. Denbigh Baptist Christian School
Sophomore Green Bank, W., Va. Pocahontas H.S.
Freshman Midlothian, Va. Midlothian H.S.
The College
ATHLETIC TRAINING College athletics has evolved to the point where total physical preparation is necessary to be successful. Bridgewater employs a five-member athletic training staff. Under the tutilege of Director Barbara Long, the group of Sarah Cook, Chase Hale, Ellen Hicks and Scott Powers serve as Assistant Athletic Trainers for the entire Bridgewater College Athletics Department. Long is a graduate of Bridgewater College with a degree in Biology; United States Sports Academy with master’s degrees in Sports Medicine and Fitness Management and is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Education program in Organzational Leadership at Shenandoah University. She was certified by the Board of Certification in 1989 and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Medicine as an athletic trainer. Her career has had her working with professional and high level amateur athletes at places like the World University Games, US Olympic Training Center, and several professional football camps. She has also served as Head Athletic Trainer at Broadway High School and as clinical ATC for RMH Rehab Services, and Body Ease Physical Therapy, PC. Barbara spent 10 years as a clinical athletic trainer and through this work developed community education presentations and publications dealing with Exercise and Aging, Fall Prevention, Increasing the Functional Limits of Aging, and Children and Sports. Barbara and her husband, Stuart, reside in the Lacey Springs area with their two children, Tyler and Cassie. Cook hails from Lewiston, Maine. She has a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Colby-Sawyer College and a Master of Arts degree in Sport Psychology from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Sarah spent a summer as the head athletic trainer at J Robinson Intensive Basketball Camps and has experience working with Division I Men’s Ice Hockey and Men’s Gymnastics. She resides in Harrisonburg with her menagerie of small animals. Her primary responsibilities are men’s and women’s soccer and softball. Hale joined the Bridgewater staff in the spring of 2000 as the Assistant Athletic Trainer. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science/Athletic Training and a Master’s degree in Health Science Education from James Madison University. Chase is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Education degree from Shenandoah University in organizational leadership. For two years he was contracted from RMH Rehab Services, where he also worked within the occupational and physical therapy departments, to provide athletic training services at Bridgewater College. In 2002, Hale moved to a full-time faculty position in the Health and Exercise Science Department where he teaches kinesiology and athletic training courses. In addition to teaching, Professor Hale also serves as the clinical education coordinator for the athletic training education program. His career has had him working with collegiate baseball, football, soccer, and volleyball. Currently, he works with the College’s field hockey, lacrosse, and tennis teams. Hale lives in Grottoes with his wife Ada and their three children Charlie, Stella, and Eliza. Hicks has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Bridgewater College, and a Master of Education degree from Northwestern State University in Health Promotion. She was certified by the Board of Certification in 1996 and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Medicine as an Athletic Trainer, Pharmacy Technician, and Emergency Medical Technician. Ellen has 11 years clinical athletic training experience; the last ten of those years were with RMH Rehab Services. She has also spent the last nine years working for Rockingham County Public Schools at Broadway High School as the Head Athletic Trainer. Ellen resides in Port Republic and primarily works with Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, and Track & Field. Powers comes to Bridgewater College with a variety of athletic training experience. As a graduate of North Dakota State University and James Madision University, he has spent 27 years working in the clinical and secondary school environments. Athletic training has allowed him to work with several international sports teams in many different countries including the 1996 Olympics Games in Atlanta. Scott resides in Dayton with his wife Pam and their sons, Justin, Jake, Joshua and Jason.
Barbara Long
Sarah Cook
Chase Hale
Ellen Hicks
Scott Powers
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR JOE SOLTIS Joe Soltis is entering his eighth year as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Bridgewater College. Soltis comes to Bridgewater college as a USA Weightlifting Club Coach. He actively competes in Olympic Weightlifting and won his weight class at the Arnold Classic in 2009. Soltis played running back for Emory & Henry and spent four years as an assistant coach at Glenvar High School in Salem, Va. from 1990-94. Soltis is also the Offensive Coordinator for the Bridgewater College Football team. He resides in Bridgewater and is married to the former April Fifer, a 2004 Bridgewater graduate and a teacher in the Rockingham County Public Schools
ASST. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR STEPHON HEALEY Stephon Healey will begin his seventh year as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. Healey came to the States from London, England. Healey studied as an intern under both Keith Morgan at the National Sports Center in Crystal Palace, London and with Edgar Curtis at the Leeds Rhinos (professional rugby team). Healey has experience in competing and coaching at both Powerlifting and Olympic lifting meets. Healey played collegiate football at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. A graduate from the University of Greenwich (London), Healey has his undergraduate degree in Education and Human Movement Studies. Healey is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Certified USA Weightlifting club coach.
The mission of the Bridgewater College's Strength and Conditioning Program is to assist BC athletes in enhancing their athletic performance. Our goal is to undertake this mission by reducing the risk of athletic injury, developing the force potential (strength and power) of each athlete, enhancing the specific movement patterns related to their activity and addressing the energy needs for each sport. Ultimately we intend to maximize the athletic potential of each of our student athletes.
Commissioner Brad Bankston Celebrating its 35th year of operations, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) is one of the nation’s largest Division III conferences. The 14- member ODAC, including one associate member, stands as the second-largest multi-sport NCAA Division III conference in the country. The league was formed on May 18, 1975 as the Virginia College Conference and began operations in September of 1976. (The name change to Old Dominion Athletic Conference became effective January 1, 1976). Charter members were eight colleges located in the state of Virginia: Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite College, Emory & Henry College, Hampden-Sydney College, Lynchburg College, Randolph-Macon College, Roanoke College and Washington and Lee University. From its initial year of operation through the 1981-82 academic year, the ODAC sponsored competition in 10 men’s varsity sports, including football, soccer, and cross country in the fall; basketball, wrestling, and indoor track and field in the winter; and baseball, golf, tennis, and outdoor track and field in the spring. Women’s sports were added prior to the 1982-83 school year. Today, the ODAC has grown to Sponsor championships in 22 sports (10 men and 12 women) and houses nine full-time coeducational institutions with four single-gender schools making up the current 13 full-time members. The conference expanded in the late 1980s, early 1990s and most recently in 1999. Virginia Wesleyan became the 13th member of the conference in 1988 and began full-scale competition in the league in the 1989-90 academic year. Guilford College, voted into the conference in the spring of 1990, began competing for conference championships in the 1991-92 season. The Catholic University of America (DC) was accepted for associate membership in football on January 12, 1999. Over the past 16 years the conference and the City of Salem, Va., have gained national attention through hosting five NCAA Division III championships in football, men’s basketball, softball, baseball, women’s lacrosse, and volleyball. The growing list of titles passed out in Salem began in the fall of 1993 with the DIII Football Championship. Through the 2008-09 academic year, the conference and city have hosted 46 NCAA Division III Championships since the ‘93 Stagg Bowl. This year, the two will serve as hosts to the DIII football and men’s basketball championships.
Asst. Commissioner J.J. Nekoloff
Director of Championships Mollie Robertson
Mary Jane Esperiti Administrative Assistant
Cross Country Program Highlights Men’s National Qualifiers Jerry Crouse-1978 Dwight Denlinger-1980 Brandon Spalding - 2006
Men’s ODAC Runners of the Year Jerry Crouse-1978 Dwight Denlinger-1980 Ross Bair-2001
ODAC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year Lori Schrock-2006
Men’s First Team All-ODAC Selections Mike Kidd-1976 Jerry Crouse-1976, 1977, 1978 Darrell Metts-1977 Curt Rowland-1977 Dwight Denlinger-1980 Terry Lenny-1981 Roger Ripstein-1984 Steve Spire-1989 Jonathan Dean-1995, 1997 Ross Bair-1999, 2000, 2001 Stanley Peyton-2004 Nathan Rittenhouse-2006, 2007, 2008 Brandon Spalding-2006, 2007, 2008
Women’s First Team All-ODAC Selections Rona Berwick-1989 Elizabeth Salia-Boa-1990 Amanda Beckwith-1997 Danielle Ginsey-2003 Brittany Wells-2004 Ally Koenig-2005
NATE RITTENHOUSE
BRANDON SPALDING
BRITTANY WELLS
STANLEY PEYTON
2010 Cross Country Schedule Date Sep 1, 2010 Sep 10, 2010 Oct 1, 2010 Oct 16, 2010 Oct 30, 2010 Nov 13, 2010 Nov 20, 2010
Meet at ODAC Preview Meet @ Randolph College, Lynchburg, at Lou Onesty Invite @ U.Va., Charlottesville, Va. at Paul Short Invite @ Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. at Tribe Open @ W&M, Williamsburg, Va. at ODAC Championship Meet @ Randolph College, Lynchburg, Va. at South/Southeast Regional Meet @ Rhodes College, Memphis, Tenn. at NCAA Division III Championships @ Wartburg College, Waverly,