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FAST FACTS ABOUT CAL U
Men’s PSAC Indoor Championships.......7th (39.5 pts) Men’s PSAC Outdoor Championships....... 6th (61 pts) Women’s PSAC Indoor Championships.... 6th (47 pts) Women’s PSAC Outdoor Championships... 6th (67 pts)
SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director....................Matthew Kifer Office Phone...................................................724.938.4552 E-mail............................................................. kifer@calu.edu Graduate Assistant...........................................Rob Christe Facebook.................................facebook.com/calvulcans Twitter................................................................ @calvulcans
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Cal U’s 2012 Track & Field Media Guide is the result of work and research of current sports information personnel and those who have come before. This publication was created with the purpose of educating and informing the media and general public. The 2012 media guide has been written and edited by Matthew Kifer, Sports Information Director to assist in covering California University of Pennsylvania track & field in the 2012 season. Design and layout by Beth Ann Conway. Photos by ADM Photography, Tim Cotter, Ryno Production and WCS Photography. Contents of this guide are subject to change and will be supplemented during the season by the Sports Information Office. All requests for additional information, including photographs and meet accommodations, should be forwarded to the Sports Information Office.
President’s Office..........................................724.938.4400 Admissions......................................................724.938.4404 Alumni Relations..........................................724.938.4418 Athletic Office................................................724.938.4351 Bookstore........................................................724.938.4324 Equipment Manager...................................724.938.5927 Financial Aid...................................................724.938.4415 Track & Field Office......................................724.938.5828 Sports Information.......................................724.938.4552
ABOUT CAL U
The mission of intercollegiate athletics at California University of Pennsylvania is to provide student-athletes opportunities to participate in a comprehensive program of athletic competition.
HISTORY
Location..........................................................California, Pa. Founded..........................................................................1852 Enrollment.....................................................................9,017 Nickname.................................................................. Vulcans Colors.................................................................. Black & Red President.......................................Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. V.P./Student Development.........Dr. Lenora Angelone Assoc. V.P./Athletic Development............ Frank Bauer Interim Ath. Dir./SWA...........................Dr. Karen Hjerpe Faculty Athletic Rep..................Dr. William Biddington Head Athletic Trainer.............................Dr. Jamie Weary Sports Information Director.................. Matthew Kifer Athletic Admin. Assistant........................Carolyn Tardd Dir. Ath. Facilities/Services............................. Ed Whited Facility.....................Adamson Stadium/Roadman Park Affiliations................................................ NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Athletic Fax....................................................724.938.5849 Website........................................... www.calvulcans.com
2011 TEAM INFORMATION
CREDITS
2011 REVIEW
Indoor PSAC Champions.................................................13 Indoor NCAA All-Americans............................................. 8 Outdoor PSAC Champions..............................................46 Outdoor NCAA National Champions............................ 3 Outdoor NCAA All-Americans.......................................20
ATHLETES
PROGRAM HISTORY
Director of Track & Field/XC................Roger Kingdom Alma Mater..............................................Pittsburgh, 2002 Office Phone..................................................724.938.5885 E-mail...................................................kingdom@calu.edu Head XC/Ast. T&F Coach......................Daniel Caulfield Alma Mater............................Adams State (Colo.), 1995 Office Phone..................................................724.938.5684 E-mail....................................................caulfield@calu.edu Ast. Coach/Recruiting Coordinator.... Danielle Malay Alma Mater.....................................California (Pa.), 2008 Office Phone..................................................724.938.5686 E-mail.........................................................malay@calu.edu Assistant Coach............................................ Jayson Resch Alma Mater......................Richard Stockton (N.J.), 1999 Office Phone..................................................724.938.5685 E-mail.......................................................... resch@calu.edu
COACHING STAFF
COACHING INFORMATION
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Both the men’s and women’s track & field teams received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors last season.
Women’s Team Photo........................Inside Front Cover At A Glance.............................................................................2 Season Preview.....................................................................3 Coaching Staff.......................................................................4 Men’s Roster...........................................................................6 Women’s Roster.....................................................................7 Senior Profiles........................................................................8 Returners.............................................................................. 14 Newcomers.......................................................................... 18 Athletic Success................................................................. 20 Academic Success............................................................. 21 Season Review.................................................................... 22 PSAC....................................................................................... 22 Honors & Awards............................................................... 23 Indoor Records................................................................... 24 Outdoor Records............................................................... 25 Indoor Standards............................................................... 26 Outdoor Standards........................................................... 27 History................................................................................... 28 President Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.................................. 29 University & Athletic Administration.......................... 30 University Profile................................................................ 31 Men’s Team Photo............................... Inside Back Cover
Brice Myers repeated as the PSAC Champion in the 60- and 110-meter hurdles last year.
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CAL U HEAD COACHES Baseball.................................................................Mike Conte Men’s Basketball................................................... Bill Brown Women’s Basketball (interim)......................... Jess Strom Cheerleading/Dance......................................Marcia Boyd M/W Cross Country..................................Daniel Caulfield Football........................................................ John Luckhardt Men’s Golf......................................................Peter Coughlin Women’s Golf..............................................MerriLyn Gibbs Men’s Soccer..................................................Dennis Laskey Women’s Soccer................................................Gene Smith Softball......................................................... Rick Bertagnolli Swimming............................................................... Ed Denny Tennis.............................................................Pablo Montana M/W Track & Field.....................................Roger Kingdom Volleyball..................................................Peter Letourneau CAL U ATHLETIC SUPPORT STAFF Dr. William Biddington...................Faculty Athletic Rep. Chelsey Pryor Burk..............Athletic Business Manager Kelly Collins........................................... Academic Advisor Beth Ann Conway.....Coordinator for Ath. Operations Travis Eisentrout................ Athletic Events Coordinator Ben Hilborn....................................... Equipment Manager Shannon Kelley..........Director of Athletic Fundraising Matthew Kifer.................... Sports Information Director Matt Luckhardt...........Director of Athletic Fundraising Annie Malkowiak.......Director of Athletic Fundraising Ron Sealy................Facilities Manager - Roadman Park Bob Sepesy..................Strength & Conditioning Coach Carolyn Tardd............. Administrative Ast. for Athletics Ross Vecchio................Director of Athletic Fundraising Dr. Jamie Weary................. Director of Athletic Training Ed Whited......Director of Facilities & Athletic Services
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ATHLETES
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HISTORY
ABOUT CAL U
AT A GLANCE
Mailing Address: 250 University Avenue California, Pa. 15419 www.calu.edu www.calvulcans.com NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT California University of Pennsylvania is an academic community dedicated to the ideals of justice, fairness and equal opportunity for all. In compliance with federal and state laws, the University is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran. The University will not tolerate racial, ethnic or sexual discrimination. Sexual harassment is considered by law to be a form of sexual discrimination and is, therefore, unacceptable. Direct equal opportunity and affirmative action inquiries or complaints to the Special Assistant to the President for EEEO/University Ombudsperson, Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, 724.938.4014. Direct inquiries regarding services or facilities accessibility to the ADA/504 Compliance Officer, Office of Student Development and Services, Residence Building B, 724-938-4076. Direct Title IX inquiries to the Senior Woman Administrator/Title IX Coordinator, Department of Athletics, Hamer Hall 248, 724.938.4351.
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The 2012 Cal U track & field media guide is a multipurpose publication for use by the news media. Additional information is available to the media upon request from the Sports Information Office. News releases and photographs will only be made available to members of the news media. Credentials All media attending California University of Pennsylvania track & field meets and practices are requested to notify the Sports Information Office. Credentials are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible. Head Coach Roger Kingdom Roger Kingdom is available for interviews during the season. Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Kingdom through the Sports Information Office at 724.938.4552. Players All student-athlete interviews must be coordinated through the California University of Pennsylvania Sports Information Office. All player interviews require at least one day notice. Players are available for interviews as their schedule permits.
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2012 SCHEDULE DECEMBER Fri.-Sat. Sat. Fri.-Sat.
2-3 3 9-10
@ Edinboro Mike Kowal Multi @ West Virginia Holiday Classic @ Kent State Golden Flash Gala
JANUARY Sat. Fri.-Sat.
21 27-28
@ Edinboro Al Hall Freedom Games @ Lake Eire SPIRE Open
Edinboro, Pa. Geneva, Ohio
FEBRUARY Sat. Fri. Fri.-Sat. Sat. Sat.
4 10 10-11 11 18
@ Lake Erie Team Challenge @ Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) Mid-February Meet @ Akron Invitational @ Boston Valentine Invitational @ Kent State Tune-Up
Geneva, Ohio Berea, Ohio Akron, Ohio Boston, Mass. Kent, Ohio
25-26 9-10 17 24 30-31
@ PSAC Indoor Championships @ NCAA Indoor National Championships @ Lynchburg (Va.) Dr. Jack M. Toms Invitational CALIFORNIA (Pa.) EARLY BIRD INVITATIONAL @ North Carolina Raleigh Relays
7 13-14 21 26-28 28
@ Millersville Metrics @ Ohio State Jesse Owens Classic @ Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) Adams Invitational @ Penn Relays @ Shippensburg Paul Kaiser Classic
3-5 11 24-26
@ PSAC Outdoor Championships @ Allegheny (Pa.) Invitational @ NCAA Outdoor National Championships
MARCH Sat.-Sun. Fri.-Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.-Sun. APRIL Sat. Fri.-Sat. Sat. Thurs.-Sat. Sat. MAY Thurs.-Sat. Fri. Thurs.-Sat.
All dates are subject to change
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Edinboro, Pa. Morgantown, W.Va. Kent, Ohio
Edinboro, Pa. Mankato, Minn. Lynchburg, Va. California, Pa. Chapel Hill, N.C.
Millersville, Pa. Columbus, Ohio Berea, Ohio Philadelphia, Pa. Shippensburg, Pa.
Bloomsburg, Pa. Meadville, Pa. Pueblo, Colo.
SEASON PREVIEW INDOOR CAPSULE
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All-PSAC Athletes Returning (6) Sandy Estep (5-4, Sr.)
All-PSAC in 4x800m relay Set school record in 4x800m relay
Katurrah Hayman-Alston (5-6, Jr.)
All-PSAC in 4x400m relay Set school record in 4x400m relay
Megan Kleiner (5-6, Jr.)
All-PSAC in 4x800m relay Set school records in 4x800m, DMR relay
All-PSAC in 4x800m relay Set school records in 4x800m, DMR relay
Shakeria Love (5-5, Sr.)
RETURNING USTFCCCA ALL-REGION
RETURNING USTFCCCA ALL-REGION
Name, Event Brice Myers, 110 hurdles Alex Smith, 800 meters (outdoor) Alex Smith, 800 meters (indoor)
Name, Event Season-Best K. Hayman-Alston, 400 hurdles (outdoor) 1:01.19 Amber Saunders, high jump (outdoor) 1.69m
Season-Best 14.03 1:50.87 1:53.41
Monique Sims (5-3, So.)
PSAC Freshman of the Year All-PSAC in 60m, 200m, 4x400m relay Set school records in 55m, 60m, 200m, 4x400m relay
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All-PSAC Athletes Returning (7) Bria Jay (5-3, So.)
All-PSAC in 4x100m relay Set school record in 4x100m relay
Brice Myers (5-3, So.)
NCAA All-American in 110m hurdles USTFCCCA all-region in 110m hurdles PSAC Champion in 110m hurdles
Jordyn Reagan (5-1, Jr.)
All-PSAC in 4x100m relay Set school record in 4x100m relay USTFCCCA All-Academic
HISTORY
Amber Saunders (5-8, Jr.)
USTFCCCA all-region in high jump All-PSAC in high jump USTFCCCA All-Academic
Monique Sims (5-3, So.)
PSAC Freshman of the Year All-PSAC in 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay Set school records in 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay
Alex Smith (6-2, Sr.)
Competed in the 800m at NCAA Championships USTFCCCA all-region in 800m All-PSAC in 800m Set school record in 800m
ABOUT CAL U
Sims was selected the PSAC Freshman of the Year during both the indoor and outdoor seasons after garnering All-PSAC honors in six events last year. Seniors Sandy Estep and Shakeria Love return after competing at the PSAC Championships in each of the last three years. Last year, Love scored at both league championships in the 400-meter run and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay with Estep during the spring. Estep scored in the 800 meters at the outdoor championships after qualifying for the 400 meters during the winter. The Vulcans return a pair of record-setting distance runners this season in senior Laurie Hall and junior Erin Kling. Hall broke the school record in the 1-mile run twice last year, while Kling established new records in both the 3,000- and 5,000-meter run. Senior Khyalyani Whitaker returns as an All-PSAC candidate in the pentathlon and heptathlon. She has scored in the pentathlon at each of the last two PSAC Championships. Cal U features a pair of PSAC contenders in the hurdles as well. Junior Katurrah Hayman-Alston provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400-meter hurdles last year after posting the third-fastest time in the PSAC. Sophomore Courtnee Whitaker figures to challenge the school record in the 60-meter hurdles after placing fifth at the league championships last year. Junior Amber Saunders returns after provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Championships last spring in the high jump. She placed third at the league outdoor championships with a career-best height of 1.69 meters. With the amount of experience and talent returning to both programs, the Vulcans figure to again break records in 2012 while continuing to contend at the PSAC Championships and compete at the NCAA Championships.
All-PSAC in 4x400m relay Set school record in 4x400m relay
ATHLETES
The Vulcans return several key members from last year’s record-shattering campaign. Last season, Cal U established a combined 22 school records with the women’s team equaling its best finish at the PSAC Championships in the last 20-plus years. Senior Brice Myers headlines the men’s team in 2012 after repeating as the PSAC Champion in both the 60- and 110-meter hurdles last year. During the outdoor season, he placed second in the finals of the 110 hurdles at the NCAA Championships by just one one-hundredth of a second. A five-time AllAmerican, Myers will only be competing during the outdoor season this year. The Vulcans will feature a pair of All-PSAC caliber runners in the 800-meter run this season in seniors Alex Smith and Chris Wolfe. Smith set the indoor and outdoor school records in the event last year. He has qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 800 meters in each of the last two seasons. Wolfe joins the program for the indoor season after previously running at Louisville. While with the Cardinals, he qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 800 meters and as a member of the 4x800-meter relay. After an All-American finish in cross country this fall, sophomore Aaron Dinzeo anchors the distance runners this season. He reached the NCAA provisional mark in the 5,000-meter run last spring after nearly earning All-PSAC honors during the indoor campaign. Juniors Jake Hillegas and Bruce McDaniel both return after breaking school records last season. Hillegas set the school record in the hammer throw last spring, while McDaniel broke a 20-plus year record in the decathlon. On the women’s side, Monique Sims returns after posting arguably one of the most successful debuts in school history. She broke a combined seven school records (five individual, two relay), including a pair of records that were set in the mid-1980s.
COACHING STAFF
Julia Kubica (5-5, So.)
Samantha Valiton (5-6, Sr.)
All-PSAC in 4x100m relay Set school record in 4x100m relay
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COACHING STAFF ABOUT CAL U
ROGER KINGDOM DIRECTOR OF T&F/XC - HEAD COACH T&F Eighth Year at Cal U kingdom@calu.edu
HISTORY
THE KINGDOM FILE Born: Aug. 26, 1962 Hometown: Vienna, Ga. College: Pittsburgh, 2002 Child: Jierra
COACHING EXPERIENCE
DID YOU KNOW ... Roger Kingdom interned as a sprint and conditioning coach with the Cleveland Browns.
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ATHLETES
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2005-Present Cal U Head Coach 2004 Cal U Assistant
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Roger Kingdom enters his eighth year working with the cross country and track & field programs at California University of Pennsylvania. Kingdom, the former world and American record holder in the 110-meter hurdles, serves as the Director of the Track & Field and Cross Country programs at Cal U. Kingdom is a five-time United States Outdoor Champion (1985, 1988-90 and 1995) and two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Games (1983, 1995). He also holds a World Cup gold medal (1989) and won gold at the World University Games in 1989. He remains one of only two runners to ever win consecutive Olympic titles in the 110-meter hurdles (1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul). A native of Georgia, he joined the Cal U athletic program in 2004 before being named interim head track & field coach in March of the following year. Shortly thereafter, he accepted the director position for both the cross country and track & field programs. In his time as head coach, Kingdom has mentored a handful of All-Americans as well as several Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) indoor and outdoor champions.
Under Kingdom’s supervision Cal U has had at least one All-American in each of the last five years, including four-time member Christopher Clark (5,000- and 10,000-meter run) and five-time honoree Brice Myers (60- and 110-meter hurdles). The women’s program has also had two AllAmericans, with current assistant coach Danielle Malay receiving honors in the 400-meter hurdles in 2008 and Clare McSweeney earning recognition in the 800-meter run in 2010. One of the most decorated athletes in Cal U history, Kingdom mentored 14-time PSAC Champion and two-time All-American Brad Rager, who excelled in the 200- and 400-meter dashes. In 2006, Kingdom and the Vulcans hosted the PSAC Championships for the first time in program history, and two years later the men’s team posted its best finish in school history at the indoor league championships. Kingdom is a 2002 graduate from Pittsburgh and played football for the Panthers in the 1980s before concentrating his efforts on his track & field career. He set the world record of 12.92
seconds in the 110-meter hurdles in Zurich, Switzerland in 1989. Kingdom retired from active competition in 1998 and in 2005, Kingdom was inducted in to the USA Track & Field (USATF) Hall of Fame. Last year, Kingdom was an inaugural inductee into the USATF Georgia Hall of Fame. While an Olympic hurdler, he was a two-time state champion in the 120 hurdles, high jump and discus and twice was selected Outstanding Track & Field Athlete in Georgia.
DANIEL CAULFIELD
HEAD XC/ASSISTANT T&F COACH Sixth Year at Cal U caulfield@calu.edu Daniel Caulfield enters his sixth season as the head coach for the men’s and women’s cross country programs and an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track & field teams. Caulfield joined Cal U after serving as the head men’s and women’s track & field and cross country coach at Clarion. A native of Ireland, he started coaching at his alma mater and NCAA Division II perennial
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powerhouse Adams State in Alamosa, Colo. While serving as a coach with the Grizzlies, Adams State won four NCAA National Championships in women’s cross country (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004) and two NCAA men’s titles (1998, 2003). During his college career, he was a 10-time AllAmerican and two-time NAIA National Champion and helped lead the Grizzlies’ cross country programs to National Championships in 1993-94.
Since coming to Cal U, Caulfield has mentored four-time All-American Christopher Clark, who holds PSAC records in both the 5K and 10K. He also has coached a pair of PSAC Champions in the 800 meters in Holly Urban and Clare McSweeney. McSweeney also earned All-America honors in the 800 meters at the 2010 NCAA National Championships. Last year, Matt Kroetch became the fourth different runner in school history to win the PSAC title in the 10K.
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ASSISTANT COACHES SPRINTS/HURDLES Third Year at Cal U malay@calu.edu
A native of Bethel Park, Pa., Malay still holds four individual school records at Cal U. Malay was a two-time U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) AllAcademic selection after qualifying for the NCAA Championships in both 2008 and 2009. She completed her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Cal U in 2008 before earning her master’s degree in exercise science from Cal U in 2010.
JUMPS/MULTI-EVENTS Third Year at Cal U resch@calu.edu
who was a PSAC Champion in track & field and twotime ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. Originally from New Jersey, Resch was a NCAA Division III All-American at Richard Stockton (N.J.) and still holds the school record in the 800-meter run. Resch graduated from Richard Stockton with a degree in criminal justice in 1999 before completing his master’s degree in exercise science at Cal U in 2008.
DISTANCE Sixth Year at Cal U caulfield_j@calu.edu
She received her bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology with Cum Laude honors from Adams State before completing her master’s degree in health and physical education. During her collegiate career, Caulfield earned All-America honors in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs. As a senior in 2002, she finished third at the National Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 5,000 meters.
2011 INDOOR Sandy Estep - 4x800m relay Katurrah Hayman-Alston - 4x400m relay Megan Kleiner - 4x800m relay Julia Kubica - 4x800m relay Shakeria Love - 4x400m relay Brice Myers - 60m hurdles* Monique Sims - 60m, 200m, 4x400m relay Jerica Snedden - 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay 2011 OUTDOOR Sandy Estep - 4x400m relay Katurrah Hayman-Alston - 4x400m relay Bria Jay - 4x100m relay Matt Kroetch - 10,000m* Shakeria Love - 4x400m relay Brice Myers - 110m hurdles* Jordyn Reagan - 4x100m relay Amber Saunders - High Jump Monique Sims - 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay Alex Smith - 800m Jerica Snedden - 4x400m relay Samantha Valiton - 4x100m relay * - PSAC Champion
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ABOUT CAL U
A former All-American distance runner, Jackie (Pacentrilli) Caulfield enters her sixth year working with the California University of Pennsylvania track & field program. Prior to her time with the Vulcans, Caulfield worked with 20-plus NCAA Division II individual national champions, nearly 100 All-Americans and three NCAA Championship teams at Division II perennial powerhouse Adams State (Colo.).
2010 OUTDOOR Jordan Boatwright - Triple Jump Frank Ehrensberger - 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay Sandy Estep - 4x400m relay* Da’Joun Heidelberg - 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay Shakeria Love - 4x400m relay* Clare McSweeney - 800m*, 4x400m relay* Brice Myers - 110m hurdles*, 4x100m relay Bobby Ralls - 4x100m relay Alex Smith - 800m, 4x400m relay Jerica Snedden - 4x400m relay* Vince Wilson - 4x400m relay
HISTORY
JACKIE CAULFIELD
2010 INDOOR Sandy Estep - 4x400m relay Da’Joun Heidelberg - 60m Shakeria Love - 4x400m relay Clare McSweeney - 800m, 4x400m relay Brice Myers - 55m hurdles* Farath Raphael - Pentathlon Jerica Snedden - 4x400m relay
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After serving as the head coach of the cross country and track & field teams at Clarion, Jayson Resch enters his third season working on the California University of Pennsylvania track & field staff in 2011. Resch, who served six years in the United States Army, was a volunteer assistant coach with the Golden Eagles from 2004-06 before accepting the head position in August of 2006. While at Clarion, he mentored former standout Erin Richard,
2009 OUTDOOR Christopher Clark - 10,000m* Frank Ehrensberger - 200m, 400m Danielle Malay - 400m hurdles
ATHLETES
JAYSON RESCH
2009 INDOOR Brice Myers - 55m hurdles
COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF
Following her All-American and recordsetting career with the Vulcans, Danielle Malay enters her third season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the California University of Pennsylvania track & field program. Malay was a member of both the Cal U track & field and cross country teams in recent years. At the 2008 NCAA Outdoor National Championships, she became the first women’s track & field All-American in 12 seasons after placing sixth in the 400-meter hurdles.
RECENT ALL-PSAC PERFORMERS
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DANIELLE MALAY
MEN’S ROSTER ABOUT CAL U
ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY SENIORS - 7 Zach Knight Tim Lahmers Brice Myers Ryan Schleicher Alex Smith Vince Wilson Chris Wolfe
HISTORY
JUNIORS - 8 Justin Antolin Kyle Gibson Da’Joun Heidelberg Jake Hillegas Bruce McDaniel Toby Oduho Chris Poss Bobby Ralls
ATHLETES ATHLETES
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SOPHOMORES - 9 Chris Avampato Jamie Burkwit Noah Carroll Mitch Codd Cameron Coffey Aaron Dinzeo Rodney Edwards Nick Gibson Marcus Givan
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COACHING STAFF
FRESHMEN - 19 Maurice Burns, Jr. Dominic DeCesaris Lialdon Donovan-Green Kyle Estep Mitchell Fawcett Rashee Ferguson Alexander Fritz Nick Giansante Morgan Huegel Mike Mackowick Troy McCune Lamar McFall Danny Meighan Nick Pezza Matthew Reese Abel Robinault Jared Schaut Jonathan Slinger Garret Trosch
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Name
Yr.
Event
Ht.
Justin Antolin
Jr.
Jumps
6-5
Hometown/High School Fairfield, Pa./Fairfield
Chris Avampato
So.
Throws
6-3
Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem
Jamie Burkwit
So.
Distance
5-8
New Hope, Pa./North Penn
Maurice Burns, Jr.
Fr.
Sprints
5-8
Philadelphia, Pa./G.W. Carver HSES
Noah Carroll
So.
Distance
6-3
Fulton, N.Y./G. Ray Bodley
Mitch Codd
So.
Pole Vault
6-1
Evans City, Pa./Seneca Valley
Cameron Coffey
So.
Distance
5-7
Brownsville, Pa./Brownsville
Dominic DeCesaris
Fr.
Sprints
6-0
Danielsville, Pa./Northampton
Aaron Dinzeo
So.
Distance
5-10
Sidney, Ohio/Sidney
Lialdon Donovan-Green
Fr.
Sprints/Jumps
6-1
York, Pa./Central York
Rodney Edwards
So.
Mid-Distance
5-11
Philadelphia, Pa./Coatesville
Kyle Estep
Fr.
Multi-Event
5-11
Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor
Mitchell Fawcett
Fr.
Sprints
5-8
Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper Saint Clair
Rashee Ferguson
Fr.
Sprints/Jumps
5-11
Philadelphia, Pa./Penn Wood
Alexander Fritz
Fr.
Sprints
6-0
Mt. Lebanon, Pa./Mount Lebanon
Nick Giansante
Fr.
Sprints
6-2
Clairton, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
Kyle Gibson
Jr.
Distance
5-10
Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan
Nick Gibson
So.
Distance
6-1
Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan
Marcus Givan
So.
Jumps
6-2
Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley
Da’Joun Heidelberg
Jr.
Sprints
5-6
Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
Jake Hillegas
Jr.
Throws
5-11
Berlin, Pa./Berlin Brothersvalley
Morgan Huegel
Fr.
Distance
5-7
Cranberry, Pa./Cranberry
Zach Knight
Sr.
Throws
6-0
North East, Pa./North East
Tim Lahmers
Sr.
Distance
5-7
Delmont, Pa./Franklin Regional
Mike Mackowick
Fr.
Sprints
5-8
Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper Saint Clair
Troy McCune
Fr.
Sprints
5-8
Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic
Bruce McDaniel
Jr.
Multi-Event
6-0
Hawthorn, Pa./Redbank Valley
Lamar McFall
Fr.
Sprints/Jumps
5-11
Philadelphia, Pa./Penn Wood
Danny Meighan
Fr.
Sprints
5-10
Avonmore, Pa./Kiski
Brice Myers
Sr.
Hurdles
6-2
Pittsburgh, Pa./McDowell
Toby Oduho
Jr.
Hurdles
6-1
Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
Nick Pezza
Fr.
Distance
5-7
Woodbine, Md./Century
Chris Poss
Jr.
Distance
5-8
Manchester, N.J./Manchester Township
Bobby Ralls
Jr.
Sprints
5-9
Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills
Matthew Reese
Fr.
Javelin
5-8
Industry, Pa./Western Beaver
Abel Robinault
Fr.
Distance
6-0
Garland, Pa./Youngsville
Jared Schaut
Fr.
Sprints/Jumps
5-7
St. Marys, Pa./Elk County Christian
Ryan Schleicher
Sr.
Throws
6-0
Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
Jonathan Slinger
Fr.
Mid-Distance
6-0
Tobyhanna, Pa./Pocono Mountain West
Alex Smith
Sr.
Sprints/Mid-Distance
6-2
South Park, Pa./South Park
Garret Trosch
Fr.
Multi-Event
6-4
Hermitage, Pa./Hickory
Vince Wilson
Sr.
Sprints
5-8
Bear, Del./Middletown
Chris Wolfe
Sr.
Distance
6-0
Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
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So.
Distance
5-2
Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg
Jacqlyn Baughman
Fr.
Sprints
5-9
Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen
Sam Beckerleg
Fr.
Multi-Event/Jumps
5-10
Shermans Dale, Pa./West Perry
Danae Burgwin
Fr.
Sprints
5-3
Pittsburgh, Pa./West Mifflin
Erika Coffey
Jr.
Distance
5-2
Brownsville, Pa./Brownsville
Sarah Cook
Fr.
Hurdles
5-8
Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler
Melissa David
Jr.
Distance
5-7
Maplewood, N.J./Columbia
Jordan Duke
Jr.
Throws
5-9
Carmichaels, Pa./Carmichaels
Sandy Estep
Sr.
Mid-Distance
5-4
Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor
Erin Flickinger
So.
Distance
5-4
Oley, Pa./Oley Valley
Allison Hall
Fr.
Distance
5-3
Jackson, Pa./Blue Ridge
Laurie Hall
Sr.
Distance
5-4
Jackson, Pa./Blue Ridge
Ann Marie Hayes
So.
Distance
5-5
Tipperary, Ireland/Ursuline Secondary
Katurrah Hayman-Alston
Jr.
Hurdles
5-6
Philadelphia, Pa./Paul Robeson
Andi Heasley
So.
Distance
5-1
Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
Bria Jay
So.
Sprints
5-3
Plum, Pa./Plum
Brittney Kanach
Sr.
Distance
5-5
Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove
Elaine Kimmel
Fr.
Throws
5-3
Auburn, Pa./Blue Mountain
Megan Kleiner
Jr.
Distance
5-6
New Milford, Pa./Blue Ridge
Erin Kling
Jr.
Distance
5-5
Jamestown, N.Y./Jamestown
Ashley Kowalski
So.
Throws
5-6
Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood
Julia Kubica
So.
Distance
5-5
Freedom, Pa./Freedom
Richelle Lashley
Jr.
Distance
5-9
Bedford, Pa./Bedford
Bryanna Learn
Sr.
Distance
5-2
Mansfield, Pa./Homeschooled
Shakeria Love
Sr.
Sprints
5-5
York, Pa./Central York
Briana Lumley
So.
Throws
5-8
Butler, Pa./Butler
Kristin Lyons
Fr.
Throws
5-6
York, Pa./Central York
Marie McIntyre
Jr.
Distance
5-7
Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills
Katie Mills
Fr.
Throws
5-3
Lyndonville, Vt./Lyndon Institute
Samantha Minich
Jr.
Throws
6-1
Clinton, Pa./South Side Beaver
Annabel Mosco
Jr.
Jumps
5-10
Farmington, Pa./Uniontown
Shantae Motley
Jr.
Sprints
5-6
Burlington, N.J./Burlington City
Nicole Paschl
Fr.
Pole Vault
5-3
Peters Twp., Pa./Peters Township
Jordyn Reagan
Jr.
Sprints/Multi-Event
5-1
Masontown, Pa./Albert Gallatin
Breeanna Robinson
Jr.
Jumps/Sprints
5-6
East Hampstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy
Sierra Rogers
So.
Jumps
5-8
Port Tobacco, Md./Maurice J. McDonough
Amber Saunders
Jr.
Jumps
5-8
Chicora, Pa./Karns City
Carly Senko
So.
Jumps
5-4
New Castle, Pa./Shenango
Amber Simcoke
So.
Distance
5-5
Brownsville, Pa./Brownsville
Monique Sims
So.
Sprints
5-3
Pittsburgh, Pa./Schenley
Jasmine Stevenson
Fr.
Sprints
5-6
Jacksonville, Fla./Cumberland Valley (Pa.)
Patriece Thompson
Jr.
Throws
5-8
Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield
Janae Turner
Fr.
Sprints
5-3
Akron, Ohio/Copley
Samantha Valiton
Sr.
Sprints
5-6
Schellsburg, Pa./Chestnut Ridge
Samantha Weinheimer
Fr.
Pole Vault
5-4
North East, Pa./North East
Yahnae Weldon
Jr.
Hurdles
5-7
Norristown, Pa./Norristown
Courtnee Whitaker
So.
Hurdles
5-7
Stafford, Va./Mountain View
Khyalyani Whitaker
Sr.
Multi-Event
5-9
Pottsgrove, Pa./Pottsgrove
Carly Youngeberg
Jr.
Distance
5-3
Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central
Alex Zanella
Fr.
Distance
5-8
Everett, Pa./Everett
ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY SENIORS - 7 Sandy Estep Laurie Hall Brittney Kanach Bryanna Learn Shakeria Love Samantha Valiton Khyalyani Whitaker JUNIORS - 18 Brittany Amori Erika Coffey Melissa David Jordan Duke Katurrah Hayman-Alston Megan Kleiner Erin Kling Richelle Lashley Marie McIntyre Samantha Minich Annabel Mosco Shantae Motley Jordyn Reagan Breeanna Robinson Amber Saunders Patriece Thompson Yahnae Weldon Carly Youngeberg SOPHOMORES - 13 Melanie Barr Erin Flickinger Ann Marie Hayes Andi Heasley Bria Jay Ashley Kowalski Julia Kubica Briana Lumley Sierra Rogers Carly Senko Amber Simcoke Monique Sims Courtnee Whitaker FRESHMEN - 13 Jacqlyn Baughman Sam Beckerleg Danae Burgwin Sarah Cook Allison Hall Elaine Kimmel Kristin Lyons Katie Mills Nicole Paschl Jasmine Stevenson Janae Turner Samantha Weinheimer Alex Zanella
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ABOUT CAL U
Plum, Pa./Plum
HISTORY
Hometown/High School
5-5
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Jr.
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Yr.
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HISTORY
ABOUT CAL U
SENIOR PROFILES SANDY ESTEP
LAURIE HALL
Senior 5-4 • Mid-Distance Major: Sport Management
Senior 5-4 • Distance Major: Social Work
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
2011: USTFCCCA All-Academic ... scored in the 800 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth in 2:17.94 ... ran career-best time of 2:13.97 in the 800 meters during the preliminaries of the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... member of 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... set the indoor school record as part of the 4x800 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... posted career-best time of 26.93 seconds in the 200 meters at the Millersville Metrics ... won the 800 meters at the Wheeling Jesuit Bill Van Horne Invitational ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) ... 2010: USTFCCCA All-Academic ... competed as a member of the 4x400 relay in the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... PSAC Champion in 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing eighth in 59.48 seconds ... set the outdoor school record as part of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... also was a member of the 4x100 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships, finishing seventh in 58.68 ... also competed in the 200 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... posted a career-best time of 57.69 seconds in the 400 meters at the Ohio State Jesse Owens Classic ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: Competed in the 800 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... member of the 4x400 and 4x800 relays at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... won the 400 meters at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Meet ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)
JACKSON, PA.
2011: Competed in the 1500 and 3000 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... ran career-best time of 4:43.70 in the 1500 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the mile and 3000 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... broke the indoor school record in the mile with a time of 5:11.92 at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... set the indoor school record as part of the distance medley relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... ran career-best time of 18:58.58 in the 5000 meters at the William & Mary Colonial Relays ... set personal best in the 3000 meters with time of 10:35.62 at Shippensburg Paul Kaiser Classic ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) ... 2010: ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second-Team ... competed in the 800 meters during the regular season ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: Competed in the 800 and 1500 meters during the regular season ... member of the 4x800 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... ran career-best time of 2:23.58 in the 800 meters at the Lock Haven Qualifier ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009) ... 2008: Competed in the 3000 and 5000 meters during the regular season ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2007-08) High School: Attended Blue Ridge ... member of district 4x800 relay team ... Cross Country ... High Honor Roll, National Honor Society On A Personal Note: Born May 18, 1989 … Daughter of Jeffrey and Carolyn Hall ... older sister of freshman runner Allison Hall ... member of the Cal U cross country team (2007-11)
High School: Attended Chancellor ... four-year letterman, two-time MVP, allregion in 400 and 500 meters, high jump and 4x400 relay, all-state in 400 and 500 meters, member of all-state 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams ... Above and Beyond Award, Academic Letter, National Honor Society
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COACHING STAFF
On A Personal Note: Born Nov. 19, 1989 … Daughter of Carl and Bonnie Estep ... older sister of freshman runner Kyle Estep ... member of the Cal U cross country team (2008, 2010-11)
Laurie Hall set the indoor school record in the mile at last year’s PSAC Championships.
Sandy Estep competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships as part of the 4x400 relay in 2010.
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SENIOR PROFILES TIM LAHMERS
Senior 5-5 • Distance Major: Secondary Education
Senior 5-7 • Distance Major: Earth Science
POTTSTOWN, PA.
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BRITTNEY KANACH
DELMONT, PA.
2011: Capital One Academic All-District Second-Team ... competed in the 5000 and 10000 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... ran career-best time of 15:29.04 in the 5000 meters at Wheeling Jesuit Bill Van Horne Invitational ... posted career-best time in the 10000 meters at the Millersville Metrics ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) ... 2010: Competed in the 1500 and 5000 meters during the outdoor season ... ran the 3000 and 5000 meters during the indoor season ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: Competed in the 5000 meters during the outdoor season ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)
High School: Attended Pottsgrove ... four-year letterman ... Cross Country ... Athlete of the Year
High School: Attended Franklin Regional On A Personal Note: Born Sept. 24, 1989 ... Son of Tom and Jen Lahmers ... member of Cal U cross country team (2008-11) ... PSAC Champion Scholar for men’s cross country (2011)
ATHLETES ATHLETES
On A Personal Note: Born Aug. 5, 1988 … Daughter of Stephen and Stephanie Kanach ... member of the Cal U cross country team (2007-11)
COACHING STAFF
2011: Competed in the 5000 meters during the regular season ... PSAC ScholarAthlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) ... 2010: Competed in the 5000 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... member of the distance medley relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... ran career-best time of 18:49.95 in the 5000 meters at Bloomsburg Husky Open ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2010) ... 2009: Redshirted ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009) ... 2008: Competed in the 3000 and 5000 meters during the regular season ... posted career-best time of 10:46.07 in 3000 meters at the Kent State Tune-Up ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2007-08) ... 2007: Competed in the 3000 meters during the regular season
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Brittney Kanach is a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete.
ZACH KNIGHT NORTH EAST, PA.
HISTORY
Senior 6-0 • Throws Major: Biology
ABOUT CAL U
2011: Did not compete ... 2010: Competed in the javelin during the regular season ... won the javelin with a career-best throw of 49.68 meters at the California Early Bird Invitational ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: Competed in the shot put, discus throw and javelin during the regular season ... posted a career high with a mark of 28.99 meters in the discus throw at the California Western Pennsylvania Championships ... set career-best distance of 10.34 meters in the shot put at the California PSAC West Challenge ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (200809) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)
Tim Lahmers was a Capital One academic all-district selection last season.
High School: Attended North East ... three-year letterman, all-region, member of three regional championship teams ... Football ... Honors On A Personal Note: Born Jan. 28, 1990 … Son of David and Mary Knight
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HISTORY
ABOUT CAL U
SENIOR PROFILES BRYANNA LEARN
SHAKERIA LOVE
Senior 5-2 • Distance Major: Biology
Senior 5-5 • Sprints Major: Communication Disorders
MANSFIELD, PA.
2011: Competed in 3000 meters during the regular season ... PSAC ScholarAthlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) ... 2010: Member of distance medley relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... completed in 800, 3000 and 5000 meters, as well as the mile, during the regular season ... ran career-best time of 11:01.93 in the 3000 meters at California Western Pennsylvania Championships ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: Competed in 1500 and 3000 meters during the regular season ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (200809) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009) High School: Homeschooled ... Cross Country
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On A Personal Note: Born Oct. 25, 1989 … Daughter of Roger and Candise Learn ... younger sister of former runner Tricia Learn (2010) ... member of the Cal U cross country team (2008, 2010-11) ... member of the Cal U swimming team (2010-11)
YORK, PA.
2011: USTFCCCA All-Academic ... scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing fifth in 57.74 seconds ... member of 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships, placing fifth in 58.41 seconds ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... set the indoor school record as part of the 4x400 relay at the Kent State Tune-Up ... won the 400 meters at the Slippery Rock Last Chance Meet ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010) ... 2010: USTFCCCA All-Academic ... PSAC Track Athlete of the Week (May 11) ... competed as a member of the 4x400 relay in the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... PSAC Champion in 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing fourth in 57.05 seconds ... set the outdoor school record with a time of 56.59 in the 400 meters during the preliminaries of the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... also competed in the 200 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, posting career-best time of 26.15 ... set the outdoor school record as part of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... also was a member of the 4x100 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships, finishing sixth in 58.55 seconds ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... won the 400 meters at the Edinboro Games, California Early Bird Invitational, California Western Pennsylvania Championships, IUP Invitational and Lock Haven Last Chance Qualifier ... won the 200 meters at the Edinboro Games, California Early Bird Invitational, California Western Pennsylvania Championships and Lock Haven Last Chance Qualifier ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: Scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, placing fifth in 57.76 ... also competed in the 200 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships, finishing seventh in 58.62 seconds ... also competed in the 200 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... won the 400 meters at the California Western Pennsylvania Championships and IUP Invitational ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2009) High School: Attended Central York ... letterman, placed seventh in 400 meters at state championship ... Honor Roll
COACHING STAFF
On A Personal Note: Born Aug. 4, 1990 … Daughter of Cedric and Rosalind Love ... member of the Cal U cross country team (2010-11)
2012 PREVIEW
Bryanna Learn has competed in the 3000 meters in each of the last three seasons.
Shakeria Love holds a combined three school records, including the outdoor 400 meters.
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SENIOR PROFILES PITTSBURGH, PA.
Senior 6-2 • Hurdles Major: Business Administration
On A Personal Note: Born Aug. 7, 1989 ... Son of Julius Myers and Diana Denniston ... member of Cal U football team (2010-11)
ATHLETES ATHLETES
High School: Attended McDowell ... two-time Team MVP, two-time all-state, 60 hurdles state champion, member of indoor and outdoor state championship teams ... Honor Roll
COACHING STAFF
2011: NCAA All-American in 60 and 110 hurdles ... USTFCCCA All-Region in 60 and 110 hurdles ... three-time PSAC Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 1, Feb. 22, April 26) ... finished second with a career-best time of 14.03 seconds in the 110 hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... placed sixth in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.16 seconds at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... set the school record of 7.90 seconds in the 60 hurdles during the preliminaries of the NCAA Indoor Championships ... PSAC Champion in 60 and 110 hurdles ... won the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.25 seconds at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... also qualified for the PSAC Outdoor Championships in the 400 hurdles ... member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... won the 60 hurdles at the PSAC Indoor Championships in 8.08 seconds ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... won the 110 hurdles at the Wheeling Jesuit Bill Van Horne Invitational, IUP Ed Fry Invitational and Slippery Rock Last Chance Meet ... won the 60 hurdles at the West Virginia State Farm Games, Lake Erie Open and Kent State Tune-Up ... won the 55 hurdles at the Mount Union Jim Wuske Invitational ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2011) ... 2010: NCAA All-American in 60 and 110 hurdles ... three-time PSAC Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2, Feb. 23, April 20) ... finished third with a time of 14.12 seconds in the 110 hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... placed sixth in the 60 hurdles with a time of 7.98 seconds at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... PSAC Champion in 60 and 110 hurdles ... won the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.36 seconds at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... member of the 4x100 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... won the 60 hurdles
2012 PREVIEW
BRICE MYERS
at the PSAC Indoor Championships in 8.04 seconds ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... won the 110 hurdles at the IUP Ed Fry Invitational, Shippensburg Paul Kaiser Classic and Lock Haven Last Chance Qualifier ... won the 60 hurdles at the West Virginia State Games, Edinboro Al Hall Freedom Games and Kent State Tune-Up ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2010) ... 2009: NCAA All-American in 60 hurdles ... PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year ... finished third in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.12 seconds at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... placed second in the 60 hurdles at the PSAC Indoor Championships in 7.599 seconds ... also placed ninth in the triple jump at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... 2008: Finished fourth in the 60 hurdles with a time of 7.66 seconds at the PSAC Indoor Championships
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Brice Myers is a five-time NCAA All-American and four-time PSAC Champion.
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ABOUT CAL U
SENIOR PROFILES RYAN SCHLEICHER
SAMANTHA VALITON
Senior 6-0 • Throws Major: Sport Management
Senior 5-6 • Sprints Major: Justice Studies
PITTSBURGH, PA.
2011: Competed in the javelin during the regular season ... posted a seasonbest mark of 58.93 meters at the Millersville Metrics ... won the javelin at the Slippery Rock Tri-Meet ... 2010: Did not compete ... 2009: Competed in the javelin during the regular season ... competed in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... scored in the javelin at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing fourth at 59.81 meters ... set career-best distance of 61.44 meters at the IUP Invitational High School: Attended Baldwin ... three-time, top-10 finisher in the javelin at the state championships ... Football
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On A Personal Note: Born Aug. 25, 1989 … Son of Dave and Debbie Schleicher
SCHELLSBURG, PA.
2011: Scored in the 200 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing fifth in 25.94 seconds ... ran career-best time of 25.42 seconds in the 200 meters during the preliminaries of the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... also competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... set the outdoor school record as part of the 4x100 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... won the 200 meters at the Wheeling Jesuit Invitational ... posted career-best time of 58.61 in the 400 meters at the Charlotte Classic ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2011) ... transfer from Hagerstown Community College (2009-10) High School: Attended Chestnut Ridge … state medalist in 100 and 200 meters On a Personal Note: Born June 19, 1990 … Daughter of John Valiton and Debra Robison
ALEX SMITH SOUTH PARK, PA.
2012 PREVIEW
COACHING STAFF
ATHLETES ATHLETES
Senior 6-2 • Sprints/Mid-Distance Major: Business Administration 2011: Two-time USTFCCCA All-Region in 800 meters (indoor/outdoor) ... competed in the 800 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... scored in the 800 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing second in 1:52.37 ... set the outdoor school record with a time of 1:50.87 in the 800 meters during the preliminaries of the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... member of 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... scored in the 800 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships, placing fourth in 1:55.08 ... member of the 4x400 and distance medley relays at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... set the indoor school record in the 800 meters at 1:53.41 at Grand Valley Big Meet ... won the 800 meters at the Shippensburg Classic ... won the 1000 meters at West Virginia Games ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) ... 2010: Competed in the 800 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... scored in the 800 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, placing second in 1:52.83 ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the 800 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... set the indoor school record as part of the 4x800 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... won the 800 meters at the California Early Bird Invitational, California Western Pennsylvania Championships and Lock Haven Last Chance Qualifier ... 2009: Scored in the 800 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing in 1:55.00 ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... won the 800 meters at the Robert Morris Invitational
Samantha Valiton helped the 4x100 relay set the outdoor school record last year.
High School: Attended South Park ... three-year letterman, two-time 800 meters WPIAL champion On A Personal Note: Born May 27, 1989 ... Son of John and Jackie Smith Alex Smith has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in each of the last two seasons in the 800 meters.
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SENIOR PROFILES VINCE WILSON
Senior 5-9 • Multi-Event Major: Justice Studies
Senior 5-8 • Sprints Major: Sport Management
POTTSGROVE, PA.
BEAR, DEL.
2011: Member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... set season-best time of 50.80 seconds in the 400 meters at the Lake Erie Open ... won the 400 meters at the West Virginia Games ... 2010: Competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... set career-best time of 50.54 in the 400 meters at the Shippensburg Classic ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: Competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... member of the 4x100 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... posted career-best time of 23.19 seconds in the 200 meters at the Boston Invitational ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008)
On A Personal Note: Born June 29, 1990 … Son of James Wilson and Sandra Johnson
ATHLETES ATHLETES
High School: Attended Middletown ... four-year letterman, placed third in 400 meters at state championship, holds three school records
COACHING STAFF
2011: Competed in the heptathlon at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... scored in the pentathlon at the PSAC Indoor Championships, finishing fifth with 2,962 points ... set career-best time of 15.87 seconds in 100 hurdles as part of the heptathlon at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... broke personal-best mark with a throw of 29.31 meters in the javelin as part of the heptathlon at the IUP Invitational ... posted career-best distance of 30.26 meters in the discus at the Slippery Rock Last Chance Meet ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) ... 2010: Competed in the heptathlon at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... also competed in the high jump at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... scored in the pentathlon at the PSAC Indoor Championships, placing seventh with career-high 3,094 points ... set personal bests in the 200 and 800 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... posted career-best time of 9.68 seconds in the 60 hurdles at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... won the pentathlon at the Edinboro Games with career-best mark of 1.62 meters in the high jump ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009) ... 2009: Scored in the heptathlon at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing eighth with 3,950 points ... also competed in the high jump at the PSAC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the high jump at the PSAC Indoor Championships ... set personal best with a leap of 5.12 meters in the long jump at the Lock Haven Qualifier ... won the high jump at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)
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KHYALYANI WHITAKER
High School: Attended Pottsgrove … four-year letterman, all-conference, fourtime conference high jump champion, placed fifth in the high jump at state championship ... Honor Roll
2011 REVIEW
On a Personal Note: Born Nov. 28, 1989 ... Daughter of Marleiccia Whitaker
Vince Wilson has competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Championships for three-straight years.
HISTORY
CHRIS WOLFE PITTSBURGH, PA. Khyalyani Whitaker has scored in the pentathlon at each of the last two PSAC Indoor Championships.
Senior 6-0 • Distance Major: Business Administration
High School: Attended Baldwin ... three-year letterman, four-time all-state, four-time WPIAL champion, member of four-straight sectional championship teams ... Basketball, Cross Country, Football ... Honor Roll, Scholar-Athlete On A Personal Note: Born Oct. 27, 1988 … Son of Ken and Marcy Wolfe ... member of the Cal U cross country team (2011)
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ABOUT CAL U
Transfer from Louisville ... competed three seasons for the Cardinals (2008-11)
ABOUT CAL U
RETURNERS
JUSTIN ANTOLIN
Junior Distance Plum, Pa.
Junior Jumps Fairfield, Pa.
NOAH CARROLL
MITCH CODD
Sophomore Distance Fulton, N.Y.
Sophomore Pole Vault Evans City, Pa.
CHRIS AVAMPATO Sophomore Throws Greensburg, Pa.
CAMERON COFFEY Sophomore Distance Brownsville, Pa.
MELANIE BARR Sophomore Distance Lancaster, Pa.
JAMIE BURKWIT Sophomore Distance New Hope, Pa.
ERIKA COFFEY
MELISSA DAVID
Junior Distance Brownsville, Pa.
Junior Distance Maplewood, N.J.
AARON DINZEO
RODNEY EDWARDS
ATHLETES ATHLETES
2011 REVIEW
HISTORY
BRITTANY AMORI
2012 PREVIEW
COACHING STAFF
Sophomore Distance Sidney, Ohio
Sophomore Mid-Distance Philadelphia, Pa.
Aaron Dinzeo scored in the 5000 meters at last year’s PSAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
ERIN FLICKINGER Sophomore Distance Oley, Pa.
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MARCUS GIVAN
Sophomore Jumps Putnam Valley, N.Y.
RETURNERS 2012 PREVIEW
ANN MARIE HAYES
KATURRAH HAYMAN-ALSTON Junior Hurdles Philadelphia, Pa.
ANDI HEASLEY Sophomore Distance Monroeville, Pa.
COACHING STAFF
Sophomore Distance Tipperary, Ireland
DA’JOUN HEIDELBERG
JAKE HILLEGAS
MEGAN KLEINER
ERIN KLING
Junior Sprints Erie, Pa.
Junior Throws Berlin, Pa.
ATHLETES ATHLETES
Katurrah Hayman-Alston placed fourth in both the 100 and 400 hurdles last year at the PSAC Championships.
BRIA JAY
Sophomore Sprints Plum, Pa.
2011 REVIEW
Junior Distance Jamestown, N.Y.
HISTORY
Junior Distance New Milford, Pa.
ABOUT CAL U
Erin Kling set the indoor school record in both the 3000 and 5000 meters last season.
ASHLEY KOWALSKI Sophomore Throws Mountain Top, Pa.
JULIA KUBICA Sophomore Distance Freedom, Pa.
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ABOUT CAL U
RETURNERS
RICHELLE LASHLEY
2011 REVIEW
HISTORY
Junior Distance Bedford, Pa.
Samantha Minich set personal records in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw last year.
MARIE McINTYRE
Sophomore Throws Butler, Pa.
SAMANTHA MINICH Junior Throws Clinton, Pa.
ATHLETES ATHLETES
Junior Distance Pittsburgh, Pa.
BRIANA LUMLEY
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COACHING STAFF
SHANTAE MOTLEY Junior Sprints Burlington, N.J.
CHRIS POSS
Junior Distance Manchester, N.J.
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TOBY ODUHO Junior Hurdles Erie, Pa.
BOBBY RALLS Junior Sprints Pittsburgh, Pa.
Bruce McDaniel set the school record in the decathlon last season at the PSAC Outdoor Championships.
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BRUCE McDANIEL Junior Multi-Event Hawthorn, Pa.
ANNABEL MOSCO Junior Jumps Farmington, Pa.
RETURNERS 2012 PREVIEW
JORDYN REAGAN
SIERRA ROGERS
AMBER SAUNDERS
CARLY SENKO
AMBER SIMCOKE
MONIQUE SIMS
Sophomore Jumps New Castle, Pa.
Sophomore Distance Brownsville, Pa.
Junior Jumps Chicora, Pa.
Sophomore Sprints Pittsburgh, Pa.
ATHLETES ATHLETES
Sierra Rogers qualified for the PSAC Championships in the triple jump last season.
Sophomore Jumps Port Tobacco, Md.
COACHING STAFF
Junior Sprints/Multi-Event Masontown, Pa.
2011 REVIEW
PATRIECE THOMPSON
YAHNAE WELDON
COURTNEE WHITAKER
CARLY YOUNGEBERG
ABOUT CAL U
Sophomore Hurdles Stafford, Va.
Junior Hurdles Norristown, Pa.
HISTORY
Junior Throws Greensburg, Pa.
Patriece Thompson set the school record in the weight throw at the Lake Erie Open last season.
Junior Distance Manheim, Pa.
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NEWCOMERS
Freshman Multi-Event/Jumps Shermans Dale, Pa.
LIALDON DONOVAN-GREEN Freshman Sprints/Jumps York, Pa.
DANAE BURGWIN
. MAURICE BURNS, JR. Freshman Sprints Philadelphia, Pa.
SARAH COOK
Freshman Sprints Pittsburgh, Pa.
JORDAN DUKE
Freshman Hurdles Pittsburgh, Pa
DOMINIC DeCESARIS Freshman Sprints Danielsville, Pa.
Junior Throws Carmichaels, Pa.
KYLE ESTEP
Freshman Multi-Event Fredericksburg, Va.
MITCHELL FAWCETT Freshman Sprints Upper St. Clair, Pa.
NICK GIANSANTE Freshman Sprints Clairton, Pa.
NICK GIBSON
ALLISON HALL
MORGAN HUEGEL
ELAINE KIMMEL
Jackson, Pa.
Freshman Distance Cranberry, Pa.
TROY McCUNE
LAMAR McFALL
DANNY MEIGHAN Freshman Sprints Avonmore, Pa.
ATHLETES ATHLETES
2011 REVIEW
HISTORY
SAM BECKERLEG
2012 PREVIEW
COACHING STAFF
KYLE GIBSON
Junior Distance Canonsburg, Pa.
Sophomore Distance Canonsburg, Pa.
KRISTIN LYONS
MIKE MACKOWICK
Freshman Throws York, Pa
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Freshman Sprints Pittsburgh, Pa.
Freshman Distance
Freshman Sprints Pittsburgh, Pa.
Freshman Sprints/Jumps Philadelphia, Pa.
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Freshman Throws Auburn, Pa.
NEWCOMERS 2012 PREVIEW
KATIE MILLS
NICOLE PASCHL Freshman Pole Vault Peters Twp., Pa.
COACHING STAFF
Freshman Throws Lyndonville, Vt.
ABEL ROBINAULT
JARED SCHAUT
JONATHAN SLINGER
Freshman Distance Woodbine, Md.
ATHLETES ATHLETES
NICK PEZZA
Freshman Distance Garland, Pa.
2011 REVIEW
Freshman Mid-Distance Tobyhanna, Pa.
JASMINE STEVENSON Freshman Sprints Jacksonville, Fla.
GARRET TROSCH Freshman Multi-Event Hermitage, Pa.
JANAE TURNER Freshman Sprints Akron, Ohio
NOT PICTURED:
Freshman Distance Everett, Pa.
MATTHEW REESE Freshman Javelin Industry, Pa.
RASHEE FERGUSON Freshman Sprints/Jumps Philadelphia, Pa.
BREEANNA ROBINSON Junior Jumps/Sprints East Hampstead, N.H.
ALEXANDER FRITZ Freshman Sprints Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
SAMANTHA WEINHEIMER Freshman Pole Vault North East, Pa.
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ABOUT CAL U
ALEX ZANELLA
JACQLYN BAUGHMAN Freshman Sprints Lewes, Del.
HISTORY
Freshman Sprints/Jumps St. Marys, Pa.
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ATHLETIC SUCCESS ABOUT CAL U
The start of 2011-12 athletic year saw Cal U take the lead in the Dixon Trophy standings and rank among top five in the Director’s Cup. This fall, the Vulcans won a pair of PSAC Championships, qualified four teams in the NCAA Tournament and featured four Academic All-Americans.
HISTORY
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE FOUR-STRAIGHT TOP-15 DIRECTOR’S CUP FINISHES
3 National Team Championships
Cal U has garnered four-straight top-15 finishes in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings.
6 National Individual Championships
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2007-08 ............................................................... 8th 2008-09 ............................................................... 9th 2009-10 .............................................................. 2nd 2010-11 ............................................................. 12th
Softball (2) ................................................................. 1997, 1998 Women’s Basketball (1)..................................................... 2004
Track & Field (2) ................1983, 1984 - Brian Ferrari (10K) ..................................... 1985 - Jenise Lockhardt (high jump) Wrestling (2) ............1977, 1979 - Brian DePaoli (118-lbs.) .................................... 1988, 1989 - Ken Hackman (190-lbs.) Cross Country (1) .................................... 1983 - Brian Ferrari Swimming (1) ..............2011 - Melissa Gates (50 freestyle)
66 PSAC Team Championships
COACHING STAFF
ATHLETES
Men’s Tennis (9) .............................. 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, .............................................................. 1960, 1963, 1968, 1971, ................................................................................................... 1972 Men’s Basketball (8) ....................... 1970, 1985, 1988, 1992 ............................................................... 1994, 1996, 1999, 2008 Football (8) ....................................... 1946, 1958, 1968, 1984, ............................................................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Men’s Tennis (8) ............................... 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 ............................................................... 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972 Women’s Tennis (7) ........................ 1991, 1993, 2007, 2008 ........................................................................... 2009, 2010, 2011 Softball (6) ......................................... 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998 ....................................................................................... 1999, 2000 Volleyball (7) ..................................... 1991, 1992, 2005, 2007 ........................................................................... 2008, 2009, 2011 Women’s Basketball (4)................. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Baseball (3).................................................... 1979, 2004, 2010 Women’s Golf (3) ......................................... 2008, 2009, 2010 Men’s Golf (1)........................................................................ 1980 Men’s Soccer (1)................................................................... 2008 Women’s Soccer (1) ............................................................ 2011
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19 Academic All-Americans
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Did You Know?
Did You Know?
Cal U posted the highest finish of any PSAC school in the Directors’ Cup by placing second in 2009-10. The Vulcans are the only PSAC school to finish in the top five of the standings since the award was initiated prior to the 1995-96 academic year.
The Vulcans are the first team in the PSAC history to win at least a share of seven-straight divisional titles in football. Cal U also won 24-consecutive games in divisional play from 2007-10 while winning three outright league crowns.
Softball (6) ..................................Rochelle Dierkes (1995-96) ................................................................Julie Mackenzie (2010) ....................................................................... Kerry Novak (1997) ..................................................... Sonia Petrosoniak (2009-10) ...............................................................Lauren Shaheen (2010) ........................................................................Lisa Swoger (1984) Football (3) ................................................ Derek Katris (2006) ................................................................... Lloyd Price (2004-05) ........................................................................... Chet Welc (2011) Men’s Basketball (2) ..................................... Bill Belko (1984) .....................................................................Ray Gutierrez (1993) Men’s Soccer (2)...........................Camilo Hinestroza (2005) ..................................................................Charlie Dagnal (2011) Women’s Soccer (2) .............................Paula Jackson (2011) .................................................................... Kristen Orrett (2011) Baseball (1)..........................................Mike Larson (2004-05) Women’s Basketball (1).................... Heather Corby (1999) Volleyball (1) .......................................Renata da Silva (2009) XC/T&F (1)....................................... Christopher Clark (2009)
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ACADEMIC SUCCESS BUILDING CHARACTER. BUILDING CAREERS.
COACHING STAFF
For 10-straight semesters, Cal U athletic programs have compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher.
ATHLETES
Last year, the Vulcans made 11 team and 11 individual appearances in NCAA postseason play.
The Vulcans featured 12 Capital One Academic All-District selections during the 2010-11 academic year.
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A combined 155 student-athletes from Cal U, representing all sports, were named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes for the 2010-11 academic year. A total of 225 Cal U student-athletes, representing all sports were named to the Spring 2011 edition of the Cal U Athletic Director Honor Roll after a record 240 athletes earned the honor for the Fall 2010 semester.
HISTORY
10 11 12 155 225
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California University of Pennsylvania is a diverse, caring and scholarly learning community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional studies. For more than 150 years Cal U has been known for its educational excellence and for its commitment to the core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility. At Cal U, students are our first priority. As an undergraduate, students can choose from more than 150 programs of study in three undergraduate colleges. Whether one is interested in using robotic technology in the field of engineering or helping to shape the future as an early childhood educator, students will find an academic program perfect for them. When our core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility are coupled with real-world training, we see a big difference in the types of jobs our graduates get. To advance our mission of building the character and careers of students, Cal U relies upon committed faculty, motivated students, challenging programs and exceptional facilities. Our Character Education Institute provides character education to Cal U students, faculty and staff, and corporate training to regional organizations and businesses. The institute serves as a resource center for education majors, and assists school districts and local organizations in advancing character development.
Listed below are the 2010-11 PSAC Scholar-Athletes from Track & Field: Laurie Hall Andi Heasley Michael Hontz Brittney Kanach Erin Kling Matt Kroetch Tim Lahmers Bryanna Learn Shakeria Love Briana Lumley Marie McIntyre Travis Mitro Annabel Mosco Caitlyn Neely
Katie Quaill Jordyn Reagan Amber Saunders Jill Schickling Sarah Schumaker Carly Senko Amber Simcoke Jerica Snedden Bethany Stone Christopher Werner Khyalyani Whitaker Carly Youngeberg Marty Zangus
Marcus Givan was named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete last year as a freshman.
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ABOUT CAL U
Brittany Amori Justin Antolin Chris Avampato Stephanie Bolt Savantuay Boyette Megan Broman Noah Carroll Maeve Charlesworth Mitch Codd Erika Coffey Aaron Dinzeo Sandy Estep Erin Flickinger Marcus Givan
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COACHING STAFF
ATHLETES
2011 REVIEW
HISTORY
ABOUT CAL U
SEASON REVIEW In 2011, Cal U qualified 153 entries to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships. Brice Myers became a five-time All-American, posting a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in the 60-meter hurdles and finishing second by one onehundredth of a second in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships. Myers also repeated as the PSAC Champion in both events. Junior Alex Smith qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 800-meter run after breaking his own school record in the preliminaries at the PSAC Championships. Senior Matt Kroetch became the fourth different runner in school history to win the PSAC title in the 10,000 meters and reached an NCAA provisionalqualifying mark. Junior Jordan Boatwright also reached an NCAA provisional mark in the triple jump, posting the second-best distance in the PSAC during the year. On the women’s side, sophomore Katurrah Hayman-Alston and Amber Saunders reached provisional marks in the 400-meter hurdles and high jump, respectively.
All six standouts earned all-region accolades from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), while junior Tim Lahmers and sophomore Erin Kling earned Capital One academic all-district laurels. Freshman Monique Sims set a total of five school records and posted a combined six top-three finishes at the PSAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships en route to earning PSAC Freshman of the Year honors for both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
PSAC Originating in 1951 to administer and promote men’s athletics, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference has evolved into one of the NCAA’s most heralded intercollegiate conferences. The first major step came in 1977, when based on a growing interest, the league reorganized to provide a structure for its women’s programs. Only three years later, lacking a standard competitive division, league voted to reclassify the entire conference to NCAA Division II. Among its recent enhancements the PSAC has expanded its membership twice during a four-year span. The first occurred during the 2008-09 academic year with the addition of fulltime members Gannon University and Mercyhurst College, and associate member Long Island University-C.W. Post. Over the past year, the PSAC’s Board of Directors agreed to welcome Seton Hill University as an associate member to begin play in field hockey during the 2011-12 campaign. The membership now consists of 16 full-time institutions and the two associate members. All of the league’s full-time members are located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which makes the PSAC the largest one-state conference in the NCAA. The league has also grown to share the distinctions as: The largest conference in Division II, the largest football-playing conference in the NCAA, and, with 23, the conference that sponsors the most championships at the Division II level. Highly competitive on a regional and national level, PSAC schools annually combine to send nearly one-third of its teams into NCAA postseason play. Ultimately, the membership’s success has yielded 43 NCAA team and 246 individual title winners.
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While proud of its athletic accomplishments, the league also has evolved into one of Division II’s finest from an academic standpoint. Today, nearly one-third of the PSAC’s estimated 6,300 participants are honored each year as “Scholar-Athletes” for maintaining a grade-point average of 3.25 or better - a total that has nearly doubled since PSAC ScholarAthletes were first recognized in the mid-1990s. Although all 16 current institutions are members of Division II, seven league schools also compete at the Division I level in select sports. PSAC schools enroll over 127,000 students and claim over 710,000 alumni, including 483,000 who reside in Pennsylvania. The PSAC is governed by the presidents of the 16 member institutions. It employs a commissioner, an associate and assistant commissioner, and a director of media relations at its headquarters in Lock Haven, Pa. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 206 Annex Building Lock Haven, PA 17745 Staff Steve Murray - Commissioner Will Adair - Associate Commissioner Carlin Chesick - Assistant Commissioner/ Senior Woman Administrator Matt Beltz - Director of Media Relations
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HONORS & AWARDS PSAC INDOOR CHAMPIONS
1983 Brian Ferrari
10,000 meters
200 meters, 400 meters
10,000 meters
2006 Brad Rager
400 meters
1985 Jenise Lockhart
4x400 relay 10,000 meters 4x400 relay 4x400 relay
2005 Brad Rager
1984 Brian Ferrari
1980 “Whip” Bishak Mike Bradley Rene Coleman Chi Chi LeMon
high jump
Rosa Rogers
4x400 relay
2007 Brad Rager
400 meters
NCAA OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS
1981 Brian Ferrari
5,000 meters, 10,000 meters
1982 Veronica Henderson Jenise Lockhart Valla LeMon Charlotte Worth
4x110 relay 4x110 relay 4x110 relay 4x110 relay
1982 Brian Ferrari 10,000 meters Veronica Henderson 200 meters Jenise Lockhart 100 meters
2008 C.J. Baker Christopher Clark Frank Ehrensberger Brad Rager Holly Urban Dadre Williams
4x400 relay 5,000 meters 4x400 relay 400 meters, 4x400 relay 800 meters 4x400 relay
1983 Brian Ferrari
10,000 meters
1984 Brian Ferrari
10,000 meters
1985 Jenise Lockhart
high jump
1994 Don “Skip” Bakewell javelin discus
2007 Christopher Clark
10,000 meters
2008 C.J. Baker Frank Ehrensberger Danielle Malay Timmie Patrick Brad Rager
4x400 relay 4x400 relay 400 hurdles 4x400 relay 4x400 relay
10,000 meters
1984 Brian Ferrari Benita Jones Jessica Nicholls
2010 Brice Myers
60 hurdles
5,000 meters, 10,000 meters 400 meters shot put
2011 Brice Myers
60 hurdles
1985 Karen Bonner Scott Harrison Veronica Henderson Benita Jones Jenise Lockhart
4x400 relay high jump 4x400 relay 400 meters, 4x400 relay high jump, 4x400 relay
2005 2009
1986 Scott Harrison
long jump
1987 Paul Bryan
1,500 meters
1992 Cory Lawson
high jump
2005 Brad Rager
200 meters, 400 meters 200 meters, 400 meters
800 meters 110 hurdles
2011 Brice Myers
110 hurdles
2008 C.J. Baker Dennis Cole Frank Ehrensberger Danielle Malay Timmie Patrick Brad Rager
4x100 relay, 4x400 relay 4x100 relay 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay 400 hurdles 4x400 relay 200 meters, 400 meters 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay
2009 Christopher Clark
10,000 meters
2010 Sandy Estep Shakeria Love Clare McSweeney Brice Myers Jerica Snedden
4x400 relay 4x400 relay 800 meters, 4x400 relay 110 hurdles 4x400 relay
2011 Matt Kroetch Brice Myers
10,000 meters 110 hurdles
NCAA INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS 2008 Christopher Clark C.J. Baker Frank Ehrensberger Brad Rager Dadre Williams
5,000 meters 4x400 relay 4x400 relay 4x400 relay 4x400 relay
2009 Brice Myers
60 hurdles
2010 Brice Myers
60 hurdles
2011 Brice Myers
60 hurdles
Brad Rager (indoor/outdoor) Monique Sims (indoor/outdoor)
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN 2009
Christopher Clark
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 2009 2010 2011
Christopher Clark Frank Ehrensberger Laurie Hall Erin Kling Tim Lahmers
CAL U ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME 1995 1997 1998 2001 2004 2007 2009
Brian Ferrari, 1984 Jenise Lockhart, 1985 Sue Van Orden Jessica Nicholls, 1987 William “Bill” Birch, 1979 Dean Shaw, 1979 Mike Bradley, 1983 Marty Uher, Coach
Brad Rager was a two-time NCAA All-American and 14-time PSAC Champion.
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ABOUT CAL U
2006 Brad Rager
PSAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2005 2010
HISTORY
5,000 meters, 10,000 meters
2010 Clare McSweeney Brice Myers
Brad Rager (indoor) Christopher Clark (outdoor) Brice Myers (indoor)
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2009 Christopher Clark
PSAC TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
ATHLETES
1996 Christine Czaja
1983 Brian Ferrari
COACHING STAFF
PSAC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS
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NCAA OUTDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
INDOOR RECORDS
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COACHING STAFF
ATHLETES
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HISTORY
ABOUT CAL U
EVENT
MEN’S RECORD
WOMEN’S RECORD
55 METERS
Brian Nicholas 6.42 2004
Monique Sims 7.37 2011
60 METERS
Da’Joun Heidelberg 6.93 2010
Monique Sims 7.84 2011
Frank Ehrensberger 200 METERS 22.10 2010
Monique Sims 25.59 2011
400 METERS
Frank Ehrensberger 48.28 2010
Danielle Malay 57.23 2008
800 METERS
Alex Smith 1:53.41 2011
1 MILE
Ryan Moravec 4:13.29 2008
3000 METERS
Christopher Clark 8:19.48 2008
Erin Kling 10:40.41 2011
5000 METERS
Christopher Clark 14:00.32 2008
Erin Kling 18:26.74 2011
55 HURDLES
Brian Nicholas 7.53 2004
Danielle Malay 8.49 2008
60 HURDLES
Brice Myers 7.90 2011
Danielle Malay 9.06 2008
4X400 RELAY
Williams, Baker, Ehrensberger, Rager 3:16.63 2008
4X800 RELAY
Volosky, Russo, Smith, Roe 8:01.44 2010
DMR
Moravec, Ehrensberger, Kacsur III, Clark 10:06.69 2008
HIGH JUMP
Jordan Boatwright 6-6.75 2011
POLE VAULT
Scott Harris 15-1.00 2005
Danielle Morrison 10-2.00 2010
LONG JUMP
Alex Eaton 22-4.5 2011
Joanna Nist 17-3.25 2007
TRIPLE JUMP
Jordan Boatwright 47-5.25 2008
Joanna Nist 35-11.5 2008
SHOT PUT
Randy Kochik 45-1.75 2008
Farath Raphael 41-3.75 2010
WEIGHT
Anthony Freer 49-3 2009
Patriece Thompson 48-2.5 2011
Holly Urban 2:13.83 2008 Laurie Hall 5:11.92 2011
Love, Snedden, Sims, Hayman-Alston 3:51.92 2011 Kleiner, Kubica, Estep, Snedden 9:34.63 2011 Hall, Kubica, Kleiner, Youngeberg 12:44.87 2011 Joanna Nist 5-5.25 2008
PENTATHLON ---
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Farath Raphael 3,371 2010
OUTDOOR RECORDS
EVENT
MEN’S RECORD
WOMEN’S RECORD
Brian Nicholas 10.78 2002
Monique Sims 12.18 2011
200 METERS
Brad Rager 21.24 2006
Monique Sims 25.15 2011
Frank Ehrensberger 400 METERS 47.02 2010
Shakeria Love 56.59 2010
Alex Smith 1:50.87 2011
Clare McSweeney 2:08.63 2010
1500 METERS
Paul Bryan 3:50.30 1987
Julia Kubica 4:43.26 2011
5000 METERS
Christopher Clark 13:58.51 2009
Gwen VanDine 18:19.54 1984
10000 METERS
Christopher Clark 29:03.10 2009
Gwen VanDine 37:49.74 1984
110 HURDLES
Harrison Woods 13.90 1980
Veronica Henderson 14.44 1985
400 HURDLES
Harrison Woods 54.14 1980
Danielle Malay 1:00.14 2008
3000 STEEPLECHASE
Adam Manewell 9:24.68 1985
Stacy Wright 11:41.80 2002
4X100 RELAY
Cole, Baker, Ehrensberger, Rager 41.01 2008
Reagan, Valiton, Jay, Sims 47.40 2011
4X400 RELAY
Rager, Ehrensberger, Patrick, Baker 3:12.01 2008
Love, Estep, Snedden, McSweeney 3:48.20 2010
HIGH JUMP
Scott Harrison Quint White 6-10 1985 1988
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Gwen VanDine 10:29.24 1984
ATHLETES
3000 METERS ---
COACHING STAFF
800 METERS
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100 METERS
Jenise Lockhart 5-9.25 1985 Heather Jarjisian 10-3.00 2005
LONG JUMP
DeWayne Griffin 24-4.0 2001
Violet Michaux 18-2.5 2002
TRIPLE JUMP
Jordan Boatwright 48-9.5 2011
Violet Michaux 38-2.75 2000
SHOT PUT
Bob Taras 49-5.0 1973
Jessica Nichols 45-9.5 1984
DISCUS
Bob Taras 159-0.0 1973
Christine Czaja 150-2.0 1996
JAVELIN
Don Bakewell 214.1-0 1992
Emily Ford 120-7.0 2006
HAMMER
Jake Hillegas 141-3.0 2011
Patsy Schreiber 145.2.0 2010
DECATHLON / HEPTATHLON
Bruce McDaniel 5,600 2011
Farath Raphael 4,316 2010
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Scott Harris 15-2.00 2005
HISTORY
POLE VAULT
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EVENT 55 Meters 60 Meters 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles
PSAC (M / W) 6.80 / 7.80 7.22 / 8.30 8.45 / 9.33 8.98 / 9.90
AUTOMATIC (M / W) 6.27 / 6.91 6.75 / 7.44 7.43 / 7.86 7.96 / 8.43
PROVISIONAL (M / W) 6.47 / 7.22 6.95 / 7.75 7.72 / 8.38 8.25 / 8.95
200 Meters Undersized track Banked track Oversized track
23.40 / 27.20 23.60 / 27.40 23.10 / 26.90 23.00 / 26.80
21.66 / 24.46 21.86 / 24.66 21.36 / 24.16 21.26 / 24.06
22.20 / 25.70 22.40 / 25.50 21.90 / 25.20 21.80 / 25.10
400 Meters Undersized track Banked track Oversized track
52.30 / 1:02.30 52.60 / 1:02.60 51.90 / 1:02.00 51.80 / 1:01.90
47.78 / 55.42 48.08 / 55.72 47.38 / 55.12 47.28 / 55.02
49.25 / 57.80 49.55 / 58.10 48.85 / 57.50 48.75 / 57.40
800 Meters Undersized track Banked track Oversized track
2:00.60 / 2:26.40 2:01.00 / 2:26.70 2:00.10 / 2:26.10 2:00.00 / 2:26.00
1:51.40 / 2:10.83 1:51.80 / 2:11.13 1:50.90 / 2:10.53 1:50.80 / 2:10.43
1:54.20 / 2:16.30 1:54.60 / 2:16.60 1:53.70 / 2:16.00 1:53.60 / 2:15.90
Mile Undersized track Banked track Oversized track
4:29.20 / 5:28.00 4:29.70 / 5:28.50 4:28.40 / 5:27.40 4:28.00 / 5:27.00
4:06.40 / 4:51.90 4:06.90 / 4:52.40 4:05.60 / 4:51.30 4:05.20 / 4:50.90
4:14.80 / 5:02.60 4:15.30 / 5:03.10 4:14.00 / 5:02.00 4:13.60 / 5:01.60
3,000 Meters Undersized track Banked track Oversized track
8:56.20 / 10:56.50 8:56.70 / 10:58.00 8:55.40 / 10:55.40 8:55.00 / 10:55.00
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5,000 Meters Undersized track Banked track Oversized track
15:53.20 / 19:22.50 15:55.70 / 19:25.00 15:51.00 / 19:20.70 15:50.00 / 19:20.00
14:07.80 / 16:36.80 14:10.30 / 16:39.30 14:05.60 / 16:35.00 14:04.60 / 16:34.30
14:47.20 / 17:34.80 14:49.70 / 17:37.30 14:45.00 / 17:33.00 14:44.00 / 17:32.30
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3:13.30 / 3:45.90 3:14.80 / 3:47.40 3:11.70 / 3:44.70 3:11.30 / 3:44.30
3:20.10 / 3:57.00 3:21.60 / 3:58.50 3:18.50 / 3:55.80 3:18.10 / 3:55.40
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9:52.60 / 11:40.10 9:53.70 / 11.41.60 9:50.20 / 11:38.40 9:49.30 / 11:37.50
10:10.00 / 12:18.70 10:11.10 / 12:20.20 10:07.60 / 12:17.00 10:06.70 / 12:16.10
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1.85 (6-0.75) / 1.54 (5-0.5) 4.00 (13-1.5) / 3.05 (10-0.0) 6.50 (21-4.0) / 4.90 (16-0.75) 12.80 (42-0.0) / 10.20 (33-6.0) 13.55 (44-5.5) / 10.80 (35-5.25) 12.50 (41-0.0) / 12.20 (40-0.5) Top 12 Scores will be Accepted
2.14 (7-0.25) / 1.76 (5-9.25) 5.09 (16-8.25) / 3.98 (13-0.75) 7.54 (24-8.75) / 5.91 (19-4.75) 15.49 (50-9.75) / 12.17 (39-11.0) 18.18 (59-7.75) / 14.97 (49-1.25) 20.14 (66-0.75) / 18.63 (61-1.5) 5,153 points / 3,813 points
2.04 (6-8.25) / 1.67 (5-5.75) 4.75 (15-7.0) / 3.50 (11-5.75) 7.10 (23-3.5) / 5.55 (18-2.5) 14.30 (46-11.0) / 11.50 (37-8.75) 15.90 (52-0.0) / 13.40 (43-11.5) 17.50 (57-5.0) / 16.10 (52-9.75) 4,600 points / 3,300 points
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OUTDOOR STANDARDS PSAC (M / W) 11.30 / 13.10 22.80 / 26.75 50.70 / 1:01.00 1:58.50 / 2:24.50 4:04.00 / 5:01.00 - / 10:50.00 15:30.00 / 19:10.00 33:10.00 / 40:08.00
AUTOMATIC (M / W) 10.34 / 11.54 20.87 / 23.78 46.46 / 54.64 1:49.89 / 2:09.36 3:45.30 / 4:27.70 - / - 14:00.30 / 16:20.00 29:21.20 / 34:58.20
PROVISIONAL (M / W) 10.60 / 11.95 21.45 / 24.55 48.00 / 56.30 1:52.55 / 2:14.00 3:52.50 / 4:36.00 - / - 14:35.00 / 17:20.00 30:40.00 / 36:40.00
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- / 16.25 15.90 / - 57.80 / 1:08.45 9:58.00 / 12:27.00
- / 13.61 14.12 / - 51.82 / 59.72 8:56.00 / 10:35.00
- / 14.40 14.65 / 53.60 / 1:02.50 9:20.00 / 11:10.00
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40.18 / 45.69
41.20 / 47.20
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3:09.00 / 3:42.30
3:15.00 / 3:50.00
1.90 (6-2.75) / 1.57 (5-1.5) 4.15 (13-7.25) / 3.10 (10-2.0) 6.55 (21-6.0) / 5.05 (16-6.75) 13.10 (42-11.75) / 10.60 (34-9.5) 13.11 (43-0.25) / 11.00 (36-1.25) 40.00 (131-3.0) / 35.60 (116-9.0) 42.06 (138-0.0) / 39.29 (128-11.0) 54.86 (180-0.0) / 35.95 (117-11.0) Top 14 Scores will be Accepted Top 14 Scores will be Accepted
2.16 (7-1.0) / 1.75 (5-8.75) 5.13 (16-10.0) / 3.96 (12-11.75) 7.54 (24-8.75) / 6.01 (19-8.5) 15.65 (51-4.0) / 12.42 (40-9.0) 17.91 (58-9.0) / 14.83 (48-7.75) 55.10 (180-9.25) / 48.86 (160-3.5) 62.98 (206-7.5) / 56.20 (184-4.5) 65.02 (213-3.75) / 45.73 (150-0.25) 6,976 points / - - / 5,069 points
2.05 (6-8.75) / 1.68 (5-6.0) 4.80 (15-9) / 3.55 (11-7.75) 7.15 (23-5.5) / 5.65 (18-6.5) 14.50 (47-6.75) / 11.65 (38-2.5) 16.10 (52-9.75) / 13.40 (43-11.5) 49.50 (162-4.75) / 43.30 (142-0.75) 55.50 (182-1.0) / 49.50 (162-4.75) 59.00 (193-6.75) / 40.00 (131-2.75) 6,300 points / - / 4,400 points
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HISTORY The Cal U track & field teams were started in the early 1970s by longtime head coach Marty Uher with the help of Phil Coleman, who ran in the 1960 Olympics. The Vulcans competed as member of the NAIA and AIAW for nearly a decade. Bill Birch, high jump, and Dean Shaw, cross country, were two of the first athletes in school history to qualify and participate in the NAIA Championships. In the first few years after Cal U made the transition to competing at the NCAA level within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), the program featured some of the best talent in the country. Arguably the most decorated athlete in school history, Brian Ferrari was a two-time NCAA National Champion in 1983 and 1984. As a freshman in 1981, he captured PSAC titles in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Ferrari repeated as the league champion in the 10,000 meters the next two seasons before winning both distance events again as a senior in 1984. His PSAC-record time in the 10,000 meters stood for 25 years until it was broken in 2009 by Cal U standout Christopher Clark. At the same time Ferrari was excelling in distance events, the women’s track & field team featured some of the top athletes in school history. The Vulcans boasted four individual PSAC champions from 1982-85. Jenise Lockhart, a three-time PSAC champion, was the 1985 NCAA National Champion in the high jump and still holds the school record in the event. Scott Harrison won the long jump in 1986 after winning the high jump and setting the school record in the previous season. In 1994, the Vulcans featured their first All-American in a decade when Don “Skip” Bakewell garnered laurels in the javelin. The PSAC began sponsoring a winter championship for indoor track & field in 2002 with the Vulcans making their first appearance at the event the following year. In 2004, Cal U hired one of the most prominent names in U.S. track & field history as an assistant coach, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Roger Kingdom. The following year, Kingdom was hired as head coach and the Vulcans enjoyed instant success. The men’s track & field team placed eighth at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, equaling its best finish since 1987. Cal U also boasted its first PSAC champion in 20-plus years with freshman Brad Rager capturing individual titles in the 200 and 400 meters at both the PSAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships. For his efforts, Rager was selected the PSAC Track Athlete of the Year during the indoor campaign and PSAC Freshman of the Year during the outdoor season. In 2006, Cal U served Brian Ferrari was the NCAA National Champion in the as host of the 10,000 meters in 1983 and 1984. PSAC Outdoor
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The 4x400-meter relay of Shakeria Love, Sandy Estep, Jerica Snedden and Clare McSweeney won the 2010 PSAC Outdoor Championship, marking the first women’s title in a relay since 1985. Championships for the first time in the history of the Track Athlete of the Year. program and finished eighth in the team standings. Myers continued to develop into one of the top Running at Adamson Stadium, Rager repeated hurdlers in the country in 2010, posting All-America as the PSAC Champion in the 200 and 400 meters finishes during both the indoor and outdoor after winning the title in the 400 meters during the seasons. He also captured PSAC titles in both the 60 indoor season. and 110 hurdles. At both PSAC Championships, the Cal U boasted its first All-American in over a women’s team finished sixth in the team standings decade in 2007 with Christopher Clark earning the to mark the program’s best finish in 25 years. Cal U honors in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor claimed its first win in a women’s relay since 1985 Championships. Clark also posted runner-up when the 4x400 relay won the event at the outdoor finishes in the 5,000 meters at both the indoor and championships. Senior Clare McSweeney, who was outdoor PSAC Championships. Rager captured his a member of the relay, won the 800 meters and third-consecutive title in the 400 meters during the earned All-America honors during the spring. 2007 PSAC Indoor Championships, while freshman Last season, Myers repeated as the PSAC Joanna Nist became the first women’s athlete to Champion in both the 60 and 110 hurdles garner All-PSAC honors during the indoor season and finished second at the NCAA Outdoor after finishing third in the long jump. Championships in the 110 hurdles by just one one The programs made a large jump forward in hundredth of a second. Senior Matt Kroetch became 2008, as the women’s team placed eighth at both the fourth different runner in school history to win PSAC Championships and the men’s team finished a the 10,000 meters and newcomer Monique Sims program-best fourth during the indoor season. The was selected the PSAC Freshman of the Year during Vulcans won their first-ever relay during the indoor both the indoor and outdoor seasons. season in the 4x400, Rager repeated as champion With the size of the track & field program in the 400 meters for the fourth-straight year, Clark continuing to grow each year, the Vulcans are set to won the title in the 5,000 meters and Holly Urban build on their recent success at the PSAC and NCAA captured the win in the 800 meters to become the Championships. first women’s champion in any event since 1985. The outdoor season featured two more titles for Rager, who also ran on the winning 4x100 relay, while Danielle Malay won the 400 hurdles. Clark garnered AllAmerica honors in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters as a senior in 2009 and was selected the PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year after winning the league title in the 5,000 meters. Cal U also featured a NCAA Indoor AllChristopher Clark was a four-time NCAA All-American and American in Brice Myers, who became the program’s first Academic All-American in 2009. was named the PSAC Indoor
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elcome to California University of Pennsylvania and another exciting season of Vulcan track and field. I am confident that Coach Roger Kingdom, his staff and the student-athletes will continue to build upon the track & field tradition and make this a year to remember. This was a year of remarkable achievements at Cal U. In the past 12 months our academic offerings have been strengthened and expanded. Our beautiful campus continues to evolve, and our enrollment continues to grow. Our athletic teams won statewide and regional titles. Cal U finished in the Top 15 in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings for an impressive fourth-consecutive year. During the 2009-10 academic year Cal U’s second placefinish was the highest by a PSAC school since the Directors’ Cup was initiated prior to the 1995-96 academic year. We are very proud of our student-athletes, coaches and many individuals behind the scenes who are responsible for this magnificent accomplishment. I am particularly proud of our student-athletes who perform well not only on the field of play, but also in the classroom. During the 2010-11 academic year, a total of 225 California University of Pennsylvania student-athletes, representing all sports, were named to the Spring 2011 edition of the Vulcan Athletic Director Honor Roll after a record 245 student-athletes earned the honor during the Fall 2010 semester. For the 10th-consecutive semester, the Cal U athletic programs compiled a cumulative gradepoint average of 3.00 or higher. In addition, a combined 155 student-athletes from Cal U representing all sports (fall, winter and spring) were named PSAC Scholar-Athletes for the 2010-11 academic year. Our athletes have put in hundreds of hours of practice, and their hard work and dedication make them winners regardless of the score. The same can be said of the coaching staff, whose devotion to their sport and their players is an inspiration. The mission of Cal U is to build character and build careers. While the formal part of the education occurs in classrooms, laboratories and internship sites, the other part of a college education takes place in residence halls, the Natali Student Union and in various sport venues, such as Roadman Park. Track & Field and our other athletic programs provide students with an experience that helps them to learn and to grow in ways that will benefit them the rest of their lives. Teamwork is important not only on the field, but in the boardroom, the operating room and in the classroom. Many of our alumni who were student-athletes during their time here have distinguished themselves in endeavors far removed from their sport, but they have carried with them the important life lessons they have learned on the field and from their coaches, their teammates and even their opponents. I hope that you enjoy the 2012 season and that you will support all of these young athletes enthusiastically.
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On May 19, 1992, Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. was appointed by the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as the sixth president of California University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1852. He holds a B.S. degree in Physics from Villanova University, and MA and Ph.D. degrees from Temple University in special and general relativity, respectively. He had a distinguished 20-year career at Villanova University prior to becoming president of California University. At Villanova he served as professor of physics, chair of the department of physics, Dean of University College, and Director of Planning. In addition to scholarly publications in scientific journals, Dr. Armenti received the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1978, and was named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in 1992, one of only thirty-two individuals selected nationally for this recognition. His book, The Physics of Sports, commissioned by the American Institute of Physics, remains in print since its initial publication in 1992. Since Dr. Armenti’s arrival at California University in 1992, applications have increased by 90%; average SATs have increased by 113 points; FTE enrollments have increased by 43%; and four-year graduation rates have increased by 94%. Many new academic programs have been initiated including: Master of Social Work (MSW); Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT); Master of Science in Multi-Media Technology; Physical Therapy Assistant; Sports Management; Graphic Design, Computer Engineering Technology, Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Music Technology and Nursing Administration. Other University accomplishments since his arrival as president include: creation of an Athletic Hall of Fame; winning the Dixon Trophy as well as three National championships (two in women’s softball and one in women’s basketball); a successfully completed $13 million (first ever) capital campaign; a second capital campaign that is currently on schedule to reach its $35 million goal; a twenty-fold increase in endowment funds; the adoption by the University of the core values of Integrity, Civility, and Responsibility; the adoption of a University Bill of Rights and Responsibilities; the creation of the University Forum—a new governance structure; adoption of a new general education curriculum; implementation of a $200 million master plan, including: the building of the Eberly Science and Technology Center, the Kara Alumni House, the Duda Classroom Building, a 6,000 seat Convocation Center, and six modern new residence halls; the renovation or expansion of numerous other buildings on campus; and the creation of Global Online, the University’s internet-based outreach to some 2,000 students from around the world. Dr. Armenti has been active with the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and has served as Campaign Chair and President of the Mon Valley United Way. In 2001 he became a Certified Covey Trainer on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. He is a member of the board of directors of the Washington County Redevelopment Authority, a member of the board of directors of the Greater Pittsburgh council of Boy Scouts of America, and Chair of the Commission of Presidents of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. He is married to the former Barbara Malinowski and, together, they have five grown children and nine grandchildren. His avocations include piano, photography and sailing.
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On May 19, 1992, Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. was appointed by the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as the sixth president of California University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1852.
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California University of Pennsylvania, a comprehensive regional institution of higher education and a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a diverse, caring and scholarly learning community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional studies that is devoted to building character and careers, broadly defined. The University is inspired by its core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility and is guided by its Bill of Rights and Responsibilities: We have the right to safety and security; We have the responsibility to ensure the safety and security of others; We have the right to be treated with respect; We have the responsibility to treat others with respect; We have the right to expect the best; We have the responsibility to give our best; We have the right to be treated fairly; We have the responsibility to treat others fairly. To advance its ultimate mission of building the character and careers of students, the University shall focus its efforts on three goals: student achievement and success, institutional excellence, and community service. These interrelated ends will be facilitated by the following means: high quality faculty, students, programs and facilities. These means, in turn, will be funded through an energetic program of resource acquisition and stewardship. The University is located on 294 acres in the borough of California, Pa., just 35 miles south of Pittsburgh on the banks of the Monongahela River. Here, highly trained faculty members, caring staff and state-ofthe-art facilities combine to help every student develop a degree of character while preparing for a meaningful career.
As undergraduates, Cal U students can choose from more than 150 programs of study in three undergraduate colleges.
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INDOOR Dec. 2-3 Dec. 3 Dec. 9-10 Jan. 21 Jan. 27-28 Feb. 4 Feb. 10 Feb. 10-11 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 March 9-10
@ Edinboro Mike Kowal Multi Edinboro, Pa. @ West Virginia Holiday Classic Morgantown, W.Va. @ Kent State Golden Flash Gala Kent, Ohio @ Edinboro Al Hall Freedom Games Edinboro, Pa. @ Lake Erie SPIRE Open Geneva, Ohio @ Lake Erie Team Challenge Geneva, Ohio @ Baldwin-Wallace Mid-Feb. Meet Berea, Ohio @ Akron Invitational Akron, Ohio @ Boston Valentine Invitational Boston, Mass. @ Kent State Tune-Up Kent, Ohio @ PSAC Championships Edinboro, Pa. @ NCAA National Championships Mankato, Minn.
OUTDOOR March 17 @ Lynchburg Toms Invitational Lynchburg, Va. March 24 California (Pa.) Early Bird Inv. California, Pa. March 30-31 @ NC State Raleigh Relays Chapel Hill, N.C. April 7 @ Millersville Metrics Millersville, Pa. April 13-14 @ Ohio State Jesse Owens Classic Columbus, Ohio April 21 @ Baldwin-Wallace Invitational Berea, Ohio April 26-28 @ Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. April 28 @ Shippensburg Kaiser Classic Shippensburg, Pa. May 3-5 @ PSAC Championships Bloomsburg, Pa. May 11 @ Allegheny (Pa.) Gator Invitational Meadville, Pa. May 24-26 @ NCAA National Championships Pueblo, Colo. All dates/times subject to change.