2009 St. Scholastica Cross Country Brochure

Dr. Steve Pfingsten, head coach, enters his 20th season of coaching cross country at The College of St. Scholastica. He coa has been the head coach for 18 years. Under the guidance of Coach Pfingsten, six teams and 16 individuals have competed in National Cross Country Championships. The com Saints Sai have won nine UMAC conference championships in the t past eight years and have earned a total of 81 AllConference awards and seven individual championships.

Co Coach Pfingsten has been named conference coach of the Co year yea eight times.

Date Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

2008 MEET RESULTS

Meet Tom Barry Invite Minn.-Duluth Invite Les Duke Invite Minn. Griak Invite Pine Hill Invite Oshkosh Brooks Invite Crown Invite UMAC Championship NCAA Regional NCAA Division III Championship

# St Steve Stev eve ev e PF PFIN PFINGSTEN INGS IN GSTE GS TEN TE N Coach Pfingsten is known as an enthusiastic, positive, Co HEAD A COAC OACH and d knowledgeable coach with a great love for cross 18th season country. He believes the sport greatly enriches the college experience. He brings a wealth of cross country and life experiences to his coaching. Coach Pfingsten’s teams train hard and intelligently while having fun at the same time.

Men 4/9 2/4 22/26 24/31 4/9 3 Indiv.

4/7 3/8 22/26 -

Women 3/11 3/6 16/24 25/36 5/10 4 Indiv.

2/6 1/7 21/26 1 Indiv.

His coaching style is one of encouragement, support and positive reinforcement. Each and every team member is valued and respected. Coach Pfingsten emphasizes improvement, and the CC program is designed to enable each runner to become the best runner he or she can be.

As a former professor in the School of Education at the College, Dr. Pfingsten knows and recognizes the importance and demands of the students’ education and is very supportive of team members in their pursuit of academic excellence. The cross country teams excel in the classroom year in and year out. During the 2008-09 fall semester, the women achieved a team GPA of 3.43 while the men compiled a 3.24 GPA. Dr. Pfingsten holds a B.S. degree from Carroll College (Wis.), an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D. from Marquette University. He serves as the Academic Coordinator for the Athletics Department and is the advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Coach Pfingsten and his wife Pat, a licensed parent educator, have three children and seven grandchildren. Coach Pfingsten’s Christian faith is very important to him and is reflected in his approach to life and coaching. The Pfingstens live in Duluth less than two miles from campus.

2009 MEN’S ROSTER

Kyle AKERVIK SOPHOMORE Duluth, Minn.

Denfeld HS Pre-Dentistry/Biology y/ gy Major j

Dylan KESTI SENIOR Duluth, Minn.

Wrenshall HS Politics/Comm. Major

Pat BIGAOUETTE Pa SOPHOMORE Cottage Grove, Minn.

Woodbury HS Pre-Med Major j

Nathan N a BOENING FRESHMAN Woodbury, Minn.

Park HS Exercise Physiology y gy Major j

Accounting/Finance g/ Major j

Adam A d KOLLMANN

Robert KOUBA R FRESHMAN Washburn, Wis. Washburn HS Pre-Law Major

Dan KOUTSKY D FRESHMAN Prior Lake, Minn.

Prior Lake HS

JUNIOR Cold Spring, Minn.

ROCORI HS Physical Therapy Major

Luke MENARD SENIOR Red Wing, Minn.

Red Wing HS Biology Major

Matt QUANRUD M

FRESHMAN Preston, Minn.

Filmore Central HS Physical Therapy Major

Jo BRADSHAW John SENIOR | CAPTAIN Duluth, Minn.

Central HS

Biochemistry/Biology y/ gy Major j

Paul QUIRAM P SOPHOMORE Esko, Minn.

St. Paul’s Academy Exercise Physiology Major

Tony BYE SOPHOMORE Chippewa Falls, Wis. McDonell Central HS

Andrew A n GALAGHER

Management g Major j

FRESHMAN Saginaw Minn.

Home School Biology Major

Glen GROSS JUNIOR Hoyt Lakes, Minn.

Mesabi East HS Biology/Pre-Med. Major gy/ j

John HUNN FRESHMAN Duluth, Minn.

East HS Physical Therapy y py Major j

Jimmy LINN SOPHOMORE Anoka, Minn.

Anoka HS Management Major g j

JJared LORENZ FRESHMAN Bovey, Minn.

Greenway HS Pre-Med Major j

Nick MANGAN

Keegan McMAHON Ke

Ja Jason SARGENT SENIOR | CAPTAIN Coon Rapids, Minn.

Coon Rapids HS Secondary Ed. Major

Jarod TREVENA Ja SOPHOMORE Chisholm, Minn.

Chisholm HS

Andrew ZYLA A FRESHMAN

The College of St. Scholastica • Duluth, Minn.

Occupational Therapy Major

JUNIOR Baxter, Minn.

Brainerd HS Nursing

Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

Trinity HS

Exercise Physiology Major

FRESHMAN Andover, Minn.

Anoka HS Undecided

2009 009 9 WOM WOMEN’S WOMEN EN N S RO ROSTER OSTER OS S

Nursing Major

TTara CONNOLLY SENIOR River Falls, Wis. River Falls HS Ph Physical Therapy Major

Annie DRACHE A JUNIOR Roseville, Minn.

Roseville HS Nursing Major

Kristin K ris GRONBECK FRESHMAN Battle Lake, Minn.

Battle Lake HS Physical Therapy Major Phy

Amanda A m GROSS JUNIOR Hoyt Lakes, Minn.

Mesabi East HS Biology Major

Shannon GUSE S SOPHOMORE Zimmerman, Minn.

Princeton HS Pre-Med. Pre Med. Major

Stacey S ta GUSTAFSON

K Kirsten LEROM FRESHMAN Ramsey, Minn.

Anoka HS Biology Major

Kasey LEVINE K FRESHMAN Superior, Wis. Superior HS Nursing Major

Erin LINDQUIST E FRESHMAN Madelia, Minn.

St. James HS Undecided

JJessie e LOVERING JUNIOR Bemidji, Minn.

Bemidji HS Biology Major

Katherine K at MUELLER

Corrie POWERS C FRESHMAN Rice Lake, Wis. Rice Lake HS Pre-Med. Pre Med. Major

Jess REYNOLDS Je SENIOR Rice Lake, Wis. Rice Lake HS English Major

Ellie Stasney SENIOR | CAPTAIN Jordan, Minn.

New Prague HS Biochemistry B oc e s y Major ajo

Brianne ANSHUS SENIOR | CAPTAIN Chatfield, Minn.

Chatfield HS Nursing Major

Justine BRODIN Ju SOPHOMORE Scandia, Minn.

Forest Lake HS Nursing Major

Meghan FLATTERY

Sarah KOEHLER FRESHMAN Ramsey, Minn.

Anoka HS

FRESHMAN Duluth, Minn.

Marshall School Undecided

Exercise Physiology Major

Kendra MOTYL FRESHMAN Pine City, Minn.

Pine City HS Biology Major

Mari WALLIS FRESHMAN Woodbury, Minn.

Woodbury HS Biochemistry Major

SOPHOMORE Brainerd, Minn.

Brainerd HS Elementary Ed. Major

M A N A G E

R S

Amy BRUNER A FRESHMAN St. Michael, Minn.

St. Michael-Albertville HS

Britta SUEK

SENIOR Fergus Falls, Minn.

Ferrgus Falls HS Nursing Major

Kathryn GUSTAFSON

SOPHOMORE Elk River, Minn.

Elk River HS Pre-Med. Major

FRESHMAN Merrifield, Minn.

Crosby-Ironton HS Physical Therapy y py Major j

Haily RUBESCH SOPHOMORE Spooner, Wis. Spooner HS Occupational Therapy Major

2009 Saints • Cross Country

Emily DUNNING E JUNIOR Superior, Wis. Superior HS

Kristina EWING K FRESHMAN Maple Grove, Minn.

Osseo HS Nursing Major

Occupational Occu upational Therapy Major

Sarah JOHNSON S FRESHMAN Duluth, Minn.

Marshall School Elementary Ed. Major El

Mary KALLEMEYN M

Melissa KEMPENICH Me

Emily MARTIN

K Katelyn MEGER SENIOR | CAPTAIN Webster, Minn.

New Prague HS Nursing Major

Hallie MILLER H FRESHMAN Cologne, Minn.

Waconia HS Nursing Major

Jenna STAUFFER Je

Sarah SWANSON Sa FRESHMAN Rice Lake, Wis. Rice Lake HS Physical ys ca Therapy e apy Major ajo

Jenna VANGORP Je SENIOR Long Prairie, Minn.

Exercise Physiology Major Exe

FRESHMAN Hovland, Minn.

Cook County HS Elementary Ed. Major El

FRESHMAN Apple Valley, Minn.

Eastview HS

Exercise Physiology Major

A S S I S T A N T

C O A C H E S

SENIOR Elk River, Minn.

Elk River HS Economics/Art / Major j

Jake TURMAN

M Maren FITZER SOPHOMORE North Oaks, Minn.

Mounds View HS

SOPHOMORE Little Falls, Minn.

Little Falls HS Nursingg Major j

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle HS

Psychology Major

Amy WICKER A

CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY TOP 10 MEN - ALL-TIME - 8K NAME 1. JAKE TURMAN 2. ANDY PREVOST 3. CHRIS RUBESCH 4. JASON KASK 5. ARNIE MAIJALA 6. TONY BYE 7. STEVE SOVADA 8. PAT BIGAOUETTE 9. RON WAARA 10. DAN CONLEY

TIME (6K) 26:15 26:29 26:53 27:00 27:15 27:16 27:25 27:26 27:33 27:37

YEAR 2008 2000 2007 2006 1990 2008 1996 2008 2000 2006

EVENT OSHKOSH BROOKS INVITE NAIA REGION VII OSHKOSH BROOKS INVITE MILLIKIN CLASSIC NCAA III CENTRAL REGIONAL OSHKOSH BROOKS INVITE NAIA GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL OSHKOSH BROOKS INVITE NAIA REGION VII MILLIKIN CLASSIC

TOP 10 WOMEN - ALL-TIME - 6K NAME 1. KATELYN MEGER 2. JULIA CURRY 3. JESSIE LOVERING 4. JENNIFER HOUCK 5. STACY KANTOLA 6. AMANDA NOSKA 6. TARA CONNOLLY 8. ERIN REICKS 9. ANNIE DRACHE 10. SHANNON GUSE

TIME (6K) 21:56 22:16 23:04 23:54 23:57 24:07 24:07 24:19 24:27 24:46

YEAR 2008 2007 2008 2005 2005 2003 2008 2006 2008 2008

EVENT NCAA-III CHAMPIONSHIP OSHKOSH BROOKS INVITE OSHKOSH BROOKS INVITE PINE HILL INVITE PINE HILL INVITE MIDWEST CHALLENGE OSHKOSH BROOKS INVITE MILLIKIN CLASSIC OSHKOSH BROOKS INVITE CROWN INVITE

2008 TEAM HIGHLIGHTS EIGHTH STRAIGHT WOMEN’s UMAC TITLE • Individual Champion - Katelyn Meger • Second place - Jessie Lovering • Third place - Tara Connolly • Eighth place - Annie Drache • Ninth place - Ellie Stasney • 10th place - Shannon Guse MEN’S THIRD PLACE FINISH IN UMAC • Third place - Jake Turman • Seventh place - Pat Bigaouette NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP • Katelyn Meger - 43rd out of 279 runners NCAA DIVISION III ALL-CENTRAL REGION • Katelyn Meger - Ninth FOURTEEN NCAA REGIONAL PARTICIPANTS • Region Team: Men: Pat Bigaouette, John Bradshaw, Tony Bye, Glen Gross, Jimmy Linn, Kyle Smith, Jake Turman. Women: Tara Connolly, Annie Drache, Shannon Guse, Jessie Lovering, Katelyn Meger, Katherine Mueller, Ellie Stasney.

2008 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE • Men: John Bradshaw, Dylan Kesti, Adam Kollman, Joe Vidmar, Joe Wacker • Women: Brianne Anshus, Tara Connolly, Annie Drache, Andrea Imberg, Jessie Lovering, Michelle Oberg, Jess Reynolds, Ellie Stasney OSHKOSH ELITE MEET QUALIFIERS • Men: Jake Turman, Tony Bye, Pat Bigaouette.

• Women: Katelyn Meger, Jessie Lovering, Tara Connolly, Annie Drache.

MOST TEAM FIRSTS • Men: Jake Turman - 6 • Women: Katelyn Meger - 9 SCHOOL RECORDS • Men: Jake Turman - 26:15, Oshkosh Brooks Invitational - Oct. 18 • Women: Katelyn Meger - 21:56, NCAA D-III Championships - Nov. 22

PERSONAL BESTS MEN - RETURNERS NAME

TIME (8K)

YEAR

KYLE AKERVIK

33.14

2008

PAT BIGAOUETTE

27.26

2008

ERIC BOYLES

30:13

2008

JOHN BRADSHAW

28:53

2006

TONY BYE

27:16

2008

GLEN GROSS

29:44

2008

DYLAN KESTI

33:27

2008

ADAM KOLLMANN

30:19

2007

JIMMY LINN

30:27

2008

LUKE MENARD

29:37

2005

JASON SARGENT

30:30

2006

JOE VIDMAR

33:14

2008

JOE WACKER

31:48

2008

ANDRES WITRAK

30:31

2008

WOMEN - RETURNERS NAME

TIME (6K)

YEAR

BRIANNE ANSHUS

26:33

2008

TARA CONNOLLY

24:07

2008

ANNIE DRACHE

24:27

2008

MAREN FITZER

27:56

2008

SHANNON GUSE

24:46

2008

KATHRYN GUSTAFSON

27:05

2008

ANDREA IMBERG

31:38

2008

MARY KALLEMEYN

25:23

2008

KARISSA LANGE

26:57

2008

JESSIE LOVERING

23:04

2008

KATELYN MEGER

21:56

2008

MEGHAN MODER

33:46

2008

KATHERINE MUELLER

25:11

2008

JESS REYNOLDS

26:05

2008

HAILY RUBESCH

30:13

2008

ELLIE STASNEY

25:29

2008

JENNA VANGORP

27:10

2006

“Run cross-country! You won’t regret it. Joining the team has been one of the best decisions I’ve made in my college career.”

Ellie Stasney, ’10 Biochemistry Major

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The College of St. Scholastica Fast Facts Affiliation: Catholic, Benedictine Founded: 1912 President: Dr. Larry Goodwin Enrollment: 3,593; 2,168 total undergraduate at main campus, 824 total graduate, 2,769 total undergraduate (main campus, ADEP, and extended studies) Campus: Duluth, Minnesota – A 186-acre campus overlooking Lake Superior Career Placement: 97 percent of graduates are in career fields or graduate school within 6 months of graduation Average Class Size: 22 Student/Faculty Ratio: 13 to 1 Campus Housing: Somers Residence Hall; Willow, Maple, Grove, Birch, Pine, Cedar, Kerst and Scanlon Apartments Student Body: 38 states and 29 countries represented in recent years Study Abroad Programs: Irish Study Center in Louisburgh, Ireland; Russian Language Program in Petrozavodsk, Russia; student scholar exchange programs in Leipzig, Germany, and Lille, France; study opportunities in Mexico, England, Italy and Tanzania; and special consortium programs through HECUA.

QUICK FACTS Name: Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Founded: 1972 (as Twin Rivers Conference) Members: Bethany Lutheran College Blackburn College (Football Only) College of St. Scholastica Crown College Maranatha Baptist Bible College (Football Only) Martin Luther College Northland College Northwestern College Presentation College Principia College (Football Only) Rockford College (Football Only) Trinity Bible College (Football Only) University of Minnesota-Morris Westminster College (Football Only) Website: www.umacathletics.com

ADMINISTRATION Commissioner:

Director of Sports Info: Chair of the Council of Pres: Faculty Athletic Rep:

Corey Borchardt (651) 631-5363 cpborchardt@nwc.edu Greg Johnson (Northwestern) (651) 631-5363 gljohnson@nwc.edu Dr. Alan Cureton (Northwestern) (651 631-5249 Dr. Marie Miller (Presentation) (605) 229-8457 Marie.Miller@presentation.edu

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS Baseball: Basketbal: Cross Country: Football: Golf: Soccer: Softball: Tennis: Track & Field: Volleyball:

Jim Hunter (Crown) Rick Kline (Presentation) Jim Unke (Martin Luther) Matt Hill (Northwestern) Mark Fohl (Minn.-Morris) Steve Wammer (Northland) Bill Wilson (Northland) Tim Grosz (Northwestern) Don Olson(St. Scholastica) Karl Fager (Bethany Lutheran)

2009 St. Scholastica Cross Country Schedule SEPTEMBER

DISTANCE (WOMEN

1 Northland Invitational

5 12 19 26

Tom Barry Invitational Minn.-Duluth Invitational Les Duke Invitational Minnesota Griak Invitational

OCTOBER

10 Pine Hill Invitational 16 Loras College Invitational OR 17 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invite 31 UMAC Championship

6k

MEN) 8k

ASHLAND, Wis.

5k 5k 6k 6k

4 Mile 8k 8k 8k

GREEN BAY, Wis. DULUTH, Minn.

GRINNELL, Iowa ST. PAUL, Minn.

6k 6k

8k 8k

CARLTON, Minn.

DUBUQUE, Iowa

6k 6k

8k 8k

WINNECONNE, Wis. ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn.

6k 6k

8k 8k

GRINNELL, Iowa BEREA, Ohio

NOVEMBER 14 NCAA D-3 Central Regional 21 NCAA D-3 Championship