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2012 Schedule S eptember 1 F lyer 5K I nvitational K ettering , O hio 8 D etroit T itan I nvitational D etroit , M ich . 15 F riendship I nvitational C edarville , O hio 22 O tterbein I nvitational W esterville , O hio 29 A ll -O hio C hampionship C edarville , O hio O ctober 6 W alt D isney W orld C lassic O rlando , F la . 12 WC F all C lassic W ilmington , O hio 27 Horizon League Championship M ilwaukee , W is . N ovember 9 NCAA R egionals
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G UI DE CO NTENTS Quick Facts. ............................ 1 2012 Roster................................ 2 2012 Preview................................ 2 Viking Bios................................ 3-8 Head Coach Joe Jaketic..................9 Assistant Coach Kate Mone...........9 Volunteer Assistant Coach Allison Lowe. .10 Student Assistant Coach Kelly Zaleski...10 2011 Results............................................11 2011 Horizon League Championship.....12 All-Time Letterwinners. ..........................13 Off The Course...........................................14
QUICK FACTS Program History
First Year.............................................. 1980 Affiliation........................NCAA Division I Conference..........................Horizon League Nickname.............................................Vikings School Colors...........................Green & White
Coaching Staff
Head Coach...........................................Joe Jaketic Assistant Coach.....................................Kate Mone Volunteer Assistant Coach............... Allison Lowe Student Assistant Coach.....................Kelly Zaleski Cross Country Office Phone...............(216) 687-4807
Cleveland State
Location.................................................Cleveland, Ohio Founded...........................................Cleveland State 1964 Athletics Director................................................John Parry
Credits The 2012 Cleveland State Cross Country Media Guide was written and designed by Renee Adam, Assistant SID. Edited by Greg Murphy, Sports Information Director. Photography done by Brian Hart and Bill Reiter. Cleveland State University is committed to non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status, and to equal access in education and employment. Cleveland State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and especially encourages applications from minorities and women, persons with handicaps or disabilities, and disabled and Vietnam era veterans.
2012 S E A S O N P R E V I E W Following one of the best seasons in program history, ing to handle both their academic and athletic commithead coach Joe Jaketic will have his work cut out for him ments, but I have no doubts that this group will be able this year, as the Vikings will have four newcomers and to handle anything that is thrown at them,” Jaketic said. just one senior on the roster for the 2012 season. The Vikings will open the 2012 campaign in the be“I am so excited for the new season to start. We will ginning of September, and will compete in seven races have a different look this year, but I am excited to see before the Horizon League Championship. The highlight what it brings,” Jaketic said. “Every runner on the team of the first seven races will be the Walt Disney World is ready to compete and excited for the new season.” Classic on October 6 - a race that is run at the ESPN Wide Rachel Niemi, CSU’s lone senior, will serve as co-cap- World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Retain during the 2012 campaign, along with sophomore sort in Orlando, Fla. Katie Webb. This year’s Horizon League Championship will be Niemi and Webb will be joined by junior Ashley Ber- hosted by Milwaukee and will take place at the Wayne E. lin and sophomores Tori Holt and Angela Kirila as the Dannehl National Cross Country Course on October 27. veterans of the 2012 squad. Combined, this group ran in 40 races last season, and led the Vikings to a fourth place finish at the Horizon League ChampiAshley Berlin Jr. Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth onship, the best finish in program history. Tori Holt So. Mount Vernon, Ohio/Centerburg “I’m really not sure what to expect this year havAmanda Kalain So. Seville, Ohio/Cloverleaf ing lost such a large senior class last season,” Jaketic Angela Kirila So. Brookfield, Ohio/Brookfield said. “We are lacking some depth this year so we will have to be very careful when it comes to injuries Maddie Korak Fr. Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green because that could really hurt us. Our strength this Ashley Lydic Fr. Columbiana, Ohio/Columbiana season will be running as a team and encouraging Rachel Niemi Sr. Lakwood, Ohio/Lakewood each other during practices and durive live meets.” Megan O’Keefe Fr. Rocky River, Ohio/Rocky River CSU’s newcomers include three freshmen and Kate Roark Fr. Cleveland Heights, Ohio one sophomore transfer. This quartet will add depth Katie Webb So. Copley, Ohio/Copley to the Viking roster and provide multiple scoring opportunities for CSU at meets throughout the seaHead Coach: Joe Jaketic son. Assistant Coach: Kate Patton “The newcomers all came in with a lot of enthusiVolunteer Assistant Coach: Allison Lowe asm and were ready to get to work. The adjustment Student Assistant Coach: Kelly Zaleski for most newcomers is when classes start and hav-
2012 R O S T E R
Rachel Niemi S e n i o r // L a k e w o o d , O h i o // L a k e w o o d 2011 // JUNIOR SEASON Competed in seven races for the Vikings, missing the Penn State National and the Great Lakes Regional…recorded a season-best time of 22:40 at the Friendship Invitational, placing 83rd overall… helped CSU to back-to-back fourth place finishes to open the year at the Flyer 5k Challenge where she placed 65th overall (23:45) and the Detroit Titan Invitational where she finished 53rd overall (23:44). 2010 // SOPHOMORE SEASON Competed in eight of the nine events, missing the Great Lakes Regional…ran a 22:27 to place 116th at the Flyer 5k Challenge…posted a season-best time of 22:01 to place 39th at the Ohio Invitational…ran a 22:39 at the Horizon League Championship. 2009 // FRESHMAN SEASON Ran in all nine events during her first season in the program…registered a time of 22:22 to place 55th in her first collegiate event, the Bill Sudeck Classic…ran a career-best time of 21:15 at the Friendship Invitational…competed at the Horizon League Championship, finishing 66th in 22:42. HIGH SCHOOL Earned a total of eight letters at Lakewood High School, including three in soccer, two in basketball and softball and one in track…helped lead the soccer team to a league championship as a senior…took part in soccer and basketball all-star games following her senior seasons. PERSONAL Born February 27, 1990 in Lakewood, Ohio…daughter of Mark Niemi and Lynda Carter…father played baseball at CSU…has a younger sister, Nicole…member of high school merit role and S.A.D.D.
Niemi’s Career Best Times 5K: 21:15 (Friendship Invitational, Sept. 19, 2009) 6K: 25:32 (Falcon Invitational, Oct. 17, 2009)
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Ashley Berlin J u n i o r // W a d s w o rt h , O h i o // W a d s w o rt h 2011 // SOPHOMORE SEASON Competed in seven races for the Vikings, missing the Penn State National and the Great Lakes Regional…posted a season-best time of 23:42 at the Friendship Invitational…also ran a sub-24 minute race at the All-Ohio Championship finishing the open race in a time of 23:54…competed at the Horizon League Championship, crossing the finish line in 25:49. 2010 // FRESHMAN SEASON Ran in the first three races of the year before an injury ended her season…had a season-best time of 22:09 and placed 73rd at the Mel Brodt Invitational…ran a 22:31 in her first collegiate event at the Flyer 5K Challenge. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four years in cross country at Wadsworth High School…helped lead the team to a league title, second place showing at the district meet and a fifth place finish at the regional meet as a senior…helped guide the squad to league and district runnerup finishes as a junior…helped the team place fourth in the league in each of her first two seasons…earned all-league honorable mention honors as a freshman and sophomore…also competed in track, earning second team allleague accolades her final three years. PERSONAL Born June 26, 1992…daughter of Mark and Liane Berlin…has one brother, Brady…graduated with honors from Wadsworth High School…member of key club and French club…biology major.
Berlin’s Career Best Times 5K: 22:09 (Mel Brodt Invitational, Sept. 11, 2010) 6K: 29:47 (Ohio Invitational, Sept. 24, 2011)
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T o r i H o lt S o p h o m o r e // M o u n t V e r n o n , O h i o // C e n t e r b u r g 2011 // FRESHMAN SEASON Ran in all nine races during the season, finishing in the top-four for CSU three times…posted sub-21 minute times during three races, including a career-best 20:12 at the All-Ohio Championship…was the third Viking to finish at the Penn State National, running the 6K course in 25:09…finished the Shawnee State Invitational in a time of 20:43…crossed the finish line at the Friendship Invitational in 20:53…finished 45th at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 21:34. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four times in cross country and four times in track…qualified for the state championship as a senior…ran a personal-best time of 19:20 as a senior…qualified for regionals in cross country as a freshman, junior and senior… also qualified for the state track meet. PERSONAL Born October 30, 1992…daughter of Mike and Suzanne Holt…has two sisters, Amelia and Alyssa…anthropology and forensics major.
Holt’s Career Best Times 5K: 20:12 (All-Ohio Championship, Sept. 30, 2011) 6K: 24:38 (Ohio Invitational, Sept. 24, 2011)
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Angela Kirila S o p h o m o r e // B r o o k f i e l d , O h i o // B r o o k f i e l d 2011 // FRESHMAN SEASON Competed in every race for the Vikings except the Great Lakes Regional…ran sub-22 minute races three times, including a career-best time of 21:11 at the All-Ohio Championship… finished in 61st place at the Friendship Invitational, crossing the finish line in a time of 21:14…placed 24th at the Shawnee State Invitational finishing in 21:23…competed at the Horizon League Championship, crossing the line in a time of 23:15. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in cross country and track…helped lead her team to a 2009 league championship in cross country, running for coach Bob Rodgers…advanced to the regional meet as a junior and senior in cross country…won the Suburban League title as a junior…earned all-county accolades…broke the school-record in the 400-meter dash as a freshman. PERSONAL Born March 6, 1993 in Brookfield, Ohio…daughter of Joe and Shannon Kirila…has two brothers, Joe and Mike…named the Student of the Year in theater arts…member of honor roll in high school…physical therapy major.
Kirila’s Career Best Times 5K: 21:11 (All-Ohio Championship, Sept. 30, 2011) 6K: 26:03 (Ohio Invitational, Sept. 24, 2011)
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K at i e W e bb S o p h o m o r e // C o p l e y , O h i o // C o p l e y 2011 // FRESHMAN SEASON Competed in all nine races for the Vikings, posting a career-best time of 20:20 at the AllOhio Championship…also ran sub-21 minute races at the Flyer 5K Challenge (20:50), Friendship Invitational (20:27) and the Shawnee State Invitational (20:36)…was the fourth Viking to cross the finish line at the Horizon League Championship, placing 39th overall with a time of 21:22. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered all four years in cross country and track…helped the cross country squad to regionals as a junior and senior, including a third place finish in the league as a senior…earned first team all-league honors four times in cross country…named to the Summit County All-Star team as a senior…regional qualifier in cross country as a sophomore, junior and senior…district champion in the 3,200-meters as a junior and senior in track. PERSONAL Born May 26, 1993 in Fairlawn, Ohio…daughter of Tim and Tracey Webb…has two brothers, Ryan and Riley…member of high school honor roll…early childhood education major.
Webb’s Career Best Times 5K: 20:20 (All-Ohio Championship, Sept. 30, 2011) 6K: 25:04 (Ohio Invitational, Sept. 24, 2011)
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Amanda Kalain S o p h o m o r e // S e v i l l e , O h i o // C l o v e r l e a f HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in cross country, track and soccer at Cloverleaf High School…part of two Suburban League championship soccer teams as a sophomore and a senior. PERSONAL Born Aug. 15, 1993 in Akron, Ohio…daughter of Frank and April Kalain…has one sister, Sarah who plays soccer at Cleveland State…member of the National Honor Society during high school and earned honor roll accolades…health sciences major.
Maddie Korak F r e s h m a n // B o w l i n g G r e e n , O h i o // B o w l i n g G r e e n HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in cross country at Bowling Green High School, leading the team to a Suburban League championship as a freshman…earned Northern Lakes League honorable mention accolades as a senior…district and regional qualifier as a senior. PERSONAL Born June 16, 1994 in Bowling Green, Ohio…daughter of Aaron and Jill Kane and Nick Korak…has three brothers, Noah, Mason and Brady, and one sister, Kenzie…four-time honor roll nominee… criminal justice major.
Ashley Lydic F r e s h m a n // C o l u m b i a n a , O h i o // C o l u m b i a n a HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Columbiana High School…three-time state qualifier and four-time regional qualifier…earned first team all-county and first team all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior…led the Clippers to a pair of conference championships as a freshman and sophomore…also lettered three years in track. PERSONAL Born May 26, 1993 in Youngstown, Ohio…daughter of Scott and Lori Lydic…has one brother, Eric, and one sister, Amanda…named to the honor roll as a junior and senior…education major.
M e g a n O’K e e f e F r e s h m a n // R o c k y R i v e r , O h i o // R o c k y R i v e r
HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Rocky River High School, leading the Pirates to conference and district championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior…team qualified for state all three seasons, including a third place finish in 2010…named first team all-conference as a sophomore and junior… also lettered four years in track. PERSONAL Born Jan. 20, 1994 in Rocky River, Ohio…daughter of John and Toni O’Keefe…has one brother, John…named a scholar-athlete and academic All-Ohio during her high school career…anthropology major.
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Joe Jaketic H e a d C o a c h // S e v e n t h S e a s o n Entering his seventh season at the helm of the cross country team, Joe Jaketic will have his work cut out for him, as he continues to build the Viking program into one of the top teams in the Horizon League. A Cleveland State graduate in 1972, Jaketic has never been able to shake his enthusiasm for the Vikings, and that has truly carried over into his head coaching career. Last year, Jaketic guided the squad to its best season in program history, culminating with a fourth place finish at the Horizon League Championship. CSU’s fourth place finish at the 2011 championship marked the highest finish in program history. Over his seven years at the helm of the cross country team, Jaketic has continued to build the program into a Horizon League contender year-in and year-out. He has worked hard on the recruiting trail to bring in student-athletes that not only succeed on the cross country course, but also in the classroom since he has a personal philosophy that academics come first in his program. During his tenure, 22 student-athletes have earned John Konstantinos Athletic Academic Honors, including seven who earned the accolade during all four years of their career. Since the 2006 season, the Vikings have earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors four times (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008), been named Cleveland State’s ‘Best of the Best’ three times (2011, 2010, 2006) and won the Academic Progress Rate Award twice (2009, 2008). Prior to becoming head coach, Jaketic served as the equipment manager for CSU athletics. He retired from that position in December of 2008 after 37 years. Jaketic ran cross country at Maple Heights High School and spent time running at Ohio University before transferring to run cross country and track at Cleveland State. While a student at CSU, Jaketic was a member of the Viking cross country team and spent two years in the equipment room as a part-time job before being offered the equipment manager position in 1972.
K at e P at t o n A s s i s ta n t C o a c h // F o u rt h S e a s o n Kate Patton is in her fourth season as an assistant cross country coach at Cleveland State. Patton was an assistant coach at St. Joseph Academy H.S. during the 2007 season, coaching the team to an 11th place finish at the OHSAA State Cross Country Meet. While at St. Joseph’s, she provided weekly nutrition presentations with topics including meal timing, calcium, iron and hydration. She also counseled athletes on appropriate pre-and post-run meals and hydration, while also analyzing runners three day meal records to assess if they were meeting the estimated nutrition needs. A 2006 graduate of the University of Dayton, Patton earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Dietetics. She is currently completing coursework toward a Master’s of Education in Exercise Science at CSU. In addition, Patton is serving as a clinical dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic and is a member of the Left Ventricular Assist Device team. She completed a dietetic internship at the Clinic in 2006-07, working through a program that was comprised of 26 weeks of clinical, nine weeks of food service, four weeks of community and four weeks of sales and marketing. Patton is a member of the American Dietetic Association, the Cleveland Dietetic Association and the Cleveland West Road Runners Club. A two-time qualifier and participant in the Boston Marathon, Patton has also competed in the Columbus and Georgia Marathons. She was awarded the Elizabeth L. Shroeder Award of Excellence in 2006, which is presented the to Outstanding Senior in the Food and Nutrition Program at Dayton.
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Allison Lowe V o l u n t e e r A s s i s ta n t C o a c h // F i r s t S e a s o n Allison Lowe enters her first season as a volunteer assistant coach at Cleveland State, following a standout career in a Viking uniform. Lowe was a four-year letterwinner at CSU from 2007-2011, and was the team’s top finisher during 29 races throughout her career. As a senior, Lowe led the Vikings to a fourth place finish at the Horizon League Championship, their highest finish in program history. Lowe, who graduated from CSU in 2012 with a degree in physical education, finished her career with eight of the top-10 5K times since 2005 - when Joe Jaketic became head coach. The Austintown, Ohio native is currently pursuing her masters degree in exercise physiology and is a graduate assistant with the exercise science program.
K e l ly Z a l e s k i S t u d e n t A s s i s ta n t C o a c h // F i r s t S e a s o n Former Cleveland State student-athlete Kelly Zaleski will begin her first season as a student assistant coach in 2012, helping her former coach Joe Jaketic on the sidelines. Zaleski was a four-year letterwinner at CSU from 2008-2011, and owns three top-40 5K times and two top-20 6K times since 2005 - when Jaketic became head coach. As a senior, Zaleski led the Vikings to a fourth place finish at the Horizon League Championship, their highest finish in program history. Zaleski is currently completing her fifth year in the nursing program at Cleveland State.
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Flyer 5K Challenge // September 3 Place Individual..........................5k Time 34 Kendra Kezur........................ 20:33 38 Kelly Zaleski.......................... 20:44 39 Katie Webb............................. 20:50 40 Allison Craine........................ 20:53 48 Tori Holt................................. 21:35 50 Kari Haywood....................... 21:59 52 Brittany Elmlinger................ 22:09 56 Angela Kirila.......................... 22:38 61 Rebekah Mills........................ 23:05 65 Rachel Niemi......................... 23:45 66 Ashley Berlin......................... 26:44 67 Melissa Boyes........................ 27:43 Detroit Titan Invite // September 10 Place Individual..........................5k Time 9 Allison Craine........................ 20:23 11 Kendra Kezur........................ 20:32 21 Kelly Zaleski.......................... 20:57 23 Katie Webb............................. 21:04 24 Tori Holt................................. 21:07 33 Kari Haywood....................... 21:56 37 Brittany Elmlinger................ 22:16 38 Angela Kirila.......................... 22:16 53 Rachel Niemi......................... 23:44 55 Andria Bazilevich................. 23:49 63 Melissa Boyes........................ 24:30 69 Ashley Berlin......................... 25:08 Friendship Invite // September 17 Place Individual..........................5k Time 4 Allison Craine........................ 19:02 27 Kendra Kezur........................ 20:07 32 Kelly Zaleski.......................... 20:15 39 Katie Webb............................. 20:27 50 Kari Haywood....................... 20:50 53 Tori Holt................................. 20:53 61 Angela Kirila.......................... 21:14 62 Brittany Elmlinger................ 21:16 69 Rebekah Mills........................ 21:50 72 Andria Bazilevich................. 21:55 83 Rachel Niemi......................... 22:40 86 Melissa Boyes........................ 23:04 91 Ashley Berlin......................... 23:42
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Ohio Invite // September 24 Place Individual..........................6k Time 5 Allison Craine........................ 23:13 11 Kendra Kezur........................ 23:59 14 Kelly Zaleski.......................... 24:13 17 Tori Holt................................. 24:38 23 Katie Webb............................. 25:04 29 Kari Haywood....................... 25:43 31 Angela Kirila.......................... 26:03 34 Brittany Elmlinger................ 26:24 35 Rebekah Mills........................ 26:36 39 Andria Bazilevich................. 28:07 41 Rachel Niemi......................... 28:18 45 Melissa Boyes........................ 29:11 46 Ashley Berlin......................... 29:47 All-Ohio Championship // September 30 Place Individual..........................5k Time 33 Allison Craine........................ 18:57 48 Kendra Kezur........................ 19:45 52 Kelly Zaleski.......................... 20:06 54 Tori Holt................................. 20:12 56 Katie Webb............................. 20:20 58 Kari Haywood....................... 20:31 63 Angela Kirila.......................... 21:11 Open Race 103 Brittany Elmlinger................ 21:18 170 Andria Bazilevich................. 22:21 222 Melissa Boyes........................ 23:32 228 Rachel Niemi......................... 23:41 230 Ashley Berlin......................... 23:54 Shawnee State Invite // October 7 Place Individual..........................5k Time 6 Allison Craine........................ 19:40 7 Kendra Kezur........................ 19:42 8 Kelly Zaleski.......................... 19:49 11 Katie Webb............................. 20:36 13 Tori Holt................................. 20:43 14 Kari Haywood....................... 20:46 18 Brittany Elmlinger................ 20:57 24 Angela Kirila.......................... 21:23 30 Andria Bazilevich................. 22:37 46 Melissa Boyes........................ 24:27 47 Ashley Berlin......................... 24:39
Penn State National // October 14 Place Individual..........................6k Time 137 Allison Craine........................ 24:00 166 Kendra Kezur........................ 24:32 195 Tori Holt................................. 25:09 201 Kelly Zaleski.......................... 25:14 217 Katie Webb............................. 25:36 235 Kari Haywood....................... 26:00 255 Brittany Elmlinger................ 26:58 258 Angela Kirila.......................... 27:06 Horizon League Championship // October 29 Place Individual..........................5k Time 16 Allison Craine........................ 20:03 30 Kendra Kezur........................ 21:00 33 Kari Haywood....................... 21:12 39 Katie Webb............................. 21:22 45 Tori Holt................................. 21:34 47 Kelly Zaleski.......................... 21:50 56 Brittany Elmlinger................ 22:37 68 Andria Bazilevich................. 22:55 72 Melissa Boyes........................ 23:04 77 Angela Kirila.......................... 23:15 94 Ashley Berlin......................... 25:49 95 Rachel Niemi......................... 26:16 NCAA Regional // November 12 Place Individual..........................6k Time 125 Allison Craine........................ 22:57 179 Kendra Kezur........................ 24:08 203 Kari Haywood....................... 24:58 206 Kelly Zaleski.......................... 25:11 208 Tori Holt................................. 25:13 216 Katie Webb............................. 25:34 219 Brittany Elmlinger................ 25:54
2011 C leveland S tate T eam R esults Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Sept. 30
Flyer 5K Invitational.................................4th of 6 Detroit Titan Invitational..........................4th of 8 Friendship Invitational.............................7th of 7 Ohio University Invitational................... 3rd of 3 All-Ohio Championship.........................8th of 10
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Shawnee State Invitational......................2nd of 8 Penn State National...............................25th of 29 Horizon League Championship............4th of 10 NCAA Regionals................................... 31st of 33
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Horizon League Championship Results Team Points Butler 28 Youngstown State 58 Loyola 75 Cleveland State 163 Wright State 165 Green Bay 183 Detroit 186 UIC 186 Valparaiso 189 Milwaukee 206 Cleveland State Individual Results Place Indiv. 16 Allison Craine 30 Kendra Kezur 33 Kari Haywood 39 Katie Webb 45 Tori Holt 47 Kelly Zaleski 56 Brittany Elmlinger
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Jasmine Afzali......................1984, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87 Joanna Alderman..............................2000, ‘01 Michelle Amezquita..........................2001, ‘02 Daniela Andrews........................1989, ‘90, ‘91 Jennifer Angers......................................... 2001 Vanessa Anna.......................2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04
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Addie Baker.......................................1998, ‘99 Tracy Bartkiewicz..................................... 2000 Andria Bazilevich................2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Ashley Berlin........................................... 2011 Jessica Bernal............................................ 1994 Kristine Blackham.............................1990, ‘91 Oona Blakemore....................................... 1998 Clair Boron................................................ 1991 Melissa Bowens..........................1999, ‘00, ‘01 Melissa Boyes............................................ 2011 Jennifer Buckley.........................1997, ‘98, ‘99 Lindsay Bukovec...............................2001, ‘02 Mary Bush................................................. 1986
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Colleen Conway.........................2006, ‘07, ‘08 Allison Craine......................2007, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Kristi Cregar.......................................1986, ‘87 Ann Culotta............................................... 1980
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Fabiola D’Amicone.............1982, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85 Megan Dillon..............................1994, ‘95, ‘96 Sherri Douglas...................................2005, ‘06 Maureen Dugan...................1982, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86
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Caitlan Ebner............................................ 2006 Brittany Elmlinger...............2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Natalie Elwell....................................1989, ‘90 Shawna Evans....................................1997, ‘98
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Lisa Fekter...................................1994, ‘95, ‘96 Tina Fekter................................................. 1987
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Angela Guinther....................................... 1989 Shannon Graves....................................... 2006
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Stephanie Hall.....................1995, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Christine Havens.................1992, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95 Kari Haywood................................... 2010, ‘11 Ann Henderson.................................1983, ‘84 Meredith Hill.....................................1999, ‘00 Lori Hirtzel...........................1991, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94 Jordan Hoile.........................2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Tori Holt.................................................... 2011
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Lesley Jones............................................... 2005 Kara Justice........................................1997, ‘98
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Margie Kabat.....................................1981, ‘82 Leah Kenner.......................................2002, ‘03 Karen Keptner...................................1993, ‘94 Kendra Kezur............................................ 2011 Angela Kirila............................................ 2011 Christina Kis............................................. 2001 Sharon Knecht...................................1985, ‘86 Danielle Koenig..........................1991, ‘92, ‘93 Chris Kohler................................1983, ‘84, ‘85 Lisa Kosisky.............................................. 1996 Marcy Kupchella...................................... 1981
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Renee Lawson-Broze.................1986, ‘87, ‘88 Cindi Lee................................................... 1980 Cathy Leneghan................................1985, ‘86 Marie Linden..............................1981, ‘82, ‘83
Cleveland State Most Outstanding Runner 1981........................ Marie Linden 1982........................ Marie Linden 1983..........................Chris Kohler 1984....................Ann Henderson 1985..........................Chris Kohler 1986............................... Ada Wolf 1987.......................Jasmine Afzali 1988...........................Anne Parete 1989................. Daniela Andrews 1990.........................Tara Peppard 1991....................... Amy Ritzman 1992....................... Amy Ritzman 1993....................... Amy Ritzman 1994....................... Amy Ritzman 1995................. Christine Havens 1996.............................Lisa Fekter
1997...................... Stephanie Hall 1998.......................Shawna Evans 1999........................ Jessica Spisak 2000......................... Shariah Pratt 2001..................Lindsay Bukovec 2002..................Lindsay Bukovec 2003......................... Shariah Pratt 2004........................................N/A 2005......................Sherri Douglas 2006........................ Caitlan Ebner 2007.......................Allison Craine 2008...................Colleen Conway 2009.......................Allison Craine 2010.......................Allison Craine 2011........................Allison Craine
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Noel Manzi................................................ 1990 Carolyn Marsh...................................1987, ‘88 Melisa Mazanec..........................2006, ‘07, ‘08 Carrie McDaniel..................1993, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96
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Sharon Neckic........................................... 1983 Cathleen Newton..................................... 1999 Julene Nickoloff...................2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Rachel Niemi..............................2009, ‘10, ‘11
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Bridget Oberer.......................................... 1998 Alison Ohliger.......................................... 2007
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Anne Parete.................................1986, ‘88, ‘89 Tara Peppard........................1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92 Georgian Peric............................2000, ‘01, ‘02 Tina Peric.....................................2001, ‘02, ‘03 Audrey Piotrowski..............2005, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Julie Piotrowski..........................2005, ‘07, ‘08 Jennifer Popovich..............................1996, ‘97 Shariah Pratt........................2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Shilah Pratt...........................2002, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Donna Pribish........................................... 1980 Marlene Przykling.....................2002, ‘03, ‘04 Lisa Puleo...........................................1995, ‘96
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Leslie Ritter..........................1982, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85 Amy Ritzman.......................1991, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94
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Brandi Sabino.......................1994, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 Amy Salzman.....................................2007, ‘08 Rhona Simpson..................................1987, ‘88 Madeline Singer................................2005, ‘06 Rachel Smith............................................. 2002 Jessica Spisak..............................1998, ‘99, ‘00 Debbie Steiber........................................... 1998 Shannon Sullivan................1989, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93 Christina Swierz................................2005, ‘06 Jeanine Swoboda...................................... 1981
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Patty Tracy..........................................1986, ‘87
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Jennifer Varga........................................... 1980 Helene Vorster.......................................... 2001
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Katie Webb............................................... 2011 Nancy Wiesehan....................................... 2000 Michelle Wheeler..............................1984, ‘85 Cindy White................................1992, ‘93, ‘95 Kim Wideman......................1990, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93 Ada Wolf.................................................... 1986
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Kelly Zaleski........................2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Elizabeth Zhang....................................... 1992 Returning letterwinners in BOLD
// A l l -T i m e L e t t e r w i n n e rs
Off The Course T h e CSU C r o s s C o u n t ry
team has had
58
members earn
Academic Honors
The 2011 squad earned CSU’s “Best of the Best” Team Award at the John Konstantinos Athletic Academic Honors Luncheon The Cross Country team had a 3.55 team GPA, the highest team grade point average in the department
All-Time John Konstantinos Athletic Academic Honors Recepients Ashley Alejandro Daniela Andrews Jennifer Angers Vanessa Anna Adrianne Baker Tracy Bartkiewicz Andria Bazilevich Ashley Berlin Kristine Blackham Keri Bowen Melissa Bowens Melissa Boyes Colleen Conway Allison Craine Sherri Douglas Caitlan Ebner Brittany Elmlinger Natalie Elwell Lisa Fekter Shannon Graves Stephanie Hall Kari Haywood
‘10 ‘91 ‘02 ‘05, ‘04, ‘03, ‘02 ‘00, ‘99 ‘01 ‘12, ‘11, ‘10, ‘09 ‘11 ‘91 ‘00 ‘01, ‘00 ‘11 ‘09, ‘08, ‘07 ‘12, ‘11, ‘10, ‘09 ‘07, ‘06 ‘07 ‘12, ‘11, ‘10, ‘09 ‘91 ‘97, ‘96, ‘95 ‘07 ‘97, ‘96 ‘12, ‘11
O f f T h e C o u rs e / /
Lori Hirtzel ‘96, ‘95, ‘94, ‘93, ‘92 Jordan Hoile ‘11, ‘10, ‘09, ‘08 Lisa Horton ‘99 Lesley Jones ‘06 Karen Keptner ‘95, ‘94 Leah Kinner ‘04, ‘03 Angela Kirila ‘12 Dani Koenig ‘95, ‘94, ‘93, ‘92 Melisa Mazanec ‘09, ‘08, ‘07 Carrie McDaniel ‘97, ‘96 Laurie Minarich ‘97 Julene Nickoloff ‘05, ‘04, ‘03, ‘02 Rachel Niemi ‘12, ‘11, ‘10 Bridget Oberer ‘99 Alison Ohliger ‘08 Tara Peppard ‘92 Audrey Piotrowski ‘09, ‘08, ‘07, ‘06 Julie Piotrowski ‘09, ‘08, ‘07, ‘06 Shilah Pratt ‘06, ‘05, ‘04, ‘03 Shariah Pratt ‘03, ‘01 Marlene Przykling ‘05, ‘04 Lisa Puleo ‘97, ‘96
Nicole Reddout Amy Ritzman Amy Salzman Ciara Seitz Madeline Singer Jessica Spisak Deborah Stieber Shannon Sullivan Jessica Sutherland Christina Swierz Katie Webb Kimberly Wideman Cindy White Kelly Zaleski
‘04 ‘96, ‘95, ‘94, ‘93 ‘09, ‘08 ‘09 ‘06 ‘01, ‘00, ‘99 ‘99 ‘93 ‘98 ‘07, 06 ‘12 ‘91 ‘94, ‘93 ‘12, ‘11, ‘10, ‘09
“Best of the Best” Team Award 2011-12 2010-11 2006-07
3.55 Team GPA 3.63 Team GPA 3.56 Team GPA
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C L E V E L A N D
Ashley Berlin
Junior//Wadsworth, Ohio
Angela Kirila
Sophomore//Brookfield, Ohio
Rachel Niemi
Senior//Lakewood, Ohio
S T A T E
C R O S S
Tori H o lt
Sophomore//Mount Vernon, Ohio
M a ddi e Korak
Freshman//Bowling Green, Ohio
Megan O’K e e f e
Freshman//Rocky River, Ohio
C O U N T R Y
Amanda Kalain
Sophomore//Seville, Ohio
Ashley Lydic
Freshman//Columbiana, Ohio
K at i e Webb
Sophomore//Copley, Ohio
M egan A shley A manda M addie O’KEEFE LYDIC KALAIN KORAK
2012 VIKIN GS