2009 Elon Track and Field Name
Jacqueline Alnes Rachel Banner Caitlin Beeler Jacqueline Beliveau Katy Burns Dana Cataldo Meaghan Collins Allyson Costa Veronica Day Morgan Denecke Emily Fournier Lauren Fredrickson Alyssa Girvin Stephanie Giunta Lauren Hawkesworth Cara Hughes Jordan Lee Andrea March Laura Martens Clara Martin Sarah McKenna Janelle McNeil Katelyn O’Dunne Christine Pacewicz Sullivan Parkes Melissa Provost Melanie Reyer Amanda Rice Justine Robertson Catherine Rossi Madison Russo Amy Salek Justine Schlerud Taylor Shaw Sarah Skogen Jennine Strange Emily Tryon Melissa Turowski Monique Vines Geena Vontress Courtney Weathers Courtney Whalen Brittany Wilkins Lauren Wilmer
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Events
Distance High Jump Distance Hurdles/Multis Distance Sprints/Relays Distance Distance Jumps Distance Distance Distance Throws Distance Jumps Sprints/Relays Jumps Hurdles Hurdles Throws Distance Jumps Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Hurdles Throws Distance Distance Sprints/Relays Distance Mid-Distance Sprints/Relays Mid-Distance Distance Sprints/Relays Jumps Sprints High Jump Mid-Distance Sprints/Jumps/Relays Sprints/Relays
Hometown/Previous School
Tulsa, Okla./Union St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East Cary, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons Vernon, Conn./Northwest Catholic Cary, N.C/Cardinal Gibbons Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape Boone, N.C./Watauga Hamden, Conn./Hamden Vienna, Va./Madison Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro Great Falls, Va./Langley Pequea, Pa./Penn Manor Warrenton, Va./Liberty (HS) Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East Hillsborough, N.C./Cedar Ridge Sewell, N.J./Duke Garden City, N.Y./Garden City Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan Ellicott City, Md./Glenelg Country Long Grove, Ill./Stevenson Winchester, Va./Millbrook Millstowe Township, N.J./Peddie School Charlotte, N.C./Country Day Titusville, Fla./Astronaut Doylestown, Pa/Central Bucks West Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs Wallingford, Conn./Lyman Hall Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo Ghent, N.Y./Ichabod Crane Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson Woodstock, Ga./Woodstock Severna Park, Md./Severna Park Gulf Breeze, Fla./Gulf Breeze Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore Garner, N.C./SE Raleigh Magnet Silver Spring, Md./John F. Kennedy Marietta, Ga./Harrison Derwood, Md./Magruder Burlington, N.C./Hugh M. Cummings Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson
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Table of Contents 2009 Elon Track and Field Quick Facts...................................................1 Southern Conference..................................1 Legend of the Phoenix................................1 Academics....................................................2 Q&A with Coach Elliston...........................3 Meet the Phoenix....................................4-13 Head Coach Mark Elliston.......................14 Assistant Coaches.....................................15 Administration.....................................16-17 Honors and Awards..................................18 Record Book...............................................19 Facilities......................................................20 Team Photos............................................ IFC Elon University....................................... IBC Schedule....................................................BC
Fire, too, has shaped the history of Elon University. The disastrous fire of 1923 all but destroyed Elon. Gone were Main Bulding, college records, classrooms, the library and the chapel. But within days of the fire, Elon trustees set in motion a plan for Elon to rise from the ashes, stronger than ever. The Phoenix is a powerful leader and an emblem of immortality. It is a perfect symbol for a school that is constantly renewing and recreating itself. The Elon motto, Numen Lumen, embraces the intellectual and spiritual light. And so too, through history, the Phoenix has served as a symbol of light and knowledge. The Phoenix is timeless and unique. It perfectly describes an athletics program and an institution that are rising to new levels of excellence. There is only one Phoenix. There is only one Elon. Catch the fire!
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Writing & Editing: Jen Blackwell, Asst. Dir. of Media Relations. Design: Erica Madden Roberson using Adobe InDesign CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3. Photos: Andrew Brickey, Tony Brown, Megan Donald, John Flowers, Bob de la Fe’, Grant Halverson, Jerome Sturm, Cliff Welch, WG Sports Photos, SoCon Photos and others. Printing: Legacy Graphics, Zebulon, N.C. Special Thanks: Chris Rash, Mark Elliston, Matt Roden, Christine Engel and longtime Elon sports historian Rev. Jim Waggoner.
The Legend of the Phoenix Throughout history there is told the legend of the rare and remarkable Phoenix, a crimson and gold bird that lived 500 years. It was sleek, swift and strong - the most marvelous bird ever created by human imagination. At the end of its life, with death approaching, it built a nest in an oak tree and was consumed in flames ignited by the sun. From the ashes emerged the next Phoenix - reborn and renewed, with strength forged in fire.
On the Cover (From top left) Justine Robertson, Amy Salek, Andrea March, Emily Fournier and Monique Vines.
Check out the Phoenix on the Web…
www.elonphoenix.com
The Southern Conference The Southern Conference, which began its 89th season of intercollegiate competition in 2009, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions. The Conference currently consists of 12 members in five states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships.
Quick Facts School.................................. Elon University Location........................................Elon, N.C. Enrollment.............................................5,628 Founded..................................................1889 Nickname........................................ Phoenix Colors..................................Maroon & Gold Conference.....................................Southern President...................... Dr. Leo M. Lambert Director of Athletics................. Dave Blank Head Coach............................Mark Elliston Alma Mater.............Oklahoma Baptist, ‘86 Assistant Coach........................Matt Roden Alma Mater............. UNC Wilmington, ‘05 Assistant Coach................. Christine Engel Alma Mater............................. Clemson, ‘96 Year at Elon........................................Fourth Media Relations..................... Jen Blackwell Office Phone.............................336.278.6634 Cell Phone................................336.303-6874 Email.........................jblackwell2@elon.edu Website............................. elonphoenix.com
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Academic Excellence • Elon University is a dynamic private comprehensive university known for excellent arts and sciences along with outstanding professional programs. The Education Trust recognizes Elon for excellence in freshman retention and outstanding graduation rates. • Elon was named the nation’s #1 “School to Watch” by U.S. News & World Report in the magazine’s 2009 “America’s Best Colleges” guide. The 70 colleges and universities on the list are noted as “schools everyone should be watching.” • U.S. News & World Report also ranks Elon #2 among 118 Southern master’s level universities and among the top universities in the nation in these “Programs to Look For” categories: first-year experiences, study abroad, internships, undergraduate research/creative projects, learning communities, service learning and senior capstone. No other school in the nation received so many top rankings. • Elon consistently earns top ratings in the annual National Survey of Student Engagement on each of the five benchmarks of excellence: - level of academic challenge - active and collaborative learning - student-faculty interaction - enriching educational experiences - supportive campus environment • Elon offers 51 majors in four schools and has a total of 4,992 undergraduate and 636 graduate students. The average class size is 22 with an overall student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1.
Affordability • Elon offers a top-value education by every measure: in 2009, both Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and The Princeton Review named Elon one of the nations’s top 50 “best value” private universities. The 2009 edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges named Elon a “best buy” university, based on academic quality and reasonable cost. • Elon is one of the nation’s top seven best values for students who want to attend a university with outstanding academics at an affordable cost, according to Bruce G. Hammond, former managing editor of the Fiske Guide to Colleges, in an article on Reader’s Digest.com
Academic Support • The Elon University Athletic Department is proactive in ensuring the academic success of all student-athletes from their recruiting visit through graduation. Integral components of academic support for athletics include the academic enhancement program, registration services, tutorial services, travel notices, recruiting visits, laptops and life skills. • All freshmen and select upperclassmen participate in the Academic Enhancement Program. All student-athletes in AEP meet with their assigned academic coordinator each week to discuss academic progress and concerns. In addition to weekly meetings, student-athletes in AEP are required to complete monitored study hours. To accommodate class and practice schedules, both daytime and nighttime options are available to complete monitored study hours. • In addition to the academic support provided by Elon Athletics, programs are also in place to promote and enhance the student-athlete experience. Programs and speakers address topics such as freshman transition issues, health and wellness, and career/graduate school preparation. The Student-Athlete Advisory Council is an organization for student-athletes, run by student-athletes, to provide an opportunity to serve the athletic, Elon and greater Burlington communities.
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by an athlete in one meet only to have a teammate break the new mark at a different meet an hour or so later. I remember saying “I hope you weren’t too attached to that record you broke earlier…” It was an interesting conservation. What do you think the freshman will be able to contribute this year?
Entering his fourth season at the helm of the Elon track and field program, Mark Elliston hopes to improve on the success of last season and help the Phoenix rise to the top of the Southern Conference. Last season, Elliston helped Phoenix tracksters to five All-Southern Conference nods and eight all-freshman team accolades. The team also set 22 program-bests during the indoor and outdoor season. Elliston sat down to answer some questions about the Elon track and field program and the expectations for the 2009-10 season. What are you expecting out of the team this year? ME: There are some high expectations because we have the potential of being the best team Elon has ever had and the ladies can sense that. The upperclassmen have been around the program for a few years and know what it takes to be competitive in the Southern Conference. We also have a solid group of freshmen and sophomores that are talented and ready to prove themselves at this level or improve on last year’s performance. I expect the team to score more points and place higher at the SoCon meets this year. Last season, Amy Salek broke the schol-record in the 200-meter dash at the Duke Invite. Less than three hours later, Dana Caltado broke Salek’s new record. What was it like to have so many school records broken, including having two broken in the same event hours apart at different meets?
ME: Although the freshman class this season is small in number, they are big in talent. My hope is that they stay healthy, train, compete hard and stay positive. If they can do this, I am sure we will see some great races and performances as we get to the bigger meets towards the end of the season. How important are non-track work-outs to the athletes as they prepare for the upcoming season? ME: All around training such as weights, plyometrics and swimming helps in the overall development of the athletes and prevention of injuries. In addition to improving their strength and coordination, this also gives their body a needed break from the continuous pounding on the track every day. What is different about the strength and conditioning program for throwers? ME: For throwers, due to the nature of their events, they have to get themselves stronger to be able to throw implements (shot, hammer, disc, weight) as far as possible. So throwers are in the weight room 4-5 days a week. Our throwing coach, Matt Roden, follows this training up with proper technique development, through drills and a watchful eye to make sure they are training correctly as they prepare for the season. What do you feel are Elon’s strongest events this season? ME: That is a tough question, due to the fact that we are really loading up each
event and now have two to three very talented athletes in most events. The jumps and sprints look very solid, and throws and distance are getting there as well. Overall, I am looking forward to turning everyone loose this season and letting them showcase their talent. You are traveling to the New York City Armory meet for the second straight season. How does competing at such a prestigious meet affect your athletes? ME: It’s great to take several team members to such a competitive meet and see how they perform. They go from being nervous to compete against schools like Texas A&M and UCLA, to taking on the challenge of bringing their “A” game and representing Elon well. After meets like this, they are more than ready to take on the best in the SoCon. How are you planning to build on the success of last season? ME: Since arriving to Elon, I have worked on instilling positive team aspects like working hard on the track and in the classroom and focusing on doing your part. We also set team goals each season to score more points than the previous season at the SoCon meets and strive to place higher as well. So far we have continued to do that and my hope is that this season will be no different.
ME: School records are always a great indicator of where a track team is as far as progression. To see so many records fall is really a testament to the hard work that this team is putting into making these things happen. It was a first for me to have a record broken (200-meter dash)
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Senior Cary, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons
Senior Sewell, N.J. Duke
Indoor: 2008-09: Posted a season-best time of 11:11.37 at the UNC Invitational in the 3,000-meter…2007-08: Did not compete…2006-07: Posted a school-record 10:19.05 in the 3000-meter run at the 2007 Southern Conference meet…Finished the mile run with a time of 5:25.54, also at the SoCon meet.
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Outdoor: 2008-09: Ran the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter run…Posted a season-best time of 10:51.31 in the 3,000-meter at the Duke Relays…Ran an 18:54.83 in the 5,000-meter at the UNC Invitational…2007-08: Did not compete…2006-07: Clocked a career-best 17:46.11 in the 5000-meter run at the Duke Relays. Cross Country: 2008: Ran a season-best time of 19:16 at the Southern Conference Championship… NCAA Regional Qualifier…2007: Ran a career-best time of 18:00 at the Southern Conference Championship to repeat as an all-conference performer…Named the team MVP…2006: Named the 2006 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year…All conference performer…Posted a school-record time of 17:59.47 in a ninthplace finish at the Southern Conference Championship…The only Elon runner to break 18:00.
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Meaghan Collins Senior Boone, N.C. Watauga Indoor: 2008-09: Did not compete…2007-08: Ran the mile…Posted a season-best 5:37.26 at the SoCon Championships…Clocked a 5:43.54 at the Tiger Invitational…2006-07: Did not compete. Outdoor: 2008-09: Did not compete…2007-08: Competed in the 1500-meter run…Best time came at the SoCon Championships with a 5:08.15…2006-07: Finished with a season-best time of 5:17.2 in the 1,500-meter run at the Duke Relays. Cross Country 2008: Finished the season with a top time of 20:27 at the NC State meet…Ran a 20:38 at the Eye Opener…Competed in the Winthrop Invitational, Hagan Stone Classic and Blue Ridge Open…2007: Finished with a time of 18:17 at the Western Carolina Classic…Clocked a 21:49 at the Blue Ridge Open…2006: Top time of the season was 20:46 at the Gamecock Invitational.
Indoor: 2008-09: Finished with a season-best time of 9.63 in the 60-meter hurdles at the SoCon Championship…2007-08: Notched a career-best performance at the SoCon Championships in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.35…Top high jump performance came at the Liberty meet with a height of 5’3”…Competed twice in the pentathlon, recording a season-high score of 2899 at the SoCon Championship…2006-07: Member of the track team at Duke University. Outdoor: 2008-09: Received all-conference accolades in the 400-meter hurdles after placing second at the SoCon Championship with a time of 1:03.54…Posted career-bests in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles at the UNC Invitational…Clocked a time of 62.98 in the 400-meter hurdles…Finished with a season-best time of 14.93 in the 100-meter hurdles…2007-08: Ran a 16.02 at the Liberty Invite in the 100-meter hurdles… Season-best time of 64.52 at the Liberty Invite in the 400-meter hurdles…Secondbest time of 64.70 in 400-meter hurdles was recorded at the SoCon Championship, which earned her a third-place finish and all-conference honors…2006-07: Member of the track team at Duke University. High School: Placed 2nd in the 400-meter hurdles in the 2006 New Jersey State Group 4 Championship…also placed 4th in the 100-meter hurdles…member of the fifth-place sprint medley relay team at the 2005 Nike Indoor All-American Meet. Major: Exercise sport science.
High School: All-conference team member…All-Piedmont selection…Team captain…Named the Most Improved Runner following her junior season… Most Valuable Runner as a senior…Led her team to three cross country conference championships and four track conference championships. Major: Human Services.
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Monique Vines Senior Garner, N.C. SE Raleigh Magnet
Jennine Strange Senior Severna Park, Md. Severna Park Indoor: 2008-09: Ran a season-best time of 2:20.22 in the 800-meter run at the SoCon Championship…2007-08: All-conference team member in the 800-meter run…Owns the school record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:14.54…Member of the then-school-record holding 4x400-meter relay team that ran a 3:58.65 at the SoCon Championship…2006-07: Ran the 400-meter dash in 60.79 seconds at the 2007 SoCon meet .. Finished the 800-meter run in 2:25.33 at the 2007 Tiger Invitational. Outdoor: 2008-09: Posted a career-best 2:12.50 in the 800-meter run at the SoCon Championship…Member of the school-record holding 4x400-meter relay team that ran a 3:49.15…Helped the 1,600-sprint medley relay team to an Elon-best time of 4:05.50…2007-08: Helped the 4x800-meter relay team to a then-school record…Ran a season best time of 2:14.69 in the 800-meter run at the Duke Relays…Earned all-conference honors in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:15.05 at the SoCon Championship…Also received all-conference honors in the 4x400-meter relay team with a thirdplace finish with a time of 3:58.79 at the SoCon Championship…Named the team’s MVP…2006-07: Ran a 2:20.12 in the 800 meters at the 2007 Coastal Carolina Invitational…Posted a 58.04 in the 400 meters at the 2007 SoCon Championship. High School: Earned a state, regional and county championship in the 400-meter dash…Won the state championship in the 4x800-meter relay…Captured a regional and county title in the 800-meter run and the 4x400-meter relay…Earned a county championship in the 500-meter run… Helped her team to a regional and county championship in outdoor track.
Indoor: 2008-09: Ran a season-best time of 8.09 in the 60-meter dash at the SoCon Championship…Jumped to a distance of 17’9” in the long jump at the Liberty Kick-Off… Recorded a 36’4.25” in the triple jump at the NYC Armory…2007-08: Notched a distance of 17’.75” in the long jump at the Liberty Invite…Recorded a mark of 36’2” in the triple jump at the UNC Relays…2006-07: Landed a school-record 18’8.50” meter performance in the long jump at the 2007 SoCon meet and a schoolrecord 37’1.75” meter leap in the triple jump at the 2007 Tiger Invitational. Outdoor: 2008-09: Recorded a time of 12.86 in the 100-meter dash at the Liberty Invitational…Jumped a distance of 17’8” in the long jump at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games…Leapt to a distance of 36’7.75” in the triple jump at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games…2007-08: Posted a season-long 17’8.75” at the UNC Fast Times in the long jump…Second longest distance came at the SoCon Championship…Jumped a season-long 36’5” in the triple jump at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games…2006-07: Finished with a then-program-best 18’5.25” in the long jump and a team-record 38’8.25” in the triple jump at the 2007 SoCon meet. High School: All-state indoor track team member in the long jump and triple jump…Helped her team to two third-place finishes and one second-place finish at the 2005 outdoor state meet…Led her team to a third-place finish at the 2005 state indoor meet…Member of the 2006 state championship team in indoor track. Major: Chemistry.
Jacqueline Beliveau Junior Vernon Conn. Northwest Catholic Indoor: 2008-09: Competed in the 200-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, long jump and pentathlon…Recorded a career-best time of 9.62 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Liberty Kick-Off…Posted a distance of 16’5.75” meters in the long jump…Scored a careerbest 3,033 points in the pentathlon at the Liberty Invitational…2007-08: Recorded a season-best 9.81 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Tiger Invitational…Scored a 2,932 in the pentathlon at the SoCon Championship…Also competed in the high jump and long jump. Outdoor: 2008-09: Owns the school record in the pentathlon with a score of 4,271…Ran a career-best 15.36 at the UNC Invitational in the 100-meter hurdles…Posted a distance of 16’6” in the long jump at the Coastal Carolina Invite…Recorded a distance of 90’10” in the javelin throw at the SoCon Championship…2007-08: Ran a 16.02 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Coastal Carolina Invitational…Clocked a seasonhigh 67.81 in the 400-meter hurdles at the SoCon Championship. High School: Top events include the 400-meter dash (59.83), the long jump (17’.25”), the high jump (5’2”) and the heptathlon (3,776 points)…Was a conference champion in both the 400-meter dash and the high jump for Northwest Catholic High School…Was also a member of the conference champion 4x400-meter relay team. Major: Major is business administration.
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Katy Burns Junior Cary, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons Indoor: 2008-09: Did not compete…2007-08: Ran an 11:31.88 in the 3,000-meter run at the UNC Invitational…Posted a career-best 19:59.49 at the SoCon Championship. Outdoor: 2008-09: Ran a 5:21.17 in the 1,500-meter run at the Liberty Invitational…2007-08: Ran a 20:33.52 in the 5,000-meter run at the Coastal Carolina Invitational. Cross Country 2008: Did not compete…2007: Competed in all six meets as a freshman…Ran a 16:26 at the Western Carolina Classic… Finished with a time of 19:49 at the Wake Forest Relays…Ran a career-best 21:20 in the 5K at the Blue Ridge Open…Clocked a 21:23.5 at the Disney Classic. High School: All-conference runner… Recorded two first-place finishes in 2006 – the Hagan Stone Five Stage Eight Mile Relay and the Wendy’s Invitational…2006 team captain…Led the squad to the 2006 state championship… Honored with the Crusader Award for her work on the cross country and indoor and outdoor track teams. Major: Business administration and accounting.
Veronica Day Junior Vienna, Va. Madison Indoor: 2008-09: Earned a career-best 8.17 in the 60-meter dash at the Liberty KickOff…Posted a season-best distance of 18’.25” in the long jump at the SoCon Championship…Finished with a distance of 37’3.75”, a career-best, in the triple jump at the Liberty Kick-Off…2007-08: Competed in three events (200-meter, long jump, triple jump) for the Phoenix in 2008…Recorded a time of 27.30 in the 200-meter dash at the Tiger Invitational…Recorded a season-best mark of 18’1” in the long jump at the UNC Invitational…Finished the season at the SoCon Championship with a distance of 17’11.75”…Posted a school-record distance of 37’2.50’in the triple jump at the UNC Relays. Outdoor: 2008-09: Leapt to a school-record distance of 18’8.50” in the long jump at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games…Notched a distance of 38’5.50” in the triple jump at the SoCon Championship…2007-08: Competed in the long jump, triple jump and the 200-meter dash…Posted a season-long 18’7.25” at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games in the long jump…In the triple jump, posted a season-long 38’1.50” at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Posted a 26.41 in the 200-meter dash at the Coastal Carolina Invitational. High School: Top events included the long jump (18’9”), the triple jump (37’6.50”) and the 200-meter dash (26.85)…All-state long jumper… Appeared in the Virginia AAA State Meet all four years…Team captain for two years…Nike Indoor and Outdoor National Championship competitor in the triple jump. Major: Business administration.
Emily Fournier Junior Attleboro, Mass. Attleboro Indoor: 2008-09: Holds the school record in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:13.77…Ran an 18:17.28 in the 5,000-meter run…Posted a career-best time of 5:13.11 in the mile run at the SoCon Championship…2007-08: Posted a season-best 5:21.66 in the mile at the UNC Invitational…Finished with a time of 10:21.97 at the SoCon Championship in the 3000-meter run. Outdoor: 2008-09: Received all-conference honors in the 5,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a second-place finish at the SoCon Championship…Owns the school records in the 3,000-meter run (10:10.72), 5,000-meter run (17:39.83) and the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:56.55)… Competed in the 1,500-meter run with a top-time of 4:47.31 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational…2007-08: Posted a top-time of 10:28.69 in the 3,000-meter run at the Coastal Carolina Invitational…Ran a 4:50.51 in the 1,500-meter run at the Duke Relays…Finished the season at the SoCon Championship with a time of 11:20.60 in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Cross Country 2008: Earned all-conference honors with a career-best time of 18:11 at the Southern Conference Championship…Finished with a 22:17 in the 6K at the NCAA Regional Championships…Clocked an 18:29 for a first-place finish at the Hagan Stone Classic…2007: Competed in all six meets as a freshman…Clocked a 19:03 at the Disney Classic…Ran a seasonbest 18:35 at the Southern Conference Championship…Competed in the NCAA Regional where she finished with a time of 23:08.4…Earned the team’s coach’s award. High School: Three-sport letterwinner in cross country and indoor and outdoor track…Holds multiple records at her high school…Served as a team captain for her cross country squad…Received the 2003 MSTCA Sportsmanship Award. Major: Exercise sport science.
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Lauren Hawkesworth Junior Oviedo, Fla. Oviedo Indoor: 2008-09: Owns the school-record in the triple jump with a distance of 37’6” at the UNC Invitational…2007-08: Earned a season-best time of 8.40 in the 60-meter dash at the Liberty meet…Earned a season-high mark of 16’5” in the long jump at the Liberty meet…Notched a season-best distance of 36’7” in the triple jump at the UNC Relays.
Lauren Fredrickson Junior Great Falls, Va. Langley Indoor: 2008-09: Posted a 10:57.20 in the mile run at the SoCon Championship…Recorded a top-time of 5:24.31 at the NYC Armory…Ran a 5:26.89 at the Liberty Invitational…2007-08: Recorded a seasonbest time of 19:04.67 in the 5,000-meter run at the Tiger Invitational…Ran the mile at the UNC Invitational and finished with a time of 5:44.98. Outdoor: 2008-09: Ran a 10:53.36 in the 3,000-meter run at the UNC Invitational…Clocked a season-best 18.57.00 in the 5,000-meter run at the Duke Relays…2007-08: Did not compete. Cross Country 2008: Ran a career-best 20:01 at the Winthrop Invitational…Finished with a time of 20:07 in the Eye Opener…2007: Finished with a time of 20:06 at the Blue Ridge Open.
Outdoor: 2008-09: Owns a career-best 38’5.50” in the triple jump…Earned a distance of 17’3.50” in the long jump at the UNC Invitational…2007-08: Earned a seasonbest mark of 17’8.75” in the long jump at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games…Recorded a mark of 37’4.50” at the SoCon Championship in the triple jump. High School: AAU Junior Olympic qualifier…Excelled in the long jump (16’10”), the triple jump (35’5”) and the 100-meter dash (12.87). Major: Communications.
Sarah McKenna Junior Mebane, N.C. Eastern Alamance Indoor: 2008-09: Ran a 11:05.07 in the 3,000-meter run at the UNC Invitational…2007-08: Did not compete. Outdoor: 2008-09: Did not compete…2007-08: Did not compete. Cross Country 2008: Competed in two meets as a sophomore…Ran a career-best in the 5K at the Blue Ridge Open with a time of 21:02…2007: Clocked a 22:25 at the Blue Ridge Open. High School: All-conference selection… Took first-place in the Mid-State 3A Regional meet in the 1600-meter run. Major: Leisure and sport management.
High School: Squad won the 2006 District Championship…A district and regional competitor in cross country… Also competed as a distance runner on her indoor track team. Major: Business administration.
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Catherine Rossi Junior Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Saratoga Springs Indoor: 2008-09: Clocked an 11.33.26 at the Liberty Invitational in the 3,000-meter run…200708: Turned in a season-high performance at the SoCon Championship with a time 10:48.24 in the 3,000-meter run.
Justine Robertson Junior Doylestown, Pa. Central Bucks West Indoor 2008-09: Received all-conference honors in the shot put after placing third at the SoCon Championship…Owns the school record in the shot put with a mark of 40’4” thrown at the SoCon Championship…School record-holder in the weight throw with a distance of 47’10’…Threw a 44’0” at the UNC Invitational…2007-08: Season-best mark of 39’10.50” in the shot put came at the SoCon Championships…Recorded a distance of 35’4.50” in the weight throw at the Liberty meet. Outdoor: 2008-09: All-conference honoree in the javelin and discus with a second-place finish in both events…Owns the school record in the javelin throw with a mark of 121’9” set at the SoCon Championship…Posted a season-best throw of 40’0” in the shot put at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games… Owns a distance of 137’9” in the discus… Recorded a distance of 121’1” in the hammer throw at the Raleigh Relays…2007-08: Set a season-best in the javelin throw with a distance of 119’8” meters at the SoCon Championship…Season-best in the discus came at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games with a mark of 132’0”… Recorded a distance of 38’11.50” in the shot put at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games…Recorded a fourth-place finish at the SoCon Championship in the shot put… Notched a mark of 125’4” in the hammer throw at the Liberty Invite…Named the team’s outstanding field athlete. High School: Conference javelin champion… Standout in the discus (135’11”) and the shot put (40’4”). Major: Leisure and sport management.
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Outdoor: 2008-09: Did not compete…2007-08: Top time in the 3000-meter run was 10:53.17 in the Coastal Carolina Invitational…Ran the 5000-meter run in three meets…Turned in a season-best performance at the Duke Relays running a 18:57.82. Cross Country 2008: Posted a career-best time of 19:01 at the Southern Conference Championship…Ran in the NCAA Regional Championship…Recorded a time of 19:18 at the Winthrop Invitational… Ran a 19:20 at the Hagan Stone Classic… Also competed in the Eye Opener and the Blue Ridge Open…2007: Posted a season-best time of 19:39 at the SoCon Championship…Finished with a time of 19:55 at the Blue Ridge Open…Ran a 25:01 in the 6K at the Paul Short Run…Qualified for the NCAA Regional where she finished with a time of 23:46.1. High School: Suburban-council and sectional finalist in cross country in the 3,000-meter run…Saratoga Springs High School team won the national, state and sectional championships. Major: Middle grades education.
Taylor Shaw Junior Frederick, Md. Gov. Thomas Johnson
Friendship and Freedom Games with a time of 9:29.27…Clocked a 2:22.25 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational in the 800-meter run… Finished the SoCon Championship with a time of 2:22.8. High School: High school star in the 200-meter dash (27.28), the 400-meter dash (60.50) and the 800-meter run (2:22). Major: Leisure and sport management.
Sarah Skogen Junior Woodstock, Ga. Woodstock Indoor: 2008-09: Member of the Elon-record holding 4x400-meter relay team that ran a 3:54.41 at the NYC Armory…Clocked an 8.05 in the 60-meter dash at the Liberty Kick-Off and the SoCon Championship… Ran the 200-meter dash at the Liberty Kick-Off where she posted a time of 27.38…Best time of 59.77 in the 400-meter dash came at the NYC Armory…2007-08: Competed at the SoCon Championship. Outdoor 2008-09: Member of the Elon recordsetting 4x100-meter relay team that ran a 47.81…Also a member of the 4x200meter relay team that owns the school record with a time of 1:43.24…Part of the 4x400-meter relay team that set the school record with a time of 3:49.15…Ran on the 1,600-meter sprint medley relay team that posted a school-best time of 4:05.50…Ran the 200-meter dash at the Liberty Invitational where she clocked a 26.09…Posted a season-best time of 57.54 in the 400-meter dash at the SoCon Championship…2007-08: Finished wih a season-best 58.08 in the 400-meter dash at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games…Ran a 58.55 in the 400-meter dash at the SoCon Championship…Posted a season-best time of 26.04 in the 200-meter dash at the UNC Fast Times.
Indoor: 2008-09: Posted a career-best time of 2:22.57 in the 800-meter run at the UNC Invitational…Second-best time came at the NYC Armory with a 2:23.47…2007-08: Finished with a season-high 2:23.23 at the SoCon Championship in the 800-meter run.
High School: Georgia State Meet participant…Excelled in the 100-meter dash (12.60 seconds), the 200-meter dash (25.85 seconds) and the 400-meter dash (57.76 seconds)…200-meter dash county champion…Three-time 400-meter dash county champion.
Outdoor: 2008-09: Career-best time in the outdoor season came at the SoCon Championship when she ran a 2:20.49 in the 800-meter dash…2007-08: A member of the schoolrecord setting 4x800-meter relay team… Team set the record at the N.C. A&T
Major: Sociology.
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and academic all-conference performer during her prep career…2007 conference champion in both the high jump and 100-meter hurdles…Sectional champion in the high jump in 2007…2005 and 2007 state competitor in the high jump…Recorded a personal best of 5’4” in the high jump… Owns a personal best time of 15.5 in the 100-meter hurdles.
Melissa Turowski Junior Mt. Airy, Md. Linganore Indoor: 2008-09: Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that owns the school record with a time of 3:54.41…Posted a toptime of 59.46 in the 400-meter dash at the NYC Armory…2007-08: Member of the then-school-record holding 4x400-meter relay that ran a 3:58.65 at the SoCon Championship…Ran a season-best 28.05 at the Tiger Invitational in the 200-meter dash…Posted a season-best performance in the 400-meter dash at the UNC Relays with a time of 61.08. Outdoor 2008-09: Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a school-record time of 3:49.15… Ran a season-best 58.19 in the 400-meter dash at the SoCon Championship… Clocked a career-best 26:38 in the 200-meter dash at the N.C. Friendship and Freedom Games…2007-08: Earned allconference honors in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:58.79…Ran a season-best 60.03 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational in the 400-meter dash…Clocked a season-best 27.18 in the 200-meter dash at the Coastal Carolina Invitational. High School: Competed in the 200 meters (26.10), the 300 meters (42.30), the 400 meters (57.01) and the 500 meters (1:17.90)…The Frederick County Runner of the Year…Recipient of the Elon Presidential Scholar Award. Major: Mathematics.
Geena Vontress Junior Silver Spring, Md. John F. Kennedy Indoor: 2008-09: Competed in the 200-meter dash with a time of 29.89 at the Liberty Invitational…Ran a career-best time of 66.27 in the 400-meter dash at the Liberty Invitational…2007-08: Did not compete. Outdoor: 2008-09: Posted a 29.62 in the 200-meter dash at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Ran a career-best time of 1:05.96 in the 400-meter dash at the UNC Invitational…2007-08: Did not compete. High School: Ran the 400-meter dash. Major: Communications.
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Major: Exercise sport science.
Dana Cataldo Courtney Weathers Junior Marietta, Ga. Harrison Indoor: 2008-09: Recorded a height of 5’2.50” in the high jump …2007-08: Recorded a seasonhigh height of 5’.25” in the high jump at the Tiger Invitational and the UNC Relays. Outdoor: 2008-09: Tied the school-record in the high jump at the Liberty Invitational and at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games…2007-08: Finished the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a season-best height of 5’1” in the high jump. High School: Prep star in both the high jump (5’4”) and the 400-meter dash (58.87)…Finished in seventh place in the high jump at the Georgia State meet after earning a runner-up finish in region competition…Elon Presidential Scholar Award recipient. Major: Business administration.
Rachel Banner
Sophomore Mount Laurel, N.J. Lenape Indoor: 2008-09: Competed in the 60-meter and 200-meter dash and the long jump for the Phoenix…Posted a career-best time of 7.98 at the Southern Conference Championship in the 60-meter dash… Ran a career-high 26.02 in the 200-meter dash at the SoCon Championship. Outdoor: 2008-09: Owns the school record in the 100- and 200- meter dash with times of 12.47 and 25.36, respectively…Clocked a 12.51 in the 100-meter dash at the UNC Invitational…Clocked a career-best 26.31 in the 200-meter dash at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games. High School: Named Lenape’s MVP in 2006…Earned all-conference honors in the 100-meter dash (2006), 200-meter dash (2005, 2008), and the long jump (2007, 2008)…Named to the first-team Group IV All-South Jersey team in 2006, 2007, and 2008…Personal bests include a 12.1 in the 100-meter dash, 25.2 in the 200-meter dash, and a 17’mark in the long jump. Major: Accounting.
Sophomore St, Charles, Ill. St. Charles East Indoor: 2008-09: Tied the school record with a height of 5’3” in the high jump at the SoCon Championship…Turned in a career-high score of 2,663 in the pentathlon at the Liberty Invitational. Outdoor: 2008-09: Finished with a career-best height of 5’.25” in the high jump at the Liberty Invitational. High School: Team captain in 2008 and MVP in 2007…Four-time all-conference
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Allyson Costa
Invitational with a 139’6” toss.
Sophomore Hamden, Conn. Hamden
High School: School record-holder in the discus…Two-time conference champion and district champion in the discus… Medaled in the discus at the state track and field meet (2007, 2008)…Graduated with honors…Recipient of the 2008 Lancaster Lebanon Brackbill Female Scholar Athlete Award…Recorded a personal best of 140’10” in the discus and a 38’2” in the shot put.
Indoor: 2008-09: All-freshman team member in the 5,000-meter run…Posted a career-best time of 18:23.04 in the 5,000-meter run at the SoCon Championship…Also ran in the 3,000-meter run where she clocked a career-best 10:50.19. Outdoor: 2008-09: All-freshman performer in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 38.29.95…Clocked a career-best time of 18:23.44 in the 5,000-meter run at the Duke Relays…Ran a 10:54.34 in the 3,000-meter run at the UNC Invitational. Cross Country 2008: Ran a career-best 19:23 at the Southern Conference Championship… Clocked a 19:35 in her first collegiate meet at the Eye Opener…Second best time of the season was a 19:24 at the Blue Ridge Open…Ran a 23:26 in the 6K at the NCAA Regional Championships. High School: Was named the captain of her cross country and indoor track teams her senior year…Two-time All-Quinnipiac Division cross-country runner…Selected as a scholar-athlete by the Hamden Women’s Sport Federation…Member of the Southern Connecticut Conference all-academic team during her junior and senior cross country and indoor track seasons…Ran a personal best of 11:45 in the two mile. Major: Business administration.
Alyssa Girvin Sophomore Pequea, Pa. Penn Manor Indoor: 2008-09: Freshman all-conference performer in the shot put and weight throw…Recorded a career-best distance of 44’10.75” in the weight throw at the SoCon Championship…Second-best distance was 44’1.25” at the Liberty Invitational. Outdoor: 2008-09: Freshman all-conference performer in the discus…Threw the shot put, weight and hammer…Longest throw in the discus was at the Liberty
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Major: Science education.
Stephanie Giunta Sophomore Warrenton, Va. Liberty (HS) Outdoor: Did not compete. Indoor: Ran a career-best time of 5:18.63 at the UNC Invitational…Also ran a 5:20.61 at the Liberty Invitational. Cross Country: 2008: Did not compete. High School: Was a 2006 all-state selection in the indoor 1,000-meter run and the outdoor 800-meter run…Set personal bests of 2:23 in the 800-meter run, 3:07 in the 1000-meter run, and 5:15 in the 1500-meter run. Major: Psychology.
Jordan Lee Sophomore Hillsborough, N.C. Cedar Ridge Indoor: 2008-09: Recorded a height of 5’2.25” in the high jump at the Liberty Kick-Off… Finished with a jump of 9’.25” in the pole vault at the Liberty Kick-Off. Outdoor: 2008-09: Limited competition due to injury …Competed at the SoCon Championship. High School: Competitor in the high jump, pole vault, and heptathlon… Four-time state champion…Five-time all conference performer…Four-time recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award…Personal best include 5’6” in the high jump. Major: Exercise sport science.
Clara Martin Sophomore Chapel Hill, N.C. East Chapel Hill Indoor: 2008-09: Competed in the weight throw. Outdoor 2008-09: Freshman all-conference team member in the hammer throw…Best throw of her career in the hammer was 117’6.25” at the SoCon Championship… Also competed in the discus. High School: Team captain during the 2007-08 year…Set the school record in the discus throw at East Chapel Hill…Placed seventh at the state track meet…Named her school’s MVP…Earned East Chapel Hill High School Honor Scholar honors. Major: Exercise sport science.
Katelyn O’Dunne Sophomore Ellicott City, Md. Glenelg Country Indoor: 2008-09: Did not compete. Outdoor: 2008-09: Ran a career-best time of 5:17.28 in the 1,500-meter run at the Liberty Invitational…Also ran a 5:18.91 at the UNC Invitational. Cross Country: 2008-09: Did not compete. High School: Led Glenelg Country to the state championship…Team captain for Glenelg’s track team…Notched personal best times of 2:31 in the 800-meter run, 5:41 in the 1,600-meter run, and 19:48 in the 5000-meter run…Named to the high honor roll and earned Community Service Merit Honors from 2005-08…Member of the National Honor Society. Major: Communications.
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Amy Salek
Sophomore Charlotte, N.C. Country Day
Sophomore Wyckoff, N.J. Ramapo
Indoor: 2008-09: Did not compete.
Indoor: 2008-09: All-conference and all-freshman performer in the 400-meter dash with a third-place finish at the SoCon Championship…Owns the school record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.29…Member of the school-record holding 4x400-meter relay team…Recordsetting time in the 4x400-meter relay was 3:54.41 at the NYC Armory…Also ran the 60- and 200-meter dash…Career-best time in the 60-meter dash was 7.95 at the Liberty Invitational…Ran a career-best 26.38 in the 200-meter dash.
Outdoor: 2008-09: Ran a 5:10.62 in the 1,500-meter run at the UNC Invitational. Cross Country 2008: Posted a career-best time of 18:53 at the Southern Conference Championship to earn all-conference honors…Second-best time came at the Winthrop Invitational, running a 19:20…Finished the NCAA Regional Championship 6K with a time of 25:21.00. High School: Winner of the the 2007 state championship in the 1600-meter run…Named the team MVP…Holds the school record in the mile-run… Helped her team to the 2007 conference championship and a second-place finish at the state championship…Ran personal bests of 2:24 in the 800-meter run, 5:15 in the 1600-meter run and an 18:44 in the 5000-meter run. Major: International studies.
Amanda Rice Sophomore Titusville, Fla. Astronaut Indoor: 2008-09: Competed in the 60-meter hurdles…Best time of her career in the 60-meter hurdles came at the SoCon Championship with a time of 9.42. Outdoor: 2008-09: Ran the 100-meter hurdles…Ran a 15.35 in the 100-meter hurdles at the SoCon Championship. High School: Four-time, two sport letterwinner (diving and track)…Named Astronaut’s MVP in 2008…Named to the first-team Cape Coast Conference… member of the Florida State 2A sixth-place finishing 4x400-meter relay team…Florida State 2A runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles…Regional and district champion in the 100-meter hurdles…Personal bests are 15.23 (100-meter hurdles) and 48.25 (300-meter hurdles). Major: Biology.
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Madison Russo Sophomore Wallingford, Conn. Lyman Hall Indoor: 2008-09: Owns the school record in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:05.90… Also competed in the 800-meter run… Finished with a career-best time of 2:22.56 in the 800-meter run at the UNC Invitational…Second-best time was a 2:24.61 at the UNC Invitational. Outdoor: 2008-09: Earned all-freshman honors in the 1,500-meter run…Competed in the 800-meter run and 1,500-meter run… Career-best time of 2:22.03 in the 800-meter run at the Duke Relays…Top-time in the 1,500-meter run was a 4:51.51 at the SoCon Championship. Cross Country: 2008: Ran a 20:58 at the NC State meet… Also posted a time of 21:08 at the Hagan Stone Classic.
Outdoor: 2008-09: Earned all-freshman and allconference honors in the 400-meter dash after placing third at the SoCon Championship…Owns the school record in the 800-meter and 400-meter dash… Top-time in the 200-meter dash was 25.71 at the Duke Relays…Set a career best and school record with a time of 55.16 in the 400-meter dash at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games…Posted a time of 12.64 in the 100-meter dash…Also a member of the record-holding 4x100meter relay team (47.81), 4x200-meter relay team (1:43.24), 4x400-meter relay team (3:49.15) and 1,600-meter sprint medley relay team (4:05.50). High School: Ramapo’s Female Athlete of the Year…Bergen County Champion in the 400-meter dash…Named first-team all-county in the indoor and outdoor 400-meter dash…Earned third-team all-state honors in the 400-meter dash… Member of Ramapo’s nationally-ranked DMR team (400-meter leg)…Personalbests were 12.1 (100-meter dash), 24.89 (200-meter dash), 55.38 (400-meter dash). and 2:19 (800-meter run) Major Exercise sport science.
High School: Served as the captain of Lyman Hall’s indoor and outdoor track teams…Earned all-state honors in the 800-meter run…Named the MVP of her team in both indoor and outdoor track…Was the runner-up in the state championship in the 800-meter run… Holds the school record in the 800-meter run…Named a Record-Journal scholar athlete in outdoor track…Set personal bests in the 5k (21:00), 400-meter (1:02), 800-meter (2:18.9) and 1600-meter (5:25). Major: Business administration.
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Outdoor: 2008-09: Competed in the 800-, 1,500and 3,000-meter run…Best time in the 3,000-meter run was 10:46.23 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational…Clocked a 2:26.83 in the 800-meter run…Best time in the 1,500-meter run was 4:57.74. Cross Country 2008: Season-best time of 19:49 came at the Southern Conference Championship… Posted a 19:50 at the Hagan Stone Classic… Ran a 20:12 at the Winthrop Invitational. High School: Named a two-time team captain and team MVP at Magruder… Recorded personal-best times of 5:17 in the 1,600-meter run, 11:56 in the 3,200-meter run and 19:35 in the 5,000-meter run…Member of the National Honor Society during all four years of high school.
Justine Schulerud Sophomore Ghent, N.Y. Ichabod Crane Indoor: 2008-09: Competed in the mile run for the Phoenix…Ran a career-best time of 5:35.31 at the UNC Invitational. Outdoor 2008-09: Ran the 1,500-meter run and steeplechase…Career-best time of 5:08.37 in the 1,500-meter run came at the Coastal Carolina Invitational…Clocked a careerbest time of 12:19.41 in the steeplechase at the Liberty Invitational. Cross Country 2008: Ran her best time of 20:05 in her first collegiate race at the Winthrop Invitational…Posted a 20:36 at the Hagan Stone Classic…Ran a 21:41 at the Blue Ridge Open. High School: Named to the first-team all-league and to the first-team Class C at Ichabod Crane…Clocked personal bests of 5:00.6 in the 1,500-meter run and 19:13 in the 5,000-meter run. Major: Print and broadcast journalism.
Courtney Whalen Sophomore Derwood, Md. Magruder Indoor: 2008-09: Ran the mile run…Careerbest time was a 5:19.11 at the SoCon Championship…Second-best time was a 5.22.88 at the UNC Invitational
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Major: Math and computer science.
Lauren Wilmer Sophomore Frederick, Md. Wykcoff Indoor: 2008-09: Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that posted the school-record time of 3:54.41 at the NYC Armory…Ran a careerbest 27.14 in the 200-meter dash at the Liberty Kick-Off…Finished with a time of 60.66, a career-best, in the 400-meter dash. Outdoor 2008-09: Did not compete due to injury. High School: Member of the first-team all-conference 4x400-meter relay team… Graduated with high honors…Named a Maryland Scholar…Personal bests include 25.2 (200-meter dash) and 58.3 (400-meter dash). Major: Philosophy.
Jacqueline Alnes Freshman Tulsa, Okla. Union
Morgan Denecke Freshman Midlothian, Va. Clover Hill High School: Served as the captain of her high school’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track team during her senior season…Dominion District Indoor 1,600-meter champion…Recorded a PR of 19:33 in the 5,000-meter run, 5:19.74 in the 1,600-meter run, 11:22.12 in the 3,200-meter run and 18:58.43 in the track 5,000-meter run…Two-time Dominion District VHSL Group AAA Academic Award winner in cross country…Named the Most Valuable Runner on her indoor track team as a freshman and junior… Received Scholar Athlete Award in cross country, indoor and outdoor track during all four years at Clover Hill High School… Three-time member of the indoor track VHSL Central Region AAA All-Academic team…Two-time member of the outdoor track VHSL Central Region AAA AllAcademic team…Seven-time Dominion District VHSL Group AAA Academic All-District Award winner in indoor and outdoor track. Major: Exercise science.
Cara Hughes Freshman Doylestown, Pa. Central Bucks East High School: Finished in eighth-place at the 2009 Pennsylvania state meet… Member of the 2008 Pennsylvania state champion and league champion indoor 4x200-meter relay team…Part of the 2009 state champion outdoor 4x100-meter relay team. Major: Undecided.
High School: Member of the district and regional championship team…Allstate and all-regional runner…Two-time 3,200-meter run regional champion… Oklahoma state qualifier in both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter run…Owns cross country PRs of 11:33 in the two-mile run and 19:05 in the 5K…Ran a PR of 11:28 in the 3,200-meter run. Major: Undecided. 2009 Phoenix Track and Field
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Laura Martens Freshman Garden City, N.Y. Garden City High School: Named the 2006 rookie of the year…2007 all-conference performer in the 400-meter dash, 400-meter indoor hurdles and 4x400-meter relay team… Earned all-county honors in the 400-meter indoor hurdles…Served as the team captain during the 2008-09 season… Earned the Outstanding Female Athlete award…Member of the 2007 county champion 4x400-meter relay team… Helped her team to three straight county championships. Major: Accounting.
Janelle McNeil Freshman Attleboro, Mass. Bishop Feehan High School: Finished fourth at the class meet in the 300- and 400-meter dash…Four-time EAC champion in the 400-meter dash and long jump…2009 class champion in the long jump and triple jump…Hold the school record in the long and triple jump…Finished sixth at the Massachusetts state meet in the long jump…Finished fifth in the state in the long jump in 2008…Named the MVP of her team’s winter/spring track team in 2008-09. Major: Biology.
Christine Pacewicz Freshman Long Grove, Ill. Stevenson High School: Team captain of cross country and track teams…Placed ninth at the conference meet to earn allconference recognition…Two-time MVP in cross country…Named all-conference in the 4x800-meter relay and the 1,600-meter run…Owns a PR of 5:23 in the 1,600-meter run, 2:24 in the 800-meter run, 1:04 in the 400-meter dash and 11:55 in the 3,200-meter run…Track MVP following her senior season. Major: Exercise sport science. 2009 Phoenix Track and Field
Sullivan Parkes
Emily Tryon
Freshman Winchester, Va. Millbrook
Freshman Gulf Breeze, Fla. Gulf Breeze
High School: Four-year letter-winner in cross country…Three-year letter-winner in indoor and outdoor track…Served as the captain of her cross country, indoor track and outdoor track teams…Helped her cross country team to three straight regular-season district championships… Led her cross country team to the 200708 Regional Championship…Helped her team to a second-place finish at the 2007-08 Northwestern District Championship… Her team finished third at the VHSL AA State meet in consecutive years…Placed fifth as a freshman, sixth as a junior and 13th as a senior at the VHSL AA State meet…Four-time member of the all-district cross country team…Earned all-region and all-state cross country honors as a sophomore, junior and senior…Named the cross country MVP as a sophomore and senior…Earned all-district, all-region and all-state honors in indoor track as a sophomore and junior…Named to the all-district team in outdoor track for three straight years…Named all-region and all-state as a sophomore and junior… Named the outdoor track team’s rookie of the year in 2005-06…Finished fifth in the 3,200-meter run at the 2007-08 VHSL AA State track meet…Helped the 4x800-meter relay team to a third-place finish at the 2006-07 VHSL AA State Track Meet…Owns PRs of 18:31.20 in the 5K, 5:17.65 in the 1,600-meter run, 11:21.60 in the 3,200-meter run and 18:21 in the 5,000-meter run.
High School: Captained cross country and track teams…All-state honoree in cross country and track…Three-time cross country all-area performer…2008 regional champion in the 3,200-meter run…2008 cross country district champion…Three-time district champion in the 3,200-meter run…2008 and 2009 1,600-meter run district champion…2008 4x800-meter relay district champion… Runner-up in the 3,200-meter run at the 2009 Florida state championship… Finished third in the 3,200-meter run at the Florida state championship in 2008…Owns the Gulf Breeze High School school record in the 5K (18:46) and 3,200-meter run (11:12)…Was named the cross country MVP in 2006, 2007 and 2008…Three-time track MVP…Helped her 4x800-meter relay team to the 2008 district championship and a sixth place finish at the state championship meet… Helped her team to a 2008 district championship in track…Guided her team to back-to-back district championships in cross country.
Major: Exercise sport science.
High School: North Carolina state champion in the 200-meter dash during her junior season…Won seven state championships at Cummings High School…Owns PRs of 25.27 in the 200-meter dash, 12.24 in the 100-meter dash, 18’9.50” in the long jump, 38’6.50” in the triple jump, 7.25 in the 55-meter dash and 42.24 in the 300-meter dash… Served as a captain during her junior and senior season…Member of the High School Hall of Fame…Holds the school record in the 100- and 200- meter dash.
Melissa Provost Freshman Millstowe Township, N.J. Peddie School High School: Helped her team to the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Prep League cross country team championship…2008 Canterbury Cross Country Invitational champion… Earned all-prep and all-MAPL honors… Served as the captain of both her cross country and track teams…Received the Weed Honor Trophy and coach’s award in cross country and the coach’s award in track…Owns a PR of 19:20 in the 5K and 11:59 in the 3,200-meter run.
Major: Biology.
Brittany Wilkins Freshman Burlington, N.C. Hugh M. Cummings
Major: Business administration.
Major: Communications.
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Mark Elliston Head Coach Fourth Year at Elon Oklahoma Baptist 1986 Mark Elliston enters his fourth season at the helm of the Elon University women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams. The third head coach in the history of the Phoenix women’s indoor and outdoor track and field programs, Elliston will lead Elon into its ninth campaign overall this year and sixth in the Southern Conference. Out of the 12 league institutions, the Phoenix finished in seventh place during the indoor season. During the outdoor season, the team posted a program-best fourth place at the Southern Conference Championship. In Elliston’s three years at the helm, his teams have broken virtually every Elon school record. Elon tracksters have taken home four individual conference titles and 22 all-conference performances. In the most successful year of the program’s history, the 2008-2009 season saw eight athletes earn all-conference accolades, nine athletes make the all-freshman team and the entire track program honored by the USTFCCCA as an All-Academic Team. Since Elliston’s arrival, the team has performed well in the classroom and has had over a 3.19 team GPA.
Prior to coming to Elon, Elliston served as the indoor and outdoor track and field coach for both the men’s and women’s programs at Lock Haven University. At Lock Haven, Elliston coached seven Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship teams and 30 NCAA-II All-Americans, including three national champions. He also served as the Eagles’ head men’s and women’s cross country coach for 11 years, guiding a pair of athletes to All-America status. Elliston’s squads have received academic team awards from the United States Track Coaches Association on seven occasions and from the United States Cross Country Coaches Association five times. The USTCA honored 18 Lock Haven athletes with individual academic accolades while the USCCCA recognized 13 Eagles during Elliston’s tenure. He was named the PSAC and NCAA-II East Regional Coach of the Year in both women’s indoor track and men’s outdoor track and field in 2003. He was also dubbed the 1999 PSAC and NCAA-II East Regional Men’s Coach of the Year.
Elliston earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education at Oklahoma Baptist University in 1986 and his master’s degree in health, physical education and recreation at The Citadel in 1989. The Shawnee, Okla., native became a threetime NAIA track and field All-American at Oklahoma Baptist, and was the 1986 national champion in the decathlon. Prior to coaching at Lock Haven, Elliston assisted The Citadel coaching staff with the cross country and track and field programs for two years. Elliston and his wife, Kelly, have two sons, Luke (21) and Logan (19).
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Mark Elliston Mark Elliston Mark Elliston DeAnne Brooks DeAnne Brooks Jackie Sgambati Jackie Sgambati Jackie Sgambati Jackie Sgambati
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2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Mark Elliston 4th (SoCon) Mark Elliston 5th (SoCon) Mark Elliston 6th (SoCon) DeAnne Brooks 5th (SoCon) DeAnne Brooks 7th (SoCon) Jackie Sgambati 7th (SoCon) Jackie Sgambati 8th (Big South) Jackie Sgambati 8th (Big South) Jackie Sgambati 8th (Big South))
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Matt Roden Assistant Coach Fourth Year at Elon UNC Wilmington 2005 Matt Roden is in his fourth season as the assistant track and field coach at Elon University and will focus primarily in the throwing events. Under Roden’s tutelage, the Elon throwers have set new school records a total of 21 times. He also coached Elon athletes to seven all-conference accolades during the 2008-09 indoor and outdoor track seasons. Roden came to Elon from Conway, S.C., where he assisted the head strength & conditioning coach and the throws coach at Coastal Carolina University. He also spent four years as an assistant coach and clinic coordinator for the USATF Mjolnir Track and Field Club in Conway. He planned and coordinated activities for the Annual Throws Clinic. Roden also directed sessions on weightlifting and nutritional supplementation as well as hammer and discus throw techniques. The 2005 UNC Wilmington graduate competed on the track and field team that captured the 2005 Colonial Athletic Association championship. A four-time All-CAA honoree, Roden earned the conference title in the hammer in 2005. He was twice named CAA Athlete of the Week in 2005 and earned UNC Wilmington team
Christine Engel Assistant Coach Second Year at Elon Clemson 1996 Christine Engel enters her second year as Elon’s head men’s and women’s cross country coach and assistant women’s indoor and outdoor track and field coach. In her first year, Engel coached runners Emily Fournier and Melanie Reyer to All-Southern Conference cross country honors. Fournier earned first-team accolades and Reyer was included on the all-freshman team. Under Engel’s guidance, the women’s team recorded four Elon top-10 times, including the third-best time in school history. On the men’s side, Engel helped the team to seven of Elon’s top-10 times, including new school records in both the 8K and the 10K. During the indoor track season, Engel saw Elon runners set new school records in the 1,000-meter and 3,000-meter run. She also helped Allyson Costa to all-freshman honors in the 5K. In the outdoor season, Engel guided the distance runners to school records in the 3,000-meter run, 5,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She also coached Fournier to allconference honors in both the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000-meter run, Costa to all-freshman honors in the 10K and Madison Russo to all-freshman accolades in the 1,500-meter run. Prior to coming to Elon, Engel spent one year as the assistant cross country and track and field coach at Columbia University where she helped guide three student-athletes to All-Ivy League 2009 Phoenix Track and Field
field MVP honors. He set UNC Wilmington records in the hammer throw while out-performing the closest conference competition by 15 feet. Roden received NCAA All-East honors with his performance at the 2005 IC4A Track and Field Championship. Roden spent his first two collegiate seasons at Coastal Carolina University and took the 2002 Big South Conference hammer throw title as a sophomore. Roden has his USATF Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching Certification in the throws events. He is also a USATF Associate Level Official and is a member of the National Throws Coaches Association. Roden has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from UNC Wilmington and a master’s degree in sport management (Intercollegiate Athletic Administration track) from California University of Pennsylvania.
honors in cross country and two All-Northeast Region accolades. She also coached Carmen Ballard to All-American honors and a 23rd-place NCAA finish in cross country. Her runners obtained five qualifying marks for the 2008 NCAA East Regional Track Championships as well. Prior to her stint at Columbia, Engel spent three years as the assistant men’s and women’s cross country and track and field coach at the University of San Francisco. Engel has also coached the Impala Racing Team, one of America’s top all-women’s club teams, where she helped six athletes qualify for the 2008 Olympic trials in the marathon. A two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection at Clemson University, Engel was a member of the Tigers’school recordsetting 4x800-meter relay, distance medley relay and 4x1500-meter relay teams. She competed on Clemson’s ACC champion distance medley relay squad. Engel fills the Tigers’record books, ranking in the top-five in the 800-meter run and sixth in the mile and owning the Littlejohn Coliseum record for the 800 meters. Her standout career was recognized with her inclusion on the Clemson University Athletic Wall of Fame. A highly decorated prep star in New Jersey, Engel earned AllAmerican honors at Mount Olive High School. She was named the 1992 Gatorade Athlete of the Year for New Jersey and was a six-time New Jersey Meet of Champions winner in the 1600 meter-run. Following her prep career, Engel was selected as one of New Jersey’s “Track and Field Athletes of the Decade.” Engel earned her bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism management from Clemson in 1996. She holds a USATF Level One Certification.
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Dr. Leo M. Lambert Elon University President
Since becoming Elon University’s eighth president in January 1999, Leo M. Lambert has advanced an ambitious agenda to establish Elon as a top-ranked liberal arts university and a national model of engaged teaching and learning. Under President Lambert’s leadership, Elon has accomplished broad improvements in academic and student life programs while continuing to develop a campus that consistently ranks among the nation’s most beautiful. The academic climate of the campus has been strengthened through major investments in faculty development, library resources, honors and fellows programs for outstanding students, and Elon’s top-ranked programs in study abroad, undergraduate research,
volunteer service, and leadership education. In 2001 Elon College became Elon University, and the NewCentury@ Elon strategic plan was developed under President Lambert’s leadership. He directed the establishment of Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences and both the School of Communications and the School of Education that same year. In 2006, Dr. Lambert led the drive to open the Elon University School of Law in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. New facilities constructed during President Lambert’s tenure include Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Rhodes Stadium, Belk Track and White Field, the six-building Academic Village, Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center, Ellington Health Center, The Oaks residence hall complex, Colonnades Dining Hall and the Colonnades residence halls, and several new residence halls and a commons building in Danieley Center. The university has expanded to include the 75-acre South Campus. President Lambert has assumed a number of leadership roles regionally and nationally, serving on the national and North Carolina boards of Campus Compact and as a founding board member and president’s council chair of
Project Pericles, a national organization that encourages students to become civically engaged in their communities. As a result, Elon has twice been named one of the nation’s top universities for community service in the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. President Lambert has provided leadership on athletics issues, serving as a member of the NCAA Presidential Task Force on the Future of Division I Athletics and chairing the NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification. In 2008 Dr. Lambert was appointed to the Commission on Effective Leadership by the American Council on Education and also to the North Carolina Higher Education Civic Education Study Commission. In 2009, he was named a director of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), which comprises more than 1,150 public and private colleges and universities of every type and size. Lambert has a bachelor’s degree from State University of New York at Geneseo, a master’s in education from the University of Vermont in Burlington, and a doctorate in education from Syracuse University. Prior to coming to Elon, he was provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. President Lambert’s greatest honor in life, in collaboration with his wife Laurie, has been the privilege of parenting two daughters, Callie, a student at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and Mollie, a student at Furman University.
Dr. Gerry Francis Elon University Executive Vice President
Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Francis assumed the role of Executive Vice President of Elon University in 2009. Francis received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Appalachian State University, where he was a member of the basketball team. He earned a doctorate in mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech). Francis came to Elon in 1974 as an assistant professor in the department of mathematics. During his tenure, he received the Daniels-Danieley Award as Elon’s most outstanding teacher. In 1983,
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he joined the administrative ranks as dean of academic affairs, and was later named vice president before assuming the role of provost in 1994. During his years at Elon, the institution has doubled in size, increased quality among faculty and students and made substantial facilities improvements. Francis is a native of Arlington, Va., and is married to Burlington native Laine Neese Francis. His daughter Kristen and her husband James McCarthy are both Elon alums and have two children, Jay and Gerry, and reside in Elon. 2009 Phoenix Track and Field
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Dave Blank Director of Athletics Fourth Year at Elon Dave Blank begins his fourth year as During the 2006-07 season, Elon the Elon University Director of Athletics notched its first winning record in for the 2009-10 campaign, following men’s soccer at the Division I level and another year of notable improvement for posted SoCon outright regular-season the Phoenix in terms of athletic success, and tournament titles and an NCAA academic progress, marketing and postseason appearance in men’s tennis. fundraising. The Phoenix men’s soccer (2006), During his first three years at Elon, football (2007 and 2008), men’s tennis he ignited ambitious expansions in the (2007, 2008 and 2009) and baseball (2008 Department of Athletics – including a and 2009) teams have all earned national restructuring of the Phoenix Club with rankings during Blank’s time at Elon. emphasis on funding scholarships for Blank became the Elon Director of student-athletes, a restructuring of the Athletics in 2006 after spending six years academic assistance as the Director program for athletics “Our athletic department here at Elon is committed of Athletics at to ensuring that our student-athletes have a quality Drake University. in conjunction with experience — one that affords them opportunities to the Office of the At Drake, he compete for championships while pursuing graduaProvost, and a plan directed an 18-sport tion at one of the best universities in the country.” for future facility Dave Blank NCAA Division I improvements, athletics program including an already that competes completed renovation of the Latham Park in the Missouri Valley Conference. He baseball facility, permanent bleachers was responsible for the creation of a for soccer, a state-of-the-art golf practice comprehensive academic assistance facility, and an in-progress field house at program. During his tenure, Drake the North Athletics Complex. student-athletes consistently posted a In June 2008, Blank was appointed combined grade point average of 3.0 or to serve on the NCAA Division I above. Also, Blank oversaw the addition Championships/Sports Management of the women’s crew, women’s golf and Cabinet – a 31-member cabinet that women’s soccer programs at Drake. will help shape the future of Division I Facility enhancements were a priority, athletics. including upgrades in the softball During the 2008-09 campaign, five complex, renovation of the strength and Phoenix squads earned higher league conditioning facilities and new locker finishes than they had in the previous rooms for several sports. Under Blank’s year. The Phoenix captured regular-season guidance, Drake completed a $17 million Southern Conference titles in both men’s renovation of Drake Stadium, which hosts soccer and baseball with the baseball squad football, soccer, and track and field events advancing to its third NCAA regional as well as the nationally known Drake appearance in the past four seasons. The Relays. men’s tennis team fell just one win shy of a Blank has served as a member of the berth into NCAA play, but saw its first-ever NCAA I-AA Governance and Football individuals earn spots into the post-season Issues Committees. In 2005, he received tournament. Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding In 2007-08, 12 of Elon’s 16 sports Athletics Director accolades from the Allprograms finished higher in the Southern American Football Foundation. Conference than the previous year. Prior to 2000, Blank worked at Coastal The Phoenix baseball team went on to Carolina University where he served as claim SoCon outright regular-season Assistant/Associate Director of Athletics and tournament crowns en route to a for three years (1996-99) and Director of NCAA regional appearance. Also, Elon Athletics for one year (1999-2000). While fell just one victory shy of capturing the at Coastal Carolina, Blank spearheaded SoCon’s automatic NCAA postseason bid efforts to raise more than $4 million in football, men’s basketball and men’s to establish an intercollegiate football tennis. program at the university, which began play in 2003. 2009 Phoenix Track and Field
Elon Athletics Highlights During the Last 3 Years… • Four regular-season SoCon titles • Three NCAA Tournament appearances • Eight appearances in national rankings • Four SoCon Players of the Year • Four SoCon Freshmen of the Year • Five SoCon Coach of the Year accolades • Numerous enhancements and additions to athletics facilities • Increased giving to the Phoenix Club
Before moving into athletics administration, Blank spent eight seasons (1988-1996) as head men’s basketball coach at Lock Haven University. Blank’s teams won 119 games during his tenure, making him the winningest head men’s basketball coach in Lock Haven history. He was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1996. A native of Frostburg, Md., Blank attended Duke University for two years (1978-1980) before graduating from the University of South Carolina in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Finance). He earned a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from South Carolina in 1986. Blank and his wife, Leslie, are the proud parents of four children – Dexter, Samantha, Dustin and Davis.
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Southern Conference Champions Year Athlete 2008 (indoor) Dominique Price 2007 (indoor) Dominique Price Jessica Clendenning
Event 60-meter hurdles 60-meter hurdles pole vault
NCAA Qualifiers Year 2007 2006
Athlete Jessica Clendenning Alana Black
Event pole vault 1,500-meter run
All-Southern Conference (Indoor) Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Athlete Justine Robertson Amy Salek Dominique Price Jennine Strange Kimberly Abel Jessica Clendenning Dominique Price Jessica Clendenning Julia Hicks Dominique Price Jessica Clendenning Jessica Clendenning
Event shot put 400-meter dash 60-meter hurdles 800-meter run pentathlon pole vault 60-meter hurdles pole vault pentathlon 60-meter hurdles pole vault pole vault
Southern Conference All-Freshman (Indoor) Year 2009
Athlete Allyson Costa Alyssa Girvin Amy Salek
Event 5,000-meter run shot put, weight throw 400-meter dash
Academic All-Southern Conference (Indoor) Year Athlete 2008-09 Jaqueline Beliveau Veronica Day Lauren Fredrickson Lauren Hawkesworth Andrea March Taylor Shaw Jennine Strange Melissa Turowski Courtney Weathers 2007-08 Meaghan Collins Jennine Strange Grace Ilevbare Colleen McCarthy Julie McGowan Katelyn Ealer 2006-07 Angela Carlberg Colleen McCarthy Tara Mulcahy Jenny Pearce
Year 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04
Athlete Alana Black Angela Carlberg Katelyn Ealer Grace Ilevbare Julie McGowan Jenny Pearce Amy Sulser Angela Carlberg Lindsay Gonzalez Jessica Hayden Rochelle Reid Amy Sulser Alana Black Jessica Burgeson Lindsay Gonzalez Jessica Hayden
Academic All District Year 2007-08 2006-07
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Athlete Katelyn Ealer (First Team) Katelyn Ealer (Second Team)
Year 2005-06 2003-04
All-Southern Conference (Outdoor) Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Athlete Justine Robertson Emily Fournier Emily Fournier Andrea March Amy Salek Jennine Strange Andrea March Sara Skogen Melissa Turowski Jessica Clendenning Anna Mae Flynn Dominique Price Alana Black Jessica Clendenning Dominique Price Alice Turner Angela Carlberg Jessica Clendenning Alana Black
Event javelin, discus 5,000-meter run, 3,000-meter steeplechase 400-meter hurdles 400-meter dash 800-meter run, 4x400 relay 400-meter run, 4x400 relay 4x400 relay 4x400 relay pole vault 3,000-meter steeplechase 100-meter hurdles 1,500-meter run pole vault 100-meter hurdles 400-meter hurdles discus pole vault 800-meter run
Southern Conference All-Freshman (Outdoor) Year 2009
Athlete Allyson Costa Alyssa Girvin Clara Martin Madison Russo Amy Salek
Event 10,000-meter run discus hammer 1,500-meter run 400-meter dash
Academic All-Southern Conference (Outdoor) Year Athlete 2008-09 Katy Burns Lauren Fredrickson Lauren Hawkesworth Andrea March Colleen McCarthy Taylor Shaw Jennine Strange Melissa Turowski 2007-08 Caitlin Beeler Meaghan Collins Katelyn Ealer Grace Illevbare Cara Maschi Colleen McCarthy Julie McGowan Jenny Pearce Jennine Strange Katie White 2006-07 Angela Carlberg Kelly Chencharik Katelyn Ealer Colleen McCarthy Julie McGowan Jenny Pearce
Athlete Academic Katelyn Ealer Year (Second Team) 2007-08 Jessica Burgeson (Second Team)
Year 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04
Athlete Meghan Atkinson Alana Black Angela Carlberg Kelly Chencharik Katelyn Ealer Grace Ilevbare Julie McGowan Tara Mulcahy Jenny Pearce Amy Sulser Angela Carlberg Caroline Corbyons Lindsay Gonzalez Jessica Hayden Rochelle Reid Amy Sulser Alana Black Jessica Burgeson Lillian Ciany Lindasy Gonzalez Jessica Hayden Clara Urquhart
All-America Athlete Katelyn Ealer
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Indoor Season Records 55-Meter Dash Jessica Burgeson......................7.43..................................1/19/02 Dominique Price......................7.43..................................12/4/05 60-Meter Dash Dominique Price......................7.88..................................2/18/07 55-Meter Hurdles Dominque Price.......................8.36..................................12/4/05
Outdoor Season Records 100-Meter Dash Dana Caltado............................ 12.47.................................4/25/09 100-Meter Hurdles Dominique Price....................... 14.20.............................. 4/30/06 200-Meter Dash Dana Caltado............................ 25.36...................................4/4/09 400-Meter Dash Amy Salek................................ 55.16.................................4/18/09
60-Meter Hurdles Dominique Price......................8.67..................................2/18/07
400-Meter Hurdles Alice Turner.............................. 1:00.61........................... 4/30/05
200-Meter Dash Alice Turner.............................26.14................................12/4/05
800-Meter Run Alana Black............................... 2:11.88........................... 4/29/06
400-Meter Dash Amy Salek...............................56.29.................................... 2/6/09 800-Meter Run Jennine Strange......................2:14.54................................. 3/1/08 1,000-Meter Run Madison Russo.......................3:05.90................................. 2/6/09 1500-Meter Run Alana Black..............................5:08.89.............................2/25/03 3000-Meter Run Emily Fournier........................10:13.77............................... 2/6/09 5000-Meter Run Anna Mae Flynn......................17:44.19...........................2/18/07 One-Mile Run Alana Black..............................4:59.73...............................2/4/06 Distance Medley Relay Anna Mae Flynn, Morgan Zech, Chavanne Hubbard, Alana Black..............................12:25.70...........................2/25/07 4x400-Meter Relay Sarah Skogen, Lauren Wilmer, Melissa Turowski, Amy Salek...............................3:54.41................................. 2/7/09 Long Jump Monique Vines.......................5.70m (18’8.25”)............... 2/17/07 Triple Jump Lauren Hawkesworth............11.43m (37’6”).................... 3/1/09 High Jump Andrea March.........................1.60m (5’3”)...................... 12/1/07 Rachel Banner.........................1.60m (5’3”)...................... 2/28/09 Shot Put Justine Robertson...................12.29m (40’4”).................. 2/28/09 Weight Throw Justine Robertson...................14.58. (47’10”)..................... 3/1/09
1500-Meter Run Alana Black............................... 4:26.60........................... 4/30/06 3000-Meter Run Emily Fournier......................... 10:10.72............................3/15/09 3000-Meter Steeplechase Emily Fournier......................... 10:56.55............................4/25/09 5000-Meter Run Emily Fournier......................... 17:39.83............................3/27/09 10000-Meter Run Katelyn Ealer............................. 38:26.24......................... 4/27/08 4x100-Meter Relay Sarah Skogen, Dana Caltado, Veronica Day, Amy Salek................................ 47.81.................................4/26/09 4x200-Meter Relay Sarah Skogen, Dana Caltado, Veronica Day, Amy Salek................................ 1:43.24..............................3/28/09 4x400-Meter Relay Sarah Skogen, Melissa Turowski, Jennine Strange, Amy Salek................................ 3:49.15..............................4/26/09 4x800-Meter Relay Grace Ilevbare, Taylor Shaw, Jenny Pearce, Jennine Strange....................... 9:29.27........................... 4/26/09 1600-Sprint Medley Sarah Skogen, Dana Caltado, Amy Salek, Jennine Strange....................... 4:05.50..............................3/27/09 Long Jump Veronica Day............................ 5.70m (18’8.50”)..............4/18/09 Triple Jump Monique Vines........................ 11.79m (38’8.25”)............4/22/07 High Jump Kimberly Adams...................... 1.57m (5’.75”)............... 4/13/02 Courtney Weathers.................. 1.57m (5’1.75”)................4/18/09 Shot Put Krystal Paszkeicz..................... 12.77m (41’10.75”)....... 4/27/08 Discus Angela Carlberg....................... 42.55m (139’7”)............ 4/02/05 Javelin Justine Robertson.................... 37.11m (121’9”)...............4/26/09
Pole Vault Jessica Clendenning................3.97m (13’.25”)...............2/17/07
Pole Vault Jessica Clendenning................. 3.90m (12’9.50”)........... 3/24/07
Pentathlon Kim Abel...................................3056 points.....................2/17/07
Hammer Krystal Paszkeicz..................... 38.24m (125’.50”)........... 4/4/08
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Heptathlon Jacqueline Beliveau................ 4271 points........................4/4/09
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Irwin Belk track, built in 2002, serves as the home to the Elon track and field team. Elon student-athletes also have access to a state-of-the art weight room that features eight platforms, free weights area with weights ranging from five to 100 pounds and eight racks that are used for squatting and benching. With the addition of a new cross country course to Elon’s South Campus, the University continues to show its dedication to athletics. The course, which will serve as the host site for the 2009 Southern Conference Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championship, is completely on campus and features an allgrass surface with rolling hills. The course begins between Elon’s intramural fields and winds through South Campus, giving runners a close-up view of Elon’s scenic campus. The women’s course measures 5,000 kilometers, with the men running a second loop for a measured distance of 8,000 kilometers. The track teams will participate in Elon’s Iron Works program that instills the characteristics of dedication, sacrifice and toughness. The Iron Works program trains athletes to become better athletes, not power lifters or bodybuilders. There is an emphasis on free weight ground-based/multi-joint movements with the use of periodization and overload principals. The strength and conditioning program works on sport-specific strength. Athletes are to develop total body strength by using free weights to increase power by training explosively. The coaches put the athletes in competitive situations as much as possible to better prepare them for competition day. The sports medicine operation at Elon University is charged with providing quality health care for each of the 16 intercollegiate
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teams within the Department of Athletics. The sports medicine team strives to establish relationships with each of the over 350 student-athletes to facilitate quality care delivered with a sense of urgency to ensure a timely and safe return to activity. The athletic training facilities at Elon University are staffed by board certified professionals experienced in the delivery of athletic medicine. The sports medicine operation has seven certified and licensed athletic trainers supervised by Eric Storsved, the Director of Athletic Training Services. Together this team provides comprehensive care in the prevention, recognition, evaluation and immediate care of athletic injuries or illnesses sustained by the student-athletes as well as rehabilitation and reconditioning of any illness or injury. Elon student-athletes have access to a wide range of medical facilities provided at Kernodle Clinic, chiropractic care provided by Wells Chiropractic, emergency dental care as well as diagnostic and surgical care at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
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Indoor Track and Field
Liberty Kick-Off Lynchburg, Va. UNC Classic Chapel Hill, N.C. Carolina Classic Chapel Hill, N.C. New Balance Collegiate Invite Armory-N.Y., N.Y. Sykes and Sabock State College, Pa. Liberty Invitational Lynchburg, Va. SoCon Championship Clemson, S.C. NCAA Indoor Nationals Fayetteville, Ark.
Outdoor Track and Field
Coastal Carolina Invitational Conway, S.C. Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C. Duke Invitational Durham, N.C. Liberty Invitational Lynchburg, Va. UNC Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. N.C. A&T Friendship & Freedom Games Greensboro, N.C. SoCon Championship Boone, N.C. Duke Twilight Durham, N.C. UNC Elite Meet Chapel Hill, N.C.
NCAA Preliminaries NCAA Outdoor Nationals
Greensboro, N.C. Eugene, Oregon