2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field Table of Contents About Elon Quick Facts.................................................................... 1 Elon University............................................................... 2 Administration................................................................ 3 Southern Conference.................................................... 2
Record Book and Honors Records.................................................................. 18-19 Honor Roll.................................................................... 20 The 2008-09 Elon University track and field and cross country media guide was written, designed and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Jen Blackwell. Assistance was provided by Assistant Sports Information Director Chris Rash and Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information and Media Relations Matt Eviston. Special thanks to Coach Mark Ellison, Coach Matt Roden, and Coach Christine Engel for thier contributions. Special thanks to longtime Elon sports historian Rev. Jim Waggoner. Photography was provided by Megan Donald, WG Sports Photos, SoCon Photos and others. The front cover design and printing services were provided by PIP Printing and Document Services of Burlington, N.C.
Coaching Staff Head XC Coach/Asst. T&F Coach........... Christine Engel .................................................................... Clemson, ‘96 Head T&F Coach..........................................Mark Elliston ...................................................... Oklahoma Baptist, ‘86 Assistant T&F Coach......................................Matt Roden ........................................................ UNC Wilmington, ‘05 Office Phone....................................... (XC) 336.278.6739 ......................................................... (T&F) 336.278.6806 Sports Information Assistant SID (XC/TF Contact)....................Jen Blackwell Office Phone............................................... 336.278.6634 E-mail.............................................jblackwell2@elon.edu Assistant AD for Sports Information and Media Relations..................................... Matt Eviston Assistant SID...................................................Chris Rash Mailing Address...................................2500 Campus Box .............................................................. Elon, N.C. 27244 Fax.............................................................. 336.278.6768 Website..........................................www.elonphoenix.com
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Coaching Staff Head XC Coach Christine Engel................................... 4 Head T&F Coach Mark Elliston..................................... 5 Assistant T&F Coach Matt Roden................................. 6 Strength and Conditioning............................................. 6 Meet the Phoenix Team Rosters................................................................ 7 Women’s XC............................................................. 8-11 Men’s XC................................................................ 11-13 Track and Field....................................................... 14-17
Elon University Location............................................................ Elon, N.C. Founded................................................................... 1889 Enrollment............................................................... 5,456 Colors....................................................Maroon and Gold Home Facility........................................... Irwin Belk Track ...........................................Dr. Alan & Norma White Field President............................................Dr. Leo M. Lambert ......................................................... SUNY-Geneseo, ‘76 Athletics Director............................................ Dave Blank ...........................................................South Carolina, ‘82
About Elon/Southern Conference
2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field Students
Faculty
• Elon’s total enrollment sits at 5,456 with 4,939 undergraduate students and 517 graduate students • Average student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1 • Average class size of 22 • Students represent 46 states, the District of Columbia and 45 nations • Elon offers more than 150 student organizations, including fraternities and sororities, student media, musical ensembles, honor societies, spiritual life organizations, club sports and service groups • Nearly 64 percent of Elon students study abroad • The Education Trust ranks Elon’s graduation rates among the best in the country
• Elon boasts an excellent faculty of 291 full-time members • 84 percent of full-time faculty members hold a Ph.D. in their field • Elon faculty salaries rank fourth among the 36 private colleges and universities in North Carolina
Campus • The Princeton Review currently ranks Elon ninth among the nations most beautiful campuses. • Recent additions include the Koury Business Center (opened 2006), The Oaks Residence Halls (2006), Academic Village (2002), Irwin Belk Track (2002) and Rhodes Stadium (2001) • The Carol Grotnes Belk Library houses more than 200,000 volumes and more than 200 computers
Academics • Elon offers 50 major fields of study leading to the bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts or bachelor of science degrees • Elon has four graduate programs in business administration, education, physical therapy and law • About 78 percent of Elon students complete an internship or co-op work experience prior to graduation • Elon operates on a 4-1-4 academic calendar, with the traditional fall and spring semesters and a four-week winter term in January • 72 percent of Elon students graduate in four years • Most popular majors include business, communications and journalism, education, psychology and biology • 2008 US News and World Report’s American’s Best Colleges ranks Elon second among119 Southern master’s level institutions
The Southern Conference, which began its 88th season of intercollegiate competition in 2008, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. 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 SoCon 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. The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the league first class meeting areas and offices as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents. The Germann Cup, named in honor of the former commissioner, annually recognizes the top women’s athletics programs in the conference. From its humble beginnings, women’s athletics have become an integral part of the Southern Conference and its success. The Southern Conference declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and softball.
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2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field Dr. Leo Lambert President Leo M. Lambert became Elon’s eighth president in January 1999. Very early in his tenure, his responsibilities included completing the Elon Vision strategic plan, including the construction of Rhodes Stadium and the opening of Belk Library. Today, Lambert’s work focuses on an ambitious new strategic vision which aims to place Elon, with a national reputation for engaged learning, among the nation’s best small, selective, private universities. Substantial progress has been achieved toward realizing this goal. The academic climate of the campus has been strengthened by endowed programs such as the Kenan Honors Fellowships, the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lectures and the Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Leadership. He has led efforts to more than double expenditures for library acquisitions, increase faculty sabbatical opportunities and improve Elon’s position in Division I athletics by joining the Southern Conference. Lambert has been committed to further strengthening Elon’s renowned programs of experiential learning, and the results have included top national rankings for Elon’s study abroad, volunteer service, undergraduate research and leadership programs. Lambert has provided national leadership in efforts such as Campus Compact and Project Pericles, which encourage students to become civically engaged in their communities. During his tenure, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has attained AACSB International accreditation, the School of Communications has achieved accreditation by ACEJMC and the Elon University School of Law, which opened in Greensboro in 2006, achieved American Bar Association provisional approval in 2008. Recent new campus facilities have included the Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center, the Academic Village, The Colonnades dining hall and residence halls, The Oaks residence complex and Belk Track and White Field. Lambert has written extensively about post-secondary education and is co-editor of a book about university teaching that was published by the Syracuse University Press in 2005. His alma mater, the State University of New York, awarded him an honorary doctorate of human letters in 2002 in recognition of exceptional achievements in higher education. 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.
Dave Blank begins his third year as the Elon University Director of Athletics for the 2008-09 campaign, following another year of notable improvement for the Phoenix in terms of athletic success, academic progress, marketing and fundraising. During his first two years at Elon, he has ignited ambitious expansions in the Department of Athletics – including a restructuring of the Phoenix Club with emphasis on funding scholarships for student-athletes, a restructuring of the academic assistance program for athletics in conjunction with the Office of the Provost and a plan for future facility improvements, including an already completed renovation and expansion of the Latham Park baseball facility. In June 2008, Blank was appointed to serve on the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet – a 31member cabinet consisting of athletics directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletic representatives representing the nation’s multi-sport Division I conferences which will help shape the future of Division I athletics. Under Blank’s direction, 12 of Elon’s 16 teams fashioned higher Southern Conference finishes during the 2007-08 season than they did during the 2006-07 campaign. What makes that fact even more impressive is that 10 Phoenix squads achieved a higher SoCon finish during the 2006-07 season than they did during the previous campaign. In 2007-08, the Phoenix baseball team went on to claim SoCon outright regular season and tournament crowns en route to making the program’s third NCAA regional appearance in seven seasons. Also, Elon fell one mere victory shy of capturing the SoCon’s automatic NCAA postseason bid in football, men’s basketball and men’s tennis. During the 2006-07 season, Elon notched its first winning record in men’s soccer at the Division I level and posted SoCon outright regular season and tournament titles and an NCAA postseason appearance in men’s tennis. The Phoenix men’s soccer (2006), football (2007), men’s tennis (2007 and 2008) and baseball (2008) teams have all earned national rankings during Blank’s time at Elon. Blank became the Elon Director of Athletics in 2006 after spending six years as the Director of Athletics at Drake University. At Drake, he directed an 18-sport NCAA Division I athletics program that competes in the Missouri Valley Conference. He was responsible for the creation of a comprehensive academic assistance program. During his tenure, Drake student-athletes consistently posted a combined grade-point average of 3.0 or above. Also, Blank oversaw the addition of the women’s crew, women’s golf and women’s soccer programs at Drake. Facility enhancements were a priority during his tenure at Drake, including upgrades in the softball complex, renovation of the strength and conditioning facilities and new locker rooms for several sports. Under Blank’s guidance, Drake completed a $17 million renovation of Drake Stadium, which hosts football, soccer and track and field events as well as the nationally known Drake Relays. He restructured the Bulldog Club, which provides financial support for Drake athletics, resulting in a 90-percent increase in gifts. He also enhanced the marketing of Drake athletics to generate additional exposure and corporate donations. Blank served as chairman of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship Committee and was a member of the NCAA I-AA Governance Committee and Football Issues Committee. He received Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director accolades from the All-American Football Foundation in 2005. Before moving to Drake in 2000, Blank worked at Coastal Carolina University where he served as Assistant/Associate Director of Athletics for three years (1996-99) and Director of Athletics for one year (1999-2000). Blank directed the CINO Club, increasing fiscal contributions to Coastal Carolina athletics by more than 200 percent. He spearheaded efforts to raise more than $4 million to establish an intercollegiate football program at the university, which began play in 2003. 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 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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Dave Blank Director of Athletics
2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field CHRISTINE ENGEL HEAD CROSS COUNTRY COACH FIRST SEASON CLEMSON - ‘96 Christine Engel enters her first season as Elon’s head men’s and women’s cross country coach and assistant women’s indoor and outdoor track and field coach. Engel comes to Elon after spending one year as an assistant cross country and track and field coach at Columbia University in New York City.
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In her season at Columbia, Engel helped guide three student-athletes to All-Ivy League honors in cross country and two to 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 Championships as well. Prior to her stint at Columbia, Engel spent three seasons as an assistant men’s and women’s cross country and track and field coach at the University of San Francisco. During her time there, both the men’s and women’s programs turned in the most successful seasons in program history and achieved two runner-up finishes at the West Coast Conference Championships. Nine runners earned first team all-conference accolades while Engel coached Jeannine Hagedorn and the Dons to the highest conference and NCAA Regional finishes in USF history. Two of her athletes were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team. 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. She spent three years as the head cross country and indoor/outdoor track coach at West Morris Central High School in Chester, N.J. During her tenure at West Morris, Engel earned Morris Indoor Track Coach of the Year honors following the 2001-02 campaign from the Newark Star Ledger. She also received the 2003 Cross Country Coach of the Year award from the same publication. Engel produced four allstate performers, 34 all-conference choices, 11 all-area selections and 17 all-county honorees in her three years at West Morris. A two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection at Clemson University, Engel was a member of the Tigers’ school record-setting 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 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 All-American 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 meters. 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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2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field MARK ELLISTON HEAD TRACK AND FIELD COACH THIRD SEASON OKLAHOMA BAPTIST - ‘86 Mark Elliston enters his third 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. Of the league institutions, the Phoenix finished fifth indoors and fifth outdoors in the 2008 Southern Conference championships.
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 for 17 seasons. Altogether 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 the Eagles as their head coach in men’s and women’s cross country for 11 years, guiding a pair of athletes to All-America status. Elliston’s Lock Haven 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. No stranger to honors himself, Elliston 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 three-time NAIA track and field All-American, twice in the high jump (1983, 1986) and once as the 1986 national champion in the decathlon at Oklahoma Baptist. Prior to coaching at Lock Haven, Elliston was the graduate assistant coach for the cross country and track and field program for two years at The Citadel. Elliston and his wife, Kelly, have two sons, Luke and Logan.
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During his tenure at Elon, Elliston has directed athletes to four SoCon individual titles - Jessica Clendenning (indoor and outdoor pole vault), Dominique Price (two-time champion indoor 60 meter hurdles), - and led the indoor and outdoor squads to 29 new school records. Elliston has also coached 14 all-conference performers, including the first all-conference relay team in program history, and one NCAA Regional qualifier. Elliston also coached Dominique Price to a first-place finish in the sprint hurdles at the 2007 SoCon Indoor Championships. He has also guided a total of 16 academic all-conference athletes and one academic all-American.
2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field MATT RODEN ASST. TRACK AND FIELD COACH THIRD SEASON UNC WILMINGTON - ‘05 Matt Roden is in his third season as the assistant track and field coach at Elon University and focuses primarily on the throwers. Roden came to Elon from Conway, S.C. where he assisted the strength and conditioning coach and the throws coach at Coastal Carolina University. In all, 13 school records were broken in the throwing events during the 2007-08 indoor/outdoor track seasons.
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Roden spent four years as an assistant coach and clinic coordinator for the 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 throw in 2005. He was twice named CAA Athlete of the Week in 2005 and earned UNCW team field MVP honors. He set UNCW records in the hammer while outperforming 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 and took the 2002 Big South Conference hammer throw title. 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.
ELON STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING To achieve top condition for a high level of competition, Elon University student-athletes need a state-of-the-art weight room. A facility located in the Koury Center provides Phoenix teams with that weight room.
Aaron Walker Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Megan McCollum Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Aaron Walker, in his fourth year at Elon, heads up Elon’s strength and conditioning program. Previously, he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of North Carolina. The 2002 East Carolina University graduate started 36 contests — including three bowl games — for the Pirates’ football squad before earning defensive MVP honors for the Assindia Cardinals of the German Football League. Assisting Walker is Megan McCollum, who is in her fifth year with the Phoenix. McCollum came to Elon after serving an internship at Wake Forest where she helped implement strength and conditioning programs. She obtained her master’s degree in sports physiology from Texas A&M University in 2004. McCollum earned her bachelor’s degree from N.C. State University in 2002. The goal of the training program is to enhance a student-athlete’s performance by improving their strength, power, agility and conditioning.
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2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field Women’s Cross Country Caitlin Beeler Ellen Boyle Katy Burns Meaghan Collins Allyson Costa Jessica Doan Emily Fournier Lauren Fredrickson Stephanie Giunta Colleen McCarthy Sarah McKenna Katelyn O’Dunne Melanie Reyer Catherine Rossi Madison Russo Justine Schulerud Courtney Whalen Katie White Alissa Wilke
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Cary, N.C. Cary, N.C. Cary, N.C. Boone, N.C. Hamden, Conn. Hayesville, N.C. Attleboro, Mass. Great Falls, Va. Bealeton, Va. Newark, Del. Mebane, N.C. Ellicott City, Md, Charlotte, N.C. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Wallington, Conn. North Chatham, N.Y. Rockville, Md. Burlington, Vt. Charlotte, N.C.
men’s Cross Country William Bertram Glen Cornell Nicolas Domise Andrew Garrison Justin Gianni Andrew Hawkey Eric Lewandowski Jason MacCollum Ricky Myers Conor O’Brien Matthew Richardson Clay Sankey William Schefer Justin Veldhuis David Wells Taylor Zorski
Concord, N.C. Decatur, Ga. Paris, France Aberdeen, N.C. Cary, N.C. Durham, N.C. Madison, Wis. Parma, Ohio Jacksonville, Fla. Norkfolk, Mass. Crozier, Va. Charlotte, N.C. Old Brookville, N.Y. Albany, N.Y. Bel Air, Md. Lincroft, N.J.
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Charlotte, N.C. Titusville, Fla. Harrington Park, N.J Doylestown, Pa. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Wallington, Conn. Ramapo, N.J. Ridgefield, Conn. North Chatham, N.Y. Frederick, Md. Woodstock, Ga. Severna Park, Md. Mt. Airy, Md. Raleigh, N.C. Silverspring, Md. Marietta, Ga. Rockville, Md. Burlington, Vt. Charlotte, N.C. Frederick, Md.
Track and Field Rachel Banner Caitlin Beeler Jacqueline Beliveau Ellen Boyle Katy Burns Dana Caltado Meaghan Collins Allyson Costa Veronica Day Emily Fournier Lauren Fredrickson Alyssa Girvin Stephanie Giunta Lauren Hawkesworth Jordan Lee Andrea March Clara Martin Colleen McCarthy Sarah McKenna Katelyn O’Dunne
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St. Charles, Ill. Cary, N.C. North Granby, Conn. Cary, N.C. Cary, N.C. Mount Laurel, N.J. Boone, N.C. Hamden, Conn. Vienna, Va. Attleboro, Mass. Great Falls, Va. Pequea, Pa. Bealeton, Va. Oviedo, Fla. Hillsborough, N.C. Sewell, N.J. Chapel Hill, N.C. Newark, Del. Mebane, N.C. Ellicott City, N.C
Melanie Reyer Amanda Rice Sara Rickert Justine Robertson Catherine Rossi Madison Russo Amy Salek Megan Schaefer Justine Schulerud Taylor Shaw Sarah Skogen Jennine Strange Melissa Turowski Monique Vines Geena Vontress Courtney Weathers Courtney Whalen Katie White Alissa Wilke Lauren Wilmer
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2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Cross Country Jessica Doan Hayesville, N.C. Hayesville Senior Cross Country: Consistent top-five finisher for the Phoenix ...Ran a season-best 19:53 at the Wake Forest Relays in 2007.
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Personal: Majoring in biology/pre-medicine ... Academic All-SoCon athlete.
Colleen McCarthy Newwark, Del. Charter Sch. of Wilmington Senior Cross Country: Competed in four meets in 2007 ... Finished with a 19:41 at the 2007 SoCon Championship ... Elon Hustle Award recipient Indoor: Represented the Phoenix in the 3000-meter run in the indoor season … Finished the season strong at the SoCon Championship (2/29-3/1), posting a time of 10:50.59. Outdoor: Recorded a time of 11:49.74 at the UNC Fast Times (4/12) in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Personal: Major is mathematics ... Academic All-SoCon Athlete.
Katie White Burlington, Vt. Burlington Senior
Alissa Wilke Charlotte, N.C. Providence Senior Cross Country: Posted a season-best time of 19:55 at the SoCon Championship (10-27) ... Bettered her previous best of 20:01 which was set at the Blue Ridge Open (10/12). Outdoor: Distance-runner for the Phoenix …Competed in the 3000- and 5000-meter run … Finished in 10:46.94 at the UNC Fast Times (4/12) in the 3000-meter run … Ran the 5000-meter run at the Coastal Invitational (3/14-15) in 19:25.64. Personal: Majoring in business administration.
Caitlin Beeler Cary, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons Junior Cross Country: Owns three of Elon top six times ... Ran a season-best 18:00 at the 2007 SoCon Championship repeat as an allconference performer... Clocked an 18:11 twice during the season (Disney Classic, Blue Ridge Open) ... Named the teams MVP. Personal: Major is business administration ... Academic All-SoCon athlete.
Meaghan Collins Boone, N.C. Watauga Junior
Cross Country: Finished with a season-best time of 19:21 at the 2007 SoCon Championship ... Clocked a 19:28 at the Blue Ridge Open in 2007.
Cross Country: Finished with a time of 18:17 at the WCU Classic ... Clocked a 21:49 at the Blue Ridge Open.
Outdoor: Distance-runner for Elon … Competed in the 1500-meter run … Finished the season at the SoCon Championship (4/26-27) with a season-best time of 4:52.85
Indoor: Ran the mile in 2008 … Competed in four meets … Posted a season-best 5:37.26 at the SoCon Championships (2/29-3/1) … Clocked a 5:43.54 at the Tiger Invitational (2/15-16).
Personal: Major is exercise/sport science ... Academic All-SoCon Athlete.
Outdoor: Competed in the 1500-meter run … Best time came at the SoCon Championships with a 5:08.15. Personal: Majoring in elementary education ... Academic All-SoCon Athlete.
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2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Cross Country Ellen Boyle Cary, N.C. Cary Sophomore Cross Country: Competed in two meets for the Pheonix ... Clocked a 17:24 at the WCU Classic ... Finished with a time of 21:20 at the Blue Ridge Open. Outdoor: Ran in one meet for the Phoenix in the 5000-meter run ... Finished with a time of 20:50.04 at the Liberty Invitational (3/29).
Outdoor: Participated in four events for Elon during the outdoor season ... Posted a top-time of 10:28.69 at the Coastal Invitational (3/14-15) ... Ran a 4:.50.51 at the Duke Relays (4/4-5) ... Finished the season at the SoCon Championship (4/26-27) with a time of 11:20.60 in the 3000-meter steeplechase ... Ran in the 5000-meter steeplechase at the SoCon Championship. Personal: Majoring in exercise sport science.
Lauren Fredrickson Great Falls, Va. Langley Sophomore
Katy Burns Cary, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons Sophomore Cross Country: Competed in all six meets as a freshman in 2007 ... Ran a 16:26 at the WCU Classic ...Finished with a time of 19:49 at the Wake Forest Relay ... Ran a season-best 21:20 in the 5k at the Blue Ridge Open ... Clocked a 21:23.5 at the Disney Classic. Indoor: Competed in the 3000- and 5000-meter runs … Clocked an 11:31.88 in the 3000-meter run at the UNC Invite (2/1-2) … Posted a season-best 19:56.54 at the Tiger Invitational (2/15-15) Outdoor: Ran in one meet, posting a time of 20:33.52 in the 5000meter run. Personal: Majoring in business administration.
Cross Country: Ran in four meets during 2007 ... Finished with a time of 20:06, a season-best in the 5K, at the Blue Ridge Open ... Indoor: Ran in both the 5000-meter run and the mile run during the indoor season … Recorded a season-best time of 19:04.67 at the Tiger Invitational (2/15-16) …Ran the mile at the UNC Invite (2/1-2) and finished with a time of 5:44.98. Personal: Majoring in business administration.
Sarah McKenna Mebane, N.C. Eastern Alamance Sophomore Cross Country: Ran in three meets as a freshman in 2007 ... Clocked a 22:25 at the Blue Ridge Open ... Finished with a time of 24:51.00 (6K) at the Paul Short Run ... Ran a 16:48.8 at the WCU Classic. Personal: Majoring in exercise sport science
Emily Fournier Attleboro, Mass. Attleboro Sophomore Cross Country: Competed in all six meets as a freshman in 2007 ... Clocked a 19:03 at the Disney Classic ... Ran a season-best 18:35 at the SoCon Championship ... Competed in the NCAA Regional where she finished with a time of 23:08.4 ... Elon Coach’s Award Recipient. Indoor: Competed in the mile and 3000-meter runs … Posted a top-time of 5:21.66 at the UNC Invite (2/1-2) … Finished with a time of 10:21.97 at the SoCon Championships (2/29-3/1) in the 3000-meter run.
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Women’s Cross Country
Personal: Majoring in elementary education and spanish.
2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Cross Country Catherine Rossi Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Saratoga Springs Sophomore
Women’s Cross Country
Cross Country: 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 25:01.00 at the Paul Short Run (6K) ... Qualified for the NCAA Regional where she finished with a time o 23:46.1. Indoor: A distance runner … Competed in the 3000 -meter run during the indoor season … Turned in a season-high performance at the SoCon Indoor Championship (2/9-3/1) with a time 10:48.24 . Outdoor: Competed in both the 3000 and 5000-meter runs … Ran the 3000-meter in two meets … Top time in the 3000-meter run was 10:53.17 in the Coastal Invitational (3/14-15) … Ran the 5000-meter run in three meets … Turned in a season-best performance at the Duke Relays (4/4-5), running a 18:57.82. Personal: Majoring in middle grades education.
Allyson Costa Hamden, Conn. Hamden Freshman High School: Was named the captain of her cross country and indoor track teams her senior year ... Named to the All-Quinnipiac Division in cross-country as a junior and senior ... Selected as a scholar-athlete by the Hamden Women’s Sport Federation ... Was a member of the Southern Connecticut Conference all-academic team during her junior an senior cross country and indoor track seasons ... Ran a personal best of 11:45 in the two mile. Personal: Majoring in business administration.
Stephanie Giunta Bealeton, Va. Liberty (HS) Freshman High School: Was a 2006 all-state selection in the indoor 1,000meter 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.
Katelyn O’Dunne Ellicott City, Md. Glenelg Country Freshman High School: Led Glenelg Country to the state championship where she finished third ... 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. Personal: Majoring in communications.
Melanie Reyer Charlotte, N.C. Country Day Freshman High School: Winner of the the 2007 state championship in the 1600-meter run ... Name 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. Personal: Majoring in international studies
Madison Russo Wallingford, Conn. Lyman Hall Freshman 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 season ... 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). Personal: Majoring in business administration.
Personal: Majoring in psychology.
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Elon University
2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Cross Country Justine Schulerud North Chatham, N.Y. Ichabod Crane Freshman
Personal: Majoring in psychology.
Courtney Whalen Rockville, Md. Magruder Freshman High School: Named a two-time team captain and team MVP at Magruder ... Recorded personal best times of 5:17 in the 1,600meter run, 11:56 in the 3,200-meter run, and 19:35 in the 5,000meter run ... Member of the National Honor Society during all four years of high school. Personal: Majoring in business administration.
Men’s Cross Country Will Bertram Salisbury, N.C. Cannon Senior Cross Country: Competed in four meets during the 2007 season ... Ran a 17:02.0 at the WCU Classic (5K) ... Finished with a time of 28:41.00 at the Blue Ridge Open. Personal: Major is leisure/sport management.
Cross Country: Ran in all six contests in 2007 ... Ran a 26:02.00 in the Paul Short Run to rank among the top-10 in school finishes ... Clocked a 26:31.9 at the SoCon Championship ... Finished with a time of 24:06.00 at the Wake Forest Relays ... Elon Coach’s Award Recipient. Personal: Major is accounting ... Academic All-SoCon athlete.
Jason MacCollum Parma, Ohio St. Edward Senior Cross Country: Competed in all six meets in 2007 ... Ran a season-best 26:58.00 at the Paul Short Run ... Finished with a time of 27:05.0 at th Disney Classic ... At the SoCon Championship, finished with a time of 27:43.3 ... Clocked a 27:05.000 at the Blue Ridge Open. Personal: Major is engineering.
Rick Myers Jacksonville, Fla. The Bolles School Senior Cross Country: Top-three runner ... Participated in each of Elon’s six meets in 2007 ... Notched two of Elon’s top-10 times last season with a 26:23.00 at the Paul Short Run and a 26:21.0 at the Disney Classic ... Ran a 26:42.0 at the SoCon meet ... Named the team’s MVP. Personal: Majoring in business administration
Elon University
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Women’s/Men’s Cross Country
High School: Named to the first-team all-league and to the firstteam Class C at Ichabod Crane ... Clocked personal bests of 5:00.6 and 19:13 in the 1,500-meter run and 5,000-meter run.
Eric Lewandowski Madison, Wis. Madison West Senior
2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Cross Country Glenn Cornell Decatur, Ga. Decatur Junior Cross Country: Ran in Elon’s first two meets during 2007 ... Posyed a time of 27:36.00 at the Wake Forest Relays ...Finished with a time of 17:02.0 at the WCU Classic. Personal: Major is exercise/sport science.
Justin Gianni Cary, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons Sophomore Cross Country: Competed in five meets as a freshman in 2007 ... Ran a season-best 27:25 at the Blue Ridge Open ... Finished the Disney Classic with a time of 27:29.8 ... Clocked a 27:30.9 at the SoCon Championships ... Elon’s Mr. Consistency Award recipient.
Men’s Cross Country
Personal: Major is undeclared.
Andrew Hawkey Durham N.C. Riverside Junior Cross Country: Ran in four meets in 2007 ... Posted a career-best 27:46.00 at the Disney Classic en route to Elon’s fourth-place finish ... Finished with a time of 27:56.1 at the SoCon Championship ... Ran a 28:21.00 at the Paul Short Run. Personal: Major is history ... Academic All-SoCon athlete.
David Wells Bel Air, Md. C. Milton Wright Junior
Matt Richardson Crozier, Va. The Collegiate School Sophomore Cross Country: Competed in five meets as a freshman in 2007 ... Ran a season-best 27:25 at the Blue Ridge Open ... Finished the Disney Classic with a time of 27:29.8 ... Clocked a 27:30.9 at the SoCon Championships ... Elon Hustle Award Recipient. Personal: Major is history.
Taylor Zorski Lincroft, N.J. Christian Brothers Aca. Sophomore
Cross Country: Competed in two races in 2007... Posted a season- and career-best 29:07.00 at the Blue Ridge Open. Personal: Major is communications.
Andrew Garrison Aberdeen, N.C. Pinecrest Sophomore
Cross Country: Competed in three meets in 2007 ... Finished with a season-best 29:31.00 at the Paul Short Run ... His time of 29:31.00 is a top-ten time in Elon history ... Finished with a time of 28:50.00 at the Blue Ridge Open. Personal: Major is international studies.
Cross Country: Competed in five meets as a freshman in 2007 ... Finished with a season-best 27:39.00 at the Blue Ridge Open ... Ran a 27:30.9 at the SoCon Championship ... Clocked a 17:05.7 at the WCU Classic (5K). Personal: Major is economics.
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Elon University
2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Cross Country Justin Veldhuis Albany, N.Y. Guilderland Freshman
High School: Was named an all-conference all-star ... Served as the team capatin for cross-country, indoor, and outdoor track teams ... Ran a personal-best time of 16:51 in the 5k... Owns a time of 9:57 in the two-mile run ... Ran a 4:33 in the mile-run ... Finished with a personal-best time of 2:01 in the 800-meter run.
High School: Served as a team captain at Guilderland ... Was named a two-time suburba council all-star ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated with high honors.
Personal: Major is undeclared.
Personal: Major is undeclared.
Clay Sankey Charlotte, N.C. Providence Day School Freshman High School: Earned all-conference honors during all four years of prep career ... Led his team to the cross-country championship during his junior and senior seasons ... A three-time all state member ... Served as team captain during his junior and senior years. Personal: Majoring in communications.
Sarah Rickert Harrington Park, N.J. Northern Valley Regional Senior Outdoor: Threw the discus in the outdoor season … Season-best performance came at the Duke Twilight (5/3) with a distance of 118’6”. Personal: Major is leisure/sport management.
William schefer Old Brookville, N.Y. North Shore Freshman High School: Named the team’s MVP during both his junior and senior year ... Led the team to the Class B county championship during his junior campaign ... Class B individual county champion his senior year ... Earned all-state honors following his senior year ... 3,200-meter Class B county champion during both his junior and senior years ... Served as the team’s captain Personal: Major is undeclared.
Track and field
Andrea March Sewell, N.J. Duke Junior Indoor: A competitor in the 60-meter hurdles, high jump, and pentathlon during the indoor season … Notched a season-best performance at the SoCon Championships (2/29-3/1) with a time of 9.35 … Top high jump performance came at the Liberty meet (12/1) with a height of 5’3” … Competed twice in the pentathlon, recording a season-high score of 2899 at the SoCon Championship. Outdoor: Ran in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles in the outdoor season … Ran a 16.02 at the Liberty Invite (3/29) in the 100-meter hurdles … Season-best time of 64.52 at the Liberty Invite in the 400-meter hurdles … Second-best time of 64.70 in 400-meter hurdles was recorded at the SoCon Championship (4/26-27), which earned her a third-place finish and all-conference honors. Personal: Major is exercise sport science.
Elon University
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Men’s Cross Country/Women’s Track and Field
Conor O’Brien Norfolk, Mass. Xaverian Brothers Freshman
2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Track and Field Jennine Strange Severna Park, Md. Severna Park Junior
Track and Field
Indoor: Ran the 800-meter run … Ran a season-best time of 2:14.54, earning all-conference honors and setting a new school record with a second-place finish at the SoCon Championship (3/1) … Member of the school-record holding 4x400-meter relay team that ran a 3:58.65 at the SoCon Championship. Outdoor: Competed in the 800-meters and in the 4x400 relay and 4x800-meter relay teams … Member of the school-record holding 4x800-meter relay team … Ran a school-best 9:29 at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games (4/19) … Ran a season best time of 2:14.69 in the 800-meter run at the Duke Relays (4/4-5) ... Earned all-conference honors in the 800-meter run with a third-place finish with a time of 2:15.05 at the SoCon Championship (4/26-27) … Also received all-conference honors in the 4x400-meter relay team with a third place finish with a time of 3:58.79 at the SoCon Championship ... Named the team’s MVP. Personal: Major is exercise/sport science ... Academic All-SoCon athlete.
Monique Vines Raleigh, N.C. SE Raleigh Magnet Junior Indoor: Competed in the 60-meter dash, long and triple jump … Recorded a time of 8.24 in the 60-meter dash for a season-best at the Tiger Invitational (2/15-16) … Notched a distance of 17’3/4” in the long jump at the Liberty Invite (12/1) … Recorded a mark of 36’2” in the triple-jump at the UNC Relays (2/23). Outdoor: Ran in the 100-meter dash and competed in the long and triple jump … Posted a season-long 17’8 3/4” at the UNC Fast Times (4/12) in the long jump … Second longest distance came at the SoCon Championship (4/26-27) … Jumped a season-long 36’5” at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games (4-19). Personal: Major is chemistry.
Jacqueline Beliveau North Granby, Conn. Northwest Catholic Sophomore Indoor: Recorded a season-best in the 60-meter hurdles 9.81 at the Tiger Invitational (2/15-16) … Scored a 2932 in the pentathlon at the SoCon Championship (2/29-3/1) … Also competed in the high jump and long jump. Outdoor: Competed in the 100- and 400 meter hurdles … Ran a 16.02 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Coastal Invitational (3/14-15) …Clocked a season-high 67.81 in the 400-meter hurdles at the SoCon Championships (4/26-27). Personal: Major is business administration.
Veronica Day Vienna, Va. Madison Sophomore Indoor: 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 (2/15-16) … Recorded a season-best mark of 18’1” at the UNC Invite (2/1-2) … Finished the season at the SoCon Championship with a distance of 17’11 3/4” … Posted a school-record distance of 37’2 1/2 at the UNC Relays (2/23). Outdoor: Competed in the long jump, triple jump, and the 200meter dash during the outdoor season … Posted a career-long and school-record 18’7 1/4” at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games (4/18) in the long jump … In the triple jump, posted a season-long 38’1 1/2” at the Coastal Invitational (3/14-15) … Recorded a distance of 11.61 meters at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games … Ran the 200-meter dash in three meets … Posted a 26.41 at the Coastal Invitational (3/14-15) for a season-best finish. Personal: Major is business administration.
Lauren Hawkesworth Oviedo, Fla. Oviedo Sophomore Indoor: Competed in four events for the Phoenix (60-meter dash, long jump and triple jump … Earned a season-best time of 8.40 in
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Elon University
2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Track and Field the 60-meter dash at the Liberty meet (12/1) … Earned a seasonhigh mark of 16’5” in the long jump at the Liberty meet … Competed in the triple jump in four meets during the indoor season …Notched a season-best distance of 36’7” at the UNC Relays (2/23). Outdoor: Participated in the long and triple jump and the 100-meter dash … Earned a season-best mark of 17’8 3/4” in the long jump at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games (4/27-27) … Recorded a mark of 37’4 1/2” at the SoCon Championships (4/2627) in the triple jump … Ran in the 100-meter dash in two meets. Personal: Major is undecided.
Justine Robertson Doylestown, Pa. Central Bucks West Sophomore
Outdoor: Competed in four throwing events during the outdoor season (discus, shot put, hammer, and javelin) … Set a school record in the javelin throw with a distance of 119’8” meters at the SoCon Championship (4/26-27) for a fourth-place finish … Season-best in the discus came at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games (4/18) with a mark of 132’… Recorded a distance of 38’11 1/2” in the discus 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 (3/29) ... Named the team’s Oustanding Field athlete.
Indoor: Ran the 60-, 200- and 400-meter dash … A member of the school-record holding 4x400-meter relay team … Crossed the finish line as part of the 4x400-meter relay team in 3:58.79 at the SoCon Indoor Championship (2/29-3/1) to earn all-conference honors with a third place finish … Clocked a 8.02 in the 60-meter dash at the Tiger Invitational (2/15-16) … The 8.02 was a season best … Also ran a season best 25.62 at the Tiger Invitational (2/15-16) in the 200-meter dash … Rounded out the indoor season with a season-high 60.18 in the 400-meter dash at the SoCon Indoor championship (2/29-3/1). Outdoor: Competed in the 200- and 400-meter dash … Clocked a top-time of 58.08 at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games (4/18) in the 400-meter dash … Crossed the line in 26.04 in the 200-meter dash at the UNC Fast Times (4/12) … Earned all-conference honors with at third-place finish at the SoCon Outdoor Championship (4/26-27) with a time of 3:25.79. Personal: Major is history.
Melissa Turowski Mt. Airy, Md. Linganore Sophomore
Personal: Major is leisure/sport management.
Taylor Shaw Frederick. Md. Gov. Thomas Johnson Sophomore Indoor: Finished the season with a season-high 2:23.23 at the SoCon Championship (2/28-3/1. Outdoor: Competed in the 800-meter run and the 4x800-meter relay … A member of the school-record setting 4x800-meter relay team … Team set the record at the N.C. A&T Friendship and Freedom Games (4/18) with a time of 9:29.27 … Clocked a 2:22.25 at the Coastal Invitational (3/14-15) in the 800-meter run … Finished the SoCon Championship (4/28-29) with a time of 2:22.8.
Indoor: Member of the school-record holding 4x400-meter relay that ran a 3:58.65 at the SoCon Championship (3/1) … Ran a season-best 28.05 at the Tiger Invitational (2/15-16) … Posted a season-best performance in the 400-meter run at the UNC Relays (2/23) with a time of 61.08. Outdoor: Competed in the 400- and 200-meter dash and 4x400meter relay... Earned all-conference honors in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:58.79 … Ran a season-best 60.03 at the Coastal Invitational (3/14-15) in the 400-meter dash … Turned in a time of 60.71 at the SoCon Outdoor Championship in the 400-meter dash … Clocked a season-best 27.18 in the 200-meter dash at the Coastal Invitational (3/14-15). Personal: Major is mathematics.
Personal: Major is leisure/sport management.
Elon University
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Track and Field
Indoor: Threw both the shot put and weight during the indoor season … Owns a school-record mark of 39’10 1/2” in the shot put the came at the SoCon Championships (2/29-3/1) … She recorded a distance of 35’4 1/2” in the weight throw at the Liberty meet (12/1).
Sarah Skogen Woodstock, Ga. Woodstock Sophomore
2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Track and Field Courtney Weathers Marietta, Ga. Harrison Sophomore
Track and Field
Indoor: High jumper for the Phoenix … Recorded a season-high height of 5’1/4” at the Tiger Invitational (2/15-16) … Matched that height at the UNC Relays (2/23).
Alyssa Girvin Pequea, Pa. Penn Manor Freshman
Outdoor: Competed in the high jump … Finished the Coastal Invitational (3/13-14) with a season-high height of 5’1”.
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.
Personal: Major is business administration.
Personal: Major is science education.
Rachel Banner St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles East Freshman High School: Team captain in 2008 and MVP in 2007 ... A fourtime all-conference 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 ... Will compete in the high jump and hurdles for the Phoenix. Personal: Major is exercise sport science.
Dana Caltado Mount Laurel, N.J. Lenape Freshman 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 200meter dash, and a 17’ mark in the long jump ... will compete in sprints and long jump.
Jordan Lee Hillsborough, N.C. Cedar Ridge Freshman 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. Personal: Major is exercise sport science.
Clara Martin Chapel Hill, N.C. East Chapel Hill Freshman 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. Personal: Major is exercise sport science.
Personal: Major is accounting.
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Elon University
2008 Cross Country/track and Field 2008-09 Track and Field Amanda Rice Titusville, Fla Astronaut Freshman 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 sixthplace 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. Personal: Major is biology.
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) ... Personal-bests are 12.1 (100-meter dash), 24.89 (200-meter dash), 55.38 (400-meter dash). and 2:19 (800-meter run)
Walk-on from Silversprings, MD. Geens will be running the 400 meters-800-meter and looking to compete in her first season after injuries kept her out of the majority of last season Personal: Major is political science.
Lauren Wilmer Frederick, Md. Gov. Thomas Johnson Freshman High School: Will run the 200- and 400-meter dash ... 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). Personal: Major is political science.
Personal: Major is exercise sport science.
Megan Schaefer Ridgefield, Conn. Ridgefield Freshman High School: Member of the All-American shuttle hurdle relay team (indoor) ... Two-time conference champion ... School recordholder in the 45-meter hurdles, 50-meter hurdles, long jump, and pentathlon ... Personal bests include 15.6 (100-meter hurdles), 49.1 (300-meter hurdles), 8.8 (50-meter hurdles), 16’6.5’ (long jump). Personal: Major is communications.
From top to bottom: Justine Robertson, Katy Burns Monique Vines
Elon University
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Track and Field
Amy Salek Ramapo, N.J. Wykcoff Freshman
Geena Vontress Silverspring, Md. John F. Kennedy Sophomore
2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field
Cross Country Record Book
Women’s Records Top Times (5,000 meters) 1. 17:59.47 Caitlin Beeler 2. 18:03.15 Anna Mae Flynn 3. 18:11.00 Caitlin Beeler 4. 18:30.00 Anna Mae Flynn 5. 18:40.18 Alana Black 6. 18:44.00 Anna Mae Flynn 7. 18:45.40 Anna Mae Flynn 8. 18:45.87 Anna Mae Flynn 9. 18:50.20 Anna Mae Flynn 10. 18:54.07 Anna Mae Flynn
Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Disney Classic Gamecock Invitational Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Blue Ridge Open Southern Conference Championship Old North State Championship Walt Disney Classic
Oct. 28, 2006 Oct. 28, 2006 Oct. 7, 2007 Sept. 1, 2006 Oct. 30, 2005 Oct. 27, 2007 Oct. 13, 2006 Oct. 30, 2005 Sept. 23, 2006 Oct. 8, 2005
Individual First-Place Finishes Anna Mae Flynn Anna Mae Flynn Alana Black Meg Crawford Julie Vance Meg Crawford
Old North State Championship Gamecock Invitational Southeastern Collegiate Invite Winthrop Invitational High Point Invitational South Atlantic Conference Championship
Sept. 23, 2006 Sept. 1, 2006 Sept. 16, 2005 Sept. 21, 1996 Sept. 12, 1995 Oct. 26, 1993
Team First-Place Finishes South Atlantic Conference Championship North Carolina Collegiate Championship Elon/High Point Invitational South Atlantic Conference Championship South Atlantic Conference Championship
Oct. 26, 1996 Oct. 19, 1996 Sept. 7, 1996 Oct. 29, 1994 Oct. 30, 1993
Caitlin Beeler
men’s Records
Top Times (8,000 meters) 1. 25:47 Kent Morris 25:47.13 John Tumbleston 2. 26:02.00 Eric Lewandowski 3. 26:12.90 Rick Myers 4. 26:13.00 John Tumbleston 5. 26:14.44 John Tumbleston 6. 26:15.00 Josh Cotter 7. 26:18.70 John Tumbleston 8. 26:21.00 Eric Garren 26.21.00 Rick Myers 9. 26:23.00 Rick Myers 10. 26:27.20 Rick Myers 26:27.00 Rick Myers
Walt Disney Classic Oct. 7, 2000 McAlister Deli Invitational Sept. 24, 2005 Paul Short Run Sept. 28, 2007 Mason Invitational Sept. 30, 2006 Southeastern Collegiate Invite Sept. 16, 2005 Southern Conference Championship Oct. 30, 2005 North Carolina Collegiate Championship Oct. 17, 1998 Walt Disney Classic Oct. 8, 2005 Paul Short Run Sept. 28, 2007 Disney Classic Oct. 6, 2007 Paul Short Run Spt. 28, 2007 Blue Ridge Open Oct. 13, 2006 Disney Classic Oct. 6, 2007
Individual First-Place Finishes John Tumbleston Josh Cotter Brian Keller
Southeastern Collegiate Invite Sept. 16, 2005 North Carolina Collegiate Championship Oct. 14, 1995 South Atlantic Conference Championship Oct. 29, 1994
Team First-Place Finishes Gamecock Invitational South Atlantic Conference Championship North Carolina Collegiate Championship Elon/High Point Invitational South Atlantic Conference Championship South Atlantic Conference Championship
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Sept. 1, 2006 Oct. 26, 1996 Oct. 19, 1996 Sept. 7, 1996 Oct. 29, 1994 Oct. 30, 1993
Elon University
Eric Lewandowski
2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field Indoor
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 60-Meter Hurdles Dominique Price................. 8.67.............................2/18/07
400-Meter Dash Alice Turner........................ 57.85...........................2/26/05 800-Meter Run Jennine Strange................ 2:14.54..........................3/1/08 1500-Meter Run Alana Black......................... 5:08.89........................2/25/03 3000-Meter Run Caitlin Beeler..................... 10:19.05......................2/17/07 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, Jennine Strange, Andrea March, Melissa Turowski.............. 3:58.65..........................3/1/08 Long Jump Monique Vines.................. 5.70m (18’8.25”).........2/17/07 Triple Jump Veronica Day..................... 11.34m (37’2.50”).......2/23/08 High Jump Andrea March.................... 1.60m (5’3”)................12/1/07 Shot Put Justine Robertson............ 12.15m (39’10.50”).....2/29/08 Weight Throw Krystal Paszkeicz............... 12.07m (39’07.25”)........3/1/08 Pole Vault Jessica Clendenning.......... 3.97m (13’0.25”)..........2/17/07 Pentathlon Kim Abel............................. 3056............................2/17/07
BOLD indicates current team member
100-Meter Hurdles Dominique Price.................. 14.20......................... 4/30/06 200-Meter Dash Dominique Price.................. 25.75......................... 4/21/07 400-Meter Dash Jennine Strange................. 58.04......................... 4/21/07 400-Meter Hurdles Alice Turner......................... 1:00.61...................... 4/30/05 800-Meter Run Alana Black.......................... 2:11.88...................... 4/29/06 1500-Meter Run Alana Black.......................... 4:26.60...................... 4/30/06 3000-Meter Run Caitlin Beeler...................... 10:20.94.................... 3/10/07 3000-Meter Steeplechase Anna Mae Flynn.................. 11:15.26.................... 4/17/07 5000-Meter Run Caitlin Beeler...................... 17:46.11...................... 4/6/07 10000-Meter Run Katelyn Ealer....................... 38:26.24.................... 4/27/08 4x100-Meter Relay Rochelle Reid, Kimberly Adams, Jessica Hayden, Alice Turner......................... 48.17......................... 4/17/04 4x400-Meter Relay Grace Ilevbare, Taylor Shaw, Jenny Pearce Jennine Strange.................. 9:29.27...................... 4/19/08 Long Jump Veronica Day...................... 5.67m (18’7.25”)....... 4/18/08 Triple Jump Monique Vines..................... 11.79m (38’ 8.25”)..... 4/22/07 High Jump Kimberly Adams................... 1.57m (5’ 1.75”)......... 4/13/02 Shot Put Krystal Paszkeicz................ 12.77m (41’10.75”).... 4/27/08 Discus Angela Carlberg................... 42.55m (139’ 7.0”)..... 4/02/05 Javelin Justine Robertson............. 36.48m (119’8”)........ 4/26/08 Pole Vault Jessica Clendenning........... 3.90m (12’ 9.50”)....... 3/24/07 Heptathlon Kim Abel.............................. 3935.......................... 4/21/07 Hammer Krystal Paszkeicz................ 38.24m (125’5”)........... 4/4/08
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Track and field Record Book
200-Meter Dash Alice Turner........................ 26.14...........................12/4/05
Outdoor
100-Meter Dash Dominique Price.................. 12.51......................... 3/18/06
2008-09 Cross Country/track and Field MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY HONORS Conference Runner of the Year South Atlantic Conference 1994 Brian Keller Conference Freshman of the Year Big South Conference 2001 Brett Willi South Atlantic Conference 1994 Eric Hines Scholar-Athlete of the Year Big South Conference 2002 Jack Rookstool South Atlantic Conference 1993 Andy Hughes
Honor roll
Academic All-District First Team 2006-07 Eric Garren 2005-06 John Tumbleston 2004-05 John Tumbleston 2003-04 John Tumbleston Academic All-America First Team 2005-06 John Tumbleston 2004-05 John Tumbleston Third Team 2007-08 Eric Garren Conference Coach of the Year South Atlantic Conference 1995 Bill Morningstar 1994 Bill Morningstar 1993 Bill Morningstar All-Conference Runners South Atlantic Conference First Team 1996 Brian Keller 1995 Brian Keller Eric Hines Wyn Payton 1994 Brian Keller Eric Hines Chad Bebout 1993 Brian Keller Andy Hughes Chris Barnhart Second Team 1996 Josh Cotter Kiernan Kelly Eric Hines Carl Robbins 1995 Michael Cody 1994 Scott Breslin Pete Ormsby 1993 Scott Breslin Michael Rodgers Conference Championships South Atlantic Conference 1993, 1994, 1996 U.S.C.C.C.A. All-Academic Team 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY HONORS Conference Runner of the Year South Atlantic Conference 1996 Meg Crawford Conference Freshman of the Year Southern Conference 2006 Caitlin Beeler 2005 Anna Mae Flynn South Atlantic Conference 1996 Meghan Fitzgerald 1994 Julie Vance Conference Coach of the Year South Atlantic Conference 1996 Bill Morningstar All-Conference Runners Southern Conference 2007 Caitlin Beeler 2006 Caitlin Beeler 2005 Alana Black South Atlantic Conference First Team 1996 Meg Crawford Meghan Fitzgerald 1995 Meg Crawford Suzanne Czarnetzky 1994 Julie Vance Tricia Norris Second Team 1996 Suzanne Czarnetzky Kari Spiker Lydia Gould Laura Faulk 1994 Suzanne Czarnetzky 1993 Malissa Butkovich Conference Championships South Atlantic Conference 1996 U.S.C.C.C.A. All-Academic Team 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 TRACK AND FIELD HONORS All-Conference Athletes (Indoor) Southern Conference 2008 Dominique Price (60-meter hurdles) Jennine Strange (800-meter run) 2007 Kimberly Abel (pentathlon) Jessica Clendenning (pole vault) Dominique Price (60-meter hurdles) 2006 Jessica Clendenning (pole vault) Julia Hicks (pentathalon)
2005 2004
Dominique Price (60-meter hurdles) Jessica Clendenning (pole vault) Jessica Clendenning (pole vault)
All-Conference Athletes (Outdoor) Southern Conference 2008 Jennine Strange (800-meter run, 4x400) Andrea March (400-meter hurdles, 4x400) Sara Skogen (4x400) Melissa Turowski (4x400) 2007 Jessica Clendenning (pole vault) Anna Mae Flynn (3000-meter steeplechase) Dominique Price (100-meter hurdles) 2006 Alana Black (1500-meter run) Jessica Clendenning (pole vault) Dominique Price (100-meter hurdles) Alice Turner (400-meter hurdles) 2005 Angela Carlberg (discus throw) Jessica Clendenning (pole vault) 2004 Alana Black (800-meter run) Academic All-District First Team 2007-08 Katelyn Ealer Second Team 2006-07 Katelyn Ealer 2005-06 Katelyn Ealer 2003-04 Jessica Burgeson 2002-03 Jessica Burgeson Academic All-America 2007-08 Katelyn Ealer
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