NAME CLASS Cody Adamson So. Kevin Brandon So. Ackeme Brown Fr. Jordan Brown Fr. Trevor Brunelle So. Christopher Carr So. Anthony Carrasquillo So. Andrew Chalmers So. Eric Ciccone Jr. Rudolph Cowan Fr. Chasani Douglas Fr. Kevin Doxey Fr. Mike DuPaul Gr. Anderson So. Cl. # Name Emerole Pos. 00 Flaman Luke Citriniti GK Eric So. So. 0 Matt Hament GK So. Robert Giuliani Fr. Sr. 1 Nenad Cudic GK 3 Bojan Delibasic DSo. Jr. Anthony Green 4 Cedomir Tomcic D Sr. James Hall Fr. 5 Anthony Buehler D Jr. 6 Jamie Thomas M Jr.. Jonas Hampton Jr. 7 Vernon Perinchief F Sr. Josh Hummel 8 Ivan Guarin MJr. Sr. 9 Andreas Blamo FJr. Sr. Warren Lane 10 Carlos Villa F Sr. Wayne Lawrence So. 12 Patrick Boucher F/M So. 14 Jorge Rodriguez D/M Matthew Le Jr. So. 15 Kevin Lewis M Fr. Weston 16 Lucas Melnik Dantas MSr. So. 17 James Stamopoulos MSo. Fr. Nigel Nimoh 18 Jordan Bar GK Jr. Christopher Rodriguez Fr. 19 Andrew Liapis M So. 20 Sam Groves M Evan Shaughnessy So. Jr. 21 Howard Wong F/M Sr. Matthew Swartz Fr. So. 22 Lucas Ruffo F/M 23 Kevin Westcott Hall MFr. Sr. Thomas 24 Ben Poppen 25 Scott St. Cyr HEAD COACH: 27 Aaron Utman
D Fr. D So. Manizza GK Fr.
EVENT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS Hurdles/Sprints Scituate, MA/Scituate Distance Lewisberry, PA/Red Land Sprints/Jumps Englewood, NJ/Dwight Morrow Sprints/Jumps Caldwell, NJ/Seton Hall Prep Throws North Kingstown/North Kingstown Sprints Stillwater, NJ/Kittatinny Sprints Albany, NY/Albany Distance Ashland, NH/Plymouth Regional Sprints Malden, MA/Arlington Catholic Sprints Hartford, CT/A.I. Prince Tech. Jumps Goshen, NY/John S. Burke Catholic Throws Litchfield, NH/Campbell Mid. Dist. East Haven, CT/East Haven/Connecticut Sprints Jamaica, NY/Manhattan Center forSchool/Last Math & Sciences Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 6-1 200 Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna Distance Walpole, MA/Walpole 6-0 160 Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield Union Distance/Mid. Shelton,Univ. CT/Shelton 6-2 175 Dist. Novi Sad, Serbia/Fourth Grammar/Auburn at Montgomery 5-10 175 Novi Sad, Serbia/Svetozar Markovic Gynasium Throws White Plains, NY/Woodlands 6-5 215 Novi Sad, Serbia/Mid-Continent Univ. Mid. John the Baptist 6-0 Dist. 160 Port Jefferson Station, NY/St. Seymour, CT/Seymour 6-2 155 Edinburgh,Pottstown, Scotland/George Watson’s College Distance PA/Pottsgrove 5-11 160 Southampton, Bermuda/South Kent Mid. Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug/Clarkson 5-11 Dist. 160 Periera, Colombia/White Plains/Herkimer CC 5-10 185 Monrovia, Liberia/Hall/Manchester CC Sprints Brooklyn, NY/Murry Bergtraum 6-1 175 Las Conchas, Guatemala/Arrayanes/San Jacinto Distance/Mid. Warwick, NY/Warwick 5-7 160 Dist. Cromwell, CT/Cromwell 5-7 140 East Hartford, CT/East Hartford Mid. Dist. Coventry, CT/East Catholic 5-11 165 Pawcatuck, CT/Stonington Distance Durham, CT/Coginchaug 5-9 150 Framingham, MA/Framingham 5-6 150 Mississauga, Ontario/Port Credit Secondary Hurdles/Jumps Flanders, NJ/Mount Olive 6-1 190 Barnstable/Fairfield University Mid. East Manalapan, Hartford,NJ/Christian CT/A.I Brothers PrinceAcademy Tech. 5-9 Dist. 145 5-7 150 Sutton, MA/Worcester Academy Throws Holden, MA/Brockton 5-8 150 St. Catherine, Jamaica/Wolmer’s Boys School/San Jacinto Throws Brockton, 5-7 165 Sao Paulo,MA/Brockton Brazil/Pueri Domus 5-10 150 Portland, OR/Lake Oswego Sprints/Throws Watertown, CT/Watertown 5-10 5-11 6-4
160 170 185
Ankenny, IA/Ankenny Easton, CT/Joel Barlow Princeton, NJ/Hopewell Valley Central
Kathy ASSISTANT COACHES: Peter Koumlelis, Nicole Toney, Elizabeth Foster HEAD COACH: Dan Gaspar (Hartford ’74-’78) ASSISTANT COACHES: David Kelly (Maine 90), Ryan Carr (Hartford ’06)
Table of Contents
2009-10 Men’s Cross Country & Track and Field Quick Facts
2009-10 Men’s Roster............................IFC Contents............................................................ 1 Quick Facts...........................................................1 Directions to Campus.......................................1 Coaching Staff Head Coach Kathy Manizza....................... 2 Assistant Coach Peter Koumlelis................. 3 Assistant Coach Nicole Toney..................... 3 Assistant Coach Elizabeth Foster................ 3 2009-10 Season Preview................................4 2009-10 Key Returning Profiles............... 6 2009-10 Key Newcomer Profiles........... 12 2008 Cross Country Season Review...... 14 Track and Field Record Boards.............. 15 America East Conference....................... 16 University of Hartford Hartford and The Region...........................18 University Profile.........................................19 President Walter Harrison.........................20 Director of Athletics Patricia H. Meiser...................................21 Strength & Conditioning............................22 Athletic Training..........................................23 Athletics........................................................24 2009-10 Schedules....................Back Cover
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name.........................................................................University of Hartford Location.......................................................................... West Hartford, CT Founded..............................................................................................1877 Enrollment......................................................................................... 4,842 Nickname......................................................................................... Hawks Colors............................................................................. Scarlet and White Affiliation........................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference...............................................................................America East President.............................................................................Walter Harrison Director of Athletics......................................................... Patricia H. Meiser TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach....................................................... Kathy Manizza (11th Year) Alma Mater.............................................................................. Fresno State Phone.................................................................................. 860.768.5710 E-mail..................................................................... manizza@hartford.edu Assistant Coach............................................. Peter Koumlelis (Second Year) Alma Mater.......................................................................... Connecticut ’03 Phone ................................................................................. 860.768.4949 E-mail.....................................................................koumlelis@hartford.edu Assistant Coach......................................................Nicole Toney (First Year) Alma Mater..................................................................................... LSU ’04 Phone...................................................................................................860.768.4949 Assistant Coach.................................................Elizabeth Foster (First Year) Alma Mater..............................................................................Hartford ’09 Phone.................................................................................. 860.768.5710 E-mail........................................................................efoster@hartford.edu HARTFORD SPORTS INFORMATION Cross Country/Track and Field Contact..................................... Sarah Cote Office Phone........................................................................ 860.768.5110 Email..............................................................................cote@hartford.edu Sports Information Fax........................................................ 860.768.4068 Website.................................................................www.HartfordHawks.com Hartford Hawks Hotline....................................................... 860.768-5555
On the Front Cover: A pair of juniors grace the front cover of the 2009-10 University of Hartford Men’s Cross Country & Track and Field Media Guide. Jonas Hampton, a distance runner, has been the Hawks’ topfinisher through the past two seasons on the cross country course. Warren Lane returns for his third season with Hartford as the team’s top member of the sprints squad.
Credits: The 2009-10 University of Hartford Women’s Cross Country & Track and Field Media Guide is a production of the Hartford Sports Information Office. It was written and designed by Sarah Cote, Sports Information Assistant. Editorial assistance was provided by Dan Ruede, Dave Longolucco and the coaching staff. Photography was provided by Steve McLaughlin and the Hartford Sports Information Archives.
2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & Track and Field
2009 Hartford Men’s Cross Country & Track and Field
Department of Athletics Mission Statement The mission of the University of Hartford Athletics Department is to enhance the educational and personal development of all students by providing equitable intercollegiate, intramural, and recreational athletic opportunities in an environment that promotes excellence and wellness. We value academic achievement as the primary measure of a successful student-athlete and integrity as the hallmark of a successful program.
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2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & track and field
Head Coach Kathy Manizza
kathy
MANIZZA
Head Coach • 11th Season • Fresno State
Kathy Manizza was named the head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams at the University of Hartford in February, 2000. She enters her 11th season as the Hawks’ head coach. Manizza took over the reins of the Hartford program after serving seven years as the head coach at Eastern Connecticut State University. Since coming to Hartford, Manizza was instrumental in adding the indoor track and field season to the program and revising the outdoor schedule. In 2004, Manizza produced the first New England champion in school history, and during her 10-year tenure, she has coached numerous New England qualifiers. In the spring of 2008, the track and field program had its first two individual America East conference champions. Additionally, Manizza coached Kaycee Martinez to the NCAA East Regionals, marking the first time in the history of the program that the Hawks have made an appearance in the event. Additionally, Christopher Spivey of the track and field program was named the America East Sportsman of the Year in 2006, and most recently, Latasha Jarrett became the second Hartford student-athlete to earn this distinction. In September of 2008, Jarrett was also selected as the NCAA Division I Sportswoman of the Year. Under Manizza’s guidance, two track and field student-athletes earned individual titles at the America East Championship and New England Championship in the spring of 2009. At the conference championship, Elizabeth Foster took home a pair of individual victories in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000-meter run and was named the Outstanding Female Performer of the Championship following the meet. Kaycee Martinez became the second New England champion in school history when she was the top-finisher in the 400-meter hurdles at the New England Championship. The duo also competed at the 2009 NCAA East Regionals, marking the second-straight season – and just the second time in the program’s history – that a Hartford student-athlete makes an individual appearance in the event. While at Eastern, Manizza coached several All-New England athletes, including New England champions in the long jump and javelin and two NCAA qualifiers, as well as a three-time All-American in the long jump. A graduate of Fresno State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science, Manizza also has two years of graduate study at the University of Connecticut in animal reproductive and exercise physiology. As well as being an avid runner, Manizza is also active in canoe and kayak racing. She was selected as the U.S. Paddler of the Year in 1997 and was a national champion in 1996, 1998 and 2004. In the summer of 2008, Manizza placed second at the United States Marathon team trials held in Holyoke, MA. Manizza currently resides in Bolton, CT with her husband, Ken, their son, Greg, and their dog, Nala.
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nicole
peter KOUMLELIS
TONEY
Assistant Coach Second Season Connecticut ’03
Assistant Coach First Season LSU ’04
Peter Koumlelis enters his second season as an assistant cross country and track and field coach after gaining coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate levels. Most recently, Koumlelis coached at Springfield College, serving as an assistant to the men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field programs for four years. At Springfield, Koumlelis coached numerous conference champions in the men’s programs, as well as multiple All-Division III New England, All-Division III ECAC and all New England honorees. Additionally, he coached several national qualifiers and three Division III All-Americans. Prior to Springfield, Koumlelis served as an assistant boy’s outdoor track and field coach at South Windsor High School, working with the team’s throwers. During his final year at Springfield, Koumlelis served as an assistant coach to the CCC East conference champion girl’s outdoor track and field team at South Windsor. He also coached the second runner-up in the girl’s hammer throw at the state championship. Koumlelis was a student-athlete at the University of Connecticut where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2003. At Connecticut, he was a member of the indoor track and field team as a weight thrower, and was also a member of the outdoor track and field team as a hammer thrower. Koumlelis continued his education at Springfield College, receiving his Master’s of Education in Psychology with a concentration in athletic counseling. Koumlelis has earned a USATF Level I coaching certificate and is also Level II coaching certified in the throws. He is also the co-founder of ConnQuest, a USATF Elite Development Club. At Hartford, his responsibilities will include working with the throwers and jumpers.
liz
FOSTER Cross Country Assistant Coach First Season Hartford ’09
Nicole Toney, who previously served three seasons at Hartford as a part-time assistant coach, joins the coaching staff as a full-time assistant. Prior to her stints with the Hawks, Toney was an eight-time All-American long and triple jumper at Louisiana State University where she received her degree in psychology in 2004. She was instrumental in helping the Lady Tigers earn three-straight NCAA Indoor team titles. At LSU, Toney was an NCAA indoor triple jump national champion in 2002. Additionally, the West Hartford native was also an Olympic Trials finalist in the event in 2004, and was crowned the high school national champion in the pentathlon while attending Conard High School. Additionally, Toney was a high school All-American in the heptathlon and the triple jump, and holds the state of Connecticut’s high school triple jump record. Toney has earned a USATF Level I coaching certificate.At Hartford, Toney will primarily assist with the sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and multi-event athletes.
2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & Track and Field
Cross Country/Track and Field Coaching Staff
Foster, a native of Ellington, CT, reunites with a program and coach with which she is very familiar as a part-time assistant coach. A graduate of Hartford in 2009, Foster was a four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams. As a distance runner at the University of Hartford, Foster closed out her cross country and track and field careers with impressive senior seasons. In the 2008 cross country season, she led the Hawks at the America East Championship with a 14th place finish in a field of 76, finishing the 5,000-meter course in a personalbest time of 18:15.0. On the track, Foster’s senior campaign was highlighted by two outdoor America East titles in the 5,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Her time of 10:43.30 in the 3k steeplechase qualified her for the NCAA East Regionals, where she posted a time of 10:54.12 placing 21st overall in her first NCAA Championship appearance. At Hartford, Foster will primarily assist with the distance runners while pursuing her Doctorate in physical therapy.
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2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & track and field
2009-10 Season Preview The University of Hartford men’s cross country and track and field team looks at the upcoming 200910 season as one to improve on. The Hawks return the majority of their top performers from the 2008-09 campaign - a squad that combined to put 17 indoor and outdoor school records to rest last year. This year’s edition of the squad returns 13 current school record holders, and will look to continue to make strides in each event.
Distance & Middle Distance Andrew Chalmers, the indoor 3000-meter and 5,000-meter record holder, and Jonas Hampton, the bearer of the outdoor 5,000-meter school record, provide a solid distance contingent for the Hawks. The duo are coming off strong cross country seasons and look to carry that success over to the track. Josh Hummel, a junior transfer from Clarkson, was an addition that made an instant impact to the Hartford middle distance squad. In his first stint with the Hawks, Hummel smashed the 800-meter outdoor school record, and will look to continue his success and rack up points at both the conference and New England championships. Kevin Brandon, graduate student Mike DuPaul, Bobby Giuliani and Wayne Lawrence are all newcomers who will provide depth for the distance and middle distance corps.
Sprints & Hurdlers
Chris Carr
Sophomore Anderson Emerole is ready to step up and have substantial success on the men’s side in the 200-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays this year. The two-time All-New England honoree smashed the outdoor school records in the indoor 300-meter run and the outdoor 400-meter run, and finished fifth at the conference championship in the 400-meter event during his freshman campaign. Another sprinter that the Hawks should get assistance from is junior Eric Ciccone. The 400-meter indoor record holder teamed up with Warren Lane, Hartford’s 500-meter record holder, will be great additions to the 4x400-meter relay teams
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that shattered the Hawks’ indoor and outdoor marks in the 2008-09 seasons. The Hawks should also get a spark out of newcomer Ackeme Brown. The rookie comes to Hartford after a successful senior campaign at Dwight Morrow High School in New Jersey where his personal-best times in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes will potentially rack up points at championship events. Two returning members of the school record holding and All-New England 4x100-meter relay squad coupled with a pair of newcomers should provide a solid group in the event. Ackeme and Shane Earlington will join Emerole and Chris Carr with high hopes of breaking last season’s records while scoring high in the conference. Nigel Nimoh, who put down school records in the 55-meter hurdles and the 110-meter hurdles, is looking to take his talent to the next level for his sophomore season.
Throws On the men’s side, sophomore Anthony Green will look to challenge the current discus and shot put records, while classmate Trevor Brunelle and rookie Tom Westcott will be solid contributors in the javelin throw.
Jumps
2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & Track and Field
2009-10 Season Preview
Although the members of the jumping team are young, the squads are loaded with potential in its returning sophomores and incoming class. In the jumps, Nigel Nimoh had a solid first year for the Hawks and returns as the team’s top horizontal jumper. Nimoh was an outdoor All-New England honoree in the triple jump scoring Hartford points in the championship with a fifth place finish. Nimoh will be joined by Ackeme Brown – a rookie – will look to score points in the long jump at the conference championship and newcomer Chasani Douglas who should look to contend for triple jump points.
Weston Melnik
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2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & track and field
2009-10 Key Returning Profiles
jonas
HAMPTON distance
5-10 • Junior Pottstown, PA Pottsgrove SOPHOMORE (2008-09) Cross Country: Participated in all seven meets as a sophomore, leading the Hawks in every meet of the 2008 season … season-best finish in the 8k distance came at the Fairfield Invitational (26:40.00), also a personal-best … placed 14th at the CCSU Mini-Meet posting a season-best 5k time of 15:35.00 … led the Hawks at the America East Championship and at the NCAA Northeast Regionals … placed 32nd at the AE Championship with a time of 26:55.70 in the 8K distance … crossed the line with a time of 35:39.10 in the 10k course at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, placing 155th. Indoor Track and Field: Competed in the distance events during the indoor season … raced to a time of 15:57.60 in the 5000-meter event, posting a personal-best time while breaking the previous school record … saw a second place finish in the mile run at Vermont with a time of 4:41.52. Outdoor Track and Field: Broke the 5000-meter school record, posting a time of 15:31.76 at the America East Championship for an 11th place finish … competed in the 5000-meter run at the New England Championship, placing 24th with a time of 15:35.98 … ran a personaland season-best time of 4:10.07 in the 1500-meter event at the UMass Spring Meet … ran the 3000-meter steeplechase at the America East Championship, finishing 13th with a time of 10:18.50 … season-best finish in the steeple was 10:07.32 at the UMass Invitational.
FRESHMAN (2007-08)
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Cross Country: Competed in all six meets, leading the
Hawks in every competition during his rookie campaign … posted a season-best 8K finish at the New England Championship with a time of 27:55.00 … season-best 5k time came at the CCSU Mini-Meet (16:16.00) … placed 37th at the America East Championship with a time of 28:00.90 in the 8K course … the only Hawk to participate at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, finishing the 10k course in a personal-best time of 34:09.25 (192nd place). Indoor Track and Field: Competed in the distance events during the indoor season … raced to a personal-best finish in the mile run at the Harvard Invitational (4:39.25) … saw two individual wins in the 5000-meter run at the Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational (16:13.86) and at the Dartmouth Classic (16:20.24). Outdoor Track and Field: Competed in the mid-distance and distance events during the outdoor season … placed 14th at the America East Championship with a seasonbest time in the 5000-meter run (15:53.43).
BEFORE HARTFORD Ran cross country and track all four years at Pottsgrove High School ... finished first at the City Championships two-straight years, while finishing third at the PAC-10 league championships and earning All PAC-10 honors ... named most valuable of the cross country team all four years in high school ... captained the cross country teams for two years ... finished third at the Pac-10 championships in the 1,600-meter event.
major
2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & Track and Field
2009-10 Key Returning Profiles
Enrolled in the College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture, majoring in civil engineering.
Jonas’ Personal Bests: XC Indoor Outdoor
800m 2:03.28
1500m 4:10.07
3000m 9:16.26 -
5000m 15:35.00 15:57.60 15:31.76
8000m 26:40.00 -
10k 34:09.25 -
Mile 4:39.25 -
Steeple. 10:07.32
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2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & track and field
2009-10 Key Returning Profiles
josh
HUMMEL middle distance
5-8 • Junior Wilbraham, MA Minnechaug/Clarkson sophomore (2008-09)
Major
Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in cinema.
Outdoor Track and Field: Ran the 400-meter event at two meets, seeing a season-best time of 51.60 in the preliminaries of the America East Championship … broke the previous 800-meter school record with a time of 1:56.04, finishing sixth overall at the UMass Spring Meet … ran the 800-meter event at the AE Championship, placing 16th overall with a time of 1:57.56 … also competed in the 800-meter run at the New England Championship, finishing 23rd overall with a time of 1:56.90.
Before hartford Attended Clarkson University prior to transferring to Hartford … a member of the cross country team for one season and a three-year member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Minnechaug High School … a two year varsity indoor track and field captain and three year varsity outdoor track and field captain … broke the school record for the indoor 1000-meter run … earned the Sportsmanship Award in indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and soccer as a senior … also played three years of varsity soccer at Minnechaug where he captained the team all three years.
Josh’s Personal Bests: Indoor Outdoor
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400m 51.60
800m 1:56.84
warren
LANE sprints
6-2 • Junior Brooklyn, NY Murray Bergtraum SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
Indoor Track and Field: Ran the middle distance events … recorded a season-best 500-meter time of 1:05.68 in the preliminaries of the New England Championship … ran the 500-meter at the America East Championship, posting a time of 1:06.01 in the preliminaries … ran a personal-best 400-meter time of 52.70 at the Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational, finishing in second place … ran a leg of the 4x400-meter school record breaking team (3:23.08). Outdoor Track and Field: Ran the hurdles, 400-meter and 800-meter events during the outdoor season … posted a personal-best 400-meter time of 49.38 in the preliminaries of the New England Championship … also ran the 400-meter at the America East Championship, placing 12th in the preliminaries (49.78) … ran a personal-best time of 2:02.74 in the 800-meter event at the Trinity Invitational … a member of the school record breaking 4x400-meter relay team that placed fifth at the America East Championship (3:17.01).
Freshman (2007-08)
Indoor Track and Field: Competed in the mid-distance events during his rookie season … posted a personal-best 500-meter time of 1:05.36 at the America East Championship, placing fourth overall while breaking the previous school record … finished second in the 500-meter run at the Dartmouth Classic (1:07.73). Outdoor Track and Field: Competed in the sprints and hurdles during the outdoor season … ran a season-best 400-meter time of 50.76 at the America East Championship, finishing 10th
overall … saw a season-best time of 22.83 in the 200-meter dash at UMass.
B efore hart ford
Four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams at Murry Bergtraum High School ... broke sc hool records for the 600-meter and 800-meter ... named most valuable player, rookie of the year and most improved player ... placed third in the 4x800-meter relay at PSAL Championships.
2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & Track and Field
2009-10 Key Returning Profiles
Major
Enrolled in the Barney Sc hool of Business, majoring in
marketing.
Warren’s Personal Bests: Indoor Outdoor
110m HH -
400m IH 59.98
200m 23.59 22.83
400m 52.70 49.38
500m 1:05.36 -
800m 2:03.86 2:02.74
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2009-10 Key Returning Profiles
andrew
chalmers distance
5-8 • Sophomore Ashland, NH Plymouth Regional FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Cross Country: Participated in all seven meets as a rookie … season-best 5k finish was 16:15.00 at the CCSU Mini-Meet … saw a season-best 8K time of 27:44.00 at the Fairfield Invitational … placed 65th at the America East Championship, posting a time of 29:09.80 … competed at the New England Championship, clocking in at 37:15.00 in the 10k course. Indoor Track and Field: Competed in the mid-distance and distance events during the indoor season … posted a season-best finish of 9:03.59 in the 3000-meter at the America East Championship, placing 20th in the event and breaking the previous school record … broke the previous school record in the 5000m run at the America East Championship (15:41.01), placing 17th overall … ran a season-best time of 4:36.75 in the mile run at the Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational. Outdoor Track and Field: Saw his first collegiate individual victory in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:02.20 at the Holy Cross Invitational … posted a season-best time of 9:51.34 in the 3K steeplechase at the America East Championship, placing seventh overall … season-best 5000-meter time came at the UMass Invitational (15:47.34) … placed 18th in the 5000-meter run at the America East Championship (15:49.13).
Before hartford
A four-year member of the cross country and outdoor track and field teams at Plymouth Regional High School ... captained the cross country team during his junior and senior years ... was named captain of the track and field team during his senior year ... placed second in the 3200-meter at the Laconia Dual meet in 2008 ... finished sixth at the Class I championships in the 3200-meter outdoor road race ... placed 37th in the Cigna/Elliot 5k road race with a time of 16:22
Andrew’s Personal Bests:
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XCountry Indoor
800m 2:08.25
1500m -
3000m 9:03.29
Outdoor
2:08.03
4:15.62
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... placed 24th in the championship race of the Brown University Cross Country Invitational with a time of 16:33 in the 5k ... finished eleventh at the Great Bay Half Marathon ... placed 44th at the Ted Owens Invite, posting a time of 28:16 in the 8000-meter course ... also competed in cross country skiing for three years and ski jumping for one year ... a scholarathlete.
Major
Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in economics.
5000m 8000m 10k 16:15.00 27:44.00 37:15.00 15:41.01 15:47.34
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Mile 4:36.75
Steeple -
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9:51.34
anderson
EMEROLE sprints
6-1 • Sophomore Jamaica, NY Manhattan Center for Math & Sciences FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Indoor Track and Field: Competed in the sprints during his rookie campaign … hit a season-best 55-meter time of 6.73 at the Reebok Boston Invitational … ran the 60-meter dash in 7.41 at the Harvard Invitational … ran the 200-meter dash at six meets over the season, seeing a season-best time of 22.59 in the preliminaries of the New England Championship, placing 20th overall … ran the 200-meter event at the America East Championship, placing 15th in the preliminaries with a time of 22.85 … won the 300-meter dash at the Vermont Invitational (36.75). Outdoor Track and Field: Ran the high hurdles and the sprint events during the outdoor season … a two-time All-New England honoree following a sixth place finish in the 200-meter dash (22.16) and a seventh place finish in the 400-meter run (49.30) at the New England Championship … posted his season-best 200-meter time in the preliminaries of the New England Championship (21.95) … placed sixth at the UConn Invitational in the 100-meter dash, posting a season-best time of 11.34 … placed fifth at the America East Championship while breaking the previous outdoor school record in the 400-meter run with a time of 49.12 … a member of the school record holding 4x100-meter relay team that placed sixth at the America East Championship (42.85) … also a member of the school record-breaking 4x400-meter relay squad that saw a fifth place finish at the conference championship (3:17.01).
Before hartford
Ran for the Manhattan Center for Math and Sciences track and field team for four years ... team was the 55-meter, 300-meter and 4x200-meter champions for the borough of Manhattan during the indoor season ... placed fifth in the 300-meter with a time of 36:16 at the city championship during the indoor season ... team was the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter champion
of Manhattan ... placed 12th in the 4x100-meter and 13th in the 400-meter at the city championships ... placed fifth in the 100-meter and sixth in the 200-meter at the city championship.
M a jor
2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & Track and Field
2009-10 Key Returning Profiles
Enrolled in the College of Engineering, Te c h n o l o g y and Architecture, majoring in electronic engineering technology.
Anderson’s Personal Bests: Indoor
55m 6.73
60m 7.41
100m -
200m 22.59
300m 36.75
400m -
Outdoor
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11.34
21.95
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49.12
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2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & track and field
2009-10 Key Newcomer Profiles
mike DuPAUL
kevin BRANDON
middle distance
distance
6-3 • Graduate East Haven, CT
5-11 • Sophomore Lewisberry, PA Red Land
East Haven/Connecticut
BEFORE HARTFORD A two-year member of the cross country teams at the University of Connecticut … also a two-year member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at UConn … a member of the school record breaking 4x800-meter relay team at UConn … helped UConn to an indoor Big East Championship and an indoor New England Championship … earned AllNew England honors while at UConn … a three-time member of the New England Scholar Athlete team ... a three-year member of the outdoor track and field team, two-year member of the indoor track and field team and ran one year of cross country at East Haven High School … broke nine school records at East Haven ... also played three years of high school soccer and one year of basketball.
BEFORE HARTFORD Ran for the varsity track and field and cross country teams for four years at Red Land High School.
Major Enrolled in the College of Arts and Science, majoring in politics and government.
wayne LAWRENCE distance/mid. dist.
6-2 • Sophomore Warwick, NY Warwick
Major Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, earning his master’s in financial assurance.
BEFORE HARTFORD Ran three seasons of cross country and was a fouryear member of the indoor track and field and outdoor track and field squads at Warwick Valley High School … finished eighth at the Nike Team Nationals JV Regional at Bowdoin Park, New York.
major Enrolled in Hillyer College, majoring in liberal studies.
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ackeme brown
rudy COWAN
sprints/jumps
sprints
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5-10 • Freshman Hartford, CT A.I. Prince Tech.
BEFORE HARTFORD
BEFORE HARTFORD
A three-year member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Dwight Morrow High School … was named Dwight Morrow’s Most Outstanding Athlete in 2009 … an all-state second team selection in 2008 and 2009 … deemed the BSCL American League Most Outstanding Field Athlete in 2008 … named the outdoor track and field most valuable player on three occasions (2007, 2008, 2009) … named the indoor track and field most valuable player in 2008 and 2009 … a four-time all-league first team selection … ranked ninth all-time in Bergen County in the long jump and 20th all-time in outdoor track and field … also played three years of high school soccer.
Ran three years of cross country, and was a fouryear member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at A.I. Prince Technical High School … earned indoor track and field all-conference honors in the 600-meter run and second team honors in the 300-meter run and 55-meter dash in 2009 … placed third in the 300-meter run and fourth in the 600-meter run at the Connecticut Class S Championship … placed second at the class S championship and ninth at the state open in the 400-meter run … earned all-conference honors in indoor and outdoor track and field in 2008 … received all-state honors in the indoor and outdoor 4x400-meter relays … placed fourth at the Connecticut Class S Championship and ninth at the state open in the 400-meter run … was named All-New England in the 4x400-meter run … earned all-conference outdoor track and field honors in 2006 and 2007 … was all-state class S in the outdoor 4x400-meter relay in 2007 … also played one year of high school soccer.
major Enrolled in Hillyer College, majoring in liberal studies.
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Major Enrolled in the Barney School of Business, major is undecided.
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Men’s 2008 Cross Country Season Review Trinity College Invitational
CCSU Ted Owen Invitational
Men’s 5k Race Hartford 9th out of 11 teams - 243 points 36. Jonas Hampton......................... 18:58.17 58. Matthew Le................................ 19:05.00 88. Weston Melnik.......................... 19:05.00 89. Alexander Welford................. 19:05.00 94. Michael Russo............................ 19:17.00
Men’s 5 Mile Race Hartford 8th out of 8 teams - 183 points 19. Jonas Hampton......................... 27:13.00 44. Andrew Chalmers..................... 28:16.00 55. Matthew Le................................ 28:43.00 56. Patrick Murray.......................... 28:50.00 57. Weston Melnik.......................... 28:52.00
Fairfield Invitational
New England Championship
Men’s 8k Race Hartford 9th out of 11 teams - 242 points 20. Jonas Hampton......................... 26:40.00 54. Andrew Chalmers..................... 27:44.00 66. Matthew Le................................ 28:04.00 93. Eric Flaman................................ 28:57.00 101. Weston Melnik.......................... 29:08.00
Men’s 8k Race Hartford 42nd out of 47 teams - 1182 points 145. Jonas Hampton......................... 26:43.00 244. Andrew Chalmers..................... 28:04.00 249. Patrick Murray.......................... 28:14.00 271. Weston Melnik.......................... 28:46.00 273. Matthew Le................................ 28:51.00
CCSU Mini Meet
America East Championship
September 6, 2008 Wickham Park - Manchester, CT
September 27, 2008 Fairfield, CT
October 25, 2008 New Britain, CT
Men’s 5k Race Hartford 12th out of 14 teams - 304 points 14. Jonas Hampton......................... 15:35.00 54. Andrew Chalmers..................... 16:15.00 82. Patrick Murray.......................... 16:42.00 105. Justin Ferreira........................... 17:02.00 106. Weston Melnik.......................... 17:02.00
September 20, 2008 New Britain, CT
October 11, 2008 Franklin Park - Boston, MA
November 1, 2008 Oregon Ridge Park - Cockeysville, MD Men’s 8k Race Hartford 9th out of 9 teams - 267 points 32. Jonas Hampton......................... 26:55.70 65. Andrew Chalmers..................... 29:09.80 66. Patrick Murray.......................... 29:20.10 71. Weston Melnik.......................... 30:10.40 73. Alexander Welford................. 30:26.00
NCAA Northeast Regionals November 15, 2008 Van Cortlandt Park - Bronx, NY
Men’s 10k Race Did not field a complete team 155. Jonas Hampton......................... 35:39.10 210. Andrew Chalmers..................... 37:15.00 221. Patrick Murray.......................... 37:57.00 236. Eric Flaman................................ 39:02.70
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MEN’S INDOOR RECORDS ATHLETE(S) Chris Spivey Chris Spivey Anderson Emerole Eric Ciccone Warren Lane Brandon Coleman Phil Weinholtz Michael Tiroletto Dennis Roche Andrew Chalmers Andrew Chalmers Nigel Nimoh Fowle, O’Leary, Bucasas, Spivey Ciccone, Le, Coleman, Lane Haywood, Weinholtz, Roche, Geary Weinholtz, Clarke, Haywood, Roche Anthony Oluwanifise Anthony Oluwanifise Mark Miller DePaul Avant Brien Woodaman Alex Ivanov
EVENT 55-meter 200-meter 300-meter 400-meter 500-meter 600-meter 800-meter 1,000-meter Mile 3,000-meter 5,000-meter 55-meter HH 4x200-meter 4x400-meter 4x800-meter Distance Medley Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Shot Put Weight Throw Heptathlon
MARK 6.40 21.82 36.75 50.43 1:05.36 1:28.22 2:00.48 2:37.14 4:19.71 9:03.59 15:41.01 8.34 1:33.38 3:23.08 8:08.85 10:33.92 6.85m 14.16m 1.98m 13.36m 12.24m 4,182
EVENT 100-meter 200-meter 400-meter 800-meter 1,500-meter 5,000-meter 10,000-meter 110-meter HH 400-meter IH 3,000-meter Steeple 4x100-meter 4x400-meter 4x800-meter Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Decathlon
MEN’S OUTDOOR RECORDS MARK ATHLETE(S) 10.78 Chris Spivey 21.75 Chris Spivey 49.12 Anderson Emerole 1:56.04 Josh Hummel 4:01.13 Dennis Roche 15:31.76 Jonas Hampton 32:50.70 Greg Bates 16.02 Nigel Nimoh 54.89 Stanley Bucasas 9:48.70 Mike LeMay 42.85 Carr, Ehigiator, Emerole, Oluwanifise 3:17.01 Emerole, Ciccone, Le, Lane 8:18.96 Haywood, Pike, Roche, Weinholtz 7.11m Anthony Oluwanifise 14.42m Anthony Oluwanifise 1.95m Ryan Trupin 12.18m DePaul Avant 36.42m Vincent Boczanolnowski 55.30m Jason Soltysiak 39.01m Wandee Kirkbland 5,840 Alex Ivanov
YEAR 2006 2005 2008 2008 2008 2006 2006 2007 2005 2009 2009 2009 2004 2009 2005 2005 2008 2008 2003 2004 2008 2008 YEAR 2003 2004 2009 2009 2005 2009 1995 2009 2004 1986 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2009 2004 2001 2002 1998 2008
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America East Conference About America East...
Athletics…
Now in its third decade of operation, America East has evolved into one of the most comprehensive NCAA Division I conferences with a commitment to broad-based, competitive athletics programs, complementing the academic integrity and missions of the member institutions. Progressive in its approach to its more than 3,200 studentathletes, America East recognizes champions in each of its 20 sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. America East also conducts the nation’s most comprehensive academic recognition program for student-athletes. With a geographic footprint covering the Mid-Atlantic to Northeast regions of the United States, America East strives to develop champions in academics, athletics and leadership at its nine member institutions: University at Albany, Binghamton University, Boston University, University of Hartford, University of Maine, UMBC, University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and University of Vermont.
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Vermont captured its fifth straight America East Academic Cup in 2009 after its student-athletes registered a cumulative 3.14 grade-point average, which tied the league’s best mark ever. Six other schools also earned a 3.0 GPA or better. America East’s 3,200 student-athletes registered a combined 3.05 GPA during the 2008-09 academic year, and over 60 percent of them were named to America East’s Academic Honor Roll for recording a GPA of 3.0 or better. Connor Tobin (Vermont), Dan Schultz (Boston University) and Cornelia Carapcea (UMBC) were tabbed ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans, while 26 others were All-District selections. Vermont’s Connor Tobin (soccer) and Kristen Millar (lacrosse) were the America East Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year, respectively. Twenty-one student-athletes were recognized as America East Scholar-Athletes and 167 received All-Academic recognition in their respective sport. Nineteen America East teams were publicly recognized by the NCAA for their multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR), finishing among the top 10 percent of teams in the nation, with nine programs receiving perfect scores of 1,000.
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Boston University won the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup for the fourth straight year and seventh time in the last eight seasons after capturing a conference-best seven championships, four regular-season titles and four runner-up finishes during the 2008-09 season. Four America East programs won postseason games in 2008-09: Boston University men’s soccer (NCAA), Boston University women’s basketball (WNIT), Vermont men’s basketball (CBI) and Boston University softball (NCAA). Nineteen America East student-athletes earned AllAmerica recognition, including one in men’s basketball, one in men’s soccer, six in men’s lacrosse, four in women’s lacrosse and nine in cross country/track & field. America East improved 10 positions in the men’s basketball conference RPI to No. 17, its fifth-best finish ever, and sent two teams (Binghamton, NCAA; Vermont, CBI) to the postseason for the fifth time since 2003. Three women’s basketball teams – Boston University, Hartford and Vermont – reached the postseason, tying a conference record set in 1999. Boston University defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship to give America East at least one NCAA win in seven of the last eight years, and the conference RPI (No. 6) was America East’s highest ever. Boston University became the first women’s soccer champion to complete an unbeaten and untied conference slate since 2000 and made its fourth straight NCAA appearance. UMBC (No. 9), which won its second straight America East Men’s Lacrosse Championship, and Stony Brook (No. 20) were ranked in the final USILA national poll, while Albany was also ranked during the season. Sarah Dalton, a first-team All-American in women’s lacrosse, led Boston University to its fifth straight conference title. The Terriers (No. 11) and New Hampshire (No. 20) were ranked in the final IWLCA national poll. Stony Brook women’s cross country competed at the NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championship for the second straight season. Boston University reached the championship round of its NCAA Softball Regional with wins over Iowa and Auburn, matching the best finish ever by an America East team.
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Vermont women’s lacrosse standout Kristen Millar was selected the 2009 America East Woman of the Year for a distinguished career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Hartford tennis player Rich Lieberman and the Maine softball team were named the America East Male and Female Sportsmanship Award winners. University at Albany appointed George M. Philip as its 18th president, while Stony Brook University named Dr. Samuel Stanley its next president. Patrick Chambers, who helped lead Villanova to the Final Four as a men’s basketball assistant coach in 2009, took over as Boston University’s next head coach. Binghamton’s Kevin Broadus, New Hampshire’s Bill Herrion and Stony Brook’s Steve Pikiell all received contract extensions.
America East in the Pros Several former America East athletes have made a positive impact in the professional ranks. • Three-time All-America East selection Jose Juan Barea (Northeastern) averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 assists in 79 games for the Dallas Mavericks in 2008-09, while three-time America East Player of the Year Malik Rose (Drexel) played in 38 games for the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder. • Former Hartford star Vin Baker and three-time America East Player of the Year Reggie Lewis (Northeastern), who captained the Boston Celtics at the time of his premature death, combined to make five NBA All-Star appearances during their careers. • Women’s basketball coaches Jennifer Rizzotti (Hartford) and Cindy Blodgett (Maine) have appeared in WNBA action. • Carlos Pena, the 1998 Baseball Scholar-Athlete at Northeastern, has made an impact each of the past three seasons in Tampa Bay, earning American League Comeback Player of the Year honors in 2007, winning an American League Gold Glove at first base in 2008 and making his first All-Star appearance in 2009, while the Minnesota Twins’ Joe Nathan, a former Academic All-American at Stony Brook, played in his fourth Mid-Summer Classic. • Seven former America East men’s lacrosse standouts appeared in the Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game in 2009, including Merrick Thomson, a four-time all-conference selection at Albany who was named the 2008 Warrior Most Improved Player. John Grant (Delaware), the 1999 America East Player of Year, was the league’s Most Valuable Player last season. • Albany’s Steward Ceus became the third America East player taken in the Major League Soccer Draft, going 37th overall to the Colorado Rapids. Fellow former Great Dane Bouna Coundoul recorded 16 career shutouts in 52 career games for the Rapids before signing with the New York Red Bulls in July.
2008 AMERICA EAST MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Team 1. New Hampshire 2. Stony Brook 3. Binghamton 4. Boston University 5. UMBC 6. Albany 7. Maine 8. Vermont 2008 Final standings 9. Hartford
Points 42 64 89 120 123 154 158 170 267
2008 AMERICA EAST CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP TOP FIVE FINISHERS
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2008-09 America east Men’s indoor track and field championship results
Team 1. Albany 2. Binghamton 3. New Hampshire 4. UMBC 5. Boston University 6. Maine 7. Vermont 8. Stony Brook 9. Hartford
Points 211 138 133 123 57 42.5 38 34 3.5
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2009 America east Men’s outdoor track and field championship results
Team 1. Albany 2. New Hampshire 3. Binghamton 4. UMBC 5. Boston University 6. Vermont 7. Maine 8. Stony Brook 9. Hartford
Points 243.33 153 119.33 118.5 81 57 44.33 16 15
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Hartford and the Region HARTFORD AND THE REGION
Dubbed “New England’s Rising Star,” Hartford is enjoying a renaissance fueled by the development of its riverfront. With retail and residential development taking off, downtown Hartford is poised to become a 24-hour hub of culture, arts, and entertainment. Within Hartford’s borders, one can tour the home of Mark Twain, mingle with 5,000-plus years of art at the Wadsworth Atheneum, and explore history at the oldest state house in the country. The Bushnell and Hartford Stage Company offer traveling Broadway shows and other award-winning productions. The XL Center and Comcast Theatre offer top-name concerts while the former is home to the American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolfpack. The Connecticut Convention Center offers an ideal new venue to make your event memorable, from intimate, upscale gatherings to large city-wide experiences. The surrounding Connecticut countryside offers unlimited and varied get-away possibilities, including skiing, spring garden tours, summer winery tours, fall festivals, and two of the world’s largest casino and entertainment complexes, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort & Casino. Hartford boasts an extraordinarily active arts and entertainment scene with nearly 200 arts, cultural and heritage organizations. The experts agree: Places Rated Almanac ranked Hartford among the top six percent of North American cities for arts and culture. Greater Hartford also runs the 10th-largest United Arts Fund in the nation, demonstrating its strong commitment to the arts. It’s no wonder noted economist Richard Florida has ranked Hartford in the “Top 20” of cool places to live, work, start a family and have fun.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS IN CONNECTICUT
Connecticut has been the home to many professional or semi-professional sports teams or events. The only current professional team in Connecticut is the Connecticut Sun, a member of the Women’s National Basketball Association. The CT Sun are housed in the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. The Hartford Wolfpack, an American Hockey League affiliate for the New York Rangers (NHL), are one of two minor league teams who call Connecticut home. The New Britain Rock Cats (Minnesota Twins, MLB) also have their home field in Connecticut. Joining them on the semi-professional ranks is the Connecticut Crush (Women’s Football).
TRANSPORTATION
Hartford is just a two-hour drive from New York or Boston. Bradley International Airport–gateway to Southern New England–is just minutes from the Capital City. The region is also a part of the AMTRAK system and is home to a number of major bus lines.
LODGINGS
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Downtown lodgings include the Hilton Hartford Hotel, Hartford Marriott, Crowne Plaza, Sheraton Hartford Hotel, Holiday Inn Express and the Residence Inn Downtown, which offer luxury hotel rooms within an easy walk of the convention center and Adriaen’s Landing. If that’s not enough, there are more than 6,000 hotel rooms within the Greater Hartford region offering visitors a variety of accommodations ranging from casino hotels to quaint New England inns.
Small Classes, Big Opportunity At the University of Hartford, classes are small, but the list of academic offerings is not. The University is a comprehensive, independent institution, offering educational and career programs in 89 undergraduate and 33 graduate areas of study in its seven schools and colleges. It prides itself on providing the intimacy of a liberal arts college with the creativity and intellectual excitement of a university. While the range of studies offered at the University is diverse, so, too, are the people. Enrolled are 4,842 full-time undergraduates, 853 part-time undergraduates, and 1,671 graduate students, representing 45 states and 49 countries. The full-time student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1.
Tradition The University of Hartford dates back to 1877, when the first of its original three schools was founded. The Hartford Art School (1877), Hillyer College (1879), and The Hartt School (1920) joined in 1957 to form the University of Hartford. The origins of the University can be traced back to the wife of Mark Twain. Mrs. Samuel Clemens, along with Harriett Beecher Stowe of Uncle Tom’s Cabin fame, formed an art society that later became the Hartford Art School.
Expansion The University has undertaken several ambitious building projects over the past half decade. A $34-million Integrated Science, Engineering, and Technology complex, which included major renovations to the adjacent Dana Hall (one of the original buildings on campus), opened in 2005. On its heels, new turf athletics fields brought a much different look to the opposite end of campus, benefitting students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community residents. The new Renée Samuels Center opened in January 2007, providing the Hartford Art School with new space for its photography and media arts programs. In fall 2007, Hawk Hall, a five-story residential facility for first-year students and its adjacent Alumni Plaza, a new outdoor gathering place for students, greeted students returning to campus. Now open just a mile from the University’s main campus, the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center houses five dance studios, four theatre rehearsal studios and two black box theatres. It is a vibrant center for dance and theatre instruction and performances at one of the key gateways to the city of Hartford. The University of Hartford also houses two public magnet schools on its campus—an elementary school for students from Hartford and several neighboring towns and University High School of Science and Engineering, which saw its legacy class graduate this past June.
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The University prides itself on its growing academic reputation, best illustrated by a consistent year-to-year increase in applications (more than 12,000 received annually) and selectivity (the University’s acceptance rate is lower than at any time in its history). The educational experience takes place in small, supportive classroom environments.
Location The charm of the suburbs and the opportunities of the city all come alive at the University of Hartford. Situated on a 340-acre, wooded, suburban campus, the University borders Hartford, West Hartford, and Bloomfield. Midway between Boston and New York City, downtown Hartford, only five miles away, is gaining a name for itself.
Campus Activities Numerous social, recreational, and entertainment alternatives exist for students on campus. More than 100 groups, clubs, and organizations, including campus media, student government, fraternities and sororities add to student life. The Campus Activities Team (CAT) is a student-run organization whose sole purpose is to schedule events for student enjoyment. The University of Hartford has gained a national reputation for the quality of cultural activities and fine-arts exhibits on its campus. The Hartt School and the Joseloff Gallery of the Hartford Art School are highly respected. Lincoln Theater, the Sports Center, and three auditoriums host numerous special events throughout the year.
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University President Walter Harrison
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Growth, vitality, and service to the community are key attributes of Walter Harrison’s first 10 years as president of the University of Hartford. Since his appointment as the University of Hartford’s fifth president in 1998, the University has experienced a period of energy and momentum unmatched in its history. President Harrison has overseen dramatic improvements in academic quality, finances, and fundraising. More than 7,300 students (5,600 undergraduates and 1,700 graduate students) study at the seven schools and colleges of the University of Hartford, which is classified as a doctoral niversity research–intensive university by resident the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The institution has seen a 15 percent increase in undergraduate enrollment, and a 23-percent increase in degrees awarded, over the past decade. A highly visible figure on campus, President Harrison is known for his enthusiasm for student life and University activities, and is fondly referred to as Walt by many students. During President Harrison’s tenure, the University has undertaken a vigorous and comprehensive building campaign. Many of the University’s residence halls have been renovated, and Hawk Hall, the University’s new five-story, 208-bed residence for first-year students, was completed during the summer of 2007. The oval-shaped Alumni Plaza, constructed out of concrete of various colors and finishes, now provides students with a large gathering spot on the residential side of campus. At the heart of this construction campaign are three major new additions to the University’s signature academic programs: The Renée Samuels Center of the Hartford Art School (opened in January 2007), the Integrated Science, Engineering, and Technology Complex (opened in 2005), and the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center (opened in September 2008), which houses the Dance and Theatre divisions of The Hartt School. The Handel Center, located in the Upper Albany and Blue Hills neighborhoods of Hartford, one mile east of the University’s campus, also contains space for community activities. Two buildings have been renovated to house two of the University’s leading liberal arts programs: Psychology (East Hall) and Communications and Cinema Studies (Abrahms Hall). In 2006, the University opened new state-of-the-art athletic fields for soccer, lacrosse, softball, and baseball. The University’s vibrant relationship with the Greater Hartford community is a hallmark of President Harrison’s tenure. The University has become a recognized leader in helping to improve public schools. It is the only private university in the country with two public magnet schools on campus—the University of Hartford Magnet School and the University High School of Science and Engineering. President Harrison’s community involvement is extensive. He serves on the boards of directors of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges and the Hartford Consortium of Higher Educa-
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tion. He is currently the president of the board of the Hartford Stage Company. He serves as trustee or director of a number of other Hartford-area organizations, including the Greater Hartford Arts Council, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, the Connecticut Science Center, and Suffield Academy. He is also a director of WorldBusiness Capital, an international finance firm based in Hartford. Reflecting his longtime interest in intercollegiate athletics, President Harrison chairs the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Committee on Academic Performance, the group charged with implementing academic reforms among the nation’s leading intercollegiate athletic programs, and serves on a number of other NCAA committees. He is the immediate past chair of the NCAA Executive Committee. He also serves on the Presidential Advisory Committee of the Association of Governing Boards. All this is a long way from President Harrison’s beginnings as a scholar of American literature and culture. A native of Pittsburgh, he graduated from Trinity College in Hartford in 1968, then earned a master’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1969. After an interim of three years to serve as a captain in the United States Air Force, President Harrison earned a doctorate from the University of California–Davis. His doctoral dissertation, “Out of Play: Baseball Fiction from Pulp to Art,” was one of the earliest scholarly treatments of baseball and its place in American life. In 1982 President Harrison left full-time teaching to take an administrative position at Colorado College. He joined Gehrung Associates University Relations Counselors in 1985, becoming president of the firm shortly thereafter. In 1989 President Harrison moved to the University of Michigan, where he became vice president of university relations and secretary of the university. President Harrison and his wife, Dianne, a scholar of 19th-century Victorian literature and mystery literature, make their home in Russell House, the president’s residence at the University of Hartford.
Pat Meiser, in her 17th year at the University of Hartford, serves as the director of athletics and special assistant to the president. One of only 22 women director of athletics among the 329 institutions competing at the Division I level, Meiser has 38 years of experience in coaching and athletics administration. In June of 2009 she was named the Northeast Region I-AAA Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year award for the second time (2006), and in May of 1999, she was named one of the nation’s top 50 women’s sports expecial ssistant to ecutives by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. the resident At Hartford, Meiser heads a team that is reirector of thletics sponsible for growing the athletics and academic quality of the program, enhancing revenue and extending the program into the community. In Meiser’s tenure, seven sports (women’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s tennis and women’s volleyball) have won America East Conference championships and either reached NCAA Division I tournament or national postseason play. Basketball, in particular, has emerged with Meiser’s hiring of Jennifer Rizzotti and Dan Leibovitz. The women’s basketball team has been crowned America East Conference champion and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008. The men’s team set a school record with 18 wins in 2007-08 and advanced to the America East Championship finals for the first time in school history. Revenue enhancement has also been an area of growth for Hartford under Meiser’s leadership. This has taken place through an expanded fund raising and alumni relations effort, development of a corporate sponsorship program, implementation of a licensing program and successful grant submissions. Most significantly, Hartford athletics embarked on a $10 million athletics capital campaign in April of 2003. The campaign, called Home Field Advantage, funded the renovation of the existing soccer and lacrosse field, the relocation and construction of a softball field, the construction of a baseball field and will include construction of a track surrounding an allpurpose field. The ground breaking for Home Field Advantage took place in April of 2005, and Phase I of the project was completed in 2007. Phase II is presently under way. Meiser’s commitment to academics is well documented and demonstrated through the success of her student-athletes. Hartford has been among the leaders in The America’s East’s Academic Cup standings each of the past 10 years. The Hawks won the Cup in 199697. This past academic year, the average student-athlete GPA was 2.98. Reaching out in the community is important for Meiser. She is past chair of the Greater Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau and her appointment came at a critical time as the city opened a $350
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million convention center. Meiser was named a Connecticut “Woman of Merit” by the Girl Scouts in June 2000. She is a board member of both the Connecticut Special Olympics and the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. In October of 2007, Meiser served as Co-Chair of the CWHF Gala that celebrated the 35th anniversary of Title IX. The evening brought together the top female Olympians and national champions with ties to the state of Connecticut. Meiser has also been involved with various intercollegiate committees and organizations at the conference, regional and national levels. She serves on the Executive Committee of NACDA and is a past President of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (NACDA), has been a professional sport liaison, member of the soccer rules committee and active as a NCAA Certification representative. Over the years, she has also served a variety of roles in the America East Conference and is presently a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to joining the Hawks, Meiser was the associate athletics director for administration and senior women’s administrator at the University of Connecticut. During her 10 years at Connecticut, she played a pivotal role in the rejuvenation of the athletics program. Before arriving at Connecticut, Meiser was the head women’s basketball coach and a tenured faculty member at Penn State (1971-81). She gave the first women’s basketball scholarship at Penn State in 1974 and advanced the program to Top-20 status in the late 1970s. In addition, she coached the Gold Medal-winning East team in the inaugural 1979 National Sports Festival. Meiser holds a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education (1969) from West Chester University and a M.Ed. in education (1971) and an MBA in business administration (1986) from Penn State. She is a native of Lancaster, PA, and has four children: Katherine, 36, wife of Jason Steadman of London; Christopher, 34, husband of Renee Jansen, Boston; Julie, 32, wife of Robert Rioux of State College, PA; and Daniel, 30, West Hartford. She also has three grandchildren, Lincoln, Lyle and Josephine.
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Director of Athletics Patricia H. Meiser
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Strength & Conditioning The Hartford Hawks strength and conditioning program is designed to develop the best gains, in the least amount of time, in the safest way possible. It is the goal of the staff to develop both the muscular and cardiovascular systems in a manner that is compatible with the demands of competing as a Division I student-athlete. The hands-on approach not only increases safety in the weight room, but augments results of each athlete. The commitment from the coaching staff is the single most determining factor which maximizes results both in- and off-season. The methods endorsed at Hartford are based on research, physiological fact and years of experience. The college experience is a learning environment and the weight room is no different. The lessons that are learned in the weight room will be applicable to life once your playing days are over at Hartford. The purpose of the Hartford Hawks strength and conditioning program is to create a bigger, stronger, betterconditioned student-athlete that is less susceptible to injury.
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Three full-time sports medicine professionals provide a comprehensive list of services, including injury care and rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, drug and alcohol education, and general personal health advisement. The sports medicine staff is aided by a wide range of equipment for the prevention of injuries and the rehabilitation and conditioning of studentathletes. A weight room, used solely by student-athletes and supervised by the training staff and a strength and conditioning professional, is housed in the sports medicine wing of the Sports Center. The sports medicine staff is supported by a network of highly qualified medical and counseling professionals practicing in the Greater Hartford area. Student Health Services staff, also located in the Sports Center, work in concert with the sports medicine staff in providing student-athletes with a full complement of coverage.
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Athletics Training
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2009 Hartford Hawks Cross Country & track and field
University of Hartford athletics The University of Hartford celebrates its 26th year competing at the Division I level in 2008-09. Division I competition in all sports began in 1984-85, and the ensuing 25 years have been keynoted by success. The following is a sampling of some of the achievements. Hartford has fielded NCAA or national tournament teams in six sports: women’s basketball (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008), men’s golf (198595, 2001, 2007), women’s soccer (1989-92, 1994-95, 1997-2002, 2006), men’s soccer (1991-92, 1996), men’s tennis (2002) and women’s volleyball (1993). The Hawks have also received ECAC postseason bids in baseball (1988, 1992) and volleyball (1991). The Hawks sport conference champions in seven sports: women’s basketball (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), men’s soccer (1991, 1992, 1996, 1999), women’s soccer (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006), men’s golf (1988-95, 2001-02, 2004, 2006-07), men’s tennis (1990, 1991, 1995, 2002), women’s golf (2005) and women’s volleyball (1993). In addition to team success, Hartford players and coaches have received a multitude of individual honors. The awards have ranged from All-American distinction and national Coach of the Year honors to conference Player of the Year, All-Conference, individual tournament championships and others. All-Americans have been crowned in the following sports: baseball (2), men’s basketball (1), men’s golf (6), men’s lacrosse (3), men’s soccer (2) and women’s soccer (11). Three former Hartford student-athletes stand out among those who have played professionally. Vin Baker, who starred as an All-American on the basketball court for the Hawks, played 13 seasons in the NBA. A four-time NBA All-Star, he averaged 15.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 791 career games. Baker was picked eighth overall in the June 1993 NBA draft. At the time he was the highest draft pick ever from a Connecticut college or university.
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Jeff Bagwell, who played third base for Hartford from 1987 to 1989 and is the New England career leader in batting average at .413, played first base for the Houston Astros. In his 16 years with the Astros he hit .297 with 449 home runs and 1,529 runs batted in. He ranks among Houston’s career leaders in batting average, slugging percentage, home runs and RBI. He was the 1994 National League MVP,
1991 Rookie of the Year, and was a four-time All-Star (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999). Men’s golfer Jerry Kelly, who topped the Nike Tour in earnings in 1995, has been impressive in his 12 years playing on the PGA Tour. He’s topped $2 million in earnings in three of the past six seasons, and he played on the United States President’s Cup team in 2003. In 2002, Kelly was sixth on the PGA money list and finished in the Top 25 at 13 tournaments, including wins at the Sony Open in Hawaii and the Advil Western Open. Men’s golfers Tim Petrovic and Patrick Sheehan have also enjoyed success on the PGA Tour. Petrovic, now in his seventh season, broke through in 2005 with his first career victory at the Zurich Classic. Sheehan is in his fifth year on the PGA Tour and has topped $3 million in career earnings. Other Hartford athletes who are currently playing in the professional ranks include Tracey Kelusky (National Lacrosse League), Earl Snyder (minor league baseball), Chris Doyle (USL First Division soccer), Daniel Antunez (USL), Saralyn Smith (AVP), Rory Glaves (NLL), Todd Richard (NLL), Derek Suddons (NLL), Jason Clark (NLL), Josh Wasson (NLL) and Matt Holman (NLL).
CROSS COUNTRY Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 14
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Trinity Invitational Hartford Riverfront Festival Keene State Invitational New England Championship CCSU Mini Meet America East Championship NCAA Regionals
Manchester, CT Hartford, CT Keene, NH Boston, MA New Britain, CT Williston, VT Boston, MA
INDOOR TRACK and FIELD Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Jan. 23 Jan. 29 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 19-20 Feb. 26-27
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March 27 April 3 April 10 April 14-15 April 17 April 21-23 April 25 May 1-2 May 7-9 May 27-29
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URI Pentathlon University of Vermont Wesleyan Invitational Reebok-Boston Indoor Games Datmouth Indoor Classic Rider/Lafayette Invitational America East Championship New England Championship
Kingston, RI Burlington, VT Middletown, CT Boston, MA Hanover, NH New York, NY Boston, MA Boston, MA
OUTDOOR TRACK and FIELD AIC Invitational UConn Alumni Invitational UMass Invitational Holy Cross Multi Meet Holy Cross Invitational Penn Relays Yale Springtime Classic America East Championship New England Championship NCAA East Region Championship
Worcester, MA Storrs, CT Amherst, MA Worcester, MA Worcester, MA Philadelphia, PA New Haven, CT Durham, NH Dedham, MA Greensboro, NC