2010-11 Hartford Women's Cross Country & Track and Field Media Guide by Daniel Ruede

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Nicolle Adams Meghan Alves Priscilla Appiagyei Megan Barry Alisha Beeman Natalie Bonham Catherine Carey Rebecca Cheatham Stephanie Curcio Shaneen Datts Nicole Dow Jennifer Flores Leslie Garabedian Carolyn Grime Stephanie Hanson Caitlyn Hauswirth Mahrukh Khawaja Kayla Koonz Grace Lawal Brittney Lawson Nicole McClintock Rebecca Mendes Catie Nyitray Marisa Poleto Erica Prino Keshia Redhead Kenterra Richardon Nicole Stanko Alexandria Thatcher Alexandra Ucal Miranda Wallace

Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

Multi/Jumps 5-7 Schoharie, N.Y./Schoharie Sprints Wilbraham, Mass./Minnechaug Regional Sprints/Jumps 5-5 South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor Distance 5-1 South Yarmouth, Mass./Dennis Yarmouth Regional Multi/Jumps Stratford, Conn./Bunnell Multi 5-7 Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury Distance 5-2 Hackettstown, N.J./Pope John XXIII Regional Hurdles/Jumps 5-5 Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial Distance 5-6 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North Multi/Jumps 5-5 Willow Grove, Pa./Uppermoreland Mid. Distance 5-2 Seymour, Conn./Seymour Distance 5-2 East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow Distance 5-4 Windham, Conn./Windham Throws 5-6 North Branford, Conn./North Branford Sprints/Hurdles 5-1 Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills Regional Jumps/Hurdles 5-5 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North Sprints 5-4 Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot Distance 5-7 Gardiner, N.Y./New Paltz Sprints 5-10 Hempstead, N.Y./Uniondale Throws 5-6 Woonsocket, R.I./Woonsocket Sprints 5-4 East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford Distance 5-4 Pickering, Ontario/Pickering Throws 5-3 Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey Sprints 5-4 Albany, N.Y./Colonie Sprints/Jumps 5-5 Wall, N.J./Wall Township Sprints 5-5 Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin Memorial Sprints 5-2 Temple Hills, Md./Forestville Military Academy Sprints/Jumps 5-4 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot Sprints/Jumps 5-2 Carver, Mass./Carver Throws 5-9 Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant Boro Sprints/Jumps 5-6 Lisbon, Conn./Norwich Free Academy

HEAD COACH: Kathy Manizza (Fresno State ’81), 12th Season ASSITANT COACH: Mike DuPaul (Connecticut ’09), First Season ASSISTANT COACH Peter Koumlelis (Connecticut ’03), Third Season ASSISTANT COACH: Nicole Toney (LSU ’04), Second Season ASSISTANT COACH: Joe Van Gilder (Southern Connecticut ’05), First Season

hartford cross country/track and field TABLE OF CONTENTS 2010-11 Women’s Roster............................. IFC Contents....................................................................1 Quick Facts.................................................................. 1 Coaching Staff Head Coach Kathy Manizza...............................2 Assistant Coaches.................................................4 2010-11 Season Preview....................................... 7. 2010-11 Selected Profiles...............................8

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name .......................................................................University of Hartford Location.....................................................................West Hartford, Conn. Founded.............................................................................................1877 Enrollment........................................................................................4,697 President............................................................................Walter Harrison Director of Athletics........................................................ Patricia H. Meiser Nickname........................................................................................ Hawks Colors............................................................................ Scarlet and White Affiliation.......................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference..............................................................................America East

2010-11 Roster Breakdowns..............................21

2010-11 COACHING INFORMATION

2009 Cross Country Season Review...............22

Head Coach.................................................. Kathy Manizza (12th Season) Alma Mater............................................................................. Fresno State Phone ................................................................................. 860.768.5710 E-mail.................................................................... manizza@hartford.edu Assistant Coach............................................Nicole Toney (Second Season) Alma Mater.................................................................................... LSU ’04 Phone ................................................................................. 860.768.4949 E-mail.........................................................................toney@hartford.edu Part-Time Assistant Coach ...........................Peter Koumlelis (Third Season) Alma Mater......................................................................... Connecticut ’02 Phone ................................................................................. 860.768.4949 E-mail....................................................................koumlelis@hartford.edu Part-Time Assistant Coach....................... Elizabeth Foster (Second Season) Alma Mater.............................................................................Hartford ’09 Phone ................................................................................. 860.768.4949 E-mail.......................................................................efoster@hartford.edu Part-Time Assistant Coach ................................ Mike DuPaul (First Season) Alma Mater......................................................................... Connecticut ’09 Phone ................................................................................. 860.768.4949 E-mail.......................................................................dupaul@hartford.edu Part-Time Assistant Coach ............................Joe Van Gilder (First Season) Alma Mater...........................................................Southern Connecticut ’05 Phone ................................................................................. 860.768.4949 E-mail...................................................................vangilder@hartford.edu

Track and Field Record Boards.....................23 America East Conference..............................24 University of Hartford University Profile................................................ 26. Hartford and The Region.................................. 28 President Walter Harrison................................ 30 Director of Athletics Patricia H. Meiser.......................................... 32 Hartford Athletics.............................................. 34. Strength & Conditioning................................... 36 Sports Medicine.................................................. 38 2010-11 Schedule............................Back Cover

the F ront C over : Senior Marisa Poleto, sophomore Priscilla Appiagyei and freshman Megan Barry grace the cover of the 2010-11 Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Media Guide. Poleto has found success on the track in the mid-distance events during her three years in the scarlet and white. Entering her second season with the Hawks, Appiagyei, a sprinter, looks to build off of a successful rookie campaign while Barry adds depth to the strong distance squad.

Credits: The 2010-11 University of Hartford

Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Media Guide is a production of the Hartford Sports Information Office. It was designed and written by Sarah Cote, Assistant Director of Athletic Communicatinos. Editorial assistance was provided by Dan Ruede and the coaching staff. Photography was provided by Steve McLaughlin, GSPetro/ pixgsp, Jason Lambert, the Greater Hartford Convention and Vistor’s Bureau and the Hartford Sports Information Archives.

HARTFORD SPORTS INFORMATION Cross Country/Track and Field Contact....................................Sarah Cote Office Phone....................................................................... 860.768.5110 SID Fax............................................................................... 860.768.4068 Email ...........................................................................cote@hartford.edu Website................................................................www.HartfordHawks.com

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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KATHY MANIZZA HEAD COACH 12TH SEASON •

athy 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 of 2000. She enters her 12th 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 her arrival at 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 11-year tenure, she has coached numerous New England qualifiers.

lades and seven student-athletes to All-New England honors in the spring of 2010. Highlighting last season’s accomplishments was Mike DuPaul, who became the first male athlete in Hartford history to be crowned a New England champion when he captured the 800-meter title last spring. In addition, Manizza and the Hawks’ success carried over into the classroom as 42 student-athletes earned America East Academic Honor Roll selection and two athletes were placed on All-Academic squads. In the spring of 2009, Manizza guided a pair of female track and field student-athletes to individual titles at the America East Championship and New England Championship. 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 at the conclusion of the meet. In addition, 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 went on to compete at the 2009 NCAA East ReManizza and the Hartford track and field program continue gional’s, marking the second-straight season – and just the to make strides in the competitive America East conference second time in the program’s history – that a Hartford stuand New England region. Last season was no exception as dent-athlete makes an individual appearance in the event. Manizza piloted a pair of Hawks to all-conference accoIn the spring of 2008, the track and field program crowned

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its first pair of individual America East conference champions. Additionally, Manizza coached Martinez to the NCAA East Regional’s that season, marking the first time in the history of the program that the Hawks have made an appearance in the event. Additionally, Chris 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. 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 and has participated in several triathlons. 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, Mass. In the past year, Manizza has become an established tri-athlete, winning several competitions at both the local and regional levels. A consistent first place finisher in her age group at several in-state triathlons, Manizza won her age group and placed fifth overall at the Metroman Triathlon held at New Jersey’s Ashbury Park. Over the summer, she competed in the Lake Terramugus sprint triathlon series in Marlborough, Conn. where she was deemed the series’ champion for her age group after turning in top-finishes in her age group in four of the five races while placing in the overall top-five in each competition. Most impressively, Manizza placed second in her age group at the Patriot Half Triathlon in East Freetown, Mass., her first-ever half ironman - completing the 1.2 mile swim, 58 mile bike and 13.1 mile run in 5:43:32, a national qualifying time. Manizza currently resides in Bolton, Conn. with her husband, Ken, their son, Greg, and their dog, Nala.

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MIKE DuPAUL

LIZ FOSTER

ASSISTANT COACH/ ASSISTANT COACH/ FIRST SEASON SECOND SEASON

ike DuPaul enters his first season as a part-time assistant coach with the Hawks’ track and field programs in 2010. A Connecticut native, DuPaul competed on the Hawks’ indoor and outdoor track and field squads as a post-graduate student in the 2009-10 seasons. DuPaul clinched the New England Outdoor Track and Field title in the 800-meter event last season, becoming the first-ever Hartford male track and field athlete to be crowned a New England Champion. In addition, during his one-year tenure with the Hawks, the mid-distance runner put down a pair of indoor records in the 800-meter and 1,000-meter events while smashing the program’s outdoor 800-meter mark and claiming America East All-Conference honors in the event. DuPaul’s name is also engraved in the Hartford record books with a pair of school record breaking relay times. DuPaul anchored the indoor 4x400-meter relay team that destroyed the program record in 2010 and ran a leg of the school record breaking 4x800-meter relay team in the outdoor season. Prior to landing at Hartford, DuPaul spent two seasons with both the cross country and outdoor track and teams at the University of Connecticut where he earned his Bachelor of Science in accounting at Connecticut. In 2010, DuPaul received his Masters of Science in accounting and taxation from Hartford. At Hartford, DuPaul will train the squad’s mid-distance athletes.

lizabeth Foster, a graduate from the University of Hartford in 2009, returns for her second season as a part-time assistant coach for the Hawks’ cross country and track and field teams. A four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams from 2005-09, Foster reunites with a program and coach with which she is very familiar with. As a distance runner at Hartford, Foster closed out her cross country and track and field careers with impressive senior campaigns. 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 personal-best time of 18:15.0. On the track, Foster’s senior campaign was highlighted by a pair of 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 Regional’s, where she posted a time of 10:54.12 placing 21st overall in her first NCAA Championship appearance. The Ellington, Conn. native excelled off the track as well, earning numerous academic accolades. As a senior, Foster collected America East Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete, ESPN The Magazine All-District First Team honors and was named to the America East Cross Country All-Academic Team. In addition, she was named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll on 12 occasions. At Hartford, Foster assists with the distance runners while pursuing her Doctorate in physical therapy.

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PETER KOUMLELIS NICOLE TONEY

ASSISTANT COACH/ ASSISTANT COACH/ THIRD SEASON SECOND SEASON

eter Koumlelis enters his third season as an assistant track and field coach at Hartford after gaining coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate levels. Koumlelis is responsible for working with the Hawks’ throwers. Koumlelis landed at Hartford by way of Springfield College where he took the reins as the assistant coach of both the men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field programs. During his four-year tenure 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 AllNew England honorees. Additionally, he coached several national qualifiers and three Division III All-Americans. Prior to Springfield, Koumlelis served as an assistant men’s outdoor track and field coach at South Windsor High School, working with the team’s throwers. During his final year, Koumlelis piloted the girl’s outdoor track and field squad to a CCC East conference championship while coaching 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.

icole Toney, who previously served two seasons on the Hartford track and field coaching staff as a part-time assistant coach, enters her second season as a full-time assistant coach in 2010. Prior to her stints with the Hawks, Toney was an eighttime All-American long and triple jumper at Louisiana State University where she received a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2004. At LSU, Toney was crowned the 2002 NCAA national champion in the triple jump and was instrumental in helping the Lady Tigers capture three-straight NCAA Indoor team titles. Following her graduation in 2004, she went on to compete in the Olympic Trials and was a finalist in the triple jump. A native of West Hartford, Conn., Toney was the national high school champion in the pentathlon while attending Conard High School. Additionally, she was a high school All-American in the heptathlon as well as the triple jump, and holds the Connecticut high school triple jump record. Toney has earned a USATF Level I coaching certificate. At Hartford, Toney primarily assists with the jumpers and hurdlers.

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.

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JOE VAN GILDER ASSISTANT COACH/ FIRST SEASON

oe Van Gilder, a former assistant coach at Springfield College, joins the Hartford track and field coaching staff for the 2010 season. At Hartford, Van Gilder will work with the Hawks’ sprinters. During his three-year tenure at Springfield, Van Gilder was responsible for coaching the men’s and women’s sprints and relays where he piloted a pair of studentathletes to NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter events. Under his direction, four track and field athletes were crowned Division III National Champions while 25 garnered All-American accolades. In 2009, Van Gilder was deemed the USTFCCCA New England Division III Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year. Van Gilder earned his Bachelor of Science in liberal studies from Southern Connecticut State where he was a four-year member of the track and field teams. The Enfield, Conn. native helped the Owls to three indoor and four outdoor league championships. A two-time IC4A qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay (2002, 2004), Van Gilder also earned All-Conference and All-New England accolades for top finishes in the 4x100 in 2002. Van Gilder continued his education at Springfield College, receiving his Master’s of Education in exercise and applied science with a concentration in strength and conditioning. Van Gilder has earned a USATF Level II certification in the sprints, hurdles and relays.

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2010-11 season preview DISTANCE/MID-DISTANCE Freshman Megan Barry will take the track for the first time after proving to be a strong competitor this fall, leading the Hawks in each cross country meet. Marisa Poleto added longer distances to her resume as she just wrapped-up her first cross country season at Hartford where she was a consistent topthree finisher for the Hawks. Adding depth to the squad for the long races will be Jennifer Flores, also a rookie, and returner Kayla Koonz. With the graduation of Ariana Bass and Melanie Wilson, the Hawks will need to rebuild the middle distance squad to form a strong dominant contingent in the events. In her final season, Nicole Dow will look to leave her mark in the Hartford record book while several new faces will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact.

Championship and earned All-New England honors with her third place finish in the event at New England’s. In addition, Appiagyei should excel in the 200-meter event this season and will be a valuable point earner for the Hawks. With sophomore Nicole McClintock and seniors Nicole Dow and Marissa Poleto added to the mix of sprinters, the scarlet and white return a solid core for the 4x400-meter relays and will look to rewrite Hartford’s record book in the event. The senior duo of Dow and Poleto will also add depth and experience to the 400 and 800-meter events. In the short sprints, Kenterra Richardson, a junior, will provide a solid backbone in the 55 and 100-meter events and will be expected to earn points at the America East and New England Championships.

SPRINTS

THROWS

The Hartford coaching staff is looking forward to the luxury of depth and a strong core of returners in the sprints this season highlighted by sophomore Priscilla Appiagyei. As a rookie, Appiagyei racked up the accolades as she erased the 400-meter program record with her fourth place performance at the America E a s t

The Hawks have a solid group of throwers led by sophomore Brittney Lawson who should be ready to contend in the hammer and weight in the America East after posting successful marks during her rookie campaign. After rewriting the Hawks’ record book in the weight, hammer and shot put (outdoor), Lawson will look to breakthrough as a team point scorer and improve upon her program-best distances. Also returning is Catie Nyitray who will compete in the shot put and hammer, as well as Carolyn Grime who will provide depth. Alisha Beeman, a rookie, has potential to erase the Hawks’ javelin school record and become a threat in the conference in the event.

JUMPS

NICOLE DOW

Although the members of the jumping team are young, the squad is loaded with potential in its returners and incoming class. Nicolle Adams returns as the Hawks’ top horizontal jumper. The junior put down the program record

in the long jump and has made strides during the offseason in preparation for the upcoming year. Nicole Stanko, a freshman, headlines the list of newcomers. Stanko should be able to make an impact on the squad and will be expected to place at the America East Championship in the long jump while classmate Alisha Beeman should contend in the high jump. In the pole vault, Caitlin Hauswirth, a junior, has already proven to be the best in Hartford history.

MULTIS Junior Nicolle Adams will lead the young, but talented, group of multievent athletes. Adams will be looking to break into the scoring places at the America East meet in the pentathlon. Joining Adams is Alisha Beeman and Shaneen Datts, who both look to have bright futures. Beeman grabbed third place honors in the heptathlon at the Connecticut state championships and should emerge as a threat in the conference. Datts will concentrate on jumps and hurdles but will be a solid back-up and pointearner in the multi-events.

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CAROLYN GRIME SENIOR THROWS •

JUNIOR (2009-10): OUTDOOR: Threw the hammer at six meets, setting a personal record of 39.91-meters at the Yale Invitational … took 15th place at the America East Championship (37.90-meters).

SOPHOMORE (2008-09): INDOOR: Competed in the weight throw at five meets as a sophomore … personal-best throw came at the Vermont Invitational, breaking the previous school record with a distance of 11.31-meters … placed 18th overall at the America East Championship, recording a distance of 10.30-meters.

THE GRIME FILE hometown: NORTH BRANFORD, CONN. high school: NORTH BRANFORD height: 5’ 11” major: HEALTH SCIENCES

FRESHMAN (2007-08): INDOOR: Threw the 20-lb weight at three meets during the indoor season, recording a season-best distance of 10.25-meters at the America East Championship placing 22nd overall. OUTDOOR: Threw the shot put, discus and the hammer during the outdoor season … season-best hammer throw came at the America East Championship (32.27-meters), placing 17th overall … recorded a throw of 21.23-meters in the shot put at the Trinity Invitational … posted a distance of 29.21-meters in the discus at the Holy Cross Invitational, a season-best.

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BEFORE HARTFORD: A four-year member of the varsity track and field team at Franklin High School

… named captain senior year … selected to the 2007 second team all-shoreline in discuss … placed 12th in Class M state championship in 2007.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, majoring in health sciences.

GRIME’S PERSONAL BESTS Indoor Outdoor

Weight 11.31-m -

Hammer 39.91-m

Shot Put 21.23-m

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MARISA POLETO SENIOR SPRINTS/DISTANCE •

JUNIOR (2009-10): INDOOR:

Competed in the sprints events during the indoor season … saw a fourth place finish in the 400 with a season-best time of 1:00.55 at the Dartmouth Invitational … clocked in with a personal-best 500-meter time of 1:19.83 at the Reebok-Boston Invitational and placed 11th overall … a member of the 4x400-meter teams that took first place at the Vermont Duals (4:08.07).

SOPHOMORE (2008-09): INDOOR:

Ran the 200-meter and 400-meter distances … hit a personal-best 200-meter time of 27.53 at the Reebok Boston Invitational … hit a personal record in the 400-meter with a time of 58.98 in the preliminaries of the New England Championship … ran the 400 at the America East Championship, placing 16th in the preliminaries with a time of 59.81 … won the 500-meter run at the Vermont Invitational (1:20.50) … ran a leg of the school record breaking 4x800-meter relay team (9.31.62).

THE POLETO FILE hometown: ALBANY, N.Y. high school: COLONIE height: 5’ 4” major: COMMUNICATION

OUTDOOR: Ran the 200-meter, 400-meter and 800-meter events … recorded a personal

record 400-meter time of 58.26 while breaking the previous school record at the New England Championship, placing 11th in the preliminaries … won the 400-meter run at the Trinity Invitational (1:00.25) … season-best 200-meter time was 27.32 at the Holy Cross Invitational … a member of the school record breaking 4x400-meter relay squad (3:53.65) that placed sixth at the America East Championship … earned All-New England honors for running a leg of the sixth-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:54.49).

FRESHMAN (2007-08): INDOOR: Ran the 200-meter and 400-meter events … ran a season-best 400-meter time of

59.87 at the New England Championship, placing 22nd overall … ran the 400-meter event at the America East Championship, finishing 14th (1:04.99) … fastest 200-meter time was 27.68

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at the Rider/Lafayette Invitational … a member of the previous indoor school record 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams.

OUTDOOR: Ran the sprints during the outdoor season … posted a season-best, also a personal-best, time of 26.83 in the 200-meter

run, placing 28th at the New England Championship … broke the previous 400-meter school record in the preliminaries of the America East Championship (58.77) … went on to place seventh in the 400-meter run at the AE Championship (59.62) … finished 13th overall at the New England Championship with a time of 59.40 … a member of the previous outdoor school record 4x400-meter team.

BEFORE HARTFORD: A six-year member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Colonie Central High School ...

1600-meter relay team won states for NYSPHSAA in the 2005 and 2006 outdoor seasons and the 2007 indoor season ... 1600-meter relay team broke the Section 2 and school record in 2006 ... 4x400-meter relay team finished fourth at the NSIC during the 2007 indoor season, while earning All-American honors ... broke the school record in the sprint medley, 400-meter relay and 800-meter relay ... named team’s most valuable player ... a four-year high honor roll student.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in communication.

POLETO’S PERSONAL BESTS Indoor Outdoor

200-m 27.53 26.83

400-M 58.98 58.26

500-M 1:19.83 -

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NICOLLE ADAMS JUNIOR MULTI EVENTS/JUMPS •

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): INDOOR: Competed in the hurdles, the high jump, long jump and pentathlon during the indoor season … posted a season-best time of 8.85 in the 55-meter hurdles at the New England Championship … notched a personalbest 60-meter hurdle time of 9.39 at the Dartmouth Invitational and placed sixth overall … hit a personal-best height of 1.51-meters in the high jump and won the event at the Wesleyan Invitational … broke the long jump school record with a distance of 5.45-meters at the Lafayette Invitational, placing second overall … compiled a school record breaking 3,071 points in the pentathlon at the America East Championship for a sixth place finish … threw the shot put personal-best 9.78-meters in the pentathlon at the conference championship.

THE ADAMS FILE hometown: SCHOHARIE, N.Y. high school: SCHOHARIE height: 5’ 7” major: HEALTH SCIENCES

FRESHMAN (2008-09): INDOOR: Ran the hurdles and competed in the jumps, shot put and pentathlon during her rookie season … broke the previous 55-meter hurdles record in the preliminaries of the America East Championship, posting a time of 8.71 and went on to place ninth overall at the Championships (8.85) … topfinisher in the 55-meter hurdles at the Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational with a time of 9.02 … season-best 60-meter hurdles time came at the Rider/ Lafayette Invitational (9.48) … broke the previous triple jump school record at Vermont, combining for a distance of 10.95-meters and placing second overall … ranked 12th at the America East Championship (10.57-meters)

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and 14th at the New England Championship (10.73-meters) in the triple jump … season-best high jump height of 1.48-meters came during the pentathlon at the America East Championship … jumped a distance of 5.20-meters – a season-best – in the long jump at the New England Championship, placing 11th overall … tallied 2,985 points in the pentathlon at the America East Championship, placing eighth overall. OUTDOOR: Notched season-best performances in the 100-meter hurdles (15.83), javelin (27.58-meters), high jump (1.49-meters) and 800-meter run (2:35.32) while participating in the heptathlon at the America East Championship, where she finished fourth overall with 4,175 points … competed in the heptathlon at the Holy Cross Multi Event recording 3,990 points while posting season-best performances in the long jump (5.39-meters), 200-meter dash (27.10) and the shot put (9.63-meters).

BEFORE HARTFORD: A four-year member of the Schoharie Central School track and field team … named most valuable player, most outstanding field performer and most outstanding runner … a first team all-star selection … team was Section II Class C champions for three consecutive years …also played four years of soccer in high school.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, majoring in health sciences.

ADAMS’ PERSONAL BESTS

55-m HH 60-m HH 100-m HH 200-m 800-m Indoor Outdoor

Shot

Javelin

Pent.

Hept.

8.71

9.39

2:37.88

10.95-m

1.51-m

5.45-m

9.78-m

3,071

15.83

27.10

2:35.32

10.32-m

1.49-m

5.39-m

9.63-m

27.58-m

4,175

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PRISCILLA APPIAGYEI SOPHOMORE SPRINTS/JUMPS •

FRESHMAN (2009-10): INDOOR: Competed in the sprints and hurdles during her rookie season … covered the 300-meters at the Vermont Duals in 43.19, a school record time … took eighth place in the 400-meters at the America East Championship with a season-best time of 58.01 … combined for a distance of 10.49-meters and ranked second in the triple jump at the Vermont Duals … a member of the 4x400-meter teams that took first place at the Vermont Duals (4:08.07) and the Wesleyan Invitational (4:07.66) … also ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay that placed fifth at the America East Championship with a season-best time of 3:55.87 … earned All-New England honors for running a leg of the seventh place 4x400-meter relay at the New England Championship (3:56.19).

OUTDOOR: Ran the 400-meters at five meets … took first in the 400-meters at the RPI Invitational

THE APPIAGYEI FILE hometown: SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. high school: SOUTH WINDSOR height: 5’ 5” major: MUSIC EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION

with a time of 59.32 … turned in a fourth place finish in the 400-meters at the America East Championship with a school record breaking time of 56.40 … landed a spot on the podium at the New England Championship with a third place performance in the 400-meter run finishing in 57.15 … also competed in the 200-meter dash and triple jump … season-best triple jump distance of 10.71-meters came at the Holy Cross Quad Meet where she finished second overall … part of the 4x400-meter relay team that took first place at the RPI Invitational (4:02.76) … ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished eighth at the America East Championship with a season-best time of 3:55.06.

BEFORE HARTFORD:

Ran four seasons of indoor and outdoor track and field at South Windsor High School … holds the school record in the 400-meter run, the long jump and the triple jump.

MAJOR: Enrolled in the Hartt School, majoring in music education/instruction.

APPIAGYEI’S PERSONAL BESTS Indoor Outdoor

200-m 26.44

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TJ 10.49-m 10.71-m

BRITTNEY LAWSON SOPHOMORE THROWS •

FRESHMAN (2009-10): INDOOR: Threw the weight and the shot put in her first indoor season with the Hawks … hit a personal-

best mark of 11.20-meters in the shot put and took first place at the Vermont Duals … put down the weight throw school record in her first indoor meet with a hurl of 13.37-meters at the Vermont Duals … bettered her school record with a throw of 15.32-meters at the Lafayette-Rider Invitational and placed fourth overall … saw a fourth place finish in the weight throw at the America East Championship (15.04-meters).

OUTDOOR: Threw the shot put and the hammer during the outdoor season … took first place and

broke the shot put school record in her first attempt at the RPI Invitational (45.88-meters) … improved her personal record and the school record in five of the final six meets in 2010 … ended the season with a school record hurl of 50.00-meters, a personal record, at the New England Championship and finished in 11th place … threw the shot put at five meets … set the school record at the America East Championship, recording a distance of 11.45-meters and finishing in seventh place.

BEFORE HARTFORD: A four-year member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams THE LAWSON FILE hometown: WOONSOCKET, R.I. high school: WOONSOCKET height: 5’ 6” major: LIBERAL STUDIES

at Woonsocket High School … ranked eighth in the nation in the hammer throw … earned the Rhode Island state championship in the weight throw and hammer throw … was named all-state in the weight throw, hammer throw and shot put … won the New England Championship in the hammer throw … weight throw distance qualified her for the indoor high school national championship … qualified for the outdoor high school national championships in the hammer throw … broke the school record in the indoor shot put, outdoor shot put and hammer throw … qualified for the Junior USA Nationals in the hammer throw event … also a four-year member of the volleyball team and two-year member of the basketball team at Woonsocket.

MAJOR: Enrolled in Hillyer College, majoring in liberal studies.

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MEGAN BARRY FRESHMAN DISTANCE •

BEFORE HARTFORD: Ran four seasons of cross country and four years of indoor and outdoor track and field at Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School … deemed an Atlantic Coast League AllStar for all 12 seasons … a member of the Massachusetts AllState Championship Team in 2006 … high school team posted two-straight undefeated seasons in the Atlantic Coast League … was named the team’s most valuable player for three consecutive years … enters Hartford with a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 18:46.00 ... received the Boston Globe All-Scholastic Award as a sophomore … recipient of the Boston Herald All-Scholastic award as a senior. THE BARRY FILE hometown: SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASS. high school: DENNIS YARMOUTH REG. height: 5’ 1” major: BIOLOGY

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in biology.

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CATHERINE CAREY FRESHMAN DISTANCE •

BEFORE HARTFORD: Attended Pope John XXIII Regional High School where she ran seasons years of cross country, three seasons of indoor track and field and four seasons of outdoor track and field … grabbed all-league cross country honors three times ... named to the All-Non Public “A” Second Team … high school cross country team placed fourth overall at the 2008 Meet of Champions. MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, majoring in education. THE CAREY FILE hometown: HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. high school: POPE JOHN XXIII REG. height: 5’ 2” major: EDUCATION hartford hawks women’s cross country

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GRACE LAWAL FRESHMAN SPRINTS •

BEFORE HARTFORD: Attended Uniondale High school where she garnered all-county honors in indoor and outdoor track and field for all five seasons … as a senior, was a member of the 4x400meter relay squad that earned all-state honors … helped the 4x100-meter relay team to number seven ranking in New York state while receiving all-state honors in the event … high school PR’s include 17’1.5” in the long jump, 42.7 in the 300-meter and 57.5 in the 400-meter. MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, majoring in health sciences. THE LAWAL FILE hometown: HEMPSTEAD, NY high school: UNIONDALE height: 5’ 10” major: HEALTH SCIENCES

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REBECCA MENDES FRESHMAN DISTANCE •

BEFORE HARTFORD: Ran four years of cross country and track and field for Pickering High School … received the women’s cross country award in 10th grade … qualified for the Canadian cross country nationals ... competed at Ontario Federation of School Athletic Assocation (OFSSA) Cross Country Championships ... posted a fifth place finish at the Lake Ontario Secondary School Assocation (LOSSA) Cross Country Championships, clocking-in with a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 18:57.61 ... an honor student … a member of the athletics council. THE MENDES FILE

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, majoring in health sciences.

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NICOLE STANKO FRESHMAN SPRINTS/JUMPS •

BEFORE HARTFORD: A four year member of the varsity track and field team at Connetquot High School … an all-county hurdles selection as a sophomore … again voted all-county in both the long jump and the hurdles as a junior and senior … placed fifth in the long jump at the 2009 New York State Outdoor Championship … also ranked fifth in the long jump at the 2010 Emerging Elite Long Jump Spring Nationals … voted the team’s most valuable player three times and was deemed Connetquot’s Most Outstanding Senior Athlete as a senior … also played four years of varsity high school soccer. THE STANKO FILE hometown: RONKONKOMA, N.Y. high school: CONNETQUOT height: 5’ 4” major: PSYCHOLOGY

MAJOR: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in psychology.

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Hometown/High School/Last School

Nicolle Adams

Multi-Events/Jumps

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Sc hoharie, N.Y./Sc hoharie

Meghan Alves

Sprints

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Wilbraham, Mass./Minnec haug Regional

Sprints/Jumps

So.

South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor

Distance

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South Yar mouth, Mass./Dennis Yar mouth Reg.

Alisha Beeman

Multi/Jumps

Fr.

Stratford, Conn./Bunnell

Natalie Bonham

Multi-Events

So.

Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury

Priscilla Appiagyei Megan Barry

Catherine Carey

Distance

Fr.

Hac kettstown, N.J./Pope John XXIII Reg.

Hurdles/Jumps

Fr.

Jac kson, N.J./Jac kson Memorial

Distance

So.

Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sac hem Nor th

Shaneen Datts

Multi/Jumps

Fr.

Willow Grove, Pa./Upper moreland

Nicole Dow

Mid-Distance

Sr.

Seymour, Conn./Seymour

Rebecca Cheatham Stephanie Curcio

SENIOR (4) Dow Grime Khawaja Poleto JUNIOR (5) Adams Hauswirth Prino

Jennifer Flores

Distance

Fr.

East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow

Leslie Garabedian

Distance

Fr.

Windham, Conn./Windham

Throws

Sr.

Nor th Branford, Conn./Nor th Branford

Stephanie Hanson

Sprints/Hurdles

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Warren, N.J./Watc hung Hills Regional

Caitlyn Hauswir th

Hurdles/Jumps

Jr.

Holbrook, N.Y./Sac hem Nor th

Mahr ukh Khawaja

Sprints/Mid-Dist.

Sr.

Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot

Kayla Koonz

Distance

So.

Gardiner, N.Y./New Paltz

Grace Lawal

Sprints

Fr.

Hempstead, N.Y./Uniondale

Brittney Lawson

Throws

So.

Woonsoc ket, R.I./Woonsoc ket

Nicole McClintoc k

Sprints

So.

East Har tford, Conn./East Har tford

Curcio

Distance

Fr.

Pic kering, Ontario/Pic kering

Catie Nyitray

Throws

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Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey

Hanson

Marissa Poleto

Sprints

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Albany, N.Y./Colonie

Sprints/Jumps

Jr.

Wall, N.J./Wall Township

Keshia Redhead

Sprints

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Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin Memorial

Kenterra Ric hardon

Sprints

Jr.

Temple Hills, Md./Forestville Military Acad.

Nicole Stanko

Sprints/Jumps

Fr.

Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot

Alexandria Thatc her

Sprints/Jumps

Fr.

Car ver, Mass./Car ver

Alexandra Ucal

Throws

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Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant Boro

Miranda Wallace

Jumps

Jr.

Lisbon, Conn./Norwic h Free Academy

Carolyn Grime

Rebecca Mendes

Erica Prino

HURDLES (3) Cheatham Hanson Hauswirth

DISTANCE (7) Barry Carey Curcio Flores Garabedian Koonz Mendes MID-DISTANCE (2) Dow Khawaja MULTI EVENTS (4) Adams Beeman Bonham Datts

THROWS (3) Grime Nyitray Ucal JUMPS (11) Adams Appiagyei Beeman Cheatham Datts Hauswirth Prino Thatcher Wallace Stanko

CONNECTICUT (8) Appiagyei Beeman Bonham Dow Garabedian Grime McClintock Wallace MARYLAND (1) Richardon MASSACHUSETTS (3) Alves Barry Thatcher NEW YORK (11) Adams Curcio Flores Hauswirth Khawaja

NEW YORK (cont.) Koonz Lawal Nyitray Poleto Redhead Stanko NEW JERSEY (5) Carey Cheatham Hanson Prino Ucal

Wallace SOPHOMORE (9) Appiagyei Bonham

Koonz Lawson McClintock Nyitray Redhead FRESHMAN (13) Barry Beeman Carey Cheatham Datts Flores Garabedian

ONTARIO, CANADA (1) Mendes PENNSYLVANIA (1) Datts RHODE ISLAND (1) Lawson

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BY EVENT SPRINTS (12) Alves Appiagyei Hanson Khawaja Lawal McClintock Poleto Prino Redhead Richardson Stanko Thatcher

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NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP

September 12, 2009 Wickham Park - Manchester, Conn. Women’s 4k Race Hartford 5th out of 7 teams - 158 points 13. Ariana Bass..................................... 17:31.00 34. Kayla Koonz.................................... 18:17.00 36. Billiana Mihaylova......................... 18:22.00 37. Melanie Wilson............................... 18:24.00 38. Erica Paulson................................... 18:24.00 October 3, 2009 Keene, N.H.

Women’s 5k Race Hartford 6th out of 12 teams - 157 points 24. Kayla Koonz.................................... 20:08.00 26. Kaycee Martinez............................ 20:17.00 32. Stefanie Lombardi......................... 20:28.00 34. Ariana Bass..................................... 20:37.00 41. Erica Paulson................................... 21:04.00

CCSU MINI MEET

October 24, 2009 Stanley Quarter Park - New Britain, Conn. Women’s 3k Race Hartford 6th out of 10 teams - 158 points 24. Kayla Koonz.................................... 11:02.56 29. Ariana Bass..................................... 11:12.42 31. Melanie Wilson............................... 11:18.05 34. Kaycee Martinez............................ 11:24.91 40. Erica Paulson................................... 11:35.39

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September 19, 2009 Hartford, Conn. Women’s 5k Race Hartford 2nd out of 3 teams - 40 points 5. Ariana Bass..................................... 20:07.01 7. Stefanie Lombardi......................... 20:25.40 8. Kayla Koonz.................................... 20:36.70 9. Melanie Wilson............................... 20:41.90 11. Kaycee Martinez............................ 20:54.90 October 10, 2009 Franklin Park - Boston, Mass. Women’s 5k Race Hartford 33rd out of 49 teams - 970 points 163. Kaycee Martinez............................ 20:01.00 180. Stefanie Lombardi......................... 20:17.00 193. Ariana Bass..................................... 20:30.00 212. Erica Paulson................................... 20:49.00 222. Melanie Wilson............................... 20:54.00

AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP October 31, 2009 Catamount Outdoor Center - Williston, Vt.

Women’s 5k Race Hartford 9th out of 9 teams - 267 points 47. Ariana Bass..................................... 20:53.60 50. Melanie Wilson............................... 20:58.50 55. Erica Paulson................................... 21:12.10 56. Kayla Koonz.................................... 21:20.80 59. Kaycee Martinez............................ 21:54.00

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track and field record book WOMEN’S INDOOR RECORDS EVENT TIME/MARK ATHLETE(S) YEAR 55-meter 7.24 Anike Orimogunje 2005 200-meter 25.15 Anike Orimogunje 2004 300-meter 43.19 Priscilla Appiagyei 2009 400-meter 57.71 Kaycee Martinez 2008 500-meter 1:16.36 Ariana Bass 2009 600-meter 1:43.04 Ariana Bass 2009 800-meter 2:21.18 Melanie Wilson 2010 1,000-meter 3:09.21 Stefanie Lombardi 2007 Mile 5:08.36 Elizabeth Foster 2009 3,000-meter 10:03.59 Elizabeth Foster 2009 5,000-meter 17:33.33 Elizabeth Foster 2009 55-meter HH 8.71 Nicolle Adams 2009 4x200-meter 1:48.32 Poleto, Bass, Jarrett, Martinez 2008 4x400-meter 3:54.21 Poleto, Bass, Martinez, Jarrett 2008 4x800-meter 9:31.62 Poleto, Wilson, Foster, Martinez 2009 Distance Medley 12:38.90 Lombardi, Orimogunje, Wilson, Foster 2007 Long Jump 5.45-m Nicolle Adams 2010 Triple Jump 11.13-m Kristalena Lamore 2009 High Jump 1.68-m Latasha Jarrett 2008 Pole Vault 3.00-m Caitlyn Hauswirth 2010 Shot Put 13.00-m Diana Kornberg 2010 Weight Throw 15.32-m Brittney Lawson 2010 Pentathlon 3,071 Nicolle Adams 2010

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR RECORDS EVENT TIME/MARK ATHLETE(S) YEAR 100-meter 11.82 Anike Orimogunje 2005 200-meter 24.17 Anike Orimogunje 2004 400-meter 56.40 Priscilla Appiagyei 2010 800-meter 2:18.80 Erika Schramm 2008 1,500-meter 4:43.85 Elizabeth Foster 2009 5,000-meter 17:20.27 Elizabeth Foster 2009 110-meter HH 15.18 Kaycee Martinez 2008 400-meter IH 1:00.57 Kaycee Martinez 2009 3,000-meter Steeple 10:43.30 Elizabeth Foster 2009 4x100-meter 48.60 Poleto, Prino, Payne, Lamore 2009 4x400-meter 3:53.65 Poleto, Dow, Bass, Martinez 2009 4x800-meter 9:40.57 Schramm, Foster, Godfrey, Lombardi 2008 Long Jump 5.61-m Kristalena Lamore 2009 Triple Jump 10.87-m Kristalena Lamore 2009 High Jump 1.65-m Sherilyn Nicholas 2007 Latasha Jarrett 2008 Pole Vault 3.05-m Caitlyn Hauswirth 2010 Shot Put 11.45-m Brittney Lawson 2010 Discus 37.31-m Diana Christopoulos 2006 Javelin 33.54-m Flake Gjonbalaj 2008 Hammer 50.00-m Brittney Lawson 2010 Hepthatlon 4,218 Latasha Jarrett 2008

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america east conference About America East...

Now in its fourth 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 3,400 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.

• Vermont captured its sixth straight America East Academic Cup in 2010 after its student-athletes registered a cumulative 3.19 grade-point average, which was the best mark in the award’s 15-year history. New Hampshire recorded a 3.16 GPA and also eclipsed the former standard, while five other schools earned a 3.0 GPA or better. • America East’s 3,400 student-athletes registered a combined 3.05 GPA during the 2009-10 academic year and over 60 percent of them were named to America East’s Academic Honor Roll for recording GPA’s of 3.0 or better. • Seven student-athletes were tabbed ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans during the 200910 season, the league’s most since the 2005-06 academic year. Twenty others were All-District selections. • Binghamton’s Sven Vloedgraven (tennis) and Vermont’s May Kotsopoulos (basketball) were the America East Male

Athletics…

• Boston University won the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup for the fifth straight year and eighth time in the last nine years after capturing a league-high tying six championships, three regular-season titles and three runner-up finishes during the 2009-10 season. • Twenty-two America East student-athletes earned AllAmerica recognition, including one in men’s basketball, one each in men’s and women’s soccer, six in men’s lacrosse, seven in women’s lacrosse, one each in field hockey and softball and four in cross country/track & field. • A record six America East men’s and women’s basketball teams qualified for the postseason: Boston University men (CBI), Boston University women (WNIT), Hartford women (NCAA), Stony Brook men (NIT), Vermont men (NCAA) and Vermont women (NCAA). • Stony Brook men’s lacrosse climbed to No. 7 in the nation and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship after an 9-7 victory over Denver in the first round. TM • Boston University softball and Stony Brook baseball each won a game in its respective NCAA Championship. The Terriers downed UMass, while the Seawolves upended N.C. State. • Binghamton men’s tennis climbed to No. 43 in the nation while Sven Vloedgraven became the first America East tennis student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA individual championships.

MERICA EAST

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. Academics…

and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year, respectively. • Twenty-four America East teams were publicly recognized by the NCAA for their multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR), for finishing among the top 10 percent of teams in the nation, the league’s most since 2006.

Leadership…

• America East entered into a corporate sponsorship with Newman’s Own, Inc. and Newman’s Own Foundation, which sponsored the first Campus Community Service Challenge to foster social good on the conference’s nine campuses and in surrounding communities. Over $100,000 was donated as part of the Challenge. • Hartford volleyball player Lindsay Makowicki and Stony Brook baseball player Stephen Marino were named the

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america east conference America East Male and Female Sportsmanship Award winners. • UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski was named one of the nation’s “10 Best College Presidents” by Time Magazine. • Five America East institutions are ranked among the top 110 national universities according to the U.S News and World Report America’s Best College Guide and UMBC was recognized as the top “Up-and-Coming” university in the country. • Several former America East athletes have made a positive impact in the professional ranks: • Former Hartford men’s basketball star Vin Baker and three-time America East Player of the Year Reggie Lewis, who captained the Boston Celtics at the time of his premature death, combined to make five NBA All-Star appearances during their careers. Three-time America East Player of the Year Malik Rose played 13 seasons with five teams and contributed to a pair of championships with the San Antonio Spurs. • Three-time All-America East selection Jose Juan Barea has played three season with the Dallas Mavericks and two-time Player of Year Marqus Blakely played with the Los Angeles Clippers’ summer league squad and earned a two-year contract. • Current women’s basketball coaches Jennifer Rizzotti (Hartford) and Cindy Blodgett (Maine) have appeared in WNBA action. • Hartford grad Jeff Bagwell belted 448 home runs in 15 seasons with the Houston Astros and was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 1991 and MVP in 1994. • Carlos Pena, the 1998 Baseball Scholar-Athlete at Northeastern, earned American League Comeback Player of the Year honors in 2007, won an American League Gold Glove at first base in 2008, made his first All-Star appearance in 2009 and finished with a league-leading 39 home runs. Minnesota Twins’ Joe Nathan, a former Academic All-American at Stony Brook, has been an All-Star four times and won the Rolaids Relief Man Award in 2009. • Several men’s soccer standouts have played professionally, both in the United States and abroad. Boston University graduate Andy Dorman played four seasons with the New England Revolution in MLS and has spent the last four years in the Scottish and English Premier Leagues. Two-time America East Goalkeeper of the Year Bouna Coundoul from Albany has played five seasons in MLS with the Colorado Rapids and New York Red Bulls and has 25 career shutouts. Steward Ceus (Albany) and Samuel Appiah (Boston University) were drafted by Colorado and the Houston Dynamo each of the last two years. • Boston University’s Mara Osher, a two-time all-conference honoree, and Casey Brown, the only three-time America East Defender of the Year, were drafted by the Washington Freedom and Boston Breakers of Women’s Professional Soccer, respectively.

2009 AMERICA EAST MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Team Points 1. Stony Brook 28 2. Maine 89 3. Vermont 98 4. New Hampshire 103 5. Boston University 144 Albany 144 7. Binghamton 150 8. UMBC 178 9. Hartford 267 2009 AMERICA EAST CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP TOP FIVE FINISHERS

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Corey Conner Holly Van Dalen Lucy Van Dalen Laura Huet Alyson Millett

Maine Stony Brook Stony Brook Stony Brook Vermont

2009-10 AMERICA EAST MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Team Points 1. Albany 168.5 2. Boston University 162 3. New Hampshire 107.5 4. Maine 160 5. UMBC 67 6. Vermont 60 7. Binghamton 53 8. Stony Brook 34 9. Hartford 21 2010 AMERICA EAST MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Team Points 1. Albany 197.5 2. Maine 172 3. New Hampshire 133 4. Boston University 101.5 5. UMBC 68 6. Vermont 59 7. Binghamton 55 8. Stony Brook 49 9. Hartford 19

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THE UNIVERSITY SMALL CLASSES, BIG OPPORTUNITY • Hartford offers educational and career programs in 89 undergraduate and 33 graduate areas of study in its seven schools and colleges. • The campus provides the intimacy of a liberal arts college with the creativity and intellectual excitement of a university. • Hartford is home to 4,697 full-time undergraduates, 819 part-time undergraduates, and 1,696 graduate students, representing 48 states and 43 countries. • The full-time student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1. • 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.

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• Recent construction projects have provided new state-of-the-art spaces for residential, social and educational purposes, and have revamped and refurbished existing buildings. • Reputation and selectivity: More than 12,000 applications received annually, and the University’s acceptance rate is lower than at any time in its history. • 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. • More than 100 groups, clubs, and organizations, including campus media, student government, fraternities and sororities add to student life. • 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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• West Hartford Center offers over 140 distinctive shops and popular restaurants with exciting events and festivals all year long. • Connecticut is home to the Connecticut Sun (WNBA), Hartford Wolfpack (AHL), New Britain Rock Cats (Minnesota Twins, MLB) and the Hartford Colonials (UFL).

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WALTER HARRISON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT G

rowth, 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

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 ovalshaped 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 fundraising. Center, located in the Upper Albany and Blue Hills neighborMore than 7,300 students (5,600 undergraduates and 1,700 hoods of Hartford, one mile east of the University’s campus, also graduate students) study at the seven schools and colleges of the contains space for community activities. University of Hartford, which is classified as a doctoral research– Two buildings have been renovated to house two of the Univerintensive university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancesity’s leading liberal arts programs: Psychology (East Hall) and ment of Teaching. The institution has seen a 15 percent increase Communications and Cinema Studies (Abrahms Hall). In 2006, in undergraduate enrollment, and a 23-percent increase in dethe University opened new state-of-the-art athletic fields for socgrees awarded, over the past decade. A highly visible figure on cer, lacrosse, softball, and baseball. campus, President Harrison is known for his enthusiasm for student life and University activities, and is fondly referred to as Walt The University’s vibrant relationship with the Greater Hartford by many students. community is a hallmark of President Harrison’s tenure. The University has become a recognized leader in helping to improve

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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 Education. 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.

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PAT MEISER SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

at Meiser, in her 18th year at the University of Hartford, serves as the director of athletics and special assistant to the president. One of only 30 women director of athletics among the 335 institutions competing at the Division I level, In June of 2009 she was named the Northeast Region IAAA Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year for the second time (2006), and in May of 1999, she was named one of the nation’s top 50 women’s sports executives by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal.

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. The women’s basketball team has been crowned America East Conference champion and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010. 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 conAt Hartford, Meiser heads a team that is responsible for growing the struction of a track surrounding an all-purpose field. The ground breakathletics and academic quality of the program, enhancing revenue and ing 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. extending the program into the community. Meiser’s commitment to academics is well documented and demonIn Meiser’s tenure, seven sports (women’s basketball, men’s soccer, strated through the success of her student-athletes. Hartford has been women’s soccer, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s tennis and women’s among the leaders in The America’s East’s Academic Cup standings

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each of the past 10 years. The Hawks won the Cup in 1996-97. They Prior to joining the Hawks, Meiser was the associate athletics director have had a 3.0 or higher in fourteen of the last sixteen semesters. This for administration and senior women’s administrator at the University of past academic year, the average student-athlete GPA was 3.06. Connecticut. During her 10 years at Connecticut, she played a pivotal role in the rejuvenation of the athletics program. Student-athlete and staff engagement has been important for Meiser. She is past chair of the Greater Hartford Convention and Visitors Bu- Before arriving at Connecticut, Meiser was the head women’s basketreau. Her appointment came at a critical time as the city opened a $350 ball coach and a tenured faculty member at Penn State (1971-81). She million convention center. Meiser was named a Connecticut “Woman of gave the first women’s basketball scholarship at Penn State in 1974 and Merit” by the Girl Scouts in June 2000. She is a board member of both advanced the program to Top-20 status in the late 1970s. In addition, the Connecticut Special Olympics and the YMCA. She is a former board she coached the Gold Medal-winning East team in the inaugural 1979 member of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. While serving in National Sports Festival. 2007, Meiser served as Co-Chair of the CWHF Gala that celebrated the 35th anniversary of Title IX. The evening brought together four hun- Meiser holds a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education dred of the top female Olympians and national champions with ties to (1969) from West Chester University and a M.Ed. in education (1971) and an MBA in business administration (1986) from Penn State. She is the state of Connecticut. a native of Lancaster, PA, and has four children: Katherine, 38, wife of Meiser has also been involved with various intercollegiate committees Jason Steadman of London; Christopher, 36, husband of Renee Jansen, and organizations at the conference, regional and national levels. She Boston; Julie, 34, wife of Robert Rioux of State College, PA; and Daniel, serves on the Executive Committee of NACDA and is a past President of 31, West Hartford. She also three grandchildren, Lincoln (5) and Lyle the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (NACDA), has been a and Josephine, both one. 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 chair of the Executive Committee.

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JEFF BAGWELL

HARTFORD ATHLETICS HISTORY and HAWKS IN THE PROS The University of Hartford celebrates its 27th year competing at the Division I level in 2009-10. Division I competition in all sports began in 1984-85, and the ensuing 26 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, 2010), 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).

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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).

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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. 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).

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).

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

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JERRY KELLY

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UNIVERSITY O STRENGTH and C m o r f d r A w on d C o n d i t i o n i n g a . . h . t r g e n s e u r o t S o ac h D a v e H C

The philosophy we endorse as part of the Hartford Hawks strength and conditioning program is quite simple. We are seeking the best gains, in the least amount of time, in the safest way possible. All training sessions are supervised by the strength and conditioning staff to augment results and reduce any chance for injury. We endorse a variety of modalities, and forms of training, and are constantly looking to improve the program to make it more efficient. As a student-athlete your time will be limited due to class schedule, practice time, travel, homework, eating, sleeping, and hopefully some form of a social life.

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OF HARTFORD CONDITIONING The voluntary training cards provided are basic routines that follow similar protocols you will experience on campus. However, we have simplified them to meet the equipment you most likely will have available to utilize during the summer training period. When you come to campus you will be exposed to the full effects and direction of the strength and conditioning program. All student-athletes at the University of Hartford will experience mental, and physical, challenges that will push them well beyond what each individual thought was possible. Ultimately, the student-athlete is responsible for their success or failure. We as coaches are here to provide a training plan, and guide you.

Following the rules behind the strength and conditioning program will help you achieve the top five reasons for training. The training methods we endorse may be unorthodox, but they will assure we are both overloading and being progressive with all training protocols. The strength and conditioning routines at the University of Hartford are brief and intense out of necessity. Once again, our goal remains to maximize training in the least amount of time. Make the commitment to your team. Have laser-focus on goals. Get locked in. This unrelenting approach will make the difference in all phases of training.

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Shawn McCarthy Head Trainer

UNIVERSITY O SPORTS M Caitlin Collazo Assistant Trainer

Four 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 goal of the sports medicine department is to provide the student athletes at the University of Hartford with the best health care possible. We remain committed to the continuous upgrading of the education, clinical skill development and equipment used in the delivery of sports medicine services. Our philosophy is that the needs of the student athletes will always be the first consideration for all members of the sports medicine staff.

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Heather Patterson Assistant Trainer

OF HARTFORD MEDICINE The sports medicine staff is aided by a wide range of equipment for the prevention of injuries and the rehabilitation and conditioning of student-athletes. 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.

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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. hartford hawks womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross country

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CROSS COUNTRY Sep. 11 Sat. Trinity Invitational Manchester, CT Sep. 18 Sat. Hartford Hawks Riverfront Festival Hartford, CT Sep. 25 Sat. Ted Owen Invitational New Britain, CT Oct. 9 Sat. New England Championship Boston, MA Oct. 16 Sat. Connecticut College Invitational Waterford, CT Oct. 30 Sat. America East Championships Boston, MA Nov. 13 Sat. NCAA Northeast Regional’s Madison, CT INDOOR TRACK and FIELD Dec. 4 Sat. Vermont Invitational Burlington, VT Dec. 11 Sat. Harvard Open Cambridge, MA Jan. 22 Sat. Wesleyan Open Middletown, CT Jan. 28 Fri. Reebok-Boston Indoor Games Boston, MA Feb. 5 Sat. Dartmouth Classic Hanover, NH Feb. 11 Fri. Women’s Valentine Invitational Boston, MA Feb. 18-19 Fri.-Sat. America East Championships Boston, MA Feb. 25-26 Fri.-Sat. New England Championships Boston, MA OUTDOOR TRACK and FIELD Mar. 26 Sat. Southern Conn. State Invitational New Haven, CT Apr. 1-2 Fri.-Sat. Colonial Relays Williamsburg, VA Apr. 9 Sat. Massachusetts Invitational Amherst, MA Apr. 13-14 Wed.-Thurs. Holy Cross Multi-Event Worcester, MA Apr. 16 Sat. Holy Cross Invitational Worcester, MA Apr. 23 Sat. Tufts Invitational Medford, MA Apr. 30 Sat. Massachusetts Pre-Conference Meet Boston, MA May 7-8 Sat.-Sun. America East Championships Catonsville, MD May 12-14 Thurs.-Sat. New England Championships New Haven, CT