2009 Hofstra Men's and Women's Cross Country Media Guide by Hofstra University

Table of Contents | 2009 Quick Facts Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Founded: 1935 Enrollment: 12,400 Affiliation: NCAA I Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Nickname: Pride Colors: Gold, White and Blue President: Stuart Rabinowitz Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-6750 Athletic Department Fax: (516) 463-4860 Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Danny McCabe Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis Associate Director of Athletics for External Relations: Tim McMahon Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities: Jay Artinian Acting Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Stephen Gorchov Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance: Lauren Ashman Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations: Ellen Johnson Director of Marketing: Rocky Silvestri Director of Student-Athlete Services: Annie Fiorvanti Director of Ticket Sales: Genevieve Haney Assistant Director of Compliance: Joe Klauder Senior Sports Information Director/ Cross Country Contact: Jim Sheehan Office Location: Swim Center Suite 262 Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 Athletic Communications Fax: (516) 463-5033 Web Site: www.GoHofstra.com

Acting Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Stephen Gorchov Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Senior Assistant Director: Jeremy Kniffin Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 Director of Publications: Len Skoros Office Phone: (516) 463-4602 Graduate Assistant: Brian Bohl Office Phone: (516) 463-2907 Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings (516-463-5061) Assistant Athletic Trainers: Mark Stoddart, Rob Sullivan, Andy Wetstein, Rob DiMonda, Lindsay Adams, Marie Siler, David Riviere Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brandon Beach Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Kerrin Fraser Equipment Managers: Kathy Theiling and Dave Walsh Photography: Brian Ballweg, Jim Sheehan

CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION Head Cross Country Coach: Peter Alfano (St. John’s, 2003) Year at Hofstra: Second year Cross Country Office Phone: (516) 463-6702 E-mail Address: Peter.Alfano@hofstra.edu Cross Country Fax: (516) 463-7514 Assistant Cross Country Coach: Kevin O’Toole (St. John’s, 2006)

Internet Address: GoHofstra.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Table of Contents

This is Hofstra University

Coaching Staff

Asics

2009 Roster

Runner Profiles

Hofstra President

Senior Administration

Director of Athletics

Athletics Administration and Head Coaches

Hofstra Heritage

Academic Support

Sports Medicine

Athletic Facilities

Long Island and New York City

2008 Statistics and Results

Top 25 Performances

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This is Hofstra University Hofstra joined with North Shore-LIJ Health System in announcing plans to establish a medical school on the University campus in October 2007. The new school, which is expected to enroll its first students in 2011, pending preliminary accreditation with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and requisite New York State approval, will be the first allopathic (MD) medical school in Nassau County and the first in New York state since 1963.

ofstra University provides a dynamic college experience tailored for engaged and ambitious individuals. Students find their edge at Hofstra, through small classes, a faculty whose primary concern is teaching, cutting edge technology, extensive library resources, internships, and special educational programs that appeal to their interests and abilities. The Hofstra community is driven, dynamic and energetic, helping students find and focus their strengths to prepare them for a successful future.

In its relatively short history, Hofstra has established itself as a worldclass institution of higher education and cultural enterprise. Each academic year, the Hofstra campus and the programs offered grow and change to meet the demands of our students and our community. Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school with all classes and offices housed in one building. Since those early days, Hofstra has evolved into an international institution with a student body hailing from 51 states and territories, and 73 countries around the world. The beautiful campus is an accredited arboretum with 113 buildings on 240 acres. There are approximately 4,200 students living on campus, and Hofstra offers them and all students an extensive array of academic and social activities. Additionally, Hofstra’s close proximity to Manhattan means that students have easy access to the wondrous cultural, social and career offerings of the city. What has remained consistent throughout the years, however, is the sense of community on campus, the eagerness of our students to learn and the commitment of the Hofstra faculty and administration to provide a challenging education that encourages the pursuit of lifelong learning.

In October 2008, the eyes of the world were on Hofstra as the University hosted the final presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. The October 15 debate, moderated by Bob Schieffer, was a transformational moment for the University, highlighting the achievements of our students and faculty and their engagement in the political process. Leading up to the debate, students and the entire community were engaged by the yearlong Educate ’08 program, almost 150 lectures, conferences, and events focused on the issues, history and politics of the presidency. Hofstra has followed the Educate ’08 program with Define ’09, a year-long series of programs designed to examine the new presidential administration, its policies and initiatives, the challenges we currently face and ways of addressing our country’s most pressing issues. 2008 also saw Hofstra award its first Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The new international award, which recognizes efforts at interfaith dialogue, received 75 nominations for individuals and organizations from around the world. Hofstra’s School of Communication is one of the largest, most advanced non-commercial television facilities in the East. Students take classes and work in Dempster Hall, a sophisticated television production/ post-production facility with two broadcast-quality studios and control rooms; two advanced online video edit suites; two Avid non-linear digital editing systems and several cuts-only video work stations. Two satellite dishes are available with one dish providing special news feeds for the broadcast journalism room, which also has access to Associated Press, Lexis-Nexis and Dow Jones services. In addition, the facility is capable of broadcasting student-produced programming to the entire

The Colleges and Schools of the University are: Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, New College for Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Communication, School of Education, Health and Human Services, School of Law, School for University Studies, Honors College, Hofstra University Continuing Education and Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with the North Shore-LIJ Health System. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in 150 areas of study. Graduate degrees are offered, including Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., Au.D., and J.D. degrees, advanced certificates and professional diplomas, in more than 160 programs of study.

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women’s sports. Hofstra has men’s teams in basketball, football, baseball, lacrosse, golf, tennis, wrestling, soccer and cross country. Women’s sports include basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, cross country and golf.

campus on our own cable channels. Also located here is the University’s radio station (WRHU/88.7-FM), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2009, audio production studios, a film/video screening room, film editing rooms, a computer laboratory, a speech performance studio and a large dance studio.

Hofstra’s academic programs are accredited by numerous national agencies and the University is one of only 276 schools, out of more than 3,600 colleges and universities nationwide, with a chapter of the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Of Hofstra’s 1,185 faculty members, 551 are full time and 90 percent hold the highest degree in their fields. The average undergraduate class size is 22 students, while student-faculty ratio is 14-to-1.

Hofstra’s C.V. Starr Hall offers academic facilities that are among the most technologically advanced in the nation. Every seat in every classroom allows students direct access to the Internet and Hofstra network, including the resources of Hofstra’s Axinn Library. Hofstra’s growing computer facilities offer extensive high-tech training opportunities. There are computer terminals throughout the campus for student and faculty use, with more than 750 PC, Macintosh and UNIX workstations available in labs and classrooms.

Hofstra University is 100-percent program accessible to persons with disabilities, and has been cited as a national model for this achievement.

Hofstra hosts more than 500 cultural events annually, bringing thousands of scholars, dignitaries and other participants to campus. More than 200 musical and dramatic performances take place on campus each year. The Hofstra Museum, which houses one of the largest art collections in the metropolitan area, coordinates approximately eight exhibitions annually and offers exhibition areas and an extensive outdoor sculpture collection, with 75 pieces. The Hofstra Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums – one of only 94 universities in the nation and one of six in New York to hold that distinction. Hofstra also has seven theaters, a student newspaper, a lively student center, a recreation center and numerous athletic facilities, including the 13,000-seat James M. Shuart Stadium and the 5,046-seat David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Hofstra also has an indoor, Olympicsized (eight lane, 50-meter) swimming pool, one of the largest such facilities in the New York metropolitan area. The Hofstra athletic program competes on the NCAA Division I level and is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The University sponsors 18 intercollegiate programs – nine men’s sports and nine

Hofstra by the Numbers 18 19 21 22 30 37 100 170

Varsity sports Academic accreditations Eateries on campus Average undergraduate class size Local and national fraternities and sororities Residence halls Percent program accessibility to persons with disabilities Student clubs and organizations

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500 1,185 1935 7,631 12,400 100,000+ 1.6 Million

Cultural events per year Faculty members Founding date Full-time undergraduate enrollment Total University enrollment, including part-time undergraduate, graduate and School of Law Hofstra alumni Volumes available at Hofstra University Libraries

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Pride Coaching Staff

PETE ALFANO Head Coach

ete Alfano is in his sixth year on the Hofstra University Men’s and Women’s Cross Country coaching staff and in his second year as head coach of both programs. Alfano, who served as Hofstra’s interim head cross country coach from March 2008 through June 2008, had served as the Pride’s assistant cross country coach since 2004.

While serving as interim coach during the spring of 2008, Alfano, who earned a USATF Level II coaching certification in 2008, assisted former Pride runner Richard Schmitz in qualifying and becoming a finalist at the USA Track and Field Junior National Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Alfano was also instrumental in having Hofstra gain membership in the Metropolitan Conference and their championship meet in 2008 with Pride junior Riti Dhillon earning All-Metropolitan honors. A Staten Island, New York, native, Alfano was a member of the Hofstra Cross Country team as a graduate student in 2003. He concluded his collegiate career as a member of Hofstra’s Collegiate Track Conference (CTC) championship team and was named to the All-CTC team. He is also a former school record holder in the 800-meter run.

At the age of 19, Alfano became the youngest male to ever win Staten Island’s Triple Crown Series in 2001, and he also captured two consecutive Forest Avenue Mile championships in 2001 and 2002. Alfano, who earned a master’s degree in physical education at Hofstra, resides in Franklin Square, New York and is a teacher at Polk Street Elementary School.

A 2003 graduate of St. John’s University, Alfano was a four-year member of the track and field team and a threeyear member of the cross country program before both teams were dropped in 2003. He earned All-Metropolitan honors in 2002, and was a member of the Outdoor Metropolitan championship team as a senior. A solid student, Alfano was twice named to the Big East Academic All-Star team at St. John’s. Alfano is a 1999 graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School on Staten Island where he lettered all four years in cross country and track and field, and served as captain in 1999. He was a member of two of the Lions’ 29-year consecutive Staten Island indoor track and field championship teams, and a four-time member of the Staten Island outdoor track and field championship squad. He was named the Most Valuable Distance Runner as a senior. He also served as a volunteer assistant coach at Monsignor Farrell High School in 2002.

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KEVIN O’TOOLE Assistant Coach

evin O’Toole is in his second season as an assistant coach on the Hofstra University Cross Country staff. O’Toole is a relative newcomer, but a rising star in track and field.

A member of both the Greater Long Island Running Club and Long Island Track and Field, O’Toole ranked second in his age group in the Grand Prix Series coordinated by USA Track and Field of Long Island (USATF-LI). He is also a member of the Long Island Road Runners Club Racing Team.

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A 2006 graduate of St. John’s University in Jamaica, New York, with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, O’Toole was an outstanding student in college. He earned a Presidential Scholarship, was a Dean’s List student, a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society and graduated Summa Cum Laude from St. John’s College of Professional Studies. Since his graduation O’Toole has served as a senior help desk administrator at Aeroflex Labs in Plainview, New York. He is currently working on a master’s degree in secondary education with a specialization in mathematics at Hofstra. O’Toole resides in Farmingdale, New York.

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2009 Roster WOMEN Name

Cl.

Ht.

Hometown

High School/College

LeeAna Benson Steph Devlin Riti Dhillon Kirstin Kaija Cara Mattson Meghan McCloskey Brittany Potter Katie Wiking

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

5-1 5-9 5-2 5-4 5-3 5-3 5-5 5-3

Foxboro, MA Tomkins Cove, NY Hopewell Junction, NY East Greenwich, RI East Meadow, NY Brewer, ME Quincy, MA Farmingdale, NY

Bishop Feehan North Rockland Arlington East Greenwich East Meadow Brewer Fontbonne Academy Farmingdale

MEN Name

Cl.

Ht.

Hometown

High School/College

Tom Daly Phil Giackette Owen Graham Derek Lockwood Mike McCristall Greg Rogoz Fred Shattell Eric Tremblay Kyle Wightman Matt Wilkens Robbie Wright

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

6-0 5-8 5-10 5-8 5-10 5-10 5-6 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-11

Mahopac, NY Ozone Park, NY Derry, NH Millville, MA Hauppauge, NY Hamden, CT Liverpool, NY Marblehead, MA Wading River, NY Woodbury, NY Finksburg, MD

Mahopac Martin Luther Pinkerton Academy Blackstone Millville Regional Hauppauge Hamden Hall Country Day Liverpool Marblehead Shoreham Wading River Syosset Gilman School

Head Cross Country Coach: Pete Alfano Assistant Coach: Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole

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Player Profiles MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RETURNING RUNNERS TOM DALY

MIKE MCCRISTALL

Senior Mahopac, NY/Mahopac

Senior Hauppauge, NY/Hauppauge

Fourth year on the Hofstra cross country roster…Holds the Hofstra 5K men’s record with a time of 16:23 set in 2006…2008: Ran in all eight meets as a junior…Recorded a season-best 8K time of 26:35 to place 41st at the CAA Championships…Clocked a 27:12 time in the 5-mile IC4A Championships to finish 77th…Finished 176th in 27:34 at the Iona Meet of Champions…Was 36th in 27:45 at the Metropolitan Championships to finish 36th…Placed eighth in 16:54 at the seasonopening 5K Hofstra Invitational…Clocked a time of 35:39 to finish 156th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals…2007: Ran in eight races as a sophomore…Recorded a season-best 8K time of 26:09 to place 28th at the Disney Classic… Placed 7th in 27:36 at the 8K Hofstra Invitational…Placed 12th in 27:00 at the Delaware Invitational… Finished 40th in 26:16 at the CAA Championship…Placed 142nd in 32:46 at the 10K NCAA Regional… Posted a 27:23 time to finish 57th at the IC4A Championships…2006: Ran in seven meets as a freshman… Recorded a season-best 8K time and the 10th best time in school history with a 66th place finish in 26:41 at the Iona Meet of Champions…Posted the 22nd best time in Hofstra history with a 35:22 time for 146th place at the 10K NCAA Regionals…Finished 14th in 16:23 in the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Placed 24th in 28:17 in the 8K Delaware Invitational I… Recorded a 43rd place finish in 26:48 at the CAA Championships… High School: Lettered in cross country, lacrosse, spring track and winter track at Mahopac High School…Named to All-New York Section I team in track…All-league selection…Holds school records in 1600, 800 and 1000 meter races…Holds a personal-best time of 16:32 in the 5K…Personal: Born March 22, 1988…Has one brother…Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete…Plans to pursue a career as a civil engineer… Engineering science major.

Fourth year on the Hofstra cross country roster…2008: Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member…Ran in all eight meets as a junior… Posted a season-best 8K time of 26:41 to finish 42nd at the CAA Championships… Posted a 27:06 time for 142nd place at the 8K Iona Meet of Champions… Clocked a 27:10 time to finish 74th in the 5-mile IC4A Championships… Posted a 27:11 time to finish 116th at the 5.2-mile Penn State Nationals…Placed 10th in 17:02 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Placed 142nd in 35:27 at the 10K NCAA Northeast Regional…2007: Ran in five meets as a sophomore…Posted a seasonbest 8K time of 26:17 to place 33rd at the Albany Invitational…Placed 10th in 28:06 at the 8K Hofstra Invitational…Finished 51st in 26:38 at the CAA Championships…Placed 56th in 27:22 at the 5-mile IC4A Championship…Clocked a time of 33:23 to finish 170th at the NCAA Northeast Regional…2006: Did not compete as a freshman…High School: Ran cross country, indoor track and outdoor track, and played basketball at Hauppauge High School…All-Suffolk County selection as a junior and senior…Three-time all-league selection in outdoor track… All-county selection in indoor and outdoor track as a senior…Hold school records in steeplechase, distance medley relay and the 4x1-mile… Two-time team Most Valuable Player…Named Hauppauge’s Most Outstanding Athlete as a senior…Honor Roll selection all four years… Ran 5K in a personal best 16:49 as a senior…Personal: Born January 12, 1988…Has one sister…Lists Kevin Garnett as his favorite athlete… Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center volunteer…Athletic training major.

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ROBBIE WRIGHT

PHIL GIACKETTE

Senior Finksburg, MD/Gilman School

Junior Ozone Park, NY/Martin Luther

Second year as a runner on the Pride cross country team…2008: Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member…Ran in four meets as a junior… Posted a 8K time of 36:26 to place 276th at the Iona Meet of Champions… Clocked a 5-mile time of 34:41 to finish 234th at the IC4A Championship… Finished 56th in 21:11 at 5K Hofstra Invitational…Placed 59th in 21:03 at the 5K St. John’s Fall Festival… Served in managerial capacities with the Hofstra cross country team in 2006 and 2007… High School: Was a three-year member of the track and field and football teams at The Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland…Was a member of the Warriors’ 2005 MIAA ‘A’ Conference Championship team that was ranked 12th in the country… Earned All-MIAA honorable mention in the 100 meter run with a fourthplace finish in 2005…Received the Gilman Athletic Service Award in 2004…Personal: Born May 15, 1988…Full name is Phillip Wright… Has five brothers…Hobbies include reading…Plans to attend law school and aspires to a career as a prosecutor…History major with a minor in political science.

Third year on the Pride roster…2009 team captain…Ran the Long Island Half-Marathon in 1:13:15 in 2009…2008: Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member…Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award…Ran in seven of the eight meets as a sophomore…Posted a season-best 8K time of 26:18 to place 37th at the CAA Championships… Clocked a 27:04 time to finish 138th at the Iona Meet of Champions… Placed 71st in 27:07 at the 5-mile IC4A Championship…Posted a time of 27:39 to place 138th at the 5.2 mile Penn State Nationals…Finished fifth in 16:27 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Posted a 10K time of 34:45 to finish 112th at the NCAA Northeast Regional…Named CAA Runner of the Week after his performance at the Hofstra Invitational…2007: Ran in eight meets as a freshman…Clocked a season-best 8K time of 25:57 to place 110th at the Lehigh Invitational…Placed third in 27:03 at the 8K Hofstra Invitational…Finished ninth in 26:57 at the 8K Delaware Invitational…Clocked a 26:05 time to finish 34th at the CAA Championships…Posted a 33:18 time to place 168th at the 10K NCAA Northeast Regional and a 27:06 time to place 45th at the five mile IC4A Championship…High School: Ran cross country and track for four years at Martin Luther High School in Maspeth, New York…Helped team to Private School Athletic Association (PSAA) championships in cross country and track as a senior…Three-time PSAA champion in cross country…Named PSAA Most Outstanding Performer in track as a junior and senior…Has personal-best times of 15:40 in the 5K and 33:02 in the 10K…Member of the National Honor Society…Personal: Born June 12, 1989…Has one sister…Also recruited by Seton Hall, Iona and Manhattan…Plans to pursue a career in physical therapy…Enjoys movies, golf, bowling and basketball in his free time…Athletic training major.

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Player Profiles OWEN GRAHAM

Junior Derry, NH/Pinkerton Academy Third year on the Hofstra team…2008: CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member…Ran in seven of the eight meets as a red-shirt freshman…Posted a season-best 8K time of 28:21 to place 68th at the CAA Championships…Finished 199th in 29:31 at the 5-mile IC4A Championships… Placed 66th in 29:41 at the Metropolitan Championships…Finished 37th in 18:07 at the 5K St. John’s Fall Festival and 35th in 18:27 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Clocked a time of 38:19 in the 10K NCAA Northeast Regional to finish 226th…2007: Did not compete as a true-freshman…High School: Lettered in cross county and track at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire… Helped Pinkerton to a second place state finish as a senior…Two-time Coaches Award recipient…Ran a personal-best 5K time of 16:22…Personal: Born September 6, 1989…Has two sisters… Went on an African safari during the summer of 2009…Enjoys playing the tuba and knitting in his free time…Plans to pursue a career as a lawyer…Psychology major.

ERIC TREMBLAY

Junior Marblehead, MA/Marblehead Third year on the Pride cross country team…2008: Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member…Ran in all eight meets as a sophomore…Posted a season-best 8K time of 28:23 at the CAA Championships to finish 69th…Clocked a 29:22 time at the 5.2-

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mile Penn State Nationals to place 186th…Posted a 29:26 time to finish 64th at the 8K Metropolitan Championships… Placed 29th in 18:06 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Posted a 210th finish in 29:54 at the 5-mile IC4A Championships…Clocked a 38:19 time to finish 227th at the 10K NCAA Northeast Regional…2007: Ran in just one race as a freshman, placing 78th in 29:30 at the 8K CAA Championships…High School: Ran cross country for three years, and indoor and outdoor track for four years at Marblehead High School…As a senior, cross country team placed fourth at the state meet, and first at the Bay State and Boston Invitationals… Had a personal-best 5K time of 17:10…Received Coaches Award as a senior…Honor Roll student…2005 National French Award recipient…Personal: Born February 22, 1989…Has one brother and one sister…Has been a Special Olympics volunteer…Management major with a minor in political science.

GREG ROGOZ

Sophomore Hamden, CT/Hamden Hall Country Day Second season on the Pride cross country roster…2008: Ran in just one meet due to injury as a freshman…Placed 22nd in 17:49 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational…High School: Came to Hofstra from Hamden Hall Country Day School in Hamden, Connecticut…Was a four-year member of the baseball team, a three year member of cross country and played one year of soccer…Three-time All-Connecticut Independent School Athletic Conference cross country selection…Earned All-New England Prep School Division 5 honors with a ninth place finish in 2007…Placed third in the CISAC Championships as a senior, sixth as a junior and 10th as a sophomore…Selected team captain in 2006 and 2007…Received the cross country Coaches Award in 2007…Was team captain, an AllFairchester League selection and the recipient of the Terry Deck Baseball Award as a senior…Voted Hamden Hall’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2008…Honor Roll student…Personal: Born September 13, 1990… Has one brother and one sister…Hobbies include cycling and playing baseball, football and basketball…Played American Legion baseball during the summer of 2008…Accounting major.

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FRED SHATTELL

KYLE WIGHTMAN

Sophomore Liverpool, NY/Liverpool

Freshman Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading River

Second year on the Hofstra cross country roster…2008: Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member…Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award…Ran in all eight meets as a freshman…Posted a season-best 8K time of 27:56 to place 64th at the CAA Championships…Clocked a 28:19 time to place 152nd in the 5-mile IC4A Championship…Posted times of 28:33 in the 8K Metropolitan Championships and the 5.2-mile Penn State Nationals to place 53rd and 172nd, respectively…Placed 20th in 17:43 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Placed 218th in 37:50 at the 10K NCAA Northeast Regional…High School: Comes to Hofstra from Liverpool (NY) High School where he was a member of the cross country, track and lacrosse teams…Was a member of the Section III Cross Country Championship team…Earned all-league second team cross country honors in 2007… Personal: Born February 19, 1990…Has one sister…Enjoys biking, camping and fishing in his free time…Aspires to a career in mechanical engineering…Mechanical engineering major.

First year on the Hofstra cross country team…High School: Was a member of the cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Shoreham-Wading River High School…Named to all-league, all-division, All-Suffolk County and All-New York State teams as a senior…Was a member of the Wildcats’ cross country New York State championship team…National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society member…Personal: Born March 16, 1991…Has three brothers and two sisters…Enjoys biking, camping, hiking and filmmaking in his free time…Aspires to a career in filmmaking…Film major.

MATT WILKENS

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NEWCOMERS DEREK LOCKWOOD

Sophomore Millville, MA/Blackstone Millville Regional First year on the Pride cross country team…Joined the Hofstra team after the 2008 season…High School: Ran four years of cross country and three years on the track and field team at Blackstone (MA) Millville Regional High School…Was a member of two conference runner-up team in track and one district runner-up squad in cross country…Named to all conference and all-district teams in 2007…Conference champion in the 2-mile run in 2007…All-conference selection in track as a senior in 2008…Personal: Born June 8, 1990…Has one brother…Enjoys sailing and skiing in his free time…Aspires to a career in physical therapy…Athletic training major.

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Sophomore Woodbury, NY/Syosset First year on the Hofstra cross country roster…Joined the Pride team after the 2008 season…High School: Was a three-year varsity member of the cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Syosset High School…All-county outdoor track and field selection in 2006…Three-time county champion in the pole vault, winning indoors as a junior and senior and outdoors as a senior…Four-time sectional state qualifier in the pole vault…New York Empire State Games qualifier in the decathlon in 2006 and 2007…Selected Syosset’s Most Valuable Athlete in both the indoor and outdoor seasons as a senior…Received the Braves’ Coaches’ Award in both seasons as a junior…Personal: Born March 7, 1990…Has two brothers and three sisters…Enjoys weightlifting, surfing and watching television in his free time…Aspires to a career in medicine…Volunteers as a youth track coach…Dean’s list student in 2009…Biology major.

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Player Profiles WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RETURNING RUNNERS LEEANA BENSON

STEPH DEVLIN

Senior Foxboro, MA/Bishop Feehan

Senior Tomkins Cove, NY/ North Rockland

Fourth year on the Hofstra cross country team…2009 team captain…2008: Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member… Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award…Ran in seven of the eight meets as a junior…Clocked a season-best 6K time of 24:55 to place 176th at the Penn State Nationals…Posted a 25:52 time to finish 93rd at the CAA Championships…Clocked a 25:55 time to place 158th at the Iona Meet of Champions…Finished 32nd in 22:32 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational… Recorded a 21:05 time to place 153rd at the ECAC Championships…Was 64th in 21:47 at the 5K Metropolitan Championships… Clocked a 27:13 time to place 239th at the NCAA Northeast Regional…2007: Ran in five meets as a sophomore…Posted a best 6K time of 24:46 to finish 206th at the NCAA Northeast Regional…Placed 92nd in 26:19 at the 6K CAA Championships… Clocked a time of 20:25 to place 138th in the 5K Albany Invitational…Posted a 21:42 time to finish 155th at the 5K ECAC Championships…2006: Ran in eight meets as a freshman…Posted a best 5K time of 19:44 to finish 40th at the Disney Classic in Orlando…Recorded a 6K best time of 23:56 to place 79th at the Iona Meet of Champions…Finished 13th in 20:05 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational to begin her career…Clocked a time of 24:45 to finish 60th at the 6K CAA Championships… Placed 167th in 25:14 at the NCAA Regionals…High School: Earned four letters in winter and spring track, and two letters in cross country and soccer at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts… Captained cross country and track teams as a senior…EAC All-Star in cross country and winter track as a junior and senior…Holds school records in the 1000 meter, 4x1-mile relay (indoor and outdoor), distance medley relay, 4x800 meter relay and 4x400 relay…Ran a personalbest 19:35 in the 5K…Personal: Born December 7, 1987…Has one brother and one sister…Brother, Patrick, runs cross country at Wheaton College…Active in St. Vincent DePaul peer ministry program…Also participated in the Relay for Life and the Million Can March… Graphic design major.

Second year on the Hofstra cross country roster…Was a member of the Pride team in 2007 but did not compete…High School: Played four years of basketball, three years of cross country and outdoor track and field, and one season of volleyball at North Rockland High School in Thiells, New York…Named to AllRockland County first team in outdoor tracks as a senior in 2006… County champion in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles as a senior…Captured the county pentathlon championship in 2004…School record holder in the 300 intermediate hurdles and the outdoor medley relay…Outdoor track and basketball team captain as a senior… Personal: Born September 1, 1988… Has one brother… Volunteered teaching English while studying abroad in Spain in 2008…Has also volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort…Worked as a one-on-one teacher’s aid for special needs children during the summer of 2009…Aspires to get a master’s degree in speech pathology…Speech language hearing science and Spanish major.

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RITI DHILLON

KATIE WIKING

Junior Hopewell Junction, NY/Arlington

Sophomore Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale

Third season on the Pride cross country team…2008: All-Metropolitan Conference selection… Ran in six of the eight meets as a sophomore… Posted a 6K season-best time of 23:29 to finish 131st at the Penn State Nationals…Recorded a 23:56 to place 57th at the CAA Championships… Placed 13th in the 5K Metropolitan Championships in 19:33…Finished 15th in 21:13 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Was 16th in 15:25 at the 4K St. John’s Fall Festival…2007: Ran in six meets as a freshman…Posted a season-best 6K time of 23:48 to place 166th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals…Finished 55th in 24:05 at the 6K CAA Championships… Posted a 5K time of 19:28 to place 75th at the 5K Albany Invitational… Recorded a 16th-place finish in 25:54 at the 6K Hofstra Invitational… High School: Lettered in cross country, winter track, spring track and soccer at Arlington High School in LaGrangeville, New York…Two-time team Most Valuable Player… Personal: Born December 17, 1988…Given name is Navreet…Has one brother…Also recruited by Iona, St. John’s and Marist…Lists Mia Hamm and David Beckham as her favorite athletes…Accounting major.

Second year on the Hofstra cross country roster…2008: Ran in all eight meets as a freshman… Recorded a 6K season-best time of 25:07 for 86th place at the CAA Championships… Finished 182nd in 25:30 at the 6K Penn State Nationals… Posted a 26:13 time good for 173rd place at the 6K Iona Meet of Champions…Finished 55th in 21:23 at the 5K Metropolitan Championships…Clocked a 22:09 time to finish 202nd at the 5K ECAC Championships and a 22:24 time to finish 30th at the 5K Hofstra Invitational… Placed 34th in 16:07 at the 4K St. John’s Fall Festival… High School: Was a member of the cross country and the track and field teams at Farmingdale (NY) High School…Twotime all-county selection and state qualifier…2007 state sportsmanship award winner… All-conference pick in 2005… Voted Most Improved Runner in Nassau County in 2006… Selected team Most Valuable Runner from 2005 through 2007…Named to all-conference and all-county teams in the 3000-meter run as a junior…All-county pick in the 1,500 and the 4x800 relay as a senior…Received the Farmingdale Friends of Athletics Community Service Award and the Youth Council Community Service Award… Personal: Born July 28, 1990…Has one sister…Was voted high school president…Has volunteered as a Sunday School teacher and a youth basketball coach…Aspires to be a physical therapist…Athletic training major.

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Player Profiles WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NEWCOMERS MEGHAN MCCLOSKEY

KIRSTIN KAIJA

Freshman East Greenwich, RI/East Greenwich

Sophomore Brewer, ME/Brewer

First season on the Hofstra cross country roster…High School: Was a four-year member of the cross country and lacrosse teams and a threeyear member of the indoor track and field team at East Greenwich (RI) High School…Earned all-class honors in the 4x800 relay as a senior… Named to all-class and all-division teams in 2008…Was voted to alldivision third team in cross country in 2007…Was a member of the Avengers’ four class championships in cross country and indoor track class champions in 2009…Was also a member of two high school teams that advanced to the New England Championships in 2007 and 2008… Personal: Born March 17, 1991…Has a twin brother…Enjoys lacrosse, tennis, hiking, swimming and traveling in her free time…Aspires to a career in teaching and coaching…Physical education major.

First season on the Hofstra cross country team…Joined the program after the 2008 season…High School: Was a three-year member of the field hockey, indoor and outdoor track programs and a one year member of the cross country, basketball and softball teams at Brewer (ME) High School…Served as team captain for both the indoor and outdoor track and field teams as a junior and a senior…Personal: Born October 28, 1989…Has one sister…Enjoys reading, creative writing and drawing in her free time…Aspires to a career in journalism…Dean’s List student and Honor’s College member…Print journalism major.

CARA MATTSON

BRITTANY POTTER

Freshman East Meadow, NY/East Meadow

Freshman Quincy, MA/Fontbonne Academy

First year on the Pride cross country roster…High School: Was a member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams for four years and the cross country team for three years at East Meadow (NY) High School…Earned all-conference honors in cross country, indoor and outdoor track as a senior…Picked up All-Nassau County honors in cross country and indoor track as a junior, and all-county accolades in outdoor track as a sophomore…Earned all-conference honors in cross country and indoor track as a sophomore…Was a member of one (2007) Nassau Country championship team and two (2006 and 2008) conference championship teams in cross country…Personal: Born March 28, 1991…Has one sister…Enjoys reading and movies in her free time… Aspires to a career as a speech pathologist…Speech language hearing science major.

First year on the Pride cross country roster…High School: Was a four-year member of the track and field program and a three-year member of the cross country team at Fontbonne Academy in Milton, Massachusetts…Was a three-time league champion in the 2-mile run… Captured the cross country league championship as a senior…Earned the Fontbonne Coach’s Award in cross country as a senior…Named to allleague team in cross country as a junior…Personal: Born December 5, 1990…Has two brothers…Spent the summer with the Emerging Elites… Psychology major.

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President of Hofstra University Stuart Rabinowitz

tuart Rabinowitz was chosen by the Hofstra University Board of Trustees to serve as the eighth president of the University on December 20, 2000. Prior to his appointment, he served as dean of Hofstra University School of Law from September 1989 through June 2001. He joined the faculty of the School of Law in 1972. President Rabinowitz currently holds the Andrew M. Boas and Mark L. Claster Distinguished Professorship in Civil Procedure. President Rabinowitz holds positions with a number of important government and community organizations, including the Judicial Advisory Council of the State of New York Unified Court System - County of Nassau, and the Nassau County Health and Welfare Council. He serves as a trustee of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, and on the Board of Directors for the Fair Media Council and the Long Island Technology Network. President Rabinowitz is a former member of the Nassau County Blue Ribbon Financial Review Panel, former chair of the Nassau County Local Advisory Board, and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Association. Additionally, President Rabinowitz served as a member of the Nassau County Commission on Government Revision, which was charged with drafting a new charter and a new form of government for the County. He is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Living the Dream Award, EOC; Distinguished Service in the Cause of Justice, Legal Aid Society; UJA Federation Leadership Award; the Bar Association of Nassau County Proclamation for Outstanding Service to both the legal profession and the community; the Community Service Award from the Conference of Jewish Organizations of Nassau County; and the Alumni Association of the City College of New York 2005 Townsend Harris Medal. He has also been honored by the Long Island Software and Technology Network (LISTnet) and was the recipient of Networking magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Award. President Rabinowitz, Nancy Rabinowitz and then-Senator Barack Obama prior to the Presidential Debate at Hofstra in October 2008

President Rabinowitz received a juris doctor, magna cum laude, from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a member of the board of editors of the Columbia Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He graduated from City College of New York with honors, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Law Institute.

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University Senior Administration | Trustees

M. Patricia Adamski Senior Vice President for Planning and Administration

Joseph M. Barkwill Vice President for Facilities and Operations

Dr. Herman Berliner Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Richard V. Guardino, Jr., Esq. Catherine Hennessy Vice President for Vice President for Financial Business Development Affairs and Treasurer

Melissa Connolly Vice President for University Relations

Sandra S. Johnson Vice President for Student Affairs

Jessica Eads Vice President for Enrollment Services

Robert W. Juckiewicz Vice President for Information Technology

Dolores Fredrich, Esq. Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Alan J. Kelly Vice President for Development

Trustees of Hofstra University As of August 2009 OFFICERS Marilyn B. Monter,* Chair Alan J. Bernon,* Vice Chair David S. Mack,* Vice Chair Joseph M. Gregory,* Secretary Stuart Rabinowitz, President

MEMBERS George W. Bilicic, Jr. Tejinder Bindra Robert F. Dall* Helene Fortunoff Martin B. Greenberg* Leo A. Guthart Amy Hagedorn Peter S. Kalikow* Abby Kenigsberg Arthur J. Kremer Karen L. Lutz Donna M. Mendes* Janis M. Meyer* John D. Miller*

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Martha S. Pope James E. Quinn* Lewis S. Ranieri Edwin C. Reed Robert D. Rosenthal* Debra A. Sandler* Thomas J. Sanzone* Joseph Sparacio* Frank G. Zarb*

Akeem Mellis, Vice President, Student Government Association Laurie Bloom,* President, Alumni Organization Joseph D. Monticciolo, Chair, Hofstra Advisory Board ____________________

DELEGATES

James M. Shuart,* President Emeritus

Gregory Maney, Speaker of the Faculty William F. Nirode, Chair, University Senate Executive Committee Georgina D. Martorella, Chair, University Senate Planning and Budget Committee Sean Hutchinson, President, Student Government Association

Donald E. Axinn,* Trustee Emeritus Wilbur Breslin, Trustee Emeritus Emil V. Cianciulli,* Chair Emeritus John J. Conefry, Jr., Chair Emeritus Maurice A. Deane,* Chair Emeritus

George G. Dempster,* Chair Emeritus Joseph L. Dionne,* Trustee Emeritus Bernard Fixler,* Trustee Emeritus Florence Kaufman, Trustee Emerita Walter B. Kissinger, Trustee Emeritus Ann M. Mallouk,* Chair Emerita Thomas H. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, Trustee Emeritus Donald A. Petrie,* Trustee Emeritus Arnold A. Saltzman, Trustee Emeritus Norman R. Tengstrom,* Trustee Emeritus *Hofstra Alumni

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Director of Athletics Jack Hayes ack Hayes is in his sixth year as director of athletics at Hofstra University in 2009-10. Hayes was appointed by Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz as the University’s director of athletics on October 4, 2004. Hayes came to Hofstra after serving as an associate director of athletics at the University of Connecticut for three years.

Hofstra’s new field hockey stadium, as well as the replacement of the artificial turf in Shuart Stadium. Other recent renovations include locker rooms, the wrestling room, athletic training rooms in Margiotta Hall and the Physical Fitness Center, the basketball media room in the Mack Sports Complex and a press box at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium.

Hayes, the eighth director of athletics at Hofstra, leads a department that includes 18 Division I teams, 100 coaches and administrative staff members and 400 student-athletes.

In 2006 Hayes reintroduced the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame after more than a 50-year absence, inducting four classes since that time. He also led an effort to retire the uniform numbers of prominent Hofstra student-athletes with 20 jersey retirement ceremonies held during the 2008-09 academic year.

Hayes’ proven expertise in enhancing academic and athletic success of student-athletes, strategic planning, fund-raising, marketing, university relations, facility enhancement, budgetary management, and NCAA compliance complements Hofstra University’s athletic department in its quest to further enhance its athletic program, and assist Hofstra’s student-athletes both on and off the field.

Active on a national level, Hayes served on the NCAA Division I Lacrosse Committee from September 2006 to September 2008. Hayes came to Hofstra with more than 14 years of athletic administration experience, including management positions at four Division I institutions – the University of Connecticut, Fordham, St. John’s and Fairfield.

The Hofstra Athletic program has flourished under Hayes’ leadership, winning 18 CAA Championships and making 24 postseason appearances since the 2004-05 academic year. In 2008-09 the Pride wrestling team won the CAA Championship for an eighth consecutive year, while the men’s lacrosse program advanced to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection. In addition, Hofstra hosted the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals in 2009, which saw nearly 12,000 people fill James M. Shuart Stadium for the event. Hayes has placed a significant emphasis on fund-raising during his tenure. Pride Club membership reached all-time highs, both in terms of the number of contributors and funds raised as the organization topped the $1 million mark in each of the last two years. Resources generated through fund-raising efforts have been used to enhance programs and facilities available to student-athletes. Recent initiatives include the construction of

Hayes received a master’s degree in education in 1992 with a concentration in sport management from the University of Connecticut. He holds a bachelor’s degree (1989) from Providence College, where he was a member of Providence’s lacrosse team. He was also awarded a certificate of completion in 2001 from the Sports Management Institute, Consortium of the Universities of Michigan and Texas. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Hayes graduated from the Providence Country Day School where he lettered in football, basketball and lacrosse. He was inducted, as a member of his high school basketball team, into the Providence Country Day Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2004. Hayes resides in East Northport, New York, with his wife Bridget, daughter Katie (7), and sons Matt (4) and Tommy (1).

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS 1937-42 1942-45 1945-48 1948-51 1951-74

John Bartlett MacDonald John Archer Smith (Interim) John Bartlett MacDonald John Archer Smith Howard “Howdy” Myers

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1974-75 1975-87 1987-97 1997-04 2004-pres.

Dick Thiebert Bob Getchell Jim Garvey Harry Royle Jack Hayes

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Athletics Administrative Staff and Head Coaches

Pete Alfano Cross Country Coach

Meaghan Almon Assistant Director of Athletic Administration

Patrick Anderson Baseball Coach

Chrissy Arnone Assistant Director of Athletic Development

Jay Artinian Associate Athletics Director for Facilities

Lauren Ashman Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance

Cathy Aull Athletic Department Secretary

Ann Baller Associate Director of Athletic Facilities

Dr. Michael Barnes Faculty Athletics Representative

Anthony Battaglia Equipment Manager

Susan Bauer Assistant Dean of University Advisement

Brandon Beach Strength and Conditioning Coach

Tara Coppola Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Dave Cohen Football Coach

Neil Collins Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Maria Corvino Athletic Ticket Manager

Maren Crowley Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf Coach

Kathy De Angelis Field Hockey Coach

Bill Edwards Softball Coach

Joe Elliott Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf Coach

Sean Fean Athletics Facilities Coordinator

David Fernandez Athletic Facilities Coordinator

Annie Fiorvanti Director of Student-Athlete Services

Amanda Foukas Tennis Coach

Kerrin Fraser Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Stephen Gorchov Acting Associate Athletics Director for Communications

Asa Grunenwald Assistant Dean of University Advisement

Genevieve Haney Director of Ticket Sales

Kristina Hernandez Volleyball Coach

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Ellen Johnson Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations

Colm Kennedy Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Krista Kilburn-Steveskey Women’s Basketball Coach

Joe Klauder Assistant Director of NCAA Compliance

Frantzer Le Blanc Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Cindy Lewis Senior Associate Athletics Director

Evan Malings Head Athletic Trainer

Dr. Damion Martins Team Physician

Danny McCabe Executive Associate Athletics Director

Tim McMahon Associate Athletics Director for External Aﬀairs

Abby Morgan Women’s Lacrosse Coach

Richard Nu all Men’s Soccer Coach

Lisa Ortiz Athletics Ticket Oﬃce Graduate Assistant

Tom Pecora Men’s Basketball Coach

Rachel Peel Associate Dean of University Advisement

Simon Riddiough Women’s Soccer Coach

Diane Schuerlein Athletic Department Secretary

Jim Sheehan Senior Sports Information Director

Tom Shiﬄet Wrestling Coach

Rocky Silvestri Director of Marketing

Clarice Smith Athletic Department Secretary

Daniel Solow Assistant Athletics Director for Development

Carol Spargimino Athletic Department Oﬃce Manager

Harriet Teitle Athletic Department Secretary

Michael Unterstein Athletic Facilities Coordinator

Dave Walsh Assistant Equipment Manager

Ryan Watson Athletic Facilities Coordinator

Winnie Wymes Athletic Department Secretary

Kathy Theiling Equipment Manager

Seth Tierney Men’s Lacrosse Coach

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Hofstra Heritage The Symbols of Hofstra University The Shield Logo In 2005 Hofstra introduced a new logo as part of a University-wide re-imaging. Both the University’s logo as well as the Pride logo were designed by advertising agency Powell New York, a full-service branding and marketing agency, noted as one of the ten firms to watch in 2005 in Advertising Age. The new University logo features an “H” within a shield design. Hofstra University has always been known Uni for both a tradition of academic excellence and a willingness to exc evolve evo to meet the needs of students and the greater society. This shield shie represents the University’s commitment to our heritage and a com tradition of academic excellence, trad while the dynamic representatio representation of the H within the shield embodies the evolutionary, changing nature of the University. Hofstra University has both honored its traditions and heritage while embracing changing disciplines, using new technology and remaining relevant to scholarly pursuits and the demands of industry.

The Seal The Hofstra seal was designed from the royal Dutch emblem by art instructor Constant Van de Wall. The seal is modeled on the coat of arms of the House of Orange-Nassau. The round seal includes the coat of arms, flanked by lions on either side. A lion also stands in the center of the coat of arms, holding a sword in its right claw and a bundle of seven arrows, which represent the seven provinces of Holland, in its left. The seal also carries the motto of the House of Orange-Nassau in Old French: “Je maintiendray” (I stand steadfast). In 1988 one of the two lions on the seal was officially replaced with a lioness. The Hofstra seal is still in use today, though not as a logo. The seal will be

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affixed to formal documents, and used for official purposes such as commencement, convocations, and official University functions.

The Pride Hofstra’s athletic teams are officially known as the Pride, providing our teams with a strong, consistent image that resonates with the Hofstra community. The new Hofstra Athletics logo consists of a graphic mark of a male and female lion in powerful, synchronized motion with the word mark of the Hofstra Pride or the specific sports team. This logo will be the only one used by Hofstra Athletics. The Hofstra Pride refers to a pack of lions, male and female, which work together towards a common goal and symbolize determination and strength. The Pride conveys both the teamwork and togetherness that is a trait of lions living in prides, who have a close bond and work together for the good of the entire group. The teamwork evident in prides is a trait of Hofstra’s student-athletes, who support each other in furtherance of a common goal, while working tirelessly to represent their teams and, in turn, the University. Lions also possess speed, tenacity, and agility, and are relentless in their pursuit of a goal, which are traits our student-athletes demonstrate both on and off the field. The first consistent use of the word “Pride” relating to athletics was in 1989 when the University’s athletic booster club was founded and called itself The Pride Club, which at the time simply referred to the pride that alumni and fans had for our teams. The Pride identity has progressed over the past decade in a more specific fashion than just the expression of a feeling. After one lion on the Hofstra seal was changed into a lioness to symbolize gender equity, the University mascots -- Kate and Willie Pride, a lioness and lion – were introduced.

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Hofstra’s Dutch Heritage Ties to Dutch heritage and the Netherlands began with William S. Hofstra, after whom the school is named and on whose property the University was started. William Hofstra died in 1932 and when his wife, Kate, died 16 months later, her will provided that their house, 15-acre estate, and bulk of her inheritance were to be used for a “public, charitable, benevolent, or scientific purpose” as a memorial to her husband. The idea for a college came from Truesdel Peck Calkins, former Hempstead superintendent of schools, who was then with New York University. He suggested that NYU might offer extension courses on the Hofstra property. Hofstra opened in September 1935, as a two-year extension branch of NYU; its official name was “Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of New York University at Hempstead, Long Island.” When the doors opened, the sole building on campus was Hofstra’s mansion, which he had affectionately named the Netherlands after his homeland, and all classes were held there. The mansion, which houses administrative offices, is now the center of Hofstra’s 240acre campus, and has been renamed Hofstra Hall.

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Athletic Academic Support

ofstra University is committed to the pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. The University views participation in intercollegiate athletics as benefiting the studentathlete in an educationally enhancing experience beyond any other opportunity available. Hofstra also realizes the time commitment made by studentathletes and has committed the facilities and resources to support all students.

The University Tutorial Program (UTP) provides free tutoring in every subject area to any Hofstra student. Students are able to obtain up to 1 1/2 hours of individual tutorial assistance per week for each subject. They are also able to utilize the various help labs on campus, which specialize in providing assistance in writing, business and QM, and biology and chemistry. In addition to this service, studentathletes are assigned an academic advisor who helps address the various needs of student-athletes. The academic advisor emphasizes four areas in their efforts to ensure the academic success of Hofstraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student-athletes. Area one is academic counseling. Services are provided in the areas of academic planning, career planning, personal counseling, and campus and community referrals. The counselor also meets with prospective student-athletes, at the coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request, to share the many benefits of a Hofstra University education. Area two is academic advising. In an effort to ease the demand on the Office of Advisement, the academic advisor also advises first-year and undecided student-athletes. Area three is academic monitoring. The UTP counselor monitors the academic progress of student-athletes to ensure compliance with Hofstra University, NCAA and conference regulations. The counselorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular communication with the faculty and coaches provide an opportunity for early intervention should academic difficulties arise.

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Area four is study halls. The University Tutorial Program provides all athletic study halls with tutors in various subjects and assesses the needs of individual student-athletes to provide the most effective study environment. The assessment tool administered by the UTP is also used to provide various enrichment seminars for the student-athletes such as time management, writing skills, campus resources, and surviving the college transition. In the fall of 1999 a computer lab opened on the second floor of Margiotta Hall. Funded in part by proceeds from the Joe Gardi Golf Open, the state-of-the-art computer lab and learning center features a projection system and 18 computer workstations, which are connected to the University network for easy research access to the Internet. The room was refurbished in 2005 with new furniture and computers. In addition to the Margiotta Hall computer lab, a new study area was constructed in 2006, located in the Physical Fitness Center, which features numerous computer workstations and office space for University academic advisement personnel.

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Sports Medicine | Athletic Training hrough a comprehensive athletic training program, Hofstra University student-athletes are provided excellent health care during their attendance at the University. A coordinated effort between the University Health and Wellness Center, the Athletic Department and outside health care providers ensures every studentathlete the best medical attention possible.

University student-athletes have direct access to a myriad of health care services. Managing the coverage of every practice and competition event is Hofstra University’s athletic training staff, which is led by seventh-year Head Athletic Trainer Evan Malings and features eight full-time athletic trainers and numerous student athletic trainers. The athletic trainers provide injury management, rehabilitation and treatment to the entire Athletic program. Utilizing three state-of-the-art athletic training rooms, these professionals work tirelessly to ensure the safe participation of Hofstra’s studentathletes and to return injured athletes to play quickly and safely. Supporting the athletic trainers is team physician Dr. Damion Martins. Dr. Martins, a physician with Pro Health Care, Inc. in Lake Success, New York, is in his seventh year on Hofstra’s medical team. Martins experience in the sports medicine field includes serving as team physician for the University of Maryland, University of Maryland-Baltimore County and Coppin State University athletic departments. He was also on the medical staff of the National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens.

Hofstra University sponsors a fully accredited, highly competitive undergraduate degree program for athletic training majors, in which Hofstra student athletic trainers participate in all aspects of the health care system.

Evan Malings Head Athletic Trainer

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Dr. Damion Martins Team Physician

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Athletic Facilities Today, Mitchel Field boasts a state-of-the-art all-weather nine-lane, 400-meter Mondo track, complete with adjustable steeplechase barriers and pits, as well as facilities to accommodate all IAAFsanctioned track and field events. The complex also features bleacher seating on both the east and west sides of the track, along with a multi-purpose press box, also situated on the west end. Mitchel Field is the home training facility of 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist and 1995 World Champion hurdler Derrick Adkins, and is also the site of the Men’s 4x400 meter World Record (2:54.2), established by the United States team of Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Tyree Washington and Michael Johnson on July 22, 1998 at the Goodwill Games.

ith a starting line exactly 1500 meters from the locker room door, the world-renowned Mitchel Field Athletic Complex serves as a home and training ground for the Pride from the end of the cross country season, through winter and into the spring. The grounds are named after former New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, and served as a training area for pilots as well as the main point of air defense for New York throughout World War I and World War II. In 1949, Mitchel was relieved of all defensive military responsibility, due in great part to the safety risks associated with operating tactical aircraft in an urban area. After several notable crashes, including a P-47 into Hofstra University’s Barnard Hall, public pressure ultimately led to the field’s closure in 1961 with the property being turned over to the County of Nassau.

Mitchell Field has also served as host for numerous national and international caliber meets, and some of track and field’s very best have competed on its hallowed and historic grounds over the years, including Amy Acuff, Donovan Bailey, Ato Bolden, Sergei Bubka, Stacy Dragila, Jon Drummond, John Godina, Johnny Gray, Maurice Greene, Steve Holman, Allen Johnson, Michael Johnson, Marion Jones, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Meb Keflezighi, Bob Kennedy, Daniel Komen, Tegla Loroupe, Noureddine Morceli, Maria Mutola, Dan O’Brien, Butch Reynolds and Jen Rhines, to name a few. With top-notch training facilities and a rich history of track and field excellence, the Mitchel Field Athletic Complex holds an important place in history, and will continue to serve as a breeding ground for champions long into the future.

MACK SPORTS COMPLEX WEIGHT ROOM Hofstra Field Hockey student-athletes conduct their weight training in the spacious, 3,024 square-foot Mack Sports Complex Weight Room. Located on the lower lever of the complex, the weight room houses a wide variety of strength and conditioning equipment including free weights, Hammer Strength and 12 pieces of cardiovascular equipment. The team trains under the watchful eye of Assistant Strength Coach Kerrin Fraser, who is in her second year on the Hofstra staff, and focuses on a blend of Olympic and power lifting that aims to increase strength and overall power development.

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Long Island | New York City

About Long Island Long Island has a rich history as an active, vibrant community, a summer playground, and home to some of New York’s most prominent families. Five distinct regions make up Long Island: • North Shore, otherwise known as the Gold Coast, with dozens of historic sites dating back to colonial days and Gatsby-era mansions. • South Shore, the Island’s spectator sports and entertainment center, with world-famous Jones and Fire Island Beaches, and home to the New York Islanders. • Central Suffolk, with beautiful forests and natural inlets, the world’s largest factory outlet center and a huge water park. • North Fork, with an array of vineyards, waterfront ports and farm stands. • South Fork, widely known as “The Hamptons,” with its pristine beaches and exclusive villages. You can catch a Hofstra shuttle bus to Jones Beach – a state park with six miles of gorgeous coastline, a boardwalk, swimming pools, golf and outdoor concerts. With everything from museums, historical sites and lighthouses, to sophisticated malls, designer outlets and shopping villages, to wineries and farm stands, to family fun parks, aquariums and zoos, there is plenty to do on Long Island.

About New York City Hofstra is located only 30 miles from New York City – the capital of culture and finance. You can visit Carnegie Hall, South Street Seaport, Hard Rock Café, Grand Central Station, Central Park, NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center, Little Italy or Chinatown. You can also: Study the world’s finest sculptures and paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Go and cheer along with the crowd at a Yankees, Mets, Rangers or Knicks game. Wave at the TV cameras in the street-level studios of FOX, CNN, NBC, CBS or ABC Walk through the financial capital of the world at the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. Take the subway to Coney Island for a Nathan’s hot dog and a ride on the Cyclone, the last of the great wooden rollercoasters. Get half-priced tickets to Broadway’s finest shows at the TKTS booth in a new, glittering Times Square.

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2008 Statistics and | Results 2008 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Hofstra Runner Distance Team Points

Sept.6 Hofstra 5K 2nd of 3 56 pts

Sept. 20 Iona 6K 19th of 21 573 pts.

Oct. 10 Metropolitan 5K 8th of 14 245 pts.

Oct. 17 Penn State 6K 26th of 28 841 pts.

Oct. 19 St. John’s 4K 3rd of 5 89 pts.

Nov. 1 CAA 6K 9th of 10 285 pts.

Nov. 15 NCAA Reg. 6K DNP of 34 XXXX

Nov. 22 ECAC 5K DNP of 23 XXXX

LeeAna Benson

22:32 32nd 21:13 15th 22:59 43rd 21:52 23rd DNR XXXX 23:24 46th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 22:29 31st 22:06 29th 22:24 30th DNR XXXX

25:55 158th 25:00 119th 26:04 170th 26:20 177th DNR XXXX 27:39 199th DNR XXXX 27:30 198th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 26:13 173rd 28:08 205th

21:47 64th 19:33 13th DNR XXXX 20:49 48th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 22:08 69th 21:54 65th DNR XXXX 21:23 55th DNR XXXX

24:55 176th 23:29 131st DNR XXXX 24:41 172nd DNR XXXX DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 25:44 184th 25:16 180th DNR XXXX 25:30 182nd 26:04 188th

DNR XXXX 15:25 16th DNR XXXX 15:33 20th 17:56 60th 16:20 36th DNR XXXX 15:57 26th 16:02 28th DNR XXXX 16:07 34th 16:38 42nd

25:52 93rd 23:56 57th DNR XXXX 24:26 71st DNR XXXX 26:39 97th DNR XXXX 25:46 92nd DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 25:07 86th 27:04 99th

27:13 239th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 26:10 229th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 26:35 234th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 28:13 244th DNR XXXX

21:05 153rd DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 20:33 115th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 21:54 196th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 22:09 202nd DNR XXXX

Riti Dhillon Arrial Finnerty Michele Grieco Jill Kalinowski Katie Lishansky Nicole Madden Amanda Schefer Sarah Skiold-Hanlin Mary Sullivan Katie Wiking Brittany Woodring DNR - Did not race

DNP - Did not place

Riti Dhillon

Katie Wiking

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2008 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Hofstra Runner

Sept.6 Hofstra

Sept. 20 Iona

Oct. 10 Metropolitan

Oct. 17 Penn State

Oct. 19 St. John’s

Nov. 1 CAA

Nov. 15 NCAA Reg.

Nov. 22 IC4A

Distance Team Points

8K 1st of 2 26 pts.

8K 21st of 26 564 pts.

8K 8th of 12 223 pts.

8K 25th of 28 712 pts.

5K 3rd of 4 73 pts.

8K 7th of 8 189 pts.

10K 28th of 33 762 pts.

5 miles 17th of 26 448 pts.

Tom Daly

16:54 8th 16:27 5th 18:27 35th 17:02 10th 18:42 38th 17:49 22nd 17:01 9th 17:43 20th 18:06 29th 17:28 15th 18:47 40th 21:11 56th

27:34 176th 27:04 138th 29:59 253rd 27:06 142nd 30:33 257th DNR XXXX 26:38 99th 28:25 219th 29:38 245th 27:29 172nd DNR XXXX 36:26 276th

27:45 36th DNR XXXX 29:41 66th 27:31 32nd DNR XXXX DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 28:33 53rd 29:26 64th 27:57 41st 29:09 61st DNR XXXX

27:50 149th 27:39 138th DNR XXXX 27:11 116th 29:45 189th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 28:33 172nd 29:22 186th 27:39 137th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX

17:27 22nd 17:27 21st 18:07 37th 17:27 23rd 19:17 53rd DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 17:47 31st 18:16 41st DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 21:03 59th

26:35 41st 26:18 37th 28:21 68th 26:41 42nd 29:19 75th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 27:56 64th 28:23 69th 27:19 50th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX

35:39 156th 34:45 112th 38:19 226th 35:27 142nd DNR XXXX DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 37:50 218th 38:19 227th 35:45 162nd DNR XXXX DNR XXXX

27:12 77th 27:07 71st 29:31 199th 27:10 74th 29:39 205th DNR XXXX DNR XXXX 28:19 152nd 29:54 210th 27:32 99th DNR XXXX 34:41 234th

Phil Giackette Owen Graham Mike McCristall Ernie Pacheco Greg Rogoz Richard Schmitz Fred Shattell Eric Tremblay Mark Walters Adam Wasser Robbie Wright DNR - Did not race

Greg Rogoz

Fred Shattell

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Top 25 Performances Hofstra University Women’s Cross Country Top 25 All-Time Performance List – 5K 1. 2.

Mary Sullivan Mary Sullivan

17:58 18:20

Leeber Invitational (Fairfield, CT)

2005

Wagner Invitational 2005

Abby Pullen