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2010 Hofstra University Cross Country Quick Facts Table of Contents

Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Founded: 1935 Enrollment: 12,100 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 Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Stephen Gorchov Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance: TBA Assistant Director of Athletics for Development: Daniel Solow Assistant Director of Athletics for Administration: Meaghan Almon Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations: Ellen Johnson Assistant Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Development: Samantha Sweeney Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Promotions: Chrissy Arnone Director of Student-Athlete Services: Annie Fiorvanti Director of Ticket Sales: Michael Neely Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Stephen Gorchov 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 Senior Assistant Director: Jeremy Kniffin Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 Director of Athletic Publications: Len Skoros Office Phone: (516) 463-4602

Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings (516-463-5061) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Scott Wilks Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coaches: James Prendergast and Allison Bradshaw Equipment Managers: Kathy Theiling and Dave Walsh Photographers: Brian Ballweg, Jim Sheehan and Fred Shattell

CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION Head Coach: Peter Alfano (St. John’s, 2003) Year at Hofstra: Third 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: Colleen Cameron (Villanova, 2005) HOFSTRA CROSS COUNTRY ON THE WEB

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Quick Facts/ Table of Contents

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This is Hofstra University

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Hofstra Highlights

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Head Coach Pete Alfano

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2010 Roster

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2010 Runner Profiles

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Hofstra President

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Senior Administration

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Director of Athletics

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Athletic Administration and Coaches

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Hofstra Heritage

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Academic Support

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Sports Medicine

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Athletic Facilities

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Long Island and New York City

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Asics

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2009 Statistics and Results

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Top 25 Performances

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The Colonial Athletic Association

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This is Hofstra University

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ntering its 75th year, Hofstra 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 world-class 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 47 states and territories, and 67 countries around the world. The beautiful campus is an accredited arboretum with 115 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

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the pursuit of lifelong learning.

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 about 140 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 approximately 150 programs of study.

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 will enroll its first students in 2011, will be the first allopathic (MD) medical school in Nassau County and the first in New York State since 1963.

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 year-long 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 broadcastquality studios and control rooms; two advanced online video edit

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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 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 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 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 six 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 5,045-seat David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.

Hofstra also has an indoor, Olympic-sized (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 17 intercollegiate programs – eight men’s sports and nine women’s sports. Hofstra has men’s teams in basketball, 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.

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 1,180 faculty members, 544 are full time and 91 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 University is 100-percent program accessible to persons with disabilities, and has been cited as a national model for this achievement.

Hofstra by the Numbers 17 21 21 22 30 37 100

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 175 Student clubs and organizations 500 Cultural events per year 1,180 Faculty members 1935 Founding date 7,327 Full-time undergraduate enrollment 12,100 Total University enrollment, including part-time undergraduate, graduate and School of Law 115,000+ Hofstra alumni 1.2 Million Volumes available at Hofstra University libraries

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s t h g i l h g i H a r t s f o H years of 2010 New Heading Here

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Chart-topping recording artist Trey Songz headlined the Live at 75 Concert

Legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy was one of the featured performers at Hofstra’s Live at 75 Concert

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The Princeton Review recently named the Zarb School of Business One of its “Great Schools for Marketing and Sales Majors”

The Hofstra campus is 2010 New Heading Here

located 25 miles east of New York City

Hofstra celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a cake from Charm City Cakes, which is featured on the Food Network show “Ace of Cakes”. Charm City executive sous chef Geof Manthorpe delivered and assembled the cake for the celebration.

A packed house turned out for Jimmy Fallon's show at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex

The HofstraNorth Shore LIJ School of Medicine will admit its first class in September 2011

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Pete Alfano–Men’s and Women’s Head Cross Country Coach

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ete Alfano is in his seventh year on the Hofstra University Men’s and Women’s Cross Country coaching staff and in his third 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 to qualify and become 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. He also trained current senior Phil Giackette to the Hofstra 8K school record.

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.

A 2003 graduate of St. John’s University, Alfano was a four-year member of the track and field team and a three-year 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.

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.

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Assistant Coach/2010 Hofstra University Cross Country Rosters

Colleen Cameron – Assistant Coach

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A 2005 magna cum laude graduate of Villanova with a degree in communications, Cameron comes to Hofstra from Cameron Engineering and Associates of Woodbury, New York, where she has served as marketing coordinator since June. Prior to coming to Long Island, Cameron worked for the Corporate Executive Board in Arlington, Virginia, in several capacities from 2005 to 2009. She served as member management analyst, account manager, relationship specialist associate director, member relations associate director and practice support manager.

olleen (Taylor) Cameron, a two-time NCAA Track and Field First Team All-American, is in her first season as Hofstra University assistant men’s and women’s cross country coach.

Cameron, a native of Wilmington, Delaware, earned All-America honors in both 2004 and 2005 as part of Villanova University’s distance medley relay team.

At the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships, Villanova placed fourth with Cameron running the 800-meter leg of the race. A year later she ran the 1,200-meter leg with the Wildcats finishing second.

Cameron, who briefly worked for the LPGA Urban Youth Golf Program of Delaware in 2005, has also served as a volunteer for ServiceCorps and Special Olympics. Colleen and her husband, Andrew, an Executive MBA candidate at Hofstra, reside in Lynbrook, New York.

A four-time Big East Academic All-Star and a three-time U.S. Track and Field Academic All-Star, Cameron was a member of Villanova’s track and field team that captured three conference track and field 4x800-meter relay titles. She also earned AllNortheast Regional honors in cross country in 2004.

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Rosters WOMEN Name Cl. Ht. Hometown (High School/Previous) Riti Dhillon Sr. 5-2 Hopewell Junction, NY (Arlington) Teresa Governale Fr. 5-1 Whitestone, NY (Archbishop Molloy) Elizabeth Jerome Fr. 5-8 Northport, NY (Northport) Kirstin Kaija So. 5-4 East Greenwich, RI (East Greenwich) Kelly Lutz Jr. 5-7 Catonsville, MD (Catonsville) Kristin Mathis Fr. 5-6 Williamstown, NJ (Williamstown) Cara Mattson So. 5-3 East Meadow, NY (East Meadow) Meghan McCloskey Jr. 5-3 Brewer, ME (Brewer) Brittany Potter So. 5-3 Quincy, MA (Fontbonne Academy) Rebecca Rose Salentino Jr. 5-4 Glen Cove, NY (Glen Cove/Nassau CC) Brittney Towner Fr. 5-4 Rocky River, OH (Rocky River) Katie Wiking Jr. 5-4 Farmingdale, NY (Farmingdale)

MEN Name Cl. Ht. Hometown (High School/Previous) Tom Daly Sr. 6-0 Mahopac, NY (Mahopac) Phil Giackette Sr. 5-8 Ozone Park, NY (Martin Luther) Daniel Rono So. 5-9 Eldoret, Kenya (Kipsangui/New York Tech) Fred Shattell Jr. 5-7 Liverpool, NY (Liverpool) Sebastian Short-Cruz Fr. 5-5 Brooklyn, NY (Evans (GA)) Head Cross Country Coach: Peter Alfano Assistant Coach: Colleen Cameron

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Runner Profiles

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Women’s Cross Country Profiles

Freshman Whitestone, NY/Archbishop Molloy

RITI DHILLON Senior Hopewell Junction, NY/Arlington Fourth season on the Pride cross country team…2009: Ran in five meets as a junior…Placed 14th in 27:36 in the 6K NJIT Invitational…

Posted a time of 21:22 to place 94th in the 5000 meter Metropolitan Championships…Finished 87th in the 6K CAA Championships in 25:04…Recorded a 4K time of 17:26 in the St. John’s Fall Festival…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 Regional…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…Twotime team Most Valuable Player…

Personal: 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.

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First season on the Hofstra cross country roster…High School: Was a member of the cross country and the indoor and outdoor track teams for three years at Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, New York…Three-time Coaches Award winner in cross country…Three-time Honors with Distinction Award winner …Personal: Has one sister…Enjoys running and making jewelry in her free time…

Aspires to a career in medicine…Pre-med major.

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ELIZABETH JEROME Freshman Northport, NY/Northport First season on the Hofstra cross country team…High School: Was a four-sport athlete at Northport (NY) High School, competing in four seasons of cross country, four seasons of outdoor track...Team captain as a senior in both cross country and track and field…Allcounty selection and New York State qualifier…

Posted her best 5K time of 19:55…Academic All-County selection…

Personal: Has two sisters…Enjoys running, basketball and shopping in her free time…Aspires to a career in teaching …

Physical education major.

KIRSTIN KAIJA

KELLY LUTZ

Sophomore East Greenwich, CT/East Greenwich Second season on the Hofstra cross country roster…2009: Ran in five meets as a freshman…Placed 15th in 27:41 in the 6K NJIT Invitational…

Finished 18th in 22:29 in the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Posted a time of 29:38 to finish106th at the 6K CAA Championship…Placed 191st in 23:41 at the 5K ECAC Championships…High School: Was a four-year member of the cross country and lacrosse teams and a three-year member of the indoor track and field team at East Greenwich (CT) 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 all-division 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: Has a twin brother…Enjoys lacrosse, tennis, hiking, swimming and traveling in her free time…Aspires to a career in teaching and coaching…

Health professions and family studies major.

Junior Catonsville, MD/Catonsville First season on the Pride cross country roster…Recipient of Hofstra’s Azelle Waltcher Endowed Mathematics Scholarship and the Distinguished Academic Scholar Scholarship…2009 Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honor Society and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society member…High School: Four year member of the field hockey team and two year member of the softball team at Catonsville (MD) High School where she is a 2008 graduate…Principal’s List and Honor Roll and four-time National Honor Society member…

Two-year National Math Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society member…Personal: Has two brothers…Enjoys running, painting, hiking, reading and crossword puzzles in her free time…Mathematics major with a minor in Spanish/fine arts.

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Runner Profiles

KRISTIN MATHIS

CARA MATTSON

Freshman Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown First year on the Hofstra cross country team…High School: Was a four-year member of the cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Williamstown (NJ) High School…A member of the three-time conference championship team and two-time country championship squad…Was a two-time allconference first team selection and all-county pick…Posted a personal-best 5K time of 18:50 in 2008…Four-time Principal’s List and Renaissance Program member…Personal: Has one sister…Enjoys reading and horseback riding in her free time…

Undecided major.

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Sophomore East Meadow, NY/East Meadow Second year on the Pride cross country roster…2009: Ran in all eight meets as a freshman…Placed 7th in 26:35 at the 6K NJIT Invitational…Finished 12th in 21:09 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Posted a 6K personal best of 23:53 at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run…Clocked a time of 24:54 to finish 84th at the 6K CAA Championship…Recorded a time of 20:34 to finish 123rd at the ECAC Championship…Posted a time of 26:30 to place 211th at the 6K NCAA Regional…Placed 16th in 17:09 at the St. John’s Fall Festival…Finished 67th in 20:27 at the Metropolitan Championship…Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award…Member of Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll…

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 allconference 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 allcounty accolades in outdoor track as a sophomore…

Earned allconference 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: Has one sister…

Enjoys reading and movies in her free time…Aspires to a career as a speech pathologist…

Speech-languagehearing sciences major.

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MEGHAN McCLOSKEY Junior Brewer, ME/Brewer Second season on the Hofstra cross country team…Joined the program after the 2008 season…2009: Ran in all eight meets…Placed 4th at the 5K Hofstra Invitational in 20:35…Posted a time of 26:25 to place sixth at the NJIT Invitational…Posted a 6K best time of 23:38 to place 107th at the Paul Short Run…Finished 68th in 24:12 at the 6K CAA Championship…Placed 57th in 19:35 at the 5K ECAC Championship…Finished 202nd in 26:11 at the NCAA Regional…Posted a time of 16:55 to place 12th at the 4K St. John’s Fall Festival…Dean’s List student…Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award and was a member of the Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll…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: Has one sister…Enjoys reading, creative writing and drawing in her free time…Aspires to a career in journalism…

Interned at the East Meadow Herald this past summer…Honor’s College member…Print journalism major.

BRITTANY POTTER Sophomore Quincy, MA/Fontbonne Academy Second year on the Pride cross country roster…2009: Ran in five races as a freshman…Placed fourth in 26:04 at the 6K NJIT Invitational…Finished sixth in 20:36 in the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Placed 75th in 24:27 at the 6K CAA Championship…

Recorded a time of 20:27 to place 115th at the 5K ECAC Championship…Clocked a time of 27:14 to place 225th at the NCAA Regional…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 all-league team in cross country as a junior…

Personal: Has two brothers…

Spent the summer with the Emerging Elites…Psychology major.

REBECCA ROSE SALENTINO Junior Glen Cove, NY/Glen Cove/ Nassau CC First year on the Hofstra cross country team…Junior College: Came to Hofstra from Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, where she ran on the cross country and track and field teams…Alldivision selection…Placed first in the 5,000 meter run at the Nassau CC Annual Run in both 2008 and 2009…Team captain…High School: Played tennis, soccer and was a member of the cross country and track and field teams for all four years at Glen Cove (NY) High School…Two-time team captain…Named alldivision in the 3,000-meter run and the 4x100 relay…Voted the Most Valuable Player Gatorade Honors during the 2006 indoor track season… All-Academic honorable mention…Personal: Enjoys, quilting, puzzles and weight-lifting in her free time…

Was the youngest leader for the Glen Cove Beautification Commission…Aspires to a career in media relations…

Creative writing major with a minor in journalism.

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Runner Profiles

BRITTNEY TOWNER

KATIE WIKING

Freshman Rocky River, OH/Rocky River First year on the Hofstra cross country team…High School: Was a three-year member of the cross country team, four-year member of the track and field team and a two-year member of the basketball team at Rocky River (OH) High School…Was a member of the three-time conference and district championship and state qualifying teams. Ran on teams that were regional champions in 2006, placed second in the region in 2008, and third in the region in 2009…Team placed fourth in Ohio in 2006….Three-time state qualifier…Four-time High Honor Roll… WSC champion in 2006 and placed second in 2008…District champion in 2006 and runner-up in 2008…Placed fifth in the region in 2006 and seventh in 2008…All-conference first team as a senior …Personal: Has two sisters…Enjoys drawing in her free time…International business major.

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Junior Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale Third year on the Hofstra cross country roster…2009: Ran in all eight meets as a sophomore…Placed ninth in 26:50 at the 6K NJIT Invitational…

Posted a 21:09 time to place 150th at the 5K ECAC Championship…

Finished 16th in 22:00 at the 5K Hofstra Invitational…Clocked a time of 24:50 to place 206th at the 6K Paul Short Run…Finished 82nd in 24:50 at the 6K CAA Championship…Finished 19th in 17:20 at the St. John’s Fall Festival…Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award…

Named to the Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll…2008: Ran in seven of the eight meets as a sophomore…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 in her college debut 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…

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…Two-time allcounty 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: 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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PHIL GIACKETTE

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY PROFILES

Senior Ozone Park, NY/Martin Luther

TOM DALY Senior Mahopac, NY/Mahopac Fifth year on the Hofstra cross country roster…Previously held the Hofstra 5K men’s record with a time of 16:23 set in 2006…2009: Red-shirted and did not compete…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 season-opening 5K Hofstra Invitational…Clocked a time of 35:39 to finish 156th at the NCAA Northeast Regional…

2007: Ran in eight races as a sophomore…Recorded a seasonbest 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 Championship… 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: Has one brother…

Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete…Plans to pursue a career as a civil engineer…Engineering and mathematics major.

Fourth year on the Pride roster…2010 team captain…2009: Ran in all eight meets as a junior…Placed second in the 8K NJIT Invitational in 27:48 and in the 5K Hofstra Invitational with a school-record 16:00 time…Finished 15th in the 8K Paul Short Run in a school-record 25:27…Placed 44th in the 8K CAA Championship in 27:15…Clocked a time of 27:33 to finish 41st at the 8K Metropolitan Championships…Placed 84th in 27:39 at the 8K IC4A Championship…Posted a 5K time of 17:03 to finish fourth at the St. John’s Fall Festival…Clocked a time of 37:22 to place 224th at the 10K NCAA Regional…Team captain…Ran the Long Island Half-Marathon in 1:13:15 in 2009…2008: Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member…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 Championship…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 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…

Had personal-best times of 15:40 in the 5K and 33:02 in the 10K…Member of the National Honor Society…Personal: Has one sister…2010-11 Hofstra SAAC Vice President…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…

Exercise science major.

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Runner Profiles

DANIEL RONO Sophomore Eldoret, Kenya/Kipsangui/New York Tech First year on the Hofstra cross country team…Previous College: Comes to Hofstra after one year at New York Institute of Technology...Captured the 5K Hofstra Invitational in 15:37 in his first collegiate race…Finished first in 25:26 at the 8K NYIT Running of the Bears Meet…Placed 19th in 25:35 at the 8K Paul Short Run…Finished second in 27:13 at the five-mile East Coast Conference Championship…Recorded a third-place finish in 27:19 at the Fordham Fiasco…

Placed sixth in 25:37 in the 7,955-meter Codfish Bowl Run at MIT…Four-time ECC Runner of the Week and Rookie of the Week…

Named to New York Tech’s Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for academics…High School: Played four sports at Kipsangui High School in Eldoret, Kenya…Was a three-time first team champion…Placed third in district championships in 2006…Also played lawn tennis and volleyball…

Personal: Has two brothers and two sisters…Enjoys reading and traveling in his free time…

Accounting major.

FRED SHATTELL Junior Liverpool, NY/Liverpool Third year on the Hofstra cross country roster…Was an Empire State Games qualifier in the 10K this past summer…2009: Ran in all eight meets as a sophomore…

Placed seventh in both the 5K Hofstra Invitational (16:40) and the 8K NJIT Invitational (28:46)…Finished ninth in 17:10 at the 5K St.

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John’s Fall Festival…Posted a time of 26:51 to finish 145th at the Paul Short Run…Clocked a time of 28:01 to finish 57th at the Metropolitan Championships…Placed 60th in 28:33 at the 8K CAA Championship…Finished 127th in 28:33 at the 8K IC4A Championship…Placed 189th in 35:49 at the 10K NCAA Regional…2008: Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll member…Ran in all eight meets as a freshman…Posted a seasonbest 8K time of 27:56 to place 64th at the CAA Championship…

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 5.2mile 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: Came 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: Has one sister…Enjoys biking, camping and fishing in his free time…Aspires to a career in mechanical engineering…

Mechanical engineering major.

SEBASTIAN SHORT-CRUZ Freshman Brooklyn, NY/Evans (GA) First year on the Pride cross country team…High School: Played four years of tennis and was a two-year member of the cross country team at Evans (GA) High School…Placed third in the region and 16th in the Georgia State Cross Country Championship in 2008-09…Finished second in the region and 16th in the Georgia State Cross Country Championship in 2009-10…

Played on Evans’ tennis team that qualified for the Georgia State Tournament quarterfinals…Received the school’s Sportsmanship Award…Personal: Has one brother…Enjoys playing tennis and soccer in his free time…Marketing major.

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Hofstra University President

STUART RABINOWITZ President of Hofstra University

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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.

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 magazine’s David Award.

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 President Rabinowitz, Nancy Rabinowitz and then-Senator Barack Obama member of the Board of prior to the Presidential Debate at Hofstra in October 2008 Directors of the Long

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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

Richard V. Guardino, Jr., Esq. Vice President for Business Development

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

Catherine Hennessy Vice President for Financial 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 October 2010

OFFICERS Marilyn B. Monter,* Chair Alan J. Bernon,* Vice Chair David S. Mack,* Vice Chair Joseph M. Gregory,* Secretary Stuart Rabinowitz, President

MEMBERS

James E. Quinn* George W. Bilicic, Jr. Edwin C. Reed Robert D. Rosenthal* Tejinder Bindra Debra A. Sandler* Robert F. Dall* Thomas J. Sanzone* Helene Fortunoff Martin B. Greenberg* Peter G. Schiff Joseph Sparacio* Leo A. Guthart Frank G. Zarb* Peter S. Kalikow* Abby Kenigsberg Arthur J. Kremer Karen L. Lutz Donna M. Mendes* Janis M. Meyer* John D. Miller* Martha S. Pope

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DELEGATES Gregory Maney, Speaker of the Faculty William F. Nirode, Chair, University Senate Executive Committee Stuart L. Bass,* Chair, University Senate Planning and Budget Committee James Wells, President, Student Government Association Lukas Miedreich, Vice President, Student Government Association Frederick E. Davis, Jr.,* President, Alumni Organization ____________________

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James M. Shuart,* President 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. O’Brien, Trustee Emeritus Arnold A. Saltzman, Trustee Emeritus Norman R. Tengstrom,* Trustee Emeritus *Hofstra Alumni

Hofstra University Director of Athletics

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ack Hayes is in his seventh year as director of athletics at Hofstra University in 2010-11.

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.

Hayes, the eighth director of athletics at Hofstra, leads a department that includes 17 Division I teams, 90 coaches and administrative staff members and 350 student-athletes.

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 studentathletes both on and off the field.

The Hofstra Athletic program has flourished under Hayes’ leadership, winning 19 CAA Championships and making 28 postseason appearances, including 21 NCAA Tournaments, since the 2004-05 academic year. In 2009-10 four Pride teams qualified for postseason play, while in 2008-09 the Pride wrestling team won the CAA Championship for an eighth consecutive year and 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.

JACK HAYES Director of Athletics

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 for the third consecutive year in 200910. Resources generated through fund-raising efforts have been used to enhance programs and facilities available to student-athletes. Recent initiatives include the construction of baseball’s Quinn Family Grandstand and an academic center on the second floor of the James M. Shuart Stadium Building. 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, a press box at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium, replacement of the turf at James M. Shuart Stadium and the construction of the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium.

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.

Active on a national level, Hayes served on the NCAA Division I Lacrosse Committee from September 2006 to September 2008. In September 2010 he was appointed to the NCAA Leadership Council, which is an advisory body to the Division I Board of Directors.

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS 1937-42 1942-45 1945-48 1948-51 1951-74 1974-75 1975-87 1987-97 1997-04 2004-pres.

John Bartlett MacDonald John Archer Smith (Interim) John Bartlett MacDonald John Archer Smith Howard “Howdy” Myers Dick Thiebert Bob Getchell Jim Garvey Harry Royle Jack Hayes

Hayes came to Hofstra with more than 14 years of athletic administration experience, including management positions at four Division I institutions – Connecticut, Fordham, St. John’s and Fairfield.

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. In October 2010 Hayes became a two-time member of Providence Country Day’s Athletic Hall of Fame when he was inducted, along with the rest of his high school lacrosse team.

Hayes resides in East Northport, New York, with his wife Bridget, daughter Katie (8), and sons Matt (5) and Tommy (2).

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Hofstra Athletic Administration and Head Coaches

Pete Alfano Cross Country Coach

Meaghan Almon Assistant Director of Athletics for Administration

Patrick Anderson Baseball Coach

Chrissy Arnone Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Promotions

Jay Artinian Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities

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

Marissa Biggins Assistant Director of Compliance

Allison Bradshaw Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Mo Cassara Men’s Basketball Coach

Neil Collins Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

John Considine Assistant Equipment Manager

Tara Coppola Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Maria Corvino Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Operations

Maren Crowley Women’s Golf Coach

Kathy De Angelis Field Hockey Coach

Bill Edwards Softball Coach

Joe Elliott Men’s Golf Coach

Shaun Fean Athletic Facilities Coordinator

David Fernandez Athletic Facilities Coordinator

Annie Fiorvanti Director of StudentAthlete Services

Amanda Foukas Women’s Tennis Coach

Stephen Gorchov Associate Director of Athletics for Communications

Kristina Hernandez Volleyball Coach

Ellen Johnson Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations

Colm Kennedy Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Krista Kilburn-Steveskey Women’s Basketball Coach

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Frantzer Le Blanc Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Cindy Lewis Senior Associate Director of Athletics

Evan Malings Head Athletic Trainer

Danny McCabe Executive Associate Director of Athletics

Tim McMahon Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs

Abby Morgan Women’s Lacrosse Coach

Isaac Neal Ticket Office Graduate Assistant

Michael Neely Director of Ticket Sales

Richard Nuttall Men’s Soccer Coach

Jeanne O’Keefe Athletic Department Secretary

Rachel Peel Associate Dean of University Advisement

James Prendergast Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Simon Riddiough Women’s Soccer Coach

Diane Schuerlein Athletic Department Secretary

Jim Sheehan Senior Sports Information Director

Tom Shifflet Wrestling Coach

Clarice Smith Athletic Department Secretary

Daniel Solow Assistant Director of Athletics for Development

Samantha Sweeney Assistant Director of Athletics for StudentAthlete Development

Harriet Teitle Athletic Department Secretary

Kathy Theiling Equipment Manager

Seth Tierney Men’s Lacrosse Coach

Michael Unterstein Athletic Facilities Coordinator

Dave Walsh Assistant Equipment Manager

Ryan Watson Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Philip Wayne Men’s Tennis Coach

Scott Wilks Strength and Conditioning Coach

Winnie Wymes Athletic Department Secretary

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Dr. Michael Yorio Team Physician

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Hofstra Heritage The Shield Logo

The Pride

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 for both a tradition of academic excellence and a willingness to evolve to meet the needs of students and the greater society. This shield represents the University’s commitment to our heritage and a tradition of academic excellence, while the dynamic 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 affixed to formal documents, and used for official purposes such as commencement, convocations, and official University functions.

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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ies 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 240-acre campus, and has been renamed Hofstra Hall.

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Academic Support

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

Area three is academic monitoring. The advisor monitors the academic progress of student‑athletes to ensure compliance with Hofstra University, NCAA and conference regulations. The advisor’s regular communication with the faculty and coaches provide opportunities for early intervention should academic difficulties arise.

Area four is study halls. The University Tutorial Program supports athletic study halls by providing tutors in various subjects as necessary. The academic advisors also assess the needs of individual student‑athletes to provide the most effective study environment.

The assessment tool administered by the Center for University Advisement 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.

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 up to three courses. 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, student-athletes are assigned an academic advisor, through the Center for University Advisement, who helps address the various needs of student‑athletes. The academic advisor emphasizes four areas in their efforts to ensure the academic success of Hofstra’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 advisor also meets with prospective student‑athletes, at the coach’s request, to share the many benefits of a Hofstra University education.

In 2010 a new Academic Center was opened on the second level of the James M. Shuart Stadium Building. The center houses the offices of the Student-Athlete Services staff, as well as a large computer lab with printer access for use by Hofstra student-athletes, a quiet study area with wireless internet access and two group study/tutor rooms with power point access and white boards.

Area two is academic advising. The academic advisor serves as the primary advisor for first-year and undecided student-athletes, and also assists upperclassmen who have declared a major.

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Sports Medicine/Athletic Training

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hrough a comprehensive athletic training program, Hofstra University student-athletes are provided excellent health care during their time at the University. A coordinated effort between the University Health and Wellness Center, the Athletic Department and outside health care providers ensures every student-athlete 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 eighth-year Head Athletic Trainer Evan Malings and features seven 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-theart athletic training rooms, these professionals work tirelessly to ensure the safe participation of Hofstra’s student-athletes and to return injured athletes to play quickly and safely.

Supporting the athletic trainers is team physician Dr. Michael Yorio. Dr. Yorio, a physician with Pro Health Care, Inc. in Lake Success, New York, is in his second year on Hofstra’s medical team. Yorio is an internist with specialized training in sports medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree at Villanova University, and received his medical degree from the SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse. Yorio previously served as a sports medicine fellow with the University of Maryland Orthopedics.

Prior to that, he was a resident physician in internal medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Yorio was named the Director of Player Medical Services for the 2008 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in Flushing, New York, and is on the medical staff for the New York Islanders. He also worked as a team physician for the University of Maryland from 2003 to 2005.

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.

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Dr. Michael Yorio Team Physician

Athletic Facilities

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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.

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 IAAF-sanctioned 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.

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 Cross Country 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.

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Long Island/New York City About Long Island…

About New York City…

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.

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.

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, Liberty 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.

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.

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.

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.

Get half-priced tickets to Broadway’s finest shows at the TKTS booth in a new, glittering Times Square.

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2009 Hofstra University Women’s Cross Country Statistics and Results Sept. 5

Sept. 20

Oct. 2

Oct. 9

Oct. 18

Oct. 31

Nov. 14

Nov. 21

Meet

Hofstra

NJIT

Paul Short

Metropolitan

St. John’s

CAA

NCAA Reg.

ECAC- U

Distance

5K

6K

6K

5K

4K

6K

6K

5K

Team Finish

2nd of 3

1st of 5

36th of 39

9th of 14

3rd of 3

10th of 10

34th of 35

19th of 20

Points

46 pts.

38 pts.

942 pts.

280 pts.

79 pts.

295 pts.

1086 pts.

512 pts.

LeeAna Benson

15th

12th

244th

76th

DNR

100th

239th

179th

21:44

27:16

25:49

20:53

XXXX

26:31

29:41

21:59

19th

22nd

262nd

100th

28th

101st

236th

177th

22:30

28:41

27:32

21:46

18:50

26:47

29:00

21:54

DNR

14th

251st

94th

22nd

87th

DNR

DNR

XXXX

27:36

26:12

21:22

17:26

25:04

XXXX

XXX

18th

15th

249th

DNR

DNR

106th

DNR

191st

22:29

27:41

26:00

XXXX

XXXX

29:38

XXXX

23:41

12th

7th

136th

67th

16th

84th

211th

123rd

21:09

26:35

23:53

20:27

17:09

24:54

26:30

20:34

4th

6th

107th

57th

12th

68th

202nd

57th

20:35

26:25

23:38

20:09

16:55

24:12

26:11

19:35

6th

4th

DNR

DNR

DNR

75th

225th

115th

20:36

26:04

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24:27

27:14

20:27

16th

9th

206th

84th

19th

82nd

227th

150th

22:00

26:50

24:50

21:03

17:20

24:50

27:24

21:09

Steph Devlin

Riti Dhillon

Kirstin Kaija

Cara Mattson

Meghan McCloskey

Brittany Potter

Katie Wiking

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Sept. 20

Oct. 2

Oct. 9

Oct. 18

Oct. 31

Nov. 14

Nov. 21

Meet

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Paul Short

Metropolitan

St. John’s

CAA

NCAA Reg.

IC4A- U

Distance

5K

8K

8K

8K

5K

8K

10K

8K

Team Finish

2nd of 2

2nd of 5

20th of 38

9th of 13

2nd of 3

8th of 8

34th of 36

20th of 24

Points

30 pts.

46 pts.

451 pts.

239 pts.

53 pts.

225 pts.

1030 pts.

631 pts.

Phil Giackette

2nd

2nd

15th

41st

4th

44th

224th

84th

16:00

27:48

25:27

27:33

17:03

27:15

37:22

27:39

18th

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

19:03

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9th

9th

155th

81st

23rd

68th

216th

182nd

16:54

29:08

26:54

28:59

18:11

29:12

37:08

30:20

4th

DNR

54th

32nd

DNR

46th

186th

DNR

16:28

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26:10

27:16

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27:22

35:41

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DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

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7th

7th

145th

57th

9th

60th

189th

127th

16:40

28:46

26:51

28:01

17:10

28:33

35:49

28:33

16th

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

DNR

18:42

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8th

6th

82nd

71st

24th

67th

215th

139th

16:51

28:33

26:23

28:31

18:13

29:11

37:08

28:49

20th

DNR

258th

126th

28th

76th

DNR

DNR

20:35

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32:15

47:01

19:34

34:17

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21st

38th

257th

123rd

30th

77th

239th

202nd

20:46

34:59

31:53

35:27

21:32

35:00

46:17

34:24

Owen Graham

Derek Lockwood

Mike McCristall

Greg Rogoz

Fred Shattell

Erick Tremblay

Kyle Wightman

Matt Wilkens

Robbie Wright

DNR - Did not race

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

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Mary Sullivan Mary Sullivan Abby Pullen Abby Pullen Mary Sullivan Abby Pullen Mary Sullivan Mary Sullivan Abby Pullen Shannon Semski Abby Pullen Abby Pullen Jen Malenovsky Shannon Semski Cat Brew Mary Sullivan Jen Campbell Mary Sullivan Mary Sullivan Sarah Skiold-Hanlin Jen Campbell Jen Campbell Jill Vanik Michele Grieco Jen Campbell Amanda Edell

17:58 18:20 18:21 18:21 18:22 18:22 18:27 18:28 18:28 18:32 18:33 18:35 18:39 18:41 18:45 18:50 18:59 19:06 19:12 19:16 19:20 19:21 19:22 19:25 19:26 19:26

Leeber Invitational (Fairfield, CT) Wagner Invitational Disney Cross Country Classic Albany Invitational Delaware Invitational Disney Cross Country Classic Hofstra Invitational CTC Championships (DeSales, PA) ECAC Championships (Van Cortlandt) Towson Invitational Delaware Invitational #2 Hofstra Invitational CTC Championships (DeSales, PA) Disney Cross Country Classic Albany Invitational Albany Invitational Towson Invitational Disney Cross Country Classic ECAC Championships (Van Cortlandt) Albany Invitational Disney Cross Country Classic Delaware Invitational Fairfield Invitational Albany Invitational George Mason Fall Classic Albany Invitational

2005 2005 2006 2007 2005 2007 2006 2005 2006 2004 2006 2006 2003 2004 2007 2007 2004 2006 2007 2007 2004 2003 1998 2007 2003 2007

Abby Pullen

Jen Campbell

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Mary Sullivan Mary Sullivan Jen Malenovsky Abby Pullen Mary Sullivan Jen Campbell Danielle Buonpane Abby Pullen Abby Pullen Abby Pullen Mary Sullivan Lisa Melchione Jen Campbell Lisa Melchione Mary Sullivan Jen Campbell Jen Campbell Danielle Buonpane Jen Malenovsky Lisa Melchione Danielle Buonpane Lisa Melchione Danielle Buonpane Lisa Melchione Cat Brew

21:11 21:32 21:36 21:53 21:57 22:27 22:30 22:31 22:35 22:36 22:42 22:45 22:46 22:50 22:50 22:57 23:04 23:06 23:10 23:11 23:13 23:13 23:15 23:16 23:19

CAA Championships (UNC Wilmington) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) CAA Championships (Oregon Ridge, MD) Iona Meet of Champions Iona Meet of Champions Cross Country Only Championships (SIU, IL) CAA Championships (Oregon Ridge, MD) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) CAA Championships (White Clay, DE) CAA Championships (Bethpage) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) Cross Country Only Championships (SIU, IL) CAA Championships (Oregon Ridge, MD) CAA Championships (Oregon Ridge, MD) CAA Championships (Bethpage) Cross Country Only Championships (SIU, IL) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) Cross Country Only Championships (SIU, IL) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) CAA Championships (Bull Run, VA) CAA Championships (Bull Run, VA) Cross Country Only Championships (SIU, IL) Cross Country Only Championships (SIU, IL) CAA Championships (William & Mary, VA) Paul Short Run

2005 2005 2003 2006 2005 2003 2003 2007 2006 2007 2007 2002 2003 2003 2007 2002 2005 2002 2003 2002 2002 2003 2003 2001 2007

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Top 25 Performances Hofstra University Men’s Cross Country Top 25 All-Time Performance List – 8K 1.

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Phil Giackette Rudy Martinez Rudy Martinez Rich Schmitz Rudy Martinez Laban Kemoi Phil Giackette Rich Schmitz Phil Giackette Phil Giackette Laban Kemoi Tom Daly Michael McCristall Tom Daly Steve Santore Phil Giackette Mike McCristall Phil Giackette Steve Santore Tom Daly Adam Wasser Kyle Wightman Mark Walters Steve Santore Tom Daly

25:27 25:36 25:40 25:52 25:55 25:55 25:57 26:00 26:05 26:05 26:07 26:09 26:10 26:16 26:17 26:17 26:17 26:18 26:18 26:20 26:22 26:23 26:24 26:24 26:25

Paul Short Run CAA Championships (UNC Wilmington) Disney Cross Country Classic CAA Championships (Bethpage) Leeber Invitational (Fairfield, CT) Paul Short Run Paul Short Run Disney Cross Country Classic Disney Cross Country Classic CAA Championships (Bethpage) Albany Invitational Albany Invitational Paul Short Run CAA Championships (Bethpage) Disney Cross Country Classic Albany Invitational Albany Invitational CAA Championships (George Mason) Albany Invitational Disney Cross Country Classic Albany Invitational Paul Short Run Disney Cross Country Classic Disney Cross Country Classic Paul Short Run

2009 2005 2004 2007 2005 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2009 2007 2006 2007 2007 2008 2007 2006 2007 2009 2006 2007 2007

Rudy Martinez

Rich Schmitz

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Rudy Martinez Laban Kemoi Rich Schmitz Tom Daly Steve Santore Mark Walters Brendan Dagan Rudy Martinez Phil Giackette Mike McCristall Alex Maina Mark Walters Jordan Pekor Adam Morrison Brandon Sulikowski Laban Kemoi Jon Truitt Matt Smith Jon Berman Phil Giackette Colin LaBrie Alex Maina Brandon Sulikowski Jon Berman Steve Santore

31:05 32:39 32:43 32:46 32:52 33:02 33:06 33:14 33:18 33:23 33:28 33:30 34:01 34:02 34:14 34:29 34:35 34:39 34:41 34:45 34:47 34:49 34:53 34:56 34:57

NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Van Cortlandt) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Van Cortlandt) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Van Cortlandt) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park) NCAA Regionals (Van Cortlandt) NCAA Regionals (Franklin Park)

2005 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2001 2004 2007 2007 2003 2005 2001 2005 2001 2005 2005 2001 2003 2008 2005 2004 2003 2002 2005

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The Colonial Athletic Association

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oming off the celebration of its 25th Anniversary in 2009-10, the Colonial Athletic Association has built a reputation as one of the nation’s top collegiate conferences both athletically and academically.

The CAA encompasses five of the nation’s nine largest metropolitan areas with a geographic footprint that stretches from Boston to Atlanta. The conference has produced 16 national team champions in five different sports, 33 individual national champions, 12 national players of the year, 12 national coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award winners. Just as impressive, however, are the honors accumulated away from competition, which include five Rhodes Scholars and 20 NCAA postgraduate scholars. In 2009-10 the CAA had more than 1,700 of the league’s 4,000 student-athletes receive the Commissioner’s Academic Award after posting at least a 3.2 grade point average while lettering in a varsity sport. The conference had 28 teams in 15 different sports receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards based on the latest Academic Progress Report released in 2010.

The landscape of the conference stretches along the majority of the East Coast, and includes six of the nation’s top 25 media markets – New York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston (7), Atlanta (8), Washington, D.C. (9) and Baltimore (25). The number of television homes in the CAA market exceeds 20 million.

The CAA currently sponsors 23 sports with the addition of a football league in 2007 and women’s rowing in 2009. Male athletes compete for championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and wrestling. Female athletes battle for conference titles in basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. In 2009-10, 20 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 32 studentathletes received All-America honors.

The conference has made its presence known nationally in men’s basketball with a league-record six teams advancing to postseason play in 2009-10. Conference champion Old Dominion made its third

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NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six years and knocked off Notre Dame in the first round. Northeastern and William and Mary received berths in the NIT. VCU posted five straight victories and captured the CBI championship. Hofstra also took part in the CBI and George Mason played in the CIT. In 2006, George Mason captured the nation’s imagination by becoming the first mid-major program since 1979 to reach the Final Four, knocking off powerhouses Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut along the way. The Patriots were ranked No. 8 in the final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 poll, which was the highest ever for a CAA team.

A league-record seven CAA women’s basketball teams advanced to postseason play in 2009-10. James Madison represented the conference in the NCAA Tournament after capturing its first CAA championship since 1989. Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra, Old Dominion and VCU participated in the WNIT, with VCU advancing to the third round. Towson took part in the WBI. ODU, which won an NCAA-record 17 straight CAA titles from 1992-2008, boasts three national championships (1979, 1980, 1985) and was national runner-up in 1997.

The conference also excels in many other sports. CAA squads have combined to win 10 field hockey national titles since the championship began in 1981.

Delaware and Towson have each reached the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship. Three women’s soccer teams have reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in two of the past three seasons and at least one men’s soccer team has advanced to the final 16 of the NCAA Championship in five of the last eight years. In men’s cross country, William & Mary placed fifth nationally as a team in 2009 and had three runners earn All-America status.

In the pool, George Mason’s Ashley Danner finished as the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke at the 2010 NCAA Championship and received All-America honors along with Towson’s Meredith Budner. The CAA has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Baseball Championship in nine of the last 13 years and has had at least 12 players selected in the last eight Major League Baseball drafts. The conference also boasts numerous All-

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Americans in tennis, golf, track and field, women’s lacrosse and wrestling.

CAA member institutions are committed to excellence in the classroom. The Colonial Academic Alliance was created in 2002 by the league’s presidents with a goal of expanding their partnership to all aspects of university life outside of intercollegiate athletics. Among the programs already established are an undergraduate research conference, coordination of study abroad programs and granting visiting academic status to student-athletes traveling to an away contest so that they have access to libraries, academic resource centers and computer labs.

In 2002, two faculty members from CAA institutions were awarded academia’s most coveted distinction – the Nobel Prize.

John B. Fenn, a research professor in the Department of Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University, received the Nobel Prize for chemistry, and Vernon Smith, a professor of economics and law at George Mason University, shared the Nobel Prize in economic sciences.

Commissioner Thomas E. Yeager has guided the CAA since its inception.

The conference traces its roots back to 1983 when three of its current membersGeorge Mason University, James Madison University, and the College of William and Mary - were aligned with East Carolina University, the United States Naval Academy and the University of Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South).

During the next two years, the league added 11 sports, acquired two new members (the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and American University) and decided to form a new association. The transformation from ECAC South to CAA took place on June 6, 1985.

Charter members George Mason, James Madison, UNC Wilmington and William and Mary were joined by Old Dominion University in 1991 and by Virginia Commonwealth University in 1995.

The conference added the University of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra University and Towson University in 2001.

Georgia State University and Northeastern University became members of the conference on July 1, 2005.

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Fifth Annual Hofstra Invitational Bethpage State Park/Farmingdale, NY

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Saturday, September 11 Brick Stone Run Women: 10:30 a.m.

Bethpage State Park/Farmingdale, NY Men: 11 a.m.

Sunday, September 19 NJIT Classic Women: 10 a.m.

Van Cortlandt Park/Bronx, NY Men: 11 a.m.

Friday, October 1 Paul Short Run Men: 10 a.m.

Lehigh University/Bethlehem, PA Women: 10:45 a.m.

Friday, October 8 Metropolitan Championship Women: 2 p.m.

Van Cortlandt Park/Bronx, NY Men: 2:45 p.m.

Sunday, October 17

St. John’s Cross Country Fall Festival Cunningham Park/Jamaica, NY

Men: 10 a.m.

Women: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, October 30

CAA Cross Country Championship UNC Wilmington/Wilmington, NC

Women: 10 a.m.

Men: 11 a.m.

Saturday, November 13

NCAA Division I Northeast Regional Hammonassett State Park/Madison, CT

Women: 11 a.m.

Men: 11:45 a.m.

Saturday, November 20 ECAC/ICAAAA Championship Women: 11:30 a.m.

Van Cortlandt Park/Bronx, NY Men: Noon

Monday, November 22 NCAA Division I Championship Women: TBA

Indiana State University/Terre Haute, IN Men: TBA

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