JCCC Cross Country Media Guide 2014 by Chris Gray

Cavalier Life This is Johnson County Cross Country

2014 johnson county community college CROSS COUNTRY guide

2014 johnson county cross country

Quick Facts

Location: Overland Park, Kan. Founded: 1969 Enrollment: 19,684 Nickname: Cavaliers Colors: Maroon and Gold National Affiliation: NJCAA Division I Region Affiliation: Region VI Conference: Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference President: Joseph M. Sopcich Athletic Director: Carl Heinrich Home Course: JCCC Campus Head Women’s Coach: Mike Bloemker (16th season) Office Phone: 913-469-8500 ext. 4630 Head Men’s Coach: Katherine Blomker (1st Seasson

Women’s Cross Country Facts

NJCAA Titles: 1 (‘00) Region VI Titles: 11 (‘87, ‘88, ‘83, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘02, ‘03, ‘11, ‘12, '13) KJCCC Titles: 19 (‘87, ‘88, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 00, ‘01, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘11, ‘12, '13) NJCAA Appearances: 28 Top 10 Finishes: 21 Top 5 Finishes: 9 NJCAA All-American: 23 NJCAA Coaches All-American: 35 NJCAA Individual Champions: 1 (Lyudmila Anderson ‘02) All-Region Performers (Champions): 92 (4) All-Conference Performers (Champions): 104 (13)

Men’s Cross Country Facts

Region VI Titles: 4 (‘88, ‘99, ‘00, ‘04) KJCCC Titles: 11 (‘88, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 00, ‘02, ‘04, ‘05, ‘11) NJCAA Appearances: 26 Top 10 Finishes: 19 Top 5 Finishes: 6 NJCAA All-American: 6 NJCAA Coaches All-American: 21 All-Region Performers (Champions): 63 (4) All-Conference Performers (Champions): 83 (8)

Athletic Communications

Sports Information Director: Tyler Cundith (23rd season) Phone: 913-469-8500 ext. 3122 Email: tcundith@jccc.edu Office Fax: 913-469-2559

2014 Schedule

Sat. Sept. 6 Baker Maple Leaf Invitational Sat. Sept. 13 Central Missouri Mule Run Fri. Sept. 26 Emporia State Invitational Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

Oct. 5 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 22

Kansas City Zoo Run Haskell Indian Nations Invitational KJCCC/Region VI Championships NJCAA Championships NJCAA Half Marathon

Table of Contents

Baldwin, Kan. Warrensburg, Mo. Emporia, Kan. Kansas City, Mo. Lawrence, Kan. Colby, Kan. Lubbock, Texas Topeka, Kan.

Cavalier Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quick Facts/Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2014 Rosters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Schedule Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11 Media Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Visiting JCCC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Coaches Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-24 Athlete Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-38 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39-44 Kansas Jayhawk Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-52 National Junior College Athletic Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-60 Women’s History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-74 Men’s History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-66 About JCCC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87-116

Credits

The 2014 Johnson County Community College cross country media guide was written, designed and compiled by Tyler Cundith, sports information director. The cover desing was by Tyler Cundit Photography: Bret Gustafson Printing: JCCC Document Services

Award Winner

JCCC has a srong history of publications excellence. JCCC cross country guides have won 14 national awards in the past 20 years, including nine “Best in the Nation” awards. JCCC also has won two “Best Cover” awards.

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team roster

Johnson County Women’s Cross Country Roster Name

Kristin Anthonis Marie Celliti Makenzie Herron Paige Miller Katie Nelson Colleen Russell Jasmine Wayne

Year

High School

Freshman Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Freshman

Shawnee Mission East Shawnee Mission South Sante Fe Trail East Marshall Shawnee Mission Northwest Bishop Miege Piper

Year

High School

Johnson County Men’s Cross Country Roster Name

Joel Almloff Patrick Gavitt Layne Hardin T.J. Kimbrough Jonathan Raines Liban Samatar Sam Schmidt Jawad Tlemsser Luke Trieber Ryen Trost

Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman

Shawnee Mission South Hartland Maize South Bonner Springs Shawnee Mission North Oak Park Homeschooled ElBilia Intermediate Topeka Seaman McPherson

Johnson County

Rosters Hometown

Leawood, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Overbrook, Kan. Marshalltown, Iowa Shawnee, Kan. Merriam, Kan. Kansas City, Kan.

Hometown

Overland Park, Kan. Hartland, Mich. Maize, Kan. Bonner Springs, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Kan. Marocco Topeka, Kan. McPherson, Kan.

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athlete profiles season schedule Baker University Maple Leaf Invitational

All-time results JCCC Women at Maple Leaf/Baker Invitational

Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Baldwin City, Kan. Baker University /Baldwin City Golf Course

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baldwin City, Kan. Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker University Enrollment / Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 / 1858 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange and Black Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wildcats National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAIA Conference Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heart of America President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Pat Long Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theresa Yetmar Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.bakeru.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 NCAA Indoor Finish - Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP NAIA National Appearances - Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '11, '12 NAIA National Apperances - Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '10, '13 Home Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baldwin City Golf Course

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Byers Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Park Univesity Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tbyers@bakeru.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 594-4581 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year Asst. Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Bane

MEDIA RELATIONS SID Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Price SID Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (795) 594-8495 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tyler.price@bakeru.edu

Tim Byers Head Coach

JCCC at 2013 Maple Leaf Invitational (5k-Men, 4k-Women) Men Grant Poje 6th Tyler Roberts 9th Kamp Wiebe 17th John Raines 19th Sam Yoakum 23rd Michael Chalfant 26th Luke Treiber 29th Layne Hardin 36th Zach Lynch 44th

16:49.90 17:05.30 17:36.10 17:44.40 17:59.40 18:04.70 18:21.30 18:57.40 19:53.30

Women Paige Miller 8th Abi Hartzell 13th Sydney Simpson 14th Michala Ruder 16th Katie Nelson 17th Mackenzie Gorthy 19th Marie Cellitti 20th Mackenzie Herren 27th

Men Seth Thompson 9-2-00 Mike Ryan 9-2-00 John Thorpe 9-3-94 Malcolm Campbell 9-5-92 Tyson Edwards 9-2-00 James Tong 9-2-06 Matt Vieyra 9-6-03 Sir Larry Cain 9-6-03 John Thorpe 9-4-93 Alex Troncoso 9-1-07

15:17.20 15:32.30 15:50.00 15:52.00 15:55.40 15:57.17 16:13.31 16:16.55 16:18.00 16:21.44

Women Amy Gocnhour 9-7-02 Lyudmila Anderson 9-7-02 Christa Heideman 9-1-07 Michelle Simecka 9-2-00 Christa Heideman 9-2-06 Cammie Banker 9-5-92 Karen Gage 9-4-93 Heather Murray 9-2-95 Ann Golubski 9-3-94 Bridget Deghand 9-3-94

11:32.39 11:32.95 11:52.61 12:00.00 12:06.84 12:13.00 12:16.00 12:16.00 12:20.00 12:25.00

Men Malcolm Campbell 9-19-92 John Thorpe 9-17-94 Malcolm Campbell 9-21-91 Jamin Swift 9-10-94 Jamin Swift 9-16-95 Mike Stults 9-16-95 Jason Gauert 9-19-92 Jereme Batson 9-10-94 Jamin Swift 9-17-94 Jason Postlewaite 9-10-94

25:25.0 25:32.0 26:00.0 26:26.0 26:34.0 26:36.0 26:53.0 26:53.0 26:53.0 26:54.0

Women Cammie Banker 9-19-92 Ann Golubski 9-17-94 Jennifer Mullen 10-1-88 Valeire Speincer 9-17-94 Heather Murray 9-16-95 Cammie Banker 9-21-91 Ann Golubski 9-18-93 Penny Liberty 9-17-94 Becky Sparks 10-1-88 Liz Ryan 9-18-93

19:03.0 19:21.0 19:24.0 19:26.0 19:33.0 19:49.0 19:51.0 19:51.0 19:56.0 19:56.0

16:42.90 16:57.40 16:59.10 17:13.60 17:17.00 17:50.90 17:49.00 18:40.60

JCCC Top Performances at Maple Leaf/Baker Inv. (5k-Men, 2m-Women)

Year 10-1-88 9-9-89 9-8-90 9-21-91 9-5-92 9-19-92 9-4-93 9-18-93 9-3-94 9-17-94 9-2-95 9-16-95 9-7-96 9-2-00 9-1-01 9-7-02 9-6-03 9-4-04 9-3-05 9-2-06 9-1-07 9-5-08 9-6-10 9-3-11 9-1-12 8-31-13

Team JCCC Champion Finish Kansas Wesleyan DNP JCCC 1st JCCC 1st Fort Scott 2nd Mid America 4th JCCC 1st JCCC 1st JCCC 1st Kansas State 2nd JCCC 1st Kansas State 5th Baker 3rd Kansas State NA JCCC 1st Butler 5th Butler 3rd Mid America 2nd Mid America 2nd Park University 6th Mid America 3rd Park University 3rd JCCC 1st Kansas Wesleyan 4th Baker 3rd Baker 2nd Baker 3rd

All-time results JCCC Men at Maple Leaf/Baker Invitational Year 9-10-85 10-1-88 9-9-89 9-21-91 9-8-90 9-5-92 9-19-92 9-4-93 9-18-93 9-3-94 9-17-94 9-2-95 9-16-95 9-7-96 9-2-00 9-1-01 9-7-02 9-6-03 9-4-04 9-3-05 9-2-06 9-1-07 9-6-08 9-6-10 9-3-11 9-1-12 8-31-13

Team JCCC Champion Finish Haskell 3rd Baker DNP Haskell 6th JCCC/Haskell T-1st Park 3rd JCCC 1st JCCC 1st JCCC 1st JCCC 1st JCCC 1st JCCC 1st Butler 4th JCCC 1st Southwest Missouri 7th JCCC 1st JCCC 1st Mid America 4th Mid America 2nd JCCC 1st Emporia State 2nd Mid America 3rd Mid America 2nd Emporia Satate 2nd JCCC 1st Baker 2nd Baker 3rd Southwestern 2nd

JCCC Top Performances at Maple Leaf/Baker Inv. (8k-Men, 5k-Women)

JCCC Champions at Maple Leaf/Baker Invitational Men Malcolm Campbell 9-91 Malcolm Campbell 9-5-92 Malcolm Campbell 9-18--92 John Thorpe 9-18-93 John Thorpe 9-3-94 John Thorpe 9-17-94 Jeremy Wilson 9-99 Seth Thompson 9-2-00 •raced on 8k course

26:00.00• 15:52.00 25:25.00• 26:09.00• 15:50.00 25:32.00• 27:19.00• 15:17.20

Women Jennifer Mullen 88 Cammie Banker 9-5-92 Cammie Banker 9-19-92 Karen Gage 9-4-93 Ann Golubski 9-17-94 Heather Murray 9-16-95 Michelle Simecka 9-2-00 Amy Gocnhour 9-7-02 Christa Heideman 9-1-07 •raced on 5k course

Top JCCC Finisher Becky Sparks-3rd LeAnn Dills-2nd Stephanie Clendenin-5th Cammie Banker-3rd Cammie Banker-1st Cammie Banker-1st Karen Gage-1st Ann Golubski-2nd Ann Golubski-5th Ann Golubski-1st Heather Murray-10th Heather Murray-1st Alejandra Albors-46th Michelle Simecka-1st Kim Oldaker-15th Amy Gochnour-1st Paula Rice-3rd Nicole Porter-5th Felicia Fleming-21st Christa Heideman-3rd Christa Heideman-1st Temer Yimer-3rd A’Brey Rogers-8th Jessica Thomas-14th Michala Ruder-9th Paige Miller-8th

18:44.00• 12;13.00 19:03.00• 12:16.00 19:21.00• 19:33.00• 12:00.00 11:32.39 11:52.61

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Top JCCC Finisher Jon Hatley-3rd Jeff Creech-11th Shawn Brougham-34th Malcolm Campbell-1st Brent Lorenz-14th Maclolm Campbell-1st Malcolm Campbell-1st John Thorpe-3rd John Thorpe-1st John Thorpe-1st John Thorpe-1st Mike Stults-15th Jamin Swift-2nd Rob Gill-32nd Seth Thompson-1st Matt Morice-12th Brock Peterson-17th Matt Vierya-5th Paul Barrett-9th Cory Cool-6th James Tong-5th Alex Troncoso-5th Philip Hickman-9th Nathan Sloniker-8th Ryan Keene-5th Sam Yoakum-6th Grant Poje - 6th

John Thorpe won the Maple Leaf/Baker Invitational twice in one year, winning the 5k and 8k races in 1994. He also won the 8k race his freshman year in 1993.

season athleteschedule profiles

University of Central Missouri Mule Run

All-time results JCCC Women at Mule Run

Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Warrensburg, Mo. University of Central Missouri /Ba

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrensburg, Mo. Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Central Missouri Enrollment / Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,000 / 1871 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal and Black Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mules National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA D-II Conference Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIAA President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Charles M. Ambrose Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Hughes Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ucmathletics.com

MEDIA RELATIONS SID Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Knipper SID Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (660) 543-4312 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . knipper@ucmo.edu

Top JCCC Finisher Tsianina Whitetree-9th Jessica Thomas-16th Jessica Thomas-28th Katie Nelson-26th

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish 9-10-10 Abilene Christian Univ. DNP 9-9-11 Central Missouri 6th 9-7-12 Central Missouri 3rd 9-14-13 Central Missouri 3rd

Top JCCC Finisher NA Kidus Bekele-25th Kamp Wieber-15th Tyler Roberts-15th

All-time results JCCC Men at Mule Run

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 NCAA Indoor Finish - Men/Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21st/ DNP NCAA D-II National Appearances - Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd - '97 NCAA D-II National Apperances - Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th - '04 Home Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keth Memorial Golf Course

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirk Petersen Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Simpson Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pedersen@ucmo.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (660) 543-8309 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Years Asst. Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish 9-10-10 Dallas Baptist Univ. 4th 9-9-11 Central Missouri 3rd 9-7-12 Southwest Baptist 5th 9-14-13 Columbia 5th

In 2010, Tsianina Whitetree raced to a top 10 finish at the Central Missouri Mule Run to lead the Lady Harriers. Whitetree finished ninth overall with a time of 16:22.24 over the 4k course. Kirk Petersen Head Coach

JCCC at 2013 Mule Run 6,400m-Men, 4k-Women) Men Tyler Roberts 15th Grant Poje 31st Sam Yoakum 37th Michael Chalfant 40th Luke Treiber 53rd John Raines 66th Layne Hardin 80th Zach Lynch 84th

21:47.53 22:23.25 22:38.27 22:41.40 23:06.94 23:26.56 24:11.31 24:24.99

Women Katie Nelson 26th Sydney Simpson 29th Paige Miller 36th Michala Ruder 44th Marie Cellitti 49th Mackenzie Gorthy 57th Mackenzie Herren 81st

15:53.64 15:47.65 16:10.06 16:19.09 16:35.78 16:55.23 17:34.16

Women Katie Nelson 9-14-13 Sydney Simpson 9-14-13 Paige Miller 9-14-13 Jessica Thomas 9-7-12 Michala Ruder 9-14-13 Tsianina Whitetree 9-10-10 Lilly Lira 9-7-12 Jessica Thomas 9-9-11 Halie McCombs 9-7-12 Michala Ruder 9-7-12

15:53.64 15:47.65 16:10.06 16:14.40 16:19.09 16:22.24 16:23.00 16:28.00 16:32.10 16:34.70

JCCC Top Performances at Mule Run Men Tyler Roberts 9-14-13 Kamp Wiebe 9-7-12 Sam Yoakum 9-7-12 Tyler Roberts 9-7-12 James Bowlin 9-7-12 Kidus Bekele 9-7-12 Grant Poje 9-14-13 Sam Yoakum 9-14-13 Michael Chalfant 9-14-13 Michael Chalfant 9-7-12

21:47.53 22:02.40 22:10.30 22:11.80 22:14.60 22:16.50 22:22.25 22:38.27 22:41.40 22:43.70

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season schedule Emporia State Invitatioinal

All-time results JCCC Women at Emporia State Invitaional

Friday, September 26, 2014 at Emporia, Kan. Emporia State University /Jones Park

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emporia, Kan. Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emporia State University Enrollment / Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,683 / 1863 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hornets National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA D-II Conference Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIAA President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Shonrock Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent Weisser Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ucmathletics.com

MEDIA RELATIONS SID Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Weast SID Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 341-5526 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dweast@emporia.edu

Top JCCC Finisher Karen Gardner-25th Adrienne Lento-19th Michelle Simecka-6th Lyudmila Anderson-2nd Temer Yimer-3rd Kayla Harris-9th A’Brey Rogers-15th Danielle Houltberg-45th Michala Ruder-17th Paige Miller-13th

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish 9-28-85 Kansas State DNP 10-4-96 SW Missouri State 5th 9-29-00 Fort Hays State 5th 10-4-02 Emporia State 6th 10-3-08 Emporia State 2nd 10-2-09 Emporia State 3rd 10-1-10 Missouri S&T 4th 9-30-11 NW Missouri State 4th 9-28-12 Fort Hays State 3rd 9-27-13 Fort Hays State 12th

Top JCCC Finisher Shannon Brooks-28th Rob Gill-19th Joel Schmidt-4th Brock Peterson-7th Philip Hickman-6th Adrian Marquez-5th Nathan Sloniker-6th Brooks Ballou-12th Kidus Bekele-20th

All-time results JCCC Men at Emporia State Invitational

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 NCAA Finish - Men/Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA NCAA D-II National Appearances - Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA NCAA D-II National Apperances - Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Home Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jones Park

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Wellman Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emporia State Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ewellman@emporia.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 341-5938 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year Asst. Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish 9-28-85 Kansas State DNP 10-4-96 Emporia State 6th 9-29-00 Fort Hays State 5th 10-4-02 Southwest Baptist 4th 10-3-08 Johnson County 1st 10-2-09 NW Missouri Sate 4th 10-1-10 NW Missouri State 8th 9-30-11 NWMissouri State 9th 9-28-12 Baker 4th 9-27-13 Baker 6th

Eric Wellman Head Coach

JCCC at 2013 ESU Invitational (8k-Men, 5k-Women) Men Tyler Roberts 30th Kamp Wiebe 53rd Sam Yoakum 87th Michael Chalfant 92nd John Raines 97th Luke Treiber 101st Grant Poje 121st Layne Hardin 126th Zach Lynch 132nd

27:58.49 28:45.25 29:48.32 29:57.02 30:05.65 30:18.17 31:09.33 21:28.05 32:08.24

Women Paige Miller 13th Sydney Simpson 39th Michala Ruder 40th Katie Nelson 54th Abi Hartzell 57th Marie Cellitti 75th Mackenzie Herren 85th Mackenzie Gorthy 102nd

20:09.32 21:09.11 21:12.04 21:39.57 21:48.52 22:25.67 22:38.93 23:17.46

JCCC Top Performances at Emporia State Inv. (8k-Men, 5k-Women) Men Nathan Sloniker 10-1-10 Adrian Marquez 10-2-09 Brock Peterson 10-4-02 Addis Kenea 10-1-10 Joel Schmidt 9-29-00 Brooks Ballou 9-30-11 Brooks Ballou 10-1-10 Matt Morice 10-4-02 Ryan Keene 9-30-11 Josh Lacer 10-2-09 Nathan Sloniker 10-2-09

25:33.21 25:46.58 26:03.00 26:06.10 26:08.00 26:08.33 26:15.43 26:22.00 26:27.54 26:31.27 26:34.09

Women Lyudmila Anderson 10-4-02 Amy Gochnour 10-4-02 Temer Yimer 10-3-08 Sarah Stark 10-3-08 A’Brey Rogetrs 10-1-10 Francis Gipson 10-3-08 Michala Ruder 9-28-12 Michelle Simecka 9-29-00 Kayla Harris 10-2-09 Haley Snow 10-2-09 A’Brey Rogers 10-2-09

18:00.00 18:29.00 18:47.00 18:53.00 19:03.39 19:16.00 19:19.40 19:23.00 19:25.01 19:27.74 19:44.14

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Lyudmila Anderson set a school record in 2002, finishing the race at Emporia Sttate in 18:00.00. She would finish second overall in the race.

In 2008, both JCCC teams recorded their best finish in the history of competing in the Emporia State Invitational. The women won the event, while the men came in second behind Emporia State.

season schedule

Kansas City Zoo Run for the King Penquins

Haskell Homecoming Invitational

Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Kansas City, Mo. Kansas CIty Zoo /

Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Lawrence, Kan. Haskell Indian Nations University / Billy Mills Trail & XC Course / 8:45 a.m.

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas City Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6800 Zoo Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas City, Mo. 64132 Race Distance (M/W). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 miles/4 miles Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas City Zoo grounds Men’s Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 a.m. Women’s Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 a.m. Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.kansascityzoorun.org EVENT CONTACT Event Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Drake Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . info@eventmidwest.com Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 485-3254

4-MILE RACE INFORMAION The 4-mile course start line is located on Starlight Drvie, just east of the Meyer entrace. The racecourse will head west ujp around the Parks and Recrecation building and head down into the Zoo. Once inside the Zoo, the course will turn righ to go into Africa. Returning out of Africa, the course will proceed onto the shortcut from Africa through the KidZone area into Australia. Then it will head back by the Polar Bear Passage, turn right by the Sea Lions, and then turn right down past the Flamigos, and turn right down the Tram road to the finish line.

EVENT HISTORY Event Midwest L.L.C. partnered with the Kansas City Zoo and Kansas City Missouri Parks and Recreation to provide the perfect venue for the 2004 inaugural event with the Eastern Black Rhino as our featured endangered species. In 2004, USA Olympians, Charlie Gruber, from the University of Kansas and Derrick Peterson, from the University of Missouri participated in the inaugural event and lead the 1-Mile event. Over 1000 participants loved the beautiful scenery, as they wound their way through the wetlands of Kenya, on past Botswana and up through Australia. Since then, the Zoo has offered the event featuring the Cheetah in 2005, the African Elephant in 2006, the Orangutan in 2007, the Frog in 2008, the Chimp in 2009, the Polar Bear in 2010, the Black Footed Cat in 2011, the Sumatran Tiger in 2012, and the Humbolt Penguin in 2013. The Zoo staff hopes to grow the event each year, raising awareness and portions of proceeds for our featured endangered species.

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larence, Kan. Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haskell Indian Nations University Enrollment / Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 / 1884 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple and Gold Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indians National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAIA Conference Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAC President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Venida Chenault Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith Gipp Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.haskellathletics.com

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 NAIA Finish - Men/Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP/DNP NAIA National Appearances - Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA NAIA National Apperances - Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Home Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billy Mills Trail and XC Course

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Gipp Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Augustana College Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . agipp@haskell.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 830-2758 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11th Year Years Overall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11th Year Assistant Caoch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freda Gipp

MEDIA RELATIONS SID Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhonda Tree-Mangan SID Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rhandatreemangan@rocketmail.com Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 749-8459

Al Gipp Head Coach

JCCC Top Performances at Ollie Isom/Butler Invitational Men Phil Byrne 10-8-88 24:23.00 Stewart Gillin 10-8-88 25:05.00 Stewart Gillin 10-10-87 25:22.00 John Thorpe 10-2-93 25:28.00 Malcolm Campbell 10-92 25:31.00 Jon Hatley 10-11-86 25:57.00 David Jones 10-8-88 25:58.00 Shannon Brooks 10-5-85 26:30.00 Scott Elder 10-8-88 26:32.00 Scott Starks 10-5-85 26:40.00

Women Jennifer Mullen 10-8-88 18:06.00 Jennifer Mullen 10-10-87 18:31.00 Becky Sparks 10-8-88 18:59.00 Stephanie Evans 10-8-88 19:00.00 Patty Rohford 10-8-88 19:07.00 Liz Ryan 10-2-93 19:14.00 Cammie Banker 1992 19:16.15 Jill Wempe 10-11-86 19:25.00 Stephanie Clendenin 10-7-89 19:25.84 Britt Smith 10-5-91 19:29.00 Ann Golubski 10-2-94 19:29:00

All-time results JCCC Women at Haskell Invitational Team JCCC Year Champion Finish 10-5-85 Haskell T-4th 10-11-86 JCCC 1st 10-10-87 NA NA 10-8-88 JCCC 1st 10-7-89 JCCC 1st 10-6-90 JCCC 1st 10-5-91 JCCC 1st 10-92 JCCC 1st 10-2-93 JCCC 1st 10-2-94 JCCC 1st 10-7-95 JCCC 1st

Top JCCC Finisher Karen Gardner-7th Jill Wempe-2nd Jennifer Mullen Jennifer Mullen-1st Stephanie Clendenin-1st Stephanie Cledenin-6th Britt Smith-2nd Cammie Banker-1st Liz Ryan-2nd Ann Golubski-1st Bridget Deghand-1st

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish 10-5-85 Haskell 2nd 10-11-86 Haskell 3rd 10-10-87 NA NA 10-8-88 Haskell 2nd 10-7-89 Central Okla. State 5th 10-6-90 Central Okla. State 4th 10-92 JCCC 1st 10-2-93 JCCC 1st 10-2-94 JCCC 1st

Top JCCC Finisher Shannon Brooks-7th Jon Hatley-1st Stewart Gillin Phil Byrne-1st David Jones-10th Brent Lorenz-11th Malcolm Campbell-1st John Thorpe-1st John Thorpe-1st

All-time results JCCC Men at Ollie Isom/Butler Invitational

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season schedule NJCAA Region VI Championships

All-time results JCCC Women at Region D-I Championships

Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Colby, Kan. Colby Community College / Colby Country Club

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish 10-27-86 Barton County 2nd 1987 Johnson Count 1st 10-29-88 Johnson County 1st 1989 Barton County 2nd 11-3-90 Barton County 2nd 1-4-91 Barton County 3fd 11-5-92 Barton County 4th 11-6-93 Johnson County 1st 10-31-94 Johnson County 1st 10-30-95 Johnson County 1st 1996 Johnson County 1st 11-4-97 Butler 2nd 1998 Butler 3rd

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby, Kan. Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Community College Race Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Region VI Men’s Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Stange Region VI Women’s Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Heinrich

COLBY AT A GLANCE Enrollment / Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 / 1964 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and White Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trojans National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJCAA Conference Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Jayhawk West President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Steve Vacik Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Sturdy Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.colbycc.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 NCAA Finish - Men/Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th/DNC NJCAA National Appearances - Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th - '12 NJCAA National Apperances - Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Home Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Country Club

COACHING STAFF Head Coach-Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Ortiz Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas State University Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . james.ortiz@colbycc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 460-5416 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Years Assistant Coach-Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bernard Newbold Head Coach-Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Berndt Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cyrstal.berndt@colbycc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 460-5417 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Years

James Ortiz Head Coach-Men

JCCC at 2013 NJCAA Region VI Championships (8k-Men, 6k Women) Women Paige Miller 6th Katie Nelson 8th Michala Ruder 9th Syndey Simpson 14th Marie Cellitti 16th Abi Hartzell 18th Mackenzie Gorthy 34th Mackenzie Herren 45th

20:50.1 20:53.5 20:55.1 21:19.2 21:31.6 21:34.7 22:19.6 22:42.1

JCCC Top Performances at NJCAA Region VI Championships (8k-M, 5k-W) Men Phil Byrne 10-29-88 24:59.00 Jon Hatley 10-27-86 25:02.00 John Thorpe 10-31-94 25:09.46 Shannon Brooks 10-85 25:15.00 Malcolm Campbell 11-4-91 25:15.00 Stewart Gillin 10-29-88 25:27.00 John Thorpe 11-6-93 25:38.00 Jon Hatley 10-29-88 25:39.00 Malcolm Campbell 11-5-92 25:41.00 Jasan Gauert 11-6-93 25:47.00

Year 1999 11-6-00 10-29-01 10-28-02 10-27-03

Team JCCC Champion Finish Colby 3rd Colby 2nd Hutchinson 3rd Johnson County 1st Johnson County 1st

Cassie Blankenship-4th Felicia Fleming-4th Christa Heideman-3rd Christa Heideman-3rd Temer Yimer-4th A’Brey Rogers-9th A’Brey Rogers-8th Kayla Peterson-8th Jessica Thomas-6th Paige Miler-6th

Top JCCC Finisher Michelle Simecka-1st Michelle Simecka-2nd Kim Oldaker-6th Lyudmila Anderson-1st Amy Gochnour-2nd

Women Jennifer Mullen 10-29-88 18:20.87 Lyudmila Andeerson 10-28-02 18:30.00 Ann Golubski 10-31-04 18:34.00 Stephanie Clendenin 11-3-90 18:40.00 Becky Sparks 10-29-88 18:41.00 Bridget Deghand 10-31-94 18:50.00 Temer Yimer 10-27-08 18:52.36 Amy Gochnour 10-27-03 18:56.29 Valerie Spencer 10-31-94 19:02.00 Christa Heideman 10-23-06 19:02.09

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish Top JCCC Finisher 1985 Hutchinson 2nd Shannon Brooks-7th 10-27-86 Hutchinson 3rd Jon Hatley-1st 1987 NA 4th NA 10-29-88 JCCC 1st Phil Bryne-1st 1989 Barton County 6th David Jones-13th 11-3-90 Butler 3rd Brent Lorenz-11th 1-4-91 Butler 4th Malcolm Campbell-1st 11-5-92 Barton County 4th Malcolm Campbell-2nd 11-6-93 Barton County 3rd John Thorpe-5th 10-31-94 Butler 2nd John Thorpe-4th 10-30-95 Butler 4th Mike Stults-14th 1996 Butler 3rd Drew Whitlock-10th 11-4-97 Butler 4th Brian Ismer-NA 1998 Butler 3rd Paul Bennett-9th 10-31-04 1024-05 10-23-06 10-29-07 10-27-08 2009 2010 2011 2012 10-28-13

Johnson County Butler Butler Cowley Garden City Garden City Cowey Garden City Colby Colby

1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 6th

Year 1999 11-6-00 10-29-01 10-28-02 10-27-03

Team JCCC Champion Finish Johnson County 1st Johnson County 1st Pratt 3rd Pratt 3rd Pratt 2nd

Paul Barrett-5th Tighe VanAnne-11th James Tong-3rd Alex Troncoso-9th Jason Rose-11th Adrian Marquez-13th Nathan Sloniker-9th Ryan Keene-10th Kidus Bekele-15th Grant Poje-23rd

All-time results JCCC Men at Region D-II Championships

JCCC Champions at NJCAA Region VI Championships Men Jon Hatley 10-27-86 25:02.00 Phil Byrne 10-29-88 24:59.00 Malcolm Campbell 11-4-91 25:15.00

2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st

All-time results JCCC Men at Region D-I Championships

Crystal Berndt Head Coach-Women

27:40.1 28:07.6 28:09.9 28:20.4 29:02.7 29:26.4 29:33.2 31:20.6

Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Cowley Cowley Johnson County Johnson County Johnson County

All-time results JCCC Women at Region D-II Championships

MEDIA RELATIONS SID Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Schwanke SID Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 460-5476 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . debbie.schwanke@colbycc.edu

Men Grant Poje 23rd Kamp Wiebe 30th Tyler Roberts 31st Sam Yoakumb 34th Michael Chalfant 50th Luke Treiber 58th Layne Hardin 60th Zach Lynch 88th

10-31-04 10-24-05 10-23-06 10-29-07 10-27-08 2009 2010 2011 2012 10-28-13

Top JCCC Finisher Jill Wempe-4th Jennifer Mullen-1st Jennifer Mullen-1st LeAnn Dills-6th Stephanie Clendenin-7th Cammie Banker-8th Cammie Bamker-4th Ann Golubski-6th Ann Golubski-3rd Heather Murray-3rd Alejandra Albors-5th Laura Hyde-NA Katie Sellens-6th

Women Jennifer Mullen 10-27-87 Jennifer Mullen 10-29-88 18:20.87 Michelle Simecka 11-99 19:32.00 Lyudmila Anderson 10-28-02 18:30.00

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Top JCCC Finisher Jeremy Wilson-3rd Tyson Edwards-2nd Eric Girton-10th Brock Peterson-6th Matt Vierya-8th

season schedule

East Jayhawk Conference Championships

All-time results JCCC Women at KJCCC Championships

Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Colby, Kan. Colby Community College / Colby Country Club

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby, Kan. Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Community College Race Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Championship Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Country Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11085 N. Country Club Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby, Kan. 67701

KJCCC AT A GLANCE Offfice Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas City, Kan. Year Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1923 Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryce Roderick Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Years Emial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roderick@kjcc.net Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 441-6340 President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Reist School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highland Community College

Bryce Roderick KJCCC Commissioner

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish Top JCCC Finisher 1986 Barton County 2nd Jill Wempe-3rd 1987 Johnson County 1stJennifer Mullen-1st 1988 Johnson County 1st Jennifer Mullen-1st 1989 Barton County 2nd LeAnn Dills-6th 1990 Barton County 2nd Stephanie Clendenin-7th 1991 Barton County 4th Cammie Banker-8th 1992 Barton County 4th Cammie Banker-4th 1993 Barton County 2nd Ann Golubski-5th 1994 Johnson County 1st Ann Golubski-3rd 1995 Johnson County 1st Heather Murray-3rd 1996 Johnson County 1st Alejandra Albors-1st 1997 Johnson County 1st Laura Hyde-1st 1998 Johnson County 1st Katie Sellens-1st 1999 Johnson County 1st Michelle Simecka-1st 2000 Johnson County 1st Michelle Simecka-1st 2001 Johnson County 1st Kim Oldaker-1st 2002 Cowley 2nd Lyudmila Anderson-1st 2003 Johnson County 1st Amy Gochnour-1st 2004 Johnson County 1st Cassie Blankenship-1st 2005 Johnson County 1st Felecia Fleming-1st 2006 Johnson County 1st Christa Heideman-3rd 2007 Johnson County 1st Christa Heideman-2nd 2008 Johnson County 1st Temer Yimer-1st 2009 Cowley 2nd A’Brey Rogers-4th 2010 Cowley 2nd A’Brey Rosters-6th 2011 Johnson County 1st Kayla Peterson-5th 2012 Johnson County 1st Jessica Thomas-4th 2013 Johnson County 1st Paige Miller-2nd

All-time results JCCC Men at KJCCC Championships

JCCC at 2013 East Jayhawk Championships (8k-Men, 6k Women) Men Grant Poje 9th Kamp Wiebe 13th Tyler Roberts 14th Sam Yoakumb 17th Michael Chalfant 27th Luke Treiber 29th Layne Hardin 30th Zach Lynch 40th

27:40.1 28:07.6 28:09.9 28:20.4 29:02.7 29:26.4 29:33.2 31:20.6

Women Paige Miller 2nd Katie Nelson 3rd Michala Ruder 4th Syndey Simpson 7th Marie Cellitti 8th Abi Hartzell 10th Mackenzie Gorthy 12th Mackenzie Herren 20th

20:50.1 20:53.5 20:55.1 21:19.2 21:31.6 21:34.7 22:19.6 22:42.1

JCCC Top Performances at East Jayhawk Championships Men Phil Byrne 10-29-88 24:59.00 Jon Hatley 10-27-86 25:02.00 John Thorpe 10-31-94 25:09.46 Shannon Brooks 1985 25:15.00 Malcolm Campbell 11-4-91 25:15.00 Stewart Gillin 10-29-88 25:27.00 John Thorpe 11-6-93 25:38.00 Jon Hatley 10-29-88 25:39.00 Malcolm Campbell 11-5-92 25:41.00 Jasan Gauert 11-3-93 25:47.00

Women Jennifer Mullen 10-29-88 18:20.87 Lyudmila Anderson 10-28-02 18:30.00 Ann Golubski 10-31-94 18:34.00 Stephanie Clendenin 11-3-90 18:40.00 Becky Sparks 10-29-88 18:41.00 Christa Heideman 10-29-07 18:45.17 Bridget Deghand 10-31-94 18:50.00 Temery Yimer 10-27-08 18:52.36 Amy Gochnour 10-27-03 18:56.29 Valerie Spencer 10-31-94 19:02.00

JCCC Champions at East Jayhawk Championships Men Jon Hatley 10-27-86 25:02.00 Phil Byrne 10-29-88 24:59.00 Malcolm Campbell 11-4-91 25:15.00 Drew Whitlock 11-4-96 27:13.30 Paul Bennett 98 NA Jeremy Wilson 11-99 26:46.00 Tyson Edwards 11-6-00 27:15.39 Ryan Keene 11-31-11 27:06.7

Women Jennifer Mullen 10-27-87 NA Jennifer Mullen 10-29-88 18:20.87 Alejandra Albors 11-4-96 21:04.71 Laura Hyde 97 NA Katie Sellens 98 NA Michelle Simecka 11-99 19:32.00 Michelle Simecka 11-6-00 20:18.00 Kim Oldaker 10-29-01 20:04.90 Lyudmila Anderson 10-28-02 18:30.00 Amy Gochnour 10-27-03 18:56.29 Cassie Blankenship 10-25-04 19:25.66 Felicia Fleming 10-24-05 20:11.49 Temer Yimer 10-27-08 18:52.36

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish Top JCCC Finisher 1985 Hutchinson 4th Shannon Brooks-7th 1986 Hutchinson 3rd Jon Hatley-1st 1987 NA 4th NA 1988 Johnson County 1st Phil Byrne-1st 1989 Barton County 5th David Jnoes - 12th 1990 Butler 4th Brent Lopez-24th 1991 Butler 4th Malcolm Campbell-1st 1992 Barton County 3rd Malcolm Campbell-2nd 1993 Barton County 3rd John Thorpe-5th 1994 Butler 2nd John Thorpe-4th 1995 Butler 4th Mike Stults-14th 1996 Johnson County 1st Drew Whitlock-1st 1997 Johnson County 1st NA 1998 Johnson County 1st Paul Bennett-1st 1999 Johnson County 1st Jeremy Wilson-1st 2000 Johnson County 1st Tyson Edwards-1st 2001 Johnson County 1st Eric Girton-2nd 2002 Johnson County 1st Brock Peterson-1st 2003 Cowley 2nd Matt Vieyra-3rd 2004 Johnson County 1st Paul Barrett-5th 2005 Johnson County 1st Tighe VanAnne-2nd 2006 Cowley 2nd James Tong-3rd 2007 Cowley 2nd Alex Troncoso-5th 2008 Cowley 2nd Jason Rose-4th 2009 Cowey 2nd Adrian Marquez-5th 2010 Cowley 2nd Nathan Sloniker-4th 2011 Johnson County 1st Ryan Keene-1st 2012 Allen 2nd Kidus Bekele-6th 2013 Allen 3rd Grant Poje-9th Jennifer Mullen back-to-back Region VI and Jayhawk Conference championships in 19987 and 1988. Her winning time in 1988 of 20:50.1 is the fastest time recorded by a JCCC runner in Region/ Conference history.

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season schedule NJCAA National Championships

All-time results JCCC Women at NJCAA D-I Championships

Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Lubbock, Texas South Plains College / Shawdow Hills Golf Course

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lubbock, Texas Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Plains College Race Start (M/W). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m./11a.m. Race Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Tubb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Director, South Plains College Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jtubb@southplainscollege.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 716-2220

COLBY AT A GLANCE Enrollment / Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,097 / 1958 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange and Black Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texans National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJCAA Region Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Kelvin Sharp Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Tubb Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.spctexan.com

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 NCAA Finish - Men/Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd/5th NJCAA National Appearances - Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '91, '96, '97 NJCAA National Apperances - Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '06 Home Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shadow Hills Golf Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6002 3rd Strett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lubbock, Texas 79416

Chris Beene Head Coach-Men

Women Paige Miller 55th Katie Nelson 82nd Marie Cellitti 92nd Abi Hartzell 98th Michala Ruder 102nd Sydney Simpson 112th Mackenzie Gorthy 212th

JCCC Top Performances at NJCAA Championships Men Malcolm Campbell 11-21-92 24:36.00 John Thorpe 11-20-93 25:07.20 Jason Gauert 11-21-92 25:49.00 Malcolm Campbell 11-16-91 25:56.53 Jeremy Wilson 11-13-99 26:16.00 John Thorpe 11-20-93 26:17.00 Javier Segura 11-13-10 26:17.00 Joel Schmidt 11-13-99 26:28.00 Seth Enderby 11-13-99 26:30.00 Alex Troncoso 11-10-07 26:30.10

Top JCCC Finisher Jill Wempe-34th Jennifer Mullen-4th Jennifer Mullen-2nd Stephanie Clendenin-54th Stephanie Clendenin-14th Cammie Banker-14th Cammie Banker-11th Ann Golubski-30th Bridget Deghand-5th Bridget Deghan-11th Alejandra Albors-43rd Laura Hyde-30th Clare Goldsborough-47th Nicole Porter-15th Feleicia Fleming-18th Christa Heideman-8th Christa Heideman-10th Temer Yimer-13th A’Brey Rogers-47th A’Brey Rogers-36th Kirstie Sanders-63rd Jessica Thomas-79th Paige Miller-55th

Year 1999 11-18-00 11-10-01 11-9-02 11-8-03

Team JCCC Champion Finish Colby 9th Johnson County 1st Hutchinson 5th Paradise Valley 2nd Paradise Valley 2nd

Top JCCC Finisher Michelle Simecka-2nd Michelle Simecka-2nd Kim Oldaker-14th Lyudmila Anderson-1st Amy Gochnour-2nd

All-time results JCCC Men at NJCAA D-I Championships

JCCC at 2013 NJCAA Championships (8k-Men, 5k Women) Men Did not compete in 2013

Team JCCC Champion Finish Barton County 8th North Idaho 5th Ricks 3rd Ricks 12th Barton County 11th Barton County 8th Barton County 9th Central Oregon 9th Yavapai 3rd Barton County 4th Ricks 10th Ricks 11th Ricks 10th Paraside Valley 8th Central Arizona 9th South Plains 2nd Iowa Central 7th Iowa Central 6th Central Arizona 15th Cowley 8th Iowa Central 12th Iowa Central 12th Iowa Central 12th

All-time results JCCC Women at NJCAA D-II Championships

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Beene Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angelo State University Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cbeene@southplainscollege.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 716-2227 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Years Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Baker MEDIA RELATIONS SID Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Walker SID Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 716-2209 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . awalker@southplainscollege.edu

Year 11-8-86 11-14-87 1988 11-11-89 11-17-90 1991 11-21-92 1993 11-12-94 11-11-95 1996 11-15-97 1998 11-6-04 11-5-05 11-4-06 11-10-07 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 11-9-13

19:53.4 20:18.0 20:25.9 20:29.3 20:32.2 20:44.5 22:09.1

Women Christa Heideman 11-10-07 17:42.92 Lyudmila Anderson 11-9-02 18:30.10 Temer Yimer 11-10-07 18:40.35 Jennifer Mullen 1988 18:41.00 Amy Gochnour 11-9-02 18:41.30 Jennifer Mullen 11-14-87 18:46.00 Temer Yimer 11-8-08 18:48.00 Cammie Banker 11-21-92 18:49.00 Amy Gochnour 11-8-03 18:49.30 Kay Thomason 11-10-07 18:48.05

Team JCCC Year Champion Finish Top JCCC Finisher 11-9-85 Brevard DNP Shannon Broock-107th 11-8-86 Ricks DNP Jon Hatley-28th 11-14-87 Brevard 15th Stewart Gillin-53rd 1988 Central Arizona 6th Phil Byrne-9th 11-11-89 Central Oregon 23rd David Jones-85th 11-17-90 Brevard DNP NA 1991 South Plains 8th Malcolm Campbell-2nd 11-21-92 Central Oregon 9th Malcolm Campbell-6th 1993 Blinn 9th John Thorpe-8th 11-12-94 Blinn 9th John Thorpe-11th 11-11-95 Merdian 8th Mike Stutls-24th 1996 South Plains 9th Drew Whitlock-30th 11-15-97 South Plailns 10th Brian Ismert-41st 1998 Dodge City 11th Jeremy Wilson-49th 11-6-04 Paradise Valley 8th Brian Batliner-38th 1-5-05 Central Arizona 12th Kory Cool-35th 11-4-06 Rend Lake 10th Daniel Everhart-43rd 11-10-07 Lansing 9th Alex Troncoso-47th 2008 Paradise Valley 11th Jason Rose-64th 2009 Rend Lake 9th Adrian Marquez-29th 2010 Cowley 10th Javier Segura-44th 2011 Paradise Valley 5th Ryan Keene-19th 2012 Central Arizona 22nd Kidus Bekele-49th 11-9-13 Central Arizona DNC NA

All-time results JCCC Men at NJCAA D-II Championships Year 1999 11-18-00 11-10-01 11-9-02 11-8-03

Team Champion Lansing Bevill State Rend Lake Rend Lake Rend Lake

JCCC Champions at NJCAA Championships Men NA

Women Lyudmila Anderson 11-9-02 18:30.10

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JCCC Finish 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th

Top JCCC Finisher Jeremy Wilson-13th Seth Thompson-7th Josh Wright-18th Brock Peterson-13th Robert Edwards-21st

season schedule

NJCAA Half Marathon Championships

All-time results JCCC Women at KJCCC Championships

Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Topeka, Kan. Visit Topeka, Inc. / Lake Shawnee

Year 11-23-03 04 05 11-19-06 11-17-07 11-22-08 11-21-09 11-20-10 11-19-11 11-17-12 11-16-13

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topeka, Kan. Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visit Topeka, Inc. Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.vistitopeka,com Race Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women- 9 a.m., Men 9:15 a.m. Championship Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Shawnee Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Walker Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . awalker@southplainscollege.edu

NJCAA AT A GLANCE Offfice Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado Springs, Colo. Year Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1938 NJCAA President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryce Roderick Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Ellen Leight Asst. Executive Dir/Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Krug Assisant Director of Media Relations. . . . . . . . . . . Michael Teague

Team JCCC Champion Finish Johnson County 1st Butler 2nd Johnson County 1st Johnson County 1st El Paso 2nd Johnson County 1st Cowley 6th Cowley 8th Iowa Western 5th Iowa Western 6th El Paso 8th

All-time results JCCC Men at KJCCC Championships

Mary Ellen Leight NJCAA Executive Director

Year 11-23-03 04 05 11-19-06 11-17-07 11-22-08 11-21-09 11-20-10 11-19-11 11-17-12 11-16-13

Team JCCC Champion Finish Cloud County 4th Butler 2nd Butler 2nd South Plains 2nd Iowa Central 3rd South Plains 3rd South Plains T-2nd Cowley 2nd Iowa Central 2nd Iowa Central 8th Iowa Central DNC

Women Michala Ruder 20th Abi Hartzell 21st Katie Nelson 31st Marie Cellitti 34th Paige Miller 62nd

1:34:20.56 1:36:24.40 1:39:08.13 1:40:26.81 1:52:38.65

JCCC Top Performances at NJCAA Half Marathon Championships Men James Tong 11-18-06 Brooks Ballou 11-19-11 Josh Lacer 11-21-09 Addis Kenea 11-19-11 Ryan Keene 11-19-11 Javier Segura 11-20-10 Javier Segura 11-19-11 Brian Batlliner 11-21-04 Addis Kenea 11-20-10 Kory Cool 11-19-05

1:10:52 1:11:26 1:11:50 1:12:15 1:12:17 1:12:24 1:12:38 1:12:43 1:12:55 1:13:01

Women Temer Yimer 11-22-08 Amy Gochnour 11-23-03 Nicole Porter 11-21-04 Francis Gipson 11-22-08 Christa Heideman 11-17-07 Christa Heideman 11-18-06 Felicia Fleming 11-19-05 Jackie Jamison 11-18-06 Cassie Blankenship 11-21-04 Felicia Fleming 11-18-06

Top JCCC Finisher Zach Cordel-10th Brian Batliner-5th Kory Cool-5th James Tong-3rd Daniel Everhart-11th Philip Hickman-9th Josh Lacer-7th Javier Segura-11th Brooks Ballou-7th Tyler Roberts-32nd NA

(Top left) A runner-up twice at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships, Amy Gochnour captured a national title in the 1/2 Marathon, winning the 13.1 mile race in 2003. Her time of 1:25:28 was also a school record until 2008, when Temer Yimer (bottem left) set a team record by finishing in 1:25:06. Yimer, along with Francis Gipson and Haley Snow helped JCCC capture its fourth national half marathon title (below)

JCCC at 2013 NJCAA Half Marathon Championship (13.1 miles) Men Did not compete

Top JCCC Finisher Amy Gocnhour-1st Nicole Porter-4th Felecia Fleming-3rd Christa Heideman-4th Christa Heideman-5th Temer Yimer-3rd Haley Snow-14th Amanda Cushing-21st Kayla Peterson-16th Michala Ruder-20th Michala Ruder-20th

1:25:06 1:25:28 1:26:37 1:27:13 1:27:44 1:27:59 1:28:06 1:28:51 1:30:00 1:30:39

JCCC Champions at NJCAA Half Marathon Championships Men None

Women Amy Gochnour 11-23-03 1:25:28

In 2009, Josh Lacer (left) raced to a seventh place finish, leading JCCC to a runner-up finih. His time of 1:11:50 rranks as the thirdbest effort in team history

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media relations Tyler Cundith

JCCC Sports Information Office

In his 24th year at JCCC, 23rd as sports information director, Tyler Cundith coordinates all media relations for the athletic department’s 15 sports. He is the first full-time sports information director in the history of the college. On Feb. 16, 2008, Cundith was inducted to the JCCC Athletics Hall of Fame.

The Johnson County Community College sports information office is dedicated to helping professional media in their coverage of JCCC athletics. As you visit our site, you will find all scores, statistics, releases, features and media guides. All interviews must be arranged through Tyler Cundith, JCCC sports information director. A phone line will be made available at JCCC athletic events for visiting radio stations to broadcast the match or game. The sports information office at JCCC is responsible for statistical services and information to media in attendance and reporting to the media following each home event.

Sports Information Director

During his tenure, Cundith has provided the publicity for 10 national championship teams, 72 teams with top-five finishes at nationals, 94 Region/District championship teams, 120 conference championship teams and over 900 individual All-Americans.

Cundith has won 215 national awards for publications and writing, including 198 by CoSIDA. He has had 99 publications judged best in the nation, 94 by CoSIDA, four by the NJCAA and one by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. He has also had 24 covers picked best in the nation by CoSIDA. Cundith has finished among the top five in the country for total awards won 11 times in his career, and led the country four times. In 2002-03, Cundith led the country with 17 awards, ahead of Texas and Nebraska (15), Maryland (14) and Notre Dame and Texas A&M (13). He again led the nation in 2010-11 with 11 publication honors, three more than Oklahoma and LSU. He made it two straight years in 2011-12, leading the country with eight national awards, and in 2012-13 he tied for the nation’s lead with LSU and Washburn with nine total awards. In 2003-04, he was awarded a career-best 19 awards, including 10 “Best in the Nation” honors, second nationally to Nebraska. Cundith has served 13 years on the CoSIDA Publications Committee. He served as a Vice Chair from 2009-12, and in the fall 2012 was promoted to Chair. He also has served three years on the Academic All-America committee.

Cavaliers on the Web Johnson County Community College current releases, rosters, updated statistics and team history can be found on the web throughout the season. JCCC home page can be accessed at www.jccc.edu/cavs

Phone Directory SID______________________________________________________________Tyler Cundith SID Phone________________________________________(913) 469-8500 est. 3122 SID Fax______________________________________________________ (913) 469-2559 SID Cell Phone______________________________________________ (913) 488-5996 SID Home Phone___________________________________________ (913) 897-4084 SID e-mail________________________________________________ tcundith@jccc.edu SID Office Location_________________________________________________ GEB 140 Athletic Phone______________________________________________ (913) 469-3820 Athletic Fax_________________________________________________ (913) 469-4473 Cross Country Office____________________________ (913) 469-8500 ext.4630

In addition to his duties at JCCC, Cundith is chairman of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame, and has served as media coordinator for four NJCAA National Championship events. In March 2014, he began a three-year run as media coordinator for the D-II Women’s Basketball Championship.

Cundith also teaches golf and coordinates JCCC’s summer youth golf camps. In the summer of 1999, Cundith set a United States record by holing out the 488-yard par 5 sixth hole at Oak Country Golf Club in DeSoto. His ace was just eight yards shy of the world record. It was also named “The Ace of the Year” by Golf Magazine and he appeared in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” in September 1999 issue. Cundith’s experience also includes stints with the Kansas City Attack Professional Indoor Soccer team as public relations director, the Kansas City Brass of the Premier Development Soccer League as media relations director and the Kansas City Chiefs in ticket operations. In 1995, Cundith worked for ESPN as a researcher and spotter during the NPSL All-Star Game in Buffalo. He also served on the media relations staff at the first and second rounds of the 1997 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Cundith’s extensive writing background also includes coverage for Sun Publications, Major Indoor Lacrosse League, Kansas City Golf and Travel Magazine and the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. Cundith graduated from the University of Kansas in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. In 1990, he earned his master’s degree in education/ sports administration from Wichita State University. Cundith and his wife, Annette, have a son, Brandon, 21; and daughter, Kelsey, 19.

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Radio Outlets

Sports Radio 810 WHB (810 AM) www.810whb.com Union Broadcasting, Inc. 6721 W. 121st Street Overland Park, Kan. 66207 (913) 344-1500 Office Fax: (913) 344-1599 Studio Fax: (913) 469-8810 Call-in: (913) 381-0810 Kevin Keitzman (SD/STH) kevin@810whb.com Todd Leabo (SP/STH) toddleabo@810whb.com KCSP (610 AM) www.61sports.com 4935 Belinder Westwood, KS 66205 (913) 744-3600 Fax: (913) 677-8080 Ryan Maguire (PD) rmaguire@entercom.com (913) 481-4310

ECAV www.ecavradio.com Molly Baumgardner-Advisor ECAVRadio@gmail.com

Print Outlets

Kansas City Star www.kcstar.com 1729 Grand Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 234-4355 Fax: (816) 234-4360 Chris Fickett (SE) sfickett@kcstar.com Blair Kerkhoff (SW) bkerkhoff@kcstar.com (913) 234-4730

Olathe Daily News www.olathedailynews.com P.O. Box 130 Olathe, KS 66051 (913) 764-2211 x140 Fax: (913) 764-2251 Tod Palmer (SE) todpalmer@theolathenews.com Topeka Capital Journal www.cjonline.com 616 Jefferson Topeka, KS 66607 (785) 295-1118 (800) 777-7171 Fax: (785) 295-1230 sports@cjonlone.com Ken Corbitt (SW) ken.corbitt@cjonline.com (913) 295-1123 Salina Journal www.salina.com 333 S. Fourth Salina, KS 67401 (800) 827-6363 Fax: (785) 827-6060 Bob Davidson (SE) bdavidson@salina.com Arne Green (SW) argreen@salina.com

Hutchinson News www.hutchnews.com 300 W. Second Hutchinson, KS 67504 (620) 662-3311 (800) 766-5742 Fax: (620) 662-4186 Pat Sangimino (SE) psangimino@hutchnews.com Brad Hallier (SW) bhallier@hutchnews.com Wichita Eagle www.kansas.com 825 E. Douglas Wichita, KS 67201 (316) 268-6000 Fax: (316) 268-6536 Bob Lutz (SC) blutz@wichitaeagle.com (316) 268-6597 Tony Adame (SW) tadame@wichitaeagle.com (316) 268-6398

media relations Hovpensports.com http://hovpen.rivals.com/default.asp Bob Hovey (SW) bhovey@cox.net Campus Ledger www.campusledger.com Mackenzie Clark (SE) mclark68@jccc.edu (913) 469-8500 ext. 4297

TV Outlets

KCTV5 (CBS) www.kctv5.com 4500 Shawnee Mission Parkway Fairway, KS 66205 (913) 677-5555 or (913) 576-7555 Michael Coleman (SD) michael.coleman@kctv5.com Brad Fanning (SR) brad.fanning@kctv5.com KMBC-TV (ABC 9) www.kmbc.com 6455 Winchester Kansas City, MO 64133 (816) 221-9999, 790-9343 Fax: (816) 421-4163 Karen Kornacki (SA) kkornacki@hearst.com Len Dawson (SA) ldawson@hearst.com Johnny Kane (SR) jkane@hearst.com 41 Action News (NBC) www.kshb.com www38.thesport.com 4720 Oak Kansas City, MO 64112 (816) 753-4141, 932-0717 Fax: (816) 932-4145 Jack Harry (SD) jack.harry@kshb.com Lance Veesesr (SR) lance.vessser@kshb.com

Metro Sports www.kcmetrosports.com c/o Time Warner Cable 6550 Winchester Ave. Kansas City, Mo. 64133 (816) 222-5468 Fax: (816) 358-5479 Shawn Beldin-Assignment Editor (816) 222-5618 Dave Stewart (SA) dave.stewart@twcable.com Lief Lisec (SA) leif.lisec@twcable.com Brad Porter (SA) brad.porter@twcable.com Mick Shaffer mick.shaffer@twcable.com FOX 4 News Kansas City www.fox4kc.com Signal Hill 3030 Summit Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 753-4567 Newsroom: (816) 932-9201 news@wdaftv4.com Fax: (816) 561-4181 Al Wallace (SR) al.wallacel@wdaftv4.com (816) 932-9211 Jason Lamb (SR) jason.lamb@wdaftv4.com (816) 932-9172

KJCCC SID Directory East Jayhawk West Jayhawk Barton County

Allen County

Jessica Peters (620) 365-5116 x243 peters@.allencc.edu

Coffeyville

Todd Moore (620) 792-9310 mooret@bartonccc.edu

Brad Weber (620) 252-7076 weber.brad@coffeyville.

Cowley

Matt Jacobs (620) 323-6925 mjacobs1@butlercc.edu

Rama Peroo (800) 593-2222 x5587 peroo@cowley.edu

Cloud County

Fort Scott

Ann Lowell (785) 243-1435 x290 alowell@cloud.edu

Colby

Highland

debbie.schwanke@colbycc.

Butler

Lindsay Hill (620) 223-2700 x7220 lindsayh@fortscott.edu

Debbie Schwanke (785) 460-5411

Dodge City

Jerre Cole (785) 442-6041 cole@highlandcc.edu Diana Gaddis (785) 442-6152 dgaddis@highland.edu

Independence

Sarah Otteman (785) 227-9299 sotteman@dc3.edu

Garden City

Tammy Geldenhuys (620) 332-5480 tgeldenhuysr@indycc.edu

Kansas City Kansas Alan Hoskins (913) 288-7158 ahoskins@kckcc.edu

Labette

Marisa Jordan (620) 820-1014 marisaj@labette.edu

Neosho County

Mike Saddler (620)431-2820 x528 msaddler@neosho.edu

Dan Delgado (620) 276-9612 dan.delgado@gcccks.edu

Hutchinson

Steve Carpenter (620) 665-3593 carpenters@hutchcc.

Pratt

Kurt McAfee (620) 672-5641 x154 kurtm@prattcc.edu

Seward County Roy Allen (620) 417-1553 roy.allen@sccc.edu

Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Bryce Roderick - Commissioner P.O. Box 1045 Arkansas City, KS 67005 (620) 441-6340 Fax: (620) 441-6341 broderick@kjccc.net Russ Karn Web Director (785) 741-0977 midnight@carsoncomm.com

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Directions from KCI Airport I-435 west to I-435 south (which turns into I-435 east) to Quivira, turn south to College Blvd. - or I-29 south to I-35 south to 69 south, to west College Blvd. exit.

Directions from I-35 Northbound

I-35 north to I-435 east to Quivira exit, turn south to College Blvd.

Directions from I-35 Southbound

I-35 south (through Kansas City) to 69 south, to west College Blvd. exit.

Directions from I-70 Eastbound

I-70 east to I-435 south (which turns into I-435 east) to Quivira exit, turn south to College Blvd.

Directions from I-70 Westbound

I-70 west to I-435 south (which turns into I-435 east) to Quivira exit, turn south to College Blvd.

Johnson County Community College Campus Map

Doubletree Hotel (913) 451-6100 10100 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan. Drury Inn and Suites (913) 345-1500 10963 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan. Overland Park Marriott (913) 661-2635 10800 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan.

Pear Tree Inn (913) 451-0200 10951 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan. Super 8 (913) 341-4440 10750 Barkley, Overland Park, Kan.

Restaurants

Applebee’s Bar and Grill (913) 661-0441 11000 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan. Barley’s Brewhaus (913) 663-4099 11924 W. 119th., Overland Park, Kan. Blue Moose Bar & Grill (913) 825-1777 9100 N.W. 135th, Overland Park, Kan. Chili’s Grill and Bar (913) 345-0131 7001 W. 119th, Overland Park, Kan. Chipotle Mexican Grill (913) 469-6620 9900 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan. Coach’s Bar & Grill (913) 897-7070 9089 W. 135th., Overland Park, Kan. D’ Bronx Deli & Pizzeria (913) 649-9000 7070 W. 105th, Overland Park, Kan. Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue (913) 385-7427 9520 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan. First Watch, The (Breakfast) (913) 339-6686 9916 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan. Garozzos Ristorante (913) 491-8300 12018 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan. Gert’s Grille (913) 469-5505 11000 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan. Hayward’s Pit Bar-B-Que (913) 451-8080 11051 Antioch, Overland Park, Kan. Joe’s Crab Shack (913) 393-2929 11965 S. Stang Line Rd., Olathe, Kan. Jose Pepper’s (913) 341-5673 10316 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan. Longbranch Steakhouse 87th and I-35, Lenexa, Kan.

ATB Arts and Technology Building CC Carlsen Center CLB Classroom Laboratory Building COM College Commons Building CSB Campus Services Building GEB General Education Building GYM Gymnasium Building HCDC Hiersteiner Child Development Center

HSC Horticultural Science Center ITC Industrial Technical Center LIB Billington Library NMOCA Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art OCB Office and Classroom Building PA Police Academy PGGG Parking Garage at Galileo’s Garden RC Regnier Center

SC Student Center SCI Science Building WLB Welding Lab Building

Joe’s BBQ (913) 782-6858 11950 South Strang Line Rd., Olathe, Kan. Olive Garden (913) 768-4372 15090 W. 119th, Olathe, Kan. Other Place (913) 791-9500 16590 W. 135th, Olathe, Kan. Talk of the Town Grill and Bar (913) 661-9922 11922 W. 119th, Overland Park, Kan.

Tequila Harry’s (913) 469-6644 11817 College, Blvd., Overland Park, Kan. Thai Place (913) 451-8424 11838 Quivira, Overland Park, Kan. Zarda Bar-B-Que 11931 W. 87th, Lenexa, Kan.

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Mike Bloemker

Head Men’s Coach • 17th Season University of Central Missouri Mike Bloemker enters his 17th season as a member of the Johnson County Community College athletics staff. Widely regarded as one of the premier distance coaches in NJCAA track and field, Bloemker has enjoyed 16 tremendously successful years as head coach of the JCCC cross country programs, as well as his 16 years with the Johnson County track and field program, 10 as an assistant and six as head coach. This year Bloemker will focus solely on the women’s program, while turning the men’s team over to his wife and former volunteer assistant Katherine Bloemker. Now the longest tenured head coach in the history of the cross country program, Bloemker has found tremendous success while at Johnson County, but his cross country track programs experienced a banner year in 2011-12 that rivals the success of any other team in JCCC history. The women swept the Region VI cross country, indoor and outdoor championships for the first time in the history of the program, and joined Barton and Cowley as the only programs to stake that claim. Additionally, both the women and men competed a conference triple crown, the sixth all-time for both programs.

Last year, the women’s program captured it second Region VI triple crown, and now join Barton as the only other program in Region VI history to have won multiple triple crowns. Bloemker was also selected the Region VI Women’s Coach of the Year for cross country, indoor and outdoor track. Equally impressive was the 51 NJCAA All-America honors collected by JCCC athletes in cross country and indoor and outdoor track, including six by Ashley Reid, who also was selected the Female of the Meet at both the indoor and outdoor Region VI championships, and JCCC’s Female Athlete of the Year. Bloemker’s remarkable success did not go unnoticed. He was named the Coach of the Meet at both the indoor and outdoor championships, and later was selected the NJCAA Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year by the NJCAA Track and Field Coaches Association.

In his 16 seasons at JCCC, Bloemker has taken the Cavaliers to heights never before achieved in JCCC’s proud cross country history. There have been many memorable appearances by Cavalier teams at the NJCAA cross country meets, including a national champion by the women in 2000, and five runner-up finishes, three by the women and two by the men. In 2000, the combined finishes of the two programs earned them the Pepsi Cup Championship, and in 2002 they combined to win it a second time. Bloemker has won 22 of the 34 possible East Jayhawk Conference titles, captured nine Region VI titles and finished runner-up nine times. Twenty-three of his 32 cross country teams have registered a top-10 national finish, including 11 top-five finishes. In half marathon national championships, Bloemker has won more national championships than any coach in the country, leading his women’s teams to half marathon national titles in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008. The other six championships his team has competed, JCCC has two second places, a fifth-place finish, two sixth place finishes and an eighth place finish. While his men’s teams have not won a title, they finished runner-up in 2004, 2005, 200, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and placed third in two championships.

Bloemker was named the NJCAA Region VI Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1999 and again in 2004. In 2000 Bloemker was selected the NJCAA and Coaches Association Coach of the Year after his teams were honored as National Champions for the best com-

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bined program in the country, finishing first and third.

Bloemker at a Glance

Under his watchful eye, Cavalier cross country and half marathon runners have earned 56 All-American citations, two individual national champions, three Region VI champions and 10 East Jayhawk Conference champions. Additionally, an individual from the JCCC women’s team has won eight of 16 individual conference titles, while a male JCCC competitor has been crowned champion three times over that span.

EDUCATION University of Central Missouri COACHING EXPERIENCE

√ Head Track Coach, Johnson County Community College, 2009-Present √ Head Cross Country Coach, Johnson County Community College, 1998-Present √ Head Cross Country Coach, Longvie Community College, 1996-98 √ Running Director, Health Plus, 1995-03 √ Assistant Running Director, Health Plus, 1989-95

In his six years overseeing the track and field program, Bloemker has directed individuals to 23 NJCAA All-America performances, including four national champions, and 140 total NJCAA Coaches AllAmerica certificates (65 indoor, 75 outdoor), as well as 132 conference event championships, 42 region event championships, 29 school record performances, 12 conference meet records and 23 stadium records. On the national level, Bloemker has led Johnson County to 11 top-15 NJCAA finishes, including top 10 finishes by the Lady Cavaliers at indoor and outdoor nationals in 2012 and 2013.

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

During his tenure as JCCC’s top assistant track and field coach, Bloemker played an integral part in a long list of track team accomplishments. JCCC won seven top-five NJCAA team trophies at national competitions, led 21 indoor and outdoor track teams to top-10 national finishes, captured the East Jayhawk Conference crown 22 times, and the men and women have each won four conference triple crowns under his tenure.

In his 10 seasons as assistant track coach, JCCC distance runners and relay teams have earned 54 NJCAA All-America honors, 221 Coaches All-American honors, won eight national championships, 26 individual Region VI titles, and 203 individual conference titles under his leadership. He also was selected the NJCAA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Meet following the 2008 Championships. Over all in track in field while at JCCC, Bloemker has mentored 65 NJCAA AllAmericans, 323 Coaches All-Americans, 55 individual Region VI titles and 279 individual conference champions. Johnson County’s men’s and women’s relays teams have proven to a formidable force throughout Bloemker’s career. In 2005, Bloemker put together a national champion women’s indoor 4x800 relay, just the second in school history, and at the 2007 indoor championships, his distance medley team finished runner-up, and the 4x800 raced to a third place finish.

Overall, the Bloemker era has been filled with many outstanding individual highlights. In 2002, Lyudmila Anderson recorded a cross country hat trick, winning the conference, region and national titles. She set records for the top time in school history, the top time in a national championship and was the first runner to win a national title. Anderson followed by winning three individual titles at the 2003 NJCAA Indoor Championships, joining NJCAA and JCCC Hall of Famer Marti Cisper for the most national titles in a single meet. She was also named the Female Athlete of the Meet, a first in JCCC history.

Bloemker also fostered the careers of two of the most decorated athletes in Johnson County history in Amy Gochnour and Christa Heideman. Gochnour garnered 11 American honors during her two seasons under Bloemker, which included an individual half marathon title, five runner-up finishes on the cross country course and track, and all 11 of her All-America efforts had finishes in the top-five. Following the 2008 indoor championships, Heideman would lay claim to the most decorated athlete at JCCC with 13 All-America certificates in cross country and track. This duo also shines brightly among the all-time performances in JCCC history. Gochnour ranks in the top five in three indoor events, and in four events outdoors. Heideman owns the indoor school record for the 1,000 meters and distance medley relay and owns two of the top five marks in the mile run. Outdoors, Heideman holds the record in the 1,500 meters, and ranks in the top five in two other events. Both are record holders in cross country. Gochnour owns the best 3k race performance and half

√ 2013-14 Regon VI Women’s Coach of the Year (CC/Indoor/Outdoor) √ 2013-14 Women’s Region VI Triple Crown (CC/Indoor/Outdoor) √ 2013-14 Women’s East Jayhawk Triple Crown (CC/Indoor/Outdoor) √ 2013 NJCAA Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year √ 2012 NJCAA Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year √ 2012 NJCAA Indoor National Coach of the Meet √ 2012 NJCAA Outdoor National Coach of the Meet √ 2011-12 Women’s Region VI Triple Crown (CC/Indoor/Outdoor) √ 2011-12 Women’s East Jayhawk Triple Crown (CC/Indoor/Outdoor) √ 2011-12 Men’s East Jayhawk Triple Crown (CC/Indoor/Outdoor) √ 2011 NJCAA Men’s Half Marathon National Runners-up √ 2010 NJCAA Men’s Half Marathon National Runners-up √ 2009 NJCAA Men’s Half Marathon National Runners-up √ 2008 NJCAA Women’s Half Marathon National Champions √ 2007 NJCAA Women’s Half Marathon National Runners-up √ 2007 NJCAA Women’s Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year √ 2006 NJCAA Women’s Cross Country National Runners-up √ 2006 NJCAA Women’s Half Marathon National Champions √ 2006 NJCAA Men’s Half Marathon National Runners-up √ 2005 NJCAA Women’s Half Marathon National Champions √ 2005 NJCAA Men’s Half Marathon National Runners-up √ 2004 NJCAA Region VI Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year √ 2004 NJCAA Men’s Half Marathon National Runners-up √ 2004 NJCAA Women’s Half Marathon National Runners-up √ 2003 NJCAA Women’s Cross Country National Runners-up √ 2003 NJCAA Women’s Half Marathon National Champions √ 2002 NJCAA Men’s Cross Country National Runners-up √ 2002 NJCAA Women’s Cross Country National Runners-up √ 2000 NJCAA Women’s Cross Country National Champions √ 2000 NJCAA Cross Country Coach of the Year √ 2000 NJCAA Coaches Association Cross Country Coach of the Year √ 1999 NJCAA Men’s Cross Country National Runners-up √ 1999 Region VI Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year √ 13 East Jayhawk Conference Women’s Cross Country titles √ Eight East Jayhawk Conference Men’s Cross Country titles √ Five NJCAA Region VI Women’s Cross Country Titles √ Three NJCAA Region VI Men’s Cross Country titles √ 12 top-10 NJCAA Finishes in Women’s Cross Country √ 11 top-10 NJCAA Finishes in Men’s Cross Country √ Two top-10 NJCAA Finish Women’s Indoor Track and Field √ Two top-5 NJCAA Finish Women’s Outdoor Track and Field √ Coached 6 individual National Champions (CC-1/2-ID-OD) √ 34 NJCAA Women’s Cross Country and Half Marathon All-America Honors √ 22 NJCAA Men’s Cross Country and Half Marathon All-America Honors √ 65 NJCAA Indoor Coaches All-America Honors (W &M) √ 75 NJCAA Outdoor Coaches All-America Honors (W & M) √ 23 NJCAA All-America Honors-Indoors and Outdoors √ 29 School Records Broken in Track and Field in 5 seasons √ 23 Indoor Stadium Records Broken in Track and Field in 5 seasons √ 3 Region VI Individual Champions in Cross Country (M & W) √ 24 Region VI Individual Champions in Indoor Track (M & W) √ 18 Region VI Individual Champions in Outdoor Track (M & W) √ 10 East Jayhawk Individual Champions in Cross Country (M & W) √ 76 East Jayhawk Conference Individual Champions Indoor Track (M & W) √ 56 East Jayhawk Conference Individual Champions Outdoor Track (M & W)

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Bloemker favors a philosophy of dedication, commitment, consistency and a desire to compete. He believes that without that, athletes will never reach their potential. He also looks for athletes who are willing to work hard dayin and day-out. “I expect a lot out of people,” Bloemker said. “They don’t have to be the most talented, but if they work hard and are committed to what I tell them, they will go a long way.”

When Bloemker was hired to succeed NJCAA Hall of Fame coach Dave Burgess, he was not a stranger to coaching at the collegiate level nor to the hard work it takes to build a first-rate program. In the fall of 1996, Bloemker began a cross country program from scratch at Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit, Mo. A year later, he led his team to two first-place meet finishes and to a 13th-place finish at the NJCAA Division II National Championship.

Bloemker might best be noted for his work at HealthPlus. From 1989 to 1995, he served as assistant running coordinator under the late Tom Dowling, who was a former Olympic Development coach and one of Kansas City’s most successful running coaches.

Did You Know? Mike Bloemker has won more NJCAA National Half Marathon titles than any coach in the country. Bloemker has four nationals titles in the 10-year history of the championship. Titles Coach, School

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Did You Know?

At least one Johnson County team has brought home a trophy from each of the nine NJCAA Half Marathon Championships (2003-Women 1st; 2004-Women 2nd, Men 2nd; 2005-Women 1st, Men 2nd; 2006-Women 1st, Men 2nd; 2007-Women-2nd; 2008-Women 1st; 2009-Men 2nd; 2010-Men 2nd, 2011-Men 2nd).

In 1995, he was promoted to running coordinator. During his tenure at HealthPlus, Bloemker was instrumental in helping numerous high school athletes qualify for and win state titles. Among those athletes are former JCCC harriers Nick Luft and Vince Kane. Bloemker also played a key role in the development of Amanda Pape, a Footlocker finalist, four-time state champion and Junior Pan American Game qualifier; Stephan Pro, a three-time state champion who ran a 9:09 two-mile at the state meet; Amy Hastings, a three-time Kansas 6A state champion, who is the 2012 American champion in the 10,000 and competed in 2012 Summer Olympics; and Elle Pishny, a Kansas 6A state champion in the 3,200 meters, who qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic marathon trials. During his tenure at HealthPlus, Bloemker has coached seven high school girls who have run under 11:00 for 2 miles, and four boys under 9:20 for 2 miles. As running coordinator at HealthPlus, Bloemker’s main duties are to design and implement individualized off-season running programs. Bloemker earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1995 from Central Missouri State University, and his master of education from the University of St. Mary in 2005. He is working toward his Doctorate at Baker University. He is married to Dr. Katherine Bloemker. The couple resides in Shawnee, Kan., with their son, Griffin

Year-by-Year Results Under Bloemker Cross Country – Women / Men Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

EJC 1st / 1st 1st / 1st 1st / 1st 1st / 1st 2nd / 1st 1st /2nd 1st / 1st 1st / 1st 1st / 2nd 1st / 2nd 1st / 2nd 2nd / 2nd 2nd / 2nd 1st / 1st 1st / 2nd 1st / 3rd

Reg. VI 3rd / 3rd 3rd / 1st 2nd /1st 3rd / 3rd 1st / 3rd 1st / 2nd 2nd / 1st 2nd / 3rd 2nd / 3rd 2nd / 3rd 2nd / 3rd 3rd / 4th 2nd /4th 1st / 2nd 1st / 2nd 1st / 6th

NJCAA 10th / 11th 9th / 2nd 1st / 3rd 4th / 4th 2nd / 2nd 2nd / 4th 8th / 8th 9th / 12th 2nd / 10th 7th / 9th 6th / 11th 15th / 9th 8th / 10th 12th / 5th 12th / 22nd 12th / DNP

AA 0/0 2/3 4 / 2 1 / 0 2 / 1 2 / 0 2 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 0 1 / 0 3 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0

Indoor Track and Field – Womem / Men 1/2 Mar. –– –– –– –– –– 1st / 4th 2nd / 2nd 1st / 2nd 1at / 2nd 2nd / 3rd 1st / 3rd 6th / 2nd 8th / 2nd 5th / 2nd 6th / 8th 8th / DNP

AA –– –– –– –– –– 2/0 1/1 2/1 2/1 1/0 3/0 2/2 0/3 1/4 0 /0 0/0

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

EJC 3rd / 3rd 3rd / 3rd 1st / 2nd 1st / 1st 3rd / 4th 1st / 3rd

Reg. VI 7th / 7th 5th / 5th 3rd / 5th 1st / 1st 3rd / 7th 1st / 7th

Outdoor Track and Field – Womem / Men

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

EJC 4th / 4th 3rd / 3rd 2nd / 3rd 1st /1st 1st / 4th 1st / 3rd

Reg. VI 9th / 8th 7th / 9th 3rd / 7th 1st / 3rd 2nd / 6th 1st / 7th

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NJCAA 24th / 25th 14th / 12th 17th / 17th 7th / 12th 6th / 16th 14th / 19th

CAA 4/2 2 /10 2/2 8 / 11 5/9 6/2

NJCAA CAA T-20th / 16th 6 / 4 16th / T-26th 4 / 3 17th / 22nd 11 / 7 5th / 12th 9 / 14 4th / T-12th 7 / 6 13th / T-23rd 7 / 2

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National Champions CC - Women (1) 2002 Lyudmila Anderson

All-America CC - Women (14) 1999 Katie Sellens 2nd-Team Michelle Simecka 1st-Team 2000

Erin Connor Shenna Farnan Kim Oldaker Michelle Simecka

2nd-Team 2nd-Team 2nd-Team 1st-Team

2002

Lyudmila Anderson Amy Gochnour

1st-Team 1st-Team

2001 2003 2004 2006 2007

2008

Kim Oldaker

Amy Gochnour Nicole Porter

Christa Heideman Christa Heidman

Temer Yimer

3rd-Team 1st-Team

3rd-Team

2nd-Team

2nd-Team 3rd-Team

National Champions 1/2 Marathon - Women (1) 2003 Amy Gochnour All-America 1/2 Marathon - Women (14) 2002 Amy Gochnour 2003

Nicole Porter

2005

Felecia Fleming Esther Mathias

2004 2006 2007

Nicole Porter

Christa Heideman Jackie Jamison Christa Heideman

2008

Francis Gipson Haley Snow Temer Yimer

2011

Kayla Peterson

2009

Kayla Harris Haley Snow

Coaches All-America CC- Women (20) 1999

Katie Sellens Michelle Simecka

2001

Kim Oldaker

2000

2002

Erin Connor Sheena Farnan Kim Oldaker Michelle Simecka Lydmila Anderson Amy Gochnour

2003

Amy Gochnour Nicole Porter

2006

Christa Heideman Jackie Jamison

2004 2007

Nicole Porter Cassie Blankenship Christa Heideman Temer Yimer

2008

Francis Gipson Sarah Stark Temer Yimer

2000

Tyson Edwards Joel Schmidt Seth Thompson

2007

Alex Troncoso

Coaches All-America CC - Men (10) 1999 Seth Enderby Joel Schmidt Jeremy Wilson

2002 2009 2011

Brock Peterson

Adrian Marquez Ryan Keene

All-America 1/2 Marathon - Men (12) 2004 Brian Batliner 2005 2009 2010

Kory Cool James Tong Josh Lacer Adrian Marquez Brook Ballou Addis Kenea Javier Segura

2011

NJCAA All-America OD Track - Women (9) 2009 Carissa Alexander Javelin

Brook Ballou Ryan Keene Addis Kenea Javier Segura

National Champions ID Track - Women (1) 2013 Monet Jackson WT NJCAA All-America ID Track - Women (8) 2010 Vonda Thoams High Jump Desiree Wilson High Jump 2011

Ashley Reid

High Jump

2013

Monet Jackson Jordan Ross

WT High Jump

2012 2014

Ashley Reid Ashley Reid

Janee’ Kassanavoid

Coaches All-America ID Track 2009 Kayla Harris Timer Yimer Timer Yimer Timer Yimer 2010

Vonda Thoams Desiree Wilson

2012

Kaylee Eklund Danielle Houltberg Maishia Mitchell Kayla Peterson Ashley Reid Ashley Reid Kirstie Sanders Kirstie Sanders Michelle Smith Michelle Smith Jessica Thomas

2011

2013 2014

Kayle Eklund Ashley Reid

Jalisa Brice Macy Ebert Monet Jackson Jordan Ross Jessica Tingle

Jalisa Brice Michala Damron Abi Hartzell Janee’ Kassanavoid Paige Miller Madison Williams

High Jump Triple Jump WT

Women (30) Mile Mile 3,000m 5,000m High Jump High Jump Pole Vault High Jump

Pole Vault 4x800 DMR 4x800 High Jump Triple Jump 4x800 DMR 4x800 DMR DMR Triple Jump High Jump WT High Jump Pole Vault TJ 4x800 4x800 WT 4x800 4x800

NJCAA All-America ID Track - Men (2) 2009 Redell Frazier 600m 2013

Caniggia Raynor

2010

Darryl Banks Darry Banks James Carter James Carter Adam Estavillo Adam Estavillo Ryan Keene Adrian Marquez Adrian Marquez Nico Youch

DMR 4x800 DMR 4x800 DMR 4x800 DMR 5,000m 4x800 Pole Vault

2012

Nickson Baselle Cooper Bell James Bowlin Jordan Dodd Kenny Lightner Alex Sanders Alex Sanders Javier Segura Mark Sitek Garrett Smith Kurt Vukas

4x800 4x800 4x800 4x400 4x400 60m 4x400 3,000m 4x400 Pole Vault 4x800

Coaches All-America ID Track - Men (35) 2009 Redell Frazier 600m Josh Lacer 3,000m

2011

2013 2014

Luke Arnold Alex Sanders

Nickson Baselle Nickson Baselle Huns Pitia Huns Pitia Mark Sitek Kurt Vukas Kurt Vukas Kamp Wiebe

Shawnn Laurent Matt Loughner

Pole Vault 55-meters

4x400 4x800 4x400 4x800 4x400 4x400 4x800 4x800

Heptathlon WT

National Champions OD Track - Women (3) 2013 Monet Jackson Hammer Madelyn Osmundson Javelin 2014

Janee’ Kassanavoid

Hammer

2010

Carissa Alexander

Javelin

2013

Monet Jackson Madelyn Osmundson Jordan Ross Jessica Tingle

Hammer Javelin HJ PV

2012

2014

Kaylee Eklund Ashley Reid

Janee’ Kassanavoid

Pole Vault High Jump

Coaches All-America OD Track - Women (44) 2009 Carisa Alexander Javelin Francis Gipson 5,000m Francis Gipson 10,000m Kayla Harris 5,000m Sarah Stark 5,000m Sarah Stark 10,000m 2010

Carissa Alexeander Liz Smith Vonda Thomas Temer Yimer

Javelin Shot Put High Jump 10,000m

2012

Chelsey Borders Kaylee Eklund Kaylee Eklund Monet Jackson Maisha Mitchell Ashley Reid Ashley Reid Ashley Reid Ashley Reid

4x100 Pole Vault 4x100 Hammer 4x100 High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump 4x100

2011

2013 2014

Chelsey Borders Shelby Clark Kaylee Eklund Amira Maker Maisha Mitchell Kayla Peterson Ashley Reid Ashley Reid Mary Riley A’Brey Rogers Emily Tysick

Jalisa Brice Mellisa Ebert Monet Jackson Madelyn Osmundson Jordan Ross Jessica Tingle Mikayla Vette Allison Bailey Lia Howe Janee’ Kassanavoid Paige Miller Katie Nelson Sydney Simpson Madison Williams

2009

Emily Crews Francis Gipson

CC & Track CC & Track

2011

Samantha Dupree Chelsea Keifer Betsy Smith Liz Smith

CC Track Track Track

2010

2014

Madison Holland Chelsea Keifer Liz Smith

Abi Hartzell Maggie Hornick Bethany Webb

Track Track Track

CC/Track CC/Track Track

NJCAA Academic All-American - Men (4) 2009 Jason Rose CC & Track 2011

Jesse Brown

Track

2014

Michael Chalfant Sam Yoakum

Track Track

2013

Mark Sitek

Track

4x100 4x800 Pole Vault 4x100 4x100 4x800 4x100 High Jump Javelin 4x800 4x800

TJ HJ Hammer Javelin HJ PV Hammer HJ PV Hammer 4x800 4x800 4x800 4x800

NJCAA All-America OD Track - Men (4) 2009 Jeff Woods Hammer Jeff Woods Discus 2013

Caniggia Raynor Caniggia Raynor

2010

Adrian Marquez Marcus Reynolds Jeff Woods

2012

Luke Arnold Brooks Ballou Hayes Grissom Kenny Lightner Marquel Nickens Alex Sanders Alex Sanders Mark Sitek Joe Turner

Coaches All-America OD Track2009 Billy Leutzinger Adrian Marquez Jeff Woods Jeff Woods

Discus Hammer

Men (31) Pole Vault 10,000m Hammer Diccus 10,000m Javelin Javelin

2011 Brooks Ballou 10,000 James Carter 800 KennyLighter 4x100 Pete Mirocke Javelin Alex Sanders 4x100 Shawn Smith 4x100 Joe Turner 4x100

2013 2014

Nickson Baselle Hayes Grissom Huns Pitia Mark Sitek Peter Vukas Kamp Wiebe

Dondrell Hardiman Derek Webb

Pole Vault 10,000m Javelin 4x100 400-H 100m 4x100 4x100 4x100

4x800 Javelin 4x800 200m 4x800 4x800

400m Hurdles Javelin

NJCAA Academic All-American - Women (14) 2008 Francis Gipson CC & Track Christa Heideman CC & Track

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Bloemker’s

National Championship Teams 2000 Women’s Cross Country Running in gusty winds, blowing snot, and wind chills in the lower teens, Johnson County placed four runners in the top 15 and edged Colby and Schoolcraft to win the NJCAA Division II National Championship. It was the first cross country title in the program’s history. Michelle Simecka was JCCC’s top finishser, placing second in a time of 19:25.0, and was awarded first-team All-American. Sheena Farnan and Kim Oldaker earned second-team All-American by placing in the top 10. Farnan placed eighth and Oldaker finished 10th overall. Erin Connor garnered honorable mention All-American with a 12th-place overall finish. In addition to the team’s scccess, coach Mike Bloemker was selected the women’s coach of the by both the NJCAA and NJCAA Coaches Association.

2003 Women’s Half Marathon

Led by All-America performances from Amy Gochnour and Nicole Porter, JCCC won its second marathon national championship, and its first in a 1/2 marathon. Gochnour won the individual title with a time of 1:25:28, nearly one minute faster than the runner-up finisher. Her win capped an outstanding career that saw her tie Marti Cisper with 11 All-American honors for her career. Porter earned in fifth overall, finishing in a time of 1:30:43. Rounding out JCCC’s competitors were Cassie Blankenship (12th1:37:30), Hannah Wilson (13th-1:37:51), Aubrey Hale (15th-1:40:02) Courtney Thompson (19th1:41:46) and Rychel Johnson (22nd-1:43:29).

2005 Women’s Half Marathon

The women’s team won its second national 1/2 marathon championship, edging El Paso Community College for the 2005 title. Freshman Felicia Fleming and sophomore Esther Mathias led the Lady Cavaliers, finishing third and fifth respectively. Fleming finished in 1:28:06, and earned NJCAA All-American. Mathias finished with a time of 1:28:48. Also turning in key efforts were freshman Jackie Jamison (11th-1:33:23) and sophomore Yuliya Kubryakova (20th-1:40:40).

2006 Women’s Half Marathon

The JCCC women’s team made it back-to-back titles, this time edging South Plains for the national championship. Freshman Christa Heideman and sophomore Jackie Jamison backed up their All-American efforts at the cross country championships with All-American efforts in the half marathon, finishing fourth and fifth. Also posting top 10 finishes were sophomore Felicia Fleming at seventh-place and freshman Kay Thomas coming in ninth overall.

2008 Women’s Half Marathon

The JCCC women’s team used its local knowledge of its home course to capture its fourth NJCAA Half Marathon national championship in six years. JCCC had two of the top six runners in teh final stansings. Sophomore Temer Yimer placed third with a time of 1:25:08, followed by sophomore Francis Gipson with a time of 1:27:10. Both earned NJCAA All-American.

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Top 10 National Finishes as Track Assistant

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Dr. Katherine Bloemker Head Men’s Coach • 1st Season Standford Univeristy

After nine years serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the Johnson County Community College cross country and track teams. Katherine Bloemker was named the men’s head cross country coach in July, 2014. Her husband, Mike, will coach the women’s team.

Bloemker brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program. She played a key role in the development of 14-time All American Christa Heideman, 10-time All American Timer Yimer, ninetime All American Francis Gipson, three-time All American James Carter and 10-time All American and national runner-up in the 1,000-meters James Tong.

Bloemker was also involved with the coaching of the 2006 men’s and women’s cross country teams. The women finished 2nd and the men 8th at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships; and the women won and the men were runners up at the half marathon championship. Bloemker was also very instrumental with the 2008 teams, where again the women won and the men were 3rd at the half marathon championship.

In addition to her coaching duties at JCCC, Bloemker has been very involved with meet management and timing, assisting with the management of many home cross country and track meets. She was the Region VI cross country championship meet director in 2006 and 2009. Her duties included meet management, packet pick-up, timing, results, logo development, and course set-up. Bloemker also served as an assistant meet director for the 2009-2010 NJCAA National Half Marathon Championships. As a post collegiate runner from 2006-2008, Bloemker trained with the team while assisting with coaching. During that span, she achieved

personal best marks in the 800-meters (2:11.10), 1,500-meters (4:33.18), mile (4:58.50), 3,000-meters (10:14.00) and 5,000-meters (17:45.00). Some of her racing accomplishments include being one of the top three female road racers in Kansas City from 2006-2008. She won multiple road races in Kansas City including: Hospital Hill 5k (2007), Mother’s Day 5k (2010), Race for the Cure 5k (2011). Bloemker won multiple track races in the Midwest including: two-time Iowa State Open (800m & 1500m – 2008), Cyclone Open (3000m – 2010). She also finished 12th place at two of the most prestigious road races in the country; Steam Boat Classic 4 mile (Peoria, IL 2007) and Fifth Season 8k (Cedar Rapids, IA 2007). Bloemker finished among the top 10 at multiple road races across the United States including the Wharf to Wharf 6 mile (2007), Medtronic Mile (2007), Austin Statesman Capital 10k (2007), New Las Vegas Half Marathon (2006) and just recently qualified for the Boston Marathon (2013).

and Engineering Good Teaching Award 2007 and 2011. While working on her PhD at UMKC she was awarded the School of Computing and Engineering Outstanding PhD Student. Bloemker has a philosophy that academics are a student athlete’s number one priority.

“The experience as a student-athlete gives a person well-rounded collegiate experience., Bloemker said. “Athletics provides opportunities that other students don’t get during their years in college.” Bloemker likes that JCCC is similar to Stanford because of the high priority the colleges puts on academics and how faculty and staff are always willing to help students.

“I like that focusing on student success is a top priority at JCCC, and the athletic resources that are available to student athletes.”

Bloemker earned her bachelors and master’s degrees at Stanford University in 2005. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2013. Bloemker and her husband Mike and son Griffin reside in Shawnee, Kan.

Bloemker was a member of the varsity softball team at Stanford. During her time on the starting roster for the softball team, Stanford was third at the College World Series in 2004 and Pac-10 Champions in 2005. In addition, in 2004 Bloemker led the team in stolen bases, a mark which still ranks in the top 10 all-time at Stanford. Athough she only played three years on the softball team, Bloemker still ranks the top 10 all-time career stolen bases. She was also Pac-10 Softball All-Academic First Team and National Fast Pitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athlete 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Bloemker is also an associate teaching professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Missouri Kansas City. She has been with the UMKC since 2006, during her tenure has received the following awards; Computing

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Phil Groves Assistant Coach • 6th Season University of Missouri

Phil Groves is in his sixth season as an assistant track and field coach for the Cavaliers, primarily working with all field events and multi-event athletes.

The past three seasons, JCCC throwers had a banner year under Groves’s tutelage. JCCC throwers rewrote the JCCC record book, won four individual national championships, four national runner-up finishes, 11 NJCAA Coaches All-America performances, six Region VI individual champions and 14 conference individual champions.

As a freshman in 2012, Monet Jackson set new indoor stadium and school records in the weight throw. As a sophomore, she broke her own record and set the new standards for the JCCC Fieldhouse and conference indoor championships. She also became the first female athlete in JCCC history to win a national title both indoors and outdoors. Also in 2013, Madelyn Osmundson came away with a national title in the javelin. In 2014, Groves brought in Janee’ Kassanavoid and coached her two national runner-up finish in the indoor weight throw and an outdoor national title in the hammer. Her winning mark of 175-1 ranks as the second best effort in school history. Kassanavoid moved on and will compete for Kansas State University this season.

On the men’s side, Caniggia Raynor set a standard of excellence that may not be attained again. In 2013, Raynor shattered the school records in the indoor weight throw and outdoor hammer throw. He also was a NJCAA All-American in both events, placing runner-up in each championship. Raynor owns all five of the top marks in the weight throw, the top four in the hammer, the JCCC Fieldhouse mark in the weight throw, and the region and conference meet records in the weight throw. He also set the outdoor school record in the discus

A year earlier, javelin thrower Hayes Grissom earned NJCAA and Coaches All-American with his runner-up finish at outdoor nationals. He also recorded a fifth place finish at the USA Junior Outdoor Championships last summer. In 2011, Groves saw javelin thrower Mary Riley set a school record, win both the conference and region titles and earn NJCAA Coaches AllAmerica. On the men’s side, Pete Mirocke earned NJCAA Coaches All-America honors in the javelin. In his first season with the program, Groves played a large role in the development of several throwers and multi-event specialists. Indoors, Carrissa Alexander set a school record in the weight throw as did Jade Swayne in the pentathlon and Brendon Martinez in the heptathlon. At outdoor nationals, Groves coached three athletes

to Coaches All-America honors – Alexander in the javelin, Liz Smith in the shot put and Jeff Woods in the javelin. Overall, Groves’s athletes have earned four national championships, nine All-American, 16 Coaches All-American, 27 All-Region VI and 38 All-East Jayhawk citations. He has also coached six individual region and 14 conference event champions. Groves joined the Johnson County track and field program after serving as the throws coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City during the 2008-09 season. In his one season at UMKC, Groves coached Kimoya Harriott to a firstplace finish in the javelin at The Summit League Outdoor Championships. Harriott posted a mark of 144-8, which broke the Eccles Coliseum record at Southern Utah University. The last time a UMKC student-athlete won the event in the javelin was in 2002. She is also the current UMKC record holder in the event. She was also the only women’s regional qualifier for the Kangaroos. Two months prior to his hiring at UMKC, Groves was hired as the first head coach at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, N.J. He was tabbed to create and field a new track and field program at the school. This role was to include administrative duties, recruiting for the Lions, including organizing, arranging and administering campus visits, and designing most aspects of training for the team, particularly in the areas of throws, jumps, multi-events and sprints. However, GCU did not officially compete until after Grove’s departure. Before moving to the East Coast, Groves served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Adams State College in Alamoso, Colo., from February 2007 to March 2008. During his time at Adams, the Grizzlies claimed the NCAA Division II Women’s Indoor National Championship and student-athletes under Groves’ guidance garnered eight all-America honors. From Aug. 2006 to Jan. 2007, Groves was a graduate assistant coach at Chadron State College. Prior to his move to Chadron State, Groves spent two and a half years at Missouri Baptist University, where he coached 10 All-Americans, including two-time national champion Shernell Nichols in the women’s shot put. Nichols claimed the 2005 NAIA outdoor title and the 2006 NAIA indoor championship in the event. As a result, Groves was named the 2006 NAIA Indoor Women’s National Assistant Coach of the Year - Throws.

As a team, Groves was instrumental in leading the Spartans to the 2006 NAIA Indoor National Championship and the 2006 NAIA Outdoor National Championship. Throughout his collegiate coaching career, Groves coached student-athletes to a total of 28 school records. Additionally, 10 individuals posted top-three national finishes under his guidance. Groves has also been active on the high school and youth scene in his coaching career. While working with select student-athletes, he coached 15 all-state honorees, three individual state champions, 15 individual district champions and 16 individual conference champions. On the youth circuit, 13 athletes earned AAU/USATF all-America honors under his watch, and he coached one USATF Heptathlon National Champion and one AAU Discus National Champion. Groves, who is a USATF Level I Certified Track and Field Coach, earned his Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition and fitness from the University of Missouri in May 2005. He received his master’s degree in human performance and physical education with an emphasis in exercise science from Adams State in May 2009.

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Tom Lester Assistant Coach • 4th Season Northwest Missouri State University

A veteran at the national and international, NCAA NJCAA, and high school levels for more than 21 years, Tom Lester returned to the collegiate coaching ranks in 2012 after an 11-year stint as an assistant at Raytown South High School. He assists with cross country program and primarily works with JCCC sprinters, hurdlers and relay teams during the track and field campaign. In his first season at JCCC, seven of the possible 12 JCCC women’s and men’s relay teams earned All-America honors at indoor and outdoor nationals, and 11 of the 12 earned All-East Jayhawk Conference honors, including five championship teams.. He also coached 13 individual conference performers, including six champions, nine all-region performers and five All-Americans in sprints and hurdles. Additionally, sprinter Mark Sitek and hurdler Marquel Nickens, qualified for the United States Junior National Championships that summer in Bloomington, Indiana.

In 2013, the men’s 4x400 and 4x800 indoor and 4x800 outdoor relay teams earned NJCAA Coaches All-American and the 4x880 outdoor team set a new school record. Additionally, Sitek earned Coaches All-American in the 200-meter dash, while setting a new school mark in the event. He also coached 25 conference performers, including eight individual conference champions and seven region performers. Last season, the women’s 4x800 indoor and outdoor relay teams garnered NJCAA Coaches All-American, and Lester helped Dondrell Hardiman in 400 hurdles, and Shawn Laurent in the heptathlon, earn Coaches All-American. Additionally he coached 43 conference performers, including 20 individual conference champions, and 34 region performers.

In all, Lester has helped produce 49 NJCAA Coaches All-Americans in relays and individual events, 19 Region VI champions and 53 East Jayhawk Conference champions. Also currently, JCCC athletes under his direction have 48 top performances in team history and own four JCCC Fieldhouse records. In addition to his 11 years at Raytown South (200111), Lester as served as head coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College (1991-93); assistant coach at Blinn Community College (1993-94) and head coach at Blinn (1994-95); and head coach at Lincoln University (1996-98). During his tenure, he has had individual success in track, coaching numerous Olympians, national collegiate champions and state high school champions.

During Lester’s tenure at Raytown South, he was an integral member of the staff from 2001-2011, and he coached the boys and girls sprint teams to new heights never reached in the program’s history. His sprint corps scored more points at the Missouri Class 4 state championships than any other high school over the past six years. Over that span, Raytown South sprinters earned all-state honors in 40 different sprinting or relay events, and had 12 state champions (seven individual and five relay titles). Additionally, his sprinters set three state records. One of his most decorated athletes he worked with

was Maurice Mitchell. Under Lester’s guidance, Mitchell won eight state titles and helped his team capture the first team state title in the program’s history. Mitchell won NCAA titles in the 200-meters and 400 relay for Florida State at the 2011 NCAA Championships, and was a semifinalistin 200-meters at the 2012 London Olympics.

The same season the Raytown South boys won a state title, the girls team posted a runner-up finish in the team standings, also a best for the school. Lester also has 12 years experience coaching at the collegiate level. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Northwest Missouri State University where he coached the sprinters and relays. After one season, Lester took over the program at Kansas City Kansas Community College, and in his first campaign, guided the Blue Devil men to a 10th place finish at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships in Odessa, Texas. His star pupil was Ernest Greene, the older brother to Olympic Gold medalist Maurice Greene. At the 1992 NJCAAs, Greene place fifth in the 100, ran a leg on the third place 400 relay and made school history when he won a national title in the 200-meters. His times of 10.24 in the 100 and 20.60 in the 200 earned him a spot in 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, also a first in KCKCC history. At the trials, Greene lined up against one of the top sprinters of that time in Carl Lewis, and reached the semi finals. After two seasons, Lester left KCKCC in 1993 to take over as the top assistant for Steve Silvey at Blinn College, considered one of the premier community college track and field programs. In his first year at Blinn, Lester coached the throws and multi-events as well as assisting with the relays events. That season, Lester coached the NJCAA National Champion in the indoor shot put, outdoor discus and outdoor decathlon.

In the fall of 1994, Silvey left for Arkansas, and Lester took over as head coach of the Blinn cross country and track programs. He began his tenure at Blinn by leading the men’s cross country program to a National Championship, defeating heavily favored South Plains for the title, completing the first leg of the Triple Crown. His track and field teams went on to win both the indoor and outdoor titles, making Lester the second NJCAA head coach in history to capture the Triple Crown. That season he coached James Beckford, whose 58-foot, 9.5-inch triple jump and 28-foot, 6.5 long jump in the NJCAA outdoor meet remains the best mark by a collegian. Beckford followed by winning a bronze medal for his native Jamaica at the World Track and Field Championships that summer and a silver medal in the long jump at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. However, the administration at Blinn dropped the program following the 1995 track season for Title IX compliance, ending one of the most storied programs in NJCAA history.

Lester followed by serving two years at Lincoln University, which had been a highly successful NCAA Division II program earlier in the decade. Upon Lester’s arrival, the program began to produce some good athletes and had some success and following the 1997 season, the program was back on the map.

At the 1997 prestigious Drake Relays, Lincoln won four relay titles, one individual title and had two runner-up individual finishes. They also saw Lorraine Graham become the first Lincoln athlete to be named the Athlete of the Meet. She won three gold medals and helped set a meet record in the 4x400. She also won gold in the 4x200 and individual 400.

The women’s program were dominant in the sprints and relay events at both the indoor and outdoor national championships. Lincoln athletes won three sprint titles indoors and five outdoors to help their teams claim third and fourth place national trophies.

That summer at the 1997 World Track and Field Championship, Lester had to of his athletes medal, marking Lincoln University the only U.S. program to make that claim. Lester’s athletes have extended to the national and international arena. Prior to his arrival at Raytown South, Lester coached two-time Olympian Dinsdale Morgan from 1997-2000. Under Lester’s tutelage, Morgan had his best two seasons of his professional career. In 1997, he was a finalist at the World Championships and in 1998 was ranked fifth in the word by Track and Field News.

A native of Kansas City, Mo., and a graduate of Raytown South, Lester was an outstanding collegiate runner at Northwest Missouri State University. He earned outdoor All-American honors as a member of the Bearcats 1984 4x400 relay. He also was a fivetime MIAA champion, twice indoors in the 2-mile relay and three times outdoors in the 4x400 relay. He also helped set school records in indoor 4x400, outdoor 4x400 and distance medley relays. Today, his team’s indoor mark ranks third and both outdoor relays are still school records. He also ran the third fastest indoor time in the 600-yard run in 1984. He currently ranks eighth in school history in that event. Lester earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at NWMSU. He has two daughters, Carlye and Tomye, who attend Olathe Northwest High School.

World Ranked Athletes under Lester Yr. Athlete

Event/Mark

‘94 ‘95 ‘95 ‘97 ‘97 ‘98 ‘98

Decathlon/8391 TJ/58-9.5 LJ/28-6.5 400m/51.04 400IH/48.42 400m/50.23 400 IH/48.13

Henrick Dagard James Beckford James Beckford Lorraine Graham Dinsdale Morgan Lorraine Graham Dinsdale Morgan

Rank

4th 5th 6th 10th 7th 7th 5th

Nationally Ranked High School Athletes under Lester

Rank

Nationally Ranked Relays under Lester

Rank

Yr. Athlete

Event/Mark

‘07 ‘07 ‘08 ‘08

100m/10.26 200m/20.77 100m/10.24 200m/20.74

Marucie Mitchell Maurice Mitchell Maurice Mitchell Maurice Mitchell

Yr. Athlete

Event/Mark

2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd

‘97 Lincoln University 800 relay/1:33.24 4th ‘97 Lincoln University 1600 relay/3:33.28 3rd ‘08 Raytown South Boys 800 sprint medley/1:31.38 1st

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2015 JCCC Summer Camps

Speed Development The JCCC track and field coaching staff will conduct a camp this summer devoted to the overall development of sports speed. Whatever your sport, speed is the foundation for athletic success. Develop sports-specific speed to be used in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and more. The coaching staff will teach the fundamentals of the correct way to run as well as proven training techniques of how to increase speed, quickness and further develop agility. This camp will help improve the overall athleticism that will maximize each camperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance in his or her respective sport.

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MARIE CELLITTI Year: Sophomore Height: 5-2 High School: Shawnee Mission South Hometown: Overland Park, Kan. 2013 Cross Country Competed in all eight events in 2013 ... Registered three top 20 finishes and one top-10 ... Helped JCCC capture both East Jayhawk Conference and Region VI cross country titles ... Raced to an eighth place finish in the conference and a 16th place overall finish in the region with a 5k time of 21:31.6 ... Recorded her personal-best 5k effort of 20:25.9 at the NJCAA National Championship, placing 92nd overall.

2014 Track and Field

THE CELLITTI FILE Full Name: Marie Ann Cellitti Nickname: Rabbit, MAC

Favorite food: Italian, Mexican Favorite fast food restaurant: Firehouse Subs

Favorite restaurant: Longhorn Steakhouse

Favorite TV show: Duck Dynasty, Dancing with the Stars

Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings Favorite actor: Daniel Craig

Favorite musician/band: Coldplay, U2

Favorite book: Any Nicholas Sparks book Favorite athlete: Derek Jeter

Favorite sports team: Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Kansas basketball Favorite cartoon character: Tom and Jerry

Cellitti’s Cross Country 2013 Results Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Central Missouri Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Championship Region VI Championship NJCAA Championship NJCAA Half Marathon Championship

Place 20th 49th 75th 223rd 182nd 8th 16th 92nd 34th

Cellitti’s Best College Cross Country Marks

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 13.1 miles

Time 17:49.00 16:35.78 22:25.67 21:08.6 20:52.7 21:31.6 21:31.6 20:25.9 1:40:26.81

Event 4k 5k Half Marathon

Time/Mark Date Meet 16:35.78 9-14-13 Central Missouri Mule Run 20:25.9 11-9-13 NJCAA Nationals 1:40:25.81 11-16-13 NJCAA Half Marathon

Event Mile Run 3,000-meter Run 5,000-meter Run Distance Medley Relay

Time/Mark (place) 6:03.02 (4th) 11:35.24 (3rd) 20:31.51 (3rd/4th) 13:49.13 (1st/2nd)

Cellitti’s Best College Indoor Track Marks Date 1-17-14 1-31-14 2-21-14) 2-21-14

Helped JCCC win both East Jayhawk Conference and Region VI championships Cellitti’s Best College Outdoor Track Marks indoors and outdoors, giving the program its second region triple crown all-time ... Earned Event Time/Mark (place) Date indoor All-East Jayhawk Conference first3,000-meter Run 11:44.11 (15th) 4-5-14 team and All-Region VI second-team honors 5,000-meter Run 21:11.49 (2nd/3rd) 5-3-14 running a leg on the Lady Cavaliers distance 10,000-meter Run 42:54.22 (1st/2nd) 5-3-14 medley relay ... Also earend all-conference third-team honors wih a third place finish in the 5,000-meter run ... Posted a season-best time of 20:31.51 ... Began the indoor season placing fourth in the mile with a time of 6:03.02 at the Cavalier Invitational ... Two weeks later raced to a third place finish in the 5,000-meters with a time of 11:35.24 at the Cavalier Night Relays ... Was the East Jayhawk Confrence champion and Region VI runner-up in the 10,000-meters outdoors ... Finished with a time of 42:54.22 ... Also earned second-team all-conference and thirdteam all-region in the 5,000-meters, placing second and third respectively with a time of 21:11.49.

Meet Cavalier Invitational Cavalier Night Relays East Jayhawk/Region VI East Jayhawk/Region VI Meet Emporia State Relays East Jayhawk/Region VI East Jayhawk/Region VI

JCCC Tennis

Was a member of the JCCC women’s tennis team 2006-08 ... Voted her team’s MVP in 2007 and 2008 ... Earned a No. 48 singles ranking in the ITA/Fila Collegiate Tennis Rankings during the fall as her sophomore year,and a No. 69 singles ranking in the fall of her freshman season .... Reached the semifinals of the consolation bracket at NJCAA Nationals at No. 3 singles her freshman and sophomore years, and at No. 2 doubles with teammate Paul Rice at No. 2 doubles her freshman year ... Reached the consolation final at No. 3 doubles with teammate Vika Schnose in 2008 ... Finished runner-up at No. 3 singles at the Region VI and Jayhawk Conference Championship both years ... Finished third in doubles both years at the region/conference championship ... Finished her freshman season with a singles mark of 7-12 and 4-15 record in doubles ... Was 7-11 at no. 3 singles and 0-1 at No. 2 ... Her seven victories were a team high ... Posted an 8-11 singles mark and a 6-10 doubles record as a sophomore ... Was 0-1 at No. 2, 5-8 at No. 3 and 3-2 at No. 4 singles ... Scholar athlete at JCCC ... Was on the Dean’s Honor roll both years.

High School

Lettered three years in tennis and basketball and one in track and field ... Was captain of the tennis team her senior year ... Was a Kansas Class 6A Sate qualifier her senior year after winning a District Championship in doubles ... Earned honorable mention All-Sunflower League in doubles in 2006 ... Earned 6A All-State accolades in track and field running a leg on the 4x800 relay that placed third ... Also ran a leg on the 4x400 relay that placed ninth at state ... National honor society member her junior and senior years ... Honor roll student all four years ... Was a four-year state participant playing the piano ... Earned honorable mention AllState all four years.

Personal

Born Marie Ann Cellitti Sept. 20, 1987, in Kansas City, Mo. .... Nicknames are Rabbit and MAC ... Daughter of Tony and Janet Cellitti ... Graduated from the University of Kansas in 2011 with a degree in accounting and finance ... Both parents, a brother and sister attended JCCC ... Her sister, Catherine, also was played tennis at JCCC in 2010-12.

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MACKENZIE HERREN Year: Sophomore Height: 5-7 High School: Santa Fe Trail Hometown: Scranton, Kan. 2013 Cross Country Competed in six of the eight events in 2013 ... Registered one top-20 finish ... Helped JCCC capture both East Jayhawk Conference and Region VI cross country titles ... Raced to an 20th place finish in the conference and a 45th place overall finish in the region with a 5k time of 22:42.1 ... Recorded her personal-best 5k effort of 22:14.7 at the WisconsinParkside Invitatational.

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THE HERREN FILE Full Name: Mackenzie Dean Herron Nickname: Mak

Career ambition: Undecided Favorite food: Mexican

Favorite fast food restaurant: Taco Bell

Favorite TV show: Real Housewives Favorite movie: Twilight

Favorite actress: Kristen Stewart

Favorite musician/band: Taylor Swift Favorite book: Bible

Favorite athlete: Usain Bolt

Favorite sports team: Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals

Favorite cartoon character: Road Runner

Herren’s Cross Country 2013 Results Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Central Missouri Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Championship Region VI Championship

Place 27th 81st 85th 293rd 236th 20th 45th

Herren’s Best College Cross Country Marks

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k

Time 18:40.60 17:34.16 22.38.93 22:31.0 22:14.7 22:42.1 22:42.1

Event 4k 5k

Time/Mark Date Meet 17:34.16 9-14-13 Central Missouri Mule Run 22:14.7 10-12-13 Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational

Event 600-yard Run 600-meter Run Mile Run Distance Medley Relay

Time/Mark (place) 1:47.99 (22nd) 2:05.35 (6th/14th) 6:16.79 (28th) 13:49.13 (1st/2nd)

Herren’s Best College Indoor Track Marks Date 1-24-14 2-21-14 2-7-14 2-21-14

Meet Kansas Jayhawk Classic East Jayhawk/Region VI Central Missouri Mule Relays East Jayhawk/Region VI

Herren’s Best College Outdoor Track Marks

Helped JCCC win both East Jayhawk Conference and Region VI championships Event Time/Mark (place) Date indoors and outdoors, giving the program 1,500-meter Run 5:44.99 (36th) 4-5-14 its second region triple crown all-time ... 3,000-meter Steeple 15:02.29 (2nd/7th) 5-3-14 Earned indoor All-East Jayhawk Conference first-team and All-Region VI second-team honors running a leg on the Lady Cavaliers distance medley relay ... Also scored conference points in the 600-meter runs, placing sixth overall with a time of 2:05.35 ... Earned second-team all-conference in the outdoor 3,000-meters steeplechase, placing second with a time of 15:02.29 ... That effort also eaned a sevenh place finish in the region standings.

Meet Emporia State Relays East Jayhawk/Region VI

High School

Lettered four years in track and field coach Scott Flanary and three years in cross country for coach Jayson Duncan at Santa Fe Trail High School, Carbondale, Kan. ... Graduated 2013 ... Was a 4A State cross country qualifier as a sophomore ... Raced to a 53rd place finish with a time of 17:29.61 ... That ranks as the second fastest recorded in the program’s history ... Qualified for the 2012 4A State Track Championships as a member of the Chargers 4x800 relay team, placing third at the 4A Baldwin Regional ... Principal’s honor roll.

Personal

Born Mackenzie Dean Herron on January 1, 1995 ... Daughter of Don and Michele Herren.... Major is undecided ... Also recruited by Emporia State University, Allen Community College and Neosho County Community College.

Greatest sports moment: Scoring at Regionals in the steeplechase

Superstition: Wearing the same socks

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PAIGE MILLER Year: Sophomore Height: 5-4 High School: East Marshall Hometown: Marshalltown, Iowa 2013 Cross Country Competed in all eight events in 2013 ... Registered four top 20, three top-10 and one top-five finishes ... Was voted her team’s MVP for 2013 ... Helped JCCC capture both East Jayhawk Conference and Region VI cross country titles by placing second in the conference and sixth in the region with a time of 20:51.1 ... Was the top finisher at Nationals, placing 55th with a personal-best time of 19:53.4 ... Began the year with an eighth place finish at the Baker Maple Leaf Invitational.

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THE MILLER FILE Full Name: Paige Amanda Miller

Career ambition: Elementary school teacher Favorite food: Almost anything Favorite fast food restaurant: Subway

Favorite restaurant: Someburros Favorite TV show: TLC

Favorite movie: Vince Vaughn movies Favorite actor: Vince Vaughn

Favorite musician/band: Mley Cirus Favorite book: Bible

Favorite athlete: Alex Gordon, Nick Symmonds Favorite sports team: Kansas City Royals

Favorite cartoon character: Ninja Turtles

Miller’s Cross Country 2013 Results Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Central Missouri Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Championship Region VI Championship NJCAA Championship NJCAA Half Marathon Championship

Place 8th 36th 13th 183rd 164th 2nd 6th 55th 62nd

Miller’s Best College Cross Country Marks Event 4k 5k Half Marathon

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 13.1 miles

Time 16:42.90 16:10.06 21:09.32 20:31.0 20:34.6 20:50.1 20:50.1 19:53.4 1:52.38.65

Time/Mark Date Meet 16:10.06 9-14-13 Central Missouri Mule Run 19:53.4 11-9-13 NJCAA Nationals 1:52:38.65 11-16-13 NJCAA Half Marathon

Miller’s Best College Indoor Track Marks Event Time/Mark (place) 800-meter Run 2:33.13 (13th) 1,000-meter Run 3:20.16 (3rd/7th) Mile Run NA (3rd/4th) 4x800 Relay 9:48.00 (5th) Distrance Medley Relay 13:18.85 (5th)

Date 2-7-14 2-21-14 2-21-14 3-18-14 1-24-14

Helped JCCC win both East Jayhawk Miller’s Best College Outdoor Track Marks Conference and Region VI championships indoors and outdoors, giving the program its Event Time/Mark (place) Date second region triple crown all-time ... Earned 800-meter Run 2:27.35 (5th/8th) 5-3-14 NJCAA Coaches All-American both indoors 1,500-meter Run 5:10.53 (3rd/5th) 5-3-14 and outdoors running a leg on the 4x800 4x800 Relay 9:55.74 (8th) 5-17-14 relay ... The indoor team placed fifth overall, and outdoor team came in eighth ... Earned indoor All-East Jayhawk Conference in the 1,000-meter run and mile run, placing third in both races ... Placed seveth and fourth respectively in the region, scoring points for the Lady Cavaliers ... Raced to third-team All-East Jayhawk accolacdes in the outdoor 1,500-meters, finishing in 5:10.53 ... That also earned a fifth place region finish ... Scored conference and region points in the 800-meters by placing fifth and eighth respectively.

High School

Lettered four years in track and field for coaches Randy Baker and Trent Taylor, and three in cross country for coach Christian Grandgemet at East Marshall High School, Le Grand, Iowa ... Graduated 2013 ... Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter run at the Iowa State meet her junior year and ninth in the 1,500-meters her senior year ... Was a state qualifier and all-conference performer in cross country 2011-13 ... Was a three-year starter in softball and helped her team placed fifth at the state tournament in 2012 and eighth in 2013 ... Earned All-Area honorable mention as a junior ... Also started and lettered one season in basketball ... National Honor Society member.

Personal

Born Paige Amanda Miller May 12, 1995, in Marshalltown, Iowa ... Daughter of Stacy and Trisha Miller ... One of two siblings ... Major is undecided but her career ambition to be a teacher ... Chose JCCC over Emporia State University, Northwest Missouri State University, Iowa Central Community College and Central College.

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KATIE NELSON Year: Sophomore Height: 5-6 High School: Shawnee Mission Northwest Hometown: Shawnee, Kan.

2013 Cross Country Competed in all eight events in 2013 ... Registered three top 20, two top-10 and one top-five finishes ... Helped JCCC capture both East Jayhawk Conference and Region VI cross country titles by placing hird in the conference and eighth in the region with a time of 20:53.5 ... Was the No. 2 finisher at Nationals, placing 82nd with a personal-best time of 20:18.0 ... Began the year with an 17th place finish at the Baker Maple Leaf Invitational ... Was the team’s top finisher at the Mule Run, placing 26th with a 4k time of 15:53.64.

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THE NELSON FILE Full Name: Katie Ann Nelson Nickname: Katiu

Career ambition: Accountant Favorite food: Italian, steak

Favorite fast food restaurant: Subway

Favorite restaurant: J Gilbert’s Favorite TV show: Bravo

Favorite actor: Ben Affleck

Favorite athlete: Nick Symmonds

Favorite sports team: Kansas City Royals, Kansas

Favorite cartoon character: Snoopy

Greatest sports moment: Qualifying for Nationals in the 1,500 Superstition: Always double knot my shoes

Nelson’s Cross Country 2013 Results Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Central Missouri Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Championship Region VI Championship NJCAA Championship NJCAA Half Marathon Championship

Place 17th 26th 54th 231st 183rd 3rd 8th 82nd 31st

Nelson’s Best College Cross Country Marks

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 13.1 miles

Time 17:17.0 15:53.64 21:39.57 21:08.6 20:53.0 20:53.5 20:53.5 20:18.0 1:39:08.13

Event 4k 5k Half Marathon

Time/Mark Date Meet 15:53.64 9-14-13 Central Missouri Mule Run 20:18.0 11-9-13 NJCAA National 1:39:08.13 11-16-13 NJCAA Half Marathon

Event 1,000-meter Run Mile Run Distance Medley Relay

Time/Mark (place) 3:18.91 (2nd/6th) NA (1st/2nd) 12:59.80 (8th)

Date 2-21-14 2-21-14 3-8-14

Meet East Jayhawk/Region VI East Jayhawk/Region VI NJCAA Nationals

Time/Mark (place) 2:35.54 (48th) 5:03.76 (17th) 19:26.21 (4th) 9:55.74 (8th)

Date 4-12-14 5-17-14 4-18-14 5-17-14

Meet Wichita State Relays NJCAA Nationals Central Missouri Mule Relays NJCAA Nationals

Nelson’s Best College Indoor Track Marks

Nelson’s Best College Outdoor Track Marks

Event Helped JCCC win both East Jayhawk 800-meter Run Conference and Region VI championships 1,500-meter Run indoors and outdoors, giving the program its 5,000-meter Run second region triple crown all-time ... Was 4x800 Relay the East Jayhawk Conference champion and Region VI runner-up in the mile run ... Also earned all-conference and scored points in the region in the 1,000-meter run, placing second and sixth with a time of 3:18.91 ... Ran a leg on the distance medley relay at NJCAA Indoor Natoinals, placing eighth overall ... Was an outdoor NJCAA Coaches All-American as a member of the 4x800 team that finished among thetop six American teams ... They placed eighth overall with a time of 9:55.74 ... Was the East Jayhawk champion in the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter runs and as a member of the 4x800 relay .. Also earned All-Region VI in all three events, placing third in the 1,500-meters and runner-up in the 5,000-meters and relay ... Recorded her best 1,500-meter time of 5:03.76 at Nationals, placing 17th overall.

High School

Lettered four years in track and field for coach Mike Cooper, and three years in cross country for coach Van Rose ... Graduated 2013 ... Was a two-time All-State performer in cross country, and helped the Cougars win a 6A State Championship in 2011 ... Placed 16th overall with a time of 15:36.40 as a senior, and placed 13th with a time of 15:45.50 her junior year ... Posted her best time of 15:16 during her junior season ... Competed in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs in track.

Personal

Born Katie Ann Nelson Feb. 22, 1995 in Shawnee, Kan. ... Daughter of James and Leslie Nelson ... Major is undecided ... Chose JCCC over the University of South Dakota.

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KRISTIN ANTHONIS COLLEEN RUSSELL Year: Freshman Height: 5-6 High School: Shawnee Mission East Hometown: Leawood, Kan.

Year: Freshman Height: 5-10 High School: Bishop Miege Hometown: Shawnee, Kan.

High School

Competed three seasons in in track and field and one in cross country for coach ____________ Colburn at Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan. ... Graduated 2012 ... Also was a three-time varsity letter winner in bowling, and competed one season in swimming ... National Honors Society member ... Two-time President’s Award ... International Baccalaureate Diploma ... Was a three-time District orchestra member playing the violin ... Was a State orchetra member in 2012 ...

Lettered four years in cross country coach Alan Thomas and four years in track and field for coach Scott Anderson at Bishop Miege High School, Roeland, Park, Kan. ... Graduated 2014 ... Earned All-Eastern Kansas League honors after placing ninth at the EKL cross country championship her senior year, finishing in 15:56.0 ... Placed fourth at the 4A Regional with a time of 15:52.0 to qualify for State her senior year ... Raced to a 42nd place finish at the State ... Earned honorable mention All-Metro by the Greater Kansas City Cross Country Coaches Association as a senior ... Qualified for State as a member of the Stags 4x800 relay team in 2012 and 2014 ... The team placed fourth at regionals in 2012 and third in 2014 ... Also posted a fifth place finish at regionals in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs her senior year.

Personal

THE ANTHONIS FILE Full Name: Kristin Anthonis Nickname: Krispy Kremes

Career ambition: Bilingual Dietician, family/marriage counselor Favorite food: Coconut curry with rice Favorite fast food restaurant: DPanera, Noodles & Company

Favorite restaurant: McCormick & Schmick’s

Favorite TV show: The Nanny, George Lopez, HOme Improvment, Fresh Prince of Bel Air Favorite movie: Hitch, Frozen, Fireproof Favorite actor: Will Smith

Favorite musician/band: Tim McGraw

Born Kristin S. Anthonis on Dec. 19, 1993, in Redhook, N.Y. ... Nickname is Krispy Kremes ... Daughter of Dirk and Teresa Anthonis ... Has a brother, Caleb ... Major is undecided.

THE RUSSELL FILE Full Name: Colleen Rae Russell

Career ambition: To work outdoors Favorite food: Watermelon

Favorite restaurant: Aladdin Cafe

Favorite TV show: Game of Thrones Favorite movie: Into the Wild, Remember the Titans

Favorite actor/actress: Morgan Freeman, Cate Blanchett

Personal

Born Colleen Rae Russell on Aug. 7, 1995 ... Daughter of William and Teresa Russell ... Has two sisters, Roxanne and Kelly ... Her sister Roxanne also attended JCCC ... Notable alumni from her school are former Kansas basketball player Travis and former Alabama basketball player Trevor Releford.

Favorite musician/band: Atl-J Favorite book: The Book Thief

Favorite athlete: Steve Prefontaine, Michael Johnson Favorite sports team: Team USA

Favorite book: As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen

Favorite sports team: Sporting KC

Favorite cartoon character: Sponge Bob Square Pants

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JASMINE WAYNE Year: Freshman Height: 5High School: Piper Hometown: Kansas City, Kan. High School Lettered four years for coach Josh Baxter at Piper High School, Kansas City Kansas ... Graduated 2014 ... Earned 4A All-State running a leg on Piper’s 4x400 relay team that placed fifth at State her senior year ... That same relay placed second at the 4A Regional ... Placed seventh individually at regionals in the 800-meters with a time of 2:37.47 ... Ran a leg on the 4x400 relay that placed fifth at the 4A Regional her sophomore year ... Earned one varsity letter in basketball ... Honor roll student.

Personal

THE WAYNE FILE Full Name: Jasmine Nicole Wayne Career ambition: Kindergarten teacher

Born Jasmine Nichole Wayne on April 14, 1996, in Kansas City , Kan. ... Daughter of John and June Wayne ... Has a sister, Jessica ... Majoring in elementary education ... A notable alumni from her school is actor Eric Stonestreet of Modern Family.

Favorite food: Chicken alfredo, tacos, crab Favorite fast food restaurant: Sonic Favorite TV show: Bad Girls Club Favorite movie: Coach Carter

Favorite musician/band: Bruno Mars, Beyonce’, Migos

Favorite caroon character: Patrick

Favorite athlete: Steve Prefontaine, Michael Johnson Favorite sports team: Los Angeles Lakers

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LAYNE HARDIN Year: Sophomore Height: 5-11 • 155 High School: Maize South Hometown: Maize, Kan.

2013 Cross Country Competed in all seven events in 2013 ... Posted his 8k time and finish at East Jayhawk Conference Championship, finishing 30th with a time of 29:33.2 ... Began the season with a 36th place finish at the Maple Leaf Invitational, finishing the 5k course in 18:57.40.

2014 Track and Field

Scored conference points for the Cavaliers at the outdoor East Jayhawk Conference Championship, placing eighth in the 10,000meter run, with a time of 36:35.82 ... Posted a 13th place finish in the 5,000-meters at the indoor conference championship, finishing in 18:35.12.

High School

THE HARDIN FILE Full Name: Layne Michael Hardin Nickname: Kie

Career ambition: Physical therapist

Favorite food: Seafood, shrimp, crab, lobster Favorite fast food restaurant: Culver’s

Favorite restaurant: Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, Longhorn Steakhouse Favorite TV show: Tosh.O, Key and Peele, Family Guy Favorite movie: The Dark Knight trilogy

Favorite actor: Lenardo DiCaprio

Hardin’s Cross Country 2013 Results Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Central Missouri Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Championship Region VI Championship

Place 36th 80th 126th 308th 218th 30th 60th

Hardin’s Best College Cross Country Marks

Time 18:57.40 24:11.31 31:28.05 30:51.2 30:31.5 29:33.2 29:33.2

Event 5k 6,400m 8k

Time/Mark Date Meet 18:57.40 8-31-13 Maple Leaf Invitational 24:11.31 9-14-13 Central Missouri Mule Run 29:33.2 10-28-13 KJCCC/Region VI

Event Mile Run 3,000-meter Run 5,000-meter Run

Time/Mark (place) Date 5:12.54 (22nd) 1-17-14 10:31.72 (18th) 1-31-14 18:35.12 (13th/21st) 2-21-14

Event 1,500-meter Run 5,000-meter Run 10,000-meter Run

Time/Mark (place) 4:49.50 (50th) 17:48.29 (28th) 36:35.92 (8th/14th)

Hardin’s Best College Indoor Track Marks

Hardin’s Best College Outdoor Track Marks Date 4-5-14 4-25-14 5-3-14)

Lettered four years in track and field for coach Steve Rassmusen, and three years in cross country for coach Alan Birdsell at Maize South High School, Maize, Kan. ... Graduated 2013 ... Was a 5A State Cross Country qualifier his senior year ... Placed 68th at the State meet with a time of 17:51.90 ... His best time during the season wa s 17:41.00 ... Helped the Mavericks win an AVCTL D-II cross country title his senior year ... Placed 10th overall with a time of 18:39.89 to garner All-AVCTL-D-II honors ... Was a second-team all-conference performer his junior year ... Also helped the track team to a title his senior year ... Placed second in the 4x800 and third in the 1,600-meter run.

Personal

Born Layne Michael Hardin June 1, 1994, in Wichita, Kan. ... Son of Scott and Lisa Hardin ... Has two brothers and a sister ... Majoring in physical therapy ... Chose JCCC over Tabor College, Barton Community College and Pratt Community College.

Favorite musician/band: Ady to Remember, Avenged Sevenfold Favorite book: Once a Runner

Favorite athlete: Barry Sanders, Bill Rodgers

Favorite sports team: Team USA, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Oklahoma City Thunder

Favorite cartoon character: Pikachu

Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k

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JONATHAN RAINES Year: Sophomore Height: 6-1 • 151 High School: Shawnee Mission North Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.

2013 Cross Country Competed in the first five races ... Posted his highest finish of 19th to open the season at the Maple Leaf Invitational ... Finished in 17:44.40 ... Recorded his fastes 8k time of 29:16.3 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville.

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THE RAINES FILE Full Name: Jonathan Michael Raines Nickname: J-Ranies

Career ambition: Criminal investigator, police officer

Favorite food: Burgers, crab, lobster, any fish, barbecue Favorite fast food restaurant: Hardee’s

Favorite restaurant: Gate’s BBQ

Favorite TV show: Supernatural, CSI: New York, Game of Thrones Favorite movie: Rambo, Die Hard, The Fugitive, Gone in 60 Seconds Favorite actress: Kate Beckinsale

Favorite musician/band: John Meyer Favorite book: Eragon

Raines’ Cross Country 2013 Results Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Central Missouri Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational

Place 19th 66th 97th 280th 198th

Raines’Best College Cross Country Marks

Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k

Time 17:44.40 23:26.56 30:05.65 29:16.3 29:38.4

Event 5k 6,400m 8k

Time/Mark Date Meet 17:44.40 8-31-13 Maple Leaf Invitational 23:26.56 9-14-13 Central Missouri Mule Run 29:16.3 10-5-13 Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival

Event Did not compete

Time/Mark (place)

Raines’ Best College Indoor Track Marks Date

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Raines’ Best College Outdoor Track Marks

Only competed during the outdoor campagin Event ... Earned All-East Jayhawk Conference as a 800-meter Run membrer of the Cavaliers’ 4x800 relay team 4x800 Relay that placed third overall ... That team also scored points in the region standings with a fifth place finish ... Also competed in the 800meter run ... Recoded his personal-best time of 1:57.69 to place 13th at the Central Missouri Mule Relays ... Had his best finish of sevneth place at the East Jayhawk Conference Championships, finishing in 1:58.43.

Time/Mark (place) 1:57.69 (13th) 7;57.30 (3rd/5th)

Date 4-18-14 5-3-14)

Meet Central Missouri Mule Relays KJCCC/Region VI

High School

Lettered three years cross country and two years in track and field for coaches Ryan Colburn and Aaron Davidson at Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kan. ... Graduated 2013 ... Placed fourth in the 800-meters at the 2013 Kansas 6A State Track Meet, and ran a leg on the Indian’s 4x800 relay that placed fourth ... Earned All-State in both events ... Helped the team to a runner-up finish at Regionals his senior year ... Ran a leg on the Region champion 4x800 relay and finished runner-up in the 800-meters ... Helped his cross country team to a third place finish at Regionals and eighth place finish at State his senior year ... Lettered two years in golf ... Scholar athlete ... Principal’s Honor Roll.

Personal

Born Jonathan Michael Raines May 15, 1994, in Olathe, Kan. ... Nickname is J-Raines ... Son of Jim and Susan Raines ... One of seven siblings ... His brother, Jeremy, attended JCCC ... Chose JCCC over Pittsburg State University and Kansas Wesleyan University ... Major is undecided ... A notable alumni from his school is Phillip Calvin McGraw, known as “Dr. Phil”.

Favorite athlete: Jim Ryun

Favorite sports team: Kansas City Chiefs, Univeristy of Oregon

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LUKE TREIBER Year: Sophomore Height: 5-6 • 150 High School: Seaman Hometown: Topeka, Kan.

2013 Cross Country Competed in all seven events in 2013 ... Posted his best 8k time of 29:16.3 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville ... Recorded his best overall finish of 29th at the Maple Leaf Invitational to open the season, and at the East Jayhawk Conference Championship to end the season ... His time of 29:26.4 at the conference meet was his second-best 8k time.

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THE TREIBER FILE Full Name: Lucas Monroe Treiber Nickname: Luke

Career ambition: Nursing Favorite food: Pasta

Favorite fast food restaurant: Sonic Favorite restaurant: HuHot, Olive Garden

Favorite TV show: Sportscenter, Duck Dynasty Favorite movie: Lone Survivor, Zero Dark Thirty, Seal Team Six, Step Brothers Favorite musician/band: Taylor Swift Favorite book: Prefontaine

Favorite athlete: Galen Rupp

Favorite sports team: Oregon Project, Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs, Sporting KC

Treiber’s Cross Country 2013 Results Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Central Missouri Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Championship Region VI Championship

Place 29th 53rd 101st 275th 199th 29th 58th

Treiber’s Best College Cross Country Marks

Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k

Time 18:21.30 23:06.94 30:18.17 29:16.3 29:40.3 29:26.4 29:26.4

Event 5k 6,400m 8k

Time/Mark Date Meet 18:21.30 8-31-13 Maple Leaf Invitational 23:06.94 9-14-13 Central Missouri Mule Run 29:16.3 10-5-13 Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival

Event 800-meter Run Mile Run 3,000-meter Run 5,000-meter Run

Time/Mark (place) Date 2:10.61 (6th/14th) 2-21-14 5:04.14 (16th) 1-17-14 9:54.20 (11th) 1-31-14 18:12.57 (12th/20th) 2-21-14

Treiber’s Best College Indoor Track Marks

Meet KjCCC/Region VI Cavalier Invitational Cavalier Night Relays KJCCC/Region VI

Scored points for the Cavaliers at the East Treiber’s Best College Outdoor Track Marks Jayhawk Conference Indoor Championships, placing sixth in the 800-meter with a seaEvent Time/Mark (place) Date Meet son-best time of 2:10.61 ... Also posted his 800-meter Run 2:09.66 (82nd) 4-12-14 Wichit State Relays best 5,000-meter time at the conference 1,500-meter Run 4:29.66 (40th) 4-5-14 Emporia State Relays meet, finishing in 18:12.57, good for 12th 5,000-meter Run 17:07.48 (24th) 4-25-14 Missouri Southern Invitational place overall ... Competed in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter runs during the outdoor campaign ... Posted his best finish of ninth place in the 5,000-meters at the East Jayhawk Championships ... His best time in that event of 17:07.48 came a week earlier at the Missouri Southern Invational, good for a 24th place finish.

High School

Lettered four years in cross country and three in track and field for coach Bob Camien at Topeka Seaman High School, Topeka, Kan. ... Graduated 2013 ... Was a three-time All-City and All-Region performer in cross country, and three-time 5A State qualifier ... Earned All-Centennial League honors in cross country his junior year ... Posted a ninth place finish in the City meet and was 15th in the Centennial League meet ... Followed by taking fourth at Regionals to help the Vikings qualify for State ... Capped the season placing 28th at State with a time of 17:29.30... Placed 52nd at State his senior year with a time of 17:32.70, and 58th his sophomore year with a time of 18:05.40 ... Was part of five Region championships teams, two in cross country, two in track and field and one in wrestling.

Personal

Born Lucas Monroe Treiber April 25, 1995, in Topeka, Kan. ... Nickname is Luke ... Son of Michael and Susan Treiber ... Has one sister ... Chose JCCC over Newman University ... Majoring in nursing ... A notable alumni from his school is former Kansas All-American and Chiefs linebacker Kyle McNorton.

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JOEL ALMLOFF

PAT GAVITT

Year: Freshman Height: 5-10 • 148 High School: Shawnee Mission South Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.

Year: Freshman Height: 5-8 • 137 High School: Hartland Hometown: Hartland, Mich.

High School

Lettered three years in cross country and two in track and field for coach J.J. Wannamaker at Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, Kan. ... Graduated 2014 ... Raced to a 13th place at the Kansas 6A Regional posting a personal-best time of 16:43.53 ... Placed 49th at 5A State as a junior with a time of 17:31.70 ... Was a member of the 2011 Kansas 6A State Champion cross country team, and 2013 Region Champion track team ... Posted his best 3,200-meter time of 10:25.52 at the 2013 Sunflower League Championships, good for 15th place ... Kansas Honor Scholar.

Lettered four years in cross country for coach Matt Gutteridge, and three in track and field for coach Chuck Cullen at Hartland High School, Hartland, Mich ... Graduated 2014 ... Was a three-time All-County performer in cross country ... Earned second-team as a sophomore, and first-team his junior and senior years ... Was part of a State runner-up team in 2011, and a ninth place team in 2012 ... Placed 97th at the State meet as a sophomre with a time of 16:52.8 ... Placed 60th at the State meet in 2012 with a time of 16:20.7 ... Raced to a 40th place finish at State his senior year with a time of 16:30.4, helping Hartland to an 11th place finish ... Placed 20th at Regionals his senior year, helping Hartland to a third place finish ... Recorded his best time of 16:16.10 at the Portage Invitational his junior year, good for a 32nd place finish.

Personal

THE ALMLOFF FILE Full Name: Joel Mitchell Almloff Nickname: Julmloffs Favorite food: BBQ

Favorite fast food restaurant: Subway

Favorite restaurant: L.C.’s BBQ

Favorite TV show: Bob’s Burgers Favorite musician/band: Red Favorite book: The Bible

Favorite athlete: Tyler Lockett, Galen Rupp, Robby Andrews Favorite sports team: Team USA, Sporting KC

Born Joel Mitchell Almloff on Sept. 13, 1995, in Overland Park, Kan. ... Nickname is Julmloff ... Son of Kevin and Bethany Almloff ... Has a sister Alexis, and brother Marc ... Major is undecided ... A notable alumni from his school is Rob Riggle.

THE GAVITT FILE Full Name: Patrick Allen Gavitt Nickname: Pat

Career ambition: Athletic trainer

Favorite food: Bratworst, macaroni and cheese

Favorite restaurant: Black Rock Bar and Grill Favorite TV show: CSI New York

Personal

Born Patrick Allen Gavitt on May 15, 1996, in Commerce, Mich ... Nickname is Pat ... Son of Christopher and Barbara Gavitt ... Has one brother, Brendan ... Majoring in excersice science ... A notable alumni from his school is former Major League pitcher Lee Gardner.

Favorite movie: Field of Dreams Favorite actor/actress: Mark Wahlsberg

Favorite musician/band: Kid Ink

Favorite book: TFM-Total Frat Move Favorite athlete: Ivan Rodriguez, Evan Jager

Favorite sports team: Detroit Tigers, Team USA

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T. J. KIMBROUGH-FRENCH LIBAN SAMATAR

Year: Freshman Height: 6-2 • 175 High School: Bonner Springs Hometown: Bonner Springs, Kan.

THE KIMBROUGHFRENCH FILE Full Name: Thomas John KimbroughFrench Nickname: T.J., Thurgood, Jenkins, Daddy Long Legs Career ambition: TV movie actor, director Favorite food: Fettuccine alfredo Favorite fast food restaurant: Fazoli’s

Favorite TV show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Favorite movie: Glory Road

Favorite actor/actress: Will Smith Favorite musician/band: John Legend, Anthony Hamilton, Michael Jackson

Year: Freshman Height: 6-2 • 150 High School: Oak Park Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.

High School

College

Lettered four years in cross country for coach Bill Downing and four years in track and field for coach Rob Marriott at Bonner Springs High School, Bonner Springs, Kan. ... Graduaed 2013 ... Was one of 60 runners to compete in the 2013 Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Cross Country race, and finished 18th overall with a time two-mile time of 11:59 ... Raced to a 51st place finish at the 2011 Class 4A State Cross Country Championship despite losing a shoe just 800-meters after the start ... Placed 13th at Regionals in 2011 ... Qualified for the 2010 State Meet with a 19th place Regional finish with a time of 18:16.0 ... Ran a leg on the 4x800 relay team that placed seventh at State his senior year.

Attended the Univeristy of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo., but did not compete for the Mules cross country or track and field teams.

Personal

Born Thomas John Kimbrough-French on March 28, 1995, in Kansas City, Mo. ... Nicknames are T.J., Thurgood, Jenkins and Daddy Long Legs ... Son of Thomas French and Nina Kimbrough ... One of five siblings ... ... His brother, Aaron Weathers, was an All-American football player at North Texas University ... Major is undecided.

High School

THE SAMATAR FILE Full Name: Liban Samatar Nickname: Sam

Lettered four years in cross country and track and field for coach Kevin Turner at Oak Park High School, Gladstone, Mo. ... Graduated 2013 ... Was a three-time State qualifier in cross country ... Placed 29th at the 2012 Class 4 State Championship with a time of 16:41.44 ... Finished 47th his junior year and 51st his sophomore year with a times of 17:09.32 and 16:51.31 respectively ... Was the Missouri Class 4 District 8 champion his senior year, finishing with a winning 5k time of 16:25.93 ... Posted a seventh place finish at the Class 4 District meet in 2010 with a time of 17:44.90, and raced to an eighth place finish at Districts in 2011, finishing in 17:30.0 ... Was the Mid 7 Surbaban Conference 800-mteter champion his senior year and the KC Suburban Blue Conference 800-meter champion his junior season ... Also was conference champion in the 3,200-meters his senior and sophomore years, and fnished runner-up his junior year ... Placed third at Districts in the 800-meters and ran a leg on the runner-up 4x800 relay in 2013 ... That relay went on to place fifth at Class 4 Sectionals ..

Personal

Born Liban Samatar on April 6, 1995 ... Son of Yasmine Garhan ... Majoring in business.

Favorite book: The Giver

Favorite athlete: Kevin Garnett, David Rushida Favorite sports team: Kansas City Chiefs, Boston Celtics

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SAM SCHMIDT

JAWAD TLEMSSER

Year: Freshman Height: 6-2 • 160 High School: Brighton Academy of Overland Park Hometown: Kansas City, Kan.

Year: Freshman Height: 5-8 • 150 High School: ElBilia Intermediate Hometown: Casablanca, Morocco

High School

Lettered four years in cross country and two in track and field for coach Marshall Barney at Brighton Academy of Overland Park, Overland Park, Kan. ... Graduated 2013 ... Voted MVP of the cross country team his senior year ... Qualified for the Homeschool National Meet in the 3,200-meter run, finishing among the top five with a time of 10:26.0 .

Competed in tennis and soccer at ElBelia Intermediate School in Casablanca, Morocco ... Graduated 2012 ... As an unranked team, he and his partner defeated the No. 802 ranked doubles in the world at an international tournament in 2013 ... Made it the quaterfinals of a Future Tennis Tournament ... Was a member of a soccer team that placed third in a regional tournament in Morocco in 2004 ... Earned his high school diploma with an honor degree in economy.

Personal

THE SCHMIDT FILE Full Name: Samuel Brian Schmidt Nickname: Sam

Favorite food: Shrimp, lemon flavored candy, cookies Favorite fast food restaurant: Chipotle Favorite restaurant: IHOP

Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad, Park and Rec, Community, New Girl, Bear Grylls

Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Batman trilogy, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Favorite actor/actress: Liam Nelson, Jennifer Lawrence Favorite musician/band: Beattles, Lindsey Stirling Favorite book: The Hobbit

Favorite athlete: Kevin Durant, Jim Ryun Favorite sports team: Los Angeles Clippers

Born Samuel Brian Schmidt on Jan. 17, 1995, in Kansas City, Mo ... Nickname is Sam ... Son of Brian and Jeanne Schmidt ... Has two sisters and three brothers ... He sister Ruth, and brothers Peter and Caleb attended JCCC ... His cousin, Sarah Graves, played volleyball at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn ... Also recruited by Park University ... His greatest sports moment was finishing the Kansas City Marathon in 3:18:28.

Personal

THE TLEMSSER FILE Full Name: Jawad Tlemmser

Born Jawad Tlemmser on Oct. 2, 1994 in Casablanca, Morocco ... Nickname is Bourass ... Son of Omar and Aicha Tlemsser ... Has four sisters, Jamila, Fatitta, Nabila and Meryem ... Majoring in business administration.

Nickname: Bourass

Career ambition: To be a shareholder in a multi-international company Favorite food: Tajine, couscous, Rfissa, Chewaya BBQ

Favorite restaurant: APP Italian Restaurant, Chez Favorite TV show: Hdidan

Favorite movie: Classroom Number 8, Big Mike, Cassablanca Favorite actor/actress: Taylor Schilling

Favorite musician/band: Matter Zain, Bob Marley Favorite book: The Book Thief

Favorite cartoon character: Captain Majed Favorite athlete: Andy Murray, Youness El Aynaoui, Hicham El Guerrouje

Favorite sports team: Raja Club Athletic

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RYEN TROST Year: Freshman Height: 6-1 â&#x20AC;˘ 175 High School: McPherson Hometown: McPherson, Kan. High School

THE TROST FILE Full Name: Ryen Michael Trost Nickname: Crossfit

Career ambition: Strength and conditioning coach Favorite food: Italian

Favorite fast food restaurant: Chipotle

Favorite restaurant: Albero Cafe

Favorite TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;show: Big Bang Theory, Whitecollar

Favorite movie: Bourne trilogy, Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Avatar, Now You See Me, Man of Steel Favorite actor/actress: Morgan Freeman

Lettered four years in cross country for coach Gentry Nixon and two years in track and field for coach Jace Pavlovich at McPherson High School, McPherson, Kan. ... Graduated 2014 ... Was a three-time Class 4A State qualifier in cross country ... Raced placing ninth at Regionals with a time of 18:01.53 ... Capped the season placing 23rd at the 4A State Championship with a time of 17:52.38 ... Placed 24th at the state meet as a junior, and 84th his sophomore season ... Posted his best 5k time of 17:38.75 at the El Dorado Invitational his junior year ... Ran a leg on the 4x400 relay that place second at the AVCTL D-II Championships his junior year ... Also placed third in the 800-meters with a personal-best time of 2:01.32, and ran a leg on the 4x800 that placed fourth ... Was two-time letter winner in swimming and State qualifier in the 200-free relay ... Placed ninth at the State meet his junior year and runner-up his senior year ... HOSA state and national competitor.

Personal

Born Ryen Michael Trost on Aug. 23, 1995, in Davenport, Iowa ... Nickname is Crossfit ... Son of Brandon and Amy Trost ... One of four siblings ... His mother played volleyball at Boise State Univesity, and his cousin, Emily, played volleyball at Cloud County Community College ... Majoring in excercise science ... Notable alumni from his school are former NBA and KSU guard Steve Henson and WWE commentator Jonathan Coachman.

Favorite musician/band: The Artic Monkeys Favorite book: Freestyle

Favorite caroon character: SpiderMan

Favorite athlete: Rich Froning, David Rudisha Favorite sports team: Oregon Track Club, New York Rhinos

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2013 Women’s

Season Breakdown Team Results

Place 3rd_________ 5th__________ 6th__________ 20th________ 17th________ 1st__________ 1st__________ 12th________ 6th__________

Meet Top Finisher Place Time Maple Leaf Invitational_______________Paige Miller_____________________________8th___________________ 16:42.90 UCM Mule Run________________________Katie Nelson____________________________26th__________________ 15:53.65 Emporia State Invitational___________Paige Miller_____________________________13th__________________ 20:09.32 Arkansas Chili Pepper Festival______Paige Miller_____________________________183rd_________________ 20:31.0 Wisconsin-Parkside Inv.______________Michala Ruder__________________________127th_________________ 20:00.5 East Jayhawk Conference_____________Paige Miller_____________________________2nd____________________ 20:50.1 Region VI Championship_____________Paige Miller_____________________________6th____________________ 20:50.1 NJCAA Championship_________________Paige Miller_____________________________55th___________________ 19:53.4 Half Marathon_________________________Michala Ruder__________________________20th________________1:34:20.56

Best Individual Finish

Runner Finish Meet Time Marie Cellitti____________________ 8th_________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 21:36.6 Mackenzie Gorthy______________ 19th________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 17:50.90 Abi Hartzell_____________________ 10th________________ East Jahawk Conference______________________________________ 21:34.7 Mackenzie Herren_____________ 20th________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 22:42.1 Katie Nelson____________________ 3rd_________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 20:53.5 Paige Miller_____________________ 2nd_________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 20:50.1 Michala Ruder__________________ 4th_________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 20:55.1 Sydney Simpson________________ 7th_________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 21:19.2

Best Individual Times (4k)

Runner Finish Meet Time Marie Cellitti____________________ 49th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 16:35.78 Mackenzie Gorthy______________ 57th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 16:55.23 Abi Hartzell_____________________ 40th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 16:14.48 Mackenzie Herren_____________ 81st________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 17:34.16 Katie Nelson____________________ 26th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 15:53.64 Paige Miller_____________________ 36th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 16:10.32 Michala Ruder__________________ 44th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 16:19.09 Sydney Simpson________________ 29th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 15:57.65

Best Individual Times (5k)

Michala Ruder was voted the team’s MVP after finishing as the top runner in three events, including the NJCAA Half Marathon.

Runner Finish Meet Marie Cellitti____________________ 92nd_______________ NJCAA Nationals_______________________________________________ Mackenzie Gortny______________ 218th______________ Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational_____________________________ Abi Hartzell_____________________ 98th________________ NJCAA Nationals_______________________________________________ Mackenzie Herren_____________ 236th______________ Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational_____________________________ Katie Nelson____________________ 82nd_______________ NJCAA Nationals_______________________________________________ Paige Miller_____________________ 55th________________ NJCAA Nationals_______________________________________________ Michala Ruder__________________ 127th______________ Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational_____________________________ Sydney Simpson________________ 112th______________ NJCAA Nationals_______________________________________________

Best Half Marathon Times (13.1 miles)

Time 20:25.9 21:40.1 20:29.3 22:14.7 20:18.0 19:53.4 20:00.5 20:44.5

Runner Finish Meet Time Marie Cellitti____________________ 34th________________ NJCAA Nationals____________________________________________1:40:26.81 Abi Hartzell_____________________ 21st________________ NJCAA Nationals____________________________________________1:36:24.60 Katie Nelson____________________ 31st________________ NJCAA Nationals____________________________________________1:39:08.13 Paige Miller_____________________ 62nd_______________ NJCAA Nationals____________________________________________1:52:38.65 Michala Ruder__________________ 20th________________ NJCAA Nationals____________________________________________1:34:20.56

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Marie Cellitti

Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chili Festval Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Conference Region VI NJCAA Championship NJCAA Half Marathon

Mackenzie Gorthy

Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chili Festval Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Conference Region VI NJCAA Championship

Abi Hartzell

Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chili Festval Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Conference Region VI NJCAA Championship NJCAA Half Marathon

Mackenzie Herren

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Paige Miller

Meet Maple Leaf Invitational Mule Run Emporia State Invitational Arkansas Chili Festval Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational East Jayhawk Conference Region VI NJCAA Championship NJCAA Half Marathon

season review

Place 20th 49th 75th 223rd 182nd 8th 16th 92nd 34th

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 13.1 miles

Time 17:59.00 16:35.78 22:25.67 21:08.6 20:52.7 21:31.6 21:31.6 20:25.9 1:40:26.81

Place 13th 40th 57th 227th 166th 10th 18th 98th 21st

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 13.1 miles

Time 16:57.40 16:14.48 21:48.42 21:11.3 20:35.8 21:34.7 21:34.7 20:29.3 1:36:24.40

Place 19th 57th 102nd 284th 218th 12th 34th 212th

Place 27th 81st 85th 293rd 236th 20th 45th

Place 8th 36th 13th 183rd 164th 2nd 6th 55th 62nd

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 13.1 miles

Time 17:50.90 16:55.23 23:17.46 22:31.0 21:40.1 22:19.6 22:19.6 22:09.1

Time 18:40.60 17:34.16 22:38.93 22:56.3 22:14.7 22:42.1 22:42.1

Katie Nelson

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Michala Ruder

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Sydney Simpson

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Place 17th 26th 54th 231st 183rd 3rd 8th 82nd 31st

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 13.1 miles

Time 17:17.00 15:53.64 21:39.57 21:15.5 20:53.0 20:53.5 20:53.5 20:18.0 1:39:08.13

Place 14th 29th 39th 235th 194th 7th 14th 112th

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k

Time 16:59.10 15:57.65 21:09.11 21:19.5 21:05.2 21:19.2 21:19.2 20:44.5

Place 16th 44th 40th 193rd 127th 4th 9th 102nd 20th

Distance 4k 4k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 13.1 miles

Time 17:13.60 16:19.09 21:12.04 20:42.6 20:00.5 20:55.1 20:55.1 20:32.2 1:34:20.56

Time 16:42.90 16:10.06 20:09.32 20:31.0 20:34.4 20:50.1 20:50.1 19:53.4 1:52:38.65

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2013 Men’s

Season Breakdown Team Results

Place 2nd_________ 3rd_________ 12th________ 18th________ 14th________ 3rd_________ 6th__________

Meet Top Finisher Place Time Maple Leaf Invitational_______________Grant Poje______________________________6th___________________ 16:49.90 UCM Mule Run________________________Tyler Roberts___________________________15th__________________ 21:47.53 Emporia State Invitational___________Tyler Roberts___________________________30th__________________ 27:58.59 Arkansas Chili Pepper Festival______Sam Yoakum___________________________172nd_________________ 27:29.0 Wisconsin-Parkside Inv.______________Grant Poje______________________________116th_________________ 27:29.0 East Jayhawk Conference_____________Grant Poje______________________________8th____________________ 27:40.1 Region VI Championship_____________Grant Poje______________________________23rd___________________ 27:40.1

Best Individual Finish

Runner Finish Meet Time Michael Chalfant_______________ 26th________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 18:04.70 Layne Hardin___________________ 30th________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 29:33.2 Zach Lynch_____________________ 40th________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 31:20.6 Grant Poje______________________ 6th_________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 16:49.90 John Raines_____________________ 19th________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 17:44.40 Tyler Roberts___________________ 9th_________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 17:05.30 Luke Treiber___________________ 29th________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 18:28.20 _________________________________ 29th________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 29:26.4 Kamp Weibe____________________ 13th________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 28:07.6 Sam Yoakum____________________ 17th________________ East Jayhawk Conference_____________________________________ 28:20.4

Best Individual Times (5k)

Runner Finish Meet Time Michael Chalfant_______________ 26th________________ Maple Leaf Invitaitonal______________________________________ 18:04.70 Layne Hardin___________________ 36th________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 18:57.40 Zach Lynch_____________________ 44th________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 19:52.30 Grant Poje______________________ 6th_________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 16:49.90 John Raines_____________________ 19th________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 17:44.40 Tyler Roberts___________________ 9th_________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 17:05.30 Luke Treiber___________________ 29th________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 18:28.20 Kamp Weibe____________________ 17th________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 17:36.10 Sam Yoakum____________________ 23rd________________ Maple Leaf Invitational______________________________________ 17:49.40

Best Individual Times (6,400m)

Tyler Roberts was voted his team’s MVP his freshman year in 2012.

Runner Finish Meet Time Michael Chalfant_______________ 40th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 22:41.40 Layne Hardin___________________ 80th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 24:11.31 Zach Lynch_____________________ 84th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 24:24.99 Grant Poje______________________ 31st________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 22:23.25 John Raines_____________________ 66th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 23:26.56 Tyler Roberts___________________ 15th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 21:47.53 Luke Treiber___________________ 53rd________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 23:06.94 Kamp Weibe____________________ Did not compete Sam Yoakum____________________ 37th________________ UCM Mule Run________________________________________________ 22:38.27

Best Individual Times (8k)

Runner Finish Meet Michael Chalfant_______________ 182nd______________ Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational_____________________________ Layne Hardin___________________ 30th/60th_________ East Jayahwk Confernce/Region VI__________________________ Zach Lynch_____________________ 313th______________ Arkanas Chili Pepper Festival________________________________ Grant Poje______________________ 116th______________ Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational_____________________________ John Raines_____________________ 280th______________ Akansas Chili Pepper Festival________________________________ Tyler Roberts___________________ 121st_______________ Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational_____________________________ Luke Treiber___________________ 275th______________ Arkansas Chili Pepper Festival_______________________________ Kamp Weibe____________________ 181st_______________ Arkansas Chili Pepper Festival_______________________________ Sam Yoakum____________________ 172nd______________ Arkansas Chili Pepper Festival_______________________________

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Time 28:59.2 29:33.2 31:09.8 27:29.0 29:28.3 27:34.0 29:16.3 27:53.3 27:29.0

Michael Chalfant

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Layne Hardin

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Zach Lynch

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Grant Poje

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John Raines

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Tyler Roberts

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Place 26th 40th 92nd 297th 182nd 27th 50th Place 36th 80th 126th 308th 218th 30th 60th Place 44th 84th 132nd 313th 230th 40th 88th Place 6th 31st 121st 250th 116th 8th 23rd Place 19th 66th 97th 280th 198th Place 9th 15th 30th 185th 121st 14th 31st

Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k

Time 18:04.70 22:41.40 29:57.02 29:57.6 28:59.2 29:02.7 29:02.7 Time 18:57.40 24:11.31 31:28.05 30:51.2 30:31.5 29:33.2 29:33.2 Time 19:52.30 24:24.99 32:08.24 31:09.8 31:32.9 31:20.6 31:20.6

Luke Treiber

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Kamp Weibe

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Sam Yoakum

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Place 29th 53rd 101st 275th 199th 29th 58th

Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k

Time 18:28.20 23:06.94 30:18.17 29:16.3 29:40.3 29:26.4 29:26.4

Place 23rd 37th 87th 172nd 131st 17th 34th

Distance 5k 6,400m 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k

Time 17:49.40 22:38.27 29:48.32 27:29.0 27:52.7 28:20.4 28:20.4

Place 17th 53rd 181st 163rd 13th 30th

Distance 5k 8k 8k 8k 8k 8k

Time 17:36.10 28:45.25 27:35.3 28:35.7 28:07.6 28:07.6

Time 16:49.90 22:23.25 31:09.33 28:38.3 27:29.0 27:40.1 27:40.1 Time 17:44.40 23:26.56 30:05.65 29:28.3 29:38.3 Time 17:05.30 21:47.53 27:58.59 27:40.4 27:34.0 28:09.9 28:09.9

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2013 Conference/Region

Review

(Above) The JCCC women’s team won its third sraight Region VI title in 2013. (Below Right) Grant Poje was the men’s top finisher for JCCC, placing 23rd in the region and eighth in the conference.

Lady Cavaliers know 3-Peat The Johnson County Community College women’s cross country team earned a place in team history at the 2013 Region VI/Jayhawk Conference Cross Country Championships at Westar/Prairie Ridge Park in Hutchinson, Kan. The Lady Cavaliers finished as the top team in the Region VI and Jayhawk East standings for a third consecutive year. It is the second Region VI three-peat in the program’s history, but the first since 1994-96. The JCCC women’s team has won the conference title 19 times in its history, 13 under head coach Mike Bloemker.

Four JCCC runners placed among the top 15 finishers to earn All-Region honors, including three in the top 10, and Bloemker was named the Region VI Women’s Coach of the Year. The Lady Cavaliers also had two others finish in the top 20, giving the team a 14-point margin over runner-up Butler. JCCC dominated the Jayhawk East women’s standings, outscoring Allen 24-69. “I wasn’t surprised we won,” said Bloemker. “Our goal was for five to earn All-Region. Our fifth runner placed 16th, so we almost did it. I think this team is really underrated. They just have not run fast yet in a meet, due to a myriad of circumstances. The course was really rough and probably a little long. I wanted the ladies to get control of the meet by 1,000-meters, and we did that.” Freshman Paige Miller led the way for Johnson County, finishing the 5k course in 20:50.1, good for sixth place overall. That also earned a runner-up finish in the East Jayhawk Conference.

Freshman Katie Nelson and sophomore Michala Ruder were close behind in eighth and ninth, finishing in 20:53.5 and 20:55.1, respectively. They finished third and fourth in the conference.

Freshman Sydney Simpson crossed the finish line in 14th place with a time of 21:19.2 to earn All-Region. She also was seventh in the conference. Freshman Marie Cellitti and sophomore Abi Hartzell round out the top 20 finishers for JCCC. Cellitti placed 16th with a time of 21:31.6, and Hartzell was 18th with a time of 21:34.7. They placed eighth and 10th respectively in the conference standings. “Paige, Katie and Michala were fantastic, and Sydney ran a tough race,” said Bloemker. “I can’t say enough about the efforts of Marie and Abi. They were keys to winning. We put six in front of everyone’s no. 4 runner, and seven in before almost everyone’s no. 5. I think we will have a great national meet. We plan to get some rest, have a couple workouts and see what happens.”

The NJCAA Championships are Saturday, Nov. 9 at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Host Iowa Central will be looking for a national championship three-peat, and the Lady Cavaliers will look to finish in the top five for the first time since 2006. JCCC won a national championship in 2000. Cavaliers men finish in the middle of the pack The JCCC men harriers right in the middel of the pack in both the Region VI and East Jayhawk Conference standings. In the region, JCCC placed sixth out of 13 teams, and finshed 3rd out of five conference teams.

Sophmore Grant Poje led the way, placing 23rd nad 8th respecitvely with a time of 27:40.1. Poje’s eighth place finish was one spot out of earning all-conference recognition for 2013. It was the first time since 1990 that no JCCC runner would earn all-conference honors.

Rounding out the top five runners for JCCC were sophomore Kamp Weibe (30th/13th-28:07.5), sophomore Tyler Roberts (31st/14th-28:09.9), sophomore Sam Yoakum (34th/17th-28:20.4) and sophomore Michael Chalfant (50th/27th-29:02.7).

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P.O. Box 1045 • Arkansas City, KS Main Phone: (620) 441-6340 • Fax: (620) 441-6341 • Web: www.kjccc.org President: Dr. Richard Burke (Dodge City) • Commissioner: Bryce Roderick • email: broderick@kjccc.net Web Editor: Russ Karn • email: midnight@carsoncomm.com • Phone: (785) 741-0977

West Division

East Division

One of the NJCAA’s most prolific conferences, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference is dedicated to achieving the highest goals in the integration of academic and athletic endeavors. Individually, member schools have long been respected for successes both in its classrooms and its stadiums. In all, the KJCCC is home to more than 3,000 student-athletes on 244 teams in the 22 men’s and women’s KJCCC-sponsored sports. The men’s programs regulated by the conference include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor/outdoor track and field, rodeo, soccer, tennis and wrestling. The KJCCC-regulated women’s programs include basketball, cross country, dance, golf, indoor/outdoor track and field, rodeo, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.

Entering the 2014-15 competitive seasons for 10 men’s championships and 10 women’s title-attaining sports, KJCCC member institutions can boast of 124 NJCAA National Championships in 12 different men’s and women’s sports. In addition, 16 of its 19 members have won at least one national championship, and 13 have won two or more. The KJCCC has produced more than 4,000 NJCAA All-Americans and a number of athletes have continued to excel on the NAIA, NCAA, Olympic and professional levels.

At the 2004 Olympics, former Barton County athletes earned a total of seven medals, including three gold medals. Among that group was Veronica Campbell, who won gold in the 200-meters and 4x100, and bronze in the 100-meters for Jamaica, and former Cougar Derrick Brew ran a leg on USA’s gold medal 4x400 relay.

Four years later in 2008, Campbell again took gold in the 200-meters, and former Barton County track stars Aaron Armstrong and Leevan Sands also earned Olympic hardware. Armstrong earned silver for Trinidad & Tobago in the men’s 4x100 relay and Sands took the bronze in the triple jump. For team USA, former Cougar Hyleas Fountain finished with a Bronze medal in the women’s heptathlon and former Pratt baseball standout Terry Tiffee helped USA to a Bronze medal.

played while attending KJCCC schools. Basketball players Marcus Pollard of Seward County, James’ Buster” Douglas of Coffeyville and Steve Fritz of Hutchinson all went on to have successful professional careers in other sports. Pollard has played 12 seasons at a tight end in the NFL. Douglas is a former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, and scored the biggest upset in the history of the sport by knocking out Mike Tyson in 1990 in Tokyo. Fritz was the 1997 U.S. national champion in the decathlon. He also hit the game-winning shot to give Hutchinson the 1988 national basketball title.

Organized in 1923, the Jayhawk Community College Conference arose out of the special needs of Kansas community colleges to create an organization which would further the best interests of intercollegiate athletics. Originally named the Kansas Public Junior College Association, the name Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference was adopted in 1962. Thirteen years later, the name as it is known today, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference was adopted.

Composed of five members at the onset, the conference has changed its makeup several times. Long respected as the leader in academics and athletics in the NJCAA, the conference today has grown to a membership of 19 community colleges from the state of Kansas, divided into two divisions, the East and West. Seven individuals have held the title of commissioner. Bryce Roderick, the current commissioner, is serving his 13th year at the helm. Roderick began his service as commissioner in July of 2003, succeeding Bennie Lee. He served one year as his assistant before taking the helm.

Another former Barton County track athlete, Tyson Gay, is considered one of the more decorated former NJCAA track and field athletes. In 2008 at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Gay set an American record in the 100-meters. He was clocked in a time of 9.77, which was the third-fastest time ever in the event. A day later he posted a wind-aided 9.68 which is the fastest ever 100-meter time under any conditions -even faster than the official 9.69 mark set by Jamaica’s Usain Bolt at the Olympics in Beijing. In 2007, Gay became just the third athlete in history to claim both the 100-meter and 200-meter world titles. He also anchored the USA 4x100 relay that won gold. For his efforts in 2007, Gay was selected as the 2007 IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year and the 2007 Men’s Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News.

Former Cowley baseball standout and JUCO World Series MVP Travis Hafner, and Fort Scott first baseman Adam LaRoche have made an impact at the Major League level, and former Kansas City Kansas sluggers David Segui and Kevin Young combined for 27 years of service, 2,419 hits and 283 home runs at the Major League level. The Jayhawk Conference has also made an impact in the NFL, with over 200 former players having played for all 32 teams in the league. Among that group include former Garden City running back Corey Dillon and former Coffeyville running backs Mike Rozier, who also was the Heisman Trophy winner in 1983 at the University of Nebraska, and Brandon Jacobs, who helped the Giants win two Super Bowls. West Jayhawk: Barton County, Butler, Cloud County, Colbby, Dodge City, Garden City, Hutchinson, Pratt and Seward County

EastJayhawk: AllenCounty,Coffeyville, Cowley, Fort Scott, Highland, Independence, Johnson County, Kansas City Kansas, Labette and Neosho County.

Former Jayhawk Conference basketball players have also had an impact on professional basketball. In 1999, former Barton County center Alek Radojevic made history when he was selected in the first round by the Toronto Raptors with the 12th pick overall. On the women’s side, 10 former players have gone on to pro careers in the WNBA and ABL, including former Butler County guard Betty Lennox, who was the 2004 WNBA Finals MVP.

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National Championship by KJCCC Member Schools Barton County (55) Women’s Indoor Track-1980 Women’s Outdoor-Track-1990 Women’s Outdoor Track-1985 Women’s Outdoor Track-1986 Women’s Cross Country-1986 Women’s Indoor Track-1988 Women’s Indoor Track-1990 Women’s Outdoor Track-1990 Women’s Cross Country-1990 Women’s Indoor Track-1991 Women’s Outdoor Track-1991 Women’s Cross Country-1991 Women’s Indoor Track-1992 Women’s Outdoor Track-1992 Women’s Cross Country-1992 Women’s Indoor Track-1993 Women’s Outdoor Track-1993 Women’s Outdoor Track-1994 Women’s Indoor Track-1995 Women’s Outdoor Track-1995 Women’s Indoor Track-1996 Women’s Cross Country-1995 Women’s Indoor Track-1998 Men’s Indoor Track-1998 Men’s Outdoor Track-1998 Women’s Indoor Track-1999 Men’s Indoor Track-1999 Men’s Outdoor Track-1999 Women’s Indoor Track-2000 Men’s Indoor Track-2000 Women’s Outdoor Track-2000 Men’s Outdoor Track-2000 Women’s Indoor Track-2001 Men’s Indoor Track-2001 Women’s Outdoor Track-2001 Men’s Outdoor Track-2001 Women’s Indoor Track-k-2002 Men’s Indoor Track-2002 Women’s Outdoor Track-2002 Men’s Outdoor Track-2002 Women’s Indoor Track-2003 Men’s Indoor Track-2003 Women’s Outdoor Track-2003 Men’s Outdoor Track-2003 Volleyball - 2003 Women’s Indoor Track-2004 Men’s Indoor Track-2004 Women’s Outdoor Track-2004 Men’s Outdoor Track-2004 Women’s Indoor Track-2005 Men’s Indoor Track-2005 Women’s Outdoor Track-2005

Men’s Indoor Track-2006 Women’s Indoor Track -2006 Men’s Indoor Track-2010

Butler County (12) Men’s Basketball-1953 Men’s Cross County-1970 Football-1981 Football-1998 Football-1999 Women’s Cross Country-2002 Football-2003 Men’s 1/2 Marathon-2004 Women’s 1/2 Marathon-2004 Men’s 1/2 Marathon-2005 Football-2007 Football-2008 Cloud County (4) Men’s Cross County-1995 Women’s Basketball-2001 Men’s 1/2 Marathon-2003 Men’s Soccer-2011

Colby (3) Women’s Marathon-1993 Women’s Cross Country-1999 Men’s Wrestling-1999 Coffeyville (6) Football-1956 Men’s Outdoor Track-1960 Men’s Cross Country-1960 Men’s Basketball-1962 Football-1983 Football-1990

Cowley (11) Men’s Tennis-1989 Men’s Tennis-1991 Men’s Baseball-1997 Men’s Baseball-1998 Women’s 1/2 Marathon-2009 Men’s Cross Country-2010 Women’s Cross Country-2010 Men’s 1/2 Marathon-2010 Women’s 1/2 Marathon-2010 Volleyball-2011 Volleyball-2013

Dodge City (4) Men’s Basketball-1964 Women’s Outdoor Track-1976 Women’s Cross Country-1978 Men’s Cross Country-1998

Fort Scott (1) Football-1970

Garden City (3) Men’s Wrestling-1992 Men’s Wrestling-1994 Men’s Wrestling-1995

Hutchinson (5) Men’s Outdoor Track-1954 Men’s Outdoor Track-1959 Men’s Basketball-1988 Men’s Basketball-1994 Women’s Cross Country-2001 Independence (3) Men’s Basketball-1963 Men’s Basketball-1977 Men’s Basketball-1978

Johnson County (10) Women’s Marathon-1992 Women’s Basketball-2000 Women’s Cross Country-2000 Men’s Basketball-2001 Women’s 1/2 Marathon- 2003 Volleyball-2005 Women’s 1/2 Marathon-2005 Women’s 1/2 Marathon-2006 Women’s 1/2 Marathon-2008 Men’s Basketball-2009 Labette (3) Men’s Basketball-1960 Men’s Wrestling-2005 Men’s Wrestling-2012 Neosho County (1) Men’s Wrestling-2000 Pratt (2) Men’s Tennis-1959 Men’s Tennis-1961

Seward County (1) Women’s Basketball-2002

Commissioner

Bryce Roderick is in his 12th year as commissioner of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, one of the premier conferences in the NJCAA. Roderick began his service as commissioner in July of 2003, succeeding Bennie Lee. He served one year as his assistant before taking the helm. He is the seventh individual to hold the office of commissioner. During his 11-year leadership, KJCCC member schools have won 34 NJCAA national championships, more than any other conference during that span.

Roderick has also been extremely active in the NJCAA, serving in various capacities over his career. This year, Roderick will move up from his current position as NJCAA Second Vice President for Women to take over the role as NJCAA President. He is the 18th president in the organization’s 76-year history, and the first to hail from the Sunflower State.

Serving as the NJCAA Second Vice President for Women since 2008, Roderick’s efforts have led to dramatic advancements in both women’s and twoyear collegiate athletics. His leadership has also led to streamlining the championship bid process and significant improvement to officiating at national championships. Roderick joined the NJCAA Board of Directors in 1996 when he was elected Region 6 Women’s Director – a position he held before being elected as Second Vice President for Women 12 years later. In 2013, Roderick’s contributions to volleyball were recognized when he was inducted into the NJCAA Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was awarded the George E. Killian Award of Excellence. This award is given to individuals dedicated to the ideals of volunteerism, achievement, service, leadership and excellence. Roderick was only the second women’s director to receive this prestigious award. The following April, Roderick was given the NJCAA Appreciation Award which is given annually to individuals and institutions at the discretion of the Executive Director of the NJCAA. Prior to becoming commissioner of the KJCCC in 2003, Roderick spent 12 years as the athletic director at Garden City (Kan.). A former official for multiple sports – including track and field, football and wrestling – Roderick was inducted into the Kansas Collegiate Officials Hall of Fame in 2013 and formerly was a member of the USA Track and Field Board of Directors. Graduating from Oklahoma State in 1967, Roderick earned his bachelor’s degree in math and

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Performers

2013 All-East Jayhawk Conference Performers Women Danae McGee Paige Miller Katie Nelson Michala Ruder Karly Hartley Crystal Hoard Sydney Simpson Men Ryan Bulsifer Brandon Bernal Brian Martinez Angel Vasquez Dallas Snider Eli Ybarra Nick Robinson

College Allen Johnson County Johnson County Johnson County Cowley Highland Johnson County College Allen Allen Highland Allen Allen Cowley Cowley

2013 All-Region VI Performers Women Danae McGee Madison Wedekind Kaylah Romine Ceclia Lane Jenny Boroughs Paige Miller Abiane Collymore Katie Nelson Michala Ruder Karly Hartley Crystal Hoard Anahy Castro Ashlynn Lambert Sydney Simpson Hayley Ribordy Men Benard Keter Edwin Serem Michael Kinuthia Alfredo Lebron Chris Speaks Ryan Bulsifer Johns Murphy III Gunnar Hays Brandon Levi Omar Trevino Orbelin Rojas Brandon Bernal Babiker Babiker Brian Martinez Angel Vasquez

College Allen Butler Hutchinson Hutcinson Garden City Johnson County Butler Johnson County Johnson County Cowley Highland Garden City Hutchinson Johnson County Butler College Cloud County Butler Colby Garden City Colby Allen Hutchinson Colby Colby Colby Hutchinson Allen Garden City Highland Allen

East Jayhawk - Women Pl. Team 1 Johnson County 2 Allen 3 Cowley 4 Highland 6 Coffeyville

Pts. 24 69 72 91 102

Place Time 1st 19:38.0 2nd 20:50.1 3rd 20:53.5 4th 20:55.1 5th 20:56.7 6th 20:59.7 7th 21:19.2 Place Time 1st 26:35.8 2nd 26:56.8 3rd 27:00.0 4th 27:04.3 5th 27:16.4 6th 27:20.8 7th 27:36.3 Place Time 1st 19:38.0 2nd 20:12.4 3rd 20:32.7 4th 20:40.2 5th 20:47.3 6th 20:50.1 7th 20:51.6 8th 20:53.5 9th 20:55.1 10th 20:56.7 11th 20:59.7 12th 21:03.0 13th 21:11.3 14th 21:19.2 15th 21:28.2 Place Time 1st 25:20.6 2nd 25:34.3 3rd 26:14.6 4th 26:16.0 5th 26:26.4 6th 26:35.8 7th 26:37.7 8th 26:40.3 9th 26:44.1 10th 26:52.1 11th 26:55.6 12th 26:56.8 13th 26:57.7 14th 27:00.0 15th 27:04.3

West Jayhawk - Women Pl. Team 1 Butler 2 Hutchinson 3 Dodge City 4 Garden City 5 Colby 6 Cloud County

Pts. 37 43 72 103 124 152

Paige Miller

Katie Nelson

Michala Ruder

Sydney Simpson

East Jayhawk - Men Pl. Team 1 Allen 2 Highland 3 Johnson County 4 Cowley 5 Coffeyville

Pts. 21 67 77 79 123

West Jayhawk - Men Pl. Team 1 Colby 2 Garden City 3 Hutchinson 4 Cloud County 5 Butler 6 Barton 7 Dodge City

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Previous East Jayhawk Conference

Cross Country Champions Year

Women Champions

Year

Women Individual Champions

Men Champions

1985 NA Hutchinson 1986 Barton County Hutchinson 1987 Johnson County NA 1988 Johnson County Johnson County 1989 Barton County Barton County 1990 Barton County Butler County 1991 Barton County Butler County 1992 Barton County Barton County 1993 Barton County Barton County 1994 Johnson County Butler County 1995 Johnson County Butler County 1996 Johnson County Johnson County 1997 Johnson County Johnson County 1998 Johnson County Johnson County 1999 Johnson County Johnson County 2000 Johnson County Johnson County 2001 Johnson County Johnson County 2002 Cowley County Johnson County 2003 Johnson County Cowley County 2004 Johnson County Johnson County 2005 Johnson County Johnson County 2006 Johnson County Cowley College 2007 Johnson County Cowley College 2009 Johnson County Cowley College 2009 Cowley College Cowley College 2010 Cowley College Cowley College 2011 Johnson County Johnson County 2012 Johnson County Allen 2013 Johnson County Allen 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Men Individual Champions

NA Scott Groves-Hutchinson Karla Spexarth-Barton County John Hatley-Johnson County Jennifer Mullen-Johnson County NA Jennifer Mullen-Johnson County Phil Byrne-Johnson County Nekita Reasley-Barton County Anthony Williams-Butler County Katie Williams-Barton County Mike Becker-Butler County Mydrea Hyman-Barton County Malcolm Campbell-Johnson County Janice Turner-Barton County Richard Kosgei-Barton County Janice Turner-Barton County Richard Kosgei-Barton County Michelle Clarke-Barton County Jonah Kiptarus-Barton County Evette Turner-Barton County Jonah Kiptarus-Barton County Alejandra Albors-Johnson County Drew Whitlock-Johnson County Laura Hyde-Johnson County Eric Huges-Allen County Katie Sellens-Johnson County Paul Bennett-Johnson County Michelle Simecka-Johnson County Jeremy Wilson-Johnson County Michelle Simecka-Johnson County Tyson Edwards-Johnson County Kim Oldaker-Johnson County Johnny Rivera-Highland Lyudmila Anderson-Johnson County Kevin McDougal-Cowley County Amy Gochnour-Johnson County Josephat Boit-Cowley County Cassie Blankenship-Johnson County Tim Marshal-Cowley County Felicia Fleming-Johnson County Dustin Garcia-Cowley College Irene Kosgei-Cowley College Daniel Maina-Cowley College Irene Kosgei-Cowley College Daniel Maina-Cowley College Temer Yimer-Johnson County Justin Cherono,-Cowley College Robin Ray-Cowley College Dustin Mettler-Cowley College Purity Cheryiout-Cowley College Josh Gracia-Cowley College Leslie Rosario-Neosho County Ryan Keene-Johnson County Gabby Ruiz-Allen Darragh Rennicks-Cowley Danae McGee-Allen Ryan Pulsifer-Allen

Note: Prior to 1996, the Jayhawk Conference was one division. In 1996, an east and west conference champion was determined. JCCC is a member of the East Jayhawk Conference.

Felicia Fleming won the conference title in 2005. In 2011, Ryan Keene became the first JCCC runner in 11 years to capture individual medalist honors.

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Opponents

ALLEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iola, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,700 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red and Black Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Devils National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . . East Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Masterson Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Kiinney Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.allencc.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . Less than 5 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . 11 (10 D-I, 1 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th - '66, '67 NJCAA Apperances Women. . . 4 (3 D-I, 1 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th - '02 (D-II)

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vince Degrado Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . Southwestsern College Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . degrado@allencc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 365-5116 x215 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th Season Years Overall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Junior Cadet

MEDIA RELATIONS Athletic contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Weber Athletic Phone. . . . . . . . . . (620) 365-5116 x213 e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weber@allencc.edu

BARTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Bend, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,500 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbia Blue and Gold Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cougars National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . West Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Carl Hielman Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor Rolfs Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.bartonsports.com

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2013 Conference Finish Women. . Less than 5 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . Less than 5 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36th 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . Less than 5 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd - '01, '02 NJCAA Apperances Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . 1st - '86, '90, '91, '92, '95

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parker Cowles Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . cowlesp@bartonccc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 786-1190 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None

MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Moore Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 792-9310 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mooret@bartonccc.edu

BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . El Dorado Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1927 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple and Vegas Gold Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grizzlies National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . West Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Kimberly Krull Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Carter Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.butlergrizzlies.com TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11th 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30th 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15th 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '70, '95 NJCAA Apperances Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '02

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Turner Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . Southwestern College e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . ryan.turner@butlercc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (316) 322-3210 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dustin Mettler

MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Jacobs Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (316) 323-6925 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mjacobs1@butlercc.edu

CLOUD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Condorida, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,252 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thunderbirds National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . West Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Danette Toone Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Bechard Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.allencc.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . 6th 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . 11th 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . Less than 5 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . Less than 5 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . 14th

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . 11 (4 D-I, 7 - D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '95 (D-II) NJCAA Apperances Women. . 14 (7 D-I, 7 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd - '94 (D-II)

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Mahin Alma Mater. . . . . . Fort Hays State University e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dmahin@cloud.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 243-1435 x270 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ted Schmitz MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Lowell Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 243-1435 x290 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alowell@cloud.edu

COFFEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coffeyville, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1923 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red and White Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Ravens National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . . East Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Moley Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Leiker Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.coffeyville.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . 5th 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . 10th 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . 9 (5 D-I, 4 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '60 NJCAA Apperances Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22nd - '11

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Perry Alma Mater. . . . . . Oklahoma State University e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . craigp@coffeyville.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 252-7050 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Wood MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Weber Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ((620) 252-7076 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . weber.brad@coffeyville.edu

COLBY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and White Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trojans National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . West Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Steve Vacik Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Sturdy Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.colbycc.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . 5th 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . . 9th 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . 12 (6 D-I, 6 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th '95 (D-II), '12 NJCAA Apperances Women. 11 (3 D-I, 8 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '99 (D-II)

COACHING STAFF Head Men’s Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Ortiz Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . Texas State University e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . james.ortiz@colbycc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 460-5416 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th Season Head Women’s Coach. . . . . . . . . . Crystal Berndt Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA e-mail. . . . . . . . . . crystal.berndt@colbycc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 460-5417 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th Season

MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Schwanke Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 460-5411 Email. . . . . . . . . . debbie.schwanke@colbycc.edu

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Jayhawk Conference

Opponents HIGHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COWLEY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas City, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,100 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1922 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange and Black Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigers National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . . East Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Crouch Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shane Larson Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.cowle.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . . 6th 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22nd 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . Less than 5 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '10 NJCAA Apperances Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '10

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin McDougal Alma Mater. . . . . . . . Wichita State University Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . mcdougalk@cowley.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 307-6187 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Phillips MEDIA RELATIONS Athletic contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rama Peroo Athletic Phone. . . . . . . . . (620) 441-5355 x5587 e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . peroo@cowley.edu

DODGE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dodge City, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1935 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple and Gold Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conquistadors National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . West Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Don Woodburn Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Malek Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.dc3.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13th 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22nd 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th - '99 NJCAA Apperances Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '78

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cole Ballard Alma Mater. . . . . . . Garden City/Kansas State Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cballard@dc3.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 227-9299 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Smith MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Otteman Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 227-9299 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sottteman@dc3.edu

GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden City Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1919 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown, Gold and White Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broncbusters National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . West Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Herbert J. Swender Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Ruder Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.gcccks.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . 4th 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11th 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . Less than 5 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd - '11 NJCAA Apperances Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th - '94, '05

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt High Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Dominion e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . .matthew.high@gcccks.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 276-9612 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None

MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Delgado Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 276-9612 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dan.delgado@gcccks.edu

GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highland, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,236 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1858 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and Gold Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scotties National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . . East Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Reist Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Delzeit Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.highlandcc.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . 4th 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . . 8th 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17th 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . Less than 5 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . 6 (4 D-I, 2 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th - '91 (D-II) NJCAA Apperances Women. . . 8 (2 D-I, 6 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd - '93 (D-II)

COACHING STAFF Head Men’s Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Clevenger Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Valley State e-mail. . . . . . . . . . cclevenger@highlandcc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 442-6044 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th Season Head Women’s Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Bond Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tbond@highlandcc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 442-6034 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th Season

MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerre Cole Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 442-6041 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jcole@highlandcc.edu

HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hutchinson, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.700 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1928 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red, White and Blue Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Dragons National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . West Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Ed Berger Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Stange Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.hutchcc.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . Less than 5 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17th 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . 27 (20 D-I, 7 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd - '62 NJCAA Apperances Women. . 14 (7 D-I, 7 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st - '01 (D-II)

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod Zook Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cloud County CC e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zookr@hutchcc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 665-8370 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Carpenter Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 665-3593 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . carpenters@hutchcc.edu

KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas City, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,017 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1923 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and White Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Devils National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . . East Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Doris Givens Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Tompkins Website . . . . . . . . . . . www.bluedevils.kckcc.edu

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 Conference Finish Women. . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA NJCAA Apperances Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

COACHING STAFF Head Men’s Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Hobson Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .coach986@kckcc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 288-7251 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19th Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reggie Jones MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Hoskins Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 288-7158 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ahoskins@kckcc.edu

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Jayhawk Conference

Opponents

NEOSHO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chanute, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1925 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange and Black Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panthers National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . . East Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Brian Inbody Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amber Burdge Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.goneosho.com

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Conference Finish Men. . . . . . Less than 5 2013 Conference Finish Women. . Less than 5 2013 Region VI Finish Men . . . . . . . Less than 5 2013 Region VI Finish Women . . . Less than 5 2013 NJCAA Finish Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 NJCAA Finish Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Men. . . . . . . . . . DNP 2013 1/2 Marathon Finish Women . . . . . . DNP

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th - '93 NJCAA Apperances Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clinton Fletcher Alma Mater. . . . . . . . University of Mississippi Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cfletcher@neosho.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 431-2820 x277 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Robbs Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shareese Woods

MEDIA RELATIONS Athletic contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Saddler Athletic Phone. . . . . . . . . . (620) 431-2820 x528 e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . msaddler@neosho.edu

PRATT COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL INFO Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pratt, Kan. Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Blue and White Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beavers National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation. . . West Kansas Jayhawk President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Mike Calvert Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt McAfee Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.prattcc.edu

NJCAA Apperances Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (3 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd - '01 (D-II) NJCAA Apperances Women. . . 2 (1 D-I, 1 D-II) Best Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd - '01 (D-II)

COACHING STAFF Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Adler Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . University of Michigan Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . daniela@prattcc.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 450-2163 Years at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Season Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None MEDIA RELATIONS SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt McAfee Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 672-5641 x154 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kurtm@prattcc.edu

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Bryce Roderick begins his first year as President of the NJCAA in the fall 2013 after serving as the NJCAA Second Vice President for Women since 2008. Roderick is the 18th president in the organization’s 76-year history and the first from the Sunflower State. He is in his 12th-year as commissioner of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, one of the premier conferences in the NJCAA. Roderick began his service as commissioner in July of 2003, succeeding Bennie Lee. He served one year as his assistant before taking the helm. He is the seventh individual to hold the office of commissioner. During his 11-year leadership, KJCCC member schools have won 34 NJCAA national championships, more than any other conference during that span.

Serving as the NJCAA Second Vice President for Women since 2008, Roderick’s efforts have led to dramatic advancements in both women’s and two-year collegiate athletics. His leadership has also led to streamlining the championship bid process and significant improvement to officiating at national championships. Roderick joined the NJCAA Board of Directors in 1996 when he was elected Region 6 Women’s Director – a position he held before being elected as Second Vice President for Women 12 years later. In 2013, Roderick’s contributions to volleyball were recognized when he was inducted into the NJCAA Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was awarded the George E. Killian Award of Excellence. This award is given to individuals dedicated to the ideals of volunteerism, achievement, service, leadership and excellence. Roderick was only the second women’s director to receive this prestigious award. The following April, Roderick was given the NJCAA Appreciation Award which is given annually to individuals and institutions at the discretion of the Executive Director of the NJCAA.

Prior to becoming commissioner of the KJCCC in 2003, Roderick spent 12 years as the athletic director at Garden City (Kan.). A former official for multiple sports – including track and field, football and wrestling – Roderick was inducted into the Kansas Collegiate Officials Hall of Fame in 2013 and formerly was a member of the USA Track and Field Board of Directors. Graduating from Oklahoma State in 1967, Roderick earned his bachelor’s degree in math and went on to earn a master’s in sport management from the United States Sports Academy in 1991.

Mary Ellen Leicht Executive Director

Mary Ellen Leicht became just the third Executive Director in NJCAA history when the organization’s Executive Committee selected her for the position on July 10, 2009. Her selection made history as she became the first female to serve as Executive Director of the NJCAA. She also became the first female chief executive of any national intercollegiate athletic association in the United States. Leicht oversees all business and day-to-day operations of the second-largest intercollegiate athletic association in the country. The NJCAA is the only national governing body of intercollegiate athletics for two-year colleges and its current membership of 520 institutions is second only to the NCAA.

A 23-year veteran of the NJCAA, Leicht stepped into the organization in 1989 serving as an Eligibility Administrator and was quickly promoted to Associate Executive Director. She has led many of the organization’s most challenging initiatives, which resulted in more efficient and effective regulations. She assisted with the development of a divisional competition structure for 28 different sports and was instrumental in the comprehensive overhaul of eligibility regulations. Leicht also directed the implementation of the association’s current online eligibility and letter of intent program. She has championed improvements in equity of sports seasons, scholarships, and contests as well as qualifying standards for NJCAA championship events.

Mark Krug

Director of Media Relations Mark Krug joined the NJCAA Staff in September of 2006. He was elevated to Director of Sports Information and Media Relations on June 1, 2008 and then Assistant Executive Director on August 1, 2010. Before coming to the NJCAA, Krug served as an Information Specialist at Arizona State University in the Parking and Transportation Department. While there he was responsible for all public/media relations aspects of the department as well as producing a monthly newsletter and designing and editing advertising for print publications. Krug began his education at Central Christian where he was a two-year letterman on the basseball team, serving as team captain in his sophomore season. He continued at Northern Arizona where he earned his degree in electronic media. He completed his education at Wyoming, earning his master’s degree in communcation in 2004. While at Wyoming, he served as a graduate assistant in the athletic media relations office.

Did You Know? The idea for the NJCAA was conceived in 1937 at Fresno, Calif., and in 1938, the constitution was accepted and the NJCAA became a functioning organization. The initial activity sponsored by the NJCAA was track and field. The NJCAA was fast gaining national recognition, and in 1949, the NJCAA reorganized by dividing the nation into 16 regions. Additionally, Hutchinson, Kan., became the site for the national office and the NJCAA Championship Basketball Tournament. The office remained in Hutchinson until 1985, when the NJCAA moved to Colorado Springs, Colo. Today, the NJCAA membership consists of over 500 institutions and 45,000 student-athletes.

NJCAA National Office

1755 Telstar Drive, Suite 103 Colorado Springs, Colo. 80920 Phone: (719) 590-9788 Fax: (719) 590-7324 Bryce Roderick NJCAA President KJCCC Commissioner

Norma Dycus 1st Vice President for Women Mick McDaniel 1st Vice President for Men

Bryce Roderick 2nd Vice President for Women David Elder 2nd Vice President for Men Mary Ellen Leicht Acting Executive Director meleicht@njcaa.org

Mark Krug Assistant Executive Director: Sports Information and Media Relations mkrug@njcaa.org Michael Teague Assistant Director for Media Relations

Brian Beck Assistant Executive Director: Compliance bbekcs@njcaa.org Wandy Bodey Assistant Director Compliance

Stephanie Hazzard Director of Championship Events Carl Heinrich Women’s Region VI Director cheinrich@jccc.edu Randy Stange Men’s Region VI Director stanger@hutchcc.edu

Kurt McAfee Women’s Region VI Assistant Director kurtm@prattcc.edu Bob Larson Men’s Region VI Assistant Director robert.larson@gcccks.edu

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Championship Results Year 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Team Champion CCAC, Allegheny Clackamas CC Dodge City CC Lane CC Lane CC Golden Valley Luth. Florida JC Florida JC Macomb CC Phoenix College Barton County CC N. Idaho College Ricks College Ricks College Barton County CC Barton Count CC Barton County CC Central Oregon CC Yavapai College Barton County CC Ricks College Ricks College Ricks College Ricks College Ricks College Ricks College Butler County Yavapai Paradise Valley Central Arizona South Plains Iowa Central Iowa Central Central Arizona Cowley College Iowa Central Iowa Central Iowa Central

Individual Champion(College)

Theresa Vaccarello (Bergen CC) Terrie Wenger (Golden Valley Lutheran) Wren Schafer (Golden Valley Lutheran) Maria Tilman (Phoenix College) Sandy Dickerson (Lane CC) Mickey Doane (Golden Valley Lutheran) Kimberly Swedberg (Col. of S. Idaho) Elizabeth Lynch (Ricks College) Andrea Kern (Macomb CC) Catherine Williams (Ricks College) Julie Ogden (SUNY @ Alfred) Demetra Castille (E. Okla. State) Alice Gains (Brevard College) Sylvia Sanchez (Florida CC) Ruth Hamilton (Barton County CC) Mardrea Hyman (Barton County CC) Janice Turner (Baton County CC) Tigest Moreda (Odessa CC) Mirsada Buric-Adam (Yavapai College) Evette Turner (Barton County CC) Kara Ormond (Ricks College) Laura Hribik (College of S. Idaho) Alycia Boyer (Ricks College) Sylvia Chelimo (Ranger College) Kristin Ogden (Ricks College) Angie Benson (Ricks College) Adeh Mwamba (South Plains) Adeh Mwamba (South Plains) Diane Nukuri (Butler County) Sally Kipyego (South Plains) Betty Rotich (Colby) Pasca Cheruiyot (Rend Lake) Rose Tanui (Central Arizona) Caroline Jepleting (New Mexico JC) Florence Ngetich (El Paso) Natoya Goule (South Plains) Darroneshia Lott (South Plains HannahMaina (Iowa Central)

JCCC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 8th 5th 3rd 12th 11th 8th 9th 9th 3rd 4th 10th 11th 10th NA NA NA NA NA 8th 9th 2nd 7th 6th 15th 8th 12th 12th 12th

JCCC Best

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Jill Wempe – 34th Jennifer Mullen – 7th Jennifer Mullen – 2nd Stephanie Clendenin – 54th Stephanie Clendenin – 14th Cammie Banker – 14th Cammie Banker – 11th Ann Golubski – 30th Bridget Deghand – 5th Bridget Deghand – 11th Alejandra Albors – 43rd Laura Hyde – 30th Clare Goldsborough – 47th NA (JCCC switches to D-II) NA NA NA NA Nicole Porter – 15th Felecia Pleing – 18th Christa Heideman – 8th Christa Heideman – 10th Temer Yimer - 13th A’Brey Rogers - 47th A’Brey Rogers - 36th Kirstie Sanders - 63rd Jessica Thomas - 79th Paige Miller - 55th Left: Bridget Deghand owns the second-best finsih by a JCCC runner at the D-I levle, placing fifth in 1994, leading JCCC to third-place team finish. Above: Christa Heideman led JCCC to a second-place finish in 2006, racing to an eight-place individual finish, earning NJCAA All-American. She was also top American finisher, which earned Coaches All-American as well.

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Championship Results Year

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Team Champion

Individual Champion(College)

Lansing CC Valentine Stumpf (Lansing CC) Lansing CC Valentine Stumpf (Lansing CC) Danville Area CC Kim Johnson (College of Lake County) Lansing CC Lisa Snyder (Lansing CC) Lansing CC Natalie Albrecht (Lansing CC) Danville Area CC Carrie Gross (Flathead Valley CC) Paradise Valley CC Amber Dastrup (Paradise Valley CC) Paradise Valley CC Colleen Burke (Phoenix College) Colby CC Jodi Huddlestun (Parkland College) Johnson County CC Amber Stephens (Colby) Hutchinson CC Krysta Young (Paradise Valley) Paradise Valley Lyudmila Anderson (Johnson County) Paradise Valley Jolene Mick (Cloud County) NJCAA Drops Division II Status

JCCC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 9th 1st 5th 2nd 2nd

JCCC Best

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Michelle Simecka - 2nd Michelle Simecka - 2nd Kim Oldaker - 14th Lyudmila Anderson - 1st Amy Gochnour - 2nd

Left: Lyudmila Anderson recorded a cross country hat trick, winning the conference, region and national titles in 2002. She also set school records for top time in history, and the top time in a national championship.

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Championship Results Year

1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Team Champion

Cobleskill Ag&’Tech Coffeyville CC Flint CC Cobleskill Ag&Tech Muskegon CC Muskegon CC Ricks College Ricks College Glendale CC SUNY @ Cobleskill Vincennes JC Butler County CC Vincennes JC Lane CC SW Michigan Allegheny CC SW Michigan SW Michigan CCAC -Allegheny CCAC - Allegheny SW Michigan New Mexico JC Pima CC SW Michigan Brevard College Brevard College Brevard College Brevard College Ricks College Brevard College Central Arizona Central Oregon CC Brevard College South Plains College Central Oregon CC Blinn CC Blinn CC Meridian CC South Plains College South Plains College Dodge City Ricks College Ricks College Ricks College Central Arizona Central Arizona Paradise Valley Central Arizona Rend Lake Lansing Paradise Valley Rend Lake Cowley College Paradise Valley Central Arizona Central Arizona

Individual Champion(College)

JCCC

Jeff Jirele (Golden Valley) Jo Ofsawsky (SW Michigan) Robin Holland (CC of Allegheny) Malcolm East (CC of Allegheny) Otis Sanders (Hagerstown JC) Pedro Flores (New Mexico JC) Adrian Royle (College of Southern Idaho) Kurt Bussell (SW Michigan College) Agapius Masong-Amo (Ranger JC) Alphonce Swai (Brevard College) David O’Hara (Ricks College) Leo Martin (South Plains College) Mark Roberts (Central Arizona) Mark Roberts (Central Arizona) Mbarak Hussein (South Plains College Micah Boinett (Blinn College) Phillimon Hanneck (South Plains College) Phillimon Hanneck (South Plains College) Richard Kosgei (Barton County CC) Richard Kosgei (Barton County CC) Godfrey Siamusiye (Blinn College) Julius Wanjiru (Meridian CC) Julius Wanjiru (Butler County CC) Salem Massaoui (South Plains College) Eliud Njubi (Dodge City) Eliud Njubi (Dodge City) Jeff Davidson (Ricks College) Simon Ngata (Butler County) Simon Ngata (Butler County Obed Mutanya (Central Arizona) Obed Mutany (Central Arizona) Joseph Sumuchimba (Central Arizona) David Tyson (Central Arizona) Ben Cheruiyot (Rend Lake Stephen Sambu (Rend Lake) Stephen Sambu (Rend Lake) Henry Lelei (Central Arizona) Kemoy Campbell (South Plains) Stanley Kebenei (Iowa Central) Harry Mulenga (Central Arizona)

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DNP DNP 15th 6th 21st DNP 8th 9th 9th 9th 8th 9th 10th 11th NA NA NA NA NA 8th 12th 10th 9th 11th 9th 10th 5th 22nd DNP

Tom Farry (SUNY @ Cobleskill) Mike Fulgham (Coffeyville CC) Rick Vehlow (New York CC) Tony Mifsurd (Spring Arbor) Roger Plont (Muskegon CC) Eugene Cote (SUNY @ Farmingdale) Roy Old Person (Haskell Indian JC) Scott Giddings (Glendale CC) Bob Gray (Brevard College) Bob Gray (Brevard College) Jan McNeale (Lane CC) Reginald McAfee (Brevard College) Herb Gibson (CC of Allegheny) Fred Carnahan (Platte Tech) John Roscoe (SW Michigan)

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

JCCC Best

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Shannon Brooks – 107th Jon Hatley – 28th Stewart Gillin – 35th Phil Byrne – 9th David Jones – 85th

Malcolm Campbell – 2nd Malcolm Campbell – 6th John Thorpe – 8th John Thorpe – 11th Mike Stults – 24th Drew Whitlock – 30th Brian Ismert – 41st Jeremy Wilson – 49th NA (JCCC switches to D-II) NA NA NA NA Brian Batliner – 38th Kory Cool – 35th Daniel Everhart – 43rd Alex Troncoso – 47th Jason Rose - 64th Adrian Marquez - 29th Javier Segura - 44th Ryan Keene - 19th Kidus Bekele - 49th

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Championship Results Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Team Champion

Lansing CC Lansing CC SW Indian Poly. Inst. Danville Area CC Cloud County Lansing CC Lansing CC Lansing CC Lansing CC Bevill State Rend Lake CC Rend Lake CC Rend Lake CC NJCAA Dropped Division II

Individual Champion(College)

Leszek Stoklosa (Oakton CC) Chris Rudolph (MAcomb CC) Joey Gia (SW Indian Poly. Inst.) John Tsabetsave (SW Indian Poly. Inst.) Jerry Maritim (Cloud County) Jerry Maritim (Cloud County) Brandon Leslie (SW Indian Poly. Tech.) Brandon Leslie (SW Indian Poly. Tech.) Andy Carling (Lansing CC) Patrick Keller (Paradise Valley) Ian Hornabrook (Rend Lake) Ian Hornabrook (Rend Lake) Marc Rodrigues (Cloud County)

JCCC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th

JCCC Best

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Jeremy Wilson - 13th Seth Thompson - 7th Josh Wright - 18th Brock Peterson - 13th Robert Edwards - 21st

Left: JCCC’s Jeremy Wilson helped JCCC to a runner-up finish in the Cavaliers’ first appearance in the Division II National Championship. Wilson placed 13th, which earned him All-America honors.

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All-Time Women’s NJCAA Half Marathon

Championship Results Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Team Champion Johnson County CC Butler CC Johnson County CC Johnson County CC El Paso CC Johnson County CC Cowley College Cowley College Iowa Central Iowa Central El Paxo CC

Individual Champion(College)

Amy Gochnour (Johnson County CC) Diane Nukuri (Butler CC) Diane Nukuri (Butler CC) Mart Bacia (South Plains College) Becca Prithcard (Spartanburg Methodist Colleg) Lilian Lagat (South Plains College) Florence Ngetich (El Paso CC) Florence Ngetich (El Paso CC) Darroneshia Lott (South Plains) Dorroneshia Lott (South Plains) Andrea Amaro (El Paso CC)

JCCC 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 6th 8th 5th 6th 8th

JCCC Best

Amy Gochnour - National Champion Nicole Porter - 4th Place Felicia Fleming - 3rd Place Christa Heideman - 4th Place Christa Heideman - 5th Place Temer Yimer - 3rd Place Haley Snow - 14th Place Amanda Cushing - 21st Place Kayla Peterson - 16th Place Michala Ruder - 20th Place Michala Ruder - 20th Place

Above: Amy Gochnour helped JCCC capture the first team National Half Marathon Championship in 2003. She was also the first individual national champion crowned.

Above Right: In 2008, JCCC hosted the sixth championship in NJCAA Half Marathon history, and came away with its fourth title in six years.

Lilian Lagat (fart right) of Rend Lake and Florence Ngetich (far right) of El Paso, won back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010.

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Championship Results Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Team Champion

Cloud County CC Butler CC Butler CC South Plains College Iowa Central CC South Plains College South Plains College Cowley College Iowa Central CC Iowa Central CC Iowa Central CC

Individual Champion(College)

Brandon Leslie (SIPI) Calvin Fife (Mesa CC) Joseph Maino (Butler CC) John Kosgei (South Plains) Stephan Dak (Iowa Central CC) Jashua Sawe (Iowa Central CC) Mutai Kipkorir (Gillette College) Wesley Cheruiyot (Gillette College) Stanley Kebenei (Iowa Central) Stanley Kebenei (Iowa Central CC) Tahir Chakisso (Iowa Central CC

JCCC 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 8th DNP

JCCC Best

Zach Cordell - 10th-Place Brian Batliner - 5th-Place Kory Cool - 5th-Place James Tong - 3rd-Place Daniel Everhart - 11th-place Philip Hickman - 9th Place Josh Lacer - 7th Place Javier Segura - 11th Place Books Ballou - 7th Place Tyler Roberts - 32nd Place

Above Far Left James Tong recorded best individual performance by a JCCC runner in this championship, placing third in 2006, leading the Cavaliers to a runner-up finish. Above From 2008-10, JCCC hosted the NJCAA Half Marathon Championships. The 2009 and 2010 teams fisnished second in both those championships. JCCC has five runner-up finishes in the eight-year history of this championship. Left: In 2009, Mutai Kipkorir of Gillette won the race with a course record time of 1:07:49.

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Johnson County Women’s

Cross Country All-Americans Stephanie Evans 1987

1991, 1992

Cammie Banker

1995

Wendy Moore

Michelle Simecka

Stephanie Evans raced to a 21st-place finish at the 1987 NJCAA Championship, helping JCCC to a fifth-place team finish. Her performance earned her NJCAA All-America honors, along with teammate Jennifer Mullen.

Cammie Banker earned All-American in 1991, placing 14th, helping JCCC finish eighth overall. Her sophomore year, she became just the second runner to be a two-time cross country All-American, placing 11th overall, leading JCCC to another top-10 team team finish. Banker also was an outstanding student, earning NJCAA Academic All-America accolades.

Wendy Moore joined the team to prepare for the upcoming track season, and along the way earned Coaches All-American, placing 26th. Her performance helped JCCC to a fourth-place team finish. Moore also earned All-Region VI honors.

Michelle Simecka is one of the top runners all-time at JCCC. In her two seasons, Simecka posted runner-up finishes at nationals each year. In 2000, she led JCCC to a national team title, the first in the program’s history. She also became the second runner at JCCC to win the conference title twice.

Jennifer Mullen 1987, 1988

Jennifer Mullen officially is JCCC’s first cross country All-American, placing seventh at the 1987 NJCAA meet. She followed her sophomore year with a second-place finish. She also was the region and conference champion in 1987 and 1988. Her time of 18:20 at the 1988 Regional is still a record today. Her time of 18:46 at the 1987 NJCAAs was a record until 2002.

Stephanie Clendenin

1990

Stephanie Clendenin improved 40 spots from her freshman season at nationals, running to a 14th-place finish and All-America honors. Her finish ranked tied for third all-time She also was an all-region performer in 1990, placing seventh.

LeAnn Dills 1990

LeAnn Dills became the fourth individual to earn All-America honors in cross country at JCCC. Dills finished 25th at the 1990 championship She raced to a 56th-place finish as freshman at the 1988 meet. That season, Dills finished sixth at the Region VI Championship.

Ann Golubski 1993, 1994

In 1994 Ann Golubski became just the third runner in JCCC history to earn All-America honors twice. She placed 30th in her freshman seasons, earning Coaches All-American honors. She followed with a 10th-place finish her sophomore campaign, which earned her both NJCAA and Coaches honors.

Bridget Deghand 1994, 1995

Bridget Deghand raced to AllAmerican honors in 1994 and 1995, while helping JCCC to two consecutive top-five team finishes. In 1994, her freshman year, she placed fifth, the second-best finish in JCCC history, and best by a freshman. She placed 11th her sophomore year.

Valerie Spencer 1994

Valerie Spencer raced to a 13th-place finish at the 1994 national meet, earning NJCAA and Coaches AllAmerica accolades. Her effort helped JCCC to a third-place team finish.

Heather Murray 1995

Heather Murray raced to an 18th-place finish in 1995, helping JCCC to a fourth-place national finish. Her finish earned her Coaches All-American. Earlier in the season, Murray placed third at regionals, the third-best individual finish at the time.

Laura Hyde

1997

A walk-on to the program in 1996, Laura Hyde had a major impact in 1997, earning All-American after placing 30th in a career-best time of 19:36.3. That time ranked as the fourth-best effort ever by a JCCC runner in a national championship.

Katie Sellens

1999

Katie Sellens earned NJCAA and Coaches All-American in 1999, placing 14th at the NJCAA Championships. Her finish tied her for eighth all-time at JCCC. Later that year, she won a national title in the 5,000-meter at the outdoor NJCAAs. She ended her career as a nine-time All-American.

1999, 2000

Erin Connor 2000

Erin Connor earned NJCAA and Coaches All-American honors, placing 12th at the 2000 championships. Her effort helped JCCC capture a national team championship, the first in the program’s history.

Shenna Farnan

2000

Shenna Farnan capped an impressive freshman season by placing eighth at the 2000 Championships, helping JCCC win its first NJCAA Cross Country National Championship. Her effort earned her both NJCAA and Coaches All-America recognition.

Kim Oldaker 2000, 2001

Kim Oldaker raced to a 10th-place finish at nationals her freshman season, helping JCCC win a national title. She capped her career in 2001, placing 12th to lead JCCC to a fifth-place team finish. Both performances earned her NJCAA and Coaches All-America accolades.

Stephanie Jennifer Stephanie LeAnn Cammie Ann Evans Mullen Clendenin Dills Banker Golubski

Bridget Valerie Deghand Spencer

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Cross Country All-Americans Lyudmila Anderson 2002

Lyudmila Anderson became the first runner in JCCC history to win a national cross country championship. placing first with a time of 18:32.10. That time also set a school record for best performance in a national championship. She also was the East Jayhawk and Region VI champion.

Amy Gochnour

2002, 2003

A second-place finisher at nationals as a freshman, Amy Gochnour capped her sophomore season with another second-place effort at cross country nationals, and a win in the NJCAA Half Marathon. She owns the second and fourth fastest times recorded by a Cavalier ina national event. Gochnour earned 11 AllAmerica honors at JCCC in cross country and track, and owns several of the top performances.

Nicole Porter 2003, 2004

Nicole Porter helped JCCC to a second-place finish in 2003, registering a 16th-place finish which earned her Coaches All-American accolades. She followed her sophomore year with a 15th-place effort, earning

NJCAA and Coaches All-America accolades. She finished in 19:23.70, which ranks 9th all-time in JCCC history. She capped the season with a fourth-place finish in the National 1/2 Marathon Championship, leading JCCC to a runner-up finish.

10th at the Cross Country Nationals, then posted a fifth-place effort at the Half Marathon Championship. When Heideman left JCCC, she had earend 13 total All-America honors in her career, making her most decorated athlete in the school’s history.

Cassiei Blankenship, placed 28th to earn coaches All-American accolades in 2004. She finished the race in 19:50.90. Blankenship became the 20th different runner to earn AllAmerican in cross country. Earlier in the season, Blankenship won the Greater American Festival, her first collegiate victory. She later won the East Jayhawk Conference crown and placed fourth at regionals.

Jackie Jamison garneted Coaches All-America honors after racing to a 24th-place finsh at the 2006 Championships, helping JCCC to a runner-up finish. She crossed the finish line in 19:59.

Cassie Blankenship 2004

Christa Heideman

2006, 2007

Christa Heidman earned NJCAA and Coaches All-American while leading JCCC to a second-place team finish at the cross country championships. She placed eighth overall with a time of 19:09, the fifth-best time posted in team history. She later led JCCC to a national title in the half marathon, placing among the topfive. She capped her cross country career with two more All-Ameirca performances in 2007. She placed

Jackie Jamison 2006

Temer Yimer

2007, 2008

Temer Yimer finished among the top 25 American runners at the 2007 NJCAA Cross Country Championship, which earned Coaches All-American. She finished 27th overall with a time of 18:40.35. That time ranks as the thrid-best time posted in a national championship by a JCCC runner. She capped the year by placing 13th at the NJCAA Half Marathonn. As a sophomore, Yimer had a even better season. She placed 13th at the 2008 NJCAA Cross Country Championship to thrid-team All-American, then capped the year with a third-place finish at the NJCAA Half Marathon, finishing in a school record time.

Her effort helped JCCC to a sixth place finish nationall in cross country and a natinoal championship, the team’s fourth, in the half marathon compeition.

Francis Gipson 2008

Francis Gipson raced to a 16th place finish a the 2008 Cross Country Championship, which earned her NJCAA Coaches All-American. She just missed earing thrid-team honrs. She capped her career by helping JCCC win its fourth half marathon national championship, placing fouth, whic earned her first-team AllAmerican.

Sarah Stark 2008

Sarah Stark earned NJCAA Coaches All-America honors by placing 25th overall at the 2008 NJCAA Cross Country Championship.

Amy Nicole Cassie Christa Jackie Temer Francis Sarah Gochnour Porter Blankenship Heideman Jamison Yimer Gipson Stark

NJCAA & Coaches All-American 1987 1998 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1999 2000 2001

Jennifer Mullen Jennifer Mullen Stephanie Clendenin Cammie Banker Cammie Banker Bridget Deghand Ann Golubski Valerie Spencer Bridget Deghand Katie Sellens Michelle Siimecka Erin Connor Sheena Farnan Kim Oldaker Michelle Simecka Kim Oldaker

2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008

Lyudmila Anderson Amy Gochnour Amy Gochnour Nicole Porter Christa Heideman Christa Heideman Temer Yimer

1987 1990 1993 1995 1997 2003 2004

Stephanie Evans LeAnn Dills Ann Golubski Weney Moore Heather Murray Laura Hyde Nicole Porter Cassie Blankenship

2006 2007 2008

Jackie Jamison Temer Yimer Francis Gipson Sarah Stark

NJCAA Coaches All-American

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Cross Country Honors NJCAA Academic All-American 1992 1994 1999 2008 2009 2011

Cammie Banker Holly Colbert Julie Schurle Katie Sellens Francis Gipson Christa Heideman Emily Crews Francis Gipson Samantha DuPree

3.79 4.00 3.80

1992 1993 1994

Cammie Banker Katie Feuerborn Jodie Schurle Julie Schurle Cinda Soeken Ann Golubski Valerie Spencer Ann Golubski Valerie Spencer

3.79 3.01 4.00 3.82 4.00

1986

Stephanie Evens Karin Gardner Debbie Loescher Laura Weisenborn Jill Wempe

4.00 3.71 3.68 4.00 3.95

1987

1988 1989

Stephanie Evens Jennifer Mullen Crystal Roberson Patty Rochford Diane Singleton

Stephanie Evens Jennifer Mullen Patty Rochford Becky Sparks

Stephanie Clendenin LeAnn Dills Julie Marney Amber Townsend

1990 Holly Colbert

1991 Cammie Banker 1992 Cammie Banker Julie Schurle Britt Smith 1993 Ann Golubski Christine Slavik 1994

Natasha Beavin Bridget Deghand Ann Golubski Penny Liberty Valerie Spencer

1995 Bridget Deghand Wendy Moore Heather Murray

1996 Alejandra Albors Laura Hyde Adrienne Lento

1997

Sheldi Banker Cathleen Carver Laura Hyde Dana Wamsher Sibelle Weinmann

Cathy Carver Clare Goldsborough Renata Moore Katie Sellens

2000

Erin Conner Kim Oldaker Michelle Simecka Jennifer Waers

1999 Katie Sellens Michelle Simecka

CoachesAcademicAll-American

All-Region VI (92)

1998

2001 Shannon McCormick Kim Oldaker

2002 Lyudmila Anderson Amy Gochnour Shannon McCormick 2003

Cassie Blankenship Amy Gochnour Nicole Porter Courtney Thompson Hanna Wilson

2004 Cassie Blankenship Esther Mathias Nicole Porter 2005 Felecia Fleming Jackie Jameson Esther Mathais

2006 Christa Heideman Danielle Houltberg Jackie Jamison 2007 Francis Gipson Christa Heideman Temer Yimer 2008 Francis Gipson Sarah Stark Temer Yimer

2009 Kayla Harris A’Brey Rogers Haley Snow

2010 Shelby Clark A’Brey Rogers Tsianina Whitetree

2011 Kayla Peterson Kirstie Sanders Michelle Smith

2012 Emily DeLong Michala Ruder Jessica Thomas 2013

Paige Miller Katie Nelson Michala Ruder Sydney Simpson

All-East ayhawk Conference (104) 1988 Stephanie Evens Jennifer Mullen Crystal Roberson Patty Rochford Becky Sparks 1989 Stephanie Clendenin LeAnn Dills Julie Marney

Amber Townsend

1990 Stephanie Clendenin Holly Colbert LeAnn Dills 1991 Cammie Banker 1992 Cammie Banker Julie Schurle Britt Smith 1993 1994

Natasha Beavin Suzanne Brethorst Ann Golubski Liz Ryan Christine Slavik Valerie Spencer Natasha Beavin Bridget Deghand Ann Golubski Penny Liberty

Above: Jennifer Mullen is the only runner t win back-to-back Region VI individual titles in JCCC history. She also was the first two-time conference infividual champion. Right: Lyudmila Anderson is the only JCCC runner to complete the individual triple crown. In 2002, she was the individual conference, region and national champion.

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Cross Country Honors Valerie Spencer

1996

2010 Shelby Clark A’Brey Rogers

1995 Bridget Deghand Wendy Moore Heather Murray

1997

1998

1999

2000 2001

Alejandra Albors Jennifer Barth Laura Hyde Joanna Lehman Adrienne Lento

Sheldi Banker Cathleen Carver Laura Hyde Dana Wamsher Sibelle Weinmann

Cathy Carver Ashlie Dwyer Clare Goldsborough Renata Moore Katie Sellens

Laura Burke Erin Conner Emily Hamblin Katie Sellens Michelle Simecka

Erin Conner Kim Oldaker Michelle Simecka Jennifer Waers

Jody Bridgens Shenna Farnan Shannon McCormick Carly Musil Kim Oldaker

2002 Lyudmila Anderson Amy Gochnour Shannon McCormick

2003

Cassie Blankenship Amy Gochnour Aubrey Hale Nicole Porter Courtney Thompson Hanna Wilson

2004

Cassie Blankenship Beth Fox Rychel Johnson Esther Mathias Nicole Porter Hanna Wilson

2006

Christa Heideman Danielle Houltberg Jackie Jamison Kay Thomason

2005

2007

Tara Arneson Felecia Fleming Jackie Jameson Esther Mathias

Francis Gipson Christa Heideman Courtney Price Temer Yimer

2008 Francis Gipson Hayley Snow Sarah Stark

Temer Yimer

Left: Christa Heideman became the seventh person to earn back-to-back team MVP honors. She also left JCCC as its most decorated athelte, garnering 13 All-America certificates.

2009 Kayla Harris A’Brey Rogers Haley Snow 2011 Kayla Peterson Kirstie Sanders Michelle Smith

2012 Emily DeLong Jessica Thomas

2013

Paige Miller Katie Nelson Michal Ruder Sydney Simpson

Region VI Champions Runner, Yr Jennifer Mullen, 1987 Jennifer Mullen, 1988 Michelle Simecka. 2000 Lyudmila Anderson, 2002

Below: Michelle Simecka led JCCC to its first NJCAA title in 2000, racing to a scond-place finish. She also becoame the second runner at JCCC to win the conference title twice.

Conference Champions Runner, Yr Jennifer Mullen. 1987 Jennifer Mullen, 1988 Alejandra Albors, 1996 Laura Hyde, 1997 Katie Sellens, 1998 Michelle Simecka, 1999 Michelle Simecka, 2000 Kim Oldaker, 2001 Lyudmila Anderson, 2002 Amy Gochnour, 2003 Cassie Blankenship, 2004 Felecia Fleming, 2005 Temer Yimer, 2008

JCCC MVPs

Karen Gardner Jill Wempe Jennifer Mullen Jennifer Mullen Stephanie Clendenin Stephanie Clendenin Cammie Banker Cammie Banker Ann Golubski Ann Golubski Bridget Deghand Alejandra Albors Laura Hyde Katie Sellens Michelle Simecka Michelle Simecka Kim Oldaker Amy Gochnour Amy Gochnour Nicole Porter Felecia Fleming Christa Heideman Christa Heideman Temer Yimer Kayla Harris A’Brey Rogers Kayla Peterson Michala Ruder Paige Miller

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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Best Performances All-time Performances 3k

Amy Gochnour

Rk Runner 1 Amy Gochnour 2 Lyudmila Anderson 3 Amy Gochnour 4 Lyudmila Anderson 5 Lyudmila Anderson 6 Amy Gochnour 7 Christa Heideman 8 Michelle Simecka 9 Cassie Blankenship 10 Amy Gochnour Chrisa Heideman 12 Christa Heideman 13 Nicole Porter 14 Cammie Banker Christa Heideman 16 Cammie Banker Heather Murray Karen Gage 19 Ann Golubski 20 Cassie Blankenship 21 Bridget Deghand Jackie Jamison 23 Valerie Spencer Michelle Simecka 25 Natasha Beavin

Event Maple Leaf Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Highland Inviational Highland Invitational Cavalier Cup Cavalier Cup Maple Leaf Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Cavalier Cup Cavalier Cup Cavalier Cup Maple Leaf Invitational Cavalier Cup Baker Invitational Cavalier Cup JCCC Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Baker Invitational Baker Invitational Cavalier Cup Baker Invitational Cavalier Cup Baker Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Baker Invitational

Date 9-7-02 9-7-02 9-13-02 9-13-02 10-18-02 10-18-02 9-1-07 9-2-00 10-16-04 10-17-03 9-8-06 9-2-06 10-16-04 9-5-92 9-7-07 10-23-92 9-2-95 9-4-93 9-3-94 10-17-03 9-3-94 9-8-06 9-3-94 9-1999 9-4-93

Time 11:32.39 11:32.95 11:36.00 11:38.00 11:40.00 11:42.00 11:52.61 12:00.00 12:04.00 12:05.00 12:05.00 12:06.84 12:08.00 12:13.00 12:13.00 12:16.00 12:16.00 12:16.00 12:20.00 12:22.00 12:25.00 12:25.00 12:29.00 12:29.00 12:32.00

Event JCCC Short Course Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational UCM Mule Run UCM Mule Run Cavalier Cup JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invtational Maple Leaf Invitational UCM Mule Run UCM Mule Run Cavalier Cup Maple Leaf Invitational UCM Mule Run Maple Leaf Invitational Central Missouri Invitational

Date 10-19-07 9-6-08 9-6-08 10-19-07 19-19-07 9-6-10 10-17-08 19-19-07 10-17-08 19-19-07 19-19-07 9-6-08 9-14-13 9-14-13 9-13-08 19-19-07 10-17-08 9-6-10 9-14-13 9-14-13 9-13-08 9-6-10 9-14-13 9-6-10 9-10-10

Time 14:48.00 15:20.15 15:23.06 15:24.00 15:28.00 15:39.88 15:44.96 15:47.00 15:47.55 15:51.00 15:51.01 15:51.12 15:53.64 15:57.65 15:58.50 16:00.00 16:00.96 16:05.94 16:10.06 16:14.48 16:15.40 16:18.32 16:19.09 16:21.34 16:22.24

All-time Performances 4k

Francis Gipson 66

Rk Runner 1 Christa Heideman 2 Temer Yimer 3 Sarah Stark 4 Francis Gibson 5 Temer Yimer 6 A’Brey Rogers 7 Temer Yimer 8 Heather Kochie 9 Sarah Stark 10 Andrea Young 11 Kay Thomason 12 Francis Gipson 13 Katie Nelson 14 Sydney Simpson 15 Sarah Stark 16 Courtney Price 17 Francis Gipson 18 Tsainina Whitetree 19 Paige Miller 20 Abi Hartzell 21 Temer Yimer 22 Sarah Berner 23 Michal Ruder 24 Shelby Clark 25 Tsainina Whitetree

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Best Performances All-time Performances 5k Rk Runner 1 Christa Heideman 2 Lyudmila Anderson 3 Jennifer Mullen 4 Michelle Simecka 5 Jennifer Mullen 6 Temer Yimer 7 Amy Gochnour 8 Cammie Banker 9 Lyudmila Anderson 10 Lyudmila Anderson 11 Lyudmila Anderson 12 Jennifer Mullen Cammie Banker 14 Lyudmila Anderson 15 Ann Golubski 16 Michelle Simecka 17 Sarah Stark 18 Stephanie Clendenin 19 Jennifer Mullen Becky Sparks 21 Amy Gochnour 22 Amy Gochnour 23 Jennifer Mullen 24 Ann Golubski 25 Christa Heideman

Event NJCAA National Emporia State Haskell Invitational Washington University Region VI Tabor Invitational Emporia State William Jewell EJC/Region VI NJCAA Nationals Border States Haskell Invitational JCCC Invitational EJC/Region VI Region VI Washington Univ. Tabor Invitational Region VI NJCAA Nationals Region VI NJCAA Nationals Border State KSU Invitational Wisconsin-Parkside EJC/Region VI

Date 11-10-07 10-5-02 10-8-88 10-7-00 10-29-88 9-27-08 10-5-02 9-12-92 10-28-02 11-9-02 10-12-02 10-10-87 10-25-91 10-28-02 10-31-94 10-9-99 9-27-08 11-3-90 1988 10-29-88 11-9-02 10-12-02 9-17-88 10-15-94 10-29.07

Time 17:42.92 18:00.00 18:06.00 18:17.40 18:21.00 18:27.31 18:29.00 18:30.00 18:30.00 18:30.10 18:30.32 18:31.00 18:31.00 18:32.00 18:34.00 18:35.00 18:37.69 18:40.00 18:41.00 18:41.00 18:41.30 18:43.52 18:44.00 18:45.00 18:45.17

Event Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational Nebraska Invitational

Date 9-21-02 9-21-02 9-15-07 9-18-10 9-17-05 9-18-10 9-17-05 9-18-10 9-18-10 9-18-10 9-18-10 9-18-10 9-18-10 9-21-02 9-18-10 9-21-02 9-18-10 9-21-02 9-18-10 9-17-05

Time 22:20.67 22:29.12 23:43.55 23:49.30 24:12.00 24:55.80 25:12.00 25:12.70 25:15.60 25:23.70 25:33.80 25:45.00 26:00.00 26:01.03 26:12.40 26:15.82 26:20.40 26:34.60 26:43.50 26:45.00

Christa Heieman

All-time Performances 6k Rk Runner 1 Lyudmila Anderson 2 Amy Gochnour 3 Christa Heideman 4 A’Brey Rogers 5 Felicia Fleming 6 Shelby Clark 7 Jackie Jamison 8 Sarah Berner 9 Tania Merida 10 Sam DuPree 11 Alison Bailey 12 Emily Tysick 13 Rachel Claver 14 Aubrey Hale 15 Kayla Peterson 16 Shannon McCormick 17 Amanda Cushing 18 Sarah Stone 19 Tsianina Whitetree 20 Yuliya Kubraykova

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Best Performances Top National Times

Temer Yimer

Runner Christa Heideman Lyudmila Anderson Temer Yimer Amy Gochnour Jennifer Mullen Temer Yimer Amy Gochnour Cammie Banker Kay Thomason Stephanie Evans Michelle Simecka Francis Gipson Christa Heideman Ann Golubski Nicole Porter Sarah Stark Michelle Simecka Heather Koochie Felecia Fleming Andrea Young Laura Hyde Stephanie Clendenin Courtney Price Patty Rochford LeAnn Dills Cinda Soeken

Date 11-10-07 11-9-02 11-10-07 11-9-02 11-14-87 11-8-08 11-8-03 11-21-92 11-10-07 11-14-87 11-13-1999 11-8-08 11-4-06 11-20-93 11-4-04 11-8-08 11-18-00 11-10-07 11-5-05 11-10-07 11-5-97 11-11-89 11-10-07 11-14-87 11-11-89 11-21-92

Finish Time 10th 17:42.92 1st 18:32 27th 18:40.35 2nd 18:41 4th 18:46 13th 18:48.00 2nd 18:49 11th 18:50 42nd 18:58.05 14th 19:01 2nd 19:08 16th 19:08.00 8th 19:09 30th 19:23 15th 19:23 25th 19:24.00 2nd 19:25 65th 19:27.46 18th 19:32 71st 19:34.60 30th 19:36 54th 19:39 79th 19:40.64 26th 19:43 56th 19:44 37th 19:44

Location Ina, Ill. Levelland, Texas Ina, Ill. Levelland, Texas Overland Park, Kan. Spartanburg, S.C. Lawrence, Kan. Tempe, Ariz. Ina, Ill. Overland Park, Kan. Lansing, Mich. Spartanburg, S.C. El Paso, Texas Tempe, Ariz. Levelland, Texas Spartanburg, S.C. Levelland, Texas Ina, Ill. Lawrence, Kan. Ina, Ill. Levelland, Texas Overland Park, Kan. Ina, Ill. Overland Park, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Tempe, Ariz.

Top National Performances Runner

Lydmila Anderson

Lyudmila Anderson• Jennifer Mullen Michelle Simecka• Michelle Simecka• Amy Gochnour• Amy Gochnour• Bridget Deghand Jennifer Mullen Shenna Farnan• Christa Heideman Ann Golubski Kim Oldaker• Christa Heideman Cammie Banker Bridget Deghand Erin Conner• Kim Oldaker• Valerie Spencer Temer Yimer Stephanie Evans Becky Sparks Stephanie Clendenin Cammie Banker Katie Sellens• Nicole Porter Nicole Porter• Francis Gipson Heather Murray Felecia Fleming Cassie Blankenship•

Date Finish 11-9-02 1988 11-13-1999 11-18-00 11-9-02 11-8-03 11-12-94 11-14-87 11-18-00 11-4-06 11-12-94 11-18-00 11-10-07 11-21-92 11-11-95 11-18-00 11-10-01 11-12-94 11-8-08 11-14-87 1988 11-17-90 1991 1999 11-4-04 11-8-03 11-8-08 11-11-95 11-5-05 11-8-03

1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th 7th 8th 8th 10th 10th 10th 11th 11th 12th 12th 13th 13th 14th 14th 14th 14th 14th 15th 16th 16th 18th 18th 19th

Runner

Shannon McCormick• Hannah Wilson• Stephanie Evans Penny Liberty Jackie Jamison LeAnn Dills Sarah Stark Patty Rochford Wendy Moore Crystal Roberson Kay Thomason Temer Yimer Cassie Blankenship Ann Golubski Laura Hyde • Division II

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Date Finish 11-9-02 11-8-03 11-14-87 11-12-94 11-4-06 11-17-90 11-8-08 11-14-87 11-11-95 11-14-87 11-4-006 11-10-07 11-4-04 11-20-93 11-5-97

20th 20th 21st 24th 24th 25th 25th 26th 26th 27th 27th 27th 28th 30th 30th

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Best Performances Top Region VI Times Runner Jennifer Mullen Lyudmila Anderson Ann Golubski Stephanie Clendenin Becky Sparks Christa Heideman Bridget Deghand Temer Yimer Amy Gochnour Valerie Spencer Christa Heideman Sarah Stark Amy Gochnour LeAnn Dills Francis Gipson LeAnn Dills Patty Rochford Julie Marney Heather Murray Cassie Blankenship Jill Wempe Penny Liberty Ann Golubski Michelle Simecka Stephanie Evans Jackie Jamison

Date 10-29-88 10-28-02 10-31-94 11-4-90 10-29-88 10-29-07 10-31-94 10-27-08 10-27-03 10-31-94 10-23-06 10-27-08 10-28-02 10-29-89 10-27-08 11-4-90 10-29-88 10-29-89 10-30-95 10-25-04 10-86 10-31-94 11-6-93 1999 10-29-88 10-23-06

Finish Time 1st 18:20 1st 18:30 3rd 18:34 7th 18:40 4th 18:41 3rd 18:45.17 4th 18:50 4th 18:52.36 2nd 18:56 6th 19:02 6th 19:05 5th 19:10.96 2nd 19:11 6th 19:12 6th 19:16.96 13th 19:20 8th 19:22 7th 19:22 3rd 19:22 4th 19:25 4th 19:26 8th 19:28 6th 19:29 1st 19:32 9th 19:33 7th 19:33

Location Lawrence, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Colby, Kan. El Dorado, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Arkansas City, Kan. Colby, Kan. Colby, Kan. Great Bend, Kan. Colby, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Colby, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. El Dorado, Kan. Colby, Kan. El Dorado, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. El Dorado, Kan. Coffeyville, Kan. El Dorado, Kan. Great Bend, Kan. Colby, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Colby, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Overland Park, Kan.

Jennifer Mullen

Top Region VI Performances Runner Jennifer Mullen Jennifer Mullen Michelle Simecka• Lyudmila Anderson• Michelle Simecka• Amy Gochnour• Amy Gochnour• Ann Golubski Heather Murray Christa Heideman Jill Wempe Becky Sparks Cammie Banker Bridget Deghand Cassie Blankenship Felecia Fleming Temer Yimer Alejandra Albors Katie Sellens• Cassie Blankenship• Sarah Stark LeAnn Dills Patty Rochford Ann Golubski Valerie Spencer Bridget Deghand Katie Sellens Kim Oldaker• Kim Oldaker• Shannon McCormick• Nicole Porter• Nicole Porter Christa Heideman

Date Finish 10-27-87 1st 10-29-88 1st 1999 1st 10-28-02 1st 11-6-00 2nd 10-28-02 2nd 10-27-03 2nd 10-31-94 3rd 10-30-95 3rd 10-29-07 3rd 10-86 4th 10-29-88 4th 11-5-92 4th 10-31-94 4th 10-25-04 4th 10-24-05 4th 10-27-08 4th 11-4-96 5th 1999 5th 10-27-03 5th 10-27-08 5th 10-29-89 6th 10-27-87 6th 11-6-93 6th 10-31-94 6th 10-30-95 6th 1998 6th 11-6-00 6th 10-29-01 6th 10-28-02 6th 10-27-03 6th 10-25-04 6th 10-23-06 6th

Francis Gipson Jessica Thomas Paige Miller Julie Murray Stephanie Clendenin Liz Ryan Adrienne Lento Hannah Wilson• Esther Mathias Jackie Jamison Patty Rochford Cammie Banker Penny Liberty A’Brey Rogers Emily DeLong Katie Nelson Stephanie Evans Courtney Thompson• A’Brey Rogers Shelby Clark Michala Ruder Natasha Beavin Diane Soper Laura Hyde Clare Goldsborough Erin Conner• Shannon McCormick• Francish Gipson • Division II

10-27-08 10-27-12 10-28-13 10-29-89 11-4-90 11-6-93 11-4-96 10-27-03 10-25-04 10-23-06 1988 11-4-91 10-31-04 11-1-10 10-27-12 10-28-13 10-29-88 10-27-03 10-24-09 11-1-10 10-28-13 11-6-93 10-30-95 11-4-96 1998 11-6-00 10-29-01 10-29-07

6th 6th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 9th 9th 9th 9th 9th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th

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Marathon All-Americans Julie Marney

Nicole Porter

Julie Marney became JCCC’s first marathon All-Amercian, racing to a second-place finish at the 1989 MarathonChampionship. Marney finished with a time of 3:20:19, which is the top time in school history. She was also an all-conference and all-region performer in cross country that season.

Nicole Porter is the only JCCC runner to earn marathon All-American twice. She raced to a fifth-place finish in 2003, helping JCCC to its first 1/2 marathon national championship. She followed that effort with a fourth-place finish in 2004, leading JCCC to a runner-up team finish.

Christine Slavik became the second JCCC runner to earn All-American in a marathon, placing third at the 1993 championship with a time of 3:34:46. She is one of only two of the marathon All-Americans to earn the honor running in a full marathan. Her effort led JCCC to its first national championship in any sport. In track, Slavik ran a leg on the conference champions 4x800 relay in her freshman year.

JCCC s top runner in 2005, Felicia Fleming capped a strong freshman season by placing third at the 1/2 Marathon, which earned her AllAmerica honors. Fleming completed the course in 1:28:06, leading JCCC to its second 1/2 marathon national championship. During the cross country season she was the East Jayhawk individual champion.

1989

2003, 2004

Christine Slavik 1993

Amy Gochnour

2003

Amy Ghcnour capped her career by winning the 2003 1/2 Marathon, leading JCCC to its first 1/2 marathon championship. Gouhnour also etched her name with JCCC track legend Marti Cispser, as she earned her 11th All-American honor, which ties JCCC’s record. Gochnour was runner-up at both the 2002 and 2003 cross country championships. She was an eighttime All-American in track, and she finished in the top three in five events at nationals.

Felcia Fleming 2005

Esther Mathias 2005

Esther Mathias capped her cross country career racing to a fifth-place finish at the NJCAA Half Marathon Championships. That effort earned All-Americ accolades. She finished the course in 1:28:48. Mathias also earned all-conference and all-region honors earlier in the cross country season.

Christa Heideman

2006, 2007

Christa Heideman earned her second of nine All-American honors her freshman year, placing fourth to lead JCCC to its fourth marathon nattion-

al championship. Heideman finished in 1:27:59, the third-best time posted by a JCCC runner in team history. As a sophomore in 2007, Heideman earned her 11th All-American honor by placing fifth at the Half Marathon Championship. That etched her name in history, tying her with former JCCC great athletes Marci Cisper and Amy Gochnour as the most decorated athletes in school history. She would later add to two more honors during the 2008 indoor season, making her the all-time leader at JCCC.

Jackie Jamison 2006

Jackie Jamison capped her cross country career with a fifth-place finsh at the 1/2 marathon, which earned NJCAA All-American andhelped JCCC win back-to-back national titles.. She finished the race in 1:28:51, which ranks her sixth all-time on the JCCC performance chart.

Temer Yimer

2008

Temer Yimer capped an oustanding career by placing third at the 2008 Half Marathon, helping JCCC capture its fourth national title. Yimer’s time of 1:25:06 also set a new team record. Yimer also raced to All-America honors at the 2008 Cross Country Nationals.

Francis Gipson 2008

also raced to Coaches All-America honors at the 2008 Cross Country Nationals.

Haley Snow 2008, 2009

Haley Snow earned Coaches AllAmerican while h;eing JCCC to a national title in 2008. Snow finished 13th overall, her effort proved to be the key finish for JCCC’s championship run. Snow was JCCC’s top runner in the 2009 championship, finishing 14th overall, and among the top American runners, earning her Coaches All-American. Her time of 1:31.21 ranks 12th all-time in JCCC history.

Kayla Harris

2009

Kayla Harris raced to a 16th-place finish overall, but was among the top 15 American runners which earned her Coaches All-American. Harris finished the race with a time of 1:31:51, the 13th fastest time in JCCC history.

Kayla Peterson

2011

Kayla Peterson was the top runner for JCCC in 2011, finishing 16th overall with a time of 1:34:59.12. That effort ranks 21st all-time and helped JCCC to a fifth-place team finish.

Francis Gipson raced to a fourth-place finish at the 2008 Half Marathon, helping JCCC capture its fourth national title. Her time of 1:27:13 ranks as the fourth-best in team history. Gipson

Julie Christine Amy Nicole Felicia Esther Christa Jakcie Marney Slavik Gocnour Porter Fleming Mathias Heideman Jamison

Temer Francis Haley Kayla Kayla Peterson Yimer Gibson Snow Harris

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Best Marathon Performances

Nicole Porter

Eshter Mathias

Top Marathon Times Runner Julie Marney Christine Slavic Tonya Dobbelaere Cammie Banker Katie Feurborn Jule Schurle

Date Pl. 1989 2nd 1993 3rd 1993 7th 1993 8th 1993 9th 1993 11th

Top Half Marathon Times Runner Temer Yimer Amy Gochnour Nicole Porter Francis Gipson Christa Heideman Felicia Fleming Eshter Mathias Jackie Jamison Cassie Blankenship Felicia Fleming Nicole Porter Haley Snow Kayla Harris Kay Thomason Jackie Jamison Amanda Cushing Haley Snow Michala Ruder A’Brey Roster A’Brey Rogers Esther Mathias Michala Ruder Lilly Lira Kayle Peterson Halie McCombs Kayla Harris Abi Hartzell Rychel Johnson Sam DuPree Cassie Blankenship Tsianina Whitetree Hannah Wilson Jessica Thomas

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Date Pl. 11-22-08 3rd 11-23-03 1st 11-21-04 4th 11-22-08 4th 11-19-06 4th 11-19-05 3rd 11-19-05 5th 11-19-06 5th 11-21-04 8th 11-19-06 7th 11-23-03 5th 11-21-09 14th 11-21-09 16th 11-19-06 9th 11-19-05 11th 11-20-10 21st 11:20-08 13th 11-17-12 20th 11-20-10 23rd 11-21-09 21st 11-21-04 10th 11-16-13 20th 11-17-12 22nd 11-19-11 16th 11-17-12 27th 11-22-08 21st 11-16-13 21st 11-21-04 12th 11-21-09 NA 11-23-03 12th 11-20-10 35th 11-23-03 13th 11-17-12 37th

Time 3:20:19 3:34:46 3:42:29 3:51:02 3:51:32 4:08:32 Time 1:25:06 1:25:28 1:26:37 1:27:13 1:27:59 1:28:06 1:28:48 1:28:51 1:30:00 1:30:39 1:30:43 1:31:21 1:31:51 1:32:05 1:33:23 1:33:26 1:33:43 1:33:58 1:34:03 1:34:10 1:34:12 1:34:20 1:34:39 1:34:59 1:35:11 1:36:47 1:36:24 1:37:11 1:37:11 1:37:30 1:37:42 1:37:51 1:38:41

(Above): Amy Gocnhour won an individual national chcampioship in 2003 while leading JCCC to a team title as well.

(Left): Temer Yimer led JCCC to its fourth national title while setting a school record time of 1:25:06, good for third-place and All-America honors.

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National Championship Teams

1993 NJCAA Marathon Champions

2005 NJCAA 1/2 Marathon Champions

Led by sophomore Christine Slavik, the women’s team captured the first NJCAA National Championship in any sport for Johnson County Community College,finishing in a tie with Colby Community College with 11 points. Slavik raced to a third-place finish overall, crossing the the finish line in 3:34:46, which earned her first-team NJCAA All-American honors. Other finishers for JCCC were Tonya Dobbelaere (7th-3:42:29), Cammie Banker (8th-3:51:02), Katie Feuerborn (9th-3:51:32) and Julie Schurle (11th-4:08:32).

2000 Women’s Cross Country

2006 NJCAA 1/2 Marathon Champions

Running in gusty winds, blowing snot, and wind chills in the lower teens, Johnson County placed four runners in the top 15 and edged Colby and Schoolcraft to win the NJCAA Division II National Championship. It was the first cross country title in the program’s history. Michelle Simecka was JCCC’s top finishser, placing second in a time of 19:25.0, and was awarded first-team All-American. Sheena Farnan and Kim Oldaker earned second-team All-American by placing in the top 10. Farnan placed eighth and Oldaker finished 10th overall. Erin Connor garnered honorable mention All-American with a 12th-place overall finish. In addition to the team’s scccess, coach Mike Bloemker was selected the women’s coach of the by both the NJCAA and NJCAA Coaches Association.

2008 NJCAA 1/2 Marathon Champions

2003 NJCAA 1/2 MarathonChampions Led by All-America performances from Amy Gochnour and Nicole Porter, JCCC won its second marathon national championship, and its first in a 1/2 marathon. Gochnour won the individual title with a time of 1:25:28, nearly one minute faster than the runner-up finisher. Her win capped an outstanding career that saw her tie Marti Cisper with 11 All-American honors for her career. Porter earned in fifth overall, finishing in a time of 1:30:43. Rounding out JCCC’s competitors were Cassie Blankenship (12th-1:37:30), Hannah Wilson (13th-1:37:51), Aubrey Hale (15th-1:40:02) Courtney Thompson (19th1:41:46) and Rychel Johnson (22nd-1:43:29).

Battling wind chill temperatures in the high teens, The host school of the 2008 championship, Johnson County Community College, captured the women’s team title, their fourth in the six-year history of this event. CCC had two of the top six runners in the final standings. Sophomore Temer Yimer placed third with a time of 1:25:08, followed sophomore Francis Gipson with a time of 1:27:10. Both earned All-Ameican honors. However, the runner who secured JCCC the title was Haley Snow, who placed 13th overall.

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All-Time Register A

Albors, Alejandra__________________________ 1996 Arneson,Tara_______________________________ 2005 Anderson, Lyudmila_______________________ 2002 Atkins, Jessica______________________________ 1998

Bailey, Allison__________________________ 2009-10 Banker, Cammie________________________ 1991-92 Banker, Sheldi______________________________ 1997 Barth, Jennifer__________________________ 1995-96 Beavin, Natasha________________________ 1993-94 Berner, Sarah___________________________ 2009-10 Blankenship, Cassie____________________ 2003-04 Brethorst, Suzane__________________________ 1993 Bridgens, Jody__________________________ 2000-01 Burke, Laura________________________________ 1999

Cabrera, Roxanna______________________ 2008-09 Carver, Cathleen_______________________ 1997-98 Caswell, Linda__________________________ 1999-00 Cellitti, Marie_______________________________ 2013 Charles, Shalece________________________ 2001-02 Clark, Shelby_______________________________ 2010 Claver, Rachel__________________________ 2009-10 Clendenin, Stephanie__________________ 1989-90 Closterman, Heather_______________________ 2007 Colbert, Holly___________________________ 1990-91 Conner, Erin____________________________ 1999-00 Crews, Emily_______________________________ 2008 Cushing, Amanda__________________________ 2010

Dahlhauser, Christy____________________ 1989-90 Davis, Jessie________________________________ 2006 Deghand, Bridget______________________ 1994-95 DeLong, Emily______________________________ 2012 Dills, LeAnn_____________________________ 1989-90 Dobbelaere, Tanya_____________________ 1990-91 Dobbs, Andy________________________________ 1986 DuPree Renae__________________________ 2007-08 DuPree, Samantha_____________________ 2009-10 DuPree, Sarah______________________________ 2006 Dwyer, Ashley______________________________ 1998

Eustice, Erin________________________________ 2006 Evans, Stephanie_______________________ 1987-88

Falcon, Courtney___________________________ 2008 Farnan, Sheena_________________________ 2000-01 Feuerborn, Katie_______________________ 1991-92 Fields, Michelle_____________________________ 1994 Fleming, Felicia________________________ 2005-06 Flynn, Kaitlyn__________________________ 2007-08 Fox, Elizabeth______________________________ 2004

Gage, Karen_____________________________ 1993-94 Gardner, Karin_________________________ 1985-86 Gipson, Francis_________________________ 2007-08 Gochnour, Amy_________________________ 2002-03 Goldsborough, Clare_______________________ 1998 Golubski, Ann__________________________ 1993-94 Gordon, Gerri_______________________________ 1995 Gorthy, Mackenzie_____________________ 2012-13

Gross, Samantha___________________________ 2007

Hale, Aubry_____________________________ 2002-03 Hamblin, Emily_________________________ 1999-00 Harris, Kayla____________________________ 2008-09 Hartzell, Abi____________________________ 2012-13 Heideman, Christa_____________________ 2006-07 Herren, Mackenzie_________________________ 2013 Hornick, Maggie____________________________ 2012 Houltberg, Danielle_______________ 2006 & 2011 Hyde, Laura_____________________________ 1996-97

Jackson,Haley_______________________________ 2005 Jamison, Jackie_________________________ 2005-06 Johnson, Rychel________________________ 2003-04 Joyner, Melissa_____________________________ 2005

Knauff, Mary________________________________ 1994 Koochie, Heather_______________________ 2007-08 Kubraykova, Yuliya____________________ 2004-05

Langley, Tanya_____________________________ 1991 Lawlor, Celine__________________________ 2009-10 Lemann, Joanna________________________ 1995-96 Lento, Adrienne________________________ 1995-96 Liberty, Penny______________________________ 1994 Lira, Lilly________________________________ 2011-12 Litz, Jody____________________________________ 1986 Loescher, Debbie_______________________ 1986-87

Mancuso, Angela_______________________ 2011-12 Mathias, Esther_________________________ 2004-05 Marney, Julie_______________________________ 1989 McCombs, Halie________________________ 2011-12 McCormick, Shannon__________________ 2001-02 McKinney, Leslie___________________________ 1990 Merida, Tania_______________________________ 2010 Miller, Paige________________________________ 2013 Moore, Renata______________________________ 1998 Moore, Wendy______________________________ 1995 Mullen, Jennifer________________________ 1987-88 Murray, Heather___________________________ 1995 Musil, Carly_____________________________ 2001-02

Nelson, Katie_______________________________ 2013 Ngobiro, Faith______________________________ 2009

Rogers, A’Brey__________________________ 2009-10 Ruder, Michala_________________________ 2012-13 Ryan, Elizabeth_________________________ 1992-93

Sanders, Kirstie____________________________ 2011 Schurle, Jodie___________________________ 1992-93 Schurle, Julie____________________________ 1992-93 Sellens, Katie___________________________ 1998-99 Simecka, Michelle______________________ 1999-00 Simpson, Sydney___________________________ 2013 Singleton, Diane____________________________ 1987 Slavik, Christine________________________ 1992-93 Smith, Britt_____________________________ 1991-92 Smith, Michelle____________________ 2009 & 2011 Snow, Haley____________________________ 2008-09 Soeken, Cinda______________________________ 1992 Soper, Diane________________________________ 1995 Sparks, Becky___________________________ 1987-88 Spencer, Altilvia____________________________ 2005 Spencer, Teresa____________________________ 1995 Spencer, Valerie________________________ 1993-94 Stark, Sarah_________________________________ 2008 Stone, Sarah________________________________ 2002

Thomas, Jessica________________________ 2011-12 Thomason, Kay_________________________ 2006-07 Thompson, Courtney______________________ 2003 Townsend, Amber_____________________ 1988-89 Turner, Nicole______________________________ 2000 Tysick, Emily___________________________ 2009-10

Vass, Paige__________________________________ 2008

Wabaunsee, Ursula____________________ 1990-91 Waers, Jennifer_________________________ 1999-00 Wagoner, Jenna____________________________ 2006 Wamsher, Dana________________________ 1996-97 Weinmann, Sibelle_________________________ 1997 Weisenborn, Laura______________1986 and 1988 Wempe, Jill_____________________________ 1986-87 Whitetree, Tsianina________________________ 2010 Wilson, Hannah________________________ 2003-04 Woodruff, Misty____________________________ 1989

Yimer, Temer___________________________ 2007-08 Young, Andrea______________________________ 2007

Oldaker, Kim___________________________ 2000-01

Parks, Brittany _________________________ 2011-12 Parr, Samantha_____________________________ 2006 Peterson, Kayla_____________________________ 2010 Pokorny, Kelsey____________________________ 2002 Porter, Nicole___________________________ 2003-04 Price, Courtney_____________________________ 2007

Rice, Paula__________________________________ 2003 Roberson, Crystal______________________ 1987-88 Rochford, Patty_________________________ 1987-88

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Coaching History Year Coach 1986 Dave Burgess 1987 Dave Burgess 1988 Dave Burgess 1989 Dave Burgess 1990 Dave Burgess 1991 Dave Burgess 1992 Dave Burgess 1993 Dave Burgess 1994 Dave Burgess 1995 Dave Burgess 1996 Dave Burgess 1997 Dave Burgess Totals

Record 22-12 18-7 40-2 29-7 61-2 44-10 72-14 80-7 56-6 41-18 28-42-1 48-29 532-157-1

Conference NA 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 6-Titles

Region VI NA 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 6 Titles

1998 Mike Bloemker NA 1st 3rd 1999 Mike Bloemker NA 1st 3rd• 2000 Mike Bloemker NA 1st 2nd• 2001 Mike Bloemker NA 1st 3rd• 2002 Mike Bloemker NA 2nd 1st• 2003 Mike Bloemker NA 1st 1st• 2004 Mike Bloemker NA 1st 2nd 2005 Mike Bloemker NA 1st 2nd 2006 Mike Bloemker 88-32 1st 2nd 2007 Mike Bloemker 92-19 1st 2nd 2008 Mike Bloemker 121-19 1st 2nd 2009 Mike Bloemker 73-29 2nd 3rd 2010 Mike Bloemker 100-46-0 2nd 2nd 2011 Mike Bloemker 80-62-0 1st 1st 2012 Mike Bloemker 101-45-0 1st 1st 2013 Mike Bloemker 69-29-0 1st 1st Totals NA 13 Titles 5 Titles *Indicates Div. I

NJCAA 8th 5h 3rd 12th 11th 8th 9th 9th 3rd 4th 10th 11th 9 Top-10

10th 9th• 1st• 5th• 2nd• 2nd• 8th 9th 2nd 7th 6th 15th 8th 12th 12th 12th 12 Top 10 1 Title

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Cross Country All-Americans Phil Bryne 1988

The conference and region champion in 1988, Phil Byrne capped the season by placing ninth at nationals, earning All-America honors. At the time, his ninth-place finish was the best in JCCC history. To date, Byrne still holds JCCC record for the fastest time in a region championship, 24:59. In track, Byrne garnered three more All-America honors, placing third in the indoor mile in 1988, fifth in indoor mile in 1990, and second in the indoor 2-mile in 1990. He also was a three-time region champion and two-time conference champion in track.

Jon Hatley

1988

Jon Hatley capped an outstanding career at JCCC in 1988, placing 11th at nationals, earning All-America honors. His freshman season in 1986, Hatley won the conference and region titles, and if not for an unfortunate fall at nationals, would have been an AllAmerican as well. At the 1986 Region VI meet, Hatley posted a time of 25:02, which ranks second all-time today. He was a three-time conference champion and two-time region champion in track.

Malcolm Campbell

1991, 1992

Malcolm Campbell may be the best to run cross country at JCCC. As a freshman, he turned in one of the best season’s in JCCC history, finishing second at the NJCAAs. That was his only loss of the season, winning the eight previous meets. In 1992, he placed sixth at the national meet. His time of 24:36 at the 1992 Championships

is the best in school history. He also owns the overall record at 24:01.10, set at the 1991 Cavalier Cup. On the track, Campbell earned seven more All-America certificates and was a four-time region and conference champion.

Jason Gauert

1992, 1993

Jason Gauert earned Coaches AllAmerican honors in 1993, finishing among the top-15 American runners in the field. He finished 23rd overall. His effort also helped JCCC to a ninthplace team finish. In 1992, Gauert placed 27th to earn All-American, and posted the second fastest time by a Cavalier at nationals, finishing in 25:49. In track, Gauert earned two All-America running a leg on the indoor 4x800 and distance medley relay in 1994.

John Thorpe

1993, 1994

the top 25 American runners at the 1995 national championship. Stults placed 24th, helping JCCC to an eighth-place team finish. In the 1996 track season, Stults ran a leg on the indoor distance medley relay team that placed 6th and earned Coaches All-American. He also was the 1,500meter outdoor conference champion that season.

Drew Whitlock 1996

Drew Whitlock raced to a 33rd-place finish at the 1996 NJCAAs, earning him All-America accolades by finishing among the top-25 Americans. He finished 17th among his American counterparts. Prior to the NJCAAs, Whitlock won the East Jayhawk Conference title, becoming just the fourth JCCC runner to win that championship. On the track, Whitlock added to more conference titles, running on legs on two different relays.

Brian Ismert

John Thorpe became the second runner in JCCC history to earn cross country All-America honors twice. Thorpe placed eighth in 1993 as a freshman, and followed with an 11th-place finish his sophomore year. Both efforts earned him NJCAA and Coaches AllAmerican. Thorpe also owns the third fastest time all-time at JCCC, and his time of 26:7 at the 1993 NJCAAs ranks fifth at JCCC. Thorpe also was a two-time All-American in track, and was a two-time region champion and won one conference championship.

Mike Stults

1999

Mike Stults garnered NJCAA Coaches All-America honors by placing among

Seth Enderby was one of three JCCC runners to earn Coaches All-American at the 1999 NJCAA Championships.

1995

1997

Brian Ismert garnered JCCC’s 12th cross country All-American honor in 1997, placing 41st overall at nationals. His effort capped a season that saw him finish runner-up in the conference, and place 11th in Region VI. Ismert also ran a leg on the indoor distance medley relay that earned All-American in 1998. Ismert also was a three-time conference champion in track during his career.

Seth Enderby

Enderby, who finished among the top-15 American runners, placed 17th overall, just missing NJCAA AllAmerica honors. His effort helped JCCC to a second-place finish. Enderby twice earned all-conference in cross country, and All-Region in 1999. On the track, Enderby earned outdoor All-American in the 10,000-meters, placing sixth in 2000. He was also a three-time conference champion in track.

Joel Schmidt 1999, 2000

Joel Schmidt raced to a 16th-place finish at nationals in 1999, helping JCCC to a second-place finish. Schmidt was earned Coaches All-American honors by finishing among the top-15 American runners. His time of 26:28.4 ranked seventh on JCCC’s all-time performance chart. In 2000, Schmidt helped JCCC to a third-place team finish, placing 18th, which earned him his second Coaches All-American honor.. Schmidt also earned track All-America accolades placing fifth in the 5,000 at the 20000 Indoor NJCAAs.

Jeremy Wilson 1999

Jeremy Wilson led JCCC to a runner-up to second-place team finish in 1999, placing 13th overall, with a time of 26:16, the fifth-best time ever at JCCC in a national meet. His effort earned both NJCAA and Coaches AllAmerica accolades. Wilson also won the conference title that season. As a freshman, Wilson garnered allconference cross country accolades as well. On the track, Wilson earned two more All-American honors, placing sixth in the 2000 indoor 3,0000 and 10th in2000 outdoor steeplechase. He was also the region champion in the 3,0000 that season, and was a five-time conference champion in track, winning the indoor 3,000 twice and the 5,000, and the outdoor steeplechase twice.

Seth Thompson

2000

Phil

Drew Whitlock

Jon Malcolm Jason

Brian Ismert

Seth Enderby

Joel Schmidt

John

Jeremy Wilson

Seth Thompson posted the thirdbest national finish in JCCC history, racing to a seventh-place Mike finish in 2000. His effort earned him NJCAA and Coaches AllAmerica honors, and helped his team to a third-place national finish. Thompson twice earned All-Region VI and allconference in cross country. In track, Thompson garnered indoor All-American, placing ninth in the 5,000 at the 2001 NJCAAs. He was also a three-time conference champion in track.

Seth

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Cross Country All-Americans Tyson Edwards 2000

Tyson Edwards capped a solid freshman season, racing to a 14th-place finish at the NJCAA national meet, earning both NJCAA and Coaches All-America accolades. Earlier in the year he raced to a win at the Conference championships, and earned All-Region VI honors.

Brock Peterson 2002

Brock Peterson led JCCC to a runner-up finish in 2002, racing to a 13th-place finish in gusty winds and warm temperatures. Peterson’s finish tied the eighth-best in JCCC history. His effort earned him both NJCAA and Coaches AllAmerican. He also placed second in the conference. As a freshman, Peterson earned all-conference and all-region honors and helped his team to a fourthplace national finish. On the track, Peterson ran legs

Tyson

on three relays that earned him All-America accolades. He was also a two-time conference champion.

Adrian Marquez

2009

Adrian Marquez snapped a seven year drought for JCCC by earning Coaches All-America honrs at the 2009 NJCAA Cross Country Champinshsip. Marquez placed 29th overall with a time of 26:33, but was among the top 15 American finishers in the race. Marquez also earned all-conference and all-region honors, and capped the year by earning Coaches All-America in the half Marathon, helping JCCC to a runner-up finish.

Ryan Keene 2009

Ryan Keene led the Cavaliers with a 19th place finish overall with a time of 27:27.72, and earned Coaches All-American by finishing among the top 25 American runners. He is JCCC’s 21st runner to earn All-America status.

Qu named to All-USA Academic FirstTeam JCCC student-athlete Zichuan “Tren” Qu was named to the All-USA Acadmeic First-Team for Community and Junior Colleges in a natinal competition sponsored by USA Today, the American Association of Community College and Phi Theta Kappa (an international society for students at two-year colleges). Qu is the second All-USA Academic First-Team winner from JCCC, but the first student-athlete. Qu was presented a medalliion and $2,500 check at the AACC’s convention, April, 2007, in Tampa, Fla., and featured in a full-page article in USA Today on the same day. Qu was also a New Centrury Scholar, the top scholar in Kansas selected in a state-wide competition, earning him $2,000 from the Coca-Cola Foundation, and a 2006 Congressional Award Gold Medalist.

At JCCC, Qu was Student Senate president, Phi Theta Kappa vice presient and the 2006 men’s athleteic department academic champion. Qu was one of the first JCCC students to matriculate from JCCC’s honors program to the Univeristy of Kansas honor program as part of a new agreement.

Qu competed for the Cavaliers cross country team in the 2004 and 2005 seasons, and the track team in the 20005 season. He ran in six cross country meets in his career, and in 2004, raced to a 47th-place finish at the NJCAA 1/2 Marathon Championships, helping JCCC to a runner-up finish. During the track season, he ran to a personal-best ninth-place finish in the mile at the indoor Jayhawk Conference meet, and to a seventh-place finish in the 1,500-meters at the outdoor conference championship, one place shy of earning

Brock Peterson

NJCAA & Coaches All-American

Adrian Marquez

Ryan Keene

1988 1991 1992 1993 1994

Phil Byrne Jon Hatley Malcolm Campbell Malcolm Campbell John Thorpe John Thorpe

NJCAA Coaches All-American 1988 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Phil Byrne Jon Hatley Malcolm Campbell Malcolm Campbell Jason Gauert Jason Gauert John Thorpe John Thorpe Mike Stults Jamin Swift Drew Whitlock Brian Ismert

1999 2000 2002 2009 2011

Seth Enderby Joel Schmidt Jeremy Wilson Tyson Edwards Joel Schmidt Seth Thompson Brock Peterson Adrian Marquez Ryan Keene

NJCAA Academic All-American 1991 Shawn Brougham 2000 Seth Enderby 2002 Jesse Chettle 2003 Jesse Chettle 2003 Zach Cordel 2009 Jason Rose

3.65 NA 3.72 3.81 3.93 3.69

All-USA Today Academic 2007 Zichaun “Tren” Qu 1st-Team Coaches Academic All-American 1991 Chad Brecheisen 3.00 Shawn Brougham 3.65 Malcolm Campbell 3.54 Chris Richards 3.31

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Cross Country Honors All-Region VI (63) 1985

Shannon Brooks

1987

Steward Gillin

1986 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1996

Phil Byrne Steward Gillin John Hatley David Jones David Jones

Malcolm Campbell Malcolm Campbell Charlie Moreland Jason Gauert John Thorpe

Brian Coiner Chris Rousselo Jamin Swift John Thorpe Mike Stults Jamin Swift

Rob Gill Brian Ismert Jordan Rosner Drew Whitlock

1997

Reid Christensen Jason Henslee Brian Ismert

1999•

Seth Enderby Mike Ryan Joel Schmidt Seth Thompson Jeremy Wilson

1998

2000•

2001• 2002• 2003• 2004

2005 2006

Jon Hatley Tim Waggoner

2008

Paul Bennett Nick Luft

Tyson Edwards Joel Schmidt Seth Thompson Eric Girton Brock Peterson Josh Wright Matt Morice Brock Peterson

Robert Edwards Matt Vieyra Paul Barrett Brian Batliner Tighe VanAnne

Kory Cool Blake Koger Tighe Van Anne Daniel Everhart James Tong Daniel Barlow Philip Hickman

Jason Rose

2010

Nathan Sloniker Javier Segura

2009 2011 2012

Josh Lacer Adrian Marquez Brooks Ballou Ryan Keene Javier Segura Kidus Bekele

• NJCAA Division II

All-East JayhawkConference(84) 1988

Phil Byrne Steward Gillin Jon Hatley David Jones

1991

Malcolm Campbell

1989 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

1999 2000 2001

Brock Peterson Josh Wright

2003

Zach Cordel Robert Edwards Ryan Hopper Matt Vieyra

2002

2004

Malcolm Campbell

2005

Brian Coiner Chris Rousselo Jamin Swift John Thorpe

2007

David Jones

John Thorpe

Mike Stults Jamin Swift

Rob Gill Brian Ismert Jordan Rosner Drew Whitlock

Reid Christensen Jason Henslee Brian Ismert Drew Whitlock Brock Stumpff Paul Bennett Seth Enderby Oliver Harris Vince Kane Nick Luft Brock Stumpff Jeremy Wilson

Seth Enderby Oliver Harris Mike Ryan Joel Schmidt Seth Thompson Jeremy Wilson Clay Cosby Tyson Edwards Mike Ryan Joel Schmidt Seth Thompson Josh Wright Jason Cole Eric Girton Matt Morice

2006 2008

Eric Girton Ryan Hopper Matt Morice Brock Peterson Caleb Teague Matt Vieyra

Paul Barrett Brian Batliner Evan Cox Blake Koger Tighe Van Anne Kory Cool Blake Koger Alan Kroll Justin Simonich Tighe Van Anne

Daniel Everhart Trevor Johannsen James Tong Trevor Johannsen Alex Troncoso Daniel Barlow Jason Rose

JCCC MVPs 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Shannon Brooks Jon Hatley Stewart Gillin Phil Byrne David Jones Russ Warrington Malcolm Campbell Malcolm Campbell John Thorpe John Thorpe Jamin Swift Drew Whitlock Brian Ismert Nick Luft Jeremy Wilson Seth Thompson Josh Wright Brock Peterson Matt Vieyra Brian Batliner Kory Cool James Tong Alex Troncoso Jason Rose Adrian Marquez Nathan Sloniker Ryan Keene Tyler Roberts Sam Yoakum

2009 Josh Lacer AdrianMarquez 2010

Nathan Sloniker Javier Segura

2012

Kidus Bekele

2011

Brooks Ballou Ryan Keene Addis Kenea Javier Segura Robert Segura

Region VI Champions Runner, Yr Jon Hatley, 1986 Phil Byrne, 1988 Malcolm Campbell, 1991 Tyson Edwards, 2000

Conference Champions Runner, Yr Jon Hatley, 1986 Phil Byrne, 1988 Malcolm Campbell, 1991 Drew Whitlock, 1996 Paul Bennett, 1998 Jeremy Wilson, 1999 Tyson Edwards, 2000 Ryan Keene, 2011

Malcolm Campbell is the only runner in JCCC history to win two team MVP honors. In his freshman sason of 1991, Campbell placed first in every meet but nationalls, where he was second.

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Best Performances All-time Performances 5k

Rk Runner 1 Malcolm Campbell 2 James Tong 3 John Thorpe 4 Malcolm Campbell 5 James Tong 6 Robert Edwards 7 Matt Vieyra 8 Kory Cool 9 Sir Larry Cain 10 Matt Vieyra 11 Sir Larry Cains 12 John Thorpe 13 Jacon Gauert 14 Brian Batliner 15 Zach Cordell 16 Brock Peterson 17 Philip Hickman 18 Nathan Sloniker 19 Brock Stults 20 Jamin Swift 21 Zach Cordell 22 Chris Rousello Jason Rose 24 Ryan Johnson Ryan Hopper Trevor Johannsen

Event JCCC Invitational Cavalier Cup Baker Invitational Baker Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Cavalier Cup Cavalielr Cup Cavalier Cup Cavalier Cup Maple Leaf Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Baker Invitational JCCC Invitational Cavalier Cup Cavalier Cup Cavalier Cup Maple Leaf Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Baker Invitational Baker Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Baker Invitational Maple Leaf Invitational Baker Invitational Cavalier Cup Cavalier Cup

Date 10-23-92 9-8-06 9-3-94 9-5-92 9-2-06 10-17-03 10-17-03 9-9-05 10-17-03 9-6-03 9-6-03 9-4-93 10-23-92 10-17-03 10-17-03 10-18-02 9-6-08 9-6-10 9-2-95 9-2-95 9-6-03 9-2-95 9-6-08 9-4-93 10-17-03 9-8-06

Time 15:10.00 15:29.00 15:50.00 15:52.00 15:57:17 16:06.00 16:08.00 16:09.00 16:13.00 16:13.31 16:16.55 16:18.00 16:19.00 16:21.00 16:21.05 16:23.00 16:24.65 16:25.76 16:26.00 16:28.00 16:30.55 16:31.00 16:31.25 16:32.00 16:32.00 16:32.00

Rk Runner 1 Philip Hickman 2 Alex Troncoso 3 Daniel Everhart 4 Grant Catloth 5 Trevor Johannsen 6 Daniel Barlow 7 Jaosn Rose 8 Jason Rose 9 Matt Bilhmer 10 James Carter

Event JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational JCCC Short Course Invitational

Date 10-17-08 10-19-07 10-19-07 10-19-07 10-19-07 10-17-08 10-19-07 10-17-08 10-19-07 10-17-08

Time 19:31.40 19:32.00 19:41.00 19:48.00 19:49.00 19:51.51 19:52.00 19:53.21 19:54.00 20:08.55

Rk Runner 1 Malcolm Campbell 2 Malcolm Campbell 3 John Thorpe 4 Malcolm Campbell 5 Phil Byrne 6 Phil Byrne 7 John Thorpe 8 Jon Hatley 9 Stewart Gillin 10 John Thorpe 11 John Thorpe 12 John Thorpe 13 Seth Thompson 14 Shannon Brooks Malcolm Campbell 16 John Thorpe 17 Malcolm Campbell 18 Stewart Gillin John Thorpe 20 Tyson Edwards

Event Cavalier Cup NJCAA Nationals William Jewell Wisconsin-Parkside Haskell Invitational Region VI Wisconsin-Parkside Region VI Haskell Invitational NJCAA Nationals Region VI Wisconsin-Parkside Washington Invitational Region VI Region VI Colby Invitational Missouri-Southern Haskell Invitational Cavalier Cup Washington Invitational

Date 9-28-91 11-21-92 9-10-94 10-17-92 10-8-88 10-29-88 10-15-94 10-27-86 10-8-88 11-20-93 10-31-94 10-16-93 10-7-00 1985 11-4-91 10-8-94 10-11-91 10-10-87 9-29-94 10-7-00

Time 24:01.10 24:36.00 24:40.00 24:52.00 24:57.00 24:59.00 24:59.00 25:02.00 25:05.00 25:07.00 25:09.46 25:13.00 25:13.50 25:15.00 25:15.00 25:15.00 25:17.00 25:22.00 25:22.00 25:24.80

All-time Performances 6k

All-time Performances 8k

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Phillip Hickman

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Best Performances Top National Times

Jeremy Wilson

Runner Malcolm Campbell John Thorpe Jason Gauert Malcolm Campbell Jeremy Wilson• John Thorpe Javier Segura Joel Schmidt Seth Enderby• Brooks Ballou Adrian Marquez Stewart Gillin Jon Hatley Brian Batliner Nathan Sloniker Seth Thompson• Tyson Edwards• Robert Edwards• Addis Kenea Mike Ryan• Matt Vieyra• Tyson Edwards• Jason Gauert Sir Larry Cain Brian Ismert Zach Cordel Brian Batliner

Date 11-21-92 11-20-93 11-21-92 11-91 11-13-99 11-20-93 11-13.10 11-13-99 11-13-99 11-13-10 11-14-09 11-14-87 11-8-86 11-6-04 11-13-10 11-13-99 11-18-00 11-8-03 11-13-10 11-13-99 11-8-03 11-18-00 11-20-93 11-8-03 11-97 11-8-03 11-8-03

Finish Time 6th 24:36 8th 25:07 27th 25:49 2nd 25:56 13th 26:16 8th 26:17 44th 26:17.0 16th 26:28 17th 26:30 53rd 26:32.0 29th 26:33 35th 26:37 28th 26:39 38th 26:41 61st 26:41.0 24th 26:43 8th 26:46 21st 26:50 71st 26:53.0 35th 26:55 24th 26:55 14th 26:57 23rd 25:58.50 28th 27:00 41st 27:01 30th 27:02 31st 27:04

Location Tempe, Ariz. Tempe, Ariz. Tempe, Ariz. Wichita, Kan. Lansing, Mich. Tempe, Ariz. Spartanburg, S.C. Lansing, Mich. Lansing, Mich. Spartanbrug, S.C. Peoria, Ill. Overland Park, Kan. Hagerstown, Pa. Levelland, Texas Spartanburg, S.C. Lansing, Mich. Levelland, Texas Lawrence, Kan. Spartanburg, S.C. Lansing, Mich. Lawrence, Kan. Levelland, Texas Tempe, Ariz. Lawrence, Kan. Levelland, Texas Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan.

Top National Performances Runner

Josh Wright

Malcolm Campbell Malcolm Campbell Seth Thompson• John Thorpe Phil Byrne Jon Hatley John Thorpe Jeremy Wilson• Brock Peterson• Tyson Edwards• Joel Schmidt• Seth Enderby• Joel Schmidt• Josh Wright• Ryan Keene Matt Morice• Robert Edwards• Brock Peterson• Jason Gauert Mike Stults Matt Vieyra• Eric Girton• Josh Wright• Matt Morice•

Date Finish 11-91 11-21-92 11-18-00 11-20-93 11-88 11-88 11-12-94 11-13-99 11-9-02 11-18-00 11-13-99 11-13-99 11-18-00 11-10-01 11-12-11 11-9-02 11-8-03 11-10-01 11-20-93 11-11-95 11-8-03 11-9-02 11-18-00 11-10-01

2nd 6th 7th 8th 9th 11th 11th 13th 13th 14th 16th 17th 18th 18th 19th 21st 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 24th 25th 26th 26th

Runner

Jason Gauert Jon Hatley Sir Larry Cain• Adrian Marquez Zach Cordel• Brian Batliner• Shawn Brougham Ryan Hopper • Drew Whitlock Caleb Teague• Jason Cole• Stewart Gillin Mike Ryan• Kory Cool Brooks Ballou Brian Batliner •Division II

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Date Finish 11-21-92 11-8-86 11-8-03 11-14-09 11-8-03 11-8-03 11-91 11-9-02 11-16-96 11-9-02 11-10-01 11-14-87 11-13-99 11-5-05 11-12-11 11-4-04

27th 28th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 32nd 33rd 33rd 34th 35th 35th 35th 35th 38th

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Best Performances Top Region VI Times

Runner Phil Byrne Jon Hatley John Thorpe Shannon Brooks Malcolm Campbell Stewart Gillin John Thorpe Jon Hatley Malcolm Campbell Jason Gauert Nathan Sloniker David Jones Scott Starks Jason Rose Javier Segura Tim Waggoner Brooks Ballou Mike Stults Daniel Barlow Philip Hickman Addis Kenea Brian Ismert Jeremy Wilson Brock Peterson Dahn Smith Matt Morice

Date 10-29-88 10-86 10-31-94 1985 11-4-91 1988 11-6-93 1988 11-9-92 11-6-93 11-1-10 1988 1985 10-27-08 11-1-10 10-86 11-1-10 10-30-95 10-27-08 10-27-08 11-1-10 11-4-97 1999 10-28-02 11-6-93 10-28-02

Finish Time 1st 24:59 1st 25:02 4th 25:09 7th 25:15 1st 25:15 3rd 25:27 5th 25:38 4th 25:39 2nd 25:41 7th 25:47 9th 25:53.97 10th 26:04 20th 26:13 11th 26:16.32 15th 26:19.05 10th 26:20 17th 26:22.20 14th 26:36 14th 26:37.01 15th 26:39.35 24th 26:43.20 11th 26:44 3rd 26:46 6th 26:47 20th 26:49 7th 26:50

Location Lawrence, Kan. Great Bend, Kan. Colby, Kan. El Dorado, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Garden City, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Arkansas City, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. El Dorado, Kan. Colby, Kan. Arkansas City, Kan. Great Bend, Kan. Arkansas City, Kan. Coffeyville, Kan. Colby, Kan. Colby, Kan. Arkansas City, Kan. El Dorado, Kan. Colby, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Overland Park, Kan. Overland Park, Kan.

John Thorpe

Top Region VI Performances Runner

Jon Hatley Phil Byrne Malcolm Campbell Malcolm Campbell Tyson Edwards• Stewart Gillin Jeremy Wilson• Joel Schmidt• Jon Hatley John Thorpe Joel Schmidt• John Thorpe Seth Thompson• Paul Barrett Seth Thompson• Brock Peterson• Brian Batliner Shannon Brooks Jason Gauert Matt Morice• Tighe VanAnne Shawn Brougham Brian Coiner Matt Vieyra•

Date Finish 10-29-86 10-88 11-4-91 11-9-92 11-6-00 10-88 1999 11-6-00 10-88 10-31-94 1999 11-6-93 11-6-00 10-25-04 1999 19-28-02 10-25-04 1985 11-6-93 10-28-02 10-25-04 1-4-91 10-31-94 10-27-03

1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 5th 5th 5th 6th 6th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 8th 8th 8th

Runner

Paul Bennett Seth Enderby• Robert Edwards• Nathan Sloniker Tim Waggoner Drew Whitlock Mike Ryan• Eric Girton• Ryan Kene •Division II

Date Finish 1998 1999 10-27-03 11-1-10 10-86 11-4-96 1999 10-29-01 10-31-11

9th 9th 9th 9th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th

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Marathon All-Americans Stewart Gillin 1989

Stewart Gllin became the first runner in JCCC history to be honored as an All-American in a marthon. Gillin raced to a runner-up finish at the 1989 championships, finishin in 2:33:10. His effort led JCCC to a fourth-place team finsih.

Malcolm Campbell

1993

Malcolm Campbell earned his ninth All-American honor at the 1993 Marathon Championship, racing to a runner-up fnishi, posting a record time of 2:27:30. He is one of only two marathaon AllAmericans to earn his honor in a full marathon. Campbell’s nine All-American honors are the most by any male athlete in JCCC history. Campbell owns the reocrds for best time in a 8k race, and the best time in a natinoal cross country championship.

Brian Batliner

2004

Brian Batliner garnered first-team marathon All-America accolades, racing to a fifth finish at the 2004 championship. He finished with a time of 1:12:43, which is the fastest time in JCCC history. His effort helped the Cavaliers to a runner-up team finish.

Kory Cool

2005

Kory Cool earned his first All-America honor, racing to a fifth-place finish at the 2005 NJCAA 1/2 Marathon. He finished with a time of 1:13:01. He also became the first JCCC runner to earn All-American honors in the 1.2 marathon. His effort led JCCC to a runner-up finish in the team competition.

James Tong

2006

After an illness forced James Tong to withdraw at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships, he got his redemption at the 1/2 Marathon, racing to a third-place finish, earning him All-America accolades. His time of 1:10:52 also set a new school record, eclipsing Brian Batliner’s effort in 2004. Tong’s effort propelled JCCC to a runner-up team finish.

nered NJCAA Coaches All-American at the Cross Country Championships.

Javier Segura

2010. 2011

Javier Segura raced to a 10-place finish to garner NJCAA Coaches AllAmerican and help his to a runner-up national finish. Segura completed the 13.1 mile course in 1:12:06.8, which ranks at the thrid fastest in team history. Segura capped his career with a second Coaches All-America honor in 2011, finsihing in 1:12.38.26, which ranks sixth on JCCC’s all-time chart.

Stewart Malcolm Brian Gillin Campbell Batliner

Addis Kenea

2010, 2011

Addis Kenea recorded a 14th-place finish in the 2010 Half Marathon, eaarning Coaches All-American. He finished in 1:12.55.3, which ranks as the fifth-best time posted in this championship by a JCCC runner.

Addis Kenea raced to a 12th place finish in 2011 with a time of 1:12:15. That time ranks fourth all-time at JCCC. His effort helped JCCC to a runner-up finish. His efforts also helped JCCC to a runner-up finishes both years

James Josh Adrian Javier Tong Lacer Marquez Segura

Brooks Ballou 2010, 2011

Brooks Ballou was the third member of the 2010 National runner-up team to garner NJCAA Coaches AllAmerican a the Half Marathon. He raced to a 17th-place finish with a time of 1:13:20.0, which ranks as the eighth fastest recorded by a Cavalier runner.

Addis Brooks Ryan Keene

In 2011, Ballou was the team leader, finishing in seventh place overall. His time of 11:11:26 ranks as the second fastest recorded in team history.

Ryan Keene 2011

Ryan Kene came in 13th overall with a time of 1:12:17, which ranks as the fifth fastest recorded. He also helped JCCC to its third straight runner-up team finish.

Adrian Marquez

2009

Adrian Marquez capped his MVP sophomore season by earning NJCAA Coaches All-America in the half marathon while helping his team to a runner-up team finish. Marquez posted a time of 1:13:48, which ranks as the sixth-best half marathon time in team history. Prior to the championship, Marquez gar-

Kory Cool

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Best Marathon Performances

Kory Cool

Adrian Marquez

Tom Marathon Times

Javier Segura

Runner Malcolm Campbell Stewart Gillin John Hatley Andy Gafney Aaron Brogan Dahn Smith Mark Hunter Jeff Creach

Date Pl. 1993 2nd 1989 2nd 1989 7th 1989 17th 1993 14th 1993 17th 1993 20th 1989 46th

Runner James Tong Josh Lacer Javier Segura Brooks Ballou Addis Kenea Ryan Keene Javier Segura Brian Batliner Addis Kenea Kory Cool Nathan Sloniker Brook Ballou Trevor Johannsen Adrian Marquez Daniel Everhart Keith Cowart Daniel Everhart Alex Troncoso Paul Barrett Philip Hickman Alex Troncoso Nick Cole John Coler Zach Cordell Grant Catloth Blake Koger Tighe VanAnne Keith Cowart Jesse Chettle Ryan Patrick Adrian Marquez Josh Lacer

Date Pl. 11-19-06 3rd 11-21-09 7th 11-20-10 11th 11-19-11 7th 11-19-11 12th 11-19-11 13th 11-19-11 15th 11-21-04 5th 11-20-10 14th 11-19-05 5th 11-20-10 16th 11-20-10 17th 11-19-06 10th 11-21-09 10th 11-17-07 11th 11-17-07 13th 11-19-06 11th 11-17-07 15th 11-21-04 8th 11-22-08 9th 11-19-06 14th 11-21-04 9th 11-20-10 27th 11-23-03 10th 11-19-06 15th 11-21-04 10th 11-21-04 11th 11-19-06 17th 11-21-04 12th 11-21-04 13th 11-22-08 15th 11-22-08 16th

Top Half Marathon Times

Time 2:27:30 2:33.10 2:37:54 2:49:40 2:58:53 3:07:42 3:10:36 3:51:03 Time 1:10:52 1:11.50 1:12:24 1:11:26 1:12:15 1:12:17 1:12:38 1:12:43 1:12:55 1:13:01 1:13:16 1:13:20 1:13:30 1:13:48 1:13:54 1:14:15 1:14:18 1:14:25 1:14:30 1:14:30 1:14:49 1:14:53 1:14:58 1:15:02 1:15:14 1:15:17 1:15:19 1:15:24 1:15:25 1:15:30 1:15:38 1:15:40

(Above): James Tong set team records for highest finish and best time in a half marathon in 2006. He placed third with a time of 1:10:52 to earn AllAmerica honors.

(Left): Brian Batliner placed fifth in a timeof 1:12:43 in 2004, which at the time were program best marks.

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Top National Teams

2004 NJCAA Half Marathon Runner-up

2009 NJCAA Half Marathon Runner-up

In what was an extremely close race, the JCCC men’s 1/2 marathon team finished second to Butler County Community College. The Cavaliers compiled a team point total of 22, just three behind Butler County. JCCC’s runner-up finish was the team team’s best finish in the event. Leading the way was Brian Batliner, who earned All-American with is fifth-place finish. He crossed the finish line in 1:12:43, the best time posted by any runner in team history. Following Batliner were six JCCC runners who placed consecutively from eighth to 13th. Paul Barrett (8th-1:14:30), Nick Cole (9th-1:14:53), Blake Koger (10th-1:15:17), Tighe VanAnne (11th-1:15:19, Jesse Chettle (12th-1:15:25) and Ryan Patrick (13th-1:15:30) were those six runners. Rounding out the competitors were Alan Kroll (21st-1:16:46), Justin Simonich (24th-1:17:59), Evan Cox (29th-1:20:10) and Zichuan Qu (47th-1:26:30.

Hosting the Half Marathon Championships, JCCC took advantage of its home course knowledge and came away tied for second place, matching their runner-up finishes in 2004 and 2005. Sophomore Josh Lacer recorded the second fastest time in JCCC history, finishing in 1:11:50, good for seventh place overall. Close behind was sophomore Adrian Marquez who fnished 10th overall with a time of 1:13:48, which ranks as the sixth-best time posted in JCCC history. The final key runner for JCCC who helped secure the second-place fnish was freshman Ryan Keene. He crossed the finish line in 21st place with a time of 1:16:21. That effort ranks him 25th all-time at JCCC.

2005 NJCAA Half Marathon Runner-up

2010 NJCAA Half Marathon Runner-up

The JCCC men’s 1/2 marathon team finished second to Butler County Community College. It marked JCCC fourth top-five finish in history, and second straight runner-up finish. The Cavaliers were led by freshman Kory Cool, who finished fifth overall with a time of 1:13:01. Also finished among the top-20 were sophomores Tighe Van Anne (13th-1:16:46) and Blake Koger (15th-1:16:49). Rounding out JCCC’s team were freshman Chris Adams (21st-1:17:56), sophomore Justin Simonich (24th-1:18:40) and sophomore Alan Kroll (34th-1:21:24).

JCCC again took advantage of hosting the NJCAA Half Marathon, posting a second straight runner-up finish on their home course. It is JCCC fourth runner-up finish in the champioship’s history. Freshman Javier Segura led the team with an 11th-place finish with a time of 1:112:24.9, which ranks third all-time in team history. Also earning NJCAA Coaches All-American were freshmen Addis Kenea and Brooks Ballou. Kenea finished 14th with a time of 1:12:53.3, which ranked him fifith all-time. Balloui placed 17th with a time of 1:13:20.0, ranking him eighth.

2006 NJCAA Half Marathon Runner-up

2011 NJCAA Half Marathon Runner-up

JCCC posted its third straight runner-up finish, but this one almost was a national championship. The Cavaliers finished with 24 points, one behind the national champions at South Plains College. The Cavalier were led by James Tong who earned All-American placing third overall with a school record time of 1:10:52. Freshman Trevor Johannsen also finished in the top-10, placing 10th overall in 1:13:30. One spot behind was freshman Daniel Everhart finishing in 1:14:18. Rounding out the JCCC contingent were: freshman Alex Troncoso (14th-1:14:49), freshman Grant Catloth (15th-1:15:14), freshman Keith Cowart (17th-1:15:24), freshman Matt Bilhimer (35th-1:18:41), freshman Kyle Morgison (43rd-1:19:53), sophomore David Franz (47th-1:20:36), freshman Dan Quillin (48th-1:20:38). and sophomore Jason Sorn (68th-1:27:56).

In 2011, the men’s team posted a second-place finish for a third straight year, and for the sixth time in the nine-year history of the event. . Individually for the men, four runners earned NJCAA Coaches AllAmerican, and all four etched their names among the top 10 times recorded in the half marathon. Sophomore Brooks Ballou led the team with a seventh place effort. He finished the 13.1 mile course in 11:11:26.12, which ranks as the second fastest recorded in JCCC history. Sophomore Addis Kenea, sophomore Ryan Keene and sophomore Javier Segura finished 12th, 13th and 15th respectively and were Coaches All-American. Kenea finished in 1:12:15.10, which ranks him fourth in team history. Keene finished in 1:12:17.13, which ranks him fifth all-time, and Segura now owns the sixth-best time after finishing in 1:12:38.26.

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All-Time Register A

Aberea, Solomon___________________________ 2011 Adams, Chris_______________________________ 2005

Baker, David________________________________ 1999 Ballou, Brooks__________________________ 2010-11 Banks, Darryl_______________________________ 2009 Barlow, Daniel______________________________ 2008 Barrett, Paul____________________________ 2004-05 Baselle, NIckson____________________________ 2012 Batliner, Brian__________________________ 2003-04 Batson, Jereme_________________________ 1993-94 Beachum, Brian____________________________ 2008 Bekele, Kidus___________________________ 2011-12 Bell, Cooper_____________________________ 2010-11 Bennett, Paul_______________________________ 1998 Bentley, Ben________________________________ 2009 Bilhimer, Matt__________________________ 2006-07 Bowlin, James__________________________ 2011-12 Boykins, Isaiah_________________________ 2001-02 Brecheisen, Chad___________________________ 1991 Brethour, Clay__________________________ 1987-88 Brethour, Thane____________________________ 1987 Brogan, Aaron__________________________ 1992-93 Brooks, Shannon___________________________ 1985 Brougham, Shawn________________ 1989 & 1991 Byrne, Phil__________________________________ 1988

Cain, Sir Larry______________________________ 2003 Campbell, Malcolm_____________________ 1991-92 Carter, James___________________________ 2008-09 Carver, Joe______________________________ 2002-03 Catloth, Grant__________________________ 2006-07 Cave, Stuart_________________________________ 1986 Chalfant, Michael_______________________ 2012-13 Chaney, Scott_______________________________ 2005 Chettle, Jesse___________________________ 2002-03 Christensen, Reid__________________________ 1997 Coiner, Brian___________________________ 1993-94 Cole, Jason______________________________ 2000-01 Cole, Nick___________________________________ 2004 Color, John______________________________ 2009-10 Cooksey, Austin Cool, Kory___________________________________ 2005 Cordel, Zachery________________________ 2002-03 Cosby, Clay_____________________________ 2000-01 Cowart, Keith___________________________ 2006-07 Cox, Evan___________________________________ 2004 Creach, Jeff______________________________ 1988-89

Davidson, Jim___________________________ 2002-03 Daylrymple, Curtis_________________________ 1986 Dickenson, Clay____________________________ 1985 Dodd, Jordan_______________________________ 2012

Edmondson, Kenneth__________________ 1991-92 Edwards. Robert___________________________ 2003 Edwards, Tyson____________________________ 2000 Elder, Scott_________________________________ 1988 Enderby, Seth__________________________ 1998-99 Estavillo, Adam_________________________ 2009-10 Esteban, Rich_______________________________ 1985 Everhart, Daniel________________________ 2006-07

Ferry, Joel_______________________________ 1993-94 Finholm, Matt__________________________ 1997-98 Fox, Ryan___________________________________ 1999 Franz, David____________________________ 2005-06 Frazier, Redell______________________________ 2008 Fritz, Kent__________________________________ 1987

Gafney, Andy___________________________ 1987-88 Gauert, Jason___________________________ 1992-93 Gill, Rob_____________________________________ 1996 Gillin, Stewart__________________________ 1987-88 Gipner, David_______________________________ 1991 Girton, Eric_____________________________ 2001-02 Gragson, Jeff________________________________ 2002 Grynkiewicz, Ross_________________________ 1986

Hacke, Derek_______________________________ 1986 Hardin, Layne______________________________ 2013 Harrington, Jacob_____________________1993-994 Harris, Oliver___________________________ 1998-99 Hatley, Jon_________________________ 1986 & 1988 Haynes, Matt_______________________________ 1987 Henslee, Jason__________________________ 1996-97 Hickman, Philip____________________________ 2008 Hopper, Ryan___________________________ 2002-03 Hunter, Mark_______________________________ 1992

Ismert, Brian___________________________ 1996-97

Johannsen, Trevor_____________________ 2006-07 Johnson, Ryan__________________________ 1992-93 Jones, David________________________________ 1988

Kane, Tim_______________________________ 2002-03 Kane, Vince_____________________________ 1998-99 Keene, Ryan_______________________ 2009 & 2011 Kenea, Addis____________________________ 2010-11 King, Jeremy________________________________ 1999 Koger, Blake____________________________ 2004-05 Koster, Ryan________________________________ 2011 Koth, Rico___________________________________ 2008 Kroll, Alan______________________________ 2004-05

Lacer, Joshua___________________________ 2008-09 Landsberg, Todd___________________________ 1996 Lind III, Jeffery_____________________________ 2009 Lorenz, Brent_______________________________ 1990 Ludwig, Ariel_______________________________ 2002 Luft, Nick___________________________________ 1998 Lynch, Zach_________________________________ 2013

Marquez, Adrian_______________________ 2008-09 Mavec, Ethan_______________________________ 1996 Mayne, Brian___________________________ 2009-10 McCormick, Kevin__________________________ 2003 McVey, Scott____________________________ 1996-97 Messenger, Jeff_____________________________ 1990 Millin, John_________________________________ 2002 Monge, Carlos______________________________ 2009 Moreland, Charlie______________________ 1992-93 Morgan, Tim____________________________ 1988-89 Morgison, Kyle_________________________ 2006-07 Morice, Matt____________________________ 2001-02 Musil, Adam________________________________ 2000

Nicholson, Jim______________________________ 1989

Palmer, Zach____________________________ 2011-12 Patrick, Ryan_______________________________ 2004 Peterson, Brock________________________ 2001-02 Petterson, Jamie____________________________ 1987 Peterson, Rob______________________________ 2011 Poje, Grant__________________________________ 2013 Postlewait, Brian Keith____________________ 1992

Postlewait, Jason_______________________ 1993-94 Pych, Jeremy____________________________ 1989-90

Qu, Zichuan_____________________________ 2004-05 Quillin, Dan_________________________________ 2006

Raines, John________________________________ 2013 Richards, Chris_________________________ 1990-91 Roberts, Tyler__________________________ 2012-13 Rogers, Peter_______________________________ 2012 Rose, Jason_____________________________ 2007-08 Rosner, Jordan_________________________ 1995-96 Rousselo, Chris_____________________________ 1994 Ryan, Mike______________________________ 1999-00

Schmidt, Joel____________________________ 1999-00 Schmockel, Matt____________________________ 1994 Segura, Javier___________________________ 2010-11 Segura, Robert_________________________ 2010-11 Seiden, Josh_________________________________ 1998 Shepard, Justin_____________________________ 1999 Simonich, Justin________________________ 2004-05 Singleton, Joe_______________________________ 1985 Sloniker, Nathan_______________________ 2009-10 Smith, Dahn____________________________ 1992-93 Solorio, Marco______________________________ 2000 Sorn, Jason______________________________ 2005-06 Speakman, Preston________________________ 2008 Starks, Scott____________________________ 1985-86 Stokes, Darren______________________________ 1986 Stumpff, Brock Stumpff, Trent______________________________ 1990 Swift, Jamin_________________________________ 1994

Teague, Caleb___________________________ 2001-02 Teter, Shane____________________________ 2002-03 Thompson, Seth________________________ 1999-00 Tong, James_________________________________ 2006 Thorpe, John____________________________ 1993-94 Torey, Russel_______________________________ 1987 Treiber, Luke_______________________________ 2013 Triggs, Rugus_______________________________ 2005 Trites, Alan_________________________________ 1994 Toncoso, Alex___________________________ 2006-07 Twenter, Casey_________________________ 1990-91

VanAnne, Tighe________________________ 2004-05 Vieyra, Matt____________________________ 2002-03 Yukas, Kurt_____________________________ 2011-11

Waggoner, Tim_____________________________ 1986 Warrington, Russ______________________ 1990-91 Wiebe, Richard_________________________ 2012-13 Whitlock, Drew_________________________ 1996-97 Wildy, Matthew____________________________ 1993 Williams,Nathaniel_________________________ 2005 Wilson, Jeremy_________________________ 1998-99 Wright, Josh____________________________ 2000-01

Yoakum, Sam___________________________ 2012-13 Yoo, Tom____________________________________ 1985

Zanatta, John___________________________ 2000-01 Zschietzschmann, Kurt____________________ 1994

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Coaching History Year Coach 1985 Dave Burgess 1986 Dave Burgess 1987 Dave Burgess 1988 Dave Burgess 1989 Dave Burgess 1990 Dave Burgess 1991 Dave Burgess 1992 Dave Burgess 1993 Dave Burgess 1994 Dave Burgess 1995 Dave Burgess 1996 Dave Burgess 1997 Dave Burgess Totals

1998 Mike Bloemker 1999 Mike Bloemker 2000 Mike Bloemker 2001 Mike Bloemker 2002 Mike Bloemker 2003 Mike Bloemker 2004 Mike Bloemker 2005 Mike Bloemker 2006 Mike Bloemker 2007 Mike Bloemker 2008 Mike Bloemker 2009 Mike Bloemker 2010 Mike Bloemker 2011 Mike Bloemker 2012 Mike Bloemker 2013 Mike Bloemker Totals •Indicates Div. II

Record 19-8 24-13 12-19 49-15 24-27 54-18 48-16 84-10 85-9 59-6-1 60-9 74-29 55-28 647-225-1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 83-32 106-22 115-31 78-28 98-34 143-34 87-55 24-21-0 NA

Conference 4th 3rd 4th 1st Fifth 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 1st 3 Titles 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 8 Titles

Region VI 5th 3rd 4th 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 1 Title 3rd 1st• 1st• 3rd• 3rd• 2nd• 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 6th 3 Titles

NJCAA DNP DNP 15th 6th 21st DNP 8th 9th 9th 9th 8th 9th 10th 8 Top 10

11th 2nd• 3rd• 4th• 2nd• 4th• 8th 12th 10th 9th 11th 9th 10th 5th 22nd DNP 11 Top 10

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JCCC Campus Facts Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969 Campus Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 acres Full-time Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,098 Total Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,000 Average Student Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Average Class Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-30 Female Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54% Male Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46% Full-time Faculty/Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875 Adjunct Faculty/Part-time Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800 Per Credit Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64-$145 Annual Economic Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $290 million

JCCC in Rolling Stone

In the October 15 1998 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, JCCC was listed as one of the most respected community colleges in the country, one that could be viewed as a guide to evaluating others. The article mentioned JCCC’s small classes, the high number of full-time professors, the college’s Career Center, the college’s ties with local businesses, and its curricula that responds to local needs, citing both the railroad and information technology programs as examples. In addition, to its recent pop status, JCCC has received a lot of recognition for educational excellence over the years.

Learning comes first at JCCC. Since its founding in 1969, Johnson County Community College has been committed to serving the needs of Johnson County residents for higher education and lifelong learning. The college seeks to provide educational leadership while responding to the identified needs of the community by providing high-quality educational programs that are accessible to all who can benefit from them. With over 19,000 credit students and an equal number of continuing education students enrolled each semester, JCCC is the state’s third largest institution of higher education and the largest of its 19 community colleges. JCCC is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the League for Innovation. As it has grown, JCCC has added faculty and staff. There are now more than 730 full-time faculty and staff, with a ratio to students nearly identical to that of a decade ago. Many of our faculty have doctorates and almost all have master’s degrees. Faculty consistently receive top national awards for excellence in teaching and for developing innovative approaches to classroom work. Innovation and excellence are the hallmarks of the academic program at JCCC. An outstanding faculty is the cornerstone of the institution.

The 234-acre campus, which opened in 1972 with six buildings, is located at the center of the county at the intersection of College Boulevard and Quivira Road. In recent years, new buildings have been constructed at a steady pace. The Carlsen Center (originally the Cultural Educaton Center), completed in 1990, provides the county’s first performing arts complex and houses JCCC’s burgeoning community education program. The Classroom Laboratory Building, featuring a state-of-the-art computer lab, opened in January 1993. There are 19 major buildings on campus, including the Police Academy and Horticultural Science Center, constructed in 2001, and the recently constructed Regnier Center and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, both which open in the fall, 2007. JCCC offers a full range of undergraduate credit courses that form the first two years of most college curricula. Class size averages 25 to 40 students, which is much lower than many larger colleges and universities. Courses are offered throughout the day and evening, and on Saturdays and at students’ convenience. Telecourses are available on videocassette or through the county’s cable television system. The college has more than 100 transfer agreements with regional colleges and universities, which assure admittance without loss of time or credit. More than 50 one- and two-year career and certificate programs prepare students to enter the job market in high-employment fields. It is even possible for students to attend classes on the JCCC campus and earn a bachelor’s degree from a four-year school through one of JCCC’s many partnerships with Kansas and Missouri colleges and universities.

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this is jccc JCCC’s continuing education program is the largest, most comprehensive in the Kansas City area, offering workshops and seminars for business and industry, computer training, professional relicensure and recertification, and personal enrichment. The college’s Center for Business and Technology provides public seminars and contract training in management and supervisory skills and the latest training available in computer software applications and information technology. The center also assists local companies in applying for grants available from the Kansas Department of Commerce to pay for workforce training for newly created jobs o jobs requiring new skills.

JCCC has had tremendous success as an educational institution because of its commitment to the community. In 2003 the college received the Kansas Excellence Award, the highest level of recognition for quality given by the Kansas Award for Excellence Foundation. The KAE award is presented to organizations that have demonstrated through theirpractices and achievements the highest and most consistent level of excellence. Organizations recognized at this level are considered role models for other Kansas institutions. That’s JCCC.

JCCC Student Center

The hill in front of the Student Center is a popular place on campus, in warm or cold weather. The JCCC Student Center opened in 1999. Students find everything they need – from academic advising through registration to financial aid – under one roof in JCCC’s Student Center.

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Academic

Success At JCCC, academic excellence is apriority. The academic program at JCCC provides student-athletes with the tools and skills necessary to achieve academic success.

In the Classroom

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Two former JCCC student-athletes have been honored as part of the USA TODAY’S All-USA Academic Team for Community and Junior Colleges. Zichaun Qu was the first in 2007. A year later Viktoryia Schnose of the women’s tennis team was selected. Seven of JCCC’s sports posted a cumulative grade point avrage of 3.0 or better in 2013-14.

The NJCAA honored 15 JCCC student-athletes as Academic All-Americans in 2011-12. That total ranked 2nd in the country and is the highest individual total recorded in the school’s history. 58% of student-athletes (129 of 224) recorded a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the 2013 fall semester. Twenty-two of those student-athletes recorded a 4.0 GPA. A total of 241 Johnson Count Communit College student-athletes have been honored by the NJCAA for academic excellence.

JCCC Academic Excellence

The Johnson County Community College athletic staff knows what to look for in a prospective student-athlete. To be a Cavalier is to have the determination to succeed – not only on the playing field but in the classroom as well. Balancing academic achievement with athletic success is a primary focus of Johnson County Community College athletics. To help achieve that balance, JCCC offers some of the best academic support services in college athletics. The purpose of the academic counseling program is to provide a well-organized and systematic approach to balancing the rigorous demands of academics and athletics at Johnson County.

Many elements have gone into making Johnson County’s athletes champions in the classroom in addition to being respected in their competitive fields: recruitment of quality students, strictly monitored counseling services, study halls and increased academic monitoring by the coaches. JCCC coaches work hand-in-hand with their team’s individual academic advisor in monitoring their student- athletes’ academic progress. They also work with each student-athlete individually to help keep academics a priority and on track toward a degree. When it comes to academics, every measure is taken to ensure student-athletes are given the necessary support to reach their potential.

“Our student-athletes frequently note that they chose Johnson County not only for its strong athletic traditions but for its outstanding academic reputation,” said JCCC athletic director Carl Heinrich. “They realize the academic challenges that lie ahead, but understand the importance of strong academic preparation for their future careers.” • JCCC’s fastpitch softball team has been honored as National Academic Champions five times (1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004). •The Johnson County Community College baseball program finished among the top ranked academic teams in the country for six straight years (2008-13). In 2013, JCCC ranked third nationally with a team grade point average of 3.34, both the highest marks in team history. Additionally in 2009, the team was awarded the Kansas Jayhawk Conference Baseball ScholarAthlete Champion trophy for 2009. This was JCCC’s first academic conference championship in the history of the award. •The women’s basketball team has finished among the top academic teams in the country in the WBCA rankings in four of the pat six seaons.

• JCCC’s women’s tennis team was honored as National Academic Champions in 2013-14 with a 3.83 team grade point average.

• JCCC athletes have earned 336 national academic honors in all sports, including 241 NJCAA Academic All-America honors. Johnson County Community College led the nation in 2006 producing 16 NJCAA Academic All-American. In 2009-10, Johnson County Community College had a school record 19 athletes earned 21 honors. That total ranked JCCC second in the country. Last year, nine were honored.

• In fall 2013, 58 percent of JCCC’s student-athletes (129 of 224) maintained a grade point average of 3.0 or better, and 22 recorded a perfect 4.0 grade point. Some of the top teams last fall were the women’s cross country and women’s tennis teams with 100 percent of their rosters at 3.0 or better. Volleyball was at 82 percent, golf at 80 percent, dance at 73 percent, baseball at 71 percent, softball at 63 percent and men’s soccer at 57 percent.

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Student

Life

JCCC Student Experience

If you are planning to earn a degree from a four-year college or university, then you need to know learning comes first at Johnson County Community College! That means you can choose a specific major while you’re here and take the exact courses you will need to complete your degree at a four-year school. And if you are not yet sure what you would like your major to be, you can enroll in the general education requirements all schools ask for while yo make up you mind. JCCC students to well at four-year schools; in fact studies show there is no significant difference between two-and four-year college students at the end of their freshman year in tears of reading, math and critical thinking.

A good education depends on good teaching. JCCC’s professors are here to teach. JCCC faculty members have the same credentials as the professors at four-year schools. Classes are small enough to allow a one-on-one relationship with your instructors. If you are in a hurry to start your career, JCCC offers more than 50 one-year certificate and two-year associate degree and certificate programs that lead to careers needed in the community. If you are a student who has excelled in high school, the Honors Program offers a challenging series of courses, forums, lectures and readings. In the Honor Program, you will work directly with a professor on an honors project, which will allow you to explore a topic in greater depth. You may also join Phi Theta Kappa, an international honors society for students at community, junior and technical colleges.

At JCCC, you will find state-of-the-art computer labs (both PC and Macintosh). If you are a science student, you will study in anatomy, chemistry, earth science, environmental science and biotechnology labs; if you enroll in a foreign language, then you can take advantage of a fully equipped language lab. While dental hygiene students work in realistic dentist’s office on campus, nursing and respiratory care students practice their skills in simulated hospital rooms. Healthcare students also work with Mel, the human simulator, who can simulate 34 different patient profiles, from acute asthma attack to insulin shock.

Learning opportunities for JCCC students can vary from traditional classroom lectures to individualized laboratory projects to work experiences in the community. Student life is not just books, students always find time for fun.

In the Career Services Center, you will find career/life counseling, assessments, resources and job listings. Career counselors can help you successfully explore, identify, select and prepare for a career you will enjoy. Students can take advantage of free on-campus tutoring in accounting, mathematics, reading, chemistry, biology, physics and writing. The Math Resource Center is open to help you with math problems, while you can take writing questions to the Writing Center on campus.

However, student life at Johnson County Community College is more than just books, term papers and exams. Some of the most important lessons learned at JCCC occur far from any lecture hall or lab. JCCC students always find time for fun! Concerts, plays, comedians, movies, sports, canoe and ski trips, more than 50 special interest clubs, student governance, lectures and campus forums are just some of the activities you will enjoy each semester at JCCC. The Carlsen Center provides Kansas City’s most comprehensive performing arts complex, presents the largest multidiscipline performing arts series in the region, and houses JCCC’s continuing education program.

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Alumni

Shawn Beyer • Carlos Olivas • Lucas Rodriguez Three former JCCC soccer AllAmericans, Shawn Beyer, Carlos Olivas and Lucas Rodriguez went to play professionally. Beyer played for the Kansas City Attack, Philadelphia Kixx and San Diego Sockers. He was named to the NPSL All-Rookie Team in 1998. Olivas was a first round selection by the Attack in the 1997 NPSL draft. He played three seasons scoring 99 points. Both are members of JCCC’s Hall of Fame. Rodriguez is currently in his third year playing for the Kansas City Comets. in 2010-11, he was named the MISL Rookie of the Year.

Kit Pellow A former All-America baseball player at JCCC and the University of Arkansas, Kit Pellow became the first Cavalier to make to the Major Leagues. Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 1996, Pellow earned his first call-up in August, 2002. Following the season, Pellow signed a free agent contract with the Colorado Rockies, and in 2004, was the Rockies opening day starter in left field and batted sixth in the line-up against Arizona’s hard-throwing left-hander Randy Johnson.

Eric Sanchez and Jeremy Ryan

Jeff Soptic In the 2011 MLB Draft, JCCC pitcher Jeff Soptic was selected by the White Sox in the third roun, making him the highest drafted player in team history. He was also the fourth highest junior college player selected in the country.

Rusty Sowers

Rusty Sowers, a former AllConference performer for the women’s basketball team, caught a touchdown pass to help her team, the Kansas City Tribe, defeat previously unbeaten DC Rivas in the 2009 IWFL World Championship. The Tribe won 21-18. In the conference championship, Sowers accounted for two scores, including a punt return for a touchdown. She was also named to the Western Conference All-Star Team.

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Former All-America pole vaulters at JCCC, Eric Sanchez and Jeremy Ryan appeared on the Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series The Amazing Race, during the spring 2006 season. The pair nearly won the one million dollar prize, finishing second to BJ and Tyler. The following season, Sanchez and his partner, Danielle Turner, were the first to cross the finish line and win the million dollar prize of the final episode of The Amazing Race-All-Stars. The couple met while racing against each

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Tony Harris JCCC’s all-time scoring leader, Tony Harris is the only Cavalier to see action in the NBA. He saw stints with the Bullets, 76ers and Celtics.

this is jccc Bruce Martin A former golfer at JCCC and PGA teaching professional, Bruce Martin has a hand in helping Tour Players win on the PGA Tour, among them Phil Mickelson. Martin is employed by Callaway Golf as a PGA Tour club technician for company.

PGA Teaching Professionals from JCCC

Jana Corrie A former volleyball player at JCCC, Jana Corrie is now news anchor for KMBC 9 News in Kansas City. She has worked as a reporter and anchor in Tucson, Ariz. and Topeka, Kan. Corrie has been awarded by the Missouri Broadcasters Association for in-depth reporting, the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for feature reporting and the Arizona Associated Press for her coverage of breaking news. She began her career as the morning anchor at KOMU in Columbia, Mo..

Player Yrs. at JCCC Bill Baraban____________________ 1971-72 David James____________________ 1991-93 Jay Lispi_________________________ 1971-73 Bruce Martin___________________ 1993-95 Michael Maskill_________________ 1995-97 Chris Mosiman_________________ 1971-73 Brian Schulte___________________ 2001-03 Mike Tanner____________________ 1999-00 Randy Towner_________________ 1971-73

Bill Baraban

Bill Baraban, a PGA Matser Professional and Master Fitter, was listed on the inaugural list for the top 100 club fitters in the world in 2008.

Mark Balderson Chiropractor and high school softball coach. An All-America baseball player and JCCC Hall of Famer.

David J. Bodney Partner, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Phoenix, Ariz. Diane Canfield Bywaters Artist and educator, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Didier Combe Owner, Cafe des Amis in Parkville, Mo., former NJCAA tennis All-American.

Josh Dambacher Attorney with Shearman & Sterling, New York, N.Y. Jim Dice Five-time Olympic Festival medalist in weightlifting, 1995 110+kg U.S. National Champion.

Spencer Frame Assistant coach, pole vault, at the University of North Carolina. Was a national champion vaulter at JCCC.

Kevin Jones Attorney, Shook, Hardy and Bacon, LLP. A former baseball player, also was featured as Missouri’s most eligible bachelor in a 2005 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.

Ed Kaminski 1995 Gold medalist at the U.S. Olumpic Festival in the javelin. Also won a nattional title at JCCC and was a two-time All-American at Arkansas.

Kevin Kowalik Teaching professional at Homestead Racquet Club. He also served four yeas as head tennis coach at Wichita State and two seasons at Oregon. Kowalik was an All-American doubles player at JCCC. Berent J. Krumm Physician at Gashland Clinic in Kansas City, Mo. Former JCCC track athlete.

Rudy Liggins Lead teach at the Children’s Place, Kansas City, Mo., former basketball letterwinner at JCCC and Texas Tech.

A former golfer at JCCC and a member of the first golf team, Randy Towner became the first person to play in a professional golf tournament in JCCC history. Towner, a current PGA Class A Head Golf Professional at Alvamar Golf Club, qualified for the 2007 United States Senior Open Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis., by winning a local qualifying tournament.

Nyasha Zimucha

Reggie Hines Reggie Hines, a former basketball player at JCCC from 1986-88, serves as the Director of Basketball Operations and Promotions at The College Basketball Experience at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. He oversees youth and corporate events, outreach camps held thoughout the metro and marketing and promotions.

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Jon Stewart Jon Stewart is currently the president of Metcalf State Bank, and on the Board of Trustees at JCCC.

Courtney Marshall Executive Director of the University of South Dakota Alumni Association. Chris Moreland Currently in his fourth year with the North Carolina State athletic department as a member of the strength and condition program. Katie Panek NJCAA and Wichita State Hall of Fame athlete, third-place in the hammer at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Dr. Gary O. Seabaugh Founder and Director, The Plaza Academy, a private alternative high school in Kansas City, Mo. Steve Sexton President, Churchill Downs Racetrack. Former basketball player at JCCC.

Lori Heeter Thomas NAIA, Vice President for Championships and Human Resources. She has been inducted to both JCCC and NJCAA Hall of Fame.

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A former golden girl at JCCC, Nyaha Zimucha became the first South African to be crowned Miss Africa USA in 2009. She also was a judge on the TV talent show Little Miss Perfect and is in the process of recording her first music album. Zumucha also has experience as an NFL cheeleader with the New England Patriots organization.

Ashley Aull Ashley Aull won the Miss Kansas USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. She represented Kansas in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland She was in her sophomore year at JCCC when she was the Miss Kansas crown.

Kevin Rathbun Chef Kevin Rathbun is owner of the nationally accliamed Kevin Rathbun Steak and Krog Bar in Atlanta, Ga. His restaurant has been named as one of Exquire Magazine’s “Best New Restaurants”, Travel & Leisure’s “Best New American Restaurant” and “Hot 50 Restaurant” by Bon Appetit.

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Joseph M. Sopcich President • 2nd Year • 22 Years at JCCC University of Notre Dame

In May, 2013, the Johnson County Community College trustees named Joseph M. Sopcich the school’s sixth president. He succeeds Terry Calaway, who had led JCCC since June 2007. Calaway announced his retirement in October 2012.

“I speak for the entire board of trustees in congratulating Dr. Sopcich on being selected as the next president of JCCC,” said Melody Rayl, chair of the board of trustees. “His proven leadership ability, together with his long history with the college and the enduring relationships he has established in our community and across the country, leaves absolutely no doubt among the trustees that he is the person to lead our college into the next decade. We are excited to have Dr. Sopcich at the helm as we begin the next chapter in JCCC’s legacy as one of the finest community colleges in the country.”

“The JCCC board of trustees has made an outstanding selection,” said Calaway. “Dr. Sopcich is a man of heart and integrity and will be a true superstar as the next president/CEO of Johnson County Community College. Joe’s experience inside and outside the classroom has prepared him well for this role; he certainly will extend and expand our tradition of excellence. As a Kansas City native, Joe has an intimate knowledge of our community, and he will put that knowledge to work every day in his new role. I congratulate the board, our college and the entire JCCC community on the selection.” Sopcich has been with JCCC since 1992, serving over the years as executive director of institutional advancement, vice president of institutional advancement and government affairs, executive vice president of administrative services and executive vice president/chief financial officer. Activities over the years include the implementation of a new approach to building the college’s $140 million operating budget, resulting in a reduction in expenses and reallocation behind strategic priorities, and the completion of a successful fundraising campaign for the college’s new Hospitality and Culinary Academy.

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Dr. Sopcich’s honors include a Fulbright Award in 2011, traveling to Russia to present seminars on the merits of American community colleges; the Colleague of the Year award from the JCCC Foundation in 2010 in recognition of his dedication to JCCC students and programming; and the Faculty Leadership award in 2008 given by the JCCC Faculty Association in recognition of his leadership and support of JCCC’s faculty. He has taught as an adjunct in the college’s business division since 2006.

Sopcich earned a doctorate in governance with a minor in political science at the University of Kansas. He has a master’s in business administration and a bachelor’s of arts in American studies from Notre Dame.

JCCC

Board of Trustees

Jerry Cook

Greg Musil

David Lindstrom

Stephanie Sharp Current members of the Board of Trustees are:

Jerry Cook, Chair Greg Musil, Vice Chair David Lindstrom, Treasurer Stephanie Sharp, Secretary Bob Drummond Jon Stewart Gerald Lee Cross, Jr.

Bob Drummond

Jon Stewart

Gerald Lee Cross Jr.

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Carl Heinrich Director of Athletics • 15th Year at JCCC University of Kansas

Introduced as Johnson County Community College’s fifth Director of Athletics in August 2000, Carl Heinrich has undeniably made a positive impact as he enters his 15th season as leader of JCCC’s 15-sport intercollegiate athletics program. Under his leadership, the department has achieved unprecedented academic, athletics and administrative success.

Since taking over the program, Johnson County has enjoyed its most competitively successful period in the history of its intercollegiate athletics program. Under Heinrich’s watch at JCCC, the Cavaliers have claimed eight of the school’s 10 NJCAA National Championships, 69 Region VI titles, 72 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference titles and at total of 169 teams have earned NJCAA National Tournament berths, with 55 finishing among the top five nationally. During his reign, the men’s and women’s teams have combined for a winning percentage of .692, and they have combined for a winning percentage over .700 six times. Also during that time, Johnson County has achieved a top 10 finish in all 10 of the NATYCAA Cup standings, including three third place finishes, two runners-up and a national cup championship in 2007-08, making Johnson County the only KJCCC program to earn that distinction.

Along with the unprecedented on-the-field successes, JCCC also reached new heights in the classroom. During his 14 years as Director of Athletics, Johnson County student-athletes have earned 181 of the program’s 237 NJCAA Academic All-America accolades, over 75 percent of the honors awarded. JCCC led the country with 16 individual earning Academic All-America statuses, and in 2006-07 and in 2009-10 JCCC student-athletes earned a record 21 honors, which was second best in the country. This past year continued a string of success for Heinrich and the Cavaliers. JCCC athletic teams sported a combined .547 winning, with 12 teams above .500 and seven at .700 or better. The women’s basketball team posted a .938 winning percentage with a 30-2 record, and the baseball team registered a school record 50 wins on it way to the JUCO World Series.

The Cavaliers won six Kansas Jayhawk Conference championships, five Region VI titles, competed in postseason in 17 of 18 of JCCC’s 18 sports, and five teams finished in the top 10 in NJCAA Championship events. JCCC sports teams also were ranked in 74 of 102 polls released by the National Junior College Athletic Association in 2013-14, and 42 times JCCC teams appeared in the top 10. The women’s basketball team had the most top 10 poll appearances with 12, followed by volleyball with nine. In fall 2013, 58 percent of JCCC’s student-athletes (129 of 224) maintained a grade point average of 3.0 or better, and 22 recorded a perfect 4.0 grade point. For the entire 2013-14 academic year, nine individuals were honored by the NJCAA for academic excellence, and the JCCC athletics department compiled a grade point average of 2.80 with four teams finishing above a 3.0, highlighted by a National Academic Championship by the women’s tennis team with a 3.83 GPA. Heinrich has overseen dramatic construction, renovation and expansion of JCCC’s athletic facilities, including the completion and opening of the 43,000-square foot Fieldhouse, Barbara Gill Lifetime Fitness Center, new offices for coaching staff, a conference room and weight rooms. Most recently, Heinrich oversaw renovations to the locker room facilities, indoor track and redesign of the JCCC baseball complex, including a state-of-the art AstroTurf grass playing surface, dugouts, backstop and fencing and installation of lighting. This renovation gives JCCC baseball one of the top playing surfaces in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference and provide the team opportunities to practice and compete in all type weather conditions, as well as host top-notch amateur baseball championships during the year.

In addition to spearheading the Cavaliers success on the field, Heinrich has also helped elevate the

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Team’s Winning Pct.

Year

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Totals

W L T Pct.

314 122 1 .720 331 115 3 .740 296 137 2 .683 275 136 0 .669 300 114 0 .725 286 151 1 .653 644 218 9 .741 641 233 11 .731 606 284 9 .680 548 267 4 .672 532 303 1 .637 685 257 2 .727 570 279 3 .671 461 250 5 .647

6489 2866 51 .692

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exposure of the program on a national level. In 2004, Heinrich secured the bid for JCCC to host the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship. As director, Heinrich oversaw one of the more successful tournaments in the history of that championship. Heinrich also helped JCCC secure the bid to host the NJCAA Half Marathon Championship in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The 2008 Half Marathon Championship featured the largest field in the championship’s history. In the spring of 2012, Heinrich secured a threeyear bid for JCCC to host the D-II Women’s Basketball Championship, beginning in 2014. The 2015 championship will mark the 40th anniversary of the women’s national tournament, which was founded by JCCC’s first Director of Athletics, Orville Gregory. Heinrich also holds a professional membership in the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and served on the executive committee representing two-year colleges. Heinrich also served three years as treasurer for the National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators, one year as second vice president, and served as President of NATYCAA for the 2009-10 academic year. He now is a lifetime member of NATYCAA’s Executive Committee. Heinrich also served three years as the assistant Region VI director for women’s athletics, and this fall he will begin his sixth year as director of Region VI women’s athletics. He also serves on the KJCCC Executive Committee and as secretary/treasurer for the conference. Heinrich was also been elected to serve on the NJCAA Executive Committee in 2009-10 and 2010-11, and currently serves on the Division II women’s basketball, softball and districting committees for the NJCAA. He also is NJCAA Chair for D-II volleyball and women’s golf. Heinrich also serves on the NJCAA Eligibility Committee, Women’s D-II Basketball Committee and D-II District Committee and is Chair of D-II volleyball and women’s golf,

Heinrich’s leadership and service to community college athletics has earned him praise and accolades during his 14-year tenure. He was named the NATYCAA/ AstroTurf Athletic Director of the Year for 2007-08, and in April 2011 at the NJCAA annual meetings, Heinrich was awarded the George E. Killian Award of Excellence. This is award is given to individuals dedicated to the ideals of volunteerism, achievement, service, leadership and excellence. In June 2013, Heinrich was selected the 2013 winner of the L. William Miller Award by the National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA). He was given the award at the NATYCAA Convention in Orlando. The L. William Miller award is NATYCAA’s highest award, and is given annually to recognize athletics administration excellence on the two-year level. Heinrich was the 21st recipient of this award. Heinrich currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Overland Park Convention and Visitors Bureau and is the secretary/treasurer.

JCCC Athletics under Carl Heinrich (2000-present) Year 2000 2001 2003 2005 2005 2006 2008 2009

National Championships: 8

Team

Women’s Cross Country Men’s Basketball Women’s Half Marathon Women’s Half Marathon Volleyball Women’s Half Marathon Women’s Half Marathon Men’s Basketball

Region VI Championships: 69

No. Team 12 9 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 1

Women’s Basketball Volleyball Softball Men’s Basketball Women’s Cross Country Women’s Soccer Women’s Tennis Men’s Soccer Men’s Tennis Baseball Men’s Cross Country Women’s Indoor Track Women’s Outdoor Track Men’s Indoor Track

11 7 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2

Women’s Cross Country Men’s Cross Country Men’s Track Indoor Women’s Track Indoor Softball Women’s Tennis Men’s Tennis Men’s Track Outdoor Women’s Track Outdoor Baseball Women’s Basketball Golf Men’s Soccer Volleyball Women’s Soccer

Years

‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 ‘03, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘13 ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 ‘01, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘12 ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 ‘00, ‘02, ‘05, ‘06, ‘08, ‘09 ‘01, ‘03, ‘05, ‘06, ‘13 ‘00, ‘01, ‘04, ‘05 ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 ‘08, ‘14 ‘00, ‘04 ‘12, ‘14 ‘12, ‘14 ‘07

Conference Championships: 72

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Head Coach

Mike Bloemker Mike Jeffers Mike Bloemker Mike Bloemker Jill Stinson Mike Bloemker Mike Bloemker Mike Jeffers

Years

‘00, ‘01, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 ‘00. ‘01, ‘02, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘11 ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07, ‘12 ‘02, ‘03, ‘05, ‘08, ‘10, ‘12, ‘14 ‘01, ‘02, ‘07, ‘10, ‘14 ‘01, ‘03, ‘05, ‘06, ‘13 ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 ‘01, ‘02, ‘06, ‘12 ‘01, ‘02, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 ‘10, ‘12, ‘14 ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 ‘02, ‘05, ‘13 ‘03, ‘04, ‘10 ‘03, ‘07, ‘10 ‘06, ‘07

Heinrich and his wife, Debbie, have three sons: Kyle, Cal and C.J, and two grandsons, Carter and Cash, and two granddaughters, Harper and Kamryn.

Before his appointment as athletic director, Heinrich served two years as academic director of physical education and athletics at JCCC. Heinrich monitored the eligibility of JCCC’s student-athletes and coordinated the curriculum of the HPER department. Heinrich also served two years as program manager of athletics in which he monitored all facility operations for the athletic department and scheduled all events. Heinrich also served six seasons as the Cavaliers’ assistant baseball coach under Kent Shelley. During their time together, the program posted a 179-103 mark (.635), won two Eastern Sub-Region Championships and a Region VI title. The Cavaliers also had six players signed or drafted by Major League Baseball teams.

In January of 1999, he was appointed the interim baseball coach for the season. Heinrich led the Cavaliers to a 28-19 mark and a berth in the Eastern Sub-region Tournament. His 28 wins are the best by a first-year coach in the history of the program. That season, Heinrich had eight players earn all-conference recognition. Heinrich spent two years as the program coordinator for student activities and two years as a career counselor. During that span, Heinrich oversaw the growth of the Brown and Gold membership nearly double, from 2,500 to 4,500 members. Heinrich arrived at JCCC in 1991 after serving as head baseball coach at Highland Community College. A 1978 graduate of the University of Kansas, Heinrich was a former co-captain for the Jayhawks baseball team and served as a graduate assistant. Heinrich was a four-year standout at first base for the Jayhawks, and ended his KU career with a lifetime .288 average, and a reputation as one of the best glove men in the Big 8. He also set school career records for at-bats (648), hits (135) and doubles (19). He also was one of a handful of Jayhawks to pick up four hits in one game.

Before becoming head coach at Highland, he played professionally for the Class A McAllen Dusters of the Lone Star Texas League. Heinrich earned his master’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 1985.

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Coaching Staff 2013-14 JCCC Athletics Results KJCCC Team W-L Finish

NJCAA Postseason

Basketball (W)

Region Runner-up

Baseball

50-14

Cross Country (M)

25-21

Basketball (M)

Fatai Ayaode Men’s Soccer 15th Season

Mike Bloemker

Cross Country/Track

17th Season / 7th Season

Cross Country (W) 1/2 Marathon (M)

1/2 Marathon (W) Golf

7th Season

Volleyball

69-36

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Tennis (M)

13-9

2nd

Track Indoor (M)

7th Season

1st

3rd

T-4th

Tennis (W)

Women’s Basketball

69-20

30-2

13-7-0

Softball

Jennyifer Ei

2nd

Soccer (M)

Soccer (W)

Ben Conrad

1st

10-21

Track Indoor (W)

Track Outdoor (M)

Track Outdoor (W) Volleyball

17-3-1 33-8 7-11

18-28-1 31-13

20-29-2

32-12-1 31-7

2nd 1st

3rd 4th 1st

3rd 1st

2nd

JUCO World Series

Region Semifinalist Region 6th

NJCAA – 12th --

NJCAA – 8th

NJCAA - 17h

Region Runner-up Region Runner-up

Region Semifinalist NJCAA - 9th

National Qualifier

NJCAA – 19th

NJCAA – 14th NJCAA - 23rd

NJCAA - 13th NJCAA 3rd

Athletic Department Phone Directory (913) 469-8500

Mike Jeffers

Aubree Brattin

24th Season

4th Season

Jim Schwab

Kent Shelley

16th Season

28th Season

Men’s Basketball

Women’s Soccer

Softball

Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2499 Athletic Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3820 Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3448 Basketball (M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3752 Basketball (W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4707 Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4630 Facility Coordinator . . . . . . . . . 3596 Lifetime Fitness Center . . . . . . 4432 Sports Information . . . . . . . . . . 3122 Soccer (M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4624

Soccer (W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4137 Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3540 Student Info. Desk . . . . . . . . . . . 3807 Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3199 Track and Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4630 Training Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3401 Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4628

Baseball

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Athletics

Support Staff Jim Dice

HPER Facility and Clinics Director Jim Dice enters his 10th year as Athletic Facility and Clinic Coordinator, however, he enters his 23rd year on staff at the college. Prior to his recent appointment, Dice has served as an assistant conditioning coach and athletic event manager. Dice also was a standout athlete. He was also a former athlete at JCCC. He competed two seasons in track and field focusing on field events, particularly the javelin. His sophomore year, Dice earned All-Jayhawk Conference and All-East Jayhawk Conference in javelin. As a freshman, he earned all-EJC in the javelin, discus and hammer. Dice went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education at UMKC. Dice also was an accomplished weightlifter. He was a member of the U.S. National Weightlifting Team from 1988 to 1995. In 1988 he was the Junior National Champion in the 110 kilos. That same year, he won captured the silver medal at the Junior Pan America Games in Maricuabo, Venezuela in 1988. Dice also was a five-time Olympic Festival medalist, winning two golds, two silvers and one bronze, and in 1992 was a U.S. Olympic Trials participant. Dice also was a threetime collegiate national champion in the 110 kilos, winning in 1988, 1989 and 1991. He capped his competitive weightlifting career by winning the 1995 100+kilo at the U.S. National championships. From 1996 to 1999, Dice served as the AAU National Chairperson for weightlifting. Dice, and his wife, Sarah, have two sons, J.J. and Jospeh.

Susan McSpadden JCCC Photographer

Susan McSpadden is in her third year on staff at JCCC as the college photographer. She provides the photographs for all JCCC athletic publications, posters and web page, as well as all other marketing and publication images throughout the campus.

McSpadden’s experience includes owning and operating her own freelance business, which she had done for 10 years prior to joining the staff at JCCC. During that time she has produced images for a variety of Kansas City area publications, organizations and corporations as well as national clients such as GM and ABC. Prior to the freelance life, McSpadden was a photographer and photo editor for The Kansas City Star. She loves to shoot sports, see live music, travel, try new restaurants and spend time with friends and family.

Amy Sellers

Head Coach Dance Team Amy Sellers enters her fifth season as the head coach of the JCCC Golden Girls. She is the third coach in the dance team’s history. Sellers provides extensive experience from dance competitions, performing and coaching.

In her first season, Sellers guided her team to its first ever finals appearance at the National Dance Alliance (NDA) Collegiate National Championship Competition in Daytona Beach, Fla., in April. Her team placed seventh in the finals competition, and was just .384 points shy of first place. A day earlier, the team placed second out of 12 teams in the preliminary round. In year two, Sellers’ team returned to the NDA competition and improved two spots, finishing in fifth place to set a new team mark. At the NDA camp in the fall, Sellers had two All-American winners in Michelle Beeler and Kalyn Maugh, two All-America nominees in Madalyn Meeker and Maegan Burlison, and Monique Lane was a Top Gun Hip-Hop winner. As a team, the Golden Girls squad earned a firstplace in Team Dance, Silver Plaque in game day routine, a Blue Superior Rating Ribbon, a Bronze Bid to compete at NDA Nationals, a Spirit Stick for Collegiate Image and a Most Improved Team Award.

In her third season, the Golden Girls again earned a Bronze Bid for NDA next April, a Blue Superior Rating Ribbon and a Spirit Stick for Collegiate Image. Additionally, Maugh was an All-American winner, and Audrey Reynolds, Bailee Peterson and Elena Harvey were All-American nominees. In year four at the NDA camp, the team earned first place in Team Dance, Blue Superior Rating Ribbon, a Spirit Stick for Collegiate Image and a Bronze Bid to NDA Nationals in the spring. She also had two All-America winners, Alyvia Kreitlow and Bailee Peterson, and two nominees, Lindsey Maugh and Shelby Sitorius. At NDA Natiionals, the team earned a sixth place finish in Finals.

To start the 2014-15 year, the team earned a second place finish in Team Dance, Blue Superior Rating Ribbion, a Spirit Stick for Collegiate Impage and a Bronze Bid to NDA Nationals in April. Alyssa Boyce was awarded All-American, and Taylor Goerend, Caelan Dolan and Paige Johnson were all nominees. In her four years, Sellers has had produced four top 10 finishes at the NDA Nationals, six All-America winners, and 10 All-America nominees.

Sellers hard work, diligent recruiting and knowledge of dance have been rewarded not only by her team’s honors, but also by producing 16 dancers who eventually went on to perform at four-year colleges and universities., and/or professional and semi-professional teams. Prior to joining the JCCC staff, Sellers served three years as head coach of the 30-member dance team

at Coffeyville Community College. In 2008, her team competed in the American Dance/Drill Team Nationals in Denton, Texas, and received seventh runner-up. A year later at the same competition, her team earned an eighth runner-up. She also had the first and only all-male hip-hop dance team in the country, and they performed at every home game at Coffeyville Community College.

Also while at Coffeyville, Sellers danced one season with the Tulsa 66ers, a team in the NBA Development League. The 66ers dance team entertained fans during the teams 24 home games and were available for personal appearances, private, civic and charitable events during the year.

Sellers also has years of experience as a performer and competitor. She took studio lessons for 12 years, including eight year competitively for Jackie Creamer’s Vision Dance Company in Hays, Kan. That studio team competed in many National competitions across the U.S., including Showbiz; Starpower; Showstoppers and Starlight. Sellers went on to attend Kansas State University where she was a member of the Classy Cat dance team for four years. During that time, she experiences included two bowl games; a Big XII Championship Game, NCAA Tournament trips and NDA Nationals Competition in Daytona, Fla.

Sellers earned her Bachelor of Science degree in apparel and textiles with a specialization in apparel marketing. She currently resides in Lenexa, Kan., with her husband, Matt.

Betsy Petre

Administrative Assistant

Betsy Petre enters her fifth season on staff with the JCCC athletics department, and her second as Administrative Assistant. Petre joined the JCCC stafff in Sept. 2010 as an Office Assistant. Prior to her arrival, Petre spent three years in Big Sky, Mont., where she served one year as a licensed real estate agent and administrative assistant for a broker and two years as a co-owner of a caretaking and cleaning business for second homes and rentals.

A 2007 graduate in sports adminstration from the University of Kansas, Petre was a two-sport athlete at JCCC, competing in soccer and tennis. In the fall of 2003, Petre played in nine matches, including five starts between the pipes, and posted a 2-2 record with 1.5 shutouts and a goals against of 1.67. Her efforts helped JCCC to runner-up finish in the conference and region. That spring she joined the tennis team and competed at both the No. 5 and No. 6 singles spots and No. 3 doubles. Along with her doubles partner, Petre reached teh semifinals at nationals and posted 10 wins, the third most at No. 3 doubles in team history. They were also the Region VI champions, and she finished runner-up at No. 6 singles. She finished 12-10 overall in singles and was 9-3 from the sixth spot. Her nine wins ranked sixith most in team history from at No. 6, and her 12 wins overall were tied for 12th on the victory chart by a freshman.

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Johnson County Community College

Athletics

The pursuit of excellence is evident in Johnson County Community College intercollegiate athletics. JCCC Athletics is regarded throughout the region and nation as a first-class program and regularly ranks among the top of the national rankings. JCCC’s great tradition was validated in 2007-08 as JCCC was honored as the 2008 winner of the NATYCAA (National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators) Cup trophy in the Scholarship Division, a program recognizing program excellence in two-year college athletics at the national level. JCCC has finished in the top 10 in 10 of 11 years, and among the top three five times, including its one cup championship. JCCC is proud of its great tradition and boasts one of the best coaching staffs in the country. In addition to producing great teams, the JCCC coaches produce quality individuals. The coaches demand their athletes strive to be the best they can be not only within the realm of their sport but also in the classroom. JCCC’s commitment to developing a well-rounded athlete has paid dividends over the history of the program.

JCCC teams have collected 167 conference titles, eight sub-regional titles, 129 region titles, 10 national championships and have finished among the top-five nationally on 88 occasions. Individually, JCCC has produced more than 1,000 NJCAA All-American athletes and 60 national champions. Also, 50 to 60 percent of the student-athletes at JCCC maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Top: The JCCC volleyball team won its first national championship in 2005. Middle Top: The men’s basketball celebrates after winning the 2009 NJCAA D-II Championship, the program’s second of the decade. Middle Bottom: The JCCC women’s cross country team cpatured its fourth national half marathon title in 2008. Bottom: The JCCC baseball team celebrates after winning the 2014 Region VI title and the program’s second berth to the NJCAA World Series.

JCCC’s intercollegiate athletics program competes on both the NJCAA Division I and II levels and is an East Jayhawk Conference and Region VI member. The college offers 15 varsity sports, including baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s half marathon, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball.

JCCC Athletics is positioned to continue the excellent programs of the past and it isanticipated that the Cavaliers will continue to be very competitive, both in the East Jayhawk Conference and in national player, for years to come.

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National Championships Johnson County Community College has a great winning tradition in intercollegiate athletics. Cavalier athletic teams have won a total of 10 national titles in school history. Nine of those 10 championship have come this decade including JCCC’s most recent title in 2009 by the men’s basketball program, their second in team history. Cavalier teams have won four national titles in women’s half marathon, and one each in women’s cross country, women’s basketball, women’s marathon and volleyball. JCCC’s 10 total championships are third highest total of the 19 programs in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. JCCC’s national championships are listed below.

JCCC National Championships Year 1993 2000 2000 2001 2003 2005 2005 2006 2008 2009

Sport Women’s Marathon Women’s Basketball Women’s Cross Country Men’s Basketball Women’s Half Marathon Women’s Half Marathon Volleyball Women’s Half Marathon Women’s Half Marathon Men’s Basketball

Head Coach Dave Burgess Debbie Carrier Mike Bloemker Mike Jeffers Mike Bloemker Mike Bloemker Jill Stinson Mike Bloemker Mike Bloemker Mike Jeffers

2000 NJCAA Champion Women’s Basketball

All-time National Finishes in JCCC History Baseball 2008-T-9th 2014-T-9th

Basektball Men

1976-T-17th 2001-1st 2007-9th 2009-1st 2012-9th

Women

2000-1st 2001-9th 2002-5th 2004-7th 2006-7th 2008-5th 2010-9th 2011-5th 2012-9th

Cross Country Men

1987-15th 1988-6th 1989-21st 1990-DNP 1991-8th 1992-9th 1993-9th 1994-9th 1995-8th 1996-9th 1997-10th 1998-11th 1999-2nd 2000-3rd 2001-4th 2002-2nd 2003-4th 2004-8th 2005-12th 2006-10th 2007-7th 2008-11th 2009-9th 2010-10th 2011-5th 2012-22nd

Women

1986-8th 1987-5th 1988-3rd 1989-12th 1990-11th 1991-8th 1992-9th 1993-9th

1994-3rd 1995-4th 1996-10th 1997-11th 1998-10th 1999-9th 2000-1st 2001-5th 2002-2nd 2003-2nd 2004-8th 2005-9th 2006-2nd 2007-9th 2008-6th 2009-15th 2010-8th 2011-12th 2012-12th 2013-12th

Golf

1972-NA 1973-16th 1996-24th 1997-18th 1998-23rd 1999-18th 2000-13th 2001-18th 2002-14th 2003-14th 2004-8th 2005-7th 2006-13th 2007-12th 2008-12th 2009-16th 2012-17th 2013-4th 2014-17th

Indoor Track Men

1985-8th 1986-NA 1987-15th 1988-8th 1989-13th 1990-7th 1991-5th 1992-11th 1993-4th 1994-5th 1995-6th 1996-10th 1997-26th 1998-7th 1999-7th 2000-4th 2001-6th

2002-14th 2003-16th 2004-15th 2005-8th 2006-9th 2007-3rd 2008-4th 2009-25th 2010-16th 2011-17th 2012-12th 2013-16th 2014-19th

Women

1986 - 11th 1987-5th 1988-7th 1989-7th 1990-13th 1991-5th 1992-6th 1993-4th 1994-6th 1995-4th 1996-6th 1997-12th 1998-22nd 1999-12th 2000-7th 2001-8th 2002-5th 2003-2nd 2004-9th 2005-4th 2006-9th 2007-10th 2008-11th 2009-24th 2010-16th 2011-17th 2012-7th 2013-6th 2014-14th

Marathon Men

1989-2nd 1993-4th 2003-4th 2004-2nd 2005-2nd 2006-2nd 2007-3rd 2008-3rd 2009-2nd 2010-2nd 2011-2nd 2012-8th

Women

1993-1st

2003-1st 2004-2nd 2005-1st 2006-1st 2007-2nd 2008-1st 2009-6th 2010-8th 2011-5th 2012-6th 2013-8th

Outdoor Track Men

1986-31st 1987-19th 1988-13th 1989-7th 1990-25th 1991-25th 1992-6th 1993-6th 1994-6th 1995-8th 1996-9th 1997-14th 1998-26th 1999-8th 2000-18th 2001-18th 2002-18th 2003-21st 2004-14th 2005-9th 2006-13th 2007-4th 2008-7th 2009-16th 2010-T-26th 2011-22nd 2012-12th 2013-T-12th 2014-T-23rd

Women

1986-18th 1987-5th 1988-16th 1989-17th 1990-25th 1991-12th 1992-5th 1993-8th 1994-13th 1995-5th 1996-14th 1997-22nd 1998-12th 1999-26th 2000-6th 2001-11th

2002-13th 2003-11th 2004-14th 2005-11th 2006-12th 2007-8th 2008-26th 2009-20th 2010-12th 2011-14th 2012-5th 2013-4th 2014-13th

Soccer Men

1994-T-8th 2001-3rd 2004-5th

Women

2009-2nd

Softball

1979-4th 1980-8th 1982-field 1991-7th 1992-4th 1994-7th 1997-4th 1998-5th 2000-8th 2001-T-12th 2002-T-12th 2003-9th 2007-2nd 2008-5th 2009-9th 2010-5th

Tennis Men

1983-23rd 1984-32nd 1985-19th 1986-17th 1987-14th 1988-15th 1989-3rd 1990-5th 1991-7th 1992-3rd 1993-6th 1994-6th 1995-13th 1996-9th 1997-8th 1998-5th 1999-6th 2000-7th 2001-6th

2002-10th 2003-9th 2005-7th 2006-8th 2007-4th 2008-5th 2010-8th 2011-10th 2012-8th 2013-11th 2014-9th

2001 NJCAA Champion Men’s Basketball

Women

1985-13th 1986-8th 1987-16th 1989-12th 1990-14th 1994-19th 1995-11th 1996-13th 1997-10th 1998-10th 1999-3rd 2000-10th 2001-4th 2002-4th 2003-4th 2004-8th 2005-5th 2006-5th 2007-18th 2008-14th 2010-10th 2012-15th 2013-6th

2005 NJCAA Champion Volleyball

Volleyball 1975-11th 1981-13th 1982-4th 1983-5th 2003-9th 2005-1st 2006-9th 2007-2nd 2008-2nd 2009-6th 2010-2nd 2011-10th 2013-3rd

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Region Championships Johnson County Community College has amassed 129 NJCAA Region VI titles. The Cavalier men’s baseball team, in just its second year of existence, won the school’s first region crown in 1974. Coached by JCCC Hall of Famer Sonny Maynard and led by All-American pitcher Bob Downs and All-American infielder Mark Balderston, the Cavaliers posted a 33-7 record, and finished the season ranked 13th in the nation. The softball program has compiled the most overall region championships. Since its first title in 1979, the programs have held the trophy a total of 17 times. The men’s soccer team is a close second with 14 titles, followed by the women’s basketball team and volleyball with 13 each, and men’s and women’s tennis and women’s cross country with 11 each. The women’s basketball team won 13 straight from 2000 through 2013. The women’s soccer team has the most titles of any team in Region VI. In 2011-12, the women’s cross country and track teams completed a region Triple Crown, winning the cross country, indoor track and outdoor track titles in the same season, a first in team history. The Lady Cavaliers earned their second Triple Crown in 2013-14. A complete list of conference championships by sport follows.

Softball (17 Championships) 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Men’s Soccer (14) 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 Women’s Basketball (13) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Volleyball (13) 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 Women’s Cross Country (11) 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013 Men’s Tennis (11) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 Women’s Tennis (11) 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013 Men’s Basketball (9) 1976, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 Baseball (7) 1974, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1993, 2008, 2014 Women’s Soccer (7) 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Men’s Cross Country (4) 1988, 1999, 2000, 2004 Golf (3) 1972, 1973, 2000

Men’s Indoor Track (3) 1994, 2007, 2012 Men’s Outdoor Track (2) 1993, 1994

Women’s Indoor Track (2) 2012, 2014

Women’s Outdoor Track (2) 2012, 2014

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Conference Championships In addition to 10 NJCAA National Championships and 129 Region titles, Johnson County Community College has amassed 167 Kansas Jayhawk Conference titles. The Cavalier men’s basketball team, in just its third year of existence, won the school’s first conference crown in 1972. Coached by JCCC Hall of Famer Orville Gregory and led in scoring by Deon Kayhill (17.7 ppg), JCCC finished 23-9 overall. Kayhill also became the first athlete in school history to be selected a NJCAA All-American. The volleyball program claimed its first conference title in 1981. Since that season, the JCCC volleyball team has claimed 20 championships, more than any other team in the East Jayhawk Conference. The women’s cross country and track teams have the second most titles with 19. Twelve times in the program’s history the women’s and men’s cross country and track teams have captured the triple crown, winning the conference title in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track during the same year. The women have captured seven triple crowns, and the men five. Both teams won three straight triple crowns from the fall of 1996 through the spring of 1999. A complete list of conference championships by sport follows.

Volleyball (20 Championships) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2010 Women’s Cross Country (19) 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 Women’s Outdoor Track (19) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2014 Softball (14) 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014

Men’s Outdoor Track (14) 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2012 Women’s Indoor Track (12) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 Men’s Tennis (11) 1985, 1986. 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 Men’s Cross Country (11) 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011 Men’s Indoor Track (11) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012 Women’s Tennis (11) 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013 Baseball (10) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2010, 2012, 2014 Women’s Basketball (5) 1981, 1990, 2012, 2013, 2014 Golf (3) 2002, 2005, 2013

Men’s Soccer (3) 2003, 2004, 2009

Men’s Basketball (2) 1972, 1974 Women’s Soccer (2) 2006, 2007

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Championships NJCAA National Champions (10) 1993 Women’s Marathon 2000 Women’s Basketball 2000 Women’s Cross Country 2001 Men’s Basketball 2003 Women’s Half Marathon 2005 Women’s Half Marathon 2005 Volleyball 2006 Women’s Half Marathon 2008 Women’s Half Marathon 2009 Men’s Basketball

NJCAA Region VI Champions (129)

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1972 Golf 1973 Golf 1974 Baseball 1975 Volleyball 1976 Men’s Basketball 1977 Men’s Soccer 1979 Softball 1980 Baseball 1980 Softball 1981 Volleyball 1982 Men’s Soccer 1982 Softball 1982 Volleyball 1983 Men’s Soccer 1983 Softball 1983 Volleyball 1984 Baseball 1984 Men’s Soccer 1985 Men’s Tennis 1986 Men’s Tennis 1986 Women’s Tennis 1987 Men’s Soccer 1987 Men’s Tennis 1987 Women’s Cross Country 1987 Women’s Tennis 1988 Men’s Cross Country 1988 Men’s Tennis 1988 Women’s Cross Country 1989 Men’s Tennis 1990 Baseball 1990 Women’s Tennis 1991 Men’s Soccer 1991 Softball 1992 Men’s Tennis 1992 Softball 1993 Baseball 1993 Men’s Soccer 1993 Men’s Outdoor Track 1993 Women’s Cross Country 1994 Men’s Outdoor Track 1994 Men’s Soccer 1994 Softball 1994 Men’s Indoor Track 1994 Women’s Cross Country 1995 Women’s Tennis 1995 Men’s Soccer 1995 Women’s Cross Country 1996 Men’s Soccer 1996 Women’s Cross Country 1996 Women’s Tennis 1997 Softball 1997 Women’s Tennis 1998 Softball 1999 Men’s Cross Country 1999 Men’s Tennis 1999 Women’s Soccer 2000 Golf 2000 Men’s Basketball 2000 Men’s Cross Country 2000 Men’s Soccer 2000 Softball 2000 Women’s Basketball 2000 Women’s Soccer 2001 Men’s Basketball 2001 Men’s Soccer 2001 Softball 2001 Women’s BAsketball 2001 Women’s Tennis 2002 Women’s Basketball 2002 Softball 2002 Women’s Cross Country 2002 Women’s Soccer 2003 Women’s Basketball 2003 Women’s Tennis 2003 Softball 2003 Volleyball 2003 Women’s Cross Country 2004 Women’s Basketball 2004 Men’s Basketball 2004 Men’s Soccer 2004 Men’s Cross Country 2005 Women’s Basketball 2005 Women’s Tennis 2005 Volleyball 2005 Men’s Soccer 2005 Women’s Soccer 2006 Men’s Basketball 2006 Women’s Basketball 2006 Women’s Tennis 2006 Women’s Soccer 2006 Volleyball

2007 Men’s Basketball 2007 Women’s Basketball 2007 Men’s Indoor Track 2007 Men’s Tennis 2007 Softball 2007 Volleyball 2008 Men’s Basketball 2008 Women’s Basketball 2008 Baseball 2008 Softball 2008 Women’s Soccer 2008 Volleyball 2009 Men’s Basketball 2009 Women’s Basketball 2009 Men’s Tenis 2009 Softball 2009 Women’s Soccer 2009 Volleyball 2010 Women’s Basketball 2010 Men’s Tennis 2010 Softball 2010 Volleyball 2011 Women’s Basketball 2011 Men’s Tennis 2011 Women’s Cross Country 2012 Women’s Basketball 2012 Men’s Basketball 2012 Women’s Indoor Track 2012 Men’s Indoor Track 2012 Women’s Outdoor Track 2012 Women’s Cross Country 2013 Women’s Tennis 2013 Women’s Cross Country 2013 Volleyball 2014 Women’s Indoor Track 2014 Women’s Outdoor 2014 Baseball

Eastern Sub-Region Champions (8) 1974 Baseball 1975 Baseball 1980 Baseball 1984 Baseball 1989 Baseball 1990 Baseball 1992 Baseball 1993 Baseball

East Jayhawk Champions (167) 1972 Men’s Basketball 1974 Baseball 1974 Men’s Basketball 1975 Baseball 1976 Baseball 1980 Baseball 1981 Women’s Basketball 1981 Baseball 1981 Volleyball 1982 Volleyball 1983 Baseball 1983 Softball 1983 Volleyball 1984 Baseball 1984 Volleyball 1985 Men’s Tennis 1985 Volleyball 1986 Men’s Tennis 1986 Women’s Tennis 1987 Men’s Outdoor Track 1987 Women’s Cross Country 1987 Men’s Tennis 1987 Women’s Outdoor Track 1987 Women’s Tennis 1987 Volleyball 1988 Men’s Cross Country 1988 Men’s Tennis 1988 Women’s Outdoor Track 1988 Women’s Cross Country 1988 Volleyball 1989 Men’s Outdoor Track 1989 Women’s Outdoor Track 1989 Men’s Tennis 1990 Men’s Outdoor Track 1990 Softball 1990 Women’s Basketball 1990 Women’s Outdoor Track 1990 Women’s Tennis 1990 Volleyball 1991 Softball 1991 Women’s Outdoor Track 1991 Volleyball 1992 Men’s Tennis 1992 Softball 1992 Women’s Outdoor Track 1992 Volleyball 1993 Men’s Outdoor Track 1993 Softball 1993 Women’s Outdoor Track 1993 Volleyball 1994 Men’s Outdoor Track 1994 Softball 1994 Women’s Cross Country 1994 Women’s Outdoor Track 1994 Volleyball

1995 Men’s Outdoor Track 1995 Women’s Outdoor Track 1995 Women’s Tennis 1995 Women’s Cross Country 1995 Volleyball 1996 Men’s Cross Country 1996 Men’s Outdoor Track 1996 Softball 1996 Women’s Cross Country 1996 Women’s Outdoor Track 1996 Women’s Tennis 1996 Volleyball 1997 Men’s Cross Country 1997 Men’s Indoor Track 1997 Men’s Outdoor Track 1997 Softball 1997 Women’s Cross Country 1997 Women’s Outdoor Track 1997 Women’s Indoor Track 1997 Women’s Tennis 1997 Volleyball 1998 Men’s Cross Country 1998 Men’s Indoor Track 1998 Men’s Outdoor Track 1998 Softball 1998 Women’s Cross Country 1998 Women’s Indoor Track 1998 Women’s Outdoor Track 1998 Volleyball 1999 Men’s Cross Country 1999 Men’s Indoor Track 1999 Men’s Outdoor Track 1999 Men’s Tennis 1999 Women’s Cross Country 1999 Women’s Indoor Track 1999 Women’s Outdoor Track 1999 Volleyball 2000 Men’s Indoor Track 2000 Women’s Cross Country 2000 Women’s Indoor Track 2000 Women’s Outdoor Track 2000 Men’s Cross Country 2001 Softball 2001 Men’s Indoor Track 2001 Men’s Outdoor Track 2001 Women’s Outdoor Track 2001 Women’s Tennis 2001 Men’s Cross Country 2001 Women’s Cross Country 2002 Golf 2002 Softball 2002 Men’s Indoor Track 2002 Women’s Indoor Track 2002 Men’s Outdoor Track 2002 Women’s Outdoor Track 2002 Men’s Cross Country 2003 Women’s Indoor Track 2003 Men’s Indoor Track 2003 Women’s Tennis 2003 Volleyball 2003 Women’s Cross Country 2003 Men’s Soccer 2004 Men’s Indoor Track 2004 Men’s Cross Country 2004 Women’s Cross Country 2004 Men’s Soccer 2005 Women’s Indoor Track 2005 Women’s Tennis 2005 Golf 2005 Women’s Cross Country 2005 Men’s Cross Country 2006 Mens Indoor Track 2006 Men’s Outdoor Track 2006 Women’s Tennis 2006 Women’s Cross Country 2006 Women’s Soccer 2007 Men’s Indoor Track 2007 Softball 2007 Men’s Tennis 2007 Women’s Cross Country 2007 Volleyball 2007 Women’s Soccer 2008 Women’s Indoor Track 2008 Women’s Cross Country 2009 Men’s Tennis 2010 Softball 2010 Baseball 2010 Men’s Tennis 2010 Volleyball 2011 Women’s Indoor Track 2011 Men’s Tennis 2011 Women’s Cross Country 2011 Men’s Cross Country 2012 Women’s Basketball 2012 Women’s Indoor Track 2012 Men’s Outdoor Track 2012 Women’s Outdoor Track 2012 Men’s Outdoor Track 2012 Baseball 2012 Women’s Cross Country 2013 Women’s Basketball 2013 Golf 2013 Women’s Tennis 2013 Women’s Outdoor Track

2013 Women’s Cross Country 2014 Women’s Basktball 2014 Women’s Indoor Track 2014 Women’s Outdoor Track 2014 Baseball 2014 Softball

Greater Kansas City Conference Champions 1975 Baseball 1975

Men’s Basketball

1979 1982 1983 1987 1987 1987 1988 1989 1989 1990 1991 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2013 2013 2013

Softball (4th) Volleyball (4th) Volleyball (5th) W. Cross Country (5th) W. Indoor Track (5th) W. Outdoor Track (5th) W. Cross Country (3rd) M. Marathon (2nd) M. Tennis (3rd) M. Tennis (5th) M. Indoor Track (5th) M. Tennis (3rd) Softball (4th) W. Outdoor Track (5th) M. Indoor Track (4th) W. Indoor Track (4th) M. Marathon (4th) W. Marathon (1st) M. Indoor Track (4th) W. Cross Country (3rd) W. Cross Country (4th) W. Indoor Track (4th) W. Outdoor Track (5th) Softball (4th) M. Tennis (5th) Softball (5th) M. Cross Country (2nd) W. Tennis (3rd) W. Basketball (1st) M. Indoor Track (4th) M. Cross Country (3rd) W. Cross Country (1st) M. Basketball (1st) W. Tennis (4th) M. Cross Country (4th) W. Cross Country (4th) M. Soccer (3rd) W. Basketball (5th) W. Tennis (4th) W. Indoor Track (5th) W. Cross Country (2nd) M. Cross Country (2nd) W. Indoor Track (2nd) W. Tennis (4th) W. Cross Country (2nd) M. Cross Country (4th) W. 1/2 Marathon (1st) M. 1/2 Marathon (4th) M. 1/2 Marathon (2nd) W. 1/2 Marathon (2nd) M. Soccer (5th) W. Tennis (5th) W. Indoor Track (4th) W. 1/2 Marathon (1st) M. 1/2 Marathon (2nd) Volleyball (1st) W. Tennis (5th) W. Cross Country (2nd) W. 1/2 Marathon (1st) M. 1/2 Marathon (2nd) M. Indoor Track (3rd) M. Tennis (4th) M. Outdoor Track (4th) Softball (2nd) Volleyball (2nd) W. 1/2 Marathon (2nd) M. 1/2 Marathon (3rd) W. Basketball (5th) M. Indoor Track (4th) Softball (5th) M. Tennis (5th) W. 1/2 Marathon (1st) M. 1/2 Marathon (3rd) Volleyball (2nd) M. Basketball (1st) M. 1/2 Marathon (2nd) W. Soccer (2nd) Softball (5th) Volleyball (2nd) M. 1/2 Marathon (2nd) W. Basketball (5th) M. Cross Country (5th) M. 1/2 Marathon (2nd) W. 1/2 Marathon (5th) W. Indoor Track (5th) Golf (4th) W. Outdoor Track (4th) Volleyball (3rd)

Top-5 NJCAA Finishes (88)

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Cup History The National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) sponsors the NATYCAA Cup which is awarded each year in recognition of overall performance at two-year colleges. The NATYCAA Cup program began in 2004 to highlight excellence in two-year athletics based on success in championship competition. The awards are given to the NJCAA member colleges based on performance at national championship events throughout the academic year. A first place finish warrants 20 points, second place 19 points, etc. In 2007-08, Johnson County Community College won the Scholarship Division, accumulating 142 points for their first every NATYCAA Cup trophy. The Cavaliers did not win a national title in any sport in 2007-08, but did finish second in Division II volleyball, third in Division I men’s indoor track and field, fifth in Division II women’s basketball, fifth in Division II softball, fifth in Division I men’s tennis, seventh in Division I men’s outdoor track and field, and seventh in women’s Division I cross country. Additionally, the baseball team qualified for its first NJCAA JUCO World Series, and tied for ninth overall. JCCC has finished in the top 10 in all 10 of the 11 years the cup has been awarded, and has five top five finishes, including the cup championship win in 2007-08.

Iowa Central Community College has captured the most cups, winning five straight from 2008-09 to 2012-13. Monroe Community College won consecutive cups in 2005-06 and 2006-07.

2013-14 Scholarship Division

Rk. College City, State 1. Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, Iowa 2. Iowa Centrea Community College Fort Dodge, Iowa 3. Tyler Junior College Tyler, Texas 4. Mesa Community College Mesa, Ariz. 5. Vincennes University Vincennes, Ind. 6. Monroe Community College Rochester, N.Y. 7. Central Arizona College Coolidge, Ariz. 8. South Plains College Levelland, Texas 9. Darton State College Albany, Ga. 10. ASA College Brooklyn, N.Y. 13. Johnson County Community College Overland Park, Kan

2007-08 Scholarship Division Rk. College Pts

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City, State

Men’s Women’s Total Pt.s Pts. Pts. 94 75.5 169 90 76 166 84 66.5 150.5 74.5 73 147.5 82.5 31 113.5 52. 52.5 104.5 38 54 92 52.5 36 88.5 42 42 84 52 30.5 82.5 29 41.5 70.5

Men’s Pts. Wome’s Pts. Total

Johnson County Community College Overland Park, Kan. Monroe Community College Rochester, N.Y. Butler County Community College Butler, Pa. Rend Lake College Ina, Ill. Barton County Community College Great Bend, Kan.

70 54 67.5 66.5 47.5

72 79 65.5 64 76

142.0 133.0 132.0 130.5 123.5

Past Winners of the NATYCAA Cup

Yr. 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

College JCCC Finish College of DuPage (Ill.) 6th Mesa Community College (Ariz.) 2nd Monroe Community College (N.Y.) 3rd Monroe Community College (N.Y.) 3rd Johnson County Community College (Kan.) 1st Iowa Central Community College (iowa) 9th Iowa Central Community College (Iowa) 8th Iowa Central Community College (Iowa) 10th Iowa Central Community College (Iowa) 3rd Iowa Central Community College (Iowa) 7th Iowa Western Community College (Iowa) 13th

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Hall of Fame

Orville Gregory - 1992 - Coach Sonny Maynard - 1992 - Coach Margarete Howell - 1998 Contributor Mark Balderston - 2002 - Athlete Amy Borders - 2002 - Athlete Marti Cisper - 2002 - Athlete Ed Kaminski - 2002 - Athlete Lori Heeter - 2003 - Athlete Barbara Gill - 2004 - Coach Susan Brown - 2004 - Coach Dave Burgess - 2004 - Coach Glen Moser - 2005 - Coach Tonya Baucom - 2006 - Athlete Bob Downs - 2006 - Athlete Malcolm Campbell - 2006 - Athlete Tracey Hootman - 2006 - Athlete Ann Golubski-Shinliver - 2006 Athlete Chris Morland - 2006 - Athlete Steve Nash - 2006 - Athlete Carlos Olivas - 2006 - Athlete Katie Panek - 2006 - Athlete Cammie Banker - 2007 - Athlete Kellie Becher - 2007 - Athlete Shawn Beyer - 2007 - Athlete Beth Hinkebein - 2007 - Athlete Jami King - 2007 - Athlete Chris Lollar -2007 - Athlete Staci Lowe - 2007 - Athlete Jennifer Mullen - 2007 - Athlete Roman Totta - 2007 - Athlete Rick Allen - 2008 - Athlete Bill Buese - 2008 - Contributor Tyler Cundith - 2008 - Contributor Mike Giardine - 2008 - Athlete Bev Mitchell - 2008 - Athlete Herb Nobles - 2008 - Athlete Valerie Spencer - 2008 - Athlete Deb Carrier - 2009 - Coach Travis Chambers - 2009 - Athlete Jim Hubbard - 2009 - Athlete Isvan Javorek - 2009 - Contributor Kit Pellow - 2009 - Athlete Cindy Roach - 2009 - Athlete Jill Stinson - 2010 - Coach Mike Jefffers - 2011 - Coach Amy Gochnour - 2013 - Athlete Bret Gustafson - 2013 - Contributor Kent Shelley - 2013 - Coach Randy Towner - 2013 - Athlete

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Golden Girls

The award-winning JCCC Golden Girls Dance Team dances and cheers at the men’s and women’s Cavalier home basketball games. Recognized as a nationally-ranked competitive team, they travel to Florida (NDA) each year to compete at College Dance Team Nationals. The team also performs at community events and may perform at post-season tournaments.

Former team members have danced for the Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders, K-State Classy Cats, Oklahoma City Thunder Girls, New England Patriots, KU Rock Chalk Dancers, Kansas City T-Bones, Missouri Comets-Galexy Girls, Wizards, Kansas City Brigade Girls, Kansas Coyotes, Salina Bombers-Bomshells, UCM Mulekickers, Avila Glitter Girls, UMKC Dancers, Fort Hays State Univeristy Tiger Debs, Wichita State Univeristy Shocker Dance Team and OCU Stars.

Jean Claude Cavalier Who is the biggest Johnson County Community College fan around? Cavalier mascot Jean Claude of course!

Entertaining Cavalier fans of all ages, Jean Claude is quickly becoming an icon of the college. JC serves as a JCCC ambassador and makes appearances at many different school functions, but his heart lies with Johnson County’s athletic teams. Whether it’s cross country, soccer or volleyball in the fall, or over in the GYM building for basketball games in the winter to the tennis courts, softball and baseball fields in the spring, Jean Claude loves to root JCCC teams to victory.

JCCC athletic teams have been the “Cavaliers” since 1983, when a student body vote changed the name from Kansans. JCCC’s recent rebranding efforts revealed that students were not familiar with the college’s mascot – those who knew it was the Cavalier often weren’t sure what a Cavalier was. Therefore, the college resolved to pay better attention to its mascot and make a concerted effort to ensure students knew not only what a Cavalier was, but that they themselves were Cavaliers.

As a result, JCCC now has a living, breathing Cavalier on campus. The college’s Student Life and Leadership Development and Marketing Communications divisions purchased a Cavalier costume (in dark blue and gold, matching the college’s new official colors). Jean Claude was unveiled to students, faculty and staff on Friday, Sept. 28, at a special welcoming event in front of the Student Center. He has his own Twitter and Facebook pages, and he encourages all JCCC fans to follow him. Jean Claude is the creation of Maydwell Mascots Inc., in Toronto, Ontario, which has made hundreds of mascots for high schools, colleges, universities and businesses.

The legend of the JCCC Cavalier and the sword How does an English soldier come to Kansas? Legend has it that a former history professor at JCCC owned a family heirloom – a sword that had once belonged to his ancestor, an English Cavalier, who had used it to defend his king in battle. Allegedly, years ago the professor lost the sword somewhere in the forested area on the college campus, and it hasn’t been seen since. There’s speculation that the ghost of the professor’s ancestor – the sword’s original owner – roams the woods searching for his missing blade. The Cavalier’s determined quest for his sword is reflected in the drive JCCC’s students and athletic teams show on the field, court and classroom. 2014 johnson county community college CROSS COUNTRY guide

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Athletic Training The JCCC Athletic Training Room is the state of the art 1,500 square foot facility. It features a treatment/rehabilitation area, a separate taping room and a physician’s examination room.

Providing expert care to more than 200 student-athletes, Johnson County Community College’s athletic training department has one of the most highly trained and highly skilled staffs in the country. Under the guidance of Head Athletic Trainer Bill Buese, ATC, and associate athletic trainers Ben Edwinson and Sam Brethauer, ATC, the JCCC athletic medicine staff consists of one lead team physician, four orthopedic surgeons, a chiropractor and a dentist. Ten athletic training students both study and work with the JCCC program before transferring to an accredited athletic training school for their B.S. in athletic training and an opportunity to sit for the national boards.. Buese and his staff work closely with the conditioning coaches in developing preventative conditioning programs, and in collaboration on rehabilitation programs. The Barbara Gill Lifetime Fitness Center also provides an often-utilized venue for therapeutic exercise. JCCC’s athletic medicine staff provides Cavalier athletes with highly trained medical care year-round. The athletic training facility is located in the JCCC Gym building, and the training room facilities at JCCC are top quality.

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Athletic Training Staff Bill Buese

Head Athletic Trainer

Bill Buese oversees the athletic training for all 15 sports at JCCC, and has been in that capacity for 29 years. In addition, Buese teaches in the physical education department at JCCC, and serves as a Clinical Instructor of Sports Medicine at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences Department of Family Medicine. During his tenure with the Cavaliers athletic department, Buese has been a part of 10 national championships, 77 top five national finishes, 105 region championship teams and 147 conference championship teams. He also has served as the athletic trainer for an NJCAA All-Star baseball team vs. Japan in 1994, and for an NJCAA All-Star softball team that toured Canada in 1997. A native of Festus, Mo., Buese graduated from the University of Central Missouri in 1982, and received his master’s degree in athletic training from Central Missouri in 1983. Buese is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and Kansas Athletic Trainers’ Society. He served as president for KATS from 1991-93, and as public relations director from 1995-98. During the summers of 1986 and 1987, Buese was honored by being selected as the athletic trainer for the East Squad at the East-West Shrine Bowl football game. While at JCCC, Buese has served on the Education Affairs Committee, Campus Safety and Preparedness Committee, HPER Curriculum Committee, Sabbatical Screening Committee and Education Technology Committee. He has received the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development excellence award, and was a Burlington Northern Award nominee in 1998. He has received the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development excellence award, and was a Burlington Northern Award nominee in 1998. Buese and his wife, Lisa, have a son, Brian, 23.

and 34 conference championship teams. A native of Austin, Texas, Edwinson became a Certified Athletic Trainer in 2002, and has worked with athletes at many different levels. Prior to joining the JCCC athletic department, Edwinson was head athletic trainer at DeSoto High School from 2003-05. He also worked during the summer, 2006, as head athletic trainer fro the Kansas Koyotes, an arena football team in Topeka, Kan. He has also worked as a volunteer athletic trainer at many competitions, including the 2005 Sunflower State Games. Edwinson earned a bachelor of science in exercise science from the University of Kansas in 2001, and

attained his Master’s Degree in December 2008, from Emporia State University. He and his wife, Joy, have three children.

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Power Under the guidance and direction of Istvan “Steve” Javorek, Johnson County Community College developed the model strength and conditioning program in the country. Today, his program plays a large part in athletic success at JCCC.

Located under the south wing of the expanded and renovated JCCC Gym building, the new strength training facility along with the Barbara Gill Lifetime Fitness Center also provides student-athletes the ability to reach their highest potential. The overall strength and conditioning program fits the needs of all JCCC athletes. The facility allows athletes to strength train and work their speed and agility. Additionally, the facility features state-of-the-art equipment. All those factors combine to give JCCC athletics one of the finest strength and conditioning centers in the NJCAA.

Ben Edwinson Associate Athletic Trainer

Ben Edwinson enters his ninth year as assistant athletic trainer at JCCC. Edwinson works primarily with the soccer teams in the fall, and helps cover all of the spring sports. Edwinson also teaches part of JCCC’s pre-athletic training program, including Introduction to Sports Medicine and the practicum that parallels it. During his time on staff, Edwinson has been part of three national championship teams, 27 top five national finishes, 36 region championship teams

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Athletic Facilities

JCCC Gym Building

The JCCC Gym Building, which seats 3,500, is the practice and competitive facility for the Cavalier volleyball team as well as the competitive facility for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Completed in 1972, the facility serves not only athletes but also students and faculty members as a multiuse recreation facility. The main area contains three full basketball and volleyball courts. The building also houses the offices for the men’s and women’s athletic departments and the college’s physical education department. The JCCC Gymnasium has been host to numerous region, district and national championship events. In 1975, JCCC hosted the inaugural NJCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. JCCC would be the host site until 1982. In 2004 and 2014, JCCC hosted the women’s Division II Championship, and is scheduled to host again in 2015 and 2016.

The Barbara Gill Lifetime Fitness Center

The Barbara Gill Lifetime Fitness Center provides an opportunity for individuals to exercise to improve overall muscle tone and cardiovascular conditioning. The center emphasizes the value of developing all areas of fitness. The fitness center is open for use by students enrolled in Lifetime Fitness and JCCC employees who have completed an assessment. Each professional member of the staff has studied at the master’s level in physical education or related fields.

The Fieldhouse or Big Space

The most striking feature of this facility is GYM 003, commonly referred to a “the big space.” The name is apropos for a 43,000-square-foot area, equivalent in size to three basketball courts, which can accommodate up to eight classes simultaneously. The floor has a 7-millimeter rubber mat topped with 2 millimeters of polyurethane. Its size is so immense that upkeep requires two riding machines - a sweeper and scrubber, each the size of a small street cleaner. A 200-meter track with six lanes, three for walking and three for running, circles a central, multifunctional area. The multifunctional area can be configured for basketball, volleyball, badminton and tennis courts using retractable partitions. Each end of the multifunctional space can accommodate three sets of retractable nets that create practice cages for batting and pitching for softball and baseball or driving golf balls. The Fieldhouse also serves as the host venue for the indoor heptathlon and pentathlon events of the NJCAA Region VI Track Championships.

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Athletic Facilities

JCCC Baseball Stadium

JCCC Softball Stadium

JCCC Soccer Field

JCCC Tennis Courts

The JCCC baseball complex is widely recognized as one of the premier collegiate baseball facilities in the East Jayhawk Conference. Last year, a state-of-the-art AstroTurf Grass 3D60 infill system was installed on the entire playing surface, joining Kansas, Kansas State and Wichita State as the only college baseball programs in the state with a full turf field. The new field replaced the natural grass field that was installed when the JCCC baseball program started in 1973. JCCC’s old field graced the cover of Sports Illustrated - the July 6, 1992, issue featuring former Major League umpire Steve Palermo.

The JCCC men’s soccer team enters its 20th season and the women’s team enters its 16th competing on the new soccer field located on the west side of campus. Iin 2009, the women’s team won its first District title on the field, and went on to a second place national finish. The new field was constructed so well, the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer called JCCC its home practice field for one season while its permanent practice facility was under construction. Now FCKC of the National Women’s Soccer League practices at JCCC.

The JCCC softball stadium was constructed in 1991 and has since provided players and fans with excellent conditions in which to enjoy the games. JCCC’s field has showcased 13 national tournament qualifiers, with 10 finishing in the top 10 in the country, including a runner-up finish in 2007. JCCC is also dominant at home, posting a winning percentage of over .856 through the 2014 season.

Prior 2014-15, the JCCC tennis facility was home to the men’s and women’s tennis teams. Now that they are not longer in competition, the facility will be used by the physical education department for tennis activity classes and summer camps Considered one of the finest tennis facilities in the KJCCCC, JCCC did serve as host of the region championship eight times. The six-court facility is located on the west side of campus near the gymnasium.

JCCC Outdoor Track Stadium

The JCCC track complex is in its 31st year and has showcased many outstanding performances by some of the greatest athletes in the region and country. During outdoor season, JCCC’s track facility has served as the host site of several NJCAA Region VI/Kansas Jayhawk Conference Championships, the last time in 2010.

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Cross Country Course

During its 28-year history, Johnson County Community College’s cross country course has been the site of four NJCAA National Championships and nine NJCAA Region VI Championships, as well as the annual JCCC Cavalier Cup and the Kansas City all-metro high school championship. JCCC was the host site for the 1987, 1989, 1996 and 1998 NJCAA Cross Country Championships. JCCC also hosted three straight NJCAA Half Marathon Championships, from 2008 to 2010. In 1987, the first year JCCC hosted the championship, Mark Roberts of Central Arizona, became the second individual to capture backto-back national championships. Roberts blazed to a first-place finish in 23:50, a new JCCC course record. Despite his effort, Brevard College in North Carolina, maintained its national dominance, winning the team title for the fifth time in six years, as six runners finished in the top 18. In the women’s division, North Idaho College captured the team national championship, their first ever, as five runners placed in the top 25. The hosts, JCCC, finished fifth overall, the highest finish in only their second year of competition. Eastern Oklahoma State College’s Demetra Castille won top individual honors, as she broke away from the pack at the 200 meter mark and won the 5K race in a course record 18:20. She placed 10th the year before. JCCC’s Jennifer Mullen led the team with a seventh-place finish and Stephanie Evans placed 21st, as the two became JCCC’s first cross country All-Americans. In 1989, JCCC hosted 210 men and 136 women. In the men’s division, 1988 runner-up Central Oregon captured the title as they outdistanced 1988 national champion Central Arizona. Central Oregon had five runners place in the top 25. Mike Boinett of Blinn College won the individual title in 24:19, followed by teammate Willy Songor in 24:38. In the women’s division, Ricks College captured their second consecutive title, downing Central Oregon again. Sylvia Sanchez outraced the field to capture a national title, winning with a course record time of 17:12. In 1996, JCCC’s home course hosted more than 500 male and female runners from NJCAA Division I and II schools. The 1996 field not only had to contend with the rug-

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JCCC Cross Country Course Championship Records

Course Record - 5k Men

Runner Malcolm Campbell

Course Record - 6k Men

Runner Nate Newland Philip Hickman

Course Record - 8k Men

Runner Mark Roberts Malcolm Campbell

School Date JCCC 10-23-92

Time 15:10.00

School Date Central Arizona 11-18-87 JCCC 9-28-91

Time 23:50 24:01

School Date Cowley 10-17-08 JCCC 10-17-08

Course Record - 3k Women

Runner Mary Kinyanjui Lyudmila Anderson

School Date Butler 10-18-02 JCCC 10-18-02

Course Record - 4k Women

Runner Christa Heideman

School Date JCCC 10-19-07

Course Record - 5k Women

Runner Sylvia Sanchez Lyudmila Anderson

School Date Florida C.C. 11-11-89 JCCC 10-28-02

Time 19:30.68 19:31.40

Time 11:18.02 11:40.00 Time 14:48.00 Time 17:12.00 18:30.00

1987 NJCAA Championship Results Men’s Team Champion Women’s Team Champion Men’s Individual Champion Women’s Individual Champion

Brevard College North Idaho College Mark Roberts (Central Arizona) Demetra Castille (Eastern Oklahoma)

1996 NJCAA Championship Results Men’s Division I Team Champion Women’s Division I Team Champion Men’s Division II Team Champion Women’s Division II Team Champion Men’s Div. I Individual Champion Women’s Div. I Individual Champion Men’s Div. II Individual Champion Women’s Div. II Individual Champion

South Plains CC. Ricks College Lansing CC. Danville Area C.C. Julius Wanjiru (Barton County) Cara Ormond (Ricks College) Jeremy Maritim (Cloud County) Carrie Gross (Flathead Valley)

1989 NJCAA Championship Results Men’s Team Champion Women’s Team Champion Men’s Individual Champion Women’s Individual Champion

1998 NJCAA Championship Results Men’s Division I Team Champion Women’s Division I Team Champion Men’s Division II Team Champion Women’s Division II Team Champion Men’s Div. I Individual Champion Women’s Div. I Individual Champion Men’s Div. II Individual Champion Women’s Div II Individual Champion

Central Oregon Ricks College Micah Boinett (Blinn College) Sylvia Sanchez (Florida C.C.)

Dodge City C.C. Ricks College Lansing C.C. Paradise Valley C.C. Eliud Njubi ( Dodge City) Alycia Boyer (Ricks College) Brandon Leslie (Southeastern Polytech) Colleen Burke (Phoenix College)

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“We had many compliments on how well we ran the championship,” said former JCCC head coach Dave Burgess. “That’s a credit to our planning, to everyone that helped make this a first-class event and the races were outstanding. It was a great championship.” Danville Area Community College captured the women’s D-II title, returning to the top spot after a two-year absence. Flathead Valley’s Carrie Gross topped the field for the D-II women’s title. Ricks College was successful in their bid to repeat as the D-I women’s champion, however, Evette Turner of Barton County missed in her attempt to become the first female to win consecutive individual titles. Ricks’ Cara Ormond won the title. JCCC’s top finisher, freshman Alejandra Albors, placed 43rd.

Two male runners from Kansas community colleges repeated as individual champions. Jerry Maritim of Cloud County became the first male to capture back-to-back Division II titles and fifth in NJCAA history. Barton County’s Julius Wanjiru won his second straight D-I title, becoming the sixth to win consecutive championships. However, Wanjiru was the first to do it with different schools. He competed for Meridian Community College his freshman campaign. The Cavaliers’ top finisher was freshman Drew Whitlock, who placed 33rd overall. Whitlock also placed among the top 25 American runners, earning Coaches Association All-American honors, JCCC’s 10th All-American. Lansing Community College edged two-time defending champion Danville Area for the men’s D-II title. Butler County just missed repeating as the men’s D-I champion, as South Plains edged them 43 to 46.

In 1998, the stage was set; the only thing left was the performance. The JCCC men’s and women’s teams were ready to showcase their talents in front of the country on their home course, however, the script changed as each team’s respective race unfolded. Both teams turned in performances well below their expectations.

The top finisher in the men’s division I race was Dodge City’s Eliud Njubi, as he crossed the finish line in 24:18, 15 seconds ahead of his teammate Likhaya Dayile. In fact, Dodge City placed five runners among the top 11 which helped them capture their first national cross country championship. The men’s D-II race was won by Brandon Leslie of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, as he became just the seventh individual to repeat as national champion. The D-II team title went to Lansing (Mich.) Community College. JCCC’s top finisher was freshman Jeremy Wilson of Americas, Kan. Wilson finished the course in 27:57 which placed him 49th overall, tying the 17th best individual national finish in JCCC history. His time also ranks 18th all-time in a national championship. Ricks College (Idaho) sophomore Alycia Boyer, a fourth-place finisher in 1997, won the Division I championship, which helped her school capture the team title as well. Colleen Burke of Phoenix College denied Paradise Valley’s Amber Dastrup’s bid to repeat as national champion, winning the Division II individual title. While Dastrup didn’t win the race, she did help her school capture the D-II team championship. For the the JCCC women harriers, freshman Clare Goldsborough led the team with a 47th place individual finish in time of 21:14.03 Located on the JCCC campus, the Cavaliers’ cross country course serves as a first-class training and competition facility for the harriers. The Cavaliers compete on a scenic trail that winds through the wooded terrain on the southwest side of campus, covering a distance of five miles.

(Top) Cara Ormond of Ricks College led her team to a national championship and was the overall individual champion.

(Bottom) Dodge City’s Eliud Njubi had a tougher time with the mud and water than he did with the competitors at the 1998 NJCAA National Cross Country Championships, hosted by JCCC. Njubi won the race to lead Dodge City to the 1998 national team title.

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Kansas City Metropolitan City

Photos (clockwise) A view of downtown Kansas City and the state-of-art Sprint Center; Christmas time at the Country Club Plaza; The Patriot is the largest inverted roller coaster in the region; KC Live! is an entire city block of hot spots within the Kansas City Power & Light District. With two levels and 14 high energy entertainment, nightlife and dining establishments, it is sure to excite everyone in your group:World famous Kansas City barbecue can be found at more than 100 barbecue restaurants throughout the city

Located in the heart of the Midwest, the Kansas City Area offers businesses and residents an exceptional combination of resources. With four-star restaurants, world-class shopping and major-league sports, Kansas Citians enjoy the best of both worlds – big city amenities coupled with small town charm.

The Kansas City area is home to many corporate headquartered firms, including Fortune 500 giants Sprint, Hallmark Cards, H&R Block, American Century, and Yellow Corp. Other major employers include DST Systems, Cerner, Ford Motor Co., Utilicorp United, AMC Theaters, Applebee’s International and Garmin International. Inc. magazine named Kansas City one of the best places to own a business, calling the city “an entrepreneur’s dream”, and Entrepreneur ranked the metro area a top U.S. city for small business.

Kansas Citians have access to a wide range of arts and entertainment options, including an internationally famous art museum, a highly acclaimed repertory theater, symphony orchestra, lyric opera and state ballet. Visitors can now experience a new Downtown Kansas City with the Kansas City Power & Light District. The $850 million entertainment district - the largest new development project in the Midwest - has reenergized downtown, creating an entertainment, retail and dining hot spot for visitors and conventioneers. It transforms itself from a unique lunch and retail destination by day to an exciting dining and entertainment experience in the evening. No matter what type of cuisine you crave, Kansas City has it – casual or elegant, fast-paced or quiet, traditional or trendy. Some of the country’s best steaks and barbecue are here. The emergence of the stockyards in the 1870s brought Kansas City steak fame, and steaks are still grilled to perfection at restaurants such as the Hereford House, Majestic Steakhouse, Plaza II and others.

When most people think of Kansas City, barbecue comes to mind. Smoked slowly over wood, K.C. barbecue is really a combination of techniques and recipes from different regions together by the diverse people who formed this city. The 1920s launched KC barbecue, and it hasn’t slowed down yet. Today, there are more than 100 barbecue establishments.

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When it comes to shopping, it’s unique design and neighborhood settings of many of the shopping areas that make Kansas City special. The Country Club Plaza shopping district, dubbed the “Rodeo Drive of the Midwest,” and Kansas City’s world-famous steaks and barbecue draw visitors from across the country.

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Kansas City offers a variety of activities from the new Schlitterbahn Vacation Village and side-by-side amusement parks of Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun to blues and jazz clubs, outdoor rock concerts, and the newly renovated zoo Visit Hallmark Cards’ international headquarters at Crown Center, view an IMAX film at the Kansas City Zoo Sprint IMAX Theatre and don’t miss Union Station’s Science City with its 50 hands-on environments.

Tom Watson

Kansas City is a city of diverse history. A U.S. President, a handbag designer and a true ambassador of the game. More than a few of Kansas Cit’s son’s and daughters have received national attention for ther distinctive talents. Here are few in addition to those pictured: Outlaw Jesse James; jazz great Count Basie; handbag designer Kate Spade; mucisian Melissa Ethridge; Olympic sprinter Maurce Greene; Olympic swimmer Tara Knott; actresses Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Ginger Rogers, Dee Wallace Stone and Dianne Wiest; and Mickey Mouse.

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A Great Sports Town From one of the nation’s loudest NFL stadiums to one of NASCAR’s newest racing destinations, sports never go out of season in Kansas City. So pick your passion, Kansas City has a sport to match. The crack of the bat signals springtime has arrived when the Kansas City Royals open the season at newly renovated Kauffman Stadium. The crowd roars for first baseman Billy Butler and the “boys in blue” as giant fountains cascade just beyond the outfield wall. On the opposite side of the metro area, the Kansas City T-Bones have built a loyal fan following at their ballpark in Village West.

Arrowhead Stadium belongs to the Kansas City Chiefs August through January. During football season, the stadium parking lot transforms into the world’s largest tailgate party--complete with everyone’s version of Kansas City barbecue. In 2010, fans were treated to the results of a $375 million renovation of Arrowhead, including a new stadium club and expanded memorabilia store.

From April through September, major league soccer’s Sporting KC take to the field. The team plays in the brand new, state-of-the art LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. The $200 million venue is one of the best stadiums in North America and combines the best attributes of European and South America soccer stadia with the modern amenities American sports fan desire. Head Downtown for more action. The city’s professional tennis team, the Kansas City Explorers , take over Barney Allis Plaza each July. Craving more sports? Check out the new Independence Events Center and cheer on the Missouri Mavericks minor league hockey team and the Kansas City Comets of the MISL.

The Sprint Center is a state-of-the-art arena that plays host to major sporting events. Attached to the arena is the new College Basketball Experience. The CBE features the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as well as an interactive fan area. The arena is also home to the Kansas City Command professional arena football team.

Golfer Tom Watson calls the KC Metro area home. This hometown hero won 39 times on the PGA Tour, including eight majors. Baseball history connects in Kansas City in a big way. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, part of the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District, notes the considerable contributions of early players and greats like Jackie Robinson, who played shortstop for the Kansas City Monarch’s until the Brooklyn Dodgers signed him and Kansas City legends Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neal. Kansas City is also home to world championship women’s teams. In 2007, the Kansas City Roller Warriors, KC’s premier all-female roller derby team, captured the WFTCA World Championship and in 2009 the Kansas City Tribe, an all-female football

Photos (clockwise): Arrowhead on game day; Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles; Sporting KC players celebrate their victory in the U.S. Open Cup final; The Kansas City Tribe celebrates after winning the 2009 IWFL World Championship: Tom Watson on the cover of Sports Illustrated after winning his fifth British Open; Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer swings away; The KC Roller Warriors celebrate their 2007 World Championship; race at Kansas Speedway

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Overland Park, KS Overland Park is the premier city in thriving Johnson County, Kansas, and while located just 15 minutes south of downtown Kansas City, Overland Park has developed its own identity, its own image and a reputation as one of the nation’s most dynamic corporate centers.

Overland Park Facts

Incorporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 20, 1960 City Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,144

Square Miles in O.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.33 square miles Johnson County Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522,991 Median Age of Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.8

Population over 25 with a Bachelor’s Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57% Home Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.1%

Average Appraised Home Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $247,015

Median Household Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,490 Unemployment Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5% Average Number of Sunny Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Sister City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany Located in the nation’s heartland, Overland Park is the host to all four seasons ranging from fall’s vibrant foliage to spring’s lush greenery.

Overland Park Major Employers

Sprint-Nextel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 employees Embarq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 employees Shawnee Mission School District . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,704 employees

Blue Valley School District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,208 employees Johnson County Community College . . . . . . . . . 2,784 employees

Black & Veatch Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,253 employees OptumRx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 employees Century Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800 employees

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Overland Park is now the second largest city in the state of Kansas, with a population more than 189,000. Overland Park has changed dramatically over the last 40 + years. Until the late 1960s, it was viewed as a typical Johnson County bedroom community. Development trends in the 70s and 80s significantly altered that image. Today, Overland Park is considered one of the safest, most beautiful and most affluent communities. Overland Park has consistently ranked in the top 10 of CNN/Money and Money magazine’s 100 Best Cities to Live in the United States. In recent years, Money Magazine rated Overland Park, Kansas, the 7th best city to live in the United States. Additionally, the city was ranked as one of “The Best Places to Raise Your Kids and for “America’s 10 Best Places to Grow Up”. Located just minutes from a wide variety of well-known attractions, museums, shopping, restaurants and entertainment of every kind. Visitors to the metropolitan area enjoy the Country Club Plaza, one of the oldest shopping districts in the nation, as well as Crown Center, an ultra-modern mall in the city’s mid-town district.

Popular Overland Park attractions include: the Deanna Rose Children’s farmstead, a fiveacre farm containing a nature trail and barnyard animals; the Overland Park Arboretum, a 600-acre developing facility comprised of walking trails and a beautiful water garden; and the New Theatre Restaurant, a year-round, professional equity theatre in the state of Kansas that presents five Broadway comedies and/or musicals each 52-week season.

Overland Park supplies some of the most highly educated workers in the nation, with 97% of Overland Park adults over the age of 25 holding at least a high school diploma. More than 50 percent of the adult population has at least a bachelor’s degree, twice the national average, and nearly 15 percent hve graduate or professional degrees. Johnson County, in which Overland Park is located, ranks first among the country’s 231 counties with populations greater that 250,000. The county ranks sixth in percenrage of adults with at least a bachelor’s degree and 16th in the percenrage with a graduate or professional degree.

The Kansas City MSA ranks more than seven percentage points above the national average in the proportion of the adult population with at least a high school education. Johnson County ranks first among Kansas City metropolitan area counties and has one of the highest levels of educational attainment of any county in the nation.

Shopping is abundant in Overland Park with everything from upscale boutiques to discount retailers. Oak Park Mall is the largest indoor-shopping mall in the region with over 185 stores and specialty shops, including Nordstrom, Macy’s, Dillard’s and JCPenney. Hawthorne Plaza includes a variety of exclusive specialty stores and boutiques. Historic Downtown Overland Park is home to quaint eateries, antique stores, art galleries and a variety of other locally-owned shops. Overland Park is one of the hottest markets in the country for residential, retail and commercial development. The city offers many beautiful office park developments, most situated along College Boulevard, the heart of commerce in Overland Park. Overland Park serves as the headquarters for many regional or national companies including: Applebee’s International, Black & Veatch, Sprint, Cellular One and Federal Express. The area is also a shoppers’ haven with more than 300 stores ranging from exclusive speciality shops to discount stores. The young, well-educated, affluent population plus the low cost of living combine to make Overland Park an attractive choice for any business or resident.

2014 johnson county community college CROSS COUNTRY guide