TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/TOC................................................................................................................................. 1 Head Coach Mike Mulqueen.......................................................................................................... 2 Assistant Coaches.............................................................................................................................. 3 Support Staff......................................................................................................................................... 3 2011-12 Roster.................................................................................................................................. 4 2011-12 Scarlet Knights......................................................................................................... 5-10 Olympic Sports Hall of Fame....................................................................................................... 11 Award Winners Standout Performers.................................................................................. 13 All-Time Records............................................................................................................................... 14 President. Richard L. McCormick............................................................................................. 16 Athletic Director Tim Pernetti.................................................................................................... 17 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey..............................................................18-19 Athletic Department Staff............................................................................................................ 20 The 2011-12 Rutgers women’s track and field media guide is published by the Rutgers Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Editor: Layout and Design: Photography:
Hasim Phillips Kevin Revoir/Hasim Phillips Tom Cizek, Jim O’Connor, Larry Levanti, Patti Banks,
This guide has been compiled to assist the media with its coverage of the team. Updated results may be obtained throughout the season from the Athletic Communications Office at (732) 445-4200 or by accessing the women’s track and field website at www.scarletknights.com. Office of Athletic Communications Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Senior Athletic Director/Athletic Communications:................................... Jason Baum Director:........................................................................................................................... Kevin Lorincz Associate Director:....................................................................................................Hasim Phillips Assistant Director:............................................................................................................... Alli Miller Assistant Director:.............................................................................................. Patrick Crawford Assistant:................................................................................................................................Jimmy Gill Assistant:...................................................................................................................Paige Schneider Media, Editorial & Publication Specialist:.................................................................................................. Kevin Revoir Web Developer:...........................................................................................................Colin Osborne Production Assistant, RVision:........................................................................... Kasey Truman
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Founded..............................................................................................................1766 Location...............................................................................New Brunswick, N.J. President................................................................. Dr. Richard L. McCormick Director of Athletics........................................................................Tim Pernetti Enrollment..................................................................................................... 52,471 Nickname.......................................................................................Scarlet Knights Affiliation........................................................................ NCAA, ECAC, BIG EAST Home Facility.............................................. Bauer Track and Field Complex
TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach...................................................................................Mike Mulqueen Alma Mater............................................................ Manhattan College, 1976 Associate Head Coach:......................................................................Kevin Kelly Assistant Coaches...................................................................... Lou Tomlinson Track and Field Phone......................................................... (732) 445-4323 2011 BE Indoor Finish................................................................................ Eighth 2011 BE Outdoor Finish................................................................................ Fifth 2011 IC4A Indoor Finish........................................................................ Second 2011 IC4A Outdoor Finish......................................................................... 15th
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Track and Field Contact.............................................................Hasim Phillips Phone.......................................................................................... (732) 445-7882 Cell Phone................................................................................. (732) 470-9457 Fax................................................................................................ (732) 445-3063 Email.....................................................................hphillips@scarletknights.com Website........................................................................www.scarletknights.com Mailing Address................................. Louis Brown Athletic Center (RAC) .................................................................................................83 Rockafeller Road ...........................................................................................Piscataway, NJ 08854
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HEAD COACH MIKE MULQUEEN Mike Mulqueen, a five-time BIG EAST Coach of the Year and four-time NCAA District Coach of the Year, begins his 33rd season as a member of the Rutgers track and field coaching staff, and his 29th as head coach of the men’s track & field and cross country programs. Mulqueen has achieved a number of milestones, including sending a schoolrecord seven participants to the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championship. The Scarlet Knights enjoyed one of the most successful campaigns in program history during the 2005 season. Rutgers capped its outstanding year with victories at both the 2005 BIG EAST and IC4A Outdoor Championships. The team also won the 2005 IC4A Indoor Championships and finished second in the 2005 BIG EAST Indoor Championships.
The Scarlet Knights were also represented at the 2005 NCAA Championships in Sacramento, Calif., as Sam Segond and Marquis Allen garnered All-American status with their performances. In addition, Mulqueen and his staff earned their fourth BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honors, capturing the trophy in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Mulqueen began his coaching career at St. Joseph’s High School in Metuchen, N.J., his alma mater. While at St. Joe’s, he helped coach several county championship teams, including a state championship squad. His athletes won numerous county and state championships; two went on to achieve national success and All-America accolades. Mulqueen continued this success at Rutgers where he started as a volunteer assistant coach, working with the men’s and women’s hurdlers. He made his way up to part-time coach and continued to assist those hurdlers. Many of them earned national recognition including Debbie Deutsch, Julie Smithers, Lorie McCauley (an American record-holder in the 400 hurdles with a time of 55.69), Boris Pendergrass and Eugene Norman. These hurdlers and hurdle relay teams were ranked nationally on several occasions. In 1982, Mulqueen was elevated to a full-time assistant position with the track and field team and assumed the cross country head coaching duties. In 1983, he took over the reins of the track and field program. Upon his hire as head coach, Mulqueen began building one of the most comprehensive and successful track and field programs in the East. Since his appointment, Mulqueen has indeed developed Rutgers into one of the strongest programs in the college ranks. Each year, the Scarlet Knights have risen to greater heights. Mulqueen had perhaps his proudest moment as a coach when former Scarlet Knight Balazs Koranyi participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 800 meters, ultimately reaching the semifinals. Koranyi later reached the semifinals at the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia. During his tenure as head coach, Mulqueen’s cross country and track and field teams have placed in the top four at the BIG EAST Championship 15 times, won 21 Metropolitan Championships and placed in the top three on 41 other occasions. He has seen his teams place among the top 10 in the IC4A 14 times. Under Mulqueen’s guidance, Rutgers has had 23 All-Americans (including three-time recipient Sam Segond), 182 Metropolitan Champions, 43 IC4A Champions, 306 All-East selections, five Junior National Champions, 68 BIG EAST Champions and 10 national sports festival participants. His athletes have set 65 school records. All of this success is fostered by a coaching philosophy that incorporates each and every individual on the team. Mulqueen believes in the entire team concept of track & field/cross country and he continues to develop the Rutgers program with that philosophy. An accomplished track and field athlete himself, Mulqueen is a 1976 graduate of Manhattan College, where he earned a B.A. in English. While at Manhattan, he specialized in the 400 hurdles, earning four varsity letters with the Jaspers. He was also a member of the Jaspers’ 1973 NCAA National Championship team. In high school, Mulqueen was a county and conference champion and ran on several county and state championship teams. Coach Mulqueen resides in Dunellen with his wife Tracey, and their children Danny, Sean and Emily Anne.
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ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF KEVIN KELLY
LOU TOMLINSON
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
ASSISTANT COACH
Kevin Kelly is in his 10th year on the Rutgers staff and third as Associate Head Coach. As associate head coach, Kelly oversees recruiting efforts and assist with the student-athletes’ academic support.
Lou Tomlinson is entering his ninthyear as an assistant coach, working primarily with long and short sprint groups. His energetic and enthusiastic coaching style has made an impact on all of the runners.
His passion and technical knowledge of the sport has paid big dividends for the Scarlet Knights, as his athletes have broken a number of school records and won several BIG EAST and IC4A titles.
In his first year, the 4x400 team won the Penn Relays Metropolitan Championship and that same foursome earned All-BIG EAST honors. Under Tomlinson, the relay groups have enjoyed great success, capturing a number of BIG EAST and IC4A Championships. He has also mentored several All-BIG EAST, All-East and All-America selections.
Most recently, Kelly helped coach high jumper Adam Bergo to back-toback indoor BIG EAST Championships and a pair of trips to the NCAA Championships, where he earned honorable mention All-America status in 2011. He had a memorable spring season in 2004, with Anthony Butler winning the NCAA East Regional in the high jump, while Trevor O’Grady, Greg Ostrowicki and Adam Golembeski led a 1-2-3 finish of the BIG EAST decathlon. During the 2005 outdoor season, Kelly helped guide Marquis Allen to the NCAA Championships in the long jump and his first-ever AllAmerica honors. At Kutztown, Kelly was a three-time All-American in the decathlon, finishing second at the 1998 NCAA Championships. He holds school records in the long jump, 110 hurdles and pole vault and earned NCAA qualifying marks in all three events during his collegiate years.
In 2007, Tomlinson saw his 4x200 relay team set the all-time indoor National Collegiate record at 1:25.05. His 4x400 relay squad also set a BIG EAST meet record of 3:10.33. Both records still stand. He saw his group win the outdoor 4x100 and both the indoor and outdoor 4x400 races at the BIG EAST Championships in 2005. The 4x200 relay team also set a school record at the Penn Relays. His sprint group produced 15 All-BIG EAST and 14 All-East (IC4A) performers in 2005. During his tenure, his group has set eight school records which still stand. Tomlinson, a class of ‘85 Rutgers graduate, had a distinguished career as a Scarlet Knight, winning a Metropolitan Championship in the 100 dash and being named to the All-East team on the 4x100 relay. He was also the recipient of the Colin McManus award, which is awarded annually to the team’s most improved athlete. Tomlinson currently resides in Willingboro, N.J.
Kelly earned 1998 Athlete of the Year honors from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and was named one of the ”30 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century” at Kutztown. He also participated in a nine-day seminar for elite junior decathletes at the Olympic Training Center. Kelly earned his B.A. in Political Science in 1999. Upon graduation Kelly took a position at Lehigh, serving as a parttime men’s and women’s assistant track and field coach. Kelly was responsible for planning and supervising workouts for javelin throwers and long jumpers, while also assisting with the training of decathletes and heptathletes. Kelly also worked at the Sky Jumpers Vault Camp and Classic Jumps and Hurdles Camp in Kutztown during the summer of 1999.
Kate Hickey Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
John Ternyila
Monique Brown
Senior Associate AD for Finance
Academic Support
Aimee Pardington
Gene Wells
Strength & Conditioning
Equipment Manager
Penny Fowler Administrative Assitant
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2011-12 SCARLET KNIGHTS ROSTER
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Name
Position
Class
Highschool/Hometown
Michael Baird
Multis
Sr.
Morris Hills/Rockaway, N.J.
Christopher Banafato
Distance
So.
Bridgewater-Raritan/Bridgewater, N.J.
Eric Bender
Throws
Sr.
Fountain Valley/Fountain Valley, Calif.
Adam Bergo
Jumps
Sr.
Westfield/Plainfield, N.J.
Kevin Bostick
Jumps
Sr.
Bergen Catholic/Englewood, N.J.
Thomas Bragen
Distance
Jr.
Point Pleasant/ Point Pleasant, N.J.
Kevin Brown
Sprints
Sr.
Woodbury/Woodbury, N.J.
Steven Burkholder
Distance
So.
Cherokee/ Marlton, N.J.
Corey Caidenhead
Sprints
So.
Bergenfield/Bergenfield, N.J.
Kevin Condal
Sprints
Fr.
Hasbrouck Heights/Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.
Corey Crawford
Multis
Fr.
Indian Hill/Oakland, N.J.
Michael D’Aloia
Sprints
Fr.
Monsignor Donovan/Lakewood, N.J.
Christopher DeFabio
Distance
Fr.
Watchung Hills/Millington, N.J.
Kadeem Douse
Sprints
Fr.
Ewing/Ewing, N.J.
Hamer Farag
Middle Distance
So.
Morristown/Morristown, N.J.
Ben Forrest
Distance
Sr.
Jackson Memorial/Jackson, N.J.
Michael Fritz
Multis
Fr.
Whippany Park/Whippany, N.J.
Anthony Genco
Pole Vault
Fr.
Iolani/ Kailua, Hawaii
Patrick Gray
Pole Vault
Jr.
Hightstown/East Windsor, N.J.
Ben Horel
Distance
Sr.
Christian Brothers/ Belford, N.J.
Anthony Horton
Distance
Fr.
Moorestown/ Moorestown, N.J.
D’Andre Jordan
Sprints
Fr.
Medgar Evers/ Brooklyn, N.Y.
Monroe Kearns
Middle Distance
Sr.
Jackson Memorial/Jackson, N.J.
Daniel Lozano
Sprints
Sr.
Stockdale/Bakersfield, Calif.
James Plummer
Throws
Sr.
Central/ Toms River, N.J.
Karon Purcell
Middle Distance
So.
Highstown/ East Windsor, N.J.
Tyrone Putman
Jumps
Sr.
Gonzaga/Ft. Washington, Md.
Curtis Richburg
Distance
So.
West Orange/West Orange, N.J.
Glenn Scheideler
Jumps
Jr.
Randolph/ Randolph, N.J.
Casey Weiss
Middle Distance
Jr.
West Milford/ New Foundland, N.J.
Brian Wells
Distance
Fr.
Piscataway/Piscataway, N.J.
Stephen Werner
Multis
Sr.
Cardinal O’Hara/Newtown Sq, Pa.
Sean Wimbush
Jumps
Fr.
Teaneck/ Teaneck, N.J.
Christopher Wyckoff
Pole Vault
Jr.
Toms River East/ Toms River, N.J.
Aaron Younger
Hurdles/Sprints
Sr.
Delsea /Franklinville, N.J.
MICHAEL BAIRD
ADAM BERGO
SENIOR • MULTIS ROCKAWAY, N.J.. • MORRIS HILLS MAJOR: SPORTS MANAGEMENT
SENIOR • JUMPS PLAINFIELD, N.J. • WESTFIELD HS MAJOR: SPORTS MANAGEMENT
Talented multi event performer ... named to All BIG EAST team ... placed 3rd in BIG EAST decathlon in 2011 ... BIG EAST Academic All Star ... name to national collegiate honor society ... many times scorer in (met) champs and other invitational meets
Triple threat in all three jumps ... several times BIG EAST high jump champion ... named to All East and All BIG EAST teams ... two time NCAA finalist ... honorable mention All American team 2011 ... indoor school record holder in the high jump ... named BIG EAST Athlete of the Meet in indoors in 2009 and NCAA Regional Field Athlete of the Meet in 2009 ... very active in SAAC and SCREAM committees on campus ... team captain
KEVIN BOSTICK JUNIOR • JUMPS ENGLEWOOD, N.J. • BERGEN CATHOLIC MAJOR: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHRIS BANAFATO SOPHOMORE • DISTANCE BRIDGEWATER, N.J. • BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MAJOR: ACCOUNTING Top high school cross country runner in high school ... will run the 3000 to 10,000 distances ... was the No. 1 Rutgers runner in cross country ... looking to get the BIG EAST marks in the 3000 and 5000
Double threat in high jump and triple jump ... many times qualifier and scorer in BUG EAST jumps ... scored in BIG EAST, IC4A and Metropolitan meets ... names to the All East team ... placed 2nd in IC4A triple jump in 2011 ... has the No. 2 all time triple jump in Rutgers history ... NCAA regional qualifier in triple jump
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THOMAS BRAGEN
COREY CAIDENHEAD
JUNIOR • DISTANCE POINT PLEASANT, N.J. • POINT PLEASANT HS MAJOR: mechanical and materials & science engineering
SOPHOMORE • SPRINTS BERGENFIELD, N.J. • BERGENFIELD HS MAJOR: ECONOMICS
Has range in the distance races from 3000 to 10,000 ... learning the steeplechase ... ran in the top seven all season with the cross country team
KEVIN BROWN SENIOR • SPRINTS WOODBURY, N.J. • WOODBURY MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE
BIG EAST and Metropolitan Conference scorer in the 400 ... three time BIG EAST champion on the 4X400 relay ... NCAA regional qualifier on the 4X400 relay ... went to NCAA finals in 2010 ... named to the All East and All BIG EAST teams ... ran on All East 4X400 relay in 2011 ... second fastest relay time in Rutgers history
BIG EAST champion on 4X400 relay indoors and outdoors ... NCAA regional qualifier on relay ... Metropolitan scorer ... named to All East and All BIG EAST track and field teams ... very versatile performer from 200 to 800 meters ... scorer in many other meets
KEVIN CONDAL FRESHMAN • SPRINTS HASBROUCH HEIGHTS, N.J. • HASBROUCH HEIGHTS MAJOR:
Former NJ group champion in several events ... specialty is the 400 meter ... county and conference ... BIG EAST qualifier ... will contribute in all events from the 4X100 to 4X400
COREY CRAWFORD SOPHOMORE • MULTIS OAKLAND, N.J. • INDIAN HILLS HS MAJOR: EXERCISE SCIENCE & SPORT STUDIES
Former NJ State Champion in the long jump ... redshirted his freshman year due to injury ... holds Rutgers facility records indoors for the long jump ... BIG EAST and IC4A qualifier in long jump and 200 ... also will contribute to 4X100 and 4X400 relays ... very versatile athlete
CHRIS DEFABIO STEVE BURKHOLDER SOPHOMORE • MIDDLE DISTANCE MARLTON, N.J. • CHEROKEE HS MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY
Very productive runner from XC to the mile ... Metropolitan scorer ... many times points scorer in XC ... IC4A qualifier on DMR and 4X800 relays ... looking to break into BIG EAST scoring ranks
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FRESHMAN • DISTANCE MILLINGTON, N.J.• WATCHUNG HILLS MAJOR:
Scorer in the NJ Meet of Champions in the mile ... as a freshman ran in our top five people in cross country ... win contributed to any race from the 800 to the 500 and the distance relays
KADEEM DOUSE
ANTHONY GENCO
FRESHMAN • SPRINTS EWING, N.J,• EWING MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE
All State sprinter ... has good range in events from 60 to 400 and the relays ... BIG EAST and IC4A qualifier in the sprints ... adds great depth to the sprint team
FRESHMAN •POLE VAULT KAILUA, HAWAII • IOLANI MAJOR: BUSINESS
Top pole vaulter out of Hawaii ... looking to continue the strong pole vault history at Rutgers
PATRICK GRAY
HAMER FARAG
JUNIOR • POLE VAULT EAST WINDSOR, N.J. • HIGHTSTOWN MAJOR: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
SOPHOMORE • MIDDLE DISTANCE MORRISTOWN, N.J. • MORRISTOWN HS
MAJOR:
County and conference champion in high school ... Metropolitan scorer ... BIG EAST and IC4A qualifier on 4X800 relays
Several times BIG EAST qualifier in the pole vault ... Metropolitan Conference scorer ... scorer in several other invitational meets ... BIG EAST Academic All Star ... looking to break into that BIG EAST/IC4A scoring this season
BEN FORREST
BEN HOREL
SENIOR • DISTANCE JACKSON, N.J. • JACKSON MEMORIAL MAJOR: ASTRO PHYSICS
Member of high school State Championship XC team ... versatile runner from 800 to cross country ... BIG EAST scorer on the 4X800 relay ... IC4A qualifier on 4X800 and distance medley teams ... Metropolitan scorer ... key member and captain of XC team ... BIG EAST Academic All Star ... named to National Collegiate Honor Society ... SAAC officer
SENIOR • DISTANCE BELFORD, N.J.• CHRISTIAN BROTHERS MAJOR: EXERCISE SCIENCE
High school All-American on the distance medley relay ... Metropolitan scorer ... BIG EAST qualifier on relays ... has been a steady point scorer in cross country during his four years
MICHAEL FRITZ FRESHMAN • MULTIS WHIPPANY, N.J.. • WHIPPANY PARK MAJOR: EXERCISE SCIENCE
State group champion in high hurdles ... placed in top 12 in indoor high school pentathlon ... very versatile athlete ... will be a scorer in the multi events and in some individual events
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D’ANDRE JORDAN FRESHMAN• SPRINTS BROOKLYN, N.Y. • MEDGAR EVENS MAJOR:
Top sprinter in high school ... very versatile from 200 to 500 meter race ... ran the fastest 300 in the country in high school ... won many other titles ... BIG EAST and IC4A qualifier ... adds great depth to sprint team
MONROE KEARNS SENIOR • MIDDLE DISTANCE JACKSON, N.J. • JACKSON MEMORIAL MAJOR: ECONOMICS
Former high school All State per former ... BIG EAST scorer in the 800 and 4X800 relays ... IC4A scorer in the 800 meters ... NCAA regional qualifier in 800 ... versatile runner ... has scored points in events from the 500 through all the relays ... several times Metropolitan scorer and scorer in other invitational events
JAMES PLUMMER SENIOR • THROWS SOUTH TOMS RIVER, N.J. • CENTRAL REGIONAL MAJOR: LABOR STUDIES Former NJ State Champion in the discus ... has developed into one of the top discus throwers in the United States ... two time BIG EAST Champion in the discus ... BIG EAST scorer in the shot put ... IC4A Champion in the discus ... three time NCAA regional qualifier in the discus ... has won/scored in many invitational meets ... two time Penn Relays discus champion in 2010 and 2011 ... looking to qualify for the USA Olympic teams in the discus
KARON PURCELL SOPHOMORE • MIDDLE DISTANCE EAST WINDSOR, N.J. • HIGHSTOWN MAJOR: BUSINESS
All State 800 runner in high school ... named to All East on 4X400 outdoor relay ... BIG EAST and IC4A qualifier ... BIG EAST scorer ... has good range from 400 to 1000 meter and in three relays
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TYRONE PUTMAN
CASEY WEISS
SENIOR • JUMPS
JUNIOR • MIDDLE DISTANCE NEW FOUNDLAND, N.J. • WEST MILFORD MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FT. WASHINGTON, M.D.. • GONZAGA
MAJOR: PHILOSOPHY
Former member of Rutgers Football team ... versatile two sport athlete ... BIG EAST scorer in triple jump ... ran a key relay leg on the BIG EAST scoring 4X100 relay ... scorer in several other invitational meets ... Metropolitan Conference scorer ... BIG EAST Academic All Star
Has developed into a competent middle distance runner ... has range from 800 to cross country ... IC4A qualifier on relays ... also ran in the top five on the cross country team ... Metropolitan scorer
BRIAN WELLS FRESHMAN • DISTANCE PISCATAWAY, N.J. • PISCATAWAY MAJOR:
Will contribute in the longer races ... ran in the top seven in cross country ... will run the 3000 and 5000 on the track
CURTIS RICHBURG SOPHOMORE • DISTANCE WEST ORANGE, N.J. • WEST ORANGE MAJOR:
Top miler in high school ... BIG EAST qualifier and IC4A qualifier in mile and relays ... BIG EAST scorer in 4X800 relay ... has good range from 800 to 3000 ... consistent scorer in top five on the cross country team ... Metropolitan scorer
GLENN SCHEIDELER JUNIOR• JUMPS RANDOLPH, N.J. • RANDOLPH MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE
Former NJ All Group Champion in the high jump ... high school All American ... BIG EAST qualifier in the high jump ... Metropolitan Conference scorer ... BIG EAST Academic All Star ... scorer in several invitational meets ... looking to break into that BIG EAST/IC4A scoring this season
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STEPHEN WERNER
AARON YOUNGER
SENIOR • MULTIS NEWTOWN SQ, P.A.• CARDINAL O’HARA MAJOR: ECONOMICS
SENIOR • SPRINTS/HURDLES
Top sprinter ... BIG EAST Champion twice on 4X400 relay ... named to All BIG EAST and All East teams ... also scored as an individual in BIG EAST 200 ... qualified for NCAA regional championships on 4X400 relay ... Metropolitan scorer
SEAN WIMBUSH FRESHMAN • JUMPS TEANECK, N.J. • TEANECK MAJOR:
Top triple jumper in NJ in high school ... BIG EAST and IC4A qualifier in the triple jump ... looks to continue the strong triple jump history at Rutgers
CHRISTOPHER WYCKOFF JUNIORS • POLE VAULT TOMS RIVER, N.J. • TOMS RIVER EAST MAJOR: BIOLOGICAL STUDIES
BIG EAST scorer in pole vault ... IC4A scorer ... named to All East Track and Field team ... Metropolitan Conference scorer ... place in many invitational events ... former NJ State Champion ... BIG EAST Academic All Star
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FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. • DELSEA REGIONAL
MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE/PSYCHOLOGY
Very versatile ... can run from 400 to 800 meters ... main event is the 400 hurdles ... four-time BIG EAST champion ... Rutgers school record holder in the 500 ... NCAA regional qualifying in 2009 and 2010 ... NCAA finalist ... named to honorable mention All American Track and Field team 2011 ... looking to try to qualify for USA Olympic trials ... ran No. 1 time in the world for 500 in 2010 ... Rutgers school record holder in 400 hurdles (50.65) ... broke a record that stood for 41 years
MEMBERS OF RUTGERS OLYMPIC SPORTS HALL OF FAME Hall of Fame Class of 2008 JOHN HANLEY ‘69 An outstanding track and field competitor from 1967 through 1969, Hanley co-captained the team during the 1969 season. A standout in multiple events, Hanley earned All-America status at the 1969 NCAA Championships, breaking his own school record in the 400 hurdles. He ran a time of 50.9 seconds which still stands today. Hanley was a Metropolitan champion in both the 400 meter hurdles and 4x400 meter relay in 1968 and 1969. He was a member of the NCAA qualifying 4x400 relay team in 1968 and ran on the 4x200 relay squad which established a school record that lasted 35 years. A finalist in the 400 hurdles at the 1968 IC4A, Hanley won the event a year later in 1969. Hall of Fame Class of 2007 CHRIS SAGNELLA ‘96 A three-time NCAA first-team All-American in the javelin, Chris Sagnella is the school record-holder in the javelin with a Rutgers-best mark of 244’ 10”. An IC4A, Penn Relays and Big East Champion, Sagnella established a one-time meet record at the Big East Championships in the javelin. He was a two-time Metropolitan Conference Champion and competed at the 1996 United States Olympic Trials, securing an eighth-place finish. Sagnella Chris Sagnella was the number nine ranked javelin thrower in the United States by Track and field News in 1996. That included all college and professional javelin throwers in 1996. Hall of Fame Class of 2005 RON SPEIRS ‘75 A 1975 All-American in the mile, finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships, Speirs helped lead Rutgers to the Metropolitan outdoor team title in 1975, finishing second in the mile and 880-yard runs. Still the owner of the indoor (4:05.9) and outdoor (4:00.8) mile records “On the Banks,” Speirs was an all-IC4A honoree in 1975, finishing as the runner-up (4:00.8) to Eamon Coghlan, the future world record holder. Speirs also Ron Speirs helped lead Rutgers to a Metropolitan cross country title in 1974, and was awarded the Robert Collett Award as team MVP in 1973 and 1974. He was an all IC4A cross country honoree in 1974, and a three-time competitor in the NCAA Cross-Country Championships, finishing 31st in 1973, the highest ever by a Scarlet Knight. While obtaining his Master’s Degree at Rutgers and serving as graduate assistant track and field coach, Ron went on to run 3:56.9 in the mile in 1977, the fastest time ever run by a Rutgers graduate. A finalist at the 1976 British Olympic Trials, Speirs went on to found and serve as president of RU FAST (Friends and Alumni of Scarlet Track), and founded the Lester C. Wallack, Jr. Scholarship for men’s track. Hall of Fame Class of 2002 BALAZS KORANYI ‘97 Koranyi was a track and field standout at Rutgers from from 1993 through 1997. He was a four-time All-American and three-time BIG EAST Champion in the 800 meters, while also winning five Metropolitan Championships. He currently holds the school record in both the indoor (1:47.93) and outdoor (1:46.53) 800m run. Koranyi was a First Team Academic All-American in 1996 and earned the 1997 Leslie Coursen Award Balazs Koranyi as Rutgers’ outstanding senior male athlete. Beyond his collegiate competition, Koranyi competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics for his native Hungary, reaching the semifinals of the 800m run each year. He is the national record holder in Hungary as well with a time of 1:45.39.
Hall of Fame Class of 2000 BORIS PENDERGRASS ‘85 Boris Pendergrass was a standout track and field competitor at Rutgers from1982-85, emerging as the dominant hurdler in the east from 1984-85. Participating in the 55 and 110 hurdles, Pendergrass won the 1984 55m Metropolitan Championship, establishing a meet record that stood for 13 seasons. Pendergrass also captured three IC4A Championships, during the1984 outdoor season and in both the indoor and Boris Pendergrass outdoor seasons in 1985. In addition to qualifying for the NCAA Championships on three occasions, Pendergrass was a national semifinalist in the U.S. Open Champion-ships in 1984 and 1985. He also was a member of the school-record holding hurdle relay team, a team which posted the third fastest time in the world and the fifth-fastest indoor time ever in 1984. Hall of Fame Class of 1998 ELIJAH MILLER ‘67 A 1967 All-American in the high jump, Elijah Miller is the sixth men’s track and field star to be named to the Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. In 1967, Miller finished fourth in the NCAA High Jump Championships, earning his All-America Elijah Miller status. In 1967 and ‘68, he won the indoor and outdoor IC4A Championships in the high jump. He was also the first Rutgers athlete to high jump seven feet. Hall of Fame Class of 1997 Robert Amabile ‘87 Amabile was considered to be one of America’s top javelin throwers in his time at Rutgers. In 1987, he finished fourth at the NCAA Championships, earning AllAmerica status. That effort capped a year in which he was ranked as the top javelin thrower in college. Also in 1987, he won the javelin event at the prestigious IC4A Championships and the Penn Relays Carnival. He was a four-time Metropolitan Champion as well as a threeRobert Amabile time All-East performer. Amabile also won the 1984 Pan American Junior Championships. Amabile, who collected a host of meet championships throughout his career, held the school record in the javelin for nearly a decade. Amabile’s best throws were 246’11” (old javelin) and 238’7” (new javelin). Hall of Fame Class of 1996 Pete Schuder ‘68 Schuder was a two-time team captain in men’s track who was, in 1968, the first Rutgers runner to place at the NCAAs when he finished 7th in the 400 meters. He was a member of the first relay team (4x400) to qualify for the NCAA championships in 1967. Also that year, Schuder was the Metropolitan champion in the 600, and both the indoor and outdoor 440. He went on to defend each of those titles in 1968 when Rutgers won Pete Schuder the team title. The winner of the 1968 Coursen Award, given to the top male graduating senior, Schuder placed second in the IC4A meet in both the 400 meters and 4x400 relay in 1967 and 1968 and was fourth in the 400 in 1968. In both of those seasons, Rutgers finished third as a team at the IC4A meet. A gold medal winner at the 1971 Hapoel Games in Israel in the 400 meters, he was a three-time AAU All-American in the 600-yard run in 1971 and as a member of the silver-medal winning national 4x440 relay team in 1969 and 1970.
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MEMBERS OF RUTGERS OLYMPIC SPORTS HALL OF FAME/ALL-TIME GREATS Hall of Fame Class of 1995 Elliot Quow ‘83 Elliot Quow was a three-time All-American and held the American record in the 300-meters. In 1983, he was the NCAA Champion in the 200 meters and the Athlete of the Year by Eastern Track. At the World Championships in 1983, he was a silver medallist. Quow finished fourth at the 1983 TAC Championships and was a double gold medallist at the 1983 Pan Am Games. He was an Olympic Trials qualifier, who was at one time ranked fourth in the Elliot Quow World in 1983. In 1984, he placed fifth in the Olympic Trial. The three-time IC4A Champion holds four Rutgers indoor records (one relay) and three Rutgers outdoor records (one relay). Hall of Fame Class of 1994 EUGENE NORMAN ‘84 Eugene Norman was a four-time All-American in track and field. He was an Olympic Trials qualifier in 1984. His specialties were the 55-meter and 110-meter hurdles. Norman, originally from Syracuse, NY, placed third at the 1984 NCAAs in the 55-meter hurdles and was fourth at the Atlantic Congress national indoor meet that year. A two-time IC4A champion in the 55-meter hurdles, he was twice ranked in the top 10 in the United States. His career Eugene Norman best time of 7.10, ranked sixth in the world at the time, was run at the TAC meet at Madison Square Garden. His personal best in the 110-meter hurdles was 13.62. Still the holder of the Rutgers records in the 55-meters indoors and the 110-meter hurdles outdoor, he won three Metropolitan titles in the 110-meter hurdles. Hall of Fame Class of 1994 MIKE ROCHE ‘75 Mike Roche earned international acclaim in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. A member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team in Montreal, he also earned All-American honors in his specialty in 1975 with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Roche was also the IC4A 3,000 meter steeplechase titlist in meet record time of 8:41.0 in 1975. His personal best time was 8:40.0 (all time best 8:30) The holder of several school marks, Roche was the Mike Roche first Scarlet track and field team member to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Winner of both the most improved and the most valuable performer awards in both cross country and track, he was ranked in the top 10 in the U.S. with third being his highest position. Hall of Fame Class of 1994 TOM ULAN ‘71 Tom Ulan was the first Rutgers track and field athlete to reach international stature. He was a three-time All-American and was a nationally-recognized middle distance runner. He won the Coursen Award in 1971 as Rutgers’ outstanding graduating male athlete. The 1971 NCAA Indoor Championships winner at 400 yards, Ulan was the World University Games titlist in 1970. An IC4A Champion at 600 yards in 1971, he was a 1972 Olympic Tom Ulan Trials finalist in the 400 meters. He is still the Rutgers record-holder in the indoor 600 yards (1:08.5) at the IC4As and the 400 meters outdoors (:45.7) at the World University Games in Turin, Italy. Ulan, who was born in Westhampton, NY, also shared the school mark in the outdoor 4x200 meter relay (1:25.3). He was also the recipient of the McManus Award in 1970.
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Bob Amabile ‘87 - Javelin • 1997 Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame inductee • 1987 All-American • Fourth-place 1987 NCAA • 1984 Pan American Junior Champion • 1984 American Junior Champion • 1987 IC4A and Penn Relays Champion • 4x Metropolitan Champion • Best Throws - 246’ 11” (old) 238’ 7” (new) Brian Grimes ‘81 - 400m/800m • Two-Time All-American • Member of 1981 NCAA Champion Two-Mile Relay • Third-place ‘80 Indoor NCAA 600 yds. • Best Time 500m - 1:02.52 • Best Time 800m - 1:48.5 • Best Time 400m - 46.1 John Hanley ‘69 440 Hurdles • 1969 All-American • Sixth-place 1969 NCAA’s • 1969 IC4A Champion • Best Time of 50.94 • 2009 RU Hall of Fame Inductee Tom Howell ‘75 - High Jump • 1975 All-American • Third place 1975 indoor NCAA’s • 1975 IC4A Champion • Best Jump - 7’2” Balazs Koranyi ‘97 - 800m • Four-time All-American • Three-time Big East Champion • Five-time Metropolitan Champion • Five-time All East Selection • First Team Academic NCAA All-American • School Record Holder • 1997 Donald Leslie Coursen Award Winner (Rutgers Outstanding Senior Male Athlete) • 1996 Atlanta Olympics Semifinalist, 800m (Hungary) • World University Games Semifinalist • Hungarian National Record Holder 800m-1:45.39 • 2000 Sydney Olympics Semifinalist, 800m (Hungary) Elijah Miller ‘68 - High Jump • 1967 All-American • Fourth Place 1967 NCAA’s • Two-time Indoor IC4A Champion ‘67-8 • Two-time Outdoor IC4A Champion 67-8 • First Rutgers Athlete to Jump 7’ •’98 RU Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee Eugene Norman ‘84 - 55H/110H • ‘94 RU Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee • Four-time All-American • Fourth place 1984 TAC (I) • Two-time IC4A Champion • Ranked Top 10 in USA (Twice) • Best Time 55MH - 7.10 (Sixth in the world at that time) • Best Time of 13.62 (O) • Olympic Trials 1984 Boris Pendergrass ‘85 55H/110H • 2000 Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame inductee • 1982 American Junior Champion • Three-time IC4A Champion • Best Time - 7.25 & 13.74 • National SemiFinalist • Olympic Trials 1984 • 1982 Jr. Pan Am Games - Fourth Place
Elliott Quow ‘85 -Sprints • ‘95 RU Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee • Three-time All-American • 1983 NCAA Champion • 1983 World Championships Silver • American Record Holder at 300m • Fourth place 1983 TAC Champs • 1983 Pan Am Games Double Gold Medalist • Ranked Fourth in the World ‘83 200m • Fifth place 1984 Olympic Trials • Three-time IC4A Champion • Best Time 55m - 6.26, 100m - 10.30 • Best Time 200m - 20.16, 300m - 33.16 • Best Time 400m - 47.0i, 45.7 Mike Roche ‘75 3000m/ Steeplechase • ‘94 RU Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee • 1976 Olympic Team Member • 1975 All-American • Fifth place 1975 NCAA’s • 1975 IC4A Champion - record holder • Best Time - 8:30.2 Chris Sagnella ‘96 - Javelin • Three-time All-American • IC4A Champion • Big East Champion/Meet Record Holder • Two-time Metropolitan Champion • Eighth Place in 1996 Olympic Trials • Ninth Ranked in United States • 2008 RU Hall of Fame Inductee Pete Schuder ‘68 - 400m • 1996 Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee • NCAA All-American • Coursen Award Winner & Team Capt. • Olympic Trials - 400m • World ranked at 600 yds. • IC4A & Met Champion Bill Sieben ‘75 - Distances • Seventh place NCAA 6 mile • Former holder of six school records • Leader of Cross Country team which placed 15th in the NCAAs Chris Scotto Divetta ‘77 - 1000yds • 1977 All-American • Fifth place 1977 NCAA’s • All East several times • Metropolitan Champion Ron Speirs ‘75 - mile • 1975 All-American • Fifth-place 1975 NCAA’s • 1976 British Olympic Trials • Best Time - 3:56.9 Tom Ulan ‘71 - 440 yds/600 yds • ‘94 RU Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee • Three-time All-American • 1971 Indoor NCAA Champion 400 yds • 1970 World University Games Champion • 1971 IC4A Champion • 1972 Olympic Trials Finalist • Best Time 440yds - 45.7-44.9 relay split • Best Time 600yds - 1:08.5 James Westman ‘83 - 800, 1000 • 1981 All-American • 1981 NCAA Champion (2-Mile Relay) • 1983 IC4A 1000m Champion - record • Best Time 800m - 1:48.0 (O)/1:49.32 (I) • Best Time 1000m - 2:23.03
AWARD WINNERS/OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES Robert Collett Award
Colin MacManus Memorial Award
Awarded annually to that member of the cross country team who, through leadership, dedication to the sport, and performance on the field, has proven Presented to that member of the track team who, through self-sacrifice, industry, and dedication, has himself to be the team’s most valuable member. shown the most improvement during the season 1972 Bruce Carpenter 1992 Matt Firlings and who has displayed the intense competitive Luis Del Villar spirit of Colin MacManus. Donated by William Von 1973 Ron Speirs 1974 Ron Speirs 1993 Bill Morrow Fabrice. Bill Morrow 1975 Jay Vickery 1994 1976 Ed Taylor 1995 Bill Grogan 1968 John Novak, William Butchko 1977 Jay Vickery 1996 Bill Grogan 1969 Louis DiLissio Eamon Blanchard 1970 1978 Paul Friedman Tom Ulan 1979 Walter Woods 1997 Leigh Cadigan 1971 Tom Weaver Jim Smoliga 1972 1980 Walter Woods 1998 William Hemberger 1980 James Casey Leigh Cadigan 1973 Herbert Steier Chris Tafelski 1974 1981 James Casey 1999 Carlton Huff 1982 Greg Noll 2000 Seth Holland 1975 Miguel Roche 1983 Pete Glavin 2001 Seth Holland 1976 Roscoe Johnson 1984 Moiz Husain 2002 Brian Stanziano 1977 David Jakubowski 1985 Moiz Husain 2003 Steve Slaby 1978 Walter Kirkland Ambar Patel 1979 1986 Harry Smith 2004 Kevin Moseley, Brian Grimes 1987 Rick Granquist 2005 Ambar Patel David Lawler 1988 Kevin McOwen 2006 Alex Palmentieri 1980 Rich Lippert 1989 Kevin McOwen 2007 Alex Palmentieri 1981 James McCutcheon 1989 Bob Cassavell 2008 Nick Miehe 1982 Jim Casey 1990 Matt Megary 2009 Taylor Burmeister 1983 Lou Tomlinson 1991 Frank Wiggins 1984 Gerald McEvoy, Kevin Ellis
Glen Kuryla Award
Donated by the Kuryla family of Liverpool, NY in memory of their son, Glen, a former member of the Rutgers cross country team. Given annually to the most outstanding freshman cross country runner. 1982 Moiz Husain 1983 Freshman Squad 1984 Rich Granquist Andrew Latinsics 1985 Pierre Letennier 1986 Keith Camacho 1987 David Clayton 1988 Scott Anderson 1989 James Beers 1990 David Gerridge 1991 Adam Brief 1992 Luis Del Villar 1993 Bill Grogan Sean Durkin 1994 Scott McDonnell 1995 Eamon Blanchard
1996 Wilfredo Rivera 1997 James Smoliga 1998 Mike McGowan 1999 Darryl Giard 2000 Joe Pellegrino 2001 Jeremy Klapper 2002 Ambar Patel 2002 Ryan Lavendar 2003 Tim Vitez 2004 Chris Avallon 2005 Brandon Smith 2006 Simon Gordonov 2007 Nick Miehe Kevin Cronin 2008 Pat Kelly 2009 Taylor Burmeister
Les Wallack Sr. Trophy
Awarded to a member of the cross country team who, through determination, faithful practice, and self-sacrifice, shows the most improvement during the season. 1962 Hugh Davies 1963 Laurence Badgley 1964 John Dzelzkains 1965 Donald Schmidt 1966 Peter Brill 1967 Robert Schihdewolf 1968 Bruce Lagenkamp 1969 H. Michael Sheldon 1970 Bruce Carpenter 1971 Mark A. Nolan 1972 William A. Sieben 1973 William Westman 1974 Miguel S. Roche 1975 Patrick A. Gubbins 1976 James Hopkins William Fitzpatrick 1977 Paul H. Friedman 1978 William J. Ruggero 1979 Walter Woods 1980 Anthony Uzaiak 1981 Joseph Keenan 1982 Joseph Mecca 1983 David Goldsworthy 1984 William Burger 1985 Peter Howe Harry Smith
1986 Donald Romanek 1987 Bill McLaughlin 1988 Keith Camacho David DeMonico Doug Tilton 1989 Scott Anderson 1990 Matt Megary 1991 Frank Wiggins 1992 Jeff Perlman 1993 Bill Morrow 1994 Mike Donnelly, Scott Teske 1995 Bill Grogan 1996 Leigh Cadigan, Chris Greer 1997 Steve Geiger 1998 Jim Smoliga 1999 Chris Tafelski 2000 Seth Hollland 2001 Brian Stanziano 2002 Mike DeSimone 2003 Steve Slaby 2004 Bill Hulbert 2005 Alex Palmentieri 2006 Alex Palmentieri 2007 Simon Gordonov 2008 Nick Miehe 2009 Mike Crum
1985 1986 1987 1988 1988 1989 1990 1991 O’Leary 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Egon Brown, Marvin Brown Geoff Evarts, Chris Abram Chris Abram Bob Cassavell Steve Theobald, Steve Keating Micky Thomas David Singletary Oral Carnegie, Kevin Kikta, Jim David Wilson, Pete November Balazs Koranyi, Chuck Mound John Chacko Mike Bendell, Jermaine Jackson Scott Reilly James Robinson, Sean Stallings Clayton Baloche, Brian Gibbs Naum Krstevski Steve Geiger, Kevin Barry Leigh Cadigan Art Dreher Marc Wallace Terrell Jackson, Ed Keefe Andrew Desormes Brian Stanziano, Marc Wallace Anthony Butler, Mike Redden Greg Ostrowicki, Trevor O’Grady Brian Lee, Marquis Allen Marcel Coleman, Trevor O’Grady Rowan Clarke, Adam Golembeski, Ambar Patel, Joe Porter Paul Applegate, Marcel Coleman, Bill Hulbert Tim Matlack Nii-Amon Robertson, Kyle Grady, Tim Matlack Jeremy Pennino
Olympic Games 1976 Mike Roche- Montreal Games 3000m Steeplechase 1996 Balazs Koranyi- Atlanta Games 800m Semifinalist 2000 Balazs Koranyi- Sydney Games 800m Semifinalst Olympic Trials 1968 Jacques Lebel (RC’65), Decathlon 1972 Tom Ulan, 400m Finalist 1976 Mike Roche, 3000m Steeplechase - Third Ron Spiers, 1500m (British Trials) 1980 Brian Grimes, 400m 1984 Boris Pendergrass, 110m H quarterfinals Eugene Norman, 110m H quarterfinals Elliott Quow, 200m - Fifth place 1988 Bob Amabile, javelin 1996 Chris Sagnella, javelin - Eighth place World Championships 1983 Elliott Quow, 200m - Silver Medalist 1999 Balazs Koranyi, Indoors - 800m Balazs Koranyi, Outdoors - 800m World Junior Championships 1992 Erik Mueller, high jump Pan American Games 1983 Elliott Quow, 200m, 4x100m Champion Pan American Junior Championships 1982 Boris Pendergrass, 110m H 1984 Bob Amabile, javelin (Champion) 1989 Andy Lemoi, hammer 2003 Ryan Westman, 4x400 relay American Junior Championships (championship performances) 1980 Elliott Quow (200m) 1982 Boris Pendergrass (110m H) 1984 Bob Amabile (javelin) 1989 Andy Lemoi (hammer) 1992 Erik Mueller (high jump) World University Games 1972 Tom Ulan, 400m Champion 1983 Elliott Quow, 200m, 4x100m-second place 1985 Elliott Quow, 200m- second place 1995 Balazs Koranyi, 800m- semifinalist NCAA Champions 1970 Tom Ulan, 440 yds (indoors) 1981 4x800 relay, Brian Grimes, Walt Kirkland, Stan Belin, Jim Westman 1983 Elliot Quow, 200m National Indoor AAU 1970 Sprint Medley Champions- Bob Kerr, Jim Smith, John Herma, Tom Ulan BIG EAST Champions indoors 1997 Balazs Koranyi, 800m 4x800 relay - Mike Spellman, John Clark, Balazs Koranyi, Brian Gibbs 1998 4x800 relay- Jeff Cook, Steve Geiger, Mike Spellman, Chris Greer Victor Mallory, high jump 2002 Ed Keefe, pole vault; Sam Segond, shot put 2003- David Klics, 60h hurdles 2004- Anthony Butler, high jump 2005 Lonnie Washington, high jump Trevor O’Grady, heptathlon Rowan Clarke, triple jump 4x400 Relay- Neil Ambrus, Joe Porter Ryan Westman, Rob Waters Sam Segond, 35-lb weight 2006 Trevor O’Grady, heptathlon Joe Porter, 200m 2007 4x400 relay - Marcel Coleman, Rob Waters Jahmone Duhaney, Nii-Amon Robertson Marcel Coleman, 60m 2009 Adam Bergo, high jump Bruce Owens, 200m 2010 Adam Bergo, high jump Aaron Younger, 500m 2011 Devin Jones, triple jump Aaron Younger, 500m 4x400 relay - Aaron Younger, Kevin Brown Steve Werner, Corey Caidenhead 2012 Adam Bergo, triple jump 4x400 relay - Aaron Younger, Kevin Brown Steve Werner, Corey Caidenhead outdoors 1996 Jermaine Jackson, long jump; Balazs Koranyi - 800m Chris Sagnella - javelin 1997 4x800 relay- John Clark, Brian Gibbs, Chris Greer,Steve Geiger 1998 Victor Mallory, high jump 2000 Victory Mallory, high jump 2002 Sam Segond, discus, Marc Wallace, hammer 2003 Sam Segond, discus 2004 Rob Waters, 100, 200m 4x100 Relay- Rob Waters, Marcel Coleman, David Klics, Joe Porter Trevor O’Grady, decathalon Sam Segond, discus
2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 Owens 2011
4x100 Relay- David Klics, Ryan Westman, Rob Waters, Joe Porter 4x400 Relay- Lou Tomlinson, Joe Porters Ryan Westman, Adam Golembeski Marquis Allen, long jump Rowan Clarke, triple jump Sam Segond, shot put, discus Adam Golembeski, decathlon Joe Porter, 200m Nick Crosta, Decathalon Bruce Owens, 200m Jeremy Pennino, javelin Adam Bergo, high jump Bruce Owens, 200m James Plummer, discus 4x400 relay - Aaron Younger, Bruce Steve Swern, Nii-Amon Robertson James Plummer, discus 4x400 relay - Aaron Younger, Kevin Brown Steve Werner, Corey Caidenhead
IC4A Champions INDOORS 1967 Elijah Miller, high jump 1968 Elijah Miller, high jump 1971 Tom Ulan, 600 yds. 1975 Tom Howell, high jump 1978 Distance Medley Relay, John Daut, 800m, George Parides, 400m, Jay Vickey (3/4), Bob Amitrani, mile 1983 Eugene Norman, 55m H meet record at time, Jim Westman, 1000m; Elliott Quow, 55m 1985 Boris Pendergrass, 55m H 1990 Steve Keating, pole vault 1997 4x800 Relay John Clark, Mike Spellman, Steve Geiger, Chris Greer 1999 Kevin DiGiorgio, shot put 2003- Ryan Westman, 500m 2005 Ryan Westman, 500m Trevor O’Grady, heptathlon 2006 Rob Waters, 200m 2008 Bruce Owens, 200m Steve Swern, 500m 2009 Steve Swern, 500m 2012 Corey Crawford, long jump Corey Caidenhead, 500m OUTDOORS 1967 Elijah Miller, high jump 1968 Elijah Miller, high jump 1969 John Hanley, 400yd Hurdles 1975 Mike Roche, 3,000 Steeplechase 1981 Eugene Norman, 110m H - Meet record 1982 Elliott Quow, 100m 1983 Elliott Quow, 200m 1984 Boris Pendergrass, 110m H 1985 Boris Pendergrass, 110m H 1987 Bob Amabile, javelin 1994 Chris Sagnella, javelin 1996 Chris Sagnella, javelin 2000 Victor Mallory, high jump 2002 Sam Segond, discus 2003 David Klics, 110 hurdles Anthony Butler, high jump Sam Segond, discus 2004 4x100 Relay- Rob Waters, David Klics, Marcel Coleman, Joe Porter 2005 David Klics, 110m H Sam Segond, shot put, discus Marquis Allen, long jump 2006 4x400 relay - Joe Porter, Rob Waters Jahmone Duhaney, Ryan Westman 2009 Bruce Owens, 200m 2010 James Plummer, discus 2011 James Plummer, discus Penn Relays Champions 1987 Bob Amabile, javelin - (Championship) 1988 Steve Keating, pole vault (College Division) 1990 Steve Theobald, decathlon (Championship) 1990 4x100m relay (IC4A Race) Ken Henry, Oral Carnegie, Pat Austin, Dave Singletary 1992 John Wojciechowski, shot put (College) 1994 Chris Sagnella, javelin (Championship) Hurdle Relay (IC4A race) Byron Johnson, Naum Krstevski, Rich Reichenbach, Jermaine Jackson 1996 4x800 (College) - Chris Greer, Brian Gibbs, Mike Spellman, Steve Geiger 1998 Victor Mallory, high jump (College) 2001 Chris Francisco, javelin (College) 4x400 (Mets) - Joe Lewis, Andy Desormes, Harran Williams, Lou Tomlinson 2002 4x400 [Mets] - Joe Lewis, Harran Williams, Lou Tomlinson, Andy Desormes 2004 4x400 (IC4A) - Trevor O’Grady, Rob Waters Ryan Westman, Marcel Coleman 2009 Jeremy Pennino, javelin (College) 2010 James Plummer, discus 2011 James Plummer, discus
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INDOOR/OUTDOOR RUTGERS AND FACILITY RECORDS INDOOR 55m - 6.26 FAT Elliott Quow IC4A/Princeton/3/6/83 60m - 6.81 Marcel Coleman BIG EAST Championship 2/18/07 55mH - 7.10 Eugene Norman TAC/MSG - 2/24/84 60mH - 7.86 Kyle Grady New Balance Collegiate Invitational - 2/5/10 200m - 20.95 Rob Waters IC4A - 3/5/06 300 yds. - 30.46 FAT Elliott Quow Penn State - 1/15/83 300m - 33.19 Elliott Quow US record at time N.E. TAC BU - 1/23/83 400m - 47.0 Elliott Quow Syracuse - 1/30/83 500m - 1:01.44 Aaron Younger BIG EAST Championship 2/21/10 600 yds. - 1:08.5 Tom Ulan IC4A/3-71 800m - 1:47.93 Balazs Koranyi Notre Dame/’95 1:48.19 NCAA 3/97 Indianapolis, Indiana 1000 yds. - 2:09.6 Chris Scotto-Divetta Mets/1977 1000m - 2:23.03 Jim Westman IC4A - 3/83 Mile - 4:05.9 Ron Speirs Princeton - 1/18/75 3000m - 8:06.2 Jim Casey Syracuse - 1/25/82 5000m - 14:12.9 Jim Casey Princeton - 1/18/81 Hurdle Relay - 28.4 Boris Pendergrass Darryl Merriman Rich Allen Eugene Norman Princeton Relays ‘84 (5th fastest time ever run) 4x200m - 1:25.05 National Collegiate Record Joe Porter, Bruce Owens Marcel Coleman, Rob Waters Penn St. Relay- 1/12/07
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4x400m - 3:10.14 Corey Caidenhead Steve Werner Kevin Brown Corey Crawford IC4A Championship 3/4/12 4x880 yds. 7:27.3 Rich Lippert Brian Grimes Jim Westman Walter Kirkland Princeton/1-7-90 Distance Medley 9:45.66 Jim Westman Reggie Davis Vin Mutarelli Jim Casey Boston 1982 Long Jump - 25’1 1/2” (7.66m) Marquis Allen Mets/2-2-03 Triple Jump - 51’1 3/4” (15.59m) Devin Jones IC4A Championship3/6/11 High Jump - 7’ 2 1/2” Adam Bergo BIG EAST Championship 2/21/09 Pole Vault - 17’ 4 1/2” Ed Keefe BIG EAST/3-02 35lb. Weight - 62’ 3” Sam Segond BIG EAST - 2/19/05 Pentathlon - 3,822 points Steve Theobald IC4A/Harvard/3-2-90 Heptathlon - 5,412 points Trevor O’Grady BIG EAST - 2/19/06 Shot Put - 59’ 11 3/4” Sam Segond BIG EAST - 2/19/05 Bubble facility RECORDS 55m - 6.44 Errin Hatwood St. John’s Metropolitans 55H - 7.48 Wagner Merseille Fairleigh Dickinson Metropolitans 200m - 22.01 Errin Hatwood St. John’s Metropolitans 400m - 47.45 Kevin Lyles Seton Hall Metropolitans 500m - 1:02.7 Balazs Koranyi Rutgers Rutgers Invitational
800m - 1:51.91 Robert Ayres Seton Hall Metropolitans
200m - 20.16 Elliott Quow TAC/Indianapolis 6-83
4x100 yds. - 40.6 Don Kay, Bob Perna, Rob Kerr, Jim Smith IC4A/5-31-69
1000m - 2:25.6 Sam Garbremarium Georgetown Rutgers Invitational
400m - 45.7 Tom Ulan World Univ. Games Turin, Italy/71
Mile - 4:08.1 Jason Stewart Army Rutgers Invitational
800m - 1:46.53 Balazs Koranyi ‘95 NCAA, Eugene, OR.
4x100m - 40.22 Marcel Coleman, Rob Waters, David Klics, Joe Porter IC4A - 5/13-16/04
3000m - 8:13.15 John Jordan Georgeown Rutgers Invitational 5000m - 14:25.6 Chris Egger St. John’s Metropolitans Pole Vault - 16’8” Ed Keefe Rutgers Rutgers Invitational-1/5/02 Long Jump - 23’ 11 3/4” Pat Austin Rutgers Dual Meet High Jump - 7’ 1/4”(2.14) Anthony Butler Rutgers Invitational Victor Mallory Dual Meet Triple Jump - 51’ David Frazier Manhattan Quad Meet
1500m - 3:44.8 James Casey Princeton/82 Mile - 4:00.8 Ron Speirs IC4A/5-25-75 3000m Steeplechase 8:41.0 Mike Roche IC4A/5-25-75 5000m - 13:57.0 Jim Casey IC4A/Princeton/5-82 10,000m - 29:20.8 Paul Friedman Penn Relays/80 Marathon - 2:25.27 Larry Erickson Jersey Shore-1979 110m H - 13.62 FAT Eugene Norman Dogwood Relays Tenn/84 400m IMH - 50.65 Aaron Younger NCAA Regional, 5/28/10
Shot Put - 57’ 11 3/4” Tom Vandermark Manhattan Metropolitans
High Jump - 7’1 1/2” (2.17m) Anthony Butler Virginia/4-10-04
35 lb. Weight - 62’ 1 3/4” Flynn Georgetown Rutgers Invitational
Long Jump- 25’ 3 1/4” (7.70m) Marquis Allen IC4A - 5/15/05
Pentathlon - 3,560 points Greg McAleer St. John’s Metropolitans
Triple Jump - 51’1/4” Conrad Ottey IC4A/Villanova/5-84
4x400 - 3:12.84 Seton Hall - Mobley, Copeland, Worthen, Lyles Metropolitans 4x800 - 7:40.68 Seton Hall - Walsh, Fernandes, Ayres, Daniels Metropolitans Distance Medley 10:00.19 Iona - Collins, O’Callaghan, Crick, Bourke Metropolitans
OUTDOOR 100 yds. - 9.5 Robert Kerr May 3, 1969 100m - 10.30 FAT Elliott Quow Pepsi Invitational UCLA 5-83
Pole Vault - 17’ 3/4” Mark Vince Javelin 246’11” (OLD) Bob Amabile Florida Relays 3-84 244’10” (NEW) Chris Sagnella 244’ 10” NJUSA 6/96 Discus - 199’ 8 1/2” Sam Segond Penn Relays - 4/30/05 Shot Put - 61’ 8 1/2” Sam Segond BIG EAST - 5/7/05 Hammer Throw - 194’9” Marc Wallace BIG EAST/5-02 Decathlon - 7212 Trevor O’Grady BIG EAST - 4/30-5/2/04
4x200m - 1:24.13 Joe Porter, Rob Waters, Marcel Coleman, Charles Simmons Penn Relays - 4/27/06 4x400m - 3:06.13 Aaron Younger, Bruce Owens, Nii-Amon Robertson, Steve Swern NCAA Regionals 4/29/10
Steeple Chase - 8:48.64 Ian Collings West Virginia BIG EAST Championship 5/6/01 110H - 13.50 Adrian Woodley Syracuse BIG EAST Championship 5/7/00 400H - 51.03 Mike Brown Villanova BIG EAST Championship 5/7/00 High Jump - 7’ 1/2” Mike Pascuzzo Shore AC Rutgers Invite, 5/6/95
4x440 yds - 3:08.60 Tom Ulan, Rob Kerr, Tim Weaver, Jim Smith Wichita, KS/’69
Long Jump - 26’ 2 1/4” Santana Moss Miami BIG EAST Championship 5/6/00
4x800m - 7:19.83 Stan Belin, Vin Mutarelli, Walter Kirkland, Jim Westman Penn Relays/4-25-81
Triple Jump - 52’ 11 1/2” Kendrick Morgan Unattached NJUSATF, 6/1/00
Distance Medley - 9:46.7 Rutgers Relays/4-21/79 Sprint Medley - 3:18.13 Sean Stallings, Byron Johnson, Pete November, Balazs Koranyi Penn Relays/1994 Hurdle Relay - 56.28 Boris Pendergrass, Darryl Merriman, Sinclair Bishop Eugene Norman Penn Relays/4-27-84 facility RECORDS 100m - 10.05 Jonathan Carter, NYA NJUSATF, 6/14/98 200 m - 21.05 Danny Johnson Seton Hall BIG EAST Championships 5/6-8/05 400m - 45.88 Lenval Laird (unattached) NJUSATF, 6/8/97 800m - 1:47.44 Balazs Koranyi Rutgers Metropolitans, 5/13/95 1500m - 3:48.49 Adrian Blincoe Villanova BIG EAST Championship 5/7/01 5000m - 14:11.17 Rod Koborsi Georgetown BIG EAST Championships 5/6-8/05 10,000m - 29:17.61 Ryan Shay Notre Dame BIG EAST Championship 5/7/01
Pole Vault - 17’ 3/4” Brian Mondschein Virginia Tech BIG EAST Championships 5/2/04 Shot Put - 61’ 8 1/2” Sam Segond Rutgers BIG EAST Championships 5/6-8/05 Discus - 199’2” Sam Segond Rutgers BIG EAST Championships 5/6-8/05 Hammer - 236’ 8” Pat McGrath (unattached) NJUSATF, 6/14/98 Javelin - 250’ 3” Gerard Langlois Shore AC Rutgers Invite, 5/6/95 Decathlon - 7,509 points Will Thomas Connecticut BIG EAST Championships 5/6-8/05 4x100 - 40.10 Miami BIG EAST Championship 5/7/01 4x400 - 3:09.89 Georgetown BIG EAST Championship 5/2/04 4x800 - 7:31.33 Villanova BIG EAST Championship 5/7/01 Distance Medley Relay 10:10.35 Iona Metropolitans, 5/10/97
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RICHARD L. MCCORMICK PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY Richard L. McCormick is the 19th president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. A scholar of American political history who began his academic career on the Rutgers faculty, he returned as president in 2002 after serving as provost of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and president of the University of Washington. Dr. McCormick’s goal is to advance Rutgers within the top tier of American public research universities. His ambitions for the university include an enriched learning experience for every student; teaching and research focused on global human problems; diversity of students, faculty, staff, and programs; and deeper connections with the people of New Jersey. President McCormick led a major restructuring and reinvigoration of undergraduate education at Rutgers-New Brunswick, the university’s largest campus. The plan merged four undergraduate colleges into a School of Arts and Sciences, expanded access to academic programs and learning communities, and established a popular First-Year Seminar program that offers more than 100 courses – each with no more than 20 students – on a wide range of topics taught by top faculty.
Other initiatives undertaken during Dr. McCormick’s tenure include: • The Rutgers Future Scholars Program, a pilot project to encourage minority and low-income teenagers from the university’s host cities to pursue higher education by offering mentorship and college preparation support, and the promise of free tuition to those admitted to Rutgers.
• Establishment of the first-ever universitywide alumni body, the Rutgers University Alumni Association.
• Rutgers Against Hunger, an initiative that combines volunteerism, research, education, and donations to address food security in the state of New Jersey.
• Transformation of the Livingston Campus in Piscataway into the model of what the university will become in the 21st century, with an emphasis on professional, executive, and continuing education; state-of-the-art residential and dining facilities; and integration with the Rutgers Ecological Preserve.
• Rutgers-Camden’s first-ever doctoral-level academic program, a Ph.D. in childhood studies – the first in the nation in this emerging discipline. • Establishment of the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers-Newark’s first new school in more than three decades.
Born in 1947, President McCormick earned a B.A. in American studies from Amherst College in 1969 and a Ph.D. in history from Yale University in 1976. He is married to Joan Barry McCormick, RU ’88. Dr. McCormick has three children, Betsy, Michael, and Katie.
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TIM PERNETTI DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS A New Jersey native with a strong passion for his alma mater, Tim Pernetti has come full-circle in becoming one of the nation’s youngest leaders in college athletics. A former student-athlete “On the Banks”, Pernetti was named Rutgers’ sixth Director of Intercollegiate Athletics on February 26, 2009. He oversees 24 men’s and women’s intercollegiate teams in New Brunswick, a larger number than fielded at most of the university’s peer institutions. Pernetti has been influential in the world of college athletics since he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass media from Rutgers in 1993, and a master’s degree in communication in 1995. Pernetti’s influence on Rutgers Athletics has been immediate – from the key coaching hires of Mike Rice (men’s basketball), Dan Donigan (men’s soccer) and Brian Brecht (men’s lacrosse) – to securing the first two naming rights partnerships in Rutgers Athletics history. Under his leadership, Rutgers inked a 10-year naming rights deal with High Point Solutions to acquire the naming rights for Rutgers Stadium, along with a 10-year contract with Audi for the Audi Rutgers Club at High Point Solutions Stadium. Both deals have netted the Department of Athletics nearly one million dollars in new revenue to the annual budget.
In 2006, Pernetti spearheaded a landmark multi-media partnership with the NCAA to make CBS College Sports Network the home of Division II Sports. The innovative deal effectively increased the scope and reach of NCAA Division II sports with hundreds of games now available nationally via the broadcast network and online. Pernetti’s commitment to providing greater exposure to women’s and under-served sports is evidenced by the network’s unprecedented coverage of lacrosse and volleyball, among others. He has also been at the forefront of the development and creation of the Collegiate Nationals, which crowns champions in dozens of high endurance sports, and innovative original production including CBS College Sports Network’s groundbreaking NCAA March Madness Central, NCAA March Madness Highlights on CBS College Sports, and the WIRED franchise which gives viewers an inside look at games and events through wireless microphones on coaches during game action. Prior to joining CBS College Sports Network, Pernetti served eight years at ABC-TV and ABC Sports most recently as Director of Programming, where he was integral in acquiring, managing and developing several ABC Sports properties including college football, the Bowl Championship Series, and college basketball. For five years, Pernetti handled relationships and negotiated television rights with all of the major collegiate conferences. As a student at Rutgers, Pernetti was a four-year letterwinner at tight end on the Rutgers football squad. He was also the color commentator for Rutgers Football on the Rutgers Football Radio Network and announced weekly NFL games nationally on Sports USA Radio. A resident of Oakland, N.J., Pernetti is married to the former Danielle Bahto. His wife also graduated from Rutgers and was a letterwinner on the women’s lacrosse team. Danielle and Tim are the proud parents of their three children – Max, Conor and Natalie.
During his introductory press conference, Pernetti spoke about his vision to build a broadband network to deliver hundreds of live events. That promise has blossomed into KnightVision, powered by ScarletKnights.com, as KnightVision has streamed hundreds of live events per year, including unprecedented live game coverage for many of the Scarlet Knights Olympic Sports. Prior to returning to Rutgers, Pernetti was the Executive Vice President, Content, for CBS College Sports Network. In that role, he oversaw the rights and relationship business, on-air talent, and all network programming and content on air, online and across all screens for the nation’s first company dedicated to college sports. Pernetti helped to build the CBS College Sports Network, previously CSTV, prior to its launch in 2003, and has played a critical role in establishing it as the multi-media leader in college sports programming, content, news and information. He was a recipient of the prestigious Sports Business Journal Forty under Forty Award, and the Multichannel News 40 under 40 Award both in 2008. Charged with developing relationships, acquiring rights and creating multi-platform original programming for the first ever 24-hour sports college sports network, Pernetti successfully navigated through a complicated web of media rights deals to come up with new ways to serve college sports fans. Pernetti worked closely with the NCAA and hundreds of schools in every major conference, securing over 2,500 hours of event programming each year and multiple NCAA Championships across 35 men’s and women’s sports. Pernetti was in charge of the CBS College Sports Network exclusive long-term agreements with the US Naval Academy, Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, and the Atlantic 10. Further, he managed company relationships with more than 30 conferences and thousands of institutions. Pernetti remains most proud of establishing a strong relationship in women’s collegiate sports including the establishment of a women’s basketball game of the week package in 2004 with the Big East Conference.
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A BRIEF HISTORY Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is one of the leading universities in the nation. The university is comprised of 27 degree-granting divisions; 10 undergraduate colleges, 11 graduate schools, and six schools offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Five are located in Camden, eight in Newark, and 13 in New Brunswick and one in Newark and New Brunswick. Rutgers has a unique history as a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a state university. Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies, the school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 with a handful of first-year students. During its early years, the college developed as a classic liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the college was changed to honor a former trustee and Revolutionary War veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers. Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey in 1864, resulting in the establishment of the Rutgers Scientific School, featuring departments of agriculture, engineering, and chemistry. Further expansion in the sciences came with the founding of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station in 1880, the College of Engineering (now the School of Engineering) in 1914, and the College of Agriculture (now the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences) in 1921. The precursors to several other Rutgers divisions were also established during this period: the College of Pharmacy (now the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy) in 1892, the New Jersey College for Women (now Douglass Residential College, part of the School of Arts and Sciences) in 1918, and the School of Education (now Graduate School of Education) in 1924. In 1924, Rutgers College officially became Rutgers University, a reflection of the institution’s rapidly expanding number of schools and academic programs. Early in the century, Rutgers had begun offering educational opportunities to women when the New Jersey College for Women was founded in 1918, and to adult learners when University College, an evening division, was established in 1934. After World War II, enrollment exploded as Rutgers admitted all qualified candidates under the GI Bill. Rutgers was becoming an institution for all people, and in 1945 and 1956, state legislative acts formally designated Rutgers as The State University of New Jersey. A flurry of expansion ensued. The University of Newark (now Rutgers–Newark) joined Rutgers in 1946, followed by the College of South Jersey (now Rutgers–Camden) in 1950. An ambitious building program added libraries, classrooms, and student housing across the three regional campuses. In 1969, Livingston College opened, providing a coeducational residential experience with a special commitment to diversity. Graduate education in the arts and sciences grew through the establishment of the Graduate School–New Brunswick, the Graduate School–Newark, and the Graduate School–Camden. Professional schools were formed to serve students in the fields of business; communication, information, and library studies; criminal justice; education; fine arts; law; management and labor relations; nursing; planning and public policy; psychology; public affairs and administration; and social work. Meanwhile, as industry and government sought partners in solving problems and advancing knowledge, the concept of the research university emerged. In 1981, Rutgers adopted a blueprint for its transformation into a major public research university. With increased support from state, federal, and corporate partners, Rutgers’ strength in research grew dramatically. In 1989, in recognition of its enhanced stature, Rutgers was invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities, an organization comprising the top 62 research universities in North America. Today, professors and students work in more than 230 specialized research centers, unraveling mysteries in marine sciences, early childhood education, neuroscience, advanced materials, climate change, nutrition, homeland security, transportation, stem cells, and many other areas that can improve life both in New Jersey and around the world. A 2007 major reorganization of undergraduate education in New Brunswick reinvigorated the undergraduate experience for both students and faculty by combining the traditions and strengths of four undergraduate liberal arts colleges—Douglass, Livingston, Rutgers, and University—into a single School of Arts and Sciences. With 27 schools and colleges, Rutgers offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 100 graduate and professional degree programs. The university graduated more than 12,000 students last year, and has more than 390,000 living alumni residing in all 50 states and on six continents. Rutgers also sponsors community initiatives in all 21 New Jersey counties. Universitywide, new degree programs, research endeavors, and community outreach are in development to meet the demands of the 21st century. Today, Rutgers continues to grow, both in its facilities and in the variety and depth of its educational and research programs. The university’s goals for the future include the continued provision of the highest quality education, along with the increased support of research and commitment to public service to meet the needs of society.
MAJOR PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Accounting African & African-American Studies African-American Studies Africana Studies Agricultural Science Allied Health Technologies American Studies Ancient and Medieval Civilizations Animal Science Anthropology Anthropology, Evolutionary Art/Design/Digital Art (B.F.A.) Art/Visual Arts (B.A.) Art/Visual Arts (B.F.A.) Art History Astrophysics Biochemistry Bioenvironmental Engineering Biological Sciences Biology Biomathematics Biomedical Technology (B.S.) Biotechnology Botany
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Business Administration Cell Biology and Neuroscience Central and Eastern European Studies Chemistry Childhood Studies Chinese Classics Clinical Laboratory Sciences Communication Comparative Literature Computer Science Criminal Justice Dance East Asian Languages and Area Studies Ecology and Natural Resources Education Economics Education Engineering Applied Sciences Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering General Engineering Industrial Engineering Materials Science Engineering Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering English Environmental/Business Economics Environmental Planning and Design Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior Environmental Science European Studies Exercise Science Finance Food Science French General Science Genetics Geography Geological Sciences Geoscience Engineering German History
History/French History/Political Science Hospitality Management Human-Computer Interaction Human Resource Management Independent/Individualized Major Information Systems Information Technology and Informatics Interdisciplinary Major Italian Italian Studies Jewish Studies Journalism and Media Studies Journalism Labor Studies/Employment Relations Landscape Architecture Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies Law Liberal Studies Linguistics Management Management and Global
Business Marine Sciences Marketing Mathematics Mathematics, Applied Medical Technology Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine Medieval Studies Meteorology Microbiology Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Music Nursing Nutritional Sciences Pharmacy Philosophy Physician Assistant Physics Physics, Applied Planning and Public Policy Plant Science Political Science Portuguese Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies Prebusiness
Predentistry Prelaw Premedicine Preveterinary Medicine Psychology Public Health Public Administration Puerto Rican Studies Religion Russian Science, Technology, and Society Science, General Social Work Sociology Spanish Statistics Statistics/Mathematics Teacher Certification Theater Arts Theater Arts, Television and Media Arts Urban Studies Women’s Studies Women’s and Gender Studies Zoology
RUTGERS AT A GLANCE • Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, Rutgers is the eighth oldest college in the nation. • Rutgers was designated the State University of New Jersey by legislative acts in 1945 and 1956. • Rutgers is New Jersey’s largest public research university and is located on three regional campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick/Piscataway. • Rutgers was named New Jersey’s land-grant university in 1864 and has a special responsibility for serving the needs of the state. • Rutgers is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a highly selective organization comprised of the 62 leading research universities in North America. • There are 27 degree-granting schools and colleges, offering more than 270 total bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral and professional degree programs. • Rutgers is one of New Jersey’s major employers with more than 9,000 full-time faculty and staff. • For every dollar New Jersey invests in Rutgers, the university channels $6 into the state’s economy. The University’s 2009 economic impact report showed that Rutgers and its faculty, staff, students and visitors channel $3.8 billion in direct and indirect spending into the state economy – more than six times the state’s $595.3 million investment in the university. • With holdings of more than 3.6 million volumes, the Rutgers library system ranks among the nation’s largest. • Rutgers enrolls more than 56,000 students, including over 42,000 undergraduates and 14,000 graduate students. • More than 10,000 students each year earn a degree from Rutgers. • The university has more than 390,000 living alumni; 220,000 alumni reside in New Jersey. • In 2008, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccredited Rutgers for the next 10 years.
TEACHING AND LEARNING • Rutgers faculty include Fulbright Scholars, Guggenheim Fellows, members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and winners of many other prestigious awards and grants. • Rutgers History Professor Annette Gordon-Reed was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in history for her landmark work, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W. W. Norton, 2008). • The graduate philosophy department is ranked second in the English-speaking world by the Philosophical Gourmet Report. • Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick (RBS) is uniquely positioned at the epicenter of global business – just under 20 minutes from New York City – giving students easy access to leading global corporations to build lasting relationships. RBS delivers cutting-edge curricula that combine the mix of business and science required by today’s employers. • RBS is consistently ranked as the top business school in New Jersey and among the top three in the Greater New York Metropolitan area. The Executive MBA is ranked 33rd in the U.S. by The Financial Times and the Master of Quantitative Finance is among the top 10 programs nationally, as ranked by Wall Street executives. The MBA program was ranked 17th in the country for the employment rate of its graduates three months after graduation by U.S. News & World Report. To meet rising demand, a new on-year MBA track was created for students with advanced standing. • In Newark, the business School resides in a new state-of-the-art building which opened in 2009. And in New Brunswick, a new building will open in 2013 as the center of a new Livingston Professional Campus, accommodating the massive growth in the new four-year undergraduate program. • The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is ranked third among the nation’s top graduate programs in urban planning according to a survey by Planetizen, a Los Angeles-based planning and development network.
RESEARCH • Streptomycin, the first effective cure for tuberculosis, and other potent antibiotics were discovered at Rutgers by Professor Selman Waksman and his students in the 1940s. Waksman received the Nobel Prize for his important contributions to medicine. • The Rutgers Stem Cell Research Center, part of the Division of Life Sciences of the School of Arts and Sciences, is located in Nelson Laboratories on the New Brunswick campus where its mission is to support research with human embryonic stem cells for Rutgers University researchers and collaborators. • The Rutgers Cell and DNA Repository is a valuable resource for researchers around the world studying the role heredity plays in such complex genetic diseases as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, Alzheimer’s, alcoholism, diabetes, and Tourette’s syndrome. • The Protein Data Bank, based at Rutgers, is the international repository of three-dimensional protein structures. With $30 million in federal funding, the data bank provides vital information on more than 73,000 proteins and other macromolecules for scientists working to design more effective treatments for disease. • Rutgers’ Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences ranks among America’s top 15 marine research organizations based on peer competition for all federally funded oceanographic research. • The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, the only pharmacy school in New Jersey and one of the top institutions of its kind in the nation, ranks in the top 10 percent among pharmacy schools nationwide in research dollars awarded by the National Institutes of Health with $8.8 million of funding awarded to the school in 2009. • Rutgers holds more than 550 United States patents, 325 of which have been issued since 2000. Since 1989, Rutgers has licensed more than 65 start-up or early-stage companies. • Rutgers is a partner in the Southern African Large Telescope, one of the world’s largest optical telescopes and the southern hemisphere’s newest eye-on-the-sky.
SERVICE TO NEW JERSEY • Rutgers’ Center for Government Services trains New Jersey’s municipal employees to better serve their constituents and trains approximately 8,000 annually through 18 separate programs and 150 courses. • In 2005, the Division of Continuing Studies offered 3,700 course sections to more than 45,000 individuals. Courses are offered in every county in New Jersey. • The Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at Rutgers is the state’s official weather resource. • Each year on a single Saturday in the Spring, Rutgers opens its doors to the world for “Rutgers Day.” More than 200,000 people have visited the five New Brunswick campuses during the event the last three years to celebrate the institution’s three-part mission of teaching, research and service. In what started as the New Jersey Folk Festival and Ag Field Day, evolved into “Rutgers Day” in 2009.
SERVICE TO THE NATION • Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station has offices in all 21 New Jersey counties and serves the residents of the state through research, education and service programs that run the gamut from 4-H Youth Development to family and community health. Research from the Experiment Station has led to renowned Jersey tomatoes, disease-resistant dogwoods, improved coastline management, new forms of mosquito control and world-famous turfgrass varieties that have been used everywhere from the new Yankee Stadium to the Augusta National Golf Club. • Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences builds on a tradition of hands-on learning and research excellence in areas that cover the biological spectrum from organisms to ecosystems. Students and researchers alike are dedicated to finding solutions to the problems that most concern our state’s residents, particularly in the areas of environmental sustainability, alternative energy, food, health and nutrition. • Such nationally respected institutes at Rutgers, including the National Transit Institute, the National Institute for Early Education Research and the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, are helping to shape national and state policy in critical areas. • Rutgers is the nation’s primary source for anti-terror security training for public transit workers. • In April of 2009, Rutgers was selected by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to co-lead a new DHS Center of Excellence in Command, Control, and Interoperability (CCI) to conduct research into the technological issues involved with maintaining homeland security. It is one of 12 DHS Centers of Excellence in the nation. • The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy’s National Transit Institute is one of seven academic institutions around the nation that will make up a new National Transportation Security Center of Excellence. • Most meals ready to eat (MREs) manufactured for our nation’s troops are produced using Rutgers-developed technology. • The Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center is a pioneer in developing effective methods to help autistic children.
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF
rutgers administrative officers
Kathleen Hickey
Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
Douglas Kokoskie
Sr. Assoc. Director of Athletics/ Operations
Jason Kroll Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/ External Affairs
Richard L. McCormick, Ph.D., President Richard L. Edwards, Ph.D., Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Jonathan R. Alger, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce C. Fehn, B.S., C.P.A., Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Gregory S. Blimling, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs Raphael J. Caprio, Ph.D., Vice President for Continuing Studies Steven J. Diner, Ph.D., Chancellor, Newark Leslie A. Fehrenbach, B.S., Secretary of the University Carol P. Herring, B.A., President of the Rutgers University Foundation and Executive Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Peter J. McDonough Jr., B.A., Vice President for Public Affairs Kim Manning, M.B.A., Vice President for University Relations Courtney O. McAnuff, M.P.A, Vice President for Enrollment Management Michael J. Pazzani, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Graduate and Professional Education Tim Pernetti, M.C.I.S., Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Wendell E. Pritchett, Ph.D., J.D., Chancellor, Camden Barry V. Qualls, Ph.D., Vice President for Undergraduate Education Donna K. Thornton, M.P.A., Vice President for Alumni Relations
BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2011-12
John Ternyila Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/Finance
Jason Baum
Associate Director of Athletics/Athletic Communications
Janine Purcaro Chief Financial Officer for Intercollegiate Athletics
Ralph Izzo, Chair Gerald C. Harvey, Vice Chair Anthony J. DePetris Mark P. Hershhorn M. William Howard, Jr. Robert A. Laudicina Gordon A. MacInnes Richard L. McCormick, ex officio Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. John F. Russo, Sr. Daniel H. Schulman Candace L. Straight
Paul Panayotatos, Faculty Representative Samuel Rabinowitz, Faculty Representative Kristen Clarke, Student Representative OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Bruce C. Fehn, Treasurer Leslie A. Fehrenbach, Secretary Mary Claire Brennan, Assistant Secretary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2011-12
Brian Colvin
Associate Director of Athletics/Finance & Administration
Kathleen Shank
Director of Academic Support Services for Student Services
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Doug Fillis
Associate Director of Athletics/ Development
Shawn Tucker
Assistant Director of Athletics/StudentAthlete Development
Dr. Robert Monaco
Associate Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine
Nick Ojea
Associate Athletic Director for Compliance
Kenneth M. Schmidt, Chair Dudley H. Rivers, Jr., Vice Chair Margaret T. Derrick, Vice Chair Sol J. Barer Felix M. Beck, Emeritus Gregory Bender William E. Best Joan L. Bildner, Emerita Michael A. Bogdonoff Jonathan R. Boguchwal Floyd H. Bragg, Emeritus Gregory Q. Brown Dominick J. Burzichelli Dorothy W. Cantor John Herbert Carman, Emeritus Peter Cartmell, Emeritus Mary J. Chyb Kevin J. Collins, Emeritus Hollis A. Copeland Steven M. Darien Marisa A. Dietrich Carleton C. Dilatush, Emeritus Robert P. Eichert, Emeritus Dennis M. Fenton Evelyn S. Field, Emerita Lora L. Fong Jeanne M. Fox, Emerita John R. Futey Albert R. Gamper, Jr. Ronald W. Giaconia, Emeritus Rochelle Gizinski, Emerita Evangeline Gomez Leslie E. Goodman, Emeritus
Joyce W. Harley M. Wilma Harris John A. Hendricks Robert A. Hering Mark P. Hershhorn Carleton A. Holstrom, Emeritus M. William Howard, Jr. John D. Hugelmeyer Frank B. Hundley Ralph Izzo Paul B. Jennings, Emeritus Nimesh S. Jhaveri Tilak Lal Walter L. Leib, Emeritus Richard A. Levao, Emeritus Jennifer Lewis-Hall Christine M. Lomiguen Gordon A. MacInnes Duncan L. MacMillan Rashida Y. V. MacMurray Iris Martinez-Campbell Richard L. McCormick, ex officio Carol Ann Monroe Robert E. Mortensen Patricia Nachtigal, Emerita Gene O’Hara, Emeritus John A. O’Malley Dean J. Paranicas, Emeritus Jose A. Piazza Sidney Rabinowitz George A. Rears Norman Reitman, Emeritus Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. Alvin J. Rockoff, Emeritus Alejandro Roman
John F. Russo, Sr. Louis A. Sapirman Daniel H. Schulman Richard H. Shindell Susan Stabile Dorothy M. Stanaitis, Emerita Robert L. Stevenson Sandy J. Stewart Candace L. Straight Abram J. Suydam, Jr. Eleanor J. Tansey Heather C. Taylor Anne M. Thomas, Emerita Michael R. Tuosto, Emeritus Laurel A. Van Leer Lucas J. Visconti Mary Vivian Fu Wells, Emerita Martha A. Cotter, Faculty Representative Menahem Spiegel, Faculty Representative Kyle Jasey, Student Representative Katherine Yabut, Student Representative OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Bruce C. Fehn, Treasurer Leslie A. Fehrenbach, Secretary Mary Claire Brennan, Assistant Secretary