2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field Guide by Nate Sagan

ALASKA ANCHORAGE 2011 schedule

DATE March 5 March 11 March 12 March 25 March 25-26 April 1-2 April 14-16 April 15 April 16 May 7 May 13-14 May 26 -28

EVENT UNLV Invitational Occidental Distance Carnival Northridge Relays San Francisco Invitational Stanford Invitational Willamette Invitational Mt. SAC Relays Azusa Pacific Invitational Long Bach Invitational Occidental Invitational GNAC Championships NCAA Championships

LOCATION at Las Vegas, Nev. at Eagle Rock, Calif. at Northridge, Calif. at San Francisco, Calif. at Palo Alto, Calif. at Salem, Ore. at Walnut, Calif. at Azusa, Calif. at Long Beach, Calif. at Eagle Rock, Calif. at Monmouth, Ore. at Turlock, Calif.

2011 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD TEAM

BACK ROW: Ethan Hewitt, Billy Kiefer, David Registe, Andrew Freed,Travis Wilson, Gabe Holland, Marko Cheseto, Ashleigh Gaines, Thomas Hill, Shaun Ward, Austen DeWolf. MIDDLE ROW: JJ Lende, Levi Suttin, William Ritekwiang, Miriam Kipng’eno, Ivy O’Guinn, Emma Bohman, Hallidie Wilt, Shoshana Keegan, Russell Fay, Haleigh Lloyd, Gaynor Johansen, Amanda Parker, Alfred Kangogo, Wyatt Morgan. FRONT ROW: Jake Parisien, Kelsea Johnson, Ruth Keino, Dianne Chong, Sasha Halfyard, Micah Chelimo, Katie Krehlik, Susan Bick, Ardrienna Everett, Stoli Lende, Yonatan Yilma, Mary Chepkoech, Brad Truax.

SEAWOLF QUICK FACTS ∙ MEDIA INFO 2011 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover Quick Facts/Table of Contents/Media Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2011 Season Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Seawolf

COACHING STAFF/ROSTER

QUICK FACTS

Head Coach Michael Friess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach T.J. Garlatz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach Rafael Echavarria & Graduate Assistant Coach David Kiplagat. . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduate Assistant Coaches Ryan McWilliams & James McLaughlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Roster & Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GENERAL INFORMATION

Name: University of Alaska Anchorage Location: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 Founded: 1977 Enrollment: 20,242 Nickname: Seawolves Colors: Green & Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: GNAC Chancellor: Fran Ulmer Athletics Director: Dr. Steve Cobb Athletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250 Ticket Office Phone: 907-786-1293

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SEAWOLF TRACK & FIELD PROFILES

MEN RETURNERS A.J. Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Micah Chelimo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Marko Cheseto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Austen DeWolf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Andrew Freed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ethan Hewitt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Thomas Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Alfred Kangogo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Taylor Karnikis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Demietrius Preston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 David Registe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 William Ritekwiang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Casey Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Levi Sutton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Brad Truax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Shaun Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Michael Friess Alma Mater: Linfield, ‘85 Phone: 907-786-1325 Email: track@uaa.alaska.edu Assistant Coach: T.J. Garlatz Alma Mater: Washington, ‘02 Phone: 907-786-1308 Email: run@uaa.alaska.edu Assistant Coach: Rafael Echavarria Graduate Assistant Coaches: David Kiplagat Ryan McWilliams James McLaughlin

WOMEN RETURNERS Emma Bohman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ardrienna Everett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoshana Keegan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Keino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miriam Kipng’eno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Krehlik. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hallidie Wilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TEAM INFORMATION

2010 NCAA Finish: M- 14th 2010 GNAC Finish: M- 4th, W- 6th Returners: Men-17, Women-8 Newcomers: Men-7, Women-12

SPORTS INFORMATION

SID: Nate Sagan Office Phone: 907-786-1295 E-Mail: nate@uaa.alaska.edu SID Fax: 907-563-4565 Asst. SID/T&F Contact: Dallas Baldwin Office: 907-786-4625 E-Mail: dallas@uaa.alaska.edu Website: GoSeawolves.com

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Newcomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-37

UAA STATISTICS/RECORDS/HISTORY

SUPPORT STAFF

Athletic Trainer: Chris Volk Office Phone: 907-786-1326 Ticket Manager: Mary Beth Wooden Office Phone: 907-786-1293

MEDIA GUIDELINES: For credentials or interview requests, please contact the UAA Sports Information Office at least one day in advance. Sports Information produces weekly press releases and game notes complete with statistics for each sport during the season.

2011 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Northwest Athletic Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Time GNAC Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Time NCAA Results & All-Americans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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UAA & ALASKA

UAA Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Anchorage & Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover This is UAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

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The 2011 Track & Field media guide was written, edited, designed and compiled by assistant sports information director Dallas Baldwin. Editorial assistance was provided by Nate Sagan. It is the policy of UAA to provide services and benefits to all students and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. ON THE COVER: Junior All-American Alfred Kangogo (front) & GNAC Champion Ardrienna Everett (back)

Media Outlets

Anchorage Daily News Beth Bragg — Sports Editor 1001 Northway Drive, Anchorage, AK 99504 Phone: (907) 257-4335 / Fax: (907) 257-4342

KRUA Radio (88.1 FM) University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: (907) 786-6803 / Fax: (907) 786-6809

KTUU-TV (NBC – Channel 2) Kevin Wells — Sports Director 701 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 762-9228 / Fax: (907) 563-3318

KCFT-TV (GCI Cable Channel 19) Tom Steigleman – General Manager 6401 E. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, AK 99504 Phone: (907) 377-2020/ Fax: (907) 333-9851

The Northern Light University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: (907) 786-1567 / Fax: (907) 786-1331

2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field

2011 ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEASON PREVIEW

The seventh official season of Seawolf

track & field promises to be one of the most competitive yet as UAA returns an abundance of talented and experienced studentathletes in 2011. The Seawolves return 27 members from a year ago (16 men, 11 women) and add 16 newcomers to the roster (5 men, 11 women). In addition, the Seawolves will get AllAmericans David Registe and Shaun Ward back after the duo redshirted last season due to injuries. “We are eager to see senior All-American David Registe back in action, as well as classmate Shaun Ward,” said head coach Michael Friess, “Both will be exciting to watch.” This year’s edition returns two 2010 AllAmericans in junior Alfred Kangogo and sophomore Micah Chelimo, while UAA returns two NCAA participants on the women’s side in junior Miriam Kipng’eno and sophomore Ruth Keino. “The women’s squad has vastly improved from last season,” said Friess, “The returners and newcomers will provide a mix of talent, capable of great things.” Combined multiple gifted newcomers to the Seawolf mix, and the 2011 slate could be the most remembered to date. “We hope to continue challenging school records this season and setting the bar high,” said Friess. UAA will compete in nine meets in California, two in Oregon and one in Nevada throughout the next three months – including the prestigious 53rd annual Mt. SAC Relays on April 14-16 in Walnut, Calif. Qualifying Seawolves will wrap up the season with the GNAC Championships on May 13-14 at Monmouth, Ore., and at the NCAA Championships on May 26-28 in Turlock, Calif. “We are looking forward to the first competition of the season at UNLV, especially the student-athletes that have been preparing since September,” said Friess, “It will be a good meet for us to jump start the season.”

Left: Alfred Kangogo Bottom: Ruth Keino

Top: Micah Chelim Right: Miriam Kipng’eno

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MICHAEL FRIESS

Head Coach 21st Season

ne of the nation’s most respected track & field mentors, Michael Friess is in his 21st season as head coach of the cross country and track & field programs at the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2010-11. In less than a decade as a full-fledged program, Friess has piloted UAA’s track & field squad to success on a national level, qualifying 34 athletes for NCAAs since 2001. A program-record 10 Seawolves competed at the Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2009, and the UAA men finished 14th in the nation in both 2009 and 2010. Friess has earned six conference coach-of-the-year accolades in cross country, including three straight women’s coach-of-the-year honors from 2003-05. In 2009 he added the West Region Men’s Track & Field COY honor, and in the fall he was named the West Region Women’s COY in cross country. THE FRIESS FILE In six seasons of full institutional sponsorship, the Seawolf track & field teams have quickly left their mark on the Great Northwest Ath- Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska letic Conference under Friess, earning one individual NCAA title and Education: Lindfield College ‘85 two runner-up finishes, 16 All-America awards, 34 individual confer- Best NCAA Finish: 14th ence titles, 65 all-conference honorees, and nine league records. In Best GNAC Finish: 2nd that same span, 35 UAA athletes have qualified for NCAAs. Athletes have excelled in the classroom as well under Friess, earn- All-Americans Coached: 16 ing 116 academic all-conference accolades over the last nine seasons. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams garnered U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association All-America Team status in 2010, continuing annual tradition of success in the classroom. Friess graduated from Linfield (Ore.) College with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 1985 and was an NAIA All-American distance runner for the Wildcats. He earned a master’s degree in sport biomechanics from the University of Oregon in 1986. A graduate of Anchorage’s Dimond High, Friess remains active in the local running community as a competitor, coach and organizer. Some of the events Friess organizes include the Mayor’s Marathon & Half-Marathon and the Crow Pass Crossing. A USA Track & Field Level II coach, Friess is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is certified by ACSM as an exercise test technologist and exercise specialist. He and his wife Stephanie have two children, Meagan – a former Seawolf track & field athlete – and Steven. 2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field

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T.J. GarlATZ Assistant Coach 4th Season

T.J. Garlatz is in his fourth season as an as-

sistant coach with Alaska Anchorage’s cross country and track & field programs. In addition to his coaching duties with the Seawolves, Garlatz serves extensively as a

recruiter for UAA. Last season, Garlatz helped the women’s cross country team to its first-ever GNAC and West Region titles, while producing a combined three All-Americans at the NCAAs. During the track & field season, the Seawolves recorded nine conference titles and sent a combined nine athletes to Nationals. For his work, Garlatz was honored with the USTFCCCA West Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year for the 2010 outdoor season. In 2008-09, Garlatz helped lead both the men’s and women’s cross THE GARLATZ FILE country teams to the NCAA Championships and produced three AllAmericans. The track & field season was highlighted by a program-best Education: Washington, ‘02 10 UAA athletes qualifying for the National meet, where the Seawolves Best NCAA Finish: 14th captured five All-America awards. Best GNAC Finish: 2nd During his first season with UAA in 2007-08, Garlatz helped guide the men’s cross country team to a third-place finish at the GNAC Cham- All-Americans Coached: 13 pionships and a fifth-place result at the NCAA West Regional. He helped oversee both the men’s and women’s track squads to program-best finishes at the conference championship meet. Garlatz came to the Seawolves after serving as an assistant coach at Great Northwest Athletic Conference rival Western Washington for three seasons. While at WWU, Garlatz helped guide the Vikings to a conference title in men’s cross country (2006), two men’s indoor track & field conference championships (2005, 2006) and one GNAC title in men’s outdoor track & field (2005). Five athletes earned All-America honors and 27 earned all-conference recognition during Garlatz’s tenure at WWU, while six were named Academic All-Americans. A postgraduate athlete at WWU, Garlatz competed in both cross country and track & field for one season, helping lead the Vikings to the 2003 GNAC title in men’s cross country. He also earned an individual conference championship in the 10,000-meter run at the 2003 outdoor track & field championships. Prior to his coaching stint at WWU, Garlatz served as an assistant coach with the cross country and track & field program’s at Inglemoor High School (Kenmore, Wash.) from Sept. 1998 to June 2003. The former NCAA Division II Academic All-American earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Washington in 2002 and a Master’s of Science in Exercise Science from WWU in 2007. He and his wife Kristin were married in July 2010.

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RAFAEL ECHAVARRIA

Assistant Coach 5th Season

eginning his fifth season as an assistant with the UAA track & field team in 2011 is Rafael Echavarria. Echavarria previously served as an assistant coach at Dimond High School for 15 years, where he helped guide the boys team to two state titles and three state runner-up results. A former member of the Mexican National Track & Field team, Echavarria competed collegiately at Brigham Young University where he still holds the school record in the 110-meter high hurdles (13.79) and stands seventh all-time in the 400-meter hurdles. He claimed a Western Athletic Conference championship in the 110-meter hurdles while at BYU as well. In international competition, Echavarria collected a gold medal at the 1979 Central American Games in the 110-meter hurdles and a bronze in the 400-meter hurdles. He also produced fifth- and seventhplace finishes in the 110 hurdles at the World University Games. He graduated with a bachelor’s of science degree in physical education from BYU in 1983.

THE ECHAVARRIA FILE Education: BYU, ‘83 Best NCAA Finish: 14th Best GNAC Finish: 2nd All-Americans Coached: 9

DAVID KIPLAGAT Graduate Assistant Coach 2nd Season

Former UAA cross country and track &

field star David Kiplagat is in his second season with UAA in 2010-11. A three-time All-American, Kiplagat will use his experience and success to help the young squad this season. A native of Kapsabet, Kenya, Kiplagat graduated from UAA in the spring of 2009 as the most decorated distance runner ever to suit up for the Green and Gold. In addition to his three All-America awards, Kiplagat was a four-time All-Region honoree and a three-time AllConference member. In 2006 he captured the individual GNAC cross country title and won the 1,500-meter race at the conference championships in track. Kiplagat returned the following season with a GNAC title in the 5,000 meters. Kiplagat earned a bachelor’s of Business Administration in Finance and Economics and is pursuing a master’s in public administration. He also received five Academic All-Conference accolades during his 2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field

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Ryan McWILLIAMS Graduate Assistant Coach 2nd Season

Joining the Alaska Anchorage track & field

team for the second season as a graduate assistant is former All-American Ryan McWilliams. McWilliams competed for the Angelo State Rams from 2005 to 2009, registering six top-10 finishes at the NCAAs, including three All-America honors in the decathlon and two in the 110 hurdles. The Rams’ team captain ended his career with a runner-up finish in the decathlon, seventh in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the mile relay at the 2009 NCAA Div. II Championships. McWilliams graduated from ASU in 2009 with a major in kinesiology and exercise science. He is currently working on a master’s in public health at UAA. The Alpine, Texas, native helps handle UAA’s sprinters and jump-

JAMES McLAUGHLIN Graduate Assistant Coach 1st Season

recent Alaska Anchorage graduate, James McLaughlin joins Michael Friess’ coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach for the 2011 track & field season. McLaughlin was a four-year letterwinner at UAA, where he posted two GNAC titles as a member of the 4x400meter relay (2010, 2008), and registered a combined six all-conference honors. McLaughlin wrapped up his collegiate career with the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay that set a new UAA record on May 8, 2010 with a time of 3:14.98 – also qualifying the team provisionally for the NCAAs. Throughout his career with the Seawolves, McLaughlin set personals bests of 11.30 in the 100, 22.18 in the 200 and 48.15 in the 400. The East Bethel, Minn., native will assist with the sprinters.

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2011 ALASKA ANCHORAGE ROSTERS & SUPPORT STAFF MEN’S ROSTER NAME

POS

WOMEN’S ROSTER

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL)

NAME

POS

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Anchorage (Bartlett HS)

Michael Adams

DIS

Jr.

Anchorage (Service HS)

Susan Bick

MDIS Fr.

A.J. Allen

J/S

So.

Fairbanks (Lathrop HS)

Emma Bohman

DIS

Sr.

Palmer (Palmer HS)

Micah Chelimo

DIS

So.

Kapkoi, Kenya (Tambach HS)

Mary Chepkoech DIS

Fr.

Kapsabet, Kenya (Chebisas Girls School)

Marko Cheseto

DIS

Kapenguria, Kenya (Chewoyet HS)

Dianne Chong

HEP

Jr.

Sitka (Sitka HS/SW Oregon CC)

Ardrienna Everett SPR

Sr.

Palmer (Colony HS)

Ashleigh Gaines

THR

Fr.

Anchorage (West HS)

Austen DeWolf

J/S

So.

Anchorage (South HS)

Russell Fay

HUR

Fr.

Pewaukee, WI (Pewaukee HS)

Andrew Freed

JMP

So.

Anchorage (Service HS)

Lee Golden

JMP Jr.

Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Hillsborough CC)

Ethan Hewitt

SPR

So.

Eagle River (Chugiak HS)

Sasha Halfyard

SPR

Fr.

Nanaimo, B.C. (Wellington Secondary)

Thomas Hill

MDIS Jr. Thunder Bay, Ontario (St. Ignatius HS)

Kelsea Johnson

HEP

Jr.

Sitka (Sitka HS/SW Oregon CC)

Gabe Holland

THR

Shoshana Keegan DIS

Jr.

Anchorage (Steller Secondary School)

Ruth Keino

DIS

So. Kapcheno, Kenya (Aldai Girls Secondary)

Sasha King

HUR Jr.

Norman, Okla. (Hutchinson (Kan.) CC)

Miriam Kipng’eno MDIS Jr.

Eldoret, Kenya (Girls Secondary School)

Fr.

Anchorage (South Anchorage HS)

Alfred Kangogo

MDIS Jr.

Eldoret, Kenya (Kitale Boys HS)

Taylor Karnikis

THR

Jr.

Billy Kiefer

MDIS Fr.

Wyatt Morgan

DEC

Jr.

Soldotna (Soldotna HS) Kenai (Kenai Central HS) Yamhill, Ore. (Yamhill-Carlton HS)

Katie Krehlik

DIS

So.

Juneau (Juneau-Douglas HS)

Jake Parisien

DIS

Fr.

Palmer (Palmer HS)

Haleigh Lloyd

HUR Fr.

Ladysmith, B.C. (Ladysmith Secondary)

David Registe

J/S

Sr.

Palmer, Alaska (Colony HS)

Caitlin Nelson

JMP Fr.

Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS)

Casey Robinson

THR

Sr.

Manila, Utah (E. Wyoming College)

Ivy O’Guinn

MDIS Fr.

Levi Sutton

MDIS Sr.

Kenai (Kenai Central HS)

Amanda Parker

SPR

Alex West

MDIS Sr.

Soldotna (Skyview HS)

Hallidie Wilt

MDIS RS

Unalaska (Unalaska HS)

Brad Truax

MDIS So.

Shaun Ward

HUR

Jr.

Palmer (Colony HS) Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak HS)

Travis Wilson

HUR

Fr.

Anchorage (Service HS)

Yonatan Yilma

DIS

Jr.

Edmonds, Wash. (Everett CC)

Fr.

Soldotna (Skyview HS) Olympia, Wash.(North Thurston HS)

CHRIS VOLK

DALLAS BALDWIN Asst. Sports Info Director 3rd Season

Head Athletic Trainer 17th Season

Dallas Baldwin is in her third

Head athletic trainer Chris

season as UAA’s Assistant Sports Information Director in 2010-11. Baldwin serves as the University’s hockey, cross country running, skiing and track & field contact, while helping coordinate the GoSeawolves.com website. Baldwin also serves on the UAA Hall of Fame committee. A 2007 graduate of Worcester State College in Massachusetts, Baldwin received a bachelor’s degree in communications. After graduation she completed her internship at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo during the 2007-08 season.

Volk enters her 17th season with the UAA Athletic Department. in 2010-11. Volk cares for the treatment and prevention of injuries to Seawolf student-athletes, and manages the overall operation of the department’s Sport Medicine office. A 1979 graduate of the University of Dayton with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Volk also earned a master’s degree in biology from UD in 1986. She is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. She and her husband Rick are the parents of three children — Megan, Cody and Casey.

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A.J. Allen Sophomore Jumps/Sprints Fairbanks, AK (Lathrop HS)

2010: Recorded UAA’s 2nd-fastest 100-meter time of the season at 10.95 and 5th-fastest 200-meter time of 22.57 at the Northridge Invite on March 13 … 100-meter time ranks 5th on the UAA all-time list, while 200 meter-time is 8th … 100 meter time was also the 6thfastest in the GNAC and 2nd-fastest in the league for a freshman. BEFORE UAA: Competed in football and track & field for Lathrop High School, earning two letters in both sports … Alaska state champion in the 100 during senior season … member of the 4x100- and 4x200meter relay teams that placed 3rd and 2nd at state, respectively … finished 3rd at the state meet in the 100 as a sophomore … posted personal bests of 10.96 in the 100 and 23.44 in the 200 … helped Lathrop to the Region VI Track & Field title in 2007 and 2009. PERSONAL: Aviation technology major.

ALLEN’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash: 10.95 (3/13/10 at Northridge Invite) 200-Meter Dash: 22.57 (3/13/10 at Northridge Invite)

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MICAH CHELIMO Sophomore DISTANCE KAPKOI, KENYA (Tambach hs)

2010 ALL-AMERICAN 2010 GNAC CHAMPION (3,000-meter steeplechase) 2010 All-CONFERENCE (5,000, 3,000-meter steeplechase) 2010: Qualified automatically for the NCAAs in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and earned All-America honors with a 7th-place finish … qualified provisionally for the NCAAs in the 1500 meters and 5,000 meters … won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the GNAC Championships with a meet-record time of 9:02.79 … posted an allconference honor in the 5,000, finishing 3rd … set a new GNAC and UAA record in the steeplechase, breaking the 9-minute barrier with a time of 8:49.31 … recorded UAA’s 3rd-fastest time of the season in the 1500, 5,000 and 10,000 … registered a career-best time of 3:51.91 in the 1500 – 4th-best in the GNAC and best time in the league for a freshman … claimed the fastest GNAC time as a freshman in the 5,000 (14:36.05) and in the 10,000 (31:11.74) … earned two GNAC Runner of the Week honors – the most for a Seawolf this season … voted GNAC Track & Field Male co-Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches. PERSONAL: Engineering major.

CHELIMO’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 1:57.09 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 3:51.91 (5/14-15/10 at GNACs) 5000-Meter Run: 14:36.05 (3/12/10 at Oxy Distance Carnival) 3000-Meter Steeplechase: 8:49.31 (4/15/10 at Mt. SAC Relays) 10,000-Meter Run: 31:11.74 (4/2/10 at Willamette Invite) 2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field

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MARKo cheseto senior distance kapenguria, kenya (chewoyet hs)

2010 ALL-AMERICAN (2) 2010 GNAC CHAMPION (5,000 & 10,000) 2010 ALL-CONFERENCE (1500, 5,000 & 10,000) 2009 All-AMERICAN (2) 2011: Redshirt. 2010: Made second consecutive appearance at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, claiming two All-America honors … finished in 6th place in both the 5,000 meters (14:15.12) and 10,000 meters (30:36.40) at the NCAAs for a combined four career All-America accolades – the most in program history … claimed two GNAC titles, racing to victory in the 5,000 meters (14:37.18) and the 10,000 meters (31:23.03) … qualified provisionally for NCAAs in the 1500 meters … registered a runner-up performance in the 1500 meters (3:49.33) for third all-conference honor ... set a GNAC record in the 5,000 meters at the Occidental Invite on March 8 with a time of 13:58.85 … recorded UAA’s fastest time of the season in two events (5K, 10K) and the GNAC’s second-fastest time in the 1500 (3:49.33 at GNAC Championships) – second-best on the UAA all-time list. 2009: Selected GNAC Newcomer of the Year in debut season … became first UAA track & field athlete to garner two All-America honors in the same season ... finished 4th in the 5,000 (14:28.82) and 7th in the 10,000 (30:28.81) at NCAAs ... set UAA & GNAC records in both events during regular season with time of 14:02.45 in 5K and 29:08.28 in 10K ... time in the 10K was the 24th-fastest time in Div. II history ... honored by GNAC with an Athlete of the Week honor for his performances at the Occidental Distance Carnival (Mar. 13) and Northridge Invite (Mar. 14). PERSONAL: Nursing & nutrition major.

CHESETO’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 1:55.06 (3/7/09 at UNLV Collegiate Classic) 1500-Meter Run: 3:49.33 (5/14-15/10 at GNACs) 5000-Meter Run: 13:58.85 (5/8/10 at Oxy Invite) 10,000-Meter Run: 29:08.28 (4/16/09 at Mt. SAC Relays)

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austen dewolf Sophomore Jumps/Sprints anchorage, AK (south HS)

2010: Completed rookie season leading UAA in the 200 meters with a time of 22.05, registered in the prelims of the GNAC Championships … finished 5th in the same event with a time of 22.19 … owned the Seawolves’ 3rd-fastest time of the season in the 100 meters (11:05), posted at GNACs … holds UAA all-time ranks of 6th in the 100 and 3rd in the 200 … competed in the javelin, recording a toss of 144-11 at the opening meet at the UNLV Invitational on March 6 – secondbest on the team in 2010 … posted a leap of 19-6.75 in the long jump at the Bryan Clay Invite. BEFORE UAA: Attended South Anchorage High School, participating in football and track & field … placed 6th at the state meet in the 100 meters and 7th in the 200 meters during senior season … posted personal records of 11.29 in the 100 and 23.13 in the 200. PERSONAL: Economics major.

DeWOLF’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash: 11.05 (5/14/10 at GNACs) 200-Meter Dash: 22.05 (5/14/10 at GNACs) Javelin: 144-11 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) Long Jump: 19-6.75 (4/16/10 at Bryan Clay Invite)

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Andrew freed Sophomore Jumps anchorage, AK (service HS)

2010: Set a UAA record in the triple jump with a leap of 44-8.75 at the Bryan Clay Invite on April 16 … posted UAA’s 3rd-best long jump mark of the season (19-11.50) and 4th on the all-time list … posted a season-best 100-meter time of 12.03 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on March 26. BEFORE UAA: Placed 5th in triple jump at 2009 Alaska Class 4A State Championships as a senior, helping Service High to 5th-place team finish ... helped Cougars to runner-up finish at Cook Inlet Conference meet with 5th-place leap of 39-10.25. PERSONAL: Physical education major.

FREED’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash: 12.03 (3/26/10 at SFSU Distance Carnival) Long Jump: 19-11.50 (4/16/10 at Bryan Clay Invite) Triple Jump: 44-8.75 (4/16/10 at Bryan Clay Invite)

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ethan hewitt Sophomore Sprints eagle river, AK (chugiak HS)

2010 GNAC RECORD HOLDER (400 meters) 2010 GNAC CHAMPION (400 meters, 4x400-meter relay) 2010: Started college career with a GNAC record and NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 400 meters (47.97) on March 6 at the season opener … one weekend later, improved upon the record with a time of 47.62 at the Northridge Invite … went on to win the 400 meters at the GNAC Championships with a time of 47.97 … claimed second all-conference honor as the lead-off leg of the winning 4x400meter relay team at GNACs … registered a UAA record of 3:14.98 with the 4x400-meter relay team at the Occidental Invite on May 8 … posted a season-best time of 22.67 in the 200 meters at the GNAC Championships, good for 11th place. BEFORE UAA: Competed for Chugiak High School, earning four letters in track and three letters in both football and basketball … state record holder in the 400 meters with a time of 47.78 seconds … in addition to winning the 400 at the state meet in 2009, also took home the 200-meter title with a time of 22.66 … received MVP honors during senior season. PERSONAL: Major is undeclared.

HEWITT’S CAREER BESTS 200-Meter Dash: 22:67 (5/14/10 at GNACs) 400-Meter Dash: 47.62 (3/13/10 at Northridge Invite)

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thomas hill junior middle distance thunder bay, ontario (st. ignatius hs)

2010: Registered UAA’s 4th-best 800-meter time of the season at 1:56.95 – recorded at the Occidental Distance Carnival on March 12 in Eagle Rock, Calif. 2009: Competed for the Green and Gold in the highly competitive mid-distance events ... posted his fastest 800-meter time at the Northridge Relays — clocked at 1:55.42 ... registered best time in 1500, breaking the 4-minute mark (3:58.80) at Occidental Distance Carnival. BEFORE UAA: Produced a 34th-place result at the 2007 Ontario High School Cross Country Championships ... finished 3rd in the 800 meters at the 2006 Canadian Legion National Track Championships ... a two-time qualifier for the Ontario Track & Field Championships ... personal best times were 1:57.42 in the 800 and 4:04.14 in the 1500. PERSONAL: Born Sept. 9, 1990 ... physical education major.

HILL’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 1:55.42 (3/14/09 at Northridge Relays) 1500-Meter Run: 3:58.80 (3/13/09 at Oxy Distance)

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alfred kangogo junior middle distance eldoret, kenya (kitale boys HS)

2010 ALL-AMERICAN (1500 meters) 2010 GNAC CHAMPION (800 meters & 1500 meters) 2010 ALL-CONFERENCE (800 meters, 1500 meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase) 2010: Finished sophomore campaign with second career appearance at the NCAA Championships … qualified automatically in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and provisionally in a team-high four events – 800, 1500, 5,000 and 10,000 ... competed in the 1500 and 5,000 at the NCAAs, earning All-America honors in the 1500 with an 8th-place finish (3:49.65) … finished 16th in the 5,000 (15:16.00) … earned two titles and three all-conference accolades at the GNAC Championships in Monmouth, Ore., earning the meet’s Most Outstanding Male Performer honor … won the 800 with a time of 1:54.51 and the 1500 with a time of 3:49.03 – a UAA record … finished runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:07.94 … during the regular season, posted personal-best times in the 800 (1:52.50, UNLV Invite), in the 5,000 (14:17.74, Oxy Distance Carnival), and in the 10,000 (30:39.05, Willamette Invite) … led the GNAC’s performance list in the 800 and 1500, was second in the 5,000 and steeple and 6th in the 10,000 … holds UAA all-time ranks of 4th in the 800, first in 1500, second in 5,000 and 3rd in 10,000 and steeplechase … named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference team. 2009: Produced a stellar rookie season, garnering the GNAC’s Male Freshman of the Year award and qualifying for the NCAA Championships ... at Nationals, finished the prelims of the 1,500 meters in 14th place with a time of 3:54.36 ... throughout the regular season, posted top times of 1:53.01 in the 800, 3:50.04 in the 1500 and 15:10.02 in the 5,000 ... as a freshman, was in the top 5 of UAA’s performances in all three events, including UAA’s second-best ever in the 1500 ... in the GNAC, was ranked 4th in the 800, 3rd in the 1500 and 8th in the 5,000. PERSONAL: Nursing & nutrition major.

KANGOGO’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 1:51.04 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 3:49.03 (5/14-15/10 at GNACs) 5000-Meter Run: 14:17.74 (3/12/10 at Oxy Distance Carnival) 10000-Meter Run: 30:39.05 (4/2/10 at Willamette Invite) 3000-Meter Steeplechase: 9:04.63 (4/17/10 at Long Beach Invite)

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taylor karnikis junior throws soldotna, AK (soldotna HS)

KARNIKIS’ CAREER BESTS Discus: 101-6 (4/17/09 at Azusa Pacific) Javelin: 142-8 (4/17/10 at Long Beach Invite)

2010: Competed in the javelin and the discus as a sophomore … registered a personal-best toss of 142-8 in the javelin at the Long Beach Invite on April 17 … posted a season-best throw of 100-8 in the discus at Long Beach. 2009: Finished rookie season with season-bests in the discus and javelin at the Azusa Pacific Invite ... recorded a toss of 101-6 in the discus and 127-3 in the javelin. PERSONAL: Mechanical engineering major.

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david registe Senior Jumps/Sprints palmer, AK (colony HS)

2009 ALL-AMERICAN - Long Jump 2009 GNAC MALE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2009 USTFCCCA WEST REGION MALE FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2008 NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPION - Long Jump 2008 ALL-AMERICAN - Long Jump 2008 GNAC MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2008 GNAC CHAMPION - Long Jump 2007 GNAC CHAMPION - Long Jump 2010: Redshirted. 2009: As a junior, earned his second All-American honor in the long jump at the NCAA Championships, finishing runner-up with a careerbest jump of 25 feet, 11.5 inches – improving upon his own UAA and GNAC record in the event ... helped men to a program-best 14thplace team result … started off the season with an automatic qualifying jump of 24-9.75 at the UNLV Classic – giving him his first GNAC Athlete of the Week honor of the season ... due to an injury, sat out the next few meets before returning in mid-April for the Mt. SAC Relays and the Long Beach Invitational ... at Long Beach, smashed the GNAC record in the long jump with a mark of 24-10.5 for his second GNAC weekly honor ... at one point, his leap of 24-10.5 ranked tied for 16th in the world and 6th among Americans ... also posted UAA’s season-best time in the 200 meters at 21.91—accomplished at the Azusa Pacific meet ... raced to UAA’s second-fastest time in the 100 (11.00) ... at the conclusion of the season, was honored with the USTFCCCA West Region Male Field Athlete of the Year award and the GNAC Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year ... for winning the 2008 NCAA Championships in the long jump, Registe was awarded the 2009 UAA Athlete of the Year award at the banquet in May.

REGISTE’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash: 10.69 (4/18/08 at Mt. SAC Relays) 200-Meter Dash: 21.71 (4/18/08 at Mt. SAC Relays) Long Jump: 25-11.50 (5/21/09 at NCAA Championships)

2008: NCAA Division II National Champion in the long jump ... recorded a winning leap of 24-8.5 at NCAAs, earning All-America honors ... first UAA track & field athlete in program history to win a national title ... second men’s athlete in GNAC history to win an NCAA title in outdoor track & field ... helped lead Seawolf men to a 19th-place team finish at the 2008 NCAA Division II Champion-

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SEAWOLF PROFILES ships ... named GNAC Male Athlete of the Year, encompassing all of the league’s sports ... won GNAC title in the long jump for second consecutive season (voted GNAC Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year by league’s coaches) ... finished conference runner-up in the 100 meters and 200 meters for second straight league championship meet behind teammate Michael Madrid ... earned a conference title as member of UAA’s winning 4x100-meter relay team (first-ever GNAC title by a Seawolf relay squad) ... broke own school record in the long jump with a leap of 24-10 ½ at the UNLV Collegiate Classic ... (second-best all-time in the GNAC) ... held the top long jump mark in Division II for majority of season ... set new UAA records in both the 100 meters (10.69) and 200 meters (21.71) at the Mt. SAC Relays ... finished season second on all-time GNAC performance list in the 100 and 3rd in the 200 ... helped men’s 4x100 relay team set a new school record of 41.55 at the Azusa Pacific Invitational ... recorded 11 top-5 results, including three victories ... posted a total of five runnerup performances ... recorded season-best league marks in the 100, 200 and long jump ... earned GNAC Men’s Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors after his record-breaking leap at UNLV (3/11) and after winning national title in the long jump (5/28). 2007: Placed 12th in the long jump at the NCAA Division II Championships ... one of four freshmen to compete in the long jump at Nationals ... first UAA men’s athlete to qualify for NCAAs in a field event ... won the men’s long jump title at the 2007 GNAC Championships ... earned four all-conference accolades (100, 200, long jump, 4x100 relay) ... became first Seawolf track athlete in program history to earn four or more all-conference honors in a season ... tied for men’s high-point honors at conference meet, earning 26 team points ... named the 2007 GNAC Men’s Track & Field Freshman of the Year ... became second long jumper in GNAC history to surpass the 24foot mark ... ranked second all-time in the GNAC record book in the long jump ... set UAA school record in the 200 with a time of 22.14 (Triton Invitational) ... registered 3rd-fastest 100 time in program history (11.05) ... recorded 10 top-10 efforts, including seven top-3 finishes ... recorded four victories overall freshman season ... other than GNACs, won long jump title at the Linfield Icebreaker, Washington Outdoor Preview and the Willamette Invitational ... earned GNAC Men’s Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors twice. BEFORE UAA: A two-time Alaska state champion (2005, 2006) in the long jump ... jumped 22-4.25 at state senior season ... placed 3rd at state in the 200-meter dash in 2006 ... helped lead Colony to a 4thplace team effort at the 2005 state championship meet. PERSONAL: Physical education major.

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casey robinson

Senior throws manila, utah (Manila hs / Eastern Wyoming College) 2010: Joined the track & field team at the conclusion of the UAA menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball season after earning All-GNAC honorable mention ... competed in the javelin, recording a UAA record toss of 175-7 at the Willamette Invite on April 2 ... led the Seawolves in the discus with a toss of 125-8.5 and in the shot put (41-8) ... competed at GNACs in the javelin, finishing 11th with a throw of 171-7. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in basketball, baseball and track & field ... earned all-state in track & field in the javelin as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Born Casey Lee Robinson on Sept. 10, 1987 in Rock Springs, Wyo. ... son of Luann and Tim Robinson ... interests include hunting, fishing and boating ... physical education major.

ROBINSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAREER BESTS Javelin: 175-7 (4/2/10 at Willamette Invite) Discus: 125-8.5 (3/27/10 at Chabot Relays) Shot Put: 41-8 (4/16/10 at Bryan Clay Invite)

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levi sutton Senior middle distance Kenai, AK (kenai central HS)

2010: Concluded junior season with personal-best times in the 400 meters (50.17) and 800 meters (1:56.26) ... registered a time of 50.17 in the 400 at the Willamette Invite, good for 4th on the UAA all-time list ... recorded a time of 1:56.26 in the 800 at the Oxy Distance Carnival, good for 10th on the all-time list ... posted UAA’s 3rd-fastest 400 time and 2nd-fastest 800 time ... member of the 4x400-meter relay team on one occasion (Northridge Invite). 2009: Produced two personal-bests during sophomore season ... raced to a career-best time of 22.89 in the 200 meters at the Azusa Pacific Invite and 1:56.72 in the 800 meters at the Oxy Distance Carnival ... recorded UAA’s 5th-best 200 time of the season and the 3rd-best 400 time (50.41), accomplished at the Long Beach Invite on April 18 ... 400 time ranked 3rd on the UAA all-time record list ... ran as a member of the 4x400 relay on two occasions. 2008: Placed 6th in the 400 at the GNAC Championships ... earned all-conference honors as a member of UAA’s winning 4x400-meter relay team at conference meet ... recorded three individual top-10 results ... best finish was 4th in the 400 at the Washington Outdoor Preview ... posted 3rd-best 400 time on Seawolf squad ... member of UAA’s school record-breaking 4x400 relay team (3:17.30) ... relay time ranked as 3rd best in GNAC history. BEFORE UAA: Earned 2006 Alaska state title in the 400-meter dash. PERSONAL: Physical education major.

SUTTON’S CAREER BESTS 200-Meter Dash: 22.89 (4/17/09 at Azusa Pacific Invite) 400-Meter Dash: 50.17 (4/2/10 at Willamette Invite) 800-Meter Run: 1:56.26 (3/12/10 at Oxy Distance Carnival)

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brad truax Sophomore middle distance palmer, AK (colony HS)

2010: Finished rookie campaign as a member of UAA’s record-breaking and NCAA provisional qualifying 4x400-meter relay team ... as the second leg, helped UAA to a time of 3:14.98 at the Occidental Invite on May 8 ... earned all-conference honors when the 4x4 team successfully defended its GNAC title with a time of 3:16.10 ... recorded UAA’s 4th-best time in the 400 meters (50.38) and 5th-best time in the 800 meters (1:57.09). BEFORE UAA: Earned four letters in track & field and three in football ... was selected as senior captain of the football team and received the All-Alaska Quarterback honor ... named track team captain during senior season ... received CHS Coaches’ Award and Outstanding Mid-Distance honor ... the 2008 region champion in the 800 meters and a member of the region champion 4x400-relay team. PERSONAL: Born August 17, 1989 in Palmer ... economics major.

TRUAX’S CAREER BESTS 400-Meter Dash: 50.38 (5/2/10 at Steve Scott Invite) 800-Meter Run: 1:57.09 (3/6/10 at UNLV Invite)

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shaun ward junior hurdles eagle river, AK (chugiak HS)

2009 ALL-AMERICAN - 400m Hurdles 2010: Redshirted. 2009: Earned All-America honors with 6th-place finish (52.87) in 400-meter hurdles at NCAA Championships ... completed the prelims of the event with a new PR of 52.45, improving upon his own UAA record ... helped UAA to a program-best 14th-place team finish at NCAAs ... during the regular season, set the UAA record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.02 on April 2 at the Willamette Invite ... in the GNAC, held ranks of second in both hurdle events ... member of the UAA record-breaking 4x400 relay team as the lead-off leg ... helped UAA to a new school-record time of 3:15.27 at the Oxy Invite ... member of the GNAC All-Academic Team. 2008: Produced a solid freshman season, establishing new school records in both the 110-meter (15.32) and 400-meter hurdles (54.22) ... earned all-conference honors in the 110- and 400-meter hurdles after placing 3rd and second, respectively, at GNAC Championships ... results at conference meet were the best all-time by a Seawolf hurdler ... broke and set school record in the 110 hurdles four times during season and five times overall in the 400 hurdles ... registered nine top10 finishes, including six top-3 efforts ... collected first career victory in the 400 hurdles at the Willamette Invitational. BEFORE UAA: A three-time letterwinner in track & field at Chugiak High School ... 2006 Alaska state champion in the 300 hurdles ... two-time regional champion in both the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles ... named CHS Athlete of the Year for track ... awarded track teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MVP award as a junior ... also lettered two seasons in both basketball and football ... helped lead Mustangs to state championship basketball game as a junior.

WARDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAREER BESTS 400-Meter Dash: 51.81 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) 110-Meter Hurdles: 15.02 (4/4/09 at Willamette Invite) 400-Meter Hurdles: 51.81 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite)

PERSONAL: Management & marketing major.

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EMMA BOHMAN SENIOR distance palmer, AK (palmer HS)

2010: Anchor leg of the UAA record-breaking 4x400-meter relay team that posted a time of 4:00.61 at the GNAC Championships on May 14 … provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best time of 11:15.63 at the Stanford Invite on March 26 … finished 8th at the GNACs in the steeplechase with a time of 12:09.68 … set personal bests in the 800 (2:22.39) at the UNLV Invite, 1500 (4:47.49) at GNACs, and the 5,000 (18:07.32) at the Willamette Invite … ranks 2nd on the all-time UAA list in the steeplechase. 2009: Registered a UAA school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:37.47 at the Long Beach Invite on April 18 ... steeple time ranked her 4th in the GNAC for the season ... member of the 4x400 relay team, helping UAA to a season-best time of 4:05.02 at the Chabot Relays on March 28. 2008: Competed in three events at the GNAC Championships (1500, 3000, 5000) ... top result at conference championships was 13th in the 1500 ... best season result was 8th in the 1500 at the Washington Outdoor Preview, Occidental Relays and UNLV Collegiate Classic. BEFORE UAA: Finished 16th in the 3,200-meter run at the 2007 Alaska State Track & Field Championships. PERSONAL: Born March 8, 1989 ... physical education major.

BOHMAN’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 2:22.39 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 4:47.49 (5/14/10 at GNACs) 3,000-Meter Run: 11:03.25 (3/15/08 at Northridge Relays) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 11:15.63 (3/26/10 at Stanford Invite) 5,000-Meter Run: 18:07.32 (4/2/10 at Willamette Invite)

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ardrienna everett senior srints / Hurdles palmer, AK (colony HS)

2010 GNAC CHAMPION - 400-meter Hurdles 2010: Wrapped up junior season by breaking own UAA record in the 400-meter hurdles with a NCAA provisional time of 1:02.37 at the GNAC Championships … claimed first career GNAC title in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.45 … recorded UAA’s fastest 100-meter time of the season at the Long Beach Invite (12.43) … member of the UAA record-breaking 4x400-meter relay team that posted a time of 4:00.61 at GNACs … led off the 4x100-meter relay, helping UAA to a season-best time of 49.65 at the Occidental Invite on May 8 … set a personal-best time in the 100-meter hurdles at the Chabot Relays on March 27 (16.34) … member of the GNAC AllAcademic Team for second time of career. 2009: A dominant member of the UAA sprint squad, posting UAA’s fastest time of the season in the 100 (12.39) at the Azusa Pacific Invite on April 17—second-fastest time in UAA history ... qualified provisionally in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.57, setting a UAA record at the Long Beach Invite ... member of the 4x100 relay team that broke the UAA record with a new time of 48.96 at the Chabot Relays (ran lead leg) ... also ran as the final leg of the 4x400 relay team on three occasions ... garnered GNAC All-Academic Team honors. 2008: Set a UAA record of 1:04.24 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Long Beach Invitational ... best time ranked 3rd-fastest of season in the GNAC ... recorded second-fastest time in school history in 100 meters (12.69) ... placed 6th in the 100 at GNAC Championships ... registered 4th-best school time in the 200 (27.33) ... placed 3rd as a member of women’s 4x100 relay team at conference championships.

EVERETT’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash: 12.39 (4/17/09 at Azusa Pacific Invite) 200-Meter Dash: 27.33 (4/5/08 at Willamette Invitational) 100-Meter Hurdles: 16.34 (3/27/10 at Chabot Relays)

BEFORE UAA: Had an outstanding high school career at Colony High 400-Meter Hurdles: 1:02.37 ... placed state runner-up in the long jump and triple jump at the 2007 Alaska State Track & Field Championships ... also finished 4th in the (4/17/10 at Long Beach Invite & 5/1415/10 at GNACs) 300 hurdles ... as a junior, finished second in the triple jump, 5th in the long jump and 4th in the 300 hurdles at state meet. PERSONAL: English major.

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shoshana keegan junior distance anchorage, AK (steller secondary school)

2010: Competed in the highly competitive distance events, qualifying provisionally for the NCAA Championships in two events – 5,000 and 10,000 … set personal-best times in four events – 800 (2:27.64), 1500 (4:48.21), 5,000 (17:18.04), and 10,000 (36:19.49) … at the GNACs, finished 6th in the 10,000 (38:50.27) and 12th in the 5,000 (19:34.40) … ranks 5th on the all-time UAA list in the 5,000 and 3rd in the 10,000. 2009: Finished freshman season with best times of 2:30.89 in 800 meters and 18:21.03 in the 5,000 at the Willamette Invite ... set a season-high 1500-meter time of 4:56.84 at the Azusa Pacific Invite on April 17 ... ran UAA’s 5th-fastest time in the 5,000 for the season. BEFORE UAA: Attended Steller Secondary School but competed for East Anchorage High School ... produced four straight top-5 results at Alaska State 4A Cross Country Championships ... placed state runner-up in 2005 and 2006 ... finished 4th at state in 2004 and 2007 ... helped lead West Anchorage to its first-ever state titles in 2007 ... three-time participant at the Footlocker West Cross Country Regionals, placing 59th at the prestigious meet in 2005, 87th in 2006 and 65th in 2007 ... won four straight Cook Inlet Conference title in the women’s 3200 meters (first girl in state’s history to accomplish that feat) ... placed 6th in both the 1600 and 3200 at 2008 Alaska State 4A Track & Field Championships ... placed 3rd at 2008 CIC Championships in the 1600 ... finished 7th in the 1600 and 10th in the 3200 at state in 2006. PERSONAL: Born June 26, 1990 ... early childhood education major.

KEEGAN’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 2:27.64 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 4:48.21 (4/2/10 at Willamette Invite) 5000-Meter Run: 17:18.04 (3/26/10 at SFSU Distance Carnival) 10,000-Meter Run: 36:19.49 (4/15/10 at Mt. SAC Relays)

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SEAWOLF PROFILES

ruth keino

sophomore distance kapcheno, kenya (aldai girls secondary) 2010: Posted NCAA automatic qualifying times in the 5,000 and 10,000, earning first career trip to Nationals … qualified provisionally in the 1500 … recorded an NCAA Championships team-hightying 11th-place finish in the 5,000 with a time of 16:44.24, plus a 14th-place result in the 10,000, crossing the line at 36:28.34 … at the GNAC Championships, finished 4th in the 1500 (4:34.34) and 5th in the 5,000 (17:31.51) … set UAA records in the 1500 at GNACs and in the 5,000 at NCAAs … produced top-5 times in the GNAC in three events … ranks second on the all-time UAA list in the 10,000 … claimed GNAC All-Academic Team honors. 2009: Redshirted. PERSONAL: Nursing major.

KEINO’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 2:24.24 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 4:34.34 (5/14-15/10 at GNACs) 5,000-Meter Run: 16:44.24 (5/29/10 at NCAAs) 10,000-Meter Run: 35:09.26 (4/15/10 at Mt. SAC Relays)

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SEAWOLF PROFILES

Miriam kipng’eno junior middle distance eldoret, kenya (girls secondary school)

2010: One of five Seawolf women to qualify for the NCAA Championships … qualified automatically in the 5,000 and provisionally in the 1500 … finished 13th in both the 1500 (4:36.81) and in the 5,000 (16:57.76) … registered season-best times of 4:34.37 in the 1500 at the GNAC Championships and 16:48.01 in the 5,000 at the Stanford Invite … posted a 5th-place finish at the GNACs in the 1500 and 4th in the 5,000 … ranked 2nd on the all-time UAA list in the 1500 and 5,000 … recorded a season-best time of 2:25.16 in the 800 at the UNLV Invite … garnered GNAC All-Academic Team honors. 2009: Suited up for UAA in the distance events ... posted a seasonbest time of 2:33.63 in the 800 at the UNLV Classic ... registered a season-best time of 4:46.78 in the 1500 at the Pacific Twilight meet and a time of 18:12.33 at the Willamette Invite. BEFORE UAA: Attended A.I.C. Girls Secondary School in Iten, Kenya. PERSONAL: Born August 22, 1985 in Eldoret, Kenya ... nursing major.

KIPNG’ENO’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 2:25.16 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 4:34.37 (5/14-15/10 at GNACs) 5000-Meter Run: 16:48.01 (3/26/10 at Stanford Invite)

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SEAWOLF PROFILES

katie krehlik sophomore Distance Juneau, AK (juneau-Douglas HS)

2010: Led UAA in the 800 as a rookie, posting a team season-best time of 2:16.91 at the Bryan Clay Invite on April 16 – 3rd on the alltime UAA list … posted the 5th-best time of the season in the 1500 with a time of 4:42.94 at the Long Beach Invite (April 17) – 6th on all-time UAA list … finished in 11th place at the GNAC Championships in the 800 with a time of 2:19.77 and 14th in the 1500 with a time of 4:50.22. BEFORE UAA: A four-time letterwinner in both cross country running and track & field … during senior season, placed runner-up at the state meet in the 3200 and 5th in the 1600 … member of the 2ndplace 4x800 relay team and the 4th-place 4x400 relay team at the state meet … posted personal records of 11:07 in the 3200 meters and 5:14 in the 1600 meters. PERSONAL: Born February 18, 1990 in Anchorage ... early childhood education major.

KREHLIK’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 2:16.91 (4/16/10 at Bryan Clay Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 4:42.94 (4/17/10 at Long Beach Invite) 5,000-Meter Run: 17:55.30 (3/12/10 at Oxy Distance Carnival)

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alex west senior middle distance soldotna, AK (skyview HS)

2010: Set a PR of 1:03.99 at the Northridge Invite on March 13 and a PR of 2:20.14 in the 800 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on March 26 … on the all-time UAA list, 400 and 800 times both rank 8th … named to the GNAC All-Academic Team for second time of career with a 4.0 GPA. 2009: Posted two career bests throughout the season ... recorded a PR in the 800 with a time of 2:22.61 and in the 1500 (4:56.61) – both at the Willamette Invite ... registered UAA’s 5th-fastest time of the season in the 800 ... garnered GNAC All-Academic honors. 2008: Competed in the 800 meters freshman season ... season-best time was 2:26.47 at the Long Beach Invitational ... best placing was 10th at the Occidental Distance Carnival. BEFORE UAA: Placed 6th in the 800 meters at the 2007 Alaska State Track & Field Championships. PERSONAL: Civil engineering major.

WEST’S CAREER BESTS 400-Meter Dash: 1:03.99 (3/13/10 at the Northridge Invite) 800-Meter Run: 2:20.14 (3/26/10 at SFSU Distance Carnival) 1500-Meter Run: 4:56.61 (4/4/09 at Willamette Invite)

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hallidie wilt senior middle distance unalaska, AK (unalaska HS)

2011: Redshirt. 2010: Made NCAA debut as a junior in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … finished in 15th place at Nationals with a time of 10:57.68 … broke the UAA record in the steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 15 with a time of 10:48.90 – a NCAA provisional qualifying time … second leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that posted a UAA record-time of 4:00.61 at GNACs … ranked 2nd on the GNAC performance list in the steeplechase … set personal-best time in the 800 (2:18.28), 1500 (4:36.69) and 5,000 (17:23.36) … on the all-time UAA list, ranked 4th in the 800, 5th in the 1500, and 6th in the 5,000. 2009: Set career-bests in three of four events during sophomore season ... posted times of 2:18.55 in the 800, 4:41.68 in the 1500 and 17:48.10 in the 5,000 ... registered UAA’s 3rd-fastest time of the season in the 800, and 2nd-fastest in both the 1500 and 5,000 … finished the season in the top 10 of the GNAC in both the 1500 and 5,000. 2008: Competed in three events at the GNAC Championships, earning three top-10 results ... best effort at conference meet was 5th in the 5,000 ... also placed 7th in the 1500 and 10th in the 3000 at GNACs ... registered 4th-best 1500 time in school history. BEFORE UAA: Placed 5th overall in the girls 1-2-3A event at the 2006 Alaska State High School Cross Country Championships ... finished 10th at the 2005 state meet. PERSONAL: Nursing and psychology major.

WILT’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 2:18.28 (4/2/10 at Willamette Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 4:36.69 (4/17/10 at Long Beach Invite) 3,000-Meter Run: 10:52.92 (5/3/08 at GNAC Championships) 5,000-Meter Run: 17:23.36 (3/12/10 at Oxy Distance Carnival) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 10:48.90 (4/15/10 at Mt. SAC Relays)

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SEAWOLF PROFILES - RETURNING REDSHIRTS / NEWCOMERS

RETURNING REDSHIRTS

michael adams junior distance anchorage, AK (service HS)

2010: Did not see meet action. 2010 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five races for UAA, posting a career-best 8th-place finish in the season opener at Hawaii Pacific on Sept. 4, completing the 5K race in a time of 15:34 … cracked the top 15 at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Sept. 11 with a 13th-place result (27:26) … posted a 33rd-place finish at the GNAC Championships on Nov. 6 in Yakima, Wash., as UAA won team title. PERSONAL: Medical technology major.

mary chepkoech

freshman distance kapsabet, kenya (chebisas girls school)

2010: Did not see meet action. 2010 CROSS COUNTRY: Participated in four meets for the Seawolves … posted a season-high 11th-place showing at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 4 with a time of 19:35 … competed in the GNAC Championship meet, finishing 49th with a 6K time of 24:53, helping UAA to its second straight title. PERSONAL: Born September 14, 1988 in Eldoret, Kenya … nursing major.

jake parisien freshman distance palmer, AK (palmer HS)

NEWCOMERS

susan bick

FRESHMAN middle distance anchorage, AK (bartlett HS)

2010: Redshirted. BEFORE UAA: Won the 2008 state title in the boys 4A 3200 meters, recording a meet-record time of 9:11.27 ... placed state runner-up in the 1600 ... helped power Palmer to a second-place team result ... placed second in both the 1600 and 3200 at 2008 Region III Championships. PERSONAL: Born Jan. 3, 1990 ... English major.

BEFORE UAA: Finished 5th at 2010 State meet in the 400 with time of 59.94 … set PR of 59.60 with runner-up finish in 400 at 2010 Region IV meet … posted 800-meter PR of 2:27.18 with runner-up finish at 2009 Region IV meet ... finished 3rd at 2009 ASAA Class 4A State Cross Country Championships with personal-best 5K time of 19:08. PERSONAL: Double major in English and journalism & public communications.

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SEAWOLF PROFILES - NEWCOMERS BEFORE UAA: Competed two years at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, Ore. … finished 5th in heptathlon at 2010 NWAACC Championships with 3,560 points … also finished 7th in the triple jump and tied for 6th in the 100-meter hurdles (16.28) at NWAACCs … FRESHMAN set personal-bests of 16-2.5 in the long jump, 4-9 in the heptathlon high jump, and 37-8.5 in the triple jump at SWOCC ... sitka, AK helped Sitka to 9th-place team finish at 2008 ASAA Class (sitka HS / sw oregon cc) 4A State Championships.

dianne chong

PERSONAL: Early childhood education major.

russell fay FRESHMAN hurdles pewaukee, wi (pewaukee HS)

ashleigh gaines

BEFORE UAA: Attended Pewaukee High School in Pewaukee, Wis. ... posted school record times in the 55 high hurdles, 55 low hurdles, 200 IM hurdles and in the sprint medley relay ... qualified for the state championships in the 110 high hurdles in 2010 ... member of the Pirates’ wrestling and football teams. PERSONAL: Born Oct. 16, 1991 in St. Petersberg, Fla. ... son of John and Gayle Fay ... has two siblings – Jessica and Shayla ... enjoys hunting and the outdoors ... geological sciences major. BEFORE UAA: Attended West High School. PERSONAL: Major is undeclared.

FRESHMAN throws anchorage, AK (west HS)

lee golden

junior jumps pembroke pines, FA (Nova hs / hillsborough cc)

2010: Member of the UAA volleyball team. BEFORE UAA: Lettered three years in volleyball at Nova High, winning both Most Improved and Most Valuable Player honors ... two-time team captain ... lettered twice in softball and flag football, plus once in basketball ... helped flag football team to state runner-up finish. PERSONAL: Born Oct. 5, 1989 in Miami, Fla. ... physical education major.

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SEAWOLF PROFILES - NEWCOMERS

sasha halfyard

BEFORE UAA: A 2009 graduate of Wellington Secondary School ... owns PR’s of 12.50 in the 100 meters and 26.36 in the 200 meters ... holds a career-best time of 1:01.36 in the 400 meters.

gabe holland

BEFORE UAA: Recorded a 3rd-place finish in the discus at the state meet during junior season and a 6th-place finish during sophomore season … owns a personal-best throw of 153 feet in the discus … finished 3rd in the state meet in the shot put during senior season … recorded a personal best-toss of 48 feet, 10 inches … helped the Wolverines to a runner-up finish at state in 2008.

FRESHMAN PERSONAL: Born Feb. 1, 1991 ... elementary education sprints major. nanaimo, b.c. (wellington secondary)

FRESHMAN throws anchorage, AK (south anchorage HS)

kelsea johnson

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 26, 1991 in Anchorage … son of Mike and Marla-Jean Holland … one sister – Megan … physical education major. BEFORE UAA: Competed two years at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, Ore. … finished runner-up in the heptathlon with a personal-best 3,958 points at the 2010 NWAACC Championships … set collegiate personal-bests of 5-1.25 in the high jump, 17-5.25 in the long jump and 32-10.5 in the triple jump.

FRESHMAN heptathlon sitka, AK HIGH SCHOOL: Won state titles in the long jump (17-1.25) (sitka HS / sw oregon cc) and triple jump (34-4.5) in 2008, helping Sitka to 9thplace team finish.

PERSONAL: Psychology major.

billy kiefer

FRESHMAN middle distance kenai, AK (kenai central HS)

BEFORE UAA: Posted a personal best of 1:58.81 in the 800 meters at the 2010 Alaska State Championships, earning 3rd place … recorded a 5th-place finish in the 3,200 meters at the 2010 Kenai Peninsula Borough Championships with a career-high time of 4:28.94 … owns a personalbest time of 4:28.94 in the 1600 meters – set in 2009 … one of the best running backs in the state … named Offensive Player of the Year for KCHS. PERSONAL: Political science major.

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SEAWOLF PROFILES - NEWCOMERS

sasha king

BEFORE UAA: A two-time NJCAA All-American in track & field, finishing runner-up in 2009 and 8th place in 2010 in the 400-meter hurdles … finished career as HCC record-holder in 400 hurdles (1:01.59).

junior - RS hurdles norman, ok (norman HS / hutchinson cc)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three times in track & field … set NHS record in 300-meter hurdles (45.13) … in club basketball, earned state titles with Oklahoma Tar Heels in 2003-04 and Tulsa Swoosh in 2005-06 and 2006-07.

haleigh lloyd

BEFORE UAA: A 2010 graduate of Ladysmith Secondary School ... registered personal-best times of 1:01.11 in the 400-meter hurdles and 14.78 in the 100-meter hurdles.

wyatt morgan

BEFORE UAA: Competed for GNAC rival Western Oregon Wolves for two seasons … attended Yamhill-Carlton High School – graduated in 2007.

junior decathlon yamhill, or (yamhill-carlton HS)

PERSONAL: Marketing & global supply chain management major.

caitlin nelson

BEFORE UAA: Holds a personal-best of 5 feet, 4 inches in high jump.

PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 12, 1989 in Dallas, Texas … sociology major.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 6, 1992 ... nursing major. FRESHMAN hurdles ladysmith, b.c. (ladysmith secondary)

FRESHMAN jumps riverton, ut (riverton HS)

PERSONAL: Born Caitlin Marie Nelson on Nov. 25, 1991 in Salt Lake City … daughter of Jeff and Cindy Nelson … major is undeclared.

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ivy o’guinn

FRESHMAN middle distance soldotna, AK (skyview HS)

BEFORE UAA: Captured three state titles in track & field, winning the 1600 and 3200 at the 2010 ASAA 4A State Championships and the 800 at the 2009 meet … all three personal-bests came in state-title performances – 2:16.96 in 800; 5:09.41 in 1600; and 11:06.97 in 3200 … won back-to-back Region III titles in 1600 and 3200 in 2009 and 2010. PERSONAL: Major is undeclared.

amanda parker

BEFORE UAA: Attended North Thurston High School.

travis wilson

BEFORE UAA: Received three letters in track and two in cross country … posted a PR in the 110 hurdles of 15.62 and in the 300 hurdles of 41:24 … helped the Cougars to a 2nd-place team finish at the 2010 state meet with a 4th-place showing in the 110 hurdles and 3rd in the 300 hurdles and 4x400-meter relay team … member of the 2008 cross country team that took 2nd at the state championship meet.

FRESHMAN sprints olympia, wa (north thurston HS)

FRESHMAN hurdles anchorage, AK (service HS)

PERSONAL: Born Mar. 6, 1991 in Washington ... daughter of Wayne and Lori Parker ... hobbies include wakeboarding, snowboarding and long-boarding ... physical education major.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 9, 1991 in Anchorage … geomatics major.

yonatan tilma

BEFORE UAA: Competed two years at Everett (Wash.) Community College ... placed 4th in the 10,000 meters in 34:05.22 and 5th in the 5,000 meters in 15:58.39 at 2010 NWAACC Track & Field Championships ... finished 8th at 2009 NWAACC Cross Country Championships.

junior distance HIGH SCHOOL: Top prep times were 4:18.96 in the 1600 edmonds, wa and 9:16.35 in the 3200 ... finished 6th at 2007 Washing(edmonds-woodway hs / ton Class 4A Cross Country Championships (5K). everett CC) PERSONAL: Born October 27, 1988 ... marketing major. 2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field

2010 SEASON REVIEW

he Alaska Anchorage Seawolves registered multiple successes during the 2010 track & field season as they produced four All-Americans at the NCAA Championships, won a combined nine titles at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships, recorded 14 all-conference finishes, broke three GNAC records ,and set 16 new UAA records. The Seawolves qualified nine athletes (5 women, 4 men) for the NCAA Div. II Track & Field Championships in just the sixth year of the program. The UAA men’s team, which finished 14th with 17 points, captured four All-Americans in juniors Demietrius Preston and Marko Cheseto, sophomore Alfred Kangogo and freshman Micah Chelimo. Preston, an Anchorage native, recorded UAA’s best finish of the meet, finishing 2nd in the long jump with a personal best of 25-3.25. Cheseto (Kapenguria, Kenya) earned two All-America accolades, finishing 6th in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters repeating his feat as the only Seawolf to record two All-America honors in the same season. Kangogo (Eldoret, Kenya) registered his first All-America award with an 8th-place showing in the 1,500 meters, while Chelimo (Kapkoi, Kenya) raced to 7th place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. On the women’s side, senior Elisha Harris (West Jordan, Utah) and sophomore Ruth Keino (Kapcheno, Kenya) both produced a team-best 11th-place finish in their respective events. Harris recorded a toss of 134-9 in the javelin, while Keino registered a UAA-record time of 16:44.24 in the 5,000 meters. Also representing UAA at the NCAAs were senior Laura Carr (10K), junior Hallidie Wilt (3,000-meter steeplechase) and sophomore Miriam Kipng’eno (1500m, 5K). The Seawolves wrapped up the GNAC Championships on May 14-15 with a combined nine titles (8 individual, 1 relay). The men’s team finished 4th with 130 points, while the women’s squad was 6th (68 points). Leading the Seawolf pack with three all-conference finishes and earning the meet’s Most Outstanding Male Performer was Kangogo. He won the 800m and 1500m, while placing runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Also tallying three all-conference honors was Cheseto, who raced to victories in the 5K and 10K

and was second in the 1500m. Three Seawolves picked up two all-conference honors – Chelimo (3000-meter steeplechase, 5,000 meters) and freshman Ethan Hewitt (400 meters, 4x400-meter relay) and senior James McLaughlin (400 meters, 4x400-meter relay) – while Preston (long jump), senior Brandon Grant (4x400) and freshman Brad Truax (4x400mR) each earned one all-conference honor. On the women’s side, junior Ardrienna Everett was the lone Seawolf woman to win a conference title. The Palmer local crossed the finish line first in the 400-meter hurdles, while senior Laura Carr recorded her fourth career all-conference award with a 2nd-place effort in the 5K. Throughout the season, the Seawolves set 16 new school records (8 men, 8 women) and three GNAC records. Breaking the GNAC 400m record was Hewiit at the Northridge Relays with a time of 47.62, while Chelimo smashed the 3,000-meter steeplechase mark with a new time of 8:49.31. Cheseto bested his own conference record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:58.85. Other UAA records were broken by Kangogo (1,500m, 3:49.46), freshman Andrew Freed (triple jump, 44-8.75), junior Casey Robinson (javelin, 175-7) and senior Ryan Rencehausen (hammer throw, 144-5). The men’s 4x400-meter relay team of Hewitt, Truax, Grant and James McLaughlin posted a new record time of 3:14.98. Setting UAA records for the UAA women were Carr (10,000, 35:08.51) and Harris (javelin, 141-4), Everett (400 Hurdles, 1:02.37) and Hallidie Wilt (steeplechase, 10:48.90) and Keino in the 5,000m (16:44.24) and 1500m (4:34.34).

Top: Ruth Keino at the NCAAs. Middle: Elisha Harris. Bottom: Ethan Hewitt. The women’s 4x400-meter relay record fell to senior Meagan Friess and Wilt, Everett and Emma Bohman with a time of 4:00.61.

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GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

tretching from Alaska to Oregon to Montana – and now to Canada – the Great Northwest Athletic Conference has quickly established itself as one of the most successful leagues in the NCAA Division II ranks. Founded in 2001 as a 10-team league, the GNAC this year returns to its original membership number with the addition of Simon Fraser of Burnaby, British Columbia. Along with Montana State Billings, which joined the league in 2007, Simon Fraser joins original GNAC members Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin’s, Seattle Pacific, Western Oregon and Western Washington in

2010-11. In the last three years alone, the GNAC has produced one national team title (2009 SPU women’s soccer), three national runner-up finishes, three NCAA Final 4 basketball appearances (all by UAA’s men and women), and top-5 NCAA women’s cross country placings by both SPU and UAA in 2009. UAA sponsors seven of the GNAC’s 14 sports – volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field.

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ALL-TIME GNAC RESULTS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

TEAM RESULTS AT THE GNACs MEN Year Result Points 2010 4th (9) 130 2009 Cancelled N/A 2008 2nd (9) 157 2007 4th (8) 105 2006 4th (9) 68 2005 9th (9) 17 2004* 7th (9) 29 2003* 9th (9) 4 2002* 9th (9) 10

WOMEN Year 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004* 2003* 2002*

Result 6th (9) Cancelled 5th (9) 6th (8) 6th (9) 9th (9) 7th (9) 8th (9) 9th (9)

Points 68 N/A 109 100.5 76 27 19 17 4

*Not a fully sponsored intercollegiate sport at UAA until 2005.

Kim Brady was a two-time GNAC champion in the long junp and a GNAC champion and All-American in the triple jump.

MEN Year Athlete Event(s) 2010 Micah Chelimo 3000-meter steeplechase Marko Cheseto 10,000 meters & 5,000 meters Ethan Hewitt 400 meters Alfred Kangogo 800 meters & 1500 meters Demietrius Preston Long jump 4x400-Meter Relay (Brandon Grant, Ethan Hewitt, James McLaughlin, Brad Truax) 2008 Michael Madrid 100 meters & 200 meters David Registe Long jump 4x100-Meter Relay (Eric Walsh, Brandon Grant, David Registe, Michael Madrid) 4x400-Meter Relay (Michael Madrid, Levi Sutton, Brandon Grant, James McLaughlin) 2007 David Kiplagat 5,000 meters Michael Madrid 100 meters & 200 meters David Registe Long jump 2006 Eric Draper High jump David Kiplagat 1500 meters 2004 Nate Normandin 3,000-meter steeplechase 2002 Sean Rivers 10,000 meters WOMEN Year Athlete Event(s) 2010 Ardrienna Everett 400-meter hurdles 2008 Kim Brady Long jump & Triple jump Laura Carr 5,000 meters Elizabeth Chepkosgei 3,000 meters 2007 Kim Brady Long jump Laura Carr 5,000 meters Mary Pearce 400 meters 2006 Davya Baker 10,000 meters Mandy Kaempf 5,000 meters Mary Pearce 200 meters & 400 meters 2003 Stacy Edwards 10,000 meters CURRENT GNAC RECORD HOLDERS Athlete Year Event Time/Mark Marko Cheseto 2010 5,000 meters (M) 13:58.85 Micah Chelimo 2010 3,000-meter steeplechase (M) 8:49.31 Ethan Hewitt 2010 400 meters (M) 47.62 Marko Cheseto 2009 10,000 meters (M) 29:08.28 David Registe 2009 Long jump (M) 25-11.50 Kim Brady 2008 Triple jump (W) 39-3 Âž Mary Pearce 2007 400 meters (W) 53.56 Eric Draper 2006 High jump (M) 6-9 Â˝ Jessica Houston 2005 Discus (W) 165-9 2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field

CONFERENCE ACCOLADES ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE 2010 Laura Carr, Ardrienna Everett, Meagan Friess, Alfred Kangogo, Ruth Keino, Miriam Kipngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;eno, Lauren Laichak, Paul Rottich & Alex West 2009 Mick Boyle, Nathalia Echavarria, Ardrienna Everett, David Kiplagat, James Pettigrew, Demietrius Preston, Paul Rottich, Cornelious Sigei, Shaun Ward & Alex West 2008 Mick Boyle, Laura Carr, Nathalia Echavarria, Jessica Houston, Scott Karnitz, David Kiplagat, Michael Madrid, Paul Rottich, Cornelious Sigei & Eric Walsh 2007 Jessica Allman, Mick Boyle, Laura Carr, Anjuli Haydu, Jessica Houston, David Kiplagat, Mary Krusen, Michael Madrid, Mary Pearce, Cornelius Sigei, Kaley Strachan & Ryan Walsh 2006 Diana Gordon, Mandy Kaempf, Mary Krusen, Michael Madrid, Leif Olson, Courtney Stein & Kaley Strachan 2005 Stacy Edwards, Diana Gordon, Jessica Houston, Mindy Lindquist, Stephanie Myers & Leif Olson 2004 Michelle Bartleman, Stacy Edwards, Diana Gordon, Kamie Jo Massey & Nate Normandin

GNAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK 2010 Ethan Hewitt Demietrius Preston Miriam Kipngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;eno Micah Chelimo Micah Chelimo 2009 David Registe Marko Cheseto David Kiplagat Mick Boyle* David Registe Demietrius Preston 2008 David Registe & Kim Brady* Michael Madrid Laura Carr* David Kiplagat & Kim Brady* David Registe 2007 Mary Pearce* Mary Pearce* David Kiplagat* & Laura Carr David Registe* David Registe 2006 Mary Pearce Eric Draper* & Mary Pearce David Kiplagat & Mandy Kaempf* 2005 Jessica Houston 2004 Nate Normandin Nate Normandin 2003 Stacy Edwards* 2002 Sean Rivers

March 1-7 March 8-14 March 8-14 March 22-28 April 12-18 March 2-8 March 9-15 March 23-29 March 30-April 5 April 13-19 April 27-May 2 March 3-9 March 10-16 March 31-April 6 April 14-20 May 19-25 Feb. 26- March 4 March 12-18 March 26- April 1 April 16-22 April 30- May 6 March 13-19 April 3-9 April 17-23 March 28- April 3 March 1-7 March 29- April 4 March 31- April 6 March 4-10

*Donates Co-Recipient

2003 Stacy Edwards, Lindsay Krous & Nate Normandin 2002 Nate Normandin

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ALL-TIME NCAA RESULTS & ALL-AMERICANS NCAA CHAMPIONS MEN Year Athlete 2008 David Registe

TEAM RESULTS AT THE NCAAs MEN Year Result Points 2010 14th 17 2009 14th 19 2008 T-19th 11 WOMEN Year 2007 2006

Result 40th 33rd

Mary Pearce

Year 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2007 2006 2006

Event Long jump

During his sophomore season, David Registe became UAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-ever NCAA Champion in track & field.

Points 5 6

NCAA PARTICIPANTS

David Kiplagat

Marko Cheseto

ALL-AMERICANS Name Event(s) Micah Chelimo 3,000-meter steeplechase Marko Cheseto (2) 5,000 meters & 10,000 meters Alfred Kangogo 1500 meters Demietrius Preston Long jump Marko Cheseto (2) 5,000 meters & 10,000 meters David Kiplagat 3,000 meter steeplechase David Registe Long jump Shaun Ward 400-meter hurdles Kim Brady Triple jump David Kiplagat 3,000-meter steeplechase David Registe Long jump Mary Pearce 400 meters Mandy Kaempf 5,000 meters Mary Pearce 400 meters 2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field

2010 Laura Carr Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Elisha Harris Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;eno Demietrius Preston Hallidie Wilt 2009 Mick Boyle Marko Cheseto Elizabeth Chepkosgei Alfred Kangogo David Kiplagat Cory Pena James Pettigrew Demietrius Preston David Registe Shaun Ward 2008 Kim Brady Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei David Kiplagat David Registe 2007 Laura Carr Jessica Houston David Kiplagat Mary Pearce David Registe 2006 Mandy Kaempf David Kiplagat Mary Pearce 2005 Stacy Edwards Jessica Houston 2004 Nate Normandin 2003 Stacy Edwards 2002 Sean Rivers

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS A Abbott, David..................................................’06,’07 Allen, A.J......................................................... ’10 Allman, Jessica.................................................’06,’07

B Bailey, Mychaela...................................................’09 Baker, Davya....................................................’05,’06 Bartleman, Michelle..............................................’04 Bell, Corena...........................................................’07 Bode, Justin...........................................................’05 Bohman, Emma...................................’08,’09,’10 Boyle, Mick................................................’07,’08,’09 Brady, Kim.......................................................’07,’08

C Caldwell, Suzanna..................................................’08 Canfield, Nick.........................................................’09 Carr, Laura...........................................’06,’07,’08,’10 Chepkosgei, Elizabeth................................’07,’08,’09 Chelimo, Micah.............................................. ’10 Cheseto, Marko........................................’09,’10 Cochran, Clifford...................................................’07

D DeWolf, Austen.............................................. ’10 Dickson, Aaron..........................................’05,’07,’08 Dickson, Drew...........................................’05,’06,’07 Dixon, Renee...................................................’05,’06 Doner, Peter..........................................................’08 Draper, Eric......................................................’06,’07

E Echavarria, Nathalia..................................’07,’08,’09 Edwards, Stacy................................................’04,’05 Ellis, Auston.........................................’06,’07,’08,’09 Evans, Josh............................................................’04 Everett, Ardrienna............................’08,’09,’10

Holmes, Nicolette..................................................’04 Houston, Jessica..................................’04,’05,’06,’08 Hufford, Chad........................................................’05

Robinson, Casey............................................. ’10 Roelle, Ariel.....................................................’09,’10 Rottich, Paul........................................’07,’08,’09,’10 Rupert, Andy.........................................................’04

Kaempf, Mandy.....................................................’06 Kangogo, Alfred......................................’09,’10 Karnikis, Taylor........................................’09,’10 Karnitz, Scott...................................................’07,’08 Keegan, Shoshana......................................... ’09 Keino, Ruth..................................................... ’10 King, Kristen..........................................................’10 Kiplagat, David.....................................’06,’07,’08,’09 Kipng’eno, Miriam......................................... ’09 Knight, Brent...................................................’05,’06 Krehlik, Katie.................................................. ’10 Krous, Lindsay.................................................’04,’05 Krusen, Mary.............................................’05,’06,’07

Tran, Genie............................................................’06 Trenholm, Stephanie.............................................’09 Truax, Brad.................................................... ’10 Tweto, Emily....................................................’06,’07

Laichak, Lauren................................................’09,’10 Leon, Rafael...........................................................’06 Lindquist, Mindy....................................................’05 List, Todd...............................................................’04

Violett, Zach..........................................................’05

M Madrid, Michael..................................’05,’06,’07,’08 Massey, Kamie Jo..................................................’04 McCartan, Rachel............................................’06,’07 McGlasson, Amber................................................’07 McIntyre, Heather.....................................’05,’07,’08 McLaughlin, James..............................’07,’08,’09,’10 McWilliams, Leah..................................................’10 Mitchell, Jenny......................................................’05 Mock, Lindsey........................................................’08 Moreau, Arthur.....................................................’05 Myers, Stephanie............................................’04,’05

Sigei, Cornelious..................................’06,’07,’08,’09 Stein, Courtney................................................’05,’06 Strachan, Kaley................................................’06,’07 Streuli, Autumn.....................................................’07 Stum, Brandon................................................’04,’05 Sutton, Levi.........................................’08,’09,’10

W Walsh, Eric...........................................’06,’07,’08,’09 Walsh, Ryan.....................................................’06,’07 Ward, Shaun.............................................’08,’09 West, Alex............................................’08,’09,’10 Wilt, Hallidie.............................................’08,’09

Y Yngve, Stig.............................................................’05 Young, Zee Zee..........................................’08,’09,’10

N Normandin, Nate...................................................’04

Fagerquist, Casey............................................’05,’06 Freed, Andrew............................................... ’10 Flaharty, Davya................................................’07,’08 Friess, Meagan....................................’06,’08,’09,’10

G Gordon, Diana...........................................’04,’05,’06 Grant, Brandon....................................’07,’08,’09,’10

H Hansen, Sarah.......................................................’06 Harper, Shanette...................................................’04 Harris, Elisha....................................................’09,’10 Haydu, Amjuli..................................................’05,’07 Hernandaz, David..................................................’05 Hewitt, Ethan................................................. ’10 Hill, Thomas..............................................’09,’10

O Olson, Leif........................................................’05,’06

P Pearce, Mary...................................................’06,’07 Pedro, Lucas....................................................’07,’08 Pena, Cory.............................................................’09 Pettigrew, James...................................................’09 Pfeifer, Natalie................................................’08,’10 Pratt, Danielle............................................’04,’05,’06 Preston, Demietrius..................................’08,’09,’10

R Registe, David......................................’07,’08,’09 Rencehausen, Ryan.............................’06,’07,’09,’10 Ritekwiang, William...............................................’10

2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field

Fran Ulmer

Chancellor – University of Alaska Anchorage

As chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage, Fran Ulmer brings to

the position 30 years of experience of public policy in Alaska. Previously, Ulmer was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Institute of Social and Economic Research. In the early 1980s, Ulmer served as the Mayor of Juneau, then a member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1986-1994) and in 1994, she became the first female Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. In that year, she was appointed to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission by President Bill Clinton and served on this international board for 11 years. She has participated in numerous panels, task forces, commissions and forums as a speaker, moderator and panelist to address the intersection of science, economics, politics and policy. Ulmer currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association, the Advisory Board of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Alaska Nature Conservancy Board. She has a BA in political science and economics and a Law Degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Steve Cobb

Director of Athletics – Univ. of Alaska Anchorage

In 10 seasons at the helm of the University of Alaska Anchorage athletic

department, Dr. Steve Cobb has helped take Seawolf Athletics to unprecedented heights. Not only have the Seawolves excelled in the field of competition, but the foundation for future success has been set in several ways. The 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 campaigns were three of the most memorable in school history, highlighted by three Final Four appearances for Seawolf basketball teams (women twice, men once), and NCAA top-15 finishes for men’s and women’s cross country, skiing (three times), and men’s track & field (twice). With UAA’s concurrent NCAA basketball runs in 2008, UAA became just the second school in Division II history to qualify both its men’s and women’s squads for the national semifinals. Under Dr. Cobb’s leadership, a planning phase is also under way for the construction of a new on-campus sports facility at UAA. He has also recently overseen several upgrades to UAA’s current facilities, including the installation of a new gym floor and bleachers and the construction of the All-American/Academic All-American honors wall. In 2005, Dr. Cobb helped establish the Seawolf Legacy Fund to provide a permanent endowment fund that will ensure full funding for future athletic scholarships at UAA. Seawolf Legacy surpassed the $1 million mark in donations in early 2008. Early in his tenure, he was the driving force behind the establishment of the Seawolf Hall of Fame and was instrumental in negotiating naming-rights agreements for the Wells Fargo Sports Complex, Kendall Hockey Classic and Extended Stay Deluxe Invitational volleyball tournaments. The Alabama native has also overseen the creation of the Hockey Classic Wall of Champions above the Seawolves’ practice rink, as well as men’s and women’s Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout champions displays in the gymnasium. A former football coach, Dr. Cobb served as the athletic director at Georgia Southwestern State University before coming to UAA. In five years at Georgia Southwestern, Dr. Cobb raised the Hurricanes’ overall program to become one of the most successful in the nation, making the NAIA national playoffs in six of its seven sports and winning multiple conference championships in men’s and women’s basketball, softball and volleyball. From 1992-95, Dr. Cobb was an assistant athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College, where he served as the football team’s defensive coordinator and special teams coach. He also had stints as an assistant football coach at East Texas State University (1990-92) and Sul Ross State University (1988-90). A 1981 graduate of the University of Montevallo, Dr. Cobb also holds a Doctorate of Education degree from East Texas State as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from St. Ambrose University and a Master of Education degree from Sul Ross State. Dr. Cobb and his wife Sandra reside in East Anchorage.

UAA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF COaches Basketball (Men) . Head Coach: Rusty Osborne . Assistant: Ryan Orton . Grad. Assistant: Casey Reed Basketball (Women) . Head Coach: Tim Moser . Assistant: Rebecca Alvidrez . Grad. Assistant: Tamar Gruwell Cross Country (Men & Women) . Head Coach: Michael Friess . Assistant: T.J. Garlatz . Grad. Assistant: David Kiplagat Gymnastics . Head Coach:Paul Stoklos . Assistant: Tami Monette Hockey . Head Coach: Dave Shyiak . Associate Head Coach: Campbell Blair . Assistant: Ryan McKelvie Skiing . Head Coach: Trond Flagstad . Assistants: Sparky Anderson, Mandy Kaempf, . Julie-Pierre Leclerc . Graduate Assistant: Dan McKay . TRACK & FIELD (Men & Women) . Head Coach: Michael Friess . Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Rafael Echavarria . Grad Assts.: David Kiplagat, Ryan McWilliams, . James McLaughlin VOLLEYBALL . Head Coach: Chris Green . Assistant: Nicky Rose . Graduate Assistant: Emily Sakis

ADMINISTRATION Dr. Steve Cobb . . . . . . . Director of Athletics Dede Allen. . . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Compliance Tim McDiffett. . . . . . . . Associate A.D./External Jane Pallister. . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Internal Kevin Silver. . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./WFSC Tlisa Northcutt . . . . . . . Development Director SPORTS INFORMATION Nate Sagan . . . . . . . . . . Director Dallas Baldwin. . . . . . . . Assistant Director SPORTS MEDICINE Chris Volk. . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Lechtenberg . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer BUSINESS OFFICE Linda Stimaker . . . . . . . Travel Coordinator Diana Campbell. . . . . . . Fiscal Technician Tonya Carney . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Roxanne Swallows . . . . Fiscal Manager Mary Beth Wooden . . . Ticket Manager REC SPORTS Levi Althens. . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Ed Barker. . . . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Brent Gordon . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Tony Houston. . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Operations Robin Inman. . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Bryan Leiser. . . . . . . . . . Special Events Manager Muzette Nelson . . . . . . Program Supervisor Alan Piccard. . . . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Programs Kevin Silver. . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./WFSC Kristin Warren. . . . . . . . Office Manager Julie Weber. . . . . . . . . . Intramurals Director

2011 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field

This is UAA!

uaa.alaska.edu

ACADEMICS The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university, serving nearly 20,000 students through four primary campuses and numerous other sites in Southcentral Alaska and the Aleutian Chain. Situated in the heart of Alaska’s biggest city, UAA is nestled in the middle of a greenbelt, surrounded by ponds, lakes and wildlife, and is connected to a city-wide trail and transportation system. UAA is comprised of six teaching units at the Anchorage campus — the colleges of Education, Health & Social Welfare, Arts & Sciences, Business & Public Policy; the Community & Technical College; and the School of Engineering. Organized research units at UAA complement the academic programs and reflect the special character of the University’s mission in Alaska. Research units include the Alaska Center for International Business, the American Russian Center, the Environment and Natural Resources Institute, the Center of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, the Center for Economic Education, the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, the Center for Human Development, the Institute of Social and Economic Research and the Justice Center. UAA operates on a semester system. Fifteen semester credits are a normal class load and a minimum of 120 credits are required to complete a bachelor’s degree.

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SEAWOLF ATHLETICS

Nicknamed the Seawolves, UAA’s athletic teams compete as

members of NCAA Division I in men’s ice hockey and women’s gymnastics and NCAA Division II in all other sports, including men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s skiing, men’s and women’s outdoor track & field, and women’s cross country. UAA annually hosts the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout men’s and women’s basketball tournament — recognized as one of the top in-season tournaments in the nation — as well as the Kendall Hockey Classic and the Extended Stay Deluxe Invitational volleyball tournament. Since joining the NCAA ranks in 1977, UAA has become a perennial national power in many of its sports. A total of 150 Seawolves have earned All-America honors, and UAA has produced 15 individual national champions since 1991. The Seawolves are coming off perhaps the most successful year in program history in 2009-10, including a fourth straight NCAA appearance for women’s basketball. The women’s cross country team recorded its first-ever GNAC and West Region titles before finishing a program-best 5th place at the NCAAs, while the volleyball team completed the best season in school history with a 23-8 overall record and its first GNAC title and first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. Seawolves student-athletes have enjoyed unprecedented success in the classroom, compiling a cumulative GPA of 3.0+ in 13 of the last 16 years.