2011 Alaska Anchorage Cross Country Running Guide by Nate Sagan

ALASKA ANCHORAGE 2011 schedule

DATE Sept. 1 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Oct. 8 Oct. 22 Nov. 5 Nov. 19

MEET UAA INVITATIONAL Hawaii Pacific Invitational Universtiy of Hawaii Big Wave Invitational Western Washington Invitational GNAC Championships NCAA Division II West Regional Championships NCAA Division II Championships

LOCATION Kincaid Park Ka’a’awa, Hawaii Kaneohe, Hawaii Bellingham, Wash. Yakima, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash.

TIME 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m.

2011 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM BACK ROW (l-r): Kevin Rooke, Yonatan Yilma, Dylan Anthony, Alfred Kangogo, Michael Adams, Issac Kangogo, Thomas Hill, Jake Parisien, Micah Chelimo. FRONT ROW (l-r): Katie Krehlik, Ruth Keino, Susan Bick, Ivy O’Guinn, Valerie Massie, Shoshana Keegan, Byrn Haebe, Susan Tanui, Christi Schmitz. NOT PICTURED: Miriam Kipng’eno.

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

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COACHING STAFF/ROSTER

Head Coach Michael Friess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Assistant Coach TJ Garlatz / Support Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2011 Men’s and Women’s Rosters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

GENERAL INFORMATION

Name: University of Alaska Anchorage Location: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 Founded: 1977 Enrollment: 20,554 Nickname: Seawolves Colors: Green & Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conf. Chancellor: Tom Case Athletics Director: Dr. Steve Cobb Athletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250 Ticket Office Phone: 907-786-1293

SEAWOLF PLAYER PROFILES

RETURNERS Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 NEWCOMERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14

UAA STATISTICS/RECORDS/HISTORY

2010 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2010 Season Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Great Northwest Athletic Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 All-Time GNAC / West Region Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 All-Time Individual and Team NCAA Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Academic / Postseason Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Michael Friess, 22nd season Alma Mater: Linfield (’85) Phone: 907-786-1325 Email: track@uaa.alaska.edu Assistant Coach: TJ Garlatz, 5th season Alma Mater: Washington (‘02) Phone: 907-786-1308 Email: run@uaa.alaska.edu Graduate Assist. Coach: David Kiplagat, 3rd season

UAA & ALASKA

UAA Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Anchorage & Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Seawolf Sports Arena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover This is UAA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

TEAM INFORMATION

2010 NCAA Finish: Men- 8th , Women- 6th 2010 West Region Finish: Men-1st, Women-1st 2010 GNAC Finish: Men- 1st, Women- 1st Letterwinners Returning: Men- 6 , Women- 6 Newcomers: Men- 4, Women- 4

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TEAM HISTORY

Conference titles: Men-5 (2010, 2008, 2005, 2002, 1997) Women-2 (2010, 2009) NCAA Appearances: Men-7 (2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001) Women-5 (2010, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004)

SPORTS INFORMATION

Anchorage Daily News

Media Outlets

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

KTUU-TV (NBC – Channel 2)

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

Kevin Wells — Sports Director 701 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 762-9229 / Fax: (907) 563-3318

The Northern Light

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

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.

KRUA Radio (88.1 FM)

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

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

KTZN / KENI “The Zone” Kurt Haider – “The Voice of the Seawolves”

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SEAWOLF

The 2011 Cross Country media guide was written, edited, designed and compiled by assistant sports information director Dallas Baldwin. Editorial assistance was provided by Nate Sagan. Primary photography by Michael Dinneen. 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 (l-r): Ruth Keino, Micah Chelimo, Shoshana Keegan, Yonatan Yilma.

n the Seawolf, the University of Alaska Anchorage has one of the more unique mascots in the country. Originally nicknamed the Sourdoughs, UAA adopted the Seawolf moniker in 1977. The name Seawolf represents a mystical sea creature and, according to the legend of the Seawolf, anyone fortunate enough to view it was subject to good luck. The exact nature or shape of the Seawolf, however, was left to the imagination and thus the creature has been depicted in many forms throughout the years. The Seawolf of today was introduced in 1985. Created by the Clark Mishler & Associates Company of Anchorage in cooperation with a University committee, it represents an adaptation of a more traditional Alaska totemic-like characterization of the mythical Seawolf.

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2011 SEASON PREVIEW

fter sweeping the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and NCAA Division II West Region team titles last season, the Alaska Anchorage men’s and women’s cross country teams have the challenge of staying at the top in 2011. And with the majority of both squads returning, expectations are high once again. Head coach Michael Friess returns six runners on the women’s team, including the top three from a year ago, and five on the men’s side as the Seawolves look to improve on their 6th- and 8th-place NCAA finishes, respectively. The women – No. 5 in the USTFCCCA preseason national rankings – will pursue their third straight region and league titles behind the senior leadership of Ruth Keino, who delivered UAA’s best-ever individual finish at the NCAA Championships when she placed seventh last December. The two-time AllAmerican and three-time all-conference performer won three races as a junior and was chosen the Bill MacKay UAA Athlete of the Year for 2011-12. Junior Miriam Kipng’eno is another two-time All-American (12th at 2010 NCAAs) who can challenge to win any given race, leading the Seawolves three different times last year. Kipng’eno posted six top-3 finishes as a sophomore, including runner-up honors at the GNAC Championships. Another proven senior is Anchorage native Shoshana Keegan, who was the team’s third runner in six of seven races last season. The Steller Secondary grad placed in the top 10 five times, including fourth at West Regionals. Sophomores Susan Bick (Anchorage/Bartlett), Ivy O’Guinn (Soldotna/Skyview) and Katie Krehlik (Juneau) are three more Alaskans who established themselves as the future of the program in their rookie seasons. Three transfers – Valerie Massie (Snohomish, Wash./Everett CC), Christi Schmitz (North Pole/Corban [Ore.] College) and Susan Tanui (El Dovet, Kenya/ Dallas Baptist) – and true freshman Bryn Haebe (Evergreen, Colo.) will look to crack the lineup in their rookie seasons. “Our women certainly will have better depth through our top 10 runners, but the

Top left: Micah Chelimo Top right: Yonatan Yilma Bottom left: Ruth Keino Bottom right: Miriam Kipng’eno

success of any team depends on the strength of your top five,” said Friess. “I think we have a chance of being at least as strong as last year, although much depends on health and the development of our athletes.” On the men’s side, Friess’s preseason 12th-ranked squad features two returning All-Americans with juniors Micah Chelimo and Jake Parisien, plus the return of fellow junior Alfred Kangogo from a medical redshirt season. Chelimo was the team’s first runner across at the 2010 NCAA Championships, claiming his second All-America honor with a 21st-place finish. The Kapkoi, Kenya, native was the GNAC runner-up as a sophomore, trailing only teammate and three-time league titlist Marko Cheseto. Parisien, meanwhile, returned from a year off in 2010 and nearly equaled the All-America form of his freshman season, placing 43rd at NCAAs. The Palmer product was an all-conference and all-region performer as well, finishing seventh in both races. Kangogo – a two-time all-region and all-

conference performer – is back on the trails after redshirting last fall to recuperate from surgery to have a growth removed from his jaw. And last spring he proved himself at full health with a 3rd-place in the 1500 meters at the NCAA Track & Field Championships. “Returning Alfred Kangogo on the men’s side will be helpful to us as losing Marko Cheseto will leave a big hole,” said Friess, who enters his 22nd year at the Seawolf helm in 2011-12. “The team will be a solid one, however, and should contend for a conference title and a national appearance.” Senior Yonatan Yilma, from Edmonds, Wash., was the GNAC Newcomer of the Year in 2010, while the Seawolves also return veterans Michael Adams, a senior from Anchorage (Service), and Thomas Hill, a junior from Ontario. Four freshmen – Dylan Anthony (Kodiak), Brandon Brewster (Anchorage/ South), Issac Kangogo (Eldoret, Kenya) and Kevin Rooke (Toronto, Ontario) – will also join the fray as the Seawolf men try to win their third GNAC title in four years.

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HEAD COACH MICHAEL FRIESS

Michael Friess HEAD COACH 22nd SEASON

One of the nation’s most respected track & field mentors, Michael Friess is in his 22nd season as head coach of the cross country and track & field programs at the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2011-12. Since joining the GNAC in 2001, UAA’s cross country teams have combined for 17 top-three team finishes at the conference meet, six league titles, 12 All-Americans, 50 all-conference certificates and four individual conference titles. Currently, the women’s team has posted back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010, while the men’s most recent title came in 2010. The Seawolves have been no stranger to the NCAA Championships under Friess’ guidance, having qualified a team for the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships 12 times overall, including sending both the men’s and women’s squads in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In seven seasons of full institutional sponsorship, the Seawolf track & field teams have quickly left their mark on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference under Friess, earning one individual NCAA title and two runner-up finishes, 21 All-America awards, 40 individual conference titles, 72 all-conference honorees, and nine league records. In less than a decade as a full-fledged program, Friess has piloted the track & field squads to success on a national level, qualifying 46 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 have finished in the top 20 for the past four seasons. Friess has earned 10 conference coach-of-the-year accolades in cross country, including three straight women’s coach-of-the-year honors from 2003-05. In 2010, Friess swept both the men’s and women’s GNAC Coach of the Year honors. He earned his first West Region honor in the spring of 2009 for the men’s track & field team, before picking up his first women’s cross country honor in the fall of the same year. Friess went on to sweep the West Region in 2010, claiming both the men’s and women’s Coach of the Year accolades. Athletes have excelled in the classroom as well under Friess, earning 131 academic all-conference accolades over the last 10 seasons and 45 all-academic honors since 2005-06. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams have combined for 10 U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association AllAcademic Team recognitions since 2005, while both track & field teams have made the All-Academic Team each year since 2009. 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.

THE FRIESS FILE

Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska Education: Linfield College ‘85 (BA in Exercise science and a MA in Biomechanics) Best NCAA Finish: M: 11th, W: 5th Best West Region Finish: M: 1st, W: 1st Best GNAC Finish: M: 1st, W: 1st All-Americans Coached: 12 (7m, 5w) GNAC Coach of the Year Honors: 8 West Region Coach of the Year: 3

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TJAssistant GARLATZ Coach

ASSISTANT COACH / SUPPORT STAFF

5th Season

.J. Garlatz is in his fifth season as an assistant coach with Alaska Anchorage’s cross country and track & field programs in 2011-12 In addition to his coaching duties with the Seawolves, Garlatz serves extensively as a recruiter for UAA. Last season, Garlatz helped UAA sweep both the men’s and women’s West Region and GNAC Championships in cross country, while producing four All-Americans at the NCAA Cross Country Championships – the women’s team finished sixth, while the men’s team was eighth. In the spring, Garlatz helped produce five All-Americans at the NCAA Track & Field Championships and the men’s fourth straight top-20 placing. In 2009-10, 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 and a team-best 5th-place finish. 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 country teams to the NCAA Championships and produced three AllAmericans. The track & field season was highlighted by a programbest 10 UAA athletes qualifying for the National meet, where the Seawolves captured five All-America awards. 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 Championships 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 GNAC 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 allconference 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 cross country title. 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.

DAVID KIPLAGAT

Graduate Assistant Coach 3rd Season

ormer UAA cross country and track & field star David Kiplagat is in his third season coaching in 2011-12. 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 & Gold. In addition to his three All-America awards, Kiplagat was a four-time All-Region honoree and a three-time All-Conference 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.

CHRIS VOLK

Head Athletic Trainer 18th Season

ead athletic trainer Chris Volk enters her 18th season with the UAA Athletic Department. in 201112 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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2011 ROSTERS MEN NAME Michael Adams Dylan Anthony Brandon Brewster Micah Chelimo Thomas Hill Alfred Kangogo Issac Kangogo Jake Parisien Kevin Rooke Yonatan Yilma

YR. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr.

EXP 2V TR HS 2V 2V 3V HS 2V HS 1V

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Anchorage, Alaska (Service HS) Kodiak, Alaska (Chico State) Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage HS) Kapkoi, Kenya (Tambach HS) Thunder Bay, Ontario (St. Ignatius HS) Eldoret, Kenya (Kitale Boys HS) Eldoret, Kenya (Mother of Apostles Seminary) Palmer, Alaska (Palmer HS) Toronto, Ontario (Don Mills Collegiate Institute) Edmonds, Wash. (Edmonds-Woodway HS / Everett CC)

WOMEN NAME Susan Bick Bryn Haebe Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Katie Krehlik Valerie Massie Ivy O’Guinn Christi Schmitz Susan Tanui

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

EXP 1V HS 3V 3V 2V 1V TR 1V TR TR

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Anchorage, Alaska (Bartlett HS) Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS) Anchorage, Alaska (Steller Secondary School) Kapcheno, Kenya (Aldai Girls Secondary) Eldoret, Kenya (Girls Secondary School) Juneau, Alaska (Juneau-Douglas HS) Snohomish, Wash. (Everett Community College) Soldotna, Alaska (Skyview HS) North Pole, Alaska (Corban College) Eldoret, Kenya (Dallas Baptist)

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RETURNERS - MEN

MIChael adams SENIOR / 2V Anchorage Service HS 2010: 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. 2009: Made NCAA debut with a 143rd-place finish, completing the 10K race in a time of 34 minutes, 56.4 seconds ... was the Seawolves’ fifth man in the UAA Invite, Sundodger Invite and West Region Preview, before becoming UAA’s fourth man at GNAC Championships and at Nationals ... posted a season-best 10th-place finish at the UAA Invite ... competed in all six races. MAJOR: Medical technology

MICah chelimo

JUNIOR / 2V kapkoi, kenya Tambach HS

2010, 2009 ALL-AMERICAN 2010, 2009 ALL-REGION 2010, 2009 ALL-CONFERENCE 2010 GNAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 2009 GNAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2010: Wrapped up season as UAA’s No. 2 runner, finishing 2nd in four of the seven meets, including a career-high 2nd-place finish at the GNAC Championships in Yakima, Wash., on Nov. 6 … became the second UAA male runner to post two career All-America awards with a team-high 21st-place finish at the NCAAs – helping the Seawolves to a program-best 8th-place team finish … finished 6th in the NCAA Div. II West Regional championships, helping UAA to its first-ever team title … earned second career all-conference, all-region, and All-America honors … was named to the GNAC All-Academic Team. 2009: Completed a stellar rookie season with the Seawolves, recording AllAmerica honors with a team-best 40th-place at NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 ... one of three UAA men to land on the All-West Region team, finishing 3rd, and on the GNAC All-Conference team, finishing 5th ... following the conference championships, received GNAC’s Freshman of the Year honors ... earned a team-high-tying two GNAC Runner of the Week accolades ... led Seawolves in three races during the season – UAA Invite,

Sundodger Invite and Nationals ... posted a season-best first place at the UAA Invite with a time of 15:18.60 in the 5K race ... produced five top-5 finishes during the regular season ... competed in all six races. MAJOR: Engineering

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RETURNERS - MEN

Thomas hill JUNIOR / 2V thunder bay, ontario st. ignatius hs 2010: Dressed for the Green & Gold in all seven races and was a member of UAA’s program-best 8th-place team at the NCAA Championships on Dec. 4 in Louisville, Ky. … recorded a seasonbest 9th-place result at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 4, covering the 5K course in a time of 15:34 … registered a 31st-place finish at the GNAC Championships on Nov. 6 in Yakima, Wash., with a time of 26:44 … helped UAA to its fifth GNAC title and first West Region title … made NCAA debut. 2009: Suited up in all six races as a freshman ... produced a seasonbest 7th-place showing at UAA Invite on Aug. 5 with a time of 16:24.60 ... was UAA’s fifth man at GNAC Championships and at West Region Championships, completing both races in 39th place. 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 ... clocked personal-best times of

1:55.35 in the 800 and 3:55.40 in the 1500. MAJOR: Physical education

alfred kangogo junior / 2V eldoret, kenya kitale boys hs 2009 ALL-REGION 2009 ALL-CONFERNCE 2008 ALL-REGION 2008 ALL-CONFERENCE 2010: Redshirted. 2009: Completed sophomore season as UAA’s third man ... posted four top-10 finishes ... registered a 4th-place finish at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 24 and a season-best 3rd-place finish at UAA Invite on Aug. 5 and a ... raced to an 8th-place showing at West Region Preview and 10th place at West Region Championships ... competed in second NCAA Championships, finishing 94th overall in a time of 33:39.6. 2008: Joined UAA at the NCAA Championships in his rookie season, helping the squad to an 11th-place team finish ... was the fourth Seawolf to cross the line at Nationals at 90th in a time of 33:04 ... completed the season with four top-10 finishes, including 3rd-place at the GNAC Championships (25:09), helping UAA win the conference meet, while

making the All-GNAC team ... was the Seawolves’ third runner at the West Regional, completing the race in 9th with a time of 33:26 for All-West Region honors. BEFORE UAA: Clocked a time of 3 minutes, 54 seconds over 1,500 meters on dirt track at 6,000 feet of elevation. MAJOR: Nursing and nutrition

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RETURNERS - MEN

jake parisien JUNIOR / 2V palmer palmer HS 2008 ALL-AMERICAN 2010, 2008 ALL-REGION 2010, 2008 ALL-CONFERENCE 2008 GNAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2010: Returned for sophomore season in 2010, posting five top-10 finishes throughout the season … recorded a seasonhigh 3rd-place result at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 4, finishing the 5K course with a time of 14:44 … earned All-Conference and All-Region honors, finishing 7th in both races and helping UAA to its fifth GNAC title and its first-ever West Region title … made second NCAA appearance, finishing 43rd and helping the Seawolves to a program-best 8th-place team finish on Dec. 4 in Louisville, Ky. … was UAA’s third runner across the line in six of the seven races.

American status — UAA’s second-best all-time finish at the NCAAs ... posted four top-10 finishes throughout the season ... notched season-high second place at the GNAC Championships in a time of 25:07 ... helped UAA to a 2nd-place performance, while finishing the 10K in a time of 32:54.2 ... at the season opening UAA Invite, tallied his second-best finish (2nd, 24:01). BEFORE UAA: Top Alaskan finisher at the 2007 Footlocker West Cross Country Championships, placing 26th ... ran to a 3rd-place finish in the 4A boys 5K race at the 2008 Alaska State Cross Country Championships with a time of 16:35.33 ... helped lead Palmer High to a 4th-place team finish at state meet ... placed state runner-up as a sophomore (2005) ... won the 2005 Footlocker West sophomore race ... registered an 11th-place result at state meet freshman season (2004). MAJOR: English

2009: Did not compete. 2008: Was the Seawolves’ second-best runner in four of six meets as a true freshman ... registered a 17th-place finish (31:43) at Nationals with All-

YONATAN YILMA SENIOR / 1V EDMONDS, WASH. EDMONDS-WOODWAY HS EVERETT CC GNAC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2010: Completed first season with Green & Gold as one of UAA’s top-7 runners … competed in all seven races, earning a season-best 7th-place finish at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 11 with a time of 15:12 in the 5K race … UAA’s fourth man across the line at the GNAC Championships (Nov. 6) in Yakima, Wash., with a 14th-place finish, helping the Seawolves to their fifth league title and earning GNAC Newcomer of the Year honors … raced to 21st at the West Region meet with a time of 32:58.5, helping UAA claim its first-ever region title … member of the NCAA team that posted a program-best 8th-place finish on Dec. 4 in Louisville, Ky. BEFORE UAA: Competed two years at Everett (Wash.) Community College ... as a sophomore in 2009, finished 8th at NWAACC Championships, helping ECC to runner-up team finish ... placed 5th at Northern Division Championships as ECC ran away with team title ... 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. HIGH SCHOOL: Finished 6th at the Washington Class 4A Cross Country Championships (5K) ... on the track, posted 8th-place finish at 4A state meet in the 3200 meters ... top prep times were 4:18.96 in the 1600 and 9:16.35 in the 3200. MAJOR: Marketing

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SUSAN BICK sophomore / 1V Anchorage BARTLETT HS 2010: Completed first season with the Green & Gold with appearances in all seven races … recorded a season-high 5th-place finish at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 4, covering the 5K course in a time of 18:08 … finished in the top 20 on three occasions, including at the GNAC Championships with an 11th-place result – helping the Seawolves to their second consecutive team title … raced at the NCAA Div. II West Region Championships, helping UAA to its second title with a 31st-place showing … made NCAA debut on Dec. 4 in Louisville, Ky., helping Seawolves to a 6th-place team finish … posted points in three meets for UAA. HIGH SCHOOL: Finished 3rd at 2009 ASAA Class 4A State Cross Country Championships with personal-best 5K time of 19:08 … on the track, 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. MAJOR: Physical education

shoshana keegan SENIOR / 3v anchorage stellEr secondary school 2010, 2009 ALL-REGION 2010, 2009 ALL-CONFERENCE 2010: Wrapped up junior season as UAA’s third runner in six of the seven meets … recorded five top-10 finishes throughout the season, including a season-high-tying 4th-place finish in three meets ... earned all-conference honors after finishing 5th at the GNAC Championships, helping UAA to its second straight title … posted a career-best 4th-place finish at the West Regional, helping the Seawolves to their second straight title … competed at the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive year, placing 50th with a 6K time of 22:33.7, helping UAA to a 6th-place team showing. 2009: Finished sophomore year with All-West Region and All-Conference honors ... finished 53rd at the NCAAs, helping UAA to a program-best 5th-place team finish ... primarily UAA’s fourth woman for most of the season, though was the second Seawolf to cross the finish line at the GNAC Championships (4th), helping UAA to its first-ever conference title ... also

helped UAA to its first-ever West Region title with a 14th-place finish in a time of 21:45.7 ... posted four top10 finishes, including a season-high-tying 4th at UAA Invite and at GNACs ... one of seven Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team. 2008: Traveled to Slippery Rock, Pa., for the NCAA Championships with the Seawolves ... finished Nationals in 123rd place after being clocked at 24:06 ... posted a season-high 13th place (20:25) at the UAA Invite in early September ... finished the GNAC Championships in 33rd place with a time of 24:21. BEFORE UAA: 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 ... won four straight Cook Inlet Conference titles in the 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. MAJOR: Early childhood education

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RUTH keino SENIOR / 3v kapcheno, kenya aldai girls secondary 2010, 2009 ALL-AMERICAN 2010, 2009 ALL-REGION 2010, 2009, 2008 ALL-CONFERENCE 2010: Named UAA’s 2011 Bill MacKay Athlete of the Year ... did not finish below 7th place all season, including six top-3 finishes … led the Seawolves in three races, including at the NCAA Championships with a program-best 7th-place finish in the 6K race in Louisville, Ky. … recorded NCAA time of 21:20.8 for second career All-America honor … led the Seawolves to their second straight West Region title with a 2nd-place finish on Nov. 20 – earning All-Region honors … helped UAA to its second GNAC title in two years with a 3rd-place result on Nov. 6 in Yakima, Wash., for third career AllConference honor … one of four Seawolves named to the GNAC AllAcademic Team – second of career … claimed a GNAC Runner of the Week accolade on Sept. 13 after winning the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Sept. 11 … also won the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 4.

2009: Led the Seawolves in three races as a sophomore ... registered five top-5 finishes throughout the season ... recorded a victory at the UAA Invite, completing the 5K course in a time of 18:22.80 ... helped the Seawolves to a program-best 5th-place finish at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 ... finished the 6K in a time of 21:58.2 for 39th place at NCAAs, earning first All-America honor ... helped UAA to its first-ever West Region and GNAC Championship titles, placing 4th and 5th, respectively, for All-West Region and All-Conference honors ... received a team-high-tying two GNAC Runner of the Week accolades during the season ... one of seven Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team. 2008: Joined the Seawolves at the NCAAs with a 74th-place finish in a time of 23:24 ... posted a seasonhigh 10th place at the GNAC Championships, crossing the line at 23:03 to earn All-GNAC honors. MAJOR: Nursing and nutrition

miriam kipng’eno JUNIOR / 2v eldoret, kenya girls secondary school 2010, 2009 ALL-AMERICAN 2010, 2009 ALL-REGION 2010, 2009 ALL-CONFERENCE 2009 GNAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

2010: Led the Seawolves in three straight races from Oct. 10-Nov. 6, including at the GNAC Championships … posted six top-3 finishes … earned All-Conference honor after finishing 2nd with a time of 21:09, leading UAA to its second consecutive GNAC team title … posted a 3rd-place result at the NCAA Div. II West Regional, helping the Seawolves to their second straight title and garnering All-Region honors … made second appearance at the NCAAs, finishing with All-America honors in 12th place with a time of 21:40.2 … one of four Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team … claimed GNAC Runner of the Week accolade on Oct. 4 after winning the Willamette Invite on Oct. 2 with a 5K time of 17:19.

All-America honors with her individual 14th-place effort, leading UAA to a program-best 5th-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... registered All-West Region and All-Conference honors after placing 5th and 3rd, respectively ... helped UAA to its first-ever West Region and GNAC titles ... recorded five top10 finishes and six top-20 finishes ... led UAA at the GNAC Championships with a 3rd-place finish, earning GNAC Freshman of the Year honors.

2009: Led the Seawolves in two races during rookie season ... earned

MAJOR: Nursing and nutrition

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KATIE KREHLIK sophomore / 1V Juneau juneau-Douglas hs 2010: Competed in five races for the Seawolves, posting two top-10 finishes … recorded a seasonhigh 6th-place finish at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 4 with a 5K time of 18:09 … helped UAA to its second straight GNAC title with an 18th-place finish on Nov. 6 in Yakima, Wash., with a time of 23:20 … UAA’s fifth runner across the line in both Hawaii races. 2009: Redshirted. 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 2nd-place 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. MAJOR: Early childhood education

IVY o’GUINN sophomore / 1V SOLDOTNA SKYVIEW HS 2010: Completed rookie season with six top-20 finishes … raced in all seven meets for the Green & Gold, registering a season-high 9th-place showing at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 4 with a 5K time of 18:32 … posted points in three races, including 17th-place finish at the West Region Championships as UAA won its second straight title. … was UAA’s third runner across the line at the Willamette Invite on Oct. 2 (13th) and UAA’s fourth runner to finish at the Western Washington Invite on Oct. 23 (17th) … made NCAA debut on Dec. 4 in Louisville, Ky., placing 112th with a time of 23:43.8, helping UAA to 6th-place team showing. BEFORE UAA: Placed runner-up at 2009 ASAA State 4A Cross Country Championships in 5K time of 19:00 … also won individual title at Region III meet as senior … placed 4th at 2008 4A State meet as junior in 19:10 … 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 backto-back Region III titles in 1600 and 3200 in 2009 and 2010. MAJOR: Undeclared.

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DYLAN ANTHONY FRESHMAN / TR KODIAK KODIAK HS

BRADON BREWSTER FRESHMAN / HS ANCHORAGE SOUTH ANCHORAGE HS

ISSAC KANGOGO

BEFORE UAA: Redshirted for Chico State in 2010 ... was 2009 Alaska State Cross Country champion (15:43) ... delivered runner-up finishes in the 1600m (4:20) and 3200m (9:22) at the 2010 Alaska State Track and Field Championships ... was 3rd at Alaska State Cross Country Championships in 2008 (16:08) ... placed 6th in 1600m (4:29) and 3rd in the 3200m (9:33) at the 2009 Alaska State Track and Field Championships. MAJOR: Undeclared

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended South Anchorage High School ... four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field ... placed 14th at the 2010 Alaska State Cross Country Championships and seventh at the Region IV Cross Country Championships ... holds second-fastest 3,200-meter time in school history ... posted career bests of 2:06 in the 800 meters, 4:33 in the 1600 meters and 9:45 in the 3,200 meters ... two-time team captain and team MVP ... also competed for varsity ski team. MAJOR: Economics

PERSONAL: Brother of All-American and current team memeber Alfred Kangogo. Major: Accounting

FRESHMAN / HS ELDORET, KENYA Mother of Apostles sEMINARY

KEVIN ROOKE FRESHMAN / HS TORONTO, Ontario Don Mills Collegiate Institute

BEFORE UAA: Graduated from Don Mills Collegiate Institute, where he won multiple regional track & field championships in the distance events ... holds personal-bests of 3:58 in the 1500 meters and 8:42 in the 3,000 meters. MAJOR: Physical education

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BryN HAEBE FRESHMAN / HS EVERGREEN, Colo. EVERGREEN HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and a three-year letterwinner in track & field ... four-time 1st-Team all-conference runner, while collecting three league MVP honors at Evergreen High School ... a three-time league champion and two-time region champion in cross country ... qualified three times for the track & field state championships and holds PR’s of 5:30 in the 1600 meters and 11:42 in the 3,200 meters ... team captain ... also competed in basketball. MAJOR: Nursing

VALERIE MASSIE JUNIOR / TR Snohomish, Wash. SNOHOMISH HS

CHRISTI SCHMITZ SOPHOMORE / TR NORTH POLE NORTH POLE HS

SUSAN TANUI SOPHOMORE / TR Eldoret, Kenya Bishop Secondary School

BEFORE UAA: Transfered from Everett Community College ... runner-up at the 2009 NWAACC Cross Country Championships, recording a personal best of 18:40 on a 5-K course ... posted PR’s of 18:11 in the 5,000 meters and 37:56 in the 10,000 meters. HIGH SCHOOL: Registered PR’s of 5:06 in the 1600 meters and 11:17 in the 3,200 meters. MAJOR: Undeclared.

BEFORE UAA: Attended Corban College in 2010, earning MVP honors in cross country and track & field ... competed in cross country (4 years), cross country skiing (4 years), and track & field (3 years) at North Pole HS … competed in state cross country championships as a sophomore, junior and senior … named North Pole HS Top Female Long Distance Runner … named Wendy’s Alaska State Female Athlete … competed at state track & field championships as a junior and senior. MAJOR: Nursing

BEFORE UAA: Attended Dallas Baptist last spring, competing in the distance events for track & field. MAJOR: Nursing

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2010 SEASON REVIEW

he Alaska Anchorage cross country teams wrapped up their third straight appearances at the NCAAs with a sixth-place finish on the women’s side and a program-best 8th-place result on the men’s side, while landing a program-best four runners on the All-America team. Throughout the season, the Seawolvescombined for 10 team victories, including a first-ever sweep of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships and the NCAA Div. II West Region Championships. Both teams claimed program-best national ranks, as the women’s team spent three weeks at No. 3 and the men landed a No. 6 ranking at the end of Junior Katie Krehlik the season. Marko Cheseto completed his senior year with six individual titles, including a third straight conference crown and his second West Region title, earning him the GNAC’s and West Region Male Runner of the Year honors. Then-junior Ruth Keino became the highest-placing Seawolf at the NCAAs when she finished seventh in December, while head coach Michael Friess swept the GNAC Coach of the Year honors, as well as the West Region Coach of the Year awards for the first time. In addition to Cheseto and Friess’s honors, junior transfer Yonatan Yilma was named the GNAC’s Male NewSenior Michael Adams comer of the Year. Altogether, eight Seawolves earned all-region honors and seven picked up all-conference accolades. Academically, four Seawolves were named to the 2010 GNAC All-Academic Team – Cheseto, Micah Chelmio, Keino and Miriam Kipng’eno. The Seawolves said goodbye to a quartet of seniors in Cheseto and Paul Rottich, who recorded seven combined letters, and four-year Alaska locals Emma Bohman and Hallidie Wilt.

Senior Shoshana Keegan

2010 SEAWOLF HONORS

ALL-AMERICAN Marko Cheseto Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno ALL-REGION Marko Cheseto Micah Chelimo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Jake Parisien William Ritekwiang Hallidie Wilt WEST REGION MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Marko Cheseto WEST REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Michael Friess (Men’s and Women’s) ALL-CONFERENCE Marko Cheseto Micah Chelimo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Jake Parisien Hallidie Wilt GNAC MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Marko Cheseto GNAC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Yonatan Yilma GNAC COACH OF THE YEAR Michael Friess (Men’s and Women’s) GNAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Marko Cheseto Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno GNAC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Marko Cheseto (3) Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno

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2010 SEASON RESULTS MEN’S TEAM RESULTS Event Hawaii Pacific Invite BYU-Hawaii Invite Willamette Invite W. Washington Invite GNAC Championships West Regional NCAA Championships

Place 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 8th

Field 3 6 23 11 9 19 24

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Name Hawaii Pacific Michael Adams 8th (15:34) Micah Chelimo^#@ 2nd (14:33) Marko Cheseto^#@ 1st (14:26) Lukas Ebner 13th (16:04) Thomas Hill 9th (15:34) Alfred Kangogo DNC Billy Kiefer DNC Eric Norgaard DNC Jake Parisien^# 3rd (14:44) William Ritekwiang# 5th (15:06) Paul Rottich 4th (14:45) Brad Truax 21st (17:26 Yonatan Yilma 7th (15:12)

Score 15 15 90 33 41 49 262

BYU-Hawaiii 13th (27:26) 2nd (25:11) 1st (25:10) 10th (27:18) 26th (28:33) DNC DNC DNC 4th (25:46) 5th (26:16) 3rd (25:42) 29th (29:10) 8th (26:58)

WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS Event Place Field Score Hawaii Pacific Invite 1st 3 18 BYU-Hawaii Invite 1st 7 20 Willamette Invite 2nd 23 95 W. Washington Invite 1st 12 42 GNAC Championships 1st 9 27 West Regional 1st 24 40 NCAA Championships 6th 24 185 WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Name Hawaii Pacific BYU-Hawaiii Susan Bick 5th (18:08) 15th (19:37) Emma Bohman 8th (18:20) 6th (18:38) Jaime Bronga DNC DNC Mary Chepkoech 11th (19:35) 30th (21:01) Shoshana Keegan^# 4th (17:44) 4th (18:29) Ruth Keino^#@ 1st (17:17) 1st (17:47) Kristen King 14th (20:51) 27th (20:40) Miriam Kipng’eno^#@ 2nd (17:19) 2nd (17:50) Katie Krehlik 6th (18:09) 7th (18:45) Ivy O’Guinn 9th (18:32) 16th (19:40) Hallidie Wilt^# 7th (18:11) 10th (19:00) ^ All-Conference # All-Region @ All-American

Race 5K 8K 8K 10K 8K 10K 10K

Date 9/4 9/11 10/2 10/23 11/6 11/20 12/4

Willamette 117th (26:23) 6th (23:46) 1st (23:18) DNC 127th (26:34) DNC DNC DNC 27th (24:41) 45th (25:05) 28th (24:42) DNC 43rd (25:04)

Race 5K 5K 5K 6K 6K 6K 6K

Date 9/4 9/11 10/2 10/23 11/6 11/20 12/4

Willamette 38th (18:19) 33rd (18:12) DNC DNC 42nd (18:22) 3rd (17:31) DNC 1st (17:19) 61st (18:39) 20th (18:04) 41st (18:20)

Top Runner Marko Cheseto Marko Cheseto Marko Cheseto Marko Cheseto Marko Cheseto Marko Cheseto Micah Chelimo W. Washington 44th (34:02) 2nd (31:15) 1st (30:41) 48th (34:15) 32nd (33:42) DNC DNC DNC 9th (31:49) 19th (32:28) 10th (31:52) DNC 11th (32:05)

GNACs 33rd (26:49) 2nd (24:27) 1st (23:56) DNC 31st (26:44) DNC DNC DNC 7th (25:10) 17th (25:44) 18th (25:45) 69th (29:04) 14th (25:40)

Top Runner Ruth Keino Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Miriam Kipng’eno Miriam Kipng’eno Ruth Keino Ruth Keino W. Washington 22nd (23:06) 23rd (23:08) 49th (24:20) 47th (24:18) 9th (22:21) 3rd (21:13) DNC 2nd (21:10) 26th (23:18) 13th (22:41) 15th (22:44)

Place/Time 1st/14:26 1st/25:10 1st/23:18 1st/30:41.1 1st/23:5 1st/ 31:20.8 21st/31:18.2

Place/Time 1st/17:17 1st/17:47 1st/17:19 2nd/21:10 2nd/21:09 2nd/22:01.2 7th/21:20.8

GNACs 11th (22:56) 15th (23:10) 34th (24:03) 49th (24:53) 5th (22:24) 3rd (21:26) DNC 2nd (21:09) 18th (23:20) 17th (23:16) 6th (22:27)

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West Region DNC 6th (32:02.0) 1st (31:20.8) DNC 64th (34:37.9) DNC DNC DNC 7th (32:02.4) 15th (32:32.2) 20th (32:49.0) DNC 21st (32:58.5)

West Region 31st (24:10.9) 34th (24:17.8) DNC DNC 4th (22:43.9) 2nd (22:01.2) DNC 3rd (22:09.2) DNC 17th (23:44.6) 14th (23:28.8)

Field 29 46 239 121 78 135 182 Nationals DNC 21st (31:18.2) 25th (31:28.0) DNC 169th (34:59.4) DNC DNC DNC 43rd (31:44.0) 101st (32:48.1) 103rd (32:52.8) DNC 136th (33:55.1)

Field 26 57 257 118 80 162 187 Nationals 106th (23:37.3) 92nd (23:18.2) DNC DNC 50th (22:33.7) 7th (21:20.8) DNC 12th (21:40.2) DNC 112th (23:43.8) 67th (22:52.6)

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 returned in 2010-11 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 joined original GNAC members Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin’s, Seattle Pacific, Western Oregon and

Western Washington. In the last four years, the GNAC has produced one national team title (2009 SPU women’s soccer), three national runnerup 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 2001 GNAC Championships (Oct. 13 at Anchorage): Men’s Team Scores - Northwest Nazarene 32, Western Washington 76, Central Washington 86, Alaska Anchorage 87, Humboldt State 143, Seattle 181, Seattle Pacific 183, Western Oregon 218, Saint Martin’s 227, Alaska Fairbanks 270. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Francis Kimeli, NNU, 26:12.2; 2. Martin Ranney, WWU, 26:27.8; 3. Aaron Matthias, NNU, 26:31.5; 4. Tom Gaschk, CWU, 26:35.0; 5. Nathanael Castle, SPU, 26:38.3; 6. Zach Boteilho, WWU, 26:44.7; 7. Juraj Trubiroha, NNU, 26:46.2; 8. Louie White, HSU, 26:52.8; 9. Zach Dwello, NNU, 26:54.7; 10. Eric Strabel, UAA, 27:00.3. Women’s Team Scores - Humboldt State 58, Western Washington 69, Alaska Anchorage 84, Seattle Pacific 118, Central Washington 125, Western Oregon 161, Northwest Nazarene 179, Seattle 186, Alaska Fairbanks 189, Saint Martin’s 290. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Ashlee Vincent, WWU, 23:46.0; 2. Dolores Bergmann, HSU, 24:05.7; 3. Kelly Fullerton, SU, 24:06.3; 4. Kylee Wells, WOU, 24:12.5; 5. Stephanie Stine, CWU, 24:19.3; 6. Jamie Witt, SPU, 24:26.5; 7. Kati Gosnell, HSU, 24:27.6; 8. Stacey Edwards, UAA, 24:30.5; 9. Kiersten Lippmann, UAA, 24:31.9; 10. Lisa Pearl, WWU, 24:38.9. 2002 GNAC Championships (Oct. 26 at Seattle): Men’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage 70, Humboldt State 72, Western Oregon 85, Western Washington 102, Northwest Nazarene 119, Seattle 148, Central Washington 152, Seattle Pacific 163, Saint Martin’s 252, Alaska Fairbanks 262. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Paul Kezes, WWU, 24:20.85; 2. Pete Clusener, HSU, 24:40.13; 3. Sean Rivers, UAA, 24:53.22; 4. Louie White, HSU, 24:57.71; 5. Nathanael Castle, SPU, 25:04.01; 6. Zach Dwello, NNU, 25:05.74; 7. Tobias Schwoerer, UAA, 25:08.42; 8. Tim LeCount, SPU, 25:15.34; 9. Eric Strabel, UAA, 25:19.01; 10. Doug Hamilton, HSU, 25:23.73. Women’s Team Scores - Humboldt State 49, Central Washington 78, Western Washington 92, Alaska Fairbanks 113, Alaska Anchorage 122, Seattle Pacific 124, Western Oregon 154, Seattle 189, Northwest Nazarene 264, Saint Martin’s inc. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Ashlee Vincent, WWU, 21:44.89; 2. Kati Gosnell, HSU, 21:55.21; 3. Alicen Maier, CWU, 22:08.75; 4. Sigrid Aas, UAF, 22:16.33; 5. Stacy Edwards, UAA, 22:23.46; 6. Delores Bergmann, HSU, 22:28.97; 7. Kelly Cronin, HSU, 22:31.62; 8. Jill Salmon, WOU, 22:34.23; 9. Nicole Seana, SPU, 22:36.68; 10. Tiffany Picinich, CWU, 22:39.15. 2003 GNAC Championships (Oct. 25 at Monmouth): Men’s Team Scores - Western Washington 61, Alaska Anchorage 77, Western Oregon 79, Humboldt State 96, Saint Martin’s 154, Seattle 157, Central Washington 174, Seattle Pacific 183, Northwest Nazarene 194, Alaska Fairbanks 257. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Doug Hamilton, HSU, 24:59.53; 2. Chase Wells, WOU, 25:01.81; 3. Andy Prentice, SMC, 25:04.60; 4. Brian Brancheau, WWU, 25:07.05; 5. Steve DeKoker, WWU, 25:16.93; 6. Brad Brolin, WOU, 25:17.64; 7. Kurt Hartmaier, WWU, 25:30.35; 8. Jake Hotchkiss, NNU, 25:31.50; 9. Brandon Stum, UAA, 25:32.94; 10. Tris O’Bluck, SMC, 25:34.21. Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 62, Alaska Anchorage 77, Central Washington 88, Western Washington 113,

Alaska Fairbanks 135, Western Oregon 147, Seattle 152, Humboldt State 205, Northwest Nazarene 210, Saint Martin’s 255. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Josie Lavin, SPU, 21:42.84; 2. Jamie Witt, SPU, 21:56.19; 3. Laura Trevellyan, WWU, 21:57.77; 4. Sigrid Aas, UAF, 22:04.02; 5. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 22:14.79; 6. Nicole Campbell, HSU, 22:15.71; 7. Kristie Rice, SU, 22:28.12; 8. Sarah Hansen, UAA, 22:31.35; 9. Stacy Edwards, UAA, 22:32.91; 10. Alicen Maier, CWU, 22:37.25. 2004 GNAC Championships (Oct. 23 at McKinleyville, CA): Men’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 71, Alaska Anchorage 80, Western Washington 95, Western Oregon 97, Humboldt State 116, Northwest Nazarene 121, Central Washington 161, Saint Martin’s 187, Seattle 218, Alaska Fairbanks 263. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Tim LeCount, SPU, 25:58; 2. Brian Kostock, SPU, 26:11; 3. Ethan Barrons, WOU, 26:12; 4. Jasper Peach, HSU, 26:27; 5. Andy Prentice, SMC, 26:39; 6. Sam Scotchmer, CWU, 26:40; 7. Bjorn Bostrom, SPU, 26:42; 8. Sam Brancheau, WWU, 26:45; 9. Chase Wells, WOU, 26:48; 10. Keever Henry, WWU, 26:49. Women’s Team Scores - Central Washington 67, Seattle Pacific 74, Alaska Anchorage 98, Seattle 104, Western Washington 123, Humboldt State 130, Western Oregon 151, Saint Martin’s 203, Northwest Nazarene 220, Alaska Fairbanks 265. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Karen Dickson, SPU, 22:28.02; 2. Laura Trevellyan, WWU, 23:05.87; 3. Kelly Fullerton, SU, 23:26.54; 4. Brandy Anderson, CWU, 23:49.22; 5. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 23:54.00; 6. Alana Garcia, SU, 23:54.28; 7. Karin Rohde, SPU, 23:57.08; 8. Becky Knox, SPU, 24:03.55; 9. Stephanie Stine, CWU, 24:13.43; 10. Nicole Campbell, HSU, 24:16.98. 2005 GNAC Championships (Oct. 22 at East Lake Padden, Bellingham): Men’s Team Scores Alaska Anchorage 39, Western Washington 88, Humboldt State 91, Seattle Pacific 97, Northwest Nazarene 149, Western Oregon 151, Seattle 161, Central Washington 207, Saint Martin’s 231, Alaska Fairbanks 236. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Casey Moriarty, SU, 25:16; 2. David Kiplagat, UAA, 25:57; 3. Brian Kostock, HSU, 26:06; 4. Jasper Peach, HSU, 26:08; 5. Aaron Dickson, UAA, 26:29; 6. Logan Senrud, WWU, 26:30; 7. Eric Tibbetts, HSU, 26:31; 8. Kevin Lambert, NNU, 26:32; 9. Leif Olson, UAA, 26:36; 10. Drew Dickson, UAA, 26:38. Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 54, Alaska Anchorage 71, Central Washington 91, Seattle 123, Northwest Nazarene 138, Western Washington 148, Alaska Fairbanks 148, Humboldt State 182, Western Oregon 211, Saint Martin’s 245. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Pavla Havlova, UAF, 22:15; 2. Meredith Crane, SPU, 22:32; 3. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 22:36; 4. Laura Trevellyan, WWU, 22:43; 5. Alana Garcia, SU, 22:57; 6. Johanna Turunen, UAF, 23:03; 7. Mary Moriarty, SPU, 23:11; 8. Rachel Bailey, CWU, 23:12; 9. Stacy Edwards, UAA, 23:13; 10. Laura Carr, UAA, 23:22. 2006 GNAC Championships (Oct. 21 at Lacey): Men’s Team Scores - Western Washington 35, Alaska Anchorage 53, Seattle Pacific 86, Western Oregon 104, Central Washington 117, Saint

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Martin’s 169, Seattle University 213, Alaska Fairbanks 244, Northwest Nazarene 245. All- Conference (8,000 Meters) -1. David Kiplagat, UAA, 24:28.27; 2. Sam Scotchmer, CWU, 24:49.85; 3. Anthony Tomsich, WWU, 25:06.57; 4. John Riak, SMU, 25:07.77; 5. Aaron Dickson, UAA, 25:12.48; 6. Chad Portwood, WWU, 25:18.98; 7. Keever Henry, WWU, 25:26.63; 8. Cale McCulloch,WWU, 25:29.75; 9. Bjorn Bostrom, SPU, 25:30.15; 10. Brent Knight, UAA, 25:33.38. Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 34, Alaska Anchorage 44, Central Washington 93, Western Washington 113, Alaska Fairbanks 127, Western Oregon 131, Saint Martin’s 195, Northwest Nazarene 203, Seattle University 252. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Jessica Pixler, SPU, 21:11; 2. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 21:14; 3. Katie Hummel, CWU, 21:18; 4. Rachel Bailey, CWU, 21:39; 5. Elizabeth Chepkosgei, UAA, 21:50; 6. Mary Moriarty, SPU, 21:56; 7. Karin Rohde, SPU, 22:04; 8. Laura Carr, UAA, 22:24; 9. Jane Larson, SPU, 22:27; 10. Ashley Puga, NNU, 22:28. 2007 GNAC Championships (Oct. 20 at Nampa, West Park): Men - Western Washington 35, Western Oregon 67, Alaska Anchorage 81, Central Washington 141, Alaska Fairbanks 151, Seattle 163, Northwest Nazarene 164, Saint Martin’s 179, Seattle Pacific 218, Montana State Billings 296. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. John Riak, SMU,24:56.77; 2. Daniel Phillips, WWU, 25:05.96; 3. Bennett Grimes, WWU, 25:09.03; 4. Sam Scotchmer, CWU, 25:17.56; 5. Kevin Lambert, NNU, 25:26.29; 6. Mike Schmidt, WOU, 25:33.92; 7. Peter Doner, UAA, 25:39.68; 8. Blake Medhaug,WWU, 25:40.82; 9. Braxton Jackson, WOU, 25:42.68; 10. Jordan Welling, WWU, 25:56.31. Women - Seattle Pacific 24, Western Oregon 99, Northwest Nazarene 110, Alaska Anchorage 123, Seattle 131, Central Washington 139, Western Washington 151, Saint Martin’s 188, Alaska Fairbanks 192, Montana State Billings 233. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Jessica Pixler, SPU, 20:53.48; 2. Jane Larson, SPU, 21:45.32; 3. Ashley Puga, NNU, 21:48.67; 4. Suzie Strickler, SPU, 22:06.74; 5. Katie Hansen, SU, 22:07.92; 6. Marcie Mullen, CWU, 22:08.37; 7. Karin Rohde, SPU, 22:16.22; 8. Elizabeth Chepkosgei, UAA, 22:18.27; 9. Sarah Porter, WWU, 22:21.97; 10. Kate Harline, SPU, 22:24.68. 2008 GNAC Championships (Oct. 25 at Yakima): Men’s Team Scores – Alaska Anchorage 34, Western Washington 53, Western Oregon 78, Saint Martin’s 98, Seattle Pacific 119, Northwest Nazarene 183, Alaska Fairbanks 183, Central Washington 213, MSU Billings 276. Men (8,000 Meters) 1. Marko Cheseto, UAA 24:30.27 2. Jacob Parisien, UAA 25:07.82 3. Alfred Kangogo, UAA 25:09.92 4. Brian Cronrath, SPU 25:10.49 5. Jordan Welling, WWU 25:15.76 6. David Kiplagat, UAA 25:20.90 7. Zeke VanPatten, WOU 25:33.26 8. John Riak, SMU 25:33.58 9. Bennett Grimes, WWU 25:36.65 10. Blake Medhaug, WWU 25:45.48 Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 48, Alaska Anchorage 52, Western Washington 75, Western Oregon 111, Northwest Nazarene 123, Alaska Fairbanks 158, Saint Martin’s 179, Central Washington 218, Montana State Billings 253. Women (6,000 Meters) 1. Jessica Pixler, SPU 21:12.00 2.

ALL-TIME GNAC RESULTS / WEST REGION RESULTS Sarah Porter, WWU 21:51.16 3. Jane Larson, SPU 22:06.10 4. Laura Carr, UAA 22:10.86 5. Elizabeth Chepkosgei, UAA 22:19.20 6. Ashley Puga, NNU 22:37.05 7. Natty Plunkett, SPU 22:44.11 8. Hallidie Wilt, UAA 22:56.24 9. Jaclyn Puga, NNU 22:56.86 10. Ruth Jeptoo Keino, UAA 23:03.21. 2009 GNAC Championships (Oct. 24 at Yakima):Women’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage 25, Seattle Pacific 48, Western Washington 64, Northwest Nazarene 114, Western Oregon 146, Montana State Billings 167, Alaska Fairbanks 196, Central Washington 205, Saint Martin’s 255. AllConference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Jessica Pixler, SPU, 21:03; 2. Sarah Porter, WWU, 21:13; 3. Miriam Kipng’eno, UAA, 22:02; 4. Shoshana Keegan, UAA, 22:06; 5. Ruth Keino, UAA, 22:12; 6. Hallidie Wilt, UAA, 22:16; 7. Laura Carr, UAA, 22:18; 8. Jane Larson, SPU, 22:20; 9. Lauren Breihof, WWU, 22:37; 10. Jaclyn Puga, NNU, 22:48. Men’s Team Scores - Western Washington 33, Alaska Anchorage 70, Western Oregon 74, Northwest Nazarene 99, Seattle Pacific 138, Cen-

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Santen, SMU, 25:30. Women - Alaska Anchorage 27, Western Washington 69, Western Oregon 108, Alaska Fairbanks 129, MSU Billings 137, Northwest Nazarene 146, Seattle Pacific 160, Saint Martin’s 189, Central Washington 233.. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Sarah Porter, WWU, 21:04; 2. Miriam Kipng’eno, UAA, 21:09; 3. Ruth Keino, UAA, 21:26; 4. Jaclyn Puga, NNU, 22:06; 5. Shoshana Keegan, UAA, 22:24; 6. Hallidie Wilt, UAA, 22:27; 7. Lauren Breihof, WWU, 22:37; 8. Raphaela Sieber, UAF, 22:43; 9. Natty Plunkett, SPU, 22:44; 10. Joscelyn Minton, SMU, 22:49.

tral Washington 167, Saint Martin’s 190, Alaska Fairbanks 219, Montana State Billings 257. AllConference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Marko Cheseto, UAA, 24:50; 2. Bennett Grimes, WWU, 25:05; 3. Jordan Welling, WWU, 25:08; 4. Alfred Kangogo, UAA, 25:12; 5. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 25:13; 6. Anthony Tomsich, WWU, 25:14; 7. Chris Reed, WOU, 25:26; 8. Kyle Van Santen, SMU, 25:28; 9. Blake Medhaug, WWU, 25:32; 10. Barak Watson, NNU, 25:35. 2010 GNAC Championships (Nov. 6 at Yakima): Men - Alaska Anchorage 41, Western Washington 56, Western Oregon 67, Northwest Nazarene 90, Saint Martin’s 175, Seattle Pacific 180, Alaska Fairbanks 184, MSU Billings 212, Central Washington 230. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Marko Cheseto, UAA, 23:56; 2. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 24:27; 3. Chris Reed, WOU, 24:29; 4. Barak Watson, NNU, 24:30; 5. Jordan Welling, WWU, 24:34; 6. Bennett Grimes, WWU, 24:36; 7. Jacob Parisien, UAA, 25:10; 8. Blake Medhaug, WWU, 25:16; 9. Spencer Hunt, SMU, 25:24; 10. Kyle Van

CONFERENCE YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Conf. Finish PWC 2nd PWC 2nd PWC 2nd PWC 1st PWC 4th PWC 2nd PWC 2nd GNAC 4th GNAC 1st GNAC 2nd GNAC 2nd GNAC 1st GNAC 2nd GNAC 3rd GNAC 1st GNAC 2nd GNAC 1st

Pts TOP UAA RUNNER Location 61 David Laurence (10th) Portland, Ore. 40 Hilo, Hawaii N/A McKinleyville, Calif. 28 Erlend Kroken (2nd) Seattle, Wash. 134 Jerome Ross (5th) Bellingham, Wash. 58 Sean Rivers (5th) Seattle, Wash. 51 Tobias Schwoerer (3rd) Monmouth, Ore. 87 Eric Strabel (10th) Kincaid Park, Alaska 70 Sean Rivers (3rd) Seattle, Wash. 77 Brandon Stum (9th) Monmouth, Ore. 71 Brandon Stum (13th) McKinleyville, Calif. 39 David Kiplagat (2nd) Bellingham, Wash. 53 David Kiplagat (1st) Lacey, Wash. 81 Peter Doner (7th) Nampa, Idaho 34 Marko Cheseto (1st) Yakima, Wash. 70 Marko Cheseto (1st) Yakima, Wash. 41 Marko Cheseto (1st) Yakima, Wash.

Conf. Finish PWC 7th GNAC 3rd GNAC 5th GNAC 2nd GNAC 3rd GNAC 2nd GNAC 2nd GNAC 4th GNAC 2nd GNAC 1st GNAC 1st

Pts 183 84 124 77 98 71 44 123 52 25 27

TOP UAA RUNNER Location Kirsten Lippman (16th) Bellingham, Wash. Stacy Edwards (8th) Kincaid Park, Alaska Stacy Edwards (5th) Seattle, Wash. Mandy Kaempf (5th) Monmouth, Ore. Mandy Kaempf (5th) McKinleyville, Calif. Mandy Kaempf (3rd) Bellingham, Wash. Mandy Kaempf (2nd) Lacey, Wash. Elizabeth Chepkosgei (8th) Nampa, Idaho Laura Carr (4th) Yakima, Wash. Miriam Kipng’eno (3rd) Yakima, Wash. Miriam Kipng’eno (2nd) Yakima, Wash.

WEST REGION YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

MEN Season Finish Pts TOp UAA FINISHER Location 1987 11th 335 N/A Seattle, Wash. 1988 10th 305 N/A San Luis Obispo, Calif. 1989 DNP N/A N/A McKinleyville, Calif. 1990 11th 292 N/A Riverside, Calif. 1991 DNP N/A Jason Alward (61st) Rohnert Park, Calif. 1992 9th 235 Dan Fleener (38th) Sandy, Ore. 1993 11th 298 N/A Pomona, Calif. 1994 9th 247 David Laurence (37th) San Francisco, Calif. 1995 12th 288 N/A Pomona, Calif. 1996 5th 139 Miguel Gomez (15th) McKinleyville, Calif. 1997 Pomona, Calif. 1998 6th 134 Jerome Ross (5th) Bellingham, Wash. 1999 5th 152 Richy Hankins (15th) Rocklin, Calif. 2000 5th 139 Tobias Schoerer (10th) Pomona, Calif. 2001 3rd 106 Tobias Schoerer (2nd) Bellingham, Wash. 2002 3rd 105 Sean River (5th) Fresno, Calif. 2003 5th 147 Brandon Stum (13th) Chino, Calif. 2004 4th 186 Brandon Stum (27th) Bellingham, Wash. 2005 3rd 106 David Kiplagat (8th) Chino, Calif. 2006 3rd 119 David Kiplagat (5th) Chico, Calif. 2007 5th 152 David Kiplagat (4th) Boise, Idaho 2008 2nd 67 Marko Cheseto (2nd) San Diego, Calif. 2009 3rd 96 Marko Cheseto (1st) San Francisco, Calif. 2010 1st 49 Marko Cheseto (1st) Bellingham, Wash. WOMEN Season 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Finish 10th 7th 9th 4th 3rd 3rd 5th 11th 3rd 1st 1st

Pts 260 224 246 177 172 129 109 297 104 35 40

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TOP UAA FINISHER Location Kiersten Lippman (36th) Pomona, Calif. Stacy Edwards (21st) Bellingham, Wash. Stacy Edwards (15th) Fresno, Calif. Mandy Kaempf (16th) Chino, Calif. Mandy Kaempf (9th) Bellingham, Wash. Mandy Kaempf (4th) Chino, Calif. Laura Carr (9th) Chico, Calif. Hallidie Wilt (25th) Boise, Idaho Laura Carr (4th) San Diego, Calif. Hallidie Wilt (3rd) San Francisco, Calif. Ruth Keino (2nd) Bellingham, Wash.

ALL-TIME NCAA INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM FINISHES WOMEN Place Name Time 7 Ruth Keino* 21:20.8 12 Miriam Kipng’eno* 21:40.2 14 Miriam Kipng’eno* 21:16.7 28 Elizabeth Chepkosgei* 22:30 39 Ruth Keino* 21:58.2 45 Hallidie Wilt 22:09.9 46 Mandy Kaempf 22:51.2 48 Laura Carr 23:00 50 Shoshana Keegan 22:33.7 53 Shoshana Keegan 22:16.3 63 Laura Carr 22:27.1 64 Hallidie Wilt 23:18 64 Laura Carr 23:29.8 64 Mandy Kaempf 23:41.4 65 Laura Carr 21:46.3 67 Hallidie Wilt 22:52.6 71 Stacy Edwards 23:38.2 74 Ruth Keino 23:24 92 Emma Bohman 23:18.2 106 Kamie Jo Massey 24:20.2 106 Susan Bick 23:37.3 112 Ivy O’Guinn 23:43.8 114 Davya Baker 24:27.3 119 Davya Baker 24:31.5 123 Shoshana Keegan 24:06 129 Kaley Strachan 24:40.6 135 Laura Rombach 24:20 148 Nicole DeYong 25:14.8 151 Stephanie Myers 25:16.9 152 Emma Bohman 23:58.5 156 Danielle Pratt 25:33.9 163 Mary Krusen 25:50.9 170 Danielle Pratt 25:50.4 172 Sarah Hansen 25:55.5 174 Emma Bohman 25:25 * ALL-AMERICAN

Year 2010 2010 2009 2008 2009 2009 2005 2008 2010 2009 2009 2008 2005 2004 2006 2010 2005 2008 2010 2004 2010 2010 2005 2004 2008 2005 2008 2004 2004 2009 2005 2005 2004 2004 2008

Location Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Evansville, Ind. Slippery Rock, Pa. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Chino, Calif. Slippery Rock, Pa. Louisville, Ky. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Slippery Rock, Pa. Chino, Calif. Evansville, Ind. Pensacola, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Chino, Calif. Slippery Rock, Pa. Louisville, Ky. Evansville, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Chino, Calif. Evansville, Ind. Slippery Rock, Pa. Chino, Calif. Slippery Rock, Pa. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Chino, Calif. Chino, Calif. Evansville, Calif. Evansville, Calif. Slippery Rock, Pa.

MEN Place Name 9 Marko Cheseto* 17 Jake Parisien* 21 Micah Chelimo* 25 Marko Cheseto* 26 David Kiplagat* 35 Tobias Schwoerer* 40 Micah Chelimo* 41 David Kiplagat 42 Marko Cheseto 43 Jake Parisien 47 David Kiplagat 59 Tobias Schwoerer 63 Eric Strabel 64 Sean Rivers 73 Eric Strabel 77 Andy Elvester 82 Tobias Schwoerer 85 Brent Knight 86 David Kiplogat 87 Sean Rivers 90 Alfred Kangogo 92 Aaron Dickson 94 Alfred Kangogo 96 Aaron Dickson 101 William Ritekwiang 103 Paul Rottich 115 Drew Dickson 120 Drew Dickson 121 Andy Elvester 125 Todd List 132 Auston Ellis 134 Vernon Campbell 136 Yonatan Yilma 143 Michael Adams 143 Nate Normandin 147 Mick Boyle 149 Leif Olson 152 Mick Boyle 153 Auston Ellis 154 Chris Cannon 159 Paul Rottich 159 Nate Normandin 162 Mick Boyle 166 Scott Rood 168 Stig Yngve 173 Andy Liebner 174 Will Estes 180 Paul Rottich *ALL-AMERICAN

Time 31:32 31:43 31:18.2 31:28.0 31:16.5 33:13.1 32:34.3 30:36.4 32:38.8 31:44.0 33:20.9 33:32.2 33:02.6 33:03.7 34:08.9 33:15.5 33:18.8 31:35.7 33:01 34:26.0 33:04 31::40.6 33:39.6 34:36.1 32:48.1 32:52.8 35:12.7 32:08.0 35:11.1 34:03.8 33:47 35:30.7 33:55.1 35:56.4 34:33.3 32:50.0 36:14.8 36:31.8 32:57.1 34:55.2 34:49 36:21.5 35:00 36:38.6 40:06.9 33:42.9 36:42.5 37:26.5

Year 2008 2008 2010 2010 2007 2001 2009 2006 2009 2010 2005 2000 2002 2002 2001 2002 2002 2006 2008 2001 2008 2006 2009 2005 2010 2010 2005 2006 2001 2002 2008 2001 2010 2009 2002 2006 2005 2005 2006 2002 2008 2001 2008 2001 2005 2006 2009 2009

Location Slippery Rock, Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Joplin, Mo. Slippery Rock, Pa. Evansville, Ind. Pensacola, Fla. Evansville, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Chino, Calif. Pomona, Calif. Ashland, Ohio Ashland, Ohio Slippery Rock, Pa. Ashland, Ohio Ashland, Ohio Pensacola, Fla. Slippery Rock, Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa. Pensacola, Fla. Evansville, Ind. Chino, Calif. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Chino, Calif. Pensacola, Fla. Slippery Rock, Pa Ashland, Ohio Slippery Rock, Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa Louisville, Ky. Evansville, Ind. Ashland, Ohio Pensacola, Fla. Chino, Calif. Chino, Calif. Pensacola, Fla. Ashland, Ohio Slippery Rock, Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa Slippery Rock, Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa Chino, Calif. Pensacola, Fla. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind.

All-Time NCCA TEAM FINISHES

WOMEN Place Coach 5 Michael Friess 6 Michael Friess 9 Michael Friess 12 Michael Friess 21 Michael Friess

MEN

Place Coach 8 Michael Friess 11 Michael Friess 12 Michael Friess 15 Michael Friess 16 Michael Friess 17 Michael Friess 20 Michael Friess

Points 158 185 266 350 489

Year 2009 2010 2008 2005 2004

Location Evansville, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Slippery Rock, Pa. Chino, Calif. Evansville, Calif.

Points 262 288 358 402 407 415 490

Year 2010 2008 2002 2006 2001 2009 2005

Location Louisville, Ky. Slippery Rock, Pa. Ashland, Ohio Pensacola, Fla. Slippery Rock, Pa. Evansville, Ind.r Chino, Calif.

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UAA’s first All-American, Tobias Schwoerer (2001).

ACADEMIC / POSTSEASON AWARDS Academic All-American 2006 Mandy Kaempf 2008 Peter Doner David Kiplagat Cornelious Sigei 2009 Laura Carr Ruth Keino David Kiplagat Laura Rombach Paul Rottich 2010 Micah Chelimo Laura Carr Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno All-Academic Teams 2005 Men Women 2007 Men Women 2008 Men Women 2009 Men Women 2010 Men Women GNAC ALL-ACADEMIC 1994 Brad Bauer (PacWest) 1996 Steve Carroll (PacWest) 1998 Brad Hawkins (PacWest) Casey Jackson (PacWest) Jerry Ross (PacWest) Mike McQueen (PacWest) Tim Miller (PacWest) Jerry Ross (PacWest) 1999 Benji Uffenbeck (PacWest) 2000 Meyoung Blum (PacWest) Leslie Boyd (PacWest) Katya Lamskova (PacWest) Sara Nielsen (PacWest) 2001 Meyoung Blum Leslie Boyd River Campbell Nicole Hanson Sheamus Lamb Katya Lamskova Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer 2002 Meyoung Blum Leslie Boyd Chris Cannon Stacy Edwards Lindsay Krous Sarah Hansen Nate Normandin Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer 2003 Nicole DeYoung Stacy Edwards Sarah Hansen Lindsay Krous 2004 Nicole DeYoung Sarah Hansen Anjuli Haydu Kamie Jo Massey Stephanie Myers Mandy Kaempf Nate Normandin 2005 Stacy Edwards Mandy Kaempf Leif Olson Kaley Strachan 2006 Mick Boyle Laura Carr Mandy Kaempf Mary Krusen Brent Knight Danielle Pratt Cornelius Sigei Paul Schauer Kaley Strachan 2007 Mick Boyle Anjuli Haydu David Kiplagat Mary Krusen

Heather McIntyre Cornelius Sigei Kaley Strachan Autumn Streuli 2008 Mick Boyle Laura Carr David Kiplagat Paul Rottich Cornelius Sigei 2009 Laura Carr Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Natalie Pfeifer Arielle Rolle Paul Rottich Alex West 2010 Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno GNAC INDIVIDUAL Champion 2006 David Kiplagat 2008 Marko Cheseto 2009 Marko Cheseto 2010 Marko Cheseto GNAC TEAM Champion 1997 Men (PacWest) 2002 Men 2005 Men 2008 Men 2009 Women 2010 Men Women All-CONFERENCE 1994 David Laurence (PacWest) 1996 Chad Dudney (PacWest) Miguel Gomez (PacWest) Frode Lillefjell (PacWest) Mike McQueen (PacWest) 1997 Todd Bruce (PacWest) Chad Dudney (PacWest) Erlend Kroken (PacWest) Preston Martin (PacWest) Mike McQueen (PacWest) Jerry Ross (PacWest) 1999 Richy Hankins (PacWest) Sean Rivers (PacWest) 2000 Sean Rivers (PacWest) Tobias Schwoerer (PacWest) Eric Strabel (PacWest) 2001 Stacy Edwards Kiersten Lippmann Eric Strabel 2002 Stacy Edwards Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer Eric Strabel 2003 Stacy Edwards Sarah Hansen Mandy Kaepmf Brandon Stum 2004 Mandy Kaepmf 2005 Laura Carr Aaron Dickson Drew Dickson Stacy Edwards Mandy Kaepmf David Kiplagat Leif Olson 2006 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei Aaron Dickson Mandy Kaepmf David Kiplagat Brent Knight 2007 Elizabeth Chepkosgei Peter Doner 2008 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei Marko Cheseto Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino David Kiplagat Jacob Parisien Hallidie Wilt

2009 Laura Carr Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Alfred Kangogo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Hallidie Wilt 2010 Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Jacob Parisien Hallidie Wilt GNAC RUNNER of the Year 2008 Marko Cheseto 2009 Marko Cheseto 2010 Marko Cheseto GNAC Coach of the Year 1997 Men - Michael Friess 2002 Men - Michael Friess 2003 Women - Michael Friess 2004 Women - Michael Friess 2005 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess 2008 Men - Michael Friess 2009 Women - Michael Friess 2010 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess GNAC Freshman of the Year 2003 Mandy Kaempf 2005 David Kiplagat 2008 Jacob Parisien 2009 Micah Chelimo Miriam Kipng’eno GNAC Newcomer of the Year 1996 Miguel Gomez (PacWest) 1999 Sean Rivers (PacWest) 2000 Tobias Schwoerer (PacWest) 2007 Peter Doner 2008 Marko Cheseto 2010 Yonatan Yilma West Region INDIVIDUAL Champion 2009 Marko Cheseto 2010 Marko Cheseto West Region TEAM Champion 2009 Women 2010 Men Women All-West Region 1996 Miguel Gomez 1998 Jerry Ross 1999 Richy Hankins 2000 Tobias Schwoerer 2001 Tobias Schwoerer Eric Strabel 2002 Stacy Edwards Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer 2003 Brandon Stum 2004 Mandy Kaempf 2005 Stacy Edwards Mandy Kaempf David Kiplagat Leif Olson 2006 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei David Kiplagat Brent Knight 2007 David Kiplagat 2008 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei Marko Cheseto Alfred Kangogo David Kiplagat Jacob Parisien 2009 Laura Carr Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Alfred Kangogo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno

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Hallidie Wilt 2010 Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Jacob Parisien William Ritekwiang Hallidie Wilt West Region Athlete of the Year 2009 Marko Cheseto 2010 Marko Chesto West Region Coach of the Year 2009 Women - Michael Friess 2010 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess GNAC RUNNERS of the Week 2000 Kiersten Lippman (Oct. 9) Tobias Schwoerer (Sept. 25) 2001 Eric Strabel (Aug. 27-Sept. 2) Tobias Schwoerer (Oct. 29-Nov. 4) 2002 Sean Rivers (Aug. 26-Sept. 1) 2004 Kamie Jo Massey Brandon Stum (Sept. 20-26) 2005 Mandy Kaempf (Oct. 31-Nov. 6) David Kiplagat (Sept. 19-25) 2006 Mandy Kaempf (Oct. 2-8) David Kiplagat (Sept. 18-24 David Kiplagat (Sept. 25-Oct. 1) 2007 Elizabeth Chepkosgei (A. 27-S. 2) Elizabeth Chepkosgei (S. 24-30) David Kiplagat (Sept. 24-30) 2008 Marko Cheseto (Sept. 1-7) Marko Cheseto (Sept. 15-21) Marko Cheseto (Oct. 6-12) Marko Cheseto (Nov. 3-9) 2009 Micah Chelimo (Aug. 31-Sept. 6) Micah Chelimo (Sept. 14-20) Marko Cheseto (Oct. 5-11) Ruth Keino (Sept. 6-12) Ruth Keino (Oct. 5-11) 2010 Marko Cheseto (Aug. 30-Sept. 5) Marko Cheseto (Sept. 27-Oct. 3) Marko Cheseto (Oct. 18-24) Ruth Keino (Sept. 6-12) Miriam Kipng’eno (Sept. 27-Oct. 3) ALL-AMERICANS 2001 Tobias Schwoerer 2007 David Kiplagat 2008 Elizabeth Chepkosgei Marko Cheseto Jacob Parisien 2009 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno 2010 Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno PacWest results incomplete

Marko Cheseto became the first GNAC male runner to claim three individual titles.

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS A

ADAMS, MICHAEL............................... ’09, ’10 Alward, Jason . ........................’87, ’88, ’89, ’91 Atwood, Dwayne...................................’86, ’87 Bailey, Mychaela.......................................... ’08 Baker-Flaharty, Davya..............’03, ’04, ’05, ’06 Barnett, Jeff................................................. ’92 Bauer, Brad.................................... ’93, ’94, ’96

BICK, SUSAN..............................................’10 Blandheol, J.T. ...................................... ’95, ’96 Blum, Meyoung............................. ’00, ’01, ’02 Bohman, Emma............................. ’07, ’09, ’10 Booher, John................................................ ’91 Boyd, Leslie.................................... ’00, ’01, ’02 Boyle, Mick.................................... ’05, ’07, ’08 Brenner, Mary.............................................. ’85 Brown, John............................ ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87 Brown, Peter.................................. ’84, ’85, ’86 Bruber, Wilhelm.......................................... ’84 Bruce, Todd........................................... ’97, ’98 Budd, Eric............................... ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94 Byrne, Dacry................................................ ’85

Callison, Eric................................................ ’98 Campbell, Vernon................................. ’00, ’01 Cannon, Chris....................................... ’01, ’02 Carpentier, Denise....................................... ’84 Carr, Laura.............................. ’05, ’06, ’08, ’09 Carroll, Steve.......................... ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98 CHELIMO, MICAH............................... ’09, ’10 Chepkoech, Mary........................................ ’10 Chepkosgei, Elizabeth.................... ’06, ’07, ’08 Cheseto, Marko............................. ’08, ’09, ’10 Child, Anita.................................................. ’85 Clark, Esther......................................... ’82, ’83 Cline, Dan.................................................... ’02

Davis, John Nathan................................’86, ’87 De Yong, Nicole..................................... ’03, ’04 Dickson, Aaron....................... ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06 Dickson, Drew......................... ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06 Dombrovsky, Ray.................................. ’84, ’85 Doner, Johanna............................................ ’07 Doner, Peter................................................ ’07 Dudney, Chad....................................... ’96, ’97

Hamilton, Scott....................... ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93 Hankins, Richy............................... ’96, ’98, ’99 Hansen, Sarah................................ ’02, ’03, ’04 Haydu, Anjuli................................. ’03, ’04, ’07 Hegg, Heidi.................................................. ’85 Heuseveldt, Jeff........................................... ’94 HILL, THOMAS.................................... ’09, ’10 Hoffman, Dave............................... ’82, ’83, ’84 Hutto, Janet................................... ’81, ’82, ’83 Hynne, Morten............................................ ’90

Kaempf, Mandy...................... ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06 Kanerva, Heikke.....................................’84, ’85 KANGOGO, ALFRED............................ ’08, ’09 Kantola, Tiina........................................ ’83, ’84 KEEGAN, SHOSHANA....................’08, ’09, ’10 KEINO, RUTH............................... ’08, ’09, ’10 Kiplagat, David.........................’05, ’06, ’07, ’08 KIPNG’ENO, MIRIAM.......................... ’09, ’10 Kjellstand, Britta.......................................... ’81 Knight, Brent........................... ’02, ’03, ’04, ’06 KREHLIK, KATIE..........................................’10 Kroken, Erlend............................................. ’97 Krous, Lindsay......................... ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03 Krusen, Mary................................. ’05, ’06, ’07

Scheel, Jeromy............................................. ’95 Schiffkorn, Michelle..................................... ’83 Schwoerer, Tobias.......................... ’00, ’01, ’02 Sievert, Julie................................................ ’84 Sigei, Cornelious..................... ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08 Smith, John........................................... ’94, ’95 Sonntag, Benjamin...................................... ’05 Strabel, Eric............................ ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03 Strabel, Mark........................................ ’99, ’01 Strachan, Kaley........................’04, ’05, ’06, ’07 Strand, Debbie...................................... ’84, ’85 Strange, Sanford.......................................... ’92 Streuli, Autumn.................................... ’06, ’07 Stum, Bradon........................................ ’03, ’04

Lambe, Amy................................................. ’01 Lamskova, Ekaterina.................................... ’00 Lane, Terry................................................... ’84 Latva-Kiskola, Tuomo............................ ’87, ’88 Leighton, Tim............................................... ’88 Liebner, Andy............................................... ’06 Lillefjell, Frode...................................... ’95, ’96 Lippman, Kiersten.......................... ’00, ’01, ’02 List, Todd.............................................. ’02, ’03

Talbot, Paul.................................................. ’89 Thill, Brian............................................ ’92, ’93 Trenholm, Stephanie................................... ’08 Truax, Brad.................................................. ’10 Turney, R. Scott............................................ ’85

Fisher, Kirk...............................’88, ’89, ’90, ’92 Flora, Bjorn.................................................. ’95 Floyd, Jason................................................. ’95 Fudala, Chip................................................. ’87

Nibeck, Meldoy.................................... ’84, ’85 Normandin, Nate.................... ’00, ’01, ’02, ’04

Gibbs, Cindy................................... ’81, ’82, ’83 Glover, Billy.................................................. ’96

PARISIEN, JAKE.............................’08, ’09, ’10 Pena, Cory............................................ ’07, ’08 Pollock, Joe.................................................. ’86 Pope, Carroll........................... ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89 Potter, Craig............................ ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90 Pratt, Danielle......................... ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06

Johnson, Mike A. .......................... ’87, ’89, ’90 Johnston, Eric.............................................. ’89

Ingram, Christy............................................ ’85

Edwards, Stacy........................ ’01, ’02, ’03, ’05 Ellis, Auston................................... ’05, ’06, ’07 Elvester, Andy................................ ’00, ’01, ’02 Emerson, Charles.................... ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94 Emerson, Roger........................................... ’93 Enkvist, Urban............................................. ’93 Erickson, Keith............................................. ’84

Olson, Leif...................................... ’03, ’04, ’05

Ramsey, Lisa................................................ ’85 Recob, Jim............................................ ’81, ’82 Ritekwiang, William..................................... ’10 Rivers, Sean............................ ’99, ’00, ’01, ’02 Roelle, Ariel.......................................... ’08, ’09 Rombach, Laura........................................... ’08 Rood, Scott.................................................. ’01 Ross, Jerry............................................. ’97, ’98 Rottich, Paul........................... ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10 Rupert, Andy............................................... ’03 Rutledge, Tommy........................... ’89, ’90, ’92

Markuson, James . ...................................... ’91 Martin, Preston.................................... ’97, ’98 Massey, Kamie Jo......................................... ’04 McIntyre, Heather....................................... ’07 McQueen, Mike............................. ’96, ’97, ’98 Meehan, Dan............................................... ’84 Miller, Yuri................................................... ’86 Myers, Paul............................. ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98 Myers, Stephanie........................... ’01, ’03, ’04

Gomez, Miguel..................................... ’96, ’97 Greer, Brittany............................................. ’05 Gruber, Willie....................................... ’85, ’86 Gunderson, Marne...................................... ’00

Voohees, Coert............................................ ’81

Walker, Craig.................................. ’81, ’82, ’83 West, Alex..............................................’09, ’10 Williams, Lorris..................................... ’99, ’00 Wilt, Hallidie........................... ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10

YILMA, YONATAN.......................................’10 Yngve, Stig................................................... ’05 Yutrzenka, Grant................................... ’81, ’82

Oberbreckling, Scott.................................... ’85 O’GUINN, IVY............................................’10 Olnes, Mathew............................................ ’86

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tom case

Chancellor – University of Alaska Anchorage

om Case assumed the chancellorship of the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2011. A retired 3-star Air Force Lt. General, Case has spent more than 12 years in Alaska, including two Air Force tours of duty, five years as dean of UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), and three years as president and chief operating officer of a state-owned, independently operated Aerospace corporation. The 1969 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy began his 33-year military career flying in Vietnam. Later, he served at the Pentagon, was selected as the first Air Force Chief of Staff Chair on the faculty of the National War College, and eventually went on to command two fighter wings, a numbered air force and Alaskan Command. He also served as deputy commander and chief of staff for the nation’s two largest geographic joint combatant commands. After retiring from the Air Force, Case returned to higher education as dean of CBPP at UAA. During his tenure, CBPP added several new certificate and degree programs, including a graduate certificate in Global Logistics, and played an instrumental role in the formation of CBPP’s Experimental Economics Laboratory.

Dr. Steve Cobb

Director of Athletics – Univ. of Alaska Anchorage

In 11 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. Starting with the 2007-08 campaign, UAA has enjoyed four of the most memorable athletic seasons in school history, highlighted by three Final Four appearances for Seawolf basketball teams (women twice, men once), plus NCAA top-15 finishes for men’s and women’s cross country (four times), skiing (four times), and men’s track & field (twice). In fact, 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, ground soon will be broken on UAA’s planned $109 million Seawolf and Community Arena on campus. He has also overseen major upgrades to UAA’s current facilities, including the installation of a new gym floor and bleachers at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex in 2010. 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 . Graduate Assistant: Cameron Turner Basketball (Women) . Head Coach: Tim Moser . Assistant: Rebecca Alvidrez . Graduate 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: T.J. Jindra Skiing . Head Coach: Sparky Anderson . Assistants: Andrew Kastning, Julie-Pierre Leclerc . Graduate Assistant: Tor Christopherson .TRACK & FIELD (Men & Women) . Head Coach: Michael Friess . Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Rafael Echavarria . Grad Assts.: David Kiplagat, Ryan McWilliams VOLLEYBALL . Head Coach: Chris Green . Assistant: Nicky Rose . Graduate Assistant: Stacie Meisner

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 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 Rachel Butler. . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer BUSINESS OFFICE Diana Campbell. . . . . . . Fiscal Technician Tonya Carney . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Shawna Palmer. . . . . . . Admin. Asst. – Tickets Linda Stimaker . . . . . . . Travel Coordinator Roxanne Swallows . . . . Fiscal Manager Mary Beth Wooden . . . Ticket Manager REC SPORTS Levi Althens. . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Ed Barker. . . . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance 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

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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.

Michael Dinneen Photography

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. Since joining the NCAA ranks in 1977, UAA has become a perennial national power in many of its sports. A total of 164 Seawolves have earned All-America honors, and UAA has produced 15 individual national champions since 1991. The 2010-11 campaign will go down as one of the most overall successful years in Seawolf Athletics history as 10 of 11 UAA teams advanced in postseason competition, including the secondever WCHA Final Five appearance for hockey. Both basketball and cross country squads, plus volleyball, skiing and track & field, made NCAA appearances. Seawolves student-athletes have enjoyed unprecedented success in the classroom, compiling a cumulative GPA of 3.0+ in 14 of the last 17 years.