2015 UAA Cross Country Media Guide by Nate Sagan

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

ALASKA ANCHORAGE 2015 SCHEDULE

DATE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 21

MEET Hawaii Big Wave Invitational Hawaii Pacific University Invitational Western Washington Classic Invitatonal GNAC Championships NCAA West Regional Championships NCAA Championships

LOCATION at Kahuku, Hawaii at Kahuku, Hawaii at Bellingham, Wash. at Bellingham, Wash. at Monmouth, Ore. at Joplin, Mo.

Junior Joyce Chelimo

Senior Jessica Pahkala

Senior Dominik Notz

Junior Victor Samoei

TIME 9:00 AM 9:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM 8:00 AM

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GENERAL INFORMATION Name: University of Alaska Anchorage Website: GoSeawolves.com Location: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 Founded: 1977 Enrollment: 16,568 Nickname: Seawolves Colors: Green & Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conf. Chancellor: Tom Case Athletics Director: Keith Hackett Athletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250 Ticket Office Phone: 907-786-1562 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Michael Friess, 26th season Alma Mater: Linfield (’85) Phone: 907-786-1325 Email: track@uaa.alaska.edu Assist. Coach: TJ Garlatz, 9th season Alma Mater: Washington (’02) Phone: 907-786-6022 Email: run@uaa.alaska.edu Assist. Coach: Ryan McWilliams, 6th season Alma Mater: Angelo State (’09) Phone: 907-786-1308 Email: rbmcwilliams@alaska.edu Assist. Coach: Anthony Tomsich, 5th season Alma Mater: Western Washington (‘12) Phone: 907-786-1997 Email: actomsich@uaa.alaska.edu TEAM INFORMATION 2014 NCAA Finish: Men- 6th, Women- 8th 2014 West Region Finish: Men-2nd, Women-3rd 2014 GNAC Finish: Men- 1st, Women- 2nd Letterwinners Returning: Men- 9, Women- 6 Newcomers: Men- None, Women- 5 TEAM HISTORY Conference Titles Men- 9 (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2005, 2002, 1997) Women- 5 (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009) NCAA Appearances Men- 11 (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001) Women-9 (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004) MEDIA RELATIONS Nate Sagan Office Phone: 907-786-1295 E-Mail: nate@uaa.alaska.edu Dallas Baldwin Office: 907-786-4625 E-Mail: dallas@uaa.alaska.edu Chris Lawrence - XC Contact Office: 907-786-7859 E-Mail: cclawrence@alaska.edu Website: GoSeawolves.com ON THE COVER (l-r): Dominik Notz, Jessica Pahkala, Henry Cheseto

2015 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover Quick Facts / Media Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2015 Team Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

COACHING STAFF/ROSTER

Head Coach Michael Friess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Assistant Coaches TJ Garlatz and Ryan McWilliams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Assistant Coach Anthony Tomsich / 2015 Men’s and Women’s Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

SEAWOLF PLAYER PROFILES

RETURNERS Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15 Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-22 NEWCOMERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

UAA STATISTICS/RECORDS/HISTORY

2014 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2014 Season Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 All-Time GNAC / West Region Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-29 All-Time NCAA Individual and Team Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Academic / Postseason Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32 All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Great Northwest Athletc Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

UAA & ALASKA

UAA Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Alaska Airlines Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 This Is UAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover The Municipality of Anchorage / The State of Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

SEAWOLF QUICK FACTS / MEDIA INFO

SEAWOLF QUICK FACTS

PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS Alaska Dispatch News

Denali Media

KTUU-TV (NBC - Ch. 2)

The Northern Light

Kevin Wells — Sports Director 501 E. 40th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 762-9228

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

KTVA-TV (CBS Ch. 11)

KRUA Radio (88.1 FM)

KYUR/KTBY-TV (ABC Ch. 13/FOX Ch. 4)

For credentials or interview requests, please contact the UAA Media Relations office at least one day in advance. Media Relations produces weekly press releases and game notes c omplete with statistics for each sport during the season.

Beth Bragg — Sports Editor 300 W. 31st Ave., Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 257-4335

Dave Goldman — Sports Director 1001 Northway Dr., #202, Anchorage, AK 99507 Phone: (907) 274-1111 Kerby Dort — Sports Director 2700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507 Phone: (907) 561-1313

KTZN Radio (550 AM, ESPN)

Gary Donovan - General Manager 1001 Northway Dr., #202, Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: (907) 274-1111

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

MEDIA GUIDELINES

800 E. Dimond #3-370, Anchorage, AK 99515 Phone: (907) 522-1515 Without a shadow

KAFC Radio (93.7 FM)

#SeawolfXCTF #GoSeawolves

With double shadow

The 2015 Cross Country media guide was written, edited, designed and compiled by media relations intern Chris Lawrence. Cover design by Dallas Baldwin. Editorial assistance was provided by Nate Sagan and Dallas Baldwin. Primary photography by Sam Wasson. 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.

2015 TEAM PHOTO

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

2015 SEAWOLF CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

Front Row (left-to-right): Zennah Jepchumba, Riley Burroughs, Joyce Chelimo, Kaitlyn Maker, Samantha Contreras. Middle Row (l-r): Danielle McCormick, Beatrice Decker, Caroline Kurgat, Tamara Perez, Riley Burroughs, Jessica Pahkala, Kimberly Coscia. Back Row (l-r): Michael Mendenhall, Michel Ramirez, Henry Cheseto, Jesse Miller, Philip Messina, Joe Day, Nathan Kipchumba, Victor Samoei, Edwin Kangogo, Dominik Notz.

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

HEAD COACH/ 26TH SEASON

ne of the nation’s most respected track & field mentors, Michael Friess is in his 26th season as head coach of the cross country and track & field programs at the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2015-16. Since joining the GNAC in 2001, UAA’s cross country teams have combined for 13 league titles, one NCAA champion, 29 AllAmericans, 11 individual conference titles and 86 all-conference certificates. Additionally, the women’s team has posted a league-record five straight titles from 2009-13, while the men’s team has registered five backto-back titles from 2010-14. 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 20 times overall, including sending both the men’s and womFRIESS’ CROSS COUNTRY FILE en’s squads in 2005 and every year between 2008-14. Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska In 10 seasons of full institutional sponsorship for outdoor and three for in Education: Linfield College ‘85 door, the Seawolf track & field teams have quickly left their mark on the Great (BA in Exercise science and a MA in Biomechanics) Northwest Athletic Conference under Friess. Combined they have five individu Best NCAA Finish: M: 3rd, W: 4th Best West Region Finish: M: 1st, W: 1st al NCAA titles, 73 All-America awards and 144 individual conference titles. Best GNAC Finish: M: 1st, W: 1st Friess has also piloted the track & field squads to success on a national level, All-Americans Coached: 29 (17m, 12w) qualifying athletes to the NCAAs since 2001. A program-record 12 Seawolves GNAC Coach of the Year Honors: 17 competed at the Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in 2013. In West Region Coach of the Year: 6 2013 at the outdoor championships, the women’s team posted a program-best seventh-place finish, while the men’s team broke the top 10 in 2012, finishing ninth. Friess has earned 17 conference coach-of-the-year accolades in cross country, including five straight women’s coach-of-the-year honors from 2009-13 and five straight from 2010-14. Meanwhile, he has eight GNAC honors in track & field, indoor and outdoor combined. Additionally, Friess has collected nine West Region Coach of the Year honors – six in cross country and three in track & field. Athletes have excelled in the classroom as well under Friess, earning over 200 academic all-conference accolades over the last 14 seasons. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams have combined for 18 U.S. Track and Field/ Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team recognitions since 2005, while both track & field teams have made the All-Academic Team each year since 2009. Additionally, six student-athletes have been named Capital One/CoSida Academic All-Americans. 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 Midnight Sun Marathon & Half-Marathon and the Crow Pass Crossing. A USA Track & Field Level II coach, Friess is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is certified by ACSM as an exercise test technologist and exercise specialist. He and his wife Stephanie have two children, Meagan – a former Seawolf track & field athlete – and Steven.

HEAD COACH MICHAEL FRIESS

MICHAEL FRIESS

ASSISTANT COACHES

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

TJ GARLATZ

ASSISTANT COACH / 9TH SEASON

.J. Garlatz is in his ninth season as an assistant coach with Alaska Anchorage’s cross country and track & field programs in 2015-16. In addition to his coaching duties with the Seawolves, Garlatz serves as an assistant for compliance. Since joining UAA in 2007, Garlatz has helped the cross country program produce one NCAA champion, 28 All-American performances, 10 individual conference champions and 61 all-conference certificates. Additionally, the men’s team has earned six straight conference titles while the women’s team posted five straight from 2009-13. Both teams have qualified for the NCAAs every year since 2008. In track & field, Garlatz has helped coach five NCAA individual champions, 71 All-American finishes and 135 GNAC individual wins. Nationally, Garlatz has sent multiple athletes to the championship meet. A program-record 12 Seawolves competed at the Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in 2013. Additionally, at the 2013 outdoor championships, the women’s team posted a program-best seventh-place finish, while the men’s team broke the top 10 in 2012, finishing ninth. Garlatz was also honored in 2010 when he was named the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association West Region Assistant Coach of the Year. 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). 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 programs 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 2010 and have one young son.

RYAN MCWILLIAMS ASSISTANT COACH / 6TH SEASON

yan McWilliams commences his fourth season as an assistant cross country and track & field coach and sixth overall in 2015-16. McWilliams, who works primarily with the sprinters, jumpers and multi-eventers, served as a graduate assistant for the Seawolves for two seasons before being promoted to assistant in 2012. Since his promotion, McWilliams has helped produce two NCAA champions, including guiding then-sophomore Cody Parker to UAA’s fourth NCAA individual title with a GNACrecord toss of 255-10 in the javelin in 2013. McWilliams also coached Berlin natives Karolin Anders (hept.) and Franz Burghagen (javelin), who each finished runner-up in their respective events at the 2014 NCAA championships. With indoor and outdoor combined, McWilliams has helped oversee 52 All-America certificates. In 2013, McWilliams received his first U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year honor for the women’s outdoor team, before capturing the same honor for the 2014 indoor slate. McWilliams joined UAA after a decorated career at Angelo State University from 2005-09. From Alpine, Texas, McWilliams registered six top-10 finishes at the NCAAs as a student-athlete, including three All-America honors in the decathlon and two in the 110 hurdles. The Rams’ team captain ended his career with a runner-up finish in the decathlon, seventh in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the mile relay at the 2009 NCAA Div. II Championships. McWilliams graduated from ASU in 2009 with a major in kinesiology and exercise science and is currently working on a master’s in public health at UAA. He and his wife, Amber, have two children.

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY ASSISTANT COACHES / 2015 SEAWOLF ROSTERS

ANTHONY TOMSICH ASSISTANT COACH / 5TH SEASON

nthony Tomsich is in his third season as an assistant coach in 2015-16 and fifth overall after serving as an graduate assistant for two seasons with the cross country and track & field teams. Since joining UAA cross country as an assitant coach in 2013, Tomsich has helped secure nine All-America certificates and three GNAC individual titles. In indoor and outdoor track & field, Tomsich has been on scene for three NCAA individual crowns and 42 All-America performances. In 2014, Tomsich was recognized by the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association as the West Region’s Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year. Tomsich is a former runner from GNAC foe Western Washington University and grew up in Fairbanks, attending West Valley High. While with the Vikings, Tomsich was named the GNAC 200607 Male Athlete of the Year and earned All-America honors in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Championships in 2007. He also posted a career-best time of 3:48.72 – third-best in school history. Tomsich also won that event at the GNAC Championships in a league- and meet-record time of 3:50.25.

2015 SEAWOLF ROSTERS MEN NAME Henry Cheseto Joe Day Edwin Kangogo Nathan Kipchumba Michael Mendenhall Philip Messina Jesse Miller Dominik Notz Michel Ramirez Victor Samoei

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

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Kapenguria, Kenya (Kaptabuk Boys Secondary) Palmer, Alaska (Palmer HS) Eldoret, Kenya (Kitale Boys HS) Eldoret, Kenya (Crater View Secondary) Kenmore, Wash. (Inglemoor HS) Toronto, Ontario (St. Michael’s College) Juneau, Alaska (Juneau-Douglas HS) Dettingen, Germany Salinas, Calif. (Hartnell JC) Eldoret, Kenya

WOMEN Hayley Bezanson So. Courtenay, B.C. (Mark Isfeld HS) Emily Biering Fr. Anchorage, Alaska (East HS) Mariah Burroughs So. Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS) Riley Burroughs Fr. Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS) Joyce Chelimo Jr. Kapsowar, Kenya (American International) Samantha Contreras Fr. Palmer, Alaska (Palmer HS) Kimberly Coscia Fr. Torrance, Calif. (South Torrance HS) Mary-Kathleen Cross So. Cobble Hill, B.C. (Frances Kelsey Secondary) Beatrice Decker Sr. Erfurt, Germany (Pierre de Coubertin Gym.) Zennah Jepchumba Fr. Eldoret, Kenya (Legebet Secondary School) Caroline Kurgat So. Iten, Kenya (Kapkenda) Kaitlyn Maker Fr. Anchorage, Alaska (Eagle River HS) Danielle McCormick Fr. Soldotna, Alaska (Soldotna HS) Jessica Pahkala Sr. Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS) Tamara Perez So. Hendaye, France (Lycee Maurice Ravel)

Sophomore Caroline Kurgat

RETURNERS - MEN

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

HENRY CHESETO SOPHOMORE / 1V KAPENGURIA, KENYA KAPTABUK BOYS SECONDARY

2014: Earned NCAA All-America honors with 23rd-place finish at NCAA Championships, helping team to 6th-place result … earned West Region Male Athlete of the Year honors and won West Region individual title, completing 10 kilometers in 30:34 … member of All-West Region team … secured National Athlete of the Week honors after winning conference meet, Nov. 3, posting 8K time of 24:36 … named GNAC Runner and Freshman of the Year … member of GNAC All-Conference … ran 5K time of 15:49.9 at Hawaii Big Wave Invite, leading to GNAC Runner of the Week recognition for Sept. 8. … won five races throughout season … honored as men’s cross country Bill MacKay Athlete of the Year nominee. BEFORE UAA: Attended Kaptabuk Boys Secondary School in Kapenguria, Kenya. MAJOR: Nursing.

2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite UAA Invite WWU Classic Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

Season-by-Season Results

1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 23rd

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JOE DAY JUNIOR / SQ PALMER, ALASKA PALMER HS

RETURNERS - MEN

2014: Helped team to victory against Willamette in 20th place, finishing 4.2K at 15:20, Sept. 11. BEFORE UAA: Competed in both cross country and track & field for the Palmer Moose ... in cross country, raced at the Region III Championships in 2011, finishing 26th overall in a time of 17:48.64 ... on the track, posted career-best times of, 53.30 in the 400 meters and 1:55.02 in the 800 meters ... in the hurdle events went 40.54 in the 300-meter hurdles ... holds the school record in the 800 meters and 4x800-meter relay ... placed second at the ASAA 4A Track and Field State Championships in the 800. MAJOR: Psychology.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 UAA Invite

20th

RETURNERS - MEN

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

EDWIN KANGOGO SOPHOMORE / 1V ELDORET, KENYA TAMBACH HS

2014: Helped UAA to 6th place at NCAA Championships in Louisville, Ky., concluding freshman season in 90th place … finished 10K NCAA West Regional course in 25th, helping UAA to runner-up finish … member of GNAC All-Conference team following 8th-place finish at GNAC Championships, helping UAA to team victory … had best individual finish at Hawaii-Hilo Invite in 6th place with 5K of 15:58, Aug. 30. BEFORE UAA: Attended Tambach HS. PERSONAL: Born June 21, 1995 in Eldoret, Kenya … son of Josephat Kangogo and Rose Jerotich … has seven siblings. MAJOR: Economics.

Season-by-Season Results

2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite UAA Invite WWU Classic Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

6th 8th 7th 8th 8th 25th 90th

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NATHAN KIPCHUMBA SOPHOMORE / 1V ELDORET, KENYA CRATER VIEW SECONDARY

2014: Placed 30th at West Region Championships in 10K time of 31:53.1, aiding UAA men to a 2nd-place team finish … ran at GNAC Championships with 8K time of 25:12.4 … best finish was 4th place at the Hawaii Big Wave Invite, contributing to perfect team total of 15 points. BEFORE UAA: Attended Crater View Secondary School. MAJOR: Nursing.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite 7th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 4th UAA Invite 5th WWU Classic Invite 16th GNAC Championships 28th NCAA West Region 30th

RETURNERS - MEN

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

MICHAEL MENDENHALL JUNIOR / 2V KENMORE, WASH. INGLEMOOR HS

2014: Competed in GNAC Championships, finishing 40th in 8K time of 26:22.9 and helping team to ninth GNAC title … finished with season-best 10th-place performances at Hawaii Big Wave Invite and UAA Invite, contributing to two more team victories … best 5K time of 15:58 came at HawaiiHilo Invite, Aug. 30 … member of GNAC All-Academic Team. 2013: Concluded rookie season with NCAA debut in Spokane, Wash., Nov. 23, finishing 135th … finished 103rd at the NCAA West Regional Championship, helping the Seawolves to a runner-up team showing … competed for the Seawolves at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 26, helping UAA to the team title by placing 14th with a 8K-time of 25:35.72 … posted a season-best fourth-place result at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug. 31, before finishing sixth at the Chaminade Invite on Sept. 7. BEFORE UAA: A three-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Wash. ... in track & field, posted careerbest times of 52.38 in the 400 meters, 1:56.30 in the 800 meters, 4:14.04 in the 1600 meters, 4:26.89 in the one mile and 9:22.17 in the 3,200 meters ... member of the 4x400-meter relay and the distance medley. MAJOR: Physical education.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite UAA Invite GNAC Championships

15th 10th 10th 40th

2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite Chaminade Invite Willamette Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

4th 6th 21st 14th 103rd 135th

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY RETURNERS - MEN

PHILIP MESSINA JUNIOR / 2V TORONTO, ONTARIO ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE HS

2014: Finished 8K course at GNAC Championships in 34th place in time of 26:10.6, helping men’s team to their GNAC title … helped team to victory at Hawaii Big Wave Invite with season-best 7th-place finish in 5K time of 16:10.9 … opened campaign with best 5K time of season in 16:09. 2013: Competed in four races for the Seawolves during rookie season … posted a season-best seventh-place result at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug. 31, before finishing eighth at the Chaminade Invite on Sept. 7 … raced at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 26, finishing 56th and helping the Seawolves to the team titles … also competed at the Willamette Invite, taking 18th place among mostly Div. I runners. BEFORE UAA: A four-year letterwinner in both track & field and cross country at St. Michael’s College High School in Toronto, Ontario ... in cross country, finished runner-up in the 7K race at the 2012 CISAA Championships with a time of 21:35.12 ... in track & field, furnished career-best times of 1:59.41 in the 800 meters, 3:55.65 in the 1500 meters, 8:44.09 in the 3,000 meters and 6:09.00 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase ... helped St. Michael’s to CISAA team titles all four years. MAJOR: Finance.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite UAA Invite WWU Classic Invite GNAC Championships

2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite Chaminade Invite Willamette Invite GNAC Championships

10th 7th 11th 37th 34th 7th 8th 18th 56th

RETURNERS - MEN

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JESSE MILLER JUNIOR / 2V JUNEAU, ALASKA JUNEAU-DOUGLAS HS

2014: Redshirted. 2013: Concluded second season with the Seawolves, racing in four meets … produced a season-best eighth-place showing at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug. 31 with a time of 16:27 in the 5K race … went on to finish 11th at the Chaminade Invite … helped the Seawolves to the GNAC team title with a 21st-place result on Oct. 26, finishing the 8K race in a time of 25:47.28 … also finished 27th at the Willamette Invite … one of eight Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team. 2012: Wrapped up rookie campaign with action in four races … registered a season-high 21st-place showing at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 1 with a time of 17:36 in the 5K race … posted a 30th-place finish at the Hawaii Big Wave Invite on Sept. 8 with a time of 17:35 … finished 71st at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 20. BEFORE UAA: Made the State meet during junior and sophomore seasons for cross country, finishing 20th overall in 2010 ... on the track, took second in the 400 meters with a career-best time of 50.63 and third in the long jump at 19-10.5 during senior season ... won the 100 meters, 400 meters and long jump at the Region V Championships ... holds career-best times of 11.54 in the 100 meters, 23.84 in the 200 meters, 2:22.80 in the 800 meters and 2010.75 in the long jump ... helped cross country runner-up at State in 2009 ... also played basketball in 2011-12. MAJOR: Civil engineering.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Redshirted

2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite Chaminade Invite Willamette Invite GNAC Championships 2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite Western Classic Invite GNAC Championships

8th 11th 27th 21st

21st 30th 106th 71st

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY RETURNERS - MEN

DOMINIK NOTZ SENIOR / 3V DETTINGEN, GERMANY

2014: Ran at NCAA Championships for third time in career-best 28th place … earned All-America honors with 9,560-meter time of 31:22.6, helping team to 6th-place finish at NCAAs in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 6, … finished runner-up at West Regions in 10K time of 30:48.6, helping team to its own 2nd-place finish … became a member of All-West Region team for first time … posted runner-up finish at GNAC Championships in 8K time 24:41.9, contributing to GNAC title … helped UAA set GNAC record with 18 points at league meet … competed in four other Seawolf victories and finished no worse than fifth place in six of seven races. 2013: Qualified for second straight NCAA Championships, finishing 126th and helped the Seawolves to a seventh-place team result by completing the 10K race in a time of 32:36.0 … helped UAA to a runner-up showing at the NCAA West Regional by finishing 33rd … finished 18th at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 26, helping the Seawolves claim the team title with a time of 25:43.29 in the 8K race … posted a season-best 10th-place showing at the Chaminade Invite on Sept. 7 with a 5K-time of 16:19 … one of eight Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team.

2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite UAA Invite WWU Classic Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 28th

2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite Chaminade Invite Willamette Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

13th 10th 13th 18th 33rd 126th

2012: Concluded rookie season with an appearance in all six races, including NCAA debut on Nov. 17 in Joplin, Mo. … finished 189th at Nationals with a time 10K time of 32:40.9 … finished 25th at the West Region Championships and 17th at the GNAC Championships, good for first collegiate all-conference honors … helped the Seawolves to their third straight league crown … helped UAA to a GNAC-record 23 points at the league championships … finished ninth at both of the Hawaii invites at the start of the season. BEFORE UAA: Member of German Junior National Team ... won the 3,000 at the German Junior Indoor and Outdoor Championships ... started collegiate career with personal bests of 1:59.31 in the 800 meters, 3:56.35 in the 1500 meters, 8:28.82 in the 3,000 meters and 15:30 in the 5,000 meters ... father, Dieter Notz, placed fourth at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Nordic Skiing. MAJOR: Chemistry.

Season-by-Season Results

2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite Western Classic Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

9th 9th 16th 17th 25th 189th

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MICHEL RAMIREZ SENIOR / 1V SALINAS, CALIFORNIA HARTNELL JC

2014: Earned All-America honors in first season with 30th-place performance at NCAA Championships … finished 9,560-meter course in 31:24.5, helping men’s team to finish 6th at NCAAs … crossed line in 21st place at West Regions in 10K time of 31:39.5, aiding UAA’s runner-up finish … finished in 5th place with 8K time of 25:06.7 at GNAC Championships, helping team to victory and GNAC team-record of 18 points … earned GNAC Newcomer of the Year and GNAC All-Conference recognition … finished with season-best 5K time of 15:47 and 4th-place performance at HawaiiHilo Invite, Aug. 30. BEFORE UAA: Competed for Hartnell College from Aug. 2012 – May 2014 … All-American in cross country and two-time all-conference honoree … picked up titles at the NorCal conference meet in the 10K and 5K … posted career bests of 14:47 in the 5K, 32:14 in the 10K and 3:58 in the 1500 meters … attended Salinas HS in Salinas, Calif. … competed for the Cowboys in track during senior year.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite 4th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 6th PERSONAL: Born August 8, 1994 in Ocotlan, Mexico … from Salinas, Ca UAA Invite 6th lif. … son of Manuel and Graciela Ramirez … has three siblings. WWU Classic Invite 6th MAJOR: Construction management. GNAC Championships 5th NCAA West Region 21st NCAA Championships 30th

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VICTOR SAMOEI JUNIOR / 2V ELDORET, KENYA

2014: Helped UAA to 6th-place team finish at NCAA Championships, finishing 108th … All-West Region member for second year thanks to 18th-place performance in 10K time of 31:37.3, assisting in team’s runner-up finish … member of GNAC All-Academic Team … ran 8K time of 25:12.1 and finished 7th at GNAC Championships, earning second GNAC AllConference honors … contributed to team’s ninth GNAC title and GNAC team record of 18 points … part of three perfect team scores to start the season with top-five finishes at Hawaii-Hilo, Hawaii Big Wave, and UAA Invite. 2013: Completed first season with UAA with first career All-America finish at the NCAA Championships by taking 32nd in the 10K race with a time of 31:10.6 in Spokane, Wash., Nov. 23 … helped the Seawolves to a seventhplace team showing … also helped UAA to a runner-up result at the NCAA West Regional Championships by finishing fifth on Nov. 9 for All-Region honors … led the Seawolves to the team title at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 26 by taking second place – a season high – in the 8K race with a time of 24:52.14 … also finished on the podium at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug. 31. MAJOR: Mechanical engineering.

Season-by-Season Results

2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite UAA Invite WWU Classic Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

3rd 5th 3rd 10th 7th 18th 108th

2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite Chaminade Invite Willamette Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

3rd 5th 4th 2nd 5th 32nd

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EMILY BIERING FRESHMAN / RS ANCHORAGE, ALASKA EAST HS

2014: Competed in first two meets of season in Hawaii … posted two 5K 20th-place finishes at Hawaii-Hilo Invite in 21:10, Aug. 30, and 21:10.7 at Hawaii Big Wave Invite, Sept. 6 ... received medical redshirt waiver. BEFORE UAA: Attended East HS in Anchorage, Alaska … competed in the distance events for the Thunderbirds … qualified for the State meet in the 3200 meters, finishing 11th in 2014 with a personal-best time of 12:01.23 … other personal bests include 2:35.70 in the 800 meters and 5:38.50 in the 1600 meters. MAJOR: Physical education.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite 20th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 20th

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MARIAH BURROUGHS SOPHOMORE / 1V WASILLA, ALASKA WASILLA HS

2014: Competed in all seven races … ran at NCAA Championships, helping UAA place 8th with 145th-place finish… ran 6K time of 23:25.4 at West Regionals, coming in 77th place … member of runner-up team at GNAC Championships, with 6K time of 22:13.9 garnering 32nd place … scored for Seawolves at UAA Invite, posting 4.2K time of 16:10 in 11th place. BEFORE UAA: Attended Wasilla High, earning four letters in both cross country and track & field with the Warriors … in cross country, named teams’ Prefontaine Award during senior campaign, while finishing fifth at the State meet … also finished sixth at State during freshman season … member of the State championship teams in 2012, 2011 and 2010 for 4A girls … in track & field, holds the WHS record in the mile at 5:08.47 … member of the State championship team in 2012 and 2011 … holds other career bests of 2:22.35 in the 800 meters and 11:34.79 in the 3200 meters. MAJOR: Justice.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite 23rd Hawaii Big Wave Invite 13th UAA Invite 11th WWU Classic Invite 57th GNAC Championships 32th NCAA West Region 77th NCAA Championships 145th

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JOYCE CHELIMO SENIOR / 1V KAPSOWAR, KENYA AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

2014: Redshirted. 2013: Started Seawolf career by leading UAA at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 with a team-best 13th-place showing, finishing the 6K race in a time of 21:27.5 for All-America honors … led UAA to a program-best fourth-place team finish … helped the Seawolves to a victory at the NCAA West Regional Championships, by placing second on Nov. 9, after helping UAA to the team title at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 26 with a fourthplace result … named GNAC Newcomer of the Year … finished runner-up in the first three races of the season. BEFORE UAA: Attended American International College ... finished 61st with a time of 23:59 at the NCAA East Regional … took 50th with a time of 20:48 at the 2012 Northeast-10 Conference Cross Country Championships … participated in cross crountry and track & field for Sambirir High School. MAJOR: Accounting.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Redshirted 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite Chaminade Invite Willamette Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 13th

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BEATRICE DECKER SENIOR / 1V ERFURT, GERMANY PIERRE DE COUBERTIN GYMNASIUM

2014: Helped UAA to 8th-place NCAA Championships finish with 5,780-meter time of 22:42.1, finishing 79th overall … finished 29th in 6K time of 22:25.3 at West Regional Championships, Nov. 22, aiding team to 3rd-place finish … member of GNAC All-Conference team following 29th-place finish at GNAC Championships … contributed to team runner-up performance at GNACs, posting 6K time of 22:25.3 … paced competition with winning 5K time of 19:18.4 at Hawaii Big Wave Invite, Sept. 6 in UAA’s sweep … 3rd-place finish at UAA Invite paced all Seawolves with 4.2K time of 15:48, Sept. 11 ... finished 2nd in first race of collegiate career at Hawaii Hilo Invite in another UAA sweep, posting 5K time of 19:16, Aug. 30 … earned GNAC Runner of the Week honors for Sept. 1-7 … scored in all seven races. BEFORE UAA: Attended Pierre de Coubertin gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany … posted personal-best times of 10:00.09 in the 3,000 meters, 4:30.46 in the 1500 meters and 2:14.09 in the 800 meters. MAJOR: Civil engineering.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite 2nd Hawaii Big Wave Invite 1st UAA Invite 3rd WWU Classic Invite 32nd GNAC Championships 6th NCAA West Region 29th NCAA Championships 79th

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CAROLINE KURGAT SOPHOMORE / 1V ELDORET, KENYA KAPKENDA

2014: Competed in all seven races … raced in first NCAA Championships on December 6 with 46th-place performance, finishing as second Seawolf across line … concluded the 5,780-meter NCAA course in 22:12.0, helping women’s team earn 8th place … wrapped up first West Regional Championships meet with 6K time of 22:08.2 in 23rd place, Nov. 22 … earned All-West Region honors, helping UAA to 3rd-place team performance … propelled team to runner-up finish at GNAC Championships with 11th-place 6K finish of 21:04.6 … earned GNAC Freshman of the Year and GNAC AllConference honors … aided team to two victories to start season at HawaiiHilo Invite (Aug. 30) and Hawaii Big Wave Invite (Sept. 6) … finished 5K courses in 20:34 (18th place) and in 20:01.5 (11th place), respectively, in Hawaii. BEFORE UAA: Attended Kapkenda in Eldoret, Kenya. PERSONAL: Born April 20, 1993 in Eldoret, Kenya … daughter of Elizabeth Chemesis. MAJOR: Nursing.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite 18th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 11th UAA Invite 14th WWU Classic Invite 21st GNAC Championships 11th NCAA West Region 23rd NCAA Championships 46th

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JESSICA PAHKALA SENIOR / 3V WASILLA, ALASKA WASILLA HS

2014: Multi-sport athlete who competed in all seven races … competed at NCAA Championships for second straight year, finishing 121st … ran 5,780-meter time of 23:05.6 at NCAAs, earning points for UAA’s 8th-place finish … propelled team to 3rd place at West Regionals on Nov. 22 and 2nd place at GNAC Championships on Nov.1, running 6K courses in 23:11.3 (65th place) and 22:06.3 (30th place), respectively … earned identical 4thplace finishes at Hawaii Big Wave Invite on Sept. 6 and UAA Invite on Sept. 11 … helped UAA earn victory at Hawaii-Hilo Invite and Hawaii Big Wave Invite … member of GNAC All-Academic Team for second year. 2013: Made NCAA debut on Nov. 23 in Spokane, Wash., finishing 128th and helping the Seawolves to a program-best 4th-place team finish … completed the 6K race at NCAAs in a time of 22:52 … helped the Seawolves to the team titles at the NCAA West Regional Championships and GNAC Championships by finishing 48th and 12th, respectively … finished eighth at both the BYU-Hawaii Invite and at the Chaminade Invite … also finished 21st at the Willamette Invite against mostly Div. I runners … one of eight Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team. 2012: Competed in four races for the Seawolves during rookie season … posted a season-high 23rd-place finish at the Hawaii Big Wave Invite on Sept. 8 after finishing 28th at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 1 … finished 34th at the GNAC Championships as the Seawolves captured their fourth straight league title. BEFORE UAA: A Wasilla High standout who competed at the cross country State meet during junior and senior seasons ... holds personal bests of 1:00.94 in the 400 meters, 2:19.48 in the 800 meters and 5:13.74 in the 1600 meters – all set during senior season ... member of Wasilla’s 4x800-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay team that won State ... helped Wasilla to two State championships in cross country and track & field. MAJOR: Justice.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite UAA Invite WWU Classic Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite Chaminade Invite Willamette Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships 2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite Western Classic Invite GNAC Championships

8th 4th 4th 46th 30th 65st 121st 8th 8th 21st 12th 48th 128th 28th 23rd 46th 34th

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TAMARA PEREZ SOPHOMORE / 1V HENDAYE, FRANCE LYCEE MAURICE RAVEL

2014: Competed in all seven races during rookie campaign … raced at NCAA Championships and West Regionals, finishing 190th and 119th, respectively … finished in 33rd at 6K GNAC Championships in time of 22:15, Nov. 22, helping team to runner-up placing … scored for Seawolves in first four meets of season … posted season-best performance at Hawaii-Hilo Invite in 4th place, running 5K time of 19:23 in a Seawolf victory, Aug. 30 … contributed to another UAA victory following 6th-place performance at Hawaii Big Wave Invite, Sept. 6 … crossed line in 7th at UAA Invite on Sept. 11 and in 38th at WWU Classic Invite on Oct. 11. BEFORE UAA: Attended Lycee Maurice Ravel in San Jean de Luz, France … competed in track & field with main focus on the 800 meters and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay. MAJOR: Marketing.

Season-by-Season Results 2014 Hawaii-Hilo Invite Hawaii Big Wave Invite UAA Invite WWU Classic Invite GNAC Championships NCAA West Region NCAA Championships

4th 6th 7th 38th 33th 119th 190th

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY NEWCOMERS

RILEY BURROUGHS

SAMANTHA CONTRERAS

KIMBERLY COSCIA

ZENNAH JEPCHUMBA

KAITLYN MAKER

DANIELLE McCORMICK

FRESHMAN WASILLA, ALASKA

FRESHMAN ELDORET, KENYA

FRESHMAN PALMER, ALASKA

FRESHMAN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

FRESHMAN TORRANCE, CALIF.

FRESHMAN SOLDOTNA, ALASKA

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he 2014 campaign saw the Alaska Anchorage men’s and women’s cross country teams both earn their seventh straight trip to the NCAAs, where they came away with a pair of top-8 finishes. A program-best-tying three All-Americans (Henry Cheseto, Dominik Notz, Michel Ramirez) led the Seawolf men to a 6th-place performance in their 11th alltime NCAA showing, while All-American Amy Johnston led the women’s team to an 8th-place result in their ninth alltime trip to nationals. The men’s team claimed their ninth overall and fifth straight GNAC Championship with a team score of 18 points, bettering their own GNAC meet record of 23 points, set back in 2012. Coach Michael Friess was honored with his 17th overall conference Coach of the Year award – his ninth for the men’s program. The women’s team fell one point shy of claiming

its fifth straight conference crown in the closest race in GNAC Championship history as the Seawolves were edged by Simon Fraser. The men’s squad ran to five total victories during the season, including three perfect scores to start the campaign. The UAA women claimed two victories to start the year, each in Hawaii. All-American Henry Cheseto claimed the GNAC and West Region individual titles, while UAA swept the awards for GNAC Newcomer of the Year (Michel Ramirez, Amy Johnston) and GNAC Freshman of the Year (Henry Cheseto, Caroline Kurgat). All told, the 2014 Seawolves combined for four All-Americans, six All-West Region performers, 11 GNAC All-Conference Team members, and six studentatletes on the GNAC All-Academic Team.

2014 UAA HONORS All-Americans Henry Cheseto Amy Johnston Dominik Notz Michel Ramirez

West Region Individual Champion Henry Cheseto

West Region Athlete of the Year Henry Cheseto

All-West Region Dylan Anthony Henry Cheseto Caroline Kurgat Amy Johnston Dominik Notz Victor Samoei

GNAC Individual Champion Henry Cheseto

GNAC Runner of the Year Henry Cheseto

GNAC Freshman of the Year Henry Cheseto Caroline Kurgat

GNAC Newcomer of the Year Amy Johnston Michel Ramirez

GNAC Men’s Coach of the Year Michael Friess

GNAC Team Champion Men

All-Conference

All-American Amy Johnston

All-American Henry Cheseto

Dylan Anthony Henry Cheseto Beatrice Decker Bryn Haebe Edwin Kangogo Caroline Kurgat Amy Johnston Dominik Notz Michel Ramirez Kevin Rooke Victor Samoei

GNAC Runner of the Week Beatrice Decker (Sep. 1) Henry Cheseto (Sep. 8) Dylan Anthony (Oct. 6)

GNAC All-Academic Team Dylan Anthony Bryn Haebe Haleigh Lloyd Michael Mendenhall Jessica Pahkala Kevin Rooke Victor Samoei

National Athlete of the Week Henry Cheseto (Nov. 3)

UAA Men swept the first three meets of the season.

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2014 UAA CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

MEN’S TEAM RESULTS Event Place Field Score Race Date Top Runner Place/Time Field Hawaii-Hilo Invite 1st 5 15 5K 8/30 Henry Cheseto 1st/15:36 32 Hawaii Big Wave Invite 1st 3 15 5K 9/6 Henry Cheseto 1st/15:49.9 29 UAA Invite 1st 2 15 4.2K 9/11 Henry Cheseto 1st/12:39 20 WWU Classic Invite 1st 14 18 10K 10/11 Dylan Anthony 1st/31:02 165 GNAC Championships 1st 10 18 8K 11/1 Henry Cheseto 1st/24:36 83 West Regional 2nd 23 53 10K 11/22 Henry Cheseto 1st/30:34 152 NCAA Championships 6th 32 196 9.56K 12/6 Henry Cheseto 23rd/31:15.3 245 MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS NAME UHH (8/30) UH (9/6) UAA (9/11) WWU (10/11) GNAC (11/1) Region (11/22) NCAA (12/6) Dylan Anthony^# (2) 15:41 (2) 15:50.1 (4) 12:56 (1) 31:02 (3) 24:51.3 (11) 31:20.9 (60) 31:52.3 Henry Cheseto^#@ (1) 15:36 (1) 15:49.9 (1) 12:39 (2) 31:17 (1) 24:36.0 (1) 30:34.0 (23) 31:15.3 Joe Day (20) 15:20 ---- --- --- --- --- ---Edwin Kangogo^ (6) 15:58 (8) 16:18.0 (7) 13:08 (8) 31:35 (8) 25:12.4 (25) 31:48.4 (90) 32:20.0 Nathan Kipchumba (7) 16:00 (4) 15:53.2 (5) 13:01 (16) 32:01 (28) 26:01.7 (30) 31:53.1 ---Michael Mendenhall (15) 16:31 (10) 16:29.7 (10) 13:17 ---- (40) 26:22.9 --- ---Philip Messina (10) 16:09 (7) 16:10.9 (11) 13:18 (37) 32:52 (34) 26:10.6 --- ---- Dominik Notz^#@ (5) 15:48 (3) 15:50.3 (2) 12:41 (3) 31:20 (2) 24:41.9 (2) 30:48.6 (28) 31:22.6 Michel Ramirez^@ (4) 15:47 (6) 16:10.3 (6) 13:03 (6) 31:30 (5) 25:06.7 (21) 31:39.5 (30) 31:24.5 Kevin Rooke^ (16) 16:32 (16) 17:19.4 (18) 14:25 (70) 33:55 (10) 25:13.5 --- (110) 32:32.7 Victor Samoei^# (3) 15:46 (5) 16:09.6 (3) 12:44 (10) 31:45 (7) 25:12.1 (18) 31:37.3 (108) 32:31.2 WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS Event Place Field Score Race Date Top Runner Place/Time Field Hawaii-Hilo Invite 1st 6 29 5K 8/30 Bryn Haebe 1st/19:12 38 Hawaii Big Wave Invite 1st 5 21 5K 9/6 Beatrice Decker 1st/19:18.4 44 UAA Invite 2nd 2 31 4.2K 9/11 Beatrice Decker 3rd/15:48 20 WWU Classic Invite 4th 12 107 6K 10/11 Amy Johnston 12th/22:05 140 GNAC Championships 2nd 10 63 6K 11/1 Amy Johnston 4th/20:44.4 86 West Regional 3rd 24 144 6K 11/22 Amy Johnston 5th/21:22.6 167 NCAA Championships 8th 32 280 5.78K 12/6 Amy Johnston 17th/21:39.9 249 WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS NAME UHH (8/30) UH (9/6) UAA (9/11) WWU (10/11) GNAC (11/1) Region (11/22) NCAA (12/6) Hayley Bezanson ---- ---- (19) 19:15 --- --- --- ---Mariah Burroughs (23) 21:30 (13) 20:08.9 (11) 16:10 (57) 23:50 (32) 22:13.9 (77) 23:25.4 (145) 23:20.7 Emily Biering (20) 21:10 (20) 21:10.7 --- --- --- --- ---Mary Kathleen Cross ---- --- (20) 19:29 --- --- --- ---Estie Dawson --- (18) 19:05 --- --- --- --- ---Beatrice Decker^ (2) 19:16 (1) 19:18.4 (3) 15:48 (32) 22:59 (6) 20:52.5 (29) 22:25.3 (79) 22:42.1 Bryn Haebe^ (1) 19:12 (5) 19:46.10 (6) 15:53 (24) 22:45 (12) 21:19.8 (27) 22:19.3 (72) 22:38.4 Rae Johnson (14) 20:12 (15) 20:35.8 (16) 16:59 --- --- --- ---Amy Johnston^#@ ---- --- --- (12) 22:05 (4) 20:44.4 (5) 21:22.6 (17) 21:39.9 Caroline Kurgat^# (18) 20:34 (11) 20:01.5 (14) 16:15 (21) 22:36 (11) 21:04.6 (23) 22:08.2 (46) 22:12.0 Haleigh Lloyd (16) 20:20 (9) 20:00.0 --- (101) 25:10 (59) 23:10.3 --- ---Jessica Pahkala (8) 19:54 (4) 19:43.9 (4) 15:52 (46) 23:23 (30) 22:06.3 (65) 23:11.3 (121) 23:05.6 Tamara Perez (4) 19:23 (6) 19:47.3 (7) 16:00 (38) 23:06 (33) 22:15.0 (119) 24:11.6 (190) 23:52.4 Courtney Reis (24) 21:40 (26) 22:29.9 (17) 17:35 --- --- --- ---^ All-Conference # All-Region @ All-American

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SEAWOLF RECORD BOOK

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY 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, Women’s Team Scores - Humboldt State 58, UAA, 22:31.35; 9. Stacy Edwards, UAA, Western Washington 69, Alaska Anchorage 22:32.91; 10. Alicen Maier, CWU, 22:37.25. 84, Seattle Pacific 118, Central Washington 125, Western Oregon 161, Northwest Nazarene 179, Seattle 186, Alaska Fairbanks 189, 2004 GNAC Championships (Oct. 23 at Saint Martin’s 290. All-Conference (6,000 McKinleyville, CA): Men’s Team Scores Meters) - 1. Ashlee Vincent, WWU, 23:46.0; Seattle Pacific 71, Alaska Anchorage 80, 2. Dolores Bergmann, HSU, 24:05.7; 3. Kelly Western Washington 95, Western Oregon 97, Fullerton, SU, 24:06.3; 4. Kylee Wells, WOU, Humboldt State 116, Northwest Nazarene 121, 24:12.5; 5. Stephanie Stine, CWU, 24:19.3; Central Washington 161, Saint Martin’s 187, 6. Jamie Witt, SPU, 24:26.5; 7. Kati Gosnell, Seattle 218, Alaska Fairbanks 263. All-ConHSU, 24:27.6; 8. Stacey Edwards, UAA, ference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Tim LeCount, SPU, 24:30.5; 9. Kiersten Lippmann, UAA, 25:58; 2. Brian Kostock, SPU, 26:11; 3. Ethan 24:31.9; 10. Lisa Pearl, WWU, 24:38.9. 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, 2002 GNAC Championships (Oct. 26 at Se- SPU, 26:42; 8. Sam Brancheau, WWU, 26:45; attle): Men’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchor- 9. Chase Wells, WOU, 26:48; 10. Keever Henage 70, Humboldt State 72, Western Oregon ry, WWU, 26:49. 85, Western Washington 102, Northwest Nazarene 119, Seattle 148, Central Washington Women’s Team Scores - Central Washington 152, Seattle Pacific 163, Saint Martin’s 252, 67, Seattle Pacific 74, Alaska Anchorage 98, Alaska Fairbanks 262. All-Conference (8,000 Seattle 104, Western Washington 123, HumMeters) - 1. Paul Kezes, WWU, 24:20.85; boldt State 130, Western Oregon 151, Saint 2. Pete Clusener, HSU, 24:40.13; 3. Sean Martin’s 203, Northwest Nazarene 220, Alaska Rivers, UAA, 24:53.22; 4. Louie White, Fairbanks 265. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) HSU, 24:57.71; 5. Nathanael Castle, SPU, - 1. Karen Dickson, SPU, 22:28.02; 2. Laura 25:04.01; 6. Zach Dwello, NNU, 25:05.74; 7. Trevellyan, WWU, 23:05.87; 3. Kelly FullerTobias Schwoerer, UAA, 25:08.42; 8. Tim ton, SU, 23:26.54; 4. Brandy Anderson, CWU, LeCount, SPU, 25:15.34; 9. Eric Strabel, 23:49.22; 5. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 23:54.00; UAA, 25:19.01; 10. Doug Hamilton, HSU, 6. Alana Garcia, SU, 23:54.28; 7. Karin Ro25:23.73. hde, SPU, 23:57.08; 8. Becky Knox, SPU, 24:03.55; 9. Stephanie Stine, CWU, 24:13.43; Women’s Team Scores - Humboldt State 49, 10. Nicole Campbell, HSU, 24:16.98. Central Washington 78, Western Washington 92, Alaska Fairbanks 113, Alaska Anchorage 122, Seattle Pacific 124, Western Oregon 154, 2005 GNAC Championships (Oct. 22 at Seattle 189, Northwest Nazarene 264, Saint East Lake Padden, Bellingham): Men’s Team Martin’s inc. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) Scores - Alaska Anchorage 39, Western - 1. Ashlee Vincent, WWU, 21:44.89; 2. Kati Washington 88, Humboldt State 91, Seattle Gosnell, HSU, 21:55.21; 3. Alicen Maier, Pacific 97, Northwest Nazarene 149, Western CWU, 22:08.75; 4. Sigrid Aas, UAF, 22:16.33; Oregon 151, Seattle 161, Central Washington 5. Stacy Edwards, UAA, 22:23.46; 6. Delo- 207, Saint Martin’s 231, Alaska Fairbanks res Bergmann, HSU, 22:28.97; 7. Kelly Cro- 236. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Casey nin, HSU, 22:31.62; 8. Jill Salmon, WOU, Moriarty, SU, 25:16; 2. David Kiplagat, 22:34.23; 9. Nicole Seana, SPU, 22:36.68; 10. UAA, 25:57; 3. Brian Kostock, HSU, 26:06; Tiffany Picinich, CWU, 22:39.15. 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 2003 GNAC Championships (Oct. 25 at Lambert, NNU, 26:32; 9. Leif Olson, UAA, Monmouth): Men’s Team Scores - West- 26:36; 10. Drew Dickson, UAA, 26:38. ern Washington 61, Alaska Anchorage 77, Western Oregon 79, Humboldt State 96, Saint Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 54, Martin’s 154, Seattle 157, Central Wash- Alaska Anchorage 71, Central Washington 91, ington 174, Seattle Pacific 183, Northwest Seattle 123, Northwest Nazarene 138, Western Nazarene 194, Alaska Fairbanks 257. All- Washington 148, Alaska Fairbanks 148, HumConference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Doug Ham- boldt State 182, Western Oregon 211, Saint ilton, HSU, 24:59.53; 2. Chase Wells, WOU, Martin’s 245. All-Conference (6,000 Meters) 25:01.81; 3. Andy Prentice, SMC, 25:04.60; - 1. Pavla Havlova, UAF, 22:15; 2. Meredith 4. Brian Brancheau, WWU, 25:07.05; 5. Steve Crane, SPU, 22:32; 3. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, DeKoker, WWU, 25:16.93; 6. Brad Brolin, 22:36; 4. Laura Trevellyan, WWU, 22:43; 5. WOU, 25:17.64; 7. Kurt Hartmaier, WWU, 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 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.

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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 - 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’s Team Scores 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’s Team Scores - 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 Or-

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2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY egon 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.

22:44; 10. Joscelyn Minton, SMU, 22:49.

25:35.

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. All-Conference (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 Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 48, Larson, SPU, 22:20; 9. Lauren Breihof, WWU, Alaska Anchorage 52, Western Washington 22:37; 10. Jaclyn Puga, NNU, 22:48. 75, Western Oregon 111, Northwest Nazarene 123, Alaska Fairbanks 158, Saint Martin’s 179, Central Washington 218, Montana 2010 GNAC Championships (Nov. 6 at YakiState Billings 253. Women (6,000 Meters) 1. ma): Men’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage Jessica Pixler, SPU 21:12.00 2. Sarah Por- 41, Western Washington 56, Western Oregon ter, WWU 21:51.16 3. Jane Larson, SPU 67, Northwest Nazarene 90, Saint Martin’s 175, 22:06.10 4. Laura Carr, UAA 22:10.86 5. Seattle Pacific 180, Alaska Fairbanks 184, MSU Elizabeth Chepkosgei, UAA 22:19.20 6. Billings 212, Central Washington 230. All-ConAshley Puga, NNU 22:37.05 7. Natty Plun- ference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Marko Cheseto, kett, SPU 22:44.11 8. Hallidie Wilt, UAA UAA, 23:56; 2. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 24:27; 22:56.24 9. Jaclyn Puga, NNU 22:56.86 3. Chris Reed, WOU, 24:29; 4. Barak Watson, 10. Ruth Jeptoo Keino, UAA 23:03.21. 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, 2009 GNAC Championships (Oct. 24 at Ya- 25:16; 9. Spencer Hunt, SMU, 25:24; 10. Kyle kima): Men’s Team Scores - Western Wash- Van Santen, SMU, 25:30. ington 33, Alaska Anchorage 70, Western Oregon 74, Northwest Nazarene 99, Seattle Women’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage Pacific 138, Central Washington 167, Saint 27, Western Washington 69, Western Oregon Martin’s 190, Alaska Fairbanks 219, Mon- 108, Alaska Fairbanks 129, MSU Billings 137, tana State Billings 257. All-Conference Northwest Nazarene 146, Seattle Pacific 160, (8,000 Meters) - 1. Marko Cheseto, UAA, Saint Martin’s 189, Central Washington 233.. 24:50; 2. Bennett Grimes, WWU, 25:05; All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1. Sarah Por3. Jordan Welling, WWU, 25:08; 4. Alfred ter, WWU, 21:04; 2. Miriam Kipng’eno, UAA, Kangogo, UAA, 25:12; 5. Micah Chelimo, 21:09; 3. Ruth Keino, UAA, 21:26; 4. JacUAA, 25:13; 6. Anthony Tomsich, WWU, lyn Puga, NNU, 22:06; 5. Shoshana Keegan, 25:14; 7. Chris Reed, WOU, 25:26; 8. Kyle UAA, 22:24; 6. Hallidie Wilt, UAA, 22:27; Van Santen, SMU, 25:28; 9. Blake Medhaug, 7. Lauren Breihof, WWU, 22:37; 8. Raphaela WWU, 25:32; 10. Barak Watson, NNU, Sieber, UAF, 22:43; 9. Natty Plunkett, SPU,

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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 GNAC 1st GNAC 1st GNAC 1st 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. 27 Micah Chelimo (1st) Yakima, Wash. 23 Micah Chelimo (1st) Monmouth, Ore. 32 Isaac Kangogo (1st) Monmouth, Ore. 18 Henry Cheseto (1st) Monmouth, Ore.

2011 GNAC Championships (Oct. 22 at Yakima): Men’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage 27, Western Washington 63, Western Oregon 80, Northwest Nazarene 139, Saint Martin’s 151, Seattle Pacific 161, Simon Fraser 193, Central Washington 203, Montana State Billings 220, Alaska Fairbanks 228. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 24:24; 2. Barak Watson, NNU, 24:31; 3. Kyle Van Santen, SMU, 25:00; 4. Alfred Kangogo, UAA, 25:13; 5. Tyler Cannon, WWU, 25:18; 6. Yonatan Yilma, UAA, 25:18; 7. Dylan Anthony, UAA; 25:32; 8. Spencer Hunt, SMU; 25:38; 9. Isaac Kangogo, UAA, 25:41; 10. Dak Riek, WWU, 25:44. Women’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage 31, Simon Fraser 76, Western Washington 87, Alaska Fairbanks 97, Seattle Pacific 110, Northwest Nazarene 173, Western Oregon 196, Montana State Billings 234, Saint Martin’s 236, Central Washington 269. AllConference (6,000 Meters) - 1.Ruth Keino, UAA, 21:26; 1. Jessica Smith, SFU, 21:39; 3. Miriam Kipng’eno, UAA, 22:12; 4. Ivy O’Guinn, UAA, 22:24; 5. Lindsey Butterworth, SFU, 22:36; 6. Theresia Schnurr, UAF, 22:44; 7. Natty Plunkett, SPU, 22:44; 8. Heidi Laabs-Johnson, SPU, 22:44; 9. Lauren Breihof, WWU, 22:45; 10. Whitney Mickelsen, MSU, 22:51. 2012 GNAC Championships (Oct. 20 at Monmouth, Ore.) Men’s Team Scores – Alaska Anchorage 23, Western Washington 50, MSU Billings 103, Western Oregon 112, Seattle Pacific 140, Simon Fraser 165, Northwest Nazarene 191, Alaska Fairbanks 206, Central Washington 255, Saint Martin’s

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CONF. FINISH PWC 7th GNAC 3rd GNAC 5th GNAC 2nd GNAC 3rd GNAC 2nd GNAC 2nd GNAC 4th GNAC 2nd GNAC 1st GNAC 1st GNAC 1st GNAC 1st GNAC 1st GNAC 2nd

PTS 183 84 124 77 98 71 44 123 52 25 27 31 16 36 63

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. Ruth Keino (1st) Yakima, Wash. Susan Tanui (1st) Monmouth, Ore. Susan Tanui (1st) Monmouth, Ore. Amy Johnston (4th) Monmouth, Ore.

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Women’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage 16, Simon Fraser 61, Seattle Pacific 104, Western Washington 115, Central Washington 151, MSU Billings 168, Northwest Nazarene 181, Alaska Fairbanks 198, Western Oregon 201, Saint Martin’s 317. 1. Susan Tanui, UAA 20:37.29, 2. Miriam Kipn’geno, UAA 20:55.16, 3. Ivy O’Guinn, UAA 21:04.20, 4. Sarah Freistine, UAA 21:13.06, 5. Lindsey Butterworth, SFU 21:19.46, 6. Susan Bick, UAA 21:20.09, 7. Katie Krehlik, UAA 21:22.34, 8. Kelsey Kreft, CWU 21:23.96, 9. Kansas MacKenzie,SFU 21:25.57, 10. Peggy Noel, SFU 21:28.06 2013 GNAC Championships (Oct. 26 at Monmouth, Ore.) Men’s Team Scores – Alaska Anchorage 32, Western Washington 35, Simon Fraser 114, Western Oregon 125, MSU Billings 142, Central Washington 142, Alaska Fairbanks 198, Seattle Pacific 225, Northwest Nazarene 236, Saint Martin’s 254 1. Isaac Kangogo, UAA 24:51.27; 2. Victor Samoei, UAA 24:52.14; 3. Dylan Anthony, UAA 24:54.09; 4. Chip Jackson, WWU 25:03.74; 5. Brady Beagley, WOU 25:06.76; 6. Tanner Boyd, WWU 25:07.75; 7. Tabor Reedy, WWU 25:14.25; 8. Nathan Richards, WWU 25:14.90; 9. Oliver Jorgensen, SFU 25:15.09; 10. Jonathan Quimby, WWU 25:15.11. Women’s Team Scores – Alaska Anchorage

2014 GNAC Championships (Nov. 1 at Monmouth, Ore.) Men’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage 18, Western Washington 61, Simon Fraser 87, MSU Billings 156, Central Washington 159, Northwest Nazarene 173, Alaska Fairbanks 188, Western Oregon 199, Saint Martin’s 229, Seattle Pacific 235 1. Henry Cheseto, UAA 24:35.91; 2. Dominik Notz, UAA 24:41.87; 3. Dylan Anthony, UAA 24:51.27; 4. Robert Peterson, MSU Billings 24:59.61; 5. Michel Ramirez, UAA 25:06.68; 6. Oliver Jorgensen, Simon Fraser 25:07.60; 7. Victor Samoei, UAA 25:12.07; 8. Edwin Kangogo 25:12.36; 9. Isaac Griffith, Western Washington 25:12.66; 10. Kevin Rooke, UAA 25:13.42. Women’s Team Scores - Simon Fraser 62, Alaska Anchorage 63, Western Washington 64, Central Washington 85, Seattle Pacific 130, MSU Billings 140, Western Oregon 185, Alaska Fairbanks 235, Northwest Nazarene 241, Saint Martin’s 298 1. Katelyn Steen, Western Washington 20:13.75; 2. Rebecca Bassett, Simon Fraser 20:32.08; 3. Dani Eggleston, Central Washington 20:42.10; 4. Amy Johnston, Alaska Anchorage 20:44.35; 5. Jennifer Johnson, Simon Fraser 20:48.53; 6. Beatrice Decker, Alaska Anchorage

FINISH 11th 10th DNP 11th DNP 9th 11th 9th 12th 5th N/A 6th 5th 5th 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 3rd 3rd 5th 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd

PTS 335 305 N/A 292 N/A 235 298 247 288 139 N/A 134 152 139 106 105 147 186 106 119 152 67 96 49 37 46 81 53

TOP UAA FINISHER LOCATION N/A Seattle, Wash. N/A San Luis Obispo, Calif. N/A McKinleyville, Calif. N/A Riverside, Calif. Jason Alward (61st) Rohnert Park, Calif. Dan Fleener (38th) Sandy, Ore. N/A Pomona, Calif. David Laurence (37th) San Francisco, Calif. N/A Pomona, Calif. Miguel Gomez (15th) McKinleyville, Calif. N/A Pomona, Calif. Jerome Ross (5th) Bellingham, Wash. Richy Hankins (15th) Rocklin, Calif. Tobias Schoerer (10th) Pomona, Calif. Tobias Schoerer (2nd) Bellingham, Wash. Sean River (5th) Fresno, Calif. Brandon Stum (13th) Chino, Calif. Brandon Stum (27th) Bellingham, Wash. David Kiplagat (8th) Chino, Calif. David Kiplagat (5th) Chico, Calif. David Kiplagat (4th) Boise, Idaho Marko Cheseto (2nd) San Diego, Calif. Marko Cheseto (1st) San Francisco, Calif. Marko Cheseto (1st) Bellingham, Wash. Micah Chelimo (1st) Spokane, Wash. Micah Chelimo (1st) Kahuku, Hawaii Victor Samoei (5th) Spokane, Wash. Henry Cheseto (1st) Billings, Mont.

Marko Cheseto became the first male runner to claim three GNAC individual titles and the first Seawolf to win two West Region titles.

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MEN’S WEST REGION YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS SEASON 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

20:52.48; 7. Anna Patti, Seattle Pacific 20:54.60, 8. Nocona Frame, MSU Billings 20:57.34; 9. Connie Morgan, Central Washington 21:02.24; 10. Taylor Guenther, Western Washington 21:02.66

36, Simon Fraser 49, Seattle Pacific 94, Western Washington 112, Central Washington 127, Western Oregon 161, Northwest Nazarene 193, Alaska Fairbanks 215, MSU Billings 228, Saint Martin’s 312 1. Susan Tanui, UAA 20:24.74 2. Katelyn Steen, WWU 20:31.99; 3. Ivy O’Guinn, UAA 20:32.67; 4. Joyce Kipchumba, UAA 20:35.05; 5. Lindsey Butterworth, SFU 20:42.90; 6. Connie Morgan, CWU 20:49.89; 7. Dani Eggleston, CWU 20:52.30; 8. Kansas Mackenzie, SFU 20:57.61; 9. Natalie Evans, NNU 21:00.55; 10. Kirsten Allen, SFU 21:05.19.

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256. 1. Micah Chelimo, UAA 24:49.53, 2. Alfred Kangogo, UAA 24:57.93, 3. Dak Riak, WWU 25:05.38, 4. Chip Jackson, WWU 25:10.97, 5. Dylan Anthony, UAA 25:12.49, 6. Jacob Parisien, UAA 25:18.51, 7. William Harrison, SPU 25:20.30, 8. Jesse Baggenstos, NNU 25:26.06, 9. Isaac Kangogo, UAA 25:27.84, 10. Kyle Johnson, WWU 25:28.37.

SEASON 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

FINISH 10th 7th 9th 4th 3rd 3rd 5th 11th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 3rd

PTS 260 224 246 177 172 129 109 297 104 35 40 27 56 76 144

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. Ruth Keino (1st) Spokane, Wash. Susan Tanui (1st) Kahuku, Hawaii Susan Tanui (1st) Spokane, Wash. Amy Johnston (5th) Billings, Mont.

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MEN SEASON 2001 2002 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

FINISH 20th 12th 20th 15th 11th 17th 8th 8th 3rd 7th 6th

PTS 407 258 490 402 288 415 262 290 148 256 196

TOP UAA RUNNER Tobias Schwoerer (35th) Eric Strabel (63rd) David Kiplagat (47th) David Kiplagat (41st) Marko Cheseto (9th) Micah Chelimo (40th) Micah Chelimo (21st) Micah Chelimo (15th) Micah Chelimo (1st) Dylan Anthony (25th) Henry Cheseto (23rd)

WOMEN SEASON 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

FINISH 21st 12th 9th 5th 6th 6th 6th 4th 8th

PTS 489 350 266 158 185 152 202 214 280

TOP UAA RUNNER LOCATION Mandy Kaempf (64th) Evansville, Calif. Mandy Kaempf (46th) Chino, Calif. Elizabeth Chepkosgei (28th) Slippery Rock, Pa. Miriam Kipng’eno (12th) Evansville, Ind. Ruth Keino (7th) Louisville, Ky. Ruth Keino (9th) Spokane, Wash. Susan Tanui (2nd) Joplin, Mo. Joyce Kipchumba (13th) Spokane, Wash. Amy Johnston (17th) Louisville, Ky.

MEN Place Name 1 Micah Chelimo* 9 Marko Cheseto* 14 Alfred Kangogo* 15 Micah Chelimo* 17 Jake Parisien* 21 Micah Chelimo* 23 Henry Cheseto* 23 Dylan Anthony* 25 Dylan Anthony* 25 Marko Cheseto* 26 David Kiplagat* 28 Dominik Notz* 30 Michel Ramirez* 32 Victor Samoei* 35 Tobias Schwoerer* 40 Isaac Kangogo* 40 Micah Chelimo* 41 David Kiplagat 42 Marko Cheseto 43 Jake Parisien 47 David Kiplagat 59 Tobias Schwoerer 60 Dylan Anthony 63 Eric Strabel 64 Sean Rivers 67 Kevin Rooke 71 Alfred Kangogo 72 Jake Parisien 73 Eric Strabel 77 Andy Elvester 81 Dylan Anthony 82 Tobias Schwoerer 85 Brent Knight 86 David Kiplogat 87 Kevin Rooke 87 Sean Rivers 90 Edwin Kangogo 90 Isaac Kangogo 90 Alfred Kangogo 92 Aaron Dickson 94 Alfred Kangogo 96 Aaron Dickson 101 William Ritekwiang 103 Paul Rottich 108 Victor Samoei 110 Kevin Rooke 114 Yonaton Yilma 115 Drew Dickson 120 Drew Dickson 121 Andy Elvester 125 Todd List 126 Dominik Notz 127 Isaac Kangogo 132 Auston Ellis 134 Vernon Campbell 135 Michael Mendenhall 136 Michael Adams 136 Yonatan Yilma 143 Michael Adams 143 Nate Normandin 147 Mick Boyle 149 Leif Olson

Time 28:56.6 31:32 29:56.5 31:38.4 31:43 31:18.2 31:15.8 30:09.4 31:02.6 31:28.0 31:16.5 31:22.6 31:24.5 31:10.6 33:13.1 31:17.9 32:34.3 30:36.4 32:38.8 31:44.0 33:20.9 33:32.2 31:52.3 33:02.6 33:03.7 30:55.3 32:50.9 30:58.9 34:08.9 33:15.5 33:06.9 33:18.8 31:35.7 33:01 32:03.8 34:26.0 32:30.0 33:20.9 33:04 31::40.6 33:39.6 34:36.1 32:48.1 32:52.8 32:31.2 32:32.7 33:45.3 35:12.7 32:08.0 35:11.1 34:03.8 32:36.0 31:47.0 33:47 35:30.7 32:39.4 34:08 33:55.1 35:56.4 34:33.3 32:50.0 36:14.8

Year 2012 2008 2012 2011 2008 2010 2014 2012 2013 2010 2007 2014 2014 2013 2001 2013 2009 2006 2009 2010 2005 2000 2014 2002 2002 2012 2011 2012 2001 2002 2011 2002 2006 2008 2013 2001 2014 2011 2008 2006 2009 2005 2010 2010 2014 2014 2011 2005 2006 2001 2002 2013 2012 2008 2001 2013 2011 2010 2009 2002 2006 2005

LOCATION Slippery Rock, Pa. Ashland, Ohio Chino, Calif. Pensacola, Fla. Slippery Rock, Calif. Evansville, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Spokane, Wash. Joplin, Mo. Spokane, Wash. Louisville, Ky.

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

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

152 Mick Boyle 153 Auston Ellis 154 Chris Cannon 159 Paul Rottich 159 Nate Normandin 162 Andrey Ionashku 162 Mick Boyle 166 Scott Rood 168 Stig Yngve 173 Andy Liebner 174 Will Estes 180 Paul Rottich 189 Dominik Notz *ALL-AMERICAN

36:31.8 32:57.1 34:55.2 34:49 36:21.5 33:02.1 35:00 36:38.6 40:06.9 33:42.9 36:42.5 37:26.5 32:40.9

WOMEN Place Name Time 2 Susan Tanui* 20:12.6 7 Ruth Keino* 21:20.8 9 Ruth Keino* 21:35.0 12 Miriam Kipng’eno* 21:40.2 13 Joyce Kipchumba* 21:57.5 14 Miriam Kipng’eno* 21:16.7 16 Susan Tanui* 21:29.9 17 Amy Johnston 21:39.9 28 Elizabeth Chepkosgei* 22:30 32 Miriam Kipng’eno* 22:11.3 33 Ivy O’Guinn* 22:12.2 39 Ruth Keino* 21:58.2 41 Shoshana Keegan 22:23.8 45 Hallidie Wilt 22:09.9 46 Caroline Kurgat 22:12.0 46 Mandy Kaempf 22:51.2 47 Ivy O’Guinn 21:57.3 48 Ivy O’Guinn 21:34.5 48 Laura Carr 23:00 50 Miriam Kipng’eno 21:35.9 50 Shoshana Keegan 22:33.7 53 Shoshana Keegan 22:16.3 62 Sarah Freistone 21:46.9 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 Susan Bick 23:06.5 67 Hallidie Wilt 22:52.6 69 Susan Bick 22:21.4 71 Stacy Edwards 23:38.2 72 Bryn Haebe 22:38.4 74 Ruth Keino 23:24 75 Bryn Haebe 23:16.6 79 Beatrice Decker 22:42.1 92 Emma Bohman 23:18.2 93 Susan Bick 22:10.6 98 Susan Tanui 23:37.1 100 Bryn Haebe 22:20.9 106 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 2005 117 Bryn Haebe 22:46.7 119 Davya Baker 24:31.5 121 Jessica Pahkala 23:05.6 123 Shoshana Keegan 24:06 128 Jessica Pahkala 22:52.0 129 Kaley Strachan 24:40.6 135 Laura Rombach 24:20 145 Mariah Burroughs 23:20.7 148 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 Katie Krehlik 22:57.8 2012 170 Danielle Pratt 25:50.4 172 Sarah Hansen 25:55.5 174 Emma Bohman 25:25 190 Tamara Perez 23:52.4 195 Christi Schmitz 23:43.0 * ALL-AMERICAN

2005 2006 2002 2008 2001 2014 2008 2001 2005 2006 2009 2009 2012

Chino, Calif. Pensacola, Fla. Ashland, Ohio Slippery Rock, Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa Spokane, Wash. Slippery Rock, Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa Chino, Calif. Pensacola, Fla. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Joplin, Mo.

Year 2012 2010 2011 2010 2013 2009 2013 2014 2008 2011 2011 2009 2011 2009 2014 2005 2013 2012 2008 2012 2010 2009 2012 2009 2008 2005 2004 2006 2011 2010 2013 2005 2014 2008 2011 2014 2010 2012 2011 2012 2004 2010 2010

Location Joplin, Mo. Louisville, Ky. Spokane, Wash. Louisville, Ky. Spokane, Wash. Evansville, Ind. Spokane, Wash. Louisville, Ky. Slippery Rock, Pa. Spokane, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Evansville, Ind. Spokane, Wash. Evansville, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Chino, Calif. Spokane, Wash. Joplin, Mo. Slippery Rock, Pa. Joplin, Mo. Louisville, Ky. Evansville, Ind. Joplin, Mo. Evansville, Ind. Slippery Rock, Pa. Chino, Calif. Evansville, Ind. Pensacola, Fla. Spokane, Wash. Louisville, Ky. Spokane, Wash. Chino, Calif. Louisville, Ky. Slippery Rock, Pa. Spokane, Wash. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Joplin, Mo. Spokane, Wash. Joplin, Mo. Evansville, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Chino, Calif. Spokane, Wvash. Evansville, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Slippery Rock, Pa. Spokane, Wash. Chino, Calif. Slippery Rock, Pa. Louisville, Ky. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Chino, Calif. Chino, Calif. Joplin, Mo. Evansville, Calif. Evansville, Calif. Slippery Rock, Pa. Louisville, Ky. Spokane, Wash.

2013 2004 2014 2008 2013 2005 2008 2014 2004 2004 2009 2005 2005 2004 2004 2008 2014 2013

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

ALL-AMERICANS 2001 Tobias Schwoerer 2007 David Kiplagat 2008 Elizabeth Chepkosgei Marko Cheseto Jake Parisien 2009 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno 2010 Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno 2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Ivy O’Guinn 2012 Dylan Anthony Micah Chelimo Alfred Kangogo Susan Tanui 2013 Dylan Anthony Isaac Kangogo Joyce Kipchumba Susan Tanui Victor Samoei 2014 Henry Cheseto Amy Johnston Dominik Notz Michel Ramirez WEST REGION INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 2009 Marko Cheseto 2010 Marko Cheseto 2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino 2012 Micah Chelimo Susan Tanui 2013 Susan Tanui 2014 Henry Cheseto WEST REGION TEAM CHAMPION 2009 Women 2010 Men Women 2011 Men Women 2013 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

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Hallidie Wilt Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Jake Parisien William Ritekwiang Hallidie Wilt Dylan Anthony Susan Bick Micah Chelimo Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo Ruth Keino Shoshana Keegan Miriam Kipng’eno Ivy O’Guinn Jake Parisien Susan Tanui Yonatan Yima Dylan Anthony Jaymi Bethea Susan Bick Micah Chelimo Sarah Freistone Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo Miriam Kipn’geno Dominik Notz Ivy O’Guinn Jake Parisien Kevin Rooke Susan Tanui Dylan Anthony Susan Bick Isaac Kangogo Joyce Kipchumba Susan Tanui Ivy O’Guinn Victor Samoei Dylan Anthony Henry Cheseto Caroline Kurgat Amy Johnston Dominik Notz Victor Samoei

WEST REGION ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2009 Marko Cheseto 2010 Marko Chesto 2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino 2012 Micah Chelimo Susan Tanui 2013 Susan Tanui 2014 Henry Cheseto WEST REGION COACH OF THE YEAR 2009 Women - Michael Friess 2010 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess 2011 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess 2013 Women - Michael Friess GNAC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 2006 David Kiplagat 2008 Marko Cheseto 2009 Marko Cheseto 2010 Marko Cheseto 2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino 2012 Micah Chelimo Susan Tanui 2013 Isaac Kangogo Susan Tanui 2014 Henry Cheseto GNAC TEAM CHAMPION 1997 Men (PacWest) 2002 Men

2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Men Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men

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 Kaempf Brandon Stum 2004 Mandy Kaempf 2005 Laura Carr Aaron Dickson Drew Dickson Stacy Edwards Mandy Kaempf David Kiplagat Leif Olson 2006 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei Aaron Dickson Mandy Kaempf David Kiplagat Brent Knight 2007 Elizabeth Chepkosgei Peter Doner 2008 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei Marko Cheseto Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino David Kiplagat Jake 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 Jake Parisien Hallidie Wilt 2011 Dylan Anthony Micah Chelimo Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo

2012 2013 2014

Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Ivy O’Guinn Yonatan Yilma Dylan Anthony Susan Bick Micah Chelimo Sarah Freistone Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo Miriam Kipn’geno Katie Krehlik Ivy O’Guinn Jake Parisien Susan Tanui Dylan Anthony Isaac Kangogo Joyce Kipchumba Susan Tanui Ivy O’Guinn Victor Samoei Dylan Anthony Henry Cheseto Beatrice Decker Bryn Haebe Edwin Kangogo Caroline Kurgat Amy Johnston Dominik Notz Michel Ramirez Kevin Rooke Victor Samoei

ACADEMIC / POSTSEASON AWARDS

NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION 2012 Micah Chelimo

GNAC RUNNER OF THE YEAR 2008 Marko Cheseto 2009 Marko Cheseto 2010 Marko Cheseto 2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino 2012 Micah Chelimo Susan Tanui 2013 Susan Tanui 2014 Henry Cheseto GNAC COACH OF THE YEAR 1997 Men - Michael Friess (PacWest) 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 2011 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess 2012 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michae Friess 2013 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess 2014 Men - Michael Friess GNAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2003 Mandy Kaempf 2005 David Kiplagat 2008 Jacob Parisien 2009 Micah Chelimo Miriam Kipng’eno 2011 Dylan Anthony Bryn Haebe 2012 Sarah Freistone 2014 Henry Cheseto Caroline Kurgat 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 2013 Joyce Kipchumba 2014 Amy Johnston

ACADEMIC / POSTSEASON AWARDS

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

Michel Ramirez

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2002 Tobias Schwoerer 2006 Mandy Kaempf 2012 Micah Chelimo 2013 Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino USTFCCCA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2012 Micah Chelimo USTFCCCA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 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 2011 Micah Chelimo Bryn Haebe Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno 2012 Micah Chelimo Bryn Haebe Sarah Freistone Alfred Kangogo Miriam Kipng’eno Katie Krehlik Dominik Notz Kevin Rooke 2013 Dylan Anthony Bryn Haebe Jessica Pahkala Kevin Rooke Victor Samoei USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS 2005 Men Women 2007 Men Women 2008 Men Women 2009 Men Women 2010 Men Women 2011 Men Women 2012 Men Women 2013 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

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Nicole Hanson Sheamus Lamb Katya Lamskova Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer Meyoung Blum Leslie Boyd Chris Cannon Stacy Edwards Lindsay Krous Sarah Hansen Nate Normandin Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer Nicole De Yong Stacy Edwards Sarah Hansen Lindsay Krous Nicole De Yong Sarah Hansen Anjuli Haydu Kamie Jo Massey Stephanie Myers Mandy Kaempf Nate Normandin Stacy Edwards Mandy Kaempf Leif Olson Kaley Strachan Mick Boyle Laura Carr Mandy Kaempf Mary Krusen Brent Knight Danielle Pratt Cornelius Sigei Paul Schauer Kaley Strachan Mick Boyle Anjuli Haydu David Kiplagat Mary Krusen Heather McIntyre Cornelius Sigei Kaley Strachan Autumn Streuli Mick Boyle Laura Carr David Kiplagat Paul Rottich Cornelius Sigei Laura Carr Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Natalie Pfeifer Arielle Rolle Paul Rottich Alex West Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Susan Bick Micah Chelimo Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Shoshana Keegan Miriam Kipn’geno Katie Krehlik Thomas Hill Dylan Anthony Micah Chelimo Bryn Haebe Alfred Kangogo Miriam Kipng’eno Katie Krehlik Kevin Rooke Christi Schmitz Bryn Haebe Sarah Freistone Isaac Kangogo Jesse Miller Dominik Notz Jessica Pahkala Kevin Rooke

2014

Christi Schmitz Dylan Anthony Bryn Haebe Haleigh Lloyd Micheal Mendenhall Jessica Pahkala Kevin Rooke Victor Samoei

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) 2011 Ruth Keino (Sept. 5-11) Yonatan Yilma (Sept. 5-11)

2012 2013 2014

Micah Chelimo (Oct. 3-9) Ruth Keino (Oct. 3-9) Susan Tanui (Sept. 10) Micah Chelimo (Oct. 8) Susan Tanui (Oct. 8) Dylan Anthony (Oct. 7) Joyce Kipchumba (Oct. 7) Beatrice Decker (Sept. 1) Henry Cheseto (Sept. 8) Dylan Anthony (Oct. 6)

PacWest results incomplete

USTFCCCA NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 2014 Henry Cheseto (Nov. 3)

Micah Chelimo became UAA cross country’s first and only individual National Champion in 2012.

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

Adams, Michael..............................’09, ’10, ’11 Alward, Jason ..........................’87, ’88, ’89, ’91 Anthony, Dylan .......................’11, ’12, ’13, ’14 Atwood, Dwayne...................................’86, ’87 Bailey, Mychaela.......................................... ’08 Baker-Flaharty, Davya..............’03, ’04, ’05, ’06 Barnett, Jeff................................................. ’92 Bauer, Brad.................................... ’93, ’94, ’96

Bethea, Jaymi............................................., ’12 Bick, Susan...............................’10, ’11, ’12, ‘13 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 Brewster, Brandon....................................... ’11 Brown, John............................ ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87 Brown, Peter.................................. ’84, ’85, ’86 Bruber, Wilhelm.......................................... ’84 Bruce, Todd........................................... ’97, ’98 Budd, Eric............................... ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94 BURROUGHS, MARIAH............................’14 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, ’11, ’12 Chepkoech, Mary........................................ ’10 Chepkosgei, Elizabeth.................... ’06, ’07, ’08 Cheseret, Cosmas........................................ ‘13 CHESETO, HENRY......................................‘14 Cheseto, Marko............................. ’08, ’09, ’10 Child, Anita.................................................. ’85 Clark, Esther......................................... ’82, ’83 Cline, Dan.................................................... ’02 Commandeur, Scott..................................... ’13

Davis, John Nathan................................’86, ’87 De Yong, Nicole..................................... ’03, ’04 DECKER, BEATRICE...................................‘14 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

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

Fisher, Kirk...............................’88, ’89, ’90, ’92 Flora, Bjorn.................................................. ’95 Floyd, Jason................................................. ’95 Freistone, Sarah........................................... ’12 Fudala, Chip................................................. ’87

Gibbs, Cindy................................... ’81, ’82, ’83 Glover, Billy.................................................. ’96 Gomez, Miguel..................................... ’96, ’97 Greer, Brittany............................................. ’05 Gruber, Willie....................................... ’85, ’86 Gunderson, Marne...................................... ’00

Haebe, Bryn............................ ’11, ’12, ‘13, ‘14 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, ’11 Hoffman, Dave............................... ’82, ’83, ’84 Hutto, Janet................................... ’81, ’82, ’83 Hynne, Morten............................................ ’90

Ingram, Christy............................................ ’85 Ionashku, Andrey................................., ’12, ‘13

Johnson, Mike A. .......................... ’87, ’89, ’90 Johnston, Amy............................................. ‘14 Johnston, Eric.............................................. ’89

Kaempf, Mandy...................... ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06 Kanerva, Heikke.....................................’84, ’85 Kangogo, Alfred.......................’08, ’09, ’11, ’12 KANGOGO, EDWIN..................................‘14 Kangogo, Isaac................................’11, ’12, ‘13 Kantola, Tiina........................................ ’83, ’84 Keegan, Shoshana...................’08, ’09, ’10, ’11 Keino, Ruth............................. ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11 KIPCHUMBA, JOYCE.................................‘13 KIPCHUMBA, NATHAN.............................‘14 Kiplagat, David.........................’05, ’06, ’07, ’08 Kipng’eno, Miriam...................’09, ’10, ’11, ’12 Kjellstand, Britta.......................................... ’81 Knight, Brent........................... ’02, ’03, ’04, ’06 Krehlik, Katie...................................’10, ’11, ’12 Kroken, Erlend............................................. ’97 Krous, Lindsay......................... ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03 Krusen, Mary................................. ’05, ’06, ’07 KURGAT, CAROLINE..................................‘14

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

Massie, Valerie......................................’11, ’12 Markuson, James ........................................ ’91 Martin, Preston.................................... ’97, ’98 Massey, Kamie Jo......................................... ’04 McIntyre, Heather....................................... ’07 McQueen, Mike............................. ’96, ’97, ’98 Meehan, Dan............................................... ’84 MENDENHALL, MICHAEL.................. ‘13, ‘14 MESSINA, PHILIP.............................. ‘13, ‘14 MILLER, JESSE.................................. ’12, ‘13 Miller, Yuri................................................... ’86

Myers, Paul............................. ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98 Myers, Stephanie........................... ’01, ’03, ’04

Nibeck, Meldoy.................................... ’84, ’85 Normandin, Nate.................... ’00, ’01, ’02, ’04 NOTZ, DOMINIK........................ ’12, ‘13, ‘14

Oberbreckling, Scott.................................... ’85 O’Guinn, Ivy.............................’10, ’11, ’12, ‘13 Olnes, Mathew............................................ ’86 Olson, Leif...................................... ’03, ’04, ’05

PAHKALA, JESSICA..................... ’12, ‘13, ‘14 Parisien, Jake...........................’08, ’10, ’11, ’12 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

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

RAMIREZ, MICHEL...................................‘14 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 Rooke, Kevin............................’11, ’12, ‘13, ‘14 Ross, Jerry............................................. ’97, ’98 Rottich, Paul........................... ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10 Rupert, Andy............................................... ’03 Rutledge, Tommy........................... ’89, ’90, ’92

SAMOEI, VICTOR............................... ‘13, ‘14 Scheel, Jeromy............................................. ’95 Schiffkorn, Michelle..................................... ’83 Schmitz, Christi...............................’11, ’12, ‘13 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

Talbot, Paul.................................................. ’89 Tanui, Susan....................................’11, ’12, ‘13 Thill, Brian............................................ ’92, ’93 Trenholm, Stephanie................................... ’08 Truax, Brad.................................................. ’10 Turney, R. Scott............................................ ’85

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, ’11 Yngve, Stig................................................... ’05 Yutrzenka, Grant................................... ’81, ’82

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

ith members in five states and the province of British Columbia, and with a strong presence in or near the largest city of each, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference has established itself as one of the top NCAA Division II athletic conferences in the nation during its 14-year history. Founded in 2001, GNAC teams have had a remarkable 82 NCAA Division II Top 10 national team finishes in 15 of the 16 sports it sponsors. In 2014-15, five GNAC teams registered top 10 national finishes — Alaska Anchorage in men’s cross country (6th) and women’s cross country (8th), and Simon Fraser in women’s cross country (7th), women’s indoor track & field (7th), and men’s golf (5th). Three GNAC teams have won NCAA Division II national titles, most recently Western Washington in men’s basketball in 2012. Alaska Anchorage has had 19 Top 10 national finishes in GNAC sports, which trails only Seattle Pacific (24) and now equals Western Washington (19) for No. 2 among member schools. UAA sponsors nine of the GNAC’s 16 sports – volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track & field, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field.

UAA Women’s Cross Country: 2013 GNAC Champs

UAA Women’s Basketball: 2014-15 GNAC Champs

UAA Men’s Cross Country: 2013 GNAC Champs

UAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field: 2015 GNAC Champs

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY TOM CASE

om Case, Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.), became chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2011. Upon completing his Air Force career, he was appointed dean of UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), where he served nearly six years before becoming president and chief operating officer of the state-owned, independently operated Alaska Aerospace

Corporation. Since returning to UAA as Chancellor, Case has focused on helping students succeed in their college goals. In 2011, UAA became one of only 11 universities nationwide to open a VetSuccess program on campus. UAA opened a Veteran’s Resource Center in 2013 to support its growing military and veteran student population. With support from Chancellor funds, UAA established the INNOVATE awards in 2011 to provide an incentive for innovative research. Seawolf Holdings was approved in 2012, establishing a pathway toward the commercialization of UAA research. In February 2013, ZENSOR, LLC became the first startup company incorporated in Alaska based upon research by UAA faculty. A second startup incorporated in June 2013. Currently, UAA has 31 invention disclosures with 12 patents pending. Under Case’s leadership, UAA opened a new Health Sciences Building, the new Alaska Airlines Center, and received funding to complete a new Engineering and Industry Building, slated to open in 2015. Married to his wife Susan for 45 years, they have a daughter Donna, sonin-law Daniel, and three grandchildren. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Case received a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California. He is a graduate of the National War College, the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, the Air War College, and Emory University’s Advanced Management Program. He is an active member of the community, having served on the boards of the Alaska World Affairs Council and World Trade Center Alaska, and is immediate past president of Commonwealth North. He is an avid pilot and, of course, a great Seawolf fan.

Athletics Dept. Senior Staff

Keith Hackett Tim McDiffett Jane Pallister Dede Allen Tlisa Northcutt Kevin Silver Michael Friess Nate Sagan

Director of Athletics Sr. Assoc. AD (External) Sr. Assoc. AD (Internal) Assoc. AD (Compliance) Assoc. AD (Development) Assoc. AD (Facilities) Assoc. AD (Sports Med./Strength & Condit.) Assistant AD (Media Relations)

Seawolf Head Coaches

Rusty Osborne Ryan McCarthy Michael Friess Paul Stoklos Matt Thomas Sparky Anderson Chris Green

Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s & Women’s Cross Country and Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Gymnastics Hockey Men’s & Women’s Skiing Volleyball

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

KEITH HACKETT

ntering his third year as Director of Athletics at the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2015-16, Keith Hackett has positioned the Seawolves’ 13-sport NCAA program for unprecedented growth and success. Since arriving on Oct. 1, 2013, Hackett has overseen planning and logistics for the department’s transition into the $109 million Alaska Airlines Center – a state-of-the-art sports, community and concert venue that has transformed the UAA campus – along with a major expansion of the Seawolves’ hockey facilities at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex. Under his leadership, the department has developed a strategic plan that lists priorities, guiding the decision-making process and allowing the department to maintain focus on the Mission of Seawolf Athletics. A university and administrative management executive with 38 years of higher education experience, Hackett values connecting with the Anchorage community and building positive relationships with campus faculty, students, staff and U-Med District partners. In addition to reorganizing the internal management structure of the department, he has also entered into agreements with several national leaders in collegiate brand advancement. Hackett has developed partnerships with industry leader Spectra to manage the Alaska Airlines Center and UAA’s ticketing operations; Learfield Sports – the industry leader in media rights and sponsorships; and its newest partner, Basketball Travelers, to assist UAA in developing the GCI Great Alaska Shootout. Hackett has worked closely with corporate partners GCI and Alaska Airlines – and national TV partner CBS Sports Network – to bolster the vitality of UAA’s most visible event, the GCI Great Alaska Shootout. Other important areas that Hackett has targeted include external development, revenue generation, and enhancing the ‘Seawolf Fan Experience.’ Since Hackett’s arrival, over $3.2 million new dollars have been raised for facility projects and Student-Athlete support, total sales revenue has increased yearly by 36 percent, and significant enhancements have been made to the in-game fan experience and the level of service provided to season-ticket holders and Seawolf fans. Along with his behind-the-scenes contributions, UAA’s success in the competitive arena has also been apparent in Hackett’s first two years, with the Seawolf program finishing among the top 12 percent of all NCAA Div. II institutions in the Learfield Director’s Cup both times. All told during his tenure, the Seawolves’ D-II programs have qualified for NCAA postseason competition at a 90 percent rate, producing 42 All-Americans, four Academic All-Americans®, and seven Great Northwest Athletic Conference team titles. Even more impressively, UAA student-athletes have continued their tradition of academic excellence under Hackett’s leadership, combining for better than a 3.15 overall grade-point average in his of his two years at the helm. Hackett came to the Seawolves after working from 2004-13 as the senior associate AD for internal affairs at the University of Nevada, where he oversaw the football, track & field/cross country and baseball programs. Prior to his time in Reno, Hackett served as Executive VP for Special Projects and Director of the St. Gregory’s University College for Working Adults in Tulsa, Okla. He also served as Executive VP and Provost at St. Gregory’s from 1997-2004, and as VP for Admissions and Enrollment Management/Dean of Admissions for Law, Graduate and Undergraduate Admissions at Oklahoma City University from 1992-97. He worked at OCU as Dean of Students from 1986-89. From 1989-92, Hackett was the Associate AD at Northern Illinois University, where he oversaw eight Division I sports, including football and men’s and women’s basketball. The native of Nanuet, N.Y., began his college coaching and teaching career at Baker University in Baldwin, Kan., where he was head baseball coach from 1978-83 and assistant football coach from 1977-83. From there, he went on to coach offensive line for the football program at Div. I Memphis from 1983-85. Hackett earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Tarkio (Mo.) College in 1976 and an M.S. in education from the University of Kansas in 1979. He and his wife Patricia have been married for 39 years and have two adult children, Katie and James.

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2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

Home of the Seawolves

A new era in Seawolf Athletics began in 2014 with the opening of the $110 million, 196,000-square foot Alaska Airlines Center on the UAA campus. The main arena, with a seating capacity of 5,000, will be the home of Seawolf basketball and volleyball, while the gymnastics team will compete in the 800-seat auxilary gym and utilize one of the top training facilities in the nation. The gymnastics team will also host the 2015 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in the main arena. With state-of-the-art scoreboards, video production and sound quality, the Alaska Airlines Center will be a first-class venue for spectators and competitors alike. Behind the scenes, UAA student-athletes from all 13 sports utilize the Center’s high-tech sports medicine and weight training facilities, which include a HydroWorx hydrotherapy pool with underwater treadmill and an AlterG anti-gravity treadmill. Also home to UAA Commencement, high school state tournaments, concerts and numerous community events.

Highlights & Features

• 5,000-seat capacity in main arena • 800-seat capacity in axuiliary gym • 600 parking spaces, with overflow capacity of 1,200 • State-of-the-art Sports Medicine & Weight Training facilities • 19 locker rooms • Student Fitness Center • Raven’s Nest Walking Track • Suite Level seating • Varsity Sports Grill restaurant

2015 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY THIS IS ANCHORAGE / ALASKA

The University of Alaska Anchorage, academic home to more than 16,000 students, is an intersection for intellectual exploration, adventure and transformative experiences in and out of the classroom. With campuses throughout Southcentral Alaska, from the shores of majestic Prince William Sound to the verdant Matanuska and Susitna Valleys, UAA students experience a unique, hands-on education through academics, research, leadership opportunities and mentorship with our community partners in-state, across the country and globally. Surrounded by an environment that is both urban and wild, UAA is a gateway to innovative thinking, learning and exploration in a changing, modern world. UAA is rooted in the Alaska communities it serves and oﬀers exciting pathways in 200 major areas of study, all at a great value.

UAA’s student-athletes, the beating heart of #SeawolfNation, compete in 13 NCAA collegiate sports. At the Division I level, UAA fields a men’s ice hockey team and a women’s gymnastics team. Competing in Division II are men’s and women’s basketball, cross country running, skiing and indoor and outdoor track & field teams, as well as our women’s volleyball team. True student-athletes, our Seawolves maintained a 3.17 GPA last year across all teams, while producing three conference titles, nine NCAA finishes, 18 All-Americans and placing 34th of 300 schools in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup rankings. In September 2014, Seawolf Athletics cut the ribbon on its new home, the Alaska Airlines Center, a stateof-the-art 196,000-square-foot sporting event, training, sports medicine, special event and performance venue that is shared by the Anchorage community. The AAC is the new home for the GCI Great Alaska Shootout and has already played host to the NCAA Div. II Women’s Basketball West Regional Championships 37 and the MPSF Gymnastics Championships.

The Municipality of Anchorage

laska’s most populous city is home to more than a few surprises. Aside from the human population of nearly 300,000, it is home to 1,500 moose and copious other wildlife. More than 50 glaciers stand in the nearby Chugach Mountains, one of the largest state parks in the nation. It’s the best mix of iconic Alaska and urban amenities. More than 135 miles of paved trails wind through the city, and salmon can be caught within the city limits. But Anchorage

also has a bustling downtown – complete with high-rises, nightlife and one of the nation’s fastest-growing culinary scenes. Anchorage is at the center of road, rail and air travel inside the state, making it a natural fit for visitors hoping to experience Alaska. Activities from the city range from bear viewing to glacier trekking, kayaking to gold panning. Pair adventure opportunities with Anchorage’s outstanding hotels, restaurants,

local breweries, and homegrown arts, and it’s a perfect place to explore no matter the season. Thanksgiving weekend is a special time for Anchorage. The GCI Great Alaska Shootout headlines a holiday weekend packed with events. The Town Square tree lighting, the Anchorage Museums craft fair and seasonal exhibits, and other big sporting events all combine to keep Anchorage jumping.

Photo by ROBERT OLSEN

The State of Alaska

laska is the largest state in the union — one-fifth the size of the contiguous 48 states and more than twice the size of the second largest state, Texas. Although Minnesota is called the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Alaska holds the real title in that department with more than three million lakes. Alaska also boasts 39 different mountain ranges, three of which can be seen from Anchorage, and an estimated 100,000 glaciers. The 49th State is home to Denali, the highest peak in North America (20,320 feet). Also known as Mt. McKinley, the collosal mountain is located in the heart of Denali National Park and Preserve, located 200 miles north of Anchorage, and can be seen from the city on clear days.

Alaska Fast Facts

Statehood: Jan. 3, 1959 Population (2010): 710,231 Motto: North to the Future Nickname: The Last Frontier Capital: Juneau Size: 663,268 sq. miles

State flower: Forget-Me-Not State tree: Sitka Spruce State bird: Willow Ptarmigan State fish: King Salmon State song: Alaska’s Flag State sport: Dog Mushing